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Financial ResultsActivity Operational Results: Arts and CultureRevenueActual Budget Variance Actual Note2012 2012 2012 2011$000 $000 $000 $000Grants to Arts and Cultural Groups 57 - 57 55 1.Other Cultural Facilities - - - -Te Manawa - - - 1Total Revenue 57 - 57 56ExpensesGrants to Arts and Cultural Groups 977 978 1 762Other Cultural Facilities 1,691 1,705 14 1,660 2.Te Manawa 3,709 3,698 (11) 3,691 3.Total Expenses 6,377 6,381 4 6,113Net Operating CosT OF ACTiviTY (6,320) (6,381) 61 (6,057)Arts and CultureLeisureWhat the Council DoesNote1. Additional funding received from Creative NewZealand, offset by higher expenditure.Significant Activity Capital Projects: Arts and Culture2. Higher service delivery costs offset by lowerdepreciation, net personnel costs and interest.3. Higher service delivery costs and unbudgeted repairsto automatic sliding doors.The Council has significant investment in facilities utilised in providing the community with art and cultureresources. These include properties for theatre, museums and other important facilities the community uses.Capital projects are to further improve these and enhance access by the community.Actual Budget Variance Actual Note2012 2012 2012 2011$000 $000 $000 $000Capital RenewalCultural facilities renewals 346 300 (46) a.Total Capital Renewal 346 300 (46) 203Capital NeWGlobe Theatre - extend bar/café,additional 100 seat auditorium 44 765 721 b.Te Manawa development project 53 - (53) c.Total Capital NeW 97 765 668 2,303Total Capital ProjeCTs 443 1,065 622 2,506Significant acquisitions and explanation of variances from Annual Plana. Various renewals with major work to replace leakingwindows at Square Edge, remedy leaks in Librarybuilding and air conditioning, security and toiletrefurbishment at Te Manawa.b. For design work with resource consent reportcompleted and lodged. Project dependent onreceiving external funding with $640k of budgetcarried forward to 2012/13.c. Minor building works completed after main contractcompleted, including main glass doors badly affectedby strong winds.68 Palmerston North City Council Annual Report 2011/12
Activity - City LibraryWhat the Council doesThe City Library consists of the Central Library andbranches at Ashhurst, Awapuni, Highbury andRoslyn; a Mobile Library Service; the Youth Space;and a City Library website.The City Library also has an arrangement with theLinton Camp Community Library and provides acontracted library service to the Manawatu Prison.The City Library Activity provides free publiclibrary services for the residents of PalmerstonNorth City. The Council has an arrangement withthe Manawatu District Council to provide freeaccess for children and youth from the ManawatuDistrict in exchange for an annual grant of $10,000.The Central Library houses the Ian MathesonCity Archives. This includes both the CityCouncil’s Archives as well as Community Archives.The Council protects the Archives for futuregenerations.The Central Library provides more than just books.The library holds a vast range of audio-visualresources, specialist collections, magazines,electronic databases, e-books, computer softwareand puzzles and games - over 250,000 itemsin total. The library also provides a number ofspecialist services, including Housebound, Seniors,Community Languages, and Adult Learning.The library also provides a range of activities andevents throughout the year, such as the SummerReading Programme, author visits and musicalevents.The Council develops and implements an assetmanagement plan, which includes the City Libraryfacilities, to ensure that these assets can deliverreliable services to existing and future customersin the most cost effective and sustainable way.Why the Council does this and itscontribution to Council vision andmajor goalsThe library contributes mostly to the Council’s goalof making the City a place where people want tolive. This is because people like living in a city thathas lots of leisure and education opportunities –reading is a key part of their leisure and lifelonglearning. The library makes it easy for people tolearn about new things throughout their lives.The Council also recognises that a library revolvesaround the “share” concept. By providing a largenumber of items for borrowing, residents haveaccess to a wider range of material than theywould ordinarily have if they had to buy themon their own. Therefore, the Council providesthe City’s libraries to make best use of a sharedresource, to provide residents with lifelonglearning opportunities and lots of fun things to do.The Council also provides the Central Library as acommunity space, where the diverse communitiesof the City can come together and showcasetheir culture, their creativity, and build a senseof community. The design of the Central Libraryallows a wide range of events and exhibitions tobe hosted.The Council also recognises that alibrary revolves around the “share”concept. By providing a largenumber of items for borrowing,residents have access to a widerrange of material than they wouldordinarily have if they had to buythem on their own.What happened in the yearThe Palmerston North City Library continues toinspire, delight and surprise large numbers ofresidents in providing a range of access points tothe delivery of library services - resources, servicesand programmes. The City Library’s reason forbeing remains, as always, leaving customers withmany reasons why they need to return in the verynear future. Over the last 12 months the CityLibrary has had over a million visitors with morethan 1.5 million items borrowed. For many, theexperience of visiting and using the City Libraryremains a core and essential activity in their life.During the last 12 months, the City Library’sorganisational highlights included.• The physical rearrangement of the mezzaninefloor was completed, resulting in a constantstream of praise for the benefits accruing fromthe changes including significantly enlargedwelcome lounge area for pre-opening time;introduction of free Internet access, currentlyrunning at approximately 85% occupancy; andthe introduction of a welcome point at themain entrance to the Central Library.What the Council Does Leisure City LibraryPalmerston North City Council Annual Report 2011/1269
