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 on Wednesday, 24 July 2019 at 3.30pm.

present

Chairperson	Ms Viv Beck	Business Improvement District
Members	Ms Noelene Buckland	City Centre Residents Group
	Mr Greg Cohen	Tourism/Travel
	Ms Pippa Coom	Waitematā Local Board, Auckland Council
	Mr Ben Corban	Arts and Cultural Sector
	Mr Terry Cornelius, JP	Retail 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)
	Ms Emily Reeves (alternate)	City Centre Residents Group
	Mr Patrick Reynolds	Transport representative
	Mr Michael Richardson	Business Improvement District

ABSENT

	Mr Ngarimu Blair	Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei
	Mr George Crawford	Property Council of NZ
	Cr Chris Darby	Auckland Council (Mayor’s alternate)
	Mr Mark Kingsford	Corporate sector
	Mayor Phil Goff, CNZM, JP	Auckland Council
Deputy Chair	Mr Andrew Gaukrodger	Corporate sector
	Mr Adam Parkinson	City Centre Residents Group

ALSO PRESENT

Mr Richard Northey, ONZM

Waitematā Local Board, Auckland Council

Auckland City Centre Advisory Board 24 July 2019

1           Apologies

Resolution number CEN/2019/32

MOVED by Chairperson V Beck, seconded by Mr P Reynolds:

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a) accept the apologies from Cr C Darby and Mayor P Goff for absence on council business, and Mr GC Crawford, Mr A Gaukrodger, Mr M Kingsford and
Mr A Parkinson for absence.

CARRIED

2           Declaration of Interest

There were no declarations of interest.

3           Confirmation of Minutes

Resolution number CEN/2019/33

MOVED by Chairperson V Beck, seconded by Mr G Cohen:

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 26 June 2019 as a true and correct record subject to the following amendment to Item 5 Albert Street bus bays update, resolution number CEN/2019/28, clause c):

c)    request staff to provide an update on lower Albert Street and lower Queen Street projects costs.

CARRIED

4           Extraordinary Business

There was no extraordinary business.

5	Myers Park Stage Two update - Mayoral Drive underpass
	Note:    changes were made to clause b) and clauses d) and e) were added with the agreement of the meeting.
	Resolution number CEN/2019/34 MOVED by Ms N Buckland, seconded by Mr N Murphy: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: a)       note its support for Option A, the preferred concept design for stage two of the Myers Park project – Mayoral Drive underpass, which maintains above ground storage of stormwater, to progress to the developed design phase. b) endorse the proposed budget increase from $5.7 million to $7.55 million to be funded from the city centre targeted rate. c) note the endorsement of Option A by the Waitematā Local Board to progress to the developed design phase and support in principle the proposal to allocate $1.85 million additional funding from the city centre targeted rate to the Myers Park stage two project. d) note the need for a funding contribution from Community Facilities for this project. e) note its concern with the increase in estimate to $7.55 million (funded from the city centre targeted rate), and recommend that this is the maximum level of city centre targeted rate funding to be spent on this project.  CARRIED

6	City centre targeted rate portfolio budget 2019/2020
	Mr B Corban left the meeting at 4.25 pm.
	Resolution number CEN/2019/35 MOVED by Chairperson V Beck, seconded by Mr P Reynolds: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: a)       endorse the updated city centre targeted rate portfolio budget 2019/2020 (Attachment A of the agenda report). b)       note that the city centre targeted rate portfolio budget 2019/2020 will be presented to the Finance and Performance Committee. CARRIED

7	America's Cup 36 programme update
	A presentation was shown which was circulated in the agenda. Cr M Lee left the meeting at 4.38 pm. Ms E Reeves left the meeting at 4.45 pm.
	Note:    clause b) was added with the agreement of the meeting.
	Resolution number CEN/2019/36 MOVED by Ms N Buckland, seconded by Chairperson V Beck: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: a)       receive the update on the America’s Cup 36 programme. b)       request a briefing on the America’s Cup 36 leverage and legacy frameworks and process for developing the plans at the board’s August 2019 meeting.  CARRIED

8	Summary of Auckland City Centre Advisory Board information updates, memos and briefings - 24 July 2019
	Resolution number CEN/2019/37 MOVED by Chairperson V Beck, seconded by Ms N Buckland: That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: a)       note the summary of the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board information report 24 July 2019. CARRIED

9           Consideration of Extraordinary Items

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

5.14 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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