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Resolution number KT/2016/72
MOVED
by Chairperson K McIntyre, seconded by Member L Pigg:
That the Kaipātiki
Local Board:
a)
notes its concern that the management
of the Northcote Business Improvement District programme has reached this
stage and agrees that immediate action is necessary to ensure accountability
and prudent stewardship of ratepayer funds.
b)
request that the Northcote Town Centre
Incorporated meet all the accountability requirements of the operative
Business Improvement District Policy (2011) by providing the following
information in accordance with section 3.15 (2) of the policy:
i.
audited accounts;
ii.
an annual report for the previous year;
iii.
a strategic plan covering the current
three to five year period;
iv.
an annual business plan; and
v.
a budget for the following financial year.
and adhere to section 3.13 of the Business Improvement District Policy (2011) by showing a clear
division between the governance of the Business Improvement District
Partnership Programme and its management.
c)
requests officers withhold the
2016/2017 Northcote Business Improvement District targeted rate grant
payment of $120,000, designated for the Northcote Business Improvement
District Partnership Programme until:
i.
the requirements outlined in resolution
b) above are fulfilled; and
ii.
officers report back to a formal
meeting of the board on progress and recommendations regarding the management
of the Northcote Business Improvement District Partnership Programme.
d)
requests council officers from the
Auckland Council Business Improvement District Team provide interim
management of the Northcote Business Improvement District Partnership
Programme, including honouring current contractual obligations the Northcote
Town Centre Incorporated has entered into under the Northcote Business
Improvement District Partnership Programme (such as security contracts) over
the 2016/2017 financial year, or until Northcote Town Centre Incorporated are
able to meet the requirements of the operative Business Improvement District
Policy (2011) as outlined in resolution b) and following the meeting
referenced in resolution c).
CARRIED
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