Agenda of Devonport-Takapuna Local Board - Tuesday, 6 December 2022

1 Nau mai | Welcome

The meeting was opened with a karakia.

Whakataka te hau ki te uru

Whakataka te hau ki te tonga

Kia mākinakina ki uta

Kia mātaratara ki tai

E hī ake ana te atakura

He tio

He huka

He hau hū

Tīhei mauri ora

Cease o winds from the west

Cease o winds from the south

Bring calm breezes over the land

Bring calm breezes over the sea

And let the red-tipped dawn come

With a touch of frost

A sharpened air

And promise of a glorious day.

2 Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

At the close of the agenda no apologies had been received.

3 Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest

Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when

a conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other external interest

they might have.

The Auckland Council Code of Conduct for Elected Members (the Code) requires elected

members to fully acquaint themselves with, and strictly adhere to, the provisions of Auckland

Council’s Conflicts of Interest Policy. The policy covers two classes of conflict of interest:

i. A financial conflict of interest, which is one where a decision or act of the local board could reasonably give rise to an expectation of financial gain or loss to an elected member

ii. A non-financial conflict interest, which does not have a direct personal financial component. It may arise, for example, from a personal relationship, or involvement with a non-profit organisation, or from conduct that indicates prejudice or predetermination.

The Office of the Auditor General has produced guidelines to help elected members

understand the requirements of the Local Authority (Member’s Interest) Act 1968. The

guidelines discuss both types of conflicts in more detail, and provide elected members with

practical examples and advice around when they may (or may not) have a conflict of interest.

Copies of both the Auckland Council Code of Conduct for Elected Members and the Office

of the Auditor General guidelines are available for inspection by members upon request.

Any questions relating to the Code or the guidelines may be directed to the Local Area

Manager in the first instance.

4 Te Whakaū i ngā Āmiki | Confirmation of Minutes

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 15 November 2022, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

5 He Tamōtanga Motuhake | Leave of Absence

At the close of the agenda no requests for leave of absence had been received.

6 Te Mihi | Acknowledgements

At the close of the agenda no requests for acknowledgements had been received.

7 Ngā Petihana | Petitions

At the close of the agenda no requests to present petitions had been received.

8 Ngā Tono Whakaaturanga | Deputations

Standing Order 7.7 provides for deputations. Those applying for deputations are required to give seven working days notice of subject matter and applications are approved by the Chairperson of the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board. This means that details relating to deputations can be included in the published agenda. Total speaking time per deputation is ten minutes or as resolved by the meeting.

8.1 Victoria Theatre Trust - AGM Chairs' Report

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. Mark Sigglekow, Co-Chair of the Victoria Theatre Trust, will be in attendance to address the board regarding the Victoria Theatre Trust AGM Chairs’ Report.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a) receive the presentation the Victoria Theatre Trust and thank Mark Sigglekow for his attendance.

Attachments

a Victoria Theatre Trust AGM Chairs' Report: Devonport-Takapuna Board Presentation.................................................................................................. 123

9 Te Matapaki Tūmatanui | Public Forum

A period of time (approximately 30 minutes) is set aside for members of the public to address the meeting on matters within its delegated authority. A maximum of 3 minutes per item is allowed, following which there may be questions from members.

9.1 Michelle Morrison / Friends of Henderson Park / Takapuna and Milford Residents Associations - Losing Open Spaces in Our Public Places

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. Michelle Morrison, Coordinator of Friends of Henderson Park and Secretary of Takapuna Residents Association, and Debbie Dunsford, Milford Residents Association, will be in attendance to address the board regarding issues in local parks.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a) receive the presentation from Michelle Morrison and Debbie Dunsford and thank them for their attendance.

Attachments

a Michelle Morrison - Losing Open Spaces in Our Public Places: Presentation.................................................................................................. 125

9.2 Mike Single - Bayswater Marina Seawall

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. Mike Single will be in attendance to address the board regarding opening the sea wall at Bayswater Marina.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a) receive the presentation from Mike Single and thank him for his attendance.

10 Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary Business

Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:

“An item that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt with at that meeting if-

(a) The local authority by resolution so decides; and

(b) The presiding member explains at the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public,-

(i) The reason why the item is not on the agenda; and

(ii) The reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting.”

Section 46A(7A) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:

“Where an item is not on the agenda for a meeting,-

(a) That item may be discussed at that meeting if-

(i) That item is a minor matter relating to the general business of the local authority; and

(ii) the presiding member explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public, that the item will be discussed at the meeting; but

(b) no resolution, decision or recommendation may be made in respect of that item except to refer that item to a subsequent meeting of the local authority for further discussion.”

Devonport-Takapuna Local Board

06 December 2022

Local Board views on private Plan Change 85 for 48 Esmonde Road, Takapuna

File No.: CP2022/15974

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To invite local board views on a private plan change request by KBS Capital Limited for 48 Esmonde Road, Takapuna.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. Decision-makers on a private plan change to the Auckland Unitary Plan must consider local boards’ views on the plan change, if the relevant local boards choose to provide their views.

3. Each local board has a responsibility to communicate the interests and preferences of people in its area on Auckland Council policy documents, including private plan changes. A local board can present local views and preferences when expressed by the whole local board.

4. KBS Capital Limited has lodged a private plan change request for 48 Esmonde Road, Takapuna. Private plan change 85 (PC85) would change the Auckland Unitary Plan by rezoning the land around the coastal edge of 48 Esmonde Road, Takapuna to Open Space – Conservation Zone, but retains the existing Residential – Terrace Housing and Apartment Building Zone for the remainder of the land. PC85 also introduces the Takapuna 2 Precinct, into the Auckland Unitary Plan. The proposed Takapuna 2 Precinct contains site specific development provisions for the land at 48 Esmonde Road, Takapuna.

5. A resource consent has been granted for a Stage 1 and 2 redevelopment of the site and construction to give effect to the resource consent is currently underway.

6. The private plan change includes provisions which incorporate the Medium Density Residential Standards (MDRS) as required by s77G(1) of the RMA The proposal also gives effect to policy 3 of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development.

