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Dear Matthew Young,

 

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND
MEETINGS ACT 1987: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF REQUEST

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request
dated 28 January 2021 for information regarding RiverLink Financial
Clarifications.

 

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Yours sincerely,

 

 

Euan Kyle
Senior Advisor, Official Information and Privacy

Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040, New
Zealand
T 04 570 6702 W [2]www.huttcity.govt.nz

 

Euan Kyle
Corporate Information Manager

Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040, New
Zealand
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Subject: FW: Official Information request - RiverLink Financial
Clarifications [#58CF0O]

 

-----Original Message-----
From: "Matthew Young" <[FYI request #14568 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 28 January 2021 10:46 PM
To: "OIA/LGOIMA requests at Hutt City Council" <[Hutt City Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - RiverLink Financial Clarifications

Dear Hutt City Council,

At an open Council briefing on the RiverLink project on 27 January
officers indicated their intention to request an additional $9.8M in
funding for the RiverLink project (bringing the total to be sought to
$111M from a current budget of $50-60M) but noted that this would be
offset by $6.5M in capital subsidies from Waka Kotahi.

Can you please confirm;

1) The total confirmed funding for the RiverLink project in Hutt City
Council's 2020-21 Annual Plan.
2) What the $6.5M of capital subsidies from Waka Kotahi is tagged for
(i.e. will be required to be spent on) and;
3) Whether receiving the $6.5M of capital subsidies from Waka Kotahi is
contingent on HCC approving the latest budget increase request of $9.8M.

Additionally, for many years reporting to this Council noted that a new
Bus Interchange and Connections remained an unfunded part of the project.
Can you please confirm whether this will now be a funded part of the
project with a full budget now being requested.
Can you please also confirm which of the partner agencies is taking the
lead on the Bus Interchange element of the project.

Thanks,
Matt Young

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23/02/2021  

   

   
Matthew Young

[1][FYI request #14568 email]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Matthew Young,

 

Request for Information – Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987

We refer to your official information request dated 28 January 2021 for
information regarding RiverLink Financial Clarifications.

Please find our response letter enclosed.

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Euan Kyle
Senior Advisor, Official Information and Privacy

Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040, New
Zealand
T 04 570 6702 W [3]www.huttcity.govt.nz

Encl:

 

Response Letter to Official Information Request Matthew Young.PDF

 

Euan Kyle
Corporate Information Manager

Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040, New
Zealand
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From: Euan Kyle
Sent: Monday, 1 February 2021 1:10 PM
To: '[FYI request #14568 email]'
Subject: RE: Official Information request - RiverLink Financial
Clarifications [#58CF0O]

 

01/02/2021  

   

   

 

Matthew Young  

[7][FYI request #14568 email]  

 

Dear Matthew Young,

 

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND
MEETINGS ACT 1987: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF REQUEST

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request
dated 28 January 2021 for information regarding RiverLink Financial
Clarifications.

 

We received your request on 29 January 2021. We will endeavour to respond
to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 20
working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to
respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of
that timeframe.

 

If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your
request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken
into account.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Euan Kyle
Senior Advisor, Official Information and Privacy

Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040, New
Zealand
T 04 570 6702 W [8]www.huttcity.govt.nz

 

From: Contact
Sent: Friday, 29 January 2021 9:52 AM
To: Information Management Team
Subject: FW: Official Information request - RiverLink Financial
Clarifications [#58CF0O]

 

-----Original Message-----
From: "Matthew Young" <[FYI request #14568 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 28 January 2021 10:46 PM
To: "OIA/LGOIMA requests at Hutt City Council" <[Hutt City Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - RiverLink Financial Clarifications

Dear Hutt City Council,

At an open Council briefing on the RiverLink project on 27 January
officers indicated their intention to request an additional $9.8M in
funding for the RiverLink project (bringing the total to be sought to
$111M from a current budget of $50-60M) but noted that this would be
offset by $6.5M in capital subsidies from Waka Kotahi.

Can you please confirm;

1) The total confirmed funding for the RiverLink project in Hutt City
Council's 2020-21 Annual Plan.
2) What the $6.5M of capital subsidies from Waka Kotahi is tagged for
(i.e. will be required to be spent on) and;
3) Whether receiving the $6.5M of capital subsidies from Waka Kotahi is
contingent on HCC approving the latest budget increase request of $9.8M.

