hours programs, early years and other assets are shared by schools and the local facilities, as well as the integration of spaces community. that help make schools a relevant place for The challenge of this approach in greenfield the whole community. areas, is that Council often provides community facilities such as active open space and early childhood facilities prior to the Department of Education purchasing land for schools and planning how the site will be used. It be useful if a Joint Use Agreement template was created in conjunction with Local Government which could be used by schools and local government. SHE This option proposed the provision of 50,000 MCC officers strongly support the additional subsidised housing dwellings that development of this option, would Social housing stock would be owned and operated by state address housing stress for 50,000 expansion government or the community housing households. sector, and operated as public or community We commend Infrastructure Victoria for housing, collectively called housing’. ‘social including this in the Draft Strategy. SNE Expand the existing SmartBus (Premium) MCC officers support the ongoing expansion network to connect employment centres with of the SmartBus network. SmartBus network more residential catchments with a higher extensions and service Consideration should be given to the future frequency public transport network. It will increases network and how it may respond to growth focus on increasing the percentage of areas in Metropolitan Melbourne. Melbourne residents who can access employment centres within 30 minutes. Funding and Financing Value Capture Paper, October 2016 – The comments below provide a Council officer response to the content of the Value Capture Paper. Council officers agree with the principles in the Value Capture Paper: Distribute the funding burden equitably and fairly Implement easy and cost effective funding mechanisms Ensure that the funding approach considers people’s overall tax burden Promote the highest and best use of infrastructure Optimise the effectiveness and efficiency of infrastructure (including its maintenance) and services Change behaviour and manage demand Align the cost of infrastructure with users and those who privately benefit from it Whilst Council officers agree with the concept of value capture, we have concerns how it is applied in some of the scenarios proposed in the Value Capture Paper. The City of Melton is identified as a Growth Area Council, and is experiencing a high rate of population growth. Most of the areas to be developed are subject to Precinct Structure Planning. Land owners and developers contribute money towards the development of infrastructure in the City of Melton through the following: Uplift in taxes as land based taxes for many land owners increase when land is brought into the Urban Growth Boundary, and increase when a Precinct Structure Plan is prepared
hours programs, early years and other facilities, as well as the integration of spaces that help make schools a relevant place for the whole community. assets are shared by schools and the local community. The challenge of this approach in greenfield areas, is that Council often provides community facilities such as active open space and early childhood facilities prior to the Department of Education purchasing land for schools and planning how the site will be used. It be useful if a Joint Use Agreement template was created in conjunction with Local Government which could be used by schools and local government. SHE Social housing stock expansion This option proposed the provision of 50,000 additional subsidised housing dwellings that would be owned and operated by state government or the community housing sector, and operated as public or community housing, collectively called ‘social housing’. MCC officers strongly support the development of this option, would address housing stress for 50,000 households. We commend Infrastructure Victoria for including this in the Draft Strategy. SNE SmartBus network extensions and service increases Expand the existing SmartBus (Premium) network to connect employment centres with more residential catchments with a higher frequency public transport network. It will focus on increasing the percentage of Melbourne residents who can access employment centres within 30 minutes. MCC officers support the ongoing expansion of the SmartBus network. Consideration should be given to the future network and how it may respond to growth areas in Metropolitan Melbourne. Funding and Financing – Value Capture Paper, October 2016 The comments below provide a Council officer response to the content of the Value Capture Paper. Council officers agree with the principles in the Value Capture Paper: Distribute the funding burden equitably and fairly Implement easy and cost effective funding mechanisms Ensure that the funding approach considers people’s overall tax burden Promote the highest and best use of infrastructure Optimise the effectiveness and efficiency of infrastructure (including its maintenance) and services Change behaviour and manage demand Align the cost of infrastructure with users and those who privately benefit from it Whilst Council officers agree with the concept of value capture, we have concerns how it is applied in some of the scenarios proposed in the Value Capture Paper. The City of Melton is identified as a Growth Area Council, and is experiencing a high rate of population growth. Most of the areas to be developed are subject to Precinct Structure Planning. Land owners and developers contribute money towards the development of infrastructure in the City of Melton through the following: Uplift in taxes as land based taxes for many land owners increase when land is brought into the Urban Growth Boundary, and increase when a Precinct Structure Plan is prepared
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