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Ōtara-Papatoetoe
Local Board
26 April 2016
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Ōtara-Papatoetoe
Local Board Annual Plan 2016/2017
File No.: CP2016/07259
Purpose
1. This report
requests that the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board:
a) makes
decisions on:
i) final
Locally Driven Initiative (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:
i) amended local
targeted rates for swimming pools
ii) 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 Ōtara-Papatoetoe
Local Board:
a) make decisions
on final 2016/2017 Locally Driven Initiative budgets by activity, within
funding envelopes.
b) agree key
advocacy issues.
c) provide any
views it may have on regional financial policy issues.
d) recommend that
the governing body adopts for inclusion in the Annual Plan 2016/2017 a
targeted rate set as a uniform charge per separately used or inhabited part
of a property, on residential properties in the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local
Board area, for the purpose of fully subsidising entry to swimming pools for
persons 17 years and over. Further, that the local board notes the rate is
estimated to be $29.37 including GST, based on current cost estimates and the
number of separately used or inhabited parts of a residential property in the
Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board area.
e) recommend any
proposed LDI capital projects, which are outside local boards’
decision-making responsibility.
f) recommend $0
of 2015/2016 LDI opex to be deferred.
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Comments
Locally Driven Initiative
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.
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, and considered at the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board workshop on 6 April. The proposed list of advocacy
items is attached to this report for information (see Attachment B).
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
(Attachment C.)
9. 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 and D.)
11. The Local
Board may wish to provide further feedback on these issues for consideration by
the Finance and Performance Committee.
BID
targeted rate proposals
12. No new
or amended BID targeted rates arise for consideration in the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board area.
Swimming
pool funding - targeted rate
13. The local
board’s consultation documents highlighted the proposal to continue with the
policy to enable adults to use the Ōtara and Papatoetoe swimming pools
without charge. The rationale is that the board considers that the use of
swimming pools delivers important social and public health benefits. As in the
previous three financial years, the board proposed to fund this policy through
a targeted rate.
14. Feedback on
the targeted rate drew no submissions. (Last year, 54 submissions were
received about the targeted rate, 31 supporting and 20 not supporting. It
appears this is a declining issue.) It is recommended that the board ask the
governing body to proceed with the rate in 2016/17, now estimated at $29.37 per
household.
Consideration
Local
Board views and implications
15. Local board
decisions and feedback is being sought in this report.
16. 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
17. 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
18. 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
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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aView
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Locally Driven Initiative
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11
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bView
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Advocacy issues
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13
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cView
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Annual Budget 2016/2017 consultation feedback report
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15
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dView
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Summary of all feedback received
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25
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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
Carol McKenzie-Rex - Relationship Manager
Karen Lyons, Manager Local Board Services
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