Agenda of Regional Transport Committee

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Regional Transport Committee

Friday 01 December 2017

SUBJECT: Short Term Replacements for the 1 December 2017 Regional Transport Committee Meeting

Reason for Report

1. Council has made allowance in the Terms of Reference for the Committee for short term replacements of alternates to be appointed to the Committee where the usual member/s cannot attend.

Committee Membership

Committee Members (Voting)
Councillor Alan Dick	Member and Chairman	HBRC
Councillor Fenton Wilson	Member and Deputy Chairman	HBRC
Councillor Keith Price Alternate Mayor Bill Dalton	Member	NCC
Mayor Alex Walker Alternate Cr David Tennent	Member	CHBDC
Mayor Craig Little Alternate not appointed	Member	WDC
Councillor Tania Kerr Alternate Cr Rod Heaps	Member	HDC
Ms Emma Speight Alternate Ms Julie Alexander	Member	NZ Transport Agency
Advisory Members (Non voting)
Brian Gregory	Cultural Interests and Environment	HBRC Maori Committee
David Murray	Private motorists, Public Transport users, Walking and Cycling	Automobile Association
Matt Broderick	NZ Police	NZ Police
Steve Young	Port and Coastal Shipping	Port of Napier Limited
Ian Emmerson	Road Transport industry	Road Transport Association
Kim Santer	Rail	KiwiRail
Technical Advisory Group (TAG)
Anne Redgrave	Transport Manager	HBRC
Megan Welsby	Sustainable Transport Officer	HBRC
Robin Malley	Transportation Team Leader	NCC
Shawn McKinley	Roading Manager	CHBDC
Jamie Cox	Engineering Manager	WDC
Mark Clews	Strategic Planning Manager	HDC
Jag Pannu	Transportation Manager	HDC
Paul Murphy	Senior Investment Adviser	NZ Transport Agency
Simon Barnett	Principal Transport Planner	NZ Transport Agency
Oliver Postings	Journey Manager	NZ Transport Agency
Wayne Wallace	Principal Investment Adviser	NZ Transport Agency

Recommendation

That __________________________ be appointed as member/s of the Regional Transport Committee of the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council for the meeting of Friday, 01 December 2017 as short term replacement(s) on the Committee for _______________________.

Authored by:

Anne Redgrave

Transport Manager

Approved by:

Liz Lambert

Group Manager External Relations

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Regional Transport Committee

Friday 01 December 2017

Subject: Call for Items of Business Not on the Agenda

Reason for Report

1. Standing order 9.12 states:

“A meeting may deal with an item of business that is not on the agenda where the meeting resolves to deal with that item and the Chairperson provides the following information during the public part of the meeting:

(a) the reason the item is not on the agenda; and

(b) the reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting.

Items not on the agenda may be brought before the meeting through a report from either the Chief Executive or the Chairperson.

Please note that nothing in this standing order removes the requirement to meet the provisions of Part 6, LGA 2002 with regard to consultation and decision making.”

2. In addition, standing order 9.13 allows “A meeting may discuss an item that is not on the agenda only if it is a minor matter relating to the general business of the meeting and the Chairperson explains at the beginning of the public part of the meeting that the item will be discussed. However, the meeting may not make a resolution, decision or recommendation about the item, except to refer it to a subsequent meeting for further discussion.”

Recommendations

1. That the Regional Transport Committee accepts the following “Items of Business Not on the Agenda” for discussion as Item 14:

1.1. Urgent items of Business

Item Name

Reason not on Agenda

Reason discussion cannot be delayed

1.2. Minor items for discussion

Item	Topic	Councillor / Staff
1.
2.
3.

Leeanne Hooper

GOVERNANCE & CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION MANAGER

Liz Lambert

GROUP MANAGER
EXTERNAL RELATIONS

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Regional Transport Committee

Friday 01 December 2017

Subject: Review of Regional Land Transport Plan

Reason for Report

1. To consider and approve the draft 2018-21 Regional Land Transport Plan prior to consultation with transport stakeholders.

Financial and Resource Implications

2. The financial and resource implications of the RLTP review have been accounted for in Long Term Plan budgets.

Background

3. The RLTP is a statutory document that must be prepared by the Regional Transport Committee (RTC) every six years, as required by the Land Transport Management Act 2003 (LTMA). The Regional Council adopted the current RLTP in April 2015.

