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1. APOLOGIES

   That the apologies of Cr Boyle, Cr Hinchcliff and the Deputy Mayor be accepted.

   CARRIED

2. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

   That the minutes of the Economic Development and Sustainable Business Committee meeting held on Wednesday, 2 March 2005 be confirmed as a true and correct record.

   CARRIED

3. EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS

   There was no extraordinary business.

4. PUBLIC FORUM

   There were no requests to speak in public forum.

5. REPORTS REQUESTED/PENDING

   That the Reports Requested/Pending report of the Committee Manager dated 25 February 2005 be amended on Row No 1 as follows:

   Row No.	Target Date	Report Name	Comments
   1	April 05 defer to May 05	Report on progress of the Viaduct Art Bridge	That officers bring forward development plans of the Viaduct Art Bridge and the establishment of a Quay Street public transport loop (Between the arena and the Viaduct) with a paper on requirements on infrastructure and budget in conjunction with the Auckland Regional Council [Deferred until May 05 to enable further research]
   2	May-05	Progress of the Rosebank and Roma Road/Stoddard Road Business Precinct Plans.	That the Group Manager Implementation Planning provide a report to the Committee's May meeting on the progress of the Rosebank and Roma Road/Stoddard Road Business Precinct Plans including the opportunity for the Committee to consider the appointment of political sponsors.
   3	May-05	Major Events under the District Plan	That a comprehensive change to the District Plan for events, activites and structures be considered etc….
   4	May-05	Auckland Showgrounds Development	Business case and funding proposal for the Auckland Showgrounds development

   CARRIED

6. PRESENTATION – "THE ENTREPRENEURIAL CITY"

   1. That Dr Howard H Frederick from UNITEC and representatives from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) New Zealand Team be thanked for their presentation on "The Entrepreneurial City".
   2. That officers report to the July Committee meeting on the suggestions in the presentation entitled "The Entrepreneurial City", particularly those on undertaking benchmarking research and on championing an alliance between Auckland regional tertiary institutions and Auckland City.

   CARRIED

   Dr Frederick tabled a paper in support of his presentation.

   A copy of the Mayors speech to The Enterprise Master’s Breakfast Serial at UNITEC NZ on 25 February on this matter was also tabled.

   [ATTACHMENTS 6A and 6B]

7. AUCKLAND CITY EVENTS STRATEGY AND CBD PUBLIC ACTIVITY STRATEGY

   1. That the draft strategies as attached to the report of the Strategic Planning Manager dated 24 March 2005 be received with the following added to the first set of bullet points in the strategy: "acknowledge the importance of events as a major economic driver in Auckland City", and presented for wider consultation with key event industry people and other interested parties for reporting back to the May 2005 committee meeting possibly as a joint meeting with Arts, Culture and Recreation Committee on this item.
   2. That the priorities for the proposed additional $500,000 for events be utilised in the following priority order:
      • Retaining existing events
      • Growing existing events
      • Attracting or initiating events for gaps in the events calendar
      • Advancing the events strategy generally

   CARRIED

8. APRIL EVENT SPONSORSHIP REPORT

   1. That the Economic Development and Sustainable Business Committee approve $20,000.00 plus GST for sponsorship of the Auckland Writers and Readers Festival to be allocated from the 2004/2005 financial year.
   2. That the Economic Development and Sustainable Business Committee approve $40,000.00 plus GST for sponsorship of the Auckland Art Fair 2005 to be allocated from the 2005/2006 financial year.
   3. That the Economic Development and Sustainable Business Committee approve $25,000.00 plus GST for sponsorship of the Grey Lynn Park Festival to be allocated from the 2005/2006 financial year.

   CARRIED

9. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION PROGRESS REPORT

   That the report of the Acting Group Manager Economic Development dated 10 March 2005, entitled "Economic Development Division Progress Report" be received.

   CARRIED

   Secretarial note:

   A further report on the latest employment data for Auckland City will be circulated to members when available.

10. MAINSTREET PROGRESS REPORT AND AVONDALE AND ONEHUNGA POLL RESULTS

    1. That it be a recommendation to Combined Committees:
       1. That the Avondale Mainstreet boundary be extended as shown on the map accompanying the report of the Business Development Area Manager entitled "Mainstreet Progress Report and Avondale and Onehunga Poll Results" dated 24 March 2005 apart from the Suburbs Rugby Club property that is a non profit activity, noting that the Mainstreet rate will need an adjustment consequent on the boundary extension.
       2. That the boundary of the Onehunga Mainstreet be reduced as shown on the map accompanying the report of the Business Development Area Manager entitled "Mainstreet Progress Report and Avondale and Onehunga Poll Results" dated 24 March 2005.
       3. That as recommended by the Onehunga Mainstreet Committee meeting on 5 April, 2005 the Onehunga Mainstreet budget for 2005/2006 be reduced by $48,000 to $305,000 and the Mainstreet rate adjusted accordingly.
    2. That it be noted that the results and implications of the polls in the Rosebank Business Development community area and in the Heart of the City will be reported to the May 2005 meeting of the Committee.

    CARRIED

    There being no further business the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 2.50pm.