Auckland City Centre Advisory Board
OPEN MINUTES
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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.
Chairperson |
Mr John Coop |
Corporate sector |
Deputy Chairperson |
Mr Andrew Gaukrodger |
Corporate sector |
Members |
Ms Viv Beck |
Business Improvement District |
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Mr Greg Cohen |
Tourism/Travel |
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Member Ben Corban |
Arts and Cultural Sector |
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Mr Terry Cornelius, JP, FCA |
Retail sector |
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Cr Chris Darby |
Auckland Council (Mayor’s alternate) |
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Mr Stephen Greenfield |
City Centre Residents Group |
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Mr Mark Kingsford |
Corporate sector |
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Ms Amy Malcolm |
Tertiary Education (University of Auckland & Auckland University of Technology) |
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Member James Mooney |
Urban design/institute of architects |
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Mr Nigel Murphy |
Tertiary Education (University of Auckland & Auckland University of Technology) |
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Mr Adam Parkinson |
City Centre Residents Group |
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Member Patrick Reynolds |
Transport representative |
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Mr Michael Richardson |
Business Improvement District |
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ABSENT
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Member Shale Chambers |
Waitemata Local Board, Auckland Council |
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Mayor Hon Phil Goff, CNZM, JP |
Auckland Council |
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Mr Dane Grey |
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei |
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Cr Mike Lee |
Liaison councillor, Auckland Council |
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Mr Alex Voutratzis |
Property Council of NZ |
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Auckland City Centre Advisory Board 28 June 2017 |
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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.
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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.
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4 Extraordinary Business
There was no extraordinary business.
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Downtown area and Lower Queen Street/ Britomart Station surrounds- design and progress update |
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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.
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Note: Changes were incorporated in clause b) with the agreement of the meeting.
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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.
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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.
City Centre Governance Structure |
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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.
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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.
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a 28 June 2017, Auckland City Centre Advisory Board - Item 8 - City Centre Governance Structure |
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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.
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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.
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Note: Item 7 – Auckland Plan refresh 2018: early feedback to inform draft plan was considered after Item 9 – O'Connell Street Public Art.
O'Connell Street Public Art |
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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.
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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.
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a 28 June 2017, Auckland City Centre Advisory Board - Item 9 - Light Weight 'O' presentation |
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Auckland Plan refresh 2018: early feedback to inform draft plan |
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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.
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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.
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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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