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AGENDA ATTACHMENTS

I hereby give notice that a meeting of the

TRANSPORT AND URBAN LINKAGES COMMITTEE

will be held as follows:

Members:

Ex Officio:

1. APOLOGIES

   An apology has been received from the Chairperson.

2. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

   The minutes of the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee meeting held on Wednesday, 8 August 2007 to be confirmed as a true and correct record.

3. EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS

   Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:
   "An item that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt with at that meeting if-
   (a)	The local authority by resolution so decides; and
   (b)	The presiding member explains at the meeting at a time when it is open to the public,-
   	(i)	The reason why the item is not on the agenda; and
   	(ii)	The reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting."
   Section 46A(7A) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:
   "Where an item is not on the agenda for a meeting,-
   (a)	That item may be discussed at that meeting if-
   	(i)	That item is a minor matter relating to the general business of the local authority; and
   	(ii)	The presiding member explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public, that the item will be discussed at the meeting; but
   (b)	no resolution, decision, or recommendation may be made in respect of that item except to refer that item to a subsequent meeting of the local authority for further discussion."

4. PUBLIC FORUM

   A period of time (approximately 20 minutes) is set aside for members of the public to address the meeting on matters within its delegated authority. A maximum of 5 minutes per item is allowed, following which there may be questions from members.

   The following requests have been received to address the meeting:

   4.1. DRAFT AUCKLAND CITY CYCLING AND WALKING FRAMEWORK - JEREMY GABE

   Jeremy Gabe wishes to address the Committee regarding the draft Auckland City cycling and walking framework.

   [ATTACHMENT 4.1]

   Pages 1 - 6

   4.2. REMOVAL OF THE ST JUDE STREET RAILWAY LEVEL CROSSING- BRYAN LESTER MEHAFFY

   Bryan Lester Mehaffy wishes to address the Committee regarding the removal of the St Jude Street railway level crossing.

   [ATTACHMENT 4.2]

   Pages 7 - 12

   4.3. PROPOSAL REGARDING THE BIRDCAGE HOTEL - RICHARD REID

   Richard Reid wishes to address the Committee about his proposal regarding the Birdcage Hotel.

5. REPORTS REQUESTED PENDING

   Adam Milina
   Democracy Advisor	5 September 2007

   Reporting on the reports/requested pending list for the information of the Committee.

   Recommending that the report be received.

   [ATTACHMENT 5]

   Pages 13 - 14

6. STATE OF THE NATION

   Jennifer Estong Assistant Transport Planner
   Melanie Alexander Manager Travel Demand	27 August 2007

   Updating the Committee on an overview of the transport actions and developments since the formation of the new Transport Division in June 2006.

   Recommending that the Committee notes the report and the activities of the Transport Division.

   [ATTACHMENT 6]

   Pages 15 - 46

7. UPDATE ON THE NEXT STEPS PROJECT

   Melanie Alexander
   Travel Demand Manager	24 August 2007

   Updating the Committee regarding the key developments of the Next Steps Project, in particular the implications for the regional governance for transport.

   Recommending that the Committee supports officers to make submissions at the Select Committee for the new land transport legislation resulting from the Next Steps Project.

   [ATTACHMENT 7]

   Pages 47 - 50

8. AUCKLAND CITY COUNCIL CYCLING AND WALKING STRATEGY FRAMEWORK

   Claire Jephcoate
   Transport Planner	27 August 2007

   Reporting to the Committee on the progress on the cycling and walking policy review. The framework will contribute to the following Long-term Council Community Plan (LTCCP) community outcomes and to the organisation's objectives:

   • · It will help to make cycling and walking real transport choices for Aucklanders;
   • · It will help to support public safety;
   • · Aucklanders are healthy;
   • · Auckland is well cared for.

   Recommending that the Committee supports the cycling and walking framework in accordance with Council's and the LTCCP's objectives and endorses the cycle network plan, pending further consultation with regional stakeholders.

   [ATTACHMENT 8]

   Pages 51 - 104

9. UPDATE ON STATE HIGHWAY 20 MANUKAU HARBOUR CROSSING  

   Paul Glucina
   Transport Planner	27 August 2007

   Updating the Committee on the progress of the State Highway 20 (SH20) Manukau Harbour Crossing project and advising of the outcomes of the resource consents and notices of requirements lodged by Transit New Zealand.

   Recommending that the Committee confirms Council's commitment to work with Transit New Zealand to progress the implementation of the SH20 Manukau Harbour Crossing by the 2011 Rugby World Cup and that officers continue to work with Transit New Zealand and to identify processes and timeframes for an upgraded Gloucester Park interchange.

