ORANGE CITY COUNCIL
Infrastructure Policy Committee
Agenda
7 November 2017
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, 7 November 2017.
Garry Styles
General Manager
For apologies please contact Michelle Catlin on 6393 8246.
Infrastructure Policy Committee 7 November 2017
2.1 Minutes of the City of Orange Traffic Committee - 3 October 2017
Infrastructure Policy Committee 7 November 2017
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. |
TRIM REFERENCE: 2017/2103
AUTHOR: Wayne Gailey, Manager Works
EXECUTIVE Summary
As Council has been made aware, the City of Orange Traffic Committee is a requirement of the Roads and Maritime Services. As Council is yet to finalise the Councillor representative on this Committee, the Mayor has acted as Council’s representative. The Committee met on 3 October 2017 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
Nil
Policy and Governance Implications
Nil
That the recommendations made by the City of Orange Traffic Committee at its meeting held on 3 October 2017 be 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
The City of Orange Traffic Committee is recommending the addition of right turn arrow lane marking on Farrell Road at the intersection with Telopea Way to eliminate any confusion that may be arising from the configuration of the intersection.
The Committee also recommends endorsement of the proposed temporary road closure of a section of William Maker Drive from the Northern Distributor Road for a four week period subject to certain conditions. Following the recommendation of the Traffic Committee, the closure was conditionally approved under delegation by Council staff to allow construction activities to begin in a timeframe that would see the work completed prior to Christmas. The four week closure period commenced on 23 October 2017.
Attachments
1 Minutes of the Meeting of the City of Orange Traffic Committee held on 3 October 2017
ORANGE CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE
City of Orange Traffic Committee
HELD IN Councillors Workroom, Civic Centre, Byng Street, Orange
ON 3 October 2017
COMMENCING AT 9.30am
1 Introduction
Attendance
Cr R Kidd (Mayor), Mr David Vant, Acting Sergeant Adam Cornish, Strategic Planning and Design Engineer, Road Safety Officer, Works Manager, Divisional Administration Officer
1.1 Apologies and Leave of Absence
RESOLVED Mr D Vant/Act Sgt A Cornish That the apology be accepted from Mr Geoff Lewis for the City of Orange Traffic Committee meeting on 3 October 2017. |
1.2 Acknowledgement of Country
1.3 Declaration of pecuniary interests, significant non-pecuniary interests and less than significant non-pecuniary interests
Nil
3 General Reports
TRIM Reference: 2017/2044 |
Recommendation Act Sgt A Cornish/Mr D Vant That no adjustments to be made to the current parking provisions on Mitchell Highway Lucknow opposite 4609 Mitchell Highway.
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4 General BUSINESS
The Committee agreed to hold future City of Orange Traffic Committee meetings at 9.30am instead of 9.00am.
The Meeting Closed at 10.15AM.
TRIM REFERENCE: 2017/2215
AUTHOR: Wayne Gailey, Manager Works
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
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
Road Maintenance
Road maintenance activities have been ongoing across the city including;
· Completing the winter gravel road grading program
· Programmed patching works ahead of the annual reseal program
· Programmed and reactive pothole patching.
Road Upgrading
Clergate Road
Road construction activities were completed on Clergate Road Stage 1.
At the time of writing this report all street lights were installed and awaiting commissioning by Essential Energy.
Lords Place
Works to upgrade Lords Place between Gardiner Road and the railway line were completed by Council staff and specialist contractors.
Ophir Road
Council crews added gravel and strengthened the existing pavement on Ophir Road near the first crossing. Additional works were also taken to address road pavement failures adjacent to the Banjo Patterson memorial.
Anson Street
Works were undertaken to repair the deteriorated pavement and road seal at the intersection of Anson Street and Lister Drive.
Hill Street
At the time of writing this report, Council crews were working on the rehabilitation of the road pavement from the pool to Moulder Street.
Burrendong Way
Council crews have begun the reconstruction and widening of the final stage of Burrendong Way, north of the Distributor Road. Works will involve improving the road geometry, road drainage and building a new pavement to suit the current and future traffic volumes and vehicle type.
Pinnacle Road
Contractors working for Council returned to undertake warranty works following the raising of defects by Council staff on them in the previous construction year with the addition of a full width reseal over and above the previous widening.
CONCRETE AND DRAINAGE
New Works
Footpath construction
New footpath construction was undertaken on Moulder Street between Kenna and Woodward Street.
Further works were also undertaken to provide a safe crossing point for pedestrians and cyclists on Coronation Drive at Ploughmans Lane as part of funding provided by Transport for NSW under its Cycling Towns programme.
