Dangar Island Mooring Co-operative Information Booklet

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1 5 September 2013 Dangar Island Mooring Co-operative Information Booklet (Accurately,scaled,computer,generatedimageshowingtheproposedco,opfacility.FieldofviewisfromtheWebbers pontoontotheferryshed.) Foralongtimenow,theDangarIslandcommunityhashadinsufficientoptionsforthesafeandreliableberthingofsmall commutervessels.solutionshavebeeninvestigatedsince1979wheniananddeniseforrest,onbehalfofagroupof residents,wrotetohornsbyshirecouncil(hsc)abouttheuseoftinniesforcommuting.in1995anotherattemptwas undertaken,thistimethroughthedangarislandleague(dil)whenterrydorroughwaspresident.neitherattemptto raisefundingfromthehornsbyshirecouncilwassuccessful. Inlate2009,islandresidentsagainapproachedtheLeaguetoseeifaviablecommutertinnieberthingfacilitysimilarto thebrooklynmooringco,op(bmc)couldbeestablishedondangarisland.sincethen,thedilsub,committeehasbeen workingtoexaminealltheoptionsandtheirimpactsontheisland.thisgrouphasregularlyaddressedthecommunity throughmulletmailarticles,manypublicmeetings,newslettermailings,and saswellastheleague swebsite. Asaresultofthiswork,theDangarIslandMooringCo,operativeCommittee(DIMC)nowhasafully,developedproposal forasmall,vesselmooringfacilitysituatedoffthepublicwharf. Afewofthekeypointsregardingtheco,opare:,,,, itisonlyforsmalltinniesanddories,thesameasthebmc.largeyachtswillnotandcannotberthattheco,op. itisthe smallestandcheapest thatcanbebuiltondangarislandgiventheweatherconditionsandthe numberofcommunityremembersregisteringinterestinginusingthefacility(currently40berths.) manyotheroptionsanddesignshavebeenassessedoverthelastthreeplusyearsofcontinuousworkonthis project.thesehaveincludedanumberofsmallerfacilitiesattheisland svariouspublicaccesspoints,asingle facilityatlocationsotherthanthepublicwharfanddifferentdesignsforthefacilityatthepublicwharf.the proposeddesignandlocationwerechosenthroughacombinationofrequirementsandconstraintsanalysisby thecommittee,interactiveconsultationwithsmecandavotebythecommunity. otheroptionssuchasrunninglinesandshared,wharfarrangementsareeithernotavailabletoornotsuitable formanymembersofourcommunityduetotheirphysicalcapabilitiesandlifestyles. 1

2 , thedimcwill,inalldealingswithhscandrms,advocateforresidentswhoarenotinapositiontousetheco, optoretaintherighttousetheircurrentarrangement(oroneofthenewlocationsthathasbeenvacatedbya co,opmember.), ofthe42peoplethathaveexpressedandinterestintheco,op,39areislandresidentsorownerswhocurrently ownandoperateaboatondangarisland.buildingtheco,opwillresultinthose39currentmooringlocations beingvacated,therebyprovidingawealthofopportunitiesfornon,memberstochosefrom., becauseofthisfocusonexistingresidentsandtinnieusers,theco,opwillnotincreaseeitherdevelopmenton, orvisitorsto,dangarisland, thereisnootherlocationontheislandtobuildthefacilitythatisbothallowedunderthedangarisland DevelopmentControlPlanfromHSCandisaspracticalasthechosenlocationatthepublicwharf, itwillprovideasafe,reliableberthingfortinnies,manyofwhichwillbemovingfromthebeachesthereby improvingthemforrecreationaluse, Theproposedwharfhasfewerlinearmetresofwharfandpontoonthanthetotaloftheneighbouringfive privatejetties,yetwillprovidesafemooringforupto40families. Thereiscurrentlysomemis,informationcirculatingabouttheproposedco,op.Itisthepurposeofthisbrochureto presentaccurateandverifiableinformationregardingtheproposedfacilityinaneasy,to,readformat.ifyouhaveheard anyinformationthatiscontrarytotheinformationpresentedhere,wearemorethanhappytodiscussitwithyou personallytoansweranyspecificquestionsorconcernsyoumighthave.webelieveitisveryimportantthateveryoneis wellinformedwiththefactsoftheproposal.pleasecontactus WeurgeyoutoattendtheDILSpecialGeneralMeetingatthe endofseptembertocastyourvoteforthecreationofthe tinnietie,upfacility.itisforthecommunity swelfareandithas beenlongsoughtafter.theproposedco,opisthesmallest, cheapest,leastinvasivewayofdoingthis. DIMC AntSchinckel,SueMerricks,StuartAllen,TomWeddin,David Pakes 5September2013 TheDIMCsub,sectionoftheDILsiteis: 2

