AGENDA Planning and Engineering Services Committee Meeting
To be held on Monday 16 November 2020 at 4:00pm City of Rockingham Council Chambers
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Notice of Meeting
Dear Committee members The next Planning and Engineering Services Committee Meeting of the City of Rockingham will be held on Monday 16 November 2020 in the Council Chambers, City of Rockingham Administration Centre, Civic Boulevard, Rockingham. The meeting will commence at 4:00pm.
MICHAEL PARKER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 12 November 2020
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PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER BEFORE PROCEEDING:
Statements or decisions made at this meeting should not be relied or acted on by an applicant or any other person until they have received written notification from the City. Notice of all approvals, including planning and building approvals, will be given to applicants in writing. The City of Rockingham expressly disclaims liability for any loss or damages suffered by a person who relies or acts on statements or decisions made at a Council or Committee meeting before receiving written notification from the City.
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City of Rockingham Planning and Engineering Services Committee Agenda 4:00pm Monday 16 November 2020 1. Declaration of Opening Acknowledgement of Country This meeting acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of the land on which we meet today, the Nyoongar people, and pays respect to their elders both past and present. 2. Record of Attendance/Apologies/Approved Leave of Absence 2.1 Members Deputies Cr Mark Jones Cr Craig Buchanan Cr Hayley Edwards Cr Joy Stewart Cr Matthew Whitfield Cr Sally Davies Cr Lorna Buchan Cr Rae Cottam Cr Deb Hamblin (Deputy Mayor) Cr Leigh Liley 2.2 Executive Mr Michael Parker Chief Executive Officer Mr Bob Jeans Director Planning and Development Services Mr Peter Doherty Director Legal Services and General Counsel Mr Sam Assaad Director Engineering and Parks Services Mr Peter Ricci Manager Major Planning Projects Mr Brett Ashby Manager Strategic Planning and Environment Mr James Henson Manager Land and Development Infrastructure Mr Mike Ross Manager Statutory Planning Mrs Erica King Manager Health and Building Services Mr David Caporn Manager Compliance and Emergency Liaison Mr Ian Daniels Manager Infrastructure Project Delivery Mr Manoj Barua Manager Engineering Services Mr Tony Bailey A/Manager Asset Services Mr Adam Johnston Manager Parks Services Mr Peter Varris Manager Governance and Councillor Support Mr Aiden Boyham City Media Officer Ms Melinda Wellburn EA to Director Planning and Development Services Ms Andrea Holman EA to Director Engineering and Parks Services 2.3 Members of the Gallery: 2.4 Apologies: 2.5 Approved Leave of Absence:
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3. Responses to Previous Public Questions Taken on Notice 3.1 Mr James Mumme, Shoalwater - Various At the Planning and Engineering Services Committee meeting held on 19 October 2020, Mr Mumme asked the following question with respect to the Feral Animal Control Program that was taken on notice and the Director Planning and Development Services provided a response in a letter dated 21 October 2020 as follows: Question 1. What actions to implement this program does Council think will be most effective at both keeping the community on side with the intent of the programme and keeping cats out of those reserves? Response Community education, engagement and awareness is considered most important and will be central to supporting this initiative. 4. Public Question Time Members of the public are invited to present questions to the Chairperson about matters affecting the City of Rockingham and its residents. Questions should relate to the business of the Committee. This is the only opportunity in the meeting for the public to ask questions. 5. Confirmation of Minutes of the Previous Meeting Recommendation: That Committee CONFIRMS the Minutes of the Planning and Engineering Services Committee meeting held on 19 October 2020, as a true and accurate record. 6. Matters Arising from the Previous Minutes
7. Announcement by the Presiding Person without Discussion The Chairperson to announce to all present that decisions made at Committees of Council are recommendations only and may be adopted in full, amended or deferred when presented for consideration at the next Council meeting. 8. Declarations of Members and Officers Interests
9. Petitions/Deputations/Presentations/Submissions
10. Matters for which the Meeting may be Closed
11. Bulletin Items Planning and Development Services Information Bulletin - November 2020 Engineering and Parks Services Information Bulletin - November 2020 12. Agenda Items
Planning and Development Services 6 PD-049/20 Proposed Road Closure - Portion of Telephone Lane between Mundijong Road and Millar Road, Baldivis and Reclassify as Emergency Access Way (Final Approval) 6 Planning and Engineering Services Committee Agenda Monday 16 November 2020 PAGE 5
Engineering and Parks Services 17 EP-022/20 Tender T19/20-104 - Supply and Laying of New Irrigation Systems at Various Sites 17
13. Reports of Councillors
14. Addendum Agenda
15. Motions of which Previous Notice has been given
16. Notices of Motion for Consideration at the Following Meeting
17. Urgent Business Approved by the Person Presiding or by Decision of the Committee
18. Matters Behind Closed Doors
19. Date and Time of Next Meeting The next Planning and Engineering Services Committee meeting will be held on Monday 7 December 2020 in the Council Chambers, Council Administration Building, Civic Boulevard, Rockingham. The meeting will commence at 4:00pm. 20. Closure
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12. Agenda Items
Planning and Development Services
Planning and Development Services
Land and Development Infrastructure Services
Reference No & Subject: PD-049/20 Proposed Road Closure - Portion of Telephone Lane between Mundijong Road and Millar Road, Baldivis and Reclassify as Emergency Access Way (Final Approval) File No: LUP/2160 Applicant: Owner: Crown Author: Mr David Waller, Coordinator Statutory Planning Other Contributors: Mr Mike Ross, Manager Statutory Planning Mr Manoj Barua, Manager Engineering Services Mr Adam Johnston, Manager Parks Services Date of Committee Meeting: 16 November 2020 Previously before Council: 23 February 2010 (PD15/2/10); July 2009 (PD86/7/09) Disclosure of Interest: Nature of Council’s Role in Executive this Matter:
Site: Telephone Lane Road Reservation between Mundijong Road and Millar Road, Baldivis Lot Area: Area of Road Closure 4.6ha LA Zoning: Local Road MRS Zoning: Rural Attachments: Letter from Mr Reece Whitby, MLA Member for Baldivis Maps/Diagrams: 1. Location Plan 2. Portion of Existing Telephone Lane to be Closed (Shown in Red) 3. Consultation Plan 4. Photograph - Telephone Lane North of Mundijong Road 1 5. Photograph - Telephone Lane North of Mundijong Road 2 6. Photograph - Telephone Lane South of Millar Road
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Purpose of Report
For Council to consider proceeding with a road closure for a portion of Telephone Lane between Mundijong Road and Millar Road, Baldivis and support reclassifying it as an Emergency Access Way, following the close of advertising.
1. Location Plan
Background
Previous Application In July 2009, Council resolved to advertise the proposed closure of the unconstructed portion of Telephone Lane. At the time the application was from the adjoining owner being Wellard Limited (now the previous owner). Reports of bogged vehicles, due to the road not being trafficable and ‘hoon’ behaviour that frequented the area were being reported to the City at the time. There was also evidence of illegal dumping of rubbish. The proposal was advertised for 35 days. Advertising closed on 4 December 2009, with submissions only received from Government Agencies. No owner or resident submissions were received. In February 2010, Council resolved to request the Minister for Lands proceed with the partial road closure of Telephone Lane, pursuant to Section 58 of the Land Administration Act 1997. In April 2010, the then Department of Planning (DoP) advised the City that the land use options for the general area north of Mundijong Road remained to be concluded, under the draft Southern Metropolitan and Peel Sub-Regional Structure Plan, and that the need for closure should await the outcomes of the comprehensive planning review. Planning and Engineering Services Committee Agenda Monday 16 November 2020 PD-049/20 PAGE 8
In this regard, the Regional Planning Framework was not finalised until several years later, and as such, no further action was taken on the matter. In August 2017, the Wellard Limited landholdings were purchased by Stocklands Miami (Qld) Pty Ltd. In March 2018, the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) released the Perth and [email protected] Million land use planning and infrastructure frameworks (Frameworks), which included associated Sub-Regional Structure Plans. The land is identified as Planning Investigation under this Regional Planning Framework, which means it is subject to further investigation to consider the land's suitability for a possible change of use. Current Request In June 2020, the City was copied into an email to Mr Reece Whitby MLA from the owner of No.328 Mundijong Road, Baldivis that a portion of Telephone Lane, north of Mundijong Road, was being used as a 4WD track and creating noise impacts into the early hours of the morning. On 29 June 2020, the City received a copy of correspondence from Mr Whitby’s Office notifying Mr Matthew Swinbourn, MLC that the issue was occurring outside the boundary of his Baldivis jurisdiction and affecting one of Mr Swinbourn’s constituents. On 3 July 2020, the City responded to Mr Whitby MLA, advising that it was investigating temporary road closure, subject to consultation outcomes, with the objective of installing a physical barrier to prevent access to the road for a period of six months and that advice would be sought from the Department of Planning Land and Heritage (DPLH) on the permanent closure of Telephone Lane (north) or another land tenure approach which achieved the same outcome. The City also advised that hoon behaviour should be reported to the WA Police and that City’s SmartWatch would include this location in its routine patrols in the weeks following. On 6 July 2020, the City provided the same update to Mr Swinbourn’s MLC Office.
Details
The application is to close the portion of Telephone Lane north of Mundijong Road, which is approximately 2.3km long and is 4.6ha in area. The two parts to the road closure are as follows: 1. Temporary road closure of the unconstructed portion of Telephone Lane to general traffic until 7 September 2021, as an interim measure including the installation of gates; and 2. Permanent road closure and reclassification of the unconstructed portion of Telephone Lane as an Emergency Access Way. Planning and Engineering Services Committee Agenda Monday 16 November 2020 PD-049/20 PAGE 9
2. Portion of Existing Telephone Lane to be Closed (Shown in Red)
Implications to Consider a. Consultation with the Community In September 2020, the City advertised closure of the northern portion of Telephone Lane for a temporary period of 12 months, up until September 2021. This did not require Council to again make a decision to initiate closure proceedings, given Council’s previous resolution in 2010. In re-advertising the proposal for closure, however, the City gave notification of both the proposed temporary and permanent closures, of which permanent closure requires a Council resolution of support to proceed. Planning and Engineering Services Committee Agenda Monday 16 November 2020 PD-049/20 PAGE 10
Accordingly, a notice seeking comment was placed in the Sound Telegraph on 29 July 2020 for a period of 35 days and the proposal was referred to property owners and occupiers as shown on the plan below. Following completion of the advertising on 4 September 2020, the City received no response or objection from the community. The City received two Government Agency submissions.
3. Consultation Plan b. Consultation with Government Agencies The following authorities were also consulted during the advertising period. The details of which, are listed below: (i) Department of Fire and Emergency Services; (ii) Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage; (iii) Department of Water and Environmental Regulation; (iv) ATCO Gas Australia Pty Ltd; (v) Development WA; (vi) Main Roads WA; (vii) Telstra; (viii) Water Corporation; and (ix) Western Power. The two formal submissions have been summarised below, with the Officer's response to the comments made.
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1. Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES)
Submission: From DFES’s perspective, there is no immediate consequence to the region from an operational stand point, noting this location appears to be one of Perth’s unofficial recreational 4WD site during the winter months. In lieu of closing it though, and the fact the current format for the reserve is of no value to the majority of the public, the City of Rockingham may opt to consider the opportunity to re- establish this road reserve as a strategic fire control line or emergency exit for emergency services use only (sign posted restricted access) as a possible treatment strategy in their Bushfire Risk Management Plan (as applicable). Also, this reserve may provide an alternative route in the event of fires that impact on Millar Road, St Alban Road and Baldivis Road. There has been some history of fires burning across grass paddocks in the eastern and northern parts of Baldivis, Western Mundijong, particularly in and around Millar Road, St Albans Road and Mundijong Road, so it may be reasonable for the City to consider repurposing this reserve rather than closing it. The City’s Officer should open dialogue with their Coordinator Emergency Management/CBFCO - Mr Greg Whip and the City’s Bushfire Mitigation Officers before concluding upon a final position.
City’s Comment: The last major fire in Baldivis in 2019 burnt in a northerly direction from Karnup Rd in the south, through to Mundijong Road, before it was able to be contained. The City’s Compliance and Emergency Liaison Team has advised it could have quite easily jumped Mundijong Road to the north. The City considers that a serviceable strategic firebreak/Emergency Access Way would prove valuable during emergency incidents in the future and improve community bushfire safety. Upgrades to the road, however, will be required to make it accessible to emergency vehicles. The recommendation of DFES is supported by the City’s a Compliance and Emergency Liaison Services and the City’s Engineering and Parks Services. It is recommended that this section of Telephone Lane be reclassified as an Emergency Access Way, which can be used for fire control and restricted access to emergency vehicles. The Emergency Access Way will also remain available for other services.
4. Photograph - Telephone Lane North of Mundijong Road 1 Planning and Engineering Services Committee Agenda Monday 16 November 2020 PD-049/20 PAGE 12
1. Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) (cont…)
5. Photograph - Telephone Lane North of Mundijong Road 2
6. Photograph - Telephone Lane South of Millar Road
Recommendation: That the submission from DFES be supported. That the portion of Telephone Lane generally between Mundijong Road and Millar Road is closed and reclassified as an 'Emergency Access Way'.
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2. Western Power
Western Power advised that it no longer provides specific advice on planning proposals and referred to ‘Dial before you dig’.
City’s Comment: Noted.
No submissions were received from the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage, Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, ATCO Gas Australia Pty Ltd, Development WA, Main Roads WA, Telstra and the Water Corporation. c. Strategic Community Plan This item addresses the Community’s Vision for the future and specifically the following Aspiration and Strategic Objective contained in the Strategic Community Plan 2019-2029: Aspiration 3: Plan for Future Generations Strategic Objective: Responsive planning and control of land use: Plan and control the use of land to meet the needs of the growing population, with consideration of future generations d. Policy Nil e. Financial The City's Parks Services has received a $147,400 Mitigation Activity Funds (MAF) grant through the Office of Bushfire Risk Management (OBRM). The $147,400 grant will cover costs of a 4 metre wide limestone track, passing lanes and gates with rock armour installed at the sides of the gates. The City has 12 months to complete works and is required to expend the funds by approximately November 2021. There will be ongoing costs for maintenance of the limestone track and gates, including weed treatments to the track and surrounds, along with any repairs required to gates from damages caused by unauthorised access. These costs are estimated to be in the order of $5,500 per annum. f. Legal and Statutory The care, control and management of Telephone Lane rests with the City. The City is therefore responsible for the road and providing its recommendation on temporary and permanent road closure. Temporary Closure Section 3.50 provides a Local Government to close a road for a period of 4 weeks without notification and longer than 4 weeks subject to advertising. Section 3.50 provides: 3.50. Closing certain thoroughfares to vehicles (1) A local government may close any thoroughfare that it manages to the passage of vehicles, wholly or partially, for a period not exceeding 4 weeks. (1a) A local government may, by local public notice, order that a thoroughfare that it manages is wholly or partially closed to the passage of vehicles for a period exceeding 4 weeks. (2) The order may limit the closure to vehicles of any class, to particular times, or to such other case or class of case as may be specified in the order and may contain exceptions. [(3) deleted] (4) Before it makes an order wholly or partially closing a thoroughfare to the passage of vehicles for a period exceeding 4 weeks or continuing the closure of a thoroughfare, the local government is to — Planning and Engineering Services Committee Agenda Monday 16 November 2020 PD-049/20 PAGE 14
(a) give local public notice of the proposed order giving details of the proposal, including the location of the thoroughfare and where, when, and why it would be closed, and inviting submissions from any person who wishes to make a submission; and (b) give written notice to each person who — (i) is prescribed for the purposes of this section; or (ii) owns land that is prescribed for the purposes of this section; and (c) allow a reasonable time for submissions to be made and consider any submissions made. (5) The local government is to send to the Commissioner of Main Roads appointed under the Main Roads Act 1930 a copy of the contents of the notice required by subsection (4)(a). (6) An order under this section has effect according to its terms, but may be revoked by the local government, or by the Minister, by order of which local public notice is given. [(7) deleted] (8) If, under subsection (1), a thoroughfare is closed without giving local public notice, the local government is to give local public notice of the closure as soon as practicable after the thoroughfare is closed. (9) The requirement in subsection (8) ceases to apply if the thoroughfare is reopened. Permanent Closure The responsibility for determining applications for the closure and re-classification of road reserves rest with the Minister for Planning, Lands and Heritage on advice from the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage (State Land Services). Section 58 (1) When a local government wishes a road in its district to be closed permanently, the local government may, subject to subsection (3), request the Minister to close the road. (2) When a local government resolves to make a request under subsection (1), the local government must in accordance with the regulations prepare and deliver the request to the Minister. (3) A local government must not resolve to make a request under subsection (1) until a period of 35 days has elapsed from the publication in a newspaper circulating in its district of notice of motion for that resolution, and the local government has considered any objections made to it within that period concerning the proposals set out in that notice. Once the revested reservation has been reclassified and approved by the Minister, the City will be required to accept a Management Order over the portion of road as an Emergency Access Way. g. Risk All Council decisions are subject to risk assessment according to the City’s Risk Framework. Implications and comment will only be provided for the following assessed risks. Customer Service / Project management / Environment: High and Extreme Risks Finance / Personal Health and Safety: Medium, High and Extreme Risks Nil Comments
There is a history of fires burning in the eastern and northern parts of Baldivis. DFES has recommended that establishing the Telephone Road road reserve as a strategic fire control line or emergency exit for emergency services use only, would prove valuable during emergency incidents and improve community bushfire safety. Repurposing the reserve, rather than closing it, is also supported by the City’s Fire and Emergency Services Liaison. Planning and Engineering Services Committee Agenda Monday 16 November 2020 PD-049/20 PAGE 15
Closing the road to the general public will also address the anti-social behaviour of 4WD motorists using the reserve. The small portion of Telephone Lane towards Millar Road, however, needs to be retained as a road reserve for lot access to Lot 100 Telephone Lane. Changing the road reserve to an Emergency Access Way will retain the land in the ownership of the Crown and therefore, will not prejudice any future planning options for the area. It is recommended that the Council: 1. Support the temporary road closure. This will be an immediate action by the City and includes installing gates and rock armour at either end of Telephone Lane (portion) to prevent vehicle access; and 2. Support the permanent closure and reclassification this part of Telephone Lane as an Emergency Access Way. This will involve the City seeking approval from the Minister for Lands. Subject to approval from the Minister for Lands on permanent closure and reclassifying part of Telephone Lane as an Emergency Access Way, proceed with the road upgrade works as an Emergency Access Way. The timing and extent of works (i.e. 4m width or 6m width) of which is dependent upon grant funding or accommodating the works in a future Business Plan. Given that it could take months before a decision from the Minister for Lands on permanent closure and reclassification of a portion of Telephone Lane, Council's support for temporary closure will enable immediate action to close the road in the interim.
Voting Requirements Simple Majority Officer Recommendation
That Council: 1. SUPPORTS temporary closure of the northern portion of Telephone Lane generally between Mundijong Road and Millar Road until 30 September 2021. 2. SUPPORTS permanent closure and reclassification of the northern portion of Telephone Lane generally between Mundijong Road and Millar Road as an Emergency Access Way, in accordance with the plan below: Planning and Engineering Services Committee Agenda Monday 16 November 2020 PD-049/20 PAGE 16
Portion of Existing Telephone Lane to be Closed (Shown in Red)
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Engineering and Parks Services
Engineering and Parks Services Parks Services Reference No & Subject: EP-022/20 Tender T19/20-104 - Supply and Laying of New Irrigation Systems at Various Sites File No: T19/20-104 Proponent/s: Author: Mr Adam Johnston, Manager Parks Services Other Contributors: Date of Committee Meeting: 16 November 2020 Previously before Council: Disclosure of Interest: Nature of Council’s Role in Executive this Matter:
Site: Various Parks and Reserves Lot Area: LA Zoning: MRS Zoning: Attachments: Maps/Diagrams:
Purpose of Report
To provide Council with details of the Tenders received for Tender T19/20-104 - Supply and Laying of New Irrigation Systems at Various Sites, document the results of the Tender assessment and make recommendations regarding award of the Tender.
Background
Tender T19/20-104 - Supply and Laying of New Irrigation Systems at Various Sites was advertised in the West Australian on Saturday, 26 September 2020. The Tender closed at 2.00pm, Wednesday, 21 October 2020 and was publicly opened immediately after the closing time.
Details
This contract is for the replacement of fourteen (14) infield irrigation systems at the following City reserves: Anniversary Park, Rockingham - R31572 Charles Bailey Gardens, Rockingham - Patterson Road Reserve Benjamin Way Reserve, Rockingham - R39545 Planning and Engineering Services Committee Agenda Monday 16 November 2020 EP-022/20 PAGE 18
Centenary Park, Safety Bay - R32215 Dress Circle Reserve, Warnbro - R43492 Eva Lynch Reserve, Warnbro - R43788 Hawker Street Reserve, Safety Bay - R33198 Haselmere Circus, Rockingham - R33669 Nolin Way Reserve, Secret Harbour - R47411 Seabrooke/Hennessey Reserve, Rockingham - R33083 Secret Harbour Oval, Secret Harbour - R43066 St Raphael Reserve, Port Kennedy - R45193 Turner Street Reserve, Warnbro - R26343 Warramunga Reserve, Rockingham - R41196 The scope of works include all pipe, fittings, sprinklers and labour to replace the current in field irrigation systems and to connect to the existing bore and controller infrastructure. An Addendum was issued on 7 October 2020 advising of a change in the valve box sizing and the reduction in the minimum diameter of the control wiring conduit, with the Addendum acknowledged by all tenderers. Tenders were received from: • Horizon West Landscape & Irrigation Pty Ltd • Acemark Investments ATF the Mcfadden Trust trading as Hydroquip Pumps Pty Ltd • Sanpoint Pty Ltd trading as LD Total • Total Eden Pty Ltd • NewGround Water Services Pty Ltd The contract requires practical completion for all sites by 1 May 2021. A panel comprising Manager Parks Services, Mr Adam Johnston, Irrigation Supervisor, Mr Brendan Evans and Contract Management Supervisor, Mr Aaron Osinski undertook Tender evaluations. The Tender reserved the right to award the Tender on a part-by-part/item-by-item basis. On assessment there was no advantage in separating the contract between tenderers aside from Benjamin Way Reserve, where it was deemed advantageous to assess separately due to the competitive pricing received for this reserve. Each tenderer was requested to provide information about its organisation's business connection to the City of Rockingham and where after assessment of the submissions there was three or less points between the first ranked tenderer and the remainder, the assessment panel was required to compare and score, out of five, each submission's local content information. Therefore, this was undertaken for NewGround Water Services and Total Eden and reflected in the assessment scoring. The scoring for Benjamin Way Reserve did not meet the criteria to assess local content, as there was not less than three points separating the highest ranked tenderer from the other tenderers. Evaluation of the Tender, in accordance with the advertised Tender Assessment Criteria, produced the following weighted scores: All Reserves - excluding Benjamin Way Reserve Total Understanding Total Assessment Level of Tendered Local Score of Tender Weighted Criteria Service Price/s Content (inc local Requirements Scores content) Max. Points 20 Pts 30 Pts 50 Pts 100 Pts 5 Pts 105 Pts NewGround 17.5 26.2 50.0 93.7 2.3 96.0 Water Services Total Eden 19.0 26.8 46.2 92.0 2.0 94.0 Hydroquip Pumps 14.3 19.0 44.3 77.6 N/A 77.6 Planning and Engineering Services Committee Agenda Monday 16 November 2020 EP-022/20 PAGE 19
Total Understanding Total Assessment Level of Tendered Local Score of Tender Weighted Criteria Service Price/s Content (inc local Requirements Scores content) Max. Points 20 Pts 30 Pts 50 Pts 100 Pts 5 Pts 105 Pts Horizon West Landscape & 14.3 10.0 46.4 70.7 N/A 70.7 Irrigation LD Total 14.3 9.3 41.7 65.3 N/A 65.3
Benjamin Way Reserve
Assessment Level of Understanding Tendered Total Criteria Service of Tender Price/s Weighted Requirements Scores Max. Points 20 Pts 30 Pts 50 Pts 100 Pts Total Eden 19.0 26.8 50.0 95.8 NewGround Water 17.5 26.2 47.6 91.3 Services Hydroquip Pumps 14.3 19.0 48.0 81.3 Horizon West Landscape & 14.3 10.0 48.6 72.9
Irrigation
LD Total 14.3 9.3 42.7 66.3
Implications to Consider a. Consultation with the Community Not Applicable b. Consultation with Government Agencies Not Applicable c. Strategic Community Plan This item addresses the Community’s Vision for the future and specifically the following Aspirations and Strategic Objectives contained in the Strategic Community Plan 2019-2029: Aspiration 2: Grow and Nurture Community Connectedness and Wellbeing Strategic Objective: Services and facilities: Provide cost effective services and facilities which meet community needs. Aspiration 4: Deliver Quality Leadership and Business Expertise Strategic Objective: Management of current assets: Maintain civic buildings, sporting facilities, public places and road and cycle way infrastructure based on best practice principles and life cycle cost analysis. d. Policy In accordance with the City’s Purchasing Policy, for purchases above $250,000, a public tender process is to be conducted in accordance with the provision of section 3.57 of the Local Government Act 1995; and Local Government (Functions and General) Regulations 1996, Part 4, Division 2, regulation 11A(1).
Planning and Engineering Services Committee Agenda Monday 16 November 2020 EP-022/20 PAGE 20 e. Financial Funds totalling $631,818 have been budgeted in the 2020/2021 capital work orders for eleven (11) of the fourteen (14) sites. In addition to capital funds grant funding of $320,000 has been received through the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) Program allocated to St Raphael Reserve ($250,000), Haselmere Circus ($30,000) and Dress Circle ($40,000). The total funding available being $951,818. The total lump sum for the recommended successful tenderers is $809,010. f. Legal and Statutory In accordance with section 3.57 of the Local Government Act 1995 and Local Government (Functions and General) Regulations 1996, Part 4, Division 2, regulation 11(1). ‘Tenders are to be publicly invited according to the requirements of this Division before a local government enters into a contract for another person to supply goods or services if the consideration under the contract is, or is expected to be, more, or worth more, than $250,000 unless sub regulation (2) states otherwise’. g. Risk All Council decisions are subject to risk assessment according to the City’s Risk Framework. Implications and comment will only be provided for the following assessed risks. Customer Service / Project management / Environment : High and Extreme Risks Finance / Personal Health and Safety : Medium, High and Extreme Risks Nil
Comments Tenderers were required to address the defined qualitative criteria demonstrating their ability to satisfy the required Level of Service, Understanding of Tender Requirements and Price. The panel, to make an informed determination on the tenderers ability to successfully deliver the contract scope, evaluated the substance and detail of materials provided reflecting the variance in submissions through the assessment matrix scores. NewGround Water Services and Total Eden demonstrated high levels of competency and understanding for the majority of the Service and Understanding criterion with price being the final determinate as to whom was the recommended tenderer. Secret Harbour Oval is under a shared use agreement with the Department of Education (DoE) and the replacement of this irrigation system requires acceptance by DoE to fund 50% of the tendered replacement cost. Consultation will continue with DoE following acceptance of the recommended tenderers. Through consideration of the submissions in accordance with the Tender Assessment Criteria, NewGround Water Services provided competitive pricing and demonstrated that it has the required capacity to complete the works within the required timeframe and is therefore recommended as the preferred tenderer for thirteen (13) of the fourteen (14) reserves with the exception being Benjamin Way Reserve. Total Eden provided the most competitive pricing for Benjamin Way Reserve and demonstrated that it also has the required capacity to complete the works within the required timeframe and therefore are recommended as the preferred tenderer for Benjamin Way Reserve. Voting Requirements Simple Majority Officer Recommendation That Council ACCEPTS: 1. The Tender submitted from NewGround Water Services Pty Ltd - 18A Elgee Road, Bellevue Western Australia 6056 for Tender T19/20-104 - Supply and Laying of New Irrigation Systems at Various Sites in accordance with the Tender documentation for thirteen of the fourteen tendered reserves excluding Benjamin Way Reserve for the lump sum value of $787,110 (excl GST). Secret Harbour Oval as a separable portion valued at $70,650 (excl GST) will only be awarded upon acceptance by the Department of Education to fund fifty (50) percent of the tendered sum being $35,325 (excl GST). Planning and Engineering Services Committee Agenda Monday 16 November 2020 EP-022/20 PAGE 21
2. The Tender submitted from Total Eden Pty Ltd - 1 Altona Street, Bibra Lake Western Australia 6163 for Tender T19/20-104 - Supply and Laying of New Irrigation Systems at Various Sites in accordance with the Tender documentation for Benjamin Way Reserve for the lump sum value of $21,900 (excl GST).
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Health Services 5 1. Health Services Team Overview 5 2. Human Resource Update 5 3. Project Status Reports 5 3.1 FoodSafe 5 3.2 Industrial and Commercial Waste Monitoring 5 3.3 Mosquito Control Program 6 3.4 Environmental Waters Sampling 6 3.5 Food Sampling 7 4. Information Items 7 4.1 Food Recalls 7 4.2 Food Premises Inspections 7 4.3 Public Building Inspections 8 4.4 Outdoor Event Approvals 8 4.5 Permit Approvals 9 4.6 Complaint - Information 9 4.7 Noise Complaints – Detailed Information 9 4.8 Health Approvals 10 4.9 Septic Tank Applications 10 4.10 Demolitions 10 4.11 Swimming Pool and Drinking Water Samples 11 4.12 Rabbit Processing 11 4.13 Hairdressing and Skin Penetration Premises 11 4.14 Caravan Park Inspections 11 2. Building Services 12 1. Building Services Team Overview 12 2. Human Resource Update 12 3. Project Status Reports 12 4. Information Items 12 4.1 Monthly Building Permit Approvals - (All Building Types) 12 4.2 Other Permits 13 4.3 Monthly Caravan Park Site Approvals 13 4.4 Subdivision Estate Wall Update - No's 1 - 19 Basslet Place, Warnbro 14 3. Compliance and Emergency Liaison 15 1. Compliance and Emergency Liaison Team Overview 15 2. Human Resource Update 15 3. Project Status Reports 15 4. Information Items 15 4.1 Ranger Services Action Reports 15 4.2 Building and Development Compliance 16 4.3 Emergency Management - CRMs - October 2020 17 4.4 Community Engagement 17 4.5 Beach Emergency Numbering Signs (BEN) Grant 18
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City of Rockingham Planning and Development Services Bulletin November 2020
TABLE OF CONTENTS 4.6 Emergency Management Memorandum of Understanding 19 4.7 SmartWatch Key Result Areas 19 4. Strategic Planning and Environment 20 1. Strategic Planning and Environment Team Overview 20 2. Human Resource Update 20 3. Project Status Reports 20 3.1 Local Planning Strategy 20 3.1.1 Sustainable Transport Plan 21 3.1.2 Environmental Planning Strategy 21 3.2 Baldivis Tramway Environmental Assessment 21 3.3 Lake Richmond Management Plan Implementation 22 3.4 Coastal Hazard Risk Management and Adaptation Plan - Implementation 22 3.5 Karnup District Structure Plan 23 4. Information Items 23 4.1 Structure Plan Assessment Status 23 4.2 Notification of Structure Plan Advertised Under Delegated Authority 24 4.3 Little Penguin Population - Penguin Island 27 4.4 Kangaroo Relocation - Paramount Estate 28 4.5 Notification of Approval of Structure Plan by the Western Australian Planning Commission 28 5. Land and Development Infrastructure 34 1. Land and Development Infrastructure Team Overview 34 2. Human Resource Update 34 3. Project Status Reports 34 3.1 Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) - Feasibility Study 34 4. Information Items 34 4.1 Referrals 34 4.2 Delegated Land and Development Infrastructure Assets Approvals 34 4.3 Handover of Subdivisional Roads 35 4.4 Delegated Subdivision Engineering and Public Open Space Practical Completions 35 4.5 Delegated Authority to Approve the Release of Bonds for Private Subdivisional Works 35 6. Statutory Planning 36 1. Statutory Planning Team Overview 36 2. Human Resource Update 36 3. Project Status Reports 36 3.1 Pedestrian Access Way Strategy Review 36 3.2 Conservation Plan fmr Roads Board Museum 36 3.3 Review of Planning Policy 3.3.1 - Control of Advertisements 37 4. Information Items 37 4.1 Subdivision/Development Approval and Refusals by the WAPC 37 4.2 Notifications and Gazettals 37 4.3 Subdivision Clearances 37 Planning and Development Services Bulletin November 2020 PAGE 4
City of Rockingham Planning and Development Services Bulletin November 2020
TABLE OF CONTENTS 4.4 Subdivision Survey Approvals 37 4.5 Subdivision Lot Production 38 4.6 Delegated Development Approvals 38 4.7 Delegated Development Refusals 39 4.8 Delegated Building Envelope Variations 39 4.9 Subdivision/Amalgamation Approved 39 4.10 Strata Plans 39 4.11 Subdivision/Amalgamation Refused 39 4.12 Houtman and Dedel Commemorative Plaque - St Ives Cove, Warnbro 40 4.13 Small Business Friendly Approvals Program 45 7. Planning and Development Directorate 47 1. Planning and Development Directorate Team Overview 47 2. Human Resource Update 47 3. Project Status Reports 47 3.1 Rockingham Primary Centre, Centre Plan Implementation (LUP/137-08) 47 3.2 Design Review Panel (LUP/2094) 49 4. Information Items 49 8. Advisory Committee Minutes 50 9. Appendices 50
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Health Services Monthly Team Summary 1. Health Services Team Overview
The Health Services Team delivers a range of services which includes food premises, public buildings, public pools, waste water, event approvals, permit approvals, water quality, mosquito control, noise, asbestos, hair dressers, skin penetration premises, beauticians, industrial audits, lodging houses, notifiable diseases and stables/animals.
2. Human Resource Update
Nil
3. Project Status Reports
Project 3.1 FoodSafe
Budget: $5,000 Expenditure to $1,023 date:
Commencement 1 July 2020 Estimated finish 30 June 2021 date: date:
Project Officer: Mrs Emma Lambert, Coordinator Health Services
Author: Mrs Erica King, Manager Health and Building Services
Progress Report:
Four (4) Food Safety Programs were verified or audited during October. Fifteen (15) people completed Online “I’m Alert” Food Safety Training during October. A total of 14,645 users have undertaken the I'm Alert Food Safety Training Program since its introduction.
Project 3.2 Industrial and Commercial Waste Monitoring
Budget: $15,000 Expenditure to $1,493 date:
Commencement 1 July 2020 Estimated finish 30 June 2021 date: date:
Project Officer: Mrs Emma Lambert, Coordinator Health Services
Author: Mrs Erica King, Manager Health and Building Services
Progress Report:
• Seven (7) Industrial Audits were conducted during October. • Two (2) oil water separator samples were collected during October.
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Project 3.3 Mosquito Control Program
Budget: $50,000 Expenditure to $13,825 date:
Commencement 1 July 2020 Estimated finish date: date:
Project Officer: Mr Eduardo Perotti, Senior Environmental Health Officer
Author: Mrs Erica King, Manager Health and Building Services
Progress Report:
Five (5) mosquito complaints were received in October. Five (5) larval monitoring surveys were conducted in October. Two (2) local treatments were conducted during this October. One (1) adult trapping run was conducted in October. The following Mosquito-borne Disease Notifications were received during October: Comparative Data October 2020 October 2019 2020 Progressive Total Barmah Forest Virus 0 0 0 Ross River Virus 0 0 13
Project 3.4 Environmental Waters Sampling
Budget: N/A Expenditure to N/A date:
Commencement 1 July 2020 Estimated finish 30 June 2021 date: date:
Project Officer: Ms Hannah Mcdonald, Environmental Health Technician
Author: Mrs Erica King, Manager Health and Building Services
Progress Report:
October 2020 October 2019 2020 Progressive Total Ocean Sampling 18 15 109 Lake Sampling 8 8 72 Eighteen (18) quarterly ocean samples were collected in October. The results are attached as an appendix to the Bulletin. The Enterococci standards are: Up to 200 MPN/100ml is a low level risk of contracting illness 200 MPN/100ml to 500 MPN/100ml is a medium level of risk of contracting illness Over 500 MPN/100ml is a high level risk of contracting illness All of the sample results are within the acceptable guidelines (Appendix 1).
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Project 3.5 Food Sampling
Budget: $1,000 Expenditure to $307 date:
Commencement 1 July 2020 Estimated finish 30 June 2021 date: date:
Project Officer: Ms Hannah McDonald, Environmental Health Technician
Author: Mrs Erica King, Manager Health and Building Services
Progress Report:
Eight (8) food samples were collected in October. Samples were taken to compare against meat content and preservatives.
4. Information Items
4.1 Food Recalls
Author: Mrs Erica King, Manager Health and Building Services
Two (2) food recalls were conducted during October.
Date Company Product Contaminant Action
16/10/20 Lan Gao Guiyang Naming Laoganma Foreign matter Recalled Ma Chilli Special Flavour Food Stuffs (bone fragments) Sauce Co Chicken Flavour
19/10/20 Perth Cider Funk Cider Exceed alcohol Recalled 375ml marked content and packaging fault
4.2 Food Premises Inspections
Author: Mrs Erica King, Manager Health and Building Services
No. of Inspections No. of Inspections Risk undertaken undertaken 2020 Progressive Category Total October 2020 October 2019 High 6 5 69 Medium 75 107 746 Low 19 9 511 Very Low Risk 5 1 11 Food Vehicles 15 18 36 Family Day Care 5 4 42
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4.3 Public Building Inspections
Author: Mrs Erica King, Manager Health and Building Services
No. of Inspections No. of Inspections undertaken undertaken 2020 Progressive October 2020 October 2019 Total Low Risk 4 0 27 Medium risk 6 7 73 High risk 4 0 21
4.4 Outdoor Event Approvals
Author: Mrs Erica King, Manager Health and Building Services
No. Outdoor Public Event Date of Event 1 Dinner at Dusk, Secret Harbour 4 October 2020
2 BMX State Championships 4 -10 October 2020
3 Food Truckin for a Cause - Port Kennedy 7 October 2020
4 Dinner at Dusk - Shoalwater 8 October 2020
5 Headspace Rockingham Open Day 9 October 2020
6 Organic & Holistic Fair and Picnic Day - Peel Manor House 11 October 2020
7 Food Truckin for a Cause - Bell Park 11 October 2020
8 Dinner at Dusk - Singleton 17 October 2020
9 Food Truckin for a Cause - Baldivis 12 October 2020
10 Food Truckin for a Cause - Golden Bay 18 October 2020
11 Fishability - Val Street Jetty 22 October 2020
12 Dinner at Dusk - Safety Bay 23 October 2020
13 Castaways 2020 23 Oct - 2 Nov 2020
14 Rockingham Twilight Markets - Bell Park 24 October 2020
15 Variety Ruby Road Trip Finish Line Family Fun Day - Village Green 25 October 2020
16 Surf Beach Boardriders Club Inc 2020 Competition Calendar 24/25 October 2020
17 Skate park Jam and Mural Launch - Tranby Baldivis 30 October 2020
18 Food Truckin for a Cause - Ship Wreck Cove 31 October 2020
No outdoor event inspections were conducted during October.