7. A total of fifty-six (56) submissions were received. Three (3) submissions are in support and three (3) submissions are in support subject to amendments being made. Nineteen (19) submissions seek that the plan change be declined, but if it is approved amendments are made; and twenty-nine (29) submissions seek that the plan change be declined. There was also one submission where the decision sought was not stated and one submission querying why the person was notified of the plan change.

8. The key themes from the submissions are the appropriateness of the:

· proposed Takapuna 2 Precinct provisions, including building height, building coverage, maximum impermeable area and landscaping;

· intensity of development on the site and in proximity to the coastal area and an identified significant ecological area;

· amount of car parking provided on site;

· access to/from Esmonde Road;

· boardwalk in the coastal area around the site; and the provision of a pedestrian / cycle link across Shoal Bay to Francis Street.

9. Submissions also raised concerns about visual, landscape, amenity, traffic, ecological and coastal effects.

10. It is noted that Auckland Transport has made a submission (Submission No. 38) supporting the plan change subject to the amendment of some of the proposed Takapuna 2 Precinct provisions, in particular the activity status of an activity if the number of vehicle movements in any peak hour is exceeded.

11. This report is the mechanism for the local board to resolve and provide its views on private plan change 85. Staff do not recommend what view the local board should convey.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a) provide local board views on private plan change 85 by KBS Capital Limited for 48 Esmonde Road, Takapuna.

b) appoint a local board member to speak to the local board views at a hearing on private plan change 85.

c) delegate authority to the chairperson of the Devonport - Takapuna Local Board to make a replacement appointment in the event the local board member appointed in resolution b) is unable to attend the private plan change hearing.

Horopaki

Context

Decision-making authority

12. Each local board is responsible for communicating the interests and preferences of people in its area regarding the content of Auckland Council’s strategies, policies, plans, and bylaws. Local boards provide their views on the content of these documents. Decision-makers must consider local boards’ views when deciding the content of these policy documents.

13. A private plan change request will be included in the Auckland Unitary Plan if it is approved. Local boards must have the opportunity to provide their views on private plan change requests – when an entity other than council proposes a change to the Auckland Unitary Plan.

14. If the local board chooses to provide its views, the planner includes those views in the hearing report. Local board views are included in the analysis of the private plan change, along with submissions.

15. If appointed by resolution, local board members may present the local boards’ views at the hearing to commissioners, who decide on the private plan change request.

16. This report provides an overview of the private plan change, and a summary of submissions’ key themes.

17. The report does not recommend what the local board should convey, if the local board conveys its views on private plan change 85. The planner must include any local board views in the evaluation of the private plan change. The planner cannot advise the local board as to what its views should be, and then evaluate those views.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

Plan change overview

18. The private plan change applies to 48 Esmonde Road, Takapuna. The land is zoned Residential - Terrace Housing and Apartment Buildings Zone as shown below in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Aerial photo of 48 Esmonde Road, Takapuna and surrounding area and zoning

Source: Auckland Council GIS

19. KBS Capital Limited states the purpose of private plan change 85 is to enable and facilitate the comprehensive and integrated development of a large strategically located site with a new residential community of approximately 553 homes including a small non-residential component, within a unique coastal and urban setting while protecting and enhancing the environmental, cultural, landscape and amenity values of the area.

20. Figure 2 below identifies the proposed zoning, while Figure 3 identifies the proposed Takapuna 2 Precinct’s site features; and Figure 4 identifies the proposed Takapuna 2 Precinct’s building height and coverage requirements.

Figure 2: Proposed zoning map. Source: Applicant

Figure 3: Proposed Precinct Plan 1 – the Proposed Takapuna 2 Precinct’s site features

Figure 4: Proposed Precinct Plan 1 – the Proposed Takapuna 2 Precinct’s Building height and coverage requirements

21. KBS Capital Limited included technical reports to evaluate the effects of the plan change request. These include the following:

· Private Plan Change Request, including new Takapuna 2 Precinct provisions, to the Auckland Unitary Plan

· Section 32 Evaluation Report

· Masterplan and Design report – Jasmax;

· Integrated Transport Assessment – Tonkin and Taylor;

· Economic Impact Assessment – Urban Economics;

· Urban Design Assessment - QBix Limited;

· Landscape and Visual Assessment – Stephen Brown;

· Ecological Assessment – Wildlands;

· Arborist report - Peers Brown Miller;

· Infrastructure Assessment – Maven;

· Stormwater Management Plan – Maven;

· Geotechnical Report – Tonkin and Taylor;

· Coastal Hazards Assessment - Tonkin and Taylor;

· Topographic Survey Plan Survey – Harrison Grierson;

· Archaeological Report – CFG Heritage;

· Approved Resource Consent - LUC60359471;

· Consultation Summary;

· Auckland Urban Design Panel Minutes;

· Cultural Impact Assessment; and

· Scheme Plan with proposed future Esplanade Reserve.

22. These reports and other application details are available from council’s website at: https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/plans-projects-policies-reports-bylaws/our-plans-strategies/unitary-plan/auckland-unitary-plan-modifications/Pages/details.aspx?UnitaryPlanId=157

23. Council’s planner, and other experts, will evaluate and report on:

· The technical reports supplied by the applicant

· Submissions; and

· Views and preferences of the local board, if the local board passes a resolution.

Themes from submissions received

24. The key themes from the submissions are the appropriateness of the:

· proposed Takapuna 2 Precinct provisions, including building height, building coverage, maximum impermeable area and landscaping;

· intensity of development on the site and in proximity to the coastal area and an identified significant ecological area;

· amount of car parking provided on site;

· access to/from Esmonde Road;

· boardwalk in the coastal area around the site; and the provision of a pedestrian / cycle link across Shoal Bay to Francis Street.

25. Submissions also raised concerns about visual, landscape, amenity, intensity, traffic, parking, ecological, stormwater, sedimentation and coastal effects, including sea level rise.

26. Submissions were made by 56 people or groups.

Table 1: Submissions received on plan change 85

Submissions	Number of submissions
In support	3
In support subject to amendments being made	3
In opposition, but if approved make amendments	19
In opposition	29
Not stated	1
Query why notified	1
Neutral	0

27. Information on individual submissions, and the summary of all decisions requested by submitters, is available from council’s website at: https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/plans-projects-policies-reports-bylaws/our-plans-strategies/unitary-plan/auckland-unitary-plan-modifications/Pages/details.aspx?UnitaryPlanId=157

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

28. Submissions outlined the following climate change concern:

· The increased risk to development and people from the effects of sea level rise and climate change.

29. Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan sets out Auckland’s climate goals:

· to adapt to the impacts of climate change by planning for the changes we will face (climate adaptation)

· to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050 (climate mitigation).

30. The first of council’s climate goals is relevant because it relates to climate adaption. That goal aligns with the legal principle for RMA decision-makers to have particular regard to the effects of climate change (section 7(i) RMA).

31. However, the RMA currently precludes the second goal: consideration of climate mitigation. Consequently, any local board views on climate mitigation will be disregarded by the plan change decision-makers.

RMA amendments coming into force next year will enable climate mitigation to be considered. These effects cannot be considered now, unless the private plan change proposes rules about particular greenhouse gas discharges. No rules of that kind are proposed.

Implications for local board views

32. Table 2 provides guidance as to what the local board may wish to consider in forming any view.

Table 2 Relevance of climate change to RMA decision-making

In scope for RMA decision-making	Out of scope for RMA decision-making
Climate adaption issues such as: How should land be allocated to different activities when considering how climate change may affect our environment? How and where should physical resources be constructed? For example: · will sea-level rise cause inundation of land where development is proposed? · is the land in an area susceptible to coastal instability or erosion? · will Auckland be less- or better-prepared for flooding, stress on infrastructure, coastal and storm inundation? · is ecosystem resilience improved through ecological restoration or reduced by the loss of indigenous habitats?	Climate mitigation issues such as: · release of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere · increase in tail-pipe emissions from private car use, use of coal fired or natural gas burners

In scope for RMA decision-making

Out of scope for RMA decision-making

Climate adaption issues such as:

How should land be allocated to different activities when considering how climate change may affect our environment? How and where should physical resources be constructed?

For example:

· will sea-level rise cause inundation of land where development is proposed?

· is the land in an area susceptible to coastal instability or erosion?

· will Auckland be less- or better-prepared for flooding, stress on infrastructure, coastal and storm inundation?

· is ecosystem resilience improved through ecological restoration or reduced by the loss of indigenous habitats?

Climate mitigation issues such as:

· release of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere

· increase in tail-pipe emissions from private car use, use of coal fired or natural gas burners

Submitters’ views

33. Five submissions outlined the following climate change concerns:

· The increased risk to development and people from the effects of sea level rise and climate change; and

· If a boardwalk was provided in the coastal area, whether the Council could meet its own climate change actions.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

34. Pre-lodgement meetings were held between the applicant and a number of Council departments including the Development Programme Office (DPO), Plans and Places and Resource Consents. Furthermore, Auckland Transport, Watercare and Healthy Waters have provided inputs into the clause 23 further information process.

35. Watercare advised that there is sufficient water supply and wastewater capacity in the area.

36. The Council’s Parks Department advised that they are comfortable with the proposed rezoning of the coastal edge to Open Space - Conservation Zone. They note that the width of the coastal edge area to be rezoned should be at least 20m, but that this will be considered and confirmed via a resource consent / subdivision process.

37. Auckland Transport provided feedback on the plan change proposal and the supporting transportation assessments provided. The key matters of interest for Auckland Transport are the potential traffic effects on the operation of Esmonde Road, an arterial road providing access to the northern motorway / SH1, the upgrades required to this as a result of use of and access to the site; and how the proposed Precinct provisions would ensure the necessary roading upgrades and traffic effect considerations could occur. Auckland Transport reviewed the plan change documents and provided clause 23 queries, which were similar in nature to Council’s consultant traffic engineer’s queries. Auckland Transport also reviewed the amendments made as part of the applicant’s clause 23 response to the proposed Precinct’s traffic provisions, including the trigger for when additional works and/or assessment are required. Auckland Transport subsequently advised that they had no further comments on the clause 23 further information provided. Auckland Transport have also lodged a submission (Submission 38) in support of the plan change subject to amendments to the proposed precinct provisions being made. The key point of the submission is the activity status if the cap of 420-vehicle movements in any peak hour is exceeded.

38. Healthy Waters also provided feedback on the plan change proposal and the stormwater management plan provided. The key matters of interest to Healthy Waters are the potential effects on stormwater quality and the management of the overland flow path and flooding effects within the plan change and wider area.

39. Parks, Watercare, and Healthy Waters will review relevant submissions and provide expert input to the hearing report. As outlined above, Auckland Transport have submitted on the proposed plan change.

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

Local impacts and local board views

40. The plan change area is not currently adjacent to public land for which the local board has some decision-making powers. However, the plan change area is located adjacent to the coastal marine area. Furthermore, the proposed plan change seeks to rezone the coastal edge of 48 Esmonde Road to Open Space – Conservation Zone, in recognition of the coastal location and the requirement in the RMA and Unitary Plan for an esplanade reserve should subdivision of the site occur.

41. This plan change relates to the Devonport - Takapuna Local Board area only.

42. Factors the local board may wish to consider in formulating its view:

· interests and preferences of people in local board area;

· well-being of communities within the local board area;

· local board documents, such as local board plan, local board agreement;

· responsibilities and operation of the local board.

43. KBS Capital Limited have stated that they engaged with the local board prior to lodgement. A meeting with the Devonport – Takapuna Local Board Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and Local Board Advisor was held on 19 June 2020. A further presentation of the Masterplan for the site was provided to the local board on 24 July 2020. Feedback at that stage is informal; restrictions on delegations prevent that informal feedback from being the views of the local board.

44. This report is the mechanism for obtaining formal local board views. The decision-maker will consider local board views, if provided, when deciding on the private plan change.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

45. If the local board chooses to provide its views on the plan change, it includes the opportunity to comment on matters that may be of interest or importance to Māori people, well-being of Māori communities or Te Ao Māori (Māori worldview).

46. KBS Capital Limited advised council that it invited mana whenua to engage in December 2019. One iwi, Ngai Tai ki Tamaki, confirmed their interest in engaging and they subsequently provided a cultural values assessment. Table 3 below further outlines the mana whenua groups contacted by the applicant and the process that occurred when the applicant was preparing the private plan change.

Table 3: Mana Whenua Consultation

Iwi authority	Organisation	Detail
Ngai Tai ki Tamaki	Ngai Tai ki Tamaki Tribal Trust	Stage 1 Consultation as part of Stage 1 and 2 Resource Consent Application. Included four Hui on 23 January 2020; 17 March 2020; 23 March 2020; and 4 May 2020. Stage 2 consultation including one Hui on 7 May 2021. Ngai Tai ki Tamaki also prepared an assessment of cultural values. This is included as Appendix U of the plan change request and included comments about Ngai Tai ki Tamaki’s relationship with the site; and that they support structures and buildings that encourage and use native planting. Ngai Tai ki Tamaki also raised concerns around effects on water quality resulting from stormwater runoff from a developed site; and sought best practice, water sensitive design methods, including stormwater devices, be incorporated into the proposal. Furthermore, Ngai Tai ki Tamaki raised concerns regarding earthworks required to be undertaken to develop the site, and they sought that cultural mitigation measures be undertaken, including cultural monitoring. Ngai Tai ki Tamaki note that they do not support structures across the water or occupation of the seabed, which may result from any future boardwalk proposal within the likely future esplanade reserve area (to be rezoned open space), as it may hinder their ability to negotiate appropriate redress with the Crown. The applicant notes that the plan change incorporates the following matters raised by Ngai Tai ki Tamaki in the Precinct: · high quality stormwater treatment; · protection of the coastal esplanade; · support to the coastal margin by landscaping (including native species); · incorporation of matauranga and tikanga into the design of new buildings and public open spaces. The applicant has also noted that as part of the approved resource consent for the Stage 1 and 2 development of the site, cultural monitoring by Ngai Tai ki Tamaki has been undertaken during the earthworks phase.
Ngāti Maru	Ngāti Maru Runanga Trust	Email sent in 2020.
Ngāti Te Ata	Te Ara Rangatu o Te Iwi o Ngāti Te Ata Waiohu	Email sent in 2020.
Ngāti Pāoa	Not clear from applicant’s information if this was to the Ngāti Paoa Iwi Trust or the Ngāti Paoa Trust Board.	Email sent in 2020. Not clear from applicant’s information if this was to the Ngāti Paoa Iwi Trust or the Ngāti Paoa Trust Board.
Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara	Ngā Maunga Whakahii o Kaipara Development Trust	Email sent in 2020.
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei	Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust	Email sent in 2020.
Te Kawerau ā Maki	Te Kawerau Iwi Settlement Trust	Email sent in 2020.
Ngāti Whanaunga	Ngāti Whanaunga Incorporated	Email sent in 2020.
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua	Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua	Email sent in 2020.
Te Akitai Waiohua	Te Akitai Waihua Iwi Authority	Email sent in 2020.
Te Patukirikiri	Te Patukirikiri Incorporated	Email sent in 2020.

47. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua and Waikato – Tainui responded to the notification of PC85. Waikato -Tainui advised that they defer to local mana whenua for PC85. While Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua noted that the plan change area sits specifically within the rohe of Te Kawerau a Maki as mana whenua of the site. Therefore, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua advised their engagement would be limited.

48. No iwi authorities have made a submission on PC85.

49. The hearing report will include analysis of Part 2 of the Resource Management Act which requires that all persons exercising RMA functions shall take into account the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi. The hearing report will also analyse the effects on mana whenua values and mana whenua heritage matters.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

50. The private plan change may have a financial implication for the local board, if the proposed rezoning of the coastal edge to Open Space – Conservation Zone results in a subdivision and the vesting of open space. The indicative boardwalk around the plan change area and the indicative pedestrian / cycle link across Shoal Bay to Francis Street could also have financial implications, depending on who is responsible for this.

51. The applicant is not proposing to construct the identified boardwalk or pedestrian / cycle link to Francis Street. These are identified on the Precinct Plan as ‘indicative’ only. It is also noted that the applicant makes the case that it is not required to provide the boardwalk or pedestrian / cycle link to Francis Street to mitigate the effects of the proposed plan change.

52. Therefore, if the boardwalk or pedestrian / cycle link to Francis Street were to progress, then the local board may be required to contribute to their consenting and construction cost and to on-going maintenance. In addition, if any on-going maintenance of the coastal edge / new open space area is required, the local board may be required to contribute to these costs.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

53. There is a risk that the local board will be unable to provide its views and preferences on the plan change, if it doesn’t pass a resolution. This report provides:

· the mechanism for the Devonport – Takapuna Local Board to express its views and preferences

· the opportunity for a local board member to speak at a hearing.

54. If the local board chooses not to pass a resolution at this business meeting, these opportunities are forgone.

55. The power to provide local board views regarding the content of a private plan change cannot be delegated to individual local board member(s). This report enables the whole local board to decide whether to provide its views and, if so, to determine what matters those views should include.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

56. The planner will include, and report on, any resolution of the local board in the hearing report. The local board member appointed to speak to the local board’s views will be informed of the hearing date and invited to the hearing for that purpose.

57. The planner will advise the local board of the decision on the private plan change request by memorandum.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Author

Peter Vari - Team Leader Planning

Authorisers

John Duguid - General Manager - Plans and Places

Maureen Buchanan – Senior Local Board Advisor

Devonport-Takapuna Local Board

06 December 2022

Local Board feedback on Auckland Unitary Plan changes 78-83

File No.: CP2022/16659

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To seek feedback from the local board on Auckland Council’s notified plan changes and variations that implement:

· the National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 (NPS-UD)

· amendments to the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) requiring medium density residential standards (MDRS) be incorporated

· additions and amendments to the Historic Heritage and Notable Tree Schedules.

2. To provide an overview of submissions received from 18 August to 29 September 2022 on the council’s plan changes and variations.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

3. Decision-makers on the Auckland Unitary Plan (AUP) must consider local boards’ views on plan changes and variations if local boards choose to provide their views. This report is the mechanism for the local board to resolve and provide its feedback on the plan changes and variations that seek to implement the NPS-UD and RMA requirements.

