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Resolution
number HM/2021/57
MOVED by Chairperson V Neeson, seconded by Member B
Loader:
That
the Henderson-Massey Local Board:
a) receive consultation
feedback on the proposed
Henderson-Massey 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 Henderson-Massey local board area.
c) provide
the following feedback to the 10
year budget 2021-2031:
i)
support the
proposal for a $31 billion package of spending and investment over the next
10 years that will enable continued delivery of key services and strong
investment and renewed assets, supported by:
(a) $90 million of ongoing savings
(b) $70 million asset recycling target for the next 3 years
(c) increased council borrowing in the short term – up
to 290 per cent debt-to-revenue in first 3 years then 270 per cent thereafter
(d) a one-off 5 per cent increase in average general rates,
3.5 per cent thereafter
ii)
note that
Henderson-Massey Local Board support the proposed investment package,
including rates increases, recognising that this approach will enable local
community services to maintain current levels of delivery, which is critical
as the Henderson-Massey Local Board area experiences rapid growth
iii)
provide the
following feedback on specific items in the proposal:
(a) Key issue 2: Responding to climate change: Does not
support alternative one, as this would cause the overall rates increase to be
above 5 per cent
(b) Key issue 5: Protecting and enhancing the environment -
Water quality: Support extending the timeline and increasing the rate for one
year
(c) Key issue 5: Protecting and enhancing the environment -
Natural Environment: support extending the timeline
(d) Rating policy: support the proposal
(e) Other priorities - Support the following:
·
Māori Outcomes fund - $150
million investment over the next 10 years
·
Social investment –
reinstate contestable funds which were impacted in the Emergency Budget
2020/2021, $500,000 annual homelessness operational fund, Southern
Initiative, Western Initiative, Auckland Unlimited, Living wage to contracted
cleaners, Amotai social procurement initiative.
d) approve the following advocacy items
for inclusion as an appendix to its 2021/2022 Local Board Agreement:
i)
advocate
to the Governing Body to retain funding in the 10-year Budget to progress the
work on aquatic provision in the northwest
ii)
advocate
to the Governing Body to reinstate Auckland Transport’s Local Board
Transport Capital Fund to pre-Emergency Budget levels for all local boards
and restore the funding formally allocated by local boards before the budget
was adopted
iii)
advocate
to the Governing Body for funding in the 10-year Budget to progress the
proposed permanent facility for Waitākere Outrigger Canoe (Waka Ama)
Club in Te Atatū South (consultation, detailed design, consenting and a
detailed estimate). This would help address the gap in regional support for
Waka Ama, one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s fastest growing sports
iv)
advocate to central government and to the Governing Body for
funding in the 10-year Budget for the remaining sections of Te Whau Pathway,
not covered by the “shovel-ready” central government project
funding, to be completed
v)
advocate to the Governing Body
to fund the Waitangi at Waititi event as part of the regional event programme
given the significant number of Aucklanders from across the region who attend
the event.
CARRIED
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