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4.5 Permit Approvals
Author: Mrs Erica King, Manager Health and Building Services
2020 Number of Name of Permit Progressive Permits Total New - Regular Permits - Amusements, Water Based, Personal 3 37 Trainers Renewal Regular Permits - Amusements, Water Based, Personal 8 48 Trainers Charity Fundraising Permits 1 7 Street Entertainer Permits 2 12 Filming Permits 3 18 Advertising Permits 0 5 Casual Event Permits - Amusements and Non-food 8 40 Casual Food Stall Permits 4 15 Market Permits 11 51 Food Stall Permits - Annual 26 120 Total 66 353
4.6 Complaint - Information
Author: Mrs Erica King, Manager Health and Building Services
2020 Progressive Complaint Category Description October 2020 Total Air Pollution Clean Air 20 162 Animals General 9 70 Mosquito Control General 5 46 Food Safety Food 8 92 Others General 15 124 Refuse General Litter 4 26 Noise Pollution General Noise 47 395 Pest Control Various 2 58 Substandard dwelling / building Residential 1 17 Total 106 987
4.7 Noise Complaints – Detailed Information
Author: Mrs Erica King, Manager Health and Building Services
2020 Progressive Complaint Category October 2020 October 2019 Total Air Conditioner 0 0 8 Construction 8 6 37 General 17 15 136 Planning and Development Services Bulletin November 2020 PAGE 10
2020 Progressive Complaint Category October 2020 October 2019 Total Musical Instrument 3 1 9 Specified Equipment 7 1 44 Stereo 12 19 162 Total 47 42 396 Noise Management Plans: Sixteen (16) Noise Management Plans approved for out of hours essential works.
4.8 Health Approvals
Author: Mrs Erica King, Manager Health and Building Services
2020 Progressive No. of Plans Processed October 2020 October 2019 Total Food 11 11 96 Public Building 6 0 18 Hairdressing 2 1 19 Skin Penetration 4 2 24 Outdoor Eating Area 2 0 7
4.9 Septic Tank Applications
Author: Mrs Erica King, Manager Health and Building Services
No. of Applications No. of Applications processed processed 2020 Progressive October 2020 October 2019 Total Domestic 3 5 37 Commercial 0 1 5 Inspections 5 3 33
4.10 Demolitions
Author: Mrs Erica King, Manager Health and Building Services
No. of Applications No. of Applications processed processed 2020 Progressive October 2020 October 2019 Total Domestic 7 5 51 Commercial 0 0 1
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4.11 Swimming Pool and Drinking Water Samples
Author: Mrs Erica King, Manager Health and Building Services
No. of Samples taken No. of Samples taken 2020 Progressive Name October 2020 October 2019 Total Swimming Pools 14 17 128 Drinking Water 15 1 29 Pool Inspections 1 3 13
4.12 Rabbit Processing
Author: Mrs Erica King, Manager Health and Building Services
Carcasses condemned No. of Rabbits processed Month for human consumption Whole Part
October 2020 1414 4 11
4.13 Hairdressing and Skin Penetration Premises
Author: Mrs Erica King, Manager Health and Building Services
No. of Inspections No. of Inspections 2020 Progressive undertaken undertaken Total October 2020 October 2019 Hairdressing 0 3 17 Skin Penetration 6 1 23
4.14 Caravan Park Inspections
Author: Mrs Erica King, Manager Health and Building Services
No. of Inspections No. of Inspections 2020 Progressive Undertaken Undertaken Total October 2020 October 2019 Caravan Park and 5 0 5 Camping Grounds
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Building Services Monthly Team Summary 1. Building Services Team Overview
The Building Services Team delivers a range of services which includes: Assessment and issue of Certificates of Design Compliance (CDC’s). Assessment and issue of Building Permits, Demolition Permits, Occupancy Permits, Occupancy Permits (Strata), Building Approval Certificates (Strata) and Building Approval Certificates (unauthorised work). Assessment and issue of approvals for variations to the Residential Design Codes for single and 2 group dwellings and associated buildings. Assessment and issue of approvals for the granting and renewing of Licences for Caravan Parks (“facilities”). Assessment and issue of Approvals for the placement of Park Homes and location of ancillary buildings associated with Park Homes and Caravans. Assessment and issue of Permits and Approvals for selected types of signs. The enforcement of the Building Act 2011 provisions.
2. Human Resource Update
Nil
3. Project Status Reports
Nil
4. Information Items
4.1 Monthly Building Permit Approvals - (All Building Types)
Author: Mrs Erica King, Manager Health and Building Services
Total October Total October Type Certified Uncertified 2020 2019
Dwellings 122 0 122 49
Adds & Alts 58 135 193 147
Class 2 - 9 11 0 11 11
Group Dwellings 0 0 0 0
Percentage 58.59 41.41
Total 191 135 326 207
Building Permits Issued for Pools and Spas
Total October 2020 Total 2020 Total October 2019
50 441 46 Planning and Development Services Bulletin November 2020 PAGE 13
4.2 Other Permits
Author: Mrs Erica King, Manager Health and Building Services
Permit Type Total October Total 2020 Total October 2020 2019
Demolition Permit 7 41 5
Permanent Sign Licence 0 2 1
Community Sign 4 23 8
Street Verandah 0 0 0
Occupancy 4 32 7
Strata Titles 0 0 0
Unauthorised Building Works:
Building Approval Certifications 7 51 6 (Class 1 and 10)
Occupancy Permits (Class 2-9) 4 42 7
R-Code Variations: Approvals 72 416 40 Refusals 1 1 0
4.3 Monthly Caravan Park Site Approvals
Author: Mrs Erica King, Manager Health and Building Services
Total Park Additions Total October Total Caravan Park October Homes etc 2020 2020 2019
Baldivis Lifestyle Village 0 0 0 0 0
Cee & See 0 0 0 1 0
Lakeside 0 0 0 1 0
Palm Beach 0 0 0 0 0
Rockingham Holiday 0 0 0 1 Village 0
Tuart Lakes Lifestyle 0 0 0 6 Village 0
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4.4 Subdivision Estate Wall Update - No's 1 - 19 Basslet Place, Warnbro
Author: Mrs Erica King, Manager Health and Building Services
In December 2019, Council voted to project manage the demolition and replacement of the Basslet Place subdivision estate wall, noting that the costs associated with the demolition works and replacement wall were intended to be costed to the property owners. Since then, the quoted project management costs to coordinate the works significantly increased. In August 2020, a Report was submitted to Council advising that the project management was expected to cost approximately $60,000. The Report recommended that the City allocate these funds to project manage the demolition and replacement of the wall. In August 2020, Council voted to rescind the previous motion to fund the project management costs of coordinating the project. The reason provided for this decision was that undertaking and funding the project management costs will create an undesirable precedent outside of the responsibilities of Council, and there is no certainty that a coordinated approach or a uniform replacement wall or fence will be achieved. Council requested that the City approach the Department of Communities to instead undertake the project management. The reason being that the Department of Communities was the original developer, as well as owning two of the affected properties. The City subsequently wrote to the Department of Communities, seeking a response by 23 October 2020. A response was not provided by this date and follow up communication was not returned. The City is now in a position where Building Orders will need to be reissued to all affected landowners. This will occur over the next month. The City will also be erecting screening over the temporary fence to improve the appearance from the street.
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Compliance and Emergency Liaison Monthly Team Summary 1. Compliance and Emergency Liaison Team Overview The Compliance and Emergency Liaison Team delivers a range of services which includes: Rangers - enforce laws including those related to parking, dogs, cats, litter, off road vehicles, abandoned vehicles and camping. Bush Fire Prevention - manages and coordinates the Fire Break Compliance Program and the Permits to Burn Program along with enforcement of the Bush Fires Act 1954. Emergency Management - manages and coordinate activities to support local emergency management arrangements and to ensure the City’s compliance with statutory obligations arising from the Emergency Management Act 2005. SmartWatch - vehicle based patrol service focussed on high visibility deterrence of illegal or anti-social behaviour. Prosecutions, Appeals and Restriction Management - manages prosecutions, infringement appeals and requests to remove or amend restrictions. Building and Development Compliance - investigates and enforces laws including those related to planning approval, land use, untidy properties, swimming pool and spa barriers, sign and building compliance. 2. Human Resource Update Nil
3. Project Status Reports Nil
4. Information Items
4.1 Ranger Services Action Reports
Author: Ms Sarah Nicolaides, Coordinator Ranger Services
CRMs October 2020 October 2019
Dogs/Cats 483 527
Vehicles (Abandoned/Off Road/ Impounded) 65 71
Litter 12 9
Parking 109 83
Illegal Camping 6 9
No. of property confiscated (three letters) 0
Livestock 1 3
Dogs October 2020 October 2019
Impounded 77 75
Claimed 64 63
Transferred to Rehoming Agency 13 12
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Dogs (cont…) October 2020 October 2019
Euthanised/Deceased 0 0
Infringements 78 137
Cautions 136 239
Applications for More than 2 Dogs 4 4
Cats October 2020 October 2019
Impounded 35 34
Claimed 6 6
Transferred to Rehoming Agency 8 21
Euthanised/Deceased 8 7
Infringements 6 9
Cautions 34 19
Applications for More than 2 Cats 2 2
Other October 2020 October 2019
Parking Infringements 532 560
Parking Cautions 175 200
Impounded Vehicles 4 7
Litter Infringements 2 4
Litter Cautions 0 0
School Patrols 23 12
Beaches/Reserves/Foreshore Patrols 591 55
4.2 Building and Development Compliance
Author: Mr Daniel Cox, Acting Coordinator Building and Development Compliance
NON- CANCELLED/ % % NON- INSPECTION TYPE TOTAL COMPLIANT COMPLIANT REMOVED COMPLIANT COMPLIANT
Pools in the City as at date 10776 03/11/2020
4-yearly barrier inspections 251 due in October 2020
4-yearly first inspections 353 268 85 14 79.06% 20.94% conducted in October 2020
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NON- CANCELLED/ % % NON- INSPECTION TYPE TOTAL COMPLIANT COMPLIANT REMOVED COMPLIANT COMPLIANT
4-yearly second inspections conducted in 78 64 14 0 82.05% 17.95% October 2020
4-yearly third inspections 11 10 1 0 90.91% 9.09% conducted in October 2020
4-yearly fourth inspections 1 1 0 0 100.00% 0.00% conducted in October 2020
4-yearly fifth inspections 1 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% conducted in October 2020
Total number of 4-yearly program inspections 443 343 100 14 79.95% 20.05% conducted in October 2020
Preliminary (pre- construction) inspections 45 conducted in October 2020
Final (upon pool completion) inspections 45 conducted in October 2020
Number of infringements 0 issued in October 2020
CRMs
Category October 2020 October 2019
Home Occupation 3 9
Commercial Vehicle Parking 0 0
Unauthorised Development 2 6
Untidy Property 17 22
4.3 Emergency Management - CRMs - October 2020
Author: Mrs Helen Edwards, Fire Prevention Officer
Total CRM 101 Permit to Burn 36 Fire Hazards
4.4 Community Engagement
Author: Mr Greg Whip, Coordinator Emergency Management
On 11 October 2020, Officers from the Compliance and Emergency Liaison Team and Community Safety and Support Services attended a community event at the Peel Manor House in Karnup. Planning and Development Services Bulletin November 2020 PAGE 18
Community Engagement Officer at Peel Manor House Community Event
4.5 Beach Emergency Numbering Signs (BEN) Grant
Author: Mr Jonathon Zahra, Projects Officer
The City has been successful in securing grant funding for a further 39 signs to be installed along our coastline. The Beach Emergency Numbers (BEN) system, named in honour of fatal shark bite victim Ben Gerring, is a coding system that aims to improve emergency response times by installing signs with unique codes at public beach access points. These signs provide specific location information, vital when emergency services are deployed in the event of a shark sighting, attack or other beach emergencies. The additional signs will be installed by no later than the first quarter of 2021.
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4.6 Emergency Management Memorandum of Understanding
Author: Mr Greg Whip, Coordinator Emergency Management
In October 2020 the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale became a party to the existing Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Rockingham, City of Mandurah, Shire of Murray and Shire of Waroona. The Memorandum of Understanding formalizes cooperative arrangements between the local governments, promoting sharing of resources during emergencies and during post-incident recovery which affects one or more of the partnering local governments.
4.7 SmartWatch Key Result Areas
Author: Mrs Jane Anderson, Acting Coordinator SmartWatch Mrs Maria Butterly, Administration Officer SmartWatch
Visibility
KPI Target Actual Compliance Response within 15 minutes to 90% 98% Exceeds CAR’s Percentage of COR streets *See Explanatory 100% N/A patrolled - monthly Note Below Achieve 40,000 patrol km’s per 40,000 kms 50, 360 kms Exceeds month
Engagement with Community KPI Target Actual Compliance Attend 1 Community Event per 1 1 Meets month
Increasing Perception of Safety KPI Target Actual Compliance All community patrol requests 100% 100% Meets actioned Community Patrols undertaken 100% 100% Meets at least once per shift
Notable Statistics Requests For Attendance 86 Community Patrol Requests 30 Holiday Watch Requests 26 On Patrol Reports 87 Fire Watch 30 Hotspots 24 Targeted Locations Field Reports to WAPOL 221 CCTV Requests 1
* This KPI has been set aside during the peak fire season to enable increased patrols in high fire risk areas as a risk based measure to reduce the amount of deliberate fires (arson) in bushland within the district and increase the potential of the early detection of outbreaks. Planning and Development Services Bulletin November 2020 PAGE 20
Strategic Planning and Environment Monthly Team Summary 1. Strategic Planning and Environment Team Overview
The Strategic Planning and Environment Team delivers a range of services which includes: • Facilitating projects and undertaking tasks that establishes and reviews the City's planning framework (Strategic Planning); • Assessing and making recommendations on proposed land use plans such as Structure Plans and Activity Centre Plans (Strategic Planning); • Implementing the Council’s environmental initiatives that broadly focus on reducing the City's ecological footprint (Environment); and • Assessing and making recommendations on planning proposals that have an environmental implication, including those assessed under the Environmental Protection Act (Environment).
2. Human Resource Update
Nil
3. Project Status Reports
Project 3.1 Local Planning Strategy
Budget: $228,343 Expenditure to $478 (2020/21) date: Commencement July 2016 Estimated finish July 2021 date: date:
Project Officer: Mr Greg Delahunty, Senior Projects Officer
Author: Mr Tristan Fernandes, Coordinator Strategic Planning
Progress Report: The Local Planning Strategy is intended to guide the growth and development of our City for the next 20 years and beyond, as well as protecting what the community values most about Rockingham and surrounds. To date, a range of studies and Strategies have been completed to inform community engagement and the preparation of a Local Planning Strategy as follows: • Housing Study • Employment and Transport Study • Environmental Study • Coastal Hazard Risk Management and Adaptation Plan • Rural Land Strategy Preparations are currently under way to commence community engagement in the first quarter of 2021. This includes the appointment of community engagement consultant and the preparation of brochures and summary documents for use during engagements. A range of associated projects are also underway that will ultimately inform the LPS including: • Sustainable Transport Plan • Environmental Planning Strategy Further details with respect to these projects are provided below.
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Project 3.1.1 Sustainable Transport Plan
Budget: Funds allocated. Expenditure to $0 Date: Commencement September 2020 Finish Date: January 2021 Date: Project Officer: Mr Tristan Fernandes, Coordinator Strategic Planning
Author: Mr Tristan Fernandes, Coordinator Strategic Planning
Progress Report:
The Sustainable Transport Plan will provide recommendations on the City’s desired future transport network, along with initiatives to encourage active transport options (walking/cycling) and facilitate improvements to public transport networks. The project scope is currently under development.
Project 3.1.2 Environmental Planning Strategy
Budget: $50,000 Expenditure to $0 Date:
Commencement May 2019 Estimated finish December 2020 date: date:
Project Officer: Mr Jeff John, Environmental Planning Officer
Author: Mr Jeff John, Environmental Planning Officer
Progress Report:
The Environmental Planning Strategy will seek to provide a framework to better protect and enhance ecological values on private land within the City of Rockingham. Preparation of the draft Strategy is currently being finalised.
Project 3.2 Baldivis Tramway Environmental Assessment
Budget: $40,000 Expenditure to $31,060 (committed) Date:
Commencement July 2020 Finish Date: June 2021 Date:
Project Officer: Mr Jeff John, Environmental Planning Officer
Author: Mr Jeff John, Environmental Planning Officer
Progress Report:
In 2014, the City developed the Baldivis Tramway Master Plan to identify management issues for the 12km portion of the Baldivis Tramway Reserve located within the City of Rockingham, and to coordinate an approach to address these issues. The City has engaged Ecoscape to undertake an Environmental Assessment Report to review the current condition of the Tramway, in comparison to the previous environmental assessments conducted in 2014. This process will assess progress against the prescribed management actions listed in the existing Baldivis Tramway Environmental Management Plan and to guide the prioritisation of any outstanding actions. Field surveys have commenced and are anticipated to continue through Spring.
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Project 3.3 Lake Richmond Management Plan Implementation
Budget: $51,000 Expenditure to $0 Date: Commencement July 2018 Finish Date: January 2025 Date: Project Officer: Mr Rory Garven, Coordinator Sustainability and Environment
Author: Mr Rory Garven, Coordinator Sustainability and Environment
Progress Report:
In order to address the decline in thrombolite growth rates at Lake Richmond, the Lake Richmond Management Plan (2020) has identified a number of management actions to restore the hydrological regime in order to support thrombolite growth. These actions will be implemented by the City over the next five years to determine whether the health and prolificacy of the thrombolite community can feasibly be restored. In this regard, the City has committed to taking soil samples from around the periphery of the lake to assess if there are sufficient sulphide deposits required for continued thrombolite growth. To this end, the City has reached an agreement with the Water Corporation to obtain free soil sampling data from recent testing undertaken at the reserve by the Corporation. It is anticipated that this data will be provided to the City in November 2020. Upon receipt of the soil sampling data, the City will engage a suitably qualified consultant to assess how thrombolite samples respond to exposure to artificially modified lake water. This will provide insight into how the thrombolite community is likely to respond to the lake hydrology if it is returned to its natural condition. The success of the Weed Management Strategy, contained within the Lake Richmond Management Plan will also be reviewed after its first year of implementation (February 2021).
Project 3.4 Coastal Hazard Risk Management and Adaptation Plan - Implementation
Budget: $100,000 Expenditure to $0 Date:
Commencement August 2019 Estimated Finish June 2021 Date: Date:
Project Officer: Mr Rory Garven, Coordinator Sustainability and Environment
Author: Mr Rory Garven, Coordinator Sustainability and Environment Progress Report:
As an outcome of the Coastal Hazard Risk Management and Adaptation Plan (CHRMAP), the City is undertaking an analysis of its existing coastal monitoring program to identify areas where improvements can be made to coastal hazard modelling and planning over the next ten years. This work has recently received a boost as the City was awarded grant funding as part of the Department of Transport’s Coastal Adaptation and Protection Grants Program. The funding will contribute towards a full-coverage hydrographic and beach survey from Peron to Singleton. Data for the remaining stretch of the City’s coastline, within Cockburn Sound, will be collected by a separate survey, to be commissioned by the Cockburn Sound Coastal Alliance. The two surveys will ensure that the entire stretch of coastline, from Fremantle to Singleton, will be surveyed using the same methodology. This survey will occur in April or May 2021.
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Project 3.5 Karnup District Structure Plan
Budget: Funds allocated. Expenditure to $0 Date: Commencement TBD Estimated finish TBD date: date: Project Officer: Mr Tristan Fernandes, Coordinator Strategic Planning
Author: Mr Tristan Fernandes, Coordinator Strategic Planning
Progress Report:
The City is currently engaging with the DPLH on employment options prior to commencing the Tender process to appoint a planning consultant to prepare the District Structure Plan.
4. Information Items
4.1 Structure Plan Assessment Status
Author: Mr Tristan Fernandes, Coordinator Strategic Planning
The following Structure Plan applications have been submitted to the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) for determination in accordance with Schedule 2, Part 4, clause 20 of the Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations (2015). The City notes the following assessment status of Structure Plan applications that have yet to be determined from the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage. Amendments to Structure Plans Date Considered by Application Status Council ‘Parkland Heights’ 8/02/2019 (under delegated The WAPC sought modifications (Minor Amendment) authority) to this Structure Plan Amendment on the 22/05/2020 and is waiting for the modified Structure Plan Amendment to be submitted. The City has received a revised Local Water Management Strategy and is providing comment to the applicant in accordance with the WAPC decision. ‘Golden Bay’ 28/5/2019 The WAPC sought modifications (Major Amendment) to this Structure Plan Amendment on the 4/06/2020 and is waiting for the modified Structure Plan Amendment to be submitted. ‘Bayshore Garden’ 25/02/2020 The WAPC sought modifications to this Structure Plan Amendment on the 31/08/2020 and is waiting for the modified Structure Plan Amendment to be submitted.
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Structure Plans Date Considered by Application Status Council ‘Baldivis South East’ - Lot 1 17/12/2019 The WAPC sought modifications and 503 Serpentine Road and to this Structure Plan Lot 1006, 1007 and 1272 Amendment on the 16/10/2020 Baldivis Road, Baldivis and is waiting for the modified Structure Plan Amendment to be submitted. The City is liaising with the Department of Planning Lands and Heritage to confirm the requirements of the modifications. ‘Kennedy Bay’, Lot 3020 Port 26/05/2020 The WAPC’s Statutory Planning Kennedy Drive and Committee considered the Unallocated Crown Land Structure Plan at its meeting held No.3019, Port Kennedy on 27 October 2020. City Officers made a deputation at the meeting in support of the Council Resolution. At the time of writing the bulletin, the minutes confirming the decision and outcomes of the meeting had not been made available to the public. They will be available for download here in due course. Lot 1 Baldivis Road, Baldivis 28/07/2020 The Structure Plan has been forwarded to the WAPC for assessment.
4.2 Notification of Structure Plan Advertised Under Delegated Authority
Author: Mr Robert Casella, Senior Strategic Planning Officer
Schedule 2, Part 4, clause 17(1) of the Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015 (the Regulations) states that the Local Government must, on receipt of an application for a structure plan to be assessed and advertised: (a) Consider the material provided by the applicant and advise the applicant in writing – a. If the structure plan complies with Clause 16(1); or b. If further information from the applicant is required before the structure plan can be accepted for assessment and advertising; And (b) Give the applicant an estimate of the fee for dealing with the applicant in accordance with the Planning and Development Regulations 2009 regulation 48. The City has accepted an application to amend the Baldivis Parks Structure Plan, approved over Lots 104, 105, 541, 543, 544 and 1000 Baldivis Road, Baldivis for the purpose of assessment and advertising, as the application contains all the relevant information specified under Clause 16(1) of Schedule 2 Part 4 of the Regulations. Advertising is expected to commence on 7 November 2020 and conclude on 18 January 2021, however, this is subject to change at this time. Details The key details of the Structure Plan include: Planning and Development Services Bulletin November 2020 PAGE 25
1. Introducing a ‘Commercial’ zone over a portion of land south of Daintree Street currently shown as ‘Residential R60’, for the purpose of introducing a Local Centre consisting of the following elements: - Supermarket; - Liquor store; - Café/sales office; - Pharmacy; Child Care Centre; and - Medical Centre. 2. Requirement to prepare Local Development Plan/s to guide future built form outcomes over land zoned ‘Commercial’ and for ‘Residential’ land abutting the ‘Commercial’ zone. The City is anticipating that a Report containing the City’s technical assessment and an assessment of the submissions received will be presented to Council at the February 2021 meeting.
Figure 1 - Preliminary Concept Plan Planning and Development Services Bulletin November 2020 PAGE 26
Figure 2 - Location of Proposed Amendment to the Baldivis Parks Structure Plan
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4.3 Little Penguin Population - Penguin Island
Author: Mr Rory Garven, Coordinator Sustainability and Environment
Since 2012, the City of Rockingham has been contributing funding towards annual studies, undertaken by Murdoch University, which aim to estimate the population of the Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) colony at Penguin Island. In addition to providing ongoing estimates of population size, the research also allows for a better understanding of the health, ecology and resilience of the colony. The seabirds are key bioindicators of coastal marine environmental health as they are relatively easily studied and hence changes to specific variables can be easily determined (Cannell 2020). As a result, they are key performance indicators for the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park, which is managed by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. The findings of the latest Population Estimate study have shown an estimated decline of 80% of overall population size since the initial baseline study was undertaken in 2007 (Appendix 2). The rate of population decline also appears to be increasing as the estimated population in 2017 was half the size of the population in 2007 and the population in 2019 was half the size of the population in 2017. Research suggests that the decline can be attributed to range of anthropogenic and natural influences. Factors Influencing Population Decline 1. Marine Heatwave and its effect on Food Availability. Research suggests that a marine heatwave associated with the La Niña cycle contributed to declines to local baitfish populations in 2011, which in turn lead to a large increase in penguin mortality later that year, with starvation the primary cause. Since then, the sea surface temperatures (SST) have generally remained warmer than average in the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park and annual abundance of baitfish has not recovered to pre-2011 levels. This has also resulted in a decline in the number of penguins attempting to breed in nestboxes, as the penguins are less likely to breed when they are hungry (Cannell 2020). The SST was cooler for much of 2018 and this has coincided with large numbers of baitfish being present in Warnbro Sound. Despite the increase in food availability, no increases to penguin population have been observed at this point. 2. Increased Mortality Rates for the Adult Population Adult penguins are unlikely to continue to breed if their original breeding partner dies because they are monogamous birds. As such, penguin mortalities not only have an impact on the population size, they also impact on the proportion of breeding birds that remain in the colony. 3. Overheating Penguins can die from hyperthermia (overheating) when exposed to high terrestrial temperatures. The sensitivity to overheating is exacerbated during the moulting season where penguins are unable to swim to cool off and unfortunately for the penguins, their moulting period occurs over summer. In recent summers, DBCA have been providing the penguins with access to paddling baths assist with keeping the animals cool. 4. Watercraft Injury The report estimates that up to 25% of mortalities for the period between 2007 and 2019 can be attributed to collisions with watercraft. The Shoalwater Islands Marine Park is a very popular destination for the boating community and the windsurfing community. Penguins like to travel just beneath the surface of the water and can be difficult to spot due to their smallness in size. As a result, boat users are very seldom aware of incidents where they have caused a penguin fatality (Cannell 2020). The City is aware of the threat posed by marine vessels and has installed informative signage at all City boat ramps. The signage advises boat users to slow down and look out for penguins. 5. Penguin Island Visitor Rates and Public Access to Habitat Areas Inappropriate access to terrestrial habitat areas can result in habitat loss through trampling of vegetation. Trampling can damage vegetation, change plant composition and reduce overall plant coverage. In order to address this issue, DBCA have been restricting public access to certain areas on a seasonal basis. This includes temporary closures of the boardwalk areas during winter.
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Given the range of factors involved in the decline of the penguins, it is imperative that a collaborative approach to determining management strategies is formulated by DBCA (as the responsible agency) with support from the City and other relevant State Government agencies. The approach must give consideration towards the ecological needs of the penguins as well as the recreational and economic aspirations of the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park. The City considers that the best approach would be for the DBCA to prepare a management plan to guide ongoing actions, and has approached the Department to advocate that it undertakes this commitment. In order to progress the matter, a working group has been established to discuss the findings of the most recent Population Estimate Report and commence discussions on a proposed way forward. The working group comprises representatives from the City, the DBCA, as well as two experts from Murdoch University, including Dr Belinda Cannell who oversees the annual monitoring and reporting.
4.4 Kangaroo Relocation - Paramount Estate
Author: Mr Rory Garven, Coordinator Sustainability and Environment
A research paper by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions has been published to outline the findings of a 12 month study of kangaroos relocated from the Paramount Estate development site in Baldivis to Jarrahdale State Forest. A copy of the research paper is attached (Appendix 3) or can be viewed here. The paper “Post-release monitoring of western grey kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus) relocated from an urban development site” was the largest project of its kind in Western Australia. The study monitored 122 relocated kangaroos to help gain a better understanding of how the animals respond to new environments. Movements and survivability were tracked and recorded by fitting radio collars to the kangaroos. The study found that the relocated kangaroos had a low survival rate, with only six confirmed survivals after 12 months. The high mortality was primarily attributed to capture myopathy, which is a stress induced condition caused by the capture and relocation. The study information will inform management of kangaroo populations affected by development proposals.
4.5 Notification of Approval of Structure Plan by the Western Australian Planning Commission
Author: Mr Tristan Fernandes, Coordinator Strategic Planning
Purpose To advise Council of the decision of the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) with respect to the proposed Kennedy Bay Structure Plan. Background In December 2019, the City received an application seeking approval for a Structure Plan over the abovementioned land. The proposed Structure Plan contained the following elements: 1. A Local Centre at the southern entry point into the estate (up to 1,200m² of retail floor space). 2. Seven Public Open Space (POS) reserves, ranging in size from 0.1ha to 4.82ha. 3. A residential density range predominantly of R25-40, with some areas of R60, R80 and R100 within the Town Centre and adjacent to POS or the golf course. 4. Estimated dwelling yield of 1,002. 5. Access via Bayeux Avenue to the north and Port Kennedy Drive to the south. Planning and Development Services Bulletin November 2020 PAGE 29
1. Advertised Structure Plan Map Public advertising was undertaken between 14 February 2020 and 13 March 2020, with a total of 315 submissions received. In May 2020, the Council considered the proposed Structure Plan, in light of the submissions received during the public comment period, and resolved to recommend to the WAPC that the proposed Structure Plan should not be approved until such time as the following matters have been satisfactorily addressed (see Report PD-022/20 for full details): “1. That all outcomes within the Sales and Development Agreement relating to Structure Plan area and Golf Course be outlined in the Structure Plan documentation. 2. That a Primary School site be provided within the Structure Plan area in accordance with Liveable Neighbourhoods, and that consideration be given to co-locating the Primary School with POS. 3. The Parks and Recreation Reserve located within the Structure Plan area be removed from the gross subdivisible area 4. That the Dwelling Yield be reduced to a maximum of 15 dwellings per gross hectare. 5. That the R80-100 site abutting the future extension to the golf course be removed and replaced with R40. 6. That the proposed density ranges be modified as follows: (i) A base density code of R25; (ii) R40-60 adjacent to POS areas and within 400m of the Town Centre; and (iii) R100 to R-AC0 within the Town Centre. Planning and Development Services Bulletin November 2020 PAGE 30
7. That the Traffic Impact Assessment and Structure Plan Report be amended to provide pedestrian connections between the Structure Plan area and the eastern established residential areas. 8. The Structure Plan Report and Transport Impact Assessment Report be modified to: (i) Provide a concept design and cross-section to demonstrate the manner Bayeux Avenue will be modified at subdivision stage. (ii) Provide a CAP road to all established dwellings impacted by the realignment of Bayeux Avenue into the Structure Plan area. (iii) Outline the impact to Bayeux Reserve resulting from required road improvements. 9. Amend POS areas H and I to provide for additional unrestricted recreation POS to offset the loss of POS within Bayeux Reserve. 10. The Parks and Recreation land be identified as ‘Restricted’ in POS calculations. 11. Additional ‘Unrestricted’ POS be provided in accordance with the requirements of Liveable Neighbourhoods. 12. The Lot direct interface to POS areas ‘C’ and ‘E’ be removed. 13. Provision be made for a grassed foreshore recreation space at the coastal node. 14. Amend Part Two of the Structure Plan Report and the Environmental Assessment Report to document the applicable and modified obligations of the Rockingham Lakes Regional Parks Management Plan (2010). 15. Amend the Foreshore Management Plan to state a commitment to prepare and implement a more comprehensive Foreshore Management Plan to the satisfaction of the City as a condition of subdivision approval. The FMP must include: (i) Revised assessments of weeds suites, vegetation condition and vegetation type (ii) Revegetation (iii) Rehabilitation of batters following earthworks (iv) Relocation of fauna from within development footprint as part of the Fauna Relocation Management Plan Feral animal control. 16. A Level 2 fauna assessment be undertaken in accordance with the EPA Technical Guidance No.56 Terrestrial Fauna Surveys for Environmental Impact Assessment and incorporated into the Structure Plan. 17. Update section 6.4 of Part 1 of the Structure Plan Report, requiring a notification to be placed on titles, stating: VULNERABLE COASTAL AREA: This lot is located in an area likely to be subject to coastal erosion and/or inundation over the next 100 years. 18. Update the Coastal Hazard Risk Management and Adaptation Plan (CHRMAP) to address the requirements to monitor and review the risk management and adaptation plan in accordance with section 4.5 of State Planning Policy 2.6 - State Coastal Planning Policy Guidelines. 19. Update the Foreshore Management Plan to reference monitoring and reporting period to be undertaken by the developer for 5 years post establishment in accordance with section 5.10(iv) of State Planning Policy 2.6 - Coastal Planning Policy. 20. The Bushfire Management Plan be amended to outline an approved Landscape Plan for the land east of the Structure Plan area to demonstrate an appropriate landscape interface to the proposed residential development. 21. POS identified on the Town Centre Plan 2004, adjoining and integral to development on Long Beach Rise, be identified on the Structure Plan. 22. Provide cross-sections to demonstrate the interface between the Parks and Recreation Reserves with the adjoining road reserve and proposed residential development. 23. That the Structure Plan be modified to require the preparation of a Precinct Plan for the Town Centre to guide detailed design. 24. The Local Water Management Strategy be modified to address the following matters: Planning and Development Services Bulletin November 2020 PAGE 31
(i) Prepare a Water Balance Model to demonstrate the applicant’s intended action to mimic pre-development conditions as a similar pattern of infiltration and recharging of groundwater that would occur pre-development. (ii) Document Investigation of opportunities to retain stormwater within the Structure Plan area before utilising external reserves. 25. Amend Part One of the Structure Plan Report to outline a requirement for a Construction Management Plan to be prepared and implemented at subdivision stage. 26. Amend the Structure Plan Report and Technical Appendices to address technical matters documented within the Local Government Report and Schedule of Modifications.” Deputation to the WAPC’s Statutory Planning Committee The City presented a deputation to the Statutory Planning Committee in support of the Council Resolution. The City noted the following matters within its deputation: (i) The SPC Report failed to address numerous issues raised by the City’s report to the Commission (City’s Report); failed to consider relevant planning considerations; considered matters that are not proper planning considerations, and that the recommendation contained within the SPC’s Report was arguably not valid. (ii) The SPC Report gave illegitimate planning consideration to the Sale and Development Agreement. (iii) The recommendation contained in the SPC’s Report (deferring consideration of the northern portion of the Structure Plan and requiring the applicant to modify parts of the Structure Plan) is not valid. (iv) With respect to the provision of a primary school, the City noted: - It was aggrieved that there was no engagement to consider potential sites for a primary school. - The SPC Report was flawed and did not consider alternative options for a primary school site elsewhere within the Structure Plan area, particularly within the central portion of the site which was preferable from a planning perspective. - The SPC Report sought to justify approval of the central and southern portions of the Structure Plan on the basis of external elements, including the SADA and Crown land leases, as a way to justify not considering a central location within the Strucutre Plan area for the primary school site. These matters are not relevant to a planning assessment. (v) With respect to the allocation of density on the site the City noted: - The density appears to be supported on the basis of proximity to the coast and golf course which are not relevant planning considerations. - The density range recommended in the SPC Report was unworkable and the proposed location criteria permits R40 density throughout Structure Plan area. No consideration was given to the implications if this was realised. - R30 base code is inappropriate in light of the site’s context. - The R80/R100 site abutting the Golf Course was not justified under Policy. (vi) With respect to the provision of Public Open Space (POS), the City noted: - The undersupply of unrestricted POS if natural areas are considered in accordance with Liveable Neighbourhoods. Retention of natural areas over land reserved for ‘Parks and Recreation’ under MRS should be classified as ‘restricted’ use POS. - The Structure Plan does not justify ‘Parks and Reservation’ land serves to meet local recreation requirements. - The SPC Report does not provide any relevant planning basis to support a variation to the requirements of Liveable Neighbourhoods. (vii) They also highlighted the following matters that were not appropriately addressed within the Report: - Provision of a Precinct Plan for Local Centre; Planning and Development Services Bulletin November 2020 PAGE 32
- Interface to Established Residential Lots; - Interface to Golf Course and Bushfire Risks; - Requirement for a Fauna Management Plan; - Inadequacies within the CHRMAP/Foreshore Management Plan; and - Issues relating to the Transport Network. Decision of the Western Australian Planning Commission The City has been advised that the Statutory Planning Committee, under delegation from the Western Australian Planning Commission, resolved to: "1. Defer its consideration of the northern portion of the structure plan pending detailed investigation into the suitability of a potential primary school site. 2. In relation to the remainder of the Structure Plan area; a. Require the Kennedy Bay Local Structure Plan be modified in accordance with Attachment 9 - Schedule of Modifications; b. Require the modified structure plan to be resubmitted to the Western Australian Planning Commission for its determination in accordance with Schedule 2, Part 4, Clause 22(1)(b) of the Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015; and 3. Advise the City of Rockingham of its decision." Upon review of the Schedule of Modifications (Appendix 4) it is evident that the following Council recommendations were not supported in the Committee’s decision: (i) That all outcomes within the Sales and Development Agreement relating to Structure Plan area and Golf Course be outlined in the Structure Plan documentation. (ii) That the Dwelling Yield be reduced to a maximum of 15 dwellings per gross hectare. (iii) That the R80-100 site abutting the future extension to the Golf Course be removed and replaced with R40. (iv) That the proposed density ranges be modified to provide a base density code of R25. (v) That the Traffic Impact Assessment and Structure Plan Report be amended to provide pedestrian connections between the Structure Plan area and the eastern established residential areas. (vi) The Parks and Recreation land be identified as ‘Restricted’ in POS calculations. (vii) Additional ‘Unrestricted’ POS be provided in accordance with the requirements of Liveable Neighbourhoods. (viii) The Lot direct interface to POS areas ‘C’ and ‘E’ be removed. (ix) Amend the Foreshore Management Plan to state a commitment to prepare and implement a more comprehensive Foreshore Management Plan to the satisfaction of the City as a condition of subdivision approval. The FMP must include: (a) Revised assessments of weeds suites, vegetation condition and vegetation type (b) Revegetation (c) Rehabilitation of batters following earthworks (d) Relocation of fauna from within development footprint as part of the Fauna Relocation Management Plan Feral animal control. (x) A Level 2 fauna assessment be undertaken in accordance with the EPA Technical Guidance No.56 Terrestrial Fauna Surveys for Environmental Impact Assessment and incorporated into the Structure Plan. (xi) The Bushfire Management Plan be amended to outline an approved Landscape Plan for the land east of the Structure Plan area to demonstrate an appropriate landscape interface to the proposed residential development. (xii) POS identified on the Town Centre Plan 2004, adjoining and integral to development on Long Beach Rise, be identified on the Structure Plan. Planning and Development Services Bulletin November 2020 PAGE 33
(xiii) Provide cross-sections to demonstrate the interface between the Parks and Recreation Reserves with the adjoining road reserve and proposed residential development. (xiv) That the Structure Plan be modified to require the preparation of a Precinct Plan for the Town Centre to guide detailed design. A copy of the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage report to the Committee (SPC Report) and Minutes from the meeting are attached (Appendices 5 and 6). Future Action The City will write to the Chairman of the WAPC expressing its disappointment with the decision and process undertaken by the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage in determining the Structure Plan. The City will also liaise with Department staff regarding the required modifications to the Structure Plan and to seek to ensure the modifications required to the Structure Plan are completed in accordance with the WAPC decision.
