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 12 March 2019

COMMENCING AT 9.30am

1 Introduction

Attendance

Manager Engineering Services (Chairperson), Mr David Vant, Chief Inspector David Harvey, Ms Angie Drooger (RMS), Strategic Planning and Design Engineer, Road Safety Officer, Works Manager, , Divisional Administration Officer

1.1 Apologies and Leave of Absence

RESOLVED Mr D Vant/Chief Insp D Harvey

That the apologies be accepted from Cr R Turner, Sgt Mark Hevers and Mr Geoff Lewis for the City of Orange Traffic Committee meeting on 12 March 2019.

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 Mr D Vant/Chief Insp D Harvey

That the Minutes of the Meeting of the City of Orange Traffic Committee held on 12 February 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 City of Orange Traffic Committee meeting held on 12 February 2019 with the addition of the attendance at the meeting of Cr Mileto.

3 General Reports

3.1 Cameron Place Change of Priority

TRIM Reference: 2019/447

Recommendation Mr D Vant/Chief Insp D Harvey

That Council changes the give way sign at the Cameron Place intersection as per the layout in Figure 1 to give priority to the main section of Cameron Place over the cul-de-sac section.

3.3 Intersection of Glenroi Ave and Mitchell Hwy

TRIM Reference: 2019/450

Recommendation Mr D Vant/ Chief Insp D Harvey

That Council requests the police to continue to monitor the intersection of Glenroi Avenue and Mitchell Highway.

3.4 Off road crashes at Leeds Parade

TRIM Reference: 2019/456

Recommendation Mr D Vant/ Chief Insp D Harvey

That Council informs the writer that the speed limit on this section of Leeds Parade will be reduced to 70kph and the guard rail will not be extended.

3.5 Street Event - 2019 Newcrest Orange Challenge

TRIM Reference: 2019/464

Recommendation Chief Insp D Harvey /Mr D Vant

That Council approves the amended conditional approval for the Newcrest Orange Challenge event on 30 and 31 March 2019.

3.6 Canobolas School Bus Zone

TRIM Reference: 2019/469

Recommendation Mr D Vant/ Chief Insp D Harvey

That the school bus zone outside Canobolas Public School be located at the location shown in Annexure 1 of this report.

4 General BUSINESS

3.2 ANSON STREET SCHOOL 50KPH SPEED ZONE IN LORDS PLACE

The Committee decided that the request for a 40kph speed limit in Lords Place behind Anson Street School should be forwarded to Roads and Maritime Services.

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY – SEYMOUR STREET / MARCH STREET

The Road Safety Officer reported that she had made observations of pedestrian movements in March Street adjacent to Seymour Street as requested by the Committee from its meeting in June 2018. Observations were made before and after school times and only six pedestrians crossed in this area.

The Committee decided there was no need for any pedestrian facility.

The Meeting Closed at 9.59AM.

Infrastructure Policy Committee 2 April 2019

3 General Reports

3.1 Current Works

RECORD NUMBER: 2019/578

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

Recommendation

That Council resolves to note the report on Current Works.

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 in the form of routine pothole patching was undertaken across the City by both the mechanical jet patching unit and by hand with Council’s asphalt patching crew.

Road Upgrading

Cargo Road

Kerb and gutter has now been laid in the lower section at the Ploughmans Lane end of the work. Crews also began on the pavement formation at the Witton Place intersection.

Forest Road - Bloomfield

Undergrounding of an overhead electrical line outside the hospital was undertaken. This will allow for the installation of the last of the new street lighting in this area.

Road Resealing

Road resealing activities were recently undertaken in:

· Bonanza Place

· Dalton Street

· Clancy’s Drive

· Icely Road

· Gallipoli Place

· Hampden Avenue

· National Avenue

· Maple Avenue

· Yarawini Drive

· Baker Street

· Callawa Street

· Calton Road

· Forest Road

· Hill Street

· McNeilly Avenue

· Pines Lane

· Torulosa Way.

Traffic Facilities

Raised Platform at Anson Street and Matthews Avenue

Tactile indicators for the visually impaired were installed at the pedestrian crossing points for each leg.

Anson Street and Moulder Street Roundabout

Urgent repair works were undertaken on sections of kerb on the inner island after some had broken away and become obstructions in the travelling lanes.

Woodward and Wentworth Street Roundabout

Council crews have poured the eastern kerbs for the roundabout and placed the lean mix concrete sub base for the majority of the eastern half.

Photo: Roundabout site following excavation

Photo: Machine formed kerb and gutter being placed on a lean mix concrete base

CONCRETE AND DRAINAGE

Footpath construction

Works were undertaken on concrete footpath construction in the North Orange area.

