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Puketāpapa Local Board
19 September 2019
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Fearon
Park - Additional Play Space Funding Request
File No.: CP2019/17316
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
seek an additional $100,000 of Locally Driven Initiates (LDI) capex funding in financial
year 2019/2020, to proceed with the design and construction of a small
playground adjacent to Fearon Park rugby fields.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. The
Puketāpapa Local Board has been progressively undertaking the
redevelopment of Fearon Park and Harold Long Reserve. This was done in order to
create a linkage between the two reserves, increasing security and facilities
on offer in the area, and growing the number and age range of park users.
3. In
previous financial years a greenways linkage has been constructed along with a
new large play space development within Harold Long Reserve. This formed stage
two of the reserve development.
4. As
a part of stage two works the existing small playground in Fearon Park was
removed as it was at the end of its usable life and the renewal funding
available to that asset was used to contribute to the new play space
development in Harold Long Reserve. This formed part of the overall development
plan which saw public consultation completed in 2014.
5. The
Puketāpapa Local Board has recently received a number of requests to
reinstate a small playground suitable for young children closer to the sports
fields at Fearon Park. This enables parents to monitor and safely entertain
their younger children more closely while watching sports events. Older
children not requiring supervision are able to use the new play space developed
in Harold Long Reserve.
6. This
report seeks to obtain approval from the Puketāpapa Local Board to
allocate LDI capex funding to enable the detailed design and construction of
the new small playground as per the Fearon Park and Harold Long Reserve Master
Plan.
7. The
capex funding would be required to be allocated from the local board’s
discretionary LDI capex budget for financial year 2019/2020, as it is not a
renewal and does not qualify for development funding.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That
the Puketāpapa Local Board:
a) approve
$100,000 of financial year 2019/2020 locally driven initiative capex funding
for the detailed design and construction of the small playground in Fearon
Park.
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Horopaki
Context
8. Fearon
Park and Harold Long Reserve have seen staged development over the previous
five financial years consistent with the adopted master plan for the reserves.
The staged approach has been necessary to allow progressive construction of
assets as funding has become available.
9. To
date the new carpark at Harold Long Reserve has been constructed, along with
the shared path linking Parau Street to Fearon Road through Harold Long Reserve
and around the perimeter of Fearon Park (Stage one). A large play space
development at Harold Long was also completed in 2018/2019 and the existing
small playground at Fearon Park removed (Stage two).
10. Stage three
is scheduled for construction in 2019/2020 and includes the reconstruction of
the Fearon Park carpark, installation of security lighting for the Fearon Park
car park, and construction of a new hardcourt facility and associated minor
landscaping.
11. The consented
and publicly consulted master plan for the two reserves included the removal of
the existing playground, however, it also included a new small playground
located between the sports fields at Fearon Park and the new hardcourt facility
adjacent to the Winstone Park Tennis Court facility. The new small playground
had been removed out of the scope for stage two due to budget
limitations.
12. Park
stakeholder groups have requested that, following the removal of the small
playground located within Fearon Park, the small playground included in the
adopted master plan be prioritised for delivery this year. Excerpt from the
master plan showing this is below.
Figure
1: Proposed location of the new playground.
13. The distance
from the newly developed play space in Harold Long Reserve to the Fearon Park
sports fields is approximately 120 metres. Fearon Park users have raised the
issue of being able to watch sports being played and allowing their young
children to play within their field of vision.
14. The proposed
playground will be targeted to younger age groups who require supervised play
and will include two or three large pieces of spinning or swinging play
equipment that will be suitable for multiple users at once.
Tātaritanga me ngā
tohutohu
Analysis and advice
15. In order to
construct this small playground in the location outlined in the master plan (on
the northern edge of the hardcourt, adjacent to the Winstone Park Tennis Club
courts) the existing footpath leading from Fearon Park to the cul-de-sac end of
Fearon Avenue would need to be reconstructed to withstand vehicle usage.
16. Winstone Park
Tennis Club currently gain maintenance vehicle access to the rear of their
courts by traversing a passive grassed area within the footprint of the
proposed playground. With the playground in situ, their new access route would
see vehicles having to traverse the currently pedestrian only standard footpath
to reach their facility.
17. To ensure
that users of the basketball facility do not inadvertently strike children
using the small playground with errant basketballs, a safety net would need to
be installed between the two assets.
18. It is an
opportune time to undertake this additional work as the proposed and consented
location is within the area of construction for the Fearon Park carpark renewal
and the new hardcourt facility.
19. Including it
within the scope for stage three contract works will reduce costs to the rate
payer, as site establishment and preliminary and general costs will already be
incurred by the existing construction developments planned for 2019/2020.
Ngā whakaaweawe me
ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera
Council group impacts and views
20. The proposed
installation of the small playground is in accordance with the previously
adopted Fearon Park and Harold Long Reserve Master Plan, in agreement with
Community Parks and Places.
21. Collaboration
with staff within Community Facilities will be ongoing to ensure that
developments on these sites are appropriately integrated into operational
maintenance and asset management systems once completed.
Ngā whakaaweawe
ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe
Local impacts and local board views
22. The benefit
to the community of providing this smaller playground adjacent to Fearon Park
sports fields, is that young children can play in direct proximity to where
adults are spectating. This provides for increased safety for children who are
young and must always be within sight.
23. The project
aligns with the following Puketāpapa Local Board Plan 2017 outcomes and
objectives:
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Outcome
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Objective
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Vibrant
and popular parks and facilities
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An accessible network of open spaces that provides a
variety of sports and recreational opportunities.
