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 Room 1, Level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Wednesday, 29 July 2020 at 3.05pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Ms Viv Beck

Business Improvement District

Members

Ms Noelene Buckland

City Centre Residents Group

 

Cr Pippa Coom

Waitematā and Gulf Ward Councillor, Auckland Council

 

Mr George Crawford

Property Council of NZ

 

Mr Matt Harray

Retail sector

 

Ms Amy Malcolm - presiding for items 6 and 7

until 5.13pm, Item 9

Tertiary sector (University of Auckland)

 

Mr James Mooney

Urban design/institute of architects

 

Mr Richard Northey

Waitematā Local Board, Auckland Council

 

Mr Adam Parkinson

City Centre Residents Group

 

Ms Anahera Rawiri

until 5.29pm, Item 11

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei

 

Mr Michael Richardson

until 5.21pm, Item 11

Business Improvement District

 

 

ABSENT

 

 

Mr Greg Cohen

 

 

 

Cr Chris Darby

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson Andrew Gaukrodger

 

 

 

Mayor Phil Goff

 

 

 

Mr Mark Kingsford

 

 

 

Mr Nigel Murphy

 

 

 

Mr Patrick Reynolds

 

 

 

 


Auckland City Centre Advisory Board

29 July 2020

 

 

1          Apologies

  

Resolution number CEN/2020/19

MOVED by Chairperson V Beck, seconded by Mr M Richardson:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)         accept the apologies from Deputy Chairperson A Gaukrodger, Mr M Kingsford, Mr N Murphy and Mr P Reynolds for absence, from Councillor C Darby and Mayor P Goff for absence on council business and for absence during the meeting from Councillor P Coom.

CARRIED

 

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

Chairperson V Beck and member M Richardson subsequently declared a non-pecuniary conflict of interest in Item 6 Destination marketing funding to business associations and Item 7 Responding to the impacts of COVID-19 in the city centre and took no part in discussions or voting on these matters with the exception of member M Richardson who co-presented with staff of the Karangahape Road Business Association on their accountability report and funding request in Item 6.

 

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number CEN/2020/20

MOVED by Ms N Buckland, seconded by Mr  Mooney:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 27 May 2020, as a true and correct record, subject to the following amendment to the final bullet point in the notes to Item 6 as follows:

·         the Queen Street Access for Everyone pilot is separate from the emergency works for COVID-19, to be amended to:

·         the emergency works are temporary and separate from the Access for Everyone pilot.

CARRIED

 

 

 

4          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 


 

 



5

Emergency Budget 2020/2021 update

 

Staff provided a PowerPoint presentation in support of the item. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

 

Resolution number CEN/2020/21

MOVED by Chairperson V Beck, seconded by Ms A Rawiri:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      receive the update on the Emergency Budget 2020/2021.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     29 July 2020, Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: Item 5 - Emergency Budget 2020/2021 update, Presentation

 

 

 

Cr P Coom left the meeting at 3.28pm.

 

 

 

Note:   Chairperson V Beck declared an interest in Item 6 – Destination marketing funding to business associations and Item 7 - Responding to the impacts of COVID-19 in the city centre and advised it was her intention to vacate the chair. 

Before vacating the chair, the Chairperson, conducted the election of a chair for Items 6 and 7 as the deputy chairperson was absent from the meeting.

 

 

 

Election of a Chair

Resolution number CEN/2020/22

MOVED by Chairperson V Beck, seconded by Ms N Buckland:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

b)         agree that member Ms A Malcolm be elected to preside as the chair at the meeting for items 6 and 7.

CARRIED

 

There being no further nominations the Governance Advisor DECLARED that member Ms A Malcolm be elected to preside at the meeting for items 6 and 7.

Chairperson V Beck vacated the chair at 3.30pm and Member A Malcolm assumed the Chair.

 

 


 

 

 

6

Destination marketing funding to business associations

 

Chairperson V Beck and member M Richardson declared a non-pecuniary conflict of interest in this item and took no part in discussions or voting on these matters. Member M Richardson co-presented with staff of the Karangahape Road Business Association on their accountability report and funding request.

Staff provided a PowerPoint presentation in support of this item and item 7: Responding to the impacts of COVID-19 in the city centre. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

Heart of the City and Karangahape Road Business Association provided PowerPoint presentations in support of their accountability reports and funding requests. Copies have been placed on the official minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments.

