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8/20/2019 Manurewa LB 9 July 2015: Notice of Motion from Hon George Hawkins on the Auckland Council's targeted transpo…
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Manurewa Loc al Board
09 J uly 2015
9 July 2015
M a n u r e w a ,~
L o c al B o ar d ~
MANUREWA LOCAL BOARD MEE NG
Notice of Motio n
Interim Tr nsport Levy
In accordance with Standiing Orders 3.11. • please place the following No ice of Motion on
the agenda for the Manurewa local Board eetlng being held on Thursday 9
th
July 2015.
Recommendations
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a) That the Manurevl/a Local Board ~ir write to' Mayor Len Brew to' express the
Board's disappointment in the imp< ition of a targeted transport le /If on ratepayers
withO'ut reasonable consultation. Th net impact being an average rates increase of
9.9%, significantly higher than the 2 % rate increase promised.'
b) ThaI the
ManurelNa
Local Board qress their opposltlon to the incr
aSS
that creates
an inequitable financial burden . those who are living in South Auckland
communitles- for 'example Manger Otahuhu
al/e rag e
16.9% incr ase before their
targeted pool rate is added.
d) That a copy of both letters be sent Councillors representing the ~ outhern Initiative
Boards.
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That a copy of the letter be sent f , MP's Louisa Wall, Su'a Wi lam Sio', Jenny
Safesa, Judith Col~ins and Pane He
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Backgroun d:
This month the Mayor sent out a message ). ratepayers in Our Auckland s ying that he had
succeeded
in
keeping
rat .E IS
to only a 2.5% crease as promised. This S t.8tG ment ignores the
significant impact on ratepayers
causedb~ he
Governing Body's decision 0 put in place a
targeted transport levy on all residentia ratepayers of $114 per year and business
ratepayers of $183.00. This will take the av age residential rate increase to 9.9%.
The long Tenn Plan consultation documen~rion distributed to households ontained limited
information on the transport targeted 1eV]~'n comparison to the propos iKigeneral rate.
transport road tolling opfion and transport I trol tax OPb.·on.The more d e t e : iled consultation
material proposed a ta~leted transport I1 of $59 per year per hous hold. Only 37
submissions
were made on the targeted t r e sport levy, however the Gover~ing Body chose
to not only implement the un-consulted on
ivy,
but 0 double the amount
t
at
it
would bear
on ratepayers.
The
im pa ct o f this dedsiol ll is
being felt har ~stjn South Auckland, where everage rates will \
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be increasing by 9.5% In
Manurew a.
Otara apa1oetoe by 12.2% and
Man
ere-Otahuhu by
16.9%. This wltl have a sj ~nificant Impact 0 the cost of living for many hou eholds in South
Auckland where budgets ~Irealready slretc~ d.
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local Government Act S93C
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This Local Board
expresses it's
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re pr esenting
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The Prime Minister also stated that
t) e
Government would cons der an earlier
business case and construction start d e i f it becomes clear that Al.Ickland's CBD
employment and rail patronage hit thr holds faster than current r
ates
of growth
suggest. The two thresholds are:
GOVERNMENT THRESHOLDS FOR ~ :>NTRIBUTING TO THE C ~PITAL COST
OF THE CITY RAIL LINK
On 28 June 2013, the Prime Minister an iounced the Government's
C l
mmitment to a
joint busmess case with Auckland Co eil for the City Rail Link i 2017 and to
providing its share of funding for a const cnon start in 2020.
1.
an increase in
Auckland CaD amp yment of 25
percent
over th February 2012
estimate (the baseline), which is ha
f
of the Increase to 2021 predi led in the 2012
City Centre Future Access Study'; a
:2 rail
patronage is on track to
hit
20 mi I on trips a year well before 202 .
cso Employment
The best measure of eBD employ mer t growth
is
provided by the Statistics New
Zealand Business Demographics Datab se. The Database, which covers all of New
Zealand, is published annually i n e. r t November and provide estimates o f
employment over the month of February i . the same year.
At the time
o f
the Prime Minister's
anno i
cement, there were estimat d to be 98,030
employees in the five Census Area nits comprising the Auckl nd CBD. The
estimate of 98,030 employees therefo becomes the baseline for measuring the
growth of the CBD and the threshold for n early consideration of the ::ity Rail Link is
122,528 employees.
In
the year to February 2014, eBD e ployment grew
by
570
employees, a
0.6
percent increase. Since the Febru
y
2012 estimate (the baseline), CBD
employment has grown by 2,720 emplo aes or 2.8 percent.
