Agenda of Infrastructure Policy Committee

ORANGE CITY COUNCIL

MINUTES OF THE

City of Orange Traffic Committee

HELD IN Committee Room 3, Civic Centre, Byng Street, Orange

ON 13 February 2018

COMMENCING AT 9.30am

1 Introduction

Attendance

Cr R Turner (Chairperson), Mr David Vant, Sgt Mark Hevers, Mr Geoff Lewis, Mr Alex Morgan (Roads & Maritime Services), Chief Inspector David Harvey, Manager Development Assessments, Strategic Planning and Design Engineer, Road Safety Officer, Divisional Administration Officer, Operations Manager.

1.1 Apologies and Leave of Absence

Nil

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 D Vant

That the Minutes of the Meeting of the City of Orange Traffic Committee held on 12 December 2017 (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 12 December 2017.

3 General Reports

3.1 Residential Parking Scheme - Hill Street between Summer Street and Kite Street

TRIM Reference: 2018/83

Recommendation Mr D Vant/Mr G Lewis

That Council makes no changes to the parking arrangements on Hill Street between Summer Street and Kite Street.

3.2 Residential Parking Scheme - Lords Place between Moulder Street and Wade Place

TRIM Reference: 2018/85

Recommendation Mr G Lewis/Cr R Turner

That Council makes no changes to the parking arrangements on Lords Place between Moulder Street and Wade Place.

** The Committee then considered item 3.17 to allow Chief Inspector David Harvey to leave the meeting to attend to urgent matters. **

** Chief Inspector David Harvey left the meeting with the time being 10.20am. **

3.3 Parking on Byng Street adjacent to Byng Street Cafe

TRIM Reference: 2018/146

Recommendation Cr R Turner/Mr G Lewis

That this matter be referred to Council’s Parking Officers for the enforcement of parking restrictions in the vicinity of the Byng Street Cafe.

3.4 Visibility issues exiting Orange Railway Station car park

TRIM Reference: 2018/84

Recommendation Mr G Lewis/Mr D Vant

That Council place ‘No Stopping’ signage 10m from the railway carpark driveway on Peisley Street either side of the driveway.

MATTER ARISING FROM CONSIDERATION OF THE ABOVE

RECOMMENDATION Mr D Vant/Cr R Turner

That Council write to State Rail requesting they close off the unused driveway of the railway station carpark and reinstate the kerb.

3.5 Disable car parking availablity at Service NSW

TRIM Reference: 2018/145

Recommendation Mr D Vant/Mr G Lewis

That there be no further progression on the installation of disabled car parking adjacent to Service NSW on Lords Place until a full CBD wide review of disabled car parking is conducted as part of the CBD upgrade plans.

3.6 Speeding complaint - Hill Street

TRIM Reference: 2017/2715

Recommendation

1 That Council requests additional police patrols of Hill Street to monitor speeding.

2 That Council installs repeater 50kph speed signs in the section of Hill Street north of Dalton Street.

3.7 Phillip Street Children's Crossing

TRIM Reference: 2018/3

Recommendation Mr D Vant/Sgt M Hevers

That Council work with Bletchington Public School and surrounding residents on an education campaign regarding the use of an unmanned children’s crossing

3.8 Intersection of Pretty Plains Road and Mitchell Highway

TRIM Reference: 2018/44

Recommendation Sgt M Hevers/Mr G Lewis

That Council refers the incoming correspondence from Phillip Donato MP, regarding safety concerns at the intersection of Mitchell Highway and Pretty Plains Road to the Roads and Maritime Services for consideration.

3.9 Lords Place and Franklin Road Intersection - Speed and Safety Concerns

TRIM Reference: 2018/124

Recommendation Sgt M Hevers/Mr G Lewis

That a decision on this item be deferred and considered with Item 3.10 ‘Lords Place and Franklin Street Intersection – Bus Safety Concerns’ at the next City of Orange Traffic Committee meeting.

3.10 Lords Place and Franklin Street Intersection - Bus Safety Concerns

TRIM Reference: 2018/109

Recommendation Cr R Turner/Sgt M Hevers

That after consultation between Roads & Maritime Services and Council, a report be brought to the next City of Orange Traffic Committee meeting.

