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CANTERBURY CITY COUNCIL

ORDINARY

AGENDA

CITY SERVICES COMMITTEE

10 JUNE 2010

CITY SERVICES COMMITTEE 10 JUNE 2010

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CITY SERVICES COMMITTEE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ITEM SUBJECT PAGE NO

1 2010/11 COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING EVENTS ...........................................4

2 PROGRESS OF WORKS - MAY 2010 ...................................................................6

3 COUNCIL PARKING ENFORCEMENT.............................................................12

4 PROPOSED NAMING OF FOUR NEW ROADS AS PART OF THE FORMER SUNBEAM SITE REDEVELOPMENT AT CAMPSIE.....................21

This meeting will be recorded on audio tape for minute-taking purposes as authorised by the Local Government Act 1993.


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REPORT SUMMARIES

1 2010/11 COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING EVENTS

• Community tree planting events have been held successfully since 1999 with more than 19,276 trees, shrubs and grasses being planted at various locations by over 1,450 volunteers.

• Funding for the community tree planting events has been provided for in the 2010/2011 Budget and suitable sites have been identified.

• This report recommends times, dates and sites for community tree planting events to be held between July 2010 and June 2011.

2 PROGRESS OF WORKS - MAY 2010

• In order to keep the Committee fully informed regarding the progress of works, this report outlines the status of each of the projects included in the Infrastructure Renewal Program which is funded by a special levy. Advice on the progress of other works included in other Programs being carried out by Contract is also provided.

• In addition, other capital works projects completed or in progress during the month, have been identified.

• It is recommended the report be noted. 3 COUNCIL PARKING ENFORCEMENT

• Council asked that a review of the operation of Council’s parking enforcement unit be conducted with a view to enhancing the contribution of the unit to public safety.

• The Division of Local Government completed a review of parking enforcement by local councils and the review was released in May 2008.

• Councils have a regulatory obligation to enforce parking related legislation to manage public safety and traffic flow.

• Council has adopted an Enforcement and Prosecutions Policy. • There are adequate existing mechanisms for fines to be contested if it is

believed that they have been incorrectly issued. Parking enforcement has always been seen as an unpopular activity. There are similar levels of complaint from the community about perceived under-enforcement, over zealous enforcement and differential enforcement of parking restrictions.

• We have been proactive in providing educational road safety actions and are working with principals and the school communities to ensure the safety of children around schools.

• Council is providing road infrastructure to provide for physical methods of self enforcement of traffic safety rules and reducing the need for regulating enforcement action by our officers.

• We need to ensure that our officers are fully visible when carrying out their traffic safety regulatory functions.

• It is recommended that we continue to carry out educational and proactive action to ensure the safety of our community.


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4 PROPOSED NAMING OF FOUR NEW ROADS AS PART OF THE

FORMER SUNBEAM SITE REDEVELOPMENT AT CAMPSIE

• A request has been received from the current owners of the Sunbeam site, Campsie for Council to give consideration to the naming of four new roads as part of the redevelopment of the site.

• Based on suggestions made by the land owner, plus an historical investigation into previous local land holders in the area, and in consideration of the previous industrial use of the site by the Sunbeam Corporation, it is recommended that the names Mackinder, Playford, Sunbeam and Victa be adopted as the four new road names.


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1 2010/11 COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING EVENTS

FILE NO: T-36-10

REPORT BY: DIRECTOR CITY WORKS

Summary:

• Community tree planting events have been held successfully since 1999 with more than 19,276 trees, shrubs and grasses being planted at various locations by over 1,450 volunteers.

• Funding for the community tree planting events has been provided for in the 2010/2011 Budget and suitable sites have been identified.

• This report recommends times, dates and sites for community tree planting events to be held between July 2010 and June 2011.

City Plan and Budget Implications:

The cost of the community tree planting events has been provided for in the 2010/2011 Budget. The project supports our City Plan long term goals of Responsible Use Of Resources, Healthy Natural Environment and Engaged Community.

Report:

Weekend community tree planting events have been held since 1999. The events have resulted in interested members of the community significantly contributing to the appearance of the City’s parks, reserves and bushland by the planting of trees, shrubs and grasses. Over 1,450 participants have planted more than 19,276 specimens at these events. It is proposed to continue the community tree planting events during 2010/2011 and in this regard the sites selected and the planting timetable recommended, is as follows:

Date Time Ward Site No. of trees/ shrubs/grasses

Saturday 24 July 2010

9am - 12noon Central Mildura Reserve - Brighton Avenue, Campsie

150

Sunday 1 August 2010

9am - 12noon East Gough Whitlam Park - Bayview Avenue, Earlwood

80

Saturday 18 September 2010

9am - 12noon West John Mountford Reserve - Welfare Avenue, Narwee

70

Saturday 23 October 2010

9am - 12noon Central Peter Moore Field - Tudor Street, Belmore

100

Saturday 20 November 2010

9am - 12noon East Rosedale Reserve - Lyminge Road, Croydon Park

300

Sunday 6 March 2011

9am - 12noon West Punchbowl Park - Rose Street, Punchbowl

50

Saturday 9 April 2011

9am - 12noon Central Bazentin Reserve - Bazentin Street, Belfield

80

Saturday 21 May 2011

9am - 12noon East Canterbury Park - Princess Street, Canterbury

50

Saturday 18 June 2011

9am - 12noon West Little Kentucky Reserve - Kentucky Road, Riverwood

300


2010/11 COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING EVENTS (CONT.)

