I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee will be held on:
Date: Time: Meeting Room: Venue:
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Tuesday, 9 September 2014 9.30am Reception
Lounge, Level 2 |
Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee
OPEN AGENDA
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MEMBERSHIP
Chairperson |
Cr Hon Christine Fletcher, QSO |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Cr Calum Penrose |
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Members |
Mayor Len Brown, JP (Ex-officio) |
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Cr Dr Cathy Casey |
Cr Dick Quax |
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Cr Bill Cashmore |
Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM |
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Cr Ross Clow |
Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE |
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Cr Chris Darby |
Cr John Watson |
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Cr Alf Filipaina |
Member Glenn Wilcox |
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Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse (Ex-officio) |
Member Karen Wilson |
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Cr Mike Lee |
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(Quorum 8 members)
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Tam White Democracy Advisor
3 September 2014
Contact Telephone: (09) 307 7253 Email: tam.white@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
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TERMS OF REFERENCE
Areas of Activity
· Provision of regional facilities and open space
· Regional frameworks for local facility and open space provision
· Encouraging healthy lifestyles through participation in sport and recreation sectors
· Facilitating partnerships and collaborative funding models across the sport and recreation sectors
· Performing the delegation made by the Governing Body to the former Parks, Recreation and Heritage Forum, under resolution GB/2012/157 in relation to the Dog Policy
Responsibilities
Within the specified area of activity the Committee is responsible for:
· In accordance with the work programme agreed with the parent committee, developing strategy and policy, including any agreed community consultation, to recommend to the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee
· Acting as a community interface for consultation on policies and as a forum for raising community concerns, while ensuring community engagement is complementary to that undertaken by local boards
· Making decisions within delegated powers
Powers
All powers necessary to perform the Committee’s responsibilities
Except:
(a) powers that the Governing Body cannot delegate or has retained to itself (see Governing Body responsibilities)
(b) where the Committee’s responsibility is limited to making a recommendation only
(c) where a matter is the responsibility of another committee or a local board
(d) the approval of expenditure that is not contained within approved budgets
(e) the approval of expenditure of more than $2 million other than for land purchases which shall have a limit of $5 million
(f) the approval of final policy
(g) deciding significant matters for which there is high public interest and which are controversial
(h) the commissioning of reports on new policy where that policy programme of work has not been approved by the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee
Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee 09 September 2014 |
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ITEM TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
1 Apologies 5
2 Declaration of Interest 5
3 Confirmation of Minutes 5
4 Petitions 5
5 Public Input 5
6 Local Board Input 5
7 Extraordinary Business 5
8 Notices of Motion 6
9 Parks, Sports & Recreation - Manager's Report 7
10 Proposal to vest land for regional park purposes at Te Arai 11
11 Sports Field Capacity Development Programme - Annual Report 39
12 Request to grant right of way easements over regional parkland at Cornwallis 57
13 Proposed Reserves Act classification for part of Stadium Reserve, Papatoetoe 77
14 Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Six Month Report 113
15 Takapuna Beach Reserve - Information on classification of Lot 1 DP 18501 under the Reserves Act 1977 and vesting of road ends as Local Purpose (Esplanade) Reserves under the Local Government Act 1974 129
16 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
PUBLIC EXCLUDED
17 Procedural Motion to Exclude the Public 151
C1 Te Tiriti/Treaty Settlements related to Hunua Ranges and Shakespear Regional Parks 151
C2 Acquisition of land for open space purposes in Manurewa 151
C3 Acquisition of land for recreation reserve in Pukekohe 152
1 Apologies
Apologies from Cr CM Casey and Mayor LCM Brown have been received.
2 Declaration of Interest
Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other external interest they might have.
3 Confirmation of Minutes
That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 5 August 2014, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record. |
4 Petitions
At the close of the agenda no requests to present petitions had been received.
5 Public Input
Standing Order 3.21 provides for Public Input. Applications to speak must be made to the Committee Secretary, in writing, no later than two (2) working days prior to the meeting and must include the subject matter. The meeting Chairperson has the discretion to decline any application that does not meet the requirements of Standing Orders. A maximum of thirty (30) minutes is allocated to the period for public input with five (5) minutes speaking time for each speaker.
At the close of the agenda no requests for public input had been received.
6 Local Board Input
Standing Order 3.22 provides for Local Board Input. The Chairperson (or nominee of that Chairperson) is entitled to speak for up to five (5) minutes during this time. The Chairperson of the Local Board (or nominee of that Chairperson) shall wherever practical, give two (2) days notice of their wish to speak. The meeting Chairperson has the discretion to decline any application that does not meet the requirements of Standing Orders.
This right is in addition to the right under Standing Order 3.9.14 to speak to matters on the agenda.
The Chairperson, Devonport-Takapuna Local Board will speak under item 15 of the agenda.
7 Extraordinary Business
Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:
“An item that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt with at that meeting if-
(a) The local authority by resolution so decides; and
(b) The presiding member explains at the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public,-
(i) The reason why the item is not on the agenda; and
(ii) The reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting.”
Section 46A(7A) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:
“Where an item is not on the agenda for a meeting,-
(a) That item may be discussed at that meeting if-
(i) That item is a minor matter relating to the general business of the local authority; and
(ii) the presiding member explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public, that the item will be discussed at the meeting; but
(b) no resolution, decision or recommendation may be made in respect of that item except to refer that item to a subsequent meeting of the local authority for further discussion.”
8 Notices of Motion
At the close of the agenda no requests for notices of motion had been received.
Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee 09 September 2014 |
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Parks, Sports & Recreation - Manager's Report
File No.: CP2014/18977
Purpose
1. To update the committee on activities undertaken by the Department of Parks Sport and Recreation to support implementation of plans and policies of Auckland Council.
Executive summary
2. This report has been written to update the Committee across a range of issues and progress with respect to approved work programmes.
That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: a) receive the update report from the Manager – Parks Sport and Recreation. |
Comments
Operations Stability – Achievements and Highlights
3. The Sturges Park Project, led by the Local Board and involving community volunteers has been recognised by Auckland Council as a leading example of Engaging and Enabling Communities.
4. Volunteer planting days occurred every week in a range of locations on local parks across the city throughout the month of July.
5. One of these community planting days was undertaken with Forest and Bird with the aim of restoring the natural habitat for Fernbird on Harbourview Orangihina Reserve - Te Atatu. There are currently seven breeding pairs of Fernbirds and the plan is to further extend the habitat around the northern edge to encourage population growth. (Picture below)
6. Responsibility for Project Twin Streams has been transferred from the stormwater team within the Department of Infrastructure and Environment to western parks team. A maintenance contractor has been engaged to continue to work with community groups to maintain the great work undertaken by our communities on improving the water quality and the health of the waterways and esplanades.
7. The process to prepare a Master Plan for Colin Maiden Park has commenced with a successful open day being held on Saturday 2nd August. The overwhelming feedback from the day was that Colin Maiden Park is a highly valued space. A needs analysis is underway to inform the first stage of the planning process as to what if any new codes/users should be accommodated at the park.
8. Following storms on 10 and 11 June a deliberate choice was made to retain a much cherished eucalyptus tree in Grey Lynn Park as the basis of a natural playground. The root plate has been pruned and tidied up and surrounded in mulch, creating a wonderful addition to this impromptu playground.
9. Workshops have been held with (1) Chief Executives of National Sports Organisations and (2) representatives from across the Auckland Sport and Recreation Sector to ensure awareness of actions, programs and directions of Council together with how the sector can further their joint work on resolving shared challenges.
10. The Department has participated in a joint workshop involving Auckland Council and the Department of Conservation (DOC). Key issues included the proposed transfer of Maungauika (North Head) from DOC, workforce development and optimizing park management between the two agencies.
11. Staff have been active participants in the Seachange Project which is a process leading to a Hauraki Gulf Marine Spatial Plan.
12. We are working with Auckland Transport (AT) with respect to managing AT sponsored projects such as cycleways which run through parks. This reflects an approach by Auckland Transport that such projects that serve transport objectives need not be located within road reserves.
13. Council’s Southern Initiative team led a successful bid for a multi-year Ministry of Health contract to deliver family health initiatives by way of promoting physical activity. The Department’s Pools and Leisure team formed part of the coalition involved in the bid. Other members were the Tamaki Collective and a public health provider. The project will accelerate changes to promote greater physical activity for populations across Manukau and Manurewa Papakura Wards.
14. Staff and contractors are gearing up for the peak demands over the spring growth and summer seasons. This includes recruitment of seasonal staff. This year we shall also recruit five new graduates as part of Council’s graduate program.
15. The third reading of the Ngā Mana Whenua o Tamaki Makaurau Collective Redress Bill occurred on the 24 July 2014. A number of council representatives attended the reading along with members of the Tamaki Collective.
16. Public and volunteer tree planting programs all completed for the season, with approximately 55,000 trees planted across Tawharanui, Shakespear, Long Bay and Scandrett Regional Parks.
17. Took possession of a property recently purchased as an addition to the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park.
18. Lloyd Elsmore Park Pool and Leisure Centre started its new group fitness timetable on Monday 13 August. A very successful launch was held on 9 August which showcased some of the new classes on offer and has seen immediate growth in membership and visitation to the centre.
19. Over the last few months Leisure has been working alongside Birkdale Beach Haven Community Project to take over the operations of the Beach Haven and Birkdale Childcare Centres. Early Childcare Centre team now cater to 700+ families in our community and have had three successful ERO reports completed this year.
20. Three YMCA staff were honoured at the inaugural I Am Auckland Awards recently. Delivering the youth Programme – Raise Up.
21. Leisure launched its Game Plan for Leisure in July which is our plan to “inspire Aucklanders to be active”.
Issues / Challenges
22. A second successive summer drought, combined with an extensive ongoing sports field development programme, has created challenges to effectively manage utilization of playing fields and relationships with sports clubs across southern districts of the City. Our staff working with Local Boards have been engaging with clubs around these issues.
23. Urban development and subdivision is accelerating especially in the north and south. Our staff are actively involved in the identification and acquisition of open space for local reserves that will serve future populations. We are challenged to speed up decision making in order to meet statutory requirements associated with consent requirements.
24. A series of storms in July caused substantial erosion to beaches on the Northern regional parks and toppled and damaged trees across a wide area. Contractors and staff have been focused on clean-up work and restoring damage especially beach access ways.
Health & Safety
25. An investigation is underway with respect to a severe injury accident to a contractor operating machinery as part of the Myers Park upgrade.
26. A review is underway of records concerning trips and falls across parks and pools seeking to identify problem areas.
27. Working with Surf Lifesaving NZ to identify and implement appropriate risk management measures for a new property at Te Ahu Ahu Rd in the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park. This is intended to be implemented prior to the summer season.
Projects
28. A community event marked the opening of the QBE artificial sports fields in Albany. The new facility is a multi-purpose artificial sportsfield which provides for one full sized field and one 3 quarter field.
