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Ōtara-Papatoetoe
Local Board
18 June 2019
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Land
owner approval for the temporary installation of a storage container at
Rongomai Park
File No.: CP2019/10406
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
consider a landowner approval application by AMMI Athletics Club incorporated
to temporarily locate a shipping storage container on Rongomai park for
equipment storage.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. AMMI
Athletics Club Incorporated (AMMI) has requested land owner
approval to temporarily locate a shipping storage container at Rongomai Park to
contain club athletics equipment.
3. The proposal signals an intention by the club to locate permanent
athletics facilities on the park, and to enter into an occupancy agreement with
Auckland Council.
4. There
are several matters that must be considered prior to any approval to occupy the
land as a sports code. These will be considered in a future report.
5. Ōtara-Papatoetoe
Local Board has previously met with the club and supported their proposed
activities. Rongomai Sports and Community Trust (Rongomai
Trust) has a lease of the sports facility building on the park. The trust also
supports inclusion of Athletics at the park.
6. Shipping storage containers are not supported as a means of storage
on parks by Parks Sport and Recreation and Community Facilities for periods of
more than six months.
7. While the request is inconsistent with current practice and the
Parks Sport and Recreation Sports Park Service Plan, a temporary approval for
storage of a container is considered appropriate while an application for
location to, and occupation of athletics on Rongomai park is assessed.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local
Board:
a) approve
the temporary location of a shipping storage container on Rongomai Park for
storage of athletics equipment by AMMI Athletics Club incorporated.
b) approve
access to the park and the container be granted to AMMI Athletics Club
incorporated and that the container shall be located on the park for a period
of one year from the date of resolution by the Local Board;
c) request
that officers work with the AMMI Athletics Club incorporated to receive and
assess an application for location of athletics activity on, and an agreement
for occupation of the park.
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Horopaki
Context
8. AMMI Athletic Club Incorporated (AMMI) has requested land owner
approval to install a shipping storage container at Rongomai Park to contain
equipment necessary for future athletics activities at the park.
9. The proposal shows an intention for AMMI to occupy the
reserve and install the necessary equipment for such
activities.
10. Before such an approval for occupancy can be granted, there are
several matters for council staff and the local board to consider to ensure
that current processes and obligations are met.
11. Currently there is no occupancy agreement or approval from Auckland
Council for the club to be located at the park. This will be the subject of a
future report.
12. This does not preclude the approval for a temporary shipping storage
container to be located at the park while a full assessment for athletics
activity on the land is undertaken.
Land, service
strategy and occupancy matters
13. Rongomai
Park is described as Part Allotment 125 Parish of Pakuranga comprising 10 ha.
It was acquired for a Recreation Ground subject to the Reserves Act 1977.
14. The reserve is classified as a recreation reserve and is included in
the Manukau Sports Parks Management Plan (May 2007). The proposed use for
athletics does not impact the current Reserve Management Plan.
15. For
context, the matters referred to above include the following:
a) Use
will need to be assessed against existing plans and policies. This will include
proximity to other clubs, a sports network needs analysis, alignment with the
Local Board and the Auckland Plan, Parks and Open Space Strategic Action Plan
2013, Auckland Sport and Recreation Strategic Action Plan 2014-24, Sport NZ
Community Sport Strategy 2015-20.
b) Assessment
of the structure AMMI and its affiliation to the AMMI School of Sport and
Fitness Ltd. An objective will be to look at how the incorporated society would
operate on the land.
c) Interaction
and agreements with existing users, by way of a community lease or multi-use
agreement with Rongomai Sports and Community Trust.
d) Facility
provision and funding for permanent and seasonal needs of the club, field
upgrades and optimization of field utility and use in summer and winter.
e) Any
statutory requirements to publicly notify any proposed lease over the land.
f) Operational
maintenance and management, future permanent storage facilities.
Tātaritanga me ngā
tohutohu
Analysis and advice
Storage container
16. AMMI
has advised that existing storage facilities at Rongomai are inadequate. As
such they seek approval to install a temporary shipping storage container
onsite for storage purposes.
17. The
intention is that permanent storage is provided in the future so that
containers are not required.
18. A
container for temporary storage could be located for a year until future
occupation, storage and use matters are resolved.
