Regional Transport Committee

Wednesday 5 June 2019 at 10.00am

 

 

AGENDA

 


Regional Transport Committee

5 June 2019

Regional Transport Committee Agenda

 

Meeting to be held in the Council Chamber

36 Water Street, Whangārei

on Wednesday 5 June 2019, commencing at 10.00am

 

Recommendations contained in the agenda are NOT decisions of the meeting. Please refer to minutes for resolutions.

 

MEMBERSHIP OF THE Regional Transport Committee

Chairman, Councillor John Bain

FNDC Councillor Ann Court

Deputy Chairman Paul Dimery

KDC Councillor Julie Geange

WDC Councillor Greg Martin

NZTA Representative Mr Steve Mutton

 

 

 

Item                                                                                                                                                                                   Page

1.0       apologies   

2.0       declarations of conflicts of interest

3.0       Confirmation of Minutes

3.1       Confirmation of Minutes - 03 April 2019                                                                                            3

4.0       Financial Reports

4.1       Northland Regional Land Transport Plan 2018 - 2021 Funding Uptake                                   8

5.0       Operational Matters

5.1       Northland Regional Road Safety Update                                                                                          15

5.2       New Zealand Transport Agency Update                                                                                           42

5.3       Provincial Growth Fund Applications for Funding for Land Transport Related Projects. 65

6.0       Decision Making Matters

6.1       Request to Vary the Northland RLTP 2015/21 – Northland Transport Alliance PGF Projects          71    

   


Regional Transport Committee                                                                                                                                  item: 3.1

5 June 2019

 

TITLE:

Confirmation of Minutes - 03 April 2019

ID:

A1193362

From:

Evania Arani, Executive Assistant Customer Services - Community Resilience

 

Recommendation

That the minutes of the Regional Transport Committee meeting held on 03 April 2019, be confirmed as a true and correct record.

 

Attachments/Ngā tapirihanga

Attachment 1: Unconfirmed Minutes of the Regional Transport Committee Meeting - 03 April 2019  

Authorised by Group Manager

Name:

Tony Phipps

Title:

Group Manager - Customer Services - Community Resilience

Date:

29 May 2019

 


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TITLE:

Northland Regional Land Transport Plan 2018 - 2021 Funding Uptake

ID:

A1194655

From:

Chris Powell, Transport Manager - Northland Transport Alliance

 

Executive summary

Reports on the Northland Regional Land Transport Plan – Funding Uptake are tabled at each Regional Transport Committee (RTC) meeting.

 

These reports serve to update the RTC on the progress of funding uptake by each of the regions four approved road-controlling authorities and the Northland Regional Council.

 

This report covers the first year of the 2018/2021 three-year funding period and details the funding uptake by each approved authority for the financial period 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

 

Recommendation

That the report ‘Northland Regional Land Transport Plan 2018 - 2021 Funding Uptake’ by Chris Powell, Transport Manager - Northland Transport Alliance and dated 20 May 2019, be received.

Background

Reports on the Northland Regional Land Transport Plan – Funding Uptake are tabled at each Regional Transport Committee (RTC) meeting.

 

These reports serve to update the RTC on the progress of those Activities/Programmes approved for funding assistance in the National Land Transport Programme for each of the regions four approved road-controlling authorities and the Northland Regional Council.

 

Comparisons on Budgeted Expenditure against Actual Expenditure by Activity/Programme for both the full financial year and year to date for the relevant financial year are provided.

 

It is important to note that the Activities/Programmes reflected in the attached spreadsheet do not include non-subsidised projects or work categories.

 

The base information contained in the spreadsheets is sourced directly from the New Zealand Transport Agency’s (NZTA’s) ‘2018 – 21 National Land Transport Programme for Northland’ and from the relevant subsidy claims as submitted to NZTA by the approved authorities.

 

Any questions in regard to the information reflected in the attached spreadsheets can be directed to the relevant approved road controlling authority.

Attachments

Attachment 1: Funding Uptake Report - May 2019  

Authorised by Group Manager

Name:

Tony Phipps

Title:

Group Manager - Customer Services - Community Resilience

Date:

29 May 2019

 


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TITLE:

Northland Regional Road Safety Update

ID:

A1195192

From:

Ian Crayton-Brown, Transport Projects Officer

 

Executive summary/Whakarāpopototanga

This report serves to update the Regional Transport Committee (RTC) on the progress of the Northland Road Safety Action Plan and on-going regional road safety related issues.

 

Recommendation

1.    That the report ‘Northland Regional Road Safety Update ’ by Ian Crayton-Brown, Transport Projects Officer and dated 21 May 2019, be received.

2.    That the RTC hold a Road Safety Workshop on 12 June 2019 to agree on a road safety vision and priorities for action to achieve that vision for inclusion in a Northland RTC submission on the Northland Road Safety Strategy.

 

Background/Tuhinga

Regional road safety progress reports are tabled at each Regional Transport Committee (RTC) meeting.  These shared reports from the regions road safety partners including the Northland Road Policing Manager, provide an update of the progress made on both the strategic and programme outcomes for the Northland region.

Northland Road Policing will provide a presentation to the RTC detailing the activities and Road Policing interventions undertaken since the April 2019 meeting. This includes the positive ‘Crash Free Easter’ campaign.

Attached is a copy of the ‘Road Safety Outcomes Q2 2018/19’ document, which includes graphical and pictorial representations of key crash & risk data supporting the evidence-based approach for Northland Road Safety Action planning across the region.  This document provides national, regional and Police District comparative data and is supported by Northland DHB Hospitalisation figures, ACC claims and Police infringement and Intel data.

The ‘Outcomes’ document reinforces the priority areas that Northland road safety partners are continuing to focus on alcohol, motorcycling, young drivers, speed, high-risk drivers, light vehicles, Restraints continue to be regional priorities. The Police ‘RIDS’ (Restraints – Impairment – Distractions – Speed) campaign concentrates on these driver and occupant risks and have an on-going focus by road policing staff.

The road safety partners are actively assisting police and Road Controlling Authorities with additional interventions including recidivist drink driving & speed courses across the region. Joint ‘Check-points’ with Police are occurring which target restraint and child safety seat usage. Driver Reviver/Fatigue Stops have been held in both the Whangarei and Far North districts. Driver mentoring programmes are occurring across the region.

The Government has recently announced funding towards assisting targeted young drivers to progress through their driver license processes.

Ministry of Transport continue to progress the new National Road Safety Strategy. Community engagement is currently occurring before the draft document is released for full consultation. ‘Vision Zero’, the Safe Systems Approach and the acknowledgement that all drivers will continue to make mistakes is expected to be key components of this document.

A new radio, television and digital ‘Your speed is shared’ campaign has been released by NZTA -  https://www.nzta.govt.nz/safety/our-advertising/  This campaign focuses on the passenger’s perspective to help influence the speeding driver.

Five regional road safety radio advertisements have been selected as finalists for next month’s National Radio Media Awards.  The Ads cover distractions, news travels fast, weather conditions.

In 2018 two of the Northland road safety Radio Ads targeting phone use (Dem Phones & Listening Guys) were finalists in the International Safety Media Awards held in Bangkok in Thailand. The Ads received the Silver Award attached for MediaWorks Creative Writer.  A picture containing indoor, table, sitting

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Below is a copy of the latest quarterly traffic related ‘Length of Stay’ Hospitalisation’s in Northland from 2007 through to end of March 2019. As can be seen in the graph below there has been a gradual increase in the <1 day visits but the 1-3 day & >3 day stays have been reasonably steady. 

 

The current National and Northland road death figures are:

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure

 

Please find attached copies of the “Heat Maps” and the list of local roads and state highways that are categorised as “High Personal Risk” roads in Northland.

 

Whilst these maps and related lists are updated annually, they will continue to be included in these reports as a point of reference. Copies of the maps can be sourced from the Northland Regional Council.

 

Northland Transportation Alliance staff are in the process of compiling a tabulated format representing historical and future remedial action for these roads. As funding for this is contained in a number of different work categories, staff are ensuring care is taken to present the correct information. It is anticipated that this information will be available to the August 2019 RTC meeting.

 

Regional Road Safety Action Plan Workshop

With the Governments number one priority in the Government Policy Statement being the reduction in deaths and serious injuries on the nation’s roads, the RTC approved at the last meeting, that a workshop be held to agree on the vision, priorities and requirements for road safety in Northland.

It was agreed that this workshop would include all RTC representatives, RTC alternate representatives, Mayors, Chairs, Chief Executive Officers and appropriate staff.

The date for this workshop has been set for Wednesday 12 June 2019

It is recommended that approval be sought from the Regional Transport Committee at the August 2019 meeting for the inclusion of the agreed vision and priorities for action and requirements in a regional submission on the Draft National Road Safety Strategy scheduled for release in the middle of this year.

