Agenda of Franklin Local Board

1 Welcome

The Chairman will open the meeting and welcome everyone present.

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

That the Franklin Local Board confirms the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 28 October 2014, as a true and correct record.

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

8.1 Deputation : Pukekohe Business Association

Purpose

1. Presenting the annual report from the Pukekohe Business Association.

Executive summary

2. As per standing orders the Chairman has approved the request from the Pukekohe Business Association to update the Board on its annual report and proposed activities for 2015.

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board thanks Kendyl Gibson from the Pukekohe Business Association for her attendance.

Attachments

b Presentation from Pukekohe Business Association............................ 211

8.2 Deputation : Waiuku Business Association

Purpose

1. Presenting the annual report from the Waiuku Business Association.

Executive summary

2. As per standing orders the Chairman has approved the request from the Waiuku Business Association to update the Board on its annual report and proposed activities for 2015.

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board thanks Sharlene Druyven from the Waiuku Business Development Association for her attendance.

Attachments

b Waiuku BDA Cashflow........................................................................ 219

9 Public Forum

9.1 Te Puru Charitable Trust : Feasibility Study

Purpose

1. To inform the Board of the Te Puru Trust proposal to carry out a feasibility and business plan study of the sports complex, looking at the needs to meet any future development.

Executive summary

2. As per standing orders the Board provides an opportunity for members of the public to address the Board in regard to issues pertaining to their local area.

3. This matter also relates to an item later on in the agenda regarding the allocation of Facility Partnership Funds.

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board thanks Logan Kemp from the Te Puru Trust sub-committee for his attendance.

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.

Franklin Local Board

25 November 2014

Facility Partnership Fund 2014/2015

File No.: CP2014/23469

Purpose

1. This report advises the Franklin Local Board of the facility partnership applications received and to make recommendations for the 2014/2015 funding allocations.

Executive summary

2. The purpose of the facility partnership fund is to assist with the development of accessible multi-use community facilities with an emphasis on maximising use, increased community participation and to support community groups to leverage funds from other funding organisations.

3. The facility partnership fund provides financial support to not-for-profit organisations undertaking asset development work with a total project value over $50,000 or a feasibility study for a facility up to $50,000.

4. The funding available for Franklin Local Board in 2014/15 is $109,548.

5. There were fifteen facility partnership funding enquires resulting in five applications received and considered at the Franklin Local Board workshop held on 14 October 2014. The funding requested totalled $187,180.

6. The facility partnership fund is operational expenditure and cannot be rolled over into the following financial year.

7. The applications were assessed and recommendations based on the established criteria under the facility partnership fund guidelines.

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin local Board considers the applications listed below and agrees to fund, part fund or decline each application in this round:

Applicant	Funds required for	Total cost of the project	Approves / Decline
Auckland Rowing Association	Development of a Regional Watersports Centre	$1,939m	$25,000
Glenbrook School BOT	Redevelopment of the Glenbrook School Community Hall	$608,720	$32,180
Te Puru Community Charitable Trust	Complete an optimisation & feasibility study for future developments to Te Puru Community Centre	$50,000	$50,000
Waiuku Golf and Squash Club	Not applicable	$100,000	$60,000
Whitford Tennis Club	Resurface six tennis courts, fencing repairs and to build a volley wall	$103,00	$20,000
Totals		$2,800,720	$187,180

Comments

8. Five applications have been received for the facility partnership fund in the Franklin Local Board area and are being considered in this report. Details of the community group applications follow:

i) Auckland Rowing Association in partnership with Auckland Region Outrigger Canoe Association and Canoe Racing New Zealand.

The applicant requests $125,000 towards the development of a Regional Watersports Centre on the Tamaki River at Highbrook, East Tamaki.

Relevant background to the project:

· This is a regional project and all local boards have been approached excluding Papakura and Rodney because they do not have access to the facility partnership fund. To date the Central Facility Partnership Funding Committee has committed $400,000 to this project. This committee is made of Maungakiekie Tamaki; Orakei; Puketapapa; Albert Eden; Waitemata; Great Barrier and Waiheke local boards.

· The facility will have a high profile due to its location within the Highbrook Business Park.

· In terms of the Highbrook Park Trust Deed the Highbrook Reserve land will be vested to Auckland Council’s Parks in August 2015.

· Highbrook Park Trust land falls within the boundaries of both Howick and Ōtara Papatoetoe Local Boards.

· The Auckland Rowing Association is aware that Nga Hau Maiangi, the organisation representing the combined interests of Auckland Rowing Club (not to be confused with the Association) and the four Waka Ama Clubs based at Ian Shaw Park are in the process of upgrading their water access and improving storage at Ian Shaw Park, Mt Wellington. This work is intended to relieve localised capacity issues at Ian Shaw Park.

· Both projects will complement each other by creating good water access and the potential to access a future planned 2,000 meter course.

· A comprehensive resource consent application for the proposed new watersports centre has recently begun pre-lodgment process with Auckland Council.

Registered organisation/s, make up of groups, membership numbers:

· Auckland Rowing Association was incorporated on 13 December 1968.

· Auckland Rowing Association membership for the 2013/2014 season is 1,190.

· Auckland Region Outrigger Canoe Association membership for the 2013/2014 season is 1,091.

· Canoe Racing New Zealand membership nationally is approximately 800 with 400 coming from the Auckland region.

Group capability:

This appears to be a well organised and professional organisation.

Detail description:

· Concept design and resource consent funding secured; Stage 1 Site Works, retaining hardstands and boat ramp. A concept design has been completed and funding to undertake the resource consent secured (the total cost of this stage is approximately $1,939,000).

· Stage 2 Water Access, pontoons and Stage 3 building works is not included in the total cost of this project. The approximate cost for Stages 2 and 3 is $4,475m.

· Auckland Council has been working in partnership with this organisation since 2013 to progress this project.

Project need:

The Auckland Regional Physical Activity and Sports Strategy (ARPASS) report on the Tamaki River and the Auckland Regional Paddling and Rowing Facilities Studies (2007 and 2008) supports the potential to develop a regional watersports centre on Digby Point, Highbrook.

Project outcomes/benefits:

· The Auckland Rowing Association represents the interests of the sport of rowing in the Auckland Region. It is the aim of the Association to increase participation in rowing and to improve the performance and experience of those participants.

· The intention of the project is to open up water access to the Tamaki River to the south and eastern parts of the city which will lead to increased participation and promote youth activity.

· The watersports centre will be a training and competition venue for local waka ama groups who are affiliated to Auckland Region Outrigger Canoe Association.

· Stage 1 provides water access which benefits the wider communities of the southern region and is not specific to Auckland Association members.

· The envisaged facility will be a premier venue in the southern region providing a straight 2,000 metre course for competitive rowing.

· Counties Manukau Rowing Club have sent a letter of support. The new watersport centre will provide a more centralised base for training for the Regional Performance Centre programmes run by Auckland Rowing Association as currently participants have to travel to Hobsonville to train and trial for their respective squads. Counties Manukau Rowing also see the new centre as a development opportunity for rowers and coaches from within their catchment of Manurewa, Papakura and Franklin.

· A completed Stage 1 project will give immediate community benefits through better accessibility to the Tamaki River.

Strategic alignment:

· The project is in accordance with the previous Councils’ sponsored ARPASS report which identified the regional need for the proposed facility.

· The project provides an ideal environment for a wide range of water sports and retaining access to our waterways. (Auckland Plan, Chapter 5, 336 refers)

· Develop training hubs that co-locate high performance training centres with community sports venues. (Sport and Recreation Strategic Action Plan 9.3 refers)

Operational sustainability:

· Goodman New Zealand and the Highbrook Park Trust are partners to this project who are both well established and respected organisations with recognized successes.

· Auckland Rowing Association is a long standing regional sporting association since 1968.

· A comprehensive resource consent application to Auckland Council is imminent with funding support from Goodman New Zealand for the proposed new water sports centre.

Any risks:

· As this is a regional facility all facility partnership funding rounds have received an application being approached for funding assistance (except Papakura and Rodney which do not have facility partnership funding).

· The failure to raise additional support from other philanthropic organisations.

· Failure to receive resource consent. This can be mitigated by making this grant subject to obtaining resource consent.

· The applicant is aware that a successful grant does not constitute any regulatory approval, land owner approval and community lease approval which will be required in the future.

Project budget/financials:

Total Project Cost – Stage 1	$1,939m
Confirmed funding - Auckland Council Central Facilities Partnership Fund 2013/2014 - Pub Charity	$400,000 $141,950
Organisation contribution	$330,000
Amount requested	$25,000

Recommendation:

To fund $25,000 towards this regionally funded facility which will be a valuable asset for the southern local community.

ii) Glenbrook School Board of Trustees (BOT)

The applicant requests $32,180 towards the $600,000 redevelopment of the Glenbrook School Community Hall. The redevelopment includes costs for the remedial works, construction costs, building consent fees, planning, design, administration and management.

Relevant background to the project:

· The hall, like many rural school halls is the cornerstone of the Glenbrook community and is used by a broad range of groups and individuals. The hall is a Ministry of Education community owned asset on Ministry of Education land.

· The school is required to fund 25% of the remediation cost or it will be demolished. The Ministry of Education will provide the remaining 75%. Although this application represents 5.3% of the total cost of the project, it allows the applicant to achieve the funding threshold of 25% and attain Ministry of Education support.

Registered organisation/s, make up of groups, membership numbers:

· Glenbrook School was founded in 1877.

· The breakdown of the users of the Glenbrook School Community Hall users are; Glenbrook students 260; Music lessons 60; New Zealand Motor Caravan Association – Counties Area 250; Franklin Young Mariners 40; After school and holiday programmes 100; Kiribati Protestant Church Society New Zealand 250; Glenbrook Netball Club 60; Waiuku Combined School Choir 130; Glenbrook School Community 850 and other private functions approx. 500.

Group capability:

The school has met the Ministry of Educations requirements for undertaking this project by having secured the minimum funding of $100,000 to pursue the project.

Detail description:

The redevelopment project is for remedial works including construction, building consents, planning, design, administration and management.

Project need:

· A Ministry of Education report into the structural integrity of the hall in 2011 indicated that there are structural deficiencies stemming back to when the hall was built in 2001.

· There are seven letters of support from; Franklin Young Mariner Unit; Glenbrook Netball Club; New Zealand Motor Caravan Association – Counties Area; Gregg’s Drumming Tuition; Glenbrook Residents and Ratepayers Community Centre Inc; Kiribati Protestant Church Society New Zealand and Mrs C McKay (music teacher, who uses the hall).

Project outcomes/benefits:

The hall has a high profile in the Glenbrook community and it is widely known that it is available for use by the community. An arrangement exists with the Glenbrook War Memorial Hall to promote the use of both facilities by referring users requiring bookings. This arrangement has worked for a number of years.

Strategic alignment:

· A better co-ordinated, Auckland-wide approach to facility development and funding requires partnerships between the public and private sectors. It also requires planning that clusters recreational facilities with other amenities such as libraries, town centres, and transport facilities to provide localised and accessible activities within community hubs (Auckland Plan, Chapter 5, 355 refers).

· New quality multi-sport and community facilities, Local Board the lead (Franklin Local Board Plan).

Any risks:

· Not securing the required funding and cost over runs.

· A successful grant does not constitute any regulatory approval.

Project budget/financials:

Total Project Cost	$608,720
Confirmed funding - Lotteries Grants Board - Glenbrook PTA	$100,000 $ 20,000
Organisation contribution	$456,540
Amount requested	$ 32,180

Recommendation:

To support this application for $32,180

iii) Te Puru Community Charitable Trust

The applicant requests $50,000 to develop an optimisation and feasibility study for future developments to the Te Puru Community Centre.

Relevant background to the project:

· The Te Puru Community Charitable Trust runs the Te Puru Community Centre which serves the Beachlands and Maraetai communities. This venue comprises a sports hall, functions room, mezzanine area, lower studio, offices, changing rooms, toilet facilities, storage space and a committee room and works in partnership with Auckland Council as a legacy council-controlled organisation (CCO).

· Although the facility partnership fund is outside of the draft Community Grants Policy we note that within the draft policy CCO’s are not eligible for funding. Te Puru Community Charitable Trust’s constitutional trust deed currently fits the purpose of the facility partnership fund criteria.

Registered organisation/s, make up of groups, membership numbers:

· Te Puru Charitable Trust was incorporated 20 December 2002 and prior to that was an Incorporated Society for 20 years.

· In term 1, 2014 over a 10 week term 21,433 people took part in activities at Te Puru Community Centre.

· The membership numbers are broken down into; Baseball 75; Holiday programme on average 300; private functions 450; Netball 110; Rugby 130; Football 150; Hockey 50; Touch 900; Athletics 50; Sea Scouts 200 plus; Badminton 11 per night; Yoga 15 to 20; Dance and Gymnastics 134, Fitness, Pilates; Maraetai Tennis Club 135 members use the park but are not members of the Trust.

