Regulatory Subcommittee

Speed Limits Bylaw Hearing

MINUTES

 

Minutes of an ordinary meeting of the Regulatory Subcommittee - Speed Limits Bylaw Hearing held in the Edinburgh Room, Municipal Chambers, The Octagon, Dunedin on Wednesday 28 October 2020, commencing at 10.00 am.

 

PRESENT

 

Chairperson

Cr Andrew Whiley

 

 

Members

Cr Rachel Elder

 

Cr Mike Lord

 

Cr Jim O’Malley

 

IN ATTENDANCE

Simon Drew (General Manager Infrastructure Services), Nick Sargent (Transport Strategy Manager), Hjarne Poulsen (Transport Engineering and Road Safety Team Leader), and Paula Barragan (Policy Analyst, Regulation Management – Transport Strategy), Jeanine Benson (Group Manager Transport)

 

Governance Support Officer                  Lauren McDonald

 

1          Apologies

There were no apologies.

 

2          Confirmation of agenda

 

 

Moved (Cr Mike Lord/Cr Rachel Elder):

That the Subcommittee:

 

Confirms the agenda without addition or alteration.

 

Motion carried

 

 

3          Declarations of interest

Members were reminded of the need to stand aside from decision-making when a conflict arose between their role as an elected representative and any private or other external interest they might have.

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Mike Lord):

That the Subcommittee:

 

a)     Notes the Elected Members' Interest Register and

b)     Confirms the proposed management plan for Elected Members' Interests.

Motion carried

Part A Reports

4          Proposed Speed Limit Bylaw Amendments 10 and 11

 

 

A report from Transport presented a summary of the submissions received and other feedback provided during the two separate consultations undertaken for Amendment 10 (Port Chalmers) and Amendment 11. 

The report included four specific areas across the district in relation to proposed speed limit changes under the Speed Limit Bylaw 2004.  Seven submissions were received for Amendment 10, and 333 submissions received for Amendment 11.

The Group Manager Transport (Jeanine Benson) and the Transport Strategy Manager (Nick Sargent) were in attendance and responded to members’ questions.

 

 

Durham Throp (Amendment 11)

Mr Throp spoke to his submission to oppose the proposed speed reductions across the district, due to the time cost to motorists and his consideration that the existing non-compliance of speed limits motorists was unreasonable.  He responded to members’ questions.

 

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Mike Lord):

That the Subcommittee:

Adjourns the meeting until the arrival of the next submitter.

 

 Motion carried (RSCCC/2020/013)

 

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 9:10 am and recommenced at 9:15 am on the arrival of the next submitter.

 

 

 

Robert Penman (Amendment 11)

Mr Robert Penman spoke to his submission in support of a speed limit of 70km/h on the Highcliff Road and a 40 km/h through the Pukehiki village.  He responded to questions from panel members.

 

Christine Garey (Amendment 11)

Mrs Garey spoke to her personal submission in support of the proposed 60km/h speed limit change into the Broad Bay settlement area.  She responded to questions from panel members.

 

Richard Penman (Amendment 11)

Mr Richard Penman spoke to his submission in opposition to the proposed speed limit reductions on the peninsula.  Mr Penman responded to members’ questions.

 

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Jim O’Malley):

That the Subcommittee:

Adjourns the meeting until the arrival of the next submitter.

 

Motion carried

 

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 10:14 am and recommenced at 10:42 am on the arrival of the next submitter

 

 

 

 

 

Paul Pope, Chairperson, Otago Peninsula Community Board (Amendment 11)

Mr Pope spoke to the submission on behalf of the Otago Peninsula Community Board (OPCB) and detailed the feedback collated from an OPCB led online survey, which received over 450 responses from peninsula residents on the proposed speed limit changes.

Mr Pope responded to questions from panel members.

 

Errol Moore (Amendment 11)

Mr Moore spoke to his submission on the time impact to commercial vehicles operators on the proposed speed reductions on the peninsula, due to increased travel times. He requested that vehicle movement be kept as high priority.  Mr Moore responded to questions from panel members.

 

Colin Weatherall (Amendment 11)

Mr Weatherall spoke to his submission with focus on placement of speed safety signage in the Green Island area and seeking consistency of speed limits being set.  Mr Weatherall responded to questions from panel members.

 

Lynne Samuels (Amendment 11)

Ms Samuels spoke to her submission from the perspective of a horse rider and walker and supported speed limit reductions and signage improvements on Highcliff Road.  She supported speed reduction through peninsula townships, particularly Pukehiki.  Ms Samuels responded to questions from the panel members.

