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Resolution
number HB/2021/44
MOVED by Member J Fitzgerald, seconded by Member J
Parfitt:
That
the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:
a) receive consultation
feedback on the proposed Hibiscus
and Bays Local Board priorities and activities for 2021/2022 and key advocacy
initiatives for 2021-2031
b) receive
consultation feedback on regional topics in the 10-year Budget 2021-2031 from
people and organisations based in the Hibiscus and Bays local board area
c) approve
the following advocacy initiatives for inclusion to its 2021/2022 Local Board
Agreement:
i) seek
funding and delivery for the next phase of the Ōrewa Beach Esplanade
Enhancement Project
ii) seek
equitable regional operational funding for local arts, culture, and community
centres
iii) allocate
sufficient funding to ensure Regional Land Transport Plan can continue to
fund the Local Board Transport Capital Fund, the Community Safety Fund and the
Glenvar / East Coast Roads improvement project
iv) seek
greater regional funding for regulatory compliance and monitoring to enable
stronger more timely enforcement, particularly out of ordinary working hours
v) endorse
the submissions made by the Long Bay-Okura Great Park Society and Friends of
Okura Bush to the 10-year Budget 2021-2031 for the urgent acquisition of
land, by Auckland Council at 1165 Beach Road, Long Bay, for community use and
inclusion in the Long Bay Regional Park
d) provide
the following input on regional topics in the proposed 10-year Budget
2021-2031 to the Governing Body:
i) provide
support for the proposed increase of five per cent in average general rates
for the 2021/2022 financial year as a one-off increase whilst noting community
concerns over the continuation of the increase for longer than the next
financial year
ii) note the
concerns from submitters regarding the increase in rating needed to fund $31
billion package of spending and investment over the next 10 years, and in particular
that efficiencies be found wherever possible, and increases in fees and
charges need to consider the financial ability of residents to pay
iii) support
the proposal to invest $31 billion in infrastructure, following the deferral
of this funding in the 2020/2021 Emergency Budget to support recovery, and
seek further attention on asset renewals rather than funding new assets
Asset
recycling
iv) request
that the asset recycling process work similarly to the service optimization
process thereby involving local boards and ensuring proceeds from asset
recycling are equitably distributed both regionally and to local board areas
v) support
that formal local board views are being given more weight in any final
decisions on asset recycling in the relevant local board area
vi) note
that the current process for service optimisation is too lengthy, especially
given the projected increased cost of renewing council assets
vii) support
that current strategic assets including council-controlled organisations are
utilised in a manner that yields the best possible return.
Infrastructure
for growth
viii) support
the proposal to increase the debt to revenue ratio to 290 per cent in the
first 3 years providing the current credit rating is protected, and with an
aim to reduce back to the original 270 per cent level
ix) request
that the $90 million of operational savings in the Recovery Budget does not
negatively impact on the delivery of core services and that local priorities
are considered in accordance with Auckland Council’s shared governance
model
x) support the
“focused approach to providing growth infrastructure” with
additional support for continued spending in existing and recent local board
growth areas as ongoing investment is required to support the establishment
of essential community assets
xi) support
actions such as utilising the Infrastructure and Funding and Financing Act
2020, and request that current reserve contributions be set to the maximum
allowed under the Local Government Act 2002
Climate
action
xii) support
increased expenditure to deal with the impacts of climate change as much of
this investment creates long-term infrastructure or a positive environmental
outcome
xiii) support
an increase in Council’s Zero Waste resource recovery network, the improvement
of current sites in the network, and the development of new sites in
locations where there are identified gaps, such as the need for a larger
facility central to the North Shore
Environmental
Protection and a resilient water supply
xiv) support
the extension of the Water Quality Targeted Rate for a further three years to
2031 in order to fund projects such as the monitoring of, and improvements to
the North Eastern Beaches
xv) support
initiatives by Watercare to improve leak detection, and seek a commensurate
emphasis on maintaining current assets as well delivering for growth
xvi) support
the extension of the Natural Environment Targeted Rate for a further three
years to 2031 in order to fund increased activity, both at a local and
regional level, on pest control and monitoring
xvii) request
financial rebates be considered for households utilising water from rainwater
tanks as the stormwater detention provides financial savings in stormwater
infrastructure networks
Community
services and facilities
xviii) strongly
support “an alternative approach to community service provision and
asset management” and agree with this being connected the Governance
Framework Review, as well as accelerating the delivery of this workstream
xix) Support
the inclusion of funding to deliver the Ōrewa Beach Esplanade
Enhancement Project and note that this funding should not be delivered via
service optimisation or asset recycling as this project is a climate action
priority and any proposed sale of underperforming local service assets is
unlikely to match the projected cost
xx) request
confirmation that local board views are taken into account before finalising
the priority of projects in the Capital Prioritisation Framework
xxi) request
reinstatement of the Local Board Locally Driven Initiatives capital funding
to levels comparable to those planned prior to the 2020-2021 Emergency Budget
enabling local boards to progress local shovel ready priority projects not
included in renewal or growth funding
xxii) request
that the options to set local service standards for Project Streetscapes be
fully funded through regional funding, not local board budgets, in alignment
with the Auckland Council Weed Management Policy for Parks and Open Spaces
2013
xxiii) strongly
support council providing regional funding to assist the ongoing delivery of
youth services due to the provision of regional services offered by the
Hibiscus Coast Youth Council Inc
xxiv) endorse
the submission made by the Hibiscus Coast Youth Council Inc to the 10-year
Budget 2021-2031 and:
A)
note that
comparable youth centres in Auckland are either part or fully funded by
Auckland Council
B)
note that this
regional funding has been granted for the previous three financial years
C)
note that without
funding this, the Hibiscus Coast Youth Council Inc may need to surrender its
lease to Auckland Council which may entail similar or greater financial
commitment by the ratepayers than is currently sought
Social
Investment
xxv) support
the retention of contestable grants such as the Sport and Recreation
Facilities Fund, as this directly contributes to organisations that support
wellbeing in the local board area
xxvi) support
the homelessness operational fund, as it provides a longer-term solution to
reduce problems facing communities in the local board area, specifically for coastal
areas such as Hatfields Beach, Ōrewa, Gulf Harbour and Browns Bay in the
Hibiscus and Bays local board area
xxvii) recommend
that the social procurement process be able to be used in Locally Driven
Initiatives budgets, by local boards, in order to support local economic
development.
CARRIED
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