29. A sod turning event occurred at Myers Park in mid-July to mark the commencement of the project that sees the removal and replacement of the playground and upgrade to the entrances. Beautification work has also occurred over the last two planting seasons.
30. The Whau Coastal River Walkway project was launched. The 12km walkway / cycleway will link New Lynn to Te Atatu and is a joint project led by the local community – in particular Local Trusts, Local Community and Environmental groups together with the Whau and Henderson Massey Local Boards.
Consideration
Local board views and implications
31. There has been no specific engagement with Local Boards in relation to this update report. Local Board views are sought with regard to specific operational delivery within the work programme, and these views are reported as and when those specific projects are reported.
Māori impact statement
32. Parks Sports and Recreation is of significant importance to tangata whenua, their culture and traditions. Sites of significance to tangata whenua are an important part of their heritage, established through whakapapa.
33. The activities identified in the report will have varying degrees of impact upon Māori, and staff have or will engage directly with Māori where appropriate. Where these matters are reported separately to council, then issues affecting Māori are specifically covered. As a summary of the unit’s activities, this report does not address these matters specifically.
34. Where appropriate, Parks Sports and Recreation will engage with Māori on particular projects and programmes and/or advise other departments where activities may impact upon Māori values.
35. There are no specific Māori impacts in relation to this update report. Māori impacts with regard to specific operational delivery programme are reported as and when those specific projects are reported.
36. Specific Māori projects this month include:
· Preparation for the inaugural meeting of the Tupuna Maunga o Tamaki Makaurau Authority scheduled for mid-August
· Blessing and unveiling of carving at Onepoto Domain.
37. Work is underway to prepare an operating practice note concerning cultural harvesting from parkland. This will build on existing practices.
Implementation
38. No issues.
There are no attachments for this report.
Signatories
Authors |
Ian Maxwell - Manager Parks, Sports & Recreation |
Authorisers |
Dean Kimpton - Chief Operating Officer |
Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee 09 September 2014 |
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Proposal to vest land for regional park purposes at Te Arai
File No.: CP2014/18096
Purpose
1. To seek the approval of the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee to accept the vesting in council, at no cost, of land for regional park purposes in Te Arai North.
Executive summary
2. Te Arai Coastal Lands Limited (TACL) is a joint venture that includes Te Uri O Hau in respect to the 616ha of land known as Te Arai North located between the Te Arai Point and Mangawhai Wildlife Reserve. In 2011, TACL lodged Private Plan Change 166 (Te Arai) to the Auckland Council District Plan (Rodney Section) 2011
3. A consent order in relation to the plan change was approved by the Environment Court on 26 July 2014. The plan change adds provisions to the District Plan to enable a rural-residential subdivision of 43 lots (with 3 balance lots) in exchange for the vesting some 196ha of land for reserve.
4. The reserve land enabled by the plan change is contiguous with council’s Te Arai regional park land, and provides a significant expansion of the ecological, landscape and recreational values of the existing regional park. An assessment of the land against councils Parks and Open Space Acquisition Policy indicates the proposed reserve land is a high priority acquisition.
5. Council has received a proposal from TACL to vest the proposed reserve land in council. The land would vest at no cost. The proposal also addresses development and management of the reserve land, and proposes both a short term investment and long term contribution from TACL towards the development and management of the reserve land.
That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: a) approve the vesting of approximately 196ha of land in Te Arai North, as identified and provided for in Plan Change 166, for the purposes of regional park, subject to the completion of an appropriate agreement with Te Arai Coastal Lands Limited, which will: i) identify the final area and boundaries of the land to vest ii) specify and enable the management of the vested regional park land by Te Arai Coastal Land Limited for an initial two year management period following vesting iii) specify and enable the delivery of any works required by Plan Change 166 by Te Arai Coastal Land Limited within the vested regional park land subsequent to the initial two year management period iv) specify and enable the ongoing contribution by Te Arai Coastal Land Limited towards the management of the regional park land subsequent to the initial two year management period. b) delegate the approval of the final area and boundaries of the land to vest and the appropriate terms and conditions of the agreement between council and Te Arai Coastal Lands Limited to the Manager Parks Sport and Recreation and General Counsel. |
Comments
Te Arai North and Plan Change 166
6. Te Arai Coastal Lands Limited (TACL) is a joint venture that includes Te Uri o Hau in respect to the 616ha of land known as Te Arai North located between the Te Arai Point and the Mangawhai Wildlife Reserve. The land was purchased by Te Uri o Hau as commercial redress land as part of its Treaty of Waitangi settlement.
7. In 2011, TACL lodged Private Plan Change 166 (Te Arai) to the Auckland Council District Plan (Rodney Section) 2011. The plan change adds provisions to the District Plan to enable rural-residential subdivision of 43 lots (with 3 balance lots) in exchange for the vesting of approximately 196ha of land for reserve.
8. A hearing was held in October 2013 and the independent commissioner released decisions on submissions in November 2013. The decision was appealed by the New Zealand Fairy Tern Charitable Trust and the Te Arai Beach Preservation Society Incorporated.
9. Court assisted mediation occurred in March/April 2014 and the parties were able to agree to a consent order that was subsequently approved by the Environment Court on 26 July 2014. The changes to the provisions are considered to reduce the proposal’s effects on the environment and the changes were endorsed by Auckland Council’s Hearings Committee in April 2014 (HEA/2014/41).
10. The Auckland Development Committee approved Plan Change 166 (PC166) at its meeting of 14 August 2014, and authorised staff to complete the required statutory processes to make the plan change operative.
Potential extension to Te Arai regional park land
11. The land subject to PC166 stretches between the council owned and administered Te Arai regional park land in the south and the Department of Conservation owned and administered Mangawhai Wildlife Reserve to the north (refer Attachment A). The proposed reserve land enabled by PC166 includes some 196ha of land that links these two existing public reserve areas.
12. The proposed reserve land includes the provision of a continuous reserve strip along the dune system of Te Arai Beach, and extends inland on either side of the Te Arai Stream.
13. The land offers a range of regionally significant ecological and landscape values, and offers the opportunity for the future development of a network of recreational trails. The 196ha of land being offered through PC166 provides a significant expansion of the ecological, landscape and recreational values of councils existing 87ha of land within the adjacent Te Arai regional park land.
14. At its meeting of 10 June 2014, the Parks, Recreation and Sports Committee considered a report relating to the councils regional park acquisition programme. That report identified the Te Arai land as a potential future addition to the regional park network, and included an assessment of the land against councils Parks and Open Space Acquisition Policy (refer Attachment C). As noted in that report, the property has been assessed as a high priority for acquisition.
15. It should be noted that council is under no obligation to accept vesting of the proposed reserve land. However, on the basis of the assessment as a high priority acquisition, with particular reference to the regionally significant ecological and landscape values and opportunity for recreational trails, staff recommend accepting the proposed vesting of reserve land.
Future reserve management proposal
16. PC166 places a range of obligations on TACL in relation to the short term management of the whole site (i.e. 616ha) and the long term management of the balance land to be retained in private ownership following vesting of the reserve. This includes the preparation of a Comprehensive Site Management Plan (CSMP), which encompasses a number of specific plans (e.g. Shorebird Management Plan, Vegetation Management Plan, Community Consultation Plan). PC166 also obligates TACL to provide a ranger for the site to assist in the implementation of the CSMP.
17. Council has received a proposal from TACL for the future management of the reserve land identified in Plan Change 166 (refer Attachment B). The proposal builds on the management obligations for the wider site that PC166 places on TACL, and proposes a long term partnership approach for the future management of the reserve land. Table 1 below summarises the key features of TACL’s proposal.
18. Table 1 – Key features of TACL Reserve Management Proposal
First 2 years following reserve vesting |
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TACL would: · Continue to manage the reserve land · Employ a ranger and establish the necessary support facilities for that role, including a ranger base, vehicle, and necessary tools to effectively undertake plant and animal pest and ecological management activities · Undertake works within the reserve area involving pine removal and revegetation |
Auckland Council would: · Undertake a management planning process for the reserve land in accordance with the Regional Parks Management Plan 2010. · The management planning process would determine the nature of future development and management activities in the reserve |
From Year 3 following reserve vesting |
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TACL would: · Continue to fund a ranger (and associated support facilities), and provide ongoing funding for the implementation of the Comprehensive Site Management Plan · The TACL funded ranger would have primary responsibility for work on the private land, but it is envisaged that that council and TACL would enter into an agreement whereby both the ranger activities and funding continued to contribute to the management of the reserve land |
Auckland Council would: · Undertake any additional management or development activities on the reserve land over and above those undertaken by the TACL ranger. · The extent and nature of those additional activities and the associated costs will be determined through the reserve management plan process and will be subject to funding being made available through the appropriate Annual Plan and Long Term Plan processes |
19. Figure 1 below illustrates the future cost/activity sharing between TACL and council as proposed by TACL. The estimated figures used for the illustration are based on those included in TACL’s proposal and an initial estimate of possible costs to council from year 3 following vesting. It is important to note that the actual cost to council will be determined during the reserve management planning process and will be subject to funding being made available through the appropriate Annual Plan and Long Term Plan processes.
Figure 1 – Proposed activity and cost sharing for Te Arai land (private and reserve)
Consideration
Local board views and implications
20. The Rodney Local Board lodged a submission as part of the plan change process seeking that the plan change be declined. The submission stated the Rodney Local Board supports the provision of reserves in Auckland, but not as a tradeoff for development at Te Arai.
21. The Local Board’s views on the proposed reserve vesting in light of the recent Environment Court consent order approving Plan Change 166 are being sought at its meeting of 8 September 2014 and will be will be available for consideration by the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee.
Maori impact statement
22. The Te Uri o Hau Claims Settlement Act 2002 established the rohe of Te Uri o Hau over the Te Arai north forest block which is the area subject to PC166. The site was sold to Te Uri o Hau for commercial redress as part of their settlement agreement with the Crown.
23. The plan change provides a subdivision and development entitlement for the land. The implementation of the plan change has the potential for a range of positive effects for Te Uri o Hau in terms of socio-economic development.
24. Te Uri o Hau is a joint venture partner of TACL, and has been represented throughout the plan change process and subsequent discussions with staff regarding the potential vesting and future management of the reserve. Te Uri o Hau has indicated a desire to continue to be involved in determining the future development and management approach for the reserve land following vesting. Such ongoing involvement is enabled and supported by the Regional Parks Management Plan.
25. Ngati Manuhiri, a hapu of Ngati Wai, has an interest in the Te Arai south forest block. Ngati Manuhiri lodged a submission in support of the plan change.
Implementation
26. Implementation issues are broadly described in the body of the report. Should the committee approve the vesting of the proposed reserve land, council would then continue to work closely with TACL to prepare appropriate legal documentation that would enable the change of ownership and subsequent role of TACL in the ongoing development and management of the reserve land.
27. The process for reserve management planning for additions to the regional park network is set out in the Regional Park Management Plan 2010 (Section 16.2). It is intended that council would undertake an appropriate management planning process within two years of the reserve vesting.