3 Frequently Asked Questions 1. Q.Whyhaveamooringfacility? A.Thepurposeistoprovideasafe,convenient,around,the,clockberthingfacilityforsmalltinniesanddoriesbelonging residentsofdangarislandwhodonothavewaterfrontjettiesthemselves. 2. Q.HowmanyBerthswilltherebe? A.Wecurrentlyexpectthatitwillbebetween30and40berths.Asatthiswriting,wehavestrongcommitmentsfor40, withafewprobablyavailableforrenting. 3. Q.Whatsizeboatwilltheberthtake? A.TheDIMCisONLYforsmallboats,thesamesizerestrictionsastheBrooklynMooringCo,opwillbeinplace.These restrictionsareamaximumof5.5minlengthand2.25minbeam.theriggingsystemwillbecompatiblewiththe BrooklynCo,op.Largeboats(cruisers,yachts,etc)willNOTphysicallyfit,norwilltheruleseverallowthemtoberthat thedimc. 4. Q.Whatwillthewharflooklike? A.PleaseseetheprofessionallygeneratedcomputerimageoftheproposedDIMCbelow.Thisisnotanartistimpression, butaprofessional,computer,generatedviewconstructedfromthesmecplansinappendixa.itplacesboatsand pontoonsatthecorrectdistancefromthephotolocationtogeneratetheview. ThecurrentdesignproducedbySMECisforaslightlysturdierversionoftheBMCwharfin2or3arms thisreflectsthe heavierconditionscomparedtothebmcsite.itwillhaveaboutthesame visual impactintermsofpiersize,pontoon sizeetc.itwillaccommodateabouthalfthetinniesthatthebmchasspacefor. Itistheminimum fit,for,purpose designpossible.thefloatingpontoonswillbealittlewider(2.4mforthewider sectionand1.2forthenarrowersections),heavierandmorestablethanthebmconestoreflectthemoresevere exposureinthislocation.atthemaximumsize,eacharmwouldbeapproximately24metreslong.forcomparisonwith thebmc,thisisthelengthofthesinglebmcpontoonclosesttothepool. 3

4 TheSMECdesignprovidessomelevelofwaveattenuationtothetinnieswithinit,protectingthemfromtheworstofthe weatherandstoppingthembeingswamped,assooftenhappensatpresentinroughweather.thesmecreportis availableonthewebsiteoryoucanaskthedimcmembersforacopy. PleaseseeAppendixAfortheSMECdesign.ThefullversioncanbedownloadedfromtheDILWebsite. 5. Q.WillthecoAopphysicallydisplaceanyexistinglocationswheretinniesaretiedup? A.No.Allofthenewberthingfacilitywillbebeyondtheexistingfirebargepontoononthepublicjetty.Pleasereferto theaerialphotoinbelowthatshowstheentireco,opwestofthenewhscpublicjetty,butwellinsidethefirst commercial orange buoyofftheendoftheexistingwharf: 4

