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CBD Advisory
Board
26 February
2014
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1 Apologies
2 Declaration of Interest
The following declarations were declared
at the meeting:
a)
Shale Chambers declared he is a member of the Heart
of the City Board
b)
Alex Swney declared his interest regarding item
7; Targeted Rate in relation to the Destination Marketing project request for funding from Heart of the City
c)
Earl Gray declared that his position as Partner
at Simpson Grierson and that they regularly provide legal advice for Auckland
Council. He is attending as a nominee of the Committee for Auckland.
3 Confirmation of Minutes
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3.1
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Minutes of the CBD Advisory Board meeting of 27 November 2013
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The minutes
were circulated prior to the meeting.
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Resolution number CEN/2014/2
MOVED by Deputy Chairperson Earl Gray, seconded by Member Shale
Chambers:
That the CBD
Advisory Board:
a)
confirm the ordinary minutes of its
meeting, held on Wednesday 27 November 2013, as a true and correct record subject
to changes that were discussed in the meeting.
CARRIED
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The November 2013 meeting minutes are
attached to the minutes of this meeting.
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Attachments
a November
2013 minutes
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3.2
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Actions from the November 2013 minutes
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Resolution number CEN/2014/3
MOVED by Chairperson Connal Townsend, seconded by Member Alex
Swney:
That the
CBD Advisory Board:
a) request council staff to provide an update on the following
issues:
- identifying how the maintenance issue is to be
resolved
- outlining to what extent the CBD Targeted Rate
consequential opex budget has been used since July 2012
- outlining how the highest ‘A+’ standard of
cleaning will be consistently applied to all upgraded CBD streets
- identifying what auditing and QA processes are
in place for CBD streetscape maintenance
- clarify who is responsible for maintaining
design elements and artworks located within an upgraded streetscape
- determine appropriate protocol for permanent
removal of elements from the street for maintenance reasons
- specifically address the maintenance of St
Patrick’s Square and Karangahape Road Bridge.
CARRIED
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4 Extraordinary Business
There was no
extraordinary business.
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5
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Administration of CBD Advisory Board
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The Terms of Reference and the
schedule of meeting were discussed.
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Resolution number CEN/2014/6
MOVED
by Member Shale Chambers, seconded by Member Barbara Holloway:
That the CBD Advisory Board:
a) recommend to
the Mayor to change the Board’s name to Auckland City Centre Advisory Board.
CARRIED
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Resolution number CEN/2014/7
MOVED
by Chairperson Connal Townsend, seconded by Member Tim Coffey:
That the CBD Advisory Board:
a)
delegate the Terms of Reference to the Chair, Deputy Chair and the
Manager City Transformation to make changes following discussion at the
meeting for endorsement at the Board’s March meeting.
b)
agree that the vacancies on the Board be investigated for inclusion
in the Terms of Reference, noting the Mayor’s vision in relation to the
Business Plan, and recommended a representative from the Retail Association
be included on the Board.
c)
request the Team Leader City Transformation Project to submit a
schedule of meetings for the Board’s approval at the March meeting.
CARRIED
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7
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Targeted Rate
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Alex Swney and Kate Clever tabled
a proposed funding request for the Heart of the City: Destination Marketing
for the Board’s consideration. Kate Clever spoke in support of the presentation
seeking $400k per annum towards the Destination Marketing project.
A copy of the tabled proposal
is attached to the official copy of these minutes and is available on the
Auckland Council website.
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Alex Swney
declared an interest in this item and took no part in the discussion or
voting on the matter.
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Resolution number CEN/2014/8
MOVED by Chairperson Connal Townsend, seconded by Member Tim
Coffey:
That the CBD
Advisory Board:
a)
recommend $400k per annum be allocated from
the targeted rate for Heart of The City Destination
marketing project for a period of five years commencing 1 July 2014.
CARRIED
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Resolution number CEN/2014/9
MOVED
by Chairperson Connal Townsend, seconded by Member Tim
Coffey:
That the CBD Advisory Board:
a)
receive the report
b)
recommend officers report back to the
Board on details of the above projects including time frames and costs (risk
weighted matrix) format:
1)
Heritage Foreshore Project
2)
Beach Road Public Space
3)
Freyberg Square Upgrade – subject to
design approval by the Board in July)
4)
Exchange Lane Upgrade
5)
Hardinge Street Link
6)
Myers Park Upgrade – Underpass
7)
Beresford Square Upgrade
8)
Disused Nelson Street off-ramp
9)
Cycle Improvements to Hobson and Nelson
Streets
10)
Way finding strategy.
CARRIED
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Attachments
a Tabled document_Destination
marketing
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9 Consideration
of Extraordinary Items
There were no extraordinary items.
5.08 pm The
Chairperson thanked Members for their attendance and attention to business and
declared the meeting closed.
CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF
THE Central Business District Advisory
Board HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:........................................................