28. The extent and nature of future development and management of the proposed reserve land and the associated costs will be determined through the reserve management plan process and will be subject to funding being made available through the appropriate Annual Plan and Long-term Plan processes.
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aView |
Proposed reserve plans |
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bView |
Te Arai Coastal Lands Trust vesting and management proposal |
21 |
cView |
Te Arai Acquisition Assessment |
27 |
Signatories
Authors |
Rob Cairns - Manager Regionwide |
Authorisers |
Penny Pirrit - Regional & Local Planning Manager Ian Maxwell - Manager Parks, Sports & Recreation |
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Sports Field Capacity Development Programme - Annual Report
File No.: CP2014/19091
Purpose
1. To report on the delivery of the regionally funded 2013/14 Sports Field Capacity Development (SFCD) programme.
2. To seek endorsement of the 2014/15 SFCD programme.
Executive summary
3. Staff are reporting back to the Parks, Recreation and Sports Committee as requested in the minutes of the Parks Recreation and Heritage Forum meeting of 13 November 2012 (PH/2012/138).
4. The 2013/14 regionally funded SFCD projects were:
Local Board |
Sports Park |
Project |
Hibiscus-Bays |
Ashley Reserve |
1 artificial turf field + lights + 1 field lights |
Upper Harbour |
Stadium Domain |
0.5 artificial turf field + lights |
Henderson-Massey |
McLeod Park |
2 x fields lights |
Henderson-Massey |
Te Atatu South Park |
2 x fields lights |
Albert-Eden |
Nixon Park |
1 x artificial turf field +lights (note project deferred) |
5. The Nixon Park artificial turf field has been deferred pending completion of the required change to the Management Plan.
6. Total expenditure on the SFCD programme for the 2013/14 year was $11,975,377 of which $4,852,656 was from the regional SFCD fund.
2013/14 |
Budget |
Project actual |
Surplus / (Shortfall) |
Regionally funded |
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2013/14 regionally funded SFCD projects |
$4,258,372 |
$3,599,015 |
$660,357 |
Design and consent for 2014/15 projects |
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$514,985 |
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Additional costs to 2012/13 regionally funded projects |
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$627,901 |
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Other regional fund costs |
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$110,726 |
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Total regional SFCD funding |
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$4,852,656 |
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Local Board funding – capacity increase |
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$3,353,300 |
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Local Board funding - renewals |
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$3,769,451 |
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Total expenditure |
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$11,975,377 |
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7. Overall, the four completed regionally funded projects deliver an additional 66.5 playing hours per week against the projected 2022 shortfall of 2,984 hours per week. Once 2013/14 Local Board funded projects are included a total of 353 playing hours have been added.
8. Since its inception the SFCD programme has delivered 587 additional playing hours, of which 166.5 hours were provided by regionally funded SFCD projects.
9. The budget surplus of $660,357 from the regionally funded projects was returned to the regional SFCD fund for re-allocation to currently unfunded projects using the same methodology as was used to develop the programme.
10. Three regionally funded SFCD projects planned for 2014/15 are being deferred:
i. The artificial turf field at Fowlds Park is deferred due to delays caused by dealing with concerns raised by immediate neighbours
ii. Albert-Eden Local Board requested deferral of the sand field and lights at Owairaka Park
iii. Two sand fields and lights at Sunnynook Park have been deferred in line with a delay in a major stormwater project.
11. Lighting projects on fields at Red Beach Park, Ranui Domain, Margaret Griffen Reserve, Mt Richmond Park and Pt England Reserve, a sand carpet and lighting project at Ostend Domain and the design and consent stage of two sand fields and lights at Orakei Domain are being brought forward to take the place of the deferred projects.
12. The 2014/2015 SFCD programme will deliver an additional 202 playing hours per week, of which 92 hours will be funded by the regional fund.
That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: a) endorse the following changes to the 2014/2015 regionally funded projects in the Sports Field Capacity Development (SFCD) programme: i. defer the installation of 1 artificial turf field at Fowlds Park ii. defer the development of 1 sand field + lights at Owairaka Park iii. defer the development of 2 sand fields + lights at Sunnynook Park iv. bring forward to 2014/15 the development of 1 sand field + lights at Ostend Domain v. bring forward to 2014/15 Stage 1 (design and consent) of 2 sand fields + lights at Orakei Domain vi. bring forward the installation of 1 set of lights at each of: 1. Red Beach Park 2. Ranui Domain 3. Margaret Griffen Park 4. Pt England Reserve b) endorse the regionally funded projects in the 2014/2015 SFCD programme c) circulate this report to local boards for their information. |
Comments
13. The draft Sports Field Capacity Development Programme outlines the 10 year physical works programme to increase sports field capacity to meet current and/or 2022 projected capacity shortfall across the Auckland Region. The programme includes regionally funded SFCD projects and Local Board funded projects.
14. Council’s current Long Term Plan allocates an additional $84.95 million of regional funding towards increasing the capacity of sports fields, particularly for training.
15. In November 2012, the Parks, Recreation and Heritage Forum endorsed the regionally funded projects in the programme and recommended approval to the Regional Development and Operations Committee (PH/2012/138). The resolution included a number of reporting requirements as detailed below:
b. ‘notes that annual reviews of the programme will be undertaken that may result in the need for regionally funded projects to be rescheduled, changed or substituted should the opportunities to the council and sport collectively achieve the most practicable outcomes and efficiencies.
c. notes that where officers are proposing changes to the regionally funded programme as a result of annual reviews, impacted Local Boards will be consulted.
d. notes that, each year, officers will report to the Governing Body and seek confirmation of the programme for the following year.
e. notes that, each year officers will report to the Governing Body on budget variance on the previous year’s projects and request that any surplus or underspent project budgets be returned from Local board budgets to the regional fund for re-allocation to unfunded projects using the same methodology as that used to develop the draft programme’.
16. In December 2012 the Regional Development and Operations Committee approved the SFCD programme and confirmed the 2013/2014 regionally funded programme of work. (RDO/2012/249). The resolution included a number of delegations to council officers as detailed below:
a. ‘agrees that council officers be given discretion to deliver the programme within the budget envelope set for each year and to make necessary project scheduling changes to the programme in instances where projects are delayed.
d. agrees that a programme delivery approach be taken when implementing the projects, which will involve and require a level of budget re-alignment throughout the year and that officers be given discretion to deliver the projects within the budget envelope set for each year’.
17. In September 2013 the Parks, Recreation and Heritage Committee endorsed the regionally funded projects in the 2013/2014 programme of works including several amendments. (PH/2013/89)
2013/2014 projects
18. Council officers used their discretion to make the following changes to 2013/14 regionally funded SFCD projects.
Local Board |
Sports Park |
Change |
Reason for change |
Henderson Massey |
McLeod Park |
2 fields lights brought forward from 2016/17
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Budget efficiencies and reduced disruption to summer sport though combining with a Local Board funded project on an adjacent field. |
Orakei |
Michaels Avenue Reserve |
Install ball stop fencing, noise wall and enviropod for artificial field developed in 2013 |
Additional infrastructure required to meet resource consent conditions. |
Puketapapa |
Keith Hay Park |
1 field lights brought forward from 2020 |
Club planned to install temporary lighting that will be unusable when the future artificial field is installed. The project has been delayed as issues are worked through with Watercare regarding inundation on the site and the potential impact an artificial field might have on stormwater drainage and vice verse. |
19. A number of the 2013/14 year LTP funded capacity increase projects are not yet completed. Some of these fields will be ready for the upcoming summer season and the balance for the 2015 winter season. There are a number of reasons why these projects were not completed for the 2014 winter season including geotechnical issues, soil testing requirements, consenting delays or other site specific issues and work volumes
20. The 2013/2014 sports field capacity increase projects, as outlined in the table below, delivered an additional 196.5 playing hours per week for winter 2014, of which 66.5 hours were from regionally funded projects. A further 156.5 hours play will be available for winter 2015 from Local Board funded projects not yet completed.
Capacity increase projects completed before or during winter 2014 |
|||||
Local Board |
Sports Park |
Project |
Funding |
Capacity increase |
|
Hibiscus Bays |
Ashley Reserve |
1 artificial turf field + lights + 1 field lights |
SFCD |
26 |
|
Upper Harbour |
North Harbour Stadium |
½ artificial turf field + lights |
SFCD |
12.5 |
|
Henderson-Massey |
McLeod Park |
2 fields lights |
SFCD |
12 |
|
Henderson-Massey |
Te Atatu South Park |
2 fields lights |
SFCD |
16 |
|
Capacity increase funded through SFCD |
66.5 |
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|
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Hibiscus-Bays |
Ashley Reserve |
1 artificial turf field + lights |
LTP |
19 |
|
Upper Harbour |
North Harbour Stadium |
1 x artificial field |
LTP |
19 |
|
Upper Harbour |
Wainoni Park |
1 s sand field + lights |
LTP |
6 |
|
Henderson-Massey |
McLeod Park |
2 x sand fields + lights |
LTP |
13 |
|
Henderson-Massey |
Te Atatu South Park |
3.5 sand fields |
LTP |
8 |
|
Otara-Papatoetoe |
James Watson |
2 sand fields |
LTP |
10 |
|
Mangere-Otahuhu |
Mangere Centre Park |
1 x sand slits + irrigation |
LTP |
6 |
|
Papakura |
McLennan Park |
4 x sand fields |
LTP |
11 |
|
Otara-Papatoetoe |
Ngati Otara Park |
3 x sand fields |
LTP |
16 |
|
Otara-Papatoetoe |
Rongomai Reserve |
1 x new sand field + lights |
LTP |
22 |
|
Capacity increase funded through LTP |
130 |
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Total capacity increase added for winter 2014 from 2013/14 projects |
196.5 |
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Capacity increase projects part completed |
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Hibiscus-Bays |
Metro Park |
3 new fields – sand |
LTP |
24 |
|
Kaipatiki |
Birkenhead War Memorial |
1 x new lights |
LTP |
0 |
|
Orakei |
Glover Park |
3 x sand fields |
LTP |
6 |
|
Orakei |
Michaels Ave Reserve |
3.5 x sand fields + lights – |
LTP |
30.5 |
|
Maungakiekie-Tamaki |
Barrack Road |
2 x new fields – soil 1 x cricket wicket |
LTP |
16 |
|
Otara-Papatoetoe |
Hampton Park |
1 x new field – sand |
LTP |
6 |
|
Howick |
Lloyd Elsmore Park |
3 x sand fields |
LTP |
6 |
|
Papakura |
McLennan Park |
2 x new fields - sand |
LTP |
12 |
|
Papakura |
Opaheke Fields |
8 x new fields – soil |
LTP |
40 |
|
Maungakiekie-Tamaki |
Barrack Road |
2 x new fields – soil 1 x cricket wicket |
LTP |
16 |
|
Capacity increase available for winter 2015 from 2013/14 projects funded through LTP |
156.5 |
||||
Total capacity increase added from all 2013/14 projects |
353 |
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1 FFE = full field equivalent
21. In addition to the capacity increase projects a number of small regionally funded projects outlined in the table below were completed to provide alternate facilities for summer sport, particularly cricket. Delivery of the SFCD prorgramme happens in summer and these projects were necessary to ensure disruption to summer sports field users was kept to a manageable level.