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The 1 August 2010 event has been scheduled to coincide with Planets Ark’s National Tree Day and the start of Local Government Week. The 6 March 2011 event has been scheduled to coincide with Cleanup Australia Day. No events have been scheduled for the summer months, as new plantings require more intensive maintenance until they become established and the community’s interest may wane as it coincides with the holiday period.

The nominated sites are listed below with a description of the proposed plantings.

Location Description of Planting Mildura Reserve - Brighton Avenue, Campsie

Planting of shrubs and grasses in the garden bed adjacent to Brighton Avenue and the planting of native trees in the reserve.

Gough Whitlam Park - Bayview Avenue, Earlwood

Planting of native trees to create an avenue planting along the central pathway.

John Mountford Reserve - Welfare Avenue, Narwee

Planting of native trees, shrubs and grasses throughout the reserve.

Peter Moore Field - Tudor Street, Belmore

Planting of native trees on the northern boundary, and shrubs and grasses on the eastern embankment.

Rosedale Reserve - Lyminge Road, Croydon Park

Planting of shrubs and grasses to revegetate the embankment adjacent to the Cooks River.

Punchbowl Park - Rose Street, Punchbowl

Planting of native trees on the southern side of the oval and replacement plantings in the car park garden.

Bazentin Reserve - Bazentin Street, Belfield

Planting of a garden at the entrance to the reserve.

Canterbury Park - Princess Street, Canterbury

Native tree planting throughout the reserve.

Little Kentucky Reserve - Kentucky Road, Riverwood

Planting of native trees, shrubs and grasses to revegetate the reserve.

RECOMMENDATION:

THAT 1. The community tree planting events be held at the sites and on the dates nominated

in the body of the report. 2. Each community tree planting event be published in our column in the local

newspaper, the Internet Homepage and by newsletters made available from the libraries and the Customer Service Centre, and that residences in the locality of the nominated sites be notified by letterbox drop one week before the scheduled planting dates.


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2 PROGRESS OF WORKS - MAY 2010

FILE NO: E-33-1 PT4

REPORT BY: DIRECTOR CITY WORKS

Summary:

• In order to keep the Committee fully informed regarding the progress of works, this report outlines the status of each of the projects included in the Infrastructure Renewal Program which is funded by a special levy. Advice on the progress of other works included in other Programs being carried out by Contract is also provided.

• In addition, other capital works projects completed or in progress during the month, have been identified.

• It is recommended the report be noted.


The projects identified in this report are funded in the 2009/10 Budget and support our City Plan long term goal of Good Looking Infrastructure.

Report:

1. Infrastructure Renewal Program Levy Works The five Programs funded from the Infrastructure Renewal Program (IRP) Levy, totalling $3,138,000 are:

(a) IRP Road Resurfacing Program

No Street Name From To Ward Status 1 Attunga Avenue Wolli Avenue The end E Completed 2 Burns Street Brighton Avenue Moore Lane C Completed 3 Burns Street Moore Lane Clissold Parade C Completed 4 Fricourt Avenue Thompson Street Earlwood Avenue E Completed 5 Ibex Street Richard Avenue The End E Completed 6 Mena Street Persic Street Seymour Parade C Completed 7 Shackel Avenue William Street House No.24 E Completed 8 Shackel Avenue House No.24 Homer Street E Completed 9 Wangee Road Yangoora Road House No.23 C June 10 Wangee Road House No.23 Lakemba Street C June Program Allocation $447,000

Block bookings for the abovementioned projects have been made with our Contractor as indicated to carry out the road pavement resurfacing works listed. Significant savings however, can be achieved on the unit rates tendered for these works if we are flexible and allow the Contractor to schedule our Works Program projects around other commitments he may have with other customers. We will take advantage of the situation.


PROGRESS OF WORKS - MAY 2010 (CONT.)

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(b) IRP Road Reconstruction Program

No Street Name From To Ward Status 1 Churchill Avenue Yardley Avenue The End W Completed 2 Dryden Street Brighton Avenue The End C Completed 3 Halifax Avenue Karne Street Chick Street W Completed 4 Dudley Street Hillcrest Street The Boulevarde W Completed 5 Hillard Street Lakemba Street Property No. 52 C Completed 6 Waverley Street Stage 2 Rydge Street Southern side

