Date:

Time:

Meeting Room:

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Tuesday 25 March 2025

1.30 pm

Room 1, Level 26,
Te Wharau o Tāmaki - Auckland House,
135 Albert Street, Auckland

 

Te Komiti Hapori / Community Committee

 

OPEN ATTACHMENTS

 

 

ITEM   TABLE OF CONTENTS            PAGE

 

4.1       Public Input: Housing First

A.      Housing First Presentation                            3

7          Overview of Auckland Council regional grants

A.      Comparative summary of regional grants   13

8          Regional Events Grants Fund - Allocations Financial Year 2024/2025 Round Two

A.      Application Summaries                               19

B.      Prioritisation Criteria                                    35

C.      Summary Schedule                                     37

9          Regional Arts and Culture Grants Allocation Recommendations 2024/2025 Round Two

A.      Attachment A: Recommendation summary                                                                     39

B.      Attachment B: Arts and Culture assessment matrix                                                           43

C.      Attachment C:Strategic relationship grantees                                                                     45

10        Royal New Zealand Coastguard - Multi-Year Funding Agreement

A.      Location of Coastguard Units in Auckland and NZ                                                         49

B.      Additional Information from Coastguard     51

11        Volunteering activities supported by Auckland Council

A.      Volunteer Connect Summary                      65

14        Summary of Community Committee information memoranda, workshops and briefings (including the Forward Work Programme) – 25 March 2025

A.      Forward Work Programme - Community Committee                                                   67


 


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Te Komiti Hapori / Community Committee
Forward Work Programme 2025

This committee is focused on community related programmes.  It will make decisions on all regional grants and have oversight of community programmes and assets his committee will distribute community grants funds.  The full terms of reference can be found here: Auckland Council Governing Body Terms of Reference

 

 

Area of work and Lead Department

Pūnga / Reason for work

Committee role

(whakatau / decision and/or tika / direction)

Expected timeframes

Highlight the month(s) this is expected to come to committee in 2025

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Regional services and assets

2024/2025 Capital Investment Programme for Open Space, Community Asset Development, Public Art, Coastal Renewals and Other Regionally Funded programmes 

Parks and Community Services 
Community 

 

 

Annual approval of Customer and Community Services regional work programmes. 

To approve the 2024/2025 Capital Investment Programme for Open Space, Community Asset Development, Public Art, Coastal Renewals and Other Regionally-funded Programmes.   

 

Progress to date: 

2023/2024 Capital Investment Programme for Open Space, Community Asset Development, Public Art, Coastal Renewals and Other Regionally-funded Programmes – 3 August 2022 
Link to decision     

Parks and Community Regional Capital Investment Work Programme 2024/2025 – 25 July 2024 
Link to decision 

Memorandum – Regional Coastal Renewals Work Programme Update 2024/2025 – 18 July 2024 
Link to memorandum 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auckland Libraries services

Community Wellbeing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To showcase the range and variety of services provided by Auckland libraries  

Receive the information update regarding Auckland Libraries, including scale and variety of services offered 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regional Grants

Sport and Recreation Facility Investment Fund allocation 

Community Wellbeing 
Community 

 

 

 

To seek funding allocation decision on the Sport and Recreation Facility Investment Fund. 

 

To approve allocation of the investment fund for this year.  

 

Progress to date: 

Workshop held with the committee on 2 August 2023 providing background and process information. 

Drop-in sessions held on 31 August 2023 and 5 September 2023 

Allocation of the Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund 2023/2024 – 7 September 2023 
Link to decision    

Memorandum – Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund – FY25 funding round – 14 December 2023 
Link to memorandum   

Allocation of the Sport and Recreation Regional Programme Grant for financial years 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 – 23 May 2024 
Link to decision  

Allocation of the Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund, FY25 – 15 August 2024 
Link to decision 

Adoption of the Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund Framework 2026-2028 – 26 November 2024

Link to Decision

Allocation of targeted funding through the Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund for financial year 2025/2026

Link to Decision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sport and Recreation Programmes Grant allocation 

Community Wellbeing 
Community 

 

Seek funding allocation/investment decision 

To approve allocation of the Sport and Recreation Programmes grant 

 

Progress to date: 

Investment into the sport sector in Tāmaki Makaurau – 30 November 2023 
Link to decision    

Allocation of the Sport and Recreation Facilities Operating Grant, FY25-FY27 – 15 August 2024 
Link to decision 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regional Events Grants Funding 

Community Wellbeing 
Community 

 

To allocate funding from the Regional Events contestable grants programme. 

To approve allocation of Regional Events grants 

 

Progress to date: 

Regional Event Fund Grants Allocation 2022/2023 Round 2 – 30 March 2023 
Link to decision 

Regional Events Grant Allocation 2023/2024 Round 1 – 5 October 2023 
Link to decision

Regional Event Grants Programme - allocations financial year 2024/2025 round one – 24 September 2024      

Link to decision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regional Arts and Culture Grants 

Community Wellbeing 
Community 

 

 

To allocate funding from the Regional Arts and Culture contestable grants process. 

To approve allocation of the Regional Arts and Culture Grant. 

 

Progress to date: 

Regional Arts and Culture grants allocation: Round two 2022/2023 – 4 May 2023 
Link to decision   

Regional Arts and Culture grants programme allocation 2024 – 11 April 2024 
Link to decision  

Regional Arts and Culture grants allocation round one 2024/2025 – 24 September

Link to decision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ngā Hapori Momoho Thriving Communities Regional Grants 

Community Wellbeing 
Community 

 

 

To allocate funding from Ngā Hapori Momoho - Thriving Communities grants fund 

To approve allocation of Ngā Hapori Momoho Thriving Communities grants. 

 

Progress to date: 

Ngā Hapori Momoho | Thriving Communities grants allocation 2022/2023 – 4 May 2023 
Link to decision     

Ngā Hapori Momoho | Thriving Communities grants allocation 2023/2024 – 11 April 2024 
Link to decision 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waste Minimisation and Innovation Fund 

Waste Solutions 
Resilience and Infrastructure 

 

Decision making over medium and large funds from the Waste Minimisation and Innovation Fund in line with the fund’s adopted policy. Funds to contribute towards the council’s aspirational goal of zero waste to landfill by 2040. 

To approve the medium-large grant category recommendations of the 2024/2025 Waste Minimisation and Innovation Fund. 

 

Progress to date: 

Allocation of the Waste Minimisation and Innovation Fund 2022/2023 – 8 December 2022 
Link to open process report 
Link to restatement 

Waste Minimisation and Innovation Fund 2023/2024 allocation – 30 November 2023 
Link to open process report 
Link to restatement    

Waste Minimisation and Innovation Fund 2024-2025 allocation

Link to open process report

Link to restatement 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auckland Climate Grant 

Environmental Services 
Community 

 

 

Decision-making over regional Auckland Climate Grant as per the grants funding policy and fund guidelines. Funds to contribute to the council’s goals related to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, building community resilience to climate impacts and supporting Māori-led responses to climate change. 

To approve the allocation of the Auckland Climate Grant. 

 

Progress to date: 

Auckland Climate Grant 2023/2024 strategic allocation – 30 November 2023 
Link to decision    

Auckland Climate Grant 2024/2025 strategic allocation

Link to Decision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allocation of the 2022/2023 Regional Environment and Natural Heritage Grant 

Environmental Services, 
Community 

 

Decision-making over Regional Environment and Natural Heritage Grant as per the grants funding policy and fund guidelines.  This grant aims to support the protection, restoration or enhancement of Auckland’s natural environment through community conservation activity. 

To allocate funding from the Regional Environment and Natural Heritage Grant 

 

Progress to date: 

Allocation of the 2022/2023 Regional Environment and Natural Heritage Grant – 8 December 2022 
Link to decision    

Allocation of the 2023/2024 Regional Environment and Natural Heritage grant – 13 June 2024 
Link to decision 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regional grants impact reporting

 

Advisory, Executive Office Community

 

A detailed account of the reach and impact of the Regional Grants programme, including the total value of grants, people reached and community outcomes achieved.

To receive the information on the impact of regional grants and outcomes achieved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regional grants programme overview

 

Advisory, Executive Office Community

 

 

To provide an overview of the Regional Grants programme, including the purpose and policy objectives, factors taken into account for recommendations to the Community Committee, and the process followed to ensure robust recommendations.

To receive the information and detail on the regional grants programmes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Partners

 

Citizens Advice Bureau update

 

Community Impact, Community Wellbeing

 

To update on the implementation of strategic funding model for Auckland Citizens Advice Bureau

A new strategic finding model was approved by the Policy and Planning Committee on 25 July 2024.

 

Minute: Minutes of Planning, Environment and Parks Committee - Thursday, 25 July 2024 (aucklandcouncil.govt.nz)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volunteering in Auckland

Specialist Operations, Parks and Community Facilities

 

 

 

To provide an overview of the current ways in which volunteer groups, or individuals, partner with Auckland Council.

 

Receive the update on volunteering in Auckland and the connections between Auckland Council and volunteer groups.

 

Progress to date:

[the Governance Advisor will briefly describe any progress here including workshops, memos and decisions taken. All decisions will be hyperlinked to the public minutes HTML version]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Portfolio Asset Management

Infrastructure Strategy, Policy

 

An overview of the Community asset management portfolio

Receive the overview of Community Portfolio Asset Management.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coastguard NZ Funding Agreement

Sport & Recreation, Community Wellbeing

 

 

 

 

 

Advice to support decision making on a funding agreement with Coastguard New Zealand following the Long-term Plan 2024-2034.

Consider a funding agreement to allocate LTP funding lines to Coastguard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strategic updates

Community Occupancy Guidelines Improvement Programme – Implementation Update

Community & Social Policy, Policy

 

18 monthly update report

Receive the progress update

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Facilities Network Plan (CFNP) Action Plan progress 

Community Investment, Policy

 

Update on progress of the implementation of the action plan, which is reviewed every three years. 

Receive the update on the Community Facilities Network Plan 

 

Progress to date: 

Community Facilities Network Plan revised Action Plan (2022) – 11 August 2022 
Link to decision     

Community Facilities Network Plan - Action Plan 2022 progress update

Link to Decision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kai Resilience

Community Impact, Community Wellbeing

A staff-led overview of mahi underway in the kai resilience space, including the Community of Practice being established and delivered by Auckland Council

Receive the overview of council’s mahi in kai resilience

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Age Friendly City

Community Policy, Policy

Update and overview of Auckland Council’s status as an Age Friendly City

Receive the update on council’s actions as an Age Friendly City.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welcoming Communities

Community Impact, Community Wellbeing

 

Update on the “Welcoming Communities’ accreditation sought for Auckland Council

Receive the update on council’s actions to become an accredited ‘Welcoming Communities’ member.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operational Homelessness Response Update

Provide an overview of council’s role and response to rough sleeping and an update on operational approaches taken.

Receive the update on council’s actions to respond to rough sleeping in Auckland.

Progress to date:

Operational Homelessness Response Update – 11 February 2025

Link to Decision