Albert-Eden Local Board Workshop 13 March 2025

Date: Time: Meeting Room: Venue:	Thursday, 13 March 2025 10.00am Albert-Eden Local Board 114 Dominion Road Mt Eden
Albert-Eden Local Board Workshop OPEN AGENDA

MEMBERSHIP

Chairperson	Kendyl Smith
Deputy Chairperson	Margi Watson
Members	José Fowler
	Julia Maskill
	Christina Robertson
	Liv Roe
	Rex Smith
	Jack Tan

Michael Mendoza - Democracy Advisor

8 March 2025

Contact Telephone: 021 809 149

Email: Michael.Mendoza@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

ITEM   TABLE OF CONTENTS            PAGE

1 Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies                                                                            2

2          Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest         2

3          Local Board Workshop                                                                                     3

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

At the close of the agenda no apologies had been received.

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.

Albert-Eden Local Board Workshop 13 March 2025

Local Board Workshop

File No.: CP2025/03698

Note 1:       This workshop has been called by the chairperson in consultation with 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 Albert-Eden Local Board workshop agenda for Thursday, 13 March 2025.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2.      Most workshops are open to the public to attend as observers via Microsoft Teams.

3.      Some sessions may not be open to the public. The staff / chairperson will 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.      The public can email AlbertEdenLocalBoard@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz to request for the link to observe the workshop online via Microsoft Teams.

5.      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.

6.      Workshops do not have decision-making authority.

7.      Workshops are used to canvass issues, prepare local board members for upcoming decisions and to enable discussion between elected members and staff.

8.      Members are respectfully reminded of their Code of Conduct obligations with respect to conflicts of interest and confidentiality.

9.      The following will be covered in the workshop:

Item 1: 10.00am – 11.00am

Parks and Community Facilities Work Programme Update

Presenters:                   Jody Morley, Area Operations Manager, Amirah Rab, Relationship Manager, Rachel Gatland, Senior Programme Coordinator, Jeimy Figueros Meza, Community Leasing Specialist

Purpose:                       Staff will be in attendance to provide the local board with its monthly work programme update, in particular to facilitate discussion on the following:

·    Waiōrea Community Recycling Centre – Tree Planting – Waste Solutions

·    Community Leases

Governance role:          Oversight and monitoring; Keeping Informed; Engagement; Local initiative / preparing for specific decisions      

Attachments:                 i.   Session Outline re. Parks and Community Facilities Monthly Update

                                     ii.   Powerpoint re. Waiōrea Community Recycling Centre Tree Planting

                                     iii.   Memo re. Proposed new ground lease to Epsom/Remuera Croquet Club Incorporated located at 249-259 Gillies Ave, Epsom, Melville Park

                                     iv.   Memo re. Proposed new ground lease to Scouts New Zealand at Pollard Park, 1A Waitomo Avenue, Mt Eden

                                     v.    Memo re. Proposed new leases for three Plunket sites

                                     vi.   Attachment A - Plunket Mt Albert – 5 Alexis Avenue, Mt Albert

                                     vii.  Attachment B: Plunket Owairaka – 99 Richardson Road, Owairaka

                                     viii.  Attachment C: Plunket – 427 Sandringham Road, Sandringham.

                                    Attachments to be published separately.

11.00am – 11.15am – Morning Tea

Item 2: 11.15am – 12.00noon

Play Sport and Recreation Work Programme Update

Presenters:                   Geraldine Wilson, Activation Advisor, Sanjeev Karan, Activation Team Manager, Ruth Barraclough, Activation Advisor, Jacquelyn Collins, Play Portfolio Lead

Purpose:                       Staff will be in attendance to provide the local board with its monthly work programme update, in particular to facilitate discussion on the following:

·    Out and About Active Play Programme future funding options;

      To provide information on three funding options for the Out and About Active Play programme 2025/2026 financial year, ahead of the annual work programme workshop six

·    Albert-Eden Play Plan 2025 – Implementation in 2025/2026;

      To workshop the Albert-Eden Play Plan 2025 in preparation for formal adoption by the local board at the 27 March 2025 business meeting

Governance role:          Oversight and monitoring; Keeping Informed; Local initiative / preparing for specific decisions   

Attachments:                 i.  Memo re. Out and About Active Play Programme future funding options

                                     ii.  Powerpoint re. Albert-Eden Play Plan 2025 – Implementation in 2025-2026

                                     Attachments to be published separately.

12.00noon – 12.45pm – LUNCH

12.45pm – 1.15pm – Non-workshop Time

Item 3: 1.15pm – 1.55pm

Resilience and Infrastructure Directorate Work Programme Update

Presenters:                   Rory Lenihan-Ikin, Low Carbon Specialist, Greer Rasmussen, Senior Low Carbon Specialist, Rachel Turner, Community Climate Action Team Manager

Purpose:                       Staff will be in attendance to provide the local board with its monthly work programme update, in particular to facilitate discussion on the following:

·    Albert-Eden Climate Action Programmes

      To provide the board with an overview of their current climate action programme, and discuss proposals for 2025/2026

Governance role:          Oversight and monitoring; Keeping Informed; Engagement 

Attachment:                  i.    Powerpoint re. Albert-Eden Climate Action Programmes

                                     Attachment to be published separately.

1.55pm – 2.05pm – Afternoon Tea

Item 4: 2.05pm – 2.50pm

Northwest Rapid Transit - refined emerging preferred option – Confidential Item

Presenters:                   Daniel McCabe, Principal Communications and Engagement Advisor, Bruce Thomas, Auckland Transport Elected Member Relationship Partner, Nalisha Kesha, Auckland Transport Manager Strategic Projects – North and West, Joel Belsham, Transport Planner Lead, Emma Fisk, Director - Rapid Transit System Portfolio, NZ Transport Agency

Purpose:                       Staff will be in attendance to provide the local board with an update on the refined emerging preferred option for Northwest rapid transit.

Confidentiality:              s7(2)(e):   The withholding of information is necessary to avoid prejudice to measures that prevent or mitigate material loss to members of the public.

Governance role:          Oversight and monitoring; Keeping Informed; Engagement 

Attachment/s:                Staff have advised that the information material/s for this item were not finalised nor available at the time the workshop agenda closed.

Item 5: 2.50pm – 3.50pm

Corridor Investigations - Albert-Eden Local Board

Presenters:                   Miguel Menezes, Technical Lead - Network Optimisation, Anita Lin, Principal Transportation Engineer, Bruce Thomas, Auckland Transport Elected Member Relationship Partner, Serena Chen, Transportation Engineer, Kendra Wilson, Senior Transportation Engineer

Purpose:                       To provide the local board an update on staff findings of the corridor investigations, and to seek the local board’s feedback on the issues identified and to staff proposed solutions.  

Governance role:          Oversight and monitoring; Keeping Informed; Engagement 

Attachment:                  i.   Powerpoint re. Corridor Investigations - Albert-Eden Local Board

                                     Attachment to be published separately.

Item 6: 3.50pm – 3.55pm

Recap of Discussion and Other Updates

Presenters:                   Board members and Governance and Engagement Staff

Purpose:                       Information dissemination

Governance role:          Keeping informed

Attachment:                   N/A.