Infrastructure Policy Committee
Agenda
11 August 2020
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 WITH AN OPTION OF ONLINE CONFERENCING PLATFORM ZOOM DUE TO COVID-19 REQUIREMENTS on Tuesday, 11 August 2020.
David Waddell
Chief Executive Officer
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Infrastructure Policy Committee 11 August 2020
2.1 Minutes of the City of Orange Traffic Committee Meeting - 14 July 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: 2020/1205
AUTHOR: Ian Greenham, Director Technical Services
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Orange Traffic Committee held a meeting on 14 July 2020 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 “9.1 Preserve - Construct and maintain a road network meets the community’s transport and infrastructure needs”.
Financial Implications
The recommendation in 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5 will be funded from the signs budget.
Policy and Governance Implications
Nil
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That Council resolves: 1 To acknowledge the reports presented to the City of Orange Traffic Committee at its meeting of 14 July 2020. 2 Recommendations 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5 from the minutes of the City of Orange Traffic Committee meeting of 14 July 2020 being: 3.1 That the 2020 Altitude event be approved subject to the attached conditions of consent; 3.2 That Council erects the new bus zone signs; 3.4 That Council implement the DPI on street parking strategy as attached to this report with the addition of a bus stop in Anson Street near DPI and with the addition of signage within bus zones allowing taxis to stop for 1 minute; 3.5 That Council installs BB centre lines along Lister Drive. |
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.
Attachments
1 Minutes of the Meeting of the City of Orange Traffic Committee held on 14 July 2020
1 COTC 14 July 2020 Agenda, D20/41095⇩
ORANGE CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE
City of Orange Traffic Committee
HELD IN Committee Room 3, Civic Centre, Byng Street, Orange
ON 14 July 2020
COMMENCING AT 9.30am
Attendance
Cr R Turner (Chairperson), Cr T Mileto, Mr Richard Drooger, Chief Inspector David Harvey, Sgt Wes Bush, Mr Geoff Lewis, Strategic Planning and Design Engineer, Road Safety Officer, Manager Engineering Services, Senior Parking Officer (Cisco), Transport Asset Engineer, Divisional Administration Officer (Baxter), Divisional Administration Officer (Cubbin).
1.1 Apologies and Leave of Absence
Nil
1.3 Declaration of pecuniary interests, significant non-pecuniary interests and less than significant non-pecuniary interests
Nil
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RECOMMENDATION Mr R Drooger/Chief Insp D Harvey That the Minutes of the Meeting of the City of Orange Traffic Committee held on 17 December 2019 (copies of which were circulated to all members) be and are hereby confirmed as a true and accurate records of the proceedings of the City of Orange Traffic Committee meeting held on 17 December 2019. |
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RECOMMENDATION Mr R Drooger/Chief Insp D Harvey That the Minutes of the Extraordinary Meeting of the City of Orange Traffic Committee held on 5 February 2020 (copies of which were circulated to all members) be and are hereby confirmed as a true and accurate records of the proceedings of the City of Orange Traffic Committee meeting held on 5 February 2020. |
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RECOMMENDATION Mr R Drooger/Chief Insp D Harvey That the Minutes of the Extraordinary Meeting of the City of Orange Traffic Committee held on 12 March 2020 (copies of which were circulated to all members) be and are hereby confirmed as a true and accurate records of the proceedings of the City of Orange Traffic Committee meeting held on 12 March 2020. |
3 General Reports
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TRIM Reference: 2020/1103 |
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Recommendation Mr R Drooger/Cr R Turner That the 2020 Altitude event be approved subject to the attached conditions of consent.
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TRIM Reference: 2020/1105 |
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Recommendation Cr R Turner/Mr R Drooger That Council erects the new bus zone signs.
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TRIM Reference: 2020/1115 |
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Recommendation Mr G Lewis/Cr R Turner That Council installs BB centre lines along Lister Drive.
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TRIM Reference: 2020/1124 |
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Recommendation Cr R Turner/Mr G Lewis That the Committee notes the information provided in this report.
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The Meeting Closed at 10.15AM.
