REGULATION AND CONSENTS COMMITTEE AGENDA

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REGULATION AND CONSENTS COMMITTEE AGENDA 17 DECEMBER 2013 AT 9AM IN COMMITTEE ROOM 2, CIVIC OFFICES, 53 HEREFORD STREET Committee: lors: David East (Chairman), Tim Scandrett (Deputy Chair), Ali Jones, Pauline Cotter, Glenn Livingstone and Vicki Buck Crown Manager Committee Adviser Doug Martin Tel: 941 8462 Janet Anderson Tel: 941 8112 PART A - MATTERS REQUIRING A COUNCIL DECISION PART B - REPORTS FOR INFORMATION PART C - DELEGATED DECISIONS INDEX ITEM NO. DESCRIPTION PAGE NO. PART C 1. APOLOGIES 1 PART C 2. DECLARATION OF INTEREST 1 PART B 3. PROGRESS REPORT OF THE CROWN MANAGER DECEMBER 2013 3 PART C 4. BYLAW REVIEW PROGRAMME 2013-2019 19

1. APOLOGIES 1 2. DECLARATION OF INTEREST Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other external interest they might have. 3. PROGRESS REPORT OF THE CROWN MANAGER DECEMBER 2013 Attached.

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REGULATION AND CONSENTS COMMITTEE 17. 12. 2013 CLAUSE 3 3 Purpose Progress Report of the Crown Manager December 2013 1. This report provides the Christchurch City Regulation and Consents Committee with an update on the Crown Manager s programme of work and information on building consents. Background 2. On 15 August 2013, the Crown Manager provided his Action Plan to the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery, Minister for Building and Construction and the Minister of Local Government. The Action Plan sets out a programme of work for ensuring the has the correct systems and processes in place to enable it to regain accreditation as a Building Consent Authority (BCA). 3. This report reflects the outcomes, goals and milestones of the Action Plan. Immediate actions Improve the s demand forecasting systems and resources 4. A demand forecasting system for the is now in place. The first forecast was prepared for the period June 2013 to June 2019 and indicated a significant increase in demand for building consent services between mid 2013 and late 2015 (see figure below: Quarterly Building Consents (excl SFH) Business as Usual and Earthquake Related (Stacked chart)). 5. This forecast has been updated to reflect demand data for September 2013. The results of this latest forecast indicate that the expected demand for building consent services will be earlier than predicted in the June forecast (see graph over page). 1

REGULATION AND CONSENTS COMMITTEE CLAUSE 3 4 6. Work has been completed to identify and analyse the full range of potential interventions that can be used to mitigate the impact of increased demand for building consenting services. 7. From this work, it is expected that by the end of Quarter 1 2014, stakeholders will be able to see improvements in the delivery of building consent (and related) services. The full complement of additional FTE required to meet the increased demand for building consent services will be recruited and trained. Following which, system and process improvements will start having an effect. 8. This work has been communicated with the Customer Advisory Group. Increase building consent processing capacity and clear backlog 9. As improvements are made to reporting systems, better information is available on the volume of building consents and the number of backlog consents 1. Between 1 to 22 November 2013, the granted some 463 building consents. Of these, 183 2 were processed within the 20 working day timeframe set in the Building Act 2002. A number of initiatives are underway to reduce processing days and the backlog of consents. 1 Consents over the 20 working day timeframe 2 Focus is being given to those consents with high processing days in an effort to reduce the number of backlog consents 2