Group capability:

The Trust receives operational funding from Auckland Council of $327,459 (for 2014/2015) and the scope of a feasibility project would need to focus on operational sustainability. Auckland Council staff would be part of the final scoping proposal.

Detail description:

The feasibility proposal scope includes the potential location and viability of an aquatic centre; additional space for the relocation of the sea scouts hall; additional storage space; the creation of additional areas of sports club use; examination of the optimisation of the tennis and cricket facilities within the centre management; possible expansion of the sports bar; development of the park and parking facilities; relocation of the administration area and entrance; new area to cater for more users from the growing local community and examine how existing community use (non-sporting) can be expanded.

Project need:

The community has recently approached the Trust to lobby for an Aquatic Centre at the Te Puru Park. It is recommended that this not be part of this feasibility due to the current development of the Community Facilities Network Plan which will guide Council’s investment and support for new aquatic facilities. The other aspects of the feasibility study would be beneficial to help support the on-going usage and sustainability of the facility.

Project outcomes/benefits:

This project would support the Trust to develop a long-term development plan for their facility with a focus on meeting the needs of a growing and changing community.

Strategic alignment:

A better co-ordinated, Auckland-wide approach to facility development and funding requires partnerships between the public and private sectors. It also requires planning that clusters recreational facilities with other amenities such as libraries, town centres, and transport facilities to provide localised and accessible activities within community hubs (Auckland Plan, Chapter 5, 355 refers).

Operational sustainability:

The Trust need to update their strategic plan; business plan and marketing plan as part of their operational funding agreement.

Any risks:

· There is no known funding for the implementation of an Aquatic Centre at Te Puru Park.

· There is no known funding for capital works to implement feasibility study recommendations.

· The applicant is aware a successful grant does not constitute any regulatory approval and land owner approval which may be required in the future.

Project budget/financials:

Total Project Cost	$50,000
Organisation contribution	Nil
Amount requested	$50,000

Recommendation:

To fund $30,000 towards a feasibility study into future facility development that meets that needs for a growing and changing community, scope not to include an Aquatic Centre.

iv) Waiuku Golf and Squash Club

The applicant requested $60,000 for operational expenditure for greens maintenance, tree restoration and repairs following vandalism to club facilities. As operational expenditure does not meet the purpose of the facility partnership fund, the club was asked to redefine the project and given a time extension.

The club did not redefine the project and the application was therefore not processed.

v) Whitford Tennis Club

The applicant requests $20,000 towards a project cost of $103,000 to resurface six tennis courts, fencing repairs and to build a volley wall at Whitford Domain.

Relevant background to the project:

· The original Whitford Tennis Club has been in recess for many years and the newly formed club wishes to resurface the current six tennis courts, make fencing repairs and to build a volley wall.

· On 29 April 1957 Governor-General Sir Willoughby Norris formally opened the Whitford War Memorial. The community war memorial comprised memorial gates, playing fields, tennis courts, bowling greens, and a multi-purpose sports pavilion with a Plunket Room attached.

Registered organisation, membership numbers:

· The Whitford Tennis Club was incorporated on 15 August 2014.

· The membership of this newly formed club is estimated to grow to approximately 180 within the next two years. The club currently has 92 members however until this project is completed they have no courts to utilise.

Group capability:

This is a new group which has already achieved a great deal in particular negotiating a funding arrangement with another funder, canvassing the local community and developing a webpage.

Detail description:

To resurface six tennis courts, fencing repairs and to build a volley wall.

Project need:

· The local community was canvassed through emails to various Whitford community groups and received over 50 favourable responses within one month and 66 enrolled on the website (after 6 days) and a further 36 families have indicated interest.

· The Auckland Regional Tennis Facility Plan is not completed and the preliminary results indicate that there is a need for more courts in Howick. Whitford Tennis Club boarders the eastern side of Howick. The club intends to canvas the Flatbush area however they are currently more localised in their membership in the Whitford area. Whilst Maraetai Tennis Club at Te Puru serves the Beachlands and Maraetai communities.

Project outcomes/benefits:

The revitalisation of the tennis club will see the Whitford Memorial Pavilion used to its fullest potential and partnerships being developed with Plunket and the Whitford Playcentre who also use the Whitford Domain and is on a local bus route.

Strategic alignment:

Actively collaborate and partner to maximise joint resources and build the capability of recreation and sport organisations (Auckland Plan, Chapter 5, Directive 5.4 refers).

Operational sustainability:

Staff are unable to ascertain the operational sustainability of the club as it is newly formed club.

Any risks:

· If the club does not secure funding from council then the Whitford Community Charitable Trust application is likely to be in jeopardy.

· The applicant is aware a successful grant does not constitute any regulatory approval, land owner approval and community lease approval which will be required in the future. An application for a community lease is underway at this time.

Project budget/financials:

Total Project Cost	$103,000
Unconfirmed funding: - Whitford Community Charitable Trust (pending)	$ 83,000
Organisation contribution	Nil
Amount requested	$ 20,000

Recommendation:

· To support $20,000 towards resurfacing six tennis courts at Whitford Domain to revitalise the sport of tennis on a council reserve.

· The Whitford Community Charitable Trust has indicated that if council partner with Whitford Tennis Club they would be more likely to support the funding application.

Consideration

Local board views and implications

9. A workshop was held with the Local Board on 14 October 2014 to discuss the funding applications. The recommendations in this report fall within the Local Board’s delegated authority.

10. The on-going timing and implementation of the facility partnership fund will be subject to budget considerations as part of the Long Term plan 2015-2025 process.

11. The decisions sought by this report do not trigger the Auckland Council Significance Policy.

Māori impact statement

12. The facility partnership fund assists with the development of accessible multi-use community facilities to increase community participation, including the potential to increased community participation for Māori. No particular negative implications for Māori community or Māori stakeholders have been identified as arising from this report. Given the demographic make-up of the local board area and the nature of the some projects for which funding is requested it is likely some Māori will benefit from these.

Implementation

13. A standard Council funding agreement will be developed for any successful applicants and progress towards agreed project outcomes monitored throughout the project.

Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Signatories

Authors

Kim Squire - Sports and Recreation Advisor

Authorisers

Ken Maplesden - Sport and Recreation Adviser

Lisa Tocker - Manager, Recreation Facilities & Service Delivery Central

Ian Maxwell - Manager Parks, Sports & Recreation

Teresa Turner - Relationship Manager

Franklin Local Board

25 November 2014

Local Economic Development Programme

File No.: CP2014/24994

Purpose

1. To provide an update on the implementation of the Local Economic Development Action Plan (LED Action Plan) and to outline potential projects that could be delivered from the plan in 2014/15. At present there is $22,066 available for delivery of LED activity.

Executive summary

2. The Franklin Local Board has previously prioritised skills actions, and the development of tertiary provision in particular. Work has been ongoing on a needs assessment of the tertiary education needs of the area. A group of secondary and tertiary education providers and other stakeholders committed to working together to improve the transition from secondary to tertiary education for Franklin’s youth has been established. This ‘Franklin Trades Academy Group’ is meeting regularly to develop a Franklin Trades Academy.

3. As well as a need to increase the level of tertiary provision available locally, the needs assessment has highlighted a particular issue that Franklin faces in relation to the poor achievement of its Māori learners, a high proportion of whom drop out of education early prior to gaining any formal qualifications.

4. Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (TWoA) have worked with Franklin secondary schools to develop a programme that helps address the issue of Māori educational attainment.

5. The programme will support 45 young people in culturally appropriate education, engage them and keep them in the education system while they attain credits towards a Level 2 qualification.

6. Support for this programme will both support a number of at risk young Māori and continue the gathering momentum built up by the Franklin Trades Academy Group.

7. There is budget to support another project this financial year. A number of projects within the LED Action Plan could be delivered. These include further skills projects as well as several non-skills projects. At the September LED Portfolio meeting it was requested the LED Action Plan be reviewed to establish if other non-skills activity should be considered for support.

8. An outline of the projects is provided. The local board should decide if it wishes to retain its skills focus or consider supporting some other activity detailed below.

9. The limited available budget precludes consideration of new or substantial activity. Other activity underway would not benefit significantly from additional resource on this scale.

10. It is therefore recommended that either the Te Whangai Trust or Franklin Tourism Group are supported in enhancing their activity in Franklin.

Recommendation/s

a) That the Franklin Local Board continues to support the development of tertiary provision within the Franklin area by retaining a focus on this action.

b) That the Franklin Local Board allocates $15k to support the delivery of a Secondary Tertiary Programme targeting Māori youth at risk of dropping out of education.

c) That the Franklin Local Board support the Te Whangai Trust or Franklin Tourism Group as part of the 2014/15 work programme and approves using the balance of 2014/15 budget to support this.

Comments

11. The Franklin Local Economic Development Action Plan was adopted in December 2013. The plan includes a number of actions aligned to the Auckland Economic Development Strategy aimed at boosting economic outcomes within the Franklin area.

12. The Franklin Local Board has previously prioritised the skills actions within the action plan and in particular action 4.1 which was to investigate the development of a tertiary education hub within Franklin to address the limited number of tertiary options available locally.

13. The aim is to outline options for the use of that budget to deliver actions from the LED Action plan. A vocational skills project that has arisen through current work on the Franklin Tertiary Hub targeting at risk Māori learners is outlined.

14. It is recommended the board approve a $15,000 contribution to the delivery of a secondary tertiary programme aimed at Māori learners at risk of dropping out of education. The programme will be delivered in the current financial year.

15. Options for other projects the local board could support are given and guidance as to which the local board would like to be scoped in detail and delivered is sought.

Franklin Tertiary Hub Project

16. The Franklin Local Board approved the exploration of the development of a tertiary education hub within Franklin and the undertaking of a tertiary education needs assessment. This work was completed in July 2014.

17. The needs assessment was circulated to a meeting convened between Ministry of Education, schools, tertiary providers and ITOs on 6th August 2014. There were positive responses from all around the table about working together to improve educational outcomes and tertiary access in Franklin and a Trades Academy Group was established. The group includes schools, tertiary providers, ITOs, employers, Careers NZ, mana whenua, Ministry of Education, COMET Auckland and Auckland Council.

18. The assessment has highlighted that there is currently an under provision of tertiary education in Franklin in a number of skills areas important to the local economy.

19. Further, expected population growth, as well as growth across the Franklin economy, will lead to an increase in demand for skills that local provision will not be able to meet.

20. The needs assessment report itself has become more of a working document used to generate and guide discussion amongst key stakeholders who have begun meeting regularly. The most recent version of the report is attached (Attachment A).

21. As well as a shortage of accessible tertiary provision, the report highlights an under-performance of Franklin schools across a number of educational indicators.

22. Within this need is also identified a significant issue for young Māori learners. In Franklin, 67% of Māori school pupils left school in 2013 without a NCEA Level 2 or above and almost a third of young Māori left school at age 15. This is far higher than the Franklin average.

23. A group meeting on 15 September progressed the Trades Academy concept further and interest was expressed by the group in a potential Secondary Tertiary Programme (STP) programme run by Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (TWoA) in the Waikato. TWoA and the Franklin secondary schools agreed to work together with a view to delivering a similar STP programme in Franklin.

24. A meeting of the Trades Academy Group on 22 October 2014 presented a proposal for a Secondary-Tertiary Programme developed by three Franklin secondary schools and TWoA. The programme will help 45 young Māori. At this meeting the schools and TWoA indicated that a contribution from Franklin Local Board towards the cost of delivering the programme would be welcomed. The schools will contribute the majority of the funds required.

Franklin Schools Proposal: Secondary Tertiary Programme (STP)

25. The Secondary-Tertiary Programme (see Attachment B) would run through the academic year from February 2015. The aim of the programme is to retain young Māori at risk of disengaging from school within education and provide them a platform to continue learning.

26. The programme will involve one day a week learning on one of three strands (Fitness, Te Reo Māori, or Whakairo) delivered by TWoA. These programmes are designed specifically to engage the target learner group and will contribute credits towards the achievement of a level 2 qualification. This will enable the learners to progress with further study either in school or with another provider.

27. Schools will identify suitable learners at risk of dropping out of education from their roll that would benefit from culturally appropriate learning and discuss the programme with their whanau.

28. Delivering this programme will be a useful piloting of collaborative working between the secondary and tertiary providers in Franklin. The Local Board’s support would be a timely boost to the momentum that the Trades Academy Group has built up.

Other potential actions for delivery

29. A number of other actions in the LED Action Plan could also be progressed, these are outlined in the tables below detailing the remaining skills actions. These are drawn from those actions in the action plan identified for delivery in the first years of the life of the plan and identified as requiring further scoping and budget to be progressed.

