Agenda of Community Development and Safety Committee

I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the Community Development and Safety Committee will be held on:

Date:

Time:

Meeting Room:

Venue:

Wednesday, 3 February 2016

9.30am

Auckland Town Hall
Ground Floor
Council Chambers

Community Development and Safety Committee

OPEN AGENDA

MEMBERSHIP

Chairperson	Cr Dr Cathy Casey
Deputy Chairperson	Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE
Members	Cr Anae Arthur Anae
	Cr Linda Cooper, JP
	Cr Alf Filipaina
	Member Kris MacDonald
	Cr Calum Penrose
	Member Josie Smith
	Cr Wayne Walker
	Cr John Watson
	Cr George Wood, CNZM
Ex-officio	Mayor Len Brown, JP
	Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse
Ex-officio (without voting rights)	All other councillors

(Quorum 6 members)

Suad Allie

Democracy Advisor

27 January 2016

Contact Telephone: 021 932 726

Email: suad.allie@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

TERMS OF REFERENCE

Responsibilities and key projects

The Committee is responsible for regional community development and safety by:

· Developing (and monitoring) strategy, policy and action plans, including any agreed community consultation, to recommend to the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee, as set out in the Schedule of Key Projects for Reporting Committees, attached to these Terms of Reference*

· Acting as a community interface for consultation on policies and as a forum for raising community concerns, while ensuring community engagement is complementary to that undertaken by local boards

Powers

All powers necessary to perform the Committee’s responsibilities

Except:

(a) powers that the Governing Body cannot delegate or has retained to itself (section 2)

(b) where the Committee’s responsibility is limited to making a recommendation only

(d) the approval of expenditure that is not contained within approved budgets

(e) the approval of expenditure of more than $2 million

(f) the approval of final policy

(g) deciding significant matters for which there is high public interest and which are controversial

(h) the commissioning of reports on new policy where that policy programme of work has not been approved by the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee

(i) the power to establish sub-committees

*Schedule of key projects for the Community Development and Safety Committee

Alcohol harm reduction strategy

Plan for homelessness

Community safety programmes

Themes 2014

Date	Portfolio Holder/s	Theme	Venue
25 June	Cr John Watson	Youth Employment	Wesley Community Centre, 740 Sandringham Road, Mt Roskill
13 August	Cr Linda Cooper	Food Health	Auckland Town Hall
24 September	Cr Calum Penrose & Cr George Wood	Policy & Safety in Auckland	Auckland Town Hall

Themes 2015

Date	Portfolio Holder/s	Theme	Venue
18 February	Cr Alf Filipaina & Kris MacDonald	Southern Initiative	Manukau Civic Annex, 31-33 Manukau Station Road
18 March	Cr Cathy Casey	Rainbow Communities	135 Albert Street
5 May	Cr Linda Cooper	Women & Family Violence	Te Atatu Community Centre, 595 Te Atatu Road
5 August	Cr Alf Filipaina	Migrants & Refugees	Chinese New Settlers Services Trust Office, 15-19 Clifton Court, Panmure
7 October	Cr Cathy Casey	Older People	Auckland Town Hall
2 December	Cr John Watson	Literacy	Otahuhu Library, 28-30 Mason’ Avenue

Proposed Meeting Themes 2016

The proposed committees meeting themes and portfolio holders for 2016 are as follows:

Date	Portfolio Holder/s	Theme	Venue
3 February	Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse	Disability	Auckland Town Hall Ground Floor Council Chambers
30 March	Cr Cathy Casey	Homelessness	TBA
1 June	Cr John Watson	Social Response to Intensification	TBA
3 August	Cr Cathy Casey	Rainbow Community	TBA

Exclusion of the public – who needs to leave the meeting

Members of the public

All members of the public must leave the meeting when the public are excluded unless a resolution is passed permitting a person to remain because their knowledge will assist the meeting.

Those who are not members of the public

General principles

· Access to confidential information is managed on a “need to know” basis where access to the information is required in order for a person to perform their role.

