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MOVED
by Chairperson G Sage, seconded by Deputy Chairperson G Moyle:
That the Waitematā Local
Board:
a)
whiwhi / receive the integrated performance report for quarter three
ending 31 March 2025.
b)
tuhi tīpoka / note The key activity
updates from this quarter are:
i)
ID 702 Urban Ark strategic plan implementation - Waitematā
- Urban Ark Manawa Taiao celebrated its fifth birthday with a networking
event, installed a trapline in Basque Park, and held a weeding bee in
Wellpark Reserve.
ii)
ID 992 Waitematā Full Facilities maintenance contracts -
Additional resourcing was allocated during weekends and peak periods to
support the increased demand. A targeted investment was made in the
replanting of public planter boxes across the local board area.
iii)
ID 30696 Campbell Free Kindergarten Building - general renewals
- Project completed March 2025.
iv)
ID 36934 Leys Institute - seismic strengthening and restoration
- Project steering group (PSG) meeting was held Wed 5th March.
v)
ID 3863 Grey Lynn Business Association - Stage 3, BID
establishment ballot project - This project is nearing completion. GLBA held
their Special General Meeting on March 26 where members approved the BID
establishment project, the proposed BID map and BID targeted rate grant
amount of $320,000 for 2025/2026 financial year.
vi)
ID 3980 Waitematā Local Board, community and business
emergency response plans and resilience programme - The Waitematā
Local Board Emergency Readiness and Response Plan was soft launched in 2025
along with other regional launch activities being held over February and
March.
vii)
ID 1010 Waitematā - Activation of parks, places and open
spaces - Following board reallocating $10,000 in February to top up this
line, two activations were delivered at Basque Park in March and one in
Albert Park. The remaining activations are to be delivered in April and May.
viii)
ID 469 Operational grant for The Auckland
Performing Arts Centre (TAPAC) - 18 holiday
programmes were delivered for children aged four to 16, with over 300
students participating in January. These programmes covered a wide range of
performing arts disciplines, including music, acting, dance, and visual art.
Term one classes began in February, with the introduction of a new Advanced
Circus Apparatus class and a range of new drama classes for youth aged five
to 14.
ix)
ID 3482 - Bike hub - Queens Wharf - The Queens Wharf Bike Hub
had similar visitation to quarter two despite fewer operating days. The
behavior of a rough sleeper resulted in one instance of early site closure.
Follow-up with Eke Panuku and other stakeholders is underway to prevent
recurrence.
x)
ID 478 - Grey Lynn Community Centre - Phoenix Recycling is now
considering a biannual e-waste collection event at the centre and the
potential of expanding recycling education and community engagement through
workshops and awareness campaigns. The centre sees these efforts as important
to positioning itself as a sustainability hub.
xi)
ID 4068 - ID 4068 Waitematā Youth: spaces and
opportunities promoting youth participation, connection and wellbeing- Te
Karanga Trust have been contracted to lead a pilot Youth Hub, co-designed
with rangatahi. Housed in a former button factory in Newton, the hub will
open one day per week and provide a safe alcohol-free space to purposefully
connect with peers, grow their creative passions and access opportunities
supporting their development and wellbeing.
xii)
ID 32025 - ID 32025 Freemans Bay Community Centre – roof
refurbishment - Works were brought forward to deliver earlier as part of the
FY2024/2025 work programme. The roof assessment has been completed in advance
to proactively manage the scoping process. Roof renewal was pushed out to
FY28, and due to proposed building change of use, project scope was changed
to focus on interior refurbishment. The plan is to address the long room
area, and flooring for the building in this financial year
c)
tūtohu / recommend that the $569,000 Watercare
lease money received in FY24/25 be converted to from OPEX to CAPEX.
d)
tautoko / support in-principle that the
converted CAPEX will be allocated to project ID 53736 – Olympic Pool
Building Upgrade and Renewal, noting that:
i)
the FY25/26 CAPEX Work Programme, which
includes this project will be approved at the 17 June 2025 local board
business meeting
ii)
the amount is subject to change based on
further staff advice, including re-allocation to other eligible projects
within the FY25/26 CAPEX Work Programme
iii)
the concept design options for project ID
53736 are yet to be approved by the local board, and will also be decided at
the 17 June 2025 local board business meeting
e)
tūtohu / recommend that the final budget
allocation to project ID 53736 will be considered at the 17 June 2025 local
board business meeting.
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