REGULATION AND CONSENTS COMMITTEE CLAUSE 3 5 Initiatives External processing of consents 10. To date, 19 BCA s have registered their interest in supporting the s building consenting function. Seven of these are now processing consents for the and a further four are awaiting training. 11. Wellington City and Auckland s have both indicated the intention to establish building consent teams within their respective s with a focus on the processing of consents for the Christchurch City. 12. By the end of the year it is expected that up to 100 consents per week will be contracted out with a target of 150 200 consents being contracted out by the end of Quarter 1, 2014. Recruitment 13. Recruitment of additional building consent officers and building inspectors is being undertaken to meet the increased demand for building consent services. As of 8 November 2013, 118 applications plus 21 referrals from the were applied for as part of Phase One of the international recruitment process. A shortlist of recommended candidates for interviewing has been prepared. 14. As of 10 November 2013, the had received 46 applications from national candidates. 15. It is intended that the full complement of additional resource will be recruited and trained by the end of Quarter 1, 2014. Review of Requests for Further Information 16. An analysis is being undertaken to identify elements of the commonality for which Requests for Further Information (RFIs) are generated from the perspective of both an applicant and internal consenting considerations. The intent of this work is to identify trends which will help to develop guidance and assistance to the sector on improving application quality and consistency and to remove unnecessary RFIs. Trends 17. The following tables summarise the number of building consents accepted and granted, building inspections completed, and Code Compliance Certificates issued from August to 22 November 2013. 18. Full building consent numeric s are attached as Appendix 1 to this report. Appendix 2 provides the average processing days per consent type for October 2013. 3

REGULATION AND CONSENTS COMMITTEE CLAUSE 3 6 Building Consents Month Building applications accepted (received and logged in system for processing) Total Average per day () Building Consents Granted August 856 39 641 September 852 41 804 October 906 41 670 1-22 November 601 40 463 Building Inspections Month Number of inspections booked and completed Average inspections per day () August 3246 148 September 3114 148 October 3219 146 1-22 November 2384 159 Code Compliance Certificates Month CCC issued Average per day () August 757 34 September 640 30 October 531 24 1-22 November 321 21 Ensure all technical staff are assessed against the National Competency Assessment framework 19. Holmes Farsight is progressing with a programme to provide competency assessment services. This includes competency assessment for current staff, new recruits and for staff progressing to higher competency levels. 20. Significant progress has been made with the majority of staff now assessed against the National Competency Assessment framework. 4

REGULATION AND CONSENTS COMMITTEE CLAUSE 3 7 Undertake a technical audit of building consents to ensure consents are compliant with the Building Act 2004 21. To date some 94 building consent applications have been audited by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. This includes a further technical audit, requested by Ministers, to ensure building consents that had been issued complied with the requirements of the Building Act 2004 and with the Building Code. 22. While there have been few safety concerns 3 with the building work proposed in the issued building consents further information for a small number is needed to determine if this is the case. In the main, procedural and legislative inaccuracies were observed. 23. In an audit undertaken by MBIE between 30 September 2013 to 1 October 2013 some deficient structural design details were not picked up by competent (Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) registered) engineers in the peer review process. MBIE will be asking IPENZ to undertake an investigation as to whether these details should have been picked up, either by the Design Engineer or by the peer reviewer. 24. Where procedural or legislative inaccuracies have been observed in the issuing of building consents, these are being addressed through the programme of work set out in the Crown Manager s Action Plan. 3 Concerns in two consent applications including: a) the collapse of the University of Canterbury Student Association floor: the Design Engineer used the appropriate load factor for dance floors from the relevant New Zealand Standard. However, the Standard indicated that it did not allow for dynamic effects due to highly active crowds. The question remains whether the design brief to the engineer made it clear that the dance floor might be used for concerts where crowd behaviour could include synchronised jumping. This was not picked up during the peer review process; b) an initial review a hair dressing salon (new light commercial building) that was badly damaged in the February 2011 event showed inadequate connection of the walls to the floor. Further information is being sought and it is likely that an investigation will be requested. These consents were audited following structural concerns raised by practitioners to MBIE s Chief Engineer. The audits undertaken where more of an investigation to determine if the consenting processes for these buildings were appropriate. 5

