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Waitemata Local Board - LTP 2018-28 PDF
Waitemata Local Board - LTP 2018-28 PDF
Waitemata
Low
Carbon
Network
Submission
Waitemata
Local
Board
Long
Term
Budget
2018-‐28
Hearing
22
March
2018
Introduction
This
submission
focuses
on
how
the
Long
Term
Plan
and
Auckland
Plan
are
addressing
our
climate
crisis.
Low
Carbon
Auckland:
2018
Review
and
Update
At
its
meeting
on
20
February
2018,
the
Environment
and
Community
Committee
resolved
to:
(a)
approve
an
approach
for
the
review
and
update
of
Low
Carbon
Auckland,
to
include
both
a
mitigation
and
adaptation
strategy
for
the
region
b)
agree
that
the
update
of
Low
Carbon
Auckland
be
presented
to
the
Environment
and
Community
Committee
for
decision
by
December
2018
c)
agree
to
the
creation
of
an
Independent
Advisory
Group,
to
provide
on-‐going
guidance,
challenge
and
evaluation
of
the
review
and
update
of
Low
Carbon
Auckland
In
short,
the
proposal
is
to
review
and
update
Low
Carbon
Auckland
this
year.
We
ask
that
the
Waitemata
Local
Board
participate
strongly
in
this
Review
and
that
this
be
factored
into
the
work
programme
of
the
Portfolio
leads
on
the
Board,
that
local
board
staff
time
be
dedicated
to
this,
and
that
a
budget
be
set
aside
for
any
local
research
or
consultancy
to
ensure
a
strong
community
voice
from
Waitemata
in
the
Review.
Waitemata
Local
Board
–
Becoming
a
Low
Carbon
Community
–
An
Action
Plan
In
August
2015,
the
Waitemata
Local
Board
became
the
first
to
adopt
a
local
Low
Carbon
Plan.
The
Waitemata
Low
Carbon
Action
Plan
brought
together
a
range
of
actions
to
adopt
low
carbon
practices
and
reduce
carbon
emissions
within
the
community,
businesses,
infrastructure,
transport
and
housing.
The
Actions
were
grouped
under
Action
Areas,
including:
Utilising
Social
Infrastructure;
Walking
the
Talk;
Good
for
Business;
Low
Carbon
Transport
Options;
Champions
of
Change;
Engaging
Householders;
and
Local
Exemplars
and
Initiatives.
By
way
of
example,
under
Walking
the
Talk,
the
actions
included:
2.1
Ensure
the
practices
of
the
Local
Board
in
relation
to
purchasing
decisions,
waste
management
and
travel
reflect
the
Board’s
desire
to
be
leading
by
example
in
working
in
a
low
carbon
manner.
For
example:
increase
in
staff
and
Elected
Members
using
public
and
active
transport.
2.2
Use
advocacy
powers
to
ensure
that
the
practices
of
the
Auckland
Council
(including
the
Council
Controlled
Organisations)
support
the
low
carbon
outcome.
For
example:
Advocate
to
the
Governing
Body
for
Council-‐Controlled
Organisations
(CCO)
to
include
low-‐carbon
in
their
Statement
of
Intent.
In
the
meantime,
other
communities
across
Auckland
have
taken
a
lead
from
the
Waitemata
Local
Board
and
produced
their
own
Low
Carbon
Plans,
such
as
the
Puketepapa
Local
Board
Low
Carbon
Plan.
These
plans
include
an
array
of
great
new
ideas
for
reducing
carbon
emissions
at
the
community-‐based
level.
Many
of
the
Actions
are
also
now
reflected
in
the
Auckland
Council
‘Live
Lightly’
campaign.
In
light
of
the
review
and
update
of
Low
Carbon
Auckland,
we
ask
that
an
assessment
also
be
undertaken
of
the
Waitemata
Low
Carbon
Action
Plan
and,
in
particular,
how
progress
has
been
made
against
the
Waitemata
Low
Carbon
Action
Plan.
The
results
of
such
an
Assessment
would
also
assist
the
Waitemata
Local
Board
participate
strongly
in
the
Review
of
Low
Carbon
Auckland.
Further,
we
ask
that
upon
completion
of
the
Assessment
and
the
Review
of
Low
Carbon
Auckland
in
December
2018,
that
the
Waitemata
Local
Board
‘refresh’
the
Waitemata
Low
Carbon
Action
Plan
in
the
first
half
of
2019.
We
also
ask
that
the
Council
and
Waitemata
Local
Board
support
expansion
of
the
‘Live
Lightly’
campaign
and
its
budget.
C40
–
Fossil-‐Fuel-‐Free
Streets
Declaration
In
October
2017,
Mayor
Goff
signed
the
C40
–
Fossil-‐Fuel-‐Free
Streets
Declaration.
One
of
the
commitments
was
to
ensure
that
a
major
area
of
Auckland
is
zero
emissions
by
2030.
This
statement
says
the
focus
will
be
on
the
Auckland
city
centre,
which
is
that
part
of
Auckland
that
is
located
within
the
urban
motorway
system
and
the
Waitemata
harbour
edge.
