Agenda of Franklin Local Board - Tuesday, 22 August 2023

Franklin Local Board

22 August 2023

Auckland Transport Update for the Franklin Local Board – August 2023

File No.: CP2023/08856

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To update the Franklin Local Board on transport related matters.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. The purpose of the report is to provide an update on transport related items, including:

· Franklin Bus Services

· Auckland Transport Local Ride Share

· Auckland Transport Capital Budget

· Supporting Growth – frequent transport network

· Waiuku Rubber Roundabout trial

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) receive the August 2023 report from Auckland Transport.

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Context

3. Auckland Transport (AT) is responsible for all of Auckland’s transport services, excluding state highways. AT reports on a regular basis to local boards, as set out in the Local Board Engagement Plan. This reporting commitment acknowledges the important engagement role local boards play within and on behalf of their local communities.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

4. This section of the report contains information about relevant projects, issues, and initiatives. It provides summaries of the detailed advice and analysis provided to the local board during workshops and briefings.

Franklin Bus services

5. One of the common themes raised by Franklin residents in their submissions to the Annual plan was the perceived under-utilisation of feeder bus services.

6. The majority of bus services in Pukekohe are meeting their patronage targets. These services potentially have lower than usual patronage currently due to the closure of the rail line between Pukekohe and Papakura for electrification. This seems to have resulted in people changing their travel patterns during this closure with less demand for local buses to and from Pukekohe Station.

7. AT will be reviewing these services.

Rideshare

8. AT is considering a 12-month trial of on-demand rideshare service in Pukekohe which may replace bus services 391, 392, and 393.

9. This service is called AT Local, and is currently being trialed in the Papakura Local Board area. Papakura Local Board will be briefed on the outcome of their trial on 16 August.

10. In Pukekohe, the AT Local serve would operate in a defined operating area which would include areas served by the three bus routes and some other areas that are not currently served by public transport like the Belmont area and Factory Rd. The service is designed to provide enhanced connectivity to the Pukekohe train station, supermarkets, and other key destinations in the area.

11. At the end of 12 months, if a trial is successful and serves the community’s transport needs, AT will look at making it permanent. Any Pukekohe trial could be launched by 2025 (subject to available resource and budget).

Auckland Transport Capital Budget

12. Auckland Transport’s annual Capital Investment Plan is set in June each year. It outlines a plan to maintain roads, ferry terminals, bus facilities and train stations and allocates the current financial year’s investment in capital projects to improve Tāmaki Makaurau’s transport network.

13. This year’s capital investment plan, represents a total of $1.058 billion, that responds to the transport priorities Aucklanders told us are most important, including the following:

· Public transport: Consultation tells us that 95% of Aucklanders want faster, easier to use and more frequent public transport that goes to more places. Auckland Transport is spending $384 million (41% of the budget) on improving Auckland’s public transport network. This includes the Eastern Busway, additional electric trains, decarbonising and updating the ferry fleet, and implementing open loop contactless payment across buses, trains and ferries.

· Maintaining the road network: Many Aucklanders need to move around by car so we’re continuing to invest in maintaining the road network.

· Recovery: Auckland Transport is spending approximately $125-$150 million on rebuilding roads damaged by the Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods and Cyclone Gabrielle, to get people moving around again.

14. On 10 July 2023, at the Local Board Chairs’ Forum, Auckland Transport’s Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer confirmed that this financial year’s planned capital investment of $1.058 billion is 10.8% lower than the $1.186 billion originally outlined in the Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP).

15. In the latest reprioritisation process, the Local Board Transport Capital Fund (LBTCF) was reduced from $11 million to $7 million. This is due to budget pressures Auckland Transport and our funding partners are facing including:

· absorbing the additional $125-$150 million required for flood recovery on Auckland’s roads

· inflation and the rising costs of doing business.

16. This means we must pause some capital projects that we had previously planned for this financial year. AT’s Local Board Team is finalising the 2023/2024 detailed budget by local board and by project. Our local board transport capital fund team and the finance team will be ready to share this in August 2023 supported by the AT Elected Member Relationship Partners (EMRP).

Supporting Growth – frequent transport network

17. At a workshop on Tuesday 8 August 2023, the supporting growth team presented on the frequent transport network programme. The focus of this programme is to identify routes for the transport network that will best manage the impact of future growth in the south. The identification of preferred routes will enable the preparation of a business case and route protection for future designations.

18. As part of the workshop the board expressed its concern that this programme only considers some of the corridors in the impacted by growth in the Franklin area and identified the need to formalise its feedback at a business meeting.

19. The board are invited to formalize the informal feedback provided at the workshop by resolution in response to this report.

Waiuku Rubber Roundabout Trial

20. As the Local Board is aware, the Waiuku rubber roundabout trial has an accompanying monitoring plan, as shown on the summary below

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21. If requested AT staff are happy to provide a further update via a workshop.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

22. AT engages closely with Council on developing strategy, actions, and measures to support the outcomes sought by the Auckland Plan 2050, the Auckland Climate Action Plan and Council’s priorities.

23. AT’s core role is in providing attractive alternatives to private vehicle travel, reducing the carbon footprint of its own operations and, to the extent feasible, that of the contracted public transport network.

24. There is a growing global, national, and local need to urgently address the threats posed by climate change through reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The scientific evidence is compelling. In New Zealand the Climate Change Response (Zero-Carbon) Act was enacted in 2019, which requires national GHG emissions to be net-zero by 2050. In June 2019 Auckland Council declared a climate emergency, followed by the endorsement in July 2020 of Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan.

25. Tackling climate change will require a very significant change to the way we travel around our region although the timing and the details of how this change might unfold are still to become obvious. Climate change targets in the Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP) occurred with a strong awareness of central government climate change legislation and Auckland Council climate change targets. Auckland Council through its Climate Plan has committed to a 50 percent reduction in emissions by 2030, the amount required to keep the planet within 1.5°C of warming by 2100.

26. Roughly five percent of Auckland’s road and rail strategic networks are found in areas susceptible to coastal inundation, including parts of the state highway network which are crucial links for freight movements and access to key regional destinations. Over 1,000km (or about 13 percent) of AT’s local road network has recently been identified as vulnerable to a 1-in-100 year flood event. AT is currently identifying and prioritising the risks of climate change to the transport system (assets, services, customers and staff) to permit a more strategic approach to designing and managing our assets in the future.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

27. The impact of information (or decisions) in this report are confined to AT and do not impact on other parts of the council group.

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

Local impacts and local board views

28. The purpose of this report is to inform the local board.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

29. There are no impacts specific to Māori for this reporting period. AT is committed to meeting its responsibilities under Te Tiriti o Waitangi-the Treaty of Waitangi and its broader legal obligations in being more responsible or effective to Māori.

30. Our Māori Responsiveness Plan outlines the commitment to 19 mana whenua tribes in delivering effective and well-designed transport policy and solutions for Auckland. We also recognise mataawaka and their representative bodies and our desire to foster a relationship with them.

31. This plan in full is available on the AT’s Website - https://at.govt.nz/about-us/transport-plans-strategies/maori-responsiveness-plan/#about

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Financial implications

32. There are no direct financial implications for this report.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

33. Risks are managed as part of each AT project.

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Next steps

34. In addition to upcoming workshops, the local board will receive a further report in October.

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Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

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Signatories

Author

Bruce Thomas – Elected Members Relationship Manager

Authorisers

John Gillespie – Head of Elected Member Relationship

Georgina Gilmour – Local Area Manager Franklin, Papakura, Manurewa (Acting)

Franklin Local Board

22 August 2023

Auckland Transport - Auckland Rail Programme Business Case (ARPBC)

File No.: CP2023/10816

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To inform the local board about the Auckland Rail Programme Business Case (ARPBC).

2. To seek formal feedback from the local board on the ARPBC.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

3. The Auckland Rail Programme Business Case (ARPBC) (see Attachment A for slides presented to the local board) identifies an investment pathway required to develop the heavy rail network within the context of Auckland's population growth and the part Auckland plays in New Zealand’s freight network.

4. With road congestion, population growth and emission reduction targets, this is an important time to plan for an effective rail network that unlocks demand and makes rail travel the convenient transport choice for people and goods.

5. The ARPBC outlines:

· rail’s strategic role in the broader transport network for Auckland

· a programme of interventions and strategic justification for investments over the next 30 years

· an appropriate framework for future investigations and business cases of the individual interventions identified

· alignment on future Rail Network Investment Programmes (RNIP), which underpins the joint investment programme.

6. The ARPBC has identified the following seven investment areas required to deliver the 30-year plan:

· Maintenance and renewals, including equipment upgrades

· Signalling and power feed upgrades

· New fleet, depots and stabling

· Additional track on the Southern line (~39km where there are four tracks)

· Level crossing removals by closures or grade separation (encompassing 32 crossing locations)

· Station improvements (encompassing 42 stations for increase in patronage, safety and to accommodate nine-car trains)

· New cross-town corridor with stations - the Avondale Southdown connection (~12.5km new track).

7. The ARPBC is being presented to the Auckland Council Transport and Infrastructure Committee in August 2023 followed by an approval process to the KiwiRail Board, Auckland Transport Board and Waka Kotahi Board in the latter part of 2023.

8. This report is seeking feedback on the ARPBC following a presentation at the Franklin Local Board workshop on 18 July 2023.

9. Local board views will be incorporated into the final ARPBC and be utilised in finalising the investment plan and scope development for the next stage of works.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) supports the Auckland Rail Programme Business Case - 30-Year Investment Plan

b) supports the need for of a well maintained, resilient and attractive heavy rail network that supports passenger and freight movements and delivers economic benefits to both the regional and national economy.

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Context

10. The use of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s rail network, for both passenger and freight, has grown significantly over the past 20 years. Investments in the rail network over this time have seen passenger boardings on our services increase from 5 million per annum in the early 2000s to over 21 million boardings on the Auckland rail passenger network in 2019.

11. Three main users of the rail network are freight services, metro passenger services and inter regional rail services.

12. Investment to date has encouraged economic growth in Auckland and has changed the shape of Auckland’s development through significant improvement in rail services. These improvements include electrification, upgraded stations, freight hubs and rolling stock to make better use of the capacity of Auckland’s rail corridor.

13. Recent investments for rail have been signalled in the Auckland Transport Alignment Project (ATAP) which has achieved investments for 2021-2031 projects being delivered now.

14. Projects currently being delivered will increase the capacity and attractiveness of rail for customers including:

· significant rebuild of 2/3 of the existing track to handle more services

· new 3rd main line between Wiri and Westfield to separate freight and passenger trains

· City Rail Link and stations creating a connecting route through the city centre

· electrification of services to Pukekohe and additional stations to serve new population growth areas

· additional passenger trains to increase capacity by over 30 per cent.

15. Future investment in Auckland’s rail will be identified in the Tāmaki Makaurau Transport Plan, Rail Network Investment Plan and Regional Land Transport Strategy which will be adopted in 2024.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

16. The ARPBC team workshopped with local boards in July and August to gather feedback. This report is seeking formal views on whether the Franklin Local Board supports the ARPBC.

17. This feedback will be incorporated into the final ARPBC prior to approvals of KiwiRail, Auckland Transport and Waka Kotahi before being submitted to the Ministers of Transport and Finance in 2024.

18. The ARPBC team will also be presenting to the Transport and Infrastructure Committee in August for comment and feedback before seeking approvals.

19. The ARPBC outlines:

· rail’s strategic role in the broader transport network for Auckland

· a programme of interventions and strategic justification for investments over the next 30 years

· an appropriate framework for the business cases of the individual interventions identified

· alignment on future Rail Network Investment Programmes (RNIP), which underpins the joint investment programme.

20. The ARPBC defines a way forward for getting the most effective and efficient use out of the capacity available across the rail network, recognising competing demands from freight and passenger rail (metro and regional).

21. Investigations have shown that by the early 2030s the capacity of the existing rail network for freight and passenger services will constrain future growth. The following lists constraints to the rail network:

· additional passenger services and longer trains will be required to meet peak demand and provide a rapid transit frequency for customers

· additional freight services will be required to mix with passenger trains restricting operations

· improved signalling is required to achieve greater safety and utilisation of the network

· improved maintenance and renewal plant and equipment is required to improve how the rail network is maintained

· additional tracks are needed to separate freight, express services and stopping passenger services

· improved stations will be required to accommodate passenger numbers to provide an appropriate level of service for customers

· level crossing barriers will need to spend a greater amount of time down to allow passenger and freight trains to pass creating additional traffic congestion in the peak resulting in a need for closure or grade separation

· lack of cross-town corridor restricts operations and limits service frequencies in the inner network of the western and southern lines.

22. The ARPBC has identified the following seven investment areas required to deliver the 30-year plan:

· maintenance and renewals, including equipment upgrades

· signalling and power feed upgrades

· new fleet, depots and stabling

· additional track on the Southern line (~39km where there are four tracks)

· level crossing removals by closures or grade separation (encompassing 32 crossing locations)

· station improvements (encompassing 42 stations for increase in patronage, safety and to accommodate nine-car trains)

· new cross-town corridor with stations - the Avondale Southdown connection (~12.5km new track).

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

23. A priority objective for the ARPBC is to enable mode shift for both passenger and freight from higher emission modes. The ARPBC is aligned with the priorities outlined by both the Auckland Transport Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) and the national Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP).

24. Attachment A (slide 16) outlines the reduction in emissions that can be achieved through the 30-year programme for freight and passenger services.

25. Further emission benefits and reductions will be achieved by the business case but are not identified in the benefits streams. These benefits come from outside of Auckland since the inter-regional passenger and particularly freight services travel outside of Auckland to their final destinations.

26. As electric vehicles and trucks become a larger percentage of the vehicle fleet in New Zealand by the 2050s, the level of emission reduction from the rail programme will reduce.

27. Attachment A also outlines the proposed significant level of freight tonnes transferred from road and the number of vehicle kilometres travelled reduced by customers using train rather than private motor vehicle.

28. The programme identifies that there is urgency to deliver on mode shift requirements in order to reduce the emissions of both passenger and freight transport to meet planned targets.

29. The programme provides a resilient approach to mitigating the impacts of climate change including flood and stormwater mitigations. Recent events of extreme weather such as Cyclone Gabrielle has identified the significant cost to fix rail infrastructure which is not built to handle climate change.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

30. The development of rail has taken into account the strategic direction and priorities from both national and regional policies and strategies. These include:

· Auckland Plan and Unitary Plan

· Auckland’s draft Future Development Strategy and Future Urban Land Supply Strategy

· Emission Reductions Plan and Transport Emission Reduction Plan

· Auckland Rapid Transit Plan

· Auckland Economic Development Plan.

31. Auckland Council has been a key stakeholder throughout the development of the ARPBC at both a working and project governance level to ensure alignment between the programme and wider Auckland Council objectives.

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

Local impacts and local board views

How local boards are involved

32. Local board input to this future investment plan for the Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland rail network is important to outline local community perspectives and issues as they relate to the areas.

33. The ARPBC is a regional plan that will provide investment across the network that provides benefits to all areas. However, specific to the Franklin Local Board area the 30-year programme includes:

· Station improvements (Drury, Maketuu, Ngākōroa, Paerata, Pukekohe). These station improvements will improve functionality, amenity, access and safety as well as platform extension to enable 9-car trains.

· Signalling optimisation and enhanced train traffic management will improve the frequency and reliability of the network.

· 4 tracking of the southern line to increase network capacity and frequency for both freight and passengers. This will also minimise the impacts of maintenance on services.

· A new depot for the southern line to provide additional stabling capacity and provide for increased levels of maintenance.

· Level Crossing removal (currently investigated through a separate Auckland Transport programme assessing closure and grade separation) which will improve rail operations and frequency by reducing the conflict between rail and road based modes.

34. Responses to questions raised by the local board at their 18 July workshop are provided in Attachment B.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

35. The ARPBC team has presented to mana whenua through the Auckland Transport Hui for Central, North/West and South.

36. Feedback has been received through the Transport Hui and will be captured in the final ARPBC. The feedback to date generally supports the overall vision of the 30-year programme, noting that high levels of mana whenua involvement will be required as the programme progresses and detail is developed.

37. Engagement with mana whenua will continue through the programme business case process and into the development and delivery of future investigations and business cases.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

38. The funding for the programme business case deliverables has not been confirmed but key elements have been identified in previous RLTP’s, RNIP and ATAP.

39. Funding to deliver rail improvements will come from a mixture of sources including KiwiRail, Waka Kotahi and Auckland Transport.

40. Future funding will be required to build the upgraded infrastructure but also to operate and maintain the services and assets.

41. It is acknowledged that a significant funding gap exists across the transport portfolios in Auckland and an integrated prioritised process is required. This is currently being explored through the Tāmaki Makaurau Transport Plan, Rail Network Investment Plan and the Regional Land Transport Plan.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

42. The programme proposed by the ARPBC will require a significant level of investment and a significant increase in the amount of work delivered on the rail network over the 30-year period. This will require both alternative and additional funding and delivery methods which will be explored upon the approval of the business case.

43. Despite being a 30-year plan, there is a high level of urgency to commence planning and business case further work in order to ensure the rail network can meet the forecast demands and targets. Planning and design for significant infrastructure can take up to 10 years to complete delivery.

44. The programme involves changes and improvements on how communities will use and access the rail network. This will particularly be noticed by the community where level crossings are changed or closed, stations upgraded and enlarged, where additional land is required to widen the rail corridor and where new rail lines are proposed through existing communities.

45. KiwiRail and Auckland Transport are committed to working with communities through the next stages of investigations and business case to confirm solutions, mitigations and seek funding for the projects.

46. Due to the scale of the programme there is a risk of continued disruption and wider impact to the community whilst investment is delivered. A key element of the programme is investment in improving maintenance and renewals programmes to minimise the disruption to the network and reduce the impacts on customers.

47. A priority of the next phase of work will be developing plans on how to best mitigate the delivery impacts of the programme.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

48. Feedback from local boards will be incorporated into the ARPBC and will be used to inform how the next phases of the programme are undertaken once funding has been identified.

49. The ARPBC is being presented to the Auckland Council Transport and Infrastructure Committee in August 2023.

50. The ARPBC will seek an approval process to the KiwiRail Board, Auckland Transport Board and Waka Kotahi Board in the latter part of 2023.

51. If the programme is adopted, funding to progress the Programme Business Case will be sought through the Tāmaki Makaurau Transport Plan, RLTP and RNIP. This will identify the next stages of work will provide more detail on the elements of the programme that will be taken forward.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇨	Auckland Rail Programme Business Case Presentation
b ⇨	Answers to questions raised at the Franklin Local Board workshop

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Signatories

Author

Aaron Rodrigues, Principal Planner, Auckland Transport

Authorisers

Jo Reeves, Communications Manager, Kiwirail

Siobhan O’Donovan, Principal Advisor, Auckland Transport

Jake Cannan, Senior Transport Planner, Auckland Transport

Georgina Gilmour – Local Area Manager Franklin, Papakura, Manurewa (Acting)

Franklin Local Board

22 August 2023

Auckland Unitary Plan - Local board views on Plan Change 88 (Private) for Beachlands South

File No.: CP2023/10580

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To invite local board views on a private plan change to the Auckland Unitary Plan (‘AUP’) by Beachlands South Limited Partnership in relation to a proposal to rezone approximately 307 hectares of land at Beachlands South

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. Decision-makers on a private plan change to the AUP must consider a local board’s views on the plan change, if the local board chooses to provide its views.

