ORANGE CITY COUNCIL

Infrastructure Policy Committee

 

Agenda

 

5 May 2015

 

 

Notice is hereby given, in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 1993 that a Infrastructure Policy Committee meeting of ORANGE CITY COUNCIL will be held in the Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Byng Street, Orange on Tuesday, 5 May 2015.

 

 

Garry Styles

General Manager

 

For apologies please contact Michelle Catlin on 6393 8246.

    

 


Infrastructure Policy Committee                                                                  5 May 2015

Agenda

  

1                Introduction.. 3

1.1            Apologies and Leave of Absence. 3

1.2            Declaration of pecuniary interests, significant non-pecuniary interests and less than significant non-pecuniary interests. 3

2                Committee Minutes. 4

2.1            Minutes of the City of Orange Traffic Committee - 14 April 2015. 4

3                General Reports. 8

3.1            Current Works. 8

3.2            Restart NSW Pipeline from Orange to Blayney and Carcoar. 18

 


Infrastructure Policy Committee                                                                  5 May 2015

 

1       Introduction

1.1     Apologies and Leave of Absence

1.2     Declaration of pecuniary interests, significant non-pecuniary interests and less than significant non-pecuniary interests

The provisions of Chapter 14 of the Local Government Act, 1993 (the Act) regulate the way in which Councillors and designated staff of Council conduct themselves to ensure that there is no conflict between their private interests and their public role.

The Act prescribes that where a member of Council (or a Committee of Council) has a direct or indirect financial (pecuniary) interest in a matter to be considered at a meeting of the Council (or Committee), that interest must be disclosed as soon as practicable after the start of the meeting and the reasons given for declaring such interest.

As members are aware, the provisions of the Local Government Act restrict any member who has declared a pecuniary interest in any matter from participating in the discussion or voting on that matter, and requires that member to vacate the Chamber.

Council’s Code of Conduct provides that if members have a non-pecuniary conflict of interest, the nature of the conflict must be disclosed. The Code of Conduct also provides for a number of ways in which a member may manage non pecuniary conflicts of interest.

Recommendation

It is recommended that Committee Members now disclose any conflicts of interest in matters under consideration by the Infrastructure Policy Committee at this meeting.

 


Infrastructure Policy Committee                                                                  5 May 2015

 

 

2       Committee Minutes

2.1     Minutes of the City of Orange Traffic Committee - 14 April 2015

TRIM REFERENCE:        2015/1001

AUTHOR:                       Chris Devitt, Director Technical Services    

 

 

EXECUTIVE Summary

The City of Orange Traffic Committee met on 14 April 2015 and the recommendations from that meeting are presented to the Infrastructure Policy Committee for adoption.

Link To Delivery/OPerational Plan

The recommendation in this report relates to the Delivery/Operational Plan strategy “15.1 Our Environment – Maintain and renew traffic and transport infrastructure assets and services as specified within the Asset Management Plan at agreed levels of service”.

Financial Implications

The cost to implement changes in Spring, Byng and Nile Streets will be funded by Roads and Maritime Services.

Policy and Governance Implications

Nil

 

Recommendation

That recommendations made by the City of Orange Traffic Committee at its meeting held on 14 April 2015 adopted.

 

further considerations

Consideration has been given to the recommendation’s impact on Council’s service delivery; image and reputation; political; environmental; health and safety; employees; stakeholders and project management; and no further implications or risks have been identified.

SUPPORTING INFORMATION

At this meeting the Committee recommended to Council that it endorses the recommended changes in Spring, Byng and Nile Streets to make it safer for pedestrians around Orange East Public School.

Of note is that Orange Highway Patrol will endeavour to obtain the services of the mobile speed camera vehicle to locate in various areas within the City where high traffic speeds have been reported.

 

Attachments

1        Minutes of the Meeting of the City of Orange Traffic Committee held on 14 April 2015

 



ORANGE CITY COUNCIL

 

MINUTES OF THE

City of Orange Traffic Committee

HELD IN Councillor's Workroom, Civic Centre, Byng Street, Orange

ON 14 April 2015

COMMENCING AT 9.00AM


INSPECTION

A site inspection of the Thompson Road / Mitchell Highway intersection was held at 9.00am.  The meeting reconvened at 10.02am.

