I hereby give notice that an extraordinary meeting of the Orākei Local Board will be held on:
Date: Time: Meeting Room: Venue:
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Thursday, 23 April 2015 5.00pm St Chads
Church and Community Centre |
Orākei Local Board
OPEN AGENDA
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MEMBERSHIP
Chairperson |
Desley Simpson, JP |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Colin Davis, JP |
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Members |
Ken Baguley |
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Troy Churton |
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Kate Cooke |
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Kit Parkinson |
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Mark Thomas |
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(Quorum 4 members)
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Kim Lawgun Democracy Advisor
20 April 2015
Contact Telephone: 021 302 163 Email: kim.lawgun@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
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Orākei Local Board 23 April 2015 |
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1 Welcome 5
2 Apologies 5
3 Declaration of Interest 5
4 Leave of Absence 5
5 Acknowledgements 5
6 Petitions 5
7 Deputations 5
8 Public Forum 5
9 Extraordinary Business 5
10 Notices of Motion 6
11 Feedback for the Orakei Local Board on the draft Long-Term Plan 2015 – 2025 consultation 7
12 City Rail Link Update 71
13 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
1 Welcome
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 Leave of Absence
At the close of the agenda no requests for leave of absence had been received.
5 Acknowledgements
At the close of the agenda no requests for acknowledgements had been received.
6 Petitions
At the close of the agenda no requests to present petitions had been received.
7 Deputations
Standing Order 3.20 provides for deputations. Those applying for deputations are required to give seven working days notice of subject matter and applications are approved by the Chairperson of the Orākei Local Board. This means that details relating to deputations can be included in the published agenda. Total speaking time per deputation is ten minutes or as resolved by the meeting.
At the close of the agenda no requests for deputations had been received.
8 Public Forum
A period of time (approximately 30 minutes) is set aside for members of the public to address the meeting on matters within its delegated authority. A maximum of 3 minutes per item is allowed, following which there may be questions from www members.
At the close of the agenda no requests for public forum had been received.
9 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.”
10 Notices of Motion
At the close of the agenda no requests for notices of motion had been received.
Orākei Local Board 23 April 2015 |
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Feedback for the Orakei Local Board on the draft Long-term Plan 2015 – 2025 consultation
File No.: CP2015/05360
Purpose
1. This report accompanies raw and summarised feedback from Orākei residents and groups on the draft Long-term Plan 2015 - 2025 (LTP), so this can be publicly received by the Orākei Local Board. Based on this feedback, the report recommends:
· Messages for the Budget Committee on regional proposals such as rates increases and transport investment.
· Advocacy positions to the Budget Committee on Orākei projects or initiatives that require governing body and/or council controlled organisation support.
2. The Orākei Local Board’s 23 April 2015 extraordinary business meeting is also an opportunity to formally request the governing body brings forward the upgrade of the Meadowbank Community Centre from the LTP proposed date of 2020/21 to 2015/16.
Executive summary
3. Consultation on the LTP ran from January 2015 until 16 March 2015. We received and processed written feedback from 27,383 submitters, of which 1648 listed Orākei as their local board. We also gathered feedback through community meetings, the Orākei Have Your Say event on 3 March 2015 and feedback submitted through social media. Raw feedback from all these sources is attached for reference.
4. The strongest messages from the Orākei community on the regional LTP proposals were:
· Opposition to the proposed 3.5 per cent overall rates increase
· Opposition to reducing the business differential
· Support for a higher uniform annual general charge
· Opposition to the creation of a Development Auckland council-controlled organisation.
5. Submitters also expressed strong support for the Orākei Local Board’s advocacy projects: the Tamaki Harbour Edge Connector boardwalk, Pourewa/Selwyn train station and a more equitable balance between regional and local investment.
6. Draft Orākei messages on regional LTP proposals and the Orākei advocacy projects are included in Attachment A. These are based on the community feedback and directions from the Orakei Local Board’s workshops. The Board’s agreement is sought to send this to the Budget Committee to inform its workshops with local boards from 24 to 29 April 2015.
