Minutes of a meeting of the Regional Transport Committee

Held in the Council Chamber, Civic House, 110 Trafalgar Street, Nelson

On Tuesday 16 February 2021, commencing at 1.32p.m.

Present:             Councillor B McGurk (Chairperson), Her Worship the Mayor R Reese, Councillors J Edgar (Deputy Chairperson), R O'Neill-Stevens and Waka Kotahi Representative (E Speight)

In Attendance:    Group Manager Infrastructure (A Louverdis), Governance Adviser (J Brandt) and Governance Support (P Boutle)

Apologies :         Nil

1.       Apologies

There were no 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

There was no public forum.

5.       Confirmation of Minutes

5.1      7 December 2020

Document number M15331, agenda pages 5 - 10 refer.

Resolved RTC/2021/001
	That the Regional Transport Committee 1.    Confirms the minutes of the meeting of the Regional Transport Committee, held on 7 December 2020, as a true and correct record.
McGurk/O'Neill-Stevens Carried

6.       Chairperson's Report  

The Chairperson welcomed the new Waka Kotahi Representative, Emma Speight, to her first meeting of the Nelson City Council Regional Transport Committee.

7.       Draft Regional Land Transport Plan 2021-31 and Draft Regional Public Transport Plan Consultation

Document number R22558, agenda pages 11 - 187 refer.

Manager Transport and Solid Waste, Marg Parfitt presented the report. She noted a number of minor edits needing to be made since the agenda was published. She further tabled a document containing an addition to the draft summary statement of proposal (A2582219). Ms Parfitt noted that the dates for hearings in item 5.2 were subject to final confirmation.

The following minor edits were noted:

· Summary of Statement of Proposal – second bullet point on first page: remove ‘at Waimea Road and Franklyn Street, Tahunanui Dr and Parkers Road’ (agenda page 184)

· Glossary to be expanded to include additional terms

· Ensure the readability of graphics throughout the document

· Active transport – consider mentioning e-mobility

· Links for strategic documents to be added/updated

· NMIT, Kāinga Ora, Plunket and Kindergarten Association to be added to the list of stakeholders to consult with

Resolved RTC/2021/002
	That the Regional Transport Committee 1.    Receives the report Draft Regional Land Transport Plan 2021-31 and Draft Regional Public transport Plan 2021-31 Consultation (R22558) and its Attachments A2570814, A2569883, A2561832, and A2564747 ; and   2.    Approves the use of the special consultative procedure for community consultation on the Draft Regional Land Transport Plan (A2570814) and the  Draft Regional Public Transport Plan (A2569883); and  3.    Adopts the Draft Regional Land Transport Plan (A2570814) and the Draft Regional Public Transport Plan (A2569883) as the  Statements of Proposal for the purposes of the special consultative procedure; and 4.    Adopts the Summary of the Statements of Proposal (A2561832) to enable public understanding of the proposal; and 5.    Approves the consultation approach (set out in sections/paragraphs 5.13 - 5.17, and Attachment 4 (A2564747) of Report R22558) and agrees: (a)  the approach includes sufficient steps to ensure the Statements of Proposal will be reasonably accessible to the public and will be publicised in a manner appropriate to its purpose and significance; and  (b)  the approach will result in the Summary of the Statements of Proposal being as widely publicised as is reasonably practicable as a basis for consultation.  6.   Delegates any minor word changes, and text additions discussed at the meeting, to the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Regional Transport Committee.
O'Neill-Stevens/McGurk Carried
Attachments 1    A2582219 - Draft Summary of Proposal addition for bus services - tabled document

8.       Feedback on Waka Kotahi Investment Proposal

Document number R22550, agenda pages 188 - 191 refer.

Group Manager Infrastructure, Alec Louverdis, tabled a response received from Waka Kotahi (A2582173) regarding the Waka Kotahi Investment Proposal Feedback received from Nelson City Council.

Resolved RTC/2021/003
	That the Regional Transport Committee 1.    Receives the report Feedback on Waka Kotahi Investment Proposal (R22550) and its Attachment A2544081.
O'Neill-Stevens/Edgar Carried
Attachments 1    A2582173 - Letter Waka Kotahi dated 10Feb2021

9.       Waka Kotahi Update

Document number R22593, agenda pages 192 - 206 refer.

Waka Kotahi Representative, Emma Speight, presented the Powerpoint slides included in the agenda.

Ms Speight answered questions about factors contributing to deaths on roads, the data provided, and Waka Kotahi’s 30-year plan.

Resolved RTC/2021/004
	That the Regional Transport Committee 1.    Receives the report Waka Kotahi Update (R22593) and its attachment (A2567869).
Edgar/Her Worship the Mayor Carried

10.     Nelson Future Access Update

Document number R22595, agenda pages 207 - 209 refer.

Rhys Palmer of Waka Kotahi, presented the report. He answered questions about the timing of the next round of consultations with the public, noting a robust process was required.

Resolved RTC/2021/005
	That the Regional Transport Committee 1.    Receives the report Nelson Future Access Update (R22595) and its attachment (A2567821).
Edgar/Speight Carried

There being no further business the meeting ended at 2.50p.m.

Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings:

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