4. The council’s response to the NPS-UD and RMA amendments are set out in plan changes 78-83 (PC 78–83) and in variations 4 and 5:

· PC 78 is the council’s intensification plan change, and is the main one that implements the NPS-UD and the RMA amendments

· PC 79 amends the AUP transport provisions to manage effects of intensification on the transport network. It includes provisions for pedestrian safety, lighting and electric vehicle re-charging stations for multi-unit development

· PC 80 amends the AUP’s Regional Policy Statement to align it with the NPS-UD

· PC 81 adds buildings to the AUP’s historic heritage schedule (Schedule 14)

· PC 82 amends details in the AUP historic heritage schedule (Schedule14), mainly by enlarging or reducing the size of historic places already scheduled

· PC 83 adds new notable trees and corrects errors in the AUP schedule of notable trees (Schedule 10)

· variation 4 relates to rezoning of some areas of open space already proposed to be re-zoned to residential land

· variation 5 relates to a site-specific rezoning (at Schnapper Rock Road in Greenhithe).

5. Some amendments to the AUP are mandatory. The council must change the AUP to implement the NPS-UD and amendments to the RMA. The NPS-UD also allows the council to make decisions on some other matters to help shape Auckland’s well-functioning urban environment. These include:

i) the size of walkable catchments, where enabling buildings of six storeys or more is required. These are the areas around the city centre, rapid transit stops, and the ten metropolitan centres (Albany, Takapuna, Westgate, Henderson, New Lynn, Newmarket, Sylvia Park, Manukau, Botany and Papakura)

ii) the building heights and density of urban form to enable residential development within and next to neighbourhood centres, local centres, and town centres

iii) The “qualifying matters” that will apply in some areas of Auckland that may allow the council to modify (or limit) the required building heights and density to the extent necessary to accommodate the qualifying matters.

6. Central government has identified potential qualifying matters in NPS-UD and RMA amendments. The council has included other ‘qualifying matters’ in PC 78 that are important for Auckland.

7. The plan changes and variations were open for submission over a six-week period, concluding on 29 September 2022. Submissions have now been coded and summarised, and further submissions may be lodged from 24 November to 8 December 2022. Further submissions can be made in support or opposition to an original submission but cannot introduce new matters.

8. Preliminary analysis of submissions identified these themes:

a) support and opposition to the zoning changes proposed

b) support or opposition for the extent of walkable catchments and related height/intensification

c) opposition to how qualifying matters have been applied, including opposition from large-scale developers to the application of the new Residential Low-Density zone as the way that some qualifying matters are implemented

d) support and opposition to special character as a qualifying matter

e) support for water and wastewater infrastructure as a qualifying matter in some locations e.g. Whangaparāoa, and opposition to this qualifying matter where landowners seek rezoning that increases the density of development on their site(s)

f) requests to rezone and apply MDRS to land in the light rail corridor which is excluded from PC 78.

9. Local boards are now invited to provide feedback on the council’s plan changes and variations which will be provided to the independent hearings panel for its consideration. These views must be the subject of a local board resolution.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a) provide feedback on PC 78, PC 79, PC 80, PC 81, PC 82, and PC 83

b) provide feedback on variations 4 and 5

c) appoint a local board member to speak to the local board views at a hearing in 2023

d) delegate authority to the chairperson of the local board to make a replacement appointment in the event the local board member appointed in resolution c) is unable to attend the hearing.

Horopaki

Context

Policy development

10. The NPS-UD and RMA amendments require that a proposed intensification plan change be notified by 20 August 2022. The Planning Committee and local board chairs (or their delegates) attended workshops and meetings throughout 2021 and 2022. Since October 2021, local boards and mana whenua have contributed to the development of the PCs 78-83, resulting in the approval of six plan changes and two variations to the AUP.

Decision-making authority

11. Each local board is responsible for communicating the interests and preferences of people in its area about the content of Auckland Council’s strategies, policies, plans, and bylaws. Local boards provide their views on the content of these documents. If the local board chooses to provide its views, those views will be provided in writing to the independent hearings panel.

12. Decision-makers must consider local boards’ views when deciding the content of these policy documents (as required by sections 15-16 Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009). PCs 78-83 and variations 4 and 5 will be included in the AUP, if approved.

13. An amendment to the RMA created a different hearings process for PC 78 and variations 4 and 5. The independent hearing panel makes recommendations to council about these. For PCs 79-83, the hearings panel is delegated responsibility to make the decisions on these, without reference back to council.

14. Local board members may then present the local board’s views at the hearing of the plan changes by the independent hearings panel. Local board views will be considered when the council makes decisions on the recommendations for PC 78 and Variations 4 and 5.

15. This report provides an overview of the plan changes and variations, and a preliminary summary of submissions’ key themes. Local board views must be the subject of a local board resolution(s) if those views are provided to the panel.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

16. Local board feedback on PCs 78-83 and variations 4 and 5 is now sought through resolutions at this meeting. This feedback will be forwarded to the independent hearings panel for its consideration.

17. Plan change provisions over which council has some discretion include the following key matters in PC78:

i) the extent of walkable catchments from the edges of the city centre and metropolitan centres and around rapid transit network stops (as required under NPS-UD Policy 3(c))

ii) the approach to, and extent of, intensification of areas within and adjacent to town, local and neighbourhood centres (as required under NPS-UD Policy 3(d))

iii) the selection of, and approach to, “any other qualifying matters” that limit the height and density that would otherwise be required by the NPS-UD Policy 3 and/or the medium density residential standards that must be applied to Auckland’s relevant residential zones.

18. Submissions were received on plan change matters that are mandatory in the NPS-UD and RMA amendments. Mandatory matters include the introduction of walkable catchments, the enablement of six storey buildings in all zones in walkable catchments, and the incorporation of MDRS in all “relevant residential zones” (Terrace Housing and Apartment Buildings zone, Mixed Housing Urban and Low-Density zone) outside walkable catchments. As these matters are mandatory, the independent hearings panel will be unable to recommend changes in response to these submissions.

19. All submissions have been numbered, organised and allocated to topics in the summary of decisions requested to enable evaluation and assessment by staff and the public. This information is available to local boards via the Auckland Unitary Plan webpage when it is publicly notified from 5 December 2022. It will also be provided to the independent hearings panel to assist the panel with understanding the public’s view of the council’s plan changes and variations, and with formulating arrangements for hearings in 2023. Table 1 provides the numbers of submissions received.

Table 1 Submissions received on PC 78 and related changes

Plan change number	Plan change name	Number of submissions received	Spatial application of the plan change
78	Intensification	2398	All Auckland except Hauraki Gulf Islands
79	Amendments to the Transport Provisions	128	All Auckland except Hauraki Gulf Islands
80	Regional Policy Statement Well-Functioning Urban Environment, Resilience to the Effects of Climate Change and Qualifying Matters	88	All Auckland
81	Additions to Schedule 14 Historic Heritage Schedule	53	Various locations, see Attachment A
82	Amendments to Schedule 14 Historic Heritage Schedule	33	Various locations, see Attachment A
83	Additions and amendments to Schedule 10 Notable Trees Schedule	25	Various locations, see Attachment A
Variation 4 to PC60	Open Space and Other Rezoning Matters	12	Various locations, see Attachment A
Variation 5 to PC66 (Private)	57 and 57a Schnapper Rock Road	5	Greenhithe, see Attachment A Upper Harbour Local Board

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

20. Objective 8 and Policy 1 of the NPS-UD set out a policy framework that signals the need for decisions under the RMA to reduce emissions and improve climate resilience.

21. This framework is in line with the ‘built environment’ priority of Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan, which has a goal of achieving “A low carbon, resilient built environment that promotes healthy, low impact lifestyles”. The plan states that:

“To move to a low carbon and resilient region, climate change and hazard risks need to be integral to the planning system that shapes Auckland. Integrating land-use and transport planning is vital to reduce the need for private vehicle travel and to ensure housing and employment growth areas are connected to efficient, low carbon transport systems.”

22. Implementing the NPS-UD will enable additional residential intensification to occur in areas where jobs, services and amenities can be easily accessed by active modes and public transport. This will contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the more efficient use of land will reduce growth pressures in areas more susceptible to the effects of climate change. In some places, applying the MDRS required under the RMA amendments will also achieve this outcome. However, a key aspect of the council’s submission on the RMA amendments was that enabling three-storey medium density housing across Auckland’s urban environment, is likely to result in a greater number of people living in areas where it is extremely difficult to provide a high level of public transport service.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

23. All relevant council departments and some Council Controlled Organisations contributed to preparing the council’s plan changes to implement the NPS-UD and the RMA amendments. Auckland Transport and Watercare will have an ongoing role during the hearings, contributing to the council’s evidence presented to the independent hearings panel. Eke Panuku is a submitter, and so is not part of the council team that will prepare and present evidence to the independent hearings panel.

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

Local impacts and local board views

24. Local boards were briefed in October and November 2021 on the implications of the NPS-UD and local board chairs were invited to the series of Planning Committee workshops run in 2022 on the NPS-UD. Local boards also received a detailed briefing on the council’s preliminary response in March and May 2022.

25. Although not local board views, as these require a business meeting resolution, the following local boards provided local board input to Planning Committee regarding the government’s intensification directives:

· Ōrākei Local Board presented on the Resource Management (Enabling Housing and Others Matter) Bill on 4 November 2021, and on the National Policy Statement on Urban Development on 31 March 2022

· Albert-Eden, Devonport-Takapuna, Henderson-Massey, Kaipātiki, Mangere-Ōtāhuhu, Ōrākei, Puketāpapa, Waitematā, and Whau Local Boards all presented to the Planning Committee on NPS UD on 30 June 2022

· Manurewa Local Board presented regarding provision and protection of green space where intensification is planned on 4 August 2022, the meeting where the plan changes were approved for notification.

26. Factors the local board may wish to consider in formulating its view:

· interests and preferences of people in the local board area

· well-being of communities within the local board area

· local board documents, such as the local board plan and local board agreement

· responsibilities and operation of the local board.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

Context

27. Auckland Council has obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi and council’s Significance and Engagement Policy to take special consideration when engaging with Māori and to enable Māori participation in council decision-making to promote Māori well-being. The Schedule of Issues of Significance is a statutory document that guides the Independent Māori Statutory Board’s advocacy to Auckland Council, local boards, and Council-Controlled Organisations, for and on behalf of Māori in Tāmaki Makaurau.

28. If the local board chooses to provide its views on the plan changes it includes the opportunity to comment on matters that may be of interest or importance to Māori People, well-being of Māori communities or Te Ao Māori (Māori worldview). More than 180,000 Aucklanders identify as Māori, as at the time of the 2018 census.

Potential impact of plan changes and variations for Māori

29. The NPS-UD provides for the interests of Māori through intensification to increase housing supply, alongside its identification of qualifying matters. The widespread intensification sought by the NPS-UD has the potential to affect Māori both negatively and positively. This includes with respect to culturally significant sites and landscapes, Treaty settlement redress land, the urban form as it reflects mātauranga Māori and accessibility, and Māori facilities where customs and traditions are observed (such as marae).

30. None of the plan changes or variations trigger an issue of significance as identified in the Schedule of Issues of Significance or Māori Plan (2017, Independent Māori Statutory Board).

Māori involvement and feedback

31. The relevant qualifying matters set out in the NPS-UD and RMA amendments include matters of national importance that decision-makers are required to recognise and provide for under section 6 of the RMA 1991, and matters necessary to implement, or to ensure consistency with, iwi participation legislation.

32. Policy 9 of the NPS-UD sets out requirements for local authorities as follows:

“Local authorities, in taking account of the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) in relation to urban environments, must:

a) involve hapū and iwi in the preparation of RMA planning documents and any FDSs by undertaking effective consultation that is early, meaningful and, as far as practicable, in accordance with tikanga Māori; and

b) when preparing RMA planning documents and FDSs, take into account the values and aspirations of hapū and iwi for urban development; and

c) provide opportunities in appropriate circumstances for Māori involvement in decision-making on resource consents, designations, heritage orders, and water conservation orders, including in relation to sites of significance to Māori and issues of cultural significance; and

d) operate in a way that is consistent with iwi participation legislation.”