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Land and Development Infrastructure Monthly Team Summary 1. Land and Development Infrastructure Team Overview The Land and Development Infrastructure Team deliver a range of services which include: • Providing strategic input into the statutory and strategic planning processes which delivers innovative land development outcomes. • Ensuring all development applications are assessed in accordance with statutory regulation, accepted standards, best practice and Council Policy. • Responsibility for assessment and approval for all engineering, urban water, public open space and streetscape proposals relating to land development.
2. Human Resource Update
Nil
3. Project Status Reports
3.1 Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) - Feasibility Study
Author: Ms Sarah Main, Urban Water Assessment Officer
Specifications for both the construction of an investigation bore and the completion of a preliminary hydrogeological investigation have now been re-produced in the City’s procurement format, ready for advertising.
4. Information Items
4.1 Referrals
Author: Mr James Henson, Manager Land and Development Infrastructure
(Note: YTD is inclusive of this month’s applications)
Type October 2020 Year to Date
Structure Plan Approvals 1 8
Subdivision Applications 11 40
Urban Water Management Plans 2 17
Traffic Reports 1 18
Development Applications 8 54
Total 137
4.2 Delegated Land and Development Infrastructure Assets Approvals
Author: Mr James Henson, Manager Land and Development Infrastructure
4.2.1 The Edge Stage 3A and 3B - Lot 9017 Nyilla Approach, Baldivis 4.2.2 Spires Estate, Portofino Avenue, Baldivis - Street Trees and Rain Garden Stage 12 Planning and Development Services Bulletin November 2020 PAGE 35
4.2.3 Parkland Heights Nairn Drive Streetscape Landscape Approval 4.2.4 Baldivis Grove Central POS Portion C - Grass Basin Only - Landscape Approval
4.3 Handover of Subdivisional Roads
Author: Mr James Henson, Manager Land and Development Infrastructure
The following subdivision roads were handed over during October 2020 period: 4.3.1 Lot 306 McDonald Road, Baldivis - Stage 3 Roads: Potala Approach, Danube Road, Elderberry Drive, Moraine Street 4.3.2 Millars Landing - Stage 2A Roads: Weathering Crescent, Cambium Parade, Caliper Way, Kerf Way, Planer Drive 4.3.3 Rivergums Stage 11C Roads: Avoca Chase, Terrigal Street 4.3.4 Lot 9501 Muzzlewood Street, Baldivis Roads: Greygum Ridge, Yorrell Road, Messmate Grove
4.4 Delegated Subdivision Engineering and Public Open Space Practical Completions
Author: Mr James Henson, Manager Land and Development Infrastructure
4.4.1 Lot 306 McDonald Road, Baldivis - Stage 3 4.4.2 Lot 16 McDonald Road, Paria Street, Baldivis Drainage Basin (1373m²).
4.5 Delegated Authority to Approve the Release of Bonds for Private Subdivisional Works
Author: Mr James Henson, Manager Land and Development Infrastructure
4.5.1 Lot 9501 Muzzlewood Road, Baldivis - Stage 1 Soil Stabilisation Bond - $36,000.00 4.5.2 No.27 Frederick Street, Shoalwater - Outstanding Works Bond - $17,193.75
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Statutory Planning Monthly Team Summary 1. Statutory Planning Team Overview The Statutory Planning Team delivers a range of services which includes: • Issue Planning Approvals • Scheme Amendments and Subdivision Applications • Road Closures, PAW Closures and Street Naming
2. Human Resource Update Nil 3. Project Status Reports
Project 3.1 Pedestrian Access Way Strategy Review
Budget: $4,538 Expenditure to $4,538 (Committed) Date:
Commencement July 2018 Estimated Finish October 2020 Date: Date:
Project Officer: Mr David Waller, Coordinator Statutory Planning
Author: Mr Stephen Sullivan, Planning Officer
Progress Report:
Council adopted the Pedestrian Access Way Strategy Update at its September 2020 meeting. The Strategy Update has been referred to the Department of Planning, Land and Heritage and is pending endorsement of the Western Australian Planning Commission.
Project 3.2 Conservation Plan fmr Roads Board Museum
Budget: $35,000 Expenditure to $8,525 (Committed) Date:
Commencement July 2020 Estimated Finish July 2021 Date: Date:
Project Officer: Mr David Waller, Coordinator Statutory Planning
Author: Mr Stephen Sullivan, Planning Officer
Progress Report:
The City has appointed Hocking Heritage + Architecture to undertake the preparation of the Conservation Management Plan for the former Roads Board building. An inception meeting was held with the appointed consultant and the consultant has met with representatives of the Rockingham District Historical Society Inc.
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Project 3.3 Review of Planning Policy 3.3.1 - Control of Advertisements
Budget: $35,000 Expenditure to $35,000 (Committed) Date:
Commencement July 2020 Estimated Finish July 2021 Date: Date:
Project Officer: Mr David Waller, Coordinator Statutory Planning
Author: Mr Chris Parlane, Senior Planning Officer
Progress Report:
Fee proposal period closed on Wednesday 14 October 2020. Consultant appointment pending assessment of fee proposals received.
4. Information Items
4.1 Subdivision/Development Approval and Refusals by the WAPC
Author: Administration Team
4.1.1 Freehold Subdivision Approved - Lot 403 Saltaire Way, Port Kennedy - Commercial Subdivision Creating 2 Lots (21.2020.59.1) 4.1.2 Survey Strata Subdivision Approved - Lot 57 Parkin Street, Rockingham - Survey Strata Subdivision Creating 4 Lots and 1 Common Property (21.2020.49.1) 4.1.3 Freehold Subdivision Approved - 12 Fletcher Street, Rockingham - Residential Subdivision Creating 2 Lots (21.2020.41.1) 4.1.4 Survey Strata Subdivision Approved - Lot 2308 Bendalong Boulevard, Secret Harbour - Survey Strata Subdivision Creating 2 Lots (21.2020.48.1) 4.1.5 Development Approved - Lot 1306 Dixon Road, Rockingham - Bus Depot Upgrade (20.2020.230.1)
4.2 Notifications and Gazettals
Author: Administration Team
4.2.1
4.3 Subdivision Clearances
Author: Administration Team
4.3.1 Lot 1 Prosser Way, Singleton - Subdivision Clearance Creating 2 Lots (21.2019.83.1) 4.3.2 Lot 9505 Gresham Boulevard, Baldivis - Subdivision Clearance Creating 26 Lots (LUP/2035) 4.3.3 Lot 35 Cocos Court, Warnbro - Subdivision Clearance Creating 2 Lots (21.2018.49.1)
4.4 Subdivision Survey Approvals
Author: Administration Team
4.4.1 Endorsed Deposited Plan of Survey - Lot 9000 McDonald Road, Baldivis (21.2016.125.1) 4.4.2 Endorsed Deposited Plan of Survey - Lot 5 Kerosene Lane and Lot 302 Mandurah Road, Baldivis (21.2018.23.1 and LUP/2046) 4.4.3 Endorsed Deposited Plan of Survey - Lot 9001 Paradise Road, Baldivis (21.2018.23.1 and LUP/2046) 4.4.4 Endorsed Deposited Plan of Survey - Lot 9505 Gresham Boulevard, Baldivis (LUP/2035) Planning and Development Services Bulletin November 2020 PAGE 38
4.5 Subdivision Lot Production
Author: Administration Team
The following table represents residential lot activity within the growth suburbs of the City of Rockingham by month and year-to-date. The data provides information relating to the number of conditional residential lot approvals, by the Western Australian Planning Commission. The final approval figures are based on the number of lots which have received final approval by the Western Australian Planning Commission. Month (October 2020) Calendar Year to date (2020) Locality Preliminary Final (total lots) Preliminary Final (total lots) (total lots) (total lots) Baldivis nil 104 397 279 Golden Bay nil nil 374 44 Karnup nil nil nil nil Note 1: The Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) approve Subdivision Applications on advice from the City and relevant Government Agencies. Note 2: For clarity, the term “Preliminary” refers to “WAPC Subdivision Approvals (total lots)” and the term “Final” refers to “WAPC Endorsed Deposited Plan i.e. Lots to be created (total lots)”. Note 3: When the WAPC Endorses a Deposited Plan it includes new lots, which can then be created by Landgate.
4.6 Delegated Development Approvals Author: Administration Team
4.6.1 Proposed Patio - Lot 88 (No.4) Muros Close, Warnbro - Outdoor World Wangara (20.2020.246.1) 4.6.2 Proposed Amendment to Existing Development Approval - Private Recreation (Hardstand and Shed) - Lot 470 (No.353) Mundijong Road, Baldivis - Rowe Group Pty Ltd (20.2020.249.1) 4.6.3 Proposed Single House - Lot 6 Doghill Road, Baldivis - Mikasa Designs Pty Ltd (20.2020.204.1) 4.6.4 Proposed Change of Use to Shop and Signage (Small Dog Grooming) - Lot 50 (No.71) Penguin Road, Safety Bay - Jones (20.2020.274.1) 4.6.5 Proposed Change of Use to Motor Vehicle and Marine Sales Premises (Caravan Sales) - Lot 103 (No.1/11) Carlston Road, Rockingham - RV Solutions WA (20.2020.273.1) 4.6.6 Proposed Animal Establishment (Dog Training Centre) - Lot 6 (No.984) Eighty Road, Baldivis - Plonski (20.2020.186.1) 4.6.7 Proposed Home Occupation (Hair Salon) - Lot 659 (No.74) Enkindle Lop, Baldivis - Beazley (20.2020.245.1) 4.6.8 Proposed Amendment to Development Approval - Mixed Commercial Development (Child Care Premises, Consulting Room, Bulky Goods Showroom, Recreation-Private) - Lot 3 Statesman Parade, Baldivis - Lou Di Virgilio Designs (20.2020.279.1) 4.6.9 Proposed Home Occupation (Teeth Whitening) - Lot 398 (No.26) Fathom Ramble, Waikiki - Metcalfe (20.2020.254.1) 4.6.10 Proposed Single Dwelling and Additions to Garden Centre (Shed and Ablution) - Lot 888 (No.77) Fletcher Road, Karnup - Simmonds (20.2020.277.1) 4.6.11 Proposed Single House Additions (3-Bedrooms) - Lot 487 (No.40) Doghill Road, Baldivis - Eikelboom (20.2020.292.1) 4.6.12 Proposed Home Occupation (Hair Removal) - Lot 510 (No.22) Zadar Way, Secret Harbour - Hind (20.2020.270.1) 4.6.13 Proposed Shed (Motor Vehicle Repair) - Lot 89 (No.2) Dalloway Street, Port Kennedy - Eco Sheds (20.2020.171.1) Planning and Development Services Bulletin November 2020 PAGE 39
4.6.14 Proposed Agriculture Intensive (Aquaponics) - Lot 57 (No.11) Jarrah Close, Baldivis - Hodgson (20.2020.248.1) 4.6.15 Proposed Addition to Single House (Patio) - Lot 1 (No.2) Doghill Road, Baldivis - Sunset Patios (20.2020.284.1) 4.6.16 Proposed Brewery - Lot 166 (No.181) Safety Bay Road, Shoalwater - 181 SBR Pty Ltd (20.2020.271.1) 4.6.17 Proposed Educational Establishment (Additional Shed) - Lot 3 (No.90) Arpenteur Drive, Baldivis - Profounder Factory Direct Pty Ltd (20.2020.293.1) 4.6.18 Proposed Modification to Fast Food Outlet - Red Rooster (Signage and External Finishes) - Lot 101 (No.20) Settlers Avenue, Baldivis - Claremont Project Management Pty Ltd (20.2020.302.1) 4.6.19 Proposed Change of Use to Health Studio (Personal Training & Boxing) - Lot 7 (Unit 6 No.85) Dixon Road, Rockingham - Sellers (20.2020.262.1) 4.6.20 Proposed Grouped Dwelling Addition (Lift Shaft) - Lot 2 (No.75A) Harrison Street, Rockingham - CPR Building & Approval Services (20.2020.297.1)
4.7 Delegated Development Refusals Author: Administration Team Nil
4.8 Delegated Building Envelope Variations
Author: Administration Team 4.8.1 Proposed Variation to Building Envelope - Lot 3 (No.26) Sawley Close, Golden Bay - Mastalez & Howard (24.2020.14.1)
4.9 Subdivision/Amalgamation Approved
Author: Administration Team 4.9.1 Referral Response - Application No.1263-20 - Lot 528 (No.4) Narooma Close, Waikiki - Survey Strata Subdivision Creating 2 Lots (21.2020.61.1) 4.9.2 Referral Response - Application No.1168-20 - Lot 429 (No.34) Biscayne Street, Safety Bay - Survey Strata Subdivision Creating 2 Lots (21.2020.56.1) 4.9.3 Referral Response - Application No.1260-20 - Lot 274 (No.13) Fawdon Street, Safety Bay - Survey Strata Subdivision Creating 2 Lots and 1 Common Property (21.2020.60.1) 4.9.4 Referral Response - Application No.1404-20 - Lot 447 Abington Avenue, Baldivis - Survey Strata Subdivision Creating 9 Lots (21.2020.67.1) 4.9.5 Referral Response - Application No.1504-20 - Lot 418 (No.37) Fendam Street, Warnbro - Survey Strata Creating 2 Lots (21.2020.70.1) 4.9.6 Referral Response - Application No.1398-20 - Lot 105 (No.143) Penguin Road, Safety Bay - Survey Strata Subdivision Creating 2 Lots (21.2020.66.1) 4.9.7 Referral Response - Application No.159762 - Lot 9016 Kerosene Lane, Baldivis - Residential Subdivision Creating 127 Lots - Paradiso Estate Stage 5 (21.2020.58.1) 4.9.8 Referral Response - Application No.160037 - Lot 339 (No.9) Fendam Street, Waikiki - Residential Subdivision Creating 2 Lots (21.2020.83.1)
4.10 Strata Plans
Author: Administration Team
Nil
4.11 Subdivision/Amalgamation Refused
Author: Administration Team
Nil Planning and Development Services Bulletin November 2020 PAGE 40
4.12 Houtman and Dedel Commemorative Plaque - St Ives Cove, Warnbro
Author: Mr Mike Ross, Manager Statutory Planning
In October 2020, the Batavia Coast Maritime Heritage Association Inc. delivered the Houtman and Dedel Plaque to the City of Rockingham as a gift, transported from Geraldton. When visiting Geraldton, its sister plaque can be found on the Geraldton Foreshore. The Houtman and Dedel Plaque was recently erected by the City overlooking Safety Bay.
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Four hundred years ago, on 19 July 1619, Frederick de Houtman and Jacob Dedel encountered the Rockingham coastline and anchored off Safety Bay. They stayed a few days and made sail towards what is now Geraldton. In a letter dated October 7, 1619 to Prince Alaurice, Dutch explorer Frederick De Houtman identified the sighting of the new land (Australia) at Latitude 32o 20’S, which is in the vicinity of Warnbro Sound: “Now as regards my subsequent progress I would inform Your Excellency that on the 8th of June we set sail from the Tafelbay with a fair wind with the ships Dordrecht and Amsterdam, add that on the 19th of July following we suddenly came upon the Southland of Beach in 32 degrees 20 minutes. We spent a few days there in order to get some knowledge of the same, but the inconvenience of being unable to make a landing, together with the heavy gales, prevented us from effecting our purpose, upon which shaping our course for Java… “ Four hundred years later, the Batavia Coast Maritime Heritage Association Inc. held the Balayi - Open Your Eyes! Houtman 400 Festival on 20 July 2019 at the Gary Holland Community Centre. The Association’s festival program was sponsored by the City of Rockingham, and corresponded with the same festival being held in the City of Geraldton. During those celebrations, Mayor Sammels said: “European discovery of the south west corner in 1619 is a fascinating topic, particularly for us here in the City of Rockingham as the coastline of Safety Bay has had such an important part to play. Frederick de Houtman’s ventures along our coastline came only a few years after Dirk Hartog explored the area around what is now known as Shark Bay. While Houtman and all those aboard both the Dordecht and the Amsterdam may not have been able to come ashore at Safety Bay 400 years ago due to fierce winter gales, their presence off our coastline is an important part of maritime history that we are excited to acknowledge today.” Planning and Development Services Bulletin November 2020 PAGE 42
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Artist Karen Hethey delivered a two week project where community members made a sea monster sculpture, learnt about unchartered waters and the history of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). The Batavia Longboat was to be displayed with the Duyken but weather and logistics meant it was not possible at the time. An exhibition was held exploring the life of Commander Frederic de Houtman, Captain of the Dordrecht. The exhibition has been to Adelaide and Alkmaar in the Netherlands with lots of exposure and sharing of our history.
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4.13 Small Business Friendly Approvals Program
Author: Mr Dave Waller, Coordinator Statutory Planning
Purpose To provide an update on the City’s intention to participate in a Small Business Friendly Approvals program, which is a Small Business Friendly Local Government (SBFLG) Initiative funded by the Small Business Development Corporation (SBDC). Background Small Business Friendly Local Government Initiative The City of Rockingham signed the SBFLG Charter on 18 May 2020 in line with the City’s Economic Development Strategy 2020-2025. On 1 July 2020, the City of Rockingham joined the SBFLG program. By joining the program and signing the Charter, it means the City is committed to working with, and supporting, small business by: offering enhanced customer service reducing red tape making on-time payments having a process in place to handle disputes introducing other activities to improve the operating environment for small businesses in their area Small Business Friendly Approvals Program In 2019, the SBDC partnered with the Cities of Stirling and Canning in a pilot project to map the approvals pathways for small businesses in each local government and co-design reforms to achieve more streamlined approvals processes. Integral to the program’s methodology was the establishment of an across-organisation Working Troup and a process of design thinking by an expert facilitator. The State Government has funded the program to roll out 20 other Local Government partners over the next two years. Submission To participate in the Small Business Friendly Approval program in early 2021, Expressions of Interest for the first intake of Local Governments were required to lodge applications by 31 October 2020. The City lodged its submission on 29 October 2020, which included the following details: 1. The City’s achievements against the Charter requirements and Small Business Friendly Governments initiative, which included details of invoicing, small business engagement activities, dispute resolution and customer service activities/processes for small businesses, procurement Policy revisions, the investment prospectus project and reviewing the City’s website to support small business. 2. Letters of support from the CEO and Mayor. 3. Improvements that the City hoped to achieve, including investigating a review and streamline of a variety of small business application processes (including health, building, planning) in order to improve the experience of small businesses when engaging with the City. It also included a variety of initiatives the City has implemented in process improvement and customer service, and will be looking to expand. 4. The small business landscape and challenges for the City in recent years and into the future. 5. Baseline data on current performance relating to small businesses approvals for building, planning and health applications. The Small Business Friendly Approvals program commits the City to: Establishing a Working Group comprising Officers with appropriate seniority, subject matter expertise and influence to identify and implement reforms to our approval processes. Championing the program's goals and vision within the organisation and externally. Planning and Development Services Bulletin November 2020 PAGE 46
Accepting the evidence-based findings of the Working Group and meaningfully consider the reform recommendations. Agreeing to report to the SBDC on the City’s progress towards implementing the reforms.
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Planning and Development Directorate Monthly Team Summary 1. Planning and Development Directorate Team Overview The Planning and Development Directorate Team delivers a range of services which includes: • Leads, mentors, manages and develops PDS Teams • Contributes to the strategic development of the City • Delivers a range of planning and development programmes and services that align with the objectives of the City's Strategic Plan • Delivers Team Plans in accordance with the objectives of the City and the PDS Division • Maintains comprehensive statutory planning, strategic planning and environment, building and environmental health best practices 2. Human Resource Update Nil 3. Project Status Reports
Project 3.1 Rockingham Primary Centre, Centre Plan Implementation (LUP/137-08) Budget: N/A Expenditure to N/A Date:
Commencement 2009 Estimated Finish Ongoing Date: Date:
Project Officer: Mr Bob Jeans, Director Planning and Development Services
Author: Mrs Sharon Peacock, Projects Research Officer
Progress Report:
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The Centre Plan area is divided into 11 Sectors as follows: • City Centre • Waterfront Village • Smart Village (South) • Smart Village (North) • Northern Gateway • Campus • Eastern • Leeuwin • Northern Waterfront • Southern Gateway/Rockingham Station
In 2009, the WAPC Statutory Planning Committee resolved to endorse the Stage 2 Final Reports on the Rockingham Strategic Metropolitan Centre as an appropriate to guide future planning and development. The preparation and review of detailed Planning Policies - Development Policy Plans (DPP) for each Sector, as identified in the Centre Plan, are either complete, ongoing or yet to commence as detailed below.
Policy Sector Sector Name Action Adopted August 2010 (amended 3.2.1 1 City Centre Sector Complete August 2014) April 2012 (amended 3.2.2 2 Waterfront Village Complete July 2019) 3.2.5 3 Smart Village South Complete April 2012 3.2.6 9 Northern Waterfront Complete September 2013 3.2.8 6 Campus Complete November 2014 3.2.9 7 Eastern Complete March 2015 Southern Gateway and 3.2.12 10 and 11 Complete September 2016 Rockingham Station Commenced/on hold due to resolution of 3.2.7 Sector 4 Northern Smart Village N/A Western Trade Coast Buffer Planning and Development Services Bulletin November 2020 PAGE 49
Policy Sector Sector Name Action Adopted 3.2.10 Sector 8 Leeuwin Commenced N/A N/A Sector 5 Northern Gateway Yet to commence N/A
Project 3.2 Design Review Panel (LUP/2094)
Budget: $35,000 Expenditure to $0 Date:
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Project Officer: Mr Bob Jeans, Director Planning and Development Services
Author: Mrs Sharon Peacock, Projects Research Officer (Panel Coordinator)
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To report on the number of applications received which have been assessed by the City’s Design Review Panel (DRP) in accordance with the following referral criteria as generally contained in Planning Policy No.7.4 - Design Review Panel: (i) Non-residential development which is likely to have a significant impact on the City; (ii) Residential development which involves a substantial departure from the applicable maximum height standards identified by the Scheme or Policy; (iii) Residential development which comprises 10 or more dwellings; (iv) Residential development which involves a substantial departure from the Deemed-to-Comply provisions of the Residential Design Codes; (v) Development which is contentious, likely to be of significant community interest or involves unusual or unconventional design elements; (vi) All Joint Development Applications must be referred to the Panel for a design review; and (vii) Any Development Applications and Joint Development Assessment Panel applications, which, as a result of public consultation, are the subject of opposition on relevant planning grounds.
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4. Information Items
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Advisory Committee Minutes The following Advisory Committee Minutes are attached for Councillor’s information. Advisory Committee Recommendations will be subject to separate Officer’s reports to Council.
Advisory Committee Advisory Committee Meeting held:
Bush Fire Advisory Committee No meeting held this period.
Heritage Reference Group No meeting held this period.
Appendices 1. PathWest Laboratories - Ocean Water Sampling Results (HS 3.4) 2. Little Penguin Population Estimate Study (SPE 4.3) 3. Kangaroo Relocation Research Paper (SPE 4.4) 4. Kennedy Bay Structure Plan - Schedule of Modifications (SPE 4.5) 5. Kennedy Bay Structure Plan - Statutory Planning Committee Report (SPE 4.5) 6. Kennedy Bay Structure Plan - Statutory Planning Committee Meeting Minutes (SPE 4.5)
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Water temperatures have dropped, and penguin prey have been abundant, but are the penguins?
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A report for City of Rockingham
Dr Belinda Cannell
Murdoch University
July 2020
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Contents
1. Introduction ...... 3 2. Methodology ...... 4 2.1 Study Area ...... 4 2.2 Field Methods ...... 5 3. Results ...... 11 4. Discussion ...... 13 Acknowledgements ...... 15 5. References ...... 16
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1. Introduction Little Penguins from Penguin Island have been studied comprehensively over the last two decades. These seabirds are recognised as key bioindicators for coastal marine environment health as they are relatively easily studied and hence changes in specific parameters can be readily determined. The penguins from Penguin Island are under the highest threat of all marine fauna in the local region, whilst also having the highest conservation value (Department of Conservation and Land Management, 2003). Moreover, they are key performance indicators for the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park (Department of Environment and Conservation, 2007)
However, since 2010, many fewer penguins have been attempting to breed in the nestboxes, which have been monitored for nearly 30 years, and the overall chick production has been low. This has been associated with lower annual abundance of baitfish in the penguins’ foraging areas, though there have been some sporadic increases in baitfish presence (Moss pers. comm). The overall reduction in prey availability is thought to be associated with a marine heatwave in late 2010/early 2011 (Cannell et al., 2012) and generally warmer sea surface temperatures (SST) in the local coastal waters since then. Therefore, in 2016, when SST were below average, it was surprising that there were fewer penguins attempting to breed compared to the previous year. On a positive side, the overall breeding success was higher than that recorded since the marine heatwave (Cannell 2017). The cooler than average SST continued through the first few months of 2017, and more penguins attempted to breed, but success was much lower than 2016. Increased SST over the winter months in 2017 was the likely driver of the poorer success. In addition to the reduced breeding participation and success since 2010, penguins incubating eggs were often at sea for much longer than the average 3-5 days (Chiaradia and Kerry 1999), and some travelled more than150 km south to forage in Geographe Bay and beyond (Cannell 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019). Thus recent studies, in part supported by the City of Rockingham, have identified that changes in the marine ecosystem have impacted the penguins. In essence, this coastal marine system has not supported a high proportion of breeding penguins.
Little Penguins are very faithful to a colony, returning to the colony they were hatched at, i.e. their natal colony. Furthermore, Little Penguins return to their natal colony when they are approximately 2-3 years old to start breeding (Dann & Cullen, 1990; Dann, 1992). So given the overall poor breeding performance of the penguins since the marine heatwave, it is not surprising that the most recent population estimate of the penguins has dropped since 2007. In fact, the population in 2017 was estimated to be less than half that of 2007 (Cannell 2018) with a revised estimate of 598 penguins from on the island from September-November (Cannell unpubl. data). Of course, it is possible that
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the reduced population is additionally a reflection of fewer penguins attempting to breed, due to the warmer SST and reduced prey availability.
For much of 2018, the SST were cooler. In addition, whitebait (Hyperlophus vittatus, a preferred penguin prey item) were observed offshore from Comet Bay in February of that year (Moss pres. comm). This area is a typical foraging spot for the penguins during their chick rearing (Cannell 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) some 4 - 8 months later. Although there were no observations to suggest that the whitebait presence coincided with penguin breeding, large schools of small whitebait were observed in Warnbro Sound and Comet Bay in December 2018. This was the most whitebait observed for many years, and Little Penguins were feeding “voraciously” on these (Moss pers. obs). Crested Terns, which feed on small baitfish, were also observed feeding in the southern end of Comet Bay (Moss pers. comm). The SST in the first half of 2019 remained cooler than average, and thus it was likely that fish stocks would remain plentiful and more penguins would attempt to breed. These conditions provided the opportunity to determine if the 2017 estimate was an aberration driven by above average SST. Therefore, the aims of this study were to determine 1) the population of Little Penguins during their typical breeding on Penguin Island in 2019, and 2) if the population is in decline.
2. Methodology
2.1 Study Area Penguin Island (32°18’S, 115°41’E) is a 12.5 ha limestone island that lies 600 m offshore, approximately 50km south of Perth, Western Australia (Fig. 1). Both the northern and southern ends of the island are limestone plateaux that reach 10-12 m above sea level (Chape 1984). Sand beaches surround the eastern and central western sections of the island.
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Fig. 1. Location of Penguin Island, Western Australia, indicated by the red dot, is approximately 50 km south of Perth (green dot) and 600 m offshore.
2.2 Field Methods
Definition of Population Sampled Penguins breed asynchronously on Penguin Island, with eggs laid from April to December (Wooller et al. 1991). Peak numbers of eggs generally are laid in June and September (Dunlop et al. 1988), although the timing and number of peaks does vary with year (Cannell unpubl. data). The asynchronous breeding means that that on any given night in the breeding season, the birds coming ashore could be prebreeding adults involved in courtship or prelaying attendance, partners of penguins incubating eggs or guarding chicks, or have post-guard phase chicks. Courtship generally occurs about one month before egg lay and lasts for five to six days (Chiaradia and Kerry 1999) and
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prelaying attendance at the nest site occurs one to two weeks before egg lay. Eggs are incubated for five to six weeks, chicks are guarded for two to three weeks after hatching, and chicks fledge at approximately eight weeks of age. During incubation, the penguins take turns to forage at sea, and on Penguin Island, the observed maximum duration of a single incubation foraging trip has been 20 days (Cannell unpub.data). During the guard phase, the penguins alternate between guarding the chicks and foraging for one to two days. After this guard phase, both parents forage every day. After each foraging trip, the penguins return in the evening to their nest site, and have a high site fidelity to a specific arrival beach (Cannell et al. 2011). As the beach captures coincided with breeding, and encompassed a seven-week block, we were likely to catch penguins that were involved in two to three of these breeding stages. In addition to breeding birds, both juveniles and non-breeding adults could be caught (Dann & Cullen 1990; Sutherland & Dann 2012). However, as only a few chicks are marked at fledging and juveniles are similar in appearance to adults, it is not possible to identify any unmarked bird as either a juvenile (1-2 years old), or an adult (≥3 years old). Thus, the population sampled during the mark-recapture is composed of breeding adults and potential breeders.
Beach Counts Counts of arriving penguins were conducted on a single night in September and October at 15 sites around Penguin Island (Fig. 2). Four of the sites were also used for the beach captures for the mark- recapture study. Using all these sites, the majority of available landfall sites around the island were surveyed. Cliffs located at both the north and south end of the island (Fig. 2) prevented penguins from landing in these areas.
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To assist in correctly observing and identifying the penguins, Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Night Vision Goggles were used by RAN volunteers. Using these, each counter was able to clearly see penguins within at least a 40 m radius. The counts were conducted around the first quarter moon phase, from sunset to two hours after Civil Twilight1. Both the number of penguins arriving in each group and the time of arrival were noted.
Fig. 2. The extent of the beaches covered by the RAN volunteers (red and blue polygons) counting Little Penguins arriving on one night each in September and October 2019, using night vision goggles. The beaches covered by the blue polygons were also used for the beach captures from September-November 2019. The yellow polygons represent areas that the penguins did not use as arrival areas. The yellow polygons at the northern and southern ends cover 10-12 m high cliffs.
1 The instant in the evening when the sun is at a depression angle of 6° below an ideal horizon (http://www.ga.gov.au/earth-monitoring/geodesy/astronomical-information/astronomical-definitions.html)
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Mark-recapture study Penguins were caught at each of four arrival sites, one site per night, over four consecutive nights. Each set of four nights is hereafter referred to as a session. The arrival sites used had previously been identified as having the greatest number of penguins arriving on any night (Cannell et al. 2011) The captures were repeated on four occasions from September to November 2019 (Table 1).
Table 1. The dates of each Mark-recapture session on Penguin Island in 2019
Capture Session Date 1 22/9/19-25/9/19 2 6/10/19-9/10/19 3 20/10/19-23/10/19 4 3/11/19-6/11/19
To catch the penguins, low fences were erected along either side of the major landfall site, with a corral at the centre of the landfall site (Fig. 3) Arriving penguins were herded into the corral, the corral was closed off and the penguins were removed. The corral was then re-opened as penguins continue to arrive for several hours, either in groups or alone (Klomp and Wooller et al. 1991, Cannell unpubl.data). Each group of captured penguins was taken to an adjacent area that was 10 - 30 m from the corral area and not directly visible from the landfall site. Here the penguins were weighed in a bag to the nearest 10 g using Salter 2 kg*10 g scales. They were scanned for subcutaneous transponders with a Portable Reader (Iso Max IV, scanning distance up to 30 cm). If the penguins did not have a transponder, they were marked with one, and both maximum beak depth and length were measured (to determine sex of the bird). The penguins were returned to an area between the landfall and measuring sites. The entire process of corralling newly arrived penguins, then weighing, scanning and marking unmarked penguins from each newly arrived group continued for a minimum of two hours from first capture.
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Fig. 3. A typical fence and corral assemblage used to capture Little Penguins on Penguin Island. Note that the arrow indicates an extra piece of fence that is used as a gate, thus closing of the corral once the penguins have moved into it
Mark-recapture analyses We used a Multi-State Open Robust Design analysis (Kendall et al. 2019) for a single season to determine the population estimate for 2019. The modelled parameters include the probability of entering the colony for the first time in a given session (pent), the probability of capture (p) for those that are present in a given session, and the probability of persisting at the colony from one session to another (φ). We included models where the probability of capture was constant between sessions, or varied with time (when both pent and p were session dependent we set p1 = p2 because
p1 cannot be estimated separately). The probability of entry either varied with time or was the same for each session. As it takes approximately 13 weeks from egg lay to chick fledge, we assumed that once a penguin had been captured in the colony it is reasonable to expect it will be caught again, unless it is not a breeding penguin. However, given the asynchronous nature of the penguins’ breeding, the probability of a penguin being captured within the four sessions is dependent on when its clutch was laid. Thus we modelled the probability of remaining within the colony to be constant over the four sessions, to vary over time, or to be dependent on when it arrived (e.g. a penguin will be less likely to depart shortly after its egg is laid than shortly before its chick fledges). We also considered models where there were arrivals but no departures, only departures but no arrivals, or no arrivals or departures (the population was closed) over the four sampling sessions.
Model selection was based on Akaike’s information criterion corrected for small sample sizes (AICc) (Burnham and Anderson 2002) and model averaging was used to address model selection
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uncertainty. The models were constructed and run in program MARK version 6.2 (White and Burnham 1999).
Total Island Population Estimation The total island population was estimated by combining the information from the mark-recapture study and cumulative beach counts of all beaches. This is based on the equation modified from Williams et al. (2002):
Nˆ Nˆ = c t αˆ
2 ˆˆˆˆ 2 22 = N)NSE( tt [SE ( c N/)]N c [SE( /)+ α]α ˆˆ
ˆ where N c is the population estimate obtained from the capture-recapture study and αˆ is the fraction of area/population sampled by the mark-recapture study. The estimation of α uses the equation
x αˆ = n
SE( ˆ) ˆ 1( −= ααα ˆ /) n where x is the sum of the cumulative beach counts where the capture-recapture was done and n is the sum of all the cumulative beach counts on the whole island.
ˆ c )NSE( is obtained from the Program Mark output
L A Log-normal 95% confidence interval was calculated, with a lower limit of N� total=N� total /C and upper
U limit of N�total= N� total x C, where
= exp 1.96 ln 1 + 2 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆�𝑁𝑁�𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡� 𝐶𝐶 � � � � � �� 𝑁𝑁�𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡
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3. Results
Beach counts An average of 7±10 (SD) penguins were counted coming ashore at the 15 sites over the two nights (Range: 0 - 41 penguins). The greatest number penguins arrived on a beach on the NE side of the island.
Mark-recapture analyses and island-wide population estimate In 2019, 103 individual penguins were caught across the four sites over the four capture sessions.
The model with the highest AICc weight and with 23% support was a fully open model, with new penguins (i.e. either unmarked or previously marked penguins not caught in previous sessions in 2019) arriving to the colony throughout the four sessions, and a constant probability of both capture and remaining within the colony (Table 2). The probability of new birds arriving to the colony was highest for the first session , i.e. in late September. However, in both the October sessions, there was only about a 20% probability of new birds arriving. By early November there was a negligible probability of new birds arriving (Fig. 5). The capture probability was 0.41 (± 0.08 SE), 95% CI: 0.26- 0.57. The probability of remaining in the colony was 0.79 (± 0.09 SE), 95% CI 0.55-0.92, meaning that 21% of the penguins were leaving after each session. The model-averaged population estimate for the nesting area accessed via the four beach capture sites was 145 (±10.56 SE) penguins. An estimated 309 (± 32 SE), 95% CI: 252-377, penguins were present on the whole island between September - November 2019.
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Table 2. Model selection results using multistate open robust design mark-recapture models to evaluate demographic parameters of Little Penguins on Penguin Island from September –November 2019. Parameters are p, probability of recapture; pent, probability of entering the colony for the first time in a given session; phi, the probability of persisting at the colony from one session to another. Structures are (.), constant; t, time within season; tsa, time since arrival; linear tsa, linear time since arrival trend AICc Model Number Model AICc Delta AICc Weights Likelihood Parameters Deviance p(.),pent(t),phi(.) 505.5377 0 0.23564 1 5 495.1377 p(.),pent(t),phi(tsa) 505.9234 0.3857 0.19431 0.8246 7 491.1667 p(.),pent(t),phi(t) 506.3999 0.8622 0.15312 0.6498 7 491.6431 p(t1=t2),pent(t),phi(.) 506.9822 1.4445 0.11444 0.4856 6 494.4185 p(.),pent(t),phi(linear tsa) 506.9897 1.452 0.11401 0.4838 6 494.426 p(t1=t2),pent(t),phi(tsa) 508.0665 2.5288 0.06655 0.2824 8 491.0869 p(t1=t2),pent(t),phi(t) 508.3941 2.8564 0.05649 0.2397 8 491.4145 p(t1=t2),pent(t),phi(linear tsa) 508.9682 3.4305 0.0424 0.1799 7 494.2115 p(t1=t2),pent(t) births only 510.4145 4.8768 0.02057 0.0873 6 497.8507 p(t),phi(t), deaths only 516.6193 11.0816 0.00092 0.0039 10 495.102 p(t),pent(0.25t),phi(.) 517.2302 11.6925 0.00068 0.0029 8 500.2506 p(t),pent(0.25t),phi(t) 518.9968 13.4591 0.00028 0.0012 10 497.4796 p(t),pent(.25),phi(linear tsa) 519.0317 13.494 0.00028 0.0012 9 499.7989 p(t),pent(0.25),phi(tsa) 520.161 14.6233 0.00016 0.0007 10 498.6437 Closed Mt 520.5726 15.0349 0.00013 0.0006 10 499.0553 p(.),pent(0.25t),phi(t) 529.2481 23.7104 0 0 7 514.4914 p(.),pent(0.25t),phi(.) 529.3483 23.8106 0 0 5 518.9483 p(.),pent(0.25),phi(tsa) 531.1543 25.6166 0 0 7 516.3976 p(.),pent(0.25),phi(linear tsa) 531.3522 25.8145 0 0 6 518.7884
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Fig. 5. The probability of Little Penguins entering the Penguin Island colony in beach capture sessions 1-4, 2019.
4. Discussion Using a combination of Mark-Recapture analyses and the beach counts, the population of Little Penguins using the island between September and November 2019 has reduced by approximately 50% from the estimates for a comparable time of year in 2017. Many fewer penguins were observed breeding in the nestboxes in 2019. Despite this, in both years a peak number of eggs was laid in July, and approximately 20% of the total eggs for the year were laid in September. Given that there is no difference in the timing of breeding, then it can be assumed that the population has indeed declined. However, the estimate is not an absolute total of the penguins within the colony, given that some of the penguins that bred earlier in the year, and whose parental duties were completed before the first capture session, were potentially not returning to the colony.
