I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the Puketāpapa Local Board will be held on:
Date: Time: Meeting Room: Venue:
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Thursday, 17 October 2024 10.00am Local Board
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Puketāpapa Local Board
OPEN AGENDA
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MEMBERSHIP
Chairperson |
Ella Kumar, JP |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Fiona Lai |
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Members |
Roseanne Hay |
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Mark Pervan |
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Bobby Shen |
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Jon Turner |
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(Quorum 3 members)
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Selina Powell Democracy Advisor
11 October 2024
Contact Telephone: 021 531 686 Email: selina.powell@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
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17 October 2024 |
ITEM TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
1 Nau mai | Welcome 5
2 Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies 5
3 Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest 5
4 Te Whakaū i ngā Āmiki | Confirmation of Minutes 5
5 He Tamōtanga Motuhake | Leave of Absence 5
6 Te Mihi | Acknowledgements 5
7 Ngā Petihana | Petitions 5
8 Ngā Tono Whakaaturanga | Deputations 5
8.1 Equal Justice Project - number of alcohol off-licenses within Puketāpapa Local Board area 5
8.2 Chloe Davies The Y (YMCA) 'Raise Up youth development programme' 6
8.3 Mark Thomas - Puketāpapa Business Voice 6
9 Te Matapaki Tūmatanui | Public Forum 7
10 Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary Business 7
11 Time of Use Charging - Local Board Feedback 9
12 Puketāpapa Local Grants Round One 2024/2025, grant allocations 37
13 Local board views on draft changes to dog policy and bylaw 225
14 Local board input onto Council's submission on amendments to the Biosecurity Act (Covering report) 241
15 Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa Ward Councillors' Updates 243
16 Chairperson's Report 253
17 Board Member Reports 257
18 Record of Puketāpapa Local Board Workshop Notes 263
19 Hōtaka Kaupapa/Governance Forward Work Programme Calendar 271
20 Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items
1 Nau mai | Welcome
At the close of the agenda no apologies had been received.
3 Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest
Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other external interest they might have.
4 Te Whakaū i ngā Āmiki | Confirmation of Minutes
That the Puketāpapa Local Board: a) whakaū / confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 19 September 2024, including the confidential section as true and correct.
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5 He Tamōtanga Motuhake | Leave of Absence
At the close of the agenda no requests for leave of absence had been received.
6 Te Mihi | Acknowledgements
At the close of the agenda no requests for acknowledgements had been received.
7 Ngā Petihana | Petitions
At the close of the agenda no requests to present petitions had been received.
8 Ngā Tono Whakaaturanga | Deputations
Standing Order 7.7 provides for deputations. Those applying for deputations are required to give seven working days notice of subject matter and applications are approved by the Chairperson of the Puketāpapa Local Board. This means that details relating to deputations can be included in the published agenda. Total speaking time per deputation is ten minutes or as resolved by the meeting.
Te take mō te pūrongo Purpose of the report 1. To enable an opportunity for Mark Thomas – Puketāpapa Business Voice to provide an update. Whakarāpopototanga matua Executive summary 2. Mark Thomas will present an update from the Puketāpapa Business Voice on their activities in the last year and to discuss their future plans with the Board.
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Ngā tūtohunga Recommendation/s That the Puketāpapa Local Board: a) whakamihi / thank Mark Thomas for his presentation. |
9 Te Matapaki Tūmatanui | Public Forum
A period of time (approximately 30 minutes) is set aside for members of the public to address the meeting on matters within its delegated authority. A maximum of three minutes per speaker is allowed, following which there may be questions from members.
At the close of the agenda no requests for public forum had been received.
10 Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary Business
Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:
“An item that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt with at that meeting if-
(a) The local authority by resolution so decides; and
(b) The presiding member explains at the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public,-
(i) The reason why the item is not on the agenda; and
(ii) The reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting.”
Section 46A(7A) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:
“Where an item is not on the agenda for a meeting,-
(a) That item may be discussed at that meeting if-
(i) That item is a minor matter relating to the general business of the local authority; and
(ii) the presiding member explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public, that the item will be discussed at the meeting; but
(b) no resolution, decision or recommendation may be made in respect of that item except to refer that item to a subsequent meeting of the local authority for further discussion.”