3.11 Racecourse Road - Traffic Problems

TRIM Reference: 2018/120

Recommendation Mr D Vant/Cr R Turner

1 That Council does not apply for the provision of a fixed speed camera on Racecourse Road.

2 That Council’s Parking officers monitor heavy vehicle parking in the vicinity of Barrett Court and Racecourse Road

3.12 Intersection line marking

TRIM Reference: 2018/141

Recommendation Cr R Turner/Mr G Lewis

That Council does not amend the line marking at the intersection of Burrendong Way and Phillip Street at this time.

3.13 Signage - Pass Cyclists Safely

TRIM Reference: 2018/46

Recommendation Cr R Turner/Mr D Vant

That Council carries out education to encourage safe passing of cyclists on high cycle routes.

**Operations Manager left the meeting with the time being 11.18am

3.14 Submission to City of Orange Traffic Committee - The Orange Treadlies

TRIM Reference: 2018/68

Recommendation Mr G Lewis/Sgt M Hevers

That Council continues to work towards the creation and adoption of the Orange “Active Travel Plan Part B – Implementation” that covers the process of planning, building, encouraging and managing a network in which to walk and ride around the city.

3.15 Membership of City of Orange Traffic Committee

TRIM Reference: 2018/164

Recommendation Mr D Vant/Mr G Lewis

That Council not alter the membership of the City of Orange Traffic Committee, noting that representatives of organisations are able to make presentations to the Committee on items of interest.

3.16 Street Event - Pig Push 2018

TRIM Reference: 2018/132

Recommendation Mr G Lewis/Cr R Turner

That the Conditional Approval for the 2018 Pig Push be endorsed subject to compliance with the attached conditions with the addition of the requirement to obtain a Road Occupancy License from Roads & Maritime Services and the removal of references to speed restrictions in the Traffic Control Plan.

3.17 Street Event - Newcrest Challenge 2018

TRIM Reference: 2018/133

Recommendation Cr R Turner/Mr G Lewis

1 That the Conditional Approval for the 2018 Newcrest Orange Challenge be endorsed subject to compliance with the attached conditions with the substitution in condition 4 of “Written approval” with “A Section 144 order”, and the addition of a 60kph speed limit in both directions to Roads & Maritime Service standards to be included in the Traffic Control Plan.

2 That Council advise the organisers that future event applications must be submitted six months prior to the event.

The Meeting Closed at 11.35AM.

Infrastructure Policy Committee 6 March 2018

3 General Reports

3.1 Current Works

RECORD NUMBER: 2018/335

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 “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

Road Maintenance

Road maintenance activities have been ongoing across the City including;

· Programmed and reactive pothole patching.

· Road shoulder and verge maintenance.

The annual road crack sealing program commenced Monday 22 January. Roads completed to since writing of the January 2018 report are:

Location	Section From	Section To
Kite Street	Edward Street	Endsleigh Avenue
Maddison Way	Dalton Street	End
Tate Crescent	Maddison Way	End
Glasson Drive	William Maker Drive	William Maker Drive
Dimboola Way	Glasson Drive	William Maker Drive
Downey Crescent	Glasson Drive	Dimboola Way
William Maker Drive	Hughes Street	End
Hughes Street	William Maker Drive	Emmaville Street
Emmaville Street	Eurawillah Street	End
Eurawillah Street	Emmaville Street	End
Etna Street	Romano Drive	Catania Street
Palermo Street	Diamond Drive	Catania Street
Messina Street	Diamond Drive	Molloy Drive
Buckland Drive	Diamond Drive	Newport Street
Onyx Place	Diamond Drive	End
Pearl Court	Diamond Drive	End
Garnet Street	Topaz Street (change seal)	Ruby St
Moonstone Drive	Topaz Street	Turquoise Way
Primula Close	Botanic Way	End
Botanic Way	Abelia / Jasmine	Lantana Pl
Begonia Place	Botanic Way	End
Callistemon Place	Brooklands Drive	End
Gregory Place	Botanic Way	End
Clem McFawn Place	Kearneys Drive	Kearneys Drive
Brooklands Drive	Kearneys Drive (seal)	Botanic Way
Bert Whiteley Place	Kearneys Drive	End
Niven Close	Olympic Drive	End
Burrows Circuit	West Street	End
Stirling Avenue	Isaac Drive	Collins Way
Isaac Drive	Bowman Avenue	Chiswell Street
Chiswell Street	Isaac Drive	Bowman Avenue
Bowman Avenue	Taloumbi Place	End
Bowman Avenue	Chiswell Street	Isaac Dr

The crack sealing program is undertaken as pavement preservation treatment to waterproof existing asphalt seals with hot poured, rubberised bitumen.

