Agenda of Franklin Local Board

Franklin Local Board

03 December 2019

Franklin Quick Response Round One 2019/2020 grant allocations

File No.: CP2019/19740

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To fund, part-fund, or decline applications received for Franklin Quick Response Round One 2019/2020.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. This report presents applications received in Franklin Quick Response Round One 2019/2020 (refer Attachment B).

3. The Franklin Local Board adopted the Grants Programme 2019/2020 on 26 March 2019 (refer Attachment A). The document sets application guidelines for contestable grants submitted to the local board.

4. The local board has set a total community grants budget of $136,000 for the 2019/2020 financial year. A total of $54,321.00 has been allocated in the previous local grant round. This leaves a total of $81,679.00 to be allocated to two quick response grant rounds and one local grant round.

5. Twenty four applications were received for Franklin Quick Response Round One 2019/2020, requesting a total of $39,047.23.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) agree to fund, part-fund, or decline each application in Round One of the Franklin Quick Response Grants 2019/2020 listed in the following table:

Table One: Franklin Quick Response Grants 2019/2020 grant applications

Application ID	Organisation	Main focus	Requesting funding for	Amount requested	Eligibility
QR2003-103	Losalia Aleva	Arts and culture	Towards venue hire and tutor fees to deliver "Fii-E - Fii-A Community Dance Project" in Pukekohe from January to March 2020.	$1,000.00	Eligible
QR2003-101	Franklin Mobility Bus Incorporated	Community	Towards running costs for the vehicles, including road user charges, fuel and maintenance.	$2,000.00	Eligible
QR2003-105	Beachlands Community Trust	Community	Towards delivering a "Creative Art Workshop" including transport and venue hire from January to May 2020.	$2,000.00	Ineligible due to an outstanding accountability report
QR2003-115	Beachlands Maraetai Playcentre	Community	Towards the vinyl and carpet replacement at the Beachlands Maraetai Playcentre.	$2,000.00	Eligible
QR2003-117	Mercy Missions Trust	Community	Towards the purchase of a glasshouse to grow food and plants at the Mercy Mission Centre.	$1,500.00	Eligible
QR2003-118	Bellyful NZ Trust - Franklin Branch	Community	Towards operational costs including replacing a mobile phone, administration, promotional and delivery materials and packaging.	$1,949.03	Eligible
QR2003-121	Youthline Auckland Charitable Trust	Community	Towards Helpline volunteer triage support and supervision.	$2,000.00	Eligible
QR2003-124	Bloom Pukekohe Charitable Trust	Community	Towards seedlings and plant costs for the nursery from December 2019 to September 2020.	$1,800.00	Eligible
QR2003-125	Hunua School	Community	Towards pool chemicals, monitoring and testing for the school pool.	$500.00	Eligible
QR2003-135	Waiuku Toy Library	Community	Towards the Whanau Fun Day 2020 costs	$1,900.00	Eligible
QR2003-116	Hunua Ararimu and Paparimu Valley Residents Association Incorporated	Environment	Towards public liability insurance costs to comply with the licence to occupy the corner of Hunua Road and Heald Road.	$1,000.00	Eligible
QR2003-120	Pohutukawa Coast Community Association Incorporated	Environment	Towards monthly clean up supplies, promotion and advertising costs.	$2,000.00	Eligible
QR2003-123	Lesley Kidd	Environment	Towards the pruning of two scheduled oak trees.	$2,000.00	Eligible
QR2003-131	Awhitu Peninsula Landcare Incorporated	Environment	Towards the purchase of a global positioning system and a laptop to manage the pest control programme for the Awhitu Peninsula.	$1,556.00	Eligible
QR2003-133	Waiuku Zero Waste Limited	Environment	Towards the purchase of plants at the Waiuku Waste site.	$2,000.00	Eligible
QR2003-126	Pohutukawa ANZAC Remembrance Trust	Events	Towards the 2020 ANZAC dawn and civic service at Beachlands.	$2,000.00	Eligible
QR2003-108	Ramarama School and District Reunion Committee	Historic Heritage	Towards the addition of the names of Ramarama School students, on the school honours roll, for those who served in the armed forces, since 1899.	$1,232.00	Eligible
QR2003-122	Franklin Branch New Zealand Society of Genealogists	Environment	Towards a guided Pukekohe Cemetery walk including costs for advertising, printed material and plaques.	$1,000.20	Eligible
QR2003-102	Maraetai Sailing Club Incorporated	Sport and recreation	Towards the Auckland youth multi-class sailing championship event at Maraetai Sailing Club.	$2,000.00	Eligible
QR2003-107	Totara Park Riding For Disabled Incorporated	Sport and recreation	Towards the group coach's annual wage for 2020.	$2,000.00	Eligible
QR2003-112	Waiau Pa Netball Club - club status to be confirmed	Sport and recreation	Towards the “Pa 5000 Fun Run or Walk” at Torkar Road Reserve on 3 May 2020	$860.00	Eligible
QR2003-113	The Lions Club of Bombay Charitable Trust	Sport and recreation	Towards the first aid, printing, disposable cups and traffic management costs for the Bombay Early Settlers Fun Run.	$2,000.00	Eligible
QR2003-127	Pohutukawa Coast Presbyterian Church	Sport and recreation	Towards sandpit materials, an umbrella, cover shade and extras.	$2,000.00	Eligible
QR2003-129	Surf Life Saving Kariaotahi Incorporated	Sport and recreation	Towards fuel costs to train 12 lifeguards to operate inflatable rescue boats.	$750.00	Eligible
Total				$39,047.23

Horopaki

Context

7. The local board allocates grants to groups and organisations delivering projects, activities, and services that benefit Aucklanders and contribute to the vision of being a world-class city.

8. The Auckland Council Community Grants Policy supports each local board to adopt a grants programme.

9. The local board grants programme sets out:

· local board priorities

· lower priorities for funding

· exclusions

· grant types, the number of grant rounds and when these will open and close

· any additional accountability requirements.

10. The Franklin Local Board adopted their grants programme for 2019/2020 on 26 March 2019 and will operate two quick response and two local grants rounds for this financial year.

11. The community grant programmes have been extensively advertised through the council grants webpage, local board webpages, local board e-newsletters, Facebook pages, council publications, radio, and community networks.

12. The local board has set a total community grants budget of $136,000 for the 2019/2020 financial year. A total of $54,321.00 has been allocated in the previous local grant round. This leaves a total of $81,679.00 to be allocated to two quick response grant rounds and one local grant round.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

13. The aim of the local board grant programme is to deliver projects and activities which align with the outcomes identified in the local board plan. All applications have been assessed utilising the Community Grants Policy and the local board grant programme criteria. The eligibility of each application is identified in the report recommendations.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

14. The local board grants programme aims to respond to Auckland Council’s commitment to address climate change by providing grants to individuals and groups with projects that support community climate change action. Local board grants can contribute to climate action through support of projects that address food production and food waste, support alternative transport methods, support community energy efficiency education and behaviour change, build community resilience, and support tree planting.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

15. According to the main focus of the application, each one has received input from a subject matter expert from the relevant department. The main focuses are identified as arts, community, events, sport and recreation, environment or heritage.

16. The grants programme has no identified impacts on council-controlled organisations and therefore their views are not required.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

17. Local boards are responsible for the decision-making and allocation of local board community grants. The Franklin Local Board is required to fund, part-fund or decline these grant applications against the local board priorities identified in the local board grant programme.

18. The board is requested to note that section 48 of the Community Grants Policy states; ‘we will also provide feedback to unsuccessful grant applicants about why they have been declined, so they will know what they can do to increase their chances of success next time’.

19. A summary of each application received through round one of the Franklin Quick Response 2019/2020 grant round is provided (refer Attachment B).

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

20. The local board grants programme aims to respond to Auckland Council’s commitment to improving Māori wellbeing by providing grants to individuals and groups who deliver positive outcomes for Māori. Auckland Council’s Māori Responsiveness Unit has provided input and support towards the development of the community grant processes.

21. Four applicants applying to quick response round one, have indicated that their project targets Māori or Māori outcomes.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

22. The allocation of grants to community groups is within the adopted Long-term Plan 2018-2028 and local board agreements.

23. The local board has set a total community grants budget of $136,000 for the 2019/2020 financial year. A total of $54,321.00 has been allocated in the previous local grant round. This leaves a total of $81,679.00 to be allocated to two quick response grant rounds and one local grant round.

24. 24 applications were received for Franklin Quick Response Round One 2019/2020, requesting a total of $39,047.23.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

25. The allocation of grants occurs within the guidelines and criteria of the Community Grants Policy and the local board grants programme. The assessment process has identified a low risk associated with funding the applications in this round.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

26. Following the Franklin Local Board allocating funding for round one of the quick response grants, the grants staff will notify the applicants of the local board’s decision.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Franklin Local Board Grants Programme 2019/2020	15
b ⇩	Franklin Quick Response Round One 2019/2020 applications	21

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Author

Agus Castro Pons - Grants Advisor

Authorisers

Marion Davies - Grants and Incentives Manager

Carol McKenzie-Rex - Relationship Manager for Franklin and Howick Local Boards

Franklin Local Board

03 December 2019

Franklin Local Board

03 December 2019

Franklin Waterways Protection Fund 2019/2020 grant allocations

File No.: CP2019/19704

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To fund, part-fund, or decline applications received for Franklin Waterway Protection Fund 2019/2020.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. This report presents applications received under the Franklin Waterways Protection Fund 2019/2020 (refer Attachment B).

3. The Franklin Local Board adopted the Grants Programme 2019/2020 on 26 March 2019 (refer Attachment A). The document sets application guidelines for contestable grants submitted to the local board.

4. The local board has set a total waterway protection fund budget of $30,000 for the 2019/2020 financial year.

5. Ten applications were received for Franklin Waterway Protection Fund 2019/2020, requesting a total of $140,927.73.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) agree to fund, part-fund, or decline each application in the Franklin Waterways Protection Fund 2019/2020 listed in the following table:

Table One: Franklin Waterways Protection Fund 2019/2020 grant applications

Application ID	Organisation	Requesting funding for	Amount requested	Eligibility
FWPF19-03	Oete Investments Limited	Towards the costs of plants and labour.	$100,000.00	Eligible
FWPF19-04	CP and KA Needham	Towards the cost of fencing for 142.8 metres and planting 1,115 plants within the fenced riparian area.	$6,079.00	Eligible
FWPF19-05	Scott Beavis	Towards the cost of fencing 220.4 metres and planting 1260 plants within the riparian margins.	$3,734.23	Eligible
FWPF19-06	Suzanne Clarke	Towards the cost of fencing 120 metres of waterway and planting 770 plants within a protected area.	$8,571.50	Eligible
FWPF19-07	Farm - A C Murphy	Towards the cost of fencing 151.5 metres of waterway.	$6,515.00	Eligible
FWPF19-09	Sharon and Sean McGinity	Towards planting 500 plants along the Mauku Stream.	$650.00	Eligible
FWPF19-10	Lance Jamieson	Towards 511 metres fencing around a pond.	$4,033.00	Eligible
FWPF19-11	Shane and Gabrielle Drury and Griffiths	Towards fencing 321.5 metres of the Mauku stream.	$8,000.00	Eligible
FWPF19-12	Joan Leitch	Towards the cost of infill planting of126 native eco-sourced plants.	$345.00	Eligible
FWPF19-13	Cutfield Farms Limited	Towards fencing 219.2 metres and protection for 3773 square meters of wetland.	$3,000.00	Eligible
		Total	$140,927.73

Horopaki

Context

7. The local board allocates grants to groups and organisations delivering projects, activities, and services that benefit Aucklanders and contribute to the vision of being a world-class city.

