Agenda of Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Chair Maria Meredith Board Member Report	11

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Notice of Motion Oneuhunga Line AT	19
b ⇩	Shonagh Lindsey - Onehunga Line submission	23
c ⇩	PTU Feedback from Public Survey on Onehunga Line Trunction to Newmarket	25
d ⇩	Letter from OBA	27

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board

23 August 2022

Asset recycling 17 Erson Avenue, Royal Oak and 2 Levene Place, Mount Wellington

File No.: CP2022/02262

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To endorse the disposal of 17 Erson Avenue, Royal Oak and 2 Levene Place, Mount Wellington.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. 17 Erson Avenue, Royal Oak is a 410m² portion of off-street car parking located behind commercial properties on Mount Albert Road. It is the remainder of land acquired in 1976 for service lane and car parking purposes. Auckland Transport (AT) has confirmed it is no longer required for a current or future transport function or service.

3. 2 Levene Place, Mount Wellington is a commercial property that was acquired in 2005 for future transport infrastructure purposes. The property is subject to covenants relating to access restrictions and future development/use requiring approval by the former developer. In February 2021, the Auckland Transport Board declared that 2 Levene Place is no longer required for transport purposes.

4. Eke Panuku has engaged with council and its council-controlled organisations (CCOs), iwi authorities and the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board regarding these properties. No public work requirement has been identified for these properties through this engagement.

5. A resolution approving the proposed disposal of these properties is required from the Finance and Performance Committee before the proposed divestments can be progressed. Sales proceeds from the proposed disposals will be allocated towards the asset recycling target contained in council’s Recovery Budget (Long-term Plan 2021-2031).

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board:

a) endorse the disposal of

i) 17 Erson Avenue, Royal Oak; and

ii) 2 Levene Place, Mount Wellington.

Horopaki

Context

6. Asset recycling is an important lever for Auckland Council, providing capital to be invested into the most strategically important activities. The council’s Recovery Budget includes $70 million to be realised from asset recycling in the 2022/2023 financial year. This is to be comprised of proceeds of sale from surplus council owned property and alternative commercial arrangements.

7. For all properties that are potentially no longer required for public work purposes, Eke Panuku engages with council departments and its CCOs through an expression of interest process to establish whether the property must be retained for a strategic purpose or is required for a future funded public work. Once a property has been internally cleared of any public work requirements, Eke Panuku then consults with local boards, mana whenua and ward councilors.

8. The Finance and Performance Committee makes the final decision to approve a property for disposal.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

Property information - 17 Erson Avenue, Royal Oak

9. 17 Erson Avenue, Royal Oak is a 410m² area of off-street carparking behind the commercial buildings at 707, 1/707, 711 and 713 Mount Albert Road. The subject area is the balance of multiple properties acquired by the former Onehunga Borough Council in 1976 for service lane and car parking purposes.

10. A formed service lane appears to have been constructed by 1988, however this was not declared as service lane by AT until 2020. An approximately 230m² area of the formed off-street carpark is privately owned. Both the service lane and privately owned land are not subject to council asset recycling.

11. Following the legalisation of the service lane, AT undertook an assessment to ascertain whether the 410m² area of car parking has strategic or operational value in the delivery of transport infrastructure services or activities.

12. AT’s assessment included internal consultation with its Elected Member Liaison, Infrastructure Planning, Walking and Cycling, Transport Planning and Investment, Parking Design, Services and Performance and Major Projects units. The evaluation concluded that the 25 car parks are used primarily by the adjacent businesses, not the public, and that the subject 410m² area is not required for a current project or any future transport function.

13. The Auckland Transport Board resolved in March 2019 that 17 Erson Avenue is not required for its transport purposes and the property was subsequently transferred from AT to council. Following further property investigations, council’s Stakeholder and Land Advisory team consider that due to its configuration, no council development or alternate use of the subject 410m² area is possible. As such, it is suitable for asset recycling.

14. No leases or licenses relating to the addresses or owners of 707, 1/707, 711 and 713 Mount Albert Road are associated with the car park, however those businesses have likely enjoyed its use since at least 1988.

15. One of the adjacent landowners has expressed interest in potentially purchasing 17 Erson Avenue should it be approved for disposal.

16. The Auckland Unitary Plan (AUP) zoning is Business - Town Centre. The council 2021 rating valuation is $1,120,000. 17 Erson Avenue is subject to offer back obligations in accordance with s40 Public Works Act 1981.

Property information – 2 Levene Place, Mount Wellington

17. 2 Levene Place is a 3,772m² commercial property that was acquired by the former Auckland City Council in 2005 for future transport infrastructure purposes (being a possible route alignment for a proposed Eastern Transport Corridor initiative). However, the property was never designated for roading purposes and remained vacant until 2018.

18. The property is now leased for commercial purposes, with the improvements owned by the lessee.

19. In February 2021, the Auckland Transport Board declared 2 Levene Place to no longer be required for transport purposes and it was subsequently transferred to Auckland Council in June 2021. Auckland Council’s Stakeholder and Land Advisory team reviewed the property and consider that it is suitable for asset recycling.

20. The property is subject to covenants relating to access restrictions and future development/use requiring approval by the former developer Quadrant Properties Ltd.

21. The adjacent property at 1 Levene Place was also originally acquired in 2005 by the former Auckland City Council. That property was approved for sale by the Finance and Performance Committee in May 2022 (resolution number FIN/2022/18) as it had restrictive conditions on future council use that required it to be offered back the former owner Quadrant immediately. 2 Levene Place is not subject to the same levels of restrictions.

22. 2 Levene Place is zoned under the AUP as Business – Light Industry. It has a 2021 council rating valuation of $4.35 million.

23. 2 Levene Place is not subject to offer back obligations in accordance with s40 Public Works Act 1981, as Quadrant had on-sold the property prior to its acquisition by council.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

24. The proposed sale of 17 Erson Avenue and 2 Levene Place may lead to land use changes. It is acknowledged that any form of construction and development can increase carbon emissions.

25. The two properties are not in flood prone areas and are not coastal properties likely to be impact by coastal inundation.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

26. The internal consultation process for 17 Erson Avenue and 2 Levene Place commenced in November 2021. No alternate public work requirements were identified.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

27. Council’s Value for Money team and Eke Panuku have provided the board with an information memorandum regarding 17 Erson Avenue and 2 Levene Place.

28. Staff have provided additional advice to the board confirming that the proposed disposal of 17 Erson Avenue is not subject to public notification in accordance with s24 Reserves Act 1977. Advice has also been provided confirming that due to the property’s configuration, no future council development or alternate use of 17 Erson Avenue is possible and that AT undertook legalisation of the adjacent service lane in 2020.

29. This report provides the board with an opportunity to formalise its updated views regarding these properties.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

30. Nineteen mana whenua iwi authorities were consulted regarding any issues of cultural significance associated with 17 Erson Avenue and 2 Levene Place. No issues of cultural significance were received in response.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

31. Capital receipts from the sale of properties not required by Auckland Council contribute to the Recovery and 10-year Budgets (2021-2031) by providing the council with an efficient use of capital and prioritisation of funds to achieve its activities and projects.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

32. No risks associated with the recommendations in this report have been identified.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

33. Subject to receipt of the board’s resolution, the recommendations to dispose of 17 Erson Avenue and 2 Levene Place will be reported to the Finance and Performance Committee for a decision.

34. The terms and conditions of any disposal would be approved under appropriate financial delegation.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Images	33

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Author

Anthony Lewis - Senior Advisor, Portfolio Review, Eke Panuku Development Auckland

Authorisers

Matt Casey - Team Leader Portfolio Review, Eke Panuku Development Auckland

Letitia Edwards - Head of Strategic Asset Optimisation, Eke Panuku Development Auckland

Ross Chirnside - General Manager Value For Money

Victoria Villaraza - Local Area Manager

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board

23 August 2022

Auckland Council's Quarterly Performance Report: Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board for quarter four 2021/2022

File No.: CP2022/12218

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To provide the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board with an integrated quarterly performance report for quarter four, 1 April to 30 June 2022 and the overall performance for the financial year against the approved 2021/2022 local board work programmes.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. This report provides an integrated view of performance for the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board and includes financial performance and delivery against work programmes for the 2021/2022 financial year The work programme is produced annually and aligns with Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board Plan outcomes.

3. 103 activities within the agreed work programmes were delivered including multi-year projects that have progressed as expected. 12 activities were undelivered, cancelled, put on hold or deferred and 26 multi-year projects/activities have not progressed as expected during 2021/2022.

4. Key activity achievements from the 2021/2022 work programme include:

· Comprehensive renewal of Riverside Community Centre

· Transformation of Apirana Reserve through volunteer planting

· Opening of Onehunga Community Recycling Centre operated by local community group

· Completion of Ruapōtaka Marae Business Plan

5. Key activities not delivered / not progressed as expected include:

· Point England Reserve Service Assessment is on hold awaiting further resolution of treaty settlement details.

