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and welcome. We have two members of the

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public here to speak to you tonight.

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Before commencing public forum this

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evening, I remind councilors and members

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of the gallery that the public forum is

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livereamed and recorded and will be

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publicly available on council's website.

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By speaking, you consent to your image,

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voice, and any personal information

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being recorded and published. Please

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avoid defamatory statements as comments

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made here are not protected by

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privilege. Our first public forum this

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evening is from Jenny Atkinson. Please

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come forward Jenny to the lectern. I

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understand you're speaking against item

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26 SP003 Wanji Wanji 1 Kent Place

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mixeduse development commercial premises

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and residential flat building.

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Yes, that's right. Good evening council.

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You'll be given four minutes to speak. A

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bell will ring with a minute remaining

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followed by a second bell when your

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speaking time is finished. Councilors

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may ask questions at the end of that.

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So, if you could remain to see whether

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we have counselors wishing to speak.

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Thank you.

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Good evening. My name is Jenny Atkinson.

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I'm actually adjacent to this site that

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we're reviewing tonight. I hope that you

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were able to open a small detailed email

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that I sent through with some notations

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on it regarding some of my comments that

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I have um raised about this development.

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What you're being asked is a 32.7%

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high height restriction or height

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acceptance over the DCP. Why have a DCP

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if you're just going to continue to keep

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on growing and growing? Now, Wanji is a

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very um

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sleepy little town. We haven't grown to

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Bondi yet. And this development being

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the large scale that it is in comparison

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to anything that is in the area is just

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gross. The adaptations that have been

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supplied by four towns planning for you

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to review. If you want to have a look at

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page 108 of attachment 2, it's highly

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deceptive. They're showing singlestory

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dwellings. They're showing a a mock of a

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two-story dwelling. These are not

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correct. That is not actual. That's

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fictitious in what they're trying to

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portray to you for their bulk and scale.

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In their own report, it says the breach

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in building height will not be

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noticeable and it will not have any

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adverse effects or impacts on

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neighboring property. The proposal will

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not result in any building of

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unacceptable bulkan scale. That is

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untrue.

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The next one is the proposal is

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consistent with existing proposed bulan

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scale. There is no proposed bulk and

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scale in Wanji. I have some um photos

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here of what actually Wanji looks like

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right now and it's single level and I

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agree the WJI is gentrifying and I would

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expect development to happen in these

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areas but I would not expect it to be

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14.7

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when the own DCP is at 11. I do

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understand that there have been some

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that have been approved slightly over

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but not 32.7% higher. I'm very concerned

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that there is already even in the

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newspaper and the radio saying that this

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has been greenlighted. I can't

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understand how you could sit here in

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conscience and know that a very small

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little sleepy town is going to have this

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scale of development upon it at your

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decision going against all the DCP. Some

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of the items that haven't been addressed

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in the application and it's pertinent is

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at the front of this um land is a boat

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ram, a very very active boat ramp owned

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by the council. It's uh at the moment

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unsealed, unguarded, un everything. Um

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it's pretty neglected down there at the

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moment. There has been continual water

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issues down there because all the runoff

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and storm water comes around Dobbel and

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comes down Kent Place and ejects onto

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that boat ramp and their council are

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aware of that. I have raised that in the

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past um with council and they said that

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the boat ramp is due for an upgrade. Um

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that's gone very quickly. Sorry. Um on

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your own DA application for council,

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they haven't addressed storm water. Your

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own counselors, Steven Price and Steven

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Cohen, referred to the stormwater

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discharge already in a floodprone area.

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In the revision XX that you're reviewing

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tonight for DCP, this development would

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not be able to happen without a proper

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wastewater management. So, this is going

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to be just ejecting 949 m of water onto

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an unsealed road down a boat ramp. Um,

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it's built on three sides. There's no

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setback.

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You're actually the council of the

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neighbors. So you own the library and

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vita and there's a little small green

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area at the back that it will now be in

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shade forever and have a threestory wall

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hard up against it. Like I said, there's

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been no setbacks on three boundaries. So

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that against the DCP as well.

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Sorry, I'm Have I got another minute?

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Thank you, Jenny.

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Is that it? Sorry.

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Um uh if you can just stay there and

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I'll see whether counselors uh want to

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ask some questions. Counselors, does

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anybody want to ask questions?

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Doesn't seem to be any. Thank you very

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much for your time and uh we'll be

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talking more on that later in the

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meeting.

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Thank you.

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Okay, councilors. Uh oh, she's not here.

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Thank you, Jenny. Um, yes, we'll be

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dealing with that later. Our second

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public forum this evening is from JC

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Stanley. Please come forward to the

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lecton.

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I understand that you're speaking for

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the notice of motion 26Nm001,

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permanent closure of the pedestrian

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bridge connecting Fagan Oval and Charles

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Street, Warner's Bay. You'll have four

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minutes to speak. A bell will ring with

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one minute remaining and followed by a

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second bell when your speaking time is

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finished. Councilors may ask questions

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of you following your address. So,

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please remain and we'll see. Thank you.

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Thank you, sir. Good evening, ladies and

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gentlemen. I'm Jaci. I live in Warers

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Bay with my 12-year-old son. I'm here on

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behalf of over 500 people who have

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signed petitions uh to ask that council

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overturn the decision to permanently

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close the Feain Oval Bridge in Warner's

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Bay. This bridge has been there for more

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than 60 years and has provided a safe

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and direct connection for our community.

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It links quiet residential streets to

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the net courts, football oval, cricket

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nets, soccer fields, the schools, the

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foreshore cafes, shops, community events

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and facilities. This is not a redundant

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infrastructure. It has been an active

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and a relied upon route for over six

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decades for residents in Warers Bay and

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was used daily by many.

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[clears throat] The decision to

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permanently close and remove this bridge

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was made without any community

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consultation. It was made without a

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safety risk and assessment and it was

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made without any data collection on

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pedestrian route use like how many

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people used it, when it was used, who

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depended on it and why. The bridge was

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not visibly deteriorated. It was not

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structurally compromised. It was not

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unsafe. It just needed some maintenance.

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Residents used the bridge daily without

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any incident. It was functioning safely

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and practically. The lack of due process

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is concerning here. The bridge was

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originally closed for maintenance. Email

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correspondents confirmed that it was

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awaiting budget allocation for some

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timber repairs and replacements.

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At the time of closure, signage on a

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fence stated bridge was closed for

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maintenance. The community waited

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patiently. Then months later, the sign

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just changed to permanently closed.

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Subsequently, the bridge was then

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removed, leaving only the concrete

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footings. The shift from temporary to

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permanent occurred without any

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transparency, any consultation or

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explanation to any of the residents who

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relied on this bridge daily. Our kids

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especially were safer using this bridge.

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If the bridge remains closed, council

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needs to now look at and address the

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safety risks created by forcing

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pedestrians the alternate routes. This

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would require upgrades such as creating

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footpaths, pedestrian crossings, and

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traffic calming measures. The cost of

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this infrastructure is likely to far

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exceed the cost of reinstating a small

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pedestrian foot bridge on existing

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footings. Proportionality here matters.

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The bridge is small in space and width

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span compared to others in the area at

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only 7 m across. The importance of this

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crossing was highlighted just a few

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weeks ago during maintenance on the

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alternate bridge that we're forced to

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use. Council actually implemented a

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pedestrian detour while this bridge was

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closed to the very location despite it

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being closed. So this left residents

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without a safe, direct or practical

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route across the creek while it was

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closed.

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The impact of the decision falls close

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and heavily on vulnerable members of our

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community, elderly residents, people

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with disabilities, young families, and

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independent teenagers. They are now

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forced onto routes that lack footpaths,

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involve hightraic roads or behind a

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bowling club, delivery vehicles, and

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intoxicated patrons also all around. The

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alternate routes carry significant risk.

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One resident now in a wheelchair is not

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able to use the routes because she can't

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be independently go on the other ones

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available. While the community

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connectivity does matter, this is not

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about nostalgia or convenience. This is

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about safety, practicality, risk

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management, and sound governance. The

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fame bridge provided a low-risk route

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from quiet streets along an established

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path across short pedestrian bridge

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directly into Warner's Bay precinct.

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From there, the residents could then

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safely access the existing pathways and

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crossings to all that Warner Bay has to

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offer. The community as a whole

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respectfully asks that you, the council,

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review this, review this decision,

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reinstate our bridge urgently. Thank you

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so much for your time and consideration

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this evening. And I of course welcome

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any questions.

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Thank you, Jaci. If you remain there, I

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just ask the counselors, do we have any

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questions?

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Councelor Adam. Yes, sir.

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your presentation.

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Thank you for having me.

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Yeah, personally, my son has lost a lot

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of independence. I used to be able to

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trust him to jump on his pushy or walk

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down to soccer training or his games.

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He'd just go straight over the bridge,

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literally onto the oval at the field

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right there. Unfortunately, the other

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options now, they're just not as safe.

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There's delivery trucks, drunk people,

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no paths on the roads. They're much

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busier roads that side as well. So, and

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then as a family to go out exercising,

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it's just not as safe. I'm kind of on

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high alert all the time. Whereas before,

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it's literally zip, zip, no-brainer,

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straight onto paths.

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You mentioned that um anybody here

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consultation initially there was a sign

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saying it's closed for maintenance. How

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did you find out? What was the initial

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reaction?

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So we we were all very disappointed

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obviously to lose our bridge to

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maintenance because we didn't actually

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it wasn't decided and old. We hadn't

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noticed any issues. We literally just

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went for a walk one day and the the sign

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was up. the fence was across. Uh but

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obviously I also got in contact with

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council. Uh we were just told we're

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waiting allocation. So we just all

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waited really patiently. That's why no

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one contacted council cuz the sign said

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maintenance. And then it was we kept

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checking to see if we could go across

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the bridge and see if it was being

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fixed. And just the permanently closed

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sign was slapped up and kind of that's

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where the outrage started. Uh no

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consultation, no letters in the inbox,

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nothing.

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You mentioned it's been going for 60

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years.

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Yeah, I haven't been in this area for

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that long.

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But um I do know in recent decades the

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community has grown quite large.

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How is this affecting

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hugely? There's a lot more there's a lot

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more people on our streets now. We've

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got unit blocks going up and they're

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like three stories high. there's going

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to be a lot more traffic everywhere on

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that side of the bridge. So, our side is

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still quite quiet, but as soon as we go

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into those adjoining streets, it's just

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it's a lot heavier with traffic and

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pedestrian and it's yeah, it can be

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quite dangerous with all the cars

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pulling out and

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so it's quite obvious how much more

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people are living there. Now,

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one more question.

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I often ask this question when people

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present this information. point you

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[clears throat] actually want but you

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sort of started answering that already

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in terms of a bridge or a safe way

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getting across to where you want. So

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could you sort of ask that?

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Yes, thank you for asking the question

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and it's really not about what we want.

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We need either this bridge reinstated

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urgently or all of the other alternate

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routes upgraded. So we need foot baths

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so that our kids and our families and

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our elderly aren't on the actual roads.

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We need crossings. We need different

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measures to slow down and and direct

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traffic in other areas so that we're not

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at risk. Our kids aren't at risk. Our

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elderly and vulnerable are safe. So it's

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yeah we we want it the decision re

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reversed and the bridge rebuilt or we

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need the infrastructure on the alternate

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routes which yeah is extensive.

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Thank you councel. Are there any any

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other questions? Counselors

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thank you JC. Thank you.

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We'll be considering this matter later

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in the evening.

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Thank you for having me,

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councilors. That concludes public forum.

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We will reconvene for the ordinary

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council meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thank you.

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Um, ladies and gentlemen, please stand

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if you're able to acknowledge the deputy

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mayor of late councelor Karen Colin Gre.

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Welcome counselors.

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Please remain standing if you're able. I

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invite you to pause before we begin this

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meeting to reflect on the

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responsibilities you have in making

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decisions on these matters before you.

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As elected representatives, we have a

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duty to carefully consider implications

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of the decision we make and strive to

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act in the best interest of our

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community. I remind you that the local

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government act requires us to act

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honestly, exercise care and diligence in

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carrying out our functions and to

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conduct our meetings constructively and

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courteously in accordance with the code

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of meeting practice. It is incumbent

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upon us to be open, transparent, honest

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and accountable for our actions and

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decisions and to demonstrate respect for

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each other and and to the staff and

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members uh of the public present.

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As part of our proceedings this evening,

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we are now to sing the national anthem.

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Members of the gallery are invited to

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join in. Please stay standing if you are

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able. Thank you.

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[music]

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Australians

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are let us rejoice for we [music] are

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one and free

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with golden [music and singing] soil and

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wealth for our hope is good by [music]

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sea.

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Our [singing] land abounds in nature

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gifts beauty [singing] rich and rare

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in history's [music and singing] page

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every stage and marks a strange

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[music]

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that [music]

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the sing and the strength [music]

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of

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beneath the radiant [singing]

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sun

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will tell in hearts [music] and hands

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to make this come. Well, the most free

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land of all the [music] land

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for those [singing]

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who have come across [music]

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the seas with boundless plains to

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[music] share

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with courage. [singing]

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Let us all [music]

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combine to advance Australia [singing]

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fair

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[music]

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with joyful strength that let us sing

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[music]

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and

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Australia

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like to acknowledge that on the 14th of

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December an attack took place at Bondi

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Beach. 16 people were killed, including

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a 10-year-old girl. This tra tragedy

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shook the nation, and we've been

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offering support to Waverly Council in

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the aftermath. Councils and staff, I ask

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you to remain standing and take a minute

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silence to acknowledge and remember the

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victims of Bondi. Thank you.

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Thank you. You may be seated,

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councilors. As I open the meeting this

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evening, I must remind councilors and

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members of the gallery that the meeting

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is livereamed and recorded and will be

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publicly available on council's website.

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By attending you consent to your image,

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voice or personal information being

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recorded and published. Please avoid

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defamatory statements as comments made

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in meetings are not protected by

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privilege.

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Please ensure phones are silent and note

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that recording the meeting is not

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permitted. Please keep gallery noise to

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a minimum so councilors can hear the

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debate. I now declare the meeting open.

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Councilors, can we begin this evening by

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acknowledging the traditional owners of

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the land where we meet, the Wabokle

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people, and pay our respects to elders

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past, present, and emerging, for they

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hold the memories, traditions, culture,

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and hopes of Aboriginal and toouristrate

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islander peoples of Australia. Before we

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move on to our first items this evening,

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I also want to acknowledge that while

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summer is a wonderful time in Australia,

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the hotter conditions have unfortunately

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meant that many communities across the

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country have been affected by floods and

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bushfires, including the Victorian

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bushfires in January and flooding in

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North and Central Queensland. I'd like

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to recognize the resilience of the

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communities and councils affected and

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the essential work of emergency services

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and volunteers who continue to support

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recovery.

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I would also like to take the

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opportunity to acknowledge the work of

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former Newcastle Lord Mayor Ross Carage.

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Mayor Adam Schulz has written to Dr.

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courage to thank him for his significant

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contribution to the community and

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mentioned in that letter the

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constructive work we've undertaken

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together on a shared areas on shared

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areas of interest. On behalf of council,

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I wish Dr. Carage and his family the

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very best for the future.

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Councilors, we will begin this evening

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with the uh procedural terms. This will

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include any apologies and declarations.

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So, do we have any apologies tonight?

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Okay. So,

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council uh notes the apology received

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from Adam Mayor Adam Schultz due to

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personal commitments. Notes the apology

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received from councelor Christine

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Buckley due to travel commitments. Notes

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the apology received from councelor

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Stacy Radcliffe due to illness. and

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grants Mayor Adam Schulz, councilors

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Christine Buckley and Stacy Redcliffe a

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leave of absence for this ordinary

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council meeting on this night, Monday

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the 23rd of February, 2026.

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I need a mover and a second. Council

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Warner and Council Swinsburg. Thank you.

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All in favor, please raise your hand.

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Councilor

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Adams, Councelor Ancliffe, Council

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Conroy, Council Bishop, Council Warner,

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Council Pauling, Councelor Swinsburg,

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Council Schultz, Council Radcliffe, and

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Deputy Mayor Grig. Thank you. Declare

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the motion carried.

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Councilors, declarations of interest.

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Councilors, I'll now call for

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declarations of interest on the matters

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before us this evening.

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Council Conroy, you have one.

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Uh, thank you, U, Mr. Deputy Mayor, I

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actually have two tonight. I'd like to

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declare a pecuniary significant interest

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in item 26 BNA 001 North Creek flood

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risk management study and plan final

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report within the recommendations of the

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builtin natural asset standing

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committee. Um my family home is in the

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North Creek flood study area and that

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has the potential to change um its

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insurance policy and potential value. So

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I will leave the cha chamber and not

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participate in the consideration of the

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decision-m or have any involvement in

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the matter. The second matter is also

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sorry um count u a pecunary significant

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interest in 26 NM00001

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uh the permanent closure of the

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pedestrian bridge connecting Fen Oval

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and Charles Street Mers Bay that is

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again right well goes over North Creek

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so for the same reasons it's um

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something that I could have a personal

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benefit for myself and my family so I

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will not cons uh participate in the

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matter in or in the decision-m or have

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any involvement in the matter. Thank

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you.

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Thank you, Council Conroy. Councelor

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Ancliffe.

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Thank you, Mr. Deputy May. I have three

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this evening. They all follow a very um

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familiar thread. The first one is a

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significant nonprecy interest in item 26

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SP9 event funding program round 32526.

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In a professional capacity, I'm involved

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in the delivery of events including

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Let's Surf Lake Mack that has previously

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received funding through council um and

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through this program. Um my interest is

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non-reinery but significant source is

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unable to be removed leaving the

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chamber. Um similar the next two are the

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same are similar councelor Ancliffe a

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significant nonpric interest in 26 SP010

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funding from council policy for adoption

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um as noted involved in the delivery of

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events um in including let's serve lake

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mac and I'll be leaving the chamber for

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that and the third one is the same but

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relates to the sponsorship from council

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policy as opposed to funding from

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council policy same again significant

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non-precy 26 SP011

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um due to my involvement in the event

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industry and I'll be leaving the

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chamber. Thank you Mr. Deputy Mayor.

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Thanks Councelor Ancliffe.

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Council Bishop, did you have something?

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Yes, thank you Mr. Deputy Mayor. Um I'm

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declaring a non-punerary but significant

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interest in item 26 SP00009

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event funding program round three 20

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2526

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in relation to the application from

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hearts and hands community development

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for the orange ride uh for child

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protection awareness. I am a former

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ambassador for hearts and hands

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community development and I am on the as

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a member of the event funding committee.

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I declared this interest at the time of

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assessment and did not take part in any

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discussions or decisions made for the

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item. I will leave the chamber as well.

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Thank you.

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Thanks, Council Bishop. Council Warner.

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Thank you, Mr. Deputy Mayor. Similarly

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in the same uh item 26 SP00009 event

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funding program round three for 202526

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in relation to the same application from

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hearts and hands community development

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um for the orange ride child protection

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awareness week. I am also an ambassador

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for hearts and hands and I will leave

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the chamber for the whole of the um item

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so that I don't need to participate in

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any of the decision-m. Thank you.

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Thanks, Council Warner. Are there any

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other declarations?

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That being the case, confirmation of

00:26:16.080 --> 00:26:17.976
minutes, we'll move on to the next item

00:26:18.000 --> 00:26:19.496
on the agenda today is the confirmation

00:26:19.520 --> 00:26:20.856
of the minutes for the ordinary council

00:26:20.880 --> 00:26:22.696
meeting held on the 8th of December,

00:26:22.720 --> 00:26:25.655
2025. Do I have a mover and a second,

00:26:25.679 --> 00:26:27.736
please? Council Swinsburg and Council

00:26:27.760 --> 00:26:30.760
Schultz seconding. Thank you.

00:26:32.480 --> 00:26:34.135
All those in favor, please raise your

00:26:34.159 --> 00:26:36.056
hand.

00:26:36.080 --> 00:26:37.816
Council Adam, councelor Ancliffe,

00:26:37.840 --> 00:26:39.576
Council Conroy, Council Bishop, Council

00:26:39.600 --> 00:26:41.176
Warner, Council Pauling, Council

00:26:41.200 --> 00:26:43.416
Swinsburg, Council Schultz, Councelor

00:26:43.440 --> 00:26:46.376
Radcliffe. Declare it carried.

00:26:46.400 --> 00:26:49.400
Oh, I beg you pardon. Councelor Hannah

00:26:50.159 --> 00:26:53.159
and yes, don't forget myself. Okay.

00:26:53.440 --> 00:26:56.440
Thank you.

00:26:56.799 --> 00:26:59.416
All right. So, declare it Carrie. Thank

00:26:59.440 --> 00:27:02.440
you.

00:27:03.200 --> 00:27:06.200
Presentations nil mer nil

00:27:06.880 --> 00:27:08.456
recommendations of the standing

00:27:08.480 --> 00:27:11.096
committees councilors the next item on

00:27:11.120 --> 00:27:13.336
the agenda is the recommendations of the

00:27:13.360 --> 00:27:15.336
standing committees councilors I note

00:27:15.360 --> 00:27:17.576
that we have recommendations from three

00:27:17.600 --> 00:27:19.416
committees held on the 9th of February

00:27:19.440 --> 00:27:21.176
2026

00:27:21.200 --> 00:27:22.856
let's start with the recommendations of

00:27:22.880 --> 00:27:24.775
the organizational services standing

00:27:24.799 --> 00:27:26.616
committee councilors I know we usually

00:27:26.640 --> 00:27:28.056
adopt the recommendations of the

00:27:28.080 --> 00:27:30.296
standing committee together however I'm

00:27:30.320 --> 00:27:31.736
aware that there are matters to be

00:27:31.760 --> 00:27:33.816
discussed according Only councilors, do

00:27:33.840 --> 00:27:35.576
I have a mover and a seconder to

00:27:35.600 --> 00:27:37.496
consider the recommendations separately,

00:27:37.520 --> 00:27:39.655
please?

00:27:39.679 --> 00:27:41.336
Council Warner and Council Bishop

00:27:41.360 --> 00:27:44.360
seconding. Thank you.

00:27:50.000 --> 00:27:51.976
I'm sorry.

00:27:52.000 --> 00:27:54.936
Yeah. Okay. All those in favor say put

00:27:54.960 --> 00:27:57.960
their hand, please.

00:27:58.799 --> 00:28:00.775
Councelor Adam, Councelor Ancliffe,

00:28:00.799 --> 00:28:02.456
Council Conroy, Council Bishop, Council

00:28:02.480 --> 00:28:03.895
Warner, Council Pauling, Councelor

00:28:03.919 --> 00:28:06.056
Swinsburg, Councelor Schultz, and

00:28:06.080 --> 00:28:09.080
Councelor Hannah, and Councelor Grigg.

00:28:09.440 --> 00:28:11.976
Thank you.

00:28:12.000 --> 00:28:15.000
Okay, I'll now put the procedural motion

00:28:15.039 --> 00:28:17.015
to consider the recommendations. Oh,

00:28:17.039 --> 00:28:18.936
I've done that. Yep. Okay. All those in

00:28:18.960 --> 00:28:20.056
favor, I've done.

00:28:20.080 --> 00:28:23.015
Excuse me, Mr. Deputy Mayor.

00:28:23.039 --> 00:28:26.039
Um, with regards to the um, uh, ordinary

00:28:27.200 --> 00:28:30.200
meeting schedule, um, there would I'm

00:28:30.559 --> 00:28:33.096
going to put forward an alternate motion

00:28:33.120 --> 00:28:36.120
um, due to the changes with regards to

00:28:36.399 --> 00:28:39.399
the Anzac Day holiday

00:28:40.000 --> 00:28:43.000
and I think it's there in front of you.

00:28:47.360 --> 00:28:50.360
So just ask.

00:28:52.240 --> 00:28:54.056
Okay. I need a mover and a second for

00:28:54.080 --> 00:28:56.216
that, please.

00:28:56.240 --> 00:28:58.056
Councilor Bishop's moved it and council

00:28:58.080 --> 00:29:00.775
war has seconded. Thank you.

00:29:00.799 --> 00:29:02.216
Council, would you like to speak on the

00:29:02.240 --> 00:29:03.496
matter?

00:29:03.520 --> 00:29:05.976
Um, Mr. Deputy Mayor, it's just a simple

00:29:06.000 --> 00:29:08.535
change to part C, which is any standing

00:29:08.559 --> 00:29:10.696
committee meetings or ordinary council

00:29:10.720 --> 00:29:12.535
meetings that fall on a public holiday

00:29:12.559 --> 00:29:15.176
be moved to the following Tuesday um for

00:29:15.200 --> 00:29:16.856
the remainder of the year. And given

00:29:16.880 --> 00:29:18.456
that the state government has changed

00:29:18.480 --> 00:29:21.480
the um ruling with regards to um the

00:29:21.600 --> 00:29:24.135
public holiday now falling for Anzac Day

00:29:24.159 --> 00:29:26.696
um coming on the Monday um that's due to

00:29:26.720 --> 00:29:28.616
the change. Thank you Mr. Deputy May.

00:29:28.640 --> 00:29:29.816
Thank you councelor Bishop. Councilors

00:29:29.840 --> 00:29:31.176
are there any other speakers on this

00:29:31.200 --> 00:29:34.200
matter.

00:29:34.640 --> 00:29:37.096
I'll now put there being no other

00:29:37.120 --> 00:29:40.120
discussion 26 uh S00001.

00:29:43.840 --> 00:29:46.775
No, I'm sorry.

00:29:46.799 --> 00:29:49.255
26 OS

00:29:49.279 --> 00:29:52.135
I'm sorry

00:29:52.159 --> 00:29:53.416
to the council meeting schedule.

00:29:53.440 --> 00:29:54.936
Adjustment to the council meeting

00:29:54.960 --> 00:29:57.960
schedule June and November 2026.

00:29:58.720 --> 00:30:01.655
Moved by councelor Conra uh councelor

00:30:01.679 --> 00:30:04.679
Bishop and seconded councelor Warner.

00:30:05.600 --> 00:30:07.096
All those in favor, please raise your

00:30:07.120 --> 00:30:09.336
hand. Councelor Adam Thuait, Councelor

00:30:09.360 --> 00:30:11.015
Ancliffe, Council Conroy, Council

00:30:11.039 --> 00:30:12.375
Bishop, Council Warner, Councelor

00:30:12.399 --> 00:30:14.535
Pauling, Council Swinsburg, Council

00:30:14.559 --> 00:30:17.336
Schultzand, Council Hannah. Thank you,

00:30:17.360 --> 00:30:17.976
sir.

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And councelor Grig, Council Deputy Mayor

00:30:20.559 --> 00:30:23.559
Grig. Thank you. I declare it carried.

00:30:26.799 --> 00:30:28.535
Oh, yes.

00:30:28.559 --> 00:30:31.496
I now put uh 262

00:30:31.520 --> 00:30:34.520
OS sorry 001 adjustment to ordinary

00:30:34.559 --> 00:30:37.559
council meeting.

00:30:38.960 --> 00:30:41.336
Oh

00:30:41.360 --> 00:30:43.416
donations.

00:30:43.440 --> 00:30:44.936
Okay.

00:30:44.960 --> 00:30:46.775
So sorry about that. Now on to the

00:30:46.799 --> 00:30:48.216
second item with the organizational

00:30:48.240 --> 00:30:49.496
services standing committee

00:30:49.520 --> 00:30:52.520
recommendations. Item in 26 OS00002

00:30:54.000 --> 00:30:55.496
request for donations under the

00:30:55.520 --> 00:30:58.520
donations program. Round 3 25 2025 2026.

00:31:00.159 --> 00:31:02.296
Do I have a mover and a seconder?

00:31:02.320 --> 00:31:05.015
Councilor Adam Tweet moved and seconded.

00:31:05.039 --> 00:31:07.176
Council Warner.

00:31:07.200 --> 00:31:08.936
Council Adam, would you like to speak on

00:31:08.960 --> 00:31:10.616
that matter? Okay. Are there any other

00:31:10.640 --> 00:31:13.640
speakers?

00:31:14.559 --> 00:31:16.775
Thank you. So I will there being no

00:31:16.799 --> 00:31:19.799
other speakers I will now put 26os00002

00:31:21.919 --> 00:31:23.576
request for donations under the

00:31:23.600 --> 00:31:26.600
donations program round three 2025 2026

00:31:27.919 --> 00:31:30.919
move by councelor Adam Thuait seconded

00:31:31.039 --> 00:31:34.039
by council Warner councilors all those

00:31:34.320 --> 00:31:37.096
in favor please raise your hand council

00:31:37.120 --> 00:31:39.336
Adam councelor Ancliffe councelor Conroy

00:31:39.360 --> 00:31:40.696
councelor Bishop councelor Warner

00:31:40.720 --> 00:31:42.375
councelor Pauling councelor Swinsburg

00:31:42.399 --> 00:31:44.296
councelor Schulz and councelor Hannah as

00:31:44.320 --> 00:31:45.096
well

00:31:45.120 --> 00:31:47.816
Deputy Mayor Grigg. Thank you. I declare

00:31:47.840 --> 00:31:50.840
it carried.

00:31:52.559 --> 00:31:54.775
Uh, now on to the Built Natural Asset

00:31:54.799 --> 00:31:56.296
Standing Committee recommendations.

00:31:56.320 --> 00:31:58.296
Councilors, I note that Council Conroy

00:31:58.320 --> 00:32:01.320
is leaving the chamber. Do I have a

00:32:01.360 --> 00:32:04.216
mover and a seconder?

00:32:04.240 --> 00:32:06.456
Council Bishop and Council Schultz

00:32:06.480 --> 00:32:08.856
second. Thank you.

00:32:08.880 --> 00:32:11.880
Council Bishop, would you like to speak?

00:32:12.080 --> 00:32:13.576
Are there any other speakers on this

00:32:13.600 --> 00:32:16.600
matter? Councelor Pauling.

00:32:19.200 --> 00:32:21.576
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Mayor. U I speak

00:32:21.600 --> 00:32:23.576
against the recommendation and motion

00:32:23.600 --> 00:32:25.495
this instance. Uh I won't labor the

00:32:25.519 --> 00:32:27.015
point, but I think councelor Conroy

00:32:27.039 --> 00:32:29.176
nailed it in her declaration in that

00:32:29.200 --> 00:32:31.255
there are likely to be impacts on

00:32:31.279 --> 00:32:32.936
residents in terms of insurance and

00:32:32.960 --> 00:32:35.096
properties values. And I personally find

00:32:35.120 --> 00:32:37.416
that hard to stomach. So when I vote no,

00:32:37.440 --> 00:32:39.255
that is the basis of my reason amongst

00:32:39.279 --> 00:32:40.936
other things. Thank you. Thanks

00:32:40.960 --> 00:32:43.736
councelor polling. Anybody else want to

00:32:43.760 --> 00:32:46.760
speak? No one in the queue.

00:32:47.039 --> 00:32:49.015
Okay. So I will now put the

00:32:49.039 --> 00:32:50.696
recommendations of the built and natural

00:32:50.720 --> 00:32:52.616
assets committee held on the 9th of

00:32:52.640 --> 00:32:54.856
February 20 and 26. All those in favor

00:32:54.880 --> 00:32:57.880
please raise your hand. Councelor Adam,

00:32:58.080 --> 00:32:59.408
councelor Ancliffe, Council

00:32:59.432 --> 00:33:00.696
[clears throat] Bishop, Council Warner,

00:33:00.720 --> 00:33:03.495
Council Swinsburg, Council Schultz,

00:33:03.519 --> 00:33:06.375
Councelor Redcliffe, and Councelor Grigg

00:33:06.399 --> 00:33:08.135
Hannah.

00:33:08.159 --> 00:33:10.135
Sorry.

00:33:10.159 --> 00:33:13.096
And coun and deputy mayor Grigg.

00:33:13.120 --> 00:33:15.576
Those against council polling. Thank

00:33:15.600 --> 00:33:17.495
you.

00:33:17.519 --> 00:33:20.519
Declare it carried. Thank you.

00:33:21.919 --> 00:33:23.336
Wait for council. We'll wait for

00:33:23.360 --> 00:33:25.416
Councelor Conroy to return to the

00:33:25.440 --> 00:33:28.440
chamber.

00:33:44.960 --> 00:33:47.176
Okay, now on to the uh general business

00:33:47.200 --> 00:33:50.200
standing committee recommendations.

00:33:50.640 --> 00:33:53.640
Do I have a a mover and a seconder?

00:33:54.080 --> 00:33:56.296
Councelor Swinsburg and a seconder.

00:33:56.320 --> 00:33:58.936
Councelor Schulz. Thank you. Councilor

00:33:58.960 --> 00:34:00.375
Swinsburg, would you like to speak on

00:34:00.399 --> 00:34:03.399
this matter? Okay. Anybody else want to

00:34:03.519 --> 00:34:06.216
speak on this matter? If not, there

00:34:06.240 --> 00:34:08.216
being no other business, I will now put

00:34:08.240 --> 00:34:09.575
the recommendations of the general

00:34:09.599 --> 00:34:11.496
business committee held on the 9th of

00:34:11.520 --> 00:34:13.976
February, 2026. All those in favor,

00:34:14.000 --> 00:34:16.135
please raise your hand. Councelor

00:34:16.159 --> 00:34:17.575
Adamweight, Councelor Ancliffe,

00:34:17.599 --> 00:34:19.016
Councelor Conroy, Council Bishop,

00:34:19.040 --> 00:34:20.536
Council Warner, Councelor Pauling,

00:34:20.560 --> 00:34:22.696
Councelor Swinsburg, Councelor Schulz,

00:34:22.720 --> 00:34:24.855
Councelor Hannah

00:34:24.879 --> 00:34:27.016
and me

00:34:27.040 --> 00:34:30.040
and Deputy Mayor Grig. Thank you.

00:34:30.639 --> 00:34:33.639
All right, declare it carried. Okay,

00:34:33.760 --> 00:34:36.696
business arising from public forum.

00:34:36.720 --> 00:34:39.016
Councilors, I note that councelor Conroy

00:34:39.040 --> 00:34:41.736
has left the chamber again. Councilors,

00:34:41.760 --> 00:34:44.375
tonight we had two public forums this

00:34:44.399 --> 00:34:46.855
evening from Jenny Atkinson and JC

00:34:46.879 --> 00:34:49.335
Stanley. Can I confirm if any councils

00:34:49.359 --> 00:34:50.855
would like to move a motion to deal with

00:34:50.879 --> 00:34:53.095
the public forum, noting these items are

00:34:53.119 --> 00:34:55.176
on the agenda later in the meeting?

00:34:55.200 --> 00:34:57.095
Councelor, do I have a mover and a

00:34:57.119 --> 00:34:59.176
second? Councelor Warner and Councelor

00:34:59.200 --> 00:35:02.200
Adam Twain.

00:35:03.040 --> 00:35:04.536
What are you moving? Councelor,

00:35:04.560 --> 00:35:06.776
I'm happy to move that we'll be um

00:35:06.800 --> 00:35:09.800
discussing these matters later in the

00:35:10.640 --> 00:35:11.575
evening.

00:35:11.599 --> 00:35:12.296
Noted and

00:35:12.320 --> 00:35:14.296
it's noted. Yeah. Don't be considered

00:35:14.320 --> 00:35:15.176
later.

00:35:15.200 --> 00:35:18.055
Okay.

00:35:18.079 --> 00:35:21.079
Seconder. Yes. Um all in favor please

00:35:21.119 --> 00:35:22.856
read.

00:35:22.880 --> 00:35:25.880
Sorry.

00:35:26.800 --> 00:35:29.095
Oh Schulz. I'm sorry.

00:35:29.119 --> 00:35:30.536
No.

00:35:30.560 --> 00:35:33.256
Was Adam Council Adam?

00:35:33.280 --> 00:35:36.280
Yeah,

00:35:36.480 --> 00:35:39.176
thank you. Just uh just waiting for it

00:35:39.200 --> 00:35:42.200
to be minuteed. Thank you.

00:35:43.200 --> 00:35:46.200
Do I read that?

00:35:46.640 --> 00:35:49.335
Okay, we'll take it as read. I just want

00:35:49.359 --> 00:35:52.359
to uh have a show of hands. So, um all

00:35:53.760 --> 00:35:55.815
those in favor, please raise your hand.

00:35:55.839 --> 00:35:57.656
Council Adam, councelor Ancliffe,

00:35:57.680 --> 00:35:59.016
Council Bishop, Council Warner,

00:35:59.040 --> 00:36:00.696
Councelor Pauland, Council Swinsburg,

00:36:00.720 --> 00:36:02.936
Council Schulz, Council Hannah, Deputy

00:36:02.960 --> 00:36:05.960
Mayor Grigg. Declare it carried. Thank

00:36:06.000 --> 00:36:09.000
you, councilors.

00:36:10.720 --> 00:36:12.216
We'll wait for Councelor Conroy to

00:36:12.240 --> 00:36:15.240
return to the chamber. Thank you,

00:36:23.680 --> 00:36:25.896
councilors. We'll we'll now move on the

00:36:25.920 --> 00:36:27.815
special reports on tonight's agenda. We

00:36:27.839 --> 00:36:29.256
have one report under the chief

00:36:29.280 --> 00:36:32.280
executive officer item 26 SP001 December

00:36:34.400 --> 00:36:36.936
review of the delivery program 2025 to

00:36:36.960 --> 00:36:39.960
29 and operational plan 2025 2026

00:36:40.720 --> 00:36:42.136
incorporating the quarterly budget

00:36:42.160 --> 00:36:44.856
review statement. Councils understand we

00:36:44.880 --> 00:36:47.496
have a brief summary from Miss Isles,

00:36:47.520 --> 00:36:49.496
manager communications and corporate

00:36:49.520 --> 00:36:52.216
performance before we move and second

00:36:52.240 --> 00:36:55.240
the item. Thank you, Miss Alles.

00:36:56.400 --> 00:36:59.256
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Mayor. This report

00:36:59.280 --> 00:37:01.335
provides a media update on progress

00:37:01.359 --> 00:37:03.176
against the delivery program and the

00:37:03.200 --> 00:37:06.200
operational plan as at 31 December 2025.

00:37:07.760 --> 00:37:09.896
Council continues to perform well in

00:37:09.920 --> 00:37:11.416
delivering its commitments to the

00:37:11.440 --> 00:37:14.440
community. Of the 135 actions in the

00:37:14.640 --> 00:37:17.640
operational plan, 132 actions or 98% are

00:37:19.440 --> 00:37:22.440
either on track or have been achieved.

00:37:22.560 --> 00:37:24.616
Council's financial position remains

00:37:24.640 --> 00:37:26.856
sound. The December budget review

00:37:26.880 --> 00:37:29.656
forecasts a fullear operating surplus of

00:37:29.680 --> 00:37:32.680
1.1 million for four capital items. This

00:37:33.440 --> 00:37:35.256
represents a slight improvement on the

00:37:35.280 --> 00:37:37.496
September quarter, which forecast an

00:37:37.520 --> 00:37:40.520
$800,000 surplus. Our capital works

00:37:41.119 --> 00:37:44.119
program total remains at 117.5

00:37:44.240 --> 00:37:46.536
million, unchanged from the September

00:37:46.560 --> 00:37:49.560
quarter re quarterly review. A review of

00:37:49.599 --> 00:37:51.575
project timing across financial years

00:37:51.599 --> 00:37:53.896
was undertaken to confirm that project

00:37:53.920 --> 00:37:56.536
projects are on track. From a

00:37:56.560 --> 00:37:58.216
government's perspective, this report

00:37:58.240 --> 00:38:00.616
meets all legislative requirements and

00:38:00.640 --> 00:38:02.536
reinforces council's commitment to

00:38:02.560 --> 00:38:04.856
transparency and informed decision-

00:38:04.880 --> 00:38:07.256
making. The recommendation is for

00:38:07.280 --> 00:38:09.256
council to note progress against the

00:38:09.280 --> 00:38:11.976
delivery program strategies and adopt

00:38:12.000 --> 00:38:13.416
the recommended changes to the

00:38:13.440 --> 00:38:15.976
operational plan and budget as set out

00:38:16.000 --> 00:38:17.815
in the report.

00:38:17.839 --> 00:38:19.496
Thank you.

00:38:19.520 --> 00:38:21.736
Thank you, Missiles. Counselors, do I

00:38:21.760 --> 00:38:24.216
have a mover and a seconder?

00:38:24.240 --> 00:38:27.240
Councelor Pauling moving a second.

00:38:28.480 --> 00:38:31.480
Councelor Adam. Thank you.

00:38:32.320 --> 00:38:34.856
Anybody would like to speak on the

00:38:34.880 --> 00:38:37.176
council, sorry, councelor Pauling, would

00:38:37.200 --> 00:38:39.656
you like the right to speak?

00:38:39.680 --> 00:38:42.680
Yes, I I'll take that, please.

00:38:42.880 --> 00:38:44.856
Thank you. Um the new format I think

00:38:44.880 --> 00:38:47.095
works really well and u to some degree I

00:38:47.119 --> 00:38:48.616
think the narration of some of the

00:38:48.640 --> 00:38:50.616
successes that council has achieved in

00:38:50.640 --> 00:38:53.256
the time has already been um very well

00:38:53.280 --> 00:38:55.016
presented I think to all those listening

00:38:55.040 --> 00:38:57.656
and and present. Um so once again I at

00:38:57.680 --> 00:38:59.575
this point in time I feel reasonably

00:38:59.599 --> 00:39:01.656
confident about where things sit from a

00:39:01.680 --> 00:39:04.296
budgetary perspective and I think fellow

00:39:04.320 --> 00:39:06.456
councilors hopefully share that view and

00:39:06.480 --> 00:39:09.256
equally our progress towards the various

00:39:09.280 --> 00:39:12.280
actions required of us. Um, typically we

00:39:12.400 --> 00:39:14.055
don't talk talk about these plans very

00:39:14.079 --> 00:39:16.376
much. It's left to the mayor to say some

00:39:16.400 --> 00:39:19.176
with some words. Um, but against that

00:39:19.200 --> 00:39:22.055
backdrop, I think it's worth noting that

00:39:22.079 --> 00:39:24.296
we are as a council continuing to

00:39:24.320 --> 00:39:27.095
perform well in line with our previous

00:39:27.119 --> 00:39:29.656
uh blue award winning performance. Thank

00:39:29.680 --> 00:39:31.016
you, Mr. Deputy Mayor.

00:39:31.040 --> 00:39:33.016
Thank you, Councelor Pauling.

00:39:33.040 --> 00:39:34.456
Councelor Swinsburg, you'd like to

00:39:34.480 --> 00:39:34.776
speak.

00:39:34.800 --> 00:39:36.296
Thanks, Mr. Deputy May. Just got one

00:39:36.320 --> 00:39:39.320
question of staff that is um on the off

00:39:39.359 --> 00:39:42.296
track item. Is that expected to be

00:39:42.320 --> 00:39:45.320
completed by this financial year?

