Our Future Plan 2018‒2028 Long Term Plan Gisborne District Council Te Kaunihera o Te Tairāwhiti Adopted by Council on 28 June 2018 ISSN 1178-1084 (Print) ISSN 1178-1106 (Online) OUR VISION Tairāwhiti Tairāwhiti First Tairāwhiti Tangata First to see the light Tairāwhiti Taonga First choice for people and lifestyle Tairāwhiti Wawata First choice for enterprise and innovation First place for the environment, culture and heritage 15 Fitzherbert Street, Gisborne 4010, New Zealand @GisborneDC www.gdc.govt.nz 0800 653 800 [email protected] Contents SECTION 1: OUR PLAN Mayor and Chief Executive’s Foreword 3 - 5 Audit Opinion 5 - 7 Tairāwhiti First 8 - 12 First to see the light - Our District 12 - 13 Together Tairāwhiti - Our Direction 14 - 21 Making it Happen - Our Major Projects 21 - 27 A Summary of Major Projects 22 - 27 SECTION 2: OUR FINANCIAL STRATEGY Financial Strategy 1 - 15 SECTION 3: OUR INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY Infrastructure Strategy 1 - 49 Contents Page 2 - 3 1. Introduction 3 - 4 2. About Tairāwhiti – The Gisborne District 4 - 5 3. The Strategic Context 5 - 5 4. Council's Infrastructure 5 - 8 5. Managing the Major Trends and Challenges 8 - 18 6. Significant Infrastructure Issues 18 - 39 7. Financial Forecasts 39 - 44 8. Significant Infrastructure Decisions 44 - 46 9. Assumptions 46 - 49 SECTION 4: OUR ACTIVITIES Contents Page 1 - 3 How to read this section 3 - 4 Governance and Support Services 4 - 11 Governance and Democracy Support 4 - 8 Support Services 8 - 11 Environment Services and Protection 12 - 31 Resource Consents 12 - 15 FINAL Building Services 15 - 18 Enforcement 18 - 23 2018-2028 Science 23 - 29 Environmental Health 29 - 31 L Infrastructure Services 32 - 69 TP Contents Urban Stormwater 32 - 38 Wastewater 38 - 44 Water Supply 44 - 50 Land, Rivers and Coastal 50 - 56 Tairāwhiti Roads 56 - 64 Solid Waste 64 - 69 Communities 69 - 82 Cultural Activities 69 - 76 Recreation and Amenity 76 - 82 Planning and Development 82 - 94 Customer Engagement 82 - 86 Emergency Management 86 - 89 Strategic Planning and Performance 89 - 94 Commercial Operations 95 - 101 SECTION 5: OUR FINANCES Finances 1 - 73 Contents Page 2 - 3 Introduction 3 - 4 Significant Forecasting Assumptions 4 - 7 Prospective Statement of Comprehensive Revenue and Expenses as at 30 June 7 - 8 Prospective Statement of Financial Position as at 30 June 8 - 9 Prospective Statement of Changes in Equity as at 30 June 9 - 10 Prospective Statement of Cashflows as at 30 June 10 - 11 Prospective Statement Concerning Balanced Budget as at 30 June 11 - 12 Schedule of Rates by Activity Group for the 10 Years 2018-2028 12 - 13 Notes to the Prospective Financial Statements 13 - 34 Disclosure Statement 34 - 36 Funding Impact Statement 36 - 56 Rating Schedules 56 - 62 Rates Information 62 - 70 Glossary 70 - 73 SECTION 6: OUR POLICIES Contents Page 1 - 3 Our Fees and Charges 3 - 3 Fees and Charges 3 - 3 TP L Policies 4 - 85 Development Contributions Policy 4 - 19 Tairāwhiti Piritahi: Fostering Māori Participation in Council Decision-Making 19 - 25 Investment Policy 25 - 29 2018-2028 Liability Management Policy 29 - 33 FINAL Contents Significance and Engagement Policy 33 - 40 Rating Remission, Postponement and Penalty Policies 40 - 54 Revenue and Financing Policy 54 - 85 SECTION 7: APPENDICES Contents Page 1 - 2 Our Council 2 - 5 Gisborne District Council 2 - 5 FINAL 2018-2028 L TP Mayor and Chief Executive’s Foreword Tenā koutou e nga whanau o Te Tairāwhiti So, we are proud to present Council's 2018-2028 Long Term Plan for our district. ‘What’s the future Tairāwhiti?' was the question we asked when interacting with thousands of people from all corners of our Our plan for the next ten years is to go back to basics and focus region to help us determine our Long Term Plan (LTP). on building, renewing and maintaining critical community infrastructure. That means we're focusing on the essentials first, 4 We visited schools, marae, and community events, and had tightening our budgets and being careful about what we ask you 1- discussions in person and on social media. We all agree that to contribute. Tairāwhiti/Gisborne is the region of first’s - first in the world to see the light, the first place our ancestors set foot, the first to be Our plan means we may not be able to do everything at once, discovered. but we’ll have what we need as a starting point for our community to be successful and thrive. We have much to be proud of. But we know we also have a lot of work to do. We would like to acknowledge all the hard mahi to put together this Long Term Plan. It was great to see Council and community Over the last three years we’ve achieved many things for our members work together to