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Resolution number DT/2017/179
MOVED by Chairperson G
Gillon, seconded by Member M Sheehy:
That the
Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:
The role of Auckland Transport
and local boards
xiii. notes
the critical interface between the local place-shaping role of local boards
and Auckland Transport’s jurisdiction over the road corridor and
transport networks.
xiv. notes
that the Governance Manual for Substantive CCOs requires Auckland Transport,
amongst other things, to:
1) develop, with local boards, a shared understanding
of local board views and CCO priorities to inform the following year’s
business planning, including through an annual interactive workshop
‘where local boards communicate their local board priorities and the
CCOs communicate how their current year work programme will contribute to
local board priorities’.
2) develop by 31 July each year an annual local board
engagement plan, which includes a schedule ‘clearly indicate[ing] for
each board, the projects and/or activities that it expects to report on, and
the projects and activities that it expects to consult on, for the following
year. This should be updated annually or more frequently if
required.’
3) report against their local board engagement plan in
their quarterly performance reports to the CCO Governance and Monitoring
Committee.
xv. supports
the political working party position to direct Auckland Transport to
meet all requirements for local board engagement as set out in the Governance
Manual for Substantive CCOs.
xvi. supports
the political working party position direct Council officers to monitor
Auckland Transport’s compliance with the requirements for local board
engagement, as set out in the Governance Manual for Substantive CCOs, and to
report this monitoring to the governing body at least annually.
xvii. notes
that the Mayor’s 2017 letter of expectation to Auckland Transport
stipulated that council expects there to be:
4) better and earlier engagement and communication
between Auckland Transport and local boards; and
5) active consideration by Auckland Transport of which
of its decision-making powers it could delegate to local boards (within the
constraints created by the regulatory environment, safety considerations, the
needs of regional networks and the role played by NZTA in decision-making).
xviii. notes
that the following activity statement has been included in Auckland
Transport’s 2017-2020 Statement of Intent:
‘Participation in the
governance review which is aimed at changing behaviours and processes across
relevant Council family activities, including Auckland Transport, to enable
local boards to give effect to their governance role, particularly around
local place-shaping.’
xix. notes
that the Governance Framework Review has investigated the potential
delegation of a range of Auckland Transport powers and the working party
recommends that additional work be undertaken to identify delegation
opportunities.
xx. supports
the political working party position to direct Auckland Transport, in working
with local boards, to:
6) ensure that local boards have a strong governance
role in determining the ‘look and feel’ of town centres and
streetscapes, in line with their allocation of non-regulatory
decision-making;
7) improve co-ordination between local place-shaping
projects, such as town centre upgrades, and its renewals programmes
8) provide more opportunities for local board
direction on the prioritisation of minor traffic safety projects, with the
exception of those which Auckland Transport considers are of critical safety
importance
9) be more responsive to local place-shaping
initiatives in non-transport parts of the road corridor, including reducing
or removing barriers to community place-making initiatives e.g. looking at
ways to reduce the costs of developing traffic management plans for community
events
10) take direction from local boards on how and where to implement
community-focused programmes
xxi. supports
the political working party position to direct Auckland Transport to report
to the governing body annually on how it is meeting the directions given
under recommendation xx.
xxii. notes
that the Quality Advice programme has been working with Auckland Transport to
improve the quality of advice to local boards and will shortly begin regular
six monthly surveys of local board members’ satisfaction with Auckland
Transport advice, engagement and reporting to local boards.
xxiii. notes
that the Local Board Transport Capital Fund is valued by local boards but
that the level of funding means that some boards are not able to progress
meaningful projects, and that improved local transport outcomes may be
achieved if the size of the fund was significantly increased.
xxiv. supports
the political working party position to direct officers to report to the
relevant governing body committee, through the Long Term Plan process, on
options for significantly increasing the Local Board Transport Capital Fund
and the method of allocation of the fund.
xxv. supports
the political working party position to direct Auckland Transport to
implement a more systematic work programme approach to assist local boards to
identify potential projects and make decisions.
xxvi. supports
the political working party position to direct Auckland Transport to actively
engage with governing body members (ward councillors) together with the
relevant local board on transport projects and issues within their local
board / ward areas.
CARRIED
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