Date:

Time:

Venue:

 

Wednesday 4 June 2025

10.00am

Kumeū Meeting Room

296 Main Road

Kumeū

 

Rodney Local Board Workshop

 

OPEN AGENDA

 

 

 

 

MEMBERSHIP

 

Chairperson

Brent Bailey

 

Deputy Chairperson

Louise Johnston

 

Members

Michelle Carmichael

 

 

Mark Dennis

 

 

Tim Holdgate

 

 

Colin Smith

 

 

Geoff Upson

 

 

Ivan Wagstaff

 

 

Guy Wishart

 

 

 

 

 

 

Louise Healy

Democracy Advisor

 

30 May 2025

 

Contact Telephone: 021419205

Email: louise.healy@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.

 

 

 

 


Rodney Local Board Workshop

04 June 2025

 

 

Local board workshop

File No.: CP2025/11127

 

  

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 Rodney Local Board workshop agenda for 4 June 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 and deputy 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.       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.

5.       Workshops do not have decision-making authority.

6.       Workshops are used to canvass issues, prepare local board members for upcoming decisions and to enable discussion between elected members and staff.

7.       Members are respectfully reminded of their Code of Conduct obligations with respect to conflicts of interest and confidentiality.

8.       The following will be covered in the workshop:

 

Item 1: 10.00am – 10.45am

Parks and Community Facilities update

Presenters:                   Geoff Pitman – Manager Area Operations

                                      Genevieve McGurr – Work Programme Lead

Governance role:          Keeping informed

Proposed outcome:      Receive an update on Parks and Community Facilities activities in Rodney.

Attachment:                  PCF monthly report


 

 

Item 2: 10.45am – 11.45am

Auckland Emergency Management: Rodney Local Board Readiness and Response Plan – insights from the launch and review process

Presenter:                     Glenn Browne – Senior Community Planning and Readiness Advisor

Governance role:          Keeping informed

Proposed outcome:      Review key insights and provide feedback following the launch of the Rodney Local Board Emergency Readiness and Response Plan.

Attachments:                Presentation: Auckland Emergency Management

                                      Memo: Rodney Emergency Readiness and Response Plan update

                                      Dashboard: Rodney

Item 3: 11.45am – 12.45pm

Rates funded refuse standardisation

Presenters:                   Marcus Braithwaite – Senior Waste Specialist (Recycle)

                                      Graeme Young – Waste Contracts and Compliance Team Leader

                                      Harry Rainu – Waste Operations Workstream Lead

                                      Brenda D’Mello – Waste Customer Team Leader

                                      Elizabeth Driver – Waste Planning Advisor

Governance role:          Keeping informed

Proposed outcome:      Receive an update on the rates funded refuse standardisation service commencement.

Attachments:                Presentation: Rates-funded refuse rollout – Rodney Local Board

                                      Rodney FAQs