Agenda of Henderson-Massey Local Board

1 Welcome

2 Apologies

At the close of the agenda no apologies had been received.

3 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 a member and any private or other external interest they might have.

The following are the declared conflict of interests as at Thursday 19 February 2015.

BOARD MEMBER	ORGANISATION	POSITION
Vanessa Neeson, JP (Chairman)	Ranui Sector Trial	Chair
Shane Henderson (Deputy Chairman)	Waitakere Community Law Centre Ranui Action Project	Employee Co-Chairman
Brenda Brady, JP	Keep Waitakere Beautiful Safer West Community Trust Sunnyvale Residents & Ratepayers Society Inc. West Auckland Historical Society District Licensing Committee	Trustee Trustee Member Member Member
Peter Chan, JP	Cantonese Opera Society of NZ Asian Leaders Forum NZ-Hong Kong Business Ass. NZ-China Business Ass. Auckland Chinese Environment Protection Association (ACEPA)	Member Member Member Member Advisor
Warren Flaunty, QSM	Westgate Pharmacy West Auckland Hospice NorSGA Properties Westgate Pharmacy Ltd The Trusts Community Foundation Ltd Rodney Local Board Waitemata District Health Board Waitakere Licensing Trust Massey Birdwood Settlers Ass. Taupaki Residents & Ratepayers Ass.	Contractor Trustee Director Director Director Elected Member Elected Member Elected Member Member Member
Will Flavell	Rutherford College	Employee
Tracy Kirkley	District Licensing Committee Heart of Te Atatu South	Member Member
Luke Wilson	NZ Police - Massey Community Constable D.A.R.E. West	Employee Member

4 Confirmation of Minutes

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) Confirms the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Thursday, 19 February 2015, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

5 Leave of Absence

At the close of the agenda no requests for leave of absence had been received.

6 Acknowledgements

At the close of the agenda no requests for acknowledgements had been received.

7 Ward Councillor’s Update

An opportunity is provided for the Waitakere Councillors to update the board on regional issues they have been involved with since the last meeting.

8 Deputations

Standing Order 3.20 provides for deputations. Those applying for deputations are required to give seven working days notice of subject matter and applications are approved by the Chairperson of the Henderson-Massey Local Board. This means that details relating to deputations can be included in the published agenda. Total speaking time per deputation is ten minutes or as resolved by the meeting.

8.1 Tual’i Pacific Youth Leadership

Purpose

1. To provide an update on the activities of the leadership of Tual’i Pacific Youth.

Recommendation/s

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) Receives deputation from the representatives of Tual’i Pacific Youth.

Attachments

a Tual’i Pacific Youth Leadership ........................................................... 207

8.2 Leataata Pasefika Community Hub

Purpose

1. To present a proposal for a Pasifika hub in West Harbour/ Massey.

2. To request for an extension of lease agreement of 100 years with the current location Leaataata O Tupulaga O Le Lumana'i Samoa trust (LTOP) at (91-93 Moire Rd).

Recommendation/s

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) Receives deputation from the representatives of Tupulaga O Le Lumana'i Samoa trust.

8.3 Ecomatters Environment Trust - Damon Birchfield

Purpose

1. Damon Birchfield, CEO and Pamela Gill of Ecomatters Environment Trust will present to the local board on the community benefits of McWhirter Pl to Busby St footbridge including connectivity, walking and environmental.

Recommendation

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) Receives presentation from Damon Birchfield, CEO and Pamela Gill of Ecomatters Environment Trust and thank them for the presentation.

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 www members.

At the close of the agenda no requests for public forum had been received.

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.”

11 Notices of Motion

At the close of the agenda no requests for notices of motion had been received.

Henderson-Massey Local Board

05 March 2015

Auckland Transport Update Report – Henderson-Massey Local Board

File No.: CP2015/02675

Executive Summary

1. The purpose of the report is to respond to Local Board requests on transport-related matters and to provide information to Elected Members about Auckland Transport’s activities in their Local Board area.

Recommendation/s

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) Receives the Auckland Transport Report.

b) Approves the sum of $763,000 from the Local Board Transport Capital Fund for Project 224, Waitemata Drive Foot & Cycle Bridge and approves the project to move to Detailed Design and Firm Estimate of Cost being of $230,560 to complete the detailed design phase.

c) Approves option A or B and allocates the required funding from the Local Board Transport Capital Fund to Project 225, Glen Road Safety Improvements and approves the project to move to Detailed Design Phase.

d) Approves the sum of $149,000 from the Local Board Transport Capital Fund for Project 322, Wadier Place Footpath Improvements.

e) Approves the sum of $40,000 from the Local Board Transport Capital Fund for Project 323, Pedestrian Safe Havens in Taikata Road.

f) Approves sum of $104,000 from the Local Board Transport Capital Fund for Project 135, Bus Stops Glass-Etch Protection - at Bus Stations and Bus Stops in the Henderson/Massey Local Board area and approves the project to move to Detail Design.

g) Allocates a workshop time to discuss with Auckland Transport the following applications:

I. Henderson Valley Road Walking/Cycling Access to Corban Estate

II. Henderson Central Shared Space

III. Te Rangi Hiroa Reserve Development

h) Gives Auckland Transport a direction on the Local Board Transport Project 337, Universal Drive Cycle lanes assessment.