make it happen. We intend to deliver community – expanding the HB Williams Memorial Library, this plan in the same way too, working together in partnership redeveloping our inner harbour, working with the community to with our community to achieve our plan, so we can all be proud revitalise Titirangi. we’ve strengthened bridges, upgraded of what we do. playgrounds and townships, conducted trials of the wetland system and recharging the Makauri Aquifer, while providing the Once again we thank you for your feedback and support and essential infrastructure needed to keep our place functioning. invite you to read our plan for the future. We renew our LTP every three years to ensure we are on track Tairāwhiti tangata, Tairāwhiti kaenga, nā koutou, nā tātau. to achieve our vision. The plan explains what we are going to do, why we are doing it and how we will cover the costs. Tāirāwhiti people, Tairāwhiti home, by you, for the people. You helped us shape this plan. We asked the community to Gisborne District Council - Te Kaunihera o te Tairāwhiti consider options for some of the decisions we needed to make and how we’d pay for them. You told us the issues that were important to you. You said you want community facilities that meet your needs, you told us to keep our roads maintained and you want safe TP routes to get to school. You want secure drinking water for our L communities and affordable, better quality treatment for wastewater released into our environment. Better infrastructure Meng Foon Nedine Thatcher Swann for draining water and protection from floods. Mayor Chief Executive 2018-2028 You want our money to be spent on the things that matter and for that to be done wisely, and you support the options we’ve put forward to achieve this for you. FINAL 1-5 FINAL 2018-2028 LTP Opinion Audit FINAL 2018-2028 LTP 1-6 Audit Opinion 1-7 FINAL 2018-2028 LTP Opinion Audit Tairāwhiti First Welcome to Tairāwhiti First! Formal Engagement This is our 2018-2028 Long Term Plan (LTP) for the Gisborne We wanted to make sure that you had the chance to participate district. Our vision is clear. Our people, our environment, our in planning our future together. We ran a formal consultation 8 culture and economic prosperity come first. period from 13 March to 20 April 2018, followed by Council hearings and deliberations on 14 to 16 May 2018. Changes 1- You helped to shape this plan. Most of what goes in the LTP is were incorporated before the final 2018-2028 Long Term Plan what you have told us you want or what legislation tells us we was adopted by Council, 28 June 2018. need to provide. It sets out what the Gisborne District Council (Council) plans to do over the next ten years. It also sets out a The consultation programme was extensive to ensure that 30 year strategy for our key infrastructure. Our plan is about everyone in the district had a chance to have their say. This is balancing what’s affordable for our district with what’s a snapshot of our consultation programme: sustainable. Councillors have made it clear that we have to get we had a clear, concise and easy-to-read consultation back to basics and make sure that we look after our three waters, document for our Long Term Plan that set out what we roads and balance that with some community infrastructure that plan to do over the next 10 years. This was made available contributes to the liveability of our region. on Council's website and at our offices What's the future Tairāwhiti? Early 22 Community meetings were held throughout the district Engagement during this time the Gisborne Herald, radio advertising and social media The seven-week What's the Future Tairāwhiti? campaign was were used to inform the public about the LTP and how to hugely successful, particularly as it opened conversations with have a say people from all walks of life and raised the profile of Council in the community. We engaged around 2,800 people through our residents were encouraged to make constructive presence at 35 community events, spaces and hui, schools and submissions either in writing, email or online via our groups and also attracted thousands more on social media and website and also to indicate if they wish to speak in our website. The campaign included seven streams of support of their submissions at a hearing. engagement on seven key discussion topics important to our region. We appreciate your feedback and what you told us influenced the priorities and major projects described further on. Council received a total of 347 submissions, with 65 submitters taking up the opportunity to present a hearings. The hearings TP L were held for the Long Term Plan, concurrently with the Waste Minimisation Plan and the Regional Land Transport Plan.