Additional skills actions
Action	Project	Comment
4.2	Work with secondary schools and Franklin Youth Advisory Board on creative and innovative ways to transition youth from education to workforce, including developing a Youth Guarantee programme in Franklin (horticulture and ICT vocational pathway).	The Ministry of Education would welcome support to develop this.
4.3	V8 leverage – skills – Scope a project to leverage V8 race to highlight industry training and tertiary opportunities available in Franklin and Auckland. Initially targeted at industries with identified (trade) skills issues in Franklin such as automotive and aviation (Ardmore). Connect with motor sport interests in Waikato.	The move to November 2015 for the event provides scope to plan and fund something towards the end of the current financial year for delivery in late 2015.
4.4	Support the work of the Te Whangai Trust in assisting people not employed to gain life and work skills and pathways to employment. Connect Te Whangai Trust with skills development initiatives underway.	There is scope to assist the trust scale up its work should the local board wish to support more of this activity.

30. An advantage of retaining the board’s skills focus and pursuing a further skills project is that the main partner organisations are already engaging with the local board in relation to the tertiary hub work and could be mobilised to scope and deliver one of these projects relatively quickly.

31. A number of non-skills actions could also be supported. These broadly fall in to the categories of UFB / RBI, developing the horticulture sector and growing the visitor economy (currently just 2.5% of the Franklin economy).

32. The local board could consider supporting activity in one of these areas.

Additional non-skills actions
Action	Project	Comment
1.3	Establish a public/private sector delivery and coordination platform to ensure that there is coordination and collaboration amongst key delivery partners, business and industry groups, large Franklin employers and the business services sector to ensure that the Franklin LED Plan is successfully implemented.	Would need to be clear on the level of activity merited a group of this nature and that businesses that were engaged would find it worthwhile. A more targeted engagement of business community may be a better use of resource.
1.7	Leverage the deployment of Ultra-fast Broadband (UFB) and the Rural Broadband Initiatives (RBI), including: a) Develop and implement a business survey to establish current UFB and RBI take-up, usage and knowledge b) Undertake awareness and education programmes with Franklin based businesses based on survey results c) Consider working with other local boards with RBI coverage to establish best-practice and reduce project costs/increase efficiencies.	Potential to deliver something although the AC Team responsible are currently rethinking their work programme following review of CPO and possible implications of LTP outcome.
3.1	Develop a private/public sector action plan to grow Franklin’s/north Waikato “Centre of Excellence” in horticulture production, including promoting innovation, exports and food and beverage production supply chains.	Would need to engage a specialist consultant to explore this. There could be significant consequential costs to progress the project over subsequent years. This could be considered as a project for 2015/16.
5.4	Advocate for local leverage of confirmed and future major events to ensure full benefits are captured for Franklin, including: · 2014 IRB Junior Rugby World Championships · 2015 U20 FIFA World Cup · 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup · 2017 World Master Games.	ATEED are active in this area of work.
5.5	As a first step in supporting the development of Waiuku as a visitor gateway, enhance services provided by Waiuku Visitor Centre.	The Franklin Tourism Group has been active in its first year and may require further support to further develop its activity across the local board area. Currently it is entirely voluntary run. Some admin support has been suggested as being useful for the group to increase its activity.
5.6	Investigate further plans for the development of Waiuku’s visitor attractions.
5.7	Evaluate information needs and requirements for visitors to Pukekohe and Franklin.

Consideration

Local board views and implications

33. The Economic Development portfolio meeting (10 September 2014) indicated interest in revisiting the LED Action Plan to give consideration to other actions that the Local Board may wish to support over 2014/15.

34. A review of the action plan has highlighted several potential projects that could be commenced in 2014/15. These include further work in the skills area as well other projects outlined above.

35. Given the level of funds available it is possible to further the tertiary education work with a small project aimed at building momentum from the work already undertaken in this area. The remainder could be utilised to fund other activity.

36. The local board will need to consider whether it wishes to use the remaining funds for further skills activity or pursue another of the project ideas outlined.

Māori impact statement

37. Māori comprise 13% of the Franklin population. Māori educational attainment in Franklin is low with 33% attaining NCEA Level 2 compared to 70% of all Franklin school leavers. The project is to be delivered by Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, in line with the Māori education strategy (Ka Hikitia – Accelerating Success), and will specifically target Māori school pupils at risk of disengaging from education by engaging them in culturally appropriate learning. On completion, the young people will be encouraged to either return to school to continue their learning or pursue further training elsewhere.

Implementation

38. Budget: The Local Board has indicated that the delivery of local tertiary education is a priority for the current year, building on the needs assessment work undertaken earlier in the year. The majority of funds for the programme will come from the Franklin secondary schools. The support provided by Franklin Local Board will demonstrate its support for this type of programme and encourage the development and delivery of further secondary tertiary programmes by schools and tertiary providers in Franklin.

39. The programme will run from February 2015. In addition to the educational outcomes that will be achieved it is expected the programme will provide a valuable experience for the Franklin schools and tertiary sector in testing partnership working in the development and delivery of a secondary tertiary programme. This experience will assist in the development of further secondary tertiary programmes across the local board area.

40. The remainder 2014/15 budget could be used to support one further small project.

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a View	Tertiary Needs Assessment	25
b View	Franklin STP Proposal	51

Signatories

Authors

Jonathan Sudworth - Local Economic Development Advisor

Authorisers

Penny Pirrit - Regional & Local Planning Manager

Teresa Turner - Relationship Manager

Franklin Local Board

25 November 2014

Auckland Transport Quarterly Update to Local Boards

File No.: CP2014/26717

Purpose

1. The purpose of this report is to inform local boards about progress on activities undertaken by Auckland Transport in the three months July – September 2014 and the planned activities anticipated to be undertaken in the three months October – December 2014.

Executive summary

2. Attachments include:

A – Auckland Transport activities

B – Travelwise Schools activities

C – Decisions of the Traffic Control Committee

D – Report against local board advocacy issues

E – Report on the status of the local board’s projects under the Local Board Transport Capital Fund (LBTCF).

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board receives the Auckland Transport Quarterly Report.

Significant activities during the period under review

Key Agency Initiatives

East West Connections

3. Auckland Transport (AT) and the NZ Transport Agency have completed an indicative business case that identified a short list of options to address the transport issues in the Onehunga-Penrose area. Improvements were also identified along the proposed bus route between Mangere, Otahuhu and Sylvia Park.

4. The assessment process to narrow down potential options included the outcomes of the July/August engagement as well as assessing factors such as transport performance; consentability; constructability; natural environment; public health and cultural heritage. The short list contains a range of low to high investment options for further investigation.

5. Public consultation on these short listed options commenced in October. This included public open days and workshops.

Public Transport (PT) Development

Otahuhu Interchange

6. A civil enabling works package has gone to market to enable construction activities in December to capitalise on the scheduled Christmas Block of Line in the rail corridor.

7. The main works package is scheduled to go to market mid-December, with tenders closing end of January and award end of February 2015. Target completion for the interchange is end of September 2015. A public open day was held in Otahuhu Town Hall, attended by 225 people including Local Board members; feedback was very positive. Hui with local mana whenua are on-going with six having been completed to date.

City Rail Link

8. Registrations of interest (ROI) by the construction industry for the Enabling Works design work for the downtown section of the City Rail Link, from Britomart through Queen, Customs and Albert Streets to Wyndham Street were received and evaluated during August.

9. Following an evaluation process, Request for Proposal documentation for two enabling works contract packages were released to the ROI respondents in late August. A series of interface meetings are scheduled with respondents prior to receipt of proposals in November whereby a tender evaluation will be undertaken to procure the preferred tenderer. A project update was provided to manu whenua groups (seven iwi represented) mainly focussing on stormwater mitigation issues.

EMU Procurement

10. There are now 27 units in NZ with 17 units in service. Manukau peak services began mid-September. Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) testing on the Western line to Swanson began on 29 September. Manufacture and delivery is on programme.

Public Transport (PT) Operations

Bus Improvements

11. An on-going programme of bus timetable adjustments, in partnership with AT service providers, continued this year to ensure published timetables more closely reflect actual bus running times. This is driving a significant improvement in bus service reliability, particularly for North Star, Go West, Waka Pacific and Metrolink Outer with implementation scheduled across the entire bus network by September 2014.

12. On-time performance across the entire bus network rose to 91.45% for September and has remained over 90% during the quarter.

13. NZ Bus operated 91.7% of its bus services on time, which is a 10% increase on the previous 12 months. Go West showed the largest improvement with an 11% increase in punctuality since December. On-time performance improved by 5% after delivering a new customer value proposition of services from 7am to 7pm, 7 days a week on 3 August in the west (Green Bay/Titirangi).

14. On time performance for the Northern Express Service also continued to operate at a very high level during August delivering 98.7% and with most of September operating at 99.4%.

Rail Improvements

15. Rail patronage for the 12 months to September 2014 was more than 11.8 million; an increase of 27% on the previous year and a new record for heavy rail in the Auckland region. Rail patronage for the first quarter 2014 was 15% above the same period in 2013.

16. Rail service punctuality was stable at 87.7% for the 12 months to September 2014; an improvement from 86.3% the previous year. This was achieved through a period of operational change to new systems following the introduction of EMUs that have presented some challenges. For the month of August 2014, punctuality was 90.5% - the first month for at least ten years that performance exceeded 90% outside holiday periods.

17. Rail station security was upgraded from May 2014 and a strategic review of rail safety, security and fare enforcement is underway.

Road Design and Development

Dominion Road

18. Construction on the cycle routes is proceeding with the project being close to 50% complete. Tenders for the main Dominion Road works have closed and evaluation is underway. The project has been expanded at the request of Watercare to include water main replacement in the three village centres.

Albany Highway

19. The contract for construction has been awarded to Fulton Hogan. Work will commence on site in November. The construction is expected to be completed early in 2017.

20. An open day will be held in October to give the local community the opportunity to meet the construction team and ask any questions they may have about the project before works begin. A communications and stakeholder management plan will be in place for the duration of the construction period.

Murphys Road

21. Construction of Flat Bush School Road and Murphys Road intersection upgrade is progressing and on track for completion by mid-December 2014. Design of the Murphy’s Road upgrade between Flat Bush School Road and Ormiston Road is on-going and programmed to finish by the end of December 2014.

AMETI

22. Construction of the new Te Horeta Road at Panmure is near complete. Pavement works and line marking were completed during the period and the final integration testing of tunnel systems is in progress. The road is scheduled to open on 2 November when critical activities on Mt Wellington Highway and at the adjacent NCI site are complete.

23. The new William Harvey Bridge footbridge is now fully operational. The upgrade of Van Damme’s Lagoon, NCI and Watercare works are ongoing.

24. Planning and design meetings were held to update Pakuranga town centre stakeholders on the design work for Pakuranga bus station and Reeves Road flyover. Feedback will assist to further develop the design.

Cycle Initiatives

25. The construction of Stage 1 (Churchill Street to Quay Street via Mahuhu Crescent and Tapora Street) was completed ahead of schedule and formally opened by the Prime Minister and the Mayor. A short safety video for cyclists has been produced http://youtu.be/fNlu7xaS2KA. Within a week it had been viewed more than 2,700 times on YouTube.

26. A survey to benchmark the number of cyclists is about to start and will be used to monitor usage. The design of Stage 2 that will make the link through to Britomart Place is progressing with the start of construction planned for early 2015.

27. A number of other cycle schemes are under construction including Portage Road (New Lynn), Swanson Rail Path and St George Street (Papatoetoe). Meanwhile the Spring Cycling Programme has commenced with a series of cycle training and safety events being held throughout the region.

Services

Public Transport ‘Give it a Go’ Scheme

28. Between Late May and the end of September AT has delivered the scheme through 18 businesses and personalised journey planning projects. Through the scheme, individuals have two weeks of commute travel.

29. Results indicate that 6 weeks after the start of the trial 52% are continuing to use public transport and after 8 weeks there is only a slight drop to 41%.

30. An evaluation survey is also undertaken as this allows participants to provide feedback on the service. There has been positive feedback, as shown in the quotes below:

· “Great idea – certainly surprised me how great public transport has become” ASB workplace survey

· “I had never taken public transport before the trial and now find that travelling by train is a lot less stressful than by road… …and thank you for offering the trial pass, you now have a passenger for life.” Health Alliance workplace survey

· “Using public transport was a lot better than I had expected. More trials like this should be done to convince others.” Sovereign workplace survey

Commute Businesses

31. Auckland Council senior management have approved the Auckland Council Travel Plan. A more detailed Action Plan is being co-developed for presentation to the Chief Planning Officer in early November for approval to proceed.

32. Commute awards recognised businesses achieving success in travel planning. The award winners have been promoted in business publications including Auckland Today. The award winners were:

· Progress on Travel Plan – AECOM

· Delivery of Commute Packages – Mahitahi Trust

· Embedding sustainable transport into company practice – MRCagney.

Route Optimisation

33. The 2013 – 2014 Route Optimisation Programme has been primarily focused around the Auckland city centre, aiming to prioritise and optimise network performance for all modes as appropriate. The Programme made use of the detailed Network Operating Plan to translate strategic intent into operational priorities, for the various modes by time of day. Being the city centre, greater emphasis was placed on public transport and pedestrian performance, the latter being particularly noticeable during the day outside of peak periods. As a whole, route optimisation covered approximately 33 km, over 110 intersections.

