Infrastructure Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Infrastructure Committee held in the Level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Wednesday, 2 September 2015 at 9.30am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Cr Mike Lee

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Chris Darby

 

 

 

Members

Cr Cameron Brewer

From 9:33am item 5.1

 

Cr Bill Cashmore

 

 

 

 

Cr Ross Clow

From 9:37am item 5.1

 

Cr Hon Christine Fletcher, QSO

 

 

 

 

Ms Liane Ngamane

 

 

 

 

Cr Calum Penrose

 

 

 

 

Cr Dick Quax

From 9:52am item 5.1; until 12:22pm item 10

 

Cr Wayne Walker

 

 

 

 

Cr John Watson

 

 

 

 

Mr Glenn Wilcox

 

 

 

 

ABSENT

 

 

Cr Dr Cathy Casey

 

 

 

 

Mayor Len Brown, JP

 

 

 

 

Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Cr Sharon Stewart

From 9:51am item 5.1; until 11:07am item 10

 

Cr George Wood

 

 


Infrastructure Committee

02 September 2015

 

 

1          Apologies

 

Resolution number INF/2015/24

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

That the Infrastructure Committee:

a)         accept the apologies from Mayor Len Brown, Deputy Mayor PA Hulse and
Cr C Casey for absence.

CARRIED

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number INF/2015/25

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson C Darby, seconded by Cr WD Walker:  

That the Infrastructure Committee:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday 30 June 2015, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

4          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

 

5          Public Input

 

5.1

Light Rail Transit Association Auckland - Mr Leyton Chan

 

Mr Leyton Chan gave a PowerPoint presentation to the item.

A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Cr Brewer entered the meeting at 9.33am.

Cr Clow entered the meeting at 9:37am.

Cr Stewart entered the meeting at 9:51am.

Cr D Quax entered the meeting at 9:52am.

 

Resolution number INF/2015/26

MOVED by Chairperson ME Lee, seconded by Cr J Watson:  

That the Infrastructure Committee:

a)         thank Mr Leyton Chan representing the Light Rail Transit Association Auckland for his presentation.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     2 September 2015 Infrastructure Committee - Item 5.1 Light Rail - Public Space Integration - Worldwide Experience


 

6          Local Board Input

 

There was no local board input.

 

 

7          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

8          Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.

 

 

9

Update from KiwiRail

 

A PowerPoint presentation was given to the item.

A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number INF/2015/27

MOVED by Chairperson ME Lee, seconded by Cr CE Fletcher:  

That the Infrastructure Committee:

a)      thank Peter Reidy, Chief Executive and David Gordon - Group GM Asset Management, Engineering and Innovation of KiwiRail for their presentation.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     2 September 2015 Infrastructure Committee - Item 9 KiwiRail presentation

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 11:07am.

 

Cr Stewart retired from the meeting at 11:07am.

 

The meeting reconvened at 11:13am.

 

 

10

New Zealand Transport Agency update

 

A PowerPoint presentation was given to the item.

A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Cr WWalker left the meeting at 11:36am.

Cr WWalker returned to the meeting at 12:11pm.

Cr DQuax retired from the meeting at 12:22pm.

 

With the agreement of the meeting, after the PowerPoint presentation and discussions, the recommendations were deferred until after item 11.

 

Attachments

a     2 September 2015 Infrastructure Committee - Item 10 The Auckland Story by NZTA


 

 

11

Auckland Transport presentation on rail performance

 

Mark Lambert gave a PowerPoint presentation to the item.

A copy will be placed on the official minutes and available on the Auckland Council website as a minutes attachment.

 

Resolution number INF/2015/28

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

That the Infrastructure Committee:

a)      thank Mark Lambert, General Manager Metro and Craig Inger, Rail Services Manager of Auckland Transport for their presentation.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     2 September 2015 Infrastructure Committee - Item 11 Auckland Transport presentation

 

 

 

10

New Zealand Transport Agency update - continued

 

The recommendations were considered at this point.

 

Resolution number INF/2015/29

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

That the Infrastructure Committee:

a)      thank Tommy Parker, Group Manager Highways, Brett Gliddon, Highway Manager Auckland/Northern, Sarah Cronwright, Principal Transport Planner and Aimee Brock, Senior Stakeholder Liaison Manager from New Zealand Transport Agency for their presentations.

CARRIED

 

Resolution number INF/2015/30

MOVED by Chairperson ME Lee, seconded by Deputy Chairperson C Darby by way of addition:

That the Infrastructure Committee:

b)      call upon Auckland Council and Auckland Transport to give due consideration to possible passenger rail services (light or heavy) on the North Shore in consultation with KiwiRail and New Zealand Transport Authority as an input to the NZTA future harbour crossing business case.

CARRIED

 

Resolution number INF/2015/31

MOVED by Cr CE Fletcher, seconded by Cr CM Penrose by way of addition:

That the Infrastructure Committee:

c)      request that consideration be given through the Transport Alignment Project to assess the Mill Road Project as a State Highway, given its nationally strategic relationship with State Highway 1 in moving people and goods.

CARRIED


 

12

Update from Auckland Transport

 

Resolution number INF/2015/32

MOVED by Deputy Chairperson C Darby, seconded by Cr CE Fletcher:  

That the Infrastructure Committee:

a)      thank Alan Howard-Smith, Stakeholder Management Manager and Roger Wilson, Council Engagement Manager, Elected Member Liaison of Auckland Transport for their professional service over the years and liaising with this committee and the community.

CARRIED

 

 

13

Update from Watercare Services Limited - July/August 2015

 

Due to time constraints, the Infrastructure Committee agreed to defer this item to the next committee meeting of 18 November 2015.

 

 

14

Information Items

 

Resolution number INF/2015/33

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

That the Infrastructure Committee:

a)      receive the information.

CARRIED

 

 

15        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.

 

 

 

12.57 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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