Road Resealing

The 17/18 road resealing program commenced on 9 January 2018 and is 98% complete. Roads resealed within the current reporting period are:

Location	Section
Elsham Avenue (Hot Mix Asphalt)	Leewood Drive to Ash Street

Road Upgrading

Clergate Road

At the time of writing this report Council’s contractor was working with Essential Energy on resolving defects with the six street lights still to be switched on.

Burrendong Way

Council crews have completed the remaining drainage works in Burrendong Way. A section of pavement, which had become saturated due to storms prior to sealing before Christmas, has been reworked and planned to be sealed in late February. In normal circumstances the seal would have been delayed, but on this occasion this would not have been possible without leaving an unsealed pavement for an extended period over the Christmas closedown period. Installation of new guardrail has commenced and is expected to be completed in early March.

Leeds Parade

Council has commenced the 1600 metre road rehabilitation of Leeds Parade from Margaret Street to the Northern Distributor Road (NDR) roundabout.

Since the January 2018 report, the following works have been completed

· Hot Mix Asphalt heavy patching of failures on Leeds Parade between Margaret Street and Dalton Street

· Hot Mix Asphalt wearing course on the Honeyman Drive and Leeds Parade Intersection.

The remaining road stabilising works (stage 2) from the cutting north of Honeyman Drive to the NDR will commence in late February 2018.

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Photo: Leeds Parade Asphalt Paving

Kite Street

Line marking has now been carried out, with only the planting out of the garden beds still remaining to be done.

NDR upgrading

At the time of writing this report, line marking was scheduled for late February.

Wicks Road

Gravelling works have been completed and the road has been sealed.

Anson Street

Line marking of the Anson Street project, from Moulder Street to Torpy Street at the Orange Public School has been completed. Further consideration is being given to providing additional line marking to better guide traffic through this block.

William Street

Works are scheduled to be carried out on the upgrade of the pavement between Byng Street and March Street during March. These works will be carried out at night to minimise the impact on traffic and on businesses in this area.

Cargo Road

Works are continuing on the Cargo Road (west) upgrading project with the installation of subsoil drains complete. Road stabilisation and gravel overlay is well under way. These works were placed on hold for one week during the Mt Canobolas fire.

Photo: Cargo Road Subsoil Drain Installation

Icely Road and Winter Street Roundabout

Works have been completed and the roundabout opened at the intersection of Icely Road, Winter Street and Wakeford Street.

Works completed this month include:

· Completion of the gravel road pavement

· Stabilisation of the road approaches to the roundabout with a cementitious binder

· Concrete centre ring and pedestrian islands

· Bitumen sealing

· Asphalt wearing course

· Concrete footpaths

· Lines and signs

· Rehabilitation works.

Grass hydro seeding is programmed for late February.

Photo: Winter Icely Roundabout Pedestrian Island

Canobolas Road Causeway

Works to pipe the concrete causeway and improve the road geometry on Canobolas Road at Standford Lane are expected to commence in late February 2018.

CONCRETE AND DRAINAGE

New Works

Footpath construction

Street furniture for the Coronation Drive crossing point has been installed. Some additional minor works including tactile indicators and a safety fence are expected to be completed in late February with landscaping to be completed in March.

The footpath on Winter Street between Icely Road and Thomas Brosnan Way has been completed.

The footpath on Wakeford Street between Icely Road and Austin Street and cycleway at the rear of James Sheahan School has commenced.

Photo: James Sheahan Footpath construction

Footpath rehabilitation

Footpath rehabilitation works are ongoing in Bardia Avenue from Maxwell Avenue to Glenroi Avenue (South side) and commenced on Autumn Street between Dalton Street and the park (East side).

Footpath Maintenance

Footpath maintenance works including hot mix asphalt were undertaken in:

· CBD trip hazards

· Summer Street (CBD pavers)

· Summer Street

· Byng Street

· Dalton Street

Kerb and Gutter Maintenance

Kerb and gutter maintenance works were undertaken in Hill Street – kerb and tree removal

Drainage Maintenance

Drainage maintenance works were undertaken in the town area/Central Business District.

