Terms of reference – Tauranga
Public Transport Joint Committee
Membership
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Chairperson
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Chair Anne Tolley
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Deputy chairperson
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Cr Andrew von Dadelszen
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Members
Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Tauranga City Council
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Cr Paula Thompson
Cr Andrew von Dadelszen
Chair Anne Tolley
Commissioner Stephen Selwood
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Quorum
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Two
members, consisting of half the number of members, of which one must be from
each respective Council.
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Meeting frequency
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Bi-monthly or as required by the
need for decisions.
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Appointment
of the Chair and Deputy Chair and associated administrative support to be
rotated between the two partner councils on an annual basis.
Purpose
Provide strategic and operational advice and direction for
an integrated public transport system for Tauranga city and monitor
implementation delivery.
The aim is to ensure that decisions in relation to all
relevant parts of the transport system are taken collectively, and deliver
outcomes that are greater than the sum of these parts. These outcomes are
set out in the Urban Form and Transport Initiative (UFTI) Programme Business
Case and Tauranga Transport System Plan (TSP).
Role
The Tauranga Public Transport Joint Committee is a joint
committee of Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Tauranga City Council that
report to their respective councils.
The area covered by the Joint Committee extends to the
Tauranga City Council boundaries. The role includes:
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Enabling integrated decision making for
Public Transport in Tauranga City.
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Preparing and reviewing a Tauranga City
Integrated Public Transport Work Programme.
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The Work Programme to include:
o Projects and business cases as outlined in Annex 1 (and
prioritised accordingly).
o Providing
advice and guidance on Tauranga-specific content of the Regional Public
Transport Plan (RPTP), for consideration by the Public Transport Committee.
o RPTP policy implementation in relation to the Tauranga City
Council area.
o Tauranga city parking strategy and implementation.
o Travel behaviour management programmes (including The
Wednesday Challenge).
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Funding and financing (includes updates
on Tauranga road pricing, bus fares, parking charges and third party funding).
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Monitor and review the implementation
of the Work Programme.
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Receive reporting on the performance of
public transport services and infrastructure, and making recommendations for
improvement.
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Provide quarterly implementation
updates to the Public Transport Committee.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Joint Committee’s
role does not include adopting, varying or renewing the Regional Public
Transport Plan, which is a function of the Regional Council.
Reports to the Joint Committee will be prepared in
partnership between the two councils. Where differences of view at officer
level are apparent, these will be clearly set out in order for Councillors and
Commissioners to make an objective and balanced decision.
Power
to Act
To make all decisions necessary to fulfil the role and
scope of the Joint Committee; with relevant powers delegated from the
respective council committees.
Any recommendations that impose financial commitments to
either party are to be referred to the respective councils for approval.
Any variation to the Joint Committee’s terms of
reference are by formal agreement by both councils.
Power
to Recommend
The Joint Committee has a recommendatory power in relation
to Tauranga City public transport matters to be considered as part of the
Regional Public Transport Plan (RPTP) process.
Adopted by Tauranga City
Council – 8 February 2022
Adopted by Bay of Plenty
Regional Council – 17 February 2022
Annex
1: Projects and Business Cases
Priority Projects
The following projects are to be implemented, commencing in
the next six months:
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Tauranga CBD Interchange Temporary
Relocation.
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Bus Stop Improvements.
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Bus Shelter Improvements.
The following projects are to be implemented, commencing in
the next twelve months:
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Low Cost Low Risk projects relevant to
public transport.
·
Tauranga Network Refresh Phase 2.
Business Cases
The following business cases will be progressed, broadly in
priority order:
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Tauriko Early Works.
·
Arataki Bus Interchange.
·
Public Transport Services & Infrastructure.
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Tauriko Long Term.
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Hewlett’s Road Sub-area.
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Turret Road / 15th Avenue.
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Cameron Road Stage 2.
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Accessible Streets Area A (Mount /
Papamoa / CBD).
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Accessible Streets Area B (Otumoetai /
Bellevue / Brookfield).
Operations
Matters could include:
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Coordination of highway works to
minimise bus service disruption.
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Bus service and work programme
disruptions as a result of COVID-19.
