Finance and Performance Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Finance and Performance Committee held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland, Auckland on Wednesday, 30 November 2016 at 9.34am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Cr Ross Clow

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Desley Simpson, JP

 

Members

Cr Dr Cathy Casey

 

 

Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore

Until 11.13am, Item 9

 

Cr Linda Cooper, JP

 

 

Cr Chris Darby

 

 

Cr Hon Christine Fletcher, QSO

 

 

Mayor Hon Phil Goff, JP

Until 11.13am, Item 9

 

Cr Richard Hills

 

 

IMSB Member Terrence Hohneck

 

 

IMSB Member Tony Kake (alt)

Until 12.15pm, Item 9

 

Cr Denise Lee

From 9.42am, Item 5.1

 

Cr Mike Lee

From 10.06am, Item 9

 

Cr Daniel Newman, JP

 

 

Cr Dick Quax

 

 

Cr Greg Sayers

From 10.31am, Item 9

 

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

 

Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE

 

 

Cr Wayne Walker

 

 

Cr John Watson

From 9.35am, Item 1

 

ABSENT

 

 

Cr Alf Filipaina

 

 

 

IMSB Member David Taipari

 

 

 

Cr Efeso Collins

 

 

 

Cr Penny Hulse

 

 

 

 

Finance and Performance Committee

30 November 2016

 

 

 

1          Apologies

 

Cr J Watson entered the meeting at 9.35am.

 

Resolution number FIN/2016/150

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson D Simpson, seconded by Cr L Cooper:  

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

a)      accept the apologies from Cr A Filipaina, Cr E Collins and IMSB Member D Taipari for absence, from Cr P Hulse for absence on council business, from Cr M Lee for lateness and from Mayor P Goff and Deputy Mayor B Cashmore for early departure.

CARRIED

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

There were no minutes for confirmation.

 

 

4          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

5          Public Input

 

           

5.1

Public Input - Penny Bright - Various matters

 

Cr D Lee entered the meeting at 9.42am.

 

Penny Bright was in attendance to present to the committee regarding implementation of the Public Records Act and value-for-money in-house service provision.

Supporting information was tabled. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number FIN/2016/151

MOVED by Cr C Casey, seconded by Cr C Fletcher:  

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

a)         thank Penny Bright for her presentation regarding implementation of the Public Records Act and value-for-money in-house service provision and for her attendance.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     30 November 2016 - Finance and Performance Committee - Item 5.1 Public Input - Penny Bright tabled information


 

6          Local Board Input

 

There was no local board input.

 

7          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

8          Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.   

 

9

Annual Budget 2017/2018 - Mayoral Proposal on items for Public Consultation

 

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Chairperson R Clow: 

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

a)    note that the mayoral proposal places high priority on:

i)     achieving rating stability in the 2017/18 year to restore public confidence in the council’s financial management and prudence

ii)     commencing the implementation of a revenue strategy that creates the financial headroom for the council to accelerate capital investments in transport and housing infrastructure without recourse to unacceptably high increases in general rates.

b)    note that rating stability can be achieved by:

i)      capping general rates increases at 2.5 per cent in 2017/18

ii)     increasing the Uniform Annual General Charge in line with the general rates increase

iii)    pausing implementation of the Long-term Differential Strategy, which relates to business and residential rates, for one year

iv)    not making changes to the share of the Interim Transport Levy (ITL) paid by residential and business ratepayers.

c)    note that the Annual Plan 2017/18 public consultation document may include the following items, pending decisions made at the 13 December 2016 Finance and Performance Committee meeting:

Rating policy changes

i)      the Uniform Annual General Charge (UAGC), including the mayor’s proposal that the Uniform Annual General Charge only increase in line with the general rates increase

ii)     pausing implementation of the Long-term differential strategy – which relates to business and residential rates – for one year

iii)    introduction of a visitor levy to fund visitor related expenditure of Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED)

iv)    introduction of growth infrastructure targeted rates, and the associated changes to the council’s Revenue and Financing Policy

v)    the expansion and establishment of business improvement districts

       vi)   waste management targeted rates

Other budget changes

vii)   mass transit network

viii)  introduction of a Living wage over three years

ix)    homelessness

Budget changes for information

x)    the rural fire service, reflecting the anticipated enactment of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) Bill

xi)    changes to the implementation of the Waste Management and Minimisation Plan

xii)   Housing Infrastructure Fund

       xiii)  Skypath implementation.

d)    note that efficiency targets for council business units and council controlled organisations will be identified as part of the budget refresh scheduled for February 2017.

