Regional
Transport Committee
3 April 2019
Regional
Transport Committee Minutes
Meeting held in the Council Chamber
36 Water Street, Whangārei
on Wednesday 3 April 2019,
commencing at 10.00am
Present:
Chairman, Councillor John Bain
FNDC Councillor Ann Court
KDC Councillor Julie Geange –
Arrived at 10.03am
WDC Councillor Phill Halse (Alternative
committee representative for WDC councillor - Greg Martin)
NZTA Representative Mr Steve Mutton
In Attendance:
Full Meeting
GM - Customer Service - Community
Resilience – Tony Phipps
NRC Minute Taker – Evania
Arani
WDC – Jeff Devine
NRC/NTA – Chris Powell
NRC/NTA – Ian Crayton Brown
NRC/NTA – Sharlene Selkirk
Police – Senior Sergeant Ian
Row
MOT – Bryn Gandy
MOT – David Eyre
FNDC – Shaun Clarke
Media – Kristen Edge
WDC Councillor – Cr Vince
Cocurullo
WDC – Jeff Devine
KDC – Curt Martin
NZTA – Chris Gasson
Members of the public
Part Meeting
NRST – Gillian Archer -
arrived at 10.15am
NRC Chief Executive – arrived
at 10.19am
The Chair declared the meeting open at 10.00am.
Apologies (Item 1.0)
Moved (Bain/Mutton)
That the apologies from
Councillor Paul Dimery and Greg Martin for non-attendance be received.
Carried
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Secretarial note: Apologies from NZTA – Jacqui
Hori-Holt and NRC Councillor Joce Yeoman.
Declarations
of Conflicts of Interest (Item
2.0)
It was advised that members should make declarations
item-by-item as the meeting progressed.
Secretarial Note: RE: NZTA workshop – Time and day
still to be found. Discussions are underway with NZTA (Steve Mutton) and
Chairman Bain. If any of the committee have a preference of days please email
these through to the committee secretary.
Northland Regional Land Transport Plan 2018
- 2021 Funding Uptake (Item 4.1)
ID:
A1156245
Report from Chris Powell, Transport Manager - Northland
Transport Alliance
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Moved (Bain/Geange)
That the report ‘Northland Regional Land Transport
Plan 2018 - 2021 Funding Uptake’ by Chris Powell, Transport Manager and
dated 20 March 2019, be received.
Carried
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Secretarial Note: The chair asked Chris Powell to
take note of the areas marked as low in the uptake report and look at getting
them carried over to the next financial year.
Northland Transportation Alliance Manager -
Introduction (Item 5.1)
ID:
A1156600
Report from Chris Powell, Transport Manager - Northland
Transport Alliance
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Moved (Bain/Court)
That the report ‘Northland
Transportation Alliance Manager - Introduction’ by Chris Powell,
Transport Manager and dated 25 February 2019, be received.
Carried
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New Zealand Transport
Agency Update (Item 5.2)
ID:
A1178217
Report from Steve Mutton, NZTA - Director Regional
Relationships Upper North Island
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Moved (Geange/Halse)
That the presentation ‘New
Zealand Transport Agency Update ’ by Steve Mutton, NZTA - Director
Regional Relationships Upper North Island and dated 27 March 2019, be
received.
Carried
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Northland Regional
Road Safety Update (Item 5.3)
ID:
A1177175
Report from Ian Crayton-Brown, Transport Projects
Officer
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Moved (Court/Halse)
That the report ‘Northland
Regional Road Safety Update’ by Ian Crayton-Brown, Transport Projects
Officer and dated 25 March 2019, be received.
Carried
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Secretarial note: NZTA (Steve Mutton) thanked the Police
and Emergency Services for their commitment and work especially in advance of
the upcoming Easter period.
Ministry of Transport
Update (Item 5.4)
ID:
A1176750
Report from Chris Powell, Transport Manager - Northland
Transport Alliance
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Moved (Bain/Geange)
That the presentation ‘Ministry
of Transport Update ’ by Chris Powell, Transport Manager and dated 22
March 2019, be received.
Carried
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Northland Regional
Land Transport Plan 2015/21 - New Zealand Transport Agency - Northland SH
Speed Management Guide Implementation (Item
5.5)
ID:
A1177342
Report from Chris Gasson, NZTA - System Design Manager
(Inter-Regional Journeys)
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Moved (Geange/Court)
1. That
the report ‘Northland Regional Land Transport Plan 2015/21 - New
Zealand Transport Agency - Northland SH Speed Management Guide Implementation
’ by Chris Gasson, NZTA - System Design Manager (Inter-Regional
Journeys) and dated 25 March 2019, be received.
2. That the
Regional Transport Committee notes the proposed change to the two existing
activities in the RLTP to facilitate the SH1 Whangarei to Wellsford Safer
Corridor Improvements.
Carried
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Request to Vary the Northland Regional Land
Transport Plan 2015/21 - New Zealand Transport Agency - Northland SH Speed
Management Guide Implementation (Item 6.1)
ID:
A1177732
Report from Chris Gasson, NZTA - System Design Manager
(Inter-Regional Journeys)
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Moved (Bain/Court)
1. That
the report ‘Request to Vary the Northland Regional Land Transport Plan
2015/21 - New Zealand Transport Agency - Northland SH Speed Management Guide
Implementation ’ by Chris Gasson, NZTA - System Design Manager (Inter-Regional
Journeys) and dated 26 March 2019, be received.
2. That
the Regional Transport Committee approves the request to vary the Regional
Land Transport Plan 2015/21 as follows:
· Include the
Northland SH Speed Management Guide Implementation at an estimated cost of
$3,910,000.
Carried
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Request to Endorse
and Promote the Petition of Karen Dow (Item
6.2)
ID:
A1176696
Report from Chris Powell, Transport Manager - Northland
Transport Alliance
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Moved (Geange/Court)
1. That
the report ‘Request to Endorse and Promote the Petition of Karen
Dow’ by Chris Powell, Transport Manager and dated 22 March 2019, be
received.
2. That
the Regional Transport Committee formally endorses the Intent of the
Petition.
3. That
the elected members of the Regional Transport Committee request their
councils to display the petition in their offices, libraries and other areas
engaging with the public.
Carried
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Conclusion
The meeting concluded at 11.50am.