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2015-25 Long Term Plan Amount (Inflated) Recreation (Sportsgrounds, Reserves and Playground) $8 Million Napier City Council Phone: 06 835 7579 231 Hastings Street Fax: 06 835 7574 Private Bag 6010 Web: www.napier.govt.nz NAPIER 4142 Email: [email protected] CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 ACTIVITY GROUPS 117 Consultation For The 2015-2025 Long Term Plan 3 Introduction 119 Napier City 4 Democracy And Governance 120 Strategic Priorities 8 Roading 124 Financial Performance Measures 9 Solid Waste 131 Where Your Rates Dollar Goes 10 Stormwater 136 Council Community Outcomes 11 Sewerage 142 Regional Collaboration And Shared Services 14 Water Supply 148 Contributions To Decision - Making Processes By Maori 16 Recreation 155 Infrastructure Strategy 17 Social And Cultural 169 Financial Strategy 46 City Activities 184 Capital Projects 57 Planning And Regulatory 195 PROSPECTIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 73 Property Assets 205 Support Units 211 Statement Of Accounting Policies 75 Prospective Statement Of Comprehensive Revenue And Expense 87 DETAILED FINANCIAL INFORMATION 213 Prospective Statement Of Financial Performance 88 Significant Planning Assumptions 215 Prospective Statement Of Changes In Net Assets / Equity 90 COUNCIL POLICIES 225 Prospective Statement Of Financial Position 91 Significance And Engagement Policy Summary 227 Prospective Statement Of Cash Flows 93 Revenue And Financing Policy 228 Special Funds 94 Liability Management Policy 267 Borrowing Programme 98 Investment Policy 270 Funding Impact Statement 99 Development And Financial Contribution Policy 274 Council Controlled Organisations 109 Rates Remission Policy 289 Financial Prudence Benchmarks 112 Rates Postponement Policy 292 Policy On Rates Remission And Rates Postponement On Maori Freehold Land 294 Audit New Zealand Report 295 Glossary Of Terms 297 Napier City Council Long Term Plan 2015 - 2025 Napier City Council Long Term Plan 2015 - 2025 INTRODUCTION 2 Napier City Council Long Term Plan 2015 - 2025 CONSULTATION FOR THE 2015-2025 LONG TERM PLAN were submitted online. In comparison, the average number of submissions each year to INFORMATION, CONSULTATION AND THE Council through the Annual Plan or Long Term Plan process since 2009 is 83. Including RESULTS: submissions just on Marineland, between 2010-12, the average increases to 235. Pre-engagement Changes to the draft LTP Following on from Napier City Council’s adoption of the Stakeholder Engagement Strategy Following the hearing of submissions between 8 June and 10 June, Napier City Council for the Long Term Plan (LTP) on 5 November 2014 for the 2015-2025 Long Term Plan, pre- decided to make the following changes: engagement ran from 10 December 2014 to 16 February 2015. • To remove the ‘Waverider’ wave generating pool from the draft LTP The Strategy resulted from legislative change in August 2014, when amendments to the Local • Move the Destination Playground earlier to 2015/16 and increase the spend to $2.5m Government Act 2002 changed the way local authorities could communicate information • Bring forward the, War Memorial Conference Centre upgrade have moved to 2015/16 about their Long Term Plans to communities, and how they could gather feedback, or and 2016/17 years, to enable earthquake strengthening work to be carried out at the engage with, communities. It more clearly defined the difference between the consultation time of the upgrade process - using a consultation document - and the LTP, which formed the basis for on-going accountability to communities. • Property purchase amount has been reduced to $1.5m of which $1m has been moved into year 2 with the balance of $1m of funding reallocated to fund the Destination Our pre-engagement was designed as a campaign of awareness (of the LTP) and Playground encouragement to people to share their ideas for Napier in an informal way with us. It comprised advertising, media releases, social media posts, meeting with stakeholders, and • $30,000 has been granted to the Arts Advisory Panel, funded from Reserves passing information onto various groups and organisations. People could ‘have their say’ • Council has also approved additional funding for Creative Arts Napier of $18,500, to via freepost postcards, or by commenting on a newly established ‘Talk to Us’ website. bring funding levels up to $1 per ratepayer. Formal Engagement • A one off grant for $5,000 to Te Matau a Maui Voyaging Trust in 2015/16 year • Eskview Tennis Club grant of $20,000 available once funding for the balance of the The community was informed of upcoming formal consultation using media releases, social project has been secured, funded from Reserves media posts, advertising, posters and an article in our monthly publication, Proudly Napier. • Increase in funding of $41,000 has been approved for the Art Deco Trust, funded from Regular updates were also given to other stakeholders. rates The 2015-2025 Long Term Plan Consultation Document (the Document) was adopted by • The promotion levy collect on behalf of Taradale Marketing Association will be increased Council on 10 April. The Document and related material went live on the Council