Regional Transport Committee
13 October 2021
Regional Transport Committee Minutes
Meeting held via audiovisual link
on Wednesday 13 October 2021, commencing at 9.30am
Tuhinga/Present:
Chairperson Rick Stolwerk
Deputy Chair Terry Archer – arrived 9.50am
FNDC Councillor Ann Court
WDC Councillor Greg Martin
KDC Councillor David Wills
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Representative Steve Mutton
I Tae Mai/In Attendance:
Full Meeting
NRC Councillor Penny Smart
NRC Customer Services - Community Resilience Group Manager, Tony Phipps
FNDC Representative, Glenn Rainham
NTA General Manager, Calvin Thomas
NTA, Chris Powell
NTA, Ian Crayton-Brown
NTA, Dawn Spence
NTA, Jeff Devine
NTA, Sharlene Selkirk
NTA, Dean Mitchell
NTA, Nick Marshall
NTA, Nicole Korach
RoadSafe Northland, Ashley Johnston
ACC, Craig Crawford
National MP Transport Spokesperson, David Bennett
NRC Committee Secretariat, Laura Exton
NRC, Papanui Polamalu
NRC, Darryl Jones
NRC, Michael Payne
Waka Kotahi (NZTA), Jacqui Hori-Hoult
NZ Police, Terence Phillips
NZ Police, Anne-Marie Fitchett
Part Meeting
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The Chair declared the meeting open at 9.32am with a karakia.
Ngā Mahi Whakapai/Housekeeping (Item 1.0)
The Regional Transport Committee meeting was held via audiovisual link due to COVID-19 Alert Levels and protocols. Members were advised that to ensure public access to the meeting, it was being livestreamed.
Ngā whakapahā/Apologies (Item 2.0)
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Moved (Rick/Ann) That the apologies from Councillor Terry Archer for late attendance be received. Carried |
Nga whakapuakanga/Declarations of Conflicts of Interest (Item 3.0)
It was advised that members should make declarations item-by-item as the meeting progressed.
Secretarial note:
Conversation pertaining to the 8 August 2021 minutes, agenda item 7.2 ‘Proposal for Production of an Indicative Economic and Delivery Business Case into the Proposed Four-Laning of State Highway 1 Between Marsden Point and Whangārei,’ Recommendation 3.
Action: Recommendation 3 of this item was that the Regional Transport Committee obtain a quote to undertake a re-review of the cost of 4-laning. NTA confirmed that this recommendation sat with them to action, and an update would be provided as soon as possible.
Councillor Ann Court reiterated that the Regional Transport Committee do not have any authority to commit to the spending of money. Instead, the Committee are looking for an indicative sum to see if it is something worth pursuing.
Action: Steve Mutton spoke to his NZTA action tracker. Committee Secretariat to send this out alongside minutes.
Secretarial Note: National MP David Bennett provided a brief introduction when he joined at 9.47am.
Secretarial Note: Dawn Spence, NTA, spoke to her presentation.
Action: Committee Secretariat to distribute Dawn Spence’s (NTA) presentation post-meeting.
Action: Councillor David Wills (KDC) and Calvin Thomas (NTA) to take their discussion offline regarding Waka Kotahi submissions/funding for bridges and cycleways.
Action: Waka Kotahi to provide the Regional Transport Committee with more detail regarding why many of Northland’s proposed mode-share programmes were rejected, and how the Regional Transport Committee can address this moving forward.
Action: Calvin Thomas (NTA) to confirm with the Regional Transport Committee whether the State Highway programmes will form part of the presentation to each Territorial Authority (not just their local work), or whether a separate meeting will be set up to discuss this specifically.
Secretarial Note: Inspector Anne-Marie Fitchett, newly appointed Northland Road Policing Manager, was introduced to the group.
Action: Committee Secretariat to add Inspector Anne-Marie Fitchett to the Regional Transport Committee distribution group.
Action: Councillor Ann Court requested that Waka Kotahi modify the graphs in their presentation so every citizen can understand them – avoiding lingo.
Whakamutunga (Conclusion)
The meeting concluded with a karakia at 11.48am.