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Resolution
number HB/2023/38
MOVED by Member A Poppelbaum, seconded by Deputy
Chairperson J Parfitt:
That
the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board:
a)
whakarite / provide
the following views on the proposed approaches for development of Katoa, Ka
Ora a Speed Management Plan for Auckland per the form in Attachment A to the
agenda report:
i)
tono / request that
further detail be provided on how the community, schools and other
organisations will be empowered to initiate changes and under what
circumstances these groups will be engaged on speed change proposals
ii)
tono / request that
clarity is provided on what will be considered key priority areas for when
members of the community or community organisations make speed management
requests and how the process for investigation and implementation could be
improved to become more responsive
iii)
tautoko / support high
level policies for speed management that are consistent across the region to
ensure higher compliance and safety of all road users but note that there
needs to be allowances to empower local boards to be able to influence some
details to better reflect the needs of our communities and to enhance overall
safety
iv)
tautoko / support a fixed
speed reduction immediately outside all schools to support consistent
behaviour from motorists no matter where they are in Auckland
v)
tono / request that
variable speed restrictions are implemented around key streets surrounding
schools, however the local board, schools, and the Police should be provided
the ability to make recommendations for those speed reductions to become
fixed, and that recommendation would then trigger a community consultation
vi)
tono / request that
roads immediately adjacent to beach reserves have fixed speed reductions
vii)
ohia / endorse the
use of bilingual signage, but recommend that for road safety signage, for
example where school 40kmph signage is used, that the word
‘school’ is above ‘kura’, noting that in Hibiscus and
Bays Local Board area alone, according to the 2018 census, 40 per cent of
people were born overseas with English not being their first language
viii)
tono / request that
local boards are provided the ability to be able to respond to local
situations, as noted above, with minor signage changes to reflect the needs of
local communities and to ultimately enhance safety
ix)
tono / request that
consideration is given to providing budget allowance for speed management
treatment of some Early Childhood Education centres noting that it would not
be appropriate to have a speed management plan rule for this, but that local
boards can identify particular examples where speed calming measures are
necessary (for example, Torbay Kindergarten which is on a busy road with
vehicles travelling in excess of 50kmph and angle parking for parents)
x)
tuhi
ā-taipitopito / note that for ad hoc speed management requirements for
Early Childhood Centres, the local board considers that this fits more
appropriately in a formal speed management safety plan like this, as opposed
to being suggested for the Local Board Transport Capital Fund
xi) tono
/ request that speed management plans are focused on investigating areas
around schools and beaches as they are high risk for pedestrians, in the
Hibiscus and Bays Local Board area, rather than specific individual sites.
CARRIED
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