BRIEFING NOTE To: All Councillors From: Chief Executive Officer, Michael Deegan Date: 11 February 2020 Subject: Outcome of Out of School Hours tender process with NSW Education

Dear Councillors, We received written confirmation late last week and today, from the school principals at Stanmore Public and Camdenville Public, respectively, that Council’s tender applications to continue to operate the Out of School Hours services (Before & After School Care and Vacation Care services) for the next five years at these two locations was not successful. The letters state that the successful tenderer will be operating from both sites effective Day 1 of Term 2 (27th April). The five year tender process forms part of NSW Education & Communities new procurement policy. We were also informed this afternoon that one of the schools made the announcement to families earlier today. Council’s Children’s Services team have today distributed a letter to families attending that service, assuring them we will work to ensure a smooth transition as much as possible and will keep them updated throughout the transition period. In the school’s announcement to families, the principal acknowledges and thanks Inner West Council for providing quality care for children in that community for many years.

MICHAEL DEEGAN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

BRIEFING NOTE To: All Councillors From: Chief Executive Officer, Michael Deegan Date: 11 February 2020 Subject: Walking & cycling access during construction of WestConnex Stage 3B ( Interchange)

Councillors, Work to construct the Rozelle Interchange involves the demolition of all walking and cycling bridges around the intersection of Victoria Road, City West Link and in Rozelle. These bridges provide quick walking and cycling connections over roads and the Rozelle railyards and their removal will result in significant changes to how pedestrians and cyclists move through this area throughout construction. The bridges will be demolished in the coming months starting with the Lilyfield Road bridge in March or April.

Council staff have been informed by the contractor that the following steps will be taken to mitigate impacts during construction:

• signage will soon be installed on the bridges to inform people in advance of the closures;

• the CBD-bound bus stop outside the White Bay (near the Lilyfield Road bridge) will be re-located to the east of Loughlin Street to reduce the walking route for many pedestrians; • in the week prior-to and following closure of the Lilyfield Road bridge, project staff will be onsite throughout the area to provide information to pedestrians, bus passengers and cyclists about alternative access routes; • in October 2020 or thereabouts, a temporary bridge will be installed between Victoria Road near the Power Station and the ANZAC Bridge (shown in red in the image above); • all road crossings at street level will be maintained throughout construction; and • communications now are underway to inform people about the changes and the alternative access routes.

The most significant impact for pedestrians and cyclists will occur between approximately March and October 2020. During this time people going to/from the CBD will have to walk or ride along City West Link and James Craig Road and up the ramp beneath the ANZAC soldier to get onto the ANZAC Bridge.

A letter has been prepared for the Mayor to send to the Minister expressing concern about the loss of pedestrian and cyclist access.

There’s likely to be some community concern about these impacts and Council staff will continue to work with Transport for NSW and the contractor to minimise impacts. If you would like more information about the impacts of construction you can contact Martha Halliday, Community Relations Manager, on mobile 0408 734 604 or email [email protected]

MICHAEL DEEGAN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

BRIEFING NOTE To: All Councillors From: Chief Executive Officer, Michael Deegan Date: 11 February 2020 Subject: SSROC Street Lighting Improvement Program

Dear Councillors, Please find an update on SSROC’s Street Lighting Improvement Program: 1. 'Lighting the Way' Project to Replace Up To 104,000 Street Lights with LEDs As of this week, 25 councils encompassing more than 80% of the lighting on ’s network have now formally agreed to Ausgrid’s residential road LED upgrade program with several others currently putting it through their budgeting process.

As previously advised, much of the live-line work on the Ausgrid network is currently suspended due to a tragic fatality last year. The suspension of most live-line works is affecting LED deployments and many other electrical works involving councils. Ausgrid has been deploying LEDs at a reduced rate where these do not involve working in close proximity to live lines. Approximately 31,000 LED luminaires have been installed as of 26 January 2020. The company has indicated that it has now completed updating Safety Rules and is currently providing additional training for installation contractors. The company expects to resume working on the street lighting upgrade program in the coming weeks. Ausgrid has confirmed that any additional cost resulting from new safety requirements will be absorbed by the company and will not be passed on to councils.

Ausgrid has indicated that, once newly trained crews become available over the coming weeks, it will write to each council individually to propose new work schedules for LED deployments. This will enable councils to set appropriate budgets for the coming year. $4m in Additional NSW Government Funding Support for LED Upgrades On 15 August last year, Ausgrid wrote to all council General Managers/CEOs to explain additional NSW Government financial support to help address the upfront cost barriers associated with removing old and inefficient 50W and 80W mercury vapour luminaires. SSROC undertook a successful two year advocacy campaign to help secure this additional funding support for councils and commends the NSW government for this initiative. Ausgrid has now received the funding from the NSW Government and is currently investigating the most appropriate process to distribute the funding to councils. Ausgrid will write to councils over the coming weeks to advise how these payments are to be made to councils.

2. Ausgrid LED Tender & Smart Controls EOI Ausgrid’s most recent LED tender, which SLI Program councils and Transport for NSW provided extensive input on, closed in September last year. Ausgrid is currently evaluating samples from shortlisted suppliers. New and improved LED lighting choices, particularly for main roads and to support smart city projects, are expected in Q3 of 2020 as a result of the tender.

SSROC’s SLI Project management team has recently met with the Ausgrid manager responsible for progressing Ausgrid’s proposed smart controls EOI or tender. The next meeting is expected to focus on the business case for smart controls.

3. NSW Public Lighting Code A new mandatory NSW Public Lighting Code came into effect from 1 July 2019 and is the culmination of several years of successful advocacy by SSROC and participating councils. It sets minimum service levels for Ausgrid, higher penalties for non-compliance and introduces a range of new reporting requirements. The first annual and quarterly reporting to councils about Ausgrid’s compliance with the Code was sent to each individual council last year. A report covering Q2 of 2019/20 will be issued to councils in the coming weeks. SSROC has asked that this distribution also goes to the primary street lighting contacts at each council as initial reports went solely to council General Managers and were missed by many staff responsible for this area.

To comply with the reporting requirements of the Code, Ausgrid has produced a draft Public Lighting Asset Management Plan for consultation. This important document is the primary one outlining how Ausgrid’s street lighting service is to be delivered to councils and has not been substantially updated for some years. SSROC has been providing a variety of input to Ausgrid during drafting. The draft will be circulated to councils for consultation in the coming weeks.

MICHAEL DEEGAN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER