Te Komiti Hapori / Community Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

Minutes of an extraordinary meeting of the Community Committee held in the Room 1, Level 26, Te Wharau o Tāmaki - Auckland House, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 11 February 2025 at 3:00pm. A recording of the meeting is available here: https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/about-auckland-council/how-auckland-council-works/meetings-council-bodies/Pages/webcasts-council-meetings.aspx

 

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

 

Chair

Cr Angela Dalton

Via electronic link,

From 3.03pm

Deputy Chair

Cr Julie Fairey (presiding)

 

Councillors

Cr Alf Filipaina, MNZM

 

 

Cr Richard Hills

From 3.02pm

 

Cr Kerrin Leoni

 

 

Cr Wayne Walker

 

 

Houkura Member Billy Brown

Via electronic link,

From 3.04pm

 

Houkura Member Tony Kake, MNZM

 

 

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

 

Ex-officio

Mayor Wayne Brown

 

 

Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, JP

 

 

Te Hunga Āpiti kua Tae mai | ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Waiheke Local Board Chair Cath Handley

 

 

Upper Harbour Local Board Chair Anna Atkinson

Via electronic link

 

 

Community Committee

11 February 2025

 

 

 

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

 

Resolution number CCCCC/2025/1

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson J Fairey, seconded by Cr A Filipaina:  

That the Community Committee:

a)    whakaae / accept the following apologies:

Absence

Cr J Bartley

CARRIED

Electronic Attendance

Resolution number CCCCC/2025/2

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson J Fairey, seconded by Cr W Walker:   

That the Community Committee:

a)          whakaae / approve electronic attendance under Standing Order 3.3.3 for:

·       Chair Cr A Dalton (SO 3.3.3 b))

·       Houkura Member B Brown (SO 3.3.3 a))

CARRIED

 

 

2          Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

Cr R Hills entered the meeting at 3.02pm.

Chairperson A Dalton joined the meeting at 3.03pm.

 

 

3

Te Whakaū i ngā Āmiki | Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number CCCCC/2025/3

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson J Fairey, seconded by Cr R Hills:  

That the Community Committee:

a)          whakaū / confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 26 November 2024 and its confidential section, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

4          Ngā Kōrero a te Marea | Public Input

 

4.1

Public Input: Housing First

 

The request for public input had been withdrawn.

 

 

4.2

Public Input: Youth Homelessness

 

The request for public input had been withdrawn.

 

 

Houkura Member B Brown joined the meeting at 3.04pm.

 

 

 

5          Ngā Kōrero a te Poari ā-Rohe Pātata | Local Board Input

 

There was no local board input.

 

 

 

6          Ngā Pakihi Autaia | Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

 

7

Operational Homelessness Response Update

 

A PowerPoint presentation was given. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment

 

Note:   changes were made to the original recommendation, adding new clauses b), c), d) and e) as a Chair’s recommendation.

 

Resolution number CCCCC/2025/4

MOVED by Cr R Hills, seconded by Deputy Chairperson J Fairey:  

That the Community Committee:

a)         whiwhi / receive the regional homelessness bi-annual update report (July 2024 to December 2024) detailing the council’s efforts in response to homelessness in Tāmaki Makaurau

b)         whakamihi / thank the homelessness and social housing sector for its valuable mahi supporting Auckland’s homeless community and efforts to make homelessness brief, rare and non-recurring

c)         tono / request that the Community Committee chairperson and deputy chairperson write a letter advocating to relevant ministers and all party leaders about the committee’s concerns regarding reductions in funding for people with acute housing needs, or who are homeless or have other health needs that can exacerbate conditions that lead to homelessness, and adequacy of data regarding people in emergency housing

d)         tuhi tīpoka / note with concern the drop in Aucklanders in emergency housing and the lack of data available to ensure people are housed, which may be having an effect on the numbers of people now ending up homeless

e)         tono / request that the Community Committee Chair and Deputy Chair engage with the mayor’s office to discuss potential increased funding opportunities to support homelessness responses.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     11 February 2025, Community Committee, Item 7 - Operational Homelessness Response Update, presentation

 

 

8

Allocation of targeted funding through the Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund for financial year 2025/2026

 

A PowerPoint presentation was given. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment

 

Resolution number CCCCC/2025/5

MOVED by Chairperson A Dalton, seconded by Cr A Filipaina:  

That the Community Committee:

a)      whakaae / approve the Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund’s targeted process grant allocations for the 2025/2026 financial year, as follows:

No.

