Te Komiti mō te Kaupapa Here me te Whakamahere / Policy and Planning Committee Workshop – Auckland Council Group project list – Infrastructure Priorities Programme

CLOSED NOTES

Notes of a workshop of the Policy and Planning Committee held in Room 1, Level 26, Te Wharau o Tāmaki - Auckland House, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Wednesday, 26 February 2025 at 11.47am.

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

Chairperson	Cr Richard Hills
Deputy Chairperson	Cr Angela Dalton
Members	Cr Andrew Baker
	Cr Josephine Bartley	Via electronic link
	Mayor Wayne Brown
	Cr Chris Darby
	Cr Julie Fairey	From 12.01pm, Item 3
	Cr Christine Fletcher, QSO	Via electronic link From 11.48am, Item 3
	Cr Lotu Fuli	Via electronic link
	Cr Shane Henderson
	Cr Kerrin Leoni	Via electronic link from 11.58am, Item 3
	Cr Daniel Newman, JP	Via electronic link From 12.26pm, Item 3
	Cr Greg Sayers	Via electronic link from 12.01am, Item 3 Until 12.27pm, Item 3
	Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, JP	Via electronic link, from 11.57am, Item 3
	Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM	Via electronic link
	Cr Wayne Walker	Via electronic link from 11.50am, Item 3 Until 12.20pm, Item 3
	Cr John Watson
	Cr Maurice Williamson	Via electronic link

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

Members	Houkura Member Edward Ashby
	Cr Alf Filipaina, MNZM
	Houkura Member Hon Tau Henare
	Cr Mike Lee
	Cr Ken Turner

Workshops enable staff to explore options with elected members before ideas are fully developed, and to receive feedback and guidance on policy development or project design. No resolutions or decisions are made by elected members at workshops and so the requirements of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 relating to local authority meetings do not apply.

Policy and Planning Committee Workshop 26 February 2025

Interests:

s7(2)(f)(i) The withholding of the information is necessary to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank expression of opinions by or between or to members or officers or employees of any local authority in the course of their duty. In particular, the discussion will include on which projects should be part of the list submitted the Infrastructure Priorities Programme could require some commercial and politically sensitive discussions and may require staff to need the opportunity for free and frank advice.

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

That the Policy and Planning Committee Workshop:

a) whakaae / accepted the apologies from members:

Absence

Houkura member E Ashby
Cr A Filipaina – on council business

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	CLOSED Workshop: Auckland Council Group project list to be submitted to the Infrastructure Priorities Programme (Part of the National Infrastructure Plan)

Item

Auckland Council Group project list to be submitted to the Infrastructure Priorities Programme (Part of the National Infrastructure Plan)

Presented by Greer Lees, Manager Infrastructure Strategy and Matthew Prasad, Principal Advisor Infrastructure Strategy

A PowerPoint presentation was given in support of the item.  A copy is attached to the notes.

Cr C Fletcher joined the workshop at 11.48am.
Cr W Walker joined the workshop at 11.50am.
Deputy Mayor D Simpson joined the workshop at 11.56am.
Cr K Leoni joined the workshop at 11.58am.
Cr J Fairey entered the workshop at 12.01pm.
Cr G Sayers joined the workshop at 12.01pm.

Cr W Walker left the workshop at 12.03pm.
Cr W Walker returned to the workshop at 12.14pm
Cr D Newman joined the workshop at 12.26pm.
Cr W Walker retired from the workshop at 12.20pm.
Cr G Sayers retired from the workshop at 12.27pm.

Members asked and received answers to their questions.

Attachments

a     26 February 2025, Policy and Planning Committee - CLOSED Workshop: Auckland Council Group project list to be submitted to the Infrastructure Priorities Programme - presentation

The workshop finished at 12.51pm.