Chairperson

Deputy Chairperson

Members

Councillor Sam MacDonald

Councillor Jake McLellan

Mayor Phil Mauger

Deputy Mayor Victoria Henstock

Councillor David Cartwright

Councillor Melanie Coker

Councillor Pauline Cotter

Councillor Kelly Barber

Councillor Celeste Donovan

Councillor Tyrone Fields – via audiovisual link

Councillor Tyla Harrison-Hunt – partially via audiovisual link

Councillor Nathaniel Herz Jardine

Councillor Yani Johanson

Councillor Aaron Keown – partially via audiovisual link

Councillor Andrei Moore

Councillor Mark Peters

Councillor Tim Scandrett

Principal Advisor

Bede Carran

General Manager Finance, Risk & Performance / CFO

Tel: 941 8999

bede.carran@ccc.govt.nz

Meeting Advisor

David Corlett

Democratic Services Advisor

Tel: 941 5421

David.corlett@ccc.govt.nz

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00153

That the apology from Councillor Fields for absence be accepted.

Councillor MacDonald/Deputy Mayor                                                      Carried

Secretarial Note: Although the apology was accepted, Councillor Fields attended via audiovisual link for Item 12. Confirmation of content – Draft Annual Plan 2026/27.

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00154

That the minutes of the Finance and Performance Committee meeting held on Wednesday 26 November 2025 be confirmed.

Mayor/Councillor McLellan                                                                                          Carried

17. Public Excluded Finance and Performance Committee Minutes - 23 July 2025

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00155

That the Finance and Performance Committee confirms the Public Excluded minutes from the Finance and Performance Committee meeting held on 26 November 2025.

Mayor/Councillor McLellan                                                                                          Carried

4.1

Harrison McEvoy

Harrison McEvoy spoke on rates capping (copy of presentation attached).

Attachments

a        Presentation on Rates Capping ⇨  

7.   Key Organisational Performance Results - November 2025

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00156

Officer Recommendation accepted without change

Part C

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

1.        Receives the information in the Key Organisational Performance Results - November 2025 Report.

Councillor MacDonald/Councillor McLellan                                            Carried

8.   Financial Performance Report - November 2025

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00157

Officer Recommendation accepted without change

Part C

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

1.        Receives the information in the Financial Performance Report - November 2025 Report.

Councillor Herz Jardine/Councillor Peters                                               Carried

9.   Capital Programme Performance Report November 2025

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00158

Officer Recommendation accepted without change

Part C

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

1.        Receives the information in the Capital Programme Performance Report November 2025.

Mayor/Councillor MacDonald                                                                               Carried

10. Draft Council submissions on Building and Construction Sector Amendment Bills

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00159

Officer Recommendations accepted without change

Part C

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

1.        Receives the information in the Draft Council submissions on Building and Construction Sector Amendment Bills Report.

2.        Approves lodging the Council submission on the Building and Construction Sector Amendment Bills (Attachment A).

3.        Notes that the decision in this report is assessed as low significance based on the Christchurch City Council’s Significance and Engagement Policy.

4.        Delegates authority to the General Manager Strategy, Planning and Regulatory Services to oversee final editorial changes to correct any typographical or formatting errors in the submission.

Councillor Harrison-Hunt/Mayor                                                                     Carried

11. Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust: Request to Approve Subsidiary

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00160

Officer Recommendations accepted without change

Part C

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

1.        Receives the information in the Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust: Request to Approve Subsidiary Report.

2.        Notes that the decision in this report is assessed as low significance based on the Christchurch City Council’s Significance and Engagement Policy.

3.        Approves, as required by the terms of the Financing Agreements, Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust’s request to establish a subsidiary, being a charitable company, that can develop social and affordable housing outside of Christchurch and Banks Peninsula.

4.        Notes that this is a contingency measure allowing for the take up of housing opportunities while Council’s previously approved changes to the Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust’s trust deed are implemented via a Private Bill.

Councillor McLellan/Councillor Harrison-Hunt                                                                                Carried

15. Notice of Motion - Letter to Central Government regarding paying rates on Crown owned properties

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00161

Councillor Recommendation accepted without change

Part C

Notice of Motion Recommendation:

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

1.        Requests the Mayor write to Central Government on behalf of the Council to request that the Crown commences to pay full rates on Crown owned properties that are currently categorised as Non-Rateable in the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002.

