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Auckland City
Centre Advisory Board
27 April 2016
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City Centre Progress Update for the Auckland City
Centre Advisory Board - to 20th April 2016
File No.: CP2016/07380
Purpose
1. To update the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board (ACCAB) on
progress on City Centre projects to 20th April 2016.
Executive
Summary
2. The
report provides a high-level overview of progress on projects and initiatives
in the city centre, including:
a. City Centre
Targeted Rate projects
b. Other city
centre projects
c. City centre
strategies / initiatives
d. Information
requested in response to Board resolutions (Attachment A)
e. Forward
Planner (Attachment B)
For each project, a coloured bar shows
the three stages of development:
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 Feasibility /
Investigation
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Design /
Consultation
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Construction
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An arrow then shows what stage the
project is currently at.
3. Presentations
will be made for two items:
· High Street
District Framework – Natalie Donze, Auckland Design Office, Auckland Council
· Wayfinding Signage – Maree Cotter, Customer
Design Manager, Auckland Transport
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Recommendation/s
That the Auckland City Centre
Advisory Board:
a) Receive the City Centre
progress report, updated to 20th April 2016.
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Comments
City Centre Targeted Rate Projects
O’Connell Street Shared Space
4. An artwork has been considered for O’Connell
Street following completion of the shared space. The concept is for a
suspended artwork attached to buildings on either side of the street. One
building owner on O’Connell Street has agreed in principle to host the artwork
from their building. Unless agreement can be reached with the building owner
on the opposite side of the street the artwork is not able to be installed.
5. The Auckland City Centre Advisory Board
resolved at its March 2016 meeting to investigate an alternative artwork if
agreement is not able to be reached with the second building owner by 30 June
2016.
Myers Park Upgrade – Stage 2
6. Construction works for the Mayoral Drive
underpass, associated side entrances and alterations to the Queen Street park
frontage were tendered in December 2015 and tenders closed mid February 2016.
Tender evaluation, clarifications and supplier negotiations are underway and
are expected to be complete by end of April.
7. Heritage New Zealand authority was granted
end of February and Resource Consent was
granted mid-April 2016. Building Consent, final Auckland Transport technical
approval and Engineering Plan Approval will be lodged once the construction
contract is awarded.
8. The construction for the Mayoral Drive
underpass and associated side entrances was originally scheduled to commence
mid to end of June 2016, following the exit of the Pop-Up Globe Theatre who
have applied for a one month extension for their shows. The commencement of the
construction works is now forecast for mid-August 2016, subject to the
successful suppliers programme.
9. Auckland Transport has undertaken a seismic
assessment of the Mayoral Drive bridge, including abutments, to ensure the
structure meets current earthquake standards and results confirmed that no further
detailed investigations are required.
10. Additional site investigation for the splash
pad construction was carried out and the project will be delivered through a
separate procurement process. The construction of the splash pad will commence
in June 2016 and is planned to be completed for the summer season 2016 / 2017.
Beach Road Maori Artwork
11. Five bronze sculptures are proposed to be
located on the existing “waka plinths” between Britomart Place and Tangihua
Street by November this year.
Wayfinding Signage
12. Prototypes of the Explorer, the Mini Explorer
and Gateway type Information Hubs have now been manufactured and installed in
trial locations.
13. Maree Cotter, the Customer Design Manager at
Auckland Transport will lead a presentation on the prototypes installed and
will be available to answer any questions related to the signage. The
presentation is Attachment C.
Pioneer Women’s and Ellen Melville Hall and Freyberg Square Upgrade
14. The Waitemata Local Board approved the final design
for the Pioneer Women’s and Ellen Melville Hall and Freyberg Square Upgrade at
its March 2016 meeting.
15. The WLB also approved the name of the
community facility to be the Ellen Melville Centre.
16. The detailed design package is complete and the construction package is
progressing. Resource consent has been approved for the upgrade to the hall.
Resource consent for the upgrade to the square is anticipated within the next
few weeks. The project team are about to lodge for building consent applications
for both the hall and the square.
17. Construction is planned to commence
in August 2016 (subject to consents being granted) and is anticipated to be
completed by August 2017. The construction period is estimated to be 9-12
months but this will be confirmed once main contractor is on board.
18. Lisa Reihana has been confirmed as
the artist to create an artwork for the Ellen Melville Centre. It will be
completed and installed before the upgraded building reopens.
