Hibiscus and Bays Local Board Workshop

OPEN NOTES

Notes of a meeting of the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board Workshop held at the Ground Floor, Hawiti Building, 6 - 8 Munroe Lane, Albany on Tuesday 11 February 2025 at 10:00 am.

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

Chairperson	Alexis Poppelbaum, JP
Deputy Chairperson	Gary Brown (via MS Teams)
Members	Jake Law
	Sam Mills, JP (via MS Teams)
	Julia Parfitt, JP
	Victoria Short
	Gregg Walden
	Leanne Willis (via MS Teams)

Hibiscus and Bays Local Board Workshop 11 February 2025

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

There were no apologies.

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.

There were no declarations of interest.

3	Local board workshop

Item 1 – 10.00am

Parks and Community Facilities update: Streamview Way youth park and Graffiti Prevention Contract

Presenters:                   Sandra May – Manager Area Operations

                                      Keren Alleyne – Senior Project Manager

                                      Matt Woodside – Parks and Places Specialist

                                      Mandy Hoskin – Graffiti Prevention Advisor

Summary of discussions

Community Facilities staff were in attendance to update the local board on community engagement for the youth park at Streamview Way, Long Bay and provide an overview of the Graffiti Prevention contract.

Item 2 – 11.00

Allocation of external funds - East Coast Bays subdivision

Presenters:                   Rita Bento-Allpress – Senior Local Board Advisor

                                      Hao Chen – Lead Financial Advisor            

                                      Sandra May – Manager Area Operations

                                      Aidan McLean – Senior Environmental Specialist

                                      Megan Tuck – Senior Scientist

                                      Matthew McNeil – Senior Coastal Specialist

Summary of discussions

Staff were in attendance to discuss Browns Bay Charitable Trust (Markets) funding allocation and investment options for projects in the East Coast Bays subdivision.

11.45am – BREAK

Item 3 – 12.15pm

Auckland Transport: Browns Bay Town Centre safety improvements

Presenters:                   Andrew Garratt – Team Leader Road Safety

                                      Kyle Martin – Senior Transportation Engineer

                                      Kevin Xiao – Senior Project Manager

                                      Beth Houlbrooke – Elected Member Relationship Partner

Summary of discussions

Auckland Transport staff were in attendance to discuss and seek feedback on the proposed options for safety improvements at Browns Bay Town Centre.

Item 4 – 1.00pm

Shoreline Adaptation Plans: Shoreline Adaptation Plans - Weiti Estuary to Devonport Peninsula and Waitematā Harbour

Note: additional information was provided. A copy has been placed on the official notes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a notes attachment.

Presenters:                   Lara Clarke – Shoreline Adaptation Plan Programme Lead and Principal Coastal Adaptation Specialist

                                      Sage Vernall – Tranche Lead and Senior Coastal Adaptation Specialist

Summary of discussions

Lara Clarke and Sage Vernall were in attendance to provide an update on the development of the Shoreline Adaptation Plans.

Attachments

a     11 February 2025, Hibiscus and Bays Local Board Workshop - Item 4: Shoreline Adaptation Plans: Shoreline Adaptation Plans - Weiti Estuary to Devonport Peninsula and Waitematā Harbour, Community Engagement updates

The workshop finished at 2.01 pm