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Budget Committee
28 May 2025
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1 Ngā
Tamōtanga | Apologies
Cr S Stewart entered the meeting at 10.04am.
Cr K Turner entered the meeting at
10.04am.
Cr M Williamson entered the meeting at
10.04am.
2 Te Whakapuaki i te Whai
Pānga | Declaration of Interest
There were no
declarations of interest.
3 Ngā
Petihana | Petitions
There were no petitions.
4 Ngā
Kōrero a te Marea
| Public Input
There was no
public input.
5 Ngā
Kōrero a te Poari ā-Rohe Pātata | Local Board Input
There was no
local board input.
6 Ngā Pakihi
Autaia | Extraordinary Business
There was no extraordinary
business.
Cr R Hills joined the meeting at
10.06am.
Cr C Darby joined the meeting at
10.06am.
Cr M Lee entered the meeting at 10.06am.
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Annual
Plan 2025/2026: Overview of decision-making
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Houkura Member T Kake joined the
meeting at 10.07am.
Cr D Newman joined the meeting at 10.07am.
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Resolution
number BCCCC/2025/6
MOVED by Deputy Mayor
D Simpson, seconded by Mayor W Brown:
That
the Budget Committee:
a) tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the contents of
this report, which sets the context for the other reports and decisions
relating to the Annual Plan 2025/2026 on today’s agenda.
CARRIED
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Annual
Plan 2025/2026: Mayoral Proposal
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Note: changes
were made to the original recommendations, adding new clause f), as a
Chair’s recommendation.
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Cr A Baker joined the meeting at
10.55am.
Cr L Fuli entered the meeting at 11.06am.
Houkura Member T Kake left the meeting at 11.11am.
Cr D Newman entered the meeting in-person at 11.22am.
Cr A Filipaina retired from the meeting at 12.06pm.
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Resolution
number BCCCC/2025/8
MOVED by Mayor W
Brown, seconded by Deputy Mayor D Simpson:
That
the Budget Committee:
a) agree to recommend to the Governing Body that
the Annual Plan for 2025/2026 be based on year two of the Long-term Plan 2024-2034 with relevant updates as
outlined in the final Mayoral Proposal and supporting staff advice, and final
financial projections, including the planned:
i) rates increase for the average value
residential property of 5.8%;
ii) significant
level of investment across all major investment areas;
iii) $47
million operating expenditure savings target.
b) agree
to recommend to the Governing Body that a short-term approach be taken to
closing the $7 million shortfall in funding for destination marketing and
major events as indicated in the Long-term
Plan 2024-2034 for 2025/2026 that
includes:
i) additional
funding from the City Centre Targeted Rate ($2.5 million);
ii) $500,000
contribution from the Mayoral Office budget (underspend from current year);
iii) ongoing
work with the industry to identify opportunities for incentivised voluntary
contributions to fund specific events and/or contribute to a Major Events
Fund;
iv) Tātaki Auckland Unlimited using reserves to bridge the remaining gap while work
continues with industry.
c) note
that a Mayoral Tourism Forum will be established to support ongoing
joint-advocacy on a long-term sustainable funding solution (levy) for tourism
related activity, provide advice and input on shorter-term funding
initiatives like a ring-fenced Major Events Fund, the trial of a
commission-based model, and ways the council can better utilise its
regulatory tools to support hospitality across the region.
d) agree to recommend to the Governing Body the
Fix and Finish fund established through the Long-term Plan 2024-2034 be
administered as a contestable fund guided by the eligibility criteria set out
in staff advice, to be administered and managed by staff with final
allocation decisions made by the Governing Body by 29 July 2025.
e) note further direction provided in the
proposal relating to dog control issues, Group Shared Services, the
implementation of CCO reform, particularly the urgent focus on critical
priority areas (specifically, Mangawhau), and advice on options to support transport
changes to be provided to the Governing Body to support decision-making in
June 2025.
f) request that the Chief Executive report back on options
for increasing compliance activity which could include the use of warranted
community volunteers and/or appropriate businesses, including what bylaws can
be included within that scope.
CARRIED
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Note: Under
Standing Order 1.8.6, the following members requested their opposition be
recorded on the following:
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Cr C Fletcher – opposition to clause d)
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Cr Walker – opposition to clause a) i)
and clause b)
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Note: The committee expressed its thanks to Cr G Sayers
for his chairing of the Budget Committee.
The meeting adjourned at 12.19pm and
reconvened at 12.30pm.
Cr C Fletcher was not present.
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Annual
Plan 2025/2026: Other rates and fees matters
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Cr C Fletcher returned to the
meeting at 12.33pm.
