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Finance Committee
13 June 2016
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Attachment I
Financial Review
For The
Ten Months ended 30 April 2016
This report provides a commentary on the
Council’s financial results for the ten months ended 30 April 2016 and
the financial position at that date.
net
surplus/(Deficit) (including waipori)
The net deficit
(including Waipori) for the ten months to April was $3.513 million or $1.306
million better than budget.
The favourable
variance against budget was due to the following:
· $1.011
million – higher than expected other operating revenue. Favourable
variances included: Solid Waste due to additional tonnage through the Green
Island Landfill; Transport where community road safety and corridor access
revenue was greater than budget; Improved property revenue including higher
than expected residential occupancy; an unbudgeted recovery for the service
level agreement with Dunedin City Treasury Ltd; and additional revenue from the
Regional Partner Network contract in Economic Development. These favourable
variances were partially offset by lower parking enforcement revenue, and lower
water sales revenue.
· $695k
– contributions due to the early timing of recoveries from developments
in Mosgiel.
· $2.285
million - assets operations and maintenance expenditure was less than
expected largely due to delayed timing related to transport work including
drainage works, traffic services maintenance, sealed paving maintenance and
non-subsidised general maintenance. In addition property maintenance was
running behind budget. These favourable variances were partially offset
by the early timing of sports-field maintenance, unbudgeted expenditure re the
Ocean Beach holding pattern and expenditure on a condition assessment of the
Green Island landfill digester.
· $1.371
million – lower than expected interest costs, primarily due to the lower
than expected loan balances.
· $832k
– Waipori Fund, resulting from fair value gains in investments, partially
offset by losses on the disposal of some international equities.
These
favourable variances were partially offset by:
· $2.457
million - depreciation costs were higher than expected due to the revision of
useful lives for the Council property portfolio as a result of the June 2015
building asset revaluation exercise. The useful lives were adjusted to
reflect the component nature of building assets.
· $2.878
million - lower than expected grants revenue mainly as a result of Transport
undertaking less capital projects than expected.
REVENUE
The total revenue for the period was
$202.532 million or $1.093 million less than budget. The major
income variances were as follows:
Other Operating Revenue
Actual $49.652 million, Budget $48.641
million, Favourable variance $1.011 million
Solid Waste revenue was favourable $734k
primarily due to additional tonnage processed through the Green Island
landfill.
Transport revenue was favourable $288k due
to community roading safety receiving an unbudgeted amount of $79k relating to
the cycle way network and safer schools, and corridor access way revenue being
$222k favourable to budget.
Finance revenue was favourable $256k due to the unbudgeted
service level fee recovery from Dunedin City Treasury Ltd ($248k) along with
unbudgeted other recoveries versus budget.
Economic Development revenue was favourable
$147k due to receipt of Regional Business Partner Network contract revenue.
Property revenue was favourable
$176k. This primarily related to higher than expected residential revenue
with higher occupancy levels.
These favourable variances were partially
offset by:
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Parking Enforcement revenue was unfavourable
$306k with both infringement fees and court fines recoveries being less than
expected. This was in part due to fewer infringement notices being issued
along with a higher number of referrals for court collection.
Three Waters revenue was unfavourable $176k
due to water consumption being lower than expected.
Grants
Actual $12.867 million, Budget $15.745
million, Unfavourable variance $2.878 million
Transport grants and subsidy revenue was
unfavourable by $3.139 million due to less than expected NZTA funded work
(operating & capital) taking place year to date.
This unfavourable variance was partially
offset by:
$108k favourable variance in Civic due to
donations received related to the June Flood Relief fund.
Events and Community Development grants
were favourable $94k due to an unbudgeted grant from the Ministry of Youth
Development and the timing of Creative New Zealand grants.
Contributions
Actual $1.491 million, Budget $796k,
Favourable variance $695k
Development contribution revenue was
favourable due to the early timing of recoveries from Mosgiel developments.
