Date:

Time:

Meeting Room:

Venue:

 

Tuesday, 19 November 2024

9.30am

The Leslie Comrie Board Room
Level One Franklin: The Centre
12 Massey Ave
Pukekohe

and via Microsoft Teams videoconference

 

Franklin Local Board Workshop

 

OPEN AGENDA

 

 

 

 

MEMBERSHIP

 

Chairperson

Angela Fulljames

 

Deputy Chairperson

Alan Cole

 

Members

Malcolm Bell JP

 

 

Sharlene Druyven

 

 

Gary Holmes

 

 

Amanda Hopkins

 

 

Andrew Kay

 

 

Amanda Kinzett

 

 

Logan Soole

 

 

 

 

 

Denise Gunn

Democracy Advisor

 

14 November 2024

 

Contact Telephone: 021 981 028

Email: denise.gunn@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

 

 

 


Franklin Local Board Workshop

19 November 2024

 

 

ITEM   TABLE OF CONTENTS            PAGE

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies                                                   5

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

3          Local Board Workshop                                                           5

 

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

 

At the close of the agenda no apologies had been received.

 

 

2          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.

 

 

3          Local Board workshop

 

 

Local Board Workshop

File No.: CP2024/17628

 

  

 

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 Franklin Local Board workshop agenda for 19 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 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.       Email franklinlocalboard@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz for a link to join the workshop online / The public can observe the workshop on via MS Teams. 

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 – 9.30-10.30am (1 hour)

Local Economic Broker update – November 2024

 

Presenter/s:                  Christina Rogstad

Governance role:          Oversight and monitoring

Proposed Outcome/s:   Board are kept well informed of project development in the local economy area.

Attachment/s:  Attachment A – Franklin Local Board Local Economic Broker monthly update

BREAK 15 mins

Item 2 – 10.45-11.15am (30 mins)

Franklin Paths programme update

Presenters:                   Mayur Chaurun, Franklin Paths Programme Manager

Grant Jennings, Manager Sustainability Environmental Delivery

Steve Allen, Manager Sustainability & Environmental Delivery

Eli Ewens, Manager Area Operations

Chris Charles, Regional Trails Programme Manager

Governance role:          Local initiative/specific decision

Proposed Outcome/s:   Monthly programme update on paths development to the board

Attachments:               Attachment B – Franklin Local Board Paths Programme Update                                   

Item 3 – 11.15-12 noon (45 mins)

Urban Ngahere

 

Presenters:                   Howell Davies, Principal Specialist – Urban Ngahere (Forest)

                                      Anna Jackson, Integration Specialist

Governance role:          Keeping informed, setting direction

Proposed Outcome/s:  

To outline the process and timeframes for developing Franklin's Urban Ngahere Action Plan and what the board can expect this plan to deliver

Attachment/s:  Not available at time of publication

BREAK 12.00-1.00pm

Item 4 – 1.00-2.30pm (1.5 hours)

Local Board Annual Plan WS4 - Feedback on Mayors Proposal

 

Presenter/s:                  Georgina Gilmour, Senior Advisor

                                      Lead Financial Advisor

 

Governance role:          Setting direction / priorities / budgets

Proposed Outcome/s:   To discuss the Mayor’s proposal and prepare board feedback for the Budget Committee workshop.

Attachments: Not available at time of publication

 

 

 

 

         

 

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.

Title

Page

a

Franklin Local Economic Broker report - November 2024

11

b

Franklin Paths Programme monthly update November 2024

23

c

Annual Plan feedback form

25

      

 

 


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Franklin Local Board Workshop

19 November 2024

 

 

Franklin Local Board feedback on Annual Plan 2025-2026 regional topics

Overall direction

Proposal

Local board input

Funding major events, destination marketing and visitor attraction

 

Council-Controlled Organisation Reform

 

Planning and paying for growth

 

Changes to other rates, fees and charges

Proposal

Support / Do not support

Local board input

3% increase to the overall waste management targeted rate for a typical household

 

 

Introduction of the refuse targeted rate to the former districts of Rodney and Franklin.

 

 

Animal management fees: increase dog adoption fee from $350 to $450

 

 

Animal management fees: increase vet fee from $75 to $150.

 

 

Changes to some cemetery fees

 

 

Realign bach fees into pricing tiers based on occupancy levels, capacity and location

 

 

Align staff charge out rates with staff pay bands for services in regional parks

 

 

Change deposit levels for some regulatory services to better reflect actual final charges.

 

 

Other matters

Proposal

Support/Do not support

Local board input

 

 

 

 

Franklin Local Board key advocacy initiatives

Initiative

Description