Agenda of Upper Harbour Local Board Workshop

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Thursday, 15 May 2025

9:45am

Upper Harbour Local Board Office
6-8 Munroe Lane
Albany
Auckland 0632 and Via Microsoft Teams

Upper Harbour Local Board Workshop

OPEN AGENDA

MEMBERSHIP

Chairperson	Anna Atkinson
Deputy Chairperson	Uzra Casuri Balouch, JP
Members	Callum Blair	Kyle Parker
	John Mclean	Sylvia Yang

Max Wilde

Democracy Advisor (Upper Harbour Local Board)

9 May 2025

Contact Telephone: (09) 4142684

Email: Max.Wilde@aucklandCouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

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.

Upper Harbour Local Board Workshop

15 May 2025

Local Board Workshop

File No.: CP2025/01092

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 Upper Harbour Local Board workshop agenda for 15 May 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 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 UpperHarbourlocalboard@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz for a link to join the workshop online. The public can observe the workshop on via MS Teams.

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 (times are approximate):

Session 1 – (9.45am – 10.45am)

Parks and Community Facilities Update

· Greenhithe – Investigate and develop new public multi-purpose basketball and netball court (#47691)

· Albany Library Service provision

Presenters: Sandra May, Manager Area Operations, Community

Prakash Thakur, Work Programme Lead, Community

Stas Valasiuk, Senior Project Manager, Community

Felica Wood, Senior Project Manager, Community

Ana Papaconstantinou, Service and Asset Planner, Community

Governance roles: Local initiative, preparing for specific decisions

Proposed Outcomes: Define local board position and feedback

Attachments: 1 a) Greenhithe – investigate and develop new public multi-purpose basketball and netball court presentation

1 b) Albany Library – Additional High-level costings presentation.

Break (1045 – 1055)

Session 2 – (1055 – 1230)

Community Wellbeing Work Programme - Update

Presenters: Naomi Thomas, Manager Community Delivery, Community.

Jo Cocker, Advisor, Community

Jamie Adkins, Place and Partner Specialist, Community

Hao Zhang, Manager Community Place – Library, Community

Michael Alofa, Specialist Advisor, Community.

Monica Sharma, Community Broker, Community

Kat Schuster, Specialist Advisor, Youth Specialist

Community

Cecilia Dwe, Community Broker, Community

Governance roles: Setting direction, priorities, budget.

Oversight and monitoring.

Proposed Outcomes: Define local board position and feedback.

Receive update on progress.

Attachment: 2 a) Upper Harbour Local Board – Community Delivery Updates 2024-2025 Q3 presentation.

Lunch (1230 – 1300)

Session 3 – (1300 – 1345)

Ecological Restoration Contract

Presenter: Jillana Robertson, Senior Ecological Specialist, Community

David Stejskal, Urban Forest, Arboriculture and Ecology Manager, Community

Governance role: Setting direction, priorities, budget

Proposed Outcome: Define local board position and feedback

Attachment: 3 a) Ecological Restoration Contract presentation.

Session 4 – (1345 – 1445)

Pools and Leisure 6 monthly performance update

Presenters: Gareth Dawson, Head of Service Partner Delivery, Community

Brynn Armstrong, Centre Manager, Community.

Edwin Ng, Head of Operations North, Community.

Governance role: Keeping informed.

Proposed Outcome: Receive update on progress.

Attachment: 4 a) Pools and Leisure Upper Harbour operational updates for workshops in May 2025 presentation.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	1 a) Greenhithe - investigate and develop new public multi-purpose basketball and netball court presentation (A4)	11
b ⇩	1 b) Albany Library - Additional High-level costings presentation.	35
c ⇩	2 a) Upper Harbour Local Board – Community Delivery Updates 2024-2025 Q3 presentation.	53
d ⇩	3 a) Ecological Restoration Contract presentation.	97
e ⇩	4 a) Pools and Leisure Upper Harbour operational updates for workshops in May 2025 presentation.	107

Upper Harbour Local Board Workshop

15 May 2025