00:39:48.720 --> 00:39:51.720
Miss Davies,

00:39:51.920 --> 00:39:54.536
through you, Mr. Deputy Mayor. There

00:39:54.560 --> 00:39:57.560
three items that are off track are all

00:39:58.160 --> 00:40:01.160
expected to return um back on track and

00:40:02.240 --> 00:40:04.536
be achieved by the 30th of June.

00:40:04.560 --> 00:40:07.560
Okay. Thank you, council. Are there any

00:40:08.240 --> 00:40:10.456
other speakers?

00:40:10.480 --> 00:40:10.856
Council

00:40:10.880 --> 00:40:13.880
Adam

00:40:19.280 --> 00:40:22.280
has made it is a really good format. It

00:40:22.880 --> 00:40:25.880
is good to see the council receiving

00:40:26.640 --> 00:40:28.616
upto-ate information on this but it's

00:40:28.640 --> 00:40:30.856
particularly good to see that we are

00:40:30.880 --> 00:40:33.736
achieving most of the things that we are

00:40:33.760 --> 00:40:36.760
expecting. we have an understanding

00:40:37.119 --> 00:40:39.416
where things are not necessarily on

00:40:39.440 --> 00:40:41.815
track at the moment. I know one of those

00:40:41.839 --> 00:40:44.456
things such as pool is a little bit

00:40:44.480 --> 00:40:46.296
behind because you can't get structural

00:40:46.320 --> 00:40:49.320
seal. Things happen that mean that

00:40:49.359 --> 00:40:52.359
things can be later but they come

00:40:52.640 --> 00:40:54.856
eventually along the way. So we have the

00:40:54.880 --> 00:40:57.880
opportunity in a forum like this with

00:40:58.240 --> 00:41:01.240
consultation in the community to review

00:41:01.280 --> 00:41:03.976
the quarterly uh progress of these

00:41:04.000 --> 00:41:06.376
reports and make sure that they are

00:41:06.400 --> 00:41:09.400
relevant and up to date and tune as much

00:41:09.760 --> 00:41:12.760
as we possibly can to make life better

00:41:12.960 --> 00:41:15.095
for all the citizens of authority to

00:41:15.119 --> 00:41:17.335
make the assets better for the citizens

00:41:17.359 --> 00:41:20.216
of authority and to make sure that

00:41:20.240 --> 00:41:23.016
facilities are there

00:41:23.040 --> 00:41:24.055
and

00:41:24.079 --> 00:41:25.496
Thank you, councelor Anithweight. Are

00:41:25.520 --> 00:41:28.520
there any other speakers?

00:41:29.200 --> 00:41:31.016
Okay, I'd like to make some comments.

00:41:31.040 --> 00:41:32.776
Councilors, the December review shows

00:41:32.800 --> 00:41:34.696
strong and city progress across the

00:41:34.720 --> 00:41:36.216
actions outlined in our annual

00:41:36.240 --> 00:41:38.216
operational plan and the strategies set

00:41:38.240 --> 00:41:41.240
out in our 4-year delivery program. As

00:41:41.520 --> 00:41:43.896
uh Miss Isles highlighted, both action

00:41:43.920 --> 00:41:45.815
performance and financial performance

00:41:45.839 --> 00:41:48.536
remain on track, confirming that council

00:41:48.560 --> 00:41:50.295
is continuing to meet the commitments

00:41:50.319 --> 00:41:52.696
we've made to our community. Key

00:41:52.720 --> 00:41:54.376
highlights for the quarter include

00:41:54.400 --> 00:41:57.400
council's adoption of our 20-year uh

00:41:57.599 --> 00:42:00.599
land use planning blueprint, the local

00:42:00.640 --> 00:42:02.856
strategic planning statement. Then

00:42:02.880 --> 00:42:05.095
there's progress on the preparation of a

00:42:05.119 --> 00:42:07.656
structure plan for the northwest growth

00:42:07.680 --> 00:42:10.680
area. Also preparation of a key advocacy

00:42:10.800 --> 00:42:12.456
submission to the New South Wales

00:42:12.480 --> 00:42:14.696
government seeking funding for Moricet

00:42:14.720 --> 00:42:17.720
as a regionally significant growth area.

00:42:18.000 --> 00:42:20.295
delivery of waste disposal cells three

00:42:20.319 --> 00:42:22.295
and four at the Awaba waste management

00:42:22.319 --> 00:42:25.319
facility remaining on schedule and beach

00:42:25.359 --> 00:42:27.335
patrol services managing more than

00:42:27.359 --> 00:42:29.016
475,000

00:42:29.040 --> 00:42:31.896
attendees during the quarter together

00:42:31.920 --> 00:42:33.896
these achievements show council's

00:42:33.920 --> 00:42:36.920
ongoing focus on delivering well planned

00:42:37.200 --> 00:42:39.335
outcomes and I look forward to building

00:42:39.359 --> 00:42:42.359
on this progress in the months ahead

00:42:46.240 --> 00:42:48.055
Pauling would you like Uh is there any

00:42:48.079 --> 00:42:49.815
other speakers?

00:42:49.839 --> 00:42:50.936
Councilor Pauling, would you like a

00:42:50.960 --> 00:42:53.960
write a reply? No. Okay.

00:42:54.079 --> 00:42:57.079
So, uh I will now put 26 SP001 December

00:42:58.400 --> 00:43:01.400
review of the delivery program 25 2025

00:43:02.000 --> 00:43:05.000
2020 to 2029 and operational plan 2025

00:43:06.000 --> 00:43:08.376
to 2026 incorporating the quarterly

00:43:08.400 --> 00:43:11.335
budget review statement. Moved by

00:43:11.359 --> 00:43:13.256
councelor Pauling, seconded by councelor

00:43:13.280 --> 00:43:15.496
Adam Plate. All those in favor, please

00:43:15.520 --> 00:43:18.136
raise your hand. Councelor Adam,

00:43:18.160 --> 00:43:19.815
Councelor Anliff, Council Conroy,

00:43:19.839 --> 00:43:21.575
Council Bishop, Council Warner, Council

00:43:21.599 --> 00:43:23.976
Pauling, Council Swinsburg, Council

00:43:24.000 --> 00:43:25.976
Schultz, and Councelor Hannah, and

00:43:26.000 --> 00:43:28.216
Deputy Mayor Grig. Declare it carried

00:43:28.240 --> 00:43:31.240
unanimously. Thank you, councilors.

00:43:33.119 --> 00:43:36.119
We have one report under the deputy CEO,

00:43:36.319 --> 00:43:38.376
Director of Builton National Assets,

00:43:38.400 --> 00:43:41.400
item 26, SP002,

00:43:41.599 --> 00:43:43.016
Traffic Facilities Committee,

00:43:43.040 --> 00:43:45.736
delegations. Councilors, I understand we

00:43:45.760 --> 00:43:48.295
have a brief summary from Mr. Harris,

00:43:48.319 --> 00:43:51.176
manager assets before we move and uh

00:43:51.200 --> 00:43:53.575
move and second the item. Thank you, Mr.

00:43:53.599 --> 00:43:55.095
Harris.

00:43:55.119 --> 00:43:57.736
Thank you, Deputy Mayor. Good evening,

00:43:57.760 --> 00:44:00.456
Deputy Mayor and Councilors. Tonight, I

00:44:00.480 --> 00:44:03.480
am presenting on upcoming report 26

00:44:03.680 --> 00:44:05.736
SP002,

00:44:05.760 --> 00:44:07.256
Traffic Facilities Committee

00:44:07.280 --> 00:44:09.976
Delegations. This report outlines the

00:44:10.000 --> 00:44:12.136
changes required to implement transport

00:44:12.160 --> 00:44:14.856
for New South Wales new 2025

00:44:14.880 --> 00:44:17.656
authorization and delegation instrument

00:44:17.680 --> 00:44:20.136
which came into effect on 1st of August

00:44:20.160 --> 00:44:23.016
2025. The instrument replaces the

00:44:23.040 --> 00:44:26.040
previous 2011 and 2023 delegations and

00:44:26.800 --> 00:44:29.016
gives council greater flexibility in

00:44:29.040 --> 00:44:31.176
regulating traffic and approving

00:44:31.200 --> 00:44:34.200
prescribed traffic control devices. It

00:44:34.240 --> 00:44:36.456
streamlines processes particularly for

00:44:36.480 --> 00:44:38.696
minor matters and shifts the focus of

00:44:38.720 --> 00:44:40.696
external input from mandatory

00:44:40.720 --> 00:44:43.416
consultation to targeted engagement on

00:44:43.440 --> 00:44:46.440
more complex issues. The report proposes

00:44:46.480 --> 00:44:48.216
transitioning the existing traffic

00:44:48.240 --> 00:44:51.240
facilities and road safety committee TFC

00:44:51.520 --> 00:44:54.520
into the local transport forum or LTF.

00:44:55.359 --> 00:44:57.736
The LTF fulfills transport's requirement

00:44:57.760 --> 00:45:00.376
for a dedicated advisory body covering

00:45:00.400 --> 00:45:03.256
transport movement and accessibility.

00:45:03.280 --> 00:45:05.496
The LTF will continue to operate as a

00:45:05.520 --> 00:45:07.815
technical advisory group reporting to

00:45:07.839 --> 00:45:09.815
the elected council at an ordinary

00:45:09.839 --> 00:45:12.295
council meeting. Existing councelor

00:45:12.319 --> 00:45:14.616
members being councilors Adamweight,

00:45:14.640 --> 00:45:17.575
Buckley and Bishop are proposed to

00:45:17.599 --> 00:45:19.335
continue in their roles to ensure

00:45:19.359 --> 00:45:20.856
continuity.

00:45:20.880 --> 00:45:22.856
Council will retain decision-making on

00:45:22.880 --> 00:45:25.256
matters of significant community impact

00:45:25.280 --> 00:45:28.136
and those must under the instrument be

00:45:28.160 --> 00:45:30.536
considered by the LTF such as speed

00:45:30.560 --> 00:45:32.696
reductions and major intersection

00:45:32.720 --> 00:45:35.656
upgrades. Minor matters such as the low

00:45:35.680 --> 00:45:38.216
impact signage and line marking will be

00:45:38.240 --> 00:45:41.240
delegated to the CEO. Overall, these

00:45:41.599 --> 00:45:43.496
changes will reduce administrative

00:45:43.520 --> 00:45:45.976
burden, accelerate delivery of minor

00:45:46.000 --> 00:45:48.295
traffic and safety improvements, and

00:45:48.319 --> 00:45:50.055
maintain strong governance through

00:45:50.079 --> 00:45:52.055
continued oversight by the elected

00:45:52.079 --> 00:45:54.536
council. Thank you, Deputy Mayor.

00:45:54.560 --> 00:45:57.560
Thank you, Mr. Harris. Council,

00:45:58.720 --> 00:46:01.720
Council Adams,

00:46:02.079 --> 00:46:05.079
you want to move it?

00:46:05.440 --> 00:46:07.016
Okay.

00:46:07.040 --> 00:46:09.896
Councilor Bishop second. Okay. Councelor

00:46:09.920 --> 00:46:11.575
Adam Pate, would you like to speak?

00:46:11.599 --> 00:46:14.136
Uh, yes. Just to reinforce the

00:46:14.160 --> 00:46:17.095
presentation that we've already had,

00:46:17.119 --> 00:46:19.656
the state government has made changes

00:46:19.680 --> 00:46:22.055
and these changes affect all councils

00:46:22.079 --> 00:46:24.376
across New South Wales. We are probably

00:46:24.400 --> 00:46:26.776
in a more fortunate position in recent

00:46:26.800 --> 00:46:28.856
years. We've streamlined some of our

00:46:28.880 --> 00:46:31.880
processes already. So, the transition is

00:46:31.920 --> 00:46:33.736
not as

00:46:33.760 --> 00:46:36.536
uh large a transition as could possibly

00:46:36.560 --> 00:46:39.560
be the case. uh the new method will

00:46:39.680 --> 00:46:41.896
involve things happening more

00:46:41.920 --> 00:46:44.920
efficiently, more quickly and a number

00:46:45.040 --> 00:46:46.696
of the counselors who are regular

00:46:46.720 --> 00:46:49.720
attenders of the traffic facing

00:46:51.839 --> 00:46:54.839
these changes and the ramifications. Uh

00:46:54.880 --> 00:46:57.496
it is anticipated that it will make

00:46:57.520 --> 00:47:00.295
things much much nicer for the community

00:47:00.319 --> 00:47:03.319
to see changes but it no way takes away

00:47:04.640 --> 00:47:06.776
the responsibility or effort from the

00:47:06.800 --> 00:47:09.256
council in approving those decisions. I

00:47:09.280 --> 00:47:12.280
would recommend the recommendation.

00:47:12.800 --> 00:47:14.536
Thank you councelor Adam. Are there any

00:47:14.560 --> 00:47:17.560
other speakers?

00:47:18.000 --> 00:47:20.295
There being no other speakers, uh, I

00:47:20.319 --> 00:47:23.319
will now put 26 SP002 traffic facilities

00:47:24.319 --> 00:47:26.216
committee delegations

00:47:26.240 --> 00:47:29.016
moved by councelor Adams, seconded by

00:47:29.040 --> 00:47:31.016
councelor Bishop. All those in favor,

00:47:31.040 --> 00:47:34.040
please raise your hand. Councelor Adams,

00:47:34.079 --> 00:47:35.896
councelor Ancliffe, Council Conroy,

00:47:35.920 --> 00:47:37.575
Council Bishop, Council Warner, Council

00:47:37.599 --> 00:47:39.256
Pauling, Councelor Swinsburg, Councelor

00:47:39.280 --> 00:47:41.656
Schultz, and Council Hannah as well as

00:47:41.680 --> 00:47:44.680
me, Councelor Grig, Deputy Mayor. Thank

00:47:45.200 --> 00:47:48.200
you, council. I declare it carried. Our

00:47:49.040 --> 00:47:51.095
next three reports this evening comes

00:47:51.119 --> 00:47:52.616
from the director of development

00:47:52.640 --> 00:47:55.256
planning and regulation. The first item

00:47:55.280 --> 00:47:58.280
is 26 SP003 Wanji Wanji 1 Kent Place

00:47:59.760 --> 00:48:02.216
mixeduse development commercial premises

00:48:02.240 --> 00:48:05.016
and residential flat building councils.

00:48:05.040 --> 00:48:08.040
Do I have a mover and a seconder?

00:48:09.920 --> 00:48:12.055
Councelor Pauling moving. Councelor

00:48:12.079 --> 00:48:14.216
Schultz seconding. Thank you. Council

00:48:14.240 --> 00:48:15.736
Polling, would you like to speak to this

00:48:15.760 --> 00:48:17.896
matter?

00:48:17.920 --> 00:48:19.656
Yep. I will speak to this one please,

00:48:19.680 --> 00:48:22.456
Mr. Deputy Mayor. Um I understand there

00:48:22.480 --> 00:48:24.535
is some objection uh and some of that is

00:48:24.559 --> 00:48:27.016
valid. Um Wanji like muster that much of

00:48:27.040 --> 00:48:29.736
the city is facing competing pressures

00:48:29.760 --> 00:48:32.376
uh about providing uh I suppose

00:48:32.400 --> 00:48:35.400
development, jobs, homes, uh expansion,

00:48:35.599 --> 00:48:37.896
economic expansion against the

00:48:37.920 --> 00:48:39.896
traditional village type field that we

00:48:39.920 --> 00:48:41.416
have throughout the city as well. And

00:48:41.440 --> 00:48:43.176
this is an example of that. Um but I

00:48:43.200 --> 00:48:46.200
will make some key points. Um, generally

00:48:46.640 --> 00:48:49.640
if it wasn't for the section 4.6

00:48:50.079 --> 00:48:52.055
variation, this would probably have been

00:48:52.079 --> 00:48:53.656
dealt with by delegated authority to a

00:48:53.680 --> 00:48:55.016
large extent. I'll just look for a nod

00:48:55.040 --> 00:48:56.776
from staff, which we've got that. Um, so

00:48:56.800 --> 00:48:58.696
this wouldn't before be before us at

00:48:58.720 --> 00:49:01.176
all. So that the the for me one of the

00:49:01.200 --> 00:49:03.256
key things that this hangs off is that

00:49:03.280 --> 00:49:06.280
the height uh and so the other elements

00:49:06.319 --> 00:49:07.815
need to be considered. Absolutely. We

00:49:07.839 --> 00:49:10.055
are considering the DA in its full.

00:49:10.079 --> 00:49:12.376
However, the key trigger here is the

00:49:12.400 --> 00:49:14.295
height and that's the exceedence. Um,

00:49:14.319 --> 00:49:16.295
and on the numbers, it's a pretty big

00:49:16.319 --> 00:49:19.319
number. That said, within the location

00:49:19.839 --> 00:49:22.776
and the aesthetic of the building, I

00:49:22.800 --> 00:49:24.856
personally find it fairly agreeable and

00:49:24.880 --> 00:49:26.776
in line with the principles where we've

00:49:26.800 --> 00:49:29.800
exercised the section 4.6 uh merit-based

00:49:31.359 --> 00:49:33.335
variation previously. And on that

00:49:33.359 --> 00:49:35.335
regard, uh, in that regard, Mr. Deputy

00:49:35.359 --> 00:49:38.359
mayor, I commend the recommendation uh

00:49:38.559 --> 00:49:41.256
for approval to my fellow councilors.

00:49:41.280 --> 00:49:42.535
Thank you, Councelor Pauling. Are there

00:49:42.559 --> 00:49:45.559
any other speakers on this matter?

00:49:46.480 --> 00:49:49.480
Council Warner,

00:49:49.760 --> 00:49:51.335
thank you. I'm just trying to get all

00:49:51.359 --> 00:49:54.359
the um buttons going here. Um just had a

00:49:55.280 --> 00:49:58.280
question for staff. Um just in relation

00:49:58.319 --> 00:50:01.016
to the minimum floor levels um that I

00:50:01.040 --> 00:50:02.856
understand are impacted by the flood

00:50:02.880 --> 00:50:05.416
planning level. So my understanding is

00:50:05.440 --> 00:50:08.376
that um the minimum floor levels are at

00:50:08.400 --> 00:50:11.400
um 2.8 eight because of the flood um

00:50:11.440 --> 00:50:14.440
impact. Um if staff could just confirm

00:50:15.359 --> 00:50:18.359
that

00:50:20.000 --> 00:50:22.696
through you, Mr. Deputy Mayor. Um yes, I

00:50:22.720 --> 00:50:24.616
can confirm that the floor levels are

00:50:24.640 --> 00:50:27.095
set at that level to um maintain

00:50:27.119 --> 00:50:30.119
adequate freeboard above the the lake

00:50:30.160 --> 00:50:32.936
flood level in that lake that location.

00:50:32.960 --> 00:50:34.856
And so would it be fair to say following

00:50:34.880 --> 00:50:37.416
on from that that that therefore impacts

00:50:37.440 --> 00:50:40.440
the base level upon which the build is

00:50:41.280 --> 00:50:44.216
built? So therefore if you were to take

00:50:44.240 --> 00:50:47.240
the 2.8 away if it was in another area

00:50:47.760 --> 00:50:47.976
um

00:50:48.000 --> 00:50:50.055
Mr. Mia

00:50:50.079 --> 00:50:52.216
um through you Mr. Deputy Mayor. Yeah

00:50:52.240 --> 00:50:54.616
I'm correct. So in this case that floor

00:50:54.640 --> 00:50:57.575
level needs to be set at that height. So

00:50:57.599 --> 00:50:59.736
um in in turn that has a bit of an

00:50:59.760 --> 00:51:01.896
impact on the overall building height.

00:51:01.920 --> 00:51:03.416
That being said, we still need to

00:51:03.440 --> 00:51:05.335
consider the merits of the overall

00:51:05.359 --> 00:51:07.575
height the proposal and they have been

00:51:07.599 --> 00:51:09.815
considered and and uh are considered to

00:51:09.839 --> 00:51:12.616
be acceptable in this context.

00:51:12.640 --> 00:51:14.216
My understanding, thank you for that. My

00:51:14.240 --> 00:51:17.240
understanding is that um part of the um

00:51:17.599 --> 00:51:20.599
the area that falls above um the minimum

00:51:21.200 --> 00:51:23.896
height of the 11 m uh covers a common

00:51:23.920 --> 00:51:26.920
area um would be open area I'd imagine.

00:51:28.079 --> 00:51:29.736
Is that correct,

00:51:29.760 --> 00:51:31.575
Mr. Mazia?

00:51:31.599 --> 00:51:33.896
Uh yes, that's um that's correct. So

00:51:33.920 --> 00:51:36.136
it's largely restricted to the rooftop

00:51:36.160 --> 00:51:38.295
communal area. It's not actually um

00:51:38.319 --> 00:51:40.216
accommodating additional residential

00:51:40.240 --> 00:51:43.240
dwellings. Um so that area will increase

00:51:43.359 --> 00:51:46.295
the amenity for the residents. Um and

00:51:46.319 --> 00:51:48.456
it's a relatively small footprint

00:51:48.480 --> 00:51:51.016
located centrally on the rooftop. So the

00:51:51.040 --> 00:51:54.040
amenity impacts are relatively minimal

00:51:54.160 --> 00:51:55.896
and not particularly visible from the

00:51:55.920 --> 00:51:57.176
public domain.

