Community Committee

Community meetings are held quarterly in our chambers at Barkes Corner, 1484 Cameron Road, Greerton, Tauranga. Please check the Meeting Calendar for confirmed meeting details. These meetings are livestreamed to Council's Youtube channel.

Please note; dates and times of scheduled meetings are subject to change and will be notified on the Meeting Calendar (link above) and also in the Public Notice section of the Bay of Plenty Times newspaper.

Agendas / Minutes
All meeting agendas and minutes are available to view or print on the Agenda and Minutes webpage.

CM24-1 Community Committee Agenda - 3 April 2024 - Report 9.1

Maketu - Te Puke Community Forum - Notes - 6 December 2024

For more information, please email the Governance Services Team or phone 0800 926 732.

Membership:

Chairperson:	Cr Margaret Murray-Benge
Deputy Chairperson:	Cr Grant Dally
Membership:	Cr Tracey Coxhead Mayor James Denyer Cr Murray Grainger Cr Anne Henry Cr Rodney Joyce Cr Laura Rae Deputy Mayor John Scrimgeour Cr Allan Sole Cr Don Thwaites Cr Andy Wichers John Clements (Chairperson - Katikati Community Board) Tippany Hopping (Chairperson - Maketu Community Board) Chris Dever (Chairperson - Ōmokoroa Community Board) Kassie Ellis (Chairperson - Te Puke Community Board) Dani Simpson (Chairperson - Waihī Beach Community Board)

Role:

Subject to compliance with Council strategies, policies, plans and legislation:

To maintain an overview of Council’s community-led outcomes delivery, with a focus on the social, economic, cultural and environmental work programmes, as set out in the Long-Term Plan.
To maintain an overview of Council’s local housing systems plan delivery, and make recommendations to Council and its Committees on appropriate actions to address priority matters.
To maintain an overview of local climate change plans and make recommendations to Council and its Committees on appropriate actions to address priority matters.
To receive reports from Convenors of Community Forums and make recommendations to Council and its Committees on appropriate actions to address priority matters arising from Community Forums.
To administer specific funds of Council that contribute to improving community wellbeing.

Scope:

Social Wellbeing

Monitor progress on Council’s community safety programme.
Monitor (annually) local service delivery contracts relating to social wellbeing.
Receive updates on the Community Events Fund allocations.
Receive updates on the progress of local housing system plans.
Receive updates on community emergency response planning and community resilience work.
Consider and decide applications to the Community Matching Fund.
Consider and decide applications to the Facilities in the Community Fund.

Environmental Wellbeing

Receive updates on the Natural Environment and Sustainable Living Programme.
Receive updates on the progress of local climate change plans.
Monitor (annually) local service delivery contracts relating to environmental wellbeing.
Consider and decide applications to the Community Matching Fund – ecological component.

Cultural Wellbeing

Receive updates on the Creative Communities Scheme funding allocations.
Receive updates on the cultural events supported by Council.
Monitor progress on the Welcoming Communities programme and prioritise actions and activities.

Economic Wellbeing

Receive updates (annually) from Priority One and Tourism Bay of Plenty.
Monitor (annually) local service delivery contracts relating to economic wellbeing.

Delegations:

To receive the priority matters arising from Community Forums and make recommendations to Council and its Committees.

Power to recommend:

To Council and/or any Committee as it deems appropriate.

Power to sub-delegate:

The Committee may delegate any of its functions, duties or powers to a subcommittee, working group or other subordinate decision-making body subject to the restrictions on its delegations and provided that any sub-delegation includes a statement of purpose and specification of task.