 

Attachments/Ngā tapirihanga

Attachment 1: Road Safety Outlcomes - Q2 2018/19

Attachment 2: Draft Northland Region Road Safety Strategy 2018

Attachment 3: Draft Progress Monitoring Northland Road Safety Action Plan 2018-19  

Authorised by Group Manager

Name:

Chris Powell

Title:

Transport Manager - Northland Transport Alliance

Date:

30 May 2019

 


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Regional Transport Committee                                                                                                                                  item: 5.2

5 June 2019

 

TITLE:

New Zealand Transport Agency Update

ID:

A1197872

From:

Steve Mutton, NZTA - Director Regional Relationships Upper North Island

 

Executive summary/Whakarāpopototanga

The New Zealand Transport Agency will provide an update report to the Regional Transport Committee.

Key messages include:

·    The NZ Transport Agency has been working through prioritising funding for the programmes and projects that best align to the GPS priorities, and will be meeting with local government partners throughout June.

·    The NZ Transport Agency is looking at a fundamental change in how we make investment decisions; putting people and place, rather than vehicles and networks, at the centre of our decision-making.

·    The NZ Transport Agency has changed how business cases are developed to improve how we identify up front what’s required for a business case to make an investment decision based on context and risk.

·    Safety remains the NZ Transport Agency’s top priority and through the Safe Network Programme we’re investing $1.4 billion in projects that will improve safety during this NLTP.

Mr Steve Mutton, Director Regional Relationships Upper North Island will be speaking to this paper and presentation.

 

Recommendation

That the presentation  ‘New Zealand Transport Agency Update ’ by Steve Mutton, NZTA - Director Regional Relationships Upper North Island and dated 30 May 2019, be received.

 

Attachments/Ngā tapirihanga

Attachment 1: NZTA Update for the June RTC meeting - PPT Presentation  

Authorised by Group Manager

Name:

Tony Phipps

Title:

Group Manager - Customer Services - Community Resilience

Date:

30 May 2019

 


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Regional Transport Committee                                                                                                                                  item: 5.3

5 June 2019

 

TITLE:

Provincial Growth Fund Applications for Funding for Land Transport Related Projects.

ID:

A1195606

From:

Chris Powell, Transport Manager - Northland Transport Alliance

 

Executive summary/Whakarāpopototanga

This report serves to update the Regional Transport Committee on the regions applications made to the Provincial Growth Fund on Roading related projects to date.

 

Recommendation

That the report ‘Provincial Growth Fund Applications for Funding for Land Transport Related Projects.’ by Chris Powell, Transport Manager - Northland Transport Alliance and dated 23 May 2019, be received.

 

Background/Tuhinga

At the request of the Far North Regional Councillor representative Councillor Ann Court, this report and the attached documents detail the progress to date on the applications made to the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) for funding assistance for land transport related projects in Northland.

The information provided relates to those projects submitted by the following agencies: -

·    Far North District Council;

·    Whangarei District Council;

·    Kaipara District Council; and

·    New Zealand Transport Agency.

It is important to note that the following process is followed in the making of an application: -

The applicant forwards the request the Provincial Growth Fund Steering Group (PGFSG) which consists of representatives from the: -

·    Far North District Council;

·    Whangarei District Council;

·    Kaipara District Council;

·    Northland Regional Council;

·    Northland Inc.; and 

·    Northland Transportation Alliance.

The PGFSG assesses the application to ensure in meets the prescribed PGF requirements and if successful obtains support from the members to progress.

The application is then submitted to the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) for consideration.  For transportation related projects, MBIE employs the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) to evaluate the feasibility, viability and stated outcomes to ensure they will meet the PGF objectives, and to ascertain if in fact the project can be funded through the National Land Transport Programme.

If successful, the Northland Transportation Alliance, on behalf of the applicant, applies to the Regional Transport Committee to seek approval for a variation to the Regional Land Transport Plan.

Attachments/Ngā tapirihanga

Attachment 1: Northland Provincial Growth Fund Update List as at February 2019  

Authorised by Group Manager

Name:

Tony Phipps

Title:

Group Manager - Customer Services - Community Resilience

Date:

29 May 2019

 


Regional Transport Committee  ITEM: 5.3

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Local Roads

 Region

Project Name

Summary  of what the application/EOI proposes to do

Commenting on / assessing an EOI or application

Outcome  of PGF funding decision

Notes

NTA

initiated

Northland

Northland  Rail

 

EOI

Approved  for PGF funding

 

 

Northland

Howard League

Programme  to assist driving Offenders  get their license

EOI

Approved  for PGF funding

 

 

Northland

North Hokianga  Infrastructure

 

EOI

Declined for PGF funding

 

 

Northland

Northland  Economic

Development Fund

Investment to enable the undertaking of further feasibility studies for infrastructure development. In particular initial study on rail.