 

Laura O’Brien (Amendment 11)

Ms O’Brien spoke to the accidents which had occurred in 2020 outside her residence on the Highcliff Road. She advised that the speed reduction signage need improvement, particularly for access to walking tracks off Highcliff Road.   Ms O’Brien responded to questions from panel members.

 

Brian Miller (Mosgiel Taieri Community Board) (Amendment 11)

Mr Miller read aloud from the Community Board’s written submission and responded to questions from panel members.

 

 

 

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Jim O’Malley):

That the Subcommittee:

Adjourns the meeting until the arrival of the next submitter.

 

Motion carried

 

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 2:30 pm and recommenced at 2:32 pm on the arrival of the next submitter.

 

 

 

Richard Oliver (Amendment 11)

Mr Oliver spoke to his submission against the proposed speed reductions.  Mr Oliver responded to members’ questions.

 

Norcombe Barker (Amendment 11)

Mr Barker spoke to his submission and advised that as Highcliff Rd was considered a rural road  he did not see the need for reducing the speed limit to 60km/h from 80km/h. Mr Barker responded members’ questions.

 

Michael Lee (Amendment 11)

Mr Lee advised he was a small business owner on Princes Street, Dunedin and spoke to his submission in opposition to additional speed restrictions, in general, around the city, as he considered these as counterproductive.  Mr Lee responded to members’ questions.

 

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Jim O’Malley):

That the Subcommittee:

Adjourns the meeting until 9:00 am on Thursday 29 October 2020.

 

Motion carried

 

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 2:58 pm on Wednesday 28 October 2020 and reconvened on Thursday 29 October at 9.00 am.

 

 

 

Amy Leuthauser (Amendment 11)

Ms Leuthauser spoke to her submission from her perspective as a physician, based at the Dunedin Public Hospital, and her experience of treating road accident victims, particularly the degree of injury from vehicle speeds above 30 km/h.  Ms Leuthauser responded members’ questions.

 

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Mike Lord):

That the Subcommittee:

Adjourns the meeting until the arrival of the next submitter.

 

Motion carried

 

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 9.35 am and reconvened at 9.40 am on the arrival of the next submitter.

 

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Jim O’Malley):

That the Subcommittee:

Adjourns the meeting until the arrival of the next submitter.

 

Motion carried

 

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 9:51 am and reconvened at 10:08 am on the arrival of the next submitter.

 

 

 

Fran Hammond (Amendment 11)

Ms Hammond spoke of her disappointment that only two options had been offered in the speed limit bylaw review, without allowance for adjustments for the peninsula roads and felt this had decreased the relevance of the consultation undertaken.  She advised she was opposed to the proposed Amendment 11.

 

Ms Hammond responded to questions from panel members.

 

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Mike Lord):

That the Subcommittee:

Adjourns the meeting until the arrival of the next submitter.

 

Motion carried

 

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 10:21 am and recommenced at 10:45 am on the arrival of the next submitter.

 

 

 

Paul Weir (Saddle Hill Community Board) (Amendment 11)

Mr Weir spoke on behalf of the Saddle Hill Community Board’s submission and advised that the Community Board had canvassed local residents and the feedback received was that residents were looking for efficiency and safety of the road network.  Mr Weir responded to members’ questions.

 

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Mike Lord):

That the Subcommittee:

Adjourns the meeting until the arrival of the next submitter.

 

Motion carried

 

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 10:56 am and recommenced at 11:05 am on the arrival of the next submitter.

 

 

 

Dr John Holmes (Amendment 10 – Port Chalmers)

Dr Holmes spoke to his submission on the speed limit for the entirety of Beach Street (from the level crossing to Laing Street) to become a 40km/h area, with speed humps and other traffic calming measures to be put in place to reduce speed.  Dr Holmes responded to members’ questions.

 

 

 

Pauline Dicker (Amendment 11)

Ms Dicker spoke to her submission and the ongoing issue with cars doing burnouts in the carpark/bus turning area alongside the playground at Tomahawk.  She advised that this had been an issue since 2018.  She sought improved safety signage and road calming measures to reduce speed in the Tomahawk area.

 

Ms Dicker responded to members’ questions.

 

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Jim O'Malley):

That the Subcommittee:

Adjourns the meeting and moves into deliberation on return.

 

Motion carried (RSCCC/2020/014)

 

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 11:28 am and recommenced in deliberation at 11:32 am.

 

DELIBERATIONS

 

The Subcommittee considered the submissions received and the recommendations contained in the report.

