Agenda of Auckland City Centre Advisory Board

I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board will be held on:

Date:

Time:

Meeting Room:

Venue:

Wednesday, 23 May 2018

3:00pm

Room 1, Level 26
135 Albert Street
Auckland

Te Poari Kaitohutohu mō te Pokapū o te Tāone

Nui o Tāmaki Makaurau /

Auckland City Centre Advisory Board

OPEN AGENDA

MEMBERSHIP

Chairperson	Ms Viv Beck	Business Improvement District
Deputy Chair	Mr Andrew Gaukrodger	Corporate sector
Members	Ms Noelene Buckland	City Centre Residents Group
	Member Shale Chambers	Waitemata Local Board, Auckland Council
	Mr Greg Cohen	Tourism/Travel
	Mr Ben Corban	Arts and Cultural Sector
	Mr Terry Cornelius, JP	Retail sector
	Mr George Crawford	Property Council of NZ
	Cr Chris Darby	Auckland Council (Mayor’s alternate)
	Mayor Hon Phil Goff, CNZM, JP	Auckland Council
	Mr Dane Grey/ Mr Ngarimu Blair	Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei
	Mr Mark Kingsford	Corporate sector
	Cr Mike Lee	Liaison councillor, Auckland Council
	Ms Amy Malcolm	Tertiary Education (University of Auckland & Auckland University of Technology)
	Mr 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
	Mr Patrick Reynolds	Transport representative
	Mr Michael Richardson	Business Improvement District

(Quorum 10 members)

Sonja Tomovska

Governance Advisor

16 May 2018

Contact Telephone: 021 615 961

Email: Sonja.tomovska@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Auckland City Centre Advisory Board

23 May 2018

Downtown Infrastructure Development Programme - Streetscape Workstream

File No.: CP2018/07819

Te take mō te pūrongo / Purpose of the report

1. To receive an update on the Downtown Infrastructure Development Programme, and provide feedback on the design outcomes being progressed for Quay Street, as part of the streetscape workstream of this programme.

Whakarāpopototanga matua / Executive summary

2. The Downtown Infrastructure Development Programme is progressing well.

3. The streetscape workstream’s scope of work design involves the integration of public realm with transport and active modes of transport along Quay Street, between Lower Hobson Street in the west to Britomart Place.

4. As confirmed to the board in March 2018, these projects are all part of a seamless, integrated and coordinated design approach. Implementation of the Downtown Programme is aligned with major events in 2021, including America’s Cup and the Asia Pacific Economic Conference.

5. The streetscape and public realm components of the Downtown programme require alignment with the seawall upgrade works. They also require design and programme coordination with significant infrastructure underway such as City Rail Link and private developments, such as Commercial Bay. This coordination and alignment is underway and working well.

6. The programme team will provide a presentation at the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board’s 23 May 2018 meeting, and will be seeking feedback from the board on the conceptual direction and design outcomes.

Ngā tūtohunga / Recommendations

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a) receive the Downtown Infrastructure Development Programme update

b) provide feedback on the conceptual direction and design outcomes for Quay Street presented to the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board at the 23 May 2018 meeting.

Horopaki / Context

Programme overview

7. The Downtown Infrastructure Development Programme is the programme of works to deliver key transformational outcomes within the downtown waterfront precinct of Auckland city centre. It is a collaborative effort between Auckland Council, Auckland Transport and Panuku Development, and is one of several transformational programmes across the city centre. It is focused on delivering key transport and urban realm outcomes in a highly integrated and aligned manner.

8. The programme was workshopped with the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board in March 2018, where feedback was sought on the strategic outcomes the programme was aiming to achieve. The board was supportive of the outcomes and requested to be updated as the design outcomes were progressed. This was to ensure that early input and advice could be provided before the design is finalised.

9. The programme is progressing well, with consents for the Quay Street seawall lodged with the council on 11 May 2018. This is a critical milestone for the programme, with all other elements dependent on it. The remaining consent applications will be lodged by the end of the third quarter of 2018.

10. Construction on the first elements of the programme is due to commerce at the end of 2018, pending resource consent outcomes. The programme team are working with Commercial Bay, Cooper and Company, City Rail Link Limited and the America’s Cup Alliance to coordinate construction activities in the area.

11. Public consultation on the programme and its constituent projects is well underway with a public drop-in sessions held on the 27 March 2018. Further sessions will be scheduled in coordination with the America’s Cup infrastructure development team.

12. The programme team is also working with the Auckland Design Office to implement a development response strategy for the programme. This will mitigate the negative impacts of significant infrastructure works taking place in an already disrupted part of the city. The development response initiative is being built into the programme from the beginning to ensure that it is effective, and able to identify appropriate mitigation measures before construction starts.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu / Analysis and advice

Streetscapes workstream

13. The streetscapes workstream for the Downtown Infrastructure Development Programme covers the section of Quay St from Lower Hobson Street in the west to Britomart Place in the east. It considers the integration of public realm with transport and active modes of transport.

14. The concept design for Quay Street explores the opportunities for a more pedestrian prioritised block, with two lanes of local traffic between Lower Albert Street and Commerce Street.

15. This ‘de-tuned’ portion of Quay Street will result in a safer street for pedestrians to access the Waitemata waterfront from Queen Street. The Quay Street cycleway is also enhanced with safer buffers along the vehicle traffic lanes and improved legibility at the wharf intersections. This section of Quay Street can also be closed off for major events while maintaining rail, ferry and bus services uninterrupted.

16. The western block of Quay Street between Lower Hobson and Lower Albert Streets will require a four-lane configuration (two for local traffic and two for public transport). Given the increased vehicle traffic and stormwater requirements from Hobson Street, rain gardens will provide stormwater capacity and provide a buffer for cyclists and pedestrians.

17. The programme team is engaging with affected stakeholders, including Precinct Properties (Commercial Bay and PWC/AMP), and Princes Wharf. There is significant coordination underway with the other public realm projects in the Downtown Programme to ensure design coherency across Downtown. These projects include City Rail Link (Lower Queen Street and Albert Street), Eastern Viaduct (Panuku Development), Ferry Basin Downtown Public Spaces and the Britomart East Bus Interchange (Quay Street, east of Commerce Street).

18. The programme team will provide a presentation at the board’s 23 May 2018 meeting, and will be requesting feedback from the board on the conceptual direction and design outcomes.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe /
Local impacts and local board views

19. The local impacts of the programme are considerable and will include construction impacts to the existing traffic function of Quay Street. This will require traffic modification for construction phase (which will be required as part of the seawall), however the reduction in capacity will be permanent as it is in-line with the agreed outcomes for Quay Street. Extensive work is being undertaken at this early stage to understand construction impacts and develop responses to minimise traffic and noise disruption.

20. Construction activities will start in late 2018 and will continue through to the end of 2020.

21. To date, the programme team has engaged directly with the Waitematā and Ōrākei Local Boards. There has also been programme level engagement with the remaining local boards through the local board cluster meetings.

22. A programme of engagement with the Waitematā, Ōrākei, Devonport-Takapuna and Waiheke Local Boards is being developed to ensure that adequate engagement and transparency is provided throughout the lifecycle of the programme.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori / Māori impact statement

23. The Downtown programme team have been working with the Mana Whenua Kaitiaki Governance Forum to establish mechanisms for mana whenua engagement at the governance, strategic and operational levels across the city centre and the Downtown programme. The key principles agreed are:

· Governance – setting outcomes and accountability:

o the forum sets and owns Māori outcomes

o two forum representatives sit on the Executive Steering Group – influence within council’s governance and strategic level

· Strategic (programme level) – definition of outputs:

o the forum’s workgroups work alongside relevant staff and programme teams to provide leadership and translate the outcomes into outputs

o ensures there is integration between governance and operations

· Operational – delivery of outcomes/outputs:

o the kaitiaki attend the operational meetings on behalf of their entities and work via the Auckland Transport central forum, Panuku development forum and City Rail Link design group to ensure delivery of outputs

o this includes reviewing and inputting into resource consents.

24. Through this process, a Māori outcomes framework has been developed with the Mana Whenua Kaitiaki Governance Forum. The outcomes are focused around the five key outcome areas that have been identified by the forum, and were signed off at their April 2018 hui.

25. Through the outcomes framework, opportunities to deliver on these outcomes have been identified and agreed to in conjunction with the forum. The operating framework set out above, will be used to deliver these outcomes. The Downtown programme team is seeking representation from the forum workgroups to assist the design teams ensure definitive and specific measures that adhere to Te Aranga Design Principles, and achieve the goal of ‘Auckland to Tāmaki’.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea / Financial implications

26. The budget for the Downtown programme will be agreed through the Long-term Plan 2018-2028 process. Funding sources include long-term plan funding, Regional Land Transport Programme funding (including New Zealand Transport Authority funding), third party funding and city centre targeted rate funding.

Ngā raru tūpono / Risks

27. Key risks are associated with delays to the delivery programme, and interdependencies with other projects within the programme of works. A comprehensive risk profile is being developed.

Ngā koringa ā-muri / Next steps

28. The design of the various elements of the Downtown programme will continue through to the end of 2018. Resource consents for the constituent projects will progressively be lodged over the next three to four months. Construction is due to begin by the end of 2018.

Ngā tāpirihanga / Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Ngā kaihaina / Signatories

Author	Simon Oddie, Development Programmes Senior Lead
Authoriser	John Dunshea - General Manager Development Programmes Office

Auckland City Centre Advisory Board

23 May 2018

Auckland City Centre Public Art Plan

File No.: CP2018/07435

Te take mō te pūrongo / Purpose of the report

1. To endorse the Auckland City Centre Public Art Plan (see Attachment A).

Whakarāpopototanga matua / Executive summary

2. The City Centre Public Art Plan was developed to guide strategic, transformative investment of city centre targeted rate funds into public art with additional funding from regional public art and other development budgets for public art over the next ten years in the city centre, in alignment with the City Centre Masterplan and Public Art Policy.

3. The plan was formed through analysis of existing and planned city centre public art provision, policy and planning frameworks, known development programmes, and with stakeholder and mana whenua input.

4. The plan outlines a purpose and objectives for investment, identifies short to mid-term implementation priorities, lists future considerations, and provides criteria for assessing new opportunities.

Ngā tūtohunga / Recommendations

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a) endorse the City Centre Public Art Plan (Attachment A of the agenda report)

b) support the implementation of the investment priorities outlined in the City Centre Public Art Plan expending the city centre targeted rate funding set aside for public art

c) agree that updates will be provided to the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board annually, and that any significant changes to the intent of the plan will be presented to the board for consideration.

Horopaki / Context

5. The City Centre Public Art Plan provides a vision, rationale and priorities for investment in public art in the city centre, and outlines an implementation programme through to 2026.

6. The plan has been formed in the context of the City Centre Masterplan, Public Art Policy and existing and scheduled public art provision in the City Rail Link and Wynyard Quarter. It also considers the public art work floor scheme bonus (a tool by which developers can provide some public benefit from otherwise private developments, in return for increasing a building’s floor area).

7. The development of the plan was triggered by the allocation of approximately $3,000,000 from the city centre targeted rate set aside to plan and deliver public art up until 2026 as part of the development of the city centre.

8. The plan seeks to identify and prioritise opportunities for public art within the city centre, articulate the purpose for investment, providing transparency on where, when and how the allocated funds for public art will be expended. It provides a matrix for prioritising allocation of funds and additional regional public art and development budgets.

9. Resulting works will become part of the council’s public art asset collection for future management, care and maintenance. Expenditure on public art from the targeted rate can be supplemented with any allocated funds from the regional public art and project development budgets to ensure exceptional outcomes.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu / Analysis and advice

10. The key documents for the development of the city centre are the Auckland Plan and the Auckland City Centre Masterplan, a 20-year vision that sets the direction for the future of the city centre as the cultural, civic, retail and economic heart of the city.

11. A number of other strategies, plans and policies also affect the approaches and outcomes to city centre development. The key document for public art is the Public Art Policy (2013).

12. The allocation of approximately $3,000,000 from the city centre targeted rate set aside to fund public art prompted a needs analysis for public art in the city centre.

13. Regional public art capex budgets, and development funds and floor bonus contributions for public art also contribute to the supply of public art for the city centre, but there is currently no coordinated long-term strategic approach to planning and investment.

14. There are 80 existing public art works in the city centre of which 65 are in council’s public art asset collection. There are 11 public art works being developed, most of which are of scale and significance, including:

· two major commissions as part of the exterior design of the New Zealand International Convention Centre

· a proposed work in the Mayoral Drive underpass in Myers Park

· a proposed work in Lower Queen Street outside the Britomart Station

· several threshold commissions involving mana whenua in the Commercial Bay development

· proposed integrated and standalone work within the City Rail Link

· three major planned works for Wynyard Quarter.

15. A strategic public art plan is required to enable cross-council teams working on different projects to take a coordinated approach to delivery of a long-term, joined-up programme of investment in public art works in the city centre. The plan will also inform allocation of other budgets and help guide the direction of private investment in public art for transformative outcomes.

16. A cross-council working group considered three options in the first instance, outlined in Table 1 below.

Table 1. City Centre Public Art Plan options analysis

Option one: Continue ad-hoc small scale public art activity
Pros	Cons
· allows for a case-by-case spontaneous approach to public art, assessing opportunity by opportunity as each arises	· budgets are not prioritised and phased in line with major long-term projects · investment may not be aligned to Auckland Council policies and plans · risk of adding more infrastructure into the city centre area for no clear purpose and no lasting impact · risk of budget being reallocated if not tagged and prioritised
Option two: Implement a plan outlining a few short to mid-term (1 – 10 years) transformative opportunities and prioritisation criteria to apply to future investment in public art in the city centre
Pros		Cons
· investment in public art is strategically aligned to transformational development opportunities · ensures budgets are prioritised and phased to project lifetime · ensures alignment of investment to council policies and plans · allows a responsive approach to new opportunities other than programmes and projects known by council in the 2018 financial year · a ‘less is more’ approach which is likely to be transformative		· cross-council buy-in and joint senior level ownership and accountability is imperative for delivery
Option three: Prioritise one major project in the city centre for public art investment over the next ten years
Pros		Cons
· ensures alignment of investment to council policies and plans · a ‘less is more’ approach which is likely to be transformative		· does not allow a response to significant transformative new opportunities · is based on programmes and projects known by council in the 2018 financial year

17. Staff recommend option two as it is most likely to ensure funding for public art delivers transformative impacts and contributes to high quality meaningful public realm outcomes.

18. This option presents challenges as it involves multiple parties holding an agreed course over a long period of time in a constrained and complex operating environment. However, continuing with an ad-hoc investment approach may result in council adding infrastructure into an already cluttered space with no clear purpose, missing key opportunities and not meeting the aspirations of the City Centre Masterplan and the Public Art Policy.

19. In recent years the council’s approach to investment in public art has shifted from a greater number of smaller works to fewer, large-scale projects that aim to have more transformative results. This can be seen in the installation of The Lighthouse by Michael Parekowhai on Queens Wharf and the identification of three large-scale projects in the Wynyard Quarter, as outlined in the Wynyard Quarter Public Art Strategy (2016). The City Rail Link has been identified as a significant opportunity to express the unique image of the city by way of integrated public art and design.

20. The City Centre Masterplan defines its focus as being ‘less is more … doing a few things well’. In order to align with this approach, the council must adopt an investment model that will create transformative value for Auckland.

21. Public art, both stand-alone and embedded in buildings and infrastructure, will contribute to defining Auckland’s image locally and internationally, and set the tone for future investment.

The City Centre Public Art Plan

22. The City Centre Public Art Plan was developed with input from Public Art, Panuku Development Auckland, Auckland Design Office, Development Programmes Office, Auckland Transport and City Rail Link Limited. It involved analysis of existing and planned public art provision, development programmes and planning and policy frameworks.

23. Input was provided by mana whenua and business associations, and feedback was sought from the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board and the Advisory Panel for Art in Public Places, Auckland.

24. The goal of the City Centre Public Art Plan is to ensure strategic investment in public art in the city centre that is developed within a framework where it significantly enhances user experiences and contributes to place-making. The integration of public art will be undertaken in collaboration with other council and design teams, and will be executed in accordance with the Public Art Policy.

25. The City Centre Public Art Plan covers:

· the purpose for investment in public art

· the objectives and principles for investment

· the criteria for prioritisation of public art investment

· guidelines for identifying opportunities for investment

· the curatorial approach - defined by:

o a geospatial framework

o a conceptual framework

o Te Ao Māori / mana whenua values and principles.

26. The objectives for investment in public art across the city centre are as follows:

· to deliver high profile signature works of public art

· to reinforce or activate a specific aspect of the city centre’s (or relevant precinct’s) character

· to activate relationships and connections.

27. The plan includes a matrix of criteria, a purpose statement and curatorial framework to provide guidelines to assist in prioritisation of public art investment. The implementation of the plan takes a 10-year view and identifies short to mid-term priorities and lists mid to long-term considerations.

28. The plan assumes base funding from the Auckland city centre targeted rate. It also provides the basis on which other funding might be allocated or generated for public art, including regional public art capital budgets and opportunities to integrate public art into development projects.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe /
Local impacts and local board views

29. The Waitematā Local Board is a key stakeholder in public art projects and in some cases contributes funds to projects.

30. The inventory of the public art asset collection has identified current and planned provision in the local board area, and this information has been used to prioritise planning for future public art projects.

31. The Waitematā Local Board provided feedback on the development of the City Centre Public Art Plan at a workshop on 24 October 2017. The board supported the plan’s focus on a cross-council approach to producing transformative outcomes for the city centre through public art. The plan will be presented to the Waitematā Local Board for endorsement in June 2018.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori / Māori impact statement

32. Staff are developing an engagement process co-led with Te Waka Angamua to define how council engages with mana whenua for all public art commissioned by the organisation to clarify key issues, roles and responsibilities, interdependencies and milestones and define the role of governance, operations and delivery

33. Te Aranga Design principles have been incorporated in public art briefing documents following feedback from iwi cluster group meetings.

34. The Public Art Policy (2013) includes a focus on the production of public art that highlights Māori identity as a key point of difference for Auckland.

35. Representatives from Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Ngāti Rehua ō Ngāti Wai and Ngāti Manuhiri were consulted throughout the development of the plan. They provided guidance on the interlacing of Māori concerns throughout the plan and directly provided content for the Te Ao Māori conceptual framing detailed in section four of the plan.

36. Representatives from Ngāti Whanaunga, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, and Te Ākitai Waiohua provided feedback on the development of the City Centre Public Art Plan on 9 March 2018 through the Infrastructure and Environmental Services mana whenua hui, and subsequently at a workshop on 6 April 2018. The plan’s focus on investment for transformative impact, and the plan’s the emphasis on Māori identity, Te Ao Māori and the historical cultural landscape was supported. The map of locations in the plan showing current and planned art works in the city centre was updated to differentiate existing mana whenua artworks.

37. Through delivery of public art projects, outcomes for Māori include both direct expressions of Te Ao Māori and/or capability building for artists.

38. In developing public art as part of larger development projects, the public art team works with the parent project mana whenua forum to define desired outcomes for public art linked to the parent project.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea / Financial implications

39. Expenditure on public art in the city centre from the city centre targeted rate can be supplemented by funds from regional public art and project development budgets to ensure exceptional outcomes. Resulting works will become part of council’s public art asset collection for their future management, care and maintenance.

40. Approximately $3,000,000 from the targeted rate has been set aside to fund public art up to 2026. Regional public art funding, as well as renewals and maintenance budgets for public art assets, are currently provided for in the Long-term Plan 2015-2025. Regional public art budget is allocated based on priority and potential scale and impact of opportunity.

41. The plan does not advocate for new or increased funding, and as such it does not need to be approved by a governing body committee before it can be implemented.

Ngā raru tūpono / Risks

42. The risks around the City Centre Public Art Plan and potential mitigations have been identified in Table 2 below. The impact colour signifies the level of risk (amber being medium, and red being high).

Table 2. City Centre Public Art Plan risk assessment

Risk	Details	Impact	Mitigation
Lack of a consistent long term approach to implementation	The plan takes a 10-year view in an environment in which project personnel change frequently.		Ownership of plan to sit with division heads and be kept on agendas. Ensure that process is embedded in all planning documentation and include public art in reference designs. Ensure the plan is kept ‘alive’ on the relevant advisory boards’ agendas.
No programme view of development with clear vision and organising principles applied at project level	Current state is a large number of individual projects both private and public being progressed simultaneously by different teams, often working in silos. ‘Decoration’ occurring at a project by project level risking ‘clutter’ and the opportunity for public art being lost.		Ownership of plan to sit with division heads and kept on agendas. Ensure that process is embedded in all planning documentation and include public art in reference designs. Ensure the plan is kept ‘alive’ on the relevant advisory boards’ agendas.
Artworks are commissioned by private developers that do not complement public works	Private developers are not cognisant of the aims of the plan.		Build relationships with private developers and socialise the plan with them.
Insufficient public art budgets through future Long-term Plan processes	Constrained fiscal environment. Aspirations of the plan may not match investment in the future if budgets are reduced or cut.		Ensure division managers are kept informed and updated of progress. Ensure the plan is kept ‘alive’ on the relevant advisory boards’ agendas.

Ngā koringa ā-muri / Next steps

43. The City Centre Public Art Plan will be presented to the Waitematā Local Board for endorsement in June 2018.

44. The City Centre Public Art Plan will be used to plan and deliver public art work programmes in the city centre. Information and progress updates will be provided annually to the advisory board and the local board, and any significant changes to the intent of the plan will be presented for consideration.

Ngā tāpirihanga / Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	City Centre Public Art Plan	17

Ngā kaihaina / Signatories

Author

Tracey Williams – Head of Creative Strategy.

Authorisers

Graham Bodman – General Manager Arts, Community and Events

John Dunshea - General Manager Development Programmes Office

Auckland City Centre Advisory Board

23 May 2018

City Centre Targeted Rate - Background and Purpose

File No.: CP2018/07682

Te take mō te pūrongo / Purpose of the report

1. To note the background and purpose of the city centre targeted rate, to inform the City Centre Targeted Rate 2015-2025 investment criteria review.

Ngā tūtohunga / Recommendation

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a) note the background and purpose of the city centre targeted rate, to inform the City Centre Targeted Rate 2015-2025 investment criteria review.

Horopaki / Context

2. At the 20 March 2018 meeting, the board requested staff to provide a report which will provide an opportunity to discuss and review the objectives of the city centre targeted rate, especially the criteria for funding projects and the vision and outcomes to be achieved in the city centre. The board endorsed the timeline for the review of the city centre targeted rate investment criteria, including the purpose of the targeted rate in 18 April 2018 (resolution CEN/2018/19).

3. The city centre targeted rate was established by Auckland City Council in the 2004/2005 financial year to help fund the development and revitalisation of the city centre. The rate applies to both business and residential land in the city centre area.

4. The city centre targeted rate was set to maintain the sum of general rates and the city centre targeted rate at the same level in real terms as the rates that would have been collected from city centre non-residential ratepayers, if the gradual reduction in business rates being implemented by Auckland City Council had not occurred.

5. The city centre targeted rate was originally intended to be in place for ten years, however the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board endorsed the extension of the rate in 30 April 2014 (resolution CEN/2014/23) and it was adopted as part of the Long-term Plan 2015-2025.

6. As described in the Annual Budget 2017/2018:

‘The city centre redevelopment programme aims to enhance the city centre as a place to work, live, visit and do business. It achieves this by providing a high-quality urban environment, promoting the competitive advantages of the city centre as a business location, and promoting the city centre as a place for high-quality education, research and development. The programme intends to reinforce and promote the city centre as a centre for arts and culture, with a unique identity as the heart and soul of Auckland.

The rate can fund expenditure within the following activities:

· regional planning

· roads and footpaths

· local parks, sports and recreation.

The targeted rate will continue until the 2024/2025 financial year to cover capital and operating expenditure generated by the projects in the city centre redevelopment programme. From the 2016/2017 financial year, unspent funds from the targeted rate have been used to transition the depreciation and consequential operating costs of capital works to the general rate, so that from 2019/2020 these costs will be entirely funded from general rates’.

7. Once the targeted rate had been established, the City Centre Advisory Board (later the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board) was formed to advise the council on expenditure and revenue raised by the targeted rate.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu / Analysis and advice

Financial context

8. Auckland’s rapid population growth and existing challenges such as congestion and water quality are creating substantial demand for infrastructure investment. At the same time, the council is approaching its prudential debt limits which limit capacity for further infrastructure investment. As a consequence, the 10 Year Budget 2018-2028 proposes a sizeable but constrained city centre investment programme for the next 10 years that will progress, but not fully deliver, the City Centre Masterplan.

Rates differential

9. The 10 Year Budget 2018-2028 proposes a targeted rate on business and residential properties in the city centre to raise $22.26 million per annum from 2018/2019 through to 2024/2025. The rate is set differentially:

· business properties will pay $0.00118867 (including GST) per dollar of rateable capital value, raising $21.3 million

· residential properties will pay $60.42 per separately used or inhabited part of the rating unit, raising $0.96 million.

10. Businesses will pay 95.7 per cent of the revenue requirement and residential properties 4.3 per cent.

11. The targeted rate allows for investment in the central city beyond that which would have occurred with general rate funding.

Consequential operating expenditure

12. The city centre targeted rate was initially intended to fund additional capital and operating expenditure including consequential operating expenditure and depreciation from capital projects funded by the rate. The council decided to phase this out as part of the Long-term Plan 2015-2025. From the 2019/2020 financial year onwards, additional depreciation and operational costs (consequential operational expenditure) of capital works funded by the city centre targeted rate will be met from general rates or other appropriate revenue sources.

13. Depreciation and operational costs as a consequence of capital works funded from the targeted rates for the 2019/2020 financial year is approximately $12.5 million, to be funded by general rates.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe /

Local impacts and local board views

14. Auckland’s city centre falls within the Waitematā Local Board boundaries. The local board is consulted during the development of city centre projects, some of which receive funding through the city centre targeted rate.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori / Māori impact statement

15. The city centre targeted rate can be used to fund development projects that contribute to Māori outcomes by enabling manaakitanga (hospitality), kaitiakitanga (environmental guardianship), and highlighting our unique cultural heritage by incorporating Māori design elements.

16. Mana whenua consultation occurs as part of the development of all city centre projects, via the monthly Infrastructure and Environmental Services Mana Whenua Hui and other site or project specific hui.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea / Financial implications

17. As this report is for information only, there are no financial implications arising from this report.

18. Looking ahead, one option to fund additional capital investment to progress the City Centre Masterplan would be to consider extending or increasing the targeted rate. Any such change would need to be consulted on through a future annual or 10-year budget.

Ngā raru tūpono / Risks

19. As this report is for information only, there are no risks arising from this report.

Ngā koringa ā-muri / Next steps

20. Staff will prepare a draft set of investment portfolio criteria that will be used in setting priorities for an investment portfolio for city centre targeted rate to align with the Auckland Plan and Long-term Plan 2018-2028 decisions for feedback by the board.

21. The draft criteria will be presented in June 2018 in accordance with the timeline endorsed by the board in April 2018 (resolution CEN/2018/19).

Ngā tāpirihanga / Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Ngā kaihaina / Signatories

Author

Andrew Duncan – Manager Financial Policy, Financial Strategy and Planning

Authorisers

Ross Tucker – General Manager, Financial Strategy and Planning

John Dunshea - General Manager Development Programmes Office

Auckland City Centre Advisory Board

23 May 2018

City Centre Update for the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board – May 2018

File No.: CP2018/07798

Te take mō te pūrongo / Purpose of the report

1. To provide an update on the progress of city centre projects and initiatives to 30 April 2018.

Whakarāpopototanga matua / Executive summary

2. City centre programmes of work are on track as shown in Attachment A to this report.

3. Key highlights achieved during the update period include:

· Auckland Council’s investment in the James Liston Hostel redevelopment ($2 million) has allowed the hostel to secure a five-year operational contract from Housing New Zealand, to continue providing emergency housing and support services.

· Tauranga Waka artwork installed on Beach Road on 28 March 2018. This is the final piece of the Beach Road cycleway project. A civic event to welcome the artwork was held on 10 May 2018.

· Key milestones for the Central Wharves and Downtown programmes of work have been achieved; specifically, resource consents for the Queens Wharf Mooring Dolphin and the Quay Street Seawall are ready to be lodged in early May 2018.

Ngā tūtohunga / Recommendation/s

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a) receive the update on city centre projects and initiatives to 30 April 2018.

Horopaki / Context

4. This monthly information report provides a high-level overview of progress on projects and initiatives in the city centre. Detail on individual projects is provided in Attachment A.

5. Some key achievements during the update period are outlined below.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu / Analysis and advice

6. Progress made on city centre projects and initiatives between 23 March 2018 and 30 April 2018 is outlined in attachment A to this report.

7. The City Centre programme work remains on track, some key delivery highlights include:

· Agreement has been reached between Auckland Council, central government and Emirates Team New Zealand on the preferred base location and resource consent applications were lodged on 13 April 2018.

· The America’s Cup Alliance delivery team is building up capacity and progressing plans for construction works to begin immediately should resource consents be approved.

· The Housing First initiative is progressing well and is supported by both local and central Government. An infographic showing success to date is included as Attachment B.

· Fabrication of the O’Connell Street Pubic art us underway with installation planned for June 2018

· Completion, installation and blessing of Tauranga Waka, the Beach Road public art completed in early May 2018. This concludes the Beach Road cycleway project

· Following consultation, work on the Poynton Terrace crossing, connecting Myers Park to St Kevin’s Arcade, is scheduled to begin in late May 2018 and is expected to take six weeks to complete. A report detailing results of consultation on this project is provided in Attachment C.

· The special consultation process to reclassify Freyberg Square as a pedestrian mall is due to begin in mid-May 2018.

· Stage 2 of the proposed Federal Street upgrade to create a pedestrian-friendly shared space is in the detailed design phase. The proposal was publicly consulted on from 20 November to 11 December 2017 and received 81 submissions. The public consultation report was released on 27 April 2018 and a copy is attached for reference (Attachment D)

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe /
Local impacts and local board views

8. All project teams managing city centre projects and initiatives engage with Waitematā Local Board. Plans for individual projects include specific engagement with the local board and affected stakeholders.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori / Māori impact statement

9. As part of the Infrastructure and Environmental Services monthly kaitiaki hui, mana whenua considered some of the city centre programme items. Input to the scoping and design of city centre projects and initiatives is sought and applied to projects where possible.

10. The City Rail Link has an independent mana whenua engagement process as do some of the other programmes.

11. Project teams managing these projects will engage with iwi as required.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea / Financial implications

12. All projects are being delivered within budgets approved through the Long-term Plan 2015-2025 or through the City Centre Targeted Rate programme of works.

13. At this stage all projects are expected to be completed within allocated budgets. Any significant financial changes or risks arising will be bought to the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board as required.

Ngā raru tūpono / Risks

14. Any risks associated with delivering (or not) of projects and initiatives in the city centre will be discussed by individual project teams managing these projects and initiatives.

Ngā koringa ā-muri / Next steps

15. Prior to the implementation of city centre projects and initiatives, regular meetings and workshops are held with the Waitematā Local Board and iwi, and stakeholders including Heart of the City, Karangahape Road Business Association, Learning Quarter representatives, and the appropriate Auckland Council committees.

16. A further update report will be provided to the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board in June 2018.

Ngā tāpirihanga / Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	City Centre Update May 2018	65
b ⇩	Housing First Infographic	73
c ⇩	Poynton Terrace - Summary of Consultation Report	75
d ⇩	Federal Street Consultation Summary Report	85

Ngā kaihaina / Signatories

Author	Emma Taylor, Development Programmes Senior Lead, Development Programme
Authoriser	John Dunshea - General Manager Development Programmes Office

Auckland City Centre Advisory Board

23 May 2018

Summary Update on City Centre Projects and Initiatives to 30 April 2018

City Centre Programme

Central Wharves

1. Subject to central government approval, Panuku Development Auckland is set to lodge the updated resource consent for the Queens Wharf Mooring Dolphin on 4 May 2018.

2. The dolphin will be delivered as part of the Downtown Infrastructure Development Programme, with the initial programme schedule indicating a delivery date of late 2019 (dependent on meeting resource consent timeframes).

3. A council-led review on the interfaces between council’s city centre planning and the Ports of Auckland 30 year Master Plan was presented at the 5 April 2018 Planning Committee workshop. The review highlighted the synergies between Quay Street, the Central Wharves and the Quay Park area, including opportunities with respect to the City Centre Master Plan and wider road network strategies.

America’s Cup (AC36)

4. Agreement has been reached between Auckland Council, central government and Emirates Team New Zealand on the preferred base location.

5. The resource consent applications for the agreed proposal were lodged on 13 April 2018. Notification of the consents commenced on 30 April and will close on 28 June 2018.

6. Following notification it has been agreed that the consents will be directly referred to the Environment Court, with a hearing held during October 2018. Auckland Council has withdrawn the previous resource consent applications and has put the consent application for the ferry and fishing fleet relocation on hold.

7. The initial contract for the Alliance delivering the America’s Cup infrastructure was signed on 26 April 2018. The team is building up rapidly and is progressing option development with the aim of being ready to start construction works should the consents be approved. The consenting programme proposes physical construction will commence in early November 2018, subject to the outcome of the Environment Court process and any subsequent appeals.

Downtown

8. An update on the Downtown Programme will be presented to the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board on 23 May 2018, with a focus on the Quay Street upgrade project.

9. Consents for the Quay Street Seawall are scheduled to be lodged on 4 May 2018. This is a critical milestone for the programme as all other elements of the project flow on from this. The remaining consent applications will be lodged by the end of the third quarter of 2018.

10. Construction of the first tranche of the seawall is due to commence towards the end of 2018. The programme team is working with Commercial Bay, Cooper and Company, City Rail Link Limited and the American’s Cup Alliance to coordinate construction activities in the area.

11. Public consultation on the programme and its constituent projects is well underway with public drop-in sessions held on 27 March 2018. The programme team is also working with the Auckland Design Office to implement a development response strategy for the programme.

12. Activate Auckland is assisting with development response programming.

Midtown

13. Auckland Transport is progressing the business case for the Midtown Bus Project, which includes the streetscape and amenity upgrade for Wellesley Street. The Auckland Council and Auckland Transport teams are currently reviewing the project alignment, and phasing of the Victoria Linear Park and Wellesley Street, with the City Rail Link development.

14. Auckland Council and Auckland Transport are initiating the development of the business case for the Victoria Street Linear Park, including consideration of phasing sections of the Linear Park to be delivered alongside the City Rail Link works on Victoria Street.

Learning Quarter

15. The CCTV and lighting upgrade is complete.

16. Work on the caretaker’s cottage and band pavilion starts 14 May 2018 and is expected to take three to four months to complete.

17. Path improvements, landscaping changes around the Chris Booth Sculpture on Victoria Street, and signage are currently being designed, with delivery anticipated by December 2018.

18. Road layout changes for St Paul Street are underway, including changes to parking, increase in pavement width and surface treatments to better activate the space. Work should be concluded third quarter 2018.

19. Problem parking has been mitigated on Alfred Street with the installation of Placekit pieces. The process to permanently declare Alfred Street a pedestrian mall will start soon.

20. A destination plan is underway for the quarter led by the Learning Quarter Working Group and the Auckland Design Office. This will seek to maximise economic and cultural opportunities presented by events such as graduations.

Homelessness

Policy project: Kia whai whare tatou katoa

21. Work on the policy project is progressing well, with strong support for a regional, collaborative approach across local and central government agencies, and non-governmental agencies. Auckland Council has commenced a system mapping exercise with these agencies. Council staff are also liaising with central government officials who are developing a national housing strategy which will include a focus on homelessness.

22. Research will commence in May 2018 with people at risk of, or who have experienced homelessness, along with frontline service providers, to ensure that their perspectives shape the regional plan.

23. Local board workshops will be held in May 2018, and the key agencies will come together at the end of the month to develop the core components of the regional plan.

24. Further engagement events with a wider group of stakeholders are planned in July to August 2018.

25. In parallel with the development of the regional plan, opportunities for implementation of new initiatives are continually being explored.

Operational response

26. Funding from the council’s regional homelessness budget will be allocated to Lifewise for a Youth Homelessness project, and the Wise Group for a Housing First Kaupapa Māori evaluation. The Youth Homelessness project aims to develop a coordinated community approach to respond more effectively to youth homelessness. The Kaupapa Māori evaluation will ensure that Housing First Auckland is meeting the needs of Māori participants in the programme (64 per cent).

Housing First

27. The second Housing First Governance Group meeting took place on 26 April 2018, chaired by Mayor Phil Goff. Also, in attendance were Hon Carmel Sepuloni, Minister for Social Development and Disability Issues and the Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage and Pacific Peoples, and Hon Jenny Salesa, Minister for Building and Construction and Ethnic Communities and Associate Minister of Education, Health, Housing and Urban Development.

28. Housing First providers presented on progress to date. Housing First Auckland has placed 359 people (197 adults and 162 children) into permanent homes across the Auckland region since March 2017. Forty four of these are from the central city. Please see the attached infographic from the central city Housing First providers, Auckland City Mission and Lifewise (Attachment B). The Ministers and Mayor Goff were pleased with progress made.

James Liston Hostel

29. In addition to Auckland Council’s $2 million contribution to the redevelopment of the James Liston Hostel, Housing New Zealand have committed $1.6 million to lease and operate the facility for five years for its current use as emergency housing for rough sleepers and chronically homeless people in the city centre.

30. Current project planning anticipates that construction will commence at the end of May 2018 and be completed in early 2019.

Public amenities

31. The City Centre Public Amenities review was presented to the Waitematā Local Board on 20 February 2018.

32. Work is ongoing in this area and further updates will be shared in due course.

Activate Auckland: Supporting business

33. Business Pac (business support package) has been launched through the Karangahape Road Business Association. The pilot created by Activate Auckland in partnership with Mentors NZ, the Auckland Chamber of Commerce and City Rail Link Limited is being promoted by the business association, Auckland Transport and council. So far 13 businesses have taken up the offer of support from a mentor and 19 have taken a Chamber of Commerce membership. Social media training is also part of the Business Pac package and Easy Social Media has trained over 50 businesses in and around Karangahape Road over the last year.

34. As part of the Aotea Quarter Destination Plan, Activate Auckland has facilitated the install of Q Theatre’s temporary Broadway-style lighting. This was timed for the Comedy Festival launch in late April and temporary custom furniture is being delivered in early May to activate the Queen Street frontage.

Activate Auckland: Events

35. Activate Auckland supported Splice with funding and promotion for their popular, free Art Speaks event at the Auckland Library on 21 April 2018.

36. Activate Auckland is supporting the following upcoming events:

· Doc Edge Festival - 24 May to 3 June 2018

· Auckland Festival of Photography – 31 May to 15 June 2018

· Matariki Māori Film Festival – 15 June to 16 July 2018

· Heritage Festival – 16-30 September 2018

· Art Week - 16-30 September 2018

· Suffrage 125 – timing to be confirmed.

37. Activate Auckland met with Auckland Live to discuss digital collaborations in Aotea Quarter, including the possibility of a shared hosting of a French digital artist in November 2018 (in collaboration with the French Embassy).

Pā Rongorongo and Griffiths Gardens

38. Since opening to the public, on 13 March 2018, there have been 15 tours along with a number of workshops and events; these have brought over 250 people into the space. Upcoming activities include meetings of te reo Māori speakers.

39. Pā Rongorongo Kaimanaaki (host) is starting to plan monthly activations in the space, including collaborations with the New Zealand International Convention Centre, the Festival of Photography, Auckland Libraries, Artweek and the Matariki Festival.

40. Six community events were hosted by the For Love of Bees Project in the Griffiths Garden in April. These included organic learning, school holiday workshops and lunchtime classes.

Tactical urban interventions

41. Projects currently underway include:

· Federal Street Contraflow Cycleway – has been completed in collaboration with Auckland Transport. As this is a trial, improvements will be made as necessary.

· Alfred Street – working with Auckland Transport and the University of Auckland. The temporary solution has been installed and will stay in situ until the permanent solution of declaring the street a pedestrian mall has been completed.

· Federal Street Shared Space – working with Auckland Transport and Sky City.

· St Paul Street – working with Auckland Transport and the Auckland University of Technology. Work is expected to be completed by the end of winter.

· Eastern Viaduct – an activation project is underway in collaboration with Panuku Development Auckland.

· Sale Street/Wellesley Street intersection – early planning underway with Auckland Transport.

