MINUTES
of the
TASMAN REGIONAL TRANSPORT COMMITTEE MEETING
held
9.30am
,Friday, 1 April 2016
at
Tasman Council Chamber, 189 Queen Street, Richmond
Present: Councillors T E Norriss (Chair), B F Dowler, J L Edgar and Ms R Bleakley
Advisors: Mr W Findlater, Mr G Cameron, Ms D Smith and Ms K Lee,
In Attendance: Engineering Manager (P W Thomson), Transportation Manager (G Clark), Executive Assistant (R Scherer) and NZTA Regional Performance Manager (M Owen).
1 OPENING, WELCOME
Cr Norriss welcomed everyone to the meeting and asked that the meeting be adjourned to allow for the late arrival of Crs Dowler and Edgar.
Moved
Cr Norriss/Ms Bleakley
That the meeting be adjourned to allow for the late arrival of Crs Dowler and Edgar.
CARRIED
The meeting reconvened at 9.45 am Moved
Ms Bleakley/Cr Dowler
That the meeting resume at 9.45 am.
CARRIED
2 APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE Moved Cr Dowler/Cr Norriss
TRTC16-04-1
That apologies from Cr Sangster and from Cr Edgar for lateness be accepted.
CARRIED
3 PUBLIC FORUM
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Nil
4 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Nil
5 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES Moved Ms R Bleakley/Cr Norriss TRTC16-04-2
That the minutes of the Tasman Regional Transport Committee meeting held on Friday, 16 October 2015 be confirmed as a true and correct record of the meeting.
CARRIED
6 PRESENTATIONS Nil
7 REPORTS
6.1 New Zealand Transport Agency Update
Ms Bleakley spoke to the report contained in the agenda which was taken as read.
Ms Bleakley noted that the New Zealand Transport Agency CEO, Fergus Gammie had commenced in his new role and that he intends to visit this region in the very near future.
Ms Bleakley showed the committee a video which has been prepared to focus on “Visiting Drivers”
to New Zealand. This is a joint agency initiative aimed at safe driving for tourists to this country.
Cr Edgar arrived at the meeting at 9.58am.
Mr Owen spoke about the three strategic business cases that NZTA is carrying out in our district.
Mr Owen advised that the new network outcomes contract commenced today.
Mr Owen spoke about the safety issue at Maisey/Westdale Roads and advised that a new design had been approved to move the passing lane further west and install right turn bays at this off-set intersection.
Moved Cr Norriss/Cr Dowler TRTC16-04-3
That the Tasman Regional Transport Committee
1. receives the New Zealand Transport Agency Update CARRIED
6.1 Nelson Southern Link Investigation
Ms Bleakley provided an update on the Nelson Southern Link project and the consultation process
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which includes public information sessions at a number of locations in Nelson and Richmond.
After some discussion the Committee agreed that the Tasman Regional Transport Committee should present a submission to the Nelson Southern Link Investigation consultation process recommending that statistical data needs to be considered as part of any final solution to this issue.
Ms Bleakley did not participate in the discussion regarding the proposal to present a submission to NZTA regarding the Nelson Southern Link Investigation.
Mr Cameron noted his conflict of interest and also did not participate in discussion.
Ms Lee offered information/data on sea level rise to help with preparation of the submission.
Moved Cr Dowler/Cr Norriss TRTC16-04-4
That the Tasman Regional Transport Committee
1. receives the verbal update concerning the Nelson Southern Arterial Link Investigation; and
2. agrees to prepare a neutral submission to the New Zealand Transport Agency consultation process including statistical data that should be considered as part of any final solution to the Nelson Southern Link issue; and
3. delegates final approval of the submission to the Regional Transport Committee Chairman and the Engineering Services Manager.
CARRIED
6.2 Road Safety Update
Mr Clark spoke to the report contained in the agenda which was taken as read.
He noted that since 2010 there has been a steady decrease in the number of people injured on our District’s roading network.
Moved Ms Bleakley/Cr Edgar TRTC16-04-4
That the Tasman Regional Transport Committee 1. receives the Road Safety Update report;
CARRIED
The meeting concluded at 11.05 am
Date Confirmed: Chair:
