Notice of the ordinary meeting of the
Urban Development Subcommittee
Te Kōmiti Āpiti, Whakahou Taone
Agenda
Rārangi take
Chair Cr
Judene Edgar
Members Her Worship the Mayor Rachel Reese
Cr Mel Courtney
Cr
Kate Fulton
Cr
Brian McGurk
Cr
Pete Rainey
Quorum: 3
Pat Dougherty
Chief
Executive
Nelson
City Council Disclaimer
Please
note that the contents of these Council and Committee Agendas have yet to be
considered by Council and officer recommendations may be altered or changed by
the Council in the process of making the formal Council decision.
Excerpt from Council’s
Delegations Register A1183061
Areas of Responsibility
·
City Centre Programme, including the City Centre Spatial Plan
·
Oversight of the City Centre Engagement Group
·
Intensification Action Plan
·
Housing Reserve – development of criteria for use and
consideration of projects
·
Social and affordable housing proposals
·
Development Contributions and Financial Contributions
·
Statutory tools, initiatives and projects relating to Urban
Development and Housing
Powers to decide
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Appointment of a deputy Chair
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Developing, monitoring and reviewing strategies, policies and
plans, with final versions to be recommended to Council for approval
·
Undertaking informal community engagement on matters within the
areas of responsibility
Powers to Recommend to Council
·
Approval of final versions of strategies, policies and plans
·
All other matters within the areas of responsibility or any other
matters referred to it by Council
For the Terms of Reference for the
Urban Development Subcommittee please refer to document A2505916.
Urban
Development Subcommittee
20
April 2021
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No.
1. Apologies
Nil
2. Confirmation
of Order of Business
3. Interests
3.1 Updates
to the Interests Register
3.2 Identify
any conflicts of interest in the agenda
4. Public Forum
5. Confirmation
of Minutes
5.1 2
March 2021 6 - 9
Document number M15459
Recommendation
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That the Urban Development Subcommittee
1. Confirms the minutes of the
meeting of the Urban Development Subcommittee, held on 2 March 2021, as a
true and correct record.
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6. Chairperson's Report 10 - 11
Document number R24804
Recommendation
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That
the Urban Development Subcommittee
1. Receives
the report Chairperson's Report (R24804).
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7. City Centre Spatial
Plan update 12 - 32
Document number R23739
Recommendation
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That
the Urban Development Subcommittee
1. Receives
the report City Centre Spatial Plan update (R23739) and its attachments (A2604905
and A2604904).
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8. Housing
Supply Update 33 - 34
Document number R24770
Recommendation
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That
the Urban Development Subcommittee
1. Receives
the report Housing Supply Update (R24770).
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CONFIDENTIAL Business
9. Exclusion of the Public
Recommendation
That the Urban
Development Subcommittee
1. Excludes the public from the following
parts of the proceedings of this meeting.
2. The general subject 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(1) of the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution are as
follows:
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Item
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General subject of each matter to be
considered
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Reason for passing this resolution in
relation to each matter
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Particular interests protected (where
applicable)
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1
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Totara Street Properties Update
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Section
48(1)(a)
The public
conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information
for which good reason exists under section 7
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The withholding of the information is
necessary:
· Section
7(2)(a)
To protect the
privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person
· Section 7(2)(h)
To enable the
local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial
activities
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Urban Development Minutes - 2 March
2021
Present: Councillor
J Edgar (Chairperson), Her Worship the Mayor R Reese, Councillors M Courtney, K
Fulton, B McGurk and P Rainey
In
Attendance: Councillors M Lawrey, G Noonan and R
Sanson, Group Manager Environmental Management (C Barton), Group Manager
Strategy and Communications (N McDonald), Governance Adviser (E-J Ruthven) and
Governance Support (P Boutle)
Apologies : Nil
1. Apologies
There were no apologies.
2. Confirmation of
Order of Business
The Chairperson advised there
was one minor late item for the meeting, regarding the City Centre Spatial Plan
Engagement Approach.
She added that item six of the
agenda had been withdrawn, as Ms Campbell was unable to attend the meeting.
3. Interests
There were no updates to the
Interests Register, and no interests with items on the agenda were declared.
4. Public Forum
There was no public forum.
5. Chairperson's Report
Document number R22695, agenda
pages 5 - 8 refer.
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Councillor Edgar spoke to her report. She emphasised
the importance of partnering with central
government and community organisations to support housing, and commended the
research of officers, particularly Group Manager Strategy and Communications,
Nicky McDonald.
Councillor Edgar also
highlighted Council’s participation in the Affordable Housing for
Generations research programme.
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Resolved UD/2021/001
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That
the Urban Development Subcommittee
1. Receives the report
Chairperson's Report (R22695)
and its attachment (A2582100).
