3.3 Melton’s Road Asset Management MCC’s approach to managing Council’s road Policy and Strategy network, as portrayed in this plan, Asset Management direction for Council is demonstrates responsible stewardship to its identified within the Asset Management Policy key stakeholders: and Strategy documents. The purpose of the Community; Asset Management Strategy is to set clear asset Road management goals and initiatives that are in State and Federal Governments; line with Council’s strategic direction. The Road agencies of State and Federal strategy also includes an action plan for Government; improving Council’s Asset Management Councillors; capabilities. Visitors; Adjacent municipalities; 3.4 Road Maintenance Management Transport Service Providers; Day to day road maintenance and inspection Utilities/Developers including rail activities are provided via a service contract authorities; that aligns with Councils Road Asset Other road authorities; Management Plan. Special interest groups e.g. RACV and The Road Services Contract specifies the Chambers of Commerce; requirements of the contractor and includes Private Road owners e.g. farmers; standards such as the frequency of inspections, Employees/Volunteers; response times and intervention levels that Service Providers/Suppliers; support maintenance works for all road and Insurers; and drainage infrastructure within the municipality. Emergency Services. The contract includes: Routine Road Maintenance and Inspection Regimes; Re-sheeting gravel roads; 4.0 Road Management Issues sealing Bridge inspection and repair 4.1 Vision and Footpath inspection, repairs and The Council’s vision for infrastructure assets as replacement articulated in its Asset Management Policy is: Kerb and channel inspection, repair and replacement Roadside Slashing ensure that Asset management is clearly “To Street furniture; and recognised by Council and the Community, Stormwater and drainage ensuring the management of Council’s Assets for present and future generations. To Road line marking, re-seals, asphalt overlays, establish a framework to ensure a structured, re-constructions and rehabilitation works are co-ordinated, cost effective and financially undertaken via separate agreements. sustainable approach to asset management The day-to-day maintenance and inspection of across the whole organisation”. the network is undertaken in accordance with the various of Practice developed in accordance with Section 28 of the Road The Council’s Asset Management (AM) Management Act 2004. In addition Council uses principles as identified in the AM Policy are: the Australian Road Research Board Sealed and Develop and implement the Asset Unsealed Roads Maintenance principles to Management Strategy; deliver best practice maintenance services.
3.3 Melton’s Road Asset Management Policy and Strategy Asset Management direction for Council is identified within the Asset Management Policy and Strategy documents. The purpose of the Asset Management Strategy is to set clear asset management goals and initiatives that are in line with Council’s strategic direction. The strategy also includes an action plan for improving Council’s Asset Management capabilities. 3.4 Road Maintenance Management Day to day road maintenance and inspection activities are provided via a service contract that aligns with Councils Road Asset Management Plan. The Road Services Contract specifies the requirements of the contractor and includes standards such as the frequency of inspections, response times and intervention levels that support maintenance works for all road and drainage infrastructure within the municipality. The contract includes: Routine Road Maintenance and Inspection Regimes; Re-sheeting gravel roads; sealing Bridge inspection and repair Footpath inspection, repairs and replacement Kerb and channel inspection, repair and replacement Roadside Slashing Street furniture; and Stormwater and drainage Road line marking, re-seals, asphalt overlays, re-constructions and rehabilitation works are undertaken via separate agreements. The day-to-day maintenance and inspection of the network is undertaken in accordance with the various of Practice developed in accordance with Section 28 of the Road Management Act 2004. In addition Council uses the Australian Road Research Board Sealed and Unsealed Roads Maintenance principles to deliver best practice maintenance services. MCC’s approach to managing Council’s road network, as portrayed in this plan, demonstrates responsible stewardship to its key stakeholders: Community; Road State and Federal Governments; Road agencies of State and Federal Government; Councillors; Visitors; Adjacent municipalities; Transport Service Providers; Utilities/Developers including rail authorities; Other road authorities; Special interest groups e.g. RACV and Chambers of Commerce; Private Road owners e.g. farmers; Employees/Volunteers; Service Providers/Suppliers; Insurers; and Emergency Services. 4.0 Road Management Issues 4.1 Vision and The Council’s vision for infrastructure assets as articulated in its Asset Management Policy is: “To ensure that Asset management is clearly recognised by Council and the Community, ensuring the management of Council’s Assets for present and future generations. To establish a framework to ensure a structured, co-ordinated, cost effective and financially sustainable approach to asset management across the whole organisation”. The Council’s Asset Management (AM) principles as identified in the AM Policy are: Develop and implement the Asset Management Strategy;