Variable Message Signs (VMS)

34. Eight variable message signs (VMS) programmed for the 2013-14 year are now in place.

35. The signs are due for final hand-over to the Auckland Traffic Operations Centre (ATOC) during the month of October, and will be available for use for incident management, planned events, multi-modal real time travel time information (including multi-modal travel time where relevant), and any messaging requirements.

Bus route improvements

36. The Operational Planning and Performance Teams have been assisting the Public Transport Operations team to identify and implement quick-win projects to improve the efficiency and reliability of the bus operations. Current projects include:

Route	Project Scope	Progress
Esmonde Road	Widening to extend bus lane	Resolution prepared, awaiting tree removal consent
Khyber Pass Road	Introduction of additional 90m of bus lane	Resolution prepared, awaiting Local Board approval
Khyber Pass Road	Crowhurst intersection bus priority upgrade	Resolution prepared, awaiting Local Board approval
Wellesley Street East	Bus lane pocket	Resolution prepared, awaiting Road Safety Audit sign off
Park Road	Investigation of southbound bus lane	Concept design complete, internal consultation to commerce shortly
Parnell Road	Investigation of bus lane	Concept development with consultants, due imminently

Urban KiwiRAP (International Road Assessment Programme) Update

37. A specialist engineering team completed vehicle-mounted video-mapping of 2,000 kilometres of the Auckland local road network in September as part of the Safer Journeys Urban KiwiRAP demonstration project. This project is a world first and the video footage will be analysed to establish road safety star ratings for the Auckland urban local road network that will be used to prioritise improvements on high-risk parts of the network.

Road Corridor Delivery

38. Overall operating expenditure is running ahead of budget due to the effects of the major storm event which struck Great Barrier Island in June, higher electricity costs and an increased spend on unsealed road maintenance.

39. Renewal expenditure is behind forecast but good progress has been made in making preparations for the upcoming construction season. The actual spend is consistent with the reduced level of funding now available for renewals.

Key Renewals

40. Construction of the Beach Road Cycleway was delivered by the Road Corridor Group and completed on time for the opening by the Prime Minister in August.

41. The design of the new box culvert is underway on Great Barrier Road with the intention of commencing physical works later this year. The existing steel plate was washed away in the storm event on 10 June 2014 and there is a temporary stream crossing in place until the works can be completed.

42. Chipsealing commenced in Franklin in August using Emulsion instead of cut-back bitumen. Emulsion can be sprayed in cooler weather, provides improved chip wetting and adhesion and is safer and more environmentally friendly than hot bitumen.

43. Repairs to the Maraetai Beach seawall were also completed in August. The seawall had been undermined by several major storms over the June/July period.

44. Streetlight improvements have been carried out on East Tamaki Road and on the cycle routes in the Dominion Road Corridor. The street lights in these cycle routes, located immediately to the East and West of Dominion Road, have been upgraded with LED Luminaires to improve safety.

Road Corridor Access

Corridor Access Request (CAR) Applications

45. There were 4,039 CAR applications approved during the first quarter, representing a 4.4% increase over the number of 3868 for the same period last year.

46. Monthly incremental increases of around 8% have been experienced since July with the major share of the increases being for minor works i.e. works in the footpath and berm area only.

Ultra-Fast Broadband Rollout

47. Overall forecast build starts have fallen below forecasts and the likelihood of a back ended build programme for the year has increased. Up to 30 cabinet areas appear to be at risk.

48. Currently for Year 4, 88 cabinet areas are in build, 43 are completed and 22 have moved into warranty.

Watercare Hunua 4 Bulk Watermain

49. As at the end of September 2014, 12.6 km of pipe has been laid at an average weekly rate of 48 metres and Watercare advise it is on target.

Watercare Pakuranga Rising Water Main

50. Work commenced in January on the construction of a new 0.9 metre diameter sanitary sewer rising main in the carriageway of Pakuranga Road and Lagoon Drive in the vicinity of the Panmure Bridge.

51. Progress at either end of the project site (Lagoon Drive and Pakuranga Road east of the Panmure Bridge) has been good and the positive temporary traffic management measures employed have enabled traffic to continue with only minimal delays.

Overweight Permits

52. There were 198 overweight permit applications processed in September. Of the 198 permit applications, 155 (78.3%) were processed within the target times and all applications were processed by the nominated travel start date.

53. The target timeframes for processing overweight permit applications are 3 days for KPI 2, single trip, multi travel and continuous renewal permits and 5 working days for KPI 3 continuous and area permits.

Parking and Enforcement

Parking machine replacement

54. The existing 922 Pay and Display machines installed in the greater Auckland area have reached their end of life and are due for replacement. Parking Services have conducted an on-going investigation into the developing technology associated with on-street parking. A paper has recently been prepared requesting the funding necessary for a technology upgrade and is planned to be presented to the AT Board at its November meeting.

55. The proposed new system incorporates the ‘pay by space’ mode with in-road sensors for each parking spot. Parking availability will be published on the internet. Once a parking space is occupied payment will be made at a nearby payment machine that will accept HOP cards, credit cards, text-a-park and cash. Smartphone payments will also be available with text reminders being sent when the time limit is due to expire. Additional topping up for extending parking will be available by either smartphone or at any other parking payment machine.

56. Enforcement of expired parking spaces will be managed from Parking Officers PDAs that will be able to communicate to a central system holding data on the parking status of the city’s precincts. Improved management information and remote tariff adjustments will be managed from the centralised system.

Auckland parking discussion document

57. There was significant interest in the parking discussion document, with AT receiving over 6,000 submissions. The submissions are still being analysed and themes collated. The next step will be to draw up a region-wide parking policy which will consider information from those submissions.

58. A report on key themes and possible policy responses is expected to be reported back to the AT Board in October. The detail of individual schemes will follow.

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a View	Schedule of activities undertaken for the first quarter (2014/15) ending 30 September 2014 and forward works programme for the second quarter (2014/15) ending 31 December 2014	77
b View	Travelwise Schools activities broken down by Local Board	93
c View	Traffic Control Committee Decisions	95
d View	Local Board Advocacy Report	97
e View	Local Board Transport Capital Fund Report	99

Signatories

Authors

Various Auckland Transport authors

Authorisers

Jonathan Anyon, Elected Member Relationship Team Manager

Teresa Turner - Relationship Manager

Franklin Local Board

25 November 2014

Local and Sports Parks Operational Expenditure Works Programme 2014/15

File No.: CP2014/26180

Purpose

1. To approve the Franklin local and sports parks operational works programme for 2014/15.

Executive summary

2. The local board’s operational budget highlights the costs associated with the five main contracts: Full Facility, Arboriculture, Ecological Restoration, Security and Auditing.

3. The non-contracted related budget for the following: Coastal Management, Storm Damage, Volunteer, Co-Management, Mangrove Removal, Tree planting, LSP Park Programmes/Events, Systems/Licences and operational funding associated with the Pukekohe A&P Society, Hunua Hall, Kawakawa Boating Club.

4. An explanation of the operational budget is included in the body of the report.

5. The board is asked to note that not every aspect of the parks operational (opex) programme can be anticipated. The opex programme and its associated budget should retain a degree of flexibility in order to respond to unforeseen events.

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board endorses the 2014/2015 local and sports parks operational budget noting that any significant changes to the programme will be reported during the year.

Comments

6. Full Facility Contract: $4,092,606

This is the day to day maintenance of parks and includes mowing, sports park preparation, litter removal, toilet cleaning, playgrounds, skateparks, gardens, car parks, footpaths, tracks, fixtures, furniture, waterways and structures. Some of these functions are carried out under regular contract and others are as a direct request for work (unscheduled maintenance).

7. Arboriculture Contract: $201,701

Day to day maintenance of the trees asset includes routine and reactive work.

8. Contract Auditing: $37,573

Independent auditing of contracts focussing on performance.

9. Ecological Restoration: $65,979

Maintenance of our high value conservation reserves and includes restorative plantings along with pest and weed control.

10. Coastal Management: $96,627

This budget allows response to coastal issues either through minor physical works or seeking professional advice on erosion or slope stability.

11. Security Contract: $85,392

Opening and closing of park gates and other responsive security work required in the interests of public health and safety and protecting parks assets as required.

12. Storm Damage: $23,911

This budget allows for response over and above contractual arrangements as result of storm and other weather events affecting OPLB parks.

13. Volunteers: $19,132

This budget supports the volunteer activity in local parks with tools, equipment, materials and refreshments.

14. Co-Management: $51,245

Funding for existing co-management relationships with mana whenua, technical input into projects and other specialist cultural advice.

15. Mangrove Removal;$11,819

Operational funding to support approved mangrove removal projects.

16. New Specimen Trees: $38,651

The planting and replacing of specimen trees in key locations.

17. Programme and Events:$68,403

This budget supports the growing programme of events, activities and educational programmes held within the Board’s parks (refer Attachment A).

18. Systems and Licences: $22,258

This budget covers the licences, fees for the park booking, asset management systems and also annual seabed licence required for coastal structures.

19. Specialist technical advice:

Operational support for the Pukekohe A&P Society, Hunua Hall, Kawakawa Bay Boating Club: $102,311.

Consideration

Local board views and implications

20. The FLB workshopped the operational works programme in July 2014 and provisionally agreed the operational budget for the 2014/2015 financial year as attached.

Māori impact statement

21. Where a parks operation or activity is deemed to impact on Maori cultural or spiritual values, consultation with mana whenua will be undertaken in accordance with established protocols. Capital projects will involve mana whenua consultation often during the planning process. LSP park advisors are presently developing a process to engage at an early stage regarding the Boards approved capital development programme with mana whenua through the Southern Mana Whenua hui.

Implementation

22. The operational year began 1 July 2014 with the contracted work progressing and the balance of the Board delegated operational work will continue on approval of the operational budget for 2014/15.

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a View	Programme and Events Schedule	103
b View	FLB Opex 2014-15	107

Signatories

Authors

Greg Lowe - Team Leader – Local and Sports Parks South

Authorisers

Ian Maxwell - Manager Parks, Sports & Recreation

Teresa Turner - Relationship Manager

Franklin Local Board

25 November 2014

2014/2015 Aquatic & Recreation Facilities Capital Expenditure Renewals Programme

File No.: CP2014/21266

Purpose

1. To seek approval for the Franklin Local Board Aquatic and Recreation facility capital renewals work schedule for the 2014/2015 financial year.

Executive summary

2. To continue the delivery of aquatic and recreational services and ensure the integrity of your assets, an ongoing capital works schedule is required. This capital work schedule seeks to address future degradation of the building infrastructure, maintain or improve current service levels, capitalise on sustainability opportunities, and address health and safety concerns. The work schedule includes deferred works which have already been approved.

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board approves the 2014/2015 aquatic and recreation facility capital renewal work schedule as follows:

Franklin Aquatic Facility Building Renewals	Project Description	Budget
Franklin Swim Sport & Fitness	Remedial Drainage/ surrounding grounds renewals	$157,924.84
Franklin Swim Sport & Fitness	Refloor stadium with a multi sports floor	$91,078.31
Whiteside Pool	Shade Sail Installation to deliver shade for users	$50,000.00

Comments

3. The purpose of the proposed capital work schedule is to ensure the future integrity of the buildings and surrounding infrastructure, maintain and improve the current level of service and efficiencies, and address any immediate or potential safety compliance issues. Most of the expenditure is from the regional budget, with the Franklin Local Board budgets as separate lines. As all of this spend has been allocated from the Regional budget there is no impact on the Franklin Local Board.

4. The Aquatic and leisure facilities represent an asset group with significant risk. The conditions within the facilities (i.e. chlorinated pool halls and areas of continual high impact use) if not maintained effectively will result in the asset deteriorating at a rapid rate, reduction in the level of service that is able to be offered.

5. The specific projects below have been compiled on information and advice from the Auckland Council Properties Department, the respective facility managers and an energy report compiled to improve the operational efficiencies of the facilities.

6. The full list of projects are detailed below:

Franklin Aquatic Facility Building Renewals	Project Description	Budget
Aquatic Facility Building Renewals	(PC3200950)	$157,924.84
Franklin Swim Sport & Fitness	Remedial Drainage/ surrounding grounds renewals	$157,924.84
Aquatic Facility Building Renewals	(PC3200952)	$365,988.31
Franklin Swim Sport & Fitness	Refloor stadium with a multi sports floor	$91,078.31
Whiteside Pool, Waiuku	Shade Sail Installation to deliver shade for users	$50,000.00

7. The following renewals work was approved and funded from the 2013/2014 programme.

Franklin Deferral	Replace main switchboard	$87,430.00
Franklin Deferral	Install auto doors at main entry	$54,480.00
Franklin Deferral	Heat Pump	$18,000.00
Franklin Deferral	Deferral Badminton stadium floor and lighting	$65,000.00

Consideration

Local board views and implications

8. The capital work schedule was discussed with the Franklin Local Board at a workshop on 4 November 2014.

Māori impact statement

9. There are no particular impacts on Maori which are different from general users of the aquatic and recreation facilitates.

