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For clarity the resolutions for this item
are as follows:
That the Finance and
Performance Committee:
a) recommend
that the Governing Body adopt the following rates policy decisions for the
Annual Plan 2016/2017:
i) that the UAGC be set at $394
ii) that the
Interim Transport Levy (targeted rate) be set to retain the status quo of a
fixed charge of $113.85 (including GST) for non-business ratepayers and
$182.85 (including GST) for business ratepayers
iii) that the
general rate differential for farm and lifestyle properties be retained at
its present level of 80 per cent of the urban residential rate
iv) that the
Māori Freehold Land rates remission and postponement policy be amended
to include remissions:
1) to adjust rates to the equivalent of those that would have
been charged, had the property been valued excluding any potential use that
is unlikely to be achieved within Māori ownership
2) to adjust rates to the equivalent of those that would have
been charged, had the rateable value of the property been adjusted by 10 per
cent; where properties have significant barriers to development such as
owners being deceased or not succeeded to
3) for marae and urupā land in excess of the two hectare
limit for non-rateability
and also including:
4) for
land returned under treaty settlement for commercial redress where the land
is set aside and protected for cultural, historic or natural conservation
purposes or because it is wahi tapu, or used for a marae or urupā.
v) that the Rates remission and postponement policy
be amended to remit fixed charges on Māori Freehold Land on multiple
titles used as single property
vi) that a two year pilot programme providing
financial assistance of up to $35,000 per property to eligible homeowners in
Piha, Te Henga, Karekare and Little Oneroa catchments to replace or upgrade
their failing septic tank systems be established. This will be funded by a
targeted rate set from 1 July 2017
vii) that a targeted rate be set (at two thirds of
the level set regionally for a full year recycling service) to fund a
fortnightly kerbside fully commingled recycling collection in rural Franklin
viii) that
the Brown’s Bay, Glen Eden and North Harbour BIDs are extended
b) recommend to the Governing
Body that the budget for the final Annual Plan 2016/2017 be based on year two
of the Long-term Plan 2015-2025, adjusted for the updates set out in the
staff reports, and to incorporate the following changes and specific
decisions:
i) Auckland Council continue
its existing public transport concessions for the 2016/2017 financial year
ii) additional funding to
Auckland Transport of $1.5 million noting that the remaining $1.5 million
estimated cost of the discontinued government subsidy to come from internal
savings in Auckland Transport
iii) additional capital funding
of up to $30 million in 2016/2017 and up to $20 million in 2017/2018 to
Auckland Transport (AT) to support the early acquisition of land for future
capital projects, excluding light rail, reminding the AT Board that Council’s
highest weighting priority is public transport
iv)
request Auckland Transport to work with
NZTA and Kiwirail to retain the land at the Waterview Tunnel construction
site until the decision on the light rail project has been progressed
v) additional operating
expenditure of $150,000 to deliver town and local centre clean-ups across the
region.
c) request
Auckland Transport to collect data on the usage of the SuperGoldcard and
Senior Citizens card during peak periods over the next 12 months and report
this back to council for further consideration of the current subsidy
d) request the Mayor write to
the Minister of Transport regarding the withdrawal of public transport
subsidy for SuperGold card holders in the afternoon peak and Auckland Senior
Citizen card holders expressing council’s disappointment in this decision,
particularly in light of the work that has been undertaken jointly to
increase public transport usage
e) recommend to the Governing
Body that the Chief Executive, Group Chief Financial Officer and chair of the
Finance and Performance Committee be authorised to draw down, if required, up
to $100 million per annum of the Diversified Financial Asset portfolio for
the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 financial years in order to manage the debt
ratios within prudent limits.
f) request a report be brought back to the
Finance and Performance Committee exploring the opportunity to:
iii)
set-up a Trust structure to
secure funding for, and oversee, the restoration of Whare building at Monte
Cecilia park
iv)
re-allocate $300,000 to the
Whare from the budget for a functions facility at the Pah homestead site.
g) request that the Puketapapa Local Board’s
planning options for Liston Village be presented to the Auckland Development
Committee for further consideration
h) recommend to the Governing Board that a
report be brought back to the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee on the
options for managing damaged headstones in closed and open cemeteries,
particularly those of historic value, and that in the meantime a budget of
$50,000 be provided for 2016/17 for immediate maintenance issues.
i) request a report be brought back to the
Finance and Performance Committee on the operations of the Local Board capex
fund and the concerns that have been raised by Local Boards in relation to
the barriers to using this fund in a similar way to the previous Community
Facilities Partnership fund, so that this can inform the next Annual Plan.
j) request staff to expedite the work on
coastal erosion so that implementation of the highest priority projects can
start as soon as possible and that identified funding shortfalls be part of
the consideration for the next LTP.
k) seek a report to the Finance and Performance Committee
providing a full analysis of Auckland Council’s debt headroom over the next 5
years including analysis of the four variables: opex, capex, revenue and
debt.
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