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Local Board
Plan Hearings - Whau Local Board
03 September
2014
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Summary of submissions
to the Draft Whau Local Board Plan 2014
File No.: CP2014/19613
Purpose
1. This report provides high-level analysis of key themes contained in
submissions to the Draft Whau 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 Whau Local Board Plan 2014. This includes ensuring any person
submitting on the Draft Whau Local Board Plan 2014 is given reasonable
opportunity to be heard.
3. 314 submissions were received to the Draft Whau Local Board Plan
2014. Of these, 77 were proforma submissions. 39 of the proforma submissions
were related to heritage assessments, the balance were submissions were related
to Smoke Free issues. 34 submissions were received to all draft local board
plans.
4. 58 submitters requested the opportunity to speak in support of their
submission at a public hearing.
5. The Whau Local Board asked submitters for feedback on four questions.
6. Question one asked submitters for comments on the six draft outcomes
being proposed by the board. A total of 77 responses were received, 57 of which
were in support.
7. Question two asked submitters to prioritise four key
initiatives, by ranking them between 1 (most important) and 4 (least
important). The initiative receiving the largest number of responses and the
most number one rankings was Community, recreation and aquatic facilities to
make our towns outstanding places.
8. Question three asked whether submitters had any other comments
regarding the outcomes, objectives and initiatives contained in the Draft Whau
Local Board Plan 2014.
9. Question four asked submitters whether they believed there was
anything missing from the plan. 84 comments were made relating to the board’s
outcomes, and 123 comments were made relating to issues unrelated to these
outcomes. Of these 52 comments were related to Smokefree initiatives.
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Recommendations
That the Local Board Plan
Hearings - Whau Local Board:
a) Receives
submissions on the Draft Whau Local Board Plan 2014.
b) Hears
the relevant submissions on the Draft Whau Local Board Plan 2014.
c) Thanks
submitters for their verbal presentations on the Draft Whau Local Board Plan
2014.
d) Considers any potential amendments to the Draft Whau Local Board
Plan 2014.
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Comments
Discussion
Context
10. The Local Government Act 2002 and Local Government (Auckland
Council) Act 2009 require Council to use the special consultative procedure in
adopting the Whau Local Board Plan 2014. This includes ensuring any person
submitting on the Draft Whau Local Board Plan 2014 is given reasonable
opportunity to be heard.
11. This report provides statistics on submissions received to the Draft
Whau Local Board Plan 2014 and a brief high-level analysis of key themes and
topics.
12. More detailed analysis of submissions will be provided to the local
board workshop on 17 September 2014.
13. The consultation period for the Draft Whau Local Board Plan 2014 was
held from 7 July 2014 to 5pm 6 August 2014.
Submissions
14. Council received and processed 314 submissions to the Draft Whau
Local Board Plan 2014 with 58 submitters requesting to be heard.
15. 77 pro forma
submissions were received to the Whau Local Board Plan 2014.
39 of these were related to heritage assessments and the balance advocated for
a SmokeFree policy in the Whau Local Board area.
16. Copies
of submissions to the Draft Whau Local Board Plan 2014 are provided in
attachment A of this report.
Overview
of feedback from submissions to the Draft Whau Local
Board Plan 2014
17. The Whau Local Board asked submitters for feedback on four
questions.
18. Question one asked submitters for comments on the six draft outcomes
being proposed by the board. A total of 77 responses were received, 57 of which
were in support. Table 1 below details the number of responses to each outcome.
Table 1- comments by outcome
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Outcome
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Support
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Do not
support
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Other
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Total
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Great communities across the
Whau
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11
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1
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2
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14
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Outstanding development in New
Lynn, Avondale and along our main roads
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12
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0
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5
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17
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Stronger local businesses
providing more and higher paid work
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5
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0
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1
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6
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A healthy Whau river and
valued environment
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10
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0
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1
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11
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In Whau, its 20 minutes to everything
we need
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4
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1
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3
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8
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Whau's local arts, culture and
heritage are cherished
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15
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1
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4
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20
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19. Question two asked submitters to prioritise four key
initiatives, by ranking them between 1 (most important) and 4 (least important).
Overall ranking was determined by allocating 4 points to first preference,
3 points to second preference, 2 points to third preference and one point to
fourth preference giving a weighted total for overall preference).See Table 2
for details.
20. The
initiative receiving the most responses was Community, recreation and
aquatic facilities to make our towns outstanding places. This initiative
also received the highest overall ranking.