Implementation

10. Once approval for the schedule of work is received, project scoping forms will be completed from which the properties department will source a contractor to complete the work. It is envisaged that the majority of the work programme will be completed during the two week maintenance shutdown scheduled in the year.

Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Signatories

Authors

Jane Franich - Contract Relationship Advisor

Authorisers

Ian Maxwell - Manager Parks, Sports & Recreation

Teresa Turner - Relationship Manager

Franklin Local Board

25 November 2014

Pukekohe Hill Reserve Landowner Approval

File No.: CP2014/23901

Purpose

1. To seek landowner approval for the installation of an artwork by the Ngati Tamaoho Trust at Pukekohe Hill Reserve, Pukekohe and to modify (or remove) the adjacent ornamental garden as appropriate.

Executive summary

2. ATEED - Major Events, in partnership with Counties Raceway Pukekohe, gifted a funding contribution of $72,500 to the Ngati Tamaoho Trust for an artwork or public structure (the Project) in acknowledgement of Ngati Tamaoho, the identified Mana Whenua Group of the area.

3. Ted Ngataki (the artist) has been selected by the Ngati Tamaoho Trust as the iwi artist to lead this project. Ted Ngataki is an experienced and skilled carver and has several publically known works in the area.

4. In collaboration with Auckland Council Arts & Culture and City Transformation Units, the artist has developed a concept for the Pukekohe Hill Reserve (Attachment 1). The concept re-imagines the kidney shaped viewing structure in the middle of the reserve (Attachment 2).

5. It is considered that the installation of the proposed art work will greatly enhance the amenity of the viewing platform specifically and the Pukekohe Hill Reserve generally. The installation may also increase the level of visitors to the reserve. The installation does not encroach on any un-modified parts of reserve.

6. It is considered that the effects of the installation on the Pukekohe Hill Reserve are minor and that landowner approval be granted.

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) grants landowner approval to the Ngati Tamaoho Trust to install an artwork at the Pukekohe Hill Reserve and to modify (or remove) the adjacent ornamental garden as appropriate,

b) notes that landowner approval is subject to conditions to be provided by the Manager Local and Sports Parks (South) to manage the construction works, any modifications to the adjacent garden and reinstatement of the reserve.

Comments

Background

7. ATEED - Major Events, in partnership with Counties Raceway Pukekohe secured the international V8 Super Car event at the Pukekohe Raceway for a five year period commencing April 2013. Funding and sponsorship contributions to the event provided for the upgrade of the race track, visitor facilities and event management. In addition, a funding contribution of $72,500 to deliver an artwork or public structure (the Project) was identified as an appropriate acknowledgement to the Mana Whenua Group of the area.

8. In collaboration with Te Waka Angamua and ATEED, the Ngati Tamaoho Trust was identified as the Mana Whenua Group of the area.

9. This project is to plan, design, create and implement an artwork to acknowledge Ngati Tamaoho. The project seeks to celebrate Mana Whenua in Pukekohe and to tell their stories of significance.

10. At a workshop with the Franklin Local Board (6 May 2014), landowner approval was received in principle to investigate Pukekohe Hill Reserve as a location for the project (Attachment 1). Of particular interest was the ‘kidney shaped’ block viewing structure which is located in the middle of the reserve. Adjacent to the viewing structure is an ornamental garden which is currently low in amenity and poor in condition.

11. Ted Ngataki has been selected by the Ngati Tamaoho Trust as the iwi artist to lead this project. Ted Ngataki is an experienced and skilled carver and has several publically known works in the area.

The concept

12. Ted Ngataki, in collaboration with Auckland Council Arts & Culture and City Transformation Units, has developed a concept for the Pukekohe Hill Reserve (Attachment 2). The concept re-imagines the kidney shaped viewing structure in the middle of the reserve. The concept consists of three curved extensions to the existing concrete walls and the insertion of Pou Whenua and carved elements. The viewing platform will remain accessible to the public who will be able to walk around the extensions and carved elements, and through the viewing platform once complete.

13. The concept also envisages the modification (or removal) of the ornamental garden adjacent to the viewing structure. Any modifications (or removal) to the adjacent garden will be to improve viewer interaction with the art work, better compliment the installation and greatly improve the amenity of the garden and reserve. Any modifications to the garden will be determined in collaboration with Parks.

14. The concept is to be delivered in a staged manner. The available funding will enable the construction of ‘Wall A’ in the 2014/15 financial year. Wall A includes two Pou Whenua and three carved elements. Staff will recommend Stage 2 of the project for consideration in the draft Arts and Culture work programme for 2015/16 financial year. Stage 2 would enable the realisation of Walls B and C, associated Pou Whenua and carved elements.

15. Auckland Council Arts & Culture Unit are working with the artist, City Transformation Unit and Parks department to ensure that stage 1 (Wall A) will look complete on its own should additional funding for Stage 2 (Walls B and C) not be secured.

Other considerations

16. The viewing platform is a Parks asset. The Parks department is a key stakeholder in this project and will be engaged throughout the design and installation process.

17. The Auckland Council Arts & Culture Unit has made many investigations into the ownership and history of the viewing platform. It was thought that the viewing structure may have been a memorial to the late William Massey. Conversations with Auckland Council Heritage, Libraries and Parks have resulted in no conclusive evidence that this is the case.

18. The light pole located adjacent to the viewing platform is a Parks asset, managed by Auckland Council Properties Limited (ACPL). The light pole currently hosts some redundant radio broadcasting and signalling infrastructure managed by Securicom. ACPL has engaged with Securicom to ensure any redundant infrastructure is removed and there are no conflicts with the installation of the art work.

19. Watercare is in the process of applying for landowner approval to extend their facility on Pukekohe Hill. Officers have spoken to Watercare and Parks regarding this application and are sufficiently comfortable that neither project has an impact on one another.

20. Parks and the Auckland Council Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Advisor were engaged during the concept design process. These stakeholders will continue to be engaged during the developed design and installation process to ensure that the installation and any modification to the adjacent garden do not have negative impacts on personal safety nor provide opportunity for increased anti-social behaviour at the reserve.

Assessment

21. The Pukekohe Hill Reserve is located on-top of a geographical landmark of local and iwi significance and marks the border between the Franklin Local Board Area/ Auckland Region and the Waikato District/ Waikato Region. The reserve has in the past been an under-utilised reserve space prone to vandalism and anti-social behaviour, particularly at night. As such, the reserve has seen little investment in improving its amenity over the years.

22. With more recent minor improvements to the reserve such as the installation of security gates to the reserve entrance (discouraging entry at night) and with the encroachment of residential development, the nature of and visitation numbers to the Pukekohe Hill Reserve is changing.

23. The Pukekohe Hill Reserve currently has a low level of facility amenity, yet is increasing in popularity as a destination for visitors during the day. The project presents an opportunity to re-imagine the utilitarian viewing structure located in the reserve and to increase the general amenity of the reserve. The ornamental garden located in front of the viewing structure will also be considered and improved upon (or removed) as part of this project.

24. The project may also have the spin-off benefit of initiating a ‘clean-up’ of the light pole located adjacent to the viewing structure, by removing any dis-used broadcasting and telecommunications infrastructure.

25. Parks have also identified additional wider opportunities (outside of the scope of the Project) to further investigate. These opportunities could include the removal of the adjacent light pole completely, the repair of paving surrounding the nearby wayfinding plinth and the repositioning of pic-nic tables and bins. These opportunities will further enhance the reserve. These initiatives are currently unbudgeted and require further scoping.

Consideration

Local board views and implications

26. A workshop with the local board on the landowner approval request was held on 7 October 2014. The board supported work to further develop the concept through to detailed design and installation.

27. The local board’s view was that the proposed installation would enhance the amenity and functional usability of the reserve for the people of the area. The board recognised that this project will bring wider benefits to the area and will provide an appropriate opportunity to profile and acknowledge Ngati Tamaoho and the significance of Pukekohe Hill to iwi generally.

Māori impact statement

28. The whole of the Pukekohe Hill Reserve is owned by the council and is not Crown derived. The reserve is vested as recreation reserve and is subject to the Reserves Act 1977. Although Pukekohe Hill is of cultural significance to Iwi, there are no known or recorded areas of cultural or archaeological interest on the reserve. It is considered that no part of the reserve or the request for landowner approval triggers any Treaty of Waitangi settlement issues or matters in relation to customary right outcomes.

29. The Ngati Tamaoho Trust has indicated that they will engage with other iwi through the development of this project. Ngati Tamaoho will undertake and lead this engagement as required.

Implementation

30. Costs associated with the regulatory requirements (i.e. building and resource consents) to install the artwork have been considered and will be funded from the project budget (if required).

31. Contractors engaged to install the art piece will comply with the council’s Health & Safety Policy and its practices. A representative of Parks and the CPTED Advisor will continue to be members of the project team through the detailed design and implementation phases of this project.

32. Conditions of landowner approval will be provided by the Manager of Local and Sports Parks (South) to manage the construction process and to ensure the reserve is appropriately reinstated.

33. The carved elements of the structure will be registered on the Auckland Council Arts Asset Register and be maintained by the Auckland Council Art Collection Services.

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a View	Attachment 1: Location Plan	115
b View	Attachment 2: Concept Design	117

Signatories

Authors

Anna Wallace - Project Leader South

Tania Utley - Park and Recreation Advisor

Authorisers

Penny Pirrit - Regional & Local Planning Manager

Ian Maxwell - Manager Parks, Sports & Recreation

Teresa Turner - Relationship Manager

Franklin Local Board

25 November 2014

Resolution of Appeals to Waikato Regional Pest Management Plan - Hunua Ranges

File No.: CP2014/17837

Purpose

1. To advise the Board of the resolution of Council’s appeals to the Waikato Regional Pest Management Plan (RPMP).

Executive summary

2. The 2010 local government boundary adjustments placed 62 per cent of the Hunua Ranges Regional Park and all of the Waharau and Whakatiwai Regional Parks within the Waikato region. The Proposed Waikato RPMP, notified in March 2013, did not provide an adequate statutory basis for Auckland Council’s ongoing pest management responsibilities in the Hunua Ranges Regional Parks. In particular the Waikato RPMP did not adequately address the management of kauri dieback, possums, feral deer, feral pigs, and feral goats. These substantial failings in the Waikato RPMP put the significant ecological, water supply, recreational and cultural values of the Hunua Ranges at risk.

3. Auckland Council lodged a submission to the Waikato RPMP seeking to remedy these failings and provide for Council’s pest management programmes. Council’s submission was endorsed by the Franklin Local Board and approved by the Regional Development and Operations Committee. Watercare Services Ltd also lodged a submission to the Plan which was specific to the protection of Auckland’s water supply in the Hunua Ranges.

4. Unfortunately, Waikato Regional Council’s (WRC) decisions on submissions did not address the points raised by Council. Consequently Council appealed WRC’s decisions to the Environment Court. Watercare Services Ltd also lodged an appeal. Both appeals have now been resolved by negotiation. During negotiations landowners in the buffer area adjoining the Hunua Ranges Regional Park were contacted and invited to comment on the measures proposed to resolve Council’s appeal. No objections to the measures were received.

5. Auckland Council’s and Watercare Services’ appeals are resolved by two consent orders (Attachments One and Two). The consent orders provide for the creation of the Hunua Ranges Pest Management Area, comprising the Hunua Ranges Regional Parks and an adjoining buffer area, within the Waikato RPMP.

6. Within the Hunua Ranges Pest Management Area:

· Auckland Council is the Pest Management Agency and is responsible for the management of new incursions;

· The organism (Phytophthora taxon Agathis or PTA) which causes kauri die back is declared a pest with a management category of exclusion;

· Feral Pigs and Goats are declared pests with a management category of eradication;

· Feral Deer are declared pests with a management category of exclusion/eradication; and

· Possums have a management category of sustained control to a residual trap catch level below 3%.

7. This is a successful outcome for Auckland that provides for the protection of the significant values of the Hunua Ranges through Council’s continued management of pests in the area. A Memorandum of understanding with WRC is proposed in order to deal with administrative matters in the Hunua Ranges Pest Management Area.

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board notes the attached consent orders resolving Council’s appeal to the Waikato Regional Pest Management Plan.

Comment

Background

8. The 2010 local government boundary adjustments placed 62 per cent of the Hunua Ranges Regional Park and all of the Waharau and Whakatiwai Regional Parks are within the Waikato region. However Auckland Council continues to own and manage the land and assets in these parks under the Local Government Act 2002. The Proposed Waikato RPMP, notified in March 2013, did not provide an adequate statutory basis for Auckland Council’s pest management programmes in that part of the Hunua Ranges Regional Parks now within the Waikato Region.