Discussion

INFORMATION REPORT

PROGRAMME OF NEW FOOTPATHS IN 2014/15

1. Auckland Transport is unable to progress a programme of new footpaths in 2014/15 due to budgetary constraints and a high volume of other schemes going to construction.

2. It is hoped to restart the programme in 2015/16, subject to funding becoming available through the Long Term Plan.

3. It the interim, it is acknowledged that there are a large number of outstanding requests from members of the public and Local Boards for new footpaths.

4. Attached is a listing of footpath requests previously assessed by AT for design and construction. These schemes have already gone through a prioritisation process with a focus around connecting up with the existing network and linking to key destinations.

5. The Board may wish to consider funding design and construction of some schemes in its area, using the Local Board Transport Capital Fund.

6. In order to advance any schemes that the Board wishes to financially support, it is desirable that decisions should be made as soon as possible.

REGIONAL LAND TRANSPORT PLAN (‘RLTP’) CONSULTATION

7. The draft RLTP is being consulted on alongside Council’s Long Term Plan. Both documents were released for public consultation on 23 January.

8. The RLTP represents the combined intentions of Auckland Transport, NZTA, and KiwiRail in terms of forward planning and priorities.

9. The current proposed plan, called the Basic Transport Plan (‘BTP’) in the RLTP, will deliver or complete a number of major projects including cycleways, roading projects in the north-west, a start on the City Rail Link, and progress on a number of public transport improvements. However, the BTP will also see many projects delayed and some pushed out of the ten year plan entirely. For significant progress to be possible on many of the Auckland Plan transport initiatives, alternative funding sources will be required.

10. In response, Auckland Transport looked at a number of options and the Auckland Transport Board has asked management to further investigate light rail as a means of addressing severe congestion and pollution on key bus routes in the longer-term. It was important to signal this as a possibility through the consultation phase, although work is still at a very early stage. The draft RLTP notes that any work on light rail is not currently funded and therefore a key focus going forward will be to identify alternative funding sources.

11. The draft RLTP can be found at www.at.govt.nz, consultation ends 16 March 2015.

Red Light Cameras Programme

12. Police and Auckland Transport are working together to reduce risk for road users at key Auckland intersections by installing red light cameras using NZTA’s methodology to identify intersections where red light cameras would likely enhance road safety.

13. During the period 2009-2013 there were 634 injury crashes and 1277 non-injury crashes caused by red light running in the Auckland area.

14. Based on the NZTA’s analysis, 75 sites were prioritised by Police and AT on the basis of potential crash-reduction savings. Of those, seven new red light camera sites were selected for installation and operation across Auckland in 2015.

15. Police will own and run two digital, dual function cameras capable of recording vehicles that run red lights and/or speed through intersections. They will initially operate in red-light mode only. This will bring the total number of red light camera sites across Auckland to 17.

16. The new cameras further support the wider programmes run by both organisations to encourage safer driving. Auckland Transport has recently delivered a Red Means Stop education and enforcement campaign supported by the Police, and a follow up campaign will be run in February.

Intersection	Owner	Infrastructure installation	Camera in trial mode	Camera in enforcement mode
Auckland CBD – Halsey Street & Fanshawe Street	Auckland Transport	December 2014	December 2014	Late January 2015
Avondale – Ash Street & Rosebank Road	Auckland Transport	December 2014	December 2014	Late January 2015
Pakuranga – Pigeon Mountain & Pakuranga Road	Auckland Transport	December 2014	December 2014	Late January 2015
East Tamaki – Te Irirangi Drive & Smales Road	Auckland Transport	December 2014	December 2014	Late January 2015
East Tamaki – Chapel Road & Stancombe Road	Auckland Transport	December 2014	December 2014	Late January 2015
Lambie Drive Interchange (east-bound off-ramp)	Police/Auckland Motorways Alliance	December 2014	January 2015	2015
Botany – Te Irirangi & Tī Rakau Drives	Police/Auckland Transport	December 2014	January 2015	2015

Streamlining Funding Model Developed Between AT and NZTA

17. The Transport Agency funds that are distributed to Local Bodies and organisations like Auckland Transport are gathered from excise duties on fuel, road user charges and vehicle registration fees and re-invested in transport-related projects. These funds help Councils and their Organisations deliver a range of public transport, roading and cycling and walking projects for their communities.

18. A new process has been developed by the NZ Transport Agency and Auckland Transport to allow more efficient use of staff time and resources in the assessment and prioritisation of funding proposals. Previously, both the Transport Agency and Auckland Transport would separately assess and prioritise/rate requests for funds.

19. Under the “one stop shop” designed by the two organisations, Auckland Transport can now assess projects up to $5m against the Transport Agency criteria itself without having to send its applications to the NZTA. Previously, funding requests required two separate assessments – one from NZTA and one from Auckland Transport – a process that sometimes led to duplicated effort.