7. The draft LTP schedules the upgrade of Meadowbank Community Centre for 2020/21. As the project is a priority for the board and is supported by the Orakei community, the board may wish to formally request that the governing body brings forward the upgrade to 2015/16. The board may also wish to express its concern about the wording of the consultation questions.
That the Orākei Local Board: i) receives this report and the attached feedback from Orākei submitters on the draft Long-term Plan 2015 – 2025. ii) notes that a majority of submitters expressed support for the Orakei Local Board’s proposals. iii) confirms the following list of advocacy points, based on community feedback and board member discussions, for its workshop with the Budget Committee on 29 April 2015:
Regional Proposals - top four consultation topics
Local Priorities
CCO Priorities
Regional Proposals – other proposals with local impact
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Background
8. This feedback represents the Orākei community’s priorities and preferences. It is intended to inform the Orākei Local Board’s workshop with the Budget Committee on 29 April. At this meeting the Orākei Local Board will have the opportunity to provide feedback on the key consultation issues of investing in Auckland, fixing transport, sharing rates and housing and development, as well as local priority projects and issues.
9. The Orākei community’s LTP feedback will also inform the Board’s decisions on locally driven initiatives allocations and advocacy content for the Orākei Local Board Agreement 2015/2016. The Local Board Agreement is due to be finalised in June, after the Budget Committee has confirmed the total locally driven initiatives budgets for local boards.
Messages on Regional Proposals
10. Attachment B summarises the LTP feedback from Orākei residents and groups on the regional LTP proposals such as rates increases and the level of transport investment.
11. Based on the size of the majorities supporting or opposing the proposals and differences with submitters in the rest of the region, the strongest messages from the Orākei community were:
Message |
Orākei |
Region |
Oppose a 3.5 per cent overall rates increase[1] |
64 per cent oppose |
54 per cent oppose |
29 per cent support |
38 per cent support |
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Oppose reducing the business differential |
68 per cent oppose |
63 per cent oppose |
24 per cent support |
28 per cent support |
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Support a higher UAGC |
47 per cent support increase |
21 per cent support increase |
30 per cent no change |
49 per cent no change |
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Oppose the creation of a Development Auckland CCO |
39 per cent oppose |
33 per cent oppose |
33 per cent support |
43 per cent support |
12. Like the rest of Auckland, a majority of Orākei submitters supported keeping rates down by cutting council spending on governance and support over the term of the LTP.
13. Compared with the region as a whole, there was weaker support in Orākei for the Auckland Plan transport network and stronger support for the basic network, but a higher percentage were still in favour of the Auckland Plan network (40 per cent to 32 per cent).
14. There were similar levels of support for the different transport funding options in Orākei and the rest of the region. The strongest support was for motorway charges at 39 per cent, while 25 per cent favoured tax and rates and 22 per cent supported neither option.
Advocacy Projects
15. Attachment C summarises the feedback sought in the Orākei Local Board insert. Around 180 submitters responded to these questions. The insert asked submitters whether they supported the board’s advocacy for:
· The Tamaki Harbour Edge Connector boardwalk (THE-C)
· The Selwyn/Pourewa train station
· A more equitable balance between larger-scale regional initiatives and investment at the local level.
16. Of the submitters that responded to these questions, large majorities of 84 to 87 per cent supported each of the three proposals. Between 170 and 180 submitters commented on THE-C and Selwyn/Pourewa train station, while 125 submitters commented on the proposal to advocate for more balance between local and regional investment.
Meadowbank Community Centre
17. The upgrade of the Meadowbank Community Centre has had fairly consistent support from the Orākei community. In the LTP consultation, 63 per cent of 172 respondents supported the upgrade, while in the Local Board Plan consultation last year it was the fourth most favoured project in the draft plan with 142 respondents supportive of bringing forward the upgrade.
18. The Orakei Local Board may wish to formally request that the governing body amends the LTP to bring forward the Meadowbank Community Centre upgrade from 2020/21 to 2015/16.
