CAPITAL CITY COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 CAPITAL CITY COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 3

2016 – COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT 2015 CAPITAL CITY DESIGN & PUBLICATION Renewal SA. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Capital City Committee wishes to thank the many public and private sector agency officers, community organisations and other people who assisted the Committee during this reporting period. PHOTOGRAPHY Renewal SA unless stated otherwise.

» Rundle Mall retail precinct. CONTENTS 19. Buildings 8. 7. 6. Appendices 18. 17. 16. 15. 14. 13. 12. 11. 10. 9. PrioritiesProgram Development City Capital theAbout Committee Message from the Committee

Parklands City InvestmentCity City Entrepreneurial Market District Vacant and Underutilised Smart City Growth Population TerraceNorth Carbon Neutral City Activation Place/Laneways Peel Street, part of the city’s city’s the of part Street, » Peel activation laneway program. CAPITAL CITY COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 7 MESSAGE FROM THE COMMITTEE ABOUT THE COMMITTEE

The past year has seen Adelaide continue to develop The Capital City Committee, as the peak inter- and evolve as an international, boutique city; with the governmental platform responsible for bringing the The Committee How the Committee Works Economist Intelligence Unit ranking us once again in the Government of South Australia and Adelaide City Council Established through an Act of Parliament in 1998 – As a partnership, the Committee is about building top five most liveable cities in the world. Extension of the together to develop the city centre, is proud to be part the City of Adelaide Act 1998 – the Capital City relationships between the Government and Council tram line was given a green light in June, international of the collaborative fabric of Adelaide. The Committee Committee is recognition of the special role played and reinforcing their long term commitment to work student numbers continue to surge and transformation thanks the many individuals and organisations who have by the city of Adelaide in South Australia’s social, together, with the goal of integrating efforts and of the Adelaide Riverbank is underway. In addition, contributed to the city’s recent development. We look commercial, cultural and civic life. The Committee investment for the city’s benefit. The Committee’s role our ambitious, world-first carbon neutral city program forward to maintaining these partnerships to further is a partnership between the Government of South is one of facilitation, coordination and advice. Formal means Adelaide is set to lead the way in meeting the advance the city as the thriving gateway to and capital Australia (the Government) and the Adelaide City decisions are referred to Cabinet and Council. As set environmental challenges of a changing world. of, South Australia. Council (the Council) at the highest political level. out in the City of Adelaide Act 1998, the Committee Over recent years, a raft of projects and developments The Committee’s 2015-16 agenda sought to continue This unique inter-governmental body exists to promote has broad legislative functions to enhance and such as the rise of the CBD small bar scene, new and build upon the great work of recent years. Priorities the strategic development of Adelaide as the capital promote the development of the city of Adelaide, Adelaide Oval and footbridge, laneways activation, for city development focused on the areas of city of South Australia. The Committee delivers value to and requirements to: the city and the state in a number of ways: by directly cycling infrastructure and public realm upgrades have activation and liveability, economic development and yy Meet at least four times a year transformed the face and spirit of the city. Achieving this environmental sustainability. The following pages of this funding and delivering projects as a lead or partner; acting as a project catalyst to seed promising new transformation has only been possible with concerted report provide details of individual projects and priorities. yy Hold forums involving city stakeholders and genuine collaboration across Government, Council, The Committee commends this report as the record of initiatives; brokering partnerships and investment; building relationships; and maintaining a watching business and community. its achievements for 2015-16. yy Prepare an annual Capital City Development brief on priority city projects. Program that identifies city priorities and guides work

yy Publish an Annual Report that is tabled in both Houses of Parliament and presented to Council Committee Members

Deputy Premier and The Right Hon the Lord Committee Chair Mayor Martin Haese Hon John Rau MP

Hon MP Hon Kyam Maher MLC Councillor Councillor Natasha Malani Houssam Abiad »»

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ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 9 PLACE/LANEWAYS ACTIVATION

Activation of the city’s laneways is key to the Government Community engagement on the Plan included traders, and Council’s city vibrancy agenda. Leigh Street, Bank residents, community members, students, city users,

