29 March 2016
Official Information Request No. 9000140758
(Please quote this in any correspondence)
Mr. Harrison
via: email
Dear Mr. Harrison
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
Re: Grandstand at Waikaraka Park speedway
I refer to your email, which we received on 27 February 2016, requesting information about
the Grandstand at Waikaraka Park speedway.
I have attached several reports and a memo that relates to the speedway, which will explain
the some further background in relation to current reporting on the speedway structure.
The reports attached were commissioned in co-operation with the former parks (now
Community Services) and property (now Community Facilities) departments within council.
The Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board also requested officers to discover the state and
condition of the building and options for repair and demolition.
The parks and property teams have been heavily involved in research and reporting around
the building and the stock car club, whilst the local board has been very involved to the point
where they have oversight of the process.
The Chair of the local board asked for the councils Local Board Service senior advisor to
manage the process and council officers are currently preparing advice and
recommendations.
Other council departments involved in the site include Regional Facilities Auckland ( RFA)
and Community Facilities (leasing) and Parks, Sport and Recreation. Additionally council’s
legal team are involved along with Community Facilities Operational Management and
Maintenance who have sourced recent cost estimates for all the building demolition and
repair options.
As a result of the commissioned reports, a workshop has been proposed, in order to discuss
options to present at the local board’s April business meeting. Four proposed courses of
action have been presented to the Local Board and can be found in attachment 5
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Please find the following documents attached as per each header:
Attachment 1: A Grandstand Concrete Inspection Review from Mannco Consulting Ltd
Attachment 2: Homes Consulting Group Assessment of Structure and Public Safety
Attachment 3: A Draft Seismic Assessment Report from Holmes Consulting Group
Attachment 4: The final Seismic Assessment Report from Holmes Consulting Group
Attachment 5: A Confidential Memo to Local Board
Please note that for attachment 5 (Confidential Memo to Local Board) some of the
information contained within has been withheld under section 7(2)(i) of LGOIMA – to enable
any local authority holding the information to carry on commercial negotiations without
prejudice or disadvantage.
If you have any further queries please contact me on 09 890 2997, quoting Official
Information Request No. 9000140758
Yours sincerely
Turi McLeod-Bennett
Privacy & LGOIMA Business Partner
AKLC Electoral Office/Public Info Unit
9000140758
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