Governing Body
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Governing Body held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Thursday, 30 June 2016 at 9:31am.
Mayor |
Len Brown, JP |
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Deputy Mayor |
Penny Hulse |
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Councillors |
Cr Anae Arthur Anae |
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Cr Cameron Brewer |
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Cr Dr Cathy Casey |
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Cr Bill Cashmore |
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Cr Ross Clow |
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Cr Linda Cooper, JP |
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Cr Chris Darby |
From 9.34am, Item 5.1 |
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Cr Alf Filipaina |
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Cr Hon Christine Fletcher, QSO |
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Cr Denise Krum |
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Cr Mike Lee |
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Cr Calum Penrose |
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Cr Dick Quax |
From 9.41am, Item 7.1 |
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Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM |
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Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE |
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Cr Wayne Walker |
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Cr John Watson |
From 9.43am, Item 7.1 |
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Cr Penny Webster |
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Cr George Wood, CNZM |
From 9.48am, Item 7.1 |
IN ATTENDANCE
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Fa'anānā Efeso Collins |
Ōtara – Papatoetoe Local Board Chair |
Governing Body 30 June 2016 |
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1 Affirmation
His Worship the Mayor read the affirmation.
2 Apologies
Resolution number GB/2016/43 MOVED by Mayor LCM Brown, seconded by Cr CE Fletcher: That the Governing Body: a) accept the apologies from Cr D Quax and Cr GS Wood for lateness, and from Cr R Clow for early departure. |
3 Declaration of Interest
There were no declarations of interest.
4 Confirmation of Minutes
Resolution number GB/2016/44 MOVED by Mayor LCM Brown, seconded by Cr SL Stewart: That the Governing Body: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 25 May 2016, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record. |
5 Acknowledgements and Achievements
5.1 |
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Cr C Darby entered the meeting at 9.34 am. |
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His Worship the Mayor acknowledged the passing of Marguerite (Margaret) Jones and a moment of silence was observed.
The text of the acknowledgement has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment. |
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A document noting Auckland Council’s Group achievements for June 2016 was tabled.
A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment. |
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a 30 June 2016 - Governing Body - Item 5.1 - Acknowledgements b 30 June 2016 - Governing Body - Item 5.1 - Auckland Council Group Achievements June 2016 |
6 Petitions
There were no petitions.
7 Public Input
7.1 |
Public Input - Penny Bright - Auckland CCOs displaying information about the procurement of awarded contracts |
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Cr D Quax entered the meeting at 9.41 am. Cr J Watson entered the meeting at 9.43 am. Cr GS Wood entered the meeting at 9.48 am. Cr C Casey left the meeting at 9.49 am. |
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Information supporting the presentation was tabled at the meeting. A hard copy has been attached to the official minutes, and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment. |
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Resolution number GB/2016/45 MOVED by Deputy Mayor PA Hulse, seconded by Mayor LCM Brown: That the Governing Body: a) receive the presentation from Penny Bright regarding Auckland Council Controlled Organisations displaying information about the procurement of awarded contracts and thank Ms Bright for her attendance. |
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a 30 June 2016, Governing Body, Item 7.1 - Public Input - Penny Bright - Tabled Information |
8 Local Board Input
There was no local board input.
9 Extraordinary Business
There was no extraordinary business.
10 Notices of Motion
There were no notices of motion.
