Agenda of Waitematā Local Board

At the close of the agenda no apologies had been received.

Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other external interest they might have.

4 Confirmation of Minutes

That the Waitematā Local Board:

a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 16 June 2020 and the extraordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 7 July 2020, as a true and correct record.

5 Leave of Absence

At the close of the agenda no requests for leave of absence had been received.

6 Acknowledgements

At the close of the agenda no requests for acknowledgements had been received.

7 Petitions

At the close of the agenda no requests to present petitions had been received.

8 Deputations

Standing Order 7.7 provides for deputations. Those applying for deputations are required to give seven working days notice of subject matter and applications are approved by the Chairperson of the Waitematā Local Board. This means that details relating to deputations can be included in the published agenda. Total speaking time per deputation is ten minutes or as resolved by the meeting.

8.1 Deputation - Gael Baldock and Bill Gruar - Mobility Access in the City

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To speak to the board about Mobility Access in the City.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. Gael Baldock and Bill Gruar will be in attendance to speak about Mobility Access in the City.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Waitematā Local Board:

a) thank Gael Baldock and Bill Gruar for their attendance.

8.2 Deputation - Bruce Kilmister - JP services at Ellen Melville Centre

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To speak to the board about JP services at Ellen Melville Centre.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. Bruce Kilmister will be in attendance to speak about JP services at Ellen Melville Centre.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Waitematā Local Board:

a) thank Bruce Kilmister for his attendance.

9 Public Forum

A period of time (approximately 30 minutes) is set aside for members of the public to address the meeting on matters within its delegated authority. A maximum of 3 minutes per item is allowed, following which there may be questions from members.

9.1 Tricia Reade - Symonds Street Cemetery

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. Tricia Reade wishes to speak to the board on the importance of the Symonds Street Cemetery.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. Section 7.8 of the Waitematā Local Board’s set of Standing Orders provides for a member of the public to address a Waitematā Local Board meeting in its public forum section of the meeting.

3. Formal approval from the Chair is not required.

Time

4. A period of up to 30 minutes, or such other time as the local board or any of its committees may determine, will be set aside for a public forum at the commencement of meetings of the local board which are open to the public.

5. Each speaker during the public forum section of a meeting may speak for three minutes.

6. Standing orders may be suspended on a vote of not less than 75 per cent of those present to extend the period of public participation or the period any speaker is allowed to speak.

7. This Standing Order does not apply to inaugural meetings and, where not appropriate, extraordinary meetings or a special consultative procedure.

Subjects of public forum

8. The public forum is to be confined to those items falling within the scope or functions of that local board or committee. Speakers must not speak about a matter that is under judicial consideration or subject to a quasi-judicial process.

Questions of speakers during public forum

9. With the permission of the chairperson, members may ask questions of speakers during the period reserved for public forum. Questions by members, if permitted, are to be confined to obtaining information or clarification on matters raised by the speaker.

10. Members may not debate any matter raised during the public forum session that is not on the agenda for the meeting, or take any action in relation to it, other than through the usual procedures for extraordinary business if the matter is urgent.

11. The meeting may not make any resolution on issues raised in public forum except to refer the matter to a future meeting, or to another committee, or to the chief executive for investigation.

12. [Note: s 76 – 81, LGA 2002, regarding decision-making]

Language for speeches

13. A member of the public may address a meeting in English, Māori or New Zealand Sign Language. However, the person should advise the chairperson of their intention to speak in a language other than English at least two clear working days before the meeting.

14. Where practical, Auckland Council will arrange for a translator to be present at the meeting. The chairperson may also order the speech and any accompanying documents to be translated and printed in English or Māori or another language.

Chairperson’s discretion

15. The chairperson may:

· direct a speaker to a different committee if they consider this more appropriate, given the proposed subject matter

· prohibit a speaker from speaking if they are offensive, repetitious or vexatious, or otherwise breach these standing orders.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Waitematā Local Board:

a) thank Tricia Reade, Chair of Friends of Symonds Street Cemetery Inc., for her attendance.

9.2 Petra Smith - New Zealand Wars Memorial Statue

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. Petra Smith wishes to speak to the board about the New Zealand Wars Memorial Statue on Wakefield Street.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. Section 7.8 of the Waitematā Local Board’s set of Standing Orders provides for a member of the public to address a Waitematā Local Board meeting in its public forum section of the meeting.

3. Formal approval from the Chair is not required.

Time

5. Each speaker during the public forum section of a meeting may speak for three minutes.

6. Standing orders may be suspended on a vote of not less than 75 per cent of those present to extend the period of public participation or the period any speaker is allowed to speak.

7. This Standing Order does not apply to inaugural meetings and, where not appropriate, extraordinary meetings or a special consultative procedure.

Subjects of public forum

Questions of speakers during public forum

11. The meeting may not make any resolution on issues raised in public forum except to refer the matter to a future meeting, or to another committee, or to the chief executive for investigation.

12. [Note: s 76 – 81, LGA 2002, regarding decision-making]

Language for speeches

Chairperson’s discretion

15. The chairperson may:

· direct a speaker to a different committee if they consider this more appropriate, given the proposed subject matter

· prohibit a speaker from speaking if they are offensive, repetitious or vexatious, or otherwise breach these standing orders.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Waitematā Local Board:

a) thank Petra Smith for her attendance.

10 Extraordinary Business

Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:

“An item that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt with at that meeting if-

(a) The local authority by resolution so decides; and

(b) The presiding member explains at the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public,-

(i) The reason why the item is not on the agenda; and

(ii) The reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting.”

Section 46A(7A) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:

“Where an item is not on the agenda for a meeting,-

(a) That item may be discussed at that meeting if-

(i) That item is a minor matter relating to the general business of the local authority; and

(ii) the presiding member explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public, that the item will be discussed at the meeting; but

(b) no resolution, decision or recommendation may be made in respect of that item except to refer that item to a subsequent meeting of the local authority for further discussion.”

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Councillor Coom report July 2020	13

Waitematā Local Board

21 July 2020

Statement of proposal to amend the Alcohol Control Bylaw

File No.: CP2020/08968

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To seek support on the statement of proposal to amend the Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau Te Ture a Rohe Whakararata Waipiro 2014 / Auckland Council Alcohol Control Bylaw 2014 before it is finalised for public consultation.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. To enable the local board to provide its views on the statement of proposal to amend the Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau Te Ture a Rohe Whakararata Waipiro 2014 / Auckland Council Alcohol Control Bylaw 2014, staff have prepared a draft proposal.

3. The draft proposal would continue to enable council to make alcohol bans in certain public places to reduce crime and disorder caused or made worse by alcohol consumed there.

4. The main proposals are to include new temporary alcohol bans for major events at Mount Smart Stadium, Western Springs Stadium, Eden Park and Auckland Domain, and to make the Bylaw easier to read and understand.

5. Staff recommend that the local board provide its views on the draft proposal.

6. There is a reputational risk that the draft proposal or the local board’s views do not reflect the views of people in the local board area. This risk would be partly mitigated by future public consultation processes. The local board will have an opportunity to consider any public feedback and provide formal views to a Bylaw Panel prior to the final decision.

7. The local board’s views will be provided to the Regulatory Committee on 1 September 2020 who will recommend a statement of proposal for public consultation to the 24 September Governing Body meeting. Public consultation is scheduled for October 2020, Bylaw Panel deliberations for March 2021, and a final decision by the Governing Body for April 2021.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Waitematā Local Board:

a) support the draft statement of proposal in Attachment A of this agenda report to amend the Auckland Council Alcohol Control Bylaw 2014 for public consultation.

Horopaki

Context

The Alcohol Control Bylaw enables council to make alcohol bans in public places

8. The Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau Te Ture a Rohe Whakararata Waipiro 2014 / Auckland Council Alcohol Control Bylaw 2014 (Bylaw) aims to reduce crime or disorder in certain public places caused or made worse by alcohol consumed there.

9. The Bylaw achieves this by providing a framework that enables alcohol bans to be made by resolution of the relevant delegated authorities – the Regulatory Committee, Auckland Domain Committee or local boards. Alcohol bans are enforced by the New Zealand Police.