Rail patronage
Auckland Transport's rail patronage d a for the year to Decemb r 2014 shows
patronage of 12.515,329 trips. This eo pares to 10,610.956 trips f r the previous
year. This is an increase
of
1,904,373 tri s or 17.9 percent.
The Ministry of Transport expects to sei
around 2017/18, as the full electric t ~j
network is rolled out. From 2017/18,
growth to slow.
continued strong rail patron, ge growth until
fleet comes into service ar d the new bus
e Ministry expects the rat of patronage
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The 2 D12 Cuy Canlre Future Acoess Stud)'
waG rotnI
'.sroned by
Auckland
Transport
follo'Ntn the
Illsn M.n,ster
of
Trtlrlsporfs c;.1Ito rlMr work to ir••.c-1ili lilw options 'or a,j '~sln~ pu >liCtranspOrt tlCOI).$S 10Auckland s c>lycenue Tht;;
W;J.~
, rescoose 10the inlml t>Jslnes~ case for tile City Rail L
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CBD employment is currently 100.750 empl ees, compared to the 25 percent
growth threshold of 122.528 employees.
Rail patronage for
the
year to December
2014
as
12,515.329
trips
compare
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to the
threshold of 20.000.000 trips well before 2020.
CBD employment levels and rail patronage are some way from react ing the
thresholds set by the Government for consk ering an earlier business
c
se and
construction start date for the City Rail Link.
T l} e G o tf em m e n f
has not
se e n n eVidence...
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~rJfee b u s i n e s s
a e
I1n d
c o r l $ t f U C t i o n
start date the
G o v e m m en t ' ha
not beeitpersuaded t o agree
with
Aucldand
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AUCKL AND COUNCIL S DECISION TO FUND THE EARLY CONSTRUC ION OF
THE CITY RA IL L INK
On 9 December 2014 the Governing Body vo te
d
for the so-called 'Option 2' cenario
in
the Long-Term Plan 2015-2025. which prc ided for
council f un di ng En ab li ng
work s only in years one to three of the Long-Term Plan and con truction
commencing in 2018/19
with commensurate :wernmen t f un di ng
The
th re e s cenarios considered
by
Aucklan d ouncu as part of its
l .o np -Te rm Plan
consultation document were:
1. Option 1 - government funding starts in 20 5116 and project proceeds 0 original
timelines r
2. Option 2 - government funding starts
In 2018/1 -
enablement works only for
r
ext three
years and then constructionstarting in
2018/19
3. Option 3 - govemment funding starts in 2020/21 - enablement works only for rext three
years. construction starts in
2018/19,
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A u c l c J a n d C o u n c il c o n t i n u es t o p la n a n d
~ulld
t s financial a s s t ,J m p J i f ; J J
Oft t he b as is J
t hat the G o v e r n m e n t
c o n t r i b u t e s
to the c
n s t r u c t J o n
c o s t
In 2 01 8,
tw o years abeac10fi
the G o v e r n m e n t 's p o s i t i o n t h a t it ( t he Gc e m m e n l) p ro v id es i t s s har e 1 f u n d i n g f o r a 1
c o n s t t v c t io n start i n 2 2
SHA PE A UCK LA ND
The City Rai Link (CRL) will revol ionise travel for AuckJandef I> which is
why it's tile council's top transport
=
It will help address ('pngestion
on our roads across the region,
ut
rail travel times and
inc
ease rail
services.
For example, you will
see:
• A train about eve/}'
7
to 10
r m n u s
at peak for
most
Auckland tetions
• Faster more frequent public tr ~f1sport services with increased rail feeder
buses freeing up city centre
an erial
bus services
• Gelling to other parts of the cit using public transport from areas such as
New Lyon will be
a
lot qvickE e.g New Lynn to Aotea
S qu
are will
under 30
m inutes
Auckland Council plans to start
tll
project in 2016. with $280 million of
enabling work as well as $120 milt· n on continued land acquiSItions. The
main construction work will comme ce in 2018, assuming the g vemment
agrees to contribute funding. The RL is programmed to be co npleted in
2023.
The publication codified a 'Basic Tr 1 SPO rt Network' (2015-2025) 6.9 billion
scenario. This scenario would be funde a 3.5 per cent average
rats
s increase and
existing central government sources.
I T h e
C i ty
R ai l
U n I C en a b l in g w of k s an d ~n tnJction c os t w as tn c J u d 4 C l l n t h e ·B J ls lc
T ra n sp o rt N et w oJ 1c 's c e n a r io . T he o PP O
o Iu n l t y
c o s t
In c l u d i n g
the Ity RaJI Unk
In
this s cen ar io i s b ein g p ar t -l u n d e d by t h e
~eferred
o r c a n c el le d t r a n s p C Jrt c a p i t a l w o r k s
i n l o ca l
c ommwdtie .