· Onehunga Bay Reserve – develop dog agility area has been delayed at the consultation phase. Work is being undertaken to determine next steps.

· Jubilee Bridge – renew and upgrade bridge has been delayed due to a number of factors including time to confirm alternative cultural design, delays in geotech investigations and consent processing time. The project is still progressing well.

6. Qualifying budgets of unfinished activities will be carried forward into 2022/2023 work programmes.

7. The financial performance report is attached but is excluded from the public. This is due to restrictions on releasing annual financial reports and results until the Auckland Council Group results are released to the NZX – on 29 August 2022.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board:

a) receive the performance report for quarter four ending 30 June 2022.

b) note the financial performance report in Attachment B of the report will remain confidential until after the Auckland Council Group results for 2021/2022 are released to the New Zealand’s Exchange (NZX) which are expected to be made public on 29 August 2022.

Horopaki

Context

8. The Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board has an approved 2021/2022 work programme for the following:

· Customer and Community Services,

· Infrastructure and Environmental Services,

· Plans and Places, and

· Tātaki Auckland Unlimited.

9. The graph below shows how the work programme activities meet Local Board Plan outcomes. Activities that are not part of the approved work programme but contribute towards the local board outcomes, such as advocacy by the local board, are not captured in this graph.

Graph 1: Work programme activities by outcome

COVID-19 restrictions

10. Auckland has faced COVID-19 restrictions (Level 3 and 4) from 17 August to 2 December 2021, when all of New Zealand moved to the COVID-19 Protection Framework, also known as the traffic lights. Auckland went into traffic light red, moving to traffic light orange on 30 December 2021.

11. Auckland Council regional and community facilities were closed in Level 3 and 4. Restrictions were slightly eased in Level 3, Step 2 and from mid-November 2021 libraries and the majority of arts and community centres were reopened. Pools and leisure centres were able to reopen from 3 December 2021 when New Zealand moved to the COVID-19 Protection Framework.

12. From 30 December 2022 until 13 April 2022, Auckland was in the red traffic light setting under the COVID-19 Protection Framework, which impacted council and community-delivered event planning and programming. From 13 April 2022 Auckland has been in the orange traffic light setting.

13. COVID-19 has also has an impact on the supply chain for capital projects materials causing delays.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

Local Board Work Programme Snapshot

14. The graph below identifies work programme activity by RAG status (red, amber, green and grey) which measures the performance of the activity. It shows the percentage of work programme activities that are on track (green), in progress but with issues that are being managed (amber), activities that have significant issues (red) and activities that have been cancelled/deferred/merged (grey).

Graph 2: Work programme performance by RAG status

15. The graph below shows the stage of the activities in each departments’ work programmes. The number of activity lines differ by department as approved in the local board work programmes.

Graph 3: Work programme performance by activity status and department

Key activity updates from quarter four

16. Renew aquatic facilities and pool infrastructure: Renewals and upgrades were completed at Lagoon, Glen Innes and Onehunga Pools including upgraded building management systems, pool retiling, roof repair, and changing room renewals.

17. Te Oro Operations: May saw the return of term programmes and regular venue hire customers. Te Oro hosted “Tofiga Fepulea’i’s sold out show, “Sorry bout it!” and Auckland Libraries “Storytime” recordings. Ngati Whatua Orakei recorded ‘Reheko Raumati ‘at Te Oro studios, and partnerships have been established with Te Karanga Trust and also Tamaki College, providing access to Te Oro music facilities and youth music and performance arts mentoring programmes.

18. Outdoor Fitness Equipment Provision Assessment: Adopted at the June 2022 business meeting.

Changes to the local board work programme in quarter four

Activities with changes

19. The following work programmes activities have changes which been formally approved by the board.

Table 1: Work programmes change formally approved by the board

ID/Ref	Work Programme Name	Activity Name	Summary of Change	Resolution number
342	Customer and Community Services	Event Partnerships	Reduce budget by $12,300. Funds were underspent due to events being disrupted by COVID-19.	MT/2022/62
2352	Customer and Community Services	Waikaraka Park Master Plan	Increase budget by $7000. Additional funds required to deliver activity as planned.	MT/2022/62
347	Customer and Community Services	Local Community Grants	Increase budget by $736.	MT/2022/62
	Auckland Transport	Investigate making all or part of the Eastview ‘Innovating Street’ permanent and installing traffic calming on Victoria Street, Onehunga	Allocate $38,250 to this new budget line.	MT/2022/66
1506	Customer and Community Services	Service Improvement: Panmure Community Hall Activation	Reduce budget by $25,000 due to underspend.	MT/2022/62
1741	Customer and Community Services	Advancing Māori Prosperity	Reduce budget by $5,000 due to underspend.	MT/2022/62
3166	Customer and Community Services	Legacy Rates Grants	Reduce budget by $3,686 due to underspend.	MT/2022/62

20. The following work programmes activities have been amended to reflect minor change, the implications of which are reported in the table below. The local board was informed of these minor changes and they were made by staff under delegation.

Table 2: Minor change to the local board work programmes

ID/Ref	Work Programme Name	Activity Name	Change	Reason for change
26075	Customer and Community Services	Panmure Library – comprehensive renewal	Budget increase by $41,000	Additional budget is required for the completion of the physical works of the comprehensive renewal. The additional budget will cover the areas of the roof that needs replacement as well as the rear awning remediation.
18013	Customer and Community Services	Dunkirk Activity Centre –renew facility	Budget decrease by $21,000	The scope of works for this financial year has come in under budget for the project manager. This funding can be reallocated to another project. The funding deducted will be reallocated back into this project in future years.
20729	Customer and Community Services	Wai-o-TaikiNature Reserve –develop nature trail	Budget decrease by $20,000	The scope of works for this financial year has come in under budget for the project manager. This funding can be reallocated to another project. The funding deducted will be reallocated back into this project in future years.
26294	Customer and Community Services	Ian Shaw Reserve – upgrade carpark	Budget increase by $105,000	Retrospective variation for the physical works of the carpark. This variation is due to the earth works required whereby the rocks beneath the ground were bigger in size and quantity than initially anticipated and was an unforeseen situation.
18776	Customer and Community Services	Maungakiekie-Tamaki – renew play spaces	Budget decrease by $105,000	The scope of works for this financial year has come in under budget for the project manager. This funding can be reallocated to another project. The funding deducted will be reallocated back into this project in future years.
26294	Customer and Community Services	Ian Shaw Reserve – upgrade carpark	Budget increase by $60,000	To pay for the lighting element to be installed within the carpark area at Ian Shaw which was not considered when the previous financial variation was given to the Local Board.
18776	Customer and Community Services	Maungakiekie-Tamaki – renew play spaces	Budget decrease by $60,000	The scope of works for this financial year has come in under budget for the project manager. This funding can be reallocated to another project.

Key activity achievements from the 2021/2022 work programme

21. The key achievements in the delivery of the local board work programmes for 2021/2022 include:

· Riverside Community Centre – comprehensive renewal: The Riverside Community Centre has a fresh new look with a full interior and exterior makeover, including fresh paint, renewal of music room, new heat pumps and a roof renewal.

· Transformation of Apirana Reserve through volunteer planting: throughout the year, 907 volunteer hours were captured through the Ecological Volunteers and Environmental Programme. 700 plants were planted, and ongoing restoration work was carried out. A highlight has been the ongoing transformation of Apirana Reserve by a small and dedicated local group, along with assistance from Conservation Volunteers NZ.

· Onehunga Community Recycling Centre: After years of preparation, the Onehunga Community Recycling Centre will opened in July 2022. The centre will upcycle unwanted items, reduce waste, and create opportunities for the area. Synergy, the local Māori and Pasifika community group who hold the contract to operate the centre, have been supported and empowered through the Local Board Strategic Partnership Grants programme.

· Ruapōtaka Marae Business Plan: Ruapōtaka Marae finalised the Ruapōtaka Marae Business Plan 2022. This document, developed with the support of staff and LDI-funded professional services, provides a roadmap to the Marae Komiti and will provide a key resource as the Marae navigates council approval requirements and partnerships for the development and operation of the future new marae.

