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PCYC to get new floor

 

Gosford Council is to replace the flooring in the main hall at the Umina PCYC at a cost of about $30,000.

Council will also spend $11,000 on the carpark adjoining the PCYC.

Prior to the recent major renovation, council laid parquetry flooring in the former warehouse area, using contractors and the Work for the Dole Program.

The flooring has now begun to lift and buckle due to moisture in the concrete slab on which it has been laid.

Council was told remediation works had been attempted but these had had only a temporary effect.

"The problem is on-going and is reaching a point where safety is becoming a concern," according to an officer report.

The council decided to seek quotations to remove the existing flooring, prepare the concrete slab, provide a moisture barrier and to supply and install 2mm commercial vinyl, bonded to prepared sub-floor with all joints welded.

The cost of the work was estimated at $28,000.

The council also decided to improve a small car park adjacent to the PCYC.

The car park was described as informal and relatively unkempt.

Works will be carried out to bring the carpark into a satisfactory condition including trimming of overhanging tree branches, widening the access and egress point, surfacing with bitumen and line marking.

This will result in off-street parking for 27 vehicles including disabled parking.

The car park improvements will be undertaken by the end of October from funds identified from within the current council budget.

Council agenda CS.050, September 24