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Agenda: Woollahra Local Traffic Committee

Date: Tuesday 5 November 2013

Time: 10.00am

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5 November 2013

To: Members of the Woollahra Local Traffic Committee

cc: The Mayor,

All Councillors

Dear Sir/Madam

Woollahra Local Traffic Committee Meeting – 5 November 2013

Meeting No 10/13

In accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 1993, I request your

attendance at a Meeting of the Council’s Local Traffic Committee to be held in the

Thornton Room, Council Chambers, Double Bay, on 5 November 2013, at

10.00am.

Cathy Edwards-Davis

Manager – Engineering Services

Woollahra Municipal Council

Local Traffic Committee AGENDA 5 November 2013

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Item No: Y2 Traffic Matters on Local Roads – Recommendation to C&E for

Consideration

Subject: Goodhope Street, Paddington – Parking Changes Consultation Results

Author: Shirlene Yee Yet – Team Leader Traffic and Transport

File No: 422.G

Reason for Report: To report on the results of the trader consultation for parking changes.

Recommendation:

Based on the results of feedback received from the recent trader and resident survey, it is

recommended that Council:

A. Receive and note the contents of this report.

B. That all affected traders and residents be informed of Council’s decision.

Background:

Council has received representations from some Traders in the Fiveways commercial precinct

requesting for some short term parking bays in this local area. The Traders have suggested

converting the existing three “1P” parking bays on the western side of Goodhope Street along

properties 8 to 14 Goodhope Street to “1/4P” restrictions.

All the businesses and some residential properties were surveyed to determine their level of support

for the suggested parking changes. The consultation letters were hand delivered to all affected

properties. The consultation letter and survey questionnaire are attached as Annexure 1.

The following parking changes were proposed:-

Convert the three “1P 8am-11pm Mon-Sat Permit Holders Excepted Area PGTN 3” parking bays

between No. 8 and No.14 Goodhope Street to:

“1/4P 8am-6pm 2P 6pm-11pm Mon-Sat Permit Holders Excepted Area PGTN 3”

Consultation Results:

A total of 77 letters were delivered to all businesses and residential properties. 16 responses (21%

response rate) were received generally from properties in close proximity to the section of

Goodhope Street under review. The table below details the summary of survey responses.

Letters distributed 77

Responses received 16

Response rate 21%

No. Support New 1/4 P parking restriction 9 (56%)

No. Against 1/4 Parking Restriction 7 (44%)

No. support No Changes Required 6




Comments from Traders received are detailed below:-

“1/4 parking will relieve residents parking in other areas although I doubt 3 spaces will

be sufficient. Perhaps increasing time to 7pm will be necessary to help the number of

shoppers on their way home from work. However nothing will work without strong and

regular support from rangers. Only parking rangers can improve the situation by paying

greater attention.

Permit holders should not be excepted. The 1/4P should apply to all otherwise it is

pointless changing.

Remove the permit holders exception as the occupant of number 8 already constantly

uses one of the three bays as his own proposed car space.

I think it is a great idea. It works very well near the post office on Ormond street and I

think is great for many who just want to stop quickly to pickup some food and

groceries, take away and coffee. It will be a good thing for all business in Fiveways.

Remove the right for permit holders to be exempted.

Already a dangerous area with pedestrian crossing and parking. Such changes would

increase activity and risk, adding to congestion and dangerous overtaking.

1/4P is insufficient for any use in a retail area. The person who has requested this

change has personal agenda, not for benefit of the retail shopping.

Need more motorbike spaces across the road. Customers need 1P parking for lunch and

haircuts not everything is 15 min quick takeway.

When clients come to our office our meetings are always well over 15 min. Parking is

already too hard in the area, this will make it more difficult.

I think changing to 1/4P 8am-6pm is a good idea but not with permit holder excepted

area pgtn3 restriction. There is no point of having 1/4P if residents park it out.

Changing the existing parking restriction has no benefit for the majority of business

owners at Fiveways. I think it would harm the effort of local business owners to

encourage trade at Fiveways. If it is approved there should be no exception for permit

holders.

Removing resident parking from the section would be important.”

Discussion On Resident Feedback

56% of the respondents supported changing the 1P restrictions to 1/4P restrictions and 44% were

opposed to the changes. A clear majority was not determined and there was no consensus even with

the properties directly abutting the parking area under review.




A number of respondents said that should the parking period be changed, residents should not be

exempt. Traffic Engineering concurs that for the 1/4P parking restrictions to work effectively,

residents should not be given exemption.

However based on the feedback results with no clear majority, it is recommended that no changes

be made at this time.

Conclusion:

Based on the feedback received from the local traders and residents, it is recommended that the

current parking restrictions remain.

Identification of Income & Expenditure:

Not applicable.

Annexures:

1. Copy of Resident Letter and Survey Form




Annexure 1

Council Ref: T203 (SYY)

Your Ref:

10 October 2013

To the:

Owner/Occupier

Proposed Short Term Parking Restrictions

Along No.s 8 to 14 Goodhope Street, Paddington

Council has received representations from some Traders in the Fiveways commercial precinct

requesting for some short term parking bays in this local area. The Traders have suggested

converting the existing three “1P” parking bays on the western side of Goodhope Street to

“1/4P” restrictions.

The following parking changes are therefore proposed:-

Convert the three “1P 8am-11pm Mon-Sat Permit Holders Excepted Area PGTN 3” parking

bays between No. 8 and No.14 Goodhope Street to:

“1/4P 8am-6pm 2P 6pm-11pm Mon-Sat Permit Holders Excepted Area PGTN 3”

As this proposal will have an impact on parking in the local area, Council is seeking your

comments. I have attached a questionnaire for your convenience. Please return your

comments by Friday, 25 October 2013. Please send your feedback via:-

Postal address: PO Box 61 Double Bay, NSW 2028 or

E-mail address: [email protected] or

Facsimile: 9391 7044

Should you have any queries or would like to discuss this proposal, please contact me on

9391 7039.

Yours sincerely

Shirlene Yee Yet

Team Leader Traffic and Transport

mailto:[email protected]




WOOLLAHRA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

PARKING QUESTIONNAIRE GOODHOPE STREET, FIVEWAYS, PADDINGTON

1 Name (Optional)

2 Address (Required)

3 Business Type eg café, hairdressing, chemist etc (Required)

4 Email

Please tick appropriate box

5 Do you support converting the three “1P 8am-11pm Mon-Sat Permit Holders Excepted Area PGTN 3” parking bays along No.s 8 to 14 Goodhope Street to short term parking? If you answered NO, proceed to Q7.

□ YES □ NO

6 If you answered YES in Q5, do you support the proposed “1/4P 8am-6pm 2P 6pm-11pm Mon-Sat Permit Holders Excepted Area PGTN 3” restrictions?

□ YES □ NO

7 Should the existing parking restrictions remain i.e no changes required at this time?

□ YES □ NO

8 Please add any additional comments, alternative times or suggestions in the space below.

For assistance in completing this questionnaire please contact Council’s Team Leader Traffic and Transport – Shirlene Yee Yet on 9391 7000. Please return your completed questionnaire by Friday, 25 October 2013 to: Postal address: PO Box 61 Double Bay, NSW 2028 E-mail address: [email protected] Facsimile: 9391 7044



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Consideration

Subject: 2013 Australian Golf Open

Author: Frank Rotta – Traffic Engineer

File No: 219.G, 195.G

Reason for Report: To submit the proposed Traffic Management Plan for the event to the

Woollahra Traffic Committee for approval

Recommendation:

A. That no objection be made to the Traffic Management Plan, dated 11 October, 2013,

prepared by Assure Event Safety Services for the 2013Australian Golf Open to be held at

the Royal Sydney Golf Course from Thursday, 28 November- Sunday 1 December, 2013.

B. That the organisers comply with all conditions of approval for the road closure and Special

Event Clearways as stipulated by the Transport Management Centre.

C. That the organisers include details of the traffic arrangements in the area in their notification

letters which has been conditioned by Council’s Team Leader, Open Space & Recreational

Planning. All emergency Services should also be advised of these special traffic

arrangements at least 2 weeks prior to the event

Background:

DA 433/20113/1 has been submitted to Council to stage the 2013 Australian Golf Open at the

Royal Sydney Golf Club from 28 November 2013 to 1 December 2013, including additional days

for setup and post event packdown, and the use of Woollahra Golf Club, Woollahra Playing Fields

and Lyne Park for event car parking.

Council’s Parks Section has commented on this proposal to Council’s Planning Department with

the following recommendations:

Use of Woollahra Golf Course for Car parking

The use of the Woollahra Golf Course for car parking is a Woollahra Golf Club Management issue.

An agreement must be in place prior to the use of the area.

Use of Woollahra Ovals 2 & 3 for Car parking

a. Woollahra Ovals 2 & 3 shall be fully restored following the use. Restoration works include

vertidrain, sand topdressing, fertilising and returfing. The Organiser shall fund the full cost

of these works. The restoration works are to be completed within four weeks of the event;

b. A hire fee of $14,750 shall be charged to the Organiser to be paid to Council at least four

weeks prior to the event. If, in the event of wet weather the parks are not available for use,

then the hire fee will be charged at a pro rata rate;

c. A bond of $12,200 shall be charged to the Organiser and be paid to Council, prior to the

event, as security for the restoration of the park at the conclusion of the event. Council will




assess each park and may use all or part of the bond to carry out rectification works if

necessary;

d. The Organiser shall be responsible for providing staff to control entry to the car park and

security of vehicles in the car parks at their cost;

e. The Organiser shall ensure cars are removed from Woollahra Ovals 2 & 3 by 9:00pm each

night;

f. No marketing, sales or promotions of any kind shall be undertaken within the Park during

the period of use;

g. The Organiser shall be responsible for installation and removal of safety fencing around the

car park area and the provision of security at its cost. The area of fencing is to be

determined by Council staff prior to the event. The fencing will be required to be

completely removed by Monday 2 December 2013;

h. Only vehicles under 3 tonnes and under 6 metres in length will be permitted to access the

park;

i. The Organiser, prior to the event, shall provide Council with a copy of a $10,000,000 public

liability policy naming Woollahra Municipal Council and TRP Sports and/or World Sport

Group Australia Pty Ltd as insured under the policy;

j. In the event of excessive rain, either before or during the period when the parks are to be

used for car parking, the General Manager may direct that the park not be used for car

parking, if, in his opinion, excessive damage will result.

