MINUTES OF A meeting of the Regional Transport Committee

 

 

Date:                          Friday 6 March 2015

 

Time:                          10.15 am

 

Venue:

Council Chamber

Hawke's Bay Regional Council

159 Dalton Street

NAPIER

 

Present:                     Cr A J Dick - Chairman

Ms R Bleakley

Cr T Kerr

Cr T Kingston

Mr D Murray

Mr C Bain

Insp. M Broderick

Mr B Gregory

Mr J Schwass

Mr J Cox

 

 

 

In Attendance:          L Lambert – Interim Chief Executive HBRC

F Wilson – Chairman HBRC

R I’Anson – NZTA

C Dowdell – NZTA

Cr M Herbert - NCC

S McKinley – CHBDC

A Redgrave – HBRC Transport Manager

M Welsby – HBRC Sustainable Transport Coordinator

J Cox – WDC

J Schwass  – NCC

M Clews – HDC

N van Pelt – Executive Assistant

 


1.       Welcome/Apologies/Notices

Cr Dick (on behalf of the Committee) acknowledged that this will be  Mr Chris Bain’s last meeting with the committee and thanked him for his contributions.

Resolution

RTC7/15    That the apologies for absence from Cr R Barker, Mayor C Little and Mssrs K Santer and J Emmerson be received.

Kerr/Bleakley

CARRIED

2.       Conflict of Interest Declarations

There were no Conflicts of Interest

 

3.

Short Term Replacements for the Regional Transport Committee

RTC8/15

Resolution

1.     That J Cox and J Schwass be appointed as member/s of the Regional Transport Committee of the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council for the meeting of Friday, 06 March 2015 as short term replacement(s) on the Committee for Mayor C Little and Cr M Herbert.

Kingston/Kerr

CARRIED

 

4.       Confirmation of Minutes of the Regional Transport Committee Meetings Held on 14 November 2014 and 13 February 2015

RTC9/15

Resolution

Minutes of the Regional Transport Committee meetings held on Friday 14 November 2014 and Friday 13 February 2015, copies having been circulated prior to the meeting, were taken as read and confirmed as a true and accurate record as amended.

Cox/Kerr

CARRIED

 

5.       Matters Arising from Minutes of the Regional Transport Committee Meetings Held on 14 November 2014 and 13 February 2015

There were no matters arising from the minutes.

 

6.

Follow-Ups From Previous Regional Transport Committee Meetings

 

GPS development – the final GPS 2015 was released in December 2015 and is discussed in the transport manager’s report.

Sealing of State Highway 38 Funding for a business case is to be put into Gisborne and Hawkes Bay RLTP’s. 

Driver licensing issues There are ongoing licensing problems for youth in Wairoa. However progress has been made in Central Hawkes Bay to implement a licensing programme for youth.

Napier Gisborne Rail Line  HBRC has asked for a time extension to make its decision on leasing the line from KiwiRail.  A recent meeting with the KiwiRail Chief Executive was positive and HBRC is waiting for a written response.

One Network Road Classification is now being implemented by councils. The full implications for funding won’t take effect until the 2018-21 NLTP.

There was concern about the implications on the transport network of the construction of two new water bottling plants in Awatoto and Hastings.  There could be up to 140 containers transported to the port each day. The Transport Manager was instructed to discuss resource consent requirements in regard to effects on the transport network with HBRC staff  and report back to the committee.

RTC10/15

Resolution

1.      That the Regional Transport Committee receives the “Follow-ups from Previous Regional Transport Committee Meetings” report.

Kerr/Kingston

CARRIED

 

7.

Call for Any Minor Items not on the Agenda

 

There were no Minor Items raised for discussion

 

8.

Regional Public Transport Plan 2015-25

 

Submissions were heard for the Regional Public Transport Plan 2015-25 at the last Regional Transport Meeting held on the 13 February 2015, however deliberations were deferred to the 6 March meeting.

Members reviewed the officers’ report and proposed changes to the Plan and made minor amendments.

RTC11/15

Resolutions

That the Regional Transport Committee:

1.   Receives and considers submissions from #1 Rosemary Marriott, #2 David Renouf, #4 Joy Morris, #5 Ronald Wilkins, #11 Katy Horwood, #24 Bryan Rickard, and #25 Grey Power in relation to bus routes, and comments and proposals made by staff and:

1.1      Amends Section 3 of the Plan to contain the  planned schedule of investigations following.

 

 

2.     Receives and considers submissions from #5 Ronald Wilkins, #6 Jerome Hoitink, Napier Beach Kiwi Holiday Park and Motels, #7 Anita Finnema, #8 Natalie Baker, #9 David Nancarrow, Hawke’s Bay Sports Events and Education Consortium Inc, #10 Jock Mackintosh, Hawke’s Bay Regional Sports Park, #11 Katy Horwood, #12 Simone Avison, #14 Colin Stone, Sport Hawke’s Bay, #19 GoBus, #20 Jenny Baker, and #22 Johanna Ter Horst in relation to new bus services, and comments and proposals made by staff and:

2.1       Amends Section 3 of the Plan to contain the planned schedule of investigations following.

 

3.     Receives and considers submissions from #2 David Renouf, #17 Paul Bailey, #19 GoBus, and #21 Blind Foundation in relation to bus shelters, facilities, branding, and comments and proposals made by staff and:

3.1       makes no change to the Plan

3.2     forwards a copy of submission #19 to Napier City Council.

4.       Receives and considers submissions from #3 Joanne Lawrence, Ministry of Social Development, #5 Ronald Wilkins, #15 Vivienne Dahm, #21 Blind Foundation in relation to SuperGold Card & Total Mobility, and comments and proposals made by staff and makes no change to the Plan.