Cobden Street C In Progress

Program Allocation $1,129,000 (c) IRP Concrete Footpath Rehabilitation Program

No Street Name From To Side Ward Status 1 Baltimore Street Omaha Street Albert Street R C Completed 2 Belmore Road Wiggs Road Canterbury Road R W June 3 Bexley Road Douglas Street Wolli Avenue L E June 4 Bexley Road Canterbury Road Jarrett Street R E Completed 5 Canterbury Road Rose Street Victoria Road L W Completed 6 Canterbury Road Gow Street Moxon Road R W June 7 Chalmers Street Chapel Street Burwood Road R C Completed 8 Cobden Street Sharp Street Waverley Street L C Completed 9 Croydon Avenue Georges River Road Fabos Place L E Completed 10 Dibbs Street Canterbury Road The End R E Completed 11 Downes Street Burwood Road Scott Street L C Completed 12 Evaline Street Gould Street Duke Street R C Completed 13 First Avenue Ninth Avenue Seventh Avenue L C Completed 14 Fletcher Street Beamish Street Thorncraft Parade R C Completed 15 Homer Street Wellington Road Watkin Avenue R E Completed 16 Homer Street Hocking Avenue House No.196 R E Completed 17 Hopetoun Street Burnett Street Commons Street R E June 18 Joyce Street Moxon Road Cullens Road R W Completed 19 Karne Street Rhonda Street No.59 L W June 20 Kiewarra Street Legge Street Chapel Street R W Completed 21 Lakemba Street Moreton Street Burwood Road R C Completed 22 Lakemba Street Ernest Street Croydon Street R C Completed 23 Lasswade Street Ettrick Street Crieff Street R E Completed 24 Lyminge Road Windsor Avenue Balmoral Avenue L E Completed 25 McGrath Avenue House No.9 The End R E Completed 26 Methuen Parade Karne Street Bonds Road L W June 27 Moorefields Rd. Kingsgrove Road Opp.Rolestone Ave. R W Completed 28 Moorefields Rd. Kingsgrove Road Rolestone Avenue L W Completed 29 Myers Street Legge Street Flora Street R W Completed 30 Pacific Street Kingsgrove Road Arinya Street R E Completed 31 Passey Avenue Lakemba Street Paxton Avenue R C Completed 32 Peel Street The Boulevarde Leylands Parade R C Completed 33 Quigg Street The Boulevarde Gillies Street L C Completed 34 Remly Street Leslie Street Canterbury Road R W Completed 35 Remly Street Leslie Street Canterbury Road L W Completed 36 Richland Street Opp.Omnibus Road Forrester Street R W Completed 37 Rogers Street Moorefields Road Dreadnought Street L W Completed



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No Street Name From To Side Ward Status 38 Singleton Street Morgan Street The End L E Completed 39 Taylor Street Gillies Street Chalmers Street R C Completed 40 Thorncraft Pde. Canterbury Road Loftus Street R C Completed 41 Wangee Road Punchbowl Road Yangoora Road L C Completed 42 Wangee Road Punchbowl Road Yangoora Road R C Completed 43 Yangoora Road Boorea Avenue Yerrick Road L C Completed 44 Yangoora Road Yerrick Road Neale Street L C Completed 45 Yangoora Road Neale Street Burwood Road R C Completed 46 Yangoora Road Wangee Road Yerrick Road R C Completed 47 York Street Chapel Street Kent Street R C Completed

Program Allocation $360,000 (d) IRP Town Centres Improvements

No Street Name From To Side Ward Status 1 Belmore Town Centre

Burwood Road Leylands Parade Tobruk Avenue E C In Progress

2 Belmore Town Centre Burwood Road

Leylands Parade Bridge Road W C Completed

3 Belmore Town Centre Burwood Road

Bridge Road Station Road W C Completed

Program Allocation $1,077,000 (e) IRP Drainage Program

No Street Name From To Ward Status 1 Tonkin Line 30-15 – Clemton

Park Jarrett Street /Reid Street

Alfred Street /William Street

E In Progress

Program Allocation $125,000 2. Footpath Programs In addition to the Concrete Footpath Rehabilitation Program, which is funded by the Infrastructure Renewal Levy, there are three other Footpath Programs totalling $605,000 and a Road Resurfacing Program of $957,000 included in the Budget. They are: (a) Asphalt Footpath Reconstruction Program

No Street Name From To Side Ward Status 1 Broadarrow Road Narwee Avenue Fisher Lane L W Completed 2 Canterbury Road Bonds Road Draper Avenue R W Completed 3 Carrington Square Anglo Road West Anglo Road East L C Completed 4 Frederick Street Browning Street Moore Street L C Completed 5 Knox Street House No. 23 Burwood Road L C Completed 6 Loftus Street Campsie Street The End L C Completed 7 Loftus Street Lillian Lane Evaline Street L C Completed 8 Seventh Avenue Fifth Avenue Fourth Avenue L C Completed 9 Urunga Parade Robinson Street Rickard Street R W Completed 10 Urunga Parade Cornelia Street Robinson Street R W Completed Program Allocation $205,000

This Program has now been completed.



