Howick Local Board Workshop

OPEN NOTES

Notes of a workshop of the Howick Local Board Workshop  held in the Howick Local Board Meeting Room , Library Complex, 7 Aylesbury Street, Pakuranga on Thursday, 6 March 2025 at 10:00 am.

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

Chairperson	Damian Light
Deputy Chairperson	Bo Burns
Members	Katrina Bungard	Via electronic Link until 12.30pm
	David Collings
	Bruce Kendall
	John Spiller	From 10.15am
	Mike Turinsky
	Adele White, JP
	Peter Young, JP

He Hunga atu anō i Tae mai | IN ATTENDANCE

Tracey Freeman	Acting Senior Local Board Advisor
Matt Fletcher	Local Board Advisor
Claire Bews	Democracy Advisor
Caron Pascoe	PA/Office Manager
Audrey Gan	Lead Financial Advisor
Daniel Poe	Acting Local Area Manager

Howick Local Board Workshop 06 March 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 – 10.00am – 11.00am

Note: At this point in proceedings, the workshop will close to the public for the                           following reasons:

CONFIDENTIAL WORKSHOP ITEM: Howick Local Board Grants Review

This part of the workshop is being held with the public excluded (confidential) as the workshop material contains some sensitive information

Note:   At this point in proceedings the workshop will reopen

Session 2 – 11.00am – 12.00pm

Eastern Busway Update

Presenter/s:                 Siân Pritchard, Alliance Customer & Community Team Manager

Andy Gibbard, EBA Construction Manager

                                    Fiona Tang, EBA Programme Manager

Governance role:          Keeping informed

Summary of discussions:

The Board received an update on the Eastern Busway project for February 2025.

Attachment A:               Eastern Busway project 6 March 2025 updates

Break

Session 3 – 12.30pm – 1.00pm

Making Space For Water update

Presenter/s:                  Kartik Bhat, Relationship Advisor, Resilience & Infrastructure

Elizabeth Johnson, Principal Healthy Waters

Governance role:          Setting direction, priorities and budgets

Summary of discussions:

Healthy Waters staff provided the Board updates on the Making Space For Water (MSFW) project, including stream and water resilience, flood intelligence and overland flow paths in the Howick local board area.

Session 4 – 1.00pm – 2.00pm

Note: At this point in proceedings, the workshop will close to the public for the following reasons:

This part of the workshop is being held with the public excluded (confidential) To allow for free and frank discussions, particularly when covering sensitive financial matters.

CONFIDENTIAL WORKSHOP DISCUSSION: Local board budget update and cost pressures

Presenter/s:                  Audrey Gan, Lead Financial Advisor

Hao Chen, Manager Local Board Financial Advisory

Governance role:          Setting direction, priorities and budgets

Summary of discussions:

The Board are updated and informed on budget pressures that will affect the 2025/2026 budgets, prior to a report coming to the March Business meeting

Note:   At this point in proceedings the workshop will reopen

Session 5 – 2.00pm – 2.30pm

Direction Setting

Presenter/s:                 Tracey Freeman, Senior Local Board Advisor

                                     Matt Fletcher, Local Board Advisor

                                     Caron Pascoe, PA/Office Manager

Governance role:          Keeping informed

Summary of discussions:

The Board are kept informed of upcoming events in the Howick Local Board

· Sunday, 9 March 2025, Music in Parks, Lloyd Elsmore

· Saturday, 15 March 2025, Celebrating Cultures, Ormiston Town Centre

Attachments

a     Eastern Busway project 6 March 2025 updates

The workshop finished at 2.30 pm