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Resolution
number WH/2021/133
MOVED by Chairperson K Thomas, seconded by
Deputy Chairperson F Amosa:
That the Whau Local Board:
a) approve
local consultation document content (Agenda Attachment A) and local
supporting information content (Agenda Attachment B) for inclusion in the
Annual Budget 2022/2023 consultation material.
b) delegate
authority to the local board Chair to approve any changes required to
finalise the local consultation document and supporting information content
for the Whau Local Board for the Annual Budget 2022/2023.
c) approve
the following Have Your Say event in the local board area during the Annual
Budget 2022/2023 consultation period:
i) drop-in
session at New Lynn War Memorial Library on Wednesday, 23 of February 2022,
from 11.00am to 2.00pm
ii) if physical gatherings are not possible due to
COVID-19 restrictions, the Whau Local Board the local board will host an online webinar on
Wednesday, 23 February 2022, from 1.30pm to 2.30pm.
d) delegate
authority to the local board Chair to approve any changes required to the
Have Your Say event.
e) delegate
to the following elected members and staff the power and responsibility to
hear from the public through “spoken (or New Zealand sign language)
interaction” in relation to the local board agreement at the
Council’s public engagement events during the consultation period for
the Annual Budget 2022/2023:
i) local
board members and Chair
ii) General
Manager Local Board Services, Local Area Manager, Local Board Senior Advisor,
Local Board Advisor, Local Board Engagement Advisor
iii) any additional staff approved by the General
Manager Local Board Services or the Group Chief Financial Officer.
f) welcome
opportunity to provide feedback on potential regional consultation topics and local board
advocacy for Annual Budget
2022/2023 and thank the Finance and Performance Committee for the opportunity
to provide informal feedback at its workshop of 17 November 2021 and note
that the following views are consistent with that feedback support the
proposed changes to financial policy fees and charges regarding amendments to
the animal control, cemetery and regulatory fees, staggered across three
years.
g)
support the
proposed amendment to policies, namely the Revenue and financing policy, the
Rates remission and postponement policy and the Māori freehold land
rates remission and postponement policy, to better match the requirements of
the Local Government (Rating of Whenua Māori) Amendment Act 2021.
h) support the review of kerbside refuse
collection and stands by its resolution
WH/2021/95 of 22 September 2021 which
supported pay as you throw as best driver for waste minimisation, equity and
affordability for users.
i)
support the rollout
of food scraps targeted rate – particularly if backed up with
education campaign and regional support for community incentives – as
board considers this a key mechanism for reduced emissions and achieving zero
waste by 2040.
j)
support in
principle the staff recommended approach for addressing the three elements
related to multiple user sites:
i)
opt-out policy for
Multi-unit developments (MUDS) greater than 10 units - to allow opt-outs for MUDs in all areas of
Auckland in cases where council is unable to provide a service due to access
and design issues
ii)
standard charging for a
separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit (SUIP) – to charge
on a per service basis i.e. one
charge minimum to ensure that base costs are met by everyone that has the
service available to them,
and
iii)
standard charging for
multi SUIP properties (2 to 9) per service or per SUIP - per SUIP option for greater control of the
waste stream to deliver on council’s waste minimisation goals, equal
treatment of all customers, with all customers contributing to the cost of
the service.
k)
request council to
consider regular reviews to ensure that, if advancing technology enables
better and fairer charging mechanisms, those are adopted to pass on
underlying benefits to users.
l)
support the
introduction of a Climate Action Targeted Rate, and the key principles used
to develop the climate package, namely, high impact, wide regional benefits,
address inequity and can be started fast.
m)
support the Climate
Targeted Rate investment option one, that has a higher focus on bus travel
rather than ferry travel
n)
note that the
climate package supports the outcomes and objectives set in the Whau Local
Board Plan 2020
o)
note the levers
considered by Auckland Council to increase budget capacity in the current
economic climate, namely, to higher than planned general rates increase,
reduced operating costs with associated impacts on services, medium to
long-term deferral of capital investment and reviewing ownership of strategic
assets.
p)
support a slightly
increased general rates.
q)
support in
principle a combination of deferring capital investments and reducing
operating costs.
r)
oppose generally,
asset sales as leverage for increased budget capacity.
s)
support in
principle Auckland Council continuing to fund full activity as planned in the
Long-term Plan.
t)
note the advocacy
for the board in the 2022/2023 financial year will be focused on seeking:
i)
more support, and
quicker action through Ngahere and similar projects to address the negative
climate change impacts –in particular addressing the improvement and
protection of urban tree canopy
ii)
continued council,
external organisations and community support for Unlock Avondale programme
iii)
continued funding
to complete Te Whau Pathway.
u) adopt a detailed schedule of feedback, to be
appended to these minutes as Minutes Attachment A.
Restatement
v) agree to restate the
decisions in the open section of the minutes but the report and attachments
remain confidential until 9 December 2021.
CARRIED
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