Tira Hautū / Governing Body

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

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

 

Deputy Mayor

Cr Desley Simpson, JP

 

Councillors

Cr Andrew Baker

From 10.16am, Item 6

 

Cr Josephine Bartley

From 10.18am, Item 6

Until 11.52am

 

Cr Angela Dalton

 

 

Cr Chris Darby

 

 

Cr Julie Fairey

 

 

Cr Alf Filipaina, MNZM

 

 

Cr Christine Fletcher, QSO

 

 

Cr Lotu Fuli

From 10.09am, Item 6

 

Cr Shane Henderson

 

 

Cr Richard Hills

 

 

Cr Mike Lee

From 10.10am, Item 6

 

Cr Kerrin Leoni

 

 

Cr Daniel Newman, JP

 

 

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

 

Cr Ken Turner

 

 

Cr Wayne Walker

 

 

Cr John Watson

 

 

Cr Maurice Williamson

 

 

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

 

 

Cr Greg Sayers

On council business

 

 


Governing Body

29 June 2023

 

 

 

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

 

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

CARRIED

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 


 

 

 

6

Adoption of the Annual Budget 2023/2024

 

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.

 

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:

For

Cr A Baker

Cr J Bartley

Mayor W Brown

Cr A Dalton

Cr C Darby

Cr A Filipaina

Cr C Fletcher

Cr S Henderson

Cr R Hills

Cr M Lee

Cr K Leoni

Cr D Newman

Deputy Mayor D Simpson

Cr S Stewart

Cr K Turner

Cr W Walker

Cr J Watson

Cr M Williamson

Against

Cr L Fuli

Abstained

Cr J Fairey

 

The motion was declared carried by 18 votes to 1.

CARRIED

 

 

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

 

 

Note:   Following the meeting Annual Budget 2023/2024 documents were made available on the Auckland Council website at the following link:
https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/plans-projects-policies-reports-bylaws/our-plans-strategies/budget-plans/Pages/annual-budget-2023-2024.aspx

 

 

7

Adoption of the Revenue and Financing Policy

 

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.

CARRIED

 

 

8

Rates setting 2023/2024

 

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:

Property category

Rate in the dollar for 2023/2024 (including GST) ($)

Urban business

0.00474136

Urban residential

0.00180422

Rural business

0.00426722

Rural residential

0.00162380

Farm and lifestyle

0.00144338

No road access

0.00045106

Zero-rated

0.00000000

Property category

Rate in the dollar for 2023/2024 (including GST) ($)

Urban moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider

0.00327279

Rural moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider

0.00294551

Urban medium-occupancy online accommodation provider

0.00253850

Rural medium-occupancy online accommodation provider

0.00228465

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:

Property category

Rate in the dollar for 2023/2024 (including GST) ($)

Urban business

0.00008708

Urban residential

0.00005010

Rural business

0.00007837

Rural residential

0.00004509

Farm and lifestyle

0.00004008

No road access

0.00001253

Zero-rated

0.00000000

Urban moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider

0.00009088

Property category

Rate in the dollar for 2023/2024 (including GST) ($)

Rural moderate-occupancy online accommodation provider

0.00008179

Urban medium-occupancy online accommodation provider

0.00007049

Rural medium-occupancy online accommodation provider

0.00006344

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:

Service

Differential group

Amount of targeted rate for 2023/2024 (including GST) ($)

Charging basis

Standard recycling

Rating units in the former Auckland City with approved opt-out arrangement in place

96.18

Per service provided

All other rating units, where a service is available

96.18

Per SUIP

Minimum base service

All rating units

59.39

Per SUIP

Standard refuse (120 litre bin or equivalent)

Rating units in the former Auckland City with approved opt-out arrangement in place

172.91

Per service provided

All other rating units in the former Auckland City and Manukau City, where a service is available

172.91

Per SUIP, except for any SUIP which is provided with either a large refuse or a small refuse service

Small refuse (80 litre bin)

Rating units in the former Auckland City and Manukau City

 

143.71

 

Per service provided

 

Large refuse (240 litre bin)

Rating units in the former Auckland City and Manukau City

287.03

Per service provided

Additional recycling

All rating units

96.18

Per service provided

Service

Differential group

Amount of targeted rate for 2023/2024 (including GST) ($)

Charging basis

Food scraps

Rating units in the former Papakura District, Waitākere City and North Shore City, where a service is available

77.20

Per SUIP

Rating units in Group A of the former Auckland City (as identified for rating purposes), where a service is or will be available in 2023/2024

64.33

Per SUIP

Rating units in Group B of the former Auckland City (as identified for rating purposes), where a service is or will be available in 2023/2024

70.77

Per SUIP

Rating units in the former Manukau City, where a service is or will be available in 2023/2024

54.68

Per SUIP

Rating units in the former Franklin District and Rodney District, where a service is or will be available in 2023/2024

51.47

Per SUIP

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:

Drainage district

Rate for each square metre of Class A land for 2023/2024 (including GST) ($)

Rate for each square metre of Class B land for 2023/2024 (including GST) ($)

