Governing Body
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Governing Body held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Thursday, 14 August 2014 at 3.00pm.
Mayor |
Len Brown, JP |
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Deputy Mayor |
Penny Hulse |
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Councillors |
Cr Anae Arthur Anae |
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Cr Cameron Brewer |
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Cr Dr Cathy Casey |
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Cr Bill Cashmore |
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Cr Chris Darby |
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Cr Hon Christine Fletcher, QSO |
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Cr Denise Krum |
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Cr Mike Lee |
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Cr Calum Penrose |
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Cr Dick Quax |
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Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE |
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Cr Wayne Walker |
From 3.12pm, Item 11 |
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Cr John Watson |
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Cr Penny Webster |
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Cr George Wood, CNZM |
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APOLOGIES
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Cr Alf Filipaina |
For absence |
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Cr Ross Clow |
For absence |
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Cr Linda Cooper |
For absence |
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Cr Sharon Stewart |
For absence |
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Governing Body 14 August 2014 |
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1 Affirmation
There was no affirmation.
2 Apologies
Resolution number GB/2014/77 MOVED by Mayor LCM Brown, seconded by Cr CE Brewer: That the Governing Body: a) accept the apologies from Crs AM Filipaina, RI Clow, LA Cooper and SL Stewart for absence.
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3 Declaration of Interest
There were no declarations of interest.
4 Confirmation of Minutes
Resolution number GB/2014/78 MOVED by Mayor LCM Brown, seconded by Cr CE Fletcher: That the Governing Body: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 31 July 2014, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.
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5 Acknowledgements and Achievements
There were no acknowledgements.
6 Petitions
There were no petitions.
7 Public Input
7.1 |
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The Mayor provided Mr Marinovich with the opportunity to speak at Item 11 - Resetting the rates for 2014/2015 under section 119 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002.
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8 Local Board Input
There was no local board input.
9 Extraordinary Business
There was no extraordinary business.
10 Notices of Motion
There were no notices of motion.
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Resetting the rates for 2014/2015 under section 119 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 |
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Cr WD Walker entered the meeting at 3.12 pm.
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Mr Marinovich (Item 7.1 – Public Input) was invited to speak to the meeting regarding this item after staff provided input.
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Clause c) i) was put separately, by division, after the other clauses.
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Resolution number GB/2014/79 MOVED by Mayor LCM Brown, seconded by Cr MP Webster: That the Governing Body: a) determine, in accordance with section 119 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002, that it is desirable to set the 2014/2015 rates again because of an irregularity in setting the rates on 26 June 2014. b) accordingly revoke subclauses a(i) to (xiii) of Resolution Number GB/2014/57, setting of the rates for the 2014/2015 financial year, carried at the meeting of the Governing Body held on 26 June 2014. c) resolve to set the following rates under the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 for the 2014/2015 financial year (starting 1 July 2014), in place of the rates in the revoked subclauses: ii) that a general rate be set for all rateable land based on the capital value of the land and at different rates in the dollar for different categories of land as set out in the table below:
iii) that a Waste Management targeted rate be set differentially for different categories of land at different fixed amounts as set out in the table below:
[Note - details of the waste service available in the various parts of Auckland can be found in the council’s waste management and minimisation plan.]
iv) that a City Centre targeted rate be set for all rateable land in the urban business differential category, as defined for the purposes of the general rate, in the central area, of an amount of $0.00212431 (including GST) per dollar of the capital value of the rating unit
v) that Business Improvement District targeted rates be set for all rateable land in the business differential categories, as defined for the purposes of the general rate, within the defined Business Improvement District area, as set out in the table below:
vi) that the Otara-Papatoetoe and Mangere-Otahuhu swimming pool targeted rates be set for all rateable land in the residential differential categories, as defined for the purposes of the general rate, located in the respective Māngere–Ōtāhuhu Local Board and Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board areas as set out in the table below:
vii) that the Riverhaven Drive targeted rate be set on the properties in Riverhaven Drive which benefit from the construction of a road that gives access to the properties, of an amount of $10,317.02 (including GST) per rating unit viii) that the Glorit Flood Gate Restoration targeted rate be set on the three properties detailed below, based on the area of land within the rating unit benefiting from the facility (as assessed by council), of an amount set out in the table below:
ix) that the Waitakere Rural Sewerage targeted rate be set for all land in the district of the former Waitakere City Council which has an on-site waste management system and in respect of which the council has available the service of pumping out the system and which is scheduled to take place within the 3-year period commencing 1 July 2014, of an amount of $181.50 (including GST) for each such service (one per on-site waste management system).
