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Albert-Eden
Local Board
11 May 2023
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Local
board consultation feedback and input into the Annual Budget 2023/2024
File No.: CP2023/05665
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
receive consultation feedback from the Albert-Eden Local Board area on:
· proposed
priorities and activities for the Albert-Eden Local Board Agreement 2023/2024.
· proposed
local activities to discontinue, reduce spending on, or increase fees to meet
the Governing Body’s proposed reduction in local board funding.
· regional
topics and related policies for the Annual Budget 2023/2024.
2. To
recommend any local matters to the Governing Body that they will need to
consider or make decisions on in the Annual Budget 2023/2024 process.
3. To
provide input on the proposed regional topics in the Annual Budget 2023/2024 to
the Governing Body.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
4. Local
board agreements set out annual funding priorities, activities, budgets, levels
of service, performance measures and initiatives for each local board area.
Local board agreements for 2023/2024 will be included in Auckland
Council’s Annual Budget 2023/2024.
5. Auckland
Council publicly consulted from 28 February to 28 March 2023 to seek community
views on the proposed Annual Budget 2023/2024. This included consultation on
the Albert-Eden Local Board’s proposed priorities for 2023/2024 to be
included in their local board agreement and proposed local activities to
discontinue, reduce spending on, or increase fees to meet the Governing
Body’s proposed reduction in local board funding.
6. Auckland
Council received 41,147 submissions in total across the region and 5,229
submissions from the Albert-Eden local board area. High level results are:
· Seventy-seven
per cent supported all or most of the proposed local board priorities.
· Ten
per cent supported proceeding with the proposed operating reductions, 33 per
cent did not support proceeding with some and 49 per cent did not support
proceeding with any.
· Nineteen
per cent supported proceeding with a change in policy to enable the sale of all
Auckland International Airport Limited Shareholdings. Twenty-five per cent
supported partial sale of shares and 42 per cent did not support any sales.
· Twenty-two
per cent supported proceeding with increases to rates and debt, 25 per cent
supported increased rates, 23 per cent supported greater use of debt and 29per
cent didn’t know or had another opinion.
· Seventy-five
per cent supported the $20million storm response proposal.
· Majority
support for waste management and swimming pool/spa fence charges.
· Forty-six
per cent support for changes to the bus services funded by the Climate Action
Targeted Rate, 29 per cent did not support.
7. In
the Annual Budget process there are financial matters where local boards
provide recommendations to the Governing Body, for consideration or
decision-making. This includes any local board advocacy initiatives. The
Governing Body will consider these items as part of the Annual Budget
decision-making process in June 2023.
8. Local
boards have a statutory responsibility to provide input into regional
strategies, policies, plans, and bylaws. This report provides an opportunity
for the local board to provide input on council’s proposed Annual Budget
2023/2024.
Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Albert-Eden Local
Board:
a) receive
consultation feedback on the proposed Albert-Eden Local Board priorities and
activities for 2023/2024 including proposed local activities to discontinue,
reduce spending on, or increase fees, to meet the reduction in local board
funding proposed by the Governing Body.
b) receive
consultation feedback on regional topics in the Annual Budget 2023/2024 and
related policies from people and organisations based in the Albert-Eden Local
Board area.
c) provide
input on regional topics in the proposed Annual Budget 2023/2024 and related
policies to the Governing Body.
d) provide
advocacy on any local initiatives for the Annual Budget 2023/2024 to the
Governing Body.
Horopaki
Context
9. Each
financial year Auckland Council must have a local board agreement (as agreed
between the Governing Body and the local board) for each local board area. The
Albert-Eden Local Board Agreement sets out how the Council will reflect the
priorities in the Albert-Eden Local Board Plan 2020 in respect to the local
activities to be provided in the local board area. It includes information
relating to budgets, levels of service, and performance measures.
10. The local
board agreements 2023/2024 will form part of Auckland Council’s Annual
Budget 2023/2024.
11. Auckland
Council publicly consulted from 28 February to 28 March 2023 to seek community
views on the proposed Annual Budget 2023/2024, as well as local board
priorities and proposed activities to be included in the local board agreement
2023/2024.
12. Auckland
Council has faced ongoing budget challenges and recent and rapid increases in
inflation and interest rates has placed significant pressure on the council’s
financial position. A forecast budget deficit of $295 million needs to be
addressed in the council’s proposed Annual Budget 2023/2024.
Tātaritanga me ngā
tohutohu
Analysis and advice
13. This report
includes analysis of consultation feedback, any local matters to be recommended
to the Governing Body and seeks input on regional topics in the proposed Annual
Budget 2023/2024.
Consultation feedback overview
14. As part of
the public consultation Auckland Council used a variety of methods and channels
to reach and engage a broad cross section of Aucklanders to gain their feedback
and input into regional and local topics.
15. In total,
Auckland Council received feedback from 41,147 people in the consultation
period. This feedback was received through:
· written
feedback – 36,659 hard copy and online forms, emails and letters.
· in
person – 4,488 pieces of feedback through online Have Your Say events
(one of which were held in the Albert-Eden local board area).
16. All feedback
will be made available on an Auckland Council webpage called “Submissions
on the Annual Budget 2023/2024” and will be accessible from 26 April 2023
through the following link: https://akhaveyoursay.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/submissions-annual-budget-2023-2024
Feedback received for the Albert-Eden Local Board for 2023/2024
Information on submitters
17. The tables
and graphs below indicate the gender, age and ethnicity categories people
identified with. This information only relates to those submitters who provided
demographic information.
18. The graphs
below indicate the gender, age and ethnicity categories people identified with
compared to 2018 Census results.
Key priorities in Albert-Eden
Local Board Area in 2023/2024
19. The
Albert-Eden Local Board consulted on the following priorities for 2023/2024:
· Increasing
community resilience and connection, helping people feel welcome, safe and
supported.
· Ensuring
our community centres and libraries meet the changing needs of our community,
including looking at options for Pt Chevalier library building which is
currently closed.
· Planning
for how our parks need to respond to growth, such as residential developments
at Carrington (ex-Unitec site) or in Epsom (Auckland University Epsom campus
‘teachers college’).
· Continuing
our climate action through tree planting, parks restoration and funding
community action with our new Climate Activator.
20. 4,285
submissions were received on Albert-Eden Local Board’s priorities for
2023/2024. The majority of local respondents (77 per cent) supported all or
most priorities. Sixteen per cent did not support any or most of the
priorities.
21. Key themes
from comments were in support for investment in communities, climate action,
libraries, parks and the environment, and not in support of funding cuts.
22. Consultation
feedback on local board priorities will be considered by the local board when
approving their local board agreement between 20-22 June 2023.
Responding to the budget
challenge
23. The
council’s proposed response to mitigate the budget pressures for
2023/2024 included a proposed reduction of $16 million to local board
operational funding – this would require the Albert-Eden Local Board to
reduce its planned operating spend by $766,000.
24. To do this,
local boards would need to make tough decisions, prioritising what they do and
where they invest. Aucklanders were asked for their priorities given that the
proposed reduction would mean some local activities would have to be
discontinued, have reduced spending, or increased fees.
25. The table
below provides the responses on what the community did not want to see funding
reduced from.
Key themes
26. Key
priorities from the 1,933 comments about why the chosen priority was important
were:
· Climate
and environment are important (725 comments)
· Community
development and wellbeing are important (522 comments)
· Libraries
are important (271 comments)
· Arts
and culture important (252 comments).
Overview of feedback received on regional topics in the Annual
Budget 2023/2024 from the Albert-Eden Local Board area
27. The proposed
Annual Budget 2023/2024 sets out Auckland Council’s priorities and how
the Council plans to pay for them. Consultation on the proposed Annual Budget
asked submitters to respond to key questions on:
1) operating
spending reductions
2) amending
Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) Shareholding Policy
3) managing
rates and debt
4) storm
response
5) local
board priorities (covered in ‘Feedback received on the Albert-Eden Local
Board for 2023/2024’ section above)
6) changes to
other rates, fees and charges.
28. Submitters
were also encouraged to give feedback on any of the other matters included in
the Annual Budget 2023/2024 consultation document.
29. The
submissions received from the Albert-Eden Local Board area on these key issues
are summarised below, along with an overview of any other areas of feedback on
regional proposals with a local impact.
Key
Question 1: operating spending reductions
30. Aucklanders
were asked for feedback on a proposal to save $125 million through reductions
including:
· maintaining
the current reduced number of public transport services for 2023/2024 to save
$21 million
· reducing
funding to Tātaki Auckland Unlimited to save a further $27.5 million with
effects on service delivery (including economic development and tourism
promotion) and pricing at venues it manages such as Auckland Zoo, Auckland Art
Gallery and stadiums
· reducing
regional services such as community and education programmes, arts and culture
programmes, regional events, economic development and other social services
activities such as homelessness funding, community empowerment and funding for
youth centres to save $20 million
· reducing
local board funded activities across all boards to save $16 million (feedback
received on local impacts of the reduction is outlined in the ‘Feedback
received for the Albert-Eden Local Board for 2023/2024’ section above)
· reducing
contestable grants to save $3 million
· no
longer directly providing early childhood education services to save $1
million.