5 6. Q.Whataboutnoiseandlight? A.WehaveplacedaveryhighpriorityonminimizingsourcesofnoiseandstraylightfromtheDIMC everyeffortis beingmadetoensurethisfacilityisasquietaspossible.metalonmetalconnectionswillhaveatleastoneofthem coatedwithasoftmaterialtominimisenoise.theremovalofaneedforsternanchorswill,formembers,removethe noiseofchainsbeinghauledovertransomsthatpervadestheareaatpresent. Lightingwillbedesignedtoonlyilluminatetheareasrequiredforsafetyofusersandsafenavigationfromthewater wewillminimizeanyunnecessarylightpollutionbycarefulselectionoffixturesandshields. 7. Q.Whyhasthislocationoffthepublicwharfbeenselected? A.HornsbyShireCouncilplanningdocuments(DangarIslandDevelopmentControlPlan,seebelow)onlypermitsthe constructionofcommuterwharffacilitiesfromthewaterfrontof6riverviewavetothemiddleofthewaterfrontof25 YallaroiCresandnowhereelse.BelowistherelevantmapfromtheDangarIslandDevelopmentControlPlan: Toperformfullduediligencehowever,wehavealsoextensivelystudiedall7publicaccesspointsaroundtheisland. Theyallhaveverysignificantproblemsassociatedwiththem,andthebestlocationisthepublicwharf.AttheJuly2011 publicmeetingresidentsagreedthepublicwharflocationwasthebest.theotherswererejectedforanumberof reasons,includingthattheaccessistoosteep,thereisnobuggyaccess,nohandicappedaccess,greaterlocal disturbance,somesitesareonfarsideofislandfromusers,environmentalrestrictionsandimpacts,significantly increasedcostsandworseweatherexposure,amongothers. Itshouldbenotedthatforover150years,whenaccesstotheislandhasbeenexamined,thisareaofthenorthshore hasalwaysbeenselectedasthebestfromanumberofperspectives,especiallyweather. TheDangarIslandDevelopmentControlplancanbedownloadedfrom 5

6 8. Q.Whyareyourecommendingtheproposeddesign? A.Itisthesafestoptionaccordingtotheinternationallyrecogniseconsultingengineers(SMEC)andwebelieveitisthe bestpossiblesolutiontoadifficultproblem.itisthesmallest/cheapest fitforpurpose designthatwillworksafelyon DangarIslandforaco,op.Theproposedwharfhasfewerlinearmetresofwharfandpontoonthanthetotalofthe neighbouringfiveprivatejetties,yetwillprovidesafemooringforupto40families.thereisno smaller/cheaper option.wehavetriedhardforover3yearstofindone,talkingtomanywharfdesignandmanufacturingcompanies. 9. Q.Whyisitheavierdutythantheplasticprivatepontoons? A.Privatejettiesarebuilttolowerstandards.Afacilitywithmoreusersneedstobetoahigherstandardtoensurethe boats,peopleandthestructureitselfaresuitablyprotected,safeandsturdy.inaddition,thisdesignprovidesa componentofwaveattenuation,whichwillminimisetheriskofweatherdamagetothefacilityorthetinnies. Afacilitythatisnotdesignedproperlywillnotbeinsurableforliability,anditispossibleyourprivateboatinsurancewill beinvalidatedifitistieduptoafacilitythatisinadequatelydesigned. 10. Q.Whatistheenvironmentalimpact? A.Theco,ophasthepotentialtoprovidetinnieswithanalternativemooringlocationthatissuperiortomanyofthe existinglocationsincludingthesouthbeachwheretinnietraffic,anchors,propellersandrunninglinesareknownto damagetheseagrass(thebreedinghabitatoffish).initialindicationsfromexpertadviceisthatreducingthenumberof theserunninglinesinshallowwaterbycreatingasinglefacilitysituatedinwatertoodeepforseagrassisbeneficialto theseenvironments.dimcarecontinuingtoresearchthis. Inadditiontothepreservationofseagrass,floatingpontoonsandtheassociatedpilescreatetheirownmicro, environmentwhichserveasexcellenthabitatsformanyformsofmarinelife. 11. Q.Willmorepeopleboatwhenthisfacilityisbuilt? A.Alloftheapplicantsareresidentsorpropertyownersalready,and95%ofthemownatinnienow,sotheincreasein boatingislikelytobesmallunlesstheconvenienceofpontoonaccessencouragesislanderstoenjoytheirboatsmore thantheydoatpresent. 12. Q.Can twemakeitsmallerandcheaper? A.Thesizeissetbythenumberofboatswishingtousethefacility.Thereisnounusedspacebeingincludedinthe design thepontoonsaretheminimumlengthpossible,andwillprotrudeabovethewatertheminimumamount possible.theonlywaythesizecouldbereducedistorestrictthenumberofboatstolessthanthe40whohave requestedspots.thecommunitysofarhasgivenstrongdirectionthattheypreferaco,opmodelthatprovidesa locationforeveryonewhowantsone. Wearetryingtodoitfortheminimumcost.Noneofus(includingthepeopleworkingonthecommittee)wantsto spendmoremoneythanabsolutelynecessaryonthis.howevertoensureitisstormproof,safeandwillprovidea reliablelong,termfacility,aminimumengineeringstandardisrequired.foroverfouryearsthecommitteehasexamined awiderangeofdesignoptionswithwharfsuppliersetc,andthisistheoptimummixofreliable,fit,for,purpose,safeand economicaldesignfeatures. Theresimplyisno smallercheaper version we vetried.ifyoureallythinkyouhaveone,pleasetalktous we dlove tohearthedetails 6

