Auckland City Centre Advisory Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board held in the Level 29, Room 1, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Wednesday, 27 April 2016 at 3.05 pm.

 

present

 

 

 

City Centre Stakeholder

Chairperson

Kate Healy

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei

Deputy Chairperson

John Coop

Urban design/institute of architects

Members

Viv Beck

Business Improvement District

 

Shale Chambers

Waitemata Local Board, Auckland Council

 

Terry Cornelius, JP, FCA

Retail sector

 

Jillian de Beer

Arts and Cultural Sector

 

Andrew Gaukrodger

Corporate sector including financial and other professional services

 

Stephen Greenfield

CBD Residents Advisory Group

 

Margaret Lewis

Business Improvement District

 

Nigel Murphy

Tertiary Education (University of Auckland & Auckland University of Technology)

 

Adam  Parkinson

CBD Residents Advisory Group

 

Rory Palmer (on behalf of the Mayoral Office)

Auckland Council Mayoral Office

 

Alex Voutratzis

Property Council of NZ

 

ABSENT

 

 

Mayor Len Brown, JP

Auckland Council

 

Greg Cohen

Tourism/Travel

 

Prof. Jenny Dixon

Tertiary Education (University of Auckland & Auckland University of Technology)

 

Mark Kingsford

Corporate sector including financial and other professional services

 

Cr Mike Lee

Liaison councillor, Auckland Council

 

 


Auckland City Centre Advisory Board

27 April 2016

 

 

1          Apologies

 

Resolution number CEN/2016/13

MOVED by Member Shale Chambers, seconded by Member Nigel Murphy:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)         accept the apologies from Members Greg Cohen, Jenny Dixon and Mark Kingsford for absence, and Cr Mike Lee for absence on council business.

CARRIED

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number CEN/2016/14

MOVED by Member Adam Parkinson, seconded by Member Jillian de Beer:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 23 March 2016, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

4          Extraordinary Business

 

4.1

Extraordinary item on City Centre Place Activation Strategy

 

Note:   Pursuant to Standing Order 2.4.6 a minor matter relating to the general business of the board was raised by Member Viv Beck.

 

Resolution number CEN/2016/15

MOVED by Member Andrew Gaukrodger, seconded by Member Margaret Lewis:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)         consider an extraordinary item relating to the City Centre Place Activation Strategy and activation of Lower Queen Street at item 8.1 of the meeting.

CARRIED

 

 

5

Issues of significance

 

Note:   No updates from Board members were given.

 


 

6

City Centre Progress Update for the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board - to 20th April 2016

 

Deputy Chairperson J Coop left the meeting at 3.35 pm.

 

Ralph Webster – Lead Officer, gave a presentation on the City Centre Intelligence Unit.

Natalie Donze, Urban Design, and Catherine Edmeades, Development Programmes Lead, presented on the High Street District Framework.

A copy of the presentation have been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments.

 

Attachments

a     27 April 2016, Auckland City Centre Advisory Board, Item 6 - April Monthly Update

 

Note:   With the agreement of the meeting Item 6 was adjourned at 3.38 pm and Item 8, Consideration of Extraordinary Items, was given precedence at this time.

 

 

8          Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

8.1

Extraordinary Item - City Centre Place Activation Strategy

 

Deputy Chairperson John Coop returned to the meeting at 3.48 pm.

 

Barbara Holloway, Specialist Activation Designer, was in attendance to speak to this item.

 

Resolution number CEN/2016/16

MOVED by Member Viv Beck, seconded by Member Terry Cornelius:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)         receive the update on the City Centre Place Activation Strategy, including an update on activation of Lower Queen Street.

CARRIED

 

 

 

Note:   With the agreement of the meeting Item 6 resumed at 3.50 pm

6

City Centre Progress Update for the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board - to 20th April 2016

 

Deputy Chairperson John Coop left the meeting at 4.06 pm.

 

Kishor Mistry, Senior Project Manager – Regional Signage, and Di Schnauer, Communications Advisor, gave a presentation on the Regional Signage Project.

A copy of the presentation have been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments.

 

Resolution number CEN/2016/17

MOVED by Member Nigel Murphy, seconded by Member Andrew Gaukrodger:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)         receive the City Centre progress report, updated to 20 April 2016.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     27 April 2016, Auckland City Centre Advisory Board, Item 6 - Regional Signage presentation

 


 

7

Review of the 2015-25 City Centre Programme of Work

 

Deputy Chairperson John Coop returned to the meeting at 4.17 pm.

 

Resolution number CEN/2016/18

MOVED by Member Shale Chambers, seconded by Member Margaret Lewis:  

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).

CARRIED

  

 

Note:   Item 8 – Consideration of Extraordinary Items was considered between the first and second parts of Item 6 - City Centre Progress Update for the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board - to 20th April 2016

 

 

 

 

4.20 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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