REGULATION AND CONSENTS COMMITTEE CLAUSE 3 8 Implement an audit regime that complements the requirement of the BCA Accreditation regulations for competency assessment 25. The work programme being undertaken by Holmes Farsight to provide competency assessment services includes provision of forward focused technical audits of consent processing and inspections. This work is progressing. 26. Staff from the Christchurch City will be visiting the Auckland in December 2013 to review their audit regime. The intention of this visit is to consider the suitability of the Auckland audit regime for implementation at the Christchurch City. By the end of 2013 Implement reporting processes that align with the s Performance Framework 27. Work to implement reporting processes against performance targets and budgets is progressing. Phase One of the reporting function has been delivered with a range of proposed reports produced. Phase Two involves the implementation of the report project which begins the week of 2 December 2013. Review the operating model, systems and processes adopted by the BCA and develop and implement, where appropriate, streamlined policies, processes and systems 28. A programme plan has been prepared to provide a strategic overview of system and process improvements. The programme of work is well underway with projects allocated for reviewing the s BCA operating model. Risk-based consenting 29. The implementation of risk-based consenting processes is progressing with both residential and commercial projects being undertaken. 30. Commercial projects include the Justice Precinct and the Burwood Hospital redevelopment. A building consent application was received on 18 October 2013 by for the Burwood Hospital and is currently waiting on further information from the applicant before processing can be completed. 31. A trial of risk-based consenting for residential work is scheduled to be undertaken. The process utilises the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment s Multiproof process but has been modified to allow greater variation for Group Home Builders. Multiproof approval is required from MBIE. Following which, a building application can be sought from the. 6

REGULATION AND CONSENTS COMMITTEE CLAUSE 3 9 Trial a regional digital, online building consent application, processing and inspection system 32. The project to trial a web-based digital building consent application, processing and inspection system is progressing. 33. Four internal building officials have been added to the trial with the view to test the system on different types of projects and on building consent officials with varying technological experience. 34. Auckland, Wellington City and other councils have indicated their willingness to participate in the trial of the Alpha system. Ensure the implementation of the GoGet electronic inspection system 35. Implementation of the GoGet field technology stand alone solution project is scheduled for 3 December 2013. GoGets provides an electronic connection to the s operating system enabling building inspectors to access consent information on-site allowing for quicker inspection turn-around. 36. This system provides the customer with real-time information on the consent documentation required to expedite the issuing of Code Compliance Certificates. Ensure the prioritisation of building control related information technology projects 37. Weekly meetings are held with the s Chief Information Officer to ensure prioritised projects are on track and that risks are raised and mitigated early. Review the organisational structure of the Building Consent Unit 38. The review of the structure of the s building control function is nearing completion. The new structure will organise consenting functions around separate commercial and residential streams to deliver a streamlined end-to-end process for building control functions resulting in a better service to the customer (see diagram below). Confirmed management structure of the Building Control Group: 7

REGULATION AND CONSENTS COMMITTEE CLAUSE 3 10 39. The new structure is designed to support the following principles: provide for clear accountability, leadership and decision-making, by the right people at the right level; reflect the end-to-end life cycle of consents; be customer-focussed; allow front line building staff to concentrate on their core tasks; provide high quality and timely business intelligence, focussed on quality and system improvement; provide the scope to develop and retain the staff with the capabilities and competencies required; group together common competencies, functions and skills; allow for manageable team sizes; and allow a level of growth to meet anticipated demand. 40. 32 new positions have been established (20 roles were disestablished) including a new General Manager Building Control and Rebuild. Interviews for these positions were undertaken during the week commencing 18 November 2013 and preferred candidates notified. The new structure is scheduled to be in place by 16 December 2013. 41. Some transitional arrangements will continue to be in place until everyone is on board in their new positions. Customer Advisory Group 42. To date there have been two meetings of the Customer Advisory Group (the CAG). The CAG was established with representatives from across the construction industry providing an opportunity to build relationships and to discuss and resolve issues. 43. The first CAG meeting was held on 16 October 2013. During this meeting, the CAG identified six top action points to be incorporated as projects to the Building Control Unit s programme of work. These included: a) application improvement programme: supporting customers to improve the quality of their applications to support an efficient and effective consenting process; b) Key Account Managers for high volume residential customers: system where designers/developers/builders have a consistent contact person for issues; c) introduce Case Managers for large commercial customers: the Case Manager would assist in streamlining the consent process by working with the client and following the application throughout the full process; d) Request for Further Information (RFI) improvements: reduce the duration and cost of consent processing by improving RFI processes; 8