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Resolution number GB/2016/46 MOVED by Mayor LCM Brown, seconded by Cr LA Cooper: That the Governing Body: a) adopt the Annual Budget 2016/2017 (annual plan), including 21 local board agreements. b) delegate the authority and responsibility for agreeing any required minor editorial changes and the correction of minor errors to the Annual Budget 2016/2017 (annual plan) document to the Chair of the Finance and Performance Committee, and the Group Chief Financial Officer. A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:
The motion was declared carried by 12 votes to 8. |
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Cr C Casey returned to the meeting at 10.02 am. |
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MOVED by Mayor LCM Brown, seconded by Cr MP Webster: That the Governing Body: a) adopt the amended Māori land rates remission and postponement policy and the amendments to Rates remission and postponement policy in Attachment A to the agenda report. b) resolve under the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 to set rates for the 2016/2017 financial year and to authorise the addition of penalties as follows: i) that a Uniform Annual General Charge be set, for all rateable land, at $394 (including GST) per separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit. ii) that a general rate be set for all rateable land based on the capital value of the land and at different rates in the dollar for different categories of land as set out in the table below:
iii) that a transport targeted rate be set for all rateable land, except land in the Uninhabitable Islands category, per separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit (SUIP) and differentially for different categories of land, as follows:
iv) that waste management targeted rates be set differentially for different categories of land at different fixed amounts, as set out in the table below:
Note to table: For these purposes the various waste services are as set out in the Auckland Waste Management and Minimisation Plan. v) that a city centre targeted rate be set differentially for all rateable land in the urban business and urban residential differential categories, as defined for the purposes of the general rate, in the city centre area, of an amount of $0.00189405 (including GST) per dollar of the capital value of the rating unit for urban business rating units and of a fixed amount of $58.54 (including GST) per separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit for urban residential rating units. vi) that Business Improvement District (BID) targeted rates be set for all rateable land in the business differential categories, as defined for the purposes of the general rate, within the defined Business Improvement District area, of a fixed amount per rating unit and a rate in the dollar of capital value, as set out in the table below:
vii) that the Ōtara-Papatoetoe and Māngere-Ōtāhuhu swimming pool targeted rates be set for all rateable land in the residential differential categories, as defined for the purposes of the general rate, located in the respective Māngere–Ōtāhuhu Local Board and Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board areas, as set out in the table below:
viii) that the Riverhaven Drive targeted rate be set on land in Riverhaven Drive, Rodney, in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance for the construction of a road that gives access to the properties, of an amount of $10,317.02 (including GST) per rating unit ix) that the Glorit flood gate restoration targeted rate be set at an amount of $166.0784 (including GST) per hectare of land in the three properties below benefiting from the facility (as assessed by the council), as follows:
x) that the Waitakere rural sewerage targeted rate be set for all land in the district of the former Waitakere City Council which has an on-site waste management system and in respect of which the council has available the service of pumping out the system and which is scheduled to take place within the three-year period commencing 1 July 2016, of an amount of $188.46 (including GST) for each such on-site waste management system. xi) that the Retro-fit Your Home targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance under the Retro-fit your home scheme, at different levels for each year that the ratepayer has started repaying the financial assistance by this targeted rate, of an amount set out in the table below:
xii) that the Kumeu Huapai Riverhead Wastewater targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance to connect to the Kumeu Huapai Riverhead pressurised wastewater scheme, at different levels for each year that the ratepayer has started repaying the financial assistance by this targeted rate, of an amount set out in the table below:
xiii) that the Point Wells Wastewater targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance to connect to a pressure wastewater collection system in Point Wells, of an amount per separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit based on the extent of the financial assistance as shown in the following table:
xiv) that the Jackson Crescent Wastewater targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance to connect to a wastewater collection scheme in the Jackson Crescent, Martins Bay areas, of an amount of $608.88 (including GST) per rating unit. xv) that for the purposes of the above rates, the definitions of the differential categories, former rural Franklin District, the city centre area, the various Business Improvement Districts and the expression "separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit" are as set out in the Funding Impact Statement in the council's Annual Plan 2016/2017. xvi) that in 2016/2017, the rates be due in four equal instalments, as set out in the table below:
xvii) that a penalty of ten per cent will be added to so much of any instalment of rates assessed in the 2016/2017 rating year that remains unpaid on the day after the due date. xviii) that further penalties of ten per cent will be added to rates assessed in previous financial years that are unpaid on 8 July 2016; and then again on 8 January 2017. xix) That the discount for the early payment of rates be set at 0.91 per cent of the 2016/2017 rates, if those rates, together with any outstanding prior years’ rates and penalties, are paid in full on or before the due date of the first instalment (31 August 2016).
