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Long-Term Plan 2024-2034: local board
consultation feedback and input
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The motion was put and voted on in parts.
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Resolution
number WTK/2024/45
MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member L
Manley:
That
the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
a)
whiwhi / receive consultation feedback on the proposed Waitākere
Ranges Local Board priorities and
activities for 2024/2025 and key advocacy initiatives for 2024-2034.
b)
whiwhi / receive consultation feedback on regional
topics in the Long-term Plan 2024-2034 from people
and organisations based in the Waitākere
Ranges local board area.
c)
tuhi
ā-taipitopito / note the Business Improvement District (BID) targeted
rate for Glen Eden.
CARRIED
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Resolution
number WTK/2024/46
MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member L
Manley:
That
the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
d)
whakarite / provide
the following input on regional topics in the proposed Long-term Plan 2024-2034 and advocacy initiatives to the Governing Body:
Overall direction for
Long-term plan
i)
support
“enhanced” central proposal funding for rates increases for the
next year. While the board does not agree with the pay more and get more
proposal of a 14 per cent rate increase it considers that activities over and
beyond the central proposal are warranted. In particular, the board support
further funding for:
A)
Transport
B)
Environment
C)
Urban Renewal and
Parks
D)
Maintenance.
ii)
note the proposed
rates increase of 3.5 per cent for the 2025/2026 years and anticipate that an
increase of this size would cause further problems for council
iii)
consider that an
“enhanced” central proposal is justified given the severe
infrastructure issues faced by the city and given recent inflation rates (4
per cent) and Auckland’s population growth rate of 1.2 per cent for the
past 12 months.
CARRIED
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Resolution
number WTK/2024/47
MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by
Member L Manley:
Transport
That
the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
iv)
support a weekly
cap on public transport fares of $50
v)
support
improvements to the North Western Busway
vi)
support provision
of further park and ride facilities, especially for the outer areas where the
congestion reduction effect is greatest and the needs of rural residents are
pronounced
vii) oppose charging for park and ride facilities
especially those that serve the outer areas which lack public transport
viii) urge council to provide greater support for
walking and cycling and in particular providing assistance to local boards to
complete their greenways plans
ix)
consider that the
urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to address climate change
should mean that electrification, public transport and walking and cycling
projects should be prioritised
x)
support further
investigation into “time of use” charging of motorways but note
that any charges need to be equitably shared with all citizens of Tamaki
Makaurau
xi)
seek that
sufficient resources be provided to not only increase repairs required for
rural roads but also to improve the resilience of rural roads to future storm
events.
CARRIED
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Note: Under Standing
Order 1.9.7, Member M Clayton requested her dissenting vote be recorded
against clause d - viii) and x)
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Note: Under
Standing Order 1.9.7, Member L Potauaine requested her dissenting vote be
recorded against clause d – viii), ix), x) and xi).
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Resolution
number WTK/2024/48
MOVED by Chairperson G Presland, seconded by
Member M Allen:
Water
That
the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
xii) note that Watercare proposes to increase
water/wastewater services and growth charges by 25.8 per cent next year
xiii) support council fully recovering growth costs
from developers over the term of the Long-term Plan
xiv) support reinstatement of water quality
targeted rate for the purpose it was originally established
xv) urge council to use this rate to not only
improve water quality for the Waitemata Harbour but also for the Manukau
Harbour
xvi) support the Making Space for Water (MSFW)
programme but urge council to also invest in issues relating to land
stability, overland flow paths, and rural stream care as well as land
flooding.
CARRIED
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Note: Under
Standing Order 1.9.7, Member L Potauaine requested her dissenting vote be
recorded against clause d – xii), xiii), xiv), xv) and xvi).
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Resolution
number WTK/2024/49
MOVED by Member M Allen, seconded by Deputy
Chairperson M Clayton:
City And Local
Development
That
the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
xvii) urge that Glen Eden is included in the list of
areas for urban regeneration
xviii) note that regeneration of Glen Eden has been
promised in 2008, 2013, and 2018 (local board One Local Initiative (OLI)) and
that the local board lost $3.5 million of its transport capital fund which it
had tagged for its OLI involving the creation of a town square in Glen Eden.
CARRIED
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Resolution
number WTK/2024/50
MOVED by Member M Allen, seconded by Member L
Manley:
Environment And
Regulation
That
the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
xix) support resumption and enhancement of the
Natural Environmental Targeted Rate as anticipated by pay more get more
xx) urge council to adequately fund the
Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Fund so that important restorative and
protective work on the Ranges can be proceeded with and the objectives of the
Act can be achieved
xxi) urge council to reinstate funding of $1
million previously collected for the restoration of Waitipu (Waitākere) Quarry.