19. Tukutuku panels will be removed from
the hall within the next couple of weeks. The removal of the panels will be
done in conjunction with a Maori blessing. Restoration of the panels will be
undertaken by weavers from Ngati Whatua Orakei as the panels were originally
crafted by Ngati Whatua Orakei women.
20. Graham Tipene has been commissioned
to work with the project artist, John Reynolds, on the water feature in
Freyberg Square.
21. Staff have commenced work on
identifying activation and mitigation opportunities that can be implemented during
the construction phase of the Ellen Melville Centre and Freyberg Square
upgrade. These will be discussed with stakeholders at a meeting on Tuesday 26th
April.
High Street District Framework
22. The concept of developing a framework for the
High Street District will be introduced at an event on Tuesday 26th
April. The purpose of the framework is to explore and document how the needs
of multiple stakeholders in the precinct can be best met and to document the
roles that multiple parts of the council family can play to meet the needs of
the precinct.
23. An update on the event will be
provided to the board at the 27th April meeting.
24. A presentation on the High Street
District Framework will be provided to the board by Natalie Donze, Place
Manager with the Auckland Design Office at the 27th April meeting.
Karangahape Road Streetscape Enhancement
25. The working draft of the concept plan is
progressing through the design review stage with internal stakeholders and
other review steps such as the capital projects accessibility group.
26. Traffic modelling and testing of designs with
interface projects such as CRL, Light Rail Transit and Bus Network Improvements
has been on-going.
27. Preparation is ramping up for the Open Streets
event along Karangahape Road which is an opportunity to discuss with
participants the space allocation cross sections and how the enhancements could
look and feel.
28. A pedestrian intercept survey of the entire
project area has just begun to gauge perceptions of the street and potential
upgrade. The findings will be fed into design thinking, with a post
construction survey to gauge whether the objectives and goals of the project
have been achieved.
Britomart Streetscapes – Stage One: Galway
Street
29. A funding agreement between Auckland Council and Cooper and
Company has been drafted and is undergoing final negotiations. The agreement
will enable the staged transfer of funding for the upgrade of parts of Galway
Street, Gore Street and Customs Street East.
30. Project is progressing well through concept design and early
developed design stage. Open Days at Takutai Square are planned for 29th
and 30th April 2016 (12-3pm).
Federal Street upgrade
31. Work has commenced on a reference design for
future upgrade of Federal Street and the adjoining side-streets.
32. The timing and scope of the Federal Street
Upgrade is being considered through the review of the City Centre Targeted Rate
Work Programme.
Hobson and Nelson Street upgrade
33. A reference design was completed in September
2015, to inform development of options and decision-making for adjacent
projects (for example the Nelson St cycleway and potential Nelson St Slip-lane
upgrade).
34. Initial staging of the streetscape upgrades
will be aligned with construction of the NZ International Convention Centre,
indicating a potential construction start in 2016/17.
Other City Centre Projects
City Rail Link
35. The ‘Build is On’ campaign has started and is aimed at motorists
travelling into the city – suggesting they rethink their mode of travel as
there will be a lot of road works, fewer on-street car parks and traffic will
be slower.
36. New bus routes and bus priority lanes were established last year and the
second phase of changes happened on 17 April with bus lanes being introduced on
Queen Street and buses relocated out of Lower Queen Street.
37. The sites for the pipe jacking under Albert Street for the City Rail
Link have been established at two of Victoria and Albert St corners. A
micro tunnel boring machine (MTBM) will start its work from there and travel
underground to Swanson Street. When it reaches its destination it will be
removed and put back into the Victoria Street shaft to make its way south
towards Wellesley Street.
38. Piling up Albert Street for the cut and cover work will start in May.
39. Lower Queen Street becomes the city’s newest activation space now that
buses have been relocated. It will be transformed into a flexible, multi-use
space for large to small events while providing pedestrian movement through the
area.
Lower Queen St & Albert St Reinstatement upgrades
40. The preliminary design for the Albert St
public realm is currently being reconsidered in light of the discovery of
extensive underground utilities.
41. The preliminary design for Lower Queen St
public realm is due for completion in June 2016.
42. Construction will be delivered in conjunction
with the CRL Enabling Works contract, and is scheduled for 2017-2019.
43. The financial contribution to these projects is being considered as part
of the review of the City Centre Targeted Rate Work Programme.