REGULATION AND CONSENTS COMMITTEE CLAUSE 3 11 e) inspection surety: introduce a reliable and concise inspection booking system to provide the customer with accurate allocation time slots for inspections; and f) faster Code Compliance Certificates (CCC): improve processes for issuing CCCs enabling a reduction in elapsed days between the final inspection and the issuing of the CCC. 44. As these projects are completed and feedback on progress reported to the CAG, additional projects will be identified and added to the programme of work. This process provides useful intelligence to the on where process improvements are needed and enables direct sector involvement. 45. The second CAG meeting was held on 27 November 2013. 9

REGULATION AND CONSENTS COMMITTEE CLAUSE 3 12 Appendix 1 Numeric s BUILDING CONSENTS All Consents Month Building Applications Received Building Consents Granted Building Consent Value Granted August 856 641 $151,255,700 September 852 804 $166,419,534 October 906 670 $168,682,438 1-22 November 601 463 $116,433,049 Building Consents Requests for Information (RFI) Month Build Granted No RFI Required RFI 5 days or less RFI after 5 days RFI after 20 days or more August 641 N/A N/A N/A N/A September 804 N/A N/A N/A N/A October 670 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1-22 November 463 191 41% 66 14% 206 45% 180 39% Some data for August, September and October 2013 is not available as a result of a system derived technical issue. Non-Earthquake Related Building Consents Building Consents Granted Granted in Month Type 20 days August All N/A N/A N/A Residential N/A N/A N/A Commercial N/A N/A N/A September All N/A N/A N/A Residential N/A N/A N/A Commercial N/A N/A N/A October All N/A N/A N/A Residential N/A N/A N/A Commercial N/A N/A N/A 1-22 November Granted in >20 days All 353 131 37% 222 63% Residential 302 115 38% 187 62% Commercial 51 16 31% 35 69% Some data for August, September and October 2013 is not available as a result of a system derived technical issue. 10

REGULATION AND CONSENTS COMMITTEE CLAUSE 3 13 Earthquake Related Building Consents Month Type Building Consents Granted Granted in 20 days Granted in >20 days August All N/A N/A N/A Residential N/A N/A N/A Commercial N/A N/A N/A September All N/A N/A N/A Residential N/A N/A N/A Commercial N/A N/A N/A October All N/A N/A N/A Residential N/A N/A N/A Commercial N/A N/A N/A 1-22 November All 110 52 47% 58 53% Residential 102 48 47% 54 53% Commercial 8 4 50% 4 50% Some data for August, September and October 2013 is not available as a result of a system derived technical issue. Building Consents Received per TC Zone of received, % that are New Builds of received, % that are New Builds of received, % that are New Builds Month Type TC1 TC2 TC3 August Residential 36 25% 283 29% 136 37% Commercial 2 50% 12 33% 1 0% September Residential 36 8% 235 29% 135 41% Commercial 1 0% 8 25% 2 0% October Residential 33 6% 207 23% 176 47% Commercial 1 0% 7 29% 2 50% 1-22 November Residential 22 18% 165 22% 117 51% Commercial 0 0% 5 20% 3 33% Building Consents Granted per TC Land Zone Month Type TC1 Of granted, % that are New Builds TC2 Of granted, % that are New Builds TC3 Of granted, % that are New Builds August Residential 28 25% 205 30% 66 27% Commercial 0 0% 5 40% 2 0% September Residential 33 15% 230 31% 88 26% Commercial 0 0% 5 40% 2 0% October Residential 24 46% 196 35% 69 33% Commercial 1 0% 7 43% 3 33% 1-22 November Residential 16 6% 114 34% 66 45% Commercial 0 0% 5 20% 0 0% 11

