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, 2 May 2017

9:30am

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 (West)

27 April 2017

Contact Telephone: (09) 892 4455

Email: busola.martins@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Henderson-Massey Local Board

02 May 2017

ITEM TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE

1 Welcome 5

2 Apologies 5

3 Declaration of Interest 5

4 Confirmation of Minutes 5

5 Leave of Absence 5

6 Item withdrawn 5

7 Item withdrawn 5

8 Item withdrawn 5

9 Item withdrawn 5

10 Extraordinary Business 5

11 Notices of Motion 6

12 New Road Name Approval for the residential subdivision by Airey Consultants Limited at 21 Hamurana Place, Te Atatu Peninsula. 7

13 Harbourview-Orangihina Master Plan 11

14 Annual Budget 2017/2018 13

15 Local Government New Zealand conference and Annual General Meeting 2017 29

16 Local board feedback on Government’s Urban Development Authorities Discussion Document 33

17 Consideration of Extraordinary Items

1 Welcome/Karakia

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.

The following are declared interests by elected members of the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

BOARD MEMBER	ORGANISATION	POSITION	Updated
Shane Henderson (Chairman)	Waitakere Licensing Trust Waitakere Badminton	Elected Member Patron	13 December 2016
Peter Chan, JP (Deputy Chairman)	Cantonese Opera Society of NZ Asian Leaders Forum NZ-Hong Kong Business Association NZ-China Business Association Auckland Chinese Environment Protection Association (ACEPA) Whau Coastal Walkway Trust Auckland Asian Association	Member Member Member Member Advisor Trustee President	15 Nov 2016 21 Feb 2017
Brenda Brady, JP	Safer West Community Trust District Licensing Committee	Trustee Member	15 Nov 2016
Matt Grey	Zeal	CEO	15 Nov 2016 21 March 2017
Paula Bold-Wilson	Community Waitakere Henderson Budgeting Services Unitec Institute of Technology	Employee Board member Board member	15 Nov 2016 21 March 2017
Vanessa Neeson, JP	Village Green Quilters Ranui Advisory Group	Member Chairperson	15 Nov 2016 17 February 2017
Warren Flaunty, QSM	Westgate Pharmacy NorSGA Properties Westgate Pharmacy Ltd The Trusts Community Foundation Ltd Life North West Pharmacy Waitemata District Health Board Waitakere Licensing Trust Massey Birdwood Settlers Ass. Taupaki Residents & Ratepayers Ass.	Contractor Director Director Director Director Elected Member Elected Member Member Member	15 Nov 2016
Will Flavell	Te Atatū Tennis Club Asia New Zealand Leadership Network Rutherford College Waitākere Literacy Board	Member Member Employee Board Member	15 Nov 2016

4 Confirmation of Minutes

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 18 April 2017.

5 Leave of Absence

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

6 Item withdrawn

7 Item withdrawn

8 Item withdrawn

9 Item withdrawn

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

There were no notices of motion.

Henderson-Massey Local Board

02 May 2017

New Road Name Approval for the residential subdivision by Airey Consultants Limited at 21 Hamurana Place, Te Atatu Peninsula.

File No.: CP2017/06239

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 21 Hamurana Place, Te Atatu Peninsula.

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 Airey Consultants Limited have submitted the following road names in order of preference :

· Aorangi Rise

With alternatives being:

· Konehu Lane

· Kopakopa 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 Rise, Close, Court, Lane or Way. The applicant’s preferred road type for a Jointly Owned Access Lot (JOAL) is Rise, with Lane as the preferred road type for the alternative road names.

Recommendation/s

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board pursuant to section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974, considers for approval, the proposed road names for the new roads constructed within the subdivision being undertaken by Airey Consultants Limited at 21 Hamurana Place, Te Atatu Peninsula.

· Arorangi Rise

With alternatives being:

· Konehu Lane

· Kopakopa Lane

Comments

7. 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.

8. Local iwi were consulted and a response was received from Ngati Te Ata Waiohua with no objections to the proposed names. No other replies were received.

