I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the Infrastructure Committee will be held on:
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Date:
Time:
Meeting Room:
Venue:
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Wednesday, 2
September 2015
9.30am
Room 1, Level
26
135 Albert Street
Auckland
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Infrastructure Committee
OPEN AGENDA
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MEMBERSHIP
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Chairperson
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Cr Mike Lee
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Deputy Chairperson
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Cr Chris Darby
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Members
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Cr Cameron Brewer
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Cr Calum Penrose
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Cr Dr Cathy Casey
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Cr Dick Quax
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Cr Bill Cashmore
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Cr Wayne Walker
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Cr Ross Clow
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Cr John Watson
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Cr Hon Christine Fletcher, QSO
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Mr Glenn Wilcox
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Ms Liane Ngamane
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Ex-officio
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Mayor Len Brown, JP
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Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse
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Ex-officio (without voting rights)
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All other councillors
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(Quorum 7 members - with no less than two named members with full noting rights present)
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Barbara Watson
Democracy Advisor
27 August 2015
Contact Telephone: (09) 890 8105
Email: barbara.watson@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
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Responsibilities and key projects
The committee is responsible for regional infrastructure by:
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Developing (and monitoring) strategy, policy and
action plans, including any agreed community consultation, to recommend
to the Auckland Development Committee or Regional Strategy and Policy
Committee, as appropriate, as set out in the Schedule of Key Projects for
Reporting Committees, attached to these Terms of Reference *
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Acting as a community interface for consultation on policies and
as a forum for raising community concerns, while ensuring community engagement
is complementary to that undertaken by local boards
Powers
All powers necessary to perform the committee’s
responsibilities.
Except:
(a) powers that the Governing Body
cannot delegate or has retained to itself (section 2)
(b) where the committee’s
responsibility is limited to making a recommendation only
(c) where a matter is the
responsibility of another committee or a local board
(d) the approval of expenditure that
is not contained within approved budgets
(e) the approval of expenditure of
more than $2 million
(f) the approval of final policy
(g) deciding significant matters for
which there is high public interest and which are controversial
(h) the commissioning of reports on
new policy where that policy programme of work has not been approved by the
Auckland Development Committee or Regional Strategy and Policy Committee
(i) the
power to establish sub-committees.
*Schedule of Key Projects for the Infrastructure
Committee
Congestion free network
Cycle network rollout
Light rail business case
Exclusion of the public – who needs to leave the
meeting
Members of the public
All members of the public must leave the
meeting when the public are excluded unless a resolution is passed permitting a
person to remain because their knowledge will assist the meeting.
Those who are not members of the public
General principles
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Access to confidential information is managed on a “need to know”
basis where access to the information is required in order for a person to
perform their role.
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Those who are not members of the meeting (see list below) must
leave unless it is necessary for them to remain and hear the debate in order to
perform their role.
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Those who need to be present for one confidential item can remain
only for that item and must leave the room for any other confidential items.
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In any case of doubt, the ruling of the chairperson is final.
Members of the meeting
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The members of the meeting remain (all Governing Body members if
the meeting is a Governing Body meeting; all members of the committee if the
meeting is a committee meeting).
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However, standing orders require that a councillor who has a
pecuniary conflict of interest leave the room.
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All councillors have the right to attend any meeting of a
committee and councillors who are not members of a committee may remain,
subject to any limitations in standing orders.
Independent Māori Statutory Board
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Members of the Independent Māori
Statutory Board who are appointed members of the committee remain.
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Independent Māori Statutory Board
members and staff remain if this is necessary in order for them to perform
their role.
Staff
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All staff supporting the meeting (administrative, senior
management) remain.
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Other staff who need to because of their role may remain.
Local Board members
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Local board members who need to hear the matter being discussed
in order to perform their role may remain. This will usually be if the matter
affects, or is relevant to, a particular local board area.
Council Controlled Organisations
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Representatives of a Council-controlled Organisation can remain
only if required to for discussion of a matter relevant to the Council-controlled
Organisation.
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Infrastructure
Committee
02 September
2015
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ITEM TABLE OF
CONTENTS PAGE
1 Apologies 7
2 Declaration of Interest 7
3 Confirmation of Minutes 7
4 Petitions 7
5 Public Input 7
6 Local Board Input 7
7 Extraordinary Business 7
8 Notices of Motion 8
9 Update from Kiwirail 9
10 New Zealand Transport Agency update 11
11 Auckland Transport presentation on rail performance 13
12 Update from Auckland Transport 15
13 Update from Watercare Services Limited - July/August 2015 17
14 Information Items 25
15 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
An apology from
Deputy Mayor PA Hulse has been received.
2 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.
3 Confirmation of Minutes
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That the Infrastructure Committee:
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confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting,
held on Tuesday 30 June 2015, as a true and correct
record.
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4 Petitions
At the close of
the agenda no requests to present petitions had been received.
5 Public Input
Standing Order
7.7 provides for Public Input. Applications to speak must be made to the
Democracy Advisor, in writing, no later than one (1) clear working day
prior to the meeting and must include the subject matter. The meeting
Chairperson has the discretion to decline any application that does not meet
the requirements of Standing Orders. A maximum of thirty (30) minutes
is allocated to the period for public input with five (5) minutes
speaking time for each speaker.
At the close of
the agenda no requests for public input had been received.