 

 

Amendment 10

Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Jim O'Malley):

 

That the Subcommittee:

Recommends that the Speed Limits Bylaw 2004 – Amendment 10 (Port Chalmers) be adopted by Council, with a speed limit of 40km/h for the six roads in question (Wickliffe Terrace, Borlases Road, Albertson Avenue, Grey Street, Mount Street, Beach Street) with the speed limits to come into effect on 24 December 2020.

Motion carried (RSCCC/2020/015)

Amendment 11

The Panel considered the streets affected by Speed Limits Bylaw Amendment 11 - Attachment I and agreed the following wording changes:

 

(Blackhead, Green Island, Fairfield, Westwood)

·         Blackhead 1 (Blackhead Road) - wording to read “from 215m west of Emerson Street intersection to west of Tunnel Beach Road”.

·         Blackhead 3 –  wording to read “Tunnel Beach Road to the Brighton Road intersection.”

(Highcliff, Otago Peninsula 1 and 2)

·         Tomahawk 1 to be referred to as Pukehiki 1 – Pukehiki village to the Larnach Castle entrance gates on Camp Road.

·         Tomahawk 2 to be referred to as Pukehiki 2 – Castlewood Road (from Camp Road intersection east of the Portobello Road intersection).

·         Highcliff 1 to be defined into 3 sections as:

o   Highcliff 1 – Hilton Road to Pukehiki village at 70km/h

o   Highcliff 2 – Pukehiki village at 40 km/h

o   Highcliff 3 – Pukehiki Village to Seaton Road, Portobello at 60 km/h

·         Peninsula 1 description to be amended to read “187 northeast of Otakou Golf Course Road intersection”.

·         Otakou 2 – Road name correction from Desert Road to Moepuku Road.

·         The Cove 1 (residential roads); The Cove 2 (Irvine Road); The Cove 3 (Ivanhoe Road); The Cove 4 (Proctors Road) and The Cove 5 (Weller Street) now be referred to as “ the length of Portobello Road”.

·         Halfway Bush 1-5 to be defined as: Halfway Bush 1 (Brinsdon Road); Halfway Bush 2 (Chalmerston Road); Halfway Bush 3 (Dalziel Road); Halfway Bush 4 (Halfway Bush Road);

·         North Taieri 1 (Flagstaff-Whare Flat Road); North Taieri 2 (Three Mile Hill Road)

 

 

 

 

RECOMMENDATIONS

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Jim O'Malley):

 

That the Subcommittee

a)          Recommends that the Speed Limits Bylaw 2004 – Amendment 11, for Central City (CBD) and Green Island be 30km/h as proposed, be adopted by Council, with the speed limits to come into effect on 29 January 2021.

             Motion carried (RSCCC/2020/016)

 

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Jim O'Malley):

 

That the Subcommittee

b)         Recommends that the speed limit for all locations detailed for:

Blackhead 1,2,3 (Blackhead Road, Tunnel Beach Road, Tunnel Beach Road to Brighton Road Intersection); Fairfield 1-4 (Coalstage Road, Main Road, McMaster Road, Old Brighton Road); Green Island 1-2 (Church Hill Road, Green Island Bush Road); Waldronville 1-2 (Allen South Road, Brighton Road) and Westwood, 1 (Jeffcoates Road) move to 70 km/h.

Motion carried (RSCCC/2020/017)

 

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Jim O’Malley):

 

That the Subcommittee

Adjourns the meeting.

 

Motion carried

 

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 12:46 pm and reconvened at 1:10 pm.

 

 

Allanton, Brighton, Saddle Hill, Scroggs Hill

 

 

Moved (Chairperson Andrew Whiley/Cr Rachel Elder):

 

That the Subcommittee:

c)          Recommends the speed limit for Allanton, Brighton, Saddle Hill, Scroggs Hill as:

·         Brighton 1 (Scroggs Hill Road) move to 80km/h from the 100km/h as proposed

·         Allanton 1-3 (Allanton-Scroggs Hill Road, Bush Reserve Road and Law Road); Ocean View 1-3 (Brighton Road, McColl Road and Rockview Road); Saddle Hill 1 (Saddle Hill Road), Scroggs Hill 1-3 (Sproull Drive, Finnie Road and Scurr Road) to move to 70 km/h.