Expenditure
The total expenditure for the period was
$209.927 million or $1.567 million less than budget. The major expenditure
variances were as follows:
Personnel Costs
Actual $41.553 million, Budget $41.183
million, Unfavourable variance $370k
The unfavourable variance was due to higher
than expected recruiting costs, increased fringe benefit costs associated with
the private use of Council vehicles, and unbudgeted salary costs funded from
external recoveries and savings in general operating budgets.
These unfavourable variances were partially
offset by under-expenditure on staff training ($96k) and a number of position
vacancies across Council.
Asset Operations and Maintenance Costs
Actual $35.128 million, Budget $37.413
million, Favourable variance $2.285 million
Transport costs were favourable $1.327
million largely due to timing differences with the completion of routine
drainage work ($139k), pavement maintenance ($185k), traffic services
maintenance ($508k) and non-subsidised general maintenance ($244k). There
is likely to be some savings in this area at year end.
Property costs were $1.193 million
favourable with planned work on hold while a new operational method of
assessing required maintenance for the housing portfolio is commissioned.
This is likely to result in savings at year end.
BIS costs were $345k favourable due mainly
to the timing of Infrastructure as a Service costs.
These favourable variances were partially
offset by:
Parks expenditure was ahead of budget $383k
due to the early timing of sports field maintenance, the timing of building
maintenance work, and unbudgeted work on the Ocean Beach Holding Pattern
($188k).
Water and Waste Services expenditure was
unfavourable $318k due to the early timing of water network maintenance costs
and plant maintenance costs associated with an unplanned expenditure on the
Green Island Treatment plant thermophillic digester, which is now
complete. There have been a number of other unscheduled maintenance
expenses for emergency repairs, including for example repairs on the clarifiers
at the Mosgiel WWTP.
Premises Costs
Actual $9.463 million, Budget $9.762
million, Favourable variance $299k
Costs were favourable across a number of departments, mainly
due to the timing of building warrant of fitness and rate payments.
General Administration Expenses
Actual $3.677 million, Budget $4.073
million, Favourable variance $396k
This favourable variance
reflected savings across a number of departments including promotional costs,
travel expenditure, telecommunications, printing & stationery and sundry
expenditure.
Grants & Subsidies
Actual $7.192 million, Budget $7.541
million, Favourable variance $349k
This favourable variance
resulted from the timing of various community and civic grants across Council
including Heritage Rates Remission grants, GigCity grant and Waste Strategy
grants.
Depreciation
Actual $46.854 million, Budget $44.397
million, Unfavourable variance $2.457 million
Depreciation costs were higher than
expected primarily due to a change in useful life for buildings as a result of
the June 2015 building asset revaluation exercise. The useful lives were
adjusted to reflect the component nature of these assets.
Interest
Actual $13.763 million, Budget $15.134
million, Favourable variance $1.371 million
The favourable variance in interest costs
was primarily due to the lower than expected level of debt.
WAIPORI FUND NET
OPERATING RESULT
Actual
$3.882 million, Budget $3.050 million, Favourable variance $832k
The Waipori Fund net operating
result was favourable for the period mainly due to unrealised gains in
investments, partially offset by losses associated with the disposal of some
international equities.
Consistent with the overall
market, gains were recorded in April across most investment types (equities and
property), albeit the gain on international equities was impacted by the strong
New Zealand dollar.
Statement of
Financial Position
A Statement of Financial Position is
provided as Attachment C.
The value of fixed assets was less than
budget as at 30 April 2016, due to lower capital expenditure (2014/15 and
2015/16), a net write down of investment properties 30 June 2015 and a negative
revaluation adjustment processed across building and infrastructural assets
again effective 30 June 2015.
Terms loans were less than budget primarily
due to a lower than expected loan balance at the start of the current financial
year and proceeds from asset disposals being used to pay down debt.
Statement of
Cashflows
A Statement of Cashflows is provided as
Attachment D.
Net cashflow from operations was better
than expected reflecting the impact of the lower operating expenses (including
interest paid).
Cash outflows from investing were less than
budgeted mainly due to asset sales being greater than anticipated (Caledonian
Bowling Club site, Union St and the Emerson’s Brewery site).
Capital
Expenditure
A summary of the capital expenditure
programme by Activity is provided as Attachment E.
