Agenda of Infrastructure Policy Committee

ORANGE CITY COUNCIL

MINUTES OF THE

City of Orange Traffic Committee

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

ON 13 October 2015

COMMENCING AT 9.30AM

1 Introduction

Attendance

Mr David Vant, Works Manager, Planning Team Leader, Divisional Administration Officer

In the absence of the Chairperson, Cr Turner, the Works Manager chaired the meeting.

1.1 Apologies and Leave of Absence

RESOLVED Mr D Vant/Mr W Gailey

That the apology be accepted from Cr R Turner for the City of Orange Traffic Committee meeting on 13 October 2015.

1.2 Acknowledgement of Country

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

Nil

2 Previous Minutes

RESOLVED Mr D Vant/Mr W Gailey

That the Minutes of the Meeting of the City of Orange Traffic Committee held on 8 September 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 8 September 2015.

3 General Reports

3.1 Parking - Catherine McAuley School

TRIM Reference: 2015/2531

Recommendation Mr D Vant/Mr W Gailey

1 That the parking in Byng Street adjacent to Catherine McAuley School be changed to half hour 8.00am – 9.30am and 2.30pm – 4.00pm school days.

2 That the restricted parking in front of 95 and 97 Hill Street be removed.

3 That “no stopping” signs be installed on the eastern side of Hill Street on either side of the drive for 80 March Street and Catherine McAuley School.

4 That restricted parking be removed from the eastern side of Hill Street north of the crossing to March Street.

5 That there be no change to stopping restrictions immediately adjacent to marked pedestrian crossings in Byng and Hill Streets adjacent to Catherine McAuley School without the changes being approved by the Committee.

3.2 Speeed Issues - Valencia Drive

TRIM Reference: 2015/2540

Recommendation Mr D Vant/Mr W Gailey

That the matter of Speed Issues – Valencia Drive be deferred to the next meeting of the City of Orange Traffic Committee for consideration.

3.3 Intersection March Street and Lords Place

TRIM Reference: 2015/2549

Recommendation Mr D Vant/Mr W Gailey

That Council install a 15m parallel parking zone on the south east corner of March Street east of Lords Place as an interim measure pending the outcome of a Blackspot Funding application.

3.4 Street Event - Santa Arrival

TRIM Reference: 2015/2620

Recommendation Mr D Vant/Mr W Gailey

That the Conditional Approval for the 2015 Santa Arrival Street Event be endorsed subject to compliance with the conditions.

The Meeting Closed at 9.43AM.

Infrastructure Policy Committee 3 November 2015

3 General Reports

3.1 Current Works

TRIM REFERENCE: 2015/2753

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 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

Maintenance

Road Maintenance activities have been undertaken across the City including;

· Unsealed road grading

· Whiley Road repairs

· Forest Road shoulder grading

· Turner Crescent patching

Road Rehabilitation

Works began on this year’s rehabilitation program in Hill Street near Seville Street.

Council crews and contractors also undertook the restoration and reshaping of the road approaches to the Spring Hill level crossing undertaken by John Holland Rail. This work was fully funded by John Holland.

CONCRETE AND DRAINAGE

Drainage Works

Improvements to drainage infrastructure were undertaken in Baker Street at Spring Hill.

Works were also undertaken in Huntley Road to drain the shared pathway south of the new entrance to Bloomfield.

Sharp Road

Council crews poured kerb and gutter to close off Sharp Road at Forest Road following the opening of the Southern Feeder Road.

Footpath Rehabilitation

Council staff have undertaken footpath repair works in the following areas:

· Sale Street

· Hill Street

· March Street

· Moulder Street

· McLachlan street

· Woodward Street

New Footpath Construction

Council staff and contractors have begun replacing footpaths in Matthews Park with new 2.5m wide shared pathways under the Transport for NSW, Cycling Towns program.

Also under the Cycling Towns program, Council staff have begun to install bike racks at various locations including alongside businesses who responded favourably to an expression of interest by Council staff. Seating and signage has also been installed along the shared path through Moulder Park and International Gardens.