Locally driven initiatives
19. The local board insert asked submitters whether they supported the Orākei Local Board using its discretionary LDI funding to progress parks projects in the area. Over 60 per cent of respondents supported the projects proposed for Glover Park and Shore Road Reserve, while 57 per cent of respondents supported the proposed sports field lighting improvements.
20. Pending the Budget Committee’s approval of local boards’ total LDI budgets at its 7-8 May meetings, local boards will be able to finalise their 2015/16 agreements, including LDI allocations.
Sources of feedback
21. Attachments B and C summarise feedback received from all sources. Raw data is also attached for reference:
· Attachment D – social media (while the local boards of social media submitters were not recorded, the attached submissions referred specifically to the Orakei Local Board)
· Attachment E – Have Your Say event feedback
· Attachment F – community meeting feedback
· Attachment G – written submissions spreadsheet
· Attachment H – written submissions in full
Consideration
Local Board views and implications
22. The Orākei Local Board needs to consider any changes that it might make to its LDI budget allocation and advocacy decisions in light of the feedback on the LTP proposals.
Māori impact statement
23. Many local board decisions are of importance to and impact on Maori. The local board agreements are important tools that enable and can demonstrate the council’s responsiveness to Maori. The local board agreement is based on the local board plan which are both been developed through engagement with the community, including Maori.
Implementation
24. Following the local board discussions with the Budget Committee on 24, 28 and 29 April the Budget Committee will make decisions on regional proposals on 7 and 8 May. Local boards will then hold workshops from 14 to 20 May to finalise their local board agreements prior to them being adopted at board meetings between 9 and 16 June.
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Orākei Local Board input into LTP 2015 - 2025 |
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bView |
Orakei feedback on regional proposals |
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cView |
Summary of feedback from Orākei residents and groups on local LTP proposals |
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dView |
Social media feedback |
49 |
eView |
Have Your Say event feedback |
51 |
fView |
Community meeting feedback |
65 |
Written submissions spreadsheet Orakei Local Feedback (Under Separate Cover) |
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Written submissions spreadsheet - Orakei Regional Feedback (Under Separate Cover) |
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Written submissions spreadsheet Orakei Feedback on other Local Boards (Under Separate Cover) |
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Draft Long-term Plan 2015-2025 - Orakei Local Board Pro forma Feedback (Under Separate Cover) |
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Draft Long-term Plan 2015-2025 - Orakei Local Board Written feedback Vol.1 (Under Separate Cover) |
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Draft Long-term Plan 2015-2025 - Orakei Local Board Written feedback Vol. 2 (Under Separate Cover) |
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Draft Long-term Plan 2015-2025 - Orakei Local Board Written feedback Vol.3 a (Under Separate Cover) |
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Draft Long-term Plan 2015-2025 - Orakei Local Board Written feedback Vol.3 b (Under Separate Cover) |
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Draft Long-term Plan 2015-2025 - Orakei Local Board Written feedback Vol.4 a (Under Separate Cover) |
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Draft Long-term Plan 2015-2025 - Orakei Local Board Written feedback Vol.4 b (Under Separate Cover) |
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Draft Long-term Plan 2015-2025 - Orakei Local Board Written feedback Vol.5 (Under Separate Cover) |
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Signatories
Author |
Kris Munday – Senior Local Board Advisor - Orākei Local Board |
Authoriser |
Adam Milina - Relationship Manager - Albert-Eden & Orakei Local Boards |
Orākei Local Board 23 April 2015 |
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File No.: CP2015/06271
Purpose
1. Stephen Rainbow and John Williamson from Auckland Transport will be in attendance to update the Orakei Local Board on the City Rail Link.
That the Orākei Local Board: a) Thanks Stephen Rainbow and John Williamson from Auckland Transport for their update to the board.
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There are no attachments for this report.
Signatories
Authors |
Kim Lawgun - Democracy Advisor |
Authorisers |
Adam Milina - Relationship Manager - Albert-Eden & Orakei Local Boards |
[1] 1,211 Orākei submitters responded to this question in the general consultation; 158 submitters responded to the similar question in the Orākei Local Board insert: 66 per cent opposed a 3.5 per cent increase and 19 per cent supported it.