Auckland City Centre Advisory Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board held in the Room 1, Level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Wednesday, 28 June 2017 at 3.00pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Mr John Coop

Corporate sector

Deputy Chairperson

Mr Andrew Gaukrodger

Corporate sector

Members

Ms Viv Beck

Business Improvement District

 

Mr Greg Cohen

Tourism/Travel

 

Member Ben Corban

Arts and Cultural Sector

 

Mr Terry Cornelius, JP, FCA

Retail sector

 

Cr Chris Darby

Auckland Council (Mayor’s alternate)

 

Mr Stephen Greenfield

City Centre Residents Group

 

Mr Mark Kingsford

Corporate sector

 

Ms Amy Malcolm

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

 

Member James Mooney

Urban design/institute of architects

 

Mr Nigel Murphy

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

 

Mr Adam  Parkinson

City Centre Residents Group

 

Member Patrick Reynolds

Transport representative

 

Mr Michael Richardson

Business Improvement District

 

 

 

 

ABSENT

 

 

Member Shale Chambers

Waitemata Local Board, Auckland Council

 

Mayor Hon Phil Goff, CNZM, JP

Auckland Council

 

Mr Dane  Grey

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei

 

Cr Mike Lee

Liaison councillor, Auckland Council

 

Mr Alex Voutratzis

Property Council of NZ

 

 

 

 


Auckland City Centre Advisory Board

28 June 2017

 

 

1          Apologies

 

Resolution number CEN/2017/39

MOVED by Member Nigel Murphy, seconded by Member Pippa Coom:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)         accept the apologies from Member Shale Chambers, Mayor Phil Goff, Member Dane Grey and Member Alex Voutratzis for absence, and Cr Chris Darby for lateness on council business.

 

CARRIED

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

Chairperson John Coop declared an interest in Item 5 – Downtown area and Lower Queen Street/ Britomart Station surrounds- design and progress update.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number CEN/2017/40

MOVED by Member Greg Cohen, seconded by Deputy Chairperson Andrew Gaukrodger:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 24 May 2017 as a true and correct record.

 

CARRIED

 

 

4          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

5

Downtown area and Lower Queen Street/ Britomart Station surrounds- design and progress update

 

Cr C Darby entered the meeting 3.16pm.

 

Four presentations were provided in support of this item. Copies have been placed on official minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments.

 

The following actions were noted:

·         The board requested updates from the City Rail Link project team and JASMAX at its July and August meetings.

·         The CRL project team agreed to present a design for the Lower Queen Street/Britomart Station surrounds work at the board’s September meeting.

·         The board requested that a timeline for the Lower Queen Street works and its intersection with Quay Street be presented at a future meeting.

 

 

Note:   Changes were incorporated in clause b) with the agreement of the meeting.

 

 

 

Resolution number CEN/2017/41

MOVED by Member Nigel Murphy, seconded by Member Viv Beck:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      receive the design and progress update on the Downtown area and Lower Queen Street/Britomart Station surrounds.

b)      endorse in principal the allocation of $10 million from the City Centre Targeted Rate for the Lower Queen Street and Britomart Station surrounds as part of the City Rail Link works provided that a sub-group of the board is consulted, involved and satisfied with the final design.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     28 June 2017, Auckland City Centre Advisory Board - Item 5 - Downtown Framework Diagrams

b     28 June 2017, Auckland City Centre Advisory Board - Item 5 - Britomart presentation

c    28 June 2017, Auckland City Centre Advisory Board - Item 5 - Britomart Urban Realm estimates and options presentation

d    28 June 2017, Auckland City Centre Advisory Board - Item 5 - Precinct Properties Commercial Bay presentation

 

 

 

Note:   Item 6 – City Centre Progress Update for ACCAB - to 16 June 2017 was considered after Item 8 – City Centre Governance Structure.

 

 

 

8

City Centre Governance Structure

 

A document was tabled in support of this item. A copy been placed on official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

 

Resolution number CEN/2017/42

MOVED by Member Patrick Reynolds, seconded by Member Michael Richardson:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      receive the overview of the governance structure in the city centre.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     28 June 2017, Auckland City Centre Advisory Board - Item 8 - City Centre Governance Structure

 

 


 

 

6

City Centre Progress Update for ACCAB - to 16 June 2017

 

The following action was noted:

·         The board requested workshops on Wynyard Quarter, the City Centre Masterplan, and Central Wharves Framework take place over the next three months.

 

 

Resolution number CEN/2017/43

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

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      receive the City Centre progress report update to 16 June 2017.

 

CARRIED

 

Note:   Item 7 – Auckland Plan refresh 2018: early feedback to inform draft plan was considered after Item 9 – O'Connell Street Public Art.

 

9

O'Connell Street Public Art

 

A presentation was provided in support of this item. A copy been placed on official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

 

Resolution number CEN/2017/44

MOVED by Member James Mooney, seconded by Member Patrick Reynolds:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      receive the update on the public art in O’Connell Street.

 

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     28 June 2017, Auckland City Centre Advisory Board - Item 9 - Light Weight 'O' presentation  

 

 

7

Auckland Plan refresh 2018: early feedback to inform draft plan

 

The following action was noted:

·         Members agreed to send feedback regarding strategic themes, challenges and opportunities for the Auckland Plan refresh to the Governance Advisor.

 

 

Resolution number CEN/2017/45

MOVED by Member Nigel Murphy, seconded by Member Michael Richardson:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      provide feedback, including any specific feedback on the challenges, opportunities, strategic themes and focus areas.

b)      note that the feedback will be reported back to the Planning Committee as part of the overall feedback

c)      note that there will be further opportunities to provide feedback on the draft plan as the council continues through the refresh process during 2017.

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

Note:   Item 8 – City Centre Governance Structure was considered after Item 5 – Downtown area and Lower Queen Street/ Britomart Station surrounds - design and progress update.

 

Note:   Item 9 - O'Connell Street Public Art was considered before Item 7 - Auckland Plan refresh 2018: early feedback to inform draft plan.

 

 

10        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

 

 

 

5.07 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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