Decision Maker: Council
Decision status: Recommendations Determined
Original motion moved by Councillor Phelps,
seconded by Councillor Vithoulkas -
It
is resolved that -
(A) Council
note:
(i)
City staff hold regular construction liaison meetings
with the community about projects underway at Green Square;
(ii)
between 20 May and 10 June 2021, the City
carried out a community consultation program about the revised plans for
parking on streets in Green Square, which included an online community briefing
session on 31 May 2021;
(iii) the requests
of residents detailed in two petitions tabled at Council on 28 June 2021,
including:
(a) that the existing and currently approved
proposal for unrestricted parking on the Northern side of Hansard Street,
Zetland, between Portman Street and Joynton Avenue be maintained and not be
revised to 2P from 8am to 10pm; and
(b) that the revised proposal for all two hour
metered parking on both sides of Hansard St, Zetland, between Dunning Avenue
and Portman Street revert from 2P 8am to 10pm back to the currently approved
time of 2P 8am to 6pm;
(iv) residents
who have signed the petition oppose the proposed changes listed in (A)(iii)(a)
and (b) due to:
(a) these changes resulting in a net loss of 32
parking spaces on Portman Street for residents; and
(b) residents of City West Housing community
housing development located at 50 Hansard Street, and 130-132 Portman Street,
Zetland, being ineligible for resident parking permits, and not having the same
access to visitor parking vouchers;
(v) the proposed
design changes, which include rear to kerb angled parking, will create an
overall increase in the number of parking spaces available in the area over the
current approved design;
(vi) as a result
of concerns raised in the petitions, changes have been made to parking
restrictions on Hansard Street between Dunning Avenue and Joynton Avenue that
balance community feedback with the need for on-street parking and the growing
Green Square town centre;
(vii) on 23 July
2021, an update was sent to residents and businesses in the area about the
consultation outcomes including information about the proposed changes being
reported to the Local Pedestrian, Cycling and Traffic Calming Committee on 14
August 2021;
(viii) the
Neighbourhood Parking Policy is intended to balance sustainability objectives
with the fair and consistent management of kerbside parking; and
(ix) the next
scheduled review of the Neighbourhood Parking Policy is in early 2022, when
City staff will examine whether changes are required to improve fairness and
transparency in relation to how the policy is applied; and
(B) the Chief
Executive Officer be requested to:
(i)
update residents and businesses in the area
about the outcome of the Local Pedestrian, Cycling and Traffic Calming
Committee meeting of 14 August 2021, when the proposed changes and consultation
outcomes will be discussed; and
(ii)
report the outcome from the Local Pedestrian,
Cycling and Traffic Calming Committee meeting of 14 August 2021 back to
Councillors via the CEO Update.
The amended motion was carried unanimously.
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Report author: Erin Cashman
Publication date: 09/08/2021
Date of decision: 09/08/2021
Decided at meeting: 09/08/2021 - Council
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