Infrastructure Policy Committee
Agenda
1 December 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, 1 December 2020.
David Waddell
Chief Executive Officer
For apologies please contact Administration on 6393 8218.
Infrastructure Policy Committee 1 December 2020
2.1 Minutes of the City of Orange Traffic Committee Meeting – 10 November 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: 2020/2296
AUTHOR: Ian Greenham, Director Technical Services
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Orange Traffic Committee held a meeting on 10 November 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 cost of signage will be funded from the sign 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 10 November 2020. 2 To determine Recommendations 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5 from the minutes of the City of Orange Traffic Committee meeting of 10 November 2020 being: 3.1 That Council install stop signs and double barrier line marking at the Chapman Street and Spring Street intersection as per figure 2 in this report. 3.2 That Council install “No Stopping” signs at the Racecourse Road and Kenna Street intersection, 10 metres from the corner, as per Figure A of this report. 3.3 That this item be deferred until blackspot funding is announced. 3.4 That Council adopt Coronation Drive (TF 223) Lines and Signs. 3.5 That Council allow Taxis to undertake a U-Turn at the Anson Street layback near the Ex-Services Club and that this be reviewed in 6 months. 3 That the remainder of the minutes of the City of Orange Traffic Committee Meeting of 10 November 2020 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.
Attachments
1 Minutes of the Meeting of the City of Orange Traffic Committee held on 10 November 2020
2 COTC 10 November 2020 Agenda, D20/68887⇩
ORANGE CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE
City of Orange Traffic Committee
HELD IN Giyalang Ganya Meeting Room, Lords Place, Orange
ON 10 November 2020
COMMENCING AT 9.30am
Attendance
Mr Richard Drooger, Senior Sgt Peter Foran, Strategic Planning and Design Engineer, Road Safety Officer, Works Manager, Manager Engineering Services, Cadet Engineer (Wills), Divisional Administration Officer
** In the absence of the Chairperson, Cr R Turner, the Manager Engineering Services chaired the meeting. **
1.1 Apologies and Leave of Absence
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RESOLVED Senior Sgt P Foran/Mr R Drooger That the apologies be accepted from Chief Inspector David Harvey and Mr Geoff Lewis for the City of Orange Traffic Committee meeting on 10 November 2020. |
1.3 Declaration of pecuniary interests, significant non-pecuniary interests and less than significant non-pecuniary interests
Nil
3 General Reports
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TRIM Reference: 2020/2220 |
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Recommendation Senior Sgt P Foran/Mr R Drooger That this item be deferred until blackspot funding is announced.
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TRIM Reference: 2020/2222 |
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Recommendation Mr R Drooger/Senior Sgt P Foran That Council adopt Coronation Drive (TF 223) Lines and Signs.
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The Meeting Closed at 9.59AM.
RECORD NUMBER: 2020/2326
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 the information provided in the report on Current Works be acknowledged.
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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
Council’s maintenance crews have been continuing reactive maintenance works across the city.
Road Upgrading
Southern Feeder Road Stage 3
Council’s contractor began Stage 3 of the Southern Feeder Road between Elsham Avenue and the Mitchell Highway. Tree felling works were undertaken and earthworks begun at the western end of the project. During the works traffic bound for the Leewood Industrial area will be detoured via McLachlan Street and Edward Street from the highway.
Prince Street from Hill to Anson Street
Asphalt surfacing was completed on this upgraded section of road.
Dalton Street from Peisley to Anson Street
Asphalt surfacing was completed on this upgraded section of road.
Icely Road from Water Treatment Plant to NDR
Pavement upgrading and sealing works have now been completed on this section of roadway.
Ploughman’s Lane
Pavement upgrading and surfacing has now been completed.
Forest Road – Hospital to Cadia Road
Council’s contractor has now begun the process of rebuilding the pavement on Forest Road and constructing kerb and gutter in selected areas.
Leewood Drive
Council’s contractor has undertaken stabilisation works on the existing pavement and sealed the works. Asphalt surfacing will now be applied as night works to minimise disruption to the Leewood Estate.
Traffic Facilities
Hill Street / NDR / William Maker Drive Roundabout
Works on building new pavement on the eastbound lanes of the NDR has progressed allowing for the last of the kerbs to be poured and allow for the partial reopening of William Maker Drive.
Airport Secure Carpark
Following the completion of footings for the new carpark awnings, kerb and gutter and dish drains have been poured allowing for the completion of the remaining pavement and sealing works.
Concrete and Drainage
Footpath Construction
Works were completed on a new footpath in Spring Street between Dalton and Bletchington Streets.
Footpath Rehabilitation
Work continued on footpath rehabilitation at:
· Prince Street between Clinton and Sampson Streets
· Nile Street between Summer and Byng Streets
WATER SUPPLY SERVICES
The type and number of water supply service responses by maintenance staff are shown in the table below.
