Attachment Annual Plan 2020/21
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Annual Plan 2020/21 Toitū Kāpiti Year three of our Long Term Plan 2018-38 About our annual plan Our Annual Plan sets out for our community the activities we intend to undertake in that year. Kapiti Coast District Council has broad responsibilities required by law and we provide a range of services to the Kāpiti community. To direct our activities effectively and ensure we manage our budget and ratepayers’ money responsibly, we work to clear priorities and detailed plans. Long Term Plan sets direction and some small budget adjustments. These changes are highlighted in the Our activities and services section (pages The Annual Plan reflects COVID-19 impacts Our overarching plan is the long term plan (LTP). Currently 23-35). and includes recovery support initiatives we are working within our Toitū Kāpiti Long Term Plan 2018-38 which we adopted in June 2018 after extensive Annual Plan focuses on informing community The extent of the impacts of COVID-19 became apparent as engagement and consultation. The content of this annual plan complies with the Local Council was developing the draft Annual Plan. As soon as Our LTP describes the Council’s vision for the district for 20 Government Act 2002, which aims to make annual plans Council became aware of how significant the pandemic was years with a focus on the first three years. It outlines the more user friendly and accessible. and the likely long term effects, we decided to review the service levels and activities we provide, major work The legislation requires that annual plans only include draft plan. This meant a review of proposed additions, our underway and projects planned for the future. The LTP ‘significant or material’ changes from the long term plan. overall budget, and fees and charges. Council considered the also shows the ways in which the Council contributes to impact of rates on the community at this time, and the our community’s wellbeing – social, economic, Where there has been no change to our planned activities assistance we could provide for rates relief and other ways in environmental and cultural. Considering these ‘well for 2020/21, details of the work programme can be found beings’ has been reinstated as a legislative requirement of in the Toitū Kāpiti Long Term Plan 2018-38 on our website which we could help ease the burden for people who had councils from May 2019. at kapiticoast.govt.nz/long-term-plan or at one of our been significantly impacted financially. service centres or libraries. We develop an LTP every three years and an annual plan This Annual Plan includes specific funding for COVID-19 in each of the following two years to detail any changes to Council is happy to explain or clarify its activities. If you response and recovery initiatives and outlines our initial the LTP. The annual plan, together with the LTP, becomes have questions any time during the year, you can email package of support. Further initiatives will be explored as the basis for monitoring and evaluation, and reporting to [email protected] or phone 0800 486 486. we get more information about how our community has our community – through our annual reports and other been affected and will be delivered as part of the Annual updates. Plan. Annual Plan progresses the Long Term Plan This annual plan is year three of our Toitū Kāpiti Long Term Plan 2018-38 – the final year of the three-year focus. It is based on the work programme and budget outlined in the LTP for 2020/21 and progresses the work begun in the first two years of the LTP. Our 2020/21 Annual Plan is largely as set out in the projected work programme for the year in the LTP. It incorporates minor changes to the timing of some projects 2 Contents Our direction Our activities and services Our finances Foreword from the mayor 5 Infrastructure Prospective financial statements 39 Vision from our tāngata whenua partners 7 • Stormwater 23 Prospective statement of reserve and special funds 41 Our plan on a page 8 • Access and transport 23 Prospective funding impact statement Overview from the chief executive 9 • Coastal management 23 - council wide 43 Our COVID-19 response and recovery 10 • Water 24 Significant accounting policies 44 Major activities for 2020/21 12 • Wastewater 24 Funding impact statements 52 Financial overview 14 • Solid waste 24 Forecast capital spending 74 Rates for 2020/21 18 • Cost of activity statements 25 Disclosure statement 81 Community services Forecast rating units 82 • Parks and open space 28 Schedule of user fees and charges 83 • Recreation and leisure 28 • Economic development 28 Our governance • Community facilities and Your elected members 116 community support 29 Council committees 118 • Cost of activity statements 30 Planning and regulatory services • Districtwide planning 32 • Regulatory services 32 • Cost of activity statements 33 Governance and tāngata whenua • Governance and tāngata whenua 34 • Cost of activity statements 35 Kāpiti Coast District Council – Annual Plan 2020/21 3 Foreword from the mayor 5 Vision from our tāngata whenua partners 7 Our plan on a page 8 Overview from the chief executive 9 Our COVID-19 response and recovery plan 10 Major activities for 2020/21 12 Financial overview 14 Rates for 2020/21 18 4 Foreword from the mayor Tēnā koutou katoa On behalf of your Council, I’m pleased to share with everyone in our community our finalised plan for 2020/21 – the plan for year three of our Toitū Kāpiti Long Term Plan 2018-38. The plan for this coming year is different from any other, fast, or it may mean we reprioritise some funding and Longer term responses will be developed as we have more because a significant part of it is concerned with our introduce additional support initiatives. We will share with information about the specific impacts on our district and response to the unprecedented impacts of the COVID-19 you any significant changes we need to make. can determine the best way Council can help. What else pandemic. Your Council has been unanimous that our we do will also depend on further Government action. Our work programme priority for this year is to focus on our district’s essential Central government’s role and Council’s role infrastructure and services and support our community to While we are dealing with a challenging situation there are recover and rebuild. This was endorsed by the Community many good things continuing to happen across the district. Our approach recognises that central government has the lead role in providing income and business support to New Boards who helped shape our adjusted plan and I am very Our main projects for this year are based on the work Zealanders affected, and in driving economic recovery. Our grateful for their contribution. programme for year three of the LTP. These projects are main role as a local authority is to maintain essential This Annual Plan outlines our work programme for the focused on essential infrastructure and development of services and complement the Government’s relief and year, as per our Toitū Kāpiti Long Term Plan 2018–38 (LTP), our district, both of which are important for our recovery. stimulus initiatives where we can, including helping people and our early initiatives to help our residents and Many of them continue work already underway or in and businesses access the support the Government businesses recover from the impacts of the pandemic. preparation which will provide both immediate benefits provides. such as our stormwater programme and long term value It is very heartening that as we have been finalising this for our community such as the upgrading of our Otaki and Rates for 2020/21 plan, it seems, that in New Zealand at least, we have Waikanae water treatment plants and the continued passed the peak of the virus in terms of public health. This Council looked long and hard at what our rates needed to development of Otaraua Park. DRAFT be for 2020/21, in order to continue to deliver services to is a great testament to the efforts and commitment of our communities. However, Council is mindful that the Our initiatives to respond to COVID-19 our community and play a role in our district’s recovery from COVID-19. impacts of the pandemic are wide ranging and have been Alongside our LTP projects we will deliver a special COVID- severe for some people. 19 recovery plan. This will range across our activities, from Council has set the average rates increase at 2.6% – which We are also conscious that all the impacts and flow-on working with community organisations and our iwi is around $1.65 more per week per ratepayer. This effects may not be apparent or fully understood for some partners around welfare needs and resilience, to initiatives increase is as low as we can make it without cutting time. Council has been clear that we need to remain to encourage local business recovery. Our immediate services or taking on an irresponsible level of debt. actions – which we got underway in April provided responsive to the needs of our community and this Annual When we agreed our LTP with the community in June practical support for people and organisations hit Plan must be flexible. We will be continuously monitoring 2018, the rates projection for 2020/21 was 3.8%. Prior to particularly hard by the lockdown. So far, we’ve been able and will adjust the plan if we need to. This may mean that the pandemic we had planned to consult on an increase of to help around 90 people and businesses through our some projects in our work programme do not progress as 5.7%, which included stepping up action to reduce carbon package of initiatives – see more on page 10.