Agenda of Papakura Local Board

Papakura Local Board

02 August 2017

Draft Papakura Local Board Plan 2017 Hearing

File No.: CP2017/14733

Purpose

1. To provide a high level overview of data gathered through public consultation held on the draft Papakura 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 382 submissions were received on the draft Papakura Local Board Plan 2017. In addition, 87 people provided feedback at engagement events and there were 50 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?

69% percent of respondents either agreed or strongly agreed, 26% neither agreed or disagreed, and 5% either disagreed or strongly disagreed.

· Question 2: Please rank our outcomes in order of importance, where 1 is most important and 5 is least important.

Responses received most strongly related to the following draft outcomes respectively:

o a strong local economy (41%)

o a vibrant and prosperous metropolitan centre (40%)

o people in Papakura lead active, healthy and connected lives (37%)

o treasured for its environment and heritage (30) and

o Papakura is well connected and easy to move around (26%).

· Question 3: Question 3: What do you think of our priorities?

73% of respondents supported the board’s priorities, 11% did not support and 16% were not sure.

· Question 4: Do you think we have missed anything in the draft plan?

The top two themes that received the most comments were transport (40) and parks, sport and recreation (34).

6. Submitters to the draft Papakura Local Board Plan 2017 were given the opportunity to speak at a hearing. 17 submitters requested a hearing.

7. All submissions and feedback received on the draft Papakura Local Board Plan 2017 are attached to this report.

Recommendation/s

That the Papakura Local Board:

a) receive submissions and feedback on the draft Papakura Local Board Plan 2017

b) hear submitters wanting to speak in support of their submission to the draft Papakura Local Board Plan 2017

c) thank submitters for their verbal presentation to the draft Papakura Local Board Plan 2017

d) consider any potential amendments to the draft Papakura Local Board Plan 2017..

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’.

10. This report provides statistics on submissions, event feedback and social media feedback received to the Draft Papakura Local Board Plan 2017 and a brief high level analysis of key themes and topics.

11. More detailed analysis of submissions and event feedback will be provided to the local board workshop on 16 August 2017.

12. The consultation period for the Draft Papakura Local Board Plan 2017 was held from 22 May to 30 June 2017.

Feedback received on the draft Papakura Local Board Plan 2017

Written responses and submissions

13. Results gathered from the four questions asked in the online and hardcopy forms, and submissions made via email and post, are displayed below.

Question 1: On a scale of one to five, are we on the right track with our proposed local board plan?

14. The purpose of the first question was to gauge respondent’s general support for the overall direction draft plan which is illustrated in the graph 1 below.

Graph 1: Responses to whether or not the Papakura Local Board is on the right track with the proposed plan

· Results indicate that the majority (69%) of submitters strongly agreed or agreed that the Papakura Local Board was on track with its proposed local board plan.

· 26% of respondents neither agreed nor disagreed and a further 5% disagreed or strongly disagreed with the overall direction of the draft local board plan.

· Of the 69% of submitters who strongly agreed or agreed with the draft plan, most comments were related to planning and transport.

· Planning, transport and economic development were the key themes commented on from the 26% of submitters who neither agreed or disagreed with the proposed plan.

· The 5% of submitters who either disagreed or strongly disagreed commented on the need for the plan to be focused more on people and to address safety issues.

Question 2: Please rank our outcomes in order of importance, where 1 is most important and 5 is least important.

15. The graph (graph 2) below portrays submitters’ views on the importance of each outcome in the draft Local Board Plan. Respondents were asked to rank the outcomes in order of importance and could provide explanatory commentary on that. =

Graph 2: Draft Local Board Plan outcomes in order of importance

i) Outcome 1 - A vibrant and prosperous metropolitan centre

· The graph above shows that 40% of submitters ranked this outcome as very important. 17 comments were received that were specifically related to this outcome. Respondents made comments safety, the need to revitalise the town centre and the importance of attracting new businesses.

ii) Outcome 2 - People in Papakura lead active, healthy and connected lives

· 37% of submitters ranked this outcome as being very important. 18 comments were received, all in support of this outcome. Upgrading and utilising existing facilities was the key theme.

iii) Outcome 3 - A strong local economy

· The graph indicates that 41% of submitters ranked this outcome very important. 17 specific comments on this outcome were received. All commentary was around local employment.

iv) Outcome 4 - Papakura is well connected and easy to move around

· The graph highlights that 26% of submitters ranked this outcome as being very important. 18 comments were received, emphasizing the needto improve safety at the train station, to improve public transport and upgrade existing footpaths and roads.

v) Outcome 5 - Treasured for its environment and heritage

· The result illustrates that 33% of the respondents ranked this outcome least important. 14 comments were received on this outcome. Key points made were around rubbish and preserving Papakura’s heritage.

Question 3: What do you think of our priorities?

16. The graph (graph 3) below highlights submitters’ support of the board’s key priorities. Submitters were asked whether or not they supported the priorities and were able to submit further commentary.