x) that the Retro-fit Your Home targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance under the Retro-fit your home scheme, at different levels for each year that the ratepayer has started repaying the financial assistance by this targeted rate, of an amount set out in the table below:
xi) that the Kumeu Huapai Riverhead Wastewater targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance to connect to the Kumeu Huapai Riverhead pressurised wastewater scheme, of an amount based on the extent of that financial assistance and calculated as $0.12686375 (including GST) of the outstanding balance (dollars) as at 1 July 2014.
xii) that the Point Wells Wastewater targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance to connect to a pressure wastewater collection system in Point Wells, of an amount per separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit based on the extent of the financial assistance as shown in the following table:
xiii) that the Jackson Crescent Wastewater targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance to connect to a wastewater collection scheme in the Jackson Crescent, Martins Bay areas, of an amount of $608.88 (including GST) per rating unit.
d) to avoid any doubt, confirm the following resolutions made on 26 June 2014: i) in 2014/2015 the rates be due in four instalments as set out in the table below:
ii) a penalty of 10 per cent of any portion of any instalment of rates (assessed in 2014/2015) that is not paid by the due date for payment of that instalment be added to the amount of unpaid rates. (The penalty will be added on the day following the due date.)
iii) a further penalty of 10 percent of any rates assessed in any financial year prior to 1 July 2014 that remain unpaid on 4 July 2014, be added on 5 July 2014.
iv) a further penalty of 10 percent of any rates to which a penalty has been added under resolution (iii) if those rates are unpaid on 4 January 2015, be added on 5 January 2015
v) the discount for the early payment of rates be set at 1.1 percent of the 2014/2015 rates if those rates, together with any outstanding prior years’ rates and penalties, are paid in full on or before the due date of the first instalment
vi) the non-business decrease cap at minus three percent for 2014/2015 for the Rates transition management policy. Note: Resolutions a(xiv) to a(xviii) and (b) made on 26 June 2014 have been renumbered in this report.
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Resolution number GB/2014/80 MOVED by Mayor LCM Brown, seconded by Cr MP Webster: That the Governing Body: c) resolve to set the following rates under the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 for the 2014/2015 financial year (starting 1 July 2014), in place of the rates in the revoked subclauses: i) that a Uniform Annual General Charge be set, for all rateable land, at $373.35 (including GST) per separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:
The motion was declared carried by 14 votes to 3. |
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For clarity, the full resolution was as follows: That the Governing Body: a) determine, in accordance with section 119 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002, that it is desirable to set the 2014/2015 rates again because of an irregularity in setting the rates on 26 June 2014. b) accordingly revoke subclauses a(i) to (xiii) of Resolution Number GB/2014/57, setting of the rates for the 2014/2015 financial year, carried at the meeting of the Governing Body held on 26 June 2014. c) resolve to set the following rates under the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 for the 2014/2015 financial year (starting 1 July 2014), in place of the rates in the revoked subclauses: i) that a Uniform Annual General Charge be set, for all rateable land, at $373.35 (including GST) per separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit ii) that a general rate be set for all rateable land based on the capital value of the land and at different rates in the dollar for different categories of land as set out in the table below:
iii) that a Waste Management targeted rate be set differentially for different categories of land at different fixed amounts as set out in the table below:
[Note - details of the waste service available in the various parts of Auckland can be found in the council’s waste management and minimisation plan.]