· Those who are not members of the meeting (see list below) must leave unless it is necessary for them to remain and hear the debate in order to perform their role.

· Those who need to be present for one confidential item can remain only for that item and must leave the room for any other confidential items.

· In any case of doubt, the ruling of the chairperson is final.

Members of the meeting

· The members of the meeting remain (all Governing Body members if the meeting is a Governing Body meeting; all members of the committee if the meeting is a committee meeting).

· However, standing orders require that a councillor who has a pecuniary conflict of interest leave the room.

· All councillors have the right to attend any meeting of a committee and councillors who are not members of a committee may remain, subject to any limitations in standing orders.

Independent Māori Statutory Board

· Members of the Independent Māori Statutory Board who are appointed members of the committee remain.

· Independent Māori Statutory Board members and staff remain if this is necessary in order for them to perform their role.

Staff

· All staff supporting the meeting (administrative, senior management) remain.

· Other staff who need to because of their role may remain.

Local Board members

· Local Board members who need to hear the matter being discussed in order to perform their role may remain. This will usually be if the matter affects, or is relevant to, a particular Local Board area.

Council Controlled Organisations

· Representatives of a Council Controlled Organisation can remain only if required to for discussion of a matter relevant to the Council Controlled Organisation.

Community Development and Safety Committee

03 February 2016

ITEM TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE

1 Apologies 9

2 Declaration of Interest 9

3 Confirmation of Minutes 9

4 Petitions 9

5 Public Input 9

5.1 Be accessible 9

5.2 Halberg Disability Sport 10

5.3 Auckland Deaf Society 10

6 Local Board Input 10

6.1 Waitemata Local Board - Accesibility Plan 11

7 Extraordinary Business 11

8 Notices of Motion 11

9 Disability Advisory Panel - Chair's Presentation 13

10 New Zealand Police Update - Inspector Gary Davey 15

11 Update on Disability, Access and Inclusion 17

12 General Manager’s update on activity in Libraries & Information 23

13 Rangatahi tū Rangatira Project Progress Update 25

14 Update on Community Safety Activity 31

15 Reports Pending Status Update 35

16 Consideration of Extraordinary Items

1 Apologies

At the close of the agenda no apologies had been received.

2 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.

3 Confirmation of Minutes

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 2 December 2015, as a true and correct record.

4 Petitions

At the close of the agenda no requests to present petitions had been received.

5 Public Input

Standing Order 7.7 provides for Public Input. Applications to speak must be made to the Democracy Advisor, in writing, no later than one (1) clear working day prior to the meeting and must include the subject matter. The meeting Chairperson has the discretion to decline any application that does not meet the requirements of Standing Orders. A maximum of thirty (30) minutes is allocated to the period for public input with five (5) minutes speaking time for each speaker.

5.1 Be accessible

Purpose

1. To provide an overview of the disability programmes undertaken in the community.

Executive Summary

2. Megan Barclay, Programme Director will be in attendance to present to the Community Development and Safety Committee

Recommendation/s

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a) thank Megan Barclay for her presentation.

5.2 Halberg Disability Sport

Purpose

1. To provide an overview of the disability programmes undertaken in the community.

Executive Summary

2. Marcus Laurie, Disability Sports Adviser will be present to address the Community Development and Safety Committee.

Recommendation/s

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a) thank Marcus Laurie, Disability Sports Adviser for his presentation.

5.3 Auckland Deaf Society

Purpose

1. To provide an overview of the disability programmes undertaken in the community.

Executive Summary

2. Fiona Brennan, Operations Manager, Auckland Deaf Society will be present to address the Community Development and Safety Committee.

Recommendation/s

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a) thank Fiona Brennan, Operations Manager, Auckland Deaf Society for her presentation.

6 Local Board Input

Standing Order 6.2 provides for Local Board Input. The Chairperson (or nominee of that Chairperson) is entitled to speak for up to five (5) minutes during this time. The Chairperson of the Local Board (or nominee of that Chairperson) shall wherever practical, give one (1) day’s notice of their wish to speak. The meeting Chairperson has the discretion to decline any application that does not meet the requirements of Standing Orders.