EOI

Declined for PGF funding

 

 

Northland

Waipu Trail

Complete  a walking and cycling route connecting  Waipu historic village to Langs

Beach, via Waipu Cove

EOI

With NZTA

Pending NZTA endorsement of investment

NTA

Northland

Whangarei  Forestry Road

Sealing of three forestry roads with significant  dust issues

EOI

With NZTA

Pending NZTA endorsement of investment

NTA

Northland

Pou Herenga Tai cycle trail

To construct a permanent cycle trail on a new embankment/boardwalk along much the same scenic route through rail reserve and land-banked Office of Treaty Settlements land. This will maintain the cycle trail link to Opua.

EOI

With NZTA

A new application for both the vintage railway upgrade and the new cycle trail between Kawakawa and Opua is expected.

NTA

Northland

Whangarei  Bridges 50Max HPMV Network Extension

To strengthe 6 existing bridges, for greater access for highly efficient new freight vehicles to increase productivity

EOI

With NZTA

All three Councils have advanced proposals for 50 Max HMPV Extension based on aspiration. Regional Approach needed to ensure appropriate mix of network extension.  Will need business cases to advance via the NLTF.

 

 

 

Northland

Cove Road Detour Bridge Two

Laning and Curve Improvement

To widened 3 single lane bridges, and curve improvements

EOI

With NZTA

Could be funded from the NLTP, but is not yet included in the RLTP. Advised PDU that NZTA will work with the applicant on the process.

 

Northland

Far North District Council Bridges

50 Max HPMV Enabling

To extend 50MAX and HPMV freight vehicle access over 33 bridges through our network. It will increase productivity  of journeys

EOI

With NZTA

All three Councils have advanced proposals for 50 Max HMPV Extension based on aspiration. Regional Approach needed to ensure appropriate mix of network extension.  Will need business cases to advance via the NLTF.

 

Northland

"Kick for the seagulls" Program

To establish a program "Kick for the Seagulls".  Lowie Institute Ltd is an educational body that aims to engage the socially, economically, educationally excluded using the vehicle of sport based on Graham Lowe's 12 principles.

Application

On hold

 

 

Northland

Te Mingi barge site

feasibility  study

Application

Approved  for PGF funding

 

 

Northland

Waipoua River Road

Visitor Information and camping site redevelopment for iwi. Includes improving access on Waipoua River  Road

Application

Kaipara Package approved

 

 

Northland

Pouto Road

Upgrade to local road to service forestry

Application

Kaipara Package approved

 

 

Northland

Kaiwaka Mangawhai  Road Bridge

Two Laning

To Replace a single lane to a two lane, to improve safety and bring up to

50MAX capability

Application

With NZTA

 

 

Northland

Kaihu Valley Rail Trail

Seeks funding for an off-road cycle trail following  a rail corridor, as an alternative  to the current on road SH12 Heartland  Ride

Application

With NZTA

 

NTA

Northland

Kaipara Bridges 50Max HPMV Network Extension

To extend the ability of the 50MAX and HPMV freight vehicles access for horticulture, forestry, dairy and other activities in the region

EOI

Kaipara Package approved

 

 

Northland

Kaipara Kickstart Roading

Feasibility  Study

Application

Kaipara Package approved

 

 

 


 

 

State Highways

 

Region

Project Name

Summary  of what the application/EOI proposes to do

Commenting on / assessing an EOI or application

Outcome  of PGF funding decision

Notes

Northland

SH11 (Kawakawa to Puketona)

SH12 Rawene to Katui Road)

Business case

N/A

Funding approved

Shortlist options phase with community. Consultation commenced. Finishes 26 May 2019.

 

Shortlist options phase with community. Consultation commenced. Finishes 31 May 2019.

Northland

Townships;

Wayfinding;

Rest Areas: and

Passing and Overtaking

Business case

N/A

Funding approved

Workshop 1 Completed. Workshop 2 scheduled for June 2019.

Community consultation to be confirmed.

