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 remotely on Monday, 31 August 2020 at 3.10pm. A recording of the meeting is available on the Auckland Council website at:

https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/about-auckland-council/how-auckland-council-works/meetings-council-bodies/Pages/webcasts-council-meetings.aspx

 

present

Chairperson

Ms Viv Beck

Business Improvement District

Deputy Chairperson

Mr Andrew Gaukrodger

Corporate sector

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 Mark Kingsford

Corporate sector

 

Ms Amy Malcolm

Tertiary sector (University of Auckland)

 

Mr James Mooney

from 3.20pm, Item 5

Urban design/institute of architects

 

Mr Nigel Murphy

Tertiary sector (Auckland University of Technology)

 

Mr Richard Northey

Waitematā Local Board, Auckland Council

 

Mr Patrick Reynolds

Transport representative

 

Mr Michael Richardson

Business Improvement District

 

 

ABSENT

 

 

Mr Greg Cohen

Tourism/Travel

 

 

Cr Chris Darby

Auckland Council (Mayor’s alternate)

 

 

Mayor Hon Phil Goff, CNZM, JP

Auckland Council

 

 

Mr Matt Harray

Retail sector

 

 

Mr Adam  Parkinson

City Centre Residents Group

 

 

Ms Anahera Rawiri

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei

 

 

 

 

Note:   All members attended the meeting via electronic link.

 

 

 

 


Auckland City Centre Advisory Board

31 August 2020

 

 

 

Note:   A roll-call was conducted that ascertained the following members were in attendance by electronic link at the commencement of the meeting:

 

Ms Viv Beck

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Ms Amy Malcolm

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Mr Andrew Gaukrodger

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Mr Nigel Murphy

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Ms Noelene Buckland

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Mr Richard Northey

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Cr Pippa Coom

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Mr Patrick Reynolds

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Mr George Crawford

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Mr Michael Richardson

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Mr Mark Kingsford

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1          Apologies

  

Resolution number CEN/2020/28

MOVED by Chairperson V Beck, seconded by Mr N Murphy:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)         accept the apologies from Mr M Harray and Mr A Parkinson for absence, from Cr C Darby and Mayor P Goff for absence on council business and from Mr J Mooney for lateness.

CARRIED ON VOICES

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number CEN/2020/29

MOVED by Cr P Coom, seconded by Chairperson V Beck:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday, 29 July 2020, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED ON VOICES

 

 

4          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

City Rail Link update

 

City Rail Link 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.

 

Mr J Mooney joined the meeting at 3.20pm.

 

 

Resolution number CEN/2020/30

MOVED by Chairperson V Beck, seconded by Mr R Northey:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      receive the City Rail Link update.

CARRIED ON VOICES

 

Attachments

a     31 August 2020, Auckland City Centre Advisory Board - Item 5 - City Rail Link update - presentation

 

 

6

City centre Targeted Rate investment portfolio

 

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/2020/31

MOVED by Chairperson V Beck, seconded by Mr N Murphy:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      receive the update on the status of city centre targeted rate projects following the adoption of the Emergency Budget 2020/2021 , noting that a workshop is to be held to discuss questions relating to projects, timing and the need for holistic planning.

CARRIED ON VOICES

 

Attachments

a     31 August 2020, Auckland City Centre Advisory Board - Item 6 - City centre Targeted Rate investment portfolio - presentation

 

 

7

Draft standing orders

 

 

 

Resolution number CEN/2020/32

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

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      adopt standing orders to govern the conduct of future board meetings.

CARRIED ON VOICES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

Responses to homelessness in the city centre

 

Jo Denvir, Chief Executive of Lifewise and Chris Farrelly, Chief Executive of Auckland City Mission attended and spoke in support of their assertive outreach report.

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.

Members still had concerns relating to the needs assessment for warm, dry, safe shelter in the city centre that was requested when the assertive outreach was endorsed in August 2019.

 

Resolution number CEN/2020/33

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

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      receive the updates on the implementation of the assertive outreach pilot, issues relating to the street community on Karangahape Road and the Inner-City Auckland Homelessness Initiative and city centre needs assessment.

b)      note that members of the City Centre Residents Group and Heart of the City will take up the concerns with staff with a view to resolving those concerns as soon as possible.

CARRIED ON VOICES

 

Attachments

a     31 August 2020, Auckland City Centre Advisory Board - Item 8 - Responses to homelessness in the city centre - presentation

 

 

 

9

Update on City Centre Activation Programme

 

 

 

Resolution number CEN/2020/34

MOVED by Chairperson V Beck, seconded by Mr N Murphy:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)      receive the city centre activation programme report for 2019/2020.

CARRIED ON VOICES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

Information report: Update on the Waihorotiu Queen Street Valley Access for Everyone pilot, Forward work programme/progress on items and memoranda 

 

In relation to the. Waihorotiu Queen Street Valley Access for Everyone pilot it was noted that a study of impacts on side streets has been requested.

 

 

Resolution number CEN/2020/35

MOVED by Ms N Buckland, seconded by Mr P Reynolds:  

That the Auckland City Centre Advisory Board:

a)     receive the information report: Waihorotiu Queen Street Valley Access for Everyone pilot, Forward work programme/progress on items and Information circulated to members via memoranda.

b)     note that there are issues relating to the Waihorotiu Queen Street Valley Access for Everyone pilot that are still to be resolved including a study of impacts on side streets which has been requested from staff.

CARRIED ON VOICES

 

 

11        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.58pm                                               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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