2018/19 Operational Plan and Budget
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2018/19 Operational Plan and Budget 2018-2021 Delivery Program Contents Mayor's message 2 Key activities 21 General Manager’s message 3 Responsible management 22 Budget summary 2018/19 4 A sense of community 30 About this Plan 6 National, State, regional 8 Places for people 40 and other influences A prospering City 50 About Randwick City and the Council 10 Randwick City 10 Moving around 54 The Mayor and Councillors 12 Our guiding principles 14 Looking after our environment 58 Our organisation 15 Community engagement 19 Randwick City Council [email protected] 30 Frances Street www.randwick.nsw.gov.au Randwick NSW 2031 Follow us here Phone 1300 722 542 Fax (02) 9319 1510 Cover Image: La Perouse Museum 2 RandwickRandwick City City Council Operational Plan 2018 DRAFT Our Budget 2018/19 64 Our Community Our Future 80 Capital Works Program About the Budget 66 Sustaining our City Program 84 Application for a Special Variation 66 to General Income Revenue Policy 2018/19 88 Income Statement 67 Rating structure 89 • Revenue Levies and charges 92 • Operational Expenditures Pricing policy for goods and services 93 Loss/(Gain) on Disposal of Assets 72 Borrowings Capital Expenditures 73 94 Financial and Asset Management 75 Activities of a commercial 95 Indicators or business nature Balance Sheet 76 Grants, donations and subsidies 96 Statement of Cash Flows 77 Asset Replacement Program 98 Cash Reserves Summary 79 Sale of Assets 99 Stormwater Management 101 Service Charge 2018/19 Drainage Capital Works 103 Program 2018/19 Operational Plan and Budget 1 Mayor’s Message Mayor’s Message I’m pleased to present Randwick City Council’s We will also plan to commence the first year of Council’s Operational Plan & Budget for the 2018-19 financial year. Our Community Our Future* program which will help deliver $67M in new community initiatives, programs This is a big and exciting budget for our community. and activities. It’s big on important new projects and building works and will deliver or start the process of delivering some This includes 4.9km of road upgrades, 3km of new and exciting new facilities for our community. improved footpaths, two major playground upgrades, undergrounding powerlines and various building and Council’s finances are in a good position with total public toilet upgrades. Funding is also allocated to operating revenue of $157M and compliance with progress design work on a new Gymnastics and Indoors all seven of the State Government required financial Sports Centre and Cultural Centre. indicators. This Budget delivers for the community what we promised. We’re continuing our tradition of responsible and sound financial practices and getting on with the business of providing the community with top quality services, facilities and programs. I’m particularly excited to be investing in our arts and local culture with design work to start on upgrading the La Perouse Museum and designing a new Cultural Centre at Blenheim House in Randwick as well as new public art. I’m also pleased we are taking responsible steps to address domestic violence with an innovative strategy to support women exiting crisis accommodation into medium term accommodation. There’s also significant investment in sustainability and the environment with a boardwalk extension planned at the Randwick Environment Park, stormwater harvesting and new tree management system. I’m very proud to be Mayor of this wonderful City and to oversee Council’s operations at a time of great investment in our community and I look forward to continuing to build upon our strong sense of community. Councillor Lindsay Shurey Mayor of Randwick 2 RandwickRandwick City City Council Operational Plan 2018 DRAFT General Manager’s Message General Manager’s Message The Randwick City Council Operational Plan and Budget playgrounds, $1.2M to improve drainage, $11.9M to outlines our activities for the coming financial year, upgrade roads and footpaths and $1.9M invested in new 2018-19. technology to improve Council’s services and customer response. Once again the Council is delivering a balanced, financially sound and robust budget managing ratepayer Randwick City Council prides itself on our dedication to funds responsibly while investing in the services, serving the community and our staff are passionate and facilities and new projects the community requires. committed to providing the best services we can. We are undertaking a record capital works investment program in new buildings, open space, roads and Ray Brownlee PSM footpaths, drainage and investment in new digital and General Manager technological improvements for the community. Our financial indicators meet or exceed all of the required local government benchmarks which is tribute to the disciplined and responsible financial approach of the Mayors and Councillors over many years. Our Budget & Operational Plan provides funding to address some significant challenges facing our community. These include investing in anti-terrorism public domain improvements to address our requirements under the Federal Government’s Strategy for Protecting Crowded Places from Terrorism. There is also funding allocated to restoring some iconic community buildings recently handed to the Council from the State Government. These are the La Perouse Museum and the Randwick Literary Institute. This year’s Budget and Operational Plan continue to invest funds into renewing and upgrading important community infrastructure. This includes investing $38.7M into new and upgraded community building such as public toilets, sports centres, gymnastics centres and cultural centres, $7.4M investing into open space assets such as parks and 2018/19 Operational Plan and Budget 33 Budget summary 2018/19 Randwick City Council is embarking We will do this through continuous service improvement and strong financial and project planning to ensure we on an ambitious program, known remain financially sustainable and efficient. With the as Our Community Our Future, to review of the Randwick City Plan, we have adopted a different financial strategy which is more diverse than provide major projects of a size and before, to deliver major projects within a seven-year scope not previously undertaken, period and ensure intergenerational equity. Council’s financial strategy is detailed in our 2018-28 Long Term while maintaining our service levels. Financial Plan and available on our website. Our 2018/19 Budget is based on the Primary Model which includes a cumulative special rate variation of 19.85 per cent over the three years (2018-21), the introduction of a Port Botany Business Rate and the use of borrowed funds. For details of our 2018/19 Budget see page 64. 4 RandwickRandwick City City Council Operational Plan 2018 DRAFT Budget summary 2018/19 Source of funds 1% Revenue type Amount ($) 10% Rates and annual charges 116,286,075 5% 62% User fees and charges 18,593,424 6% Grants and contributions 10,954,888 2% Other revenues 9,053,421 Reserves 4,405,655 14% Interest 1,624,964 Borrowings 27,000,000 Total 187,918,427 Application of funds Expenditure type Amount ($) 36% 8% Employee costs 64,718,902 1% Materials and contracts 37,976,028 Net capital expenditures 67,648,884 Other operating expenses 15,464,638 35% Loan Repayments 2,107,616 20% Total 187,916,068 2018/192018/19 Operational Operational Plan Plan and and Budget Budget 5 Aligned with the Delivery Program of the current Council term, Council prepares annual operational plans About which detail planned activities for the year ahead. This operational plan is the first within the 2018-21 delivery this Plan program and sets out planned activities for 2018/19. Our fixed term Delivery Program is the mechanism for delivering our 20-year Randwick City Plan. 6 RandwickRandwick City City Council Operational Plan 2018 DRAFT About this Plan This document sets out how we are using the long term These projects include anti-terrorism measures, outcomes of the City Plan to deliver prioritised services upgrading the La Perouse Museum and Randwick and create day-to-day improvements in the Randwick Literary Institute, addressing domestic violence, area. Actions outlined in this Plan are linked to the undergrounding power lines and building a new indoor outcomes and directions identified in the City Plan. sports centre and gymnastic centre. This Plan includes our detailed 2018/19 Budget and full As each of these and other projects are prioritised for details of our Capital Works Program. actioning we will undertake further engagement to seek community views on their design, location and access. Developing our plans Details of our consultation process are outlined on Our first City Plan was developed in 2006 establishing page 19. six key themes which express the aspirations of the Randwick City community and guide the vision for our Our planning is also influenced by regional City (see page 21). considerations and wider state, national and global influences. We work with relevant departments and Towards the end of 2017, Council undertook extensive agencies of the State and Federal Governments and consultation to inform a review of the 20-year Randwick neighbouring councils on our shared responsibilities. City Plan. This review was undertaken to map the Within the Southern Sydney Regional Organisation direction of our City through its next stage and seek of Councils (SSROC) we deal with common issues, support for our more diverse financial strategy. particularly those that cross boundaries, such as planning, environment, transport, sustainability, Through the Our Community Our Future consultation procurement and waste management. we received strong support for proceeding with a rate variation to fund some important community projects over the next seven years. 2018/192018/19 Operational Operational Plan Plan and and Budget Budget 7 Accountability We are committed to implementing the City Plan and reporting its progress to the community. National, State, regional All the actions outlined in the Delivery Program and and other influences Operational Plan are integrated throughout our internal Local government does not plan and operate in business processes including departmental plans, isolation.