8. The Auckland Council Community Grants Policy supports each local board to adopt a grants programme.

9. The local board grants programme sets out:

· local board priorities

· lower priorities for funding

· exclusions

· grant types, the number of grant rounds and when these will open and close

· any additional accountability requirements.

10. The Franklin Local Board adopted their grants programme for 2019/2020 on 26 March 2019 and will operate one waterways protection fund round for this financial year.

12. The local board has set a total waterways protection fund budget of $30,000 for the 2019/2020 financial year.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

15. All applications in this round respond to council’s commitment to address climate change.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

16. The grants programme has no identified impacts on council-controlled organisations and therefore their views are not required.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

19. A summary of each application received through round one of the Franklin Waterways Protection Fund 2019/2020 is provided (refer Attachment B).

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

21. The allocation of grants to community groups is within the adopted Long-term Plan 2018-2028 and local board agreements.

22. The local board has set a total waterway protection fund budget of $30,000 for the 2019/2020 financial year.

23. Ten applications were received for Franklin Waterways Protection Fund 2019/2020, requesting a total of $140,927.73.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

24. The allocation of grants occurs within the guidelines and criteria of the Community Grants Policy and the local board grants programme. The assessment process has identified a low risk associated with funding the applications in this round.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

25. Following the Franklin Local Board allocating funding for the waterway protection fund, the grants staff will notify the applicants of the local board’s decision.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Franklin Local Board Grants Programme 2019/2020	105
b ⇨	Franklin Waterways Protection Fund 2019/2020 applications (Under Separate Cover)

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Author

Agus Castro Pons - Grants Advisor

Authorisers

Marion Davies - Grants and Incentives Manager

Carol McKenzie-Rex - Relationship Manager for Franklin and Howick Local Boards

Franklin Local Board

03 December 2019

Proposed Clevedon wastewater and water targeted rate

File No.: CP2019/19458

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To recommend to the Governing Body that a Clevedon wastewater and water targeted rate be included in the consultation on the Annual Budget 2020/2021.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. Watercare Services Limited are installing new reticulated wastewater and water supply infrastructure through the Clevedon Village to support the planned growth in the village and immediate surrounds.

3. The council encourages property owners to connect to reticulated wastewater networks as this reduces the risks of pollution in the local environment. Connecting to the water supply network also ensures safe and reliable drinking water for residents.

4. Around 138 existing properties in Clevedon that currently have private onsite water supply and wastewater systems will have the opportunity to connect to the new reticulated networks.

5. The costs for each property to connect to these new networks is estimated at between $25,000 and $50,000. This includes connection fees and an allowance for changes to the private drainage on each property.

6. To date Watercare have received registrations of interest from 120 of the 138 properties. Around 60 properties have enquired about the availability of a payment plan to spread connection costs out over a longer timeframe, due to concerns about the upfront costs.

7. Watercare have written to Auckland Council asking that the option of a loan repayment targeted rate for infrastructure connections in Clevedon Village be included in the council’s consultation on the Annual Budget 2020/2021.

8. The proposed Clevedon wastewater and water targeted rate would provide a finance option for eligible property owners in the Clevedon Village who wish to connect to the new wastewater and water supply reticulated networks.

9. The targeted rate scheme would allow property owners to be granted financial assistance up to a total value of $50,000 and then repay this through their rates bill over a term of up to 15 years.

10. The targeted rate scheme would be self-funding with the council charging interest on the amount borrowed. The likely total amount of borrowing the council could incur in support of this scheme is estimated at $2.1 million. This is not expected to cause an issue with the council’s prudential limits in relation to borrowing.

11. Staff recommend that the Franklin Local Board recommend establishing this targeted rate scheme to the Governing Body. The final decision to introduce the targeted rate will be made by the Governing Body following consultation with the community as part of the Annual Budget 2020/2021 planning process.

12. If adopted the targeted rate scheme would be available for eligible property owners to apply to from the start of the 2020/2021 financial year.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) recommend to the Governing Body that consultation on the Annual Budget 2020/2021 include a proposal for a Clevedon wastewater and water targeted rate.

Horopaki

Context

13. Clevedon is a rural village situated in Te Wairoa catchment in the south east of Auckland. The village and its surrounding area is situated between the Wairoa River and Taitaia Stream and comprises approximately 847 hectares of land. The village is a key interface between the town and surrounding country and for many Aucklanders provides an important connection to rural living and rural activities such as the popular Clevedon farmers market.

14. Over the last 10 years Clevedon Village has been enjoying a growing popularity as a desirable place to live and visit. To appropriately manage this growth while maintaining and enhancing the character and amenity values of the Clevedon Village area, the Clevedon Village Sustainable Development Plan was developed by the former Manukau City Council in 2010.

15. To deliver the outcomes sought in the Clevedon Village Sustainable Development Plan, Auckland Council formerly adopted Plan Change 32 Clevedon Village as part of the Auckland Council District Plan (Manukau Section) on 12 February 2015 (resolution number AUC/2015/6). A Clevedon Precinct plan was developed and incorporated into the Auckland Unitary Plan under section I408 of the Auckland Unitary Plan Operative in Part.

16. As part of both the Clevedon Village Sustainable Development Plan and the Clevedon Precinct plan, it was anticipated that a reticulated wastewater network would be required in order to service the more intensively populated precinct zones around the Clevedon Village, including the business land. A map of the Clevedon Precinct plan is included as Attachment A and the red sub-precinct boundary indicates the areas identified for growth in the Clevedon Village.

17. To facilitate the provision of this reticulated wastewater network, a group of local developers have engaged and agreed with Watercare Services Limited the provision of a reticulated wastewater network and the water supply network through Clevedon village.

18. Watercare are currently installing the new networks through the village with construction expected to be completed by September 2020.

19. These new networks provide the opportunity for around 138 existing village properties to connect to the pipes that will pass by their properties.

20. While the costs to construct these new networks have been agreed between the local developers and Watercare, there are costs still payable by any existing property owners wishing to connect. Watercare have provided information to the local residents about the reticulated networks including a map of where the new infrastructure will be installed. A copy of those communications has been included as Attachment B.

21. Connection costs include Watercare’s infrastructure growth charges for both wastewater and water supply, as well as the costs for wastewater connection pits at the property boundary and water meters. These costs are set out in Table 1 and Table 2 below.

Table 1: Costs for connecting to the reticulated wastewater network in Clevedon Village

Service	Existing House (early connection discount)	Existing House (normal cost)	Description
Connection pit (includes supply and installation)	$8,000	$14,200	The vacuum wastewater system requires a shared connection pit which transfers wastewater from the private into the public network. This charge represents a partial contribution to the pit.
Wastewater Infrastructure Growth Charge	$5,840	$5,840	The infrastructure growth charge is the property owner’s contribution towards the capital investment Watercare have made in bulk wastewater infrastructure to provide new services. An infrastructure growth charge is paid by every new property connection in Auckland.
GST	$2,076	$3,006
Total wastewater	$15,916	$23,046

Note: The early connection discount for wastewater reflects that the cost of installing these pits is less if the pits are installed at the same time as the main networks.

Table 2: Costs for connecting to the reticulated water supply network in Clevedon Village

Service	Existing House (normal cost)	Description
New meter	$1,000	Water meter for measuring the volume of water used – the meter is also used to calculate wastewater charges where both services are connected.
Water Infrastructure Growth Charge	$5,840	The infrastructure growth charge is the property owner’s contribution towards the capital investment Watercare have made in bulk water infrastructure to provide new services. An infrastructure growth charge is paid by every new property connection in Auckland.
GST	$1,026
Total wastewater	$7,866

22. Connection costs would be directly payable to Watercare for the provision of the connections to the site and a detailed quote would be provided by Watercare upon a formal application being made by an eligible property owner.

23. Residents can connect to both the wastewater and water supply networks or just the wastewater network. Connections to the potable water supply will not be allowed without a connection to the reticulated wastewater network. This is to minimise the risk of overloading the existing onsite wastewater systems.

24. There are also additional costs related to the need to reconnect the private plumbing and drainage from the existing houses to these new connection points. These works are also likely to require a building consent to be obtained to alter the private plumbing and drainage on the property.

25. It is estimated that these additional costs will be between $5,000 and $25,000, depending on the extent of the alterations required and the distance from the existing house to the connection point at the property boundary.

26. The estimated total costs for connecting to each of the networks, including Watercare charges and estimated private plumbing and drainage costs, is described in Table 3 below.

Table 3: Total estimated costs for connecting to the reticulated wastewater and water supply networks in Clevedon Village

Service	Watercare		Private plumbing and drainage (estimated costs)	Total estimated costs for service (incl. GST)
Service	Growth charges	Connection to infrastructure	Private plumbing and drainage (estimated costs)	Total estimated costs for service (incl. GST)
Wastewater (early registration)	$5,840	$8,000	$5,000	$21,666
Wastewater	$5,840	$14,200	$5,000	$28,796
Water supply	$5,840	$1,000	$2,000	$10,116

27. Connecting to the new reticulated networks is on a voluntary basis with no current obligations or requirements for existing properties to connect to these new networks.

28. Watercare have advised that these new networks will not currently be extended to every property in the village, although extensions to these networks would be possible if there was sufficient demand and funding was available.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

Options analysis for supporting connections to the public wastewater and water supply networks in Clevedon

29. Staff have considered two options in relation to the introduction of a targeted rate scheme to help property owners connect to the new wastewater and water supply networks being installed by Watercare in Clevedon. These are:

· Option one: Do not set up a targeted rate scheme in Clevedon (status quo)

· Option two: Set up a loan repayment targeted rate scheme to assist Clevedon Village residents with connecting to the new reticulated networks (recommended option).

30. The options were assessed based on the four sustainability pillars of social well-being, cultural well-being, economic well-being and environmental well-being, as detailed in Table 4 below.

Table 4. Analysis of both options against the assessment criteria

Assessment criteria

Option one:

No targeted rate

Option two:

Set up a loan repayment targeted rate scheme

Social

Reduces the number of residents who would be able to access these new wastewater and water supply networks.

Properties on tank water still vulnerable to water shortages.

Supports the community to connect to safe and reliable wastewater and water supplies.

Increases the community’s resilience to climate change impacts.

Cultural

Risk to water quality and kai moana gathering from poorly performing onsite wastewater systems.

Contributes towards improved water quality in the Te Wairoa River catchment and Clevedon estuary.

Economic

Does not provide an alternative council funding option.

Does not commit council’s funding or resources.

Counts towards council’s debt and commits council borrowing to this project.

Provides an alternative funding option to residents and reduces their upfront costs.

Environmental

Will maintain the status quo of the water quality.

Improved water quality from a reduction in use of onsite wastewater systems.

Option one is not the preferred option for the following reasons:

31. The status quo option does not provide any assistance to property owners to enable them to increase their resilience to climate change and to reduce their reliance on onsite wastewater systems.

32. Is also does not reduce the risk of poorly performing onsite wastewater systems on the local environment and water quality.

33. It also does not respond to the public demand for a targeted rate scheme. As noted below, around 60 property owners have registered an interest in a payment plan to spread the cost over time.

Option two is the recommended option for the following reasons:

34. The Wairoa River Catchment Action Plan identifies water quality as one of the key issues for Te Wairoa, with failing septic tanks specifically noted as one of the contributing factors.

35. The successful uptake of connections to the new wastewater network would reduce the impact on water quality from onsite wastewater systems within Clevedon Village.

36. The provision of the new reticulated wastewater and water supply networks to support Clevedon’s growth also provides an opportunity for existing residents to decommission their existing onsite wastewater systems.

