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, 27 August 2014 at 3.00pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Dr Lucy Baragwanath

University of Auckland

Deputy Chairperson

Earl Gray

Partner, Simpson Grierson, Committee for Auckland

Members

Dick Ayres

Member, CBD Residents Advisory Group

 

Shale Chambers

Chair Waitemata Local Board

 

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

 

Mike Lee (from 4.28pm)

Auckland Councillor

 

Nigel Murphy

University of Technology

 

Alex Swney

Chief Executive, Heart of the City

 

Andrea Hutchins (alternate)

Property Council of NZ

 

APOLOGIES

 

Kate Healy

 

 

 

Connal Townsend, JP

 

 

 

Cr Mike Lee

For lateness

 

 

 


Auckland City Centre Advisory Board

27 August 2014

 

 

1          Apologies

 

Resolution number CEN/2014/57

MOVED by Chairperson Lucy Baragwanath , seconded by Member Nigel Murphy:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)         accept the apologies from members Kate Healy and Connal Townsend for absence and Councillor Mike Lee for lateness.

CARRIED

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number CEN/2014/58

MOVED by Chairperson L Baragwanath , seconded by Member AS Swney:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 23 July 2014, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record, with the following matters arising:

i)     reiteration for a transport model for Freyberg Square to be done and the report be presented back to the Board no later than October 2014

ii)    Auckland Transport parking strategy report was unacceptably light in information.

CARRIED

 

 

4          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

5

Auckland City Centre Advisory Board Members update

 

Resolution number CEN/2014/59

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

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)            receive the information provided by members Tim Coffey and Alex Swney.

CARRIED


 

6

City Centre Integration Monthly Progress Update for Auckland City Centre Advisory Board - for period 1 July to 31 July 2014

 

Resolution number CEN/2014/60

MOVED by Member Alex Swney, seconded by Member Nigel Murphy:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)    receive the City Centre Integration progress update for the period of 1 July 2014 to 31 July 2014 noting

i)    the Board expect to participate at the generative phase with each project including for the purpose of leveraging the targeted rate

ii)   the risk of non-alignment for the Ports precinct between different council bodies (including Ports of Auckland)

b)   thank John Dunshea, Rachael Eaton and the city transformation team for all their hard work.

CARRIED

 

 

7

Update on the Draft Karangahape Road and Newton Plans

 

Resolution number CEN/2014/61

MOVED by Chairperson Lucy Baragwanath , seconded by Member Barbara Holloway:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      receive the report

b)      provide feedback on the draft implementation strategy and projects for Karangahape Road Plan.

CARRIED

 

 

8

City Centre Integration workshop - Development of a programme of work for Auckland City Centre

 

Resolution number CEN/2014/62

MOVED by Chairperson Lucy Baragwanath , seconded by Member Alex Swney:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      receive the information

b)      agree to meet on Tuesday, 2 September at 5:00pm at the offices of Heart of the City to continue the workshop.

CARRIED

 

9          Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There were no extraordinary items.

 


 

10        Procedural motion to exclude the public

Resolution number CEN/2014/63

MOVED by Chairperson Lucy Baragwanath , seconded by Member Shale Chambers:  

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 Terry Gould and John Courtney of Heart of the City be permitted to remain for Confidential Item C1. Update on City Centre Targeted Rate Policy and Long-term Plan after the public has been excluded as observers.

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       Update on City Centre Targeted Rate Policy and Long Term Plan

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 information which is commercially sensitive and could affect negotiations between the City Centre Advisory Board and the Mayor of Auckland Council if the information is made publicly available.

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

 

4.20pm            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.

 

4.27pm            The public was re-admitted.

 


restatementS

 

It was resolved while the public was excluded:

 

 

C1

Update on City Centre Targeted Rate Policy and Long Term Plan

 

Resolution number CEN/2014/57

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

 

  

 

4.27 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

 

 

 

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