Minutes of a meeting of the Regional Transport Committee
Held in the Council Chamber, Civic House, 110 Trafalgar Street, Nelson
On Monday 22 June 2020, commencing at 1.31p.m.
Present: Councillor B McGurk (Chairperson), Mr J Harland (NZTA Representative) and Councillor R O'Neill-Stevens
In Attendance: Group Manager Infrastructure (A Louverdis), Governance Team Leader (R Byrne) and Governance Adviser (J Brandt)
Apologies: Her Worship the Mayor Reese (on Council business); Councillor Edgar for lateness
1. Apologies
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That the Regional Transport Committee 1. Receives and accepts an apology from Her Worship the Mayor (on Council business) for attendance, and an apology from Councillor Edgar for lateness. |
2. Confirmation of Order of Business
The Chairperson noted that Agenda Items 10 and 9 would follow after the Chairperson’s report (agenda item 6).
There were no updates to the Interests Register, and no interests with items on the agenda were declared.
There was no public forum.
5.1 2 December 2019
Document number M6592, agenda pages 7 - 11 refer.
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That the Regional Transport Committee 1. Confirms the minutes of the meeting of the Regional Transport Committee, held on 2 December 2019, as a true and correct record. |
6. Regional Transport Committee Chairperson's Report
Document number R14839, agenda pages 12 - 13 refer.
Councillor McGurk presented his report. He noted that the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) had declined the Committee’s request to decouple the Neale Park to Clifton Terrace section of State Highway 6 (SH6) from the Nelson to Blenheim SH6 speed limit review. Following a request on timeline for delivery, Mr Harland undertook to follow this up.
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That the Regional Transport Committee 1. Receives the report Regional Transport Committee Chair's Report (R14839). |
7. Waka Kotahi: NZ Transport Agency Update (Agenda Item 10)
Document number R15905, agenda pages 31 - 44 refer.
NZTA representative, Jim Harland, gave a PowerPoint presentation (agenda pages 38 - 44). Mr Harland noted he would follow up on a request made by the committee whether additional measures were being planned to increase road safety at the SH6/The Glen intersection other than signage, noting it was the committee’s preference to take further measures.
Mr Harland further answered questions about the Innovating Street Programme and The Accessible Streets consultation, noting the subsequent rule change was expected to occur by the end of 2020.
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That the Regional Transport Committee 1. Receives the report Waka Kotahi: NZ Transport Agency Update (R15905) and its attachments (A2402735 and A2402744). |
8. Nelson Future Access Update (Agenda Item 9)
Document number R13755, agenda pages 26 - 30 refer.
NZTA Principal Transport Planner, Rhys Palmer, presented the report and answered questions about the Project Reference Group, reasons for the four-week consultation timeframe, and details of the planned community engagement.
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That the Regional Transport Committee 1. Receives the report Nelson Future Access Update (R13755) and its attachment (A2403485). |
9. Submission on the Draft Government Policy Statement 2021 on Land Transport
Document number R13693, agenda pages 14 - 20 refer.
10. Feedback on Arataki, the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency long term view
Document number R16940, agenda pages 21 - 25 refer.
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General subject of each matter to be considered |
Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter |
Particular interests protected (where applicable) |
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Regional Transport Committee Meeting - Public Excluded Minutes - 2 December 2019 |
Section 48(1)(a) The public conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason exists under section 7. |
The withholding of the information is necessary: · Section 7(2)(b)(ii) To protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information · Section 7(2)(i) To enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations) |
The meeting went into confidential session at 2.15p.m. and resumed in public session at 2.17p.m.
Please note that as the only business transacted in public excluded was to confirm the minutes, this business has been recorded in the public minutes. In accordance with the Local Government Official Information Meetings Act, no reason for withholding this information from the public exists.
12. Confirmation of Minutes
12.1 2 December 2019
Document number M6594, agenda pages 3 - 4 refer.
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Resolved RTC/2020/053 |
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That the Regional Transport Committee 1. Confirms the minutes of part of the meeting of the Regional Transport Committee, held with the public excluded on 2 December 2019, as a true and correct record. |
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O'Neill-Stevens/Harland Carried |
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13. Re-admittance of the Public
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Resolved RTC/2020/054 |
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1. Re-admits the public to the meeting. |
There being no further business the meeting ended at 2.17p.m.
Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings:
Chairperson
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