Agenda of Community Committee Meeting - Thursday, 23 November 2023

23 November 2023

Community Committee

Membership:

Chairperson	Cr Margaret Murray-Benge
Deputy Chairperson	Cr Grant Dally
Members	Cr Tracey Coxhead Cr Richard Crawford Mayor James Denyer Cr Murray Grainger Cr Anne Henry Cr Rodney Joyce Deputy Mayor John Scrimgeour Cr Allan Sole Cr Don Thwaites Cr Andy Wichers John Clements (Chair - Katikati Community Board) Laura Rae (Chair - Maketu Community Board) Peter Presland (Chair - Ōmokoroa Community Board) Kassie Ellis (Chair - Te Puke Community Board) Ross Goudie (Chair – Waihī Beach Community)
Quorum	Nine (9)
Frequency	Quarterly

Role:

Subject to compliance with Council strategies, policies, plans and legislation:

· To maintain an overview of Council’s community-led outcomes delivery, with a focus on the social, economic, cultural and environmental work programmes, as set out in the Long-Term Plan.

· To maintain an overview of Council’s local housing systems plan delivery, and make recommendations to Council and its Committees on appropriate actions to address priority matters.

· To maintain an overview of local climate change plans and make recommendations to Council and its Committees on appropriate actions to address priority matters.

· To receive reports from Convenors of Community Forums and make recommendations to Council and its Committees on appropriate actions to address priority matters arising from Community Forums.

· To administer specific funds of Council that contribute to improving community wellbeing.

Scope:

Social Wellbeing

· Monitor progress on Council’s community safety programme.

· Monitor (annually) local service delivery contracts relating to social wellbeing.

· Receive updates on the Community Events Fund allocations.

· Receive updates on the progress of local housing system plans.

· Receive updates on community emergency response planning and community resilience work.

· Consider and decide applications to the Community Matching Fund.

· Consider and decide applications to the Facilities in the Community Fund.

Environmental Wellbeing

· Receive updates on the Natural Environment and Sustainable Living Programme.

· Receive updates on the progress of local climate change plans.

· Monitor (annually) local service delivery contracts relating to environmental wellbeing.

· Consider and decide applications to the Community Matching Fund – ecological component.

Cultural Wellbeing

· Receive updates on the Creative Communities Scheme funding allocations.

· Receive updates on the cultural events supported by Council.

· Monitor progress on the Welcoming Communities programme and prioritise actions and activities.

Economic Wellbeing

· Receive updates (annually) from Priority One and Tourism Bay of Plenty.

· Monitor (annually) local service delivery contracts relating to economic wellbeing.

Delegations:

To receive the priority matters arising from Community Forums and make recommendations to Council and its Committees.

Power to recommend:

To Council and/or any Committee as it deems appropriate.

Power to sub-delegate:

The Committee may delegate any of its functions, duties or powers to a subcommittee, working group or other subordinate decision-making body subject to the restrictions on its delegations and provided that any sub-delegation includes a statement of purpose and specification of task.

Community Committee Meeting Agenda

23 November 2023

Notice is hereby given that a Meeting of Community Committee will be held in the Council Chambers, 1484 Cameron Road, Tauranga on:
Thursday, 23 November 2023 at 1.30pm

Order Of Business

5 Consideration of Late Items. 6

6 Declarations of Interest. 6

7 Public Excluded Items. 6

8 Public Forum... 6

9 Reports. 7

9.1 Priority One Annual Report 2022/23.. 7

9.2 Enabling Housing - progress report Q2 2023.. 50

10 Information for Receipt. 54

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9 Reports

9.1 Priority One Annual Report 2022/23

File Number: A5770274

Author: Jodie Rickard, Community and Strategic Relationships Manager

Authoriser: Rachael Davie, Deputy CEO/General Manager Strategy and Community

Executive Summary

The purpose of this report is to present Priority One’s Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2023. Nigel Tutt, Priority One Chief Executive Officer, will be in attendance to present the report.

Recommendation

1. That the Community and Strategic Relationship Manager’s report dated 23 November 2023, titled ‘Priority One Annual Report 2022/23’, be received.

Background

Priority One holds a joint service delivery contract with Western Bay of Plenty District Council (WBOPDC) and Tauranga City Council (TCC). The Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2023 sets out highlights and achievements against the KPIs in the joint service delivery contract.

The Annual Report is attached as Attachment 1 to this report.

Economic Outcomes

There are four key economic development outcomes Priority One is targeting:

1. Shift the industry sector mix in the Western Bay of Plenty Sub-Region to become more knowledge intensive, creating higher value jobs. This outcome is to be achieved through:

· Targeted growth and the attraction of knowledge intensive industries;

· The development of the innovation ecosystem via agglomeration and

related specialities;

· The growth/attraction of talent; and

· The growth of capital networks.