Councillor Cotter/Councillor Coker                                                               Carried

13. Christchurch City Holdings Ltd - Quarter 1 2025/26 Performance Report

Committee Comment

1.              Bryan Pearson (Chair) and Matt Slatter (Chief Executive) from Christchurch City Holdings presented the Quarter 1 2025/26 Performance Report (attached).

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00162

Officer Recommendation accepted without change

Part C

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

1.        Receives Christchurch City Holdings Ltd - Quarter 1 2025/26 Performance Report.

Councillor MacDonald/Deputy Mayor                                                                                                                     Carried

Attachments

a        Presentation CCHL Q1 Performance Report ⇨  

Election of a Chair

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00163

The Finance and Performance Committee resolved that Deputy Mayor Henstock be appointed Chairperson of the Finance and Performance Committee for Item 14 – Appointment of an Elected Member to the Board of Christchurch City Holdings and public excluded Item 19 - Appointment of Independent Director to the Board of Christchurch City Holdings Ltd

Councillor MacDonald/Mayor                                                                               Carried

14. Appointment of an Elected Member to the Board of Christchurch City Holdings Ltd

Officer Recommendations Ngā Tūtohu

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

1.     Approves the re-appointment of Councillor Melanie Coker to the Christchurch City Holdings Ltd board as a Council director for a term of three years commencing 22 December 2025 and ending at the 2028 triennial election;

2.     Either:

a)     Requests Christchurch City Holdings Ltd (CCHL) to re-convene the 2025 post-election Appointments Committee in early 2026 to undertake a new appointment process to recommend a second Council director to the Christchurch City Holdings Ltd board;

OR

b)    Declines to make a second Council director appointment to the Christchurch City Holdings Ltd board until further notice, noting that the next expected time for CCHL’s appointments committee to reconvene is in the second half of 2026 when an independent director retires by rotation creating a vacancy and Christchurch City Holdings Ltd commences its appointment/reappointment process; and

3.     Notes that the decision in this report is assessed as low significance based on the Christchurch City Council’s Significance and Engagement Policy.

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00164

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

1.     Approves the re-appointment of Councillor Melanie Coker to the Christchurch City Holdings Ltd board as a Council director for a term of three years commencing 22 December 2025 and ending at the 2028 triennial election;

2.     Requests Christchurch City Holdings Ltd (CCHL) to re-convene the 2025 post-election Appointments Committee in early 2026 to undertake a new appointment process to recommend a second Council director to the Christchurch City Holdings Ltd board;

3.    Notes that the decision in this report is assessed as low significance based on the Christchurch City Council’s Significance and Engagement Policy.

Councillor Cotter/Councillor Peters                                                                                                                                    Carried

16. Resolution to Exclude the Public Te whakataunga kaupare hunga tūmatanui

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00165

Part C

That Bryan Pearson of Christchurch City Holdings Ltd and Anne Urlwin Chair of the Appointments Pane, remain after the public have been excluded for Item 18 and Item 19 of the public excluded agenda as they have knowledge that is relevant to that item and will assist the Council.

That Bryan Pearson, Matt Slater, Paula Davis, Alice Johnson, and Sue Taylor of Christchurch City Holdings Ltd remain after the public have been excluded for Item 20 of the public excluded agenda as they have knowledge that is relevant to that item and will assist the Council.

AND

That at 11.14 am the resolution to exclude the public set out on pages 178 to 181 of the agenda be adopted.

Councillor MacDonald/Mayor                                                                                                                                                 Carried

12. Confirmation of content - Draft Annual Plan 2026/27

Committee Comment

1.              Council Officers Bruce Moher and Peter Ryan joined the table to present the report.

2.              Councillor MacDonald, as Chair of the Finance and Performance Committee, Moved a set of Recommendations, Seconded by Councillor Keown. The Chairperson’s Recommendations contained the following:

·     Recommendations 1 and 2 – No change to the Officer Recommendations.

·     Recommendation 3 – Confirming the development of the draft Annual Plan to include:

·         Recommendation 3a - Pausing the 2026/27 $0.30 million increase to the Environmental Partnership Fund.

·         Recommendation 3b - Consulting on applying a 5.0% pro-rata reduction to the contestable grants listed in Attachment B of the report.

·         Recommendation 3c - Pausing the 0.25% rates increase for the Climate Resilience Fund in 2026/27.

·         Recommendations 3d and 3e - Requesting staff advice in time for the draft Annual Plan adoption meeting in February 2026 regarding consulting on:

3d. improving levels of service for graffiti and litter removal.

3e. improving traffic flow through targeted traffic signal optimisation and green light rephasing.

