Supplementary Reports Agenda of Ordinary Council Meeting

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Supplementary Reports

Ordinary Council Meeting

Thursday, 4 November 2021

Time:	10.00 am
Location:	Virtually via Microsoft Teams

Membership:

Mayor John Carter - Chairperson

Cr Ann Court

Cr David Clendon

Cr Dave Collard

Cr Felicity Foy

Cr Mate Radich

Cr Rachel Smith

Cr Kelly Stratford

Cr Moko Tepania

Cr John Vujcich

Ordinary Council Meeting Agenda

4 November 2021

7 Information Reports

7.4 Three Waters Reform - Resident Survey

File Number: A3445060

Author: Richard Edmondson, Manager - Communications

Authoriser: Andy Finch, General Manager - Infrastructure and Asset Management

TAKE PŪRONGO / Purpose of the Report

To provide Council with the results of the Council’s three waters reform consultation.

WHAKARĀPOPOTO MATUA / Executive SummarY

· At the Council meeting held on 12 August 2021, Council resolved to undertake public consultation on the Government’s proposed three waters reform proposals.

· The results of this consultation do not support Council opting into the proposals.

TŪTOHUNGA / Recommendation

That the Council receive the report Three Waters Reform - Resident Survey.

tĀHUHU KŌRERO / Background

On 12 August 2021, Council considered an information report on the Three Waters Reforms, detailing the position as of July 2021. This report contained substantial background information prepared by the Government outlining their case for change.

At the meeting Elected Members tabled an alternative resolution:

This paper reports on the findings of the residents’ survey forming part d) of the above resolution.

MATAPAKI ME NGĀ KŌWHIRINGA / Discussion and Next Steps

Independent research company, Key Research, was commissioned by Far North District Council to survey residents on whether they thought the Council should Opt in or Opt out of the Government’s Three Waters Reform Programme.

Key Research contacted Far North residents by post randomly selected from the General and Māori Electoral Rolls and invited them directly to take part in an online survey. The Council also invited anyone via its Facebook page, email contact list, and newspaper and radio advertisements to participate in the survey. Responses from the two groups were recorded separately.

The postal invitation to take the survey received 168 responses. The public online survey received 879 responses.

The link to the online survey was: https://www.fndc.govt.nz/Our-Services/Water/Three-Waters-Reform-Programme?BestBetMatch=three%20waters|28911163-c80a-4343-938d-d968e3ae9015|fc9462bd-8413-4be1-a1a5-6a79217d0b98|en-AU

The surveys closed on 22 October 2021.

· 85% of respondents to the public online survey think the Council should opt out.

· 68% of the postal survey respondents say the Council should opt out.

· 82% (postal) and 80% (public) of those who want the Council to opt out do not believe the reforms will deliver efficiencies or lower costs.

The full results are included in Attachment 1.

On 27 October 2021 the Government announced that participation in the three waters reforms would be mandatory.

PĀNGA PŪTEA ME NGĀ WĀHANGA TAHUA / Financial Implications and Budgetary Provision

There are no financial implications arising directly from the residents’ survey.

Āpitihanga / Attachments

1. Far North DC Three Waters Survey 2021 (Postal to online) - A3462129 ⇩

2. Far North DC Three Waters Survey 2021 (Public) - A3462130 ⇩

3. Attachment 1 - FNDC Three Waters Programme Survey Results 2021 - A3455458 ⇩

4. Far North DC 2021 Three Waters Survey - Verbatim Report page 1 - A3462131 ⇩

5. Far North DC 2021 Three Waters Survey - Verbatim Report page 2 - A3462132 ⇩

6. Far North DC 2021 Three Waters Survey - Verbatim Report page 3 - A3462133 ⇩

7. Far North DC 2021 Three Waters Survey - Verbatim Report page 4 - A3462134 ⇩

Ordinary Council Meeting Agenda

4 November 2021

8 te wāhanga tūmataiti / Public Excluded

RESOLUTION TO EXCLUDE THE PUBLIC

Recommendation

That the public be excluded from the following parts of the proceedings of this meeting.

The general subject matter of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under section 48 of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution are as follows:

General subject of each matter to be considered	Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter	Ground(s) under section 48 for the passing of this resolution
8.10 - Notice of Motion - Proposal to Purchase Land in Taipā	s7(2)(i) - the withholding of the information is necessary to enable Council to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations)	s48(1)(a)(i) - the public conduct of the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding would exist under section 6 or section 7
8.11 - Taumarere to Opua Cycle Trail Relocation	s48(2)(a)(i) - the exclusion of the public from the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting is necessary to enable the Council to deliberate in private on its decision or recommendation where a right of appeal lies to any court or tribunal against the final decision of the Council in these proceedings	s48(2)(a)(i) - the exclusion of the public from the part of the meeting is necessary to enable the local authority to deliberate in private on its decision or recommendation