00:51:57.200 --> 00:51:59.335
Thank you for that. Um it was raised

00:51:59.359 --> 00:52:01.656
tonight um by the presentation that was

00:52:01.680 --> 00:52:04.216
given to us uh in the public forum about

00:52:04.240 --> 00:52:07.240
the Balkan scale. Um and that um I guess

00:52:08.559 --> 00:52:11.559
the submission from the report was that

00:52:12.000 --> 00:52:15.000
um it did fit within um other um

00:52:16.319 --> 00:52:19.319
neighboring properties. Um I wonder if

00:52:19.359 --> 00:52:22.359
you can provide any commentary around um

00:52:23.040 --> 00:52:25.016
that claim that it does actually fit

00:52:25.040 --> 00:52:27.416
within the bulan scale of other

00:52:27.440 --> 00:52:30.440
neighborhood

00:52:36.000 --> 00:52:38.136
of the area. It's acknowledged that it's

00:52:38.160 --> 00:52:39.815
bigger than a lot of the existing

00:52:39.839 --> 00:52:42.136
dwellings or buildings in that area.

00:52:42.160 --> 00:52:44.936
That's not disputed. Um the area has an

00:52:44.960 --> 00:52:47.335
11 m height limit. So it's expected that

00:52:47.359 --> 00:52:49.416
there'll be higher um higher buildings

00:52:49.440 --> 00:52:51.976
and and greater um density in this area.

00:52:52.000 --> 00:52:53.656
So it's consistent with that desired

00:52:53.680 --> 00:52:55.736
future character.

00:52:55.760 --> 00:52:58.136
Um another concern that was raised um

00:52:58.160 --> 00:53:00.216
was in relation to in the submissions

00:53:00.240 --> 00:53:03.016
around traffic impact and I do note that

00:53:03.040 --> 00:53:05.896
um there has been sufficient um car

00:53:05.920 --> 00:53:07.736
parking allowed as per the minimum

00:53:07.760 --> 00:53:10.760
standards of the 20 I believe. Um there

00:53:11.839 --> 00:53:14.839
was some concern around um bins and the

00:53:15.839 --> 00:53:17.815
storage of bins. Can you provide some

00:53:17.839 --> 00:53:20.136
commentary around where bins and if

00:53:20.160 --> 00:53:22.696
there's adequate um storage for bins

00:53:22.720 --> 00:53:25.720
given there are three bins per unit?

00:53:26.400 --> 00:53:28.376
Mr. Mosia.

00:53:28.400 --> 00:53:31.256
Um yes I can clarify that. So um in a

00:53:31.280 --> 00:53:32.616
building like this you generally have a

00:53:32.640 --> 00:53:35.496
communal um bin storage area. So it's

00:53:35.520 --> 00:53:37.656
not always just necessarily one, you

00:53:37.680 --> 00:53:39.896
know, the same number of bins per per

00:53:39.920 --> 00:53:41.335
unit as you would have in a dwelling

00:53:41.359 --> 00:53:43.575
house. So in this case, it's considered

00:53:43.599 --> 00:53:46.599
there is enough bins. Um in the

00:53:46.720 --> 00:53:48.456
assessment, we did pick up that the bin

00:53:48.480 --> 00:53:50.616
storage area is quite tight and it would

00:53:50.640 --> 00:53:52.856
probably through operations require some

00:53:52.880 --> 00:53:54.776
maneuvering the bins by the strata

00:53:54.800 --> 00:53:57.176
manager throughout the um throughout the

00:53:57.200 --> 00:53:58.856
week, but it's still considered an

00:53:58.880 --> 00:54:01.095
acceptable outcome. They'd be presented

00:54:01.119 --> 00:54:03.496
to the street for collection. So overall

00:54:03.520 --> 00:54:05.815
on balance it's considered an acceptable

00:54:05.839 --> 00:54:07.176
outcome.

00:54:07.200 --> 00:54:09.335
Thank you. And just lastly I guess just

00:54:09.359 --> 00:54:12.359
in relation to um the wastewater

00:54:12.880 --> 00:54:14.376
management there was some concern

00:54:14.400 --> 00:54:17.256
regarding the unsealed road. Um can you

00:54:17.280 --> 00:54:19.575
provide some commentary around um what

00:54:19.599 --> 00:54:22.599
will be um expected of the applicant in

00:54:23.280 --> 00:54:25.976
terms of um ensuring that there isn't

00:54:26.000 --> 00:54:28.936
ongoing effects of waste water into the

00:54:28.960 --> 00:54:30.856
neighboring properties.

00:54:30.880 --> 00:54:32.295
Mr. Amazing.

00:54:32.319 --> 00:54:35.319
Um so the application was supported by a

00:54:35.440 --> 00:54:38.376
detailed storm water management plan. Um

00:54:38.400 --> 00:54:40.456
it involves a couple of components. So

00:54:40.480 --> 00:54:42.616
basically the building itself where the

00:54:42.640 --> 00:54:44.456
water needs to actually be collected

00:54:44.480 --> 00:54:46.295
from the rooftop and the like. So that's

00:54:46.319 --> 00:54:48.456
directed to a water tank which is then

00:54:48.480 --> 00:54:50.776
discharged to the offsite via the storm

00:54:50.800 --> 00:54:53.176
water system. The other component of

00:54:53.200 --> 00:54:55.335
this development was that they're

00:54:55.359 --> 00:54:57.896
required to upgrade the uh actual public

00:54:57.920 --> 00:55:00.920
domain. So that involves um new curb um

00:55:01.599 --> 00:55:04.535
curb and gutter on Kent Street. Um

00:55:04.559 --> 00:55:07.256
formalizing some car parking. So four

00:55:07.280 --> 00:55:10.280
additional car parking spaces. Um curb

00:55:10.400 --> 00:55:12.936
in pits will be included there which

00:55:12.960 --> 00:55:15.656
will then be piped into a pipe network

00:55:15.680 --> 00:55:17.656
which then goes through the um through

00:55:17.680 --> 00:55:19.656
the Porsche reserve down to the uh down

00:55:19.680 --> 00:55:21.896
to the lake. So all those storm water

00:55:21.920 --> 00:55:24.535
systems converge into that one discharge

00:55:24.559 --> 00:55:26.535
point.

00:55:26.559 --> 00:55:28.616
Thank you Mr. Messia. Thank you, Deputy

00:55:28.640 --> 00:55:31.640
Mayor. Um I think on balance um I'll be

00:55:32.000 --> 00:55:34.776
supporting this application given um

00:55:34.800 --> 00:55:37.800
what I have considered and um noting um

00:55:38.559 --> 00:55:40.456
the controls that have been in place. Uh

00:55:40.480 --> 00:55:43.480
noting that where our city is heading

00:55:45.119 --> 00:55:48.119
and um the minimal impact this

00:55:48.400 --> 00:55:51.335
development will have in the particular

00:55:51.359 --> 00:55:54.359
location of where it is. Um we note that

00:55:55.040 --> 00:55:58.040
uh housing is a um a very known issue to

00:55:59.280 --> 00:56:02.280
us and our city is changing and we need

00:56:02.480 --> 00:56:04.616
to accommodate our members and our

00:56:04.640 --> 00:56:07.640
citizens. Um and uh given that there are

00:56:08.319 --> 00:56:10.136
the controls in place uh in the

00:56:10.160 --> 00:56:13.095
application to address those concerns.

00:56:13.119 --> 00:56:15.335
Um I will be supporting this application

00:56:15.359 --> 00:56:17.896
and commend it to my counselors. Thank

00:56:17.920 --> 00:56:18.456
you.

00:56:18.480 --> 00:56:21.016
Thank you councelor Wner.

00:56:21.040 --> 00:56:23.256
Councelor Ancliffe.

00:56:23.280 --> 00:56:25.095
Thank you, Mr. Deputy May. A couple of

00:56:25.119 --> 00:56:27.016
questions. In the first instance, can I

00:56:27.040 --> 00:56:28.535
just get some clarity on what the zoning

00:56:28.559 --> 00:56:31.416
on the adjacent properties is? Do we

00:56:31.440 --> 00:56:34.440
have that handy? I know it's the E1

00:56:34.799 --> 00:56:36.696
piece on this site, but in terms of the

00:56:36.720 --> 00:56:39.720
adjacent sites,

00:56:43.520 --> 00:56:45.335
Mr. Messia

00:56:45.359 --> 00:56:48.055
through you, Mr. Deputy Mayor. Um so in

00:56:48.079 --> 00:56:49.896
terms of the adjoining properties

00:56:49.920 --> 00:56:52.775
directly on the boundaries it's the E1

00:56:52.799 --> 00:56:55.016
um local center as well um directly

00:56:55.040 --> 00:56:56.696
opposite the road in Kent Street it's

00:56:56.720 --> 00:56:59.256
the R2 low density zone.

00:56:59.280 --> 00:57:02.280
Thank you Mr. Massie. Um second question

00:57:03.200 --> 00:57:06.200
one that caught my interest. The this

00:57:06.400 --> 00:57:08.295
historically we made a change from 10 m

00:57:08.319 --> 00:57:11.095
to 11 m in that area. Is that correct in

00:57:11.119 --> 00:57:13.016
terms of height?

00:57:13.040 --> 00:57:15.496
So I'm getting some nods. Can I just get

00:57:15.520 --> 00:57:18.216
some context around that? I I appreciate

00:57:18.240 --> 00:57:19.256
that's not what we're voting on right

00:57:19.280 --> 00:57:21.416
now, but I'm just interested. I suppose

00:57:21.440 --> 00:57:23.815
the 10 to 11 is such a small change, but

00:57:23.839 --> 00:57:25.176
such a significant one. What's the

00:57:25.200 --> 00:57:28.200
methodology there if any sess

00:57:35.680 --> 00:57:37.416
through you, Mr. Deputy Mayor? Look, it

00:57:37.440 --> 00:57:38.856
we'd probably have to take that on

00:57:38.880 --> 00:57:40.775
notice in terms of the background of the

00:57:40.799 --> 00:57:42.696
actual zoning changing, but I' I'd

00:57:42.720 --> 00:57:44.535
probably just confirm that that's not a

00:57:44.559 --> 00:57:46.696
matter for consideration tonight in

00:57:46.720 --> 00:57:48.775
relation to the assessment of this DA.

00:57:48.799 --> 00:57:50.856
We need to assess the DA against the

00:57:50.880 --> 00:57:53.176
adopted planning framework.

00:57:53.200 --> 00:57:55.575
Thank you. And just in clarity around um

00:57:55.599 --> 00:57:57.496
the previous answer that was given to

00:57:57.520 --> 00:57:59.815
councelor Warner, I think it was around

00:57:59.839 --> 00:58:02.616
um curbon guttering and road upgrades.

00:58:02.640 --> 00:58:05.496
So that that is just the side that is

00:58:05.520 --> 00:58:07.976
just the um I've got my geographical

00:58:08.000 --> 00:58:09.496
boundaries mixed up here but just the

00:58:09.520 --> 00:58:11.256
property front or is that also our

00:58:11.280 --> 00:58:12.936
frontage on the R2 zoning on the other

00:58:12.960 --> 00:58:14.616
side? What's the extent of the works

00:58:14.640 --> 00:58:16.295
that are required there? Noting that at

00:58:16.319 --> 00:58:18.696
the moment it is quite a um a little

00:58:18.720 --> 00:58:20.696
back road.

00:58:20.720 --> 00:58:22.775
Mr. Massier,

00:58:22.799 --> 00:58:24.936
um I can confirm that that's just on the

00:58:24.960 --> 00:58:26.616
side of the development. So along the

00:58:26.640 --> 00:58:29.016
frontage, which is typically what would

00:58:29.040 --> 00:58:30.936
require a new development, it's quite

00:58:30.960 --> 00:58:32.856
rare unless it's a very very large

00:58:32.880 --> 00:58:35.016
development like a major subdivision

00:58:35.040 --> 00:58:36.775
release where we'd be expecting a

00:58:36.799 --> 00:58:39.656
develop to upgrade the entire road.

00:58:39.680 --> 00:58:41.976
Um is it possible in that case, Mr.

00:58:42.000 --> 00:58:44.295
Deputy May, a question on notice just

00:58:44.319 --> 00:58:47.319
around um future works in that area and

00:58:47.599 --> 00:58:49.335
whether there are any other future

00:58:49.359 --> 00:58:51.815
upgrades or the like planned for road

00:58:51.839 --> 00:58:53.095
infrastructure and pedestrian

00:58:53.119 --> 00:58:56.119
infrastructure in that area? Um,

00:58:56.960 --> 00:58:57.815
Mr. Mazio.

00:58:57.839 --> 00:58:58.696
No, Mr.

00:58:58.720 --> 00:58:59.335
Sorry.

00:58:59.359 --> 00:58:59.976
Yeah,

00:59:00.000 --> 00:59:01.656
Mr. Deputy CEO.

00:59:01.680 --> 00:59:03.815
Um, [clears throat] yeah. So, yeah, we

00:59:03.839 --> 00:59:06.839
can provide that information. Thank you.

00:59:06.880 --> 00:59:09.880
Thank you, Mr. Deputy May. Look, I um I

00:59:12.240 --> 00:59:15.240
sympathize here. I find um I find this

00:59:15.280 --> 00:59:17.496
one probably a little a little

00:59:17.520 --> 00:59:19.256
challenging and I and I think that site

00:59:19.280 --> 00:59:21.896
I think WI more broadly as we talk about

00:59:21.920 --> 00:59:23.256
a lot in this city, there's a lot of

00:59:23.280 --> 00:59:26.280
change. wand is changing itself. Um, at

00:59:26.960 --> 00:59:28.535
the same time, I think at the moment,

00:59:28.559 --> 00:59:31.335
I'm probably not fully convinced on this

00:59:31.359 --> 00:59:33.335
one, so I'll I'll put a no vote at the

00:59:33.359 --> 00:59:35.095
moment, but just not fully convinced.

00:59:35.119 --> 00:59:36.936
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Mayor.

00:59:36.960 --> 00:59:39.016
Thank you, councelor Ancliffe. Councelor

00:59:39.040 --> 00:59:41.176
Swinsburg, you wish to speak.

00:59:41.200 --> 00:59:42.616
Thanks, Mr. Deputy May. I had a question

00:59:42.640 --> 00:59:44.535
that's already been asked. Thanks.

00:59:44.559 --> 00:59:46.936
Oh, okay. Thank you, council. Are there

00:59:46.960 --> 00:59:49.960
any other speakers? Councelor Schulz.

00:59:50.319 --> 00:59:51.896
Thank you, Mr. Deputy May. Yeah, a

00:59:51.920 --> 00:59:53.335
question that came up while councelor

00:59:53.359 --> 00:59:55.896
Ancliffe was speaking. Uh it's with

00:59:55.920 --> 00:59:57.896
regards to

00:59:57.920 --> 01:00:00.775
is the topography of the site a major

01:00:00.799 --> 01:00:03.176
contributor as why we are exceeding the

01:00:03.200 --> 01:00:06.200
height limits.

01:00:09.040 --> 01:00:11.256
Mr. Massio,

01:00:11.280 --> 01:00:13.976
uh through you Mr. Deputy Mayor. Um

01:00:14.000 --> 01:00:16.775
whilst the site does have a slope on it,

01:00:16.799 --> 01:00:18.535
it's a fairly gentle slope and not a

01:00:18.559 --> 01:00:20.696
particularly big contributor to the um

01:00:20.720 --> 01:00:23.720
to the height variation in itself.

01:00:24.640 --> 01:00:26.696
Thank you, Mr. M. No other questions.

01:00:26.720 --> 01:00:28.136
But I will put on the record that I'm

01:00:28.160 --> 01:00:31.160
going to support this uh proceeding. Um

01:00:31.520 --> 01:00:34.520
I think whilst it is uh courageous for

01:00:34.960 --> 01:00:37.960
us to be going beyond that at 32% above

01:00:38.079 --> 01:00:40.696
what's in the DCP, I think we have often

01:00:40.720 --> 01:00:42.216
talked in this chamber about being

01:00:42.240 --> 01:00:45.240
courageous with regards to housing and

01:00:45.440 --> 01:00:48.376
approaching the housing shortage that we

01:00:48.400 --> 01:00:50.136
face with regards to residents being

01:00:50.160 --> 01:00:52.535
able to access houses. I think from the

01:00:52.559 --> 01:00:55.559
look of what I've assessed um in what

01:00:55.680 --> 01:00:57.176
staff have presented to us, I'm

01:00:57.200 --> 01:00:59.575
comfortable with us taking a courageous

01:00:59.599 --> 01:01:00.936
decision tonight to support this

01:01:00.960 --> 01:01:01.575
development.

01:01:01.599 --> 01:01:03.016
Thank you, councelor Schulz. Council,

01:01:03.040 --> 01:01:05.016
are there any other speakers?

01:01:05.040 --> 01:01:07.575
Councelor Conroy, you wish to speak?

01:01:07.599 --> 01:01:10.599
Uh thank you. Uh Mr. Deputy Mayor, just

01:01:10.960 --> 01:01:12.775
a question for staff regarding

01:01:12.799 --> 01:01:14.456
overshadowing impacts when we have

01:01:14.480 --> 01:01:17.480
larger scale on taller buildings. Um

01:01:17.920 --> 01:01:19.896
overshadowing is a frequent concern for

01:01:19.920 --> 01:01:22.136
the community. Um if I could have some

01:01:22.160 --> 01:01:24.856
commentary about the impacts of over

01:01:24.880 --> 01:01:26.775
where like where the shadow will be cast

01:01:26.799 --> 01:01:29.416
and the significance of its impact I

01:01:29.440 --> 01:01:32.440
would be appreciate that. Thank you

01:01:32.799 --> 01:01:35.799
Mr. Mazio

01:01:39.200 --> 01:01:42.200
through you Mr. Deputy Mayor. Um I guess

01:01:42.240 --> 01:01:44.616
largely in when we're dealing with um

01:01:44.640 --> 01:01:46.456
building heights like this in a

01:01:46.480 --> 01:01:48.376
commercial area, I guess there is an

01:01:48.400 --> 01:01:50.136
expectation that there will be greater

01:01:50.160 --> 01:01:52.376
shadow impacts than you might expect in

01:01:52.400 --> 01:01:55.256
a in a residential area. Um in this

01:01:55.280 --> 01:01:57.896
particular instance, it's important to

01:01:57.920 --> 01:01:59.656
consider what the shadows actually being

01:01:59.680 --> 01:02:01.575
cast on. So there's a service station

01:02:01.599 --> 01:02:03.976
next door and also the library. So

01:02:04.000 --> 01:02:05.815
they're not residential areas where that

01:02:05.839 --> 01:02:08.696
amenity impact is going to be um felt

01:02:08.720 --> 01:02:11.416
from a residential point of view. Um and

01:02:11.440 --> 01:02:13.176
that's one of the contributing factors

01:02:13.200 --> 01:02:15.496
as to why we believe the amenity impacts

01:02:15.520 --> 01:02:17.256
are okay and the overshadowing in this

01:02:17.280 --> 01:02:20.280
instance.

01:02:20.720 --> 01:02:23.016
Thank you Mr. Massie. Um I appreciate

01:02:23.040 --> 01:02:24.775
the summary and it's I think really

01:02:24.799 --> 01:02:26.936
important to note when we talk about the

01:02:26.960 --> 01:02:29.960
impacts for community members and um the

01:02:31.760 --> 01:02:34.295
built form but also

01:02:34.319 --> 01:02:36.136
what can occur and the impacts on

01:02:36.160 --> 01:02:38.216
people's lifestyles. We talk about the

01:02:38.240 --> 01:02:41.240
traffic impacts we talk about visual

01:02:41.280 --> 01:02:44.055
street appeal and access but also the

01:02:44.079 --> 01:02:45.815
significant impacts over shadowing can

01:02:45.839 --> 01:02:47.815
have. And in this case, given that this

01:02:47.839 --> 01:02:50.839
um development is having an impact on a

01:02:50.880 --> 01:02:53.416
service station, which doesn't really be

01:02:53.440 --> 01:02:55.815
too impacted by shade and our own

01:02:55.839 --> 01:02:58.055
library resource, I think um I can on

01:02:58.079 --> 01:03:01.079
the balance support um the height,

01:03:01.760 --> 01:03:03.496
especially given that part of that

01:03:03.520 --> 01:03:05.976
height is centered in the building. Um

01:03:06.000 --> 01:03:08.055
and if they proceeded to build this

01:03:08.079 --> 01:03:10.775
without the community, the communal

01:03:10.799 --> 01:03:13.095
space on top, it would have a similar

01:03:13.119 --> 01:03:15.256
impact in its built form. I'm supportive

01:03:15.280 --> 01:03:17.815
of the increased height variation in

01:03:17.839 --> 01:03:19.815
this case. Thank you.

01:03:19.839 --> 01:03:21.575
Thank you, Councelor Conroy. Are there

01:03:21.599 --> 01:03:24.599
any other speakers?

01:03:25.119 --> 01:03:26.856
Councelor Pauling, um would you like to

01:03:26.880 --> 01:03:29.880
speak uh to the matter?

01:03:31.280 --> 01:03:34.280
No right of reply. Thank you.

01:03:34.319 --> 01:03:37.319
Councilors, I'll now put uh 26 SP 003 WG

01:03:38.160 --> 01:03:40.936
WG1 Kent Place mixeduse development

01:03:40.960 --> 01:03:43.416
commercial premises and residential flat

01:03:43.440 --> 01:03:46.136
building moved by councelor Pauling

01:03:46.160 --> 01:03:48.055
seconded by councelor Schulz. All those

01:03:48.079 --> 01:03:50.936
in favor please raise your hand.

