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Transport Committee 17 June 2008 Transport Committee - OPEN Time and date: 9:30am, Tuesday, 17 June 2008. No 1 Committee Room, 1st Floor, Council Building, Garden Place, Venue: Hamilton. Committee Members: Councillors D G Macpherson (Chairperson) D L Bell G D Chesterman G Di Maio J R Gower K L H Gregory R E Hennebry A R O’Leary Apology: Committee Advisor: Mr A J Dick 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. (To be circulated) Transport Committee Agenda Open 17 June 2008 Page 1 of 4 3. 13/16/24. Resolution Monitoring Report The Committee to receive the above report. (Copy attached page 2) 4. 13/16/24-5. Regional Land Transport Committee The Committee to receive a report and minutes of the Regional Land Transport Committee meeting held on 5 May 2008. (Copy attached pages 3-14) 5. 44/61. Access Hamilton Projects Update The Committee to consider a report and recommendations from the General Manager Works and Services concerning the above. (Copy attached pages 15-17) 6. 13/16/24-4. Transport Safety Subcommittee Minutes The Committee to receive the minutes of the Parking Management Subcommittee meeting held on 15 May 2008. (Copy attached pages 18-19) 7. 44/13. Active Transport Subcommittee Minutes The Committee to receive the minutes of the Active Transport Subcommittee meeting held on 14 May 2008. (Copy attached pages 20-24) 8. 13/16/24. Land Transport Management Amendment Bill The Committee to consider a report and recommendations from the General Manager Works and Services concerning the above. (Copy attached pages 25-27) Transport Committee Agenda Open 17 June 2008 Page 2 of 4 9. 13/16/24-2. Passenger Transport Subcommittee Minutes The Committee to receive the minutes of the Passenger Transport Subcommittee meeting held on 4 June 2008. (Copy attached pages 28-30) Transport Committee Agenda Open 17 June 2008 Page 3 of 4 SECTION B: MATTER FOR RECOMMENDATION BY THE COMMITTEE TO THE COUNCIL 10. 13/16/24. Terms of Reference — Passenger Transport Transfer — Due Diligence The Committee to consider a report and recommendations from the General Manager Works and Services concerning the above. (Copy attached pages 31-43) Transport Committee Agenda Open 17 June 2008 Page 4 of 4 TO BE CIRCULATED Resolution Monitoring — Transport Committee — June 2008 No. Subject Resolution Current Status 1. Passenger Transport Staff develop a policy concerning internal transport on commercial sites and This action has now been transferred to report to the Transport Committee. Strategic who are considering as part of (Council, 11 April 2007) District Plan Review. Transportation Unit will provide some guidance on the issues that the Policy will need to address by the end of May 2008. Target is to report this guidance note to the July Transport Committee meeting. To: Chief Executive From: General Manager Works and Services Subject: REGIONAL LAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE MEETING — 05 May 2008 Committee: Transport Committee Meeting Date: 17 June 2008 File Reference: 245 / 6/ 1 1.0 BACKGROUND 1.1 The Regional Land Transport Committee (RLTC) met on Monday, 5 May 2008 and the minutes of their meeting are attached to this report (Appendix 1). 1.2 The next planned meeting for the 3 June 2008 has been cancelled and the reserve date of Monday 7 July 2008 commencing at 10.00am has been confirmed. 2.0 LAND TRANSPORT NEW ZEALAND 2.1 The Acting Chair of Land Transport New Zealand, Paul Fitzharris and its CEO Wayne Donnelly were at the meeting principally to answer questions on their view of the Waikato transport projects and in particular the Waikato Expressway. 2.2 Paul Fitzharris is also on the Establishment Board of the proposed New Zealand Transport Agency and Wayne Donnelly has just accepted the Acting Secretary of Transport role leading the Ministry of Transport. A new Chief Executive designate, Geoff Dangerfield, has been appointed for the proposed New Zealand Transport Agency. 2.3 This visit was in response to a recent deputation to Wellington by Waikato regional representatives which included Mayor Simcock, to meet with the Minister of Transport about transport related issues. 2.4 The Land Transport New Zealand (LTNZ) speakers outlined a number of issues including: • LTNZ supports that the Waikato Expressway is a key component strategy of the Waikato Regional Land Transport Strategy (RLTS). They are not seeking to remove any component of the Waikato Expressway Strategy. • LTNZ are concerned however at the economics of some of the components and note that they will need to be developed over time as resources become available • LTNZ is striving for value for money in the transport sector • the evaluation of the Waikato Expressway as a Strategy has streamlined decision making for LTNZ • the Hamilton Eastern Bypass will have to stack up for priority for construction funding on a national scale if it is to achieve funding from the national pool • LTNZ confirmed that Benefit/Cost was merely one lens to view a project and is a useful indicator as to whether all is well • LTNZ are not looking to remove earmarked design funding for the Waikato Expressway projects in the 2008/09 NLTP to be announced in July 2008. 