37. Reasons for wishing to decommission these onsite wastewater systems may include concerns with the effect they may have on local water quality, space taken up by these onsite systems, reduction in ongoing operation and maintenance costs or the use of yards.

38. Connecting to the potable water supply network would provide residents with a safe and reliable drinking water source and provide resilience to these properties from the increased periods of dry weather we are likely to see under current climate change scenarios.

39. Through Watercare’s engagement with the community over this potential scheme, around 60 of the 138 property owners who have registered an interest in connecting have enquired about a payment plan to spread the cost of the connection fees and private drainage costs over a longer time period.

40. Watercare are unable to provide such a service and as such have asked the council to consider setting up a payment scheme, based on the similar targeted rate schemes already in place at Huapai/Kumeu and Point Wells, to incentivise property owners to connect to infrastructure.

41. Internal discussions with the financial planning teams have indicated that given the likely financial funding envelope of this targeted rate scheme, the council could financially support such a proposal.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

42. The adoption of an opt-in targeted rate to support Clevedon residents wishing to connect to the proposed reticulated wastewater and water supply is considered to have minimal impact on greenhouse gas emissions within the Auckland region.

43. While greenhouse gas emissions from onsite wastewater systems in the form of methane gas are not recognised as a significant contributor to emissions, they do contribute towards the cumulative emissions from the Auckland region. Decommissioning these onsite systems and directing the effluent to the Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant will allow for these wastewater volumes to be managed through a more efficient and technical treatment process. A portion of these potential emissions will be captured in the form of biogas and converted to energy to reduce the external energy demand from the Mangere Treatment Plant.

44. Climate change predictions indicate the likelihood of more diverse weather patterns and an increase in dry days to between 12 to 21 per year for the Auckland region. Connecting the local residents to a more secure potable water supply will provide for additional resilience to adapt to the effects of climate change by ensuring they are not fully reliant on tank water supply. In most cases, residents would retain the option of keeping their existing private potable water supply set up to provide additional redundancy.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

45. Auckland Council’s Healthy Waters department is working closely with Watercare Services Limited to support the provision, and connection to, the new wastewater and water supply networks being installed through Clevedon Village.

46. Watercare have provided a letter of support asking the council to consider adopting a loan repayment targeted rate to support Clevedon Village residents with the costs to connect to these new networks.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts https://acintranet.aklc.govt.nz/EN/workingatcouncil/techandtools/infocouncil/Pages/LocalImpactsAndLocalBoardViews.aspx

47. The installation of new wastewater and water supply networks in the Clevedon Village area has the potential to provide reliable and safe reticulated services to around 138 existing properties. Historically, these residents have had no other option but to use onsite wastewater and private potable water supply systems.

48. Engagement with the local community showed a strong willingness to connect to the new reticulated networks. Of the 138 existing properties, around 120 have registered their interest to connect. Sixty of these have enquired about the availability of a payment plan to spread connection costs out over a longer timeframe.

Local board views

49. At a workshop on 19 November 2019, the Franklin Local Board indicated its support in principle for the proposal to set up a wastewater and water supply connection loan repayment targeted rate for Clevedon Village.

50. The Franklin Local Board will also have the opportunity to present their views to the Governing Body as part of the decision-making process for adopting a loan repayment targeted rate scheme. Other local boards could also give their feedback on the proposal as part of the Annual Budget 2020/2021 planning process.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

51. The council does not hold information on the ethnicity of ratepayers so is not able to identify the impact of a loan repayment targeted rate on Māori. It is considered that the impact on Māori to this targeted rate would be the same for other Clevedon Village ratepayers eligible for the scheme.

52. The improvement in water quality from reducing the number of onsite wastewater systems aligns with the principles of ‘Te mauri o te wai o Tāmaki Makaurau - the life supporting capacity of Auckland’s waters - is protected and enhanced’. This concept was identified with guidance from the Mana Whenua Kaitiaki Forum as an aspirational statement of where we would like to be by 2050.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

53. Staff expect that residents using this targeted rate scheme would be seeking funding support of between $25,000 and $50,000 to pay for the costs of both the wastewater and water supply connection fees, and onsite drainage amendments to connect to both new public networks.

54. The proposed scheme is in accordance with the council’s revenue and finance policy. This determines that targeted rates are considered an appropriate source to fund operating expenditure (including projects to support growth) where one or more of the following apply:

· that benefit a specific group of ratepayers

· to incentivise land owners to develop land in response to a commitment to the provision of infrastructure

· to provide certainty of the council recovering its costs

· where greater transparency in funding the cost of the activity is desirable

· where an individual or a group of ratepayers voluntarily chooses to adopt the rate, such as for business

· improvement districts or the Retrofit Your Home scheme

· where the rate is for a specific service, or bundle of services, such as for waste collection.

55. As this funding will require council borrowing the council will charge interest at the council group borrowing rate applicable at the time of the calculation on the financial assistance provided. The likely total amount of borrowing the council could incur in support of this scheme is estimated at $2.1 million. This is not expected to cause an issue with the council’s prudential limits in relation to borrowing.

56. The ratepayer will repay the financial assistance and interest on a table mortgage basis. The council will calculate the level of the targeted rate each year to fund the interest and principal repayment required for that year according to the amount of assistance provided. The targeted rate will apply for a maximum of 15 years from the date that the funding is provided, with the outstanding balance reducing each year as the principal is repaid.

57. An additional administration fee will also be charged to ensure the targeted rate is fully self-supporting in terms of funding.

58. Based on a property owner taking out a $35,000 loan the average increase in the annual property rates is $3,550, with a total cost of $55,755. This is based on a fixed 6.02 per cent interest rate over a 15-year period. More detail on this possible loan repayment schedule is included as Attachment C.

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Risks and mitigations

59. Staff have thoroughly assessed possible risks from the proposal. Key risks arising from the recommended decision, and the proposed mitigations, are provided below in Table 5.

Table 5. Risks and mitigations arising from a Clevedon wastewater and water targeted rate

Risks	Likelihood (L) and Consequence (C)	Mitigations
Property owners who sign up for the loan repayment targeted rate being unable to afford additional rates payments.	L: Low C: Medium	To minimise the risk of financial difficulty, the council will consider rates payment history when processing applications. If for some reason a property owner circumstances change, and they are unable to repay the loan, the council can consider an application for the postponement of rates in line with the council’s policy. In all instances the council’s rates debt is secured against the property.
Request for targeted rate over-subscribed.	L: Low C: Low	The current financial analysis has been based on up to 55 property owners taking out an average $35,000 loan. If the average costs increase or the number of property owners wishing to use the loan repayment targeted rate increases, the council can consider reprioritising its borrowing to fund the extra demand.
The council being caught in the middle of any dispute between Watercare Services Limited and the property owner.	L: Low C: Medium	The council’s role is limited to providing financial assistance to the property owner. Any dispute over the contract for the supply of these services is between Watercare Services Limited and the property owner.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

60. Following the board’s decision on the proposal to set up a Clevedon wastewater and water targeted rate, staff will seek formal approval from the Finance and Performance committee in December 2019 to consult with the community as part of the Annual Budget 2020/2021 process.

61. If the proposed Clevedon wastewater and water targeted rate is adopted through the Annual Plan process, it will be available for eligible property owners to apply to from the start of the 2020/2021 financial year.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Clevedon precinct plan	121
b ⇩	Clevedon water and wastewater network - Questions and answers for existing residents	123
c ⇩	Possible loan repayment schedule of costs	129

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Signatories

Author

Mark Iszard – Growth and Developments Team Manager, Healthy Waters

Authorisers

Craig McIlroy – General Manager Healthy Waters

Barry Potter - Director Infrastructure and Environmental Services

Carol McKenzie-Rex - Relationship Manager for Franklin and Howick Local Boards

Franklin Local Board

03 December 2019

Auckland Council's Quarterly Performance Report: Franklin Local Board for quarter one 2019/2020

File No.: CP2019/18913

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To provide the Franklin Local Board with an integrated quarterly performance report for quarter one, 1 July – 30 September 2019.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. This report includes financial performance, progress against work programmes, key challenges the board should be aware of and any risks to delivery against the 2019/2020 work programme.

3. The work programme is produced annually and aligns with the Franklin Local Board Plan outcomes.

4. The key activity updates from this quarter are:

· Pest Free Franklin delivered bait and trap days across the Franklin Local Board area

· 860 native trees and shrubs were planted along the Awakura awa, and 9350 plants were planted as part of the ecological volunteers programme

· The Hūnua Trail was endorsed by the Governing Body

· The proposal to invest in the development of the Karaka multisport facility, Franklin Local Board’s nominated one local initiative (OLI), received approval from the Environment and Community Committee and has progressed to the detailed business case phase

· The board approved a list of parks and reserves to be considered for Māori co-naming.

5. All operating departments with agreed work programmes have provided a quarterly update against their work programme delivery. Activities are reported with a status of green (on track), amber (some risk or issues, which are being managed) or grey (cancelled, deferred or merged). There are no activities with a red status this quarter.

6. The financial performance report compared to budget 2019/2020 is attached. There are some points for the local board to note.

7. Financial operating performance for the Franklin local board area is overall three percent over budget for the first quarter ending September 2019. Operating expenditure is six percent over budget with community facilities, active recreation, parks services and full facility contracts exceeding budget mainly in utilities and response repairs. Locally driven initiatives operating expenditure (LDI Opex) spend is behind budget with four projects undergoing strategic assessments for further local board decisions. Capital expenditure spend is ahead of budget for the quarter by eight percent.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) receive the performance report for quarter one ending 30 September 2019.

b) note that the Community Facility 2019/2020 work programme and 2020-2022 indicative work programme has been updated to reflect financial deferrals as a part of the Annual Plan process as shown in Attachment C.

c) approve the amendment to the Community Facilities 2019/2020 work programme and 2020-2022 indicative work programme to add the following projects to the Risk Adjusted Programme:

i) Work Programme ID 2920 Beachlands Community Hall – renew access ramp

ii) Work Programme ID 2926 Centennial Park - renew play spaces

iii) Work Programme ID 2928 Clevedon playground – renew play spaces

iv) Work Programme ID 2929 Colin Lawrie Reserve – Develop new access way path

v) Work Programme ID 2603 Hamiltons Gap – renew access, fences and land fixtures

vi) Work Programme ID 2527 Massey Park – renew play spaces

vii) Work Programme ID 2966 Matakawau Pt Reserve – develop a new boat ramp

viii) Work Programme ID 2894 Nga Waka Park – renew drainage

ix) Work Programme ID 2719 Orere Point Beach Reserve – renew play space

x) Work Programme ID 2895 Orere Point Reserve – renew track

xi) Work Programme ID 2480 Prospect Terrace, Pukekohe – extend existing walkway (stage 2)

xii) Work Programme ID 2898 Pukekohe Pioneer Cottage – renew heritage building

xiii) Work Programme ID 2482 Pukekohe War Memorial Town Hall – renew heritage assets

xiv) Work Programme ID 2659 Rooseville Park – renew park assets

xv) Work Programme ID 2907 Umupuia Reserve – renew toilet and changing block

xvi) Work Programme ID 2911 Waiau Pa Recreation Reserve – renew car park

xvii) Work Programme ID 2880 Waiuku Library – comprehensive renewal

xviii) Work Programme ID 2916 Whitford Pavillion Halls (Plunket) – renew exterior

xix) Work Programme ID 2535 Whitford Point Reserve – renew play space and car park

xx) Work Programme ID 2935 Franklin Pool and Leisure – renew waste water tank

xxi) Work Programme ID 2934 Whiteside Pool – renew pool lining

Horopaki

Context

8. The Franklin Local Board has an approved 2018/2019 work programme for the following operating departments:

· Arts, Community and Events;

· Parks, Sport and Recreation;

· Libraries and Information;

· Community Facilities: Build Maintain Renew;

· Community Leases;

· Infrastructure and Environmental Services;

· Local Economic Development;

· Plans and Places;

· The Southern Initiative;

· ATEED.