Total capital expenditure for the period to
30 April 2016 was $29.046 million or 86.6% of the year-to-date budget of
$33.559 million. Note that the budget includes allocations of
$3.062 million of carry forwards from 2014/15.
Arts and Culture capital expenditure was $299k favourable
This variance was due to an under-spend on
collection acquisitions for both the Art Gallery and Libraries. Library
acquisitions are expected to be on budget at year-end while Art Gallery
expenditure is partly dependant on external funding.
Community and Planning Group capital expenditure was $300k favourable
The 2015/16 City Wide Amenity Upgrade has
been delayed until 2016/17 due to the Jetty Street hearing process.
The tender for Jetty Street upgrade is about
to be released and the main phase of work should commence in September 2016.
Corporate Services capital expenditure was $652k favourable
A number of corporate systems upgrades and
other ICT projects were delayed while scoping work is carried out. Some
of these projects are now underway.
Finance capital
expenditure was $3.422 million favourable
A number of building capital projects are
in the investigation and design stages. As such some will not be
completed in the current financial year.
Parking meter and fleet replacement
programmes are also running behind budget ($176k and $129k respectively). A
tender is in the market for the meter replacement.
Transport capital
expenditure was $6.071 million favourable
Cycle Network expenditure was $1.443 million favourable.
Options are being considered around how best to deliver the remaining
works.
Footpath
Resurfacing was $813k favourable. Footpath contacts (North, South and
Central) and a kerb and channel contract are now underway.
Other
renewal work was $4.887 million favourable with work at various stages of
development and some expenditure likely to carry over to 2016/17.
The Turnbull’s Bay slip repairs were $1.072 million
unfavourable. The contract has reached practical completion stage, although
buttressing is yet to be completed.
Water and Waste Services capital expenditure was $3.353 million unfavourable
The delivery of the capital programme continues to progress well.
The renewals budget is fully committed for the year, and any further tenders
let will have a start date after
1 July 2016.
A budget carry-forward of $2.300 million from the unspent Tahuna Biosolids
project has been signalled to fund the Biosolids project requirements in
2016/17, along with reallocation to switchboard upgrades and Portobello Road
stormwater screens.
Debt
Refer to Attachments F and G.
Attachment F provides a summary of the debt
servicing ratios for the year to date.
All of the ratios met the specified
targets. These ratios are impacted by the timing of revenue which is not
necessarily spread evenly throughout the year compared with the cost of
servicing debt.
Term debt was below expectations for the
year to date due to no new loans raised in the 2014/15 financial year.
Asset sales in the current year have also contributed to a reduction in
debt.
Note that both the actual and budget
figures include the $30.0 million transferred from Dunedin Venues Limited
effective 30 June 2015.
Debtors and rates
outstanding
Sundry debtors outstanding as at 30 April
2016 totalled $26.169 million. This included long term debt of $3.568 million,
and debt associated with Warm Dunedin of $2.585 million.
Of the $3.568 million long term debt,
$3.100 million was for debt relating to the sale of Carisbrook. This is due for
repayment July 2016.
Debtors outstanding for more than four
months (excluding long term debt and Warm Dunedin) totalled $499k, compared
with last year’s total of $274k as at 30 April 2015.
Rates arrears relating to prior year rates
totalled $426k. This was higher than the $246k total as at April
2015. Of this total $76k was being recovered under formal arrangements
with Council, while the balance was being actively pursued.
Comments from
group activities
Attachment H, the Summary of Operating
Variances, shows, by Group Activity, the overall net surplus or deficit
variance for the period ended 30 April 2016. It also shows the variances
by revenue and expenditure type.
Community and Planning Group - $269k
Favourable
The
favourable expenditure variance was mainly due to delayed timing of some
community grant payments, Ara Toi expenditure and the Home Insulation service
level agreement payment.
Enterprise Dunedin Group - $407k Favourable
This
favourable variance related primarily to delayed project based expenditure
(including Export Education Uplift), and the timing of Regional Partner Network
expenditure.
Finance Group - $1.203 million Unfavourable
Depreciation was unfavourable $2.805
million due to the change in useful lives of Council building assets resulting
from the June 2015 asset revaluation.