The population decline is even more drastic, given that the 2017 estimate was less than 50% of the population estimated in 2007. Overall, it appears that the population returning to the colony during the time of the beach capture sessions is approximately 80% less in 2019 compared to 2007. The population decline can be due to multiple factors: 1) fewer penguins participating in breeding across multiple years, which results in fewer chicks available to recruit back into the population, 2) a reduction in breeding success across multiple years, which results in fewer chicks available to recruit
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back into the population, 3) a reduction in the survival of fledglings, which results in fewer 2-3 year old adults returning to the colony and 4) changes in the mortality rate of the adults. What causes fewer penguins to participate in breeding? This will be driven by fewer chicks returning to the colony as breeding adults, a poor body condition of potentially breeding adults due to reduced prey availability and loss of mates (penguins are monogamous but have a 40% divorce rate). Reduced food availability can also be implicated in reduced breeding success, reduced survival of fledglings and increased mortality of adults. Indeed, in 2011, during the marine heatwave and the La Niña period which followed, there was a four-fold increase in the number of penguins found dead, with starvation the most prevalent cause in that year (Cannell et al. 2019). In the latter half of 2019, the SST did increase to be slightly warmer than average in August and September and increasing to be ≥ 0.5 °C above average in late Spring-Summer. Notably juvenile whitebait (15-20 mm long) were observed throughout Comet Bay in Spring, but Little Penguins do not appear to target this size whitebait (Bradley et al. 1997). However, reduced food availability isn’t the only cause of mortality in penguins. When terrestrial temperatures are ≥ 35°C, penguins can die of hyperthermia, and this can occur during the breeding season or during the moult period (Cannell et al. 2011, Cannell et al. 2016). Importantly, watercraft injury has been shown to cause just over a quarter of all deaths of Perth’s Little Penguins, and indeed is the most prevalent cause of their mortality (Cannell et al. 2016). Furthermore, penguins are more likely to be injured by watercraft in spring and summer (Cannell et al. 2020). Given this range of factors involved in the decline of the penguins, it is imperative that any management strategies developed be aligned in both the state and local government agencies to ensure that the recreational needs of the people are matched with the conservation needs of the Little Penguins from Penguin Island. Furthermore, to avoid serious impact on the penguin population, it will be necessary to consider the implications of additional structures, such as boat ramps, within the penguins' home range using robust methods such as decision-support tools.
Changes in distribution on Penguin Island The proportion of total penguins captured at each of the four capture sites varied between the years. Most remarkably there were some occasions in 2019 when no penguins were caught at site on the SE tip of the island. It is thought that an unprecedented growth of thick vegetation along the shoreline in 2018-2019 may have played a role, impacting the penguins returning to their sites, This has been indicated as a cause of decline in other Little Penguin colonies (Stevenson & Woehler 2007). Interestingly, the proportion of penguins returning at the site on the NE side of the island has not changed since 2017. Penguins that use this arrival beach are more likely to forage in Cockburn Sound during incubation and on the west side of Garden Island during chick rearing (Cannell 2016,
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2017, 2018). This highlights the importance of these foraging areas for the penguins, and may be pivotal in the maintenance of the population on Penguin Island.
Conclusion This colony of Little Penguins on Penguin Island is genetically distinct from even the penguins in southwestern Australia (Cannell et al. 2012, Vardeh 2015). The colonies in Perth also are located at the western edge of the global distribution of Little Penguins and the northern edge in WA. Additionally, Penguin Island is an important tourist attraction, and arguably an island without a penguin colony would be less attractive. Therefore, reducing all threatening processes that this colony is exposed to is paramount if there is to be a chance of its recovery.
Acknowledgements I am indebted to Professor Bill Kendall (U. S. Geological Survey, Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Colorado State University) who has patiently advised on the appropriate models used for the Mark-Recapture analyses.
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Article Post‐Release Monitoring of Western Grey Kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus) Relocated from an Urban Development Site
Mark Cowan 1,*, Mark Blythman 1, John Angus 1 and Lesley Gibson 2
1 Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Wildlife Research Centre, Woodvale, WA 6026, Australia; [email protected] (M.B.); [email protected] (J.A.) 2 Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Kensington, WA 6151, Australia; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +61‐8‐9405‐5141
Received: 31 August 2020; Accepted: 5 October 2020; Published: 19 October 2020
Simple Summary: As a result of urban development, 122 western grey kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus) were relocated from the outskirts of Perth, Western Australia, to a nearby forest. Tracking collars were fitted to 67 of the kangaroos to monitor survival rates and movement patterns over 12 months. Spotlighting and camera traps were used as a secondary monitoring technique particularly for those kangaroos without collars. The survival rate of kangaroos was poor, with an estimated 80% dying within the first month following relocation and only six collared kangaroos surviving for up to 12 months. This result implicates stress associated with the capture, handling, and transport of animals as the likely cause. The unexpected rapid rate of mortality emphasises the importance of minimising stress when undertaking animal relocations.
Abstract: The expansion of urban areas and associated clearing of habitat can have severe consequences for native wildlife. One option for managing wildlife in these situations is to relocate them. While there is a general perception that relocation is humane, transparency of outcomes is lacking. Here, we document the outcome of 122 western grey kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus) relocated from an urban development site on the edge of Perth, Western Australia. Global Positioning System (GPS) or Very High Frequency (VHF) collars were fitted to 67 kangaroos, and their survival and movement were monitored over 12 months using telemetry, camera traps and spotlighting. Only six collared animals survived for the duration of the study with most dying within a week of the relocation, indicating stress associated with capture as the likely cause. By the completion of the study, 111 kangaroos were predicted to have died based on the proportion of individuals known to have died. Movement patterns of surviving GPS collared kangaroos changed over time from largely exploratory forays, to more repeated movements between focus areas within home ranges. The poor outcome here raises concerns around the viability of relocating a relatively large number of kangaroos as a management option. It also highlights the need for careful planning to limit the stress associated with capture and transport if relocations are to be used for managing kangaroos in urban areas.
Keywords: kangaroo management; relocation; human‐wildlife conflict; GPS telemetry; urbanisation
1. Introduction The relocation of native fauna out of the path of development projects, sometimes termed mitigation translocation, has dramatically increased in recent years, most likely in response to the rapid pace of urban development [1]. As a wildlife management tool, relocation for mitigation
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Animals 2020, 10, 1914 2 of 23 purposes differs in motive from conservation‐driven translocations as these relocations are more concerned about the removal of individuals out of harm’s way rather than establishing populations to improve conservation status [2,3]. Despite the rise in number of relocations, there has been a lack of transparency in terms of the outcomes of these relocations [1,4], though those that have been documented generally indicate poor success [1,5,6]. A further complication common to relocations for mitigation purposes is that animals are often moved to an area where conspecifics occur without an understanding of the impacts on either the relocated or resident population [4]. In Australia, the continued development of native bushland and semi‐rural areas on the fringes of metropolitan areas and major regional centres has highlighted the need for the considered management of wildlife in these areas [7–12]. As land is cleared or re‐zoned for development, animals often become stranded and concentrated in the last remaining fragments [12,13]. Where development projects involve the clearing of wildlife habitat, conditions may be placed on planning approval to ensure that fauna are appropriately managed so that their welfare is not compromised. Management of wildlife associated with urban developments in Australian cities has typically involved mammals, with examples ranging from common brushtail and western ringtail possums [7–9], southern brown bandicoots [10], flying foxes (Pteropus spp.) [11] and eastern grey kangaroos [12]. Public concerns regarding lethal methods, such as culling, often influence the choice of management option [4]. The large size of kangaroos relative to most other mammals in urban/peri‐urban environments, and the risk they pose due to vehicle collision, has led to public pressure to manage these populations appropriately [12–16]. Human–wildlife conflict is potentially greater for those larger urban mammals, and any management action is unlikely to go unnoticed [17]. Analogous to this situation is the management of deer populations, another large herbivore, in metropolitan areas of North America, where similar human‐wildlife conflict issues apply [13]. Community consultation in relation to kangaroos has indicated that relocation rather than lethal removal is preferred [15,17], yet the long‐term success and humaneness of relocating large numbers of kangaroos is not well understood [12,16]. A single study that monitored the outcomes of an eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) relocation of just 10 individuals recorded an 80% survival rate after four months and 60% after one year [12]. A recent relocation of western grey kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus) from an area subject to ongoing residential development on the periphery of Perth in Western Australia provided an opportunity to assess the survivorship and movement of these kangaroos post‐release. The objective was to determine the outcome of relocating a relatively large number of individuals to inform future decisions regarding kangaroo management practices in urban areas. Specifically, we document survivorship, movement and activity patterns of the kangaroos over 12 months following relocation.
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Relocation Western grey kangaroos were relocated from an urban development site (Paramount Estate) at the Perth outer suburb of Baldivis on the Swan Coastal Plain of Western Australia (32.3536°S, 115.8213°E). The development site (approximately 90 ha) was situated within an urban landscape with housing well established on the northern and western boundaries, and clearing for development had already taken place on the southern and eastern boundaries. Previous land use was for farming with the area having a grassy understorey and scattered tuart trees (Eucalyptus gomphocephala). A population of kangaroos remained isolated in the area. The relocation process (i.e., capture and transport to the release site) was undertaken by a contractor originally engaged by the property developer. A summary is provided below. Prior to relocation, 154 kangaroos (52 with one pouch young) were herded into a large holding enclosure (approximately 4.2 ha) constructed of temporary fencing, by personnel on foot and all‐ terrain vehicles. They were then left undisturbed for two days to settle before relocation commenced. Some kangaroos escaped the enclosure and required re‐herding at various times during the relocation. Before each relocation session (nine mornings in total), a sub‐set of kangaroos were herded Planning Services - Appendix 3
Animals 2020, 10, 1914 3 of 23 by personnel on‐foot into a smaller fenced enclosure (approximately 0.05 ha) within the larger enclosure, where they were darted and sedated. Darting involved the use of a tranquilising gun (CO2 powered dart gun) and darts containing Zoletil® 100, a mixture of tiletamine and zolazepam, at a dose rate of 5–10 mg/kg. Sedated kangaroos were measured, weighed, ear‐tagged, a sub‐set collared, placed in transport bags, and injected with diazepam when considered necessary by the on‐site veterinarian. Any kangaroo that had suffered significant physical trauma as a result of hitting fences or other objects during herding and darting were euthanised either by, or under instruction from, the on‐site veterinarian. Kangaroos were transported to the relocation site in a covered trailer, laid out on a foam mattress on the trailer floor. At the relocation site, kangaroos were placed into a 0.06 ha soft release enclosure constructed of 1.8 m high panels of temporary fencing, internally lined with dark green shade cloth, to allow for recovery. Kangaroos that did not survive the journey (13) had their collars (if fitted) and ear‐tags removed. Water was available ad libitum within the enclosure. After 24 h, kangaroos that were mobile were released. Those exhibiting severe signs of capture myopathy were euthanised. A site in the Jarrahdale State Forest, 50 km to the east of Baldivis in the Darling Range (32.3723°S, 116.3565°E; Figure 1) was found to meet all the criteria for selection as a suitable relocation site. Calculations using known movements of kangaroos were made in relation to the proximity of private and agricultural areas, as well as distances to main roads to limit the likelihood of collisions with vehicles. There also needed to be continuity of habitat to allow the kangaroos to freely disperse. The release site was within an area of more than 1900 km2 of continuous forest with undulating topographic relief ranging from valley floors of 240 m above sea level to occasional hills as high as 550 m. There was a single lane highway 8 km to the south, agricultural land 12.5 km to the east and a mining operation 16 km to the south. Public access to the site required a permit as it was a quarantined plant disease risk area. There was also a reasonable network of minor tracks from which monitoring activities could be undertaken. Vegetation at the relocation site consisted primarily of jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) and wandoo (E. wandoo) open forest and had a mixture of fire ages ranging from recently burnt to areas that had been unburnt for more than six years. Prescribed burning was also not planned for the area. Although conditions were dry at the time of release (between 17 and 28 May 2019), there were at least two small dams holding water within a 5 km radius of the release site. There was also a water trough less than 1 km away, and water was made available at the relocation site. Annual rainfall for Jarrahdale in 2019 was 877 mm which was below the average of 1170 mm. The total rainfall for May was 36 mm which was well below the average of 153 mm, though the total in June was 274 mm which was above the average of 224 mm. Total monthly rainfall and mean maximum monthly temperature from January 2019 to May 2020 are provided in Appendix A Figure A1. The main difference between the development and relocation sites was that the former was primarily grassland with scattered trees, whereas the latter consisted of woodland. Pre‐release assessment showed the area to already support western grey kangaroos and a smaller macropod, the brush wallaby (Notamacropus irma), although neither in large numbers. Spotlight surveys (see below) prior to the relocation recorded 0.17 western grey kangaroos per kilometre along a 30‐km transect. No other faunal species likely to interact directly with the relocated kangaroos was known to occur in the study area.
2.2. GPS and VHF Telemetry A range of Global Positioning System (GPS) telemetry devices from several manufacturers were investigated for bulk, weight, battery life, robustness, automated collar release mechanisms, remote programming, delivery time, cost and available collar sizing. Only one manufacturer was able to meet all the requirements and supply collars within the short lead time of six weeks. Two types of telemetry devices were selected to assess survivorship and monitor movement patterns of the kangaroos: (1) GPS collars (Sirtrack Pinnacle Pro Medium collars with satellite upload, solar assist and VHF beacon); and (2) Very High Frequency (VHF) collars (Sirtrack V6C 164C). GPS collars weighed between 440 and 460 g (<2.5% body weight of an adult western grey kangaroo) and Planning Services - Appendix 3
Animals 2020, 10, 1914 4 of 23 had an internal collar circumference of 220–290 mm. They were also further modified by lining the inside of the collars with neoprene (5 mm thick self‐adhesive) to improve the fit. Manufacturer fitted timed‐release devices (TRD) were set to activate 365 days from when collars had been fitted.
Figure 1. Relocation area showing point of release, camera trap array and driven spotlighting route.
As the priority for this study was to understand survivorship of a sub‐set of relocated kangaroos over a 12‐month period, it was important to balance frequency of positional fixes with frequency and packet size of data uploads to satellite to ensure endurance of the transmitters. Collars were programmed to take a fix every half hour for the first month while the kangaroos established themselves in their new environment, and every hour thereafter. The upload of data via satellite was after every eight positional fixes. All GPS collars were fitted with a small solar panel to extend battery life. VHF collars, which are lighter and have considerably less bulk than GPS collars, were used on smaller animals, including sub‐adults, to assess survivorship rather than detailed movement patterns. These had an internal circumference of 160–300 mm and weighed 40–47 g (<0.3% body weight of a sub‐adult western grey kangaroo). A weak link, designed to break over time, of 5 cm long, 1 cm wide and 1.5 mm thick rubber band (n = 5) or doubled over elastic of the same dimensions but 0.5 mm thick (n = 5) was inserted into each collar. This allowed for some expansion to accommodate the growth of sub‐adults and removed the necessity of recapturing animals to remove collars as the rubber would perish over time. The rubber was attached at each end using two staples and contact adhesive, covered by heat shrink. Mortality sensors were integrated in all collars and set to trigger after 12 h without motion. For VHF collars, the frequency of emitted pulse increased when in mortality mode, while for GPS collars, an email and text message was sent via satellite to a pre‐determined address, as well as the VHF beacon pulse increasing in frequency. The VHF signal in the GPS collars was set to operate from 0800 to 1600 each day and was used to physically locate animals when necessary. Animals were located within 24 h of receiving a mortality signal which allowed for an assessment of the cause of death when retrieving the collar. A sample of 30 kangaroos (approximately 20% of the original estimated total population to be relocated), to be fitted with GPS collars, was considered sufficient to indicate survivorship and to provide detail on movement patterns of relocated adult kangaroos. The inclusion of a further ten Planning Services - Appendix 3
Animals 2020, 10, 1914 5 of 23 animals with VHF collars would also improve the quality of statistical inference about survivorship while also sampling an age class that was too small for GPS collars. All collars were fitted to the kangaroos while they were sedated prior to transport to the relocation site. Sex, age class (adult, sub‐adult, juvenile), reproductive status, neck circumference and weight, along with date and time of sedation for each kangaroo were recorded. The size of each animal was assessed, and a GPS or VHF collar was fitted to a sub‐set to be relocated on each day. All kangaroos were also given a unique numbered ear‐tag (Allflex two‐piece minitag) while under sedation. Tags were coloured differently for each day of the relocation operation. Ear tags were positioned on the right ear for males and left ear for females, and reflective tape was also applied to both sides of the tag to facilitate identification of relocated animals. Each VHF‐collared kangaroo was searched for daily over the first 14 days, then once a week for the next two months, then monthly for the remainder of the study. This was undertaken from a combination of vehicle and on foot using either a Sirtrack Ultra or Communication Specialist R1000 VHF receiver and Yagi three element antenna. The vehicle was also fitted with a VHF 3 dB mopole antenna tuned to 150.7 MHz—the centre of the frequency range of the VHF collars. On two occasions (15 August 2019 and 31 January 2020), an aircraft fitted with two Yagi antennae to the wing struts was used to locate some VHF‐collared animals due to the difficulty in locating them on the ground.
2.3. Relocated Kangaroos Between 17 May and 28 May 2019, a total of 122 kangaroos (86 females and 36 males) was relocated to the Jarrahdale State Forest relocation site; 49% of the females were carrying small, unfurred pouch young. All kangaroos were captured in the early morning with temperatures not exceeding 25 °C. The number of individuals, sex and collar type fitted on each day are presented in Table 1.
Table 1. Number of individual western grey kangaroos, sex and collar type (GPS: Global Positioning System or VHF: Very High Frequency) fitted on each day of relocation.
Number Captured GPS VHF Total Collared Date Male Female Total Male Female Male Female 17 May 2019 2 14 16 2 7 0 1 10 20 May 2019 7 11 18 2 7 1 3 13 21 May 2019 12 8 20 1 3 4 0 8 22 May 2019 5 17 22 1 5 2 1 9 23 May 2019 4 9 13 0 3 2 1 6 25 May 2019 4 10 14 2 2 0 2 6 26 May 2019 2 5 7 1 3 0 1 5 27 May 2019 0 11 11 0 9 0 0 9 28 May 2019 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 TOTAL 36 86 122 9 40 9 9 67
GPS or VHF collars were fitted to a total of 67 animals; although there were only 40 collars (30 x GPS and 10 x VHF), several were re‐used from deceased animals. The original intent was to distribute collars evenly between males and females as well as different size classes and across each of the relocation days. However, the high rate of mortality post‐relocation (see below) meant that collars were fitted to almost every animal that fulfilled the size criteria (i.e., neck circumference ≥ 19 cm for GPS collars and ≥17 cm for VHF collars). As a result, 40 females and nine males were fitted with GPS collars, and nine females and nine males were fitted with VHF collars (i.e., 55% of relocated kangaroos). Size characteristics of GPS and VHF collared animals are given in Table 2.
2.4. Movement and Activity Patterns Positional data were used to estimate overall dispersal and subsequent spatial and temporal activity patterns. These patterns were compared immediately after release, and during subsequent periods as the kangaroos adjusted to their new environment. Average and total daily movement data for all collared animals were calculated, although spatial patterns of VHF collared animals were not Planning Services - Appendix 3
Animals 2020, 10, 1914 6 of 23 examined in any detail, as the primary aim for these individuals was to assess survival. Animals that died within 24 h of relocation were not included in the assessment of movement pattern. Where there were sufficient data, GPS fixes where animals remained largely resident (i.e., excluding linear movements of short duration) were used to estimate home range size based on both 95% minimum convex polygons and kernel density estimates. We applied these two estimators for comparative purposes as there is no universal standard and it also allows for comparison with other studies which have used either or both measures. Patterns of diel activity were also examined in relation to variation in distances moved throughout the day and across seasons.
Table 2. Number and size characteristics of GPS and VHF collared western grey kangaroos (S.D. = standard deviation).
Collar Type Neck Circumference Weight Number Range Mean Range Mean S.D. S.D. (cm) (cm) (kg) (kg) GPS collar Male 21–28 24.7 2.5 23.2–66.9 44.1 15.7 9 Female 19–24 21.3 1.1 18.7–31.4 25.2 3.5 40 VHF collar Male 17–22 19.7 1.7 15.5–25.5 20.1 3.1 9 Female 18–20 19.0 0.7 16.3–23.5 19.1 2.1 9
2.5. Camera Traps and Spotlighting To add to the information from collared kangaroos, the use of remote sensor camera traps and driven spotlight surveys to determine survivorship and movement of the relocated kangaroos without collars was examined. These techniques were also used to gain a better understanding of the distribution and relative abundance of resident western grey kangaroos at the relocation site. Recent studies have indicated that camera traps provide value in terms of documenting activity patterns and behaviour of eastern grey kangaroos—e.g., [18,19]. An array of 75 non‐lured Reconyx HP2X Hyperfire camera traps was established across the relocation area using a constrained randomised design one month prior to the animals being relocated. Distance between cameras was at least 750 m and offset from tracks by at least 50 m. Camera separation distances of 750 m gave good coverage over the release area while ensuring a high probability of independence of detections between cameras over short timeframes. Offsetting cameras from roads was primarily for security reasons. Kangaroo detection reliability of the selected camera model was assessed by positioning two cameras side by side at 10% of the camera locations. This showed that there was minimal variability in detection rates of kangaroos between the two replicates, and collectively, the data were almost identical. The mean detection rate was 24.2 for both replicates (SD = 14.9 and 14.7, respectively). Cameras were operational for the duration of the study and checked every three months to change batteries and data cards. Spotlighting using two handheld spotlights (100‐W Lightforce LFEF170CC) was undertaken from a vehicle along approximately 30 km of tracks around the periphery of the relocation site, over three consecutive days once a month for two months pre‐release and repeated for the first two months post‐release. Spotlighting was discontinued after this time due to a lack of sightings and low number of surviving relocated kangaroos. A transect was travelled in one direction on dusk and then the other direction in full darkness. The number of individuals sighted, the time they were sighted and geographic coordinates when sighted were recorded.
2.6. Data Analysis Data analysis was undertaken using the R statistical programming environment [20] with “adehabitatHR” [21], “rgdal” [22], “rgeos” [23], “maptools” [24], “sp” [25] and “psych” [26] packages. Camera trap imagery was catalogued and managed using the open source database, Colorado Parks Planning Services - Appendix 3
Animals 2020, 10, 1914 7 of 23 and Wildlife (CPW) Photo Warehouse [27]. The open source geographic information system Quantum GIS (QGIS) was used for spatial graphics [28]. Determining the accuracy of GPS positional fixes and filtering inaccurate data is essential for the analysis of animal movement [29]. This is often accomplished by using set cut off points for the dilution of precision values (DOP). However, the relationship between location error and DOP can be extremely weak [30], resulting in either rejection of accurate data or inclusion of inaccurate data. Novel approaches to filtering data by comparing altitude values derived from a digital elevation model (DEM) to those from the GPS device for the same location have been proposed [31]. This approach was used with ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer) Version 3 Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data, excluding GPS point data that varied by more than 100 m from the DEM in elevation. This resulted in the rejection of 3655 data points from all GPS collars, or 8.9% of fixes.
2.7. Ethics Statement Collaring and monitoring of kangaroos were approved under the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions Animal Ethics Committee Approval Licence to Use Animals for Scientific Purposes No. 2019‐06A and Regulation 17 Licence No. SC001489. The capture and transport of relocated kangaroos, as well as oversight of recovery from sedation, were operational activities undertaken by contractors.
3. Results
3.1. Survivorship Of the 67 collared animals, 12 did not survive the first day of the relocation. On assessment by a veterinarian or experienced and qualified field zoologists, a further nine collared and five non‐ collared animals were euthanised between one and three days post‐relocation due to severe stress. These individuals were either unable to stand or showed behaviours such as a wide stance to stay upright, were hunched over with their heads down and were continually drooling at the time of release from the enclosure and were not going to recover. Of the 49 animals with GPS collars, only three survived for the full 12‐month period: two females and one male. Of the 18 VHF collared animals, just three survived longer than 85 days, and they were known to have been alive for 85, 205 and 266 days, after which the collars had broken away and they were no longer tracked. For collared kangaroos that died, survival time was relatively short with only seven animals surviving longer than 50 days (4 VHF and 3 GPS). Excluding the animals that died within the first day after relocation and the three GPS animals that were alive at the end of the project, the average duration of survival was 9.5 days (n = 46, SD = 14.6). The proportion of collared animals known to have died throughout the project (i.e., 88%) applied to the entire relocated population of 122 predicted that 107 kangaroos did not survive. The mortality rate of the relocated kangaroos in respect to days post‐relocation is shown in Figure 2. The steepest part of the curve was over the first three days, with 47 animals (32 collared and 15 uncollared) not surviving, and a further 12 predicted to have died based on the proportion of known deaths, representing 48% of relocated animals. Mortality continued at a rapid rate through to day eight post‐ relocation, with 46 of the collared and 18 non‐collared animals deceased and about 21 others predicted to have died (70% of relocated animals). By day 18, over 80% of the animals relocated were predicted not to have survived. From this point onwards, attrition was at a much slower rate, with a further five deaths of collared animals occurring, and three others predicted to have died up until the last recorded death on day 77. The deaths of four individuals were classified as misadventure with one confirmed to have been hit by a vehicle and another thought to have suffered the same fate. Two others were thought to have been killed by illegal hunting. Three of these were collared, and an ear tag was recovered for the Planning Services - Appendix 3
Animals 2020, 10, 1914 8 of 23 fourth. These four were not used in mortality calculation rates but when added to the known and predicted mortality, the number believed to have died totalled 111 or 91% of the relocated animals. Samples of thigh muscle, heart muscle, kidney and liver were collected from the last six GPS collared animals that died. These samples came from four females and two males that had survived from 15 to 77 days post‐relocation. These were submitted to a veterinary pathologist at the Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development to diagnose the cause of death. From field examination, these individuals appeared to have died quite suddenly, with no apparent prolonged immobility or struggle and all had full stomachs from feeding. Of the six animals assessed, the majority (80%) had severe congestion of glomeruli and interstitial vessels in the cortex and medulla of the kidney, 40% showed evidence of necrosis of skeletal muscle and one individual had liver necrosis, but no conclusive cause of death was possible.
Figure 2. Mortality rate of western grey kangaroos as a percentage of the total number relocated.
3.2. Movement Patterns The maximum linear distance that any animal travelled from their point of release was 27.8 km with a mean of 5.4 km (Figure 3). For VHF collared animals, the maximum linear distance moved was 26 km with a mean of 5.2 km. Average and total daily movement data are shown in Appendix A Table A1 for all GPS collared animals. The number of animals and distribution of distances moved from the relocation site is shown in Appendix A Figure A2. GPS‐collared animals that survived for less than 5 days (n = 18) remained near to the release site, and only half of them made movements of 100 m or more between half‐hourly fixes. Animals that survived beyond five days but died during the study period (n = 13) tended to make movements in the one general direction and rarely returned to a prior location (Appendix A Figure A3). Their movement pattern exhibited some differences to that of animals that survived the study period. They spent an average of 76% (SD = 9.2) of their time moving less than 40 m between half‐hourly fixes (classified here as resting or feeding), 12% (SD = 3.7) of their time making short movements of 40–100 m between half‐hourly fixes and 12% (SD = 7.5) of their time making larger movements of over 100 m between half‐hourly fixes. The three animals that survived the duration of the study initially spent 86% (SD = 3.2) of their time resting or feeding, 9% (SD = 2.0) in short movements and just 5% (SD = 2.5) in larger movements. Planning Services - Appendix 3
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Quantitative spatial analysis was only possible for three GPS collared animals (13M, 3F, 186F), as the movement patterns of most individuals, along with a generally short survival time, prevented the calculation of stable home ranges. During the first month post‐release, these three animals regularly revisited apparent points of focus (Figure 4). As GPS fixes were reduced to one‐hourly after one month, their hourly movements were re‐examined for the first month post‐release. During this time, 78.7% (SD = 5.2) of movements were less than 40 m, 12.7% (SD = 4.0) were 40–100 m and 8.6% (SD = 3.7) were greater than 100 m. Disturbance due to unforeseen mining exploration in the general area appeared to influence the movement patterns of one kangaroo with increased daily movements observed. By 12 months, all three kangaroos had developed more discrete home ranges. Most movements occurred between regular points of focus (Figure 4), and a greater proportion of time was spent undertaking movements of 40 to 100 m (20%, SD = 1.7) and movements of over 100 m (11%, SD = 4.1). There were occasions when they made lengthy movements, travelling far from the release site and outside the project area (Appendix A Figure A4), but always returned to the same general area.
Figure 3. Maximum distance moved by relocated western grey kangaroos from the release site. Triangles represent those animals surviving for the duration of the study. Circles represent those animals that died.
The geometric centre of area occupied for the three GPS collared kangaroos above in relation to months post‐release is shown in Figure 5. Both 3F and 13M immediately departed the release site taking between ~30 and 45 days, respectively, to establish a relatively stable area of occupancy, where they remained for the next 12 months. The second female, 186F, remained close to the release site for the first six months post‐release, moving no further than 1.5 km. Over the following three months, she progressively moved around 15 km to the west and occupied the same small area for the last three months of monitoring. Using monthly GPS data where they were resident and still remained at the end of 12 months, excluding linear movements of short duration outside these areas, the mean 95% minimum convex polygon was 8 (SD = 2), 33 (SD = 6) and 25 ha (SD = 5) for 186F, 3F and 13M, respectively. Using the same data for 95% kernel density estimates, mean values were 10 (SD = 3), 50 (SD = 9) and 35 ha (SD = 6), respectively. Home range polygons and movement data for the 12‐month study period are shown in Appendix A Figure A4. Movement patterns for all other GPS collared animals are given in Appendix A Figure A5. Planning Services - Appendix 3
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Patterns of average diel activity for the three long term surviving GPS collared animals showed variation in distances moved throughout the day and across seasons (Figure 6). Peak daily activity, as determined by maximum mean distances moved, occurred during the morning with a second but smaller peak occurring in the late afternoon or early evening. Activity in the summer months began earlier than it did in the cooler months starting at around 0600 but was closer to 0900 in the winter. The afternoon period of activity in summer was also about an hour later than it was for other seasons with a peak at around 1900. While mean maximum distance moved ranged from a low of 70 m (SD = 123) in winter to a high of 92 m (SD = 285) in summer, there was variability in these data with maximum movements in peak hours of up to 1.8 km in winter and 3.1 km in summer.
Figure 4. Movement of the three surviving individuals (a) 3F, (b) 186F and (c) 13M during the first month post‐release using half‐hour intervals (left) and during the 12th month post‐release using one‐ hour intervals (right).
3.3. Camera Monitoring Just 31 collared animals remained within the area of the camera grid or spotlighting transects; 28 of these survived for less than a month (X ̄ = 6.1 days, SD = 6.6), two survived for 36 and 50 days, respectively, and only one survived for the duration of the project. Planning Services - Appendix 3
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While the primary objective of the camera trap array was to monitor the distribution and detection rates of relocated kangaroos, the rapid demise of most relocated kangaroos meant that there were too few animals to contribute data for that purpose. Only three relocated kangaroos were detected, and these were all within 14 days post‐relocation. The low number of detections of marked kangaroos also supports the mortality predictions above for those uncollared animals. The diel activity of the GPS collared kangaroos indicated patterns of daily and seasonal variability. We examined camera detection data to assess whether there was a level of concordance in broad patterns of activity for GPS collared kangaroos and resident kangaroos. Data from cameras were available for 346 consecutive days beginning on the 24 April 2019. Independent detections were defined as a single detection of a western grey kangaroo during any hour for any camera. This resulted in a total of 3119 independent detections of western grey kangaroos and a mean daily detection rate of 9.0 (SD = 4.7).
Figure 5. Geometric centre of area occupied for each month post‐release for individual kangaroos 13M, 186F and 3F.
For the resident kangaroos, the diel assessment of winter months indicated that peak activity was later in the morning (8% at 0900) and earlier in the afternoon/evening (8.5% at 1700) than it was during summer months (12% at 0500 and 8% at 1800). Data for spring and autumn indicate peak activity earlier in the morning than for winter but later than for summer (6.7% at 0600 and 7.2% at 0800, respectively). Peak activity in the afternoon was later than for winter but earlier than summer. Peaks were slightly higher in the afternoons/evenings for winter, spring and autumn but much higher in the morning during summer. These same general trends were broadly reflected in the data from GPS collared animals (Figure 6). All 75 camera trap sites were occupied by resident kangaroos at some stage throughout the duration of the project with mean detection rates per camera of 39.2 (SD = 35.3, range 5 to 222). Fifteen percent of sites had detections for every month of the project, 50% of sites had detections for at least ten or more months and 90% of sites had detections for at least six or more months.
3.4. Spotlight Monitoring No relocated kangaroos were observed during spotlighting surveys, though the first post‐release survey was 30 days after the relocation was completed, by which time 80% of the kangaroos were thought to have died. An average of 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4 resident western grey kangaroos per km of transect was detected across the three nights sampled in April/May, July and September, respectively. Most sightings were of solitary animals; however, occasionally, groups of up to five individuals were sighted. Planning Services - Appendix 3
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Figure 6. Average total distance moved per hour for the kangaroos surviving for the duration of the project (line plot with standard error bars and left axis) and number of single detections of resident kangaroos for each camera within each hour from the camera array (bars and right axis) for (a) winter, (b) spring, (c) summer and (d) autumn. Planning Services - Appendix 3
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4. Discussion Management of kangaroos at the urban interface can be challenging with limited management options available [12,32,33]. In terms of managing population size, lethal control is by far the most widespread management practice, but non‐lethal options such as reproductive control, relocation and employing the use of deterrents are commonly suggested as alternatives, particularly in urban areas [12,33,34]. Impending housing development of the site on which a population of western grey kangaroos had already been isolated by urban expansion was the reason behind the relocation of these kangaroos. While there is a perception by the community that relocation is a more humane option for minimising anthropogenic impacts on imperilled wildlife, as the outcomes of these fauna relocations are often poorly documented, evidence to support this belief is largely lacking [1,4].
4.1. Post‐Release Survival While this study is the first detailed assessment of a large scale western grey kangaroo relocation in Western Australia, the high mortality rate reported here differs markedly from other studies that necessitated the capture of kangaroos. For example, Coulson et al. [13] sedated, captured and marked 360 eastern grey kangaroos on a golf course and did not record any deaths, although habituation to human presence may have helped here. A large‐scale sterilisation program in western Sydney of 5825 eastern grey and red kangaroo captures over a 13‐year period, resulted in 523 deaths (9%), 19 of which were attributed to capture myopathy [35]. On the smaller‐scale, Munn et al. [36] reported no losses of 11 western grey kangaroos taken from the wild and relocated to an enclosure. Chachelle et al. [37] likewise documented no deaths resulting from the sedation and capture of 20 western grey kangaroos. Higginbottom and Page [12] documented the relocation of 10 eastern grey kangaroos and reported 80% surviving after four months and 60% surviving for a year. Note that not all these studies involved transportation of the kangaroos. That most kangaroos succumbed so soon after relocation suggests that these deaths were primarily related to stress associated with capture [38]. Capture myopathy, a condition associated with animal capture, restraint (chemical or physical) and transport, is reportedly common in macropods [39–42] and is the likely cause of death for many of the kangaroos. The impact of repeated exposure to stressors, such as herding, capture, handling and transportation is also known to be additive [38]. A recent review by Breed et al. [43] indicates that capture myopathy, globally, accounts for a significant number of deaths associated with translocation, with the condition also prevalent in a wide range of African, North American and European ungulates. Excessive stress in animals often results in overexertion causing metabolic imbalance leading to, among other issues, skeletal or cardiac muscle damage and necrosis [43,44]. Once this damage occurs, the prognosis for recovery is extremely poor. The syndrome presents with a variety of clinical signs including anxiety, unsteady or stiff gait, muscle tremors, shivering, muscle stiffness, muscular weakness, bent neck, partial paralysis, increased respiratory rate or lethargy [39,40,43,44]. This condition can be acute, resulting in death within hours to days, but may also manifest sometime later, with death occurring several weeks or even over a month after the initial trauma [39,43]. Kangaroos that died rapidly post‐relocation or were euthanised in this study generally presented with clinical signs indicative of capture myopathy. While there was no definitive cause of death for kangaroos that died weeks after the relocation, it is possible that they also suffered a protracted manifestation of capture myopathy. Their behaviour and movement patterns were somewhat unlike those kangaroos that survived for the duration of the study (see [38]). The best approach to managing risks of capture myopathy is to minimise stress to the animals as much as possible. Breed et al. [43] suggest that the rate of capture myopathy can be indicative of how well animal welfare was considered. Vogelnest and Portas [42] advise capture and restraint techniques must be carefully planned and executed by experienced and skilled operators who are familiar with macropod behaviour and restraint techniques. Every aspect of a relocation process from initial capture through restraint, transportation and recovery should be conducted with the critical objective of minimising stress [38,43]. Planning Services - Appendix 3
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4.2. Release Location and Timing While capture myopathy is likely to be the primary factor for the failure of this relocation, there are other potential contributing factors that should be considered. Here, the forest location where the kangaroos were released differed from the relatively open grassy area from which they came, and potentially competing conspecifics were resident in the relocation area. It was intended that a camera array would provide some insights into distribution and integration of marked relocated animals with resident kangaroos (i.e., detection ratios of marked and unmarked animals); however, with so few relocated animals surviving, this was not possible. Natal experience is important to habitat‐selection by dispersing animals [45] and animals released to novel environments may not respond appropriately to unfamiliar cues regarding resources, even if a sufficient amount is present [46]. This may be further exacerbated by stress‐ induced impairment of learning and memory [38]. However, alternatives to forested areas for large relocations of kangaroos within the general vicinity of a metropolitan landscape are likely to be few [12]. Open grassed areas are usually associated with agricultural land use, and without sympathetic landholders, are not an alternative. Even then, substitutes that could support large numbers of relocated animals and enable unrestricted movement would be extremely limited. In this relocation, the presence of resident western grey kangaroos in the release location demonstrated that the area was suitable for this species. While public access was prohibited without a permit in the release location, there were encounters with illegal hunters, firewood collectors and off‐road motorbike riders, and at least two kangaroos were likely to have succumbed to unlawful hunting. The long‐distance movements of some kangaroos post‐release (> 10 km) resulted in a further two deaths from vehicle impacts on a section of highway eight kilometres away. This distance moved was greater than that generally reported for wild populations of western grey kangaroos [47,48] although Priddel [49] reported movements of greater than 30 km for three individuals (however, median distance moved was 3 km). The extent to which human activity may disturb and add additional stress to relocated animals is difficult to gauge [38], although behavioural observations during the study suggested that they were sensitive. For example, disturbance associated with mining exploration in the vicinity of one of the long‐term surviving animals coincided with increased daily movements of this kangaroo over several weeks. A similar study documenting post‐release survival of white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) relocated from a metropolitan area to a rural setting in Illinois, North America, reported that capture‐related stress, accidents with vehicles and losses to hunters were the major factors that led to lower survival of the deer [50]. In many cases, timing of relocation is not always solely determined with the welfare of animals in mind but driven more by economics, logistics and even convenience [1]. For macropods, ethical issues around relocations are increased when there is the potential for young to be ejected from the pouch or for dependent young to be separated from their mother [51]. Fortunately, at the time of this relocation, most mature females had pouch young in early development, and there were no young at heel considered to be dependent. Although conditions were generally dry for some weeks following relocation, water was available from at least three sources (dams and an artificial watering point). Full stomachs of the autopsied kangaroos also indicate that they were finding sufficient food resources. So, it is unlikely that lack of food and water resources contributed to the relocation failure. Likewise, daily temperatures during the relocation did not exceed that recommended by Breed et al. [43].
