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Local Board
Plan Hearings - Manurewa Local Board
02 September
2014
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Summary of
submissions to the Draft Manurewa Local Board Plan 2014
File No.: CP2014/19337
Purpose
1. This report provides high-level analysis of key themes contained in
submissions to the Draft Manurewa Local Board Plan 2014.
Executive summary
2. The Local Government Act 2002 and Local Government (Auckland
Council) Act 2009 require Council to use the special consultative procedure in
adopting the Manurewa Local Board Plan 2014. This includes ensuring any person
submitting on the Draft Manurewa Local Board Plan 2014 is given reasonable
opportunity to be heard.
3. 103 submissions were received to the Draft Manurewa Local Board Plan
2014. Of these, 33 were proforma submissions relating to Smokefree issues, one
submitter included a proforma submission attached to a non-proforma submission.
This has been counted only once. 33 submissions were received to all draft
local board plans.
4. 21 submitters requested the opportunity to speak in support of their
submission at a public hearing.
5. The Manurewa Local Board asked submitters for feedback on three
questions.
6. Question one asked submitters to prioritise and rank three initiatives between 1 (most important) and 3 (least
important). The initiative that received the most number 1 rankings was “Making
improvements to Manurewa town centre”. This also received the highest overall
number of responses.
7. Question two asked whether submitters had any other comments
regarding the outcomes, objectives and initiatives contained in the Draft
Manurewa Local Board Plan 2014.
8. Question three asked submitters whether they believed there was
anything missing from the plan. 30 comments were made relating to the board’s
outcomes, and 39 comments were made relating to issues unrelated to these
outcomes. Of these 13 comments were related to Smokefree initiatives.
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Recommendation/s
That the Local
Board Plan Hearings - Manurewa Local Board:
a) receive
submissions on the Draft Manurewa Local Board Plan 2014.
b) hear
the relevant submissions on the Draft Manurewa Local Board Plan 2014.
c) thank
submitters for their verbal presentations on the Draft Manurewa Local Board
Plan 2014.
d) consider any potential amendments to the Draft Manurewa Local
Board Plan 2014.
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Comments
Context
9. The
Local Government Act 2002 and Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009
require Council to use the special consultative procedure in adopting the
Manurewa Local Board Plan 2014. This includes ensuring any person submitting on
the Draft Manurewa Local Board Plan 2014 is given reasonable opportunity to be
heard.
10. This
report provides statistics on submissions received to the Draft Manurewa Local
Board Plan 2014 and a brief high-level analysis of key themes and topics.
11. More
detailed analysis of submissions will be provided to the local board workshop
on 2 September 2014.
12. The
consultation period for the Draft Manurewa Local Board Plan 2014 was held from
7 July 2014 to 5pm 6 August 2014.
Submissions
13. Council
received and processed 103 submissions to the Draft Manurewa Local Board Plan
2014 with 21 submitters requesting to be heard.
14. 33
pro forma submissions were received to the Manurewa Local Board Plan 2014.
These all advocated for SmokeFree policy.
15. Copies
of submissions to the Draft Manurewa Local Board Plan 2014 are provided in attachment
A of this report.
Overview of feedback from submissions to the Draft Manurewa Local Board Plan 2014
16. The
Manurewa Local Board asked submitters for feedback on three questions.
17. Question
one asked submitters to prioritise and rank three initiatives between 1 (most important) and 3 (least
important). A small number of submitters ranked the items between 1 and 4.
18. Table
1 below shows how submitters ranked each of the projects proposed to them.
Overall ranking was determined by allocating 4 points to first preference, 3
points to second preference, 2 point to third preference and 1 point to fourth
giving a weighted total for overall preference.
