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10 year plan consultation document 2021-31
www.thefutureofus.nz he aa te maer kauu tau? wat is te 10 year pla? The 10 year plan helps shape our city for the future. The plan outlines the services and activities the DCC aims to provide, the things we want to do and the level of service the community can expect.
The plan also includes how much we expect things to cost, how we will pay for them and what it all means for rates and debt.
Key dates 23 March Feedback starts 27 March – 29 April Feedback activities and events 29 April Feedback closes 10 May – 13 May Hearings 31 May – 4 June The Council considers your feedback 30 June 10 year plan approved
This booklet highlights the key points you need to know. For more information about our plans, such as fnances, policies, projects and the services we provide, go to www.thefutureofus.nz or visit our community engagement space, or any of our libraries or service centres.
05 te rārak upoko contents 03 Join the conversation 04 Mayor's message korrohia mai 06 Rates Debt join te converaton 07 This consultation document sets out that we’re keen to get your feedback on. They 08 10 year budget the key issues and proposals that are relate to kerbside collection, moving around our city, community housing, a performing arts 09 Impact of COVID-19 included in the 10 year plan. We’ve got venue and public toilets. There are diferent 3 Waters reform some ideas about what the priorities ways to share your views on all the things should be, based on what you’ve told us we’re planning. These include completing the 10 Looking after what feedback form online or at the back of this before and the challenges we’re facing. booklet, having a chat with Councillors or we have However, it’s really important that you getting in touch on social media. 12 Working with mana tell us what you think about the ideas. We are holding hearings – where you can talk whenua directly to your Councillors about your views. We want to know what you think about the Responding to climate For a list of activities and events, and all the 14 proposed spending and projects for the next ways you can join the conversation, go to our change 10 years. We’ve got some specifc questions website www.thefutureofus.nz. 15 Reducing our waste 18 Moving around our city ko tō koromatua me kā kaikaunihera you mayor ad councillor 20 Growth 22 Our great small city 26 Replacing roads and more 27 Here are some of the things we do 28 Where we get our money from 29 Fees and charges Development contributions Rates remission and postponement policy To do what we’re planning, we have proposed a rates rise of 30 Independent auditor's 9.8% in the frst year of the plan and an average of 5.7% over report the following nine years. We would also need to take on much 32 Join the conversation more debt. Feedback form 06 07
he kōrro nā te koromatua mayor's message Kia ora, nau mai ki te tuhinga anō hoki o kā rauhaka waka kē kai a tātou Kia ora and welcome to our draft 10 year plan: We’re conscious of the impact the proposed hukihuki o te Mahere Kahuru Tau: Tō pērā i kā tauraka waka. Tō tātou eke whakamuri – the future of us. rates rises will have, on low and fxed tātou eke whakamuri. Ekari he utu anō i ēnei āhuataka katoa, koia This document outlines the key issues for income earners especially. We also know He tuhika whakamārama tēnei i kā take e marohitia ana te whakapiki i te utu rēti, me the Council and the city over the next decade that a lot of the work is overdue and inaction matua kai te Kaunihera, ā, kai tēnei tāone nei te tono pūtea. and beyond. As you’ll see, there are many now will only cost us all more in the long run. hoki i te kahuru tau e heke mai nei, ā, i tua competing priorities. Kai te mārama pū nei mātou he Alongside the economic challenges, there’s atu rā hoki. Ka kitea mārika i te tohe nui o kā whakaaweawe nui te marohitaka whakapiki We plan to spend $1.5 billion over 10 years uncertainty about what will happen as momo take nui. tāke Kaunihera ki te huka mahimoni iti, ki renewing pipes and roads, upgrading pools a result of Government reform in areas E marohi ana mātou ki te whakapau i te $1.5 te huka mahimoni māhoi hoki. Kai te mōhio and playgrounds, and planning for the future. such as resource management and how we deliver drinking water, wastewater and piriona tāra hai kā tau kahuru e heke mai hoki mātou te tōmuri o ēnei mahi, me te mea Nearly two thirds of this work is focused stormwater services. nei ki te whakahou i kā kōrere me kā rori, ki nei ki te kore e whakatika ināianei ka nui kē on renewing our ageing infrastructure, at te whakapai i kā puna kaukau me kā papa ake te utu ki a mātou i kā tau e heke mai nei. the same time as introducing a new and This draft plan is ambitious in terms of what tākaro, ā, ki te kōkiri whakamua tou te tāone. Hai hoa haere i kā wero ōhaka, tūtakarerewa improved kerbside collection system, and we want to achieve. We will be reviewing the Tata te rua-hau-toru o tēnei mahi e aro ana i te hua o kā whakahoutaka Kāwana ki ensuring a just transition towards a safer capital budget fgures in May, before the fnal atu ana ki te whakahoutaka o te hakaaka e kā whakahaeretaka o kā rawa, me tā mātou climate future. plan is adopted. pakeke haere ana, i taua wā tou e whakatūria tuku tika i te wai hai inu, te whakaputa tika i We’re also building new community We’re aware our residents have got a ana te pūnaha hou ki te kohi para, ā, e mātua te para takata, me te wai āwhā. facilities such as a library in South Dunedin, lot to cope with at the moment. There’s whakarite ana i te whakawhitika pono ki te He tuhika mahere wawata nui tēnei i tāna a swimming pool in Mosgiel and we’re the ‘do not drink’ water notice for the oraka toutaka o te taiao. e whai ai. Ka hoki atu anō mātou ki te moni planning a new mid-sized theatre. Waikouaiti, Karitane and Hawksbury Village Kai te haka hoki i ētahi rauhaka hapori pēnei tōpū hai te Mātahi-o-te-Tau, i mua i te As well as improving what we already have, communities, and the general uncertainty i te wharepukapuka ki Rakiātea, Ōtepoti ki whakaae matua ki tēnei mahere nei. we need to support the continued growth the created by COVID-19. te Toka, i te puna kaukau hou ki Te Kōnika a Mārama pū ana mātou he taumaha tou kai city is experiencing. We hope you will join the conversation, let Matamata, ā, kai te maheretia hoki he whare te kawea e ō tātou taupori. Ara te whakahau We’re proposing to build more community us know what’s important to you and help tāpere hou. mō te wai ki kā hapori ki Waikouaiti, ki housing units in response to growing shape the future of this great small city. Haere tahi ana ki te whakahoutaka o ō tātou Karitāne ki Pā Tamariki hoki kia ‘kauraka demand and invest in our transport network ake rawa, me mātua toko i te whakakunetaka e inu’, tae anō atu rā ki te mānukanuka ki to create greater mode choice, better trafc Aaron Hawkins | Mayor of Dunedin e rakona ai e te tāone nei i tēnei wā tou. KOWHEORI-19. fow and more efcient use of existing Te Koromatua o Ōtepoti resources like parking. E marohi ana mātou ki te haka i ētahi whare Tēnā, tukuna mai tō reo ki tēnei matapaki, noho ano hai urupare i te pikika o te taupori, me whakamōhio mai ki ō wawata, me But all of this comes at a cost, which is ā, ka tuku pūtea hoki ki kā rauara waka kia āwhina mai hoki kia whao ai he āpōpō why we’re proposing rates rises and nui ake anō ai te whirika o te momo waka, te whakamīharo mō tēnei tāone nei. increased borrowing. rere hoki o aua waka me te whakatika ake 08 09
