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Resolution number AUC/2014/111
MOVED
by Chairperson PA Hulse, seconded by Mayor LCM Brown:
That the Auckland Development Committee:
a)
note the findings of the Downtown Public Space
Options Evaluation (Reset Urban
Design), Queen Elizabeth Square Evaluation (Gehl
Architects)
and Te Aranga Maori Design
Evaluation (Rau Hoskins).
b)
confirm approval to
sell or
lease land on which part of Queen Elizabeth Square stands to Precinct Properties New Zealand
Limited (PPNZL) subject to successful commercial negotiations, the outcome of associated statutory public processes (road
stopping and rezoning of the land) and the inclusion
of design quality requirements for the Downtown Shopping Centre (DSC) block in the terms of sale.
c)
agree that the proceeds from the sale or lease part of Queen Elizabeth Square be reinvested in
the delivery of at least two of three
identified potential alternative public spaces
along the downtown
waterfront i.e.:
i)
new/improved
space west of Queens Wharf on the water’s edge
at the foot of
Lower Albert Street
ii)
improved
space around the historic ferry building and
at the base of Queens Wharf
iii) new/improved space
east of Queens Wharf in the Admiralty Steps area.
d)
note the
initial draft design
requirements for the Downtown
Shopping Centre block that will
form part of the terms of sale, summarised
as follows:
i)
support the vision for the area as
expressed in the draft Downtown Framework and
the general
design principles
of the Downtown Shopping Centre Block
Design and
Development Brief (October 2013).
ii)
creation
of an at-grade,
publicly accessible
(24hrs/7days),
open with
weather protection, east-west pedestrian
laneway connection between
Lower Queen Street and Lower Albert
Street through the block
iii)
creation
of a north-south pedestrian
link through the block referencing the old
Little Queen Street.
iv) creation of an active built edge to
Lower Albert Street, Lower Queen Street, Quay Street and Custom Street that is human in
scale and reinforces and
enhances the
positive street qualities of the surrounding area
in
terms of scale, massing, rhythm, articulation
and transparency of facade
v)
best practice environmental
design including
a minimum New Zealand Green
Building Council
rating of 5 Stars or better or a recognised equivalent standard and
achieve ‘highest world class design outcomes
vi)
application of Te Aranga Maori Design
principles (as included in
the Auckland Design Manual) in the design process and
final design.
vii) support of the Auckland Urban
Design Panel to the final design.
e)
note that, additional to the
waterfront public spaces identified in
point c), a new civic
pedestrianised
space is to be delivered on Lower Queen
Street in front of the Chief
Post Office (Britomart Transport Centre) as
part of the City Rail
Link ‘early works'
package. The proposed civic space
will be delivered to a standard that is ‘coherent
with the wider area
and/or recent public realm upgrades in
the area’ as per the
City Rail Link Notice
of Requirement conditions
f)
note that the design
of alternative public spaces
identified
in resolution d)
will form part of Quay
Street upgrade project design package scheduled to
commence November 2014
g)
agree that staff report back to the Auckland
Development Committee
with an update on the alternative public spaces
design development as part of the Quay Street
upgrade project, sale and lease options and public evaluation options
h) subject to b) above,
staff to consider the easterly extent of land to be sold based on a future
building line to Lower Queen Street that optimises the design performance of
the proposed pedestrianised civic space and has due regard for the District Plan
amenity yard provisions in front of 1 Queen Street.
CARRIED
A division
was called for, voting on which was as follows:
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For
Cr AJ Anae
Mayor LCM Brown
Cr WB Cashmore
Cr RI Clow
Cr LA Cooper
Cr AM Filipaina
Chairperson PA Hulse
Cr DA Krum
Member L Ngamane
Cr D Quax
Member D Taipari
Cr JG Walker
Cr MP Webster
Cr GS Wood
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Against
Deputy Chairperson C Darby
Cr ME Lee
Cr SL Stewart
Cr WD Walker
Cr J Watson
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Abstained
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The division
was declared carried by
14 votes to 5.
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