Agenda of Howick Local Board Workshop - Thursday, 3 April 2025

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Thursday, 3 April 2025

10:00 am

Howick Local Board Meeting Room
Library Complex
7 Aylesbury Street
Pakuranga

Howick Local Board Workshop

OPEN AGENDA

MEMBERSHIP

Chairperson	Damian Light
Deputy Chairperson	Bo Burns
Members	Katrina Bungard
	David Collings
	Bruce Kendall
	John Spiller
	Mike Turinsky
	Adele White, JP
	Peter Young, JP

Claire Bews

Democracy Advisor

28 March 2025

Contact Telephone: 021 540 216

Email: claire.bews@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Email Howicklocalboard@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz for a link to join the workshop online

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

Agenda Items

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.

Howick Local Board Workshop

03 April 2025

Local Board Workshop

File No.: CP2025/05392

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 Howick Local Board workshop agenda for 3 April 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 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. Email Howicklocalboard@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz for a link to join the workshop online.

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:

Session 1 – 10.00am – 10.30am

Eastern Busway Update

Presenter/s: Sian Pritchard, Alliance Customer & Community Team Manager

Fiona Tang, EBA Programme Manager

Andy Gibbard, EBA Construction Manager

Purpose: To provide an update on the Eastern Busway project for March

Governance role: Keeping informed

Proposed Outcome/s: Local board members are aware of the Eastern Busway project updates

Attachment A: Eastern Busway Alliance Presentation - March

Session 2 – 10.30am – 11.00am

Direction Setting

Presenter/s: Ian Milnes, Senior Local Board Advisor

Tracey Freeman, Acting Senior Local Board Advisor

Matt Fletcher, Local Board Advisor

Claire Bews, Democracy Advisor

Caron Pascoe, PA/Office Manager

Purpose: To provide direction on various items

Governance role: Keeping informed

Proposed Outcome/s: The Board are kept informed of upcoming

events and reports to future business meetings

Session 3 – 11.00am – 12.30pm

LB Annual Planning workshop 6 - Local Board Work Programme & Targets

Presenter/s Matt Fletcher, Local Board Advisor, Ian Milnes, Senior Local Board Advisor, Tracey Freeman, Acting Senior Local Board Advisor, Audrey Gan - (Lead Financial Advisor), Brandii Stephano - (Engagement Advisor), Linda Smith - (Principal Integration Specialist), Ruchita Patel and Angela Joseph - (Integration Specialist), Sibyl Mandow - (Manager Community Programme Delivery), Asma Bashir - (Community Broker), Monique Nathu,- (Connected Communities Lead & Coach), Lucky (Uaita) - Sialii (Manager Event Facilitation), Sophie Bell, - (Service and Asset Planning Specialist), Marcel Morgan - (Manager Area Operations - Parks & Community Facilities), Emily Wagon - (Parks ＆ Places Specialist), Saquib Ayon – (Programme Lead - Parks & Community Facilities), Kartik Bhat,- (Relationship Advisor), Marissa Holland - (Sport & Recreation Lead), Anna Boyer, - (Team Leader Heritage Information and Advisor), Garth Dawson, - (Head of Service Partner Delivery), Matthew Johnson, - (Play Project Manager), Tsz Ning Chung - (Community Lease Specialist), Nick FitzHerbert - (Team Leader Relationship Advisory), Arna Casey - (Grants Advisor)

Purpose: To present the draft work programmes and targets 2025/2026 to the local board for discussion and feedback

Governance role: Setting direction, priorities and budgets

Proposed Outcome/s: Local board feedback on draft 2025/2026 work programmes will be received in advance of their finalisation and presentation.

Attachment A: Howick Draft work programmes 2025-2026

Break

Session 3 Continued – 1.00pm – 2.30pm

LB Annual Planning workshop 6 - Local Board Work Programme & Targets (continued)

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments