Infrastructure Committee

OPEN MINUTES

Minutes of a meeting of the Infrastructure Committee held in the Level two reception lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Wednesday, 3 September 2014 at 9.32am.

present

Chairperson	Cr Mike Lee
Deputy Chairperson	Cr Chris Darby
Members	Cr Cameron Brewer	From 9:33 am item 5.1
	Cr Bill Cashmore
	Cr Hon Christine Fletcher, QSO	From 10:28 am item 10
	Penny Hulse (Ex-officio)	From 10:08 am item 9
	Liane Ngamane
	Cr Calum Penrose
	Cr Dick Quax
	Cr Wayne Walker
	Cr John Watson

APOLOGIES

Mayor Len Brown, JP ( Ex-officio)

Cr Dr Cathy Casey

Cr Ross Clow

Member Glenn Wilcox

ALSO PRESENT

Paul Walden

Chair, Waiheke Local Board

Infrastructure Committee 3 September 2014

1          Apologies

Resolution number INF/2014/33

MOVED by Cr WD Walker, seconded by Member  Ngamane:

That the Infrastructure Committee:

a) accept the apologies from Mayor Len Brown, Councillors Dr Cathy Casey and Ross Clow and Member Glenn Wilcox for absence.

CARRIED

2          Declaration of Interest

There were no declarations of interest.

3          Confirmation of Minutes

Resolution number INF/2014/34

MOVED by Chairperson ME Lee, seconded by Cr WD Walker:

That the Infrastructure Committee:

a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Wednesday 23 July 2014, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

4 Petitions

There were no petitions.

5 Public Input

5.1	Glenn Archibald - Clevedon Rd/Prictor Street road condition and various Karaka Harbourside Assets
	Glenn Archibald addressed the committee regarding the Clevedon Road/Prictor Street road condition, including streetlights and other utility access points in the road corridor and road reserve. A copy of the presentation has been placed on the official copy of these minutes and can be viewed on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.
	Resolution number INF/2014/35 MOVED by Chairperson ME Lee, seconded by Cr WB Cashmore: That the Infrastructure Committee: a) thank Glenn Archibald for his presentation on Papakura and Takanini infrastructure matters including public works agreement, and the attribution of development contributions b) refer Mr Archibald’s presentation to council management for a response. CARRIED
	Attachments a     Written presentation by Mr Archibald b     A3 attachments to presentation

6 Local Board Input

6.1	Waiheke Local Board - Paul Walden, Chairman
	Paul Walden addressed the committee on issues relevant to the Waiheke Local Board, namely no identified cycleways, no Greenways Plan for the island, and resource consent issues for the Marina at Matiatia, and future ferry use.
	Resolution number INF/2014/36 MOVED by Chairperson ME Lee, seconded by Deputy Chairperson C Darby: That the Infrastructure Committee: a)         thank Paul Walden, Chairman of the Waiheke Local Board for his verbal presentation. CARRIED

7 Extraordinary Business

There was no extraordinary business.

8 Notices of Motion

There were no notices of motion.

9	Local Board Transport Capital Fund
	Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse entered the meeting at 10:08 am
	Resolution number INF/2014/37 MOVED by Cr CE Brewer, seconded by Deputy Chairperson C Darby: That the Infrastructure Committee: a)      agree the following principles to enable the use of the Local Board Transport Capital Fund to be allocated outside the transport corridor where there is clear benefit in terms of supporting alternative means of transport including walking and cycling. Principles i)     The use of the fund outside of the transport corridor supports connectivity of cycleway and footpaths within the transport network ii)    The local board, Auckland Transport and the controlling agency will agree the deliverables to ensure that infrastructure (e.g. lighting) conforms to the controlling agency’s standards, and clarify the asset ownership and who will budget and manage the on-going maintenance and renewals. This will occur prior to the final approval to proceed with the project iii)   For cycling, the proposed routes should be identified on the Auckland Cycle Network or a local board’s Greenways Plan or Local Board Plan. The greenway routes provide for the feeder routes in the cycle network iv)   Proposed cycling projects may include facilities such as bike parking and these would conform to Auckland Transport standards for cycling facilities v)    For footpaths, the proposal would need to close a gap in the current walking network to residential, recreational, public transport or town or local economic centres vi)   Proposed footpath widths should accommodate both cycling and walking when no alternative cycling route is identified vii)  Where the investment is outside the transport corridor, both the controlling agency and Auckland Transport must formally approve the proposal with the local board prior to the project proceeding. b)      request that the report and resolutions be forwarded to local boards for their information. CARRIED