REGULATION AND CONSENTS COMMITTEE CLAUSE 3 14 Building Consents Pre-application/Concept Stage Meetings Month Total Consents Received Meetings Booked August 856 37 September 852 26 October 906 28 1-22 November 601 25 All Building Inspections Inspections Booked and Achieved EQ Inspections Booked and Achieved Target % Achievement Month August 3246 1071 3 w/days September 3114 1006 3 w/days October 3219 985 3 w/days 1-22 November 2384 680 3 w/days Code Compliance Certificates Issued Month August September October 1-22 November Target 20 / wd 20 / wd 20 / wd 20 / wd CCC All Types Granted EQ CCC Applications Granted Inspections are not being achieved within 3 days but we are unable to report exact results. Inspections are not being achieved within 3 days but we are unable to report exact results. Inspections are not being achieved within 3 days but we are unable to report exact results. Inspections are not being achieved within 3 days but we are unable to report exact results. EQ CCC Applications Processed within 20 working days 757 159 106 67% 76% 640 161 125 78% 81% 531 134 113 84% 83% 321 115 88 77% 80% CCC % Achievement for all 12

REGULATION AND CONSENTS COMMITTEE CLAUSE 3 15 Building Consents: Results by values and total elapsed time Description Consents where proposed building work is less than $150,000 (GST inclusive) Consents where proposed building work value is $150,000 or greater, but less than $500,00 (GST inclusive) Performance Standard excluding Suspension time Time not to exceed 5 Performance standard including suspension time Time not to exceed 15 Number of Consents Total Value of Consents Aug N/A N/A N/A N/A Sept N/A N/A N/A N/A Oct Average is 24 Average is 41 263 $8,702,656 1-22 Average is 30 Average is 44 Nov 194 $6,231,797 Time not to exceed Time not to 10 exceed 20 Aug N/A N/A N/A N/A Sept N/A N/A N/A N/A Oct 1-22 Nov Average is 27 Average is 33 Average is 49 Average is 51 239 $68,312,202 145 $42,978,335 Consents where proposed building work value is $500,000 or greater, but less than $1,000,000 (GST inclusive) Time not to exceed 15 Time not to exceed 25 Aug N/A N/A N/A N/A Sept N/A N/A N/A N/A Oct 1-22 Nov Average is 38 Average is 40 Average is 74 Average is 64 49 $33,561,256 41 $27,097,516 Consents where proposed building work value is greater than $1,000,000 (GST inclusive) Time not to exceed Time not to 20 exceed 35 Aug N/A N/A N/A N/A Sept N/A N/A N/A N/A Oct Average is 42 Average is 76 20 $58,125,174 1-22 Average is 44 Average is 84 21 $39,949,901 Nov Some data for August and September is not available as a result of a system derived technical issue. 13

REGULATION AND CONSENTS COMMITTEE CLAUSE 3 16 Appendix 2 Average processing days per consent type October 2013 Consent Type Average number of excluding suspension time* Average number of including suspension time* Commercial / industrial alterations & additions 35 101 Commercial / industrial new building 45 69 Commercial accessory building 52 57 Marquees and other temporary structures 21 23 Residential accessory building (habitable) e.g. sleep out or family flat 29 55 Residential accessory building (nonhabitable) e.g. garage 27 40 Residential demolition 2 4 Residential house (new build or rebuild) 26 47 Residential external alterations and additions 34 59 Residential internal alterations only 38 44 Residential multi-unit dwelling 34 58 Residential plumbing and drainage 20 23 Residential swimming/spa pool 24 32 Solar water heater 31 33 Solid fuel burner 3 8 Amendment 16 35 * Application processing is suspended when the has to ask the applicant for more information. Processing cannot start again until an applicant has replied with all the information required. 14

