Item No.	Item Title	Page No.
	Declarations of Interest in matters on the agenda
1	**CBD Civic Carpark Strategy	8
2	Ipswich Central Executive Report No 19 to 4 September 2020	15
3	Retail Sub-Project Steering Committee - August 2020	63
4	Ipswich Central Community Safety Strategy	70
5	Naming of Your Places and Spaces - Community Engagement Report	73

Ipswich Central Redevelopment Committee NO. 4

17 September 2020

AGENDA

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN MATTERS ON THE AGENDA

1. **CBD Civic Carpark Strategy

This is a report concerning the proposed management and operation of the council owned off-street civic car park, an integral component of the Nicholas Street – Ipswich Central redevelopment.

Recommendation

A. That the report on the CBD Civic Carpark Strategy dated 30 July 2020 be received and the contents noted

B. That a councillor workshop be held to discuss the operations and pricing structure of the civic car park to ensure it optimises its function in activating the Nicholas Street precinct.

2. Ipswich Central Executive Report No 19 to 4 September 2020

This is a report concerning Executive Report No.19 on the Ipswich Central Program of Works to 4 September 2020.

Recommendation

That the Ipswich Central Executive Report No 19 to 4 September 2020 be received and the contents noted.

3. Retail Sub-Project Steering Committee - August 2020

This is a report concerning Report No. 2 (August 2020) from the Retail Sub-project Steering Committee on the status of the leasing program and associated developments with the retail component of the Nicholas Street - Ipswich Central redevelopment.

Recommendation

That the Retail Sub-project Steering Committee Report No 2 for August 2020 be received and the contents noted.

4. Ipswich Central Community Safety Strategy

This is a report concerning the proposed development of a Community Safety Strategy for the Ipswich Central precinct, specifically focusing on the areas in the vicinity of Councils redevelopment project and adjacent locations.

Council is expending significant public monies on the redevelopment of the Ipswich Central area and it is critical that the area is perceived as a safe place for community members to spend time in.

As such, it is proposed that a Community Safety Strategy be developed in consultation with stakeholders within the Ipswich Central precinct to improve the actual and perceived safety of the precinct including adjacent areas such as “Top of Town” and Bell Street.

Recommendation

A. That Council approve the development of the Ipswich Central Community Safety Strategy in consultation with relevant stakeholders.

B. That the draft Ipswich Central Community Safety Strategy be presented to the next Ipswich Central Redevelopment Committee for consideration.

5. Naming of Your Places and Spaces - Community Engagement Report

This is a report concerning the “Name Your Places and Spaces” community engagement initiative run on Shape Your Ipswich (August 11 to 30) with the goal of generating ideas from the community to potentially help council finalise the names of nine key places and spaces in the newly redeveloped city heart, as follows:

o The Nicholas Street precinct – name currently used for marketing purposes and not actual address (Street address for business in the precinct are either Ipswich City Mall or Union Place Mall).

o The Civic Space

o Laneway 1 – currently referred to as Icon Alley or Smokers’ Alley

o Laneway 2 – currently referred to as Bottle Alley

o Ipswich City Council administration building

o The two new libraries

o The event space in the new ICC administration building

o The balcony connecting to the event space in the ICC administration building

2,938 people visited the Shape Your Ipswich page, with 304 contributions (and two email submissions). There were 6,405 “thumbs-ups” given to contributions (ie people supporting ideas already put forward). Of these interactions, 91 people are now following the page to keep up-to-date with the project.

In addition to these locations there are also two pavilions that are located in the Civic Space that could be named if Council so chooses.

An overview of all suggestions (and supporting thumbs-ups) can be found in the background section of this report.

Council also has a current procedure in relation to the naming of places and infrastructure which is attached to this report.

The current street address for properties located in the Nicholas Street and Union Place are Ipswich City Mall and Union Place Mall respectively. In presenting this report, Council officers will speak to this aspect of the names within the precinct.

