Date: Time: Meeting Room: Venue:
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Wednesday, 12 March 2025 10.00am Rodney Local Board Office, 3 Elizabeth St, Warkworth |
Rodney Local Board Workshop
OPEN AGENDA
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MEMBERSHIP
Chairperson |
Brent Bailey |
Apologies |
Deputy Chairperson |
Louise Johnston |
Attending online |
Members |
Michelle Carmichael |
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Mark Dennis |
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Tim Holdgate |
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Colin Smith |
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Geoff Upson |
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Ivan Wagstaff |
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Guy Wishart |
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Will WIlkinson Democracy Advisor
7 March 2025
Contact Telephone: 0277760786 Email: will.wilkinson@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
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12 March 2025 |
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ITEM TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
1 Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies 2
2 Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest 2
5 Local Board Workshop 3
1 Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies
Apologies from Chairperson B Bailey.
Pursuant to Standing Orders 12.1.5 – Chairing of workshops; with the chairperson absent and the deputy chairperson attending online from overseas the members of the local board who are present must elect a member to be chairperson at this workshop. That person may exercise the responsibilities, duties and powers of the chairperson.
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.
File No.: CP2025/03386
Note 1: This workshop has been called by the chairperson in consultation with the staff.
Note 2: No working party/workshop may reach any decision or adopt any resolution unless specifically delegated to do so.
Te take mō te pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To present the Rodney Local Board workshop agenda for 12 March 2025.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. Most workshops are open to the public to attend as observers in person or online.
3. Some sessions may not be open to the public. The staff / chairperson and deputy chairperson decide which sessions are open to the public, depending on the sensitivity of the information being discussed. If a session is not open, a reason will be provided below.
4. Local board workshops provide an opportunity for local boards to carry out their governance role in the following areas:
a) Accountability to the public.
b) Engagement.
c) Input to regional decision-making.
d) Keeping informed.
e) Local initiative / preparing for specific decisions.
f) Oversight and monitoring.
g) Setting direction / priorities / budget.
5. Workshops do not have decision-making authority.
6. Workshops are used to canvass issues, prepare local board members for upcoming decisions and to enable discussion between elected members and staff.
7. Members are respectfully reminded of their Code of Conduct obligations with respect to conflicts of interest and confidentiality.
8. The following will be covered in the workshop:
Item 1 – 10.00am |
Auckland Transport Unsealed Roads Improvement Programme Presenters: Beth Houlbrooke – Elected Member Relationship Partner Peter Scott – Asset Manager Road Corridor Governance role: Keeping informed Proposed outcome: Receive an update on the Unsealed Road Improvements Programme
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Item 2 – 11.00am |
Te Ara Hura 2027 Parks and Community Facilitis maintenance contracts Presenters: Sarah Jones – Programme Manager (P27 Contracts) Jennifer Rose – Head of Business Performance Geoffrey Pitman – Manager, Area Operations Governance role: Keeping informed Proposed outcome: Receive an update on the Parks and Community Facilities maintenance contracts |
BREAK (12.00 – 1.30) |
Item 3 – 1.30pm |
Watercare - Warkworth update Presenters: Ben Halliwell – Elected Member Relationship Manager Rob Burchell – Project Director, Programme Delivery Michael Zhou – Project Manager, Construction Delivery Governance role: Keeping informed Proposed outcome: Receive an update on the Warkworth Wastewater project |
Item 4 – 2.00pm |
Development Contributions 2025 proposal Presenters: Andrew Duncan – Manager, Financial Policy Hao Chen – Manager, Local Board Financial Advisory Governance role: Keeping informed Proposed outcome: Receive an update on the Development Contributions 2025 proposal |