This right is in addition to the right under Standing Order 6.1 to speak to matters on the agenda.

6.1 Waitemata Local Board - Accesibility Plan

Purpose

1. To provide an overview on the Waitemata Local Board Accessibility Plan.

Executive Summary

2. Christopher Dempsey Waitemata Local Board member will be present to address the Community Development and Safety Committee.

Recommendation/s

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a) thank Christopher Dempsey for his presentation.

7 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.”

8 Notices of Motion

At the close of the agenda no requests for notices of motion had been received.

Community Development and Safety Committee

03 February 2016

Update on Disability, Access and Inclusion

File No.: CP2016/00550

Purpose

1. This report updates the Community Development and Safety Committee on key activity undertaken in the areas of disability, access, universal design and inclusion and signals initiatives planned for the remainder of the 2015/16 year.

Executive Summary

2. Key activities in the areas of disability, access, universal design and inclusion include:

· Establishment of a new Universal Access and Design Principal Specialist role to support infrastructure development.

· Application of the Auckland Design Manual.

· Development of an organisational Disability Operational Action Plan which was presented to the Disability Advisory Panel in December 2015.

· Establishment of specialist advisory roles within the new Community Empowerment Unit (CEU) and the Urban Design Unit (EDU) of council.

3. Areas of focus to July 2016 include:

· Promotion of the four key themes within the Disability Operational Action Plan to influence departmental planning across council operations and to influence departmental planning:

o creating accessible buildings, places and spaces;

o knowledge, communications and engagement;

o events and services; and

o our workplace.

· Provision of progress reports to the Disability Advisory Panel.

· Work to make the upcoming local government elections more accessible.

· Continue to support Auckland Transport (AT) to implement accessibility improvements throughout the transport network and develop an Auckland Transport Disability Action Plan by 29 May 2016.

· Planning for a February 2016 forum focusing on access to the environment and transport.

Recommendation/s

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a) receive the update report.

Comments

Discussion

4. The Auckland Plan articulates a vision for the world’s most liveable city as a place where all people are included, able to move freely and can physically access its opportunities, regardless of age, ability or life stage.

5. Supporting and improving access and inclusion is the core purpose of the Disability Advisory Panel (DAP).

6. This report highlights some of the key initiatives underway across the council to improve access and inclusion.

Disability Advisory Panel

7. The five priorities for the Disability Advisory Panel’s (DAP) work programmes for 2014/15 and 2015/16 are employment, transport, accessibility, housing and communication.

8. In December 2015, council completed the Disability Operational Action Plan which was developed in response to the Disability Advisory Panel’s submission to Auckland Council calling for a disability strategy.

9. The plan details how the wider council family will focus resources on activities that make a positive difference to people with disabilities. The plan identifies a range of practical and achievable actions that build on commitments made in existing strategy and policy documents.

Auckland Council organisational activities

Arts Community and Events (ACE) – Community Empowerment Unit

10. Activities and actions undertaken since the previous update include:

· Provision of capacity building and funding support to the Disabled Women’s Forum to enable the disability community to host celebratory and planning events to coincide with International Women’s Day activities held around March each year.

· Hosting an inclusive employment forum aimed at promoting opportunities to increase employment for people with disabilities and to link prospective employers with disabled job seekers and their support agencies.

· Continuation of a three year strategic relationship with the Be. Institute to 30 June 2015

· Collaborating with People First New Zealand, Auckland Disability Law and Spectrum Care through the ‘Keeping Safe Feeling Safe initiative’ to co-host a forum for disabled people’s organisations, violence-prevention organisations, statutory agencies and government ministries to discuss ending violence against disabled people.

· Partnered with the Taipei Cultural and Economic Office in NZ to connect a delegation that included heads of disability service providers from Changhua County in Taipei with various Auckland disability service providers and community organisations, showcasing examples of accessible community gardens, inclusive decision-making and barrier free and universally designed sites.

· Organised the UNESCO Coalition of Cities conference focused on disabled people in Asia and the Pacific.