4.3. Movement Patterns Exploratory behaviour is vital to the successful establishment of animals in a novel environment [52–55]. Out of all the GPS‐collared animals, just the three kangaroos that survived for the duration of the study exhibited organised exploratory behaviour i.e., movements away from their initial release location that would allow them to gain knowledge of their novel environment and build experience in locations of high value. Such behaviour is the mechanism by which animals learn of resources, potential dangers and social opportunities so that they might optimally exploit their Planning Services - Appendix 3
Animals 2020, 10, 1914 15 of 23 environment [53]. Over time, the movement patterns of these three animals became more regular and contained focal points that were repeatedly revisited—behavioural patterns indicating that they were adapting well to their new environment [53]. The home range size estimates for these three kangaroos was generally smaller than reported in other studies of the same species (e.g., [37,47]). Most other kangaroos remained near the release location and subsequently died there, or moved away in a series of unidirectional movements, without establishing any particular points that were revisited or formed centroids of exploratory behaviour. These erratic movements of the kangaroos that died relatively early in the study are suggestive of highly stressed individuals. A level of release‐ site fidelity is important to establishing new populations as it minimises deleterious dispersal [56– 60]. One of the reasons implicated in the failure of relocations is extensive movements away from the unfamiliar release location [4–6], reducing the fitness of relocated animals in the early post‐release stage [53]. Diel activity showed surviving kangaroos to be bimodal, moving greater distances between fixes in the morning periods than the afternoon or evening. This timing is similar to those found for eastern grey kangaroos by Henderson et al. [14]. Seasonal shifts in these patterns were evident with activity occurring earlier in summer than for other seasons and extending further into daylight hours during winter. Activity patterns of these relocated animals were broadly synchronised with camera detection rates of resident kangaroos in the same area, also suggesting behavioural stability.
4.4. Post‐Release Monitoring Approach Due to the low survival rate of collared kangaroos, the value of GPS telemetry for monitoring movement patterns, and hence assessing adaptation to a new environment, was not fully realised during this study. Other studies using this technology have reported on the benefits it provides, particularly for tracking long‐distance movements [14,61]. If the primary aim is to determine survival rates only, VHF collars are likely to be a more cost‐effective option. In this study, the fate of all VHF‐ collared kangaroos was able to be determined. Even with aircraft tracking flights on two occasions, the cost per VHF‐collared individual was only a fraction of the GPS collars (AUD$517 per collar compared to AUD$3115). Although the GPS collars were large and bulky, there did not appear to be any significant long‐ term welfare issues. Several animals that had GPS collars attached initially showed signs of distress when recovering from sedation, but it was unclear if it was related to the collar, a reaction to the drugs or a combination of both, as macropods can have prolonged and violent recoveries after being sedated with Zoletil® [35]. However, the reaction appeared to dissipate quickly once the animals had recovered from sedation. No animals were displaying adverse reactions to collars when released from the enclosure. Photographic evidence of the three surviving GPS collared animals showed them to be wearing the collars well with no sign of rubbing or irritation during the wearing of the collar, or after the collar’s release. The GPS collars functioned well and the battery life lasted the required 12 months when collars remained on animals. There were some minor issues in that mortality mode did not always engage for the VHF signal even though a message that the animal was deceased had been received. Issues with the timed‐release device (TRD) were more significant with one failing to release and a two‐week delay in the release of another. Failure to release and delays in activation of a TRD have implications for animal welfare and collar recovery, particularly if working in remote and difficult to access areas, and potentially needing to recapture a wary animal. This constitutes a 33% failure rate—significantly greater than the already high 19% failure rate reported by Matthews et al. [61]. Signal transmission and battery life of the VHF collars also worked well, but there were some issues with mortality signals. Two failed to enter mortality mode when the animal had died, and one switched from mortality mode to live mode without movement of the collar. The retrofitted weak links built into these collars worked as planned with all releasing. While the cameras were not effective for the intended purpose of this study, they did show that there was a relatively widespread and stable population of resident western grey kangaroos across Planning Services - Appendix 3
Animals 2020, 10, 1914 16 of 23 the relocation area. Spotlighting also proved ineffective but further trials could test if detecting marked individuals by this technique can be achieved, and therefore, provide useful information.
5. Conclusions Effective management of kangaroos at the urban interface is challenging. Here, the survival rate of western grey kangaroos was poor, with an estimated 80% of the 122 kangaroos perishing within the first month of relocation and only six collared kangaroos surviving for up to 12 months. This poor outcome raises concerns around the viability of relocating a relatively large number of kangaroos humanely. Based on the results of their study, Higginbottom and Page [12] considered that relocations should not be a wide‐spread solution to the impact of development on kangaroos, as there are unlikely to be many sites that meet relocation criteria, and the stress associated with the capture and relocation often results in the death of animals. Stress associated with the relocation process was implicated as the cause of the early deaths of the kangaroos. This was supported by the short duration of survival of the majority of kangaroos, that a considerable proportion died in transit or required euthanising, those that survived for less than 5 days remained in close proximity to the release site and macropods in general are known to be highly susceptible to capture myopathy. As such, where relocation is the preferred course of action, it is essential to carefully consider the welfare of the animals, particularly in the capture and transport phase, and also follow up with appropriate methods to monitor and report on the success of the relocation [5,43,62,63].
Author Contributions: Conceptualization, M.C. and L.G.; data curation, M.B. and M.C.; methodology, M.C. and L.G.; formal analysis, M.C. and J.A.; investigation, M.C. (project leader), M.B. and J.A.; writing—original draft, M.C., L.G., M.B. and J.A.; writing—review and editing, L.G., M.C., M.B. and J.A.; visualization, M.C., J.A., L.G. and M.B.; supervision, L.G. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Funding: This research received no external funding.
Acknowledgments: We particularly thank DBCA Wildlife Officers Riley Carter, Cameron Craigie, Emma Lipianin, Karen Smith, Matt Swan and Ryan Parker for their assistance. Thanks to DBCA’s Perth Hills District staff including Frank Bailey, Shawn Debono and Rebecca Bloomfield. We are grateful to Keith Morris for assistance in the early stages of project development. Bruce Ward provided valuable support for aerial tracking. Thanks to Graeme Coulson for his early advice on kangaroo relocation methods. Juanita Renwick provided constructive comments on the paper and also assisted with aspects of field work. Thanks to project volunteers Lindsay Blythman, Geoff Elliot, Hannah Killian, Steve Martin, Kate Rick and Amy Robey who assisted with field work. Kym Campbell and Emily Glass undertook pathology testing. Thanks to three anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments and improving the manuscript.
Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Appendix A
Table A1. Average daily maximum linear distance and average total daily distance moved by each GPS collared relocated western grey kangaroo (#: total number of days monitored).
Individual # days Maximum Linear Distance Total Distance Mean Maximum Mean Maximum S.D. S.D. (km) (km) (km) (km) 3F 370 0.68 10.17 1.03 1.43 11.52 1.28 4F 2 0.05 0.10 0.06 0.24 0.47 0.32 5F 2 0.16 0.31 0.21 0.45 0.88 0.61 13M 383 0.30 5.04 0.47 0.71 5.34 0.52 27M 4 1.41 2.33 1.11 2.29 4.16 1.93 28F 9 0.74 1.89 0.63 1.33 2.52 0.82 29F 5 0.18 0.39 0.17 0.54 0.86 0.38 30F 2 0.21 0.41 0.29 0.47 0.94 0.67 31F 8 0.27 0.45 0.19 1.41 2.53 0.85 41M 36 0.60 3.97 0.80 1.23 4.67 0.94 42F 2 0.77 1.54 1.09 1.41 2.81 1.98 Planning Services - Appendix 3
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43F 2 0.05 0.09 0.06 0.33 0.66 0.47 63F 2 0.10 0.19 0.13 0.25 0.49 0.34 78F 3 0.18 0.28 0.15 0.85 1.54 0.78 79F 2 0.06 0.10 0.06 0.30 0.87 0.49 84F 12 1.28 2.64 1.03 1.77 3.26 1.06 94F 3 0.04 0.07 0.03 0.42 0.67 0.36 102F 6 0.13 0.19 0.06 0.61 1.20 0.38 107F 4 0.54 1.49 0.67 1.63 3.37 1.53 109F 35 0.31 3.09 0.56 0.92 3.65 0.59 130F 15 0.83 2.69 0.82 1.39 2.95 0.86 133M 6 1.09 3.94 1.42 1.69 4.33 1.52 152M 7 1.20 4.21 1.35 2.43 5.82 2.15 155F 4 1.06 1.92 0.68 1.38 2.29 0.87 156F 2 0.06 0.10 0.05 0.38 0.73 0.50 176F 18 1.44 9.94 2.80 2.76 20.76 5.02 178F 14 0.80 3.53 1.05 1.43 4.22 1.16 179F 13 1.65 5.02 1.59 3.02 9.22 2.81 180F 6 1.70 5.06 1.68 2.99 7.41 2.56 181F 2 0.13 0.17 0.06 0.46 0.84 0.53 183F 3 1.33 3.47 1.87 3.71 8.89 4.56 184F 11 1.85 4.07 1.37 3.68 8.00 2.69 185F 77 0.32 2.04 0.41 0.82 2.41 0.48 186F 363 0.28 4.90 0.49 0.74 7.09 0.69 201F 14 1.47 4.25 1.44 3.36 8.45 2.79
Figure A1. Total monthly rainfall (Bureau of Meteorology Jarrahdale weather station) and mean maximum monthly temperature for the period January 2019 to May 2020 (Bureau of Meteorology Karnet weather station) in the relocation area [62].
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Figure A2. Maximum distances western grey kangaroos moved from the release site following relocation.
Figure A3. Post‐release movements of three western grey kangaroos that survived >5 days (half‐ hourly intervals) but died during study. Planning Services - Appendix 3
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Figure A4. Movement of surviving GPS collared western grey kangaroos (triangles) and the primary areas they occupied (polygons) following relocation.
Figure A5. Movement of GPS collared western grey kangaroos (coloured circles) that died following relocation.
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Schedule of Modifications
Primary School
A The Structure Plan map being modified to show land north of the line depicted in Addendum 1 as subject to further investigation until such time as issues relating to school site requirements have been resolved.
B Subject to the outcome of Modification A, a primary school site and associated local road connections are to be provided within the vicinity of the Structure Plan area in accordance with Liveable Neighbourhoods, and consideration is to be given to co- locating the primary school with public open space within the Structure Plan area.
C Clause 4.3 of Part 1 to be modified (if required) to reflect the outcome of the school location, which may result in co-location of the school site with open space.
The following modifications apply to the Local Structure Plan in its entirety:
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1.1 Public open space identified on the revised design solution in Addendum 2, adjoining and integral to development on Long Beach Rise, be included on the Structure Plan.
1.2 Delineate the Local Centre precinct on the Local Structure Plan (Plan 1).
Structure Plan Report Part One – Implementation
2.1 Insert the indicative Residential Density Code Plan into Part 1 as Plan 3 (Addendum 3).
2.2 Update the Executive Summary to replace the first dot point with the following:
• Residential Dwellings; comprising a range of traditional dwellings, townhouses and apartments, with densities ranging from R25 – R100. The Structure Plan is anticipated to provide for in the order of 1002 – 1,200 (maximum) dwellings.
2.3 Update the 'Structure Plan Summary' table with the following:
Estimated number of dwellings 1002 (up to a maximum 1200 dwellings) Estimated residential density 15-17 dwellings per gross urban hectare 27-32 dwellings per residential site hectare
2.4 Update section 4.2.1 with the following:
The Structure Plan is to accommodate no more than 1200 dwellings, while achieving a minimum of 15 dwellings per gross urban hectare/27 dwellings per residential site hectare across the Structure Plan.
At the time of subdivision, the applicant is to provide a schedule outlining the number of dwellings proposed and those approved and/or developed to date, with evidence of the progress towards achieving a minimum of 15 dwellings per gross urban hectare/27 dwellings per residential site hectare across the Structure Plan.
2.5 Update section 4.2.2 with the following: Planning Services - Appendix 4
Plan 1 defines the residential density ranges that apply to the Structure Plan area. Lot specific residential densities, with defined residential density ranges, are to be subsequently assigned in accordance with a Residential Density Code Plan approved by the WAPC at the subdivision stage. Residential densities are shown indicatively at Plan 3.
2.6 Replace section 4.2.3(a) and (c) with the following:
a. A Residential Code Plan is to be submitted at the time of subdivision to the WAPC and shall indicate the R-Code applicable to each lot within the subdivision. The plan shall be consistent with the residential density ranges identified on Plan 1 and generally consistent with the Indicative Residential Density Code Plan (Plan 3).
c. A Residential Density Code Plan(s) is not required if the WAPC considers that the subdivision is for one or more of the following: i. the amalgamation of lots; ii. facilitating the provision of access, service or infrastructure; iii. the subdivision of land which, by virtue of its zoning or reservation under the Structure Plan, cannot be developed for residential purposes; or iv. in accordance with a previously approved Residential Density Code Plan.
2.7 Amend section 4.4 Locational Criteria to include the following:
Notwithstanding the indicative Residential Density Code Plan, the following locational criteria within the allocated density range is to apply in the preparation of Residential Density Code Plans under Clause 4.2.3 at the time of subdivision:
a) R25 – R40 i. R30 applies as the base density code within the structure plan area except where identified in Clauses ii. and iii. below. ii. The R25 density code shall apply to those lots backing on to the Port Kennedy Golf Course. iii. The R40 density code shall only apply to Residential zoned lots where: › lots are abutting public open space or the Foreshore Reserve located to the west of the site; and/or › lots are at end of street blocks in locations designated on the structure plan map to create a diverse streetscape and built- form character.
b) R40 – R60 i. The R40 density code shall only apply to Residential zoned lots where: › lots are abutting public open space or the Foreshore Reserve located to the west of the site; and/or › lots are at end of street blocks in locations designated on the structure plan map to create a diverse streetscape and built- form character; and/or › lots are accessible via a laneway.
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ii. The R60 density code shall only apply to Residential zoned lots where: › lots are abutting public open space or the Foreshore Reserve located to the west of the site; and/or › lots are located within 200m of the Local Centre area; and/or › lots are at end of street blocks designated to create a diverse streetscape and built-form character; and/or › lots are accessible via a laneway.
c) R80 – R100
i. Densities within this range shall only apply to Residential zoned lots within the Local Centre precinct, where depicted in the indicative Residential Density Plan, and to the R80-R100 precinct abutting the Port Kennedy Golf Course as shown on the Structure Plan map.
2.8 Amend Section 5 Local Development Plans of Part 1 of the Structure Plan Report, by:
1. Amending the list of attributes requiring an LDP by removing:
(i) With a BAL rating of 12.5 or greater.
2. Amending the list of items required to be addressed in an LDP by including:
(i) Fencing (ii) Building height
2.9 Amend Section 6.1 Bushfire Management Plan to include the following additional paragraph:
It is the responsibility of the landowner/developer to demonstrate compliance with State Planning Policy 3.7: Planning in Bushfire Prone Areas and the associated Guidelines for Planning in Bushfire Prone Areas at each stage of subdivision.
2.10 Amend section 6.2 Coastal Hazard Foreshore Management Plan by making the following changes:
1. Replace the heading reference and text from Coastal Hazard Foreshore Management Plan to Coastal Hazard Risk Management and Adaptation Plan.
2.11 Amend Section 6.3 Unexploded Ordnances to require, on the advice of the Department of Fire and Emergency Services, an unexploded ordnance field validation survey be undertaken prior to the commencement of subdivisional works or development.
2.12 Amend Section 6.4 Notification on Title to require the following notification be placed on the certificate of title of lots located seaward of the 2120 coastal hazard line:
b) VULNERABLE COASTAL AREA – This lot is located in an area likely to be subject to coastal erosion and/or inundation over the next 100 years.
2.13 Amend Table 1: Additional Information of Part 1 of the Structure Plan Report to include the requirement for a Fauna Relocation Management Plan to be prepared and approved prior to subdivision/development works in consultation with the City of Planning Services - Appendix 4
Rockingham, with satisfactory arrangements being made for the implementation of the approved plan.
2.14 Amend Part One of the Structure Plan Report to require a Construction Management Plan be prepared and implemented at subdivision stage.
2.15 Amend Section 6.2 to require a condition of subdivision approval related to the provision of funding for construction of the seawall if it does not need to be constructed during the life of the development of the Structure Plan area.
2.16 Amend Section 6.2 to require that the first ten years of coastal monitoring and adaptation be the responsibility of the developer.
2.17 Amend Part One to require a Fauna Relocation Management Plan (FRMP) be prepared and approved prior to subdivision/development works in consultation with the City of Rockingham, with satisfactory arrangements being made for the implementation of the approved plan. The FRMP is to include a trapping program for reptiles, amphibians and mammals (native and control for invasive).
2.18 Amend Part One to require the intersection of Bayeux Avenue and Grand Ocean Boulevard be upgraded, in accordance with section 5.2.1 of the Transport Impact Assessment.
2.19 Amend Part One to require the proponent address the impact of Bayeux Reserve on the ability to deliver the connection to and the re-alignment of Bayeux Avenue prior to subdivision.
Structure Plan Report Part Two - Explanatory Section
3.1 Update Section 2 of Part Two of the Structure Plan Report to introduce a new sub- heading relating to the Rockingham Lakes Regional Parks Management Plan (2010).
3.2 Amend Section 2.3.6 City of Rockingham Coastal Risk Hazard Management and Adaptation Plan to remove the following:
Since this work, SPP 2.6 guidelines have been updated and an updated assessment into erosion storms election for the South West of Western Australia was released by MP Rogers & Associates. These updated guidelines provide a more accurate assessment, with the new methodology for storm selection endorsed by the Department of Transport.
Update this section to note that the CHRMAP was adopted in 2019.
3.3 Amend Section 3.3.4 to include appropriate commentary on fauna management actions.
3.4 Amend Section 3.8.3 to provide correct and consistent wording from the CHRMAP.
3.5 Amend Section 3.9 – Foreshore Reserve by addressing the context and parameters of the management measures proposed for the Foreshore Management Plan.
3.6 Amend Section 4.1 Table 5 to: (a) Outline the provision of Parks and Recreation reserve that will contribute towards the calculation of Public Open Space as a note; and Planning Services - Appendix 4
(b) Outline the site area for a Primary School site (if required).
3.7 Amend Section 4.1 - Coastal Village to describe the development characteristics sought within the Town Centre, which will guide the preparation of a local development plan and the assessment and determination of future development applications.
3.8 Provide for a grassed foreshore recreation space at the coastal node.
3.9 Amend Section 4.3.2 as required, to accord with the revised dwelling yield and dwellings per gross urban/residential site hectare.
3.10 Amend Section 4.3.3 Local Development Plans to remove the requirement for a local development plan to be prepared for lots with a Bushfire Attack Level rating of 12.5 or above.
3.11 Update Figure 17 Movement Network Plan and Figure 18 Road Cross-Sections in consultation with the City to ensure the northern connection through to Bayeux Avenue and Grand Ocean Boulevard (identified as generating 3,500 vehicles per day within the TIA) is a Neighbourhood Connector A and the Coastal Road is identified as an Access Street B in accordance with Liveable Neighbourhoods.
3.12 Amend Section 4.4.3 – Bayeux Avenue Alignment by including a 2D sketch plan of the road to demonstrating the cross section and alignment will impact on Bayeux Reserve and those lots located on Bayeux Avenue.
3.13 Amend Section 4.9 Development Contribution Arrangements to remove: (i) reference to the current cost per dwelling; and (ii) paragraph 2 in its entirety.
Technical Appendices
4.1 All technical appendices being updated to the satisfaction of the Western Australian Planning Commission on the advice of the City of Rockingham and, where relevant, State Government agencies.
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Addendum 1
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Addendum 2
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Addendum 3
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REPORT TO Statutory Planning Committee Meeting date 27 October 2020 File number SPN/2255 Subject Kennedy Bay Local Structure Plan Purpose Requires WAPC decision Title of Approving Officer Planning Director - Metro South and Peel Agenda Part for Reports (All parts are confidential unless otherwise stated) SPC - Non-Confidential (To be published to the website) SITE-SPECIFIC DETAILS Region/s Perth Local government/s City of Rockingham Landowner/Consultant Landowner: Western Australian Beach & Golf Resort Pty Ltd (WABGR) Consultant: Rowe Group Location map Attachment 2 Bushfire Prone Area YES Statutory Planning Committee - SMART/Structure Plans only Region scheme zoning Urban Local Scheme Zoning Development Council’s APPROVE recommendations Receipt date 11 June 2020 Process days 138 Property Address Lot 3020 Port Kennedy Drive and Unallocated Crown Land No. 3019, Port Kennedy SUMMARY The local structure plan (LSP) proposes that Lot 3020 Port Kennedy Drive and Unallocated Crown Land No. 3019, Port Kennedy, be developed for urban purposes, and identifies land for residential use, public open space, a local centre, tourist accommodation and local roads (Attachment 1 - Local Structure Plan).
During the advertising period 324 submissions were received. A wide range of concerns were raised and these have been considered by the City which recommends the LSP and accompanying technical appendices be modified and resubmitted for final approval.
The LSP is being presented to the Statutory Planning Committee (SPC) due to the recommendation departing from the local government's recommendation with regard to a number of modifications that have not been supported.
It is recommended that the northern portion of the LSP be deferred pending further investigation into the suitability of a potential primary school site. For the remainder of the site, it is recommended that SPC require the proponent to modify the LSP and accompanying technical appendices in accordance with the Schedule of Modifications (Attachment 9 - Schedule of Modifications) prior to resubmission.
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DETAILS OF PROPOSAL The LSP (Attachment 1 - Local Structure Plan) is characterised by the following:
36.63 hectares of residential land to be developed for traditional dwellings, townhouses and apartments at a range of densities from R25 – R100; a yield of approximately 1002 dwellings and an estimated population of 3006 people; a 1.6 hectare local centre comprising approximately 1,200m² of net lettable retail area including commercial land uses; such as short-stay apartments, retail shops, food and beverage outlets and other complementary mixed-use development; 9.67 hectares of public open space equating to approximately 14.9% of the site comprising a range of district, neighbourhood and local recreational functions; additional areas of open space within the adjacent foreshore reserve to be developed by WABGR as part of the overall development of the site; and various local roads, including a central neighbourhood connector providing access to Bayeux Avenue to the north and Port Kennedy Drive to the south. BACKGROUND Land Agreement
In 1986 the State Government first called for expressions of interest to develop a marina, harbour and tourist development on the site. In 1992 the State Government entered into an agreement with Flueris Pty. Ltd. for the purpose of developing the project. This agreement was formalised by the Port Kennedy Development Agreement Act 1992 (PKDA). Since that time, development rights have been transferred to Western Australian Golf and Beach Resorts (WAGBR), and the project redesigned a number of times due to a failure to obtain environment approvals for the marina and harbour and most recently following the adoption of State Planning Policy 2.6 - State Coastal Planning Policy, which sets out the requirement for coastal development to be set back from the coast to ensure development is not affected by coastal processes or rising sea levels.
In 2017, due to the inflexible nature of the PKDA, WABGR and the State Government entered into a Sale and Development Agreement (SADA) to develop the site and adjoining land for a residential, recreational and tourism purposes on a normalised planning framework. A marina and harbour were no longer being pursued. The SADA agreement also requires some public facilities be provided, the golf course and clubhouse reconfigured and a new jetty and moorings developed. Bank Guarantees are held for the delivery of the public works. To bring the agreement to fruition, the existing Act was repealed by the Port Kennedy Development Act 2017, which facilitated the site's rezoning to the Urban zone in the Metropolitan Region Scheme (MRS) and the Development zone in the City of Rockingham's Local Planning Scheme No. 2 (LPS 2) (Attachment 2 - MRS and LPS Zoning Plans). Rezoning the site to Development in the City's LPS 2 established the requirement for a local structure plan to be prepared and adopted.
Local Structure Plan (LSP)
The site comprises an approximate area of 66.8 hectares in Port Kennedy and is located 56 kilometres south of the Perth Central Area, 23 kilometres north of the Mandurah City Centre and 10 kilometres south of Rockingham. The site is generally bound by Port Kennedy Drive to the south, Bayeux Avenue to the north, Morfontaine Parade to the east and the Port Kennedy foreshore to the west.
A portion of the site is currently used as The Links Kennedy Bay Golf Course, which is to be partially redeveloped as part of the land agreement. The affected holes of the course will be reconstructed outside of the development footprint over time, as development progresses across the site. Swathes of remnant coastal vegetation remain along the western foreshore, the northern and north-eastern boundaries and within portions of the golf course (Attachment 3 - Aerial Image). These areas are all reserved for Parks and Recreation in the MRS.
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Landholdings to the north and east of the site are primarily zoned residential, and a small residential estate also exists to the south-west of the site, known as the Long Beach Estate.
Council decision
At its Ordinary Council meeting on 26 May 2020, the City of Rockingham resolved to recommend to the WAPC that the LSP be approved, subject to a wide range of modifications including, but not limited to, the following:
the need for a primary school site; the exclusion of the Parks and Recreation reserve from the gross subdivisible area and public open space calculation; the preparation of a fauna survey; POS interface to existing development in Long Beach Estate; the preparation of a Precinct Plan for the local centre; a reduction in the overall dwelling yield and densities including the following: o a base density code of R25; o R40-R60 adjacent to POS areas and within 400 metres of the Town Centre; o R100-RAC0 within the Town Centre; and o the R80-R100 site abutting the future extension to the golf course be removed and replaced with R40; and various updates to technical appendices.
The LSP was subsequently received by the WAPC on 11 June 2020, in accordance with the Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015 (the Regulations). KEY ISSUES Consistency with State Planning Policy 2.6 - Coastal Fully consistent WAPC Policies & Processes Planning Framework State Planning Policy 3.0 - Urban Growth Fully consistent and Settlement State Planning Policy 3.7 - Planning in Fully consistent Bushfire-Prone Areas State Planning Policy 4.2 - Activity Centres Fully consistent for Perth and Peel Liveable Neighbourhoods Fully consistent
Development Control Policy 2.3 - Public Fully consistent Open Space in Residential Areas Development Control 2.4 - School Sites Fully consistent Consultation The LSP was publicly advertised by the City for a period of 28 days (14 February 2020 to 13 March 2020) in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Regulations.
Public Submissions
A total of 315 public submissions were received (Attachment 4 - Schedule of Submissions). Of the 315 submissions:
101 were in support (32%); 32 offered condition support (10%); 26 were neutral (8%); and 156 raised objections (50%)
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The public submissions raised a number of matters in relation to:
residential densities; impacts on the movement network; public open space; environmental impacts; o fauna management o coastal hazards risk structure plan design; urban water management; infrastructure and services; construction and staging of development; sustainable development outcomes and built form; golf course; and confidential nature of the Sale and Development Agreement.
The Department's response to submission issues are included in the Schedule.
Government Agency submissions
The City also referred the LSP to various government agencies and servicing authorities and received 9 submissions (including 2 of no objection). These submissions were provided to the applicant for comment.
ATCO Gas advised that the Engineering Servicing Report references gas mains not entirely consistent with the existing ATCO gas mains. The applicant has advised that engineering design will be undertaken in consultation with ATCO Gas as part of future planning stages.
The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) provided informal comment after the advertising period and raised a number of concerns in relation to the following:
threatened ecological community mapping; fauna management; fire management; foreshore management; and local water management strategy.
DBCA's comments are noted and discussed further within the Planning Assessment.
The Department of Health provided general advice regarding water supply and wastewater disposal and public health impacts.
The Department of Education (DoE) requested that a primary school site be included within the LSP area, stating concerns with the introduction of approximately 1002 lots into the existing catchments of Port Kennedy Primary School and Endeavour Primary School. The need for a primary school is discussed in further detail within the Planning Assessment.
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) was referred the Bushfire Management Plan (BMP) prepared for the site in
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accordance with State Planning Policy 3.7 - Planning in Bushfire Prone Areas (SPP 3.7). DFES requested a number of modifications to the BMP relating to hazard separation and BAL ratings, vegetation exclusions and vehicular access. DFES' comments are noted and discussed further within the Planning Assessment, with the requested modifications either validated by the applicant, or to be addressed more appropriately at subsequent planning stages.
The Department of Transport provided comment requesting the eastern Neighbourhood connector be designed as a ‘Neighbourhood Connector Type A’ with on-road unidirectional bike-lanes. The City and the applicant have advised that the anticipated traffic volumes do not warrant the designation of the eastern Neighbourhood Connector as a ‘Type A’ road reserve. The applicant has also advised that the forecast traffic volume supports a safe cycling environment and therefore, on- road cycling can be accommodated through the LSP area.
The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation identified a number of updates that are required for the submitted Local Water Management Strategy (LWMS). The LWMS will be updated in accordance with modifications proposed, and jointly endorsed by the City and DWER prior to finalisation of the LSP.
The Department's responses to the key issues raised in submissions are included in Attachment 5 - Submission Issues and Responses. This Schedule also includes the City's response to the issues raised and its recommended modifications to the LSP and associated technical appendices. PLANNING ASSESSMENT Regional Planning Framework
The site is identified within the South Metropolitan Sub-Regional Planning Framework for Urban Expansion. A portion of the LSP area is also identified for Proposed nature/Passive recreation which accords with the Parks and Recreation reservation along the northern and north-eastern boundary.
The South Metropolitan Peel sub-region is proposed to accommodate more than 1.26 million people, over 507,000 homes and approximately 430,000 jobs, with a projected additional dwelling target of 14,680 dwellings within the City of Rockingham. The development of the site, as per the LSP, will assist in achieving the dwelling and population targets identified for the City of Rockingham under the Framework, proposed via a range of dwelling typologies including single dwellings, townhouses and apartments.
Further to the above, the site was zoned Urban under the MRS and Development under the City's LPS 2 via the Port Kennedy Development Act 2017, to facilitate the development of the site for a range of urban land uses.
Primary School
WAPC Development Control Policy 2.4 - School Sites (DC 2.4) requires a primary school site be provided for every 1500 to 1800 dwelling units, and Liveable Neighbourhoods requires one primary school site be provided for every 1500 dwelling units. Advertising of draft Operational Policy 2.4 - School Sites (OP 2.4) recently closed. It adopts a flat rate of one primary school site per 1500 dwellings.
The advertised LSP did not include a primary school site, and the residential development proposed by the draft structure plan (approximately 1002 additional dwelling units) falls within the catchments
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of the Port Kennedy and Endeavour Primary schools. There are already (approximately) 1294 dwelling units within the Endeavour Primary School catchment and 2252 dwelling units within the Port Kennedy Primary School catchment. Due to incremental density increases across these suburbs, both existing primary schools are already oversubscribed and cannot absorb the anticipated increased demand generated from the proposed LSP.
A number of options for a school site within the locality were discussed with the applicant and the Department of Education (Attachment 6 - Primary School Sites). Options A and B were considered, however, are removed from the majority of the catchment area, while Option C is close to the existing and potential catchment for a new primary school. Option C is centrally located to the catchment of which it will serve, can be designed to use the existing road network, and can use a portion of the Parks and Recreation reserve (co-location of open space) with the LSP maintaining over 10% POS. DoE has confirmed that this site would be acceptable to their requirements, however, more detailed investigations in regard to its suitability will be required.
It is acknowledged there are a number of challenges with the site, including; it was not included in the advertised LSP, will impact on existing residents, may require minor upgrades to existing local roads, is partially located on Crown land (associated with two separate Crown leases) and the current indicative location would result in one of the golf course holes needing to be realigned (subject to it not impacting on the course's 'links' classification). Based on the findings of a 'School needs analysis' undertaken by the proponent, it contends that the school site is not needed for the following reasons:
The Port Kennedy population aged between 0 and 15 years peaked at 3,394 in 2008. Since then it has gradually decreased; the population projections to 2046 show that, even allowing for a ‘second wave’ renewal of the area as the older residents leave and are replaced by young families, there is still no need for any additional school placements over and above what was available in the population peak of 2008; the schools in the area (both government and independent) have enrolments that are well below their total capacity. For Port Kennedy, as of 2020 they are at 63% of that capacity; the primary schools in Warnbro are currently at around 46% of capacity; given the low numbers of children in kindergarten through to year 3, the total primary school enrolments will continue to fall for over the next five years; the proposal is essentially a type of 'infill' development, meaning that all essential community infrastructure (schools, shopping centres, public transport) are already well established in the area.
In response to these findings, the DoE provided the following comments:
Short and long term planning is considered for schools (eg. for the next 100 years, not just the next 20 years) and if a primary school site is not put aside now in this area there will not be an opportunity to do this in the future; for 900 dwellings it is projected to result in between 270 – 315 students in quite a short timeframe; without the additional primary school, the number of residential dwellings in the Port Kennedy Primary School catchment will increase to around 2,800 residences, almost double the catchment size recommended by DC 2.4; the suburb is going through a demographic change and will have a peak again in its students in 2041; with the additional 900 residential dwellings in the locality, it would be critical to ensure there is sufficient primary school provision to ensure it can accommodate the growth in students due to both the increase in residential dwellings and the regeneration of the suburb; and the proponent's reference to the proposed 900+ lots being an 'infill' proposal that does not generate the need for new infrastructure is not accepted.
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As a result of the above assessment, a school site is recommended, however, there are a number of external elements that may impact upon the timing for the proposal, including the alignment with the land agreement (SADA) and impact on crown land leases. For this reason it is recommended that consideration of the northern portion of the LSP be deferred to allow further detailed investigations into the suitability of a potential primary school for the area (Attachment 7 - Deferral of Northern Portion of LSP).
The Department is actively liaising with DoE and the proponent to resolve the requirement for a primary school in a timely manner to allow for the LSP and adjacent golf course redevelopment works to be finalised.
It is noted that preliminary investigation into the impact of a primary school on the road network was undertaken by GTA Consultants and this is discussed in the Transport section of this report.
Residential densities
The LSP proposes a range of density code ranges over the site including R25 to R40 as the base coding range; R40 to R60 at various strategic locations (i.e. adjacent to POS or at the end of street blocks) and R80 to R100 abutting the existing townsite and the golf course (refer map).
The specific locational criteria proposed for these ranges includes the following:
R25-40
A base coding of R30 applies except for the following: o R25 applies to lots backing on to the Port Kennedy Golf Course; and o R40 applies to lots located within 400 metres of POS or the Foreshore Reserve, or where located at the end of street blocks.
R40-60
As above, the R40 density applies for lots within 400 metres of POS or the Foreshore Reserve, or where located at the end of street blocks. R60 applies for lots abutting, or located within 200 metres of POS or the Foreshore Reserve, within 200 metres of the Local Centre Zone or located at the end of street blocks.
R80-100
A base coding of R80 applies except for the following: o R100 applies to lots within the Local Centre Zone and on lots in excess of 5000m2.
The City of Rockingham recommends the draft structure plan be modified to identify a base residential density code of R25; areas of R40 to R60 development adjacent to areas of public open space and within 400 metres of the town centre, and areas of R100 to RAC-0 within the town centre itself. The City contends that the R30 base density is not appropriate to the site's context, as it does not accommodate a higher order centre and is not proposed to be serviced by high frequency public transport. However, the site is situated in an area of high coastal amenity, between the Warnbro Sound foreshore and Kennedy Bay Links golf course, and will be serviced by a local centre and a potential primary school (to be discussed further in this report). The City's request for a reduction in the overall density for the LSP is therefore not supported.
Minor modifications are proposed to the Locational Criteria to include; lots accessible via a laneway in the R40-R60 lot density code range, and to specify that the R100 density may only be supported within the Local Centre or the residential precinct abutting the golf course, as shown on the LSP plan.
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Dwelling yield
In guiding the designation of densities to new urban areas, LN and the Framework suggests a minimum gross urban density of 15 dwellings per urban hectare. Based on this requirement the LSP assumes a lot yield of 1002 lots, however, the proponent has advised that this yield is unlikely to be achieved due to the high provision of POS (14% contribution) and the provision of a local centre. As a result, the proponent used an indicative yield of 917 freehold lots (which excluded land for grouped housing/multiple dwellings or zoned Local Centre) identifying the LSP provides for 14 dwellings per gross urban hectare through the range of residential densities proposed.
The land reserved for Parks and Recreation has been included in the calculation of gross subdivisible land in this instance as it will contribute to the site's POS allocation. Whilst this results in the yield falling marginally short of the Framework minimum, it is noted that if the land reserved for Parks and Recreation were removed from the calculation it would result in a dwelling yield of 16.6 dwellings per gross hectare for the LSP.
The LSP is expected to result in 26 dwellings per net residential hectare which accords with requirement of the Framework, and the densities proposed are considered appropriate for the LSP. The City's request for the overall density and dwelling yield of the site to be reduced is not supported.
Grouped/multiple dwelling site abutting golf course
The City of Rockingham report states that the LSP contains no rationale for the R80 to R100 site abutting the golf course, and recommends this be shown as an R40 site. In this regard, the City considers that an R80 to R100 residential density cannot be justified as the site is not located within the town centre’s walkable catchment and does not have easy access to public transport.
The site is in a high amenity location, adjacent to the golf course and within walking distance to POS and the foreshore. Notwithstanding this, identifying an R80-100 site on the LSP does not preclude development to a lower density and, ultimately, this is likely to be determined by market forces and is a commercial decision for the developer. Given the site is directly adjacent to the golf course and the vegetation extent on this site is yet to be determined, it is acknowledged that bushfire matters may need to be addressed at the subdivision stage to ensure compliance with State Planning Policy 3.7 - Planning in Bushfire Prone Areas.
Local Centre site and Precinct Planning
The LSP proposes a local centre with a mix of commercial zoned sites (for mixed use) with a density of R-AC0, interspersed with higher density residential sites (R80-100). The intent of the local centre is to provide for a range of small-scale commercial uses for local convenience for the LSP area and the adjacent existing residential land. It is envisaged the centre will contribute 1,200m2 of retail floor space, comprising of short-stay accommodation, shop/retail, tavern/restaurant and mixed use multiple dwelling developments (commercial/residential), whilst other uses such as a child care centre, medical centre/consulting rooms are contemplated by the LSP. (Attachment 8 - Local Centre Land Uses Map).
The City has requested a modification to the LSP to require the preparation of a Precinct Plan, as defined in the advertised draft State Planning Policy 7.2 - Precinct Design (SPP 7.2), to guide the detailed design of the local centre. This is not supported on the basis that clause 47 of the Regulations, and the associated Local Development Plan Framework, identifies a Local Development Plan (LDP) as a suitable mechanism to guide the built form outcomes for a local centre of this scale. The LSP depicts the spatial layout of street blocks and roads, and the land use permissibility, and the preparation of an LDP will identify the appropriate built form outcomes relating to building heights, ground floor activation, setbacks, car parking and building design and orientation.