kā tāke kaunihera kā nama rates debt
If you own property, then you pay rates. The level Currently we have debt of $257 million. We need of rates set by the Council depends mainly on what to be able to borrow more money so that we can services and facilities the community wants. deliver what we need to do. Our last 10 year plan had a fxed amount that we could borrow of $350 An overall rates rise of 9.8% is This graph shows what we’re proposing. million. We need to increase the amount we spend proposed for the frst year of on renewing and building new assets, and this this 10 year plan. After that, the Forecast rates increase for years ending 30 June borrowing limit will not be enough to let us do that. increase varies, but will be 5.7% Rates forecast Rates limit on average across the following nine years. We know higher rates can be hard for people to aford 12% Spending to maintain and renew This graph shows what we’re proposing. and the DCC will be doing its bit our assets is a big priority and we too. Staf need to save $4 million 10% need debt to help us do this. Forecast debt for years ending 30 June in the frst year of the plan, so Our draft Financial Strategy sets Debt forecast Debt limit we’ll be looking at how we can 8% our debt limit diferently, allowing improve the way we do things. us to borrow up to 250% of our $1,200m As well as outlining what overall 6% revenue. This new way to set our debt limit is commonly used by rates rises are planned, we $1,000m have to have rates limits so our 4% big councils across New Zealand. community is clear about what It means we will be able to deliver our planned capital projects, and $800m to expect over the next 10 years. 2% We propose limiting the rates we could fund any emergency increase to 10% in the frst year to work if we needed to. $600m 0% help us cover the costs of running 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 The 250% of revenue is a debt the city. The rates limit will be limit, not a goal or target. We will $400m 6.5% on average over the next only borrow money if we need it. nine years. This diagram shows what we spend your rates on. Setting a fexible debt limit will $200m We know these are big increases, help us deliver our big capital but we can’t keep rates low and programme for the next 10 years. $67m $50m $0 still do the things the community Economic development Governance and support services The current plans mean we would 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 wants and that we need to do, 3% 2% be borrowing 211% of revenue such as replace old pipes. ($880 million) by the end of the $161m Community and planning 10 years. We do have investments 7% $261m that we can use to ofset our debt. Roading and footpaths These investments, worth about 11% $317m $300 million, are the Waipori Fund, Ara Toi (arts and culture) an investment property portfolio 13% and our investment in Council rates companies. $121m rvenue 10 year total $868m There is always a trade-of Property between doing stuf and paying 5% 3 Waters 37% for it, and borrowing is one way to try to fnd a balance. Borrowing $402m spreads the load across Reserves and FIND OUT MORE recreational facilities generations – some people think www.thefutureofus.nz $128m 17% Waste management this is fair, some don't. 5% 10 11
te taua mō te kauutaka 10 year budget te pātaka mai o KOWHEORI-19 caital costs for te next 10 year operatn costs for te next 10 year impact of COVID-19 Everyone is grappling with what the ongoing Lockdowns or alert level changes are likely to $440m $581m impact of COVID-19 will be. afect the economy, change how we talk to our Roading and footpaths Roading and footpaths community and possibly hold up work on big This means there’s uncertainty for the DCC, the 29% 17% projects because of supply chain delays. local economy and the community about what will happen over the next few years. Revenue from some of our activities has been $562m $808m impacted by COVID-19, but we think it will The DCC has an important role to play in 3 Waters 3 Waters slowly recover as international visitors return the way the city recovers, economically and 37% 23% to our city. socially. However, the uncertainty created by COVID-19 means developing long term budgets It’s a big challenge to balance all the things $109m $257m is a big challenge. that need to be taken into account. Waste management Waste management 7% 7% $113m $429m Reserves and recreational facilities Reserves and recreational facilities 8% 12% $225m $420m Property Property 15% 12%
$20m $223m kā wakaoutaka e toru o te wai Ara Toi (arts and culture) Ara Toi (arts and culture) 1% 7% 3 water rform In July 2020, the Government launched the delivers these or not. Funding has been given $127m Three Waters Reform Programme, a three year to councils which agreed to take part in the $5m Regulatory services programme to change the way drinking water, frst stage of the reform programme. The DCC Regulatory services 4% wastewater and stormwater are regulated is using its share of the funding to improve the and delivered. performance of our water, wastewater and stormwater systems in the Dunedin city area. $135m The Council has signed a Memorandum of $4m Community and planning Understanding (MoU) with the Government At the moment there’s not enough information Community and planning 4% to work together to explore how three water for us to talk to the community about what the services could be delivered in the future. The reforms mean for the city. For that reason our Council has the option of opting out of this 10 year plan includes all of our three waters $51m process at a later date. One of the proposed activities for the whole 10 year period. You will $0 Economic development Economic development changes is for a small number of larger, get to have a say on what’s planned. 2% regional bodies to run these services instead Further information about the Government’s of councils. These entities would be publicly reform strategy and timeline, including when owned and have an improved ability to raise communities would be consulted, is available at $47m $415m money to meet investment needs. Governance and support services Governance and support services www.dia.govt.nz/three-waters-reform- 3% 12% Dunedin residents will continue to receive programme. three waters services whether the DCC total = $1.5b total = $3.4b 12 13
The $950 million will be spent on: takna ā tātou rawa lookng afer wat we have
It’s the DCC’s job to provide safe drinking water, treat and get rid of wastewater, and dispose of Replacing Resealing Maintaining Looking after stormwater. It’s also our job to look after the city’s old water, wastewater roads and footpaths, public facilities such as our properties, such as and stormwater pipes, kerb and channel work, playgrounds, swimming our community housing assets, including public roads, footpaths and mains and sewers and maintaining bridges pools, toilets, gardens units bridges, unless they are part of the state highway and retaining walls and sportsfeld lighting network, and parks and reserves.
