Infrastructure Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Infrastructure Committee held in the Level 26, 135 Albert Street, Auckland on Wednesday, 18 May 2016 at 1.35 pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Cr Mike Lee

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Chris Darby

 

Members

Cr Cameron Brewer

 

 

Cr Dr Cathy Casey

Until 2.48 pm, Item 5.2

 

Cr Bill Cashmore

Until 2.55 pm, Item 5.2

 

Cr Ross Clow

Until 2.58 pm, Item 5.2

 

Cr Hon Christine Fletcher, QSO

From 1.54 pm, Item 5.1

Until 2.59 pm, Item 9

 

Cr Calum Penrose

Until 2.57 pm, Item 5.2

 

Cr Wayne Walker

From 1.42 pm, Item 5.1

 

Cr John Watson

From 1.42 pm, Item 5.1

 

Member Liane Ngamane

 

 

Member Glenn Wilcox

 

 

ABSENT

 

Ex-officio

Mayor Len Brown

 

 

 

Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse

 

 

Member

Cr Dick Quax

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Cr Linda Cooper

From 1.52 pm, Item 5.1

Until 2.17 pm, Item 5.1

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

 

Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Chair, Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board

 

Carrol Elliott

Deputy Chair, Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board

 

Nick Bakulich

Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Member


Infrastructure Committee

18 May 2016

 

 

 

1          Apologies

 

Resolution number INF/2016/9

MOVED by Chairperson ME Lee, seconded by Cr C Brewer:  

That the Infrastructure Committee:

a)         accept the apologies from Mayor LCM Brown, Deputy Mayor PA Hulse for absence, Cr D Quax for absence on council business, Cr C Casey for early departure, and Cr W Cashmore and Cr CM Penrose for early departure on Council business, and from Cr CE Fletcher for late arrival and early departure.

CARRIED

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

Chairperson ME Lee declared interests as a member of the Public Transport Users Association (Item 5.1 - Public Input: Public Transport Users Association regarding Northwest rail services), and as chair of the Southwest Multi-Modal Auckland Airport Rapid Transit Stakeholders Steering Group (Item 6.1 – Local Board Input: Mangere-Otahuhu Local Board: Support for SMART heavy rail option, and Item 10 – Southwest Multi-Modal Auckland Airport Rapid Transit (SMART)).

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number INF/2016/10

MOVED by Chairperson ME Lee, seconded by Cr CM Penrose:  

That the Infrastructure Committee:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 1 March 2016, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

4          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 


 

5          Public Input

 

5.1

Public Input: Public Transport Users Association regarding Northwest rail services

 

Chairperson ME Lee declared an interest as a member of the Public Transport Users Association.

 

Cr W Walker and Cr J Watson entered the meeting at 1.42 pm

Cr L Cooper entered the meeting at 1.52 pm

Cr CE Fletcher entered the meeting at 1.54 pm.

Cr CE Fletcher left the meeting at 1.58 pm.

Member G Wilcox and Cr WD Walker left the meeting at 2.15 pm.

Cr R Clow left the meeting at 2.17 pm.

Cr L Cooper retired from the meeting at 2.17 pm.

 

Christine Rose, chair, and Jon Reeves, convenor, Public Transport Users Association spoke to the Infrastructure Committee regarding Northwest rail services.

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

 

Note:   Changes to the original motion were incorporated with the agreement of the meeting.

 

Resolution number INF/2016/11

MOVED by Cr J Watson, seconded by Cr C Casey:  

That the Infrastructure Committee:

a)         note the information and thank Christine Rose and Jon Reeves of the Public Transport Users Association for their attendance.

b)        request an update from Auckland Transport regarding the rail review that was expected in December 2015, and regarding its plans for the rail network.

c)         request that Auckland Transport present at the next Infrastructure Committee meeting on options for rail to Huapai, and address the issues raised by the Public Transport Users Association.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     18 May 2016, Infrastructure Committee, Public Input: Public Transport Users Association regarding Northwest rail services, Presentation

 


 

 

5.2

Public Input: Henry Swan of the MOTAT Society regarding conservation of Auckland’s aviation and land transport heritage infrastructure

 

Member G Wilcox, Cr R Clow and Cr WD Walker returned to the meeting

at 2.20 pm.