Photo: Excavation for footpath and road crossing point on Coronation Drive
Footpath Rehabilitation
Footpath rehabilitation works were undertaken in the following street blocks:
· Sampson Street – Kite Street to Moulder Street
· Lords Place – Moulder Street to Torpy Street.
· Sampson Street – Lamrock Avenue to National Avenue
Footpath Maintenance
Footpath maintenance works were undertaken in:
· Byng Street
· Summer Street
· Coogal Park
· Endsleigh Avenue
· Diamond Drive
· Thomas Street
· Anson Street.
Kerb and Gutter Maintenance
Kerb and gutter maintenance works were undertaken in Kite Street at Hill Street
Drainage Maintenance
Drainage maintenance works were undertaken in:
· Gross pollutant trap at Dalton Street
· Summer Street between McNamara Lane and Peisley Street
· Tudor Place
· Albert Street
· Sampson Street.
WATER MAINTENANCE
Hydrant and Valves Inspection and Maintenance Program
Council’s water network teams have been undertaking an extensive inspection and maintenance program on the hydrant and valve network across Orange, Spring Hill and Lucknow since March 2017. As of 19 October 2017 the teams have inspected 77% of all hydrants and 87% of all valves in the network – a total of 7,254 hydrants and valves. High risk areas such as schools, the Central Business District and industrial areas were prioritised. Council’s program was to have the network inspections completed by the end of December 2017 and the program is currently progressing well as shown in the graph below.
Additional resources
In order to complete this intensive program, additional staff resources have been required over this short timeframe. Up to four staff have been employed through labour hire (until December 2017) in order to complete all inspections. Inspections include undertaking opening and closing valves and performing hydrant flow and pressure tests. The painting of all hydrants and valve covers is also being undertaken.
In addition to this, a hydro excavation vacuum truck has been purchased in order to improve the efficiency of the program delivery. This truck enables staff to “vacuum” soil build-up surrounding the valve spindle and hydrant connection point and avoids the need to undertake this task manually. The vacuum truck will also be used across a range of Council functions including the non-destructive location of below ground services (gas, power, telecommunications cable).
Defects
As a result of the testing and inspection process, a number of defects have been identified across the network. Defects deemed to have a high risk potential to affect normal and/or emergency service provision were dealt with immediately. It is proposed to put more resources towards addressing defects as part of Council’s ongoing hydrant and valves maintenance program.
New Water Services
· 7 Kaleno Way
· 2 Patrick Close
· 4 Abbey Court
· 7 McCormick Place
· 4 Cedar Street
· 6 Cedar Street
· 5 Scott Place
· 15 McCormick Place
Construction
· 100mm water main tapping for Bloomfield Hospital
· Construction of the Windred Street 100mm water main renewal is nearing completion with the water main installed and services currently being transferred.
· Works on the Frederica Street water main renewal are nearing commencement with the contract for the works awarded to Central Trenching Services. Works are expected to commence in November 2017.
Category |
July 2016 – June 2017 |
August 2017 |
September 2017 |
Leaking meters |
496 |
16 |
73 |
Faulty meters (incorrect readings) |
145 |
5 |
6 |
No supply |
52 |
0 |
5 |
Water pressure complaints |
33 |
0 |
0 |
Meter box/lid replacements |
62 |
5 |
3 |
Water quality |
51 |
5 |
1 |
Service break |
11 |
0 |
1 |
Service leak |
47 |
5 |
4 |
Main break |
76 |
4 |
6 |
Main leak |
288 |
20 |
22 |
Valve leak |
12 |
4 |
4 |
Hydrant leak |
59 |
12 |
10 |
Total Water Requests |
1332 |
60 |
135 |
WATER STORAGE
Water Storage Levels
Location |
Date |
Level Below Spillway (mm) |
% of Capacity |
Suma Park Dam |
23 October 2017 |
3393 |
72.96% |
Spring Creek Dam |
23 October 2017 |
284 |
93.53% |
Gosling Creek Dam |
23 October 2017 |
500 |
85.75% |
Lake Canobolas |
23 October 2017 |
86 |
97.42% |
A Decision Support Tool meeting was held at the end of September to determine the need to activate Suma Park Dam’s supplementary raw water sources during the October to December quarter. A Bureau of Meteorology forecast for neutral conditions, in combination with a prediction of higher demands as seasonal temperatures increase, is expected to see all supplementary supplies switched on during the quarter. The Showground bore supply began transfer on 20 October and the Clifton Grove bores and stormwater harvesting shall begin transfer by mid-November. The Macquarie Pipeline shall begin transfer towards the end of the quarter, flows permitting. As data on raw water transfer volumes becomes available in the future it will be included in this report for information.