19. The
Sports Parks Service Plan serves as a guide to establishment and management of
sports parks across Auckland. The plan does not support containers except for
temporary storage purposes and for no greater than a 6-month period. Generally,
storage containers are required to be removed at the end of the season and only
permitted while more permanent solutions are being planned and built.
20. Shipping
storage containers are an industrial shipping appliance, and not well suited to
high amenity sports parks and open spaces. They visually detract from the
amenity of parks and open spaces and can often become permanent fixtures if
plans to replace them are not put in place prior to their installation.
21. Because
future use of the land by AMMI is yet to be considered, staff recommend that
the application for the container should be approved for 1 year, subject to
conditions relating to its appearance.
22. Staff
recommend that any container approved to be located on the site is enhanced
visually for example through painting, skinning (covers), and other aesthetic
modifications. This will help mitigate any loss of park and visual amenity.
Ngā whakaaweawe me
ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera
Council group impacts and views
23. There are no
wider council group impacts expected as part of this proposal.
Ngā whakaaweawe
ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe
Local impacts and local board views
Local board views
24. The board is committed to working towards increasing sport
participation by providing facilities and supporting sports clubs, as well as
responding to the expanding range of needs for sport and recreation. The board acknowledges the value in clubs working together,
especially when many fields are at capacity.
25. The
Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board is supportive of AMMI Athletics Inc. and their
proposal to deliver athletics at Rongomai Park. In this regard the board have
already committed some funding for a temporary shipping storage
container.
Local impacts
26. Local impacts of a shipping storage container will be largely visual.
Located close to the existing building, a container will have less effect, than
if located on the fields.
Tauākī whakaaweawe
Māori
Māori impact statement
27. This proposal
is expected to have no specific impact on Māori and no specific
consultation has been undertaken.
Ngā ritenga
ā-pūtea
Financial implications
28. There are no
expected financial implications of a one-year temporary location of a container
on the park.
29. Financial
implications of establishing the code on the park will be considered in a
further report.
Ngā raru tūpono me
ngā whakamaurutanga
Risks and mitigations
30. Locating a
container on the park, while inconsistent with sports park strategy, is a minor
risk for the time proposed. It may remain on the land for a year while
other occupation matters are addressed. With adequate visual mitigation the
container should not present any issues for public or other park users.
Ngā koringa ā-muri
Next steps
31. Staff
recommend that AMMI’s application for temporary storage through provision
of a shipping storage container is approved for one year.
32. During this
time the other matters relating to an application for establishment of
athletics activities and facilities and accommodation of AMMI on the park
should be undertaken as a priority.
33. If an
approval is granted for a temporary shipping storage container on Rongomai
Park, staff will work with AMMI and other users to establish the container and
allow access to AMMI for use of it.
Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
There are no attachments for
this report.
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Authors
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Allan Christensen - Senior Land Use Advisor
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Authorisers
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Rod Sheridan - General Manager Community Facilities
Rina Tagore – Acting Relationship Manager
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Ōtara-Papatoetoe
Local Board
18 June 2019
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Approval of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe
Local Board Youth Connection 2019/2020 work programme
File No.: CP2019/10850
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
approve the 2019/2020 Youth Connection work programme for the
Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. This
report introduces the proposed 2019/2020 financial year Youth Connections work
programme for the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board.
3. The board is requested asked to approve the 2019/2020 Youth
Connection programme with a budget of $50,000 from its Locally Driven
Initiatives operational budget.
4. The
Youth Connections programme has over the past years been jointly supported by
the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu and Otara-Papatoetoe local boards.
5. A
Local Governance Group (LGG) with representation from the two boards provides
strategic oversight and direction to the development and implementation of the
Mangere-Otahuhu and Otara-Papatoetoe Local Boards Youth Connections work
programme, and provide advice and direction officers.
6. Staff
report to the local board on work programme activities quarterly to provide an
update on progress and highlight risks. Along with any insights and learnings
at the end of the programme.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Ōtara-Papatoetoe
Local Board:
a) approve
the allocation of $50,000 for the Youth Connections projects to be delivered
by the Southern Initiative (TSI) for 2019/2020.
