2018-07-06 SM - Attachment 1 to Item 3 - Noosa Council 2018-19 Budget document

Revenue Statement - 2018/19


APPENDIX 3: NOOSA WATERS CANAL MAINTENANCE LEVY
OVERALL PLAN


1.    Special Rate for the Maintenance of the Noosa Waters Revetment Walls
Following remedial work undertaken by Council in the Noosa Waters estate canal area to address
structural problems with the revetment walls, Council has decided to implement an inspection,
maintenance and future works program upon advice from appropriately qualified consulting
engineers. Council has developed long term cost projections associated with the inspection,
maintenance and future works in the Noosa Waters estate canal area to provide support at a level
considered appropriate to ensure the long term viability of the canal revetment wall system.


2.    The Rateable Land to Which the Special Rate Applies
The waterfront allotments in the Noosa Waters estate as delineated in the map below. As
approximately 8.5% of the properties bordering the canals are Council owned or controlled, Noosa
Council will contribute 8.5% of the ongoing costs for this program, and the remainder of the costs
will be met from revenue raised by the special levy.




3.    Service, facility or activity
The service, facility or activity is the inspection, maintenance and undertaking of remedial works in
the Noosa Waters estate canal area to support the revetment wall system. The program, which is
designed to maintain the structural integrity of the revetment wall system, will support the following
works:
a)    An on-going program of inspections of the area by Council staff and an appropriately qualified
      consulting engineer. The inspection program will include the lease costs of survey equipment
      and the undertaking of the physical survey work including survey of scour protection profiles.
b)    Periodic maintenance and works required to maintain scour protection profiles including the
      costs of any contractor to establish a work site and undertake maintenance in the Noosa
      Waters estate canal area to maintain the structural integrity of the revetment wall system.
      Maintenance works include the provision of rock to canal areas adjoining revetment walls to
      assist with the wall structure integrity.
c)    Works to address structural problems with the revetment walls in the Noosa Waters Estate.
      For the sake of clarity, the scope of the works do not include any works that are or have been
      undertaken that are known to Council as Stage 2 works.




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