11. A number of council events were made more accessible:

· The ANZAC Dawn Services in Parnell were audio described and sign interpreted for the first time.

· The Parnell Festival of Roses offered increased accessible car parking, an audio described and hands-on “Creatures” experience, and sign interpreted worm farming and composting education sessions.

12. The Community Empowerment Unit (CEU) was established on 1 October 2015 with a specialist advisory role within CEU and a new Universal Access and Design Principal Specialist role within the Urban Design Unit (UDU) of Council to maintain support in the disability/accessibility space. These roles will contribute to:

o provision of advisory support to the Disability Advisory Panel and the design review service;

o support to the disability community on the community empowerment approach;

o championing of universal design across the city;

o support upskilling and capacity building within council and across the city;

o implementation of the Auckland Design Office’s (ADO) universal design actions; and

leading Auckland Design Manual’s (ADM) Universal Design, Active Design and Design for Social Sustainability hubs.

Planned Activities

13. Activities have been identified that will deliver on the Disability Operational Action Plan. These include a proposal to co-host with the World Blind Union and Blind Citizens NZ group in February 2016 forum on access to the environment and transport focusing on:

o accessible design of shared spaces;

o implementation of universal design principles and practices;

o access to travel; and

o ‘silent vehicle’ safety issues.

14. Work will be undertaken during 2016 to make the upcoming local elections more accessible including services to enable blind and low vision voters to request confidential individualized support to help cast their vote.

15. Ongoing peer support and facilitation will be offered for council’s disabled staff network, Number 8 Wire.

16. Inclusive engagement is a priority for council and a cross-council group is looking at how diverse communities can engage more effectively with council. The group shares best practice and also identifies areas for improvement. Potential areas for consideration in 2016 include:

· accessible events;

· non-mainstream media channels including Seeflow and Telephone Information Service; and

· community-led engagement.

Auckland Transport Activity

17. Auckland Transport actions in the Disability Operational Action Plan include:

· Completion of destination signage for buses impacted by the City Rail Link.

· Evaluation and enhancement of the Total Mobility Newsletter by March 2016.

· A review the Auckland Transport Disability Policy by April 2016.

· Development of the Auckland Transport Disability Action Plan by 29 May 2016. A draft framework has been developed in consultation with Auckland Transport’s disability related advisory groups, the Public Transport Accessibility Group (PTAG) and the Capital Projects Accessibility Group members).

· Provision of a workshop on universal design principles for Auckland Transport staff and contractors by 30 June 2016 to raise awareness about the issues faced by disabled people.

Universal Design Office

18. An appointment has been made to a new Universal Access and Design Principal Specialist position in the Universal Design Office. Creation of this role was associated with establishment of the Community Empowerment Unit.

19. Activities to be undertaken will include:

· Advisory support to the universal design working group, a cross-council group established to share universal design practices, particularly with key decision makers across the council family.

· Application of the Auckland Design Manual through development of a mobile application to help designers understand what elements need to be considered when designing for as many people as possible.

Consideration

Local Board views and implications

20. Albert-Eden, Mangere-Otahuhu, Hibiscus and Bays, Waitakere Ranges and Waiheke Local Boards are working to produce access plans as part of the deliverables of the strategic relationship between council and the Be. Institute. Waitemata Local Board is currently evaluating its accessibility plan.

21. Accessible design concepts have also been advocated for and integrated into planning for significant transport infrastructure developments in Manurewa and Mangere-Otahuhu local board areas.

Māori impact statement

22. The Statistics New Zealand 2013 disability survey identified that Māori adults had a disability rate of 32 percent, compared with 27 percent for non-Māori adults. Māori children had a disability rate of 15 percent, compared with 9 percent for non-Māori children.

23. Regional and local improvements to accessibility and inclusion impact positively on Whai Tiaki – Māori cultural well-being, Whai Painga – Māori social well being and Whai Rawa - Māori economic well-being across Maori communities.

24. Accessible design concepts are being embraced by groups such as Whānau Hauā who are highly engaged with the council on the development of an inclusive marae.

