Agenda of Henderson-Massey Local Board

I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the Henderson-Massey Local Board will be held on:

Date:

Time:

Meeting Room:

Venue:

Tuesday, 7 February 2017

4.00pm

Council Chamber
Henderson Civic Centre
6 Henderson Valley Road
Henderson

Henderson-Massey Local Board

OPEN AGENDA

MEMBERSHIP

Chairperson	Shane Henderson
Deputy Chairperson	Peter Chan, JP
Members	Paula Bold-Wilson
	Brenda Brady, JP
	Warren Flaunty, QSM
	Will Flavell
	Matt Grey
	Vanessa Neeson, JP

(Quorum 4 members)

Glenn Boyd

(Relationship Manager)

Local Board Services (West)

Busola Martins

Local Board Democracy Advisor

2 February 2017

Contact Telephone: (09) 8924455

Email: busola.martins@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Henderson-Massey Local Board

07 February 2017

ITEM TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE

1 Welcome/Prayer 5

2 Apologies 5

3 Declaration of Interest 5

4 Confirmation of Minutes 5

5 Leave of Absence 5

6 Acknowledgements 5

7 Ward Councillor’s Update 5

8 Deputations 5

8.1 Deputation - Living Wage (Auckland Chapter) 5

8.2 Deputation - Te Atatu Coalition Marae 6

8.3 Deputation - Bike Te Atatu 6

9 Public Forum 6

10 Extraordinary Business 7

11 Notices of Motion 7

12 Henderson-Massey Local Board Chairperson's report 9

13 New Road Name Approval for the residential subdivision by Confident Trustee Limited at 74B & 76 Royal Road, Massey. 11

14 New Road Name Approval for the residential subdivision by Terra Consultants at 44 Don Buck Road, Massey 19

15 Allocation of NZTA SH16/20 mitigation funding to projects 25

16 Henderson-Massey Local Board submission on The Point England Development Enabling Bill - January 2017 29

17 Consideration of Extraordinary Items

1 Welcome/Prayer

2 Apologies

At the close of the agenda no apologies had been received.

3 Declaration of Interest

Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other external interest they might have.

4 Confirmation of Minutes

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 13 December 2016, as a true and correct record.

5 Leave of Absence

At the close of the agenda no requests for leave of absence had been received.

6 Acknowledgements

At the close of the agenda no requests for acknowledgements had been received.

7 Ward Councillor’s Update

Ward Councillors are given an opportunity to update the board on regional matters that relate to the Henderson-Massey Local Board area.

8 Deputations

Standing Order 3.20 provides for deputations. Those applying for deputations are required to give seven working days notice of subject matter and applications are approved by the Chairperson of the Henderson-Massey Local Board. This means that details relating to deputations can be included in the published agenda. Total speaking time per deputation is ten minutes or as resolved by the meeting.

8.1 Deputation - Living Wage (Auckland Chapter)

Purpose

1. To request that the Henderson-Massey Local Board support the implementation of a Living Wage for Auckland Council and it’s CCOs, including Auckland Transport.

Recommendation/s

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) receive the deputation from Yvette Tailor, Chairperson of Living Wage (Auckland Chapter).

Attachments

a Submission on The Living Wage............................................................ 35

8.2 Deputation - Te Atatu Coalition Marae

Purpose

1. To request for the final handover of 2.5 Hectares of identified Māori Purpose land at Orangihina Park in Te Atatu Peninsula to Te Atatu Coalition Marae.

Executive summary

2. In 2003 the Waitākere City Council were about to gift/handover 2.5 Hectares of land to Te Atatu Coalition Marae but regretfully the ownership of the land ended up in court after many debates and court battles, the court case is finished now

3. Following a continued interest and ongoing discussions over the years with council, meetings with the local community also Maori community, we are asking the Auckland Council to fulfill their obligation that was to take place in 2003 that a Marae in Te Atatu is meant to be, and to sign the land over to Te Atatu Coalition Marae for development of a Marae.

Recommendation/s

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) receive the deputation from Maurits Kelderman (Architect) and David Tanenui (Chairman) from Te Atatu Coalition Marae.

8.3 Deputation - Bike Te Atatu

Purpose

1. To establish a working relationship between Henderson-Massey Local Board and Bike Te Atatu, moving forward with the shared vision of making Te Atatu Peninsula a safe and easy place to use a bicycle for transport and to use Te Atatu Peninsula as a model suburb for bicycle provision across the whole HMLB area.

Recommendation/s

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) receive the deputation from Carol Green and Melanie Dixon, representatives of Bike Te Atatu.

Attachments

a Deputation from Bike Te Atatu ............................................................. 41

b Presentation from BIke Te Atatu........................................................... 43

9 Public Forum

A period of time (approximately 30 minutes) is set aside for members of the public to address the meeting on matters within its delegated authority. A maximum of 3 minutes per item is allowed, following which there may be questions from members.