4. The RLTP comprises two key parts:

4.1. The strategic policy section

4.2. The regional transport programme, setting out a programme of proposed land transport activities and financial forecasts.

5. An interim review of the RLTP is required by the end of April 2018, so that any updates to the programme of activities can inform the three-year National Land Transport Programme that will be published in June 2018.

Previous Progress

6. The TAG and Committee have reviewed the Investment Logic Mapping process and agreed on the three key problems statements for the RLTP. These were essentially unchanged from the 2015 Plan, but some minor wording amendments were made to reflect slight changes in emphasis.

7. The Committee has also considered and approved drafts of the sections that describe the current transport system and issues to be resolved. These have since been updated with the latest transport volume and demographic information.

8. The strategic objective statements have been reviewed to ensure their fit with the key problem statements. These link to the policies, which are largely unchanged apart from some minor re-wording. (Refer Section 7 of the draft plan - Attachment 1)

Draft Programmes of Activities

9. All councils reviewed their programmes of transport activities and submitted initial drafts into the Agency’s online funding system in August, with an opportunity to update these by 20 October. The list of all activities for which funding is sought for the 2018-21 period is in Section 8 of the draft Plan (Attachment 1).

10. Review of the programmes and information from the TAG indicates that no significant new improvement activities have been submitted for funding in the revised RLTP for 2018-21, when compared with RLTP 2015 or with earlier versions. Several large activities have been inserted as placeholders for Years 7 to 10 and even beyond to 2028, however these are not included within the period of the Plan, which is the six years 2015 to 2021. These have been separately identified in Section 8.

11. Therefore, the Committee is not required to publicly consult on the draft RLTP, but must have regard to the views of representative groups of land transport users and providers.

Prioritisation

12. The LTMA requires the committee to prioritise significant activities that are included in the plan. Our significance policy defines these as either:

12.1. A large new improvement project greater than or equal to $5 million in total value;

12.2. An improvement activity greater than or equal to $5 million in total value that has a high level of risk (that is not new);or

12.3. Any activity not consistent with NZ Transport Agency’s Planning and Investment Principles; or

12.4. Any other activity the RTC considers to be regionally significant; or

12.5. Committed activities, maintenance and renewals, low-cost- low-risk activities and existing public transport services are excluded;

13. The NZ Transport Agency has reviewed its investment assessment framework this year to take into account that business cases should now be developed for all major projects and programmes. This process looks at two main factors;

13.1. Results alignment – how well the identified issue or opportunity aligns with results identified in the Government Policy Statement – Low, Medium, High, Very High.

13.2. Cost Benefit appraisal - Assessment of the whole-of-life benefits and costs of the project.

14. As for the 2015 RLTP, we suggest that the committee should use these factors to prioritise but add a further factor – alignment with regional strategic objectives.

15. As noted elsewhere in the agenda, the new government is in the process of reviewing the GPS to better align with its policies. However, in the absence of a clear outcome, it is suggested that we should proceed with the prioritisation and make any revisions necessary once the final GPS is released.

16. Using the criteria in paragraph 12, the TAG suggests that only the following activities should be prioritised. The programme business cases, although of low dollar value, have been included because of their regional significance and the possibility that substantial improvement programmes will result.

17. Suggested priorities are set out in the far right column.

Organisation	Project Name and Description	Total Project Cost	Total Cost 3 years 2018-21	Cost 18-19	Cost 19-20	Cost 20-21	Assessment under Investment Assessment Framework	Contribution to Regional Objectives	Suggested Priority
NZ Transport Agency	State Highway 2 Napier to Gisborne Programme Business Case	153,900	153,900	51,300	-	-	M, -	H	1
Hastings District Council	Bridge Strengthening Programme to cater for heavy vehicles - 50 Max, High Productivity Motor Vehicles and new Vehicle Dimension and Mass rules.	11,138,080	5,635,510	1,084,000	2,151,670	2,399,840	M, BCR 5-5.9	H	2
NZ Transport Agency	High Productivity Motor Vehicles Tranche 2 Napier Port to Gisborne	4,241,590	2,152,233	2,152,233	-	-	M, 1*	H	2
NZ Transport Agency	State Highway 5 Napier to Taupo Programme Business Case	205,200	205,200	-	205,200	-	M, -	M	3

Inter-regional significance

18. The LTMA also requires RTCs to identify any activities of inter-regional significance. After discussions with neighbouring regions, the TAG has identified the following activities. The Committee’s agreement is sought on these.