Local Board |
Sports Park |
Project |
Funding |
Orakei |
Madills Farm |
Facilities for athletics |
SFCD |
Orakei |
Orakei Domain |
Installation of a new sight screen and work to ensure all wickets were playable |
SFCD |
Orakei |
Martyn Wilson Fields |
Provision of 3 cricket nets |
SFCD |
Maungakiekie-Tamaki |
Mt Wellington War Memorial Reserve |
Work to ensure all wickets were playable
|
SFCD |
Maungakiekie-Tamaki |
Pt England Reserve |
1 new concrete wicket and top on 1 existing concrete wickets
|
SFCD |
Waitemata |
Western Springs Outer Fields |
2 new concrete wickets
|
SFCD |
22. The regionally funded artificial field and floodlights for Nixon Park in the Albert Eden Local Board has been deferred pending completion of the change to the Nixon Park Management Plan.
23. In addition to the capacity increase projects, drainage and irrigation improvements, funded through Local Boards, were carried out on a small number of fields. Both drainage and irrigation, whilst not adding capacity, will improve the quality of the playing surface and lower field closure rates.
24. The SFCD regional fund, together Local Board funding, provides capacity to meet just over 80% of projected demand in 2022. Projects to increase capacity to meet 100% of projected demand have been identified as part of the programme (except in the Ponsonby, Herne Bay, and Mt Albert-Mt Eden area). The budget surplus on the regionally funded projects will be returned to the regional SFCD fund through the normal budget refresh process. The returned funds will be re-allocated to currently unfunded projects using the same methodology as was used to develop the programme.
25. Under the programme’s continuous improvement process learnings from each project are captured and are being used to update the design standards and up-skill officers, consultants and the industry.
26. Maintenance of artificial turf fields is critical to ensuring longevity of the carpet and meeting warranty requirements. Artificial turf maintenance specifications and standards have been developed with the turf suppliers helping to upskill council’s maintenance contractors. Memoranda of Understanding are being negotiated with clubs based on sports parks with artificial turf fields. Under these agreements the club undertakes and keeps records of the required daily inspections and reports any issues to council’s call centre.
27. The SFCD programme includes some sites that will require large volumes of fill. An investigation is being undertaken into the feasibility of using such sites as recipient sites for soil being removed when sand carpet or artificial turf fields are developed elsewhere.
2014/2015 Projects
28. Endorsement is sought to defer a number of regionally funded projects for the 2014/2015 year as outlined in the table below:
Project |
Change |
Reason for change |
Consultation |
Fowlds Park 1 artificial field |
Defer to 2015/16. |
Time taken for detailed site investigation including heritage and geotechnical assessments and soil contamination testing. |
Consultation is ongoing with Albert-Eden Local Board. Affected sports club and RSOs have been informed. |
Owairaka Park 1 x sand field + lights |
Defer lights to 2015/16 Defer sand carpet to 2016/17 |
Request from Local Board |
Albert-Eden Local Board requested deferral. Affected sports club and RSOs have been informed. |
Sunnynook Park 2 x sand fields + lights |
Defer to 2016/17 |
To align with stormwater project which has been deferred |
Devonport-Takapuna Local Board is in agreement. Affected sports clubs and RSOs have been consulted. |
29. Endorsement is sought to bring forward to 2014/15 the regionally funded projects listed in the table below. Funding will come from the deferred projects allocation. The stand alone lighting projects are all linked with planned sand fields to be developed in 2015/2016 or soon thereafter. Installing the lights first minimises disruption and eliminates the risk of damage to the sand field development. There will be little increase in capacity until the fields are developed in sand. All relevant Local Boards, clubs and RSOs have been consulted.
Local Board |
Sports Park |
Project |
Funding |
Capacity increase |
Hibiscus-Bays |
Red Beach Park / Silverdale WM* |
1 x lights |
SFCD |
0 |
Henderson-Massey |
Ranui Domain |
1 x lights |
SFCD |
0 |
Puketapapa |
Margaret Griffin |
1 x lights |
SFCD |
0 |
Maungakiekie-Tamaki |
Pt England reserve |
1 x lights |
SFCD |
0 |
Orakei |
Orakei Domain |
2 sand carpets + lights design & consent only |
SFCD |
0 |
Waiheke |
Ostend Domain |
1 x sand field + lights |
SFCD |
7 |
*Site choice pending Local Board decision
30. To ensure projects can be delivered for the start of the winter season the SFCD programme follows a two stage approach with stage 1 (design and consent) generally occurring in the year prior to physical works.
31. Endorsement is sought for the 2014/2015 regionally funded SFCD programme as listed in the table below.
Local Board |
Sports Park |
Project |
Funding |
Capacity increase |
Physical works projects |
|
|
||
Albert-Eden |
Walker Park |
1 x new lights |
SFCD |
12 |
Devonport-Takapuna |
Becroft Park |
3 x new lights |
SFCD |
12 |
Devonport-Takapuna |
Greville Reserve |
1 x artificial field |
SFCD LTP |
13 |
Henderson-Massey |
Royal Reserve |
1 x sand field |
SFCD |
6 |
Mangere-Otahuhu |
Walter Massey Park |
3 x sand fields |
SFCD |
18 |
Orakei |
Shore Rd Reserve |
1 x new field – form platform |
SFCD |
0 |
Upper Harbour |
Stadium Domain |
1 x cricket wicket |
SFCD |
|
Waiheke |
Ostend Domain |
1 x sand field + lights |
SFCD |
7 |
Waitemata |
Grey Lynn Park |
1 x new lights |
SFCD |
7 |
Whau |
Crum Park |
1 x artificial field + lights |
SFCD |
17 |
Capacity increase for winter 2015 funded through SFCD |
92 |
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Stage 1 - Design and consent – physical works in 2015/16 |
|
|
||
Albert-Eden |
Warren Freer |
1 x sand carpet |
SFCD |
12 |
Albert-Eden |
Fowlds Park |
1 x sand carpet + lights |
SFCD |
9 |
Albert-Eden |
Owairaka Park |
1 x lights |
SFCD |
8 |
Franklin |
Hamilton Estate |
1 x sand carpet + lights |
SFCD |
6 |
Henderson-Massey |
Ranui Domain |
1 x sand field |
SFCD |
6 |
Henderson-Massey |
Massey Domain / Fred Taylor Park1 |
1 x artificial turf + lights |
SFCD |
20 |
Hibiscus-Bays |
Red Beach Park |
1 x sand field |
SFCD |
5 |
Maungakiekie-Tamaki |
Pt England Reserve |
1 x sand field |
SFCD |
7 |
Maungakiekie-Tamaki |
Mt Richmond Park |
1 x lights |
SFCD |
5 |
Otahuhu-Mangere |
Norana Park |
3 x sand carpet + lights |
SFCD |
30 |
Puketapapa |
Margaret Griffen |
1 x sand field |
SFCD |
13 |
Waitemata |
Auckland Domain |
2 x lights |
SFCD |
10 |
1Decision pending outcome of SFCD programme review
32. The full 2014/2015 SFCD programme, including both regionally funded and Local Board funded projects, will deliver an additional 202 playing hours per week against the projected shortfall of 2,984 hours per week. A copy of the programme is provided as Attachment A.
Consideration
Local board views and implications
33. To ensure projects can be delivered Local Boards have been kept informed on progress and any issues that have arisen on the projects in their area, and consulted on any programme changes.
34. At the time of writing this report, Local Boards have been requested to review and affirm capital projects currently funded in the 2014/2015 year, or components of projects, for deferral into the 2015/2016 year. The outcome of this process may impact projects currently part of the wider SFCD programme for 2014/2015. Adjustments to the draft programme will need to be made accordingly.
Māori impact statement
35. Sports field provision is important to all sectors of the community. No particular implications for the Maori community or Maori stakeholders have been identified. Should areas of significance to Maori be identified in any sports park where physical works are planned, appropriate engagement processes shall be undertaken.
Implementation
36. The Parks, Sport and Recreation Department is leading the delivery of the sports field capacity increase programme, and working closely with the relevant contracting/supplier industry to build suitable market capability to deliver on the scale of the work involved. Issues pertaining to implementation will be reported to the relevant Local Board as they arise through the Sport and Recreation Portfolio Leader, and through quarterly update reports.
