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Henderson-Massey
Local Board
05 May 2020
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Attendance
at local board meetings during the Epidemic Preparedness (COVID-19) Notice
period
File No.: CP2020/04572
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
recommend an amendment to the local board’s standing orders in order to
provide for attendance of non-members at local board meetings via audio or
audio-visual link.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. This
report updates the local board on the temporary arrangements for local board
meetings enabled by the COVID-19 Response (Urgent Management Measures) Act 2020
and provides options for implementing similar arrangements for non-members.
3. The
COVID-19 Response (Urgent Management Measures) Act 2020 temporarily amends the
existing legislative restrictions for local government on
remote attendance for elected members and minimum quorum at local board
meetings. This now enables meetings to proceed by audio-visual link, changes
how meetings can be open to the public and how members of the public receive
the agenda and minutes.
4. The
current local board standing orders do not provide for non-members,
specifically members of the public and Māori, to give input via audio or
audio-visual link.
5. The
Local Government Act 2002 (LGA) requires that a person other than a member of
the local board may participate by means of audio link or audio-visual link if
the standing orders of the local authority permit this and if
the chair is satisfied that all conditions and requirements in
the standing orders are met. (Clause 25A(2), Schedule 7, LGA).
Local board standing orders do not currently allow for this.
6. Auckland
Council will be using Skype for Business for local board meetings. Attendance
by members and non-members (if approved) will be facilitated by phone (audio
only) or Skype video (audio-visual) via Skype for Business app.
7. An
amendment to Standing Orders to enable electronic attendance can either be
reversed at a future date or maintained to support that attendance in the
future, where it is available.
Horopaki
Context
COVID-19 Response (Urgent Management Measures) Act 2020
8. In
late March 2020, central government enacted an omnibus bill that amended
various acts of parliament including the LGA and the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA).
9. The
amendments to the LGA and LGOIMA enable local authorities to have meetings by
audio-visual link (given the restrictions regarding physical distancing and
Alert Level 4) and support the effective operation of those meetings by
removing conditions associated with the right to attend meetings by audio or audio-visual
link.
10. These
amendments only apply while the Epidemic Preparedness (COVID-19) Notice 2020 is
in force and will be repealed when that notice expires or is revoked.
Amendments to LGA
11. The
amendments to the LGA modify Clause 25A, Schedule 7 so that a member of a local
authority has the right to attend any meeting by audio or audio-visual link,
regardless of what is provided for in the local authority’s standing
orders. It also modifies clause 25A so that a member attending by audio link or
audio-visual link is counted for the purposes of quorum.
Amendments to LGOIMA
12. The amendments to LGOIMA include modifying s 47 so that the
requirement for meetings of local authorities to be ‘open to the
public’ may be met during Alert Level 4 and other restrictions on
physical distancing. The amendment redefines ‘open to the public’
to mean that the local authority:
a) if
it is reasonably practicable, enables access to the meeting by broadcasting
live the audio or video of the meeting (for example, by broadcasting it on an
Internet site); and
b) does
1 or both of the following as soon as practicable after the meeting ends:
i. makes
an audio or a video recording of the meeting available on its Internet site
ii. makes
a written summary of the business of the meeting available on its Internet
site.
13. This amendment does not anticipate public involvement as part of the
meeting itself but ensures the public can access or view meeting proceedings
online (either live or after the meeting) or through reviewing the summary.
14. Other amendments to LGOIMA include:
· Modifying
s 46A so that agendas and reports for the meetings may be made available on the
local authority’s internet site instead of at offices and other physical
locations.
· Modifying
s 51 so that minutes of meetings may be made available on the local
authority’s internet site instead of at offices and other physical
locations.
· The
changes made by the COVID-19 Response (Urgent Management Measures) Act 2020 now
supersede some of the provisions in the local board standing orders and the
restrictions on physical distancing and from Alert Level 4 now limit the
opportunity for public input.
Local Board Standing Orders
15. The LGA requires local authorities to adopt a set of standing orders
for the conduct of its meetings and those of its committees (Clause 27, Sch 7).
Each local board has adopted its standing orders which have been developed from
a template.
16. As a result of the statutory amendments listed in this report, the
follow standing orders have been temporarily superseded:
· 3.3.2
Member’s status – quorum and vote
· 3.3.3
Conditions for attending by electronic link
· 3.3.4
Request to attend by electronic link
· 7.3.1
Information to be available to the public
· 7.3.2
Availability of agendas and reports
· 8.2.1
Inspection of minute books.
