2 Apologies
At the close of the agenda no apologies had been received.
3 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.
4 Confirmation of Minutes
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That the Central Joint Funding Committee:
a)
confirms the minutes of its ordinary meeting,
held on Monday, 8 September 2014, as a true and
correct record.
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5 Leave of Absence
At the close of
the agenda no requests for leave of absence had been received.
6 Acknowledgements
At the close of the agenda no requests for acknowledgements had been
received.
7 Petitions
At the close of the agenda no requests to present petitions had been
received.
8 Deputations
Standing
Order 3.20 provides for deputations. Those applying for deputations are required
to give seven working days notice of subject matter and applications are
approved by the Chairperson of the Central Joint Funding Committee. This means
that details relating to deputations can be included in the published agenda.
Total speaking time per deputation is ten minutes or as resolved by the
meeting.
At the close
of the agenda no requests for deputations had been received.
9 Public Forum
A period of
time (approximately 30 minutes) is set aside for members of the public to
address the meeting on matters within its delegated authority. A maximum of 3
minutes per item is allowed, following which there may be questions from www
members.
At the close of the agenda no requests for public forum had been
received.
10 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.”
11 Notices of Motion
At the close of the agenda no requests for notices of motion had
been received.
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Central Joint
Funding Committee
28 November
2014
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Auckland City
Cultural Heritage Allocation 2014/2015 (Round 1)
File No.: CP2014/27659
Purpose
1. This report
presents the Central Joint Funding Committee (the committee) with application
assessment summaries and funding recommendations for the five eligible
applications received during the first funding round of the Auckland City
Cultural Heritage Fund (ACCHF) for the 2014/2015 financial year.
Executive
Summary
2. Auckland
Council considers that there is a net public benefit derived from providing
individuals and community groups caring for privately owned heritage features
with financial support towards maintenance and conservation costs.
3. For the 2014/15
financial year, contestable heritage funding is delivered through legacy
council funding schemes and by applying legacy council funding policies. In
the area covered by the former Auckland City council, heritage funding is
delivered through the ACCHF.
4. Five
applications from the Auckland Isthmus and Central area were received during
the first funding round. All five applications to the ACCHF meet the scope of
works and eligibility criteria for funding. The applications
have been assessed against fund criteria and funding recommendations are
presented to the committee for their consideration.
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Recommendations
That the Central Joint Funding
Committee:
a) Approve the following grant allocations from the Auckland City
Cultural Heritage Fund:
i) Allocation
of $5,092.78 to application ACCH14_150002 from St Patricks Cathedral Heritage
Foundation at 1 St Patricks Square, Auckland Central as a contribution
towards the restoration of corroding metal components.
ii) Allocation
of $1,636.40 to application ACCH14_150003 from Kay Wooff at 26 Clive Road, Mt
Eden as a contribution towards the garden restoration project.
iii) Allocation
of $5,000 to application ACCH14_150005 from Emma Pritchard at 621 Mount Eden
Road, Mt Eden as a contribution towards the partial restoration of failing
sections of street wall to garden.
iv) Allocation of
$3,593.75 to application ACCH14_150006 from St Joseph’s Catholic Church Grey
Lynn at 470 Great North Road, Grey Lynn as a contribution towards the
remedial maintenance to leadwork and sealant material.
v) Allocation of
$8,000 to application ACCH14_150007 from Orakei Methodist Parish Trust at 12
St Vincent Avenue, Remuera as a contribution towards the initial engineering
analysis of the building’s seismic resistance.
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Discussion
5. The ACCHF is a legacy Auckland City Council contestable fund which is open to the public for applications that seek to conserve,
restore and protect aspects of Auckland’s cultural heritage for the enjoyment
and benefit of current and future generations.
6. The ACCH supports a wide range of projects including:
· restoration or repair of original heritage fabric relating to
historic buildings or structures (such as repairs to masonry, joiner, plaster
or glazing) or fencing of archaeological sites
· protection of heritage items (such as earthquake strengthening or
fire protection)
· professional services (such as research, condition reports,
conservation plans, heritage plans, conservation work specifications,
management plans or supervision of work).