Graph 3: Overall support for the Local Boards proposed priorities

· 73% of submissions were in support of the board’s key priorities. This is nearly 3 times as many, in contrast to those submissions either not in support or not sure (totaling 27%) as outlined in the graph above.

17. The table (table 1) below indicates key themes and the number of comments received.

Table 1: Key themes related to submitters support or non-support

	Support	Do not support	Not sure	Total number of comments received
Planning	14	1	1	16
Transport	1	1	2	4
Environment	4	0	0	4
Economic development	4	1	1	6
Arts Culture and Events	2	2	0	4
Parks Sports and Recreation	2	0	0	2

18. Overall, there were 14 comments received in support for the board’s priorities that referred to planning. This subsumed requests for more resources to be spent on infrastructure and community services.

Question 4: Do you think we have missed anything in the draft plan? If yes, could you explain what and why it's important?

19. The graph (graph 4) below illustrates the number of comments received for anything missing overall in the draft local board plan and the theme it relates to.

Graph 4: Total number of comments received per theme

· Community services – key comments received included requests for a pacific community hub, community centers, library services and improved safety in Papakura.

· Parks, Sports and Recreation - of the 34 pieces of feedback received, 18 mentioned the need for more playgrounds or improvements of existing playgrounds.

· Arts, culture and events – 10 out of the 14 responses received, requested more health projects and cultural events in Papakura.

· Economic development – 9 out of the 13 comments received mentioned the lack of business opportunities in Papakura.

· Planning – 13 of the 23 comments related to town centre revitalisation and emphasising the need to attract more social and health services.

· Environment – of the 29 comments received, 10 related to water and waste systems and a further 8 to chemical spraying.

· Transport – Improvements of safety, public transport and park and ride facilities were the key comments made around this theme.

· Finance – most comments received were around rates.

· Governance and support – A smokefree policy, the development of a Pahurehure Inlet Management Plan and the need for elected members to connect more with the community were the main points stated.

· Other comments – Under this category, various topics were raised, including the request for more youth initiatives and more opportunities for the public to discuss issues with elected members.

· No response – 30 responses were submitters did not provide any additional commentary.

Event feedback

20. During the formal consultation period on the draft Local Board Plan there where three formal events (“Have Your Say” event at the Papakura library on the 31 May, a Pasifika Fono held at the Papakura East Presbyterian Church on the 21 June and a Mataawaka Hui held at the Papakura Marae on the 28 June) where people could make a submission and provide feedback.

21. A total of 87 people attended the events named above and were asked the same four questions as people who provided their feedback via a submission form. Feedback on the draft plan was recorded at the events and the analysis can be found below.

Question 1: On a scale of one to five, are we on the right track with our proposed local board plan?

22. Graph 5 displays submitters’ general overall support for the direction of the draft local board plan.

Graph 5: Responses to whether or not the Papakura Local Board is on the right track with the proposed plan

· Of the people who provided feedback at the events, 47% strongly agreed, 23% agreed, 24% neither agreed nor disagreed whilst 6% disagreed with the overall direction of the proposed plan.

· Key topics raised during these events were transport and safety.

Question 2: Please rank our outcomes in order of importance, where 1 is most important and 5 is least important

23. Attendees were also asked to rank each outcome in order of importance and the chart (graph 6) below depicts the number of responses received.

Graph 6: Draft Local Board Plan outcomes in order of importance

i) Outcome 1 - A vibrant and prosperous metropolitan centre

· The majority of responses were in support of various objectives and initiatives within this outcome. 5 respondants specifically commented on this outcomewith transport being the main theme raised.

ii) Outcome 2 - People in Papakura lead active, healthy and connected lives

· 20 responses received were in support of this outcome. 10 specific comments were received, with public transport and cycle ways being the key points mentioned.

iii) Outcome 3 - A strong local economy.

· 11 responses were received in support of this outcome. Local employment and more investment in the town centre were highlighted in the commentary.

iv) Outcome 4 - Papakura is well connected and easy to move around.

· 15 responses recognised this outcome as very important. Public transport and safety were the main points made in the comments.

v) Outcome 5 - Treasured for its environment and heritage.

· The majority of responses received were in support this outcome and underlying objectives.

Question 3: What do you think of our priorities?

24. The diagram below indicates attendees support for the board’s key priorities.

Graph 7: Overall support for the Local Boards proposed priorities

· 82% of the responses were in support of the board’s key priorities.

· A total of 28 comments were received, with the key points raised being the need for more youth initiatives and address transport and safety.

Question 4: Do you think we have missed anything in the draft plan? If yes, could you explain what and why it's important?

25. The graph (graph 8) below, reveals the number of responses collected for anything missing in the draft Local Board Plan.

Graph 8: Total number of comments received per theme

· The top 3 themes that received with the most feedback identified as missing from the plan (totally 27 comments) were community services (7 comments) and governance and support (6 comments).

· Under the category ‘other comments’, housing, homelessness and youth initiatives were being brought up.

