Waitākere Ranges Local Board Open Workshop
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Notes of the Waitākere Ranges Local Board Open Workshop held in the Waitākere Ranges Local Board Office, 39 Glenmall Place, Glen Eden on Thursday, 12 December 2024 at 12:15 pm.
Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present
Chairperson |
Greg Presland |
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Members |
Sandra Coney, QSO |
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Liz Manley |
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Mark Allen |
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Linda Potauaine |
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Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT
Deputy Chairperson |
Michelle Clayton |
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Waitākere Ranges Local Board Workshop 12 December 2024 |
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Item 1 – Auckland Transport Monthly Update |
1.00pm-2.00pm Presenter/s: Owena Schuster, Elected Member Relationship Partner; Bernie Fatu, Auckland Transport; Peter Nortje, Auckland Transport; Johan Swanepoel, Auckland Transport Stakeholder Relationship Manager; Raman Singh, Auckland Transport Engineer; Niamh Callaghan, Stellar Project Manager; Silaa Auvaa, Programme Manager Auckland Transport.
Summary of Discussions Staff from Auckland Transport updated the board on the budget that was recently confirmed in November 2024 for the Local Board Capital Transport Fund. Auckland Transport asked for direction from the board for the allocation of the confirmed budget. Additionally, the recovery team updated the board on road and slip repairs from November to December 2024. |
Lunch 2.00pm-2.30pm |
Item 2 – Future use of properties at 14 and 20 Glenesk Road, Piha |
2.30am-3.30pm Presenter/s: Mace Ward, Group Recovery Manager; Craig Mcilroy, General Manager Healthy Waters and Flood Resilience; Taylor Farrell, Relationship Advisor; Samantha Sinton, Executive Officer; Jeff Lyford, Principal Advisor Parks and Community Facilities.
Summary of Discussions Mace Ward, Group Recovery Manager led the discussion on the background to the purchase of the 14 and 20 Glenesk Road properties after flood assessments were undertaken. The board raised questions regarding the justification for this purchase and other concerns including the risk of the purchase of these properties and the future use of the properties. Mace Ward noted that the future land-use of these properties will be led by the future land-use policy that will be reporting to the Governing Body in February. |
Item 3 – Parks and Community Facilities Monthly Update |
3.30p3.30pm-4.30pmm-4.30pm Presenter/s: Greer Clark, Manager Area Operations; Helen Biffin, Work Programme Lead; Amirah Rab, Community Lease Specialist. Summary of Discussions Parks and Community Facilities staff updated the board on various focus areas including; maintenance and delivery, arboriculture, ecological, and project delivery updates. Staff also presented Sandy’s Parade amenity upgrade questionnaire for public consultation to the board for its consideration. |
a Local Board Capital Transport Plan Workshop 5 b Waitākere Ranges Local Board Update Recovery December 2024 c Community Facilities Monthly Report - Waitākere Ranges November 2024 |
The workshop ended at 4.15 pm