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CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL SUPPLEMENTARY NO 2 AGENDA

THURSDAY 23 JULY 2015

9.30AM

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AGENDA - OPEN

CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL

Thursday 23 July 2015 at 9.30am in the Council Chamber, Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street

Council: The Mayor, (Chairperson). Councillors Vicki Buck, Jimmy Chen, Phil Clearwater, Pauline Cotter, David East, Jamie Gough, Yani Johanson, Ali Jones, Raf Manji, Glenn Livingstone, Paul Lonsdale, Tim Scandrett and Andrew Turner

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21. RESOLUTION TO BE PASSED - SUPPLEMENTARY REPORTS (CONT'D)

Approval is sought to submit the following item to the meeting of the Council on 23 July 2015:

• RICCARTON RACECOURSE LOCAL BILL: UPDATE

The reason, in terms of section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, why this item was not included on the main agenda is that it was not available at the time the agenda was prepared.

It is appropriate that the Council receive the report at the current meeting.

RECOMMENDATION

That the report be received at the meeting of the Council on 23 July 2015.

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Contact Contact Details Executive Leadership Team Member responsible:

Chief Planning Officer

Officer responsible: Urban Design & Regeneration Unit Manager Y 03 941 8329 Authors: John Meeker, Senior Urban Regeneration Adviser

Robert O’Connor, Senior Solicitor

1. PURPOSE AND ORIGIN OF REPORT / EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1 On 26 March 2015, the Council resolved to act as the promoter of a local Bill to be introduced intoParliament to amend the Christchurch Racecourse Reserve Act 1878. The form of that resolution read:

"That the Council:

1. Promote the Christchurch Racecourse Reserves Amendment Bill to Parliament; and

2. Authorise the Chief Executive to:

(i) Take such steps as are necessary to promote the draft Bill through the Parliamentaryprocess, including signing the declaration for a local Bill and any other documentation required on behalf of the Council; and

(ii) Make such changes to the draft Bill as are required as a result of the Parliamentary process; and

(iii) Make a submission on behalf of the Council in favour of the Bill."

1.2 This decision was sought in response to a request made by the Minister of Building and Housing to the Mayor to facilitate the development of part of Riccarton Racecourse for residential development, including affordable forms of housing, by the Christchurch Racecourse Reserve Trustees ("the Trustees").

1.3 The expectation was that the public notification process required to have the draft Bill introduced into Parliament would be commenced during April. However, since late March, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment ("MBIE") officials have been in discussion with the Parliamentary Counsel Office around the nature and form of the proposed Bill. As a result of those discussions, MBIE have provided the Council with a revised form of Local Bill which the Council is asked to promote in lieu of the earlier version considered by the Council on 26 March 2015.

2. BACKGROUND

2.1 During 2013 and 2014, council staff engaged with the Trustees and Ngai Tahu Property Ltd toencourage a medium density exemplar housing project on surplus land at Riccarton Racecourse following its identification within the Land Use Recovery Plan (LURP). However, during a multi-agency evaluation in October 2014 (involving CERA, MBIE, and Ngai Tahu representatives) the project was unable to demonstrate that it would deliver on the expectations set out in the LURP, particularly in relation to housing diversity and affordability. In considering the evaluation on 27 November 2014, Council resolved to encourage the Trustees to continue to work towards a refined submission for the development of the site.

2.2 In late 2014 and early 2015, the Minister for Building and Housing became interested in progressing this development proposal under the banner of the Christchurch Housing Accord. On 27 February 2015, the Mayor and the Minister met and agreed to work towards a process that would enable the development of the site. This included a request by the Minister to the Mayor to seek support from Council in promoting a local Bill to alter the Christchurch Racecourse Reserves Act 1878 ("the 1878 Act"), the legislation governing Riccarton Racecourse.

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2.3 The 1878 Act established the reserve at Riccarton Racecourse and establishes a board of trustees to manage the land and to use the income to run and maintain the racecourse, and otherwise foster the breeding of horses. In order to permit the development of the surplus racecourse land for residential, changes to the 1878 Act are required to be made. The 1878 Act is classified in accordance with the Standing Orders of the House of Representatives as a local act of Parliament, and as such, any changes to it are required to be promoted by the relevant local authority.