Implementation

25. The transition of the previous community development and safety way of working into an empowered communities approach has been in train since the establishment of the ECU on 1 October 2015.

26. Previously the unit had staff positions with accountability for and expertise in the disability portfolio. In the new unit, this expertise has been retained but dedicated roles have been replaced by specialist advisor roles that are tasked with supporting increased community-led engagement and activity.

27. The potential implications for work with the disabled community include increased awareness and creation of opportunities to directly influence regional and local level decision making on matters that affect them.

28. It is anticipated that the ability to engage more effectively with council and local board processes will strengthen over time as disability-related knowledge and expertise is shared across the new unit rather than being held by one or two people in the team.

Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Signatories

Authors	Mark Evans - Team Leader Safety South
Authorisers	Graham Bodman - General Manager Arts, Community and Events

Community Development and Safety Committee

03 February 2016

Rangatahi tū Rangatira Project Progress Update

File No.: CP2016/00601

Purpose

1. To receive an update on the Rangatahi tū rangatira project.

Executive Summary

2. Rangatahi tū rangatira is a rangatahi-led project derived from ‘I am Auckland’, the strategic action plan for children and young people. The purpose of the project is to develop civic participation and foster leadership capability of Auckland rangatahi (Māori youth).

3. At it’s June 2014 meeting, the Community Development and Safety Committee, outlined their support for the development of a rangatahi forum and requested a project progress update. This report responds to that request.

Recommendation/s

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a) receive the Rangatahi tū Rangatira Project Progress Update report.

Comments

Background

4. The Rangatahi tū rangatira project is focussed on the development of a forum, or other vehicle, for the purposes of enhancing civic participation and fostering leadership capability of Auckland rangatahi.

5. The project was derived from ‘I am Auckland’, specifically goal seven (Rangatahi tū rangatira) which focuses on supporting rangatahi to thrive. In line with this, the project was rangatahi-led initiated by a sub-committee of the Youth Advisory Panel who created the rangatahi project team. They were supported by council and the Independent Māori Statutory Board.

6. In June 2014, members of the rangatahi project team presented to the Committee about the Rangatahi tū rangatira work plan. In that meeting the Committee supported the development of a rangatahi forum (COM/2014/23) and requested a project progress update. This report outlines the rangatahi project team’s achievements and their next steps.

Project update

7. Since commencing the project, the rangatahi project team have achieved the following:

· developed a programme to present to mana whenua and mataawaka for consideration and discussion

· designed an engagement strategy and delivered a number of wananga (workshops) on marae across Auckland

· engaged and built relationships with a number of organisations, mana whenua and matawaka groups and marae (see Attachment A for an engagement summary)

· established a new rōpū (group) called Te Ohu Mana Rangatahi, and a kaupapa (approach) for the rōpū.

Te Ohu Mana Rangatahi

8. Te Ohu Mana Rangatahi’s intention is to provide specialist services for the council and other organisations to increase engagement with rangatahi and grow leadership.

9. The Te Ohu Mana Rangatahi kaupapa is as follows. Te Ohu Mana Rangatahi will:

· be tikanga based, and will involve kaumātua (elders) with wananga held at various marae across Auckland to allow a deep understanding of the problems affecting rangatahi;

· work on projects that advance the outcomes of ‘I Am Auckland’ and will seek to work closely with the Youth Advisory Panel and the council to help develop a Māori identity for Auckland that is relevant for future generations of Māori;

· use contemporary knowledge and practice to develop innovative policy responses

· be established external to council allowing the rōpū to work alongside the council, but also undertake activities and engagements independent of the council; and

· not have a set number of members. All mana whenua and mataawaka groups will be invited to put forward rangatahi to the rōpū.

Next steps

10. Te Ohu Mana Rangatahi are now focused on:

· establishing themselves as a formal entity (e.g. a trust or incorporated society) that can be engaged for the delivery of specialist rangatahi engagement services;

· developing a work programme and processes to work with the council and other organisations on joint areas of interest; and

· inviting a number of non-government organisations, central government agencies and Auckland Council to support it.