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

Proposed New Road Name	Meaning	Road Naming Criteria
Arorangi Rise (Preferred)	Better known as NZ Holly or Mountain Holly	Meets criteria – (local feature)
Konehu Lane	NZ native – small native fern, also kidney fern	Meets criteria – (local feature)
Kopakopa Lane	NZ plantain, used by maori to eat for various ailments	Meets criteria – (local feature)

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

Assessment

11. 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.

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

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

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

15. The road naming criteria suggests that the road type could be referred to as a Rise, Close, Court, Lane or Way. The applicant’s preferred road type for a Jointly Owned Access Lot (JOAL) is Rise, with Lane as the preferred road type for the alternative road names.

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

· Aorangi Rise

With alternatives being:

· Konehu Lane

· Kopakopa Lane

Consideration

Local board views and implications

17. 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.

18. 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

19. 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.

20. Local iwi were consulted and a response was received from Ngati Te Ata Waiohua with no objections to the proposed names. No other replies were received.

Implementation

21. 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

There are no attachments for this report.

Signatories

Authors	Dale Rewa - Subdivision Advisor
Authorisers	Ian Smallburn - General Manager Resource Consents

Henderson-Massey Local Board

02 May 2017

Harbourview-Orangihina Master Plan

File No.: CP2017/06512

Purpose

1. To seek local board endorsement to fund a master plan for Harbourview-Orangihina Park with funds previously collected by the legacy Waitakere City Council through a Uniform Annual Charge (targeted rate).

Executive summary

2. The Henderson-Massey Local Board has requested a master plan be developed for Harbourview-Orangihina Park.

3. The development of a publically consulted master plan is an important component of the successful establishment and future development of the park.

4. Approximately $1.4 million collected through a targeted rate initiated in 2001 by the legacy Waitakere City Council (WCC) remains available to establish, develop and maintain the park.

5. Based on similar recent large open space planning projects undertaken by Auckland Council a master plan for Harbourview-Orangihina Park has been estimated at costing $120,000.

6. A resolution from the Henderson Massey-Local Board endorsing allocation of a portion of the targeted rate fund is required to support a request to the governing body to release these funds for a master plan project in accordance with the Henderson-Massey Local Board work plan for 2017/18.

Recommendation/s

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) Endorse the allocation and use of $120,000 of funds collected by the legacy Waitakere City Council through a Uniform Annual Charge initiated in 2001, to fund the development of a master plan for Harbourview-Orangihina park.

Comments

7. Court action relating to the ownership of the parkland has recently been resolved and the Henderson-Massey Local Board has requested staff develop a master plan for Harbourview-Orangihina Park.

8. Funding is available for a master plan from a rating charge collected for a period of five years from July 2001. That rating charge arose from the following legacy Waitakere City Council resolution (2348/2001);

That under the provisions of Section 20 of the Rating Powers Act 1988, a Uniform Annual Charge of $9.00 GST inclusive for the purpose of recovering a contribution towards the costs of establishing developing and maintaining for public purposes certain lands known as” Harbourview”, on every separately rateable property within the District, be now made and levied.

9. The intention of the master planning process is to develop an aspirational long term spatial plan for the park that:

· establishes design principles to guide integrated development of the park

· shows on a spatial plan the location of values to be protected, activities to be provided for, and connections to be made

· identifies viable development opportunities, priorities and sequencing.

· aligns with the vision and objectives the Harbourview-Orangihina Open Space Management Plan and the Henderson-Massey Open Space Network Plan

· includes land held under the Local Government Act 2002, Reserves Act 1977 and land zoned for the development of an urban Marae.

10. The cost to complete a publically consulted master plan for Harbourview-Orangihina Park is estimated to be $120,000. This is based on recent master planning and reserve management planning projects for parks of similar size, scale, complexity and public interest.

11. Approximately $1.4 million collected through the rating charge is held in reserves and remains available for the establishment, development and maintenance of the park.

12. Support from the Henderson-Massey Local Board endorsing the use and allocation of the funds for the development of the master plan will then be included a report to the Governing Body in May 2017 confirming the Local Boards annual work programme and request for funding 2017/18.

Consideration

Local board views and implications

13. Staff discussed the master plan project including use of the targeted rate fund with the Henderson-Massey Local Board as part of an annual work programme workshop on 4 April 2017. The project is included in the draft work programme pending final approval.