Category |
July 2019 – June 2020 |
October 2020 |
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Water - Leak (Meter) |
393 |
27 |
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Water Request - Meters Faulty (incorrect readings) |
188 |
5 |
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Water – No Water Supply |
27 |
8 |
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Water - Pressure |
19 |
1 |
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Water Request – Replace Meter box/lid |
57 |
4 |
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Water quality - Dirty |
48 |
2 |
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Water – Burst Main |
70 |
6 |
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Water – leak (Main, Valve, Hydrant) |
226 |
31 |
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Total Water Requests |
1028 |
84 |
Construction Works
· Water Service renewals
o 133 March Street
· New water service connections
o Potable and non-potable 32mm diameter water services connection to 32 Geraldton Place.
o Potable 20mm diameter water service connection to 26 Cox Avenue.
Smart Water Meters
Council is in the process of continuing the roll out of Smart Water Meters. The registration process has been finalised and council is in the process of on-boarding customers.
Autumn Street water main renewal
Works are continuing in the renewal of the water main in Autumn Street. Works have been completed between Icely Road and Byng Street with the section between Byng Street and March Street currently underway. All construction work is expected to be completed by the end of January 2020.
McNamara Street Water Main Renewal
Works have been completed on the water main renewal in McNamara Street. Night works were undertaken in order to minimise impacts on surrounding businesses. The water main was upgraded to a 150mm diameter UPVC water main in line with current standards.
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 2019 – June 2020 |
October 2020 |
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Sewer Choke - Blockages |
423 |
39 |
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Sewer Complaint - Odour |
20 |
3 |
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Sewer Complaint - Overflow |
163 |
13 |
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Total Sewer Requests |
606 |
55 |
Sewer Construction Works
· Raising of sewer manhole in Dalton Street to align with new road pavement.
· Sewer reconstruction
o 245 Anson Street junction connection
o 79 Kite Street Junction connection
· Sewer manhole construction at 47 Kite Street
· Sewer junction installation at 26 Cox Avenue
Sewer Relining Program 2020 / 2021
All works have been completed on the relining of the sewer main with junction sealing to the property connections currently underway. All works are expected to be finalised by the end of the year.
Vent Removal Program
Works have commenced on the removal of six (6) sewer vents across the sewer network and are expected to be completed by the end of the year.
WATER SUPPLY SECURITY
Water Storage Levels
Water storage trends for the combined storages from 14 July 2017 to 13 November 2020 are shown in the graph below.
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Location |
Level Below Spillway (mm) |
% of Capacity |
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Suma Park Dam |
5,898 |
57.10% |
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Spring Creek Dam |
0 |
100% |
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Lake Canobolas |
0 |
100% |
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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 |
August 2020 (ML) |
September 2020 (ML) |
October 2020 (ML) |
Total (ML) 2020/2021 |
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Bores* |
8.34 |
10.17 |
4.63 |
35.12 |
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Stormwater |
177.90 |
137.85 |
107.10 |
534.79 |
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Macquarie River |
208.12 |
145.11 |
97.29 |
643.22 |
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Total |
394.36 |
293.13 |
209.02 |
1213.13 |
* 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 6 October 2020. All available supplementary raw water sources remain operational for this quarter, except for the Macquarie Pipeline for which extraction was halted at the end of October given the forecast for above average rainfall. The next review will be for the third quarter and is planned for January 2020.
The draft independent environmental audit report has been received for the Macquarie Pipeline project approval and other aspects of the Orange City Council Operation Environmental Management Plan for the Orange Raw Water Supply System.
Macquarie River Flows
The flows in the Macquarie River monitored downstream of Long Point (Station 421192) remained above the flow rate trigger of 108 ML/d for the whole of the period of 22 October to 17 November 2020 and continuing. The minimum flow rate for the period was 246 ML/day on 22 October and the maximum flow of 3,011 ML/day was on 29 October.
The data for the chart below was sourced from the WaterNSW website with flows presented in Megalitres per day (ML/d).
Demand Management
Residential water use
Level 2 water restrictions were introduced on Sunday 4 October 2020. Council resolved to adopt a new water restriction framework on 20 October 2020.
Average daily residential water consumption during the week ending 13 November 2020 was 141 litres per person per day. The graph below shows the average daily residential water consumption trends since August 2019.
Total water use
The average daily city-wide water consumption for the period 15 October to 12 November 2020 was 9.1 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 October 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 Pipeline between Spring Creek Reservoir and Icely Road Water filtration plant is complete and capable of being operated as necessary. Some minor rehabilitation KPIs remain for the Contractor to achieve and this will be monitored over the next few months.
It is proposed to undertake trial pumping from Spring Creek Reservoir in the near future following the completion of a water quality risk assessment.
Shiralee Creek Gravity Sewer
There are some contractual issues being experienced on this project which are holding up completion and rehabilitation. Council staff are in communication with the Contractor with a review to resolving the delay in completion as soon as practicable.
OTHER MAJOR PROJECTS
Whiteway Lighting
Whiteway lighting in Summer Street is operational. Work remaining includes the repair of defective paving, lowering of some light poles so their base falls below the paving and the removal of the existing under awning lights.
The functionality of the system will allow remote dimming of individual lights at times and locations as required.
AIRPORT ENERGY USAGE
Energy used at the airport during October 2020 was 17,787.92 kWh at a cost to Council of $1,559.79.
aIRPORT PASSENGER NUMBERS
Passenger numbers for October 2020 were 1,119 compared with 8,071 in the same month in 2019. This figure now includes passenger numbers from QantasLink.
ENERGY USE
The following information is sourced from E21, Council’s energy software.
