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Report RPE19.196 
14 May 2019 
File: CCAB-8-2266 
Confirmed  restricted  public  excluded  minutes  of  the  Council 
meeting held on Tuesday, 14 May 2019 in the Council Chamber, 
Greater Wellington Regional Council, Level 2, 15 Walter Street, 
Te Aro, Wellington, at 11.37am. 
Present 
Councillors  Laidlaw  (Chair),  Blakeley,  Brash,  Donaldson,  Gaylor  (until  1.04pm), 
Kedgley, Laban, Lamason, McKinnon, Ogden, Staples, and Swain (from 11.44am). 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Out of scope
Out of scope
The motion was CARRIED. 
Noted:  Cr  Swain  joined  the  Restricted  Public  Excluded  part  of  the  meeting  during 
questions on the above report. 
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Future Fleet options 
Andrew Cooper, Programme Director, Bus Services Transformation 
Report RPE19.188 
File: CCAB-8-2244 
Moved 
(Cr Laidlaw / Cr Blakeley) 
That the Council: 
1. Receives the report.
2. Notes the report.
NZ Bus electric bus proposal 
3. Notes  the  a  Council  decision  about  whether  to  approve  Next  Capital  as  the
proposed new owner of the NZ Bus Group has not yet been made.
4. Notes the challenges and risks associated with the converted trolley option.
5. Agrees that the converted trolley bus option will not proceed.
6. Notes the contents of the Memorandum of Understanding agreed between the Chief
Executives of GWRC and NZ Bus as set out in Attachment 1 to this report.
7(2)(b)(ii)
8. Notes  the  indicative  impact  on  the  long  term  plan  budget,  if  the  proposed
procurement of 51 new electric buses proceeds.
9. Notes that the final cost of 51 new electric buses is subject to NZ Bus seeking pricing
proposals from the market.
10. Agrees  to  the  proposal  from  NZ  Bus  (subject  to  Next  Capital  approval)  to  seek
proposals for the procurement and phased introduction of 51 new electric buses.
11. Notes that each of Council, NZ Bus’s Board and Next Capital must agree to
proceed with the proposed procurement of the new electric buses following
receipt of proposals from the market.
12. Notes that any final Council decision to approve the NZ Bus procurement of
51 new electric buses will be subject to:
a. final pricing being approved by GWRC, and
b. the  terms  and  conditions  of  a  Contract  Variation  (on  terms
satisfactory  to  GWRC)  being  agreed  by  NZ  Bus  and  approved  by
Council.
13. Notes  the  proposed  refurbishment  of  approximately  18  ‘interim’  buses  to
Metlink  standards  to  meet  fleet  growth  requirements  since  Partnering
Contract commencement as outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding
set out in Attachment 1 to this report, is subject to the terms and conditions
of a Contract Variation (on terms satisfactory to GWRC) being agreed by NZ
Bus and approved by Council (if required).
 
7(2)(b)(ii)
 
7(2)(b)(ii) & 
7(2)(i)
Electric bus strategy 
16. Notes the scope of the Electric Bus Strategy and the timing for presentation
to Council.
The motion was CARRIED. 
Noted: Cr Gaylor left the meeting at 1.04pm during discussion on the above item and 
was not present for the vote on the motion.  Cr Gaylor returned to the meeting at the 
conclusion of the restricted public excluded part of the meeting. 
The restricted public excluded part of the meeting closed at 1.23pm.  
Cr C Laidlaw 
(Chair) 
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