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)
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Moved (Martin/Court)
That the apologies from
Councillor Julie Geange for non-attendance be received.
Carried
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Declarations
of Conflicts of Interest (Item
2.0)
It was advised that councillors should make declarations
item-by-item as the meeting progressed.
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Presentations
(Item 3.0)
ID:
A1090925
Report from Chris Powell, Transport Manager
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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
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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
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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
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Secretarial Note: The spelling of Jacqui
Hori-Hoult’s name requires correction in the previous minutes.
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Northland Regional Land Transport Plan
2015-2018 Funding Uptake (Item 5.1)
ID:
A1086706
Report from Chris Powell, Transport Manager
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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
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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.
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Kaipara District Council Regional Transport
Committee Alternate Representative (Item 6.1)
ID:
A1088073
Report from Chris Powell, Transport Manager
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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
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New Zealand Transport
Agency Report to Regional Transport Committee
(Item 6.2)
ID:
A1092072
Report from Tegan Capp, Executive Assistant Customer
Services - Community Resilience
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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
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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.
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Northland Road Safety
Action Plan Update (Item 6.3)
ID:
A1091500
Report from Ian Crayton-Brown, Transport Projects
Officer
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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
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Secretarial Note: Ian Crayton-Brown will send out an
email with date suggestions to identify availability of members.
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Transport Agency Investment Proposal and
Provincial Growth Application Update (Item
7.1)
ID:
A1092089
Report from Tegan Capp, Executive Assistant Customer
Services - Community Resilience
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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
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Regional Walking and
Cycling Strategy Update (Item 7.2)
ID:
A1091488
Report from Darryl Jones, Economist and Darryl Jones,
Economist
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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
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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.
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Conclusion
The meeting concluded at 11.23am.