Victoria Street Linear Park
44. A design study is currently being undertaken
by council’s Auckland Design Office (ADO). This study is to provide the
background information and design principles required to inform the briefing,
design and construction of the Albert Street and Victoria Street intersection.
Downtown
Public Spaces
45. Through the Council Annual Plan refresh process
finance staff have proposed bringing forward $20m from the Long Term Plan year
2019, into 2016/17 year and subsequent financial years to enable the
procurement process for design and construction of the seismic upgrade of the
Quay Street seawall to begin.
46. Council is developing the design brief and procurement
documentation to enable a design team to be engaged for both the Downtown
Public Spaces and Quay Street seawall.
47. The Downtown Shopping Centre Plan Change
Environment Court appeal process has started the mediation phase.
Quay St Seawall Seismic Upgrade
48. Refer to Downtown Public Spaces above.
Ferry Basin Redevelopment
49. As
above, Council and AT are considering options to enable funding of initial
stages to align with timing
for Quay St Seawall upgrades, and delivery of Downtown Public Spaces in 2018.
Westhaven Promenade
50. Stage 2 is currently in the early design phase –
construction is budgeted for in the 2016/17 financial year.
Wynyard Quarter Redevelopment
51. Panuku and Auckland Transport are completing
streetscape upgrades within Wynyard Quarter. Panuku is delivering Madden
Street and Pakenham Street. The first phase of Madden Street opened on 2 April
and phase 2 is due to open in May 2016.
52. The upgrade of Pakenham Street between Daldy St
and Beaumont St began on 4th April and the next stage (between Daldy
St and Halsey St) is due to start in May 2016.
53. Construction of the 650 seat ASB Waterfront
Theatre is well underway and expected to be open for use by the end of 2016.
Transport Infrastructure
54. Further reviews of the outputs of the Wynyard
Interchange and Fanshawe Street bus corridor study are continuing.
55. The Learning Quarter bus improvements study began
in March. Engagement with key stakeholders will continue over the next six
months.
Cycle Network
56. Nelson Street Cycleway– comprised of
stages as follows:
· Nelson St Bridge and Off-ramp (NZTA) – Completed
· Nelson St Off-ramp to Quay St
a. Stage 1 – Union St to Victoria St – Completed
b. Stage 2 – Victoria St to Quay St – Construction
of the cycleway is planned to be completed by September 2016.
57. Quay St Interim Cycleway
· Construction began on 7th March
and the cycleway is due to open in July 2016.
· Initial construction work is focused on
Quay Street between Lower Hobson Street and Commerce Street. This section of
the cycleway is planned to be completed by mid-May before CRL works begin in
the same area.
Sky Path
58. An Environment Court pre-hearing meeting was
held on 8th March 2016 and clear directions were received from the
Court on the next steps prior to a hearing. The Court set key dates to work
towards in terms of narrowing issues. A comprehensive report back to the Court
is required by 27th May 2016.
City Centre Strategies / Initiatives
City Centre Projects Intelligence Unit
59. The
Auckland Chief Executives’ Forum on 28 April will provide the opportunity to
share the idea of the CCPIU with one hundred of the city’s largest employers.
60. Feedback
will be sought on the type of information people are expecting to receive
regarding construction in the city centre and the best channels for that
information to be relayed.
Programme
and Funding
61. A review of the programme of City Centre
Targeted Rate projects has commenced.
62. A separate report is included on the April
agenda.
63. Key principles underpinning the City Centre Work
Programme are to:
· Provide additional funding to CRL for the high quality
reinstatement of Lower Queen Street and Albert Street;
· Rephase projects in the western side of the city
centre to commence construction post CRL to minimize further disruption;
· Complete projects in other parts of the city centre
such as Karangahape Road, Learning Quarter and Britomart while CRL is under
construction.
Precinct
Frameworks
64. Framework documents are underway for key city
centre precincts, to collate planning and project information and inform
decisions on projects and initiatives.
a. Downtown – complete.
b. Aotea – complete (endorsed by the Auckland
Development Committee in February 2016).
c. Learning Quarter – implementation plan is
underway.
d. High Street District – underway.
e. Victoria Quarter – to commence 2016 (tbc).
f. Quay Park - the third workshop of key stakeholders (Council, AT,
POAL, NZTA, Ngati Whatua and Kiwirail) was held on 1st March.