 

 1      Introduction

Attendance

Mr David Vant, Sgt Mark Hevers, Mr Geoff Lewis, Ms Molly Hanns (RMS), Commercial and Emergency Services Manager, Manager Development Assessments, Assistant Works Manager, Development Engineer, Divisional Administration Officer

In the absence of the Chairperson, Cr Turner, the Commercial and Emergency Services Manager chaired the meeting.

1.1     Apologies and Leave of Absence

 

RESOLVED                                                                                          Sgt M Hevers/Mr D Vant

That the apology be accepted from Cr R Turner (Chairperson) for the City of Orange Traffic Committee meeting on 14 April 2015.

 

1.2     Acknowledgement of Country

 

1.3     Declaration of pecuniary interests, significant non-pecuniary interests and less than significant non-pecuniary interests

Sgt Mark Hevers declared in a non-pecuniary interest in Item 3.6 - Sieben Drive Speed Hump Request as he resides in Sieben Drive.


 

 

2       Previous Minutes

RESOLVED                                                                                              Mr G Lewis/Mr D Vant

That the Minutes of the Meeting of the City of Orange Traffic Committee held on 10 March 2015 (copies of which were circulated to all members) be and are hereby confirmed as a true and accurate record of the proceedings of the City of Orange Traffic Committee meeting held on 10 March 2015.

 

 

3       General Reports

3.1     Thompson Road

TRIM Reference:        2015/676

Recommendation                                                                        Sgt M Hevers/Mr G Lewis

That the intersection of Thompson Road and the Mitchell Highway be referred to the Roads and Maritime Services for review due to the accident history.

 

 

3.2     Spring Street Speed Issues

TRIM Reference:        2015/675

Recommendation                                                                        Mr G Lewis/Sgt M Hevers

That Council requests Orange Highway Patrol to monitor the speed in Spring Street.

 

 

3.3     Intersection Byng Street and Spring Street

TRIM Reference:        2015/693

Recommendation                                                                             Mr D Vant/Mr G Lewis

That Council endorses the changes for Spring, Byng and Nile Streets.

 

 

3.4     Speed Zone - Forest Road                                                                                           

TRIM Reference:        2015/810

Recommendation                                                                        Sgt M Hevers/Mr G Lewis

That the information provided in the report by Commercial and Emergency Services Manager on Speed Zone – Forest Road be acknowledged.

 

 

3.5     Phillip Street Speed Issues

TRIM Reference:        2015/908

Recommendation                                                                        Mr G Lewis/Sgt M Hevers

That Council requests Orange Highway Patrol to conduct regular surveillance in Phillip Street.

 

 

3.6     Sieben Drive Speed Hump Request

TRIM Reference:        2015/913

Sgt M Hevers declared a non-significant non-pecuniary interest in item 3.6 as he resides in Sieben Drive, and did not participate in the voting or debate on this item.

Recommendation                                                                             Mr D Vant/Mr G Lewis

1        That Council requests the Orange Highway Patrol to monitor traffic and speed in the Sieben Drive area.

2        That Council requests the Orange Highway Patrol to liaise with Roads and Maritime Services to locate a mobile speed camera vehicle in this area as well as in other streets where traffic speed has been identified as a problem.

 

 

 

The Meeting Closed at 10.20AM.

  


Infrastructure Policy Committee                                                                  5 May 2015

 

 

3       General Reports

3.1     Current Works

TRIM REFERENCE:        2015/1051

AUTHOR:                       Chris Devitt, Director Technical Services    

 

 

EXECUTIVE Summary

The purpose of this report is to update Council on construction and maintenance works which have been carried out since the last Current Works report to Council.

Link To Delivery/OPerational Plan

The recommendation in this report relates to the Delivery/Operational Plan strategy “14.1 Our Environment – Design and construct new infrastructure assets as specified with the Asset Management Plan to agreed levels of service”.

Financial Implications

Nil

Policy and Governance Implications

Nil

 

Recommendation

That the information provided in the report by Director Technical Services on Current Works be acknowledged.

 

further considerations

Consideration has been given to the recommendation’s impact on Council’s service delivery; image and reputation; political; environmental; health and safety; employees; stakeholders and project management; and no further implications or risks have been identified.

SUPPORTING INFORMATION

ROADWORKS

Road Maintenance

Road maintenance crews have been undertaking road patching works across the city including:

·        Northern Distributer Road

·        North Orange Bypass

·        Hill Street

·        Burrendong Way

·        March Street

·        Lords Place

·        Ophir Road

·        Clergate Road

Asphalt Works

A large full depth asphalt patch was undertaken on the pavement at the Ophir Road and Northern Distributor Road roundabout.

Road Reseals

Council’s annual resealing programme was finalised with works completed on Clergate Road and Forest Road.

Road Construction

Ploughmans Lane

Council’s contractor Semcon Australia continued the reconstruction and widening of a 200m section of the road just north of the rail crossing. Kerb and gutter is completed and the road pavement is scheduled to be sealed by the end of April, weather permitting. 

Southern Feeder Road

Hamcon Civil continued works on stage 1 of the Southern Feeder Road between Huntley Road and Anson Street with bulk earthworks finalised and the pavement completed to allow for kerb and gutter placement. Works will shortly begin on reconstructing the existing pavement on Forest Road to suit the new intersection. Two way traffic flow will be maintained on Forest Road as far as practicable by diverting on to the newly widened pavement.

Burrendong Way

Hamcon Civil have completed sealing works on the first stage of the reconstruction and widening of this year’s Burrrendong Way reconstruction.  Reshaping, widening and stabilising of the existing formation will now be undertaken at the southern end. Council’s crews have completed the necessary culvert widenings required.

Cadia Road

Council staff have completed road pavement widening works following initial preparation for the upgrading of 4km of road under the Federal Blackspot programming and contributions from Cadia Valley Operations. The first stage of stabilisation and sealing works has been completed.

Huntley Road

Works are under way on the construction of new pavement following excavation and tree clearing works by Council staff for the reopening of an entrance onto the back of Bloomfield Hospital from Huntley Road. Service relocations have been completed and subsoil drains installed.


 

CONCRETE AND DRAINAGE

Concrete Works

Council’s staff and contractors have completed the shared path connecting Anson Street to Warrendine Street across Rifle Range Creek.

Drainage Works

East Orange Channel

Works continue on this project with wet weather again delaying completion.

Cadia Road Culvert Extensions

Council crews are continuing on works to extend culverts ahead of road rehabilitation work.

Footpath Rehabilitation

Works were also undertaken replacing old asphalt footpaths with concrete in Nile Street and Autumn Street by Council’s contractors.

WATER MAINTENANCE

Category

July 2014 – Feb 2015

March 2015

Leaking meters

251

58

Faulty meters (incorrect readings)

94

14

No supply

20

0

Meter box/lid replacements

58

6

Water quality

13

4

Service break

5

0

Service leak

24

6

Main break

30

7

Main leak

143

33

Valve leak

6

2

Hydrant leak

22

4

Total Water Requests

666

134

Water Service Renewals

·        16 Icely Road

·        70 Nile Street

·        74 Icely Road

·        24 Hill Street

·        Cultural Centre

·        53 National Avenue

New Water Services

·        4 Jessie Rise

·        11 Jessie Rise

·        15 Grace Rise

·        18 Grace Rise

·        Anzac Park Skate Park

Private Works Orders

·        Installation of 32mm water service at 33 Colliers Avenue

Capital Works

·        Water main replacement at Wattle Avenue

·        Ploughmans Valley Dual Water home inspections

WATER STORAGE

Water Storage Levels

Location

Date

Level Below Spillway

% of Capacity

Suma Park Dam

17 April 2015

5,796mm

57.20%

Spring Creek Dam

17 April 2015

352mm

92.02%

Gosling Creek Dam

17 April 2015

432mm

87.64%

Lake Canobolas

17 April 2015

149mm

95.56%

Water Quality

Water samples are collected as a component of the Orange City Council’s Drinking Water Quality Monitoring Program which forms part of the NSW Health requirements. Samples are collected regularly and sent to a National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) accredited laboratory for analysis. Samples analysed for March 2015 complied with the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines, 2011.