17. There are additional provisions in standing orders that may require
further consideration if the local board wishes to enable these to continue
during the Epidemic Preparedness (COVID-19) Notice period.
These relate to input and participation by Māori and the public.
18. Clause 25A(2), Schedule 7 of the LGA requires that a person other
than a member of the local authority may participate by audio link or
audio-visual link if the standing orders of the local authority permit this and
if the chair is satisfied that all conditions and requirements in
the standing orders are met.
19. The current standing orders do not currently provide for
non-members, if required and approved to do so, to give input by means of audio
link or audio-visual link.
20. Other
participants at local board meetings include Governing Body members and
staff. The LGA and the recent amendment provide the right for any member
of a local authority or committee to attend any meeting of a local authority by
audio-visual link (unless lawfully excluded). This can be interpreted broadly
to extend to meetings where the elected member may not be a decision-maker or
be participating in the decision at all. As such, Governing Body members
participation may be by audio or audio-visual link and the process for
providing them with speaking rights remains under standing orders.
Tātaritanga me ngā
tohutohu
Analysis and advice
21. In performing their role, local boards are required to act in
accordance with the principles contained in s 14(1) of the LGA including the
requirement for the council to conduct its business in an open, transparent and
democratically accountable manner and make itself aware of and have regard to
the views of all of its communities.
22. While the LGA does not specifically require public input to be
provided for at local board meetings, the standing orders approved by the local
board reflects the principles in s 14 LGA by providing for public attendance
and enabling public input at meetings.
23. In order to continue to provide this opportunity as well as
facilitate input by Māori and the public, the standing orders require
amending.
Standing Orders Section 6 Māori Input
24. Speaking
rights for Māori organisations or their nominees are granted under
standing orders for the purpose of enabling Māori input, if any, to any
item on the agenda of a meeting.
25. To ensure
this right can be exercised during the Epidemic Preparedness (COVID-19) Notice
period, provision needs to be made enabling any input to be given by audio or
audio-visual link.
Standing Orders 7.7 Deputations and 7.8 Public Forum
26. The
provisions for public input in standing orders are one of the ways that local
boards give effect to the requirements of the LGA (s 78 and s 79).
27. The LGA
provides that in the course of its decision-making, a local authority must
consider the views and preferences of persons likely to be affected by or have
an interest in the matter. The LGA does not specify how those views are to be
obtained or what form that consideration should take. It does not require a
public forum at meetings.
28. However, the
LGA gives local authorities discretion as to how to comply with s 78 and what
to consider. Through their standing orders, local boards and the Governing Body
have chosen to enable public input through deputations and public forum at
their meetings as one way to obtain community views, among other things.
29. To ensure
this opportunity can continue to be made available during the Epidemic
Preparedness (COVID-19) Notice period, provision must be made in standing
orders to receive this by audio or audio-visual link.
Proposed amendment
30. This report recommends that input from non-members continue
to be enabled during the Epidemic Preparedness (COVID-19) Notice period. This
requires an amendment to the standing orders.
31. An amendment to standing orders requires a 75% majority
vote.
32. A similar amendment has been made by the Governing Body to their standing orders. It is desirable to ensure
consistency across the governance arms of Auckland Council. The Governing Body
resolutions are as follows:
Resolution GB/2020/33
(n) That the Governing Body
amend standing orders by inserting a new Standing Order 3.3.10 as follows:
Attendance of
non-members by electronic link A person other than a member of the Governing
Body, or the relevant committee, may participate in a meeting of the Governing
Body or committee by means of audio link or audio-visual link in emergencies if
the person is otherwise approved to participate under these standing orders
(such as under Standing Order 6.2 “Local board input” or 7.7
“Public input”.)
Resolution GB/2020/33
(p) That the Governing Body
agree to change Auckland Council’s Standing Orders to provide full
discretion to the chair of the Emergency Committee to decline public input
requests
33. The local board’s standing orders currently gives discretion
to the chair to decline deputations but not public forum requests. Giving
discretion to the chair to manage requests for public forum during this time
can ensure the requirements of the LGA regarding the provision of the
technology requirements, can be supported.
