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Resolution number GB/2014/127
MOVED
by Mayor LCM Brown, seconded by Cr RI Clow:
That the Governing
Body:
a)
receive the Long-term Plan 2015-2025
recommendations of the 5 and 6 November 2014 Budget Committee meeting.
b)
for the purpose of supporting the Long-term
Plan 2015-2025 consultation:
i)
Item 10 - Decision-making allocation
review
a) approve
the draft allocation of non-regulatory decision-making responsibilities
between the governing body and local boards for inclusion in the supporting
material to be adopted by the governing body to support the Long-term Plan
2015-2025 consultation process.
ii)
Item 11 - Long-term Plan 2015-2025:
Local Board Views
a) consider feedback from local boards on the mayoral proposal
and key advocacy areas before making decisions on draft Long-term Plan
2015-2025 budgets and consultation material.
b) agree to establish a cross-council
working group (with staff representatives from Parks, Auckland Transport,
Local Board Services, Financial Planning and, Chief Planning Office and the
IMSB Secretariat) to report back to the Budget Committee prior to May 2015 on
‘Developing a Regional Greenways Network Plan and identification
of budgets to support implementation of that plan at a local and
regional level' for consideration as part of decisions
for the final LTP 2015-2025.
iii) Item 12 - Long Term Plan 2015-2025 – Estimated cost of
co-governance entities
a) note
that the total projected cost of the co-governance entities (which the
council is party to) for the next ten years is $32.1 million (Net Operational
funding) and $47.5 million (capital projects) before adjusting for inflation
b) note
that $24.5 million (Net Operational funding) and $9.4 million (capital
projects) is already identified in existing budgets
c) note
that additional funding of $5.1 million (Net Operational funding) and $38.1
million (capital projects) is required to meet the estimated cost of
co-governance entities over the next ten years, plus adjustments for
inflation
d) note
that at its meeting on 3 November 2014 the Maunga Authority agreed to apply
$2.5 million from the open space and volcanic cones targeted rate reserve to
help fund activities over the first five years of the LTP
e) request
that staff report back to the Finance and Performance Committee on the
transfer of routine management of Maungauika / North Head to Auckland Council
from the Department of Conservation.
iv) Item 13 - Long term Plan 2015-2025-Priority proposals for
Māori
a) note
that the report responds to a letter from the chair of the Independent
Māori Statutory Board and describes the top down approach agreed by the
June 2014 Finance and Performance Committee [FIN/2014/34] to clarify
council’s political direction on priority Māori transformational shift
activities and associated budgets for the draft 2015-2025 Long-term Plan
(LTP)
b) note
that staff have proposed additional funding for years 4 -10 of the LTP ($7
million opex and $42 million capex) and identified high level activities
which will contribute towards the achievement of the Auckland Plan Māori
transformational shift and IMSB’s priorities
c) agree
that council staff will work closely with the IMSB secretariat staff over the
next month on the allocation of the proposed additional funding to specific
LTP transformational shift priorities prior to adoption of the LTP
consultation document by the Governing Body on 18 December 2014
d) agree
that, as part of planning and budgeting to implement the agreed LTP Maori
transformational shift priorities, council and IMSB secretariat staff will
work together on identifying activities and budgets within overall budget
envelopes and report back to this committee prior to the LTP being adopted.
v)
Item 14 - City Centre Targeted Rate
a) agree
to make provision for the City Centre programme in the LTP budget of $20
million each financial year, in real terms, from 2016/2017 to 2024/2025
inclusive
b) agree
to make provision for the City Centre programme in the LTP budget of $20m
each financial year, in real terms, from 2016/2017 to 2024/2025 inclusive, to
be funded from the City Centre targeted rate, with an additional $50 plus GST
and inflation to be levied on each separate residence
c) agree
that the general rates impact of “b” above be transitioned in over the early
years of the LTP budget by utilising the unspent funds that have already been
raised from the City Centre targeted rate
d) agree
that the City Centre Targeted Rate can be used to fund projects already
proposed by the Auckland Council Group, but as a general operating principle,
Auckland City Centre Advisory Board (ACCAB) retains an active and formal role
in early project identification, selection, prioritisation and design
e) agree
that a significant proportion of each year’s targeted rate is available for
the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board (ACCAB) to respond by continue to
recommend operating or capital project opportunities.
