City Plan 2009-2024

This plan replaces the council's 2006-2016 Long Term Council Community Plan (LTCCP). The LTCCP has been prepared in response to the requirements of the Local Government Act 2002 (LGA 2002).

LTCCPs are prepared every three years; previous LTCCPs have looked ahead 10 years, however this one takes a 15 year planning horizon.  While it is true that the ability to forecast with any certainty fades quickly after three years or so, taking a 15 year planning horizon allows for the foreshadowing of important projects that may be forthcoming in the later years.

The LTCCP is the council's main strategic planning document that establishes what will be done, how much it will cost and then identifies how we will pay for everything.

Under the LGA 2002, councils are required to:

• enable communities to discuss and prioritise desired outcomes relevant to the present and future social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of the community
• monitor and not less than once every three years, report on the progress made in achieving the community outcomes
• have at all times a Long Term Community Plan

The LGA 2002 states that the LTCCP must: describe the activities of the local authority; describe the community outcomes; provide integrated decision-making and coordination of the local authority's resources; provide a long-term focus for decision-making; provide an accountability basis; and provide an opportunity for public participation in the decision-making process.

The diagram on the inside cover (shown below) illustrates the data and information flows that combine to produce this plan.

What is in each module?

	Module 1 Summary(PDF 2.41 MB) Summary - summarises the other four modules.
	Module 2 - City Direction (PDF 3.05 MB) Outlines the planned future state of North Shore City. It looks at those things that the community has said are important to it now and into the future. It replaces the Strategic Plan (2001) and City Blueprint (2001), and describes what the community wants in the form of our Community Outcomes. A description of the council's contributions to these outcomes can be found in Module 3 - Activity Statements
	Module 3 - Activity Statements (PDF 7.91 MB) Outlines what the council will do over the next 15 years. We indicate by activity how the council is proposing to respond to the community outcomes and the costs and resources that will be required. This module also includes information on Council Controlled Organisations and summaries of the Water and Sanitary Assessments completed in June 2005.
	Module 4 - Financial Statements(PDF 1.35 MB) Presents detailed prospective financial statements and accounting policies.
	Module 5 - Policies (PDF 2.77 MB) Details a number of key policies: Policy on significance Partnership with private sector policy Maori capacity statement Funding impact statement Rating policy Treasury management policy Revenue and financing policy Development contributions policy