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MOVED by Member R Northey, seconded by
Member A Rawiri, amendment by way of replacement to the original motions:
That the Waitematā Local Board:
a)
acknowledge the value that members of the
community place on the pool and leisure service at the facility and the level
of public input received.
b)
whakaae / approve, subject to completion of
all relevant statutory processes and obligations, the extension of the
existing lease with Olympic Pool and Fitness Limited (OPFL) to November 2027
to allow for detailed capital works planning and appropriate sources of
funding to be identified and agreed to and negotiation of an appropriate
agreement to lease as provided for in these resolutions.
c)
tautapa /delegate to staff to negotiate,
finalise and execute, subject to statutory processes including considering
feedback received on public notices, the extension of the existing lease as
above, on the same terms and conditions as the current lease with the only
variation being to extend the expiry date to 2 November 2027.
d)
whakaae / approve and direct staff to
endeavour to negotiate a satisfactory appropriate new agreement to lease for
a new 10-year lease to commence when the existing lease (as extended to
November 2027) ends, in favour of OFPL, and, provided the Board’s
conditions are met, without undertaking an expressions of interest process to
identify other interested parties and/or options for providing the services
differently.
e)
whakaae / approve for staff to seek funding
and commence the detailed design process relating to renewals and structural
works and also negotiations with the adjoining Strata Title co-owner and
OFPL, to provide greater certainty of remediation requirements and funding.
f)
tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that the form
of any agreement to lease and new lease and decision to grant them will:
i)
require further Waitematā Local Board
approval;
ii)
be subject to agreement being achieved on all
new commercial terms and conditions, including (without limitation):
A)
an agreed and funded capital works programme
to address the facility’s structural and cosmetic issues;
B)
an appropriate enhanced and sustained
contribution from the operator;
C)
any associated requirements for possible
temporary partial or temporary full closure of the facilities, although every
effort will be made to avoid or minimise any closure in order to provide
continuity of employment for staff and usage by the community;
D)
any seismic remediation, if necessary, that
would be required to meet the standards then applying to structures in
Auckland;
E)
provision for applying all general Auckland
Council requirements including allowing people under 17 years old to swim for
free and paying staff the living wage; and annual face-to-face reporting.
iii)
be subject to completion of statutory
obligations including for notification and consultation under the Reserves
Act 1977 and Local Government Act 2002.
g)
request the Joint Governance Working Party and
Council urgently to develop a funding policy for Multi board facilities and
services (Portfolio Review), as the application of such a policy may well be
required to help meet the Olympic Pools’ capital costs.
h)
request that staff report on the options for
obtaining regional funds, including seismic funds, to contribute to the
Olympic Pools’ capital costs.
i)
tuhi a-taipitopito / note that if the parties
cannot negotiate mutually acceptable terms by July 2027, staff will come back
to the Waitemata Local Board for further direction
Restatement
j)
whakaae / agree that the decision only be
released and that the report and any attachments remain confidential until
the need for confidentiality no longer exists.
A division was called for, voting on
which was as follows:
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For
Member A Bonham
Member R Northey
Member A Rawiri
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Against
Member A Matson
Deputy Chairperson G Moyle
Chairperson G Sage
Member S Trotman
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Abstained
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The motion was declared LOST by 3
votes to 4.
LOST
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