Additionally, for many years reporting to this Council noted that a new
Bus Interchange and Connections remained an unfunded part of the project.
Can you please confirm whether this will now be a funded part of the
project with a full budget now being requested.
Can you please also confirm which of the partner agencies is taking the
lead on the Bus Interchange element of the project.

Thanks,
Matt Young

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Kia ora Matt,

 

On 2 March you asked: Can you also specifically answer the question as to
'whether receiving the $6.5M of capital subsidies from Waka Kotahi is
contingent on HCC approving the latest budget increase request of $9.8M.'
In other words a) yes it is contingent or b) no it is not contingent.

 

This is important as the current response does not directly answer the
question.

 

Response: the capital subsidies relate to HCC transport components of the
RiverLink project, which include improvements to the roading network and
the new pedestrian bridge.

 

The cost for the pedestrian bridge has increased meaning that the
allocation in the original RiverLink budget was not sufficient to cover
the cost of the pedestrian bridge. A portion of the budget increase for
RiverLink is associated with the pedestrian bridge.

 

Therefore, the portion of capital subsidies as it relates to the
pedestrian bridge is contingent on an increase in budget which will enable
to construction of the pedestrian bridge.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Kara

 

 

Kara Puketapu-Dentice
Director, Economy & Development

Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040, New
Zealand
T 04 570 6666, M 027 271 0280,  W [1]www.huttcity.govt.nz

 

 

Euan Kyle

Senior Advisor, Official Information and Privacy

 

Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040, New
Zealand

T 04 570 6702 W www.huttcity.govt.nz

 

 

Euan Kyle
Corporate Information Manager

Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040, New
Zealand
T 04 570 6702,  W [2]www.huttcity.govt.nz

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From: Matthew Young
[mailto:[FOI #14568 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 2 March 2021 10:12 AM
To: Euan Kyle
Subject: RE: Official Information request - RiverLink Financial
Clarifications [#58CF0O]

 

Dear Euan and Kara,

 

Thanks for this response. When I asked for RiverLink funding in the
2020-21 AP this was intentional, can I please be given a response to this.

 

Can you also specifically answer the question as to 'whether receiving the
$6.5M of capital subsidies from Waka Kotahi is contingent on HCC approving
the latest budget increase request of $9.8M.' In other words a) yes it is
contingent or b) no it is not contingent.

This is important as the current response does not directly answer the
question.

 

Thanks again,

Matt Young

 

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23/02/2021  

 

   

 

   

Matthew Young

 

[1][FYI request #14568 email]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Matthew Young,

 

 

 

Request for Information – Local Government Official Information and

Meetings Act 1987

 

We refer to your official information request dated 28 January 2021 for

information regarding RiverLink Financial Clarifications.

 

Please find our response letter enclosed.

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of

this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at

[2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

 

 

Euan Kyle

Senior Advisor, Official Information and Privacy

 

Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040, New

Zealand

T 04 570 6702 W [3]www.huttcity.govt.nz

 

Encl:

 

 

 

Response Letter to Official Information Request Matthew Young.PDF

 

 

 

Euan Kyle

Corporate Information Manager

 

Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040, New

Zealand

T 04 570 6702,  W [4]www.huttcity.govt.nz

 

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From: Euan Kyle

Sent: Monday, 1 February 2021 1:10 PM

To: '[FYI request #14568 email]'

Subject: RE: Official Information request - RiverLink Financial

Clarifications [#58CF0O]

 

 

 

01/02/2021  

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Matthew Young  

 

[7][FYI request #14568 email]  

 

 

 

Dear Matthew Young,

 

 

 

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND

MEETINGS ACT 1987: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF REQUEST

 

 

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request

dated 28 January 2021 for information regarding RiverLink Financial

Clarifications.

 

 

 

We received your request on 29 January 2021. We will endeavour to respond

to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 20

working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to

respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of

that timeframe.

 

 

 

If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your

request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken

into account.

 

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

 

 

Euan Kyle

Senior Advisor, Official Information and Privacy

 

Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040, New

Zealand

T 04 570 6702 W [8]www.huttcity.govt.nz

 

 

 

From: Contact

Sent: Friday, 29 January 2021 9:52 AM

To: Information Management Team

Subject: FW: Official Information request - RiverLink Financial

Clarifications [#58CF0O]

 

 

 

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