Minutes of Auckland City Centre Advisory Board

Auckland City Centre Advisory Board

OPEN MINUTES

Minutes of a meeting of the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board held in Room 1, Level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Wednesday, 7 December 2016 at 3:00pm.

present

		City Centre Stakeholder
Chairperson	Kate Healy	Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei
Deputy Chairperson	John Coop (until 4.26pm)	Urban design/institute of architects
Members	Viv Beck	Business Improvement District
	Shale Chambers	Waitemata Local Board, Auckland Council
	Terry Cornelius, JP, FCA	Retail sector
	Cr Chris Darby (from 3.53pm)	Auckland Council (Mayor’s alternate)
	Jillian de Beer	Arts and Cultural Sector
	Andrew Gaukrodger	Corporate sector including financial and other professional services
	Stephen Greenfield	City Centre Residents Group
	Mayor Hon Phil Goff, JP (until 3.53pm)	Auckland Council
	Mark Kingsford	Corporate sector including financial and other professional services
	Cr Mike Lee	Liaison councillor, Auckland Council
	Amy Malcolm	Tertiary Education (University of Auckland & Auckland University of Technology)
	Nigel Murphy	Tertiary Education (University of Auckland & Auckland University of Technology)
	Adam Parkinson	City Centre Residents Group
	Michael Richardson	Business Improvement District

ABSENT

	Greg Cohen	Tourism/Travel
	Alex Voutratzis	Property Council of NZ

Auckland City Centre Advisory Board

07 December 2016

1 Apologies

Resolution number CEN/2016/55

MOVED by Member Mark Kingsford, seconded by Member Nigel Murphy:

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a) accept the apologies from member Alex Voutratzis and member Greg Cohen for absence.

CARRIED

2 Declaration of Interest

Member Viv Beck declared a conflict of interest for item 7 of the agenda.

3 Confirmation of Minutes

There were no minutes to confirm.

4 Extraordinary Business

There was no extraordinary business.

5	City Centre Progress Update for the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board - to 30 November 2016

	Ralph Webster presented a presentation in support of the report. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.
	Resolution number CEN/2016/56 MOVED by Member Nigel Murphy, seconded by Member Amy Malcolm: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: a) receive the City Centre progress update report, updated to 30 November 2016. CARRIED
	Attachments a 7 December 2016 - Auckland City Centre Advisory Board Item 5 : City Centre Progress Update for the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board - to 30 November 2016 - presentation

City Rail Link Urban Realm Update

Mr Chris Meale, City Rail Link Project Director, provided a verbal update. Mr John Fellows joined Mr Meale midway through the presentation. The following points from the conversation were noted:

· a design framework has been adopted by the City Rail Link Urban Realm Steering Group

· all city space is contested and seeking the priority and a balance for the future is paramount

· the board would like to be included in ongoing engagement with all stakeholders and contractors

· endorsement of the design for both Lower Queen and Albert Streets will be sought before the contract is awarded

· some board members would like to reiterate the issues contained in the original letter from the Chair to CRL, including asking for a response on how the design has considered the hierarchy of users.

The following actions were noted:

· CRL Urban Realm team agreed to present the project, along with plans and images, at the February 2017 meeting of the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board.

· The board requested that the design be emailed to the board members prior to this date if possible.

· The board requested 2 to 3 weeks after the February 2017 presentation to review and provide feedback on the design.

· That the Albert Street design be represented to the Design Review Panel and the associated report be given to the board as part of the February 2017 presentation.

Resolution number CEN/2016/57

MOVED by Member Andrew Gaukrodger, seconded by Member A Parkinson:

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a) receive the update on the City Rail Link urban realm projects.

CARRIED

Mayor Hon Phil Goff left the meeting at 3.53pm

Cr Chris Darby arrived at the meeting at 3.53pm

Proposal for Queen Street Feature Lighting

Member Viv Beck gave an overview of the report and answered questions.

Member Viv Beck declared a conflict of interest and did not vote on the item.

Resolution number CEN/2016/58

MOVED by Member Shale Chambers, seconded by Member Mark Richardson:

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a) support in principle the allocation of approximately $300,000 of City Centre Targeted Rate funding to the Queen Street Lighting project, subject to finalising the budget and logistics prior to the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board meeting in February 2017.

CARRIED

Item 9 was taken at this time

John Coop left the meeting at 4.26pm.

Activate Auckland Progress Report

Resolution number CEN/2016/59

MOVED by Member Adam Parkinson, seconded by Member Mark Richardson:

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a) receive the Activate Auckland programme progress report for Sept/Oct/Nov 2016.

CARRIED

Review of the 2015-25 DRAFT City Centre Programme of Work

Resolution number CEN/2016/60

MOVED by Member Adam Parkinson, seconded by Member Terry Cornelius:

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a) receive the updated City Centre Programme of Work (TR6) for the current proposed targeted rate funded projects (for the FY16/17 – FY24/25 period) noting that a full report will be considered at the February 2017 meeting.

CARRIED

10 Consideration of Extraordinary Items

There were no extraordinary items.

5.05 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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