9. In particular the Waikato RPMP did not identify feral deer, feral pigs or the organism (Phytophthora taxon Agathis) which causes kauri die back as pests in the Hunua Ranges Regional Parks. Pest management programmes for feral goats or possums were not identified for the Hunua Ranges Regional Parks. These were considered to be substantial failings in the Waikato RPMP that put the significant ecological, water supply, recreational and cultural values of the Hunua Ranges at risk.

10. Auckland Council lodged a submission to the Waikato RPMP seeking to remedy these failings and provide for Council’s pest management programmes. Council’s submission was endorsed by the Franklin Local Board and approved by the Regional Development and Operations Committee. Watercare Services Ltd also lodged a submission to the Plan which was specific to the protection of Auckland’s water supply in the Hunua Ranges.

11. Waikato Regional Council’s (WRC) decisions on submissions did not address the failings raised by Council. Consequently Council appealed WRC’s decisions to the Environment Court. Watercare Services Ltd also lodged an appeal. Both appeals have now been resolved by negotiation.

12. During negotiations 436 landowners in the buffer area adjoining the Hunua Ranges Regional Park were advised by letter of the measures proposed to resolve Council’s appeal and invited to comment. The letter to landowners is included as Attachment Three. The response rate was low with four responses supporting the changes and seven responses seeking clarification or further information. The record and summary of responses received is included as Attachment Four.

13. Auckland Council’s and Watercare Services’ appeals are resolved by two consent orders (Attachments One and Two). The consent orders provide for the creation of the Hunua Ranges Pest Management Area, comprising the Hunua Ranges Regional Parks and an adjoining buffer area, in the Waikato RPMP.

14. Within the Hunua Ranges Pest Management Area:

· Auckland Council is the Pest Management Agency and is responsible for the management of new incursions;

· The organism Phytophthora taxon Agathis (or PTA) which causes kauri die back is declared a pest with a management category of exclusion;

· Feral pigs and goats are declared pests with a management category of eradication;

· Feral deer are declared pests with a management category of exclusion/eradication; and

· Possums have a management category of sustained control to a residual trap catch level below 3%.

15. This is a successful outcome to Auckland Council’s appeal that provides for the protection of the significant values of the Hunua Ranges through Council’s continued management of pests in the area.

Local board views and implications

16. Council’s submission and subsequent appeal to the Waikato Regional Pest Management Plan were reported to the Franklin Board. The Board supported both the submission and the appeal.

Māori impact statement

17. In accordance with the Biosecurity Act one of the primary purposes of Auckland Council’s pest management programmes is to prevent or reduce the adverse effects of pests on the relationship between Maori and their culture, traditions, ancestral lands, waters, sites, wāhi tapu and taonga. The resolution of the appeal assists in the protection of these values by providing for the continuation of Auckland Council’s pest management programmes in the Hunua Ranges and buffer area.

18. In preparing Council’s submission and appeal Council staff contacted and liaised with Ngāti Tamaoho, Ngāti Paoa, Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Te Ata and Waikato-Tainui. The responses received to Council’s actions were positive. Waikato-Tainui in particular stated their support for Council’s submission and appeal. These iwi have also been advised of the outcome of Council’s appeal.

Implementation

19. The Waikato Regional Pest Management incorporating the amendments required to resolve the appeal was made operative in August 2014. The resolution of the appeal enables Auckland Council to continue to carry out the pest management programmes it plans, funds and implements in accordance with the current Auckland Regional Pest Management Plan.

20. A memorandum of understanding with Waikato Regional Council is proposed in order to deal with administrative matters in the Hunua Ranges Pest Management Area including exemptions from rules and the transfer of funds.

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a View	Consent Order One	123
b View	Consent Order Two	131
c View	Letter to Landowners	143
d View	Summary of Landowner Response	155

Signatories

Authors

Dave Marshall - Principal Specialist Natural Heritage

Authorisers

Harvey Brookes - Manager Economic Development

Teresa Turner - Relationship Manager

Franklin Local Board

25 November 2014

Request for feedback on the draft Local Approved Product Policy

File No.: CP2014/26292

Purpose

1. The purpose of the report is to seek local board feedback on the draft Local Approved Product Policy (LAPP).

Executive summary

2. On 9 October 2014 the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee approved the draft LAPP for public consultation (REG/2014/123). The LAPP sets rules regarding where retail outlets of psychoactive substances may operate. The Psychoactive Substances Act 2013 provides that a policy may regulate the location of retail outlets by reference to broad areas within a district, proximity to other premises selling approved products and/or distance from certain types of premises such as schools, places of worship and other community facilities.

3. Local boards are being asked to provide formal feedback on the draft LAPP by the end of December. There will be an opportunity for local boards to present their views to the hearings panel in February 2015.

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board provides feedback on the draft Local Approved Product Policy in the attached report.

Comments

4. On 9 October 2014 the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee approved a draft LAPP for public consultation (REG/2014/123).

5. The LAPP sets rules regarding where retail outlets of psychoactive substances may operate. The Psychoactive Substances Act 2013 provides that a policy may regulate the location of retail outlets by reference to broad areas within a district, proximity to other premises selling approved products and/or distance from certain types of premises such as schools, places of worship and other community facilities.

6. The draft LAPP will prevent licences being granted in areas of high deprivation, near high schools and near addiction and mental health treatment centres. It would also limit how close to an existing shop a new shop could open. The policy also has a separate set of rules for the city centre where licences won’t be granted in areas of high residential deprivation and new shops would have to be a certain distance from existing shops. This draft would reduce the availability of these substances in areas where their presence is likely to have the greatest potential for harm.

7. Public consultation on the draft LAPP will be conducted via a special consultative procedure. The consultation will begin on 28^th October and run for four weeks. The consultation is being publicised via social media, Our Auckland, the peoples panel, various public events and advisory panel networks.

Consideration

Local board views and implications

8. Local board views are being sought via this report. Local boards have previously provided feedback on possible options and on a proposed draft. Workshops on the proposed draft were held with a number of boards. Seventeen (17) boards provided feedback on the specific options, three requested a complete ban. Great barrier declined to comment as they did not consider it an issue for their area.

9. As a result of local board feedback to the proposed draft the following changes were made:

· Buffer zones around schools were increased

· Buffer zones around mental health and addiction treatment centres were increased

· New rules for the city centre were added.

10. Local board feedback is being sought in in a parallel process to the special consultative process. The local board process will last until the end of December with local boards having the opportunity to present their views to the hearings panel in February 2015.

Maori impact statement

11. Māori are over represented amongst the groups of vulnerable people likely to be affected by using approved psychoactive substances. This over representation has two effects. Firstly getting the right option for the LAPP to maximize harm reduction will be more effective for Māori. Secondly, any solutions need to be designed in close collaboration with Māori to ensure they are workable and support wider initiatives aimed at improving Māori outcomes. Both of these goals are consistent with outcomes set out by Auckland Council to improve social outcomes for Māori in Auckland.

12. The consultation process with Māori has been developed in partnership with Māori agencies. A workshop has been undertaken with representatives from Hapai Te Hauora Tapui, an agency representing Māori health providers in the Auckland region, to provide initial feedback. Council staff are working with the Independent Māori Statutory Board, Te Waka Angamua and Hapai Te Hauora Tapui to ensure effective engagement with Māori. The initial work has centred on ensuring information is available to iwi and maata waka.

Implementation

Step	Estimated timeframe
1. Special consultative procedure	28 October – 28 November
2 Local board consultation	20 October – 19 December
3 Hearings	February 2015
4. Adopt final policy	April 2015
5. Implementation and review	Ongoing

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a View	Changes from proposed to draft summary	165
b View	Statement of Proposal - draft LAPP	167

Signatories

Authors

Callum Thorpe - Principal Policy Analyst

Authorisers

Penny Pirrit - Regional & Local Planning Manager

Teresa Turner - Relationship Manager

Franklin Local Board

25 November 2014

Why were these rules chosen?

Why restrict where they can be sold?

Because psychoactive substances are new and continue to change composition there is almost no information on their impact on communities or groups of people. In lieu of this information the proposed approach is to use the available data concerning the effects of similar substances. The best comparisons concern the effect of alcohol, smoking and other substance use. One of the ideas to reduce harm from substances that a lot of people support is that decreasing the availability of a substance will tend to reduce its use.

Why high deprivation?

One impact that stands out from the research is that areas with high levels of deprivation experience more harm from substance use than areas with low levels of deprivation. When this finding is combined with the idea that decreasing the availability of a substance will tend to reduce its use, there is a strong case that preventing the sale of psychoactive substances in high deprivation areas will prevent harm to those who are more vulnerable to harm.

Why schools?

The youth council representatives and a number of treatment providers advised that the use of these substances in high school aged youth was a considerable problem. Similar to the high deprivation restriction a reduction in availability is proposed to reduce harm.

To reduce the availability of these substances to youth, a control on the location of where they can be sold is needed. To achieve this control over access it is proposed that a 500m zone around schools with year 7 and older students and a 200m buffer zone around schools with year six and younger students.

The 200m buffer zone around schools with year six and younger students is considered to be appropriate as these children are less likely to be able to purchase substances due to their age. This has been demonstrated by the low numbers of youth in this age bracket being treated for substance use or coming to the attention of the Police.

Why treatment centres?

As with schools and high deprivation areas; limiting the availability of these substances to vulnerable people is likely to be the most practical approach to minimising harm. Both mental health treatment centres and addiction treatment centres serve people who would be considered particularly vulnerable to the effects of these substances. Many of the treatment providers expressed a strong preference that they should not be for sale close to any mental health treatment centre. To reduce the availability of these substances to this group of people a 500m buffer around treatment centres is proposed.

Why Neighbourhood centres?

It is proposed to not allow psychoactive substances to be sold in neighbourhood centres. These centres are the small groups of shops within residential areas. People who don’t tend to travel large distances like youth and people struggling with addictions or mental health issues find these locations convenient. By removing the sale of these products out of neighbourhood centres there is an increased probability of reducing harm to those most at risk of harm from using psychoactive substances.

Why restrictions on how close a shop can be to another shop?

Research in New Zealand and overseas has established a link between the density of alcohol outlets and the alcohol related harm experienced by the local communities. It is considered reasonable to assume that there is a high likelihood of a similar link for psychoactive substances. It follows then that a density control mechanism will help the other measures to minimise the harm experienced by users of psychoactive substances. To achieve this control it is proposed to not allow a new licence to sell psychoactive substances within 500m of an existing licence.

Why have other identified areas?

Two small areas have been identified that are commercial areas in mainly high deprivation areas and are only partially covered by the high deprivation census areas. These areas are Hunters Corner in Papatoetoe, and the Manurewa commercial area. In both cases a significant portion of the commercial area is in a very high deprivation area. These are also areas where the local boards have advised that the areas experienced high levels of harm related to the sale of psychoactive substances in the past. It is considered that leaving small areas within these commercial zones where a licence could be granted would be contrary to the stated purpose of the LAPP. These areas are indicated on map1a and 1b.

Why not have other types of sensitive sites?

For each area considered for inclusion as a sensitive site there is a trade-off between the restriction that is imposed and the benefit of reduced harm gained from the decision. There were a number of areas considered as possible sensitive sites where it was difficult to match the potential with the restriction required to achieve it. Potential sites that did not meet the criteria for inclusion were early childhood education centres, churches, playgrounds, public spaces, libraries and community centres.

For example it is difficult to determine what harm would be minimised from adding a buffer to early childhood education centres. The restriction would not protect the students as they are far too young to buy the substances and they would not be exposed to the trade occurring in local shops as the centres tend to be enclosed. .

A buffer zone around places of worship was also strongly considered. A number of stakeholders argued that these places provide services to vulnerable populations and thus should be protected. However the services they provide tend to be of a short duration such as a support meeting and are not conducted equally at every place of worship. Also these places may only offer such services for a portion of the year. This lack of consistency makes it impossible for a general restriction to apply to all places of worship. The alternative option of having a different restriction for each place of worship based on the work they do is not practical to develop or maintain.

Why have separate rules for the city centre?

The city centre of Auckland has been clearly set out as a separate and very different urban landscape from the rest of Auckland. Planning and policy documents such as the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan and the Local Alcohol Policy make this distinction very clear. This uniqueness means the rules that work well for the rest of Auckland will not work so well for its centre.

Why not use the deprivation index?

The New Zealand Deprivation Index is calculated by scoring nine items. These items are effective and providing a measure that closely matching social deprivation in New Zealand. However, when the city centre population is considered it is not so effective. The high number of students who share factors with high deprivation households such as low personal income, no access to a car and no home ownership lead to a high deprivation index that is not a good measure of overall social deprivation in the residential population.

Why are there restrictions on areas of high density social housing?

These broad areas replace the deprivation zones used in the other areas of Auckland. These zones more effectively capture the intent of the deprivation restriction. They represent areas of the city centre where the residents with the highest social deprivation live. By targeting these areas it is considered this restriction will have the same effect as the deprivation restrictions outside the city centre.

Why not have buffer zones around schools?

