Services and activities
The property group includes activities and services related to:
- Community housing
- Property management (including Investment Property, Operational Property and Community Property)
- Land and lease management
The DCC manages property to maintain core services, provide community housing, and provide non-rates revenue.
The property 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.
Property management is essential to the Council’s influence in economic development, arts and culture, community housing, and 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 property 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
Measuring performance
| Measure | Data Source | Actual 2019/20 | Year 1 2021/22 | Year 2 2022/23 | Year 3 2023/24 | Year 4 – 10 2024-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level of service: The housing provided by the Council meets the needs of tenants and rental values will not exceed operating expenses. | |||||||
| Percentage occupancy of Council provided rental housing | Internal data | 97% | ≥94% | ||||
| Percentage of tenants satisfied with Council provided rental housing | Tenant survey | 91% | ≥95% | ||||
| Level of service: Council investment properties are appropriately managed | |||||||
| Percentage overall occupancy of Council investment properties | Internal data | 89% | ≥95% | ||||
| Level of service: Council operational properties are appropriately managed | |||||||
| Percentage of service request response times met | Internal data | 91% | ≥75% | ||||
| Level of service: The impact of Council operations on the environment are managed (ZC) | |||||||
| The amount of energy used by DCC properties is reducing year on year (ZC) | Internal data | New measure | Reducing year on year | ||||
| The amount of energy generated from fossil fuels in DCC properties (ZC) | Energy from LPG | Internal data | New measure | Reduction on 2018/19 baseline of 8,772,833 kWh | Reducing year on year | ||
| Energy from diesel | Reduction on 2018/19 baseline of 282,675.5 kWh | ||||||
| Level of service: The number of public toilets throughout Dunedin will increase | |||||||
| Provide a changing places bathroom in the central city area | Internal data | New measure | By 30 June 2022 | ||||
| Increase in the number of public toilets | Internal data | New measure | 2 new toilets each year | ||||
(ZC) levels of service statements and measures that will help monitor progress towards Council’s zero carbon 2030 target.
ROS Residents’ Opinion Survey