Joint WDC-NRC Whangarei Public Transport Working Party

8 December 2021

Joint WDC-NRC Whangarei Public Transport Working Party Minutes

Meeting held via audiovisual link

on Wednesday 8 December 2021, commencing at 11.00am

Tuhinga/Present:

Deputy Chairperson, NRC Councillor Rick Stolwerk

NRC Councillor Jack Craw

WDC Councillor Tricia Cutforth

WDC Councillor Anna Murphy

WDC Councillor Greg Martin

I Tae Mai/In Attendance:

Full Meeting

NRC Group Manager Community Resilience – Victoria Harwood

NTA General Manager, Calvin Thomas

NTA, Jeff Devine

NTA, Chris Powell

NTA, Sharlene Selkirk

NTA, Dean Mitchell

Committee Secretariat, Laura Exton

The Chair declared the meeting open at 11.07am.

Ngā Mahi Whakapai/Housekeeping (Item 1.0)

Ngā whakapahā/Apologies (Item 2.0)

Moved (Stolwerk / Craw)

That the apologies from Chair, Councillor Terry Archer for non-attendance be received.

Carried

Confirmation of Minutes - 11 August 2021 (Item 4.1)

Report from Laura Exton, Community Resilience Executive Assistant

Moved (Craw/Stolwerk)

That the minutes of the Joint WDC-NRC Whangārei Public Transport Working Party meeting held on 11 August 2021 be confirmed as a true and correct record.

Carried

Receipt of Action Sheet (Item 5.1)

Report from Laura Exton, Community Resilience Executive Assistant

Moved (Martin/Cutforth)

That the action sheet be received.

Carried

CityLink (Whangarei) Operational Update - November 2021 (Item 6.1)

Report from Chris Powell, Transport Manager - Northland Transport Alliance

Moved (Stolwerk/Craw)

That the report ‘CityLink (Whangarei) Operational Update - November 2021’ by Chris Powell, Transport Manager - Northland Transport Alliance and dated 26 November 2021, be received.

Carried

Verbal Update on the Rose Street Terminus Upgrade and Four-Laning Project (Item 6.2)

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

Moved (Stolwerk/Craw)

Northland Transport Alliance Strategy & Planning Manager, Jeffrey Devine, will provide a verbal update on the Rose Street Terminus upgrade and the four-laning project.

Carried

Actions:

1. A written update regarding the anti-social behaviour experienced at Rose Street bus terminal is to be provided at the next Public Transport Working Party meeting.

2. A written update regarding the timeline and budget for the NLTP-funded Kamo bus lane is to be provided at the next Public Transport Working Party meeting.

Secretarial note:

It was discussed and agreed upon that the meeting frequency for the NRC WDC Joint Public Transport Working Party be increased to four times per year.

Whakamutunga (Conclusion)

The meeting concluded at 11.57am.