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Resolution
number MO/2018/177
MOVED by Deputy Chairperson W Togiamua,
seconded by Member N Bakulich:
That the
Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board:
a) support
the adoption of the Draft Facility Partnerships Policy, and provide the
following feedback on the proposed approach for the Environment and
Community Committee’s consideration.
i) Support the overarching
draft Facility Partnership policy as this aligns with the
Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board’s local board plan outcomes:
Facilities that meets diverse needs, and, A place where everyone thrives and
belongs.
ii) Request that this policy
includes in the facility partnership lifecycle the local boards discretionary
decision-making at the local level, and recognise location, design and use of
local facilities is a local board decision.
iii) Request
that a list of all current local facilities partnership agreements and any
future partnership arrangements being discussed are also presented to the
Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board, as the local board have not
received such a list.
iv) Support
pursuing partnerships where there is genuine community benefit and achieve
objectives to:
A. leverage
external investment and community effort
B. empower communities, and help us respond to
Auckland’s increasing diversity
C. optimise the existing facility
network and reduce the need for new facilities.
v) Note:
value and honour Te Ao Maori principles in contributing towards developing
this policy, as a thriving Māori identity is Auckland's point of
difference in the world.
Transition
vi) Some partnership discussions have been
over several years, and the issues involved in these types of discussions are
usually around complex issues. The local board request clear easy to read
operational guidelines to navigate these discussions.
vii) Request the operational guidelines achieve
transparency and promote best practice principles and should include:
A. Not making partnerships too bureaucratic and difficult
when they are local and small in scale
B. Phasing in new requirements for existing partnerships in
a way that does not place a burden on community group partners
C. Consider local and relevant solutions reflecting the
diverse nature of local communities.
viii) Support a clear ‘road map’ to how this
policy may respond to the ‘messy reality’ of partnerships
accompanied by a flexible operation guideline to progress these
relationships.
ix) Strongly
support the lead relationship broker role for both new and existing facility
partners to help work with council to achieve a seamless transition and
provide ongoing support
Investments
x) Revenue gathering such as user charges
may be appropriate where it doesn’t hinder what the community is trying
to do. The Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board is cautious about these
types of partnership arrangements due to the high deprivation factor in the local
area but understand these very much depend on the circumstances.
xi) Support other ways to generate
revenue, such as sponsorship and public private partnerships. External
funding is preferred as it would allow local board’s have more budget
to invest into the other local projects.
CARRIED
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