Agenda of Community Development and Safety Committee

TERMS OF REFERENCE

Responsibilities and key projects

The committee is responsible for regional community development and safety, including:

· grants for regional events, arts and cultural organisations

· arts, culture and heritage

· alcohol harm reduction strategy (recommendation to Environment and Community Committee)

homelessness plan (recommendation to Environment and Community Committee).

Powers

All powers necessary to perform the committee’s responsibilities.

Except:

(a) powers that the Governing Body cannot delegate or has retained to itself (section 2)

(b) where the committee’s responsibility is limited to making a recommendation only

(d) the approval of expenditure that is not contained within approved budgets

(e) the approval of expenditure of more than $2 million

(f) the approval of final policy

(g) deciding significant matters for which there is high public interest and which are controversial

(h) the commissioning of reports on new policy where that policy programme of work has not been approved by the Environment and Community Committee

(i) the power to establish sub-committees

Exclusion of the public – who needs to leave the meeting

Members of the public

All members of the public must leave the meeting when the public are excluded unless a resolution is passed permitting a person to remain because their knowledge will assist the meeting.

Those who are not members of the public

General principles

· Access to confidential information is managed on a “need to know” basis where access to the information is required in order for a person to perform their role.

· Those who are not members of the meeting (see list below) must leave unless it is necessary for them to remain and hear the debate in order to perform their role.

· Those who need to be present for one confidential item can remain only for that item and must leave the room for any other confidential items.

· In any case of doubt, the ruling of the chairperson is final.

Members of the meeting

· The members of the meeting remain (all Governing Body members if the meeting is a Governing Body meeting; all members of the committee if the meeting is a committee meeting).

· However, standing orders require that a councillor who has a pecuniary conflict of interest leave the room.

· All councillors have the right to attend any meeting of a committee and councillors who are not members of a committee may remain, subject to any limitations in standing orders.

Independent Māori Statutory Board

· Members of the Independent Māori Statutory Board who are appointed members of the committee remain.

· Independent Māori Statutory Board members and staff remain if this is necessary in order for them to perform their role.

Staff

· All staff supporting the meeting (administrative, senior management) remain.

· Other staff who need to because of their role may remain.

Local Board members

· Local Board members who need to hear the matter being discussed in order to perform their role may remain. This will usually be if the matter affects, or is relevant to, a particular Local Board area.

Council Controlled Organisations

· Representatives of a Council Controlled Organisation can remain only if required to for discussion of a matter relevant to the Council Controlled Organisation.

Themes 2017

Month

Theme subject

Time and Location

Committee Champion

Business meeting

16 March 2017

Overcrowding

· Political direction into policy work going up to ECC for approval in May

9:30 – 12:30 pm

Auckland Town Hall

Cr Efeso Collins

Business meeting

26 April

2017

Grants

· Grants process

· Regional arts and culture grants

· Regional events grants

9:30 – 12:30 pm

Level 26, Albert St

Cr Desley Simpson

Workshop/

Panel discussion

18 May

2017

Diversity and Inclusion

Time to be agreed

Mt Roskill

Cr Cathy Casey

Business meeting

15 June

2017

Update from appropriate General Managers

Public input report back form Auckland Festival of Photography

1.30 – 4.30 pm

Level 26, Albert St

Cr Cathy Casey

Workshop/

Panel discussion

20 July

2017

Youth

Time to be agreed

South Auckland - Manurewa

Cr Efeso Collins

Business meeting

17 August 2017

Grants

Monitoring of the Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy (TBC)

9:30 – 12:30 pm Level 26, Albert St

Cr Desley Simpson

Workshop/

Panel discussion

20 September 2017

Local Responses to Community Safety

Time to be agreed

Howick

Cr Dick Quax

Business meeting

19 October

2017

Grants

9:30 – 12:30 pm

Level 26, Albert St

Cr Desley Simpson

Workshop/

Panel discussion

16 November

2017

Heritage: ensuring the stories of people and locations across Auckland are recorded and utilised to reinforce a sense of place locally

Time to be agreed

Orakei – at the Marae

Cr Wayne Walker

1 Apologies

Apologies from Chairperson Cr C Casey and Cr J Walker have been received.