10	Feedback for Proposed Long-term Plan 2015-2025 Performance Measures
	Cr CE Fletcher entered the meeting at 10.28 am.
	Resolution number INF/2014/38 MOVED by Chairperson ME Lee, seconded by Cr CE Fletcher: That the Infrastructure Committee: a)      receive the draft level of service statements and performance measures for the Stormwater, Flood Protection and Control, Roads and Footpaths, Public Transport and Travel, Demand Management, Parking and Enforcement, Water Supply and Wastewater groups of activities b)      endorse feedback provided on the proposed statements and measures, noting that further feedback can be made by email to the following longtermplan@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. CARRIED

11	The Auckland Infrastructure Providers Forum
	Resolution number INF/2014/39 MOVED by Chairperson ME Lee, seconded by Cr J Watson: That the Infrastructure Committee: a)      note the establishment and role of the Auckland Infrastructure and Procurement Forum and supporting work streams b)      request regular updates on the progress of the Auckland Infrastructure and Procurement Forum and work streams. CARRIED

Secretarial note:  Item 13 was taken at this point

13	Update from Watercare Services Ltd
	Resolution number INF/2014/40 MOVED by Chairperson ME Lee, seconded by Cr CE Fletcher: That the Infrastructure Committee: a)      thank the Chief Infrastructure Officer of Watercare Services Ltd for his presentation. CARRIED

12	Update from Auckland Transport
	Resolution number INF/2014/41 MOVED by Chairperson ME Lee, seconded by Cr CE Fletcher: That the Infrastructure Committee: a)      thank the Manager Strategic Transport Integration, Auckland Transport for his verbal presentation. CARRIED

14

Information Items

Cr CE Brewer left the meeting at 11:33 am.

MOVED by Chairperson ME Lee, seconded by Deputy Chairperson C Darby:  

That the Infrastructure Committee:

a)         receive the information.

MOVED by Cr WD Walker, seconded by Cr J Watson:

Cr WD Walker moved an amendment to the original recommendation by way of addition as follows:

b)         That Appendix 1 of the peer review report “CRC report with CIR comments” be removed from Auckland Council’s website and from the review

MOVED by Cr CE Fletcher, seconded by Cr D Quax:

That the Infrastructure Committee agree that, pursuant to Standing Order 3.13.1(c), the motion under debate now be put to a vote.

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

For Cr WB Cashmore Cr CE Fletcher Cr CM Penrose Cr D Quax

Against Deputy Chairperson C Darby Member PA Hulse Chairperson ME Lee Cr WD Walker Cr J Watson

Abstained Member L Ngamane

The division was declared lost by 5 votes to 4.

With the agreement of the mover and seconder of the amendment it was

MOVED by Chairperson ME Lee, seconded by Deputy Chairperson C Darby:

Cr ME Lee moved an amendment to the original recommendation by way of addition as follows:

That the Infrastructure Committee:

b) agree that Prof Wong’s response on behalf of “CRC for Water Sensitive Cities” be placed on council’s website with the original technical report and the peer review.

CARRIED

The Chairperson put the substantive motion.

Resolution number INF/2014/42

MOVED by Chairperson ME Lee, seconded by Deputy Chairperson C Darby:

That the Infrastructure Committee:

a)      receive the information

b)      agree that Prof Wong’s response on behalf of “CRC for Water Sensitive Cities” be placed on council’s website with the original technical report and the peer review.

CARRIED

15        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

11.45 pm                                            The Chairperson thanked members for their attendance and attention to business and declared the meeting closed.

CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF THE Infrastructure Committee HELD ON

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