Regional Transport Committee

8 August 2018

Regional Transport Committee Minutes

 

Meeting held in the Council Chamber

36 Water Street, Whangārei

on Wednesday 8 August 2018, commencing at 10.00am

 

 

Present:

Chairman, Councillor John Bain

Deputy Chairman, Councillor Paul Dimery

FNDC Councillor Ann Court

WDC Councillor Greg Martin

NZTA Representative Steve Mutton
NZTA Representative Jacqui Hori Hoult

 

In Attendance:

Full Meeting

NRC GM – Customer Service/Community Resilience - Tony Phipps

NTA/NRC Transport Manager - Chris Powell

FNDC Group Manager and Infrastructure - Andy Finch

KDC General Manager Infrastructure - Curt Martin

NTA/WDC  Roading Manager - Jeff Devine

Northland Road Safety Trust – Gillian Archer

WDC Councillor – Cr Vince Cocurullo

NTA Manager – Peter Thomson

NZTA Regional Delivery Manager – Lloyd De Beer

Safety Engineer –David Spoonley

NZTA Principal Project Manager – Jim Sephton

NTA/NRC Transport Projects Manager – Ian Crayton Brown

NTA/FNDC Manager Transport Operations – Wil Pille

NTA/KDC Roading Manager – Henri Van Zyl

NTA/FNDC Team Leader – Road Safety and Capital Works – Tim Elliott

NZ Police – Sergeant Tony Dunckley

NRC Minute Taker - Megan Evans

 

Part Meeting

NRC Economist – Daryl Jones

NRC Economic Policy Advisor– Jon Trewin

NRC Chairman - Cr Bill Shepherd

NRC  GM Governance and Engagement - Jonathan Gibbard

NTA/NRC Transport Strategic Planning Officer – Sharlene Selkirk

 

 

3 others were in attendance.

 

The Chair declared the meeting open at 10.01am.

Apologies (Item 1.0)

Moved (Martin/Court)

That the apologies from Councillor Julie Geange for non-attendance be received.

Carried

 

Declarations of Conflicts of Interest (Item 2.0)

It was advised that councillors should make declarations item-by-item as the meeting progressed.

 

Presentations (Item 3.0)

ID: A1090925

Report from Chris Powell, Transport Manager

Moved (Bain/Martin)

That the presentations:

1.         Safe Roads - SH1 Whangarei to Wellsford Safer Corridor Improvements (Lloyd De Beer- Regional Delivery Manager and David Spoonley, Safety Engineer)

2.         State Highway 1 and Tarewa Road Intersection (Jim Sephton, Principal Project Manager) be received.

Carried

 

Confirmation of Minutes - Regional Transport Committee Meeting 6 June 2018 (Item 4.1)

ID: A1088094

Report from Tegan Capp, Executive Assistant Customer Services - Community Resilience

Moved (Dimery/Court)

1.       That the minutes of the Regional Transport Committee meeting held on 6 June 2018 be confirmed as a true and correct record.

Carried

Secretarial Note: The spelling of Jacqui Hori-Hoult’s name requires correction in the previous minutes.

 

Northland Regional Land Transport Plan 2015-2018 Funding Uptake (Item 5.1)

ID: A1086706

Report from Chris Powell, Transport Manager

Moved (Dimery/Bain)

1.       That the report ‘Northland Regional Land Transport Plan 2015-2018 Funding Uptake’ by Chris Powell, Transport Manager and dated 13 July 2018, be received.

 Carried

Secretarial Note:

·         Jacqui Hori-Hoult to get back to Cr Ann Court, regarding the 13th claim.

·         Chris Powell to bring the paper he’s working on, regarding 360֯ strengths/weaknesses/improvements, to the next Regional Transport Committee meeting.

 

Kaipara District Council Regional Transport Committee Alternate Representative (Item 6.1)

ID: A1088073

Report from Chris Powell, Transport Manager

Moved (Bain/Dimery)

1.         That the report ‘Kaipara District Council Regional Transport Committee Alternate Representative’ by Chris Powell, Transport Manager and dated 17 July 2018, be received.

2.         That the formally nominated Kaipara District Council Regional Transport Committee Alternate Representative Councillor Victoria del la Varis-Woodcock, be duly noted.     

Carried

 

New Zealand Transport Agency Report to Regional Transport Committee (Item 6.2)

ID: A1092072

Report from Tegan Capp, Executive Assistant Customer Services - Community Resilience

Moved (Court/Martin)

1.    That the report ‘New Zealand Transport Agency Report to Regional Transport Committee’ from Kristin Taylor, New Zealand Transport Agency and dated 27 July 2018, be received.

Carried

Secretarial Note: It was noted that the Kaeo bridge update narration has remained the same for a long time, Steve Mutton is to provide a timeline.

 

Northland Road Safety Action Plan Update (Item 6.3)

ID: A1091500

Report from Ian Crayton-Brown, Transport Projects Officer

Moved (Dimery/Bain)

1.    That the report ‘Northland Road Safety Action Plan Update’ by Ian Crayton-Brown, Transport Projects Officer and Trish Rudolph, NZTA Regional Road Safety Advisor and dated 26 July 2018, be received.

Carried

Secretarial Note: Ian Crayton-Brown will send out an email with date suggestions to identify availability of members.

 

Transport Agency Investment Proposal and Provincial Growth Application Update (Item 7.1)

ID: A1092089

Report from Tegan Capp, Executive Assistant Customer Services - Community Resilience

Moved (Bain/Martin)

1.         That the report ‘Transport Agency Investment Proposal and Provincial Growth Application Update’ by Steve Mutton, New Zealand Transport Agency and dated 27 July 2018, be received.

2.         That a workshop date is confirmed and carried out prior to the next meeting.

Carried

 

Regional Walking and Cycling Strategy Update (Item 7.2)

ID: A1091488

Report from Darryl Jones, Economist and Darryl Jones, Economist

Moved (Bain/Dimery)

1.         That the report ‘Regional Walking and Cycling Strategy Update’ by Darryl Jones, Economist and Jon Trewin, Policy Analyst and dated 26 July 2018, be received.

2.         That the Regional Transport Committee approves the final version of the Northland Walking and Cycling Strategy to be presented to the Northland Regional Council meeting in August for formal adoption.

Carried

Secretarial Note: The supplementary paper that Cr Ann Court circulated will be deferred until the next meeting. The Chair confirmed that the paper would be added to the agenda for the December meeting.

  

Conclusion

The meeting concluded at 11.23am.