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Waiheke Local
Board
10 December
2015
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Community and
pensioner housing business case
File No.: CP2015/26711
Purpose
1. To seek
approval from the Waiheke Local Board to grant $20,000 from the board’s
Locally Driven Initiatives (LDI) budget to the Waiheke Social Housing steering
committee for the development of a business case to explore the viability of
Council land for the provision of community and pensioner housing on Waiheke.
Executive
Summary
2. The 2014 Waiheke Local Board Plan identifies safe and affordable
housing as a key priority area in response to community consultation. Each
subsequent Local board agreement includes an advocacy area around pensioner and
community housing.
3. The 2014/2015 Local board agreement includes indicative funding
towards progressing Community Housing initiatives in line with the Empowered
communities approach.
4. Over the last 12 months the board has been meeting with social
housing providers and community stakeholders to discuss needs and opportunities
for community and pensioner housing on Waiheke. The board has also approached Council’s Housing Development Office and Panuku
Development Limited to discuss potential Council owned properties that may be
suitable.
5. The Housing
Development Office has indicated their support for this initiative as the
provision of affordable housing is part of its mandate (ref: Housing Action
Plan (2012) – Priority Area 1: Driving Housing Opportunities on Council-owned
land).
6. Officers have advised development of a business case is the first
step to identify appropriate partners and a workable financial model including
options for ownership and management.
7. The focus of
the business case will be to inform a sustainable social housing development on
Waiheke Island providing secure, long term, affordable housing for a range of
social housing tenants with a focus on housing for older persons.
8. Experienced local community housing facilitators
have formed a steering committee and have offered to take
a leadership role. The committee have approached the
board requesting resource of $20,000 to appoint a dedicated project manager to
focus on delivering a high-level business case and follow up actions by March
2016.
9. The board has
indicated their support to grant funds to the Waiheke Social Housing steering
committee to progress this initiative.
10. This report seeks confirmation of
approval to grant $20,000 from the board’s Locally Driven Initiatives (LDI)
budget to the Waiheke Social Housing steering committee for the development of
a business case to explore the viability of Council land for the provision of
community and pensioner housing on Waiheke.
11. It is
recommended the board delegates local board members to approve the scope and
deliverables for the project and to appoint board spokespersons on the
committee.
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Recommendation/s
That the Waiheke Local Board:
a) Approves a grant of $20,000 LDI
budget to the Waiheke Social Housing steering committee (with WICOSS as the
umbrella group) to prepare a business case exploring the viability of Council land for the provision of
community and pensioner housing on Waiheke.
b) Delegates final approval of the
scope and deliverables for the project to board members XX and XX.
c) Appoints board members XX and
XX to act as local board spokespersons on the Waiheke Social Housing steering
committee.
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Consideration
Local
Board views and implications
12. The 2014 Waiheke
Local Board Plan includes a priority development of community and pensioner
housing on Waiheke was confirmed as a priority area in. Each subsequent
Local board agreement has included an advocacy area around the provision of
community housing.
13. The 2014/2015 Local board
agreement allocates $20,000 from the Locally Driven Initiatives budget towards
progressing Community Housing initiatives in line with the Empowered
communities approach.
14. The board have facilitated
meetings over the 12 months with social service organisations and the Council
to progress this initiative and have indicated support for the recommendations
within this report.
Māori
impact statement
15. Mana whenua and
other iwi/hapu groups with a particular interest in Waiheke were consulted
during the development of the 2014 Waiheke Local Board Plan. Mana whenua and
other iwi/hapu groups will be included in as stakeholders should the business
case lead to a defined community and pensioning housing project.
Attachments
There are no attachments for this report.
Signatories
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Authors
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Janine Geddes - Local Board Advisor
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Authorisers
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John Nash - Senior Local Board Advisor
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Waiheke Local
Board
10 December
2015
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Shuttle Parking at Matiatia
File No.: CP2015/27010
Purpose
1. To formally request that
Auckland Transport provides parking within the existing car parking area at
Matiatia for pre-booked shuttle buses, and to clarify specific issues regarding
the use of ‘the Key Hole’ by shuttle buses and taxis.
Executive
Summary
2. Visitor numbers and demand for
buses, shuttle/minibus transport and taxis at Matiatia has been increasing in
recent years, giving rise to particular issues and safety concerns arising from
congestion at the ‘Key Hole’ which is the main pick up and drop off area for
transport operators.
3. The frequency and numbers of
both ferries and buses will further increase this year, and an urgent meeting
was convened by Pita Rikys and hosted by the Local Board on December 10 2015 to
discuss ways of avoiding or mitigating concerns over safety, congestion and
negative impacts on visitor enjoyment. This was attended by representatives of
transport operators, Auckland Transport, New Zealand Police and the local
board.
4. At the meeting it was agreed
that the problems may be alleviated by providing dedicated space in the car
parking area away from the Key Hole for shuttle bus operators who have
pre-booked passengers (e.g. pre-booked tours and groups). This would transfer
some of the demand for parking away from the key hole and avoid drivers having
to risk prosecution by leaving their vehicles unattended whilst they meet their
passengers coming off the ferry.
5. The proposal is shown in
Attachment A and would result in the loss of up to approximately eight car
parking spaces.
6. It was agreed that the measures
should be introduced for a trial period between 20 December 2015 and 8 February
2016 to cover the peak summer period, after which the spaces would revert to
car parking.
7. In the interests of good and
orderly management in accordance with Land Transport Act the meeting also
agreed that the taxi/shuttle rank as shown in the plan be managed so that all
vehicles are moved to the front of the rank and that all drivers on the
taxi/shuttle rank remain at or near their vehicles.
8. The trial is being introduced as
a matter of urgency at the request of the Police and there has not been an
opportunity to have public discussion on it. Auckland Transport will hold a
public meeting, to be hosted by the local board, to review and evaluate its
success.
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Recommendation/s
That the Waiheke Local Board
a) request Auckland Transport apply to the
Traffic Control Committee for a temporary trial from 20 December 2015 and the
8 February 2016 of the following proposal;
i) the
attached plan for Matiatia bus, shuttle and taxi parking areas prepared by Wayne
Stephenson Waiheke Police (Attachment A) , be adopted;
ii) the area in the carpark indicated on the
attached plan (Attachment A) by a coloured in purple square be converted to
an area for pre booked shuttle parking;
b) and that
i) the
taxi/shuttle rank as in the plan be managed so that all vehicles are moved to
the front of the rank
ii) all
drivers on the taxi/shuttle rank remain at or near by their vehicles or face
an infringement/parking notice
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Consideration
Local
Board views and implications
9. The proposal is consistent with
the local board’s continuing efforts to reduce congestion and improve visitor
experiences at Matiatia and its encouragement of sustainable and public
transport as expressed in the Local Board Plan.
Māori
impact statement
10. Due to the time frames involved
and operational nature of the measures proposed, mana whenua and other iwi/hapu
groups with a particular interest in Matiatia have not been consulted on this
proposal. They will be invited to attend the open meeting in January to review
the results.
Attachments
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No.
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Title
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Proposed Improvements at Matiatia
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Signatories
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Authors
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Julian Watts - Local Board Advisor
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Authorisers
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John Nash - Senior Local Board Advisor
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