31. Six out of 11
Māori entities that provided feedback on this question were in support of
some or all reductions in operating spend.
32. The graphs
below give an overview of the responses to this question from the Albert-Eden
Local Board area. 5,079 responses were received for this question.
Key themes
33. Key themes
from 3,912 comments included:
· From
159 comments who support proceeding with proposed reductions: Do not support reduced
public transport services. Stick to core services.
· From
1,518 comments who do not support proceeding with some reductions: Do not
support cuts to regional services; to Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, to public
transport services; to Citizens Advice Bureau, or to local board funding.
Reductions will affect community well-being/ vibrancy.
· From
1,880 comments who do not support proceeding with any reductions: Do not
support cuts to regional services; public transport services; local board
funding; grants or Early Childhood Education services. Reductions will affect
community well-being/ vibrancy.
· From
341 comments who selected ‘other: Opposing the cuts of community
programmes, need to consider other options instead of cutting on regional
services, stick to core services, keep rate increases to a minimum.
· From
14 comments who did not know: fund what’s necessary but make sure
everything is run in the most efficient and cost-effective way, increase debt,
increase rates, concerns about the long-term impact of discontinuing funding on
community programmes.
34. The following
table shows the areas with the highest number of comments which did not support
funding to be reduced:
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Area proposed for
reduced funding
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Number of comments who did
not support reducing funding for this area
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Regional services
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2,435
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Public transport
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1,225
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Tākati Auckland
Unlimited
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1,157
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Local board
funding
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814
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Regional grants
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650
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Early Childhood
Education services
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515
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35. The following
table shows the areas with the highest number of comments which did support
funding to be reduced:
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Area proposed for
reduced funding
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Number of comments who did
support reducing funding for this area
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Tātaki Auckland
Unlimited
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67
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Local board funding
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45
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regional services
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40
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Public transport
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39
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Regional grants
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31
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Early Childhood
Education services
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30
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Key Question 2: Amending
Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) Shareholding Policy
36. Aucklanders
were asked about a planned change to the AIAL Shareholding Policy which will
allow the sale of some or all of Auckland Council’s shares in AIAL. The
proposal is to sell all the shareholding (currently around 18% of shares in
Auckland Airport) which would reduce debt by around $1.9 billion. This is
projected to reduce interest costs by $87 million per year.
37. Other options
were considered, including keeping all the shares or a partial sale. These
options would contribute less towards the budget reduction target and require
other actions such as further increasing rates or debt.
38. Seven out of
nine Māori entities that responded to this question supported the policy
change toward partial or full sale.
39. The graphs
below give an overview of the responses to this question from the Albert-Eden
Local Board area. 4,882 responses were received for this question.
Key themes
40. Key themes
from 2,436 comments included:
· From
371 comments who support selling ALL the shares: Generally support enabling the
total sale, prefer selling these shares over paying higher rates.
· From
540 comments who support selling 10% of the shares: Maintain control and
influence over the shares, keep shares for future benefit.
· From
1,334 comments who do not support changing the policy: Prefer other long-term
options, this is a strategic asset that is worth keeping.
· From
134 comments who selected ‘other’: Do not share public assets, Sell
the bare minimum to cope with the financial gap, do not cut on social services,
sell the shares to central government instead of selling to private investors.
· From
57 comments who did not know: Lack of understanding to make a decision on this
topic, prefer the sale of shares rather than the cuts proposed in Question 1.
Key Question 3: Managing rates and
debt
41. Aucklanders
were asked to provide feedback on a proposal of a total rates increase for the
average value residential property of around 4.66 per cent or $154 per year.
This would be achieved through:
· an
average increase in general rates of 7 per cent across all existing properties,
including non-residential.
· reducing
the Natural Environment Targeted Rate (NETR) and Water Quality Targeted Rate
(WQTR) by around two thirds and using the money already collected from these
rates to continue delivering these work programmes as planned in 2023/2024
· pausing
the long-term differential strategy (the split between business and residential
rates) for one year. Under the current policy, annual increases to general
rates for business properties are less than for non-business properties so that
over time the share of general rates paid by business properties is fairer.
