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Resolution number DT/2015/30
MOVED
by Chairperson MA Cohen, seconded by Deputy Chairperson JM Bergin:
That the Devonport-Takapuna
Local Board:
a)
understand the difficulty Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic
Development (ATEED) has balancing the benefits of encouraging businesses to
film in Auckland, with the local inconvenience created by the same activity.
b)
advise ATEED that it is much easier for the board to locally
support and promote the benefits of filming if the wider community, through
the board, receives some recompense for the inconvenience created by the
activity.
c)
express concern that so little notice appears to have been
taken of the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board feedback to the draft Auckland
Film Protocol 2012.
d)
refer officers to the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board feedback
to the Auckland Film Protocol (AFP) sent to ATEED on 19 December 2012; in
particular the board’s position at paragraph 7 of the attached document.
e)
note that local boards will receive no revenue from filming
activity in local board areas due to inadequate cost recovery by Screen
Auckland.
f)
ask ATEED to reconsider their decision not to recompense local
communities through the local boards for the inconvenience caused by filming
activity.
g)
ask ATEED and Screen Auckland to:
i)
reconsider their film fees, given that the Devonport-Takapuna
Local Board expects to receive a percentage of the film fees charged for the
inconvenience and wear and tear on parks, reserves and beaches; and
ii)
reconsider shifting the percentage of cost recovery of its
proposed film fees upwards from 54% to ensure Auckland rate payers are not
significantly subsidising film activities.
h)
has the following specific comments to make regarding the
Auckland Film Protocol:
i)
The document appears to be confused about ‘consultation’ and ‘notification’.
The board notes that in a number of instances it refers to consultation when
the timeframes would never permit more than notification. The board requests
that it is properly consulted prior to the start of filming in the board
area, and request substantially more than 48 hours advance notice;
ii)
On page 13 paragraph 1.2: the board believes that the statement
that “Auckland Council will say yes to the screen production industry
unless there are compelling and demonstrable reasons not to” is too
permissive and asks that the statement takes account of local communities and
the need to consult, other than when landowner consent is required;
iii)
On page 21 paragraph 3.1.1: the board notes that “for retail
areas outside the city centre filming outside business hours OR at
traditionally quiet times [be] agreed with the local business association”.
The board ask officers to review that statement, and take consideration other
potential users of retail areas where there is more than business activity
occurring, a case in point being Devonport where a public park is impacted by
activity in the retail centre. The board asks that in such instances other
stakeholders such as the local Community Coordinator should be consulted, as
well as the events portfolio holder of the local board;
iv)
On page 22 first paragraph, the board notes that the document
propose “commencing [activity] no later than 10pm on a week day…”
the board assumes the word “commencing” is a typo and that it should be
“finishing”;
v)
On page 22 paragraph 3.1.2 minimise on-street parking: the
board asks that the second sentence reads “Screen Auckland, in
consultation with the local board and business association will approve…”;
vi)
On page 24 paragraph 3.1.8: the board asks that residents be
given the opportunity to provide feedback prior to the commencement of any
filming activity as provided for businesses for high to major impact shoots;
vii)
On page 26 paragraph 3.10: the board asks officers to realise
that while filming could be regarded as “entertainment” for some if a major
celebrity is present, that for the most part filming activity is unlikely to
be a reasonable substitution for restricted access to parks and other public
places in the minds of most in the community;
viii)
On page 31paragraph 4.3: the board asks officers to be mindful
that for any local public space approval must be given by the local board,
and that such public space also includes the use of beaches; and
ix)
On page 36 paragraph 4.6.3: the board asks Screen Auckland to
be mindful that noise nuisance can be subjective, and asks that filming
activity is particularly mindful of the potential for noise nuisance outside
normal working hours and during weekends due to its impact on residential
communities.
i)
ask ATEED officers to meet with the Chairperson, Deputy
Chairperson and Events portfolio holders urgently on behalf of the board to
find solutions to the problems the board finds itself confronted with in the
report and its attachments.
j)
delegate the Chairperson and relevant portfolio holder power to
speak on the board’s behalf at the hearing panel when it is convened.
CARRIED
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