3. Beachlands South Limited Partnership lodged Private Plan Change 88 (‘PC88’) on 31 March 2022 for approximately 307 hectares at 110 Jack Lachlan Drive; and 620, 680, 682, 702, 712, 722, 732, 740, 746, 758 and 770 Whitford-Maraetai Road, Beachlands.

4. The northern portion of the land (159.54 hectares) is proposed to be re-zoned from Rural – Countryside Living to a mix of Residential – Mixed Housing Urban, Business - Local Centre, Business – Light Industry; Business – Mixed Use; and Open Space zones. The southern portion of land (147.5761 hectares) is proposed to be zoned Future Urban Zone, requiring future plan changes to ‘live’ zone the land for future development.

5. Plan Change 88 was publicly notified on 26 January 2023 with the submission period closing on 10 March 2023, following an extension of time due to the severe weather events during this period.

6. 383 submissions were received. Key submission themes included change of character, visual amenity, transport issues (road and ferry), stormwater, wastewater, water supply, education, healthcare, infrastructure funding and environmental impact.

7. The Summary of Decisions Requested (‘SDR’) – which provides a summary of ‘primary’ submissions received (with original submissions attached), was notified on 12 May 2023 with the further submission period closing on 26 May 2023. 13 further submissions were received.

8. An Errata to the Summary of Decisions Requested in relation to submission #87 was notified on 29 May 2023. The period for further submissions for this primary submission closed midnight on 13 June 2023.

9. A local board can present local views and preferences when expressed by the whole local board. This report is the mechanism for the local board to resolve and provide its views on PC88. Staff do not recommend what view the local board should convey.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) provide local board views on Plan Change 88 by Beachlands South Limited Partnership for 110 Jack Lachlan Drive; and 620, 680, 682, 702, 712, 722, 732, 740, 746, 758 and 770 Whitford-Maraetai Road, Beachlands.

b) appoint a local board member to speak to the local board views at a hearing on Plan Change 88, if considered necessary by the local board

c) delegate authority to the chairperson of Franklin 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

10. 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 (ss15-16 Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009).

11. A private plan change request will be included in the AUP 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 AUP.

12. If the local board chooses to provide its views, the planner includes those views in the hearing report. The hearing report will address issues raised in local board views and submissions by themes.

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

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

15. The report does not recommend what the local board should convey, if the local board expresses its views on PC88. The planner must include any local board views verbatim 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

16. The plan change area is approximately 307 hectares bounded by Jack Lachlan Drive in the north, Whitford-Maraetai Road to the east, and the coastal margin forms the western boundary. There are a total of 13 separate parcels of land within the plan change area, three of which are owned by the applicant, being approximately 83 per cent of the land area (255.17 hectares). The plan change area includes 110 Jack Lachlan Drive; 620, 680, 682, 702, 712, 722, 732, 740, 746, 758 and 770 Whitford-Maraetai Road (refer to Figure 1 below).

17. Within the Auckland Unitary Plan (Operative in Part) 2016 (‘AUP’), the plan change area is zoned Rural – Countryside Living and is subject to the Whitford Precinct – Sub-precinct B. Sub-precinct B includes specific provisions addressing landscape character and environmental considerations and provides for an average site size of 5ha.

18. The following overlays, controls and designations apply to the plan change area:

a) Natural Resources: Significant Ecological Area Overlays – SEA-M1-43c, Marine 1, SEA-M1-43w4, Significant wading bird area, Marine 1; SEA-M2-43a, Marine 2

b) Natural Resources: Significant Ecological Area Overlays – SEA_T_4556, Terrestrial, SEA_T_1141, Terrestrial; and SEA_T_1140, Terrestrial

c) Controls: Coastal Inundation 1 per cent AEP Plus 1m Control – 1m sea level rise

d) Controls: Macroinvertebrate Community Index – Exotic, Native, Rural, and Urban

e) Designations: 1806 Road widening – Beachlands Road

Figure 1: Plan change area shown within the red outline

19. Currently the existing Rydges Formosa Golf Course and Resort occupies the northern portion of the plan change area. Approximately 17% of the land is occupied by 11 rural lifestyle properties fronting onto Whitford-Maraetai Road, which each contain a large residence. The remainder of the land is largely undeveloped and covered in pasture with an undulating landform with dramatic falls along the coastal margins.

20. The plan change is immediately south of the urban extent of the coastal town of Beachlands, located in the south-east of Auckland on the Hauraki Gulf approximately 35 kilometres from the central business district of Auckland city centre. Beachlands (including Pine Harbour) had an estimated population of 7,480 in 2021.^{^[1]} As an established coastal town Beachlands currently accommodates a range of land uses including residential, business, industrial and provides some social infrastructure such as sports fields, Formosa Golf Club, Pine Harbour Marina, a primary school, local retail shops and a supermarket.

21. Land immediately to the north and opposite the plan change area along Jack Lachlan Drive is zoned Residential – Single House, which has been recently developed and contains several sites that are either still under development or yet to be developed. Properties to the west of the plan change area are zoned Rural-Countryside Living, which is subject to the Whitford Precinct and comprise rural lifestyle properties and pasture. The southern property boundary of the plan change adjoins 600 Whitford-Maraetai Road, which is zoned Rural-Countryside Living.

22. The transport environment includes:

· Whitford-Maraetai Road is the key vehicle transport connection to Beachlands South from the wider Auckland region, it is a two-lane arterial road.

· Jack Lachlan Drive is a two-lane road that is partially formed to an urban standard, with a footpath along part of the northern side only.

· Pine Harbour Ferry Terminal is located approximately 150m from the northern end of the plan change area, with a weekday ferry service to Auckland’s CBD every 20 mins at peak times and with a journey time of approximately 35 mins.

· Public bus service (No. 739) connects Maraetai Drive and Whitford-Maraetai Road to Botany Town Centre every hour weekdays and weekends.

Plan Change overview

23. The northern portion of the land (159.54 hectares) is proposed to be ‘live’ zoned to a mixture of urban zones including medium density residential, low density residential, local centre, mixed use, light industrial, and open space. The southern portion of land (147.58 hectares) is proposed to be zoned Future Urban (‘FUZ’), requiring future plan changes to ‘live’ zone the land for future development. The request also seeks to extend the Stormwater Management Area Flow 1 control over the plan change area.

24. The plan change proposes to remove the existing Whitford precinct (and sub-precinct B) from the plan change area. Sub-precinct B includes specific provisions addressing landscape character and environmental considerations and provides for an average site size of 5ha. A new precinct is proposed to replace the existing Whitford precinct (and sub-precinct B) provisions which will enable and guide development to achieve residential, commercial, recreational and educational development. The applicant advises that residential development capacity enabled through the new precinct is approximately 3,000 dwellings and approximately 960 jobs will be created.

25. Six sub-precincts are proposed for the urban-zoned area to identify specific character or activity outcomes for each part of the plan change area being the Marina, Village Centre, Community, Coastal, Golf and Employment. The Community sub-precinct provides for both a primary and secondary school, and the Golf sub-precinct maintains a 9-hole golf course. Employment opportunities are provided for in the Village Centre, Community, and Employment sub-precincts including through mixed use.

Figure 2: Proposed Plan change

26. The applicant has provided an assessment of effects on the environment and a section 32 evaluation report and the following supporting technical reports:

· Masterplan Design Report

· Urban Design Assessment

· Beachlands South Sustainability Strategy

· Landscape and Visual Assessment (including visual simulations)

· Economic Assessment

· Integrated Transport Assessment

· Water Supply Concept Report

· Wastewater Assessment

· Draft Stormwater Management Plan

· Ecology Assessments – Freshwater, Terrestrial, Wetland, Marine

· Coastal Water Quality and Sedimentation Assessment

· Coastal Hazards Report

· Earthworks Assessment

· Geotechnical Report

· Contaminated Land Detailed Site Investigation

· Land Use Capability Assessment

· Archaeological Assessment

· Cultural Values Assessment of Ngāi Tai Ki Tāmaki

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

· technical reports supplied by the applicant

· submissions

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

Strategic planning context

28. The Auckland Plan 2050 seeks that most of Auckland's anticipated population and dwelling growth over the next 30 years be within the existing urban area. This is reflected in the AUP, which seeks a quality compact urban form for growth where urban growth is primarily accommodated within the urban area 2016, providing sufficient development capacity that is integrated with the provision of appropriate infrastructure.^{^[2]}

29. Both the Auckland Plan and AUP anticipate some growth occurring in coastal towns and villages. The AUP seeks that “growth and development of existing or new rural and coastal towns and villages is enabled”^{^[3]} subject to particular criteria being met, whilst the Auckland Plan’s Development Strategy outlines that “residential growth in rural Auckland will be focused mainly in the towns which provide services for the wider rural area particularly the rural nodes of Pukekohe and Warkworth.”^{^[4]} Growth in Beachlands therefore has a potential policy basis in the Auckland Plan and the AUP. However, neither the Auckland Plan nor the AUP specifically identify Beachlands as a location for growth/the extent of growth proposed by the private plan change.

30. The Future Urban Land Supply Strategy 2017 (‘FULSS’) is a council strategy that indicates the sequencing of when different FUZ areas across Auckland are anticipated to be development ready (i.e. have infrastructure to support urban development). However, as there is no future urban land identified in or around Beachlands either in the Auckland Plan or AUP, Beachlands is not included in the FULSS. Sequencing in the FULSS supports planning and funding for the infrastructure required to support growth.

31. As the plan change area is not identified in the Auckland Plan, AUP or FULSS it represents additional growth that is not anticipated in terms of strategic planning or infrastructure funding within the next 30 years.

32. A new Future Development Strategy (‘FDS’) is being developed by council and a draft edition is currently being consulted on (6 June – 31 July). The consultation draft FDS proposes extending out the time periods for when different Future Urban zoned areas will be development ready. For the plan change area, the draft FDS does not anticipate development at Beachlands South.

33. Future funding and the provision of infrastructure necessary to support urban development in the plan change area will be considered in the hearing report and the decision-making process on PC88.

34. The National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land (NPS-HPL) came into force on 17 October 2022. NPS-HPL Objective 1 requires highly productive land to be protected for use in land-based primary production both now and for future generations. The subject land is zoned Rural - Countryside Living and therefore does not meet the definition of highly productive land regardless of the presence of LUC 2 and 3 soils. Therefore, the NPS-HPL is not relevant.

35. Plan Change 78 (‘PC78’) is the council’s intensification planning instrument required to incorporate the medium density residential standards (‘MDRS’) into relevant residential zones, and to give effect to the National Policy Statement on Urban Development (‘NPS-UD’). PC78 was notified in August 2022 and is part way through its process. As the private plan change area is zoned Rural – Countryside Living, it is identified on the Plan Change 78 maps as ‘Outside Urban Environment – Excluded from PC78’.

36. The private plan change request predominantly applies the Residential - MHU zone and proposes to incorporate the MDRS consistent with section 77G of the RMA.

37. Although Plan Change 78 proposes to rezone most of the existing urban area of Beachlands as Residential - MHU zone it proposes an Infrastructure – Beachlands Transport Constraints Control as a qualifying matter under section 77I(j) of the RMA, which restricts development to two dwellings per site as a permitted activity.

38. The request is inconsistent with Plan Change 78 because it provides additional development capacity in an area that Council has identified has significant transport constraints, which requires significant investment (including acquisitions) to upgrade the road and the surrounding rural roading network. However, the qualifying matter is yet to be tested through the PC78 hearings process and is only proposed at this stage.

Themes from submissions received

39. PC88 was publicly notified on 26 January 2023 with the submission period closing on 24 February 2023. The SDR was notified on 12 May 2023, with the further submission period closing on 26 May 2023. An errata (submission #87) to the Summary of Decisions Requested was notified 29 May 2023 and closed on 13 June 2023.

40. There were 383 submitters.

41. The matters covered by the submissions are summarised as follows:

· Change of Character / Visual amenity

· Transport issues – ferry capacity, Whitford-Maraetai Road improvements needed, Jack Lachlan Drive

· Stormwater, wastewater and water supply

· Education & healthcare infrastructure

· Infrastructure funding and financing

· Environmental impact

Table 1: Submissions

Submissions	Number of submissions
Approve as notified	14
Approve the plan change with amendments	28
Decline the plan change	341

42. Information on individual submissions, and the summary of all decisions requested by submitters, is available from council’s website here.

43. Thirteen further submissions were received. Further submissions are only able to support or oppose primary submissions received and are not able to raise new matters. Therefore, further submissions will not change the submission themes identified above.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

44. 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).

45. The local board could consider if the private plan change:

· will reduce, increase or have no effect on Auckland’s overall greenhouse gas emissions

· prepare the region for the adverse impacts of climate change (i.e. does the private plan change elevate or alleviate climate risks (e.g. flooding, coastal and storm inundation, urban heat effect, stress on infrastructure).

~~46.~~ Development of the site as proposed may have an impact on greenhouse gas emissions given the likely greater use of private vehicles, the distance to significant employment areas and the area’s limited public transport.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

47. Healthy Waters concerns relate to stormwater run offs from the PC88 site which would discharge into the Waikopua Creek estuary, increased imperviousness and therefore increased flow rate and volume of run off into the stream network, flood management within PC88 – with consideration of both primary and secondary systems proposed and flood hazard assessment and peak flow attenuation.

48. As part of Auckland Council’s submission on the Plan change, Healthy Waters considers that it would be prudent for the natural hazards / stormwater management aspects of PPC 88 to be fully reviewed and re-assessed. Meanwhile, as with other expert input being sought currently, Healthy Waters are providing focussed input to inform the recommendations to be made in the reporting planner’s section 42A hearing report.

49. Auckland Transport submitted on the plan change. Auckland Transport indicates that they oppose the plan change as it is inconsistent with a number of RPS objectives and policies (with related concerns in relation to relevant NPS-UD provisions) and they believe the actual and potential adverse effects on the transport network have not been appropriately assessed and addressed. If approved they seek major amendments to the objectives, policies, rules and other precinct provisions so they are strengthened to avoid adverse effects on the transport network.

50. Watercare Services submitted on the plan change. Watercare considers there are no water-related reasons to decline the plan change but has requested changes to the wastewater servicing. While the plan change currently proposes a private solution that can be achieved Watercare consider the opportunities to complete a centralised wastewater scheme for Beachlands will have greater benefits for the Beachlands community.

51. Auckland Council submitted, requesting a decline for PC88 in its entirety; or otherwise if approved, decline the Future Urban Zone change and amend the precinct provisions to incorporate any additional required upgrades to address matters raised in AT’s submission on PPC 88.

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

Local impacts and local board views

52. The private plan change request does not relate to public land for which the local board has decision making powers.

53. 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.

54. 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

55. 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 world view). 11,247 residents in the local board area identify as Māori, in 2018 census results.

56. The applicant has indicated that they engaged with mana whenua to discuss the merits of the proposal and to get advice on cultural matters. Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki provided a Cultural Values Assessment (CVA) in relation to the plan change area and the applicant advises that a number of recommendations have been included in the proposal.

57. On 28 June 2018 the Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Claims Settlement Bill passed and came into force on 5 July 2018. The land is not subject to an existing Iwi Management Plan, but the applicant has considered the Iwi Management Plan prepared by Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki for the Waikopua Catchment south of the plan change.

58. A number of iwi groups (Ngāti Maru, Ngaati te Ata, Te Ākitai Waiohua, Ngāti Tamaoho, Waikato - Tainui and Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki) were provided direct notice of the plan change upon notification.

59. No iwi groups submitted on the plan change.

60. The proposed plan change does not relate to Māori land or Treaty Settlement Land, nor does it relate to any identified Sites of Significance to Mana Whenua within the Auckland Unitary Plan.

~~61.~~ The hearing report will include analysis of Part 2 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) which requires that all persons exercising RMA functions shall take into account the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

62. The private plan change request does not pose any financial implications for the local board’s assets or operations.

63. Costs associated with processing the private plan change request will be recovered from the applicant.

64. Impacts on infrastructure arising from the private plan change request, including any financing and funding issues are a key issue for the plan change and will be addressed in the hearing report.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

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

· the mechanism for the Franklin Local Board to express its views and preferences

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

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

67. The power to provide local board views regarding the content of a private plan change cannot be delegated to individual local board member(s) (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

68. The reporting 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.

69. Plans and Places or the reporting 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

Joe McDougall - Planner

Authorisers

Craig Cairncross - Lead Planner

John Duguid - General Manager - Plans and Places

Georgina Gilmour – Local Area Manager Franklin, Papakura, Manurewa (Acting)

Franklin Local Board

22 August 2023

Local board feedback on the draft Future Development Strategy

File No.: CP2023/10663

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To seek local board feedback on the draft Future Development Strategy.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. The National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 (NPS UD) requires an update to the Future Development Strategy (FDS). The revised FDS (Attachment A) will replace the current Development Strategy in the Auckland Plan 2050. A key purpose of the FDS is to inform the Long-term Plan 2024-2034.

3. Significant changes are proposed. These address key strategic goals of the council around climate change, managing the cost of infrastructure funding and delivery, promoting natural environmental outcomes, and better managing natural hazard risk.

4. The draft FDS confirms and refines the council’s well-established 'quality compact' planning approach. There is a greater focus within Auckland’s existing urban area on achieving more quality, higher density and mixed-use development near stops on the rapid transit network, and near centres and key employment areas.

5. The draft FDS continues to provide for some future urban development. However, it amends some timeframes for when future urban land may be ready for development. The draft also recommends reducing the extent of land in some future urban areas to reduce the exposure to significant natural hazard risks in these areas.

6. Over the shorter term (10 years), the draft FDS identifies supporting the Auckland Housing Programme in Mt Roskill, Māngere and Tāmaki, an identified live-zoned area within Drury-Ōpaheke, and the Westgate and city centre nodes as the spatial priorities for council investment.

7. It concurrently proposes that investments should be made at a local level to strengthen communities, particularly improving accessibility and sustainability.

8. Following finalisation of the FDS, a comprehensive implementation plan will be developed with supporting actions forming the basis.

9. Public consultation on the draft Future Development Strategy ran for eight weeks from 6 June 2023 to 31 July 2023. The council received 8,279 submissions from individuals, 259 submissions from organisations and 1,318 proforma submissions (based on provisional data as of 2 August 2023).

10. Feedback from local boards and from the public will be considered ahead of a final version of the FDS being adopted by the Planning, Environment and Parks (PEP) Committee in late 2023.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) whakarite / provide feedback on the draft Future Development Strategy.