9. Work programmes are produced annually, to meet the Franklin Local Board outcomes identified in the three-year Franklin Local Board Plan. The local board plan outcomes are:

· Outcome 1: A well-cared for natural environment

· Outcome 2: A thriving local economy

· Outcome 3: An improved transport system

· Outcome 4: Growth is dealt with effectively

· Outcome 5: Communities feel ownership and connection to their area.

10. The graph below shows how the work programme activities meet local board plan outcomes. Activities that are not part of the approved work programme but contribute towards the local board outcomes, such as advocacy by the local board and activities delivered by Auckland Transport, are not captured in this graph.

Graph 1: Work programme activities by outcome

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

Local Board Work Programme Snapshot

11. The graph below identifies work programme activity by RAG status (red, amber, green and grey) which measures the performance of the activity. It shows the percentage of work programme activities that are on track (green), in progress but with issues that are being managed (amber), and activities that have significant issues (red) and activities that have been cancelled/deferred/merged (grey).

Graph 2: Work programme by RAG status

12. The graph below shows the activity status of activities, which shows the stage of the activity in each department’s work programme. The number of activity lines differ by department as approved in the local board work programmes.

Graph 3: Work programme by activity status and department

Key activity updates from quarter one

13. Key work programme (WP) activities in quarter one that align with local board outcomes are as follows:

Outcome 1: A well-cared for natural environment

· WP ID 808: Awakura restoration project- 860 native trees and shrubs were planted along the Awakura awa.

· WP ID 811: Pest Free Franklin- bait and trap hub days were held in Pukekohe, Ardmore, Whitford, Orere Point, Kawakawa Bay, Karaka and Waiuku.

· WP ID 753: Ecological volunteers and environmental programme FY20- the Community Park Ranger organised seven events across Franklin, and a large clean up at Karioitahi Beach (200 people attended) where six car bodies were removed. 9350 plants were planted across the quarter, with a total of 1944 volunteer hours recorded.

Outcome 2: A thriving local economy

· WP ID 1189: Hūnua Trail Plan Implementation- The Hūnua Trail was endorsed by the Governing Body in July 2019. The project is being led by the Parks, Sports and Recreation department, and a project execution plan has been developed.

Outcome 4: Growth is dealt with effectively

· WP ID 3764: (OLI) Karaka Sports Park- develop facility- The proposal to invest in the development of the Karaka multisport facility, Franklin Local Board’s nominated OLI, received approval from the Environment and Community Committee in July 2019 and has progressed to the detailed business case phase. The board also approved the revised Karaka Sports Park Concept Plan at the September 2019 business meeting.

Outcome 5: Communities feel ownership and connection to their area

· WP ID 54: Increase diverse participation: Franklin Youth- The Franklin Youth Advisory Board (FYAB) planned and held the Franklin Youth Talent Show on 17 August 2019, with 15 acts, 12 community sponsors and approximately 100 people in the audience. FYAB also planned and held a Differently Abled Discotheque on 21 September 2019.

· WP ID 358: Te Kete Rukuruku (Māori naming of parks and places) – The board approved a list of parks and reserves to be considered for Māori co-naming at a business meeting on 17 September 2019. Staff are working through the process of identifying the overlapping mana whenua interests so that the project may be progressed to the mana whenua naming stage.

Activities with significant issues

14. Activities with significant issues are reported with red status. There are no red RAG status activities this quarter.

Activities on hold

15. The following work programme activities have been identified by operating departments as on hold:

· WP ID 1985: Ray Faussett Reserve- Develop playground is on hold and scheduled for delivery in future financial years. The preliminary concept has been completed and project is awaiting budget allocation to proceed

· WP ID 2370: Beachlands Library – Minor Renewal is on hold as the condition of the asset does not require a renewal. The project has been deferred to future years when it requires renewal

· WP ID 3085: Clevedon A&P Showgrounds- Review Masterplan “Warren Shaw Path” is on hold awaiting confirmation of the project scope from the board

· WP ID 3746: Pukekohe Stadium- Implement Slip Remediation Works is on hold awaiting the allocation of funds to proceed

· WP ID 2112: Kahawairahi Drive Reserve- Develop Playground – is reported as ‘on hold’ due to a delay in the tower arrival from overseas and ground conditions. Subsequent advice is that the project will be completed in December, with an opening on 12 December 2019.

16. Activities on hold pending a strategic assessment/ service needs assessment by the Park, Sports and Recreation department include; WP ID 3295: Belmont – develop concept plan, WP ID 3295: Clarks Beach Recreation Reserve and Golf Club- renew access, play spaces and land fixtures, WP ID 2141: Clarks Beach Recreation Reserve and Golf Club – renew skate park, WP ID 3048: Clarks Beach Recreation Reserve and Golf Club- prepare concept plan, WP ID 2928: Clevedon Playground – renew play spaces, WP ID 2507: Te Puru Park- renew skate park, WP ID 3047: Te Puru Park- develop concept plan.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

17. Receiving performance monitoring reports will not result in any identifiable changes to greenhouse gas emissions.

18. Work programmes were approved in June 2019 and delivery is already underway. Should significant changes to any projects be required, climate impacts will be assessed as part of the relevant reporting requirements.

19. The local board is currently investing in a number of sustainability projects, which aim to build awareness around individual carbon emissions, and changing behaviour at a local level. These include:

· WP ID 808: Awakura restoration project – 860 native trees and shrubs were planted along the Awakura awa. Staff are working with mana whenua representatives and local landowners to develop a planting plan for the 2020 winter planting season

· WP ID 753: Ecological volunteers and environmental programme FY20- the Community Park Ranger organised seven events across Franklin, and a large clean up at Karioitahi Beach (200 people attended) where six car bodies were removed. A total of 1944 volunteer hours were recorded, and 9350 plants were planted across the quarter

· WP ID 813: Beachlands waste minimisation- a memorandum of understanding was agreed to with the Charter Club on a collaborative initiative that includes having a reuse shop on club property. The log cabin was also set up to deliver educational workshops over the financial year

· WP ID 828: Waiuku Waste Minimisation- developing zero waste capability- methodologies for delivering the business inorganic collection trial and supporting zero waste best practice, were developed. Planning was also undertaken to develop an educational programme and confirm a calendar of educational events.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

20. When developing the work programmes council group impacts and views are presented to the boards.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

21. This report informs the Franklin Local Board of the performance for the quarter ending 30 September 2019.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

22. The following activities delivered Māori outcomes:

· WP ID 55: Local Māori Responsiveness Action Plan- CEU staff are working with Te Waka Angamua to review current activity against the Franklin Māori Responsiveness Action Plan. When the review is complete further consultation and engagement will be undertaken to further develop the actions of the plan

· WP ID 2017: Umupuia Coastal Reserve- renew playgrounds- consultation with mana whenua has commenced and the relocation of the playground has been agreed on. The draft concept plan with mana whenua will begin in November

· WP ID 2911: Waiuku Trails – implement plan- Iwi engagement is underway to input into short-term and long-term planning for the Awaroa Portage trail section

· WP ID 358: Te Kete Rukuruku (Māori naming of parks and places) – the board confirmed their first park list at a business meeting on 17 September 2019. Staff are working through the process of identifying the overlapping mana whenua interests so that the list may be progressed into the mana whenua naming stage.

· WP ID 2535: Whitford Point Reserve – Renew play space and car park- The concept plan was presented to the board in August 2019 and mana whenua consultation is currently underway. Whitford Point Reserve has been identified on the park list for Te Kete Rukuruku

· WP ID 980: Celebrating Te Ao Māori and strengthening responsiveness to Māori- a range of programmes with Māori outcomes were delivered at Pukekohe and Waiuku libraries. Including, Pukekohe library hosting a local Kaumātua who spoke about the significance of Matariki, a whakapapa session for Family History Month and Māori based storytimes

· WP ID 979: Support customer and community connection and celebrate cultural diversity and local places, people and heritage Franklin- Māori Language Week and Matariki were celebrated in Pukekohe and Waiuku libraries

· WP ID 1125: Waiomanu Reserve development plan - this is part of the co-management agreement with Ngai Tai ki Tamaki to develop a plan to manage the Waiomanu Reserve and Wai-o-Maru Pā. There are no new updates for this quarter as the committee are in recess until after the local board election

· WP ID 3598: Franklin- renew play equipment FY17 - the Orere Point Beach Reserve concept plan has been completed and staff are working with mana whenua to develop Māori design elements for the playground

· WP ID 808: Awakura restoration- staff are working with mana whenua representatives and local landowners to develop a planting plan for the 2020 winter planting season.

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Financial implications

23. There are no financial implications associated with this report.

Financial Performance

24. Operating expenditure overall of $3.86 million is $252,000 over budget mainly for facility response maintenance and utilities, while under budget in locally driven initiatives as some projects are yet to commence.

25. Operating revenue is $160,000 above budget arising from commercial property hire paid earlier than phased.

26. Capital Expenditure spend of $1.3 million is $327,000 ahead of budget for this quarter as asset renewals and growth projects continue delivery.

27. The Franklin Q1 financial report is in Attachment B.

Revised Budget

28. For quarterly reporting purposes, annual plan budgets are revised to reflect changes in timing of delivery for individual projects.

29. Projects that were still in progress at 30 June 2019 have had their remaining required budget carried forward to the current or future financial years to fund the remaining works.

30. If a multi-year capital project was completed earlier than anticipated, the annual plan budget is reduced or brought forward to 30 June 2019 to reflect early completion.

31. Consideration is also given to the status of current capital projects and where required budgets are rephased in whole or part to outer years to reflect current timelines for delivery.

32. The net budgetary impact of these changes is reflected in the revised budget for the board.

33. The Community Facilities Build Maintain Renew work programme financial allocations have been updated in accordance with the carry forwards (refer to Attachment C). Points to note, some of which require minor alterations to the work programme wording are as follows:

· WP ID 2568 project ‘Clarks Beach - renew seawall’ has been completed ahead of time and funding planned in future years has been spent in advance. The budget will remain in the original allocated year as it was committed.

Risk Adjusted Projects (RAP)

34. The approved Community Facilities 2019/2020 work programme and 2020-2022 indicative work programme includes projects identified as part of the Risk Adjusted Programme (RAP). These are projects that the Community Facilities delivery team will progress, if possible, in advance of the programmed delivery year. This flexibility in delivery timing will help to achieve 100 per cent financial delivery for the 2019/2020 financial year, by ensuring that if projects intended for delivery in the 2019/2020 financial year are delayed due to unforeseen circumstances, that other projects can be progressed while the causes for delays are addressed.