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(b) New Footpath Construction Program

No Street Name From To Side Ward Status 1 Belgium Street Wiggs Road The End L W Completed 2 Bonds Road Broadarrow Road Iluka Street R W June 3 Florida Crescent Pennsylvania Road Truman Avenue R W Completed 4 Minnesota Avenue Pennsylvania Road Roosevelt Ave. R W Completed 5 Parker Avenue Bexley Road Malley Avenue R E Completed 6 Truman Avenue Pennsylvania Road Roosevelt Road L W Completed 7 Vicliffe Avenue House No. 25 Bexley Road R E Completed 8 Washington Ave. Kentucky Road Roosevelt Ave. R W Completed Program Allocation $220,000

(c) Bicycle Path Construction/Repair Program

No Street Name From To Ward Status 1 Cooks River Bikepath Wardell Road -

upgrade road crossing E Completed

2 Cooks River Bikepath Homer Street Bankside Avenue - upgrade ramp

E TBA

3 Cooks River Bikepath Wanstead Reserve E Completed 4 Cup & Saucer Creek

Bikepath Warburton Parade Hughes Park E June

Program Allocation $180,000 3. Road Resurfacing Program No Street Name From To Ward Status 1 Bellbird Street Glenore Road The End E Completed 2 Burnett Street Keir Avenue Hopetoun Street E Completed 3 Clisdell Avenue Northcore Street The End E Completed 4 Ferrier Parade Jarrett Street House No.18 E Completed 5 Forrester Street Kingsgrove Road Richland Street W Completed 6 Forrester Street Richland Street The End W Completed 7 Hillview Street Phillip Street The End W Completed 8 Lucerne Street Benaroon Road Neale Street C Completed 9 Lucerne Street Neale Street Knox Street C Completed 10 Park Street Balmoral Avenue Riverside Road E Completed 11 Parker Avenue Bexley Road Malley Avenue E June 12 Prestige Avenue Phillip Street The End W Completed 13 Roseanne Avenue Roseview Avenue The End W Completed 14 Roseview Avenue Chick Street House No.26 W Completed 15 Roseview Avenue House 26 The End W Completed 16 Thorncraft Parade Canterbury Road Claremont Street C Completed 17 Trevenar Street King Street Goodlet Street E In Progress 18 Trina Crescent Glenore Road The End E Completed 19 Virginia Place Carparks W Completed 20 Westfield Street William Street Francis Street E Completed Program Allocation $957,000



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Block bookings for the abovementioned projects have been made with our Contractor as indicated to carry out the road pavement resurfacing works listed. Significant savings however, can be achieved on the unit rates tendered for these works if we are flexible and allow the Contractor to schedule our Works Program projects around other commitments he may have with other customers. We will take advantage of the situation. 4. Other Works Work In Progress

Description Ward Rotary Park – redevelopment W Croydon Street, Lakemba – extend car park C Wiley Park – renovation of ponds and creek C Drainage Pipeline Rehabilitation – Tonkin pipeline 30-15 through Yatama Park E Dunstaffenage St, Floss St to Foord Ave – kerb and gutter reconstruction E Linda St, Punchbowl Rd to Central St – kerb and gutter reconstruction, road pavement resurfacing

C

Waverley St, Stage 2; Rydge St to Cobden St – drainage, kerb and gutter, road pavement reconstruction

C

Punchbowl Town Centre Redevelopment – The Boulevarde (north side), Punchbowl Rd to opposite Matthews St, reconstruct footpath and install new street furniture

W

Riverwood Indoor Sports Centre – construction of building and ancillary works W Turrella Reserve – construction of Gross Pollution Trap E Liberty Street – drainage installation W Parker Avenue – kerb & gutter, footpath and road pavement reconstruction E Oswald Street - stormwater drainage amplification C Trevenar Street, Ettrick Street to King Street – drainage, Kerb & Gutter road pavement resurfacing

E

Heynes Reserve – construction of Wetlands E Belmore Town Centre Redevelopment – reconstruction footpath pavement, install street furniture and landscaping; Tobruk Avenue to Leylands Parade

C

Railway Parade, Haldon Street to Croydon Street – reconstruction of Kerb & Gutter and footpath pavement

C

Belmore Town Centre Redevelopment – reconstruction/landscaping of the Burwood Rd/Collins St intersection and footpath paving and landscaping work in Burwood Rd between Bridge Rd and the railway bridge

C

Works Completed

Description Ward Cooks River Foreshore, Boat Harbour to Foord Street – install physical fitness stations adjacent to bikepath

E

Picken Oval – renovation of sports field E Dudley Street – road pavement reconstruction, The Boulevarde to No.44 W Men’s Shed, Clissold Pde Campsie – building renovation C Off Leash Dog Areas – Close Street Reserve, Cooks River at Sixth Avenue, Craig Street Reserve, Hughes Park, Peter Moore Field

Various

Burwood Road opp. Belmore North Primary School – construction of kerb side islands and fencing adjacent to pedestrian traffic signals

C



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Description Ward Bayview Avenue at Bayview Lane and Highcliffe Lane – construction of kerb side blister islands

E

Wardell Road at Lang Road – construction of cyclist/pedestrian refuge. E Wardell Road; Cooks River Bridge – regalvanise safety fence on bridge E

RECOMMENDATION:

THAT the report be noted.


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3 COUNCIL PARKING ENFORCEMENT

FILE NO: P-3-3

REPORT BY: DIRECTOR CITY PLANNING

Summary:

• Council asked that a review of the operation of Council’s parking enforcement unit be conducted with a view to enhancing the contribution of the unit to public safety.

• The Division of Local Government completed a review of parking enforcement by local councils and the review was released in May 2008.

• Councils have a regulatory obligation to enforce parking related legislation to manage public safety and traffic flow.

