APOLOGIES
That apologies from Councillor Glenda Fryer (absent on
council business), Councillor Leila Boyle and Councillor Toni Millar (early
departure) be accepted.
CARRIED
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
That the minutes of the Transport and Urban Linkages
Committee meeting held on Wednesday 10 August 2005 be confirmed as a true and
correct record.
CARRIED
EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS
There was no extraordinary business
PUBLIC FORUM
4.1. PETITION IMPROVED ROAD SAFETY ON PONSONBY ROAD - ISOBEL FISH
Ms Isobel Fish spoke to the Committee regarding the petition for
improved road safety on Ponsonby Road. This item relates to Item 7 on the Open
Agenda.
That Isobel Fish be thanked for her submission to the
Transport and Urban Linkages Committee regarding the petition for improved road
safety on Ponsonby Road, and that it be taken into consideration when Item 7 is
discussed.
CARRIED
4.2. MATIATIA PARKING PLAN - CLAUDE LEWENZ
Mr Lewenz tabled a copy of his PowerPoint presentation on the
Matiatia Parking Plan.
[ATTACHMENT 4.2]That Claude Lewenz be thanked for his submission to the
Transport and Urban Linkages Committee regarding the Matiatia parking plan, and
that it be taken into consideration when Item 8 is discussed.
CARRIED
That item 4.4 be taken at this point
CARRIED
4.3 FANSHAWE STREET MEDIAN BARRIER - STEVEN WALLS
Mr Steven Walls spoke to the Transport and Urban Linkages
Committee against the proposed solid median treatment of Fanshawe Street.
That Steven Walls be thanked for his submission to the
Transport and Urban Linkages Committee regarding the proposed solid median
treatment of Fanshawe Street, and that it be taken into consideration when Item
9 is discussed.
CARRIED
4.4 MATIATIA PARKING PLAN - SHIRIN BROWN
Ms Shirin Brown spoke to the Committee concerning the proposed
parking plan at Matiatia and tabled a copy of her submission and a petition
signed by 198 people.
[ATTACHMENT
4.4]A. That Shirin Brown be thanked for her submission to
the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee regarding the Matiatia parking plan,
and that it be taken into consideration when Item 8 is discussed.
B. That the petition regarding the Matiatia parking
plan tabled by Shirin Brown be received and taken into consideration when Item 8
is discussed.
CARRIED
REPORTS REQUESTED/PENDING
That the report of the Committee Manager dated 5 September
2005 on reports requested/pending be amended as follows:
| Target Date |
Officer(s) Reporting |
Report Name |
Comments |
| Sep-05 - Defer to Nov-05 |
Manager Traffic and Roading Services |
Results of the Parnell Pay and Display
Parking Trial |
Defer until November 2005 to allow for the
collation of further information |
| Sep-05 to Feb-07 |
Manager Transport Planning |
Use of On-Street Parking and Congestion
Issues within the CBD |
Defer until February 2007 to allow for a
study of the area and the collation of further information |
CARRIED
IMPROVING SAFETY BY LOWERING SPEED LIMITS
The Chairman moved:
A. That as the lowering of speed limits on arterial roads
will affect the capacity and level of service on the routes, including migration
of traffic onto residential streets, the lowering of speed limits is not
appropriate on arterial roads.
B. That consultation with the local community and
community boards must be undertaken:
(i) where consideration is given to
the lowering of speed limits on residential streets
(ii) physical changes to the road environment is required
where reduced speed limits are proposed.
Councillor Sefuiva moved an amendment:
C. That the Transport and Urban Committee note:
i)
The high vulnerable road users accident rate in Auckland region compared with
the national rate.
ii)
The perception of high speed in Auckland from both residents and visitors.
iii) The need to improve
perception of road safety in Auckland if the Auckland City Council is to achieve
a transfer from cars to other modes of transport.
D. That the Transport and Urban Linkages committee
request the Manager Traffic and Road Safety to work with other Territorial Local
Authorities in the Auckland region to lobby the Minister and the Ministry of
Transport for a television based campaign to improve safety and reduce speed in
urban areas.
The amendment was put and carried
The Chairman put the substantive motion:
A. That as the lowering of speed limits on arterial
roads will affect the capacity and level of service on the routes, including
migration of traffic onto residential streets, the lowering of speed limits is
not appropriate on arterial roads.