Activity	Reason for Inter-regional significance
Manawatu Gorge Replacement	The Manawatu Gorge links Hawke’s Bay with the major freight hub of Palmerston North in the Horizons region and is classified as a national route under the One Network Road Classification. Although alternatives to the Manawatu Gorge exist, these provide a substantially lower level of service and result in higher vehicle operating costs. An efficient and resilient replacement for the Manawatu Gorge is urgently required.
HB Expressway Pakowhai and Links Road Intersection Improvement (Committed Activity)	This intersection is a safety and efficiency pinch point on the key strategic link between the Hawkes Bay Region and the Horizons (Manawatu-Wanganui) region. The Palmerston North-Manawatu area is increasingly functioning as a freight hub, and tonnages of freight between the Manawatu and the Hawkes Bay Region increasing.
High Productivity Motor Vehicle Improvements Tranche 2 (SH2 between the Port of Napier and the boundary with the Horizons Region) (Committed Activity)	These improvements will remove impediments to the use of HPMV’s between the Hawkes Bay Region and the Horizons Region, in particular the freight hubs of the Palmerston North – Manawatu area. The Saddle Road across the Tararua Ranges is suitable for HPMV use. Once bridge structures in the Hawke’s Bay Region are strengthened, HPMV use will be possible on this nationally strategic link.
HB Expressway Safety Treatments (Committed Activity)	The HB Expressway forms part of the key strategic link between Napier Port and the Horizons Region. The Palmerston North - Manawatu sub area is increasingly functioning as a freight hub, and tonnages of freight between the Manawatu and the Hawkes Bay region are increasing. It is important that the HB Expressway functions safely and efficiently.
Upgraded Strategic Routes for HPMV capability in the Horizons region	The lower Horizons area acts as a freight hub and logistics centre for the lower North Island, and HPMV entrance capability will ensure that the benefits of HPMV routes to and from the Hawkes Bay Region can be maximised.
SH2 Manawatu Hill Realignment in the Horizons region	Safety black spot with a history of crashes. Improved alignment with a passing lane in both directions. Realignment will allow for travel time savings for freight between Horizons region and Hawkes Bay Region
SH2 Napier to Gisborne- Programme Business Case	This forms part of a business case for the SH2 route between Opotiki and Napier, traversing parts of the Bay of Plenty region and Gisborne district. Safety, resilience and travel time improvements on SH2 north are a high priority for the Hawke’s Bay region, particularly in light of projected increases in forest harvests, increased tourism and for economic development in Wairoa District.
SH5 Napier to Taupo Programme Business Case	This is an important tourism and freight route for both the Hawke’s Bay and Waikato regions. The Programme Business Case will determine the long-term strategy for managing this regional route.

Next Steps

19. It is suggested that the Committee should approve the draft RLTP in principle, noting that

19.1. final submissions of programmes on 15 December by councils and NZTA may result in changes to activities.

19.2. changes to the Government Policy Statement on Land Transport by the new government may also mean that we need to re-examine the draft RLTP, to ensure that it is consistent with the GPS.

20. Any required changes to the RLTP will be notified to the Committee and if necessary, an extra meeting called. However, as our programme of activities is light, with most major projects already committed and the next round of significant improvements outside the timeframe of this RLTP, this is unlikely to be necessary.

21. The draft RLTP will then be formatted for external review and sent out to stakeholders for comment. Feedback will be collated and reviewed by the TAG before consideration at the Committee’s March 2018 meeting.

Decision Making Process

22. Council is required to make every decision in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act 2002 (the Act). Staff have assessed the requirements in relation to this item and have concluded:

22.1. The decision does not significantly alter the service provision or affect a strategic asset.

22.2. The use of the special consultative procedure is not prescribed by legislation.

22.3. The decision does not fall within the definition of Council’s policy on significance.

22.4. The persons affected by this decision are all users of the transport system in the region.

22.5. Options that have been considered include no change.

22.6. The decision is not inconsistent with an existing policy or plan.

22.7. Given the nature and significance of the issue to be considered and decided, and also the persons likely to be affected by, or have an interest in the decisions made, Council can exercise its discretion and make a decision without consulting directly with the community or others having an interest in the decision.