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Edgar/McGurk Carried
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6. Julia Campbell, new
Regional Director, Kāinga Ora – Introduction
This item was withdrawn from the agenda.
7. Options for
increasing housing supply
Document number R22552, agenda
pages 9 - 23 refer.
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Attendance: Councillor Fulton joined the meeting at 9.08a.m.
Team Leader City Development,
Lisa Gibellini, presented the report.
Along with Group Manager
Environmental Management, Clare Barton, and Senior City Development Adviser,
Gabrielle Thorpe, Ms Gibellini answered questions regarding:
· Processes involved in setting up an Urban Development
Authority;
· Assessment of Council’s property portfolio for
potential housing developments;
· Collaboration with Tasman District Council in preparing
the Housing and Business Capacity Assessment;
· The development community’s views regarding the
National Policy Statement – Urban Development requirement to remove
on-site parking requirements and the development feasibility tool;
· Kāinga Ora’s strategic plan for
Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough and the potential for collaboration in larger scale
housing projects;
· Potential approaches from developers for housing
projects, and how these could be advanced;
· Approaches from inner-city property owners to sell land
to Council, noting that any such expressions of interest should be brought to
the subcommittee for governance direction; and
· How climate impact assessments would be incorporated into
the next steps to be undertaken in relation to housing supply matters.
The meeting was adjourned from
10.25a.m to 10.38a.m.
Her Worship the Mayor, seconded
by Councillor McGurk, moved a motion:
That the Urban
Development Subcommittee
1. Receives
the report Options for increasing housing supply (R22552); and
2. Engages with
Kāinga Ora to support and inform the Nelson aspects of Kāinga
Ora’s Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough Strategic Plan including consideration
of potential Specified Development Projects and reports back to the next
Urban Development Subcommittee;
3. Requests
officers to report back to the Urban Development Subcommittee on any land
purchase opportunities with potential to leverage housing supply, as they
arise;
4. Requests
that officers undertake a further assessment of Council-owned properties to
see which have potential to leverage housing supply, and report to the
Strategic Development and Property Subcommittee and Urban Development
Subcommittee, as appropriate.
Councillor Fulton, seconded by Councillor Courtney, moved
an amendment to include a fifth clause:
5. Notes that
in future officers will incorporate considerations of the impact of housing
on delivering to climate change objectives.
Following discussion, and with
the agreement of the mover and seconder, the amendment was incorporated into
the motion.
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Resolved UD/2021/002
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That
the Urban Development Subcommittee
1. Receives
the report Options for increasing housing supply (R22552); and
2. Engages with
Kāinga Ora to support and inform the Nelson aspects of Kāinga
Ora’s Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough Strategic Plan including consideration
of potential Specified Development Projects and reports back to the next
Urban Development Subcommittee;
3. Requests
officers to report back to the Urban Development Subcommittee on any land purchase
opportunities with potential to leverage housing supply, as they arise;
4. Requests
that officers undertake a further assessment of Council-owned properties to
see which have potential to leverage housing supply, and report to the
Strategic Development and Property Subcommittee and Urban Development
Subcommittee, as appropriate; and
5. Notes
that in future officers will incorporate considerations of the impact of
housing on delivering to climate change objectives.
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Her Worship the Mayor/McGurk Carried
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8. City Centre Spatial
Plan Engagement Approach (minor late item)
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Due to timing constraints, this
item was withdrawn from the agenda.
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There being no further business the meeting ended at 10.45a.m.
Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings:
Chairperson
Date
Item 6: Chairperson's
Report
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Urban Development Subcommittee
20 April 2021
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REPORT R24804
Chairperson's
Report
1. Purpose
of Report
1.1 To
update the Subcommittee on current matters.
2. Recommendation
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That the Urban Development Subcommittee
1. Receives
the report Chairperson's Report (R24804).
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2. Housing Announcements
2.1 On
23 March the Government’s latest housing announcements were designed to
increase the supply of houses and remove incentives for speculators, to deliver
a more sustainable housing market.
2.2 The
six key elements of the housing package were:
· A $3.8 billion fund to
accelerate housing supply in the short to medium term. Investment in
infrastructure by way of grants is seen as a potential game-changer in Nelson.
· Greater access to First
Home Grants and Loans with increased income caps and higher house price caps in
targeted areas taking effect 1 April. Income caps to get financial
assistance were lifted from $85,000 to $95,000 for single buyers, and from $130,000
to $150,000 for two or more buyers. The government recognised that Nelson
is one of the regions that needs targeted support by lifting the price cap on
homes able to be purchased under the First Home Loans and First Home Grants
scheme from $500,000 to $525,000 for existing homes and $500,000 to $600,000
for new builds.
· Bright-line test doubled
to 10 years with an exemption to incentivise new builds. To support
increasing supply, the bright-line test for new build investment properties
remains at five years.
