2009-2019 Ten Year Plan
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VOLUME 1 : STRATEGIC DIRECTION AND ACTIVITIES 2009-2019 Ten Year Plan LONG- TERM C OUNCIL C OMMUNITY P LAN Volume 1: Strategic Direction and Activities Adopted by the Council on 24 June 2009 Thames-Coromandel District Council 515 Mackay Street, Thames 3500 Private Bag, THAMES 3540 Foreword This 2009-2019 Ten Year Plan has been developed to: • Describe the type of district our communities have told us they’d like – a vision for the future • Outline the role the Council will play in working towards achieving that vision • Identify some of the key challenges facing the Council over the next ten years • Provide an overview of each activity the Council will carry out and the services it will provide for the next ten years • Determine how much the business of the Council will cost and how it will be funded The Ten Year Plan will form the basis of the rates collected. The Council is required to develop this Plan under the Local Government Act 2002 (requirement to adopt and consult on a Long-term Council Community Plan). Public feedback was invited in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 2002. The resulting feedback and Council response is outlined in the 'Your Feedback' section of this Plan. If you require any further information on material in this Ten Year Plan, please contact the Thames-Coromandel District Council on 07 868 0200 or email [email protected]. TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume 1: The Council's Contribution 73 Strategic Direction and Activities The Council's Role 75 The Council's Vision 75 Challenges for the Council 82 Working with Others 88 Message from the Mayor and Chief Executive 1 Financial Strategy 89 Office of the Auditor General Opinion 9 Our Business - Activities and Services 99 Introduction 101 Introduction 15 How to Read this Section 103 What is the Ten Year Plan? 17 Why Produce a Ten Year Plan? 18 Community Leadership 107 What's in the Plan? 18 District Leadership 109 Local Advocacy 114 Your Feedback 23 Financial Summary 119 Our Response 27 Planning for the Future 123 Strategic Planning 126 Our District 37 Landuse Planning 132 An Overview of Our District 39 Hazard Management 137 Our Community Aspirations (Community Outcomes) 42 Financial Summary 142 Looking to the Future 55 Strong Communities 146 Taking a Sustainable Development Approach 57 Emergency Management 149 Key District Issues Ahead 61 Economic Development 155 Assumptions About the Future 68 Community Health and Safety 160 Building Control 165 Social Development 171 District Transportation 177 Local Transportation 184 Reconciliation between Prospective Cost of Service Statements Cemeteries 190 and the Prospective Statement of Comprehensive Income 317 Airfields 195 Prospective Statement of Changes in Equity 318 Halls 200 Prospective Statement of Financial Position 319 Swimming Pools 206 Prospective Statement Cash Flows 320 Libraries 211 Notes to Prospective Financial Statements 322 Harbour Facilities 215 Funding Impact Statement 323 Parks and Reserves 220 Financial Summary 226 Rates 341 Allocation of Rates to Activities 2009/10 (GST inclusive) 341 Safeguarding the Environment 234 Schedule of Fees and Charges 343 Natural and Cultural Heritage 238 Schedule of Grants and Contracts for Community Services Public Conveniences 244 for 2009/10 366 Landuse Management 248 Analysis of Targeted Rates for Works and Services 2009/10 Water Services 253 (GST inclusive) 367 Wastewater 260 Stormwater 265 Projects 368 Solid Waste 270 Capital Projects to be Considered in the 2012-2022 Ten Year Plan 368 Land Drainage 275 Capital Projects by Community Board Area 369 Land Information Memoranda 279 Financial Summary 284 Appendices 381 1. Forecasting Assumptions 383 Financial Implications and Forecasts 295 2. Contribution to Community Outcome Analysis 411 How to Read the Financials 298 3. Land Transport Programme 427 Financial Statements 300 Glossary 429 1. Reporting Entity 300 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 300 Prospective Statement of Comprehensive Income 316 Message from the Mayor and Chief Executive Thames-Coromandel District Council 2009-2019 Ten Year Plan 1 2 Thames-Coromandel District Council 2009-2019 Ten Year Plan MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE Message from the Mayor and Chief Executive The Coromandel is a special place. Its stunning physical environment, Moving forward the Council is looking to place an increased focus on with spectacular beaches, dramatic landscapes and scenic bush capture planning for the future development of the Peninsula. While we have the hearts of us all and create the special attachment that we each have made progress over the last three years through projects such as the to this place. Coromandel Peninsula Blueprint project and District landscape assessment, we would like to see the level of focus in this area increase The Coromandel is, however, also a place that faces many pressures. moving forward. To this end, we are signalling an increased focus on Development and change are our constant companions. The new forward planning activities through this Ten Year Plan including development that is occurring brings both benefits and challenges. It can developing a better understanding of the effects of climate change and enrich our communities, attract new business and employment what might constitute a sustainable future for each of our communities. opportunities and enhance our future security. It also puts strains on existing infrastructure and adds to the pressures on our biodiversity and Planning for the Future physical environment. Council expects the long-term growth pressures that exist on the Through this 2009-2019 Ten Year Plan (Long Term Council Community Peninsula to continue in the future. While we are currently experiencing Plan), we have outlined the strategic challenges that lie ahead for the a slowdown as a result of the economic recession, it can be expected District and how the Council sees itself responding to these over the that there will be new growth in the future, as the national and Auckland next 10 years. economies begin to gather momentum again. Strategic Priorities The Coromandel Peninsula Blueprint project is the vehicle through which the Council is planning for the long-term development of the The Ten Year Plan outlines the strategic framework within which the Coromandel. The project has a 50-year time horizon and will outline how Council operates - setting out its vision, mission and priorities over the we would like to see the Peninsula develop over that timeframe. next ten years. It is through these strategic priorities or objectives that the Council details how it sees itself contributing towards the Following the completion of consultation on the draft District-wide vision achievement of the community outcomes that you, the community, the Council will be looking to progress the development of a number of developed in 2006. Local Area Plans during the next three to five years. Through these Local Area Plans, the Council in conjunction with the community will be Over the last three years the Council has placed considerable focus on looking to define how each community should grow over time. To ensure the development of infrastructure to meet the needs of growth and that these plans can be recognised within the formal processes provided ensure that we can deliver, for our existing communities, services that for in the Resource Management Act, the Council will use these plans to meet today's environmental standards. The development of the new Eastern Seaboard wastewater plants are an example of this focus. Thames-Coromandel District Council 2009-2019 Ten Year Plan 3 MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE initiate a number of changes to its District Plan. It will also inform future • The need to explore alternative models (e.g. public private Ten Year Plan reviews. partnerships) for the delivery of new infrastructure required to service growth. In addition to the Coromandel Peninsula Blueprint project, the Council has a major project underway to review its District Plan. This work • That the rates levied by this Council are generally in keeping with the includes incorporating the outcomes from the District landscape national average level of local authority rating. assessment into the District Plan, a review of the rules relating to urban form and density, a review of the heritage provisions and the inclusion of • The need to be conscious of the effects that increasing rates are new rules relating to natural hazards. having on some sections of our community. The Independent Rating Inquiry indicated that rates were generally affordable if they equated Financial Sustainability to around 5% of total household income. Using this threshold it was found that some 36% of the District's resident households were likely As part of the 2006-2016 Ten Year Plan, the Council made a decision to to find rating levels challenging. progress a financial sustainability review. The decision to initiate this review reflected the concerns that the Council had about the impact that Against the above background, the Council made a decision to prioritise increased rating levels were having upon the District's communities. heavily its expenditure needs so that it can manage its borrowing levels and the impacts of the resulting rate increases. During the draft Ten The outputs from this financial sustainability review have driven much of Year Plan consultation process the Council received a number of the financial strategy signalled through this 2009-2019 Ten Year Plan. submissions