Recommendations

That the Regional Transport Committee:

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. Receives the ‘Review of the Regional Land Transport Plan’ staff report.

3. Agrees with the proposed prioritisation of significant activities in the draft RLTP and discussion of significant inter-regional activities.

4. Approves the draft Regional Land Transport Plan for consultation, with any minor changes required by the Government Policy Statement on Land Transport 2018 or changes to transport programmes by councils and the NZ Transport Agency.

Authored by:

Anne Redgrave

Transport Manager

Approved by:

Liz Lambert

Group Manager External Relations

Attachment/s

⇩1

Draft Regional Land Transport Plan

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Regional Transport Committee

Friday 01 December 2017

Subject: 2017 New Government Transport Policies

Reason for Report

1. To outline Labour, NZ First and Green Party transport policies and provide an indication of expected changes to transport priorities and funding over the next three years.

Background

2. In October this year, the Labour-NZ First coalition government was formed, and a confidence and supply agreement was signed with the NZ Green Party.

3. These parties had articulated their transport policies in some detail prior to the election, and they are summarised here to provide an indication of likely activities over the next three years.

4. The new Minister of Transport is the Hon. Phil Twyford, with Hon. Julie-Anne Genter and Hon. Shane Jones as Associate Ministers.

Government Policy Statement

5. The Minister has ordered an urgent rewrite of the Government Policy Statement (GPS) for the National Land Transport Fund, to reflect the new Government's focus on investing in urban public transport infrastructure, rather than building more motorways. It will include new directions on the use of the National Land Transport Fund. He expects a new GPS within two months.

Labour Party Transport Policies

Auckland Transport

6. Labour has stated that it will:

6.1. Build light rail from the CBD to Auckland Airport.

6.2. Invest in more electric trains, electrification to Pukekohe, and building a third main trunk line urgently between Westfield and Papakura.

6.3. Allow Auckland Council to collect a regional fuel tax to fund the acceleration of these investments, along with infrastructure bonds and targeted rates to capture value uplift.

7. In total, there will be an extra $3.3b investment, comprising both new and accelerated projects over the next 20 years.

8. Light rail network and heavy rail improvements will be brought forward from the second and third decades into the first decade.

9. These increased investments and the existing funding gap be met with new funding sources. A Regional Fuel Tax is forecast to raise $160m a year at 10 cents a litre. Auckland Council will be given the ability to use new methods of funding infrastructure, like infrastructure bonds and targeted rates.

Rapid Rail in the Golden Triangle

10. Labour will:

10.1. Create a passenger rail service linking Auckland, Hamilton, and Tauranga and, if justified by demand, upgrade it in stages to a rapid rail network throughout the Golden Triangle.

Regional and long-distance rail

11. Labour will:

11.1. Instruct KiwiRail to retain an electrified network between Hamilton and Palmerston North and work on an evidence-based plan to progressively electrify other key parts of the network.

11.2. Re-open moth-balled railway lines where community and business support exists, and there is evidence that the service would be sustainable, notably the Napier to Gisborne rail line.

11.3. Investigate a rail line to Marsden Point and Northport and upgrading the North Auckland Line to take pressure off the roads in Northland.

Regional Transport Funding

12. Labour will:

12.1. Make more funding available for transport projects of regional importance by doubling the funding range of $70-$140m to $140-$280m.

13. This funding will be available for transport projects outside major metropolitan areas which show a regional economic benefit. Projects will include upgrades of regional state highways or, in partnership with local government, significant regional roads.

14. Labour is keen to work with councils to co-fund projects that would otherwise be delayed or not be built at all.

Ports and Coastal Shipping

15. Labour will:

15.1. As part of a national freight strategy, develop a national ports strategy with a particular focus on the upper north island.

15.2. Refresh and move to implement the ‘Sea Change’ strategy to revitalise Coastal shipping.

Mode neutrality

16. Labour will:

16.1. Make investments from the National Land Transport Fund on a mode neutral basis, meaning that rail and walk/cycle projects will be eligible for funding where evidence shows clear benefits to the transport system and local communities.

Investing in walking and cycling

17. Labour will:

17.1. Make it easier and safer to walk or cycle in our communities by committing more funding to urban cycleways, Active Neighbourhoods projects, and the Skypath on Auckland Harbour Bridge.

