Waihangatia Nga Vol. 1 Rangi Meake Nei SHAPING OUR FUTURE “Ahutahi Ki Mua - Moving forward together!” Long-Term Plan 2015-25 1 MastertonMasterton District District Council Council I 64 I Chapel 64 Chapel Street Street I POI PO Box Box 444 444 II Tel (06)(06) 370 370 6300 6300 I [email protected] I [email protected] I www.mstn.govt.nz I www.mstn.govt.nz Shaping our Future MASTERTON DISTRICT COUNCIL Long Term Plan 2015 - 2025 Volume 1 ISSN 1175-9553 Table of Contents Mayor’s Message 1 Audit New Zealand Report 2-4 Over-Arching Principles 5 Council Organisational Structure 6-7 Community Outcomes 8 What we want Masterton to be 9 Community Well-being 10 Outcomes 1-6 11-15 Financial Strategy 16-24 Infrastructure Strategy 2015-45 25-45 Activity Statements Roading (Roads, Streets, Footpaths and Parking) 47-54 Water Supplies (Urban and Rural) 55-62 Wastewater (including Treatment and Disposal of Sewerage) 63-70 Stormwater 71-75 Solid Waste Management 76-80 Community Facilities and Activities 81 Community Services 82-87 Library and Archive 88-92 Property 93-97 Parks, Reserves and Sports Fields 98-102 Recreation Centre 103-106 Cemeteries 107-110 Masterton Airport (Hood Aerodrome) 111-114 Regulatory Services 115 Resource Management and Planning 116-119 Building Control 120-123 Environmental Health, Alcohol Licensing and General Inspection 124-128 Animal Control 129-131 Rural Fire Control 132 Civil Defence and Emergency Management 132-133 Governance and Corporate Services 134-140 Forecast Financial Statements 141-173 Capital Expenditure Statements 174-180 Priority 2 Projects (non funded) 181-182 LONG TERM PLAN 2015-2025 Message from the Mayor Ahutahi ki mua – Moving forward together! Welcome to our Long Term Plan for 2015-25 which outlines the Council’s activities and projects over the next ten years. We are immensely proud of our District and believe that what we intend will add value and help us to achieve our vision that Masterton is a great place to live, visit and do business, providing the best of rural provincial living. Maintaining or increasing levels of service are a key element in this Plan, whilst also ensuring that rates are kept at an affordable level. We are committed to ensuring that we keep rates within the projected forecasts for the full ten years of the Plan. This is essential if we are to continue to make Masterton an attractive place for people to live and work. Economic development is one of our priorities and we believe there are many compelling reasons to relocate to our District. We must ensure we don’t place barriers in the way of new investment. We are also committed to engaging more effectively with our Māori communities to achieve our goal of true partnership relationships and greater co-governance across Council’s business activities. Additional staffing resource will enhance our capacity to achieve this. Our major expenditure over the next ten years is in continuing to maintain and develop our infrastructure, in particular our water treatment plant, pipe renewals, the Homebush Wastewater Treatment Plant and improving resilience of Council owned buildings. In our Consultation Document we asked you about proposed new projects and were delighted to receive a positive response to all of them. Key new investments over the next ten years include: Exploring options for improving the library to better meet user needs. We will consult on options for the library once these have been identified. Investing in our neighbourhoods and our Central Business District. Implementing our planned economic development programme to grow our district. Developing a new resource recovery centre and increasing our opening hours at Nursery Road Transfer Station. Exploring options for improving facilities for netball and other sports in the District. Supporting ambitions for Masterton to become a renowned cycling centre by investing in on and off road cycling routes. We thank you for taking the time to provide us with feedback on the Consultation Document. We will continue to progress these plans and make Masterton a better place to live, visit and do business! Lyn Patterson Mayor of Masterton District Activities Page | 1 LONG TERM PLAN 2015-2025 Auditor’s Report To the reader Independent auditor’s report on Masterton District Council’s 2015-25 Long-Term Plan I am the Auditor-General’s appointed auditor for Masterton District Council (the Council). Section 94 of the Local Government Act 2002 (the Act) requires an audit report on the Council’s long term plan (the plan). I have carried out this audit using the staff and resources of Audit New Zealand. We completed the audit on 24 June 2015. Opinion In my opinion: the plan provides a reasonable basis for: long-term, integrated decision-making and coordination of the Council’s resources; and accountability of the Council to the community; the information and assumptions underlying the forecast information in the plan are reasonable; and the disclosures on pages 171 to 173 represent a complete list of the disclosures required by Part 2 of the Local Government (Financial Reporting and Prudence) Regulations 2014 and accurately reflect the information drawn from District Council’s audited information. This opinion does not provide assurance that the forecasts in the plan will be achieved, because events do not always occur as expected and variations may be material. Nor does it guarantee complete accuracy of the information in the plan. Basis of Opinion We carried out our work in accordance with the Auditor-General’s Auditing Standards, relevant international standards and the ethical requirements in those standards.1 1 The International Standard on Assurance Engagements (New Zealand) 3000 (Revised): Assurance Engagements Other Than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information and The International Standard on Assurance Engagements 3400: The Examination of Prospective Financial Information. Activities Page | 2 LONG TERM PLAN 2015-2025 We assessed the evidence the Council has to support the information and disclosures in the plan and the application of its policies and strategies to the forecast information in the plan. To select appropriate audit procedures, we assessed the risk of material misstatement and the Council’s systems and processes applying to the preparation of the plan. Our audit procedures included assessing whether the: Council’s financial strategy, and the associated financial policies, support prudent financial management by the Council; Council’s infrastructure strategy identifies the significant infrastructure issues that the Council is likely to face over the next 30 years; information in the plan is based on materially complete and reliable asset and activity information; Council’s key plans and policies have been consistently applied in the development of the forecast information; assumptions set out within the plan are based on the best information currently available to the Council and provide a reasonable and supportable basis for the preparation of the forecast information; forecast financial information has been properly prepared on the basis of the underlying information and the assumptions adopted and complies with generally accepted accounting practice in New Zealand; rationale for the Council’s activities is clearly presented and agreed levels of service are reflected throughout the plan; levels of service and performance measures are reasonable estimates and reflect the main aspects of the Council’s intended service delivery and performance; and relationship between the levels of service, performance measures and forecast financial information has been adequately explained within the plan; and we did not evaluate the security and controls over the electronic publication of the plan. Responsibilities of the Council and auditor The Council is responsible for: meeting all legal requirements affecting its procedures, decisions, consultation, disclosures and other actions relating to the preparation of the plan; presenting forecast financial information in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice in New Zealand; and having systems and processes in place to enable the preparation of a plan that is free from material misstatement. Activities Page | 3 LONG TERM PLAN 2015-2025 I am responsible for expressing an independent opinion on aspects of the plan, as required by sections 94 and 259C of the Act. I do not express an opinion on the merits of the plan’s policy content. Independence We have followed the independence requirements of the Auditor-General, which incorporate those of the External Reporting Board. Other than our work in carrying out all legally required external audits, we have no relationship with or interests in the Council or any of its subsidiaries. Phil Kennerley, Audit New Zealand On behalf of the Auditor-General, Wellington, New Zealand Activities Page | 4 LONG TERM PLAN 2015-2025 Over-Arching Principles The Council will take the following principles into account for delivery of services to achieve wellbeing and our outcomes: Te Tiriti O Waitangi: the Council will support the principles of active protection of Māori language and culture, participation and partnership Affordability: the Council will be cognisant of the many people on fixed or low incomes and the impact of increased costs on their wellbeing Sustainability: the Council will take the long term view on the impact of its services on the environment, the economy and the people Collaboration & Partnership: the Council can achieve more by joining forces with other agencies. Many other organisations and agencies in the Masterton District, the Wairarapa and the Wellington Region along with central government also undertake work that contributes to the community outcomes. The Council is committed to supporting other organisations and working together on joint projects and initiatives where appropriate. Social Justice & Equity: the Council will pursue policies that allow for the wellbeing of all people and will ensure that the needs and interests of all sectors of its community are considered when Council decisions are made.