LGOIMA Request Details: LG1850
Date received: 31/05/2019
Requested information: Priority Thoroughfares; Pedestrian counting; public notificfation of thoroughfare proposal
Status: Complete
Date responded: 14/06/2019
Response:
Attachment of the Pedestrian Counter Device
I spoke to my colleague who attached the pedestrian counter on the verandah pole outside of Mr Key’s premises. He has advised me that he entered John Key’s premises prior to attaching the pedestrian counter but no one was available at the time. He received a phone call the following day (28 June 2018) from John Key’s wife. She had questions regarding what the device recorded and for what purpose it had been installed. He explained the purpose of the pedestrian counter and that the meter only counted people walking past, but did not include any video footage. This seemed to satisfy her concerns and no request was made to Council to remove the pedestrian counter from the pole.
Correspondence with Interested Parties
An introductory presentation on the proposed Priority Thoroughfares was made to the Developers’ Interest Group and Earthquake Prone Building Working Group Meeting at MDC on the 27th of August 2018. However, the consultation period was delayed by resolution of the Strategic Planning and Policy Committee on the 6th of September 2018, until February 2019. A copy of this presentation is attached for your information.
Attached is a copy of the Priority Thoroughfares Poster. Copies of this poster were displayed in the Council Foyer, Feilding Public Library and the Feilding Farmers Market for the duration of the consultation period.
Also attached is a copy of the two-page flyer that was produced for Feilding & District Promotion (FDP) and a copy of a letter that was prepared by the Manawatū District Council’s Chief Executive, Dr Richard Templer. 500 copies of each of these documents were delivered to FDP who included them as inserts in their “On Track” newsletter which was hand delivered to building owners by FDP. Mayor Helen Worboys emailed FDP information on the priority thoroughfares consultation as part of her Mayoral blurb for inclusion in the “On Track” newsletter (see attached).
Also attached is a copy of a joint invitation from Council and FDP to attend a meeting to discuss the proposal at FDP on the 28th of February. This invitation was mailed by MDC along with the flyer and a copy of Richard’s letter to all commercial building owners in the Feilding CBD. The database of commercial building owners includes approximately 500 contacts (676 contacts but some own more than one building).
The flyer and a copy of the letter from Dr Templer was also emailed electronically to FDP, who emailed it out to their own contact database of business owners.
The letter from Dr Richard Templer was also emailed to all 19 members of the Earthquake Prone Building Working Party in February 2019.
Copy of the website Notice
Please find attached a pdf copy of Council’s “Have your Say” website. This shows the website notice for Priority Thoroughfares.
How long was the website notice on Council’s Website?
This webpage was made live on the 7th of February 2019. The link to the page was removed from the homepage on Council’s website on Monday the 8th of April 2019. However, the page was not removed from the website, but relocated to http://haveyoursay.kiwi.nz/Previous_Consultation/.
Determination that the public notice met the requirements of Section 5 of the Local Government Act 2002
Paragraph 8.1 of Officers Report 7.1 to the Strategic Planning and Policy Committee on 2 August 2018 stated:
Approval is sought from the Strategic Planning and Policy Committee to publically notify the proposal document contained in Annex A. If this approval is obtained, a notice will be included in the Feilding Herald on Thursday the 9th of August. This notice will direct interested members of the community to the proposal document and online submission form that will be uploaded on the “have your say” page of Council’s website. Copies of the proposal document will also be made available at the Feilding Public Library and at the front counter of the Manawatū District Council Building on Manchester Street.
As outlined in the Minutes from this meeting (see attached) the Strategic Planning and Policy Committee resolved
“That the Strategic Planning and Policy Committee approves the Statement of Proposal in Annex A, subject to any changes agreed at this meeting, for public consultation in September 2018.”
This resolution was amended at the 6 September 2018 Strategic Planning and Policy Committee meeting (minutes attached) as follows:
“That the Strategic Planning and Policy Committee approves the Statement of Proposal in Annex A, subject to any changes agreed at this meeting, for public consultation in early 2019.”
The notice was published in the Feilding-Rangitīkei Herald on February 7, 2019. Please find attached an electronic copy of the published notice.
This publication used to be called the “Feilding Herald” and this is a colloquial term that is still commonly used. The omission of “Rangitīkei” from the proposal document was a typo. However, a scanned copy from the Feilding-Rangitīkei Herald confirms that the public notice was published on the 7th of February 2019.
At the time the public notice was given, the requirements of Section 5 of the Local Government Act 2002 required a notice to be published in at least one daily newspaper circulating in the region or district of the local authority, OR in one or more newspapers that had a combined circulation in that region or district at least equivalent to that of a daily newspaper circulating in that region or district.
The circulation of the Feilding-Rangitikei Herald is considered to meet this requirement for the Manawatu District.