We have a plan for managing Replacing assets such as ageing more money to fx them. We would DCC three waters and transport water and wastewater pipes is be able to pay for this by debt. We This graph shows Capital spending on our assets for years ending 30 June how much we plan to networks for the next 50 years. critical. We now know more about could also reprioritise planned Replacing things New things Growth our assets than we did three years spending so we can continue spend on replacing and We’ve looked 50 years ahead so ago, but we need to learn more. to provide the expected level of improving things, and on we can prepare for what the city $180m We think that some assets may service. Either way, we want to providing for growth in will need in the future. Once we be in better condition than we make sure that the services we Dunedin. get past the frst 10 years, it’s $160m expect given their age, and they provide to you are maintained. In harder to be certain about what will still work well, but others may doing all this work, we need to will need to be done and when. $140m need replacing sooner. In the frst balance what we do and how we We also need to respond to three years, our focus will be on pay for it. $120m anything that comes up, such fxing the things that need it most. as the recent issue of elevated We plan to spend a lot more than $100m lead readings in the drinking we have in the past doing this. At water at Waikouaiti, Karitane the same time, we will continue $80m and Hawksbury Village. We our work to get even better $60m are working hard to try to fnd information on the condition of our the source of the lead. We are assets and their performance, to $40m replacing about 5km of old pipe help us plan our programme of with lead joins in the area. The future work. $20m upgrade of the local treatment If we fnd that the condition of plant is planned for the frst year some of our assets is worse than $0 of the 10 year plan. That work is we expect, we may have to spend 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 being prioritised.
Investng in te rght way We’ve taken a lot into account when we’ve looked at • how we would pay for the work. what our capital spending programme should be. We know delivering a $1.5 billion work programme will We’ve considered: be a big challenge. We’re doing a range of things to try • our assets and their condition to make this happen, such as improving our planning, talking to contractors earlier and doing a better job • prioritising replacing things over new projects This means that of our $1.5 billion capital budget, we’d be spending of managing projects. We are also entering into long about $950 million on replacing things, compared to $520 million • possible impacts on climate change and zero term contracts with both designers and construction included in our last 10 year plan. This is more than we put aside for carbon targets contractors, to help secure delivery of our projects. • what we’re required to do by law the entire capital budget in the last 10 year plan. We’ll also be reviewing the capital budget fgures in • our ability to deliver – in terms of staf and contractors May, before the fnal plan is adopted. • timing – what we can get done over the 10 years 14 15
ka mai tai me workng wt maa wenua maa wenua
He nui whakaharahara te akitū me • I whakarite tētahi honoka whakaaetaka i 2019 i Long term success and an enduring • Creating a partnership agreement in 2019 between waeka i te Kaunihera-a-rohe o Ōtepoti me Aukaka the DCC and rūnaka-based consultancy service te rakapū haere ake nei ki a Kāi Tahu Ltd (he kamupene o kā rūnaka o te rohe nei). Mā te partnership with Kāi Tahu and Māori Aukaha Ltd. Working with Aukaha provides me te iwi Māori. mahi tahi me Aukaha Ltd te honaka mahi e mātua are important to us. operational level engagement that refects the aro atu ki kā whakaarotau o Kāi Tahu. priorities and interests of Kāi Tahu. Kai te aro manawanui mātou ki te Tiriti o Waitaki mā tō We’re committed to the Treaty of Waitangi through Ka tutaki tou te honoka ki mana whenua mā tā mātou We continue to engage with mana whenua through tātou rakapū ki mana whenua me kā rūnaka e rua, arā our partnership with mana whenua by way of the two mahi, ā, ki te whakaahuataka o kā whanoka o te our work on the development of treaty partnership ko Te Rūnaka o Ōtākou me Kāti Huirapa ki Puketeraki, local papatipu rūnaka – Te Rūnanga ō Ōtākou and Kāti honoko tiriti me te arahi rautaki whakamarumaru principles and the development of an overarching waihoki ki a mataawaka (nō waho atu) mā te marae o Huirapa ki Puketeraki – and with mataawaka (non-Kāi mō Kāi Māori ki Ōtepoti ki te rautaki pou tarāwaho strategic direction for Māori in Ōtepoti as part of Āraiteuru. He tini ara i whakatinanahia tō tāua rakapū o Tahu) through Araiteuru Marae. There are a number o te Kaunihera-a-rohe o Ōtepoti. Me tutuki ka tika te the DCC’s strategic framework. The framework will te Tiriti ki te taha rautaki me te taha mahi. of ways in which we express our treaty partnership at pou tarāwaho kā hiahia o te iwi Māori ki Ōtepoti, kia ensure Māori development aspirations in Ōtepoti are both strategic and operational levels. Anei ētahi tino kaupapa rakapū-ā-rautaki: mārama ai, kia uru ai ki kā whāika-ā tikaka, ā-pūtea, understood and incorporated into the city’s cultural, ā-taiao, ā-takata ki te taone nei. Here are a couple of the key strategic partnership economic, environmental and social outcomes. • Te whakatū i tētāhi tuka, arā he projects. Kaiwhakamāherehere i te tau 2019 ki te Ka mahi-tahi tātou ko mana whenua ki kā tino Operationally, we continue to work with mana whenua Kaunihera-a-rohe o Ōtepoti. He tuka whakahaere kaupapa, arā, ko te whakamohoa o te Tiriti o George, • Establishing a Kaiwhakamāherehere position in on key issues such as the George Street upgrade, waste tēnei hei āwhina-ā-rautaki, hei ārahi hoki ki te kā Kaupapa-ā-para, te wā-heke o Ōtepoti ki te toka, 2019 within the DCC. This is an executive position initiatives, South Dunedin Future, Kaupapa Centre of Kaunihera, kia whakaahua kā āheika i waeka i te Pokapū matahiko hiraka me tōna pou tarāwaho that provides strategic advice and direction Digital Excellence and a cultural framework that will mana whenua me mataawaka ki Ōtepoti. tikaka kia tūwhera ai kā ara rerekē mō kā kaimahi o for Council strategies and works to develop provide diferent ways for DCC staf to learn more about te Kaunihera-a-rohe o Ōtepoti hai akoraka mō te tiriti, partnership opportunities with mana whenua and the treaty, Te Ao Māori and Kāi Tahu history. te ao Māori me te hītori o Kāi Tahu. mataawaka in Ōtepoti. 16 17
