Komiti o te Papa Rēhia o Pukekawa /

Auckland Domain Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Auckland Domain Committee held in the Council Chamber, Ground Floor, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland, on Wednesday, 5 June 2019 at 3.02pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Cr Mike Lee

 

Deputy Chairperson

Pippa Coom

 

Members

IMSB Member Renata Blair

 

 

Shale Chambers

 

 

Cr Linda Cooper, JP

 

 

Cr Desley Simpson, JP

 

 

Vernon Tava

 

 

ABSENT

 

Members

IMSB Chair David Taipari

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ex-officio

Mayor Hon Phil Goff, CNZM, JP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Auckland Domain Committee

05 June 2019

 

 

 

The Chair opened and adjourned the meeting at 3.02pm.

 

The meeting reconvened at 3.04pm

 

 

1          Apologies

  

Resolution number ADC/2019/6

MOVED by Chairperson M Lee, seconded by Deputy Chairperson P Coom:  

That the Auckland Domain Committee:

a)         accept the apology from IMSB Chair David Taipari and IMSB Member Renata Blair for absence and Cr D Simpson for early depature on council business.

CARRIED

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number ADC/2019/7

MOVED by Chairperson M Lee, seconded by Deputy Chairperson P Coom:  

That the Auckland Domain Committee:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 21 February 2019, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

4          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

 

5          Public Input

 

5.1

Public Input: Urban Polo

 

IMSB Member R Blair subsequently joined the meeting at 3.07pm

 

A PowerPoint presentation was given.  A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number ADC/2019/8

MOVED by Chairperson M Lee, seconded by IMSB Member R Blair:  

That the Auckland Domain Committee:

a)      receive the public input from Simon Wilson, Director – Urban Events Ltd, and thank him for attending.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     05 June 2019 - Auckland Domain Committee - Item 5.1 Public Input - Urban Polo - presentation

 

5.2

Public Input: Auckland District Health Board

 

Resolution number ADC/2019/9

MOVED by Chairperson M Lee, seconded by Cr L Cooper:  

That the Auckland Domain Committee:

a)      receive the public input from Alex Pimm, Director – Patient Management Services and Justin Rawiri, Director – Risk and Emergency Management, and thank them for attending.

CARRIED

 

 

5.3

Public Input: University of Auckland - Kari Street Commons Recreation Precinct

 

A PowerPoint presentation was given.  A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number ADC/2019/10

MOVED by Chairperson M Lee, seconded by Deputy Chairperson P Coom:  

That the Auckland Domain Committee:

a)      receive the public input from Carole McIntosh, Project Manager Campus Life, and Sean Smith, Associate Director Campus Life – Sport and Recreation, and thank them for attending.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     05 June 2019 - Auckland Domain Committee - Item 5.3 Public Input - University of Auckland - Kari Street Commons Recreation Precinct

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 4.03pm and reconvened at 4.07pm.

Member P Coom and Member V Tava were not present.

 

 

6          Local Board Input

 

There was no local board input.

 

 

7          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 


 

 

 


8

Lantern Festival and ASB Classic events - report back on 2019 and approval for 2020

 

P Coom returned to the meeting at 4.09pm

V Tava returned to the meeting at 4.09pm

Cr D Simpson retired from the meeting at 4.21pm

 

Resolution number ADC/2019/11

MOVED by Chairperson M Lee, seconded by S Chambers:  

That the Auckland Domain Committee:

a)      approve in principle the 2020 ASB Classic to take place on the Auckland Domain from 6 – 18 January 2020 with a rain date of 19 January 2020 in line with the site plan shown in Attachment A, subject to the provision of a more detailed public access plan.

b)      approve in principle the 2020 Lantern Festival to take place on the Auckland Domain from 13 – 16 February 2020, in line with the site plan shown in Attachment B.

c)      delegate authority to the General Manager Community Facilities, to set detailed conditions to protect the park environment and assets, minimise the impact of the event on neighbours and ensure the event is safe for all.

d)      delegate authority to the Chair of the Auckland Domain Committee or its equivalent, to approve a detailed public access plan for the ASB Classic.

e)      instructs officers to continue the engagement with ADHB to resolve issues of accessibility and parking involving Auckland Hospital, Lantern Festival and the Domain.

f)       request ATEED report back on options or a process for identifying alternative locations for the Lantern Festival 2021.