• Council has adopted an Enforcement and Prosecutions Policy. • There are adequate existing mechanisms for fines to be contested if it is believed

that they have been incorrectly issued. Parking enforcement has always been seen as an unpopular activity. There are similar levels of complaint from the community about perceived under-enforcement, over zealous enforcement and differential enforcement of parking restrictions.

• We have been proactive in providing educational road safety actions and are working with principals and the school communities to ensure the safety of children around schools.

• Council is providing road infrastructure to provide for physical methods of self enforcement of traffic safety rules and reducing the need for regulating enforcement action by our officers.

• We need to ensure that our officers are fully visible when carrying out their traffic safety regulatory functions.

• It is recommended that we continue to carry out educational and proactive action to ensure the safety of our community.


This report has no implications on the budget. The recommendation supports our City Plan long term goal of Safety and Health.

Report:

On 25 February 2010 Council resolved: “THAT a review of the operation of Council’s parking enforcement unit be conducted with a view to enhancing the contribution of the unit to public safety. The terms of reference of the review to include: 1. Evaluation of current policy and procedures for enforcement; 2. Evaluation of covert surveillance practices with a view to minimizing these

practices when they do not contribute to public safety.”


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To address the issues raised, it is proposed to give a brief history and outline of the functioning of our traffic and parking safety activities. Also, I will include the proactive actions we take in relation to education, enforcement and regulation to improve the safety of our community. Background In May 2002 Council took over the role of on-street parking enforcement from the NSW Police Force which had historically employed specialised parking officers. In Canterbury, the Police had only two parking officers carrying out parking patrols for the whole of the City area. The NSW Police Force did not have the resources to ensure safe parking around schools and the adequate turnover of customer parking spaces in our Town Centres. Parking Enforcement We provide both on-street parking and car parks. In most of our Town Centres this is an increasingly scarce public resource and a good education and enforcement program will: • Promote vehicle turnover in shopping centres, effectively increasing the

availability of customer parking. • Ensure equitable access to parking for as many people as possible. This has led to a noticeable change in parking patterns in Town Centres with the longer term parking now being located on the periphery of our shopping centres. When we took over the role of on-street parking enforcement in May 2002 we resourced the unit initially with four Community Patrol Officers (CPOs) and increased the number to six in 2003. In addition to our CPOs, we have eight Rangers who also carry out parking enforcement in addition to their other regulatory functions. Our current parking enforcement program involves our officers carrying out school safety patrols daily during school terms at our 35 schools. The Rangers undertake school patrols in the mornings and the CPOs undertake the school patrols in the afternoon. We currently carry out about 380 school safety patrols per year. We have 12 Town Centres and 16 Council car parks. Our CPOs undertake parking enforcement in the Town Centres daily on foot patrols and enforce the parking restrictions in our car parks using motor scooters. The Rangers investigate parking enforcement outside the Town Centres. Evaluation of Current Policy and Procedures for Enforcement The Division of Local Government completed a review of parking enforcement by local councils and the review was released in May 2008. This review made a number of findings and in particular: • Councils have a regulatory obligation to enforce parking related legislation to

manage public safety and traffic flow; • Councils have no power to set or amend parking fine penalties; • The review found that there are adequate existing mechanisms for fines to be

contested if it is believed that they have been incorrectly issued. Parking enforcement has always been seen as an unpopular activity. There are similar levels of complaint from the community about perceived under-enforcement, over zealous enforcement and differential enforcement of parking restrictions;



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• All councils are encouraged to have in place enforcement policies and complaint handling policies and procedures.

Parking Signage Parking signage in the City of Canterbury has been installed in accordance with the guidelines set down by the RTA and is based on the recommendations of our Traffic Committee. Our Community Patrol Officers report daily on the condition of signage as a result of vandalism, removal or general wear and tear. Our officers also regularly report areas where signage is obscured by trees or overgrowth or where current signage may be inappropriate. This ensures that people have signage to indicate were they should not be parking or stopping. Public Perception of Parking Enforcement Parking enforcement has always been seen as an unpopular activity, in a similar way to other public safety regulatory mechanisms. Some traders and residents do not support parking enforcement, notwithstanding that it ensures the adequate turnover of car parking and the safety of pedestrians and, in particular, the safety of our children around schools. Our officers are in a difficult position in that there are similar levels of complaint from the community about perceived under-enforcement, over zealous enforcement and differential enforcement of parking restrictions. Many issues affecting negative perceptions of parking enforcement relate to the discretion exercised by our authorised officers. It bears repeating that, ultimately, if individuals comply with parking laws then fines cannot be issued. Discretion At Canterbury, our parking management approaches are based on legal advice which argues that: • “the discretion to issue or not to issue a penalty notice should only be exercised by

authorised officers. • A Council cannot dictate or prescribe the circumstances or the manner in which

that officer should exercise his/her discretion, and; • Authorised officers should only exercise this discretion (ie: issue warnings, instead

of fines) in very limited circumstances.” Our officers are encouraged to use discretion in relation to all traffic flow offences and the officers do this on a regular basis, for example, if a person is observed sitting in a car at a Bus Zone and there are no buses endeavouring to use the zone they will request the person move the vehicle. In relation to road safety related offences or red zones, such as school safety patrols, No Stopping offences and offences related to pedestrian crossings, we operate strictly on the principle of safety and we do not use discretion for these areas. Under-Enforcement In response to claims of under-enforcement, particularly in relation to public safety related offences, the Minister for Local Government wrote to all Councils in May 2006 advising that routine issuing of warnings for parking offences is unacceptable and contrary to the objectives of pedestrian safety in the case of school zones.



