Auckland City Centre Advisory Board
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board held in the Rooms 1 & 2, Level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Wednesday, 27 May 2015 at 3.00pm.
Chairperson |
Dr Lucy Baragwanath |
University of Auckland |
Deputy Chairperson |
Kate Healy |
Ngati Whatua o Orakei Corporate Limited |
Members |
Dick Ayres |
Member, CBD Residents Advisory Group |
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Shale Chambers, from 3.57pm item 9 |
Chair Waitemata Local Board |
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Tim Coffey |
Member, CBD Residents Advisory Group |
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John Coop, until 3.55pm, item 8 |
Warren and Mahoney, NZ Institute of Architects |
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Jillian de Beer |
de Beer Marketing & Communications |
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Barbara Holloway |
Karangahape Road Business Association |
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Andrea Hutchins |
Property Council of NZ |
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Tania Loveridge (alternate) |
Heart of the City |
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Rory Palmer, on behalf of the Mayor |
Mayoral Office |
ABSENT
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Nigel Murphy |
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Cr Mike Lee |
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David Wright |
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Auckland City Centre Advisory Board 27 May 2015 |
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Resolution number CEN/2015/26 MOVED by Member Tim Coffey, seconded by Member Andrea Hutchins: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: a) accept the apologies from Cr Mike Lee, Members Nigel Murphy and David Wright for absence and Member Shale Chambers for lateness. |
2 Declaration of Interest
There were no declarations of interest.
3 Confirmation of Minutes
Resolution number CEN/2015/27 MOVED by Deputy Chairperson Kate Healy, seconded by Member Tania Loveridge: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 22 April 2015, as a true and correct record. |
4 Extraordinary Business
There was no extraordinary business.
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Member John Coop thanked staff for the proposed project assessment criteria discussion for potential targeted rate funding. It was separately suggested that staff propose design principles which would apply to all targeted rate-funded projects, which could then be subject to independent design review. Deputy Chair Kate Healy raised that the Board is an important entity in the development of the central city, and requested a representative to be involved in the working party for the Port study. |
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Resolution number CEN/2015/28 MOVED by Member Barbara Holloway, seconded by Member Tania Loveridge: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: a) request further discussion on the following: Street life related projects i) request staff to propose design principles for targeted rate-funded projects, which could then be subject to independent design review and critique. Port Future Study ii) agree that the Chairperson writes to the Chief Executive, in recognition of the current and future role of the Port in the city, and request a representative from the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board to be involved in the working party of the Future Port Study. |
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CCI Progress Update for Auckland City Centre Advisory Board - to 20 May 2015 |
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Andrew Guthrie, Programme Director, City Centre Integration gave an update and answered questions on the report. The following were raised by members for the Director’s consideration: · include ‘residents’ for the Quay Park engagement process · include ‘emergency services’ in the integrated digital information network business case. |
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Resolution number CEN/2015/29 MOVED by Member Barbara Holloway, seconded by Member Jillian de Beer: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: a) receive the City Centre Integration progress report, updated to 20 May 2015. |
Item 12 was taken at this point
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Update on the development of the City Centre Cleaning and Maintenance Plan |
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Rachael Eaton, Team Leader City Transformation was in attendance in support of this item. Staff proposed a quarterly walkabout of the city centre, with interested members of the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board and relevant staff of the Auckland Council Solid Waste team, the Parks team and Auckland Transport to monitor the quality of cleanliness and maintenance across the city centre. All members of the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board are to be invited to attend the walkabouts, noting that Heart Of the City and The Residents Association representatives have identified this as a priority. The meeting was also advised that this was Rachel’s last meeting before she departs for Christchurch. Rachael was thanked for her guidance and dedication, working with the Board for many years. |
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Resolution number CEN/2015/30 MOVED by Member Tania Loveridge, seconded by Deputy Chairperson Kate Healy: a) receive the Update on City Centre Cleaning and Maintenance report. |
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Resolution number CEN/2015/31 MOVED by Chairperson Lucy Baragwanath, seconded by Member Barbara Holloway: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: b) thank Rachael Eaton, Team Leader City Transformation – Central/Islands for her hard work for the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board. |
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Oliver Roberts, Strategy and Communication Manager, City Centre Integration was in attendance for this item. It was requested that the Te Aranga principles be sent to Board members for information. |
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Resolution number CEN/2015/32 MOVED by Member Barbara Holloway, seconded by Member Andrea Hutchins: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: a) support the review process for the City Centre Masterplan Targets and Outcomes and that members individually commit to supporting the establishment of SMART targets where they have specific expertise. |
Member John Coop left the meeting at 3.55 pm.
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Auckland City Centre Advisory Board Workshop Feedback Summary 22 April 2015 – Aotea Framework |
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Resolution number CEN/2015/33 MOVED by Member Dick Ayres, seconded by Member Tim Coffey: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: a) receive the feedback and update from the Aotea Framework workshop held on 22 April 2015. |
Member Shale Chambers arrived at the meeting at 3.57pm
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Kathryn King, Walking and Cycling Manager was in attendance for this item and answered questions on the report. Members requested an update on the Skypath next stage. It was noted that the proposal goes before a Consent Hearings Panel in early June. |
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Resolution number CEN/2015/34 MOVED by Member Tim Coffey, seconded by Member Barbara Holloway: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: a) receive the City Centre Cycleway report for information. |
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Jane Aikin, Manager Local and Sports Parks, Central and Mark Miller, Parks Advisor were in attendance and gave an overview of the project and answered questions from the members. The Chair asked for an update in relation to philanthropic contribution to the project. Member Shale Chambers advised that there will be an opportunity for a contribution and approach when the caretaker’s cottage is considered at a later stage. Member Tania Loveridge sought assurance that there was enough budget to cover the increase as requested. The members were assured that there was sufficient budget to cover for this project. |
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Resolution number CEN/2015/35 MOVED by Member Barbara Holloway, seconded by Member Dick Ayres: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: a) approve the recommended changes to the Myers Park Stage II project scope b) approve an increase to the Myers Park Stage II project budget of $1.25m, bringing the total approved budget to $4.55m c) support the Request for Proposal (RFP) process for the Mayoral Drive underpass, noting that the final proposed design will be presented to the Waitematā Local Board and City Centre Advisory Board d) acknowledge the Poynton Terrace upgrades are to be excluded from the Stage II scope, and may be considered as a potential future Auckland City Centre Advisory Board project. |
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Item 12 was taken after item 6.
13 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There were no extraordinary items.
Resolution number CEN/2015/36 MOVED by Chairperson Lucy Baragwanath , seconded by Member Tim Coffey: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: a) exclude the public from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting. 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 Auckland City Centre Advisory Board membership
The text of these resolutions was made available to the public who were present at the meeting and formed part of the minutes of the meeting. |
4.27 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.
4.59 pm The public was re-admitted.
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It was resolved while the public was excluded:
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Resolution number CEN/2015/37 That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: c) agree that there is no restatement of the discussion on the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board membership.
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5.00 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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