A number of submissions raised concern with the interface of development within the local centre with existing residential development (R25) to the immediate west. In regard to this, the City has
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recommended a modification to provide additional POS in the local centre adjacent to existing residential development in Long Beach Estate. The City requested that this be identified in accordance with POS shown on a Town Centre Masterplan from 2004, however this is not an adopted planning document and as such, is not supported.
In response to the concerns raised in submissions, a revised town centre layout plan was prepared by the applicant that introduces a number of POS parcels to improve the interface with the Long Beach Estate, and provide pedestrian connections to the local centre. An addendum plan has been included within Attachment 9 - Schedule of Modifications which depicts the proposed changes to POS in the local centre. Further consideration of ultimate built form and heights will be considered as part of the preparation of LDP/s, and detailed assessments against State Planning Policy 7.3 - Volume 2 - Apartments with regard to visual privacy, overlooking and overshadowing will be undertaken at the development stage.
Public open space
Liveable Neighbourhoods (LN) provides for the minimum contribution of 10% of the gross subdivisible area to be given up free of cost by the subdivider for public open space which may comprise of 8% unrestricted POS (active and passive recreation) and 2% restricted POS (urban water management measures such as swales and/or detention areas). A total area of 9.67ha is identified to be set aside for POS purposes, being 14.91% of the gross subdivisible area; 14.75% of which is unrestricted POS (9.67ha), 0.07% is restricted (0.05ha) and 0.06% is for 1:1 year drainage (0.09ha).
6.48 hectares of land zoned Parks and Recreation under the MRS is proposed to be included within the LSP area as POS. In accordance with LN and Development Control Policy 2.3 - Public Open Space in Residential Areas, the Commission may accept that land reserved for Parks and Recreation under the MRS be included in the 10% POS contribution where it can demonstrated that the land can be used for an appropriate local (as well as regional) purpose.
The inclusion of the regional reservation within the POS allocation for the LSP is considered appropriate as it will ultimately function as local open space as opposed to serving a broader regional open space function. The vegetation which is proposed to be retained within this area is not of environmental value/significance and is being retained to act as a buffer and interface to the existing residential area to the east of the site. Based on the above, the City's additional request for a modification to the LSP to identify this POS as 'restricted' is also not supported. The City's additional request for pedestrian connections from the existing residential area east of the LSP through the northern POS is a matter that can be addressed at detailed design stages.
It is also acknowledged that the inclusion of a primary school site within a portion of the Parks and Recreation reserve will result in a loss of POS (approximately 2 hectares), reducing the POS provision for the LSP to approximately 11.6%. This remains compliant with LN and DC 2.3 and a modification is recommended to ensure the POS Schedule is updated accordingly. Further to this, it is noted that a number of foreshore reserves will be delivered by the developer on land immediately west of the site, providing for additional areas of unrestricted POS for future use by the public and these areas have not been included in the POS calculations.
Transport network
The LSP proposes a logical internal transport network that is characterised by a north-south Neighbourhood Connector B (from Bayeux Avenue through to Port Kennedy Drive), a north-south Access Street C (along the foreshore) and various local roads and laneways. A Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) was submitted to support the assessment of the LSP, and the results of the traffic analysis undertaken shows the proposed road network and intersections are expected to be sufficient to cater for the expected traffic flow. The volumes are not expected to exceed the maximum daily flow rates expected for roads of their classification.
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Bayeux Avenue re-alignment
The proposed Neighbourhood Connector B will be required to coordinate with Bayeux Avenue to the north resulting in a re-alignment of the existing road layout. Currently, Bayeux Avenue is a 14 metre road reserve with a 7 metre wide carriageway and a traffic volume of approximately 300 vehicles per day (vpd). The proposed development of the LSP area is likely to result in an additional 3,500 vpd using this road, and the TIA and LSP recommend a Neighbourhood Connector B at a width of 16 metres with a carriageway of 7 metres. This is not in accordance with the requirements of LN which recommends a Neighbourhood Connector A (23 metres) for roads with traffic volumes of between 3000-7000 vpd. It is also noted that as per LN, a Neighbourhood Connector B is typically of a width of 18 metres with a carriageway of 11 metres. In this regard, a modification is recommended to ensure the road hierarchy proposed is modified to align road profiles with LN, and additional technical modifications required to the TIA will further inform these changes.
As a result of the traffic volumes generated from the LSP area on Bayeux Avenue the TIA recommends a short controlled access place (CAP) road for a number of existing dwellings that will be impacted. The provision of a CAP road will reduce the safety risks associated with the re- alignment and seek to maintain residential amenity in this location. Additional information, in the form of a 2D sketch plan, to provide a high level understanding of how the CAP road will be designed and its possible impacts on Bayeux Reserve is recommended as a modification. The realignment is expected to result in a reduction to the existing Bayeux Reserve (Crown Reserve 44984) and will require negotiation with the Department's Land Use Management division in conjunction with the City of Rockingham prior to subdivision.
The TIA does suggest that the upgrade to Bayeux Avenue will likely require the intersection of Bayeux Avenue and Grand Ocean Boulevard to be reviewed at the subdivision stage. In this regard, the TIA recommends a channelised right-turn and an auxiliary left-turn lane at the time the Bayeux Avenue realignment is constructed. An update to the TIA is recommended to include the upgraded layout. It is also noted the City completed an independent analysis of the Bayeux Avenue and Grand Ocean Boulevard intersection which suggests a satisfactory level of service at the intersection without the need for a roundabout treatment.
A number of other technical modifications to the TIA have been recommended to ensure appropriate updates are undertaken prior to final approval of the LSP. These include amendments to the TIA to provide traffic volumes for all roads within the LSP and the adjacent road network and an updated intersection analysis for the Bayeux Avenue realignment.
Impact of potential primary school on road network
A further analysis of the traffic generated by the introduction of a primary school site was undertaken by GTA Consultants to determine the impact on the existing and future road network associated with the LSP. The analysis was completed assuming full operation of the school site coinciding with the estimated build out of the structure plan in 2031.
A proposed primary school catchment assessment by GTA depicted the following approximate dwelling numbers in three catchments associated with the possible school site:
Northern catchment (existing residential): 210 dwellings, 630 people, 72 students Western catchment (LSP area): 917 dwellings, 2,751 people, 314 students Eastern catchment (existing residential): 334 dwellings, 1,002 people, 115 students.
This results in approximately 500 students, with the majority of students likely to attend from the LSP area (western catchment). As a result of this, school trips are not expected to generate substantial additional traffic on the LSP road network. A comparison of the traffic volume calculated in the LSP TIA, shows minimal impact to the daily vehicle trips within the LSP area from the introduction of the school. For example, the estimated daily trip volume for the northern portion of the Neighbourhood
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Connector increases from 2,300 vehicles per day to 2,350 vehicles per day, and the central portion increases from 2,020 vehicles per day to 2,220 vehicles per day.
The most notable impact from the provision of a primary school is the increase in vehicle trips to existing roads within the existing Port Kennedy residential areas to the east of the LSP area (Morfontaine Parade and L’Esterel Way). Morfontaine Parade and L’Esterel Way are currently both single lane, 6 metre wide carriageways (Access Street D) with little, or no street parking. The introduction of a primary school could result in an increase from approximately 600 vpd to 1000- 1100 vpd, as well as informal street parking. In this context, GTA advises that it is acceptable that both roads remain as Access Street D, however, future steps should be taken to ensure no on-street parking associated with drop offs/pickups occurs on these streets.
Further to the above, the intersections assessed showed appropriate levels of service up to the year 2031 with vehicles at these intersections to experience minimal delays and queues. The analysis does not suggest intersection upgrades will be required as a result of the primary school traffic.
In summary, the inclusion of a primary school to the Port Kennedy area is expected to have only a localised traffic impact and does not affect the planned road hierarchy for the proposed LSP. This impact is not significant and GTA advises that this can be managed with upgrades to appropriately located school parking and pedestrian and cycle infrastructure.
Environmental matters
DBCA and the City of Rockingham have requested that additional flora and fauna surveys be undertaken for the site to determine the presence of threatened ecological communities. Their concerns for the site relate to the time period since the last known detailed fauna/flora survey were undertaken in 1988, and for which information provided within the Environmental Assessment Report (Coterra Environment, 2019) relies upon. Notwithstanding this, the Kennedy Bay development site has received numerous State and Federal environmental approvals over the last 30 years, including most recently in 2014 and 2015.
The development site inclusive of residential lots, town centre precinct, an 18 hole golf course and club house, and ecotourism site, received Federal environmental approval in 2014 under section 75 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). This decision declared the referral of the project 'not a controlled action' and did not require additional flora or fauna surveys. Proceeding this, environmental approval from the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) under section 46 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 was received in 2015.
The request for modifications relating to additional surveys being undertaken prior to the approval of the LSP is not supported in this instance. The proponent has advised that targeted fauna survey/s can be undertaken prior to inform specific fauna management and relocation programs at subdivision/development stage. A modification to Part 1 of the LSP has been recommended to state a commitment for a Fauna Relocation Management Plan (FRMP) being prepared and implemented to the satisfaction of the City as a condition of subdivision approval. The FRMP will include a trapping program for reptiles, amphibians and mammals (native and control for invasive).
Coastal Risk Hazard Management
The LSP is supported by a Coastal Hazard Foreshore Management Plan (CHRMAP) that has been submitted in accordance with State Planning Policy 2.6 - State Coastal Policy (SPP 2.6) and the associated Coastal hazard risk management and adaptation planning guidelines (Guidelines). Erosion and inundation are the two primary coastal hazards, and as stipulated in the WAPC's Coastal hazard risk management and adaptation planning guidelines, the CHRMAP is required to identify areas that could potentially be impacted by these hazards over a planning timeframe of 100 years, relative to storm events and projected sea level rise.
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The hazard mapping within the submitted CHRMAP identifies that at the end of the planning timeframe there will be a significant foreshore reserve remaining between the majority of the development site and the shoreline, demonstrating a suitable level of protection is retained. However, a portion of the proposed local centre site is predicted to have a ‘high’ level of vulnerability to coastal erosion in 2070, with this level increasing to ‘very high’ by 2120. This area is also vulnerable to coastal inundation over the planning timeframe, with a ‘high’ level of vulnerability by the year 2120.
In order to address the hazard risk in this area, the preferred risk mitigation strategy is the construction of a seawall, with lots within the Local Centre also to be appropriately designed at elevations above the inundation level. Specific details around the timing and staging of the seawall construction will be confirmed in future stages of the project and will require coordination between DPLH, the City and the developer. A modification has been included to require a condition of subdivision approval for the provision of funding for the seawall if it is not required to be constructed during the life of the development of the LSP area.
The City has proposed technical updates to the CHRMAP to ensure compliance and the effective implementation of the proposed outcomes in accordance with SPP 2.6 and the associated Guidelines, and these have been included within the Schedule of Modifications.
Bushfire risk
The subject site is identified within a bushfire prone area on the State Bushfire Prone Area Map. The applicant has submitted a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) contour map and Bushfire Management Plan BMP) in accordance with SPP 3.7 and the associated Guidelines for Planning in Bushfire Prone Areas (Guidelines). The BMP identifies predominately a BAL-Low or BAL-12.5 rating post- development bushfire hazard level for the site which will be largely achieved by road separation adjacent to the foreshore and the Parks and Recreation reserve/s, and vegetation clearing through the staging of development and the construction of the golf course.
Both DFES and the City raised concern with the areas of residential development directly adjacent to the golf course. In accordance with the Guidelines, golf courses can be considered to be low threat vegetation and can be included as part of asset protection zones, if landscaped and maintained in perpetuity. The golf course is under management control of the developer which has been formalised with a 66 year lease, and the Ministerial Statement 1019 issued by the EPA for the project site permits the clearing of vegetation within the 80.3ha golf course. Notwithstanding the above, it remains uncertain what vegetation will be retained within the golf course site.
The establishment and management of vegetation within 100 metres of the eastern boundary to low threat conditions will be required as part of the implementation of the BMP in preparation for the development of the course. More detailed assessment against the provisions of SPP 3.7 and revised BAL Contour maps will be required at the subdivision stage to ensure compliance, and may include a golf course Landscape Masterplan.
It is acknowledged that arrangements for emergency access for the LSP area will need to be rectified through the subdivision process. Ultimately, the LSP area will result in two key access points; the entrance road from the south connecting to Port Kennedy Drive, a neighbourhood connector to the north connecting to Bayeux Avenue and the Grand Ocean Boulevard intersection. As a result of the above, an interim secondary access point will need to be secured at the first subdivision stage to ensure compliance with SPP 3.7 and the Guidelines. A modification has been proposed to include an additional section into Part 1 of the LSP to reiterate the requirement for the landowner/developer to ensure compliance with SPP 3.7 and the associated Guidelines for each stage of subdivision.
It is considered that the BMP for the LSP achieves compliance with the bushfire protection criteria relevant to the detail of planning proposed. Table 5 of the BMP outlines the necessary management measures required to be adopted with any revision to the BMP as necessary with subsequent planning. Revision of the BMP and further assessment of bushfire threat in accordance with clause
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6.6.1 of SPP 3.7 will also be required if the introduction of a primary school site is supported (vulnerable land use).
Conclusion
The LSP is appropriate for the subject land and locality and will enable development to occur in a manner that is consistent with the applicable planning framework instruments. The LSP is generally consistent with WAPC policy and the local planning framework subject to a number of modifications described in the attached schedule of modifications (Attachment 9).
It is recommended that the northern portion of the LSP be deferred pending further investigation into the school site, while the remainder of the LSP is recommended for modification in accordance with the schedule of modifications and for the duly modified plan to be resubmitted to the WAPC for approval pursuant to cl.22(1)(b) of Part 4, Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015. RECOMMENDATION That the Statutory Planning Committee resolves to:
1. Defer its consideration of the northern portion of the structure plan pending detailed investigation into the suitability of a potential primary school site.
2. In relation to the remainder of the Structure Plan area; a. Require the Kennedy Bay Local Structure Plan be modified in accordance with Attachment 9 – Schedule of Modifications; b. Require the modified structure plan to be resubmitted to the Western Australian Planning Commission for its determination in accordance with Schedule 2, Part 4, Clause 22(1)(b) of the Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015; and
3. Advise the City of Rockingham of its decision. ATTACHMENTS A1 - Local Structure Plan A2 - MRS and LPS Zoning Plan A3 - Aerial Image A4 - Schedule of Submissions A5 - Submission Issues and Responses A6 - Primary School Sites A7 - Deferral of Northern Portion of LSP A8 - Local Centre Land Uses Map A9 - Schedule of Modifications
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LEGEND
LOCAL SCHEME RESERVES GRAND PUBLIC OPEN SPACE LOCAL SCHEME ZONES BAYEUX AVENUE RESIDENTIAL (R25 - R40) RESIDENTIAL (R40 - R60) RESIDENTIAL (R80 - R100) COMMERCIAL (R-AC0)
OTHER MORFONTAINE PARADE NEIGHBOURHOOD CONNECTOR
ACCESS STREET OCEAN
BOULEVARD
WARNBRO SOUND
THE LINKS GOLF COURSE
PORT KENNEDY
DRIVE
0 250 m N
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LEGEND LEGEND
GRAND GRAND RESERVED LANDS RESERVED LANDS PARKS AND RECREATION PARKS AND RECREATION WATERWAYS BAYEUX AVENUE WATERWAYS BAYEUX AVENUE ZONES LOCAL SCHEME RESERVES URBAN LOCAL OPEN SPACE NOTICE OF DELEGATION LOCAL SCHEME ZONES 377 BUSH FOREVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DA 17
MORFONTAINE PARADE
MORFONTAINE PARADE RESIDENTIAL DA 17
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
OCEAN OCEAN OTHER CATEGORIES R20 R CODES DA1 DEVELOPMENT AREA DCA2 DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTION AREA NO ZONE BOULEVARD BOULEVARD 3006 3006 R20
134 134
DA 16
3020 3020
3005 3005
209 209
3019 3019
3007 DA 8 3007
KENNEDY KENNEDY DA5 PORT PORT 16
DRIVE DRIVE DA4 377 DCA2 0 250 m 0 250 m N 138 N
4. METROPOLITAN REGION SCHEME ZONING 5. LOCAL PLANNING SCHEME NO.2 ZONING
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Legend Cadastre (View 1)
0 0.46 0.9
Kilometres 1: 20,000 at A4 Projection: WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphe Notes: The data that appears on the map may be out of date, not intended to be used at the scale displayed, or subject to license agreements. The map should only be used in matters related to Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage business. InQuiry Map Map was produced using DPLH's InQuiry.
DPLH BUSINESS USE ONLY
Internal Spatial Viewer Date produced:SPC Agenda Page11-Oct-2020 194 Planning Services - Appendix 5
Legend Cadastre (View 1)
Option C Port Kennedy PS
St Bernadettes Catholic PS
Option A
Endeavour PS
Notes: The data that appears on the map may be out of date, not intended to be used at the Option B scale displayed, or subject to license agreements. The map should only be used in matters related to Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage business.
InQuiry Map Map was produced using DPLH's InQuiry. 0 0.64 1.3 Kilometres
DPLH BUSINESS USE ONLY 1: 25,000 at A4 Projection: WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere 13-Oct-2020 Internal Spatial Viewer Date produced: SPC Agenda Page 462 Planning Services - Appendix 5
LEGEND
LOCAL SCHEME RESERVES GRAND PUBLIC OPEN SPACE LOCAL SCHEME ZONES BAYEUX AVENUE RESIDENTIAL (R25 - R40) RESIDENTIAL (R40 - R60) RESIDENTIAL (R80 - R100) COMMERCIAL (R-AC0)
OTHER MORFONTAINE PARADE NEIGHBOURHOOD CONNECTOR
ACCESS STREET OCEAN Consideration of the LSP north of this line has been deferred pending further investigation into primary school requirements
BOULEVARD
WARNBRO SOUND
THE LINKS GOLF COURSE
PORT KENNEDY
DRIVE
0 250 m N
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LEGEND LAND USES
LOCAL SCHEME RESERVES 1 MIXED USE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE (COMMERCIAL / RESIDENTIAL) LOCAL SCHEME ZONES 2 MIXED USE (COMMERCIAL / RESIDENTIAL) RESIDENTIAL (R25 - R40) 3 MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL (R40 - R60) (GROUND FLOOR RETAIL, RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL (R80 - R100) ABOVE) 4 MIXED USE COMMERCIAL (R-AC0) (GROUND FLOOR COMMERCIAL, OTHER RESIDENTIAL ABOVE) NEIGHBOURHOOD CONNECTOR 5 MIXED USE (GROUND FLOOR COMMERCIAL, ACCESS STREET RESIDENTIAL ABOVE) 6 SHORT STAY ACCOMODATION
5
6 4
3
2
1
0 m50 KENNEDY DRIVE N PORT
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Addendum 2
SPC Agenda Page 470 Planning Services - Appendix 6
7.4 Kennedy Bay - Local Structure Plan - Lot 3020 Port Kennedy Drive and Unallocated Crown Land No. 3019, Port Kennedy (Item 8.2) Presenters: Dirk Mulder and Chris Elliott - Port Kennedy Progress Association
Mr Mulder and Mr Elliott thanked the Statutory Planning Committee for the opportunity to present on behalf of the Port Kennedy Progress Association. Mr Mulder discussed community concern surrounding continued public beach access, and that the land is one of the last unique and pristine sites across the metropolitan coastal area. Mr Mulder discussed the environmental characteristics of the area and stated that the last environmental survey was conducted over 30 years ago. Mr Mulder discussed the extension of stage one of the original development and outlined that many people bought into the area due to the promise of a resort, larger lot sizes and extended town centre.
Mr Mulder discussed the medium density housing that exists in the current stage one, and the unique public open space. Mr Mulder stated that the original plan by Mirvac called for 400 lots across the development, and the structure plan put forward sees over 1000 lots to be developed. Mr Elliott discussed the controversial nature of more dense development and gave example of the City of Nedlands increasing density near activity nodes and commercial areas. Mr Mulder stated that best practice for density is within 400metres of town centres and that this development density is within double that number.
Mr Mulder stated that the development is not a Greenfield development, and has urban to the north and east, and environmental and ocean to the west. Mr Mulder discussed the opportunity for local and regional tourism interest, and a development that enhances and protects the environment. Mr Mulder stated that density be allowed at a base of 12 – 20 dwellings per hectare as per Liveable Neighbourhoods. Mr Mulder stated that the community prefers to see an increase in density around the town centre to achieve targets around canopy cover and a development that utilises the foreshore and foreshore plan.
Mr Mulder discussed the community consultation process which the proponent did not attend, and the key issues raised being access to the beach, family friendly open spaces, cafes overlooking the coast and the maintenance of the golfing standards. Mr Mulder requested that the Committee recommend a new environmental survey be conducted to demonstrate the unique environmental characteristics and identify any expanded ecosystems. Mr Mulder discussed the community concern relating to high rise buildings on the eastern side of the structure plan. Mr Mulder asked that the Committee defer the northern portion of the structure plan due to the lack of community consultation on the structure plan.
Members queried the communities view on the location of potential school sites and it was stated that the Port Kennedy Progress Association has not been involved in that process. Mr Mulder stated that the increase in density will require a primary school to be incorporated into the structure plan area rather than take away from public open space. Mr Elliott stated that the proponent has not made allowance for a primary school site which demonstrates the lack of thought and consultation that has gone into the structure plan. Mr Elliott stated that the development does not do justice to the unique location. Members queried if the base code of R25 is supported, it was stated that it was, and that the association would see base coding that works for family activity in the area and balance across areas. Planning Services - Appendix 6
Members queried if there has been communication to the community regarding the Sale and Development Agreement (SADA), it was stated that the SADA agreement is a sealed document.
7.5 Kennedy Bay - Local Structure Plan - Lot 3020 Port Kennedy Drive and Unallocated Crown Land No. 3019, Port Kennedy (Item 8.2) Presenters: George Hajigabriel - Rowe Group, David Roberts - Place Development and Lou D’Alessandro - WABGR
Mr D’Alessandro presented to the Statutory Planning Committee on behalf of the developer Western Australian Beach and Golf Resort together with Mr Hajigabriel representing Rowe Group and Mr Roberts from Place Development. Mr D’Alessandro gave a brief background of the SADA agreement which resulted in the normalisation of the project and contractual milestones. Mr D’Alessandro discussed the delivery of $15 million dollars in public works and first completed lots in March 2022. Mr D’Alessandro stated that the project consists of an 18-hole golf course, including a club house that is currently under construction.
Mr Hajigabriel stated that they support the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage recommendation as presented in the agenda report and thanked the staff for the pragmatic approach to the project. Mr Hajigabriel stated that the Department of Education request for a new school site was unexpected and raised late in the process. Mr Hajigabriel noted that the SADA agreement was prepared prior to the structure plan and that the document does not contemplate a need for a primary school in the locality. Mr Hajigabriel stated that providing for a primary school requires further investigation to lessen any impacts on the SADA agreement provision for the 18-hole golf course. Mr Hajigabriel stated that they are supportive of the recommendation to adopt the majority of the structure plan, subject to modifications and the deferral of the northern most portion pending further investigation of a primary school site. Mr Hajigabriel stated that the recommendation allows them to move forward with the subdivision and delivery of residential lots in 2022.
Members queried the lot yield outlined in the confidential SADA agreement. Mr D’Alessandro stated that the agreement has milestones in place to ensure the project can be completed including the $15 million of public works and that there is no specific lot yield target outlined in the agreement.
Members noted the City of Rockingham council resolution to reduce the base code and move some apartment sites and queried the feasibility of those actions on the current market. Mr D’Alessandro stated that they want to deliver a range of products for a range of people, and that apartments may not be delivered in the first stage. Mr D’Alessandro stated that flexibility is required to deliver medium to high density.
Members queried the number of lots to be delivered in the first stage by March 2020 and it was stated that 50 lots is the minimum target, but that 120-130 could be delivered.
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7.6 Kennedy Bay - Local Structure Plan - Lot 3020 Port Kennedy Drive and Unallocated Crown Land No. 3019, Port Kennedy (Item 8.2) Presenters: Brett Ashby and Tristan Fernandes - City of Rockingham
Mr Ashby and Mr Fernandes presented to the Statutory Planning Committee representing the City of Rockingham and thanked the Committee for the opportunity to address issues and the pressures of the SADA agreement timeframes. Mr Ashby stated that the previous failure of the project and pressures of the SADA agreement should not be justified for the planning outcomes of the project. Mr Ashby stated that there are several political level concerns with the recommendations set out in the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage report and queried the exclusion of the Local Government report which includes significant detail of the assessment. Mr Ashby discussed concerns with the way the SADA agreement is referenced in the report, in particularly in relation to the primary school site.
Mr Ashby stated that there has been no engagement with the City as a key stakeholder regarding the location of a future primary school site. Mr Ashby stated that option A and B outlined in the report are not viable options due to the locality within vulnerable coastal areas. Mr Ashby stated that option C is the only one that could be considered and that there are other options more centrally located.
Mr Ashby discussed density concerns, outlining that the City of Rockingham has traditionally not supported R30 base code. Mr Ashby stated that the proximity to the beach and golf course are not traditional drivers for density. Mr Ashby stated that they do not agree with the position of 15 dwellings per hectare, and discussed other structure plans that have achieved R25. Mr Ashby stated that density can be resolved comfortably.
Mr Ashby stated that retention of natural areas over land reserved for Parks and Recreation under the Metropolitan Region Scheme should be classified as restricted use public open space. Mr Ashby stated that there is little public open space afforded to the community.
Members queried if a coastal management plan has been undertaken and it was stated that the City of Rockingham requested that one be included as a provision. Members queried the lot yield of the structure plan, and the R25 - R40 coding spread over the structure plan area which could see a lot yield of up to 1250. Mr Ashby stated that the City’s recommendation was to meet but not exceed 15 dwellings per hectare. Members discussed limiting the number of lots and the importance of diverse dwelling types.
Members queried the delivery of projects relating to the SADA agreement, meeting the concerns of the City and the progression of the project. Mr Ashby stated that though there is a significant number of issues raised they are not unresolvable. Mr Ashby stated that the issues are outlined in the local government report but include transport viability surrounding failure of function of certain intersections and access points.
8.2 Kennedy Bay - Local Structure Plan - Lot 3020 Port Kennedy Drive and Unallocated Crown Land No. 3019, Port Kennedy (SPN/2255)
Members discussed the Kennedy Bay Local Structure Plan and the inclusion of the capacity for just over 1000 lots, and the Department of Education request for the inclusion of the new primary school site identified late in the process. Members noted Planning Services - Appendix 6
that at the time of the structure plan being prepared there was no indication that a primary school site was required. Members discussed the need to find a suitable location for the school without impacting the arrangements of the SADA agreement. Members noted that Option C sits between existing residential development and proposed development on crown reserve, but that it does impact the design of 2-holes of the 18- hole golf course. Members noted that potential issues could be resolved through further discussion which would include the City of Rockingham, on additional transport work based on the potential school sites and traffic impacts on the local road network.
Members discussed the public open space in relation to the SADA agreement noting that parks and recreation land could be utilised as local open space at 14% but it is potentially restricted. It was noted that if the school site was used as part of the parks and recreation it would bring the public open space to 11% including an oval developed within the school.
Members discussed the proponents SADA agreement that requires them to have a minimum of 50 lots completed by March 2022, it was noted that the SADA agreement does not specify that they produce X number of lots, but is more focused the delivery of public works items. It was noted that the proponent has invested $50 million in the project and that it is economically imperative that they begin works. It was noted that whilst the identification of the need for a primary school site is late, it can be accommodated. Members discussed that developable land is offset by the masterplan of the original SADA agreement which allowed for less number of lots.
Members queried the objectives of the State Agreement, it was noted that there is no longer a State Agreement and that the project is now a normal development and normalised planning process. Members discussed that the original intent of the State Agreement was for expressions of interest for investors, but that it was dependent on environmental approvals and that the initial company went bankrupt.
Members discussed community opposition to the structure plan and the original intent of the project. Members discussed the higher density of the structure plan, and the significant passage of time between the stages. Members discussed the language of the provisions relating to density, and the 400metre radius around open space which leaves a base code of R40. Members noted that the traffic assessment to the north of the structure plan reviewed by the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage did not identify the same concerns the City of Rockingham found.
Members discussed the information nights held with the community and City of Rockingham before proceeding to the masterplan, that identified the need for a playground and open space to the eastern side of the structure plan. It was noted that density needed to be revised because the project was not viable and had failed on previous occasions. Members noted that the density is now aligned with Perth and Peel @ 3.5 million.
Members discussed the operational policy of school sites, it was stated that the Department of Education has advised they may not need to construct the primary school until 2040.
Members discussed the overarching R25-40 density range, but that there is a provision that talks about a base of R30 and there is some tweaking to the wording required around that terminology. Members noted that it will keep within the certainty around Planning Services - Appendix 6
density and won’t have a negative impact on lot yield. Members discussed the allowance for apartments, it was stated there would be 917 freehold lots, and that the golf course and local centre would look at 80-100 additional lots. Members discussed the potential for the yield to be higher than what is forecast and that the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage recommendation would be a significant departure for the structure plan and would require re-advertising. It was noted that the Commission must consider the report in line with Clause 22 of the Local Planning Scheme regulations and require the Local Government or persons who prepared the structure to modify the plan.
Members discussed deferring the decision on the item to allow for investigations relating to the location of a primary school site. Members discussed the higher degree of certainty for the southern portion of the site as opposed to the northern potion if there are issues with the identification of a school site. It was noted that the City of Rockingham prefers the school site to be located in the middle of the structure plan, but that options need to be explored that give the proponent ability to progress their subdivisions.
Members discussed the lot yield of the structure plan and what the maximum build out would be compared to community expectations. Members discussed an upper limit of 1200 lots which ties in with the allocation of density. Members discussed that there were no objections to standard 15 dwellings per gross hectare, that the City of Rockingham and proponent resolve those issues discussed and mediate community concerns.
Members agreed to endorse the recommendation of the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage subject to amendments to the Schedule of Modifications to clarify the language relating to density coding and 15 dwellings per gross hectare with an upper limit of 1200 lots.
Moved by Mr Iacomella Seconded by Ms Lyhne Dissent: Ms Thompson, Ms Adair, Ms Davis
That the Statutory Planning Committee resolves to:
1. Defer its consideration of the northern portion of the structure plan pending detailed investigation into the suitability of a potential primary school site. 2. In relation to the remainder of the Structure Plan area; a. Require the Kennedy Bay Local Structure Plan be modified in accordance with Attachment 9 – Schedule of Modifications; b. Require the modified structure plan to be resubmitted to the Western Australian Planning Commission for its determination in accordance with Schedule 2, Part 4, Clause 22(1)(b) of the Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015; and 3. Advise the City of Rockingham of its decision. The motion was put and carried.
BULLETIN Engineering and Parks Services
16 November 2020
PLEASE RETAIN FOR COUNCIL MEETING
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Engineering and Parks Services Directorate 5 1. Engineering and Parks Services Directorate Team Overview 5 2. Human Resource Update 5 3. Project Status Reports 5 4. Information Items 5 4.1 Senior Bushfire Risk Officer 5 2. Asset Services 6 1. Asset Services Team Overview 6 2. Human Resource Update 6 3. Project Status Reports 6 3.1 Drainage Condition Audit 6 3.2 Drainage Catchment Survey Audit 7 3.3 Road Reserve Condition Audit 7 3.4 Reserve Electrical Asset Mapping 7 4. Information Items 7 4.1 Asset Maintenance Team 7 4.2 Asset Maintenance - Buildings 9 4.3 Asset Maintenance – Reserves 12 4.4 Strategic Asset Management 14 3. Infrastructure Project Delivery 17 1. Infrastructure Project Delivery Team Overview 17 2. Human Resource Update 17 3. Project Status Reports 17 4. Information Items 17 4.1 Amadeus Crescent Reserve – Footbridge minor works 17 4.2 Barbecue Replacement – Bell Park 18 4.3 Carnarvon Park- Replacement of rubber softfall 18 4.4 Eighty Road (Safety Bay Road to Tranby Drive), Baldivis – Upgrade & Widen 18 4.5 Installation of LED lighting at Mike Barnett Sports Complex 19 4.6 Installation of LED video wall at Mike Barnett Sports Complex 19 4.7 Lake Richmond, Shoalwater – Red Asphalt and Concrete Footpath 19 4.8 Lark Hill Sporting Complex Hockey Field Light Pole & Luminaire Replacement, Port Kennedy 19 4.9 Lark Hill Sporting Complex Hockey Turf Replacement, Port Kennedy 20 4.10 Mandurah Road (Kerosene Lane to Fifty Road), Baldivis – Construct 1.5m Wide Asphalt Shoulders 20 4.11 Palomino Reserve, Baldivis – Replace light poles and luminaires 20 4.12 Parkin Street / Bay View Street, Rockingham – Install Roundabout 20 4.13 Photovoltaic (PV) Arrays (Solar Panels) 21 4.14 Playground Replacements 2020-2021 21 4.15 Read Street / Rae Road, Rockingham – Extend Right Turn Pockets 22 4.16 Refurbishment/Replacement of public toilets – various locations 22 4.17 Rockingham Aquatic Centre, Rockingham – Various Works 23 Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 3
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 4.18 Rockingham Council Administration (Square Entry) Building – Disability Compliance Upgrades and Refurbishments to Stair Wells 23 4.19 Rockingham Council Administration Building – Disability Compliance Upgrades and Refurbishments to Toilets & Kitchenettes 24 4.20 Rockingham Council Depot, Rockingham – Minor Refurbishment Works & Shed Replacements 24 4.21 Rockingham Gem Club, Rockingham – Refurbishment Works 24 4.22 Safety Bay Bowling Club – Switchboard upgrade 24 4.23 Seahaven Reserve- Enclosed Off-Leash Dog Exercise Area 24 4.24 Secret Harbour – Street lighting upgrade 24 4.25 Singleton Volunteer Fire Brigade – meeting room extension 24 4.26 Supply and Installation of Five Aluminium Shade Shelters- Lagoon Reserve, Secret Harbour 24 4.27 Supply and Installation of New Shade Sails in various Reserves 25 4. Parks Services 26 1. Parks Services Team Overview 26 2. Human Resource Update 26 3. Project Status Reports 26 4. Information Items 26 4.1 Delegated Public Open Space Handovers 26 4.2 Bushfire Mitigation – mowing rural verges 27 4.3 Planned Burn – Dixon Road Reserve 27 4.4 Fencing and hardstand replacement – 80 Warnbro Beach Rd, Waikiki 28 4.5 Footpath and Kerb Line, Herbicide Programme 28 4.6 Commencement of landscape remediation for SDOOL project 28 5. Engineering Services 29 1. Engineering Services Team Overview 29 2. Human Resource Update 29 3. Project Status Reports 30 3.1 Coastal Facilities Strategy 30 4. Information Items 30 4.1 Delegated Authority for Temporary Thoroughfare Closure 30 4.2 Delegated Authority for approval of Directional Signage 30 4.3 Delegated Authority for approval of Heavy Haulage 30 4.4 Authorised Traffic Management Plans for Works on City Controlled Roads 31 4.5 Civil Works Program 2020/2021 33 4.6 Civil Maintenance Program 2020/2021 41 4.7 Road Rehabilitation & Renewal Programs 2020/2021 41 4.8 Drainage Renewal Program Municipal Works 2020/2021 44 4.9 Footpath Renewal Program Municipal Works 2020/2021 44 4.10 Carpark Renewal Program Municipal Works 2020/2021 44 4.11 Litter and Street Sweeping Program 2020/2021 45 4.12 Graffiti Program 2020/2021 46 4.13 Delegated Authority for the payment of crossover subsidies 48 4.14 Third Party Works within the City 49 4.15 Asset Inspections 49 4.16 Verge Treatment Applications 49 Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 4
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 4.17 Verge Issues 50 4.18 Coastal Capital Projects 50 4.19 Coastal Infrastructure Management 51 6. Advisory Committee Minutes 53 7. Appendices 53
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Engineering and Parks Services Directorate Monthly Team Summary 1. Engineering and Parks Services Directorate Team Overview
The Engineering and Parks Services Directorate contributes to the aspirations set out in the Community Plan and the Council’s strategic and operational objectives by: • Delivering exemplary customer service • Ensuring the City’s civil infrastructure, green space and building assets are fit for purpose and achieve maximum life • Identifying and using available resources wisely and productively • Responsibly managing capital works delivery through integrated project management and robust cost control
2. Human Resource Update
Senior Bushfire Risk Officer has been readvertised and interviews commencing.
3. Project Status Reports
Nil.
4. Information Items
4.1 Senior Bushfire Risk Officer
Author: Mr Sam Assaad, Director Engineering and Parks Services
No further update since January 2020 bulletin.
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Asset Services Monthly Team Summary 1. Asset Services Team Overview
The Asset Services department delivers a range of services which include: • Asset Maintenance Reactive, preventative and scheduled maintenance to over 350 million dollars’ worth (replacement value) of buildings, lighting and park structures. Development of maintenance plans that determine the level of maintenance required to meet the agreed levels of service, and include factors such as life cycle, risk, safety, standards and regulations and the most cost effective use of resources. Maintenance of technical building systems for the City’s assets. This includes the administration of keys and swipe cards, monitoring of BMS and alarm systems, fire panel systems and energy generation (solar panels) and management systems. Cleaning of all City facilities via contract and internal cleaning staff for the City Depot, Council Administration Building and Landfill offices. • Strategic Asset Management Provide a comprehensive asset management service providing accurate technical and professional advice to ensure that Elected Members and Staff are in a position to make informed decisions on behalf of the community they represent. Best practice management skills and processes are provided to ensure that asset related services are delivered in an economical and sustainable manner. It also encompasses the provision of a data management service for all infrastructure assets to ensure relevant asset information is recorded and available for officers to manage the assets in the most efficient and sustainable way.
2. Human Resource Update
Nil
3. Project Status Reports
Project 3.1 Drainage Condition Audit Budget: $50,000 Expenditure to Nil date: Commencement July 2020 Completion June 2021 date: Project Officer: Ms Louise Walter, Coordinator Strategic Asset Management Author: Ms Louise Walter, Coordinator Strategic Asset Management
Progress Report:
This project is a continuation of the 2019/20 project and involves the physical survey of sections of the City’s storm water drainage network. This includes pits and their connecting pipes to correct their spatial location, establish condition ratings, identify defects, material types, dimensions and collect photo images. Areas with a history of flooding are being targeted to inform upcoming maintenance and renewal activities.
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Project 3.2 Drainage Catchment Survey Audit Budget: $50,000 Expenditure to Nil date: Commencement July 2020 Completion June 2021 date: Project Officer: Ms Louise Walter, Coordinator Strategic Asset Management Author: Ms Louise Walter, Coordinator Strategic Asset Management
Progress Report:
This project examines drainage catchment areas to identify areas requiring upgraded capacity to ensure the City’s current and future needs are met. Confirming and adjusting drainage design is critical to an effective storm water management system.
Project 3.3 Road Reserve Condition Audit Budget: $50,000 Expenditure to Nil date: Commencement July 2020 Completion June 2021 date: Project Officer: Ms Louise Walter, Coordinator Strategic Asset Management Author: Ms Louise Walter, Coordinator Strategic Asset Management
All asset condition assessments undertaken by the City are currently under review. This review will determine the frequency, objectives and funding requirements for road reserve and other asset classes. This project will remain on hold until the outcomes of the review are known.