33. Policy 9 directs the council to involve iwi and hapū in the NPS-UD, during the preparation of planning documents, and to take into account the values and aspirations of hapū and iwi for urban development in the region. In the context of the NPS-UD, the council must involve mana whenua and mataawaka within the region.

34. Individual and collective engagement raised key themes relating to matters like the protection of scheduled and known cultural heritage and managing potential interface effects from new development with existing marae. This is supported by research undertaken by the council team in advance of these discussions with mana whenua. This has drawn on a wide range of council documents and publicly available information.

35. Common themes shared in hui include:

a) universal access to be provided in residential design for less able whānau members

b) access to open space for health and wellbeing

c) safe and connected whānau and communities

d) avoiding development in areas poorly served by infrastructure

e) access to affordable housing options

f) maintaining access to customary activities e.g. waka launching, kaimoana gathering

g) protection of Māori sites and places of cultural significance. Maintaining precincts that protect cultural values or are otherwise culturally sensitive (such as Ihumātao)

h) avoiding negative effects of intensive residential development on established cultural activities/facilities (such as marae)

i) provisions for Kohanga reo and Kura Kaupapa Māori in urban areas

j) use of Māori design concepts in the development of commercial centres and in large residential developments

k) use of mātauranga and tikanga Māori in the management of resources

l) the support of measures to maintain and improve water quality, ecological areas, volcanic viewshafts, and the coastline.

m) avoiding exacerbating natural hazard risks

n) maintaining the cultural significance of the Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area

o) concern that Future Urban Zone land will be prematurely rezoned.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

36. NPS-UD implementation has been progressing within existing budgets. However, the RMA amendments resulted in a significant increase in the scale and complexity of the project, without any changes to the NPS-UD implementation timeframes. This requires a greater than anticipated level of change to the AUP, for example there are changes proposed to more than 60 AUP chapters.

37. The financial impact of these changes will affect the current 2022-2023 financial year, and potentially the following year. While it is expected that additional costs in the current financial year can be met through a re-prioritisation of work programmes within the Chief Planning Office, further costs (primarily relating to operation of an independent hearings panel and engagement of specialists) may require re-prioritisation of other work programmes from across the council. Any impacts will be of a scale that will not affect the council’s overall financial position, nor affect any boards’ assets or operations.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

38. There is a risk that, due to timeframes, the local board will be unable to provide its views and preferences on the plan changes and variations if it doesn’t pass a resolution. This report provides:

· the mechanism for the local board to express its views and preferences

· the opportunity for a local board member to speak at the relevant hearings.

39. If the local board chooses not to pass a resolution at this business meeting, these opportunities are forgone.

40. The power to provide local board views regarding the content of a private plan change cannot be delegated to individual local board member(s) (see Local Government Act 2002, Sch 7, cls 36D). This report enables the whole local board to decide whether to provide its views and, if so, to determine what matters those views should include.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

Local board views

41. Resolutions of the local board will be provided to the independent hearings panel in the first quarter of 2023. The local board member delegated the authority to speak to local board views will be invited to the relevant hearings. Local board resolutions will also be reported to the Planning, Environment and Parks Committee for its decision-making on the recommendations it receives from the independent hearings panel.

Process for plan changes and variations

42. Staff continue to analyse the submissions received, and this analysis will be presented in evidence to the independent hearings panel during the hearing of submissions in 2023. A report to the Planning, Environment and Parks Committee will request a sub-group be established as decision-maker for policy shifts that may arise during the hearings (as decisions may be required more quickly than can be achieved by reporting to meetings in compliance with the Local Government Official Information and Meeting Act).

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Local board areas in which changes are proposed for historic heritage or notable trees and variations	31

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Author

Eryn Shields - Team Leader Regional, North West and Islands

Authorisers

John Duguid - General Manager - Plans and Places

Maureen Buchanan – Senior Local Board Advisor

Devonport-Takapuna Local Board

06 December 2022

Auckland Council's Performance Report: Devonport-Takapuna Local Board for quarter one 2022/2023

File No.: CP2022/16629

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To provide the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board with an integrated performance report for quarter one, 1 July – 30 September 2022.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. This report includes financial performance, progress against work programmes, key challenges the board should be aware of and any risks to delivery against the 2022/2023 work programme.

3. The key activity updates from this period are:

Activity ID	Activity Name	Comment
28011	Mary Thomas Centre Deck	Project completed August 2022
24228	Montgomery Reserve Playground	Physical works to play equipment completed. Landscaping will be completed in quarter two.
1594	Milford Beach Front Reserve	Resource consent to renew the stairs was lodged in September. Staff are preparing tender documentation.

4. All operating departments with agreed work programmes have provided an update against their work programme delivery. Activities are reported with a status of green (on track), amber (some risk or issues, which are being managed) or grey (cancelled, deferred, or merged).

5. The following activities are reported with a status of red and are on hold:

Work programme name	ID	Activity name	Q1 Commentary
Customer and Community Services	30508	Devonport Domain – Renew play space	On hold. The site has special significance to mana whenua, as well as colonial history. Heritage NZ authority for physical investigation will not be granted at present as mana whenua do not support disturbing the site. Next steps: Once the local board have a suitable relationship agreement with mana whenua, a design group, featuring iwi designers, will be set up to progress non-invasive and interpretive playful items on the site.
Customer and Community Services	20689	Takapuna Beach development Plan -develop concept design (Te Uru Tapu/Sacred Grove)	This project is on hold until the local board and mana whenua have worked together. Next steps: Re-start the project once agreement is reached between the local board and mana whenua.
Customer and Community Services	26409	Greville Reserve -Learn to ride painting renewal	Awaiting Watercare’s condition assessment and inspection of the roof structure. This must be done prior to the painting being progressed.

6. The financial performance report compared to budget 2022/2023 is attached. There are some points for the local board to note;

The net operating performance overall for Devonport-Takapuna Local Board is on budget at $4.3 million for the quarter that ended 30 September 2022. This is due to an increase in operating revenue by 31 per cent offset by increased operating expenditure of 3 per cent compared to the budget for the quarter. Capital expenditure is 32 per cent above budget for the quarter.