In addition, although not legally required to at that time, the Council undertook additional publication methods through the use of its website, Facebook page, Neighbourly and Twitter accounts, as shown on the attached Communications Report. Council staff also advertised the consultation at the Feilding Farmers Market on the 8th of February and the 8th of March 2019.
I spoke to my colleague who attached the pedestrian counter on the verandah pole outside of Mr Key’s premises. He has advised me that he entered John Key’s premises prior to attaching the pedestrian counter but no one was available at the time. He received a phone call the following day (28 June 2018) from John Key’s wife. She had questions regarding what the device recorded and for what purpose it had been installed. He explained the purpose of the pedestrian counter and that the meter only counted people walking past, but did not include any video footage. This seemed to satisfy her concerns and no request was made to Council to remove the pedestrian counter from the pole.
Correspondence with Interested Parties
An introductory presentation on the proposed Priority Thoroughfares was made to the Developers’ Interest Group and Earthquake Prone Building Working Group Meeting at MDC on the 27th of August 2018. However, the consultation period was delayed by resolution of the Strategic Planning and Policy Committee on the 6th of September 2018, until February 2019. A copy of this presentation is attached for your information.
Attached is a copy of the Priority Thoroughfares Poster. Copies of this poster were displayed in the Council Foyer, Feilding Public Library and the Feilding Farmers Market for the duration of the consultation period.
Also attached is a copy of the two-page flyer that was produced for Feilding & District Promotion (FDP) and a copy of a letter that was prepared by the Manawatū District Council’s Chief Executive, Dr Richard Templer. 500 copies of each of these documents were delivered to FDP who included them as inserts in their “On Track” newsletter which was hand delivered to building owners by FDP. Mayor Helen Worboys emailed FDP information on the priority thoroughfares consultation as part of her Mayoral blurb for inclusion in the “On Track” newsletter (see attached).
Also attached is a copy of a joint invitation from Council and FDP to attend a meeting to discuss the proposal at FDP on the 28th of February. This invitation was mailed by MDC along with the flyer and a copy of Richard’s letter to all commercial building owners in the Feilding CBD. The database of commercial building owners includes approximately 500 contacts (676 contacts but some own more than one building).
The flyer and a copy of the letter from Dr Templer was also emailed electronically to FDP, who emailed it out to their own contact database of business owners.
The letter from Dr Richard Templer was also emailed to all 19 members of the Earthquake Prone Building Working Party in February 2019.
Copy of the website Notice
Please find attached a pdf copy of Council’s “Have your Say” website. This shows the website notice for Priority Thoroughfares.
How long was the website notice on Council’s Website?
This webpage was made live on the 7th of February 2019. The link to the page was removed from the homepage on Council’s website on Monday the 8th of April 2019. However, the page was not removed from the website, but relocated to http://haveyoursay.kiwi.nz/Previous_Consultation/.
Determination that the public notice met the requirements of Section 5 of the Local Government Act 2002
Paragraph 8.1 of Officers Report 7.1 to the Strategic Planning and Policy Committee on 2 August 2018 stated:
Approval is sought from the Strategic Planning and Policy Committee to publically notify the proposal document contained in Annex A. If this approval is obtained, a notice will be included in the Feilding Herald on Thursday the 9th of August. This notice will direct interested members of the community to the proposal document and online submission form that will be uploaded on the “have your say” page of Council’s website. Copies of the proposal document will also be made available at the Feilding Public Library and at the front counter of the Manawatū District Council Building on Manchester Street.
As outlined in the Minutes from this meeting (see attached) the Strategic Planning and Policy Committee resolved
“That the Strategic Planning and Policy Committee approves the Statement of Proposal in Annex A, subject to any changes agreed at this meeting, for public consultation in September 2018.”
This resolution was amended at the 6 September 2018 Strategic Planning and Policy Committee meeting (minutes attached) as follows:
“That the Strategic Planning and Policy Committee approves the Statement of Proposal in Annex A, subject to any changes agreed at this meeting, for public consultation in early 2019.”
The notice was published in the Feilding-Rangitīkei Herald on February 7, 2019. Please find attached an electronic copy of the published notice.
This publication used to be called the “Feilding Herald” and this is a colloquial term that is still commonly used. The omission of “Rangitīkei” from the proposal document was a typo. However, a scanned copy from the Feilding-Rangitīkei Herald confirms that the public notice was published on the 7th of February 2019.
At the time the public notice was given, the requirements of Section 5 of the Local Government Act 2002 required a notice to be published in at least one daily newspaper circulating in the region or district of the local authority, OR in one or more newspapers that had a combined circulation in that region or district at least equivalent to that of a daily newspaper circulating in that region or district.
The circulation of the Feilding-Rangitikei Herald is considered to meet this requirement for the Manawatu District.
In addition, although not legally required to at that time, the Council undertook additional publication methods through the use of its website, Facebook page, Neighbourly and Twitter accounts, as shown on the attached Communications Report. Council staff also advertised the consultation at the Feilding Farmers Market on the 8th of February and the 8th of March 2019.