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| Received | Subject | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/06/2020 | Nitrate-nitrogen levels in council water supplies. | Complete | Details |
| 24/05/2020 | Complaints of failing to provide proper care for dogs | Complete | Details |
| 11/05/2020 | Inaugural Council Minutes | Complete | Details |
| 28/04/2020 | GHD Billing re Consent NO. 129753 | Cancelled | Details |
| 21/04/2020 | Industrial Plastic Waste to Landfill | Complete | Details |
| 21/04/2020 | Household Plastics to Landfill | Complete | Details |
| 21/04/2020 | Motor vehicle tyres to Landfill | Complete | Details |
| 20/04/2020 | Paycuts for staff, CE & Crs | Complete | Details |
| 06/04/2020 | Noise Complaints during Lockdown | Complete | Details |
| 05/04/2020 | Freedopm Camping Survey | Complete | Details |
LGOIMA Request Details: LG1924
Date received: 04/06/2020
Requested information: Nitrate-nitrogen levels in council water supplies.
Status: Complete
Date responded: 02/07/2020
Response:
Our Network Engiener has replied as follows to your request for information.
"Please find attached a spreadsheet with the Nitrate-Nitrogen sampling results for all the sources of Council Water Supply in the Manawatu District for 2017 or 2018. We are unlikely to be able to provide historical water samples as our earlier recording does not provide this level of detail.
The sources are:
Oroua at Barrows Road for Feilding
Newbury Line Bore for Feilding
Campbell Road Bore for Feilding
Rangitikei River (Ngaio Road) for Sanson until October 2019
Sanson bore for Sanson from October 2019
Rangitikei River (Pryces Line) for Halcombe-Stanway rural Scheme
Waituna West Bore for Waituna West rural Scheme
Rongotea Bore for Rongotea
Himatangi Beach Bore for Himatangi Beach
Regards
Catherine Clement
LGOIMA Request Details: LG1923
Date received: 24/05/2020
Requested information: Complaints of failing to provide proper care for dogs
Status: Complete
Date responded: 22/06/2020
Response:
The number of complaints received about each of a failure to provide a dog with proper care and attention, proper and sufficient food and water, proper and sufficient shelter, or adequate exercise.
MDC does not have a category "Failing to provide a dog with proper care and attention, proper and sufficient food and water, proper and sufficient shelter, or adequate exercise". These types of complaints are recorded under the category of "Animal Welfare". Animal Control will deal with "day to day" issues regarding the welfare of a dog (basic food, water, shelter), however if the owner is found to be seriously neglecting his / her dog(s) then we will forward to the SPCA. Numbers of RFS's that were forwarded to the SPCA are provided below:
Year20192018201720162015Number256511
Below is a reference table provided to our Customer Services staff to assist in correctly identifying whether Animal Control or the SPCA will deal with an issue.
OrganisationLack of FoodLack of ShelterLack of WaterStock On Road CatsAnimal DistressedAnimal MalnourishedAnimal MistreatedSPCA√√√ -√√√√Animal Control√√√√ ---
2. The number of each type of instance that are discovered by dog control officers (so are in addition to those identified by a complaint).
These figures are not recorded against "Animal Welfare" as the ACO would be attending the location under a separate Request for Service and if they happen to come across a minor issue, they will deal with it and note it in the RFS. If it is more serious then the ACO will contact the SPCA and hand the task over to them.
3. The number of prosecutions taken, or infringement notices issued for each type of instance.
MDC has not taken any prosecutions or issued any infringements for any animal welfare issues. If they are serious then the job is handed over to the SPCA.
4. If instances are dealt with by education, the nature of the educative process and the period and arrangements for monitoring to ensure compliance, and how many instances of each type were dealt with by education.
The education process would be conducted by the SPCA as they would be dealing with the errant owner.
5. If there is an arrangement to pass instances to the SPCA, Police or another agency for handling, how many instances of each type have been passed to each agency.
No arrangement exists to pass cases on to the SPCA or Police, it is a decision made by the ACO dealing with the complaint if they deem it serious enough.
6. How many instances of each type concerned owners already known as a consequence of previous similar failures.
MDC have not had any offenders that we have dealt with previously as we hand serious cases over to the SPCA.
7. On how many occasions has a dog control officer entered a property to provide a dog with food, water or shelter, or to seize a dog that was not provided with those things.
