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Resolution
number MR/2019/104
MOVED by Chairperson A Dalton, seconded by
Member R McLean:
That the Manurewa Local Board:
a)
receive the staff
report on the indicative business case for the Manurewa Local Board One Local
Initiative, redevelopment of War Memorial Park, Manurewa.
b)
note that the board
has not been provided the full indicative business case and has relied on the
summary provided in the staff report to provide feedback.
c)
note that:
i)
Finance and
Performance Committee Resolution number FIN/2018/85 adopted the following
recommendation regarding earmarking of funding to be allocated for the
board’s One Local Initiative proposal:
Manurewa Local Board
Manurewa War Memorial Park redevelopment including a multipurpose facility
and upgrade of sports fields - Revised rationale and recommendation:
A)
addresses community
asset need and identified shortfall in sports field capacity
B)
allocate funding
for business case to identify investment options to increase sports field
capacity and investment in new built facility to support existing sport users
and potential additional sports and community uses - FY19
C)
local board to
allocate funding to support development of community led masterplan –
FY19
D)
detailed design and
consents for sports field works - FY19
E)
earmark funding for
sports field physical works, subject to assessment and detailed design work
in FY20
F)
earmark funding for
design and consents for new built facility in FY20, and delivery in FY21-22,
subject to scope, estimated costs, potential other funding sources and timing
in business case.
ii)
based on the staff
report, the board considers that:
A)
the indicative
business case goes beyond the committee’s request to “identify
investment options” and report on the “scope, estimated costs,
potential other funding sources and timing” of the One Local Initiative
proposal. It instead revisits the rationale for the proposal.
B)
the indicative
business case does not reflect either the committee’s expectations as
set out in the resolution above or the understanding of the board regarding
the process to be followed. OLI proposals that were recommended to the committee
for earmarking of funding were considered to have already demonstrated a case
for change, a financial case and assessed options to determine value for
money.
iii)
the community led
masterplan and detailed design and consents for sports field works have not
been completed as requested by the committee.
d)
endorse the
findings of the staff report on the indicative business case supporting the
need for service improvements to the fields at War Memorial Park to address the projected demand for additional sports field
capacity, and provides the following feedback:
i)
the shortfall of
weekday floodlit sports field capacity in Manurewa has been known since at
least October 2017. At that time, there was only one local board area with a
larger shortfall than Manurewa.
ii)
there is still a
need for the shortfall in sports field capacity in Manurewa to be addressed
through the sports field renewal process, regardless of the outcome of the
One Local Initiative process.
e)
do not endorse the
findings of the staff report on the indicative business case regarding the
need for additional community facilities in Manurewa and provides the
following feedback:
i)
the findings of the
indicative business case are limited due to the data used by staff. The board
notes the following limitations.
A)
population
information that has been used is of a historical nature and the results of
the 2018 Census are not yet available.
B)
population growth
projections are less reliable for smaller populations and over longer time
periods.
C)
resource consent
and building consent data has not been used to assess levels of housing
intensification in the area. The area surrounding War Memorial Park includes
Terraced Housing and Apartment Building zoning, and the board is aware of
several resource consent applications proposing intensive housing development
in this area.
D)
the “12
community centres and community halls within the study area” include
venues-for-hire and community houses that are not comparable with the
facility proposed by the board. Five of the twelve are not located within the
Manurewa Local Board area. It is not appropriate to consider usage of these
venues-for-hire and community houses to determine whether there is demand for
the facility proposed by the board, as they do not meet the same needs as the
One Local Initiative proposal.
ii)
according to the
current population growth projections, the population of the Manurewa Local
Board area is projected to be over 100,000 within 30 years. Manurewa will
still be one of the most populous local board areas and it is important to
provide for the future needs of this population.
iii)
despite the
expected higher rate of population growth in Wiri over the next 30 years, the
projected population of the War Memorial Park catchment area will still be
considerably larger than that of Wiri during that time. The board does not
believe that it is reasonable to meet the needs of either of these
communities at the expense of the other.
