Minutes of Regional Transport Committee

1. Welcome/Apologies/Notices

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting.

RTC14/16 That the apologies from Cr Tania Kerr, Mr Kim Santer, Mr Matt Broderick, and Cr Mark Herbert for absence, and from Ms Raewyn Bleakley for lateness be accepted.

Kingston/Little

CARRIED

Notices Mr Steve Young is replacing Mr Chris Bain as the Regional Transport Committee Representative for Port of Napier Ltd.

Ross I’Anson has replaced Lyndon Hammond as Raewyn Bleakley’s alternate on the committee.

2. Conflict of Interest Declarations

There were no conflict of interest declarations.

Short Term Replacements for the Regional Transport Committee

RTC15/16

Resolution

That Mssrs Jag Pannu, John Schwass and Ms Cara Gilmore be appointed as members of the Regional Transport Committee of the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council for the meeting of Friday, 10 June 2016 as short term replacements on the Committee for Cr Tania Kerr, Mr Matt Broderick and Cr Mark Herbert.

Little/Kingston

CARRIED

4. Confirmation of Minutes of the Regional Transport Committee Meeting Held on 11 March 2016

RTC16/16

Resolution

Minutes of the Regional Transport Committee meeting held on Friday 11 March 2016, a copy having been circulated prior to the meeting, were taken as read and confirmed as a true and correct record.

Kingston/ Pannu

CARRIED

5. Matters Arising from Minutes of the Regional Transport Committee Meeting Held on 11 March 2016

There were no matters arising from the minutes

Follow-ups from Previous Regional Transport Committee Meetings

Update of business case for route between Wairoa District and Bay of Plenty via SH38. An inter-regional group has been set up to progress a business case for an upgrade of SH 38 from Bay of Plenty end to Wairoa end. Several groups are involved in this and an Investment Logic Mapping (ILM) workshop is being organised for June to undertake the first steps of the business case. Leave as a standing item.

Water bottling - Not much movement at the Awatoto plant, but production is due to start in September. Small amounts coming from Ellwood Rd.

Variation to the Regional Land Transport Plan 2015-18 - NZTA was to report back on how death and serious injury rates on SH2 between Napier and Gisborne compare with other routes in NZ. Comparing KiwiRap scores for SH2 with similar roading networks SH41, SH73, SH12 and SH7 for personal risk (danger to an individual on a particular piece of road based on the kilometers driven and the density of traffic) and collective risk (number of accidents that occur on a particular piece of road over a given period of time) shows that SH2 ranks in the middle range nationally.

Logging debris concerns – At a meeting, Panpac was reminded of requirements for loose debris that may fall from their loads. Obviously this does not prevent the odd piece of debris still falling from a load or vehicle while in transit. Panpac does remind staff routinely, however will remind them more often. Leave as a standing item

Report back on Vehicle diversion management – Journey Manager has had funding allocated for the next financial year for permanent detour marking from and back onto SH2 using the routes agreed with CHB.

Update on Major Capital Projects –3 major construction projects about to start that the public should be informed about. NZTA put out press releases at the appropriate time as per standard practice. The RTC will issue a press release in mid-August.

RTC17/16

Resolution

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

Barker/Kingston

CARRIED

7.	Call for Any Minor Items Not on the Agenda
	There were no minor items for the agenda

Request for Variation to the Regional Land Transport Plan 2015-25

Mrs Anne Redgrave spoke of broadening the scope of the Watchman Rd and SH intersection to include the airport entrance. The RTL variation is required because NCC was not listed as a funding partner.

Recommendations

1. The Regional Transport Committee receives and notes the “Request for Variation to the Regional Land Transport Plan 2015-25” report.

2. The Regional Transport Committee recommends that Council:

2.1. Agrees that the decisions to be made are not significant under the criteria contained in Council’s adopted Significance and Engagement Policy, and that Council can exercise its discretion 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.

2.2. Approves the variation to the Regional Land Transport Plan 2015-25 as proposed.

Schwass/Barker

CARRIED

Napier-Wairoa Rail Proposal

Mr Nick Cornwall has been employed as a consultant to look at a proposal under development by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council for the future utilisation of the Napier to Wairoa section of the Napier-Gisborne rail line.

Due to a public excluded paper going to Council next week staff advised that they are able to provide only limited information about the actual details of the proposal.

In response to a query about whether a similar proposal might work in CHB, the committee was advised that a minimum travel distance is required to make this viable.

RTC18/16

Resolution

That the Regional Transport Committee receives the “Napier-Wairoa Rail Proposal” report and presentation.

Barker/Kingston

CARRIED

10.

Regional Land Transport Plan Review

Mrs Anne Regdrave outlined the requirements and revised timeline for the review of the RLTP 2015-25.

RTC19/16

Resolution

That the Regional Transport Committee receives the “Regional Land Transport Plan Review” report.

Kingston/Kerr

CARRIED

11.

NZTA Central Region - Regional Director's Report For June 2016

Ms Raewyn Bleakley presented her Director’s report for June 2016, advising that added that Mr Dowdell has resigned from his role as State Highways Manager, however will continue to work part time for the agency on special projects, and has been replaced by Mr Wayne Oldfield.

Ms Bleakley added that the Waipukurau to Waipawa Cycleway and the College Road to Silverstream project have been put forward for inclusion in the Safety Alliance business case and advised that she will email members about the outcome. Cr Kingston asked for his thanks for this to be recorded.

Resolution

That the Regional Transport Committee receives the ‘NZTA Central Region – Regional Director’s Report for June 2016’.

Bleakley/Kingston

CARRIED

12.

June 2016 Transport Manager's Report

Mrs Anne Redgrave presented the Transport Managers report.

Resolution

That the Regional Transport Committee receives the “June 2016 Transport Manager's report”.

Bleakley/Kingston

CARRIED

13.

June 2016 Roadsafe Hawke's Bay Update

Mrs Anne Redgrave gave an update on RoadSafe Hawke’s Bay activities and road safety statistics. The RoadSafe team has been successful in winning a national award based around innovative and educational programmes in the corrections system for their work in HB prisons.

RTC20/16

Resolution

1. That the Regional Transport Committee receives the ‘June 2016 RoadSafe Hawke’s Bay Update Report‘.

Dick/Little

CARRIED

14.

June 2016 Public Transport Update

Mrs Anne Redgrave updated the committee on public transport for June 2016. Bus improvements are coming in 1 August. Patronage still declining however this is across the country. The Supergold Card scheme will not be changing.

RTC21/16

Resolution

That the Regional Transport Committee receives and notes the “June 2016 Public Transport Update” report.

Barker/Kingston

CARRIED

15.

Advisory Representative Verbal Reports

Mr David Murray, Automobile Association representative advised that the association has made its own submissions regarding driver licensing.

Mr Steve Young noted that the Port is working hard on the rail proposal.

Inspector Carla Gilmore noted that the police are focusing on speed and driver inattention at present.

RTC22/16

Resolution

That the Regional Transport Committee receives and notes the “Advisory Representative Reports”.

Kingston/Barker

CARRIED

16.	Minor Items Not on the Agenda
	There were no minor items for the agenda

Closure:

There being no further business the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 11.55am on Friday 10 June 2016.

Signed as a true and correct record.

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