·     Recommendation 4 – Agreeing that the analytical savings of $6.06 million be applied to a rates reduction.

·     Recommendation 5 - Not agreeing with including an increase to the capital grant to the Canterbury Museum of $0.98 million in 2026/27.

·     Recommendation 6a – Noting that, if the Chairperson’s Recommendations are resolved, this would result in the proposed draft Annual Plan average rates increase to existing ratepayers of 7.30%.

·     Recommendations 6b, 7 and 8 – No change to the Officer Recommendations.

3.              Councillors were provided an opportunity to ask questions of clarification.

4.              Councillors were provided an opportunity to raise alternative Foreshadowed Motions to the Chairperson’s Recommendations. The following Foreshadowed Motions were Moved; Seconders were confirmed following the adjournment.

·     Foreshadowed Motion to 3a - Councillors Coker/Cotter - Confirms the development of the draft Annual Plan includes consulting on pausing the 2026/27 $0.30 million increase to the Environmental Partnership Fund.

·     Foreshadowed Motion to 3c - Councillors Coker/Cotter - Confirms the development of the draft Annual Plan includes consulting on pausing the 0.25% rates increase for the Climate Resilience Fund in 2026/27.

·     Foreshadowed Motion to 4 - Councillors Cotter/Coker – Agreeing that the analytical savings of $6.06 million be applied to debt reduction, by increasing rating for renewals (Officer Recommendation 4).

·     Foreshadowed Motion to 5 – Councillor Cotter – Agreeing with including an increase to the capital grant to the Canterbury Museum of $0.98 million in 2026/27 (Officer Recommendation 5).
Secretarial Note: This Foreshadowed Motion was withdrawn following the adjournment.

·     Foreshadowed Motion to 5 - Councillors Scandrett/Cotter - Consulting on whether to increase to the capital grant to the Canterbury Museum of $0.98 million in 2026/27.

5.              Councillors were provided an opportunity to raise other proposed amendments (refer to Minutes Attachment 12A). The following proposed amendments were Moved; Seconders were confirmed following the adjournment:

·     Proposed Amendment 4 – Councillors Donovan/Johanson – Request for advice regarding Leaver Terrace and Grantley Street – Kerb and Channel Assets.

·     Proposed Amendment 5 – Councillors Donovan/Johanson – Request for advice regarding available budgets and processes to address identified street lighting gaps on Inwoods Road and Grantley Street.

·     Proposed Amendment 6 – Councillors Johanson/Donovan – Noting that staff will provide a report in time for the draft Annual Plan adoption meeting regarding funding for SPACPAC through the Capital Endowment Fund.

·     Proposed Amendments 9 and 11 combined – Councillors Johanson/Herz Jardine – Request for advice in time for the draft Annual Plan adoption meeting regarding consulting on the Council’s role in community housing and homelessness to inform the Long-Term Plan 2027-2037.

·     Proposed Amendment 10 – Councillors Johanson/Donovan – Request for advice regarding the scope and financial information of the projects within the Weaving the East programme.

·     Proposed Amendment 13 – Councillors Donovan/Cotter – Request for advice on available budgets and processes to repair or replace the footpath on Pratt Street.

6.              The meeting voted on each Chairperson’s Recommendation and Foreshadowed Motion (where applicable) individually (refer below for the individual decisions and voting records).

7.              The meeting voted on each Proposed Amendment individually (refer below for the individual decisions and voting records).

8.              The meeting adjourned to enable Council Officers to calculate the proposed rates increased based on the decisions made at the meeting.

9.              Upon reconvening, Council Officer Bruce Moher confirmed that the proposed rates increase, based on the decisions made at the meeting would be 8.32%. This figure was updated in the Chairperson’s Recommendation 6a as follows:

6. Notes the direction provided through the Annual Plan workshops and the resolutions above will result in a:

a.        proposed draft Annual Plan average rates increase to existing ratepayers of 8.32%, further noting rate increases to individual rate payers could vary materially due to the impact of the General Revaluation taking effect on 1 July 2026;

10.          The meeting voted on Chairperson’s Recommendation 6a which was declared a tied vote, at which point the meeting adjourned.

11.          Upon reconvening, the Chairperson Moved the following new Motion 9, Seconded by the Mayor:

9.       Revokes the below previous resolution and agrees that the analytical savings of $6.06 million be applied 50% to debt reduction and 50% to rates reduction, noting this will have a proposed rates increase to existing ratepayers of 7.95%.

