UNCONFIRMEDRegional 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)

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.

 

Confirmation of Minutes - Regional Transport Committee Meeting 11 August 2021 (Item 4.1)

Report from Laura Exton, Executive Assistant

Moved (Court/Stolwerk)

That the minutes of the Regional Transport Committee meeting held on 11 August 2021 be confirmed as a true and correct record.

Carried

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.

 

Receipt of Action Sheet - Regional Transport Committee (Item 4.2)

Report from Laura Exton, Executive Assistant

Moved (Wills/Martin)

That the action sheet from the Regional Transport Committee meeting held on 11 August 2021 be reviewed and received.

Carried

Action: Steve Mutton spoke to his NZTA action tracker. Committee Secretariat to send this out alongside minutes.

Northland Regional Land Transport Plan 2021-2027 Funding Uptake (Item 5.1)

Report from Chris Powell, Transport Manager - Northland Transport Alliance

Moved (Court/Martin)

That the report ‘Northland Regional Land Transport Plan 2021-2027 Funding Uptake’ by Chris Powell, Transport Manager - Northland Transport Alliance and dated 15 September 2021, be received.

Carried

Secretarial Note: National MP David Bennett provided a brief introduction when he joined at 9.47am.

 

National Land Transport Programme 2021-2024 Report (Item 5.2)

Report from Jeffrey Devine, Northland Transport Alliance - Strategy & Planning Manager

Moved (Stolwerk/Court)

That the report ‘National Land Transport Programme 2021-2024 Report’ by Jeffrey Devine, Northland Transport Alliance - Strategy & Planning Manager and dated 27 September 2021, be received.

Carried

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.

 

Rural Driver License Testing and Mentoring in Northland (Item 6.1)

Report from Nicole Korach, Project Manager - Road Safety Promotion

Moved (Court/Martin)

That the report ‘Rural Driver License Testing and Mentoring in Northland’ by Nicole Korach, Transport Projects Support Officer and dated 20 September 2021, be received.

Carried

 

Northland Road Safety Update (Item 6.2)

Report from Ian Crayton-Brown, Transport Projects Officer

Moved (Stolwerk/Martin)

That the report ‘Northland Road Safety Update’ by Ian Crayton-Brown, Transport Projects Officer and dated 28 September 2021, be received.

Carried

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.

 

Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency Report to Regional Transport Committee (Item 6.3)

Report from Steve Mutton, NZTA - Director Regional Relationships Upper North Island

Moved (Stolwerk/Martin)

That the report ‘Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency Report to Regional Transport Committee’ by Steve Mutton, NZTA - Director Regional Relationships Upper North Island and dated 5 October 2021, be received.

Carried

Action: Councillor Ann Court requested that Waka Kotahi modify the graphs in their presentation so every citizen can understand them – avoiding lingo.

 

Draft Regional Public Transport Plan 2021-2031 (Item 7.1)

Report from Chris Powell, Transport Manager - Northland Transport Alliance

Moved (Stolwerk/Archer)

1.         That the report ‘Draft Regional Public Transport Plan 2021-2031’ by Chris Powell, Transport Manager - Northland Transport Alliance and dated 23 September 2021, be received.

2.         That the Regional Transport Committee approve that the Chairman be delegated responsibility to approve formatting, minor wording and grammatical changes to the Draft Regional Public Transport Plan 2021/2031, whilst ensuring that these changes in no way alter the strategic direction or objectives of the Regional Public Transport Plan 2021/2031 as approved by the Regional Transport Committee at their meeting on 14 April 2021.

3.         That the Regional Transport Committee approve the release of the Regional Public Transport Plan 2021-2031 to the Northland Regional Council for their endorsement and approval for public release.

Carried

 

 

Whakamutunga (Conclusion)

The meeting concluded with a karakia at 11.48am.