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Resolution number OR/2015/77
MOVED
by Chairperson DEC Simpson, seconded by Member K Parkinson:
That the Orākei
Local Board:
a)
notes with concern that the Mayor and a
majority of councillors rejected Orākei Local Board’s and Aucklanders
Long-term Plan feedback requesting a general rates increase below 3.5 per
cent and agreed to an average increase of 9.9 per cent for residential ratepayers.
b)
notes the overwhelming direction from submitters to spend less
in the Governance and Support areas of council and also the
strong support for less spending in Economic and Cultural
areas.
c)
notes that Orākei submitters are not convinced by the Auckland
Plan transport network proposals, with 60 per cent supporting
another option.
d)
notes that 64 per cent of Orākei submitters oppose the
Council’s investment plan for Auckland.
e)
notes that only 30 per cent of Orākei submitters support
the Uniform Annual General Charge rate at the current level.
f)
believes that this lack of support for the Auckland Plan
transport network proposals is likely to be because they do not
include the Orākei Local Board’s top transport priorities,
which include progressing Tamaki Drive Master Plan projects and
the Selwyn Train Station proposal.
g)
adopts local content
for the Long-term Plan 2015-2025 (Attachment A), including:
i.
a Local Board Agreement 2015/2016;
ii.
a message from the chair (tabled at the
meeting);
iii.
local board advocacy.
h)
agrees Library Opening Hours for 2015/2016 (Attachment C)
i)
notes:
i.
the supporting material for the
Long-term Plan 2015-2025 (Attachment D), including 10 year local activity
budgets and 10 year local performance targets;
ii.
that the local activity budgets have
been updated to reflect final budget decisions made by the governing body on
8 May 2015, budget adjustments arising from new information (including the
setup of a central risk fund for capital projects) and the allocation of
central costs;
iii.
that if there are outstanding (not yet
agreed) matters in the local board agreement, the local board should include
an explanation of these matters in the Chair’s message at the front of the
local board agreement;
iv.
that the resolutions of this meeting
will be reported back to the governing body when it meets to adopt the
Long-term Plan 2015-2025 on 25 June 2015.
j)
notes the Governing Body decision to push back the
redevelopment of the Meadowbank Community Centre from 2016/17 to 2020/21 in
this LTP, whilst also providing the Local Board the opportunity to
spend $1.3 million of its limited local budget over the next five years to
bring the project forward to 2016/17.
k)
notes that the decision by the Governing Body to allow the
Board to bring forward the redevelopment of the Meadowbank Community Centre
from 2020/21 to 2016/17 using its limited local budget means that the Board
cannot start detailed design or the consenting process until 2016/17.
l)
notes that it will, look at opportunities to redevelop the
Meadowbank Community Centre through a Public Private Partnership, and
commence concept planning working with the Community Facilities Department
and Auckland Council Property Limited.
m) requests
Financial Plan Policy and Budgeting officers to move the following budgets
from the Local Planning and Development activity back to the Local Community
Services activity, as previously agreed by the Local Board, as Community
Grants officers will manage these grants as part of the Community
Development, Arts and Culture work programme:
i. Business
Associations support fund ($80,000);
ii. Resident
Associations support fund ($35,000).
n)
agrees that the Chair be delegated authority to make any final
minor changes to the content for the Local Board
Agreement 2015/2016.
CARRIED
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