Road Closure Subcommittee
Agenda
Notice of Meeting:
An ordinary meeting of the Road Closure
Subcommittee will be held on:
Date: Thursday 3 August 2023
Time: 10.30 am
Venue: Committee Room 1, Level 2, Civic Offices,
53 Hereford Street, Christchurch
Membership
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Chairperson
Members
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Megan Pearce - Acting Council Secretary
Stephen Wright - Acting Transport
Operations Manager
Cindy Sheppard - Community Board Advisor Coastal-Burwood-Linwood
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31 July 2023
Megan Pearce
Manager Hearings and Council Support
941 8140
megan.pearce@ccc.govt.nz
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Road Closure Subcommittee
03 August 2023
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3. Proposed
Temporary Road Closure for Fire on High 2023
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Reference / Te Tohutoro:
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23/1197085
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Report of / Te Pou Matua:
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Simon
Hodges, Team Leader – Temporary Traffic Management Team - simon.hodges@ccc.govt.nz
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Senior Manager / Pouwhakarae:
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Mary
Richardson, General Manager Citizens & Community
(Mary.Richardson@ccc.govt.nz)
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1. Brief Summary
1.1 The purpose of this report is to provide the Road Closure
Subcommittee with information to enable the Subcommittee to make a decision
regarding the application for proposed road closures for the Fire on High Event
2023. The proposed closure is to enable the event to be held on the roadway and
eliminate interactions between event attendees / activities from regular road
users, enabling the safe running of the event.
1.2 This report has been written because Goodbye Blue Monday Ltd have
proposed to close the following road from 7am to 10pm on 2 September 2023:
· High Street - from Tuam
Street to Lichfield Street.
1.3 The
event organisers have indicated that they have undertaken direct notifications
to impacted parties, which is required as part of the road closure application
process. The event organisers will provide a record of any feedback received
from impacted parties, to the Subcommittee in advance of the scheduled meeting
or alternatively the organisers may present the information in person to the
Subcommittee.
1.4 Public
notification was carried out through publication in The Press and on the
Council website. The period of time allowing for objections to be received
meeting the minimum required time period of one week. The application was
publicly advertised in The Press on 21 July 2023 with objections closing 27
July 2023.
1.5 There
were no objections received by Council, as a result of the public notifications
process.
1.6 Road
closures for this event have previously been approved by the Road Closure
Subcommittee at this location, with no unexpected impacts regarding traffic
movements, reported in the area.
1.7 Christchurch
tramways have been spoken to by the event organisers to discuss provisions for
tram movements impacted by the proposed closures.
1.8 Staff
support the proposed temporary road closures and believe that it will not
unreasonably impact traffic.
2. Officer Recommendations Ngā Tūtohu
That the Road
Closure Subcommittee:
1. Receive the information in the Report.
2. Authorise the approval of the temporary road
closures for the Fire on High Event, proposed to be deployed from 7am to 10pm
on 2 September 2023:
a. High Street - from Tuam Street to Lichfield
Street
Attachments
Ngā
Tāpirihanga
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No.
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Title
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Reference
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Page
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a ⇩ 
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Proposed road closures Fire on High
2023
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23/1197090
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7
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Confirmation of Statutory
Compliance Te Whakatūturutanga ā-Ture
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Compliance with Statutory Decision-making
Requirements (ss 76 - 81 Local Government Act 2002).
(a) This report contains:
(i) sufficient information about all reasonably practicable
options identified and assessed in terms of their advantages and
disadvantages; and
(ii) adequate consideration of the views and preferences of
affected and interested persons bearing in mind any proposed or previous
community engagement.
(b) The information reflects the level of significance of the
matters covered by the report, as determined in accordance with the Council's
significance and engagement policy.
