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Thursday, 20 March 2025

10.15am

Waitākere Ranges Local Board Office
39 Glenmall Place
Glen Eden

 

Waitākere Ranges Local Board Open Workshop

 

AGENDA

 

 

 

 

MEMBERSHIP

 

Chairperson

Greg Presland

 

Deputy Chairperson

Michelle Clayton

 

Members

Mark Allen

 

 

Sandra Coney, QSO

 

 

Liz Manley

 

 

Linda Potauaine

 

 

 

 

Salif Sidibe

Democracy Advisor

 

17 March 2025

 

Contact Telephone: 0276670186

Email: salif.sidibe@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

 

 

 


Waitākere Ranges Local Board Workshop

20 March 2025

 

 

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Karakia

 

Kia hora te Marino

May the peace be widespread

Kia whakapapa pounamu te moana

May the sea be like greenstone

Hei huarahi mā tatou I te rangi nei

A pathway for us all this day

Aroha atu aroha mai

Let us show respect for each other

Tātou ia tatou katoa

For one another

Hui e taikie!

Bind us all together!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Waitākere Ranges Local Board Workshop

20 March 2025

 

 

Local Board Workshop

File No.: CP2025/04525

 

  

 

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1.       To present the Waitākere Ranges Local Board workshop agenda for 20 March 2025.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2.     Most workshops are open to the public to attend as observers in person.

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 – Parks and Community Facilities Monthly Update

10.15am-11.15am

Presenter/s:                  Greer Clark, Manager Area Operations Parks and Community Facilities; Helen Biffin, Work Programme Lead Parks and Commnuity Facilities; Brad Congdon, Parks & Places Specialist

Purpose:                       To provide an update to the local board

Proposed Outcome/s:   The local board is updated.

Break 11.15am-11.30am

Item 2 – Te Kakau Park Development

11.30am-11.45pm

 

Presenter/s:                   Helen Biffin, Work Programme Lead Parks and Community Facilities

 

Purpose:                       To seek feedback and direction on this project from the local board.

Proposed Outcome/s:   To receive clear direction on next steps for the project from the local board.