MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE TRANSPORT AND URBAN LINKAGES COMMITTEE HELD ON MONDAY, 6 MARCH 2006 AT 9:35 AM

1. APOLOGIES

   That the apologies from Councillor Christian and Councillor Boyle for lateness be accepted.

   CARRIED

2. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

   That the minutes of the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee meeting held on Monday, 13 February 2006 be confirmed as a true and correct record.

   CARRIED

3. EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS

   There was no extraordinary business.

4. PUBLIC FORUM

   That items 4.2 to 4.4 be taken at this point.

   CARRIED

   4.1. ORAKEI ROAD AND HEAVY MOTOR VEHICLES - MARGARET TAPPER (ITEM 6)

   Ms Tapper and Mr Smith tabled a submission prepared by Mr Terry Haydon on the problems caused by heavy motor vehicles in Orakei Road.

   [ATTACHMENT 4.1]

   That Margaret Tapper and Gerry Smith be thanked for their submissions on Orakei Road and heavy motor vehicles and that those submissions be taken into account when item 6 is considered.

   CARRIED

   4.2. PARKING PERMIT FOR CARLTON GORE ROAD - PETER DE WAAL

   Mr de Waal tabled a copy of his submission concerning parking permits for Carlton Gore Road.

   [ATTACHMENT 4.2]

   1. That Mr Peter de Waal be thanked for his presentation on parking permits for Carlton Gore Road.

   2. That the Manager Traffic and Roading Services consider the presentation made by Mr Peter de Waal at the meeting of the Transport and Urban Linkages held on 6 March 2006 and report to the May 2006 meeting of that Committee on the outcome of the investigations.

   CARRIED

   4.3. CYCLE ACTION AUCKLAND - BEVAN WOODWARD

   Mr Woodward tabled a copy of his submission concerning the possible misinterpretation of the advertisement from Auckland City Car Parking.

   [ATTACHMENT 4.3]

   1. That Mr Bevan Woodward be thanked for his submissions on behalf of Cycle Action Auckland.

   2. That Cycle Action Auckland and Auckland City Council staff be congratulated on their successful Bike to Work campaign last week.

   3. That the matters raised relating to the possible misinterpretation of the advertisement from Auckland City Car Parking be drawn to the Auckland City Parking Board's attention.

   CARRIED

   4.4. TRIP CONVERGENCE LTD - PAUL MINETT AND JOHN PEARSE

   Mr Minett and Mr Pearse tabled a copy of their submission on the proposed car pool pilot.

   [ATTACHMENT 4.4]

   That Mr Paul Minett and Mr John Pearse of Trip Convergence Limited be thanked for their submissions on the car pooling pilot.

   CARRIED

   4.5. ORAKEI ROAD AND HEAVY MOTOR VEHICLES - KiM STONE (ITEM 6)

   That Mr Kim Stone be thanked for his submissions on Orakei Road and heavy motor vehicles and that they be taken into account when item 6 is considered.

   CARRIED

5. REPORTS REQUESTED / PENDING

   That the Reports Requested Pending of the Committee Services Manager dated 6 March 2006 be received.

   CARRIED

6. MANAGING FREIGHT ON AUCKLAND CITY'S ARTERIAL ROAD NETWORK, INCLUDING ORAKEI, NGAPIPI AND KEPA ROADS

   Nina Purcell
   Committee Services Manager	1 March 2006

   The Hobson Community Board at its meeting held on Tuesday 7 February 2006 considered a public forum item regarding heavy vehicle use of Orakei Road from Margaret Tapper, Terry Haydon, Jerry Smith and resolved inter alia:

   3. That the Board endorses an extension to 24/7 of the existing ban of container trucks travelling along Ngapipi, Kepa and Orakei Roads and urgently requests the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee to report on putting this in place, either by extension of the existing control, or with the introduction of a bylaw or by some other appropriate means.

   4. That the correspondence from the Orakei Road residents be forwarded to the Group Manager, Traffic and Roading Services for a response to the Board and to the March 2006 meeting of the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee.

   [ATTACHMENT 6A]

   Eastern Bays Community Board Chair Mr Brian Slater was in attendance and addressed the committee on this item and tabled a submission from their Board's traffic spokesperson.

   [ATTACHMENT 6B]

   1. That the freight industry be encouraged to continue self-regulation of heavy vehicles on arterial roads rather than the council introducing bylaws.
   2. That the council's freight forum continue to be used to carry out the council's freight strategy action plan in a holistic manner, taking into account the requirements of the city and its residents and businesses.
   3. That the group manager Transport Planning continues liaising with the freight forum to manage the strategic use of the arterial road network and report the outcomes of the primary arterial road network review for managing freight and its interaction with land use to the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee.
   4. That the New Zealand Road Transport Forum be requested to continue to undertake ongoing monitoring and media campaigns to reduce the number of container vehicles using Orakei Road.
   5. That the bylaw restricting heavy motor vehicles from turning left from Solent Street into Tamaki Drive and right from Tamaki Drive into Solent Street be amended by extending the hours of the ban to read 24 hours, seven days a week with a provision for permitting emergency use in the event of a motorway closure.