The Regulatory Committee have decided to amend the Alcohol Control Bylaw

10. The Regulatory Committee requested staff commence the process to amend the Bylaw on 9 May 2019 (REG/2019/28). The process leading to this decision is summarised below.

11 April 2019

(REG/2019/19)

Regulatory Committee endorsed the statutory bylaw review findings that:

· a bylaw about the consumption or possession of alcohol in public places is still the most appropriate way to address crime or disorder in certain public places caused or made worse by alcohol consumed there

· the current Bylaw does not give rise to any implications under, and is not inconsistent with, the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990

· the current Bylaw structure and wording could be improved.

9 May 2019

(REG/2019/28)

Regulatory Committee instructed staff to draft an amended Bylaw (Option two) after considering four options:

· Option one: status quo – retain Bylaw that makes alcohol bans by resolution

· Option two: amend the current Bylaw – improve the status quo

· Option three: replace the current Bylaw – new bylaw that contains all alcohol bans

· Option four: revoke Bylaw – no bylaw and instead rely on other existing methods.

Staff prepared a proposal in line with decisions of the Regulatory Committee

11. Staff have prepared a draft statement of proposal (draft proposal) to implement the decision of the Regulatory Committee to amend the Bylaw (Attachment A).

12. The draft proposal includes the reasons and decisions leading to the proposed amendments and a comparison between the existing and amended bylaws.

The local board has an opportunity to provide its views on the proposal

13. The local board now has an opportunity to provide its views on the draft proposal in Attachment A by resolution to the Regulatory Committee before it is finalised for public consultation.

14. For example, the local board could support the draft proposal for public consultation, recommend changes before it is finalised, or defer comment until after it has considered public feedback on the proposal.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

The draft proposal makes improvements to the current alcohol control bylaw

15. The draft proposal seeks to improve the use of alcohol bans for major events^{^[1]} and make the Bylaw easier to read and understand. The table below summarises the proposed changes.

16. The term ‘major event’ is defined in council’s Event Policy as events that both appeal to, and have, a regional, national and international profile and audience, and deliver significant economic return on investment.

Summary of proposed changes to the Alcohol Control Bylaw 2014

Proposals	Reasons for proposals
· Make new event-based temporary alcohol bans for all major events at Mount Smart Stadium, Western Springs Stadium, Eden Park and Auckland Domain in the Bylaw.: · The new event-based temporary alcohol bans will replace existing event-based temporary alcohol bans made by resolution^{^[2]}for Mount Smart Stadium, Eden Park and Auckland Domain for ‘Christmas in the Park’ and the Lantern Festival. Changes to these existing resolutions would: o for Mount Smart Stadium extend the ban to apply to all major events, not just concerts o for Eden Park extend the ban to include Eden Park stadium, and two fan trails if they are activated as part of the event^{^[3]} o for Auckland Domain extend the ban to all major events (not just the Lantern Festival) and extend the times of the ban to start one hour earlier and finish one hour later. The ban for the Auckland Domain ‘Christmas in the Park’ event would remain unchanged. · Replace with a related information note clauses about alcohol ban signage, and clauses about legislative decision-making criteria. · Clarify exceptions to alcohol bans for licensed premises and the transport of alcohol, council’s ability to make temporary alcohol bans and Bylaw wording.	Including new event-based temporary alcohol bans made in the Bylaw: · more easily enables a preventative approach to alcohol-related crime or disorder at or near event venues used for major events · removes time and cost to process individual requests for event-based temporary alcohol bans where: o the event venue has in the past, is currently, and will in the future be used for major events o a ban has been used in the past for major events at the event venue. · creates more consistent event-based temporary alcohol ban times and application. Replacing some clauses with related information notes and providing clarifications: · removes provisions that are unnecessary to state in the Bylaw but are useful as extra information · provides rules that are easier to read and understand.

Proposals

Reasons for proposals

· Make new event-based temporary alcohol bans for all major events at Mount Smart Stadium, Western Springs Stadium, Eden Park and Auckland Domain in the Bylaw.:

· The new event-based temporary alcohol bans will replace existing event-based temporary alcohol bans made by resolution^{^[2]}for Mount Smart Stadium, Eden Park and Auckland Domain for ‘Christmas in the Park’ and the Lantern Festival. Changes to these existing resolutions would:

o for Mount Smart Stadium extend the ban to apply to all major events, not just concerts

o for Eden Park extend the ban to include Eden Park stadium, and two fan trails if they are activated as part of the event^{^[3]}

o for Auckland Domain extend the ban to all major events (not just the Lantern Festival) and extend the times of the ban to start one hour earlier and finish one hour later.

The ban for the Auckland Domain ‘Christmas in the Park’ event would remain unchanged.

· Replace with a related information note clauses about alcohol ban signage, and clauses about legislative decision-making criteria.

· Clarify exceptions to alcohol bans for licensed premises and the transport of alcohol, council’s ability to make temporary alcohol bans and Bylaw wording.

Including new event-based temporary alcohol bans made in the Bylaw:

· more easily enables a preventative approach to alcohol-related crime or disorder at or near event venues used for major events

· removes time and cost to process individual requests for event-based temporary alcohol bans where:

o the event venue has in the past, is currently, and will in the future be used for major events

o a ban has been used in the past for major events at the event venue.

· creates more consistent event-based temporary alcohol ban times and application.

Replacing some clauses with related information notes and providing clarifications:

· removes provisions that are unnecessary to state in the Bylaw but are useful as extra information

· provides rules that are easier to read and understand.

The draft proposal complies with statutory requirements

17. The draft proposal has been prepared in accordance with statutory requirements and best practice drafting guidelines:

· The proposed inclusion of event-based temporary alcohol bans for major events at certain venues in the Bylaw is a reasonable limitation on people’s rights and freedoms because the bans only apply temporarily to a limited area for large scale events.

· The amended Bylaw is a more appropriate form of bylaw because the inclusion of event-based temporary alcohol bans for major events at certain venues enables a preventative approach to alcohol-related crime or disorder.^{^[4]} The amended Bylaw would also be easier to read and understand.

· The amended Bylaw has no implications under, and is not inconsistent with, the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (the Act). There are potential limitations to freedoms protected by the Act of expression, peaceful assembly, movement, security against unreasonable search and seizure, and to not be arbitrarily arrested. These limitations are justified because alcohol bans help prevent harm to the public, and because council’s ability to make alcohol bans is subject to legislative criteria which ensures any ban is justified, appropriate and proportionate.

Staff recommend the local board consider providing its views on the proposal

18. Staff recommend that the local board consider the draft proposal and whether it wishes to provide its views to the Regulatory Committee.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

19. There are no implications for climate change arising from this decision.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

20. The draft proposal impacts the operation of units across the council group involved in events, processing alcohol ban requests and alcohol ban signage. Those units are aware of the impacts of the proposal and their implementation role.

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

Local impacts and local board views

21. The Bylaw is important to local boards as they have the delegated authority to make local alcohol bans, and because alcohol bans help to improve public safety in their local areas.

22. The main view of local board members during the bylaw review was to retain local board decision-making authority for local alcohol bans. While the proposal uses Governing Body decision-making authority to make new major event-based temporary alcohol bans, the proposal retains the current local board authority to make local alcohol bans. The process for the local boards to make alcohol bans by resolution also remain unchanged.

23. The local board has an opportunity in this report to provide its views on the proposal to the Regulatory Committee.

24. The local board will also have further opportunity to provide its views to a Bylaw Panel on any public feedback to the proposal from people in the local board area.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

25. The Bylaw has significance for Māori as users and kaitiaki / guardians of public space. Māori are also over-represented in alcohol-related hospital visits, the criminal justice system and as victims of crime.

26. Māori health advocacy organisations, Te Puni Kōkiri and the Maunga Authority support the use of alcohol bans as a tool to reduce alcohol-related harm.

