Infrastructure Policy Committee
Agenda
2 June 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 Via online video conferencing platform Zoom on Tuesday, 2 June 2020.
David Waddell
Chief Executive Officer
For apologies please contact Administration on 6393 8218.
Infrastructure Policy Committee 2 June 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.
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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: 2020/783
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
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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
Road shoulder and table drain maintenance was undertaken on Icely Road north of the North Orange Bypass.
Maintenance grading works were undertaken on gravel roads including:
· Shepherd Road
· Louie Lane
· Lone Pine Avenue (south)
Road Construction
Cemetery internal roads
Construction is continuing on the internal roads at the cemetery with drainage works being finalised ahead of kerb and gutter construction.
Road Rehabilitation
Forest Road at Spring Terrace
Council’s contractor is undertaking the upgrading and widening of Forest Road at Spring Terrace between Orchard Road and Kelly Lane. Completed works will include the reconfiguration of the parking outside the Spring Terrace School and provision of additional protection by means of guardrail installation.
Forest Road at Cadia Road
Work has recently been completed with the hot mix asphalt reconstruction of the intersection of Forest Road and Cadia Road. These works form part of the larger reconstruction of Forest Road between the lights at Bloomfield through to Cadia Road.
Traffic Facilities
Orange Public School Anson Street School Crossing
Works have now been completed on the construction of all concrete islands and driveway adjustments into the Moulder Park car parking area. Line marking around the islands will follow shortly.
Roundabout at March Street and McLachlan Streets
Works continue at this intersection with finalisation of concrete pavement works and the tie in with hot mix asphalt to the existing pavement.
Photo: March and McLachlan Street Roundabout as at 28 April 2020
Roundabout at Hill Street, Northern Distributor Road and William Maker Drive
The Hill Street realignment is nearing completion with works soon to move onto the formation of the pavement widening on the Northern Distributor Road.
Photo: Hill street realignment looking back down towards the new Botanic Gardens entrance
Concrete and Drainage
Bike Rack – Sale Street
Bicycle silhouettes and hoops have been installed.
Footpath Construction
New footpath construction continued in Peisley Street.
Footpath Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation in concrete of old hot mix asphalt footpaths was undertaken in Clinton Street between Byng and March Street.
Stormwater Pipe Relining
Stormwater pipes were cleaned of tree roots and re-lined as part of Council’s drainage rehabilitation program.
Photo: Pipe re-lining material being fed mechanically into pit for stormwater pipe re-lining
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 |
April 2020 |
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Leaking meters |
418 |
18 |
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Faulty meters (incorrect readings) |
148 |
3 |
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No supply |
53 |
0 |
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Water pressure complaints |
32 |
2 |
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Meter box/lid replacements |
52 |
3 |
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Water quality |
38 |
7 |
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Service break |
4 |
0 |
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Service leak |
49 |
1 |
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Main break |
75 |
4 |
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Main leak |
267 |
16 |
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Valve leak |
7 |
0 |
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Hydrant leak |
83 |
6 |
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Total Water Requests |
1226 |
60 |
Water Service Renewals
· 16 Tobruk Crescent water service renewal
Construction Works
· Installation of underground power at the Clifton Grove old RFS building
· Renewal of 100m of 100mm water main at James Cook Crescent
· Renewal of 10m of 100mm water main at 17 Park Lane
· Installation of 40mm water service connection at 48 Molong Road.
· Installation of 32mm water service connection at 25 Astill Drive
· Installation of dual water service at 29 Buckland Drive
· Installation of water tanks at the Waste Water Treatment Plant.
Smart Water Meters
Council has commenced works on the smart water metering program with the installation of 252 water meters across the highest water users. The water meter receiver network has been established and network survey has been completed to evaluate the effectiveness of the network against Council underground assets. Installation is expected to commence soon once smart transmitters have been received.
Icely Road Water Main Renewal
Works are expected to commence on the Icely Road water main renewal on 1 June 2020. Council has received material to complete the renewal of the water main. The works will be undertaken along Icely Road from Cox Avenue to Autumn Street and is expected to be completed in September.
SEWER SERVICES
The type and number of sewer service responses by maintenance staff are shown in the table below.
