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MINUTES ATTACHMENTS

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE TRANSPORT AND URBAN LINKAGES COMMITTEE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 14 MARCH 2007 AT 1:38 PM

1. APOLOGIES

   There were no apologies.

2. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

   That the minutes of the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee meeting held on Wednesday, 14 February 2007 be confirmed as a true and correct record.

   CARRIED

3. EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS

   There was no extraordinary business.

4. PUBLIC FORUM

   4.1. RESIDENTS PARKING IN AUCKLAND CITY - PETER DE WAAL

   Mr Peter de Waal addressed the Committee regarding residents parking issues at 73C Carlton Gore Road.

   [ATTACHMENT 4.1]

   That Mr Peter de Waal be thanked for his presentation regarding residents parking issues at 73C Carlton Gore Road.

   CARRIED

   4.2. AUCKLAND-MANUKAU EASTERN TRANSPORT INITIATIVE (AMETI) - ALISTAIR THOMPSON AND BRUCE REID, EMPLOYERS AND MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATION (EMA)

   Mr Alistair Thompson, CEO and Mr Bruce Reid, Employers and Manufacturing Association (EMA) addressed the Committee regarding the Auckland-Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI).

   That Mr Alistair Thompson, CEO and Mr Bruce Reid, Employers and Manufacturing Association (EMA), be thanked for their presentation regarding the Auckland-Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI).

   CARRIED

   4.3. QUEEN STREET FOOTPATH UPGRADE - GRAEME EASTE, WALK AUCKLAND

   Mr Graeme Easte, Walk Auckland, addressed the Committee regarding the Queen Street Footpath Upgrade.

   That Mr Graeme Easte, Walk Auckland be thanked for his presentation regarding the Queen Street Footpath Upgrade.

   CARRIED

5. REPORTS REQUESTED PENDING

   That the reports/requested pending list of the Democracy Advisor dated 7 March 2007 be amended as follows:

   No	Target Date	Officer(s) Reporting	Report Name	Comments
   3	Mar-07 deferred Apr-07	Daniel Newcombe, Senior Transport Planner, Transport	Mt Albert Road Proposed Cycle Lanes	Relevant officers are involved in the AMETI project and are unable to complete this report at this time.
   6	Mar 07 to TBC	Group Manager Transport - Transport Strategy Policy	Matiatia Parking	Deferred - awaiting further details of Matiatia project.
   7	Mar 07 to TBC	Group Manager Transport - Transport Strategy Policy	Accessible Public Land Transport	Progress with the Human Rights Commission inquiry into Accessible Public Land Transport has been slow. A report will be presented once a way forward, including Auckland City's role, is clearer.
   9	Feb/March 07 deferred Apr 07	Group Manager, Parking Operations	Residents Only Parking Scheme	This report has been deferred to April to cover a wider parking strategy report.

   CARRIED

6. THE LIVEABLE ARTERIALS PROJECT

   David Johns, Assistant Transport Planner, Transport provided a presentation on the Liveable Arterials project.

   [ATTACHMENT 6A]

   That the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee supports a multi disciplinary and cost effective approach to creating more liveable arterial corridors which will encompass multi modal transport, urban growth / design, open space and streetscape considerations in delivering more efficient and integrated packages of improvement proposals for the arterial network.

   CARRIED

7. AUCKLAND-MANUKAU EASTERN TRANSPORT INITIATIVE (AMETI)

   Matthew Rednall, Roads Manager, Transport provided a presentation on the Auckland-Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI).

   [ATTACHMENT 7A]

   1. That the recommendations of the Auckland-Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI) Political Steering Group of 28 February 2007 be endorsed by the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee to deliver a step change in the level of investment for passenger transport infrastructure including a transport hub at Panmure, and to deliver walkable town centres and a connected street network with quality urban environments for the Tamaki Edge, and in particular:

   1. That the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee endorses that the implementation of the Auckland-Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI) package of transport measures is a critical part of Auckland City fulfilling its commitment to the Regional Growth Strategy and to providing infrastructure to enable the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) to complete the passenger transport network plan.
   2. That the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee supports community engagement on the current proposals and any further detailed design work that may entail refinement of the current proposals on completion of the community engagement process and that prior to the public consultation process, the Chairman of the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee, the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor and Councillor Boyle be delegated to sign off on the content of the information to be distributed to the public, including details of the costing and funding of the Auckland-Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI) and the timeline for the post-consultation process.
   3. The Transport and Urban Linkages Committee supports that contracts to a total value of $883,112 be awarded to Opus International Consultants to allow completion of the currently planned community engagement stages.
   4. The Transport and Urban Linkages Committee supports applications to be prepared for submission to the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) and Land Transport New Zealand (LTNZ) for funding subsidies for the next community engagement and design stages, and that the Committee notes that detailed design for the total northern sector would be in the order of $28.5 million of which $14.4 million would be Auckland City's net contribution after taking into account the LTNZ subsidy.