Recommendation

A. That Council determine the name of the precinct currently referred to as Nicholas Street.

B. That Council determine the name for the Civic Space.

C. That Council determine the name for the new Library.

D. That Council determine the name for the new Children’s Library.

E. That Council determine the name for Laneway 1 currently known as Icon Alley.

F. That Council determine the name for Laneway 2 currently known as Bottle Alley.

G. That Council determine the name for the Council administration building.

H. That Council determine the name for the event space located on Level 1 of the

Council administration building.

I. That Council determine whether the balcony located on Level 1 of the administration building which overlooks the civic space requires a name and if so determine that name.

J. That Council determine whether the two pavilions located in the civic space require a name and if so determine those names.

** Item includes confidential papers

and any other items as considered necessary.

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Doc ID No: A6456875

ITEM: 1

SUBJECT: CBD Civic Carpark Strategy

AUTHOR: Project Manager

DATE: 30 July 2020

Executive Summary

This is a report concerning the proposed management and operation of the council owned off-street civic car park, an integral component of the Nicholas Street – Ipswich Central redevelopment.

Recommendation/s

A. That the report on the CBD Civic Carpark Strategy dated 30 July 2020 be received and the contents noted

B. That a councillor workshop be held to discuss the operations and pricing structure of the civic car park to ensure it optimises its function in activating the Nicholas Street precinct.

RELATED PARTIES

Ranbury Management Group - Program Management PartnerRanbury Property Services – Retail Leasing Agent

CK Consulting – Car Park Consultant

Councillor Fechner may have a potential conflict of interest in relation to this matter.

Councillor Madsen may have a potential conflict of interest in relation to this matter.

Advance Ipswich Theme

Strengthening our local economy and building prosperity

Purpose of Report/Background

The purpose of this report is to discuss the proposed management and operations of the council owned, off-street civic car park formally known as the Ipswich Mall Carpark. The car park forms an integral component of the Nicholas Street redevelopment and is a key component in the successful activation of the refurbished CBD precinct. The 994 bay car park sits under the civic plaza, has six levels, is accessed via entrances at B3 and B5 from Bremer Street with vehicles able to only exit westbound onto Bremer Street from B5.

Currently no endorsed strategic plan for the car park exists. The civic plaza and library opening in late November 2020 together with the likely third quarter 2021 opening of council’s administration building and the retail precinct will place new demands on the car park and its operations will require council to have in place a sound management and operational plan supported by an effective and efficient car park operator.

As the CBD project team did not hold the prerequisite skills, a parking consultant (CK Consulting) was engaged to provide technical advice on car park design, management and associated technology solutions (refer Attachment 3 for associated pricing report). The project team also sought advice from Council’s Infrastructure Strategy team (IS) (refer Attachment 2 for associated report). While CK Consulting’s report reflects earlier IS feedback, there remains minor positional differences between the respective reports which are discussed below.

A key factor in the success of the CBD’s redevelopment is to ensure that future car park users have a positive parking experience when visiting the precinct. Given this, council has commenced improvements to the council owned infrastructure (e.g. boom gates). A recent investment of ~$100,000 will improve the infrastructure and better utilise the functionality of the existing ‘Skidata’ system to improve operational efficiency and customer outcomes. The improvements include a new exit boom‐gate at B1 with a credit card reader (enabling exit eastward onto Bremer Street via the concrete ramp), credit card readers to both existing B5 exit boom‐gates and the relocation of existing pay machines in accordance with the new lift layout.

To ensure the car park can successfully support the activation and commercial success of a revitalised CBD precinct, there are a number of other key factors to be considered. On business days, activation of the precinct will in part be dependent on availability and high vehicle turnover of bays for short to medium term parkers - achieved through a pricing structure. Achieving the right balance carries a degree of complexity due to the various pricing options available nearby and their sensitivities against the commercial returns available to council from longer or all-day stays (whose levels can be set from time to time).

The issue for resolution is whether the car park’s future purpose is to drive precinct activation, operate as a commercial car park (profitable as an outright asset) or exist with dual operational goals (activation and commercially viable). To effect this, consideration needs to be given to the hours of the car park’s future operation together with timing and the duration of pricing tariffs (including space available for early bird option and contract parkers). These settings will need to move as the precinct develops and matures over the next 24 months. An initial setting similar to the current scheme is recommended with options to adjust in line with future changes in demand.

