Auckland City Centre Advisory Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Wednesday, 29 March 2017 at 3.06pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Kate Healy

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei

Members

Viv Beck

Business Improvement District

 

Shale Chambers

Waitemata Local Board, Auckland Council

 

Greg Cohen

Tourism/Travel

 

Cr Chris Darby

Auckland Council (Mayor’s alternate)

 

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

City Centre Residents Group

 

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

 

Alex Voutratzis

Property Council of NZ

 

ABSENT

 

Deputy Chairperson

John Coop

Urban design/institute of architects

 

Mayor Hon Phil Goff, JP

Auckland Council

 

Mark Kingsford

Corporate sector including financial and other professional services

 

Cr Mike Lee

Liaison councillor, Auckland Council

 

 


Auckland City Centre Advisory Board

29 March 2017

 

 

1          Apologies

 

Resolution number CEN/2017/13

MOVED by Member Stephen Greenfield, seconded by Member Viv Beck:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)         accept the apologies from Deputy Chairperson John Coop, Mayor Phil Goff, Member Mark Kingsford and Councillor Mike Lee for absence.

 

CARRIED

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other external interest they might have.

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number CEN/2017/14

MOVED by Member Amy Malcolm, seconded by Member Nigel Murphy:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 22 February 2017, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

b)        confirm the minutes of its extraordinary meeting held on Monday, 6 March 2017 as a true and correct record. 

 

CARRIED

 

 

4          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

 

5

City Centre progress update for the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board - to 22 March 2017

 

Catherine Edmeades, Development Programmes Senior Lead provided 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.

The following actions from the discussion were noted:

·         The board requested Graham Bodman, General Manager Arts, Community and Events attend its April meeting to provide a further update on shelter provision for the homeless in the city centre during the winter.

 

 

 

Resolution number CEN/2017/15

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

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      receive the City Centre progress update report, updated to 22 March 2017.

                                                     

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     29 March 2017 - Auckland City Centre Advisory Board Item 5: City Centre progress update for the Auckland - to 22 March 2017

 

 

 

6

City Rail Link Urban Realm update

 

Resolution number CEN/2017/16

MOVED by Member Amy Malcolm, seconded by Member Viv Beck:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      receive the verbal update from John Fellows and Simon Lough, on the City Rail Link urban realm project.

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

Note:   Item 7 – City Centre maintenance - update was deferred to the April 2017 meeting with the agreement of the meeting.

 

 

 

8

Nelson Street slip lane - discussion of options

 

Peter Everett, Project Lead for the Hobson/Nelson Street upgrade, provided a presentation on options for the upgrade of the Nelson Street slip lane. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

 

Resolution number CEN/2017/17

MOVED by Member Nigel Murphy, seconded by Member Greg Cohen:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      receive the memo on options for the upgrade of the Nelson Street slip lane.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     29 March 2017 - Auckland City Centre Advisory Board Item 8: Nelson Street slip lane - discussion of options

 

 


 

9

Upcoming election of a chairperson

 

Resolution number CEN/2017/18

MOVED by Member Shale Chambers, seconded by Member Viv Beck:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      thank Kate Healy for her service as chairperson of the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board from 23 September 2015 to 29 March 2017.

b)      note that an election for a new chairperson will take place at the board’s next meeting on 19 April 2017.  

 

CARRIED

 

 

10        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

 

 

 

4.04 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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