2019-08-12 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                  12 AUGUST 2019


8                        COOROY HINTERLAND PLAYGROUND - PROJECT UPDATE - AUGUST 2019
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                              Project Officer, Paul Brennan
                                    Infrastructure Services Department

Index                               ECM/ Projects (T1) / Hinterland Priority Playground – CAP.WORK – 500551
                                    ECM/Subject / Parks and Reserves

Attachments                         Nil



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Project Officer to the General Committee Meeting dated 12
August 2019 regarding the proposed Hinterland Playground at Cooroy and:
A.                       Note the general project update; and
B.                       Note the specific updates to the capital and operating cost estimates.



REPORT
The purpose of this report is to provide an update on progress to date on this project since the
previous report submitted to Council in October 2018. Both recent and upcoming activities are
discussed, along with a discussion on Capital and Operational Works budget estimates for
Council’s consideration.

1.                       PROJECT UPDATE – JULY 2019

a.                       Recent Activities: November 2018 – July 2019

The below is a list of activities undertaken since the last Project Update reported to Council in
October 2018:
   Establishment of the Internal Working Group and External Reference Groups. The
     establishment and membership of these groups was formally endorsed by Council at the
     October 2018 Ordinary Meeting. First meetings were held in November 2018 and have
     been held progressively since;
   Councillor workshops were undertaken in January and July 2019 to provide an informal
     update on the project and present the latest capital and operational budget estimates;
   An application was submitted for the 2019-2021 Local Government Grants and Subsidies
     Program (LGGSP) – notification of a successful outcome was advised in late May,
     confirming the State will fund 60% of eligible project costs from July 2019;
   Development of an Economic and Financial Analysis report by an external consultant to
     review the community and economic needs for the project, the jobs that it will support
     during construction and after, as well as the financial capacity and capability for Council to
     deliver the project in addition to maintaining the project into the future. The findings in this
     report were used to support the successful grant application;


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