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Open Agenda Transport Committee 28 July 2009 Transport Committee – OPEN Time and date: 9.30am, Tuesday, 28 July 2009 Venue: Committee Room 1, 1st Floor, Council Building, Garden Place, Hamilton. Committee Members: Councillors D G Macpherson (Chairperson) D L Bell G D Chesterman J R Gower K L H Gregory R E Hennebry A R O’Leary Committee Advisor: Mrs S D Collins Apologies: Cr Di Maio The above committee will meet as stated to consider the following items. M G Redman Chief Executive SECTION A: MATTERS FOR DECISION BY THE COMMITTEE UNDER DELEGATED AUTHORITY 1. Confirming the Agenda The Committee to confirm the agenda. 2. 13/16/24. Chairperson’s Report The Committee to receive the above report. (Copy attached pages 1 - 2) Transport Committee Agenda 28 July 2009 Page 1 of 3 3. 13/16/24. Resolution Monitoring Report The Committee to receive the above report. (Copy attached pages 3 - 5) 4. 13/16/24-2. Passenger Transport Subcommittee Meeting The Committee to receive the minutes of the Passenger Transport Subcommittee meeting held on 2 July 2009. (Copy attached pages 6 - 34) 5. 13/16/24-5. Regional Transport Committee Meeting The Committee to receive a report from the General Manager Works & Services and the minutes of the Regional Passenger Transport Subcommittee meeting held on 15 June 2009. (Copy attached pages 35 - 95) 6. 44/61. ACCESS Hamilton Update The Committee to consider a report and recommendations from the General Manager Works & Services concerning the above. (Copy attached pages 96 - 112) 7. 44/13. Active Transport Subcommittee Minutes The Committee to receive the minutes for the Active Transport Subcommittee meeting held on 2 July 2009. (Copy attached pages 113 - 134) Transport Committee Agenda 28 July 2009 Page 2 of 3 8. 13/16/24-4. Parking Management Subcommittee Minutes The Committee to receive the minutes of the Parking Management Subcommittee meeting held on 24 June 2009. (Copy attached pages 135 - 137) 9. 13/16/24-3. Transport Safety Subcommittee Minutes The Committee to receive the minutes for the Transport Safety Subcommittee meeting held on 25 June 2009 (Copy attached pages 138 - 145) 10. 13/16/24. Pukete Closure The Committee to consider a report and recommendations from the General Manager Works & Services concerning the above. (Copy attached pages 146 - 154) Transport Committee Agenda 28 July 2009 Page 3 of 3 Chair’s Report – Transport Committee, 28th July 2009 Longer heavier trucks on our roads? The Ministry of Transport’s moves to allow 20% heavier (and in some cases, longer) trucks to use certain roads in New Zealand has become very controversial very quickly. Consultation about this move has been abysmal, and the proposed changes seem to have been arranged as a fait accompli, following discussions between the Ministry and the Truck owners ‘union’ – otherwise known as the Road Transport Forum. Safety standards, local council road maintenance costs, environmental concerns, lack of use of rail – you name it, they’ve all been glossed over by those promoting the change. Evidence to back up glowing assertions in the MoT’s proposal have been singularly lacking – clearly the humphreys who have put this together haven’t recently had to travel along truck heaven (SH1 between Hamilton and Tokoroa – or any other major highway through the Waikato). HCC staff have prepared a very good submission (already circulated to Councillors) highlighting a series of major concerns about the processes and potential pitfalls of such a ‘rule’ change, and this has been forwarded to Trafinz, LGNZ and EW, who all appear to be incorporating aspects of our submission in their documents. Ngaruawahia-Hamilton Cycle/Walkway I have invited Simon Perry, Mike McCleery (from Perry’s) & Kiri Goulter (the Regional Tourism development officer) to participate in the discussion around the proposal for fast-tracking of the Ngaruawahia-Hamilton leg of the Waikato River route. Perry’s have been very strong proponents of this fantastic idea (see Active Transport Sub-Committee Minutes), and this project is a prime candidate for really good partnership arrangements, not to mention for John Key’s national cycleway concept – I think we should get strongly in behind it. Residents’ Survey – Rail The General Manager will present more detailed information at the Committee meeting, but questions asked in the just-completed survey of Hamilton residents’ views on a host of issues have shown a very strong and encouraging 85% support for a scheduled passenger rail service between Hamilton and Auckland. HCC representatives have a meeting with senior KiwiRail executives arranged for 30th July to further explore possibilities for such a service, and any worthwhile outcomes from this meeting will be reported back to Council as soon as possible. David Engwicht – Garden Place traffic light removal During his recent visit to Hamilton, David Engwicht made some really good points about how the engineering changes in Victoria St didn’t quite hit the mark in terms of encouraging greater community presence in the area. One of