   2. That the information obtained during the community engagement and subsequent modifications to the Auckland-Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI) package of measures be reported back to Auckland City Council in June 2007.
   3. That the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee has not yet determined whether Merton Road be the preferred northern tie point of a connected street network to provide improved connectivity to the Tamaki Edge and supports consultation on whether this should be at Merton Road or the Quarry Link Road.

   A division was called for resolution C, voting on which was as follows:

   For the Motion:	Against the Motion:
   Cr Leila Boyle Cr Christine Caughey Cr Glenda Fryer Cr Richard Northey Cr Richard Simpson	Cr Doug Armstrong Cr Bill Christian Deputy Mayor Dr Bruce Hucker Cr Toni Millar

   Cr Dr John Hinchcliff, Cr Penny Sefuiva and His Worship the Mayor were absent.

   The motion was declared CARRIED by 5 votes to 4.

   4. That the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee recommends that the Council agrees to a revised indicative Auckland-Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI) budget of up to $871 million principally from sources other than rates for implementation of the Auckland City components of the works over a 15 to 20 year period.
   5. That the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee notes that an existing allocation of $800 million has been made within the current Long Term Council Community Plan (LTCCP) which should not be increased but that once committed to the works recommends to the Council that further provision will be required beyond the timeframe of the current LTCCP.
   6. That the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee notes that $50m has already been spent on land acquisition to promote and deliver the Auckland-Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI) package of transport measures.
   7. That the Auckland-Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI) project partners note Auckland City's view that improvements to ferry services and the electrification of the Auckland rail network, will be significant factors in increasing the capacity of the rail network and ferry networks and that Auckland City will be seeking every opportunity to advocate for the early electrification of rail together with advocating at every opportunity for the inclusion of a new Tamaki Station within the Auckland Regional Transport Authority's (ARTA) 10 year Passenger Transport Network Plan.
   8. That Auckland city's officers be requested to undertake to provide additional information on Auckland city's component on the Auckland-Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI) as follows:-

   1. Design Audits indicating comparative modal demands for:

   1. Energy usage and source
   2. CO2 emissions
   3. Land area utilisation
   4. Safety
   5. Atmospheric toxicity

   2. An overview time-line illustrating all mode-specific initiatives plotted against implementation dates, and for each initiative providing comparative information on cost, length of network, annualised demand measures (eg. Energy, Passengers, CO 2 etc.) and indication of the mode sharing of each initiative.

   9. That the Eastern Bays Community Board, Hobson Community Board and Tamaki Community Board receive a special briefing similar to that given to the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee regarding the AMETI project before the formal consultation process commences.
   10. That the above resolutions be forwarded to the 22 March 2007 meeting of the Council for endorsement.

   CARRIED

   The Chairperson adjourned the meeting at 4:03pm.

   The meeting reconvened at 4:18pm.

8. AUCKLAND CITY CYCLING AND WALKING POLICY REVIEW

   1. That the report of the Transport Planner, dated 1 March 2007, be received.

   CARRIED

   2. That Auckland City officers be requested to investigate, at the time of rail electrification, the feasibility of a dedicated off-road Cycleway alongside the railway line in the Eastern Transport Corridor connecting the Tamaki Edge with the CBD.

   A division was called for, voting on which was as follows:

   For the Motion:	Against the Motion:
   Cr Christine Caughey Cr Glenda Fryer Cr Richard Simpson	Cr Doug Armstrong Cr Leila Boyle Cr Bill Christian Deputy Mayor Dr Bruce Hucker Cr Toni Millar Cr Richard Northey

   Cr Dr John Hinchcliff, Cr Penny Sefuiva and His Worship the Mayor were absent.

   The motion was declared LOST by 6 votes to 3.

   That item 10 be taken at this point.

   CARRIED

9. UTILITIES ACCESS TO THE ROAD CORRIDOR

   That the coordinated response from the 7 Road Controlling Authorities (RCA) of the Auckland region to the Improving Utilities Access to Road and Rail Corridors paper and submitted to the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) as a draft pending endorsement, be endorsed as Auckland City's position relative to the issues raised by the MED.

