Annual Report 2010 - Christchurch City Council
Annual Report 2010 - Christchurch City Council
Annual Report 2010 - Christchurch City Council
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p84. <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
<strong>Christchurch</strong> Otautahi<br />
<strong>2010</strong><br />
<strong>Council</strong> activities and<br />
services<br />
Parks, open spaces<br />
and waterways<br />
<strong>Council</strong> activities and services<br />
Parks, open spaces and waterways<br />
Explanation of significant cost of service variances<br />
The only significant variance to plan is in Neighbourhood parks<br />
which is $1.6 million under plan due to lower than expected<br />
depreciation ($1.1 million), park planning ($0.4 million) and park<br />
maintenance ($0.3 million). Partially off-setting this was an under<br />
recovery of internal plant sales from the nursery of $0.2 million.<br />
Garden & heritage parks net costs is $0.4 million higher than<br />
last year due to an increase in internal charges and depreciation<br />
($0.3 million), and planning costs ($0.1 million). Internal charges<br />
increased due to a reallocation of costs as part of the LTCCP activity<br />
review.<br />
Regional parks net costs is $0.8 million higher than last year due to<br />
increases in maintenance costs ($0.3 million), internal charges and<br />
depreciation ($0.2 million), and staff costs ($0.2 million).<br />
Waterways and land drainage is $0.6 million higher than last year<br />
due to a net increase in planning, maintenance and monitoring<br />
costs ($0.3 million), and an increase in internal charges and<br />
depreciation ($0.3 million).<br />
Total net cost of service is $2.0 million higher than last year.<br />
The main reason is the $1.7 million drop in cash development<br />
contributions within capital revenues. A city wide drop in<br />
development was expected and provision made accordingly within<br />
the plan, but the effect of the recession was underestimated.<br />
Significant capital expenditure<br />
$8 million was spent in developing the Awatea Basin for land<br />
drainage, $1 million on land purchases for further land drainage<br />
development, and $5.3 million on renewing or improving a wide<br />
range of existing land drainage assets.<br />
We purchased Te Oka Farm on Banks Peninsula for $3.2 million,<br />
and spent a further $2 million renewing or improving other<br />
regional park assets. We also purchased $2 million of land for<br />
future neighbourhood park development and spent $2 million<br />
renewing or improving existing neighbourhood parks, as well as $1<br />
million on renewing or upgrading playgrounds and sports fields.<br />
$0.75 million was spent on enhancing the land surrounding<br />
the AMI Stadium, and $0.6 million was spent on the initial<br />
development of the Botanic Gardens Information Centre, renewing<br />
the Botanic Gardens irrigation system, and enhancing its<br />
collections.<br />
Explanation of significant capital expenditure variances<br />
Land purchase for new reserves (improved services levels) was<br />
under-spent by $4.3 million largely due to the delay in purchasing<br />
the Cashmere Forest Park ($3 million). <strong>Council</strong> has committed to<br />
fund $3 million over a five year period conditional upon on other<br />
parties first fulfilling their funding obligations. Expenditure was<br />
higher last year as a result of the Akaroa landing extension<br />
work undertaken.<br />
Expenditure to meet increased demand was higher than last year<br />
due to the Te Oka Farm purchase, $3.2 million and an additional<br />
$3.1 million on land drainage infrastructural improvements.
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