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 14 July 2015

COMMENCING AT 9.32AM

1 Introduction

Attendance

Cr R Turner (Chairperson), Mr David Vant, Sgt Leon Corcoran, Mr Geoff Lewis, Manager Development Assessments, Commercial and Emergency Services Manager, Road Safety Officer, Transport Asset Engineer, Development Engineer, Engineering Officer (DeGraaf), Divisional Administration Officer

1.1 Apologies and Leave of Absence

RESOLVED Cr R Turner/Mr G Lewis

That the apology be accepted from Sgt Mark Hevers for the City of Orange Traffic Committee meeting on 14 July 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 Cr R Turner/Mr G Lewis

That the Minutes of the Meeting of the City of Orange Traffic Committee held on 9 June 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 9 June 2015 with the deletion of Cr Munro, General Manager and Director Technical Services from the attendance list and the addition of Traffic Asset Engineer.

3 General Reports

3.1 Bus Zone Times - Summer Street

TRIM Reference: 2015/1611

Recommendation Mr G Lewis/Mr D Vant

That the bus zone times in Summer Street between Lords Place and Anson Street change to 6.00am-7.30pm Monday to Friday and 6.00am–3.00pm Saturday.

3.2 Reclaim the Night - 30 October 2015

TRIM Reference: 2015/1617

Recommendation Cr R Turner/Mr D Vant

That the Conditional Approval for the Reclaim the Night event to be held on 30 October 2015 be endorsed.

It was noted that the relevant legislation referred to in Condition 2 has changed and needs to be updated on this and all future conditional approvals.

3.3 Heavy Vehicles in Moulder Street

TRIM Reference: 2015/1654

Recommendation Mr G Lewis/Mr D Vant

That Council not install weight limits in Moulder Street.

3.4 2015 Orange to Bathurst Charity Bike Ride

TRIM Reference: 2015/1697

Recommendation Mr G Lewis/Mr D Vant

That the Conditional Approval for 2015 Orange to Bathurst Charity Bike Ride be endorsed.

3.5 Parking - Catherine McAuley School

TRIM Reference: 2015/1725

Recommendation Mr D Vant/Cr R Turner

1 That the bus zone in Byng Street between Sale Street and Hill Street be changed to 15 minute parking.

2 That the disabled parking space be moved into Byng Street.

3 That the new arrangements be trialled for a period of four weeks and be retained if successful.

3.6 Review of Time Limits for On-Street Parking and the Sale Street Car Park

TRIM Reference: 2015/1731

Recommendation Cr R Turner/Mr G Lewis

1 That the parking spaces on the northern and southern sides of Summer Street between Peisley Street and William Street that are currently subject to a 15 minute parking time limit be changed to a 1 hour parking time limit.

2 That the parking spaces on the southern side of Byng Street between Peisley Street and William Street that are currently not subject to a parking time limit be changed to a 1 hour time limit.

3 That the parking spaces on the western side of Peisley Street between Summer Street and Kite Street that are currently subject to a 30 minute parking time limit be changed to a 1 hour time limit.

4 That the parking spaces on the northern and southern sides of Kite Street between Anson Street and Lords Place that are currently subject to a 1 hour time limit be changed to a 2 hour time limit.

5 That the northernmost row of parking spaces, totalling 16 spaces, in the Sale Street car park be subject to a 3 hour time limit, and the remaining 45 spaces in the northernmost section of that car park not be subject to a parking time limit.

3.7 Caroline Street - Footpath

TRIM Reference: 2015/1743

Recommendation Mr G Lewis/Mr D Vant

That Council not proceed to install footpath on the southern side of Caroline Street as a suitable pedestrian crossing facility has now been provided at the Endsleigh Avenue intersection.

The Meeting Closed at 9:56AM.

Infrastructure Policy Committee 4 August 2015

3.2 Current Works

TRIM REFERENCE: 2015/1856

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 crews have been undertaking road patching works extensively across the City after consistent rain, snow and ice.

Rural road grading was undertaken at:

· Lone Pine Avenue

· Louie Lane

· Bargwanna Road

· Buttle Road

Road Construction

Southern Feeder Road

Hamcon Civil continued works on stage 1 of the Southern Feeder Road between Huntley Road and Anson Street. Works status is:

· All kerbs are now in apart from the Sharp Road intersection

· Pavement is complete although some will need to be re-worked when weather permits and prior to sealing

· Lighting at the new intersection alignment on Forest Road has been switched on

· Remaining seal and asphalt to be laid when weather permits

· Traffic signals in ground infrastructure is well advanced

· Old Huntley Road alignment pavement removed and landscape mounds built.

Burrendong Way

Line marking has now been installed. Guard rail installation is imminent.

Huntley Road/Bloomfield entrance

A primer seal has been applied to the new and reworked pavement down to Bloomfield Road. Asphalt will be laid at the newly constructed hospital entrance when weather permits.

CONCRETE AND DRAINAGE

Drainage Works

East Orange Channel

Further concrete was poured in the base of the channel on this project with untimely wet weather again delaying completion.

Ophir Road

Council crews continued undertaking work to rectify scour problems alongside residential properties in the vicinity of Girrahween Place.

Footpath Rehabilitation

Council crews undertook works to remove substantial damage to footpaths from tree roots in Lords Place from Moulder Street to Kite Street and replace hot mix asphalt.