After discussion with the schools and other city centre stakeholders it was decided that the buffer zone around city centre schools did not provide the same level of protection as it does in a suburban environment. This lack of protection is due to the nature and the density of businesses in the city centre. It was also felt that due to the commercial density in the city the buffer zones would be more restrictive than those in other zones. This mix of reduced effectiveness and increased restriction led to the removal of the buffer zones.

Why is there a smaller exclusion zone around retailers

The smaller buffer zone is due to the significantly greater commercial density in the city centre. This reduction has been supported by the Waitemata Local Board, Heart of the City and Auckland City Mission.

Why is there no mention of neighbourhood centres?

There are no neighbourhood centres in the city centre.

How will the LAPP decide between two licence applications close to each other?

The LAPP is not able to make any provision to distinguish between two licences apart from where they are located. Due to the proposed density rules there may be a situation where two people apply for a licence close to each other. In this case both licences cannot be granted because they would be too close to each other. Deciding which licence should be granted is the job of the Psychoactive Substance Regulatory Authority who makes all of the licensing decisions.

Franklin Local Board

25 November 2014

Road Name Approval for a road within an approved subdivision at 97 Barber Road, Bombay, by Magan Ranchhod (Reference S013-5092)

File No.: CP2014/23475

Purpose

1. This report outlines the background for the Applicant (Magan Ranchhod) to seek approval from the Franklin Local Board to name one Private Way (Right of Way) at 97 Barber Road, Bombay (Reference S013-5092, approved 29 January 2014).

Executive summary

2. The legacy Franklin District Council had a road naming policy which set out the requirements and criteria of the Council for proposed road names. These requirements and criteria have been applied to ensure that consistency of road naming within the former Franklin area, until a new road naming policy is adopted by Auckland Council.

3. The Applicant proposes one (1) preferred road name, being ‘Sagra Way’ and two (2) alternative names being ‘Kirin Way’ and ‘Tara Way’. Local Iwi has been consulted but no comments have been received.

4. The Applicant’s proposed preferred name ‘Sagra Way’ meets the road naming policy criteria. This name is recommended to be considered by the Local Board. The alternate name ‘Kirin Way’ also meets the criteria.

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board, pursuant to section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974, considers for approval the name ‘Sagra Way’, for the one new Private Way, noting that the alternative name ‘Kirin Way’ also meets the criteria.

Comments

6. The land at 97 Barber Road is zoned ‘Village’ and consent for the seven (7) lot subdivision was granted on 29 January 2014. Stage Two of the subdivision provides access to Lots 2 -7 via a Right of Way off Barber Road.

7. Shown below is a copy of the subdivision plan highlighting the location of the proposed road to be named:

8. The Applicant has put forward one preferred name for the one road and two alternative names. No alternate names have been put forward by local Iwi.

Table One

Applicant Preferred Name	Background or significance

Sagra Way	Sagra is a village located near the Arabian Sea in the state of Gujarat, India, approximately 260 kilometers north of Mumbai (also known as Bombay). The village of Sagra is the birth place of the applicant, whose family moved to Bombay when he was a young child. The applicant’s parents were the first market gardeners on Bombay and the applicant has lived in Bombay since 1948.

Applicant Alternative Names
Kirin Way	Kirin is the name of the applicant’s first grandson. Kirin is of Sanskrit origin and it is used mainly in the Indian language. The meaning of the name is ‘on who praises; poet’.
Tara Way	Tara is the name of the applicants first granddaughter. Tara’s language of origin is Sanskrit and it is predominantly used in Indian language. The meaning of the name is ‘star; saviour’.

Decision Making

9. The Auckland Council, by way of the Auckland Council Long Term Community Plan (2012 – 2022), allocated the responsibility for naming of new roads, pursuant to section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974, to Local Boards.

10. The Applicant’s preferred road names and the alternative names have been assessed against the criteria set out in the legacy Franklin District Council Road Naming policy, C.1.2(a), as follows:

Table Two

The duplication of names in current usage in the Auckland metropolitan area (either spelling or pronunciation) should be avoided.

Names should be reasonable brief

Short roads will be given short names to avoid cartographic problems

The use of more than one word in is generally to be avoided. Hyphens to connect to parts of names is to be avoided and the name should be written as one word or as separate words.

The possessive form is not acceptable, e.g. Hector Avenue not Hector’s Avenue

Descriptive names are acceptable provided they are not ambiguous

Council encourages the use of names which have historic and/or geographic significance and the use of names of early explorers, early settlers and early notable people and events having regard to the area concerned

The use of Maori names when known is encouraged.

Council welcomes suggestions from subdividers, community groups and residents and it encourages the road names on a theme. The use of any name is entirely at the discretion of the Council, whether for policy reasons or other considerations.

Where there is an association or grouping of names in a locality, names submitted should have an appropriate association with other names in the locality and the introduction of names void of significance or inappropriate to the nomenclature in a locality should be avoided.

Terms such as ‘road’, ‘avenue’ etc are to be used in circumstances appropriate to the situation.

The Council may take into account any additional relevant factors outside its stated policy as may arise on a case by case basis.

Road Names should be checked with New Zealand Post

11. Assessment Outcome

Table Three

Applicant Preferred Name	Meets criteria	Reason for failing criteria

Sagra Way	Yes

Applicant Alternative Name
Kirin Way	Yes
Tara Way	No	There is a Tara Place in Snells Beach, Tara Road in Henderson and a Tara Road in Mangawhai

12. It is noted that a Right of Way is a Private Way and should be named ‘Way’ as required by the current standards set out in AS/NZS 4819:2011.

Consideration

Local board views and implications

13. The decision sought from the Franklin Local Board for this report does not trigger any significant policy and is not considered to have any immediate impact on the community.

Māori impact statement

14. The decision sought from the Franklin Local Board on this report does not adversely affect Maori communities, as the naming of roads is not linked to one of Council’s strategic priorities for Maori. Council’s planner has sought input from Ngati Tamaoho and Ngati Te Ata but no comments have been received at the time of writing this report.

Implementation

15. The Southern Resource Consents Team is involved in ensuring that appropriate road name signage will be installed accordingly once an approval is obtained for the new road names.

Financial and Resourcing Implications

16. The cost of processing the approval of the proposed new road names and any installation of road name signage is recoverable in accordance with Council’s Administrative Charges.

Legal and Legislative Implications

17. The decision sought from the Franklin Local Board for this report is not considered to have any legal or legislative implications.

Conclusion

18. The Applicant’s proposed preferred name ‘Sagra Way’ meets the road naming policy criteria. This name is recommended to be considered by the Local Board. The alternate name ‘Kirin Way’ also meet the criteria.

Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Signatories

Authors

Mineke Meyerink - Intermediate Planner

Authorisers

Heather Harris - Manager Resource Consents

Teresa Turner - Relationship Manager

Franklin Local Board

25 November 2014

Road Name Approval for a Private Way within an approved subdivision at 183 Skyhigh Road, Hunua (Reference Sub/2013/1634)

File No.: CP2014/24455

Purpose

1. To seek approval to name one Private Way at 183 Skyhigh Road, Hunua (Reference SUB/2013/1634).

Executive summary

2. The legacy Franklin District Council had an existing road naming policy which sets out the requirements and criteria of the Council for proposed road names. These requirements and criteria have been applied to ensure that consistency of road naming within the former Franklin area, until a new road naming policy is adopted by Auckland Council. A LINZ policy requires the naming of some Private Ways that previously did not require naming and the Applicant needs the Private Way named to meet the LINZ criterion.

3. The Applicant proposes one preferred road name, being ‘Bridle Way’ and two (2) alternative names being ‘Pony Trail Way’ and ‘Stirrup Way’. Local Iwi strongly opposes the names, but has not provided alternative names.

4. The Applicant has waited 4 weeks, and is keen to proceed. The Applicant’s proposed preferred name ‘Bridle Way’ meets the road naming policy criteria. This name is recommended to be considered by the Local Board. The alternate names ‘Pony Trail Way’ and ‘Stirrup Way’ meet the criteria.

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board, pursuant to section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974, considers for approval the name ‘Bridle Way, for the one new Private Way, noting that the alternative names ‘Pony Trail Way’ and ‘Stirrup Way’ also meet the criteria.

Comments

5. The legacy Franklin District Council had an existing road naming policy which set out the requirements and criteria of the Council for proposed road names. These requirements and criteria have been applied to ensure consistency of road naming within the former Franklin area, until a new road naming policy is adopted by Auckland Council. The Applicant has been caught by a new policy of LINZ which requires roads and private ways that access six or more address sites to be named. This requirement was not contained within the subdivision consent and thus the Applicant is, to an extent, playing “catch-up” to ensure he can obtain his titles as soon as possible.

6. The entrance to Private Ways ‘C’ and ‘K’ will be formed approximately 35 metres to look like an intersection located off 183 Skyhigh Road, Hunua. The Private Way will provide internal access to nine (9) lots with a y-turning area that lead into the two main driveways.

7. Shown below is a copy of the subdivision plan highlighting the location of the proposed Private Way will service Lots 1 – 4 and towards north and Lots 5 – 8 towards the south.

8. The Applicant has put forward one preferred name and two alternative names for the Private Way. Following consultation with the local Iwi, Ngati Tamaoho and Ngati Te Ata oppose the names, but no another alternative name has been put forward by local Iwi.

Table One

Applicant Preferred Name	Background or significance
Private Way	The Applicant is an avid horseman successful in New Zealand and International polo and jousting events and provides the following explanation to the chosen road names:
Bridle Way	A bridle is a piece of equipment used to direct a horse, the bridle includes both the headgear that holds a bit that goes in the mouth of a horse and the reins are attached to the bit.

Applicant Alternative Name
Pony Trail Way	A pony is a small horse. Depending on the context, a pony may be a horse that is under an approximate or exact height at the withers, or a small horse with a specific conformation and temperament.
Stirrup Way	A stirrup is a light frame or ring that holds the foot of a rider, attached to the saddle by a strap, often called a stirrup leather. Stirrups are usually paired and are used to aid in mounting as a support while using a riding animal.

Consultation with LINZ

9. LINZ has been consulted with and stated that one name for the Private Way is acceptable because strictly speaking there are 5 or less lots up each Right of Way (branch).

10. The Applicant has further explained that naming the Private Way will provide all the lots with a unique identity to allow visitors and emergency services to depart Skyhigh Road. There will be property numbers at the start of each Right of Way (branch) to indicate which direction to take to each property.

Decision Making

11. The Auckland Council, by way of the Auckland Council Long Term Community Plan (2012 – 2022), allocated the responsibility for naming of new roads, pursuant to section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974, to Local Boards.

12. The Applicant’s preferred Private Way name and the alternative names have been assessed against the criteria set out in the legacy Franklin District Council Road Naming policy, C.1.2(a), as follows:

Table Two

The duplication of names in current usage in the Auckland metropolitan area (either spelling or pronunciation) should be avoided.

Names should be reasonable brief.

Short roads will be given short names to avoid cartographic problems.

The use of more than one word in is generally to be avoided. Hyphens to connect to parts of names is to be avoided and the name should be written as one word or as separate words.

The possessive form is not acceptable, e.g. Hector Avenue not Hector’s Avenue.

Descriptive names are acceptable provided they are not ambiguous.

The use of Maori names when known is encouraged.

Terms such as ‘road’, ‘avenue’ etc are to be used in circumstances appropriate to the situation.

The Council may take into account any additional relevant factors outside its stated policy as may arise on a case by case basis.

Road Names should be checked with New Zealand Post.

13. Assessment Outcome

Table Three

Applicant’s Preferred Name	Meets criteria
*Private Way*
Bridle Way	Yes
Applicant Alternative Name
Pony Trail Way	Yes
Stirrup Way	Yes

14. It is noted that a Right of Way is a Private Way and should be named ‘Way’ as required by the current standards set out in AS/NZS 4819:2011.

Consideration

Local board views and implications

15. The decision sought from the Franklin Local Board for this report does not trigger any significant policy and is not considered to have any immediate impact on the community.

Māori impact statement

16. The decision sought from the Franklin Local Board on this report does not adversely affect Maori communities, as the naming of roads is not linked to one of Council’s strategic priorities for Maori. Notwithstanding this, the Council, on behalf of the applicant has sought comments from both Ngati Tamaoho and Ngati Te Ata. Karl Flavell from Ngati Te Ata strongly opposes the names and “would like to put forward more appropriate names (in consultation with our iwi whanaunga Ngai Tai, Tamaoho and Te Akitai). That’s our position”. Four weeks after the initial response from iwi, no further comments or name suggestions have been received and the Applicant wishes to proceed with the road naming process.

Implementation

17. The Southern Resource Consents Team is involved in ensuring that signage for the appropriate road names will be installed accordingly once an approval is obtained for the new road names.

Financial and Resourcing Implications

18. The cost of processing the approval of the proposed new road names and any installation of road name signage is recoverable in accordance with Council’s Administrative Charges.

Legal and Legislative Implications

19. The decision sought from the Franklin Local Board for this report is not considered to have any legal or legislative implications.