Central Wharves Strategy
65. The Central Wharves Strategy will be informed
by early outcomes of the Port Future Study, due mid 2016.
Digital Auckland
66. Work is continuing with good progress on all
of the Digital Auckland initiatives.
Consideration
Local
Board views and implications
67. The Waitemata Local Board has
been engaged with on all city centre projects that are actively progressing.
Specific engagement with the board is included in the project plans for
individual projects. The board is generally supportive of the direction being
taken.
Māori
impact statement
68. Monthly hui are being held
throughout 2016 with iwi representatives, with the purpose of seeking mana
whenua input into the scoping and design process of City Centre projects.
69. The most recent hui was held on 8
April. City centre projects included on the agenda were Freyberg Square
Upgrade, Karangahape Road Enhancements, Britomart Shared Space (Galway Street).
Implementation
70. Prior to the implementation of
city centre projects and initiatives, regular meetings and workshops are held
with many stakeholders including the Waitemata Local Board, Heart of the City,
Learning Quarter stakeholders, iwi and the Auckland Development Committee.
Attachments
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Forward Planner for ACCAB Meetings
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Regional Signage Presentation
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Signatories
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Author
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Catherine Edmeades - Development Programmes Lead
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Authoriser
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Ralph Webster - Manager Development Programmes
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Auckland City
Centre Advisory Board
27 April 2016
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Review of the 2015-25 City Centre Programme of Work
File No.: CP2016/07194
Purpose
1. The purpose of
this paper is to provide a recommendation to the Auckland City Centre Advisory
Board (ACCAB) on the City Centre Targeted Rate Programme of Work (TR5), which
proposes the allocation of the City Centre Targeted Rate (CCTR) to projects
over the next nine years.
Executive
Summary
2. The ACCAB
previously endorsed the City Centre Programme of Work (TR4) at the December
2015 meeting.
3. A full review
of the City Centre Programme of Work has been undertaken over the past two
months. The review was guided by the following principles:
a. To get the best
outcomes for Albert Street and Lower Queen Street when they are reinstated as
part of the City Rail Link (CRL) works;
b. To assist the
continuation of business as usual activity in the Albert Street precinct, by
giving space to already committed projects (both public and private) and not
programming additional streetscape upgrades in that precinct over the next
three to four years;
c. To focus the
CCTR spend on other parts of the city centre, away from the Albert Street
Precinct, while CRL works are underway so there is ongoing improvement across
the city centre;
d. To fund the formation
of attractive and highly functional connections between Queen Street, Albert
Street and the Hobson Street/Nelson Street corridor once CRL works are nearing
completion in the city centre.
4. The review has
also updated the work programme to include recently ACCAB endorsed changes to
project budgets and proposes some timing adjustments to projects, to maintain
positive cash balance in the CCTR account at all times.
5. Depreciation
and consequential opex for 2015/16 - 2018/19 is included in the summary and
means that there is less budget allocated to capital projects over those
years. From 2019/20 there is no depreciation or consequential opex funded by
the CCTR so the full rate collected will be spent on capital projects and
funding programmes.
6. Staff will work
with council’s Finance unit to get all projects committed in the Long Term Plan
(LTP), providing transparency and visibility to the allocation of the CCTR over
the remaining nine years of the LTP.
7. The City Centre
Programme of Work will be reviewed, updated and discussed with the ACCAB on a 6
monthly basis to respond to any significant changes or new proposals.
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Recommendation/s
That the Auckland City Centre
Advisory Board:
a) endorse the
updated City Centre Programme of Work (TR5) including the current proposed
targeted rate funded projects (for the FY15/16 – FY24/25 period).
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Comments
8. The updated
City Centre Programme of Work (TR5) (Attachment A) is a combination of projects
that are included in the 2015-25 LTP as well as proposed new projects and
initiatives and is intended to provide a 10 year view of the upcoming work in
the City Centre. It informs the ACCAB, Council and CCOs on the proposed
projects, delivery timeframes and unallocated CCTR on a year by year basis.
9. The City Centre
Programme of Work will enable the Council and CCOs to proactively plan and
appropriately resource teams to deliver the projects identified.
10. A full review of
the City Centre Programme of Work has been undertaken and there are significant
changes proposed since the last update in December 2015.
11. There is now
greater clarity around the CRL programme of works and the quality of the urban
environment that can be reinstated for Albert Street and Lower Queen Street
within the CRL budget envelope.