27. The draft proposal supports this view by retaining the ability for council to use alcohol bans.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

28. There are no financial implications to the local board for any decision to support the draft proposal for public consultation. The Governing Body at a later date will consider any financial implications associated with public notification and signage.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

29. There is a reputational risk that the draft proposal or the local board’s views do not reflect the views of people in the local board area. This risk would be partly mitigated by future public consultation processes. The local board will have an opportunity to consider any public feedback and provide its formal views to a Bylaw Panel prior to the final decision.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

30. Staff will present a proposal and any local board views to the Regulatory Committee on 1 September 2020. The next steps are shown in the diagram below.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Statement of proposal to amend the Alcohol Control Bylaw	31

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Authors

Elizabeth Osborne - Policy Analyst

Authorisers

Paul Wilson - Team Leader Bylaws

Trina Thompson - Relationship Manager/Senior Advisor Waitematā Local Board

Waitematā Local Board

21 July 2020

Auckland Transport July 2020 Update

File No.: CP2020/08983

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To provide an update on Auckland Transport activities in the Waitematā Local Board area and a summary of the local board transport capital fund.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. This report covers:

· a summary of Auckland Transport projects and operations in the local board area

· an update on the Local Board Transport Capital Fund and Community Safety Projects Budgets

· a summary of general information items sent to the local board.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Waitematā Local Board:

a) receive the Auckland Transport July 2020 report.

Horopaki

Context

3. AT is responsible for all of Auckland’s transport services, excluding state highways. As set out in our Local Board Engagement Plan, we report on a monthly basis to local boards. This monthly reporting commitment acknowledges the important role local boards play within the governance of Auckland Council on behalf of their local communities.

4. This report updates the Waitematā Local Board on Auckland Transport (AT) projects and operations in the local board area, it updates the local board on their advocacy and consultations and includes information on the status of the Local Board Transport Capital Fund (LBTCF) and Community Safety Fund (CSF).

5. The LBTCF is a capital budget provided to all local boards by Auckland Council and delivered by Auckland Transport. Local boards can use this fund to deliver transport infrastructure projects that they believe are important but are not part of Auckland Transport’s work programme.

6. The CSF is a capital budget established by Auckland Transport for use by local boards to fund local road safety initiatives. The purpose of this fund is to allow elected members to address long-standing local road safety issues that are not regional priorities and are therefore not being addressed by the Auckland Transport programme.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

7. The table below has a general summary of projects and activities of interest to the local board with their current status. Please note that all timings are indicative and are subject to change:

Item	Update
America’s Cup AC36	ATEED will be giving an update to the Local Board in July.
Access for Everyone (A4E) Pilot	The Queen St A4E pilot is about to commence with a series of three co-design workshops to allow stakeholders and users to determine how the street can best be improved to test A4E principles and support the ongoing revitalisation of the city centre. The Mayor has announced that the temporary COVID-19 layout will be used as the starting point for the pilot. Funding has been received from NZTA’s Innovating Streets fund and the City Centre Targeted Rate. Board members will be involved in the co-design process and the Board will be kept updated on progress. A Programme Business Case is being tendered to investigate the preferred implementation programme for A4E, including identifying the supporting workstreams (e.g. legal, logistics and regulatory changes). The business case will be informed by and receive monitoring data from the Queen St pilot.
City Gateway Treatments – works to signal to drivers as they enter the City that they are entering a slower speed zone.	Sign installation is almost complete. There are some works to take place re: coloured surfacing installation, roundel speed markings and raised pedestrian crossings.
Connected Communities, Great North Road - Project to improve travel choice by providing an enhanced street environment, dedicated bus priority measures, separated cycle lanes, and improved road and pedestrian safety.	Wider public engagement was due to start from late March/early April. Public engagement on this project is currently on-hold. Timeframes have been impacted by COVID-19. The project team will advise the Board once the current situation changes.
Grafton Road – midblock pedestrian signal outside of University of Auckland.	Work has been completed except for signal commissioning which is scheduled to be finished by the of June 2020.
Grey Lynn parking scheme extension - proposed extension to the existing parking scheme to Prime Road and Elgin Street.	In the final stages of getting this project over the line. The resolution report is currently in the workflow and once approved by the Traffic Controls Committee (TCC) AT will proceed to have the signs installed on Prime Road and Elgin Street. This should be within the next 4 to 5 weeks.
Herne Bay cycling and walking improvements – proposed changes to encourage slower driving speeds and improve routes for people walking and cycling.	Construction is underway. The contractor is continuing to liaise with the Auckland Council Healthy Waters project at St Mary’s Bay and Masefield Beach to coordinate Temporary Traffic Management requirements between these two adjacent projects. Construction recommenced at alert level 3.
Karangahape Road Enhancements Project – streetscape upgrade.	Ø Section A ( Northside From Ponsonby Road to Howe Street ): 98% complete Ø Section B (Northside Motorway Overbridge ): Complete, Ø Cycleway opened (soft opening ) for the section, Northern side from Ponsonby Road to Day Street Ø Section G (Southside from Upper Queen St to Mercury lane): 90% completed, WIP at the Upper Queen St corner Ø Section F (Southside from Symonds St to Upper Queens St ): Completed except traffic signal pole installation Ø Section E (Northside from Symonds St to Upper Queen St ): In progress Ø Section I (Southside Motorway over bridge): In progress Detailed pilot trenching and CCTV investigation are continuing to be carried out for future sections for early identification of any potential clashes with underground services. Regular meetings are being held with the CRL team and key stakeholders including the K Road Business Association. • Both CRLL & K Road coms and DR teams have developed a coordinated collaborative approach with all stakeholders • JFC continue to provide regular project updates to the business and residential community • Weekly Engagement with the Karangahape Business Association is going well with constructive feedback. • KBA have launched survey monkey to its members enquiring if needs are being met during level 3 alert. This will also inform us on how the business are operating in level 3 The Karangahape Road Development Response team, developed and delivered pick areas along Karangahape in response to COVID-19 level 3 restrictions, We have since had uptake from Panuku referred to us via our Parking Design team. KBA have also advised their appreciation.
Nelson Street Phase 3 - a cycling facility linking Nelson Street via Market Place into the Viaduct.	The project’s detailed design has been completed. Due to the significant impact of COVID-19 on AT and the wider Auckland Council whanau, there is uncertainty on delivering all Walking and Cycling projects that have not started construction, which includes Nelson Street Phase 3. We will update Waitematā Local Board and all stakeholders once clear indication is received.
Newmarket and Remuera Residential Parking Zone (RPZ)- proposed permit scheme for residents and businesses	Traffic Control Committee (TCC) has already approved the resolution reports for Remuera and Newmarket RPZ’s. AT will commence contacting residents who are eligible for permits in the first week of July. At the same AT’s contractors will commence installing the legal P120 zone signs well distributed in these areas. Advisory signs informing about the opening day will be also installed to update residents and customers. AT aims this project to be finalised by mid-August.
Parnell East Residential Parking Zone (RPZ) – project to install a residential parking zone and safety improvements on St Stephens Avenue, Lichfield Road and Crescent Road.	Parking zone will go live on 1 July.
Princes Street and Eden Crescent intersection - upgrade including raised zebra crossings.	This work has now been completed.
Pt Chevalier to Westmere cycleway - A dedicated cycle route along Pt Chevalier Road and Meola Road ending near the Westmere Shops.	Detailed design still processing.
Tamaki Drive cycle route (Quay Street to Ngapipi Bridge)	The construction works continue to progress well in multiple locations: south side of Tamaki Drive west of Ngapipi Bridge and north side of Tamaki Drive between Port entrance and Parnell Bath overhead pedestrian Bridge. Piling work on the new pedestrian bridge next to the Point Resolution Estuary Bridge has completed, and TMP is reinstated back to tidal flow of 3 lane operations during peak hours. The project team are still working towards completing before Americas Cup races begin in December 2020.
The Strand intersection – road safety improvements to the intersections at Tamaki Drive and Gladstone Road	No change, discussions are still progressing.
Victoria Street East-West cycleway - dedicated cycle route along Victoria Street West, from the Beaumont Street intersection to the Hobson Street intersection.	The Victoria Street road pavement reseal started on 7 June and to be completed in early July. In the meantime, civil works have also been carried out at Union Street intersection, Franklin Road intersection, Beaumont Street intersection, and the bus stop west of Franklin Road. After the pavement reseal is completed, we will allow the new asphalt to cure for 6 weeks before new coloured surfacing and concrete separator islands being installed onsite. The construction is anticipated to complete in early September.
Waitematā Safe Routes project, the two routes open for feedback are Route 1: Surrey Crescent to Garnet Road and Route 2: Richmond Road.	1) Surrey Crescent to Garnet Road Work on reviewing the 2018 design for route 1 is ongoing. Construction has been deferred until July 2022 onwards and is subject to the proposed emergency budget priorities. 2) Richmond Road incl. West Lynn Village The detailed designs for the footpath and drainage remediation works has been issued to AT and is being reviewed by all stakeholders. Work on the design for the rest of route 2 is ongoing. Construction of the remediation works is planned for August onwards. Construction for the remainder of the route has been deferred until July 2022 onwards and is subject to the emergency budget priorities. The project will be brought to the Local Board Members in August (provisional date).
Wellesley Street and Sale Street – new intersection signals.	Tender is now closed. Currently going through tender review and evaluation. Award of contract to be held until FY2021 budget is confirmed. If budget is approved, construction to commence in August 2020.
Wellesley Street Bus Improvement Project (formerly Midtown bus route) – Improving how city centre buses operate.	Wellesley Street Bus Improvement Project (formerly Midtown bus route) – Improving how city centre buses operate. The project team is currently identifying how best to bring the Detailed Business Case to a close in light of funding constraints stemming from the Council’s Emergency Budget. The team is wrapping up work to date and focusing on how to deliver interim bus improvements in time for Wellesley Street’s re-opening by Link Alliance in 2021.
Wynyard Quarter Street and park upgrades - central construction package.	Majority of works are now complete. Unfortunately, due to the current water restrictions the laying of grass and some planting within Amey Daldy Park has been deferred. This deferral of works will mean the park will most likely stay fenced off to the public till the 30 September. Also as previously reported, some of the Daldy Street linear park works have also been deferred due to a delay in land transfer. All works are due be completed by 30^th September 2020.