 

Cr M Lee entered the meeting at 10.06am.

Cr G Sayers entered the meeting at 10.31am.

Mayor P Goff left the meeting at 11.13am.

Deputy Mayor B Cashmore left the meeting at 11.13am.

Cr W Walker left the meeting at 11.21am.

Cr J Watson left the meeting at 11.24am.

Cr J Watson returned to the meeting at 11.31am.

Cr W Walker returned to the meeting at 11.35am.

 

The meeting adjourned at 11.38am and reconvened at 11.50am. Cr C Fletcher was not present.

 

 

Resolution number FIN/2016/152

MOVED by Cr D Newman, seconded by Cr S Stewart:  

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

a)         grant Cr D Quax an extension of three minutes to complete his address.

CARRIED

 

IMSB Member T Kake left the meeting at 12.15pm.

Cr C Fletcher returned to the meeting at 12.21pm.

 

The Chairperson granted Cr M Lee an extension of two minutes to complete his address.

 

Cr G Sayers left the meeting at 12.31pm.

Cr G Sayers returned to the meeting at 12.43pm.

 

Resolution number FIN/2016/153

MOVED by Cr D Quax, seconded by Cr C Fletcher:  

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

a)         grant Cr D Newman an extension of two minutes to complete his address.

CARRIED

 

Resolution number FIN/2016/154

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Chairperson R Clow:  

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

a)    note that the mayoral proposal places high priority on:

i)     achieving rating stability in the 2017/18 year to restore public confidence in the council’s financial management and prudence

ii)    commencing the implementation of a revenue strategy that creates the financial headroom for the council to accelerate capital investments in transport and housing infrastructure without recourse to unacceptably high increases in general rates.

b)    note that rating stability can be achieved by:

i)     capping general rates increases at 2.5 per cent in 2017/18

ii)    increasing the Uniform Annual General Charge in line with the general rates increase

iii)   pausing implementation of the Long-term Differential Strategy, which relates to business and residential rates, for one year

iv)   not making changes to the share of the Interim Transport Levy (ITL) paid by residential and business ratepayers.

c)    note that the Annual Plan 2017/18 public consultation document may include the following items, pending decisions made at the 13 December 2016 Finance and Performance Committee meeting:

Rating policy changes

i)     the Uniform Annual General Charge (UAGC), including the mayor’s proposal that the Uniform Annual General Charge only increase in line with the general rates increase

ii)    pausing implementation of the Long-term differential strategy – which relates to business and residential rates – for one year

iii)   introduction of a visitor levy to fund visitor related expenditure of Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED)

iv)   introduction of growth infrastructure targeted rates, and the associated changes to the council’s Revenue and Financing Policy

v)    the expansion and establishment of business improvement districts

       vi)   waste management targeted rates

Other budget changes

vii)  mass transit network

viii) introduction of a Living wage over three years

ix)   homelessness

Budget changes for information

x)    the rural fire service, reflecting the anticipated enactment of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) Bill

xi)   changes to the implementation of the Waste Management and Minimisation Plan

xii)  Housing Infrastructure Fund

       xiii) Skypath implementation.

d)    note that efficiency targets for council business units and council controlled organisations will be identified as part of the budget refresh scheduled for February 2017.

CARRIED

 

Note:     Pursuant to Standing Order 1.8.6, Cr D Quax requested that his dissenting vote against b) ii), c) iii), viii) and ix) be recorded and Cr C Fletcher requested that her dissenting vote against c) iii) be recorded.

 

10        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There were no extraordinary items.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.10pm                                               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 Finance and Performance Committee HELD ON

 

 

 

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