20. Auckland Transport can now manage the new process for projects up to $5m on its own. The NZ Transport Agency’s confidence in AT reflects the strong relationship staff from the two organisations have developed, and the fact that both organisations have a good understanding of each other’s objectives and priorities.

21. The new process is expected to speed up approvals and result in lower administration costs. A station upgrade at Swanson on the western line is the first project to be approved under the new process.

LOCAL BOARD TRANSPORT FUND APPLICATIONS

22. Attached is the current Local Board Transport Capital Fund – Financial update for the Local Board information.

Waitemata Drive Foot & Cycle Bridge Project

Background

23. As part of the Local Board Transport Capital Fund, the Henderson/Massey Local Board is considering to allocate some of their LBTF to build a cycle & foot bridge linking Waitemata Drive to Waitemata Drive West to reduce the distance for cyclists & pedestrians, and to improve the connectivity between the two communities on both sides of the stream.

Conclusion

24. A scheme Assessment report has been produced to evaluate the bridge material options, alignment of proposed bridge and to figure out the estimated cost. The Local Board agreed on concrete as a preferred material option for the bridge considering the construction and maintenance cost.

25. Public consultation was undertaken in January of this year and the scheme report has been updated with the summary of consultation.

26. The detailed design phase will require some investigation work to produce concept design options and a rough cost estimate for the 30m span bridge. Auckland Transport will need to engage with the local community and obtain their feedback on the identified options. Auckland Transport will also need to analyse the pros & cons for each option to choose the preferred one to take to the preliminary design phase. The Local Board will need to approve each phase to allow Auckland Transport to deliver this project. The table below is the breakdown of estimated costs:

Estimated Detail Design Cost	$ 90,000
Design Peer Review and Safety Audit	$ 20,000
Internal Project Management Cost	$ 35,000
Consents	$ 85,560
Total Estimated Cost	$ 230,560

27. Auckland Transport is seeking approval from the Local Board to allocate the sum of $763,000 (the costs to deliver the project) from the Local Board Transport Capital Fund to Project 224, Waitemata Drive Bridge and approveal of the project to move to Detailed Design and a Firm Estimate of Cost.

28.

Glen Road, Ranui Drainage Extension Project

1. As part of the Local Board Transport Capital budget, the Henderson / Massey Local Board have identified a site that extends approximately 340 meters between Scarlet Drive and Karepo Crescent for drainage extension.

2. The existing carriageway edge consists typically of side drains that are connected to the stormwater reticulation system that outfalls into the open watercourse that runs through the Te Rangi Hiroa / Birdwood Winery.

3. Two options were identified, and the project site has been divided into four work packages to allow, if necessary, the works to be staged to suit available budgets.

Cost Estimate

Identified Options

Design Cost

Construction Cost

Kerb & Channel

$90,000

$785,000

Swale

$60,000

$515,000

4. Of the two options, the kerb and channel provides the better carriageway detail. This detail should extend the life of the pavement since it is sealed and, have a lower maintenance cost (when compared to the swale option).

5. It’s recommended to allocate $90k to commence the detail design phase for both sides of the identified 340m length of Glen Road. After completing the design works it is intended to report back to the HMLB with the detailed cost estimate of the project, and seek their direction on how much funding they want to commit for the construction phase. As there will be an opportunity to stage the physical works into packages that could suit budget availability.

6. Auckland Transport is asking approval from the Local Board to choose one of the two options A or B and the Construction costs (the costs to deliver the project) from the Local Board Transport Capital Fund to Project 225, Glen Road Safety Improvements and approves the project to move to Detail Design and Firm Estimate of Cost.

Wadier Place Footpath Improvements

7. In reply to the Board on this proposal, the existing difficulties for pedestrian access in Wadier Place have been identified as being, the narrow footpath on the south side of the road (1m width) which particularly affects motorised scooter users, together with difficulties experienced by motorised scooter users crossing the road in the vicinity of the pedestrian over bridge.

Southern footway width

8. The footpath can be widened to approximately 2m between the tree pits. This footpath width together with retaining the pits in place, keeps the maturing trees in the street as well as avoiding costly amendments to the stormwater channel. For most footpath users the eight tree/planter pit narrowing’s will be minor inconveniences compared to the improved access along the 125m of the street.

9. A ROC for this improvement is $115,000.

Crossing in the vicinity of the pedestrian over bridge

10. Converting the existing eastern raised table to a full width table will provide a continuous surface for motorised scooters. This location is preferable to installing a new crossing underneath the existing pedestrian over bridge between the rest home retirement properties. The eastern table is better situated for forward visibility from vehicles, and more importantly conforms to the guidance on the spacing of tables.

11. A ROC for improving this eastern table is estimated at $34,000.

12. Auckland Transport is seeking approval from the Local Board to allocate the sum of $149,000 (the costs to deliver the project)from the Local Board Transport Capital Fund to Project 322, Wadier PlaceFootpath Improvements.

Taikata Road – Refuge

13. Auckland Transport has identified a suitable crossing point near 80 Taikata Road which is at an entrance to Te Atatu Park. ROC for a refuge is $40,000 which includes design, consultation and construction costs.