Māori impact statement

14. Maori will be consulted as part of the development of a master plan should the project go ahead.

15. An area of Maori purpose zone land occurs within the park area to support the intent of enabling the development of a community Marae.

Implementation

16. Following the release of funding from the Governing Body, staff will workshop the master plan project with the local board to confirm project brief and scope and seek direction prior to formally initiating the project.

Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Signatories

Authors

Dafydd Pettigrew - Parks and Open Space Specialist - Region Wide

Authorisers

Jane Aickin - Paeurungi Te Waka Tai-ranga-whenua

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

Henderson-Massey Local Board

02 May 2017

Annual Budget 2017/2018

File No.: CP2017/06769

Purpose

1. This report seeks decisions and input from Henderson-Massey Local Board on a range of annual budget related matters, including locally driven initiatives (LDI), advocacy, regional financial policy issues and other rate proposals.

Executive summary

2. This report seeks decisions and input from Henderson-Massey Local Board on a range of annual budget related matters, including:

a) making decisions on:

i. final LDI budgets by project, within funding envelopes

ii. advocacy

b) providing any feedback on regional issues, including:

i. rates increases

ii. rating stability (regarding proposals that both businesses and residential ratepayers receive the same rates increase)

iii. paying for tourism promotion

iv. paying for housing infrastructure (proposed changes to the Revenue and Financing policy to allow for the use of targeted rates, alongside existing growth charges, to fund infrastructure for new houses)

v. paying council staff a living wage

vi. other changes for 2017/2018 (regarding waste management and charges, the mass transit network, SkyPath implementation, collaborations on reducing homelessness and the rural fire service)

c) making recommendations to the governing body on other financial matters such as:

i. any new/amended Business Improvement District (BID) targeted rates

ii. any new/amended local targeted rate proposals

iii. proposed LDI capital projects outside local boards’ decision-making responsibility.

iv. proposed LDI opex to capex conversions

v. release of local board specific reserve funds

vi. LDI opex projects for deferral to 2017/2018

3. Local board views on these matters will be considered in discussions between the local boards and the Finance and Performance Committee on 9 May; and by the governing body prior to adopting the Annual Budget 2017/2018.

Recommendation/s

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) makes decisions on final 2017/2018 LDI budgets by project, within funding envelopes

b) agrees their advocacy initiatives for inclusion in the 2017/2018 Local Board Agreement

c) agrees one key priority for the organisation to work on (and potentially a common issue)

d) provides any views it may have on regional financial policy issues

e) recommends any new or amended BID targeted rates

f) recommends any new or amended local targeted rate proposals

g) recommends any proposed LDI capital projects, which are outside local boards’ decision-making responsibility

h) recommends any 2016/2017 LDI opex to be deferred to 2017/2018

Consultation

4. Consultation on the Annual Budget 2017/2018 took place from 27 February – 27 March 2017. The results from the consultation have been analysed and summarised, and provided to local boards to assist with decision-making (see Attachment A).

Locally Driven Initiatives (LDI)

5. Local boards are requested to agree the level of funding by project for each group of activity. The expected delivery outcomes are further detailed in work programmes which will be reported against throughout 2017/2018.

6. Local boards can defer those projects that are funded by the LDI where there was an agreed scope and cost but have not been delivered. The Local Board may wish to resolve 2016/2017 projects that meet the criteria for deferral to 2017/2018.

7. Key information of the funding of each activity is provided in Attachment B.

Advocacy

8. This triennium a three year approach is proposed for considering initiatives that local boards wish to progress that are unable to be funded by LDI. Such an approach seeks to better utilise the annual budget, Long Term Plan (LTP) and local board plan processes to progress and advise on a narrower range of local board initiatives, in a more comprehensive way.

9. The proposed new approach involves:

· as part of the Annual Budget 2017/2018 process, local boards begin narrowing their priorities to predominately one key advocacy initiative, and one initiative held in common with other local boards, for further research and consideration

· Council departments provide local boards with information to help inform their position on these initiatives (in essence, developing a business case for them)

· based on this information, local boards develop the case for their advocacy further by testing ideas with the community in the local board plan process and other engagement

· local boards discuss priority initiatives with the Finance and Performance Committee through the annual budget and LTP processes, supported by organisational advice on the key initiative.