Horopaki

Context

11. The purpose of the Future Development Strategy (FDS) is to provide the basis for strategic and long-term planning for growth and development in Auckland. It informs the integration of land use planning with infrastructure planning and funding decisions as well as the preparation of the Long-term Plan 2024-2034.

12. Under the National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 (NPS UD), the FDS must set out how Auckland will achieve a well-functioning urban environment. The FDS must also state how and where sufficient development capacity will be enabled to meet housing and business land demand over the short, medium, and long term.

13. Much has changed in Auckland and Aotearoa New Zealand since the Development Strategy was adopted as part of the Auckland Plan 2050 five years ago. While the NPS UD provides the statutory basis for the update, there are also other important reasons to update the FDS, including:

· Climate change: Auckland has made firm commitments to climate change mitigation under Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan (2020): halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, and reaching net zero emissions by 2050. The NPS UD also emphasises the need for planning approaches to support reductions in emissions. The Resource Management Act (RMA) was amended in 2020 to require council to consider the National Emissions Reduction Plan and the National Adaptation Plan in its planning framework.

· Natural hazards: the flooding events of 2023 underscore the importance of strategic planning about where development should and should not occur, and how it should occur, to reduce exposure to risk posed by natural hazards. Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan commits the council to taking a precautionary approach when adapting to the impacts of climate change.

· Planning directives from central government: while the intensification mandates under the NPS UD and the Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 will assist council in achieving housing capacity and other goals, they will also create challenges that need to be addressed.

· Fiscal challenges: are exacerbated by the pandemic and high levels of inflation. Plan changes to the Auckland Unitary Plan that are unanticipated or brought forward ahead of time can generate significant funding challenges and financial risk for council, and disrupt existing and planned infrastructure work programmes.

14. In May 2023, the Planning, Environment and Parks Committee approved the draft Future Development Strategy for public consultation (resolution number PEPCC/2023/62).

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

Strategic framework of the Future Development Strategy

15. The diagram below sets out the strategic framework of the FDS. This framework was informed by many sources, including the council’s wider strategic direction and policy goals, workshops with elected members, mana whenua values and aspirations, and legislative requirements. Monitoring evidence, technical analysis of various growth scenarios and housing and business development capacity were also key inputs.

Future Development Strategy Strategic Spatial Framework
Our vision	Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s built environment will underpin the development of prosperous, inclusive, and vibrant communities. Quality development will help to regenerate the environment and deliver our commitments to greenhouse gas emission reduction as we grow and change.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi	Honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi and enabling Te Tiriti outcomes
Hapū and iwi values and aspirations for urban development	Mauri, Rangatiratanga, Mana Motuhake, Mātauranga Māori, Kaitiakitanga, Manaakitanga
Overarching challenges	1. Spatial planning in an uncertain and changing environment 2. Halting the ongoing degradation of the natural environment 3. Achieving equitable growth and change 4. Investing in infrastructure in a financially constrained environment
Spatial outcomes	· Tāmaki Makaurau is viewed as an interconnected living system · Development achieves high quality living environments · Disparities in our communities and investments are addressed · Development results in resilient built systems, natural environment and communities
Principles for a quality compact approach to growth and change	1. Support greenhouse gas emission reduction
	2. Adapt to the impacts of climate change
	3. Make efficient and equitable infrastructure investments
	4. Protect and restore the natural environment
	5. Enable sufficient capacity for growth in the right place at the right time
Inputs to our spatial response	Conceptual growth scenarios Constraints on development Development capacity
Our spatial response	Spatial scales Spatial environments Prioritising areas for development Approach to natural hazard constrained areas
Implementation	Actions to implement this Future Development Strategy

Housing and Business Capacity Assessment

16. The NPS UD requires that the FDS is informed by a Housing and Business Capacity Assessment. An assessment was completed in 2021 with further work done as part of Plan Change 78 to understand how much additional housing capacity the plan would enable.

17. This work has now been updated. Over the next 30 years the population of Tāmaki Makaurau is expected to continue to grow by around 30 per cent, or 520,800 people, to a total of 2,230,800.

18. This level of projected growth will require around 200,000^{^[5]} additional dwellings, to bring the total number of dwellings to around 773,000. Current plans enable a total housing capacity of 2,345,500^{^[6]} which is several times greater than the expected demand for dwellings.

19. The FDS does not need to focus on creating additional housing development capacity. Rather, the focus for the FDS needs to be on the quality aspects of accommodating growth: where and how development occurs.

20. Where plan-enabled capacity is reduced or constrained by the FDS (which would mainly be due to natural hazard risk) the intention is to create additional capacity in good locations elsewhere, so that overall capacity is broadly maintained.

21. Further work was also done on business capacity. The estimated total employment is expected to increase by 30.6 per cent^{^[7]} or 282,600 jobs over the 2023 to 2053 period.

22. However, initial results from the council’s Business Capacity Assessment, which explores these factors in more detail but is still in draft form, indicate there is likely to be at least sufficient plan-enabled business capacity on an aggregate region-wide basis. Shortfalls in some sub-regions, or for specific business sectors, particularly for land extensive sectors could occur in the short to medium-term. Over the medium to long-term these are planned to be addressed by the provision of additional business-zoned land, including through the provision of centres in new development areas. The finalised Business Capacity Assessment will inform decisions on the final FDS.

Proposed amendments to the FDS

23. The draft strategy puts forward several amendments to the approach of the 2018 Development Strategy in the Auckland Plan 2050. These include:

· inclusion of iwi values and aspirations – an emphasis on mauri provides opportunities for change that will support all Aucklanders to thrive

· strengthening the concept of quality compact – further shifting the emphasis to intensification in the existing urban areas with less reliance on expansion into future urban areas

· urban areas – intensification of existing urban areas and focusing investment in infrastructure on a smaller number of spatial priorities, but emphasising the need for smaller scale investment at a local level to improve accessibility and sustainability

· future urban areas – removal (in whole or part) of some areas for urban development and changes in development readiness timeframes to some areas

· spatial prioritisation based on nodes, joint priorities (Auckland Housing Programme), a defined area within Drury-Ōpaheke, and local planning priorities

· strengthening climate change considerations

· greater emphasis on achieving better natural environment outcomes.

24. The following sections provide more information on these changes in approach. Iwi values and aspirations are addressed throughout these sections.

Strengthening the quality compact concept

25. The quality compact philosophy has underpinned planning in Auckland since the 2012 Auckland Plan. Since 2020 a number of central government mandates mean even greater emphasis is given to urban intensification.

26. Although many of the mandated changes support and build on the quality compact approach, some create challenges or risks to it. In particular, the Medium Density Residential Standards’ (MDRS) unfocused approach to intensification across wide parts of the urban area introduces the following challenges:

· makes it harder for council to plan for growth and development, in terms of investment in infrastructure, and community facilities and services

· may result in a significant amount of development occurring in locations across Auckland where public transport services and general accessibility are poor with limited potential for improvements – resulting in more traffic congestion and higher emissions.

27. The updated FDS focuses on the ways in which the council can provide a strong framework to maximise the amount of quality, higher density development occurring in and near centres, and near stops on the rapid transit network.

28. Mana whenua strongly support a quality compact approach.

Urban area

29. As part of the quality compact approach to accommodating growth, most growth is anticipated within Auckland’s existing urban areas. This is in line with previous policy.

30. The draft FDS emphasises increasing sustainability of neighbourhoods by supporting intensification in centres and walkable catchments, encouraging a broader range of services to meet communities’ day-to-day needs locally, and improving accessibility to/within centres and neighbourhoods via walking, cycling and public transport.

31. The draft FDS prioritises infrastructure provision in a small number of priority areas that would result in long-term benefits. This will help to focus and make better use of resource and achieve multiple outcomes. These priorities include the Auckland Housing Programme areas. They will, in time, also support major projects, such as Auckland Light Rail, that are currently in the planning stage.

32. Funding will also be required for local level upgrades and initiatives, particularly accessibility and sustainability initiatives.

Changes to future urban areas

33. Provision of future urban land remains a key aspect of the draft FDS.

34. There are however changes to the timing of ‘development readiness’ for some future urban areas and reducing the spatial extent of some. At a high level, the basis for this includes:

· land areas that are prone to significant natural hazard risk, which will increase with ongoing climate change

· poor access to employment and services in some locations, likely to result in high levels of private vehicle usage, with the potential to lead to higher levels of congestion and higher emissions

· significant challenges in funding infrastructure investment to support growth and the need to better align development readiness with the ability to fund infrastructure.

Spatial prioritisation

35. Infrastructure investment is one of the few remaining tools available to the council to focus development. The draft FDS proposes that, in future, infrastructure investment is based on the best areas for growth in a region-wide and investment-maximising sense.

36. The draft brings together spatial priorities for existing urban areas and future urban areas in one place. It identifies three different types of spatial priorities, these are:

Nodes: to provide greater sub-regional sustainability.

Joint priorities between the council and central government: these focus on the Auckland Housing Programme where long-term projects cover significant areas and bulk infrastructure is needed to enable regeneration, housing, jobs and recreation areas.

Local areas and communities: to provide for smaller scale projects that strengthen communities throughout the region, for instance town centre revitalisation led by Eke Panuku, environmental outcomes (e.g., naturalising waterways) or improving accessibility (e.g. better walking connections).

37. Within the priorities framework, the draft FDS sets out short to medium term priorities, to be considered in the council’s 2024-2034 Long-term Plan. The priorities are:

· the Auckland Housing Programme areas of Mt Roskill, Tāmaki and Māngere

· the city centre, focusing on completing the two new train stations (Maungawhau and Karangahape) and associated investment and development on the City Rail Link

· Westgate, where infrastructure is needed to support future rapid transit

· a defined area within Drury-Ōpaheke where development has already started.

Stronger emphasis on climate change

38. Significant changes in terms of climate change considerations have arisen since the Development Strategy of 2018. These include central government statutory and legislative changes, and new plans and initiatives developed by Auckland Council.

39. The NPS UD has a strong focus on planning approaches that support the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. This requirement aligns with the 2020 RMA amendments that require council to consider the National Emissions Reduction Plan and National Adaptation Plan in its regional policy statement. Both the RMA and the NPS UD also emphasise the importance of climate change adaptation and resilience.

40. The draft FDS takes a stronger approach to addressing the causes and impacts of climate change, aligning with mana whenua feedback. This is done in several ways. A key part is further developing the quality compact approach, where development is focused in locations where active transport and good, high frequency public transport options are more available or can reasonably be expected to be made available. This is supported by elements such as enabling greater mixed use, improving environmental outcomes and increasing local accessibility.

Greater emphasis on natural environment outcomes

41. The draft FDS takes a much stronger approach to addressing natural environment outcomes. This aligns with mana whenua feedback and is part of making the FDS a more integrated and holistic planning strategy, where a range of factors are addressed alongside growth and development capacity.

42. Though this was already possible under existing statutory frameworks, the introduction of the National Policy Statement on Freshwater Management (NPS FM) further underlines this. Among other matters, the NPS FM encourages managing the freshwater resource within a coordinated and sequenced approach to urban growth management.

43. The draft FDS also focuses on Auckland’s urban ngahere, both for its intrinsic qualities but also for what it can offer in terms of absorbing carbon, increasing climate resilience, amenity and wellbeing.

Relationship between the Future Development Strategy and RMA processes

44. Private plan change applications will always present challenges to the council in terms of alignment with the sequencing strategy in the FDS and the affordability of infrastructure. This creates confusion and uncertainty for the community, the council and stakeholders and may weaken the coherence of the strategy that is being developed.

45. In law, unless there are clear grounds to reject the private plan change request, it makes it very difficult for the council to do anything other than accept private plan change requests for the submission, detailed assessment and hearings process.

46. Options to meaningfully address this matter of out of sequence private plan changes, and the risks it poses to council’s (and other partners’) ability to fund infrastructure, are limited. The draft FDS proposes that priority locations for investment should be strictly adhered to and that, once confirmed through the 2024-34 LTP, the council should adhere to funded programmes.

47. In addition, actions to support implementation of the draft FDS include a plan change to the Regional Policy Statement to strengthen the statutory decision-making framework (over and above the FDS) that applies to plan changes in future urban areas.

Previous documents to be incorporated into FDS

48. The Future Urban Land Supply Strategy (FULSS) sets out the ‘where and when’ of the urban zoning of future urban land, taking a sequenced approach to rezoning, aligning it with council’s funding of infrastructure to support development. The FULSS as a standalone document will be removed, and the information currently contained within it reframed and included within the draft FDS. This better integrates strategic approaches and confirms status under the RMA.

Community views

49. Public consultation on the draft Future Development Strategy was initially scheduled to run from 6 June 2023 to 4 July 2023 but was extended until 31 July 2023 due to the level of public interest.

50. The engagement process included the following key activities:

· Media to promote the consultation (including radio, community newspapers, social media advertising, online banner advertising on NZ Herald & Stuff websites, articles in OurAuckland and The Spinoff)

· Six drop-in sessions (in Warkworth, Albany, Kumeū, Westgate, Central City and Papakura), attended by 140 individuals

· Two regional organisation and interest group Have Your Say events with councillors, attended by 29 groups

· webinars for the public and for regional organisations/interest groups at which staff were available to discuss the proposal

· Two meetings in Papakura at the request of the local community

· Discussions with key stakeholders including central government, other local councils, utility providers and interest groups.

51. Based on provisional data, as of 2 August 2023, the council received:

· 8,279 submissions from individuals

· 259 submissions from organisations

· 1,318 proforma submissions.

52. A separate attachment has been provided for each local board with feedback from the local community in that area (see Attachment B).

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

53. The council adopted Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan in 2020. The plan provides a long-term approach to climate action, with a target to halve regional greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and reach to net zero emissions by 2050. It also calls for a precautionary approach to adaptation.

54. Land use and planning decisions, particularly those around urban form, development and infrastructure, are fundamental to climate action. These decisions influence and lock in our emissions trajectory and our ability to deal with the risks and impacts of a changing climate for decades to come. These land use planning decisions fundamentally affect how Auckland will achieve its climate goals set out in Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan in the short, medium and long term.

55. For example, in relation to transport emissions, more expansive urban forms generally lead to longer travel distances. Longer trip lengths typically result in higher transport emissions and less propensity for mode shift. Land use decisions also affect exposure to climate change impacts such as coastal inundation and erosion which is exacerbated by sea level rise.

56. The approach taken in the draft FDS focuses on planning for more intensive urban development close to existing centres and stops on the rapid transit network. This is one of many important approaches which together seek to maximise the number of Aucklanders who walk, cycle and use public transport, thereby reducing transport related emissions.

57. The draft FDS also proposes to create stronger links between development in future urban areas and the ability to fund public transport infrastructure and services. Development without these services will be car dependent, increasing Vehicle Kilometres Travelled (VKT) and likely lock in travel behaviours that may be hard to change once, or if, public transport services are provided. The draft delays the live zoning of some future urban areas and links live zoning to infrastructure triggers. These aspects are expected to result in relatively positive climate outcomes compared to the current trend (mitigation).

58. The draft further proposes to remove some future urban areas, that have significant natural hazard risks, from urban development. It also identified additional future urban areas to be further investigated to determine their suitability for urban development based on natural hazard risk. These aspects are expected to result in relatively positive climate outcomes compared to the current trend (resilience).

59. The draft FDS also considers natural hazard risk in existing urban areas. It identifies and prioritises locations with potential natural hazard risk, combined with population density and levels of deprivation, as the initial focus for adaptive planning to determine appropriate responses.

60. The draft FDS sets the strategy and direction. Achieving its direction and the climate change outcomes sought is dependent on following through in implementation. This includes actions aligned with Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri, particularly actions around the built environment and the protection and enhancement of the natural environment, and the Transport Emissions Reduction Pathway’s targets to reduce vehicle kilometres travelled and transport greenhouse gas emissions.

61. It is expected that, if the “Principles for a quality compact approach to growth and change” (as applied in the direction set in the draft FDS), are applied with ambitious implementation actions as proposed in (but not limited to) the FDS, then some of the adverse climate impacts could be avoided or mitigated. However, the FDS needs to be implemented with ambitious, bold, climate policies and regulations across different domains, as well as local implementation action.

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Council group impacts and views

62. As a first order strategy, and legislative requirement, the FDS impacts all parts of the council group that are focussed on growth and development. It provides Auckland-wide direction and integration of the council’s approach to growth and development and guides subsequent strategies, operational plans, programmes of work and investment decisions.

63. Achieving the alignment of resources and outcomes sought by the FDS requires the involvement, sharing of information and ongoing support from staff across the council group throughout its implementation.

64. Development of the draft FDS included information, expertise and involvement of staff from across the council and its council-controlled organisations.

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Local impacts and local board views

65. Local boards provided feedback on the initial strategic direction in July-August 2022. This feedback was considered through the development of the draft FDS.

66. Local board chairs (or alternates) were invited to all Planning, Environment and Parks Committee workshops during strategy development. Chairs received the workshop material ahead of the workshops.

67. Local boards were provided with a memo on 9June 2023 and invited to a briefing about the FDS consultation on 16 June 2023.

68. This report provides the opportunity for the local board to give their feedback, based on consideration of their community’s feedback, on the draft Future Development Strategy.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

69. The council has committed to achieving Māori outcomes through Kia Ora Tāmaki Makaurau, influenced by the Māori Plan and Issues of Significance, and Auckland Plan 2050. These documents provide guidance in understanding the priority areas for Tāmaki Makaurau Māori and a number of these priority areas are relevant to the development and implementation of the FDS, for example:

· involving Māori early in the decision-making process

· Māori housing aspirations

· protection of existing natural resources

· allowing for kaitiakitanga

· benefits to Māori, for example, housing, economic opportunities, and improved access

· impacts of climate change, for example, on marae, whānau, and sites of significance

· opportunities to showcase Māori identity.

70. These priority areas, along with a review of past Māori engagement and feedback, provided a starting point for engaging with Māori, in a way that supported their capacity to genuinely participate in the development of the FDS.

71. This engagement has helped the council understand Māori values and aspirations for urban development and has helped shape the overall growth approach, as well as the spatial outcomes and principles for growth and change.

72. A key theme was the importance and integration of mātauranga Māori at all levels of decision-making, recognising mauri as a life-sustaining principle of all living systems. Mana whenua were consistent in advocating for a holistic view of “maunga to moana”. This is much broader than a catchment approach – it is a lens through which Māori see Tāmaki Makaurau as an interconnected living system.

73. Engagement was initiated through an invitation to each of the mana whenua organisations. A panel with a range of Māori planning expertise and resourcing for up to two representatives was available for each organisation. Collective and individual hui were held and feedback was received through these engagements.