2 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.

3 Confirmation of Minutes

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 16 March 2017, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

4 Petitions

At the close of the agenda no requests to present petitions had been received.

5 Public Input

Standing Order 7.7 provides for Public Input. Applications to speak must be made to the Democracy Advisor, in writing, no later than one (1) clear working day prior to the meeting and must include the subject matter. The meeting Chairperson has the discretion to decline any application that does not meet the requirements of Standing Orders. A maximum of thirty (30) minutes is allocated to the period for public input with five (5) minutes speaking time for each speaker.

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

6 Local Board Input

Standing Order 6.2 provides for Local Board Input. The Chairperson (or nominee of that Chairperson) is entitled to speak for up to five (5) minutes during this time. The Chairperson of the Local Board (or nominee of that Chairperson) shall wherever practical, give one (1) day’s notice of their wish to speak. The meeting Chairperson has the discretion to decline any application that does not meet the requirements of Standing Orders.

This right is in addition to the right under Standing Order 6.1 to speak to matters on the agenda.

At the close of the agenda no requests for local board input had been received.

7 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.”

8 Notices of Motion

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

Community Development and Safety Committee

26 April 2017

Regional Arts and Culture Grant Allocation: Round Two 2016/2017

File No.: CP2017/06332

Purpose

1. To approve grants to regional arts organisations and artists through round two of the 2016/2017 Regional Arts and Culture Grants Scheme.

Executive summary

2. The Regional Arts and Culture Grants Scheme has been developed in accordance with Auckland Council’s Community Grants Policy as adopted at the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee meeting on 4 December 2014 (REG/2014/134).

3. The contestable Regional Arts and Culture Grants Scheme, which includes project grants and strategic relationship grants has a budget of $832,000 for 2016 / 2017.

4. The Regional Arts and Culture Grants Scheme is designed to enable organisations, communities and artists to deliver arts and culture projects and activities across the Auckland region. Grants delivered through this programme support the implementation of Toi Whītiki, Auckland’s Arts and Culture Strategic Action Plan.

5. The 2016/2017 Arts and Culture Community Grants Scheme allocates $420,000 to strategic relationship grants and $412,000 to project grants awarded through two contestable rounds each year. This report presents proposed allocations for round two with rankings and recommendations.

6. 76 applications were received in round two, requesting funding of $1,323,616. This is three times the funding available.

7. Staff and external experts assessed the applications to Round Two Regional Arts and Culture Grants Scheme and have made recommendations based on assessment criteria (Attachment B: Arts and Culture Assessment Matrix).

Recommendation/s

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a) approve the following allocation of funding to arts organisations for the projects, amounts and terms outlined:

