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Resolution
number WTK/2025/18
MOVED by Member S
Coney, seconded by Member L Manley:
That
the Waitākere Ranges Local
Board:
a)
whakaae / approve
its tabled submission on the Draft Storm Affected Land Use Policy and
implementation.
b)
seek the following
changes to the Draft Storm Affected Land Use Policy and implementation
approach:
i)
tono / request that
Council have particular regard to the objectives of the Waitākere Ranges
Heritage Area Act 2008 in finalising the Policy and implementing the Draft
Storm Affected Land Use Policy and Implementation Approach as required by the
Act.
ii)
tono / request that where
affected properties contain Significant Ecological Areas (SEAs) then unless
they are sold to the adjoining owner they are retained by Council and are
managed and restored by Council for their ecological and biodiversity
benefits.
iii)
tono / request that where affected
properties provide walking linkages and trails that benefit the community
they are retained by Council.
iv)
tono / request the
principles of the Policy should include to take into account environmental
outcomes and potential biodiversity gains, especially where properties
contain SEAs, are contiguous with existing forests and eco-systems and/or are
in the Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area.
v)
tono / request that
control of pest plants and pest animals on properties that have been acquired
in the buffer zones listed in the Auckland Regional Pest Management Plan is
treated as a priority because of the potential for harm to nearby high value
eco-systems.
vi)
tuhi ā-taipitopito /
note the Policy needs to include how Council will manage and restore land
containing landslides which is unlikely to be divested.
vii)
tautoko / support local
boards having the ability to nominate land for new purposes.
viii)
tono / request that where
the property is retained, sufficient budget should be provided to maintain
it, rather than the proposed “funding from existing budgets”.
When land is transferred to a local board for a purpose such as parkland,
sufficient operating expenditure should accompany it.
ix)
tuhi ā-taipitopito /
note our concerns about the potential
liability to Council for (storm affected) land that is sold and re-developed.
x)
establish a clear
escalation process when local board views on land use differ from staff
recommendations, ensuring such matters are referred for a political decision
rather than being resolved through staff delegation.
xi)
alternatively, the policy
could enable local boards to present their case to the Storm Recovery
Political Advisory Group, in the event that a request is not supported by the
staff assessment, before a final decision is made.
CARRIED
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