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Rodney District <strong>Council</strong><br />

13 December 2007 Minutes<br />

1461/12/07 DRAFT SUBMISSION TO PARLIAMENTARY SELECT COMMITTEE ON<br />

LAND TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT AMENDMENT BILL – DRAFT<br />

REGIONAL FUEL TAX LEGISLATION<br />

FILE REF RF/9/11<br />

AGENDA ITEM NO. 22 and 22A<br />

1.53 p.m. Cr W Walker retired from the meeting.<br />

1.56 p.m. Director District Strategy & Planning (Warren Maclennan) retired from the meeting.<br />

The Special Projects Officer – Transport (Ray Ginnever) circulated copies of an email from Gerald<br />

Lanning, Senior Associate of Simpson Grierson, and a suggested amendment to the draft submission<br />

(copies on File: RF/9/11), which related to a proposal that the <strong>Auckland</strong> Regional Transport Authority<br />

be responsible for preparation of a regional fuel tax scheme for the <strong>Auckland</strong> region.<br />

Taylor/Turner<br />

(a) That the <strong>Council</strong> adopt the draft submission to the Parliamentary Select<br />

Committee on the Land Transport Management Amendment Bill, as attached as<br />

Appendix 2 to the agenda report and amended at the meeting, and authorise its<br />

filing with the Select Committee.<br />

(b) That the <strong>Council</strong> delegate the Mayor and/or Deputy Mayor (with appropriate<br />

officer support) to appear before the Select Committee Hearings on the<br />

legislation to present the matters raised in the submission.<br />

(c) That the <strong>Council</strong> delegate to the Mayor and the Director Transportation the<br />

authority to amend the draft submission for any additional matters raised and<br />

accepted by <strong>Council</strong> for inclusion.<br />

Carried<br />

2.02 p.m. Social Policy Co-ordinator (Michael Sinclair) in attendance.<br />

2.03 p.m. Director District Strategy & Planning (Warren Maclennan) and Senior Strategic<br />

Advisor: Partnering (Beverly Fletcher) in attendance.<br />

2.04 p.m. Chief Executive Officer (Vijaya Vaidyanath) in attendance.<br />

1462/12/07 REVOCATION OF STATE HIGHWAYS<br />

FILE REF RF/200/1<br />

AGENDA ITEM NO. 23<br />

Powell/Craig<br />

(a) That it be noted that Transit New Zealand has announced its intention to revoke<br />

sections of State Highways 1 and 17 in the district, nominally the route from<br />

Titfords Bridge through Orewa, Silverdale and Dairy Flat to Albany Village,<br />

together with a 1.2 km section of Grand Drive, Orewa.<br />

(b) That the Director Transportation further inform the <strong>Council</strong> on this matter as an<br />

outcome of his discussions with Transit New Zealand.<br />

Carried<br />

In response to a question, the Transport Planning Manager (Bill Horne) noted that councillors should<br />

make him aware of any problems on the state highways and roads discussed at the meeting so that<br />

these may be addressed with Transit New Zealand prior to revocation taking place.

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