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Date:
Time:
Meeting Room:
Venue:
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Monday 30 May
2022
1.00pm
Council
Chambers
Auckland Town Hall
301-305 Queen Street
Auckland
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Te Rōpū
Kaitohutohu Take Kaumātua /
Seniors Advisory Panel
OPEN MINUTE ITEM ATTACHMENTS
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ITEM TABLE OF
CONTENTS PAGE
5 Update
on Tāmaki Makaurau Tauawhi Kaumātua/ Age-friendly Auckland Action
Plan
A. 30 May 2022,
Seniors Advisory Panel, Item 5 Update on Tāmaki Makaurau Tauawhi
Kaumātua / Age-friendly Auckland Action Plan - PowerPoint presentation 3
8 Government's
new housing rules for Auckland
A. 30 May 2022,
Seniors Advisory Panel, Item 8, Government's new housing rules for Auckland -
PowerPoint Presentation 7
9 Update
on the draft Auckland Parking Strategy
A. 30 May 2022,
Seniors Advisory Panel, Item 9, Draft Auckland Parking Strategy - PowerPoint
presentation 21
10 Panel
members' and liaison councillor's update
A. 30 May 2022,
Seniors Advisory Panel, Item 10 Panel members' and liaison councillor's update 27
Cr Tracy
Mulholland’s Seniors Advisory Panel Liaison Councillor Report
Annual budget discussions:
Council is facing a budget headache as
cost pressures increase. Councillors are dealing with the harsh situation of
increasing revenue through rates or reducing spending through cuts in our
capital works program. There is no easy solution here and I do not believe that
there is a majority view of councillors that support either option. It is
likely that a mix and match option will emerge but at this stage there is no
clarity on what that looks like. The overall task for Councillors is a
balancing exercise, between cost cutting and increasing revenue. How much
capital expense do we defer? what projects are affected? Versus what rates
increase is palatable for Auckland?
Service level provisions:
Council is still dealing with the
effects of Covid-19 and attrition of staff, this has affected the regulatory
and compliance team significantly. This attrition coupled with budget
constraints has meant staff have introduced a “prioritization
matrix”. The matrix ensures that high risk requests for service are given
priority, Council will respond to matters of immediate safety. However, lower
priority requests for regulatory or compliance investigation or enforcement may
generate a delayed response from Council. While this is frustrating, I do
encourage everyone to report issues, so council can have a record, and keep
reporting if the issue is on-going. I do remind everyone, after reporting an
issue if the response isn’t satisfactory do get in contact with your ward
councillor and they maybe able to provide further support and follow up
internally.
Government's new housing rules for
Auckland:
I note there is a staff presentation
on this item. I just want to add that Councillors are spending a significant
amount of time responding to the changes the government has instructed Council
to introduce. The point of contention for many councillors is the loss of
special character areas and heritage. There is in my opinion, a messy balancing
act between complying with central government legislation and protecting our
special character and heritage areas. These areas have a non-financial value
and add to the diversity of the city. Over the next few weeks councillors are
workshopping proposals while considering the recent consultation information.
Seek support:
I want to acknowledge the cost of
living is affecting those on a fixed income, if you or someone you know is
experience hardship, please reach out to support services. Get in contact with
MSD and see if there is additional support available. Grey power and other
senior’s advocacy groups can also provide support. Rates rebates
application for the rating year 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022 must be into
council by 30 June 2022, this could see up to $665 off your rates bill.
