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Resolution
number UH/2022/47
MOVED by Chairperson L Whyte, seconded by Deputy
Chairperson M Miles:
That
the Upper Harbour Local Board:
a)
provide input on
regional topics in the proposed Annual Budget 2022/2023 to the Governing
Body; on the basis of the 350 submitters who provided input on some or all of
the following:
Climate Action
Targeted Rate
i)
note that 61 per
cent of submitters from the Upper Harbour Local Board area that responded to
this question supported the proposal to introduce a Climate Action Targeted
Rate, while 33 per cent did not support the proposal.
ii)
note that there are
mixed views on the local board regarding the introduction of a Climate Action
Targeted Rate, however there is support to deliver on the outcome of
responding to the climate emergency.
iii)
acknowledge the
current financial constraints faced by Auckland Council, noting that the
current proposed general rates would not deliver on the outcomes proposed to
be delivered by the Climate Action Targeted Rate.
iv)
request that local
board views are sought on any projects being delivered as part of the climate
action package in the Upper Harbour local board area
v)
request there be
regular reporting to local boards and the general public on the outcomes
being delivered with the targeted rate and that the package is reviewed on a
regular basis for effectiveness
Budget
Pressures
vi)
note that 49 per
cent of submitters from the Upper Harbour Local Board area that responded to
this question supported the proposal to manage Auckland Council’s
on-going budget pressures while 25 per cent did not support the proposal and
18 per cent did not know.
vii)
support the
proposal to use the Government’s ‘Better Off’ support
package funding as a lever to manage the budget pressures.
viii)
note that there is
insufficient information on the proposal to delay capital investment as a
budget lever and request the opportunity to provide local board views on the
proposal once further information is available.
ix)
note that there is
insufficient information on the proposal to implement cost reductions in the
form of efficiency savings and potential reduction in services as a budget
lever and request the opportunity to provide local board views on the
proposal once further information is available.
x)
support the
previously agreed general rates increase for 3.5 per cent for 2022/2023.
xi)
request that local
board views are sought prior to any decisions on the sale or long-term lease
of non-strategic assets.
Operating
spending prioritization
xii)
note that 57 per
cent of submitters from the Upper Harbour Local Board area that responded to
this question supported the proposal to prioritise operating spending to help
manage on-going budget pressures while 11 per cent did not support the
proposal and 24 per cent did not know.
xiii)
note that there is
insufficient information on the proposal to prioritise operating spending to
help manage on-going budget pressures, and request the opportunity to provide
local board views on the proposal once further information is available.
Waste service
standardisation – pay-as-you-throw vs rates funded
xiv)
note that 42 per
cent of submitters from the Upper Harbour Local Board area that responded to
this question supported the proposal to move to a rates funded system.
xv)
note that 49 per
cent of submitters from the Upper Harbour Local Board area that responded to
this question did not support the proposal to move to a rates funded system
and preferred a pay-as-you-throw system.
xvi)
support a
pay-as-you-throw system in the local board area.
xvii)
support the
implementation of a food scrap service in the local board urban area.
xviii)
request that there
be increased investment for education of waste management particularly on
recycling and composting.
Waste service
standardisation – other
xix)
support the
standardisation of the opt-out rules
for residential multi-unit developments.
xx)
support the standardisation of
the opt-out rules for residential and lifestyle properties with between two
and nine units.
xxi)
support the standardisation of
the opt-out rules for
non-residential properties.
xxii)
support the
application of a minimum base charge to every separately used or inhabited
part of a property.
b)
Provide the
following advocacy initiatives for the Annual Budget 2022/2023 to the
Governing body and inclusion in the 2022/2023 Local Board Agreement:
i)
confirm the long-term
intention and seek the Governing Body
to accept the vesting to Auckland Council of the new community pontoon and
jetty at Marine Recreation Centre in Hobsonville.
ii)
retention of the Local Board Transport Capital Fund at
current budget levels.
iii)
retention of the
Locally Driven Initiatives (LDI) capital budgets at current budget levels.
iv)
prioritisation of investment for open space acquisition and
development in areas where there is a known need and gap in the network, for
example the land identified in the Whenuapai structure plan.
v)
support the
delivery of stage 2 of Scott Point Sustainable Sports Park and enable public
access to land acquired in Whenuapai.
vi)
prioritisation
and consideration of a community partnership model to deliver outcomes such
as the proposed sub-regional indoor court facility in Albany.
vii)
a long-term solution for a library, including
continuous provision, within the Albany area.
viii)
continue to support the whole of Te Onekiritea/Bomb
Point being permanently available as public open space.
ix)
adequate levels of renewals funding to ensure assets
are well maintained.
CARRIED
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