Entry and Exit into car parks

A meeting with Open Space staff is required 2 weeks prior to the event to finalise the final location

of the exit and entry car parking management plan. Contact Paul Fraser, Team Leader – Open Space

& Recreation Planning on 9391 7142.

The removal of fences around Woollahra Oval No.1 is the responsibility of the Organiser.

Parking on Woollahra Oval 1 is not permitted

The DA site plans show that Woollahra Oval No.1 is included as public carparking. No parking is

permitted on Woollahra Oval No.1 at any time. The use of the edge of Woollahra Oval No.1 is

permitted for exit of vehicles.

To be further discussed with the Team Leader – Open Space & Recreation Planning 2 weeks prior

to the event.

Notification of Surrounding Residents

The Organisers shall advise residents of the following streets of the Australian Open’s activities and

parking arrangements by way of letter box drop a minimum of two weeks prior to the event:

O'Sullivan Road

Elanora St

Iluka St

Manion Ave




Kent Rd

New South Head Road - adjacent to the golf course

Newcastle St - adjacent to the golf course

Norwich Road

Norwich Lane

Furthermore, stakeholders surrounding the Woollahra Golf Club are required to be notified 4 weeks

prior to the event. These include:

Easts Rugby Club

Rose Bay Croquet Club

Rose Bay Playgroup

Advertisements on Public Open Space

No marketing, sales or promotions of any kind shall be undertaken within the Park during the

period of use.

Proposal:

In his referral report to the Planning Department, Council’s Team Leader, Open Space &

Recreational Planning has indicated the referral of the TMP for this event to Council’s traffic

section for approval by the Woollahra Traffic Committee.

Council’s traffic engineers have been liaising with Assure Safety for some time and the latest copy

dated 11 October, 2013 has been submitted for consideration. A copy of this Traffic Management

Plan is attached as Annexure 1. This Traffic Management plan shows that vehicles will enter and

leave Woollahra Ovals 2&3 via O’Sullivan Avenue which will require SPECIAL EVENT

CLEARWAY (SEC) which will be discuss later in this report. Access is also required to and from

the Sydney Golf Club from Kent Road which requires a soft road closure and a SEC and Norwich

Road for freight vehicles entry/exit which requires a SEC, all of which will be detailed later in this

report.

Special Event Clearways

The following SECs (quoted directly from page 16 of the TMP) are the result of negotiations

between Assure Safety and the Transport Management Centre:




Kent Road - Soft Road Closure

A Road Occupancy Licence has also been requested for the soft closure of Kent Road (page 14 of

the TMP) to control access to the Royal Sydney Golf Club as required during the event. This is a

soft closure as access to residents of Kent Road and parents of Cranbrook school children will be

maintained during the closure periods.

Council has received an email from Cranbrook School’ facilities manager who confirms that the

school is satisfied with the arrangements which the event organisers have put in place to maintain

access to the school during this event.

General

Copies of the TCPs for the above SECs and the ROL are included in the TMP. In addition to the

above, a number of other altered traffic and parking arrangements are proposed to facilitate traffic

movement and parking during the event. Full details of the proposed traffic and altered parking

arrangements for this event are contained within the attached Traffic Management Plan which is

submitted for the approval of the Woollahra Traffic Committee.

Summary:

The above traffic and altered parking arrangements are similar to those which were employed when

the Australian Open was held at this course in 2008. At that time these arrangements went smoothly

and very few complaints were received from the public, during or following the event. As the

Transport Management Centre (TMC) is the main approval agency for the SECs and temporary

road closure it is imperative that the organisers comply with any and all conditions which the TMC

places on these activities. Council’s Team Leader, Open Space & Recreational Planning has also

required that the organisers notify residents in a number of streets in the area of the activities

involving the Australian Golf Open and the parking arrangements. It is considered that this letter




should also include details of the special traffic arrangements which are occurring as a consequence

of this event.


All costs are to be borne by the organisers of the 2013 Australian Golf Open

Annexures:

1. Traffic Management Plan, dated 11 October, 2013 prepared by Assure Event Safety

Services.

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN ‘Australian Golf Open 2013’

Thursday 28th November - Sunday 1st December 2013

Version: v 6

Date: 11.10.2013

Assure Event Safety Services - trading name of Australian Concert and Entertainment Security Pty Ltd ABN 16 002 990 794 | ACN 002 990 794 | NSW ML No. 404776913 | ASIAL Member 003749 | NTIS 90024 Document: Assure TMP - WSGA - 'Australian Golf Open 2013' - 2013.10.11 v 6 | Date: 11/10/2013

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1: EVENT DETAILS

1.1 Event Summary

World Sport Group (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (from here on referred to as WSGA) – the Event Organiser for

‘Australian Golf Open 2013’ – engaged Assure Event Safety Services (Assure) to prepare this Traffic

Management Plan (TMP) and Traffic Control Plans (TCPs, please see Appendix) to provide traffic and

transport planning support for the ‘Australian Golf Open 2013’ event. Event details are as follows:

Event Name: ‘Australian Golf Open 2013’

Event Location: Royal Sydney Golf Club, Rose Bay – Sydney

Event Dates: Thursday 28th of November to Sunday 1st of December 2013

Start Times: 28th and 29th Nov 07:00hrs, 30th Nov and 1st Dec 07:30hrs,

Finish Times: 28th and 29th Nov 19:30hrs, 30th Nov and 1st Dec 17:00hrs

Event Setup Start Time: 28th of October 2013, ~ 07:00hrs. (TBC)

Event Packdown Finish: 13th of December 2013, ~ 18:00hrs (TBC)

The Event Is: Off-Street

Preliminary classification: Class 1 (subject to Local Traffic Committee – LTC assessment)

Event Capacity: ~ 35,000 pax distributed over 4 days.

1.2 Contact Names:

Event Organiser: Golf Australia

Contact: Trevor Herden

Mob: 0403 677 907

Event Management Company: WSGA/TRP Sports Pty. Ltd.

Contact: Geoff Wright – Operations Manager - E-Mail: [email protected]

Mob: 0438 333 590 Tel: (03) 8420 5888

NSW Police: MEIG (Major Events & Incidents Group)

Contact: Inspector Paul Carrett - E-Mail: [email protected]

Council: Woollahra Council (WC)

Contacts:

Bruce Rann - E-Mail: [email protected]

Llewallyn Jones - E-Mail: [email protected]

Paul Fraser - E-Mail: [email protected]

Frank Rotta - E-Mail: [email protected]

TMC - Transport Management Centre - Transport NSW / Roads & Maritime Services (RMS)

Contact: Kenneth Seeto - E-Mail: [email protected]

Mob: 0418 289 549 Tel: (02) 8396 1536


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Transport NSW - Sydney Buses,

Contact: Raymond Carroll - E-Mail: [email protected]

Mob: 0411 407 425 Tel: (02) 9245-1327

Transport NSW – Sydney Harbour Ferries,

Contact: Craig Rieck - E-Mail: [email protected]

Supplier of VMS

Contact: PremiAir

Supplier of Traffic Control Signs and Devices (not VMS) - Assure Event Safety

Contact: Momtchil Vassilev, 0416 120 848, [email protected]

Supplier of Parking Marshals

Contact: Woollahra Golf Club

Supplier of Traffic Controllers for public roads - ACES

Contact 1: Momtchil Vassilev, 0416 120 848, [email protected]

Contact 2: Paul Lipscomb, (02) 9699 7711.

Cranbrook School

Contact: David Hull – Facilities Manager, (02) 9327 9422, [email protected]

1.3 Brief Description of the Event

Ticketed event for golf enthusiasts with crowd capacity to be confirmed closer to event dates. Key

entertainment would be the golf tournament however internal functions and promotions inside the

venue are likely.

2: RISK MANAGEMENT - TRAFFIC

2.1 Work Health & Safety - Traffic Control

A Risk Management approach shall be an integral part of the planning for any activity. The risk

identification, assessment and control process is a legal obligation (as per the WHS Act and

Regulations 2011) and should be aligned with AS/NZS ISO 31000 - Risk Management and the Code

of Practice ‘How to Manage Work Health & Safety Risks’. WSGA is the Event Organiser (as per RMS

‘Guide to Traffic & Transport management for Special Events) and risk manager for the overall event

operations and shall ensure that the risk management methodology and culture are applied

throughout all stages and aspects of the event activities. Assure uses TCPs and TMP as traffic risk

control measures, but notes that TCPs and TMP alone cannot entirely substitute a thorough AS/NZS

ISO 31000 - based event risk assessment.


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This TMP is based on the RTA/RMS ‘Guide to Traffic & Transport Management for Special Events’

(version 3.4 August 2, 2006). TCPs in the Appendix are designed by Momtchil Vassilev - RMS Red

Card No: 2782046351, RMS Orange Card No: 4163014120. TCPs are designed in reference to RMS

‘Traffic Control at Worksites’– TCAWS manual (v 4, June 2010).

TCP 1 is still subject to further consultation amongst NSW Police, TMC and Assure. VMS messages

are also subject to further review by TMC and potential changes in this document. TCP 1 road

closure and Special Event Clearways are imperative to allow space for managing any potential gold

tournament patrons who attempt to enter the road and park at on-street parking – creating increased

traffic in Kent Rd, queuing and risk of MVAs in new South Head Rd.

Assure undertook consultation with key stakeholders during DPC meeting, on site meeting and TMC

meeting as well as e-mail correspondence. TMC feedback was considered and referred to for the

update of this document. Assure also attended multiple site meetings and referred to extensive e-mail

consultation with various stakeholders. The writer endeavoured to capture as best as practicable the

various inputs from stakeholders for the development of this document. This plan will be submitted by

WSGA to the WC and Local Traffic Committee (LTC).

Risk Matrixes:

CONSEQUENCE:

Severity Level Health & Safety Example

5 Few or multiple fatalities or irreversible disability to > 50 persons.

Major MVA (Motor Vehicle Accident) e.g. bus or truck roll over crowd of pedestrians.

4 Single fatality and/or severe irreversible disability to one or more people.

Serious MVA e.g. a vehicle hitting a patron crossing a road at uncontrolled crossing.