No. |
Title |
Page |
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2014-15 SFCD Programme |
49 |
Signatories
Authors |
Mark Bowater - Manager Local and Sports Parks |
Authorisers |
Ian Maxwell - Manager Parks, Sports & Recreation |
Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee 09 September 2014 |
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Sports Field Capacity Development Programme |
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2014/2015 year Projects |
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September 1 2014 |
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Funding source |
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SFCD |
Regional Sports Field Capacity Development Fund |
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LTP New |
Local Board funding |
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LTP Ren |
Local Board renewal project |
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Staged projects have stage 1 (design and consent) in year 1 and stage 2 (physical works) in year 2 |
|
Park Name |
Local Board |
Project Description |
Code |
Competition increase (hrs) |
Training increase (hrs) |
Year |
Fund |
Budget |
Budget |
1. |
Albany Domain |
Upper Harbour |
1 = sand field |
Football |
3 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
249,934 |
|
2. |
Archibald Park |
Whau |
1 = sand field renewal |
Rugby |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
160,000 |
|
3. |
Ashley Reserve |
Hibiscus Bays |
3 = sand field renewal |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
200,000 |
|
4. |
Auckland Domain - Inner fields |
Waitemata |
8 = lights |
League |
0 |
5 |
2016 |
SFCD |
15,000 |
163,500 |
5. |
Auckland Domain - Inner fields |
Waitemata |
9 = lights |
League |
0 |
5 |
2016 |
SFCD |
15,000 |
163,500 |
6. |
Barrack Road (Sir Woolf Fisher) |
Maungakiekie - Tamaki |
DTA 1 = new soil field |
Football |
0 |
8 |
2015 |
LTP New |
946,977 |
|
7. |
Barrack Road (Sir Woolf Fisher) |
Maungakiekie - Tamaki |
DTA 2 = new soil field |
Football |
0 |
8 |
2015 |
LTP New |
946,977 |
|
8. |
Bayswater Park |
Devonport - Takapuna |
1 = sand field renewal |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
250,000 |
|
9. |
Bayswater Park |
Devonport - Takapuna |
2 = sand field renewal |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
250,000 |
|
10. |
Becroft Park |
Devonport - Takapuna |
1 = lights |
Football |
0 |
7 |
2015 |
SFCD |
150,000 |
|
11. |
Becroft Park |
Devonport - Takapuna |
2 = lights |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
SFCD |
150,000 |
|
12. |
Becroft Park |
Devonport - Takapuna |
3 = lights |
Football |
0 |
5 |
2015 |
SFCD |
150,000 |
|
13. |
Centennial War Memorial |
Rodney |
1 = lights |
Rugby |
0 |
7 |
2016 |
LTP New |
60,000 |
180,000 |
14. |
Colin Lawie |
Franklin |
1= irrigation |
Rugby |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
107,000 |
|
15. |
Crossfield Reserve |
Orakei |
1 = sand carpet |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
250,000 |
|
16. |
Crossfield Reserve |
Orakei |
2 = sand carpet |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
250,000 |
|
17. |
Crum Park |
Whau |
2 = artificial field |
Football |
15 |
17 |
2015 |
SFCD |
1,800,000 |
|
18. |
Drury Sports Complex |
Papakura |
1= irrigation |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
73,333 |
|
19. |
Drury Sports Complex |
Papakura |
1= irrigation |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
73,334 |
|
20. |
Drury Sports Complex |
Papakura |
1= irrigation |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
73,333 |
|
21. |
Drury Sports Fields Opaheke |
Papakura |
Drainage new field 1 |
Not code specific |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
50,000 |
|
22. |
Drury Sports Fields Opaheke |
Papakura |
Drainage new field 2 |
Not code specific |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
50,000 |
|
23. |
Drury Sports Fields Opaheke |
Papakura |
Drainage new field 3 |
Not code specific |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
50,000 |
|
24. |
Drury Sports Fields Opaheke |
Papakura |
Drainage new field 4 |
Not code specific |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
50,000 |
|
25. |
Drury Sports Fields Opaheke |
Papakura |
Drainage new field 5 |
Not code specific |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
50,000 |
|
26. |
Drury Sports Fields Opaheke |
Papakura |
Drainage new field 6 |
Not code specific |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
50,000 |
|
27. |
Drury Sports Fields Opaheke |
Papakura |
Drainage new field 6 |
Not code specific |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
50,000 |
|
28. |
Drury Sports Fields Opaheke |
Papakura |
Drainage new field 7 |
Not code specific |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
50,000 |
|
29. |
Elm Park |
Howick |
1= irrigation |
Rugby |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
40,000 |
|
30. |
Elm Park |
Howick |
1= irrigation |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
40,000 |
|
31. |
Ferguson Domain |
Maungakiekie - Tamaki |
1 = sand field renewal |
Rugby |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
250,000 |
|
32. |
Fowlds Park |
Albert - Eden |
3 = artificial field |
League |
12 |
17 |
2016 |
SFCD |
107,000 |
1,836,000 |
33. |
Fowlds Park |
Albert - Eden |
4 = lights |
League |
1 |
9 |
2016 |
SFCD |
10,000 |
119,000 |
34. |
Fowlds Park |
Albert - Eden |
4 = sand carpet |
League |
0 |
0 |
2016 |
SFCD |
10,000 |
139,000 |
35. |
Fred Taylor Park |
Henderson-Massey |
5 = sand field renewal |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
140,000 |
|
36. |
Fred Taylor Park |
Henderson-Massey |
6 = sand field |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
60,000 |
|
37. |
Gallaher Park |
Manurewa |
1= irrigation |
Not code specific |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
37,500 |
|
38. |
Gallaher Park |
Manurewa |
1= irrigation |
Not code specific |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
37,500 |
|
39. |
Gallaher Park |
Manurewa |
1= irrigation |
Not code specific |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
37,500 |
|
40. |
Gallaher Park |
Manurewa |
1= irrigation |
Not code specific |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
37,500 |
|
41. |
Glover Park |
Orakei |
1 = lights |
Football |
3 |
7 |
2015 |
LTP New |
119,000 |
|
42. |
Glover Park |
Orakei |
2 = lights |
Football |
3 |
7 |
2015 |
LTP New |
119,000 |
|
43. |
Glover Park |
Orakei |
3 = lights |
Football |
3 |
7 |
2015 |
LTP New |
119,000 |
|
44. |
Greenhithe War Memorial |
Upper Harbour |
1 = sand field renewal |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
100,000 |
|
45. |
Greenmount |
Howick |
1= irrigation |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
72,333 |
|
46. |
Greenmount |
Howick |
1= irrigation |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
72,333 |
|
47. |
Greenmount |
Howick |
1= irrigation |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
72,333 |
|
48. |
Greville Reserve |
Devonport - Takapuna |
1 = artificial field |
Not code specific |
10 |
13 |
2015 |
LTP New |
460,847 |
|
49. |
Greville Reserve |
Devonport - Takapuna |
1 = artificial field |
Not code specific |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
SFCD |
1,181,339 |
|
50. |
Grey Lynn Park |
Waitemata |
1 = New lights |
League |
0 |
7 |
2015 |
SFCD |
183,600 |
|
51. |
Hamilton Estate Park / Ohara fields |
Franklin |
1 = sand field |
League |
0 |
0 |
2016 |
SFCD |
20,000 |
189,000 |
52. |
Hamilton Estate Park/ Ohara fields |
Franklin |
Training lights |
League |
0 |
6 |
2016 |
SFCD |
20,000 |
230,000 |
53. |
Hamlin Park |
Maungakiekie - Tamaki |
2 = sand field renewal |
Rugby |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
204,000 |
|
54. |
Hamlin Park |
Maungakiekie - Tamaki |
1 = sand field renewal |
Rugby |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
204,000 |
|
55. |
Howick Domain |
Howick |
1= irrigation |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
35,000 |
|
56. |
Howick Domain |
Howick |
1= irrigation |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
35,000 |
|
57. |
Howick Domain |
Howick |
1= irrigation |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
35,000 |
|
58. |
Huapai Reserve |
Rodney |
3a= sand field renewal |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2016 |
LTP Ren |
211,578 |
|
59. |
Jellicoe park |
Manurewa |
1= Soccer Sandfield |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
375,000 |
|
60. |
Kaipatiki Park |
Kaipatiki |
1 = lights |
Rugby |
0 |
11 |
2015 |
LTP New |
200,000 |
|
61. |
Kohuora |
Otara-Papatoetoe |
1= drainage |
League |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
31,250 |
|
62. |
Kohuora |
Otara-Papatoetoe |
2= drainage |
League |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
31,250 |
|
63. |
Kohuora |
Otara-Papatoetoe |
3= drainage |
League |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
31,250 |
|
64. |
Kohuora |
Otara-Papatoetoe |
4= drainage |
League |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
31,250 |
|
65. |
Kohuora |
Otara-Papatoetoe |
5= irrigation |
League |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
31,250 |
|
66. |
Kohuora |
Otara-Papatoetoe |
6= irrigation |
League |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
31,250 |
|
67. |
Kohuora |
Otara-Papatoetoe |
7= irrigation |
League |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
31,250 |
|
68. |
Kohuora |
Otara-Papatoetoe |
8= irrigation |
League |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
31,250 |
|
69. |
Lloyd Elsmore Park |
Howick |
rugby 1 = drainage |
Rugby |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
60,000 |
|
70. |
Lloyd Elsmore Park |
Howick |
1= irrigation |
Rugby |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
46,250 |
|
71. |
Lloyd Elsmore Park |
Howick |
1= irrigation |
Rugby |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
46,250 |
|
72. |
Lloyd Elsmore Park |
Howick |
1= irrigation |
Rugby |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
46,250 |
|
73. |
Lloyd Elsmore Park |
Howick |
1= irrigation |
Rugby |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
46,250 |
|
74. |
Mairangi Bay |
Hibiscus Bays |
1 = sand field renewal |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
163,750 |
|
75. |
Manukau Sports bowl |
Otara-Papatoetoe |
1= irrigation |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
7,500 |
40,500 |
76. |
Manukau Sports bowl |
Otara-Papatoetoe |
1= drainage |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
7,500 |
40,500 |
77. |
Margaret Griffen Park |
Puketapapa |
1 = lights |
League |
0 |
13 |
2016 |
SFCD |
280,500 |
|
78. |
Margaret Griffen Park |
Puketapapa |
1 = sand fields |
League |
0 |
0 |
2016 |
SFCD |
30,000 |
328,500 |
79. |
Massey Domain |
Henderson-Massey |
1 = artificial field |
Not code specific |
15 |
20 |
2016 |
SFCD |
200,000 |
1,800,000 |
80. |
McFetridge Park |
Kaipatiki |
1 = sand field renewal |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
250,000 |
|
81. |
Metro Park East |
Hibiscus Bays |
1 - New lights |
Rugby |
0 |
0 |
2016 |
LTP New |
10,000 |
250,000 |
82. |
Metro Park East |
Hibiscus Bays |
2- New lights |
Rugby |
0 |
0 |
2016 |
LTP New |
10,000 |
100,000 |
83. |
Millhouse Park |
Howick |
1= irrigation |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