Public forum submission request has been received from Massey Men’s shed.

10 Extraordinary Business

Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:

“An item that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt with at that meeting if-

(a) The local authority by resolution so decides; and

(b) The presiding member explains at the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public,-

(i) The reason why the item is not on the agenda; and

(ii) The reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting.”

Section 46A(7A) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:

“Where an item is not on the agenda for a meeting,-

(a) That item may be discussed at that meeting if-

(i) That item is a minor matter relating to the general business of the local authority; and

(ii) the presiding member explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public, that the item will be discussed at the meeting; but

(b) no resolution, decision or recommendation may be made in respect of that item except to refer that item to a subsequent meeting of the local authority for further discussion.”

11 Notices of Motion

At the close of the agenda no requests for notices of motion had been received.

Henderson-Massey Local Board

07 February 2017

Henderson-Massey Local Board Chairperson's report

File No.: CP2017/00726

Purpose

1. To provide an update on the activities of the Henderson-Massey Local Board Chairperson since the 13 December inaugural ceremony.

Executive summary

Recommendation/s

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) receive the Henderson-Massey Local Board Chairperson’s report.

Acknowledgments

The summer break was a welcome one for the Henderson-Massey Local Board, after a huge busy period before Christmas and possibly one of the biggest years for our communities in a long time ahead. From the Chair, I want to acknowledge my colleagues on the local board and the staff that do such a fantastic job. We hope you had a relaxing break, and are refreshed and excited for a busy 2017.

There has been some media attention on the issue of begging in our town centres recently. I wish to acknowledge the stellar work the Police have done with this complex situation. In our experience, the Police have been swift in protecting public safety where it is needed, but also working with these struggling people to help them connect to services that can give the help they need. We all need to work together to solve the housing crisis, and the caring community approach to policing has been a credit to the West.

West Auckland Business Club

I attended the opening presentations to the West Auckland Business Club on what is going on around the business community in the west, and I understand they had a very productive planning meeting for 2017.

Local economic development will be a focus for the local board this year, getting our shops filled and getting jobs back in the West. We’re excited for developments, and particularly excited by the progress toward a strong business voice in the greater Henderson area. A Business Improvement District is key to the area, and plans are well advanced.

Whau Chinese New Year Festival

I had the pleasure of attending the Chinese New Year festival in New Lynn, inside our neighbouring Whau Local Board area. It was another reminder that although events worldwide are troubling, West Auckland is a welcoming place that celebrates its diverse communities. It was well attended by residents from all three West boards, with cultural performances, stalls and delicious food. We can’t wait to show our neighbouring members around our diverse cultural events in Henderson-Massey throughout the year as well.

Busking on the Bridge

The covered bridge over Henderson Train Station will turn into a musical lounge from the 20^th to the 24^th of February, 3.30pm to 6.30pm, as buskers will be playing their tunes with a coffee cart and beanbags for you to enjoy the action. This will provide our young Westies with valuable performance experience in a friendly environment, and hopefully a bit of coin as well. I see this as an important event for the town centre, there is plenty of international examples where temporary interventions have sparked a new optimism and sense of place in the residents. Come on down and enjoy the fantastic talent of the West on show, you won’t want to miss it. Thanks to Zeal, Crescendo Trust and Angela McNoe for putting this on.

Local board budget planning progress

The local board will be shortly consulting on its annual budget, and we want to set ambitious targets on feedback from the local communities of our area. If you’re reading this and you have views on how you’d like your community to be inspired and grown, please get in touch with your local board and make sure we get your feedback.

Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Signatories

Authors	Shane Henderson (Chairperson, Henderson-Massey Local Board)
Authorisers	Glenn Boyd - Relationship Manager Henderson-Massey, Waitakere Ranges, Whau

Henderson-Massey Local Board

07 February 2017

New Road Name Approval for the residential subdivision by Confident Trustee Limited at 74B & 76 Royal Road, Massey.

File No.: CP2017/00068

Purpose

1. The purpose of this report is to seek approval from the Henderson-Massey Local Board, for new road names for roads to vest and a Jointly Owned Access Lot (JOAL) created by way of subdivision by Confident Trustee Limited at 74B-76 Royal Road, Massey.

Executive summary

2. Auckland Council has road naming guidelines that set out the requirements and criteria of the Council for proposed road names. These requirements and criteria have been applied in this situation to ensure consistency of road naming.