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Over-Enforcement It is recognised that perceptions of revenue raising and over-zealous enforcement plays a role in the negative public view of parking enforcement. This is why we adopted a clear, fair, easily accessible Parking Enforcement Policy to address negative perceptions. There are adequate existing appeal mechanisms available to the public. Enforcement and Prosecutions Policy The Policy which covers all areas of regulation and enforcement, not just traffic and parking regulation. • Rationale

The City of Canterbury has adopted an Enforcement and Prosecutions Policy and the rationale for adopting this policy is:

“Council has an important role to investigate unlawful activities within the area of its jurisdiction. These can be brought to the attention of Council by members of the public or be as a result of independently identified and/or initiated investigations by staff. The matters Council is required to investigate are specified by legislation. The purpose of enforcement action and procedures to be followed are contained in specific legislation enacted by either State or Federal Government to address a particular community need. In applying the legislation within its jurisdiction, Council seeks to promote the public interest and to ensure that Council’s duties are performed in a transparent, efficient, fair and consistent manner having regard to individual circumstances and their associated outcomes.”

• Objective

The objective of this policy is to establish clear guidelines for the exercise of discretions available in dealing with the carrying out of regulatory action by Council, including customer service requests regarding unlawful activities. It provides workable guidelines on: – How to assess notifications of unlawful activity and associated

investigation; – Options for dealing with unlawful activity; – How it is decided whether enforcement action is warranted; – Balancing the best interests of the whole community when making

decisions. • Scope

The policy applies to all compliance and enforcement action where Council has regulatory responsibility under NSW legislation, including but not necessarily limited to: – Roads, footpaths and parking – Pollution control – Control of animals – Unauthorised development (including non-compliance with consent

conditions) – Public health and safety issues – Food safety – Fire safety – Tree preservation – Activities and activity applications and approvals.



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• Appeal Management

– To better provide that Council manages the penalty infringement process and enforcement action in a consistent, transparent, accountable and unbiased manner, any requests or representations seeking reconsideration or waiving of a penalty infringement notice are required to be made directly to the NSW Office of State Revenue.

– Requests to waive penalty infringement notices cannot be considered by Council. Any requests for reconsideration from the NSW Office of State Revenue shall only be considered on the basis of: evidence that an error has been made in the issuing of the penalty ـ

notice, or the extent the evidence or circumstances may affect the successful ـ

defence of the infringement in the event of a Court hearing or appeal; or

legal advice has been obtained and it is considered appropriate to do so ـhaving regard to that legal advice.

Covert Operations and Officer Compliance with Parking Regulations Our officers are instructed not to carry out covert patrols and are always in uniform and full view. Parking infringements have been issued in some cases by our Manager and Team Leader of Compliance who do not wear uniforms and these are generally where a vehicle is parked dangerously and may cause a safety issue or by complaint from a member of the public. If there are any complaints of covert activities, these are investigated and followed up; action is taken to reinforce our instruction that officers are to be in view when carrying out their patrols. Our officers use digital cameras and take photographs of most offences observed. The photographs are used as supporting evidence only. Each parking offence requires certain proof of evidence and our officers are trained to record this proof in their notebooks for use in the preparation of a Statement of Facts should the matter proceed to a defended court hearing. Wherever possible our officers are required to place an infringement notice directly on the vehicle. The only instances where a notice is not placed on the vehicle are: • A school safety patrol whereby the vehicle does not stop long enough to enable the

officer to complete the ticket and place it on the vehicle. • Where it may impact on the safety of the officer. • In the case of a drive off by an offender. Some examples of where our officers position themselves when they carry out their patrols at schools are illustrated in the following photographs.



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Hampden Road Public School – Hampden Road Lakemba

Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School – St James Avenue Earlwood



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Holy Spirit College – Croydon Street Lakemba

Photo shows our Rangers carrying out a standard School Safety Patrol at Holy Spirit College in Croydon Street Lakemba. The officers patrol from the footway adjacent to the main pedestrian crossing. This patrol was carried out on Tuesday 23 March 2010.



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Proactive Actions - Education • Our Road Safety Officer offers to attend school orientation days along with our

Team Leader Enforcement. We generally receive an invitation to attend about 10 schools per annum.

• We provide information to all School Principals on the importance of driver safety for inclusion in their information reports to school parents.

• On a regular basis our Road Safety Officer attends schools and provides information brochures and advice to school parents.

