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Tira Kāwana / Governing Body
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of an extraordinary meeting of the Governing Body held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on 29 Jun 2021 at 10.02am.
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Mayor |
Hon Phil Goff, CNZM, JP |
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Deputy Mayor |
Deputy Mayor Cr Bill Cashmore |
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Councillors |
Cr Josephine Bartley |
From 10.27am, Item 10 |
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Cr Dr Cathy Casey |
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Cr Pippa Coom |
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Cr Linda Cooper, JP |
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Cr Angela Dalton |
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Cr Chris Darby |
From 10.29am, Item 10 |
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Cr Alf Filipaina |
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Cr Christine Fletcher, QSO |
Via electronic link |
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Cr Shane Henderson |
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Cr Richard Hills |
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Cr Tracy Mulholland |
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Cr Daniel Newman, JP |
Via electronic link |
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Cr Greg Sayers |
Via electronic link |
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Cr Desley Simpson, JP |
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Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM |
From 10.07am, Item 8 |
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Cr Wayne Walker |
From 10.06am, Item 8 |
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Cr John Watson |
Via electronic link |
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Cr Paul Young |
From 10.02am, Item 8 |
IN ATTENDANCE
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Shane Ellison |
Chief Executive Officer Auckland Transport |
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Bryan Sherritt |
Auckland Transport |
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Greg Schollum |
Deputy Controller and Auditor-General |
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Andrea Reeves |
Assistant Auditor-General Government Group |
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Athol Graham |
Audit Director, Audit New Zealand |
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Governing Body 29 Jun 2021 |
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His Worship the Mayor read the affirmation.
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Resolution number GB/2021/75 MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr A Filipaina: That the Governing Body: a) accept the apologies from: Absence Cr E Collins Lateness Cr W Walker Cr P Young |
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Note: A subsequent apology was received from Cr C Darby for lateness. |
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Electronic Attendance |
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Resolution number GB/2021/76 MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr D Simpson: That the Governing Body: b) approve electronic attendance under Standing Order 3.3.3 for: · Cr E Collins · Cr C Fletcher · Cr D Newman · Cr G Sayers · Cr J Watson |
There were no declarations of interest.
There was no petitions section.
There was no public input section.
There was no local board input section.
There was no extraordinary business.
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Tūpuna Maunga Authority Operational Plan 2021/2022 and 10-year budget 2021-2031 |
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Cr P Young entered the meeting at 10.04 am. Cr W Walker entered the meeting at 10.06 am. Cr S Stewart entered the meeting at 10.07 am. |
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Resolution number GB/2021/77 MOVED by Cr A Filipaina, seconded by Cr A Dalton: That the Governing Body: |
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Resolution number GB/2021/78 MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr D Simpson: That the Governing Body: a) adopt the Revenue and Financing Policy in Attachment A of the agenda report. |
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A document detailing changes had been circulated prior to the meeting. A PowerPoint presentation was given detailing performance measures for the death and serious injury (DSI) numbers. Copies have been placed on the official minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachments. |
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Bartley entered the meeting at 10.27 am. |
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Resolution number GB/2021/79 MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr D Simpson: That the Governing Body: a) adopt the Recovery Budget (10-year Budget 2021-2031), as the council’s long-term plan for 2021-2031, including 21 local board agreements b) delegate authority and responsibility for jointly agreeing any required editorial changes to the Recovery Budget (10-year Budget 2021-2031) document to the chair of the Finance and Performance Committee and the Group Chief Financial Officer. |
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Note: Pursuant to Standing Order 1.8.6, the following councillors requested their dissenting votes recorded as follows: · Cr C Fletcher, clause a) · Cr S Stewart, clause a) · Cr J Watson, clause a) |
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Note: the following councillors requested that their dissatisfaction be recorded to the listed items: · Cr P Coom, DSI performance measures · Cr R Hills, delays to the Eastern busway · Cr P Young, delays to the Eastern busway |