01:03:50.960 --> 01:03:53.736
Councelor Adamu, councelor Conroy,

01:03:53.760 --> 01:03:55.256
councelor Bishop, councelor Warner,

01:03:55.280 --> 01:03:57.095
councelor Pauling, councelor Swinsburg,

01:03:57.119 --> 01:03:59.176
councelor Schulz, councelor Hannah,

01:03:59.200 --> 01:04:02.200
deputy mayor Grig. Those against

01:04:02.960 --> 01:04:05.335
councelor Ancliffe

01:04:05.359 --> 01:04:08.359
declare it carried. Thank you.

01:04:10.960 --> 01:04:13.960
The second item is uh 26 SP004

01:04:15.520 --> 01:04:18.055
Spears Point 26 Thompson Road Dwelling

01:04:18.079 --> 01:04:20.696
House. Councilors, do I have a mover and

01:04:20.720 --> 01:04:23.015
a seconder?

01:04:23.039 --> 01:04:25.015
Moved Council Conroy. Second to

01:04:25.039 --> 01:04:27.815
councelor Pauling.

01:04:27.839 --> 01:04:29.496
Councelor Conroy, would you like to

01:04:29.520 --> 01:04:32.520
speak to the matter? Uh thank you um Mr.

01:04:33.599 --> 01:04:36.136
Deputy Mayor. Um again this is a

01:04:36.160 --> 01:04:38.376
difficult slope with topography and like

01:04:38.400 --> 01:04:41.095
a number of the houses along that street

01:04:41.119 --> 01:04:43.896
um a height variation has been required

01:04:43.920 --> 01:04:46.920
to accommodate um roof lines and just

01:04:47.760 --> 01:04:50.456
the very steep slope along that part of

01:04:50.480 --> 01:04:53.176
um Thompson Road. And I think it's

01:04:53.200 --> 01:04:55.976
really good to see that area um where

01:04:56.000 --> 01:04:58.055
there was a number of vacant blocks be I

01:04:58.079 --> 01:04:59.815
think is one of the last ones to be

01:04:59.839 --> 01:05:01.496
filled in. Um not that that can affect

01:05:01.520 --> 01:05:02.856
my decision. I just think that's a good

01:05:02.880 --> 01:05:05.880
thing. Um but given that the impacts are

01:05:06.559 --> 01:05:08.856
very similar in the whole in that part

01:05:08.880 --> 01:05:10.456
of the street, I'm very supportive of

01:05:10.480 --> 01:05:13.480
the height recommendation.

01:05:14.160 --> 01:05:16.136
Thank you

01:05:16.160 --> 01:05:18.535
councilors. No cues. Are there any other

01:05:18.559 --> 01:05:20.216
speakers?

01:05:20.240 --> 01:05:23.095
Council

01:05:23.119 --> 01:05:25.575
Conroy, would you like a right of reply?

01:05:25.599 --> 01:05:27.496
No. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Deputy

01:05:27.520 --> 01:05:27.976
Mayor, sorry.

01:05:28.000 --> 01:05:31.000
I'll now uh put 26 SP 004 Spears Point

01:05:32.480 --> 01:05:35.480
26 Thompson Road Dwelling House moved by

01:05:36.480 --> 01:05:38.696
Council Conroy, seconded by Council

01:05:38.720 --> 01:05:40.856
Polling. All those in favor, please

01:05:40.880 --> 01:05:43.176
raise your hand. Councelor Adamweight,

01:05:43.200 --> 01:05:44.936
Councelor Ancliffe, Council Conroy,

01:05:44.960 --> 01:05:46.376
Council Bishop, Council Warner,

01:05:46.400 --> 01:05:47.976
Councelor Pauling, Council Swinsburg,

01:05:48.000 --> 01:05:49.736
Council Schultz, Councelor Hannannah,

01:05:49.760 --> 01:05:52.136
and Deputy Mayor Grigg. Declare it

01:05:52.160 --> 01:05:55.160
carried unanimously. Thank you.

01:05:55.839 --> 01:05:58.839
The third item is uh 26 SP005, Lake

01:05:59.920 --> 01:06:02.856
Mcquaryy Development Control Plan 2014

01:06:02.880 --> 01:06:05.256
amendment to support housing diversity.

01:06:05.280 --> 01:06:07.015
Councilors, do I have a move around a

01:06:07.039 --> 01:06:09.015
second?

01:06:09.039 --> 01:06:11.256
Councelor Pauling moving. Second,

01:06:11.280 --> 01:06:13.335
councelor Adam. Thank you. Councelor

01:06:13.359 --> 01:06:14.936
Pauling, would you like to speak to the

01:06:14.960 --> 01:06:17.960
matter?

01:06:18.160 --> 01:06:20.696
Okay. Councilors, are there any other

01:06:20.720 --> 01:06:23.496
speakers on this matter?

01:06:23.520 --> 01:06:25.976
Nothing in the queue. There being no

01:06:26.000 --> 01:06:29.000
other speakers, councilors, um I will

01:06:29.359 --> 01:06:32.359
now put 26 SP005 late and mccory

01:06:33.599 --> 01:06:35.736
development control plan 2014 amendment

01:06:35.760 --> 01:06:38.760
to support housing diversity moved by

01:06:39.280 --> 01:06:41.416
councelor Pauling seconded by councelor

01:06:41.440 --> 01:06:43.656
Adamweight. All those in favor please

01:06:43.680 --> 01:06:46.055
raise your hand. Councelor Adams,

01:06:46.079 --> 01:06:47.736
Councelor Ancliffe, Councelor Conroy,

01:06:47.760 --> 01:06:49.095
Council Bishop, Councelor Warner,

01:06:49.119 --> 01:06:50.856
Councelor Pauling, Councelor Swinsburg,

01:06:50.880 --> 01:06:52.456
Councelor Schultz, Councelor Hannah, and

01:06:52.480 --> 01:06:54.696
Deputy Mayor Gri declare it carried

01:06:54.720 --> 01:06:57.720
unanimously. Thank you, councilors.

01:06:58.400 --> 01:07:00.055
Our next report this evening comes from

01:07:00.079 --> 01:07:02.696
the director of planning for the future.

01:07:02.720 --> 01:07:05.720
We have one item 26 SP006

01:07:06.319 --> 01:07:08.856
investment report December 25 and

01:07:08.880 --> 01:07:11.575
January 26. Councilors, do I have a move

01:07:11.599 --> 01:07:14.599
around a second? Council Warner moving

01:07:15.440 --> 01:07:17.896
and councelor Schulz is seconding that.

01:07:17.920 --> 01:07:20.055
Thank you. Council Warner, would you

01:07:20.079 --> 01:07:21.896
like to speak to the matter?

01:07:21.920 --> 01:07:24.920
Oh, just um briefly to say that um it's

01:07:24.960 --> 01:07:27.015
pleasing to see that we continue to

01:07:27.039 --> 01:07:29.015
return have strong returns above the

01:07:29.039 --> 01:07:32.039
benchmark return. um despite um

01:07:33.359 --> 01:07:35.496
everything I suppose that's happening in

01:07:35.520 --> 01:07:38.055
the economy, I think it's um it's

01:07:38.079 --> 01:07:39.736
telling that we are continuing to

01:07:39.760 --> 01:07:42.760
perform in our um diverse and quality

01:07:43.839 --> 01:07:45.416
investments that we make and I think

01:07:45.440 --> 01:07:47.976
this is um important for our um our

01:07:48.000 --> 01:07:49.496
long-term investments for our um

01:07:49.520 --> 01:07:51.416
financial sustainability in the future.

01:07:51.440 --> 01:07:53.575
So, thank you to staff for all the work

01:07:53.599 --> 01:07:54.696
they do.

01:07:54.720 --> 01:07:57.095
Thanks, Council Warner. Councilors, are

01:07:57.119 --> 01:07:59.896
there any other speakers?

01:07:59.920 --> 01:08:02.295
Councilors,

01:08:02.319 --> 01:08:05.176
there are no further speakers. Um, would

01:08:05.200 --> 01:08:08.200
you like a right of reply?

01:08:09.280 --> 01:08:10.456
Just thought you might like to say

01:08:10.480 --> 01:08:13.480
something else. Sorry. I'll now put uh

01:08:13.520 --> 01:08:16.520
SP sorry 26 SP006

01:08:17.839 --> 01:08:19.896
investment report December 2025 and

01:08:19.920 --> 01:08:21.815
January 2026.

01:08:21.839 --> 01:08:23.655
Moved by councelor Warner, seconded by

01:08:23.679 --> 01:08:25.496
councelor Schulz. All those in favor,

01:08:25.520 --> 01:08:27.576
please raise your hand. Councelor

01:08:27.600 --> 01:08:29.496
Adamweight, Councelor Ancliffe, Council

01:08:29.520 --> 01:08:31.735
Conroy, Council Bishop, Council Warner,

01:08:31.759 --> 01:08:33.576
Council Pauling, Council Swinsburg,

01:08:33.600 --> 01:08:35.496
Council Schultz, Council Hannah, and

01:08:35.520 --> 01:08:37.576
Deputy Mayor Grig. Thank you. Councils

01:08:37.600 --> 01:08:40.600
declare it carried.

01:08:41.359 --> 01:08:43.255
We now have one report under the

01:08:43.279 --> 01:08:45.896
Director of Organizational Services, the

01:08:45.920 --> 01:08:48.920
item 26 SP007, Australian Local

01:08:49.759 --> 01:08:51.735
Government Association National General

01:08:51.759 --> 01:08:54.215
Assembly. Motions. Councilors, do I have

01:08:54.239 --> 01:08:57.239
a mover and a seconder?

01:08:59.359 --> 01:09:02.359
Councilor Adams. Councelor Bishop

01:09:02.400 --> 01:09:05.400
seconding. Thank you.

01:09:05.600 --> 01:09:07.416
Um, would you like to speak to that?

01:09:07.440 --> 01:09:10.376
Councelor Adam.

01:09:10.400 --> 01:09:13.400
Okay. Are there any other speakers?

01:09:15.040 --> 01:09:16.616
Councelor Pauling.

01:09:16.640 --> 01:09:19.640
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Mayor.

01:09:20.239 --> 01:09:21.815
I don't want to labor this. Um,

01:09:21.839 --> 01:09:24.376
typically whenever these things come up,

01:09:24.400 --> 01:09:26.456
I I have issues. I'm not a huge fan of

01:09:26.480 --> 01:09:27.815
local government association at the best

01:09:27.839 --> 01:09:30.839
of times. Um, nor their effectiveness

01:09:31.440 --> 01:09:34.440
from a lobby perspective. Um,

01:09:35.040 --> 01:09:37.576
the motions, some of those motions don't

01:09:37.600 --> 01:09:39.815
sit well with me um, in either part A or

01:09:39.839 --> 01:09:42.839
part B. It's my intention to vote no.

01:09:43.199 --> 01:09:45.335
Um, and that's I won't go into that

01:09:45.359 --> 01:09:47.096
further, but uh, that shouldn't be a

01:09:47.120 --> 01:09:49.016
surprise. I don't think anyone present.

01:09:49.040 --> 01:09:51.576
Thank you. Thanks, Councelor Pauling.

01:09:51.600 --> 01:09:53.496
Councelor Conroy.

01:09:53.520 --> 01:09:56.520
Uh, thank you, uh, Mr. Deputy Mayor. I I

01:09:57.840 --> 01:10:00.056
probably have reservations. Um, like

01:10:00.080 --> 01:10:02.536
council polling. Normally, I can support

01:10:02.560 --> 01:10:05.560
most of them. I would say, um, we need

01:10:05.920 --> 01:10:08.920
to be very clear in what our ask is. So,

01:10:09.199 --> 01:10:11.336
what we're targeting and what our actual

01:10:11.360 --> 01:10:13.736
request is. And I think, um, we could

01:10:13.760 --> 01:10:15.576
probably sharpen those. I won't go into

01:10:15.600 --> 01:10:17.496
detail in which ones I think we could

01:10:17.520 --> 01:10:19.655
sharpen that um because I think when we

01:10:19.679 --> 01:10:22.679
put motions up that are a bit

01:10:23.280 --> 01:10:25.816
um not as sharp. They're likely not to

01:10:25.840 --> 01:10:27.256
be dealt with on conference floor.

01:10:27.280 --> 01:10:29.896
They're likely to be uh dep prioritized

01:10:29.920 --> 01:10:32.456
by the conference for consideration. So

01:10:32.480 --> 01:10:35.480
I just think um that's something that um

01:10:37.120 --> 01:10:39.896
in a couple could be improved on and um

01:10:39.920 --> 01:10:42.920
unlike council polling I think it is

01:10:43.120 --> 01:10:44.536
good that councils come together

01:10:44.560 --> 01:10:47.560
federally and try and move some of these

01:10:48.080 --> 01:10:49.976
barriers that state and federal

01:10:50.000 --> 01:10:52.296
governments can cause

01:10:52.320 --> 01:10:53.976
but we do have to be careful for what

01:10:54.000 --> 01:10:57.000
we're asking for. I'm very focused um

01:10:57.679 --> 01:10:59.736
on the balance. Um, I think I support

01:10:59.760 --> 01:11:01.655
more of the motions than I oppose, but

01:11:01.679 --> 01:11:02.695
it's quite difficult when they're

01:11:02.719 --> 01:11:04.856
bundled together. Thank you.

01:11:04.880 --> 01:11:06.856
Thank you, Council Conroy. Council, are

01:11:06.880 --> 01:11:09.880
there any other speakers?

01:11:11.199 --> 01:11:14.199
Councilor Adam TW

01:11:14.239 --> 01:11:17.239
very much, Mr. and I I am familiar with

01:11:18.480 --> 01:11:21.480
the point of view of council receive

01:11:23.120 --> 01:11:25.736
on those issues over many years. I think

01:11:25.760 --> 01:11:28.760
that it is worthwhile mentioning that

01:11:29.199 --> 01:11:31.096
late policy

01:11:31.120 --> 01:11:34.120
in both the national and the state

01:11:34.239 --> 01:11:36.856
conferences in which we're involved in

01:11:36.880 --> 01:11:39.880
those associations has over the years

01:11:40.080 --> 01:11:43.080
brought forward many interesting but

01:11:43.600 --> 01:11:46.376
also momentous motions that have made

01:11:46.400 --> 01:11:49.400
changes across the state or across the

01:11:50.640 --> 01:11:53.416
nation. The opportunity for us to use

01:11:53.440 --> 01:11:56.440
our voice number one as a council in a

01:11:58.000 --> 01:12:01.000
national forum is important and these

01:12:01.440 --> 01:12:03.655
motions which have been prepared either

01:12:03.679 --> 01:12:06.679
by staff or by counselors and reviewed

01:12:06.880 --> 01:12:09.880
through the uh governance portfolio I

01:12:10.480 --> 01:12:13.480
think set us well for the debates when

01:12:13.679 --> 01:12:15.416
they come up at those forums. But

01:12:15.440 --> 01:12:18.440
secondly, I think it's important that in

01:12:18.719 --> 01:12:21.416
the motions from the joint organization,

01:12:21.440 --> 01:12:24.440
we are being one of 10 Hunter councils

01:12:24.960 --> 01:12:27.960
that are supporting a collective view on

01:12:28.000 --> 01:12:30.536
matters that not only affect us

01:12:30.560 --> 01:12:33.016
operationally as a council, but also

01:12:33.040 --> 01:12:35.256
affect the residents of our cities. So,

01:12:35.280 --> 01:12:37.576
I would encourage councilors to support

01:12:37.600 --> 01:12:40.296
these motions going off to their various

01:12:40.320 --> 01:12:43.016
forums. That does not mean that they'll

01:12:43.040 --> 01:12:45.496
be passed, but it does mean that there's

01:12:45.520 --> 01:12:48.520
likely to be good, hearty, and serious

01:12:49.520 --> 01:12:52.215
conversation and debate about them. And

01:12:52.239 --> 01:12:55.239
it takes our voice nationally and

01:12:56.080 --> 01:12:59.080
statewide to provide input into the

01:12:59.280 --> 01:13:01.576
decision-making processes of state and

01:13:01.600 --> 01:13:03.655
federal governments. Thank you, Mr.

01:13:03.679 --> 01:13:06.679
Deputy Mayor.

01:13:08.000 --> 01:13:10.856
Thanks, Councelor Adamu. Uh, I note that

01:13:10.880 --> 01:13:13.880
councelor Schulz um has put his name in

01:13:14.719 --> 01:13:17.576
the queue um because we've closed

01:13:17.600 --> 01:13:20.376
debate.

01:13:20.400 --> 01:13:22.695
Yeah, he was

01:13:22.719 --> 01:13:25.719
No. No. Can I finish? Can I finish? Um

01:13:26.960 --> 01:13:29.016
we need to get a vote from council to

01:13:29.040 --> 01:13:31.496
reopen the debate to hear that

01:13:31.520 --> 01:13:34.520
amendment. Is that correct?

01:13:37.040 --> 01:13:39.655
So, someone needs to move to reopen the

01:13:39.679 --> 01:13:42.679
debate.

01:13:43.280 --> 01:13:46.280
Council council polling seconds. Is that

01:13:46.400 --> 01:13:47.976
correct?

01:13:48.000 --> 01:13:49.976
Okay.

01:13:50.000 --> 01:13:51.655
Okay. I need to have a show of hands,

01:13:51.679 --> 01:13:53.016
councilors, to make sure there's a

01:13:53.040 --> 01:13:54.536
majority.

01:13:54.560 --> 01:13:56.936
All those in favor raise their hand.

01:13:56.960 --> 01:13:59.655
Councelor Ang, councelor Conroy, Council

01:13:59.679 --> 01:14:01.496
Bishop, Council Warner, Councelor

01:14:01.520 --> 01:14:03.816
Pauling, Councelor Swinsburg, Councelor

01:14:03.840 --> 01:14:06.376
Schulz, and Council Hannah. Those

01:14:06.400 --> 01:14:09.256
against, Councelor Adamu, declare the

01:14:09.280 --> 01:14:11.736
motion carried. We're reopening the the

01:14:11.760 --> 01:14:13.336
debate. Councelor Schultz, would you

01:14:13.360 --> 01:14:15.896
like to speak to this this matter? Thank

01:14:15.920 --> 01:14:16.856
you.

01:14:16.880 --> 01:14:18.936
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Mayor, for that.

01:14:18.960 --> 01:14:20.376
Uh, I would like to speak to this

01:14:20.400 --> 01:14:22.135
matter, but I'd also like to propose a

01:14:22.159 --> 01:14:25.159
minor amendment to clause A of the

01:14:26.960 --> 01:14:28.856
current resolution, and that being

01:14:28.880 --> 01:14:31.880
endorses council's motions one to five

01:14:33.600 --> 01:14:35.655
and then everything else as is written

01:14:35.679 --> 01:14:36.856
in the papers.

01:14:36.880 --> 01:14:39.880
I need a second for that.

01:14:44.000 --> 01:14:46.135
for those in the it's regarding the

01:14:46.159 --> 01:14:48.215
downsizing motion.

01:14:48.239 --> 01:14:51.239
Council I need a second please.

01:14:52.480 --> 01:14:55.480
If we have no second it lapses.

01:14:56.960 --> 01:14:58.856
Councelor Conroy, you're seconding that.

01:14:58.880 --> 01:15:01.880
Okay. Thank you.

01:15:01.920 --> 01:15:04.695
So any other speakers?

01:15:04.719 --> 01:15:05.976
Do you want to speak to it? Yeah.

01:15:06.000 --> 01:15:08.056
Yeah, if that's okay. Just briefly, Mr.

01:15:08.080 --> 01:15:09.816
Deputy Mayor, it's for counselors that

01:15:09.840 --> 01:15:11.175
are flicking through to the book. It's

01:15:11.199 --> 01:15:14.199
on page 157. It's with regards to our

01:15:15.040 --> 01:15:17.655
own council uh motion that has been

01:15:17.679 --> 01:15:20.679
proposed for the ALGA. Um and it's

01:15:21.440 --> 01:15:23.175
reducing financial barriers to

01:15:23.199 --> 01:15:26.199
downsizing for older Australians. I I

01:15:26.880 --> 01:15:29.655
weighed over this over the weekend and

01:15:29.679 --> 01:15:31.816
uh in good conscience can't really put

01:15:31.840 --> 01:15:33.576
my support particularly behind this. I

01:15:33.600 --> 01:15:36.600
can find um within myself to support the

01:15:37.120 --> 01:15:39.096
other motions. I think when young

01:15:39.120 --> 01:15:41.096
people, generation Y and below, are

01:15:41.120 --> 01:15:42.376
struggling to get into the housing

01:15:42.400 --> 01:15:45.016
market, for us to be saying finding

01:15:45.040 --> 01:15:46.776
financial incentives for people who can

01:15:46.800 --> 01:15:49.800
sell their homes, uh, at in this area

01:15:49.840 --> 01:15:52.776
around a million dollars and higher, um,

01:15:52.800 --> 01:15:54.616
to be giving them financial incentives

01:15:54.640 --> 01:15:57.640
to move out. Um, it really is something

01:15:58.400 --> 01:16:00.376
that I really struggled with because I

01:16:00.400 --> 01:16:02.456
don't think it really helps to solve the

01:16:02.480 --> 01:16:04.135
situation. We definitely need people to

01:16:04.159 --> 01:16:06.376
downsize, but people are going to make a

01:16:06.400 --> 01:16:08.135
lot of money off selling their houses

01:16:08.159 --> 01:16:11.159
and can afford the associated fees and

01:16:11.360 --> 01:16:13.336
costs that come with it. And to put that

01:16:13.360 --> 01:16:15.256
burden on the younger Australians,

01:16:15.280 --> 01:16:17.336
particularly here in our city, I can't

01:16:17.360 --> 01:16:18.936
in good conscience support that, which

01:16:18.960 --> 01:16:21.336
is why I propose the amendment. I'm

01:16:21.360 --> 01:16:23.816
happy to endorse the other motions as

01:16:23.840 --> 01:16:26.840
are tabled both the council ones and the

01:16:27.040 --> 01:16:29.896
hunter joint organization but uh in

01:16:29.920 --> 01:16:32.056
principle couldn't find it to support

01:16:32.080 --> 01:16:34.936
motion six. So I'd ask my support in the

01:16:34.960 --> 01:16:36.536
chamber from fellow councilors.