Rate for each square metre of Class C land for 2023/2024 (including GST) ($)

Te Arai

0.00212374

0.00106187

0.00000000

Okahukura

0.00304001

0.00152001

0.00000000

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:

BID area

Fixed rate per rating unit for 2023/2024 (including GST) ($)

Rate in the dollar for 2023/2024 (including GST) ($)

Avondale

0.00

0.00099486

Birkenhead

0.00

0.00082731

Blockhouse Bay

0.00

0.00151207

Browns Bay

0.00

0.00043909

Central Park Henderson

250.00

0.00008002

Devonport

250.00

0.00064840

Dominion Road

0.00

0.00046146

Ellerslie

0.00

0.00170042

Glen Eden

0.00

0.00072926

Glen Innes

0.00

0.00080472

Greater East Tāmaki

195.00

0.00002836

Heart of the City

0.00

0.00035260

Howick

0.00

0.00085842

Hunters Corner

0.00

0.00051989

Karangahape Road

0.00

0.00043551

Kingsland

0.00

0.00035763

Mairangi Bay

250.00

0.00124130

Māngere Bridge

0.00

0.00105995

Māngere East Village

0.00

0.00017332

BID area

Fixed rate per rating unit for 2023/2024 (including GST) ($)

Rate in the dollar for 2023/2024 (including GST) ($)

Māngere Town

0.00

0.00299617

Manukau Central

0.00

0.00025673

Manurewa

0.00

0.00080721

Milford

0.00

0.00059810

Mt Eden Village

0.00

0.00053819

New Lynn

0.00

0.00055458

Newmarket

0.00

0.00056185

North Harbour

150.00

0.00008178

North West District

250.00

0.00013945

Northcote

0.00

0.00218281

One Mahurangi

575.00

0.00000000

Onehunga

0.00

0.00096031

Orewa

0.00

0.00080875

Ōtāhuhu

0.00

0.00058975

Ōtara

0.00

0.00127952

Panmure

0.00

0.00119309

Papakura

0.00

0.00058550

Papatoetoe

0.00

0.00077535

Parnell

0.00

0.00053271

Ponsonby

0.00

0.00076494

Pukekohe

0.00

0.00040819

Remuera

0.00

0.00110328

Rosebank

0.00

0.00026269

Silverdale

400.00

0.00018525

South Harbour

0.00

0.00030113

St Heliers

0.00

0.00103270

Takapuna

0.00

0.00037120

Te Atatu

0.00

0.00107826

Torbay

0.00

0.00087261

Uptown

0.00

0.00023149

Waiuku

0.00

0.00086814

Wiri

0.00

0.00011778

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Local board area

Fixed rate for each separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit for 2023/2024 (including GST) ($)

Māngere-Ōtāhuhu

37.65

Ōtara-Papatoetoe

35.72

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:

Inspection service provided

Fixed rate per rating unit for 2023/2024 (including GST) ($)

Council inspection required

63.33

No council inspection required – successful inspection carried out by an Independently Qualified Pool Inspector (IQPI)

31.67

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:

Year of repayment

Rate in the dollar for 2023/2024 to be multiplied by the ratepayers outstanding balance as at 30 June 2023 (including GST) ($)

1

0.14004200

2

0.15372600

3

0.17138400

Year of repayment

Rate in the dollar for 2023/2024 to be multiplied by the ratepayers outstanding balance as at 30 June 2023 (including GST) ($)

4

0.19500600

5

0.22817000

6

0.27803400

7

0.36129800

8

0.52805600

9

1.02876600

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:

Year of repayment

Rate in the dollar for 2023/2024 to be multiplied by the ratepayers outstanding balance as at 30 June 2023 (including GST) ($)

9

0.19709160

11

0.26239550

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:

Year of repayment

Rate in the dollar for 2023/2024 to be multiplied by the ratepayers outstanding balance as at 30 June 2023 (including GST) ($)

6

0.14913200

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:

Total assistance provided

Amount of targeted rate per rating unit for 2023/2024 (including GST) ($)

$8,000

662.56

$8,500

703.97

$9,000

745.38

$9,500

786.78

$10,000

828.20

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:

Instalment

Due Date

1

31 August 2023

2

30 November 2023

3

28 February 2024

4

31 May 2024

xxiii) that a penalty of 10 per cent of any portion of any instalment of rates assessed in the 2023/2024 rating year that is not paid by the due date for payment of that instalment be added to the amount of unpaid rates. The penalty will be added on the day following the due date, being 1 September 2023, 1 December 2023, 29 February 2024, and 1 June 2024 respectively

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).

CARRIED

 

 

 

9

Political Working Groups arising out of Annual Budget 2023/24 Decision-Making

 

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.

CARRIED

 

 


 

 

 

 

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

 

5.1

Extraordinary business – Government Direction on specified development projects

 

 

 

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 projectsat 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.

CARRIED

 

 


 

 

10         Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

10.1

Government Direction on specified development projects

 

 

 

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.

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

DATE:.........................................................................

 

 

 

CHAIRPERSON:.......................................................