Present: Councillor
B McGurk (Chairperson), Her Worship the Mayor R Reese, Councillors Y Bowater, T
Brand, M Courtney, J Edgar, K Fulton, M Lawrey, R O'Neill-Stevens (Deputy
Chair), G Noonan, P Rainey, R Sanson and T Skinner
In
Attendance: Group Manager Infrastructure (A Louverdis), Governance
Adviser (E-J Ruthven), and Governance Support (K McLean)
Apologies : Her
Worship the Mayor (for lateness)
Karakia Timatanga
Committee members gave a karakia timatanga.
1. Apologies
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Resolved IC/2020/032
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That the Infrastructure
Committee
1.
Receives and accepts the apologies from Her Worship the Mayor for
lateness.
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McGurk/Sanson Carried
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Attendance: Councillor Brand joined the meeting at
11.32a.m.
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2. Confirmation
of Order of Business
There was no change to the order
of business.
3. Interests
There were no updates to the
Interests Register, and no interests with items on the agenda were declared.
4. Public
Forum
There was no public forum.
5. Confirmation
of Minutes
5.1 2 June
2020
Document number M10903, agenda
pages 6 - 10 refer.
6. Chairperson's
Report
Document number R18097, agenda
pages 11 - 13 refer.
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Attendance: Her Worship the Mayor joined the meeting
at 11.34a.m.
Councillor McGurk presented the report.
Attendance: Councillors Fulton and Lawrey joined the
meeting at 11.39a.m.
Manager Transport and Solid Waste, Marg Parfitt, answered
questions regarding the change to pay-by-plate parking meters, proposed
temporary safety measures for the Franklyn Street/Waimea Road intersection,
the changes to plastics recycling from 1 July 2020, and public transport
patronage levels.
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Resolved IC/2020/034
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That the Infrastructure
Committee
1. Receives the report
Chairperson's Report (R18097).
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McGurk/O'Neill-Stevens Carried
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7. Covid-19
Implications for Infrastructure
Document number R18058, agenda
pages 14 - 16 refer.
Manager Capital Projects, Lois
Plum, Manager Utilities, David Light, and Manager Transport and Solid Waste,
Marg Parfitt, presented the report.
Ms Plum provided updates
regarding the Maitai Pathway Improvement project, the York Valley Road
Resurfacing project, and the Bullivant Road Cycleway projects, noting that an
alternative pathway to the Bullivant Road Cycleway would now be constructed.
8. City
Centre and Home Zone Speed Limits - Statement of Proposal for changes to the
Speed Limit Bylaw
Document number R13686, agenda
pages 17 - 56 refer.
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Manager Transport and Solid
Waste, Marg Parfitt, presented the report. She noted the following
corrections to the report, the Statement of Proposal and its attachments:
·
Iwa Road
– maps to be updated to show the current speed limit of 30km/h;
·
Fifeshire Crescent
– sections to be moved from 40km/h to 30km/h and included in list of
‘Home Zone’ streets; and
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Hearings likely
to take place in early September, rather than in August.
Ms Parfitt answered questions regarding:
·
Feedback
received during the 30km/h speed limit imposed in the Central Business
District during Covid-19 Alert levels 3 and 2, noting this was largely
positive;
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The reasons for
excluding the Ring Roads, including Selwyn Place, from the Statement of
Proposal, noting that the Ring Roads were more complex and should be
considered as a whole as part of the Speed Management Plan next year;
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The
requirements of the Speed Limit Setting Rules, including establishing the
Average Operating Speed in order to propose a new speed limit within 10km/h
of the Average Operating Speed;
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Whether the
proposed National Speed Register could be included within the Statement of
Proposal, to start to understand community views for additional areas where
speed limits could be dropped;
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The potential
timeframes for implementing the outcomes of the consultation process;
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Pedestrian-safety
initiatives undertaken on Selwyn Place to increase awareness of pedestrian
desire lines;
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Whether it was
feasible to include Selwyn Place within the Statement of Proposal at a lower
speed limit of 40km/h or whether considering the Selwyn Place speed limit
should be left for a later date;
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Whether it was
possible to consider a speed limit lower than 30km/h in the Central Business
District through the proposed consultation process;
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The rationale for
including ‘Home Zone’ streets in the Statement of Proposal as
being streets without a formed footpath;
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The list of
stakeholders to be directly contacted for feedback through the consultation
process; and
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Additional
areas near to the Central Business District where high pedestrian numbers
supported the potential for lower speed limits;
The meeting was adjourned from 12.59p.m to 1.47p.m, during
which time Councillors Bowater and Noonan left the meeting.
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Ms Parfitt, along with Senior Legal Adviser, Fiona McLeod,
provided further advice that:
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The
‘Scope’ section of the Statement of Proposal could be amended to
note that, along with the options currently listed, Council may adopt a speed
limit even lower than 30km/h, but that any speed limits adopted must still
meet the Speed Limit Setting Rules; and
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Council held
insufficient data relating to Selwyn Place to be able to establish the
Average Operating Speed, including not collecting data since Upper Trafalgar
Street was closed, and that data should be collected and analysed before
considering a change in speed limit for Selwyn Place.
Attendance: Councillor Bowater and Noonan returned
to the meeting at 1.54p.m.
Ms Parfitt, Ms McLeod, and Group Manager Infrastructure,
Alec Louverdis, answered further questions regarding:
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Whether it was
possible to include Selwyn Place in the Statement of Proposal and collect
data during the consultation process;
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Whether the
lower speed limits proposed for the Central business District and the
‘Home Zones’ could be put at risk if Selwyn Place were included
in the Statement of Proposal, noting the insufficiency of data in relation to
Selwyn Place;
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What the
implications for the rest of the Bylaw changes would be if the entire process
was paused to enable data collection relating to Selwyn Place; and
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Whether driver
behaviour and average speed limits on Selwyn Place may have changed following
the closure of Upper Trafalgar Street; and
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Whether sectors
of the community would be likely to oppose a speed limit reduction for Selwyn
Place based on safety concerns.
Officers reiterated that to add Selwyn Place into the
Statement of Proposal, and potentially decide to lower the speed limit when
Council currently did not hold adequate data for Selwyn Place, could pose a
legal risk to the rest of the proposed Bylaw changes.
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Councillor Skinner, seconded by Councillor Brand, moved
That the Infrastructure Committee
1. Receives
the report City Centre and Home Zone Speed Limits - Statement of Proposal for
changes to the Speed Limit Bylaw (R13686)
and its attachments (A2398604, A2403583, A239860, A2372939 and
A2379502); and
2. Agrees a Bylaw to set a
permanent speed limit is the most appropriate way of addressing safety and
access in the city centre (excluding the ring roads) and home zones; and
3. Agrees the proposed amendments
to the Speed Limits Bylaw 2011 (210) are the most appropriate form of bylaw
and do not give rise to any implications under the New Zealand Bill of Rights
Act 1990; and
4. Agrees a summary of Statement of
Proposal Amendment to the Speed Limits Bylaw 2011 (210) is not required; and
5. Adopts the Statement of Proposal
(A2372939 of Report 13686) relating to lowering of the speed limit from
existing limit to 30km/h in the city centre (excluding the ring roads) and
home zones; and
6. Approves commencement of the
Special Consultative Procedure, with the consultation period to run from 13
July 2020 to 14 August 2020; and
7. Approves the Consultation Plan
(A2379502 of Report 13686); and
8. Notes that the Consultation Plan
(A2379502 of Report 13686) will include sufficient steps to ensure the
Statement of Proposal will be reasonably accessible to the public and will be
publicised in a manner appropriate to its purpose and significance; and
9. Notes that the Consultation Plan
(A2379502 of Report 13686) will result in the Statement of Proposal being as
widely publicised as is reasonably practicable as a basis for consultation.
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The meeting was adjourned from 2.23p.m. to 3.01p.m, during
which time Councillors Bowater and Noonan left the meeting.
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Councillor Edgar, seconded by Her Worship the Mayor, moved
an amendment:
That the Infrastructure Committee
1. Receives the report City Centre
and Home Zone Speed Limits - Statement of Proposal for changes to the Speed
Limit Bylaw (R13686) and its
attachments (A2398604, A2403583, A239860, A2372939 and A2379502); and
2. Agrees a Bylaw to set a
permanent speed limit is the most appropriate way of addressing safety and
access in the city centre including Selwyn Place (but excluding the rest of
the ring roads) and home zones; and
3. Agrees the proposed amendments
to the Speed Limits Bylaw 2011 (210) are the most appropriate form of bylaw
and do not give rise to any implications under the New Zealand Bill of Rights
Act 1990; and
4. Agrees a summary of Statement of
Proposal Amendment to the Speed Limits Bylaw 2011 (210) is not required; and
5. Adopts the Statement of Proposal
(A2372939 of Report 13686) relating to lowering of the speed limit from
existing limit to 30km/h in the city centre and home zones subject to the
following amendments:
·
Adding
Selwyn Place (but excluding the rest of the ring roads); and
·
Adding
“adopting an even lower speed limit than 30km/h” to the list of
bullet points under the heading “Scope of Council decisions following
Consultation”; and
6. Delegates to the Chair of the
Infrastructure Committee to make the appropriate changes to the Statement of
Proposal (A2372939 of Report R13686) to give effect to the amendments
contained in clause 5, specifically:
·
Adding
Selwyn Place (but excluding the rest of the ring roads); and
·
Adding
“adopting an even lower speed limit than 30km/h” to the list of
bullet points under the heading “Scope of Council decisions following
Consultation”; and
7. Directs officers to undertake
further investigation relevant to the addition of Selwyn Place; and
8. Approves commencement of the
Special Consultative Procedure, with the consultation period to run from 13
July 2020 to 14 August 2020; and
9. Approves the Consultation Plan
(A2379502 of Report 13686); and
10. Notes that the Consultation Plan (A2379502
of Report 13686) will include sufficient steps to ensure the Statement of
Proposal will be reasonably accessible to the public and will be publicised
in a manner appropriate to its purpose and significance; and
11. Notes
that the Consultation Plan (A2379502 of Report 13686) will result in the
Statement of Proposal being as widely publicised as is reasonably practicable
as a basis for consultation.
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Committee members debated the amendment and views for and
against were expressed. The amendment was put.
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Resolved IC/2020/036
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That the Infrastructure Committee
1. Receives the report
City Centre and Home Zone Speed Limits - Statement of Proposal for changes to
the Speed Limit Bylaw (R13686)
and its attachments (A2398604, A2403583, A239860, A2372939 and
A2379502); and
2. Agrees a
Bylaw to set a permanent speed limit is the most appropriate way of
addressing safety and access in the city centre including Selwyn Place (but
excluding the rest of the ring roads) and home zones; and
3. Agrees
the proposed amendments to the Speed Limits Bylaw 2011 (210) are the most
appropriate form of bylaw and do not give rise to any implications under the
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990; and
4. Agrees a
summary of Statement of Proposal Amendment to the Speed Limits Bylaw 2011
(210) is not required; and
5. Adopts
the Statement of Proposal (A2372939 of Report 13686) relating to lowering of
the speed limit from existing limit to 30km/h in the city centre and home
zones subject to the following amendments:
·
Adding Selwyn Place (but excluding the rest of the ring roads);
and
·
Adding “adopting an even lower speed limit than
30km/h” to the list of bullet points under the heading “Scope of
Council decisions following Consultation”; and
6. Delegates
to the Chair of the Infrastructure Committee to make the appropriate changes
to the Statement of Proposal (A2372939 of Report R13686) to give effect to
the amendments contained in clause 5, specifically:
·
Adding Selwyn Place (but excluding the rest of the ring roads);
and
·
Adding “adopting an even lower speed limit than
30km/h” to the list of bullet points under the heading “Scope of
Council decisions following Consultation”; and
7. Directs
officers to undertake further investigation relevant to the addition of
Selwyn Place; and
8. Approves
commencement of the Special Consultative Procedure, with the consultation
period to run from 13 July 2020 to 14 August 2020; and
9. Approves
the Consultation Plan (A2379502 of Report 13686); and
10. Notes that the
Consultation Plan (A2379502 of Report 13686) will include sufficient steps to
ensure the Statement of Proposal will be reasonably accessible to the public
and will be publicised in a manner appropriate to its purpose and
significance; and
11. Notes that the Consultation Plan
(A2379502 of Report 13686) will result in the Statement of Proposal being as
widely publicised as is reasonably practicable as a basis for consultation.
