Key decisions from today’s Council meeting

Christchurch City Council met today and made the following key decisions:

Funding to assist homeless
The Council agreed to allocate up to $130,000 from its Housing Fund towards reducing homelessness in Christchurch. The Council will enter into arrangements with a number of registered community housing providers and the Ministry of Social Development to lease private rental properties for vulnerable elderly and young people. Other community and non-government organisations will work with the housing providers to offer support services to tenants.

Draft waste bylaws approved for consultation
The Council gave its go-ahead to consult on two draft waste bylaws from 11 June – the draft Cleanfill and Waste Handling Operations Bylaw 2015 and the Draft Trade Waste Bylaw 2015. A key change proposed under the new Trade Waste Bylaw is a reduction in the maximum level of animal and vegetable fats that can be discharged into the public sewer system. The change could mean that businesses need to clean out grease traps more frequently or put in place better fat-collection facilities to comply with the bylaw.

Grant for Residential Advisory Service
The Council unanimously agreed to grant $50,000 towards the cost of operating the Residential Advisory Service for 2015/16. The grant will be met from the Christchurch Mayoral Relief Fund.

Alcohol policy a step closer
The Council voted to publicly notify the city's provisional Local Alcohol Policy. The provisional Local Alcohol Policy will be publicly notified through newspaper advertisements and on the Council's website. People who have made submissions are able to appeal to the national Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority. Once those appeals are resolved, the Council can adopt its local alcohol policy.

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