74. The emerging themes were reinforced by Iwi Management Plans and environmental documents, and input into previous council engagements including Te Tāruke-a-Tāwhiri, Auckland’s Water Strategy, and Thriving Communities Strategy. This analysis formed the basis of the hapū and iwi values and aspirations in the consultation document but requires further engagement with mana whenua. This statement of values and aspirations for urban development is currently with mana whenua for review.

75. Views were sought from Māori researchers, marae, community organisations, the homeless and rangatahi and what was received was shared with the relevant teams.

76. Engagement continued throughout the consultation period.

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Financial implications

77. There are no financial implications from the local board providing feedback on the draft FDS.

78. Once adopted, the FDS will help council to make investment decisions that maximise benefits to our communities.

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Risks and mitigations

79. There are risks associated with adopting a new FDS, however these must be weighed against the opportunity costs of not having an appropriate framework in place to manage Auckland’s growth. These include:

Risk	Assessment	Mitigation/Control measures
The FDS is not bold enough to support achieving the council’s strategic goals around climate change mitigation	Medium-High risk Achieving significant change in land use requires a long-term approach, and land use change takes time. Even with the proposed emphasis on prioritising growth in existing urban areas and reductions in the future urban areas, the draft FDS retains large areas of future urban land. Given council’s ambitious climate change goals, the retention of these large areas of future urban land will create risk to achieving those goals, especially with regard to reductions in transport emissions.	The FDS proposes a number of measures to promote and incentivise more urban development near centres and rapid transport in the existing urban area. The market has also been moving significantly in this direction (and is likely to continue to do so). Sequencing timing for many of the future urban areas has been extended significantly, to dates well beyond 2030 (TERP). Land use policy will need to be supplemented by a strong policy framework - for instance transport demand management and initiatives to achieve mode shift. It is likely that Auckland’s car fleet would have transitioned significantly towards an electric vehicle fleet by 2040, which will help mitigate transport emissions impacts.
The council receives negative feedback from stakeholders, including landowners, on the proposals on topics such as intensification in the existing urban area or reducing the extent of future urban areas and / or timing	Medium – High risk Consultation on the FDS is intended to gauge the community’s views on a range of matters addressed in it. Some of those views will be supportive, and some of them oppositional. All views need to be considered.	The consultation process enables council to receive feedback, and potentially reconsider certain aspects of the FDS before it is finalised. This ensures a robust decision-making process is followed and reduces risks later in the process.

Risk

Assessment

Mitigation/Control measures

The FDS is not bold enough to support achieving the council’s strategic goals around climate change mitigation

Medium-High risk

Achieving significant change in land use requires a long-term approach, and land use change takes time.

Even with the proposed emphasis on prioritising growth in existing urban areas and reductions in the future urban areas, the draft FDS retains large areas of future urban land.

Given council’s ambitious climate change goals, the retention of these large areas of future urban land will create risk to achieving those goals, especially with regard to reductions in transport emissions.

The FDS proposes a number of measures to promote and incentivise more urban development near centres and rapid transport in the existing urban area. The market has also been moving significantly in this direction (and is likely to continue to do so).

Sequencing timing for many of the future urban areas has been extended significantly, to dates well beyond 2030 (TERP).

Land use policy will need to be supplemented by a strong policy framework - for instance transport demand management and initiatives to achieve mode shift.

It is likely that Auckland’s car fleet would have transitioned significantly towards an electric vehicle fleet by 2040, which will help mitigate transport emissions impacts.

The council receives negative feedback from stakeholders, including landowners, on the proposals on topics such as intensification in the existing urban area or reducing the extent of future urban areas and / or timing

Medium – High risk

Consultation on the FDS is intended to gauge the community’s views on a range of matters addressed in it. Some of those views will be supportive, and some of them oppositional.

All views need to be considered.

The consultation process enables council to receive feedback, and potentially reconsider certain aspects of the FDS before it is finalised.

This ensures a robust decision-making process is followed and reduces risks later in the process.

80. Strong, considered feedback from local boards will support Auckland Council to make good decisions about the FDS while they balance these risks against the opportunity costs described above.

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Next steps

81. Feedback from local boards and from the public will be reviewed and taken into account as staff consider any amendments to the draft FDS.

82. Workshops with the PEP committee on feedback received and the proposed amendments will take place in August and September. Local board chairs (or alternates) will be invited to participate in these.

83. The PEP committee will be asked to adopt the FDS in late 2023.

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Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇨	Attachment A Draft Future Development Strategy
b ⇨	Attachment B Public consultation - summary of local feedback

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Signatories

Author

Claire Gray - Principal Advisor Growth & Spatial Strat

Authorisers

Jacques Victor – General Manager, Auckland Plan Strategy and Research

Nina Siers – Acting General Manager, Local Board Services

Georgina Gilmour – Local Area Manager Franklin, Manurewa, Papakura (Acting)

Franklin Local Board

22 August 2023

Local board feedback on current proposals for achieving funding equity through the Long-term Plan

File No.: CP2023/10662

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To seek the views of the local board regarding options to address local board funding equity ahead of a decision by the Governing Body for inclusion in consultation for the Long-term Plan 2024-34 (LTP).

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. At its 11 July 2023 meeting, the Joint Governance Working Party (JGWP) passed a series of resolutions (Attachment A) and approved the discussion paper on local board funding equity (Attachment B) for local boards to consider at workshops to be held during July and August 2023.

3. In particular, the JGWP indicated that its preferred option to achieve local board funding equity through the first three years of LTP 2024-34 is by a combination of new funding and reallocation of existing funding. These matters were also canvassed at a local board members’ briefing on 24 July 2023.

4. Local boards are invited to provide feedback on the recommendations below, indicating support or otherwise for each component of the proposal.

5. A further JGWP meeting is scheduled for late September to review the feedback from local boards. The discussion paper along with local board feedback and JGWP direction will then be presented to the Governing Body in a workshop in October or November.

6. The Governing Body will decide on option(s) to be included in consultation for the Long-term Plan 2024-34 as part of the Mayor’s Proposal.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) indicate its tautoko / support (or otherwise), with reasons and alternatives if appropriate, on the following components of the proposal to address local board funding inequity.

Scope of the proposal

b) tautoko / support locally driven initiatives (LDI) funding being included in the scope for this analysis, in the light of increased local board decision-making and 80:15:5 being adopted as the equitable model.

c) tautoko / support limiting the scope of the local board funding equity project to local community services and LDI funding.

d) tautoko / support excluding the following items from the scope:

i) growth funding

ii) funding for discrete projects

iii) other specific-purpose funds such as slips remediation and coastal renewals

iv) targeted rate funding

v) other local activities such as local environmental management, local planning and development, and local governance

vi) most unallocated budgets, with the possible exception of some minor capex for response renewals and new non-growth investment.

e) tautoko / support considering capital expenditure (CAPEX) and operational expenditure (OPEX) funding separately for achieving equity.

Timeframe

f) tautoko / support seeking to achieve funding equity for local boards in a much shorter timeframe (three years) than the 10–15-year period approved in-principle in 2021, noting that this may mean a reduction in funding for some local boards.

g) tautoko / support taking a staged implementation approach of using year one of the Long-term Plan (i.e., 2024-2025) to prepare, and implementing the changes from year two.

Alternative options

h) tautoko / support achieving equity by using a mix of new funding and reallocating funding from local boards that are currently funded over the equitable funding level to local boards that are funded below the equitable funding level.

i) tautoko / support holding new funding in the later seven years of LTP 2024-2034 in a pool which is to be allocated to local boards according to agreed criteria, which is yet to be developed, if getting most local boards to within 5% of funding equity in 3 years is pursued.

Multi-board services

j) tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that the proposal for multi-board services needs further investigation to better understand the implications for local boards and the governance structure and that further advice will be brought to the Joint Governance Working Party and local boards in due course.

Horopaki

Context

7. At its 30 May 2023 meeting, the Joint Governance Working Party (JGWP) considered a discussion paper (Attachment B) seeking direction on initial options developed by staff to address local board funding inequity in a shorter timeframe as requested by the mayor.

8. Staff had developed the following three options (alongside the existing approach agreed by the Governing Body in 2021) to address inequity:

i) using new funding

ii) redistributing existing funding between local boards only, and

iii) a combination of i) and ii).

9. The JGWP considered these matters and supported in principle focusing future work on options based on new funding or a mix of reallocation and new funding. It did not support option ii) to only look at redistributing funding between local boards.

10. The JGWP also supported making significant change within three years while noting that if the scope was expanded as sought by the mayor, further changes may take longer. The JGWP asked for further clarification from the mayor as to the scope of this enquiry, compared to the scope agreed in 2021.

11. The JGWP also requested staff further investigate and provide supplementary information on several different matters.

12. At the JGWP’s 11 July 2023 meeting, staff provided an updated discussion paper covering all these matters in detail and addressing areas of confusion.

13. Following resolutions from the 11 July meeting (Attachment A), the attached discussion paper has been presented to local boards at workshops during July and August 2023.

14. Feedback is now sought from local boards to inform consideration by the Governing Body for inclusion in consultation for the Long-term Plan 2024-34.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

15. The advice below pertains specifically to the recommendations being made in this report. This report should be read in conjunction with the attached discussion paper, which contains the bulk of the background information, analysis, and advice.

Scope – Recommendation B

16. The model for equitable funding has been adopted as 80% population, 15% deprivation and 5% land area (80:15:5) (see Governing Body Resolution number GB/2021/138 Part N(iii)). A 90:5:5 model is currently being used for LDI funding distribution.

17. Locally Driven Initiatives (LDI) funding is proposed to be included in the scope, as with increased decision-making local boards have discretion over almost all of their funding.

Scope – Recommendation C

18. The scope of the local board funding equity project is proposed to be limited to local community services and LDI because of the current decision-making arrangements of the local board and that a wider scope would be far more significant in terms of implementation requirements.

Scope – Recommendation D

19. Staff propose to exclude the following items from the scope for the reasons outlined:

iv) Growth funding

Growth funding is proposed to be excluded as it is collected for a specific purpose and is governed by the Development Contributions Policy and legislation. Reallocating this funding creates complexities which would likely contribute to delays in growth investment, which could potentially require council to return development contributions previously collected.

v) Funding for discrete projects

Funding for discrete projects is proposed to be excluded as including under a reallocation model may result in inadequate funding to deliver these projects. This would mean council is not delivering on past decisions. This may also result in council having to return external funding received or growth funding collected for some of these projects.

vi) Other specific purpose funds

Funding for other specific purpose funds such as slips remediation and coastal renewals are proposed to be excluded as these are allocated to local boards based on a regionally accepted programme over which local boards do not have decision-making over. Also, including this funding may result in inadequate funding to deliver these outcomes.

vii) Targeted rate funding

Targeted rate funding is proposed to be excluded from scope as these are collected for a specific purpose and cannot legally be reallocated.

viii) Other local activities

Funding for other local activities is proposed to be excluded from scope due to limited local board decision-making and legislative constraints. This includes local environmental management (mostly targeted rates or regional budget allocation to LBs), local planning and development (99% is targeted rates collected from Business Improvement Districts), and local governance (staff costs, and elected member honorariums and support costs) activities.

ix) Most unallocated budgets

Over time, the anticipated potential of unallocated budgets has decreased to be of less significance than was initially thought, due to most of this budget being growth funding. Most unallocated budgets are therefore excluded from scope.

Scope – Recommendation E

20. Capital expenditure (CAPEX) and operational expenditure (OPEX) funding are proposed to be considered separately. The reasons for this are outlined in detail on pages 8-9 of the attached discussion paper.

21. Note that some unallocated CAPEX provisioned for minor CAPEX, response renewals and new investment (not growth) could be considered for reallocation under alternative options. If these are reallocated going forward these will be the responsibility of the local board.

Timeframe – Recommendation F

22. This paper proposes achieving funding equity for local boards in a much shorter timeframe (three years) than the 10–15-year period approved in 2021. This is based on expectations communicated by the mayor’s office and endorsed by the JGWP in principle, so long as it can be achieved practically, fairly, and in an informed way.

Timeframe – Recommendation G

23. A staged implementation approach has been recommended to ensure that policy, legislative and resource constraints can be addressed as required to implement these changes.

Alternative options – Recommendation H and I

24. Staff have provided alternative options to help achieve local board funding equity in three years. The options align with the scope outlined in recommendations A-G. The discussion paper and its attachments explain the impacts of these options on local boards.

Multi-board services – Recommendation J

25. Work on the multi-board services workstream has not progressed as far as other aspects of this programme as the rationale and benefits of this element are less clear, and the governance arrangements are likely to be complex. Furthermore, allocating budget to multi-board services will have implications on a local board’s equity ranking and this requires further analysis.

26. Staff propose to do more work on these matters, informed by local board feedback and in conjunction with the mayor’s office regarding his views on this proposal.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

27. There are no climate implications from providing feedback on proposals to implement a more equitable local board funding scheme.

28. In the future, a more equitable regime for local board funding may allow more influence from local boards and local communities on how local funding is used to implement climate-friendly projects.

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Council group impacts and views

29. Staff have been working for several years to understand and incorporate any potential implications for policy, strategy, and operations across the council group. Multiple iterations of these proposals have been discussed, and feedback given, since 2017.

30. Most recently, these revised proposals have been discussed at:

i) JGWP meetings in May and July 2023

ii) Local board workshops in July and August 2023.

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

Local impacts and local board views

31. Local board views have been sought a number of times through the Governance Framework Review, and this report seeks formal local feedback on the latest iteration of proposals that will go back to the JGWP and to the Governing Body later in 2023.

32. Depending on the final shape of these proposals there is likely to be significant implications for local boards, and these will be clarified further as the proposals are developed into policy.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

33. There is no specific impact for Māori of providing feedback on proposals to implement a more equitable local board funding scheme.

34. In the future, a more equitable regime for local board funding may allow local boards to be more responsive to mana whenua and mataawaka in their rohe in deciding how local funding is used to support their communities.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

35. There are no specific financial implications for providing feedback on proposals to implement a more equitable local board funding scheme.

36. The final implementation of these proposals will have significant financial implications, and these are outlined in detail in the attached discussion paper.

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Risks and mitigations

37. There are a range of risks and proposed mitigations outlined in the discussion paper. The impact of these risks will vary depending on which options and timeframes are pursued.

38. The key risk is that if local board funding inequities are not addressed as proposed in this report, then the timeline will either revert to the 10–15-year timeframe adopted by the Governing Body in 2021, or additional time will need to be taken developing further alternative options.

39. At the same time as progressing proposals for local board funding equity, the JGWP will also be receiving advice from staff on local board reorganisation. While a reorganisation proposal is likely to take longer than the three years being proposed for changes to local board funding, staff have advised that the principles on which the equity programme are based should be able to apply regardless of the number of local boards. This will be analysed further as the reorganisation proposal progresses.

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Next steps

40. A JGWP meeting is scheduled for late September to receive feedback from local boards.

41. At this meeting, the JGWP will make recommendations that will inform the Governing Body’s approach to local board funding equity. This will be finalised by December and included in the Mayor’s Proposal for the Long-term Plan 2024-34.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇨	Attachment A - 11 July 2023 - JGWP Minutes
b ⇨	Attachment B - Discussion Paper - LB Funding Policy

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Signatories

Author

Kat Ashmead - Senior Advisor Operations and Policy

Authorisers

Louise Mason - General Manager Local Board Services

Georgina Gilmour – Local Area Manager Franklin, Papakura, Manurewa (Acting)

Franklin Local Board

22 August 2023

Auckland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Plan

File No.: CP2023/10801

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To seek feedback on the Auckland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Plan consultation version (draft CDEM Group Plan).

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. The Civil Defence Emergency Management Act requires Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups to develop Group Plans. Group Plans are strategic documents that set out the strategic vision and action plan for achieving disaster resilience in an area.

3. The current Auckland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Plan is dated 2016-2021 and is under review. It will remain in force until replaced.

4. A draft Group Plan has been developed for consultation with the public. Consultation on the draft was approved by the CDEM Committee on 25 July 2023 (Resolution CDEMC/2023/15).

5. This paper describes the content of the draft Group Plan, the process that has been taken to prepare the draft Group Plan, the parties that have been involved in its development, the consultation that has been conducted in August 2023, and next steps.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) provide feedback on the draft CDEM Group Plan (Attachment A).

Horopaki

Context

6. A Group Plan is a statutory requirement of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 (the CDEM Act). The current Group Plan is dated 2016-2021. A CDEM Group Plan remains operative for the period specified, but if the plan is not replaced before the close of that period, it remains in force until replaced. The review of the current Group Plan commenced with public notice in the New Zealand Herald on 21 October 2021. There have been delays in completing this review due to local elections, intended alignment with the Emergency Management Bill, and other factors, which have previously been reported to the Coordinating Executive Group (CEG) and the CDEM Committee.

7. In April 2023, the CDEM Committee approved a project timeline for completion of the review of the current plan (Attachment B). The programme requires public consultation on a draft Group Plan in August 2023. Consultation on the draft was approved by the CDEM Committee on 25 July 2023 (Resolution CDEMC/2023/15).

8. Next steps involved in the development of the draft CDEM Group Plan are set out below:

Timeframe for development of the National Emissions Reduction Plan

Milestone	Date
Public consultation, Local board feedback, Advisory panel feedback, National emergency management agency technical review	August 2023
Submissions and hearings	September 2023
Brief Coordinating Executive Group (CEG) and CDEM Committee on consultation feedback themes (Committee)	October 2023
Create final draft	November - December 2023

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

Content of the Group Plan

9. The draft Group Plan sets out the strategic direction for our work on Auckland’s Defence Emergency Management system. It outlines the CDEM mission and objectives for Tāmaki Makaurau, how we will achieve them and how we will measure our performance.

10. The draft Group Plan is designed to be used by the CDEM Group and key partners and stakeholders involved in CDEM functions in Auckland. It also provides the public with an understanding of how these stakeholders work together, and the role they themselves can play in building individual and community resilience.

11. In accordance with the CDEM Act and Director’s Guidelines for Group Plans, the draft Group Plan includes a comprehensive summary of the natural, built, social and cultural environments of Tāmaki Makaurau and an analysis of the hazards and risks facing Auckland. These factors guide the focus of activities and actions that are described in the later chapters of the plan.

12. The plan contains chapters on the four Rs of emergency management (reduction, readiness, response and recovery), and chapters addressing mana whenua and mātāwaka partnership, management and governance, and monitoring and evaluation.

13. Each chapter describes the existing arrangements that are in place, identifies what we need to focus on to make improvements in that area, and sets out objectives and actions over the 5-year life of the plan. An ‘action plan’ table is set out for each chapter, which describes the objectives, actions, key deliverables or success measures, and results expected from achieving the objectives. The lead within Auckland Council and key supporters (either from within Auckland Council or the wider community of CDEM partners and stakeholders), are also identified for each action. This is intended to support clarity of roles and responsibilities, and to communicate that everyone has a role to play in contributing to a Tāmaki Makaurau that is resilient to disasters.

14. Further detail on timing of delivery of actions will be set out in business plans, to ensure they can be adapted quickly to changing circumstances.

