Resilient city | he tāone manawaroa
Services and activities
The resilient city group includes activities and services related to:
- City development
- City growth
- Civil defence
- Community partnerships
- Housing policy
- South Dunedin Future
- Zero carbon.
The DCC is responsible for promoting the sustainable management of the natural and physical resources within Dunedin. This includes strategic spatial planning as well as developing, reviewing and administering the District Plan. The DCC also provides heritage, biodiversity and urban design advice to the Council and residents, and administers the heritage fund.
The DCC provides advice and support, including grants, to community groups and providers, working with them to provide a better quality of life. The resilient city group delivers on the Ōtepoti Dunedin Housing Plan 2022 and offers eco-design advice. This group is also developing a climate change adaptation plan for South Dunedin and it monitors DCC and Dunedin emissions, working to reduce emissions in the city.
Community outcomes
The resilient city group contributes to the following community outcomes:
- A creative city with a rich and diverse arts and culture scene
- A successful city with a diverse, innovative and productive economy
- A supportive city with caring communities and a great quality of life
- A sustainable city with healthy and treasured natural environments
- A compact city with a vibrant CBD and thriving suburban and rural centres.
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 | |||
Residents are satisfied with the look and feel of the city | Percentage of residents satisfied with the overall look and feel of the city | 60% | ≥75% | ≥75% | ≥75% | ≥75% |
The DCC provides grants to the community to support community wellbeing | Percentage of committed contestable grant funding that is allocated | New measure | ≥95% | ≥95% | ≥95% | ≥95% |
The DCC supports community initiatives that are focussed on sustainability | Total volunteer hours worked for DCC's Taskforce Green programme | New measure | 22,000 | 22,000 | 22,000 | 22,000 |
Number of schools the DCC supports through the Enviroschools Programme | New measure | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
The DCC implements actions to reduce Council's emissions 1 | Total DCC emissions | New measure | Reduce DCC emissions against 2018/19 baseline year | Reduce DCC emissions against 2018/19 baseline year by 30% | Reduce DCC emissions against 2018/19 baseline year | Reduce DCC emissions against 2018/19 baseline year by 42% |
The DCC delivers integrated planning that supports growth and adequate business and housing development capacity. | The status of the Future Development Strategy (FDS)2 required by the National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 and FDS Implementation Plans (IP) | New measure | First IP developed. Review FDS for 2027 LTP | Update IP. Update FDS if needed | Update IP. | Annual updates of IP. Prep FDS for 2030 LTP. Review / updated FDS for 2033 LTP |
The DCC supports the conservation of Dunedin’s built heritage through the implementation of the Heritage Action Plan (HAP) 2023. | Implementation plan actions progress as scheduled | New measure | >60% | >75% | >80% | >90% |
The DCC develops a climate change adaptation plan for South Dunedin in collaboration with the community | Milestones for developing the plan are met | New measure | 3-Stage Risk Assessment completed, and Spatial Longlist of adaptation approaches drafted | Spatial Shortlist of adaptation approaches and preferred adaptation approaches drafted | Implementation plan for adaptation plan developed. | Climate change adaptation plan for South Dunedin completed |
The DCC will be prepared to respond in the event of a civil defence emergency | Time taken to activate once the Controller has made the decision to activate | New measure | 60 minutes | 60 minutes | 60 minutes | 60 minutes |
Meet Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) minimum capability levels (3 controllers, 14 function leads and 42 team members) for Emergency Operations Centre functioning (annualised results) | New measure | Achieve | Achieve | Achieve | Achieve | |
ROS = Residents’ Opinion Survey
Levels of service statements and measures that will help monitor progress towards Council’s zero carbon 2030 target – shown in bold
- The DCC has a target for its own organisations gross emissions as follows:
- By 2026/27, achieve a 30% reduction in annual tC02e emissions from the 2018/19 baseline of 84.216.
- By 2030/31, achieve a 42% reduction in annual tC02e emissions from the 2018/19 baseline of 84.216.
In setting the 2030/31 target, the DCC considered the Science Based Target Initiative guidance on the level of emissions reduction required for DCC as an organisation to contribute towards efforts to keep global warming below 1.5oC above pre-industrial levels. However, the DCC has not sought accreditation from the Science Based Target Initiative for its organisational emissions reduction targets.
In 2022, the DCC adopted a Zero Carbon Policy, and in 2023/24 it adopted an Emissions Management and Reduction Plan that identifies projects to reduce its emissions. Activities discussed in this 9 year plan that contribute towards our Zero Carbon targets are denoted in bold
- Future Development Strategy
This Strategy, created in partnership with the Otago Regional Council and mana whenua, considers the city’s anticipated growth and infrastructure needs, and the action required to support Dunedin’s urban environment into the future.
Significant Negative Effects
| Group/Activity | Significant and potential negative effects | Response |
|---|---|---|
City development No significant negative effects are currently identified, but examples of potential negative effects on the local community are included here. | District Plan policies and rules, NES and regulation, and their administration via permitted activity status and resource consents, can have negative effects on the interests of people within the community. | If these policies and rules and their administration is done effectively and appropriately, the effects should maximise the potential benefits to the community as a whole. |
There are no significant negative effects identified for civil defence, community partnerships, housing policy, South Dunedin Future or zero carbon.
Funding Impact Statement and Income Statement - Resilient City