2021-01-18 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                18 JANUARY 2021


1.   Pathways and Boardwalks Infrastructure Overview

Council’s pathways and boardwalks play a vital role in the services provided to the community
across the Noosa Shire. There is approximately 209km (3,135 segments) of pathway and
boardwalk assets on Council’s financial register considered in this Asset Management Plan (AMP).
These assets have a current replacement value of $67.4m, equating to approximately 6% of
Council’s financial assets.

The capital, operational and maintenance expenses for pathways and boardwalks make up
approximately 1.5% of the $94m annual budget. The capital works program fluctuates from year
to year, however, in the 2019/20 capital works program the capital investment of $289,000 for
pathways and boardwalks equates to approximately 1% of the $29.5m capital works program.

2.   Pathways and Infrastructure Assets

There are many different asset types within the Plan, with various units and components of
measurement. The assets included in the Plan are summarised below:
   Pathways
   Boardwalks
   Stairs

Pathways and boardwalks assets are vital assets to the variety of services provided across the
Noosa Shire. This Plan consolidates Council’s available data and analysis on the pathways and
boardwalks assets. It also presents the output of how systematic approaches are applied by
Council to optimally balance cost, risk and performance. This is essential to meet forecasted
demand and the levels of service required.

3.   Pathways and Boardwalks Asset Condition

In asset reporting an approach to componentisation of the assets to the specific asset class has
been undertaken. This breakdown and componentisation of assets to this level is in accordance
with the financial asset standards and enables more detailed condition information at the
component level. These components are detailed below and reported consistently throughout the
Plan:
    Pathways
    Boardwalks
    Stairs

A consistent condition ranking scale has been chosen by Council as the framework for measuring
pathways and boardwalks assets, based on the 1 to 5 ranking according to the International
Infrastructure Management Manual (IIMM). Any asset scoring 4 (fair) to 5 (poor) will be considered
and prioritised under an asset specific renewal program. Any assets that have reached condition
5 will be included in the relevant renewal programs of the 10-year Capital Works Program.

The breakdown of replacement costs by asset condition is depicted in the graph below. The
importance of this graph is to identify the value of the asset conditions and where future
investments are required to renew or rehabilitate the pathways and boardwalks assets. The
importance of the financial value against each condition enables Council to identify the necessary
funding requirements into the future. Once an asset is rehabilitated or renewed the condition rating
will be adjusted within the asset management system (T1). The timing and renewal of the assets
will be addressed in the annual review of the renewal program and will be reflected in Council’s
10-year Capital Works Program.




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