Development of the Group Plan

15. The Group Plan has been developed in accordance with, and informed by the following:

a) the legal requirements of sections 48-56 of the CDEM Act

b) CDEM Group Planning Director’s Guidelines [DGL 09/18]

c) the National Disaster Resilience Strategy 2019 Ruataki ā-Motu Manawaroa Aituā

d) supporting plans of Auckland Council and partners and stakeholders

e) risk assessments, involving collaborative workshops with CDEM partners and stakeholders, and online surveys

f) international, national and local climate change and emergency management research and policy

g) learnings from previous emergency responses, including independent reviews of Auckland Council emergency management readiness and response.

16. The draft has been developed incorporating input and advice from a range of parties including:

a) the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)

b) a working group comprised of CEG organisation representatives

c) a project advisory group comprised of subject matter experts across the Council whānau regarding strategy, the four environments (natural, built, social and economic), strategy, sustainability, hazard risk, infrastructure and statutory land use planning

d) the Independent Māori Statutory Board Secretariat (IMSB)

e) Auckland Emergency Management department and Controllers

f) Auckland Council legal advisors

g) Ngā Mātārae, Ngaati te ata Waiohua, the National Māori Wardens Response Team, Nelson / Tasman emergency management, Ngai Tahu emergency management and Massey University (specifically in relation to development of Whakaoranga marae, Whakaoranga whanau), the framework for supporting disaster resilience of mana whenua and mātāwaka that is embedded within the draft Group Plan

h) Local boards (refer to the Local impacts and local board views section).

Public notification

17. The CDEM Act requires public notification for a period not less than one month to enable the public to make submissions on the draft Group Plan. It also requires that any person who makes a written submission, is given a reasonable opportunity to be heard by the body to which the submission is made. These factors have informed arrangements for the public notification phase.

18. The draft Group Plan will be made available on Auckland Council’s ‘AK Have Your Say’ online platform, along with frequently asked questions and a feedback form. Submissions will be accepted from 31 July 2023 to 31 August 2023. A hard copy reference document will be made available in all council libraries and service centres, accompanied by the feedback form. A summary document and feedback form has been translated into Te Reo Māori, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Samoan, Hindi, Korean and Tongan (available online and in libraries and service centres) to support participation of Aucklanders who either do not speak English, or English is their second language.

19. To raise awareness about the consultation, a link to the AK Have Your Say platform will be shared with our CDEM partners and stakeholders, along with posts on the Auckland Emergency Management social media channels and website. The Citizen Engagement team at Auckland Council will also share the consultation link with their network of community partners, who are representatives of Auckland’s diverse communities, and work with Council to broaden engagement reach. Local boards are invited to share the consultation material with their communities.

20. The Recovery Office and Healthy Waters department of Auckland Council are engaging with the public at the same time as consultation on the draft Group Plan. We are working with the communications and engagement specialists across both projects to ensure clarity of messaging to the public. To assist with this, a flyer has been developed for placement at libraries, service centres and any community events throughout this period (such as community hui on local board plans). The flyer describes the projects, where people can go for more information, and how they can provide feedback.

21. Any party that indicates they wish to be heard in support of their submission on the draft Group Plan will be given the opportunity to present to the CDEM Committee in September.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

22. The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change^{^[8]} declares the scientific evidence is unequivocal: climate change is a grave and mounting threat to human wellbeing and the health of our planet. People’s health, lives and livelihoods, as well as property and critical infrastructure, including energy and transportation systems, are being adversely affected by hazards from heat waves, storms, drought, and flooding, as well as slow-onset changes including sea level rise.

23. The evidence for warming in New Zealand continues to build. New Zealand experienced its warmest year on record in 2022, surpassing the previous record set in 2021. The upper North Island and Auckland confidently point towards increasing temperature trends^{^[9]}. Annual rainfall patterns are also expected to change, with eastern portions of the North Island likely to see more summer rainfall, and rainfall intensities accompanying sub-tropical systems and airmasses expected to increase. Marine heat waves and drought are also set to become more frequent and intense. Climate change is likely to increase the chances of strong El Nino and La Nina events.

24. The Group Plan contains actions that intend to reduce the risk of hazards (including those influenced by climate change), and to support community and operational readiness, response to and recovery from emergencies.

25. While not directly incorporated into the risk calculations for the hazard risk assessment described in the draft Group Plan, the five-year reassessment cycle will allow us to incorporate the latest science and understanding of the changing climate into our scenarios and severity determination.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

26. The Project Advisory Group described in paragraph 15 c) was established to contribute to the development of the draft Group Plan. This has been integral to ensuring that the draft Group Plan aligns with related Council policy, and that the activities of the wider Council that contribute to building disaster resilient communities are incorporated.

27. Council-controlled Organisations are connected to the Group Plan review through both CEG and Lifelines.

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

Local impacts and local board views

28. Local boards have an important role to play in supporting disaster resilient communities through their knowledge of local communities and local government. Auckland Emergency Management’s Lead Team have conducted a series of workshops with local boards in recent months to build and strengthen relationships. Clarity on roles and responsibilities, communication, and the need for local plans to support response were key themes that were expressed by the board members.

29. The draft Group Plan sets out the roles and responsibilities of local board members before, during and after emergencies. Actions to support response communication, local board plans, and community resilience plans are also included.

30. A Local Board member briefing session on the draft Group Plan was held on 26 June 2023. Local board views are being sought on the Group Plan and will be incorporated into the final plan as appropriate.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

31. In line with the National Disaster Resilience Strategy- Rautaki ā-Motu Manawaroa Aituā, Auckland Emergency Management (AEM) have been working hard to incorporate a Te Ao Māori worldview into our mahi to ensure greater recognition, understanding, and integration of iwi/Māori perspectives and tikanga in emergency management. The impacts on Māori from disasters can be significant and there are real strengths in integrating kaupapa Māori, mātauranga Māori and tikanga Māori into resilience building for disasters.

32. Engagement with iwi and Māori on the Group Plan began with a presentation to the Mana Whenua Kaitiaki forum in late 2022. The forum was encouraging and supportive of the kaupapa. AEM continues to build relationships with iwi and Māori at all levels, from the Independent Māori Statutory Board secretariat, to individual marae through their resilience planning work via Whakaoranga marae, Whakaoranga whānau.

33. The draft Group Plan acknowledges our partnership obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi and acknowledges mana whenua mātauranga mai rā anō (traditional and historical lived-experience and knowledge of an area, place or space). Objectives and actions within the plan aim to:

· coordinate with our partners and stakeholders to expand work to support mana whenua and mātāwaka with disaster resilience through Whakaoranga marae, Whakaoranga whānau and Kia Rite and Kia Mau (a resilience programme focused on tamariki and rangatahi), and

· secure representation of mana whenua and mātāwaka in the Incident Management Team and Coordinating Executive Group.

34. Whakaoranga marae, Whakaoranga whānau was developed collaboratively as described in paragraph 14 g). These parties were also involved in the development of Ngā Mātāpono, values and principles that underpin ways of working with iwi and Māori in Auckland that form part of the strategic framework for the Group Plan.

35. The engagement period in August 2023 provides an opportunity for mana whenua and mātāwaka to consider the Group Plan content (that has been developed collaboratively as described above) and advise if there are any areas that could be further enhanced from a Te Ao Māori perspective.

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Financial implications

36. The consultation process can be delivered within approved budgets.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

Submission numbers and programme

37. The weather events in early 2023 and the subsequent Auckland Flood Response Review (the Bush report) generated an increased level of interest in the Auckland CDEM Group Plan. This is likely to increase the number of submissions than might have otherwise been expected. Whilst this is positive in terms of public participation, only a month has been allocated to submission analysis in the programme in Attachment B. Additional support from the wider Council family (or consultants) may be required, depending on the number of submissions received.

38. Similarly, two days of hearings have been scheduled with the CDEM Committee in September 2023, to enable those parties who wish to be heard, to do so. If a large number of submitters wish to be heard, the number of hearing days will need to be increased.

Public and media interest

39. There is a need to be clear in public messaging about the purpose of the Group Plan; that it is a strategic vision and action plan for CDEM activity in Auckland. It is not an operational document, nor a tactical response plan. Key messages are being developed with Corporate Communications and Media to address this.

40. To anticipate potential media interest in the draft Group Plan, Adam Maggs, Group Controller and Head of Capability and Public Awareness, has been identified as media spokesperson.

Emergency Management Bill

41. The Emergency Management Bill (the Bill) was introduced to Parliament on 7 June 2023. Advice from NEMA is that it is likely to take some time to progress through the formal stages to become an Act. The Bill will not affect the current programme for the review of Auckland CDEM Group Plan as it has not yet been made into law.

42. There will likely be a requirement for CDEM Groups to review their Group Plans within a period of time after the bill is enacted (for example, two years).

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

43. Consultation will take place in August as described. The remainder of the Group Plan review will progress in accordance with the timeline in Attachment B, mindful of the risk and mitigations outlined above.

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Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇨	Attachment A – Group Plan Consultation document
b ⇨	Attachment B – Timeline

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Signatories

Author

Kristen Spooner, Principal Advisor Strategy and Planning, Auckland Emergency Management

Authorisers

Carol Hayward – Team Leader Operations and Policy

Paul Amaral – General Manager, Auckland Emergency Management

Louise Mason – General Manager Local Board Services

Georgina Gilmour – Local Area Manager Franklin, Papakura, Manurewa (Acting)

Franklin Local Board

22 August 2023

Local board feedback on the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan and Making Space for Water

File No.: CP2023/11086

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To seek local board feedback on the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan, and associated initiatives proposed as part of the Making Space for Water programme.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. The Recovery Office is coordinating efforts to support communities to recover from the extreme weather events of early 2023. A Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan is being developed to guide this work. Making Space for Water is one work programme within the proposed Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan and includes a range of proposed flood resilience activities.

3. Region-wide public consultation is taking place from 3 August to 31 August 2023. It is seeking Aucklanders’ feedback on two topics:

· their experience during the storms and their aspirations for recovery to inform planning, and

· their views on ways to better manage stormwater to reduce future flood risk.

4. Public consultation documents on storm recovery and resilience are included as Attachments A, B and C. Much of the consultation will be place-based, working with affected communities and households to hear their feedback on the recovery process, their ongoing needs, and their suggestions for improving resilience to future events.

5. Feedback is being requested from local boards concurrently with public consultation, as the timeline for decision-making is very short.

6. Local board views are sought on the questions outlined in the consultation document (Attachment C) as well as the proposed principles and two-tiered structure of the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan that is outlined in this report.

7. Workshops have been held with all local boards to provide information on the proposed Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan and the Making Space for Water programme, including information specific to proposed programmes in each local board area.

8. Local board feedback will be provided to the Governing Body along with public feedback and further programme detail in September 2023.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) whakarite / provide feedback on the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan and the Making Space for Water programme, as set out in the public consultation documents (Attachments A, B, and C)

b) whakarite / provide feedback on the proposed principles and structure of the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan.

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Context

9. The Recovery Office is coordinating a programme to support communities to recover from this year’s storm events which has been developed collaboratively across the council group and external agencies. Planned recovery efforts will be presented in the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan, bringing together the delivery of recovery projects, initiatives and activities across the four recovery workstreams: Community and Social, Māori Partnership and Participation, Economic, and Natural and Built Environment.

10. The purpose of the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan is to:

· provide assurance to the people of Tāmaki Makaurau

· set objectives, providing direction for collaborative recovery efforts to address the impacts and consequences of severe weather events of early 2023

· document collaborative delivery of recovery projects, initiatives and activities, their participants and lead agencies, and timeframes

· provide a framework for planning the transition from recovery based upon the completion of projects, cessation of initiatives and activities, or their incorporation into business as usual by appropriate organisations

· provide a basis for monitoring progress towards the achievement of objectives and transition to delivery of services across council and recovery partners.

11. The plan will be a ‘living document’ with sections released progressively as programmes are finalised. One of the programmes within the Natural and Built Environment workstream is Making Space for Water, the proposed flood risk reduction programme.

12. The Making Space for Water programme is being proposed in response to more frequent and severe flood events in Auckland. Its purpose is to prioritise flood readiness in stormwater operations, and to ensure that communities, households, and businesses are supported to build their resilience to storms.

13. Local boards received a copy of the 23 May 2023 Governing Body report including the proposed Making Space for Water initiatives.

14. A briefing was held with all local board members on 17 July 2023 to provide more information to local boards about the direction of both programmes and how they can engage with the process.

15. At its July 2023 meeting, the Governing Body agreed to public consultation about the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan and the Making Space for Water programme in August 2023, and approved the public consultation documents (Attachments A, B and C).

16. Public consultation will take place from 3 August to 31 August 2023. Aucklanders have the opportunity to provide feedback through the AK Have Your Say website, as well as online webinars and drop-in events. Additional events are taking place for highly affected areas.

17. A memo circulated to local boards on 2 August 2023 provided more detailed information about consultation activities and events.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

18. Local board feedback is sought on the questions in Attachment C regarding communities’ experiences and aspirations for recovery, and the proposed initiatives for Making Space for Water.

19. Local board feedback is also sought on the proposed principles and structure of the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan, as outlined below. This feedback will inform the development of the plan, to be reported to the Governing Body in September.

Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan

20. The Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan is intended to support the coordination of recovery efforts. Recovery from the events of early 2023 needs to be effective at the local and regional level, take account of different timeframes for different impacts and consequences to be fully understood, and be based on engagement with iwi and Māori and Tāmaki Makaurau communities.

21. The design of the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan is informed by its purpose and principles, in support of good recovery practice. This includes ensuring suggestions for improvement are captured for future events.

Principles

22. The proposed principles of the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan are:

· people and their communities are foremost

· projects, initiatives, and activities addressing impacts and consequences, and the communities in which they are delivered, are prioritised based on need

· equity is an inherent consideration

· opportunities to build resilience and avoid future harm are sought proactively

· projects, initiatives and activities are integrated to maximise the benefit to Tāmaki Makaurau and its communities, and to mitigate or manage disruption

· projects, initiatives and activities are funded, have funding secured or have mechanisms in place to ensure funding is secured

· the plan is a living document: changes to projects, initiatives, and activities can be accommodated provided the intended outcome is not affected.

Structure

23. The impacts of consecutive events earlier this year mean that there are widespread impacts across the region, with a number of localities more severely impacted. To address these circumstances appropriately, the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan is envisaged as being two-tiered, with a region-wide section and sections that are place-based. It is proposed that local sections will align to individual or clusters of local board areas where communities were more significantly impacted by the weather events. It is also intended to be modular, so that sections can be added as information becomes available or replaced if key information changes.

Delivery

24. The Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan will be delivered in stages, with the regional section first followed by more focused local sections informed by local experience and feedback. The regional section will include discussion of exiting from the formal ‘recovery’ phase through a transition plan in early 2024.

Making space for water

25. As reported in the May 2023 report to Governing Body (GB/2023/88), nine initiatives have been identified as part of the proposed Making Space for Water programme. These are identified in Table 1, and described in more detail in Attachment A. Together, the initiatives are designed to address all flood-affected areas within the scope of the programme, with a cascade of interventions from education and advice through to engineering solutions and, in limited situations (as an option of last resort and subject to central government decisions), property acquisition.

Table 1. Proposed Making Space for Water initiatives

Operations and maintenance

1. Increased maintenance

2. Flood intelligence

Neighbourhood solutions

3. Community-led flood resilience

4. Stream rehabilitation

5. Rural settlements

6. Culvert and bridge upgrades

7. Blue-green networks

Site-specific interventions

8. Overland flow path management

9. High risk properties

26. Lessons from previous projects have been important in developing the possible work programmes. Staff are using lessons from Project Twin Streams and the more recent naturalisation projects of Te Ara Awataha in Northcote and parts of Te Auaunga (Oakley Creek) in Mount Roskill / Mount Albert. These more recent projects were designed and built to specifically reduce flood risk while enabling growth through nature-based solutions. Both projects performed very well in the recent storm events despite the intensity of the storm event.

27. Specifically, the design of the Te Auaunga project protected 89 habitable floors from flooding by adding capacity to the stream and reducing the previous flood plain. Te Ara Awataha project has helped facilitate a large-scale re-development of the Northcote area where Kāinga Ora are currently developing 1,700 apartments and Eke Panuku are re-developing the town centre including a further 300 homes.

28. Further, Project Twin Streams in Waitākere involved the purchase of approximately 150 properties over 10 years and their removal from flood hazard. The locations of these properties were flooded during the recent storm events and, had the houses not been removed previously, they would almost certainly have been flooded.

29. The proposed projects are anticipated to deliver three levels of benefit:

· Site-by-site benefit: Some of the proposed interventions will directly benefit individual properties, for example removing buildings that are at an unacceptable risk of repeated or severe flooding. Approximately 400 properties could be taken out of flood hazard zones through the proposed blue-green networks and culvert and bridge upgrades, and a further 150 properties have been identified as high-risk. These benefits depend on sufficient co-funding being made available for property acquisition.

· Community benefit: Other initiatives will provide benefits at a community level, for example the work to build community-led flood resilience, support rural settlements, and rehabilitate streams would support communities to act to reduce their flood risks by managing the infrastructure in their immediate community. Blue-green networks also provide community-scale benefits.

· Regional benefit: Investment in flood intelligence and overland flow path management impacts the entire region. Flood intelligence informs asset planning, maintenance, and mapping of flood risks. Overland flow path management requires council resources to identify, investigate and intervene in obstructions to overland flow paths. Our modelling and observations after the flood show that better overland flow path management would have noticeably reduced the extent of flooding in some areas by allowing the water to drain away.

Local dimensions to recovery

30. The potential for blue-green approaches is being assessed in the areas listed in Table 2.

Table 2. Proposed blue-green network projects by local board area

Local board	Proposed blue-green network
Albert-Eden Local Board	Meola-Epsom
Kaipātiki Local Board and Devonport-Takapuna Local Board	Wairau Valley, Totaravale and Sunnynook
Franklin Local Board	Whangapouri Creek
Henderson-Massey Local Board	Opanuku Stream and Swanson-Waimoko Stream
Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board	Harania Creek and Te Ararata Creek
Puketāpapa Local Board	Te Auaunga Stage 2
Rodney Local Board	Kumeū River
Waitākere Ranges Local Board	Porters Stream
Waitematā Local Board	Opouteteka / Cox’s Creek
Whau Local Board and Puketāpapa Local Board	Whau River

Some communities will need tailored consultation

31. Some local board areas were more severely impacted than others or experience frequent flooding. Of these, the Recovery Office has also identified communities that are more vulnerable to emergency events and has designed more active and targeted consultation through community groups in these areas. These include Māngere, Piha, Muriwai, Henderson, Rānui, Swanson, Milford, Karekare and Mount Roskill that were particularly impacted by this year’s storm events.

32. Direct efforts will continue to be made to connect with these affected residents and property owners through targeted promotion and additional community drop-in events.

