Addendum Agenda of Extraordinary Finance and Performance Committee

I hereby give notice that an extraordinary meeting of the Finance and Performance Committee will be held on:

Date:

Time:

Meeting Room:

Venue:

Tuesday, 10 December 2019

9.30am

Reception Lounge
Auckland Town Hall
301-305 Queen Street
Auckland

Kōmiti ā Pūtea, ā Mahi Hoki /
Finance and Performance Committee

OPEN ADDENDUM AGENDA

MEMBERSHIP

Chairperson	Cr Desley Simpson, JP
Deputy Chairperson	Cr Shane Henderson
Members	Cr Josephine Bartley	Mayor Hon Phil Goff, CNZM, JP
	IMSB Member Renata Blair	Cr Richard Hills
	Cr Dr Cathy Casey	Cr Tracy Mulholland
	Deputy Mayor Cr Bill Cashmore	Cr Daniel Newman, JP
	Cr Fa’anana Efeso Collins	Cr Greg Sayers
	Cr Pippa Coom	Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM
	Cr Linda Cooper, JP	IMSB Chair David Taipari
	Cr Angela Dalton	Cr Wayne Walker
	Cr Chris Darby	Cr John Watson
	Cr Alf Filipaina	Cr Paul Young
	Cr Hon Christine Fletcher, QSO

(Quorum 11 members)

Sandra Gordon

Kaitohutohu Mana Whakahaere Matua /
Senior Governance Advisor

9 December 2019

Contact Telephone: (09) 890 8150

Email: sandra.gordon@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Finance and Performance Committee

10 December 2019

Mayoral Proposal for the Annual Budget 2020/2021

File No.: CP2019/20670

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To receive the Mayoral Proposal for the Annual Budget 2020/2021.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. The Mayoral Proposal for the Annual Budget 2020/2021 was presented to the Finance and Performance Committee at a workshop on 4 December 2019.

3. This report is for the committee to formally receive the Mayoral Proposal and note the key matters included in it. The recommendations regarding consultation are included in the next item on the agenda.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

a) receive the Mayoral Proposal for the Annual Budget 2020/2021.

b) note the key matters included in the proposal as follows:

i) a $2.7 billion investment in capital assets and operating expenditure of $4.4 billion

ii) 3.5 per cent increase in average general rates and the Uniform Annual General Charge

iii) continuation of reduction in the business differential

iv) no changes to Regional Fuel Tax, Water Quality Targeted Rate, Natural Environment Targeted Rate, Accommodation Provider Targeted Rate (judicial review outcome pending)

v) cumulative annual savings of $63 million by 2020/2021, including at least $16 million in 2020/2021, $24 million saved in 2018/2019 and $23 million budgeted saving in 2019/2020

vi) progressively extending the living wage to contracted cleaners over the next three years with expenditure of up to $1.3 million in 2020/2021

vii) continued support in the council’s coordination and facilitation role in tackling homelessness in Auckland at $500,000 per annum for the next three years

viii) initial response to increased urgency of climate action ahead of the next 10-year Budget, including:

A) up to $6.3 million for decarbonising the council’s fleet over the next five years funded from existing budget

B) $9 million for phasing out gas boilers in council aquatic centres over the next five years, with $1.5 million in 2020/2021

C) these two measures will reduce the council’s emissions by nearly 20 per cent

D) $2.7 million for planting an additional half a million trees over the next three years, totalling a million and a half trees this term

E) $900,000 for foundation work for climate change interventions.

ix) $4.13 million per annum to increase the subsidy for child fares across public transport services (excluding exempt ferry services).

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Mayoral Proposal for the Annual Budget 2020/2021	7

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Author

Mayor Phil Goff, Mayor of Auckland

Finance and Performance Committee

10 December 2019