Annual Report 2009/10

HAMILTON CITY COUNCIL’S 2009/10 ANNUAL REPORT the year in review Whakatauki and He Mihi Kotahi ano te kohao te ngira E kuhuna ai te miro ma, te miro whero Me te miro pango. A muri I a au kia mau ki te ture, Ki te whakapono, ki te aroha. Hei aha te aha! Hei aha te aha! There is but one eye of the needle Through which the white, red and black threads must pass. After me obey the commandments, keep faith, And hold fast to love and charity Forsake all else. Nga take I koreohia a tatau I mua Tui ai te kupu korero I korerotia Kia tu te winiwini kia tu te wanawana I nga pu korero I wanangatia I roto I te whai ao I te ao marama. We bring our combined history and past discussions Into our plans here for the future. Be open and stand strongly For the issues considered and discussed, To benefit the world, now and in the future. Na Potatau Te Wherowhero, 1858 the year in review Hamilton City Council Municipal Offices Garden Place Private Bag 3010 Hamilton 3420 New Zealand Phone +64 (0)7 838 6699 Fax +64 (0)7 838 6599 Email [email protected] www.hamilton.co.nz ISSN 1171-316X CONTENTS i CONTENTS 1.0 Message from the Mayor and Chief 4.9 Waste Minimisation………………………. 95 Executive…………………………..................... 1 Refuse and Recycling……………………… 95 4.10 Water Management……………………... 99 2.0 Overview of Council’s Performance in 3 Water Supply………………………………. 99 2009/10.……….……………………………….. Wastewater………………………………… 102 Stormwater…………………………………. 104 3.0 Strategic Direction…..……..……….…...... 15 5.0 Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2010…………………….……………... 109 4.0 Performance of Council’s 10 Activity Groups…………………………………………... 19 Financial Overview……………………………... 109 Introduction and Guide to the Activity Statement of Comprehensive Income………... 113 Groups………………………………………… 19 Statement of Changes in Equity………………. 113 4.1 City Profile…………………………………. 23 City promotion…………………………….. 23 Statement of Financial Position……………….. 114 Economic Development…………………… 25 Statement of Cash Flows………………………. 115 Strategic Property Investment…………….. 26 Notes to the Financial Statements…………….. 116 4.2 City Safety…………………………………. 31 Emergency Management…………………. 31 Information on Council Controlled and Animal Care and Control………………….. 32 Council Organisations………………………….. 163 Central City Safety………………………… 33 Report on Funding and Financial Policies…….. 166 Environmental Health……………………… 34 Statement of Compliance……………………… 169 4.3 Community Services and Amenities……... 39 Cemeteries and Crematorium…………….. 39 Community Development………………… 40 6.0 Governance and Management................... 171 Hamilton City Libraries……………………. 42 Housing for Older People…………………. 44 7.0 Profile of Hamilton.………........................ 175 Public Toilets……………………………….. 45 4.4 Democracy………………………………… 49 8.0 Audit Report………………........................ 177 Representation and Civic Affairs………….. 49 Partnership with Maaori…………………... 51 4.5 Event and Cultural Venues……………….. 55 Claudelands Events Centre………………... 55 Waikato Stadium…………………………... 57 Seddon Park………………………………... 58 Hamilton City Theatres……………………. 59 Waikato Museum………………………….. 60 4.6 Recreation…………………………………. 65 Parks and Gardens…………………………. 65 Sports Areas………………………………... 67 Hamilton Zoo………………………………. 68 Swimming Facilities………………………... 69 4.7 Transportation……………………………... 73 Transportation Network…………………… 73 Parking Enforcement………………………. 79 4.8 Urban Development………………………. 85 Building Control……………………………. 85 City Planning……………………………….. 86 Planning Guidance………………………… 88 Sustainable Environment………………….. 90 HAMILTON CITY COUNCIL’S 2009/10 ANNUAL REPORT ii 1.0 MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE 1 1.0 MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE HE KARERE MAI TE KOROMATUA ME TE KAIWHAKAHAERE MATUA Council’s 10-year plan (the 2009-19 Long-term Council Ko te tirohanga matua oo te Maahere Rautaki aa Haapori Community Plan) aims to strike a balance between 2009-19, he whakaritenga kia tautika ai te affordability in tough economic times, and allowing for whakatutukitanga I ngaa moemoea me ngaa aaheitanga progress towards longer-term aspirations for the city. This moo te Taaone. I roto hoki I te Ripoata aa Tau he 2009/10 Annual Report outlines Council’s performance whakangungu hei tautoko ai I nga whakahaerenga aa Te against the first year of this plan. Kaunihera moo ngaa tau 2009/10. Careful planning and a cautious approach mean that Ahakoa te pooturitanga oo te ekenga aa moni I roto oo Council has delivered on its commitments, despite a slower Aotearoa, kua tutuki pai ngaa whainga aa Te Kaunihera than anticipated economic recovery, with a funding surplus moo ngaa tau 2009/10. Aa muri tonu I te kawenga a reeti of $0.448 million after rates funded carryovers of $1.505 $1.505 million, ko te taatau moni tuwhene moo ngaa million. Reduced revenue streams and increasing external reeti, ko te 0.448 million. Ko te mea matua, me pakari ai te costs experienced in 2009/10 have further reinforced the tirohanga aa Te Kaunihera I roto tonu I te whakaehekenga focus on prioritisation. Council’s internationally recognised o ngaa moni putea me te