33. Care will need to be taken with these communities as there will be overlap with property owners who are being contacted as part of initial assessments in respect of central government’s proposed voluntary buy out proposals. It is important that we clearly communicate the different purposes of each engagement and do not contribute more stress to individual scenarios.

34. In June, 6,838 letters were sent to property owners across Auckland seeking information regarding whether their property may be eligible for the government’s proposed voluntary buy-out scheme. While responses are still being received, as of 27 July, 28 per cent of respondents had indicated that they believe their property should be considered ‘Category 3’ (not safe to live in because of the unacceptable risk of future flooding and loss of life).

35. Staff recognise that the impacts of flooding on rural communities have been different to those on urban communities. The Recovery Office is working with the Northern Adverse Event Team and the Waikato Primary Industry Adverse Events Cluster to support engagement with rural communities. We will also seek specific feedback through community groups, guidance from rural local boards, and the Rural Advisory Panel on workstreams that affect rural areas, for example resilience of roading, power and communications.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

36. On 29 June 2023 the Planning, Environment and Parks Committee noted three main lines of action to build Auckland’s resilience to climate change through adaptation:

· strengthening the Unitary Plan

· speeding up community adaptation action

· initiatives within the Making Space for Water programme.

37. These lines of action are consistent with the overall strategic direction, commitments and outcomes sought in the Auckland Plan 2050, and policy settings in Ngā Hapori Momoho: the Thriving Communities Strategy, Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan, and the Water Strategy.

38. ‘Opportunities to build resilience and avoid future harm are sought proactively’ is a proposed principle of the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan and responds to climate change.

39. Both the Auckland Plan 2050 and Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan advocate for greater resilience to severe storms and flood events. The initiatives proposed in ‘Making Space for Water’ will have a beneficial impact on Auckland’s climate adaptation.

40. The proposed blue-green network and stream rehabilitation projects will include measures such as restoring wetlands, developing water detention areas, clearing overland flow paths, and naturalising channels. These nature-based solutions will generally have a lower carbon impact than the more carbon-intensive grey infrastructure. Some will also be able to sequester carbon.

41. The Making Space for Water programme will also promote the use of low carbon technologies and methodologies in the design, construction, and renewal of the piped network in line with the targets set by Te-Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri.

42. Infrastructure provision and construction are likely to cause some emissions in the short- to medium-term but will be beneficial in the long-term to improve Auckland’s ability to be prepared for adverse weather and climate disruption.

43. The social outcomes associated with the impacts of climate change on the community, cultural and natural ecosystems will be considered in the programme.

44. In combining engagement and consultation for the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan and Making Space for Water, the materials deployed, travel and resource use will be lower than if conducted separately.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

45. Many parts of council have responsibilities that influence how we manage flood risks and build community resilience. This detail was provided to the Governing Body on 22 June 2023. Staff have worked across the council group to align programme scope with policy direction and other work programmes led by the council, and with our partners, including council-controlled organisations.

46. Healthy Waters and the Recovery Office are working with the Chief Planning Office, Local Board Services, Legal, and Finance to refine Making Space for Water, develop the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan, and the associated consultation plan, to ensure alignment with council policy and priorities.

47. On 26 April 2023, the Civil Defence and Emergency Management (CDEM) committee approved accelerated consultation on the Auckland CDEM Group Plan review (CDEMC/2023/7). This consultation is occurring at the same time as the Storm Recovery and Resilience consultation. Staff across both workstreams are working to ensure these processes align.

48. The consultation document includes a list of internal and external parties who will be part of the continued development and implementation of the programme.

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

Local impacts and local board views

49. In the wake of storms and flooding, local boards play a critical role both in representing their communities and in the delivery of recovery activities in their respective areas.

50. This report seeks feedback from local boards on the experiences of their local communities and aspirations for recovery, the proposed priorities for the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan, and the proposed initiatives for Making Space for Water.

51. Feedback is being requested from local boards concurrently with public consultation, as there is a need to progress the recovery promptly.

52. Feedback from local boards will inform decisions by the Governing Body on the shape of the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan and Making Space for Water programme.

53. The Recovery Office and Healthy Waters presented to a briefing for all local board members on 7 July 2023 to provide an update on the development of the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan and Making Space for Water. Local boards have been provided with information on specific impacts of initiatives in their local areas to inform their feedback.

54. More specific plans to gather local views in a tailored manner, including those from more impacted communities are described in the analysis and advice section.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

55. Māori Partnership and Participation is a whenu (strand) in the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan. Direct consultation with mana whenua began in mid-May. Since then, staff have worked through their established relationships to refine some initiatives. Staff gave an overview of the programme to the Tāmaki Makaurau Mana Whenua Forum pou taiao on 7 June 2023. At this hui, staff were asked to hold a workshop on this and other broader water issues.

56. Hui with Independent Māori Statutory Board (IMSB) staff has highlighted a need to work more intentionally with IMSB members through programme development and public consultation. The Recovery Office recognises the need for effective consultation with Māori. Māori have interests across each of the recovery workstreams such as marae, businesses, housing, tamariki, and the natural environment. An iwi consultation plan is in development, with additional events proposed for mana whenua and mataawaka.

57. Staff are working with the council’s Māori outcomes specialists to maximise opportunities for mana whenua and Māori to provide input on the range of options for consultation and engagement, throughout the consultation period, programme design, and delivery.

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Financial implications

58. A proposed principle of the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan is that ‘projects, initiatives and activities are funded, have funding secured or have mechanisms in place to ensure funding is secured.’ Work is underway to quantify the costs of project initiatives and activities which will be reflected in the plan and incorporated into the development of the Long-term Plan 2024-2034, as appropriate.

59. On 1 June 2023, the government proposed entering into funding agreements with councils in cyclone and flood affected regions to support them to offer voluntary buy-out for owners of high-risk (Category 3) properties and to co-fund work needed to protect properties where risk can be managed (Category 2). Details of these arrangements are yet to be confirmed.

60. The proposed Making Space for Water programme of additional investment is currently estimated to cost around $1.65 billion. Elements of the programme may be co-funded by central government.

Funding options and impacts still need to be worked through

61. Different funding sources could be considered by the council to fund the remainder of the costs, but practicable options are likely to be limited to increases to general rates or the creation of a specific, new, targeted rate(s).

62. Any additional rates charge would be over and above the starting point general rates increase which is estimated to be 13 per cent for the 2024/2025 year for the average value residential property. This is, however, a very preliminary estimate and is subject to many variables and decisions as part of developing the Long-term Plan 2024-2034.

63. If the council were to fund the entire Making Space for Water programme with an estimated cost of $1.65 billion, this would require funding equivalent to an additional 8 per cent increase in general rates for the average value property.

64. The council is working through negotiations with central government in regards funding. Any Crown funding through this process will reduce the requirement for funding from Auckland’s ratepayers.

65. Further options could be available to the council around a targeted rate, including funding specific projects only from properties within each affected catchment, or collectively from all affected catchments. This could result in rating increases for some properties of well over 50 per cent.

66. Other rating policy options would be available to the council such as phasing in a targeted rate over two years to manage the impact on ratepayers.

67. This level of detail will be subject to further development for future consultation and eventual consideration by the Governing Body, including feedback from local boards. Future consultation will include updated cost projections and more detail on funding options, informed by feedback from this consultation and any funding agreements with central government.

68. Operating costs incurred within the 2023/2024 financial year will be met from existing budgets, including the Storm Response Fund.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

69. There are no risks associated with local boards providing feedback on these matters. Local board feedback will be shared with the Governing Body for consideration in developing the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan and the Making Space for Water programme.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

70. Engagement on the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan and Making Space for Water will take place between 3 August and 31 August 2023.

71. The Recovery Office will report to the September 2023 meeting of the Governing Body, seeking approval in principle for the structure and delivery of the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan. Community and local board feedback will be included in this report and used to inform the development of the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Plan. It is proposed to seek approval of the plan in sections thereafter.

72. The revised Making Space for Water work programme will be presented to the Governing Body in September 2023 for support in principle.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇨	Storm Recovery and Resilience Consultation Document
b ⇨	Storm Recovery and Resilience Consultation Document Summary
c ⇨	Storm Recovery and Resilience Consultation Feedback Form

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Signatories

Authors

Nicholas Vigar - Head of Planning, Healthy Waters

Mace Ward - Deputy Group Recovery Manager

Authorisers

Barry Potter - Director Infrastructure and Environmental Services

Mat Tucker - Group Recovery Manager

Louise Mason - General Manager Local Board Services

Georgina Gilmour - :Local Area Manager – Franklin, Papakura, Manurewa (Acting)

Franklin Local Board

22 August 2023

Local board feedback on the proposed direction of the draft Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2024

File No.: CP2023/11270

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To seek feedback on the proposed direction for the draft Waste Management and Minimisation Plan for 2024.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. The 2018 Waste Management and Minimisation Plan must be reviewed by 2024 in accordance with statutory requirements. As an operational plan, the waste plan sets out objectives, policies, targets, actions and funding to achieve effective and efficient waste management and minimisation within Auckland for the following six years.

3. The review of the waste plan will be informed by the Waste Assessment 2023, which will provide an insight into the waste context in the region, including tonnages sent to landfill, opportunities for diversion, services provided in Auckland, and forecasts for demand.

4. Staff do not propose any significant changes to the vision or direction of the 2018 plan of zero waste by 2040.

5. The following opportunities have been identified to guide the 2024 waste plan:

· Continuing on our current pathway to zero waste by 2040 including standardisation of kerbside services, reflecting the Revised Resource Recovery Network Strategy 2021, and an ongoing focus on litter, illegal dumping and marine waste

· refreshing our focus areas for commercial waste streams, with a key focus on construction and demolition waste, organic, plastics, cardboard/paper and textile waste

· strengthening our focus on climate change mitigation, adaptation and resilience

· extending our food scraps collection services to additional urban areas

· reflecting ways to strengthen our partnership approach with mana whenua, and recognise the benefits of te ao Māori

· re-focusing advocacy to central government to ensure that delivery of the 2023 waste strategy goals and targets, and that cross-ministry policy supports a circular economy

· continuing to address waste generated from council and council-controlled organisations’ operational activities, particularly from activities generating high volumes of waste

· refreshing actions to work closely with others, recognising that we cannot get to zero waste by acting alone.

6. These opportunities have been informed by the work undertaken to prepare a waste assessment that describes waste infrastructure and services, and forecasts demands and options to meet those demands. Preliminary findings of the assessment were presented at an elected members briefing on 7 August 2023.

7. The opportunities have also been informed by early engagement with mana whenua, and with mataawaka groups working in the area of waste minimisation, and by Te Rautaki Para / Waste Strategy 2023 the new national waste strategy released by central government earlier this year (refer also Attachment A).

8. Staff are seeking input from local boards to inform the draft plan. In particular, staff are seeking feedback on the draft opportunities outlined in this report.

9. Local board feedback will be incorporated into the draft waste plan, which will be presented to the Planning, Environment and Parks Committee on 30 November 2023 for approval to publicly consult. Local boards will have an opportunity to provide feedback on the draft plan following public consultation in 2024.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) whakarite / provide feedback on the proposed direction of the draft Waste Management and Minimisation Plan for 2024-2030.

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Context

10. The Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2018 is due to be reviewed by 2024 in accordance with the council’s responsibilities under the Local Government Act 2022 and Waste Minimisation Act 2008. This will be Auckland Council’s third waste plan on the journey towards zero waste by 2040.

11. As an operational plan, it will include objectives, targets, and methods for achieving effective and efficient waste management and minimisation within the region as outlined in sections 43 and 44 of the Waste Minimisation Act. The plan provides the statutory framework for council decision-making relating to waste issues, together with our approach and actions to achieve zero waste.

12. The plan will also outline how implementation will be funded. It will have regard to Te Rautaki Para / Waste Strategy 2023 for New Zealand and the council’s own waste assessment, which forms the evidence base for the plan. The 2018 plan is available online and is outlined below.

13. Previous Waste Management and Minimisation Plans have helped to guide initiatives to standardise kerbside collections, evolve the resource recovery network, strengthen the council’s community partnerships, and successfully advocate to central government for an increased waste levy and product stewardship.

14. The 2024 Waste Plan will progress the vision of the earlier waste plans for zero waste by 2040 and take into account the progress and achievements of the last six years.

2018 vision, key priorities and targets

15. The 2018 Waste Plan sets out a vision for Auckland to be zero waste by 2040. Zero waste is a long-term goal, but there are steps to progress towards this goal that the council and residents can undertake now.

16. The plan also sets out the steps which were to be taken over the six years from 2018-2024. There are nine key actions in the 2018 plan:

· advocate for an increased waste levy

· advocate for product stewardship

· address three priority commercial waste streams (construction and demolition waste, organic waste, and plastic waste)

· continue establishing the Resource Recovery Network

· focus on reducing litter, illegal dumping, and marine waste

· continue to transition to consistent kerbside waste and recycling services for households

· deliver the domestic kerbside collection of food scraps

· address waste diversion from our own operational activities

· work in partnership with others to achieve a zero waste Auckland.

Getting to Zero Waste / Tīkapa Moana Hauraki Gulf Islands Waste Plan 2018

17. The Tīkapa Moana Hauraki Gulf Islands Waste Plan provides goals and key actions specific to the Hauraki Gulf islands, including Aotea / Great Barrier, Waiheke, Kawau, and Rakino. Staff have engaged separately through workshops with the three relevant local boards on the proposed direction for that plan.

18. Staff will continue to work separately with Aotea / Great Barrier, Waiheke, and Rodney local boards to confirm the direction for the 2024 Tīkapa Moana Hauraki Gulf Islands Waste Plan.

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Analysis and advice

19. A waste assessment is being undertaken to provide the evidence base for the direction and actions of the next waste plan. This assessment provides an insight into the waste context in the region based on the tonnages sent to landfill and opportunities for diversion. It also describes relevant services provided in the Auckland region and forecasts demand for those services together with options to meet those demands. Preliminary findings from the assessment are included in the analysis below.

Performance against 2018 Waste Plan targets

20. The 2018 waste plan set interim targets in three key areas: total regional waste, domestic waste, and council waste. The targets and our performance to date are summarised below.

Table 1: Progress against Waste Plan 2018 targets – as at December 2022

Total regional waste
Target	Reduce total council- and private-sector-influenced waste to landfill by 30 per cent by 2027 (from the 2010 baseline of 832kg to 582 kg per capita per year)
How we’re tracking	Not on track 873kg (small increase from the baseline)
Explanation: Auckland Council has direct control over only approximately 20 per cent of the waste stream through the contracts for domestic collections that it manages and the Waitākere Refuse and Recycling Transfer Station. While domestic kerbside waste has reduced slightly (refer target below), overall waste quantities including commercial, and construction and demolition waste have increased. Although the effects of COVID-19 have impacted continuity of datasets, recently, tonnages are showing signs of stabilising which may reflect improvements in waste diversion. Proposed legislative changes to drive a circular economy and support for waste minimisation should impact total waste to landfill in the future.

Domestic waste
Target	a. Reduce domestic kerbside refuse by 30 per cent by 2021 (from 160kg in 2010 to 110kg per capita per year). b. After 2021, reduce domestic kerbside refuse by a further 20 per cent by 2028 (from 110kg to 88kg per capita per year)
How we’re tracking	Partly on track 141kg (decrease of 12 per cent from the baseline)
Explanation: Domestic kerbside waste has reduced slightly, however due to the delay in the rukenga kai/food scraps collection rollout, there is a delay in reaching the 2021 target. Food scraps currently comprise about 45 per cent of kerbside waste by weight; and removing those from refuse bins, combined with a reduced frequency for refuse collections, will enable us to reach the target.
Council waste
Target	a. Reduce council’s own in-house office waste by 60 per cent per capita by 2024 (from a 2012 baseline) b. Work across council to set a baseline for operational wastes and, by 2019, put in place targets for reduction.
How we’re tracking	Partly on track 44 per cent reduction of in-house office waste in 2019 – noting not assessed since the pandemic as the way offices are used has changed markedly. Targets for operational waste not yet established.
Explanation: As of 2019, waste from council offices had reduced from the baseline by 44 per cent; however, COVID-19 related impacts such as working from home mean we are unable to meaningfully assess current performance. The approach to set operational waste baselines and targets has not yet been established due to the complexity and breadth of council and CCO activities, however the waste plan has led to a zero waste outcome being included in council’s sustainable procurement framework which is being applied to high value contracts and major construction projects and will be incorporated within all contracts in the future.

Preliminary findings on waste to landfill and kerbside collection trends

21. Preliminary findings from the 2023 waste assessment were provided at a local board members’ briefing on 7 August. Key findings on total waste to municipal landfill (domestic and non-domestic sources) are outlined below.

· There has been a slowing of growth in tonnages of waste to municipal landfill in recent years.

· Materials identified in the 2018 Waste Plan as priority commercial waste streams to be addressed are still relevant. These include:

o construction and demolition waste (such as concrete, timber, and plasterboard)

o organic materials (such as food and garden waste)

o plastics.

· Other materials that have a sizeable carbon footprint include cardboard/paper and textiles.

· Research from overseas has identified textiles to be a fast-growing waste stream, with trends for fast fashion exacerbating the issue. Textiles also have a high carbon footprint, especially if production emissions are factored, and have limited options for recycling and reuse in Aotearoa / New Zealand.

22. Key findings on household waste collected at the kerbside are:

· Domestic (household) waste still comprises around 16 per cent of the total waste to landfill.

· Domestic waste has decreased from 160 kilograms per person in 2010 to 137 kilograms in 2023.

Climate change and lessons from the Auckland Anniversary floods and Cyclone Gabrielle

23. In June 2019, Auckland Council declared that the region is facing a climate emergency. In 2020, the council approved Te-Tāruke-a-Tawhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan, the region’s plan to tackle this challenge. The plan includes actions and priorities relevant to reducing emissions related to waste (refer to the Climate Impact section below).

24. Climate change is projected to increase temperatures and change seasonal patterns in rainfall including greater rainfall intensity. This could mean more intense flooding in the future. Earlier this year, the region saw more than 7,000 buildings impacted by flooding and landslips in late January and early February, resulting in over 6,200 tonnes of waste to landfill.

25. Many community recycling centres played critical, multi-faceted roles during the disaster response including receiving and transferring flood damaged material, collecting flood damaged material from households using their own trucks and staff, receiving and/or collecting donated materials, and distributing reusable materials, including food, to those in need. They also acted as local community hubs, providing vital support for communities in need. The ongoing expansion of the Resource Recovery Network provides further opportunity to integrate community recycling centres within Auckland’s disaster response infrastructure, and strengthen community resilience in the face of climate change.

26. While waste infrastructure and services responded well to recent events, it is important to review lessons from every disaster event to further strengthen our approach to climate change adaptation and resilience. Inclusion of waste infrastructure within council’s Infrastructure Strategy and actions in the waste plan to develop digital tools to assist with disaster waste response will enable continual improvement for the benefit of local communities.