Technology options available
34. Where attendance by audio or audio-visual link
is permitted, the LGA requires that the chair of the meeting ensures:
· that
the technology for the audio link or audio-visual link is available and of
suitable quality
· that
the procedure for use of the technology will ensure that participants can hear
and be heard by each other.
35. The chair’s discretion will need to be exercised
where the technology and quality cannot be guaranteed.
36. The audio and audio-visual link options available for non-member
input are provided by Auckland Council through Skype for Business:
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Option
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Ability
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Audio
link only
Attend
Skype for Business meeting via phone.
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· No ability to see presentations being
shared or to see and be seen by local board members attending the meeting
· Only technical equipment required is a
landline or mobile telephone
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Audio-visual
link
Video
and audio attend Skype for Business meeting
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· Allows non-member to see both
presentations being shared and to see and be seen by the local board members
attending
· Requires a mobile phone or a computer
device with an internet connection
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37. If enabled under standing orders, non-members who wish to
give input would need to contact the local board with a request to attend. If
approved by the chair, information on how to join the meeting using audio and
audio-visual link options above will be sent out to the attendee by staff.
Summary of meeting
38. Where it is not reasonably practicable for the public to
attend the meeting through a broadcast and/or peruse a recording after it has
happened, a summary of the meeting will need to be provided by staff.
39. A summary in this context would
be different from the content of agendas, reports and minutes which are all
separately required to be publicly available. It should contain the thrust or
key points of the discussion or debate at the meeting keeping in mind that its
purpose is to provide an alternative to an audio or video recording of the
meeting, in a situation where the public is not able to attend and hear this
discussion themselves.
40. The ordinary definition of a
summary is a brief statement or account of the main points of something. While
the appropriate level of detail is likely to vary depending on what is being
discussed at meetings, a summary is not expected to include verbatim notes.
Tauākī whakaaweawe
āhuarangi
Climate impact statement
41. This decision
is procedural in nature and any climate impacts will be negligible. The
decision is unlikely to result in any identifiable changes to greenhouse gas
emissions.
Ngā whakaaweawe me
ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera
Council group impacts and views
42. Staff
attendance at meetings, while not specifically provided for, is a necessary
part of local board meetings and as such is expected to take place using
audio-visual link.
Ngā whakaaweawe
ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe
Local impacts and local board views
43. This
report seeks to amend the local boards standing orders to enable public input
and Māori input at meetings.
Tauākī whakaaweawe
Māori
Māori impact statement
44. This report
seeks a decision that will ensure Māori input can continue to be given
during the Epidemic Preparedness (COVID-19) Notice period.
45. This will
ensure Māori are not prevented from giving input at a meeting on any
matter that may be of interest to them.
Ngā ritenga
ā-pūtea
Financial implications
46. The decision
to amend standing orders is of a procedural nature and is not considered to
have financial implications on Auckland Council.
47. The scaling
up of technology to ensure compliance with COVID-19 Response (Urgent Management
Measures) Act 2020 is being done at a cost to the council. The costs are not
known at this stage and will be factored into operational budgets.
Ngā raru tūpono me
ngā whakamaurutanga
Risks and mitigations
48. The objective of the recent legislative changes is to reduce public
health risks and ensure compliance with social distancing measures and other
restrictions in New Zealand’s COVID-19 alert levels response plan.
49. While this is
not specifically required by legislation, permitting public input by audio or
audio-visual link, if practicable, can ensure the local board can receive and
consider views of its constituents on decisions that they are making.
50. There is a
risk that the audio-visual option would only be taken up by a small number of
constituents as this would only be available to those who have the technical
devices and internet access. The software that will be used for meetings is
Skype for Business which is free to download and use. However, the internet
access costs or availability of technology/devices can be a limiting factor for
some constituents. Constituents who do not have internet access can
participate, if approved, by phone.
51. The
report is seeking discretion for the local board chair to decline public forum
requests. This delegation should be exercised with caution so as to not
undermine the intention of standing orders (which currently provided some
limited grounds to decline public input). There will be instances where it is
reasonable to decline (noting these examples are not intended to be
exhaustive), such as:
· where
the technology cannot be provided or quality cannot be assured
· a
need to manage time allocations for the agenda
· the
matter is neither urgent nor the subject of a decision to be made at the
meeting
· the
request is offensive, repetitious or vexatious.