Overview of work programme performance

Customer and Community Services work programme

22. In the Customer and Community Services work programme, there are 88 activities that were completed by the end of the year or will be by end of June 2022 (green), 20 activities that are in progress but are delayed (amber), 4 activities that are significantly delayed, on hold or not delivered (red) and 7 activities that have been cancelled and deferred in the period April to June 2022 (grey). Activities with significant impact are discussed below:

Table 3: Customer and Community Services activities with significant impact

Activity name	RAG status	Activity status	Explanation and mitigation
Event partnership fund Maungakiekie-Tāmaki	Amber	In progress	Multiyear activity was not delivered as expected for 21/22. Underspent budget was reallocated.
MT: Te Kete Rukuruku (Māori naming of parks and places) tranche two and three	Amber	Approved in principle	Multiyear activity has not started due to delays in tranche one.
Develop location and service provision options for Panmure Library and Hall	Amber	In progress	Multiyear activity was not delivered as expected for 21/22. Underspent budget was reallocated.
Youth Economy (Youth Connections) - Maungakiekie-Tamaki	Amber	In progress	Delivery of activity delayed. Programme expected to be delivered by early December 2022.
Maungakiekie Tamaki Safety Initiatives	Amber	In progress	Multiyear activity was not delivered as expected for 21/22. Delivery will take place in 22/23.
Jubilee Bridge - renew and upgrade bridge	Amber	In progress	Multiyear activity, delivery delayed. Project construction will now likely start in March 2023.
East View Reserve - develop general park	Amber	In progress	Multiyear activity, delivery delayed. Physical works are scheduled to start by September 2022 and expected to be complete by March 2023.
Fergusson Domain - renew and upgrade courts to multi-purpose courts	Amber	In progress	Multiyear activity, delivery delayed. Works are estimated to start in September 2022, provided consents are granted by then and materials are available. Project expected to be delivered by January 2023.
Jordan Recreation Centre - refurbish stadium and changing room	Amber	In progress	Minor increase in scope of works has delayed completion.
Maungakiekie-Tamaki - implement youth activation	Amber	In progress	Activity been delayed due material supply issues and contractor availability. Physical works expected to start in September 2022.
MT: Te Kete Rukuruku (Māori naming of parks and places) tranche one	Amber	In progress	Multiyear activity with some delays. Shared interest discussions are ongoing.
LB event - Onehunga Christmas Lights	Red	Completed	The live event was cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. However, the Christmas lighting elements were delivered. The remaining underspent funds were reallocated by the board.
MT: Point England Reserve Service Assessment	Red	On Hold	On hold awaiting further resolution of treaty settlement details. Likely to be delayed for 18-24 months.
Service Improvement: Panmure Community Hall Activation	Red	Not delivered	Multiyear activity was not delivered as expected for 21/22. Underspent budget was reallocated.
Onehunga Bay Reserve - develop dog agility area	Red	In progress	Multiyear activity was not delivered as expected for 21/22 and is experiencing significant delays. Work will be undertaken to determine next steps.

Infrastructure and Environmental Services work programme

23. In the Infrastructure and Environmental Services work programme, there are 12 activities that were completed by the end of the year or will be by end of June 2022 (green) and 2 activities that are in progress but are delayed (amber). Activities with significant impact are discussed below:

Table 4: Infrastructure and Environmental Services activities with significant impact

Activity name	RAG status	Activity status	Explanation and mitigation
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Climate Action programme	Amber	In progress	Multiyear activity with some delays. Climate action plan is anticipated to be presented to the board for adoption in September 2022.
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Low Carbon Lifestyles	Amber	In progress	Multiyear activity was not delivered as expected for 21/22. Delivery was completed with limitations due to COVID-19 and will be reported on in September 2022.

Plans and Places work programme

24. In the Plans and Places work programme, there is 1 activity that was completed by the end of the year or will be by end of June 2022 (green).

Table 7: Plans and Places activities with significant impact

Activity name	RAG status	Activity status	Explanation and mitigation
Local History of Maungakiekie-Tamaki	Green	Completed	This activity was partially delivered. Underspent funds were reverted to savings.

Tātaki Auckland Unlimited work programme

25. In the Tātaki Auckland Unlimited work programme, there are 2 activities that were completed by the end of the year or will be by end of June 2022 (green).

Deferred activities

26. The Lead Financial Advisors are identifying projects from the local board’s 2021/2022 Locally Driven Initiatives (LDI) operational budget which meet the criteria to be carried forward. These will be added to the work programme to be delivered in 2022/2023.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

27. Receiving performance monitoring reports will not result in any identifiable changes to greenhouse gas emissions.

28. The local board is invested in a number of sustainability projects, which aim to build awareness around individual carbon emissions, and changing behaviour at a local level. These include:

· Climate action programme: a three-year community-based climate action programme to guide design, prioritisation and implementation of mitigation actions.

· Ope: Empowering local schools and students with sustainability skills through mentoring and buddying.

· Low Carbon Lifestyles: To provide targeted advice, resources practical interventions and elicit behavioural change within community to support households to create warmer, drier homes, and to reduce household energy use and associated carbon emissions.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

29. When developing the work programmes council group impacts and views are presented to the local board.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

30. This report informs the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board of the performance for quarter four ending 30 June 2022 and the performance for the 2021/2022 financial year.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

31. The local board remains committed to integrating and supporting work that contributes to outcomes for Māori. This includes enhancing partnerships and collaborative ways of working with mana whenua and mataawaka.

32. The Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board Plan 2020 has the lens of Te Ao Māori woven throughout, as well as an outcome that focuses on: Te ao Māori is thriving and visible. The local board plan guides local board decision making, including through the development and delivery of the 2021/2022 work programme.

33. Some of the activities in the local board’s 2021/2022 work programme (Attachment A) have specific impact on the wider Māori community, this includes:

· Māori Responsiveness: Ruapōtaka Marae (#355) -- continued collaboration with Ruapōtaka Marae and their marae redevelopment

· Strategic Partnership (#336) – providing community groups with funding for a multi-year Capacity Building Programme, including groups with a focus on kaupapa Māori.

· Youth empowerment (#337) – working with community groups to mentor rangatahi aged 14-16 attending alternative education activities supporting pastoral care, growth of personal passions, entrepreneurial skills and educational/employment pathways.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

34. This report is provided to enable the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board to monitor the organisation’s progress and performance in delivering the 2021/2022 work programme. There are no financial implications associated with this report.

Financial Performance

35. Auckland Council (Council) currently has a number of bonds quoted on the NZ Stock Exchange (NZX). As a result, the Council is subject to obligations under the NZX Main Board & Debt Market Listing Rules and the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 sections 97 and 461H. These obligations restrict the release of annual financial reports and results until the Auckland Council Group results are released to the NZX – on 29 August 2022.

36. Due to these obligations the financial performance attached to the quarterly report is under confidential cover.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

37. Information about any significant risks and how they are being managed and/or mitigated is addressed in the ‘Overview of work programme performance’ section.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

38. Work programmes for 2022/2023 were approved at the board’s business meeting in June 2022.

39. Deferral of budgets of unfinished activities will be added into 2022/2023 work programmes by quarter one reporting.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board - 1 April to 30 June 2022 Work Programme Update	45
b ⇩	Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board - Operating Performance Financial Summary - Confidential

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Author

Samantha Tan Rodrigo - Local Board Advisor

Authorisers

Louise Mason - General Manager Local Board Services

Victoria Villaraza - Local Area Manager

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board

23 August 2022

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Grants Round One and Multiboard Round One 2022/2023, grant allocations

File No.: CP2022/11933

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To fund, part-fund or decline the applications received for Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Grants Round One (Attachment B) and Multiboard Round One(Attachment C) 2022/2023.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. This report presents applications received for the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Grants Round One (Attachment B) and Multiboard Round One (Attachment C) 2022/2023.

3. The Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board adopted the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board Community Grants Programme 2022/2023 on 24 May 2022 (Attachment A). The document sets application guidelines for community contestable grants.

4. The local board has set a total community grants budget of $115,154 for the 2022/2023 financial year.

5. Twenty-eight applications were received for Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Grants, Round One 2022/2023, requesting a total of $181,860.40 and eight multiboard applications were also received requesting a total of $35,144.00.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board:

a) agree to fund, part-fund or decline each application in Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Grants One 2022/2023, listed in Table One below:

Table One: Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Grants Round One 2022/2023