Agrees that the analytical savings of $6.06 million be applied to debt reduction, by increasing rating for renewals, noting this has no rates impact in 2026/27, other than a less than 0.01% reduction in interest costs, and an impact of -0.05% and -0.05% in the two subsequent years and noting this supports Council move to a balanced budget by 2027/28

12.          When put to the vote, in accordance with Standing Order 9.15 which requires 75 per cent of the members present and voting to agree with a revocation, Motion 9 was declared lost.

13.          The meeting voted on remaining Motions 6b, 7 and 8 which were declared carried.

Suspension of Standing Orders

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00166

That pursuant to Standing Order 3.5 (Temporary Suspension of Standing Orders), the following Standing Orders be suspended to enable a more informal discussion:

17.5        members may speak only once.

18.1        general procedure for speaking and moving motions.

18.8        foreshadowed amendments.

          18.9        lost amendments.

Councillor MacDonald/Councillor McLellan                                                Carried

Officer Recommendations Ngā Tūtohu

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

1.        Receives the summary information and options in the Confirmation of content - Draft Annual Plan 2026/27 Report.

2.        Confirms the direction provided through the Annual Plan workshops in November and December 2025 to inform the draft Annual Plan development process. 

3.        Confirms if the development of the draft Annual Plan should include:

a.        pausing the 2026/27 $0.30 million increase to the Environmental Partnership Fund, maintaining the 2025/26 funding of $0.70 million in 2026/27, noting this will have a proposed rates reduction in 2026/27 of 0.04%.

b.        applying a 5.0% pro-rata reduction to the contestable grants listed in the schedule (Attachment B of this report), which will reduce grant funding by $0.36 million in 2026/27, noting this will have a proposed rates reduction in 2026/27 of 0.04%.

c.        pausing the 0.25% rates increase for the Climate Resilience Fund in 2026/27, which will then recommence from 2027/28, noting this will have a proposed rates reduction in 2026/27 of 0.25% and an overall reduction in the Fund of $22.9 million by 2034.

4.        Agrees that the analytical savings of $6.06 million be applied to debt reduction, by increasing rating for renewals, noting this has no rates impact in 2026/27, other than a less than 0.01% reduction in interest costs, and an impact of -0.05% and -0.05% in the two subsequent years and noting this supports Council move to a balanced budget by 2027/28.

5.        Confirms that the draft Annual Plan will include an increase to the capital grant to the Canterbury Museum of $0.98 million in 2026/27, noting this will have a proposed rates increase in 2026/27 of close to 0.0%.

6.        Notes the direction provided through the Annual Plan workshops and the resolutions above will result in a:

a.        proposed draft Annual Plan average rates increase to existing ratepayers of 7.99%, further noting rate increases to individual rate payers could vary materially due to the impact of the General Revaluation taking effect on 1 July 2026; and

b.        breach of the balanced budget financial prudence benchmark for 2026/27 as indicated in the LTP.

7.        Confirms the proposed minor changes to levels of service for two activities – Water Supply, and Communications and Engagement (Attachment A).

8.        Notes a draft list of properties to seek the community views and preferences as to their future use will be presented to Council for adoption at the Draft Annual Plan adoption meeting in February 2026.

Chairperson’s Recommendations – Moved/Seconded

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

1.             Receives the summary information and options in the Confirmation of content - Draft Annual Plan 2026/27 Report.

2.             Confirms the direction provided through the Annual Plan workshops in November and December 2025 to inform the draft Annual Plan development process. 

3.             Confirms the development of the draft Annual Plan includes:

a.              Pausing the 2026/27 $0.30 million increase to the Environmental Partnership Fund, maintaining the 2025/26 funding of $0.70 million in 2026/27, noting this will have a proposed rates reduction in 2026/27 of 0.04%.

b.              Consulting on applying a 5.0% pro-rata reduction to the contestable grants listed in the schedule (Attachment B of this report), which will reduce grant funding by $0.36 million in 2026/27, noting this will have a proposed rates reduction in 2026/27 of 0.04%.

c.              Pausing the 0.25% rates increase for the Climate Resilience Fund in 2026/27, which will then recommence from 2027/28, noting this will have a proposed rates reduction in 2026/27 of 0.25% and an overall reduction in the Fund of $22.9 million by 2034.

d.          requests staff provide advice in time for the draft Annual Plan adoption meeting in February 2026 regarding consulting on improving levels of service for graffiti and litter removal.

e.          requests staff provide advice in time for the draft Annual Plan adoption meeting in February 2026 regarding consulting on improving traffic flow through targeted traffic signal optimisation and green light rephasing.

