City properties | kā papanoho o te tāone
Services and activities
The city properties group includes activities and services related to:
- Community housing
- Property management (including commercial property, investment property and operational property)
- Land and lease management
- Parking operations (meter and off-street parking maintenance)
- Fleet management.
The DCC manages property to maintain core services, provide community housing, and provide non-rates revenue. The city properties portfolio includes the management of community housing units for qualifying residents; arts and culture facilities like the Regent Theatre; sports facilities like Edgar Centre and the Ice Sports Stadium; and non-rates revenue from the management of investment properties. It maintains parking meters and off-street parking.
Property management is essential to the Council’s influence in economic development, arts and culture, community housing, libraries and museums, and maintaining the range of services provided to Dunedin’s communities. It supports all of the DCC's activities and services.
Community outcomes
The city properties group contributes to the following community outcomes:
- A creative community with a rich and diverse arts and culture scene
- A supportive city with caring communities and a great quality of life
- An active city with quality and accessible recreational spaces and opportunities
- A compact city with a vibrant CBD and thriving suburban and rural centres
- A connected city with a safe, accessible and low-carbon transport system.
Measuring performance
| Level of service statement | Performance measure | Actual 2023-24 | Target | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 2025-26 | Year 2 2026-27 | Year 3 2027-28 | Year 4-9 2028-34 | |||
The DCC manages warm, dry, and safe community housing | Occupancy of DCC community housing | 99% | ≥94% | ≥94% | ≥94% | ≥94% |
Percentage of DCC community housing tenants who are satisfied with their rental housing | 100% | ≥95% | ≥95% | ≥95% | ≥95% | |
The DCC prioritises community housing for people that are most in need | Average time to house Priority 1 applicants | New measure | Up to a maximum of 2 months | |||
Average time to house Priority 2 applicants | New measure | Up to a maximum of 6 months | ||||
The DCC will build a toilet and changing facility in the central city that meets the needs of people living with profound disability. | A Changing Places bathroom in the central city area will be completed | Not achieved | by 30 June 2026 | - | ||
The DCC reduces the amount of total energy required to run the DCC’s facilities | The total GWh consumed at DCC facilities | 47.9 GWh | Reduce year on year | |||
The DCC reduces the amount of fossil fuels used in DCC facilities and fleet vehicles | The total GWh of energy consumed from LPG across DCC facilities | 13.7 GWh | Reduce year on year | |||
The total GWh of energy consumed from diesel across DCC facilities | 2.4 GWh | Reduce year on year | ||||
Litres of combined petrol and diesel used by the DCC fleet | New measure 175,344 | Reduce year on year | ||||
Percentage of DCC fleet that is electric | New measure 34% | Increase year on year | ||||
Levels of service statements and measures that will help monitor progress towards Council’s zero carbon 2030 target – in bold
Significant Negative Effects
There are no significant negative effects identified for this activity.
Funding Impact Statement and Income Statement - City properties