45,000 |
|
84. |
Millhouse Park |
Howick |
1= irrigation |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
45,000 |
|
85. |
Mountfort Park |
Manurewa |
1= sandfield S1 |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
146,666 |
|
86. |
Mountfort Park |
Manurewa |
2=sandfield L 1 |
League |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
146,667 |
|
87. |
Mountfort Park |
Manurewa |
3=sandfields field R1 |
Rugby |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
146,667 |
|
88. |
Mt Richmond |
Maungakiekie - Tamaki |
1 = new lights |
League |
0 |
0 |
2016 |
SFCD |
10,000 |
90,000 |
89. |
Mt Richmond |
Maungakiekie - Tamaki |
1 = renew lights |
League |
2 |
9 |
2016 |
LTP Ren |
10,000 |
90,000 |
90. |
Nixon Park |
Albert - Eden |
1 = artificial field |
Football |
11 |
22 |
2016 |
SFCD |
177,000 |
1,631,000 |
91. |
Nixon Park |
Albert - Eden |
2 = DTA sand carpet |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2016 |
SFCD |
- |
125,000 |
92. |
Nixon Park |
Albert - Eden |
2 = DTA lights |
Football |
0 |
8 |
2016 |
SFCD |
- |
89,000 |
93. |
Norana Park |
Mangere-Otahuhu |
1 = sand field |
Not code specific |
0 |
0 |
2016 |
SFCD |
25,000 |
225,000 |
94. |
Norana Park |
Mangere-Otahuhu |
1 = lights |
Not code specific |
5 |
13 |
2016 |
SFCD |
20,000 |
180,000 |
95. |
Norana Park |
Mangere-Otahuhu |
2 = sand field |
Not code specific |
0 |
0 |
2016 |
SFCD |
25,000 |
225,000 |
96. |
Norana Park |
Mangere-Otahuhu |
2 = lights |
Not code specific |
5 |
13 |
2016 |
SFCD |
20,000 |
180,000 |
97. |
Norana Park |
Mangere-Otahuhu |
3 = sand field DTA |
Not code specific |
0 |
0 |
2016 |
SFCD |
25,000 |
225,000 |
98. |
Norana Park |
Mangere-Otahuhu |
3 = lights DTA |
Not code specific |
0 |
22 |
2016 |
SFCD |
20,000 |
180,000 |
99. |
Orakei Domain |
Orakei |
3 = lights - design / consent |
Rugby |
4 |
5 |
2016 |
SFCD |
15,000 |
|
100. |
Orakei Domain |
Orakei |
3 = sand carpet - design / consent |
Rugby |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
SFCD |
20,000 |
|
101. |
Orakei Domain |
Orakei |
1 = sand carpet - design /consent |
Rugby |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
SFCD |
20,000 |
|
102. |
Ostend Domain |
Waiheke |
1 = lights |
League |
1 |
7 |
2016 |
SFCD |
200,000 |
|
103. |
Ostend Domain |
Waiheke |
1 = sand field |
League |
0 |
0 |
2016 |
SFCD |
250,000 |
|
104. |
Owairaka Park |
Albert - Eden |
1 = lights |
League |
2 |
8 |
2016 |
SFCD |
- |
25,000 |
105. |
Paparoa Park |
Howick |
1= irrigation |
League |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
50,000 |
|
106. |
Paparoa Park |
Howick |
1= irrigation |
League |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
50,000 |
|
107. |
Parrs Park |
Waitakere Ranges |
2 = sand field renewal |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
204,000 |
|
108. |
Phyllis Reserve |
Albert - Eden |
1 = artificial field, |
Football |
8 |
18 |
2016 |
SFCD |
100,000 |
1,644,200 |
109. |
Phyllis Reserve |
Albert - Eden |
2 = artificial field |
Football |
9 |
17 |
2016 |
SFCD |
100,000 |
1,644,200 |
110. |
Prince Edward Park |
Papakura |
1 = lights, |
League |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
225,000 |
|
111. |
Prince Edward Park |
Papakura |
1 = lights |
League |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
225,000 |
|
112. |
Prince Edward Park |
Papakura |
1= irrigation |
League |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
75,000 |
|
113. |
Prince Edward Park |
Papakura |
1= irrigation |
League |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
75,000 |
|
114. |
Pt England Reserve |
Maungakiekie - Tamaki |
1 = lights |
League |
0 |
7 |
2016 |
SFCD |
204,000 |
184,000 |
115. |
Pt England Reserve |
Maungakiekie - Tamaki |
1 = sand field (DTA) |
League |
0 |
0 |
2016 |
SFCD |
15,000 |
240,000 |
116. |
Ranui Domain |
Henderson-Massey |
2 = lights |
League |
0 |
6 |
2015 |
SFCD |
200,000 |
|
117. |
Ranui Domain |
Henderson-Massey |
2 = sand field |
League |
0 |
0 |
2016 |
SFCD |
25,000 |
225,000 |
118. |
Rautawhiri |
Rodney |
2 = lights |
League |
0 |
3 |
2015 |
LTP New |
180,000 |
|
119. |
Red Beach Park |
Hibiscus Bays |
1 = lights |
Not code specific |
0 |
5 |
2015 |
SFCD |
200,000 |
180,000 |
120. |
Red Beach Park |
Hibiscus Bays |
1x field = sand field |
Not code specific |
0 |
0 |
2016 |
SFCD |
20,000 |
239,000 |
121. |
Riverhead War Memorial Park |
Rodney |
1x field = lights renewal |
Rugby |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
100,000 |
|
122. |
Riverhead War Memorial Park |
Rodney |
2 = sand field |
Rugby |
0 |
5 |
2016 |
LTP New |
25,000 |
225,000 |
123. |
Rongomai Park |
Otara-Papatoetoe |
2= sand field |
Football |
0 |
5 |
2015 |
LTP New |
138,000 |
|
124. |
Rosedale Park North |
Upper Harbour |
1 = sand field renewal |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
250,000 |
|
125. |
Rosedale Park North |
Upper Harbour |
2 = sand field renewal |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
250,000 |
|
126. |
Royal Reserve |
Henderson-Massey |
1 = sand field renewal |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
150,000 |
|
127. |
Royal Reserve |
Henderson-Massey |
2 = new sand field |
Football |
2 |
6 |
2015 |
SFCD |
140,000 |
|
128. |
Shepherds Park |
Kaipatiki |
4 = sand field renewal |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
250,000 |
|
129. |
Shore Rd Reserve |
Orakei |
1 = lights renew |
Rugby |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
100,000 |
|
130. |
Shore Rd Reserve |
Orakei |
1 = sandfield renew |
Rugby |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
250,000 |
|
131. |
Shore Rd Reserve |
Orakei |
2 = lights renew |
Rugby |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
100,000 |
|
132. |
Shore Rd Reserve |
Orakei |
2 = sandfield renew |
Rugby |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
250,000 |
|
133. |
Shore Rd Reserve |
Orakei |
3 = form new platform (new field) |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
SFCD |
484,000 |
|
134. |
Stadium Domain |
Upper Harbour |
1 x cricket wicket |
Cricket |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
SFCD |
50,000 |
|
135. |
Stanmore Bay Reserve |
Hibiscus Bays |
2 = sand field renewal |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
400,000 |
|
136. |
Swanson Park |
Mangere-Otahuhu |
1=irrigation |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
49,500 |
|
137. |
Vauxhall 1 |
Devonport - Takapuna |
1 = sand field renewal |
Rugby |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
220,000 |
|
138. |
Vauxhall 2 |
Devonport - Takapuna |
2 = sand field renewal |
Rugby |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
220,000 |
|
139. |
Vauxhall T |
Devonport - Takapuna |
T = sand carpet renewal |
Rugby |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
47,037 |
|
140. |
Victor Eaves Reserve |
Hibiscus Bays |
1 = sand carpet renewal |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
400,000 |
|
141. |
Waikaraka Park Extension |
Maungakiekie - Tamaki |
site preparation works |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
250,000 |
1,232,377 |
142. |
Waiuku Sports Park -- Ohara Sports fields |
Franklin |
1 = new field |
Not code specific |
3 |
5 |
2016 |
LTP New |
57,500 |
517,500 |
143. |
Waiuku Sports Park -- Ohara Sports fields |
Franklin |
2 = new field |
Not code specific |
3 |
5 |
2016 |
LTP New |
57,500 |
517,500 |
144. |
Waiuku Sports Park -- Ohara Sports fields |
Franklin |
3 = new field |
Not code specific |
3 |
5 |
2016 |
LTP New |
57,500 |
517,500 |
145. |
Waiuku Sports Park -- Ohara Sports fields |
Franklin |
4 = new field |
Not code specific |
3 |
5 |
2016 |
LTP New |
57,500 |
517,500 |
146. |
Walker Park |
Albert - Eden |
3 = lights |
League |
0 |
12 |
2015 |
SFCD |
180,000 |
|
147. |
Walter Massey Park |
Mangere-Otahuhu |
1= Soccer Sandfield |
Football |
0 |
6 |
2015 |
SFCD |
182,800 |
|
148. |
Walter Massey Park |
Mangere-Otahuhu |
1 = League Sandfield |
League |
0 |
6 |
2015 |
SFCD |
182,800 |
|
149. |
Walter Massey Park |
Mangere-Otahuhu |
DTA = sand carpet |
Not code specific |
0 |
6 |
2015 |
SFCD |
182,800 |
|
150. |
Walter Massey Park |
Mangere-Otahuhu |
2= Soccer Sandfield |
Football |
0 |
6 |
2015 |
LTP New |
182,800 |
|
151. |
Walter Massey Park |
Mangere-Otahuhu |
DTA = sand carpet |
Football |
0 |
6 |
2015 |
LTP New |
182,800 |
|
152. |
War Memorial Park [C] |
Puketapapa |
6 = lights renewal |
Football |
0 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP Ren |
350,000 |
|
153. |
Warkworth Showgrounds |
Rodney |
1 = new lights |
Not code specific |
8 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
200,000 |
|
154. |
Warkworth Showgrounds |
Rodney |
2 = new lights |
Not code specific |
8 |
0 |
2015 |
LTP New |
200,000 |
|
155. |
Warren Freer |
Albert - Eden |
1 = sand carpet renewal |
Rugby |
0 |
0 |
2016 |
LTP Ren |
25,000 |
225,000 |
156. |
Warren Freer |
Albert - Eden |
2= new sand carpet |
Rugby |
0 |
5.5 |
2016 |
SFCD |
10,000 |
40,000 |
157. |
Windmill Reserve |
Albert - Eden |
DTA = lights |
Rugby |
0 |
90 |
2016 |
SFCD |
20,000 |
184,000 |
158. |
Windmill Reserve |
Albert - Eden |
DTA = sand carpet |
Rugby |
0 |
0 |
2016 |
SFCD |
15,000 |
240,000 |
159. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,254,038 |
|
160. |
Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee 09 September 2014 |
|
Request to grant right of way easements over regional parkland at Cornwallis
File No.: CP2014/19107
Purpose
1. To seek approval for the granting of a Right of Way (RoW) easement across parkland to private property at 124 Cornwallis Road in the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park.
Executive summary
2. A request has been received from the owner of 124 Cornwallis Road, a property which land-locked by the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park at Cornwallis, to formalise vehicle access by way of easement.
3. Access to three private properties has historically been gained across 2 access roads through parkland at Cornwallis. In 2012 the owners of 126 Cornwallis finalised an easement providing legal vehicle access to their property along the upper access road.
4. The owners of 124 Cornwallis Road currently access their property via a lower access road that runs through the main arrival and informal recreation area at Cornwallis. This access is currently subject to a grace and favour arrangement however the owners now wish to secure legal access along the same alignment as the easement granted to 126 Cornwallis Road, including a small section of currently undeveloped parkland to connect to their boundary.
5. The applicant has provided survey and engineering details showing how physical access can be achieved, and evidence of consultation with mana whenua and agreement from the owners of 126 Cornwallis Road who currently hold an easement along the proposed common use portion of the access alignment.
6. Granting an access easement along the upper alignment and removing permission to use the current lower alignment to access 124 Cornwallis Road will reduce impacts on park values and allow the area to be used solely for regional park purposes. The impacts on the parkland associated with the extension of the current access to the property are considered minor.
7. In anticipation of a future request being received from the owners of 130 Cornwallis Road, a delegation is sought to enable this to be processed efficiently.