10. Local boards resolved on their key advocacy initiatives in December 2016 (Attachment C), for potential inclusion in their Local Board Agreements. Local boards were requested to further consider and refine these at workshops post consultation, and look to identify:

· one key initiative, and potentially one initiative held in common with other local boards, for business case development and to progress through the annual budget, local board plan and LTP processes

· other advocacy initiatives to be included in the Local Board Agreements, as key matters of importance to the local board.

11. Local boards may now wish to agree on these advocacy priorities.

12. Discussions with the Finance and Performance Committee will take place on 9 May.

Regional issues

13. Regional issues consulted on as part of the 2017/2018 annual budget process include rates increases, rating stability, paying for tourism promotion, paying for housing infrastructure, paying council staff a living wage and other changes for 2017/2018 (regarding waste management and charges, the mass transit network, SkyPath implementation, collaborations on reducing homelessness and the rural fire service).

14. Local boards may wish to provide feedback on these issues for consideration by the Finance and Performance Committee.

Local targeted rate and BID targeted rate proposals

15. Local boards are required to agree any new BID and local targeted rate proposals (noting that any new local targeted rates and/or BIDs must have been consulted on before they can be implemented).

Consideration

Local board views and implications

16. Local board decisions and feedback are being sought in this report.

17. Local boards play an important role in the development of the annual budget, and provide views and information at key stages as council continues through the annual budget process.

Māori Impact Statement

18. Many local board decisions are of importance to and impact on Māori. Local board agreements and the annual budget are important tools that enable and can demonstrate council’s responsiveness to Māori. Local board plans, which were developed in 2014 through engagement with the community including Māori, form the basis of local priorities.There is a need to continue to build relationships between local boards and iwi, and where relevant the wider Māori community. Ongoing conversations will assist local boards and Māori to understand each other’s priorities and issues. This in turn can influence and encourage Māori participation in council’s decision-making processes.

Implementation

19. Feedback from the local boards will be provided to the Finance and Performance Committee and governing body for consideration and adopting the Annual Budget 2017/2018.

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Annual Budget 2017/2018 consultation feedback report	17
b ⇩	LDI schedule for 2017/2018	25
c ⇩	Advocacy issues	27

Signatories

Authors

Tracey Wisnewski - Local Board Advisor

David Rose - Lead Financial Advisor

Authorisers

Karen Lyons - General Manager Local Board Services

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

Christine Watson - Manager Financial Advisory Services - Local Boards

Henderson-Massey Local Board

02 May 2017

Local Government New Zealand conference and Annual General Meeting 2017

File No.: CP2017/06858

Purpose

1. To inform local boards about the Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and conference in Auckland from Sunday 23 July to Tuesday 25 July 2017 and to invite local boards to nominate representatives to attend.

Executive summary

2. The LGNZ annual conference and AGM takes place at SkyCity from 3pm on Sunday 23 July to 2:15pm on Tuesday 25 July 2017.

3. The AGM takes place on the last day of the conference. Auckland Council is entitled to four official delegates at the AGM, one of whom is the presiding (or voting) delegate. The Governing Body will consider this at its meeting on 23 March 2017. The four official delegates are likely to be the Mayor as a member of the LGNZ National Council (or his nominee), the Deputy Mayor as the Mayor’s alternate for this position, Cr Penny Hulse as the Chair of LGNZ Zone One and a member of LGNZ National Council, and the Chief Executive (or his nominee).

4. In addition to the official delegates, local board members are invited to attend. Historically, given the cost of elected member attendance at the conference it was recommended that one member per local board attend. In 2017, due to the cost savings associated with the conference being held in Auckland, two members per local board can be funded from the elected member development programme budget.

Recommendation/s

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) nominate up to two representatives to attend the Local Government New Zealand 2017 Conference and Annual General Meeting from Sunday 23 July to Tuesday 25 July 2017

b) confirm that conference attendance including travel and accommodation will be paid for in accordance with the current Auckland Council Elected Member Expense Policy

c) note that any members who wish to attend the AGM must provide their names to the Kura Kāwana project team as soon as possible to ensure that they are registered with LGNZ.

