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Ordinary Council Meeting – Agenda 19 October 2009 Issues The following information details each project: 1. Roebourne Aquatic Centre Redevelopment: The Roebourne Aquatic Centre (RAC) is owned by the Department of Education (DET) and managed through a license agreement by the Shire of Roebourne on behalf of the Roebourne Community. The agreement generally provides for a cost share arrangement between the two parties. The facility is highly regarded in the Roebourne Community and is utilised heavily through the Summer season (September to May each year) particularly by the youth and more recently by the adults of the community. The facility provides more than simply opportunities for physical activity and health benefits, being a focal point in the community, the facility has in influence on reducing truancy, local crime and violence. The Department of Education and Training have indicated that they wish to gift the Roebourne Aquatic Centre to the Roebourne Community through the Shire of Roebourne. To consider this request, the Shire staff have indicated the facility would need to be compliant and DET would need to maintain the current funding to the centres operations. A report by CCS Strategic Planning on the condition of the facility was commissioned by the Department of Education and training to assess the existing facility for compliance with the current Health (Aquatic Facilities) Regulations 2007 and the Code of Practice for the Design, Construction, Operation and Management of Aquatic Facilities 2007. The report clearly shows that the RAC does not comply with current aquatic regulations with regards to filtration system, plant room structure and location, balance tank, backwash tank, pool surface and pool guttering system and requires major redevelopment to renew to the required compliance and functionality standards. The Shire of Roebourne has clearly stated that with the works required to ensure that the Roebourne Aquatic Centre meets acceptable standard, the Shire of Roebourne is not willing to accept the facility in the current condition as the cost to reinstate the facility to the required level is not a responsibility that should be borne entirely by the community and that state government contribution to any refurbishment would be required. The Department of Education and Training have indicated to a contribution of $500,000 to the redevelopment. Changes to the CSRFF guidelines given consideration to a larger contribution by State Government. The CCS report on the condition and required works to meet current compliance clearly outlined a project scope and cost. The project scope includes: Construction of new plant room and chlorine gas building Full replacement of gutters and in floor return system Replacement of balance tank and backwash tank Replacement of pool shell with two (2) separate water bodies Replacement of water treatment system Page 56
Ordinary Council Meeting – Agenda 19 October 2009 The current estimates to refurbish the pool to become compliant with the Code is a total $2,735,100 plus GST CCS Strategic Planning have recommended a complete redevelopment of the facility at an estimated cost of $3,214,800 + GST. The additional cost ($479,700 or an increase of 18%) offers a redeveloped facility with a design life of 50 years as opposed to extending a facility that has only 9 years of its initial design life left. In this instance the cost of refurbishment is in the order of 85% of the cost of a redeveloped facility and therefore the complete redevelopment of the facility should be pursued. The Shire of Roebourne is requesting $1,607,400 from the Department of Sport and Recreation inclusive of a development bonus request. Project – Roebourne Aquatic Centre Refurbishment CSRFF Requested $1,607,400 Department of Education and Training $500,000 Estimated Shire of Roebourne Contribution $1,107,400 Total Project Cost $3,214,800 plus tax 2. Bulgarra Sporting Precinct Permanent Diamond Sport Fields Installation. The Bulgarra Sporting Precinct Master Plan was commissioned in April 2008 and completed in June 2009. Council agreed at it‘s meeting held on the 17 th August to endorse the Master Plan and progress the recommendations. Among other recommendations that are now being progressed is the installation of two (2) permanent diamond sport fields in the North and South East corners of the Bulgarra East Oval. The installation of these fields will vastly increase the opportunity to grow the existing prominent diamond sports of softball and tee ball based at the Bulgarra Sporting Precinct and allows for potential growth of baseball in the region. Current issues at the Bulgarra Sporting Precinct revolve around ground allocation and current lighting configuration at the precinct that only allows for one men‘s softball pitch to be played on Bulgarra East Oval at a time. This creates an allocation issue as the Bulgarra West oval must also be used simultaneously for the competition to successfully be conducted on a weekly. Ongoing clashes also exist with tee ball and junior football and cricket. The set up required for diamond sports is also very labour intensive. The installation of permanent diamond sport fields in the north and south east corners of Bulgarra East Oval will allow for greater utilisation of the Bulgarra Sporting Precinct, reduce the labour intensive set up for these sports, thereby decreasing workload on volunteers, and along with the construction of the Bulgarra Community Facility, provide for a regional quality facility within Bulgarra. Page 57
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