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Edgar/Her Worship the Mayor Carried
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The amendment was carried and became
the substantive motion.
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Resolved IC/2020/037
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That the Infrastructure
Committee
1. Receives the report
City Centre and Home Zone Speed Limits - Statement of Proposal for changes to
the Speed Limit Bylaw (R13686)
and its attachments (A2398604; A2403583; A239860; A2372939 and
A2379502); and
2. Agrees a
Bylaw to set a permanent speed limit is the most appropriate way of
addressing safety and access in the city centre including Selwyn Place (but
excluding the rest of the ring roads) and home zones; and
3. Agrees
the proposed amendments to the Speed Limits Bylaw 2011 (210) are the most
appropriate form of bylaw and do not give rise to any implications under the
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990; and
4. Agrees a
summary of Statement of Proposal Amendment to the Speed Limits Bylaw 2011
(210) is not required; and
5. Adopts
the Statement of Proposal (A2372939 of Report 13686) relating to lowering of
the speed limit from existing limit to 30km/h in the city centre and home
zones subject to the following amendments:
·
Adding Selwyn Place (but excluding the rest of the ring roads);
and
·
Adding “adopting an even lower speed limit than
30km/h” to the list of bullet points under the heading “Scope of
Council decisions following Consultation”; and
6. Delegates
to the Chair of the Infrastructure Committee to make the appropriate changes
to the Statement of Proposal (A2372939 of Report R13686) to give effect to
the amendments contained in clause five, specifically:
·
Adding Selwyn Place (but excluding the rest of the ring roads);
and
·
Adding “adopting an even lower speed limit than
30km/h” to the list of bullet points under the heading “Scope of
Council decisions following Consultation”; and
7. Directs
officers to undertake further investigation relevant to the addition of
Selwyn Place; and
8. Approves
commencement of the Special Consultative Procedure, with the consultation
period to run from 13 July 2020 to 14 August 2020; and
9. Approves
the Consultation Plan (A2379502 of Report 13686); and
10. Notes that the
Consultation Plan (A2379502 of Report 13686) will include sufficient steps to
ensure the Statement of Proposal will be reasonably accessible to the public
and will be publicised in a manner appropriate to its purpose and
significance; and
11. Notes that the
Consultation Plan (A2379502 of Report 13686) will result in the Statement of
Proposal being as widely publicised as is reasonably practicable as a basis
for consultation.
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Skinner/Brand Carried
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9. Nelson
Regional Sewerage Business Unit 2020/21 Business Plan
Document number R13696, agenda
pages 57 - 82 refer.
General Manager Regional Sewerage
and Landfill, Nathan Clarke, presented the report.
Mr Clarke answered questions
regarding the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit’s performance
measures in the 2020/21 Business Plan, how carbon emissions were monitored, and
the challenges involved in reducing carbon emissions.
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Resolved IC/2020/038
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That the Infrastructure
Committee
1. Receives the report
Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit 2020/21 Business Plan (R13696) and its attachment (A2396455).
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Brand/Edgar Carried
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Karakia Whakamutunga
Committee members gave a karakia whakamutunga.
There being no further business the meeting ended at 3.34p.m.
Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings:
Chairperson
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