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Resolution
number BCCCC/2025/9
MOVED by Mayor W
Brown, seconded by Houkura Chair D Taipari:
That
the Budget Committee:
a) whakaae / agree to recommend to the Governing Body that the
Funding Impact Statement (FIS) in the final Annual Plan 2025/2026:
i) include
the waste management targeted rate charges as specified in Table 2 and Table
3 of this report, to ensure cost recovery for the relevant services
ii) provide
for the extension of the refuse targeted rate to the former Franklin District
and Rodney District from 2025/2026, as specified in Table 1 in this report,
to be applied to:
A) all
residential and lifestyle Separately Used or Inhabited
Parts (SUIPs) to which the service is made available
B) all
other SUIPs to which a council refuse service is provided as per council records
iii) include
a Grey Lynn Business Improvement District (BID) Targeted Rate to fund the new
Grey Lynn BID programme, subject to
the BID programme and associated targeted rate being supported by the Waitematā Local Board
iv) provide
for the Hunters Corner BID Targeted Rate to not be set for 2025/2026, subject to this being supported by the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board
v) provide
for the Mangere East Village BID Targeted Rate to not be set for 2025/2026,
subject to this being supported by the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local
Board
vi) provide
for the Onehunga BID Targeted Rate to be set based on a BID grant of $410,000
for 2025/2026, subject to it being supported by the Maungakiekie-Tamaki Local
Board
vii) include
adjustment to some targeted rates by the forecast rates of cost inflation as
specified in Table 4 of this report
b) whakaae
/ agree to recommend to the Governing Body to agree to the changes to fees
and charges set out in this report.
c) tuhi
tīpkoa / note the extension of council’s waste management services
will result in associated targeted rate charges (in accordance with current
rating policy) to the commercial areas in the former Manukau City where the
service isn’t presently available.
CARRIED
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Note: Under
Standing Order 1.8.6, the following members requested their opposition
against clause a) ii) be recorded on the following:
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Cr M Lee
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Cr K Turner
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Cr W Walker
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Cr J Watson
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12 Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e
Autaia ana | Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There was no
consideration of extraordinary items.
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13 Te Mōtini ā-Tukanga hei Kaupare i
te Marea | Procedural
motion to exclude the public
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Resolution
number BCCCC/2025/11
MOVED by Cr W Walker, seconded by Cr C
Fletcher:
That the Budget Committee:
a) whakaae
/ agree to exclude the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings
of this meeting.
The general subject of each matter to be considered while
the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to
each matter, and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local
Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this
resolution follows.
This resolution is made in reliance on section 48(1)(a)
of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the
particular interest or interests protected by section 6 or section 7 of that
Act which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or relevant part of
the proceedings of the meeting in public, as follows:
C1 CONFIDENTIAL:
Q Theatre - request for additional funding
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Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter
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Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)
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Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this
resolution
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The
public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the
disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists
under section 7.
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s7(2)(b)(ii)
- The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information
where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably
to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is
the subject of the information.
In
particular, the report contains sensitive information that could
destabilise existing and future funders of Q Theatre.
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s48(1)(a)
The
public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the
disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists
under section 7.
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The
text of these resolutions is made available to the public who are present at
the meeting and form part of the minutes of the meeting.
CARRIED
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12.58pm The
public was excluded.
Resolutions in
relation to the confidential items are recorded in the confidential section of
these minutes and are not publicly available.
3.08pm The
public was re-admitted.
restatementS
It was resolved
while the public was excluded:
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CONFIDENTIAL:
Q Theatre - request for additional funding
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Resolution
number BCCCC/2025/12
MOVED by Deputy Mayor
D Simpson, seconded by Chairperson G Sayers:
a)
whakaae / agree to recommend to the Governing Body that it whakaae /
approve an increase of $475,000 per annum to the funding for Q Theatre
Limited for the 2025/2026 and 2026/2027 financial years to be included in the
Annual Plan 2025/2026 using unallocated funding from the Community Wellbeing
department previously allocated to ad-hoc non contestable requests, subject
to Q Theatre Limited agreeing to provide a report each year confirming all
reasonable efforts are being taken to improve its financial position and
reduce its reliance on council funding from 2027/2028 and beyond
b) whakaae
/ agree to recommend to the Governing Body that it whakaae / approve changes
to the council’s current funding agreement with Q Theatre Limited to:
i)
include the appointment of a council observer at board meetings, and
delegate the appointment of the observer to the Mayor and Deputy Mayor
ii)
amend reporting requirements to council to include information on
steps being taken to improve its financial position, and
iii)
receive an annual Asset Management Plan, inclusive of planned
maintenance and renewals, with subsequent half yearly reporting against this
plan
c) whakaae
/ agree to recommend to the Governing Body that it tono / request Tātaki
Auckland Unlimited explore strategic partnership opportunities with Q Theatre
Limited for the potential mutual benefit and strengthening
of the medium to long-term viability of Q Theatre.
d) whakaae
/ agree that the decisions be released into the open, but the report,
presentation and any attachments remain confidential until the need for
confidentiality no longer exists.
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3.08pm The
chairperson thanked members for their attendance and attention to business and
declared the meeting closed.
CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF
THE Budget Committee HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:.......................................................