Civic Carpark Pricing

The current fee structure was designed to encourage short to medium stay users and discourage commuter parking. The schedule below includes an early bird price for longer stay users entering before 8:30am and a monthly, concessional rate for ‘contract’ parkers. Council also has an existing commercial arrangement with SEQ Water for the provision of 200 daily spaces on business days for company and staff vehicles. This arrangement ends on 28 February 2021 with SEQ Water advising of their intention to seek a new agreement after that date.

Existing Fee Schedule

Length of Stay	Current Price
0-3 hours	Free
3-4 hours	$3
4-5 hours	$5
5-6 hours	$9
6-7 hours	$16
7+ hours	$25
Daily max	$25
Early bird (before 8:30 am)	$8
Monthly	$100

CK Consulting highlighted three distinct user groups:

· transient casual parkers - shopping, library visits, event attendance (shorter term);

· retail staff and workers (all day – early bird); and

· contracted users including SEQ Water (all day - business hours allocation).

Parking pricing needs to support the overarching objective of CBD renewal and activation by encouraging visitations and ensuring turnover (by transient casual parkers) - it does this by utilising a pricing structure which encourages stays of less than 3 hours with free parking and incrementally stepping up fees for longer stays. It is IS’s position that pricing should be reviewed as part of the city wide on-street and off-street review in line with the City of Ipswich Parking Pricing Strategy, as such recommending that off-street parking supplies should be priced at a moderate proportion (70-80%) to the price of adjacent on-street priced parking. This should reduce the attractiveness of on-street parking and assists with reduced traffic congestion, vehicle circulation and greater availability of on-street parking. It is proposed that the car park will charge for parking Monday to Friday to 5:00pm and retain free parking weekdays after 5:00pm and on the weekends.

The IS recommendations on price and timing (refer Attachment 2 - Table 4 and 5) differ marginally from CK Consulting (refer Attachment 3 – page 2 Rate Table Options) who proposed multiple general rates for adjustment based on the measured business hours occupancy levels and review semi-annually.

In line with negotiations with the key anchor tenant, a car parking agreement has been prepared which largely relates to the right of patrons to utilise council’s car park. The agreement will also require council to have in effect a validation (discount) system allowing an extension of the free parking to five hours. A ticket validation system may also be a pre-requisite for other significantly sized entertainment based tenants. These effectively reduce the revenue collected from visitors by the car park system.

The main sources of revenue will therefore continue to come from early-bird and monthly contract parkers, with the pricing for transient casual parkers set to deter all day parking.

Hours of Operation (Tariff Application)

The car park’s current operating hours (Monday to Sunday) are from 5:30am to 10:00pm. In line with council’s recent endorsement of a six month trial to remove time restrictions and priced parking on Saturdays, IS recommend the civic car park’s hours of operation for which the adopted pricing tariff will apply will be as follows.

· Monday to Friday 7:30am to 5:00pm

· Monday to Friday after 5:00pm and Saturday/Sunday – free, no charge

It is noted that CK Consulting also recommended for consideration that week day charging from 6:00am to 12:00am be a future option should demand require a control during those hours, effectively keeping the rate structure continuing all day. Further the introduction of weekend and event rates was recommended for consideration once demand returns. CK Consulting noted that undercover car parking is a premium as is the location and is different to parking on-street as there is a cost to operate the car park and additional fees do need to be collected to upkeep the community’s asset.

Once the retail precinct is opened, a review of opening hours for the car park will need to be undertaken to cater for the potential later closing times of some of the food and beverage and entertainment tenancies.

Requirement for a new Parking Operator Contract

Council operates the car park through a contract with Point Parking. The five year contract transferred from Ipswich City Properties to council and expired in April 2020. An endorsed Tender Consideration Plan provided for a month by month extension to 31 December 2020 to allow council sufficient time to procure an operator. The associated procurement process has commenced with council seeking to engage an operator on a proposed 1+1+1 contract, which will provide council with flexibility regarding its future decision making in regards to this asset as its activation develops.

Pricing and car park hours of operation will remain in the control of council, this will ensure associated future changes to both pricing and hours are managed in alignment with the City of Ipswich Parking Pricing Strategy (2020).