14. Auckland Transport is seeking approval from the Local Board to allocate the sum of $40,000 (the costs to deliver the project) from the Local Board Transport Capital Fund to Project 323, Pedestrian Safe Havens in Taikata Road.

Henderson/Massey Bus Shelters Patterned Anti-Graffiti Film Applications

15. The Henderson/Massey Local Board identified a list of bus stops for Auckland Transport to consider installing anti-graffiti with a selected pattern. Auckland Transport has investigated that list and has identified 36 bus shelters in their ward that the Henderson/Massey Local Board can approve funding from their Local Board Transport Fund. Auckland Transport estimates a rough order of costs to complete the 36 shelters at $72,000 plus $15,000 for the artwork development totalling $87,000. If the Local Board would like to identify extra shelters to be completed the ROC would be about $2,000 per shelter. The artwork will be designed in consultation with the Board if they decide to proceed.

16. Auckland Transport is seeking approval from the Local Board to allocate the sum of $104,000 (the costs to deliver the project) from the Local Board Transport Capital Fund to Project 135, Bus Stops Glass-Etch Protection - at Bus Stations and Bus Stops in the Henderson/Massey Local Board area.

Henderson Valley Road Walking/Cycling Access to Corban Estate

17. The Henderson/Massey Local Board have identified a safety initiative for Walk/cycle access to Corban Estate in which they have asked Auckland Transport to investigate as part of an application from their Local Board Transport Fund. Auckland Transport would suggest that the proposal be discussed with the Local Board to help AT to understand the background and aspirations for this request.

Henderson Central Shared Space

18. Auckland Transport would suggest that the proposal be workshop with the Local Board to help AT to understand the background and aspirations for this request.

Te Rangi Hiroa Reserve Development

19. Auckland Transport would suggest that the proposal be workshop with the Local Board to help AT to understand the background and aspirations for this request.

Universal Drive Cycle lanes

20. In reply to the Board on this proposal (which provides a connection between Ranui shops and the Northwestern Cycleway, the missing component on the developing cycle network in north Henderson-Massey Ward, is the Universal Drive-Swanson Road cycle route. (see map attached).

21. Very high level costs for a cycle route on Universal Drive-Swanson Road vary with the type of route selected (on road or off road). Compatibility between the proposed route and the connecting network would be essential so that cyclists of different skill and confidence levels are adequately provided for on the different routes. Design details are evolving for some of these local schemes. eg Lincoln Road and Rathgar Road

22. The ROC estimates below are based on desktop assessment plus a site visit. More detailed cost estimates will require a detailed site investigation of civil engineering works required and potential utility relocation implications and costs.

1. Options:

Protected Cycle Lanes + some shared paths (on the approaches to Don Buck roundabout). For Universal Drive between Lincoln Road and Ranui Station Road intersection, likely components of a scheme could include a combination of:

 Widening of existing on-road cycle lanes on the first 200 m of Universal Drive westbound

 Widening of the existing road width to accommodate 1.8m cycle lanes and 0.6m painted buffer on each side of the road, widening either the outside berm or the grassed central median.

 Removal of all parking along the length of 2.8km of road (where this is provided) will be required and subject to successful consultation by the Board.

A preliminary ROC is estimated at $3 m to $3.5m.

Shared path

23. A shared path over the whole length of the road, to cater for younger or less skilled cyclists. This option is estimated as costing $2.5m but the obvious disadvantage is the risks of collision with exciting driveways.

24. These ROC’s are dependent upon the proposed Swanson Road/Don Buck Road/Universal Drive roundabout upgrade works being funded separately and including provision for cyclists. Currently this project is on hold within Auckland Transport’s Safety Team portfolio.

25. The Local Board may wish to consider doing portions or phases of the route. Should they wish to proceed further on the project it is recommended that they allocate a sum of $50,000 to allow feasibility, options and initial costing for various phases of the route.

RESPONSES AND PROGRESS REPORTS

TE ATATU CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT – NOVEMBER 2014

26. Auckland Council Property Limited (ACPL) is undertaking the acquisition phase of the Te Atatu Corridor Improvement Project.

27. Auckland Transport reports that:

 There are 111 property interests, in total.

 106 property interests have been acquired by agreement with the property owner.

 4 property interests have been acquired by proclamation, under S26 of the Public Works Act. These parcels are available for use by AT for its project, however compensation needs to be agreed with the owners.

 1 property interest is still in the final stages of negotiation, subject to negotiations between landlord and tenant. AT has been advised that the landlord/tenant negotiations have recently been concluded, paving the way to an agreement between the landlord and AT.

 A major milestone has been reached with the demolition of the seven shops at the intersection of Te Atatu and Edmonton Roads. Only about half of the land parcel is needed for road widening. The now-vacant site has been legally separated into land required by AT for road and land available for redevelopment by the original owner, who owns the property next door. Settlement has been concluded for the transfer of severance land back to the original owner, and AT is currently managing the amalgamation of that land with the owners’ land at 4 Flanshaw Road. Once amalgamation of the two titles is complete, the original owner will be able to progress the development of new shops at the intersection, using the amalgamated land.