18. To do this, Labour will renew the current Urban Cycleways Fund for a further three years. This $100m fund has helped to fund projects such as the Lightpath and Nelson Street cycleway in Auckland and is set to be exhausted by the middle of next year. This extension will mean another $100m is available for the following three years for modern cycleways, separated from traffic.

19. Labour will also establish a new ‘Active Neighbourhoods’ Fund to complement the Urban Cycleways Fund with $15m a year to invest. This will invite contestable applications for smaller community level projects that will encourage walking or cycling at the local level, for example around schools, shopping areas and community facilities, or public transport hubs.

NZ First/Labour Coalition Agreement

Coalition Priorities

20. In this parliamentary term, New Zealand First has a number of priorities to progress which Labour will support alongside its policy programme. These include the following goals:

Regional Economic Development and Primary Industries

20.1. A $1b per annum Regional Development (Provincial Growth) Fund, including:

20.1.1. Significant investment in regional rail.

20.1.2. Commissioning a feasibility study on the options for moving the Ports of Auckland, including giving Northport serious consideration.

20.1.3. Other large-scale capital projects.

Superannuitants

20.1.4. Introduce a new generation SuperGold smartcard containing entitlements and concessions.

Environment

20.1.5. The government’s vehicle fleet, where practicable, to become emissions-free by 2025/26.

20.1.6. Introduce a Zero Carbon Act and an independent Climate Commission, based on the recommendations of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.

20.1.7. Establish a tyre stewardship fund.

Labour Greens Confidence and Supply Agreement

21. Policy Programme includes the following goals:

Sustainable Economy

22. Adopt and make progress towards the goal of a Net Zero Emissions Economy by 2050, with a particular focus on policy development and initiatives in transport and urban form, energy and primary industries in accordance with milestones to be set by an independent Climate Commission and with a focus on establishing Just Transitions for exposed regions and industries.

22.1. Introduce a Zero Carbon Act and establish an independent Climate Commission

22.2. All new legislation will have a climate impact assessment analysis.

22.3. A comprehensive set of environmental, social and economic sustainability indicators will be developed.

22.4. A new cross-agency climate change board of public sector CEOs will be established.

23. Reduce congestion and carbon emissions by substantially increasing investment in safe walking and cycling, frequent and affordable passenger transport, rail, and sea freight.

23.1. Investigate a Green Transport Card as part of work to reduce the cost of public transport, prioritising people in low income households and people on a benefit.

23.2. National Land Transport Fund spending will be reprioritised to increase the investment in rail infrastructure in cities and regions, and cycling and walking.

23.3. Auckland’s East-West motorway link will not proceed as currently proposed.

23.4. Work will begin on light rail from the city to the airport in Auckland.

23.5. Safe cycling and walking, especially around schools, will be a transport priority.

24. Stimulate up to $1 billion of new investment in low carbon industries by 2020, kick-started by a Government-backed Green Investment Fund of $100 million.

Decision Making Process

25. Staff have assessed the requirements of the Local Government Act 2002 in relation to this item and have concluded that, as this report is for information only, the decision making provisions do not apply.

Recommendation

That the Regional Transport Committee receives the “2017 New Government Transport Policies” report.

Authored by:

Anne Redgrave

Transport Manager

Approved by:

Liz Lambert

Group Manager External Relations

Attachment/s

There are no attachments for this report.

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Regional Transport Committee

Friday 01 December 2017

Subject: November 2017 Transport Manager's Report

Reason for Report

1. This regular report provides the Committee with a snapshot of relevant transport matters, provides updates from the Transport Advisory Group (TAG) on issues raised at their regular meetings and outlines what is coming up within the transport sector.

Transport Advisory Group meetings

2. The TAG group has met to:

2.1. review the region’s proposed improvement projects for the 2018-21 Regional Land Transport Plan and make recommendations on other aspects of the draft plan.

Manawatu Gorge Presentation

3. In late October, the NZ Transport Agency gave a presentation on the four shortlisted options for a replacement for the SH3 Manawatu Gorge route, to RTC members, other elected members and staff from the local councils. Approximately 20 people attended the session. A decision on the preferred option is expected in early December. More information will be provided in the NZ Transport Agency Regional Director’s report.

Meetings with Napier Port

4. Two meetings have recently been held at the Napier Port to discuss concerns about the traffic impacts of growth in freight movements through the Port. Representatives from NZ Transport Agency, Napier City Council and Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and senior Port staff attended these meetings.