· Interest deductibility
loophole, removing the ability for property investors to offset their interest
expenses against their rental income when they are calculating their tax, was
removed for future investors and will be phased out on existing residential
investments.
· Government to support
Kāinga Ora to borrow an additional $2 billion to scale up at pace land
acquisition to boost housing supply
· Apprenticeship Boost
initiative extended a further four months to support trades and trades training.
3. Housing Reserve
3.1 Following
the Urban Development Subcommittee workshop of 2 March, which unfortunately
precluded the attendance of external parties due to COVID levels, the
presentation by Dr Kay Saville Smith and the draft vision, principles and priorities
has been sent to Abbeyfield New Zealand, Nelson Tasman Housing Trust and
Habitat for Humanity Nelson for their input and feedback.
3.2 In
order for Council “to work with and support partners who have the ability
to deliver social and affordable housing solutions for the community”, it
is important for Council to engage with the housing sector, including
Kāinga Ora and our local Community Housing Providers to ensure that our
Housing Reserve criteria is enabling and does not inadvertently create barriers
to delivery.
3.3 Resourcing
to ensure that Council is able to capitalise on the latest Government
announcements as well as the opportunities that the Housing Reserve creates is
currently being evaluated on an across-Council basis to ensure a streamlined
approach to housing delivery.
Author: Judene
Edgar, Chairperson
Attachments
Nil
Item 7: City Centre
Spatial Plan update
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Urban Development Subcommittee
20 April 2021
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REPORT R23739
City
Centre Spatial Plan update
1. Purpose
of Report
1.1 To
receive an update on the Nelson City Centre Spatial Plan (CCSP), including the
community engagement process.
2. Recommendation
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That the Urban Development Subcommittee
1. Receives
the report City Centre Spatial Plan update (R23739) and its attachments
(A2604905 and A2604904).
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3. Background
3.1 Council
adopted the City Centre Programme Plan and Six Key Moves in September 2019,
resolving that the Council:
Resolved
CL/2019/001
Receives
the report City Centre Spatial Plan update (R23739) and its attachment
(A2247904); and
Adopts
the City Centre Programme Plan (A2247904); and
Notes
that the City Centre Programme Plan will provide strategic direction for other
work streams within Council, including Long Term, Activity Management Plans
(e.g. infrastructure, transport and parks), Nelson Plan and Future
Development Strategy; and
Directs officers
to bring back to Council the Delivery Plan of the City Centre Programme Plan.
3.2 The
City Centre Spatial Plan (CCSP) is the delivery plan of the City Centre
Programme Plan.
3.3 At
its meeting on 23 April 2020, Council approved in report R16965 a programme of
short term tactical improvement work for the City Centre. This work was
in response to COVID-19 and led to the Streets for People Programme being
developed and consulted. That process resulted in Council making the
following decision at its meeting on 9 September 2020:
Resolved CL/2020/002
Receives
the report City Centre Streets for People Deliberations Report (R18133) and its
attachments (A2444112, A2448998 and A2444109); and
Resolved
CL/2020/003
Revokes
resolution (CL/2002/043) of Council on 23 April 2020 below:
“2. Approves stage 1 short term tactical initiatives
to enable safe pedestrian movement in the city centre post COVID19 lockdown
from existing unspent Transport budget;”
Resolved CL/2020/004
Approves
the completion of the City Centre Spatial Plan as a first priority for the City
Development Team, noting the Spatial Plan will be aligned with the Parking
Strategy; and
Supports the work in the City Centre by allocating:
2020/2021
year $200,000
unbudgeted operating expenditure
$400,000
capital expenditure
Reallocating
the Annual Plan capital budget for this work to:
2021/2022
year $1.2M
2022/2023
year $1.5M
Accepts
budgets may need to be adjusted to allow for appropriate sequencing and agrees
the purpose of this funding is to advance the pedestrian and place-making
aspirations anticipated in the Spatial Plan, noting that engagement and design
commences during the 2020/21 year and delivery and implementation commences during
the 2021/22 year.
Notes
where tactical works are implemented they need to be of a scale that is able to
be evaluated, and while they are moveable and removable, in order to test them
the expectation is that they will be in place for at least 3 years; and
Supports
the City Development Team in engaging with city centre stakeholders on tactical
and permanent, resilient, quality and smart enhancement of Nelsons City Centre;
and
Accepts
the Waka Kotahi funding offer will be relinquished and acknowledges the support
from Waka Kotahi; and
Notes
officers will have follow up discussions with Waka Kotahi for future funding
opportunities.
3.4 The
engagement with the community and creation of the CCSP has taken longer than
anticipated due to the Streets for People work, a Council committee and
delegation restructure (including changes to the City Centre Working Group) and
the need to align with the Parking Strategy.