4.        Agrees that the analytical savings of $6.06 million be applied to a rates reduction, noting this will have a proposed rates reduction in 2026/27 of 0.73%.

5.        Does not agree with including an increase to the capital grant to the Canterbury Museum of $0.98 million in 2026/27, in the development of the draft Annual Plan.

6.        Notes the direction provided through the Annual Plan workshops and the resolutions above will result in a:

a.        proposed draft Annual Plan average rates increase to existing ratepayers of 7.30%, further noting rate increases to individual rate payers could vary materially due to the impact of the General Revaluation taking effect on 1 July 2026; and

b.        breach of the balanced budget financial prudence benchmark for 2026/27 as indicated in the LTP.

7.        Confirms the proposed minor changes to levels of service for two activities – Water Supply, and Communications and Engagement (Attachment A).

8.        Notes a draft list of properties to seek the community views and preferences as to their future use will be presented to Council for adoption at the Draft Annual Plan adoption meeting in February 2026.

Councillor MacDonald/Councillor Keown                             Moved/Seconded

Committee Decisions under Delegation

Part C

Chairperson’s Recommendations 1 and 2

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00167

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

1.        Receives the summary information and options in the Confirmation of content - Draft Annual Plan 2026/27 Report.

2.        Confirms the direction provided through the Annual Plan workshops in November and December 2025 to inform the draft Annual Plan development process. 

Councillor MacDonald/Councillor Keown                                                    Carried

Chairperson’s Recommendation 3a

3.          Confirms the development of the draft Annual Plan includes:

a.        pausing the 2026/27 $0.30 million increase to the Environmental Partnership Fund, maintaining the 2025/26 funding of $0.70 million in 2026/27, noting this will have a proposed rates reduction in 2026/27 of 0.04%.

Councillor MacDonald/Councillor Keown                                                            Lost

Foreshadowed Motion to Chairperson’s Recommendation 3a

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00168

3.          Confirms the development of the draft Annual Plan includes:

a.          Consulting on pausing the 2026/27 $0.30 million increase to the Environmental Partnership Fund, maintaining the 2025/26 funding of $0.70 million in 2026/27, noting this will have a proposed rates reduction in 2026/27 of 0.04%.

Councillor Coker/Councillor Cotter                                                                  Carried

Chairperson’s Recommendation 3b

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00169

3.          Confirms the development of the draft Annual Plan includes:

b.          consulting on applying a 5.0% pro-rata reduction to the contestable grants listed in the schedule (Attachment B of this report), which will reduce grant funding by $0.36 million in 2026/27, noting this will have a proposed rates reduction in 2026/27 of 0.04%.

Councillor MacDonald/Councillor Keown                                                    Carried

Chairperson’s Recommendation 3c

3.          Confirms the development of the draft Annual Plan includes:

c.          pausing the 0.25% rates increase for the Climate Resilience Fund in 2026/27, which will then recommence from 2027/28, noting this will have a proposed rates reduction in 2026/27 of 0.25% and an overall reduction in the Fund of $22.9 million by 2034.

Councillor MacDonald/Councillor Keown                                                            Lost

Foreshadowed Motion to Chairperson’s Recommendation 3c

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00170

3.          Confirms the development of the draft Annual Plan includes:

c.          Consulting on pausing the 0.25% rates increase for the Climate Resilience Fund in 2026/27, which will then recommence from 2027/28, noting this will have a proposed rates reduction in 2026/27 of 0.25% and an overall reduction in the Fund of $22.9 million by 2034.

Councillor Coker/Councillor Cotter                                                                  Carried

Chairperson’s Recommendation 3d

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00171

3.          Confirms the development of the draft Annual Plan includes:

d.          requests staff provide advice in time for the draft Annual Plan adoption meeting in February 2026 regarding consulting on improving levels of service for graffiti and litter removal.

Councillor MacDonald/Councillor Keown                                                    Carried

Chairperson’s Recommendation 3e

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00172

3.       Confirms the development of the draft Annual Plan includes:

e.          requests staff provide advice in time for the draft Annual Plan adoption meeting in February 2026 regarding consulting on improving traffic flow through targeted traffic signal optimisation and green light rephasing.

Councillor MacDonald/Councillor Keown                                                    Carried

Chairperson’s Recommendation 4

4.          Agrees that the analytical savings of $6.06 million be applied to a rates reduction, noting this will have a proposed rates reduction in 2026/27 of 0.73%.