01:16:36.560 --> 01:16:38.056
Councelor Swinsburg you'd like to speak

01:16:38.080 --> 01:16:40.215
to the matter.

01:16:40.239 --> 01:16:43.016
Thanks Mr. Deputy Mayor. Um so just

01:16:43.040 --> 01:16:46.040
trying to keep track. So firstly on this

01:16:46.480 --> 01:16:49.480
particular amendment um I'm not in favor

01:16:49.920 --> 01:16:52.776
of endorsing the highspeed rail uh

01:16:52.800 --> 01:16:55.016
motion only because you know we don't

01:16:55.040 --> 01:16:56.456
really have enough information on it.

01:16:56.480 --> 01:16:57.816
We're we're essentially saying as

01:16:57.840 --> 01:16:59.576
organization we endorse it and we want

01:16:59.600 --> 01:17:02.600
it to push forward but the the the case

01:17:03.120 --> 01:17:04.616
from the federal government hasn't

01:17:04.640 --> 01:17:06.936
really been sold to the public yet.

01:17:06.960 --> 01:17:07.336
No

01:17:07.360 --> 01:17:09.016
about its cost and about how it's going

01:17:09.040 --> 01:17:09.816
to roll out.

01:17:09.840 --> 01:17:11.416
We did have a briefing on this. We had a

01:17:11.440 --> 01:17:13.096
briefing a long time ago, but it was

01:17:13.120 --> 01:17:16.120
lacking a lot of detail. Um, and

01:17:16.480 --> 01:17:18.776
essentially what we're saying is as as a

01:17:18.800 --> 01:17:20.616
council, we're basically endorsing and

01:17:20.640 --> 01:17:22.135
wanting it to push forward, but we don't

01:17:22.159 --> 01:17:24.296
really know in good conscious is it a is

01:17:24.320 --> 01:17:26.616
there a good value proposition for

01:17:26.640 --> 01:17:28.376
Australia at large given the current

01:17:28.400 --> 01:17:31.096
cost of it and and its limitation. Um,

01:17:31.120 --> 01:17:33.896
and lastly, I tend to agree with

01:17:33.920 --> 01:17:36.920
councelor Schulz on number six. Um, in

01:17:37.040 --> 01:17:39.816
terms of providing those financial

01:17:39.840 --> 01:17:41.896
incentives, like you said, to someone

01:17:41.920 --> 01:17:44.376
who's going to have own their home. Um,

01:17:44.400 --> 01:17:46.695
and and I'm not a fan of any financial

01:17:46.719 --> 01:17:47.896
incentives to be honest. I think it

01:17:47.920 --> 01:17:50.920
distorts the market completely. Um, and

01:17:51.120 --> 01:17:54.120
so be it positive or negative, I'm not a

01:17:55.120 --> 01:17:56.856
fan of that particular motion. So in

01:17:56.880 --> 01:17:58.695
this case, I won't be supporting either

01:17:58.719 --> 01:18:01.719
the amendment or the original.

01:18:02.080 --> 01:18:03.816
So sorry, are you supporting the

01:18:03.840 --> 01:18:05.416
I'm not supporting the amendment or the

01:18:05.440 --> 01:18:06.536
original.

01:18:06.560 --> 01:18:07.816
Okay.

01:18:07.840 --> 01:18:09.336
All right. Are there any other speakers?

01:18:09.360 --> 01:18:12.360
Councilors.

01:18:12.880 --> 01:18:15.175
Councelor Adam.

01:18:15.199 --> 01:18:17.655
Uh yes. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Mayor. I'm

01:18:17.679 --> 01:18:20.679
opposing the amendment. Um I I think

01:18:21.600 --> 01:18:23.096
that it's important to actually look at

01:18:23.120 --> 01:18:25.256
the wording and to look at it in the

01:18:25.280 --> 01:18:27.736
context of the situation.

01:18:27.760 --> 01:18:29.896
There are often incentives that the

01:18:29.920 --> 01:18:31.816
government introduces that doesn't

01:18:31.840 --> 01:18:33.336
necessarily

01:18:33.360 --> 01:18:35.576
improve housing stock or improve

01:18:35.600 --> 01:18:37.896
affordability for people. In this

01:18:37.920 --> 01:18:40.920
motion, it mentions things to encourage

01:18:42.320 --> 01:18:45.320
older Australians to downsize. That is

01:18:46.159 --> 01:18:48.296
the purpose of the motion. And a

01:18:48.320 --> 01:18:51.320
sentence includes this may be achieved

01:18:52.480 --> 01:18:54.776
through meas measures such as targeted

01:18:54.800 --> 01:18:57.800
grants, tax incessions, or the inclusion

01:18:58.480 --> 01:19:01.480
in the national housing accord. It's not

01:19:02.239 --> 01:19:05.239
saying that we are supporting any of

01:19:05.520 --> 01:19:07.496
those measures. It's saying that that

01:19:07.520 --> 01:19:10.135
would be part of the conversation. I

01:19:10.159 --> 01:19:12.695
think that if we're trying to develop an

01:19:12.719 --> 01:19:15.719
incentive for older Australians to

01:19:16.480 --> 01:19:19.480
downsize, to make it available for

01:19:19.679 --> 01:19:22.135
younger families to be able to move into

01:19:22.159 --> 01:19:24.456
properties, we need to leave it open for

01:19:24.480 --> 01:19:27.256
all the possibilities. I noticed that in

01:19:27.280 --> 01:19:29.896
South Australia today, not our

01:19:29.920 --> 01:19:32.920
jurisdiction, but part of the national

01:19:33.600 --> 01:19:35.896
conference that this will go to, the

01:19:35.920 --> 01:19:38.215
government is proposing that there may

01:19:38.239 --> 01:19:41.239
well be um a tax incentive

01:19:42.159 --> 01:19:45.159
and that is for people who downsize to

01:19:45.679 --> 01:19:47.576
new dwellings.

01:19:47.600 --> 01:19:50.600
It's a double-pronged approach. One, it

01:19:51.040 --> 01:19:53.496
provides an incentive for people who may

01:19:53.520 --> 01:19:56.520
well be living in a large dwelling and

01:19:57.120 --> 01:19:59.576
may well want to downsize into a small

01:19:59.600 --> 01:20:02.600
dwelling to have the incentive to do it.

01:20:02.800 --> 01:20:05.576
But by doing it, they're purchasing a

01:20:05.600 --> 01:20:08.056
new build. The housing stock is

01:20:08.080 --> 01:20:11.080
increased and it's a win-win for two

01:20:12.400 --> 01:20:14.215
important generations within the

01:20:14.239 --> 01:20:17.239
country. So, this motion is starting a

01:20:17.360 --> 01:20:20.296
conversation. I don't think we should

01:20:20.320 --> 01:20:22.856
not have a conversation and I don't

01:20:22.880 --> 01:20:25.496
think we should preempt a conversation.

01:20:25.520 --> 01:20:28.520
I think that we should support this

01:20:28.800 --> 01:20:31.800
because it is hopefully going to provide

01:20:32.800 --> 01:20:35.336
solutions that will solve the problem

01:20:35.360 --> 01:20:38.360
for older people, encourage older

01:20:38.400 --> 01:20:40.695
people, provide options for older

01:20:40.719 --> 01:20:43.416
people. And it's going to provide the

01:20:43.440 --> 01:20:45.976
opportunity through increased housing

01:20:46.000 --> 01:20:49.000
stock, through more housing, through

01:20:49.040 --> 01:20:51.655
larger housing for younger generations

01:20:51.679 --> 01:20:54.056
who are moving through. I think it's a

01:20:54.080 --> 01:20:56.456
win-win situation. Mr. Deputy Mayor,

01:20:56.480 --> 01:20:57.976
thank you.

01:20:58.000 --> 01:21:01.000
Thank you, Council Edo. Councelor Adam,

01:21:01.679 --> 01:21:03.496
Councelor Anne Cliff, sorry.

01:21:03.520 --> 01:21:06.520
Thank you, Deputy Mayor Grig. Um I speak

01:21:06.640 --> 01:21:09.640
against the amendment and I um and I

01:21:10.400 --> 01:21:12.695
suppose first thing I want to add um is

01:21:12.719 --> 01:21:15.416
this is something this particular um

01:21:15.440 --> 01:21:16.695
this particular motion we're talking

01:21:16.719 --> 01:21:18.135
about is something that's been discussed

01:21:18.159 --> 01:21:20.856
in the economic portfolio um for some

01:21:20.880 --> 01:21:22.215
time I think since the economic

01:21:22.239 --> 01:21:24.296
portfolio's inception and I'd credit

01:21:24.320 --> 01:21:25.976
councelor Buckley with starting that

01:21:26.000 --> 01:21:28.856
conversation um and has been discussed

01:21:28.880 --> 01:21:30.856
at the governor's portfolio over the

01:21:30.880 --> 01:21:33.816
past few months as this process has

01:21:33.840 --> 01:21:36.776
played out and I um encourage everyone

01:21:36.800 --> 01:21:37.976
in the future to get along to the

01:21:38.000 --> 01:21:39.496
governor's portfolio. That's where all

01:21:39.520 --> 01:21:42.520
the all the excitement happens. Um but I

01:21:42.880 --> 01:21:45.655
do I do speak against this at the

01:21:45.679 --> 01:21:47.896
moment. I I won't I won't labor on the

01:21:47.920 --> 01:21:50.695
point too much, but I will say I I think

01:21:50.719 --> 01:21:53.719
our city our city risks losing a

01:21:53.760 --> 01:21:55.496
generation of young people who can't

01:21:55.520 --> 01:21:58.456
afford to to live here. we we risk

01:21:58.480 --> 01:22:01.416
having we risk growing industries and

01:22:01.440 --> 01:22:03.175
growing our tourism sector and having a

01:22:03.199 --> 01:22:05.016
workforce that has to drive in and drive

01:22:05.040 --> 01:22:07.496
out of the Hun Valley or elsewhere. Um

01:22:07.520 --> 01:22:10.520
that's not a city that I want to see. Um

01:22:10.800 --> 01:22:12.776
I'm also not an economist, so I'm not

01:22:12.800 --> 01:22:14.215
going to sit here and say that a

01:22:14.239 --> 01:22:16.056
solution like what's mapped out in the

01:22:16.080 --> 01:22:17.576
motion is going to work or it's not

01:22:17.600 --> 01:22:20.456
going to work. But if the experts can

01:22:20.480 --> 01:22:22.296
convince me that it's worth looking at,

01:22:22.320 --> 01:22:23.736
then I'm willing to give it a chance

01:22:23.760 --> 01:22:25.896
because I think anything we can do um or

01:22:25.920 --> 01:22:27.336
anything that we can look at and that we

01:22:27.360 --> 01:22:30.360
can promote that looks at how we shift

01:22:30.639 --> 01:22:32.856
the dial in our city to make our city

01:22:32.880 --> 01:22:35.096
more affordable um while still being the

01:22:35.120 --> 01:22:37.576
attractive city that it is um then I

01:22:37.600 --> 01:22:39.736
think that is a good thing. So as such

01:22:39.760 --> 01:22:41.576
I'd like to see this motion included um

01:22:41.600 --> 01:22:43.976
and go to CRA um and I I hope it goes to

01:22:44.000 --> 01:22:45.576
CRA and I hope it gets up in CRA. So

01:22:45.600 --> 01:22:47.096
hence I speak against the amendment.

01:22:47.120 --> 01:22:48.615
Thank you.

01:22:48.639 --> 01:22:51.639
Any other speakers, councilors?

01:22:51.679 --> 01:22:53.976
Thank you.

01:22:54.000 --> 01:22:56.615
Okay, there being no other uh speakers,

01:22:56.639 --> 01:22:59.639
I'm going to put the amendment

01:23:00.080 --> 01:23:01.736
on the motion.

01:23:01.760 --> 01:23:03.655
Sorry. On the motion. Sorry. On the

01:23:03.679 --> 01:23:06.679
motion. Um 26 SP007,

01:23:08.239 --> 01:23:10.056
Australian Local Government Association

01:23:10.080 --> 01:23:12.856
National General Assembly Motions. Moved

01:23:12.880 --> 01:23:14.456
by Councelor Schultz, second by

01:23:14.480 --> 01:23:16.695
Councelor Conroy. All those in favor,

01:23:16.719 --> 01:23:19.719
please raise their hand.

01:23:21.840 --> 01:23:24.840
Councelor Schulz. Those against.

01:23:25.199 --> 01:23:28.199
Sorry, it surprised me. Councilor Adams,

01:23:28.320 --> 01:23:29.896
councelor Ancliffe, Council Conroy,

01:23:29.920 --> 01:23:31.175
Council Bishop, Council Warner,

01:23:31.199 --> 01:23:33.175
Councelor Pauling, Councelor Swinsburg,

01:23:33.199 --> 01:23:36.199
and Council Hannah. Declare it.

01:23:37.199 --> 01:23:39.976
And I'm against it, too. So, um, I

01:23:40.000 --> 01:23:42.536
declare it lost.

01:23:42.560 --> 01:23:45.560
So, back to the original motion.

01:23:50.159 --> 01:23:51.576
So, we're looking at the original

01:23:51.600 --> 01:23:54.215
motion, councilors. Okay. All those in

01:23:54.239 --> 01:23:55.976
favor, please.

01:23:56.000 --> 01:23:56.615
Got to read it.

01:23:56.639 --> 01:23:57.736
Any more speakers?

01:23:57.760 --> 01:23:59.096
Any more speakers on the original

01:23:59.120 --> 01:24:01.736
motions? I'm sorry.

01:24:01.760 --> 01:24:03.256
Council Warner.

01:24:03.280 --> 01:24:05.256
Sorry. It's very difficult to

01:24:05.280 --> 01:24:06.456
Don't be sorry.

01:24:06.480 --> 01:24:08.215
You're doing a great job. Thanks, Deputy

01:24:08.239 --> 01:24:10.135
Mayor. Um, just I had a question for

01:24:10.159 --> 01:24:13.159
staff, I suppose, at this point. Um I

01:24:13.679 --> 01:24:15.576
guess I note that it's gone to the

01:24:15.600 --> 01:24:18.600
governance um subcommittee and um

01:24:18.639 --> 01:24:21.496
portfolio and it went um we had an

01:24:21.520 --> 01:24:23.175
opportunity to provide submissions as

01:24:23.199 --> 01:24:26.199
well. Um I suppose what um what's if

01:24:29.520 --> 01:24:32.520
this decision was to not go forward that

01:24:33.600 --> 01:24:35.576
wasn't supported what would be the

01:24:35.600 --> 01:24:38.600
options open to councilors in that

01:24:39.199 --> 01:24:41.096
regard.

01:24:41.120 --> 01:24:44.120
Miss Davies

01:24:44.800 --> 01:24:47.800
through you. Uh, Mr. Deputy Mayor, the

01:24:48.480 --> 01:24:51.480
motions for the NGA close at the end of

01:24:53.679 --> 01:24:56.679
February. So, if this recommendation is

01:24:56.960 --> 01:24:59.336
not supported, council would not be in a

01:24:59.360 --> 01:25:02.360
position to um provide their submission

01:25:03.199 --> 01:25:06.199
to the conference.

01:25:06.639 --> 01:25:09.096
Council Warner.

01:25:09.120 --> 01:25:11.576
Yeah. And um following on from that that

01:25:11.600 --> 01:25:14.600
the other um local governments uh in the

01:25:14.960 --> 01:25:17.736
JO would still have to vote if they

01:25:17.760 --> 01:25:20.135
haven't already on

01:25:20.159 --> 01:25:23.159
a regional stance on

01:25:23.280 --> 01:25:26.135
through you Mr. Deputy Mayor. So each it

01:25:26.159 --> 01:25:29.159
is up to each member council of the

01:25:29.440 --> 01:25:32.440
Hunter Jo to endorse the Hunter J

01:25:34.159 --> 01:25:37.159
motions. Um it is at your discretion

01:25:37.520 --> 01:25:40.296
knowing that the Hunter Jo itself cannot

01:25:40.320 --> 01:25:41.896
make the submissions. only member

01:25:41.920 --> 01:25:44.536
councils can and should they be

01:25:44.560 --> 01:25:46.695
supported uh late McCroy City Council

01:25:46.719 --> 01:25:49.496
would be listed um as a supporting

01:25:49.520 --> 01:25:52.520
council um in the conference papers and

01:25:54.400 --> 01:25:57.400
depending on who um submits it at the

01:25:57.679 --> 01:25:59.336
time depends sometimes on whether you're

01:25:59.360 --> 01:26:01.576
the lead council or the supporting

01:26:01.600 --> 01:26:04.600
council in the business papers at ALGA.

01:26:06.000 --> 01:26:08.695
Yeah, thank you. That helps clarify.

01:26:08.719 --> 01:26:10.936
Thank you.

01:26:10.960 --> 01:26:12.695
has a cure

01:26:12.719 --> 01:26:13.896
again. But if he speaks again, he's

01:26:13.920 --> 01:26:15.496
going to close the debate again.

01:26:15.520 --> 01:26:16.056
Um,

01:26:16.080 --> 01:26:17.336
make sure there's anyone else before.

01:26:17.360 --> 01:26:19.175
Is there anyone else wants to speak

01:26:19.199 --> 01:26:21.096
before I go to councelor Adam Thuait who

01:26:21.120 --> 01:26:23.816
will close the debate? [laughter]

01:26:23.840 --> 01:26:26.325
Council Bishop, thanks councel.

01:26:26.349 --> 01:26:27.736
[clears throat]

01:26:27.760 --> 01:26:29.416
No, I appreciate that. And I haven't put

01:26:29.440 --> 01:26:32.135
my queue in the lineup either. I guess I

01:26:32.159 --> 01:26:33.976
just really want to reiterate what

01:26:34.000 --> 01:26:35.576
councelor Adam Thuait spoke about

01:26:35.600 --> 01:26:38.056
earlier is that at the National General

01:26:38.080 --> 01:26:40.695
Assembly there are robust discussions on

01:26:40.719 --> 01:26:43.336
the floor uh amongst the councils across

01:26:43.360 --> 01:26:46.360
Australia and amendments are put at this

01:26:47.760 --> 01:26:50.760
event as well and then voted upon. So

01:26:51.840 --> 01:26:54.695
this is a very democratic process. So

01:26:54.719 --> 01:26:57.719
these this particular one if there's

01:26:57.760 --> 01:27:00.376
issues across Australia with it that

01:27:00.400 --> 01:27:02.615
will be spoken about on the floor. So

01:27:02.639 --> 01:27:04.615
it's really important that we recognize

01:27:04.639 --> 01:27:06.856
this is a democratic process. Thank you

01:27:06.880 --> 01:27:07.896
Mr. Deputy Mayor.

01:27:07.920 --> 01:27:09.576
Thank you councelor Bishop. Councelor

01:27:09.600 --> 01:27:11.655
Adam Tweet.

01:27:11.679 --> 01:27:13.336
Yes. Thank you Mr. Deputy Mayor. I

01:27:13.360 --> 01:27:14.856
couldn't miss the opportunity of having

01:27:14.880 --> 01:27:17.880
to write a reply. Sorry.

01:27:23.440 --> 01:27:26.440
Who's in charge here? Councelor Schultz.

01:27:27.120 --> 01:27:30.120
I It's okay. Sorry, I'm joking.

01:27:30.639 --> 01:27:33.639
Go ahead, councelor Adam.

01:27:34.639 --> 01:27:37.639
Uh, I it is really good how well and

01:27:38.639 --> 01:27:40.936
wellspirited we work together and and I

01:27:40.960 --> 01:27:43.175
think that's a message from from this

01:27:43.199 --> 01:27:45.416
and many of our council meeting debates.

01:27:45.440 --> 01:27:47.655
Um, I would just like to reiterate the

01:27:47.679 --> 01:27:50.679
two points I'd raised before. We take

01:27:50.800 --> 01:27:53.800
these motions to either national or

01:27:54.639 --> 01:27:56.456
state conferences.

01:27:56.480 --> 01:27:59.096
It starts a conversation.

01:27:59.120 --> 01:28:01.496
They may be amended. They may be passed.

01:28:01.520 --> 01:28:03.336
They may be lost. They may be combined

01:28:03.360 --> 01:28:05.016
with others that may come from around

01:28:05.040 --> 01:28:07.336
the country. I think that it's important

01:28:07.360 --> 01:28:09.416
that we do those things. And it would be

01:28:09.440 --> 01:28:11.976
a pity if late mccquary did not have

01:28:12.000 --> 01:28:14.056
some motions at the national conference

01:28:14.080 --> 01:28:16.135
because it's one of the things that

01:28:16.159 --> 01:28:19.159
people expect from us. Good thoughts,

01:28:19.920 --> 01:28:22.456
progressive thinking and options for the

01:28:22.480 --> 01:28:24.776
future. And also I think that it's

01:28:24.800 --> 01:28:27.800
important for us to work together with

01:28:28.480 --> 01:28:31.016
the joint organization, the 10 councils

01:28:31.040 --> 01:28:33.336
in the hunter and to have a combined

01:28:33.360 --> 01:28:36.135
voice that is going to progress some of

01:28:36.159 --> 01:28:38.215
the ideas we have. I would encourage

01:28:38.239 --> 01:28:40.456
everyone to support this recommendation.