WATER MAINTENANCE

Water Service Renewals

· 2 Torpy Street

New Water Services

· 128 Kearneys Drive (3 dual water services)

· 11 Mulhall Place

· 142 Rossi Drive

· 55 Silverdown Way

· 11 Abbey Court

Private Works Orders

· 53 Frost Street – installation of new 100mm fire service and 40mm domestic service

· 31 Dimboola Way – installation of 20mm water service and 25mm fire service

Construction

· Repair of 450mm effluent main in Cadia Road

Category	July 2014 – Jun 2015	Sep 2015
Leaking meters	382	59
Faulty meters (incorrect readings)	119	19
No supply	24	4
Meter box/lid replacements	74	41
Water quality	25	1
Service break	7	0
Service leak	37	3
Main break	47	3
Main leak	231	22
Valve leak	9	1
Hydrant leak	45	1
Total Water Requests	1,000	154

WATER STORAGE

Water Storage Levels

Location	Date	Level Below Spillway	% of Capacity
Suma Park Dam	19 October 2015	3145 mm	74.62%
Spring Creek Dam	19 October 2015	0 mm	100%
Gosling Creek Dam	19 October 2015	12 mm	99.65%
Lake Canobolas	19 October 2015	0 mm	100%

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 September 2015 complied with the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines, 2011.

Water Consumption

Average daily water consumption during the week ending 15 October 2015 was 227 litres per person per day. Stormwater harvesting in the Ploughmans Creek system has commenced in accordance with licence conditions.

SEWER MAINTENANCE

Category	Jul 2014 – Jun 2015	Sep 2015
Sewer blockages	329	29
Odour	11	1
Overflows	201	18
Total Sewer Requests	541	48

Sewer Reconstructions

· 24 Warrendine Street - 150mm sewer reconstruction

Private Works Orders

· 31 Dimboola Way - installation of new sewer manhole

· Installation of sewer junction in Phillip Street near Astill Drive

CCTV Program

· Camera van has been working most days doing asset valuations

SUMA PARK DAM UPGRADE

Works at Suma Park Dam are 60% complete. The project is running to budget and quality with an anticipated completion date in early 2016.

Main Concrete Arch Dam, Off Take Tower and Downstream Discharge Valve Pit

Concrete works within the stilling basin are complete. The anchored toe block will be stress loaded next week.

The working platform is installed on the spillway to facilitate the 1m spillway raising and concrete cutting and anchor installation is under way.

Work on the off-take tower has commenced, however water quality issues are being experienced with the temporary water diversion line. The temporary water diversion line issues need to be rectified prior to further works on the tower and downstream discharge valve pit.

Auxiliary Spillway

The left, right and central divider walls have been constructed and the main base slabs completed. Construction of the precast fusegates has commenced.

CENTRAL TABLELANDS REGIONAL WATER SECURITY PROJECT – Orange To Carcoar Pipeline

Orange City Council is continuing investigation and design for the Central Tablelands Regional Water Security Project. This project is funded under the Restart NSW Water Security for Regions Program to improve water access and security in the areas serviced by Orange City Council and Central Tablelands Water.

The pipeline comprises a 57km potable water pipeline from Orange to Carcoar via Spring Hill, Millthorpe and Blayney including pump stations for bi-directional water transfers.

Current investigations include consultation with key stakeholders including landowners, Roads and Maritime Services, John Holland Rail, APA (high pressure gas), Telstra, Blayney Council and Central Tablelands Water. Investigations also include survey of the proposed alignment, service locations and commencement of geological walkover investigation.

Works over the next few weeks will include the completion of the geological walkover investigation, commencement of the Environmental Assessment, continuing the preliminary hydraulic modelling and tender preparation for the geotechnical investigation and report (test holes).

Cabonne Council has also received funding for a 16km pipeline from Orange to Molong Creek Dam and a 49km pipeline from Molong to Cumnock and Yeoval. Orange City Council is assisting Cabonne Council with investigation and design of this pipeline.

Both projects are proposed to be completed by 2018.

Aquatic Centre Attendance

	July 2015	August 2015	September 2015
Adult	653	690	849
Concession	250	300	393
Child	771	705	1,330
Child Under 5	256	258	530
Family	73	67	162
School	16	72	32
Swipe Entries	3,366	3,284	3,090
Adult Multi Pass	45	45	40
Child/Concession Multi Pass	54	57	45
Carnival Spectators	0	0	0
Fitness Passport	0	269	0
Shower	3	0	0
Non Swimmers	64	84	63
Aqua Aerobics	30	54	46
Super Pass	0	0	0
Total	5,581	5,885	6,580

AIRPORT PASSENGER NUMBERS

Passenger numbers for September 2015 were 4,224 compared with 4,234 during the same month in 2014.

ENERGY USE

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