REGULATION AND CONSENTS COMMITTEE 17. 12. 2013 17 4. BYLAW REVIEW PROGRAMME 2013-2019 General Manager responsible: Officer responsible: General Manager Strategy and Planning Unit Manager Strategic Policy Contact Contact Details Y PA Diane Campbell 8281 Y PA Amanda Poore 8812 Author: Senior Policy Analyst Y Ruth Littlewood 1. PURPOSE OF REPORT 1.1 This report briefly outlines the statutory requirements for reviewing bylaws and the endorsed review schedule for the period 2013-2019. It proposes that the Committee confirms the four bylaws scheduled for review in 2014 (Cruising, Parks and Reserves, Water Related Services and Urban Fire Safety) and the proposed review process for these bylaws. 2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2.1 The Local Government Act 2002 (the Act) and other legislation enables local authorities to develop bylaws on a range of matters. Bylaws are local laws or regulations which address health, amenity and safety issues specific to a local community, in a way that is technically suited to local conditions. The Act requires local authorities to review their bylaws periodically, at five or ten yearly intervals to ensure that all bylaws remain necessary and appropriate for their purpose. 2.2 In March 2013, the endorsed an amended programme of bylaw reviews (Attachment 1 to this report) which schedules the community consultation on the Cruising, Parks and Reserves, Water Related Services and Urban Fire Safety bylaws for mid 2014 and with the four reviews to be completed by November 2014. 2.3 The Committee is requested to note the background information below including the legal requirements for the bylaw reviews and the current programme and timeline for the review process for the Cruising, Parks and Reserves, Water Related Services and Urban Fire Safety bylaws. In terms of the schedule staff will prepare reports and draft amendment bylaws for the Committee s consideration in February or March 2014. In addition staff recommend that the Committee have a workshop on the bylaw reviews in January or February before the formal consideration of staff reports and draft bylaw amendments. 3. BACKGROUND 3.1 In 2007-2008 the reviewed almost all of its bylaws including those it had inherited from the former Banks Peninsula District. The processing of more than twenty bylaw reviews over a short time frame placed significant stress on the s resources. Subsequently the decided to stagger future bylaw reviews over a longer period, to avoid the problems of a large number of reviews being undertaken simultaneously and the approved a review programme in 2009 which complied with statutory deadlines while avoiding the bottlenecks experienced previously. The timetable for reviews has a balance between simple and complex bylaws under review at any one time, takes into account the likely public interest in specific bylaws and also the timing of Long Term Plan processes, local body elections and the Christmas breaks. 3.2 In March 2013, the considered and endorsed an amended bylaw review programme for 2013-2019 (Attachment 1) and staff are currently gathering information and undertaking informal consultation with key stakeholders for the review of the Cruising, Parks and Reserves, Water Related Services and Urban Fire Safety bylaws. 3.3 The legal requirements for bylaw reviews are found in sections 158 and 159 of the Local Government Act 2002 (the Act) which obliges local authorities to make decisions specified in Section 155 of the Act. Under section 155, local authorities have to decide whether to amend, revoke, replace or to continue a bylaw without amendment. This decision has to be made by