RECORD NUMBER: 2020/1250
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
Rural Road Grading has been undertaken at the following locations:
· Wrights Lane
· Bulgas Road
· Phillip Street
· Pearce Lane East
· Pearce Lane West
· Auberson Road
· Springbank Lane
· Hawkes Lane
· Lysterfield Road
· Stairs Road
· Walker Lane
· Pinnacle lookout access and carpark
· Bargwanna Road
· Buttle Road
· Gosling Road
· Failford Road
· Bennett Lane
· Selwood Lane
· Kearl Road
· Wise Road
Road Rehabilitation
Anson Street
The first stage of works to upgrade the Anson Street frontage for the new DPI site were undertaken. Works will eventually include a centre median island, asphalt surfacing and new bus shelter. This work is being done as a private works order for the property developer.
Traffic Facilities
NDR/Hill/William Maker Drive Roundabout
An asphalt surfacing has now been placed on the Hill Street leg of the roundabout. Drainage work on the southern side of the NDR has been completed and the new west bound lanes on the NDR section brought up to level on the gravel layers, allowing for the installation of kerbs.
Concrete and Drainage
Footpath Construction
New footpath construction was undertaken in Autumn Street
Footpath Rehabilitation
Footpath reconstruction was undertaken this month at:
Anson Street between March and Prince Street
March Street between Anson Street and Sale Street
McLachlan Street between Little Warrendine and Caroline
Drainage
Council’s contractors completed CCTV inspection and condition assessments of over 9km of Council owned stormwater pipes within the central CBD area.
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 |
June 2020 |
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Leaking meters |
418 |
28 |
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Faulty meters (incorrect readings) |
148 |
40 |
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No supply |
53 |
5 |
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Water pressure complaints |
32 |
0 |
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Meter box/lid replacements |
52 |
4 |
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Water quality |
38 |
1 |
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Service break |
4 |
0 |
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Service leak |
49 |
0 |
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Main break |
75 |
10 |
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Main leak |
267 |
25 |
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Valve leak |
7 |
0 |
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Hydrant leak |
83 |
0 |
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Total Water Requests |
1226 |
113 |
Water Service Renewals
· Sir Jack Brabham Park – 25mm water service renewal
Construction Works
· Installation of 50mm water service to 259 Clergate Road
· Relocation of six (6) water services along Calton Road
· Installation of 100mm fire service to Wade Park
· Installation of 20mm water service to 1 Maguire Street
· Installation of 20mm water service to 26a South Terrace
Smart Water Meters
Works are continuing on the setup of the trial Smart Metering network which involves installation of 252 water meters in Orange. Works are planned for the installation of the smart devices on these meters on the 4 August with website and data commissioning occurring soon after. Council is finalising the website graphic design.
Works are expected to be completed in October 2020 with access for the 252 participating properties occurring in September to October.
Icely Road Water Main Renewal
The water main renewal on Icely Road between Cox Avenue and Autumn Street is nearing completion. Works have been finalised between Cox Avenue and Spring Street. The 150mm water main has been installed between Spring Street and Autumn Street with water services relocations outstanding. It is expected that all works will be completed by mid-August. This will complete the renewal of 835m of 150mm water main on Icely Road.
Autumn Street Water Main Renewal
Planning works have commenced for the renewal of the 100mm water main in Autumn Street from Icely Road to Dalton Street. The renewal is replacing the existing 100mm cast iron water main which has been identified for replacement in Council’s Water Supply Asset Management Plan.
Water Operation Shed
Works have commenced on Council’s Water Operations Shed at the Works Depot in McLachlan Street. The concrete slab has been poured, drainage installed and mains power and water connected to the building. Frame supply and construction will occur in August 2020 with electrical and fit out to occur afterwards.
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 |
June 2020 |
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Sewer blockages |
429 |
32 |
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Odour |
14 |
3 |
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Overflows |
176 |
24 |
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Total Sewer Requests |
619 |
59 |
Sewer Construction Works
· Sewer Construction
o Manhole and sewer main installation at 1 Maguire Street
· Sewer Reconstructions:
o Sewer connection and reconstruction at 96 Hill Street Orange
· Relining Program 2020 / 21
The Scope of works is currently being finalised for the 2020/2021 sewer rehabilitation program.
