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Resolution number RD/2016/37
MOVED
by Member TP Grace, seconded by Member JG McLean:
That the Rodney
Local Board:
a) confirm its final
2016/2017 Locally Driven Initiatives budgets by activity (opex and capex),
within funding envelopes, as set out in Attachment A to the Annual Plan
2016/2017 agenda report.
b) agree not to allocate funds to increase
the parks gardens maintenance service level following feedback
received during the Annual Plan process.
c) agree the following key
advocacy points:
i)
Request that legacy levels of
operational funding for arts facilities in Rodney be reflected in Asset Based
Services budgets, being $20,000 of the $60,000 allocated by the Rodney Local
Board from Locally Driven Initiatives budgets.
ii)
Request that resourcing be provided to
enable a full time equivalent parks volunteer co-ordinator solely for Rodney
rather than the current share of one full time equivalent parks volunteer
co-ordinator with five boards given the geographic size of Rodney and the
large number of volunteer groups in the area.
iii) Request that the lack of resources and support for local planning
and transformation projects such as mainstreets is addressed, particularly in
circumstances where local boards have allocated funding to progress projects.
iv) Request that the governing body ensures ‘ownership’ and delivery
of projects, particularly needs assessments in Parks, Sport and Recreation
and Chief Planning Office departments, so that if a project is in the Local
Board Agreement then officer resourcing should not be an issue and if there
is a resourcing issue, then the agreement should not be approved by the
governing body and a discussion between the parties should occur.
v)
Request funding for the coastal
priorities identified in the recently completed Coastal Management Framework,
including a clear and well-funded coastal renewals programme.
vi) Request that pest management is a funding priority due to the
increase in possum and rabbit numbers in Auckland which has resulted in
significant damage to natural areas.
vii) Request that a council service centre be provided in the new
Wellsford Library to service the community.
viii) Seek clarity regarding the Glorit, Okahukura (Tapora) and Te Arai
Drainage Board budgets, accountabilities and ongoing support for delivery.
ix) Request funding and or resourcing to implement actions in the
Community Facility Network Plan such as needs assessments and business cases,
particularly those facilities which are a priority in the next Long-term
Plan.
x)
Request that the Community Facility
Network Plan recommendations and prioritised actions be reviewed and updated
based on the recently released population figures Auckland as these figures
may impact on the recommendations for projects such as the future extension
of the Warkworth Library.
xi) Seek acknowledgement of the role that private/community owned
assets, such as community owned halls, play in contributing to the overall
network of assets in the Community Facilities Network Plan.
xii) Request increased funding for renewals based on current asset
condition information, particularly for town centre toilet renewals, as the
funding is insufficient.
xiii) Advocate for the base level of service for the maintenance of
parks gardens to be reinstated by the governing body to provide for a monthly
visit and mechanical edging (level SH4) rather than the new level of six
visits per year and chemical edging (level SH7).
xiv) Seek confirmation that the consequential opex on footpaths funded
from the local board’s Locally Driven Initiative (LDI) budgets will be funded
by Auckland Transport.
xv) Seek consideration for an allocation of greenways funds for
cycleways and walkways in Rodney Local Board area to enable the delivery of
projects in current and future greenways plans.
xvi) Seek consideration for an allocation of funding for walkways and
cycleways to include peri-urban and semi-rural environments e.g. the proposed
connection between Warkworth and Snells Beach.
xvii) Seek access to, and the provision of, a network of indoor sports
and recreation facilities in Rodney.
xviii) Request that the governing body place greater emphasis on ensuring
that Auckland Council is an organisation that is responsive and supportive of
the shared governance model.
xix) Request that Auckland Council place greater emphasis on recognising
the demands of growth, particularly in Special Housing Areas, and prioritise
the need for structure plans that can better respond to the impacts of that
growth.
xx) Seek more accurate asset based operational funding to compensate
for shortfalls in supporting assets such as art centres and community
centres/halls, with a review of asset based funding to better assess needs
and avoid the use of local board Locally Driven Initiative opex for these
operational matters.
d) provide the following feedback on regional
financial policy issues:
i)
Support reducing the rural rates paid
by farm/lifestyle properties over 50ha to 60% of the general rate.
ii)
Support leaving the Uniform Annual
General Charge at $397.
iii) Do not support an increase in the business share of the Interim
Transport Levy (ITL).
e) do not recommend a new
Business Improvement District targeted rate to be levied for Warkworth,
following the unsuccessful ballot of businesses in the Warkworth business
area.
f) recommend $206k of
2015/2016 Locally Driven Initiatives opex to be deferred to 2016/2017 to
complete project and programme commitments due to the lack of council
resources being available to complete agreed programmes and projects in the
current financial year as follows:
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Item
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Amount
to defer
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Business case support
multisport centre Warkworth Showgrounds
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$25k
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Feasibility study for
Warkworth swimming pool
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$70k
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Complete Greenways Plans
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$10k
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Partner with the
community to build new skateparks Wellsford/Snells Beach (capital grant)
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$80k
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Youth council
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$6k
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Planning for upgrades of
main streets
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$15k
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TOTAL
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$206k
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CARRIED
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