42. Aucklanders
were also asked about the proposal to increase council’s use of debt by
up to $75 million in the 2023/2024 year. The proposal involves using the
debt to fund some capital expenditure that is currently planned to be funded by
operating revenue.
43. Six out of 11
Māori entities that responded to this question supported increased rates,
or higher.
44. The graphs
below give an overview of the responses to this question from the Albert-Eden
Local Board area. 4,940 responses were received for this question.
Key themes
45. Key themes
from 2,527 comments included:
· From
331 comments who support proceeding with the proposed increases to rates and
debt: Seems reasonable to help reducing the financial gap, good for the
long-term. Makes sense as other costs are getting higher as well.
· From
505 comments who preferred setting a higher general rates increase: Spend now
to save later, increase more as inflation has gone high as well, prefer higher
rates to stops the cuts on Question 1, Higher rates to stop deferring real
costs of living.
· From
211 comments who preferred making greater use of debt: Use debt until interest
rates decrease, unprecedent times justify use of debt, more debt is necessary
to help the community with their needs.
· From
249 comments who preferred setting a lower general rates increase and make
greater use of debt: With current cost of living crises many people may not be
able to afford higher rates, salaries are not following Consumers Price Index,
therefore is harder to make ends meet. Cost of living is very high in Auckland.
· From
186 comments who preferred setting a higher general rates increase and make
less use of debt: Auckland has very low general rates compared to other cities,
the previous rates increases have been insufficient to keep up with the city
needs, Natural Environment Targeted Rate funding is critical to supporting
conservation and climate change adaptation and mitigation initiatives in the region.
· From
999 comments who choose ‘other’: Both increase debt and increase
rates, so we can keep funding the things that make Auckland a better place to
live, the community need great services, this is not the time to cut those
programmes. Look into increasing proportion of rates collected from
business ratepayers, don’t reduce the Natural Environment Targeted Rate
and Water Quality Targeted Rate, so these generate more revenue.
· From
46 comments who did not know: Unsure about what this would mean in the bigger
picture, not having enough information to be able to respond.
Key
Question 4: Storm response
46. Aucklanders
were asked about a proposal to increase council’s operating budgets by
around $20 million each year to improve the ability to prepare for and respond
to future storms. This would likely require rates to increase for 2023/2024 by
around an additional 1 per cent (on top of the 4.66 per cent increase proposed
to address the budget shortfall).
47. Nine out of
11 Māori entities that responded to this question supported the proposal.
48. The graphs
below give an overview of the responses to this question from the Albert-Eden
Local Board area. 4,898 answers were received for this question.
Key themes
49. Key themes
from 2,226 comments included:
· From
1704 comments who support the proposal: Ensure better stormwater
infrastructure, pay less now rather than more later, we need to prepare for the
future, Auckland will have more damage if we don't react quickly to weather
change.
· From
249 comments who do not support the proposal: Storms are just incidental, let
the insurance companies cover the costs, homeowners need to have personal
insurance for home and contents, the increased financial burden is more
pressing than a potential storm, which is likely to not occur imminently.
· From
223 comments who selected ‘other’: Protect the most vulnerable
first, have a budget to manage the impact of storms and the climate crisis we
are in, this is not the time to pause projects that are part of action around
climate change, more funding for Watercare to build a better drainage system,
work up a realistically higher 10-year-budget and negotiate with government and
business to share it, increase the budget, don’t reduce the communities
funding which enables their preparedness and resilience in emergency response.
· From
50 comments who did not know: Unclear how the $20million will be used to
"prepare" for a storm, not enough research and information to be able
to respond.
Key Question 5: local board priorities
50. Aucklanders
were asked for feedback on the local impacts of the Annual Budget, feedback
received on this is outlined in the ‘Feedback received for the
Albert-Eden Local Board for 2023/2024’ section above.
Key
Question 6: changes to other rates, fees and charges
51. Aucklanders
were asked for feedback on proposals to increase some targeted rates and other
regulatory fees and charges as set out below. If the changes are not made, then
general rates may need to be higher than proposed.
Waste management rates
changes
· A 10.6
per cent increase to the base rate and targeted rate charges for non-standard
refuse bins (in the former Auckland (ACC) and Manukau (MCC) city council areas)
· introduction
of a fee for swapping bin sizes
· extension
of the food scraps targeted rate to the new areas that will receive the service
this year.