12. There is an
opportunity to invest additional CCTR in the reinstatement of Albert Street and
Lower Queen Street to get a great street and enable a higher quality public
space. Leveraging the investment into large projects and building on it to
secure excellent outcomes for the city is one of the key principles
underpinning the allocation of the CCTR. The CRL works in the city centre
provide a platform for additional investment.
13. The timing of
CRL works has also prompted a review of the timing of CCTR streetscape upgrades
in the western side of the city centre.
14. The CRL works
will be a major construction project focused around the Albert Street precinct
for the next four years. There are also a number of large private construction
projects occurring in that precinct over the same timeframe.
15. In order to
facilitate the efficient construction of those projects it is recommended that
the CCTR spend be predominantly focused on other parts of the city centre while
CRL works are underway so there is ongoing improvement across the city centre.
16. Once CRL works
are nearing completion in the city centre, it is proposed that CCTR funded
projects are planned for the western side of the city centre to form attractive
and highly functional connections between Queen Street, Albert Street and the
Hobson Street/Nelson Street corridor, including lower Federal Street.
17. Table
1 is a summary of the key funding adjustments for projects that have been made
since the last issue (TR4). Attachment B provides a line by line assessment of
the variations proposed.
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Previous and
proposed CCTR contribution
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Victoria Linear Park
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$250,000 decrease
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From $250,000 to $0
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High St Streetscapes
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$1,100,000 decrease
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From $15,600,000 to $14,500,000
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Freyberg Square
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$1,100,000 increase
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From $4,700,000 to $5,800,000
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Emily Place
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$1,500,000 increase
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From $1,000,000 to $2,500,000
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K Rd Public Realm
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$4,000,000 increase
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From $5,000,000 to $9,000,000
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Albert St Upgrade
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$13,000,000 increase
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From $7,000,000 to $20,000,000
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Lower Queen St Upgrade
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$8,000,000 increase
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From $2,000,000 to $10,000,000
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Hobson/Nelson St Upgrade
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$6,000,000 decrease
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From $30,000,000 to $24,000,000
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Quay St Enhancements Upgrade
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$10,000,000 increase
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From $15,000,000 to $25,000,000
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Wakefield St
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$2,000,000 decrease
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From $2,000,000 to $0
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Victoria St Cycling Enhancements
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$3,000,000 decrease
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From $3,000,000 to $0
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Poynton Terrace
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$1,500,000 increase
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From $0 to $1,500,000
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Beresford Square
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$1,000,000 increase
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From $0 to $1,000,000
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Cross St
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$6,000,000 increase
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From $0 to $6,000,000
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Table 1: Proposed CCTR funding changes for projects
18. The budget
phasing for two projects is significantly different from the last update. The
High St Streetscapes project and the Quay St Enhancements Upgrade have both
been phased for five years later than previously planned.
19. Depreciation and
consequential opex is being gradually phased out between 2015/16 and 2018/19.
There is less budget allocated to capital projects over those years. From
2019/20 there is no depreciation or consequential opex funded by the CCTR so
the full rate collected will be spent on capital projects.
20. The City Centre
Programme of Work will continue to be reviewed on a 6 monthly basis or as
required to ensure that the programme reflects changing requirements and the
dynamic nature of the city centre over the next 10 years as significant public
and private projects are undertaken and completed.
Consideration
Local
Board views and implications
21. The broad
principles underpinning the review of the City Centre Programme of Work have
been discussed with the Waitematā Local Board (WLB) and the board was
generally supportive. Consultation with the WLB will also occur on projects as
they are designed and constructed.
Māori
impact statement
22. The City Centre
Programme of Work will form part of the consultation and engagement at ongoing
DPO Hui that are held with mana whenua.
Implementation
23. Should the recommendation be
endorsed by the ACCAB, council staff will submit this work programme to the Finance
and Performance Committee for approval and inclusion in the Long Term Plan
(LTP).
24. It is proposed a
further review of the City Centre Programme of Work will be undertaken in
October 2016 and discussed with the ACCAB.
Attachments
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City Centre Programme of Work (TR5)
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TR4 and TR5 Line by Line Comparison
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Signatories
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Author
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Catherine Edmeades - Development Programmes Lead
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Authoriser
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Ralph Webster - Manager Development Programmes
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