3. The Applicant Confident Trustee Limited, has submitted the following road names in order of preference :

· Road A: Lawson Creek Street (Preferred), Hangehange Street or Parakipere Street

· Road B: Keiha Crescent (Preferred), Manutewhau Crescent or Hokikitanga Crescent

· Road C: Paina Crescent (Preferred), Impatiens Crescent or Papa takaro Crescent

· Road D: Baumea Rise (Preferred), Kautawa Rise or Wharariki Rise

· JOAL A: Hoiho Lane (Preferred) or Papao Lane

· Road F: Existing Road – McWhirters Farm Lane be extended through the subdivision (from Westgate Drive to Alloway Street)

4. Auckland Council’s road naming criteria typically requires that road names reflect:

· a historical or ancestral linkage to an area;

· a particular landscape, environmental or biodiversity feature; or

· an existing (or introduce) thematic identity in the area

The criteria also encourage the use of Maori names. Names also need to be easily identifiable and intuitively clear, thus minimising confusion.

5. All of the proposed road names are deemed to meet the criteria and are acceptable to NZ Post and Land Information New Zealand (LINZ).

6. The road naming criteria suggests that the road type could be referred to as Road, Street, Crescent, Rise or Lane. The applicant’s preferred road type for Road A is “Street”, Road B and C is “Crescent”, Road D is “Rise” and JOAL 1 is “Lane”.

7. Therefore, the following road names are put forward for consideration of the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

· Road A: Lawson Creek Street (Preferred), Hangehange Street or Parakipere Street

· Road B: Keiha Crescent (Preferred), Manutewhau Crescent or Hokikitanga Crescent

· Road C: Paina Crescent (Preferred), Impatiens Crescent or Papa takaro Crescent

· Road D: Baumea Rise (Preferred), Kautawa Rise or Wharariki Rise

· JOAL A: Hoiho Lane (Preferred) or Papao Lane

· Road F: Existing Road – McWhirters Farm Lane be extended through the subdivision (from Westgate Drive to Alloway Street)

Recommendation/s

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a. pursuant to section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974, considers for approval, the proposed road names for the new roads and Jointly Owned Access Lot (JOAL) constructed within the subdivision being undertaken by Confident Trustee Limited at 74B and 76 Royal Road, Massey:

· Road A: Lawson Creek Street (Preferred), Hangehange Street or Parakipere Street

· Road B: Keiha Crescent (Preferred), Manutewhau Crescent or Hokikitanga Crescent

· Road C: Paina Crescent (Preferred), Impatiens Crescent or Papa takaro Crescent

· Road D: Baumea Rise (Preferred), Kautawa Rise or Wharariki Rise

· JOAL 1: Hoiho Lane (Preferred) or Papao Lane

· Road F: Existing Road – McWhirters Farm Lane be extended through the subdivision (from Westgate Drive to Alloway Street)

Comments

8. According to the Auckland Council Road Naming Guidelines, where a new public or private road needs to be named as a result of a subdivision or development, the subdivider/developer shall be given the opportunity of suggesting their preferred new road name for the Local Board’s approval.

9. Local iwi were consulted and as at the time of writing this report, no responses have been received by the applicant.

10. The Applicant has proposed the road names listed in the table below, in order of preference.

Proposed New Road Name	Meaning	Road Naming Criteria
Road A Lawson Creek Street (Preferred)	The application site is in close proximity to Lawson Creek. The proposed name is to reflect the location of the development.	Meets criteria – (Geological feature)
Hangehange Street	New Zealand privet – a native shrub to 3m tall with waxy, light green leaves, small, greenish white flowers and small green seed capsules which turn black. The west fork of the stream flows through the subject sites is dominated by this kind of tree.	Meets criteria – (Native Shrub)
Parakipere Street	Blackberry ‐ The understorey of the stream on subject sites was mostly dominated by blackberry or a dense mix of mature arum lily.	Meets criteria – (Dominant plant onsite)
Road B Keiha Crescent (Preferred)	Wattle tree. It is also a native shrub that covering approximately 5m of either side of the stream banks onsite.	Meets criteria – (Native Shrub)
Manutewhau Crescent	Manutewhau Stream is one of the streams flows into Lawsons Creek. This site is within the catchment of the Manutewhau Stream.	Meets criteria – (Geological feature)
Hokikitanga Crescent	Stream ‐ Royal Road site is within the catchment of Tihema Stream, which is the second of three tributaries that discharge to the Manutewhau Stream.	Meets criteria – (geological feature)
Road C Paina Crescent (Preferred)	Pine – It is one of the species that covers 5m of either side of the stream flows through the site.	Meets criteria – (Dominant tree either side of streams)
Impatiens Crescent	Impatiens is an East African plant with abundant red, pink, or white flowers. It is one of the vegetation that grows on the site.	Meets criteria – (Vegetation that grows onsite)
Papa takaro Crescent	Sport field – This name is to reflect the location of the site, which is bordered to the west by a sports field.	Meets criteria – (Refers to nearby sports field)
Road D Baumea Rise (Preferred)	This type of plant will be one of the species to be used to the restoration and enhancement programme for the stream on the site.	Meets criteria – (Plant to be used to restore/enhance stream)
Kautawa Rise	Tributary – The site is within the catchment of Tihema Stream, which is the second of three tributaries that discharge to the Manutewhau Stream.	Meets criteria – (Geological feature)
Wharariki Rise	Common New Zealand perennial plants Phormium tenax and Phormium colensoi – this is also one of the species growing on the site.	Meets criteria – (Vegetation that grows onsite)
JOAL 1 Hoiho Lane	Horse. The subject site used to be a horse farm and there has been horse farming on the property since 1980s.	Meets criteria – (Historical use of land)
Papao Lane	Soft‐stem bulrush – It is one of the species found on the margins of the streams.	Meets criteria – (Vegetation that grows onsite)
Existing Road McWhirters Farm Lane	This road is a link between two existing roads (Alloway Street and McWhirter Farm Lane) and will use the existing road name.	Existing road