CARRIED
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Note: Under Standing Order 1.9.7, Member
L Potauaine requested her dissenting vote be recorded against clause d
– xix) and xx).
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Resolution
number WTK/2024/51
MOVED by Deputy Chairperson M Clayton,
seconded by Member L Manley:
Parks and
community
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
xxii) support fairer funding for local boards
xxiii) support fully funding of parks and facilities
renewals.
CARRIED
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Resolution
number WTK/2024/52
MOVED by Deputy Chairperson M Clayton,
seconded by Member M Allen:
Economic and
cultural development
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
xxiv) support working with business improvement
districts (BIDs) to improve local business environment and local economy
xxv) note its concerns that council is shifting the
burden of crime prevention and town centre public safety onto businesses
versus being tackled collectively and funding for initiatives jointly shared
(noting that not all business areas fit the criteria to become a business
improvement district (BID) and may need other crime prevention funding and
strategies).
CARRIED
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Resolution
number WTK/2024/53
MOVED by Member M Allen, seconded by Member L
Manley:
Council support
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
xxvi) support enhanced grants to regional amenities,
especially Surf Lifesaving.
CARRIED
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Resolution
number WTK/2024/54
MOVED by
Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member S Coney:
Transport Plan
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
xxvii)support further investment in public transport.
Propose that different means of capping weekly public transport charges be
investigated, for instance after 8 trips being conducted in a week further
trips could be free. The current suggested cap will not benefit most local
residents
xxviii) generally support network optimisation,
reducing temporary traffic management requirements and introducing dynamic
lanes
xxix) oppose any reduction in investment in walking
and cycling initiatives with the urgent need to decarbonise transport now is
not the time to stop investing in cycleways.
CARRIED
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Note: Under Standing Order 1.9.7, Member
M Clayton requested her dissenting vote be recorded against clause d –
xxix)
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Note: Under Standing Order 1.9.7, Member
L Potauaine requested her dissenting vote be recorded against clause d
– xxvii), xxviii) and xxix).
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Resolution
number WTK/2024/55
MOVED by
Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member S Coney:
North Harbour
Stadium
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
xxx) provide no comment on the North Harbour
Stadium as is outside of the local board’s area.
CARRIED
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Note: Under Standing Order 1.9.7, Member
L Potauaine requested her dissenting vote be recorded against clause d
– xxx).
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Resolution
number WTK/2024/56
MOVED by
Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member L Manley:
Auckland Future
Fund and Auckland Airport Limited Shares
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
xxxi) do not support the creation of the Auckland
Future Fund at this time given council’s current financial position
xxxii)oppose transferring council’s
shareholding of just over 11 per cent in Auckland International Airport
Limited (AIAL) to the fund to enable the subsequent sale of any or all the
shares. Shares should be retained in current ownership. Will also reduce council’s
earnings because dividend income will be partially diverted.
CARRIED
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Note: Under Standing Order 1.9.7, Member
L Potauaine requested her dissenting vote be recorded against clause d
– xxxi) and xxxii).
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Resolution
number WTK/2024/57
MOVED by
Member M Allen, seconded by Member S Coney:
Port of
Auckland
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
xxxiii) oppose entering into a lease for the port
operations for a period of 35 years. Privatisation of port activities will
have an adverse effect on council control of the future of the waterfront,
cost of importing goods, cost of exporting goods, overall economic
performance of the city, workers’ wages and conditions, and safety
xxxiv) support the Port continuing to operate under
the current arrangements and delivering more profits and dividends
xxxv)support continuing to use the profits and
dividends to fund council services
xxxvi) oppose investing the profits and dividends in
the proposed Auckland Future Fund. Now is not the time to be diverting income
streams
xxxvii) cautiously support further investigation of self-insurance.
CARRIED
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Note: Under Standing Order 1.9.7, Member
L Potauaine requested her dissenting vote be recorded against clause d
– xxxiii), xxxiv) and xxxvi).
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Resolution
number WTK/2024/58
MOVED by
Member L Manley, seconded by Deputy Chairperson M Clayton:
Port Land
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
xxxviii) require more details to understand the Captain
Cook and Marsden wharves transferred to council within 2-5 years proposal
xxxix) require more details to understand The
Bledisloe Terminal site transferred to council for use in another way within
15 years proposal.
