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Resolution number GBI/2015/104
MOVED
by Chairperson IM Fordham, seconded by Member CA Spence:
That the Great
Barrier Local Board:
a)
provides feedback on the allocation of Capital expenditure
(Capex) funding to local boards.
b)
supports
the principle that the local board discretionary capex fund should be
allocated to local boards using the LDI allocation and based on the
allocation agreed under the local board funding policy.
c)
supports
capex funding for the Great Barrier and Waiheke local boards being a fixed
amount set by the governing body after meaningful consultation with both
boards and based on those boards realistic funding needs and community
differences.
d)
supports
Model D which allocates 2.3% of the fund to Great Barrier (and 2.7% to
Waiheke), for the following reasons:
·
it is the
same proportion of LDI allocation that Great Barrier currently gets which was
arrived at looking at past budgets and need. Paragraph 5 of the officer’s
report states that this approach would maintain consistency in the policy and
the board agrees that that is the correct approach.
·
as paragraph
19 of the report indicates, providing Great Barrier and Waiheke with Model D
fixed allocations only has a small impact on the other 19 boards. On average
the other 19 boards are around $10,000 worse off each.
·
if the
straight LDI formula is used to fund Great Barrier it would get between
$6,633 (100% population approach) and $77,015 (90% population, 5%
deprivation, 5% land area) both of which are inadequate to meet its needs.
·
officers
observation that allocating 2.3% to Great Barrier (and 2.7% to Waiheke) would
overfund these boards compared to other boards, doesn’t take account of the
significantly higher funding role the Great Barrier Local Board has in its
community than other boards elsewhere where activities are more strongly
supported by regional funds and budgeted projects.
·
does not
agree with the rationale outlined by officers that Great Barrier and Waiheke
local boards should receive 1% and 2% respectively of the $10m capex fund
based on this being the amount allocated to those boards under the Auckland
Transport capital fund as this is an arbitrary amount not based on need or
LDI or local board funding policy principles.
e)
notes
that officer’s statements in paragraph 21 of the report that the average cost
of SLIPs projects for Great Barrier in the 2014/15 financial year average
$31,000 does not tell the whole story as the board discretionary capex budget
funds other more significant projects managed by other departments.
f)
notes
that for 2015/16 it will receive significant capex funding which provides it
with a one off opportunity to progress further stages of three significant
walkways two of which are already underway, noting that for 2016/17 and
2017/18 this funding is reduced by two thirds. Thereafter the board may well
only receive amounts allocated through this approach.
g)
notes
that in general, its capital funding enables the board to progress projects
which otherwise won’t be accorded funding priority because when viewed
against priorities agreed elsewhere in the region these almost always rank at
21st by local board or a low or no priority regionally.
h)
notes
that the board already provides capital grants to community groups on the
basis that all community facilities aside from the Claris Library are owned
by community groups and the capital funding will enable the board to better
support these groups.
i)
supports
local boards being able to fund minor capital projects with LDI opex.
j)
supports
the Local Board Funding Policy including a general allocation formula for any
future funding allocations as this removes the need to amend this policy
every time board are allocated non LDI funding.
k)
notes
suggestions that the Central Facilities Partnership Scheme may not be
discontinued and that the board may wish to contribute to any new fund if
there is a realistic chance that larger capital projects it wishes to advance
with its community may be progressed, in which case adequate funding to
enable any agreed contribution will needed.
CARRIED
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