2016-10-17 General Committee Meeting Notes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   17 OCTOBER 2016




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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                    17 OCTOBER 2016

                       The western end of the third horizontal batten in from the southern end of the external wall
                       of the kitchen area and which is on the fourth span back from the eastern end of this end of
                       the building is loose and hanging out of position.   This will require refixing as part of
                       normal maintenance.

               (ii)    Sheeted in section under the raised dining section:
               (a)     The section of the sub-floor under the eastern side of the raised dining area was locked at
                       the time of inspection.
                       It is noted that the bottom of the corrugated iron walls to the enclosed area, are in direct
                       ground contact and as such, will require an appropriate termite management system to be
                       installed.

                       Note:  The base of the corrugated iron walls are to have a chemical termite management
                       system applied so as to ensure that both sides of the corrugated iron wall are adequately
                       protected against unobserved termite access from ground level.
                       The termiticide to be used would be either Termidor® or Altriset®, both are non- repellent
                       termiticides and should be applied in accordance with the APVMA approved label.

               (b)     The timber off cuts on the ground under the building, are in need of removing as part of any
                       competent termite management program.
                       It is noted that there is evidence of termites having eaten various areas of these off cuts.
                       No active termites were observed at the time of inspection.
              (iii)    Stumps under the building:
               (a)     The concrete and concrete masonry stumps under the hall, have in most instances been
                       packed with pieces of fibre cement sheeting.
                       It is reasonable to assume that the fibre cement sheeting to the various areas around the
                       sub-floor area and in the building in general, has been manufactured using asbestos and as
                       such, should be treated accordingly.

                       It is further noted that there is a significant amount of asbestos cement sheet pieces on the
                       ground near the base of the stumps, but not limited to these areas of the sub-floor.
               (b)     There are some stumps to the southern section of the sub-floor area, that are leaning to the
                       west.
                       The fifth stump in from the southern end of the building and which is located under the third
                       bearer in from the western side of the building, has a significant lean and is in need of
                       reinstating.
                       To ascertain the exact cause of the movement of these stumps would require further
                       invasive investigation to be carried out.
               (c)     The sixth stump back from the southern end and which is located under the third bearer
                       back from the western side of the building, has a gap of approximately 16 mm between the
                       top of the stump cap and the underside of the bearer and as such the bearer isn’t supported
                       on this stump.
                       The sixth stump back from the southern end and which is located under the fourth bearer

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