Other Matters

The management model will need to give consideration to a small number of grandfathered car park agreements where Ipswich City Properties had provided local businesses and their staff with free car park access.

Council owns vacant land at 4 Ellenborough Street (refer Attachment 1), purchased from Queensland Rail as the future site for an Ipswich Performing Arts Centre (IPAC). Council has no short to medium term plans for this land. The potential exists for this site to provide a temporary car park solution (potential yield in excess of 100 spaces), acting as an overflow area to cater for additional demand over the existing civic car park for major CBD activation events. Associated council approvals and site remediation works would be required to achieve this outcome.

Legal/Policy Basis

Over the years, council has adopted several strategic planning documents that need to be considered as part of the decision making on the management framework for the civic car park.

1. iGO – City of Ipswich Transport Plan (2016)

· Aggregates a number aspects from the Ipswich Parking Strategy (2011) and the Ipswich CBD Commuter Parking Master Plan (2014);

· Outlines the new ‘parking paradigm’ for parking management across Ipswich, recommending council undertakes a ‘demand management’ approach rather than a traditional ‘demand satisfaction’ approach to parking management; and

· This essentially means that council should look to better utilise existing parking supply as an alternative to providing more.

2. City of Ipswich Parking Pricing Strategy (2020)

· Provides guidance on parking management decision making, including changes to pricing and time-restrictions across the city; and

· Provides recommendations on the appropriate pricing level of council owned and operated on-street and off-street parking areas (including the civic car park).

RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS

Negative user experiences with the CBD car park may impact both return visits and community perceptions of the refurbished precinct as a future or repeat destination. Proposed and existing improvements to the car park’s infrastructure, aesthetics and lighting together with an acceptable tariff structure will result in an overall improved user experience.

Financial/RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS

All aspects of the car park’s refurbishment are being managed within the approved budget for the CBD Redevelopment Program. Funding of the contract to manage daily operations of the car park will be sourced from the precinct’s recurrent operations and management budget.

As indicated above, there are competitive tensions in the tariff setting agenda for the car park’s operation - an asset to activate the precinct versus a commercial car park asset within the precinct.

COMMUNITY and OTHER CONSULTATION

Detailed consultation has occurred with IS and CK Consulting. No community consultation has occurred in relation to the preparation of this report.

Conclusion

The car park is a critical component to allow council to successfully activate the refurbished CBD precinct. Given the sensitivities and complexity around the establishment of a pricing structure, it is recommended that a councillor workshop be held to establish an effective operational model that will ensure the asset performs optimally in its agreed role for the Nicholas Street precinct.

Attachments and Confidential Background Papers

1.	Ellenborough Street Aerial Photograph ⇩

	CONFIDENTIAL
2.	Infrastructure Strategy Report
3.	CK Consulting Report

Greg Thomas

Project Manager

I concur with the recommendations contained in this report.

Sean Madigan

General Manager - Coordination and Performance

“Together, we proudly enhance the quality of life for our community”

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Doc ID No: A6451728

ITEM: 3

SUBJECT: Retail Sub-Project Steering Committee - August 2020

AUTHOR: Project Manager

DATE: 28 August 2020

Executive Summary

Recommendation/s

That the Retail Sub-project Steering Committee Report No 2 for August 2020 be received and the contents noted.

RELATED PARTIES

Ranbury Management Group - Program Management PartnerRanbury Property Services – Retail Leasing Agent

Councillor Fechner may have a potential conflict of interest in relation to this matter.

Councillor Madsen may have a potential conflict of interest in relation to this matter.

Advance Ipswich Theme

Strengthening our local economy and building prosperity

Purpose of Report/Background

As previously reported, Council established the Retail Sub-project Steering Committee (RSPSC) to support the recently established Ipswich Central Redevelopment Committee (ICRC) in delivering the CBD project. The RSPSC reports monthly to the ICRC on the strategic direction for the planning, development, delivery and operations of the precinct’s retail and commercial assets as well as retail leasing status.