Water Consumption

Average daily water consumption during the week ending 16 April 2015 was 194 litres per person per day.

 

SEWER MAINTENANCE

Category

July 2014 – Feb 2015

March 2015

Sewer blockages

203

37

Odour

9

0

Overflows

117

26

Total Sewer Requests

329

63

 


 

Private Works Orders

·        Installation of sewer junction at 12 Glasson Drive

Capital Works

·        Sewer main replacement at 201/203 Margaret Street

·        Sewer relining program

·        West Orange sewer pump station

·        Upgrade of the Dissolved Air Filtration System at Waste Water Treatment Plant

·        Upgrade of Valve Chamber at Waste Water Treatment Plant.

SHIRALEE URban release area

The Shiralee Urban Release Area includes the design and construction of water and sewer infrastructure to service development of the area. This includes water mains, gravity sewer mains, rising sewer mains and two sewerage pump stations.

JOSA Constructions were awarded the contract and commenced work on 7 April 2015. JOSA has commenced construction of the gravity sewer mains in the area between James Sheahan Catholic High School and the Orange Christian School. Works in the coming weeks include pipe laying in the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) land opposite the Orange Health Service. It is proposed to complete all works associated with the Shiralee Urban Release Area by 30 June 2015.

SUMA PARK DAM UPGRADE

Works at Suma Park Dam are currently on hold whilst Work Health and Safety systems are reviewed and negotiations undertaken with the contractor over the Latent Condition of Naturally Occurring Asbestos. It is anticipated that works will recommence in the week of 27 April 2015.

Main Concrete Arch Dam

11 of the eighty precast concrete parapet panels have been installed commencing on the right abutment. All parapet wall anchors are installed. Manufacture of the pre cast panels is nearing completion.

Work on the three large 23m deep permanent rock anchors has commenced. Drilling of the 460 x 5m deep rock anchors in the stilling basin has commenced.

Auxiliary Spillway

Draft detailed designs have been provided for the Auxiliary Spillway Fusegate system and are currently being reviewed by Entura and Council’s independent peer reviewer Graeme Bell.

Detailed excavation is underway on the Auxiliary Spillway slab (90m x20m). Work has commenced on the concrete and sand filter cut off trenches. 


 

MAcquarie Pipeline

All works associated with the construction of the Macquarie Pipeline project has been completed. This project is now in the commissioning and testing phase, which is subject to river flows and expected to be completed by June 2015.

CENOTAPH REFURBISHMENT

Work has been completed on the refurbishment of the cenotaph in Robertson Park. This work has included the retaining of the existing cenotaph, with the surrounding apron and steps replaced and finished with granite paving. Also included was the installation of electrical and audio systems, stainless steel handrails and bollards, two bronze statues and rehabilitation of the site with soft landscaping. All paving, electrical, audio, steel work and soft landscaping has now been completed. The bronze statues were installed on 22nd April in time for the official opening on 23 April.

Aquatic Centre Attendance

 

 

January 2015

February 2015

March 2015

Adult

2,685

2,050

1,481

Concession

870

722

535

Child

4,304

2,845

1,718

Child Under 5

1,531

1,097

721

Family

935

446

154

School

135

2,881

2,773

Swipe Entries

5,884

5,547

4,455

Adult Multi Pass

73

63

58

Child/Concession Multi Pass

95

94

66

Carnival Spectators

0

0

0

Fitness Passport

240

199

0

Shower

22

83

141

Non Swimmers

168

62

46

Aqua Aerobics

49

61

0

Super Pass

37

3

4

Total

17,028

16,153

12,152

 

 

AIRPORT PASSENGER NUMBERS

Passenger numbers for March 2015 were 4,668 compared with 4,688 during the same month in 2014.

 

Airport EXPANSION Project

Works are nearing completion on the airport civil works. Wet weather has delayed completion of the apron expansion work. All gravel materials have been brought onto site and placed, but rain has saturated these materials and it will need to be reworked to dry the gravel and then replaced and re-compacted.