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An amendment by way of replacement was moved by Cr CE Fletcher, and seconded by Cr C Brewer: That the Governing Body: b) resolve under the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 to set rates for the 2016/2017 financial year and to authorise the addition of penalties as follows: i) that the Uniform Annual General Charge be raised to $450. The amendment was ruled out of order by the Chairperson. |
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The motion was taken in parts. |
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Resolution number GB/2016/47 MOVED by Mayor LCM Brown, seconded by Cr MP Webster: That the Governing Body: a) adopt the amended Māori land rates remission and postponement policy and the amendments to Rates remission and postponement policy in Attachment A to the agenda report. b) resolve under the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 to set rates for the 2016/2017 financial year and to authorise the addition of penalties as follows: ii) that a general rate be set for all rateable land based on the capital value of the land and at different rates in the dollar for different categories of land as set out in the table below:
iii) that a transport targeted rate be set for all rateable land, except land in the Uninhabitable Islands category, per separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit (SUIP) and differentially for different categories of land, as follows:
iv) that waste management targeted rates be set differentially for different categories of land at different fixed amounts, as set out in the table below:
Note to table: For these purposes the various waste services are as set out in the Auckland Waste Management and Minimisation Plan. v) that a city centre targeted rate be set differentially for all rateable land in the urban business and urban residential differential categories, as defined for the purposes of the general rate, in the city centre area, of an amount of $0.00189405 (including GST) per dollar of the capital value of the rating unit for urban business rating units and of a fixed amount of $58.54 (including GST) per separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit for urban residential rating units. vi) that Business Improvement District (BID) targeted rates be set for all rateable land in the business differential categories, as defined for the purposes of the general rate, within the defined Business Improvement District area, of a fixed amount per rating unit and a rate in the dollar of capital value, as set out in the table below:
vii) that the Ōtara-Papatoetoe and Māngere-Ōtāhuhu swimming pool targeted rates be set for all rateable land in the residential differential categories, as defined for the purposes of the general rate, located in the respective Māngere–Ōtāhuhu Local Board and Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board areas, as set out in the table below:
viii) that the Riverhaven Drive targeted rate be set on land in Riverhaven Drive, Rodney, in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance for the construction of a road that gives access to the properties, of an amount of $10,317.02 (including GST) per rating unit ix) that the Glorit flood gate restoration targeted rate be set at an amount of $166.0784 (including GST) per hectare of land in the three properties below benefiting from the facility (as assessed by the council), as follows:
x) that the Waitakere rural sewerage targeted rate be set for all land in the district of the former Waitakere City Council which has an on-site waste management system and in respect of which the council has available the service of pumping out the system and which is scheduled to take place within the three-year period commencing 1 July 2016, of an amount of $188.46 (including GST) for each such on-site waste management system. xi) that the Retro-fit Your Home targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance under the Retro-fit your home scheme, at different levels for each year that the ratepayer has started repaying the financial assistance by this targeted rate, of an amount set out in the table below:
xii) that the Kumeu Huapai Riverhead Wastewater targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance to connect to the Kumeu Huapai Riverhead pressurised wastewater scheme, at different levels for each year that the ratepayer has started repaying the financial assistance by this targeted rate, of an amount set out in the table below:
xiii) that the Point Wells Wastewater targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance to connect to a pressure wastewater collection system in Point Wells, of an amount per separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit based on the extent of the financial assistance as shown in the following table:
xiv) that the Jackson Crescent Wastewater targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance to connect to a wastewater collection scheme in the Jackson Crescent, Martins Bay areas, of an amount of $608.88 (including GST) per rating unit. xv) that for the purposes of the above rates, the definitions of the differential categories, former rural Franklin District, the city centre area, the various Business Improvement Districts and the expression "separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit" are as set out in the Funding Impact Statement in the council's Annual Plan 2016/2017. xvi) that in 2016/2017, the rates be due in four equal instalments, as set out in the table below:
xvii) that a penalty of ten per cent will be added to so much of any instalment of rates assessed in the 2016/2017 rating year that remains unpaid on the day after the due date. xviii) that further penalties of ten per cent will be added to rates assessed in previous financial years that are unpaid on 8 July 2016; and then again on 8 January 2017. xix) That the discount for the early payment of rates be set at 0.91 per cent of the 2016/2017 rates, if those rates, together with any outstanding prior years’ rates and penalties, are paid in full on or before the due date of the first instalment (31 August 2016). |
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Resolution number GB/2016/48 MOVED by Mayor LCM Brown, seconded by Cr MP Webster: That the Governing Body: b) resolve under the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 to set rates for the 2016/2017 financial year and to authorise the addition of penalties as follows: i) that a Uniform Annual General Charge be set, for all rateable land, at $394 (including GST) per separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit. A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:
The motion was declared carried by 13 votes to 8. |
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Note: Pursuant to Standing Order 1.8.6, the following councillors requested that their dissenting votes be recorded as follows: · Cr C Darby against clause a) · Cr DA Krum against clauses b) i) and b) ii) · Cr WD Walker and Cr J Watson against clauses b) ii) and b) iii) · Cr C Brewer, Cr CE Fletcher, Cr D Quax, Cr SL Stewart and Cr GS Wood against all clauses. |
13 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
10.09 am The Chairperson thanked Members for their attendance and attention to business and declared the meeting closed.
CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF THE Governing Body HELD ON
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[1] The Franklin District recycling targeted rate applies to rating units in the Pukekohe, Waiuku and Clarks Beach / Waiau Pa collection areas.
[2] The Rural Franklin District recycling targeted rate applies to rating units outside the Pukekohe, Waiuku and Clarks Beach / Waiau Pa collection areas.
[3] The Franklin District recycling targeted rate applies to rating units in the Pukekohe, Waiuku and Clarks Beach / Waiau Pa collection areas.
[4] The Rural Franklin District recycling targeted rate applies to rating units outside the Pukekohe, Waiuku and Clarks Beach / Waiau Pa collection areas.