CARRIED

 

 

 

9

Auckland Domain Event Approvals and Schedule from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019

 

S Chambers retired from the meeting at 4.38pm.

 

Resolution number ADC/2019/12

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson P Coom, seconded by Cr L Cooper:  

That the Auckland Domain Committee:

a)      approve the event permit for the Auckland Arts Festival 2020: Place des Anges event to take place on the Auckland Domain from 12 to 15 March 2020 (Attachment A to the agenda report), having been satisfied that the event meets the guidelines.

b)      receive the summary of events scheduled to take place on the Auckland Domain between 1 July 2018 and 1 June 2019 (Attachment B to the agenda report).

CARRIED

 

 


 

 

 

10

Kari Street Commons recreation facilities partnership with the University of Auckland

 

Resolution number ADC/2019/13

MOVED by Chairperson M Lee, seconded by Deputy Chairperson P Coom:  

That the Auckland Domain Committee:

a)      approve in principle the development of a partnership indoor court and outdoor turf facility with the University of Auckland at the Kari Street Commons.

b)      delegate final decision making over facility design, specification, legal agreements and facility management to the General Managers of Community Facilities and Parks, Sport and Recreation.

c)      that due to the estimated budget being in excess of $2 million capex and Auckland Council will be responsible for the long-term opex and maintenance that the approval in principle be referred to the Finance and Performance committee for final decision.

CARRIED

 

 

 


11

Auckland Domain general update and approval of new infrastructure

 

Documents were tabled in support of the item.  Copies have been placed on the official minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments.

 

Resolution number ADC/2019/14

MOVED by IMSB Member R Blair, seconded by V Tava:  

That the Auckland Domain Committee:

a)      confirm the name Te Ara Oranga for the new path leading from Titoki Street to the southern entrance of Auckland War Memorial Museum noting that:

i)      “Te Ara Oranga” is translated as the pathway of life or wellbeing and speaks to the connection with the Blind Foundation sensory garden immediately adjacent to the path and also acknowledges that the native trees of Pukekawa and the manu (birds) that rely on Pukekawa/Auckland Domain. 

b)      thank the Waitematā Local Board for their contribution to improving access to the Auckland Domain by way of providing $965,459 of funding from their Transport Capital Fund for new paths.

c)      approve the development of four new paths, described in this report and listed below:

i)       Titoki St carpark to Football Rd path

ii)      Football Road end to the Crescent

iii)     Centennial Path to Grafton Mews

iv)     Parnell Station to Lovers Lane.

d)      request that staff commence detailed design for the four new paths and report back to the Auckland Domain Committee or its equivalent to seek approval prior to lodging resource consent.

e)      request staff upgrade the Bledisloe Walk as part of the general accessibility works.

f)       endorse the trial of a new tap and go donation device in the Wintergardens on the condition that it is made clear that this is a voluntary donation device and that all net revenue will be for the sole purpose of improvements in Auckland Domain.

g)      delegate to the General Manager Community Facilities the authority to implement this trial and report back to the Auckland Domain Committee or its equivalent after a period of one year, if not before.

h)      endorse an eight-month extension of the Car Park Operation and Management Agreement with Auckland Bowling Club between Auckland Council and the Auckland Bowling Club on similar terms and conditions as the existing agreement.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     05 June 2019 - Auckland Domain Committee - Item 10 - Auckland Domain general update and approval of new infrastructure - potential pathway maps  

  

 

 

 

12        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

 

 

 

5.28pm                                               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 Domain Committee HELD ON

 

 

 

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