Franklin Local Board Workshop

 

OPEN NOTES

 

 

 

Notes of the Franklin Local Board Workshop  held in the Leslie Comrie Board Room, Level One Franklin: The Centre, 12 Massey Ave, Pukekohe on Tuesday, 25 February 2025 at 11.15am.

 

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

 

Chairperson

Angela Fulljames

 

Deputy Chairperson

Alan Cole

 

Members

Malcolm Bell JP

 

 

Sharlene Druyven

 

 

Gary Holmes

 

 

Amanda Hopkins

 

 

Andrew Kay

 

 

Amanda Kinzett

 

 

Logan Soole

 

 

 

Franklin Local Board Workshop

25 February 2025

 

 

 

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

 

There were no apologies.

 

 

2          Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Local Board Workshop       

 

 

Session 1

Community Partnership Programme delivery updates

 

Presenters:             Coral Timmins, Community Broker, Franklin Local Board
                                 Adel Chanson, Specialist Advisor
                                 Robyn Driver, Jessica Taylor , Filling the Gaps Youth Programme, Franklin Family        Support (new name Mai Lighthouse)

                                 Melanie Jaggs, Franklin Positive Aging Expo

                                 Akerei Maresala-Thomson, Pasifika Digital Horizons

Purpose:                 For the partner organisations from the Community Partnerships                                  programme to present their activities and outcomes to the board.

 

Governance role:   Oversight and monitoring

 

Summary of Discussions:

The following groups reported back on their work.

 

Mai Lighthouse (Franklin Family Support)

The Youth Empowerment Programme is operating at capacity and note the demand is higher than they are able to incorporate. The team are exploring how to expand funding sources.

 

Franklin Positive Aging Expo

Successful expo held in October 2024 with 73 exhibitors and over 1000 visitors.

 

Pasifika Digital Horizons

Reported on an expanding process of connecting and enabling the Pasifika residents with community connectivity, digital literacy, workforce development, employment and business development.

 

Session 2

Beachlands increased service offering

 

Presenter/s:            Anna Jackson, Integration Specialist

                                 Shyrel Burt, Principal Integration Specialist

                                 Melody Osborne, Manager Community Hub

 

Purpose:                  Share investigation of venue options to increase the council service                                  offering in the Beachlands area

 

Governance role:   Setting direction/priorities/budget

 

Summary of Discussions:

The board were presented with options to provide a council service offering in Beachlands. The board provided feedback, including the wish to establish consistent days from the start, agreeing to shorter hours for the trial period, noting it will offer more than library services, incorporating the volunteer library service as an adjunct, and further investigating options for use of the space.

 

 

Session 3

Local Economic Broker monthly update

 

Presenter:               Christina Rogstad, Franklin Local Economic Broker

 

Purpose:                 To update the board on the work programme of the Local Economic                                  Broker

 

Governance role:   Oversight and monitoring

 

Summary of discussions:

The board were updated on progress of the various work streams of the broker, and were introduced to a forward work proposal for the 2025-2026 year that will require additional funding.

 

 

 

The workshop closed at 3.07pm