11. Auckland Council Youth Advisory Panel has already signalled their interest in working with Te Ohu Mana Rangatahi and they have requested council staff to investigate methods for the panel to partner with them (YOU/2015/24).

12. Council staff have begun to explore ways in which it can support Te Ohu Mana Rangatahi. Staff may be able to assist the rōpū to develop governance capacity or may broker opportunities for the council to access the rōpū’s services. Staff consider it could take approximately six months to assess how best to support and meaningfully engage with Te Ohu Mana Rangatahi.

Consideration

Local Board views and implications

13. Local boards were not consulted in the engagement phase. There is scope in the next stage for Te Ohu Mana Rangatahi to engage with local boards to enhance their engagement with local rangatahi.

Māori impact statement

14. The rangatahi project team and the future work of Te Ohu Mana Rangatahi is aligned with the Maori Plan’s directive to increase the number of rangatahi actively participating in governance and in leadership roles.

15. According to council estimates, the number of rangatahi in Auckland that are mataawaka is approximately 80 per cent. This rōpū will actively seek to engage both mana whenua and mataawaka rangatahi.

16. Te Ohu Mana Rangatahi intends to provide an engagement vehicle and advice for council and other groups to improve outcomes for Auckland rangatahi by contributing to development of best practice rangatahi engagement in Auckland

Implementation

17. There are no implementation requirements beyond normal business operations.

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a View	Rangatahi Tū Rangatira Engagement Summary	29

Signatories

Authors

Bonnie-May Shantz - Principal Policy Analyst

Authorisers

Kataraina Maki - GM - Community & Social Policy

Graham Bodman - General Manager Arts, Community and Events

Community Development and Safety Committee

03 February 2016

Update on Community Safety Activity

File No.: CP2016/00677

Purpose

1. To update the Community Development and Safety Committee on community safety activity in Auckland between October and December 2015, as requested by the chairperson.

Executive Summary

2. The Community Empowerment Unit supports community safety activities to prevent injuries, crime, family violence, and graffiti vandalism as well as initiatives to support people experiencing homelessness and youth to make safe choices regarding drug use.

3. Recent activity has been across several local board areas, with a focus on homelessness and supporting the provision of amenities for rough sleepers in Auckland CBD. Key achievements include:

· funding Community Housing Aotearoa to hire an emergency housing co-ordinator to work across the emergency housing sector in Auckland

· funding the Salvation Army Waitakere to deliver a homelessness outreach service in west Auckland, due to increasing numbers of people sleeping rough in the area

4. bringing an Empowered Communities Approach to the Development Project Office’s framework for enhancing the Aotea Quarter, which advocates for co-design with the sector and provision of improved amenities for homeless people in the city.

Recommendation/s

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a) receive the Update on Community Safety Activity report.

Comments

5. In keeping with one of the Auckland Plan’s outcomes of “a fair, safe and healthy Auckland”, the Community Empowerment Unit supports the delivery of many community safety activities to prevent crime and injury.

6. Community safety activities focus on issues including homelessness, environmental safety and place making. This update outlines recent Community Safety activity on homelessness and rough sleepers.

Homelessness

7. The Community Empowerment Unit has developed a homelessness work plan with key agencies and individuals from the sector. The outcomes of the plan are to:

· contribute to improving emergency housing provision

· support service development for homeless people

· enhance public amenities in the city centre (24 hour showers and toilets and the provision of storage lockers)

· enable Auckland Council to improve its response to homelessness through improvements to policy, process and procedures

· support the homeless sector to connect homeless people with services available to them

· support the governance framework in place to address homelessness within Auckland.

Contributing to improving emergency housing provision

8. The Long-term Plan 2015-2025 allocated $500,000 in FY15/16 and 16/17 to support emergency housing providers in Auckland. This supplements the $2 million previously allocated by the Ministry of Social Development.

9. With this funding, council has funded Community Housing Aotearoa $115,155 to recruit an emergency housing coordinator. Once appointed, the Emergency Housing Coordinator will assist providers in responding to the rapidly changing social housing sector in Auckland.

