Located alongside the toilet facilities is the Kākā Point Surf Lifesaving Club (SLSC). They have plans to replace their aged infrastructure with modern facilities that enable them to continue providing essential lifesaving services.
It has been suggested that replacement of these facilities could be considered in tandem.
Council has been asked to support both projects, and to find the most effective way to upgrade these important community facilities.
This also supports the Kākā Point Community Group vision to rejuvenate the aging beach front infrastructure.
What are our options?
This is the cheapest option and has minimal rating impacts. It does not address community concerns that the toilets are of a poor standard and that the current toilets are detracting from the area as a quality tourist destination. Whilst in a low risk seismic area, an earthquake building assessment is required no later than July 2032. There is potential for inundation during an extreme storm surge event and with additional sea level rise, both of which may require mitigation works in the future.
This would involve a basic makeover of the existing facility to improve its condition. There would be no change to the existing plan. The upgrade would support a fair to good standard of service. Total costs with rating impacts as shown in the table. Whilst in a low risk seismic area, an earthquake building assessment is required no later than July 2032. There is potential for inundation during an extreme storm surge event and with additional sea level rise, both of which may require mitigation works in the future.
This would provide a higher quality facility than present with improved disability access. It would better support the areas tourism destination potential. The total cost of this with rating impacts are shown in the table below. The potential for inundation during an extreme storm surge event with additional sea level rise would be addressed.
Like option 3, this would provide a higher quality facility than present with improved disability access, and would better support the area’s tourism destination potential.
The total cost of this with rating impacts are shown in the table below. There will be only one facility located on the foreshore which reduces the overall total cost, reduces total maintenance costs, possible reduction in total costs for protection works in future (due to sea level rise or coastal erosion), and enables existing toilet site to be repurposed for parking, picnic area or greenspace. Potential for inundation during an extreme storm surge event with additional sea level rise would be addressed.
What are the rating impacts?
| Option 1 Nil | Option 2 $50,000 | Option 3 $578,000 | Option 4 $440,000 (CDC Public Toilets) $310,000 (SLSC Grant) | |
| UAGC 50% | Nil | Nil (1) | $3.96 (2) | $7.27 (2 & 4) |
| Districtwide 50% | Nil | Nil (1) | $1.90 (2 & 3) | $1.45 (2 & 3) |
UAGC = Uniform Annual General Charge (a general rate where every property pays the same amount)
NOTE:
(1) Funded from depreciation reserves
(2) Option 3 is based on funding via a 10 year loan
(3) All districtwide rates are calculated on a $350k capital value property
(4) Surf Lifesaving payment is a loan funded grant through Community Support (100% UAGC)
