Transcript Portarlington NE Group - City of Greater Geelong

Portarlington NE Group
Road Sealing
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We Apologise For Having
To Ta k e Yo u A w a y F r o m
Family Activities On This
Day
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The Process To Date
Pre 2010
• Requests
For Sealing /
Dust
Suppression
Received
Feb 2010
Aug 2010
• Preliminary
Survey Sent
To
Properties
Jun 2012
• Community
Reference
Group
Meetings
Commence
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Apr 2012
• Response
Letter To
Survey Sent
To
Properties
Jan 2013
• Letter To
Properties
Regarding
Progress
• Public
Consultation
Session
Held
May 2013
• Information
Session For
Properties
Affected By
Works
What Do I Get For My Money?
• 7.6 m wide sealed
road
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What is not included?
• Kerb and Channel
• Street Drainage
• Footpaths
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What Works Will Council Pay
For?
• Road Sealing against:
– Council Reserve
– Pony Park
• Traffic Calming
• Extra Road width
above 7.6m
• Flood Mitigation
Drainage
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Where to Next?
Final Property
Owner Survey
Intention to
Declare
(Formal cost
estimate)
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Submission
Panel
Declaration
VCAT?
Tender
Construction
How long will the process take?
• Whole process may take 18-24months
– Scheme
– VCAT
– Construction
• Construction process 4-5months
– Possible start 2014/15 financial year
• Build all at once
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Sharing the Cost
• Access Benefit
– reach property via a sealed road
• Amenity Benefit
– reduced dust & mud
– Improved property aesthetics
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Sharing the Cost
Colour
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Cost Range
Yellow
$0
$2,000
Pink
$2,000
$4,000
Blue
$4,000
$6,000
Orange
$6,000
$7,000
Brown
$8,000
$10,00
0
Red
$10,00
0
$12,00
0
Purple
> $12,000
Green
Council Land
Grey
Crown Land
Dust Suppressant
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Expensive
Short term seasonal solution
Doesn’t solve muddy roads
Conservation of drinking water
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Construction
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Access to properties will be maintained
Traffic management will be in place
There will be some inconvenience
The City and Contractor will decide where
work starts
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Paying for the Works
• Payment plans
– 6 months interest free
– Instalments over 4+ years
• Hardship provisions
– Deferred payment
– Tailored payment plan
• Legal charge against the property
– Costs can be recovered by enforcement
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Calculating Property Rates
Capital Improved Value (CIV)
2012/13 Residential Rate in dollar
$300,000
0.002544
$300,000 x 0.002544 =
$763.20
Add Municipal Charge
$86.33
Add Waste Service Charge
Total Rates & Charges
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$226.00
$1,075.53
Comparative Property Rates
Capital Improved Value
(CIV)
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Rate in Dollar
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CIV 
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Rate $ 
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CIV 
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Rate $ –
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Rate $ 
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Rates – or 
• Comparative Property Rates are independent
of CPI & State Gov’t increases
• Rate in Dollar is based on:
• number of rateable properties
• type of property (ie: commercial, residential)
• required Council budget for year
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VCAT
• Objections can only be made on the
following grounds
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No special benefit will be received
Basis for distribution of cost is unreasonable
Proposal is inconsistent with Planning Scheme
Work is unnecessary, unreasonable, excessive,
insufficient, unsuitable or costly given the
probable use of the road
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VCAT – Grounds for Objection
• Special Benefit
– Improved access or amenity, reduced dust / mud
– VCAT has previously ruled that sealing a road
provides a benefit to an abutting property
• Distribution of Cost
– Cost applied to a property is grossly excessive
compared to other properties
– Method chosen for apportionment is not
contestable
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VCAT – Grounds for Objection
• Planning Scheme
– Area is inside the Urban Boundary for
Portarlington
– Basic road seal is consistent with Planning
Scheme for Portarlington
• Probable Use of Road
– Traffic volumes and residential density support
sealing a road for Amenity and Access purposes
– Sealed road is consistent with Urban Area
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Question Time
Please Be Respectful During Question Time
One person speaks at a time
Allow questions to be fully answered
So as to address as many questions as
possible, prices will not be read out for
individual properties.
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