WATER SUPPLY SECURITY
Water Storage Levels
The combined storage of Suma Park and Spring Creek Dams as at 17 July 2020 is 28.46%. Water storage trends for the combined storages since January 2017 are shown in the graph over the page.
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Location |
Level Below Spillway (mm) |
% of Capacity |
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Suma Park Dam |
13,047 |
24.55% |
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Spring Creek Dam |
2,994 |
45.16% |
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Lake Canobolas |
21 |
99.37% |
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Gosling Creek Dam |
0 |
100% |
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 |
April 2020 (ML) |
May 2020 (ML) |
June 2020 (ML) |
Total (ML) 2019/2020 |
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Bores* |
12.58 |
13.85 |
9.54 |
151.25 |
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Stormwater |
153.29 |
70.24 |
69.03 |
832.35 |
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Macquarie River |
201.93 |
241.72 |
196.72 |
1096.68 |
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Total |
367.80 |
325.81 |
275.29 |
2080.28 |
* Bores include two at Clifton Grove and two at the Showground/Margaret Street
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 fourth quarter of 2019/20. Continuing dry conditions require all available supplementary raw water sources to be operated.
An independent environmental audit is being conducted against the requirements of the Macquarie Pipeline project approval and other aspects of the Orange City Council Operation Environmental Management Plan for the Orange Raw Water Supply System. The audit is conducted against requirements set by the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, including a requirement to contact relevant stakeholders. The site visit was conducted by State Government approved auditors from 20-22 July and the audit report is expected to be completed in time for consideration in this year’s annual review scheduled for September 2020.
Macquarie River Flows
The flows in the Macquarie River monitored downstream of Long Point (Station 421192) remained above the temporary flow rate trigger of 38 ML/d for the whole of the period of 20 June to 11 July 2020 and continuing. The minimum flow rate was 234 ML/day on 21 June and the maximum flow rate occurred on 24 June at approximately 1,022 ML/day.
The chart below was sourced from the WaterNSW website with flows presented in Megalitres per day (ML/d).
Demand Management
Residential water use
Average daily residential water consumption during the week ending 16 July 2020 was 127 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 March 2019.
Total water use
The average daily city-wide water consumption for the period 15 May to 16 July 2020 was 8.2 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 July 2020 complied with the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines health targets.
water supply and Sewerage MAJOR PROJECTS
Spring Creek to Icely Road Water Treatment Plant Water Security Pipeline
The majority of the construction works have been completed with less than 30m of the 6km pipeline to be completed. Site rehabilitation works are currently underway with most areas, fencing and roads crossings reinstated. Works will continue at the Spring Creek Reservoir pump station over the next month with the construction of surge vessel pipes and pit, as well as preliminary electrical works in preparation for the arrival of the new pumps in about 6 weeks’ time. Pressure testing of the pipeline is expected to commence in early August.
Connection of the pipeline into the 600mm raw water main at the Icely Road Water Treatment Plant
Shiralee Sewer
The Shiralee sewer reticulation project has progressed slower due to two rain events which occurred during the month. Productivity should improve with the onset of shallower trench excavations.
The work is currently 70% complete with the remaining 915m of pipework anticipated to be completed by early September 2020. The project is forecast to be within the Council’s budgeted funds and there have been no major incidents.
OTHER MAJOR PROJECTS
Whiteway Lighting
The Whiteway Lighting project is 55% complete with expected completion date to be late August/early September pending weather.
Trenching works for the Whiteway Lighting project along Summer Street, Lords Place and Anson Street have been completed.
Light pole foundations are currently being installed in Summer Street between Lord Place and Anson Street. Light pole installations have been completed along Anson Street between Prince Street to Byng Street.
Rectification of concrete and hot mix footpaths have commenced in Anson Street and are expected to be completed by the end of July.
All Civil works will be completed by the start of September.
AIRPORT ENERGY USAGE
Energy used at the airport during June 2020 was 20,009.88 kWh at a cost to Council of $1,749.17.
aIRPORT PASSENGER NUMBERS
Passenger numbers for June 2020 were 422 compared with 6,729 in the same month in 2019.
ENERGY USE
The following information is sourced from E21, Council’s energy software.