vi) Item 15 - Increasing Business Improvement District (BID) rates to
recover BID support costs
a) agree
that staff carry out work with the Business
Improvement Districts (BIDs) and the relevant
local boards on the nature and costs of council support services for BIDs to
ensure services provide value for money and to identify opportunity for BID
amalgamation and sharing of services.
vii) Item 16 - Harmonisation and increases to social housing rents
a) the rent on the council’s social housing units be set at 30 per cent
of tenants’ pre-tax income
b) for any given
year, changes to annual rents (including increases and decreases) resulting
from a) above be capped at $780 per unit (equivalent to $15 cap on weekly
rents).
viii) Item 17 - Harmonisation of
fees and charges for street trading, cemeteries and other services
a)
for the purposes of developing the
draft Long-term Plan (LTP) 2015-25 for consultation, adopt changes to the
fees and charges for street trading,
cemeteries and a number of other services as set out below:
i)
harmonised licensing fees for street
trading across Auckland as included in
Attachment C of the report
ii) harmonised cemetery fees across Auckland as included in Attachment
D of the report
iii) harmonised event permit fees across Auckland and community events,
as included in Table 10 of the report
iv) harmonised fees for the remainder of the environmental health and
licensing services as included in Attachment E of the report
v) an average 4-5 per cent increase to fees and charges for building
control, resource consents and property information as included in Attachment
F of the report
b) agree that harmonised full rental fees for street trading across Auckland for
use of public space for outdoor dining and
drinking, mobile vendors and temporary stalls and market operators as
included in Attachment C of the report, be an issue for consultation in the
2015-2025 LTP
c) defer the Hauraki Gulf Islands
cemetery charges to the Budget Committee meeting of 18 November 2014
d) agree that for those facing
increases to street trading licence rentals of more than $500 it is proposed
that their charges be phased in over three years, with a maximum annual
increase being no more than $500, to help manage the impact to street trading
licence rentals
e) agree that not-for-profit
community events incur only a process fee which cover council costs.
ix) Item 18 - Transport programmes and funding options
a) consult
with Aucklanders on the two levels of transport investment reflected in the
Long-term Plan Transport Proposal (the Basic Transport Network or the Auckland
Plan Transport Network)
b) consult with Aucklanders on the rates and fuel tax funding pathway
or the motorway user charge funding pathway prepared by the Alternative
Transport Funding Independent Advisory Board
c) request
staff to report back to the next Budget Committee meeting on the costs of a
referendum and general issues relating to engagement on this matter.
x)
Item 19 - Long-term Plan 2015-2025 -
Budget update
a) agree
that the updated Transport funding envelopes and capex schedules
included in Attachment A of Item 19 of the 5 November 2014 Budget Committee
agenda be incorporated into draft budgets to support consultation on the
Long-term Plan 2015-2025, and:
i) note
that these envelopes and schedules are based on funding the basic transport
network
ii) note
that in the consultation material, these draft budgets will appear alongside
any options for using alternative funding mechanisms to fund the Auckland
Plan transport network that this committee agrees to consult on
iii) request
that staff fully brief councillors on the scope and extent of the 2016 – 2018
City Rail Link “Enabling Works” with the option to limit some proposed
construction and cost
iv) request Auckland Transport,
in consultation with the Cycle Advisory Group, to report back on options for
increasing the walking and cycling budget to ensure additional central
government funding available for cycling is optimally leveraged to deliver a
step-change in the use of active transport modes, for consideration as part
of decisions for the final LTP 2015-2025
v) highlight
in the public consultation the $854,315 million capital expenditure allocated
for the City Rail Link for the next three financial years.