The new waste strategy, regulatory framework for kerbside waste services, and the container return scheme

27. In March 2023 the government released a new waste strategy for the country, replacing the 2010 version. The new strategy, Te Rautaki Para / Waste Strategy 2023, resets the vision for waste to transition to a circular economy by 2050, outlines eight goals, and sets three national targets (summarised in Attachment A). Amongst other things, the strategy proposes new legislation and regulatory tools to reduce waste, together with a process to create regular action and investment plans to implement the strategy.

28. The government has also announced that new regulation will be put in place around council provision and household recycling services. This includes standardising materials for recycling and food scraps collections and ensuring all councils offer recycling and food scraps collections in urban areas (i.e., towns of 1,000 people or more).

29. While a container return scheme was approved by Cabinet, work on this has been deferred. This is important as the container return scheme was a product stewardship initiative aligning with one of the nine key actions in Auckland’s 2018 Waste Plan. Staff propose to continue advocacy around the scheme.

Initial feedback from Māori

30. Initial engagement with mana whenua representatives and with mataawaka groups working in the area of waste minimisation indicates we can strengthen the waste plan to reflect a te ao Māori perspective and include opportunities to build community support for waste minimisation amongst other things.

31. Further work (outlined in the Māori impact statement below) is underway with these groups to review the 2018 Waste Plan content for 2024, including ways to strengthen our partnership approach and opportunities with Māori.

Opportunities identified for the next Waste Management and Minimisation Plan

32. Staff propose that the new waste plan will continue the ‘zero waste by 2040’ vision as an aspirational target and continue to deliver on key initiatives already identified in the 2018 plan.

33. The plan will be updated to reflect the current context including issues and opportunities, while ensuring we align with the new central government regulatory requirements for kerbside waste services. We will also futureproof the plan for further central government initiatives signalled in the National Waste Strategy 2023. Targets, actions, and priorities for the next six years will also be reviewed.

34. Other key opportunities identified to date for the 2024 Waste Plan include:

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

35. The 2024 Waste Plan will align with Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan, adopted in July 2020, from both a mitigation and adaptation perspective. The plan commits to halving greenhouse gas emissions (against a 2016 baseline) by 2030 and reaching net zero emissions by 2050. Based on emissions from landfill gas, the waste sector generates about 3.1 per cent of Auckland’s total emissions. Specific priorities in the plan related to waste minimisation are outlined below:

· Built environment: ensuring the management of existing infrastructure increases climate resilience and reduces emissions.

· Economy: accelerating the uptake of innovation that supports the delivery of a resilient, climate-proof and regenerative economy; managing our resources to deliver a zero waste, circular economy.

· Food: prevent and reduce waste and maximise the value of surplus food.

36. Impact on emissions is one of the factors taken into account when identifying priorities and actions for the 2024 Waste Plan. The key opportunities identified above will help to reduce landfill emissions - particularly from organics - and should reduce the amount of embodied carbon lost from manufacturing new products.

37. Delivery of actions in the waste plan, such as the expansion of the Resource Recovery Network, will also strengthen the resilience of the communities of Tāmaki Makaurau in the face of climate change.

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Council group impacts and views

38. Staff are working across the council group to seek input on the waste plan and ensure our planning and activities around waste management and minimisation are aligned.

39. Council group waste is also within scope of the waste plan, and staff recognise it is particularly important for the council to ‘walk the talk’ and that council is a large employer and community infrastructure provider and partner within the region. Waste Solutions are currently collecting data from across the council group to better understand the activities generating most waste, and how we can best prioritise efforts to create circularity effectively and efficiently.

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Local impacts and local board views

40. Work is underway with community partners, the waste industry, and relevant businesses to inform the Waste Assessment 2023 and the review of the 2018 Waste Plan.

41. A memo to introduce this work was provided to all local boards in August 2023 and a local board members’ briefing was held on 7 August.

42. Local boards are requested to indicate whether they support the proposed approach for the 2024 Waste Plan outlined above. Staff are particularly interested in hearing Local Board views on the key opportunities identified in paragraph 34.

43. A separate opportunity will be provided for the Aotea / Great Barrier, Waiheke and Rodney local boards to provide input on the Tīkapa Moana Hauraki Gulf Islands Waste Plan.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

44. Staff have been working to engage with mana whenua and mataawaka on the review of the 2018 Waste Plan. Some initial feedback indicates we can strengthen the waste plan to reflect a te ao Māori perspective and include opportunities to build community support for waste minimisation.

45. So far, mana whenua representatives from four iwi have provided input, with two iwi taking up an invitation to work more closely with staff on plan content. Staff are continuing to provide progress updates through the Infrastructure and Environmental Services Mana Whenua Forum. Further engagement with mana whenua organisations will occur throughout the plan’s development.

46. Mataawaka groups including Para Kore ki Tāmaki, Papatūānuku Kokiri Marae and Te Awa Ora Trust have also provided feedback which will be used to inform the draft plan.

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Financial implications

47. There are no financial implications for the local board in providing feedback on the direction of the revised waste plan.

48. The actions proposed in the Waste Plan will need to be funded through a combination of rates funding and revenue from the waste levy. For example, in the 2022/2023 financial year the council spent $147 million on waste activities, with 83 per cent from targeted rates, eight per cent from general rates, and nine per cent from the waste levy. As the levy rises, the proportion of funding from our share of the waste levy is expected to increase. Other funding may also be available for specific activities from central government through the Waste Minimisation Fund.

49. Infrastructure to enable commercial resource recovery will require investment from external sources such as government and the private sector. For example, financial support from Fonterra, Visy, Astron Sustainability and from the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund was used to upgrade Auckland Council’s Visy recycling facility.

50. The budget for implementing the Waste Management and Minimisation Plan will be considered through the Long-term Plan 2024-2034 process.

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Risks and mitigations

51. There are no risks identified for the local board in providing feedback on the direction of the revised waste plan. However, there is a risk that if local board views are not captured, the direction of the plan will not reflect the range of local views and issues. We are mitigating this risk by providing this opportunity for local board feedback.

52. Key risks around upcoming steps to approve the plan for public consultation are outlined below.

Risk	Mitigation
That we miss the statutory timeframe set to review the Waste Plan 2018 under section 50(1)(b) of the Waste Minimisation Act.	We have already begun a review of the plan within the statutory timeframe; the decision on whether to amend, revoke and replace the plan will be made well in advance of the six-year period allowed since the last plan.
The lack of robust data means we have had to make estimates of waste volumes, which in turn may compromise our ability to reach the goals and targets of the plan.	We have cross-checked data where available to strengthen our estimates; and will include text in the plan recognising the risks of limited data.
We may not meet our goals and targets if increasing costs or lack of funding make implementation unaffordable.	We will make clear in the draft plan that funding is linked to the long-term plan process and availability of waste levy funding.
Lack of mana whenua, stakeholder, and community buy-in, capacity or resource may undermine our ability to partner well with those groups and implement the plan to full effect.	We will continue to reach out to groups through our public consultation process to seek input on the plan so that it can be strengthened.
Changes to waste legislation and regulation may change the policy landscape for councils requiring further changes to the waste plan.	We will continue to work with central government to understand the implications of proposed legislation and ensure that the plan is future-proofed.

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Next steps

53. Once local board feedback has been received, it will be considered for incorporation into the draft plan.

54. The draft plan will be taken to the Planning Environment and Parks Committee at its 30 November business meeting for approval to consult publicly.

55. Public consultation is expected to take place in early 2024, with an opportunity in April/May for further local board input once public submissions on the draft plan are summarised.

56. Approval of the final plan will take place in mid to late 2024.

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Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇨	Aotearoa New Zealand Waste Strategy

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Signatories

Authors

Sarah Le Claire - Waste Planning Manager

Tania Utley - Senior Waste Planning Advisor

Authorisers

Barry Potter - Director Infrastructure and Environmental Services

Louise Mason - General Manager Local Board Services

Georgina Gilmour – Local Area Manager Franklin, Papakura, Manurewa – (Acting)

Franklin Local Board

22 August 2023

Approval for a new public road name, and the extension of an existing road name at 25 Ferndale Drive, Kawakawa Bay

File No.: CP2023/10205

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Purpose of the report

1. To seek approval from the Franklin Local Board to name one new public road, and to use an existing road name for the extension of that public road, created by way of subdivision development at 25 Ferndale Drive, Kawakawa Bay.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. The Auckland Council Road Naming Guidelines (the guidelines) set out the requirements and criteria of the council for proposed road names. The guidelines state that where a new road needs to be named as a result of a subdivision or development, the developer shall be given the opportunity of suggesting their preferred new road names for the local board’s approval.

3. The developer and applicant, Bayside Estate Limited, has proposed the names presented below for consideration by the local board.

4. The proposed road name options have been assessed against the guidelines and the Australian & New Zealand Standard, Rural and Urban Addressing, AS NZS 4819:2011 and the Guidelines for Addressing in-fill Developments 2019 – LINZ OP G 01245 (the standards). The technical matters required by those documents are considered to have been met and the proposed names are not duplicated elsewhere in the region or in close proximity. Mana Whenua have been consulted in the manner required by the guidelines.

5. The proposed names for the new public roads at 25 Ferndale Drive are:

	Applicant’s Preference	Alternatives
Road 1	Mataikokako Loop	Richardson Loop or Hirere Loop
Road 6	Ferndale Drive (extension of existing road)	None

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) approve the following names for the two new public roads created by way of subdivision undertaken by Bayside Estate Limited at 25 Ferndale Drive, Kawakawa Bay, in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974 (Road naming reference RDN90109051, resource consent references BUN60393786, SUB60393788):

i) Mataikokako Loop (Road 1)

ii) Ferndale Drive (Road 6).

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Context

6. Resource consent reference BUN60393786 (subdivision reference number SUB60393788) was issued in September 2022 for the creation of 77 vacant residential lots and several roads to vest in the council.

7. Scheme and location plans of the development can be found in Attachment A and B to the agenda report.

8. In accordance with the standards, every public road and any private way, COAL, or right of way, that serves more than five lots generally requires a new road name in order to ensure safe, logical and efficient street numbering.

9. The public roads therefore require a road name, and are highlighted in yellow and green in Attachment A.

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Analysis and advice

10. The guidelines set out the requirements and criteria of the council for proposed road names. These requirements and criteria have been applied in this situation to ensure consistency of road naming across the Auckland region. The guidelines allow that where a new road needs to be named as a result of a subdivision or development, the subdivider/developer shall be given the opportunity of suggesting their preferred new road name/s for the local board’s approval.

11. The guidelines provide for road names to reflect one of the following local themes with the use of Māori names being actively encouraged:

· a historical, cultural, or ancestral linkage to an area; or

· a particular landscape, environmental or biodiversity theme or feature; or

· an existing (or introduced) thematic identity in the area.

12. Theme: The proposed names reflect a link to the local landscape and pay homage to early settlers in Kawakawa Bay.

Proposed name	Meaning (as described by applicant)
ROAD 1
Mataikokako Loop (Applicant preferred)	Refers to the name of the trig (highest point) located on the farm to which the development relates. It is a locally significant geological feature which is a part of the parent farm on which the development is located.
Richardson Loop (Alternative 1)	Refers and pays homage to the previous owners of the site. The Richardson family have lived and farmed on the land within the development site since 1958.
Hirere Loop (Alternative 2)	Refers and pays homage to Captain Cauldry, who was one of the early settlers who lived in Kawakawa and sailed a boat between Auckland, Clevedon and Thames. ‘Hirere’ was the boat skippered by Captain Cauldry.
ROAD 6
Ferndale Drive	N/A – existing name proposed to be extended.

13. Assessment: All the name options listed in the table above have been assessed by the council’s Subdivision Specialist team to ensure that they meet both the guidelines and the standards in respect of road naming. The technical standards are considered to have been met and duplicate names are not located in close proximity. It is therefore for the local board to decide upon the suitability of the names within the local context and in accordance with the delegation.

14. Confirmation: Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) has confirmed that all of the proposed names are acceptable for use at this location.

15. Road Type: ‘Loop’ is an acceptable road type for the new public road 1. ‘Drive’ is an acceptable road type for the new public road 6.

16. Consultation: Mana whenua were consulted in line with the processes and requirements described in the guidelines. Additional commentary is provided in the Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori section that follows.

17. The applicant has engaged with the previous landowner of the site which forms part of the wider farm that they have owned for generations. Input was sought from the previous landowner so that the applicant was able to propose relevant road names which have local significance.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

18. The naming of roads has no effect on climate change. Relevant environmental issues have been considered under the provisions of the Resource Management Act 1991 and the associated approved resource consent for the development.

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Council group impacts and views

19. The decision sought for this report has no identified impacts on other parts of the council group. The views of council-controlled organisations were not required for the preparation of the report’s advice.

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

Local impacts and local board views

20. The decision sought for this report does not trigger any significant policy and is not considered to have any immediate local impact beyond those outlined in this report.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

21. To aid local board decision making, the guidelines include an objective of recognising cultural and ancestral linkages to areas of land through engagement with mana whenua, particularly through the resource consent approval process, and the allocation of road names where appropriate. The guidelines identify the process that enables mana whenua the opportunity to provide feedback on all road naming applications and in this instance, the process has been adhered to.

22. On 14 June 2023 mana whenua were contacted by the council on behalf of the applicant, through the Resource Consent department’s central facilitation process, as set out in the Guidelines. Representatives of the following groups with an interest in the general area were contacted:

· Ngāi Tai Ki Tāmaki (Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Tribal Trust)

· Ngāti Maru (Ngāti Maru Rūnanga Trust)

· Ngāti Pāoa (Ngāti Paoa Iwi Trust)

· Ngāti Pāoa (Ngāti Paoa Trust Board)

· Ngāti Tamaterā (Ngāti Tamaterā Settlement Trust

· Ngāti Te Ata (Te Ara Rangatu o Te Iwi o Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua)

· Ngāti Whanaunga (Ngāti Whanaunga Incorporated)

· Te Ākitai Waiohua (Te Ākitai Waiohua Iwi Authority)

· Waikato – Tainui (Te Whakakitenga o Waikato Incorporated)

23. By the close of the consultation period (10 working days), no responses, comments, or feedback were received. While acknowledging that this does not automatically signify a lack of interest in the matter, and noting that dependent on the scale of a development and its level of significance, not all road naming applications do receive comments from mana whenua, the applicant now wishes to continue to a decision from the local board.

24. This site is not listed as a site of significance to mana whenua.

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Financial implications

25. The road naming process does not raise any financial implications for the council.

26. The applicant has responsibility for ensuring that appropriate signage will be installed accordingly once approval is obtained for the new road names.

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Risks and mitigations

27. There are no significant risks to the council as road naming is a routine part of the subdivision development process, with consultation being a key component of the process.

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Next steps

28. Approved road names are notified to LINZ which records them on its New Zealand wide land information database. LINZ provides all updated information to other users, including emergency services.

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Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇨	Report Attachment A Site Plan
b ⇨	Report Attachment B Location Map

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Signatories

Authors

Amy Cao - Subdivision Advisor

Authorisers

David Snowdon - Team Leader Subdivision

Georgina Gilmour – Local Area Manager Franklin, Papakura, Manurewa (Acting)

No.	Title	Page
a ⇨	Franklin Local Board Governance Forward Work Calendar August 2023

No.	Title	Page
a ⇨	Franklin Local Board workshop record 4 July 2023
b ⇨	Franklin Local Board workshop record 18 July 2023
c ⇨	Franklin Local Board workshop record 25 July 2023

Franklin Local Board

22 August 2023

Auckland Council’s Quarterly performance report: Franklin Local Board Quarter Four 2022/2023

File No.: CP2023/10011

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To provide the Franklin Local Board with a quarterly performance report for Quarter Four, 1 April to 30 June 2023, and the overall performance for the financial year against the approved 2022/2023 local board work programmes.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. This report provides an integrated view of performance for the Franklin Local Board and includes financial performance and delivery against work programmes for the 2022/2023 financial year The work programme is produced annually and aligns with Franklin Local Board Plan 2020 outcomes.

3. 46 activities within the agreed work programmes were delivered including multi-year projects that have progressed as expected. 62 activities were undelivered, cancelled, put on hold or deferred and 9 multi-year projects/activities have not progressed as expected during 2022/2023.

4. Key activity achievements from the 2022/2023 work programme include:

· Clevedon Business Development Initiative - In June, a 14km length of the Hūnua Traverse officially was opened with mana whenua karakia. There has already been significant amount of interest and up-take by the mountain bike community.

· Massey Park (Waiuku) - renew play spaces - this project was completed in April 2023.

· Kevan Lawrence Park (Waiuku) - renew play spaces - this project was completed in April 2023.

· Beachlands Log Cabin - renew assets - this project was completed in June 2023 which included painting of the exterior, repairs to window & doors and renewed toilet.

· Community-led Placemaking and Safety – Funding agreements for the facilitation of resilience workshops on community-led emergency planning were finalised with the Waiuku Business and Development Association, Community Networks Franklin and Takutai Trust. Auckland Emergency Management and council staff will provide support and guidance.

5. Qualifying budgets of unfinished activities will be carried forward into 2023/2024 work programmes.

6. The financial performance report is attached but is excluded from the public. This is due to restrictions on releasing annual financial reports and results until the Auckland Council Group results are released to the NZX (high level summary only) – on or about 29 August 2023.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) receive the performance report for Quarter Four ending 30 June 2022.

b) note the financial performance report in Attachment B of the report will remain confidential until after the Auckland Council Group results for 2022/2023 are released to the New Zealand’s Exchange (NZX) which are expected to be made public on or about 29 September 2023.

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Context

7. The Franklin Local Board has an approved 2022/2023 work programme for the following:

· Customer and Community Services

· Infrastructure and Environmental Services.

· Tātaki Auckland Unlimited.

· Local Governance

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

Graph 1: Work programme activities by outcome

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Storm events

9. On Auckland anniversary weekend, an unprecedented storm event caused flash floods and other impacts on lives, homes, possessions and businesses. This led to the declaration of a local State of Emergency on 27 January. On 12-14 February, another major storm event, Cyclone Gabrielle, followed. A National state of emergency was invoked as thousands of people were displaced, with widespread damages across large parts of the North Island.

10. A National State of Emergency was declared on 14 February, with the region transitioning to recovery mode from Friday, 3 March.

11. Impacts to individual activities are reported in the work programme update (Attachment A).

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Analysis and advice

Local Board Work Programme Snapshot

12. 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 cancelled/deferred/merged (grey).

Graph 2: Work programme performance by RAG status

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

Graph 3: Work programme performance by activity status and department

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Key activity updates from Quarter Four

14. The following work programme activities identified as initiatives in the Local Board Plan or activities in the Local Board Agreement:

· ID 3107 Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, Franklin Economic Broker: The Franklin Broker has continued with the work programme as discussed and reported through to the board at workshops throughout the quarter. The work has focused on the five pillars of activity.

