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Resolution number RD/2016/177
MOVED
by Deputy Chairperson P Pirrie, seconded by Member C Brewer:
That the Rodney
Local Board:
a) agree
the following indicative locally driven initiative allocations for 2017/2018:
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Activity (Opex)
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$ (000’s)
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Local community services
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366
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Local parks, sports and recreation
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946
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Local environment services
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310
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Local planning and development
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0
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Total
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1,622
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Project (Capex)
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$ (000’s)
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Town centre improvements
Helensville, Warkworth and Kumeu/Huapai
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700
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Total
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700
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b) agree
the following key advocacy issues.
i) request
that national and Auckland Transport funding for walkways and cycleways
is extended to peri-urban environments e.g. the proposed connection
between Warkworth and Snells Beach
ii) legacy
levels of operational funding for arts facilities should be reflected
in ABS budgets. This means a minimum of $20k for Rodney
iii) request
that structure plans for future urban zoned land in Kumeu- Huapai
and Warkworth be brought forward and commenced in the 2017/2018
financial year.
c)
adopt local content for consultation
(Attachment B to the agenda report), subject to the following changes:
i)
changing the subheading “message
from the chair” to “message from the chairperson.”
ii)
Replace the existing section “what
we might change” and insert:
a) Save $50,000 per year on
consequential opex by not spending the remaining
$500,000 footpath capital funds from our Locally Driven Initiatives
budget.
b) Additional savings will be
found by removing the remaining economic development
budget and changing the focus of our ecological and environmental
work. Additional funding will also be found from the parks
volunteers and community grants budgets. These funds would be
put into the following new initiatives:
c) Grants for
Improving the ecological health of our main harbours and waterways
through the Healthy Waters program ($250,000)
d) Grants to
implement our Greenways plans through community led projects
($250,000)
e) Grants for
community led play spaces ($100,000)
f) Targeted
funding for recognised existing events and one new event ($30,000)
We also
propose the following priorities for 2017/2018:
g) Carrying out
concept planning for the Huapai Multisports Facility ($20k)
h) Repositioning the
Snells Beach Skate Park as part of the renewal of this asset
($20k)
i) Wellsford
skate park and reserve redevelopment ($50k)
j) Upgrading
the Muriwai Playground as a destination playground ($50k)
k) Town centre
upgrades in Helensville, Kumeu/Huapai and Warkworth ($700k).
d) agree that the chairperson be delegated the authority to make any
final minor changes to
local consultation content for the Annual Budget 2017/2018 prior to publication,
including online consultation content.
CARRIED
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