Council agrees to police communications agreement

Gosford Council has agreed to enter into a licence arrangement with NSW Police, providing no substantive objections are received from the community, for the erection of a communications shelter on its reserve at 51 Castle Crescent, Umina.

NSW Police currently have equipment installed on the reserve and requested both a formal 20 year licence agreement and consent to construct a besser block shelter onsite to house communication equipment.

The equipment in question is currently located within the access turret beneath the Umina Spheroid water reservoir, which is also located within Lot 414.

Council's Water and Sewerage Directorate utilise the site for their radio communication and telemetry equipment, which is also located within the access turret beneath the Umina Spheroid water reservoir.

Council's water and sewer officer Mr Rod Williams said this site was classified as a confined space and was not considered to be an appropriate location for this equipment.

The proposed shelter would permanently house NSW Police, Government Radio Network and Council's electrical and radio equipment and would be 8.4 metres by 4.02 metres by 2.7 metres.

Public consultation will be undertaken as the land on which the reservoir and proposed shelter are situated is classified under the Local Government Act as community land.

NSW Police would fund the cost of the proposed shelter while Council would fund cable relocation and screening between the adjoining property and the proposed shelter.

Gosford Council agenda WAT.32, 23 Oct 2012