The RSPSC’s second meeting was held on 26 August 2020, draft minutes attached (Attachment 1). In line with the adopted Terms of Reference, the committee discussed associated issues including:

· the status of retail leasing and negotiations with the key anchor tenant;

· the endorsement of the retail variation to the existing Hutchinson Builders contract (subject to the execution of the agreement for lease);

· commencement of procurement activities for car park operations, precinct valuation services, precinct management services and the commercial leasing agency;

· project team resourcing; and

· precinct management options post construction completion.

As at 31 August 2020, eight non-legally binding HOA’s have been endorsed. Whilst no further HOA’s were endorsed in August, discussions have continued with a number of other prospective tenants. Negotiations with the key anchor tenant (cinema) also progressed in an attempt to reach consensus of the outstanding issues. The current expectation is that the agreement for lease (AFL) and associated documentation will be finalised and executed in by October 2020. As previously noted, execution of the AFL is the trigger for commencement of the Hutchinson Builders’ contract variation to deliver the retail refurbishment.

The delay in commencing the retail works will result in construction works continuing on the retail assets after the opening of the Civic Plaza and Library and potentially past Council’s occupation of the new Administration Building.

Following a request from the ICRC’s July 2020 meeting on the status of the leasing negotiations, two of the three planned councillor workshops have now been held and discussed the following matters.

Workshop One - 11 August 2020

· Financial performance against the adopted project budget

· Costs to complete existing financial commitments

· Options to vary project scope - specifications and costs

· Current estimated opening dates

Workshop Two - 1 September 2020

· Overview of the leasing strategy and associated financials

· Leasing deals in progress and anticipated timescales

· A review of individual tenancies with brand aspirations

· Future precinct management – options, resourcing and future ICC CBD structure

Workshop Three is to be scheduled after the receipt of the detailed precinct valuations (services currently under procurement), anticipated to be received in late October 2020. The purpose of this workshop will be to review the valuations and to discuss scheme enhancement options and related decisions.

In addition to the monthly ICRC meetings, ongoing councillor consultation is to occur through a monthly discussion forum on current and future project matters and the precinct’s future operational and management model and resourcing.

The September quarterly report to the Minister for Local Government, Racing and Multicultural Affairs (required as part of the granting of the leasing Ministerial Exemption) is under preparation for submission in late September 2020. This report will provide the Minister with the status of the retail leasing program and the overall redevelopment.

Legal/Policy Basis

This report and its recommendations are consistent with the following legislative provisions:

Local Government Act 2009

Local Government Regulation 2012

RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS

The retail leasing program continues to face a number of significant risks including but not limited to COVID-19 impacts, the pace of the retail market rebound, the securing of the key anchor tenant and the attractiveness of the offer from the lessor (council). It is important that HOA negotiations and their conversion into legally binding AFL’s/leases are concluded as soon as possible.

The delay in commencing the retail works will mean there will be limited food and beverage offerings available to visitors in the vicinity of the library and Civic Plaza when they open later this year. Consideration is currently being given to a number of short-term ‘pop-up’ options in the Civic Plaza to offset this.

Financial/RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS

The first two workshops (discussed above) provided Councillors with a deeper understanding on the current and future financial and resourcing implications of both the project’s delivery and the precinct’s future management and operation.

The retail precinct’s short-term commercial success is dependent on identifying, attracting and securing a commercially viable tenancy mix. Commercial success medium to longer term requires a comprehensive activation and management strategy to support tenants and deliver a revitalised and activated CBD.

COMMUNITY and OTHER CONSULTATION

The contents of this report did not require any community consultation.

Conclusion

The governance framework for the retail precinct and its future management is operational and working effectively. Given COVID-19’s impacts, retail leasing is progressing according to plan. The finalising of the AFL with the key anchor tenant remains a major milestone for the delivery of the retail refurbishment works.

Attachments and Confidential Background Papers

1.	Draft Minutes RSPSC Mtg. No 2 ⇩

Greg Thomas

Project Manager

I concur with the recommendations contained in this report.