Table 2 – most important
initiatives
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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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Community, recreation and aquatic
facilities to make our towns outstanding places
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69
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41
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25
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19
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450
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1
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Revitalise
Avondale town centre
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60
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32
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24
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38
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385
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2
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Making
new walking and cycling connections
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24
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43
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48
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34
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322
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3
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Connecting
to and cleaning up the Whau River's coastline
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34
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27
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41
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44
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300
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4
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21. Question three
asked submitters if they had any comments on the outcomes, objectives and
initiatives detailed in the Draft Whau 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
22. Outcome – Great communities across the Whau together with its
objectives and initiatives received 37 comments. Of these 12 were supporting Develop
a plan for more youth places and activities in the Whau.
23. Outcome – Outstanding
development in New Lynn, Avondale and along our main roads received 80 comments. Of these 13 were in support of New major
aquatic facilities for the Whau and a further 18 were in support of
Develop new community fitness areas, more major playgrounds improve provision
of shade, safety and lighting in play and public areas.
24. Outcome – Stronger local businesses providing more and higher
paid work received a total of 14 responses.
25. Outcome – A healthy Whau River and valued environment received
37 comments, 26 of which were in support of the outcome and its initiatives.
26. Outcome – In the Whau, it’s 20 minutes to everything we need received
51 responses in total. Within this outcome the objective Better paths and
links received 14 responses in support and 14 general comments were
received relating to Advocacy for more footpath improvement and tree
planting.
27. Outcome – Whau’s local arts, culture and heritage are cherished received
a total of 77 comments. Of these 42 related to Heritage building
assessments and most were proforma submissions.
28. Question
four asked submitters whether they believed there were any items missing from
the Draft Whau Local Board Plan 2014. Table 3 indicates the number of missing
items for each outcome.
Table 3 – Numbers
of missing items by outcome
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Outcome
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Responses
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Great local communities across the
Whau
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20
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Outstanding development in New Lynn,
Avondale and along our main roads
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9
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Stronger local businesses providing
more and higher paid work
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2
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A healthy Whau River and valued
environment
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11
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In the Whau, it’s 20 minutes to
everything we need
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9
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Whau’s local arts, culture and
heritage are cherished
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33
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29. Of
the 20 responses related to the outcome Great local communities across the
Whau, 14 were requesting a development plan for Kelston.
30. Of
the 33 responses related to the outcome Whau’s local
arts, culture and heritage are cherished, 27 were
requesting heritage assessments.
31. Other items
identified as missing from the plan that did not fit within the outcomes,
objectives and initiatives, included 21 related to local transport and seven
related to local governance. There were 36 comments in relation to Smoke Free
issues and a further 16 comments on Smoke Free issues were included in the
submissions directed to all boards.
32. Submitters
also made comments unrelated to the board’s outcomes, objectives and
initiatives. The most notable topic areas are listed below:
· 30 submitters made general comments about
the plan, although no common themes emerged
· 45 responses were regarded as being out
of scope. Of these, 35 were related to the Avondale Community Preschool.
· 15 submitters generally agreed with the
plan.
Next
steps
33. Decisions on the final Whau Local Board Plan 2014 will be made at
the decision-making meeting on 15 October 2014.
Consideration
Local
board views and implications
34. The Whau Local Board will consider all submissions to the Draft Whau
Local Board Plan 2014 at the Local Board Plan 2014 hearing meeting on Wednesday
3rd September at the Whau Local Board office, New Lynn.
Māori impact statement
35. The
Whau Local Board has given consideration to Māori outcomes throughout the
development of the Whau Local Board Plan, consequently the implementation of
the Plan has the potential for positive outcomes for Māori.
36. The
Whau Local Board aimed to engage with Māori rate payers and residents
through engagement activities that were accessible to the general public as
well as targeted stakeholder events both in the early stages of the Plan’s
development and throughout the consultation period. The priorities and
preferences expressed by Māori rate payers and residents have been
considered in the development of the draft Plan.
37. At
the sub-regional hui on 14 July 2014, iwi and Whau local board representatives
engaged on the draft Plan.
38. The
Whau Local Board in its Plan seeks to increase and develop its relationship
with local iwi and Māori.
39. Previous engagement with local mana whenua identified a strong focus
on environment, heritage and the needs of tamariki and rangatahi and the
Board’s Plan includes responses to these areas. This draft Local Board Plan
describes some of the ways the board would like to work in partnership with
mana whenua, including kaitiakitanga, inclusion and recognition of Maori
culture and heritage, and the guardianship of our environment and special
places.
Implementation
40. Implementation issues on the various matters raised in submissions
will be considered when making decisions at
decision-making meetings on the Draft Whau Local Board Plan on 17 September
2014.
Attachments
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No.
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Title
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aView
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Draft Whau Local Board Plan 2014 submissions vol.1
(Under Separate Cover)
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b
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Draft Whau Local Board Plan 2014 submissions vol.2
(Pro forma) (Under Separate Cover)
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Signatories
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Author
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Paula Gallimore - Governance Analyst
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Authoriser
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Glenn Boyd - Relationship Manager Henderson-Massey,
Waitakere Ranges, Whau
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