2.4 On 26 March 2015, the Council considered this matter and resolved to promote a local Bill that would

remove the legal restrictions on development of land at Riccarton Racecourse imposed by the 1878 Act. Attached to the March report was a draft version of the proposed local Bill to amend the 1878 Act to allow 38 hectares of racecourse reserve land to be released for development subject to conditions set out in a piece of government legislation to be called the Riccarton Redevelopment Enabling Act 2015. These conditions included a requirement that 30% of the completed homes would be delivered for sale at prices of $450,000 or less. Together it was anticipated that these two Bills would feed into a series of processes that would enable the release of the land for development. These are summarised visually in the diagram below.

2.5 Following the Council's decision in March, it is understood that the Parliamentary Counsel Office and

MBIE officials have taken more time to understand the nature of the legislation being proposed. As part of this discussion a view has emerged that the provisions of the 1878 Act should be modernised and brought up to date, rather than merely amended as originally proposed.

2.6 The effect of the Bill is to modernise the provisions of the 1878 Act and to include the new powers to

develop the surplus Racecourse land for housing previously contemplated in the previous version of the Local Bill approved by the Council on 26 March 2015. A copy of the draft Local Bill is attached as Attachment 1 and section 3 of this report contains a summary of the bill's provisions. Attachment 2 contains a survey plan showing the land potentially the subject of development as Sections 2, 3, 4 and 5.

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2.7 The only other substantive change for the Council to note in making this decision is that there is no longer any intention to seek approval of the Riccarton Racecourse proposal as an Exemplar Project under Action 8 of the Land Use Recovery Plan. Ngai Tahu Property - the Trustees development partner - have indicated that they will be providing 30% of the homes on site as 'affordable homes' (defined as those being made available for sale at $450,000 or less). This obligation satisfies the commitment to the Christchurch Housing Accord's objectives.

3. COMMENT

Details of the proposed Riccarton Racecourse Bill 3.1 Having read through the draft Bill's clauses and its accompanying explanatory notes, in summary,

the effect of the draft Bill is to:

3.1.1 Modernise the provisions of the 1878 Act. 3.1.2 Identify the extent of the Development Land. 3.1.3 Provide that the Development Land is freed from the limitations of the 1878 Act by expressly

empowering the Trustees to develop the Development Land for housing and to dispose of that land.

3.1.4 Provide that any residential development is undertaken in accordance with a ‘Development Scheme’ approved by the Government under the associated Riccarton Redevelopment Enabling Act 2015. It is understood that the enabling legislation will be progressed in parallel with the Riccarton Racecourse Local Bill through the relevant Select Committee and Parliamentary processes.

3.2 As the promoter of the Bill, the Council would usually be responsible for the drafting of the Bill,

however this is being done by the Crown. Nevertheless, the Council will be required to comply with Parliamentary Standing Orders in relation to the Bill, including:

3.2.1 preparing the necessary documentation and attending to the public notification of the Bill

before it is introduced into Parliament: 3.2.2 liaising with the Member of Parliament who will be in charge of the Bill in the House (yet to

be identified) and liaising with the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives: 3.2.3 finalising the Bill for introduction into Parliament (which involves the Chief Executive making

a written declaration, and paying a $2000 parliamentary fee to the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives):

3.2.4 making a submission on the Bill once it is referred to a Select Committee for consideration: 3.2.5 being available to assist with the passage of the Bill through Parliament (for example

providing information to members of Parliament).

3.3 The correspondence provided at Attachment 3 confirms that Trustees have requested that the Council formally promote the Bill and that they support the modernised content of the new draft Bill that relates to their ongoing obligations to the remaining Racecourse Reserve Land.

3.4 As the draft Bill has been developed relatively quickly in order to meet the Crown’s timeframes, there

is potential for changes to be required as the draft is finalised. Accordingly, for reasons of practicality, it is proposed that the Chief Executive be delegated power to approve any required changes to the draft Bill as matters progress.

4. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 4.1 As detailed in the staff report considered by the Council on 26 March 2015, acting in role of promoter

of the Bill will result in the Council incurring unanticipated costs in the form of the expenditure of staff time and direct financial costs associated with the public notification of the Bill. It is estimated that staff time may amount to 100 hours. In addition $2000 of direct financial cost will be expended (made up of the advertising costs associated with public notification). The Trustees have indicated that they will pay the required $2000 lodgement fee.

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work programme.

5. SIGNIFICANCE ASSESSMENT

5.1 As detailed in the report considered by the Council on 26 March 2015, the promotion of the draft Local Bill is one part of a complex set of processes, each of which will involve elements of public engagement. The specific decision required of the Council at this stage of whether to promote a local Bill to amend the 1878 Act is evaluated, as before, as being of low significance.

5.2 In view of the low significance of the proposed decision, and the ability of persons interested in or affected by the proposed local Bill to participate in the Select Committee submissions process after the Bill is introduced into the House of Representatives, Council staff are of the view that no additional consultation process is required at this stage. A similar process will also apply to the proposed Government Bill. Any subsequent specific development proposal for the development land will also need to comply with the Resource Management Act 1991, which will afford a further opportunity for persons interested in or affected by any development of the development land to make submissions and be heard.

6. STAFF RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Council:

6.1 Promote the Riccarton Racecourse Bill to Parliament; and

6.2 Authorise the Chief Executive to:

(i) Take such steps as are necessary to promote the Bill through the Parliamentary process, including signing the declaration for a local Bill and any other documentation required on behalf of the Council; and

(ii) Make such changes to the Bill as are required as a result of the Parliamentary process; and

(iii) Make a submission on behalf of the Council in favour of the Bill.

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STAFF NOTE: Revised staff recommendations are included in attached staff memordandum (Attachment 4).

Riccarton Racecourse BillLocal Bill

Explanatory noteThis Bill is companion legislation to a Government Bill to be known as the RiccartonRacecourse Development Enabling Bill (the Enabling Bill). Together, the 2 Bills willprovide the necessary authorisations required to enable some 40 hectares of the Ric-carton Racecourse in Christchurch to be developed for housing.This Bill repeals the existing enactment relating to the racecourse, the ChristchurchRacecourse Reserve Act 1878 (the 1878 Act) and re-enacts those provisions from itwith ongoing relevance, together with the provisions necessary to authorise the hous-ing development. For the purposes of being able to clearly understand the differencesbetween the 1878 Act and this Bill, the explanations for each clause specify whichprovisions of the 1878 Act have been brought forward unamended and which provi-sions have been amended (or omitted). Note, however, that if certain circumstances(explained below in the paragraphs relating to clauses 2 and 3) do not eventuate, thisBill will not come into force and the 1878 Act will continue as the applicable legisla-tion.

Clause by clause analysisClause 1 is the Title clause. The Bill has been named the Riccarton Racecourse Bill.It is no longer appropriate to refer to the 1878 title as the Bill now also deals withland (defined in clause 4 as the development land) that will no longer have the statusof racecourse reserve (if the circumstances explained in clause 2 apply).Clause 2 is the commencement clause. Other than clauses 3, 4, and 9, the Bill willcome into force on the date on which certain provisions of the Enabling Bill, whenenacted, come into force. That date is tied to, and dependent on, the date on which anOrder is Council is made under the Enabling Bill approving a development schemefor the development land. Clauses 3, 4, and 9 come into force on the day after the dayon which the Bill receives the Royal assent.Clause 3 is a repeal clause. As noted in relation to clause 2, this Bill comes into forceon the same day that certain provisions of the Enabling Bill come into force. Howev-