11. A map showing the location of the roads is shown below.

Assessment

12. Auckland Councils road naming criteria typically requires that road names reflect a historical or ancestral linkage to an area or a particular landscape, environmental or biodiversity feature, or reflect an existing (or introduce) thematic identity in an area. The criteria also encourages the use of Maori names. Names also need to be easily identifiable and intuitively clear, thus minimising confusion.

13. The applicant’s proposed road names have been assessed against the criteria set out in the Auckland Council Road Naming Guidelines.

14. Following assessment against the road naming criteria, the road names are deemed to meet the assessment criteria.

15. All of the proposed names are acceptable to NZ Post and Land Information New Zealand (LINZ).

Consideration

Local board views and implications

16. The Auckland Council, by way of the Auckland Council Long-term Plan 2012-2022, allocated the responsibility for the naming of new roads, pursuant to Section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974, to boards. A decision is sought from the local board in this report.

17. The decision sought from the Henderson-Massey Local Board for this report does not trigger any significant policy and is not considered to have any immediate impact on the community.

Māori impact statement

18. The decision sought from the Henderson-Massey Local Board on this report is linked to the Auckland Plan Outcome, “A Maori identity that is Auckland’s point of difference in the world”. The use of Maori names for roads, buildings and other public places is an opportunity to publicly demonstrate Maori identity.

19. Local iwi were consulted, an email was sent (see attached), but as at the time of writing this report, no responses have been received.

Implementation

20. The Western Consenting Subdivision Team will ensure that the appropriate road name signage will be installed by the Applicant at their full cost, once an approval is obtained for the new road name and prior to the completion of the subdivision.

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Iwi Consultation Email - 26.10.2016	17

Signatories

Authors	Andrew Foley - Subdivision Advisor
Authorisers	Ian Smallburn - General Manager Resource Consents

Henderson-Massey Local Board

07 February 2017

New Road Name Approval for the residential subdivision by Terra Consultants at 44 Don Buck Road, Massey

File No.: CP2017/00070

Purpose

1. The purpose of this report is to seek approval from the Henderson-Massey Local Board, for a new road name for a Jointly Owned Access Lot (JOAL) created by way of subdivision at 44 Don Buck Road, Massey.

Executive summary

3. The Applicant Terra Consultants have submitted the following road names in order of preference:

· Shao Lane (Preferred), Hu Lane and Madeira Lane

4. Auckland Council’s road naming criteria typically requires that road names reflect:

· a historical or ancestral linkage to an area;

· a particular landscape, environmental or biodiversity feature; or

· an existing (or introduce) thematic identity in the area

The criteria also encourage the use of Maori names. Names also need to be easily identifiable and intuitively clear, thus minimising confusion.

5. All of the proposed road names are deemed to meet the criteria and are acceptable to NZ Post and Land Information New Zealand (LINZ).

6. The road naming criteria suggests that the road type could be referred to as a Crescent, Loop, Lane or Way. The applicant’s preferred road type for the Jointly Owned Access Lot (JOAL) is “Lane”.

7. Therefore, the following road names are put forward for consideration of the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

· Shao Lane (Preferred), Hu Lane or Madeira Lane

Recommendation/s

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) pursuant to section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974, considers for approval, the proposed road names for the Jointly Owned Access Lot (JOAL) constructed within the subdivision being undertaken by Terra Consultants at 44 Don Buck Road, Massey:

Shao Lane (Preferred), Hu Lane or Madeira Lane

Comments

9. Local iwi were consulted by email (Confirmed by developer – See attached confirmation email), but as at the time of writing this report no responses were received.

10. The Applicant has proposed the road names listed in the table below, in order of preference.

Proposed New Road Name	Meaning	Road Naming Criteria
Jointly Owned Access Lot (JOAL) Shao Lane (Preferred)	Surname of the developer	Promotes diversity
Hu Lane	Surname of the developers wife
Madeira Lane	In recognition of Francisco Rodrigues Figueira, from Madeira, Portugal (Nick-named Don Buck)	Meets historical criteria

11. A map showing the location of the Jointly Owned Access Lot (JOAL) is shown below.

Assessment

13. The applicant’s proposed road names have been assessed against the criteria set out in the Auckland Council Road Naming Guidelines.