• Ashfield Local Area Command is proposing to hold a School Principals’ Forum. • We are endeavouring to hold an additional forum in conjunction with Campsie

Local Area Command for the schools that fall in this area. Infrastructure We have provided additional infrastructure at a number of schools in the way of garden beds and traffic calming devices to improve the safety of pedestrians by modifying driver behaviour. The provision of garden beds are generally placed in the statutory “No Stopping “ zones on corners or adjacent to pedestrian crossings and act as a physical barrier to prevent vehicles being parked in dangerous areas. This physically prevents parking illegally in the statutory no parking areas. It improves safety and reduces the need for our officers to issue fines. It is self enforcing and a positive contribution to traffic management in the vicinity of schools in particular. An example of these installations is shown below at All Saints Primary School at Cecilia Street Belmore. We are currently constructing garden beds at Belmore North Primary School in Burwood Road to improve the safety for the children at the school.

Garden beds constructed on corner Isabel and Cecilia Streets at

All Saints Primary School Belmore



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Conclusion We do have a responsibility in regard to the enforcement of traffic and parking safety, particularly in relation to schools. Our officers are instructed not to carry out covert enforcement practices and any complaints in this regard are investigated. In an effort to reinforce our responsibilities to the community we will also be undertaking further training with our Community Patrol Officers and Rangers in relation to Customer Service and our Enforcement and Prosecutions Policy. We carry out education of drivers, in conjunction with the police, our Road Safety Officer and the schools both at a principal/teacher level and also parent bodies. We are proactive in providing infrastructure that promotes self enforcement so that safety is enforced and drivers are not penalised. If people drive safely and legally then we have no power to issue fines and penalties. While enforcement of safety on our roads is not a popular activity, it is a responsibility that we take seriously.

RECOMMENDATION:

THAT 1. We continue our road safety education initiatives. 2. We continue to review infrastructure installations at schools to improve driver

behaviour and the self enforcing compliance with safety standards. 3. We ensure that our officers are visible when carrying out their regulatory activities

and that further training will be provided to our Community Patrol Officers in relation to our Customer Service standards.


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4 PROPOSED NAMING OF FOUR NEW ROADS AS PART OF THE FORMER SUNBEAM SITE REDEVELOPMENT AT CAMPSIE

FILE NO: 172/60D PT10

REPORT BY: DIRECTOR CITY PLANNING

Summary:

• A request has been received from the current owners of the Sunbeam site, Campsie for Council to give consideration to the naming of four new roads as part of the redevelopment of the site.

• Based on suggestions made by the land owner, plus an historical investigation into previous local land holders in the area, and in consideration of the previous industrial use of the site by the Sunbeam Corporation, it is recommended that the names Mackinder, Playford, Sunbeam and Victa be adopted as the four new road names.


The report supports our City Plan long term goal of Sustainable Urban Development. If the recommendation is adopted there will be a minimal cost associated with the erection of street signs for four new roads.

Report:

On the 4 February 2010 a Part 3A Major Project was determined by the Minister for Planning for the former Sunbeam site at 60 Charlotte Street, Campsie. The approval involves the redevelopment of the site in two stages. The first stage is a concept plan approval for the entire site, much like a master plan. The second stage is a project application approval for a component of the redevelopment where the detailed plans for lot 11 (residential development, a child care centre and other associated works) have been approved, much like a development approval, to proceed to construction certificate phase. This leaves the remaining four blocks which have a concept plan approval to be assessed by Council (as delegated by the Minister) under the parameters set down by the concept approval. Essentially the Minister’s concept approval for the site involves: • Mixed use redevelopment with a total floor space area of 76,128m2. • Multiple unit residential development and seniors living (including independent

living units and a residential aged care facility). • A Supermarket, medical centre and a child care centre. • Minimum open space of 4,850m2. • 6 buildings on lot 21 with heights up to 3 stories. • 2 buildings on lot 31 with heights between 4 and 6 stories. • 4 buildings on lot 41 with heights between 5 and 6 stories. • Demolition of existing buildings on site and remediation of land. • Subdivision, road construction, services and landscaping.


PROPOSED NAMING OF FOUR NEW ROADS AS PART OF THE FORMER SUNBEAM SITE REDEVELOPMENT AT CAMPSIE (CONT.)

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The proposed redevelopment is illustrated diagrammatically below.

As indicated in the plan, the redevelopment of the site provides for four additional new roads to be constructed. The applicant has requested that Council give consideration to the naming of these roads and has suggested the following names which relate to historical farmers/ local land owners: • McKinder • Walker • Moncur • Playford. Guidelines for the Determination of Place Names We have a Policy for the naming of public places. The Policy is based on the Geographical Names Board of NSW Guidelines for the Determination of Place Names, and includes the following points of consideration. 1. A name suggested for any place owes its origins to the peculiarity of the

topographic feature designated, such as shape, vegetation, animal life etc, may be accepted but, in doing so, care should be exercised in avoiding duplication of names already used for other features.

2. The Geographical Names board prefers to avoid the repetition of commonly used names, Sugar Loaf, Sandy, Back, Bald, Deep, Long, Kangaroo, Reedy, Rocky Spring and Stony are examples of such names.

3. Easily pronounced names should as far as possible be used. 4. Names of aboriginal origin or with a historical background are preferred.



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5. Names acknowledging the multicultural nature or our society are encouraged. 6. The changing of long established place names is generally not preferred, except

where necessary to avoid ambiguity or duplication. 7. Long and clumsily constructed names and names composed of two or more words

should be avoided. 8. The multiplication of names for different parts of the same topographical feature

such as a stream or mountain range will be avoided whenever possible and the one name applied to a stream or mountain range throughout its entire length.

9. The naming of forks, arms and branches of a river or north branch and south branch is not favoured. Generally it is preferable to assign independent names to river branches.

10. The use of cardinal points of the compass as a prefix to an existing name is not favoured. However, well established names which carry such a prefix or suffix may be approved.

11. Where names have been changed or corrupted by long established local usage, it is not usually advisable to attempt to restore the original forms; that spelling which is sanctioned by general usage should be adopted.

12. When a choice is offered between two or more names for the same place, locality or feature, all sanctioned by local usage, the Board may adopt one of such names as is considered appropriate in accordance with the rules outlined above.

13. The possessive form should be avoided whenever possible without destroying the sound of the name or changing its descriptive application, eg Howes Valley should be written without the apostrophe.

14. The use of hyphens in connecting parts of names should, as far as possible be avoided.

15. Names considered offensive or likely to give offence will not be approved. The names suggested by the current owners of the site would satisfy a number of the points contained within our guideline. However, further information provided by our Local Studies Librarian suggests that only Mackinder (note correct spelling) and Playford are suitable because the names of Walker and Moncur have previously been used within our Council area. The following information explains. Historical Investigation Cup and Saucer Creek is a tributary of Cooks River. It runs through the Sunbeam site but has been a concrete drain for many years. Around the creek there were a number of family run dairy farms and market gardens that survived on the gentle slopes and good soil until about 1950. By 1950 the dairy industry had changed and there was pressure for development or green space to replace these rural industries as the suburbs developed. The names nominated by the Sunbeam developers were all farmers near Cup and Saucer Creek. Walker and Moncur have already been used as local road names (and are therefore not appropriate). The other suggestions of Mackinder and Playford are considered very appropriate because of their historic associations with the area in the recent history before Sunbeam was built. Similarly, two other local farms that survived almost to the post-war Sunbeam era, Butcher and Howlett, are also suggested as possible names for the new roads. Further detail on these names appears below.



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• Mackinder

Walter Mackinder owned ten acres of land fronting Charlotte Street Campsie where he operated a market garden with his wife Sarah from 1910. According to family descendants, Walter sold the land to the Sunbeam Corporation in 1951.

• Playford The Playford family's "Rosemount" dairy farm was established in 1912 and operated until sometime in the 1940s. The Playford farm covered the area from Tasker Avenue, Jarrett Street along Bexley Road, and a partial frontage to William Street. Ferrier Parade and Lawn Avenue are both sited on the former Playford farm. It was one of the biggest farms in the area during the twentieth century. “Rosemount” had about 100 dairy cows at one time and claimed to be the largest dairy in the Sydney metropolitan area, and also to have installed the first milking machine, although this has not been confirmed.

• Butcher Close to Sunbeam was Butcher’s market garden. It ran from Jarrett Street, Alfred Street and down to William Street, with a smaller block across the other side of William Street to Dunkirk Avenue. Butcher’s land included the site of Yatama Park.

• Howlett Another large farm in the area was that of the Howlett family, a little further away from Sunbeam. Alfred Howlett ran this family dairy as part of a mixed farm of 40 acres. The farm block ran between Rosemeath Avenue and Miller Street as far as Olive Street, and stretched nearly to Homer Street. It operated from the early 1920s to about 1945. After Mr Howlett sold his herd in the mid 1940s he ran a milk depot from his property in William Street and had a number of milk delivery runs in the district.

There are also two other names associated with the use of the site by the Sunbeam Company that are worthy of consideration. They are: • Sunbeam

Because the redevelopment incorporates the entire site previously occupied by the Sunbeam factory and associated works, it is appropriate that consideration be given to including “Sunbeam” as one of the new road names. The Sunbeam Company had the reputation of being the largest manufacturer of portable electrical appliances in Australia and was the largest company operating in our City for many years.

• Victa Victa Limited is a company owned by the Sunbeam Corporation. The Victa Lawn Mower was invented in 1952 and within six years over 143,000 mowers were produced annually. Today “Victa” remains the largest selling brand of lawn mower in Australia and is exported to over 30 countries world wide. As with Sunbeam, “Victa” is an iconic Australian brand name.

Conclusion Based on the information provided by the owners of the Sunbeam site and investigations undertaken by our Local Studies Librarian, it is recommended that the names of two local farmers: Mackinder and Playford be adopted as road names in the redevelopment of the former Sunbeam site.



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It is also recommended that the names of Sunbeam and Victa be adopted for the other two new road names due to their association with the Sunbeam Corporation and as iconic Australian manufacturing brand names in the second half of the twentieth century. A recommendation to adopt the names Mackinder, Playford, Sunbeam and Victa, appears below.

RECOMMENDATION:

THAT 1. Mackinder, Playford, Sunbeam and Victa be adopted as new street names for the

future redevelopment of the Sunbeam site at Campsie. 2. Necessary steps be undertaken to formalise these names through the Geographical

Names Board following subdivision for the roads.


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