Whau Local Board Workshop

05 February 2025

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

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Wednesday, 5 February 2025

10:30 am

Whau Local Board Office
31 Totara Avenue
New Lynn

 

Whau Local Board Workshop

 

OPEN AGENDA

 

 

 

 

MEMBERSHIP

 

Chairperson

Kay Thomas

 

Deputy Chairperson

Fasitua Amosa

 

Members

Ross Clow

 

 

Catherine Farmer

 

 

Valeria Gascoigne

 

 

Sarah Paterson-Hamlin

 

 

Warren Piper

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liam Courtney

Democracy Advisor

 

3 February 2025

 

Contact Telephone: 027 260 4570

Email: liam.courtney@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Karakia

 

Kia hora te Marino

May the peace be widespread

Kia whakapapa pounamu te moana

May the sea be like greenstone

Hei huarahi mā tatou I te rangi nei

A pathway for us all this day

Aroha atu aroha mai

Let us show respect for each other

Tātou ia tatou katoa

For one another

Hui e taikie!

Bind us all together!

 

 

 

 

 

 


Whau Local Board Workshop

05 February 2025

 

 

Local Board Workshop

File No.: CP2025/00708

 

  

 

 

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 Whau Local Board workshop agenda for 5 February 2025.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

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

3.       Some sessions may not be open to the public. The staff / chairperson and deputy 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.       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.

5.       Workshops do not have decision-making authority.

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

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

8.       The following will be covered in the workshop:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1 - Auckland Transport monthly update

 

 

 

10.30am-11.15am

 

Presenter/s:                  Peter Naber, Elected Member Relationship Partner

 

Purpose:                       To provide the Board with a monthly update, including on South Lynn mitigations and Rosebank Road special vehicle lanes.

 

Outcome:                      Board is informed.

 

Governance role:          Keeping informed.

 

 

 

Item 2 - Parks & Community Facilities monthly update

 

11.15am-12.15pm

 

Presenter/s:                  Shane Hogg, Manager Area Operations

Tracey Hodder, Parks & Places Specialist

Elvira Kolmychenko, Work Programme Lead

 

Purpose:                       To provide the Board with a monthly update, including on the following matters:

1. Crown Lynn Park

2. Options for toilets at Lawson Park – opex vs capex

3. Riversdale toilet

4. 60 Portage Road (Autosparks)

 

Outcome:                      Board is informed.

 

Governance role:          Keeping informed.

 

 

 

 

Lunch

 

 

Item 3 - Out and About Activation Programme Overview 

 

1.15pm – 2.00pm

 

Presenter/s:                  Sunny Karan, Activation Team Manager

Ruth Montgomerie, Activation Advisor

 

Purpose:                       To give Whau Local Board an overview of what the Out and About programme looks like and what $100k would achieve. 

 

Outcome:                      The local board understands the programme and its outcomes and considers funding it for FY25/26 from their OPEX budget.

 

Governance role:          Keeping informed.

 

 

Item 4 - Arts Programme

 

 

 

2.00pm – 3.00pm

 

Presenter/s:                  Sarah Graham, Place & Partner Specialist (Arts Advisor)

Naomi Thomas, Manager Community Programme Delivery

Bronwyn Bent, Creative Partnerships Lead

 

Purpose / Outcome:     To provide an overview on the Arts Broker Review, provide advice on building creative capital in response to the local board plan, introduce recommendations for the Whau Local Board Work Programme Development 2025/2026, and provide and discuss options for Canal Reserve Mural.

 

Governance role:          Keeping informed.