8. The table below has an update on the Downtown Infrastructure programme.

Item

Update

Downtown Infrastructure Improvement Programme

This includes:

· Quay Street Strengthening

· Quay Street Enhancement

· Britomart East

· Lower Albert

· Downtown Ferry

· Waterfront Park

· Mooring dolphin

· Galway Street Enhancement

The Downtown Programme has been back on site since moving out of Level 4 lockdown restrictions on Tuesday 28 April.

The programme shifted into COVID-19 Alert Level 1 on Tuesday 9 June 2020. The project teams are following the level 1 Government protocols.

In essence, the requirement for social distancing has been removed and the focus will be on;

· Hygiene

· Tracing

· Staying at home if sick or have symptoms

There has been little change other than some sites potentially expanding to use areas previously provided to allow social distancing for public

Project timelines remain under review as we asses the impact of COVID-19. We are hoping to complete this review and be able to confirm the new timelines late July or early August.

Mooring Dolphin

On 28 May 2020, at the Council’s Emergency Budget Committee meeting, the decision was made to stop work on the Queen’s Wharf Mooring dolphin project due to the negative impacts of COVID-19. The approved resource consent for the dolphin will be surrendered, ending further Environment Court proceedings. The Cruise Mooring Structure will not proceed any further.

Downtown Public Space (Te Wananga)

Piling from the Jack-up Barge continues to make good progress with 42 out of 49 piles complete. Construction of the new deck on top of the piles has begun. Concrete trial pours are taking place offsite ensure everything is in order for actual deck pours. First deck outs are programmed for mid-2020.

Quay Street Eastbound lane closure

Quay Street's eastbound lane (between Princes Wharf and Queens Wharf) has been reopened to general traffic.

Seawall strengthening:

Queens to Marsden Wharf: Palisade Wall

The first of three sections of the Quay Street Seismic Strengthening Programme are now complete with 104 palisade wall piles in place between Queens Wharf and Marsden Wharf.

Princes Wharf to Ferry Basin: Jet grout column construction

132 out of 153 columns are now complete. Jet grout works will continue in the entrance of Princes Wharf for the next 2 weeks.

Ferry Basin – Anchoring the seawall:

12 of 29 inclined anchors are now complete. Installation of rock armour continues with massive blocks of stone being placed on the seabed as an extra layer of protection to the new seawall.  Breakout of Ferry Basin deck continues.

Quay Street Enhancements: (Southern Side):

The streetscape upgrade has shifted to the northern side of Quay Street and will be mainly located around the Ferry Building. Works are expected to continue in this area until October 2020. Work has restarted on the Southern side on the construction of the pavement and kerb lines between Lower Hobson and Lower Queen Street.

Lower Hobson Street intersection

Streetscape upgrade works continue in front of Burger Boy and Princes Wharf. The first base concrete pour now complete with the structural concrete to be poured next. Paving works will follow completion of the concreting works. Access to Princes Wharf is from the western side of the red heritage post from. One lane in and one out remains.

Lower Hobson Street to Lower Albert Street

Bus stop 1346 outside PWC has closed temporarily. Birkenhead bus services to the North Shore, routes 95B, 95C, 95G, 97B, 97R and 97 V will depart from stop 7071 on Lower Albert St. Rain garden construction in this section is now complete and planting will start after the drainage for the gardens is installed along the northern side of Quay Street.

Lower Albert Street to Lower Queen Street

As above.

Lower Queen Street to Commerce Street

The Lower Queen Street pedestrian crossing shift across Quay Street has slightly shifted east. Access into the Ferry Building and to all Piers and Queens Wharf is maintained at all times. Footpath works expected to be complete by early July.

Lower Albert Street

Lower Albert Street - closed to vehicles until Q3 2020. North eastern footpath has been completed. Construction of the new western footpath and of new bus canopy foundations continue.
Paving continues on south eastern section of new footpath (Customs Street corner).

Ferry Basin Redevelopment

Piling from Queen’s Wharf has recommenced to finish the last pile of the canopy substructure. Berth 6 (Pier 1D) is now operational for Pine Harbour ferries and berth 5 is expected to be operational July 2020. Berths 3 and 4 are currently under construction offsite.

· Scaffolding installation for services under Queens Wharf is set to be completed by the end of July.

· Installation of under wharf anchors continues and is near completion.

· 90% of the precast breakwater capping beam has now been completed.

· 32 or 39 wharf side canopy piles are complete.

· All 12 pontoon piles are complete.

· All 21 sea side canopy piles are complete
All 220 breakwater piles are now complete.

· All 300 of the horizontal anchors under Ferry Basin are complete.

Galway Street Upgrade

Paving for the new Galway Street shared space is now complete on the western end with the only section left to complete in front of the new Britomart Hotel. Paving is also complete for the new Commerce Street footpath which has now re-opened. New speed table on Gore Street is complete as much as possible and will finish when traffic switches to opposite side of road later this year. Gore Street is currently operating under a one-way traffic management plan with access to Gore Street only from Customs Street.

Traffic Restrictions

Key information

· Quay Street: eastbound lane between Princes Wharf and Queens Wharf has reopened.

· Princes Wharf has also been reduced down to 2 lanes, one in, one out. This layout will remain in place until late 2020.

