Annual Report 2013/14
ANNUAL REPORT 2013/14 HAMILTON’S 2013/14 ANNUAL REPORT CONTENTS MESSAGE FROM YOUR MAYOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE 2 YOUR COUNCIL 3 OUR VISION FOR HAMILTON 5 COUNCIL'S BOOKS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE 8 SERVICE PERFORMANCE 14 ARTS AND RECREATION: Libraries, pools, Hamilton Zoo, Waikato Museum, 16 theatres, sports parks, arts promotion, indoor recreation CITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT: Planning guidance and compliance, 23 city planning CITY PROSPERITY: Economic development, strategic property investment, 26 Claudelands, Waikato Stadium, Seddon Park CITY SAFETY: Animal control, building control, environmental health and 29 public safety COMMUNITY SERVICES: Emergency management, community investment, 33 housing, cemeteries, crematorium DEMOCRACY: Governance, civic functions, partnership with Maaori 38 PARKS AND OPEN SPACES: Amenity parks, Hamilton Gardens, natural areas, 42 streetscapes SOLID WASTE: Rubbish and recycling collection, waste minimisation, landfill 46 site management STORMWATER: Stormwater network, catchment management 48 TRANSPORTATION: Transport network, travel demand management, 50 parking management WASTEWATER: Wastewater collection, treatment and disposal 56 WATER SUPPLY: Treatment, storage, distribution, demand management 59 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 62 Statement of Comprehensive Income 63 Statement of Changes in Equity 63 Statement of Financial Position 64 Statement of Cash Flows 65 Notes to the Financial Statements 66 Funding Impact Statements 115 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT 128 INFORMATION ON COUNCIL CONTROLLED ORGANISATIONS 133 STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE 140 AUDIT REPORT 141 H A M I L T O N C I T Y C O U N C I L From your MAYOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE We are pleased to report that in 2013/14 Decisions released in July 2014 have resulted in a Council has continued to deliver on its number of changes to rules around development.
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