iv)
in areas where
projected population growth is lower than average, assets will still need to
be renewed or replaced over time, and new assets will need to be built. An
approach that determines asset investment based on population growth alone
would not allow for building and renewing assets in these areas. For this
reason, the board believes that factors other than population growth must
also be considered when making decisions on investment in assets.
v)
the board embraced
the intent of the council’s empowered communities approach when it
began working on this project in 2016, and anticipated staff would take this
approach into account when conducting the indicative business case. However,
engagement with the local community, local schools, park users, sports clubs
and other stakeholders has not been carried out as a part of the indicative
business case, and the views and aspirations of the community have not been
taken into consideration. Feedback received during engagement for the
Manurewa Local Board Plan 2017 and 10-year Budget 2018-2028 indicated strong
community support for this proposal.
vi)
the report does not
provide evidence that the indicative business case included consideration of
the social impacts of failing to provide a new facility for this community.
vii)
the description of
the proposed facility as a “small community facility” used in the
indicative business case is not consistent with the board’s proposal,
which was for a multi-purpose facility that supports existing sports users
and community uses. Using the narrow definition of a “small community
facility” in the Community Facilities Network Plan has constrained
analysis of the available options in the following ways:
A)
the need to provide
accommodation for the existing sports users of War Memorial Park (Manurewa
AFC, Manukau City Cricket Club and Homai Bowling Club) has not been
considered. Options one and three do not include accommodation suitable for
use by the sports clubs.
B)
options that lower
the cost of construction, such as the use of containers or pre-fabricated
buildings have not been considered.
C)
alternative options
that include accommodation for the existing sports users have not been
considered. As these have not been considered, the board is unable to assess
their merits relative to the three options included in the indicative
business case. Options that have not been assessed include (but are not
limited to) the following options.
1)
a multi-purpose
facility that provides accommodation for the existing sports users and a
shared community space, service
improvements to some or sports fields without a new floodlit artificial turf.
2)
a lower cost
facility that provides accommodation for Manurewa AFC only and a shared
community space, a new
floodlit artificial turf and service improvements to all other sports fields.
3)
a lower cost
facility that provides accommodation for Manurewa AFC only and a shared
community space, service
improvements to some or sports fields without a new floodlit artificial turf.
4)
a multi-purpose
facility that provides accommodation for the existing sports users without a
shared community space, a
new floodlit artificial turf and service improvements to all other sports
fields.
5)
a multi-purpose
facility that provides accommodation for the existing sports users without a
shared community space, service
improvements to some or sports fields without a new floodlit artificial turf.
6)
a facility that
provides joint accommodation for Manurewa AFC and Manukau City Cricket Club
without a shared community space, a new floodlit artificial turf and service improvements
to all other sports fields.
7)
a facility that
only provides joint accommodation for Manurewa AFC and Manukau City Cricket
Club without a shared community space, service improvements to some or sports fields without a
new floodlit artificial turf.
f)
request that:
i)
staff develop a detailed
business case for the Manurewa Local Board One Local Initiative, commencing
in 2019, to renew the Manurewa AFC building to be used as a multi-purpose
facility that supports existing sports users and community uses, a new floodlit artificial turf and service
improvements to all other sports fields located on War Memorial Park, Manurewa, based on funding
of $17 million earmarked for allocation as part of the 10-year Budget
2018-2028.
ii)
Community
Facilities lead discussion with the local community, local schools, park
users, sports clubs and other stakeholders and seek agreement with Manurewa
AFC regarding the future of the Manurewa AFC building.
g)
delegate to
Chairperson Angela Dalton and Member Joseph Allan to provide views on the
Manurewa Local Board One Local Initiative to the Environment and Community
Committee currently scheduled for 9 July 2019.
h)
request that a copy
of this resolution be forwarded to all local boards for their information.
CARRIED
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