3 Moderate irreversible disability or impairment to one or more people.

A motorist hitting a patron at low approach speed.

2 Objective reversible injury requiring hospitalisation.

Injury or a patron on foot - hit by vehicle approaching at very low speed).

1 First Aid. Minor lacerations or abrasions due to trip and fall of a patrol over traffic control device or sign.

LIKELIHOOD:

A Almost Certain The risk will occur during the event period.

B Likely The risk will probably occur during the event period.

C Possible The risk might occur at the event.

D Unlikely The risk is not expected to occur.

E Rare The risk is not known to occur in most circumstances.


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RISK MATRIX:

Likelihood Consequences 1 2 3 4 5

A Medium High High Very High Very High

B Medium Medium High High Very High

C Low Medium High High High

D Low Low Medium Medium High

E Very Low Low Medium Medium High


RISK REGISTER - 23.09.2013

# Hazard / Risk Source Risk Inherent

Risk Risk Controls Residual

Risk Risk

Owner 1 Motorists unaware of

traffic arrangements and lining up for access to Kent Rd. turning bay, excessive queuing.

Potential for MVAs -vehicle collisions and associated injuries.

C3 High Risk

Designated event traffic manager to monitor queuing and be ready to escalate to TMC for adjustment of signal phasing,

Pro-active Traffic Controllers to direct motorists as per TCP 1,

VMS boards to inform motorists, Advertising of the event traffic control arrangements via

letterbox drop to Kent Rd. residents, formal notification to Cranbrook School and public advertising via livetraffic.com.

E2 Low Risk

WSGA: ____________________________________

2 Spectators on foot walking onto New South Head Rd. due to crowd build up near pedestrian crossing signals (intersection of New South Head Rd. and Kent Rd.).

Potential for serious injury or fatality due to pedestrian hit by vehicle travelling at 60km/hr. or more.

D4 Medium

Risk

WSGA hire and deploy crowd control barriers as indicated in Appendix of this document,

Event security/crowd controllers to be deployed if required to direct and contain crowds and deter spectators from hazardously crossing the road,

Designated event traffic manager to monitor queuing and be ready to escalate to TMC for adjustment of signal phasing.

E2 Low Risk

WSGA: ____________________________________

3 Inadequate placement of, or messaging on VMS.

Potential driver distraction/confusion contributing to an accident and injuries.

D3 Medium

Risk

Designated event traffic manager to check the individual positions of the VMS,

Designated event traffic manager will be available to check VMS message readings to ensure that no confusing or conflicting messages are displayed,

Any incorrect messages to be immediately corrected by the supplier following a phone call from the traffic manager – if messages particularly hazardous to motorists, the Designated event traffic manager will turn the board away from the line-of-sight of motorists.

E2 Low Risk

WSGA: ____________________________________

4 O’Sullivan entry to the public car park is conductive to queuing for right turn given that only 1 through lane is

Cars parked at kerb lane and queuing in lane 2 contributing to traffic congestion and potential end-of-

B3 Medium

Risk

SEC – Special Event Clearway to be applied on both sides of the road to allow for through-lane traffic and alleviate queuing,

VMS to direct and warn motorists, Ticket checking located inside Woollahra Golf Club to

E2 Low Risk

WSGA: ____________________________________


RISK REGISTER - 23.09.2013

# Hazard / Risk Source Risk Inherent

Risk Risk Controls Residual

Risk Risk

Owner available and one 1P kerb parking lane.

queue collision. minimise queuing caused by ticket checks.

4 SEC at O’Sullivan Rd. creating a hazard to cyclists – motorists using SEC kerb lane to pass queue for turn into car park would cross a designated bicycle path.

Cyclist hit by a merging vehicle.

C3 High Risk

Advance warning signs to be placed as per TCP 2, Designated event traffic manage to monitor conditions and

respond to any near misses, Contingency VMS message to be available for activation –

warning motorists to watch out for cyclists.

E2 Low Risk

WSGA: ____________________________________

The register will be progressively updated and enhanced following further stakeholder consultation.


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2.2 Public Liability Insurance

Evidence of Golf Australia/WSGA’s Public Liability Insurance will be inserted in due time. PLI shall

note Transport NSW – TMC/RMS as interested parties as requested by TMC representative.

2.3 Police

Initial consultation has been undertaken by WSGA and Assure with NSW Police (MEIG) during DPC

meeting on Thursday, 27th of June 2013. Further consultation with NSW Police – Inspector Paul

Carrett was undertaken during site meeting on 12.07.2013 and during TMC meeting on 26.07.2013.

WSGA will submit Schedule 1 Form ‘Notice of Intention to Hold a Public Assembly’ in due time.

Assure will insert a copy of the completed Schedule 1 form in this section. Consultation with NSW

Police/MEIG is ongoing and will continue until a final version of this document is developed.

2.4 NSW Fire & Rescue and NSW Ambulance

Assure will distribute copies of the final TMP to local Fire Brigade and NSW Ambulance Service (on

the designated NSW Ambulance events e-mail address). Emergency services will have unobstructed

access to the event venue/site via the main entry and/or Norwich Ln. with a driveway of ≥4m width.

Emergency services’ vehicles travelling in response mode will be granted immediate access through

the soft road closure of Kent Rd. (ref. TCP 1).

3: TRAFFIC & TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT

3.1 The Route and Locations

No route applicable as the event is off-street and at a fixed site. The event will take place inside the

Royal Sydney Golf Club. The key road to the club is New South Head Rd. however traffic to and from

the event public parking is taken away from that road and run along O’Sullivan Rd. Alternate routes

are not applicable to this event as detours are not proposed.

3.2 Parking

The following parking arrangements will apply:

Public parking:

Woollahra Golf Club will provide land as indicated on the following pages for: public parking

and parking for volunteers, caddies, media, contractors and corporate representatives. Public

parking will be available for a fee of $ 12 collected at a designated point well within the club’s

land by Woollahra Golf Club personnel. The fee collection point is proposed to be at the gate

of Woollahra Oval (northern perimeter of the Oval) some 250m. into the venue from

O’Sullivan Rd. – allowing for stacking/queuing (if required) of up to 38 cars.

Assure assessments suggest some 1,465 car spaces available. Entry and exit will be via

O’Sullivan Rd. (supported by SEC – Special Event Clearway; see SEC section). Drivers will


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be guided using traffic bollards and should be directed for parking by no less than 8

experienced parking marshals. Optimal parking space utilisation by parking marshals is

critical to the success of the public parking option.

Assure will have contingency staff to facilitate traffic control if required during egress so heavy

queuing from the car park does not occur. TCP 83 (TCAWS) will be available for

implementation at least in one direction (e.g. SB on O’Sullivan Rd.).

Royal Golf Club Members Parking:

Lyne Park,

Official, Player and VIP:

The Royal Sydney Golf Club (entry/exit via Kent Rd. and the cobblestone ramp of the club).

Estimated capacity ~ 200 cars. These types of vehicles will be well signposted with body

stickers and advertising. Traffic Controllers - TC 1 and TC 2 on TCP 1 – shall be issued with

clear instructions and materials from WSGA to assist with rapid identification of such vehicles

(if unmarked). This will allow for minimal delay of such vehicles when approaching the two

vetting points at Kent Rd. Exact details of methods of identification are TBC in consultation

with WSGA and the Royal Sydney Golf Club. Refer to TCP 1 in Appendix.

Assure is not aware of any off-street parking alternatives should inclement weather render the

Woollahra Golf Club/Woollahra Playing Fields unavailable. Should such a scenario occur – WSGA

shall timely communicate with TMC so that all available public advertising options can be use dot

inform event patrons that parking is not available. This may also trigger deployment of additional

shuttle buses to cater for increased demand.

The bridge connecting the two major parking sections is rated at 4t. capacity and heavy vehicles shall

not be permitted to pass over it. The playing field will be off limits for parking due to risk of ground

damage.

Please refer to the following pages for maps of the patron parking areas and preliminary assessment

of capabilities.


Parking summary map:


Proposed layout and rough space assessment – Section A:


Proposed layout and rough space assessment – Section B:


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3.3 Construction, Traffic Calming & Traffic Generating Developments

Assure undertook inspections of the roads considered in this document. Assure did not identify any

traffic calming devices that may adversely affect traffic operations for this event.

Consultation indicated that Cranbrook School generates traffic in the local area associated with

parents dropping off and picking up students (morning peak is estimated by WSGA being between

07:50 and 08:45hrs.). This traffic generator will be present during the first two days of the tournament

– Thursday and Friday. To counter this challenge the Royal Sydney Golf Club is consulting with the

Cranbrook School. The club confirmed that school vehicles (parents) have a system involving a large

sign on the vehicle’s windscreen with the family name of the student – this would allow for TC 1 (see

draft TCP 1) to make a timely judgement for the access clearance of the vehicles SB along Kent Rd.

Assure will rely on Council and RMS for information on planned activities in the local area that may

have impact on the event traffic planning.

3.4 Trusts, Authorities, or Government Enterprises

WSGA has obtained approval from the Royal Sydney Golf Club. WSGA seeks consent and approval

from WC and other relevant stakeholders – Woollahra Golf Club Board – for the use of their land.

Evidence of such consent will be included in this section in due time. TMC/PIU ROL submitted is

inserted on the following page.


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3.5 Impact on/of Public Transport

Previous Australian Golf Open event experiences suggest that a large portion of the spectator crowd

readily opts for available public transport options. As train services are not available to the immediate

area of the event venue, Sydney Bus services, Sydney Ferries services and taxi services will be

available to spectators. WSGA consults with Transport NSW – Sydney Buses and Sydney Harbour

Ferries to make arrangements for shuttle bus and ferry services for the event. Shuttle buses would

run between Bondi Junction (Bus Stand K) and New South Head Rd. (stopping at a direct entrance to

the royal Sydney Golf Club).

Assure will include details (e.g. routes, timetables/frequency, capacity) of such shuttle services as

they become available from service providers and subject to confirmation with WSGA

3.6 Reopening Roads after Moving Events

The proposed road closure of Kent Rd. will not involve road occupancy by crowds of pedestrians

therefore specialised reopening procedure in not planned.

3.7 Traffic Management Requirements Unique to this Event

Traffic management requirements are discussed throughout this document and there are no

additional unique requirements (as defined on p.55 of the RMS ‘Guide to Traffic & Transport for

Special Events’, Version 3.4, August 2, 2006).