B. That consultation with the local community and
community boards must be undertaken:
(i) where consideration is given to
the lowering of speed limits on residential streets
(ii) physical changes to the road environment is required
where reduced speed limits are proposed.
C. That the Transport and Urban Committee note:
i)
The high vulnerable road users accident rate in Auckland region compared
with the national rate.
ii) The perception of high speed in Auckland from both residents and
visitors.
iii) The need
to improve perception of road safety in Auckland if the Auckland City Council is
to achieve a transfer from cars to other modes of transport.
D. That the Transport and Urban Linkages committee
request the Manager Traffic and Road Safety to work with other Territorial Local
Authorities in the Auckland region to lobby the Minister and the Ministry of
Transport for a television based campaign to improve safety and reduce speed in
urban areas.
CARRIED
PONSONBY ROAD CRASH
REDUCTION STUDY
The Chairman of the Western Bays Community Board, Mr Graeme
Easte, spoke to this item.
A. That further investigation on installing
pedestrian crossing facilities between Vermont Street and Karangahape Road be
undertaken by the Manager Traffic Safety, in partnership with identified key
stakeholders as set out in resolution G below.
B. That the optimisation of signal operations be
investigated by the Manager Traffic Safety to improve the level of service for
pedestrians, where issues identified.
C. That a road safety education project be undertaken
by the Manager Traffic Safety in partnership between the council and the local
community to promote safety awareness of the road users and to encourage safe
driving behaviours.
D. That liaison be taken by the Manager Traffic
Safety with the New Zealand police to undertake enforcement where high risk
safety issues have been identified on Ponsonby Road.
E. That all the safety improvement work on Ponsonby
Road be monitored by the Manager Traffic Safety under the Land Transport New
Zealand's Accident Investigation Monitoring System for monitoring and evaluating
the effects of the work.
F. That further investigation be undertaken by the
Manager Traffic Safety to identify opportunities to provide additional parking
including a comprehensive parking and vehicle loading area plan for in Ponsonby
and Jervois Roads area.
G. That consultation with key community stakeholders
- the New Zealand Police, Western Bays Community Board, Ponsonby Business
Association, submitters of the petition and the parties that may be mostly
affected by the proposed work be undertaken by the Manager Traffic Safety prior
to the implementation of any safety improvement work on Ponsonby Road.
H. That the outcome of the further investigation be
reported back to the Western Bays Community Board.
I. That the Manager Transport Planning review the
designation of Ponsonby Road as a regional arterial road once inner city
motorway connections are completed.
CARRIED
MATIATIA PARKING PLAN
That Standing Order 2.19.11 (when right of reply may be
exercised) be suspended for this item
CARRIED
The Chairman of the Waiheke Community Board, Mr Ray Ericson,
spoke to this item.
The chairman moved:
A. That the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee approves the
following charging regime for Auckland City car parking at Matiatia:
i) That the parking charges identified below commence on 1 November
2005 and remain fixed until 30 June 2006.
ii) That the sealed council car park at the foreshore to be charged
on a daily basis:
a. Full day $6 Monday to Friday and $3 over the weekend and public
holidays.
b. Half day $3 Monday to Friday.
iii) That the 30 minute sealed council car park at the foreshore to
be free of parking charges.
iv) That the designated boat trailer park for launched boats at the
foreshore to be free of parking charges.
v) That parking on Ocean View Road to be free of parking charges.
vi) That parking in the temporary Owhanake car park to be free of
parking charges.
B. That the Transport and Urban Linkage Committee approve the
following charging regime for parking on Auckland City Council WIL land:
i) That the current parking charges identified below will continue
and remain fixed until 30 June 2006.
ii) That the sealed car parks adjacent to Ocean View Road to be
charged on a daily basis:
a. Full day $6 Monday to Friday and $3 over the weekend and public
holidays.
b. Half day $3 Monday to Friday.
c. That the grassed/gravel car parks to be charged on a lease basis
at $65 per month.
C. That the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee approve that
subject to land use consents, additional temporary full day car park spaces be
created on Auckland City WIL land and charged on a daily basis of $3.00
D. That the following be established and approved for all user pays
car parking at Matiatia:
a) Full day is 6.00 am to 6.00 am the following day.
b) Half day is 6.00 am to 1.00 pm or 1.00 pm to 6.00 am the following
day.
c) Month is calendar month.