7. To be eligible
for funding, heritage conservation projects must be for:
· A site or building listed in the Heritage Appendix of the Auckland
Council District Plan (Isthmus and Central area Section) or a site that is
known to contain an archaeological site recorded on the Auckland Council
cultural heritage inventory; or
· A heritage building or tree not currently listed, but is of
sufficient merit to warrant listing; or
· A site listed in the Schedule of Maori Heritage Sites in the
Auckland Council District Plan (Isthmus and Central area Section); or
· A property that has a heritage tree listed in the Heritage Appendix
of the Auckland Council District Plan (Isthmus and Central area Section).
8. Applications to
the ACCHF are assessed by Council subject matter experts against the fund
criteria stated in the ACCHF guidelines (appended as Attachment A). These
include:
i. Significance:
The project needs to have high heritage significance and regard will be given
to whether the resource is scheduled for protection in the Auckland Council
District Plan (Isthmus and Central area Section). The project needs to enhance
the qualities for which the heritage item is valued.
ii. Funding
Necessity: Whether funding is important to securing the future of an at
risk item/place.
iii. Compliance
with Best Practice: The extent to which the project reflects best practice
as outlined in the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICMOS) New
Zealand Charter.
iv. Public
Access and Educational Value: The degree of physical access, visual access
or educational value.
v. Extent to which
projects recognise Maori perspectives.
9. This assessment
forms the basis of funding recommendations that are presented to the committee
for their consideration.
10. The current interim approach to community funding, endorsed by the
Regional Development and Operations Committee (RDOC) in
May 2011, allocated decision-making responsibility over the ACCHF to the
Central local boards. In March 2014, the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee
endorsed the extension of this interim approach to community funding for the
2014/15 financial year. In total, $50,000 is available for allocation in the
Annual Plan for the 2014/15 financial year.
11. The ACCHF has
two funding rounds, closing August 2014 and March 2015. The first funding round
for the ACCHF opened for applications on 17 July 2014 and closed on 22 August
2014.
Table One.
Summary of ACCHF application closing dates.
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Application closing date
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Funding decisions expected
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Funding
meeting 1
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Friday 22 August 2014
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October- November 2014
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Funding
meeting 2
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Friday 13 March 2015
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May-June 2015
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12. The availability of environmental funding and information on the
2014/2015 funding rounds has been promoted through the Auckland Council
website, through Auckland Council publications, press advertisements in local
print media and email notification to heritage stakeholders.
Consideration
13. Five
applications from within the Auckland Isthmus and
Central area were received during funding round one
that closed on 22 August 2014.
14. All five
applications met the scope of works and eligibility criteria for funding and
application assessments were completed by the Auckland Council Principal
Heritage Advisor (Central). Grant allocation recommendations are made in line
with ACCHF assessment criteria and funding policy. An application assessment
summary for each application is attached to this report and funding
recommendations are presented for the committee’s consideration.
15. Following
application assessments, it is recommended that all five of the applications
received are supported in this funding round with grants totalling $23,322.93.
16. Finance and
resourcing requirements for the delivery of the ACCHF are within current
heritage incentive budgets provided in the 2014/2015 annual plan.
17. Annually $50,000
is available through the ACCHF for allocation by the committee. Current funding
recommendations would allocate $23,322.93 to five applications leaving $26,677.07 available for allocation in
the second funding round.
Local
Board Views and Implications
18. This report
seeks the view of the affected local boards.
Maori
Impact Statement
19. The provision of
community funding to support historic heritage initiatives provides
opportunities for all Aucklanders to undertake projects, programmes and
activities that benefit Maori. The significance of sites to Maori and the
extent to which applications recognise Maori perspectives is considered as part
of the application assessment process.
General
Implementation
Issues
20. No legal and implementation issues have been identified. The fund
will be allocated in accordance with the decision of the Central Joint Funding Committee.
Attachments
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Auckland City Cultural Heritage application assessment
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Signatories
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Author
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Fran Hayton - Environmental Funding Advisor
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Authorisers
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John Dragicevich - Manager Infrastructure and
Environmental Services
Adam Milina - Relationship Manager - Albert-Eden &
Orakei Local Boards
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