Ngā koringa ā-muri
Next steps
52. If
approved, the amendments to standing orders can, if the local board chooses,
continue beyond the Epidemic Preparedness (COVID-19) Notice period. Enabling
these changes gives maximum flexibility for attendance of non-members at future
meetings, including those with underlying health issues or compromised immune
systems that may need to take extra precaution even after the Epidemic
Preparedness (COVID-19) Notice period has ended.
Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
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No.
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Auckland Council Standing Orders for the
Henderson-Massey Local Board, updated 5 May 2020
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Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Authors
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Polly Kenrick - Business Manager, Local Board Services
Shirley Coutts - Principal Advisor - Governance
Strategy
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Authorisers
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Louise Mason - GM Local Board Services
Glenn Boyd - Relationship Manager Henderson-Massey,
Waitakere Ranges, Whau
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Henderson-Massey
Local Board
05 May 2020
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Local board decisions and input into the
Annual Budget 2020/2021
File No.: CP2020/04821
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
seek approval for local financial matters for the local board agreement
2020/2021, which need to be considered by the Governing Body in the Annual
Budget 2020/2021 process.
2. To
seek feedback on regional topics in the Annual Budget 2020/2021.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
3. Auckland Council publicly consulted from 21 February to 22 March
2020 to seek community views on the Annual Budget 2020/2021 and local board priorities to be included in the local board
agreements.
4. Our
Annual Budget contains 21 local board agreements which are the responsibility
of local boards to agree with the governing body. These agreements set out
local funding priorities, budgets, levels of service and performance measures.
5. This report seeks decisions on local financial matters for
the local board agreement, including:
a) any
new/amended Business Improvement District (BID) targeted rates
b) any
new/amended local targeted rate proposals
c) proposed
Locally Driven Initiative (LDI) capital projects outside local boards’
decision-making responsibility
d) release
of local board specific reserve funds.
6. Council received feedback in person at community engagement events,
through written forms (including online and hard copy forms, emails and
letters) and through social media.
7. This report summarises consultation feedback on the Annual Budget
2020/2021, including on local board priorities for 2020/2021.
Feedback on Henderson-Massey Local Board priorities for
2020/2021
8. The local board consulted on the following priorities:
· Developing
paths to connect town centres, schools, public facilities, recreation areas and
public transport hubs.
· Enhancing ecological values and recreational use of
Harbourview-Orangihina Park
· Identifying high-need areas for playground upgrades (including an
all-accessible play space)
· Designing
streetscapes in Te Atatū South
· Developing
relationships and shared goals with mana whenua and mataawaka
· Focus on local
responses to climate change
· Engaging with our Pacific communities to find out how we can support
their aspirations.
9. 183 submissions were received on Henderson-Massey Local Board
priorities for 2020/2021, showing that the majority of people either support
most (42%) or support all (35%) of the local board’s priorities.
Feedback on
regional proposals in the Annual Budget 2020/2021 from the Henderson-Massey
local board area
10. This report seeks local board views on regional Annual Budget topics
including:
· the changes to rates
and fees, key proposals:
o Waste management
targeted rate
o Refuse collection in
former Auckland City and Manukau City
o Waitākere rural
sewerage service and targeted rate
· the draft
Tūpuna Maunga o Tamaki Makaurau Authority – Operational Plan
2020/2021
· other budget
information.
11. Local board views on these regional matters will be
considered by the Governing Body (or relevant committee) before making final
decisions on the Annual Budget.
12. Out of the 4,673 submissions
received on the regional proposals in the Annual Budget 2020/2021, 72
submissions were from people living in the Henderson-Massey local board area.
13. The small increase in the waste management
targeted rate to meet the increasing costs of this service was largely
supported in the Henderson-Massey local board area.
14. Increasing the targeted rate in the former Auckland City and Manukau
City was largely supported. Some submitters not supporting noted that shifting
to “pay as you throw” in these areas would encourage more mindful
recycling and repurposing.
15. Continuing
the Waitākere Ranges rural sewerage service and increasing the targeted
rate was largely supported as a user pays service.
16. Of the two pieces of feedback received on the draft Tūpuna
Maunga o Tamaki Makaurau Authority – Operational Plan 2020/2021, both
were cautious or opposed to the removal of mature trees on the Maunga with some
support for gradual underplanting with native trees.