7 13. Q.Willitincreasethenumberofpeoplevisitingtheisland? A.No thisfacilityisonlyforresidentsandowners,soitcanonlyincreasethenumberofvisitorsifyou,theresidents, decidetouseyourboattobringmorepeopletotheisland.itisnotapublicfacility. 14. Q.Howmuchwillthefacilityincreasethetrafficatthepublicwharf? A.WeekdaypeakhourisoneofthebusiesttimesfortheBMC,andtheDangarco,operativeisexpectedtobesimilar.Of thecurrentapplicationsforaplace,approximately15familiescommuteregularbusinesshoursand5ofthemalready keeptheirboatsinthevicinityofthepublicwharf.asaresultthereisexpectedtobeanincreaseofabout4or5boats perhourduringthosetwo rushhours,withsomeadditionalsporadictrafficduringotherpartsoftheday. 15. Q.Whocanapplyformembership? A.AllResidentsandPropertyownersofDangarIslandareeligibletoapply. 16. Q.AretherulesfortheCoAopfixed? A.No,theCoopmemberscanelecttochangesomeoftheoperatingrulestobetterfitthemembershipastheneeds evolve.mostofthegeneral operating rulesforthecoopcanbealtered.somerulesarebasedonrequirementsfrom thedepartmentoffairtradingforco,operativesandmaynotbechanged(e.g.therequirementforaboardof Directors,minimumnumberofmeetings,accountkeeping,etc). 17. Q.Whenwillwebeabletomakeaformalapplicationformembership? A.Weexpectthattobeduringlate2013.Howeveritisdependentontheapprovalprocessandexactcontractingmodel andmaywellslipinto2014.wewillkeepeveryoneinformed. 18. Q.Whenwillweneedtopayformembership? A.Afterthefirstroundofapplicationsisreceived,theCommitteewillcallfordeposits.Thisislikelytobeapproximately 25%ofthetotalestimatedcost.Whentheconstructioncontractisfinalisedthebalancewillberequired. 19. Q.Canpeopleshareaberth? A.Yes,thereisprovisionwithintheRulesforagroupofpeopletoshareamembership,thoughonlyoneboatmaybe mooredatagiventime.thecommitteeencouragesadoptionofthisprovision. 20. Q.Willberthsbeattachedtoapersonoraproperty? A.Berthswillbeattachedtoapersonoragroupofpeople.ThisistoensurethatanyonewhoiseligibleundertheCo,op RulescanapplyinthefutureinsteadofonlybeingabletojointheCo,opiftheybuyahousethathasaCo,opspot attached. 21. Q.WillIownmyberth? A.MembershipismembershipoftheCo,operativeandisnotthepurchaseofaphysicalberth.Membershipwillentitle youtouseaberth.thelocationofthisberthwillbeallocatedtoyoubylottery.holdersofanswmobilityparking Scheme(MPS)permitwillbeplacedascloseaspracticabletothepointofaccesstotheshore. 22. Q.WhathappensiftherearemoreapplicantsthanberthsatthestartoftheCoop? A.AtthestartoftheCo,op,ifwedonothaveenoughberths,membershipwillbeofferedinanorderestablishedby publishedcriteriasetoutontheapplicationform.thosewhodonotgetaberthatthispointmayhavetheirnames addedtoawaitinglist. 7

