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Resolution
number HB/2022/52
MOVED by Member A Poppelbaum, seconded by Member J
Parfitt:
That
the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:
a) receive the following consultation feedback on the proposed Hibiscus
and Bays Local Board
priorities and activities for 2022/2023.
b)
notes that 86 percent of submitters in the Hibiscus
and Bays Local Board area supported the priorities in the draft Local Board
Agreement 2022/2023.
Climate
i.
supports, with reservations, the proposal to
introduce a climate action targeted rate, noting:
A) concern
that while the cost of this package to ratepayers is large, the resulting
purchase of only 79 new zero emissions buses and six or seven hybrid ferries
is not the wholesale change expected
B) that
due to the impact of the increased rate on those with a fixed income, more
promotion is needed to inform eligible ratepayers of the option to apply for
a rates rebate through the Department of Internal Affairs
ii.
requests that the climate action targeted rate have
more detailed reporting, at a local board level, on where the funds raised
are to be spent throughout the ten years of targeted rates collection.
iii. recommends
that deployment of new electric buses be spread across Auckland for the
purpose of all communities being able to see the outcome of the targeted
rate, with future deployments then targeted to bus routes with the worst air
quality.
Budget
pressures
iv.
supports the budget pressures proposal noting deferring
capital expenditure lever:
A)
should not include CAPEX
renewals
B)
should not include the
Local Board One Local Initiative projects across Auckland
C)
should not include growth
funded projects
v. requests
that prioritisation is made to capital improvements in Auckland Council
strategic assets, such as the Ports of Auckland, to get better operating
returns in the future.
Operational
spending prioritisation
vi.
supports the proposal to prioritise operational spending.
Waste
service standardisation
vii.
does not support the move to a standardised waste system
paid for via rates, as this penalises those who minimise their household
waste.
viii. supports
the move to offer a
standardised bin collection system for general waste and food scraps across
the whole of urban Auckland, especially in those areas that currently do not
have it.
ix. supports
the retention of the Pay as You Throw system noting:
A)
this system is likely to
become cheaper over the short term with newer technologies likely to reduce
the administrative cost of this method much further
B) pay
as you throw provides a financial incentive to minimise waste
x. requests
that the Pay as You
Throw system is offered to more parts of Auckland, given that the impact of
the food scraps on waste collection is still unknown, and noting that
proposed changes resulting from the Ministry for the Environment’s
“Transforming recycling” may introduce changes that make eliminating
a waste user pays system short sighted.
xi.
supports the standardisation of opt out rules for
residential multi-unit developments.
xii.
supports the standardisation of opt out rules for residential
and lifestyle properties with between two and nine units.
xiii. supports
the standardisation of opt out rules for non-residential properties.
xv. supports
the application of a minimum base charge to every separately used or
inhabited part of a property.
Advocacy
xvi. requests
that funding be allocated before 2024 for the Auckland Transport
Whangaparāoa Bus facility, that is currently in Appendix 7 of the
Auckland Regional Land Transport Plan 2021-2031 as unfunded but prioritised,
for this public transport facility to be available from day one of the
Penlink project, to ensure that this project contributes to
Te-Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland's Climate Plan.
b) receive the consultation feedback on regional
topics in the Annual Budget 2022/2023 from people and organisations’
based in the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board area.
CARRIED
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