6 Local Board Input
Standing Order
6.2 provides for Local Board Input. The Chairperson (or nominee of that
Chairperson) is entitled to speak for up to five (5) minutes during this
time. The Chairperson of the Local Board (or nominee of that Chairperson)
shall wherever practical, give one (1) day’s notice of their wish to
speak. The meeting Chairperson has the discretion to decline any application
that does not meet the requirements of Standing Orders.
This right is
in addition to the right under Standing Order 6.1 to speak to matters on the
agenda.
At the close of
the agenda no requests for local board input had been received.
7 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.”
8 Notices of Motion
At the close of
the agenda no requests for notices of motion had been received.
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Infrastructure
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02 September
2015
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Update from
Kiwirail
File No.: CP2015/17866
Purpose
1. Peter Reidy, Chief Executive of
Kiwirail will update the Infrastructure Committee on major
capital programmes in Auckland and upcoming key issues / opportunities.
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Recommendation/s
That the Infrastructure
Committee:
a) thank Peter Reidy, Chief
Executive of Kiwirail for his presentation.
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Attachments
There are no attachments for
this report.
Signatories
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Author
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Barbara Watson - Democracy Advisor
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Authoriser
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Dean Kimpton - Chief Operating Officer
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Infrastructure
Committee
02 September
2015
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New Zealand Transport Agency update
File No.: CP2015/17242
Purpose
1. Tommy Parker,
Group Manager Highways and Network Operations of New Zealand Transport Agency
(NZTA) will update the Infrastructure Committee on major NZTA capital
programmes in Auckland, and upcoming key issues / opportunities.
2. He will be
joined by Sarah Cronwright, Principal Transport Planner to give an update
on the Northern Corridor Improvements project
Executive
Summary
3. The Northern
Corridor project relates to the upgrades along Upper Harbour Highway (SH18) and
the Northern Motorway (State Highway 1) and the planning and design of the
Northern Busway extension to Albany Station. The project is currently
progressing towards a consenting and detailed design stage.
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Recommendation/s
That the Infrastructure
Committee:
a) thank Tommy
Parker, Group Manager Highways and Network Operations, and Sarah Cronwright,
Principal Transport Planner from the New Zealand
Transport Agency for their presentations.
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Attachments
There are no attachments for
this report.
Signatories
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Author
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Barbara Watson - Democracy Advisor
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Authoriser
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Dean Kimpton - Chief Operating Officer
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Infrastructure
Committee
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2015
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Auckland Transport presentation on rail performance
File No.: CP2015/17477
Purpose
1. Mark Lambert,
General Manager Metro will give a PowerPoint presentation to the Infrastructure
Committee on recent rail performance, in response to issues raised at the last
committee meeting of 30 June 2015.
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Recommendation/s
That the Infrastructure
Committee:
a) thank Mark Lambert,
General Manager Metro, Auckland Transport for his presentation.
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Attachments
There are no attachments for this report.
Signatories
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Author
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Barbara Watson - Democracy Advisor
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Authoriser
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Dean Kimpton - Chief Operating Officer
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Infrastructure
Committee
02 September
2015
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Update from Auckland Transport
File No.: CP2015/16731
Purpose
1. Alan
Howard-Smith, Stakeholder Management Manager of Auckland Transport will give a verbal presentation outlining key projects and initiatives.
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Recommendation/s
That the Infrastructure
Committee:
a) thank Alan
Howard-Smith, Stakeholder Management Manager of
Auckland Transport for his presentation.
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Attachments
There are no attachments for this report.
Signatories
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Author
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Barbara Watson - Democracy Advisor
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Authoriser
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Dean Kimpton - Chief Operating Officer
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Infrastructure
Committee
02 September
2015
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Update from Watercare Services Limited - July/August
2015
File No.: CP2015/16712
Purpose
1. Steve Webster,
General Manager – Infrastructure Delivery and John van Brink, General Manager
Strategy & Planning of Watercare Services Ltd will be in attendance to
speak to the written report at Attachment A, covering
capital projects in progress during July and August 2015.
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Recommendation/s
That the Infrastructure
Committee:
a) thank the
General Manager – Infrastructure Delivery and General
Manager Strategy & Planning of Watercare Services
Ltd for their presentation on capital projects in progress.
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Attachments
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No.
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Title
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Page
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aView
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Watercare Services Ltd - report for July/August 2015
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19
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Signatories
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Author
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Barbara Watson - Democracy Advisor
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Authoriser
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Dean Kimpton - Chief Operating Officer
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Infrastructure
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Information Items
File No.: CP2015/16710
Purpose
1. The Chair of
the Infrastructure Committee requested the attached items of interest be
included in the agenda, for information purposes only.
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Recommendation/s
That the Infrastructure
Committee:
a) receive the
information.
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Attachments
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No.
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Title
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Page
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aView
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Correspondence from Councillor G Wood: 7 July 2015 re
Third rail line between Southdown and Papakura, and response of 29 July - 8
July 2015 re East-West Connection and response 23 July 2015
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27
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bView
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Auckland Transport - monthly statistics report - July
2015
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31
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cView
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Auckland Transport - monthly statistics report - June
2015
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61
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dView
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Auckland Transport - monthly transport indicators
report - June 2015
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99
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Signatories
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Author
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Barbara Watson - Democracy Advisor
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Authoriser
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Dean Kimpton - Chief Operating Officer
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