Minutes of a meeting of the

Hearing Panel

Te Rōpū Rongonga

Held in the Council Chamber, Floor 2A, Civic House, 110 Trafalgar Street, Nelson on Friday 6 September 2024, commencing at 9.00a.m.

 

Present:             Councillors A Stallard (Chairperson), M Benge and M Courtney

In Attendance:    Acting Chief Executive (A Louverdis), Group Manager Environmental Management (M Bishop), Team Leader Governance (R Byrne) and Governance Adviser (A Bryce)

Apologies :         Nil

 

Karakia and Mihi Timatanga

1.       Apologies  

           No apologies were received.

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.     Ngāti Tama - Supporting their recommendations of names for the unnamed road off of Cable Bay Road

Document number R28759

Dayveen Stephens, Environmental Manager, Ngāti Tama and Andrew Stephens, Ngāti Tama, spoke about their recommendations of names for the unnamed road off of Cable Bay Road presented to Nelson City Council  for consideration, including origins and cultural significance for the names “Hawaiki” or “Rotokura”. They also raised the importance of having more visibility of the cultural history in the local area.

 

4.2.     Residents from Unnamed Road Supporting their recommendation of a name for the unnamed road off Cable Bay Road

Document number R28773

Kevin Woodward, Lachlan Banks and Peter Ruffell, spoke on behalf of the residents of the unnamed road off Cable Bay Road, in support of the name Drumduan or Thorndale and discussed their heritage and the significance of the names they presented.

 

5.       Confirmation of Minutes

5.1      26 July 2024

Document number M20669, agenda pages 6 - 8 refer.

Resolved HEA/2024/017

 

That the Hearing Panel

1.    Confirms the minutes of the meeting of the Hearing Panel, held on 26 July 2024, as a true and correct record.

Benge/Courtney                                                                       Carried

 

6.       Naming an existing unnamed public road

Document number R28764, agenda pages 9 - 19 refer.

Group Manager Environmental Management, Mandy Bishop, and Team Leader Transport Activity Management, Lyndon Hammond, took the report as read and answered questions on the names compliance with the principles/criteria from the 2008 Draft Road Naming Policy and New Zealand standards.

Resolved HEA/2024/018

 

That the Hearing Panel

1.    Receives the report Naming an existing unnamed public road (R28764) and its Attachments (756385493-55287, 756385493-55288, 756385493-55272 and 756385493-55273); and

2.    Approves the name Hawaiki Lane for the road shown on the plan in Attachment 1 - Map showing unnamed Nelson City Council public road (756385493-55287).

Courtney/Benge                                                                       Carried

 

7.       Traffic and Parking Bylaw Updates

Document number R28693, agenda pages 20 - 38 refer.

Acting Chief Executive, Alec Louverdis, Team Leader Transport Activity Management, Lyndon Hammond, and Safe and Sustainable Transport Adviser, Gina Persico, took the report as read and provided an update noting that since the agenda publication two affected parties had provided feedback against the exclusive park for the Mayoral vehicle. They answered questions on the current Nelson City Council Civic House rear car entry concerns and other carpark options/loading alternatives.

During discussion on the location of the exclusive park for the Mayoral vehicle, members requested further options be considered, in particular Wakatu carpark.

Councillor Courtney, seconded by Councillor Stallard moved an amended officers motion, which did not allocate an exclusive carpark but requested a further report on this matter.

Resolved HEA/2024/019

 

That the Hearing Panel

1.    Receives the report Traffic and Parking Bylaw Updates (R28693) and its attachments (1355221503-28045, 1355221503-28077, 1355221503-28050, 1355221503-28065, 1355221503-28068, 1355221503-28072, 1355221503-28049, 1355221503-28076, 1355221503-28063 and 1355221503-28078); and

2.    Approves Restricting Parking on certain roads as described in Report 28693 4.2 – 4.7 and shown in the accompanying attachments; and

3.    Approves Reserved Mobility Parking described in Report 28693 4.9 and shown in accompanying attachments; and

4.    Requests officers report back on alternative options for a location for an exclusive park for the Mayoral vehicle, including Wakatu Square; and

5.    Approves Time Restricted Parking Zones as described in Report 28693 4.13-4.14 and shown in the accompanying attachments; and

6.    Approves Vehicle and Road Use as described in Report 28693 4.16 and shown in the accompanying attachments.

Courtney/Stallard                                                                     Carried

 

8.       Temporary Road Closures - Nelson Arts Festival, Christmas Carols and New Years Eve Safety and Event

Document number R28691, agenda pages 39 - 55 refer.

Team Leader Transport Activity Management, Lyndon Hammond, and Contracts Supervisor, Gillian Dancey, took the report as read and answered questions on route changes and approval notifications to residents.

Resolved HEA/2024/020

 

That the Hearing Panel

1.    Receives the report Temporary Road Closures - Nelson Arts Festival, Christmas Carols and New Years Eve Safety and Event (R28691) and its attachments (340448201-6417, 1355221503-27311, 340448201-5448, 1355221503-27206, 340448201-5449 and 1355221503-27207); and

2.    Approves the temporary road closure as per report R28691 for the Nelson Arts Festival between Thursday 31 October 2024 to Saturday 02 November 2024; and

3.    Approves the temporary road closure as per report R28691 for the Christmas Carols on Tuesday 24 December 2024; and

4.    Approves the temporary road closure as per report R28691 for the New Years Eve Safety and Event between Tuesday 31 December 2024 and Wednesday 01 January 2025.

Stallard/Benge                                                                         Carried

 

Karakia Whakamutanga

There being no further business the meeting ended at 10.26a.m.

Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings by resolution on 18 October 2024.

 

That the Hearing Panel

 

1.    Confirms the minutes of the meeting of the Hearing Panel, held on 6 September 2024, as a true and correct record.