One specialised approach however is that TMC traffic signals technicians will be considered (by TMC

and WSGA for the first two days of the event to manage school-generated traffic vs. general traffic

along New South Head Rd.

3.8 Contingency Plans

Assure considered the following contingencies:

Condition: Vehicle breakdown at key road such as Kent Rd. or O’Sullivan Rd,

Response: Contingency, temporary STOP/SLOW traffic control if the vehicle blocks a critical

through lane. STOP/SLOW set up in reference with TCAWS TCP 83/TCP 84 until broken

down vehicle is either fixed or towed away,

Condition: MVA at key road.

Response: designated event traffic manager and/or TMC representative on site (TBC)

directing the drivers involved to remove the vehicles from through lanes. If vehicles not

moveable – Police to be called and tow trucks for clearing the road,

Condition: some or all available car parks full or unavailable due to inclement weather.

Response: Decision for VMS message changing and broad public media advertising e.g. live

traffic.com to be made by WSGA and TMC is consultation with Police Commander.

Contingency VMS messages directing motorists to seek legal on-street parking until car


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spaces become vacant at the designated event car parks. TMC messages online to be

altered appropriately.

3.9 Heavy Vehicle Impacts

Assure does not anticipate significant impact on heavy vehicles. Assure referred to RMS online

resources to verify whether any designated heavy vehicles routes are present in the local area

(Reference: http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/heavyvehicles/ravmap/).

3.10 Special Event Clearways (SEC)

SEC are critical to the success of the event. Assure proposes the following sections of SEC:

Both sides of Norwich Rd. to support event freight vehicles entry/exit during bump-in and

bump-out for the event. Freight vehicles are expected to be various quantities of semi-trailer

and rigid trucks requiring optimal clearance for entry/exit,

Southern kerb of New South Head Rd. SEC of approximately 100m length to facilitate event

shuttle bus service, disabled and private car drop-off/pick-up and taxi drop-off/pick-up. In

addition to the SPECIAL EVENT CLEARWAY and applicable dates and times, the SEC signs

along this section with read ‘STA BUSES EXCEPTED’ to allow for the shuttle bus operation,

Both sides of Kent Rd. outside The Royal Sydney Golf Club. On the western side of Kent Rd.

for approximately 200m. from № 8 to New South Head Rd. On the east side of Kent Rd. for

approximately 75m. from New South Head Rd. to main cobblestone Club House entry or first

lot of perpendicular car parking spaces. This SEC is critical to allow easy access to

Cranbrook Junior School, to facilitate the temporary roundabout clearances (see TCP 1, circle

of red dots indicates placement of traffic cones) and to allow easy movement into and out of

the Royal Sydney Golf Club,

Western kerb of O’Sullivan Rd. from the Royal Sydney Golf Club Turf Care Facility – Depot

driveway to № 139 O’Sullivan Rd. SEC length approximately 150m. to ensure through traffic

lane in NB is available as queuing for right turn into Woollahra Golf Club is likely to take up

lane 2 (the road design through lane),

Eastern kerb of O’Sullivan Rd. next to the exit to the Woollahra Golf Club Car Park (directly

opposite № 135 O’Sullivan Rd.) to Royal Sydney Golf Club Turf Care Facility – Depot

driveway. SEC length approximately 175m. to ensure that queuing traffic can move along the

parking lane into Woollahra Golf Club driveway entry and then through traffic can pass

through in lane 1,

Western kerb of O’Sullivan Rd. next to the junction with New South Head Rd. SEC length -

approximately 40m from the junction with New South Head Rd. to prevent queuing in NB

direction.

Following Council feedback Assure generated a TCP to specifically indicate the SEC locations in

Norwich Rd. that are applicable to the bump-in and bump-out for the event. Please refer to insert on

the following page.


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Street shot (Norwich Str.) facing South. Golf Club gate to the right. SEC/spaces required to be clear

are marked in red.


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4: MINIMISING IMPACT ON THE NON-EVENT COMMUNITY & EMERGENCY SERVICES

4.1 Access for Local Residents, Businesses, Hospitals & Emergency vehicles

Access for local residents and business will not be restricted. Traffic controller at the Kent Rd. soft

road closure will be instructed to allow access for local residents and parent vehicles. There are no

hospitals in the immediate vicinity that could be adversely affected. Access to the event site and

through the soft road closure will be available for emergency services vehicles. Parents requiring

access to the Cranbrook School will be granted access subject to the vehicle bearing identification of

the student being transported (family name sign on windscreen/dashboard visible to traffic controller

on approach).

The Royal Golf Club General Manager, Mr. Paul Hinton has consulted with Mr. David Hull from the

Cranbrook school and Geoff Wright from TRP on 22nd of August 2013 (meeting) over the proposed

Australian Open traffic control arrangements. During the meeting the following elements have been

consulted upon - key events scheduled at the school the week of the tournament. Mr. David Hull has

reportedly confirmed that the parents use a print out of their surname on the passenger side visor to

collect their children by car from the school, and that this will provide them access to Kent Road

during the tournament. Mr. Hinton has provided Mr. Hull with an overview of the plans for the event,

potential pressure points etc. at that meeting.

The Royal Golf Club has since following with further e-mail correspondence with the Cranbrook

School (10th of September 2013) to confirm the understanding of the events at the school that week.

In addition to this, the Royal Golf Club has forwarded to Mr. Hull copies of the member information

brochure for the Australian Open. On 9th of October 2013 the Club has e-mailed a copy of the TMP to

Mr. Hull. Further communication will involve the Club send e-mail to Mr. Hull confirmation of

anticipated crowds and associated events in the lead up and follow on from the Open.

4.2 Advertising Traffic Management Arrangements

WSGA will advertise as directed by WC LTC. The event web site and online social media will be used

to advertise the event traffic conditions. Assure will communicate further versions of this plan with

TMC (Transport Management Centre) for inclusion in www.livetraffic.com bulletins/postings. Assure

recommends that WSGA considers letter drop notification for residents of: Kent Rd. Advertising as

well as VMS messages will be reviewed by Ms. Christine Keyes of TMC.


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4.3 Special Event Warning Signs

Assure recommends that WSGA designs custom corflute advance warning signs to be placed at least

1 week prior to the event at Kent Rd. so residents and local businesses have advanced warning of the

soft road closure.

4.4 Permanent Variable Message Signs [PVMS]

PVMS would be beneficial, although their use is subject to special approval from TMC.

4.5 Portable Variable Message Signs [VMS]

Assure initially proposed three VMS boards are used, but added a fourth VMS following input from

NSW Police. VMS would be paramount for the success of the event traffic management as they would

serve for advance advertising of the event, provide guidance for patrons to the pre-paid parking area

and provide guidance for general motorists on New South Head Rd. and O’Sullivan Rd.

The VMS shall be placed by PremiAir (engagement TBC) in adherence to RMS policy for VMS use

(2010). Assure (Momtchil Vassilev) will be available to oversee the exact positioning of the VMS units.

Please refer to the tables on the following page for draft VMS messages. Final VMS message content

is subject to TMC assessment and input and will be included in the tables of the final TMP.


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VMS tables

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VMS 2: O’Sullivan Rd. East side, 100m. North from Woollahra Golf Club entry. Facing SB traffic.

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APPENDIX A – TCPs TCP 1 to be redesigned further in consultation with MEIG/TMC.


APPENDIX B – DIAGRAMS



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consideration.

Subject: Old South Head Road, Watsons Bay – Pedestrian Crossing Safety


File No: T253

Reason for Report: Request to improve pedestrian safety in Old South Head Road at Village

High Road.

Recommendation:

A. That Council approve the installation of a speed hump and kerb blisters at the at-grade

pedestrian crossing in Old South Head Road at Village High Road as per the attached

concept plan subject to comments and approval from the State Transit Authority.

B. That the local residents within 50m of the proposed raised crossing be advised of the works

and a notice detailing the proposed works placed on site for the wider community.

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Background:

Council received representations from a nearby Special School to improve safety for pedestrians at

the existing zebra or at grade pedestrian in Old South Head Road at Village High Road in Watsons

Bay. Figure 1 shows the location of the pedestrian crossing.

It was reported that vehicles were speeding and not giving way to pedestrians at this pedestrian

crossing. A few near misses at this pedestrian crossing were also reported.

Figure 1: Existing Pedestrian Crossing – Old South Head Road, Watsons Bay




Issues:

Larger pedestrian crossing ahead warning signs have since been installed in Old South Head Road

at both approaches to the crossing to warn motorists about the pedestrian crossing.

Old South Head (OSH) Road is a wide road measuring 14.73m in width. Village High (VH) Road

forms a T intersection. The pedestrian crossing is located on the northern side of the OSH Road and

VH Road intersection.

There are bus stops located on both approaches to the pedestrian crossing.

Site inspections showed that there is satisfactory sight distance at from both approaches to the

pedestrian crossing, there is adequate signposting in place, and the linemarking is in good condition.

However when a bus was parked in the bus zone, sight distance for motorists approaching the

pedestrian crossing was reduced. Parked vehicles along OSH Road also impacted on sight distance

for motorists.

OSH Road is a long straight stretch of road along Christison Park and while the speed limit is

50km/hr, due to the wide and straight stretch of road, motorists continue to speed.

In order to improve safety at this intersection, it is recommended that width of road that pedestrians

need to cross be reduced by installing kerb blisters. This will improve the sight lines for pedestrians

and motorists approaching the pedestrian crossing as well as reduce the width of road pedestrians

are exposed to traffic. The narrowing effect of the road may also assist in reducing vehicle speeds.

There is scope for further improvements by constructing a speed hump at this crossing. The raised

crossing will increase visibility of pedestrians at the crossing and at the same time slow vehicles in

OSH Road.

Impact on Buses and Parking

The minimum “No Stopping” requirements for raised pedestrian crossings are 20m on the approach

to the crossing and 10m on the departure. The “No Stopping” requirement on approach to a

pedestrian crossing can be reduced with the use of a kerb extension as per the RMS’s Technical

Direction (TDT 2002/12b). With a kerb extension width of 2.5m or greater, the “No Stopping”

restrictions, on approach to a pedestrian crossing, can be reduced to a minimum of 7.5m.