Occasionally an ACO may put water into a bucket or bowl if a dog they visit requires it however if the case is serious, the SPCA will be contacted to take over.
8. If a dog that was not being provided with food, water or shelter was seized, in how many instances of each type was the dog returned to the owner, or destroyed, or sold or otherwise disposed of.
No dogs have been seized due to Animal Welfare issues. These cases are handed over to the SPCA.
LGOIMA Request Details: LG1922
Date received: 11/05/2020
Requested information: Inaugural Council Minutes
Status: Complete
Date responded: 15/05/2020
Response:
11 May:
I acknowledge your LGOIMA request received today. Three of the Minutes you request are only held in hard copy. Our records team will get copies for you when they return to the office after Lockdown. If we are at Level 2 later this week we will endeavour to get them for you by early next week.
Meantime, please see attached the 2010 Minutes which were already in electronic form.
15 May:
Please see attached the inaugural minutes of Manawatu DC for 2001, 2004 and 2007 as requested.
LGOIMA Request Details: LG1921
Date received: 28/04/2020
Requested information: GHD Billing re Consent NO. 129753
Status: Cancelled
Date responded: 29/04/2020
Response:
WITHDRAWN
LGOIMA Request Details: LG1918
Date received: 21/04/2020
Requested information: Industrial Plastic Waste to Landfill
Status: Complete
Date responded: 14/05/2020
Response:
1/ Quantities of industrial plastic waste to landfill within your jurisdiction.
We collected 46.01 tonnes of plastics from our transfer stations in the last financial year, Our contract provider estimates about 30% of this is non-recyclable and disposed of to landfill
2/ Specifically, quantities of Motor Vehicle plastic components waste to landfill.
We do not separate or record Motor vehicle plastics from our recycling our provider is not aware of any contamination of our recycling with Motor Vehicle plastics
3/ The quantities of any known industrial plastic waste, motor vehicle plastic storage and/or related plastic mountain, within your jurisdiction.
We are not aware of any plastics mountains within the MDC district and do not have any data on industrial/motor vehicle plastics
4/ The landfill/s used to dispose of any of these plastics generated within your jurisdiction.
Our local landfill is Bonny Glen, North of Marton
LGOIMA Request Details: LG1919
Date received: 21/04/2020
Requested information: Household Plastics to Landfill
Status: Complete
Date responded: 14/05/2020
Response:
Our local landfill is Bonny Glen, North of Marton
1/ Quantities of household plastic waste to landfills within your jurisdiction.
a) categorized by type 1 & 2s and 3-7s.
b) what landfill in your jurisdiction are the plastics being disposed to?
Household plastics are sorted and recycled.
2/ The quantities of any known storage/plastic mountains, within your jurisdiction.
We are not aware of any plastics mountains within the MDC District
LGOIMA Request Details: LG1920
Date received: 21/04/2020
Requested information: Motor vehicle tyres to Landfill
Status: Complete
Date responded: 14/05/2020
Response:
1/ Quantities of Motor Vehicle Tyres to landfill within your jurisdiction.
We do not dispose of collected tyres to landfill
2/ The name of the landfill that is used for redundant tyres generated within your jurisdiction.
N/A
3/ The quantities of any known motor vehicle tyres storage/tyre mountain/s, within your jurisdiction.
We are not aware of any tyre mountains in the MDC district
LGOIMA Request Details: LG1917
Date received: 20/04/2020
Requested information: Paycuts for staff, CE & Crs
Status: Complete
Date responded: 20/04/2020
Response:
Dear Jordan & Mat
In response to your questions:
Will your Council be:
Cancelling all scheduled salary increases for all but frontline workers until the economy has recovered (i.e. when quarterly GDP has returned in real terms to the that of Q4-2019); and
No – Council is considering a proposal for a wage and salary freeze for all staff for 12 months
Reducing your salary by 20 percent for the next 12 months;
No – Council does not have the power to unilaterally reduce my salary. Any change must be voluntary. I would also note that Public Sector CE's have not done this (6 vs 12 months).
Reducing the Mayor/Chair and Councillors' salaries by the same;
No – as I'm sure you are aware, their salaries are set by the remuneration authority and gazetted in Parliament and we cannot change them.
Asking second-level managers (staff who report directly to you) to do the same.
No – for reasons noted above
Kind Regards
Richard
P.S. I'm sure you appreciate the irony that the Taxpayers Union is receiving a Government wage subsidy, while Councils are ineligible.