Specifically:

· Glasson Drive

· Molloy Drive

· Hallaran Way.

Drainage maintenance

Council staff engaged a specialist root cutting contractor to clear drainage lines on the Mitchell Highway at the Byng Street traffic lights. The contractor was successful in clearing the line, thus avoiding costly and inconvenient excavation and replacement works.

Photo: Specialist root cutting head that can clear pipes up to 600mm diameter using high-pressure water and a rotating flail cutter.

WATER SUPPLY SERVICES

The type and number of water supply service responses by maintenance staff are shown in the table below.

Category	July 2017 – June 2018	February 2019
Leaking meters	422	26
Faulty meters (incorrect readings)	133	0
No supply	72	4
Water pressure complaints	24	1
Meter box/lid replacements	57	5
Water quality	46	7
Service break	9	0
Service leak	36	1
Main break	63	4
Main leak	311	15
Valve leak	23	0
Hydrant leak	90	7
Total Water Requests	1286	70

Private Works Orders

· Installation of a 20mm diameter water service at 110B Clinton Street.

Water Construction Work

· Works are currently progressing on the installation of a 100mm diameter water main around the Lake Canobolas precinct. Currently 1,500m of water main has been installed as well as a 40,000L water storage tank. Council has also gained approval from NSW Fisheries to construct a flow monitoring weir in order to monitor any seepage from Lake Canobolas.

· Council has undertaken the repair of the 300mm diameter water main on Woodward Street. An 8 metre section of pipe was replaced and the road was reconstructed with resurfacing to be undertaken on the week of the 25 March 2019. Council staff are currently assessing the condition of the 300mm water main with a view to including its renewal in future works programs.

· Council has renewed the 300mm water main that is under the proposed roundabout at the intersection of Woodward Street and Wentworth Lane. The water main was renewed with a 300mm diameter ductile iron cement lined (DICL) pipe to ensure pipe integrity.

SEWER SERVICES

The type and number of sewer service responses by maintenance staff are shown in the table below.

Category	July 2017 – June 2018	February 2019
Sewer blockages	391	34
Odour	21	2
Overflows	140	11
Total Sewer Requests	552	47

Sewer Construction Works

· Council’s sewer main relining contractor (Interflow) has completed all relining works with sewer junction renewals expected to be completed by the end of April 2019.

· Completion of sewer construction works – Astill Court.

Sewer Reconstructions

· Sewer main repairs – 9 Autumn Street.

WATER SUPPLY SECURITY

Water Storage Levels

The combined storage of Suma Park and Spring Creek Dams is currently 41.2%. Water storage trends for the combined storages since October 2016 are shown in the graph below.

Location	Date	Level Below Spillway (mm)	% of Capacity
Suma Park Dam	15 March 2019	10518	34.3
Spring Creek Dam	15 March 2019	1415	70.5
Lake Canobolas	15 March 2019	1463	61.5
Gosling Creek Dam	15 March 2019	1750	53.7

Supplementary Raw Water Sources

Extractions from the supplementary raw water supplies in recent months are provided in the table below.

Raw Water Source	December 2018 (ML)	January 2019 (ML)	February 2019 (ML)	Total (ML) 2018/2019
Bores*	11.19	7.84	10.91	87.18
Stormwater	77.87	43.58	36.10	504.96
Macquarie River	89.07	155.33	5.43	432.37
Total	178.13	206.75	52.44	1024.51

* 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) analysis has been completed for the third quarter 2018/19, with continuing dry conditions requiring that all available supplementary raw water sources continue to be operated.

Macquarie River Flows

The flows in the Macquarie River monitored downstream of Long Point (Station 421192) did not exceed the flow rate trigger of 119 ML/d for the period of 20 February to 19 March.

The chart below was sourced from the WaterNSW website with flows presented in megalitres per day (ML/d).

Water Consumption

Average daily residential water consumption during the week ending 14 March 2019 was 252 litres per person per day. The target under Level 3 water restrictions is 220 litres per person per day. The graph below shows the average daily residential water consumption trends since April 2018.

The average daily city-wide water consumption for the period between 16 February 2019 and 16 March 2019 was 15.5 ML/day.

Water Restrictions

Residents are currently on Level 3 water restrictions.

Projecting forward and assuming no inflows (i.e. a worst case supply curve) and based on the current water demand, modelling has predicted that Council may need to implement Level 4 water restrictions in early April i.e. when the combined Suma Park and Spring Creek Dams water storage drops below 40% (currently at 41.2%).

Level 4 residential water restriction details are summarised in the table below.