17 October 2024 |
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Time of Use Charging - Local Board Feedback
File No.: CP2024/15404
Te take mō te pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To inform and seek feedback on aspects of the Time of Use Charging programme from local boards.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. The Time of Use Charging programme is developing policy settings and options analysis to inform the Auckland Council group what a successful scheme in Auckland could look like and what enabling legislation would be required for this. This will inform a council group submission to the Select Committee process once legislation has been drafted and contribute to a detailed design process.
3. Feedback received from local boards will inform policy and scheme designs, along with the submission to Select Committee.
4. This report invites feedback from local boards for the first round of engagement for the project.
Recommendation/s
That the Puketāpapa Local Board:
a) whakarite / provide feedback and insights on issues related to Time of Use Charging policy development, based on discussions held at local board workshops during August / September 2024.
Horopaki
Context
5. In 2020, the Auckland Transport Alignment Project partners investigated the potential for congestion charging in Auckland and The Congestion Question (TCQ) report. The report studied different types of congestion charging and approaches to implementation. The full report is available here: www.transport.govt.nz/area-of-interest/auckland/the-congestion-question
6. In August 2021, Parliament’s Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee recommended that government legislate to allow New Zealand cities to use congestion pricing as a tool in transport planning.
7. In November 2023, Auckland Council’s Transport and Infrastructure Committee (TIC) asked Auckland Transport (AT) and Auckland Council (AC) to establish a time of use charging programme (“the programme”) to further develop policies and investigate scheme designs for a potential scheme in Auckland.
8. AT and AC have developed a programme of work to investigate what a scheme could look like in Auckland with the aim to have it implemented following legislation enactment.
9. In June 2024, TIC endorsed the programme’s primary objective, “to manage travel demand to achieve an improvement in road network performance by reducing congestion, increasing the throughput of people and goods, and improving the reliability of the road network”. In addition, TIC noted that the programme will undertake detailed analysis of the recommended options from TCQ, which included a city centre cordon, and strategic corridors on the inner isthmus; as well as highly congested locations across the motorway and arterial network.
10. In August 2024, the Minister of Transport announced that enabling legislation for Time of Use Charging was being developed, with an aim to introduce it to parliament in late 2024, with Select Committee and enactment in 2025.
11. The programme intends to take advice to the Auckland Council Transport, Resilience and Infrastructure Committee (TRIC) in late 2024 or early 2025. This advice would also form the basis of an Auckland Council Group submission to Select Committee.
12. Feedback from early engagement with partners and key stakeholders, including mana whenua, local boards, key stakeholders and community panels, will be considered in the advice given to TRIC.
13. Future stages of scheme development are subject to legislative development. Extensive engagement is planned to be undertaken throughout the process, including public consultation and with local boards.
Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu
Analysis and advice
Policy and Option Development
14. Time of Use Charging is a method used to help ease congestion by charging road users to travel at specific times and/or locations to encourage some users to change the time, route or way in which they travel.
15. The TCQ report is the primary reference for the discussion of congestion pricing. Analysis showed that Auckland’s congestion is getting worse, noting in 2020 that an average weekday motorway trip took almost 10 percent more time than it did in 2016, and that motorists needed to allow an additional 40 to 55 percent longer for their trips to be assured of arriving on time.
16. Additionally, congestion was increasingly a problem throughout the day and at weekends, not just at peak times. The TCQ report found that without congestion pricing, congestion was expected to become more widespread, even after significant investment in roading, public transport and active transport modes. It is a situation that compromises Aucklanders’ access to jobs, education and other opportunities and makes it more difficult to travel around the region, thereby negatively impacting both the productivity and liveability of the city. It found:
i) International evidence from several cities shows congestion pricing is being used successfully to influence travel demand and ease congestion.
ii) Auckland’s widespread congestion, heavy car dependency and dispersed commuting patterns present unique challenges for a congestion pricing solution.
iii) Technology exists to enable a wide range of solutions.
iv) It was better to investigate smaller scale options that could be used as ‘stepping stones’ for developing a wider system. An evolving system would allow for close monitoring and the effective management of issues that arise.
v) Building public understanding and acceptance will be critical to successfully implementing any congestion pricing solution.
17. To understand what a successful time of use charging scheme could look like in Auckland, the programme is considering policy settings and an assessment of different scheme design options against the following assessment criteria: network (including public transport alternatives), social impact, economic impact, practical, cost benefit analysis and environmental impact.