17. Auckland Council also consulted on the Council-Controlled
Organisations (CCO) Review at the same time. The feedback received on this will
be presented at a later date
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Henderson-Massey
Local Board:
a) receive consultation feedback on the
Henderson-Massey Local Board priorities for 2020/2021.
b) receive consultation feedback on regional proposals in the Annual
Budget 2020/2021 from people or organisations based in the Henderson-Massey
local board area.
c) recommend any new or amended Business Improvement District
targeted rates to the Governing Body.
d) recommend any new or amended local targeted rate proposals to the
Governing Body.
e) recommend that the Governing Body approves any proposed Locally
Driven Initiative (LDI) capital projects, which are outside local boards
allocated decision-making responsibility.
f) recommend the release of local board specific reserve funds to the
Governing Body.
g) provide feedback on the Annual Budget 2020/2021.
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Horopaki
Context
18. Auckland Council publicly consulted from 21 February to 22 March
2020 to seek community views on the Annual Budget 2020/2021 and local board priorities to be included in the local board
agreements.
19. This report includes analysis of the consultation feedback on the
Henderson-Massey Local Board priorities for 2020/2021 and on the regional
proposals in the Annual Budget 2020/2021 from people or organisations based in
the Henderson-Massey local board area.
20. Local board
agreements form part of the Auckland Council’s Annual Budget and set out
local funding priorities, budgets, levels of service and performance measures.
Local financial matters for the local
board agreement
21. This report
allows the local board to agree its input and recommend other local financial
matters to the Governing Body in May. This is to allow time for the Governing
Body to consider these items in the Annual Budget process.
Local targeted rate and Business Improvement District
(BID) targeted rate proposals
22. Local boards are required to endorse any new local targeted rate
proposals or BID targeted rate proposals in their local board area (noting that
any new local targeted rates and/or BIDs must have been consulted on before
they can be implemented). The Central Park Henderson
Business Association is proposing a new Business Improvement District (BID) in
Henderson-Massey local board area. The new BID proposal programme will
represent about 2,500 business ratepayers and owners, with a proposed BID
targeted rate of $500,000, as of 1 July 2020.
Funding for Locally Driven Initiatives (LDI)
23. Local boards
are allocated funding annually to spend on local projects or programmes that
are important to their communities. Local boards can approve LDI capital
projects up to $1 million, projects over that amount require approval from the
Governing Body.
24. Local boards
can recommend to the Governing Body to convert LDI operational funding to
capital expenditure for 2020/2021 if there is a specific need to do so.
Governing Body approval may be needed for the release of local board specific
reserve funds, which are funds being held by the council for a specific
purpose.
25. Local boards
can defer LDI projects where there was an agreed scope and cost, but the
project/s have not yet been delivered.
Local board input on regional plans
26. Local boards
have a statutory responsibility for identifying and communicating the interests
and preferences of the people in its local board area in relation to the
context of the strategies, policies, plans, and bylaws of Auckland
Council. This report provides an opportunity for the local board to
provide input on the Annual Budget.
27. Local Board
Plans reflect community priorities and preferences and are key documents that
guide both the development of local board agreements and input into regional
plans.
Council-controlled organisation (CCO)
review
28. An
independent panel was appointed by Auckland Council to examine three areas: (1)
the CCO model, roles and responsibilities, (2) the accountability of CCOs, and
(3) CCO culture. Local boards had the opportunity to provide input into this in
March 2020.
29. Auckland
Council also consulted on the review of CCOs during the same period as the
Annual Budget, 21 February to 22 March.
30. After receiving
feedback, the panel will report on key issues, community and stakeholder
feedback to council in May 2020.
31. The panel
will provide a final report and recommendations to Council in July 2020.
Types of feedback
32. Overall
Auckland Council received feedback from 4,673 people in the consultation
period. This feedback was received through:
Tātaritanga me ngā
tohutohu
Analysis and advice
Feedback received on Henderson-Massey
Local Board priorities for 2020/2021
33. The Henderson-Massey Local Board consulted on the following
priorities:
· Developing
paths to connect town centres, schools, public facilities, recreation areas and
public transport hubs.
· Enhancing
ecological values and recreational use of Harbourview-Orangihina Park
· Identifying
high-need areas for playground upgrades (including an all-accessible play
space)
· Designing
streetscapes in Te Atatū South
· Developing
relationships and shared goals with mana whenua and mataawaka
· Focusing on
local responses to climate change
· Engaging with
our Pacific communities to find out how we can support their aspirations.