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Signatories Ngā Kaiwaitohu
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Author
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Simon Hodges -
Team Leader Temporary Traffic Management
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Approved By
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Jacob Bradbury
- Manager Planning & Delivery Transport
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Road Closure Subcommittee
03 August 2023
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4. Proposed Temporary Road Closure for
Orangetheory Stadium Bunnings Warehouse Cup Rugby matches 2023
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Reference / Te Tohutoro:
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23/1197094
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Report of / Te Pou Matua:
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Simon
Hodges, Team Leader - Temporary Traffic Management Team
simon.hodges@ccc.govt.nz
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Senior Manager / Pouwhakarae:
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Mary
Richardson, General Manager Citizens & Community (Mary.Richardson@ccc.govt.nz)
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1. Brief Summary
1.1 The purpose of this report is to provide the Road Closure
Subcommittee with information to enable the Subcommittee to make a decision
regarding the application for proposed road closures for the Orangetheory
Stadium Bunnings Warehouse Cup Rugby matches. The proposed road closures have
been applied for to eliminate interactions between event attendees and
vehicular traffic on roads directly adjacent to the venue, when high numbers of
attendees are entering or exiting the venue.
1.2 This
report has been written because Venues Otautahi have proposed to close:
· Jack Hinton Drive - from
Whiteleigh Ave to Twigger Street
· Twigger Street - from
Lincoln Road to Jack Hinton Drive
On the dates and times listed below:
· From 1pm to 7pm
Saturday, 19 August 2023
· From 10:30am to 5pm
on Sunday, 27 August 2023
· From 12pm to 5pm on
Sunday, 17 September 2023
· From 1pm to 11pm on
Saturday, 23 September 2023
1.3 The
event organisers have indicated that they have undertaken direct notifications
to impacted parties, which is required as part of the road closure application
process. The event organisers will provide a record of any feedback received,
from impacted parties, to the Subcommittee in advance of the scheduled meeting
or alternatively the organisers may present the information in person to the
Subcommittee.
1.4 When
possible and safe to do so the closures of Twigger Street will be reopened
during matches to allow residents access, when attendees are not actively
arriving or leaving the venue.
1.5 Public
notification was carried out through publication in The Press and on the
Council website. The period of time allowing for objections to be received
meeting the minimum required time period of one week. The application was
publicly advertised in The Press on 21 July 2023 with objections closing 27
July 2023.
1.6 No
objections were received by Council, as a result of the public notifications
process.
1.7 Road
closures for this event have previously been approved by the Road Closure
Subcommittee at this location, with no unexpected impacts regarding traffic
movements, reported in the area.
1.8 Staff
support the proposed temporary road closures and believe that it will not
unreasonably impact traffic.
2. Officer Recommendations Ngā Tūtohu
That the Road
Closure Subcommittee:
1. Receive the information in the Report.
2. Authorise the approval of the temporary road
closures for the Orangetheory Stadium Bunnings Warehouse Cup Rugby matches,
proposing to close Jack Hinton Drive - from Whiteleigh Ave to Twigger Street
and Twigger Street - from Lincoln Road to Jack Hinton Drive on the dates and
times listed below:
a. From 1pm to 7pm Saturday, 19 August 2023
b. From 10:30am to 5pm on Sunday, 27 August 2023
c. From 12pm to 5pm on Sunday, 17 September 2023
d. From 1pm to 11pm on Saturday, 23 September
2023
Attachments Ngā Tāpirihanga
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No.
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Title
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Reference
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Page
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a ⇩
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Proposed road closures for
Orangetheory Stadium Bunnings Warehouse Cup Rugby matches 2023
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23/1197095
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11
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Confirmation of Statutory
Compliance Te Whakatūturutanga ā-Ture
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Compliance with Statutory Decision-making
Requirements (ss 76 - 81 Local Government Act 2002).
(a) This report contains:
(i) sufficient information about all reasonably practicable
options identified and assessed in terms of their advantages and
disadvantages; and
(ii) adequate consideration of the views and preferences of
affected and interested persons bearing in mind any proposed or previous
community engagement.
(b) The information reflects the level of significance of the
matters covered by the report, as determined in accordance with the Council's
significance and engagement policy.
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Signatories Ngā Kaiwaitohu
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Author
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Simon Hodges -
Team Leader Temporary Traffic Management
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Approved By
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Jacob Bradbury
- Manager Planning & Delivery Transport
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