Infrastructure Policy Committee
Agenda
12 May 2020
Notice is hereby given, in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 1993 that an Infrastructure Policy Committee meeting of ORANGE CITY COUNCIL will be held in the Via online video conferencing platform Zoom on Tuesday, 12 May 2020.
David Waddell
Chief Executive Officer
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Infrastructure Policy Committee 12 May 2020
2.1 Minutes of the Airport Community Committee Meeting - 26 February 2020
1 Introduction
1.1 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. |
RECORD NUMBER: 2020/438
AUTHOR: Ian Greenham, Director Technical Services
EXECUTIVE Summary
The Airport Community Committee met on 26 February 2020 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 “13.1 Prosper - Support public and private rail, coach and air services”.
Financial Implications
Nil
Policy and Governance Implications
Nil
That Council resolves to acknowledge the reports presented to the Airport Community Committee at its meeting of 26 February 2020.
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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.
Attachments
1 Minutes of the Meeting of the Airport Community Committee held on 26 February 2020
2 ACC Agenda 26 February 2020, D20/13064⇩
ORANGE CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE
Airport Community Committee
HELD IN Orange Airport, Aerodrome Road, Orange
ON 26 February 2020
COMMENCING AT 5.00pm
Attendance
Cr T Mileto (Chairperson), Cr J McRae, Mr Jason Vials, Mr Rohan Williams, Mr Robert Alford, Mrs Anne Salter, Mr John Pullen, Mr Brian Wood, Manager Depot, Airport & Emergency Services, Airport Supervisor
1.1 Apologies and Leave of Absence
RESOLVED Mrs A Salter/Mr J Pullen That the apologies be accepted from Cr S Romano and Mr Peter Rodgers for the Airport Community Committee meeting on 26 February 2020. |
1.3 Declaration of pecuniary interests, significant non-pecuniary interests and less than significant non-pecuniary interests
Nil
That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Airport Community Committee held on 28 August 2019 (copies of which were circulated to all members) be and are hereby confirmed as a true and accurate record of the proceedings of the Airport Community Committee meeting held on 28 August 2019. |
4 General Reports
TRIM Reference: 2020/305 |
Recommendation Mr J Pullen/Mr R Williams That the Airport Community Committee Action Plan be reviewed and updated.
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MATTER ARISING
RECOMMENDATION Mr R Alford/Mr B Wood That the Committee congratulates Council and Council staff on the work that has been completed and the ongoing works at the airport.
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5 General BUSINESS
· Road to airport
o Rough ride for Ambulance
o Entrance to Orange
o Safety for all users
· Signage welcoming visitors to Orange
· Medical interchange awning. Excellent comments from all users.
RECOMMENDATION Mr R Alford/Mr B Wood That the general discussion items on the airport road, welcome signage and medical interchange awning be acknowledged.
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The Meeting Closed at 6.05PM.
RECORD NUMBER: 2020/664
AUTHOR: Ian Greenham, 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 “9.1 Preserve - Construct and maintain a road network meets the community’s transport and infrastructure needs”.
Financial Implications
Nil
Policy and Governance Implications
Nil
That Council resolves to note the report on Current Works.
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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
Road Maintenance
Council’s contractors undertook the annual crack sealing program. Crack sealing is a preventative maintenance activity that extends the life of road pavements by denying water entry into the structural layers below the seal. In total over 20,000 lineal metres of crack sealing was carried out on the following streets:
· Ironbark Road
· Clergate Road
· Kite Street (Lords – Anson)
· William Maker Drive (Hughes – Dimboola)
· Molloy Drive
· Turquoise Way
· Northern Distributor Road (Molong – Burrendong)
· Velodrome
· Forest Road (Tynan – Grevillea)
· Peisley Street (Summer – Kite)
· Hill / Dalton Street (roundabout patch)
· Ash Street (asphalt construction joints)
· Carwoola Drive (Borrodell – Lombardy)
· Centennial Crescent (including Eliza Pl)
· Poplars Drive
· Lombardy Way
· Emerald Street
· Onyx Place
Road Construction
Council’s contractor began works on the reconstruction of a further 800m section of Forest Road at Spring Terrace. Works will involve realignment, road widening and the reconstruction of the Spring Terrace School parking facility immediately adjacent to the road.