   [ATTACHMENT 9]

   Pages 105 - 130

10. WIRI INLAND PORT - PROPOSAL FOR RAIL FREIGHT SERVICES

    Stuart Knarston
    Manager Passenger Transport	10 August 2007

    Reporting on the proposal by the Ports of Auckland (POAL) to commence rail freight operations at Wiri. The proposal is extremely beneficial to Auckland City Council as Ports of Auckland (POAL) will not be seeking financial support and it also reduces the level of road freight between the Ports of Auckland (POAL) and Wiri on key road freight routes, such as Kepa and Orakei Roads.

    An officer from Ports of Auckland (POAL) will be in attendance to present to the Committee regarding the proposal.

    Recommending that the Chair of Transport and Urban Linkages Committee writes to the Ports of Auckland (POAL) expressing Council's strong support for the proposal to commence rail freight operations at Wiri as soon as possible.

    [ATTACHMENT 10]

    Pages 131 - 136

11. BICYCLE RENTAL PROPOSAL

    Daniel Newcombe
    Senior Transport Planner	24 August 2007

    Updating the Committee on the revised proposal received by Council, to develop a bike rental business using the 23 existing cycle racks around the CBD and Newmarket. As the proposal supports the encouragement of cycling as a travel mode and increases the ability of the public to cycle around Auckland, the Transport Group supports the new scheme.

    Recommending that the Committee endorses the revised GoodGear Ltd bike rental proposal using existing cycle racks and that a peppercorn rental be applied for the first year of the temporary 'permit to occupy'.

    [ATTACHMENT 11]

    Pages 137 - 138

12. 12 PICTON STREET RETAINING WALL EMERGENCY WORKS

    Tim Lott
    Group Manager	2 August 2007

    Reporting to the Committee that the Council proceeded under emergency powers regarding a Council owned retaining wall at 12 Picton Street which had to be demolished as the wall was posing a safety issue to pedestrians on the footpath as well as the house at 12 Picton Street.

    Recommending that the emergency decision made by Council regarding the 12 Picton Street retaining wall reported for information purposes, be noted.

    [ATTACHMENT 12]

    Pages 139 - 142

13. SUBMISSION TO LAND TRANSPORT NEW ZEALAND ON THE DRAFT PARKING CONTROL GUIDELINES: VOLUME 13

    Vadi Vencatachellum
    Senior Transport Planner	30 July 2007

    Reporting on an urgent decision made on 26 July 2007 regarding Auckland City's submission to Land Transport New Zealand regarding Land Transport New Zealand's Draft Parking Control Guideline: Volume 13

    Recommending that the urgent decision be noted.

    [ATTACHMENT 13]

    Pages 143 - 154

14. REPORT OF THE RESOLUTIONS APPROVED BY THE TRANSPORT RESOLUTIONS SUB-COMMITTEE BETWEEN MAY AND JULY 2007 (INCLUSIVE)

    Anthony Herath
    Resolution Coordinator	17 August 2007

    Reporting to the Committee on the list of reports that were approved by the Transport Resolutions Subcommittee from the month of May 2007 until July 2007.

    Recommending that the Committee notes the contents of the report.

    [ATTACHMENT 14]

    Pages 155 - 162

15. EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC : LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND MEETINGS ACT 1987

    Adam Milina
    Democracy Advisor	5 September 2007
    Section 48, Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987:

    That the public be excluded from the following part(s) of the proceedings of this meeting.

    The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under Section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution are as follows:

    This resolution is made in reliance on Section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the particular interest or interests protected by section 6 or section 7 of that Act which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public are as follows:

    Item No.	General subject of each matter to be considered	Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter	Particular interest (s) protected (where applicable)	Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution
    C1.	Fourth Quarter Reporting 2006/2007 - Parking	Good Reason to withhold exists under section 7	To protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information. [Sec 7(2)(b)ii] In particular, the report contains commercially sensitive material in a competitive environment, competing with privately owned car parks. Disclosure of strategic intent which could have an adverse impact on the market.	Section 48(1)(a) The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7
    C2	Parking Operations Advisory Board Statement Of Intent and Business Plan 2007	Good Reason to withhold exists under section 7	[Section 7(2)(b)(ii)] To protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information. [Section 7(2)(i)] To enable the Council to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations). In particular, the report enables negotiation using commercially sensitive information to take place without prejudice or disadvantage.	Section 48(1)(a) The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7