18. While seeking to reduce congestion, it is recognised that those gains need to be considered against wider impacts on the transport network, people and businesses. Informed by the TCQ report and feedback from TIC, the programme recommends the following core policy principles for any proposed scheme to be successful:
i) Effective: Improve network performance.
ii) Fair: Minimise and mitigate adverse social impacts and ensure benefits and costs are fairly distributed across users.
iii) Simple: Be easy to understand and avoid complexity.
iv) Feasible: Able to be implemented.
19. The introduction of a time of use charge will result in secondary outcomes. These will be measured but are not factors that will drive how a scheme is designed:
i) Revenue generation.
ii) Public transport mode shift.
iii) Public health through emissions reduction.
20. Additionally, the current work programme aims to minimise the impact of the following undesirable consequences, while ensuring viable public transport options are available to support the implementation of a scheme:
i) Diversion impacts i.e., managing traffic created by people avoiding routes that incur charges.
ii) Community severance i.e., the potential impact on social relationships and cohesiveness created by charging for travel on some roads.
iii) Major differences in user net costs and benefits, ensuring that road users are getting value for money.
iv) Exacerbated transport deprivation; to ensure the fair distribution of costs and benefits across all communities. Specifically considering that charges do not further reduce transport options in areas without adequate public transport alternatives.
21. The programme has identified three broad options and will assess them against these objectives to develop more detailed options that can be discussed further during engagement.
22. The programme is not seeking to finalise a single option at this stage. Instead, work is focused on understanding the situation and the complexities associated with different scheme designs.
Engagement Activities
23. An essential part of this process is understanding the expectations of Auckland communities. The programme is currently engaging early with local boards, mana whenua and key stakeholders. The aim is to understand the views of a broad range of stakeholders and communities so that this information can inform the policy design work, the council’s submission to Select Committee and further engagement phases prior to public consultation.
24. Local boards are encouraged to provide feedback, and a feedback submission form has been included with this report (Attachment A).
25. Future engagement and consultation activities are to be confirmed through the legislative development process, with the expectation that extensive engagement will be undertaken in the future, including public consultation.
Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi
Climate impact statement
26. Auckland Transport and Auckland Council both support the outcomes sought by the Auckland Plan 2050, Te-Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan and other council climate priorities.
27. Impacts to water, air and emissions are expected as secondary outcomes of a time of use charging scheme. These factors will be measured and expanded upon in the development of scheme design options.
28. Time of use charging is an ‘enabler’ for climate goals promoting more efficient use of the existing network and encouraging use of less polluting modes of travel.
Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera
Council group impacts and views
29. This programme is being delivered jointly by AT and AC.
30. TIC has endorsed in principle a congestion pricing scheme in Auckland and understand the benefits and disbenefits of a scheme, along with the need to have public transport services and projects in place across Auckland on an equitable basis to allow road users to switch to alternative modes where appropriate.
31. Auckland Council’s Governing Body was involved in developing the Auckland Transport Alignment Plan which studied congestion charging and led to the commissioning of the TCQ report. The Governing Body was also engaged during the development of the TCQ report.
Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe
Local impacts and local board views
32. A workshop was held with the Puketāpapa Local Board on 22 August 2024 providing an introduction to the work underway. A copy of the presentation and memo is included as Attachment B and C to this report.
33. Local board workshops provided an opportunity for the programme to understand local boards’ initial views which included the importance of good public transport options, concerns about impacts on lower socio-economic communities and a desire to see any revenue raised reinvested into transport in Auckland.
34. This report provides the local board with an opportunity to provide feedback either using the attached feedback form or via a resolution.
Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori
Māori impact statement
35. AT and AC are committed to meeting their responsibilities under Te Tiriti o Waitangi as well as broader legal obligations to be responsive to Māori.
36. AT’s Māori Responsiveness Plan outlines its commitment to 19 mana whenua iwi 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. This plan is available on the AT website: https://at.govt.nz/about-us/transport-plans-strategies/maori-responsiveness-plan/#about
37. Using this framework for discussion, AT began engagement with mana whenua via hui in June 2024. This initial engagement will be followed by engagement at ongoing hui at governance and operational levels. Further opportunities for engagement are currently being identified in alignment with programme deliverables.
38. As the programme progresses, the impact of a time of use charge on Māori will be analysed in increasing detail, providing a full understanding of what these charges will mean for Māori communities in Tāmaki Makaurau.
