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Minutes of the Community, Housing, Environmental Services & Public Works Committee Meeting held on Tuesday, 1 July 2008
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PRESENT
Councillor Kanak (Chair)
Crs Clayton, Kay, Ridyard and Wakefield
At the commencement of proceedings at 8.02pm those present were as listed above.
Cr Kanak was elected by the Committee members present to chair the meeting in the absence of the Chairperson.
C-0807.A
Apologies
Apologies were received and accepted from Crs Copeland, Main (Chairperson) and Strewe.
C-0807.DI
Declarations of Interest
The Chair called for Declarations of Interest and the following were received:
1. Crs Kanak and Ridyard declared a non-pecuniary interest in Item C-0807.1 – Recognising Our Community Leaders Walk 2008 (A07/1326). They informed the Committee that they have worked with one of the nominations for the Recognising Our Community Leaders Walk.
C-0807.1
Recognising Our Community Leaders Walk 2008 (A07/1326)
Report dated 18 June 2008 from the Director, Recreation, Customer and Community Services to inform Council about the 2008 nominations for the Recognising Our Community Leaders Walk at Bondi and Bronte beaches.
MOTION / DECISION (Clayton / Wakefield)
That Council:
1. Receive and note the report.
2. Endorses the establishment of a judging panel comprising the Mayor or delegate, Cr Betts or delegate and Cr Main or delegate to determine successful nominees for this round of Community Leaders.
Crs Kanak and Ridyard declared a non–pecuniary interest in this Item. They informed the Committee that they have worked with one of the nominations for the Recognising Our Community Leaders Walk.
C-0807.2
Proposed Pedestrian and Traffic Improvements Ramsgate Avenue, Bondi Beach (A08/0566)
Report dated 20 June 2008 from the Director, Corporate & Technical Services about community consultation and feedback for the proposed Ramsgate Avenue Draft Concept Plan.
MOTION (Wakefield / Kay)
That Council:
1. Receive and note the contents of this report.
2. Adopt the Ramsgate Avenue Draft Concept Plan as the basis for the final design subject to the minor modifications as outlined in the report.
AMENDMENT (Clayton / Ridyard)
That the Motion be adopted subject to the 13 parking spaces adjacent to Biddigal Reserve being 2 hour parking.
THE AMENDMENT WAS PUT AND DECLARED CARRIED.
THE AMENDMENT NOW BECAME THE SUBSTANTIVE MOTION AND WAS PUT AND DECLARED CARRIED.
RECOMMENDATION: That the Substantive Motion (Amendment) be adopted.
C-0807.3
Proposed Bondi Junction Public Art Project (A08/0201)
Report dated July 2008 from the Director, Recreation, Customer & Community Services outlining a public art proposal for Bondi Junction and presenting the draft project brief.
MOTION / RECOMMENDATION (Wakefield / Clayton)
That Council:
1. Notes the report on the proposed Bondi Junction public art project.
2. Agrees with the general direction proposed in this report – a public call for submissions and concept designs in the new financial year.
C-0807.4
Update on research into possibility of establishing a Council sponsored subsidy system for low income families in child care (A04/0101)
Report dated 18 June 2008 from the Director, Recreation, Customer and Community Services to inform Council about the research undertaken to date for a Council sponsored subsidy, such as a scholarship scheme, to make child care more affordable and accessible for local low income families.
MOTION / RECOMMENDATION (Wakefield / Ridyard)
That Council:
1. Receive and note the report.
2. Endorse further investigations to be carried out to:
(a). update research findings given recent changes to government funding
(b). determine if in the current climate Council can in fact add value by providing a small subsidy scheme for low income families in child care
(c). develop policy, assessment criteria and implementation procedures after seeking specialist taxation advice
(d). propose size of fund and max number of families per annum to receive the subsidy
(e). report back to Council on these issues in 2008-09.
C-0807.5
Grants and Subsidies – Programs – Community Funding – Department of Community Services DOCS (A02/0417-04)
Report dated 20 June 2008 from the Director, Recreation Customer and Community Services requesting authorisation for the signing of Service Agreements for 2008/09 with the Department of Community Services to enable continuing provision of community services including community development, child care and family support services.
The two copies of the Department of Community Services 2008/09 Service Agreements and ‘Attachment A’ consenting to continuation of existing service specifications for 2008/09 was attached to the file.
MOTION / RECOMMENDATION (Kay / Clayton)
That Council authorises the Mayor and the General Manager to sign and affix the Common Seal to the two copies of DOC’s 2008/09 Service Agreements, and attachments consenting to continuation of existing service specifications for 2008/09.
MATTERS TO BE DEALT WITH IN CLOSED SESSION
Note from the General Manager: It is my opinion that business listed under this section is of a kind referred to in section 10A(2) of the Local Government Act 1993 and, under the provisions of the Act and the Local Government (General) Regulation 2005, should be dealt with in a part of the meeting that is closed to members of the public and the media.
In accordance with section 10A(2) of the Act, Council or a Committee of Council, of which all members are Councillors, may close part of its meeting to deal with business of the following kind:
(a) personnel matters concerning particular individuals.
(b) personal hardship of any resident or ratepayer.
(c) information that would, if disclosed, confer a commercial advantage on a person with whom Council is conducting (or proposes to conduct) business.
(d) commercial information of a confidential nature that would, if disclosed:
i prejudice the commercial position of a person who supplied it; or
ii confer a commercial advantage on a competitor of Council;
iii reveal a trade secret.
(e) information that would, if disclosed, prejudice the maintenance of law.
(f) matters affecting the security of Council, Councillors, Council staff and Council property.
(g) advice concerning litigation, or advice that would otherwise be privileged from production in legal proceedings on the grounds of legal professional privilege.
(h) information concerning the nature and location of a place or an item of Aboriginal significance on community land.
Pursuant to section 10A(4) of the Act and clause 252 of the Regulation, members of the public may make representations to the meeting immediately after the motion to close part of the meeting is moved and seconded, as to whether that part of the meeting should be closed.
There were no matters dealt with in Closed Session.
C-0807.RM SUBMISSION OF RESCISSION MOTIONS
Note from the General Manager: Rescission motions must be submitted to the General Manager, or in the absence of the General Manager a member of Council's Governance Unit, and announced before the close of the meeting. The date and time of receipt will be noted on all rescission motions.
Rescission motions received before the close of a meeting will stay action to implement Council's decision until the rescission motion has been determined. This is in line with section 372 of the Local Government Act and Council's Code of Meeting Practice.
Rescission motions received after the close of a meeting will not stay action on implementing Council's decision.
Rescission motions will generally be dealt with at the next Council meeting.
The Chair called for the submission of any rescission motions and none were received.
THE MEETING CLOSED AT 8.12PM.
SIGNED AND CONFIRMED MAYOR
15 JULY 2008
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