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Council's Statement of Expectation (SOE) will be considered at tomorrow's Council Meeting. Sick of hearing about it yet? 😉
For anyone still interested, Councillor Niamh Shaw and I are proposing the following changes to the SOE via an amendment (N.B. we are proposing that the amendment be split so councillors can choose to support some of the changes but not others. Niamh's proposed changes are 1-3, mine are 4-6):

That the Council agree to the following further amendments to the draft statement of intent:

1. That Council agrees to the addition of Strategic Planning Principles. NS

2. Should the Council agree to the addition of Strategic Planning Principles that the following statements be included at the start of the Strategic Planning section under the heading Strategic Planning Principles:
a) Management of and planning for Wanaka Airport to exclude scheduled commercial jet services.
b) Management of and planning for Queenstown Airport within the existing Air Noise Boundaries.
c) Any change to either of the above principles must be subject to robust council-led consultation within the community directly affected, the outcome of which provides social licence to effect that change. NS

3. That Council agrees the addition of the following statement as the last line in the Strategic Planning section:

The QAC will deliver a draft Strategic Plan to QLDC by (insert date).

4. That Council agrees to include the following statement in the Strategic Planning section:

"For the avoidance of doubt, QLDC expects that while the Strategic Plan is being developed there will be no development of significant new aviation infrastructure at either Wanaka or Queenstown Airport. In addition, the SOI must state that before any part of the Strategic Plan can be implemented the activity or objective must be included in the Statement of Intent."

5. That Council agrees the addition of the following statement in the Air Noise Boundaries section:

"QLDC expects that for the term of this SOI, the capacity for General Aviation at Queenstown and Wanaka airports will not be compromised in order to expand jet operations."

6. That under Section 64B(1)(a)(ii) the Council agrees the additional words as underlined [IN CAPS]:

"The QAC will maintain a proactive consultative relationship with the local communities affected by the operation of the airports and consult with them in a meaningful way on any STRATEGIC PLAN OR masterplans covering the future development of the airports."

Feel free to let us and any councillor know what you think.

For a copy of the Draft SOE see Agenda Item 1; Attachment A here: www.qldc.govt.nz/your-council/council-documents/agendas-minutes/full-council ... See MoreSee Less

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