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Resolution
number KT/2025/335
MOVED by Chairperson
J Gillon, seconded by Member RT Tan:
That
the Kaipātiki Local Board:
a)
tuku / provide the following feedback
on the draft Contributions Policy 2025 for inclusion in the Governing Body
decision report on 1 May 2025:
i)
support in principal the proposal to
change the Development Contributions (DC) policy for Drury from a 10-year
(2021-2031) period to 30 years, increasing the average DC per household
equivalent unit (HUE to $83,000, thereby ensuring that all required
infrastructure is funded, however we have the following concerns:
A)
the New Zealand Infrastructure
Commission (NZIC) has highlighted that “a 15 per cent shortfall in
uptake each year leads to a ratepayer liability of 3.67 times”, and
that under this scenario, ratepayer liability will increase to 6 per cent of
forecast CAPEX.
B)
as DCs will be higher in Drury than
the Kaipātiki Local Board area, developers may favour development in
Kaipātiki, putting an added stress on our infrastructure when there is
no guarantee that DCs from local developments are invested locally.
ii)
request that the policy is amended to
ensure that DCs are wholly spent in the local board area from which they were
gathered. Alternatively, DCs should be mostly spent in the local board area,
with a small contribution towards the former North Shore City area. For
example, DCs raised from a development in Glenfield should go towards
infrastructure and reserve acquisition and development within the
Kaipātiki Local Board area, and where possible in Glenfield.
iii)
request that the policy is amended to
allow the use of land (in lieu of
cash) as a DC for stormwater, roading or reserve purposes (with agreement
from council on the suitability of the land). This would help to ensure that
contributions are retained locally and that Council has access to land in the
immediate vicinity of a development. This is currently ruled out in section
3(19) of the draft Policy, where it is states “The council requires
development contributions to be paid in cash rather than land”.
b)
tuhi tīpoka / note that local
boards are not mentioned in the draft Contributions Policy 2025, despite many
of the funded projects being “local” projects.
c)
tono / request local board oversight
and decision-making on the projects that are funded, or are proposed to be
funded, using development contributions.
CARRIED
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