whakaekenga o ngaa utunga o AA- Fitch credit rating was also renewed in May 2010, waho mo ngaa tau 2009/10. Kua whakahoungia hoki te ensuring greater discipline in financial management and tohu AA- Fitch I te marama o Haratua kua mahue ake nei, decision-making. naa teena tohu kua arahi tonutia I Te Kaunihera I roto I ngaa mahi putea me oona whakaritenga katoa. As well as being a record of Council’s performance, this Annual Report also highlights and acknowledges some of Atu I te whakatokotoranga o ngaa whakaritenga aa Te the exciting collaborative projects and initiatives happening Kaunihera, ko te Riipoata aa Tau, he whakaaturanga oo in Hamilton. Council provides a wide range of facilities ngaa whiwhinga, ngaa painga o ngaa mahi ki roto o and services to the community, but is only one of many Kirikiriroa. Kei te pakari tonu ana ngaa whakaurunga me organisations and businesses whose actions and efforts ngaa kawenga taangata moo te haapori tonu, engari, naa contribute to making Hamilton a great city. te mahitahi a ngaa roopu whakahaere me ngaa kaipaakihi o Kirikiriroa, kia tuu rangatira ai too taatou Taaone. For the last four years Council, in partnership with a large group of city leaders, has developed and implemented Naa te kotahitanga o ngaa roopu whakahaere o Kirikiriroa, eight City Strategies that work towards achieving the kua whakataungia ngaa whainga rautaki e waru kia tutuki vision of a Vibrant Hamilton. The City Strategies are ai te moemoea Vibrant Hamilton. Ko te whiriwhiringa o based on the premise that achieving outcomes for ngaa whainga rautaki nei he aronga e tautoko ana te Hamilton and comprehensive improvement to the city’s Taaone kia oti pai ai ngaa mahi, me wheenei hoki te ahua, well-being will not be achieved by the actions of any e hara taku toa I te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini, sector or by any single layer of government alone. whakamaua kia tiina. Hei te mutunga o 2009/10, kua rite 2009/10 saw the completion and adoption of the final hoki ngaa whainga whakamutunga Access Hamilton and two strategies (Access Hamilton and Active Communities) Active Communities hei whakaotinga moo eenei to make up the full suite. tirohanga. Section 2.0 of this document provides an overview of what I roto tonu I te Riipoata aa Tau ngaa whakataunga me has been achieved in 2009/10, including both financial ngaa whakaotinga aa putea mo ngaa tau 2009/10 me he performance and how well services and projects have been whakakitenga ano aa Te Kauneihera mo ngaa tau kei te delivered to the community. This section also outlines haere mai. Council’s priorities looking forward. Bob Simcock Michael Redman MAYOR / TE KOROMATUA CHIEF EXECUTIVE / TE KAIWHAKAHAERE MATUA HAMILTON CITY COUNCIL’S 2009/10 ANNUAL REPORT 2 2.0 OVERVIEW OF COUNCIL’S PERFORMANCE IN 2009/10 3 2.0 OVERVIEW OF COUNCIL’S PERFORMANCE IN 2009/10 TE TIROHANGA WHAANUI O NGAA MAHI 2009/10 ABOUT THE ANNUAL REPORT… The prioritisation tool also recognises that there is an existing baseline of expenditure relating to projects and Council is required by the Local Government Act 2002 programmes already underway. These projects and (LGA 2002) to develop a series of documents that programmes run throughout the three phases. For communicate its plans for the city’s future development. example, the City Heart revitalisation project, Claudelands Council also has to report annually on how well it achieved redevelopment, Access Hamilton transportation projects, what it said would be done. The three documents that City Strategy flagship projects, and Council’s asset renewal make up this planning and reporting framework are: programme. PLANNING AND REPORTING FRAMEWORK Other key projects that were progressed in the first year (2009/10) of the ‘Mend’ phase include: DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Further development planning and accelerated 10-year Long- The LTCCP defines Council’s intentions for Term Council Hamilton over the next 10 years, and is implementation of the upgrade to Council’s Community Plan reviewed every three years. information systems and processes. (LTCCP) The Service Delivery Review, which is aimed at Annual Plan An Annual Plan is produced in the two providing Council with information to consider the intervening years between each LTCCP and outlines any key changes Council has made potential use of alternative structures, arrangements to the LTCCP. and/or methods for delivering services in the most Annual Report The Annual Report shows Council's effective and efficient way. performance against the activities, projects Progression of the District Plan review, with draft and budgets outlined in a specific year of the LTCCP or Annual Plan. outcomes and options for the review being presented to the community for comment. Council’s Annual Report is produced at the end of the June Completion of City Structure Plans and financial year. The Annual Report shows how Council has implementation of Future Proof (the sub-regional performed against the commitments made in its 10—year growth strategy).

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