10. The Community Empowerment Unit will support Community Housing Aotoeroa to

· build the capacity of emergency housing providers and

· ensure homeless families are homed quickly.

11. The decision to appoint a coordinator was strongly supported by Auckland’s emergency housing providers. The funding agreement was signed in January 2016.

12. The Community Empowerment Unit will continue to work with emergency housing providers and the multi-agency Rough Sleeping Steering Group (RSSG) to oversee the remaining available funds ($384,845) and ensure the funding is effectively utilised to support rough sleepers.

Supporting service development

13. In addition to the $250,000 investment in emergency housing support, the Long Term Plan also provided $110,000 in FY 15/16 to assist with regional homeless initiatives.

14. There is a need to increase outreach capacity beyond the current area covered by the Auckland City Mission Outreach Service. This need is particularly strong in West Auckland, due to the growing number of people sleeping rough there.

15. In response to this need, council has funded the Salvation Army Waitakere $25,000 towards an outreach service in the west. The Auckland City Mission will work alongside Salvation Army Waitakere to:

· assist with the development of the outreach service in West Auckland and

· provide specific training and support.

16. A funding agreement for this work was completed in December 2015.

17. The Community Empowerment Unit will monitor the Salvation Army Waitakere’s progress against funding agreement milestones for this project to ensure effective delivery, with the aim of preventing long-term rough sleeping in West Auckland.

18. The Community Empowerment Unit will work with providers in the homelessness sector to ensure the remaining funds allocated to regional homeless initiatives are strategically allocated to maximise safety outcomes for all Aucklanders.

Enhancing public amenities in the CBD

19. The Development Programme Office has recently produced a framework for enhancing the Aotea Quarter. The Community Empowerment Unit is supporting a cross-council working group (including the Development Programme Office and Community Facilities to investigate the provision of public amenities (storage lockers and 24 hour public toilets and showers) as part of this enhancement work.

20. The framework provides an opportunity for the Empowered Communities Approach (ECA) to be introduced, with service providers and the sector inputting into the design process in a ‘co-design’ method. The working group will look to source funding at the completion of the design process.

Local board views and implications

21. The majority of local boards have community safety as a priority and many fund local initiatives. An example of this is Henderson-Massey Local Board locally funding a safety plan initiative for Henderson town centre, following high profile murders in the board area. Amongst other outcomes, the safety plan led to the ongoing installation of a significant public safety camera system around Henderson town centre.

22. Maungakiekie-Tamaki Local Board have developed a safety and alcohol harm reduction plan to ensure that localised initiatives provide a flexible response to emerging safety and alcohol issues in the area. These plans are regularly monitored and reviewed for impact by the local board and adjusted as needed.

Maori impact statement

23. Surveys conducted in 2014 established that 60-70 per cent of central Auckland’s rough sleeping population in central Auckland were of Maori descent.

24. A specific response for this group is being developed to include access to specific Maori services and programs. This includes the already co-designed and co-delivered kaupapa Maori programme ‘Kahikatea Tu te Uru’, which provides an opportunity for people sleeping rough to develop hikoi/walks across Auckland that bring life to the stories of the whenua/land.

Implementation

25. Safety funding agreements will continue to be monitored and reported back to the Community Development and Safety Committee as activity is delivered. The cross council working group will also report back to committee as the co-design work in the Aotea Quarter progresses.

26. Staff will continue to develop the safety response in line with the Empowered Communities Approach.

Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Signatories

Authors

Sarah Zimmerman - Community Funding Advisor

Kylie Hill - Business Advisor

Authorisers

Graham Bodman - General Manager Arts, Community and Events

No.	Title	Page
a View	Reports Pending Status Update - Feburary 2016	37
b View	Forward Work Programme to August 2016	41

Authors	Suad Allie - Democracy Advisor
Authorisers	Graham Bodman - General Manager Arts, Community and Events

Authors	Allison Dobbie - Manager – Libraries and Information
Authorisers	Graham Bodman - General Manager Arts, Community and Events