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I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the Transport Committee will be held on: Date: Tuesday, 5 July 2011 Time: 2.00 pm Meeting Room: Reception Lounge Venue: Auckland Town Hall 301-305 Queen Street Auckland Transport Committee OPEN AGENDA MEMBERSHIP Chairperson Cr Mike Lee Deputy Chairperson Cr Hon Chris Fletcher, QSO Cr Dr Cathy Casey Cr Sandra Coney, QSO Cr Des Morrison Cr Richard Northey, ONZM Cr Dick Quax Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM Cr Wayne Walker Cr Penny Webster Mr Glenn Wilcox Cr George Wood, CNZM Ex-Officio His Worship the Mayor, Len Brown, JP Deputy Mayor, Penny Hulse (Quorum 6 members) Desiree Tukutama Committee Secretary 30 June 2011 Contact Telephone: (09) 307 7576 Email: [email protected] Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Note: The reports contained within this agenda are for consideration and should not be construed as Council policy unless and until adopted. Should Members require further information relating to any reports, please contact the relevant manager, Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson. Transport Committee 05 July 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS ITEM PAGE PROCEDURAL 1 Apologies 5 2 Declarations of Interest 5 3 Confirmation of Minutes 5 4 Leave of Absence 5 5 Acknowledgements 5 6 Petitions 5 7 Presentations 5 7.1 Rail Station Upgrade Programme 7.2 City Centre Bus Reorganisation 8 Deputations 5 8.1 Penlink Now 9 Public Forum 5 10 Extraordinary Business 6 11 Notices of Motion 6 10.1 Notice of Motion 6 DECISION MAKING Reports of Chief Executive 12 Funding Assistance Rates 7 13 Transport Access to Ports of Auckland 23 14 Consideration of Extraordinary Business Items INFORMATION Reports of Chief Executive 15 Correspondence 33 16 Consideration of Extraordinary Information Items Page 3 Transport Committee 05 July 2011 1 Apologies At the close of the agenda no apologies had been received. 2 Declaration of Interest Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a conflict arises between their role as an elected representative and any private or other external interest they might have. At the close of the agenda no requests for declarations of interest had been received. 3 Confirmation of Minutes 3.1 Meeting minutes Transport Committee, 7 Jun 2011 4 Leave of Absence At the close of the agenda no requests for leave of absence had been received. 5 Acknowledgements At the close of the agenda no requests for acknowledgements had been received. 6 Petitions 7 Presentations 7.1 Rail Stations Upgrade Programme Nick Seymour, Project Director Rail Improvements, from Auckland Transport, will provide a presentation to the Transport Committee on the rail stations upgrade programme in Auckland, including plans for Parnell station. 7.2 Central City Bus Reorganisation Anthony Cross, PT Network Planning Manager, from Auckland Transport, will provide a presentation to the Transport Committee on the proposed reorganisation of bus services and routes in the Central City and the Western Bays. 8 Deputations 8.1 Penlink Now Janet Fitzgerald, Chairperson/Spokesperson will give a presentation to the Transport Committee speaking in support of the Penlink project versus widening of Whangaparaoa Road. 9 Public Forum A period of time (approximately 30 minutes) is set aside for members of the public to address the meeting on matters within its delegated authority. A maximum of 3 minutes per item is allowed, following which there may be questions from members. At the close of the agenda no requests for public forum had been received. Page 5 Transport Committee 05 July 2011 10 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.” At the close of the agenda no requests for extraordinary business had been received. 11 Notices of Motion 11.1 Bus Lanes – Grafton Bridge In accordance with Standing Order 2.16, please place the following Notice of Motion on the agenda for the Transport Committee meeting being held on Tuesday, 5 July 2011: Recommendation a) That the Notice of Motion be received. b) That the Transport Committee requests Auckland Transport to conduct an independent audit for the operation of the restricted hours Bus Lanes across Grafton Bridge with particular emphasis on: • Ascertaining whether there is adequate warning of drivers of no-exempt vehicles as they approach the bridge from either end and also look at the legality and practicality of the placement and obstruction of the signage in relation to drivers’ line of sight as they approach the bridge; and • Changing the full green traffic lights allowing traffic to enter Grafton Bridge from Park Road, Grafton and Karangahape Road, Newton to “green arrows” diverting non-exempt traffic away from the bridge when the Bus Lane is in operation. Appendices A Notice of Motion - Bus Lanes Grafton Bridge ......................................................... 46 Page 6 Transport Committee 5 July 2011 Funding Assistance Rates File No.: CP2011/03989 Executive Summary Item 12 The purpose of this report is to consider New Zealand Transport Agency’s (NZTA) consultation on proposals to alter Funding Assistance Rates (FAR) and to identify points of feedback on these proposals. NZTA is proposing reductions in the percentage that NZTA would fund in relation to specific investment categories within public transport, transport planning and road user safety activity classes. The proposed FAR reductions would enable NZTA to fund more projects but at a lower rate. This report outlines the impact of these proposed changes for Auckland Council’s funding contribution to these transport activities. It estimates that the proposed changes will result in a loss of funding of approximately $14 million per annum, as applied to the 2011/12 budget. This reduction will have to be either recouped by an increase in Auckland Council funding or a reduction in Auckland Transport (AT) services in these activity classes. This report proposes that feedback be provided based around the following key points: • That a special case is made for rail related improvement in the Auckland region and reductions in FAR related to rail are phased in over a longer time period; • That the reductions to the FAR for transport planning activities are phased in over a longer time period and the grant for production and monitoring of the Regional Land Transport Strategy (RLTS) and Regional Land transport Programme (RLTP) is maintained or at least reduced gradually; • That any reductions in FAR for the Road Safety Community Programme are phased in over a 10 year time period; and • That the proposed full review of FAR in 2013 considers the transport priorities in Auckland in accordance with the Auckland Plan. Recommendations a) That the Funding Assistance Rates report be received. b) That the feedback on proposed changes to 2012 National Land Transport Programme co-investment ratios (funding assistance rates) be based on the points in the Decision Making section of this report. Background NZTA is seeking feedback to proposed changes to the FAR that apply to specific investment categories within public transport, transport planning and road user safety activity classes as set out in the Consultation document “Feedback on Proposed Changes to 2012 National Land Transport Programme co-investment ratios (funding assistance rates)” (Attachment A). The Consultation document was released in mid June 2011 and responses need to be submitted by 21 July 2011. NZTA part fund many of the transport activities that are carried by Auckland Transport (AT). The amount of subsidy provided by NZTA varies according to priority that NZTA and the Ministry of Transport gives to a particular activity in accordance with the GPS. The GPS will have three priority focus areas: Funding Assistance Rates Page 7 Transport Committee 5 July 2011 • A strong and continuing focus on economic growth and productivity; • Value for money; and • Road safety. The proposed changes Item 12 The proposed FAR changes will take effect from 1 July 2012. Table 1 below sets out the proposed changes to the FAR. Table 1: Proposed changes to the Financial Assistance Rates to take effect from 1 July 2012 Proposed Work category Current FAR NZTA stated reason for the proposed change FAR Passenger 50% To remove the NLTP investment stimulus given to transport facilities operations and (gradually public transport infrastructure. This change will align maintenance phased in over the FAR for these categories with those of bus, ferry 60% 10 years and rail passenger services. starting with 59% from 1 July 2012) Public transport 60% 50% Infrastructure Regional land transport planning 0.15% of the Removed To align with the directions signaled in the GPS 2012 management (RLTP) engagement document to improve efficiencies in the (grant to regional councils) transport planning activity class.