External revenue was $511k favourable
primarily due to an unbudgeted recovery for the service level agreement with
Dunedin City Treasury Limited, and higher than expected residential property
revenue with good occupancy.
Operating costs were favourable $762k due
mainly to planned property expenditure on hold while a new operational method
of assessing required maintenance for the housing portfolio is commissioned.
Parks and Recreation Group – $1.127
million Unfavourable
Operating expenditure was unfavourable
$511k due to the early timing of some sports field work, deferred building
maintenance, and expenditure on the Ocean Beach holding pattern project, for
which there was no budget. Energy costs at the crematorium and new
propagation facility at the Botanic Garden were also slightly greater than
budgeted.
External revenue was unfavourable $356k due
to lower than expected revenue across a number of areas - development
contributions (budget timing), Moana Pool (memberships), and burial revenue
(move to cremations).
Customer and Regulatory Services Group
– $237k Unfavourable
The unfavourable operating variance was
primarily due to lower than expected revenue across a number of operating units
- Building inspection fees due to lower recoverable activity and parking
infringement fees and court fine recoveries due to fewer infringement notices
being issued along with a higher number of referrals for court collection.
Transport Group - $662k Unfavourable
External revenue was unfavourable $2.647
million mainly due to less than expected NZTA capital and operating work taking
place resulting in grants revenue being down on budget. The unfavourable
variance was partially offset by unbudgeted road safety revenue and an increase
in revenue from corridor access ways.
Operating expenditure was favourable $1.850
million primarily due to delayed timing of traffic services maintenance,
drainage works, sealed pavement maintenance and non-subsidised general
maintenance.
Personnel costs were favourable $123k due
to a number of vacancies in the group.
WWS Solid Waste – $1.501 million
Favourable
Landfill revenues were favourable due to
the combination of increased waste tonnages from out of the district, and
higher than expected sludge volumes.
WWS Three Waters – $1.155 million
Favourable
Revenue was $516k favourable, largely due
to unbudgeted development contribution revenue, partially offset by a shortfall
in water sales and trade waste revenue.
Total
expenditure was favourable $639k primarily due to savings in depreciation
costs.
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Finance Committee
13 June 2016
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Submission to the Government
Administration Select Committee on the Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill (No 2)
Department: Community and Planning
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 This
report accompanies a draft submission from the Dunedin City Council (DCC) to
the Government Administration Select Committee on the Healthy Homes Guarantee
Bill (No 2).
2 The
report provides background to the Bill and a summary of the Council’s
response for the Select Committee’s consideration.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
That the Committee:
a) Approves the
attached submission to the Government Administration Select Committee on the
Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill (No 2).
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BACKGROUND
3 Recent
Government amendments to the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2016
(‘the Act’) require landlords to fit all rental properties with
insulation and smoke alarms by 1 July 2019.
3 The
Leader of the Opposition’s Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill (No 2)
(‘the Bill’) proposes amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act
1987 with the purpose of ensuring every rental home in New Zealand meets
minimum standards of heating and insulation.
4 The
Bill goes further than the Act in that it adds heating as a requirement for
rental properties, and requires that rental properties’ heating and
insulation meets minimum standards of adequacy for: methods of heating; methods
of insulation; ventilation; drainage; draft-stopping; and minimum indoor
temperatures.
5 The Act allows landlords a maximum period of three years to
comply. The Bill would require the standards to
be published within six months and apply to all lease agreements entered
thereafter. Where no new lease is entered, landlords would have up to five years to comply with the standards.
6 Both the Act and the Bill provide exemptions where compliance is
impracticable (e.g. no access to install under-floor insulation).
Enforcement of both the Act and the Bill would be undertaken through current
residential tenancy enforcement mechanisms.
DISCUSSION
7 During development of the DCC’s Social
Wellbeing Strategy the condition of the city’s housing was identified as
the number one social issue in Dunedin. As a result, one of the three
priorities of the strategy is ‘Better Homes’, recognising that
living in cold, damp housing is detrimental to many households, especially
those with high social needs.