· Lower Albert Street closed to traffic

· Gore Street is one way northbound only due to upgrade works

· No right turn into Commerce Street from Quay Street

· No right turn into Gore Street from Quay Street

· 30km/h temporary speed limit for Quay Street

· Safe pedestrian route maintained

· All access to business maintained

Traffic Control Committee resolutions

9. Auckland Transport's resolution and approval process ensures the most appropriate controls and restrictions are put in place and can be legally enforced. The decisions made by AT’s Traffic Control Committee in the Waitematā Local Board during May 2020 is as follows:

Street Name

Report Type

Nature of Restriction

Decision

Franklin Road

Permanent Traffic and Parking changes

No Stopping At All Times / Keep Clear / Removal Of Keep Clear

Carried

Howe Street

Permanent Traffic and Parking changes

Lanes / Lane Arrow Marking / No Stopping At All Times / Angle Parking / Parking Zone / Motorcycle Parking

Carried

Mercury Lane / East Street / Canada Street

Permanent Traffic and Parking changes

No Stopping At All Times / Loading Zone / P5 Parking / Give-Way Control / Stop Control / Traffic Island / One-Way Road / Lanes / Lane Arrow Marking

Carried

Middleton Road / Lauriston Avenue / Mamie Street / Belmont Terrace / Ada Street / Bassett Road / James Cook Crescent

Permanent Traffic and Parking changes

Parking Zone / P120 Parking / No Stopping At All Times / Angle Parking / Keep Clear / Edge Line / Lanes / Lane Arrow Marking / Traffic Island / Roundabout / Road Hump / Give-Way Control / Stop Control / Removal Of One Way Give Way

Carried

Tamaki Drive / Solent Street

Permanent Traffic and Parking changes

No Stopping At All Times / Bus Stop / Cycle Path / Cycle Lane / Lanes / Lane Arrow Marking / Shared Path / Bus Shelter / No Right Turn / Traffic Island / Flush Median / Traffic Signal / Footpath / Give-Way Control

Approved with Conditions

Lower Queen Street / Tyler Street / Galway Street

Permanent Traffic and Parking changes

Presentation to the committee requesting that they commence the process for the proposed pedestrian mall for lower Queen street and parts of Tyler street and Galway street

Noted

College Hill / Abbey Street / Newton Road / Ophir Street

Permanent Traffic and Parking changes

No Stopping At All Times / Road Hump / Pedestrian Crossing / Stop Control / Edge Line

Approved with Conditions

Hepburn Street / Wellington Street

Permanent Traffic and Parking changes

No Stopping At All Times / P20 Parking / Edge Line

Carried

Ponsonby Road

Permanent Traffic and Parking changes

No Stopping At All Times / Mobility Parking / P120 Parking

Approved with Conditions

Collingwood Street / Ponsonby Road

Temporary Traffic and Parking changes (Works)

One-Way Road / No Left Turn / No Right Turn / Lanes / Lane Arrow Marking / Footpath / Edge Line / Delineators

Carried

Beaumont Street / Pakenham Street West

Temporary Traffic and Parking changes (Works)

No Stopping At Certain Hours / No Stopping At All Times / Loading Zone / P15 Parking

Carried

Mahuru Street

Permanent Traffic and Parking changes

No Stopping At All Times / Street Stall Parking / Bus Parking - AT Metro Only / P30 Parking

Approved with Conditions

Hamer Street

Permanent Traffic and Parking changes

No Stopping At All Times / Bus Parking - AT Metro Only / P30 Parking

Approved with Conditions

Queen Street / Customs Street West / Shortland Street / Wyndham Street / Victoria Street West / Victoria Street East / Wellesley Street West / Wellesley Street East / Custom Street East / Fort Street / Mayoral Drive

Temporary Traffic and Parking changes (Event)

Footpath / Delineators / Loading Zone / P5 Parking / P15 Parking / Small PSV Stand / Bus Stop / Mobility Parking / P180 Parking / Lanes / Lane Arrow Marking / No Left Turn Unless Authorised / No Right Turn / One-Way Road for Authorised Vehicles

Carried

10. Community Safety Fund

The Community Safety Fund is funded from Auckland Transport’s safety budget and is dependent on the level of funding Auckland Transport receives from Council in the Emergency Budget. Current indications are that this level of funding will be significantly constrained.

Public consultation and the design work informed by this consultation, is progressing, with a view to having projects designed and ready to go, when money becomes available.

11. Local Board Transport Capital Fund
Council’s original resolutions relating to the Local Board Transport Capital Fund make it very clear that the overall budget allocation for the LCTCF is on the basis that ‘it can be managed by Auckland Transport within its annual budget’. While Council’s budget allocation to Auckland Transport will only be finalised when the emergency budget is adopted, current indications are that Auckland Transport’s capital budget will be significantly constrained. This being the case, it is highly likely that there will be a negative impact on the Local Board Transport Capital Fund.
Until the final budget is complete Auckland Transport will not be able to advise Local Board’s on the funds available in the Local Board Transport Capital Fund. This may have an impact on progressing potential projects.

Auckland Transport will update local boards on the status of the Local Board Transport Capital Fund as soon as decisions around the budget are finalised.

12. Resolutions

At its June meeting the Local Board resolved the following:

Resolution number WTM/2020/133

MOVED by Member G Gunthorp, seconded by Member J Sandilands:

That the Waitematā Local Board:

a) receive the Auckland Transport June 2020 report.

b) endorse the Queen Street Access for Everyone Project and request urgent action to progress this project

c) request Auckland Transport urgently to investigate and take appropriate action on:

i) options to maintain the current configuration of Queen Street as one lane in each direction

ii) restricting access for private vehicles from Queen Street between Customs Street and Mayoral Drive, including the closure of the intersections of Shortland Street and Wyndham Street

iii) changing the existing local business bays on Queen Street to loading bays

iv) restricting access for commercial traffic using loading bays between 11am and 6pm

v) ensuring the provision of adequate disabled parking on the side streets off Queen street

CARRIED

13. Tamaki Drive
Remaining social distancing measures have been removed.

14. Speed Limits Bylaw

New speed limits on more than 600 roads across Auckland came into force on Tuesday 30 June 2020.

See attachment A for the roads affected in the Waitematā Local Board area.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

15. Auckland Transport engages closely with Council on developing strategy, actions and measures to support the outcomes sought by the Auckland Plan 2050, the Auckland Climate Action Plan and Council’s priorities.

16. Auckland Transport’s core role is in providing attractive alternatives to private vehicle travel, reducing the carbon footprint of its own operations and, to the extent feasible, that of the contracted public transport network.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

17. The impact of information in this report is mainly confined to Auckland Transport. Where LBTCF projects are being progressed by Auckland Council’s Community Facilities group, engagement on progress has taken place. Any further engagement required with other parts of the Council group will be carried out on an individual project basis.

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

Local impacts and local board views

18. The proposed decision of receiving the report has no local, sub-regional or regional impacts.

General information items sent to the board:

19. Please see below for a summary of items sent to the local board for their information or feedback:

Item	Date sent to Board
FYI: Tamaki Drive	03/06
FEEDBACK: Parnell Road Bus Stop relocation	04/06
FEEDBACK: 80 Greys Ave	10/6
FEEDBACK: Broadway and Davis Crescent, Newmarket - Mobility parking and pedestrian improvements	10/06
FEEDBACK: Greys Ave Parking space – Kaianga Ora development	15/06
FYI: 25 Cowan Street, Ponsonby - Broken Yellow Lines	24/06
FEEDBACK: Collingwood Street – No right turn	26/06
INFO: Grey Lynn paid parking	26/06
INFO: Ponsonby Paid parking review	26/06

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

20. The proposed decision of receiving the report has no impacts or opportunities for Māori. Any engagement with Māori, or consideration of impacts and opportunities, will be carried out on an individual project basis.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

21. The proposed decision of receiving this report has no financial implications as outlined in the resolutions, analysis and advice.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

22. Auckland Council is currently consulting on its Emergency Budget 2020/2021 and we will have more certainty on the impacts to the AT programme when the budget is adopted in July.