14. Following assessment against the road naming criteria, the road names are deemed to meet the assessment criteria.

15. All of the proposed names are acceptable to NZ Post and Land Information New Zealand (LINZ).

16. The road naming criteria suggests that the road type could be referred to as a Crescent, Loop, Lane or Way. The applicant’s preferred road type for the Jointly Owned Access Lot (JOAL) is “Lane”.

17. Therefore, the following road names are put forward for consideration of the Upper Harbour Local Board:

· Shao Lane, Hu Lane or Madeira Lane

Consideration

Local board views and implications

18. The Auckland Council, by way of the Auckland Council Long-term Plan 2012-2022, allocated the responsibility for the naming of new roads, pursuant to Section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974, to boards. A decision is sought from the local board in this report.

19. The decision sought from the Henderson-Massey Local Board for this report does not trigger any significant policy and is not considered to have any immediate impact on the community.

Māori impact statement

20. The decision sought from the Waitakere Ranges Local Board on this report is linked to the Auckland Plan Outcome, “A Maori identity that is Auckland’s point of difference in the world”. The use of Maori names for roads, buildings and other public places is an opportunity to publicly demonstrate Maori identity.

21. Local iwi were consulted by email February 2016 (Confirmed by developer – See attached confirmation email) and no responses were received at the time of writing this report.

Implementation

22. The Western Consenting Subdivision Team will ensure that the appropriate road name signage will be installed by the Applicant at their full cost, once an approval is obtained for the new road name and prior to the completion of the subdivision.

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Iwi Consultation - No reply Confirmation from developer	23

Signatories

Authors	Andrew Foley - Subdivision Advisor
Authorisers	Ian Smallburn - General Manager Resource Consents

Henderson-Massey Local Board

07 February 2017

Allocation of NZTA SH16/20 mitigation funding to projects

File No.: CP2017/00097

Purpose

1. To seek approval for a second programme of open space development projects utilising the New Zealand Transport Authority SH16/20 mitigation fund.

Executive summary

2. $631,777 is currently available for open space development projects from the New Zealand Transport Agency SH16/20 mitigation fund for the Henderson-Massey Local Board. This consists of $591,777 of unallocated funds and $40,000 no longer required for the Henderson Creek pontoon project.

3. Parks have identified a programme of work suitable for the allocation of this fund and have discussed this with the board on 22 November 2016 at a workshop.

4. Approval is now sought from the board to progress the work programme to the concept design phase.

5. Concept design and engineer estimates will be brought back to the board at a workshop as this work completes, for their consideration.

Recommendation/s

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) note that $631,777 is currently available for allocation to open space development projects from the New Zealand Transport Agency SH16/20 mitigation fund for the Henderson-Massey Local Board.

b) note that the Henderson Creek Pontoon project approved August 2015 as part of the first programme of NZTA mitigation fund projects will not be progressing and the $40,000 approved has been reallocated to the current mitigation fund balance.

c) approve the development of concept designs and engineers estimates for the following second programme of New Zealand Transport Authority SH16/20 mitigation fund open space development projects:

· Jack Pringle Sports Park skate park upgrade

· Jack Pringle Sports Park basketball half court upgrade

· Lloyd Morgan Lions Club Park development concept design

· Danica Esplanade to Atatu Road pathway connection

· Covil Park seating installation

· McLeod Park drinking fountain installation

· Vodanovich Reserve seating installation

· Springbank Esplanade Reserve restoration programme and

· Te Atatu Peninsula Park drinking fountain installation.

Comments

Background of the funding

6. Cash compensation is provided to the Henderson-Massey Local Board (HMLB) from the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) following a Board of Inquiry process to compensate communities affected by widening of State Highway 16. This is outlined fully in a report presented to the Whau Local Board on 6 August 2015, Item 15.

7. Additionally, over the construction period Auckland Council will receive income from NZTA in the form of lease payments for the occupation of public open space such as Harbourview/Orangihina Reserve.

8. During July 2016 Local Parks received an update on the expected income amount which is $2,282,777 overall. Details of this are shown in Table 1 below.

	2014/2015 FY	2015/2016 FY	2016/2017 FY	Total
Income as identified in July 2016	$ 801,985	$ 170,905	$1,309,887	$2,282,777

Table 1 – expected Henderson-Massey Local Board NZTA SH20/16 fund income

Allocation of funding to date

9. Allocation of $1,691,000 was approved for the first programme of work in August 2015 for the following projects:

· Project support liaising with NZTA representatives

· Royal Reserve park development

· Henderson Creek pontoon project

· Corban Reserve dog agility course and

· Massey Leisure Centre futsal court.