8 The
DCC has been involved in a number of housing-related issues as part of delivery
on the Social Wellbeing Strategy priority, including:
· co-funding
the installation of insulation for the past 10 years for low-income residents
in partnership with other organisations;
· providing
access to the Warm Dunedin Targeted Rate programme for both insulation and
heating;
· upgrading
its Community Housing rental properties;
· being a
partner and funder of the Cosy Home Charitable Trust; and
· taking
part in a Rental Housing Warrant of Fitness (‘Rental WOF’) study
led by the University of Otago.
9 Neither
the Act nor the Bill includes the safety and security features recommended in
the University of Otago’s Housing and Health Research Programme’s
Rental Warrant of Fitness (WOF).[1] Associated research indicates that the median cost for upgrading
rental homes to the Rental WOF standard is around $8,000 although generally the
specific heating and insulation costs are much less.
10 The
attached draft submission supports the Bill but proposes that the Rental WOF
should be the end goal to ensure that everyone living in rental accommodation
has a safe, healthy and warm home.
11 The
draft submission also raises concerns about enforcement, as the onus is
currently placed on tenants to take their landlords to the Tenancy Tribunal
should landlords fail to comply with the new standards. The Rental WOF
addresses this issue by requiring landlords to seek an independent assessment
or inspection before their properties can be tenanted.
12 In
addition, the draft submission proposes:
a) the
maximum time for compliance be brought forward from five to three years, to
more quickly deliver health benefits for tenants while giving landlords and the
insulation and heating industry sufficient time to achieve
compliance.
b) the
Ministry of Building, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is adequately resourced
for the task of setting the minimum standards.
c) that
the minimum standard for insulation required for all rental properties be set
at the current NZ Building Code as for new builds.
OPTIONS
Option One – Recommended Option
13 The
DCC submits on the Healthy Home Guarantee Bill (No 2), either with or without
amendments to the attached draft submission.
Advantages
· The submission supports proposed legislation that will contribute to
the DCC’s Social Wellbeing priority of ‘Better Homes’ for
Dunedin residents.
Disadvantages
· There are no known disadvantages.
Option Two – Status Quo
14 The
DCC does not submit on the Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill (No 2).
Advantages
· There are no known advantages.
Disadvantages
· Opportunity to support proposed legislation that will
contribute to the Social Wellbeing Strategy’s priority of ‘Better
Homes’ for Dunedin residents is lost.
NEXT STEPS
15 Subject
to the Economic Development Committee’s recommendation, the submission
will be forwarded to the Government Administration Select Committee by 23 June
2016. The submission will be retrospectively approved by the Council on
the 27 June 2016.
Signatories
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Paul Coffey - Community Advisor
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Authoriser:
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Nicola Pinfold - Group Manager Community
and Planning
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SUMMARY OF CONSIDERATIONS
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Fit
with purpose of Local Government
The attached submission relates to
providing local infrastructure and a public service and is considered good-quality
and cost-effective.
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with strategic framework
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The attached submission supports proposed
standards that will contribute to the Social Wellbeing’s priority of
‘Better Homes’. It also supports the objectives of the
city’s Energy Plan and Environment Strategy by supporting legislation
that will contribute to increased energy efficiency. There are also
links between housing quality and the Economic Development Strategy.
Dunedin’s poor quality housing is a factor deterring some people from seeking
employment in Dunedin. The impacts of sick leave relating to poor quality
housing in terms of education and employment are also clearly identified.
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Māori
Impact Statement
There are no specific impacts for tangata
whenua.
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Sustainability
The proposed legislation supports
sustainability principles by contributing to better health and energy
consumption outcomes.
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LTP/Annual
Plan / Financial Strategy /Infrastructure Strategy
There are no LTP or Annual Plan
implications.
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Financial
considerations
There are no financial implications for
the DCC’s social housing budget as the improvements proposed in the
Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill (No 2) can be met within existing budgets.
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Significance
This report has been assessed under the
Council's Significance and Engagement Policy as being of low significance.
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Engagement
– external
There has been no external engagement.