Application ID	Organisation	Main focus	Requesting funding for	Amount requested	Eligibility
LG2311-102	Tardigrade World Trust	Arts and culture	Towards the costs of artist fees (programme lead), programme support fee, workshop technician, marketing, and tools hire to deliver a series of workshops.	$7,100.00	Eligible
LG2311-113	Aotearoa Young People's Theatre Trust, Massive Theatre Company	Arts and culture	Towards venue hire, Manaakitanga, and marketing costs for the week-long "Director's Lab" workshop.	$2,182.82	Eligible
LG2311-120	Panmure Business Association Incorporated	Arts and culture	Towards the mural painter, artists design, designer plaque artwork, production, and installation of plaques for the expansion of the "Roller Door" project.	$3,825.00	Eligible
LG2311-126	He Waka Eke Noa Charitable Trust	Arts and culture	Towards the purchase and installation of the custom-built security door and grate for "The Factory Theatre".	$3,270.00	Eligible
LG2311-131	Something Obscure Limited	Arts and culture	Towards the cost of venue hire to stage their first performance ‘The Trestle At Pope Lick Creek’ as part of the Fringe festival at the "Factory Theatre" in September 2022.	$2,494.35	Eligible
LG2311-132	Dolphin Theatre Incorporated	Arts and culture	Towards the royalty fees, advertising, electricity, cleaning, promotional photography, printing, and promotional materials costs for a theatre production "Kiwifruits" with season dates 5 November 2022 - 12 Mar 2023.	$5,900.00	Eligible
LG2311-101	Fix Up, Look Sharp	Community	Towards the annual rental cost including the utility cost of the Maungakiekie- Tāmaki Fix Up branch in Onehunga.	$10,000.00	Eligible
LG2311-103	Tamaki Community Development Trust	Community	Towards the embroidery materials, stationery, advertising, catering, facilitators cost, and transport (for the facilitator and the participants) for a free "Embroidery and Business" programme for Women in the Community.	$5,328.05	Eligible
LG2311-104	Glen Innes Chinese Groups Incorporated	Community	Towards venue hire, purchase of a tablet, USBs, calligraphy tools and materials, administration, and operational costs for the "Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, Christmas, Chinese New Year celebrations and planting trees".	$5,885.00	Eligible
LG2311-107	Asthma New Zealand Incorporated	Community	Towards the wages of two asthma nurse educators to run “Central/South COPD Support Groups” and provide free education and support.	$10,000.00	Eligible
LG2311-112	Blue Light Ventures Incorporated	Community	Towards the cost of tickets to "Rainbows End" for 150 youth from the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki local board area.	$3,783.00	Eligible
LG2311-116	Onehunga Chinese Association Incorporated	Community	Towards the cost of venue hire (Pearce Street Hall), website design and maintenance, volunteer expenses, administration, the purchase of a laptop and printer, Christmas celebration, and other activity costs.	$10,000.00	Eligible
LG2311-121	Dance Therapy NZ	Community	Towards the programme facilitation, equipment and materials, coordination, office overheads, and administrative support costs for the "Arts 4 Us", "Stars", and "Dance 4 Us" Programmes from September 2022 to April 2023.	$10,000.00	Eligible
LG2311-124	Youthline Auckland Charitable Trust	Community	Towards the cost of training and clinical supervision of the youth worker team and counsellors from 1 September 2022 to 31 March 2023.	$7,500.00	Eligible
LG2311-129	The Upside Downs Education Trust	Community	Towards the speech-language therapy fees for nine children with Down Syndrome in the local board area.	$6,488.00	Eligible
LG2311-130	Shiloh Creative Life Centre Charitable Trust	Community	Towards the facilitators' fees and catering cost to deliver two six-week workshops around healthy lifestyles, food choices, and well-being	$10,000.00	Eligible
LG2311-137	Communicare CMA (Auckland) Incorporated	Community	Towards the weekly venue hire cost of the Communicare Friendship Centres at St Peter's Presbyterian Church, Ellerslie, and St Matthias Church, Panmure for one year from 1 October 2022 to 30 September 2023 and the coordinators' wages.	$10,000.00	Eligible
LG2311-138	Manukau Cruising Club Incorporated	Community	Towards the cost of advertising, reception forms, banners, teardrop flags, catering for volunteers, hand sanitizer, hardware, sewing, and miscellaneous supplies to run free "repair cafes" at the Club.	$1,151.50	Eligible
LG2311-139	Onehunga Business Association Incorporated	Community	Towards the project management cost to investigate an expansion of the Onehunga Business Improvement District.	$10,000.00	Eligible
LG2311-141	Ha'ape Mata Mei Langi 'O Glen Innes	Community	Towards the costs of materials and equipment including five sewing machines for the “Tauhi Va “project.	$4,470.00	Eligible
LG2311-142	Great Potentials Foundation	Community	Towards the purchase of ten mobile phones for staff.	$5,521.70	Eligible
LG2311-143	Kidz Need Dadz Charitable Trust New Zealand (Incorporated)	Community	Towards the cost of an Education Consultant for the "Kidz Need Dadz Education Programme".	$3,000.00	Eligible
LG2311-127	The Helping Paws Charitable Trust	Environment	Towards cat food and kitty litter from 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2023 for the "Maungakiekie-Tamaki Community Desexing Programme".	$1,500.00	Eligible
LG2311-136	Tamaki WRAP Charitable Trust	Environment	Towards Composter’s salary, ongoing administration, promotion, and tools to run the "Tamaki Urban Market Garden Composting Hub".	$9,996.00	Eligible
LG2311-118	Auckland Basketball Services Limited	Sport and recreation	Towards the coaching fees, Community Basketball Manager's wages and affiliation fees for the "Junior Development Program" in the local board area from 1 September 2022 to 1 June 2023.	$9,965.00	Eligible
LG2311-125	The Auckland Table Tennis Association Incorporated	Sport and recreation	Towards the purchase of five table tennis tables, wages for the project manager development coach, and the affiliation fees for the 'Tables in Communities” project	$9,500.00	Eligible
LG2311-134	Jimmel Holdings Limited	Sport and recreation	Towards the facilitation, administration, and equipment cost to deliver schools and community sports programme in the local board area.	$10,000.00	Eligible
LG2311-144	2021 Softball Limited	Sport and recreation	Towards the purchase of 18 primary and six intermediate Softball Kit bags and transport costs for the two participating schools from the local board area.	$2,999.98	Eligible
Total				$181,860.40

That the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board:

b) agree to fund, part-fund or decline each application in Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Multiboard Round One 2022/2023, listed in Table Two below:

Table Two: Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Multiboard Round One 2022/2023

Application ID	Organisation	Main focus	Requesting funding for	Amount requested	Eligibility
MB2223-115	African Film Festival New Zealand Trust	Arts & culture	Towards film rights, website, and marketing of the African Film Festival online and in Rialto Cinemas Newmarket from September 2022 to December 2022.	$2,700.00	Eligible
MB2223-122	Body Positive Incorporated	Community	Towards costs to run the Body Positive Men's Wellness Retreat in Vaughan Park Anglican Retreat Centre in March 2023.	$2,064.00	Eligible
MB2223-129	Habitat for Humanity Northern Region Limited	Community	Towards costs to deliver the Healthy Home Intervention Programme in ReStore Otara from November 2022 to June 2023.	$2,000.00	Eligible
MB2223-130	Pregnancy Help Incorporated Auckland	Community	Towards operational costs to run the Pregnancy Help programme in Auckland Central from October 2022 to September 2023.	$5,000.00	Eligible
MB2223-137	CNSST Foundation	Community	Towards costs for coordination and implementation of five social work counseling cases, five social media publishing, three community workshops, and 10 community cultural days at the CNSST Head Office and Jubilee Building from November 2022 to June 2023.	$10,000.00	Eligible
MB2223-111	The Re-Creators Charitable Trust	Community-	Towards free or subsidised classes of Community Upcycling DIY Workshops in various locations in Auckland from October 2022 to May 2023.	$5,415.00	Eligible
MB2223-105	Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing Company	Events	Toward cost of temporary fencing at the Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon event in Point England Reserve and Mountfort Park from November 2022 to February 2023.	$3,000.00	Eligible
MB2223-114	Auckland Events Company T/A Food Truck Collective	Events	Towards live music, face painting, and waste collection for the Food Truck Collective - Street Food Summer Series all over Auckland from October 2022 to May 2023.	$4,965.00	Eligible
Total				$35,144.00

Horopaki

Context

6. The local board allocates grants to groups and organisations delivering projects, activities and services that benefit Aucklanders and contribute to the vision of being a world class city.

7. Auckland Council’s Community Grants Policy supports each local board to adopt a grants programme.

8. The local board grants programme sets out:

· local board priorities

· lower priorities for funding

· exclusions

· grant types, the number of grant rounds and when these will open and close

· any additional accountability requirements.

9. The Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board adopted the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board Community Grants Programme 2022/2023 on 24 May 2022 (Attachment A). The document sets application guidelines for community contestable grants.

10. The community grants programmes have been extensively advertised through the council grants webpage, local board webpages, local board e-newsletters, Facebook pages, council publications and community networks.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

11. The aim of the local board grants programme is to deliver projects and activities which align with the outcomes identified in the local board plan. All applications have been assessed utilising the Community Grants Policy and the local board grant programme criteria. The eligibility of each application is identified in the report recommendations.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

13. The local board grants programme aims to respond to Auckland Council’s commitment to address climate change by providing grants to individuals and groups with projects that support community climate change action. Community climate action involves reducing or responding to climate change by residents in a locally relevant way. Local board grants can contribute to expanding climate action by supporting projects that reduce carbon emissions and increase community resilience to climate impacts. Examples of projects include:

· local food production and food waste reduction

· decreasing use of single-occupancy transport options

· home energy efficiency and community renewable energy generation

· local tree planting and streamside revegetation

· education about sustainable lifestyle choices that reduce carbon footprints.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

14. Based on the main focus of an application, a subject matter expert from the relevant department will provide input and advice. The main focus of an application is identified as arts, community, events, sport and recreation, environment or heritage.