39. Māori will be informed and provided with opportunities to engage with the programme so their views can inform the policy and scheme designs.
Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea
Financial implications
40. Funding for Time of Use Charging has been included in the Regional Land Transport Plan.
41. Government co-funding is subject to legislation and the National Land Transport Fund.
42. Further information on financial implications will be provided during future stages of the programme.
Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga
Risks and mitigations
43. Providing feedback on time use charging currently does not carry any legal or financial risk to the local board.
44. This process is to seek initial views only. If local boards have concerns about resolving feedback before understanding the views of their community, they may choose to delay providing feedback until formal engagement takes place in 2025.
Ngā koringa ā-muri
Next steps
45. The programme will review all feedback from local boards. Feedback will help inform the programme of work prior to reporting to TRIC in December 2024, followed by the Select Committee in 2025.
46. Further engagement with local boards will be sought as policy settings and scheme design progresses in conjunction with legislation development.
47. Once legislation is passed in 2025, AT and AC expect to work closely with NZTA to develop a scheme for Auckland. Part of this process will include broad engagement and consultation with local boards, stakeholders and the public.
Attachments
No. |
Title |
Page |
a⇩ |
Time of Use Charging Feedback Form |
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b⇩ |
Time of Use Charging Workshop Presentation |
21 |
c⇩ |
Time of Use Charging Workshop Memo |
35 |
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
Author |
Ben Stallworthy – Principal Advisor Strategic Relationships – Auckland Transport |
Authorisers |
Lou-Ann Ballantyne – General Manager Governance and Engagement John Gillespie – Head of Stakeholder/Elected Member Management – Auckland Transport Nina Siers - Local Area Manager |
17 October 2024 |
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Puketāpapa Local Grants Round One 2024/2025, grant allocations
File No.: CP2024/15158
Te take mō te pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To fund, part-fund or decline the applications received for Puketāpapa Local Grants Round One, Round One 2024/2025.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. This report presents applications received for the Puketāpapa Local Grants Round One 2024/2025 (Attachment B).
4. The local board has set a total community grants budget of $148,909 for the 2024/2025 financial year.
5. Thirty-nine applications were received for Puketāpapa Local Grants, Round One 2024/2025, requesting a total of $275,710.11.
Recommendation/s That the Puketāpapa Local Board: a) agree to fund, part-fund or decline each application in Puketāpapa Local Grants Round One 2024/2025 listed in the following table:
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Horopaki
Context
6. The local board allocates grants to groups and organisations delivering projects, activities and services that benefit Aucklanders and contribute to the vision of being a world class city.
7. Auckland Council’s Community Grants Policy supports each local board to adopt a grants programme.
8. The local board grants programme sets out:
· local board priorities
· lower priorities for funding
· exclusions
· grant types, the number of grant rounds and when these will open and close
· any additional accountability requirements.
9. The Puketāpapa Local Board adopted the Puketāpapa Local Board Community Grants Programme 2024/2025 on 18 April 2024 (Attachment A). The document sets application guidelines for community contestable grants.
10. The community grants programmes have been extensively advertised through the council grants webpage, local board webpages, local board e-newsletters, Facebook pages, council publications and community networks.
11. The local board has set a total community grants budget of $148,909 for the 2024/2025 financial year.
Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu
Analysis and advice
12. The aim of the local board grants programme is to deliver projects and activities which align with the outcomes identified in the local board plan. All applications have been assessed utilising the Community Grants Policy and the local board grant programme criteria. The eligibility of each application is identified in the report recommendations.
Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi
Climate impact statement
13. The local board grants programme aims to respond to Auckland Council’s commitment to address climate change by providing grants to individuals and groups with projects that support community climate change action. Community climate action involves reducing or responding to climate change by residents in a locally relevant way. Local board grants can contribute to expanding climate action by supporting projects that reduce carbon emissions and increase community resilience to climate impacts. Examples of projects include:
· local food production and food waste reduction
· decreasing use of single-occupancy transport options
· home energy efficiency and community renewable energy generation
· local tree planting and streamside revegetation
· education about sustainable lifestyle choices that reduce carbon footprints.
Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera
Council group impacts and views
14. Based on the main focus of an application, a subject matter expert from the relevant department will provide input and advice. The main focus of an application is identified as arts, community, events, sport and recreation, environment or heritage.