Photo: Essential Energy staff on Forest Road tensioning overhead power lines to achieve maximum road clearance and providing warning sleeves (tiger tails) prior to road reconstruction works.
Traffic Facilities
Roundabout at March Street and McLachlan Street
Council crews continued work on the roundabout construction with progress being made on the concrete pavements and centre islands.
Photo – March and McLachlan: Mountable centre island and first ring of final road pavement
Roundabout at Hill Street, Northern Distributor Road and William Maker Drive
Council’s contractor continued working on the roundabout construction with works still focussed on the southern leg and realignment of Hill Street.
School Pedestrian Crossing Safety Improvements – Anson Street
Staff began the construction of concrete islands and associated works around the marked pedestrian crossing on Anson Street outside of the Orange Public School.
Photo: Concrete pour on eastern side of OPS pedestrian crossing – Anson Street
Concrete and Drainage
Bike Rack – Sale Street
Council staff poured concrete to form the base for a new bike rack on Sale Street just south of Summer Street.
Footpath Construction
Further works were undertaken to construct new footpaths on Peisley Street between Franklin Road and East Fork.
Footpath Rehabilitation
Council’s contractor undertook the reconstruction of concrete footpaths on Sale Street between Prince and March Streets.
WATER SUPPLY SERVICES
The type and number of water supply service responses by maintenance staff are shown in the table below.
Category |
July 2018 – June 2019 |
March 2020 |
Leaking meters |
418 |
26 |
Faulty meters (incorrect readings) |
148 |
8 |
No supply |
53 |
1 |
Water pressure complaints |
32 |
1 |
Meter box/lid replacements |
52 |
5 |
Water quality |
38 |
9 |
Service break |
4 |
1 |
Service leak |
49 |
0 |
Main break |
75 |
10 |
Main leak |
267 |
17 |
Valve leak |
7 |
0 |
Hydrant leak |
83 |
7 |
Total Water Requests |
1226 |
85 |
Water Service Renewals
· 3 Bardia Avenue 20mm water service renewal.
Construction Works
· Works are continuing on the large water meter replacements in preparation for the Smart Water Metering Program.
· Water service has been installed for the new amenities at Jack Brabham Park.
SEWER SERVICES
The type and number of sewer service responses by maintenance staff are shown in the table below.
Category |
July 2018 – June 2019 |
March 2020 |
Sewer blockages |
429 |
37 |
Odour |
14 |
0 |
Overflows |
176 |
15 |
Total Sewer Requests |
619 |
52 |
Sewer Construction Works
· Sewer Reconstructions:
o Hill and Margaret Street 150mm sewer main reconstruction.
o Robertson Park sewer main connection 150mm sewer main relined and connection rebuilt.
· Relining Program 2019/20
Works on the 2019/20 sewer relining program are progressing well with 75% of the sewer main completed with the remainder to be relined by the start of May 2020. Works on the junction sealing are set to commence in May 2020 with works expected to be completed in June 2020.
WATER SUPPLY SECURITY
Water Storage Levels
The combined storage of Suma Park and Spring Creek Dams as at 17 April 2020 is 22.40%. Water storage trends for the combined storages since January 2017 are shown in the graph below.
Location |
Level Below Spillway (mm) |
% of Capacity |
Suma Park Dam |
14,271 |
20.43% |
Spring Creek Dam |
4,171 |
30.80% |
Lake Canobolas |
2,344 |
43.54% |
Gosling Creek Dam |
2,717 |
33.12% |
Supplementary Raw Water Sources
Extractions from the supplementary raw water supplies in recent months are provided in the table below.
Raw Water Source |
January 2020 (ML) |
February 2020 (ML) |
March 2020 (ML) |
Total (ML) 2019/2020 |
Bores* |
11.12 |
12.73 |
10.60 |
114.81 |
Stormwater |
62.13 |
44.83 |
146.17 |
486.10 |
Macquarie River |
6.17 |
133.94 |
303.88 |
456.31 |
Total |
79.42 |
191.5 |
460.65 |
1057.22 |
* Bores include two at Clifton Grove and one at the Showground
A more detailed monthly summary of raw water transfers can be found on Council’s website at https://www.orange.nsw.gov.au/water/oranges-water-supply/.