Councillor MacDonald/Councillor Keown                                                            Lost

Foreshadowed Motion to Chairperson’s Recommendation 4

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00173

4.             Agrees that the analytical savings of $6.06 million be applied to debt reduction, by increasing rating for renewals, noting this has no rates impact in 2026/27, other than a less than 0.01% reduction in interest costs, and an impact of -0.05% and -0.05% in the two subsequent years and noting this supports Council move to a balanced budget by 2027/28.

Councillor Cotter/Councillor Coker                                                                  Carried

Chairperson’s Recommendation 5

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00174

5.          Does not agree with including an increase to the capital grant to the Canterbury Museum of $0.98 million in 2026/27, in the development of the draft Annual Plan.

Councillor MacDonald/Councillor Keown                                                    Carried

Foreshadowed Motion to Chair’s Recommendation 5 – Not voted on

5.          Consults on an increase to the capital grant to the Canterbury Museum of $0.98 million in 2026/27, in the development of the draft Annual Plan.

Councillor Scandrett/Councillor Cotter                                            Not voted on

Councillor Proposed Amendments

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00175

That the Finance and Performance Committee:

A4.       Leaver Terrace and Grantley Street – Kerb and Channel Assets

Requests advice on capital budgets and timing to replace kerb and channel assets on Leaver Terrace and Grantley Street, and whether these can be included in upcoming draft AP as capital works.

Councillor Donovan/Councillor Johanson                                                   Carried

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00176

A5.       Street Lighting – Inwoods Road and Grantley Street

Requests advice on available budgets and processes to address identified street lighting gaps on Inwoods Road and Grantley Street, including whether these can be delivered through existing programmes or require consideration in the draft AP

Councillor Donovan/Councillor Johanson                                                   Carried

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00177

A6.       Notes that staff will provide a report in time for the draft Annual Plan adoption meeting regarding funding for SPACPAC through the Capital Endowment Fund.

Councillor Johanson/Councillor Donovan                                                   Carried

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00178

A9/11.   Requests staff provide advice in time for the draft Annual Plan adoption meeting in February 2026 regarding consulting on the Council’s role in community housing and homelessness to inform the Long Term Plan 2027-2037.

Councillor Johanson/Councillor Herz Jardine                                          Carried

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00179

A10.    Requests staff provide advice in regarding the scope and financial information of the projects within the Weaving the East programme.

Councillor Johanson/Councillor Donovan                                                   Carried

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00180

A13.    Footpath Renewal – Pratt Street

Requests advice on available budgets and processes to repair or replace the footpath on Pratt Street, including whether this can be delivered through existing programmes or requires consideration through in the draft AP.

Councillor Donovan/Councillor Cotter                                                           Carried

Chairperson’s Recommendation 6a

6.        Notes the direction provided through the Annual Plan workshops and the resolutions above will result in a:

a.        proposed draft Annual Plan average rates increase to existing ratepayers of 8.32%, further noting rate increases to individual rate payers could vary materially due to the impact of the General Revaluation taking effect on 1 July 2026; and

Councillor MacDonald/Councillor Keown                                                            Lost

Chairperson’s Recommendation 9

9.          Revokes the below previous resolution and agrees that the analytical savings of $6.06 million be applied 50% to debt reduction and 50% to rates reduction, noting this will have a proposed rates increase to existing ratepayers of 7.95%

Agrees that the analytical savings of $6.06 million be applied to debt reduction, by increasing rating for renewals, noting this has no rates impact in 2026/27, other than a less than 0.01% reduction in interest costs, and an impact of -0.05% and -0.05% in the two subsequent years and noting this supports Council move to a balanced budget by 2027/28

Councillor MacDonald/Mayor                                                                                       Lost

Chair’s Recommendations 6b, 7 and 8

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00181

6.             Notes the direction provided through the Annual Plan workshops and the resolutions above will result in a:        

b.              breach of the balanced budget financial prudence benchmark for 2026/27 as indicated in the LTP.

7.          Confirms the proposed minor changes to levels of service for two activities – Water Supply, and Communications and Engagement (Attachment A).

8.          Notes a draft list of properties to seek the community views and preferences as to their future use will be presented to Council for adoption at the Draft Annual Plan adoption meeting in February 2026.

Councillor MacDonald/Councillor Keown                                                    Carried

Resumption of Standing Orders

Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00182

That the Standing Orders set aside above be resumed.

Councillor MacDonald/Mayor                                                                               Carried

Attachments

a        Draft 26/27 Annual Plan - Proposed Amendments and Staff Advice ⇨