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Resolution
number HM/2025/26
MOVED by Member B
Loader, seconded by Member O Kightley:
That
the Henderson-Massey Local Board:
a)
provide the
following feedback on the Draft Storm Affected Land Use Policy:
i)
Future policy
development and statutory compliance
A)
note that it is disappointed
that it has not been involved in development of policy that affects our rohe
up until this point, and with the timeframe provided to provide input to this
policy.
B)
suggest that if
Auckland Council is interested in creating policy that creates equitable
outcomes and community benefit, it might consider honouring section 48(J) of
the Local Government Act 2002 and section 15 of the Local Government
(Auckland Council) Act 2009, that gives local boards the right to contribute
to policy development.
ii)
General matters
relating to the policy
A)
request that the
definition of Category (b) includes an explicit reference Local Board Plans
so that other locally determined priorities that go beyond core service needs
may be considered.
B)
enable local boards
to acquire Category (a) properties for any local activities or community
priorities provided they have a viable funding plan e.g. a service
optimisation business case or local rates proposal.
iii) Policy principles
A)
strengthen the
policy principles by amending Principle 2 (Make best use of storm-affected
land) to include an explicit reference to Local Board Plans or community
priorities, thereby broadening and maximising the community value derived
from the programme.
iv) Decision-making roles and responsibilities
A)
welcome further
discussion on the management of residual land and land retained for hazard
management purposes, acknowledging that all council land within local board
areas are vital components of local open space networks and ecological
corridors.
B)
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.
C)
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.
v)
Local board funding
requirements
A)
remove the
requirement for local boards to commit operational funding as a precondition
for the internal transfer of properties already assessed as meeting a service
need by the Auckland Council Group. This requirement creates an unnecessary
barrier to addressing service gaps.
B)
request that if a
property meets a service need and local boards support retaining or
repurposing it, the Governing Body should expect that the necessary
maintenance costs will be incorporated into the local boards existing
maintenance contracts with any budget top-up requirements to be considered by
the local board as part of its work programme process.
C)
request that if
land is retained to meet a service need and it requires remediation, that the
Governing Body, which holds statutory responsibility for the network of
facilities and service capacity, should fund or contribute to the remediation
rather than leaving these costs to local boards.
D)
acknowledge that
where local boards wish to retain land for a community outcome that goes
beyond core service needs, it is entirely appropriate to provide upfront
assurance of funding availability.
E)
any revenue
received by Council from selling properties, land or redevelopment of land,
or any other revenue that is clearly derived from storm affected communities,
should be ring fenced and reallocated to the local board budget according to
the source of the revenue. E.g. revenue gained from sale of land in
Henderson-Massey local board area should ring fenced and allocated to the
Henderson-Massey Local Board’s budget.
vi) Implementation Approach: Service needs
assessment
A)
ensure that service
needs assessments consider not only Local Board Plans but any other relevant
service needs assessments undertaken by local boards.
CARRIED
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