The Decision Support Tool (DST) quarterly review was conducted for the fourth quarter of 2019/20. Continuing dry conditions require all available supplementary raw water sources to be operated.
Macquarie River Flows
The flows in the Macquarie River monitored downstream of Long Point (Station 421192) continued to exceed the temporary flow rate trigger of 38 ML/d for the whole of the period of 25 March to 21 April 2020 and continuing. The minimum flow rate occurred on 25 March at approximately 46.14 ML/day and the maximum flow rate occurred on the same day at approximately 12,255 ML/day.
The chart below was sourced from the WaterNSW website with flows presented in megalitres per day (ML/d).
Demand Management
Water Restrictions
Level 5 water restrictions were introduced on Sunday 6 October 2019.
The Demand Management Team continues to deliver a very successful water conservation program across Orange. Both residential and non-residential strategies are being implemented by this team.
Residential water use
Average daily residential water consumption during the week ending 16 April 2020 was 114 litres per person per day. The target under Level 5 water restrictions is 160 litres per person per day. The graph below shows the average daily residential water consumption trends since January 2019.
Non-residential water use
Council staff have completed water audits on the 70 largest water users in the non-residential sector.
As required under Level 5 Water Restrictions, these businesses will now need to complete Water Savings Action Plans outlining strategies that they will be implementing in order to reduce water use. Council is now actively pursuing the submission of Water Savings Action Plans from all of these businesses.
Total water use
The average daily city-wide water consumption (all users including Molong) for the period between 20 March and 16 April 2020 was 8.7 ML/day. The average daily supply to Molong was 823kL.
DRINKING WATER QUALITY
Water samples are collected as a component of Orange City Council’s Drinking Water Quality Monitoring Program in accordance with NSW Health requirements. Samples are collected regularly and sent to a NSW Government National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) accredited laboratory for analysis. Samples collected in March 2020 complied with the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines health targets.
SHIRALEE Creek SEWER
The Shiralee sewer is progressing well with approximately 750m of the 2950m installed. The current completion date for this work is late August 2020.
Southern Feeder Road CONSTRUCTION STAGE 2 (SFR2)
Since the last report to Council the contractors have completed concrete traffic barriers on the bridge, raised approaches, undertaken work on the Elsham Avenue cul-de-sac and been working on the Huntley Road SFR intersection.
It is anticipated that the road will be open to traffic in late May with minor clean up works occurring after that date.
SPRING CREEK TO ICELY ROAD WATER TREATMENT PLANT WATER SECURITY PIPELINE
As detailed in the last report to Council, Leed Engineering has been engaged to undertake the works. At present they anticipate the commencement of pipe laying around the end of May, however pipes should be onsite prior to this date.
A hydraulic design was completed by the contractor verifying the preliminary design and it is anticipated that the pumps can be ordered by 24 April. Due to COVID-19 the delivery time has increased marginally and the new date for completion is expected to be mid-October.
With the exception of one property, all land matters have been finalised to the point where access is available to the contractor. The final land matter should be resolved prior to the contractor commencing works.
AstiLl Drive Pound
The pound is nearing completion with only minor items left to be resolved. It is anticipated the project can be handed over to Council within the next week.
whiteway lighting
JLE Electrical has completed the installation of electrical conduits in Anson Street between Byng Street and Prince Street. It is anticipated that work on the conduits in Summer Street will commence on Monday 27 April.
The contractor has indicated that the COVID-19 has caused delivery problems with poles and fittings and on this basis it is anticipated that the installation of poles will be delayed until mid-May.
aIRPORT PASSENGER NUMBERS
Passenger numbers for March 2020 were 4,708 compared with 7,139 in the same month in 2019.
AIRPORT ENERGY USAGE
Energy used at the airport during March 2020 was 18,466.88 kWh at a cost to Council of $4,850.81.
ENERGY USE
The following information is sourced from E21, Council’s energy software.