Organisation	Activity	Funding Allocation ($)
Audience development and programming grants
The Basement Theatre Trust	Schools programme – Te Ara Angitu	4,674
Betsy & Mana Productions Ltd	The Mooncake and the Kumara	7,848
Red Leap Theatre Charitable Trust	Kororāreka - The Ballad of Maggie Flynn	15,000
WAITI Productions Ltd	Te Puhi – The Maiden	15,070
NZ Dance Advancement Trust (operating as NZ Dance Company)	NZ Dance Company’s 2017/18 productions for audience development: Tamaki Outreach Project	15,000
Taki Rua Productions Society Inc	Hinepau	9,230
Tawata Productions	The Vultures by Miria George	10,000
Theatre Stampede Charitable Trust	Te Pō – Auckland season 2017	10,950
Okareka Dance Company	Okareka Education Workshops	10,000
Touch Compass Dance Trust	InMotion Matariki and InMotion Aotea Square	15,000
Massive Company Trust	Hope Burns	9,000
Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust of New Zealand	Storylines Auckland Festival Story Tour	7,000
Indian Ink Theatre Company	The Pickle King – Auckland season	5,000
Short+Sweet New Zealand Ltd	Short+Sweet Festival Auckland 2017	7,500
Pacific Islands Dance Fono	Pacific Dancing in Auckland	10,000
Ruia Taitea Creative Limited	Kōanga Festival 2017	7,500
Waiheke Community Art Gallery	Malcolm Harrison Travelling Exhibition and Collaborative Project	7,500
NZ Trio Foundation	NZTrio 2017 – Music for All Aucklanders	10,000
	Total	176,272
Business and capacity project grants
Boosted by the Arts Foundation of New Zealand	Crowdfunding workshops and ambassador programme	10,000
Indian Ink Theatre Company	Communication / brand strategy development and implementation	8,000
Massive Company Trust	Strategic plan update	1,800
Theatre Stampede Charitable Trust	Review financial systems, generate revenue development plan and update strategic plan	10,000
The Documentary New Zealand Trust	Doc Edge digital marketing development	5,000
The Operating Theatre Trust trading as Tim Bray Productions	Upgraded and accessible website	7,000
Objectspace	Investment and engagement project	10,000
The Going West Trust	Website and social media development	2,800
Pantograph Punch Trust Board	Organisational strategy development 2017	3,200
	Total	57,800
Strategic relationship grants
NZ Dance Advancement Trust (operating as NZ Dance Company)	1 Year	30,000
The Documentary New Zealand Trust	1 Year	25,000
The Basement Theatre Trust	1 Year	25,000
Ruia Taitea Creative Limited	1 Year	20,000
New Zealand Dance Festival Trust – Tempo Dance Festival	1 Year	15,000
Objectspace	1 Year	15,000
The Big Idea Te Ara Nui Charitable Trust	1 Year	10,000
Show Me Shorts Film Festival Trust	1 Year	20,000
Silo Theatre Trust	1 Year	15,000
Touch Compass Dance Trust	1 Year	15,000
Manukau Orchestral Society Incorporated	1 Year	10,000
	Total	200,000

Comments

Background

8. Regional Arts and Culture Grants Scheme

· Audience development and programming project grants: These grants support the delivery of a wide range of high quality arts and cultural experiences that would not otherwise be economically viable. These projects should be capable of attracting audiences from across the Auckland region.

· Business and capacity development project grants: These grants are intended to increase the professionalism and build the sustainability of regional arts and culture organisations through the development of strategic, business and marketing plans; feasibility studies; organisational development and digital/web development activities.

· Strategic relationship grants: These grants are single or multi-year funding relationships with a small number of strategic organisations operating at the regional level. These organisations are, or are capable of becoming the ‘cornerstones’ of a thriving arts and culture sector in Auckland.

9. The Regional Arts and Culture Grants Scheme for 2016/2017 allocates $420,000 to strategic relationship grants and $412,000 to project grants to be granted via two contestable rounds each year. Round one closed on 15 July 2016 and round two on 3 March 2017.

10. Table one shows requests for each type of grant in 2016/2017. The number of applications increased by 15% from 66 in round one to 76 in round two. In round two the overall grant request of $1,323,616 was 3.04 times the funding available.

Table One: Demand by Grant Type 2016 / 2017

Grant Type	Number of Apps Round 1	Amount requested Round 1	Funding approved Round 1	Number of Apps Round 2	Amount requested Round 2	Funding proposed Round 2	Amount requested Year to date	Funding approved/ proposed Year to date
Project Grants Audience development & programming	29	$422,547	$121,000	42	$640,846	$176,272	$1,063,393	$297,272
Project Grants Business and capacity development	22	$313,080	$77,000	17	$222,606	$57,800	$535,686	$134,800
Strategic relationship grants	15	$401,725	$200,000	17	$460,164	$200,000	$861,889	400,000
Total	66	$1,137,352	$398,000	76	$1,323,616	$434,072	$2,460,968	$832,072

11. One application received in round two did not meet funding criteria. This was a Business and capacity development grant application for a business start up project. Staff have offered advice on alternative sources of support.

12. Staff have provided guidance to applicants and potential applicants with in-person or phone consultations. Each application was assessed by a minimum of three expert assessors. The assessors were a mixture of staff and sector professionals. Following initial assessments against the assessment matrix (Attachment B), a moderation meeting with seven of the eight assessors prioritised the applications.