Sean Madigan

General Manager - Coordination and Performance

“Together, we proudly enhance the quality of life for our community”

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Doc ID No: A6464959

ITEM: 5

SUBJECT: Naming of Your Places and Spaces - Community Engagement Report

AUTHOR: Engagement Manager

DATE: 4 September 2020

Executive Summary

o The Nicholas Street precinct – name currently used for marketing purposes and not actual address (Street address for business in the precinct are either Ipswich City Mall or Union Place Mall).

o The Civic Space

o Laneway 1 – currently referred to as Icon Alley or Smokers’ Alley

o Laneway 2 – currently referred to as Bottle Alley

o Ipswich City Council administration building

o The two new libraries

o The event space in the new ICC administration building

o The balcony connecting to the event space in the ICC administration building

In addition to these locations there are also two pavilions that are located in the Civic Space that could be named if Council so chooses.

An overview of all suggestions (and supporting thumbs-ups) can be found in the background section of this report.

Council also has a current procedure in relation to the naming of places and infrastructure which is attached to this report.

Recommendation/s

A. That Council determine the name of the precinct currently referred to as Nicholas Street.

B. That Council determine the name for the Civic Space.

C. That Council determine the name for the new Library.

D. That Council determine the name for the new Children’s Library.

E. That Council determine the name for Laneway 1 currently known as Icon Alley.

F. That Council determine the name for Laneway 2 currently known as Bottle Alley.

G. That Council determine the name for the Council administration building.

H. That Council determine the name for the event space located on Level 1 of the

Council administration building.

I. That Council determine whether the balcony located on Level 1 of the administration building which overlooks the civic space requires a name and if so determine that name.

J. That Council determine whether the two pavilions located in the civic space require a name and if so determine those names.

RELATED PARTIES

There are no conflicts of interest to note.

Advance Ipswich Theme

Strengthening our local economy and building prosperity

Purpose of Report/Background

The key objectives for this engagement were:

· To encourage feedback from the broader Ipswich community in regards to possible names for key precincts, sub-precincts, streets, lanes, assets and event spaces within the Nicholas Street redevelopment

· To position council as a forward-thinking, strategic and community-centric organisation.

· To encourage the broader community to come on the redevelopment ‘journey’ and create a sense of pride and ownership.

· To use council’s Shape Your Ipswich platform as a one-stop-shop to engage with the community so the loop can be closed once the final decision is made by council.

Below is a summary of all suggestions (noting the number of times each name was suggested as well as the number of supporting thumbs-ups it received).

1. The overarching precinct (currently known as Nicholas Street, Ipswich Central)

*Suggested name*	*Why / Rationale*	*Contributions*	*Thumbs up*
Jagara/Yuggera Place/Precinct	Local indigenous peoples	4	167
Tulmur Place/Precinct/Village	“Ipswich” in universal Indigenous language	7	149
Ipswich City/Central/Town	Simplicity and easy wayfinding	15	130
Jagara/Yuggara Place	Local Indigenous peoples	6	131
Nicholas Street	Maintain original street name – has been known as Nicholas Street since the first survey map of the city was done	8	60
Union Place	A nod to the history of the original name and a place where people can unite	2	10
Town	Simplicity and easy wayfinding	1	2
Digger City River Precinct	Nod to mining history	1	6
Jeff McLean Central	Local business owner and former Wallaby	1	1
Sir Neville Bonner	Local, first Indigenous member of parliament	1	9
Robert Anderson Place	Local indigenous man that beat world sprint champions in charters towers.	1	17
Murrumpi or Djimbalung	Koala or my people	1	18
Limestone Hills Precinct		1	6
Switch City Plaza		1	4
Wade Korumba	-A mix of Anglo Henry Wade surveyor Ipswich + Korumba a word meaning great in the aboriginal language.	1	2
Ipswich Central 4 Squares Plaza		1	1
iConnect		1	0
The Strada	Italian for “street”	1	1
The Feels of Ipswich		1	0
Unity		1	0
Newman	Local war veteran	1	0

