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9 July 2015

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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

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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

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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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This Local Board

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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

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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.

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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

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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;;

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, 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

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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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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

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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

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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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t hat the G o v e r n m e n t

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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

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It will help address ('pngestion

on our roads across the region,

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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

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are will

under 30

m inutes

Auckland Council plans to start

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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.

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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

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two options to fund the capital shortfall:

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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

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o levy a network charge n State

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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?

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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.

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of tnese options will require legisJati

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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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The vote to adopt the long-Term Plan 015-2025, induding the tra sport targeted

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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

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.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

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attachment regarding the nterim Transport

Levy

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The Chairperson thanked

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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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