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An alternative 'Auckland Plan Transport Netwo ' (2015-2025) $10,3 billion cenario
was
also presented,
The
'Auckland Plan Tran ort Network' scenario
woulc
require
two options to fund the capital shortfall:
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Motorway user charge of
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Auckland Council was aware, prior to consultln
the 'Auckland Plan Transport Network' (20
Auckland Council had neither (3) jurisdiction
Highway infrastructure, nor (b) jurisdiction to le
on Option
1 and
Option
2 cc
dified in
-2025) $10.3 billion seen rio that
o levy a network charge n State
additional fuel excise.
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,thatth~'Goyemment IS ,u n w l U i R g to co.u~ider r .W tlanspott fl .lndin g tools,ttl.~t would
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increase c os t s fo r A uc .d a n d e 1 l l
and
the overall
o n o m y ·a t
this time.. I,'
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The Council included on page 9 of the pubticat n a reference that said U n c er either
funding option a targeted rate may also be reqt iredfor 2015/2016.
Question 2b in the publication provided Auckla ders with an opportunity to omrnent
on its options for
funding
the capital cost of the uckland Plan transport net~ ork:
If we decide to invest in the Auckland PI8 transport network. how do U
tlJink Aucklanders should pay for if?
o Annual fuel tax increase of 1.2 cents per rtre and an overall average an 1181
rates
increase
of around
one
per
cent ea :
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year (in
addition to
the
propc sed
3.5 per cent overall average general rste: ncrease).
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A motorway user charge of around $2 'Jch time people enter Auckla d's
motorwaysystem, which wollld be free at ight end may vary by time ofd y.
Bolll
of tnese options will require legisJati
h
to implement.
TRANSPORT TARGETED RATE
On 25 June 2015 the Governing Body of Auc and Cou nc il agreed that a ransport
targeted rate be set for all
rateable land exc .pt land
in
the
Uninhabitabh
Islands
category, per
separately used or inhabitec part of a rating unit (SL JP) and
differentially for different categories of land, as lllows:
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r Urban business, Franklm urban businasa, I - 182.85
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The vote to adopt the long-Term Plan 015-2025, induding the tra sport targeted
rate, was as follows:
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1Cr AJ Anae
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Mayor LCM Brown
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Cr AM Fillpaina Cr D Ouax
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Cr GS
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Cr MP Websler
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iii) 30June 2015- ManurewaLocal Boardworkshop.
Consideration of Extraordinary Items I
28.1 Extraordinary business - Notice (
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Motion - Interim
Transpc
rt Levy - Hon.
GeorgeHawkins
Hon. George Hawkins tabled a Noti e of Motion regarding the il terim Transport
Levy.
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CARRIED
A copy of the notice of motion and upportinq attachment can be publicly viewed on
the Auckland Council website.
Resolution number MR/2015/135
MOVED by Member GW Hawkins, seconded by Chairperson A~ Dalton:
That the ManurewaLocal Board: /
a) agree that the Chair writ~ ~oMayor Len Brown to •xpress the Board's
disappointment in the imposition of a targeted transport levy on
ratepayers without reasohable consultation. The r et impact being an
average rates increase
01 9 [ 1
.9%, significantly highe than the 2.5% rate
increasepromised.
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b) agree that the Chair [write to the Auditor ~eneral requesting
confirmation that the Imposed transport levy COlsultation was of
standard to which ratepai Efrscould legitimately
exp
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S93C2(c)1 of the Local (overnment Act 2002.
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c) express their opposition
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~o the increase that creates an inequitablEi
financial burden to t~ose who are living i South Auckland
communities- for examp~ Mangere-Otahuhu aver~ge 16.9% increasJ
before their targeted pool ~ateis added. [
d) request that a copy of b9th letters besent to COUlcillors representing
the Southern Initiative BOrrds.
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e) request that a copy of ti~e letter be sent to MP'i»Louisa Wall, su',
William Sio', Jenny Sales~JJudith Collins and PeneHenare.
CARRIED
Attachments I
A Notice of Motion and associate
d
attachment regarding the nterim Transport
Levy
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The Chairperson thanked
1 \
embers for their I
attenc ance and attention to busin ss and declared the
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meetT9 closed.
CON~IIRMED AS A TRUE AND ( ORRECT RECORD
AT ftt MEETING OF THE Mr,NUREWA LOCAL I
BOAJID
HELD
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CHAIRPERSON: .
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