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Engagement
- internal
Staff from Corporate Policy, Events and
Community Development, and Property were consulted in the preparation this
report and attached submission. Staff are happy with the submission's
content.
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Risks:
Legal / Health and Safety etc.
There are no known risks.
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Conflict
of Interest
There are no known conflicts of interest.
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Community
Boards
There are no implications for Community
Boards.
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To the Government Administration Select Committee
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SUBMISSION ON THE HEALTHY HOMES GUARANTEE BILL (NO 2)
This submission is from the Dunedin City Council.
Background
1. The
Dunedin City Council is responsible for meeting the current and future needs of
communities for good quality local infrastructure, local public service and
performance of regulatory functions in a way that is most cost effective for
households and businesses, under the Local Government Act 2002.
2. In
2013 the Dunedin City Council released the Social Wellbeing Strategy 2013-2023.
During its development, the condition of the city’s housing was
identified as the number one social issue facing the city. As a result, one of
the three priorities of the Strategy is ‘Better Homes’. This
priority recognises that living in cold, damp housing is detrimental to many
households, especially those with high social needs.
3. The
Dunedin City Council has been involved in a number of housing-related issues
due to its importance to the Social Wellbeing Strategy, including:
· by
co-funding the installation of insulation for the past 10 years for low-income
residents in partnership with other organisations, including the Energy
Efficiency Conservation Authority (EECA);
· by
providing access to the Warm Dunedin Targeted Rate programme for both
insulation and heating;
· as
a partner and funder of the Cosy Home Charitable Trust, the aim of which is
that all homes in Dunedin are warm and cosy by 2025;
· as
one of the partners taking part in a Rental Housing Warrant of Fitness
(‘Rental WOF’) study led by the University of Otago.[2]
4. The
Dunedin City Council is also a significant landlord in the city providing
approximately 950 bedsits and smaller numbers of one and two bedroom
accommodation, mostly to older people. All units have been retrofitted to
EECA standards for ceiling insulation, and under-floor insulation where
possible to install.
5. The
Dunedin City Council is engaged with one Community Housing Provider, Just
Housing, to assist the provision of transitional housing. One new housing
development is planned comprising one and two bedroom homes for social housing.
Recommendations
6. The
Dunedin City Council is pleased to support the Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill (No
2), recognising that the proposals go further than the Residential Tenancies
Amendment Act 2016 to provide people living in rented properties with warm and
healthy accommodation.
7. The
Dunedin City Council can advise that its social housing provision is fiscally
neutral and the improvements proposed in the Bill can be met from existing
operating budgets.
8. However
the Dunedin City Council notes the safety and security elements of the Rental
WOF are absent from the Bill, and proposes that a Rental WOF should be the end
goal to ensure that people renting their homes have warm, healthy and safe
accommodation. The University of Otago Rental WOF research indicates that
the median cost for upgrading rental homes to the Rental WOF standard is around
$8,000, although generally the specific heating and insulation costs are much
less. As research on the cost benefit of Rental WOF shows, savings in
health spending, energy consumption, and a reduction in hazards far outweigh
the costs to individual landlords.
9. The
Dunedin City Council recommends that the maximum period for compliance under
the Bill be brought forward from five years to three years. This will
more quickly deliver health benefits for tenants, while giving landlords and
the insulation and heating industry sufficient time to achieve compliance.
10. The
Dunedin City Council also notes that the Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill (No 2)
and the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2016 ultimately leave enforcement
up to tenants via the Tenancy Tribunal. The Dunedin City Council recommends
that the Select Committee consider how best to enforce compliance that does not
put tenancies at risk, such as independent assessment as proposed under the
Rental WOF.
11. The
Dunedin City Council recommends that the Ministry of Building, Innovation and
Employment (MBIE) be adequately resourced for the task of setting the minimum
standards under the Bill.
12. That the
minimum standard for insulation required for all rental properties be set at
the current NZ Building Code as for new builds.
For further information please contact Paul Coffey,
Community Advisor at paul.coffey@dcc.govt.nz
or on 03 474 3847 or 027 321 0100.
Yours sincerely
Dave Cull
Mayor of Dunedin
