PROJECTS AND PROPERTY COMMITTEE

22 FEBRUARY 1996

A meeting of the Projects and Property Committee

was held on Thursday 22 February 1996 at 12.00 noon

PRESENT: Councillor Ron Wright (Chairman),

The Mayor,

Councillors Oscar Alpers, Carole Anderton,

Morgan Fahey, Ishwar Ganda, Ian Howell,

Alister James and Denis O'Rourke.

ABSENT: Councillor Garry Moore. The Committee reports that: PART B - ITEMS DEALT WITH BY THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND

REPORTED FOR INFORMATION ONLY

1. SIX MONTHLY REPORTS - 1 JULY TO 31 DECEMBER 1995 The Committee received the financial and performance reports of the following sections of the Property Unit for the six months ended 31 December 1995: * Property Management

* Property Services

* Commercial Property 2. DRAFT 1996/97 ANNUAL PLAN The Financial Planning Manager submitted a report containing background information on the budget format and timetable and outlining the recommended approach for formulating the 1996/97 draft Annual Plan. Submitted for the Committee's consideration were the following sub budgets: * Property Management

* Property Services

* Commercial Property

* Major Projects With overviews being provided by the relevant staff, the Committee proceeded through each of the sub budgets, making the amendments shown: Optional Service Add Ons

* Additional $144,000 to be provided for two full time additional positions in the Property Unit. * Net additional sum of $500,000 to be provided for Wigram Airbase, confirmation of such draft provision to be subject to the outcome of the feasibility study currently being undertaken (such sum to provide for rental and other operating costs, with no provision being made for capital expenditure).

2 Cont'd Commercial Property: Capital Project Additions * Provision for a hospital car park to be included, comprising $3.5M in 1996/97 and $2M in 1997/98. * Provision of $160,000 to be made for the upgrading of the lift in the Central Library in 1996/97. * Provision of $500,000 to be included in 1996/97 for the upgrading of the North New Brighton Community Centre (confirmation of such provision to be subject to a further report). * Provision of $3.5M to be made in 1996/97 for the possible upgrading of Cambridge House, confirmation of such provision to be subject to a full feasibility study including accurate budget estimates. Commercial Property * Provision for rental income from the Sign of the Takahe to be increased to $100,000. Major Projects * The provision for the Convention Centre in 1995/96 to be reduced to $4.5M, with the provision for 1996/97 to be correspondingly increased to $10.245M. * Provision for Travis Wetlands to be amended to provide for $6M in 1996/97, with a further $1M in 1997/98. The Committee resolved: 1. That the draft operating and capital outputs (as amended at the meeting) be approved and referred to the Strategy and Resources Committee. 2. That the draft fee schedules be approved and referred to the Strategy and Resources Committee. The meeting concluded at 2.40 p.m. CONSIDERED THIS 27TH DAY OF MARCH 1996

MAYOR

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