 

 

Resolution number CEN/2020/23

MOVED by Ms N Buckland, seconded by Mr R Northey:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)     receive the accountability reports for 2019/2020 destination marketing funding from Heart of the City and Karangahape Road Business Association

b)     support financial contributions to destination marketing for 2020/2021 from the city centre targeted rate portfolio budget:

i)          Heart of the City:                                                $400,000

ii)         Karangahape Road Business Association:   $40,000.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     29 July 2020, Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: Item 6 - Destination marketing funding to business associations, Staff presentation

b     29 July 2020, Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: Item 6 Destination marketing funding to business associations, Heart of the City staff presentation

c    29 July 2020, Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: Item 6 Destination marketing funding to business associations, Karangahape Road Business Association staff presentation

 

 

 

7

Responding to the impacts of COVID-19 in the city centre

 

Chairperson V Beck and member M Richardson declared a non-pecuniary conflict of interest in this item and took no part in discussions or voting on these matters.

Member M Richardson answered questions in relation to the Karangahape Road street community from members for clarification.

Note:   Changes to the original motion, adding new clauses b) and c) were made with the agreement of the meeting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resolution number CEN/2020/24

MOVED by Ms N Buckland, seconded by Mr A Parkinson:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      endorse the proposed package to support the city centre to respond to the impacts of COVID-19 (Attachment A) to a total value of up to $400,000, from the city centre targeted rate operational expenditure budget in 2020/2021

b)       note that the funding will be allocated as follows:

i)       Activating local businesses $50,000 (Auckland Council)

ii)      Additional destination marketing $250,000 (Heart of the City)

iii)      Additional destination marketing $50,000 (Karangahape Road Business Association)

c)      request staff to report back to the next meeting on the proposed Safe and welcoming spaces allocation of $50,000.

CARRIED

 

Cr P Coom rejoined the meeting at 4.11pm.

 

Member A Malcolm vacated the chair. Chairperson V Beck resumed the chair at 4.19pm.

 

 

8

Downtown Programme update

 

Staff provided a PowerPoint presentation in support of the item. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

 

Resolution number CEN/2020/25

MOVED by Chairperson V Beck, seconded by Mr GC Crawford:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      note the update on the status of the programme delivery, issues and opportunities of the Downtown Programme following COVID-19 lockdown.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     29 July 2020, Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: Item 8 Downtown Programme update, Staff presentation

 

 

9

Queen Street Valley Access for Everyone pilot

 

Staff provided a PowerPoint presentation in support of the item. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

 

Resolution number CEN/2020/26

MOVED by Mr J Mooney, seconded by Mr R Northey:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      receive the update on the Queen Street Valley Access for Everyone Pilot and note that there are a number of issues that need to be addressed through the co-design process for the pilot.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     29 July 2020, Auckland City Centre Advisory Board: Item 9 - Queen Street Valley Access for Everyone pilot, Staff presentation

 

Ms A Malcolm left the meeting at 5.13pm.

 

 

10

Future meeting and workshop days

 

 

 

Resolution number CEN/2020/27

MOVED by Mr R Northey, seconded by Ms N Buckland:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      agree to change future meeting and workshop days to the last Monday of the month from 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm with effect from August 2020.

CARRIED

 

 

Mr M Richardson left the meeting at 5.21pm.

 

 

5.21pm            The meeting lapsed for want of a quorum. Members in attendance at the time the                         meeting lapsed were:

 

                        Chairperson    Ms Viv Beck

                        Members         Ms Noelene Buckland

                                                Cr Pippa Coom

                                                Mr George Crawford

                                                Mr Matt Harray

                                                Mr James Mooney

                                                Mr Richard Northey

                                                Mr Adam Parkinson

                                                Ms Anahera Rawiri

 

 

Members agreed to continue to discuss the remaining item on an informal basis.

 

 

 

11

Information report: Update on Homelessness Initiative Needs Assessment and Forward work programme/Progress on items

 

Members expressed concern about the Update on the Inner City Auckland Homelessness Initiative memorandum, in particular the delay with the Needs Assessment requested when the Board endorsed CCTR funding for Asserive Outreach. Staff noted the comments made for further action.

 

 

 

Ms A Rawiri left the meeting at 5.29pm.

 

 

12        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

 

 

 

 

5.21pm                                               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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