5. Napier Port predicts that growth in key freight types through the Port will increase truck movements (in and outbound) by 95% (being 95,000 truck movements) in the ten years to 2027. Their predictions are conservative, based on significant recent growth in apple plantings, wood harvests commencing in the Tararua/Central Hawke’s Bay and Wairoa areas, and growth in other freight types. Ahuriri has experienced a recent resurgence in retail, light commercial, tourism and residential activity, so growth in traffic to the Port via State Highway 50 and the Ahuriri Bypass has the potential to cause conflict with these activities. Any further development in the Ahuriri area needs to be carefully managed in light of the predicted traffic growth.

6. The NZ Transport Agency’s Napier Port Access study identified a number of potential safety and efficiency improvements to the key strategic routes to the Port. Several of these are already necessary and are under construction or committed – the Watchman Road SH2-intersection, improvements to the Hyderabad/Prebensen roundabout, safety and efficiency improvements on the Expressway etc. Other potential improvements, including in the Ahuriri area, may be justified as traffic increases. The Transport Agency has committed to regular monitoring of the SH50 route to the Port to ensure that it can respond to any emerging issues appropriately, and has indicated that some low-cost measures may be possible in the short-term to reduce noise issues on the Ahuriri Bypass.

Regional Cycling Governance Group

3. Work continues to resolve issues with the “Mad Mile” section of Waimarama Road on the Landscapes ride. New Zealand Cycle Trails has approved, in principle, funding for an off-road solution to the Mad Mile and to fix safety issues on four bridge underpasses that currently pose safety concerns. The funding will be 50% of the full cost of the project, so a significant local share needs to be found. Contributions form HDC and HBRC are committed, and the remainder is being sought from community trusts etc. Good progress has been made with the identification of the route, property purchase and route design. We expect that the route will be well used for its exceptional views of the Tukituki Valley and Te Mata Peak.

4. Unfortunately, the Governance Group has been unable to broker agreement between parties to designate the Middle Road route from Havelock North to Waipawa as a Heartland Ride, due to safety concerns held by Hastings District Council. However, New Zealand Cycle Trails has assured the group that this route meets their safety standard for a Heartland Ride. Central Hawke’s Bay District Council has also given its approval for this.

5. Minutes from the November meeting of the Regional Cycling Governance group are Attachment 1.

Approved Organisations – Significant issues or Works

NZTA Highway Network and Operations

6. An update on work by NZTA Highway Network and Operations Group forms part of the Regional Director’s report.

Hastings District Council

7. Hastings District Council’s major project, Whakatu Arterial Link (in conjunction with the NZ Transport Agency), is progressing well:

7.1. The SH2 roundabout is now 95% complete. Napier Road is now complete and open to traffic.

7.2. Earthworks construction on the greenfields route between SH2 and Whakatu Road is continuing now that ground conditions have dried out following a wet winter.

7.3. The Karamu Stream Realignment and the new bridge will be complete in early December 2017, with bridge side barriers being the only remaining work.

7.4. The contract period has been extended by 57 days due to wet weather and its effect on construction. However, the contractor is confident of making this time up with completion still programmed for December 2018.

Napier City Council

8. Review of procurement and delivery processes is almost complete.

9. Construction of the Marine Parade traffic calming measures commenced late August and is expected to be complete by late November.

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council

10. Reports on the public transport operations and road safety education outputs managed by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council are the subjects of separate items in this agenda.

Decision Making Process

11. Staff have assessed the requirements of the Local Government Act 2002 in relation to this item and have concluded that, as this report is for information only, the decision making provisions do not apply.

Recommendation

That the Regional Transport Committee receives and notes the “November 2017 Transport Manager's report”.

Authored by:

Anne Redgrave

Transport Manager

Approved by:

Liz Lambert

Group Manager External Relations

Attachment/s

⇩1

Minutes from Regional Cycling Governance Group

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Regional Transport Committee

Friday 01 December 2017

Subject: December 2017 Public Transport Update

Reason for Report

1. To provide the Committee with an update on Council’s public transport operations.

Review of Regional Public Transport Plan

2. A review of the Regional Public Transport Plan is due to be complete by June 2018, and has commenced with a review of recent service requests and suggestions, and investigations of these. Suggested revisions to the plan will be brought to the Committee in March before a draft plan is released for consultation.

