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, 25 November 2015 at 3.00pm.
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City Centre Stakeholder |
Chairperson |
Kate Healy |
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei |
Deputy Chairperson |
John Coop |
Urban design/institute of architects |
Members |
Dick Ayres |
CBD Residents Advisory Group |
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Viv Beck |
Business Improvement District |
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Mayor Len Brown, JP |
Auckland Council |
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Greg Cohen |
Tourism/Travel |
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Shale Chambers |
Waitemata Local Board, Auckland Council |
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Tim Coffey |
CBD Residents Advisory Group |
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Terry Cornelius, JP, FCA |
Retail sector |
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Prof Jenny Dixon |
Tertiary Education (University of Auckland & Auckland University of Technology) |
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Jillian de Beer |
Arts and Cultural Sector |
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Andrew Gaukrodger |
Corporate sector including financial and other professional services |
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Mark Kingsford |
Corporate sector including financial and other professional services |
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Mike Lee |
Liaison councillor, Auckland Council |
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Margaret Lewis |
Business Improvement District |
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Nigel Murphy |
Tertiary Education (University of Auckland & Auckland University of Technology) |
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Alex Voutratzis |
Property Council of NZ |
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Rory Palmer on behalf of the Mayoral office |
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ABSENT
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Mayor Len Brown, JP |
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Member Alex Voutratzis |
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Auckland City Centre Advisory Board 25 November 2015 |
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1 Apologies
Resolution number CEN/2015/96 MOVED by Member Mark Kingsford, seconded by Member Nigel Murphy: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: a) accept the apologies from Mayor Len Brown and Member Alex Voutratzis for absence. |
2 Declaration of Interest
There were no declarations of interest.
3 Confirmation of Minutes
Resolution number CEN/2015/97 MOVED by Member Terry Cornelius, seconded by Member Greg Cohen: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 28 October 2015, as a true and correct record subject to the update from Member Viv Beck under item 9 be transferred to Item 11. |
4 Extraordinary Business
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Downtown Public Spaces - Investigation & Design CCTR funding |
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Member Mark Kingsford wished to discuss this item for the reason that an allocation of City Centre Targeted Rate (CCTR) funding for investigation and design has been endorsed, while noting that the sale of Queen Elizabeth Square is a conditional agreement and conditions are still to be satisfied (and that CCTR budget is to be reimbursed following settlement). |
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Resolution number CEN/2015/98 MOVED by Member Mark Kingsford, seconded by Member Jillian de Beer: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: a) consider the Downtown Public Spaces - Investigation & Design CCTR funding as Item 14.1 of the agenda. |
Item 14.1 was taken at this time.
14.1 |
Downtown Public Spaces - Investigation & Design CCTR funding |
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Clive Fuhr, Project Development Director and Todd Berry, Senior Programme Manager gave an update on the development of the project in conjunction with Precinct Properties and, in particular, the outstanding conditions in the agreement for sale and purchase. Auckland Council staff offered to report back to the Board on the status of the conditions before drawing any CCTR funds for the Downtown Public Spaces project. |
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Resolution number CEN/2015/99 MOVED by Member M Kingsford, seconded by Member J de Beer: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: a) request staff to report back an update on the satisfaction of conditions associated with the sale of QE Square, prior to drawing any CCTR funds for the Downtown Public Spaces project. |
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Resolution number CEN/2015/100 MOVED by Member Shale Chambers, seconded by Member Jillian de Beer: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: a) agree that the deputy chairperson will be elected by open ballot. b) elect Member John Coop as the deputy chairperson. |
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Resolution number CEN/2015/101 MOVED by Member Nigel Murphy, seconded by Member John Coop: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: a) receive the update from Andrew Guthrie regarding the recent appointment of Consultants for the Port Future Study project. |
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CCI Progress Update for Auckland City Centre Advisory Board |
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Andrew Guthrie – Programme Director gave an overview of the report and answered questions from the members. |
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Resolution number CEN/2015/102 MOVED by Member Tim Coffey, seconded by Member Nigel Murphy: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: a) receive the City Centre Integration progress report, updated to 19th November 2015. |
Item 10 was taken at this time.
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Gyles Bendall, Acting Manager City Centre Design and Delivery gave an overview of the report and answered questions from the members. |
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Resolution number CEN/2015/103 MOVED by Member Mark Kingsford, seconded by Member Andrew Gaukrodger: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: a) receive the Nelson Street Cycleway Amenity Enhancements project update report. |
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Oliver Roberts, Strategy and Communication Manager was present for this item. Board members raised the following comments : Member John Coop - process and capability and working collaboratively with stakeholders Member Margaret Lewis – ongoing population Member Jillian de Beer – categorise events to inform its cultural meaning. |
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Resolution number CEN/2015/104 MOVED by Member Jenny Dixon, seconded by Member Shale Chambers: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: a) support the proposed set of targets, subject to the comments made at the meeting b) support an approach of proceeding with a set of targets that can be added to as measures become available. |
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High Street Precinct and Freyberg Square/Ellen Melville centre update |
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Gyles Bendall, Acting Manager City Centre and Delivery was present for this item. |
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Resolution number CEN/2015/105 MOVED by Member Shale Chambers, seconded by Member Dick Ayres: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: a) receive the High Street Precinct and Freyberg Square/Ellen Melville Centre update report. |
Item 10 was considered after item 7.
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Urban People Places(UPP) Programme Progress Report November 2015 |
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Barbara Holloway, Place Activation Programme Leader was present for this item. |
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Resolution number CEN/2015/106 MOVED by Member Greg Cohen, seconded by Member Jillian de Beer: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: a) receive the Urban People Places (UPP) programme progress report November 2015. |
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Resolution number CEN/2015/107 MOVED by Member Shale Chambers, seconded by Member Viv Beck: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: a) endorse allocation of the City Centre Targeted Rate funding of $25,000.00 per annum for the Implementation of Destination Marketing in the Karangahape Road Precinct in 2015/16 - 2017/18 financial years. |
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Member Margaret Lewis did not vote on this item. |
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Member Margaret Lewis gave a short overview of the need to progress the development of the Beresford Square. |
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Resolution number CEN/2015/108 MOVED by Member Shale Chambers, seconded by Member Nigel Murphy: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: a) request staff to consider and report back on potential investment of CCTR for a future upgrade of Beresford Square, including scope, benefits, costs and timing, with assessment against agreed CCTR investment criteria. |
14 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
This item was taken after Item 4.
4.53 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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