Kerb blisters are proposed instead of kerb extensions at this location due to costs associated with

drainage issues. As per previous advice from the RMS, the zebra or pedestrian line marking will not

be marked between the kerb and width of the kerb blister.

There are no changes proposed to the existing bus zones. The proposed height of the speed hump is

75mm which meets the requirements of the State Transit Authority.

Works on Village High Road

It is also proposed to reduce the width of VH Road at OSH Road and square the intersection. This

will assist in reducing speeds of vehicles entering VH Road and reduce the width of road

pedestrians would need to cross. These works are part of the planned road reconstruction works for

Village High Road.

A concept plan of the proposal is detailed as Annexure 1.





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Consideration

Subject: Special Event Traffic Management - New Years Eve 2013-2014


File No: 37.G Traffic – Special Events

Reason for Report: To implement traffic management measures for New Years Eve 2013-2014.

Recommendation:

That the 2013-2104 New Years Eve traffic control measures as detailed in the Traffic Control Plan

(Plan 15174 Drawings 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105 and 106) and accompanying documentation be

implemented, subject to approval from the RMS – Traffic Management Centre in relation to the

proposed road closures, special event clearways and temporary speed limit reduction.

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Background:

The Woollahra Municipality is a popular destination for New Years Eve (NYE) celebrations and

provides several vantage points on Sydney Harbour to view the annual Sydney Fireworks display.

There are significant numbers of families and party goers visiting the area generating considerable

pedestrian and traffic volumes which compete for the scarce parking supply. In the past the road

network has become heavily congested and some road segments have become grid locked to the

point that emergency vehicles (Ambulance, SES, and Fire Brigade), bus public transport and Police

access has been disrupted by illegal parking and the heavy traffic flows.

As in previous years, Yarranabbe Park and McKell Park, Darling Point and, Strickland House and

Neilson Park, Vaucluse will be managed sites. The Police have requested that traffic management

measures be put in place throughout the Woollahra LGA to improve safety and permit emergency

vehicle access to unplanned incidents.

A New Years Eve 2013 Working Party consisting of the Police, Roads and Maritime Services –

Traffic Management Centre (RMS), State Transit Authority, National Parks & Wild Life, State

Property Authority and Council staff have met on a number of occasions this year to discuss the

necessary temporary traffic control measures. The proposed measures have also been amended

following a review of last year’s event to address several community concerns.

Review:

The presented Traffic Control Plans (TCP) contain road closures, temporary one-way streets,

temporary speed zones and special event clearways in roadways adjoining Sydney Harbour

foreshore. The objective of these measures is to increase pedestrian safety in harbour foreshore

areas, minimise traffic congestion and facilitate bus services.

The proposed measures are a duplicate of last years NYE event, with exception to some

amendments which arose from discussion with various stakeholders at the debriefing meeting held

earlier this year and community concerns in relation to access. These amendments are detailed as

follows.

Alteration to road closure hours of operation.

In previous years, soft road closures (resident access only) commenced at 3pm in the

afternoon with full road closures introduced at 6pm till 2am that night, subject to the

discretion of local police. This arrangement has drawn some criticism from residents during




last year’s event when the conditions were strictly enforced. The matter was discussed at the

Working Party’s debriefing meeting for the 2013 NYE event. It was agreed that the road

closures could be adjusted, such that the soft road closures commence at 6pm and the full

road closures implemented at 8pm.

In addition to this, there has been demand in previous years for consideration to reopen

roadways for short duration to allow local vehicle traffic through after the 9pm fireworks.

This is to accommodate those residents having guests wishing to return home at this time

(eg the elderly or those with children). It is considered that the full road closure could be

reduced to a soft road closure from 9:30pm to 11:30pm without any impacts on safety or

traffic flow.

New traffic control point at the Mona Road and New South Head Road intersection.

The traffic control point at the intersection of New South Head Road and Mona Road was

installed in previous years to provide some amenity for the pickup/ set down of passengers

for those wishing to access the Darling Point peninsula. While it enables vehicles to queue

without impacting on the arterial road network, it has drawn some frustration from motorists

who have waited in the queue of traffic only to find that they are not permitted access to the

area. The processing of this traffic queue is also delayed by motorists negotiating with the

traffic controllers and police to enter the restricted area.

In order to facilitate outbound traffic, it is recommended to make Mona Road one way

southbound, similar to the traffic arrangement in Greenoaks Avenue. The traffic control at

Mona Road and New South Head Road will be in place all evening providing a greater

deterrence for non-local traffic.

Darling Point Road will be the only entry point from New South Road.

Vaucluse Road Special Event Clearways

The Police have requested special event clearways in Vaucluse Road to assist with

pedestrian safety and bus movements. The Police reported that large groups of pedestrians

walk along Vaucluse Road as the footpaths are very narrow. The parked vehicles on

Vaucluse Road, pedestrian movements and bus movements create safety issues and

congestion.

As part of the Traffic Management for the recent International Fleet Review, Special Event

Clearways were installed in Vaucluse Road. The Police indicated that this worked very well.

Council did not receive any complaints or feedback from local residents about the parking

ban for the event.

The Traffic Management Centre has provided in principle support for the special event

clearways. The additional cost for the clearways can be accommodated by Council.

Traffic Engineering has applied to the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) Traffic Management

Centre (TMC) for the proposed road closures, reduced speed limit zone and clearways as required

by legislation.




The Traffic Management Plans; Drawings 15174 - 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105 and 106 detail the

measures, controls, staffing and operational times to be implemented for NYE 2013 and are

contained in Annexures 1 and 2.

Conclusion

A NYE 2013-2104 Working Party consisting of Local Police, RMS, State Transit Authority,

National Parks & Wild Life, State Property Authority and Council staff have prepared traffic

management plans for NYE 2013-2014. The Traffic Management Plan’s measures and controls will

improve safety, permit emergency vehicle access to unplanned incidents and allow Sydney Buses

unrestricted access at Watson Bay bus terminus. An application for Special Event Clearways in

Military Road from the bus terminus to Robertson Place and on the eastern side of Old South Head

Road from Robertson Place to The Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Watson Bay, in New Beach

Road, Darling Point adjacent to Sir David Martin Reserve and Yarranabbe Park and for the entire

length of Vaucluse Road will be submitted to the RMS.


To be funded from Council’s allocation for this event.

Annexures:

1. Special Event Traffic Information - New Years Eve 2013/2014 – TMP

2. New Years Eve 2013-2014 Traffic Control Plan (Plan 15174 Dwgs 100-106)

2013

Woollahra Local Government Area

NEW YEAR’S EVE – 2013/2014

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN

October 2013

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Contents

1 Event Details ....................................................................... 4

1.1 Event Overview 4

1.2 Event Details 5

1.3 Contact Names 6

1.4 Insurance 7

1.5 Event Description 7

2 Proposed Traffic Management ........................................... 8

2.1 Traffic Management Plans 8

2.2 Parking 9

2.3 Pedestrians 9

3 Event Impact ..................................................................... 10

3.1 Roads 10

3.2 Contingency Plan 10

3.3 Public Transport 10

3.4 Emergency Services 10

3.5 Local Traffic 11

3.6 Impact on Community and Business 11

4 Event Advertising and Notification.................................. 12

4.1 Emergency Services 12

4.2 Media Advertising 12

4.3 Variable Message Signs 12

4.3.1 Sign Locations............................................................................... 12

4.3.2 Display Messages ......................................................................... 13

5 Appendix ........................................................................... 14

5.1 List of Streets Affected 14

5.1.1 Introduction ................................................................................... 14

5.1.2 Road Closures/ restricted access points........................................ 14

5.1.3 Temporary One Way Streets ......................................................... 16

5.1.4 Special Event Clearways ............................................................... 16

5.2 New Years Eve traffic Management Plans 17

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1 Event Details

1.1 Event Overview

In 2009, a Working Party consisting of the Police, State Transit Authority, National

Parks & Wild Life, State Property Authority and Council staff prepared traffic

management plans for the 2009/2010 New Years Eve event.

The measures and controls were to improve safety, permit emergency vehicle access to

unplanned incidents and allow Sydney Buses unrestricted access through Darling Point

and Military Road Watson Bay bus terminus. Managed sites were established at various

harbourside locations around the Municipality and the traffic control measures were to

minimise conflicts with pedestrian/ vehicle flows in these areas.

The traffic control measures were successfully implemented for the 2009 New Years

event and following some minor amendments to the TCP, these same measures were

also implemented for the following New Years Eve events in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

With the support of Sydney Buses and Local Police, Council is now seeking to

implement the measures again for the 2013-2014 celebrations.

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1.2 Event Details

Event Name: Woollahra Municipality New Years Eve

Celebrations 2013

Event Locations:

Yarranabbe Park, Rushcutters Bay Park, McKell Park,

Seven Shillings Beach, Duff reserve, Lyne Park,

Dumaresq Reserve, Strickland House, Nelson Park,

Roberston Park, Christison Park.

Event Dates:

Road Closures/

Temporary One-Way

Streets


6:00pm 31 Dec 2013 to 2:00am 1 Jan 2014

6:00pm 31 Dec 2013 to 2:00am 1 Jan 2014

New Beach Road: 8:00am (Mon) 30 Dec 2013 to 2:00am

(Wed) 1 Jan 2014

Military Road/ Old South Head Road: 3:00pm (Tue) 31

Dec 2013 to 2:00am (Wed) 1 Jan 2014

Vaucluse Road 8:00am (Mon) 30 Dec 2013 to 2:00am

(Wed) 1 Jan 2014

Event Setup/Packdown

Times.