34. Key themes across all feedback received (through written, in person
and social media channels) were:
· Support for
cycling and walking infrastructure including maintenance, improvements and
safety of existing infrastructure, new separated cycleways (particularly in Te
Atatū Peninsula) and completion of Te Whau Pathway.
· Focus on new
streetscapes and placemaking for town centres and hubs to give the areas of
Henderson-Massey a heart.
· Better public
transport infrastructure is needed in the area in particular transport out to
the North West area.
· Make climate
change and environmental initiates a focus at a local level.
· Support for
improved playgrounds and a dedicated all-accessible play space.
Feedback received
35. 183 submissions were received on Henderson-Massey Local Board
priorities for 2020/2021, showing that the majority of people either support
most (42%) or support all (35%) of the local board’s priorities.
36. The Henderson-Massey Local Board held two Have Your Say events
– one as a hearing style event and one as a community event.
Feedback on other local
topics
37. Key themes across feedback received on other local topics include:
· More
focus on cleaning and protecting the many waterways in the local board area.
· Concern
over the cost of funding Community Services with more spent on core services
such as environmental oversight, regulatory services and infrastructure.
· Expediate
planning for public swimming pool facilities - either a second facility or
expansion of West Wave swimming pool and make these facilities free for Gold
Card holders.
Information on submitters
38. The tables and graphs below indicate what demographic categories
people identified with. This information only relates to those submitters who
provided demographic information.
Overview of feedback received on the Annual Budget from
Henderson-Massey Local Board area
39. The Annual Budget 2020/2021 sets out our priorities and how we're
going to pay for them. The regional consultation on the proposed Annual Budget
focused on changes to rates and fees, the key proposals were:
· Waste
management targeted rate
· Refuse
collection in former Auckland City and Manukau City
· Waitākere
rural sewerage service and targeted rate.
40. The submissions received from the Henderson-Massey Local Board area
on these key issues is summarised below, along with an overview of any other areas
of feedback on regional proposals with a local impact.
Waste management targeted rate
41. Aucklanders were asked about a proposal to increase the waste
management targeted rate.
Question
1: Waste management targeted rate
The
cost of responsibly dealing with our kerbside recycling (paper, cardboard and
plastics) has increased due to international market conditions.
To pay
for this we propose to charge only those who use the service by increasing the
targeted rate by $19.97 a year or $0.38 a week (the total cost changing from
$121.06 to $141.03 incl. GST).
If we
do not do this, we would have to fund the shortfall by increasing general rates
for all ratepayers, including those who don’t get a kerbside collection
service.
42. The graphs below give an overview of the responses from the
Henderson-Massey Local Board area.
Refuse collection in former Auckland City and Manukau
City
43. Aucklanders were asked about a proposal to increase the refuse
collection in former Auckland City and Manukau City targeted rate.
Question
2: Refuse collection in former Auckland City and Manukau City
In the
old Auckland City and Manukau City Council areas, households pay for rubbish
through a targeted rate. In other parts of the city, residents pay for their
collection via Pay As You Throw. The targeted rate for the Auckland City and
Manukau City Council areas no longer meets the cost of collection.
To cover
this extra cost we propose increasing the targeted rate in these areas by
$14.23 a year or $0.27 a week for a 120 litre bin (the total cost changing from
$129.93 to $144.16 incl. GST), and an additional $6.68 a year or $0.13 a week
for a large 240 litre bin (the total cost changing from $191 to $211.91 incl.
GST).
If we
do not do this, we would have to increase general rates for all ratepayers,
including those living outside these two areas who would subsidise residents of
old Auckland and Manukau cities.
44. The graphs below give an overview of the responses from the
Henderson-Massey Local Board area.
Waitākere rural sewerage service and targeted
rate
45. Aucklanders were asked about a proposal to increase the
Waitākere rural sewerage service and targeted rate.
Question
3: Waitākere rural sewerage service and targeted rate
Last
year we consulted on removing the septic tank pumpout service funded by a targeted
rate. While feedback indicated a willingness to go ahead with the removal of
this service in the Henderson-Massey and Upper Harbour local board areas,
residents of the Waitākere Ranges local board area said they wanted to
keep the service. The cost of delivering this service is higher than the
current targeted rate of $198.43.
Our
proposal, for those in the Waitākere Ranges local board area who want the
service, is to recover the full cost by increasing the targeted rate to between
$260 and $320 a year (incl. GST). This increase would apply from July 2021.