WATER MAINTENANCE

Category	July 2014 – Apr 2015	Jun 2015
Leaking meters	341	41
Faulty meters (incorrect readings)	116	3
No supply	24	0
Meter box/lid replacements	73	1
Water quality	20	5
Service break	5	2
Service leak	35	2
Main break	43	4
Main leak	218	13
Valve leak	9	0
Hydrant leak	36	9
Total Water Requests	920	80

Water Service Renewals

· 59 Mathews Avenue

· Civic Centre carpark

New Water Services

· Jack Brabham Park irrigation connection - 150mm water service

· 100mm water service installation to the museum

· Dean Drive sewer pump station - 20mm water service

· 149 Peisley Street - 100 fire service

· 38 Sale Street - 25mm water service

Private Works Orders

· Water meter inspection and replacement of non reads

· Dual water inspections

· 213 – 215 Hill Street - water mains connection

· Lower hydrant on Forest Road

· Cap off Ex Services water service

· Relocation of water service for 99 Franklin Road

WATER STORAGE

Water Storage Levels

Location	Date	Level Below Spillway	% of Capacity
Suma Park Dam	20 July 2015	5,484mm	59.08%
Spring Creek Dam	20 July 2015	0mm	100%
Gosling Creek Dam	20 July 2015	0mm	100%
Lake Canobolas	20 July 2015	0mm	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 June 2015 complied with the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines, 2011.

Representatives from the Bathurst Public Health Unit attended a presentation day on 16 July as part of their review of Council’s Drinking Water Management System. The day included a tour of the water filtration plant and presentations from a number of water treatment and reticulation staff. Very positive feedback was received, with minor suggestions to be included in the continuous improvement of the system.

Water Consumption

Average daily water consumption during the week ending 16 July 2015 was 168 litres per person per day. Stormwater harvesting in the Ploughman’s Creek system is underway in accordance with licence conditions.

SEWER MAINTENANCE

Category	Jul 2014 – Apr 2015	Jun 2015
Sewer blockages	296	33
Odour	10	1
Overflows	179	22
Total Sewer Requests	485	56

Sewer Reconstructions

· 20 Talinga Avenue

Private Works Orders

· Sewer connection at 213 – 215 Hill Street

· Sewer connection at 239 Sale Street

Capital Works

· Construction of the West Orange Sewer Pump Station at Dean Drive

· Completion of sewer mains renewal program

CCTV Program

· 94 Kite Street

· 19 Cassey Street

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 have experienced some delays due to rock and weather and have completed approximately 80% of the pipe laying and 80% of one of the sewerage pump stations. Work over the next few weeks will be on the second sewerage pump station and pipeline crossing of Forest Road.

JOSA are expected to complete all works by September 2015.

SUMA PARK DAM UPGRADE

Works at Suma Park Dam are approaching 50% complete.

Main Concrete Arch Dam

The insitu concrete walls that tie the installed precast wall units into the existing rock either side of the main dam wall are being completed this week.

Recent weather events have resulted in the upstream dams of Gosling and Spring Creek overflowing which in turn increases the inflow into Suma such that significant future rain events may result in quick jumps to the supply level in Suma with a potential overtopping of the spillway within a one month period, similar to that which occurred in 2010.

The contractor is endeavouring to complete all concrete works below the spillway as early as possible to avoid the works being inundated. The 10 x 27m deep permanent rock anchors are being installed into the reinforced concrete anchored toe block in the stilling basin at the base of the dam. The 436 x 5m deep anchors are 90% complete with concrete slab works to follow with an anticipated completion date at the end of August.

Work is continuing on the downstream discharge valve pit with initial designs received for the temporary water supply and off take tower works. Discussion is being undertaken between Council operators and the contractors to ensure a safe water supply to the Icely Road filter during an extended shutdown for the construction works.

Works are currently being scheduled for the off take tower refurbishment and raising of the spillway which will be the final major work item undertaken.

Auxiliary Spillway

Final designs of the alternate auxiliary spillway fusegate system have been received and are being endorsed. The footing to the left abutment wall is complete. The main concrete sill works are currently being constructed. The fusegate construction is due for completion in late October.

Program

Currently the project is running to budget and quality with an anticipated completion date for the majority of works in late December and a carry over of final detailed works into early 2016.

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 September 2015 subject to river flows.

AIRPORT PASSENGER NUMBERS

Passenger numbers for June 2015 were 4,016 compared with 3,884 during the same month in 2014. Passenger numbers for the year 2014-2015 were 48,836 compared with 52,732 during the 2013-14 year.

Airport EXPANSION Project

All major works on the airport expansion project have been completed. The new terminal building was opened late last year. The main runway extension was opened to air traffic on 23 April and the extension of the grass runway was also opened to traffic on 6 May 2015. The apron expansion was opened on 1 July 2015. Some minor drainage and fencing works will be carried out in the next month to complete the project.

Aquatic Centre Attendance

	April 2015	May 2015	June 2015
Adult	625	582	639
Concession	276	308	331
Child	774	787	641
Child Under 5	277	264	235
Family	87	35	57
School	39	44	29
Swipe Entries	3,100	3,278	3,416
Adult Multi Pass	36	49	50
Child/Concession Multi Pass	43	47	58
Carnival Spectators	0	254	0
Fitness Passport	0	0	301
Shower	78	56	10
Non Swimmers	13	31	55
Aqua Aerobics	0	0	0
Super Pass	0	0	0
Total	5,348	5,735	5,822

ENERGY USE

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