Road Closures

Temporary One-Way

Streets


Prior to 6:00 pm - after 2:00 am

Prior to 6:00 pm - after 2:00 am

New Beach Road: Prior to 8:00 am (Mon) 30 Dec 2013 –

After 2:00am (Wed) 1 Jan 2014

Military Road: Prior 3:00pm (Tue) 31 Dec 2013 – After

2:00am (Tues) 1 Jan 2014

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1.3 Contact Names

Traffic Control Contractor: To Be Advised

Event Organizer: Woollahra Municipal Council

Paul Fraser Team Leader – Open Space & Rec Planning

Ph 9391 7142

Bruce Rann Manager Open Space & Trees

Ph 9391 7177

Cathy Edward-Davis Manager – Engineering Services

Ph 9391 7127

Shirlene Yee Yet Team Leader Traffic and Transport

Ph 9391 7039

On Call Officer 0419 205 233

Fax: 02 9391 7044

Police:

Paul Dunstan: Inspector Rose Bay LAC:

Ph: 9362 6310 Mob: 0409 200 929 Email: [email protected]

Wayne Gibbs: Sergeant Paddington Police Station Ph: 83568246

State Emergency Services:

Kim Edwards - Local Controller Waverley & Woollahra

PO Box 1721 Bondi Junction 1355

General Ph: 9698 4477

Emergency 132 500

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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1.4 Insurance

Insurer: Statewide Mutual (Level 7- 66 Clareance St, Australia Square NSW 1215.)

Type: Public Liability & Professional Indemnity

Certificate of Currency: Valid to 30th

June 2014

1.5 Event Description

The Woollahra Municipality is a popular destination for New Years Eve celebrations

and watching of the annual Sydney Fireworks due to its vantage position on Sydney

Harbour. The significant numbers of families and party goers visiting the area generate

peak pedestrian and peak traffic volumes and, compete for the already scarce parking

supply. In the past the road network has become heavily congested and some road

segments have become grid locked to the point that emergency vehicles (Ambulance,

SES, and Fire Brigade), bus public transport and Police access is disrupted by illegal

parking and the heavy traffic flows.

As per previous years events, Yarranabbe Park and McKell Park, Darling Point and,

Strickland House and Neilson Park, Vaucluse will be managed venues. Rushcutters Bay

Park, Seven Shillings Beach, Duff Reserve, Lyne Park, Dumaresq Reserve, Roberston

Park and Christison Park remain open to the general public. The Police have requested

that traffic management measures be put in place throughout the Woollahra LGA to

improve safety and permit emergency vehicle access to unplanned incidents.

A NYE 2013 Working Party consisting of the Police, State Transit Authority, National

Parks & Wild Life, State Property Authority and Council staff was established to

address the special event traffic management issues. Annual NYE traffic information

was supplied by RMS Transport Operations Planner, Transport Management Centre.

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2 Proposed Traffic Management

2.1 Traffic Management Plans

The Working Party has prepared the Traffic Management Plans for all harbour side

venue locations; Edgecliff, Darling Point, Double Bay, Point Piper, Rose Bay, Vaucluse

and Watsons Bay. The Traffic Management Plans; Drawing 15158-100, 101, 102, 103,

104, 105 and 106 illustrate and describe the measures, controls, staffing and operational

times to be implemented for NYE 2013 and are contained in Appendix 5.2.

The Traffic Management Plans contain road closures, temporary one-way streets and

special event clearways in New Beach Road, Darling Point, Military Road, Watsons

Bay and Vaucluse Road, Vaucluse.

A list of the streets affected is contained in Appendix 5.1.

Crowd management facilities will be installed in Yarranabbe Park, Darling

Point and Council will be installing temporary security fencing along the full

length of Yarranabbe Park on the western side of New Beach Road. To

facilitate the installation of the fencing and ensure adequate security can be

maintained, a clearway is proposed along New Beach Road adjoining the

event area.

Due to the high pedestrian volumes anticipated along the length of New

Beach Road prior to and after the event, a temporary speed limit reduction

from the posted 50km/hr to 40km/hr will be implemented from 3:00pm 31

December to 12:00pm (midday) 1 January 2013.

A number of roads leading to the Harbour foreshore will be closed from late

afternoon periods to prevent traffic congestion and minimise illegal parking

activities.

Vaucluse Road (Vaucluse) will be temporarily made one-way northbound

and Greenoaks Avenue (Darling Point) will be temporarily made one-way

eastbound. Special Event Clearways will be implemented along the entire

length.

Sydney Buses has again requested a special event clearway in Military Road

and a small section of Old South Head Road, Watsons Bay to ensure that bus

public transport to and from Watsons Bay bus terminus functions efficiently

during NYE.

It is anticipated that the RMS will implement special event clearways in New

South Head Road (northside) between Neild Ave and Manning Road and

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Old South Head Road (eastside) between New South Head Road and Burge

Street as per previous New Years Eve events.

The Road Transport (Safety & Traffic Management) Act 1999 Section 76 (10)

authorises the RMS to establish special event clearways. The RMS is responsible for

arranging clearway towing.

Special Event Clearway signs are regulatory signs not delegated to Council for

authorisation and, therefore Council will apply to the RMS for their installation in New

Beach Road, Darling Point and Military Road, Watson Bay.

2.2 Parking

Besides clearway restrictions, no further parking restrictions or creation of designated

parking areas are proposed.

2.3 Pedestrians

There are no changes to pedestrian pathways however road closures and the temporary

speed limit reduction on New Beach Road will provide a safer road environment for the

high pedestrian traffic volumes anticipated.

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3 Event Impact

3.1 Roads

Road closures, temporary one-way streets and special event clearways will be in place

in a number of Woollahra Municipality foreshore locations. Road closures, their

locations and times are subject to change at Police discretion.

Roads will be progressively closed and re-opened by Council, RMS and Police after

cleaning. Road re-opening times are subject to Police discretion.

Vehicle access will be available for residents and their guests from 3:00pm to 6:00pm

31 December 2013 at which point full road closures are in effect to 1:00am 1 January

2014 (or subject to Police discretion). During this time only pedestrians, emergency

vehicles and Sydney Buses will be granted access. No taxi access is to be permitted

during full closure.

Variable Message Signs will be located in New South Head Road in the centre median

facing eastbound traffic and in New South Head Road, south of Vaucluse Road facing

northbound traffic to provide advance warning notification to approaching motorists.

3.2 Contingency Plan

The Police have requested traffic management be put in place for the NYE celebrations.

The Police will be in attendance at selected duty points. Traffic Management measures,

controls, their locations and times are subject to change at Police discretion. Yarranabbe

Park and Strickland House/Nelson Park are controlled areas for the purpose of

regulating crowd numbers and vehicle access.

3.3 Public Transport

Sydney Buses are aware of the special event and buses will be provided access along

their normal routes. Police and Council staff will marshal road closures and assist with

bus transit.

3.4 Emergency Services

When required emergency services will have access through all local road closures for

an unplanned incident. Police and Council staff will marshal road closures and assist the

passage of emergency vehicles.

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3.5 Local Traffic

Local traffic movements are restricted in harbour side local roads that provide access to

venues and vantage points. Normal vehicle access will be restricted from 6:00pm to

2:00am. All other road will function as normal.

The proposed measures have been implemented for the previous two New Years Eve

event’s and the majority of residents are familiar with the measures. Council will advise

residents via the Council’s web page and local newspaper of these temporary changes to

traffic conditions.

3.6 Impact on Community and Business

Most businesses do not carry out trading and the community will participating in the

New Years Eve celebrations. Traffic measures are gradually phased in from 3pm.

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4 Event Advertising and Notification

4.1 Emergency Services

Police:

Paul Dunstan, Inspector Rose Bay Police Station Ph: 9362 6310

Wayne Gibbs: Sergeant Paddington Police Station Ph: 83568246

Ambulance Headquarters

Address; locked Bag 105, Rozelle NSW 2039

Phone: 02 9230 7777 Fax: 02 93207800

Fire Brigade Head Office

Address: PO. Box A249, Sydney south NSW 1232

Phone: 02 9265 2999 Fax: 02 9265 2988.

State Emergency Services:

Kim Edwards, Local Controller Waverley & Woollahra

PO Box 1721 Bondi Junction 1355

General Ph: 9698 4477

Emergency 132 500

[email protected]

Mobile: 0410 496 036

4.2 Media Advertising

Event details will be advertised in the local newspaper (Wentworth Courier) and on

Woollahra Council’s website. http://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/nye

4.3 Variable Message Signs

4.3.1 Sign Locations



northbound traffic. The VMS displays will be placed 1 week before the event so road

http://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/nye

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users are aware of the event on New Years Eve. Refer to the accompanying TCP for

precise locations.

To reinforce the temporary speed limit reduction along New Beach Road, an additional

VMS with radar and vehicle speed display is to be located in New Beach Road, 100m

from the intersection from New South Head Road and facing northbound traffic.

4.3.2 Display Messages

Sign

Location

Messages

ALT 1 ALT 2 ALT 3

New South

Head Road.

(Median)

Rushcutters

Bay

NEW YEARS

EVE

SPECIAL EVENT

NEW BEACH

ROAD CLOSED

3PM - 31 DEC

2AM – 1 JAN

LIMITED ACCESS

DARLING POINT

New South

Head Road.

(Parking

Lane)

Vaucluse

NEW YEARS

EVE

SPECIAL EVENT

VAUCLUSE ROAD

ONE WAY NORTH

3PM – 31 DEC

2AM – 1 JAN

LIMITED ACCESS

VAUCLUSE

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5 Appendix

5.1 List of Streets Affected

5.1.1 Introduction

Road closures, temporary one-way Streets and Special Event Clearways will be in place

in a number of Woollahra Municipality foreshore locations. Road closures, their

locations and times are subject to change at POLICE discretion.

Roads will be progressively closed and re-opened by Council, RMS and Police after

cleaning. Road re-opening times are subject to POLICE discretion.

Vehicle access will be available for residents and their guests from 3.00pm to 6.00pm

Saturday 31 December 2013 then full closure. After this time only pedestrians,

emergency vehicles and Sydney Buses will be granted access.



northbound traffic.

Clearways and road closures affect both directions unless stated otherwise

Further information may be obtained from the RMS website. Refer to

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au and click on “Events” tab on the top right hand corner.

5.1.2 Road Closures/ restricted access points

All road closures/ restricted access commences at 3:00 pm (STA, residents and their

guests accepted), 6:00pm (Full road closure) - 31 Dec 2013 to 2:00 am 1 Jan 2014

unless noted otherwise.

Suburb Road Control Point(s) Comments

Darling

Point

New Beach

Road

New South Head Rd and

Yarranabbe Park southern

boundary.

Restricted access from 3pm.

At Yarranabbe Park

southern boundary and

Yarranabbe Rd.

Full road closure from 3pm.

STA Buses excepted.

Loftus Rd Annandale St Existing one way westbound.