3.0 RECOMMENDATIONS It is recommended that: 3.1 the report be received. C. Allen General Manager Works and Services REGIONAL LAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE Report of the Regional Land Transport Committee of the Waikato Regional Council held in the Council Chambers, Environment Waikato (Waikato Regional Council) office, 401 Grey Street, Hamilton East at 10:00am on Monday 5 May 2008 PRESENT: Waikato Regional Council NW Barker (Chair), PA Southgate Hauraki District Council J Tregidga Matamata-Piako District Council H Vercoe Otorohanga District Council D Williams Thames Coromandel District Council A Catran Waikato District Council A Sanson Waipa District Council P Lee Waitomo District Council M Ammon Transit New Zealand K Clark Land Transport New Zealand R Orr Environmental Sustainability C McFarlane Safety & Personal Security L Tooman Access and Mobility G Pomeroy Cultural representative To be Appointed Health representative B Garbutt Economic Development S Tritt IN ATTENDANCE Councillors PR Buckley and ID Balme (Environment Waikato) D Bennett MP, M Gallagher MP, C Allen (Hamilton City Council) STAFF: Deputy Chief Executive (C Crickett), Programme Manager - Land Transport Policy (B McMaster), Committee Administrator (D Atkinson) APOLOGIES: N Sinclair (South Waikato District Council), AN Welch (Taupo District Council), P Barriball (Thames Coromandel District Council), A Livingston (Waipa District Council) Accepted Report of Regional Land Transport Committee Meeting – 5 May 2008 2 __________________________________________________________________________________________ RLTC08/20 Confirmation of Agenda (Agenda Item 1) The Chair advised the meeting it was his intention that item 4 (State Highway Update would be considered after item 6 (Waikato Expressway Decisions – Land Transport New Zealand Board) RESOLVED THAT the agenda of the Regional Land Transport Committee of Monday 5 May 2008 be confirmed as the business for the meeting subject to item 4 (State Highway Update) being considered after item 6 (Waikato Expressway Decisions – Land Transport New Zealand Board) M Ammon/J Tregidga Carried Disclosures of Interest (Agenda Item There were no disclosures of interest SECTION A: (UNDER DELEGATION FOR THE INFORMATION OF COUNCIL) RLTC08/21 Road Safety Update File: 03 04 11 (Agenda Item 3) This item was presented by Travel Behaviour Change Co-ordinator (J Carling). S Crowther (Opus Consulting) was present to provide technical assistance relating to information and statistics contained in the report. The purpose of the report was to update the Committee on current regional road safety issues by: • Providing background information relating to National and Regional road safety. • Examining the likely future effects to these targets of the construction of major roading projects such as the Waikato Expressway, based on evidential data from past and existing roading projects. During the presentation the Committee noted: - in 2007, 423 people died on New Zealand roads with 90 of these fatalities being in the Waikato. - The Government’s “Road Safety to 2010” strategy aims to reduce the national road toll to no more than 300 deaths and 4500 hospitalisations by the year 2010. - The Waikato share of these 2010 targets has been calculated as 57 deaths and 513 hospitalisations. - The Waikato Region: • Contains 16% of the National State Highway Network and carries 20% of heavy commercial freight tonne kilometres travelled nationally. • Has 20 of the nation’s 100 worst black routes. Report of Regional Land Transport Committee Meeting – 5 May 2008 3 __________________________________________________________________________________________ During discussion subsequent to the presentation the Committee expressed agreement with the following matters contained in the report: - There are demonstrable safety benefits from the construction of previous major roading projects in the Waikato and there would appear to be a very clear justification for the construction of the Waikato Expressway in terms of the safety and social cost benefits it is likely to return. - The completion of the key roading projects outlined in the Regional Land Transport Strategy are fundamental to reducing numbers of fatal and serious injury crashes and the social cost of crashes, and achieving an overall reduction in the regional road toll in line with 2010 regional road safety targets. - There is evidence to suggest the potentially life saving benefits that could also be achieved on other key routes in the Region and through construction of the Waikato Expressway. Other Matters noted by the Committee were: - The Waikato Regional Land Transport Strategy will only work if the Waikato Expressway is built. - The wire rope median dividers used on the Waikato Expressway are proving a wonderful success.
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