website on by $14,600 per annum (pa) 13 April, the start of a month-long period of consultation. Printed copies of the Document were delivered to Napier households from 22 April and were also available from Council • $100,000 has been provided in year 2015/16 for the Poll to determine whether Local facilities. Government Commission’s final reorganization proposal for Hawke’s Bay is to proceed, funded from Council Reserves Councillors led eight consultation events over 11 days, comprising four three-hour long Pop Up Shops in the Central Business District, and public meetings at four schools. • Additional funding of $100,000 over the 10 year period has been included for the ongoing maintenance requirements associated with the purchase of the boat ramp, funded from Results Rates This was the first time social media was part of an LTP process. Raising awareness of the • Ongoing costs of $20,000pa has been included for the provision of Wi-Fi in Napier LTP, both during pre-engagement and formal engagement, generated a lot of comments on • Increased legal costs for years 1 and 2 funded from Council Reserves the Council’s Facebook page. Between 13 April and 13 May the number of people following • Increased staffing costs ($350,000) to accommodate resource requirements associated the Council also grew, from 1412 to 1516. with capital programme. Net impact on rates is nil, as staff costs charged to capital The total number of submissions to the 2015-2025 Long Term Plan was 700, of which 61.7% projects only. 3 Napier City Council Long Term Plan 2015 - 2025 NAPIER CITY • Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) Hawke’s Bay, in particular its art and design, Maori WHERE WE COME FROM studies and tourism/hospitality sections. History • City galleries and theatres. Napier has a well established Maori history with Ngati Kahungunu being the dominant iwi in • Historic Otatara Pa in Taradale and other important Maori sites around Napier. the area and one of the first tribes to come into contact with European settlers. The area was • The Mission and other wineries and associated restaurants. first sighted by Europeans in 1769. Traders, whalers and missionaries visited and permanent • Napier’s Community Arts Centre, Arts Trails and the ‘Creative Napier’ community arts settlement began after 1854. Over the sixty years following its establishment as a borough organisation. in 1874, Napier steadily developed primarily as a result of the Port’s expanding activities and • Public libraries. economic development of the surrounding rural hinterland. • The community/social infrastructure of service clubs and arts/ craft organisations. The major 1931 earthquake raised some 4,000 hectares of seabed within the City which was used progressively for residential, industrial and commercial development. Following • Public reserve and recreational areas, including the Botanical Gardens and pathways World War II, further industrial development was encouraged in Napier. The City’s progress network. has been heavily influenced by the performance of the extensive regional economic base of WHERE WE LIVE pastoral farming, horticulture, forestry, wine, processing and tourism. Napier has now evolved into a modern and attractive key regional centre providing a high Our Natural Environment class lifestyle with a wide range of services and social and economic opportunities for its Napier is a compact coastal city contained within its boundaries of the Esk and Tutaekuri citizens. Rivers to the north and south, western hills and Hawke Bay to the east. The City offers a Cultural Identity and Assets mixture of hill areas and large areas of flat land with reserves and beaches providing everyone easy access to both green space and water. Napier’s historical development and cultural identity has been significantly influenced by Key features of Napier include: a number of interrelated factors, including its coastal location and economic and social activities linked to this (e.g. Port of Napier, leisure tourism and recreation), attractive climate, • Attractive Mediterranean-style climate (fine warm summers and cool moist winters). the enduring impact of the major 1931 earthquake in terms of providing a major development • The underground aquifer providing high quality water to Napier with no additives. resource for the City and underpinning the growth of its special Art Deco character, the wine • The fertile soils of the Napier-Hastings/Heretaunga Plains area which provide the base industry and complementary food, hospitality, café and arts sectors, and the City’s ideal for the local fruit and horticultural sector. living environment. All of these aspects continue to underpin the growth and development of Napier. Our Built Environment Napier’s key cultural assets include: Napier is world renowned for its Art Deco architecture. Art Deco was the style at the time the • Its unique Art Deco heritage and infrastructure. City was rebuilt after the 1931 earthquake and Napier has focused on this for its continued • Marine Parade - the iconic Norfolk Pines and tourist attractions with a growing development. It is the base of a vitally important tourism sector.
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