2019-08-06 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   6 AUGUST 2019




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                          6 AUGUST 2019

                                                                                               Noosa Shire Council
                                                                          Guiding Principles for Sealing Gravel Roads
             4.0     Urban Gravel Roads

             4.1.    Assessment and Prioritisation Criteria

             Urban Gravel Roads are categorised within this program as unsealed roads within the boundaries of an
             urban township. Maps of these roads and the urban area boundaries are in Appendix B2 to Appendix B6.
             Assessment and Prioritisation of Urban Gravel Roads involves consideration of the below criteria.

                 e   Number of Dwellings on Road
                         Areas with a higher number of dwellings directly accessed from the particular road will be
                          considered to rank higher than roads with less dwellings.
                 e   Waste Collection Impacts
                          Local roads in urban areas are serviced by a weekly waste disposal service. Assessment of
                          potential improvements to this service are an important Criteria, therefore roads with a known
                          existing issue will be assessed favourably.
                 e   Council Operations Impact
                         -   Maintenance issues, such as excessive loss of gravel road surface during rain events.
                         -   Plant/Machinery access issues.
                 e   Township Hierarchy
                          Based on urban township population.
                 e   Environment
                         -   Road gradient.
                         -   Volume of daily traffic movements.
                         -   Vehicle access issues.

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             4.2     Prioritisation

             Utilising the above assessment and prioritisation criteria, each road is listed in order of high to low priority,
             as listed in Appendix B1. The program is a living document and will be subject to review as the criteria of
             a particular road changes. Instances of change may be a result of increase traffic volumes, raised
             safety/crash incidents, operational and environmental changes.
             The program is not proposing any financial year or budget allocation for the sealing of any of the gravel
             roads identified. The program's intent is to highlight what gravel roads would be Noosa Council's priority,
             should funding or an agreed change in the levels of service occur for the overall management of gravel
             roads.

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