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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE
CITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
HELD ON THURSDAY, 9 JULY 2009 AT 9:30AM
IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM, LEVEL 15
CIVIC ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
1 GREYS AVENUE
AUCKLAND

PRESENT:	Councillors	Aaron	Bhatnagar	Chairperson
		Graeme	Mulholland, JP	Deputy Chairperson
		Douglas	Armstrong, QSO
		Leila	Boyle
		Bill	Christian, JP
		Mark	Donnelly
		Glenda	Fryer
		Noelene	Raffills
ALSO PRESENT:	Councillors	Graeme	Easte	[until 10.08 item 6; from 10.15 item 6]
		John	Lister	[from 9.55 item 5; until 10.26 item 6; from 10.55 item 9]

APOLOGIES

There were no apologies.
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

That the minutes of the City Development Committee meeting held on Thursday, 11 June 2009 be confirmed as a true and correct record.

CARRIED
EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS

There was no extraordinary business.
PUBLIC FORUM
4.1. MEOLA CREEK - ST LUKES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SOCIETY

St Lukes Environmental Protection Society members Elizabeth Walker and Pat Prescott spoke to their visual presentation.

[ATTACHMENT 4.1]
1. That Ms Elizabeth Walker and Mrs Pat Prescott from the St Lukes Environmental Protection Society (STEPS) be thanked for their update regarding the work of the society at Meola Creek.
2. That the chairperson write to Watercare Services outlining concerns regarding the central interceptor trunk sewer upgrades given changes in regional governance.
3. That officers further update the St Lukes Environmental Protection Society following responses from Watercare.
CARRIED

REPORTS REQUESTED/PENDING

That the reports requested/pending list be amended as follows:

Row	Date	Report Name	Reason
6	August 2009 Change to TBA	Orakei Peninsula Plan Change	Dependent on the applicant completing the documentation
14	TBA Change to October 2009	Wet weather overflows	Having an appropriate target date on this essential performance measure is important.

CARRIED

FINALISATION OF FUTURE PLANNING FRAMEWORK
1. That the City Development Committee notes that:
  1. the draft Future Planning Framework went out for community and stakeholder engagement from mid March to mid May 2009;
  2. nearly 800 feedback responses were received, offering 1753 comments on different aspects of the framework;
  3. a robust process to review and analyse all feedback was undertaken by officers;
  4. a summary of key feedback themes and recommended changes was reported to the Future Planning Framework working party who were delegated to consider all comments and make amendments;
  5. that the Future Planning Framework document, together with the further work noted in (vi) below, will form the basis of a submission to the new Auckland Council setting out Auckland City Council's view of the future planning approach (including district plan) for the Auckland isthmus; and
  6. further work has been agreed to by the City Development Committee to develop four model precinct plans and a series of position papers on key planning elements, including issues relating to character conservation and heritage.
2. That the City Development Committee approves the marked up version of the final Future Planning Framework in appendix 1 and A3 maps in appendix 2 of the report of the project manager dated 24 June 2009.
3. That the City Development Committee chairperson, deputy chairperson and Councillor Fryer be delegated to authorise any minor changes to the final Future Planning Framework document.
4. That the City Development Committee thanks officers for their hard work in concluding the Future Planning Framework.
Councillor Donnelly moved the following amendment by way of addition to B:

That the Future Planning Framework be amended as follows:
1. That areas where current properties are zoned Residential 1 remain as single dwelling traditional sites in the maps.
2. That under stronger communities, a section is placed regarding the challenges of providing adequate school capacity, and that the council will continue to work with the Ministry of Education to ensure there is adequate school capacity as the city grows.
Resolution B (i) was put to the vote and declared LOST on the chairperson's casting vote following a show of hands.

Resolution B (ii) was put to the vote and declared CARRIED.

Councillor Fryer moved the following amendment by way of replacement:
1. That the City Development Committee approves the marked up version of the final Future Planning Framework in appendix 1 and A3 maps in appendix 2 of the report of the project manager dated 24 June 2009, with the following amendments on:
  - The Eden / Albert map:
    - The area zoned Residential in the District Plan 1999 Isthmus Section in Aroha Avenue next to St Lukes Westfield be single dwelling small site/townhouse and the Town centre core outcome on that area be deleted.
  - The Tamaki map:
    - As Glen Innes has changed from a Principle Centre to a Town Centre, the boundaries of the low rise apartment /terraces outcome be the same as the Plan Change 61 boundaries.
  - The Otahuhu map:
    - As Otahuhu has changed from a Principle Centre to a Town Centre, the boundaries of the low rise apartments/terraces outcome be reduced to 800 metres.
    - As Sylvia Park/Mt Wellington has changed from a Town Centre to a Principle Centre, the boundaries of the low rise apartments/terraces outcome be increased to 1,000 metres.
  - The Remuera/Meadowbank map:
    - As Remuera has changed from a Local Centre to a Town Centre, the boundaries of the low rise apartments/terraces outcome be increased to 800 metres.
LOST