15. The grants programme has no identified impacts on council-controlled organisations and therefore their views are not required.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

16. Local boards are responsible for the decision-making and allocation of local board community grants. The Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board is required to fund, part-fund or decline these grant applications in accordance with its priorities identified in the local board grant programme.

17. Staff will provide feedback to unsuccessful grant applicants about why they have been declined, so they can increase their chances of success in the future.

18. A summary of each application received through Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Grants, Round One 2022/2023 and multi-board applications is provided in Attachment B and Attachment C.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

19. The local board grants programme aims to respond to Auckland Council’s commitment to improving Māori wellbeing by providing grants to individuals and groups who deliver positive outcomes for Māori. Auckland Council’s Māori Responsiveness Unit has provided input and support towards the development of the community grants processes.

20. Thirteen applicants applying to Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Grants Round one and four applicants applying to the multiboard round one 2022/2023 indicate projects that target Māori or Māori outcomes.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

21. The allocation of grants to community groups is within the adopted Long-term Plan 2021-2031 and local board agreements.

22. The local board has set a total community grants budget of $115,154 for the 2022/2023 financial year.

23. Twenty-eight applications were received for Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Grants, Round One 2022/2023, requesting a total of $181,860.40 and eight multiboard applications were also received requesting a total of $35,144.00.

24. Relevant staff from Auckland Council’s Finance Department have been fully involved in the development of all local board work programmes, including financial information in this report, and have not identified any financial implications.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

25. The allocation of grants occurs within the guidelines and criteria of the Community Grants Policy and the local board grants programme. The assessment process has identified a low risk associated with funding the applications in this round.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

26. Following the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board allocating funding for round one of the local grants and multiboard, grants staff will notify the applicants of the local board’s decision.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board Community Grants Programme 2022/2023	93
b ⇨	Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Grants Round One 2022/2023 - grant allocations (Under Separate Cover)
c ⇩	Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Multiboard Round One 2022/2023 - grant allocations	101

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Author

Moumita Dutta - Senior Grants Advisor

Authorisers

Pierre Fourie - Grants & Incentives Manager

Victoria Villaraza - Local Area Manager

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Maungakiekie-Tamaki Feedback on the Smokefree Enviroments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill	141

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board

23 August 2022

Local board feedback on the proposed Auckland Climate Grant programme 2022/2023

File No.: CP2022/12054

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To seek local board feedback on the proposed new Auckland Climate Grant, including grant programme scope and criteria, priority action focus areas and timing of funding rounds.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. Budget for a climate grant programme was allocated through the 10-year Budget 2021-2031.

3. In 2021/2022 these additional funds were distributed through the existing Regional Environment and Natural Heritage grant while staff worked to establish a new grant scheme.

4. Staff have now developed a proposal for a new Auckland Climate Grant. This has been developed with feedback from mana whenua and community group stakeholders.

5. In 2022/2023 the Auckland Climate Grants programme has a budget of $400,000.

6. The purpose of the grant scheme is to support projects that will:

· reduce greenhouse gas emissions through community-based action

· build community resilience to climate change impacts

· support Māori-led responses to climate change

7. Key priority areas for funding for the grant in 2022/2023 have been identified, based on the priorities in Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri and an analysis of other available grants. They are:

· Transport: Projects that support a low carbon and safe transport system.

· Built environment and Energy: Projects that support a built environment and energy system that provides for a low carbon, climate disaster resilient Auckland.

· Food: Projects that support a low carbon, resilient, local food system and enable Aucklanders to make sustainable and healthy food choices.

· Māori-led projects: Projects that build Māori capacity to respond to climate impacts and support mana whenua and mātāwaka to reduce emissions and build community resilience.

8. All local board feedback received by 26 August 2022 on the proposed Auckland Climate Grant will inform the recommendation to the Environment and Climate Change Committee.

9. The proposed Auckland Climate Grant will be presented to the Environment and Climate Change Committee for approval on 8 September 2022.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board:

a) provide feedback on the proposed Auckland Climate Grant.

Horopaki

Context

New funding for a climate grant scheme

10. Budget for a climate grant programme was allocated through the 10-year Recovery Budget 2021-2031. The grant was intended to provide increased investment to support local community-based climate projects that would:

· reduce emissions

· increase community resilience to climate impacts

· generate more community-based climate action projects, reaching at least 20,000 Aucklanders over 10 years.

11. Previously support for regional sustainable living projects has been allocated through the Regional Environment and Natural Heritage (RENH) grant programme.

12. In 2020/2021 staff distributed the increased funding for community climate projects through the RENH. This allowed funds to be allocated rapidly to the community by December 2021, after the adoption of the Recovery Budget in July 2021.

13. While funds were being allocated in this fashion, staff carried out a review of the current processes used to distribute climate and sustainability grants through the RENH along with the other priorities it covers such as conservation, water quality and kaitiakitanga.

14. The review showed that there are various disadvantages to continuing to use the existing Regional Environmental and Natural Heritage Grant to distribute climate and sustainability projects. These include that the:

· the existing process covers many priorities with less clear guidance about what type of climate projects to fund than might be expected from a stand-alone climate grant

· assessment processes are more complex and time consuming for staff due to the wide range of priorities – they require various moderation and review workshops to ensure that grants are being compared fairly across the range of priority areas.

15. Staff determined that creating a stand-alone climate grant would provide a better experience for applicants and simplify and improve the grant assessment process.

Stocktake of existing grants and analysis of allocations

16. To develop a new climate grant, staff carried out a review of other grants that are available to fund projects which have climate outcomes. Grants identified include the:

· RENH – provides funding for conservation projects

· Community Coordination and Facilitation grant – supports capacity building for conservation groups

· Waste Minimisation and Innovation Fund

· Love Food Hate Waste

· Auckland Transport Community Bike Fund

· Ngā Tiriti Ngangahau - The Vibrant Streets Programme

· local board grants to projects with climate outcomes.

17. Grants external to Auckland Council, such as those offered through Foundation North were also considered. This process aimed to avoid the grant ‘duplicating’ or ‘replacing’ other potential sources of funding for community groups.

18. Staff also analysed allocations from regional and local grants to over 200 projects with climate outcomes over the last five years. This review yielded insights into which areas the community are already active and working in (and seeking funding in). It also identified that some Aucklanders are being under-served by our current grants processes.

19. The proposed new climate grant aims to expand areas of community enthusiasm for climate action and to make the grant process more accessible to some under-served groups (including Māori, Pacific people, other diverse ethnic groups and youth-led organisations).

20. Three online workshops were also held to get feedback from community group stakeholders and previous grant applicants in May 2022.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

21. An outline of the proposed grant purpose, priorities, criteria, activities that are in scope and exclusions are provided below for local board members to review.

Proposed grant purpose

22. For the 2022/2023 pilot year the Auckland Climate Grant programme has a proposed purpose of supporting projects that:

· reduce greenhouse gas emissions through community-based action

· build community resilience to climate change impacts

· support Māori-led responses to climate change

23. The Auckland Climate Grant programme will support community projects focused on providing resources, education, and opportunities that result in more Aucklanders engaging with climate change issues. It will support Aucklanders to make behaviour changes in areas with the greatest greenhouse gas emissions reduction potential.

24. Projects that support reductions in greenhouse gas emission will be the focus for the 2022/2023 funding allocations with a target allocation of 70 per cent of grants. This allocation target will be reviewed annually. This 70 per cent may also include projects that are Māori-led (the purpose statements are not exclusive).

25. The Auckland Climate Grant programme will also support projects that build community resilience to respond to the impacts of climate change. Projects should focus on giving Aucklanders a voice in proactive community resilience planning and climate adaptation, particularly communities who will be the most vulnerable to climate impacts and have traditionally been under-served by the council.

26. By building stronger connections between neighbours and within neighbourhoods, at key community sites, and with community-based organisations, projects can create resilience against climate-related stresses with a focus on food and energy.

27. The Auckland Climate grant programme will also aim to support projects that enable mana whenua and mātāwaka to respond to climate change. The allocation of funding will recognise the partnership between the council and Māori-led organisations – particularly mana whenua in the council’s role as a partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Scope and criteria

28. Projects supported through the Auckland Climate Grant programme should meet one or more of the following criteria:

· result in new or expanded climate action activity, either by implementing new initiatives, or by significantly expanding the scope or coverage of existing activities

· support mana whenua and mātāwaka to reduce carbon emissions and build community resilience to climate related impacts

· provide support and resources to Māori organisations and community groups to build organisational capacity and capability, develop strategic plans and develop sustainable funding models, increasing the total funding or support secured for climate projects in Auckland

· increase participation in climate action activity in high emission communities (generally, higher income communities) targeting the highest emitting behaviours

· increase participation in activities that build community resilience in under-served communities who most need our support to respond to climate impacts

· support Aucklanders of different ages, abilities and ethnicities to take climate action.

