Tira Hautū / Governing Body
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of an extraordinary meeting of the Governing Body held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Thursday, 29 June 2023 at 10.03am.
Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present
Mayor |
Wayne Brown |
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Deputy Mayor |
Cr Desley Simpson, JP |
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Councillors |
Cr Andrew Baker |
From 10.16am, Item 6 |
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Cr Josephine Bartley |
From 10.18am, Item 6 Until 11.52am |
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Cr Angela Dalton |
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Cr Chris Darby |
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Cr Julie Fairey |
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Cr Alf Filipaina, MNZM |
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Cr Christine Fletcher, QSO |
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Cr Lotu Fuli |
From 10.09am, Item 6 |
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Cr Shane Henderson |
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Cr Richard Hills |
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Cr Mike Lee |
From 10.10am, Item 6 |
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Cr Kerrin Leoni |
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Cr Daniel Newman, JP |
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Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM |
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Cr Ken Turner |
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Cr Wayne Walker |
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Cr John Watson |
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Cr Maurice Williamson |
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Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT
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Cr Greg Sayers |
On council business |
Governing Body 29 June 2023 |
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Resolution number GB/2023/117 MOVED by Mayor W Brown, seconded by Deputy Mayor D Simpson: That the Governing Body: a) accept the apology from: Absence Cr G Sayers – on council business Lateness Cr L Fuli Cr A Baker – on council business |
2 Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest
There were no declarations of interest.
3 Ngā Kōrero a te Marea | Public Input
There was no public input.
4 Ngā Kōrero a te Poari ā-Rohe Pātata | Local Board Input
There was no local board input.
5 Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary Business
Under Standing Order 2.4.6, the meeting agreed to have a discussion on Government Direction on specified development projects at Item 10 – Consideration of Extraordinary Items.
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Cr L Fuli entered the meeting at 10.09am. Cr M Lee entered the meeting at 10.10am. Cr A Baker entered the meeting at 10.16am. Cr J Bartley entered the meeting at 10.18am. |
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Resolution number GB/2023/118 MOVED by Mayor W Brown, seconded by Deputy Mayor D Simpson: That the Governing Body: a) whai / adopt the Auckland Council Annual Budget 2023/2024, as the council’s annual plan for 2023/2024, including 21 local board agreements b) tautapa / delegate authority and responsibility for jointly agreeing any required editorial changes to the Auckland Council Annual Budget 2023/2024 document to the Mayor and the Group Chief Financial Officer. A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:
The motion was declared carried by 18 votes to 1. |
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Note: the following councillors requested that their opposition to sale of Airport Shares be recorded: · Cr J Bartley · Cr A Dalton · Cr A Filipaina · Cr M Lee · Cr K Leoni · Cr W Walker · Cr J Watson
Note: the following councillors requested that their opposition to the budget stance on Early Childhood Education be recorded: · Cr A Dalton · Cr A Filipaina · Cr R Hills · Cr K Leoni · Cr W Walker · Cr J Watson
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Note: Following the meeting Annual Budget 2023/2024
documents were made available on the Auckland Council website at the
following link: |
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Resolution number GB/2023/119 MOVED by Cr M Williamson, seconded by Deputy Mayor D Simpson: That the Governing Body: a) adopt the amended Revenue and Financing Policy in Attachment A to this report. |
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Resolution number GB/2023/120 MOVED by Cr W Walker, seconded by Cr K Leoni: That the Governing Body: a) whakatau / resolve under the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 to set rates and due dates for the 2023/2024 financial year and to authorise the addition of penalties as follows: i) that a Uniform Annual General Charge be set, for all rateable land, at $529 (including GST) per separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit (SUIP) ii) that a general rate be set for all rateable land on the capital value of the land and at different rates in the dollar for different categories of land (as defined for rating purposes in the Funding Impact Statement in the council's Annual Budget 2023/2024) as set out in the table below:
iii) that a Water Quality Targeted Rate be set on the capital value of all rateable land except land categorised as zero-rated, as defined for rating purposes, of an amount of $0.00002022 (including GST) per dollar of capital value applied to all rateable land categorised as business (Urban business and Rural business), and $0.00001147 (including GST) per dollar of capital value to all rateable land not categorised as business (Urban residential, Rural residential, Farm and lifestyle, urban medium-occupancy online accommodation provider, rural medium-occupancy online accommodation provider, urban moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider, rural moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider, and No road access) as defined for rating purposes iv) that a Natural Environment Targeted Rate be set on the capital value of all rateable land except land categorised as zero-rated, as defined for rating purposes, of an amount of $0.00002936 (including GST) per dollar of capital value applied to all rateable land categorised as business (Urban business and Rural business), and $0.00001666 (including GST) per dollar of capital value to all rateable land not categorised as business (Urban residential, Rural residential, Farm and lifestyle, urban medium-occupancy online accommodation provider, rural medium-occupancy online accommodation provider, urban moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider, rural moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider, and No road access) as defined for rating purposes v) that a Climate Action Transport Targeted Rate be set for all rateable land on the capital value of the land at different rates in the dollar for different categories of land as defined for rating purposes as set out in the table below:
vi) that waste management targeted rates be set differentially for different categories of land at different fixed amounts, as set out in the table below:
Note to table: For these purposes the various waste services are as set out in the Auckland Waste Management and Minimisation Plan and the Funding Impact Statement in the council’s Annual Budget 2023/2024. vii) that a City Centre Targeted Rate be set differentially for all rateable land in the urban business, urban residential, urban moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider, and urban medium-occupancy online accommodation provider differential categories, as defined for rating purposes, and in the city centre area, of an amount of $0.00116674 (including GST) per dollar of the capital value of the rating unit for urban business rating units and of a fixed amount of $69.25 (including GST) per separately used or inhabited part (SUIP) of a rating unit for urban residential, urban moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider, and urban medium-occupancy online accommodation provider rating units viii) that a Rodney Local Board Transport Targeted Rate be set for all rateable land in the Rodney Local Board area except land categorised as zero-rated as defined for rating purposes, of an amount of $150 (including GST) per separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit (SUIP) ix) that an Electricity Network Resilience Targeted Rate of $12,075,000 (including GST) be set on Vector’s electricity network utility rating unit where tree management service is provided x) that Rodney Drainage District Targeted Rates be set for all land located entirely or partially within the Te Arai drainage district or the Okahukura drainage district (as identified for rating purposes) respectively, as set out in the table below:
xi) that Business Improvement District (BID) targeted rates be set for all rateable land in the urban business or rural business differential categories, as defined for rating purposes, within the defined Business Improvement District areas, of a fixed amount per rating unit and/or a rate in the dollar of capital value of the rating unit, as set out in the table below:
xii) that the Ōtara-Papatoetoe and Māngere-Ōtāhuhu swimming pool targeted rates be set for all rateable land in the urban residential, rural residential, urban moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider, urban medium-occupancy online accommodation provider, rural moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider, or rural medium-occupancy online accommodation provider differential categories, as defined for rating purposes, located in the respective Māngere–Ōtāhuhu Local Board or Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board area, of a fixed amount per separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit (SUIP), as set out in the table below:
xiii) that the Swimming/Spa Pool Fencing Compliance targeted rate be set for all rateable land on the council’s register of pool fence and barrier inspections, set differentially based on whether the council provides inspection, as a fixed amount per rating unit as set out in the table below:
xiv) that the Riverhaven Drive targeted rate be set on land in Riverhaven Drive, Rodney, in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance for the construction of a road that gives access to the rating units, of an amount of $10,045.09 (including GST) per rating unit xv) that the Waitākere Rural Sewerage targeted rate be set for all land in the Waitākere Ranges Local Board area which has an on-site waste management system and in respect of which the council has available the service of pumping out the system and which is scheduled to take place within the three-year period commencing 1 July 2021, of an amount of $296.75 (including GST) for each such on-site waste management system utilised in conjunction with the rating unit xvi) that the Retro-fit Your Home targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance under the Retro-fit Your Home scheme, at different levels based on the extent of the outstanding assistance by reference to the year that the ratepayer started repaying the financial assistance by this targeted rate, of an amount set out in the table below:
xvii) that the Kumeu Huapai Riverhead Wastewater targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance to connect to the Kumeu Huapai Riverhead pressurised wastewater scheme, at different levels based on the extent of the outstanding assistance by reference to the year that the ratepayer started repaying the financial assistance by this targeted rate, of an amount set out in the table below:
xviii) that the On-site Wastewater Systems (Septic Tank) Upgrades targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance for the replacement or upgrade of failing on-site wastewater systems (septic tanks) in the west coast lagoons (Piha, Te Henga and Karekare) and Little Oneroa (Waiheke Island) catchments, at different levels based on the extent of the outstanding assistance by reference to the year that the ratepayer started repaying the financial assistance by this targeted rate, of an amount set out in the table below:
xix) that the Point Wells Wastewater targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance to connect to a pressure wastewater collection system in Point Wells, of an amount per rating unit based on the extent of the financial assistance as shown in the following table:
xx) that the Jackson Crescent Wastewater targeted rate be set on land in respect of which the council has provided financial assistance to connect to a wastewater collection scheme in the Jackson Crescent, Martins Bay area, of an amount of $598.01 (including GST) per rating unit xxi) that for the purposes of the above rates, the definitions of the city centre area, the various Business Improvement Districts, the expression "separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit" and the differential categories for rates charged on a differential basis are as set out in the Funding Impact Statement in the council's Annual Budget 2023/2024 xxii) that for the 2023/2024 financial year, all rates be payable in four equal instalments, on the following due dates:
xxiv) that a further penalty of 10 per cent of any rates assessed in any financial year prior to 1 July 2023 that remain unpaid on 7 July 2023, be added on 8 July 2023 xxv) that a further penalty of 10 per cent of any rates to which a penalty has been added under resolution (xxiv) above if those rates are unpaid on 8 January 2024, be added on 9 January 2024. b) whakaae / agree that in accordance with the council’s Early Payment Discount Policy the discount for the early payment of rates be set at 2.06 per cent of the 2023/2024 rates, if those rates, together with any outstanding prior years’ rates and penalties, are paid in full on or before the due date of the first instalment (31 August 2023). |
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Political Working Groups arising out of Annual Budget 2023/24 Decision-Making |
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Resolution number GB/2023/121 MOVED by Cr C Fletcher, seconded by Cr W Walker: That the Governing Body: a) endorse the proposed approach to establishing political working groups to inform the development of the long term plan. |
10 Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items
Under Standing Order 2.4.6, the Governing Body agreed to receive a verbal update on Government Direction on specified development projects.
During discussion is became apparent that a decision would be required.
The meeting adjourned at 11.52am.
Cr J Bartley left the meeting at 11.52am.
The meeting reconvened at 12.14pm.
With the agreement of the meeting the Chairperson returned to Item 5 - Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary Business.
5 Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary Business
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Extraordinary business – Government Direction on specified development projects |
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Resolution number GB/2023/122 MOVED by Cr C Fletcher, seconded by Cr W Walker: That the Governing Body: a) kohuki / consider an extraordinary item “Government Direction on specified development projects” at Item 10 – Consideration of Extraordinary Items of this agenda, noting: i) the reason the matter was not on the agenda is because notice was given to council on 28 June 2023, and ii) the reason why this matter cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting is because it requires immediate action from council. |
10 Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items
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Resolution number GB/2023/123 MOVED by Cr C Fletcher, seconded by Cr J Watson: That the Governing Body: a) tono / request the Mayor to contact the Prime Minister and Ministers of Finance and Housing to: i) request that they withdraw their direction to Kainga Ora to assess the Auckland Light Rail Corridor area as a specified development project until the Ministers have discussed this with the other Auckland Light Rail sponsors, including Auckland Council, and agreed on next steps; ii) note the council’s disappointment that the government made that direction without any discussion or agreement with Auckland Council; iii) note that the council has not yet completed its planning and regulatory investigation into the severe weather events; b) tautohu / refer this matter to the Planning, Environment and Parks Committee for further consideration, and report back to the Governing Body. |
12.49 pm The chairperson thanked members for their attendance and attention to business and declared the meeting closed.
CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF THE Governing Body HELD ON
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