35. Since approval of the local work programmes in June 2019 investigation and design (including forecasting of delivery) has commenced. As a result, it has become apparent that some projects that had been included for delivery in the 2019/2020 financial year may not be able to be progressed as quickly as anticipated. Reasons for delays include matters such consenting, heritage items identified, and consultation requirements. Therefore, to enable 100 per cent delivery to budget Community Facilities request approval to alter the RAP and progress the following projects:

· WP ID 2920: Beachlands Community Hall – renew access ramp

· WP ID 2926: Centennial Park - renew play spaces

· WP ID 2928: Clevedon playground – renew play spaces

· WP ID 2929: Colin Lawrie Reserve – Develop new access way path

· WP ID 2603: Hamiltons Gap – renew access, fences and land fixtures

· WP ID 2527: Massey Park – renew play spaces

· WP ID 2966: Matakawau Pt Reserve – develop a new boat ramp

· WP ID 2894: Nga Waka Park – renew drainage

· WP ID 2719: Orere Point Beach Reserve – renew play space

· WP ID 2895: Orere Point Reserve – renew track

· WP ID 2480: Prospect Terrace, Pukeohe – extend existing walkway (stage 2)

· WP ID 2898: Pukekohe Pioneer Cottage – renew heritage building

· WP ID 2482: Pukekohe War Memorial Town Hall – renew heritage assets

· WP ID 2659: Rooseville Park – renew park assets

· WP ID 2907: Umupuia Reserve – renew toilet and changing block

· WP ID 2911: Waiau Pa Recreation Reserve – renew car park

· WP ID 2880: Waiuku Library – comprehensive renewal

· WP ID 2916: Whitford Pavillion Halls (Plunket) – renew exterior

· WP ID 2535: Whitford Point Reserve – renew play space and car park

· WP ID 2935: Franklin Pool and Leisure – renew waste water tank

· WP ID 2934: Whiteside Pool – renew pool lining

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

36. While the risk of non-delivery of the entire work programme is rare, the likelihood for risk relating to individual activities does vary. Capital projects for instance, are susceptible to more risk as on-time and on-budget delivery is dependent on weather conditions, approvals (e.g. building consents) and is susceptible to market conditions.

37. Information about any significant risks and how they are being managed and/or mitigated is addressed in the ‘Activities with significant issues’ section

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

38. The local board will receive the next performance update following the end of quarter two, in February 2020.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇨	Franklin Local Board Work Programme SharePoint extracts (Under Separate Cover)
b ⇨	Franklin Local Board Quarter 1 Financial Report (Under Separate Cover)
c ⇨	Community Facilities 2019/2020 work programme and 2020-2022 indicative work programme (Under Separate Cover)

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Signatories

Author	Vilecea Naidoo - Local Board Advisor - Franklin
Authoriser	Carol McKenzie-Rex - Relationship Manager for Franklin and Howick Local Boards

Franklin Local Board

03 December 2019

Annual Budget 2020/2021 consultation

File No.: CP2019/19537

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To approve local content and supporting information for consultation as part of the Annual Budget 2020/2021 process, along with a local engagement event.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. For each financial year, Auckland Council must have a local board agreement that is agreed for each local board area, between the Governing Body and the local board.

3. Annual Budget 2020/2021 consultation will take place from 21 February to 22 March 2020. Consultation on the proposed content of each local board agreement which sets out the priorities for the next financial year must be included as part of that consultation.

4. This report seeks approval from local boards on the local content and supporting information for consultation. It also seeks approval of the Have Your Say event that will be held in their local board area during the consultation period, to give Aucklanders an opportunity to provide face-to-face feedback.

5. The Governing Body and local boards will approve regional and local items respectively for consultation by 13 December 2019. The regional and local consultation items will then be incorporated into the Annual Budget consultation document and supporting information, which will be adopted by the Governing Body on 12 February 2020.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) approve Attachment A local content for consultation and Attachment B local supporting information for consultation.

b) delegate authority to the local board chairperson to approve any final changes required to the local content and supporting information for the Franklin Local Board for the Annual Budget 2020/2021 consultation, including online consultation content.

c) approve the following Have Your Say event in the local board area during the Annual Budget 2020/2021 consultation period:

i) Hearing Style Event, 17 March 2020, 9.30am-11.30am, Pukekohe Chambers

d) delegate authority to the local board chairperson to approve any final changes required to the Have Your Say event.

e) delegate to the following elected members and staff the power and responsibility to hear from the public through ‘spoken (or New Zealand sign language) interaction’ in relation to the local board agreement at the council’s public engagement events, during the consultation period for the Annual Budget 2020/2021:

i) local board members and chairperson

ii) General Manager Local Board Services, Local Board Relationship Manager, Local Board Senior Advisor, Local Board Advisor, Local Board Engagement Advisor

iii) any additional staff approved by the General Manager Local Board Services or the Group Chief Financial Officer.

Horopaki

Context

6. For each financial year, Auckland Council must have a local board agreement for each local board area, that is agreed between the Governing Body and the local board.

7. Local board agreements set out (among other things) how the council will, in the year to which the agreement relates, reflect the priorities and preferences in the local board’s plan in respect of the local activities to be provided in the local board area.

8. The proposed content of each local board agreement must be included in the Annual Budget 2020/2021 consultation document.

9. Public consultation on the budget will take place from 21 February to 22 March 2020.

10. Aucklanders will be able to provide feedback during the consultation process through a variety of channels which include face-to-face (verbal), written and social media.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

11. Local boards held workshops during November 2019 to determine their priorities for their 2020/2021 local board agreement. Local boards are now requested to approve their local content and supporting information for consultation, as per Attachments A and B.

12. During the document production stage, if changes to the local content and supporting information are identified, these will be provided to the local board chairperson to approve.

13. Any new local Business Improvement District (BID) targeted rates must be consulted on before they can be implemented. Local boards are therefore also requested to approve any new proposals for consultation.

14. Aucklanders who wish to have their views on the proposed content of the local board agreement and Annual Budget 2020/2021 considered by Auckland Council should be provided a reasonable opportunity to present those views in a manner and format that is appropriate to the preferences and needs of those persons, including face-to-face.

15. The council provides for this through its ‘Have Your Say’ events where Aucklanders can have a face-to-face dialogue with elected members or other council representatives with an appropriate delegation. The Have Your Say event recommended to be held in the Franklin Local Board area is:

i) Hearing Style Event, 17 March 2020, 9.30am-11.30am, Pukekohe Chambers

16. The consultation period does not begin for a couple of months. If circumstances change between now and the consultation period and any change to the approved Have Your Say event is required, these will be provided to the local board chairperson to approve.

17. Should a proposal requiring an amendment to the council’s long-term plan (10-year Budget) be identified during the Annual Budget 2020/2021 process, this would necessitate use of the special consultative procedure. Where an amendment to the 10-year Budget is being consulted on at the same time as consultation on the Annual Budget, the Local Government Act 2002 requires the council to use the special consultative procedure in relation to both matters.

18. The special consultative procedure requires the council to provide an opportunity for Aucklanders to present their views to the council in a manner that enables ‘spoken (or New Zealand sign language) interaction’ between the person and the council’s decision-makers or their official delegates. The recommended Have Your Say events, along with the recommended delegation, provides for this spoken interaction.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

19. The decision to consult is procedural in nature and the small scale of the Have Your Say events mean any climate impacts will be negligible. These decisions are unlikely to result in any identifiable changes to greenhouse gas emissions. The effects of climate change will not impact the decisions.

20. However, where practicable, events proposed will be in locations accessible by public transport, to reduce car travel but also increase the opportunities for attendance.

21. Some of the proposed initiatives or projects included in the consultation content may have climate impacts. The climate impacts of any initiatives or projects Auckland Council chooses to progress with as a result of this consultation will be assessed as part of the relevant reporting requirements.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

22. The Annual Budget 2020/2021 is an Auckland Council group document and will include budgets at a consolidated group level.

23. Consultation items and updates to budgets to reflect decisions and new information may include items from across the group.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

24. Local boards will have further opportunities to provide information and views as the council progresses through the Annual Budget 2020/2021 process.

25. Aucklanders will have the opportunity to give feedback on regional and local proposals contained in the budget. All feedback received from submitters residing in the local board area will be analysed by staff and made available for consideration by the board, prior to finalising their local board agreement.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

26. Many local board decisions are of importance to and impact on Māori. Local board agreements and the Annual Budget are important tools that enable and can demonstrate the council’s responsiveness to Māori. Local board plans, which were adopted in September and October of 2017, form the basis for local priorities.

27. The approach to Māori engagement for the Annual Budget 2020/2021 will be finalised once consultation topics are confirmed, including development of bespoke materials subject to interest level of topics and confirmation of budget.

28. Regionally supported local Māori engagement in the South and West will be provided subject to interest level of topics and confirmation of budget; this will be integrated with local board plan pre-engagement.

29. There is a need to continue to build local board relationships with iwi and the wider Māori community. Ongoing conversations will assist local boards and Māori to understand each other’s priorities and issues. This in turn, can influence and encourage Māori participation in the council’s decision-making processes.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

30. Event associated costs include venue hire, where council premises cannot be utilised, and catering.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

31. Local boards must approve their local consultation content and supporting information by 13 December 2019 in order for it to be formatted and reviewed in time to be incorporated into the Annual Budget 2020/2021 consultation document and supporting information.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

32. The Governing Body will approve the consultation document, supporting information and consultation process for the Annual Budget 2020/2021 on 12 February 2020.

33. Following consultation, the Governing Body and local boards will make decisions on the budget and local board agreements respectively.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Local content for consultation	145
b ⇩	Local supporting information for consultation	147

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Author

Beth Corlett - Advisor Plans & Programmes

Authorisers

Louise Mason - GM Local Board Services

Carol McKenzie-Rex - Relationship Manager for Franklin and Howick Local Boards

Franklin Local Board

03 December 2019

Elected Members Expense Policy 2019

File No.: CP2019/19888

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To present the draft Auckland Council Elected Members’ Expense Policy 2019 and provide for the local board to record its feedback for consideration by the Governing Body.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. Each electoral term, the Remuneration Authority (the Authority) requires all councils to adopt an expense policy and forward the adopted policy to the Authority for its approval.

3. The expense policy provides the rules for elected members’ reimbursement for expenses they incur whilst performing their duties. The Authority has set parameters for the following expense reimbursements:

i) communications

ii) mileage

iii) travel time

iv) childcare.

4. The Authority has updated vehicle mileage allowance rates to reflect the new kilometre rates for self-employed people and employees published by the Inland Revenue Department on its website as at 7 June 2019.

5. There is a change to approval processes so that approval for mayor and deputy mayor expenses is now by the chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. There are no other changes to provisions for these expenses.

6. Reimbursement of childcare expenses is a new provision and the council has discretion around how this is applied, within the parameters set by the Authority.

7. In the previous term, a discussion paper about the proposed childcare allowance was published by the Authority and was reported to local boards. Most local boards were generally supportive. Based on that feedback, this report proposes rules for inclusion in the council’s Elected Member Expense Policy 2019.

8. The expenses policy also includes rules for the following, which relate to sensitive expenditure and there are no recommended changes to these rules:

i) travel

ii) accommodation

iii) professional development

iv) hospitality.

9. The draft Auckland Council Elected Members Expense Policy is attached in Attachment A.

10. The council’s Head of Assurance Services has reviewed the draft policy and is satisfied it is in compliance with the Local Government Members (2019/20) Determination and appropriate probity standards.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) provide feedback on the draft Auckland Council Elected Member Expense Policy 2019.

Horopaki

Context

11. The Authority sets remuneration for elected positions in local government annually. It also sets the rules for reimbursement of costs met by members in undertaking their duties.

12. Each electoral term, the Authority requires all councils to adopt an expense policy and forward the adopted policy to the Authority for its approval. The expense policy provides the rules for elected members’ reimbursement for expenses they incur whilst performing their duties.

13. The Authority sets some work-related expenses for elected members:

· the maximum allowances payable by councils to elected members for certain activities, such as transport and communications

· the criteria for and amounts payable to, elected members sitting on resource consent hearings.

14. The current policy was approved in November 2016. The Authority has requested the council provide an Elected Members’ Expense Policy to the Authority for its approval at the beginning of this term.