Rain also delayed the original proposed date for the opening of the main runway extension.  The runway extension included changes to the runway markings which needed to be painted out when the runway pavement was dry. These works have now been completed and the runway extension opened to air traffic on 23 April.

Power has been connected to the new sewer pump station in the expanded General Aviation area.

ENERGY USE

The following information is sourced from E21, Council’s energy software.

 

 

  


Infrastructure Policy Committee                                                                  5 May 2015

 

 

3.2     Restart NSW Pipeline from Orange to Blayney and Carcoar

TRIM REFERENCE:        2015/1085

AUTHOR:                       Chris Devitt, Director Technical Services    

 

 

EXECUTIVE Summary

Council has received a funding offer of $21.2M from Restart NSW for the construction of the first stage of a two-way potable water pipeline between Orange and the Central Tablelands Water’s system at Blayney and Carcoar. In order to progress this project Council needs to execute a formal funding deed, which will require the Seal of Council to be affixed. This report seeks approval to execute the relevant documents associated with this agreement including use of the Council Seal to this funding agreement. The report also identifies that Central Tablelands Water (CTW) have formally committed their support for the project.

Link To Delivery/OPerational Plan

The recommendation in this report relates to the Delivery/Operational Plan strategy “15.2 Our Environment – Operate, maintain, renew and upgrade water, sewer and stormwater infrastructure assets and services as specified within the Asset Management Plans at agreed levels of service”.

Financial Implications

This project has been included in the current Delivery/Operational Plan in Water Fund.

Policy and Governance Implications

Nil

 

recommendation

1        That Council accept the offer of $21.2m of funding from Restart NSW for the construction of the first stage of the Orange to Blayney and Carcoar pipeline.

2        That the General Manager be authorised to execute relevant documents.

3        that approval be granted for the use of the Council Seal on relevant documents.

4        That Council acknowledge the support for this project from Central Tablelands Water and develop a separate funding agreement with Central Tablelands Water on partner funding for this project.

 

further considerations

Consideration has been given to the recommendation’s impact on Council’s service delivery; image and reputation; political; environmental; health and safety; employees; stakeholders and project management; and no further implications or risks have been identified.

SUPPORTING INFORMATION

The original application by Council, in conjunction with Central Tablelands Water (CTW), to Restart NSW was for the construction of a 52 km two-way potable water pipeline between Orange and the CTW system, initially linking in at Blayney but ultimately extending all the way to Carcoar, where CTW have a second water filtration plant. The key benefits of this pipeline are to enable potable water to be moved between the Orange and CTW water supply systems and to provide a back-up to each system if there was a water quality contamination issue or failure at one of the treatment plants which meant safe potable water could not be provided.

Orange City Council has sufficient spare treatment capacity at the Icely Road filtration plant to supply CTW in the event that their system failed. Likewise CTW have a small treatment plant at Blayney with limited spare capacity to help Orange in the event of a water treatment plant failure, and a much larger plant at Carcoar, also with spare capacity, which, when combined with the capacity of the Blayney plant, could meet Orange’s needs in an emergency situation. Therefore the project has been developed in two stages with the first stage linking Orange with Blayney and the second stage extending the connection to Carcoar.

The original application to NSW State Government under the NSW Restart program was for $28.28m, with Orange and CTW to provide a further $7.50m. The State Government has offered $21.2m to deliver the majority of this project. This amount will be sufficient to construct the pipeline to Blayney, estimated to cost a total of around $27.6m, with a further application to be made to Restart NSW in the next funding round for the remaining Restart NSW funds of around $7.1m to complete the project to Carcoar.

The funding agreement will be executed between Orange City Council and Restart NSW. However as the project also involves CTW they have offered to provide funding towards the project. At their meeting on 8th April CTW resolved

“That Council formally approve to proceed with the Central Tablelands Water and Orange City Council Water Supply Pipeline Project under the Restart NSW Water Security for Regions Program”.

This strong commitment to the project from CTW will enable Council to proceed with confidence in executing the funding agreement with Restart NSW, with a separate funding agreement to be developed between Orange City Council and CTW to formalise this joint funding agreement.