   CARRIED

10. DELEGATIONS RELATING TO NEW PART 25, TRAFFIC BYLAW 2006, IN THE AUCKLAND CITY CONSOLIDATED BYLAW

    That it be a recommendation to the Urban Strategy and Governance Committee that the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee:

    1. Appoints a subcommittee of officers under clause 30 of Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002 and that this subcommittee be named Transport Resolutions Sub Committee;
    2. Appoints as members of the Transport Resolutions Sub Committee the Council officers holding the following positions, in each case for the time that he or she holds one of the positions:

    • Group Manager Transport - parking
    • Group Manager Transport - assets and operations
    • General Manager - Transport

    3. Determines that the quorum at a meeting of the Transport Resolutions Sub Committee be two members of the subcommittee (refer Clause 23, Schedule 7, Local Government Act 2002);
    4. Delegates to the Transport Resolutions Sub Committee the power to make any decisions of Council under the Traffic Bylaw 2006 including decisions in respect of:

    • Turning restrictions (clause 25.3.1);
    • Bus priority measures (clauses 25.3.2 and 25.3.3);
    • Setting of speed limits (clause 25.6);
    • Parking of heavy motor vehicles (clause 25.7.3);
    • Stopping, standing and parking of vehicles (clause 25.8);
    • Loading zones (clause 25.9);
    • Bus stops (clause 25.10);
    • Parking zones (clause 25.11 - but including parking controls under clauses 25.8, 25.9, 25.11, 25.14, 25.15, 25.17 and/or 25.18);
    • Parking places, buildings, transport stations, including mobility parking (clause 25.13.1);
    • Residents' parking schemes (clauses 25.14.1 and 25.14.2);
    • Parking meters and Pay and Display areas (clause 25.15);
    • Special vehicle lanes (clause 25.17);
    • Cycle paths (clause 25.18);
    • The Auckland Domain (clause 25.19.1);
    •  Large vehicle controls on Great Barrier Island (clause 25.20); and
    • Four-wheel drive vehicles on Great Barrier Island (clause 25.21).

    (For convenience, references are to the clauses in the new 2006 bylaw; however, these delegations also apply in respect of amended or new clauses with the same subject matter.)

    5. Determines that the Auckland City Council Delegations Register, section 2, committees and enterprise boards, be amended to include the delegations in clause D above.
    6. Recommends that the full Council resolves that the subcommittee not be discharged or be deemed to be discharged on the coming into office of the members of the Council elected or appointed at, or following, any triennial general election of members (refer clause 30(7), Schedule 7, Local Government Act 2002).
    7. Recommends that the full Council pursuant to section 156(2)(a) of the Local Government Act 2002 by resolution publicly notified makes the following minor change to the Auckland City Consolidated Bylaw 1998, as amended (the "Bylaw"), by inserting into the Bylaw the following clause immediately after clause 1.1.2 of the Bylaw:

    1.1.3 Where pursuant to section 151(2) of the Local Government Act 2002 this Bylaw leaves any matter or thing to be regulated, controlled or prohibited by the Council, any such regulation, control or prohibition may be effected by resolution of the Council or its authorised delegate.

    8. That the delegated decisions made by the Transport Resolutions Sub Committee under the Traffic Bylaw 2006 be reported to the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee on a monthly basis.

    CARRIED

11. UPDATE ON SUBMISSIONS TO NEW ZEALAND DRAFT ENERGY STRATEGY AND ASSOCIATED CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY DOCUMENTS

    1. That the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee delegates authority to the Chairs of the Economic Development and Sustainable Business and Transport and Urban Linkages Committees to approve the final submissions on the five discussion documents on New Zealand's future long-term energy and climate change policy that were released by the government in December 2006.
    2. That the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee notes the final submissions on the five discussion documents on New Zealand's future long-term energy and climate change policy will be reported to the Economic Development and Sustainable Business Committee, the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee and the Urban Strategy and Governance Committee for the Committees' information.

    CARRIED

12. CONSENT TO GRANT A NEW TENANCY AGREEMENT TO MT WELLINGTON KART CLUB - 39 B TAINUI ROAD, MT WELLINGTON

    1. That the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee supports the continued tenancy of the Mt Wellington Kart Club at 39B Tainui Road, Mt Wellington, the land forming part of the Auckland Regional Roading Fund, on a fixed term tenancy from 1 October 2005 to 31 December 2008 (subject to a six month early termination clause should the site be required to meet the regional road plans).
    2. That the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee recommends to the Property Enterprise Board that that the Council supports the continued tenancy of the Mt Wellington Kart Club at 39B Tainui Road, Mt Wellington, the land forming part of the Auckland Regional Roading Fund, on a fixed term tenancy from 1 October 2005 to 31 December 2008 (subject to a six month early termination clause should the site be required to meet the regional road plans) at a reduced rental of $15,000 per annum plus GST and that this be backdated to 1 October 2005.
    3. That the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee notes that Auckland City will be seeking every opportunity to advocate for the early electrification of rail together with advocating at every opportunity for the inclusion of a new Tamaki Station within Auckland Regional Transport Authority's (ARTA) 10 year Passenger Transport Network Plan.

    CARRIED

    There being no further business the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 5:22 pm.