2. The civic plaza

*Suggested name*	*Why / Rationale*	*Contributions*	*Thumbs up*
Tulmur Place/Square	“Ipswich” in universal Indigenous language	15	357
Trevor Grewar Outlook	Local identity dedicated to giving back to the Ipswich community	1	516
Yagara Place/Plaza	Traditional Indigenous language	2	26
Limestone Plaza	Original proposed name of Ipswich	1	31
Corroboree Connection	Indigenous cultural space for music, dance and costume	1	2
Nicholas Street Plaza/Nicholas Plaza	Original street name	3	9
The Plaza		1	5
Riverheart Plaza	The river and the heart of the city combined	1	3
Riverslea Plaza		1	2
Heather Bonner Place	Local and founder of One People of Australia League	1	2
The Oasis	A place to relax	1	1
Don Risson Place	Local who gave back to the community	1	1
People’s Place	A place for people	1	1
Union Place	A place to come together	1	1
Bremer Plaza	Named after the Bremer river	1	1
Gathering Place	A place to gather	1	0
Jeff McLean Central	Local business owner and former Wallaby	1	0
Ipswich City Hub	A central hub of activity	1	0
Ipswich/Ipswich Civic Place/Ipswich Central	Simplicity and easy wayfinding	1	0
Aubonnett Place	Longest running music school, founder/director Ipswich Orchestras	1	0
Connection Place	A place to connect	1	0

3. City (main) library

*Suggested name*	*Why / Rationale*	*Contributions*	*Thumbs up*
Ipswich City/Ipswich Central Library	Simplicity and easy wayfinding	13	650
The John Birmingham Library	Locally-born author	1	34
Tulmur Central/Ipswich Tulmur Library	“Ipswich” in universal Indigenous language	2	16
Thomas Shapcott Library	Locally-born poet, novelist and playwright	3	13
Margaret Cook Library	Local historian	2	9
Neville Bonner	Local Indigenous politician. First Indigenous member of Parliament in Australia.	1	6
House of Words Library		1	5
Toni Risson Library	Local author	1	3
Glennis Nugent Library	Local and founder of Qld’s first Book Fest	1	2

4. Children’s library

*Suggested name*	*Why / Rationale*	*Contributions*	*Thumbs up*
Aunty Sharron/Sharron Lindh Library	Local artist, craftsperson and musician	3	424
Dreamtime Children’s Library	Indigenous cultural reference	1	62
Ash Barty Library	Local tennis champion	1	41
Ipswich City/Central Children’s Library	Simplicity and easy wayfinding	7	30
Shannon Library	Local, long-time children’s nurse at Ipswich Hospital	2	6
Bookworms Library		1	14
Garden of Eden		1	13
Wonderland		1	8
World of Wonder		1	7
Ipswich Nyamil Library	“young ones” in traditional language	1	5
Little Lizards Library		1	1
Boomerang Library		1	1
The Little Horses Library		1	1

5. Administration building

*Suggested name*	*Why / Rationale*	*Contributions*	*Thumbs up*
Neville Bonner Building	Local Indigenous politician. First Indigenous member of Parliament in Australia.	2	88
Ipswich/council administration building/hub	Simplicity and easy wayfinding	12	62
Cribb and Foote	Notable local business owners and store	2	14
The Coal Face	Nod to Ipswich’s mining history	1	5
Square One	Council getting back to basics and starting over in a new era of transparency and accountability	1	4
Lewis Thomas House	Local coal miner and developer	1	2
John Murphy Building	Ipswich’s first mayor	1	2
Bremer Building	Nod to Bremer River	1	2
Joseph Fleming Building	One of Ipswich’s first politicians elected in 1860	1	2
Thorn Place	Notable local family	1	2
Harold Blair Building	Noted local Indigenous singer and OAM	1	2
Bill Hayden Centre	21^st Governor General of Australia	1	1

6. Event and function space located on level one of the administration building

*Suggested name*	*Why / Rationale*	*Contributions*	*Thumbs up*
Ash Barty Function Centre	Local tennis champion	1	467
Helen Clarke/Aunty Helen Event Room/Centre	Affectionately known to everyone as Aunty Helen - has been teaching dance in Ipswich for over 70 years	2	147
Harold Blair Function Centre	Noted local Indigenous singer and OAM	4	86
Dandiiri Space	“meet” in traditional language	2	30
Ipswich Event Centre		1	7
Bremer Function Centre	Named for the city’s river	1	6
Limestone Space		1	3
Piper Joe	Local identity and noted Scottish piper	1	2
Jeff McLean Room	Local business owner and former Wallaby	1	1