Bus Ticketing System

3. The project to implement a new bus ticketing and smartcard system for nine regional councils across New Zealand is now well into the implementation phase. The provider is INIT, a company based in Germany but which has built such systems all over the world.

4. The system will allow all participating regional councils to continue with their own timetables and fares structures but the bus card will be able to be used in all nine regions. A clearing-house system will allocate fares to the correct region.

5. Passengers will be able to top up their cards with money on line (currently this is only possible with cash on the bus), which will speed up bus loading times. However, cards can still be topped up with cash on the bus or at selected retail outlets by cash or EFTPOS.

6. Entry to the bus is via a tag-on system (the card is passed over an electronic reader) and passengers will be required to tag off when they leave the bus also. This will provide councils with detailed information (not currently available) about where people are getting on and off the bus and how far they travel.

7. All nine regions will have the new system in place by June 2018.

Bus Passenger Trips

8. Diagram 1 – Monthly Passenger Trips 2012-13 to 2017-18 for the year to date

9. Bus numbers in July were affected by the unusually wet month and this has reduced the financial year to date figure by 1.6% compared with the previous year. However, patronage for the 10 months January-October 2017 was 1% higher than the same period in the previous year.

Bus Service Costs

10. The following diagram shows the annual net cost (after fares and excluding GST) of operating the goBay bus service. As bus improvements commenced at the end of September 2016, the 2017-18 year-to-date figure includes four months of increased cost, while 2016-17 has only one month of the higher rate. This effect will smooth out as the year progresses.

Diagram 3 – Year to date net cost (ex GST)

51% of this cost is met by the New Zealand Transport Agency).

Fare Recovery

11. Fare recovery is the portion of the total cost of the service that is covered by fares (including SuperGold payments from central government), and is affected by the cost of the contract and the amount of revenue received from passengers and other sources. The fare recovery rate is currently sitting at 38% for the year to date, which is consistent with previous years.

Total Mobility

12. The following tables compare the number of Total Mobility trips made for the year to date over the last five years, and the corresponding costs (excl GST).

Diagram 5 – Total Mobility Trips for the Year to Date – 2012-13 to 2017-18

Diagram 6 – Total Mobility Cost ($excl GST) 2012-13 to 2017-18

(60% of this cost is met by the New Zealand Transport Agency)

13. Use of Total Mobility continues to grow, which is to be expected, as our population is ageing rapidly.

Decision Making Process

14. Staff have assessed the requirements of the Local Government Act 2002 in relation to this item and have concluded that, as this report is for information only, the decision making provisions do not apply.

Recommendation

That the Regional Transport Committee receives and notes the “December 2017 Public Transport Update” report.

Authored by:

Anne Redgrave

Transport Manager

Approved by:

Liz Lambert

Group Manager External Relations

Attachment/s

There are no attachments for this report.

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Regional Transport Committee

Friday 01 December 2017

Subject: RoadSafe Hawke's Bay December 2017 Update

Reason for Report

1. This regular report provides the Committee with a snapshot of road safety activities undertaken under the Road Safety Action Plans and, as necessary, will brief the Committee on any current or upcoming issues relevant to road safety.

Background

2. There are a number of strategic documents that provide the direction for the road safety activities, including:

2.1. Government Policy Statement for Land Transport (GPS)

2.2. Safer Journeys 2020

2.3. Communities at Risk Register

2.4. NZ Transport Agency - Briefing Notes

2.5. NZ Police Strategies

3. The current GPS expands on the strategic direction set out in the Safer Journeys 2020 strategy and continues the government’s strong focus on encouraging economic growth and productivity, and improving road safety. A new GPS is due to be released by the end of 2017.

4. Road safety incorporates a range of elements including network improvement, road policing, and education and awareness. RoadSafe Hawke’s Bay (RSHB) and the road safety action plans focus on education and awareness programmes in collaboration with road policing activities and proposed network improvements.

5. Traffic incidents are reported in a number of different ways and a number of indicators are needed to understand whether the road safety programmes are effective.