5.     Receives and considers submissions from #3 Joanne Lawrence, Ministry of Social Development, #16 Sue Macdonald, 320 Jenny Baker, #26 Barrie Crabbe in relation to Availability, quality and affordability of public transport, and comments and proposals made by staff and makes no change to the Plan.

6.     Receives and considers submissions from #13 Christine Briasco, #16 Sue Macdonald, #17 Paul Bailey, #18 New Zealand Transport Agency, #19 Go Bus, #23 Jeremy Dunningham, #27 Bus and coach Association in relation to RPTP Policies/General Comments, and comments and proposals made by staff and amends the Plan as follows:

6.1       Add wording to Appendix B.4. to clarify how exempt service should be notified to the Council

6.2     Add wording in Section 6 to clarify the methods that will be used to manage and evaluate unit performance

6.3     Correct references to the origin of funding for the SuperGold Scheme

6.4       Change references to NZTA to “NZ Transport Agency” or “Transport Agency”

6.5       Correct reference to safety standards which are set out in the Land Transport Rules and add reference to maintaining high operator and driver standards,  referencing the Operator Safety Rating system

6.6     Add wording to Policy 11 to clarify that reasonable operator branding will be permitted on contracted services.

 

The Regional Transport Committee recommends that Council:

7.     Agrees that the decisions to be made are not significant under the criteria contained in Council’s adopted policy on significance and that Council can exercise its discretion under Sections 79(1) (a) and 82(3) of the Local Government Act 2002 and make decisions on this issue without conferring directly with the community and persons likely to be affected by or to have an interest in the decision due to the nature and significance of the issue to be considered and decided.

 

8..     Adopts the Regional Public Transport Plan for 2015-25.

Kerr/Kingston

CARRIED

 

9.

Amended Regional Land Transport Plan 2015-25 for Adoption

 

This plan has been amended as resolved at the 13 February 2015 Regional Transport Committee meeting.

Members’ attention was drawn to section 9 of the Plan ,  where detail was added to address submitters’ concerns, and to the addition of a new activity by the NZ Transport Agency.

RTC12/15

Resolutions

1.     That the Regional Transport Committee receives the amended Regional Land Transport Plan 2015-25.

The Regional Transport Committee recommends that Council:

2.     Agrees that the decisions to be made are not significant under the criteria contained in Council’s adopted policy on significance and that Council can exercise its discretion under Sections 79(1)(a) and 82(3) of the Local Government Act 2002 and make decisions on this issue without conferring directly with the community and persons likely to be affected by or to have an interest in the decision due to the nature and significance of the issue to be considered and decided.

3.     Adopts the Regional Land Transport Plan for 2015-25 for submission to the New Zealand Transport Agency.

4.     Forwards the Plan to the New Zealand Transport Agency no later than 30 April 2015, as required under the Land Transport Management Act 2003.

Kingston/Cox

CARRIED

Cr T Kerr left the meeting at 12.07pm

10.

March 2015 HBRC Transport Manager's Report

 

A TAG meeting was held in late January.  The main topic of discussion was submissions received on the draft Regional Land Transport Plan and the preparation of officers’ responses to these.

The Government released the final Government Policy Statement on Land Transport  in December after a period of consultation. Details of changes made as a result of submissions were documented in the report.

The Regional Cycle Plan Governance Group met on 29 January to consider further details of the Cycling Plan. Napier and Hastings are working together to put in an application to the Urban Cycle Fund. If successful it will reduce the local share required each year and enable the programme to be completed earlier.

 In 2014 the Hastings District Council resolved to proceed with a special consultative procedure on its Speed Limit Setting Bylaw. The Regional Transport Committee made a submission on potential issues arising from a reduced speed limit for sections of the strategic network around the Whakatu Arterial Link.

After hearings and deliberations on the matter, the Council agreed to return a number of roads to the east of Napier Road/SH2 to 100km/h, but generally retained those roads to the west of SH2 as 80km/h.

A roundup of significant issues for all councils and  the NZ Transport Agency was documented in the Transport Manager’s report.

RTC13/15

Resolution

1.     That the Regional Transport Committee receives the March 2015 HBRC Transport Manager’s Report.

Kingston/ Bleakley

CARRIED

 

11.

March 2015 Roadsafe Update Report

 

The report outlined activities undertaken by RoadSafe Hawke’s Bay over December 2014 and January 2015 and presented the latest road crash statistics for the region.

RTC14/15

Resolution

1.     That the Regional Transport Committee receives the ‘March 2015 RoadSafe Update Report‘.

Schwass/Cox

CARRIED

 

12.

March 2015 NZTA Central Region - Regional Director's Report

 

The tender process for the Napier Port Access business case development is progressing well. Repairs to the Mohaka Bridge are ongoing and the timeframe for completion has been extended. The PakiPaki intersection upgrade will be completed in mid April.

RTC15/15

Resolution

1.         That the Regional Transport Committee receives the ‘March 2015 NZTA Central Region – Regional Director’s Report’.

Bleakley/Cox

CARRIED

 

13.

Verbal Reports from Advisory Representatives

 

Mr Murray proposed that, with the recent spate of incidents involving tourists on our roads, RoadSafe Hawke’s Bay should promote the use of the *555 number in the Hawkes Bay area.

RTC16/15

Resolution

That the Regional Transport Committee receives the verbal reports from the Advisory Representatives.

Dick/Kingston

CARRIED

 

14.

Minor Items not on the Agenda

 

There were no minor items for discussion.

 

Closure:

There being no further business the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 12.33pm on Friday 6 March 2015.

 

Signed as a true and correct record.

 

 

 

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