13. The recommendations for funding presented in this report are the outcome of the assessment process. Details of the applications and their rankings are provided in Attachment A: Regional Arts and Culture Grants Summary Round Two 2016/2017.

Input from elected members for future direction

14. The Community Grants Policy is a tool for delivering outcomes determined through the Auckland Plan and sector-specific strategies, policies and plans. It is intended to be sufficiently flexible to give effect to elected members’ responsibility to represent their communities and respond to their needs. Elected members may highlight specific priorities within overall policy priorities to guide decision-making and inform the implementation of regional grant programmes.

15. The demands on each of the three Regional Arts and Culture grant types will be monitored and reviewed annually. Any recommendations to change the amounts allocated to each of the grant types will be reported to the Community Development and Safety Committee.

Consideration

Local board views and implications

16. Local boards support having a regional funding option. Local boards have expressed that there are exceptional circumstances at a local level where organisations should be able to apply to a regional fund. These circumstances occur when the activity or project is so specialised or unique to the region that it is considered to be regional, and therefore should be eligible for the Regional Arts and Culture Grants Programme. This is enabled under the policy.

Māori impact statement

17. This funding supports both Māori and non-Māori organisations and artists helping to deliver arts and culture outcomes for Māori. Two of the eight assessors were Māori.

18. All applications were assessed for delivery of Māori outcomes.

19. In this round, project grants recommended for organisations identifying as Māori include:

· one of eleven strategic relationship grants and

· six of eighteen audience development and programming grants

20. Nine of the eleven applications recommended for strategic relationship grants deliver Māori outcomes through work with Māori practitioners.

21. The delivery of Māori outcomes will be included in the funding agreements for all approved strategic relationship grants.

Implementation

22. Once funding allocation decisions have been confirmed, funding agreements will be prepared in line with current Auckland Council standard practice.

23. When grants are awarded that do not meet the full amount requested, appropriate outcomes for the level of funding will be negotiated with the recipients and reflected in the funding agreement.

24. All funding agreements will include key performance indicators derived from regional priorities and the content of the application. All funding agreements will require recognition of Auckland Council on marketing collateral appropriate and proportionate to the investment made by Auckland Council via the grant scheme.

25. All applicants will be offered the opportunity to discuss their application and be coached for areas for future improvement.

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Attachment A: Regional Arts and Culture Grants Summary Round Two 2016/2017	17
b ⇩	Attachment B: Arts and Culture Assessment Matrix	21

Signatories

Author

Barbara Procter - Regional Funding Advisor Arts and Culture

Authorisers

Graham Bodman - General Manager Arts, Community and Events

Ian Maxwell - Director Community Services

Community Development and Safety Committee

26 April 2017

Regional Event Fund Grants Allocation (2016/2017 Round 2 - Strategic Priorities)

File No.: CP2017/04416

Purpose

1. To allocate funding through the second grant round for the 2016/2017 Regional Event Fund.

Executive summary

2. On 31 August 2016 the Arts, Culture and Events Committee approved the allocation of the remaining 2016/2017 regional event funding to a second funding round. The second round, focussing on Events Policy strategic priorities, targets Māori, youth events, winter (low season) events, and other gaps in the event calendar. The total amount available for distribution is $119,000.

3. Twenty-three applications totalling $260,025 were received for the second round. Twelve applications are recommended for funding totalling $119,000.

Recommendation/s

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a) approve the following funding allocations from the 2016/2017 Regional Event Fund:

Event	Funding Allocation
Tempo Dance Festival 2017	15,000
Whānau Day - Kōanga Festival 2018	9,000
Interact 2017	12,000
Te Whare Tapere o Matariki	10,000
Marae 2 Marae	8,000
Iwi of Origin 2017	13,000
Matariki Rhythmz	10,000
Festival of Puppetry and the Art of Illusion	10,000
Off the Grid - Muriwai Arts Trail 2017	5,000
Under 15 Girls Premier Hockey National Tournament	9,000
Auckland Regional Waka Ama Sprint Championship	9,000
Mayhill Cup Hockey Tournament	9,000
Total	$119,000

Comments

Round Two Applications and Funding Recommendations

4. The 2015-2025 Long-term Plan established a Regional Event Fund budget of $600,000 for 2016/2017, to fund externally organised regional events through a contestable grants scheme.