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er, it is not a given that those provisions will come into force. If the developmentscheme is not approved (or no development scheme is prepared for approval), the en-tire Act will be repealed without the provisions having ever commenced. According-ly, there also needs to be a mechanism to remove this Bill from the statute book if thatsituation comes to pass.Clause 4 is the interpretation section. Two types of land are defined: reserve land anddevelopment land. Reserve land is that portion of the land vested in the Board ofTrustees under section 2 of the 1878 Act that remains reserve held by the Board ontrust for the original purpose of racing. Development land is that portion of the land(approximately 40 hectares) vested in the Board under section 2 of the 1878 Actwhose reserve status will be revoked under the Enabling Bill. With the lifting of thereserve status, the land will be freed of any trusts and will no longer be reserve.Clause 5 continues the Board of Trustees established under the 1878 Act in whom theracecourse reserve was vested. Clause 5 also continues the powers and authoritiesconferred by section 3 of the 1878 Act on the trustees, with 1 modification author-ising the trustees to deal with the development land in accordance with clause 9.Clause 6 deals with the membership of the Board. This clause restates the matters insections 4 to 6 of the 1878 Act, with the following modifications:• the reference in section 4 of the 1878 Act to a member’s seat becoming vacant

if the member is “absent from the colony for the space of twelve consecutivecalendar months” has been replaced with a reference to absence from 3 con-secutive meetings of the Board without leave of the Board:

• the references in section 4 of the 1878 Act to a member’s seat becoming vacanton the member becoming “a public defaulter” or being “convicted of felony”are replaced with a single reference to conviction of an offence punishable by aterm of imprisonment of 2 years or more (being the equivalent trigger to that ofa member of a local authority):

• the references in sections 5 and 6 of the 1878 Act to the Governor are replacedwith references to the Minister (defined in clause 4 as the Minister responsiblefor the administration of the Reserves Act 1977, currently being the Minister ofConservation).

Clause 7 sets out matters relating to the reserve land, including the powers of theBoard that are specific to that land. These powers re-enact the still relevant parts ofsections 7 and 8 of the 1878 Act. The land continues to be held by the Board on trustfor the purposes of racing (being the purpose for which the land was originally vestedin the Board under section 2 of the 1878 Act). The land is also expressly stated asbeing subject to the Reserves Act 1977. While the land has always been subject topublic reserve legislation as in force from time to time, the re-enacting of the 1878Act is a good opportunity to state this fact on the face of the legislation.Clause 8 re-enacts section 9 of the 1878 Act, which requires the Board to use all in-come (less expenses) from the reserve land for the purposes set out in that section.

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Clause 9 sets out matters relating to the development land, including the powers ofthe Board that are specific to that land. The clause authorises the Board to do every-thing necessary to enable—• the preparation and finalising of the development scheme; and• the implementation of the development scheme.The clause also validates any actions that the Board may have taken before the clau-se’s commencement, provided that the actions would have been within the scope ofthe powers conferred by the clause, were it in force at that time.Clause 10 requires the Board to apply any income received by the Board from or inrelation to the development land to be applied to the reserve land for the purposes setout in clause 8 or for the purposes of exercising its powers under clause 9.Clause 11 re-enacts section 10 of the 1878 Act, which requires the Board to keep ac-counts and prepare annual accounts and a balance sheet. The provision is amended tothe extent that the Board must supply the annual accounts to the Minister rather thanthe Governor.Clause 12 re-enacts section 11 of the 1878 Act, which authorises the Board to makerules in relation to specified matters. The provision is amended only to the extent ofmodernising its format and some of the language used to express the rule-makingpowers.Clause 13 repeals the 1878 Act.The Schedule sets out the legal description of the reserve land and the developmentland.

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ContentsPage

1 Title 22 Commencement 23 Repeal 24 Interpretation 2

Board of Trustees5 Board of Trustees continues 26 Board membership 3

Reserve land7 Powers of Board in relation to reserve land 38 Income from reserve land 4

Development land9 Powers of Board in relation to development land 410 Income from development land 4

General provisions11 Board must keep accounts 412 Board may make rules 513 1878 Act repealed 5

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The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:

1 TitleThis Act is the Riccarton Racecourse Act 2015.

2 Commencement(1) Sections 3, 4, and 9 come into force on the day after the day on which this

Act receives the Royal assent.(2) The rest of this Act comes into force on the same day that subpart 2 of Part

2 of the Riccarton Racecourse Development Enabling Act 2015 comes intoforce (in accordance with section 00 of that Act).

3 RepealIf subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Riccarton Racecourse Development EnablingAct 2015 does not come into force (because sections 00 and 00 of that Actapply), this Act is repealed (without coming into force) at the same time as theRiccarton Racecourse Development Enabling Act 2015 is repealed under sec-tion 00 of that Act.