Changes to other rates, fees and
charges
· Re-prioritisation
of additional bus service expenditure which was planned to be funded by the
Climate Action Targeted Rate (CATR) for the 2023/2024 year.
· Swimming
Pool/Spa Pool Fencing Compliance Targeted Rate: increases to reflect the actual
costs of the service, and an increase in the fee for follow up inspections.
· amendment
to Community Occupancy Guidelines
· changes
to the Rodney Drainage District Targeted Rate
· establishment
of a Business Improvement District (BID) and BID targeted rate for Silverdale
· animal
management fees
· some
building and resource consenting fees
· other
regulatory fees such as food licensing registration, micro-mobility operator
fees and swimming pool inspections
· cemetery
fees
· review
of fees for bookable spaces in council managed pool and leisure facilities.
52. The graphs
below give an overview of the responses to this question from the Albert-Eden
Local Board area.
· Waste
Management: Cost Change - 4,532 responses received from individuals, 66
responses from organisations.
· Waste
Management: One-off fee for those residents wishing to change their bin size -
4,539 responses received from individuals, 66 responses from organisations.
· Waste
Management: Extend the food scraps targeted rate to the new areas that will
receive the service this year - 4,506 responses received from individuals, 64
responses from organisations.
· Other
Rate Change: Swimming Pool/Spa Pool Fencing Compliance Targeted Rate - 4,591
responses received from individuals, 66 responses from organisations.
· Other
Rate Change: Change which bus services are funded by the Climate Action
Targeted Rate - 4,531 responses from individuals, 66 responses from
organisations.
Other matters for feedback
53. Aucklanders
were asked to feedback on the Tūpuna Maunga Authority Operational Plan
2023/2024 which sets out a framework in which the council must carry out the
routine management of 14 Tūpuna Maunga.
54. 177 comments
were provided on the Tūpuna Maunga Authority Operational Plan 2023/2024,
50 in support and 118 did not support. Of those, 94 mentions were made of not
cutting down mature trees or having a phased planting approaching, 44 mentions
of reducing the budget or not funding the Tūpuna Maunga Authority and 14
mentions of not supporting the Tūpuna Maunga Authority entity or process.
55. Aucklanders
were also asked what else is important to them and if they had any feedback on
any other issues. The top most common comments were on:
· Transport
(691 comments): public transport (358 comments), walking and cycling (154
comments), roads and footpaths (84 comments), parking and enforcement (35 comments),
other (60 comments).
· Regional
arts, culture and events (484 comments).
· Regional
community places and services (429 comments).
· Environmental
services (409 comments).
Annual Budget 2023/2024 related policies
The following proposals were consulted on
alongside the Annual Budget:
Revenue and
Financing Policy
56. The proposal
to pause the Long-Term Differential Strategy (LTDS) for one year would require
an amendment to the Revenue and Financing Policy.
57. Under the
current rating policy, businesses pay a greater share of rates than
non-business properties. Businesses make more use of council services like
transport and stormwater. They also place more demand on these services.
Council previously decided that the level of business rates is too high and
should be reduced gradually over time. The LTDS currently lowers the total
amount of general rates (UAGC and value-based general rate) for businesses in
equal steps, from 31 per cent in 2022/2023 to 25.8 per cent by 2037/2038.
Feedback
58. 146 submissions
were received on the proposal. Of these, 99 supported the proposal and 41 did
not support the proposal. A further six either provided another response or did
not know. Comments from those in support included businesses being in a
position to afford the increase and the impact of rates on residential
ratepayers.
59. Responses
from those who did not support the proposal included the view that business
rates are too high.
60. The Property
Council did not support the proposal citing concern for increased costs on
businesses and business rates being too high.
Māori Land Rates
Remission and Postponement Policy
61. The Council
is proposing to amend the Māori Land Rates Remission and Postponement
Policy to provide a partial remission of rates to general title
papakāinga, where that land is:
· protected
from being sold out of Māori ownership
· for
the sole use of hapū/iwi (tribe).
62. This
recognises the similarities between these properties and papakāinga on
Māori freehold land. The proposed remission would apply a discount of up
to 10 per cent of the rateable land value. This is similar to what is applied
to Māori freehold land.
Feedback
63. There were 40
submissions from individuals. Of these 20 were in support of the proposal and
20 did not support the proposal. Responses in support included the positive
benefits to Māori in retaining land. Responses from those who did not
support included Māori not having special treatment, and concern about the
costs to other Aucklanders.