Regional Road Safety Priority Issues

6. Central Hawke’s Bay

6.1. Alcohol & Drugs

7. Hastings District

7.1. Alcohol & Drugs

7.2. Intersections

7.3. Motorcycles

7.4. Loss of Control Rural Roads – Head on

7.5. Speed

7.6. Young Drivers

7.7. Cyclists

8. Wairoa

8.1. Alcohol and Drugs

8.2. Loss of Control Rural Roads – Head on

8.3. Speed

8.4. Young Drivers

Funding

9. The road safety programme is funded from three sources:

9.1. The NZ Transport Agency

9.2. Territorial Authorities contribution (Wairoa District Council, Hastings District Council, Napier City Council, Central Hawke’s Bay District Council)

9.3. HBRC rates

Report for December 2017

10. Regional activities have included:

10.1. Mohaka Rest Stop SH5 on Friday HB Anniversary Day.

10.2. Central Hawke’s Bay Rest Stop SH2 Labour Day: New Zealand Police and New Zealand Fire Service supported this. These continue to be well-received by motorists.

10.3. Central Hawke’s Bay: HB Sports Awards, supported by the Central Hawkes Bay College SADD Students.

10.4. Central Hawke’s Bay: Joint Project: Police and RSHB- Seat Belt and cellphone checkpoints every 3 weeks.

10.5. Central Hawke’s Bay A&P Show attendance.

10.6. Distributed Tamariki In the Car Child Restraint packs to the Kohanga Reo Early Childhood Centres in partnership with Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga. Tamariki in the Car was developed by RoadSafe Hawke’s Bay and uses music and storytelling to get car restraint messages across to children and parents.

10.7. Ongoing development of the school road safety resource. CHB and Wairoa Colleges are two of six trial schools for the resource, which will be available to all schools in February 2018.

10.8. Attended the Safe Communities meetings in CHB and Wairoa, and Safe Kids coalition.

10.9. Higgins, RSHB and Police joint operation regarding cellphone use.

10.10. Supported the Wairoa College CACTUS Programme.

10.11. Joint checkpoints with Police in Wairoa.

10.12. Joint Police RSHB Wairoa Xmas Carnival.

10.13. Wairoa joint kohanga road safety day with 8 kohanga attending.

10.14. Planning meetings with Police to implement road safety education at the College. Supported the development and introduction of the school road safety resource.

10.15. Distributed the Tamariki in the Car child restraint resource to early childhood centres in Wairoa.

10.16. Ongoing liaison and work with the group that is doing research on re-offend rates for people who attend road safety education days through the prison or probation programmes.

Regional Road Safety Outcomes

13. The NZ Transport Agency produces a report that provides quarterly summaries of latest statistics and trends for areas of concern in New Zealand's road safety programme under the Safer Journeys strategy. The table below sets out these outcomes for the Hawke’s Bay region.

11. The following links provide detail on road crashes in our region.

11.1. nzta.govt.nz/resources/crash-analysis-reports/statistical-statements

11.2. nzta.govt.nz/resources/crash-analysis-reports/briefing-notes

11.3. nzta.govt.nz/resources/crash-analysis-reports

12. The following table below sets out the year-to-date road deaths by region.

Weekly road deaths update by Local Government Region as at midnight Monday, 13 November 2017 *

Local Government Region	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Northland	18	12	17	25	32
Auckland	44	33	46	37	57
Waikato	28	42	57	69	54
Bay of Plenty	17	24	26	28	19
Gisborne & Hawkes Bay	10	16	15	13	23
Taranaki	7	10	8	11	4
Manawatu / Wanganui	10	31	25	14	31
Wellington	16	11	8	15	12
Nelson / Marlborough	8	7	2	10	13
West Coast	5	6	7	3	6
Canterbury	39	29	41	27	47
Otago	12	17	15	16	14
Southland	1	11	7	13	13
Total	215	249	274	281	325

13. Unfortunately, Hawke’s Bay/Gisborne’s road toll for the year to date is consistent with several other regions in showing a significant increase in deaths when compared with the same period last year. To 30 September, there had been 15 road deaths this year in Hawke’s Bay alone.

Decision Making Process

14. Council is required to make every decision in accordance with Part 6 Sub-Part 1, of the Local Government Act 2002 (the Act). Staff have assessed the requirements in relation to this item and have concluded that, as this report is for information only and no decision is to be made, the decision making provisions of the Local Government Act 2002 do not apply.

Recommendation

That the Regional Transport Committee receives and notes the “RoadSafe Hawke's Bay December 2017 Update” staff report.

Authored by:

Linda Anderson

Regional Manager RoadSafe Hawke's Bay

Approved by:

Liz Lambert

Group Manager External Relations

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