15. The grants programme has no identified impacts on council-controlled organisations and therefore their views are not required.
Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe
Local impacts and local board views
16. Local boards are responsible for the decision-making and allocation of local board community grants. The Puketāpapa Local Board is required to fund, part-fund or decline these grant applications in accordance with its priorities identified in the local board grant programme.
17. Staff will provide feedback to unsuccessful grant applicants about why they have been declined, so they can increase their chances of success in the future.
18. A summary of each application received through Puketāpapa Local Grants, Round One, 2024/2025 applications is provided in Attachment B.
Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori
Māori impact statement
19. The local board grants programme aims to respond to Auckland Council’s commitment to improving Māori wellbeing by providing grants to individuals and groups who deliver positive outcomes for Māori. Auckland Council’s Māori Responsiveness Unit has provided input and support towards the development of the community grants processes.
20. Twenty-two applicants applying to Puketāpapa Local Grants Round One, 2024/2025 indicate projects that target Māori or Māori outcomes.
Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea
Financial implications
21. The allocation of grants to community groups is within adopted 10 Year Budget 2021/2031 and local board agreements.
22. The local board has set a total community grants budget of $148,909 for the 2024/2025 financial year.
23. Thirty-nine applications were received for Puketāpapa Local Grants, Round One 2024/2025, requesting a total of $275,710.11.
24. Relevant staff from Auckland Council’s Finance Department have been fully involved in the development of all local board work programmes, including financial information in this report, and have not identified any financial implications.
Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga
Risks and mitigations
25. The allocation of grants occurs within the guidelines and criteria of the Community Grants Policy and the local board grants programme. The assessment process has identified a low risk associated with funding the applications in this round.
Ngā koringa ā-muri
Next steps
26. Following the Puketāpapa Local Board allocating funding for round one of the local grants, grants staff will notify the applicants of the local board’s decision.
Attachments
No. |
Title |
Page |
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Puketāpapa Local Board Community Grants Programme 2024/2025 |
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b⇩ |
Puketāpapa Local Grants Round One 2024/2025 - grants applications |
55 |
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
Author |
Moumita Dutta - Senior Grants Advisor |
Authorisers |
Pierre Fourie - Grants & Incentives Manager Nina Siers - Local Area Manager |
17 October 2024 |
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Local board views on draft changes to dog policy and bylaw
File No.: CP2024/15638
Te take mō te pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To receive the local board views on draft proposed changes to Auckland Council’s policy and bylaw on dogs.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. To enable the local board to provide its views on draft proposed changes to the Auckland Council Kaupapa mo ngā Kurī | Policy on Dogs 2019 (Policy) and Ture a Rohe Tiakina Kurī | Dog Management Bylaw 2019 (Bylaw), staff have prepared a summary in Attachment A.
3. The changes are in response to a statutory review by the Regulatory and Community Safety Committee and preferred options of an Elected Member Working Group.
4. Key draft proposed changes are to:
· set a limit on the number of dogs one person may walk both on-leash and off-leash
· amend or clarify the dog access rules in 14 regional parks
· clarify some existing rules in the Policy and Bylaw
· reorganise and reformat existing Policy content.
5. Staff recommend the local board provide its views on the draft proposed changes. Taking this approach will help develop a proposal to improve the Policy and Bylaw.
6. There is a reputational risk that the proposed changes or the local board’s views do not reflect the views of people in their local board area. This risk would be partly mitigated by the opportunity for the local board to provide views on public feedback prior to deliberations.
7. The Regulatory and Safety Committee will consider the local board views in December and recommend a proposal to the Governing Body. Public consultation on the proposal is scheduled for early 2025, deliberations in June and final Governing Body decision in July.
Recommendation/s
That the Puketāpapa Local Board:
a) whakarite / provide feedback on draft proposed changes to the Auckland Council Kaupapa mo ngā Kurī | Policy on Dogs 2019 and Ture a Rohe Tiakina Kurī | Dog Management Bylaw 2019 summerised in Attachment A of the agenda report.
Horopaki
Context
Council is required to have and review a policy on dogs and bylaw to implement the policy
8. The Dog Control Act 1996 requires Auckland Council to have a policy on dogs and a bylaw to give effect to it by specifying rules that dog owners must comply with.
