QTS-003 · Accountability report · 2016

Annual Report 2015/2016

QLDC's 2015/16 Annual Report reports performance against year one of the 2015-2025 Ten Year Plan. Council capital expenditure was $14.4m below estimate (p.6); $8.2m of roading capital was delivered (p.61). The Eastern Access Road route was finalised, design peer reviewed and NZTA funding secured, with $1.25m spent and $2.9m carried forward (pp.5, 11, 60). The report records a CBD parking review, Frankton and central Queenstown parking changes, a district Transport Strategy aiming to make public transport 'affordable, reliable and accessible', and initial investigation of park and ride for Queenstown (pp.5, 60). Several roading cost KPIs were not met (p.62). No mass rapid transit reference was found.

What the document says

Context and purpose. The Annual Report accounts for QLDC's 2015/16 performance against the first year of the 2015-2025 Ten Year Plan. It was signed by the Mayor and Chief Executive on 6 October 2016 (p.20).

Transport. 'There is $8.2m of capital work for roading' (p.61). Council-wide capital expenditure was $14.4m below estimate (p.6). The Eastern Access Road route around Frankton Flats was finalised (p.5), its design reviewed and peer reviewed with NZTA funding secured (p.60); Hawthorne Drive / Eastern Access Road spend was $1.25m with $2.9m carried forward to 2016/17 (p.11). The district Transport Strategy 'aims to make public transport affordable, reliable and accessible', CBD parking was reviewed, and 'Initial steps have also been undertaken to investigate Park and Ride options for Queenstown' (p.60). Parking changes were made in Frankton and central Queenstown (p.5).

Performance. Sealed road maintenance cost $214.55/km against a $129 target and unsealed $98.37/km against $85 (not met); sealed road closures 0.25 per month (met); satisfaction with sealed roads 59% and footpaths 57% (pp.62-63).

Mass rapid transit: No reference to mass rapid transit was found in the text read.

Key figures

  • Roading capital work $8.2m (p.61)
  • Capital expenditure $14.4m below estimate (p.6)
  • Eastern Access Road spend $1.25m; $2.9m carried forward to 2016/17 (p.11)
  • Sealed road maintenance $214.55/km vs $129 target (p.62)

Files

Public copies

Actions recorded

  • Carry forward $2.9m of Eastern Access Road / Hawthorne Drive budget to 2016/17

    Not assessed · QLDC · 2016/17

    $2.9m was carried forward

  • Investigate park and ride options for Queenstown

    Not assessed · QLDC

    Initial steps have also been undertaken to investigate Park and Ride options

  • Review CBD parking

    Not assessed · QLDC

    review of CBD parking

Study cost

Not separately commissioned. This is an internal or corporate document.

Citation

Annual Report 2015/2016 (2016).

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