Date:

Time:

Meeting Room:

Venue:

 

Wednesday, 12 March 2025

10.00am

Rodney Local Board Office, 3 Elizabeth St, Warkworth

 

Rodney Local Board Workshop

 

OPEN AGENDA

 

 

 

 

MEMBERSHIP

 

Chairperson

Brent Bailey

Apologies

Deputy Chairperson

Louise Johnston

Attending online

Members

Michelle Carmichael

 

 

Mark Dennis

 

 

Tim Holdgate

 

 

Colin Smith

 

 

Geoff Upson

 

 

Ivan Wagstaff

 

 

Guy Wishart

 

 

 

 

 

Will WIlkinson

Democracy Advisor

 

7 March 2025

 

Contact Telephone: 0277760786

Email: will.wilkinson@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

 

 

 


Rodney Local Board Workshop

12 March 2025

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

Local Board Workshop

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

 

 

 

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