The chairperson put the substantive motion:
1. That the City Development Committee notes that:
  1. the draft Future Planning Framework went out for community and stakeholder engagement from mid March to mid May 2009;
  2. nearly 800 feedback responses were received, offering 1753 comments on different aspects of the framework;
  3. a robust process to review and analyse all feedback was undertaken by officers;
  4. a summary of key feedback themes and recommended changes was reported to the Future Planning Framework working party who were delegated to consider all comments and make amendments;
  5. that the Future Planning Framework document, together with the further work noted in (vi) below, will form the basis of a submission to the new Auckland Council setting out Auckland City Council's view of the future planning approach (including district plan) for the Auckland isthmus;
  6. further work has been agreed to by the City Development Committee to develop four model precinct plans and a series of position papers on key planning elements, including issues relating to character conservation and heritage.
2. That the City Development Committee approves:
  1. the marked-up version of the final Future Planning Framework [as amended in B(ii) below] attached at appendix 1, and A3 maps in appendix 2 of the report of the project manager dated 24 June 2009, and
  2. that under stronger communities, a section is placed regarding the challenges of providing adequate school capacity, and that the council will continue to work with the Ministry of Education to ensure there is adequate school capacity as the city grows.
3. That the City Development Committee chairperson, deputy chairperson and Councillor Fryer be delegated to authorise any minor changes to the final Future Planning Framework document.
4. That the City Development Committee thanks officers for their hard work in concluding the Future Planning Framework.
CARRIED
BROADBAND: UPDATE ON PROGRAMME OF WORK
1. That the City Development Committee notes the council's broadband achievements to date, namely:
  1. the completion of an urban fibre bid of scale, with two other councils and a key industry partner, the content of which informed both government aspirations around fibre-to-the-home deployment and private enterprise capital commitments and build intent;
  2. the completion of five submissions to central government seeking greater openness, more contestability or industry structural or policy changes on a range of broadband market issues;
  3. the completion of a cross-council shallow trenching trial, which informed the council's understanding of the implications of this deployment method from a technical, financial and operational point of view;
  4. the management of a research study that quantified the demand for and the economic and social benefits of enhanced broadband services in urban Auckland; and
  5. the formation of an alliance with two private industry partners and deploying Wi-Fi services in eight key zones of the CBD and CBD fringe, including the Viaduct and Westhaven Marina.
2. That the City Development Committee notes and endorses the council's 2009/2010 broadband work programme which represents a move in focus from infrastructure deployment to assisting the development of the product and service layer of the broadband market, with the three key work streams being:
  1. roll out of phase two of the Wi-Fi project providing coverage in other areas of the CBD and CBD fringe;
  2. the development of an understanding of innovation and value drivers of the broadband market; to be undertaken with the assistance of research and industry stakeholders; and
  3. broadband connected community initiatives in the education and health sectors; to be developed in partnership with industry, Manukau and North Shore city councils.
CARRIED
AMENDMENT OF THE SIGNS BYLAW 2007 - REAL ESTATE SIGNS
1. That the City Development Committee:
  1. notes the issues outlined in the report of the senior policy analyst, urban management dated 15 June 2009, regarding real estate signage, and the opportunity through an amendment to the bylaw to improve the marketing of residential real estate while taking account of the visual effects of signage in residential environment; and
  2. endorses the attached Auckland City Council Signs Amendment Bylaw No 2 of 2009 and the corresponding statement of proposal.
2. That the City Development Committee appoints Councillors Bhatnagar, Mulholland and Fryer to hear submissions and deliberate on the proposed amendments, including any amendments dealing with poster boards, to the Signs Bylaw 2007 contained in the Auckland City Council Signs Amendment Bylaw No 2 of 2009
3. That it be a recommendation to Council:
  1. That the special consultative procedure be commenced on the proposed Auckland City Council Signs Amendment Bylaw No 2 of 2009 and the corresponding statement of proposal.
  2. That the timing of the notification of the amendment to the Signs Bylaw under the special consultative procedure be delayed pending the outcome of a further report on the poster board provisions within the same bylaw, to enable a single combined amendment to be notified.
CARRIED