LGOIMA Request Details: LG1915
Date received: 06/04/2020
Requested information: Noise Complaints during Lockdown
Status: Complete
Date responded: 08/04/2020
Response:
Good Morning Mr Preece
I have received your request for information regarding noise complaints received by Manawatu District Council during a week long period of the lockdown compared to a standard week prior to lockdown commencing.
As noise complaints can fluctuate depending on the time of year etc I have given noise complaint stats for the period 23/03/2020 to 30/03/2020 and compared those to complaints received for the same period last year.
For the period 23/03/2020 to 30/03/2020 Manawatu District Council received 11 complaints of excessive noise. For a similar period last year (22/03/2019 to 29/03/2019) Manawatu District Council received 13 complaints of excessive noise.
Please note that due to the lockdown I am aware that some noise complaints were made directly to NZ Police over this period. Unfortunately we do not hold any stats for any complaints received by NZ Police.
Hope this assists. If I can assist further please do not hesitate to contact me.
LGOIMA Request Details: LG1916
Date received: 05/04/2020
Requested information: Freedopm Camping Survey
Status: Complete
Date responded: 08/04/2020
Response:
Responsible Campers Association Incorporated
Council Freedom Camping Survey April 2020
Council _Manawatū District Council ________________________________________________
Bylaws;
Does Council have a Freedom Camping Bylaw? Yes
If yes, is Bylaw currently under review? Yes
If Bylaw has expired, or is due to expire when is review due? _________
General;
Does Council have specific sites for Freedom Camping Yes / No yes and no? See description below.
(Freedom Camping Act, is permissive in intent, if not permissive then Council is considered to have a specific site approach)
The current Freedom Camping Bylaw 2014 is generally permissive in that people using self-contained vehicles are welcome to stay outside of the local authority areas listed in Schedule 1 (prohibited sites) and Schedule 2 (restricted sites). However, the only provision for non-self-contained freedom camping in the current bylaw is at camping grounds or approved camping areas.
The draft Freedom Camping Bylaw 2020 (as notified) identifies specific local authority areas as prohibited or restricted for freedom camping. Local Authority Areas described in draft Schedule 2 are restricted to self-contained vehicles only, whereas Local Authority Areas in draft Schedule 3 provide for some form of non-self-contained freedom camping (but are still subject to certain restrictions). People are allowed to freedom camp outside of scheduled areas if they are in a self-contained vehicle, that is, the draft Bylaw is permissive in that it has a default of self-contained freedom camping.
Does Council restrict Freedom Camping to Certified Self Contained Campers only? Yes / No
No – there is no reference to "Certified Self Contained Campers" in the Freedom Camping Bylaw 2014, or the draft Freedom Camping Bylaw 2020 (as notified).
Does Council restrict Campers in any other way? ie 'Accredited Responsible Campers' Yes / No
Both the 2014 and the draft 2020 Freedom Camping Bylaws include general restrictions that freedom campers must comply with. Some sites also have additional specific restrictions (refer to the Schedules in the bylaws). However, there is no requirement for freedom campers to hold any form of accreditation.
Does Council formally, or informally, recognize the 'Accredited Responsible Campers' program Formally / Informally / Not at all.
No. However, the 2014 and the draft 2020 bylaws both contain a set of principles, which are intended to encourage responsible freedom camping in the District.
Does Council encourage and permit Tent camping Yes / No
The 2014 bylaw only allows for tenting at camping grounds and or approved camping areas. The draft 2020 Bylaw provides for tenting in local authority areas where there are existing facilities that support this type of freedom camping – refer to Schedule 3 sites in the draft bylaw on Council's "Have Your Say" page (https://www.mdc.govt.nz/Contact-Us/Have-Your-Say/Bylaw-and-Policy-Review-2020).
Facilities/ Time limits;
Does Council have Camp sites with toilets accessible 24 /7? Yes / No
What time limits does Council impose on Freedom campers ? __3____nights
The 2014 Freedom Camping Bylaw limits freedom camping to three consecutive nights in any calendar month at any one site.
The draft 2020 Freedom Camping Bylaw is proposing to limit freedom camping to five nights in any 30 day period at any one Local Authority Area, except with the written approval of an Enforcement Officer.
Do any towns in Councils Jurisdiction hold 'Motor Home friendly Town' (MHFT) status
Yes – Feilding is a Motor Home Friendly Town.