In
this
area,
Auckland
Council
will:
• Complete
the
City
Rail
Link
which
will
increase
rail
capacity
to
the
city
centre
by
150%
• Building
on
the
success
of
shared
spaces
on
Federal,
Elliot,
O’Connell,
Fort
Streets
and
Fort
Lane,
continue
to
adapt
the
public
realm
and
streets
across
the
city
centre
to
prioritize
walking
and
cycling
and
dis-‐incentivize
private
vehicles
• Expand
mass
transit
• Investigate
how
to
expand
the
existing
bike
share
scheme
• Deploy
innovative
mechanisms
such
as
the
recently
completed
business
case
for
walking
to
continue
to
make
the
economic
case
for
pedestrianisation
• Build
on
the
successful
programme
of
activation
which
has
seen
the
community
reclaim
car
spaces
for
community
activity
including
Griffiths
Garden
and
Pocket
Parks
• Deliver
the
Victoria
Street
linear
park
which
will
connect
and
build
more
green
spaces
in
the
city
and
integrate
pedestrian
and
cycle
movement
with
public
transport
The
current
Auckland
Plan
also
committed
the
Council
to
reducing
the
ecological
footprint
of
Council’s
own
operations
and
working
towards
the
following:
reducing
greenhouse
gas
emissions
by
40%
by
2040
(based
on
1990
levels);
reducing
waste
by
30%
by
2018
to
reflect
targets
in
the
draft
waste
management
and
minimisation
plan;
reducing
Council’s
energy
use
by
15%
by
2014
(and
a
subsequent
5%
each
following
year);
and
reducing
Council’s
water
use
by
30%
by
2040.
By
comparison,
the
‘refreshed’
Auckland
Plan
includes
very
little
on
climate
change,
with
no
discernable
directives
or
targets
to
measure
progress.
In
fact
we
have
serious
doubts
the
‘refreshed’
Auckland
Plan
meets
the
statutory
requirements
set
out
in
sections
79
and
80
of
the
Local
Government
(Auckland
Council)
Act
2009,
especially
section
79(f),
which
requires
that
the
plan
identify
policies,
priorities
…
programmes
and
investments
to
implement
the
startegic
direction
and
specify
how
resources
will
be
provided
to
implement
the
strategic
direction.
Further,
section
does
not
appear
to
provide
authority
to
‘refresh’
the
Auckland
Plan,
but
only
to
amend
it.
In
light
of
these
concerns,
we
are
of
the
view
and
ask
that
the
Waitemata
Local
Board
advocate
to
the
Governing
Body
that
the
‘refreshed’
Auckland
Plan
not
be
adopted.
CCO
Accountability
Policy
By
contrast,
we
warmly
welcome
the
directive
set
out
in
the
CCO
Accountability
Policy
concerning
climate
change
and
reducing
carbon
emissions:
1.1.8
Climate
change
and
reducing
carbon
emissions
Each
substantive
CCO
is
to
contribute
towards
reducing
carbon
emissions
and
contributing
towards
a
climate
resilient
future.
This
is
to
be
achieved
by:
•
Working
with
the
council
in
the
review
and
update
of
Low
Carbon
Auckland
to
deliver
an
integrated
approach
to
climate
change,
addressing
both
emissions
reduction
and
climate
resilience.
•
Implementing
actions
identified
in
the
current
and
future
iterations
of
the
plan
as
appropriate
for
each
CCO.
Embedding
climate
change
considerations
into
decision-‐making,
planning
and
policies
regarding
both
emissions
reduction
and
addressing
the
impacts
of
current
and
on-‐going
climate
change.
Perhaps
to
go
further,
we
suggest
the
amendments
below:
1.1.8
Climate
change
and
reducing
carbon
emissions
Each
substantive
CCO
is
to
contribute
towards
reducing
carbon
emissions
and
contributing
towards
a
climate
resilient
future.
This
is
to
be
achieved
by:
•
Working
with
the
council
in
the
review
and
update
of
Low
Carbon
Auckland
to
deliver
an
integrated
approach
to
climate
change,
addressing
both
emissions
reduction
and
climate
resilience.
In
preparation
for
this,
each
CCO
will
carry
out
an
assessment
of
their
carbon
emissions
and
progress
against
any
existing
low
carbon
plans
and
initiatives
and
report
these
to
the
Environment
and
Community
Committee
by
1
September
2018.
•
Implementing
actions
identified
in
the
current
and
future
iterations
of
the
plan
as
appropriate
for
each
CCO.
Embedding
climate
change
considerations
into
decision-‐making,
planning
and
policies
regarding
both
emissions
reduction
and
addressing
the
impacts
of
current
and
on-‐going
climate
change.
To
achieve
this,
each
CCO
shall
start
by
preparing
a
low
carbon
action
plan
and
report
their
plan
to
the
Environment
and
Community
Committee
by
1
February
2019.
We
will
be
following
up
with
each
CCO
to
ask
for
reports
on
how
they
are
meeting
these
directives.
Thank
you.