Minutes of a meeting of the Hearings Panel - Other

Held in Rūma Waimārama, Floor 2A, Civic House, 110 Trafalgar Street, Nelson

On Friday 25 September 2020, commencing at 9.01a.m.

 

Present:              Councillors B McGurk (Chairperson),  M Courtney and, R O'Neill-Stevens   

In Attendance:    Group Manager Infrastructure (A Louverdis), Manager Transport and Solid Waste (M Parfitt) and Team Leader Governance (R Byrne)

Apologies :          Nil

 

1.       Apologies

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 

4.1      Cephas Property - Installation of Bike Racks

Patrick Shone, Commercial Manager for Cephas Property, spoke about the installation of bike racks in Montgomery Square and Trafalgar Street.

Mr Shone said he was not aware that Cephas Property, which was a neighbour to Council, had been consulted on the proposal to install a bike shed on Trafalgar St, and that removing carparks would have a downstream effect on the cinema and CBD retailers. 

4.2      Bike Nelson Bays - Installation of Bike Racks in Montgomery Square and Trafalgar Street

Bevan Woodward, from Bike Nelson Bays spoke to a presentation about the installation of bike racks in Montgomery Square and Trafalgar Street. The presentation was tabled (A2476126).

Mr Woodward said that Bike Nelson Bays appreciated that there had been opportunities to provide feedback on the bike shelters, that Uniquely Nelson was aware of the proposal and that modal shift was important. He commended Council for wanting to work on this and bring about change.

 

Attachments

1    Bevan Woodward Bike Nelson Bays Item 5 Powerpoint Public Forum Hearings Panel - Other 25Sep2020 (A2476126).pdf

 

4.3.     State Cinemas and Cinema Equipment - Inner City Cycle Facilities

 

Mark Christensen, Director, State Cinemas and Cinema Equipment, spoke about the inner city cycle facilities and tabled his speaking notes (A2476145).   

Mr Christensen said that when cinema-goers were surveyed in 2019 80% of them travelled to the cinema by car and a significant number of respondents commented on issues of  traffic congestion and car parking.

 

Attachments

1    Mark Christensen State Cinemas and Cinema Equipment Inner City Cycle Facilities Tabled Document Public Forum Hearings Panel - Other 25Sep2020 (A2476145).pdf

5.       Confirmation of Minutes

 

There were no minutes to be confirmed.

6.       Parking and Vehicle Control Bylaw (2011), No 207 Amendments to Schedules

Document number R19258, agenda pages 5 - 38 refer.

Manager Transport and Solid Waste, Marg Parfitt presented the report, clarifying the references to engagement with RTFG and CCBTG were the same group – the City Centre Business Taskforce Group.

Ms Parfitt answered questions on investigation of alternative locations,  criteria,  location of services and community engagement.  

The Chairperson confirmed that the matter before the Panel was to make a decision on amendments to the Parking and Vehicle Control Bylaw, however it was connected to a wider issue which would enable bike shelters to go forward.  The decision on location and building of the bike shelters was operational and delegated to the Chief Executive.  

In order to progress a decision the officer’s recommendation was amended and taken in parts.

Resolved HEA/2020/018

 

That the Hearings Panel - Other

1.        Receives the report Parking and Vehicle Control Bylaw (2011), No 207 Amendments to Schedules (R19258) and its attachments (A2461924, A2455192, A2460051, A2460010, A2338098, A2425607).

McGurk/Courtney                                                                          Carried

Resolved HEA/2020/019

2.    Approves amendments detailed in report R19258 to Schedules 4, 5 and 8 of the Parking and Vehicle Control Bylaw (2011), No 207  to cater for Inner City Covered Bicycle stands and hubs:

·  Montgomery Square.

McGurk/Courtney                                                                          Carried

Resolved HEA/2020/020

3.    Approves amendments detailed in report R19258 to Schedules 4, 5 and 8 of the Parking and Vehicle Control Bylaw (2011), No 207  to cater for Inner City Covered Bicycle stands and hubs:

·  Trafalgar Street.

McGurk/O'Neill-Stevens                                                                 Carried

Resolved HEA/2020/021

4.    Approves an amendment as detailed in report R19258 to Schedule 8 of the Parking and Vehicle Control Bylaw (2011), No 207 to facilitate higher parking turnover on the north eastern periphery of Montgomery Square.

O'Neill-Stevens/Courtney                                                              Carried

 

There being no further business the meeting ended at 10.15a.m.

Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings:

 

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