15. In the previous term the Authority circulated a discussion paper seeking feedback on a proposed childcare allowance. When the Authority issued its formal 2019/20 determination it included the childcare allowance. The Explanatory Memorandum in the Determination includes:

“This year, for the first time, the Authority has introduced a childcare allowance for members who have responsibility for caring for children under the age of 14 years. The allowance is a contribution towards expenses incurred by the member for the provision of childcare while the member is engaged on local authority business. The allowance is capped and is subject to certain conditions outlined in clause 14 of this determination.

Payment of any or all of the allowances is at the discretion of each council. All the allowances included in this determination are reviewed annually.”

16. The actual rule about the childcare allowance in the Determination is:

14 Childcare allowance

(1) A local authority may pay a childcare allowance, in accordance with subclauses (2) and (3), to an eligible member as a contribution towards expenses incurred by the member for childcare provided while the member is engaged on local authority business.

(2) A member is eligible to be paid a childcare allowance in respect of childcare provided for a child only if—

(a) the member is a parent or guardian of the child, or is a person who usually has responsibility for the day-to-day care of the child (other than on a temporary basis); and

(b) the child is aged under 14 years of age; and

(c) the childcare is provided by a person who—

(i) is not a family member of the member; and

(ii) does not ordinarily reside with the member; and

(d) the member provides evidence satisfactory to the local authority of the amount paid for childcare.

(3) A local authority must not pay childcare allowances to a member that total more than $6,000 per annum, per child.

(4) In this regulation, family member of the member means—

(a) a spouse, civil union partner, or de facto partner:

(b) a relative, that is, another person connected with the member within 2 degrees of a relationship, whether by blood relationship or by adoption.

17. The other change in the Determination relates to vehicle mileage allowance rates to reflect the new kilometre rates for self-employed people and employees published by the Inland Revenue Department on its website as at 7 June 2019.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

18. The major proposed change to the expense policy is to include a provision for childcare allowance in line with the new provision in the Authority’s Determination.

19. Prior to the Authority including this allowance in its Determination, it circulated a discussion paper for feedback. This was reported to local boards. The submission to the Authority was:

‘Auckland Council supports the Remuneration Authority in addressing this issue which has been raised by members of other councils through submissions to the Authority. The costs of childcare can be a barrier to people with families considering becoming candidates for local government elections. The council commends the authority for recognising such barriers and for acknowledging the need to address them.

The council’s view is that the proposed conditions to be placed in the authority’s determination are reasonable. It is concerned though that the description of the purpose of the allowance is too wide. The proposed wording is:

“A local authority may pay a childcare allowance, in accordance with subclauses (2) and (3), to an eligible member as a contribution towards expenses incurred by the member for childcare provided while the member is engaged on local authority business.”

The phrase “childcare provided while the member is engaged on local authority business” could include childcare that is incidental at the time the member is engaged on local authority. For example, a member may arrange childcare on a regular basis, irrespective of undertaking council duties, and on a particular occasion attends to council business papers while the children are at childcare. There could be uncertainty about whether this is claimable. The council understands that the purpose of the allowance is as a contribution towards the cost of childcare where this is an expense of undertaking council business and suggests that the wording should capture this sense of necessary expense in order to undertake council business.’

20. A summary of local board feedback on the submission is contained in Attachment B. Most local boards endorsed the submission.

21. The submission stated that the payment of a childcare allowance should recognise the additional cost that was caused by attending to council business rather than being paid if childcare was to be provided in any case. In other words, it was to be paid because child-care was caused by attending to council business. This point was not included in the Authority’s final Determination. However, any potential for over-use of the provision is controlled by the imposition of a cap of $6,000 per annum per child.

22. The proposed wording for the childcare allowance in the Expense Policy is:

Childcare allowance

1 Elected members who are the parent, guardian or usually have responsibility for the day to day care of the child may receive the allowance set out in the Remuneration Authority Determination for childcare provided while the member is engaged on local authority business. This is a contribution towards the expense and not intended as a full reimbursement.

2 The childcare allowance may only be claimed for childcare not provided by a family member (spouse, civil union partner or de factor partner or any relative that is connected to the members within 2 degrees of relationship, whether by blood relationship or by adoption) who does not ordinarily reside with the member

3 The allowance is only claimable:

a) for children under the age of 14 years

b) when attending official meetings or workshops of the council

c) only for actual (or part thereof) expenses that have been incurred, net of any subsidies

d) when elected members are not on recess

e) when no other childcare arrangements would normally be made.

4 The allowance rates are as follows:

a) For childcare services provided by a professional registered company, an hourly rate of up to $35 will be accepted with the receipt of a GST invoice

b) For childcare services provided via an informal arrangement, an hourly rate of up to $20 will be accepted with the receipt of an signed invoice or signed log book

c) The total Auckland Council may contribute is $6,000 per annum per child

5 On a case by case basis the General Manager Democracy Services and General Manager Local Board Services may make exceptions to the above provisions within the limits set by the Remuneration Authority.

23. The maximum hourly rates are based on an informal survey of current market rates.

24. Other changes in the draft expense policy are:

i) approvals for the mayor and deputy mayor travel expenses have been changed to the chair of the Audit and Risk Committee, on her recommendation

ii) an added section on health, safety and well-being which includes access to:

· flu vaccinations

· ergonomic assessments

· personal support services (Employment Assistance Programme, manawa rahi and the well-being portal).

25. The council’s Head of Assurance Services has reviewed the draft policy and is satisfied it is in compliance with the Local Government Members (2019/20) Determination and appropriate probity standards.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

26. The adoption of the expenses policy is largely an administrative decision. Relevant to climate change is the statement in the policy (6.3): “Auckland Council promotes public transport and cycling as the preferred ways of moving around Auckland. Elected members are expected to use public transport in the first instance but may also use their private car or council vehicles when on council business.”

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

27. The Authority’s Determination and the Auckland Council Elected Member Expense Policy only affect elected governing body and local board members.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

28. The feedback from local boards will be reported to the Governing Body when it decides the Auckland Council Elected Member Expense Policy.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

29. The childcare allowance recognises that the cost of childcare deters some people from standing for election. The provision of the allowance may encourage more people, including Māori, to consider standing.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

30. The number of Auckland Council elected members who will be eligible to claim this allowance is unknown. LGNZ statistics show that approximately 6 per cent of elected members are 40 years of age or below^{^[1]}. On that basis, the cost to Auckland Council, if 6 percent of members (10 members) claimed the allowance, would be $60,000 (assuming one child each).

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

31. The expenditure that is the subject of this policy is sensitive expenditure. The policy needs to withstand public scrutiny and where there is discretion there needs to be a conservative approach. Staff believe that the conditions placed on reimbursement and the processes for approval are appropriate in this context.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

32. Feedback from all local boards will be reported to the Governing Body when it decides the Auckland Council Elected Members Expense Policy.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Draft Auckland Council Elected Member Expense Policy	155
b ⇩	Summary of local board feedback on the Remuneration Authority’s discussion paper on childcare allowances	173

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Author

Warwick McNaughton - Principal Advisor - Democracy Services

Authorisers

Marguerite Delbet - General Manager Democracy Services

Carol McKenzie-Rex - Relationship Manager for Franklin and Howick Local Boards

Franklin Local Board

03 December 2019

New Road Names in the Subdivision at Paerata Rise, 741 Paerata Road, Pukekohe by Grafton Downs Limited

File No.: CP2019/19773

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To seek approval from the Franklin Local Board for names of three new roads to be created in a subdivision known as Paerata Rise, at 741 Paerata Road, Pukekohe by Grafton Downs Limited.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. Auckland Council’s Road Naming Guidelines set out the requirements and criteria of the Council for proposed road names. These requirements and criteria have been applied in this situation to ensure consistency of road naming across the Auckland Region.

3. The applicant, Grafton Downs Limited (GDL), has submitted the following names for consideration for three new roads (Road numbers 3, 4 & 5) in the Paerata Rise subdivision at 741 Paerata Road, Pukekohe:

Table 1: Paerata Rise Proposed Road Names
Road 3 - Proposed Road Names
Preferred	Rosslands	Avenue
First Alternative	Akapuka	Avenue
Second Alternative	Piopio	Road
Road 4 - Proposed Road Names
Preferred	Tabernacle	Street
First Alternative	Tutu	Street
Second Alternative	Kermadec	Street
Road 5 - Proposed Road Names
Preferred	Garth Ross	Lane
First Alternative	Koekoea	Lane
Second Alternative	Pokaka	Lane

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) approve three road names from the abovementioned list of options for the three new roads created by way of subdivision at Paerata Rise, 741 Paerata Road, Pukekohe (Council resource consent reference SUB60338930), in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974.

Horopaki

Context

4. Grafton Downs owns 286ha of land surrounding Wesley College in Paerata, Auckland.

5. The site was rezoned to mixed-use zoning for development following public hearing of concurrent applications made during May 2015 on behalf of GDL under the Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Act 2013 (“HASHAA”). Development of this land is taking place over a 10-year period on a staged basis.

6. Ultimately the development will provide for 4500 to 5000 houses with 1000 proposed for the first stage of development.

7. The proposed phase includes three (3) streets and contains 79 lots and 2 super lots. Phase Two delivery is proposed for 2020.

8. The road naming theme for Paerata Rise continues to acknowledge the history of the land, Wesley College and the Methodist Church.

9. The roads requiring road naming under Phase Two, Stage 4 of the development are road numbers 3, 4 and 5.

10. The roads are required to be named in accordance with the national addressing standard as they each serve more than 5 lots.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

11. Auckland Council’s road naming criteria typically require that road names reflect a local theme such as:

- A historical, cultural, or ancestral linkage to an area;

- A particular landscape, environment or biodiversity theme or feature; or

- An existing (or introduced) thematic identity in the area.

The use of Te Reo Māori names is actively encouraged.

12. The Auckland Council Road Naming Guidelines allow that where a new road needs to be named as a result of a subdivision or development, the subdivider/developer shall be given the opportunity of suggesting their preferred new road name for the Local Board’s approval.

13. The Applicant has proposed the following names for consideration for the three new roads created as part of the subdivision at Paerata Rise, 741 Paerata Road, Pukekohe:

Table 2: Paerata Rise (Phase Two, Stage 4) Proposed Road Name Meanings

ROAD 3

Proposed Names

Meaning

Rosslands Avenue

(preferred)

This is an acknowledgement of the history of the farm that is under development and the previous owners Garth and Joan. Permission to use this name has been sought and approved by the Ross family via Hugh Ross (Garth’s brother) and Raewyn Ross (Garth’s sister-in-law)

Akapuka Avenue

(first alternative)

Acknowledging native Birds and Trees.

An Akapuka is a native Tree

Piopio Road

(second alternative)

Acknowledging native Birds and Trees.

A Piopio is a native Bird

ROAD 4

Proposed Names

Meaning

Tabernacle Street

(Preferred)

The Foundery (or Foundry), in Moorfields, was the first London foundry for casting brass cannon for the British Board of Ordnance. The building subsequently served as the first Wesleyan Methodist place of worship, and an important meeting place for the early Methodist community. It was built (c.1684) in Windmill Hill (today Tabernacle Street). This name arose from an exploration of Methodist history.

Tutu Street

(first alternative)

Acknowledging native Birds and Trees

‘Tutu’ is a native Tree

Kermadec Street

(second alternative)

Acknowledging native Birds and Trees.

Kermadec pohutukawa (Metrosideros kermadacensis)

Kermadec Tree Fern (Cyathea kermadecensis)

ROAD 5

Proposed Names

Meaning

Garth Ross Lane

(preferred)

This is a small lane and again is an acknowledgement of the history of the farm that is under development and the previous owners. Permission to use this name has been sought and approved by the Ross family via Hugh Ross (Garth’s brother) and Raewyn Ross (Garth’s sister-in-law) Garth and Joan.