BARRY ROAD STREET LIGHTS

28. A request has been received by Auckland Transport through the Local Board Plan - Special Consultative Procedure, Public Meeting, requesting that they look into the street lighting on Barry Road.

Update

29. Auckland Transport is investigating this request and will report the outcome of this investigation back to the Local Board.

THE CONCOURSE, HENDERSON – PROPOSED PROHIBITION OF LIGHT-WEIGHT MOTOR VEHICLES BETWEEN 9PM TO 4AM TO PREVENT ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR

30. Auckland Transport has received concerns that have been raised by the residents on The Concourse, Henderson regarding anti-social behavior in this area.

31. To improve safety in the area, AT proposes to establish a prohibition on any motor vehicles having a gross vehicle weight less than 3,5000kgs from The Concourse, between the hours of 9pm-4am, as shown on the attached plan.

32. As part of the consultation process, feedback was sought from those directly affected by the proposal. All feedback received was in favour of the restriction.

Local Board Response

33. The Local Board Transport Portfolio holders are happy with the proposal.

Mihini Rd and Brick St, Henderson – Proposed prohibition of light-weight motor vehicles between 9pm to 4am to prevent anti-social behavior

34. Auckland Transport has received concerns that have been raised by the residents on Mihini Road and Brick Street, Henderson regarding anti-social behavior in this area.

35. To improve safety in the area, AT proposes to establish a prohibition on any motor vehicles having a gross vehicle weight less than 3,5000kgs from Mihini Road from No.21-31 to No. 79, and on Brick Street from No.11 Brick Street to 222 Swanson Road, between the hours of 9pm-4am, as shown on the attached plan.

36. As part of the consultation process, feedback was sought from those directly affected by the proposal. All feedback received was in favour of the restriction.

Local Board Response

37. The Local Board Transport Portfolio holders have requested a workshop to talk through the Local Board issues around the restriction.

CONSULTATION FOR PROPOSED UPGRADE OF DRIVE, WEST HARBOUR OUTSIDE MARINA VIEW SCHOOL AND LUCKENS RESERVE EXISTING BUS STOPS ON MARINA VIEW

38. Auckland Transport proposes to upgrade the existing kerbside bus stops outside Marina View School and the existing half-indented bus stop outside Luckens Reserve.

Proposal

39. As part of the upgrade, AT proposes to lengthen the existing bus stop markings to a length of 15m and install No Stopping At All Times restriction (‘Broken Yellow lines’) on the entry and exit of the bus stops. The broken yellow lines are essential to facilitate the manoeuvring of buses at the bus stop area. The proposal is shown on the attached consultation plan.

Local Board Response

40. The Local Board Transport Portfolio holders are happy with the proposal.

RATHGAR ROAD, HENDERSON - PROPOSED NO STOPPING AT ALL TIMES (NSAAT) RESTRICTION

41. Auckland Transport is responding to the concerns that have been raised by a local resident with regards to the visibility issues experienced by drivers when exiting Harrington Road at the intersection with Rathgar Road.

42. This intersection is located on hilly terrain with Harrington Road sloping upwards on the approach to the intersection and Rathgar Road sloping downwards from the crest located approximately 50m south of the intersection. At present vehicle parking is allowed on both sides of Rathgar Road, north and south of the intersection.

43. During the site visit it was observed that poor visibility at this location is mainly due to the combined effect of the vertical geometry of the roads and vehicle parking on the western side of Rathgar Road east of the intersection.

44. Therefore to help improve visibility and maintain the required standard sight distance at this location, AT are proposing to install NSAAT ‘Broken Yellow Lines’ at the location indicated on the attached aerial photograph.

Local Board Response

45. The Local Board Transport Portfolio holders are happy with the proposal.

MID-BLOCK PEDESTRIAN CROSSING SIGNAL OUTSIDE MASSEY HIGH SCHOOL, DON BUCK ROAD

46. As part of the region-wide Safety Improvements Programme, Auckland Transport has identified the need to improve the safety and congestion outside Massey High School.

47. A high number of school children from Massey High School walk to and from the school. Currently there is an existing pedestrian traffic island located east of the school entrance. The traffic island is not located within the desired path used by school children crossing the road. The parking along the northern and southern kerbline is heavily utilised during school hours with many parents turning in and out of the car park, which creates a bottleneck and chaos along this section of Don Buck Road. With chaotic traffic movements occurring outside the school during school period, it was observed that children weave through live traffic at random locations to cross the road, often inattentive to risks present while crossing the road.

48. To improve the safety of pedestrian and congestion outside the school, Auckland Transport proposes to undertake following improvements:-

 Install a signalised pedestrian crossing outside the school with traffic islands located on its northern side. The traffic island would provide refuge for children to wait for crossing and allow other pedestrians to continue using the footpath as the footpath width is quite narrow at this location,

 Remove existing refuge island outside No. 285 Don Buck Road. The current refuge island narrows down carriageway lane creating a pinch point for cyclists on a horizontal curve. The removal of the traffic islands at this location would make space available for parking along northern kerbline,

 Vegetation on road reserve between no. 297 and 297B would be removed to improve visibility for the signals,

 Remove the existing temporary bus stop located west of the school’s exit because the bus company servicing the school does not use it anymore. The removal of the temporary bus stop would allow the spaces to be used for car parking.