8 23. Q.CanIsellmymembership? A.Yes,butmembershipisbyapplicationtotheCo,operativesothereforetheCo,operativewilladministermembership transfers.whenamembershipiscancelleditwillbeofferedtothenextpersononthewaitinglistfortheentryprice currentatthattime.thismoneywillbetransferredtothepreviousmembershipholder. 24. Q.WhatifIwanttocancelmymembershipandthereisnooneonthewaitinglist? A.Thiswillneedtobeassessedonacase,by,casebasis.Ifpossibletheberthwillberentedoutuntilabuyerisavailable. 25. Q.WhywillthecoAopberesponsibleforthetransferofmembershipsandthereforeberths? A.Thisisanintegralpartofthestructureofaco,operative tobepartofityouwillneedtobeamemberwhichmeans theco,operativeadministersthesematters. 26. Q.Howmuchwillyearlyfeesbe? A.Themainyearlymembershipcostsrelatetotheoperatingcostsoftheco,op.Theseincludeinsuranceand maintenance.itisnotclearrightnow,asitwillvaryovertime(bmcyearlyfeeshaverangedfrom$34tomanyhundreds ofdollarsperyear).wewillaimtoestablishanestimatedfeescheduleatthetimeofformalmembershipcreation, basedonadvicefromthedesignersonthemaintenanceschedule,insuranceetc. 27. Q.HowcanIkeepinformedaboutDIMCplansandactivities? A.WewillensurethattheWebsite( updated(therewillbeamajorupdateon15september2013).wewillalso peoplewhoprovidean address,andcontinuetoprovidecommunicationsviathemulletmailandotherforums. 28. Q.Idon thaveamooringlocationinbrooklyn canthedimchelp? A.TheDIMCpurposewastoaddresstheissueoflackofcommuter/tinnieberthingontheisland.Whilewewouldlike toseemoreberthinginbrooklyn,wedonotfeelthedimccantakeontheissueofbrooklynberthingatthispointin time.notehowever,thatthemembersoftheco,opmayelecttodothisonceitisestablished. 29. Q.Willitimpacttheferryservice? A.Thereislikelytobeanegligibleimpactontheferryservice.TheFerryoperator,RickStockleyagrees.According tooursurveys,veryfewextrapeoplewillpurchaseaboatandstartcommutingwhodon talreadycommuteby theirowntinnieordory. 30. Q.Ican taffordit whatdoesthisfacilityofferme? A.Wearehopefulthattherewillafewspacesavailableforrentforthosewhocannotaffordthemembershipfee.DIMC alsostronglyencouragespeopletoformgroupmemberships.ifitispossibleforyoutoformagroupanduseonlyone vesseltherewouldbeasavinginmembershipandboatcosts. Simplynotpursuingthiscurrentoptionwillnotresultinacheaperoneinthefuture theresimplyisnocheaperoption, andnooneelsewillpayforitonourbehalf(sadly). 8

9 31. Q.Willitresultinmorepeoplewantingtolivehereandbuildinglargerhouses? A.TherehavebeenconcernsexpressedthatthisfacilitywillenablepeopletocometoDangarandbuildexcessively, largehouses.thesizeofbuildingsondangarislandislimitedbythehsc sdangarislanddevelopmentcontrolplan.if easier,saferboatingwasgoingtocauseundesirabledevelopmentitwouldhavealreadyoccurredwiththe68waterfront propertiesthathaveprivatewharves.interestinallspotsavailableintheco,opisfromexistingislandresidentsor ownerswhohavehouses.noneoftheownersofvacantblockshaveregisteredanyinterestintheco,op. 32. Q.Whatapprovalsarerequired willihaveachancetoviewtheproposalagainandprovideinputtohsc? A.TherewillbeanappropriateapprovalprocessrequiredbytheHornsbyShireCouncil(HSC).Thisislikelytobeafull DevelopmentApplication. 33. Q.Whyisn titfree? Wehavelookedhardatallpossiblesourcesoffunds.Wehavesimplybeenunabletofindanymechanismorfunding bodytopayforthis.governmentagencieswillonlyfundapublicfacility.technicallythisisforaprivategroup the residentsofdangarisland.evenifitweretobemade open toanyonetouse,itisclearthat95%oftheusewouldbe residents,andsogovernmentagencies,rightlyorwrongly,willnotfundit.yes,therearecommunitiesinaustralia wherecouncilhasprovidedpublictieupfacilities however,thesehaveeitherbeeninareaswheresignificant non, resident useoccurs,orwherecouncilhasadifferentattitudeandfundingavailability.inhornsbyitisclearlynotgoing tohappen wehavebeentryingsince1979. OtherStateandFederalfundingsourceshavealsobeenexaminedandwecannotobtainfundsfromanyoftheseareas. 9

10 AppendixA Theheavydashedlinemarkstheproposed tinnietie,upfacility.thewharfextensionis HSC spublicfacility. 10