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Improved
wellbeing and safety
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Provision and promotion of opportunities and
services supporting healthy and active lifestyles.
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Tauākī whakaaweawe
Māori
Māori impact statement
24. Engagement
with Mana Whenua was undertaken during the creation of the Fearon Park and
Harold Long Reserve Master Plan and through the resource consent
process.
25. Engagement
was achieved through written communications and a series of site meetings through
the design stage with iwi groups who requested to participate.
26. Feedback and
input were sought to inform the master plan design, biodiversity and cultural
history considerations for the site. Significant input for the design of a
sculptural art installation at the entrance to Fearon Park, commissioned by the
Arts and Culture team, was also sought.
27. The proposed
small playground adjacent to the sports fields in Fearon Park constituted part
of the consulted and consented master plan and therefore would not require
further iwi consultation.
Ngā ritenga
ā-pūtea
Financial implications
28. High level
indicative cost estimates for the detailed design and construction of the small
playground, the safety netting or fence and the upgrade of the pedestrian foot
path to vehicle strength have indicated that additional $100,000 capex funding
will be required to undertake this work.
29. The capex
funding would be required to be allocated from the local board’s
discretionary LDI capex budget for financial year 2019/2020, as it is not a
renewal and does not qualify for development funding.
30. Renewal funding
that would have been allocated to the now removed Fearon Park playground has
previously been utilised to support the construction of the significant Harold
Long Reserve play space development.
31. Further items
to be delivered as part of stage three for Fearon Park include carpark renewal,
security lighting, tree canopy play area in Harold Long Reserve and a
basketball/hard court facility. These items already have capex funding
allocated to them as part of the financial year 2019/2020 Community Facilities
work programme.
32. The
Puketāpapa Local Board currently has $173,000 unallocated LDI capex
funding available to allocate to projects within the financial year 2019/2020
and financial year 2020/2021.
33. Upon approval
of the $100,000 LDI capex, the Puketāpapa Local Board will have $73,000
LDI capex funding remaining to be allocated.
Ngā raru tūpono me
ngā whakamaurutanga
Risks and mitigations
34. There is a
risk that following the detailed design process the funding required to deliver
all of the assets will be insufficient. If this eventuates, Community
Facilities Project Delivery will meet with the local board to discuss any
options that may be available for reducing the scope while still achieving the
desired outcomes.
35. There is a
risk of negative perceptions from members of the public for allocating
additional funding to install a second playground within the now linked
reserves. The design of the new Fearon Park play space should be minimalistic
and targeted to young children, given the more significant play space located
in Harold Long Reserve which is suitable for older children playing without
supervision.
Ngā koringa ā-muri
Next steps
36. Following LDI
capex budget approval, detailed design works can commence. This is expected to
be undertaken concurrently with other elements undergoing detailed design, for
a period of approximately eight weeks.
37. Engineer’s
estimates will be produced to ensure the assets are deliverable within the
allocated additional funding.
38. Should the
funding be insufficient, the local board will be informed of the options
available reducing the scope while still achieving the desired outcomes.
39. Construction
of all of the stage three approved scope of work is planned to be undertaken
early in the 2020 calendar year.
Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
There are no attachments for
this report.
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Authors
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Phil Goulter –
Project Delivery Manager
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Authorisers
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Rod Sheridan - General
Manager Community Facilities
Victoria Villaraza -
Relationship Manager
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Puketāpapa Local Board
19 September 2019
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Feedback on central government's 'Action
for Healthy Waterways' discussion document
File No.: CP2019/17327
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
delegate authority to a member of the local board to approve local board
feedback on central government’s ‘Action for Healthy
Waterways’ discussion document, which is a key outcome of the Essential
Freshwater work programme.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. On
9 September 2019 local boards were provided with an update (via memorandum) on
the central government’s proposals for improving water outcomes as part
of the Essential Freshwater work programme through a discussion document
entitled ‘Action for Healthy Waterways’.
3. Public
submissions on this discussion document are open until 17 October 2019 with
local boards having the opportunity to provide input to be considered in the
final Auckland Council submission up until 7 October 2019. The due date for
local board feedback is 7 October 2019. Additional information provided in the
memo is outlined below.
4. The
‘Action for Healthy Waterways’ discussion document places
significant emphasis on improving freshwater outcomes through regulatory and
non-regulatory actions. The National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management
is the primary regulatory instrument being reviewed, with introduction of other
measures through a new National Environmental Standard for Freshwater
Management.
5. Proposals
include greater emphasis on te mana o te wai, ecosystem health attributes, and
reducing the effects of rural activities.
6. There
is an interrelationship with wastewater and stormwater consenting and discharge
management through the Three Waters Review. National Environmental
Standards are being developed by central government to improve consistency,
transparency and national oversight for human drinking water, as well as for
wastewater discharges and overflow management.
7. A
summary of the discussion document on national direction for freshwater is
attached to this report (Attachment A).
8. It
is expected that a draft Auckland Council submission will be circulated to
local boards in the coming weeks to provide a better understanding of likely
council group responses to this discussion document.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That
the Puketāpapa Local Board:
a) delegate
authority to a member of the local board to approve local board feedback on
central government’s ‘Action for Healthy Waterways’
discussion document, which is a key outcome of the Essential Freshwater work
programme.
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Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
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No.
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Title
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Page
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Action for Healthy
Waterways Summary
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Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Authors
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Ben Moimoi -
Local Board Advisor - Puketapapa
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Authorisers
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Victoria Villaraza -
Relationship Manager
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