Recipient

Funding up to:

Previous

grant(s)

Purpose

i)

Auckland Hockey Association Incorporated
Lloyd Elsmore Park Hockey Stadium - Turf 2 renewal and LED Floodlight upgrade

$215,000

$350,000

(FY25)

To complete renewal of turfs and floodlights.

ii)

Highbrook Regional Watersport Centre Trust
Highbrook Watersports Centre Clubhouse building

 

$2,200,000

$3,450,000

(FY25)

 

For construction of a watersports facility: an additional $2,200,000 to achieve a total contribution of up to $5,300,000 or 60 per cent of total project costs, whichever is less.

iii)

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Māia Limited acting on behalf of Whai Māia Charitable Trust 1
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Sports, Recreation and Hauora Centre

 

$600,000

$150,000

(FY25)

A.        Funding up to $600,000 or 33 per cent of design and consent costs, whichever is less.

$5,000,000:

 

 

B.        Conditional upon the parties (Auckland Council and Whai Māia Charitable Trust 1) agreeing to design of the facility, funding up to $5,000,000 towards construction of a second indoor court.

iv)

Pakuranga United Rugby Club Incorporated
Howick Pakuranga Community Sports Centre Facility Expansion

 

$5,571,061

$2,673,939

(FY25)

For construction of additional indoor courts: an additional $5,571,061 to achieve a total contribution of up to $8,245,000 or 60 per cent of total project costs, whichever is less.

v)

Waka Pacific Trust
Wero Climb

 

$250,000

$250,000

(FY24)

For lighting of the climbing frame and the provision of shade for participants.

vi)

West Auckland Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporated
Covered Riding Facility

 

$512,859

$1,280,000

(FY23)

For the cost of access and landscaping works required to be compliant with Resource Consent, Building Consent, and safety requirements.

        Total:

$14,348,920

 

 

 

b)      tautapa / delegate authority through the Chief Executive to the General Manager Community Wellbeing to prepare and execute funding agreements for the above grant recipients.  

c)      whakaae / approve the remaining budget of $9,521,045 be used in the Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund’s contestable process for financial year 2025/2026.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     11 February 2025, Community Committee, Item 8 - Allocation of targeted funding through the Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund for financial year 2025/2026, presentation

 

 

 

9

Status Update on Action Decisions from Community Committee - 26 November 2024

 

Resolution number CCCCC/2025/6

MOVED by Cr W Walker, seconded by Deputy Chairperson J Fairey:  

That the Community Committee:

a)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the status of decisions made at the 26 November 2024 meeting.

CARRIED

 

 

 

10

Summary of Community Committee information memoranda, workshops and briefings (including the Forward Work Programme) – 11 February 2025

 

Resolution number CCCCC/2025/7

MOVED by Cr W Walker, seconded by Deputy Chairperson J Fairey:  

That the Community Committee:

a)      tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the progress on the Forward Work Programme appended as Attachment A of the agenda report.

b)      whiwhi / receive the Summary of Community Committee information memoranda, workshops and briefings – 11 February 2025.

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

 

11        Te Whakaaro ki ngā Take Pūtea e Autaia ana | Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

 

 

Houkura Member T Kake closed with karakia.

 

 

 

5.08 pm                                              The chairperson thanked members for their attendance and attention to business and declared the meeting closed.

 

CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF THE Community Committee HELD ON

 

 

 

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