Climate action priority areas

29. Projects supported through the climate grant may address a wide range of the priorities included in Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan including built environment, energy, transport, communities and coast, food, and Te Puawaitanga ō te Tātai.

30. For the 2022/2023 pilot year priority will be given to applications under the transport, energy and food themes and to Māori-led projects. This will include:

· Transport: Projects that support a low carbon, safe transport system that delivers social, economic and health benefits for all.

· Food: Projects that support a low carbon, resilient, local food system that provides all Aucklanders with access to fresh, sustainable, affordable and healthy food and projects that support Aucklanders to make sustainable dietary choices.

· Energy: Projects that support a built environment and energy system that provides for a low carbon, climate disaster resilient Auckland.

· Māori-led projects: Projects building Māori capacity to respond to climate change and supporting mana whenua and mātāwaka to reduce emissions and build community resilience.

31. Some projects that support other priorities in the plan may also be funded. These include:

· Built environment: Projects that support a low carbon and resilient built environment.

· Communities: Projects that support communities to increase awareness of climate change and to prepare for changes in our climate and coastline and projects that support Aucklanders to understand their carbon footprints and changes they can made to reduce these.

32. Applicants will be directed for future guidance on what types of activities to support through these priorities to Auckland Council’s Live Lightly website, which provides advice and information for individuals and community groups on climate change: https://livelightly.nz/

33. Priority areas will be updated on an annual basis.

Exclusions

34. General grant programme exclusions outlined in the Community Grants policy will apply to the Auckland Climate Grants. In addition, specific exclusions for the Auckland Climate Grants programme are:

· climate action projects focused on the natural environment, industry and the economy are out of scope for the Auckland Climate Grant programme – this will avoid duplication with other funds such as the RENH and Climate Connect, the new climate innovation hub being developed by Tātaki Auckland Unlimited

· projects with a focus on the circular economy, food waste, composting, upcycling, recycling, repair and reuse should apply through the Waste Minimisation and Innovation Fund

· activities whose primary purpose is the private gain or advancing of private business interests without a significant public good component

· purchase of vehicles and any related ongoing maintenance, repair, overhead costs or road user charges

· conference fees and costs

· funding for existing roles or organisational costs

· subscription services where these are ongoing and not associated with a specific event or outcome

· replication of council services

· websites and electronic platforms.

Applicants

35. The grant will be open to community groups, neighbourhoods, mana whenua and mātāwaka applicants, social enterprises, businesses, business improvement districts and education providers (early childhood centres, schools, kura and tertiary institutions).

36. Staff propose to hold several response grants rounds which are intended to make the application process quicker, simpler and easier for community groups and increase the volume of successful applications from under-served groups.

Types of grants available

37. Grants from $1,000 up to $50,000 will be offered, with both response grants and strategic grants available as shown in Table 1 below.

Response grants ($1,000 - $15,000)

38. These grants seek to grow community participation in climate action, and amplify existing community action, particularly among under-served communities such as youth, Pacific peoples and Māori-led groups.

39. Applications will be encouraged from groups that have not previously engaged with climate action activity or are rapidly building capacity in this area.

40. Staff propose that for these smaller grants, allocation decisions will be made by the General Manager of Environmental Services.

Strategic grants ($15,000 – $50,000)

41. These grants seek to support programmes and activities aligning with the Auckland Climate Grant purpose, scope and priority actions. Strategic grants will be expected to have more significant impacts than response grants. They could potentially be used to either expand best practise projects or develop innovative new responses to the climate challenge.

42. Staff propose that allocation decisions for strategic grants could be made by the Environment and Climate Change Committee (or equivalent committee) in future years.

43. In 2022, because of the timing of the proposed grant adoption decision in early September, staff propose that decision-making for the strategic grant be delegated to the General Manager Environmental Services for this year. This will provide continuity of funding for community groups by December 2022.

44. If grants are approved by a committee of council, it will not be possible for them to be allocated to community groups until May 2023 due to the timing of the election and the Christmas and New Year holidays

Table 1. Timing of grants rounds

Open

Close

Decision date

Response grants

September 2022

February 2023

April 2023

October 2022

March 2023

May 2023

November 2022

April 2023

June 2023

Strategic grants

September 2022

October 2022

December 2022

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

45. The Auckland Climate Grant will support projects that lead to community climate change action to reduce carbon emissions and increase community resilience to climate impacts. The provision of grants through the Auckland Climate Grant programme contributes towards Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland's Climate Plan action area C4: Remove barriers and support community initiatives that reduce emissions and build resilience in a fair way.

46. Individual projects supported through the Auckland Climate Grant programme may respond to a range of action areas within Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland's Climate Plan including:

· Action area T3: Increase access to bicycles, micro-mobility devices and the safe, connected and dedicated infrastructure that supports their use.

· Action area C1: Work together to strengthen the resilience of our communities, people and places.

· Action area F4: Increase supply and demand for local, seasonal and low carbon food.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

47. The Auckland Climate Grants may potentially impact work within the Waste Solutions and Customer and Community Services departments, and the existing support provided to community-led food initiatives. Input from the Waste Solutions department and Regional Service Planning, Investment and Partnerships team within Customer and Community Services was sought during the development of the Auckland Climate Grant and their views on relevant applications will be sought during the delivery of the 2022/2023 pilot grant rounds.

48. The Auckland Climate Grants support of community-led transport initiatives may have an impact on Auckland Transport. Input from Auckland Transport was sought during the Auckland Climate Grant development and their views on relevant applications will be sought during the delivery of the 2022/2023 pilot grant rounds.

49. Input into the Auckland Climate Grant was sought from Tātaki Auckland Unlimited. These grants will not overlap with support provided through Climate Connect and there is no impact on Tātaki Auckland Unlimited.

50. The Environment Climate Committee decision is not a strategy, bylaw, policy or plan so the local board’s feedback can be made under delegated authority if needed (Local Government Act 2022, sch7 clause 36D (1) (a)).

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

51. Equitable geographical distribution of grant allocations across different local board areas will be considered alongside other factors when setting funding recommendations for the Auckland Climate Grants.

52. Information on funding allocation and successful applicants will be provided to all relevant local boards following the approval of grant recommendations by the General Manager Environmental Services or Environment and Climate Change Committee.

53. Local boards have the ability to operate their own local grants programmes and may choose to fund local climate action projects and activities, some of which may complement the grants provided at a regional level, or vice versa.

54. Local board views are being sought on the proposal to establish the Auckland Climate Grant programme. Local board feedback will inform the recommendation to the Environment and Climate Change Committee on 8 September 2022.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

55. Staff presented to the Infrastructure and Environmental Services Mana Whenua Hui seeking feedback from mana whenua kaitiaki representatives on aspects of the grant development.

56. Key feedback points included the need for the grant process to be easy and accessible to mana whenua organisations and for the grants to build capacity of mana whenua to respond to climate change.

57. From December 2021 to March 2022, Māori specialists in the Community Climate Action team also met with each of the 19 iwi to seek their feedback on climate priorities that they would like to see advanced through the sustainable and resilient marae project. Feedback from mana whenua through this process has informed the priorities identified in the grant scheme, particularly in relation to Māori-led climate action.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

58. Budget for the Auckland Climate Grants was allocated through the 10-year Recovery Budget 2021-2031. For 2022/2023 financial year there is $300,000 available for allocation.

59. As climate projects had historically been supported through the Regional Environment and Natural Heritage (RENH) grant programme, $100,000 from the RENH grant budget will be used to support grant allocations through the Auckland Climate grant.

60. Grant allocations through the Auckland Climate grant response and strategic grant rounds will be managed within the $400,000 total grant budget. The majority of funds will be allocated through the strategic grants round.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

61. A risk assessment has only identified two low level risks associated with the adoption of the Auckland Climate Grant programme. These are listed below along with the mitigations:

· Low reputational risk – applicants may query the grant scope, priorities and decision making and feel these are inconsistent or unfair. This risk is mitigated through the grant development process seeking community input and the transparent evaluation and assessment process applied to guide decision making.

· Low financial risk – insufficient applications of sufficiently high quality will be received to fully allocate available funds. This risk is mitigated through grant programme promotion and applicant support. Support with the application process will be available from Auckland Council staff and community contractors involved with delivery of other areas of the Community Climate Action Team local and regional work programme.

62. Once grant allocation decisions are made, staff will maintain regular contact with grant recipients during project implementation to follow up on progress and make sure any risks of individual projects are properly addressed.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

63. All local board feedback received by 26 August 2022 on the proposed Auckland Climate Grant will be considered before an updated version is presented to committee.