uupar aa k te huika ka mimit i te para āhuarak rducin ou wate rspondin to clmate cage We want to improve Dunedin’s whole waste system, including what we collect, what we recycle Climate change is the biggest challenge facing communities across the world, or re-use, and what has to go to a landfll. including Dunedin. The DCC began work to adapt to a changing environment (adaptation) more than a decade ago, and reduce emissions (mitigation) The Council has committed to being part of a soon after. national and global movement to cut carbon emissions and reduce the amount of waste that goes to landflls. • $3.3 million to install a second Mitgaton – ou Zero heat recovery heat pump at Adataton – Sout Carbon 2030 target Moana Pool (cutting 75% of our Dunedin Futue • new, improved equipment to In June 2019, the Council voted LPG use at the facility) and then In terms of adapting to climate Wate goals sort the items from our yellow- to declare a climate emergency installing either a wood pellet change, we face signifcant Dunedin aims to be a zero waste lidded recycling bins so we and speed up eforts to become boiler or an air source heat challenges, especially relating to city by 2030, and the DCC actively reduce contamination and can a net zero carbon city – bringing pump (which would mean using sea level rise and more frequent encourages waste reduction and more easily fnd markets for forward Dunedin’s target for no LPG at all) severe storms causing fooding. recycling. The city will still need these recyclables achieving that goal by 20 years, • working with other organisations We’ve had a big project underway a way to dispose of some waste to 2030. to look at a low-emissions for several years that focuses for many years to come. We are • a second Rummage store, To meet our Zero Carbon 2030 district energy scheme for on South Dunedin, which has required to have a plan that sets located in the central city/North target we need to cut carbon parts of the central city. It works been built on reclaimed land, has both the direction for reducing Dunedin area to sell second- emissions. if several of the DCC’s facilities high groundwater levels and is waste and our goals for managing hand items could join the scheme. vulnerable to sea level rise. We’re rubbish and recycling. • a facility where construction In the 10 year plan we’re working with the community, the The Council adopted a new Waste material that can be recycled is prioritising investment to reduce We’re also: Otago Regional Council, central Minimisation and Management separated out and processed, emissions from transport • considering our zero carbon government and others on ways Plan in 2020. The goals include: e.g. crushing concrete so it can (because it's our largest and target when we make decisions to adapt to these changes in the be used as a base for new roads fastest growing source of about any big projects, such as • being less reliant on overseas longer term. emissions), and waste (because the new Mosgiel Pool markets for recyclable items • equipment to turn recycled plastics into pellets that can be we provide waste and recycling • making sure Dunedin’s voice Part of this project involves us • advocating for, and educating made into new plastic products. services, we can help make a is heard at a national level spending about $37 million over people about, waste minimisation diference). by making submissions to the next decade, improving our • protecting people’s health stormwater systems to reduce Smoot Hill/Gren At the same time, we’re working Government on key legislation and the environment from the South Dunedin’s fooding risk. hard to lead by example by • reaching out to mana whenua harmful efects of waste. Islad Ladfll We’re also developing a separate, We’ve got $56 million in the budget reducing the DCC’s own emissions. and other key partners to start Here are some key things we’re (2024-25 to 2028-29) to develop a working collaboratively on city- but closely related, adaptation plan Some of the practical things we’re working on to help us meet our new landfll at Smooth Hill, south wide emissions reductions. for the area’s coastline, which will doing right now include upgrading look at coastal erosion and provide goals. of the city. Smooth Hill has been the city’s 15,000 streetlights We can only achieve the Zero a long-term vision of how we could We’re planning to spend about $21 identifed as a suitable site and we to more energy efcient LEDs Carbon 2030 target if we all work manage our coastline. million on new facilities to help are working through the resource and replacing our vehicle feet together. In 2021-22, we’ll be us better manage and reduce our consent process. working with the community to with EVs as they come up for waste, and reduce emissions. All of With the Green Island Landfll develop a zero carbon plan for replacement. Keep an eye out for this spending will happen in the frst coming to the end of its life, we Dunedin so we’re all clear about New Zealand’s frst electric mobile three years. These things include: need to develop a new, modern what needs to be done and how library here in Dunedin. landfll. When the Green Island we’ll get there. • a facility, such as a worm farm, In the 10 year plan we’ve included to process food waste and Landfll closes, we hope to put a budget to cut the DCC’s LPG use We’ve put $831,000 each year in FIND OUT MORE garden waste separately into solar farm on the site. by about 80%. This includes: the draft budget to progress www.thefutureofus.nz a material that can be re-used, this work. e.g. compost 18 19
Preferred option: Four bins plus one
• Keep blue crate for glass and yellow-lidded recycling bin Cost: • Replace the current black rubbish bag with a red-lidded Estimated rates in the frst year of the wheelie bin new service. • Separate food bin Four bins: $270 – $310 • Optional green waste bin paid for separately Optional garden waste bin (additional cost): $140 – $180 KEEP THESE PLUS NEW NEW optional
