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For clarity the resolutions for Item 19 are as
follows:
That the Budget Committee:
a) agree that the updated Transport
funding envelopes and capex schedules included in Attachment A be
incorporated into draft budgets to support consultation on the Long-term Plan
2015-2025, and:
i. note that these envelopes and
schedules are based on funding the basic transport network
ii. note that in the
consultation material, these draft budgets will appear alongside any options
for using alternative funding mechanisms to fund the Auckland Plan transport
network that this committee agrees to consult on
iii. request
that staff fully brief councillors on the scope and extent of the 2016
– 2018 City Rail Link “Enabling Works” with the option to limit some proposed
construction and cost
iv. request
Auckland Transport, in consultation with the Cycle Advisory Group, to report
back on options for increasing the walking and cycling budget to ensure
additional central government funding available for cycling is optimally
leveraged to deliver a step-change in the use of active transport modes, for
consideration as part of decisions for the final LTP 2015-2025
v. highlight
in the public consultation the $854,315M capital expenditure allocated for
the City Rail Link for the next three financial years.
b) agree that the updated Water
Supply and Wastewater funding envelopes and capex schedules included in
Attachment B be incorporated into draft budgets to support consultation on
the Long-term Plan 2015-2025, and also note that:
i) the average increases in
water and wastewater charges are currently projected to be 2.5 per cent for
first two years and 3.6 per cent thereafter
c) agree that scenario B for the Parks, Community and
Lifestyle updated funding envelopes and capex schedules included in
Attachment C be incorporated into draft budgets to support consultation on
the Long-term Plan 2015-2025, and also agree that these draft budgets
include:
i) proposed
average rates increases of 3.5 per cent for each year of the plan
ii) proposed
overall development contributions charges that increase annually with
inflation from 2015/2016, and a $20 million per annum proposed increase in
the targets for the sale of non-strategic surplus assets
iii) forecast net
group debt of $11 billion in 2025, consistent with the Mayoral Proposal
d) agree that the updated Auckland
Development funding envelopes and capex schedules included in Attachment
D be incorporated into draft budgets to support consultation on the Long-term
Plan 2015-2025, and also note that:
i) these envelopes and
schedules are based on the CBD targeted rate funding $20 million of CBD capex
projects per annum
e) agree that the updated Economic
and Cultural Development funding envelopes and capex schedules included
in Attachment E of the report be incorporated into draft budgets to support
consultation on the Long-term Plan 2015-2025
f) agree that the updated Environmental
Management and Regulation funding envelopes and capex schedules included
in Attachment F be incorporated into draft budgets to support consultation on
the Long-term Plan 2015-2025
g) agree that the Governance
and Support funding envelopes and capex schedules included in Attachment
G be incorporated into draft budgets to support consultation on the Long-term
Plan 2015-2025, and also note that:
i) these envelopes reflect the
projected cost of the co-governance entities
ii) these envelopes reflect the
identified additional funding requirements for the Maori priority areas.
h) agree that staff should not
enter into any new contractual commitments that are inconsistent with these
draft budgets, including commitments for planning or design work for capital
projects that would be deferred or stopped under the draft budgets
i) agree to
grant staff approval to enter into agreements that commit future year spend
up to the level of the proposed LTP budgets to enable the timely delivery of
the capex programme (including land acquisition) for projects, programmes or
agreements that:
i)
have pre-existing commitments and are ready to
proceed to construction and can be completed within a 12 to 18 month period,
or
ii)
are necessary to meet council’s obligations
under the housing accord, or
iii)
have significant negative consequences for
health and safety, business continuity or council’s operating budgets if
delivery does not proceed in a timely manner.
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