Conclusion

20. The Applicant’s proposed preferred name ‘Bridle Way’ for the Private Way meets the road naming policy criteria. This name is recommended to be considered by the Local Board. The alternate names ‘Pony Trail Way’ and ‘Stirrup Way’ also meet the criteria.

Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Signatories

Authors

Mineke Meyerink - Intermediate Planner

Authorisers

Heather Harris - Manager Resource Consents

Teresa Turner - Relationship Manager

Franklin Local Board

25 November 2014

Road Name Approval for the subdivision by Beachlands Avenues Limited at 49 Jack Lachlan Drive, Beachlands

File No.: CP2014/25904

Purpose

1. The purpose of this report is to seek approval from the Franklin Local Board, for two new road names for two roads created by way of subdivision at 49 Jack Lachlan Drive, Beachlands.

Executive summary

2. The legacy Manukau City Council had an existing road naming policy which set out the requirements and criteria of the Council for proposed road names. These requirements and criteria are applied in this situation to ensure consistency of road naming in the Manukau area, until a policy is developed for the Auckland Council.

3. The road names proposed by the Applicant, ‘Motukaraka Drive’, ‘George Town Drive’, ‘Kaiawa Street’ and ‘Doidge Avenue’, were assessed and determined to meet the road naming policy criteria.

4. The Applicant initiated consultation with Ngai Tai ki Tamaki as mana whenua of the area. No formal responses have been provided to the Applicant. However, it is noted that ‘Motukaraka Drive’ was put forward by Dave Beamish of Ngai Tai ki Tamaki for Road 4.

5. The road names ‘Motukaraka Drive’ and ‘Kaiawa Street’ proposed by the Applicant are recommended for approval to the Local Board.

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board, pursuant to section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974, considers for approval of the road names ‘Motukaraka Drive’ and Kaiawa Street’, proposed by the Applicant, for two new roads created by way of subdivision at 49 Jack Lachlan Drive, Beachlands, noting that these names meet the relevant road naming criteria.

Comments

Applicant: Beachlands Avenues Limited

Site Address: 49 Jack Lachlan Drive, Beachlands

Council’s Reference: Resource Consent No. 43037 SP11075

6. The legacy Manukau City Council Road Naming Policy allowed that where a new road needs to be named as a result of a subdivision or development, the subdivider/developer should be given the opportunity of suggesting their preferred new road name for Council’s approval.

7. The residential subdivision will be serviced by new roads that come off Jack Lachlan Drive, Beachlands. Council has previously approved road names for Stages 1A and 1B of the subdivision. Road name approval is being sought for two new roads within Stage 2 of the residential subdivision (Roads 4 and 5). These roads will vest in Council.

8. The Applicant has proposed the following names for consideration for the new roads created as part of the development at 49 Jack Lachlan Drive, Beachlands.

Road Number

Proposed New Road Name

Road 4

MOTUKARAKA DRIVE (preferred name)

GEORGE TOWN DRIVE (alternative name)

Road 5

KAIAWA STREET (preferred name)

DOIDGE AVENUE (alternative name)

Figure 1 - Location of the new roads for the subdivision at 49 Jack Lachlan Drive, Beachlands

9. These road names were submitted as part of this development. The preferred name for Road 4 ‘Motukaraka Drive’ recommended by Dave Beamish of Ngai Tai ki Tamaki is named after Motukaraka Island which is located off the point at Beachlands. The other preferred name ‘Kaiawa Street’ (Road 5) is in recognition of the Kaiawa Gardens at the Beachlands School, planted and maintained by the pupils.

10. The alternative names proposed for Roads 4 and 5 reflect on the local significance within the Beachlands community. ‘George Town Drive’ refers to George Town who purchased the farm where Formosa Golf Club and Pine Harbour marine is currently sited and ‘Doidge Avenue’ refers to the Doidge family who has been on the Beachlands school roll since 1926.

11. The proposed suffixes ‘Drive’ and ‘Street’ are appropriate as they reflect on the built environment. In particular, ‘Drive’ is used for Road 4 as the new road is a general thoroughfare road. ‘Street’ is used for Road 5 as it is a cul-de-sac.

Decision Making

12. The Auckland Council, by way of the Auckland Council Long Term Plan (2012 - 2022), allocated the responsibility for the naming of new roads, pursuant to section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974, to Local Boards.

Assessment

13. The Applicant’s proposed road names have been assessed against the following criteria set out in the legacy Manukau City Council road naming policy;

Manukau City Council Road Naming Policy Assessment

(a) Not a duplication of names already in current usage in the Auckland region either in spelling or pronunciation;

(b) Brief, melodious and easily and readily pronounced;

(c) Avoids cartographic problems as the length of the name matches the length of the new road;

(d) Being associated with the nature of the environment or have historic or local significance

(e) Being a descriptive;

(f) Not of possessive form;

(g) Has appropriate association with other names in the area;

(h) Not in poor taste or likely to cause offence and;

(i) Suffix for road name is suitable for road layout.

14. All four of the proposed road names are consistent with the legacy road naming policy.

15. It is considered that the preferred names for Road 4 and 5 (Motukaraka Drive and Kaiawa Street) are appropriate as they comply with all the criteria of the road naming policy.

Consideration

Significance of Decision

16. The decision sought from the Franklin Local Board for this report does not trigger any significant policy and is not considered to have any immediate impact on the community.

Maori impact statement

17. The decision sought from the Franklin Local Board on this report does not adversely affect Maori communities as the naming of roads is not linked to one of Council’s strategic priorities for Maori.

18. Despite the above, the Applicant has initiated consultation with the local iwi to provide them with the opportunity to comment on the proposed road names and offer alternative road names to be put forward for approval if they wish to do so.

Consultation

19. The Applicant undertook consultation with Ngai Tai Ki Tamaki as mana whenua of the area. No formal responses have been provided to the Applicant.

20. New Zealand Post has been consulted and indicated no issues with the road names proposed.

Financial and Resourcing Implications

21. The cost of processing the approval of the proposed new road names and any installation of road name signage is recoverable in accordance with Council’s Administrative Charges.

Legal and Legislative Implications

22. The decision sought from the Franklin Local Board for this report is not considered to have any legal or legislative implications.

Implementation

23. The Southern Resource Consenting Team is involved in ensuring that appropriate road name signage will be installed accordingly once an approval is obtained for the new road names.

Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Signatories

Authors

Gayatri Devi - Resource Consent Administrator

Authorisers

Heather Harris - Manager Resource Consents

Teresa Turner - Relationship Manager

Franklin Local Board

25 November 2014

Discretionary Operational Budget 2014/2015

File No.: CP2014/26248

Purpose

1. To allocate operational funding from the 2014/2015 governance/discretionary local board budget.

Executive summary

2. The Franklin Local Board has unallocated/discretionary operational budget of $256,140 to allocate in the current financial year.

3. The local board has already allocated $150,680 of this budget. $105,460 remains to be allocated.

4. A resource consent to remove all remaining mangroves from the Waiuku Estuary requires a maximum of $22,500 operational funding to be allocated.

5. Further funding of $10,000 to assist with the operational costs of removal of mangroves by the Mudlarks, a volunteer group, also needs to be allocated.

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board allocates funding from its discretionary 2014/2015 operational budget to the following:

a) Resource Consent for the removal of mangroves in the Waiuku Estuary – a maximum of $22,500.

b) Volunteer support to assist with costs associated with the removal of mangroves in the Waiuku Estuary - $10,000.

Comments

6. Franklin Local Board has discretionary operational budget of $256,140 to allocate in the 2014/2015 financial year. This budget must be spent in the current financial year.

7. At its meeting held on 22 July 2014 the Franklin Local Board resolved to allocate the following from their operational discretionary budget:

c) That the Franklin Local Board notes that only $12,620 of the above grants will be funded from the remaining Local Events Support Fund budget for 2014/2015 and the balance of $3,180 granted above will be funded from the 2014/2015 Local Board Discretionary Operational Budget.

8. At its meeting held on 26 August 2014 (Item 20 – Discretionary Operational Budget 2014/2015) the Franklin Local Board resolved to allocate the following:

That the Franklin Local Board allocates funding from its discretionary 2014/2015 operational budget to the following:

a) Year 2 of the Soil Mapping project - $10,000.

b) Development of a Greenways Plan - $24,000.

c) Maraetai Bowling Club – grant to the club to upgrade their bowling green $17,000.

d) Events Support Fund – to enable round 2 funding applications to be considered – up to $30,000.

e) Waiuku District Rugby Club – 50% contribution to the rates paid on the grounds in recognition of the community access – up to $2,500.

Secretarial Note: Pursuant to Standing Order 3.15.5 Members Bell and Murphy requested their dissenting votes be recorded.

9. At its meeting held on 26 August 2014 (Item 18, Landowner approval for multisport facility at Bledisloe Park, Pukekohe – removal of existing buildings) the Franklin Local Board resolved to allocate the following:

a) That the Franklin Local Board retains the status quo and does not alter the conditions of the landowner approval to Bledisloe Park Society Incorporated granted on 10 December 2013 to construct a multi-sport facility on Bledisloe Park, Pukekohe, and makes an operational grant to the Bledisloe Park Society Incorporated of up to $50,000 from the Local Board Discretionary Operational Fund to fund the removal of the two cricket club buildings, subject to the Society obtaining all the funding required to build the complex.

b) That the Franklin Local Board advises the Bledisloe Park Society there will be no further funding from Auckland Council to carry out this project.

Secretarial Note: Pursuant to Standing Order 3.15.5 Members Bell and Murphy requested their dissenting votes be recorded.

10. At its meeting held on 26 August 2014 (Item 28 – Franklin Local Event Support Fund – Deferred applications from Round 1 2014/2015) the Franklin Local Board resolved to allocate the following:

c) That the Franklin Local Board agrees to provide seed funding of $14,000 to the Taste Franklin Event, from its 2014/2015 discretionary operational budget.

11. A total of $150,680 has been allocated to date, and $105,460 remains to be allocated.

12. The Franklin Local Board has been working with the Mudlarks, a volunteer group in Waiuku to remove mangroves from the Waiuku Estuary. In order to continue the removal of mangroves from the estuary, the Mudlarks have requested a single consent be obtained for the removal of mangroves from the Waiuku township to the south of the Waiuku Estuary up to The Needles in the North. An existing consent is in place to remove 9.1ha of mangroves (adjacent to View Road, Meachen Terrace, Riverside Drive, Harbourcrest Drive, Elsie Drive, Tahuna Place and Tahuna Pa Road) which was granted in 2010.

13. The consent (Ref: 37547) is in place for these areas but these includes a consent condition (Condition 13 and 14) to maintain a 10m buffer where mangroves adjoin the following areas:

· salt marsh areas; and

· the base of coastal banks and cliffs prone to erosion;

14. The new consent will include all areas in the Waiuku Estuary south of The Needles and does not include the requirement for the 10 metre buffer zone.

15. The funding required to obtain the resource consent is not included in the local board’s current budget. The anticipated cost is a maximum of $22,500 – this includes the cost of the preparation of the consent, the actual consent fees and a small contingency which may be required in order to supply additional information.

16. As the Mudlarks are a voluntary group the actual cost for removing the mangroves, once the resource consent has been granted, are minimal. The local board does however have a small budget for volunteer support for projects such as this, and others in Franklin. As the mangrove removal is a large and ongoing project, additional funding will be required to support the work of the Mudlarks and for the 2014/2015 it is recommended that $10,000 be allocated to enable this. Funding for subsequent years will need to be considered through the 2015-2025 Long Term Plan.

Consideration

Local board views and implications

17. The local board is the decision maker.

Maori impact statement

18. No specific impact on Maori has been identified.

Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Signatories

Authors	Debra Langton - Senior Local Board Advisor
Authorisers	Teresa Turner - Relationship Manager

Chairperson	Andrew Baker
Deputy Chairperson	Jill Naysmith
Members	Malcolm Bell
	Alan Cole
	Brendon Crompton
	Angela Fulljames
	Sarah Higgins
	Murray Kay
	Dr Lyn Murphy

Term	Definition
Distance restriction	Distance restrictions will be measured from the two nearest points on the properties boundaries – that is, the boundary of the property not just the building.
City centre	As defined in the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan.
Neighbourhood centre	As defined by the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan.
Mental health treatment centre	A residential facility where people are treated for mental health issues and has been identified by Auckland Regional Public Health Services as at risk of their clients experiencing harm if they were to have easy access to psychoactive substances.
Addiction treatment centre	A residential facility where people are treated for addiction issues and has been identified by Auckland Regional Public Health Services as at risk of their clients experiencing harm if they were to have easy access to psychoactive substances.
High Deprivation	Census Area Units that have a score on the New Zealand Deprivation Index of 8, 9 or 10. This indicates the area is in the most deprived 30% of New Zealand.
Residential deprivation	An area which has a high proportion of people living in social housing.

Authors	Gaylene Harvey - Democracy Advisor
Authorisers	Teresa Turner - Relationship Manager