If we
do not do this, the council could end the service, or continue to subsidise the
cost of the service to septic tank users in the Waitākere Ranges local
board area from all general ratepayers, including those who don’t use the
service.
46. The graphs below give an overview of the responses from the
Henderson-Massey Local Board area.
Other feedback
47. Aucklanders were asked what is important to them and if they had any
feedback on any other issues. This included the key topics of how we charge for
pool fencing inspections and adjusting our fees and charges.
Feedback on the draft Tūpuna Maunga o Tamaki Makaurau
Authority – Operational Plan 2020/2021
48. Feedback was received from the Henderson-Massey Local Board area on
the draft Tūpuna Maunga o Tamaki Makaurau Authority – Operational
Plan 2020/2021.
49. Of the two pieces of feedback received, both were cautious or
opposed to the removal of mature trees on the Maunga with some support for
gradual underplanting with native trees.
Feedback on other regional proposals with a local
impact
50. Feedback was received from the Henderson-Massey Local Board area on
other regional proposals. The graph below shows the areas covered by this
feedback.
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Theme
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Count
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Transport
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9
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Water
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0
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Regional Community Services
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7
|
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Regional planning
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8
|
|
Other Regional Services
|
12
|
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Rating and Funding
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22
|
|
|
|
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Revenue and Finance
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5
|
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Tupuna Maunga
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2
|
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Council Controlled Services
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0
|
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General Comments
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7
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Tauākī whakaaweawe
āhuarangi
Climate impact statement
51. The decisions
recommended in this report are procedural in nature. New targeted rates and the
release of reserve funds will not have any climate impacts themselves.
52. Some of the
proposed projects these would fund may have climate impacts. The climate
impacts of any projects Auckland Council chooses to progress with as a result
of this, will be assessed as part of the relevant reporting requirements.
53. Some of the
proposed projects these would fund will be specifically designed to mitigate
climate impact, build resilience to climate impacts,
and restore the natural environment.
Ngā whakaaweawe me
ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera
Council group impacts and views
54. The Annual Budget is an Auckland Council Group document and
will include budgets at a consolidated group level. 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
55. Local board decisions and feedback are being sought in this report.
Local boards have a statutory role in providing local board feedback on
regional plans.
56. Local boards play an important role in the development of the Annual
Budget. Local board agreements form part of the Annual Budget. Local board
nominees have also attended Finance and Performance Committee workshops on the
Annual Budget.
Tauākī whakaaweawe
Māori
Māori impact statement
57. 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 council’s responsiveness to Māori.
58. Local board plans, which were developed in 2017 through engagement
with the community including Māori, form the basis of local priorities. There is a need to continue to build
relationships between local boards and iwi, and the wider Māori community.
59. The analysis included submissions made by mana whenua and the wider
Māori community who have interests in the rohe / local board area.
60. Ongoing conversations between local boards and Māori will
assist to understand each other’s priorities and issues. This in turn can
influence and encourage Māori participation in council’s
decision-making processes.
61. Some of the
proposed projects these would fund may have impacts on Māori. The impacts
on Māori of any projects Auckland Council chooses to progress with as a
result of this, will be assessed as part of the relevant reporting
requirements.
Ngā ritenga
ā-pūtea
Financial implications
62. This report
is seeking local board decisions on financial matters in local board agreements
that need to then be considered by the Governing Body.
63. Local boards
are also providing input to regional plans. There is information in the
consultation material for each plan with the financial implications of
different options
Ngā raru tūpono me
ngā whakamaurutanga
Risks and mitigations
64. Local boards
are required to make recommendations on these local financial matters for the
Annual Budget by 8 May, in order for the Governing Body to be able to make
decisions on them when considering the Annual Budget in May
Ngā koringa ā-muri
Next steps
65. Local boards
will approve their local board agreements and corresponding work programmes.
66. Recommendations and feedback from local boards will be provided to
the relevant governing body committees for consideration during decision making
at the Governing Body meeting.
67. The dates of these meetings are yet to be determined as the impacts
of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown are taken into account.
Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
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Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Authors
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Tracey Wisnewski - Local Board Advisor
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Authorisers
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Louise Mason - GM Local Board Services
Glenn Boyd - Relationship Manager Henderson-Massey,
Waitakere Ranges, Whau
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