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Category |
July 2018 – June 2019 |
April 2020 |
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Sewer blockages |
429 |
39 |
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Odour |
14 |
0 |
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Overflows |
176 |
6 |
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Total Sewer Requests |
619 |
45 |
Sewer Construction Works
· Sewer Reconstructions:
o Council has reconstructed the 225mm sewer main in Nelson Park off Gardiner Road.
o Reconstruction of sewer connection at 13 Nunkeri Place
o Blowes Road sewer reconstruction.
· Relining Program 2019 / 20
Council’s sewer relining program is nearing completion with the completion of the sewer main relining and a team in town currently completing the sealing of sewer junctions. Works are expected to be completed in June 2020. The 2019/2020 sewer renewal contract has seen the renewal of 3295m of 150mm and 100m of 225mm sewer main.
· Sewer Construction
o Installation of sewer connection at 1 Hampton Avenue
o Installation of sewer junction at Sophie Drive.
WATER SUPPLY SECURITY
Water Storage Levels
The combined storage of Suma Park and Spring Creek Dams as at 15 May 2020 is 24.83%. Water storage trends for the combined storages since January 2017 are shown in the graph below.
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Location |
Level Below Spillway (mm) |
% of Capacity |
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Suma Park Dam |
13,754 |
22.13% |
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Spring Creek Dam |
3,675 |
36.41% |
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Lake Canobolas |
0 |
100.00% |
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Gosling Creek Dam |
1,672 |
55.53% |
Supplementary Raw Water Sources
Extractions from the supplementary raw water supplies in recent months are provided in the table below.
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Raw Water Source |
February 2020 (ML) |
March 2020 (ML) |
April 2020 (ML) |
Total (ML) 2019/2020 |
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Bores* |
12.73 |
10.60 |
12.41 |
127.22 |
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Stormwater |
44.83 |
146.17 |
149.67 |
635.77 |
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Macquarie River |
133.94 |
303.88 |
201.93 |
658.24 |
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Total |
191.5 |
460.65 |
356.81 |
1414.03 |
* 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 22 April to 19 May 2020 and continuing. The minimum flow rate did not fall below 50 ML/day and the maximum flow rate occurred on 1 May at approximately 7,500 ML/day.
The chart below was sourced from the WaterNSW website with flows presented in megalitres per day (ML/d).
Demand Management
Residential water use
Average daily residential water consumption during the week ending 14 May 2020 was 126 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 February 2019.
Total water use
The average daily city-wide water consumption (all users including Molong) for the period between 17 April to 14 May 2020 was 8.2 ML/day. The average daily supply to Molong was 279kL.
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 April 2020 complied with the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines health targets.
SHIRALEE Creek SEWER
The Shiralee sewer is progressing well with approximately 1315m of the 2950m installed. The current completion date for this work is still late August 2020.
Southern Feeder Road CONSTRUCTION STAGE 2 (SFR2)
Asphalting work is underway on the SFR pavement. It is still hoped that traffic can be placed on the road in late May, however the recent rain and cold weather has impacted upon the works. There has also been some challenges in completing work on Huntley Road which could impact upon the way the project is opened.
Clean up works will however continue into June with full completion expected before July.
SPRING CREEK TO ICELY ROAD WATER TREATMENT PLANT WATER SECURITY PIPELINE
As previously detailed the contractor anticipates site establishment to undertake pipe laying in late May.
One land matter is still outstanding and an alternative route for a small portion of the pipeline is being considered. As initial conversations with the landholder on the alternative route have been positive, no significant delays are anticipated.
Practical completion for this project is still anticipated to be mid-October.
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
Work has commenced on the conduits in Summer Street in the vicinity of the Hotel Canobolas. This, along with the northern side of the street, has some complexities given the large Blackmans Swamp Creek stormwater channel crosses at this location. Next week it is anticipated that work will commence in the Post Office block.
As previously mentioned, the contractor has indicated that the COVID-19 has caused delivery problems with poles and fittings. Pole footings in Anson Street are also being constructed at present.
AIRPORT ENERGY USAGE
Energy used at the airport during April 2020 was 16,001.56 kWh at a cost to Council of $4,150.70.
aIRPORT PASSENGER NUMBERS
Passenger numbers for April 2020 were 88 compared with 6,340 in the same month in 2019.
ENERGY USE
The following information is sourced from E21, Council’s energy software.