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Note: Cr Coom requested her dissention be noted against the DSI performance measures |
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Note: Following the meeting Volumes 1, 2 and 3 of the Recovery Budget (10-year Budget 2021-2031) were made available on the Auckland Council website at the following link: https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/plans-projects-policies-reports-bylaws/our-plans-strategies/budget-plans/The-10-year-budget-2021-2031/Pages/default.aspx
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a 29 June 2021, Governing Body: Item 10 - Adoption of the Recovery Budget (10-year Budget 2021-2031), Summary of Changes b 29 June 2021, Governing Body: Item 10 - Adoption of the Recovery Budget (10-year Budget 2021-2031), Performance measures |
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Resolution number GB/2021/80 MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Cr D Simpson: That the Governing Body: a) resolve under the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 to set rates and due dates for the 2021/2022 financial year and to authorise the addition of penalties as follows: i) that a Uniform Annual General Charge be set, for all rateable land, at $461 (including GST) per separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit (SUIP) ii) that a general rate be set for all rateable land on the capital value of the land and at different rates in the dollar for different categories of land (defined in the Funding Impact Statement in the council's Long-term Plan 2021-2031) as set out in the table below:
iii) that a Water Quality targeted rate be set on the capital value of all rateable land except land categorised as zero-rated, as defined for rating purposes, of an amount of $0.00011211 (including GST) per dollar of capital value applied to all rateable land categorised as business (Urban business, Urban business transition and Rural business), and $0.00006380 (including GST) per dollar of capital value to all rateable land not categorised as business (Urban residential, Urban residential transition, Rural residential, Farm and lifestyle, Urban farm and lifestyle residential transition, urban medium-occupancy online accommodation provider, Urban medium-occupancy online accommodation provider transition, rural medium-occupancy online accommodation provider, urban moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider, Urban moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider transition, rural moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider, and No road access) as defined for rating purposes iv) that a Natural Environment targeted rate be set on the capital value of all rateable land except land categorised as zero-rated, as defined for rating purposes, of an amount of $0.00007603 (including GST) per dollar of capital value applied to all rateable land categorised as business (Urban business, Urban business transition and Rural business), and $0.00004326 (including GST) per dollar of capital value to all rateable land not categorised as business (Urban residential, Urban residential transition, Rural residential, Farm and lifestyle, Urban farm and lifestyle residential transition, urban medium-occupancy online accommodation provider, Urban medium-occupancy online accommodation provider transition, rural medium-occupancy online accommodation provider, urban moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider, Urban moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider transition, rural moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider, and No road access) as defined for rating purposes
v) that waste management targeted rates be set differentially for different categories of land at different fixed amounts, as set out in the table below:
Note to table: For these purposes the various waste services are as set out in the Auckland Waste Management and Minimisation Plan and the Funding Impact Statement in the council’s Recovery Budget (10-year Budget 2021-2031). vi) that a City Centre targeted rate be set differentially for all rateable land in the urban business, urban residential, urban moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider, and urban medium-occupancy online accommodation provider differential categories, as defined for rating purposes, and in the city centre area, of an amount of $0.00128394 (including GST) per dollar of the capital value of the rating unit for urban business rating units and of a fixed amount of $63.02 (including GST) per separately used or inhabited part (SUIP) of a rating unit for urban residential, urban moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider, and urban medium-occupancy online accommodation provider rating units vii) that a Rodney Local Board Transport targeted rate be set for all rateable land in the Rodney Local Board area except land categorised as zero-rated as defined for rating purposes, of an amount of $150 (including GST) per separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit (SUIP) viii) that an Electricity Network Resilience targeted rate of $12,075,000 (including GST) be set on Vector’s electricity network utility rating unit where tree management service is provided ix) that Rodney Drainage District targeted rates be set for all land located in the Te Arai drainage district and the Okahukura drainage district respectively, as set out in the table below:
x) that Business Improvement District (BID) targeted rates be set for all rateable land in the urban business or rural business differential categories, as defined for rating purposes, within the defined Business Improvement District areas, of a fixed amount per rating unit and/or a rate in the dollar of capital value of the rating unit, as set out in the table below:
xi) that the Ōtara-Papatoetoe and Māngere-Ōtāhuhu swimming pool targeted rates be set for all rateable land in the urban residential, urban residential transition, urban farm and lifestyle residential transition, rural residential, urban moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider, urban moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider transition, urban medium-occupancy online accommodation provider, urban medium-occupancy online accommodation provider transition, rural moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider, or rural medium-occupancy online accommodation provider differential categories, as defined for rating purposes, located in the respective Māngere–Ōtāhuhu Local Board or Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board area, of a fixed amount per separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit (SUIP), as set out in the table below:
xii) that the Swimming/Spa Pool Fencing Compliance targeted rate be set for all rateable land on the council’s register of pool fence and barrier inspections, set differentially based on whether the council provides inspection, as a fixed amount per rating unit as set out in the table below:
xiii) that the Riverhaven Drive targeted rate be set on land in Riverhaven Drive, Rodney, in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance for the construction of a road that gives access to the rating units, of an amount of $9,211.83 (including GST) per rating unit xiv) that the Waitakere Rural Sewerage targeted rate be set for all land in the district of the former Waitakere City Council which has an on-site waste management system and in respect of which the council has available the service of pumping out the system and which is scheduled to take place within the three-year period commencing 1 July 2018, of an amount of $296.75 (including GST) for each such on-site waste management system xv) that the Retro-fit Your Home targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance under the Retro-fit Your Home scheme, at different levels based on the extent of the outstanding assistance by reference to the year that the ratepayer started repaying the financial assistance by this targeted rate, of an amount set out in the table below:
xvi) that the Kumeu Huapai Riverhead Wastewater targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance to connect to the Kumeu Huapai Riverhead pressurised wastewater scheme, at different levels based on the extent of the outstanding assistance by reference to the year that the ratepayer started repaying the financial assistance by this targeted rate, of an amount set out in the table below:
xvii) that the On-site Wastewater Systems (Septic Tank) Upgrades targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance for the replacement or upgrade of failing on-site wastewater systems (septic tanks) in the west coast lagoons and Little Oneroa catchments, at different levels based on the extent of the outstanding assistance by reference to the year that the ratepayer started repaying the financial assistance by this targeted rate, of an amount set out in the table below:
xviii) that the Point Wells Wastewater targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance to connect to a pressure wastewater collection system in Point Wells, of an amount per rating unit based on the extent of the financial assistance as shown in the following table:
xix) that the Jackson Crescent Wastewater targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance to connect to a wastewater collection scheme in the Jackson Crescent, Martins Bay area, of an amount of $571.14 (including GST) per rating unit xx) that for the purposes of the above rates, the definitions of the city centre area, the various Business Improvement Districts, the expression "separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit" and the differential categories for rates charged on a differential basis are as set out in the Funding Impact Statement in the council's Recovery Budget (10-year Budget 2021-2031) xxi) that for the 2021/2022 financial year, all rates be payable in four equal instalments, on the following due dates:
xxii) that a penalty of ten per cent of any portion of any instalment of rates assessed in the 2021/2022 rating year that is not paid by the due date for payment of that instalment be added to the amount of unpaid rates. The penalty will be added on the day following the due date, being 1 September 2021, 1 December 2021, 1 March 2022, and 31 May 2022 respectively xxiii) that a further penalty of ten per cent of any rates assessed in any financial year prior to 1 July 2021 that remain unpaid on 7 July 2021, be added on 8 July 2021 xxiv) that a further penalty of ten per cent of any rates to which a penalty has been added under resolution (xxiii) above if those rates are unpaid on 8 January 2022, be added on 9 January 2022. b) agree that in accordance with the council’s Early Payment Discount Policy the discount for the early payment of rates be set at 0.19 per cent of the 2021/2022 rates, if those rates, together with any outstanding prior years’ rates and penalties, are paid in full on or before the due date of the first instalment (31 August 2021). |
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Note: Pursuant to Standing Order 1.8.6, the following councillors requested that their dissenting votes be recorded as follows: · Cr C Fletcher – clause a) ii) · Cr T Mulholland – clause a) ii) · Cr D Newman – clause a) ii) · Cr G Sayers – clause a) ii) and ix) · Cr S Stewart – clause a) ii) · Cr W Walker – clause a) ii) · Cr J Watson – clause a) ii) |
12 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
12.01 pm The Chairperson thanked Members for their attendance and attention to business and declared the meeting closed.
CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF THE Governing Body HELD ON
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