01:28:40.480 --> 01:28:41.496
Mr. Deputy Mayor,

01:28:41.520 --> 01:28:43.816
thank you. Councelor Adams, councilors,

01:28:43.840 --> 01:28:45.416
that closed the debate. There being no

01:28:45.440 --> 01:28:47.816
more discussion, all those in favor,

01:28:47.840 --> 01:28:50.376
please raise your hand. Councelor

01:28:50.400 --> 01:28:52.296
Adamweight, councelor Ancliffe, Council

01:28:52.320 --> 01:28:55.320
Conroy, Council Bishop.

01:28:56.560 --> 01:28:58.456
And councelor Hannah, and Deputy Mayor

01:28:58.480 --> 01:29:00.135
Grigg.

01:29:00.159 --> 01:29:03.016
Those against.

01:29:03.040 --> 01:29:04.695
Councelor Warner, councelor Pauling,

01:29:04.719 --> 01:29:07.256
councelor Swinsburg, councelor Schulz.

01:29:07.280 --> 01:29:09.096
Thank you councilors. I declare that I

01:29:09.120 --> 01:29:12.120
think it got carried. Is that correct?

01:29:15.520 --> 01:29:17.336
Declare it carried counselors. Thank

01:29:17.360 --> 01:29:19.496
you.

01:29:19.520 --> 01:29:22.520
Okay. Our next four reports this evening

01:29:22.960 --> 01:29:24.856
uh comes from the director of service

01:29:24.880 --> 01:29:27.880
delivery. First item is 26 SP008, youth

01:29:29.360 --> 01:29:31.256
grants week or youth week grants I

01:29:31.280 --> 01:29:32.695
should say. Councilors, do I have a

01:29:32.719 --> 01:29:35.719
mover and a seconder?

01:29:36.400 --> 01:29:39.336
Council Warner, you seem restless there.

01:29:39.360 --> 01:29:41.736
It looks like you're moving. Councilor

01:29:41.760 --> 01:29:44.760
Hannah seconder. Thank you. Council

01:29:45.120 --> 01:29:46.536
Warner, would you like to speak to this

01:29:46.560 --> 01:29:49.416
matter?

01:29:49.440 --> 01:29:52.376
Uh um just briefly uh councelor Hannah I

01:29:52.400 --> 01:29:54.856
think's on the committee so he might

01:29:54.880 --> 01:29:57.336
have more to say about it but um

01:29:57.360 --> 01:29:59.256
previous having previously been on this

01:29:59.280 --> 01:30:01.336
I think it's um really great that we

01:30:01.360 --> 01:30:03.896
support youth week and we support our

01:30:03.920 --> 01:30:06.376
young people and there's a range of um I

01:30:06.400 --> 01:30:08.296
was really interested to see the

01:30:08.320 --> 01:30:10.135
different um programs that are on offer

01:30:10.159 --> 01:30:12.936
across our city to um acknowledge youth

01:30:12.960 --> 01:30:15.960
week in this city. I like to see um

01:30:17.360 --> 01:30:20.056
diversity in the range of applicants. Um

01:30:20.080 --> 01:30:23.080
and yeah, I think there was um I can't

01:30:23.600 --> 01:30:25.016
find it right this second, but from

01:30:25.040 --> 01:30:26.536
reading it, there was a range of

01:30:26.560 --> 01:30:29.560
different um activities across the city.

01:30:30.320 --> 01:30:33.320
Um so really excited to see um that in

01:30:34.639 --> 01:30:36.376
the different

01:30:36.400 --> 01:30:39.400
pockets particularly in West Lakes um

01:30:39.520 --> 01:30:42.520
the West Ward area. Um yeah, excited to

01:30:43.120 --> 01:30:45.655
see what's happening down there. Um so

01:30:45.679 --> 01:30:48.296
yes I commend it to my um counselors and

01:30:48.320 --> 01:30:49.655
those that were on the committee might

01:30:49.679 --> 01:30:52.456
be able to speak more about it.

01:30:52.480 --> 01:30:54.615
Councelor Ancliffe.

01:30:54.639 --> 01:30:56.856
Thank you Deputy Mayor Griggs. Some very

01:30:56.880 --> 01:30:59.416
brief remarks from my end and that that

01:30:59.440 --> 01:31:01.496
is it's always wonderful to see these

01:31:01.520 --> 01:31:04.056
programs and the support for events that

01:31:04.080 --> 01:31:06.856
support young people in our city. Over

01:31:06.880 --> 01:31:08.456
the years we've seen the number of

01:31:08.480 --> 01:31:10.776
applicants decrease in this. I think

01:31:10.800 --> 01:31:12.695
that's a a representation of the

01:31:12.719 --> 01:31:15.256
challenges that the youth sector has

01:31:15.280 --> 01:31:16.695
gone through for a long time. They are

01:31:16.719 --> 01:31:18.776
exacerbated by co and I think since then

01:31:18.800 --> 01:31:20.615
we've generally speaking been able to

01:31:20.639 --> 01:31:22.296
allocate everyone what they asked for

01:31:22.320 --> 01:31:25.320
inside within the guidelines. um in a in

01:31:25.440 --> 01:31:28.440
a pre-gone era we used to get many many

01:31:28.560 --> 01:31:30.695
applications and have to knock back um

01:31:30.719 --> 01:31:32.376
plenty and you know and that was always

01:31:32.400 --> 01:31:34.456
difficult no doubt about that but I

01:31:34.480 --> 01:31:36.296
think that is where we we into the

01:31:36.320 --> 01:31:38.615
future um once again this is a wonderful

01:31:38.639 --> 01:31:40.776
program and but into the future we also

01:31:40.800 --> 01:31:42.856
need to look at ways that we innovate to

01:31:42.880 --> 01:31:45.096
support the youth sector in running

01:31:45.120 --> 01:31:46.856
events and facilitating activities for

01:31:46.880 --> 01:31:48.536
young people because it's not always

01:31:48.560 --> 01:31:50.776
going to work in a modular 8day youth

01:31:50.800 --> 01:31:52.856
week window. It's not always going to be

01:31:52.880 --> 01:31:54.776
this perfect let's drop it in school

01:31:54.800 --> 01:31:57.256
holidays and let's run everything. Um it

01:31:57.280 --> 01:31:58.776
works. It's a model that was designed

01:31:58.800 --> 01:32:01.496
for big cities um and for places that

01:32:01.520 --> 01:32:03.896
have a town center. That's not us. Um so

01:32:03.920 --> 01:32:06.376
I think we need to be cautious as well

01:32:06.400 --> 01:32:08.296
as we look into the future around how we

01:32:08.320 --> 01:32:10.296
support young people not just for that

01:32:10.320 --> 01:32:12.135
seven or eight day window but throughout

01:32:12.159 --> 01:32:13.976
the year and across our city. Thank you

01:32:14.000 --> 01:32:17.000
Mr. Mayor. Mr. Thanks, Council Cliff.

01:32:17.199 --> 01:32:18.376
Are there any other speakers,

01:32:18.400 --> 01:32:21.016
counselors?

01:32:21.040 --> 01:32:22.936
There being nothing else, uh, nobody

01:32:22.960 --> 01:32:25.960
else, sorry. Um, I will now put 26 SP008

01:32:27.600 --> 01:32:30.600
Youth Weeks Week Grants. Moved by

01:32:31.840 --> 01:32:33.816
Council Warner and second by Councelor

01:32:33.840 --> 01:32:35.655
Hannah. All those in favor, please raise

01:32:35.679 --> 01:32:38.135
your hand. Council Adam, councelor

01:32:38.159 --> 01:32:39.816
Ancliffe, Council Conroy, Council

01:32:39.840 --> 01:32:41.336
Bishop, Council Warner, Councelor

01:32:41.360 --> 01:32:43.655
Pauling, Councelor Swinsburg, Councelor

01:32:43.679 --> 01:32:45.736
Schulz, and Council Hannah as well as

01:32:45.760 --> 01:32:48.215
me, Councelor Grigg. Thank you. Declare

01:32:48.239 --> 01:32:51.239
it carried.

01:32:51.360 --> 01:32:54.360
The second item is 26 SP009 event

01:32:55.120 --> 01:32:58.120
funding program round 3 2025 26

01:32:58.639 --> 01:33:00.296
councils. I note that councilors and

01:33:00.320 --> 01:33:02.615
Cliff, Warner, and Bishop are leaving

01:33:02.639 --> 01:33:05.639
the chamber.

01:33:06.159 --> 01:33:07.816
Councilors, do I have a mover and a

01:33:07.840 --> 01:33:10.376
seconder? Council Adam moving this

01:33:10.400 --> 01:33:13.175
seconder. Councelor Polling, thank you.

01:33:13.199 --> 01:33:14.776
Councilor Adam, would you like to speak

01:33:14.800 --> 01:33:15.576
to this matter?

01:33:15.600 --> 01:33:18.215
Uh, very briefly. Thank you, Mr. Deputy

01:33:18.239 --> 01:33:20.776
May. Um, there are a lot of people

01:33:20.800 --> 01:33:22.376
needing to leave the room for various

01:33:22.400 --> 01:33:25.016
reasons. Uh, Councelor Swinsburg and I

01:33:25.040 --> 01:33:26.135
are the only two members of the

01:33:26.159 --> 01:33:28.135
committee who are still in the room. Uh

01:33:28.159 --> 01:33:30.856
but uh all of the committee members work

01:33:30.880 --> 01:33:33.576
very hard, very diligently and for quite

01:33:33.600 --> 01:33:36.376
some long hours to make sure that we are

01:33:36.400 --> 01:33:39.175
able to allocate the money in the way in

01:33:39.199 --> 01:33:42.199
which we see best to uh assist the city

01:33:43.440 --> 01:33:46.135
in terms of its events, assist the

01:33:46.159 --> 01:33:49.096
development of future events and to

01:33:49.120 --> 01:33:51.736
support ongoing events. particularly

01:33:51.760 --> 01:33:53.496
given the fact that there are more

01:33:53.520 --> 01:33:56.056
applications now than there used to be

01:33:56.080 --> 01:33:58.695
and therefore funding uh needs to be

01:33:58.719 --> 01:34:00.856
stretched a little further. So that

01:34:00.880 --> 01:34:02.856
means it needs the cooperation of

01:34:02.880 --> 01:34:05.576
council council staff in particular and

01:34:05.600 --> 01:34:07.416
the organizations who put in

01:34:07.440 --> 01:34:09.976
applications and I think that this is a

01:34:10.000 --> 01:34:12.215
really good outcome. an outcome that

01:34:12.239 --> 01:34:14.856
ensures that not only these events will

01:34:14.880 --> 01:34:16.776
go ahead but some of the other events

01:34:16.800 --> 01:34:19.496
that we were unable to suggest funding

01:34:19.520 --> 01:34:22.520
be allocated for and uh the model seems

01:34:22.639 --> 01:34:24.296
to work very well in the future and I'd

01:34:24.320 --> 01:34:26.296
like to thank the staff for their

01:34:26.320 --> 01:34:29.096
support in us working through the

01:34:29.120 --> 01:34:30.856
process. Thank you Mr. Deputy.

01:34:30.880 --> 01:34:32.296
Thank you councelor Adams wait are there

01:34:32.320 --> 01:34:35.320
any other speakers?

01:34:36.639 --> 01:34:38.695
Okay, there being no other speakers, I

01:34:38.719 --> 01:34:41.719
will now put 26 SP009

01:34:42.080 --> 01:34:44.695
event funding program round three 2025

01:34:44.719 --> 01:34:46.376
2026.

01:34:46.400 --> 01:34:48.056
Moved by councelor Adamweight, seconded

01:34:48.080 --> 01:34:50.056
by councelor Pauling. All those in favor

01:34:50.080 --> 01:34:52.376
please raise your hand. Councelor

01:34:52.400 --> 01:34:54.296
Adamweight, councelor Conroy, councelor

01:34:54.320 --> 01:34:55.896
Pauling, councelor Swinsburg, councelor

01:34:55.920 --> 01:34:57.496
Schultz, councelor Hannannah, and deputy

01:34:57.520 --> 01:34:59.576
mayor Greek declare it carried. Thank

01:34:59.600 --> 01:35:02.600
you councilors.

01:35:03.120 --> 01:35:06.120
Councilors I note that council bishop

01:35:06.159 --> 01:35:09.159
uh and uh council Warner are returning

01:35:11.280 --> 01:35:14.280
sometime soon.

01:35:17.440 --> 01:35:20.440
Didn't go home, did he?

01:35:32.880 --> 01:35:35.880
Have to remember that.

01:35:37.760 --> 01:35:40.760
just

01:35:40.800 --> 01:35:43.800
have to do that now.

01:35:47.679 --> 01:35:50.679
Uh the third item is uh 26 SP010

01:35:51.840 --> 01:35:53.736
funding from council policy for

01:35:53.760 --> 01:35:55.736
adoption. Councilors, do I have a mover

01:35:55.760 --> 01:35:58.760
and a second?

01:36:00.159 --> 01:36:02.056
Don't rush me, guys. Just one at a time.

01:36:02.080 --> 01:36:03.655
Thank you. Councelor Pauling's moving

01:36:03.679 --> 01:36:05.496
it.

01:36:05.520 --> 01:36:08.520
Councelor Hannah seconding. Thank you.

01:36:10.080 --> 01:36:11.336
Councelor Pauling, would you like to

01:36:11.360 --> 01:36:13.816
speak to this matter?

01:36:13.840 --> 01:36:15.816
Yep, I will briefly, please, Mr. Deputy

01:36:15.840 --> 01:36:18.376
Mayor. Um, this one swirled around a

01:36:18.400 --> 01:36:19.576
bit. Historically, we've had a little

01:36:19.600 --> 01:36:22.135
bit of tension in relation to various uh

01:36:22.159 --> 01:36:25.159
elements of our funding from council.

01:36:25.760 --> 01:36:27.655
Um, how we deal with it, how the

01:36:27.679 --> 01:36:30.135
committee makes recommendations, and

01:36:30.159 --> 01:36:33.016
what we do thereafter. Um I think this

01:36:33.040 --> 01:36:34.695
is a good step forward. We've got a I

01:36:34.719 --> 01:36:37.256
think a clearer structure and a a more

01:36:37.280 --> 01:36:39.496
united understanding of how to deal with

01:36:39.520 --> 01:36:41.016
things moving forward. And I think

01:36:41.040 --> 01:36:43.416
appropriate um cudos to staff in that

01:36:43.440 --> 01:36:45.496
regard uh in that things have come

01:36:45.520 --> 01:36:47.976
together a bit and I think it's

01:36:48.000 --> 01:36:49.256
certainly an improvement on where we

01:36:49.280 --> 01:36:51.655
were and it lays out a pathway for us to

01:36:51.679 --> 01:36:53.576
move forward. In that regard I commend

01:36:53.600 --> 01:36:55.175
this to my fellow councilors.

01:36:55.199 --> 01:36:56.615
Thank you councelor Pauling. Are there

01:36:56.639 --> 01:36:59.639
any other speakers?

01:37:00.639 --> 01:37:03.639
Oh, council Warner. Yes.

01:37:05.119 --> 01:37:08.119
Uh, thank you. Just to note, um, I guess

01:37:08.719 --> 01:37:11.016
the, uh, comments, submissions we got

01:37:11.040 --> 01:37:12.695
back from the public exhibition and I

01:37:12.719 --> 01:37:15.719
always like to see when we consider what

01:37:15.920 --> 01:37:18.135
the public has told us and then

01:37:18.159 --> 01:37:21.095
incorporate those changes. So, um, yeah,

01:37:21.119 --> 01:37:22.936
I was noting that, um, with the

01:37:22.960 --> 01:37:24.776
three-year cap on funding that we've

01:37:24.800 --> 01:37:27.800
reooked at, um, how we approach this and

01:37:28.719 --> 01:37:30.456
I think we've got a really practical way

01:37:30.480 --> 01:37:33.480
forward. Um I also think um that yeah I

01:37:36.000 --> 01:37:37.175
really just want to commend staff for

01:37:37.199 --> 01:37:40.199
the way in which we have embraced this

01:37:40.320 --> 01:37:43.095
um the discussion around this and that

01:37:43.119 --> 01:37:46.119
we are supportive of events uh in our

01:37:46.159 --> 01:37:48.215
community and we will work with the

01:37:48.239 --> 01:37:50.695
particular organizations that apply. um

01:37:50.719 --> 01:37:53.496
that we have a can do and a willingness

01:37:53.520 --> 01:37:56.520
to say yes attitude to um organizations

01:37:57.679 --> 01:38:00.679
um and that we will do what we can to

01:38:01.280 --> 01:38:04.280
fit them into the um appropriate um uh

01:38:06.080 --> 01:38:09.080
funding or events um I guess programs so

01:38:09.600 --> 01:38:12.376
that we can allow the diversity to shine

01:38:12.400 --> 01:38:15.400
amongst our events um in the city. I

01:38:15.520 --> 01:38:17.496
just want to see events continue. So if

01:38:17.520 --> 01:38:19.736
we can do what we can to help that then

01:38:19.760 --> 01:38:22.296
um I think that um is really great and

01:38:22.320 --> 01:38:23.655
that's what the community want to see as

01:38:23.679 --> 01:38:25.336
well. So thanks to staff for working on

01:38:25.360 --> 01:38:27.736
this and I commend it.

01:38:27.760 --> 01:38:29.095
Thank you councelor Warner. Are there

01:38:29.119 --> 01:38:32.119
any other speakers?

01:38:33.360 --> 01:38:36.360
Seems there's none. So I will now put

01:38:36.960 --> 01:38:39.960
item 26 SP010

01:38:40.480 --> 01:38:43.480
funding from council policy for adoption

01:38:44.000 --> 01:38:47.000
moved by councelor Pauling seconded by

01:38:47.119 --> 01:38:49.976
councelor Hannah and I didn't offer you

01:38:50.000 --> 01:38:52.856
a right of reply councelor Pauling

01:38:52.880 --> 01:38:55.880
you forgo that yeah okay so all those in

01:38:56.239 --> 01:38:58.695
favor please raise your hand council

01:38:58.719 --> 01:39:00.936
Adam councelor Conroy councelor Bishop

01:39:00.960 --> 01:39:02.936
council warner council Pauling councelor

01:39:02.960 --> 01:39:04.776
Swinsburg councelor Shaw Councelor

01:39:04.800 --> 01:39:06.456
Hannah and Deputy Mayor Grigg, declare

01:39:06.480 --> 01:39:09.175
it carried.

01:39:09.199 --> 01:39:12.199
Okay. The fourth item is 26 SP011

01:39:12.800 --> 01:39:14.776
sponsorship from council policy for

01:39:14.800 --> 01:39:16.776
adoption. Councilors, do I have a mover

01:39:16.800 --> 01:39:19.175
and a second, please?

01:39:19.199 --> 01:39:21.175
Councilor Pauling moving. Very popular

01:39:21.199 --> 01:39:24.135
tonight. Councelor Pauling and second

01:39:24.159 --> 01:39:26.215
council Bishop.

01:39:26.239 --> 01:39:27.736
So, would you like to speak to this

01:39:27.760 --> 01:39:29.095
matter? Councelor Pauling.

01:39:29.119 --> 01:39:31.095
Yes. only to say that this is the the

01:39:31.119 --> 01:39:33.095
logical book end to the the funding

01:39:33.119 --> 01:39:35.496
policy that we just voted on. Uh I think

01:39:35.520 --> 01:39:37.816
between the two of them they cover off

01:39:37.840 --> 01:39:40.056
um the full gambit fairly well, but

01:39:40.080 --> 01:39:42.695
equally they create clear delineation uh

01:39:42.719 --> 01:39:44.776
about what should fall into what basket

01:39:44.800 --> 01:39:46.936
and I think between the two of them um

01:39:46.960 --> 01:39:48.376
the the interplay and coverage that they

01:39:48.400 --> 01:39:50.376
have works very well together and hence

01:39:50.400 --> 01:39:52.695
my eagerness to to move that Mr. Deputy

01:39:52.719 --> 01:39:53.576
Mayor. Thank you.

01:39:53.600 --> 01:39:55.576
Thank you councelor Pauline.

01:39:55.600 --> 01:39:57.336
Councelor Swinsburg you'd like to speak

01:39:57.360 --> 01:39:58.296
to this matter.

01:39:58.320 --> 01:40:00.615
Thanks Mr. Deputy Mayor, any a question.

01:40:00.639 --> 01:40:03.095
Um, so I know there were quite a number

01:40:03.119 --> 01:40:06.119
of I guess issues or questions raised

01:40:06.239 --> 01:40:08.776
from the public um in relation to

01:40:08.800 --> 01:40:11.800
perhaps confusion as to where and or how

01:40:12.960 --> 01:40:15.016
um various organizations would apply for

01:40:15.040 --> 01:40:16.615
funding, whether or not they would be

01:40:16.639 --> 01:40:19.095
discounted and the like. Um, and I know

01:40:19.119 --> 01:40:21.256
that we've written some commentary about

01:40:21.280 --> 01:40:24.215
those questions, but has that now been

01:40:24.239 --> 01:40:27.095
closed out with those organizations so

01:40:27.119 --> 01:40:29.896
they understand where they sit or don't

01:40:29.920 --> 01:40:32.920
sit in the future?

01:40:35.760 --> 01:40:38.615
Uh, thank you uh through you, Mr. Deputy

01:40:38.639 --> 01:40:41.496
Mayor. Um all the submissions that were

01:40:41.520 --> 01:40:44.520
received have received written um uh

01:40:45.360 --> 01:40:47.736
replies uh back prior before this

01:40:47.760 --> 01:40:49.655
meeting tonight and we'll be having a

01:40:49.679 --> 01:40:52.679
workshop um in April with um all the uh

01:40:54.400 --> 01:40:56.456
groups that made submissions plus all

01:40:56.480 --> 01:40:59.480
the other previous event and festivals

01:41:00.000 --> 01:41:02.536
applicants um to really clarify that

01:41:02.560 --> 01:41:04.615
through presentation and Q&A. So we'll

01:41:04.639 --> 01:41:07.639
make it very clear um that we vet of the

01:41:08.159 --> 01:41:11.159
changes and what those impacts may be or

01:41:12.159 --> 01:41:13.816
not be to these groups.

01:41:13.840 --> 01:41:15.655
Okay. Thank you.

01:41:15.679 --> 01:41:16.536
Thanks Mr. Deputy.

01:41:16.560 --> 01:41:17.976
Thanks Councelor Swinsburg. Are there

01:41:18.000 --> 01:41:20.776
any other speakers?

01:41:20.800 --> 01:41:22.615
There being no more speakers I'll now

01:41:22.639 --> 01:41:25.639
put 26 SP011 sponsorship from council

01:41:26.639 --> 01:41:29.576
policy for adoption moved by councelor

01:41:29.600 --> 01:41:31.576
Pauling seconded by councelor Bishop.

01:41:31.600 --> 01:41:33.416
All those in favor, please raise your

01:41:33.440 --> 01:41:36.215
hand. Councelor Adams, Council Conroy,

01:41:36.239 --> 01:41:37.896
Council Bishop, Council Warner, Council

01:41:37.920 --> 01:41:40.135
Pauling, Council Swinsburg, Council

01:41:40.159 --> 01:41:42.215
Schulz, Council Hannah, and Deputy Mayor

01:41:42.239 --> 01:41:43.736
Grigg. Declare it carried. Thank you.

01:41:43.760 --> 01:41:45.976
Councilors,

01:41:46.000 --> 01:41:48.135
we're waiting for counselor and cliff to

01:41:48.159 --> 01:41:51.159
return.

01:42:04.239 --> 01:42:06.536
Note that councelor Ancliffe has

01:42:06.560 --> 01:42:09.095
returned.

01:42:09.119 --> 01:42:11.095
We have one report of recommendation

01:42:11.119 --> 01:42:12.936
committees this evening. Councilors,

01:42:12.960 --> 01:42:15.960
this report is 26 SP012

01:42:16.159 --> 01:42:17.576
recommendations of the traffic

01:42:17.600 --> 01:42:19.416
facilities and road safety committee

01:42:19.440 --> 01:42:22.215
February 2026. Councilors, do I have a

01:42:22.239 --> 01:42:23.976
mover in a second? Councelor Adam

01:42:24.000 --> 01:42:25.896
moving. Councelor Bishop seconding.

01:42:25.920 --> 01:42:27.336
Thank you. Councelor Adam, would you

01:42:27.360 --> 01:42:28.456
like to speak to this matter?

01:42:28.480 --> 01:42:30.215
Very briefly. Thank you, Mr. Deputy

01:42:30.239 --> 01:42:32.536
Mayor. Uh this will be the last report

01:42:32.560 --> 01:42:35.336
of the traffic facilities committee as

01:42:35.360 --> 01:42:38.360
presently constituted and uh I suspect

01:42:38.400 --> 01:42:40.536
that councilors will not see any great

01:42:40.560 --> 01:42:43.336
change in uh what will be happening as

01:42:43.360 --> 01:42:45.896
we go forward which is great for the

01:42:45.920 --> 01:42:47.896
consistency of things and I would

01:42:47.920 --> 01:42:50.920
recommend the uh particular changes that

01:42:51.520 --> 01:42:53.736
we're putting forward tonight. Um, some

01:42:53.760 --> 01:42:56.760
of them relate to newer states, some of

01:42:57.119 --> 01:42:59.336
them relate to resolving traffic

01:42:59.360 --> 01:43:01.095
problems that have existed for some

01:43:01.119 --> 01:43:03.416
time, and some of them simply make

01:43:03.440 --> 01:43:05.736
moving around our city easier and safer.

01:43:05.760 --> 01:43:07.016
Thank you, Mr. Deputy May.

01:43:07.040 --> 01:43:08.776
Thank you, Councelor Adam. Council, are

01:43:08.800 --> 01:43:11.800
there any other speakers?

01:43:14.400 --> 01:43:17.095
Oh, councelor Swinsick. Thank you.

01:43:17.119 --> 01:43:18.615
Thanks, Mr. Deputy May. Normally, I

01:43:18.639 --> 01:43:20.376
wouldn't talk about traffic related uh

01:43:20.400 --> 01:43:23.400
or parking signs. Um but I do have a

01:43:24.080 --> 01:43:26.215
question and it's in regards to reserve

01:43:26.239 --> 01:43:29.239
road wji wanji. Um the documents state

01:43:30.239 --> 01:43:32.936
that there's an issue in particular when

01:43:32.960 --> 01:43:35.095
waste services

01:43:35.119 --> 01:43:36.856
um

01:43:36.880 --> 01:43:39.576
are trying to access that same location.

01:43:39.600 --> 01:43:41.496
Is there any particular reason? So my

01:43:41.520 --> 01:43:43.175
question is reason why we can't have

01:43:43.199 --> 01:43:45.736
restricted parking when the way services

01:43:45.760 --> 01:43:48.135
go. Surely they are on a schedule on a

01:43:48.159 --> 01:43:50.936
particular day. My reason is is that

01:43:50.960 --> 01:43:53.816
that location is used for parking for

01:43:53.840 --> 01:43:56.840
people to access the uh historical sites

01:43:57.920 --> 01:44:00.376
in the in the park. Um and now we're

01:44:00.400 --> 01:44:01.576
sort of going to deny any sort of

01:44:01.600 --> 01:44:04.456
parking opportunity.

01:44:04.480 --> 01:44:07.480
Mr. Harris,

01:44:09.119 --> 01:44:12.119
through you, Mr. W Mayor. Um the site

01:44:12.239 --> 01:44:13.496
was assessed through the traffic

01:44:13.520 --> 01:44:16.520
engineers and um the regulated traffic

01:44:16.639 --> 01:44:18.936
signs were installed at that location.

01:44:18.960 --> 01:44:21.960
However, we could consider um timed at

01:44:22.239 --> 01:44:24.456
that location as well. Uh be something

01:44:24.480 --> 01:44:26.215
we'd need to take back and look at with

01:44:26.239 --> 01:44:28.056
the traffic committee or the local

01:44:28.080 --> 01:44:31.080
transport forum here in.

01:44:31.199 --> 01:44:33.095
Okay. So my next question then would be

01:44:33.119 --> 01:44:35.416
if we were to pass this tonight would

01:44:35.440 --> 01:44:37.256
that mean that the signs would go up and

01:44:37.280 --> 01:44:38.856
then we need to go through this motion

01:44:38.880 --> 01:44:41.655
this roundabout again pardon the pun

01:44:41.679 --> 01:44:44.679
roundabout um to then look at different

01:44:45.440 --> 01:44:48.440
signs

01:44:48.800 --> 01:44:51.800
Mr. Harris through you uh Mr. Deputy

01:44:52.480 --> 01:44:54.376
Mayor um we would need to go through the

01:44:54.400 --> 01:44:56.536
local transport forum um for these

01:44:56.560 --> 01:44:58.695
signage. Yes.

01:44:58.719 --> 01:45:01.719
Okay. Thank you. Thanks councilsburg.

01:45:01.760 --> 01:45:03.816
Anybody else wish to speak to this

01:45:03.840 --> 01:45:04.615
matter?

01:45:04.639 --> 01:45:06.056
Yeah, I can't.

01:45:06.080 --> 01:45:08.135
There being no more speakers, I will put

01:45:08.159 --> 01:45:10.376
Just excuse me, Deputy May. Yeah.

01:45:10.400 --> 01:45:12.135
Oh, write a reply.

01:45:12.159 --> 01:45:13.175
No, no, you don't have that.

01:45:13.199 --> 01:45:13.816
I suspect

01:45:13.840 --> 01:45:14.536
Sorry. I'm sorry.

01:45:14.560 --> 01:45:15.576
I suspect there's an amendment.

01:45:15.600 --> 01:45:18.600
Sorry, Mr. Deputy May. Um just looking

01:45:18.960 --> 01:45:21.016
um given the the dialogue that we've

01:45:21.040 --> 01:45:23.256
just had in relation to the that

01:45:23.280 --> 01:45:25.175
particular matter, I I'd propose an

01:45:25.199 --> 01:45:28.056
amendment that is per the original

01:45:28.080 --> 01:45:31.080
motion with the deletion of the item

01:45:31.360 --> 01:45:34.360
relating to the signage uh reserve road

01:45:35.360 --> 01:45:36.936
signage referenced by councelor

01:45:36.960 --> 01:45:39.960
Swinsburg. Item B.

01:45:41.600 --> 01:45:43.496
Yep.

01:45:43.520 --> 01:45:44.936
Do we have a second?

01:45:44.960 --> 01:45:47.816
Do we have a seconder for that motion?

01:45:47.840 --> 01:45:50.840
Councelor Swinsburg.

01:46:00.239 --> 01:46:03.239
Okay. Council Swinsburg.

01:46:04.239 --> 01:46:04.776
Yeah. I'm

01:46:04.800 --> 01:46:05.896
Can you hand out?

01:46:05.920 --> 01:46:07.416
I I've got Yeah, there's nothing that

01:46:07.440 --> 01:46:09.336
I'd like to say in relation to that.

01:46:09.360 --> 01:46:12.056
Okay. I'm sorry. Okay.

01:46:12.080 --> 01:46:13.256
Councelor Adam Twain.

01:46:13.280 --> 01:46:15.896
Uh yes. Uh thank you, Mr. Deputy May. I

01:46:15.920 --> 01:46:17.655
would be happy to accept that as an

01:46:17.679 --> 01:46:19.655
amendment, but I think the wording

01:46:19.679 --> 01:46:22.615
should be that this item be referred

01:46:22.639 --> 01:46:25.639
back to and the title of the new

01:46:25.679 --> 01:46:28.679
committee.

01:46:33.440 --> 01:46:35.655
Council Bishop.

01:46:35.679 --> 01:46:37.336
Councelor Bishop, are you prepared to

01:46:37.360 --> 01:46:38.695
sec second that

01:46:38.719 --> 01:46:40.615
that accept the change? accept the

01:46:40.639 --> 01:46:43.329
change.

01:46:43.353 --> 01:46:45.175
[clears throat] Is that a yes?

01:46:45.199 --> 01:46:46.936
Yeah.

01:46:46.960 --> 01:46:48.376
She's looking at me like a deer in the

01:46:48.400 --> 01:46:51.400
headlights.

01:46:52.080 --> 01:46:53.736
Sorry, I just need confirmation. Are you

01:46:53.760 --> 01:46:56.760
accepting the change? Thank you.

01:47:01.040 --> 01:47:03.416
Okay, there being no more speakers, I'm

01:47:03.440 --> 01:47:04.776
going to put the motion.

01:47:04.800 --> 01:47:05.336
Sorry.

01:47:05.360 --> 01:47:06.056
Oh, sorry.

01:47:06.080 --> 01:47:07.655
It's no longer the traffic facilities

01:47:07.679 --> 01:47:10.679
committee. It's now call

01:47:12.480 --> 01:47:14.856
local transport.

01:47:14.880 --> 01:47:17.880
Just got to change the name, guys.

01:47:19.760 --> 01:47:21.976
Okay.

01:47:22.000 --> 01:47:23.896
So, just confirm that council Adam and

01:47:23.920 --> 01:47:25.655
Council Bishop are happy with that that

01:47:25.679 --> 01:47:26.776
wording.

01:47:26.800 --> 01:47:28.456
Councilor Adam and Council Bishop, are

01:47:28.480 --> 01:47:31.416
you both happy with that? Council Adam.

01:47:31.440 --> 01:47:34.296
Yes. Councilor Bishop, thank you.

01:47:34.320 --> 01:47:37.320
Conroy has council Conroy, uh, I believe

01:47:37.440 --> 01:47:39.655
you're in the queue. Sorry, Mr. Deputy

01:47:39.679 --> 01:47:41.095
Mayor. Just a question for staff and

01:47:41.119 --> 01:47:43.095
they may not be able to answer it at

01:47:43.119 --> 01:47:46.119
this point. Uh is there a like reg like

01:47:46.719 --> 01:47:48.856
from a regulatory point of view are

01:47:48.880 --> 01:47:51.880
there is it permissible to have I know

01:47:53.040 --> 01:47:55.256
we have you can't park here you're on a

01:47:55.280 --> 01:47:57.416
Monday or a public like Saturday Sunday

01:47:57.440 --> 01:47:59.256
public holiday these times but can you

01:47:59.280 --> 01:48:02.280
actually just put a specific date a day

01:48:03.360 --> 01:48:06.360
and how does that take into account like

01:48:06.560 --> 01:48:08.536
the rolling bin schedules around

01:48:08.560 --> 01:48:09.976
Christmas and New Year like is this

01:48:10.000 --> 01:48:12.536
something that's actually being decided

01:48:12.560 --> 01:48:13.976
as feasible or is Is it just something

01:48:14.000 --> 01:48:15.576
that is a brave new world that we need

01:48:15.600 --> 01:48:17.256
to discover the regulation?

01:48:17.280 --> 01:48:19.016
Mr. Harris

01:48:19.040 --> 01:48:21.336
through you, Mr. Deputy Mayor. Uh, yes.

01:48:21.360 --> 01:48:23.576
This is normal practice to put a day or

01:48:23.600 --> 01:48:25.095
a time. So, it' be something we can

01:48:25.119 --> 01:48:27.736
consider.

01:48:27.760 --> 01:48:30.296
Thank you.

01:48:30.320 --> 01:48:33.016
Are there any other speakers?

01:48:33.040 --> 01:48:34.376
Council Adam.

01:48:34.400 --> 01:48:35.976
Uh, just in reply.

01:48:36.000 --> 01:48:37.416
All right. Yes. Right. If everyone's

01:48:37.440 --> 01:48:38.615
finished,

01:48:38.639 --> 01:48:41.416
um, it's really a question. Um, I

01:48:41.440 --> 01:48:43.655
suspect with the new structure of the

01:48:43.679 --> 01:48:46.215
forum, it may well be even more

01:48:46.239 --> 01:48:49.239
efficient with signage changes given the

01:48:49.440 --> 01:48:51.655
fact that they can now be a delegation.

01:48:51.679 --> 01:48:54.056
So, what we've actually done is an

01:48:54.080 --> 01:48:56.536
exercise in showing how efficient the

01:48:56.560 --> 01:48:59.016
new system is, which is excellent. Thank

01:48:59.040 --> 01:49:00.296
you, Mr. Deputy May.

01:49:00.320 --> 01:49:01.576
Okay, that closes the debate,

01:49:01.600 --> 01:49:04.600
councilors. I will now put the motion 26

01:49:05.440 --> 01:49:07.896
SP012 recommendations of the traffic

01:49:07.920 --> 01:49:09.576
facilities road safety committee

01:49:09.600 --> 01:49:11.816
February 2026

01:49:11.840 --> 01:49:14.215
moved by councelor Adamweight second by

01:49:14.239 --> 01:49:16.456
councelor Bishop. All those in favor

01:49:16.480 --> 01:49:19.175
please raise your hand. Councelor Adams,

01:49:19.199 --> 01:49:20.936
councelor Anliffe, councelor Conroy,

01:49:20.960 --> 01:49:22.456
councelor Bishop, councelor Warner,

01:49:22.480 --> 01:49:24.456
councelor Pauling, councelor Swinsburg,

01:49:24.480 --> 01:49:26.215
councelor Schulz, councelor Hanner and

01:49:26.239 --> 01:49:28.296
deputy mayor Grig declare the motion

01:49:28.320 --> 01:49:31.320
carried. Thank you.

01:49:31.520 --> 01:49:34.520
Okay. Inspection reports nil. Matters

01:49:34.560 --> 01:49:37.560
referred nil. Tender reports nil.

01:49:38.000 --> 01:49:40.615
Tonight we have one notice of motion.

01:49:40.639 --> 01:49:43.639
Counselors. The item is 26 NM00001

01:49:44.960 --> 01:49:46.536
permanent closure of the pedestrian

01:49:46.560 --> 01:49:49.175
bridge connecting Fagen Oval and Charles

01:49:49.199 --> 01:49:52.199
Street Warner Bay. Councilors. I note

01:49:52.400 --> 01:49:54.536
that council Conroy has left the

01:49:54.560 --> 01:49:57.016
chamber. Councilors. It is uh councelor

01:49:57.040 --> 01:49:59.655
Adam's motion. So he'll be moving it. Do

01:49:59.679 --> 01:50:02.679
we have a seconder? Councelor

01:50:03.119 --> 01:50:04.856
Warner.

01:50:04.880 --> 01:50:07.655
Thank you.

01:50:07.679 --> 01:50:10.679
Um, he speaks. Council Adam.

01:50:11.600 --> 01:50:13.416
Uh, yes. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Mayor.

01:50:13.440 --> 01:50:16.440
I'll move that um we note the receipt of

01:50:16.560 --> 01:50:19.336
these petitions from the residents of

01:50:19.360 --> 01:50:21.816
Warner's Bay. and we recognize the

01:50:21.840 --> 01:50:24.056
request to review the decision to

01:50:24.080 --> 01:50:26.456
permanently close the pedestrian bridge

01:50:26.480 --> 01:50:29.416
connecting Fegan Oval and Charles Street

01:50:29.440 --> 01:50:31.896
Warner's Bay. I don't believe I need to

01:50:31.920 --> 01:50:34.135
make any further comments. We've had a

01:50:34.159 --> 01:50:36.056
fairly extensive presentation this

01:50:36.080 --> 01:50:38.776
evening of uh all the arguments that are

01:50:38.800 --> 01:50:41.800
there and uh as a formality in terms of

01:50:43.840 --> 01:50:46.776
having a petition. It also has again

01:50:46.800 --> 01:50:49.800
been a learning exercise to show how if

01:50:50.159 --> 01:50:53.095
people wish to have um a public access

01:50:53.119 --> 01:50:56.119
to us related to a petition, there will

01:50:56.320 --> 01:50:59.016
need in future to be a notice of motion

01:50:59.040 --> 01:51:01.655
to enable that to occur. And uh I

01:51:01.679 --> 01:51:04.679
recommend the petition be received and

01:51:05.920 --> 01:51:08.920
uh the request be noted in terms of the

01:51:10.080 --> 01:51:12.135
earlier presentation to us. Thank you,

01:51:12.159 --> 01:51:13.336
Mr. Deputy May.

01:51:13.360 --> 01:51:16.360
That closes the debate. confused.

01:51:16.639 --> 01:51:17.736
Debate's still open.

01:51:17.760 --> 01:51:20.376
Oh, sorry. Anybody else like to speak to

01:51:20.400 --> 01:51:23.256
it?

01:51:23.280 --> 01:51:25.736
Don't rush me. One at a time, please.

01:51:25.760 --> 01:51:28.760
Okay. Thank you. Thank you. So, I will

01:51:28.880 --> 01:51:31.880
now put 26 NM00001 permanent closure of

01:51:32.159 --> 01:51:34.056
the pedestrian bridge connecting Fagan

01:51:34.080 --> 01:51:36.776
Oval and Charles Street Wars Bay. Moved

01:51:36.800 --> 01:51:38.695
by councelor Adamweight, seconded by

01:51:38.719 --> 01:51:40.936
councelor Warner. All those in favor,

01:51:40.960 --> 01:51:43.416
please raise your hand. Councilor Adam,

01:51:43.440 --> 01:51:44.936
councelor Ancliffe, Councelor Bishop,

01:51:44.960 --> 01:51:46.456
Council Warner, Councelor Pauling,

01:51:46.480 --> 01:51:48.536
Council Swinsburg, Councelor Schulz,

01:51:48.560 --> 01:51:50.376
Council Hanner and Deputy Mayor Grigg.

01:51:50.400 --> 01:51:53.400
Declare it carried. Thank you councilors

01:51:56.400 --> 01:51:57.496
to return.

01:51:57.520 --> 01:51:59.496
Just waiting for councelor Conrad to

01:51:59.520 --> 01:52:02.520
return.

01:52:05.440 --> 01:52:07.736
Okay, council recision motions nil.

01:52:07.760 --> 01:52:10.615
Petitions nil business without notice.

01:52:10.639 --> 01:52:12.856
Mr. Farrell, can you please advise if we

01:52:12.880 --> 01:52:14.376
have received any business without

01:52:14.400 --> 01:52:15.175
notice?

01:52:15.199 --> 01:52:16.695
Um, Mr. Mayor, we've received no

01:52:16.719 --> 01:52:18.615
business without notice.

01:52:18.639 --> 01:52:20.296
There being no uh business without

01:52:20.320 --> 01:52:22.056
notice. Thank you, councilors. That now

01:52:22.080 --> 01:52:23.575
concludes our ordinary meeting this

01:52:23.599 --> 01:52:25.336
evening. The meeting is now closed. If

01:52:25.360 --> 01:52:27.336
you can just maintain your composure for

01:52:27.360 --> 01:52:29.016
a few seconds while I press the buttons

01:52:29.040 --> 01:52:32.040
and close the video. Thank you.