Council business: parking for disabled, seawall, electronic signage
Engineering services committee meeting on Thursday 15 April
TDC transportation manager Gary Clark prepared reports that covered the following issues and projects:
Pohara seawall. The contract has been awarded to Fulton Hogan ($234,939) and is due to start shortly. Rock from the Tarakohe Quarry will be used to face the new seawall. The band rotunda is to have the path narrowed around it.
Motupipi School electronic signage. The new signs are expected to be installed by the next school holidays in July. “Due to this signage treatment being a trial we wish to ensure good speed data is obtained before the signs are installed; unfortunately the present road works are preventing this.” An electrical cable connecting the proposed signs to the school has been laid in conjunction with the utility works.
Library car park. The proposed large painted green spots on the pavement are intended to break up the large areas of asphalt with colour. This creates a visual clue to motorists that this space is different to a roadway. This technique provides a shared space environment for all road users.
Collingwood footbridge. Consents have been granted for installing a footbridge over a tributary of the Aorere River behind the guard rail at the intersection of SH60 and Collingwood Quay/Collingwood-Bainham main roads. This work is expected to occur this month and is being funded in a partnership between TDC, the NZ Transport Agency and Fulton Hogan. The bridge will become the responsibility of council once constructed.
Car parking for disabled. The aim of an accessible car parks survey was to audit TDC-maintained public disabled parking spaces on the road and in public car parks. This took into account the accessible journey to essential services, appropriate signage and occupancy of the spaces as well as dimensions.
NZ Standards determine the dimensions of accessible spaces. For every 20 car park spaces there should be one accessible park, two available for every 21-50 spaces and for every additional 50 spaces another accessible park.
In Collingwood: no consideration given for accessible parks.
In Takaka: Commercial Street – one accessible space out of 85. Dimensions were good but there was no kerb cut down so there would be conflict for wheelchair users. It is a P60 space. Takaka Service Centre – no accessible space available at the back of the offices where the accessible entrance is signposted or outside the front door. Takaka Memorial Library – fully compliant. Takaka i-site (privately owned but included in survey) – no accessible parks.
Mr Clark said that a lot of the issues with accessible parks are easy to resolve. Council staff will change parking arrangements to provide compliant car parks.
Joint waste assessment. TDC engineering manager Peter Thomson has recommended that council receive the Joint Waste Assessment as the basis for the development of a joint waste management and minimisation plan between Nelson City Council and TDC.
Prepared by The GB Weekly
Full TDC agenda, associated reports and minutes can be found at <www.tasman.govt.nz/index.php?Committees>.