· Under ‘community services’ people commented on safety and the need for community hubs and shared spaces.

· Establishing ways to partner and connect with communities were commented on under ‘Governance and support’.

Facebook feedback

26. Facebook was used as an online mechanism to connect with the community and gather input into the development of the plan. A total of 50 pieces of feedback were received via this medium. Of the 50 responses received, there was 1 related to question 3 (‘What do you think of our priorities?’), not supporting the proposed priorities and 49 responses to question 4 (‘Do you think we have missed anything in the draft plan?’, see table 2).

Table 2: Pieces of feedback received per topic

Q4 - Do you think we have missed anything in the draft plan?

Topic	Count
Community services	2
Parks, sport and recreation	13
Economic development	1
Planning	4
Environment	3
Transport	21
Other comments	5

Common themes

27. Common themes across all feedback received were:

· Transport – Commentary related to safety, park and ride facilities, public transport and the provision of walking and cycling infrastructure.

· Parks, Sports and Recreation – including comments around upgrading existing sports grounds and playgrounds.

· Economic development – Revitalising the town centre and improving opportunities for local employment were the main points being made.

· Community services – Youth initiatives and creating spaces and places for the community to enjoy came forward as focus areas for the final version of the Papakura Local Board Plan.

Submissions made by organisations to Papakura Local Board

28. The following organisations made submissions to the draft Papakura Local Board Plan:

· Auckland Teaching Gardens Trust

· Drury United Football Club

· Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga

· Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School

· Karaka Cricket Club Inc

· Neighbourhood Support Papakura District

· Pacific Smokefree Network (PSN)

· Pahurehure Inlet Protection Society (PIPS)

· Papakura High School

· Papakura Youth Council

· Rosehill College

· Squash Auckland

· Tau Will Organisation

· Te Whakakitenga O Waikato-Tainui

· Umataha Tongan Community Papakura

Generic submissions made to all local boards

29. The following organisations made submissions to more than one local board:

· Age Concern

· Aktive - Auckland Sport & Recreation

· Alcohol Healthwatch

· Auckland Curling Club

· Cancer Society Auckland Northland

· Civic Trust Auckland

· Hapai Te Hauora

· Healthy Auckland Together

· Love Our Libraries

· New Zealand Association for Environmental Education

· New Zealand Motor Caravan Association Inc.

· The Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Creative NZ

· The Tree Council Inc.

30. A pro forma submission was made to all local boards regarding:

· Chemical Spraying

Information on submitters

31. The table (table 3) below shows the demographics of the submitters and graph 9 the ethnic group that people identified with. This information only relates to those submitters who provided demographic information (81 people in total).

32. Of the 81 of people who provided demographic information, 37 were female and 44 were male. 34 were between the ages of 35 to 64. 57 identified as European followed by Pacific (18) Asian (11), Māori (7), and other (1).

Table 3: Demographics submitters

AGE	Male	Female	Diverse	Total	%
< 15	0	0	0	0	0%
15 – 24	3	3	0	6	7%
25 – 34	4	3	0	7	9%
35 – 44	11	8	0	19	23%
45 – 54	7	6	0	13	16%
55 – 64	3	9	0	12	15%
65 – 74	11	6	0	17	21%
75 +	5	2	0	7	9%
				81	100%

Graph 9: Ethnic group submitters identified with

Consideration

Local board views and implications

33. The Papakura Local Board will consider all submissions and feedback to the draft Papakura Local Board Plan 2017 prior to adopting the final local board plan in September.

Māori impact statement

34. Māori outcomes have been considered in the development of the draft Papakura Local Board Plan 2017.

35. A southern local boards’ engagement hui with mana whenua authorities was also held on Tuesday 13 June 2017 in the Manukau Civic Building.

36. Further engagement with mataawaka was conducted by:

· Considering pre-existing feedback

· Holding a targeted event during the consultation period on Thursday, 29 June 2017 at Manurewa Marae.

Implementation

37. The Papakura Local Board will consider all submissions and feedback to the draft Papakura Local Board Plan 2017 prior to adopting the final Local Board Plan in September.

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Papakura Local Board Plan 2017-202 Event Feedback	21
b ⇩	Papakura Local Board Plan 2017-2020 Social Media Feedback	27
c ⇩	Papakura Submissions - Volume 1	33
d ⇨	Papakura Submissions - Volume 2 (Under Separate Cover)
e ⇨	Papakura Submissions - Volume 3 (Under Separate Cover)
f ⇨	Papakura Submissions - Volume 4 (Under Separate Cover)
g ⇨	Papakura Submissions - Volume 5 (Under Separate Cover)
h ⇨	Papakura Submissions - Volume 6 (Under Separate Cover)
i ⇨	Papakura Submissions - Volume 7 (Under Separate Cover)
j ⇨	Papakura Submissions - Volume 8 (Under Separate Cover)
k ⇨	Papakura Submissions - Volume 9 (Under Separate Cover)
l ⇩	Pro-forma Chemical Spray Submissions	155