Koekoea Lane

(first Alternative)

Acknowledging native Birds and Trees

‘Koekoea’ is a native Bird

Pokaka Lane

(second Alternative)

Acknowledging native Birds and Trees

‘Pokaka’ is a native Tree

14. Land Information New Zealand has confirmed that all the above names are acceptable to use.

15. The proposed suffixes of ‘Avenue’, ‘Road’, ‘Street’ and ‘Lane’ are deemed acceptable as they accurately describe the characteristics of the road.

16. The names proposed by the Applicant have been assessed and are deemed to meet the Auckland Council Road Naming Guidelines and National Addressing Standards.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

17. The naming of roads has no effect on climate change. Relevant environmental issues have been considered under the provisions of the Resource Management Act 1991 and the associated approved resource consent for the development.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

18. The decision sought for this report has no identified impacts on other parts of the council group. The views of council-controlled organisations were not required for the preparation of this report’s advice.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

19. The decision sought for this report does not trigger any significant policy and is not considered to have any immediate impact on the community.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

20. Consultation with local iwi groups Ngāti Tamaoho, Ngāti Te Ata and Ngāti te Akitai was carried out prior to the Applicant submitting their road naming application.

21. Further iwi consultation was sought after the road naming application was in progress. A response was received from Ngai Tai Ki Tamaki. No further names were submitted, although comment was made that it would have been great to see some acknowledgement of the history of the area prior to the Ross family living in that area, as the Māori history is very extensive; ‘Use of Māori names for the preferred name rather than only as alternatives names would have been good’.

22. Chris Johnston, General Secretary, Wesley College Trust Board / Grafton Downs Limited acknowledged Ngai Tai Ki Tamaki comments and replied that “in the entire project of developing Paerata Rise we will need around 200 road names and our tool box is not at this level yet. We have sought names from the Methodist Church, Wesley Historical Society, Te Taha Maori, Kingiitanga, Wesley College, the bible, native trees and birds and our historical assessment. We continue to request more names for our road naming tool box and welcome any suggestions that Ngai Tai Ki Tamaki may have”.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

23. The applicant has responsibility for ensuring that appropriate signage will be installed accordingly once approval is obtained for the new road name.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

24. There are no significant risks to council as road naming is a routine part of the subdivision development process with consultation being a key part of the process.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

25. Approved road names are notified to Land Information New Zealand who records them on their New Zealand wide land information database which includes street addresses issued by councils.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Attachment A - Site Locality, Paerata Rise	183
b ⇩	Attachment B - Site Plan, Paerata Rise	185

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Author

Lesley Wood – Subdivision Advisor

Authorisers

David Snowdon - Team Leader Subdivision

Carol McKenzie-Rex - Relationship Manager for Franklin and Howick Local Boards

Franklin Local Board

03 December 2019

New road names in the subdivision at Drury South Crossing (425 Quarry Road, Drury) by Drury South Limited

File No.: CP2019/19793

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To seek approval from the Franklin Local Board for names of three new roads to be created in a subdivision known as Drury South Crossing (DSC) at 425 Quarry Road, Drury by Drury South Limited (DSL).

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

3. The Applicant, DSL, has submitted the following names for consideration for three new roads (Road numbers 2W & 2E, 4 & 6) at 425 Quarry Road, Drury South:

Table 1: Drury South Crossing Proposed Road Names
Road 2W & 2E - Proposed Road Names
Preferred	Bill Stevenson	Drive
First Alternative	Marama	Drive
Second Alternative	Poutukeka	Drive
Road 4 - Proposed Road Names
Preferred	Jack Stevenson	Road
First Alternative	Toiawaka	Road
Second Alternative	Pukekura	Road
Road 6 - Proposed Road Names
Preferred	Noia	Place
First Alternative	Toiawaka	Place
Second Alternative	Pukekura	Place

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) approve three road names from the abovementioned list of options, for the three new roads created by way of subdivision at 425 Quarry Road, Drury, by Drury by Drury South Limited (Council resource consent reference SUB60325513), in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974.

Horopaki

Context

4. Drury South owns approximately 361ha of industrial land. The development of this land is taking place over a 10-year period on a staged basis. The first stage of the development is well underway to deliver the first industrial lots in 2020/2021. This includes the construction of new roads to support the development.

5. The roads proposed are under the first stage of the development and are road numbers 2W & 2E, 4 and 6.

6. Road 2W and 2E is a new collector road that traverses the industrial development in an east to west direction. It forms the entrance to the Quarry and will provide access to industrial lots.

7. Roads 4 and 6 are new collector roads that traverse through the industrial development in a north to south direction, providing access to industrial lots.

8. The roads are required to be named in accordance with the national addressing standard as they each serve more than 5 lots.

9. Site and Location Plans can be found in Attachment A.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

10. Auckland Council’s road naming criteria typically require that road names reflect a local theme, such as:

- A historical, cultural, or ancestral linkage to an area;

- A particular landscape, environment or biodiversity theme or feature; or

- An existing (or introduced) thematic identity in the area.

The use of Te Reo Māori names is actively encouraged.

11. The Auckland Council Road Naming Guidelines allow that where a new road needs to be named as a result of a subdivision or development, the subdivider/developer shall be given the opportunity of suggesting their preferred new road name for the Local Board’s approval.

12. The Applicant has proposed the following names for consideration for the three new roads created as part of the subdivision at Drury South Crossing, Drury South (425 Quarry Road, Drury):

Table 2: Drury South Crossing Proposed Road Name Meanings

Proposed Names - Road 2W & 2E

Meaning

Bill Stevenson Drive

(Applicant preferred)

Supported by Ngāti Tamaoho

The Stevenson family has had a long-standing history in the Auckland Region. Three generations of the family have left their mark on Auckland in the process of transforming what began as a very modest family business into a large organization it is today.

Bill Stevenson worked in the company managing various parts of the business. Over the years Stevenson (including Bill) has taken the opportunity to help communities in which it operates. This was through the W. A. Stevenson Charitable Trust now known as the Stevenson Foundation, support has been provided to a number of major community charitable project and causes. Bill has since passed away.

Marama Drive

(first alternative)

Suggested by Ngāti Tamaoho

Mārama-kiko-hura was a wife of Hoturoa who arrived at Te Ika-a-Māui aboard the Tainui waka. She left the waka at Waihīhī on the Hauraki Coast and travelled overland to meet the Tainui at Tāmaki Makaurau. On her journey she passed through this area, travelling along the Ararimu trail. Her descendants, Ngāi Marama, were once a numerous people in this area.

Poutukeka Drive

(second alternative)

Suggested by Ngāti Tamaoho

Acknowledged tupuna of Te Uri O Pou. Lived for a time at Te Maketū. Poutūkeka was a descendant of Tainui through Poutūkeka (I) and Te Arawa through Huarere (Tama Te Kapua’s grandson) and also Mapara (Tama Te Kapua’s brother). He led his people Te Uri O Pou at one of the high points of their influence, holding the mana for much of Tāmaki, Te Hūnua, Hauraki, and the lower Waikato. He lived at the pa taua at Te Maketū for part of his life. During Pou’s time Te Uri O Pou began to feel pressure from the Marutuahu tribes that eventually led to Te Uri O Pou’s departure from Hauraki. After Poutūkeka’s death his mana passed to his grandsons Huakaiwaka and Toiawaka.

Proposed Names - Road 4

Meaning

Jack Stevenson Road

(Applicant preferred)

Supported by Ngāti Tamaoho

Jack Stevenson worked in the company managing various parts of the business. Over the years Stevenson (including Jack) has taken the opportunity to help communities in which it operates. This was through the W. A. Stevenson Charitable Trust now known as the Stevenson Foundation, support has been provided to a number of major community charitable project and causes.

Stevenson Foundation funds medical research through the Auckland University Medical School, is a key sponsor of The Auckland War Memorial Museum and provides grants to the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust amongst others. These are examples of some of the family’s philanthropic support for major organisations who educate, improve and enrich the lives of Aucklanders. Group operating companies also support their local communities through smaller educational and sporting sponsorship grants. Jack Stevenson is still alive.

Toiawaka Road

(first alternative)

Suggested by Ngāti Tamaoho

A descendant of Poutūkeka and a leading rangatira of Te Uri O Pou in the Te Maketū area. After the death of Poutūkeka II (the leading rangatira of Te Uri O Pou), the mana of the Támaki and Te Hūnua region passed to his two grandsons Huakaiwaka and Toiawaka).

While Huakaiwaka took up residence at Maungakiekie and held mana over the Támaki isthmus, Toiawaka remained in Te Hūnua taking up residence at Te Maketū. Here he continued to uphold the rangatiratanga and kaitiakitanga of Te Uri O Pou. Toiakaiwaka is thought to have lived during the late 17^th century.

Pukekura Road

(second alternative)

Suggested by Ngāti Tamaoho

The name of a punawai (spring) to the immediate south of the project area. The Pukekura Puna (Spring) was a key site for Ngāti Tamaoho in the area. It was strategically located along an important north-south travel route to allow travellers to replenish their water supplies between the Tuhimata settlement and the Opaheke or Te Aparangi settlement to the north.

The Pukekura Puna is both a taonga and wahi tapu for Ngāti Tamaoho. The springs also provide water for healing and were a place of ceremonial blessings at times of birth and death and the leaving and returning of travellers.

Proposed Names - Road 6

Meaning

Noia Place

(Applicant preferred)

Suggested by Ngāti Tamaoho

Noia was one of the leading Wai O Hua and Te Uri O Pou rangatira of the 18^th century. He was the nephew of the great ariki Kiwi Tamaki, the son of Kiwi’s sister Waikahina.

After Kiwi’s defeat at the battle of Paruroa in the mid-18th century, Te Taou and Ngāti Whatua took control of the main pa of Tamaki. Many Wai O Hua people, including Waikahina, fled Tamaki and took refuge with their whanaunga in Te Hūnua and around Te Manukanuka O Horuoa.

Waikahina travelled south to the lower Waikato and was taken in by Ngāti Pou, eventually becoming the wife of a leading rangatira. Her son Noia is thought to have built and refortified the pa at Te Maketū between 1740 and 1780.

Toiawaka Road

(first Alternative)

Suggested by Ngāti Tamaoho

A descendant of Poutūkeka and a leading rangatira of Te Uri O Pou in the Te Maketū area. After the death of Poutūkeka II (the leading rangatira of Te Uri O Pou), the mana of the Tāmaki and Te Hūnua region passed to his two grandsons Huakaiwaka and Toiawaka).

While Huakaiwaka took up residence at Maungakiekie and held mana over the Tāmaki isthmus, Toiawaka remained in Te Hūnua taking up residence at Te Maketū. Here he continued to uphold the rangatiratanga and kaitiakitanga of Te Uri O Pou. Toiakaiwaka is thought to have lived during the late 17^th century.

Pukekura Place

(second Alternative)

Suggested by Ngāti Tamaoho

13. Land Information New Zealand has confirmed that all the above names are acceptable to use. Comment was made that the use of Bill Stevenson Drive and Jack Stevenson Road was not ideal due to other similar road names, but would be accepted due to the use of a different suffix for each, being ‘Drive’ and ‘Road’.

14. The proposed suffixes of ‘Drive’, ‘Road’ and ‘Place’ are deemed acceptable as it accurately describes the characteristics of the road.