Comments

5. The 2017 LGNZ Conference and AGM are being held in Auckland. The conference commences with a powhiri and opening ceremony on Sunday 23 July at 3pm and concludes with the LGNZ AGM at 11:15am on Tuesday 25 July (AGM concludes at 2:15pm).

6. The theme of this year’s conference is “Creating pathways to 2050: Liveable spaces and loveable places”. The programme includes:

· Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy (Governor-General of New Zealand) will give the opening keynote address on how involving communities in shaping their local places can build a strong sense of local pride, identity and connection.

· Dr David Warburton (Chief Executive, Auckland Transport) and Mayor Lianne Dalziel, (Christchurch City Council) will look at the role of technology in transport and how smart technology can be integrated in councils future plans. Learn about the practical technology trials underway to understand why New Zealand is a world leader in the implementation of Smart City technology.

· Mayor Craig Little (Wairoa District Council) Mayor John Forbes (Opotiki District Council) and Chris Whelan (Chief Executive, Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency) will discuss attracting inward investment to boost local economy. These three councils will share best practice examples of how their approach has opened the door to investment, strengthening the resilience of their local economy.

· Sir Bob Harvey (Champion for Auckland, Auckland Council) Ludo Campbell-Reid (Design Champion and General Manager, Auckland Design Office, Auckland Council) and Viv Heslop (former Sustainability Lead, Panuku Development Auckland) on bringing together policy, practice and research to inform our council leaders on how they can champion change to create and sustain liveable spaces and loveable places.

· A panel discussion on managing community expectations and delivering the Government's objectives for freshwater water quality which is a challenge facing all of New Zealand. Mark Sainsbury will chair this session with Stuart Crosby (Bay of Plenty Regional Councillor) Rahui Papa (Te Arataura Chairman, Waikato Tainui and a representative of the Iwi Chairs Forum) and Ken Taylor (Director, National Science Challenge, Out Land and Water).

· Holly Ransom (futurist and global strategist) will give the closing keynote address presenting views on how and why we must adapt and be future-ready in a period of unprecedented technological, environmental, and demographic change.

Annual General Meeting

7. The AGM takes place on the last day of the conference. Auckland Council is entitled to have four delegates to the AGM, one of whom is the presiding (or voting) delegate. The four official delegates are likely to be the Mayor (or his nominee), the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Cr Penny Hulse (as Chair of Zone One) and the Chief Executive (or his nominee).

8. The Mayor is a member of the LGNZ National Council, the Deputy Mayor is the Mayor’s alternate for this position and Auckland Council’s representative on the Regional Sector Group, Cr Penny Hulse is the Chair of LGNZ Zone One and a member of LGNZ National Council. The Governing Body will consider an item on AGM attendance at its meeting on 23 March 2017.

9. LGNZ requires prior notice of which local board members plan to attend the AGM. Members wishing to attend are asked to register their intention with the Kura Kāwana project as soon as possible so that this information can be collated and provided to LGNZ.

Costs

10. Historically, given the cost of elected member attendance at the conference it was recommended that one member per local board attend. In 2017, due to the cost savings associated with the conference being held in Auckland, two members per local board can be funded from the elected member development programme budget.

11. Conference registration includes attendance at all conference business sessions (Sunday - Tuesday), a satchel and contents, daily catering, the Simpson Grierson welcome reception and the Fulton Hogan conference dinner and EXCELLENCE Awards function.

12. The council hosted tours on Sunday 23 July 2017 are not included in the conference registration. Local board members are welcome to attend these at their own cost.

Consideration

Local board views and implications

13. This is a report to the 21 local boards.

Māori impact statement

14. The Local Government NZ conference will better inform local boards and thereby support their decision making for their communities including Maori.

Implementation

15. The Kura Kāwana programme will co-ordinate and book all conference registrations, as well as requests to attend the AGM.

Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Signatories

Authors

Helen Dodd, Kura Kāwana Programme Leader, Local Board Services

Authorisers

Lou Lennane, Business Improvements Manager, Local Board Services

Karen Lyons, General Manager, Local Board Services

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

Henderson-Massey Local Board

02 May 2017

Local board feedback on Government’s Urban Development Authorities Discussion Document

File No.: CP2017/06695

Purpose

1. To provide an opportunity for local boards to formally provide feedback on the government’s Urban Development Authorities Discussion Document.

