Infrastructure Policy Committee
Agenda
3 March 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 in the Glenroi Community Centre, Garema Road, Orange on Tuesday, 3 March 2020.
David Waddell
Chief Executive Officer
For apologies please contact Administration on 6393 8218.
Infrastructure Policy Committee 3 March 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: 2020/291
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
Routine maintenance activities were undertaken across the City.
Road Upgrading
Shiralee Road upgrading
Asphalt surfacing has now been laid on the roadway. Line marking will follow.
Road Rehabilitation
Council‘s contractor has undertaken the rehabilitation and sealing of Gorman Road. Line marking of the centre line was undertaken but will need to be revisited by the contractor after quality issues were identified by Council staff.
Road Resealing
Road resealing works were undertaken in:
· Leeds Parade
· Icely Road
· Edward Street
· Sieben Drive
Traffic Facilities
Roundabout at March Street and McLachlan Street
Council staff continued to undertake the relocation of water mains and installation of new stormwater infrastructure at the intersection.
Roundabout at Hill Street, Northern Distributor Road and William Maker Drive
Contractors began work on the realigned Hill Street leg of the roundabout construction. Works included preparation of the site, tree clearing, stripping and stockpiling of topsoil, removal of soft and unsuitable materials and formation and compaction of the new road alignment.
Photo – Hill Street NDR William Maker Drive Roundabout formation
Carpark Expansion at Airport
Council crews began work on expansion of carpark facilities at the Orange Airport.
Concrete and Drainage
Works began on the reconstruction of concrete footpath in Byng Street between Sampson and Clinton Streets. Work was also undertaken to reconstruct a 180m section of footpath in the reserve between McLachlan Street and Spring Street that was badly damaged when fire appliances responded to a grass fire in early January this year.
Linemarking
Contract line marking crews have made multiple visits to Orange when favourable weather has been forecast to undertake works on roads and in car parking areas.
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 |
January 2020 |
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Leaking meters |
418 |
26 |
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Faulty meters (incorrect readings) |
148 |
0 |
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No supply |
53 |
4 |
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Water pressure complaints |
32 |
1 |
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Meter box/lid replacements |
52 |
4 |
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Water quality |
38 |
3 |
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Service break |
4 |
0 |
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Service leak |
49 |
2 |
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Main break |
75 |
6 |
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Main leak |
267 |
31 |
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Valve leak |
7 |
0 |
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Hydrant leak |
83 |
4 |
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Total Water Requests |
1226 |
81 |
Private Works Orders
· 105 Prince Street – 100mm fire service
· 266 Summer Street – 100mm fire service
· 52 Lords Place – 100mm fire service
· 5 Jade Place – new sewer manhole and sewer connection
· 266 Anson Street – 50mm water connection
· 1 Catania Street – 20mm dual water service
· 11 Platinum Parade – 20mm dual water service.
Construction Works
· March and McLachlan Street roundabout – new 375mm and 150mm water mains completed Friday 21 February 2020.
· Southern Feeder Road water main works – connection to Elgas completed Thursday 20 February 2020.
· Margaret Street bore – to be used for non-potable water for construction purposes. A standpipe will be located in front of Works Depot.
o Water and Sewer construction team to lay 350m of 100mm diameter pipe
o Install two additional tanks at Showground.
o Equip bore.
o Supply spare transfer pump.
o Work to commence 24 February 2020 and should take two weeks to complete.
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 |
January 2020 |
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Sewer blockages |
429 |
33 |
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Odour |
14 |
2 |
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Overflows |
176 |
14 |
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Total Sewer Requests |
619 |
49 |
Sewer Construction Works
· Sewer Reconstructions:
o 243 March Street
o 32 Icely Road; and
o 208 McLachlan Street.
· Sewer Relining Program 2019-20
o Interflow has been engaged to deliver the contract under Central NSW Joint Organisation Tender
o Work will commence on Tuesday 24 February 2020
o 3,500m of 150mm diameter sewer mains to be relined.
WATER SUPPLY SECURITY
Water Storage Levels
The combined storage of Suma Park and Spring Creek Dams as at 21 February 2020 is 21.09%. Water storage trends for the combined storages since January 2017 are shown in the graph below.