Motion carried (RSCCC/2020/018)

 

 

Mount Cargill Road (Mt Cargill 1-3, Upper Junction 1)

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Jim O'Malley):

That the Subcommittee:

d)         Recommends that the proposed speed limits for Mount Cargill Road (Mt Cargill 1-3, Upper Junction 1) as:

·         Mount Cargill 1 (Green Road) at 70 km/h

·         Mount Cargill 2 (Shortcut Road) at 50 km/h

·         Mount Cargill 3 (Shortcut Road) at 50 km/h (as recommended)

·         Upper Junction 1 (Mt Cargill Road) at 70 km/h

Motion carried (RSCCC/2020/019)

 

 

Highcliff, Otago Peninsula 1 and Otago Peninsula 2

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Jim O'Malley):

That the Subcommittee:

e)         Recommends that the proposed speed limits for Highcliff, Otago Peninsula and Otago Peninsula 2 as:

·         Broad Bay 1, Company Bay 1, Harington Point 1, Harwood 1, Macandrew Bay 1, Otakou, Portobello 1, The Cove 1-5, Highcliff 2 as 40 km/h.

·         Macandrew Bay 2-4, Otakou 2, Portobello 2 and 3, revised Tomahawk 3 and 4 (now re named Tomahawk 1 and 2), and Highcliff 1 as 70km/h.

·         Highcliff 3, Pukehiki village to Seaton Road, Portobello as 60 km/h.

Motion carried (RSCCC/2020/020)

 

 

Halfway Bush, North Taieri

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Jim O'Malley):

That the Subcommittee:

f)           Recommends that the proposed speed limit for all locations detailed for Halfway Bush, North Taieri as:

·         Halfway Bush 1 to 4 (Brinsdon Road, Chalmerston Road, Dalziel Road, Halfway Bush Road) and North Taieri 1 (Flagstaff-Whare Flat Road) move to 70km/h.

·         North Taieri 2 (Three Mile Hill) remain at 80 km/h.

Motion carried (RSCCC/2020/021)

 

 

The Chairperson (Cr Whiley) requested that staff complete the changes and amendments to the Proposed Speed Limits Bylaw Amendment 11 – Table of Affected Roads table.

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Mike Lord):

That the Subcommittee:

Adjourns the meeting until 10 November 2020 at 9:15 am.

Motion carried (RSCCC/2020/022)

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 2:51 pm on Thursday 29 October 2020 and reconvened on Tuesday, 10 November 2020 at 9:19 am.

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Jim O'Malley):

That the Subcommittee:

g)          Recommends that the 40km speed limit sign be placed just prior to the Pineapple Rock carpark entrance (on the city side) of Portobello Road.

Motion carried (RSCCC/2020/023)

 

 

 

Amendment 12

 

The Subcommittee asked that consideration be given in the next Speed Limit Bylaw Review (Amendment 12) to the following:

 

·         Variation of speed transitions (entering, within and leaving of communities/townships) where there is great deal of pedestrian/vehicle interaction, e.g. transitioning from 70 km/h outside townships, reduce to 40 km/h on the immediate outskirts of townships and further speed reduction to 30 km/h through the townships.

·         Relocation of current speed limit signage at the Maramoana Reserve, Otago Peninsula to the city side of the Pineapple Rock carpark entrance.

·         Consult on Dalziel Road for a reduction to 50km/h speed limit for all of Dalziel Road.

·         Three Mile Hill Road - encouragement of road monitoring for accident events, engineering improvements to the road (as a Three Mile Hill is a main travel route to/from the city to the Taieri Plains).  Install of additional road safety signs, e.g. drive to the conditions.

·         Install of pedestrian crossing islands in Broad Bay and other peninsula townships on Portobello Road as safety measures, due to the increased volume of traffic.

·         Improvement of road signage (safety, route options) for the Otago Peninsula roads.

·         Consult on speed reduction from 50 km/h to 30km/h in relation to survival rate for road accident victims.

·         Consideration of the Otago Peninsula residents’ preference (collated from the speed survey undertaken by the Otago Peninsula Community Board (OPCB) and included in the OPCB submission as:

o   Speed limit on Portobello Road to be 70 km/h and the townships at 50 km/h

o   Speed limit on Highcliff Road (from the Waverley suburb end) be reduced to 70 km/h

o   Speed Limit from the Pukehiki village to Larnach Castle entrance gates on Camp Road at 50km/h

o   Speed Limit from the Pukehiki village to Portobello township to 60km/h

o   Speed limit of 50km/h for Tomahawk, with electronic speed signage and road calming measures in place

o   Safe pedestrian access across Tomahawk Road to the public playground.

o   Review of the speed limit on Shortcut Rd, due to land development and increased residences in the area.

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Rachel Elder):

That the Subcommittee:

Gives approval for staff to make minor editorial changes to the Speed Limit Bylaw.

 

Motion carried (RSCCC/2020/024)

 

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Rachel Elder):

 

That the Speed Limit Bylaw Review hearing meeting close.

 

Motion carried (RSCCC/2020/025)

 

The meeting concluded at 9:39 am.

 

 

 

 

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CHAIRPERSON