10. Flanshaw Road Primary School requested that the HMLB consider a project to install a pontoon on the Henderson Creek to enable better access to the water for recreation. $40,000 was previously allocated to the Henderson Creek pontoon project. This project has not progressed since the allocation of the funding. The school is concerned about the water quality of the Henderson Creek and the project is now cancelled and the allocated sum available for reallocation.

11. The remaining projects are either underway and on track or completed.

Allocation of remaining fund

12. At the September 2016 business meeting the HMLB resolved that this remaining fund of $591,777 be allocated to public open space development projects as follows:

State Highway 16/20 Waterview Connection Project income update and approval of expenditure plan

Resolution number HM/2016/147

MOVED by Chairperson VS Neeson, seconded by Member B Brady:

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) note the forecasted income from New Zealand Transport Agency as part of the State Highway 16/20 Waterview Connection Project is now projected to be $2,282,777.

b) approve the allocation of the New Zealand Transport Agency fund which is currently described as unallocated, to be targeted to the Henderson-Massey Local Board area for the development of public open space of:

i) $52,000 in the 2016/2017 financial year; and

ii) $539,777 in the 2017/2018 financial year.

CARRIED

13. The remaining fund of $591,777 together with $40,000 no longer required for the Henderson Creek pontoon leaves $631,777 for allocation to new projects.

14. At a HMLB workshop held on 22 November 2016 the board requested that staff develop concept designs and provide engineers estimates for the following programme of work:

Project Title	Project Description	High level cost estimate
Jack Pringle Sports Park skate park upgrade	Surface grind concrete to create smooth surface, add up to 2 additional ramps to improve linear flow between each end of the park.	91,000
Jack Pringle Sports Park basketball half court upgrade	Double the size of the existing concrete slab, line mark, reposition one hoop and install a second, furniture to allow spectator viewing.	45,500
Lloyd Morgan Lions Club Park development concept design	Develop concept plan to create a programme of works to activate the reserve. Key development would be playground / open space hub / parade ground.	20,000
Danica Esp to Te Atatu Road pathway connection	Construct a 2m wide concrete pathway on Harbourview/Orangihina Reserve which will connect Danica Esplanade to Te Atatu Road	26,500
Covil Park seating installation	Install picnic table and seat.	14,300
McLeod Park drinking fountain installation	Install a drinking fountain.	6,500
Vodanovich Reserve seating installation	Installation of two seats.	7,800
Springbank Esplanade Reserve restoration programme	Programme to ecologically restoration the river bank.	15,600
Te Atatu Peninsula Park drinking fountain installation	Install a drinking fountain	6,500
Total		233,700

15. Project information will be provided to the board at a future workshop including the true estimated cost of the projects.

Consideration

Local board views and implications

16. Parks staff discussed the proposal with the board at a workshop on 22 November 2016. The board agreed that following formal approval staff can proceed to the concept stage of these projects.

Māori impact statement

17. Engagement with iwi will be undertaken on the larger projects or projects which will be of interest to them.

Implementation

18. Following the approval of this work programme concept plans and engineer’s estimates will be undertaken. This information will be brought back to the board for discussion.

Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Signatories

Authors

Helen Biffin - Parks Liaison & Development Team Leader

John Cranfield - Park Ranger

Authorisers

Mace Ward - General Manager Parks, Sports and Recreation

Glenn Boyd - Relationship Manager Henderson-Massey, Waitakere Ranges, Whau

Henderson-Massey Local Board

07 February 2017

Living Wage Briefing

Henderson-Massey Local Board

January 31^st 2017

Key Facts

· A majority of elected councillors pledged to support a Living Wage at Auckland Council.

· At the December 15^th 2016 Council meeting the Council voted to adopt the Mayors proposed Annual Plan for public consultation which included the implementation of the Living Wage for directly employed and CCO staff.

· A Living Wage is already being implemented in NZ by over 60 large and small Living Wage accredited businesses

· The Living Wage Movement is comprised of more than 70 organisations from community, union and faith-based groups

· A Living Wage would support Auckland Council to turn around its current record of unequal distribution of income

· Auckland Council can afford to pay a Living Wage and strategies are proposed (see link in this document)

· A Living Wage is aligned with current council strategy, in particular, the Auckland Plan

· The Living Wage commitment entails ensuring contracted workers, delivering services on a regular and ongoing basis, are not excluded from the equation

· The Living Wage is a critical strategy in building a sustainable world making the Living Wage a significant concept for transformation

· Local and international evidence supports the implementation of a Living Wage as making both moral and business sense

Action Sought

1. That this Ward submits to the Annual Plan in support of a Living Wage, namely, to

a. support a Living Wage for directly employed staff, and

b. support a Living Wage for workers employed on a regular and on-going basis by contractors at Auckland Council and its CCO’s, including Auckland Transport.