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Location |
Level Below Spillway (m) |
% of Capacity |
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Suma Park Dam |
14,669 |
19.17% |
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Spring Creek Dam |
4,317 |
29.27% |
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Lake Canobolas |
2,129 |
47.59% |
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Gosling Creek Dam |
2,815 |
31.27% |
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 |
November 2019 (ML) |
December 2019 (ML) |
January 2020 (ML) |
Total (ML) 2019/2020 |
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Bores* |
12.62 |
12.41 |
11.12 |
91.48 |
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Stormwater |
31.48 |
19.84 |
62.13 |
295.10 |
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Macquarie River |
0.00 |
0.00 |
6.17 |
18.49 |
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Total |
44.10 |
32.25 |
79.42 |
405.07 |
* 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 third quarter of 2019/20. Continuing dry conditions require all available supplementary raw water sources to be operated.
Macquarie River Flows
Council applied for authorisation under the Water Supply (Critical Needs) Act 2019 to temporarily run the Macquarie River Pipeline at a reduced river flow rate of 38 ML/day. A conditional approval was granted by the NSW Minister for Water, Property and Housing, and became effective 14 January 2020.
The flows in the Macquarie River monitored downstream of Long Point (Station 421192) exceeded the flow rate trigger of 38 ML/d on 27 and 28 January 2020, and again on 12 February 2020 and continues through to the time of writing this report (19 February). The maximum flow rate for the latter period was greater than 6,500 ML/day.
The chart below was sourced from the WaterNSW website with flows presented in megalitres per day (ML/d).
Demand Management
Water Restrictions
Level 5 water restrictions were introduced on Sunday 6 October 2019.
The Demand Management Team continues to deliver a very successful water conservation program across Orange. Both residential and non-residential strategies are being implemented by this team.
Residential water use
Average daily residential water consumption during the week ending 20 February 2020 was 120 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 November 2018.
Non-residential water use
Council staff have completed water audits on 35 of the 88 largest water users in the non-residential sector.
As required under Level 5 Water Restrictions, these businesses will then need to complete Water Savings Action Plans outlining strategies that they will be implementing in order to reduce water use.
Total water use
The average daily city-wide water consumption (all users) for the period between 17 January 2020 and 14 February 2020 was 7.8 ML/day.
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 January 2020 complied with the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines health targets. A sample collected 20 January 2020 was below the aesthetic guideline limit pH range of 6.5 to 8.5 pH units with a recorded reading of 6.4 pH units. Follow-up sampling at this location was within the guideline range, and all other locations sampled on 20 January were also within range.
SHIRALEE Creek SEWER
On Monday 17 February contractors, EL Civil Engineering Pty Ltd, commenced work on the Shiralee Creek sewer project. Work commenced with the under-bore of the Orange to Broken Hill railway line which has experienced some delays due to the discovery of an unidentified power conduit. Works are programmed to be completed by 31 June 2020.
Southern Feeder Road CONSTRUCTION STAGE 2 (SFR2)
Bridge planks were placed over the railway line on 20 February utilising a 300t crane. A photo of one of the girder lift is shown below.
In mid-March it is anticipated that traffic will be directed through the works along Edward Street then back to the Blowes Road, Elsham Avenue intersection to allow a cul-de-sac to be constructed on the northern leg of Elsham Avenue.
This project has experienced a number of issues due to unsuitable ground conditions which have caused delays. It is now anticipated that all work will be completed by mid-year.
SPRING CREEK TO ICELY ROAD WATER TREATMENT PLANT WATER SECURITY PIPELINE
Council is in the process of finalising the funding deed for this project with the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE). As part of the funding deed a business case with milestones acceptable to the DPIE is required. This business case is anticipated being completed in the week beginning 24 February.
Other works on the project to date include:
· Land negotiations (in progress)
· Geotechnical investigation (complete)
· Specification development and tender (complete)
· REF (nearing completion)
· Identification of services (complete).
Based on progress to date it is anticipated that a contract for construction will be entered into by early March with all works being completed by 30 June 2020.
AstiLl Drive Pound
The shed frame was erected early in the New Year and quickly followed by the roof installation. The contractor has recently been working on the retaining walls and slabs at the rear of the building and has now commenced preparation for the building wall cladding. Kennels are currently being installed.
AIRPORT PASSENGER NUMBERS
Passenger numbers for January 2020 were 4,815 compared with 4,218 in the same month in 2019.
AIRPORT ENERGY USAGE
Information on energy used at the airport during January 2020 is not yet available.
ENERGY USE
The following information is sourced from E21, Council’s energy software.