49. The proposed improvements would result in a loss of a total of three car parks along Don Buck Road. The removal of the parking spaces within this section of Don Buck Road would improve -

 Visibility of traffic on Don Buck Road for motorists turning out from the school exit,

 Visibility of traffic signals for motorists driving around the two horizontal curves on Don Buck Road either side of the school,

 Turning ability of school buses leaving from the school exit.

Local Board Response

50. The Local Board Transport Portfolio holders are happy with the proposal.

SOLJAN DRIVE SIGNALISED INTERESECTION

51. As part of the Mitre 10 development, Soljan Drive will be created to form a signalised intersection with Central Park Drive.

52. There are currently 52 parking spaces on Central Park Dr. The proposal retains 36, resulting in a loss of 16 spaces

53. There was significant backlash from the public regarding the proposed BYLs on Central Park Drive as a result of the original proposal to remove 52 parking spaces. Auckland Transport was requested to carry out parking surveys to support the removal of the spaces and that there is no significant impact. Survey results seem to show that the peak parking demand is 11 spaces.

Local Board Response

54. The Local Board Transport Portfolio holders have requested a workshop to talk through the Local Board issues around the loss of carparks

PROPOSED CHANGE OF DAYS ON THE EXISTING P120 PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON RHONE AVE, TE ATATU PENINSULA

55. Auckland Transport has received a request to change the existing days on the current 120-minutes (P120) time restrictions on Rhone Ave. The request is to remove the Saturday from the existing days as AT were advised that commuter parking is not an issue during weekends and not necessary along this section of road. AT is currently reviewing whether affected property owners and tenants support this change.

56. The proposal is to remove the Saturday from the existing 120-minute (P120) time restrictions, making the restrictions apply only during week days (Monday to Friday 8am-6pm) along the eastern kerb of Tuscany Green..

Local Board Response

57. The Local Board Transport Portfolio holders are happy with the proposal.

CONSULTATION FOR PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN REFUGE ISLAND OUTSIDE NUMBER 522 TE ATATU ROAD

58. Further to the consultation carried out in January 2015 regarding the proposed pedestrian refuge island outside number 522 Te Atatu Road AT would like to provide you with the feedback summary. The feedback received from the residents was in support of the proposal. Auckland Transport will therefore proceed with the proposal. Auckland Transport anticipates the physical work to be completed by the end of June 2015.

FLANSHAW ROAD CYCLING ISSUES

59. The Local Board Transport Lead has raised concerns with Auckland Transport about the safety concerns on Flanshaw Road. The local primary school is requesting a designated side of the road for a delineated cycle lane.

Update

60. Auckland Transport is investigating this request and will report the outcome of this investigation back to the Local Board.

RATHGAR ROAD CYCLELANE UPDATE

61. The draft Scheme Assisgment Report has been produced and the safety audit is completed. Public consultation and further design will commence subject to budget allocation to this project in this financial year.

STARLING PARK

62. The Local Board has received a complaint around the loss of parking along Waitemata Drive with the extra pedestrian crossings and yellow no parking lines.

Update

63. Auckland Transport is investigating this request and will report the outcome of this investigation back to the Local Board.

WORKSHOPS WITH THE LOCAL BOARD
Subject Name	Workshop Date	Description
Waitemata Footbridge Link	10 February 2015	To present the concept design on the footbridge link to the Local Board
Lincoln Road Corridor Project Update	17 February 2015	To provide background information on an important issue with the Lincoln Road Upgrade Project.