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Alternative option: Three bins
• Keep blue crate for glass and yellow-lidded recycling bin Cost: • Replace the current black rubbish bag with a red-lidded Estimated rates in the frst year of the wheelie bin new service. KEEP THESE PLUS NEW $260 – $300
80–240L kerbside rubbis 80–140L ad rcyclng collecton Currently, the DCC provides a kerbside what you think about two options for the future. 45L collection for rubbish and recycling in urban With both options, we would replace the black areas and rural townships. We’re looking at rubbish bag with a red-lidded wheelie bin, keep changes to this service because we want to the existing blue crate for glass and keep the Fortnightly Fortnightly Weekly encourage more recycling and less waste. yellow-lidded wheelie bin for mixed recycling. glass recycling mixed recycling general waste We’re also getting rid of DCC black plastic Separating out food waste from green waste rubbish bags. would provide better options for processing and In March/April last year, we asked you what reusing the materials. Food waste should be you thought about ideas for a future kerbside reduced as people become more aware of how collection service. Based on community much food they are throwing away. Taking food feedback, and a Ministry for the Environment and green waste out of our landfll will also help report recommending standardised kerbside us reduce our carbon emissions. collections across the country, we are asking 20 21
te nuku i te tō tātou tāone movng around ou city
We want to make sure we can. Construction of the new clear information so we have an Dunedin Hospital is expected to accessible city while the hospital people can get around start next year. Since 2018, we’ve is being built and afterwards. been working with Waka Kotahi NZ the city as safely and As part of the SFDT programme, Transport Agency and the Otago easily as possible. the DCC is proposing to carry out Regional Council on the best ways six projects totalling just over $50 for people to get around the city It’s good news that our population million – some of the projects are during, and after, the hospital Princes Street bus lane Central cycle and Central city bike hubs – is growing and that some big partly funded by Waka Kotahi. construction. This package projects, such as the new hospital, For each project, our share of the pedestrian improvements parking and facilities of work is called the Shaping $6.6 million are planned for the city, but this capital costs would be funded Future Dunedin Transport (SFDT) (our share is $3.2 million) $5 million $2.5 million will have an impact on how we by debt. programme. (our share is $2.4 million) (our share is $1.2 million) get around. We’re doing our best Princes Street is a busy road The ongoing costs that are paid to co-ordinate projects so they Our key aims are improving for commuters and has a high We plan to fll gaps in the central Currently, the central city for by rates include interest, happen in the right order and we public transport, creating good road safety risk. The aim of this cycle network by providing doesn’t have much secure and depreciation and maintenance. keep things moving as well as alternative routes and providing proposed project is to provide a cycleways in St Andrew, Bank/ sheltered bike parking. We hope to separate bus lane along Princes George and Albany Streets. encourage more people to cycle by Street, from South Road to Manse As the cycleway network has been installing hubs where bikes can be The proposed six projects Street and then to Moray Place, completed on the harbour side, securely stored. The hubs, which so bus trips would be faster, there would then be a direct link would be in North Dunedin, the encouraging more people to from the harbour to the city centre central city and South Dunedin/the take public transport. We plan to via the University of Otago. We will Oval, would also have repair and install pedestrian crossings along also be improving the footpaths charging services. Princes Street connecting each in these areas to make it safer to side of the road and providing When fnished in 2026-27, walk along this route. good access to bus stops. We also $100,000 ongoing costs each year, want to make improvements so We propose putting in more paid by rates. Harbour arterial Central city parking it’s safer and easier for people Barnes Dance crossings to make it easier to access the new hospital. improvements management Park and ride facilities at who want to walk and cycle into the city from the south. Mosgiel and Burnside When fnished in 2025-26, $16.6 million $11 million When fnished in 2023-24, $300,000 ongoing costs each year, (our share is $8.1 million) (we pay the full cost) $10.3 million $300,000 ongoing costs each year, paid by rates. Completion of the harbour arterial We know people are concerned (our share is $5 million) paid by rates. route so trafc has an alternative about the availability of parking in Most of the car trips (65%) into the route which bypasses the central the city centre and around the new city are made by people coming city. This route will be particularly hospital. We plan to improve the from the south. We want to provide Which of these six projects do you support? useful to divert heavy vehicles way we manage parking by: parking so people from areas such from the city centre. • providing ways to help as Mosgiel and Burnside can leave their cars and take an express bus When fnished, the harbour arterial motorists fnd a parking spot, #korrohiamai will run along Frederick, Ward, e.g. electronic signs showing into the city. This would reduce # Thomas Burns and Wharf Streets. where and how many parks are trafc congestion in the city, jointeconveraton available across the city particularly at peak times. Have your say online at www.thefutureofus.nz There will also be real-time signs showing motorists the quickest • improving technology to make it When fnished in 2028-29, or at the end of this booklet. routes to take around the city. easier to manage parking $500,000 ongoing costs each year, • extending paid parking areas in paid by rates. When fnished in 2026-27, the central city. $900,000 ongoing costs each year, paid by rates. When fnished in 2025-26, $800,000 ongoing costs each year, paid by rates. 22 23