9. The Auckland Council’s Kaupapa no ngā Kurī / Policy on Dogs 2019 (Policy) and Ture ā Rohe Tiakina Kurī / Dog Management Bylaw 2019 (Bylaw) were originally made in 2012 (GB/2012/157). The Policy was amended, and the Bylaw replaced in 2019 (GB/2019/71).
The Policy and Bylaw aim to keep dogs as a positive part of Aucklanders’ lives
10. The Policy and Bylaw seek to keep dogs as a positive part of the life of Aucklanders by:
· focusing on registration, classification, education and information, a balanced approach to dog access in shared spaces and problem response and reduction
· Animal Management staff using a modern regulator approach to compliance (information, education, enforcement)
· being part of a wider regulatory framework.[1]
A recent Policy and Bylaw review identified improvements
11. In June 2024, the Regulatory and Community Safety Committee completed a review of the Policy and Bylaw and requested the development of options for improvements and a proposal on the preferred option (RSCCC/2024/47).
12. A Joint Working Group[2] provided guidance on the preferred options to enable the development of a proposal for consultation.
13. A summary of the draft proposed changes is contained in Attachment A of this report.
The local board has an opportunity to provide its views on the draft proposed changes
14. The local board has an opportunity to provide its views on the draft proposed changes in Attachment A by resolution to the Regulatory and Safety Committee before a final proposal is adopted for public consultation.
15. For example, the board could support the draft proposed changes for public consultation, recommend changes or defer comment until it has considered public feedback on the proposal.
Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu
Analysis and advice
The draft proposed changes seek to improve the current Policy and Bylaw
16. The draft proposed changes seek to improve the current Policy and Bylaw across five topics.
17. The Table below summarises the key draft proposed changes. Attachment A contains more details, including other options considered by the Working Group.
Proposed key change |
Reasons for proposal |
· Set a limit on the number of dogs a person may walk at one time (maximum of six dogs of which no more than three dogs are allowed under control off-leash at any one time) |
· Proportionately addresses evidence of nuisance and distress and provides for the needs of dogs and their owner. · Provides consistent guidance to the public which is easy to understand and comply with.
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Changes to dog access rules at: · Auckland Botanic Gardens off-leash area, busy community areas and waterways · Te Ārai Regional Park to prohibit dogs from Te Ari Beach South (including Forestry Beach) · Hunua Ranges Regional Park to prohibit dogs from connecting roads and tracks, and single-use mountain bike tracks · Mahurangi Regional Park to prohibit dogs from Cudlip Point Loop Track and simplify rules to align with operational practices · Pākiri Regional Park to prohibit dogs on the associated beach · Scott Point (Mahurangi Regional Park) to prohibit dogs from the homestead grounds and change Scott Point and associated beaches time and season rule · Shakespear Regional Park to clarify the Army and Okoramai Bays prohibition rules and change the grassland area rule · Tāpapakanga Regional Park to clarify lambing season rule · Waitawa Regional Park to change off-leash rule to on-leash, the current on-leash on the Eastern end of Mataitai Beach, and the off-leash rule on the eastern end of Mataitai Beach. Prohibit dogs from single use mountain bike tracks, clarify lambing rule · Whakanewha Regional Park to allow on-leash dog access on western most tracks |
· Minimises conflicts over space between dogs and people. · Prevents environmental damage. · Minimises health and safety risks on people or other animals in busy areas (such as popular beaches and mountain bike tracks). · Protects ecological areas or endangered wildlife. · Makes the rules clearer, consistent, and easier for the public to understand and follow. · Updates the rule to reflect change in land-use (such as land no longer used for farming). · Provides more practical access to dog access areas. |
Clarify dog access rules at six regional parks: · Te Ārai Regional Park for access to the quarry off-leash area · Long Bay Regional Park for access to the beach · Wenderholm Regional Park no change to current dog access · Ambury Regional Park, no change to current dog access · Muriwai Regional Park, no change to current dog access · Tāwharanui Regional Park, no change to current dog access |
· Protects ecological areas or endangered wildlife. · Makes the rules clearer, consistent, and easier for the public to understand and follow. · Provides more practical access to dog access areas. |
Clarify the requirements to neuter menacing dogs, who can provide a menacing dog behavioural assessment and term ‘urban residential’ and align Policy objective statement and methods. |
· Improves certainty by making rules clearer, easy to understand and comply with. |
Clarify the shared use of public space access principle and better define ‘public place’, include reference to ‘private ways’, better recognise wildlife in access principles, update and remove outdated information in Schedule 2 for example removing references to Maunga and outdated landmarks, include a statement about compliance, better define the Policy objective and focus areas, clarify the link between Policy methods and Policy schedules. |
· Improves certainty by making rules clearer, easy to understand and comply with. · Removes duplicate and out of date information. |
Clarify the application of region-wide dog access rules such as rules for council carparks and camping grounds and rules and exemptions for working dogs and dogs in vehicles, clarify how the Bylaw implements default on-leash rules in the Policy. |
· Improves certainty by making rules clearer, easy to understand and comply with. |
Reorganise, reformat, and remove duplicated information in the current Policy. |
· Removes duplicate and out of date information. · Easier to read and understand. |
Staff recommend the local board consider providing its views on the draft proposal
18. Staff recommend that the local board consider the draft proposed changes and whether it wishes to provide its views by resolution to the Regulatory and Safety Committee. Taking this approach will help develop a proposal to improve the Policy and Bylaw.
Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi
Climate impact statement
19. There are no implications for climate change arising from this decision.
Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera
Council group impacts and views
20. The draft proposed changes impact the Animal Management, Biodiversity, Regional Operations (Regional Parks) and Natural Environment departments of council.
21. Relevant staff input was sought to inform the draft proposed changes, and staff are aware of the impacts of the changes and their implementation role.
Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe
Local impacts and local board views
22. The Policy and Bylaw impact local governance and are of high interest (8,028 public submissions received in response to proposed changes in 2019).
23. Local Board representatives on an Elected Member Working Group in August 2024, helped identify preferred options to inform development of the draft proposed changes.
24. All local boards held workshops on the draft proposed changes to inform any views in response to this report.
25. Local boards will have a further opportunity to provide views on any local public feedback to any proposed changes prior to deliberations in June 2025.
Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori
Māori impact statement
26. The Policy and Bylaw support manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and kaitiakitanga in Houkura | the Independent Māori Statutory Board’s Māori Plan for Tāmaki Makaurau and the Schedule of Issues of Significance by providing regulations that help protect people and the environment from harm caused by dogs.
27. Feedback by Māori generally aligns with the other feedback received as part of the review. Mana whenua and mataawaka feedback will be sought on any proposed changes as part of the public consultative process.
Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea
Financial implications
28. There are no financial implications to the local board for any decisions on the draft proposed changes.
Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga
Risks and mitigations
29. The following risks have been identified:
If… |
Then… |
Mitigation |
… the views of the local board on the draft proposed changes may differ from the views of people in the community. |
… there may be negative attention to council regarding the Policy and Bylaw. (medium reputational risk) |
The local board will have an opportunity to consider any public feedback and provide its formal views to a Panel prior to the final decision being made.
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Ngā koringa ā-muri
Next steps
30. Staff will present the local board views and a Statement of Proposal of proposed changes to the Policy and Bylaw to the Regulatory and Safety Committee on 3 December 2024.
31. Public consultation on the Proposal is scheduled for early 2025, deliberations for June and final Governing Body decision in July 2025.
Attachments
No. |
Title |
Page |
a⇩ |
Summary of the draft proposed changes to the Auckland Council Policy and Bylaw on Dogs |
231 |
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
Author |
Kylie Hill – Principal Policy Advisor |
Authorisers |
Lou-Ann Ballantyne - General Manager Governance and Engagement Louise Mason – General Manager Policy Nina Siers - Local Area Manager |
17 October 2024 |
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Local board input onto Council's submission on amendments to the Biosecurity Act (Covering report)
File No.: CP2024/15743
Te take mō te pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. <Enter purpose>
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. This is a late covering report for the above item. The comprehensive agenda report was not available when the agenda went to print and will be provided prior to the 17 October 2024 Puketāpapa Local Board meeting.
Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
The recommendations will be provided in the comprehensive agenda report.
17 October 2024 |
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Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa Ward Councillors' Updates
File No.: CP2024/14833
Te take mō te pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To provide an opportunity for the Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa Ward Councillors to update the local board on Governing Body issues they have been involved with since the previous local board meeting.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. Standing Orders 5.1.1 and 5.1.2 provides provision in the local board meeting for Governing Body members to update their local board counterparts on regional matters of interest to the local board.