Due for Hapu and key stakeholder engagement to be confirmed.

Due for Hapu and key stakeholder engagement to be confirmed.

Northland

Walking and Cycling Strategy

Business case

N/A

Funding approved

Walking and Cycling Strategy – Strategy has been completed by councils. Strategy to be presented to partners and key stakeholders mid-February.


 

 

TITLE:

Request to Vary the Northland RLTP 2015/21 – Northland Transport Alliance PGF Projects

ID:

A1195091

From:

Calvin Thomas, Northland Transport Alliance Manager

 

Executive summary/Whakarāpopototanga

The purpose of this report is to request that the Regional Transport Committee (RTC) approve a variation to the Regional Land Transport Plan 2015/21 (RLTP).

The Northland Transport Alliance have requested that the projects detailed below be included in the RLTP:

·    KDC Mangawhai Shared Path

·    WDC Robert Street/Walton Street Intersection Improvements

These projects do not require any additional funding because they are being offset by either reductions in other programmes or deferral of other works.  This is described in more detail in the body of the agenda.

This application does not require public consultation, as it does not invoke the Significance Policy as contained under Section 8.3 of the RLTP.

Section 18D of the Land Transport Management Act 2003 allows for the variation of a regional land transport plan under certain conditions. These conditions are detailed in the main body of this report.

 

Recommendation(s)

1.         That the report ‘Variation to the 2015/2021 Regional Land Transport Programme – Northland Transport Alliance – Mangawhai Shared Path and Robert/Walton Intersection Improvements by Calvin Thomas – Northland Transport Alliance Manager, dated 14 May 2019 be received

2.         That the Regional Transport Committee approves the request to vary the Regional Land Transport Plan 2015/21 to make the following changes:

Kaipara District Council

·    Include the Mangawhai Shared Path project with a 2018/21 budget of $1,550,000.

·    Reduce the Low Cost/Low Risk programme for 2018/21 by $1,550,000

Whangarei District Council

·    Include the Robert Street/Walton Street Intersection Improvements project with a combined budget of $1,613,660.

·    Remove the Bank Street/Dent Street Intersection Improvements project with a combined budget of $1,613,660.

 

 

Background/Tuhinga

Application to Vary the Northland Land Transport Plan 2015/21

The Northland Transport Alliance (NTA) have requested that the Regional Transport Committee approve a variation to the Northland Land Transport Plan 2015/21 (RLTP).

The purpose of this application is to make changes to the RLTP to support the following changes:

·    Kaipara District Council’s Mangawhai Shared Path

·    Whangarei District Council’s Robert Street/Walton Street Intersection Improvements

This is a joint application by the NTA on behalf of the Kaipara and Whangarei District Councils.

The impact of these changes is detailed below.

Kaipara District Council – Mangawhai Shared Path

This application is being made because NZTA have advised that the “Mangawhai Shared Path” project should be included in the RLTP as a separately identified improvement project.  This project is currently included in the RLTP in KDC’s Low Cost/Low Risk Improvement programme.  This change is effectively a transfer from one activity to another and does not change the total funding allocated to KDC.

Council

Activity

Estimated Cost 2018/21

Comments

KDC

Mangawhai Shared Path

$1,550,000

Public Consultation for this project was undertaken as part of the KDC Mangawhai Community Plan 2017.

This funding is for the first phases of the shared path.  The funding for the remaining sections of path will be applied for as part of the 2021/2027 RLTP process.  The total estimated cost of the project is currently $8,500,000.

Council

Activity

Estimated Cost 2018/21

Comments

KDC

Low Cost/Low Risk Improvements

$8,160,208

(-$1,550,000 Change)

Transfer of funding to Mangawhai Shared Path.

 

Total Budget Change

$0

 

The benefit of this change is that the project will better match NZTA requirements to attract funding.

Whangarei District Council – Robert St/Walton St Intersection Improvements

This application is being made to swap the Bank St/Dent St Intersection Improvement project for the Robert St/Walton St Intersection Improvement project.  This change is being made because the Robert St/Walton St Intersection Improvement project is a higher priority because it will enable better access to the CBD and will cater for the impacts of the PGF funded Hundertwasser Art Centre project which is currently under construction and is planned for opening in early 2021.  This change is effectively a transfer from one activity to another and does not change the total funding allocated to WDC.