QUEENS WHARF UPDATE

That the general manager, City Development be thanked for his update on the status of and issues relating to the Queens Wharf project as at 9 July 2009.
That the City Development Committee notes:
1. the importance of Queens Wharf and the council's long standing objectives to open up the downtown area to the harbour by securing Queens Wharf for public access and use; and
2. the economic importance of the cruise ship industry to New Zealand and Auckland and that Queens Wharf will create an opportunity for a significant upgrade of cruise ship terminal facilities in Auckland.
That the City Development Committee congratulates the government and the Auckland Regional Council for taking the initiative on the purchase of Queens Wharf.
That the City Development Committee notes that Combined Committees has allocated two-thirds of the funding of the Queens Wharf redevelopment up to $56M, as Auckland City Council's commitment to the public redevelopment of the wharf.
That the City Development Committee:
1. approves the public input process as outlined by the general manager City Development, including an ideas and design competition encouraging all members of the community to have their say; and for those people who do not wish to be part of the competition, an extensive opportunity for people to share their thoughts, either through a web-based feedback approach or by direct comments during display days;
2. agrees that the basis of the ideas and design competition be:
  1. a two stage process;
  2. stage one being an open, flexible, ideas competition;
  3. participants may either submit a design entry depicting their ideas/proposals on one AO size sheet; and/or a team proposal where teams set out their team membership and approach on one A2 size sheet;
  4. a two week judging process where five designs and three teams are selected to proceed to stage two;
  5. stage two being a developed concept design stage by the eight nominees from stage one (five designs plus three teams); and
  6. the selection of a winning design following stage two.
3. notes that the ideas and design competition will provide the ability for the public to comment on the designs and ideas they particularly support; and
4. notes that due to the critical timeframes for the Rugby World Cup 2011; the ideas and design competition will have a compressed timeframe.
That the council work with the government and the Auckland Regional Council to create an open day at Queens Wharf to enable people to experience the potential of Queens Wharf and to provide information about the design process.
That the City Development Committee chairperson and deputy chairperson be authorised to sign off the brief for the ideas and design competition.
That the Mayor and the chair of the City Development Committee be the spokespersons for the Queens Wharf project.

Councillor Boyle moved the following amendment by way of replacement:

That the City Development Committee notes that Combined Committees has unwisely allocated two-thirds of the funding of the Queens Wharf redevelopment up to $56M, as Auckland City Council's commitment to the public redevelopment of the wharf, noting that this amount is excessive given the current economic circumstances.

LOST

Councillor Fryer moved the following amendment by way of replacement:

That the City Development Committee chairperson, deputy chairperson and Councillor Northey be authorised to sign off the brief for the ideas and design competition.

A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:

For the Amendment:

Against the Amendmenty:

Cr Leila Boyle

Cr Glenda Fryer

Cr Douglas Armstrong

Cr Bill Christian

Cr Mark Donnelly

Cr Graeme Mulholland

Cr Noelene Raffills

Cr Aaron Bhatnagar

Deputy Mayor David Hay and His Worship the Mayor were absent.

The amendment was declared LOST by 6 votes to 2.

The chairperson put the substantive motion:

That the general manager, City Development be thanked for his update on the status of and issues relating to the Queens Wharf project as at 9 July 2009.
That the City Development Committee notes:
1. the importance of Queens Wharf and the council's long standing objectives to open up the downtown area to the harbour by securing Queens Wharf for public access and use; and
2. the economic importance of the cruise ship industry to New Zealand and Auckland and that Queens Wharf will create an opportunity for a significant upgrade of cruise ship terminal facilities in Auckland.
That the City Development Committee congratulates the government and the Auckland Regional Council for taking the initiative on the purchase of Queens Wharf.
That the City Development Committee notes that Combined Committees has allocated two-thirds of the funding of the Queens Wharf redevelopment up to $56M, as Auckland City Council's commitment to the public redevelopment of the wharf.
That the City Development Committee:
1. approves the public input process as outlined by the general manager City Development, and including an ideas and design competition encouraging all members of the community to have their say; and for those people who do not wish to be part of the competition, an extensive opportunity for people to share their thoughts, either through a web-based feedback approach or by direct comments during display days;
2. agrees that the basis of the ideas and design competition be:
  1. a two stage process;
  2. stage one being an open, flexible, ideas competition;
  3. participants may either submit a design entry depicting their ideas/proposals on one AO size sheet; and/or a team proposal where teams set out their team membership and approach on one A2 size sheet;
  4. a two week judging process where five designs and three teams are selected to proceed to stage two;
  5. stage two being a developed concept design stage by the eight nominees from stage one (five designs plus three teams); and
  6. the selection of a winning design following stage two.
3. notes that the ideas and design competition will provide the ability for the public to comment on the designs and ideas they particularly support; and
4. notes that due to the critical timeframes for the Rugby World Cup 2011, the ideas and design competition will have a compressed timeframe.
That the council work with the government and the Auckland Regional Council to create an open day at Queens Wharf to enable people to experience the potential of Queens Wharf and to provide information about the design process.
That the City Development Committee chairperson and deputy chairperson be authorised to sign off the brief for the ideas and design competition.
That the Mayor and the chairperson of the City Development Committee be the spokespersons for the Queens Wharf project.

CARRIED

[ATTACHMENT 9]

COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP UPDATE FOR COMMUNITIES FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION PROGRAMME - NZ

That the City Development Committee notes
1. that ICLEI Oceania which runs the Communities for Climate Protection programme supporting local government organisations on climate change issues, is seeking $3,000 as an annual membership fee, whereas until now Auckland City Council's membership has been at no cost; and
2. officers' advice that there is now limited value to the organisation in continuing this membership given the increased knowledge on climate change issues within the organisation and the region.
That the City Development Committee approves option 1 in the report of the senior sustainability policy analyst dated 23 June 2009 to discontinue membership of the Communities for Climate Protection - New Zealand (CCP-NZ) programme from July 2009.
That the general manager City Development write to the chief executive of ICLEI Oceania to inform him of the committee's decision, explain the reasons for this decision, and thank him for the help that has been provided in previous years.