REGULATION AND CONSENTS COMMITTEE 17. 12. 2013 18 4 Cont d the full and cannot be delegated to a committee. The first review of a bylaw must happen within five years of the bylaw being made and subsequently, within ten years of the date of any (previous) review. After making the decisions required by section 155 a local authority must then carry out a special consultative procedure (SCP) under the Act. 4. COMMENT: THE BYLAW REVIEW PROCESS 4.1 There are effectively three main stages in the review process: (1) the internal process (2) the consultation process (special consultation procedure(scp)) (3) the final decision of the and implementation of the bylaw. 4.2 The internal process: After gathering information and consulting key stakeholders including the Community Boards staff will prepare reports and drafts of the documents required for the SCP. These reports will include an analysis of the current bylaw including whether there is a need for the bylaw (required by section 155 of the Act), an analysis of options including recommended amendments to the bylaw (section 77), a draft of the bylaw including recommended amendments (section 86(2)), a Statement of Proposal (section 83(1)) and a Summary of Information (section 89). 4.3 Under the current timetable, drafts of these documents will be ready for the Regulation and Consents Committee to consider at its March meeting. The documents incorporating any changes decided by the committee are likely to go to a formal meeting in March or April 2014; the will consider the Committee s recommendations when making decisions as to whether to adopt a proposed bylaw for consultation. Before a draft bylaw goes out for consultation (a special consultation procedure under the Act), the must agree that there is a need for the bylaw, that the draft bylaw is in the most appropriate form and that the draft bylaw does not give rise to adverse considerations under the Bill of Rights Act. must also approve the specific documentation required by the Act for a special consultation procedure. 4.4 The special consultation procedure (SCP): The SCP is set out in section 83 of the Act. The develops and publicly notifies a statement of proposal and summary of information (and a draft bylaw in this case). Individuals or groups can make written submissions and are able to make presentations to a hearings panel. The panel prepares a recommending report on the submissions for the, together with a revised draft of the bylaw for the to adopt if it chooses. 4.5 The final decision of the and implementation of the bylaw: Following the s adoption of the bylaw the approved version of the bylaw is publicly notified and public education begins to help the public understand how the bylaw will affect them and how to comply with it. 5. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 5.1 The resources required to lead the bylaw reviews in the ten year programme are budgeted in the City and Community Long-Term Planning Activity (in the Three Year Plan). Bylaw reviews are one part of the programme of policy and planning work in this activity. 6. STAFF RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Committee: 6.1 Notes the ten-year programme of bylaw reviews. 6.2 Confirms its current programme to consider the Cruising, Parks and Reserves, Water Related Services and Urban Fire Safety Bylaws during the 2014 calendar year.

Table 2 Bylaw Reviews Timetable 2013-2020 TRIM 13/384123 2013 Jan Feb Mar April May June July August September October November December Election and LTP this year Water Related Services Bylaw Urban Fire Safety Bylaw Consult key stakeholders, gather data and draft bylaw amendments; staff work on s155 etc Cruising Bylaw Parks and Reserves Bylaw 2014 Water Related Services Bylaw Urban Fire Safety Bylaw Cruising Bylaw Jan Feb Mar April May June July August September October November December SCP SCP Bylaws in force workshop if required workshop if required Bylaws to for decision to review adopts Bylaws Parks and Reserves Bylaw Cleanfill Bylaw Trade Waste Bylaw Consult key stakeholders, gather data and draft bylaw amendments; staff work on s155 etc Licensed Waste Handling Facilities Bylaw Waste Management Bylaw 2015 Cleanfill Bylaw Trade Waste Bylaw Licensed Waste Handling Facilities Bylaw Jan Feb Mar April May June July August September October November December LTP this year SCP SCP Bylaws in force workshop if required Bylaws to for decision to review adopts Bylaws Waste Management Bylaw Dog Control Bylaw General Bylaw Consult key stakeholders, gather data and draft bylaw amendments; staff work on s155 etc workshop if required Bylaws to for decision to review SCP SCP

2016 Dog Control Bylaw General Bylaw Jan Feb Mar April May June July August September October November December Bylaws in adopts force Bylaws Election this year Marine and River Facilities Bylaw Traffic and Parking Bylaw Public Places Bylaw Stock Control Bylaw Consult key stakeholders, gather data and draft bylaw amendments; staff work on s155 etc 2017 Marine and River Facilities Bylaw Traffic and Parking Bylaw Public Places Bylaw Stock Control Bylaw Jan Feb Mar April May June July August September October November December SCP SCP Bylaws in force workshop if required workshop if required Bylaws to for decision to review adopts Bylaws Alcohol Restrictions in Public Places (Proposed) Cemeteries Bylaw Brothels (Location and Signage) Bylaw Speed Limits Bylaw Consult key stakeholders, gather data and draft bylaw amendments; staff work on s155 etc 2018 Alcohol Restrictions in Public Places (Proposed) Cemeteries Bylaw Brothels (Location and Signage) Bylaw Speed Limits Bylaw Jan Feb Mar April May June July August September October November December SCP SCP Bylaws in force workshop if required Bylaws to for decision to review adopts Bylaws LTP this year