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Resolution number WTM/2017/56
MOVED
by Chairperson P Coom, seconded by Deputy Chairperson S Chambers:
That the Waitematā
Local Board:
a)
approve final 2017/2018 LDI operational budgets by activity, within funding envelopes as
follows:
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Activity
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2017/2018
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Local community services
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831,000
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Local parks, sport and
recreation
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338,000
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Local environmental management
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102,000
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Local planning
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85,000
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TOTAL
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1,356,000
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b)
approve the advocacy initiatives for
inclusion in the 2017/2018 Local Board Agreement as outlined in the tabled
advocacy list dated 2 May 2017, subject to deletion of ‘facilities
partnership fund’ other advocacy initiative and delegates any minor
changes to the chair.
c)
agree one unfunded capital project as the key
advocacy priority for the organisation to work on as follows:
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Initiative
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Description
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Advocating to
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Ponsonby Park at 254 Ponsonby Road
Secure funding, resource and support to
deliver the community’s agreed vision and chosen design for Ponsonby
Park 254 Ponsonby Road.
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The former Auckland City Council purchased 254 Ponsonby Road in
2006 to create an open space in the Ponsonby town centre for future
communities. A community-led design process was commenced at the end of
2014. A design by LandLab has been chosen by the public who were
given an opportunity to vote on fourteen designs and choose their preferred
design. The Landlab design received very strong public
endorsement. Funding is now required to deliver the project.
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Governing Body
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d)
provide the following views on regional
annual budget consultation issues:
(i) Rates
Level: Council budget is generally sound and the overall level of expenditure
is justified to maintain valued council services and projects. The cost of
growth, particularly of accommodating population growth and providing
infrastructure means council need adequate income to pay for this.
Therefore, the board supports a 2.5% rates increase which is needed both to
maintain services and respond to growth.
(ii) Rating
stability: The board supports council’s proposal to change its policy
to pause the reduction of the relative proportion of business rates for
2017/2018 and that both residential and business ratepayers receive the same
2.5% rates increase.
(iii) Targeted rate to
pay for tourism promotion: The board supports a targeted rate on commercial
accommodation providers subject to any necessary amendments to give consideration to differing levels of targeted rate based on
geographic location and type of accommodation to ensure
practicality and fairness.
(iv) Targeted rate for
housing infrastructure: The board supports the change to council’s
revenue and financing policy to allow for the use of targeted rates to fund
infrastructure for new houses particularly where this reduces the incentive
for land banking.
(v) Living
wage: The board strongly supports council paying a living wage.
(vi) Waste management
and charges: The board supports a central community
recycling centre at the identified site at Western Springs and would like to
see the fostering of composting and a free collection of food waste for those
who don’t or can’t compost.
(vii) Mass transit network: The board supports the funding for the proposed work on mass
transit options and route protection and would like to see the early
introduction of light rail from the city centre and along Dominion Road and
on other routes on the isthmus as well as an appropriate form of rail
transport to the airport.
(viii) SkyPath implementation: The board supports the budget provision for SkyPath implementation
and are keen to see it accompanied by improved walking and cycling links from
it and development of a park at the southern side.
(ix) Collaborations on
reducing homelessness: The board strongly supports
Council’s investment in developing and implementing a comprehensive
Housing First approach to reduce homelessness together with appropriate
access to lockers, showers and toilets, to assist homeless people to move on
to appropriate accommodation.
e)
note that a recommendation on the
Uptown BID Targeted Rate and their proposed expansion will be made at the 16
May 2017 business meeting
f)
recommend $276,000 of 2016/2017 LDI
opex to be deferred to 2017/2018 from the following budget lines:
(i)
Good Citizens Award - $5,000
(ii)
Community Empowerment Fund - $30,000
(iii)
Youth Hub Feasibility Study - $15,000
(iv)
Develop
a local plan for the
area that includes
MOTAT, Western Springs, Auckland Zoo and Seddon Fields – $20,000
(v)
Facility Partnership Programme -
$20,000
(vi)
Western Springs Native Bush Restoration
Plan – $186,000
CARRIED
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