Ngā Hui a te Poari Kaitohutohu mō te Pokapū o Te Tāone Nui o Tāmaki Makaurau /

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, 27 March 2019 at 3.01pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Ms Viv Beck

Business Improvement District

Members

Ms Noelene Buckland

City Centre Residents Group

 

Mr Terry Cornelius, JP

Retail sector

 

Mr George Crawford

Property Council of NZ

 

Cr Chris Darby

Auckland Council (Mayor’s alternate)

 

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

 

 

ABSENT

 

Deputy Chair

Mr Andrew Gaukrodger

Corporate sector

 

Member

Mr Ngarimu Blair

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei

 

 

Mr Shale Chambers

Waitemata Local Board, Auckland Council

 

 

Mr Greg Cohen

Tourism/Travel

 

 

Mr Ben Corban

Arts and Cultural Sector

 

 

Mayor Phil Goff

Auckland Council

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

Member

Mr R Northey

Waitemata Local Board member, Auckland Council

 


Auckland City Centre Advisory Board

27 March 2019

 

 

 

1          Apologies

  

Resolution number CEN/2019/7

MOVED by Ms A Malcolm, seconded by Mr  Reynolds:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)         accept the apologies from Mayor P Goff for absence on council business, and from Deputy Chair Andrew Gaukrodger, members S Chambers, N Blair, B Corban and G Cohen for absence.

CARRIED

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

Members were 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

 

The chair advised the meeting that a response from Auckland Transport regarding black carbon levels on Queen Street, which has been discussed at the meeting of 27 February 2019, had been received.

A copy has been placed on the official minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website as a minute attachment.

 

Resolution number CEN/2019/8

MOVED by Ms N Buckland, seconded by Ms A Malcolm:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 27 February 2019, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

Attachments

a     27 March 2019, Auckland City Centre Advisory Board, Item 3 - Confirmation of Minutes - Letter from Auckland Transport regarding black carbon levels on Queen Street

 

 

4          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 


 

 

5

Albert Street bus update

 

G Crawford joined the meeting at 3.07pm

 

Resolution number CEN/2019/9

MOVED by Chairperson V Beck, seconded by Mr A Parkinson:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      acknowledge the verbal update by the chair that she and Councillor Darby met with Auckland Council’s Chief Executive Stephen Town and Auckland Transport’s Chief Executive Shane Ellison to discuss the concerns the chair had raised with them on behalf of ACCAB.  They acknowledged the need for a holistic approach to projects from the outset.  It was agreed that a small team would work on a resolution to the bus bay issue.  Representatives from Auckland Transport, the Auckland Design Office and Auckland City Centre Advisory Board member Patrick Reynolds, would be included.

b)      invite Shane Ellison and relevant staff to provide a presentation at the next Auckland City Centre Advisory Board meeting on 17 April 2019.

CARRIED

 

 

6

Downtown Infrastructure Delivery Programme - March 2019 update

 

J Mooney joined the meeting at 3.10pm

 

Note:   changes to the original motion, adding a new clause d), were made with the agreement of the meeting.

 

Resolution number CEN/2019/10

MOVED by Ms N Buckland, seconded by Mr M Richardson:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      receive the updates on the Downtown Programme, Britomart East bus interchange, and the Quay Street East amenity.

b)      note that Panuku will provide an update on the Queens Wharf Masterplan at a 22 May 2019 Auckland City Centre Advisory Board workshop.

c)      note that Auckland Transport will provide an update at the board’s 22 May 2019 meeting on the holistic management of the city centre network in response to the works being undertaken within the city centre.

d)      request a report from the Programme Director Downtown at the next Auckland City Centre Advisory Board meeting of 17 April 2019, concerning resource consent timings and the impact on the development programme.

CARRIED

 

 

7

Auckland City Centre Advisory Board - Information report - 27 March 2019

 

Resolution number CEN/2019/11

MOVED by Ms N Buckland, seconded by Mr M Richardson:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      receive the information report of 27 March 2019.

CARRIED

 

 

8          Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

 

4.05pm                                               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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