Table 1 - Manurewa
initiatives
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Proposed initiative
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Most Least
preferred preferred
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Total
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Rank
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1
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2
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3
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4
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Making
improvements to Manurewa town centre
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26
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6
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4
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1
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131
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1
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Creating a
connected network of public transport, paths and cycle ways around Manurewa
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14
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14
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3
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1
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105
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2
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New performance
arts centre and improvements to facilities
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13
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4
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14
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1
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93
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3
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19. The
results in the table above indicate that the overall preference was for the
first initiative “Making improvements to Manurewa town
centre”.
20. Question
two asked submitters if they had any comments on the outcomes, objectives and
initiatives detailed in the Draft Manurewa Local Board Plan 2014. Owing to the
large number of outcomes, objectives and initiatives, the data is widely
spread, with small numbers responding to individual items. The number of
comments is shown in Table 2 below. The total number of comments includes any
comments made in support, not in support and general comments.
21. Table
2 – Number of comments
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Outcome
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Responses
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Manurewa has an
attractive, prosperous town centre
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31
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People move easily
around Manurewa
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37
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Spaces and places
that people use and enjoy
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25
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All people are
valued and encouraged
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12
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Our natural
heritage and resources are preserved and nurtured for future generations
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9
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A healthy local
economy
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8
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22. Question
three asked submitters whether they believed there were any items missing from
the Draft Manurewa Local Board Plan 2014. Table 3 indicates the number of
missing items for each outcome. There were no common themes.
Table 3 – Numbers of missing items by outcome
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Outcome
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Responses
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Manurewa has an
attractive, prosperous town centre
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3
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People move easily
around Manurewa
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4
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Spaces and places
that people use and enjoy
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9
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All people are
valued and encouraged
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7
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Our natural
heritage and resources are preserved and nurtured for future generations
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4
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A healthy local
economy
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3
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Next steps
23. Decisions
on the final Manurewa Local Board Plan 2014 will be made at the decision-making
meeting on Thursday 9th October 2014.
Consideration
Local board views and implications
24. The
Manurewa Local Board will consider all submissions to the Draft Manurewa Local
Board Plan 2014 at the Local Board Plan 2014 hearing meeting on Tuesday 2nd
September at 9am in the Manurewa Local Board office meeting room, 7 Hill Road,
Manurewa.
Māori impact statement
25. The
Manurewa Local Board has given consideration to Māori outcomes throughout
the development of the Manurewa Local Board Plan; consequently the
implementation of the Plan has the potential for positive outcomes for Māori.
26. Local
mana whenua were invited to a southern sub-regional Hui on 8 March 2014 where
their views were sought on the issues to be addressed in southern local boards’
plans, including Manurewa’s. The processes and protocols for on-going
engagement were also discussed and follow up contact made by the local board
chairs.
27. The
Manurewa Local Board also engaged with Māori rate payers and residents
through engagement activities that were accessible to the general public as
well as targeted stakeholder events and meetings, both in the early stages of
the Plan’s development and throughout the consultation period.
28. The outcomes, objectives and initiatives included in the plan will
support the delivery of the Auckland Plan Transformational shift 6 –
“significantly lift Maori social and economic wellbeing”. The draft Manurewa Local
Board Plan declares an intention to work with Maori on matters of shared
interest. The Plan describes some initiatives of particular relevance to mana
whenua and mataawaka, including protection and enhancement of
the Manukau Harbour; improvement of water quality in
catchment streams; and the identification and protection of wahi tapu and
heritage sites in and around Manurewa.
Implementation
29. Implementation issues on the various matters raised in submissions
will be considered when making decisions at
decision-making meetings on the Draft Manurewa Local Board Plan 2014 on
Thursday 11th September 2014.
Attachments
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No.
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Title
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Page
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aView
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Draft Manurewa Local Board Plan 2014 submissions vol.1
(Under Separate Cover)
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bView
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Draft Manurewa Local Board Plan 2014 submissions vol.2
(Pro forma) (Under Separate Cover)
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Signatories
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Authors
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Paula Gallimore - Governance Analyst
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Authorisers
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Rex Hewitt - Relationship Manager
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