Date:

Time:

Meeting Room:

Venue:

 

Tuesday, 12 November 2024

9.00am

Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Office
1 The Strand
Takapuna

 

Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Workshop

 

OPEN AGENDA

 

 

 

 

MEMBERSHIP

 

Chairperson

Toni van Tonder

 

Deputy Chairperson

Terence Harpur

 

Members

Peter Allen

 

 

Gavin Busch

 

 

Melissa Powell

 

 

George Wood, CNZM

 

 

 

 

 

Marsden Cheong

Democracy Advisor

 

12 November 2024

 

Contact Telephone: 027 275 3657

Email: Marsden.Cheong@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

 

 

 

This workshop will be held in-person and via Microsoft TEAMS.  Please use the following link to join the meeting via Microsoft TEAMS:  Click here to join the meeting


Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Workshop

12 November 2024

 

 

ITEM   TABLE OF CONTENTS            PAGE

1          Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest         5

2          Local Board Workshop                                                                  7

 

 


 

 

1          Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest

 

Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other external interest they might have.

 


Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Workshop

12 November 2024

 

 

Local Board Workshop

File No.: CP2024/16066

 

  

 

Note 1:       This workshop has been called by the chairperson in consultation with the staff.

Note 2:       No working party/workshop may reach any decision or adopt any resolution unless specifically delegated to do so.

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1.      To present the Devonport -Takapuna Local Board workshop agenda for 12 November 2024

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2.     Most workshops are open to the public to attend as observers in person or online.

3.      Some sessions may not be open to the public. The staff / chairperson decide which sessions are open to the public, depending on the sensitivity of the information being discussed. If a session is not open, a reason will be provided below.

4.      The public can observe the workshop on via MS Teams.  The link can be found on the front page of the agenda.

5.      Local Board workshops provide an opportunity for local boards to carry out their governance role in the following areas:

a)   Accountability to the public

b)   Engagement

c)   Input to regional decision-making

d)   Keeping informed

e)   Local initiative / preparing for specific decisions

f)    Oversight and monitoring

g)   Setting direction / priorities / budget.

6.      Workshops do not have decision-making authority.

7.      Workshops are used to canvass issues, prepare local board members for upcoming decisions and to enable discussion between elected members and staff.

8.      Members are respectfully reminded of their Code of Conduct obligations with respect to conflicts of interest and confidentiality.

9.      The following will be covered in the workshop:

Item 1 – 9.30 – 11.30am

Local Board Annual Planning Workshop 3

Presenter/s:                  Maureen Buchanan Senior Local Board Advisor

Sugenthy Thomson Lead Financial Advisor

 

Governance role:          Input into regional decision making.

Proposed Outcome/s:   Provide feedback on policy options.

 

Attachment/s:  To Follow

30 Break

Item 2 – 12.00 – 1.30pm

Parks & Community Facilities

Presenter/s:                  Kylie Hewitt Project Manager

 

Governance role:          Local initiative / preparing for specific decisions

Proposed Outcome/s:   Provide direction on preferred approach

 

Attachment/s:  To Follow

 

Item 3 – 1.30 – 3.00pm

Takapuna Community Hub

Presenter/s:                  Sophie Bell Service and Asset Planning Specialist

 

G Governance role:      Keeping informed

Proposed Outcome/s:   Receive update on progress

 

Attachment/s:  To Follow

 

Next workshop:         [Tuesday, 19 November 2024 of next workshop]

 

Subject

LB Annual Planning Workshop 4