23. Our capital and operating budgets will be reduced through this process. Some projects we had planned for 2020/2021 may not be able to be delivered, which will be disappointing to communities that we had already engaged with. Both the Community Safety Fund and the Local Board Transport Capital Fund may be impacted by these budget reductions.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

24. Auckland Transport will provide another update report to the local board next month.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Speed limit	97

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Authors

Caroline Tauevihi - Elected Member Relationship Manager

Authorisers

Jonathan Anyon - Elected Member Relationship Team Manager

Trina Thompson - Relationship Manager/Senior Advisor Waitematā Local Board

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	RFA Q3 performance report	109

Waitematā Local Board

21 July 2020

ATEED six-monthly report to the Waitematā Local Board

File No.: CP2020/09092

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. This report provides the Waitematā Local Board with highlights of ATEED’s activities in the Waitematā Local Board area as well as ATEED’s regional activities for the six months 1 July to 31 December 2019.

1. This report should be read in conjunction with ATEED’s Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 reports to Auckland Council (available at www.aucklandnz.com). Although these reports focus primarily on the breadth of ATEED’s work at a regional level, much of the work highlighted has significant local impact.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. This report provides the Waitematā Local Board with relevant information on the following ATEED activities:

· Locally driven initiatives: Waitematā Sustainability Kick Start Programme

· Supporting local business growth

· Filming activity

· Young Enterprise Scheme

· Youth connections

· Local and regional destination management and marketing

· Delivered, funded and facilitated events

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Waitematā Local Board:

a) receive ATEED’s update to the Waitematā Local Board – March 2020.

Horopaki

Context

3. ATEED has two areas of focus:

Economic Development – including business support, business attraction and investment, local economic development, trade and industry development, skills employment and talent and innovation and entrepreneurship.

Destination - supporting sustainable growth of the visitor economy with a focus on destination marketing and management, major events, business events (meetings and conventions) and international student attraction and retention.

4. These two portfolios also share a common platform relating to the promotion of the city globally to ensure that Auckland competes effectively with other mid-tier high quality of life cities.

5. ATEED works with local boards, Governing Body and Council Controlled Organisations (CCOs) to support decision-making on local economic growth, and facilitates or co-ordinates the delivery of local economic development activity. ATEED ensures that the regional activities that ATEED leads or delivers are fully leveraged to support local economic growth and employment.

6. In addition, ATEED’s dedicated Local Economic Development (LED) team works with local boards who allocate locally driven initiatives (LDI) budget to economic development activities. The LED team delivers a range of services[5] such as the development of proposals, including feasibility studies that enable local boards to directly fund or otherwise advocate for the implementation of local initiatives.

7. ATEED delivers its services at the local level through business hubs based in the north, west and south of the region, as well as its central office at 167B Victoria Street West.

8. Additional information about ATEED’s role and activities can be found at www.aucklandnz.com/ateed

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

9. As at 31 December 2019^{^[6]}, 1876 businesses had been through an ATEED intervention or programme. Of these, 1014 businesses were in the Waitematā Local Board area – 573 businesses went through Destination-related programmes and 441 businesses went through Economic Development-related programmes.

Economic Development

Locally Driven Initiatives:

10. Waitematā Sustainability Kick Start Programme: There were ten business who participated in the Sustainability Kick Start Programme, all of which have completed sustainability action plans. The first workshop was held on 9 October at ATEED Victoria St West offices. The second workshop was held on 4 November at ATEED office. The final group workshop was held on 20th February at the local board office.

Supporting Local Business Growth:

11. This area is serviced by the Business and Enterprise team in ATEED’s central office, located at 167B Victoria Street West. The team comprises of two Business and Innovation Advisors and administration support. The role of this team is to support the growth of Auckland’s key internationally competitive sectors and to support to provide quality jobs.

12. A key programme in achieving this is central government’s Regional Business Partnership Network (RBPN). This is delivered by ATEED’s nine Business and Innovation Advisors (BIA), whose role is to connect local businesses to resources, experts and services in innovation, R&D, business growth and management.

13. ATEED’s Business and Innovation Advisors engage 1:1 with businesses through a discovery meeting to understand their challenges, gather key data, and provide connections / recommendations via an action plan.

Where businesses qualify (meet the programme criteria and/or align to ATEED’s purpose as defined in the SOI) the advisors facilitate government support to qualifying businesses, in the form of:

· Callaghan Innovation R&D grants (including Getting Started, project and student grants

o (https://www.callaghaninnovation.govt.nz/grants)

· Callaghan Innovation subsidised innovation programmes

o (https://www.callaghaninnovation.govt.nz/innovation-skills)

· RBPN business capability vouchers (NZTE), where the business owner may be issued co-funding up to $5,000 per annum for business training via registered service providers. Voucher co-funding is prioritised to businesses accessing this service for the first time, to encourage more businesses to engage with experts to assist their management and growth.

· NZTE services such as Export Essentials (https://workshop.exportessentials.nz/register/)

· Referrals to NZ Business Mentors via The Chamber of Commerce.

14. During the reporting period, ATEED Business and Innovation Advisors engaged with 524 businesses and individuals in the Waitematā Local Board area, six for innovation advice and services and 299 for business growth and capability advice and services. From these engagements:

· Six connections were made to Callaghan Innovation services and programmes

· 79 RBPN vouchers were issued to assist with business capability training

· 18 referrals were made to Business Mentors New Zealand

· 16 connections were made to ATEED staff and programmes

· 275 connections were made to other businesses or programmes.

Other support for new businesses:

15. During the period, ATEED also ran workshops and events aimed at establishing or growing a new business and building capability. Thirty four people from the Waitematā Local Board area attended an event below:

· Starting off Right workshop - 5

· Business clinic – 12

· Innovation clinic – 17

Filming activity within the Waitematā Local Board area:

16. ATEED’s Screen Auckland team facilitates, processes and issues film permits for filming activity in public open space. This activity supports local businesses and employment, as well as providing a revenue stream to local boards for the use of local parks.

17. Between 1 July and 31 December 2019, a total of 310 film permits^{^[7]} were issued in the Auckland region, 56 of these permits were issued in the Waitematā Local Board area.

18. The Waitematā Local Board area’s share of film permit revenue was $1,868.70^{^[8]} for the period (total for all boards combined was $38,208.55).

19. Some of the key film productions that were issued permits to film in the Waitematā Local Board area were:

· Cowboy Bebop

· Grand Designs NZ

· The Justice of Bunny King

· The Wilds

· The Block

· Shortland Street

Young Enterprise Scheme (YES):

20. The Auckland Chamber of Commerce has delivered the Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) since January 2018. ATEED maintains a strategic role. During the period, there were 58 schools participating in the Auckland YES programme, representing 1364 students completing the programme. There are currently 4 schools from the Waitematā Local Board area participating in the YES programme.

Local Jobs and Skills Hubs:

21. ATEED is the regional partner for the network of Auckland Jobs and Skills Hubs. These multi-agency hubs support employers at developments where there is a high and sustained demand for local labour and skills development. The Auckland network includes Ara (Auckland Airport development), CBD (Wynyard Quarter and city centre development), and Tāmaki hubs. The new Manukau and Northern hubs launched in August of 2019 with new initiatives underway. ATEED-established City Centre Hub reports a total of 480 people into employment, 2,092 training outcomes and 14 apprenticeships facilitated as at 28 February 2020. ATEED is the backbone organisation for the CBD Jobs and Skills Hub, where Māori represented over a third (36 percent) of job placements towards a 40 percent target.

22. ATEED provided funding to CRL Progressive Employment programme for at risk youth supporting training and developing capability within businesses. Five of six youth graduated the 18-week programme in October into jobs; evaluation report received which shows programme delivered excellent results

Offshore talent attraction:

23. The Auckland Smart Move Q1-Q2 campaign, launched in July 2019 with Immigration New Zealand resulted in 2,126 tech and construction job applications from high-skilled offshore migrants, reaching more than 121,000 offshore high-skilled professionals.

Destination

North, West, South East and Gulf area destination management and marketing activity:

24. Over the period, the ATEED Tourism Innovation Team has cemented its highly effective regional cluster and program development. The city is managed on a North/West and Great Barrier area and South/East/Central and Waiheke area. This is a proactive programme that is generating success and clustering of businesses capability, skills and delivery across the entire city. Results are visible and reported, including:

· East/South and North/West visitor maps

· A Tourism Innovation Partnership Fund which identifies and focuses on capability building and content & product development

· Groups include the Franklin Tourism Group, now closely aligned with East Auckland Tourism, the Waiheke Tourism Cluster, the Matakana Cluster and the Waitakere Ranges Cluster as well as more bespoke groups on Great Barrier and specific territories.