Information on the Decision Support Tool and monthly updates on extraction volumes can also be found on Council’s website under Orange’s Raw Water Supply System page at http://www.orange.nsw.gov.au/site/index.cfm?display=604698
Water Consumption
Average daily water consumption during the week ending 19 October 2017 was 206 litres per person per day.
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 collected in August and September 2017 complied with the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines, 2011.
Blue-green algae concentrations in Suma Park Dam have remained at moderate levels since last reported in Current Works. Actions, including ongoing monitoring, continue to be implemented in accordance with Council’s Algae Management Plan. Algal toxins (potentially generated from the blue-green algae species present) analysis has provided results of nil detect in Suma Park Dam.
Spring Hill Groundwater
A hydrological assessment is being conducted on the Spring Hill and Airport drinking water bores to gain better understanding of the infiltration catchment area which supplies the bores. The need for this work was determined out of processes described in Council’s Drinking Water Management System and is one of a range of actions to mitigate potential water quality risks. The work includes groundwater level surveys, a 48 hour pumping test, and groundwater modelling. The on-ground component of the assessment at Spring Hill was conducted from Monday 23 October through Friday 27 October.
SEWER MAINTENANCE
Category |
July 2016 – June 2017 |
August 2017 |
September 2017 |
Sewer blockages |
359 |
39 |
38 |
Odour |
11 |
1 |
2 |
Overflows |
139 |
18 |
8 |
Total Sewer Requests |
509 |
58 |
48 |
Sewer Reconstructions
· 45 Bletchington Street
· 4 Maple Street
· 6 Maple Street
CENTRAL TABLELANDS REGIONAL WATER SECURITY PROJECT – Orange To Carcoar Pipeline
The project is within budget will be completed by June 2018.
A summary of the Orange to Carcoar pipeline progress is below.
Section 1: Blayney to Millthorpe – 11,493m
This section is complete.
Section 2: Spring Hill Reservoir to Millthorpe Reservoir – 8550m
This section is complete.
Section 3a: Orange Airport to Spring Hill Reservoir – 4,058m
This section is complete.
Section 3b: Orange Airport to Spring Creek Filter – 7,948m
This section is complete.
Section 4: Spring Creek Filter to Icely Road Filter – 5,535m
This section is complete.
Section 5a: Backhouse Spur – 2,835m
This section is complete.
Section 5b: Carcoar to Blayney – 13,890m
This section is complete.
Section 5c: Carcoar Filtration Plant to Carcoar – 6,948m
This section is complete.
Pump station 1 – Spring Creek Filter
Pump station 1 structurally complete, civil works 80% complete, mechanical and electrical 75% complete.
Pump station 2 – Plumb Street Blayney
Pump station 2 is structurally complete, civil works 30% complete, mechanical and electrical 0% complete.
Pump station 3 – Carcoar Filtration Plant
Pump station 3 structurally complete, civil works 80% complete, mechanical and electrical 75% complete.
Chlorine boosters – 6 Locations
Chlorine booster 1 (PS 1) 50% complete.
Chlorine booster 2 (Airport) 50% complete.
Chlorine booster 3 (Spring Hill reservoir) 50% complete.
Chlorine booster 4 (Millthorpe reservoir) 50 % complete.
Chlorine booster 5 (PS 2) 50% complete.
Chlorine booster 6 (Carcoar Filter) upgrade existing 0% complete.
East Orange Booster Zone
All reticulation changes are 100% complete.
Pump station is structurally complete, mechanical and electrical 10% complete.
Spring Hill to Orange effluent pipeline – 10,000m
This section is complete.
Orange to Spring Hill Effluent Pipeline
The identification of holes in the six kilometres of the Orange to Spring Hill pipe that was buried before the vandalism was identified is currently underway.
The process used to identify the holes involves inserting a mixture of nitrogen and hydrogen gas under pressure with a “sniffer” unit (gas monitor) used to detect gas at the surface of the pipeline trench.
Once approximate locations of holes are identified the pipeline will be pressurised with water and each location excavated and the holes repaired.
AIRPORT PASSENGER NUMBERS
Passenger numbers for August 2017 were 5,880 and September 2017 were 5,495 compared with 4,858 in August 2016 and 4,620 in September 2016.
Airport Energy Usage
Energy used at the airport during August 2017 was 25,721.32 kWh at a cost to Council of $4,523.26 and for September 2017 usage was 22,553.80 kWh at a cost of $4,040.92.
ENERGY USE
The following information is sourced from E21, Council’s energy software.
Tuesday 24 October 2017