Auckland City Centre Advisory Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board held in the Committee Room , Level 15, 1 Greys Avenue, Auckland on Wednesday, 25 June 2014 at 3.00pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Dr Lucy Baragwanath

Strategic Relationships Advisor, Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Strategic Engagement) University of Auckland

Deputy Chairperson

Earl Gray

Partner, Simpson Grierson, Committee for Auckland

Members

Dick Ayres

Member, CBD Residents Advisory Group

 

Jenny Bygrave

Head of Strategic Developments, Auckland University of Technology

 

Tim Coffey

Member, CBD Residents Advisory Group

 

John Coop

Warren and Mahoney, NZ Institute of Architects

 

Jillian de Beer

Managing Director, de Beer Marketing & Communications

 

Barbara Holloway

Town Manager, Karangahape Road Business Association

 

Alex Swney

Chief Executive, Heart of the City

 

APOLOGIES

 

Members

Shale Chambers

For absence

 

 

Kate Healy

For absence

 

 

Councillor Mike Lee

For absence

 

 

Connal Townsend, JP

For absence

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Rory Palmer, Portfolio Manager, Mayoral Office 

 

 

Greg McKeown, Heart of the City 

 

 

Nigel Murphy, University of Technology 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Auckland City Centre Advisory Board

25 June 2014

 

 

1          Apologies

 

Resolution number CEN/2014/35

MOVED by Chairperson Lucy Baragwanath , seconded by Member Tim Coffey:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)         accept the apologies from Councillor Mike Lee, Members Shale Chambers, Kate Healey and Connal Townsend for absence.

CARRIED

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number CEN/2014/36

MOVED by Chairperson Lucy Baragwanath , seconded by Member Tim Coffey:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 28 May 2014, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

4          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

5

Projects Progress report for Auckland City Centre Advisory Board
 – for period 1 May to 30 May 2014

 

Resolution number CEN/2014/37

MOVED by Member Alex Swney, seconded by Member Barbara Holloway:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      receive the projects progress report for the period of 1 May to 30 May 2014, noting:

·      the proposed (Victoria Street Linear Park) is likely to be deferred to 2019 and four year construction to be completed in 21/22

·      invite staff from the Built Environment Strategy and Policy group to the July meeting to discuss Hobson/Nelson Street

·      Auckland City Centre Advisory Board to be consulted early on the above projects.

CARRIED

 


 

 


6

City Centre Implementation Plan

 

Mr Ian Maxwell, Manager Parks, Sports and Recreation and Ms Rennae Corner Maintenance Office Manager, Auckland Transport were in attendance for this item.

 

Resolution number CEN/2014/38

MOVED by Member Alex Swney, seconded by Member Barbara Holloway:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      support the proposed delivery model for maintenance and cleaning services within the Auckland City Centre

b)      thank Mr Maxwell and Ms Corner for their attendance.

CARRIED

 

 

 

7

City Centre Integration Update

 

Mr Andrew Guthrie, City Centre Integration provided an update in a power point presentation on the City Centre Plan projects.

A copy of the presentation is attached to the official copy of these minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number CEN/2014/39

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson Earl Gray, seconded by Member Barbara Holloway:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)         receive and thank Mr Guthrie for the update, presentation and attendance

b)         request a workshop at which all projects are discussed within the city centre

c)         note that the ACCAB should be considered a valuable sounding board and embedded in ongoing consultation

d)         note that the ACCAB has requested that the CCIG distribute the key missing from the presentation map.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Presentation on the Central City Integration update

 

 

 

8

Update on City Rail Link

 

Mr Chris Meale, CRL Director and Ms Carol Greensmith, CRL Project Manager, Auckland Transport were present for the item. They provided a power point presentation in support of the report.

A copy of the presentation is attached to the official copy of these minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachment.

 


 

 

Resolution number CEN/2014/40

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson Earl Gray, seconded by Member Tim Coffey:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      receive the presentation and note the update on the City Rail Link

b)      thank Mr Meale and Ms Greensmith for their attendance and presentation

c)      note that the ACCAB should be considered a valuable sounding board and should be included early in consultation.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     City Rail Link presentation  

 

 

9

Update on the draft Karangahape Road and Newton Plans

 

Resolution number CEN/2014/41

MOVED by Member Barbara Holloway, seconded by Deputy Chairperson Earl Gray:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      receive the update.

b)      request a response from council staff in relation to the Board’s feedback on the draft Karangahape Road and Newton Plans, noting the following questions:

·   What is the likelihood of the plan being implemented?

·   What is the timeframe for implementation?

·   What is the cost of implementation and where does the funding come from?

and including indicative costs of potential projects at the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board meeting on 27 August 2014.

CARRIED

 

 

10        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There were no extraordinary items.  

 

 

11        Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number CEN/2014/42

MOVED by Chairperson Lucy Baragwanath , seconded by Deputy Chairperson Earl Gray:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      exclude the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting.

b)         agree that Mr Greg McKeown, Heart of the City Board be permitted to remain for Confidential Items C1: Projects to be funded by unallocated City Centre Targeted Rate up to 30 June 2016 and C2: Targeted Rate after the public has been excluded as an observer.

The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution follows.

This resolution is made in reliance on section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the particular interest or interests protected by section 6 or section 7 of that Act which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public, as follows:

 

C1       Projects to be funded by unallocated City Centre Targeted Rate up to 30 June 2016

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

s7(2)(i) - The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations).

In particular, the report contains commercially sensitive information..

s48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

C2       Targeted Rate

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interest(s) protected (where applicable)

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

s7(2)(i) - The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations).

In particular, the report contains commercial information..

s48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

The text of these resolutions was made available to the public who were present at the meeting and form part of the minutes of the meeting.

CARRIED

4.14 pm           The public was excluded.

 

Resolutions in relation to the confidential items are recorded in the confidential section of these minutes and are not publicly available.

 

4.37 pm           The public was re-admitted.

 

restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

C1

Projects to be funded by unallocated City Centre Targeted Rate up to 30 June 2016

 

Resolution number CEN/2014/43

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board confirm that there be no restatement of the confidential report and attachments for the ‘Projects to be funded by unallocated City Centre Targeted Rate up to 30 June 2016’ report.

 

C2

Targeted Rate

 

Resolution number CEN/2014/44

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board agree that the tabled paper and resolutions remain confidential.

 

4.38 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 Auckland City Centre Advisory Board HELD ON

 

 

 

DATE:.........................................................................

 

 

 

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