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Howick Local
Board
15 August 2017
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Draft Howick
Local Board Plan 2017 Hearing
File No.: CP2017/14719
Purpose
1. To provide a high level overview of data gathered through public
consultation held on the draft Howick Local Board Plan 2017, along with all
submissions and feedback received.
Executive
summary
2. The Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009 requires local
boards to produce and adopt a local board plan by 31 October 2017. Under
Section 83 of the Local Government Act 2002 local boards must use the special consultative procedure in adopting their local
board plan.
3. The consultation period for the draft local board plans ran from 22
May to 30 June 2017. Submissions were made through the
following channels and coded together:
· Online form available on the Shape Auckland
website
· Hard copy forms included in the household
summary documents
· Via email or post.
4. In
total 412 submissions were received on the draft Howick Local Board Plan 2017.
In addition, we received 110 documented pieces of feedback at engagement events
and there were 13 pieces of feedback gathered through Facebook. All of this
information is attached to this report.
5. The
following questions were asked in the online form and hard copy form and
responses given via those channels. Email and post.
· Question 1: On a scale of one to five,
are we on the right track with our proposed local board plan?
Nearly 60% percent of respondents either
agreed or strongly agreed, 25% neither agreed or disagreed, and approximately
15% either disagreed or strongly disagreed.
· Question 2:
Tell us what you like the most about our proposed
local board plan?
There was overwhelmingly positive support
for each of the six outcomes within the proposed local board plan.
· Question 3: One of our proposals is to
investigate the introduction of a local targeted rate for Howick residents, to
enable free access to our pools.
Nearly 60% of respondents disagreed with
the proposal.
6. Submitters to the draft Howick Local Board Plan 2017 were given the
opportunity to speak at a hearing. 31 submitters requested a hearing.
7. All submissions and feedback received on the draft Howick Local
Board Plan 2017 are attached to this report.
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Recommendation/s
That the Howick Local Board:
a) receive
submissions and feedback on the draft Howick Local Board Plan 2017.
b) hear
submitters wanting to speak in support of their submission to the draft
Howick Local Board Plan 2017.
c) thank submitters for their verbal presentation to the draft Howick
Local Board Plan 2017.
d) consider any potential amendments to the draft Howick Local Board
Plan 2017.
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Comments
8. The
Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009 requires local boards to produce
and adopt a local board plan by 31 October 2017.
9. Under
Section 83 of the Local Government Act 2002 local boards are required to use
the special consultative procedure in adopting their local board plan. This
includes ensuring the opportunity for a ‘spoken interaction’.
Feedback received on the
draft Howick Local Board Plan 2017
Written
responses and submissions.
10. Results
gathered from the questions asked in the online
and hardcopy form, and submissions made via email and post, are displayed
below.
11. Question
1: On a scale of one to five, are we on the
right track with our proposed local board plan?
· A large number of respondents commented on specific projects or
requests for service and the performance of the board rather than the local
board plan itself. However, as can be seen from the graph below, nearly 60% of
respondents agree that the proposed local board plan is on the right track.
Question 2: Tell us what you like the most
about our proposed local board plan?
· As can be seen from
the graph below, there is overwhelming support for each of the six outcome
areas identified in the local board plan. The provision of the multi-use
community facility and library at Flat Bush was a recurring theme, as was
resolving traffic issues – including public transport, and helping young
people into jobs.
Question 3: One of our proposals is to investigate the introduction of a local
targeted rate for Howick residents, to enable free access to our pools.
· The graph below
shows the majority of the submitters disagreed with investigating the
introduction of a local targeted rate for Howick residents, to enable free
access to our pools.
· Responses
to the question from the Have Your Say Events showed a higher number of
submitters agreeing with the proposed investigation of a target rate, however
this could be due to having had more information on the proposal from being
able to ask questions of local board members.
· The
key theme in all the submissions either agreeing or disagreeing was the impact
on rates and the need to keep rates down and that entry to pools should be user
pays for adults.
· The
benefit of access to pools and swimming to improve health and well-being was
highlighted by 31 of the submissions in agreement with the proposal, while 14
submissions suggested additional pools be constructed in Howick.
· Other
submissions referred to the need for ferries to midnight, shade trees at Lloyd
Elsmore Park and sports fields.
Event
Feedback
12. The board
received approximately 110 comments via feedback at the six pop-up “Have
Your Say” events around the ward with the majority of comments following
the patterns discussed above. Interestingly, there was more agreement around
Question 3 with regard to investigating a targeted rate, as there was more
opportunity for the idea to be discussed and explained, which lead to better
understanding of the question.
Facebook feedback
13. Thirteen pieces
of feedback were received via Facebook. The majority of this feedback
focussed on specific requests or projects and did not comment on the more
strategic views of the local board plan.