City Rail Link Limited

42. Britomart: The construction of the City Rail Link tunnels through the Commercial Bay site will continue until mid-2018. The latter half of the year will see the excavation of the tunnels across Lower Queen Street – forming the connection to the existing tracks.

43. Albert Street: For the duration of 2018 the tunnel box will be excavated and formed along Albert Street (between Wyndham Street and Customs Street), joining up with the tunnels at the edge of Commercial Bay. Towards the end of the year the first section of Albert Street will be reinstated.

Cycle Network

44. Quay Street: Construction is progressing according to plan. Work is taking place along the northern side of Quay Street between Plummer Street and The Strand until mid-July 2018.

45. Tāmaki Drive cycleway: The project is currently at the end of the preliminary design phase and will shortly start detailed design, subject to New Zealand Transport Agency funding approval. A pre-lodgement meeting has taken place and it is anticipated that the resource consent application will be submitted in early June 2018.

46. Nelson Street Cycleway: Construction of stage 2 is almost complete with the speed table on Market Place due to be completed on 4 May 2018. The final section to Quay Street is being delivered as part of the Westhaven to the city cycleway stage 2.

47. Westhaven to City (Stage 2): An integrated streetscape/cycleway project is being investigated for Market Place and Customs Street. This is as a result of consultation feedback received late 2017. Staff expect to decide on an option in mid-2018. Further consultation may be required following the decision.

48. Victoria Street Cycleway: Detailed design for the Beaumont Street to Hobson Street section is currently being reviewed (including an urban design review), with construction expected in late 2018. This cycleway links to a number of existing and proposed cycle facilities including Franklin Road, Victoria Park (through to Wynyard Quarter) and Nelson Street.

SkyPath

49. The Auckland Transport Alignment Project v2 has noted the SkyPath project as being one of the funded cycle projects along a state highway corridor. SeaPath is also noted.

Wynyard Quarter Redevelopment

50. Tiramarama Way (east-west pedestrian laneway between Halsey Street and Daldy Street): Construction work commenced November 2017. Works are progressing well and it is anticipated that the laneway will be complete by mid-2018. The work is being undertaken by Panuku Development Auckland, the contractor is Downer.

51. Wynyard Central: Construction work is ongoing on the last two stages of this Wills Bond residential development, comprising eight townhouses and 80 apartments. Completion is due mid-2018.

52. 132 Halsey Street: Construction work is ongoing on this Wills Bond residential development of 51 apartments with ground floor retail. Completion is expected mid-2018.

53. 30 Madden Street: A new residential development of 91 apartments, maisonettes and penthouses, with ground floor retail and hospitality spaces, is due to commence mid-late 2018.

54. 10 Madden Street: Construction work on Precinct’s third commercial building is due to commence mid-2018.

55. Park Hyatt Hotel: Construction is ongoing on this Fu Wah development. The hotel is due to open the first quarter of 2019.

56. Watercare Pump Station: Construction work is still ongoing. Works are due to be completed, including commissioning and final connections, by the end of May 2018.

St Patrick’s Square

57. The vehicle access through St Patrick’s Square is assessed as part of the building development resource consent – through a publicly notified consent process.

Delivery of City Centre Targeted Rate Funded Projects

Project	Delivery stage	Comments
Downtown Public Spaces	Design and consultation	Concept design has begun for the long-term outcome for the Downtown Public Space. It is anticipated that this will be completed by mid-July 2018. There is strong integration with the Quay Street West project, allowing the themes and narrative of the Downtown Public Space to flow through to Quay Street. Planning for the relocation of piers 3 and 4 is not delaying the design of the Downtown Public Space. Following the completion of the concept design, a parallel concept will be produced that will allow for a smaller portion of the Downtown Public Space to be built ahead of American’s Cup and the integration of pier 4. Activate Auckland is assisting with development response programming.
Britomart Streetscapes	Design and consultation	The Britomart Streetscapes project will be delivered as part of the Downtown Programme. Preparation for the procurement of the design team is underway for Stage 3 – Galway Street (between Commerce and Gore Streets).
Myers Park Upgrade stage 2	Design and consultation	Reports on proposed scope and budget changes were presented to Waitematā Local Board and the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board on 20 March 2018. Both boards are supportive, but expressed budgetary concerns. Alternative additional funding options are being investigated with Community Facilities and Healthy Waters. An update on this will be brought to both boards in due course.
Karangahape Road Streetscape Enhancement and Cycleway	Design and consultation	Developed design is complete. Internal stakeholder feedback on design is being resolved to enable the design team to commence detailed design. A further workshop was held with the Design Reference Group on 19 April 2018 to seek feedback on the indicative construction staging and development response. Activate Auckland is assisting with development response programming. An update on the parking engagement results, further community engagement activities and the upcoming survey were discussed with the Karangahape Road Business Association on 26 April 2018. A presentation will be made to Waitematā Local Board on 8 May 2018 discussing development response, construction staging and parking engagement.
Poynton Terrace	Design and consultation	The public consultation report was released on 9 April 2018. A copy is attached for reference (Attachment C) Construction drawings are being finalised, with construction due to begin in late May 2018. Construction is expected to take six weeks.
Federal Street Upgrade – stage 2	Design and consultation	The public consultation report was released on 27 April 2018. A copy is attached for reference (Attachment D) The detailed design phase has commenced and is expected to be completed by end of 2018.
Hobson & Nelson Street upgrades	Feasibility and investigation	Phasing and planning options for both streets are being assessed.
Freyberg Place	Feasibility and investigation	Auckland Transport is progressing the change in status of the square; from a road to a pedestrian mall. The proposal is due to go out for special consultation in Mid-May 2018.
O’Connell Street public art	Construction	Fabrication is underway. Installation is planned for June 2018.
Tauranga Waka, Beach Road public art	Completed	The Civic Event to celebrate Tauranga Waka will take place on 10 May 2018.

Author	Emma Taylor – Development Programmes Senior Lead
Authoriser	John Dunshea - General Manager Development Programmes Office

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