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Resolution number PKTPP/2015/22
MOVED by Member MP Wood, seconded by Deputy Chairperson HAJ Doig:
That the
Puketapapa Local Board provide the following feedback to the Auckland
Development Committee (ADC) relating to the proposed Three Kings land
exchange proposal between Auckland Council and Fletchers Residential:
Context
The Board:
a)
convey
the below recommendations to the Auckland Development Committee if that
Committee considers the Three Kings land exchange matter at its March
meeting.
b)
affirms
its strong interest in the area under consideration noting that parts of the
land under consideration are Local Board allocated Open Space including the
existing sportsfield in Area C.
c)
re-states
the importance of the confirmed Three Kings Plan in considering development
proposals in the area and notes that no analysis has been undertaken to
measure the original Fletchers land exchange proposal, or the new proposal,
against the objectives of the Three Kings Plan.
d)
notes
that it holds concerns about the proposed fill levels in the Fletchers
Private Plan change proposal, and that the positions expressed in this
resolution should not be read as support for the Plan change or the planned
development, but as constructive feedback on a land exchange proposal that is
clearly advancing and that the Board wishes to influence to gain the maximum
possible community benefit.
e)
welcomes
land exchanges that support the implementation of the Three Kings Plan
including significantly increased access to Te Tatua o Riukiuta, a
considerable increase in open space, improved access across the quarry
East/West and North/South and supports the development of a quality
residential development.
Process
The Board
expresses its concerns with the process of engagement to date:
f)
noting
that the Board has received just one update on the proposed exchange (on 18
February 2015) and that this update was for the purpose of informing comment
to ADC, not for providing active comment to ACPL to ensure that the Board’s
perspective is considered during negotiations.
g)
notes
that meetings Auckland Council Property Ltd (ACPL) held with the portfolio
holder did not provide substantive information on the land swap proposal and
the feedback given at those meetings appears to have been ignored.
h)
noting
that the Board has not had the opportunity to receive advice and a report
from Community Planning & Policy officers about their assessment of the
proposal, given that the proposal does involve Local Board allocated open
space.
i)
noting
that no information has been provided about the actual commercial value of
the land under consideration to the parties, and specifically raises its
concern that the proposed sportsfield area is considered to only be a gross
gain to Council, when in fact this area has significant economic value to the
Fletchers development as a Stormwater detention and soakage area that
services the whole development.
j)
re-stating
its concern that negotiations with Fletchers Residential have been conducted
solely on the basis of the company’s proposal, with no corresponding Council
proposal being developed, that would act to guide Council’s position in
negotiations.
Specific
concerns
The Board
expresses the following concerns with the proposal:
k)
that
several parcels of land that are proposed to remain in Council ownership,
specifically the areas surrounding the Fletchers development in Area C, will
be of limited public value and that the end result of the proposal will in
fact be a requirement for Council to maintain open space areas that do not
service the wider public and will mainly be to the private benefit of the
developer.
l)
that the
proposed exchange does not provide the public civic space that has been
identified as an essential element in the Three Kings Plan, and states its
concern that the proposed privately owned ‘town plaza’ will not meet the
requirements of either the Fletchers residential development or the proposed
PAUP Town Centre on the neighbouring site.
m)
that this
once in a century opportunity to rehabilitate the landscape of Three Kings
and to re-connect the community to the maunga would result in no
significantly enhanced access to Te Tatua a Riukiuta and that there is no
evidence that this priority has been pursued.
n)
that the
net open space gain of the proposal would appear to be one sportsfield, and
that further to this, the Board has been advised that the sportsfields will
not be lit, significantly diminishing their playing hours. The Board notes
that the existing Western playing field could be lit with relative ease and
that it has been slated for an artificial turf under the SCDP, and that therefore
the net gain in playing hours under the proposal is potentially very limited.
Proposed approach
o)
The Board
requests ADC to:
a.
direct
ACPL to develop an agreed Council position on a preferred land exchange,
acknowledging that such a position will be subject to negotiation with
Fletchers Residential.
b.
agree to
a working group consisting of the Chair & Deputy Chairs of ADC (or their
designates) and the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Puketāpapa Local Board
(or their designates) to work with ACPL and after reporting back to the full
Puketāpapa Local Board for input and agree the preferred Council
position for negotiation.
c.
direct
ACPL to have significant regard to the Three Kings Plan and its objectives in
the development of the Council position and the subsequent negotiations
d.
work to
achieve the agreed Council position before the end of April 2015 to allow
negotiations to proceed in a timely fashion.
e.
Direct
ACPL to report regularly to the working group on the progress of negotiations
and to take guidance from the working group.
p)
That a community consultation exercise
on the proposed land exchange be carried out prior to the formal statutory process,
and that community views be considered before a final proposal is submitted.
q)
receive the report dated 26 February 2015
r)
thank officers for their attendance.
The
substantive motion was declared CARRIED
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