iv) that a City Centre targeted rate be set for all rateable land in the urban business differential category, as defined for the purposes of the general rate, in the central area, of an amount of $0.00212431 (including GST) per dollar of the capital value of the rating unit
v) that Business Improvement District targeted rates be set for all rateable land in the business differential categories, as defined for the purposes of the general rate, within the defined Business Improvement District area, as set out in the table below:
vi) that the Otara-Papatoetoe and Mangere-Otahuhu swimming pool targeted rates be set for all rateable land in the residential differential categories, as defined for the purposes of the general rate, located in the respective Māngere–Ōtāhuhu Local Board and Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board areas as set out in the table below:
vii) that the Riverhaven Drive targeted rate be set on the properties in Riverhaven Drive which benefit from the construction of a road that gives access to the properties, of an amount of $10,317.02 (including GST) per rating unit viii) that the Glorit Flood Gate Restoration targeted rate be set on the three properties detailed below, based on the area of land within the rating unit benefiting from the facility (as assessed by council), of an amount set out in the table below:
ix) that the Waitakere Rural Sewerage targeted rate be set for all land in the district of the former Waitakere City Council which has an on-site waste management system and in respect of which the council has available the service of pumping out the system and which is scheduled to take place within the 3-year period commencing 1 July 2014, of an amount of $181.50 (including GST) for each such service (one per on-site waste management system).
x) that the Retro-fit Your Home targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance under the Retro-fit your home scheme, at different levels for each year that the ratepayer has started repaying the financial assistance by this targeted rate, of an amount set out in the table below:
xi) that the Kumeu Huapai Riverhead Wastewater targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance to connect to the Kumeu Huapai Riverhead pressurised wastewater scheme, of an amount based on the extent of that financial assistance and calculated as $0.12686375 (including GST) of the outstanding balance (dollars) as at 1 July 2014.
xii) that the Point Wells Wastewater targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance to connect to a pressure wastewater collection system in Point Wells, of an amount per separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit based on the extent of the financial assistance as shown in the following table:
xiii) that the Jackson Crescent Wastewater targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance to connect to a wastewater collection scheme in the Jackson Crescent, Martins Bay areas, of an amount of $608.88 (including GST) per rating unit.
d) to avoid any doubt, confirm the following resolutions made on 26 June 2014: i) in 2014/2015 the rates be due in four instalments as set out in the table below:
ii) a penalty of 10 per cent of any portion of any instalment of rates (assessed in 2014/2015) that is not paid by the due date for payment of that instalment be added to the amount of unpaid rates. (The penalty will be added on the day following the due date.)
iii) a further penalty of 10 percent of any rates assessed in any financial year prior to 1 July 2014 that remain unpaid on 4 July 2014, be added on 5 July 2014.
iv) a further penalty of 10 percent of any rates to which a penalty has been added under resolution (iii) if those rates are unpaid on 4 January 2015, be added on 5 January 2015
v) the discount for the early payment of rates be set at 1.1 percent of the 2014/2015 rates if those rates, together with any outstanding prior years’ rates and penalties, are paid in full on or before the due date of the first instalment
vi) the non-business decrease cap at minus three percent for 2014/2015 for the Rates transition management policy. Note: Resolutions a(xiv) to a(xviii) and (b) made on 26 June 2014 were renumbered in the agenda report. CARRIED |
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Adoption of amendment to the Local Boards Funding Policy: Recommendation from the Budget Committee |
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Resolution number GB/2014/81 MOVED by Cr MP Webster, seconded by Cr WB Cashmore: That the Governing Body: a) adopt the amendment to the Local Boards Funding Policy.
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13 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
3.18 pm The Chairperson thanked Members for their attendance and attention to business and declared the meeting closed.
CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF THE Governing Body HELD ON
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