Cr CE Fletcher returned to the meeting at 2.21 pm.

Cr C Casey retired from the meeting at 2.48 pm.

Cr W Cashmore retired from the meeting at 2.55 pm.

Cr CM Penrose retired from the meeting at 2.57 pm.

Cr R Clow retired from the meeting at 2.58 pm.

 

Henry Swan, Chairman of the MOTAT Society, and Squadron Leader Jonathan Pote (retired), spoke to the Infrastructure Committee regarding conservation of Auckland’s aviation and land transport heritage infrastructure.

A PowerPoint presentation and a Word document were provided. Copies have been placed on the official minutes and are available on the Auckland Council website as minutes attachments.

Copies of the ‘The Driving Wheel, Issue 9, Winter 2015’ were distributed to members of the Infrastructure Committee. This publication is available from the MOTAT Society.

 

Note:   Changes to the original motion were incorporated with the agreement of the meeting.

 

Resolution number INF/2016/12

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

That the Infrastructure Committee:

a)         note the presentation and thank Henry Swan, Chairman of the MOTAT Society and Squadron Leader Jonathan Pote (retired) for their attendance.

b)        will convey the presentation of the MOTAT Society to the mayor and to the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee, with its deep concern.

c)         request that Chairperson ME Lee ask that the mayor write to the chief executive officer of MOTAT requesting that the independent report referred to in this item be made available to council.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     18 May 2016, Infrastructure Committee, Public Input: Henry Swan of the MOTAT Society regarding conservation of Auckland’s aviation and land transport heritage infrastructure, Presentation

b     18 May 2016, Infrastructure Committee, Public Input: Henry Swan of the MOTAT Society regarding conservation of Auckland’s aviation and land transport heritage infrastructure, MOTAT Word article

 


 

Note:   With the agreement of the meeting, Item 9 – Vector Limited update was taken at this point.

 

 

9

Vector Limited update

 

Cr CE Fletcher retired from the meeting at 2.59 pm.

 

Simon MacKenzie, Chief Executive Officer, and Nick Albrecht, Government Relations Manager, Vector Limited were present and spoke to the item.

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

 

Note:   Changes to the original motion were incorporated with the agreement of the meeting.

 

Resolution number INF/2016/13

MOVED by Cr C Brewer, seconded by Cr J Watson:  

That the Infrastructure Committee:

a)         note the presentation and thank Simon MacKenzie, Chief Executive Officer and Nick Albrecht, Government Relations Manager of Vector Limited for their attendance.

b)        request that Auckland Council staff review the Electricity Supply Authority consultation paper on pricing of the national grid and consider the merits of making a submission.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     18 May 2016, Infrastructure Committee, Vector Limited update, presentation

 

 


 

 

The meeting adjourned at 3.32 pm.

The meeting reconvened at 3.40 pm.

Member L Ngamane left the meeting at 3.40 pm.

The quorum was lost.

3.50 pm

Pursuant to Standing Order 3.5.1 the meeting lapsed for want of a quorum, and pursuant to Standing Order 3.5.2 the business remaining on the order paper stand adjourned until the next ordinary meeting of the Infrastructure Committee to be held on Wednesday 24 August 2016 commencing at 9.30 am.

 

Pursuant to Standing Order 3.5.3, members in attendance are listed below:

 

Chairperson  Cr ME Lee

Members        Deputy Chairperson C Darby

Cr C Brewer

Cr WD Walker

Cr J Watson

Member G Wilcox

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

CONFIRMED AS TRUE AND CORRECT BY

THE CHAIRPERSON AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE UNDER STANDING ORDER 8.1.4 ON

 

 

 

 

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