CARRIED
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Resolution
number WTK/2024/59
MOVED by
Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member L Manley:
Changes to
other rates, fees and charges
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
xl)
fully support
resuming the Natural Environment Targeted Rate (NETR) and extending it for
the period of the Long-term Plan
xli) fully support resuming the Water Quality
Targeted Rate (WQTR) and extending it for the period of the Long-term Plan
xlii) support broadening the description of bus
services funded by the Climate Action Transport Targeted Rate (CATTR) to reduce
the need to consult each year for minor changes to the bus programme. Council
needs to get on with improving and decarbonising public transport
xliii) support discontinuing the Long-term
Differential Strategy and raising the share of NETR, WQTR and CATTR paid by
businesses to align with their share of the general rate
xliv) provide no views on changing the Rodney
Drainage Districts Targeted Rate
xlv) support the continuation of the Waitākere
Rural Sewerage Targeted Rate but do not support the increase until such time the
board is provided with detailed information about where the increase is going
xlvi) oppose applying the Recycling Targeted Rate to
all schools as most schools have robust recycling programmes. This would be
unlikely to reduce recycling quantities at schools and would impact
operational funding
xlvii) support continuing the planned roll out of
rates funded refuse collections to the North Shore, Waitākere and
Papakura in 2024/2025, and Franklin and Rodney in 2025/2026 at the current
service levels
xlviii)provide no views on new fees to recover the
cost of processing new requirements under the Building (Dam Safety)
Regulations 2022
xlix) provide no views on increased deposit levels
for a number of consenting fees
l)
support increased
film-permitting fees to adjust for cumulative inflation since 2015 on proviso
that the proportion of fees paid to the relevant local board stays the same
li)
note fees for pool
and leisure centres should remain as affordable as possible
lii)
reserve the
board’s view on baseline fees across similar venue hire and bookable
spaces on the basis we need to understand the implications more fully.
CARRIED
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Note: Under Standing Order 1.9.7, Member
M Allen requested his dissenting vote be recorded against clause d –
xIvii).
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Note: Under Standing Order 1.9.7, Member
L Potauaine requested her dissenting vote be recorded against clause d
– xI), xIi), xIii) and xIvi).
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Note: Under Standing Order 1.9.7, Member
S Coney requested her dissenting vote be recorded against clause d – xIvii).
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Resolution
number WTK/2024/60
MOVED by
Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member S Coney:
Other matters
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
liii) fully support fairer funding - Local Board
Funding Policy proposal for local boards.
CARRIED
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Resolution
number WTK/2024/61
MOVED by
Chairperson G Presland, seconded by Member L Manley:
Waitākere Ranges Advocacy Initiatives: Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area funding
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
liv) urge council to fund Waitākere Ranges
Heritage Area projects to an appropriate level
lv)
note Te Kawerau
ā Maki Marae proposes the fund should be increased to $5 million per
year
lvi) consider that increase is consistent with council’s
obligations under section 22 of the Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Act
(WRHAA).
CARRIED
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Resolution
number WTK/2024/62
MOVED by
Member M Allen, seconded by Member L Potauaine:
Waitākere Ranges Advocacy Initiatives: Surf Club Funding
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
lvii) supports accelerated funding for
reconstruction of Te Henga/Bethells Surf Life Saving Club which is extremely
compromised.
CARRIED
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Resolution
number WTK/2024/63
MOVED by
Deputy Chairperson M Clayton, seconded by Member S Coney:
Waitākere Ranges Advocacy Initiatives: Te Kawerau ā Maki
Marae
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
lviii) fully support council providing significant
support for Te Kawerau ā Maki’s plans to construct a Marae at Te
Henga.
CARRIED
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Resolution
number WTK/2024/64
MOVED by
Member L Manley, seconded by Member L Potauaine:
Waitākere Ranges Advocacy Initiatives: Bus Services to outer
area
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
lix) fully support trial of public transport
services to commence with shuttle service to Piha and Huia.
CARRIED
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Resolution
number WTK/2024/65
MOVED by
Member L Manley, seconded by Deputy Chairperson M Clayton:
Waitākere
Ranges Advocacy Initiatives: Glen Eden Town Centre
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
lx)
support Glen Eden
town Centre redevelopment being promoted
lxi) note previous plans for improvement were
completed in 2010, 2013, and 2018 (local board One Local Initiative (OLI))
and that the local board lost $3.5 million of its Transport Capital Fund
which was set aside but for the Glen Eden OLI.
CARRIED
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Resolution number WTK/2024/66
MOVED by
Member L Manley, seconded by Deputy Chairperson M Clayton:
Waitākere
Ranges Advocacy Initiatives: West Auckland pool
That the Waitākere Ranges Local Board:
lxii) fully support the construction of a second and
third pool in West Auckland in the Whau and Henderson-Massey local board
areas
lxiii) note that West Wave is consistently packed and
that while Central Auckland has 6 pools, East Auckland has 2, the North Shore
has 5 and South Auckland has 7, West Auckland has only one publicly owned
pool.
CARRIED
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