AREA	RESTRICTION
GARDENS	Garden beds, trees and shrubs may be watered with micro-sprays, drip systems and soaker hoses, (or hand held hoses for a maximum of half hour – subject to notice of motion) only between 4pm–6pm Wednesdays and Sundays (daylight savings times: 6pm - 8pm).
LAWNS	Not permitted (including watering of new turf).
WALLS & PAVED AREAS	Not permitted
MOTOR VEHICLES	Washing vehicles at home is permitted any day between 9am-12noon. Vehicles must be washed on the lawn using a bucket (or trigger hose – subject to notice of motion).
SWIMMING POOLS & EXTERNAL SPAS	Topping up of swimming pools and external spas is allowed Any day between 7am-9am and between 8pm-10pm provided pool covers are used. First fill of private pools only with Council permission and adherence to special conditions.
Ploughmans Valley / North Orange Dual Water Scheme	Restrictions also apply to the purple pipe system where connected

Council’s communications team will be commencing an intensive community awareness program focusing on the future implementation of Level 4 water restrictions. This will also include information about dam levels, water consumption and water saving ideas. The residential water use target for Level 4 water restrictions is 200 litres per person per day.

Level 5 water restrictions are to be implemented when the combined Spring Creek and Suma Park Dams water storage drops below 35%

Non-residential water use

Council staff will also be engaging with large water use businesses in order to develop Water Savings Action Plans (WSAP’s). Non-residential water consumers have an important role to play in conserving Orange’s water and reducing the likelihood that greater restrictions will be introduced. Council has developed a tool to assist non-residential users in assessing their current water use levels and implementing changes that can be made to improve their water efficiencies. Potential benefits of completing a WSAP include:

· Improved management of water consumption resulting in reduced water-related costs;

· Change in staff behaviour and strengthened reputation;

· Development of a plan for the continuity of activities, where appropriate, in times of drought;

· Support of broad community efforts in reducing the likelihood that greater restrictions are introduced in the future.

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 February 2019 complied with the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.

CENTRAL TABLELANDS REGIONAL WATER SECURITY PROJECT – Orange To Carcoar Pipeline

Practical completion for the Orange to Carcoar line was given to the contractor Leed Engineering on 30 November 2018. Minor rectifications have been occurring since, such as the provision of updated works as executed plans and manuals.

There is a 300m section of pipeline that remains to be undertaken along trunk main A in the Central Tablelands Water (CTW) area which CTW indicated that they would like to do themselves. CTW have advised that this work will be completed by then end of April.

As the project has come in significantly under budget there are a few minor improvements that both CTW and Orange are including that were left out in the design stages when it was assumed funding may be insufficient to fully complete the project.

A request has been made to Infrastructure NSW to allow surplus grant funds to be used on other projects within each local government area where there is a nexus to regional water supply. To date INSW have not made a decision on this matter.

EUCHAREENA ROAD RESOURCE RECOVERY CENTRE LANDFILL STAGE 3 (ERRRC)

The construction of the Euchareena Road Resource Recovery Centre (ERRRC) is progressing well. The aggregate drainage layer is in place and the welding of HDPE drainage pipes is well underway.

The connection to the existing cell two however, has presented some problems resulting in the contractor having to take extra precautions when excavating into existing waste. This and other minor scope changes is likely to see the completion of the project delayed by approximately one week. Practical Completion is expected to be given in the week beginning 1 April 2019.

Photo: HDPE pipes being placed within the aggregate drainage layer.

Decommissioning of Dam off Hawkes Lane

The decommissioning of the dam and conversion into a detention basin is anticipated being finished the week beginning 1 April 2019. To date the spillway has been completed and all drainage pipes are in place.

On surveying the empty dam the extent of earth works was noted to be larger than assumed in the original design. New grade lines have now been established with the intent of ensuring the dam remains dry and minimising earthworks.

Remaining works include, completing the bulk earthworks, trimming of the dam walls, planting and hydro seeding.

Photo: Completed spillway and drainage swale prior to hydro seeding.

Southern Feeder Road CONSTRUCTION

Work to date includes the clearing of the site, the commencement of the placement of fill material and the commencement of drainage structures.

A significant amount of unsuitable material (saturated organic soil) has been removed from the site and a drainage mattress installed. The cost of this work is expected to be consistent with the preliminary sums in the contract provided for this eventuality.

Photo: View of SFR construction looking east taken 11 March 2019

AIRPORT PASSENGER NUMBERS

Passenger numbers for February 2019 were 6,387 compared with 5,639 in the same month in 2018.

Airport Energy Usage

Energy used at the airport during February 2019 was 19,914.92 kWh at a cost to Council of $5,420.09.

ENERGY USE

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

Thursday 21 March 2019