Common themes
14. As
discussed previously, the vast majority of submissions did not directly address
the content of the proposed local board plan, but focused on specific requests
for service and/or projects whilst indicating overall support for each of the
outcome areas. Typical themes include (in no particular order):
· Transport issues –
including congestion, public transport, provision of park and rides, more
walkways and/or cycleways
· Commentary that the
proposed plan wasn’t specific enough
· Supporting youth into
employment
· Maintaining
or formalising the special character of the Howick Village
· More
focus on the management of coastal erosion.
18. Other
matters raised included a suggestion for some rewording and an idea to publish
the outcomes in priority order.
Submissions
made by organisations to Howick Local Board
19. The
following organisations made submissions to the draft Howick local board plan:
· Auckland Seniors Support and Caring Group Inc.
· Squash Auckland
· Pacifica Womens Organisation
· Howick Coastal Protection Association
· Auckland Cricket Association
· Wasps Water Polo
· Love Our Libraries
· The Tree Council Inc
· Kiwi Play Safe
· Pohutukawa Avenue Residents' Association
· Auckland Rugby Union
· Fisher and Paykel Healthcare- Cycling advocates
· Howick Youth Council
· New Zealand Motor Caravan Association
· Te Whakakitenga O Waikato-Tainui
· Auckland Teaching Gardens Trust
· Greater East Tamaki Business Association Inc.
· New Zealand Association for Environmental Education
· Age Concern
· Alcohol Healthwatch
· Aktive – Auckland Sport and Recreation
· Heathy Auckland Together
· Cancer Society Auckland Northland
· Auckland Curling Club
· The Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Creative NZ
· Civic Trust Auckland Council Hapai Te Hauora
Generic
submissions made to all local boards
20. Some pro forma submissions were made to all local boards by an organisation called “Spray Free Streets” who
created a campaign entitled “Draft Local Board Plan Feedback: Stop
spraying chemical herbicides in our streets and parks”. A copy of
this pro forma can be found in attachment L.
21. The
tables and graphs below indicate what demographic categories people identified
with. This information only relates to those submitters who provided
demographic information.
22. Of
the 332 of people who provided demographic information, 176 were female and 154
were male, with 2 identifying as gender diverse. 110 were between the ages of
35 to 64. 212 identified as European followed by Asian (128), Maori (9),
Pacific (5) and African/Middle East/ Latin (1).
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ETHNICITY
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European
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212
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64%
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NZ
European
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190
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57%
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Other
European
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22
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7%
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Maori
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9
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3%
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Pacific
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5
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2%
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Samoan
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2
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1%
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Tongan
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1
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0%
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Other
Pacific
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2
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1%
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Asian
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128
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39%
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Chinese
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87
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26%
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Indian
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22
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7%
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Korean
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4
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1%
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Other
Asian
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15
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5%
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African/Middle Eastern/Latin
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1
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0%
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Other
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2
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1%
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New
Zealander/Kiwi
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1
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0%
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Other
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1
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0%
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Total
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331
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*N/A
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Consideration
Local
board views and implications
23. The Howick Local Board will consider all submissions and feedback to
the draft Howick Local Board Plan 2017 prior to adopting the final local board
plan in October 2017.
Māori
impact statement
24. Maori
outcomes have been considered in the development of the draft Howick Local
Board Plan 2017.
Implementation
25. The Howick Local Board will consider all submissions and feedback to
the draft Howick Local Board Plan 2017 prior to adopting the final local board
plan in October 2017.
Attachments
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No.
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Title
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Page
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a⇩ 
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Event Feedback
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13
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b⇩
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Social Media Feedback
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23
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c⇨ 
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Draft Howick Local Board Plan 2017 Submissions Volume
1 (Under Separate Cover)
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d⇨
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Draft Howick Local Board Plan 2017 Submissions Volume
2 (Under Separate Cover)
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e⇨
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Draft Howick Local Board Plan 2017 Submissions Volume
3 (Under Separate Cover)
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f⇨
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Draft Howick Local Board Plan 2017 Submissions Volume
4 (Under Separate Cover)
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g⇨
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Draft Howick Local Board Plan 2017 Submissions Volume
5 (Under Separate Cover)
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h⇨
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Draft Howick Local Board Plan 2017 Submissions Volume
6 (Under Separate Cover)
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i⇨ 
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Draft Howick Local Board Plan 2017 Submissions Volume
7 (Under Separate Cover)
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j⇨
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Draft Howick Local Board Plan 2017 Submissions Volume
8 (Under Separate Cover)
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k⇨ 
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Draft Howick Local Board Plan 2017 Submissions Volume
9 (Under Separate Cover)
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l⇨
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Pro forma Submission (Under Separate Cover)
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Signatories
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Authors
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Ian Milnes - Senior Local Board Advisor Howick
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Authorisers
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Karen Lyons - General Manager Local Board Services
Ian Milnes – Acting Relationship Manager Howick
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