E. That the resolutions of Transport and Urban Linkages Committee be
forwarded to the Waiheke Community Board for their information
Councillor Hinchcliff moved an amendment:
That it be a recommendation to the Council:
That the following resolutions passed by the Auckland City Council at its
meeting held on 25 August 2005 in relation to the carparking charges for
Matiatia be revoked:
19 WAITEMATA INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED SETTLEMENT
ISSUES
FThat the Council
confirm that the following car parking charges apply in principle and operate at
Matiatia from 1 November 2005:
I. The existing user pays
car parking on the WIL land will be maintained
II.
$6 per day for the sealed Council car park by the foreshore reserve will be
introduced
III.
$3 per day on metal and grassed Council (WIL) owned car parking will be
introduced
IV.
Free car parking at Owhanake and on Ocean View road will be maintained
That the detailed operational requirements be approved by the Transport and
Urban Linkages Committee including options of half day rates, monthly passes
etc.
and replaced with:
That the status quo relating to car parking fees until 30 June 2006 be
retained, so as to enable the residents of Waiheke Island to demonstrate their
initiative in determining an alternative method of recouping the full financial
costs of the purchase of Matiatia.
A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:
| For the Amendment |
Against the Amendment |
Cr Christine Caughey
Cr Dr John Hinchcliff |
Cr Doug Armstrong
Cr Bill Christian
Deputy Mayor Dr Bruce Hucker
Cr Richard Northey
Cr Penny Sefuiva
Cr Richard Simpson |
The amendment was declared LOST by 6 votes to 2.
The chairman moved an amendment:
F. That the Group Manager Transport Planning investigate public
transport and park and ride priorities for Waiheke Island to be coordinated with
the current review of the Gulf Transport strategy and including outcomes from
Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) review of passenger transport
incorporating Waiheke Island and parts of the Isthmus.
The amendment was carried
The substantive motion was put:
A. That the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee approves the
following charging regime for Auckland City car parking at Matiatia:
i) That the parking charges identified below commence on 1
November 2005 and remain fixed until 30 June 2006.
ii) That the sealed council car park at the foreshore to be
charged on a daily basis:
a. Full day $6 Monday to Friday and $3 over the weekend and public
holidays.
b. Half day $3 Monday to Friday.
iii) That the 30 minute sealed council car park at the foreshore to
be free of parking charges.
iv) That the designated boat trailer park for launched boats at the
foreshore to be free of parking charges.
v) That parking on Ocean View Road to be free of parking charges.
vi) That parking in the temporary Owhanake car park to be free of
parking charges.
B. That the Transport and Urban Linkage Committee approve
the following charging regime for parking on Auckland City Council WIL land:
i) That the current parking charges identified below will
continue and remain fixed until 30 June 2006.
ii) That the sealed car parks adjacent to Ocean View Road to be
charged on a daily basis:
a. Full day $6 Monday to Friday and $3 over the weekend and public
holidays.
b. Half day $3 Monday to Friday.
c) That the grassed/gravel car parks to be charged on a lease
basis at $65 per month.
C. That the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee approve that
subject to land use consents, additional temporary full day car park spaces be
created on Auckland City WIL land and charged on a daily basis of $3.00
D. That the following be established and approved for all user pays
car parking at Matiatia:
a) Full day is 6.00 am to 6.00 am the following day.
b) Half day is 6.00 am to 1.00 pm or 1.00 pm to 6.00 am the
following day.
c) Month is calendar month.
E. That the resolutions of Transport and Urban Linkages Committee
be forwarded to the Waiheke Community Board for their information
F. That the Group Manager Transport Planning investigate public
transport and park and ride priorities for Waiheke Island to be coordinated with
the current review of the Gulf Transport strategy and including outcomes from
Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) review of passenger transport
incorporating Waiheke Island and parts of the Isthmus.
CARRIED
Councillor Hinchcliff requested that his abstention against the above
resolution be recorded
FANSHAWE STREET WIDENING AND BUS PRIORITY PROJECT
A. That the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee approve the
installation of a solid median on Fanshawe Street between Halsey St and Nelson
Street as part of the Fanshawe Street widening and bus priority project being
undertaken as part of the Northern Busway project.