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Horopaki
Context
7. This
report provides the local board with the proposed Youth Connections work
programme for the coming financial year.
Tātaritanga me ngā
tohutohu
Analysis and advice
8. The 2019/2020 Youth
Connections work programme has been developed having regard to the local
board’s priorities set out in the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board Plan
2017, in particular:
a) Continue
to fund Youth Connections, including encouraging businesses to work with Youth
Connections and The Southern Initiative to create employment.
b) Actively
encourage businesses to employ local people, particularly Māori and
Pasifika using the council’s contracting process.
c) Fund
programmes to teach people and groups the skills they need for effective
governance of their organisations.
d) Partner
with The Southern Initiative to provide advice and grants to help social
enterprise start-ups.
9. The Southern Initiative
(TSI) staff have been engaging with the local community groups, businesses and
the support and connections provided by the fellow Southern Initiative (TSI)
staff in identifying work programmes that will benefit the young people in
Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board area.
10. The development of draft work
programmes was supported by a workshop with LGG. Workshop provided strategic
direction and identified priority activities to support that direction. Further
decisions required for allocation of funding by The Southern Initiative (TSI)
will be brought to LGG in August/September 2019. Some of the options that have
been discussed include:
Option One:
Engage with NEATs to work with them on soft skills and
prepare them for employment. Then provide employment brokerage into
“quality” employment opportunities. Once they are in employment
provide post placement support to ensure attachment to employment. Employment
brokerage programmes include identifying high value occupations and industries,
working with employers, tailored career plans, career coaching, skill development,
advocacy and pastoral care.
Options Two:
Engage with a community provider to capacity build and
upskill them to be able to provide employment brokerage for the young people
into ‘quality’ employment opportunities. Employment brokerage
upskilling will have to include the ability to identify high value occupations
and industries, ability work with employers, ability to tailor career plans,
able to provide career coaching, ability to provide advocacy and ability to
provide efficient pastoral care that will ensure attachment to employment.
Ngā whakaaweawe me
ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera
Council group impacts and views
11. The
Southern Initiative (TSI) have worked with the Community Empowerment unit to
ensure the smooth transition and effective on-going delivery.
Ngā whakaaweawe
ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe
Local impacts and local board views
12. The projects
noted above align with the local board plan outcome ‘Empowered,
inclusive and prosperous communities’.
13. The proposed work programme was workshopped with the LGG on Tuesday
7 May 2019. Edits have been made to reflect the direction received at the
workshops.
Tauākī whakaaweawe
Māori
Māori impact statement
14. The Southern Initiative have developed strong relationships with local
Māori community organizations and iwi.
15. All our programmes will include Māori
community to provide training, quality employment outcomes and wellbeing.
16. Some of the Youth Connections funding will be directed to Māori organisations to improve Māori
outcomes in terms of education and employment.
Ngā ritenga
ā-pūtea
Financial implications
17. The proposed 2019/2020 Youth Connections work programme will see the
allocation of $50,000 directly to the community organsiations to deliver youth
outcomes.
18. The
Youth Connections work programme progress will be reported directly to the
local board as part of the quarterly local board work programme report produced
by Local Board Services.
Ngā raru tūpono me
ngā whakamaurutanga
Risks and mitigations
19. There is a
risk that the activities in the work programme will not be delivered within
indicative timeframes and budget. Where unforeseen delays occur, this will be
communicated to the local board through quarterly reporting and where
appropriate emails, memos or meetings.
Ngā koringa ā-muri
Next steps
20. Following
approval by the local board The Southern Initiative team will come back to the
LGG as agreed in August/September 2019 to finalise and confirm the details of
this work programmes with the local community groups.
21. Quarterly
reports will be provided to the local boards as well as regular updates and
insights as the programmes progresses.
22. At the end of
the programme delivery learnings and insights gained from the programme will be
shared to the local board.
Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
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No.
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Title
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Page
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The Southern Initiative Work Programme 2019/2020
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Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Authors
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Dhaya Haran, Specialist Advisor – Youth
Employment
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Authorisers
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Sue Travaglia, Manager – Shared Prosperity, The
Southern Initiative/West Worx
Rina Tagore - Relationship Manager Mangere-Otahuhu
& Otara-Papatoetoe
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