15. With the exception of ‘Jack Stevenson’ who is a living person, the names proposed by the Applicant are deemed to meet the road naming guidelines. Although Jack Stevenson is a living person, DSL feels that for the reasons given in Table 2, his contribution to business and the community speaks for itself and that his name should therefore be acceptable for use for Road 4.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

16. The naming of roads has no effect on climate change. Relevant environmental issues have been considered under the provisions of the Resource Management Act 1991 and the associated approved resource consent for the development.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

17. The decision sought for this report has no identified impacts on other parts of the council group. The views of council-controlled organisations were not required for the preparation of this report’s advice.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

18. The decision sought for this report does not trigger any significant policy and is not considered to have any immediate impact on the community.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

19. The applicant consulted with local iwi groups prior to submitting the road naming application and in response Ngāti Tamaoho submitted the names Marama, Poutukeka, Toiawaka, Noia and Pukekura. All suggested names have been incorporated into the road naming application as alternative names for Roads 2W & 2E, and 4, and as preferred and alternative names for Road 6.

20. Further consultation with iwi was sought after the road naming application was submitted. A comprehensive response titled “Formal response regarding Naming of Road 2W & 2E, Road 4 and Road 6 at the Drury South Crossing Project, Drury, Auckland” was received from Ngaati Whanaunga.

21. Ngaati Whanaunga acknowledges Drury South Limited (DSL) for their consultation with Ngāti Tamaoho and Ngaati Whanaunga.

22. Ngaati Whanaunga supports the proposed road names that were agreed to by Drury South Limited (DSL) and Ngāti Tamaoho. No further response has been received from any other iwi groups.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

23. The applicant has responsibility for ensuring that appropriate signage will be installed accordingly once approval is obtained for the new road name.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

24. There are no significant risks to council as road naming is a routine part of the subdivision development process with consultation being a key part of the process.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

25. Approved road names are notified to Land Information New Zealand who records them on their New Zealand wide land information database which includes street addresses issued by councils.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Attachment A - Site & Location Plans	193

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Author

Lesley Wood – Subdivision Advisor

Authorisers

David Snowdon - Team Leader Subdivision

Carol McKenzie-Rex - Relationship Manager for Franklin and Howick Local Boards

Franklin Local Board

03 December 2019

Reinstatement of the Manukau Harbour Forum

File No.: CP2019/19899

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To approve the reconstitution of the Manukau Harbour Forum (the forum), including the Franklin Local Board, for the 2019 to 2022 local government term, and confirm the Terms of Reference for the forum.

2. To nominate a board member, and an alternate, to represent the Franklin Local Board on the forum.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

3. The Manukau Harbour Forum was established in 2012 as a joint committee of nine local boards bordering the Manukau Harbour. Member boards recognised the need for joint decision making and advocacy to achieve water quality improvements for the Manukau Harbour.

4. The committee ceases to exist at the end of every electoral term and can be reconstituted following agreement of the entities involved. This report invites boards to consider reconstitution of the forum, and to nominate a board member (and alternate) to represent this board on the Forum.

5. The forum’s purpose is to champion a sustainable management approach for the Manukau Harbour.This is detailed in the attached Terms of Reference, which all nine of the member boards are asked to confirm.

6. A review of the forum was undertaken in mid-2019 to develop a future state direction and new three-year work programme. The review recommended the forum be continued but found that the forum is failing to achieve its vision due to a combination of factors, including resourcing and lack of an integrated strategic plan and must be strengthened and appropriately resourced to deliver on the vision.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) agree to re-constitute the Manukau Harbour Forum Joint Committee with the Franklin, Māngere-Ōtāhuhu, Manurewa, Maungakiekie-Tāmaki, Ōtara-Papatoetoe, Papakura, Puketāpapa, Whau, and Waitākere Ranges Local Boards for the 2019/22 electoral term.

b) appoint one named member and one named alternate member to the Manukau Harbour Forum.

c) note the first workshop and meeting of the Manukau Harbour Forum is scheduled for 10am – 1pm Friday 13^th December 2019 in Mangere.

d) note that the reconstituted forum will have two co-chairs one being a local board member and one being a governing body representative of the Manukau Harbour Forum. The local board co-chair representative will be elected by a majority of members at the first meeting. An invitation will be extended to the Governing Body to appoint two members noting one will act in a co-chair role.

e) confirm the updated Terms of Reference for the Manukau Harbour Forum as outlined in Attachment A, noting they have been amended, enabling two members of the Governing Body to be invited to join the forum, one of the Governing Body members will be co-chair of the forum.

f) delegate authority to the Manukau Harbour Forum to make decisions within its Terms of Reference, noting that any significant or controversial decisions will only be made by the forum with the confirmation by resolution of all the member boards that would be affected by the decision and that the local board will reserve the right to hold and promote a different view to that of the forum on any issue that may impact the local board area.

g) confirm that any further changes to the Manukau Harbour Forum’s Terms of Reference will be agreed first by the forum then recommended to the nine member boards for their approval, noting that resolutions must be identical.

h) note that for the requirements of this agreement for the Manukau Harbour Forum to be reached, the resolutions of each of the nine member boards made in respect of recommendations a) (b)-(f) above (with the exception of (b) where appointees are to be named) must be identical and that in the absence of identical resolutions by all member boards the forum will not meet the requirements under clause 30a of Schedule 7 to the Local Government Act 2002.

i) receive and note Attachment B Manukau Harbour Forum governance and management support review report.

Horopaki

Context

7. Nine local boards (Franklin, Māngere-Ōtāhuhu, Manurewa, Maungakiekie-Tāmaki, Ōtara-Papatoetoe, Papakura, Puketāpapa, Whau, and Waitākere Ranges Local Boards) together formed the Manukau Harbour Forum with the view to form a means of collective local board advocacy on common issues affecting the Manukau Harbour.

8. The Manukau Harbour Forum was constituted formally as a joint committee of nine local boards under standing orders 2.8.1 and 2.8.2. Standing orders 2.8.1 and 2.8.2 enable a local board to appoint a joint committee with another local board or boards. Being a joint committee enables the forum to conduct business more efficiently, as a local board joint committee can make decisions and provide direction to officers without seeking confirmation and/or ratification from the individual member boards. In accordance with clause 30(7) of the Local Government Act 2002, the forum automatically dissolved following the 2019 local government elections.

9. An updated Terms of Reference for the Manukau Harbour Forum setting out the purpose and principles of the forum are presented in Attachment A. The purpose of the forum is to champion a sustainable management approach for the Manukau Harbour. Since its formation the forum has:

· identified issues, such as mangroves, pacific oysters, coastal erosion, stormwater, recreational access/wharves and Maui Dolphin Sanctuary as high priority;

· funded a work programme consisting of annual seminar, communications programme, and a business to business education programme;

· developed a ‘Manukau Harbour Forum Vision and Strategy’, undertaken a comprehensive stocktake of all research pertaining to the Manukau Harbour and catchment, produced a set of maps and a list of stakeholders;

· received regular updates on marine monitoring within the Manukau Harbour;

· advocated to central government and Auckland Council (e.g. feedback on the Unitary Plan) on issues affecting the harbour, including hydrodynamic modelling of sediment runoff;

· identified areas of interest and potential projects that the local boards surrounding the Manukau Harbour could progress jointly and through funding from the member local boards’ budget, adopted a work programme to deliver the forum’s objectives.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

10. It is recommended that each constituting local board agrees to reinstate the Manukau Harbour Forum for another term and appoints one member plus an alternate to represent the board on the forum.

11. During the 2016/19 term of the forum a review was undertaken on the role of the forum to recommend a decision-making structure that will enable the objectives relating to the Manukau Harbour to be addressed effectively (Attachment B).

12. The review recommended the continuation of the forum, but found that the forum is failing to achieve its vision and must be strengthened and appropriately resourced to deliver on the vision. The failure was found to be a combination of factors, including:

· inadequate resourcing through the current funding model and inadequate staffing resource

· lack of understanding of the health of the catchment and harbour, and absence of long-term integrated strategic planning

· lack of clear rationale or resourcing for mana whenua involvement

· a local board-focused work programme that does not address larger scale strategic issues.

13. The forum endorsed the key recommendations of the review at its meeting on 30 August 2019. The forum also resolved to invite Governing Body involvement via two councillor representatives to be appointed to the forum when reconstituted following the 2019 local body elections, including one as co-chair, and retaining local board membership as is. (Resolution number MHFJC/2019/29).

14. Staff have amended the Manukau Harbour Forum Terms of Reference (Attachment A) to include two Governing Body representatives, at the request of the forum.

15. The chair and deputy chair of the forum presented the report to the Environment and Community Committee on 10 September 2019, which resolved (Resolution number ENV/2019/146) to refer the recommendations and review report:

· to a workshop of the relevant committee in the new term of council

· to the Auckland Plan Strategy and Research department for evaluation and advice in the new term of council.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Climate impact statement

16. This decision is procedural in nature and any climate impacts will be negligible.

17. The purpose of the forum is to champion a sustainable management approach for the Manukau Harbour. The forum should have positive climate impacts. Climate impacts of any projects or initiatives to be progressed by the forum can be assessed as needed.

Council group impacts and views

18. The forum has referred the recommendations and report from the 2019 review of the forum to the Governing Body for their consideration, which could result in resourcing impacts for the organisation if these are progressed.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

19. Local boards have previously agreed, through adoption of the forum’s Terms of Reference, that the Manukau Harbour is a regional asset and it was appropriate that local boards collectively contribute to strategies and outcomes that enhance the social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of the harbour.

20. The role of the forum is to champion the sustainable management of the Manukau Harbour and adjacent communities. It developed a vision and strategy in line with this, which was adopted in September 2014.

21. In previous terms, the forum agreed a work programme following the ratification of each board allocating committed funding from its budget to implement a general work programme allocation to the Manukau Harbour Forum.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

22. The Manukau Harbour Forum recognised mana whenua interest in Manukau Harbour.

23. While the forum did discuss a joint committee with mana whenua, or mana whenua representatives being appointed to the forum, it was agreed that this was inappropriate while treaty negotiations are pending. The forum anticipates receiving further advice and options as to how it interfaces with mana whenua as treaty settlement progresses.

24. Workshops of the Manukau Harbour Forum were held in 2015 to discuss the ongoing role of mana whenua in relation to the forum. Some minor changes were made to the forum’s Terms of Reference as a result of this to reflect the forum’s obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi, and its desire to work with mana whenua on an ongoing basis.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

25. The nine member boards have previously provided funding of between $8,000 and $15,000 from their budgets to implement the forum’s work programme.

26. The forum has $70,000 allocated to it by members boards for the 2019/20 work programme. $48,000 has already been allocated as outlined below with the remaining balance to be given direction to by incoming members.

i) Delivery of a youth leadership sustainability wanānga ($15,000)

ii) Communications plans ($10,000)

iii) support for the Southern Auckland youth Environmentalists ($5,000)

iv) enabling Seaweek volunteer action across the Manukau Harbour ($18,000).

27. Member boards will be asked to continue their funding support to the forum for the triennium.

28. Acquiring adequate resourcing and operational support for delivery of activities within the Manukau Harbour is an action for the forum.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

29. There are no significant risks from reconstituting the forum. Any issues arising from the forum can be mitigated through operational management of the forum.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

30. Arrangements for the meetings of the forum will be made once the forum is reconstituted, and staff will progress the Governing Body’s consideration of the review recommendations.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Terms of Reference for the Manukau Harbour Forum	203
b ⇩	Manukau Harbour Forum governance and management support review report	205

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Signatories

Author

Anna Bray - Policy & Planning Manager – Local Board Services

Authorisers

Louise Mason - GM Local Board Services

Carol McKenzie-Rex - Relationship Manager for Franklin and Howick Local Boards

Chairperson	Andrew Baker
Deputy Chairperson	Angela Fulljames
Members	Malcolm Bell
	Alan Cole
	Sharlene Druyven
	Lance Gedge
	Amanda Kinzett
	Matthew Murphy
	Logan Soole