· Project & opportunity awareness for operators

· Regional showcase days, product awareness and updates, site familiarity visits (Famils), and opportunity discussions

· Innovation sessions with topics such as capability building for smaller operators, common issues and themes, key takeaways, and networking opportunities

25. The Auckland Visitor Survey Insights Report is the culmination of significant development in qualitative and quantitative data capture across all of Auckland. The report identifies the region by main areas, north, south, east, west, and gulf islands, and delivers a valuable and timely insight into visitors’ characteristics, behaviour, experience and perceptions of the Auckland region. This report will be available for local board access in the New Year.

Regional destination management and marketing activity:

26. Auckland cruise ship activity for the year 2018/19 reported growth for Auckland with visitor expenditure of $192.5m (note: this is not the GDP figure previously taken from Cruise NZ as it is no longer available). This is up from $145m in 2017/18. Passenger numbers in 2018/19 were up to 238,000 from 211,000 in 2017/18

27. It was a strong six months of highly visible activities designed to attract visitors from overseas and around New Zealand to Auckland using various platforms:

· Social media including Instagram @Visitauckland.

· Media and PR including Auckland Insider article. Best escapes for a long weekend and Appetite for Auckland. Online Food stories.

· Marketing Programs such as the Australian ‘Short Break to Auckland’ campaign in October 2019.

· Collateral to continue in the AA Auckland Visitor Summer Guide 2019 -2020.

· Creating a B-roll of striking footage and images of Tāmaki Makaurau for free use by tourism operators and promoters across the Auckland region and the gulf.

· Focus was also given to Trade and Content development including Elemental AKL 2020.

28. Māori Tourism Development activity that may be relevant to local boards:

ATEED continued to support and advocate for the development of new Māori tourism experiences and unique marketing opportunities in support of the priorities contained in the Destination AKL 2025 strategy.

29. Maori Tourism Innovation Partnership Programme – Pilot

In alignment to the Destination AKL Strategy, ATEED has development a new Tourism Innovation Partnership fund to enable and support sustainable growth of Maori Tourism in Tāmaki Makaurau. Funding is available to Iwi, Hapū, Marae, Urban Māori Authorities and Māori Tourism collectives to apply for during the 19/20 financial year. So far, we have supported the following two initiatives:

· Ngai Tai ki Tamaki/Te Haerenga have been awarded $25,000 to develop and promote day tours to Rangitoto and Motutapu through walking and e-bike tours.

· Te Manu Taupua (with support from the Tupuna Maunga Authority & Nuu Limited) have been awarded $20,000 to grow digital capacity and capability to amplify the cultural narratives of Tāmaki Makaurau. These resources will then be used to educate and develop cultural competency within Auckland’s tourism industry.

30. Examples of separate local board area activity includes:

· Waitematā - Feasibility study for a Māori Cultural Centre

RFA, ATEED and Panuku in partnership with mana whenua (in particular, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Ngāti Pāoa and Te Kawerau a Maki) are in the final stages of finalising a feasibility study for a Māori Cultural Centre, with a penultimate draft being circulated internally. The cultural centre is closely linked to the City centre work being undertaken by the Auckland Design Office.

· Ōtara-Papatoetoe - Elemental – Te Ahi Kōmau Event

ATEED, in collaboration with Panuku are supporting The Cause Collective and Papatūānuku Marae in the delivery and marketing of an indigenous food and cultural storytelling event as apart of Elemental 2020 programme.

· Albert-Eden – Whau Café

In collaboration with the Tūpuna Maunga Authority, ATEED supported the marketing and promotion of a new Māori centred café and visitor centre called Whau Café located in the historic kiosk on Maungawhau. Whau Café officially opened to the public in December 2019 and has been successfully operating since.

· Rodney - Capability Development

ATEED is supporting Te Hana Community Development Charitable Trust with the re-prioritising of their commercial tourism aspirations and product development. ATEED is also involved in the Auckland Council working group, to support Te Hana with renewing and re-accessing the lease model as well and supporting further community engagement focused initiatives.

Delivered, funded and facilitated events

31. During the period, the inaugural Elemental AKL winter festival was held 1-31 July 2019. There were 67 events across the region, and 120 restaurants that took part through Elemental Feast. The new festival generated more than 1000 media stories.

32. ATEED delivered the Auckland Diwali Festival which was held at Aotea Square and Upper Queen Street from 12-13 October 2019. Approximately 65,000 people attended, up 9% from an estimated 59,990 in 2018. The festival had more than 40 food stallholders, more than 50 hours’ live entertainment and over 200 performances.

33. ATEED led the cross-council communications and programme implementation of the 2019 New Year’s Eve coverage to alert Aucklanders and visitors to the road closures, extra public transport options, event highlights and TV viewing options, with positive feedback received.

34. During the period, residents of the Waitematā Local Board area were also able to enjoy events funded or facilitated by ATEED across the Auckland region, including the New Zealand International Film Festival, ASB Auckland Marathon, the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship, The Food Show, New Zealand Fashion Week, the ITM Auckland SuperSprint, Taste of Auckland, EQUITANA Auckland, 19/20 Nacra/49ers Class Sailing World Champs, Wondergarden, Auckland On Water Boat Show.

35. A full schedule of major events is available on ATEED’s website, aucklandnz.com

Go With Tourism

36. Go with Tourism (GWT) is a jobs-matching platform that targets young people (18-30 years) and encourages them to consider a career in Tourism. In 2019, Go with Tourism was rolled out nationally with launches in Queenstown and Wanaka. The platform signed over 300 businesses for the first time in the 6 months between July and December 2019.

37. The most popular industries in the GWT programme in Auckland (as classified by ANZSIC code) were Accommodation and Food Services (61%), Arts and Recreation Services (19%), Transport, Postal and Warehousing (5%), and Administrative and Support Services (5%).

38. In Waitematā Local Board, 111 businesses have signed up to use the platform out of a total of 165 in the Auckland region.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

39. ATEED is currently considering how we respond to climate impacts in our projects and programmes. In the interim, ATEED assesses and responds to any impact that our initiatives may have on the climate on a case-by-case basis

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

40. ATEED assesses and manages our initiatives on a case-by-case basis and engages with the Council group where required.

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

Local impacts and local board views

41. Local Board views are not sought for the purposes of this report. Local Board views were sought for some of the initiatives described in this report.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

42. The proposed decision to receive the six-monthly report has no impact on Māori. ATEED assesses and responds to any impact that our initiatives may have on Māori on a case-by-case basis.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

43. The proposed decision of receiving the report has no financial implications.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

44. The proposed decision to receive the six-monthly report has no risk. ATEED assesses and manages any risk associated with our initiatives on a case-by-case basis.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

45. ATEED will provide the next six-monthly report to the Local Board in August 2020 and will cover the period 1 January to 30 June 2020.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Authors

Stephanie Sole - Strategy and Planning

Authorisers

Quanita Khan - Manager Operational Strategy and Planning

Trina Thompson - Relationship Manager/Senior Advisor Waitematā Local Board

Waitematā Local Board

21 July 2020

Adoption of the Waitematā Local Board Agreement 2020/2021

File No.: CP2020/09332

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To adopt the Waitematā Local Board Agreement 2020/2021 and a local fees and charges schedule for 2020/2021.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

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

3. From 20 February to 21 March 2020, the council consulted on the Annual Budget 2020/2021 (annual plan) including local board priorities (consultation part 1). Local boards considered this feedback between 4 to 8 May 2020.

4. From 29 May to 19 June 2020, the council carried out further consultation (part 2) on regional topics for the Emergency Budget 2020/2021 (the new name for this year’s annual plan) due to considerable pressure on the council’s financial position caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

5. Local boards are now considering local content for the Emergency Budget 2020/2021, which includes a local board agreement and a local fees and charges schedule for 2020/2021.

