Mark Apeldoorn

1. Traffic Planning: Unanderra Town Centre
Who’s Running the Show?

2. Q: Who’s Running the Show?
 Examines Consultative Representation
 Fairness, equity, risk, balance
 What’s right?
 Who determines?
 Obligations, principles, methods
 Case Study: Unanderra
August 9, 2016

3. Primary Objectives
 Develop an understanding
 Examine competing interests
 Understand stakeholder influence
 Guiding principles
August 9, 2016

4. Stakeholder Representation
 Legislative:
 LGA 1993
 Council’s Charter
 Adequate, Equitable
 Appropriate, Efficient
 Effective, Accessible
 Participative, Facilitative
 Informed
 Funder Policy
 EPA Act 1979
 Non-statutory
 Pre-requisite
 When
 Who
 What
August 9, 2016
Legislative - Funder Policy - Council Policy

5. Stakeholder Representation
 Engagement – 4 Levels
 Inform
 Consult
 Involve
 Collaborate
 IAP2 Spectrum
August 9, 2016
Councils - Policy Statement
 For each Level
 Goal
 Promise (commitment)
 Technique

6. Stakeholder Influence in Consultation
 Purpose
 Objectives
 Principles
 Processes
 Parties
 Roles
 Identification
 Selection
 Affected
 Impacted
August 9, 2016
Purpose - Parties - Methods

7. Consultative Need – Level of Engagement
August 9, 2016
Immaterial Effect
Material Effect
Indirect
Impact
Direct
Impact
Increasing degree of Impact
Increasingdegreeof
Effect
Strong
need to
consult
Likely
need to
consult
Likely
need to
consult
Lesser
need to
consult
Inform Consult Involve Collaborate Empower
Changing thresholds for involvement
in consultation.

8. Method Selection
August 9, 2016

9. Case Study
Unanderra Master Plan & Strategies
 6,000 people
 20,000 vpd
 Traditional highway town
 Train station
 Public transport
 Particular demographic
August 9, 2016

10. Master Plan & Access and Movement
Strategy
 Master Plan – Urban design
 2 Stage engagement
 Access & Movement
 2 Stage engagement
August 9, 2016

11. Consultative Process
 Master Plan Stage 1 -> 2
 Wide community reach
 Broad -> Focused
 To Inform
 To Consult
 To Involve
August 9, 2016
2 Stages to Master Plan

12. Issues Identification

13. Understand the Audience
 Census
 Demographics
 Knowledge
 Research
 Environment
 Geography
 Land use

14. Consultative Process
 A&M Strategy Stage 1
 Wide community reach
 Broad subject
 To Inform
 To Consult
 To Involve
 A&M Strategy Stage 2
 Wide community reach
 Focused subject
 To Inform
 To Consult
 To Involve
August 9, 2016
2 Stages to Access & Movement Strategy

15. Access & Movement – Stage 1
 Steering Group workshop
 Community workshop
 Stakeholder interviews –
internal and external
 Informal street
conversations
August 9, 2016

16. Access & Movement – Stage 2
 Stakeholder letters
 Community letters
 Submission portal
 Website
 Engaging on 1st
Stage
implementation
August 9, 2016

17. Policy vs. Delivery
Access & Movement Engagement
 Policy – Inform, consult, involve
 Web siteWeb site
 Community lettersCommunity letters
 Stakeholder lettersStakeholder letters
 NewslettersNewsletters
 Community discussionsCommunity discussions
 KiosksKiosks
 Focus groupsFocus groups
 WorkshopsWorkshops
 Delivery
August 9, 2016

18. Engagement InfluenceEngagement Influence
 Land uses & activities
 Community space
 Parking and congestion
 Walking & cycling
 Public transport
 Accessibility
 Priority
August 9, 2016

19. Takeaways
 Legislative obligation
 Sponsors control
 Funders commitment
 Community entitlement
 Policy guidance
 IAP2
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 Go wider
 Vary techniques
 Avoid fatigue
 Avoid conflicts
 Engaged community
 Evidence based
Obligation Practice

20. Success in Unanderra
August 9, 2016