WATER MAINTENANCE

Category	July 2016 – June 2017	January 2018
Leaking meters	496	64
Faulty meters (incorrect readings)	145	0
No supply	52	9
Water pressure complaints	33	3
Meter box/lid replacements	62	9
Water quality	51	10
Service break	11	0
Service leak	47	5
Main break	76	3
Main leak	288	32
Valve leak	12	0
Hydrant leak	59	0
Total Water Requests	1332	135

New Water Services

· 40mm dual water service 16 Telopea Way

· 20mm water service 84 Dean Drive

· 20mm water service 13 Alice Place

· 20mm dual water service 12 and 14 Web Street

· 20mm water service 36 Orchard Grove Road

· 32mm water service 13 Elwin Street

· 200mm fire service to Bloomfield Hospital

WATER STORAGE

Water Storage Levels

Location	Date	Level Below Spillway (mm)	% of Capacity
Suma Park Dam	19 February 2018	4,906	63.03%
Spring Creek Dam	19 February 2018	619	86.26%
Lake Canobolas	19 February 2018	547	84.29%
Gosling Creek Dam	19 February 2018	642	81.84%

Raw Water Transfers

Raw water transfers from the various sources into Suma Park Dam in recent months are provided in the table below.

Raw Water Source	November 2017 (ML)	December 2017 (ML)	January 2018 (ML)	Total 2017/2018
Bores*	0.01	9.20	7.42	16.63
Stormwater	235.34	47.50	27.38	310.22
Macquarie River	0.32	42.92	0.00	43.24
Total	235.67	99.62	34.80	370.09

* bores include two at Clifton Grove and one at the Showground

Information on the Decision Support Tool, which is used to determine the need for the transfer of supplementary raw water sources, and a more detailed monthly summary of raw water transfers can be found on Council’s website at http://www.orange.nsw.gov.au/site/index.cfm?display=604698

Drinking Water Quality

Water samples are collected as a component of 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 NSW Government National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) accredited laboratory for analysis. Samples collected in January 2018 complied with the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines, 2011.

Blue-green algae concentrations in Suma Park Dam have remained at very low levels.

Water Consumption

Average daily water consumption during the week ending 15 February 2018 was 280 litres per person per day.

SEWER MAINTENANCE

Category	July 2016 – June 2017	January 2018
Sewer blockages	359	45
Odour	11	3
Overflows	139	9
Total Sewer Requests	509	57

Sewer Reconstructions

· 3 Carpenter Place

· 102 Dalton Street

· 68 Prince Street

· 78 Prince Street

Sewer Construction

· 2 sewer junctions at 12 & 14 Webb Street

· Raised two sewer manholes on Anson Street

· New sewer junction to 120 Gorman Road

· Insituform Pacific has commenced the works on the 2017/18 Relining Program. Works are expected to be completed by April 2018. The Program consists of;

o 3550m of 150mm Sewer main renewal

o 1212m of 225mm Sewer main renewal

o 183 sewer junctions to be renewed

CENTRAL TABLELANDS REGIONAL WATER SECURITY PROJECT – Orange To Carcoar Pipeline

Pre-commissioning of the project is still underway. Some delays have been experienced in ensuring the pipe is free of contaminants prior to full commissioning.

Once pre-commissioning is complete scenario testing will commence demonstrating that the pipeline will deliver water as designed.

Currently the contractors are attending to defects and rehabilitation along the pipeline corridor.

As previously reported, a variation has been issued to install 300m of trunk main along the Lake Rowlands raw water line in lieu of a pump station and balance tank. Materials for this pipeline were delivered to site in early February.

Of the 10km of effluent pipeline vandalised 8km has been fully repaired. Further investigation is underway on the remaining 2km.

SUMA PARK DAM

The contractors who undertook construction on the Suma Park Dam upgrade have returned to site to rectify minor defects. These works include the adjustment of sealing rubbers and the repair of concrete cracking. This work should be completed in the next few weeks, at which time their security bond will be released.

AIRPORT PASSENGER NUMBERS

Passenger numbers for January 2018 were 3,624 compared with 2,111 in the same month in 2017.

Airport Energy Usage

Energy used at the airport during January 2018 was 20,108.08 kWh at a cost to Council of $5,318.49.

ENERGY USE

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

Wednesday 21 February 2018