Darling

Point

Darling

Point Rd North of Greenoaks Ave North of control point.

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/

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(Cont.) Greenoaks

Ave

At Ocean St and Darling

Point Rd

Only westbound lane closed

Temporary one way

eastbound.

Mona

Road

At New South Head Road

and Darling Point Road

Only northbound lane closed.

Temporary one way

southbound.

Point

Piper

St Mervyns

Avenue At New South Head Rd North of control point.

Wolseley

Rd At New South Head Rd North of control point.

Wunulla


St Mervyns

Avenue At New South Head Rd North of control point.

Rose Bay

Lyne Park

Access

Road

At New South Head Rd North of control point.

Bayview

Hill Rd At New South Head Rd West of control point.

Caledonian

Rd At New South Head Rd West of control point.

Dumaresq


Tivoli Ave At New South Head Rd North of control point.

Vaucluse

Vaucluse

Rd

At New South Head Rd to

Greycliff Ave.

Only southbound lane closed

(Temporary one way

northbound).

Hopetoun

Ave At New South Head Rd North of control point.

Petrach

Ave At New South Head Rd North of control point.

Serpentine

Pde At New South Head Rd North of control point.

Old South

Head Rd At New South Head Rd

North of control point.

Restricted access only. Full

closure subject to Police

discretion.

Watsons

Bay

Marine Pde

& Clovelly

St

At Hopetoun Ave North of control point.

Robertson

Pl

At Hopetoun Ave / Old

South Head Rd North of control point.

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5.1.3 Temporary One Way Streets

The following streets will become temporary one-way streets for New Years Eve from

3:00pm 31 December 2013 to 2:00am 1 January 2014.

Suburb Road Extent of measure Comment

Darling

Point

Greenoaks

Ave

Darling Point Rd and Ocean St

intersections. Eastbound only.

Mona Road New South Head Road to Darling

Point Road. Southbound only.

Vaucluse Vaucluse

Rd

New South Head Rd and Greycliff

Ave Northbound only.

5.1.4 Special Event Clearways

You may not stop your vehicle the times shown on the sign unless there is a medical

emergency. Buses, taxis or hire cars may stop at the kerb to pick up or set down

passengers only.

A special event clearway is enforceable by the Police with the current fine in excess of

$206.00. An additional penalty will be imposed if the vehicle is towed away, with the

current towing fine in excess of $174.00. Please check local signage before parking.

Suburb Road Extent of measure Hours

Darling

Point

New

Beach

Rd

Southern end of Yarranabbe Park

to end cul-de-sac (west side only).

8:00am 31 December 2013

to 2:00am 1 January 2014

Watsons

Bay

Military

Rd

Bus turning circle to Robertson

Place (both sides).

3:00pm 31 December 2013


Old

South

Head Rd

Robertson Place to Our Lady Star

of the Sea (east side only).

3:00pm 31 December 2013


Vaucluse Vaucluse

Rd Entire length.

8:00am 31 December 2013


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5.2 New Years Eve traffic Management Plans

1. NYE Traffic Management Plan 15174 100

2. NYE Traffic Management Plan 15174-101






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H:\Traffic Committee\REPORTS\2013\November\TC Final\Y6 Glenmore Rd _Gurner St intersection Pgtn - Consultation.doc


Consideration.

Subject: Glenmore Road / Gurner Street Intersection, Paddington –

Consultation

Author: Frank Rotta – Traffic Engineer

File No: T191 / T212

Reason for Report: Residents Consultation

Recommendation:

That Council proceed with the proposal for the squaring up of the Glenmore Road / Gurner Street

intersection, Paddington as funded in the Traffic Capital Works Program..

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Background:

At the meeting of the Woollahra Traffic Committee dated 5 December, 2011, the Committee

considered a report into the channelisation of the above intersection and subsequently

recommended:

A. That the proposal for the squaring up of the Glenmore Road / Gurner Street intersection,

Paddington be approved in principle.

B. That residents and/or business owners of all properties within 50 metres of the Glenmore

Road / Gurner Street intersection be consulted about this proposal.

C. That should there be considerable objection to this proposal, the matter be reported back to

the Woollahra Traffic Committee.

Issues:

The consultation referred to in Part B of the above resolution was carried out in August/September,

2013 as this project is part of the current Traffic Works Program. Only 3 submissions were

received. One was in favour of the proposal, one was non-committal on the proposal but was from a

shop-keeper who requested that they be kept informed of the timing of the project as the

construction works could affect their business. The third submission was from the Paddington

Society and was sent as an email on 8 September, 2013 as follows:

“We refer to the proposal to modify the intersection of Glenmore Road and Gurner Street

Paddington which you kindly referred to us for comment. This is a proposal which has come up on

previous occasions and our comment will be consistent with our past responses.

The Paddington Society does not support this proposition for a number of reasons.

Firstly, Glenmore Road is the most historically significant Street in Paddington. It's establishment

by convict labour early in the 19th Century was the first formal road through the area which gave

rise to the subdivision of land into the gentry estates and subsequently the residential subdivisions

visible today. In our view this original alignment should be maintained and given visual priority.

The proposal changes this significance by placing priority on the alignment with Gurner Street.

Secondly, the proposal places emphasis on through traffic movements on the 'rat-run' of Glenmore

Road, Gurner Street, Hargrave Street. In our view these movements should not be encouraged as

they create the single most greatest problem for the village community of Paddington. Whilst we

have always encouraged access through and around the precinct, we do not believe these movement

should be encouraged.




As previously stated we recommend that the continuity of Glenmore Road be maintained and the

intersection be modified, if at all, by the realignment of Gurner Street to enter at right angles into

the line of Glenmore Road. Such a modification would maintain access whilst discouraging through

traffic movements. The movement of vehicles along Glenmore Road, north of the Gurner Street

intersection could be discouraged through signposting, street-tree planting, pedestrian crossings,

and pavement textures.

Please let us know if you would like any further clarification of these recommendations.”

The following response was sent to the writers on 10 September as follows:

“I refer to your email response to Council's consultation and wish to reply as follows:

I have searched Council's files for previous comments with respect to this intersection and have not

been able to locate these comments. Could you please provide copies of these comments.

The proposal does not alter priorities at this location as the 'Stop' sign giving the Gurner Street

traffic a priority at this location has been in place for many years. The proposed re-alignment re-

enforces the current priorities and greatly improves the pedestrianisation of this intersection by

reducing distances which pedestrians have to travel on the road carriageway and reducing speeds

of vehicles using this intersection. It should be noted [that a member of the Paddington Society

was]… present at the WTC meeting which considered this item on 6 December, 2011 and the

minutes reflect a unamimous agreement to this proposal.

The movements in both directions in Glenmore are not being discouraged, just slowed down as

vehicles drive past the school. It is not realistic to suggest that the proposed channelisation would

entice a motorist to proceed along Gurner Street to turn left at Cascade Street rather than proceed

along Glenmore Road at this intersection.”

As the sole objection to the proposal shown in Annexure 1 was from the Paddington Society, it was

considered that this matter should be reported back to Council through the Woollahra Traffic

Committee.

Conclusion:

As no response has been received to the above email to date it is considered that the project should

proceed due to the added safety caused by the traffic calming in the vicinity of the school and the

re-enforcement of the pedestrian links across Glenmore Road at this intersection.


The 2013/14 Traffic Capital Works Program.

Annexures:

1. Concept Plan for squaring up of the Glenmore Road / Gurner Street intersection, Paddington




Annexure 1



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Item No: Z1 Traffic Matters on Local Roads – Recommendation to C&E for

Consideration

Subject: Albemarle Avenue & Wilberforce Avenue, Rose Bay – Boats and

Trailers


File No: 6T, 495

Reason for Report: To provide results of the resident consultation on proposed parking changes.

Officer Recommendation:

A. That based on feedback received from Rose Bay Primary School and the residents of

Albemarle Avenue and Wilberforce Avenue, no parking restrictions be installed at this time.

B. That the residents of Albemarle Avenue and Wilberforce Avenue and Rose Bay Primary

School be advised of Council’s decision.

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Background

1. At the Council meeting on the 22 April 2012 the following was adopted:

That staff provide a report to the Community & Environment Committee with a view to

implementing restricted parking for Albemarle Avenue and Wilberforce Avenue, Rose Bay.

This restriction is to address the issue of boat and trailer parking so would be strategically

implemented to have as little impact on residents as possible but cause boats and trailers to no

longer park in these streets.

2. At the Council meeting on the 27 May 2013 the following was adopted:

A. THAT Council note the staff recommendation that no further action be taken with

regards to the installation of parking restrictions in Albemarle Avenue and Wilberforce

Avenue, Rose Bay for the reasons outlined in the report.

B. THAT the Traffic Committee be asked to consider the options presented in the report

and to advise the Community & Environment Committee of its preferred option in the

event that Council decides to implement traffic restrictions taking into consideration the

large primary school in the vicinity.

3. At the Traffic Committee meeting on 2 July 2013, the following was adopted:

That no further action be taken with regards to the installation of parking restrictions in Albemarle

Avenue and Wilberforce Avenue, Rose Bay for the reasons outlined in the report.

4. At the Council meeting on 12 August 2013, the following was adopted:

A. Note the Recommendation from the Traffic Committee that no further action be taken with

regards to the installation of parking restrictions in Albemarle Avenue and Wilberforce Avenue,

Rose Bay for the reasons outlined in the report.

B. That Council advertise a proposal to implement the following parking restrictions in Albemarle

Avenue and Wilberforce Avenue, Rose Bay: “1Hour Parking 9am – 11am Mon Resident Permit

Holders Excepted” and unrestricted at other times - and a further report be presented to the

Community & Environment Committee advising of feedback received.




Issues

Council Officers hand delivered consultation letters and questionnaires to all residents in Albemarle Avenue

and Wilberforce Avenue in early September. The resident letter and questionnaire are attached as Annexure

1.

In order to discourage boat/trailer parking, residents were requested to provide feedback on the proposal to

implement timed parking restrictions in Albemarle Avenue and Wilberforce Avenue. The proposed

restrictions were as follows:-

Monday between 9am and 11am i.e. “1P 9am – 11am Monday Permit Holders Excepted”.

Residents with permits would be able to park for longer than 1 hour on Monday between 9am and 11am. The

streets would remain unrestricted outside these times.