3.5 The
CCSP was to update the Urban Development Subcommittee at its first meeting on 2
March. Due to insufficient time, the CCSP engagement item on the agenda
at this meeting was not discussed. Chair of the Urban Development
Subcommittee Councillor Judene Edgar, supported the engagement plan and the
need to move forward with the support of the Mayor and City Centre Engagement
Group at a 15 March meeting.
3.6 The
CCSP project team has appointed Paul Jennings (UpShift) to lead the community
engagement process. Officers are in the process of engaging project
management and analytical support for the engagement process. Engagement
and communications plans have been drafted and approved by the City Centre
Engagement Group.
3.7 The
CCSP project team have met twice with the Mayor and City Centre Engagement
Group (Councillor’s Judene Edgar and Mel Courtney) on 25 January and 15
March. The CCSP project team have started targeted community pre-engagement
effort across 40 community groups that will commence the last week of March and
will be ongoing over a four month period. The Engagement Plan and
Stakeholder Mapping reports are attached to this report along with the
Communications Plan.
4. Conclusion
4.1 The
CCSP project team will provide regular updates to the City Centre Engagement
Group, and work with them to bring a draft to Council for the 1 July meeting,
seeking approval to go out to the public for feedback.
5. Next
Steps
5.1 City
Centre Spatial Plan workshop with Council 26 May 2021
5.2 City
Centre Spatial Plan Draft approved for public consultation 1 July 2021
5.3 Council
approval of City Centre Spatial Plan 23 September 2021
Author: Alan
Gray, City Centre Development Programme Lead
Attachments
Attachment 1: City
Centre Spatial Plan Engagement Strategy - A2604905 ⇩
Attachment 2: City
Centre Spatial Plan Enagement Plan - A2604904 ⇩
Item 7: City Centre Spatial Plan update: Attachment 1
Item 7: City Centre
Spatial Plan update: Attachment 2
Item 8: Housing Supply
Update
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Urban Development Subcommittee
20 April 2021
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REPORT R24770
Housing
Supply Update
1. Purpose
of Report
1.1 To
receive the housing supply update report, including the identification of next
steps in relation to the Housing Reserve, and an update on recent housing
supply government announcements.
2. Recommendation
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That the Urban Development Subcommittee
1. Receives
the report Housing Supply Update (R24770).
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3. Background
Housing Reserve
3.1 Settlement
of the divestment of Council’s community housing to Kāinga Ora took
place on 19 March 2021. From the proceeds of the divestment the Council
has established a $12 million Housing Reserve which provides an opportunity to
take an innovative approach to improving affordability in the Nelson market.
3.2 Consultation
with the community to date has been on the basis that the purpose of the
Housing Reserve would be “to work with and support partners who have the
ability to deliver social and affordable housing solutions for the
community”.
3.3 The
Urban Development Subcommittee has had a workshop on affordable housing (26
November 2020) and on establishment of the Nelson Housing Reserve (2 March
2021). Feedback on a draft vision, principles and priorities for the
Housing Reserve was provided by the Subcommittee and a future report will be
brought to the Urban Development Subcommittee to approve for consideration by
Council.
Housing Supply Announcement
3.4 On
23 March 2021 the Government announced its next steps to tackle the housing
crisis. This included provision of a package of urgent and long-term
measures targeted at increasing housing supply, relieving pressure on the
housing market, and tipping the balance away from property speculators and back
towards first home buyers.
3.5 Within
the package is a $3.8 billion Housing Acceleration Fund aimed at speeding up
the supply of new housing by providing the infrastructure needed to support
it. Officers are currently assessing how the Housing Acceleration Fund
may assist Council in leveraging an increase in supply. It is noted that
the Government will not be finalising the criteria for the fund until the end
of June 2021.
Kāinga Ora
3.6 Officers
have recently met with Kāinga Ora which is interested in exploring a range
of housing development and partnership models in Nelson with the aim of
commencing individual projects to increase supply within the next two years, as
well as identifying a larger scale programme of projects over a 10 year term.
Many will require infrastructure (including active and public transport)
investment and upgrades providing an opportunity to utilise the Housing
Acceleration Fund.
3.7 Officers
will continue to work with Kāinga Ora assisting with its business cases
for a range of short- and longer-term housing supply projects in Nelson and
opportunities for partnership with Council and other stakeholders. As
opportunities crystallise the Sub-Committee will be updated.
4. Conclusion
4.1 The
housing space is fast moving, complex and a range of different types of supply,
development models and partnerships are required to address it.
4.2 It
is important that all housing workstreams within Council are coordinated to
maximise Council’s ability to leverage all types of supply, at different
price points, and to leverage partnerships and investment opportunities.
4.3 Another
update report will be presented to the Urban Development Subcommittee in June.
Author: Lisa
Gibellini, Team Leader City Development
Attachments
Nil