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• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• The Journey
• The Vision
  • Vision Statement & Area Defined
  • Values and Themes
  • Draft Concept Plan
  • Visuals
  • Draft Aerial Oblique View
  • General Commercial Influence on the Town Centre
  • Relation to other Council Work & Key Questions
• Implementation
• Governance

Governance

The Town Vision Plan will be developed, Implemented
and Adopted through the establishment of a Town Vision
Development Group (TVDG)

A Town Vision Development Group could be established either:
• as a Council sub-committee under the Local Government Act
reporting to the Council (this entity is not required to have any elected
members); or
• as an informal advisory body appointed by the Council’s CEO.

The TVDG would be responsible for the adopted Town Vision plan’s
development and implementation including overseeing commercial
development. The TVDG may comprise of approximately 6 members with
expertise in planning and design, commercial, development and investment expertise, and community/tangata whenua representation with skills appropriate to the role of the TVDG.

The Town Vision Development Group would work to clearly specified terms of reference, a dedicated council officer providing project management and coordination across council and stakeholders. Day-to-day commercial expertise for property development and investment advice could be obtained through a long-term contractual relationship with a development advisory firm.

The TVDG would provide the Council with governance that incorporates the necessary commercial and urban design expertise. Combining all aspects of the adopted Town Vision plan under the TVDG addresses the lack of scale.

This option also has the advantage of effectively integrating implementation of public space and public facilities developments with commercial development.

To balance the public good and commercial aspects of the Town Vision
Plan, it is suggested that the membership of the Board should comprise two commercial development experts, two planning and design experts and one community and /or iwi expert. The skills mix of the board could change as the focus of the Town Vision plan shifts from planning to implementation.

Board selection would be skills based and could include an elected member if they bring one or more of the required governance skill sets.