LOST
B. That the streetscape plans for the Fanshawe Street Widening and
Bus Priority project be approved.
CARRIED
That Item 12 be taken at this point.
CARRIED
PAY AND DISPLAY SUPPLY AND OPERATION
A. That Cash Handling Systems Ltd be appointed as the
preferred supplier for new pay and display parking meters in Auckland City,
including related maintenance and cash collection services.
B. That a contract be negotiated with Cash Handling
Systems Ltd to replace, during 2005/06, up to 290 Classic parking meters located
in the Central Business District (CBD) with global meters equipped for credit
card and text payments and provide maintenance and collection services.
C. That the terms of the new contract also apply to
other classic parking meter asset replacements, to be carried out in stages, as
funding becomes available.
D. That the terms of the new contract also apply to
any new pay and display areas introduced as required by parking management plans
prior to 1 July 2009.
CARRIED
GRAFTON NEWMARKET AREA PAY AND DISPLAY PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN
A. That proactive effective parking management measures be
systematically introduced in stages throughout the Grafton - Parnell - Newmarket
- Domain area.
B. That pay and display parking be implemented, with parking
tariffs, time restriction and operating hours when appropriate occupancy
thresholds are reached.
C. That a review of all parking restrictions in the
Grafton/Newmarket area be implemented to ensure they meet the needs of all
users.
D. That the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee approve the
implementation of the Stage 1 parking management measures detailed in Appendix 1
and 2, with an hourly tariff of $2.00 per hour, 8.00 am to 6.00 pm, Monday to
Friday.
E. That in relation to a bus route to service Museum and reduce
demand for parking in the Domain, consultation be undertaken with Auckland
Regional Transport Authority
F. That pedestrian access between Parnell and the Domain be
improved to encourage use of Link bus and other existing services to better
support servicing the Domain and the Museum.
CARRIED
DOMINION ROAD 2016 PROJECTS: STREETSCAPE / URBAN DESIGN PLAN
A. That approval be given to commencement of public
consultation over the Dominion Road streetscape, with a view to reporting back
to the November 2005 meeting of the Mt Roskill and Eden Albert Community Boards
and the December 2005 meeting of the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee.
B. That this report be referred to the September 2005
meetings of the Mt Roskill and Eden/Albert Community Boards for their
information, prior to the commencement of public consultation.
CARRIED
EFFECTS OF RAIL ELECTRIFICATION, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION, NOISE,
VIBRATION AND SAFETY ON ADJOINING RESIDENTIAL AREAS
That the Auckland City Council work with ARTA and Ontrack to
ensure that rail safety is improved, and the effects of rail vibration are
mitigated wherever practical, as part of the upgrade of Auckland's rail network.
CARRIED
SUBMISSION TO LTNZ ON TAXI LOG BOOKS
A. That the Transport and Urban Linkages committee agree to the
making of a submission to Land Transport New Zealand on the draft land transport
rule work time and logbooks.
B. That the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee chairman,
Councillor Richard Simpson and Councillor Richard Northey, be delegated
authority to approve the final submission before sending it to Land Transport
New Zealand.
CARRIED
'NEW VISION FOR TRANSPORT IN AUCKLAND AND IMPLICATION FOR SUPPLY
CHAINS'
That the paper on “New Vision For Transport In Auckland And Implication
For Supply Chains” be referred to the General Manager Transport, the Manager
Transport Planning and the Manager Traffic and Roading Services to take into
account in their preparation for the workshop on Wednesday 12 October 2005 on
strategic transport policies.
CARRIED
EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND MEETINGS ACT 1987
The following motion is submitted for consideration:
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:
|
Item No. |
General subject of each matter to be considered |
Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each
matter |
Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this
resolution |
|
C1. |
Auckland-Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative - Land
Acquisition Update |
Good Reason to withhold exists under section 7 |
Section 48(1)(a) |
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. |
Reason to withhold information under section
7 |
|
| C1. |
To enable the Council to carry on, without
prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial
negotiations). |
[Section 7(2)(i)] |
| To prevent the disclosure or use of official
information for improper gain or improper advantage. |
[Section 7(2)(j)] |
CARRIED
There being no further business the Chairman declared the meeting closed at
5:10pm.