4 InterpretationIn this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—1878 Act means the Christchurch Racecourse Reserve Act 1878Board means the body continued by section 5

development land means the land—(a) vested in the Board by section 2 of the 1878 Act; and(b) described in Part 2 of the Schedule

development scheme means the scheme approved by the Governor-General byOrder in Council made under section 00 of the Riccarton Racecourse Devel-opment Enabling Act 2015

Minister means the Minister responsible for the administration of the ReservesAct 1977 or any enactment that replaces that Actreserve land means the land—(a) vested in the Board by section 2 of the 1878 Act; and(b) described in Part 1 of the Schedule.

Board of Trustees

5 Board of Trustees continues(1) The Board of Trustees named and incorporated by sections 2 and 3 of the 1878

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(2) The Board continues to have the powers and authorities conferred on it by sec-tion 3 of the 1878 Act, except as modified by subsection (3) of this section.

(3) The Board may deal with the development land in accordance with section 9.

6 Board membership(1) A member of the Board remains a member until the earliest of the following:

(a) the member dies:(b) the member resigns by giving written notice to the Minister:(c) the member becomes directly or indirectly concerned in any contract

with the Board:(d) the member receives or is entitled to receive any money or emolument

for any work done or to be done for the Board:(e) the member is absent from 3 consecutive meetings of the Board without

leave of the Board:(f) the member is adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent or takes the benefit of

or is brought under the operation of any enactment relating to bankruptor insolvent debtors:

(g) the member is convicted of an offence punishable by a term of imprison-ment of 2 years or more.

(2) If a vacancy arises, the Minister must appoint a fit and proper person to fill thevacancy.

Reserve land

7 Powers of Board in relation to reserve land(1) The reserve land is—

(a) held by the Board on trust for the purposes of racing; and(b) subject to the Reserves Act 1977 (as a recreation reserve for racecourse

purposes).(2) The Board may—

(a) vary the portion of the reserve land that is set apart as a racecourse; or(b) set apart another portion of the reserve land in lieu of that set apart as a

racecourse.(3) The Board may lease the reserve land, or any portion of it, for the rent and on

the conditions that it thinks reasonable and not inconsistent with the purposesof the racecourse so long as the lease is for a term of no more than 7 years (in-cluding renewals).

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8 Income from reserve landAll income received by the Board from or in relation to the reserve land, afterdeducting all necessary expenses incurred in its management and maintenance,must be applied for the following purposes:(a) cultivating and improving the reserve land:(b) rendering any portion of the land set apart as a racecourse under sec-

tion 7(1) suitable for that purpose:(c) providing prizes for races to be run on the racecourse:(d) encouraging the breeding of horses.

Development land

9 Powers of Board in relation to development land(1) Subject to the requirements of this Act and the Riccarton Racecourse Develop-

ment Enabling Act 2015, the Board has the power to do everything necessaryto enable—(a) the preparation and finalising of the development scheme:(b) the implementation of the development scheme.

(2) However, any action taken by the Board for the purposes of subsection(1)(a) before the commencement of this Act must be taken to be, and always tohave been, valid to the extent that it would have been valid under this sectionhad the section been in force at the time.

(3) To avoid doubt, the Board is not itself required to undertake any of the mattersin subsection (1) unless this Act or the Riccarton Racecourse DevelopmentEnabling Act 2015 specifically requires the Board to do so.

10 Income from development landAny income received by the Board from or in relation to the development landmust be applied for—(a) the purposes specified in paragraphs (a) to (d) of section 8; or(b) the purposes of exercising its powers under section 9.

General provisions

11 Board must keep accounts(1) The Board must keep accounts of all its income and expenditure from or in re-

lation to the reserve land and the development land.(2) On 31 March of each year, or within 1 week of that date, the Board must pre-

pare accounts and a balance sheet that set out—(a) the income and expenditure of the Board during the previous 12-month

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(b) the financial state of the Board as at that date.(3) The Board must provide the Minister with a copy of the accounts and balance

sheet for each year.