ISSUES CLOSED
Subject Name	Description	Subject Requested Date	Subject Closed Date
Summerland And Chadlington Avenue, Henderson Heights.	Auckland Transport has revisited the site and observed driver behaviour and checked visibility. The observations show that there is no problem with sight visibility. Auckland Transport will continue to monitor this spot.	August 2014	November 2014
Pedestrian Crossing Request -Te Atatu Road And Gloria Road Shops.	This project has been added to AT’s minor improvement programme. Auckland Transport is unable to provide a timeframe of when this work will be initiated as this needs further investigation and requires prioritisation with other projects waiting to be implemented.	October 2014	November 2014
Luckens Road Shops - Parking	AT considers that the removal of any No Stopping At All Times (NSAAT) road markings would be inappropriate as their removal would compromise road safety. Auckland Transport will continue to monitor this spot	September 2014	November 2014
Wattle Road And View Road Street Lighting	Auckland Transport has investigated the lighting on Wattle and View Road and has replaced the lights that required fixing.	November 2014	December 2014
Proposed Pram Crossings - Wadier Place, Henderson	The Local Board Transport Portfolio holders were happy with what is being proposed.	November 2014	December 2014
Proposed No Stopping At All Times Parking Restrictions – Serwayne Place, Sunnyvale	The Local Board Transport Portfolio holders were happy with what is being proposed	November 2014	December 2014
Walking And Crossing Facilities To And From Starling Park	The Local Board Transport Portfolio holders were happy with what is being proposed	November 2014	December 2014
Grade Crossing Treatment – Border Road	The Local Board Transport Portfolio holders were happy with what is being proposed	November 2014	December 2014
522 Te Atatu Road, Te Atatu - New Pedestrian Facility	The Local Board Transport Portfolio holders were happy with what is being proposed	November 2014	December 2014
Proposed Parking Restrictions On Sunnyside Road & Sunhill Road, Sunnyvale	The Local Board Transport Portfolio holders were happy with what is being proposed	November 2014	December 2014
Proposed Parking Restrictions – Summerland Drive, Henderson	The Local Board Transport Portfolio holders were happy with what is being proposed	November 2014	December 2014
Great North Road-Awaroa Road Intersection Improvements	The Local Board Transport Portfolio holders were happy with what is being proposed	November 2014	December 2014
Proposed Shared Cycle Pedestrian Path – Central Park Drive	The Local Board Transport Portfolio holders were happy with what is being proposed	November 2014	December 2014
Henderson Town Centre P90 Zone	New signs have been installed.	February 2014	December 2014
Swanson Road Choice Supermarket - Parking Restrictions	Auckland Transport has approved the installation of “No Stopping at all Times Parking Restrictions on Swanson Road adjacent to this driveway.	September 2014	October 2014

Authors	Owena Schuster, Elected Member Relationship Manager (West)
Authorisers	Jonathan Anyon, Elected Member Relationship Team Manager

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a View	Local Board Transport Capital Fund	23

Signatories

Authors	Busola Martins - Local Board Democracy Advisor
Authorisers	Glenn Boyd - Relationship Manager Henderson-Massey, Waitakere Ranges, Whau

Henderson-Massey Local Board

05 March 2015

Auckland Transport Quarterly Update to Local Boards - For the quarter - 1 October to 31 December 2014

File No.: CP2015/02399

Executive Summary

1. The purpose of this report is to inform local boards about progress on activities undertaken by Auckland Transport in the three months October – December 2014 and the planned activities anticipated to be undertaken in the three months January – March 2015.

Recommendation/s

That the Henderson-Massey Local Board:

a) Receives the Auckland Transport Quarterly Report.

Discussion

Significant activities during the period under review

Key Agency Initiatives

East West Connections

2. The recent community engagement on options received 120 online or written pieces of feedback, with more than 200 people attending open days, meetings, workshops and hui. This feedback is now being analysed and a summary of comments will be released in early 2015.

PT Development

Half Moon Bay Ferry Upgrade

3. The site investigation for this project is underway with initial consenting, marine survey and structural design works progressing in support of an Auckland Transport request to the Howick Local Board for joint project funding. Design work and the construction of the pontoon and gangway are programmed for 2015 with the physical works and construction in 2016.

City Rail Link

4. Auckland Transport is establishing a Community Liaison Group (CLG) for the CRL enabling works in the Britomart and Albert Street areas that may start in late 2015. Members of the CLG will include representatives of affected property owners or occupiers, CBD residents and others. This group will meet on a regular basis as the project progresses.

EMU Procurement

5. There are now 38 units in NZ with 28 of these being issued provisional acceptance. Manukau services are now run entirely with Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) and testing of these on the Western line to Swanson is progressing well. Manufacture and delivery is on programme.

Pukekohe Bus Rail Interchange

6. Funding of $1 million has been made available in the 2014/15 financial year to permit a phased ‘building block’ approach to deliver the bus and rail interchange.

7. The first phase delivers basic bus interchange infrastructure to accommodate the new bus network in late 2015.

PT Operations

Bus Improvements

8. Public Transport patronage totaled 74,506,244 passenger trips for the twelve months to October 2014 an overall increase of 7.7% on the previous year. Rail patronage totaled 12,124,025, up 17.6%, the Northern Express 2,580,225, up by 12.4%, other bus services 54,713,200, up by 6.25% and, ferry services carried 5,088,794 passenger, up slightly on the previous year.

Rail Improvements

9. Train timetables have been over-hauled and there is now an at least half hourly service on all lines, day and night, seven days a week, until the normal close of services on particular lines..

10. During peak travel times the southern and eastern lines now have six trains an hour with 3 trains per hour inter-peak. The Onehunga line has half-hourly services, all day, seven days a week. On the western line peak services remain at fifteen minute intervals with half-hourly inter-peak, evenings and weekends.

Ferry Improvements

11. An application from Explorer Group to operate ferry services from Downtown to Waiheke has been accepted and a service of twelve sailings a day commenced shortly after Labour Weekend.

12. Fullers have just commissioned a new vessel the Kotuku. She will operate across a number of Fuller’s services, including Waiheke.

Road Design and Development

Dominion Road

13. The cycle routes are progressing well with road works almost completed. New wayfinding signage is in the hands of a specialist supplier and is due for installation.