Community Consultation Results:

Rose Bay Primary School

No formal response was received from the school. The Principal of the school called Council’s

Team Leader Traffic and Transport and discussed her concerns about the proposal. The Principal

said that the school did not support the proposal as this would impact on staff parking. The school

does not have sufficient off-street parking for all the school staff. A number of teachers therefore

park in Albemarle Avenue and Wilberforce Avenue.

Albemarle Avenue

A total of 34 letters were delivered to all properties. 14 responses were received, a response rate of

41% which is a very good response. The table below details the summary of survey responses.

Number Percentage



Response rate % 41

No. Support Resident Parking 10 71%

No. Against Resident Parking 4 29%

Support 1P Monday 9am-11am PHE? 8 57%

Against 1P Monday 9am-11am PHE? 6 43%

Unsure 0

Comments from residents who supported the proposal:-

We have only noticed only one permanently parked boat in Albemarle Avenue. However on

street parking is always problematic on weekdays especially at school pickup and drop off

time.

This is a great solution to the Albemarle Parking issue-please put in place ASAP. The most

crowded time in the street is 3pm-3.30 pm - child pickup time from Rose Bay Public

School.




Boats are frequently parked for several months outside our home, obstructing vision when

reversing out of driveway. They also make street parking for family friends very limited.

I would suggest that the restriction be extended to include the options: 1P Wednesday 9am-

11am, 1P Friday 9am-11am. This would avoid boats returning after Monday 11am and

parking until the following Monday which seems highly likely and would defeat the

intended purpose.

Comments from residents who did not support the proposal:-

I have 2 adult children who live at home and who have cars. I won’t be able to park the third

car on the street. Move the boats on. The problem is the parents and school who double

park. I pay rates and my friends should be able to park in my street.

Most of the parking is taken by workers from Parisi’s & IGA. I feel the residents - the rate

payers should not have to pay for parking permits. The employees of the shop should be

notified.

If the council is going to implement permit parking restrictions it needs to take into account

the legitimate needs of residents of the street who do own boats and keep them on trailers.

This is not me but I know of at least one neighbour who does.

The only issue I see is the boats and double parking of school parents when dropping off and

picking up kids. These are the worst offenders.

I support the idea but as we can’t fit a car into our garage and you won’t give us a permit

(due to requirements in the letter), it would not work for us.

Wilberforce Avenue

A total of 111 letters were delivered to all properties. 16 responses were received, a response rate of

14% which is a fair response. The table below details the summary of survey responses.

Number Percentage



Response rate % 14

No. Support Resident Parking 9 56%

No. Against Resident Parking 7 44%

Support 1P Monday 9am-11am PHE? 8 50%

Against 1P Monday 9am-11am PHE? 8 50%

Unsure 0

Comments from residents who supported the proposal:-

The restrictions will stop commuter parking. Regular enforcement is essential. Parents

double park.

There should be No Parking in narrow Spencer Lane between Dover Rd and Wilberforce

Rd. We would like a permit for one of our children who does not live here but visits.




Our end of the street is taken up by workers from Parisi’s. They sit in their cars for lunch

and throw their rubbish on the ground. My car has been vandalised as it was parked in my

driveway made it hard for car parked in front to move but I have no other choice during the

day as there are no parks available in the street. The street is constantly covered in rubbish.

To date Wilberforce Avenue has not been inundated with boats. Most of the single

dwellings have 2 cars and most only park 1 car off-street. Parents continue to park over my

driveway and block my driveway. I am constantly frustrated by the inconsiderate drivers. It

is impossible to leave my property during school pick up times.

We would fully support this. We often have boats/trailers outside our house for extended

periods. We would also support a 1P restriction in the afternoon. We also have delivery vans

for Parisi’s for extended period making parking extremely difficult. We would support 5/7

day restricted parking.

My visitors and trade persons always find it difficult to find parking space on weekdays and

Saturdays.

Comments from residents who did not support the proposal:-

We cannot see the purpose of further parking restrictions being introduced. If boats are a

problem which I have not seen to be so in Wilberforce Ave, and then have a restriction on

boat parking, why introduce this for other vehicles. We are strongly against this restriction

being introduced.

The proposed solution will prejudice local residents who will be fined due to overstay. A

few selfish boat owners are causing the problem. Signs prohibiting the parking of boats and

trailers with penalty amount would achieve more equitable result all round. Boat owners will

rapidly get managed.

In my 22 years at this address I can only recall 3 times a boat or trailer appeared. It belonged

to a resident. Parking and traffic need monitoring at school start and finish.

The school pick up time crowds the street for an hour. But the employees of Parisi's & the

car wash, that end of the street park all day every day.

Being in Wilberforce Ave, there are no boats or trailers causing a problem. The main

problem is the school drop off and pick up times being very chaotic particularly around

Spencer Lane which should be made one way the same as Albemarle and Dover lane.

Discussion

The various issues raised by the residents in relation to issues relating to Rose Bay Public School

will be investigated and discussed with the school.

Rose Bay Primary School did not support the proposal as the parking restrictions would impact on

the school staff who park in Albemarle Avenue and Wilberforce Avenue.




57% of the respondents from Albemarle Avenue supported the parking restrictions proposed and

43% were opposed to the changes. There was no clear majority.

50% of the respondents from Wilberforce Avenue supported the parking restrictions proposed and

50% were opposed to the changes. There was no clear majority.

Conclusion

Based on the feedback received from local residents and Rose Bay Primary School, it is

recommended that the proposed parking restrictions not be installed in Albemarle Avenue and

Wilberforce Avenue at this time.


Not applicable.

Annexures:

Resident Consultation Letter and Questionnaire




Annexure

Council Ref: 6T, 495 (SYY)

Your Ref:

4 September 2013

To The Resident

Dear Sir / Madam

Resident Permit Parking Scheme

Albemarle Avenue & Wilberforce Avenue, Rose Bay

Council’s Community and Environment Committee would like your views on the introduction of part

time resident parking restrictions in your street. Council has received representations from local

residents and Rose Bay Primary School in relation to parking and pedestrian safety issues created by

boats/trailers parked in your street. It is our understanding that the boats/trailers are parked in your

street for extended periods without moving.

In order to discourage boat/trailer parking in your street, Council is proposing to implement timed

parking restrictions on Monday between 9am and 11am i.e. “1P 9am – 11am Monday Permit Holders

Excepted”. Residents with permits will be able to park for longer than 1 hour on Monday between

9am and 11am. The streets will remain unrestricted outside these times.

The attached questionnaire will provide us with information in relation to your current parking

situation and your views on this proposal.

When completing this questionnaire, it is important to consider the eligibility requirements for a

Resident Parking Permit. The number of permits residents can apply for is dependent on the number

of vehicles registered to the address and the number of vehicles that can be parked off-street at the

address. There is a cap of two permits per property and this is reduced by the number of vehicles that

can be parked off-street. Therefore a property with two or more off-street parking spaces would not be

eligible for any Resident Parking Permits. Please note that when considering Resident Parking Permit

entitlements, the size of the off-street parking space/s, the difficultly of parking in the space/s and/or

the size of the resident's vehicle will not be taken into consideration. The table below details eligibility

requirements:-

No. of Off-Street

Spaces at Property

No. of Vehicles

Registered to Property

Number of Parking

Permits Allowed

2 or more

2 or more

NA

NA

0

0 1

1

1

1

0

0 1

1

2 or more

2 or more

1

1 0

101

1

1

1

1 0

0

2

2

2

2 0

0

3 or more

3 or more

2

22




The questionnaire is brief and should take no longer than five minutes to complete. As this proposal

will have an impact on your parking amenity, it is important that you send me your feedback to allow

me to make an informed recommendation to Council’s Community and Environment Committee on

this proposal.

Please send me your comments by Friday, 20 September 2013.

Further information on Council’s Resident Parking Permit Policy, including eligibility and fees, can be

found on Council’s website at:-

http://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/services/parking/resident_parking_permits or contact Council’s

Customer Services Team on 9391 7000.

Council has also recently introduced a Visitor Parking Permit scheme. Vehicles that display this

permit are able to park in resident parking areas and not be subject to the time restriction. Each

residential property is entitled to 10 Visitor Permits per year, and each permit is valid for one day.

For any further information on this proposal, please contact me on 9391 7000.

Yours sincerely

Shirlene Yee Yet

Team Leader Traffic and Transport

Enclosed: Questionnaire

http://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/services/parking/resident_parking_permits




WOOLLAHRA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL RESIDENTS PERMIT PARKING SCHEME QUESTIONNAIRE

ALBEMARLE AVENUE & WILBERFORCE AVENUE Name

(Optional)

Address (Required)

Email

(Please circle)

1 Do you support introducing resident permit parking restrictions in your street? If you answered “No” proceed to Q4. YES NO

2 Do you support introducing “1P Monday 9am-11am Permit Holders Excepted” restrictions in your street?

YES NO

3 If you answered “No” in Q2 above, what times and days should the parking restrictions cover?

_____________

4 How many vehicles are registered to the above address? 0 1 2 3 4 5

5 How many company vehicles are used at this address?

(Include company vehicles used by a household member for private use.)

0 1 2 3 4 5

6 Does this property have a driveway or vehicle access from the street? This includes

existing driveways that are no longer in use.

YES NO

7 How many off-street parking spaces are available at the above address? (Please include all garages, carports, driveway and hardstand parking areas for your own house or apartment)

0 1 2 3 4 5

8 Do you have difficulty finding on-street parking near your residence? YES NO (If “No” proceed to Q10)

9 If yes, when does this happen? Day Night

8am-5pm 5pm-11pm

Weekdays YES NO YES NO

Saturdays YES NO YES NO

Sundays or Public Holidays YES NO YES NO

10 Please add any additional comments, alternative solutions or suggestions in the space below.

For assistance in completing this questionnaire please contact Council’s Team Leader Traffic and Transport – Shirlene Yee Yet on 9391 7000. Detailed information on Councils Residents Parking Scheme, Fees, Application Forms and Eligibility Requirements can be found at this address:- http://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/services/parking/resident_parking_permits Please return your completed questionnaire by Friday, 20 September 2013 to: Postal address: PO Box 61 Double Bay, NSW 2028 E-mail address: [email protected] Facsimile: 9391 7044

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