2. Encourage industry scale and success in the Western Bay of Plenty Sub-Region through the understanding of key industries and economic corridors and labour markets, leading to:

· Fit for purpose spatial planning;

· The provision of land, infrastructure and talent; and

· Investment for the economy to grow.

3. Leveraging the education system for targeted skills via:

· The understanding and targeting of future skill/workforce requirements in the Western Bay of Plenty Sub-Region; and

· The development of work pathways and enablement of education systems to provide work ready talent in the Western Bay of Plenty Sub-Region.

· Improve Māori education and workforce outcomes in the Western Bay of Plenty-Sub-region through encouraging relevant skills, pathways to employment and the success of Māori businesses/innovation.

HIGHLIGHTS

A snapshot of Priority One’s programme delivery in the 2022-23 year is set out below.

next steps

In early 2023 staff will be working alongside Priority One and TCC to agree outcome targets and measurables for the next three years (from 1 July 2024).

Attachments

1. Priority One Annual Report Year Ended 30 June 2023 ⇩

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9.2 Enabling Housing - progress report Q2 2023

File Number: A5799765

Author: Simone Cuers, Strategic Housing Programme Lead

Authoriser: Jodie Rickard, Community and Strategic Relationships Manager

Executive Summary

1. Council established Enabling Housing as one of five strategic priorities and a key focus of the 2024-2034 Long Term Plan and other work we do. Enabling Housing being a strategic priority means we can strengthen our focus on achieving better housing outcomes in the District now and into the future.

2. Western Bay of Plenty District Council (WBOPDC) has led a strategic focus on housing for some time, with a consistent vision and plan. There are achievements to be celebrated, details are provided in Attachment 1 to this Progress Report. The achievements demonstrate the value of a sustained focus on housing; housing projects can have a long lead time to delivery.

3. Housing is a complex system and the acceleration in housing prices both nationally and within the District has seen the housing crisis deepen. There is not a ‘quick fix’ to the housing situation. Commitment to a housing vision, such as WBOPDC is leading, is the best way forward, the best way to achieve housing that meets a community’s needs.

4. This progress report is provided to demonstrate the range of achievements council has made towards achieving our housing vision.

Recommendation

1. That the Strategic Housing Programme Lead’s report dated 23 November 2023, titled ‘Enabling Housing – Progress Report Q2 2023’ be received.

Background

5. When Council established Enabling Housing as one of five strategic priorities and a key focus of the 2024-2034 Long Term Plan, the following goals and roles were determined for council. What we want to achieve:

(i) Housing that is affordable, accessible, habitable with security of tenure, and appropriate to our life stages and differing needs.

(ii) What we see our role being

Leader

Enabler

Provider

6. Similarly, in June 2022 WBOPDC Policy Committee confirmed Council’s role as the lead agency for facilitating local housing strategies and action plans to deliver on local housing outcomes to improve community wellbeing. This includes using its resources to:

(a) leverage housing outcomes and co-investment that meet identified gaps in the housing continuum.

(b) advocate for central government investment into housing delivered by other organisations to meet identified housing needs and gaps in supply.

7. Further back in 2018 we set out the Western Bay of Plenty District Council Housing Action Plan which described the actions Council can take, where we have an influence on improving the housing situation. The Plan outlined the strategies and how we need to work together with other stakeholders involved in housing delivery to achieve the vision.

8. The 2018 Housing Action Plan’s Vision is: “All Western Bay residents are well housed. This means residents have access to homes that are affordable, accessible, habitable, and with security of tenure”.

9. Attachment 1 illustrates the outcomes council has achieved towards achieving our housing vision. There is much more work to be done in this complex space, but there is value in pausing and noting the achievements in provision of:

(i) affordable rental housing

(ii) affordable home ownership

(iii) social and community housing

(iv) elder housing

(v) improving habitability of existing homes into warm, dry, and healthy homes

(vi) enabling housing construction via infrastructure provision and zoning of land for residential purposes

(vii) establishing collaborative local housing networks who develop and implement data driven housing systems plans.

NEXT Steps

10. The current Housing Action Plan is over 5 years old. Now that Council has adopted Enabling Housing as a strategic priority, staff are beginning a review of the Housing Action Plan to incorporate the place-based approach (local housing systems plans and local housing networks) and priorities for the next 3 years.

11. Regular updates on local housing systems plans will be made to the Community Committee.

Attachments

1. Western Bay of Plenty District Council - Housing Progress Report Q2 2023 ⇩