Street and Peel Street were some of the first city property owners and Councillors. This engagement laneways to undergo transformation – both permanent provided for better understanding of the day-to-day uses, and on a trial basis. issues, opportunities and constraints associated with the city’s laneways and will also assist development of In 2015-16 the focus was on ensuring a strategic individual concept designs. approach to activation of laneways in the future, with development of a Laneways Master Plan led by Council In June 2016, the Government and Council announced in conjunction with Renewal SA. a joint funding injection of $14.6m ($7.3m each) into the Market to Riverbank link. The funding will deliver The Plan will guide revitalisation of and placemaking new paving, lighting, trees, landscaping, street furniture in city laneways, including the all-important Market to and public art across this key city pedestrian connector. Riverbank link (Bank Street, Leigh Street, Topham Mall, Laneways revitalisation is an ongoing priority for the Bentham Street and Pitt Street). Capital City Committee in 2016-17. CAPITAL CITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PRIORITIES

Each year, the Capital City Committee is required by legislation to develop, endorse and review a Capital City Development Program, setting out what it sees as the priorities for the city in the coming year. For 2015-16, identified priorities were: city activation and liveability, economic development and environmental sustainability. The Committee played a range of roles in relation to identified priorities and projects. Some projects were funded and managed directly by the Committee, while others were led and delivered by allied agencies.

» Leigh Street, part of the city’s laneway activation program. CAPITAL CITY COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 11 PARKLANDS CARBON NEUTRAL CITY

In 2013 the Government committed $20m (from the The Park Lands are one of Adelaide’s most treasured The plan for a carbon neutral Adelaide was jointly Mayors. They have also formally endorsed their mutual Planning and Development Fund) over four years to assets and key to our status as one of the world’s unveiled by the Government (Department of Environment, aspiration to establish Adelaide as the world’s first revitalise the Adelaide Park Lands. The Government most liveable cities. Ensuring the Park Lands are Water and Natural Resources) and Council in 2015. carbon neutral city via a Sector Agreement under South (Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure) used in a way that meets the recreational and The partnership aims to achieve carbon neutrality, Australia’s climate change legislation. and Council subsequently worked together to identify lifestyle needs of city residents, visitors and all South whilst driving economic and employment opportunities. priority projects, with the first being Marshmallow Australians, will support city population growth and The six focus areas for implementation are: The Carbon Neutral Adelaide strategy plan was released Park (Park 19 Pityarrilla ‘Marshmallow Root Place’). contribute to the ongoing development and vitality in November 2015. Development of a detailed action of Adelaide. yy Building partnerships and encouraging community plan, in conjunction with business and community, In the second half of 2015-16 it was announced that action commenced at the end of 2015-16 and will be released Marshmallow Park would undergo a $5m upgrade to mid 2016-17. include a community plaza, landscaped promenades yy Investing in energy efficiency and renewables in the for improved bike and pedestrian access, a fenced dog city park and community courts. yy Transforming the way we travel

yy Reducing emissions from waste

yy Investing in large scale renewables across the state

yy Identifying offset opportunities to reduce emissions and deliver economic return

The Government and Council have signed parallel international agreements on climate change – the Compact of States and Regions and the Compact of

» Greening of buildings helps reduce heating and cooling costs, reducing » Redeveloped Marshmallow Park, artist impression. carbon footprint. Image courtesy of Image courtesy of Office for Design and Architecture SA. Adelaide City Council. CAPITAL CITY COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 13 NORTH TERRACE POPULATION GROWTH

