Annual Report 2005-2006 - Waverley Council

NOISE
Waverley Council
Meeting Our Statutory Requirements
Sustainability Indicator 2001/2002 2005/2006 Movement toward
sustainability
No of noise complaints 161 500
KEY
POSITIVE MOVEMENT TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY
NEGATIVE MOVEMENT TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY
NO MOVEMENT TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY RECORDED
- NOT DIRECT INDICATOR OF COUNCIL’S PERFORMANCE
d. Condition of Public Works
Our Strategic Asset Management Plan (SAMP1), which was completed in 2005/2006, provides a new
and more sophisticated approach to setting priorities for expenditure on our assets.
In developing the Plan we have closely reviewed the previously published figures for bringing our
infrastructure assets to a satisfactory standard, and maintaining them at that standard. In the Plan, the
assumptions made in defining a satisfactory standard for various asset classes have been listed, and
the corresponding costs estimated. This has resulted in significantly lower costs for the upgrading and
subsequent maintenance of road pavements, kerb and guttering, and footpaths than the costs listed in
previous years. Further assessments of the published figures for stormwater drainage and buildings
are yet to be carried out.
A condition survey of all Council buildings was undertaken during 2005/2006. This will be followed by
a further condition survey of road pavements, kerb and guttering and footpaths in 2006/2007. In
addition, we will begin a project to map and develop a model of our stormwater system to assist with
both identifying areas that require immediate attention and future maintenance and replacement
planning.
Council’s Technical Services Section is responsible for our road, footpath and drainage assets.
Road Pavements
In conjunction with the introduction of our Pavement Management System (PMS) we carried out a
physical inspection of all our road assets (road pavements, kerbs and gutters and footpaths) to
determine their condition and remaining useful life.
From our PMS data, approximately 15% of the road pavements (180,000m2) within the Waverley area
need rehabilitation and resealing works to bring them up to a reasonable standard.
With a design life of 100 years, funding of approximately 1% of the asset value is required each year
to maintain the road pavements.
Kerb and Gutter
From the PMS data, 65% of the kerbs and gutters in the area needs some form of reconstruction
(approximately 150km). Based on the design life of kerbs and gutters, funding of 3 – 4% of the asset
value is required each year to maintain the kerbs and gutters.
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