7. Event balcony space located on level one of the administration building

*Suggested name*	*Why / Rationale*	*Contributions*	*Thumbs up*
John Birmingham Balcony	Local author	1	112
The Balcony/Bremer Balcony	Named for the city’s river	6	23
Kunnar Balcony	Means “one” in traditional language	1	12
Limestone Balcony		1	6
Bremer Events Space/Hub		2	3
Stephen Potts Balcony	Critical witness in Council’s CCC investigation	1	3
Matthew Hickey Balcony	Member, director and producer of the Ten Tenors	1	2
Margaret Cook valcony	Local historian	1	1
Government View	The open space reflects Council’s openness	1	1
Clouds Balcony		1	0
Jim Hawkins Balcony	WWII digger and local identity	1	0
Blodwyn Whitehead Balcony	founder of Cambrian Junior and Youth choirs and musical identity of Ipswich	1	0
Jeff McLean Balcony	Local business owner and former Wallaby	1	0
Capern Balcony	Notable local musical family	1	0

8. Laneway 1 – currently known as ICON Alley

*Suggested name*	*Why / Rationale*	*Contributions*	*Thumbs up*
Ross Lawrie Laneway	Local known for giving back to the community	1	571
Piper Joe Lane	Local identity and noted Scottish piper	1	502
Ash Barty Lane	Local tennis champion	1	168
Greenham’s Lane	First owners of the commercial buildings on the corner of Nicholas and Brisbane Streets	14	39
Storey Lane/Alley	Named for local long-time union organiser and identity	1	31
Supply Lane	Original name for the alleyway when used by merchants	6	9
Sister Shannon Lane	Local, long-time children’s nurse at Ipswich Hospital	1	6
Artist Lane	Nod to the new mural on the wall	1	5
Jeff Wegener Lane	Locally-born musician who performed with the Saints and other bands since the 1970s	1	3
Reeds Row		1	3
Bonner Lane	Neville Bonner family	1	2
Jeff McLean Lane	Local business owner and former Wallaby	1	0

9. Laneway 2 – currently known as Bottle Alley

*Suggested name*	*Why / Rationale*	*Contributions*	*Thumbs up*
Bottle Alley	Has been referred to as Bottle Alley for over 200 years. Originally the delivery route to the pub located in Nicholas Street	43	819
Indigenous or heritage names		1	18
Bottle Alley EATS	Combined old name with new EATS precinct	1	5
Frederick Aylott MM Lane		1	3
Piper Joe Lane		1	2
Ardent Avenue		1	1
EATS Laneway/Lane		2	0
Jeff McLean Lane		1	0

Legal/Policy Basis

Council currently has a procedure in relation to the naming of all roads, private roads, parks, bridges and places (Attachment 2)

This report and its recommendations are consistent with the following legislative provisions:

Local Government Act 2009

RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS

There is reputational risk associated with the naming of these places and spaces following community engagement in that there have been many diverse ideas presented by the community and Council will ultimately make the decision.

Financial/RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS

There are minor financial implications associated with the naming of the places and spaces that will be covered under the existing project contingency budget.

COMMUNITY and OTHER CONSULTATION

This community engagement program was designed to encourage the broader community to come on the redevelopment ‘journey’ with Council and create a sense of pride and ownership.

As noted, 2,938 people visited the Shape Your Ipswich page, with 304 contributions (and two email submissions). There were 6,405 “thumbs-ups” given to contributions (ie people supporting ideas already put forward). Of these interactions, 91 people are now following the page to keep up-to-date with the project. This is a very positive result, one of the strongest received on this site since its launch in 2019, and shows a desire by the community to have a say in Council’s decision-making process.

Throughout engagement, the project team sought to inform the community and stakeholders about the project and opportunities to provide their feedback in a myriad of ways, with a budget of $7878.48 allocated. The communications program can be found in the attached community engagement report.

A full report on the community engagement, including demographics, is attached.

Conclusion

The Engagement Section thanks the community for its incredible support of this community engagement initiative and looks forward to closing the loop with participants following Council’s decision.

Attachments and Confidential Background Papers