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Howick Local
Board
28 April 2016
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Annual Plan
2016/17
File No.: CP2016/06671
Purpose
1. This report
requests that the Howick Local Board:
a) makes decisions
on:
i. final LDI
budgets by activity, within funding envelopes.
ii. key advocacy
issues.
b) provides any
feedback on regional issues, including:
i. the Uniform
Annual General Charge (UAGC).
ii. the Interim
Transport Levy (ITL).
iii. Māori land rates.
iv. rates for
farm/lifestyle properties over 50 hectares.
c) makes
recommendations to the governing body on other financial matters such as:
i. any
new/amended Business Improvement District (BID) targeted rates.
ii. any
new/amended local targeted rate proposals.
iii. proposed LDI
capital projects outside local boards’ decision-making responsibility.
Executive
Summary
2. This report seeks input from
local boards on a range of annual plan related matters, including LDI,
advocacy, regional financial policy issues and other rate proposals.
3. Local board views on these
matters will be considered in discussions between the local boards and the
Finance and Performance Committee on 6 and 9 May; and by the governing body
prior to adopting the Annual Plan 2016/2017.
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Recommendation/s
That the Howick Local Board:
a) makes
decisions on final 2016/2017 LDI budgets by activity, within funding
envelopes.
b) agrees key
advocacy issues.
c) provides any
views it may have on regional financial policy issues.
d) recommends any
new or amended BID targeted rates.
e) recommends any
new or amended local targeted rate proposals.
f) recommends
any proposed LDI capital projects, which are outside local boards’
decision-making responsibility.
g) recommends
$110,000 of 2015/2016 LDI opex to be deferred.
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Comments
Locally Driven Initiatives (LDI)
4. Local boards are requested to
agree the level of funding for each group of activity. This funding is further
allocated to specific projects and services detailed in the work programmes.
5. As part of the funding policy,
local boards can resolve to defer those projects that are funded by the LDI
where there was an agreed scope and cost but have not been delivered. The
Local Board may wish to resolve 2015/2016 projects that meet the criteria for
deferral to 2016/2017.
6. Key information of the funding
of each activity and the LDI funded projects that meet the criteria for
deferral is provided in Attachment A which will be tabled at the meeting.
Advocacy
issues
7. Local boards
resolved on their key advocacy issues in November 2015, for discussions with
the Finance and Performance Committee and consultation. Since then, relevant
council departments and Council Controlled Organisations have provided local
boards with advice on the current position of each advocacy issue, and any next
steps. This information was provided to local boards in April 2016, as part of
a broader information pack, to consider at their workshops, and is also
attached to this report for information (see Attachment B which will be tabled
at the meeting).
8. Local boards
consulted on their local advocacy issues in February and March 2016. The
results from the consultation have been analysed and summarised, and provided
to the local boards. This has been attached to this report for information
(see Attachment C which will be tabled at the meeting).
9. In light of
this information, the Local Board may now wish to agree any advocacy priorities
for discussion with the Finance and Performance Committee on 6 and 9 May.
Regional
issues
10. Local boards
provided feedback on regional financial policy issues (in November 2015) which
were going for consultation. The results from the consultation have been
analysed and summarised and provided to local boards (see Attachment C which
will be tabled at the meeting).
11. The Local Board
may wish to provide further feedback on these issues for consideration by the
Finance and Performance Committee.
Local targeted rate and BID targeted rate proposals
12. Local boards are
required to agree any new BID and local targeted rate proposals (noting that
any new local targeted rates and/or BIDs must have been consulted on before
they can be implemented).
Consideration
Local
Board views and implications
13. Local board
decisions and feedback is being sought in this report.
14. Local boards
play an important role in the development of the annual plan, and provide views
and information at key stages as council continues through the annual plan
process.
Māori
impact statement
15. Many local board
decisions are of importance to and impact on Māori. Local board agreements and the annual plan are important tools
that enable and can demonstrate council’s responsiveness to Māori. Local board plans, which were
developed in 2014 through engagement with the community including Māori, form the basis of local
priorities.There is a need to
continue to build relationships between local boards and iwi, and where
relevant the wider Māori community. Ongoing conversations will assist
local boards and Māori to understand each other’s priorities and issues.
This in turn can influence and encourage Māori participation in council’s
decision-making processes.
Implementation
16. Feedback from
the local boards will be summarised and provided in full to the Finance and
Performance Committee and governing body for consideration and adopting the
Annual Plan 2016/2017.
Attachments
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No.
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Title
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Page
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a
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Locally Driven Initiatives (LDI) (Under Separate
Cover)
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b
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Local Board Advocacy (Under Separate Cover)
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c
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Annual Budget 2016/2017 consultation feedback report
(Under Separate Cover)
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Signatories
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Authors
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Faithe Smith - Lead Financial Advisor
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Authorisers
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Christine Watson - Manager Financial Advisory Services
- Local Boards
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