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Howick Local Board Workshop
24 April 2025
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Date:
Time:
Meeting Room:
Venue:
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Thursday, 24
April 2025
10:00 am
Howick Local
Board Meeting Room
Library Complex
7 Aylesbury Street
Pakuranga
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Howick Local Board Workshop
OPEN AGENDA
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MEMBERSHIP
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Chairperson
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Damian Light
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Deputy Chairperson
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Bo Burns
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Members
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Katrina Bungard
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David Collings
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Bruce Kendall
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John Spiller
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Mike Turinsky
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Adele White, JP
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Peter Young, JP
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Matt Fletcher
Democracy Advisor
17 April 2025
Contact Telephone: 027 226 0530
Email:
matt.fletcher@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
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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.
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Howick Local Board Workshop
24 April 2025
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Local Board
Workshop
File No.: CP2025/06649
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 24 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:
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Session
1 – 10.00am – 12.00pm
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Local Board Annual Planning Workshop 7 – Annual
Budget Consultation Feedback and Input + Fees and Charges
Presenter/s: Ian Milnes – Senior Local Board Advisor,
Brandii Stephano – Local Board Engagement Advisor
Hao Chen – Manager Local Board Financial Advisory
Governance role: Setting
direction, priorities and budgets
Proposed Outcome/s: To discuss consultation feedback on the Annual Budget /
Local Board Agreement topics, input on regional topics and fees &
charges. Discuss consultation feedback and finalise input on regional topics
to be approved at business meetings 29 April - 1 May 2024
Attachment A: PowerPoint
Attachment B: Supporting
excel spreadsheet
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Break
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Session 2 – 12.30pm – 1.00pm
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Note: At this point in proceedings, the
workshop will close to the public for the following reasons
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CONFIDENTIAL
WORKSHOP ITEM: Parks and Community Facilities: Monthly Update
This
part of the workshop is being held with the public excluded (confidential) as
the workshop material contains some sensitive information.
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Note:
At this point in proceedings the workshop will reopen
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Session
3 – 1.00pm – 2.00pm
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Note: At
this point in proceedings, the workshop will close to the public for the
following reasons
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CONFIDENTIAL
WORKSHOP ITEM: Parks and Community Facilities: Capex Follow-Up
This part of the workshop is being held with
the public excluded (confidential) as the workshop material contains some sensitive
information
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Note: At this point in proceedings the
workshop will reopen
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Session 4 – 2.00pm – 2.30pm
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Ecological Restoration Contract
Presenter: Jillana
Roberson – Senior Ecological Specialist
Purpose:
For
the SME to introduce themselves and the contract to local board
members and highlight where the work is being done in their area,
and to propose special projects that the local board may want
to fund.
Governance
role: Setting direction, priorities
and budgets
Proposed Outcome/s:
To
create more awareness of the ERC, what it's doing and what more it could do.
Following the workshop, members feel comfortable contacting the SME if they
have questions or want to invest more in the ecological space.
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Session 5 – 2.30pm
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Direction Setting
Presenter/s: Claire
Bews, PA/Office Manager
Matt
Fletcher, Democracy Advisor,
Purpose:
PA/Office Manager – Verbal update on Events
Any feedback items.
Governance
role: Setting direction, priorities
and budgets
Proposed
Outcome/s: That the local
board members are kept informed of upcoming
events and reports to future business meetings
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Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
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