Hearings Panel - Other
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Held in the Council Chamber, Floor 2A, Civic House, 110 Trafalgar Street, Nelson on Wednesday 1 December 2021, commencing at 9.00a.m.
Present: Councillors R O'Neill-Stevens (Chairperson), K Fulton, P Rainey
In Attendance: Group Manager Infrastructure (A Louverdis), Group Manager Environmental Management (C Barton), Manager Transport and Solid Waste (M Parfitt), Senior Transport Adviser (W Rice), and Team Leader Transport Operations (M Bruce), Team Leader Transport Activity Management (S McAuley), Contract Supervisor – Roading (G Dancey), Governance Adviser (K Redgrove) and Governance Support Officer (A Bryce-Neumann)
Apologies : Nil
KARAKIA TIMATANGA
1. Apologies
There were no apologies.
2. Confirmation of Order of Business
There were no changes to the order of business.
There were no updates to the Interests Register, and no interests with items on the agenda were declared.
1.1 Neil Snyder - Item 6 - Bayview Road - No Stopping Areas
Document number R26469
1.2 Greg Runnerstrum - Item 6 - Bayview Road – Parking
Document number R26476
There were no minutes to confirm.
6. Parking and Vehicle Control Bylaw
Document number R26186, agenda pages 5 - 10 refer. The document A2797209, Bay View Road Safety Improvements, Engagement Feedback, was tabled.
Senior Transport Adviser, Bill Rice, and Team Leader Transport Operations, Matt Bruce, presented the report and the tabled document ‘Engagement Feedback – Parking Restrictions’.
Mr Rice summarised residents’ feedback, noting their common concern that vehicles would most likely cross the centre line when using the road. He acknowledged that restrictions for vehicles had the potential to increase speed but that, on balance, removing the need to pass parked vehicles outweighed this risk.
In response to a question raised, he advised that a recent speed survey had noted very little speed difference between downhill and uphill traffic.
Mr Rice anticipated the measures could be achieved by the Christmas break.
Mr Rice explained the ability to reduce speed limits sat within Council’s Speed Management Plan and would be prioritised along with other projects within that Plan. Management of vegetation to improve visibility would be dependent upon consultation with individual property owners.
The meeting adjourned at 9.32 am and reconvened at 9.35 am.
The importance of overt traffic monitoring and public consultation was noted, with a suggestion that a feedback portal be provided via the ‘Shape Nelson’ website link. The recommendations were described by the Chair as a good first step to address identified safety issues.
7. Community Celebration Parade, Christmas Carols, Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon 2022 and Netsky Concert
Document number R26249, agenda pages 11 - 31 refer.
Contract Supervisor – Roading, Gillian Dancey, presented the report and commented that the event would be managed in accordance with the Government’s Covid-19 ‘Traffic Light’ system.
There being no further business the meeting ended at 9.41 am with a karakia.
Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings:
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