|
Resolution
number PKTPP/2022/113
MOVED by Member B Shen, seconded by Member E Kumar:
That
the Puketāpapa Local Board:
a)
provide the
following feedback on the strategic direction for the Future Development
Strategy, noting that land previously identified as part of the housing
development pipeline is being used faster than anticipated, and the need to
make bolder moves on climate action particularly in relation to flood risks.
i) support the identified “big
issues” below, in the proposed strategic direction
·
hapū and iwi
values and aspirations for urban development
·
climate change,
emissions reductions and urban form
·
inundation and natural
hazards
·
intensification
·
infrastructure
·
greenfields and future
urban areas
·
business and employment
ii)
acknowledge the
significant challenges needing to be addressed urgently, particularly our
region’s response to climate change, which will have impacts on food
security, health and wellbeing, social cohesion, housing and infrastructure
resilience.
iii) recommend going further with the strategy and
embracing a biophilic, regenerative vision for the city that incorporates
strategies to draw down carbon and improve the mauri of ecosystems and human
wellbeing.
iv)
support a
development strategy that helps regenerate the condition of our environment.
v)
support the quality
compact city model approach as per the Auckland Plan 2050 and for Tāmaki Makaurau to grow sustainably
without urban sprawl.
·
note that in this
context, urban sprawl is defined as
“the rapid expansion of the geographic extent of cities and towns, often
characterised by low-density residential housing, single-use zoning, and
increased reliance on the private automobile for transportation)”
– Encyclopaedia Britannica
·
support strongly the reduction of
urban sprawl (any development in the rural outskirts of Auckland) and
commuter suburbs due to the need for significant capital for infrastructure,
ongoing funding needed to support such infrastructure and the reliance on
private vehicles as a primary mode of transportation.
·
note that a quality
compact city reduces carbon emissions by promoting low-carbon,
locally-centred lifestyles and the high embodied carbon contained in
materials used to build infrastructure.
·
support the development of
existing urban settings where existing communities thrive and which is well
connected to frequent transport networks.
vi) support measures to protect elite soils for
food production.
vii)
request the ‘Area
Plan for parts of Puketāpapa and Albert-Eden’, endorsed July 2022,
be included in consideration for the Future Development Strategy.
CARRIED
|