64. Staff will present the proposed Auckland Climate Grant to Environment and Climate Change Committee for approval on 8 September 2022.

65. Once guidelines for the Auckland Climate Grant have been approved, staff will start the promotion and delivery of 2022/2023 Auckland Climate Grant funding rounds.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Authors

Emma Cowie-Dixon - Principal Advisor

Jacob van der Poel - Advisor Operations and Policy

Authorisers

Carol Hayward - Team Leader Operations and Policy

Louise Mason - General Manager Local Board Services

Victoria Villaraza - Local Area Manager

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board

23 August 2022

Local Government Electoral Legislation Bill

File No.: CP2022/11826

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To provide feedback to the Governing Body for when it considers an Auckland Council submission on the Local Government Electoral Legislation Bill (the Bill).

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. The Bill is an omnibus bill in that it amends several statutes. It:

· removes the restriction of 20 councillors on the Governing Body

· provides a revised process for establishing Māori wards

· allows minor changes to local board boundaries for the purpose of alignment between ward and local board boundaries

· provides a dedicated process for the reorganisation of local boards

· provides more flexibility for lodging candidate nominations (eg electronic nominations)

· provides more detail around resolving ties and conducting recounts

3. The provisions that relate to Auckland Council are in response to submissions the council has made previously. Staff recommend general support for the provisions relating to the number of councillors on the Governing Body, the alignment of boundaries and a separate process for the reorganisation of local boards (as in the proposed Schedule 3A).

4. The process for establishing Māori wards arises out of feedback from consultation on a discussion document. The proposed provisions generally align with the feedback provided by Auckland Council on the discussion document. Some local boards at that time raised the issue of Māori representation on local boards. That has not been addressed in the proposed provisions.

5. Staff recommend support for the provisions relating to candidate nominations, tied votes and recounts.

6. The Bill is attached as Attachment A. There is an explanatory note at the front of the Bill. There is additional information, including Cabinet papers and submissions on the previous discussion document, on the Department of Internal Affairs website: https://www.dia.govt.nz/maori-wards

7. Attachment B contains a comparison of proposed provisions for the reorganisation of local boards in Schedule 3A with the current provisions in Schedule 3.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board:

a) consider its feedback on the Local Government Electoral Legislation Bill.

Horopaki

Context

8. The Bill was introduced on 26 July 2022. It has had its first reading and has been referred to the Governance and Administration Committee. Submissions to the committee close on 14 September 2022.

9. The Bill is an omnibus bill and amends three statutes.

10. It amends the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009 to remove the set number of councillors on the governing body for Auckland Council. Like every other council, the number of councillors on the governing body will be able to be reviewed to be between 5 and 29 total councillors. Auckland Council has been requesting this since 2015.

11. It amends the Local Electoral Act 2001 to:

a) provide a revised process for establishing Māori wards

b) allow minor changes to local board boundaries for the purpose of alignment between ward and local board boundaries, to be included in the council’s proposal when it conducts its review of representation arrangements

c) provide more flexibility for lodging candidate nominations (eg electronic nominations)

d) provide more detail around resolving ties and conducting recounts.

12. It amends the Local Government Act 2002 to include a new Schedule 3A. The current schedule 3 deals with the reorganisation of councils (establishment, abolishment, amalgamation) and any reorganisation of local boards would currently have to be conducted under those provisions. The proposed schedule 3A provides a process specifically for unitary authorities which have local boards.

13. The Governing Body will consider a submission from Auckland Council at its meeting on 25 August 2022.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

Local Government Auckland Council Act 2009

14. The amendment to the Local Government Auckland Council Act 2009 to remove the restriction on the number of councillors on the governing body has been requested previously by the council. It will allow the council to review the total number of members when it conducts a representation review for the 2025 elections.

15. Every other council in New Zealand is able to review the number of councillors between a minimum of 5 and maximum of 29. In reviewing the number of councillors, Auckland Council will be able to consider Auckland’s growing population. It will also take into account that the number of members elected from Māori wards is proportional to the total number of councillors.

16. Staff propose that the Auckland Council supports this provision in line with its previous submissions.

Local Electoral Act 2001 – Māori wards

17. The proposed process for establishing Māori wards has two-steps:

a) A council decides whether it should have Māori representation

b) If a council resolves to have Māori representation, then it must provide for Māori wards when it conducts its representation review.

18. The Bill requires a council to consider Māori representation at the following times:

a) If the council did not have Māori wards for the previous two elections, it must consider Māori representation for the next election

b) If the council did have Māori wards for the previous two elections, then it may consider Māori representation for the next election.

19. Before a council decides whether to have Māori representation it must engage with Māori and other communities of interest and take their views into account.

20. The decision on whether to have Māori representation must be made by 20 December two years prior to an election. The review of representation arrangements takes place in the year prior to an election year, following the decision on Māori representation.

21. Auckland Council’s submission on the discussion document that preceded the bill reflected the position of the Governing Body that Māori representation in local government should be modelled on Māori representation in Parliament. The Parliamentary Māori electorate provisions are contained in legislation – the Electoral Act 1993. Any legislation, before it is made, must provide for public consultation through a select committee. Once enacted, legislation remains in place until Parliament chooses to review it.

22. The proposed process requires councils to consider Māori representation if they do not already have it, including engagement with Māori and the community. There is no requirement on councils to resolve to have Māori representation. However, if a council has Māori representation then it is not required to reconsider Māori representation though it may if it chooses. Staff consider that the proposed process is in line with the previous position of the Governing Body and recommend support for the process.

23. Staff propose that Auckland Council supports these provisions.

24. Some local boards, in their feedback on the previous discussion document, advocated for Māori representation on local boards (the local board equivalent to a Māori ward would be a Māori subdivision). The Bill does not address this. Although possibly out of scope of the current proposals, local boards who feel strongly about Māori representation on local boards might consider advocating for this.

Local Electoral Act 2001 – minor changes to local board boundaries as part of a representation review

25. When a council establishes wards one of the principles it must observe is fair representation. This principle requires that each councillor represents the same number of people as the average across the whole of Auckland, within a 10 per cent margin. The Local Government Commission may approve exceptions to this requirement based on maintaining communities of interest. However, when ward boundaries have to change to meet the fair representation requirement, they get out of alignment with local board boundaries.

26. The Governing Body, at its meeting on 30 July 2015, aware of the potential for such misalignments to occur, resolved to:

“seek legislative change that provides the Local Government Commission the power to determine a change to a local board boundary where the key purpose is to achieve alignment with a ward boundary that is changed as a result of a review of representation; provided that either the change is minor or, if not minor, the change:

(i) ensures effective representation of communities of interest within both the local board area and the ward, and

(ii) is supported by the affected local boards, and

(iii) was publicly notified as part of the representation review.”

(GB/2015/1)

27. The advice received back at the time was that the Minister declined to take this forward. The Bill picks this issue up again but in a slightly different way.

28. Presently the boundaries of local boards can only be altered through a reorganisation process. This is a resource intensive process which means it is unlikely to be used to make minor changes to local board boundaries.

29. The Bill provides that a unitary authority, when it proposes its representation arrangements, is able to include proposals for adjusted local board boundaries in order to maintain alignment with ward boundaries where these are minor. The extent of permissible adjustment will be defined in regulations in terms of the maximum population transfer permitted. Staff expect this quantity to be low.

30. Such changes would need to result in boundaries that enable democratic local decision making by, and on behalf of, communities of interest throughout the district and enable equitable provision to be made for the current and future well-being of all communities of interest within the affected area. They would also, so far as practical, coincide with ward boundaries.

31. Staff consider that this provision will most likely be rarely used but support its inclusion as an option available to the council when it conducts its review of representation arrangements. The provisions in the Bill mean that any proposal to change local board boundaries will be included in the council’s initial proposal. The Governing Body has, in the past, consulted with local boards on any matters it includes in the council’s initial proposal that affect local boards. Following public notification of the initial proposal, the public and local boards can make submissions and the Governing Body then decides the council’s final proposal which is publicly notified for objections and appeals. The Local Government Commission determines any objections and appeals. There is therefore ample opportunity for consideration of a proposal to change local board boundaries to align with ward boundaries, with local boards and the public able to make their views known.

32. There are operational costs associated with changes to local board boundaries and these would need to be considered as part of any change to local board boundaries. For example, records on council’s property database include a local board field. A change to a local board’s boundaries would require changes to affected property records.

33. Staff propose that the Auckland Council supports these provisions.

Local Electoral Act 2001 – ties and recounts

34. The Bill provides that rather than resolving a tie by lot, a judicial recount is held. A council cannot be sworn in until recounts are resolved, but an urgent meeting may be held if necessary.