5. On 31 August 2016 the Arts Culture and Events Committee allocated $481,000 to event grant applications in the first 2016/2017 funding round (ART/2016/26).

6. The committee resolved to allocate the remaining balance of $119,000 for 2016/2017 regional event funding to a second strategic priorities funding round targeted toward Māori, youth events, winter events, and other gaps in the events calendar.

7. Twenty-three applications were received for the second round totalling $260,025. This compares with 26 applications for the second strategic priorities round in 2015/2016 totalling $741,133. (This does not include the $200,000,000 requested on an application for a cycling event which is outside the scope of this funding round. The amount has been excluded to avoid distorting comparatives for funding statistics.)

Application assessment

8. Staff from the events team assessed each application against regional event funding prioritisation criteria outlined in the Events Policy. Scores reflected how well the event aligned with each of the following criteria areas:

· aligns with four strategic priorities - Māori, youth events, winter (low season) events, and other gaps in the event calendar (4 x 7.5%)

· supports key priorities (10%)

· delivers desired impacts (10%)

· expands the variety or range of events on offer (10%)

· level of positive community benefits generated (10%)

· amount of community support, involvement and/or active partnerships (10%)

· how effectively run in the past or how well planned (10%)

· other considerations (10%) (as outlined in the Events Policy).

9. An extract from the Events Policy outlining further detail on the criteria is provided in Attachment A. Attachment B shows the aggregate overall scores where the applications are sorted from high to low in terms of score. This was used as an initial guide to establish where funding might be prioritised. Summaries of key details from each application, drawn directly from information provided by applicants, are included in Attachment C.

10. Staff considered the aggregated assessment scores for each event and also a number of additional factors to provide funding recommendations. These included:

· whether the applicant had received significant other funding from council for the same event

· event budgets

· plans

· previous event outcomes

· organiser experience

· accessibility

· whether the event connected with key Auckland occasions such as Matariki

· regional balance of events

· a balanced representation of sporting, arts and cultural themes.

11. The recommended funding allocations are based on the scores from assessment against the Events Policy criteria, consideration of the additional factors and comments from the review panel.

Recommendations for funding

12. Twelve events are recommended for funding, with 11 proposed to be declined.

13. Some applications align with priorities for event funding as well as other council grant funds such as arts and culture and sport and recreation. Overlaps have been considered and discussed where appropriate to ensure a co-ordinated approach is taken to the overall provision of council funding to these events. This means that in some situations grants will be provided from one funding area, and in others the funding may be shared between two areas.

14. Annually, the reasons for not recommending applications for funding are varied but fall mainly in the following areas:

· events with low participant and/or audience numbers, in most cases less than 500

· events that did not reflect a good balance between the number of active participants and/or audience numbers, and the total amount of council funding requested

· events more closely aligned with priorities for other council grant funds and which did not have distinctive aspects supporting complementary event funding

· events having participant development, training, and networking as a primary focus

· events that did not align sufficiently with the scope definition, priorities, or desired outcomes for regional events (including events better classified as local events).

Applications recommended for funding

15. The review panel have proposed the following grant allocations for round one as a balanced response to the Events Policy strategic priorities as outlined in the funding criteria:

Events Recommended For Funding
Event	Alignment with Strategic Priorities	Funding Allocation
Tempo Dance Festival 2017	Youth, Low Season	15,000
Whānau Day - Kōanga Festival 2018	Māori, Youth, Low Season	9,000
Interact 2017	Youth, People with Disabilities	12,000
Te Whare Tapere o Matariki	Māori, Youth, Low Season	10,000
Marae 2 Marae	Māori, Youth	8,000
Iwi of Origin 2017	Māori, Youth	13,000
Matariki Rhythmz	Māori, Youth, Low Season	10,000
Festival of Puppetry and the Art of Illusion	Youth, Low Season	10,000
Off the Grid - Muriwai Arts Trail 2017	Low Season	5,000
Under 15 Girls Premier Hockey National Tournament	Youth	9,000
Auckland Regional Waka Ama Sprint Championship	Māori	9,000
Mayhill Cup Hockey Tournament	Youth, Low Season	9,000
Total		$119,000