· ID 524 Customer and Community Services (C&CS), Activation of parks, places and open spaces: The funding has been fully allocated with the final activation delivered this quarter. A total of eight activations were delivered with 300 participants. The board are not funding this programme in 2023-24 due to budget constraints.

· ID 524 C&CS, Franklin Sport and Active Recreation Facilities Plan implementation: The board approved a grant Karaka Sports Park Trust $150,000 to support the development of three netball courts/four tennis courts with dual markings at 321 Linwood Road Karaka in May. A funding agreement is now in place and they will provide a report at completion.

· ID 112 C&CS, Capacity and resilience building: The governance and leadership workshop series, requested by the community through the Franklin NGOs capacity building survey, has been delivered. Despite numerous reminders for each session, the attendance has been low. However, participants who did attend provided positive feedback regarding the workshops.

Overview of work programme performance

Customer and Community Services work programme

· In the Customer and Community Services work programme, there are 87 activities that were completed by the end of the year or will be by end of June 2023 (green), 25 activities that are in progress but are delayed (amber), one activity is significantly delayed, on hold or not delivered (red) and 16 activities that have been cancelled and deferred in the period April to June 2023 (grey). Activities with significant impact are discussed below:

Table 3: Customer and Community Services activities with significant impact

Activity name	RAG status	Activity status	Explanation and mitigation
Ray Faussett Reserve - develop new neighbourhood park	Red	In progress	The Local Board has responded to the draft concept designs, requesting that the project expand the scale and content of the design. Delivery timing of the project changed to accommodate further design and expanded scope. The project will continue in 2023-24.
Umupuia Coastal Reserve-upgrade Park assets	Amber	In progress	On hold, as it is part of a wider conversation with the local board and Ngai tai ki Tāmaki on project scope. The project will continue in 2023-24.
Franklin Arts Broker programme	Amber	In progress	Two funded facilitators have experienced significant health issues which has led to a delay of youth workshops in Q4. The board are funding the Arts Broker programme in 2023-24.
Lady Jane Franklin Botanical Reserve Waiuku - renew paths and structures	Amber	In progress	One platform has been completed, and the other is on hold due to a nearby landslip. The project will continue in 2023-24.
Clevedon Scenic Reserve - Renew Play Items	Amber	On Hold	On hold as it is part of a wider conversation with local board and Mana whenua on Nikau Pa (Clevedon Scenic Reserve). The project will continue to be considered in 2023-24.
Waiuku War Memorial Town Hall - undertake seismic strengthening	Amber	In progress	The Heritage Assessment report is completed, and staff are currently compiling resource consent documentation. The project will continue in 2023-24.
Maraetai Park - upgrade junior play space	Amber	In progress	On hold as it is part of a wider conversation with local board and Ngai tai ki Tāmaki. The project will continue in 2023-24.
Te Puru Park - renew skate park	Amber	On Hold	On hold due to complications in identifying a suitable future location. The project will continue in 2023-24.
Franklin - refurbish toilet/amenity blocks	Amber	In progress	At the time of this report, staff were lodging resource consents. The projects will continue in 2023-24.
Karioitahi Reserve-renew Park assets	Amber	On Hold	Project is on hold due to the budget being deferred to the financial year 2024, due to work programme reprioritization. The project will continue in 2023-24.
Glenbrook Beach Beachfront Esplanade Reserve - renew playground and park furniture	Amber	On Hold	The investigation and design will begin in FY2023-24 to dovetail into the completion of the seawall renewal works. The project will continue in 2023-24.
Bombay War Memorial Hall - renew roof, building exterior and interior	Amber	In progress	Estimates for Auckland Council assets versus club assets are being sought, with large potential for a budget shortfall. Project scheduled for continuation in 2023-24.
Beachlands Domain - renew playground and furniture	Amber	On Hold	Board has approved a change in delivery schedule and funding has been deferred to 2023-24 and 2024-25.
Bombay War Memorial Hall - renew carpark	Amber	In progress	Received options for design and engineer estimates from consultants, which are being reviewed. Project scheduled for continuation in 2023-24.
Colin Lawrie Reserve - renew sports field irrigation and lighting	Amber	In progress	The dug out foundations completed and currently working on the softball fence.
Kingseat Recreation Reserve - renew playground and associated park furniture	Amber	On Hold	Board has approved a change in delivery schedule and funding has been deferred to future years.
Sunkist Bay Reserve - replace play item	Amber	In progress	Equipment will be purchased in FY23 and installed in FY24.
Waiuku War Memorial Hall - renew stage curtains	Amber	In progress	Awaiting construction timeline from contractor. Project scheduled for continuation in 2023-24.
Clevedon Showgrounds - renew culvert	Amber	In progress	Physicals works delayed due to application for winter works. Project scheduled for continuation in 2023-24.
Big Bay Reserve - refurbish amenity block	Amber	Approved	This project has been deferred to 2023-24.
Ardmore Hall - refurbish Hall	Amber	In progress	Awaiting resolution and direction from the Asset Planning team following board approval to dispose of Ardmore Hall (resolution FR/2022/134)
Sunkist Bay Reserve - renew park assets	Amber	In progress	Concept plans to be reviewed with key stakeholders followed by a workshop with the local board.
Te Pene Reserve (Traceys Walkway) - renew track	Amber	In progress	Physical works completed, with minor defects to be addressed by the contractor, with the project handover to occur in July.
Te Puru Park - develop concept plan	Amber	On hold	On hold as it is part of a wider conversation with local board and Ngai tai ki Tāmaki.
Kevan Lawrence Park - renew play spaces	Amber	In progress	Phase One of the physical works completed; Construction work for additional equipment underway and expected to be completed by August 2023.
Te Kete Rukuruku (Māori naming of parks and places) Tranche Two	Amber	In progress	Partial funding expected to be carried forward for continuation of Tranche Two in FY2023/2024. Interpretive signage for Waitangi Falls confirmed and installed. A small unveiling event anticipated for first quarter of FY2023/2024.
Clevedon Showgrounds Reserve parks service assessment	Grey	Merged	This activity was merged with activity lines ID31589 and ID25992.
Āwhitu Peninsula Landcare lease	Grey	Deferred	Site visit will be scheduled with the tenant.
Beachlands Boating Club Inc lease	Grey	Deferred	Site visit will be scheduled with the tenant.
Clarks Beach Yacht Club Inc Society lease	Grey	Deferred	Site visit will be scheduled with the tenant.
Clevedon Pony Club Inc lease	Grey	Deferred	Site visit arranged for 2023/2024 Q1.
Counties Manukau Kindergarten Assn – Glenbrook lease	Grey	Deferred	Site visit done, awaiting agreement of community outcomes plan.
Interest in Watercare land, 100 Okaroro Road, Beachlands; Beachlands Maraetai Pony Club Incorporated for lease	Grey	Deferred	Waiting on further information to be received on possible future use of the land.
Kawakawa Bay Hall, Rautawa Place Reserve, 9R Rautawa Place; Counties Manukau Kindergarten Association Incorporated - Kawakawa Bay lease	Grey	Deferred	Awaiting agreement from tenant of community outcomes plan, report under development.
McNicol Homestead Reserve, 12R McNicol Road; Clevedon & Districts Historical Society Incorporated lease	Grey	Deferred	Memo will be drafted and presented to the local board for comment.
Paparata Road Local Purpose Reserve, 31 Paparata Road, Bombay; Te Whānau Tupu Ngātahi o Aotearoa - Playcentre Aotearoa lease	Grey	Deferred	Report being drafted and will be presented to the board.
Patumahoe Bowling Club; Patumahoe War Memorial Recreation Reserve lease	Grey	Deferred	Site visit will be scheduled with the tenant.
Rautawa Place Reserve, 9R Rautawa Road; The Kawakawa Bay-Orere Health Clinic Incorporated - Kawakawa Bay Clinic lease	Grey	Deferred	Site visit will be scheduled with the tenant.
Sunset Coast BMX Club Franklin Incorporated lease	Grey	Deferred	Awaiting additional information from the tenant.
The Kawakawa Bay-Orere Health Clinic Incorporated - Orere Clinic lease	Grey	Deferred	Site visit will be scheduled with the tenant.
Waiau Pa Pony Club lease	Grey	Cancelled	Club operates from private property in Glenbrook. This community lease item will be removed from the portfolio.
Waiuku Museum Society Incorporated lease	Grey	Deferred	Report being prepared for consideration in 2023/2024 Q1.

Infrastructure and Environmental Services work programme

· In the Infrastructure and Environmental Services work programme, there are 21 activities that were all completed by the end of the year or will be by end of June 2023 (green).

Plans and Places work programme

· In the Plans and Places work programme, there is 1 activity, and that is significantly delayed (red) and is discussed below:

Table 7: Plans and Places activities with significant impact

Activity name	RAG status	Activity status	Explanation and mitigation
Wider southern local settlements planning scoping study	Red	On Hold	Awaiting the pending outcomes of PC78 and the refreshed FDS.

Tātaki Auckland Unlimited work programme

· In the Tātaki Auckland Unlimited work programme, there are five activities and these were completed by the end of the year or will be by end of June 2023 (green).

Local Governance

· In the Local Governance work programme, there are two activities, and both were completed by the end of the year or will be by end of June 2023 (green).

Deferred activities

15. The Lead Financial Advisors are identifying projects from the local board’s 2022/2023 Locally Driven Initiatives (LDI) operational budget which meet the criteria to be carried forward. These will be added to the work programme to be delivered in 2023/2024.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

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

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

· ID 537 I&ES, Waterways Protection Fund – Franklin: With resourcing challenges, the board approved the reallocation of funding for this project to the Te Korowai Papatuuaanuku project on the basis that this project delivered similar outcomes. As a result, fencing at the Lees Gully Road site within the project area is nearly complete and there have been indications of īnanga spawning in the project area.

· ID 552 I&ES, Predator Free Franklin Te Arahikoi: Work has continued to expand coverage across the rohe, with a new community group in Whitford, and improved coverage on the hills south of Drury to Bombay and around Waiuku. The increase in community groups has meant a reduced frequency of hub-days at Farrells nursery. Te Arahikoi is transitioning from a growth model to a maintenance model of supporting those already involved in the program and have instituted a donation system for recipients of bait and equipment.

· ID 570 I&ES, Environmental Services – Finding Franklin Bats: 51 possible bat roosts across all sites have been identified and a diet study has helped identify where the bats are feeding across the rohe.

· ID 616 I&ES, Papakura Stream Restoration Programme – Franklin: In Quarter Four, site preparation was competed for the upcoming planting season. 17 events resulted in the planting of over 20,000 native plants with the help of more than 500 volunteers in May and June. In Franklin, events were held across six different properties in Brookby and Whitford. These volunteer events included four school groups (Hūnua School, Ardmore School, Te Wharekura o Manurewa and St. Cuthbert’s College), six corporate groups, community groups and the Environment Day Corporate Tree Planting Challenge, where 4,759 trees were planted in just two hours. There will be ten further planting events across July and August.

· ID 567 I&ES, The C.R.E.S.T Programme: In May CREST coordinators led a session on the Tāwhiti Smart Cage traps. Two more LORA environmental sensor gateways have been added. extending the reception to include the entire coastline of the southern Manukau Harbour. More residents have become involved in pest control and monitoring in coastal areas. Examples include Waiau Pā Domain, where a pest animal education session is being run with the local scouts. Planting days with Waiau Pā School and volunteers on the Mauku Stream and banks of the Taihiki Estuary have been completed, with additional funding being provided by the WWF to purchase trees.

· ID 532 I&ES, Manukau Harbour Forum – Franklin: With the early resignation of the coordinator in April 2023, the members resolved to use the remaining $11,200 to procure plants from the Makaurau Marae Nursery. Approximately 560 plants have already been allocated to a group to plant the Te Ara Rata stream. The Manukau Harbour brochure was finalized and will be printed in Quarter One of the 2023/2024 year. The Youth Wānanga was held over three days on 12-14 of April and focused on practical skills for caring for the environment and understanding mātauranga Māori.

· ID 932 I&ES, Waiuku Zero Waste Business and Community Education Programme: The full year has included four repair café events hosted by Waiuku Zero Waste, over ten community events they hosted or were heavily involved with, ten educational tours for large groups coming through the Community Recycling Centre (with some of these tours including 30 visitors each), 11 school holiday workshops (covering upcycling workshops, repair workshops), involvement in five public-place activation events, and awarding of three mini-grants (of up to $500) to local waste champions to help strengthen community initiatives towards waste minimisation and management. Some of the events included the Pukekohe Sustainability Expo, Pukekohe Business Association – School Holidays in the Square, Beachlands Youth Volunteering Expo, along with various repair workshops and activities/events hosted at the Waiuku Community Recycling Centre. There has also been a strengthening in the relationships between Waiuku Zero Waste and local Marae, Māori businesses (including Tuwhera Kai, Takutai Trust).

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

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

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

Local impacts and local board views

19. This report informs the Franklin Local Board of the performance for Quarter Four ending 30 June 2023 and the performance for the 2022/2023 financial year.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

20. This report includes activities that have a direct impact on Māori outcomes:

· Whakatipu i te reo Māori: Franklin Music Night was facilitated by the Franklin Community Hub team on 27 May 2023 at Franklin: the Centre. It was held afterhours on a Saturday night and attracted many in the community. The main performing group and the host of the night was a group called Aro, who perform regionally singing waiata in Te Reo Māori and English.

· Local Māori responsiveness: Funding has been allocated to support an Iwi leadership wananga based in Āwhitu in early July. Further funding has been allocated to support some resources for the Tuhionorangi Matariki Festival in Waiuku, hosted by local Iwi.

· Achieving Māori Outcomes Ara Kōtui: A hui was held on Tuesday 6th June, 5-7pm, online via Microsoft Teams. Council staff gave a short presentation introducing local board plans and focus questions. Chair Angela Fulljames talked to slides on the draft Local Board Plan highlighting key initiatives the board is wanting to draw attention to. Mana whenua iwi representatives included Tame Te Rangi, Robert Clark, Paora Puru, Danella Roebeck, Eddie Manukau, and Martin Te Moni.

· Youth Economy (Youth Connections) – Franklin: Funding for the Te Ara Rangatahi skills development programme has been completed via the Community and Social Innovation department of Customer and Community Services.

· Achieving Māori Outcomes Tuia rangatahi mentoring programme: The Franklin Local Board TUIA candidate Isaiah has attended the second wananga in May in Rotorua and the third wananga in Dunedin (30th June - 3 July). Local Board member and TUIA mentor Logan Soole and Isaiah have had three mentoring sessions; one of those was an overview of the Auckland Council structure.

· Wai-o-Manu: The Wai-o-Manu (Wai-o-Maru) Operational Management Plan is being drafted in preparation for committee and board approval in 2023/2024.

· Te Korowai o Papatūānuku: 550 students, parents, and teachers from eight local schools planted 16,500 plants across three planting days at Reretēwhioi Marae, Taahuna Paa, and Waipipi. Representatives from Ngaati Te Ata attended each planting day and provided a lesson on local history. A whānau planting day was also held with Reretēwhioi Marae. This included some large canopy tree species, such as tawa and pūriri, that have been growing at the Aawhitu Community Nursery for over three years. NETR funding was used to purchase herbicides for the site preparation and some planting day materials. Franklin Local Board budget was used to purchase plant protectors, planting day kai, and PPE for our Ngaati Te Ata contractors. Additional local board funding in 2023-24 (reallocated from the Franklin Waterway Protection Fund) has enabled work at 100 Lees Gully Road installing 615 metres of fencing and 1,200 plants along the Ohiku Creek.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

21. This report is provided to enable the Franklin Local Board to monitor the organisation’s progress and performance in delivering the 2022/2023 work programme. There are no financial implications associated with this report.

Financial Performance

22. Auckland Council (Council) currently has a number of bonds quoted on the New Zealand, Singapore and Swiss Debt Markets (Quoted Bonds). As a result, the Council is subject to continuous disclosure obligations, which it must comply with under the listing rules of the NZX (Listing Rules), the listing rules of other exchanges and the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (FMCA) (Attachment C).

23. These obligations restrict the release of annual financial reports and results until the Auckland Council Group results are released to the NZX – on or about 29 August 2023.

Due to these obligations the financial performance attachment to this report (Attachment B) is excluded from the public and is under confidential cover.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

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

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

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

26. Deferral of budgets of unfinished activities will be added into 2022/2023 work programmes by Quarter One reporting.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇨	Franklin Work Programme Quarter Four
b ⇩	Financial and price sensitive information 30 June 2023 - Confidential
c ⇨	Continuous Disclosure Policy 2022

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Author	Orrin Kapua - Local Board Advisor
Authoriser	Georgina Gilmour – Local Area Manager Franklin, Papakura, Manurewa (Acting)

[1] Statistics NZ Estimated Resident Population in 2021.

[2] Objectives B2.2.1(1)-(5), Chapter B2 Urban Growth and Form of the Regional Policy Statement.

[3] Objective B2.6.1(1), Chapter B2 Urban Growth and form of the Regional Policy Statement.

[4] Development Strategy: Rural Areas https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/plans-projects-policies-reports-bylaws/our-plans-strategies/auckland-plan/development-strategy/Pages/rural-auckland.aspx.

[5] Market Economics, based on Medium AC March 2023 based population projection, difference of 198,100 Households between 2023 (575,100) and 2053 (773,200).

[6] Based on the current Auckland Unitary Plan enabled dwelling capacity, that includes proposed PC78 enabled residential capacity (MDRS and NPS UD with all Qualifying Matters applied). This does not include the ALR Corridor, which will be subject to future variations. This is made up of 1,909,800 in residential zones and 435,700 in business zones.

[7]Market Economics, Medium projection, measured as Modified Employment Count (MEC), which accounts for sole trader and self-employment undercount issues in the official SNZ Employment Count (EC) statistics. EC equivalents are 809,000 for 2023, and 1,057,300 for 2053.

[8] IPCC. (2022). Climate Change: A Threat to Human Wellbeing and Health of the Planet. Retrieved from https://www.ipcc.ch/2022/02/28/pr-wgii-ar6/ [date accessed: 19 August 2022].

^{^[9]}Bodeker, G., Cullen, N., Katurji, M., McDonald, A., Morgenstern, O., Noone, D., Renwick, J., Revell, L. and Tait, A. (2022). Aotearoa New Zealand climate change projections guidance: Interpreting the latest IPCC WG1 report findings. Prepared for the Ministry for the Environment, Report number CR 501, 51p.

Chairperson	Angela Fulljames
Deputy Chairperson	Alan Cole
Members	Malcolm Bell JP
	Sharlene Druyven
	Gary Holmes
	Amanda Hopkins
	Andrew Kay
	Amanda Kinzett
	Logan Soole

Author	Denise Gunn - Democracy Advisor
Authorisers	Georgina Gilmour – Local Area Manager Franklin, Papakura, Manurewa (Acting)

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