Kaipātiki Local Board Workshop

OPEN NOTES

Notes of a workshop of the Kaipātiki Local Board held in the Kaipātiki Local Board Office, 90 Bentley Avenue, Glenfield on on Wednesday, 12 February 2025 at 10.15am.

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

Chairperson	John Gillon
Deputy Chairperson	Danielle Grant, JP
Members	Paula Gillon
	Erica Hannam
	Melanie Kenrick
	Tim Spring
	Dr Janet Tupou	Via electronic attendance

Kaipātiki Local Board Workshop 12 February 2025

3	Local Board workshop

Session 1 – 10.00am – 12.10pm

Customer and Community Services – Community Wellbeing

•      Community delivery work programme update Q1 & Q2 2024/2025

Presenters:                   Margo Athy
Connected Communities Lead and Coach, Community Wellbeing

Nina Darrah
Community Broker, Community Wellbeing

Xanthe Jujnovich
Place and Partner Specialist, Community Wellbeing

Claire Liousse
Empowered Communities Specialist, Community Wellbeing

Michael Alofa
Specialist Advisor, Community Wellbeing

Lisa Dam
Manager Community Place – Library, Community Wellbeing

Chooi-Wen Khoo
Manager Community Place – Library, Community Wellbeing

Lucia Mataia
Manager Community Place – Library, Community Wellbeing

Governance role:          Keeping informed.

Summary of Discussions:

The local board was provided with an update on the Community delivery work programme Q1 & Q2 2024/2025 from Community Wellbeing.

The local board raised the following points and questions in response to the presentation:

Libraries

· Questions raised over whether current budgets sufficiently support library initiatives and whether additional funding is required.

· Frustration expressed over AI-controlled book distribution limiting browsing experiences.

· Interest in increasing awareness of existing online classes, digital library cards, and e-book borrowing.

Youth-Led Initiatives

· Request for more comprehensive reporting on youth initiatives to assess impact effectively.

Art Space

· Interest in expanding collaboration with community houses and increasing public participation.

· Emphasised the need for more structured KPIs to measure programme reach and impact.

Community Wellbeing

· Recommended exploration of opportunities to tie orientation efforts with citizenship ceremonies.

Community Safety

· Clarification on the breadth of local board-funded crime prevention efforts.

Next steps:

· Next workshop session to follow in July 2025.

Lunch Break
12.10pm – 1.00pm

Session 2 – 1.00pm – 2.00pm

Community Wellbeing – Sport and Recreation

•      Kaipātiki Play Plan 2024 Feedback on draft

Presenters:                   Jacquelyn Collins
Play Portfolio Lead, Community Wellbeing

Governance role:          Setting direction.

Summary of Discussions:

The local board was provided with an update on the Kaipātiki Play Plan 2024 Feedback on draft from Community Wellbeing – Sport and Recreation.

The local board raised the following points and questions in response to the presentation:

· Strengthen gap analysis, particularly regarding existing provisions and community partner contributions in Kaipātiki (e.g. Kaipātiki Community Facilities Trust).

· Recommendation to assess whether additional consultation is required for the local board’s unique needs.

· Recommendation to explore cost reduction strategies.

· Address concerns regarding duplication of efforts with existing community partners.

· Recommendation to incorporate shade considerations into play plans for local boards.

Next steps:

· Staff to update plan to reflect local board’s existing initiatives and funding priorities.

· Staff to extend timeline from March to April 2025.

Session 3 – 2.00pm – 3.00pm

Resilience and Infrastructure – Healthy Waters and Flood Resilience

•      Wairau Industrial Pollution Monitoring and Compliance

Presenters:                   Katrina Channing
Principal Specialist Compliance, Licensing and Compliance

Bianca Lilley
Senior Healthy Waters Specialist, Healthy Waters and Flood Resilience

Yasmin Hall
Relationship Advisor, Executive Office Resilience and Infrastructure

Governance role:          Setting direction.

Summary of Discussions:

The local board was provided with an update on Wairau Industrial Pollution Monitoring and Compliance from Healthy Waters and Flood Resilience.

The local board raised the following points and questions in response to the presentation:

· Suggested going through local board communications to share programme results and raise awareness for compliance.

· Propose signage to reinforce compliance messages, particularly near impacted areas.

· Emphasised the need for significant investment in wetlands for long-term solutions.

· Emphasised ongoing follow-ups with non-compliant businesses and exploring potential mitigation measures (i.e. swales).

· Emphasised the need to recognise education as critical, advocating for spill kits and awareness initiatives to simplify compliance.

· Requested the need for further work on spill kit distribution and business support in planning compliance measures.

Next steps:

· Provide an update to the local board staff and business communities.

The workshop finished at 2.38pm.