16. Of the 12 events recommended for funding, half are sports related while half are connected with arts and culture.

17. The graph below shows the geographic spread of applications proposed for funding:

Applications recommended for decline

18. The table below shows the 11 events staff recommend the committee decline, with reasons for that recommendation:

Events Not Recommended For Funding
Event	Reason Not Recommended
Michael Hill International Violin Competition	A significant event with existing established funding streams. The funding request for audience development is a closer fit with Arts and Culture priorities than Events.
iSPORT Leadership Day	This event has a youth development focus, an area which is currently not being prioritised for event funding. Events of a similar nature have been declined in previous funding rounds.
Independence Day	An event associated with India’s national Independence Day. Not proposed for funding as it may lead to requests for funding to support celebrations of other national days.
The Great Piratical Rumbistification	A theatre production not incorporating sufficient areas of alignment with policy event funding priorities.
Aroha Winter Mardi Gras	Application did not indicate clear alignment with event funding priorities.
Franklin Schools Choir Festival, Little Shop of Horrors, Mushaira, and Shahab Kirtan Learning	Events of a small scale and/or better classified as local events.
Youth March Against Violence and Discrimination	Events associated with cause based marches and activity not prioritised for funding as they incorporate a political element.
Giro d’Italia	An event of a significant scale and funding requirement, outside scope of regional event funding.

Consideration

Local board views and implications

19. Local boards were consulted on, and contributed to, the development of the Events Policy. The administrative process associated with the assessment and allocation of the regional event fund applies principles and criteria outlined within the policy.

20. Regional event funding occurs in parallel with, and is complementary to, local event funding rounds operated by local boards.

Māori impact statement

21. The regional events element of the policy recognises a responsibility to engage and build relationships with Māori stakeholders in designing, planning and delivering regional events of mutual interest.

22. The Regional Events Fund provides an opportunity to grant funds to achieve Māori outcomes. The events action plan also places a particular focus on support for Māori events in the context of a diverse, balanced region-wide programme. This priority is indicated in fund information and guides to encourage applications for Māori events.

23. Māori events have been highlighted as one of the strategic priorities for the second funding round. The following table provides comparative analysis of regional event funding provided to events having a Māori focus (events having significant Māori content, participation and/or audience).

Regional Event Fund Grants

2016/2017

Round 2

Proposed

2016/2017

Round 1

2015/2016

Round 2

2015/2016

Round 1

All applications funded (including multi-year)

· number

Applications funded with a Māori focus

· number

· value

· % of total round value

$59,000

50%

$74,000

15%

$149,900

78%

$86,000

22%

Implementation

24. Following funding approval, staff will initiate the development of funding agreements for recipients and the distribution of funding will commence once agreements have been signed by the applicants.

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Event Policy – Regional Event Fund Prioritisation Criteria	29
b ⇩	Regional Event Fund Grant Summary Schedule	31
c ⇩	Regional Event Funding Application Summaries	33

Signatories

Author

David McIntosh - Senior Business Advisor

Authorisers

Graham Bodman - General Manager Arts, Community and Events

Ian Maxwell - Director Community Services

Community Development and Safety Committee

26 April 2017

PDF Creator

Community Development and Safety Committee

26 April 2017

General Manager Arts, Community and Events: report back from Canada trip

File No.: CP2017/06241

Purpose

1. To outline the objectives and actions resulting from the General Manager Arts, Community and Events trip to Canada.

Executive summary

2. In November 2016, the General Manager Arts, Community and Events (GM ACE) accompanied an Auckland delegation of key homelessness sector representatives on a trip to Canada.

3. The GM ACE presented a summary of the trip to members of the Community Development and Safety Committee at their February 2017 meeting. At the request of members this was followed up with an information memo in March 2017, and now with a further report clarifying the objectives for the trip and resulting outcomes.

4. The purpose of this report is to outline the key objectives of the Canada trip and actions that have occurred as a result.