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Palmerston North City CouncilAnnual
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Contents1. OVERVIEWCouncil’s Visi
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OverviewPalmerston North City Counc
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Year in ReviewAgainst the backdrop
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Overview Year in ReviewLocal Govern
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The following table details how we
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Funding Source Proportions for Oper
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Asset Base1,3601,3401,3201,300$ Mil
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Borrowing Ratios20%Policy Maximum16
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Overview What's Happening in the Ci
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Overview What's Happening in the Ci
Page 24 and 25: Overview How Do We Operate?Election
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Page 32 and 33: What the Council DoesPalmerston Nor
Page 34 and 35: Tying these pillars together at the
Page 37 and 38: What the Council DoesLeadershipLead
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Page 41 and 42: Financial ResultsActivity Operation
Page 43 and 44: The District PlanThe Council has co
Page 47 and 48: What the Council DoesCommunitySuppo
Page 49 and 50: Activity - CemeteriesWhat the Counc
Page 53 and 54: How did we performLevels of Service
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Page 57 and 58: The Youth Library, located within t
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Page 63 and 64: EconomicDevelopmentEconomic Develop
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Page 69 and 70: LeisureGroup DescriptionThe Leisure
Page 71 and 72: Activity - Arts and CultureWhat the
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Page 81 and 82: What happened in the yearSportsfiel
Page 85 and 86: Levels of ServicePerformance Measur
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Page 91 and 92: Environmental Sustainability and He
Page 93 and 94: Activity - RegulatoryWhat the Counc
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Financial ResultsActivity Operation
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Activity - Corporate SupportWhat th
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Financial ResultsActivity Operation
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How did we performLevels of Service
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Financial StatementsFinancial State
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Independent Auditor’s ReportTo th
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Statement of Compliance and Respons
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Statement of Financial PositionAS A
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Statement of Cash Flowsfor the year
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PNCC measures the cost of a busines
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PNCC’s investments in its subsidi
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Carpark leasesAcquired carpark leas
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Critical accounting estimates and a
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Comprehensive detail of both financ
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Note 3Rates RevenueCouncilActual Ac
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Note 6Other gains/(losses)CouncilGr
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Note 10Cash and cash equivalentsCou
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◊As of 30 June 2012 and 2011, all
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Accounting policies require that lo
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Current Reversal of Current year Cu
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Note 17Forestry assets Council Grou
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Note 21Provisions Council GroupActu
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Note 23BorrowingsCouncilGroupActual
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Transactions with Councillors and K
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SalaryWith the enactment of the Loc
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Council Controlled OrganisationsCou
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Globe Theatre Trust BoardObjectives
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Te Manawa Museums Trust BoardObject
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AppendicesAppendicesPalmerston Nort
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How to Find usPostal AddressPrivate
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