6. Normally the local board agreement would include a message from the chair, local board advocacy and other content. This year due to time constraints caused by COVID-19, the content of the Emergency Budget document, including the Local Board Agreements, is being reduced to only the parts that are a statutory requirement. This includes key projects, levels of service and performance measures, and a Financial Impact Statement (FIS).

7. On 30 July 2020, the Governing Body will meet to adopt Auckland Council’s Emergency Budget 2020/2021, including 21 local board agreements.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Waitematā Local Board:

a) adopt the tabled Waitematā Local Board Agreement 2020/2021

b) adopt the tabled local fees and charges schedule for 2020/2021

c) delegate authority to the Chair to make any final minor changes to the Local Board Agreement 2020/2021

d) note:

i) that Local Board Agreement 2020/2021 local activity budgets will be updated to reflect final budget decisions made by the Governing on 16 July 2020

ii) that the resolutions of this meeting will be reported back to the Governing Body when it meets to adopt the Annual Budget 2020/2021 on 30 July 2020.

Horopaki

Context

8. Each financial year, Auckland Council must have a local board agreement between the Governing Body and the local board, for each local board area, outlining local priorities, budgets and intended levels of service. They are informed by the local board plans, which are strategic documents that are developed every three years to set a direction for local boards, by reflecting the priorities and preferences of the communities within the local board area. Local board plans can also provide a basis for local board feedback on regional content in the annual plan (Emergency Budget 2020/2021).

9. Local board chairs have had the opportunity to attend Finance and Performance Committee workshops on key topics and provide local board views on the Emergency Budget 2020/2021 to the Finance and Performance Committee.

10. From 20 February to 21 March 2020, the council consulted with the public on the Annual Budget 2020/2021 (consultation part 1). A Have Your Say event was held in the Waitematā Local Board office to engage with the community and seek feedback on both regional and local proposals. Feedback was received through written and event channels.

11. A report analysing the feedback on local board priorities, as well as feedback from those living in the local board area related to the regional topics from consultation part 1, was included on the 5 May business meeting agenda.

12. Local boards considered this feedback, and their input on regional topics was reported to the Emergency Committee on 21 May 2020.

13. From 29 May to 19 June 2020, the council carried out further consultation on regional topics for the Emergency Budget 2020/2021 (consultation part 2) due to considerable pressure on the council’s financial position caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

14. A report analysing the feedback on the regional topics from consultation part 2 (Emergency Budget) was included on the 7 July business meeting agenda.

15. Local boards considered this feedback, and then the local board chairs held discussions with the Finance and Performance Committee on 14 July 2020 on regional proposals in the Emergency Budget. The local board input was also reported to the Finance and Performance Committee on 16 July 2020.

16. The Local Board Agreement 2020/2021 local activity budgets will be updated to reflect final budget decisions made by the Governing Body on 16 July 2020.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

17. Both staff and the local board have reviewed the feedback received on the Emergency Budget 2020/2021 from both consultations and local boards have received reports analysing the feedback. It is now recommended that local boards adopt a Local Board Agreement 2020/2021 (to be tabled), and a local fees and charges schedule for 2020/2021 (to be tabled).

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

18. The decisions recommended in this report are procedural in nature and will not have any climate impacts themselves.

19. Some of the proposed projects in the Local Board Agreement may have climate impacts. The climate impacts of any projects Auckland Council chooses to progress with will be assessed as part of the relevant reporting requirements.

20. Some of the proposed projects in the Local Board Agreement 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

21. Local boards worked with council departments to develop their local board work programmes for 2020/2021 that will be adopted at August business meetings. The local board work programmes help inform the local board agreements.

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

Local impacts and local board views

22. This report seeks local board adoption of its content for the Emergency Budget 2020/2021 and other associated material, including the Local Board Agreement 2020/2021.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

23. Many local board decisions are of importance to and impact on Māori. Local board agreements and the annual plan (Emergency Budget 2020/2021) are important tools that enable and can demonstrate the council’s responsiveness to Māori.

24. 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 where relevant the wider Māori community.

25. Of those who submitted from the Waitematā Local Board rohe to the Emergency Budget 2020/2021 through one or both consultations, 73 identified as Māori. These submissions were considered by the local board when finalising its local board agreement.

26. 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

27. The local board agreement includes the allocation of locally driven initiatives (LDI) funding and asset-based services (ABS) funding to projects and services for the 2020/2021 financial year.

28. LDI funding is discretionary funding allocated to local boards based on the Local Board Funding Policy, which local boards can spend on priorities for their communities. Local boards can also utilise LDI funding to increase local levels of service if they wish to do so.

29. Funding for asset-based services (ABS) is allocated by the Governing Body to local boards based on current levels of service to run and maintain local assets and services including parks, pools and recreation facilities, community facilities, and libraries.

30. Local boards have the decision-making and oversight responsibility in respect of local fees and charges within parameters set by the Governing Body. A local fees and charges schedule for Active Recreation, Community Venues for Hire (including Library rooms for hire) for 2020/2021 is adopted alongside the Local Board Agreement. The fees and charges have been formulated based on region-wide baseline service levels and revenue targets. Where fees and charges are amended by a local board that results in lower revenue for the council, the shortfall will need to be made up by either allocating LDI funds or reducing expenditure on other services to balance overall budgets.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

31. Decisions on the local content of the Emergency Budget 2020/2021, including the Local Board Agreement 2020/2021 and a local fees and charges schedule for 2020/2021, are required by 24 July 2020 to ensure the Governing Body can adopt the Emergency Budget 2020/2021 at its 30 July 2020 meeting.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

32. The resolutions of this meeting will be reported to the Governing Body on 30 July 2020 when it meets to adopt the Annual Budget 2020/2021, including 21 local board agreements.

33. Minor changes may need to be made to the attachments before the Emergency Budget 2020/2021 is adopted, such as correction of any errors identified and minor wording changes. Staff therefore recommend that the local board delegates authority to the Chair to make minor final changes if necessary.

34. Local board agreements set the priorities and budget envelopes for each financial year. Work programmes then detail the activities that will be delivered within those budget envelopes. Work programmes will be agreed between local boards and operational departments at business meetings in August 2020.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

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Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Authors	Caroline Teh - Local Board Advisor - Waitematā
Authorisers	Trina Thompson - Relationship Manager/Senior Advisor Waitematā Local Board

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Chair R Northey report July 2020	133

[1] Council’s Events Policy refers to major events as events having a regional, national and international profile.

[2] MT/2017/144 (Mt Smart); AE/2015/119 (Eden Park); RBC/2015/41 and WTM/2016/110 (Christmas in the Park); ADC/2017/43 (Lantern Festival).

[3] There are two Eden Park Fan Trails designed for fans to walk to Eden Park. One starts at Ponsonby Road (activated on ‘match days’) and one starts from Queen Elizabeth Square (last used during the 2011 Rugby World Cup).

[4] Section 147A of the Local Government Act 2002.

[5] This activity is subject to local boards prioritising local economic development, and subsequently allocating funding to local economic development through their local board agreements.

[6] Q2 FY 2019/20 result for ATEED’s SOI KPI2

[7] This does not reflect all filming that takes place in studio, private property or low impact activity that wouldn’t have required a permit.

[8] This includes Local Board fees only, other permit fees directed to Auckland Transport (Special Events) and Regional Parks. Figures exclude GST and are as per the month the permit was invoiced, not necessarily when the activity took place.

Chairperson	Richard Northey, (ONZM)
Deputy Chairperson	Kerrin Leoni
Members	Adriana Avendano Christie
	Alexandra Bonham
	Graeme Gunthorp
	Julie Sandilands
	Sarah Trotman, (ONZM)

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Board member A A Christie report July 2020	155
b ⇩	Board member A Bonham report July 2020	169
c ⇩	Board member G Gunthorp report July 2020	183

Authors	Priscila Firmo - Democracy Advisor
Authorisers	Trina Thompson - Relationship Manager/Senior Advisor Waitematā Local Board