Franklin Local Board Workshop

OPEN NOTES

Notes of the Franklin Local Board Workshop  held in the Leslie Comrie Board Room, Level One Franklin: The Centre , 12 Massey Ave, Pukekohe on Tuesday, 19 August 2025 at 10.15am.

Te Hunga kua Tae mai | present

Chairperson	Angela Fulljames
Deputy Chairperson	Alan Cole
Members	Malcolm Bell JP
	Sharlene Druyven (online)
	Gary Holmes
	Amanda Hopkins
	Andrew Kay
	Amanda Kinzett

Te Hunga Kāore i Tae Mai | ABSENT

Te Hunga Āpiti kua Tae mai | ALSO PRESENT

He Hunga atu anō i Tae mai | IN ATTENDANCE

Franklin Local Board Workshop 19 August 2025

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

There were no apologies.

2          Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest

There were no declarations of interest.

3 Workshop Notes

Session 1

Art Needs Assessment

Presenters:                   Borni Te Rongopai Tukiwaho, Place and Partner Specialist

Liz Muliaga, Manager Community Programme Delivery

Christina Rogstad, Local Economic Broker

Purpose:                       Discuss draft forecast approach, potential outcomes for the evaluation plan, consider board's expectations, to enable a contractor to be engaged

Governance Role:        Setting direction/priorities

Summary of Discussions:

The board provided informal direction on the proposed project, and requested a revised outline to be provided. The timing of the project needs to align with the timeline for the Local Board Plan.

Session 2

Sunkist Bay Reserve seawall renewal project

Presenters:                   Ravi Chandrappa Snr Project Manager

Jo Morris, Snr Coastal Specialist

Paul Klinac, General Manager Engineering, Assets and Technical Advisory

Purpose:                       Provide a progress update on the project.

Governance Role:        Keeping informed

Summary of Discussions;

The board were advised of the Resource Consent and implementation plans. A staged approach has been adopted, to ensure the storm damage repairs are completed first, and also because of increased costs. Budget changes were flagged.

Session 3

Providing Advice to Local Boards

Presenters:                   John Nash, Coordinator/Facilitator

Anna Jackson, Local Programming Lead

Hao Chen

Eli Ewens, Manager Area Operations

Richard Miselei, Connected Communities Lead & Coach

Melody Osborn, Manager Community Hub

Garth Dawson, Head of Service Partner Delivery

Andrew Maddock, Head of Commercial Advisory

Purpose:                       To continue the conversation with local boards that have additional funding and also discuss other areas of advice local boards have been asking for.

Governance role:          Input to regional decision-making

Summary of Discussions

Staff led a discussion about various options to manage the revised funding available for local board management, as a result of the increased decision-making now allocated to local boards. The board requested detailed advice on a number of areas, which will be provided by memo.

Session 4

Pukekohe War Memorial Hall renewal and structural strengthening project update

Presenters:                   John Cheah, Project Manager

                                      Eli Ewens, Manager Area Operations

Purpose:                       Provide a monthly work programme update to the board

Governance Role:        Oversight and monitoring

Summary of Discussions

The board were updated on the renewal and structural strengthening project.

The meeting closed at 2.37pm