Regulatory Subcommittee
Traffic and Parking Bylaw
MINUTES
Minutes of an ordinary meeting of the Regulatory Subcommittee held in the Plaza Conference Room, Ground Floor, Civic Centre, Dunedin on Thursday 03 December 2020, commencing at 9:00 am
PRESENT
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Chairperson |
Cr Andrew Whiley |
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Members |
Cr Jim O'Malley |
Cr Steve Walker |
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IN ATTENDANCE |
Nick Sargent (Manager Transport Strategy), Simon Spiers (Team Leader Regulation Management – Transport) |
Governance Support Officer Rebecca Murray
A representative from New Zealand Tramways Union (Alan Savell) was in attendance, he spoke of his role which is to assess the safety of any new or proposed changes to bus stops. Mr Savell advised that there were a lot of considerations to take into account when a decision was being considered such as types of vehicle movements and types of pedestrian movements.
It was also stated that an ideal bus stop would have lead in space which aids in having both doors in line with the curb and no obstructions such as power poles within the space as the buses need at least a metre clearance when pulling out of the space.
He noted that Council have improved a number of bus stops in Dunedin which was greatly appreciated. In his view the proposed bus stop at Prince Albert Road included in the agenda indicates that there is a power pole part way down which is not ideal when exiting the bus stop, the rear of the bus might clip this.
Mr Savell responded to members’ questions.
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Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Jim O'Malley): That the Subcommittee:
Confirms the agenda without addition or alteration.
Motion carried (RSCCC/2020/017) |
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.
There were no new declarations of interest.
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The report sought a recommendation to Council for minor changes and clarifications to parking restrictions. The Manager Transport Strategy (Nick Sargent) and Team Leader Regulation Management – Transport (Simon Spiers) spoke to the report and responded to members’ questions. |
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Moved (Cr Steve Walker/Cr Jim O'Malley): That the Subcommittee:
a) Recommends to Council to approve that the proposed changes to parking restrictions shown in the December 2020 update of the Dunedin City Council's traffic and parking restrictions database, https://tinyurl.com/ParkingDecember2020. b) Notes that all parking controls previously approved by Council and not shown as a change on the December 2020 traffic and parking restrictions database, remain unchanged. Motion carried (RSCCC/2020/018) |
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6 Proposed one-way traffic restriction for Ward Street (From Halsey Street to Wickliffe Street) |
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The report presented options to the Subcommittee for rehabilitating Ward Street from Halsey Street to Wickliffe Street, and to recommend a proposed traffic restriction to change traffic to one-way only on Ward Street from Halsey Street to Wickliffe Street. If approved, this change would be added to the schedule of one-way road restrictions in accordance the Traffic and Parking Bylaw. The Manager Transport Strategy (Nick Sargent) and Team Leader Regulation Management – Transport (Simon Spiers) spoke to the report and responded to members’ questions. |
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Moved (Cr Andrew Whiley/Cr Steve Walker): That the Subcommittee:
a) Recommends to Council that it restricts traffic to one-way only on Ward Street from Halsey Street to Wickliffe Street. b) Notes that if approved by Council, Ward Street from Halsey Street to Wickliffe Street will be added to the traffic restriction schedule for one-way streets as detailed in Attachment A. Motion carried (RSCCC/2020/019) |
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Items for consideration by the Chair:
Requests that Transport Department to coordinate activities around bus stops to achieve an optimal outcome including working with utilities that have assets in that area.
Requests that staff supply Subcommittee with the standard operating practices (SOP) staff use to identify and implement bus stops especially regarding consultation.
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The meeting concluded at 10.10 am.
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CHAIRPERSON