Community Investment Plans for Community Board areas

This Community Investment Plan (CIP) provides a spatial long-range view of projects that have been proposed, planned and funded in the  Long-term Plan 2021-2031  (LTP2021-2031), to meet the needs of our communities in the community board areas. They identify projects that have been proposed by NPDC and the community boards, through the development of the community board plans, and the outcomes of those proposed projects following LTP2021-2031 deliberations by Council in June 2020. This Plan also identifies community projects that have been funded by the Community Board Discretionary Fund.

The  Clifton, Inglewood, Kaitake and Waitara community boards  reviewed and adopted their  community board plans  in June 2020. Following the review, the community boards participated in the Long-Term Plan (LTP) planning process which began in July 2020. This was the first time that community boards had been given an opportunity to participate in the planning and development of a draft LTP consultation document. In the past, community boards only participated by making a submission through the public statutory consultation. The  LTP2021-2031  public statutory consultation occurred in March/April 2021.

2023 Elections - New Boundaries for Community Boards

The establishment of the Puketapu-Bell Block Community Board was approved by Council in 2021 and came into effect in October 2022 when community board members were elected in the 2022 Local Government elections. New boundaries to be drawn for the community boards as shown below:

The current CIPs have been updated to show the new boundaries (map on the left side). A CIP for the Puketapu-Bell Block Community Board will be included once they have completed their Community Board Plan in June 2023.

The  LTP  is consulted on every three years and reviewed annually through the  Annual Plan . Each review enables NPDC to look at the external environment and to make major changes to its services.

Planning for the  LTP2021-2031  began in July 2020 and it was adopted on 28 June 2021. The LTP sets out what NPDC will do, how it will be paid for and when it will happen. It is the critical document that sets the direction and intent of how NPDC intends to make the New Plymouth District a sustainable lifestyle capital.

During the preparation of the draft LTP2021-2031, the community boards had two opportunities to provide feedback to NPDC regarding their aspirational community projects.

1. A Point of Entry (POE) was created for each project identified from the  community board plans  in July 2020. This enabled community board projects to be considered along with all other NPDC proposed projects, by the  Councillors , from the beginning of the long-term planning process.
2. The community boards submitted their prioritised projects to NPDC's LTP statutory consultation process held in March/April 2021.

In the deliberations of the  LTP2021-31  the Council approved the provision of discretionary funding of $400,000 per annum for three years (2021/2022, 2022/2023 and 2023/2024) for community boards to identify and fund minor community projects to the value of $25,000 per project .

In October 2021, the  Mayor  and c ommunity board Chairs  developed and approved the community boards Discretionary Fund Framework (Discretionary Fund) which outlines the process for funding criteria, decision-making, limitations, implementation and reporting on projects identified by community boards. As community boards consider and approve their community projects funded by the Discretionary Fund, the projects will appear in this CIP.

This CIP provides a spatial overview of some of NPDC's investment and community projects in the community board areas, which were approved in the  LTP2021-2031  .

The following maps spatially identify:

1. Community projects proposed by community boards (through POEs and submissions) for consideration;
2. Investment projects proposed by NPDC for consideration;
3.  LTP2021-2031  outcomes following the hearings and deliberations by the  Council  in June 2020; and
4. Minor community projects funded by the Discretionary Fund.

The Clifton Community Board (CCB) identified their projects through the development of their  community board plan  and submitted these, via a POE, at the beginning of the long-term planning process in July 2020. The community board further supported these by prioritising their projects and making a further submission to the  LTP2021-2031  statutory consultation process held in March/April 2021.

The following CIP map provides an overview of the  LTP2021-2031  for the Clifton community. It also shows the community projects that the community board has considered and approved to date, which will be funded by the Discretionary Fund. (Swipe right for proposed projects; swipe left for outcomes)

The Inglewood Community Board (ICB) identified projects through the development of their  community board plan  and submitted these, via a POE, at the beginning of the long-term planning process in July 2020. The community board further supported these by prioritising their projects and making a further submission to the  LTP2021-2031  statutory consultation process held in March/April 2021.

The following CIP map provides an overview of the  LTP2021-2031  for the Inglewood community. It also shows the community projects that the community board has considered and approved to date, which will be funded by the Discretionary Fund. (Swipe right for proposed projects; swipe left for outcomes)

The Kaitake Community Board (KCB) identified their projects through the development of their c ommunity board plan  at the beginning of the long-term planning process in July 2020. They further supported these by submitting their prioritised projects via the public  LTP2021-2031  statutory consultation process held in March 2021.

The following CIP map provides an overview of the outcomes of the Council deliberations of the  LTP2021-2031  for the Kaitake community. It also shows the community projects that the community board has considered and approved to date, which will be funded by the Discretionary Fund. (Swipe right for proposed projects; swipe left for outcomes)

The Waitara Community Board identified their projects through the development of their  community board plan  and submitted these, via a POE, at the beginning of the long-term planning process in July 2020. The community board further supported these by prioritising their projects and making a further submission to the  LTP2021-2031  statutory consultation process held in March/April 2021.

The following CIP map provides an overview of the outcomes of the Council deliberations of the  LTP2021-2031  for the Waitara Community. It also shows the community projects that the community board has considered and approved to date, which will be funded by the Discretionary Fund. (Swipe right for proposed projects; swipe left for outcomes)

There are a number of ways that community board initiatives can be funded:

• Through general rate funding. All decisions on investment in new facilities and major upgrades of facilities in community board areas are made by Council. Consideration is given to any submission from a community board;
• By leveraging involvement of other partners such as the private sector, community and other public sector agencies;
• By seeking external funding through NPDC's Community Partnerships; and
• Community board discretionary fund for minor community projects to a maximum value of $25,000 per project.

In the  LTP2021-31  the Council approved the provision of discretionary funding of $400,000 per annum for three years (2021/2022, 2022/2023 and 2023/2024) to be shared equally between the District's community boards.

In October 2021, the  Mayor  and  Community Board Chairs  developed and approved the Community Boards Discretionary Funding Framework (Funding Framework).  The Funding Framework outlines the process for funding criteria, decision-making, limitations, implementation and reporting on projects identified by community boards, through their community board plans.

Community boards can consider contributing funding towards new, current or planned NPDC projects and events within their geographical area.

Each community board is responsible for initiating its own projects which may be in response to information brought to the community board's attention by staff or by members of the community at any time.

Community boards must consider projects that are clearly linked to community board key focus areas and/or aspirations in their current community board plan. It is acknowledged that the  2020-2023 community board plans  were prepared in the absence of discretionary funding availability.

The following applies when considering a community project:

• The discretionary fund cannot be used to fund external organisations or individuals. However, a community board may receive funding contributions from external parties toward delivery of a portion of a project.
• Projects must be minor project only to the maximum value of $25,000 and located within the community board area.
• Projects cannot be split into two or more sub-projects and may not be used for roading projects, including bridges, culverts, footpaths, retaining walls, cycle routes (on the transportation network).
• Delivery of any project is the responsibility of NPDC staff in a timely manner.
• All funding decisions are to comply with the decision-making requirements in the Local Government Act 2002.

In December 2021, NPDC released the  spatial community board plans  as a Storymap which mirror the hard-copy community board plans adopted in September 2020 and these can be found on the NPDC website in  both formats , or click on a following link to open a specific plan.

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