Hibiscus and Bays Local Board Workshop

OPEN NOTES

Minutes of a meeting of the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board Workshop held in the Ground Floor, Hawiti Building, 6 - 8 Munroe Lane, Albany on Tuesday 15 April 2025 at 10:04am.

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

Chairperson	Alexis Poppelbaum, JP
Members	Sam Mills, JP
	Julia Parfitt, JP
	Victoria Short
	Gregg Walden	(via MS Teams. left at 10.46am and rejoined 12.31pm)

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

Deputy Chairperson	Gary Brown
	Jake Law
	Leanne Willis

Hibiscus and Bays Local Board Workshop 15 April 2025

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

There were apologies from Deputy Chairperson G Brown and Members J Law and L Willis for absence.

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.

There were no declarations of interest.

Session 1 – 10.04am (NON-PUBLIC)

Youth Centre update

At this point in proceedings, the workshop will open to the public.

Session 2 – 11.07am

2025/2026 Hibiscus and Bays Grants Programme Review

Presenter:                     Vincent Marshall – Grants Advisor

Summary of discussions

Staff were online to discuss the new Grants Programme for 2025/2026.

Session 3 – 11.38am

AT update: Special Vehicle Lane on Hibiscus Coast Highway, Silverdale

Presenters:                   Beth Houlbrooke – Elected Member Relationship Partner (North)

                                      Kendra Wilson – Senior Transportation Engineer

                                      Madelein Hoffman – Project Manager

Chhavi Kohli – Senior Specialist Comms & Engagement

                                      Chris Martin – Road Network Optimisation Manager

Summary of discussions

Auckland Transport staff were in attendance to discuss the Hibiscus Coast Highway Special Vehicle Lane project and to seek feedback from the local board on the project.

12.14pm – BREAK

Session 4 – 12.46pm

Army Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant - Capacity Update

Presenters:                   Ben Halliwell – Elected Member Relationship Manager

                                      Priyan Perera – Chief Strategy and Planning officer.

Summary of discussions

Watercare staff were in attendance to provide an update on the capacity of the Army Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant and to discuss future upgrades.

Attachments

a     15 April 2025, Hibiscus and Bays Local Board Workshop - Session 4: Army Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant - Capacity Update, presentation

The workshop finished at 1.48 pm