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Resolution
number RD/2018/145
MOVED by Member B Bailey, seconded by Deputy Chairperson
P Pirrie:
That the Rodney
Local Board:
a) that
the Rodney Local Board provide the following feedback on the draft
Contributions Policy 2019 (the policy)
i) generally
supports the policy but notes that it has not had the opportunity to see or
assess the public feedback on the policy to inform the local board feedback,
and will not have that opportunity prior to the Governing Body making a
decision to adopt the policy in December 2018.
ii) express
concern that there was no public consultation event held in Rodney in the
development of this policy and that no officers were present to answer
questions at this business meeting
iii) note
that, since development contributions can only account for the growth
component of new infrastructure, there will never be enough contributions
collected to fully fund the infrastructure our communities require
iv) express
concern that development contributions are proposed to be collected to fund
swimming pools and libraries as it will spread the amount of funding that is
collected over more community infrastructure, making necessary infrastructure
harder to deliver within available budgets
v) note
that council is still paying for infrastructure that is already built (such
as major transport upgrades) which means development contributions that are
collected now do not necessarily translate into new infrastructure; this
issue is not well known or understood by the public
vi) request
that council improve their communications with the public to better inform
them what development contributions are paying for in their local area (such
as paying for infrastructure that is already built)
vii) request
that the policy be accompanied by greater transparency about where and what
development contributions are paying for across the region
viii) request that the policy be amended
to allow council to take the maximum amount for reserve contributions that is
permissible by law (7.5%) given the importance of open space and reserves and
the high cost of these
ix) do not support the change
to the timing of the collection of development contributions to when code of
compliance is issued as it will delay the collection of funding and have a flow
on impact on the acquisition of open space which usually happens in the early
stages of a development
x) reiterate the
previous feedback provided (RD/2018/54) that Funding Areas need to be smaller
to more accurately reflect the needs of growing communities, for example,
contributions collected from a development in Warkworth can fund transport
improvements in Takapuna, even though residents in Warkworth will not receive
any benefit.
xi) request that a Funding
Area for both transport and reserves be considered for the Warkworth area as
this has been identified as a satellite town in the Auckland Unitary Plan and
the Auckland Future Urban Land Supply Strategy, and request the implications
of this be reported back to the board.
CARRIED
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