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Yvette Taylor – Living Wage Auckland Board Chair	0274318486

Living Wage Auckland seek Local Board support in Annual Plan Submission

2. The Living Wage Movement aspires to the transformation of our communities by ensuring working people can survive and participate in society. Auckland Council can contribute to this transformation by adopting the Living Wage in its employment and procurement strategies, modelling best practice, and making a real difference to the local and national economy. A Living Wage means that workers, directly paid and employed by contractors on a regular and ongoing basis, are paid no less than the current Living Wage of $19.80 per hour.

3. In the last three years deputations have taken place at least once and secured the support of most Local Boards and three advisory panels (Pacific, Ethnic and Disability) along with the Maori Statutory Board. Living Wage Auckland has participated in the consultation processes of the council advocating concrete steps toward becoming a Living Wage Employer at all stages of its annual democracy process.

4. Living Wage Auckland held election forums in 2013 in association with key sectors of our Movement and in 2016 held two Peoples’ Assemblies (in West and Central Auckland).

5. Commitments made during the 2016 election campaign could put Auckland Council on the map as it takes the first steps toward this goal in in the current term. The Movement seeks the establishment of a subcommittee of council involving Living Wage Auckland to ensure progress toward the staged implementation of a Living Wage.

6. An advisory committee of the Governing Body of Auckland Council has been established to oversee implementation and includes a representative of our Movement. We are pleased to report the Mayor is serious.

7. The Annual Plan will propose a Living Wage for directly employed council staff and those employed by CCOs.

8. The Movement is committed to seeing some of the lowest paid workers in this city paid a decent wage they can survive on and thrive in this beautiful city of ours. We urge you to submit to the Annual Plan to

c. support a Living Wage for directly employed staff, and

d. support a Living Wage for workers employed on a regular and on-going basis by contractors at Auckland Council and its CCO’s, including Auckland Transport.

Supplementary information

1. A Living Wage would support Auckland Council to turn around its current record of unequal distribution of income. A report states Auckland Council Group in 2015 had 1912 employees earning over $100,000. Auckland Council Group in the same year had 1840 workers earning less than the Living Wage. The number of employees earning less than the Living Wage is rising, rather than declining. At the same time, there have been sharp rises in the remuneration of some of the highest‐paid employees at Auckland Council Group. See report

2. Auckland Council can afford to pay a Living Wage. We estimated in 2013 that paying a Living Wage to Auckland Council employees and contractors would cost $6.95 million, less than 1% of the wage budget and only 0.015% of the council’s annual budget. The figures involved are tiny compared with the overall scale of the council’s business. See 10 strategies to make the Living Wage affordable for Auckland Council

3. A proposition to implement a Living Wage is aligned with current council strategy, specifically, the Auckland Plan strategy is

a. “to make Auckland an even better place than it is now, and create the world’s most liveable city. It shows how we will prepare for the additional one million people we may have to accommodate by 2040, and the 400,000 new homes needed.” (http://theplan.theaucklandplan.govt.nz/, page 10, paragraph 1)

4. The Living Wage commitment entails ensuring contracted workers, delivering services on a regular and ongoing basis, are not excluded from the equation. To do so would risk incentivising the contracting out of further services in order to achieve efficiencies. Further it would consign some of the lowest paid workers in the city, such as cleaners, to enduring poverty. The procurement strategy requires the Council seek “best value over the lifecycle of goods, services or infrastructure” which requires the council to take into account environmental, economic, social and cultural matters when procuring goods, works and services.

5. The Living Wage is a critical strategy in building a sustainable world - the commitment of the Governing Body to support a sustainable environment in its recent decision against drilling has placed an important marker in the sand. Some have powerfully argued that environmental degradation is a side effect of inequality and current evidence shows

a. social inequality leads to greater consumerism making it harder to contain economic activity within sustainable levels, and

b. inequality within countries leads to greater environmental damage by undermining the collective voice needed for environmental protection.

c. Living Wage Auckland is a force for change because it brings together organisations across civil society in common purpose but also because it provides one concrete step that can be taken to reduce working poverty and through redistribution, impact on inequality.

6. Local and international evidence supports the implementation of a Living Wage as making both moral and business sense and has been a transformational tool in communities across the U.S, UK, and Canada. Here in New Zealand annual research points to the positive impact on businesses and while our accredited employer cohort remains relatively small the findings each year are consistent. The 2014 report, The Difference a Living Wage Makes is indicative. See Report

Appendix: Accredited Living Wage Employers

Angel Food Ltd

Anglican Centre Wellington

Auckland Methodist Central Parish

Auckland North Community & Development

Auckland Unitarian Church

Auckland Women's Centre

Beautiful Bicycles

ChangeMakers Refugee Forum

Christchurch Cathedral

Christian World Service

Community Networks Aotearoa

Connecting Communities Wairarapa Incorporated

E tū Union

Ecomatters Environment Trust

Ethique

First Union

Good Fortune Coffee Company

Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Incorporated

Greenpeace New Zealand Incorporated

Hamilton Methodist Social Services trading as Methodist City Action

Headstart Early Learning Centre Limited

Heathrose Research Ltd

Holy Trinity Cathedral

Hutt Union & Community Health Service

Hutt Valley Disabled Resources Trust

Ika Seafood Bar & Grill

J R McKenzie Trust

Little Island Ltd (previously Nice Blocks)