35. Staff propose that the Auckland Council supports this provision.

Local Electoral Act 2001 – candidate nominations

36. The Bill provides for candidates to submit nominations in a manner approved by the Electoral Officer (such as electronically).

37. Staff propose that the Auckland Council supports this provision.

Local Government Act 2002 – Schedule 3A - Establishment or reorganisation of local board areas in unitary authority districts

38. Currently any reorganisation of local boards would have to be carried out under the provisions relating to reorganisation of local authorities (Schedule 3 of the Local Government Act 2022). Because of this, these provisions are cumbersome when used solely to address local board numbers and boundaries within a single unitary authority. For example, they provide for dealing with assets and for transition committees, which are not relevant to local board reorganisation.

39. The Bill proposes a new Schedule 3A as a replacement for Schedule 3 when being used to addressing local board numbers and boundaries within a single unitary authority. It retains the two alternative processes for determining a reorganisation plan, but removes unnecessary requirements:

a) The Local Government Commission conducts an investigation, on receipt of a re-organisation initiative or a request for an investigation, and, as a result, adopts a re-organisation plan

b) A unitary authority adopts a re-organisation plan which the Local Government Commission must approve if the requirements in the Bill are met.

40. Attachment B contains a table comparing the current process under Schedule 3 with the proposed process under Schedule 3A. This shows the process the council would use for a reorganisation of local boards without a legislation change compared to the process with the legislation change.

41. The following describes the key elements of the process in Schedule 3A.

First process

42. Under the first process, a unitary authority or group of 10 per cent or more of electors (of the affected area), or the Minister, may submit a reorganisation initiative or request for an investigation. Before making a decision on whether to investigate the Commission must consult the unitary authority and any affected local board. If the Commission decide to investigate, it must adopt a process. The process must include consultation.

43. The Commission must take into account how best to achieve all of the following objectives:

a) enabling democratic decision making by, and on behalf of, communities within the local board area

b) better enabling the purpose of local government to be given effect to within the local board area

c) efficiencies and cost savings

d) assurance that a local board has the resources necessary to enable it to effectively perform or exercise its responsibilities, duties, and powers in respect of any local board area established or change

e) effective responses to the opportunities, needs, and circumstances of the affected areas

f) better alignment of local board areas with communities of interest

g) enhanced effectiveness of decision making for non-regulatory activities of a unitary authority

h) enhanced ability of local government to meet the changing needs of communities for governance and services into the future

i) effective provision for any co-governance and co-management arrangements that are established by legislation (including Treaty of Waitangi claim settlement legislation) and that are between local authorities and iwi or Māori organisations.

44. The Commission may then adopt a reorganisation plan. In deciding whether to adopt a reorganisation plan the Commission must have regard for:

a) the scale of the potential benefits of the proposed changes in terms of the objectives set out in the previous paragraph and the likelihood of those benefits being realised

b) the financial, disruption, and opportunity costs of implementing the proposed changes at the proposed time

c) the risks and consequences of not implementing the proposed changes at the proposed time

d) existing communities of interest and the extent to which the proposed changes will maintain linkages between communities (including iwi and hapū) and sites and resources of significance to them

e) the degree and distribution of demonstrable public support for the proposed changes within communities in the affected area

f) the degree and distribution of any public opposition to the proposed changes within communities in the affected area.

45. A reorganisation plan specifies:

a) the name of the district of the unitary authority

b) the number and names of local board areas within the district

c) the boundaries of—

(i) each local board area

(ii) electoral subdivisions, if any, of each local board area

d) the number of elected members of the local board for each local board area and, if a local board area is subdivided for electoral purposes, the number of members to be elected by the electors of each subdivision

e) whether each local board may include members appointed by the governing body of the unitary authority

f) for each local board, whether the chairperson of the local board is to be—

(i) elected by the members of the local board from among themselves using one of the systems of voting set out in the Local Government Act 2002; or

(ii) directly elected to that office by the electors of the local board area.

46. The provision in e) is relevant to local boards established under the Local Government Act 2002 and does not apply to Auckland Council local boards (Auckland Council local boards are established under the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009). It allows a unitary authority to appoint ward councillors to local boards.

47. The provision in f) is also relevant to local boards established under the Local Government Act 2002 and not Auckland Council local boards.

Second process

48. The second process is termed a unitary authority-led reorganisation application. A unitary authority may adopt a reorganisation plan as if it were the Commission and then submit it to the Commission for approval.

49. Before submitting a unitary authority-led reorganisation application, the unitary authority must consider any views and preferences expressed by any local boards that would be affected by the reorganisation plan.

50. The reorganisation plan must be accompanied by—

a) a statement that

· explains how the plan will achieve the objectives (as set out above for an investigation by the Commission)

· provides a balanced assessment of the reorganisation plan and outlines the advantages and disadvantages of the plan.

b) a report from the affected unitary authority, adopted by that unitary authority, that records—

(i) unconditional support for the plan from the governing body of the unitary authority

(ii) any views and preferences expressed by any local boards that would be affected by the reorganisation plan

(iii) the public consultation undertaken by the unitary authority

(iv) the themes and outcomes of that consultation.

51. The Local Government Commission must not approve the reorganisation plan if:

a) the reorganisation plan is not accompanied by the required documentation; or

b) the Commission considers, on reasonable grounds, that—

(i) the provisions for adopting reorganisation plans, their notification and content, were not complied with; or

(ii) the unitary authority has not complied with the requirement to consider the views of affected local boards; or

(iii) the plan does not have the support of affected communities.

Submission

52. Staff consider the council should support a streamlined process defined for the reorganisation of local boards within a single unitary authority. The proposed process maintains the essence of the current process but provides a process that is more fit for purpose for local boards and requires a unitary authority to consider the views and preferences of affected local boards.

53. There has been longstanding provision for reorganising community boards as part of the review of representation arrangements conducted by a territorial authority. Community boards may be established and disestablished as a part of such a representation review. An option might be to deal with the reorganisation of local boards through a representation review similarly to community boards. Staff consider that this would not be appropriate. Local boards are a part of the shared decision-making governance of Auckland Council and not just a means of increasing representation at the community level. It is more appropriate for the reorganisation of local boards to be dealt with as if they were local authorities rather than as if they were community boards but the processes for reorganisation should be simpler than those for local authorities – as being proposed in Schedule 3A.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

54. The proposals being considered in this report are neutral in terms of impact on climate.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

55. The outcome of a change in representation arrangements or the organisation of local boards would have implications for the group. However, the proposed legislative change is about the process for deciding the outcomes and not about the outcomes themselves.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

56. The provisions relating to the alignment of local board and ward boundaries and the provisions for the reorganisation of local boards are of major significance to local boards. Local boards will be supported by local board staff with feedback or drafting their own submissions for attachment to the Auckland Council submission approved by the Governing Body.

57. The provisions relating to Māori wards are of significance to those local boards who consider there needs to be Māori representation on local boards (Māori subdivisions).

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

58. Staff are currently engaging with mana whenua and mataawaka on Māori representation. The models being considered are the ‘Parliamentary’ model (which the current legislation provides), the ‘Royal Commission’ model (which provides for an appointed mana whenua councillor as well as two elected members) and other less-developed models.

59. The current position of the Governing Body is to support the Parliamentary model but the Independent Māori Statutory Board has asked the Governing Body to also consider the Royal Commission model. The incoming Governing Body will reconsider its position based on feedback from the engagement in December 2022.

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Financial implications

60. There are no financial implications surrounding the decisions to make a submission.

61. The proposed legislative provisions may or may not have financial implications. Engaging with the community on establishing Māori wards will have a cost. Increasing the number of councillors will have costs associated with councillor support and corporate property and technology assets. The reorganisation of local boards will have an associated cost.

62. Increasing the number of councillors is likely to have an impact on the remuneration of councillors under current Remuneration Authority determination framework.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

63. With all submissions to Parliament the time frame is constrained and there is a risk that local boards and the Governing Body do not have sufficient time to consider all the ramifications. Usually this risk is mitigated in the sense that all other councils, Local Government New Zealand and Taituarā also make submissions – any aspect that is missed by one may be picked by another. However most other councils will not be interested in the provisions that apply only to Auckland or that apply only to unitary authorities. The mitigation here is that there has been good communication between the Department of Internal Affairs and Auckland Council at staff level.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

64. Staff will be reporting the Bill to the Governing Body on 25 August 2022 and seeking approval for a submission to the Select Committee.

65. Boards who wish their feedback to be reported to the Governing Body should provide it by Monday 22 August 2022. Staff will recommend that the Governing Body delegates further consideration of local board feedback to the mayor and deputy mayor following the Governing Body meeting, then those boards who cannot meet the 22 August 2022 deadline have until Friday 26 August 2022.

66. The deadline for submissions to the select committee is 14 September 2022.

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