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Eastern Community Board

( as copied from the FNDC website)

The role of the Community Boards is to:

• Represent and act as an advocate for, the interests of its communities
• Consider and report on all matters referred to it by Council, or any matter of interest to the community board
• Maintain an overview of services provided by Council within the community
• Prepare an annual submission to Council on expenditure within the community
• Communicate with community organisations and special interest groups within the community.

In addition Community Boards have a range of powers for which they are responsible under delegation from Council.

Terms of Reference

0. Conduct consultation with its community on local service issues and agree recommendations to Committees on related asset development priorities/issues and the expenditure of Amenity Development Funds and Reserve Contributions
0. Consult, develop and make recommendations on local and community development opportunities and proposals to relevant Committee of Council
0. Arrange a community forum as part of Board meetings and report on these through the Community Report
0. Monitor and develop recommendations to the appropriate Council Committee on the implementation of Recreation and Sport Policy
0. Develop a register of significant trees
0. Prepare an Annual Plan/LTCCP report for consideration by Committees prior to the adoption of the draft plan
0. Power to recommend to Council the appointment of a Board member to be a member of the Community Development and Regulatory Services Committees, and power to recommend to Council the appointment of a Board member to be a member of the Transport Drainage & Utilities Committees, provided that one of the two members recommended is the Board chairperson

Delegations

0. The power to appoint management committees for local reserves, cemeteries and community centres as set out in section 54(2) of the Local Government Act 2002
0. The power to allocate the following funds in line with Council policy
0. Amenity Funds
0. Community Sport Fund
0. Arts and Culture Funding
0. Creative Communities Funding
0. The power to prepare and review reserve management plans in accordance with Section 41 of the Reserves Act 1977 within budget parameter and in a manner consistent with Council policy
0. The power to prepare and review cemetery concept plans in accordance with Section 8 of the Burial and Cremation Act 1962 within budget parameters and in a manner consistent with Council Policy
0. The power to close collector and local roads or part thereof (as defined in the Far North District Annual Plan) but not strategic or arterial roads, periods of up to 12 hours for the purposes of holding an exhibition, fair, show, market, concert, film-making, race or any other sporting event or public function. Far North District Council shall give public notice of its intention to consider closing any road or any part of the road for such purposes (as set out in Section 319(h) and Schedule 10 of the Local Government Act 1974
0. The power to name previously unnamed local roads and reserves and to recommend to the Transport, Drainage and Utilities Committee name changes of previously named roads and reserves (refer to Sections 319(j) and 319A of the Local Government Act 1974)
0. The power to pass resolutions prohibiting the use of skateboards in specified locations within their communities (in accordance with the Council's Skating Bylaw 1998)
0. The power to consider and make final decisions with regard to waivers non-complying signs, in accordance with Council's Bylaw Chapter 8 "Control of Advertising Signs" and Council Policy 3115 "Appeals and Waivers Policy for Advertising Signs"
0. The power in relation to Al Fresco Dining License applications, to exercise discretionary authority to approve licences where applications do not meet the criteria set out in Council's Al Fresco Dining Policy and powers to ratify staff decisions to decline applications

Urban Design Protocol

http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/urban/

The New Zealand Urban Design Protocol is a significant policy document that sets out an agreed vision and a set of principles to further urban design in New Zealand. It is the first step in a major government-led programme of action to increase the quality of urban design and our built environment in a sustainable manner.

The wider programme, outlined in the New Zealand Urban Design Protocol will contribute to a significant difference in planning processes and systems, from regulatory systems to strategic development and to how quality urban design issues are factored into all planning-related decision making processes for the built environment.

The New Zealand Planning Institute particularly welcomes the New Zealand Urban Design Protocol , as it is a significant step for the planning profession. It facilitates the axiom that good planning is good urban design and provides an additional mechanism for planning to maintain its central place in the proactive design and management of our town and city systems. The Institute is proud to be a signatory to the New Zealand Urban Design Protocol and pleased to be able to make this award to the Ministry for the Environment.”

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The (Proposed Draft of) - Far North District Council District Plan

http://www.fndc.govt.nz/Districtplan/index.asp