New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

New Zealand Education Institute

New Zealand Labour Party

New Zealand Meat Workers & Related Trade Unions

New Zealand Nurses Organisation

New Zealand Tertiary Education Union

Newtown Union Health Service

North Shore Women’s Centre

NZ Council of Christian Social Services

NZ Psychological Society

Opticmix

Oxfam New Zealand

Peace Movement Aotearoa

Pivotal Thames Limited

Ponsonby Road Lounge Bar

Presland & Co Lawyers

Public Service Association

St Matthew-in-the-City

The Common Unity Project Aotearoa

The Fresh Desk

Tonzu-Chalmers Organics Ltd

Tuaropaki Trust

Unite Incorporated

Unreal Films

Waikato Environmental Centre

Waitakere Union Health Centre

WE'AR Righeous Ltd

West Auckland Physiotherapy

WhereScape Software Limited

Women's Health Action Trust

Young Workers Resource Centre Incorporated

Henderson-Massey Local Board

07 February 2017

Bike Te Atatu deputation to HMLB 7th February 2017

TOPIC: Working with Bike Te Atatu

PURPOSE: To establish a working relationship between Henderson-Massey Local Board and Bike Te Atatu, moving forward with the shared vision of making Te Atatu Peninsula a safe and easy place to use a bicycle for transport and to use Te Atatu Peninsula as a model suburb for bicycle provision across the whole HMLB area.

To seek funding for the “The Missing Link”.

SUMMARY:

Bike Te Atatu last made a deputation to HMLB in August 2014, regarding our proposal to make Te Atatu Peninsula a safe place for bicycle riders of all ages and abilities.

Whilst there has been no progress towards funding infrastructure changes (e.g. protected cycle lanes) there have been a number of developments in such as:

● Increased support for Bike Te Atatu. Our Facebook group numbers have reached just over 500 members and we are part of a wider movement across Auckland – Bike Burbs – 20 similar suburban bike groups all aiming to have user-level input into making their suburbs safer places to bike.

● Increase in the number of people getting around by bike: Rider numbers on the NW shared path (at Te Atatu) have gone up 34% since August 2014 (comparing 12 months prior to August 2014 and numbers for 12 months of 2016). This is partly due to the completion of improvements to the path, partly due to the increased availability and visibility of e-bikes and partly due to the motorway expansion making very little different to driving times. We would suggest it is also due to the failure of NZTA to build a dedicated bus corridor on the NW leading to people trying alternative methods of transport.

● Legislative changes allowing lower speed limits. Recently NZTA has changed its guidelines to allow speed limits of 30km/hr to be set on minor or collector roads. This is a fundamental part of our proposal and we would be keen to see progress on this.

● Te Whau Pathway has been started since our last deputation and we think implementation of our proposal would have a positive impact on this – allowing people to safely cycle all the way from Te Atatu Peninsula (and Te Atatu South) to the centre of New Lynn.

● The adoption of the Unitary Plan predicts an increase in the population of Te Atatu Peninsula and giving people safe alternatives to driving is essential for its sustainability.

All of the above changes make our proposal even more relevant today. We are asking the Board to consider the following:

1. Developing a closer working relationship with Bike Te Atatu. For this we propose quarterly meetings between Bike Te Atatu and HMLB, with each group reporting on progress made in pursuit of our main goal (implementation of our proposal).

2. Asking Auckland Transport for updates on our delayed-but-possibly-upcoming Walking and Cycling area consultation as well as any related Greenway plans.

3. Commiting to passing their views about active transport in our area on to Auckland Transport. We understand that any infrastructure changes and planning will be funded by AT, but support from the local board is crucial.

The Missing Link

At the northern end of the Te Atatu Peninsula shared path, just south of Cellarmans Street, we have identified something we’ve called “The Missing Link” – approximately 80m at the edge of Harbourview Peoples Park joining the shared path with Danica Esplanade. Currently cyclists trying to access the Waimanu Bay area – east of Te Atatu Road and south of Harbourview Road – stay on the pavement here until Cellarmans Road, which is both illegal and narrow, and passes a bus stop and childcare centre with plenty of opportunity for conflict with pedestrians. Building a new extension/branch of the shared path here would open up a safe route for residents of Waimanu Bay and probably people heading further north up Beach Road.

We would like to see funding provided by the Local Board to complete this missing link.

Authors	Busola Martins - Local Board Democracy Advisor
Authorisers	Glenn Boyd - Relationship Manager Henderson-Massey, Waitakere Ranges, Whau