b) agree
that the updated Water Supply and Wastewater funding envelopes and
capex schedules included in Attachment B of Item 19 of the 5 November 2014
Budget Committee agenda be incorporated into draft budgets to support
consultation on the Long-term Plan 2015-2025, and also note that:
i) the
average increases in water and wastewater charges are currently projected to
be 2.5 per cent for first two years and 3.6 per cent thereafter.
c) agree that scenario B for the Parks,
Community and Lifestyle updated funding envelopes and capex schedules
included in Attachment C of Item 19 of the 5 November 2014
Budget Committee agenda be incorporated into draft budgets to
support consultation on the Long-term Plan 2015-2025, and also agree that
these draft budgets include:
i) proposed average rates
increases of 3.5 per cent for each year of the plan
ii) proposed overall
development contributions charges that increase annually with inflation from
2015/2016, and a $20 million per annum proposed increase in the targets for
the sale of non-strategic surplus assets
iii) forecast net group debt of
$11 billion in 2025, consistent with the Mayoral Proposal.
d) agree
that the updated Auckland Development funding envelopes and capex
schedules included in Attachment D of Item 19 of the 5 November 2014 Budget
Committee agenda be incorporated into draft budgets to support consultation
on the Long-term Plan 2015-2025, and also note that:
i) these
envelopes and schedules are based on the CBD targeted rate funding $20
million of CBD capex projects per annum.
e) agree
that the updated Economic and Cultural Development funding envelopes
and capex schedules included in Attachment E of Item 19 of the 5 November
2014 Budget Committee agenda be incorporated into draft budgets to support
consultation on the Long-term Plan 2015-2025.
f) agree
that the updated Environmental Management and Regulation funding
envelopes and capex schedules included in Attachment F of Item 19 of the 5
November 2014 Budget Committee agenda be incorporated into draft budgets to
support consultation on the Long-term Plan 2015-2025.
g) agree
that the Governance and Support funding envelopes and capex schedules
included in Attachment G of Item 19 of the 5 November 2014 Budget Committee
agenda be incorporated into draft budgets to support consultation on the
Long-term Plan 2015-2025, and also note that:
i) these
envelopes reflect the projected cost of the co-governance entities
ii) these
envelopes reflect the identified additional funding requirements for the
Maori priority areas.
h) agree
that staff should not enter into any new contractual commitments that are
inconsistent with these draft budgets, including commitments for planning or
design work for capital projects that would be deferred or stopped under the
draft budgets.
i) agree to grant staff approval to enter into agreements that commit
future year spend up to the level of the proposed LTP budgets to enable the
timely delivery of the capex programme (including land acquisition) for
projects, programmes or agreements that:
i) have pre-existing commitments and are ready to proceed to
construction and can be completed within a 12 to 18 month period, or
ii) are necessary to meet council’s obligations under the housing
accord, or
iii) have significant negative consequences for health and safety,
business continuity or council’s operating budgets if delivery does not
proceed in a timely manner.
xi) Item 20 - Long-term Plan 2015-2025 - Mayoral Proposal on Rating
Policy
a) agree
that the long-term business differential strategy be amended to achieve a
proportion of general rates collected from business ratepayers of 32.8 per
cent for 2015/2016 falling to 25.8 per cent by 2025/2026 in equal steps and
that the differential ratio for business be set annually to reflect this
b) agree
on an uniform annual general charge of $385 for 2015/2016 amended each
following year of the LTP by the amount of the average rates increase
c) agree
to include landlocked properties in the sea access only differential group
d) agree
that in line with the amendments to the overall business differential
strategy, Franklin business differential be set at a level which will align
with the overall business sector in 2016/2017.
e) agree
that the rating policy continue:
i) current
rates differentials except as noted in a), c) and d) above
ii) setting
general rates on capital value
iii) applying
a uniform annual general charge per separately used or inhabited part of a
rating unit
iv) current
targeted rates.
f) agree
that Auckland Council takes a discussion document out to the rural community
with options relating to an establishment of a graduated differential for
farm and lifestyle property rates.
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