With completion of the new Royal Adelaide Hospital and Population increase within the city is a critical and With a sample of over 2,400 people, the research will University of Adelaide and University of South Australia longstanding priority of both the Government and deliver: buildings within the Biomedical Precinct imminent, there » University of Council. Both parties have targets for long term South Australia yy a full analysis of key local market segments for is a need to ensure the development of continuous, high and Adelaide growth as part of the foundation of a more vibrant, quality public realm, including street treatments, furniture University health and economically robust capital city. While the city’s Adelaide city living and landscaping throughout the precinct. medical buildings under population has been steadily increasing by an average construction. of 2.8 per cent each year over the last decade, target yy insights into potential interstate and overseas To achieve this, the Department of Planning, Transport growth requires much greater increases. markets and Infrastructure, Renewal SA and Adelaide City Council commenced planning to develop public realm standards On this basis, the Committee held a forum in 2015 yy insights into the motivations and experiences of for the precinct in late 2015-16. A master plan process titled ‘50,000 by 2024: How to Grow Adelaide’s CBD recent city re locators will be implemented for the western end of North ’. The Forum involved key Government and Population? yy analysis of emerging and future employment Terrace (between King William Street and West Terrace) Council officers from across a range of disciplines and markets in the city and how these may be leveraged which will include delivery of design standards for the identified market research as the critical first step in to increase city population Biomedical Precinct. developing strategy to expedite and accelerate city population growth. yy assessment of whole of life costs associated with living in Adelaide’s city centre, compared with outer In mid 2015-16, the Adelaide City Population and inner rim suburbs and other Australian cities. Growth Research project was jointly commissioned by the Capital City Committee and Council. The The final report is due in the second quarter of project’s purpose is to provide an evidence base for 2016-17, with an implementation plan expected to be » The New Royal Adelaide Government and Council strategy, to stimulate demand Hospital under construction. negotiated between Government, Council and other for city living, driving city population growth in pursuit stakeholders, including industry, by February 2017. of targets.

» South Australian Health & Medical Research » Apartment living offers Adelaidian’s the Institute (SAHMRI). chance to live in the heart of the city. 15 SMART CITY VACANT AND UNDERUTILISED BUILDINGS

Adelaide unofficially became a smart city in 2014 with is underway and will be reported back to Council. It The presence of vacant and underutilised buildings properties, eight of which are located on central North the roll out of free high speed internet across CBD is anticipated that outcomes from the trial will inform detracts from the amenity and visual appeal of the city. Terrace between Pulteney and King William Streets. outdoor public spaces and designation of Adelaide an expression of interest for LED light replacement in Through a case management approach, the Government Allied work also identified broad opportunities for as Australia’s first ‘Lighthouse City’ in January 2015. 2016-17. (Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure) activation of this precinct. As part of the work, North The concept of ‘Smart City’ is to leverage the power has successfully worked with building and business Terrace building owners, business and other stakeholders of emerging technology including the Internet of Smart Parking involves monitoring and communicating owners over recent years to revitalise and repurpose a came together in a workshop hosted by the Premier, Things (IOT) to create a more prosperous, sustainable, street parking availability in real time via sensors number of the city’s high profile vacant buildings. The Deputy Premier and Lord Mayor, to discuss the issue liveable city. The 2015-16 Smart City program had a attached to street lights. This information is then eastern side of North Terrace between Pulteney and King and potential ways forward. number of project streams, including trialling of Smart made available via a real time app, enabling drivers William Streets continues however to feature a number of Lighting, Smart Parking and Smart Environmental to proceed directly to the cheapest available car vacant and underutilised buildings ranging in height from The work is continuing and recommendations will be Sensors. parking of their choice. The technology is currently single to thirteen stories, many with heritage listings. put to the Capital City Committee for potential action, undergoing internal testing and refinement with results including case management in 2016-17. The Smart Lighting trial involved installation of 60 to inform Council’s ‘City Parking Experience’ initiative In the second half of 2015-16, a renewed move to street lights on Pirie Street and Hindmarsh Square, in 2016-17. working with owners of vacant and underutilised with technology capable of monitoring and reducing buildings, specifically those on North Terrace, energy consumption in real time. The trial saw the Smart Environmental Sensors monitor environmental commenced. This initially involved a stocktake of North luminosity of the street lights set lower (but still conditions including humidity, dust and carbon Terrace buildings which revealed nine underutilised at a safe level) than usual as the default setting, dioxide in the atmosphere in real time and convey this unless pedestrians were in the vicinity, in which case information. Eight sensors are currently being installed sensors would trigger adjustment to full strength. across the city including Adelaide Central Market, As pedestrians moved away, the luminosity again Rundle Mall, Pirie Street and in the Park Lands. Pirie reduced, providing for ‘lighting on demand’ and Street environmental sensor data has been made reducing wastage and cost. Assessment of savings available for the Unleashed GovHack event.