   CARRIED

   Councillor Bill Christian requested that his vote against resolution E be recorded.

7. TRANSIT NEW ZEALAND'S 10 YEAR STATE HIGHWAY PLAN

   Mr Tommy Parker of Transit New Zealand gave a presentation on Transit New Zealand's 10 year State Highway plan.

   [ATTACHMENT 7A]

   1. That the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee reaffirm its commitment to work with Transit New Zealand to complete their 10-year plan.

   2. That the group manager, Transport Planning lodge a submission to Transit's draft 10-year plan that;

   1. requests a higher prioritisation of:

      1. Victoria Park tunnel investigations and construction

      2. Newmarket viaduct

      3. Newmarket viaduct to Greenlane Auxiliary Lane

   2. supports the high priority given to the completion of the Western Ring route and investigation of additional funding mechanisms to expedite the completion date.

   3. incorporates the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee's opposition to the high national priority (1 and 2) given to ramp signalling of the Northern and Northwestern motorways when the effectiveness of this as a travel demand management tool and the impact of the Southern motorway ramp signalling project is still unknown.

   4. supports a higher priority for projects outside the City that will impact on passenger transport and economic development including:

      1. State Highway 20A Kirkbridge grade separation to improve access to the airport

      2. State Highway 1 Constellation to Albany interchange to enhance the Northern Busway.

   5. requests the Grafton Gully Stage 3 and 4 projects be included in the plan.

   3. That the Chairman of the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee write to the Transit Board requesting that Transit New Zealand reclassify and take over the Neilson Street / South Eastern Highway route as a state highway.

   4. That a copy of the Council's submission be forwarded to the Regional Land Transport Committee for consideration as part of their prioritisation project.

   5. That Mr Tommy Parker from Transit New Zealand be thanked for his presentation.

   CARRIED

8. REPORT FROM THE CHAIRPERSON, CAR POOLING FOR AUCKLAND

   That the "Carpooling for Auckland" report by the Chairman of the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee dated 28 February 2006 be received.

   CARRIED

9. TRANSFER OF SIGNAL PRE-EMPTION / REAL TIME PASSENGER INFORMATION SYSTEM TO ARTA

   1. That a subcommittee of the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee be established to consider and make a recommendation to Council on acceptance of the sale and purchase agreement, memorandum of understanding and licensing agreement associated with the proposed transfer of the Council's signal pre-emption system to the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) by 1 April 2006.

   2. That the Signal Pre-emption Real Time Passenger Information System Subcommittee consist of Councillors Richard Simpson, Glenda Fryer, Douglas Armstrong and Richard Northey.

   CARRIED

10. NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN SERVICE LANES, ONEROA, WAIHEKE ISLAND - AUTHORISATION TO INCLUDE THESE DESIGNATIONS IN THE HAURAKI GULF PLAN REVIEW

    That in accordance with Clause 4 of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act the manager, Transport Planning be authorised to give written notice to City Planning to include the northern and southern service lane designation within the proposed Hauraki Gulf Island section of the District Plan.

    CARRIED

11. PROPOSED ROAD STOPPING, ANGLESEA STREET, FREEMAN'S BAY

    Western Bays Community Board Chair Mr Graeme Easte was in attendance and addressed the committee on the proposed road stopping Anglesea Street Freeman's Bay.

    1. That the portions of legal road adjacent to 28 Anglesea Street, Freeman's Bay described as Section A on SO Plan 67990 comprising 36 square metres be declared stopped.

    2. That the stopped road described as Section A on SO Plan 67990 be sold to the owners of 28 Anglesea Street, Freeman's Bay and be amalgamated into their certificate of title, on terms and conditions to be approved under delegation and that officers ensure that the sale agreement is consistent with the development plans approved by the Western Bays Community Board at its meeting held on 15 June 2005.

    CARRIED

12. PROPOSED ROAD STOPPING, GOLLAN ROAD, MT WELLINGTON

    That it be a recommendation to Council:

    1. That the legal road being Section 1 on SO Plan 361909 comprising of 1940 square metres be declared stopped pursuant to the provisions of Section 116 of the Public Works Act 1981.

    2. That the stopped road being Section 1 on SO Plan 361909 be sold to LandCo Limited on terms and conditions to be approved under delegation.

    CARRIED

13. EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC : 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:

    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 City Parking - Review Of Enterprise Board Governance Model And Implication From The Realign=left Project	Good Reason to withhold exists under section 7	Section 48(1)(a)
    C2	AMETI Land Acquisitions - Offer Of Property 1 Tainui Road, Mt Wellington	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 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)(b)(ii)]
    	To enable the Council to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.	[Section 7(2)(h)]
    C2.	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)(b)(ii)]

    CARRIED

    There being no further business the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 12:30pm