Recommendation/s That the Puketāpapa Local Board: a) whiwhi / receive Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa Ward Councillors updates. |
Attachments
No. |
Title |
Page |
a⇩ |
Ward Councillor Julie Fairey - Ward Councillor Update September 2024 |
245 |
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
Author |
Selina Powell - Democracy Advisor |
Authoriser |
Nina Siers - Local Area Manager |
17 October 2024 |
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Chairperson's Report
File No.: CP2024/14834
Te take mō te p,ūrongo / Purpose of the report
1. To provide the Chairperson, Ella Kumar, with an opportunity to update local board members on the activities she has been involved with since the last meeting.
Whakarāpopototanga matua / Executive summary
2. It is anticipated that the Chairperson will speak to the report at the meeting.
Ngā tūtohunga / Recommendation/s That the Puketāpapa Local Board: a) whiwhi / receive Ella Kumar’s Chairperson’s update for the 01 September – 30 September 2024.
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Ngā tāpirihanga / Attachments
No. |
Title |
Page |
a⇩ |
Chairperson Ella Kumar's report |
255 |
Ngā kaihaina / Signatories
Author |
Selina Powell - Democracy Advisor |
Authoriser |
Nina Siers - Local Area Manager |
17 October 2024 |
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Board Member Reports
File No.: CP2024/14835
Te take mō te pūrongo / Purpose of the report
1. To provide an update to the local board members on the activities they have been involved with since the last meeting.
Whakarāpopototanga matua / Executive summary
2. It is anticipated that Local Board members will speak to their reports at the meeting.
Ngā tūtohunga / Recommendation/s That the Puketāpapa Local Board: a) whiwhi / receive the member reports. |
Ngā tāpirihanga / Attachments
No. |
Title |
Page |
a⇩ |
Board member report Fiona Lai |
259 |
Ngā kaihaina / Signatories
Author |
Selina Powell - Democracy Advisor |
Authoriser |
Nina Siers - Local Area Manager |
17 October 2024 |
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Record of Puketāpapa Local Board Workshop Notes
File No.: CP2024/14838
Te take mō te pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To provide a summary of Puketāpapa Local Board (the Board) workshop notes.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. The attached summary of workshop notes provides a record of the Board’s workshops held in September 2024.
3. These sessions are held to give informal opportunity for board members and officers to discuss issues and projects and note that no binding decisions are made or voted on at workshop sessions.
4. For openness and transparency the Puketāpapa Local Board agreed to release their workshop material presentations. The presentation material from workshops held can be viewed at this link https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/about-auckland-council/how-auckland-council-works/local-boards/all-local-boards/puketapapa-local-board/Pages/puketapapa-local-board-workshops.aspx
Recommendation/s That the Puketāpapa Local Board: a) whiwhi / receive the Puketāpapa Local Board workshop notes for: 12 September2024, 19 September 2024 and 26 September 2024 |
Attachments
No. |
Title |
Page |
a⇩ |
Workshop Record 12 September 2024 |
265 |
b⇩ |
Workshop Record 19 September 2024 |
267 |
c⇩ |
Workshop Record 26 September 2024 |
269 |
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
Author |
Selina Powell - Democracy Advisor |
Authoriser |
Nina Siers - Local Area Manager |
17 October 2024 |
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Hōtaka Kaupapa/Governance Forward Work Programme Calendar
File No.: CP2024/14837
Te take mō te pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To present the Puketāpapa Local Board with its updated Hōtaka Kaupapa/governance forward work programme calendar (the calendar).
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. The calendar for the Puketāpapa Local Board is in Attachment A. The calendar is updated monthly reported to business meetings and distributed to council staff.
3. The calendar was introduced in 2016 as part of Auckland Council’s quality advice programme and aims to support local boards’ governance role by:
· ensuring advice on meeting agendas is driven by local board priorities
· clarifying what advice is expected and when
· clarifying the rationale for reports.
4. The calendar also aims to provide guidance for staff supporting local boards and greater transparency for the public.
Recommendation/s That the Puketāpapa Local Board: a) whiwhi / receive the Hōtaka Kaupapa/governance forward work programme calendar as at 08 October 2024.
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Attachments
No. |
Title |
Page |
a⇩ |
Hōtaka Kaupapa/governance forward work programme calendar |
273 |
Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
Author |
Selina Powell - Democracy Advisor |
Authoriser |
Nina Siers - Local Area Manager |
Puketāpapa Local Board 17 October 2024 |
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