Project 3.4 Reserve Electrical Asset Mapping Budget: $50,000 Expenditure to $27,818 date: July 2020 Completion June 2021 Project Officer: Mr Brett Wilkins, A/Coordinator Asset Maintenance Author: Mr Brett Wilkins, A/Coordinator Asset Maintenance
This project is a continuation of the 2019/20 project and involves a physical survey of selected reserves to identify electrical assets not previously captured in the City’s asset register, confirm all assets spatial location, condition ratings, identify defects, material types, dimensions and collect photo images. All data that has been captured has now been reviewed and updated in the asset register. The next stage of the project will commence in early 2021 targeting the suburbs of Rockingham, Hillman, Cooloongup and Waikiki.
4. Information Items
4.1 Asset Maintenance Team
Author: Mr Brett Wilkins, A/Coordinator Asset Maintenance
After Hours Call Outs The Asset Maintenance team provides an after-hours call out service to deal with urgent works on facilities and other key assets. For the month of October 2020, 27 callouts were completed. The majority were related to plumbing, security and vandalism.
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After Hours Call Outs 2020 Asset Maintenance - Customer Request Management (CRM) Statistics
The Asset Maintenance Team and contractors completed 854 CRM’s for the month of October 2020. This is compared to 807 requests completed in October 2019 and an average of 797 per month for the 2019 period. Average CRM completion times remain within service level standards. The below graph shows the monthly statistics for 2020.
Completed CRM’s for 2020 Contract Management An update on Asset Maintenance contracts is provided below: • HVAC (air conditioning and ventilation systems) - Proposed tender is currently being reviewed by internal stakeholders • Security Patrols – Tender is currently advertised • Gas Supply to Aqua Jetty – Tender assessment is underway • Public Area Lighting Audits – Contract has been awarded
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4.2 Asset Maintenance - Buildings
Author: Mr Brett Wilkins, A/Coordinator Asset Maintenance
Baldivis Hall As part of the City’s timber floor maintenance program, the hardwood flooring in the hall was identified for recoating. The floor was sanded, cleaned and two coats of a hard wearing water-based product were applied. Similar works were carried out at Hillman Hall following some minor floor repairs.
Baldivis Hall Point Peron toilet block Following a number of sewerage blockages, a further investigation found extensive root ingress and sand deposits in the septic system. To rectify this, the septic system was pumped-out, excavated and cleared. The opportunity was also taken at the time to replace some of the connective pipework.
Point Peron toilet block Operations Centre As part of planned maintenance, the front elevation of the Operations Centre was painted. The works were completed in five days ensuring consistency with the neighbouring Animal Management Facility. Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 10
Operations Centre Esplanade Boat Ramp Toilet Block Minor refurbishment is underway at the toilet block. Masonry and structural steel repairs were completed as a result of a structural engineering report. Plumbing repairs, minor carpentry, tile cleaning and internal and external painting have also been completed. New steel gates and signage is being manufactured. This work supplements the larger public toilet renewal and replacement program.
Esplanade Boat Ramp Toilet Solar Power Generation Reducing energy consumption remains a key focus for the City and to assist in this pursuit, solar photovoltaic (PV) systems are fitted to a range of facilities and reserves. There are currently 92 solar PV systems across the City. Below is a table and graph of the energy generated by seven buildings capable of being remotely monitored. A combined 67,927 kW/h of electricity was generated in October 2020 which has reduced the City’s greenhouse gases by 47 metric tons. The figures are lower in comparison to previous months due to failed inverters at the Administration Building. Being a large PV installation with multiple inverters the system is quite complex. A consultant has inspected the equipment and the City awaits the report for recommendations to effect the repairs. Pictorial equivalent reductions are also listed below highlighting the environmental benefits of these systems. Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 11
Total Solar Energy Production at Monitored Sites
Total Energy Production Kwh
Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 12
4.3 Asset Maintenance – Reserves
Author: Mr Brett Wilkins, A/Coordinator Asset Maintenance
Gunnedah Reserve A report was received about uneven decking boards on the bridge walkway at Gunnedah Reserve. When this was inspected, the cause was found to be a structural sub-frame issue. The bridge was closed to the public, props were installed and the defective sub-frame was removed. New supportive steelwork was fabricated, galvanised and installed and the bridge was returned to service.
Gunnedah Reserve Harrington Waters Reserve Sand from the playground was constantly being blown across the footpath and deposited onto the adjacent turf. This had built-up to the point where the turf had to be removed and replaced. To counter this issue, a new limestone block wall was constructed on the inside of the footpath. This will prevent any sand drift in future.
Harrington Waters Reserve Public artwork – anti graffiti coating Recently, a number of murals have been painted at Veterans Park toilet block, Baldivis Youth Space, Rockingham Tennis Club and Goddard Street. To support this initiative, Asset Maintenance carried-out masonry repairs and rendering works and also applied anti-graffiti coating to the artworks on completion. Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 13
Goddard Street mural St Ives Cove – Houtman-Dedel Commemorative Plaque Asset Maintenance have recently installed a plaque at St Ives Cove to commemorate the 400 year anniversary of the discovery of the Southwest coastline of Western Australia. A sister memorial plaque has been installed in Geraldton.
St Ives Cove – Houtman-Dedel Commemorative Plaque Lighting Inspections Monthly night time inspections are carried out by City contractors to all 3,496 light poles. The results from October 2020 inspections confirmed that approximately 95% of the network is operational. Work requests are lodged for luminaries not operating correctly at the time of inspection. Vandalism Asset vandalism is an ongoing and escalating issue for the City. Vandalism repairs take priority over other planned works as these issues invariably attract additional vandalism. At the City’s Reserves, various acts of vandalism were carried-out at Laurie Stanford skate park, Secret Harbour Foreshore, Avena Gardens, The Esplanade, Waikiki Foreshore, Warnbro Foreshore, Torbay Mews, The Harbour playground and Palm Beach jetty. These instances included park furniture theft, damage to signs, play equipment, balustrading and broken glass being left in sand soft fall.
Avena Gardens Reserve Secret Harbour Foreshore At the City’s public toilet facilities, damage was caused at Fantasy Park toilets and Albenga toilets. These instances included damage to toilet roll holders and baby change tables.
Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 14
Albenga toilet block At the City’s buildings, damage was caused at Challenger Court and Millar Road Landfill. These instances included damage to signage and associated damages from a break-in. Works planned for November 2020 include: • Boom gate replacement at the Depot • Soft fall repairs at Fantasy Park • Wall sheeting repairs in the Aqua Jetty Hydrotherapy pool • Replacement of temporary fencing along Warnbro Sound Ave – Basslet Place
4.4 Strategic Asset Management
Author: Ms Louise Walter, Coordinator Strategic Asset Management
Asset Creation Statistics There are many new assets installed each month as part of either City funded projects or subdivision developments. These assets are continuously being added to the corporate asset register following the completion of each project. A small number of older assets missing from the asset register are also added when they are located. During October 2020, 155 assets were created in the register and are illustrated in the graphs below.
Overall Asset Creation Statistics Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 15
Asset Creation Statistics by Asset Class Dial Before You Dig The City is a registered member of Dial Before You Dig, meaning the City receives information on proposed works that will be undertaken around our registered assets. Any third party intending to work around infrastructure assets can make a free enquiry to Dial Before You Dig to identify any City owned underground assets that exist within their work site. This service helps protect the City’s underground assets such as the stormwater drainage network and fibre optic cables from damage. It also enables the City to identify the responsible party for any damage that may arise from such works. The Dial Before You Dig requests are processed through an automated service provided to the City by a contractor. Requests that result in assets being identified within the proposed work site are known as ‘Affected’ and those where no assets exist are ‘Not Affected’. The figure below illustrates that during October 2020, 1199 requests were made to the City and 962 of those requests were sites where City assets existed within the proposed work site, helping protect these assets from damage. The activities associated with the requests made to the City are also illustrated.
Dial Before You Dig Request Numbers Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 16
Dial Before You Dig Request Numbers by Activity
Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 17
Infrastructure Project Delivery Monthly Team Summary 1. Infrastructure Project Delivery Team Overview
This team delivers the City’s infrastructure projects including Master Plan projects, new buildings, refurbishments and fitouts, park furniture and infrastructure and Civil infrastructure. Major projects include the Rockingham Beach Foreshore Revitalisation, Baldivis South Community Centre and the Baldivis District Sporting Complex. The team is involved in all elements of infrastructure projects from inception, construction, commissioning and completion, ensuring project delivery standards are maintained and are executed in accordance to the City’s Project Management Framework.
2. Human Resource Update
Nil
3. Project Status Reports
Nil
4. Information Items
Note: All information (including timeframes) are correct as at 30 October 2020.
4.1 Amadeus Crescent Reserve – Footbridge minor works
Author: Ms Claire O’Neill, Project Officer
The project has reached practical completion, with the following works being done; • Replacement of timber decking, joists and kickboards; • Re-painting of the metal handrail and wooden fascia boards; and • Mortar repointing of a small section of retaining wall.
Amadeus Crescent Reserve Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 18
4.2 Barbecue Replacement – Bell Park
Author: Mrs Claire O’Neill, Project Officer
The project involves demolition and removal of three sets of barbecues at Bell Park, including the limestone wall structures they are built into. They will be replaced with three freestanding double barbecues on new hardstands. The barbecues have been purchased and are being stored awaiting for quotes for installation.
4.3 Carnarvon Park- Replacement of rubber softfall
Author: Mr Craig Beard, Project Technical Officer
Works are complete.
Carnarvon Park- Rubber Softfall & Paving
4.4 Eighty Road (Safety Bay Road to Tranby Drive), Baldivis – Upgrade & Widen
Author: Mr Darren Dropulich, Construction Engineer
The project consists of upgrading Eighty Road (between Safety Bay Road and Tranby Drive), involving the following components: • Provision of kerbing and stormwater drainage on the sections of road currently not kerbed, • Installation of three new traffic slow points (north of Clyde Avenue; between Clyde Avenue and Tranby Drive; and south of Tranby Drive), • Road widenings at the intersections of Clyde Avenue and Tranby Drive. The installation of signage by Main Roads WA is complete. Remaining works include the upgrading of street lighting by Western Power. The anticipated completion date for the project is mid-to-late November 2020.
Tranby Drive intersection Clyde Avenue intersection Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 19
Slow Point between Slow Point North of Clyde Avenue Clyde Avenue and Tranby Drive
4.5 Installation of LED lighting at Mike Barnett Sports Complex
Author: Mr Scott Bennett, Project Officer
The works have been awarded to a contractor. Works are scheduled to commence late December 2020.
4.6 Installation of LED video wall at Mike Barnett Sports Complex
Author: Mr Scott Bennett, Project Officer
The Request for Quote has been closed and the submissions are being assessed in consultation with the Rockingham Basketball Recreation Association.
4.7 Lake Richmond, Shoalwater – Red Asphalt and Concrete Footpath
Author: Mr Darren Dropulich, Construction Engineer
This project is complete.
Fire Truck Access (from Safety Bay Road) Fire Truck Access (from Richmond Avenue)
4.8 Lark Hill Sporting Complex Hockey Field Light Pole & Luminaire Replacement, Port Kennedy
Author: Mr Rhuan Beukes, Project Officer
Quotes have been received and are being assessed.
Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 20
4.9 Lark Hill Sporting Complex Hockey Turf Replacement, Port Kennedy
Author: Mr Rhuan Beukes, Project Officer
The contract has been awarded. Due to COVID-19 border restrictions, works have been programmed to start in January 2021 to ensure interstate contractor supervisory & technical personnel can attend site to conduct the works.
Lark Hill Sporting Complex Hockey Field
4.10 Mandurah Road (Kerosene Lane to Fifty Road), Baldivis – Construct 1.5m Wide Asphalt Shoulders
Author: Mr Darren Dropulich, Construction Engineer
The project consists of the construction of 1.5m wide asphalt shoulders on both sides of Mandurah Road between Kerosene Lane and Fifty Road. Pavement construction works are complete. The laying of asphalt for the widened shoulders has been undertaken with the resurfacing of this section of Mandurah Road on 2 November 2020.
South from Kerosene Lane North from Fifty Road
4.11 Palomino Reserve, Baldivis – Replace light poles and luminaires
Author: Ms Claire O’Neill, Project Officer
Design and specification has been prepared for removal of 5 existing light poles and installation of 9 new. Quote for the works has been requested under the City’s standing offer contract for lighting installation.
4.12 Parkin Street / Bay View Street, Rockingham – Install Roundabout
Author: Mr Darren Dropulich, Construction Engineer
The project consists of the construction of a new roundabout at the Parkin Street / Bay View Street intersection. Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 21
All civil works are complete. Outstanding works include the installation of linemarking and signage by Main Roads WA and upgrading of street lighting by Western Power. The anticipated completion date for the project is late November 2020.
East along Parkin Street North along Bay View Street
4.13 Photovoltaic (PV) Arrays (Solar Panels)
Author: Mr Scott Bennett, Project Officer
As part of the City’s sustainability and renewable energy commitment, funding is allocated to City owned facilities for the installation of PV arrays. This financial year, the City has allocated funding to the following sites:
Site Suburb Comments Compliance Headquarters Rockingham Design documentation and applicable authorisations are being finalised. Install date yet to be finalised. Mike Barnett Sports Complex Rockingham No update from October 2020 bulletin
4.14 Playground Replacements 2020-2021
Author: Mr Craig Beard, Project Technical Officer Quotation have been received and currently being assessed.
Location Suburb Function Status Estimated Installation
Barri Barri Reserve Baldivis Replacement Assessing TBA submissions
Bayeux Reserve Port Replacement Assessing TBA Kennedy submissions
Fred Gardiner Reserve Safety Bay Replacement Assessing TBA submissions
Galway Gardens Warnbro Replacement Assessing TBA submissions
Governor Road Reserve Rockingham Replacement Assessing TBA submissions
June Road Reserve Safety Bay Replacement Assessing TBA submissions Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 22
Location Suburb Function Status Estimated installation
Phoebe Hymus Reserve Rockingham Replacement Assessing TBA Beach submissions
Rhonda Scarrott Reserve Golden Bay Replacement Assessing TBA submissions
Safety Bay Foreshore Safety Bay Replacement Assessing TBA (Watts - June); submissions
Three Bears Loop Secret Replacement Assessing TBA Reserve Harbour submissions
4.15 Read Street / Rae Road, Rockingham – Extend Right Turn Pockets
Author: Mr Darren Dropulich, Construction Engineer
The project consists of the extension of the existing right turn pockets and installation of new overhead mast-arms on Read Street at the Read Street / Rae Road intersection. All civil works are complete. Outstanding works include the installation of linemarking and signage by Main Roads WA. The anticipated completion date for the project is late November 2020.
South to Rae Road North to Rae Road
4.16 Refurbishment/Replacement of public toilets – various locations
Author: Mrs Luiza Gawel, Project Officer
The concept and final location plans for the new modular toilets to replace the existing toilets are in progress. The design documentation for the refurbishment toiles are in preparation.
Replacement with Modular Toilet Sites
Golden Bay Foreshore Toilets Golden Bay Foreshore, Marillana Drive, Golden Bay
Governor Road Toilets Governor Road Reserve, Rockingham Beach Road, Rockingham
Waikiki Foreshore Toilets Safety Bay Road (near Malibu Road), Waikiki
Point Peron Boat Ramp Toilets Point Person Road, Peron Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 23
Singleton Foreshore Toilets Foreshore Drive (near Singleton Beach Road), Singleton
Refurbishment Sites
Bridport Toilet Bridport Reserve, Port Kennedy Drive, Port Kennedy
City Park Toilet City Park, Westralia Gardens, Rockingham
Don Cuthbertson Toilet Don Cuthbertson Reserve, Elanora Drive, Cooloongup
Fantasy Park Toilets Fantasy Park, Rand Avenue, Waikiki
Harmony Park Toilets Harmony Park, Navigator Drive, Singleton
Tuart Park Toilets Tuart Park, Bluestone Parkway, Secret Harbour
Warnbro Beach Toilets Warnbro Beach Road (near Francis Street), Warnbro
Watts Road Girl Guide Hall Toilets Watts Road, Shoalwater
Albenga Toilets Albenga Place, Secret Harbour
Churchill Park Toilets Railway Terrace, Rockingham
4.17 Rockingham Aquatic Centre, Rockingham – Various Works
Author: Mrs Luiza Gawel, Project Officer
The refurbishment works to the office buildings and clubroom including external painting are completed.
Rockingham Aquatic Centre
4.18 Rockingham Council Administration (Square Entry) Building – Disability Compliance Upgrades and Refurbishments to Stair Wells
Author: Mr Rhuan Beukes, Project Officer
The contractor is organising detailed shop drawings for the handrails and these will be assessed by an Access Consultant. Once approved these will be manufactured in readiness for installation during January/February 2021. Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 24
4.19 Rockingham Council Administration Building – Disability Compliance Upgrades and Refurbishments to Toilets & Kitchenettes
Author: Mr Rhuan Beukes, Project Officer
Stakeholder feedback has been received on the final concepts which will be integrated into the detailed design phase. Water and Electrical Services investigations have been completed.
4.20 Rockingham Council Depot, Rockingham – Minor Refurbishment Works & Shed Replacements
Author: Mr Rhuan Beukes, Project Officer
Works have been awarded and are underway. Isolation valves to water services have been installed to accommodate upgrades to Depot Administration. Building Permit process underway for replacement of the street sweeper shed. Onsite works are scheduled to commence in December.
4.21 Rockingham Gem Club, Rockingham – Refurbishment Works
Author: Mr Rhuan Beukes, Project Officer
Project feasibility is being investigated. Council report to be submitted by Corporate Services. No update since October 2020.
4.22 Safety Bay Bowling Club – Switchboard upgrade
Author: Ms Claire O’Neill, Project Officer
Western Power has installed a new uni-pillar on site, and consumer mains conduit has been installed in preparation for the change from overhead to underground connection. Manufacture of the new switchboard is in progress.
4.23 Seahaven Reserve- Enclosed Off-Leash Dog Exercise Area
Author: Mr Craig Beard, Project Technical Officer
Works have commenced in this location. Perimeter fencing is complete, excluding construction vehicle entrance. Limestone, concrete and plumbing pre laying works are complete. Planned works include installation of furniture and bespoke play items within the enclosure.
4.24 Secret Harbour – Street lighting upgrade
Author: Mr Scott Bennett, Project Officer
Purchase orders have been issued and materials ordered for Stage 1, Secret Harbour Boulevard and Anstey Road. Installs for the area are expected to commence early 2021.
4.25 Singleton Volunteer Fire Brigade – meeting room extension
Author: Mrs Claire O’Neill, Project Officer
The project involves the addition of a small extension for use as a meeting room at the Singleton Volunteer Fire Brigade on Rhonda Scarrott Reserve, Golden Bay. Quotes for design and construction have been received and are being assessed.
4.26 Supply and Installation of Five Aluminium Shade Shelters- Lagoon Reserve, Secret Harbour
Author: Mr Craig Beard, Project Technical Officer
Contracts have been issued, shelters currently being manufactured. Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 25
Aluminium Shade Shelters- Lagoon Reserve, Secret Harbour
4.27 Supply and Installation of New Shade Sails in various Reserves
Author: Mr Craig Beard, Project Technical Officer
Contracts have been issued, shades currently being manufactured.
Location Suburb
Santa Monica Reserve Waikiki
Surf Drive Reserve Secret Harbour
Chelmsford Reserve Port Kennedy
Torbay Mews Reserve Warnbro
Harmony Park Singleton
Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 26
Parks Services Monthly Team Summary 1. Parks Services Team Overview
The Parks Services Team delivers a range of services which include: • Turf Management – Care and maintenance of turf on sports fields, minor reserves, street verges and foreshore areas. Works include mowing, fertilising, turf renovations and weed control. • Horticultural Management – Maintenance and refurbishment of landscaped garden areas. • Irrigation Maintenance – Servicing and upkeep of irrigation systems. Management of groundwater abstraction licences issued by the Department of Water. • Tree Management - Clearance pruning from Western Power assets, planting of street trees and pruning and care of all trees within the City’s public open space areas. • Foreshore Management – beach sweeping, dune stabilisation, beach fencing, flora and fauna preservation and control. • Environmental Management - maintain conservation category parklands, wetlands and foreshore areas. Undertake weed control, replanting of degraded areas, feral animal control and fire prevention strategies. • Sporting Infrastructure Maintenance – ensure sports goals and sport equipment such as cricket nets are well maintained and safe for public use. • Groundwater Management and irrigation asset control. • Contract Management – manage contractors where estate maintenance has been outsourced to landscape contractors; manage numerous contractors who provide specialist services in the maintenance of the City’s public open space facilities. • Projects Management – manage the capital works programs for parks development and renewal projects.
2. Human Resource Update
Nil
3. Project Status Reports
Nil
4. Information Items
4.1 Delegated Public Open Space Handovers
Author: Mr Steve Timbrell, Coordinator Projects and Contracts
The City has accepted care and control of Taincrow Reserve and streetscape landscaping, Golden Bay from the developer. Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 27
Taincrow Reserve and streetscape landscape, Golden Bay
4.2 Bushfire Mitigation – mowing rural verges
Author: Mr Steffen Saath – Bushfire Mitigation Supervisor
In preparedness for the coming bushfire season the City’s contractor has completed the first round of rural verge mowing in East Baldivis. In total, 35 kilometres of road verge has be mowed with a follow up program to occur in late November.
Rural verge mowing, St Albans Road, East Baldivis
4.3 Planned Burn – Dixon Road Reserve
Author: Mr Steffen Saath – Bushfire Mitigation Supervisor
The City has successfully conducted a planned burn in conjunction with the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) at Dixon Road Reserve. Only grasstrees were targeted during this burn to reduce the fuel load and overall bushfire risk to adjacent houses on Darile Street, Hillman.
Dixon Road Reserve, Hillman Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 28
4.4 Fencing and hardstand replacement – 80 Warnbro Beach Rd, Waikiki
Author: Mr Nathan Leslie – Environmental Supervisor
Damaged fencing and the crumbling bituminised limestone path have been removed from the beach access path opposite 80 Warnbro Beach Road (BEN RO199). New fencing with handrails has been installed. Quotes are being sought to replace the bituminised limestone path surface.
Beach access path, 80 Warnbro Beach Road
4.5 Footpath and Kerb Line, Herbicide Programme
Author: Mr Paul Smith, Turf Supervisor – Parks Services
The footpath/kerbline herbicide program is currently in progress, this quarterly program schedules treatments to more than 520,000 m2 of footpaths and 320,000 lineal metres of kerb lines throughout the City. Currently works are progressing through Singleton, Golden Bay and Secret Harbour.
4.6 Commencement of landscape remediation for SDOOL project
Author: Mr Aaron Osinski – Contract Management Supervisor
The SDOOL duplication project being undertaken by Water Corporation is nearing completion. Remediation of areas impacted by these works has now commenced and are estimated to be completed in December 2020. Remediation works completed so far include the installation of a new basketball court on Bayview Park, outside the SDOOL alignment. New turf will be installed around the court.
Relocated Basketball court, Bayview Park, Rockingham Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 29
Engineering Services Monthly Team Summary 1. Engineering Services Team Overview
The Engineering Services team is made up of a myriad of different areas and teams but with the one main goal and that is to make the City a safe, clean and enjoyable place to live and visit. Safety in the way we design, construct and manage the roads, pathways, cycleways, stormwater drainage and coastal infrastructure. Also in the way we manage our own internal fleet with policies surrounding such items as emissions outputs and ANCAP ratings Clean and enjoyable in the way we present the public areas with our litter, street sweeping and graffiti crews continuously coming up with different and proactive ways to increase our levels of service to the community. The range of services delivered is listed below: • Civil Works - Planning, Design and Construction Transport Network Planning includes local area traffic management schemes, community consultation of all traffic related matters, mobility and access planning, integrated transport planning, public transport infrastructure, school traffic issues, guarded crosswalks heavy haulage applications, worksite/event traffic management approvals for third parties, traffic data management and approval of directional signs Design/Survey works includes stormwater drainage (taking into account climate change and better urban water management issues), engineering survey, all civil design/drafting community/stakeholder liaison, approvals (environmental, clearing permits, Main Roads WA etc) and service authority liaison. Civil Construction includes construction of various projects from the Capital Expenditure Projects, worksite traffic management, construction and contract management of external contractors. • Maintenance and Operations Civil Infrastructure Maintenance includes all maintenance of roads, stormwater drainage, footpaths and paving. Clean Team includes litter busters, litter removal, illegal dumping, road sweepers, graffiti removal and high pressure cleaning. Depot Operations includes the general management of the works depot as well as the stores and security. • Infrastructure and Fleet Infrastructure management and major civil projects includes major civil project management (that are not completed by in-house construction team eg Kulija Road, Safety Bay Road principal shared path), verge development/obstructions, driveway crossovers, footpath and kerb inspections, dial before you dig responses and liaison with third parties during their works (eg Water Corporation, Telstra, NBN, Western Power, Alinta/Atco Gas etc) Fleet Management includes the purchase/replacement/repair/maintenance of the fleet and manage the city’s workshop. Currently the fleet consists of 163 heavy plant items, 142 light fleet vehicles (of which 93% are 5 star ANCAP rated), 145 trailers and attachment and 26 FESA light vehicles. Coastal Management includes boat ramps, jetties, navigational channels, swimming pontoons, sand excavation (Point Peron sand trap) and beach renourishment.
2. Human Resource Update
Nil
Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 30
3. Project Status Reports
Project 3.1 Coastal Facilities Strategy Budget: $50,000 Expenditure to Nil date: Commencement August 2020 Estimated finish July 2021 date: date: Project Officer: Mr Manoj Barua, Manager Engineering Services
Author: Mr Manoj Barua, Manager Engineering Services Progress Report:
The City has been investing in coastal management planning over a range of timeframes, from medium term (20-50 year) master plans for specific sections of coast, to long term considerations (over a 100 year timeline) in the Coastal Hazards Risk Management Adaption Plan. To help guide the City’s provision of coastal infrastructure and outline coastal management activities in the shorter term (over the next four years) the City is currently developing a Coastal Facilities Strategy. The City is currently undertaking community consultation to inform the draft strategy. The consultation will close on 20 November 2020. The survey can be accessed in the City’s website. Information about the survey was shared through social media, letters to selected catchment area and media release. Based on the community feedback a draft strategy will be prepared and likely to be presented in the February 2021 Council meeting for endorsement for community consultation. Once the draft strategy is developed another round of community consultation will be undertaken prior to finalising the strategy. The second round of consultation is likely to occur in March/April 2021. The draft strategy will be advertised through the City’s website and social media.
4. Information Items
4.1 Delegated Authority for Temporary Thoroughfare Closure
Author: Mr Ryan Gibson, Coordinator Planning and Design
Nil
4.2 Delegated Authority for approval of Directional Signage
Author: Mr Manoj Barua, Manager Engineering Services
Nil
4.3 Delegated Authority for approval of Heavy Haulage Author: Mr Manoj Barua, Manager Engineering Services
Nil
Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 31
4.4 Authorised Traffic Management Plans for Works on City Controlled Roads
Author: Mr Ryan Gibson, Coordinator Planning and Design
Description of Traffic Approval Location Time Period Proponent Work Company Date ROAD Rockingham 15/10/2020 - CLOSURE Beach Rd City of 30/11/2020 ATM 2/10/2020 Resurfacing Rockingham Rockingham 7am - 4pm Works Beach ROAD 20/10/2020 - CLOSURE Various, City of 22/10/2020 ATM 5/10/2020 Resurfacing Rockingham Rockingham 7am - 4pm Works Mandurah STOP SLOW 20/12/2020 Western Road, Contraflow 6/10/2020 Utility Works 8am - 4pm Power Port Kennedy WORKS Safety Bay 08/10/2020- OFFROAD Pulse Road, 13/10/2020 Pulse Locating 8/10/2020 Service Location Locating Baldivis 7am - 5 pm Works ROAD 14/10/2020- Baldivis Road, CLOSURE 19/10/2020 Cabling WA Cabling WA 9/10/2020 Baldivis Median Works 7 am - 3pm ROAD 20 Selina 20/10/2020 CLOSURE Kwik View, 7.30am – Kwik Logistics 9/10/2020 Pool Installation Logistics Baldivis 11.30pm Works STOP SLOW Wilford Road, 17/10/2020 Western Contraflow 12/10/2020 Utility Works Baldivis 7am - 3pm Power St Albans and STOP SLOW 17/10/2020 Western Pug Road, Contraflow 12/10/2020 Utility Works 7am - 3pm Power Baldivis STOP SLOW 19/10/2020 – Shelford Parkin St, Property 04/12/2020 Construction Peak Traffic 12/10/2020 Rockingham Development 7am - 7pm s Safety Bay WORKS Road, McClure 19/10/2020 – OFFROAD St, Donald 23/10/2020 Kordia Altus Traffic 12/10/2020 Utility Works Drive, 7am - 7pm Safety Bay LANE Safety Bay 26/10/2020 – Utility Asset CLOSURE Road, 31/10/2020 WARP 13/10/2020 Management Utility Works Waikiki 7am – 4.30pm 15/11/2020, Smeaton Way, 20/12/2020, STOP/ SLOW Carlston Road, 31/01/2021 Peel District Peel Classic ATM 13/10/2020 Tesla Road, 28/03/2021 Cycling Club Cycling Event Picard Avenue 7.30am – 12.30pm WORKS Safety Bay 14/10/2020- OFFROAD Pulse Road, 23/10/2020 Pulse Locating 14/10/2020 Service Location Locating Baldivis 7am - 5pm Works
WORKS 20/10/2020- OFFROAD Dixon Road, 23/10/2020 Prime Locate Site-Ex 15/10/2020 Service Location Rockingham 7am - 5pm Works Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 32
Description of Traffic Approval Location Time Period Proponent Work Company Date
ROAD 30/10/2020 - CLOSURE Dixon Rd City of 30/11/2020 ATM 15/10/2020 Resurfacing Rockingham Rockingham 7am - 4pm Works
ROAD 14/10/2020 - CLOSURE Various City of 30/10/2020 ATM 15/10/2020 Resurfacing Rockingham Rockingham 7am - 4pm Works
ROAD 20 Selina 23/10/2020 CLOSURE Kwik View, 7.30am – Kwik Logistics 20/10/2020 Pool Installation Logistics Baldivis 11.30pm Works
WORKS Cable OFFROAD Dixon Road, 26/10/2020 Located & Peak Traffic 20/10/2020 Service Location Rockingham 7am - 5pm Consulting Works
22/10/2020 – STOP SLOW Eighty Road, Western 30/10/2020 Prime Traffic 20/10/2020 Utility Works Baldivis Power 7am - 5pm
STOP SLOW Eighty Road, 4/11/2020 Western Prime Traffic 20/10/2020 Utility Works Baldivis 7am - 5pm Power
STOP SLOW Morgan St, 26/10/2020 Western Cabling WA 20/10/2020 Utility Works Rockingham 7pm - 5am Power
Diamond STOP SLOW 1 Fendam St, 03/11/2020 Underground LGC Traffic 23/10/2020 Pillar Installation Warnbro 7am - 5pm Services
ROAD 13 Elswick 03/11/2020 CLOSURE Kwik Street, 7.30am – Kwik Logistics 26/10/2020 Pool Installation Logistics Safety Bay 11.30pm Works
WORKS 27/10/2020 - OFFROAD Dixon Road, Local 30/10/2020 Contraflow 26/10/2020 Service Location Rockingham Geotechnics 7am - 5pm Works
ROAD 14 San Javier 2411/2020 CLOSURE Kwik Circle, 8.30am – Kwik Logistics 26/10/2020 Pool Installation Logistics Secret Harbour 12.30pm Works
Day Road, STOP SLOW Chesterfield 29/10/2020 Douglas Contraflow 28/10/2020 Borehole Works Rd, 7am - 4pm Partners Rockingham
LANE Safety Bay 02/11/2020 – Utility Asset CLOSURE Road, 04/11/2020 WARP 29/10/2020 Management Utility Works Waikiki 7am – 4.30pm
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Description of Traffic Approval Location Time Period Proponent Work Company Date 29/11/2020, STOP/ SLOW Alumina Road 03/01/2021, Peel District Peel Classic and Zirconia ATM 29/10//2020 Cycling Club Cycling Event Drive 14/02/2021 8am - 12pm
ROAD Safety Bay Rd 30/10/2020 - CLOSURE City of - Viking Rd 30/11/2020 ATM 29/10/2020 Resurfacing Rockingham Waikiki 7am - 4pm Works
4.5 Civil Works Program 2020/2021
Author: Mr Ryan Gibson, Coordinator Planning and Design
Footpath projects to commence
Footpath and Suburb Project Update WA Bicycle Network Project - Construction of a shared path Construction of Stage 1 is Ennis Avenue – Rockingham between Rockingham train scheduled for November 2020 Train Station station and the intersection of to March 2021 and Ennis Avenue/Patterson Road. construction of Stage 2 is scheduled for July 2021 to December 2021. Lake Richmond (South Side) Construct 630m x 2.5m red Construction completed. asphalt path from east end of Richmond Avenue to Boundary Road/ Safety Bay Road roundabout. Yuin Street Construct new path east side, Design to be completed in Dampier Drive to Tangadee November 2020. Construction Road to be completed by January 2021. Central Promenade - New path Construct new path South side Design to be completed in from Contest Parade to Ameer November 2020. Construction Street to be completed by February 2021. Griggs Way Construct new path North side Design awaiting arborist report. from Bell Street to Safety Bay Design to be completed in Road October 2020 Construction to be completed by January 2021. Bakewell Drive Construct new path south side Design completed. from Warnbro Sound Avenue Construction to be completed to public access walkway by January 2021. Exeter Street Construct new path east side Design to be completed in from Salcombe Way to November 2020. Construction Axminster Street to be completed by January 2021. Settlers Hill Reserve Footpath accessibility audit - Design to be completed in Upgrade pathway access November 2020. Construction between facilities to be completed by January 2021. Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 34
Road projects to commence
Road and Suburb Project Update
Safety Bay Road, Safety Bay Installation of pedestrian 6 of 7 pedestrian islands islands. installed. Construction of 7th island has commenced.
Eighty Road, Baldivis – Nairn Upgrade Eighty Road. Install All kerbing and drainage Drive to Safety Bay Road missing sections of Kerbing, installed. Footpath from Oak upgrade drainage, install Way North to Safety Bay Road to footpath, and traffic be constructed in November treatments. 2020.
Gnangara Drive Traffic Construction of traffic Community Consultation Treatments – Read Street to treatments to address complete. Construction to Willmott Drive speeding and road safety commence December 2020/ issues. January 2021
Safety Bay Road and Nairn Install pre-deflections on east Detailed design completed. Drive (Federal Blackspot and west approaches Construction scheduled for Project) March 2021
Young Road and Karnup Road Widen Young road approach, Detailed design to be completed (Federal Blackspot Project) replace safety barrier and by November 2020. Construction install advance intersection to commence in March 2021. warning
Royal Palm Drive – Ennis Upgrade lighting to AS 1158 Upgrade of street lighting to be Avenue to Coronata Drive completed by Western Power by (state Blackspot Project) January 2021.
Mundijong Road – Duckpond Install street lighting to This is a two years staged Road to Telephone Lane category V, realign curve, project. Detailed design to be (State Blackspot Project) install crash barriers on both completed by December 2020. side of the road and install Construction to commence crash barrier with raised March 2021 to December 2021. median.
Safety Bay Road, Hymus Design intersection upgrade Turning movement and queue Street, Parkin Street and Point length counts completed. Design Peron Road to be completed in February 2021.
Baldivis Road – Furioso Green Design upgrades to road Detailed design to be completed to Highbury Boulevard including raised median and by November 2020. shared path on western side
Read Street, Council Avenue Extend right turn pockets and Detailed design to be completed and Cygnus Street install overhead mast arms by November 2020. Construction on north and south will be in 2021/22 as per the approaches, Install Blackspot funding arrangement. acceleration lane on read street for southbound traffic entering from Council Avenue
Read Street, Chalgrove Extend right turn pockets and Detailed design to be completed Avenue and Centaurus Street install overhead mast arms by November 2020. Construction on north and south will be in 2021/22 as per the approaches Blackspot funding arrangement.
Read Street – Chalgrove Detailed design of road Detailed design to be completed Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 35
Road and Suburb Project Update Avenue to Patterson Road upgrades by March 2021. Will be considered for external funding submission in future years.
Mersey Point Bus Terminus Construct bus terminus A clearing permit application has adjacent to existing car park been submitted to Department of at Mersey Point Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER). DWER is seeking an offset for the clearing required for the bus terminus, which the city will need to identify. The City will work with PTA and DWER to progress the clearing permit application.
Sixty Eight Road and Eighty Install Chevron signs and Turning movement counts Road Intersection Retroreflective pavement received and analysed. markers (RRPM’s) on Sixty Raised Reflective Pavement Eight Road and install speed Marker (RRPM) and chevron cushion on Eighty Road sign drawings submitted to Main approaches Roads WA for approval and installation. Detailed design for speed cushions completed and lighting design to be completed and submitted to Western Power. New Street lighting needs to be installed ahead of the installation of speed cushions. The exact timeframe of installation is not known at this stage. The City is placing VMS boards intermittently to increase awareness about the intersection.
Bus shelters Install six new bus shelters Installation list finalised. Awaiting across the City at highest installation dates from Public patronage sites: Transport Authority Stop No. 17251 – Read Street After Willmott Drive, Cooloongup Stop No. 27869 – Still Water Drive after Callistemon Gardens, Baldivis Stop No. 26565 – Warnbro Sound Avenue after Aurea Boulevard, Golden Bay Stop No. 27168 – Bramall Terrace after Overton Lane, Baldivis
Traffic investigations Strategic Speed Limit Review of Town Centre Areas As part of the City’s Road Safety Action Plan under the safe speeds cornerstone one of the key objectives is to align the speed of vehicles on the City’s road network to within the human Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 36 tolerances to physical forces. Speed as a behavioural factor and inappropriate speed for the environment are both identified in the top priorities for the City to address as they are significantly contributing to the City’s road trauma. To achieve this key objective the City undertook a strategic review of all town centre areas within the City to identify town centre areas that currently operate under the default 50km/h speed limit but meet the following criteria: 1. Have multiple commercial frontages; 2. Have a current operating speed below the default speed limit for built up areas(50km/h); 3. Provide a significant place function rather than a movement function in line with Main Roads WA speed zone Policy and guidance. 4. Have significant pedestrian movements. Based on the above criteria the City identified 5 town centre areas (3 area wide speed limits and 2 linear speed limits) for review: • Baldivis Town Centre – Settlers Avenue, Atwick Terrace, Nancy Alley and Minden Lane; • Rockingham Foreshore Area – Kent Street, Flinders Lane, Val Street and Railway Terrace; • Rockingham Town Centre – Syren Street, Civic Boulevard, Contest Parade and Central Promenade; • Pharlap Parade; Baldivis • Oasis Drive, Secret Harbour The City also conducted a review of roads that have undergone a functional change due to development occurring adjacent to the road reserve, or in the surrounding area impacting the existing road reserve. The City of Rockingham is on the urban fringe which results in a number of previously rural roads operating in an urban environment with an inappropriate speed limit. The City identified three roads that had historically operated in a rural environment but now have urban development abutting the road reserve: • Baldivis Road - Highbury Boulevard to Sixty Eight Road • Baldivis Road - Kulija Road to north of Heartwood Boulevard • Kerosene Lane - McDonald Road to Mandurah Road The strategic review has resulted in the City requesting speed limit changes for 18 roads from Main Roads WA: Requested Road Section Current Speed Speed Pharlap Parade, Makybe Drive to Delta Road 50 km/h 30km/h Baldivis Oasis Drive, Secret Secret Harbour Boulevard to 50 km/h 30km/h Harbour Warnbro Sound Avenue Settlers Avenue, Safety Bay Road to Nairn Drive 50km/h 30km/h Baldivis Atwick Terrace, Nairn Drive to Settlers Avenue 50km/h 30km/h Baldivis Nancy Alley, Baldivis Atwick Terrace to Settlers Avenue 50km/h 30km/h Minden Lane, Atwick Terrace East to Atwick 50km/h 30km/h Baldivis Terrace (West) Syren Street, Contest Parade to Central 50km/h 30km/h Rockingham promenade Civic Boulevard, Central to Chalgrove Avenue 50km/h 40km/h Rockingham Central Prom, Chalgrove Avenue to Whitfield 50km/h 40km/h Rockingham Street Contest Parade, Council Avenue to Central 50km/h 40km/h Rockingham promenade Flinders Lane, Patterson Road to Rockingham 50km/h 40km/h Rockingham Beach Road
Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 37
Requested Road Section Current Speed Speed Kent Street, Railway Terrace to Wanliss Street 50km/h 40km/h Rockingham Railway Terrace, Kent Street to Rockingham Beach 50km/h 40km/h Rockingham Road Val Street, Rockingham Beach Road to 50km/h 40km/h Rockingham Esplanade Baldivis Road, Highbury Boulevard to Sixty Eight 80 km/h 70km/h Baldivis Road Baldivis Road, Kulija Road to north of Heartwood 80 km/h 70km/h Baldivis Boulevard Kerosene Lane, McDonald Road to Mandurah 80 km/h 60km/h Baldivis Road Secret Harbour Palisades Boulevard to Warnbro Boulevard, Secret 70 km/h 50km/h Sound Avenue Harbour Main Roads WA are expected to provide feedback on the requests by the end of November. The outcomes of the requests will be detailed in future bulletins. La Seyne Crescent Car park Closure The City has completed community consultation regarding the proposed closure of the La Seyne Crescent Car Park. A further traffic count has also been completed at St Malo Cove Car Park and St Ives Cove Car Park to determine if there have been any increase in demand for parking at these locations. The traffic counts show that the temporary closure has had no impact on parking demand at the surrounding car parks and future growth in car park use in the short to medium term is not predicted to exceed supply. Taking into consideration that the location attracts a higher level of antisocial behaviour than similar coastal parking facilities and the temporary closure having no impact on surrounding facilities, the most practical approach is recommending the car park be closed with pedestrian, cyclist and emergency vehicle access being maintained due to the high fire risk the area poses. However closing the car park will result in the redundant car park area requiring remediation. A number of options have been considered to determine the best use of the area if the closure is supported by council including: 1. Removing the redundant surface and planting out the area with low fuel native vegetation; 2. Removing the redundant surface and developing a grassed park area with low level recreational facilities; 3. Retaining the car park and convert to a road safety education space; 4. Retain redundant asphalt and turn the area into a the Waikiki/ Warnbro Outdoor recreational space which is identified in the Community infrastructure Plan The City has investigated all of the above options and ruled out the last three options due to: 1. The grassed park area would require reticulation with the closest water source being Warnbro Recreational Oval (1km away) and there would be low usage of the facility due to the low residential density within the surrounding catchment area 2. The demographic of the population within the catchment and location is not considered to be suitable for the development of a road safety education space. this type of facility would be more suitable in areas with a greater density of younger families; 3. The area is not suitable for an outdoor recreational space as the location is not close to public transport or other facilities that would attract the target audience of this facility type to the area. Additionally, with the site being away from passive surveillance it may remain attractive for antisocial behaviour. A report will be presented to Council in December 2020 providing a detailed plan including a cost estimate to remove the redundant asphalt surface, retention of a pedestrian, cyclist and emergency vehicle access with turn around facility and the planting of low fuel native vegetation. Children’s Crossings Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 38
Sheoak Primary School has submitted a City supported application to the Children’s crossing and Road Safety Committee (CCRSC). The application has been reviewed and supported by the CCRSC. Singage and Linemarking drawings have been approved by Main Roads WA and construction is scheduled for November 2020. Rockingham Beach Primary School has submitted a City supported application to the Children’s crossing and Road Safety Committee (CCRSC). The application has been reviewed and supported by the CCRSC, however the crossing was placed on hold due to the construction of an additional car park on the school site that would impact on the travel patterns around the school. The City has reviewed the travel patterns around the school and determined that the Children’s crossing is still required. Detailed design for the children’s crossing has been completed and submitted to Main Roads WA for approval. Secret Harbour Primary School and Mother Theresa Catholic School have submitted a City supported application to the Children’s crossing and Road Safety Committee (CCRSC) for the installation of Children’s crossings. The applications are currently being reviewed by the CCRSC. Zebra Crossings Rockingham Beach Road Main Roads WA have supported the City’s request to install two zebra crossings on Rockingham Beach Road on the north and south side of the Railway Terrace and Rockingham Beach Road Intersection. The City has completed detailed design and the designs have been approved by Main Roads WA. The zebra crossings are expected to be installed by Main Roads in November 2020.
Zebra Crossing – Rockingham Beach Road Local Government Road Safety Award Submissions The City has submitted three applications for the Local Government Road Safety Awards: • Category A – Safe System Approach – Road Infrastructure Improvements - Safety Bay Road Pedestrian Islands • Category B – Safe System Approach – Complimentary Initiatives - Strategic review of Speed limits within town centre area of the City • Category C – Safe System approach – Local Road Safety Partnerships - Rockingham’s Road Safety Action Plan The award submissions have been supported by the City’s RoadWise Advisory Committee. The Awards will be presented at the WA Transport and Roads Forum on Thursday, 11 February 2021. Access Review of Woodbridge Estate, Cooloongup Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 39
In the 2019/2020 financial year the City completed a review of the performance of the signalised intersection at Elanora Drive / Grange Drive / Ennis Avenue in 2020, future year (2021) short term (2026) and medium term (2031) operation. The study outlined the following key information: • Ennis Avenue (Main Roads WA responsibility) is congested over its capacity now and congestion is expected to worsen further. • Elanora Drive and Grange Drive (City responsibility) are operating satisfactorily now and expected to remain same over the study timeframe (to 2031). Recommendations from the review are: • Short Term – Modify phasing at the traffic signal (distribution of green light time in different legs) to improve operation of the Ennis Avenue legs. Please note that this will likely increase waiting times on Elanora Drive and Grange Drive, however it will achieve an overall better outcome for the intersection. • Medium Term – Widen Ennis Avenue to increase capacity. As Ennis Avenue is under the care and control of Main Roads WA, the City wrote to Main Roads WA regarding the optimisation of the current signal arrangement and capital upgrade to Ennis Avenue. Main Roads WA have responded to the City and advised that they have: • Modified the timing allocation at the signals to improve overall level of service. Their site inspections confirmed the resulting improvement. • Modified the coordination between the Dixon Avenue/ Ennis Avenue Signals, Wilmott Drive/ Ennis Avenue and Elanora Drive/ Grange Drive and Ennis Avenue to increase efficiency of the through movements on Ennis Avenue. Main Roads WA also confirmed that any upgrades to the intersection would be included as part of their regular budgetary process. St Albans Road and Mundijong Road – Proposed Main Roads WA Trial Main Roads WA have approached the City regarding the City’s potential participation in a Main Roads WA trial for the installation of Rural Intersection Advanced Warning Signs (RIAW’s) at the intersection of St Albans Road and Mundijong Road. The intersection is one of three under consideration in the metropolitan area for the installation of this treatment. RAIW’s provides a temporary LED regulatory speed limit on the through road (Mundijong Road) when traffic is detected on the side road (St Albans Road) which would reduce the physical forces involved in a crash due to the lower speed. More information on the RIAW’s can be found at https://youtu.be/pkGyGnYxYzU. If the City is selected to participate in the trial the treatment will be installed at Main Roads WA cost. Further detail including timeframe of the trial will be provided in future Bulletin. Stormwater Drainage Projects
Road and Suburb Project Update
This project is on hold subject Lark Hill Sportsplex Carpark, Implement drainage solutions to the replacement of hockey Port Kennedy to prevent carpark flooding pitch.
Detailed design of upgrades Implement drainage solutions completed. Project scheduled Murdoch Drive, Singleton to address localised flooding. for construction in November/ December 2020.
Detailed design of upgrades Implement drainage solutions completed. Project scheduled Griggs Way, Rockingham to address localised flooding. for construction in November/ December 2020. Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 40
Road and Suburb Project Update
Detailed design of upgrades Implement drainage solutions completed. Project scheduled Pollard Way, Warnbro to address localised flooding. for construction in November/ December 2020.
Detailed design of upgrades Implement drainage solutions completed. Project scheduled Third Avenue, Shoalwater to address localised flooding. for construction in January/ February 2021.
Detailed design of upgrades to Intersection of Warnbro Sound Implement drainage solutions completed. Project scheduled Avenue/ Axminster Street, to address localised flooding. for construction in January/ Warnbro February 2021.
Detailed concept design of upgrades to be completed by December 2020. Due to Complete detailed design of seriousness of flooding at Salamanca Reserve drainage upgrades as detailed Salamanca Reserve, it will be Catchment Area, Port Kennedy in Port Kennedy High Ground the test case on the staged Water Study. approach of mitigation measures to be undertaken by the City.
Complete detailed design of Detailed design will be Ceri Close Reserve Catchment drainage upgrades as detailed completed once the Area, Port Kennedy in Port Kennedy High Ground Salamanca Parkway detailed Water Study. design is finalised.
Complete detailed design of Detailed design will be Majestic Reserve Catchment drainage upgrades as detailed completed once the Area, Port Kennedy in Port Kennedy High Ground Salamanca Parkway detailed Water Study. design is finalised.
Complete detailed design of Detailed design will be Round Hill Reserve Catchment drainage upgrades as detailed completed once the Area, Port Kennedy in Port Kennedy High Ground Salamanca Parkway detailed Water Study. design is finalised.
Complete detailed design of Detailed design will be Strasbourg Rumble Reserve drainage upgrades as detailed completed once the Catchment Area, Port Kennedy in Port Kennedy High Ground Salamanca Parkway detailed Water Study. design is finalised.
Redirection of drainage Drainage network modelling Victoria Street Ocean Outfall, network to adjacent swale or and investigation to be Rockingham bubble up pit to avoid the completed by January 2021 scouring at the outfall
Detailed design of upgrades to Implement drainage solutions be completed by February Dixon Rd, Hillman to address localised flooding. 2021 Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 41
Road and Suburb Project Update
Detailed design of upgrades to Implement drainage solutions be completed by March 2021. Cavender Street, Singleton to address localised flooding.
2020/21 New Drainage Projects The City has scheduled underground remote controlled camera investigation & Specification survey of a number of locations that have experienced drainage issues including: • Safety Bay Road – Tropicana Way to Short Street Catchment; • Palisades Boulevard and Bancoura Parkway, Secret Harbour; • Rockingham Light Industrial Area (Crompton Road), Rockingham; • Palm Beach Area (Bell Street, Parkin Street and Esplanade), Rockingham. • Port Kennedy Industrial Area ( Blackburn Drive, Helmshore Way, Bassemer Road, Dalloway Road, Paxton Way, Toynbee Way) Delivery of critical drainage upgrade projects and increased maintenance of the network is benefiting the community as no flood has been reported in recent storms.
4.6 Civil Maintenance Program 2020/2021
Author: Mr Om Gupta, Coordinator Maintenance and Operations
Civil Maintenance expenditure as at 31 October 2020 including commitments was $1,265,324 of the total $4,496,277 budget (28%). Drainage Maintenance The City is undertaking proactive cleaning of the stormwater drainage system in various catchments. Currently drainage cleaning works at Navigator Drive, Singleton are in progress. Continuation of the proactive maintenance of drainage conveyance system and Gross Pollution Traps (GTPs) has already shown significant reduction in road flooding and property flooding issues during the recent winter months.
4.7 Road Rehabilitation & Renewal Programs 2020/2021
Author: Mr Aulad Hossain, Maintenance Engineer
The Road Rehabilitation and Renewal Programs includes resurfacing of the roads and associated upgrade of stormwater drainage lids and replacement of broken kerbing before resurfacing.
Project Description Project Status
MRRG Road Rehabilitation (Westbound, Scheduled for 23 Dixon Road, Rockingham Ennis Avenue to Arkwright Road) November 2020
MRRG Road rehabilitation (Gascoyne Scheduled for 19 Grange Drive, Cooloongup Way to Willmott Drive) November 2020
MRRG Road rehabilitation (Northbound, Scheduled for 26 Read Street, Rockingham Rae Road to Council Avenue) November 2020
MRRG Road rehabilitation (Northbound, Scheduled for 27 Read Street, Safety Bay Willmont Drive to Malibu Road) November 2020
MRRG Road rehabilitation (Eighty Road Scheduled for 16 Sixty Eight Road, Baldivis to Wandoo Drive) November 2020 Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 42
Project Description Project Status
Completed on 23 Ambrose Street, Rockingham Dixon Road, West to East October 2020
Completed on 19 Benjamin Way, Rockingham Read Street to Benjamin Way October 2020
Completed on 13 Birkdale Court, Cooloongup Cuthbertson Drive to Cul de Sac October 2020
Burma Road, Baldivis Doghill Road to Wilkinson Road Not scheduled yet
Camargue Green, Secret Scheduled for 13 Livorno Gardens to Sete Green Harbour January 2021
Completed on 22 Cessnock Way, Rockingham Patterson Road to Commodore Drive October 2020
Commodore Drive, Completed on 21 Read Street to Cessnock Way Rockingham October 2020
Coolawanyah Street, Golden Completed on 27 Tangadee Road to Aurea Boulevard Bay October 2020
Completed on 15 Cuthbertson Drive, Cooloongup Elanora Drive East to West October 2020
Completed on 8 Deanna Court, Cooloongup Cuthbertson Drive to Cul de Sac October 2020
Scheduled for 5 Dixon Road, Rockingham Dowling Street to Goddard Street November 2020
Completed on 9 Eagle Mews, Cooloongup Gleneagles Loop to Cul de Sac October 2020
Completed on 9 Egret Mews, Cooloongup Gleneagles Loop to Cul de Sac October 2020
Completed on 27 Farris Street, Rockingham Read Street to Ledgard Street October 2020
Completed on 12 Gleneagles Loop, Cooloongup St Andrews Loop to Waterloo Road October 2020
Scheduled for 14 Gnangara Drive, Waikiki Read Street to Oakwood Crescent January 2021
Completed on 13 Golf Place, Cooloongup Birkdale Court to Cul de Sac October 2020
Haines Road, Baldivis Doghill Road to Telephone Lane Not scheduled yet Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 43
Project Description Project Status
Completed on 8 Hillview Rise, Cooloongup Cuthbertson Drive to Cul de Sac October 2020
Completed on 21 Hefron Street, Rockingham Council Avenue to Bradbury Street October 2020
Completed on 9 Huntingdale Court, Cooloongup Waterloo Road to Cul de Sac October 2020
Completed on 29 Hurrell Way, Rockingham Islip Street East to Morgan Street East October 2020
La Spezia Drive, Secret Secret Harbour Boulevard to Maratea Scheduled for 11 Harbour Parade January 2021
Scheduled for 12 Latiano Green, Secret Harbour Pesaro Green to Genoa Place January 2021
Livorno Gardens, Secret Scheduled for 12 La Spezia Drive to Sete Green Habour January 2021
Scheduled for 2 Mandurah Road, Baldivis Kerosene Lane to Fifty Road November 2020
Millar Road Landfill Facility to Baldivis Scheduled for 9 Millar Road, Baldivis Road November 2020
Completed on 30 Morgan Street, Rockingham Rogers Street to Hurrell Way East October 2020
Scheduled for 13 Naples Place, Secret Harbour La Spezia Drive to Salerno Place January 2021
Completed on 29 Pardoo Place, Golden Bay Tangadee Road to Coolawanyah Street October 2020
Scheduled for 12 Pesaro Green, Secret Harbour La Spezia Drive to Latiano Green January 2021
Powell Road, Baldivis Doghill Road to Serpentine Road Not scheduled yet
Swinstone Street to Centaurus Street Completed on 16 Read Street, Rockingham (service road) October 2020
Completed on 9 Redbud Mews, Cooloongup Cuthbertson Drive to Cul de Sac October 2020
Completed on 30 Rogers Street, Rockingham Dixon Road to Morgan Street October 2020 Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 44
Project Description Project Status
Scheduled for 9 Royal Palm Drive, Warnbro Halliburton Avenue to Ennis Avenue January 2021
Scheduled for 12 Safety Bay Road, Rockingham Parkin Street to Point Peron Road November 2020
Completed on 12 St Clair Place, Cooloongup Cuthbertson Drive to Cul de Sac October 2020
Completed on 16 Swifts Court, Rockingham Hennessy Way to Woodwind Way October 2020
Completed on 12 Waterloo Road, Cooloongup Gleneagles Loop to Cuthbertson Drive October 2020
4.8 Drainage Renewal Program Municipal Works 2020/2021
Author: Mr Aulad Hossain, Maintenance Engineer
Nil
4.9 Footpath Renewal Program Municipal Works 2020/2021
Author: Mr Aulad Hossain, Maintenance Engineer
Project Description Construction Status
Renew Principal Shared Path Safety Bay Road (South side, Ennis Avenue to Scheduled for 1 December 2020 The Avenue)
Renew Principal Shared Path Safety Bay Road (South side, The Avenue to Scheduled for 2 December 2020 Warnbro Sound Avenue)
4.10 Carpark Renewal Program Municipal Works 2020/2021
Author: Mr Aulad Hossain, Maintenance Engineer
Project Description Construction Status
Hurrell Way Animal Pound & Car park renewal Not scheduled yet Operations Centre
Governor Road Reserve Car park renewal Not scheduled yet
Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 45
4.11 Litter and Street Sweeping Program 2020/2021
Author: Mr Ryan Shaw, LitterBusters Supervisor
Litter Team Budget
LitterBusters and Sweeping Budget
The graph below indicates the number of customer requests received each month for the current calendar year which also includes the method received. Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 46
The graph below provides a comparison between the previous and current calendar year of the total number of customer requests received each month.
4.12 Graffiti Program 2020/2021
Author: Mr Ryan Shaw, LitterBusters Supervisor
Graffiti Out and About A total of 262 graffiti incidents were recorded for the month up to 31 October 2020. Analysis shows: • An increase in graffiti incidents of 10% and an increase of 7% in square metres of property damaged from this time last year • Assets impacted are 205 City assets, 7 State owned utilities and 50 on private property • Rockingham had the highest number of removal incidents for the month (46)
Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 47
Graffiti Removal Annual Statistics The table below lists the historical statistics over the past five years with the quantity of incidents, square metres affected and the total cost of removal. Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 48
4.13 Delegated Authority for the payment of crossover subsidies
Author: Mr Stephen Forrester, Coordinator Coastal Engineering and Fleet
The City’s Asset Compliance Inspector undertakes crossover inspections to ensure each crossover meets the required specification.
October 2020 Crossover Inspections
Subsidy Crossovers Crossovers Subsidy Rebates Suburb Applications Approved Rejected Paid Received
Baldivis 2 2 0 $685 Golden Bay 1 0 1 - Cooloongup 0 0 0 - Singleton 0 0 0 - Port Kennedy 0 0 0 - Rockingham 1 0 1 - Secret Harbour 1 1 0 $484 Shoalwater 0 0 0 - Singleton 0 0 0 - Safety Bay 0 0 0 - Waikiki 0 0 0 - Karnup 1 1 0 $547 Total 6 4 2 $1,716
Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 49
4.14 Third Party Works within the City
Author: Mr Stephen Forrester, Coordinator Coastal Engineering and Fleet
The City’s Asset Compliance Inspector undertakes pre and post-civil works inspections for each site to ensure City assets are reinstated to the approved standard.
October 2020 Third Party Works Inspections
Suburb Pre-Construction Inspections Post Construction Inspections Golden Bay/Singleton 0 4 Waikiki/Warnbro 3 0 Cooloongup/Hillman 0 0 Rockingham/Shoalwater 4 2 Baldivis 5 4 Secret Harbour/ 0 1 Port Kennedy Safety Bay 1 1 Total 13 12
4.15 Asset Inspections
Author: Mr Stephen Forrester, Coordinator Coastal Engineering and Fleet
The Asset Compliance Inspector undertakes pre and post construction kerbing and footpath inspections of new residential homes to ensure City Assets are in safe and sound condition.
October 2020 Kerbing and Footpath Inspections
Suburb Pre-Construction Inspections Post Construction Inspections
Baldivis 3 20
Golden Bay 0 3
Karnup/Singleton 0 1
Rockingham/Shoalwater 2 2 Secret Harbour/ 5 3 Port Kennedy Waikiki/Warnbro 4 0
Safety Bay 0 1
Total 14 30
4.16 Verge Treatment Applications
Author: Mr Stephen Forrester, Coordinator Coastal Engineering and Fleet
Treatment options in accordance with City of Rockingham Street Verge Development Policy:
Received Approved Declined Comment
1 1 0 -
Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 50
4.17 Verge Issues
Author: Mr Stephen Forrester, Coordinator Coastal Engineering and Fleet
Verge obstructions are assessed in accordance with the City of Rockingham Public Places and Local Government Property Local Law 2018.
October 2020 Verge Inspections
New inspection Re-inspection Suburb Verge Non-Compliant Verge Non-Compliant Obstruction Verge Treatment Obstruction Verge Treatment Golden Bay 2 18 1 0 Singleton 1 4 0 0 Waikiki 0 2 0 0 Baldivis 2 24 0 7 Rockingham 0 5 1 0 Cooloongup 0 1 0 0 Secret Harbour 0 2 0 0 Shoalwater 0 1 0 0 Safety Bay 1 1 0 0 Port Kennedy 1 1 2 0 Warnbro 0 0 1 1 Hillman 1 0 0 0 Total 8 59 5 8
4.18 Coastal Capital Projects Author: Mr Matthew Donaldson, Coastal Engineering Officer
Coastal Capital Projects
Project Description Status
The City has appointed an Aboriginal Heritage Consultant to manage the Section 18 Aboriginal Heritage Act approval process. The consultant has received Traditional Owners information and are undertaking consultation with the Traditional Owners about the project. Mersey Point Seawall Construction of new Granite Following the consultation, a Extension towards west Seawall at Mersey Point report will be prepared to accompany the Section 18 application. The application will be considered by The Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee (ACMC). ACMC is established under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 to represent Aboriginal People on heritage matters. The application will then be forwarded to the Minister for Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 51
Project Description Status Aboriginal Affairs for approval/rejection with the Committee’s recommendations. The City is not clear whether approval will be received and if so, when and what conditions may be imposed to excavate the area. The Design for the project have been finalised so civil works can commence following the approval of Section 18.
A consultant was appointed to undertake the design. The consultant completed a detailed condition inspection of the existing seawall to assist Existing Mersey Point Seawall Design and construct new with the design options. Upgrade Limestone Seawall Construction is likely to start in February/March 2021. The project is funded by the Federal Government’s Local Roads and Infrastructure Program funding.
Port Kennedy Boat Launching Port Kennedy Boat Ramp & Facility Maintenance Upgrades Holding Jetty structural Regular Maintenance were completed in early upgrades/maintenance October 2020.
The project is currently in the ‘Concept Design and Options The design will include the Assessment’ stage of the provision of reconstructing the project deliverables. The spur groyne and breakwater to consultants objectives of this Point Peron Spur Groyne the north of the existing stage is to develop conceptual extension design & footprint providing greater layouts and designs for a documentation coastal protection and minimum of 3 options for the expansion of the existing Point upgrade/extension of the spur Peron Boat Harbour body of groyne and breakwater, and a water Multi Criteria Analysis (MCA) to identify a preferred option for detailed design.
The City is currently reviewing Point Peron - Boat Harbour - the scope of works Detailed design for seabed requirements before issuing to dredging Procurement.
4.19 Coastal Infrastructure Management Author: Mr Matthew Donaldson, Coastal Engineering Officer
Kwinana Headlands Beach Renourishment Works Nov-Dec 2020 The City will undertake beach renourishment works at Kwinana Headlands Beach, East Rockingham in November/December 2020. It is expected that between 10,000m3 - 14,000m3 of beach sand will be transported from Point Peron Boat Launching Facility sand stockpile site and spread at the nourishment site to re-establish the beach and dune profile. Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 52
It is anticipated that works will be completed by mid-December 2020. Dedicated Boat Ramp Trial Period - Point Peron Boat Launching Facility Over the 2020/21 summer period, the City will trial dedicated boat launching and retrieval ramps at Point Peron Boat Launching Facility. With the addition of ramps 5 & 6 in Autumn 2020, the facility now has the operational capacity to get recreational boaters on and off the water much quicker than previous years. The changes to boat ramp conditions commencing mid-November 2020 are as follows; Peak period (5am – 10am daily): 1. Ramps 3,4,5, & 6 will be dedicated to vessel launching ramps only 2. Ramps 1 & 2 will be dedicated to retrieval of vessels only Off Peak (from 10 am daily): 3. Ramps 4, 5 & 6 will be dedicated to vessel launching ramps only 4. Ramps 1, 2 & 3 will be dedicated to retrieval of vessels only
Point Peron Boat Launching Facility The dedicated ramps will be trialled for the 2020/21 peak boating period. The City will seek feedback from the recreational boating community at the end of the trial period. The change has been communicated to the community through social media and signage on site. The proposal was discussed and agreed in the last Coastal Facilities Advisory Committee meeting.
Engineering and Parks Services Bulletin 16 November 2020 PAGE 53
Advisory Committee Minutes The following Advisory Committee Minutes are attached for Councillor’s information. Advisory Committee Recommendations will be subject to separate Officer’s reports to Council.
Advisory Committee Advisory Committee Meeting held:
Coastal Facilities Advisory Committee No meeting held this period.
Road Wise Advisory Committee Minutes of the meeting held on 5 October 2020 (Appendix 1)
Appendices 1. Road Wise Advisory Committee Minutes held 5 October 2020
Engineering and Parks Services - Appendix 1
MINUTES RoadWise Advisory Committee Meeting
Held on Monday 5 October 2020 at 4pm City of Rockingham Boardroom Engineering and Parks Services - Appendix 1 RoadWise Advisory Committee Minutes Monday 5 October 2020 PAGE 2
City of Rockingham RoadWise Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Monday 5 October 2020 – Boardroom 1. Declaration of Opening
The Chairperson declared the RoadWise Advisory Committee Meeting open at 4:00pm, welcomed all present, and referred to the Acknowledgement of Country. 2. Record of Attendance/Apologies/Approved Leave of Absence 2.1 Members
Cr Matthew Whitfield Chairperson Mr Tony Gale Community Representative Mrs Arlene Yates Community Representative Mrs Engel Prendergast Senior Road Safety Consultant Ms Tania Gigg Road Safety and Drug Education Branch Vacant WA Police
2.2 Executive Mr Manoj Barua A/Director Engineering and Parks Services Mr Ryan Gibson Coordinator Planning and Design Mrs Mary-Jane Rigby Manager Community Support and Safety Services Miss Morgan Ward Business Support Officer
2.3 Guest/Observer Nil
2.4 Apologies
Mrs Sally Low JP Community Representative Mr Bob Cooper Community Representative
2.5 Absent
Mr Richard Bryant Community Representative Mr William Ashman Community Representative
2.6 Approved Leave of Absence: Nil 3. Terms of Reference
To provide input and advice into the development, implementation and performance of the 'City of Rockingham Road Safety Action Plan' linked to the 'Towards Zero' State Road Safety Strategy 2008-2020.
Engineering and Parks Services - Appendix 1 RoadWise Advisory Committee Minutes Monday 5 October 2020 PAGE 3
4. Confirmation of Minutes of the Previous Meeting
Moved Mr Gale, seconded Mrs Yates:
That Committee CONFIRMS the Minutes of the RoadWise Advisory Committee Meeting held on 6 July 2020, as a true and accurate record. Carried 5. Matters Arising from the Previous Minutes
Nil 6. Declarations of Members and Officers Interests
4:02pm The Chairperson asked if there were any interests to declare. There were none. 7. Petitions/Deputations/Presentations/Submissions
Nil
8. Agenda Items
8.1 Road Safety Action Plan
1st Year Evaluation of the Road Safety Action Plan An evaluation of the first year of implementation of the Road Safety Action Plan has been circulated prior to the meeting. Committee thanked Executive Support for the document and the work to implement the Action Plan. Local Government Road Safety Award Nominations The City is proposing to submit the following projects as part of the Local Government Road Safety Awards: • Category A – Safe System Approach – Road Infrastructure Improvements - Safety Bay Road Pedestrian Islands • Category B – Safe System Approach – Complimentary Initiatives - Strategic review of Speed limits within town centre area of the City • Category C – Safe System approach – Local Road Safety Partnerships - Rockingham’s Road Safety Action Plan The Committee has agreed and satisfied with the City’s submissions. 1. Safe Roads and Roadsides Objective 1.1 – Improve the City’s road safety procedures and guidelines Manoj Barua, Manager Engineering Services and Ryan Gibson, Coordinator Planning and Design have been invited by the Federal Office of Road Safety (ORS) to provide input into the development of the National Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030. They are the only Metropolitan Local Government representatives selected from WA. They will be sharing their experiences of Road Safety initiatives undertaken in the City and provide feedback on the Draft strategy. Congratulations to Manoj and Ryan for highlighting the City of Rockingham at the National level.
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Executive Support advised the first meeting was held approximately 3 weeks ago and Manoj represented WA in the meeting. A number of issues were discussed at broader level. It was discussed that lack of adequate funding remains as the key barrier to achieving the road safety outcome. Manoj also raised that disproportionate attention goes to Speed Limit whereas insufficient attention is given to the uptake of Safe vehicles. He recommended a financial incentive model to increase the community uptake of safer vehicles. Objective 1.2 – Develop and implement engineering treatments to reduce the number and severity of crashes within the City’s transport network Blackspot applications 2020/2021 – state funded projects have been announced with the following projects being successful: - Read Street, Council Avenue and Cygnus Street, Rockingham – Install overhead mast arms and extend the right turn pockets on Read Street. Provide a left turn acceleration lane from Council Avenue onto Read Street; - Read Street, Chalgrove Avenue and Centaurus Street, Rockingham - Install overhead mast arms and extend the right turn pockets on Read Street; - Parkin Street and Bayview Street, Rockingham – Install roundabout; - Royal Palm Drive – Coronata Drive to Ennis Avenue, Warnbro – Upgrade street lighting; - Mandurah Road – Kerosene Lane to Fifty Road, Baldivis – widen sealed shoulder to 1.5m on both sides; - Mundijong Road – Telephone Lane to Duckpond Road (Stage 1), Baldivis - Install street lighting to category V, realign curve, install crash barriers on both side of the road and install crash barrier with raised median. The City received funding for 9 out of 11 projects submitted for the 2020/2021 funding year 2021/22 - the City has submitted 13 projects for funding including: Federal and State Blackspot Funding Applications - Intersection of Patterson Road and Office Road, Rockingham - Introducing an auxiliary lane on west bound Office Rd and south bound Patterson Rd to facilitate left turn movements in a safe manner; - Intersection of Safety Bay Road and Mandurah Road, Baldivis - Install pre-deflection on the east and west approaches of Safety Bay Rd - Intersection of Warnbro Sound Avenue and Port Kennedy Drive, Port Kennedy - Install pre-deflections on the south and west approaches. - Intersection of Read Street and Malibu Road, Cooloongup - Install pre deflections on North and South approaches of the roundabout on Read Street. - Intersection of Safety Bay Road and Settlers Avenue, Baldivis - Remove the right turn filter, extend right turn pocket lane on Safety Bay Rd eastern approach to be 150m, install overhead mast arms on the east and west approaches to improve signal visibility, upgrade street lighting to Australian Standards and install Zebra Crossings in turning pockets.
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- Intersection of Council Avenue, Contest Parade and Kitson Street, Rockingham - Remove right turn filter on the eastern approach of Council Avenue and extend right turn pocket lane on eastern approach of Council Avenue from 40m to 100m length. - Intersection of Central Avenue, Syren Street and Civic Boulevard, Rockingham - Install roundabout with raised plateau; - Safety Bay Road - Raymond Place to Rand Avenue, Waikiki - Upgrade drainage to Austroad guidance; - Baldivis Road - Kerosene Lane to Fifty Road, Baldivis – Install centre Median, streetlighting and shoulder widening between Kerosene Lane and Daintree Street. State Blackspot funding applications only - Mundijong Road - Telephone Lane to Duckpond Road Stage 2, Baldivis - Install street lighting to category V, realign curve, install crash barriers on both side of the road and install crash barrier with raised median; - Intersection of Safety Bay Road, Burlinson Way and Norseman Approach, Baldivis - Install overhead mast arms on the east and west approaches; - Intersection of Kent Street and Flinders Lane, Rockingham - Install roundabout with raised plateau; - Grange Drive - Ennis Avenue to Solquest Way, Cooloongup - upgrade street lighting to AS1158 Eighty Road and Sixty Eight Road The City has completed turning movement counts at the intersection and determined that the following improvements will be made to the intersection: - Install chevron signs and raised retroreflective pavement markers (RRPM’s) on Sixty Eight Road to improve legibility of the curve at the intersection - Install speed cushions on the eighty road approaches to reduce speed and highlight the intersection; - Upgrade street lighting on Eighty Road due to the installation of speed cushions; and - Request a speed limit reduction on Sixty Eight Road from 70km/h to 60km/h The City has approved signage and linemarking drawings from Main Roads WA for the infrastructure improvements with the chevron signs, associated linemarking and RRPM’s to be installed by Main Roads WA. The City is awaiting the upgrade of street lighting by Western Power before the speed cushions can be installed. The chairperson enquired whether any interim measure such as VMS boards or Police presence can be considered. While the Executive support and WALGA suggested that they are doubtful about the effectiveness of the suggested treatments in reducing crash likelihood they will still consider it and take action as necessary. Action: Executive Support to investigate additional interim solutions to implement prior to installation of the above (e.g. VMS Boards, reporting to WA Police)
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Baldivis Road/ Kulija Road The City has completed turning movement and queue length traffic counts at the intersection and is currently modelling the intersection using traffic modelling software to determine the most appropriate intersection treatment for the intersection. The City has included a project for grade separation of this intersection in our Advocacy Plan. Ennis Avenue and Royal Palm Drive The City has met with Main Roads WA to discuss the upgrade of the Ennis Avenue and Royal Palm Drive Intersection. Main Roads WA have provided an additional concept to the City for review. The City will provide comments to Main Roads WA before the preferred treatment option is determined.
2. Safe Speeds Objective 2.2 – Support targeted enforcement by WA Police Roads referred to WA Police for targeted enforcement No new roads have been referred to WA police for enforcement in the past three months. Objective 2.3- Align the speed of vehicles on the road network to within the human tolerances to physical forces
3. Safe Vehicles Objective 3.2 – Increase community awareness of safe vehicles Executive Support advised the Safe Vehicle Campaign will be undertaken in 2021 as per the Road Safety Action Plan. 4. Safe Road Use Objective 4.1 – Increase Awareness of key road user behaviour issues Executive Support advised the Blessing of the Roads event had to be postponed due to Covid-19. The event will be held on 10 November 2020.
Objective 4.2 – Deliver Road Safety and active transport messages to primary and high schools Safe Travel to Schools Program Mrs Yates advised the second visit to Tuart Rise Primary School will be held 22 October 2020. Volunteers to meet at the school entrance on Kempeana Way at 7.45am. Cr Whitfield, Mr Gale, and Ms Gigg volunteered to attend the event. Mrs Yates and Ms Gigg will present the Hero Packs and reinforce the road safety messages at the school to the students following this visit.
Objective 4.3 Deliver Road Safety and active transport messages Executive Support advised a social media banner has been booked for National Road Safety Week. Community Safe Speed Promise Objective 4.4 Deliver Road Safety and active transport messages to primary schools and high schools Executives Support advised this message is being delivered via the Drive So Others Survive campaign.
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Objective 4.5 Improve Knowledge and skills of City Employees and RoadWise Advisory Committee Nil
8.2 WALGA RoadWise Report
Mrs Prendergast advised the Ribbons for Road Safety campaign will run from 15 November 2020 – January 2021. Main Roads WA have a new crash map application. There is a Tech Exchange being held next week in regards to the program. MRWA data is fed from WA Police and Insurance Commission of WA. Action: Executive Support to confirm date for Mrs Prendergast to present Road Safety Performance on Local Government Roads at a Councillor Engagement Session.
8.3 Road Safety and Drug Education Branch Report
Ms Gigg advised due to Covid-19 there has been limited workshops and events held with schools.
Safety Bay Senior High School are working to include Road Safety within the year 7 to 9 curriculum. They are also current participants in the Keys for Life program and have a parent workshop coming up. A Keys for Life parent workshop was recently held at Tranby College and Living Waters Lutheran College. Ms Gigg advised Rockingham Montessori School are having issues with their kiss n drive areas. The school has three kiss n drive areas. The area causing the issues is the four bays directly in front of the school on Attwood Way. Parents were double parking the bays completely blocking northbound travel on Attwood Way. Residents from Roscoe Turn have complained to the school due to traffic backing up down Attwood Way and blocking the entrance to Roscoe Turn. Ms Gigg encouraged the school to action the double parking at the four bays as a priority. Ms Gigg also suggested alternative drop off/pick up times for age groups and that the school look into Your Move and Walking School Bus programs. Ms Gigg advised the school requested information regarding the proposed upgrade of the PCYC skate park and extension of four bay parking to further along Attwood Way. Executive Support advised the skate park is owned by PCYC and not the City so and the City does not have a project planned currently to extend the on street bay parking along Attwood Way. Action: Ms Gigg to supply information and pictures to City for City investigation and site visit. Executive Support to provide Smart School parking vectors to Rockingham Montessori School.
8.4 WA Police Update
Mr Bateman has been transferred and is no longer positioned at Rockingham Police Station. As the Committee Membership is currently up for renomination, the City will await nomination from another Rockingham WA Police representative.
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9. Other Business
9.1 RoadWise Advisory Committee 2020 Membership Nominations
Executive Support advised the nominations for committee membership are currently open. The nomination period is open until 16 October 2020. Selected members are expected to be announced in December 2020.
9.2 Reschedule of January 2021 Meeting
The Committee moved to reschedule the January RoadWise Advisory Committee meeting to the 3rd Monday of January 2021 to allow for announcement of the new Committee and New Year’s holidays. 10. Date and Time of Next Meeting
The next RoadWise Advisory Committee Meeting will be held on Monday 18 January 2021 in the Committee Room, Council Administration Building, Civic Boulevard, Rockingham. The meeting will commence at 4.00pm. 11. Closure
There being no further business, the Chairperson thanked those persons present for attending the RoadWise Advisory Committee meeting, and declared the meeting closed at 5:05pm.