wakatpu growt
Dunedin is moving from a low to higher growth ou role a ladlord city. A major part of responding to growth is DCC community housing The DCC is the largest landlord for community housing in the city, with about 940 units. We want to hear looking at housing. from you about what direction we take with our housing. DCC community housing is meant to break even, but in reality it costs us more to run and maintain the As well as improving the situation visit: www.dunedin.govt.nz/ units than we get from rents. This means some rates funding is used to provide the service. We want to for people who live here now, we variation-2 to fnd out more know if the DCC should aim to provide community housing at no cost to ratepayers. This would mean also need to plan for our growing about these proposed planning putting up rents for community housing tenants. Our rents are low compared with other centres and population. changes, which are called market rents. Variation 2: Additional Housing Do you support rates being used to subsidise rents for the DCC’s Wat we’r doing Capacity. Dunedin needs to have more community housing? homes that are healthy and Servces to cater for afordable. We know we can’t growt do this on our own, so we’re The planning changes we’re While we continue to replace and upgrade existing units, we haven’t built any new ones since 2010. We working with other organisations proposing to cater for growth have think it’s time to develop some new community housing and we want your feedback on two options. Our and developers to make this been developed in conjunction preferred option is to spend $1 million a year for the next 10 years, and this is what we’ve included in happen. We’re also asking central with work to make sure new the draft budget. $1 million will get us four new housing units each year. The other option is to spend government to do its part, including homes will have access to double this – $20 million over 10 years. investing in more houses. services such as roads, water and As part of our work, we’re wastewater. We must also make making it easier for developers sure current pipes and roads can Preferred option Alternative option by providing help with planning take any extra load from further and building processes, and development in existing suburbs. That the DCC spends $10 million to build That the DCC spends $20 million to build continuing to invest in the Cosy We intend to spend $77 million more community housing units more community housing units Homes Charitable Trust and Warm Dunedin programme. over 10 years to extend services $10 million capital cost paid for by debt $20 million capital cost paid for by debt into areas that will be developed from rates (in total over the from rates (in total over the visit: www.dunedin.govt.nz/ for housing. $2 million $4 million 10 years)* 10 years)* housing for more information. This means an average homeowner would This means an average homeowner would Planin cages pay about $30 more in rates (in total over pay about $60 more in rates (in total over We are proposing changes to the the 10 years)* the 10 years)* Second Generation Dunedin City District Plan (2GP) to provide *If rates continue to subsidise rents for more housing. With the city’s growing population, more capacity is needed. At the moment, priority for our houses is given to people aged 55 and over. This age limit was decided If the rule and zoning changes when the demand for housing was lower. Now we have a larger waiting list, we are considering giving go ahead, some areas will be priority to people aged 65 and over. Most of our current tenants are in the 65+ age group and the rezoned so new houses can be number of people in that age category is projected to rise over the next 20 years. built. The changes would also mean the density of housing Do you support the could be increased in existing DCC prioritising its suburbs, through measures community housing such as allowing smaller site sizes, providing for duplexes and for people aged 65 and over? removing the restrictions on who can live in family fats. 24 25
tō tātou tāone wakaīharo ou grat small city performing arts venue A great quality of life is one of the things Dunedin does not have a fexible, mid-sized The Council’s preferred option is the Athenaeum. auditorium of 350 – 450 seats. After discussion Developing a theatre there would support our that makes Dunedin special. We want with mana whenua, the arts sector and funding plan to develop the wider Octagon area into a to make sure the city continues to be an organisations, we’re asking the community about creative precinct. The Athenaeum is also close attractive and interesting place to live in two options, the Athenaeum in the Octagon and to restaurants and bars, and the bus hub. If this the Mayfair Theatre in South Dunedin. Neither option is chosen, we expect the venue would open and visit. site is currently owned or operated by the DCC. in 2027-28. The Athenaeum would be a partnership project Redeveloping the Mayfair Theatre would support We’re planning to spend millions of dollars on with developer Zeal Land Ltd. The Mayfair Theatre our eforts to regenerate South Dunedin and our facilities, including pools and playgrounds, to make option would mean redeveloping the existing would be a boost for businesses in the area. If this sure they are safe and meet the needs of the community. theatre, which is owned by the Mayfair Theatre option is chosen, we expect the venue would open Charitable Trust but could possibly be bought by Here are some of our big priorities over the next 10 years. in 2026-27. the DCC.
Preferred option: Alternative option: The Athenaeum The Mayfair Theatre
$17.1 million capital cost, paid by debt $31.2 million capital cost, paid by debt $4.6 million ongoing costs each year, $3.7 million ongoing costs each year, paid by rates, once the venue is open. This paid by rates, once the venue is open. This means an average homeowner would pay means an average homeowner would pay about $65 more in rates each year. about $50 more in rates each year.
#korrohiamai #jointeconveraton Have your say online at www.thefutureofus.nz or at the end of this booklet. 26 27
mosgiel pool sout dunedin publc toilets
Cost: $19.2 million lbrar ad We’re planning to spend $3.2 million over A Changing Places bathroom is a place where people with multiple or complex disabilities can Construction of a new pool for the Mosgiel the next 10 years to improve 65 existing public community get changed in a safe, clean environment. It has and Taieri community starts in June. It will be toilets, build a new Changing Places bathroom toilet, shower and change facilities for adults or completed and open at the beginning of the and put in two new toilets a year from 2022-23. complex children, and their caregivers. 2022-23 summer. As well as the Changing Places bathroom we’re Community support for the new pool has been Cost: $11.6 million planning to build in the central city in 2021-22, strong with the Taieri Community Facilities The South Dunedin library and community Where do you think the new one will also be included in the new South Trust raising more than $4 million and the complex has been planned for a long time. public toilets should go? Dunedin Library and Community Complex. DCC paying the rest. Now we are ready to start work on the new, The new complex will include an eight-lane purpose-built complex, located on the corner main pool, hydrotherapy pool, learn to swim of King Edward Street and Macandrew Road. pool with a toddlers area and spa pool. There This work will begin mid-2021. The facility will also be family and accessible changing will be a focal point for the community, and it rooms, and a community meeting space. will help with the regeneration of the South Dunedin area. The new pool will be built next to the current pool at the western end of Memorial Park. It The new complex will be designed to at least will be open all year, compared to the current a four Green Star environmental rating, and it pool which is open seven months of the year. will be built to minimise the risk of fooding. The existing pool will be demolished before We expect the facility to open in the construction of the new facility begins, so this season will be its last. 2023-24 year. The new pool has been designed with energy efciency in mind and will be heated using boilers run on wood chips. www.dunedin.govt.nz/southdlibrary
her’s a couple of oter tings we’r doing:
moaa pool playgrounds, We’re planning a multi-million sportsfelds ad tracks dollar upgrade of Moana Pool over Over the next 10 years we’re planning the next four years to make sure on spending $9.2 million improving it remains the region’s top aquatic our parks, playgrounds, sportsfelds, facility. tracks and trails. 28 29
wakakaihia aōta kā ā mātou mai huaui me ētai atu her ar some of rplacing roads ad mor te tings we do
Over the next decade we plan to spend $246 million on replacing sealed roads and footpaths, 3 Waters – water and Ara Toi (arts and culture) Economic development wastewater treatment – libraries, Toitū Otago – business advice, city compared to the $161 million we budgeted for last plants, reservoirs, pipes Settlers Museum, Lan Yuan marketing, i-Site visitor time. This is to help us maintain our roads. and pumping stations. Chinese Garden, Dunedin information and economic Public Art Gallery, Olveston development. Roading and footpaths and City of Literature. Waka Kotahi helps pay for this work, but its funding is limited so any – roads, footpaths, Governance and shortfall will come from debt and rates. cycleways, trafc and Waste management – support services – Here are some transport updates. street lights and street kerbside rubbish and customer enquiries, cleaning. recycling collections and communications, fnance, landflls. human resources, policy, Reserves and recreational administration, Councillors facilities – parks, swimming Regulatory services and community boards, pools, sportsgrounds, the – building consents and IT. Peninsula Connection Dunedin Botanic Garden, and inspections, dog cemeteries and public registration, noise control, The low road around the Otago Peninsula is being widened and raised to make it toilets. parking operations, safer and more attractive. Most of the road is being widened by 5-6m and a new environmental health and rock seawall and shared cycle/pedestrian path are being built. Work is currently Property – community alcohol licensing. underway on the section of road between Company Bay and Broad Bay. We’re planning housing, community to spend a further $9.7 million to fnish the section from Vauxhall to Portobello. centres and halls, and Community and planning There’s no budget to complete the project beyond Portobello at this stage. managing the properties – the District Plan, we own. resource consents, grants and events, and support for place-based groups. The bridge In the last 10 year plan we included $20 million for an architectural pedestrian/ cycleway bridge to link the city centre and the waterfront. Staf are working with mana whenua and other stakeholders to review the aims and scope of this project and will report back to the Council in May.
Tertiary precinct In the last 10 year plan we talked with you about upgrading the area around the University of Otago and Otago Polytechnic campuses. The aim was to improve the safety and accessibility of the area, as well as lifting the look and feel for students, staf and the wider community. We still want to do this work, but it makes sense to delay it until after the central city upgrade work is done. We plan to spend $1 million in 2030-31 on some preliminary planning work, with a view to starting work in the next 10 year period. 30 31
te puna pūtea wer we get ou money from
The DCC gets its money from a range of sources. About 67% comes from your rates, with the rest from fees, charges, rents, subsidies and grants, as well as some money from council-owned companies.
Rates exaples The rates you pay are related to the capital value of your property. The following table shows what the proposed rates rise in 2021-22 means for a selection of diferent properties.
Go to www.dunedin.govt.nz/rates to see your rates. fees ad carges Capital 2020-21 2021-22 Increase Increase Most of our fees are going up by 3%. This is mainly to cover extra costs. value Rates $ Rates $ $ % We propose increasing the charge for on and of-street all day car parks from $6 to $7 a day. Residential 385,000 2,267 2,487 220 9.7% In light of the new pool facilities that are coming, we plan to review pool charges over the next year. 464,400* 2,494 2,735 241 9.7%
530,000 2,682 2,940 258 9.6%
750,000 3,311 3,627 316 9.5% development contrbutons When land is developed, we may need to install larger pipes, widen roads, make Commercial 495,000 5,892 6,401 509 8.6% seal extensions and provide additional capacity for our treatment plants, storage and pumps. Developers contribute to the costs associated with providing these 1,605,000 17,579 19,127 1,548 8.8% services and that is called a development contribution. We have reviewed our Development Contributions Policy and charges and 5,500,000 58,589 63,781 5,192 8.9% are proposing to make some changes. The revised policy and charges can be found at www.dunedin.govt.nz/development-contributions in our 10 year plan Farmland 1,265,000 2,994 3,263 269 9.0% supporting documents. (general and community services rates only) 4,230,000 9,778 10,672 894 9.1%
7,250,000 16,688 18,219 1,531 9.2% rates rmission ad Lifestyle 510,000 1,485 1,616 131 8.8% postponement policy (general and community services rates only) 725,000 2,069 2,254 185 8.9% We have undertaken a review of our Rates Remission and Postponement Policy and minor changes to the policy are proposed. The revised policy can be found at 930,000 2,626 2,863 237 9.0% www.dunedin.govt.nz/rates-remissions and in our 10 year plan supporting documents.
* Average 32 33
independent auditor’s rport
To the reader: Basis of opinion Independence and quality control We carried out our work in accordance with the We have complied with the Auditor-General’s: Independent auditor’s report on International Standard on Assurance Engagements • independence and other ethical requirements, Dunedin City Council’s consultation (New Zealand) 3000 (Revised): Assurance which incorporate the independence and ethical document for its proposed 2021-31 Engagements Other Than Audits or Reviews of requirements of Professional and Ethical Standard Historical Financial Information. In meeting the 1 issued by the New Zealand Auditing and long-term plan requirements of this standard, we took into account Assurance Standards Board; and particular elements of the Auditor-General’s • quality control requirements, which incorporate the I am the Auditor-General’s appointed auditor Auditing Standards and the International Standard quality control requirements of Professional and for Dunedin City Council (the Council). The Local on Assurance Engagements 3400: The Examination Ethical Standard 3 (Amended) issued by the New Government Act 2002 (the Act) requires the Council of Prospective Financial Information that were Zealand Auditing and Assurance Standards Board. to prepare a consultation document when developing consistent with those requirements. its long-term plan. Section 93C of the Act sets out the Other than our work in carrying out all legally We assessed the evidence the Council has to support content requirements of the consultation document required external audit and assurance engagements, the information and disclosures in the consultation and requires an audit report on the consultation we have no relationship with or interests in the document. To select appropriate procedures, we document. I have done the work for this report using Council or any of its subsidiaries. assessed the risk of material misstatement and the the staf and resources of Audit New Zealand. We Council’s systems and processes applying to the completed our report on 9 March 2021. preparation of the consultation document. Opinion We did not evaluate the security and controls over the In our opinion: publication of the consultation document. • the consultation document provides an efective Responsibilities of the Council and auditor basis for public participation in the Council’s decisions about the proposed content of its 2021- The Council is responsible for: Julian Tan 31 long-term plan because it: • meeting all legal requirements relating to its Audit New Zealand procedures, decisions, consultation, disclosures, • fairly represents the matters proposed for On behalf of the Auditor-General and other actions associated with preparing and inclusion in the long-term plan; and Dunedin, New Zealand publishing its consultation document and long- • identifes and explains the main issues and term plan, whether in printed or electronic form; choices facing the Council and the City of Dunedin, and the consequences of those choices; • having systems and processes in place to provide and the supporting information and analysis the Council needs to be able to prepare its consultation • the information and assumptions underlying document and long-term plan that meet the the information in the consultation document purposes set out in the Act; and are reasonable. • ensuring that any forecast fnancial information Emphasis of matter on the three being presented has been prepared in accordance waters reforms with generally accepted accounting practice in New Zealand. Without modifying our opinion, we draw attention to the disclosure on page 9 outlining the Government’s We are responsible for reporting on the consultation intention to make three waters reform decisions document, as required by section 93C of the Act. We during 2021. The efect that the reforms may have do not express an opinion on the merits of any policy on three waters services provided is currently content of the consultation document. uncertain because no decisions have been made. The consultation document was prepared as if these services will continue to be provided by the Council, but future decisions may result in signifcant changes, which would afect the information on which the consultation document has been based. 34 35
korrohia mai te wakaok korro feedback form join te converaton Feedback closes at noon on Thursday, 29 April 2021. Feedback closes at noon on Thursday, 29 April 2021.
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Kerbside collection (see page 17 for more details) Option 1 (preferred option) – I support four bins Yes No
Option 2 – I support three bins Yes No
Do you have any comments about the proposed kerbside collection options? 36 37
Moving around our city (see page 18 for more details) Performing arts venue (see page 23 for more details)
Which of the following projects do you support? Do you support the DCC developing a mid-sized theatre? If yes: Yes No Harbour arterial improvements ($16.6 million) Yes No Option 1 (preferred option) – I support the development of the Athenaeum Yes No ($17.1 million) Central city parking management ($11 million) Yes No Option 2 – I support the development of the Mayfair Theatre ($31.2 million) Yes No Park and ride facilities at Mosgiel and Burnside ($10.3 million) Yes No Any other comments? Princes Street bus lane ($6.6 million) Yes No
Central cycle and pedestrian improvements ($5 million) Yes No
Central city bike hubs – parking and facilities ($2.5 million) Yes No
Do you have any comments on these projects?
Public toilets (see page 25 for more details) The DCC is planning to have more public toilets in the city. Where do you think they should go?
General feedback
Community housing (see page 21 for more details)
Do you support rates being used to subsidise rents for DCC’s community housing? Yes No
Should the DCC build more community housing units? If yes: Yes No
Option 1 (preferred option) – I support spending $1 million each year to build Yes No more housing units
Option 2 – I support spending $2 million each year to build more housing units Yes No
Do you support the DCC prioritising its community housing for people aged 65 and over? Yes No
Any other comments?
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