Albany Highway

14. Construction has commenced and major earth movements are underway opposite the Albany Senior College. New traffic controls are in place at the southern end of the works as preparations are made for building retaining walls and install drainage.

Tamaki Drive/Ngapipi Road Intersection

15. Detailed Design continues with consent applications due for submission early in 2015.

Lincoln Road Improvements

16. The registration of interest (ROI) has been completed and the shortlisted consultants have been invited to participate in the second stage of the tendering process for the detailed design phase. Property acquisition has been commenced.

Redoubt-Mill Road upgrade

17. Auckland Transport has identified the route for the upgrade of Redoubt Road-Mill Road corridor and applied to Auckland Council to designate land (Notices of Requirement) for the project. Letters and information has been sent to landowners to notify them of the route identified and the NoR lodgement. The council is expected to publicly notify the Notices of Requirement (NoR) for the designation in early 2015.

Cycle Initiatives

18. An information day has been held to share design concepts for the second stage of the Beach Road walking and cycling project. Stage two will deliver a streetscape upgrade and continue the cycleway along Beach Road from the intersection with Mahuhu Crescent through to Britomart Place. Construction is expected to begin in February and to be completed in July.

Services

Cycling

19. More than 90 women participated in the inaugural Frocks on Bikes event held at Hurstmere Green in Takapuna. The event labeled a ‘Summer Fling’ is part of Auckland Transport’s ‘Cyclings the go’ programme which is designed to encourage more Aucklanders to take up cycling for recreation, health and as a credible form of transport.

Shop by Rail

20. Auckland Transport launched a pre-Christmas awareness campaign highlighting how easy it is to access major shopping precincts around Auckland by train. The ‘Shopping Adventures by Train’ advertising directed Christmas shoppers to retail centres at Downtown Auckland, New Lynn, Manukau, Sylvia Park, Onehunga, Newmarket and Henderson.

Commute Travel Planning Programme

21. A national “Let’s Carpool’ survey was undertaken with those registered on the ‘Let’s Carpool’ website and 19.5% of the Auckland respondents identified carpooling as their main mode of travelling to work.

22. The completed report ‘Auckland Tertiary Institutions: Developing a Stategic Approach to Travel Planning 2014-2016, will be the basis of consultation on travel planning with tertiary institutions. The Commute team will be working closely with the Public Transport team to develop an on-line campaign to promote public transport and travel choices to tertiary institutions and their students.

Road Corridor Delivery

23. Good progress has been made with the delivery of the pavement rehabilitation and resurfacing programmes with 11.1 km of pavement rehabilitation and 187.1 km of resurfacing completed to date. We are on track to achieve the target lengths with this work expected to be substantially complete by the end of March 2015.

24. The table below outlines the target lengths set for the full year and progress to date:

Table 1: Renewal Target lengths

Work Activity	2014/15 Target lengths (km)	Completed lengths as at 31/12/14 (km)
Rehabilitation	37.4	11.1
Resurfacing	427.4	187.1
Footpaths	116.7	62.4
Total	581.5	260.6

25. Expressions of Interest have been sought in respect to the carrying out of street light maintenance across the region. The Expression of Interest (EOI) process will result in a shortlist of participants who will then be invited to participate in a Request for Tender (RFT) process in the New Year. There will be four geographically based contracts - North, South, Central and West.

26. These contracts will each be for a term of 4 years (with an option for two extensions of one year each at Auckland Transport’s discretion) and will commence on 1 July 2015. No contractor will be able to win or participate in more than two of the four contracts.

27. The work includes the carrying out of all maintenance, renewals and minor capital works on the street lighting network. It also includes the replacement of the existing 70W high pressure sodium luminaires with approved LED luminaires.

28. Tenders have been called for the carrying out of a number of pavement rehabilitation projects in the west and south areas. The work tendered comprises 15-20% of the total pavement rehabilitation programmes for these areas. The remaining projects are being carried out through our 10 area-based road maintenance contracts.

29. The purpose of tendering this work is to provide an opportunity for contractors other than our road maintenance contractors to bid for this work and also to benchmark the tendered rates in these contracts against the rates in our existing road maintenance contracts. This is part of an on-going commitment to maintain a sustainable contracting environment in the Auckland region.

Authors	Various Auckland Transport authors
Authoriser	Jonathan Anyon, Elected Member Relationship Team Manager

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a View	Auckland Transport activities	43
b View	Travelwise Schools activities	61
c View	Decisions of the Traffic Control Committee	63
d View	Report against local board advocacy issues	67
e View	Report on the status of the local board’s projects under the Local Board Transport Capital Fund (LBTCF).	69

Signatories

Authors	Busola Martins - Local Board Democracy Advisor
Authorisers	Glenn Boyd - Relationship Manager Henderson-Massey, Waitakere Ranges, Whau

Chairperson	Vanessa Neeson, JP
Deputy Chairperson	Shane Henderson
Members	Brenda Brady, JP
	Peter Chan, JP
	Warren Flaunty, QSM
	Will Flavell
	Tracy Kirkley
	Luke Wilson