12 Board may make rulesThe Board may make rules for the following purposes:(a) to regulate the Board’s proceedings:(b) to prescribe the conditions for public access to the racecourse on race-

days, including the fee, if any, for admission:(c) to exclude the public from any part of the reserve land as is necessary or

desirable to improve or lay down in artificial grasses:(d) to set fees for vendors occupying any part of the racecourse for the sale

of refreshments, merchandise, goods, or chattels:(e) to set fees for the admission of horses and vehicles to the racecourse.

13 1878 Act repealedThe Christchurch Racecourse Reserve Act 1878 (1878 No 29 (L)) is repealed.

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ScheduleLand descriptions

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Part 1Reserve land

82.3770 hectares, more or less, being Section 1 SO 486359, part computer freeholdregisters CB47C/254 and CB9F/515

Part 2Development land

40.3050 hectares, more or less, being Sections 2, 3, 4, and 5 SO 486359, part comput-er freehold registers CB47C/254 and CB9F/515

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Attachment 3 - Riccarton Local Bill

Correspondence from the Christchurch Racecourse Reserve Trustees

1. Letter of support for the content of the revised draft Riccarton Racecourse Bill

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MEMORANDUM

To: Council

From: Michael Theelen, Chief Planning Officer

CC: Chief Executive

Date: 22nd July 2015

Re: Riccarton Local Bill

This is an addendum to the main Riccarton Racecourse Bill: Update report.It reflects further information provided by MBIE officials since that report was finalised.

Background1. Council staff received a copy of the revised Local Bill from MBIE officials on 14 July 2015, and with that

information prepared the appended staff report.

2. As part of the steps required to prepare the appended staff report, Council staff requested that MBIE officialsprovide the written approval of the Trustees to the updated Local Bill. The intention had been for thisapproval to have been inserted as Attachment 3 to the appended staff report to give Councillors assurancethat the revised Local Bill enjoyed the Trustees' support.

New Information3. Subsequent to receiving the revised Local Bill, and writing the appended staff report, Council staff were

advised by MBIE officials late on Friday 17 July 2015, that the form of the revised Local Bill had not beenagreed with the Trustees and that the Trustees wished to make a number of changes. As a consequence it isnow apparent that the revised Local Bill attached to the appended staff report is not in fact the final version,and that the final version will not now be available until MBIE and the Trustees conclude their negotiations.

4. Given that it is not expected that these negotiations will be concluded by the time of the Council meeting on23 July 2015, and that the final form of the revised Local Bill will not be available, it is clear that therecommendations contained in the appended staff report require amendment to accommodate the changedcircumstances.

5. Council staff have been provided with very brief details of the issues expected to be discussed by MBIEofficials and the Trustees, and most, in the context of the Riccarton Racecourse development project, appearto be relatively minor.

6. It would have been desirable, from the Council's perspective, to delay the Council's decision to promote therevised Local Bill until agreement was reached between MBIE and the Trustees and a final version wasavailable. However, to keep to the timeframes sought by MBIE and the minister it is recommended that theCouncil consider adopting the alternative staff recommendations set out below.

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Revised Staff recommendation:

7. That the Council resolve as follows:

a. To promote the Riccarton Racecourse Bill to Parliament; andb. Subject to (c), to approve the form of the Riccarton Racecourse Bill as attached to the report

considered by the Council on 23 July 2015;c. Recognising that the final form of the Bill is yet to be agreed between officials of the Ministry of

Business Innovation and Employment and the Trustees of the Christchurch Racecourse ReserveTrustees, to:

i. authorise any changes to the draft Bill referred to in (b) that are consistent with theRiccarton Racecourse development project; and

ii. delegate to the Mayor and the Chief Executive the authority to agree on the final form of theRiccarton Racecourse Bill on behalf of the Council;

d. Authorise the Chief Executive to:i. Take such steps as are necessary to promote the Bill (once the final form is agreed)

through the Parliamentary process, including signing the declaration for a local Bill andany other documentation required on behalf of the Council; and

ii. Make such changes to the Bill as are required as a result of the Parliamentary process;and

iii. Make a submission on behalf of the Council in favour of the Bill.

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