the issues discussed – which resonated with Councillors who had raised concerns about the Garden Place pedestrian crossing area - was the fact that the bollards, garden barriers and traffic signals in the raised ‘speed table’ area had all worked against it becoming a properly- functioning pedestrian-friendly area. To test the waters, I would like to propose that Council remove the traffic signals controlling pedestrian movements across Victoria St in front of Garden Place, and replace them with appropriate signage for both vehicles and pedestrians promoting and encouraging shared use of this space – effectively allowing pedestrians to use the area at any point with care (and likewise with cars) and giving better effect to Councillors’ previously expressed desires to improve connectivity for pedestrians. Although there have been good improvements as a result of the Victoria St upgrade, I don’t believe we have yet bitten the bullet needed to really improve facilities for pedestrians to the point where we can truly say ‘this is a shared space’. We need some vision and bolder thinking, and David certainly provided a sprk in this direction. Delay in Bus Lane enforcement It is very unfortunate that Government changes to proposed new laws no longer make it simpler and cheaper to enforce moving vehicle offences in our bus lanes – as previously promised, and as discussed in at least two earlier Committee meetings. Given that Government no longer thinks it necessary to support Councils who have brought in these engineering changes to assist the solution of their transport issues, I suggest we put some heat on Police to actively enforce in this area – after all, it should be easy enough as one of the bus lanes is right outside their door! Moved “That the Chair’s report be received”. Cr Dave Macpherson Chair, Transport Committee 23/7/09 Resolution Monitoring – Transport Committee – July 2009 No. Subject Resolution Current Status 1. Cycle Lane Projects – Provision of That staff monitor the implementation of Option Two – Report back to the Transport Additional Recessed Parking Consider each case on its merits using an agreed points system. Committee in 12 months time, once the Citywide Parking Plan has (Council, 5 November 2008) been developed. 2. ACCESS Hamilton Strategy Review That the draft ACCESS Hamilton Strategy Vision Document be Workshop to be held 28 July 2009 Update. approved in order to guide the development of a full review of ACCESS Hamilton noting that it will only be finalized once the review is complete, and the communication plan be approved. (Council, 8 April 2009) 3. Strategic network Action Plan a) Staff report back on options to accelerate the Wairere Drive Update extension project from Crosby Road to Cambridge Road to its earliest possible construction start date and to balance this On going out financially with the delivery programme of the Wairere Drive 4-laning project from Pukete Road to Resolution Drive in order to ensure that the combined project costings present a relatively neutral impact on the provisions made in the 2009/19 LTCCP, and b) Staff report back on options to accelerate the Wairere Drive extension project from Cambridge Road to Cobham Drive taking account of the government commitment to construct the Hamilton Bypass within 10 years. (Council, 8 April 2009) 4. Transport Safety Subcommittee Staff continue to investigate the issues raised in Forsyth and Mahana Roads and widen the focus to include more of the St On going Andrews suburb Page 1 of 3 Resolution Monitoring Report July 2009 (Council, 20 May 2009) 5. CityHeart - Victoria Street Trial Post a) following the completion of the physical works along Victoria Construction Street that a final survey of the five indicators in the report before the Committee be undertaken in October 2009 and reported to Council, October 2009 b) to address the issue of public parking in the centre median along Victoria Street (Hood-Collingwood) that Option Three - ‘Provide for Angle Parking’ be developed and implemented, subject to the scope of the works and costings being finalised, and c) to address the issue of free on-street parking that Option One - Free Saturday parking until the end of the Victoria Street contract works be adopted, complete with a communication plan but that details of a further parking promotion be brought back to the next Transport Committee Meeting. (Council 1 July 2009) 6. Mill Street - Trial Results a) approval be given to the physical closure of the right turn into the Pak’N’Save car park from Mill Street between Willoughby Street and Ulster Street, b) approval be given to the banning of the right turn from Mill Street into Victoria Street and that the removal be added to schedule C ‘turning restrictions’ in the Hamilton City Traffic bylaw 2007, and Page 2 of 3 Resolution Monitoring Report July 2009 a) further trial options be conducted to reduce through traffic on Victoria Street and consideration be given to further widening on Willoughby Street for southbound Traffic from Mill Street.
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