Recommendation/s

That the Community Development and Safety Committee:

a) receive the report

b) note the actions taken as a result of the General Manager Arts, Community and Events trip to Canada.

Comments

5. In November 2016, the General Manager Arts, Community and Events (GM ACE) accompanied an Auckland delegation of key homelessness sector representatives on a trip to Canada. The purpose of the trip was to investigate homelessness responses and ensure Auckland Council’s response aligns to international best practice.

6. The objectives of the trip were:

· to better understand the Housing First model of reducing homelessness

· to investigate the role of local/municipal government in supporting Housing First and other homelessness reduction efforts

· to build relationships with key stakeholders in the homelessness sector in Auckland, and in particular members of the Housing First Collective.

7. How the trip delivered against its objectives is outlined below:

Objective	Action
Better understand the Housing First model of reducing homelessness	· Advice to the Mayor on Auckland Council’s role in supporting the implementation of Housing First · Three presentations have been delivered to staff on the Housing First model · Auckland Conversation event held in March 2017 – ‘Homelessness in Auckland’ with Dr Sam Tsemberis, founder of the Housing First model
Investigate the role of local/municipal government in supporting homelessness reduction efforts	· Ongoing advice to the Mayor on international efforts to reduce chronic homelessness and options for local government involvement · Informed Mayor’s proposal for the 2017/2018 Annual Budget which prioritised $500,000 to “promote collaboration across council, government agencies, charities, businesses and philanthropic groups to address homelessness” · Hosted a workshop with Mark Cabaj (Canada) on a collective impact approach to Housing First in Auckland, February 2017 · Presented to and worked with Community and Social Policy on actions to be included in homelessness policy to be reported to the Environment and Community Committee in May 2017 · Ensured a particular focus on Maori via contribution to the Auckland Housing First initiative
Build relationships with key stakeholders in the homelessness sector in Auckland, and in particular members of the Housing First Collective	· Input into development of the governance entity for the Auckland Housing First Collective · Ongoing input to the Central Auckland Rough Sleeper Steering Group to align its governance role with the Housing First Collective’s approach · Key conduit between the Mayoral Office and members of the Auckland Housing First Collective

Consideration

Local board views and implications

8. The policy work being undertaken will include interviews with key stakeholders. This will include a range of elected representatives including local board members in areas experiencing high levels of homelessness.

Māori impact statement

9. Auckland Council’s $1,000,000 contribution to Housing First in Auckland was prioritised to achieving positive outcomes for vulnerable Māori. Staff have worked with the Ministry of Social Development to ensure contracts with providers reflect this priority.

10. Māori are disproportionately affected by homelessness. In 2013, an estimated 32 percent of the homeless population were Māori. Just over four in every ten people on the social housing register are Māori^{^[1]}.

11. Māori are less likely than other ethnic groups to own their home and more likely to rent. Rising costs of rents and insecure tenure raise the risk of homelessness.

12. A number of Māori organisations, most notably Te Puea Marae, have responded to the increasing numbers of homeless Aucklanders by offering short-term emergency housing.

13. The policy work being undertaken will specifically address Māori experiences of homelessness and the council’s role and position from a Māori responsiveness perspective.

Implementation

14. There are no implementation issues arising from this report.

Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Signatories

Author	Graham Bodman - General Manager Arts, Community and Events
Authoriser	Ian Maxwell - Director Community Services

[1] Ministry of Social Development (2016), Social housing purchasing strategy

Chairperson	Dr Cathy Casey
Deputy Chairperson	Fa’anana Efeso Collins
Members	Cr Ross Clow
	Cr Alf Filipaina
	Cr Richard Hills
	IMSB Member Tony Kake
	IMSB Member Dennis Kirkwood
	Cr Mike Lee
	Cr Daniel Newman, JP
	Cr Dick Quax
	Cr Desley Simpson, JP
	Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE
	Cr Wayne Walker
	Cr John Watson

Ex-officio	Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore
	Mayor Hon Phil Goff, JP

Author	Sonja Tomovska - Governance Advisor
Authoriser	Ian Maxwell - Director Community Services

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Forward Work Programme	87
b ⇨	30 March 2017 Workshop documents (Under Separate Cover)