Executive summary

2. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Urban Development Authorities Discussion Document, released in February 2017, proposes new legislation for urban development authorities.

3. The potential legislation is the government’s direct response to recommendations made by the Productivity Commission during the Using Land for Housing inquiry (2015). The government signaled the proposal in August 2016.

4. The discussion document notes that the urban development authority proposal is one of a number of initiatives to improve the urban development system overall, others being the Resource Legislation Amendment Bill and the Productivity Commission inquiry into Better Urban Planning.

5. The proposed legislation is intended to complement the government’s recent introduction of a National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity and the Housing Infrastructure Fund.

6. The purpose of the proposed legislation is to enable better urban development at scale, where projects are complex or strategically important.

7. The legislation would enable local and central government:

· to empower nationally or locally significant urban development projects to access more enabling development powers and land use rules; and

· to establish new urban development authorities to support those projects where required.

8. The intention is to overcome barriers to large scale urban development identified by the Productivity Commission’s Using Land for Housing inquiry.

9. The proposed legislation would enable publicly-controlled urban development authorities to plan and oversee the necessary development. Urban development authorities would be granted access powers to overcome these barriers, where applicable and strategically appropriate. This may include:

· powers to acquire parcels of land,

· powers to plan and fund infrastructure

· powers to buy, sell or lease land and buildings and fund infrastructure, and

· override existing and proposed district plans.

10. Developments could include housing, commercial premises, associated infrastructure, and amenities including parks, community spaces or shopping centres. Projects could also be greenfield and part of city expansion. Projects would not be limited to solely housing related projects. Development powers will not be available for stand-alone infrastructure projects.

11. The planning and consenting system as a whole; and any ability for urban development authorities to access powers under the Building Act 2004 and the Building Code will not be considered in this discussion document or during the further development of the urban development authority proposal.

12. In its submission to the Productivity Commission Using Land for Housing draft report in June 2015, the council raised the following points regarding urban development authorities. These are that the council:

· agrees that there can be high value in urban development agency models

· does not support the establishment of a government urban development agency in Auckland

· supports and believes there is scope for government to undertake complementary development activities and work alongside Development Auckland (now Panuku)

· does not support the removal of planning powers from local government to an urban development agency as local government is better placed to undertake local planning.

· recommends government undertakes an evaluation of existing development initiatives it has been involved in in Auckland, e.g. Tamaki Redevelopment Company Limited, and Hobsonville Point Company Limited.

Recommendation/s

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) provide feedback on the Urban Development Authorities discussion document by 15 May 2017.

Consideration

Local board views and implications

13. Local board chairpersons were invited to make an Expression of Interest to be a member of the Political Reference Group providing direction to staff on the submission.

14. The purpose of this report is to seek local board feedback which will be attached to the Auckland Council submission at the Planning Committee.

15. A committee report with the draft Political Reference group submission points will be reported to the 2 May meeting of the Planning Committee, with delegated sign off for the final submission for the 19 May deadline. The submission closing date is very tight and local board feedback will be tabled at the 2 May Planning Committee meeting. We would be grateful for any specific comments you wish to be considered for council submission to be:

· in a word document, regarding the overall proposal to enact new legislation as well as the specific proposals which are included within the overall proposal (see Appendix 1), provided by 28 April 2017. Any feedback received after 28 April and before 15 May 2017 will be attached to the final submission.

· sent to Christina Kaiser christina.kaiser@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

If you have any questions please contact Christina Kaiser.

Māori impact statement

16. The proposals in the discussion document will have an impact Māori. The discussion document proposes a process to identify potential Urban Development Authorities and develop related plans that may impact on agreed to planning decisions which were made with Māori engagement and input.

17. The Independent Māori Statutory Board (IMSB) are providing input into the submission. The Political Reference Group set up to work with staff on Auckland Council’s submission includes a member of the IMSB Secretariat.

Implementation

18. There are no implementation issues as a result of this report.

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Urban Development Authorities Discussion Document February 2017	37
b ⇩	Appendix 1 Questions for Consideration	287
c ⇩	Appendix 2 Summary diagram of the processes being proposed under the new legislation	289