» Launch of Smart City Studio, Adelaide City Council, November 2015. Pictured left to right: Don Russell, Chief Executive, Department of State Development; Hon MP; Lord Mayor of Adelaide, Martin Haese; Mark Goldstone, Chief Executive Officer, Adelaide City Council. » North Terrace is Adelaide’s Image courtesy of Adelaide City Council. cultural boulevard. CAPITAL CITY COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 17 MARKET DISTRICT ENTREPRENEURIAL CITY

The Market District incorporates the Adelaide Central In our modern, global economy coworking goes hand Market, the Market Arcade, Market Plaza and in hand with innovation and entrepreneurialism. Chinatown, Her Majesty’s Theatre and the restaurant Increasingly, coworking is a key component of a strip of Gouger Street. In mid-2015, Council endorsed creative, entrepreneurial city. In 2014-15, Adelaide’s ‘Our Market District’, which articulates aspirations cowork sector grew steadily, however research and flags a coordinated approach to establishing and conducted by the Capital City Committee revealed that

promoting a common future for the District. Since some spaces were struggling to maintain a sustainable adoption, implementation has focused on planning for membership base. The research also identified that redevelopment of the Central Market Arcade, fostering there was an opportunity for a coordinated approach activation on a Sunday and building connections with to promotions, which would raise awareness, provide food, produce and wine industry sectors. a ‘gateway’ to coworking in Adelaide and strengthen the sector longer term. In March 2016, Council resolved to take care and control of the Market Arcade building on expiration On the basis of the research, in 2015-16, the of the ground lease in September 2018. Council will Capital City Committee Directorate, Department offer leases to traders for a period of up to two years, of the Premier and Cabinet, Department of State conditioned with a six month redevelopment clause Development and Council partnered with the sector for vacant possession to commence redevelopment to develop a marketing and communications plan. works. Council also established a Project Reference The Plan identifies a range of strategies, including a Group to provide strategic advice to the project team central online gateway to coworking in Adelaide, for during the life of the project. Site master planning implementation with the aid of seed funding from the commenced at the end of 2015 – 2016. Department of the Premier and Cabinet.

The sector subsequently established Coworking South Australia as an incorporated body in March 2015 to implement the Plan and build the sector long term. As part of this execution, a set of key metrics will be established and tracked to measure status and impact of coworking in Adelaide going forward.

» Adelaide Central Market. »» Coworking, Hub Adelaide. Image courtesy of Adelaide City Council. Image courtesy of Adelaide City Council. CAPITAL CITY COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 19 CITY INVESTMENT APPENDICES

‘Adelaide Reinvented’ is a 24 page feature on the c. Monitor the implementation of programs designed to city, published as part of the Adelaide Review’s ‘Hot Appendix 1: Capital City Committee – promote the development of the City of Adelaide 100 Wines’ in December 2015. It tells the story of Legislative Functions Adelaide’s ‘reinvention’ over the last five to ten years. d. Make provision for the publication (as appropriate) of The publication was distributed in Adelaide, Melbourne, Below is an exerpt of Section 10(1) of the City of Adelaide key strategies, goals and commitments relevant to the Sydney and Singapore and continues to be used for Act 1998 which sets out the functions of the Capital City development and growth of the City of Adelaide that have promotional purposes. The project was jointly funded Committee: The Act states that: been agreed by the parties who are (or will be) required by Renewal SA and the Capital City Committee. to undertake responsibility for their implementation or “The Capital City Committee is established as an delivery inter-governmental body to enhance and promote the development of the City of Adelaide as the Capital City of e. Collect, analyze and disseminate information about the State and, for that purpose, may: the economic, social, physical and environmental development of the City of Adelaide, with particular a. Identify and promote key strategic requirements emphasis on assessing outcomes and identifying factors for the economic, social, physical and environmental that will encourage or facilitate future development within development and growth of the City of Adelaide as the the City of Adelaide primary focus for the cultural, educational, tourism, retail and commercial activities of South Australia f. Take on other tasks incidental to the preceding paragraphs.” b. Promote and assist in the maximisation of opportunities for the effective coordination of public and private resources to meet the key strategic requirements identified by the Committee, and recommend priorities for joint action by the State Government and the Adelaide City Council (within established budget processes and programs)

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