Council

Activity

Estimated Cost 2018/21

Comments

WDC

Robert St/Walton St Intersection Improvements – PBC Phase

Robert St/Walton St Intersection Improvements – Construction Phase

$50,000

 

$1,563,660

Project is to improve access to the CBD and to cater for the increased traffic demands from the PGF funded Hundertwasser Art Centre project.

WDC

Bank St/Dent St Intersection Improvements – PBC Phase

Bank St/Dent St Intersection Improvements – Construction Phase

 

$0

$0

(-$1,613,660 Change)

Project deferred until after the 2018/21 period.

 

Total Budget Change

$0

 

The benefit of this change is that it will prioritise work that assists in access to the CBD and traffic flows associated with the Hundertwasser Art Centre project.

Land Transport Management Act 2003

Section 18D of the Land Transport Management Act 2003 provides for the variation of a regional land transport plan in accordance with the following requirements:

(1) A regional transport committee may prepare a variation to its regional land transport plan during the 6 years to which it applies if: -

(a) the variation addresses an issue raised by a review carried out under  
 
section 18CA; or

(b) good reason exists for making the variation.

(2) A variation may be prepared by a regional transport committee: -

(a) at the request of an approved organisation or the Agency; or

(b) on the regional transport committee’s own motion.

Section (3) relates to Auckland Transport only.

(4) The regional transport committee or Auckland Transport must consider any
 variation request promptly.

(5) The provisions of this Act that apply to the preparation of a regional land  
 transport plan apply with the necessary modifications to a variation of a

     regional land transport plan; however, consultation is not required for any  
 variation that:-

(a) is not significant; or

(b) arises from the declaration or revocation of a State highway.

(6) Section 18B applies, with the necessary modifications, to the approval by a 
 regional council of a variation of a regional land transport plan.

(7) The Agency must consider promptly whether to vary the national land
 transport programme after receiving a varied regional land transport plan
 forwarded to it by a regional council or Auckland Transport.

(8) A variation of a regional land transport plan does not create an obligation on the Agency to vary the national land transport programme, but the Agency must give written reasons for any decision not to do so.

Considerations

1.            Options

The variation to a Regional Land Transport Plan must be undertaken in accordance with the conditions of: -

·    Section 18D of the Land Transport Management Act 2003;

·    Section 106(2) of the Land Transport Management Amendments Act 2013; and

·    Section 8.3 of the Northland Regional Land Transport Plan 2015/18.

The staff recommended option is as detailed above.

2.    Significance and Engagement

When analysed against the following documents, this issue is not considered significant and does not require public consultation.

Policy and Legislative Compliance

The request to vary the RLTP is undertaken in accordance with the relevant requirements of the: -

·    Land Transport Management Act 2003;

·    Land Transport Management Amendments Act 2013; and

·    Northland Regional Land Transport Plan 2015/18.

Community Views

As this matter does not exceed any of the above-mentioned significance policies, no public consultation is required.

Māori Impact Statement

At this early stage of the RLTP, there are no known particular impacts on Māori which are different from general users of the road network.

Financial Implications

The financial implications are detailed in the report and are not considered significant.

Implementation issues

There are no implementation issues recognised at this point.

Significance and engagement Policy

This application does not invoke the Significance Policy contained under Section 8.3 of the RLTP.  This is because they either do not involve projects that are more than $7 million in value or involve projects that have already been consulted upon through Council Planning processes.

This is in accordance with the following Significance Policy criteria: -

The following amendments or variations to this plan are considered to be significant for the purposes of consultation:

·    Addition or removal of a prioritised activity with an approved allocation of more than $7 million, irrespective of the source of funding;

·    A scope change to a prioritised activity costing more than 10 percent of the approved allocation but not less than $7 million, irrespective of the source of funding;

·    A change in the priority of an activity with an approved allocation of more than $7 million, irrespective of the source of funding; or

·    A change in the proportion of nationally distributed funding (N funding) allocated to a prioritised activity with an approved allocation of more than $7 million.

The following variations to this plan are considered to be not significant for the purposes of consultation:

·    Addition of an activity or activities that have previously been consulted on in accordance with the sections 18 and 18A of the Land Transport Management Act 2003 and which the Regional Transport Committee considers complies with the provisions for funding approval in accordance with section 20 of that Act.

 

Attachments/Ngā tapirihanga

Attachment 1: Letter - NTA request to seek a variation to the Northland RLTP 2015/2021  

Authorised by Group Manager

Name:

Tony Phipps

Title:

Group Manager - Customer Services - Community Resilience

Date:

29 May 2019

 


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