64. Eight of the
40 responses were from individuals who identified as Māori, all of who
supported the proposal. Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei also submitted
in support of the proposal.
Local board advocacy
65. Local boards
can also provide approved advocacy initiatives which considers the consultation
feedback above. This allows the Governing Body to consider these advocacy items
when making decisions on the Annual Budget 2023/2024 to the Governing Body in
June.
66. The advocacy
initiatives approved by the local board will be included as an appendix to the
2023/2024 Local Board Agreement.
Local board input on regional topics in the Annual Budget
2023/2024
67. Local boards
have a statutory responsibility for identifying and communicating the interests
and preferences of the people in its local board area in relation to Auckland
Council’s strategies, policies, plans, and bylaws, and any proposed
changes to be made to them. This report provides an opportunity for the local
board to provide input on the council’s proposed Annual Budget 2023/2024,
proposed changes to the Revenue and Financing Policy and Māori Land Rates
Remission and Postponement Policy.
Tauākī whakaaweawe
āhuarangi
Climate impact statement
68. The decisions
recommended in this report are part of the Annual Budget 2023/2024 and local
board agreement process to approve funding and expenditure over the next year.
69. Projects
allocated funding or proposed to have reduced funding through this Annual
Budget process will all have varying levels of potential climate impact
associated with them. The climate impacts of projects Auckland Council chooses
to progress, are all assessed carefully as part of the council’s rigorous
reporting requirements.
Ngā whakaaweawe me
ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera
Council group impacts and views
70. The Annual
Budget 2023/2024 is an Auckland Council Group document and will include budgets
at a consolidated group level. Consultation items and updates to budgets to
reflect decisions and new information may include items from across the group.
Ngā whakaaweawe
ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe
Local impacts and local board views
71. The local
board’s decisions and feedback are being sought in this report. The local
board has a statutory role in providing its feedback on regional plans and
policies.
72. Local boards
play an important role in the development of the council’s Annual Budget.
Local board agreements form part of the Annual Budget. Local board nominees
have also attended Governing Body workshops on the Annual Budget.
Tauākī whakaaweawe
Māori
Māori impact statement
73. Many local
board decisions are of importance to and impact on Māori. Local board
agreements and the Annual Budget are important tools that enable and can
demonstrate the council’s responsiveness to Māori.
74. Local board
plans, developed in 2020 through engagement with the community including
Māori, form the basis of local board area priorities. There is a need to
continue to build relationships between local boards and iwi, and the wider
Māori community.
75. Analysis
provided of consultation feedback received on the proposed Annual Budget
includes submissions made by mana whenua and the wider Māori community who
have interests in the rohe / local board area.
76. Ongoing
conversations between local boards and Māori will assist in understanding
each other’s priorities and issues. This in turn can influence and
encourage Māori participation in the council’s decision-making
processes.
77. Some projects
approved for funding could have discernible impacts on Māori. The
potential impacts on Māori, as part of any project progressed by Auckland
Council, will be assessed appropriately and accordingly as part of relevant
reporting requirements.
78. The Annual
Budget 2023/2024 and related policies includes a proposed amendment to the
Māori Land Rates Remission and Postponement Policy covered in the
‘Annual Budget related policies’ section above.
Ngā ritenga
ā-pūtea
Financial implications
79. This report
is seeking the local board’s decisions on financial matters in the local
board agreement that must then be considered by the Governing Body.
80. The local
board also provides input to regional plans and policies. There is information
in the council’s consultation material for each proposal with the financial
implications of each option outlined for consideration.
Ngā raru tūpono me
ngā whakamaurutanga
Risks and mitigations
81. The council
must adopt its Annual Budget, which includes local board agreements, by 30 June
2023. In order to meet this timeframe, the local board is required to make
recommendations on these local matters for the Annual Budget by mid May 2023
and present to the Governing Body to make decisions on key items to be included
in the Annual Budget on 8 June 2023.
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Next steps
82. The local
board will approve its local board agreement in June 2023 and corresponding
work programmes in July 2023.
83. Recommendations
and feedback from the local board will be provided to the Governing Body for
consideration in its decision-making.
84. The final
Annual Budget 2023/2024 (including local board agreements) will be adopted by
the Governing Body on 29 June 2023.
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Signatories
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Authors
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Emma Reed – Senior Local Board Advisor
Canela Ferrara – Local Board Advisor
Cathy McIntosh - Local Board Engagement Advisor
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Authoriser
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Nina Siers - Local Area Manager
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