That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: a) approve the public notification of a proposal to grant rights of way in favour of 124 and 130 Cornwallis Road over the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park (Lot 2 DP 15847 and Part Allotment 1 Parish of Karangahape) in accordance with the provisions of the Regional Parks Management Plan 2010 b) in the absence of any objections received as a result of this public notification, approve the grant of the two rights of way on terms acceptable to the Manager Regional & Specialist Parks c) require the applicants to meet all reasonable costs incurred by the council relating to the easement d) require the use of the current access to 124 Cornwallis Road to cease within 12 months on grant of the proposed easement. |
Comments
Background
8. The following three residential properties currently gain vehicle access by way of two formed gravel roads across parkland at Cornwallis, within the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park (refer attachment2):
124 Cornwallis Road – owned by Echochic Properties Limited (EPL) and represented by MR Michael Hood
126 Cornwallis Road – owned by Mr and Mrs David and Pamela Goddard (Goddard), and
130 Cornwallis Road – owned by Mr Jo Birkbeck (Birkbeck) .
9. The Goddard and Birkbeck properties share the use of 180 meters of an upper access road that runs parallel to Cornwallis road. The lower road provides 140 meters of access to the EPL property. The two formed driveways share the same access point into the parkland from Cornwallis Road. These roads have been used to gain access to the properties for many years and the Auckland Regional Council (ARC) allowed this access to continue on a grace and favour basis since the land was transferred to it by Auckland City Council in the 1980’s.
10. The Goddard’s were granted an easement to their property, along the upper alignment in 2009 with legal access finalised in 2012. There is no easement or other deed giving the owners of 124 and 130 Cornwallis Road right of access to their properties across the park. There is no legal road access to the EPL property. The property fronts onto the Manakau Harbour and tide-dependant boat access is available. This constitutes legal access.
11. Previous requests to formalise access to 124 Cornwallis Road along the existing lower access road were rejected by council in 2009 and more recently in 2012 because this use was considered to have a negative impact on park values and the area is identified in the RPMP as being required for future park development. At the time of these requests, council signalled to the applicant that negotiating access off the easement granted for 126 Cornwallis Road was a more acceptable option as the area is not identified as being required for future park use and aligns to the formed access to 126 & 130 Cornwallis Road.
12. EPL has now requested a right of way easement to access their property across the same formed alignment as the Goddard easement with a short extension across a small area of vegetated parkland to connect with their south western boundary (refer attachment A).
13. EPL has provided survey details, along with engineering design and methodology, showing how vehicle access from the existing formed road to the boundary of their property will be achieved (refer attachment A). Also shown on survey/engineering plans is a proposed driveway alignment and brief description of works confirming how physical access can be achieved within the EPL property (refer attachment A).
Assessment of request
14. It is anticipated that there will be no negative impacts caused by additional use of the existing formed upper access road as the road doesn’t need to be upgraded or widened as a result of the increase vehicle movements. The properties that utilise this road will be responsible for all maintenance costs associated with the road.
15. There is only minor vegetation clearance and cut and fill earthworks required to form the short 17m² connection from the existing road to the applicant’s boundary (refer attachment). The vegetation that will be affected consists predominantly of noxious weeds and exotic species (refer attachment C).
16. Neither the existing formed access nor the small proposed connection to the EPL boundary will prevent public access over the park. This area is however not used by the public as it does not lead to the beach, nor form part of a track network. The well-formed clear delineation of access ensures vehicles can be readily anticipated, and providing cars are traveling at a safe speed, recreation conflict will be minimal.
17. Relocating access to the EPL property to the upper alignment as proposed will lessen the impact on park visitors as it will remove regular vehicle movements from the coastal edge of the park and enable council to develop this area for park visitors.
18. The Goddard’s, who currently hold an easement over the upper access alignment to 126 Cornwallis Road, have provided written agreement to shared use and maintenance of the proposed common use portion of the access alignment (refer attachment C).
19. Approval of an easement grant is unlikely to set precedent given previous careful and thorough consideration of options and impacts for access across parkland to all three properties at Cornwallis by the Auckland Regional Council, prior to the Goddard’s easement being granted in 2009.
20. Policy 17.19.4 of the RPMP 2010 recognises the need to consider if the decision would have an impact on the heritage features listed in the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Act (WRHAA), in particular the provisions of Sections 7 & 8. No issues have been identified with respect to Heritage features listed in the WRHAA.
Easement arrangements
21. The easement document would contain conditions relating to maintenance consistent with the Goddard’s agreement, including the obligation to equally share maintenance responsibilities of the commonly used portion of the access. Conditions would also stipulate that no fences or other physically restrictive structures maybe constructed on the parkland within or along the easement alignments.
22. The owners would also be required to seek the prior approval from council before undertaking any significant upgrading of or extension to the present driveway formation, and the easement grant would apply only to the existing lot in its current configuration and not to any lot created by way of subdivision.
130 Cornwallis Road
23. Consultants, previously engaged by ARC, advised the difficult design and construction required to form alternative vehicle access from legal road frontage would cause significant impact on the surrounding area including the likelihood of creating hazardous traffic movements on Cornwallis Road.
24. Mr Birkbeck has previously participated in the preliminary stages of access discussions but subsequently withdrew citing financial constraints. Mr Birkbeck’s current desire to formalise legal access is unknown, as recent attempts by staff to contact have been unsuccessful. Staff will continue efforts to address formalising legal vehicle access to this property.
Consideration
Local board views and implications
25. The Local Board Delegation Protocols (22 January 2013) sets out that the local board will be consulted on occupancy agreements within parks where decision-making is allocated to the Governing Body that require public notification. While this licence request does not need to be publicly notified, Local Board feedback is being sought and will be presented at the meeting.
Māori impact statement
26. The proposed easement is located in an area identified in the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan (PAUP) as a site or place of value to mana whenua.
27. The applicant has contacted all iwi identified on council’s list of iwi and hāpu by Local Board area as mana whenua in the Waitakere Ranges Local Board area, and outlined the details of the proposal. Responses are provided in (attachment C)
28. Responses received predominantly related to earthworks and vegetation removal and outlined the requirements of the accidental discovery protocols when undertaking earthworks. Responses also cited the requirement for further consultation during the resource consent process. In general, however, mana whenua supported the proposal to formalise legal access to the applicant’s property.
Implementation
29. Easements are considered discretionary activities under the Regional Parks Management Plan 2010. Policy 13.5.1.9(d) requires public notification if an application requests an easement which, if granted, would create an interest in the parkland.
30. EPL are aware of the process council must follow should it decide to grant an easement and the costs involved which they will be expected to meet; including legal and survey, consenting, administrative, documentation fees and financial consideration.
31. Financial consideration at current market rate will be required and determined through valuation subject to sign off under current financial delegations.
32. If approved, council’s legal team will work with the applicant to formalise the easement instrument.
No. |
Title |
Page |
aView |
Survey and Engineering Detail |
61 |
bView |
Aerial Map |
67 |
cView |
Application Information |
69 |
Signatories
Authors |
Dafydd Pettigrew - Parks and Open Space Specialist - Region Wide |
Authorisers |
Mace Ward - Acting Manager - Parks, Sports and Recreation Ian Maxwell - Manager Parks, Sports & Recreation |
Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee 09 September 2014 |
|
Proposed Reserves Act classification for part of Stadium Reserve, Papatoetoe
File No.: CP2014/17693
Purpose
1. To advise on the classification of a portion of Stadium Reserve (1800m2) at 27 St George Street, Papatoetoe to a local purpose (carpark and accessway) reserve and for 290m2 of 21 Wallace Road, Papatoetoe to be classified recreation reserve under the Reserves Act 1977 ("RA 1977"). This also involves transferring assets between council departments.
Executive summary
2. Auckland Council Property Limited ACPL) is currently working on a proposal to revitalise the Old Papatoetoe Town Centre. In order to provide for future mixed use development in the area, ACPL is seeking to construct an accessway and expand the existing Town Centre carpark over the part of Stadium Reserve formerly occupied by the local roller skating club building. Attachment A shows the overall Papatoetoe Town Centre masterplan framework for the area, which includes the proposed carpark and accessway.
3. Attachment B shows the existing site survey plans, which includes an area of reserve land that is proposed to be developed into the carpark. The carpark is required to serve the Town Centre and supermarket parking requirements and users of the remainder of Stadium Reserve. The accessway will enable future access to any redevelopment of the former Tavern site. A general scheme layout of the proposed carpark and accessway is included in Attachment C.
4. Approximately 1800m2 of Stadium Reserve will be required for the carpark and accessway associated with the Town Centre to meet car parking requirements of the Auckland Council District Plan (Manukau).
5. The carpark and accessway resource consent application for the town centre and supermarket development cannot currently be lodged because the land is an unclassified recreation reserve under the Reserves Act, and car parking would be inconsistent with the intended purpose. To progress this, there are two options to enable the proposal: revoke the reserve status; or classify this portion of the reserve as local purpose (carpark and accessway) reserve.
6. Approximately 290m2 of existing carpark is also proposed to be converted and transferred into public open space. The conversion of this area would improve the buffer between the carpark and the playground which currently abuts it. To be consistent with the surrounding Stadium Reserve, declaring this portion of the site under the Reserves Act is considered appropriate.
7. The Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board considered the carpark proposal on 17 September 2013 and, by resolution (OP/2013/506), granted land owner approval to construct the carpark and accessway subject to classification of the reserve as local purpose (carpark and accessway) reserve, and recommended that the Parks Recreation and Sport Committee classify the required land as local purpose (carpark and accessway) reserve.
That the Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee: a) resolve, pursuant to section 16(2A) of the Reserves Act 1977, to classify part of Stadium Reserve at 27 St George Street, Papatoetoe (1800m2) as local purpose (carpark and accessway) reserve b) resolve, pursuant to section 14(1) of the Reserves Act 1977, to declare part of 21 Wallace Street, Papatoetoe (290m2) as land held under the Reserves Act, and pursuant to section 16(2A) classify the land as recreation reserve. |
Comments
Background
8. ACPL is currently working on a proposal to revitalise the Old Papatoetoe Town Centre. The project was an initiative of the former Manukau City Council and is identified in the Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board Plan 2011-2014.
9. The revitalisation project focuses on council-owned land and adjacent properties on St George Street, Wallace Road and Cambridge Terrace. As part of the project, ACPL is seeking to construct a new carpark and accessway over part of Stadium Reserve at 27 St George Street, Papatoetoe.
10. The portion of Stadium Reserve required for the carpark and accessway comprises approximately 1800m2 of land, and includes the site of the recently demolished roller skating club building (the area previously occupied by the roller skating club building can be seen in Attachment D -Existing Site Plan and Aerial Photograph). The carpark is needed to serve users of the town centre and would also serve users of Stadium Reserve. The proposed accessway is a realignment of Stadium Lane, which currently runs between Tavern Lane and Wallace Road. The realigned accessway is proposed to be built to road standards to allow future access to any redevelopment of the former Tavern site.
11. The wider revitalisation project for Papatoetoe includes:
· mixed-use development of the carpark on the former Tavern site, to the west of the supermarket alongside Tavern and Stadium Lanes;
· redevelopment of the site at 91 Cambridge Terrace (the Depot site) to provide high density residential development; and
· upgrading the Papatoetoe Shopping Mall.
12. To improve the layout and function of the remaining public open space area, it is proposed that a portion of the existing carpark would become public open space. That area of land, which is approximately 290m2, would provide an improved buffer between the carpark and the playground which currently abuts it. ACPL proposes to develop part of the new open space strip as a rain garden/swale feature to treat run-off from the carpark.
13. The net loss of approximately 1500m2 of reserve to carparking would reduce the amount of public open space available for recreation purposes to the local community, workers and visitors to the town centre. However, the area is the site of the former roller skating club building and is currently inaccessible to the public. The project also includes the following features which will help integrate the remaining reserve area with the carpark and town centre:
· planting of specimen trees along the edges of the carpark and accessway and establishment of enhanced landscaping to replace the trees to be removed as a result of the development (details of the proposed planting are shown in Attachment E - Papatoetoe Mall Carpark Upgrade);
· improved connections between Stadium Reserve across shared space to the commercial centre; and
· improved connections from Stadium Reserve to the proposed area of mixed use buildings and the train station beyond.
14. There may also be an opportunity in the future to undertake a further upgrade to Stadium Reserve to provide a high quality civic open space, serving multiple recreational uses to complement the redevelopment of the town centre. This is particularly the case given the higher density development which is being proposed as part of the wider town centre project.
15. In order to provide for the wider revitalisation project, ACPL sought landowner approval from the Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board to construct a carpark and accessway over part of Stadium Reserve. The Local Board granted landowner approval by resolution on 17 September 2013 (resolution number OP/2013/506).
Reserve Status
16. Stadium Reserve is an unclassified reserve held for recreation purposes under the Reserves Act. Although the land is held as a reserve, the land has not been classified under the Reserves Act. The Reserves Act provides that any existing reserve created under previous legislation shall be held and administered for the purpose of its existing reservation, pending its classification under the Reserves Act. The land in this case was vested in the Papatoetoe Town Board by a private owner for the purpose of a recreation reserve in 1926 and is currently administered for that purpose.
17. Under the Reserves Act, reserve land cannot be administered for any purpose other than the statutory purpose for which it is held. The purpose of a recreation reserve does not provide for carparking and access and therefore, unless the reserve status is revoked or the land assigned a specific local purpose reserve classification, the proposed carpark and accessway cannot be developed. Maintaining the status quo would result in the site remaining vacant, and would not contribute to the wider town centre revitalisation envisaged by ACPL and the Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board Plan 2011-2014.
18. Under the Reserves Act, the carpark and accessway proposal can be achieved in one of two ways:
A. revoking the reserve status of the land; or
B. classifying the land for a local purpose (carpark and accessway) reserve.
Option A – Revoke Reserve Status
19. Section 24 of the Reserves Act provides a process by which the reserve status of any public reserve can be revoked. This process requires governing body support and Department of Conservation (DoC) approval. Once completed, this removes any restriction on the use of the land under the Reserves Act.
20. The revocation process under section 24 is as follows:
i. The Local Board and Governing Body must pass a resolution to the effect that it considers the reserve status should be revoked.
ii. Council must then publicly notify the proposal to revoke the reserve status, specifying the reasons for revocation.
iii. Any person who is affected by the proposal may provide a written objection within one month of the date of public notification.
iv. Council must consider those objections and provide them to DoC, along with its resolutions in response to those objections.
v. DoC must consider, as soon as practicable, the proposal and any objections received (and any council resolutions in response to objections). If necessary, the Minister may hear submissions or make further inquiries concerning the proposal.
vi. Following consideration, DoC may at its discretion via notice in the Gazette, revoke the reserve status.
21. Further, the Council or Local Board will generally be required to consult with relevant iwi in respect of a proposal to revoke a reserve classification.
22. This option is preferred by ACPL in giving effect to the town centre development, as opposed to maintaining the status quo as it enables consultation with the community, removes the constraints associated with the reserves status, and would enable the carpark proposal and wider town centre revitalisation to proceed. This is a costly and time-consuming approach to pursue that may result in significant public opposition and would remove the jurisdiction of the Reserves Act over the land (and would therefore enable alienation). This approach is not supported by Parks, Sport and Recreation.
Option B – Classify a portion of the land as Local Purpose (Carpark and Accessway) Reserve
23. Although the land has Reserves Act status, the classification of the reserve has not officially been determined under s16(2A) of the Reserves Act. The Reserves Act classification types are: recreation, historic, scenic, scientific or local purpose. Provided that certain requirements are met, the council may, by resolution, classify part of the reserve according to one of the purposes. As this portion of the site is not being utilised for recreation purposes, and it has no historic, scenic, or scientific values - the recommended classification is local purpose. As the land was vested in the Council's predecessor by a private individual, and is still owned by the Council, the requirements of the Act are satisfied in this case.
24. At the time of classification, council can specify what the local purpose reserve use is to be. The recommend classification, in this case, is local purpose (carpark and accessway).
25. The classification process requires:
i. A resolution of the Governing Body to classify the land as local purpose (carpark and accessway) reserve, pursuant to s16(2A) RA 1977
ii. A notice of the resolution to be provided to Department of Conservation
iii. A survey to delineate the area of the carpark and accessway development that is to be classified (this has been undertaken and is attached as Attachment F).
iv. Final notification to the District Land Registrar.
26. Consultation with the relevant iwi is generally not required for classification process, but in this case consultation was undertaken with all relevant mana whenua stakeholders in September 2013. No mana whenua groups objected to the change of use to enable the carpark and accessway development.
27. When compared to the revocation process, the initial classification process is streamlined and cost-effective; is less likely to result in public opposition as the land remains subject to the provisions of the Reserves Act; and it will not exclude the public from use. In addition, this process was recommended by the Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board by resolution on 17 September 2013 (resolution number OP/2013/506). It is therefore recommended that the Committee resolves to classify that area of land required for the carpark development as local purpose (carpark and accessway) reserve, and approve all other administrative processes required, including the conversion of part of the existing carpark to public open space.
28. In addition, the portion of 21 Wallace Street, Papatoetoe (290m2) proposed to be converted from parking purposes to open space purposes is intended to function as part of Stadium Reserve. For these reasons, it is recommended that the Committee resolves to declare this portion of land as Reserves Act land (to have consistent legislation for the one reserve) and classify the area as a recreation reserve. It would require a resolution to declare the land as reserve, pursuant to section 14(1) of the Reserves Act 1977, and pursuant to section 16(2A) classify the land as recreation reserve. This process can occur in conjunction with the process outlined above for local purpose reserve.
29. The legal status for each of the areas discussed would then be:
Physical Address |
Lot and Deposited Plan |
Portion of the site subject to proposal |
Legal status proposed |
27 St George Street, Papatoetoe |
Lot 1 2 DP 19713 Lot 2 DP 19713 |
258m2 1544m2 |
RA land classified local purpose (accessway and carpark). |
21 Wallace Road, Papatoetoe |
Lot 15 DP 62613
|
290m2 |
Fee Simple land under LGA for parking purposes be classified recreation reserve under the Reserves Act. |
Consideration
Local board views and implications
30. On 17 September 2013 the Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board granted land owner approval for the proposed carpark development and recommended that the Governing Body classify the relevant parts of Stadium Reserve as local purpose (carpark and accessway) reserve. The resolution provided (OP/2013/506):
That the Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board:
a) Grants landowner approval for approximately 1800m2 of open space (being part of Lots 1 and 2 DP 19713) at 27 St George Street, Papatoetoe, to be used for carparking and access-way purposes subject to classification of the reserve as local purpose (carpark and accessway) reserve and subject to conditions to manage construction works provided by the Manager of Local and Sports Parks - South.
b) Grants landowner approval for approximately 290m2 of carpark (being part of Lot 15 DP 62613) at 21 Wallace Rd, Papatoetoe to be converted to public open space.
c) Recommends to the governing body that part of Lots 1 and 2 DP 19713 be classified for local purpose (accessway and carpark) [sic] reserve.
Maori impact statement
31. The iwi interests schedule provided by Council's Te Waka Angamua identifies 12 iwi having status in the Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board area.
32. The twelve groups were contacted on 24 September 2013 and invited to give feedback on the development plans for 27 George Street and 21 Wallace Road, Papatoetoe. No issues of cultural significance were raised in respect of the proposal to change the land use to enable the carpark and accessway development. However four groups indicated an interest in the development outcomes for the site and indicated that they would have a measure of involvement:
a) Te Kawerau indicated they would defer to local mana whenua to contribute input but would like to be kept updated.
b) Ngati Maru would support the position of local mana whenua but would also like to be kept updated.
c) Waikato Tainui would not attend any site meetings or workshops but requested attention be given to the contents of their Environmental Management Plan.
d) Ngati Tamaoho registered strong mana whenua status in the area and became involved in detailed feedback via site visit and workshop.
33. Of the four groups who indicated an interest in the development outcomes for the site, Ngati Tamaoho took the lead. The other three groups agreed to defer to Ngati Tamaoho, although Waikato Tainui requested the guidelines in their Environmental Management Plan be considered as part of the design process.
34. Two Ngati Tamaoho representatives attended a site visit on 8 October 2013 with ACPL's engagement advisor and the carpark redesign project manager. Preliminary designs were reviewed on-site and initial feedback discussed. Following the site visit ACPL's engagement advisor reviewed Waikato-Tainui's Environmental Management Plan and confirmed that Tainui preferences strongly paralleled Ngati Tamaoho's. Additionally if the water management and planting choice preferences (for replacement landscaping) are followed, the design would align with Tainui's preference for enhancement of environmental outcomes over and above what is already in place.
35. A follow up workshop was held with the landscape architect on 29 October 2013 to discuss iwi feedback in more detail, noting that planting choices were kept open pending input from iwi. Ngati Tamaoho made three specific suggestions in respect of planting, swales/rain-gardens and edge tiling. No other specific input was provided.
Implementation
36. As this is a vacant site, it is in council’s interest to develop this portion of the property in a timely manner and that the Reserves Act classification process is initiated expediently. This would then allow the relevant resource consent applications to be lodged by ACPL for the development of the carpark and accessway.
37. If the Committee resolves to classify the land as local purpose (carpark and accessway) reserve, ACPL will be required to obtain the necessary resource consents under the Operative Auckland Council District Plan (Manukau Section) and under the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan before the land can be used for carparking purposes. These consents will be lodged only if the Reserves Act process is completed to ensure that the costs of obtaining resource consent are not incurred until the land is available for development.
38. All costs are to be met by ACPL revitalisation project.
39. Transfer of management responsibilities between ACPL and PSR will be executed once the site has been developed for the purposes set out in this report.
40. If there is an opportunity the Unitary Plan maps could be updated to reflect the changes in status proposed above.
No. |
Title |
Page |
aView |
Overall town centre masterplan |
85 |
bView |
Existing site survey plans |
87 |
cView |
Carpark masterplan |
91 |
dView |
Existing site plan |
95 |
eView |
Landscape Plan |
97 |
fView |
Survey plan |
107 |
gView |
Aerial of site areas |
111 |
Signatories
Authors |
Sarah Mossman - Principal Policy Analyst Marty Price – Development Manager Contracts (ACPL) |
Authorisers |
Penny Pirrit - Regional & Local Planning Manager Ian Maxwell - Manager Parks, Sports & Recreation |