7. The Customer and Community Services capex budget has been revised to incorporate delayed delivery or earlier commencement of individual projects or other changes that are of material value.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board:

a) Receive the performance report for quarter one ending September 2022.

Horopaki

Context

8. The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board has an approved 2022/2023 work programme for the following operating departments:

· Customer and Community Services

· Infrastructure and Environmental Services

· External Partnerships

· Auckland Emergency Management

· Auckland Unlimited

9. Since the work programmes were approved the Customer and Communities Services directorate has been restructured. Regional Service Planning, Investment and Partnerships was renamed Regional Services and Strategy, and two new departments were created - Parks and Community Facilities and Active Communities. Units from the previous departments Community Facilities and Parks, Sports and Recreation were incorporated into the two new departments. The table below shows the distribution

Table 1: Changes to Departments in Customer and Communities Services directorate

Previous Department - Unit	Current Department - Unit
Parks, Sports, and Recreation – Active Recreation	Active Communities – Leisure
Parks, Sports, and Recreation – Active Recreation	Active Communities – Sport and Recreation
Community Facilities – Operations	Parks and Community Facilities – Operations
Community Facilities – Project Delivery	Parks and Community Facilities – Project Delivery
Parks, Sports, and Recreation – Park Services	Parks and Community Facilities – Specialist Operations

10. 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. [standard paragraph]

Graph 1: Work programme activities by outcome

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

Local Board Work Programme Snapshot

11. 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), and activities that have significant issues (red) and activities that have been cancelled/deferred/merged (grey).

Graph 2: Work programme by RAG status

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

Graph 3: Work programme by activity status and department

Key activity updates

13. The key achievements in the quarter one 2022/2023 update include:

Activity ID	Activity name	Comment
1225	Taonga tuku iho-we preserve our past, ensure our future (Environment Takapuna)	Library staff held compost collective workshops and distributed free seedlings to encourage participants to grow their own food
88	Operational grant The Pumphouse Theatre	The Scout Gang Show celebrated its 60^th anniversary show at the pumphouse
87	Inclusive and participation of diverse communities	The project coordinator was appointed, and work began on the mapping of all ethnic groups in the local board area
91	Age Friendly Approach	A Volunteer Coordinator has been appointed to support and coordinate the delivery of 1:1 sessions to support digital literacy in our older people
1221	Whai Pumanawa-We support communities to thrive. Children and youth.	A readathon for secondary school students involving an overnight stay in the library and a reading challenge was a huge success.
93	Youth Development	Younite partnered with the Lakehouse Arts to put on a youth-led art exhibition. Shore Junction offered barista training to support employment opportunities. Rainbow Junction provides a safe space for members of the LGBTQIA to come together.
100	Community Grants	The local board awarded just over $73,000.00 to local community organisations including sports clubs, arts venues, the Devonport Community House, and community organisations including Devonport Plunket Toy Library.
23962	Sunnynook Park -develop and renew skate facilities	Staff are working with the designers on the detailed design of the proposed facility considering the community input received.
30675	Takapuna Leisure Centre	Consent secured to renew spa, deck supports and internal redecoration. Works to be done in quarter two.
22591	Barry’s Point Reserve – Korean Garden	The contract with the Korean Garden Trust was signed. The site works will begin in quarter two.
30834	Bayswater Park- renew fitness equipment	New equipment installed. Old equipment is to be removed when the weather improves.
3012	Pest-free environmental coordinator Devonport	The local board supported the public notification of the lease for the nursery area on Dacre Park
3013	Pest-free coordinator Takapuna.	The project secured additional regional funding that will be used to employ a Maori cultural advisor.
550	Wairau Estuary enhancement planting	A community planting day in September resulted in 105 kilogrammes of rubbish being removed by 38 volunteers and an area of approximately 300 square metres being cleared of weeds.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

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

15. Work programmes were approved in June 2022 and delivery is underway. Should significant changes to any projects be required, climate change impacts will be assessed as part of the relevant reporting requirements. Any changes to the timing of approved projects are unlikely to result in changes to emissions.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

16. When developing the work programmes council group impacts and views are presented to the boards. As this is an information only report there are no further impacts identified.

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

Local impacts and local board views

17. This report informs the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board of the performance for ending 30 September 2022.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

18. The local board has several activities that support the delivery of Maori outcomes

19. The key achievements in the delivery of Maori outcomes in the quarter one 2022/2023 update include:

Activity ID	Activity name	Comment
2828	Te kete Rukuruke	Shared interest discussion between Iwi who will be gifting names are ongoing.
1217	Whakatipu I te reo maori we grow the maori Language	Libraries ran a month long reo challenge to inspire teams to use te reo in the workplace. Devonport Library also held Te Reo classes for customers in conjunction with Literacy Aotearoa.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

20. This report is provided to enable the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board to monitor the organisation’s progress and performance in delivering the 2022/2023 work programmes. There are no financial implications associated with this report.

Financial Performance

21. The following comment provide information on financial performance:

· Operating expenditure of $4.8 million is $118,000 above budget for the first quarter. The Asset Based Services (ABS) is $354,000 above budget and the Locally Driven Initiatives (LDI) is $236,000 below budget. A film revenue of nearly $5,883 and LDI Opex carry forward totalling $199,700 were added into this financial year.

· Operating revenue of $461,000 is $109,000 above budget mainly in leisure facilities, facility hire and library services revenue.

· Capital expenditure of $1.0 million is over budget by $252,000 this quarter mainly due to asset and coastal asset renewals.

· The financial report for the first quarter ended 30 September 2022 for Devonport-Takapuna local board area is in Appendix B attached.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

22. While the risk of non-delivery of the entire work programme is rare, the likelihood for risk relating to individual activities does vary. Capital projects for instance, are susceptible to more risk as on-time and on-budget delivery is dependent on weather conditions, approvals (e.g. building consents) and is susceptible to market conditions.

23. Information about any significant risks and how they are being managed and/or mitigated is addressed in the ‘Activities with significant issues’ section

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

24. The local board will receive the next performance update following the end of quarter two, December 2022.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments