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Extraordinary Council Meeting
13 December 2022 |
Meeting commenced at 6.31PM
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Darcy Byrne Philippa Scott Liz Atkins Marghanita Da Cruz Jessica D’Arienzo Mark Drury Dylan Griffiths Mathew Howard Justine Langford Pauline Lockie Kobi Shetty Chloe Smith John Stamolis Timothy Stephens Zoi Tsardoulias Simone Plummer |
Mayor Deputy Mayor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor General Manager Director Planning |
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Ryann Midei |
Director Infrastructure |
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Ruth Callaghan Kelly Loveridge Beau-Jane De Costa Matthew Pearce Melanie Gurney Manod Wickramasinghe Scott Mullen Daryl Jackson Luke Murtas Ian McCann Erin White |
Director Community Director Corporate Senior Manager Governance and Risk General Counsel Senior Manager Customer Expiernace and Service Transformation Manager Traffic and Transport Services Manager Strategic Investments and Property Chief Financial Officer Senior Manager Environment and Sustainability Senior Manager Operations Manager Resource Recovery and Fleet Services |
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Katherine Paixao |
Business Paper Coordinator |
APOLOGIES: Nil
DISCLOSURES OF INTERESTS:
Clr Howard declared a non-significant, non-pecuniary interest in Item 6 Local Traffic Committee Meeting – 21 November 2022 as he works in the Office of the State Member for Summer Hill who has a representative on the Local Traffic Committee. He will remain and participate in the meeting for discussion and voting as the vote of the State Member is exercised through a representative.
Clr Langford declared a non-significant, non-pecuniary interest in Item 28 Notice of Motion: Natural area restoration opportunity as she lives near the site that has been identified and she is of the opinion that it would not add any value to her property and therefore she will stay in the meeting for discussion and voting on this item.
Clr Scott declared a non-significant, non-pecuniary interest in Item 4 IWC Sporting Ground Condition Report as she is the President of Sydney Secondary College (SSC) P&C. The SSC Oval is a shared sporting ground with Inner West Council and is in the portfolio of sporting groups which are subject to the condition report and upgrade program. The program is general to all sporting grounds and not specific to SSC, therefore she will stay in the meeting for discussion and voting on this item.
Clr Scott declared a significant, non-pecuniary interest in Item 22 Notice of Motion: Leichhardt Tramsheds as she is the President of Sydney Secondary College P&C. The neglect of the Leichhardt Tramsheds has been of significant detriment to SSC. Any change to its use would be of benefit to the school. She will exit the chamber during discussion and voting of the item.
Motion: (D’Arienzo/Tsardoulias)
That Council note the disclosures of interest.
Motion Carried
For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias
Against Motion: Nil
PUBLIC FORUM
The registered speaker was asked to address the meeting. The speakers list is available on the last page of these minutes.
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That Council adopts the amendments to the Community Engagement Strategy 2022-24 section of the Community Engagement Framework as outlined in the report, with the following changes:
a) Insert the policy challenges set for each Local Democracy Group;
b) Amend Your Say Inner West Customer Service stalls from monthly to fortnightly; and
c) Include in the Priorities for 2022-24 a citizen’s jury as a deliberative engagement process to be held in 2023.
Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias Against Motion: Nil
Amendment (Da Cruz/Atkins)
That Council ensure the accessibility of online communication including provision of multilingual/script Information and how to access interpreter and alternate ways to online for accessing information and making submissions
Motion Lost For Motion: Crs Atkins, Da Cruz, Griffiths, Langford, Lockie, Shetty and Stamolis Against Motion: Crs Byrne, D'Arienzo, Drury, Howard, Scott, Smith, Stephens and Tsardoulias |
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That Council:
1. Increase the provision of customer service stalls to once per fortnight through 2023; and
2. Staff undertake broad community consultation, undertaken in house to solicit as many ideas and as much feedback as possible in advance of drafting the Community Service Charter.
Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias Against Motion: Cr Da Cruz
Amendment (Da Cruz/Stamolis)
That Council align community engagement with customer service stalls.
Motion Lost For Motion: Crs Atkins, Da Cruz, Griffiths, Langford, Shetty and Stamolis Against Motion: Crs Byrne, D'Arienzo, Drury, Howard, Lockie, Scott, Smith, Stephens and Tsardoulias |
The Mayor, Councillor Byrne left the Meeting and vacated the chair at 7:01 pm. The Deputy Mayor, Councillor Scott assumed the chair.
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That Council:
1. Confirms that the outcomes and deliverables of the Henson Park Grandstand Redevelopment Project as outlined in the Henson Park PPP Final Assessment are acceptable;
2. Continue to proceed with the Henson Park Grandstand Redevelopment Project as a Public Private Partnership with the AFL (NSW/ACT) Commission Limited;
3. Authorise the General Manager to:
a) certify that all documentation, as part of the Henson Park Grandstand Redevelopment Project, has been prepared in accordance with the Public Private Partnership Guidelines 2022; and
b) submit all documentation to the Office of Local Government for assessment of the Henson Park Grandstand Redevelopment Project as a Public Private Partnership.
4. Delegate to the General Manager the authority to execute a Heads of Agreement with the commercial terms.
Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Atkins, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias Against Motion: Cr Da Cruz Absent: Cr Byrne |
The Mayor, Councillor Byrne returned to the Meeting at 7:38 pm. The Deputy Mayor, Councillor Scott vacated the chair and the Mayor, Councillor Byrne assumed the chair
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C1222(2) Item 8 Outcomes of Local Matters Forums and customer service stalls |
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That Council hold another 10 public matters forums in 2023, excluding the January and July recess periods.
Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias Against Motion: Nil |
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That:
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Council receive
and note the report; 2. Council receive a bi-monthly report on the
Arts Summit - Update and Progress, commencing from the March 2023 Ordinary Council
meeting; and 3. Noting the resolution of Council on 13 September 2022 that the Inner West Council Arts and Music Recovery Plan be tabled at the December Ordinary Council meeting, and that this has not occurred, commit to the Plan being tabled at the February 2023 Ordinary Council meeting.
Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias Against Motion: Nil |
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That:
1. A further report be provided by March 2023 for Council’s consideration following completion of an analysis of appropriate locations, designs and costs for the large scale “little villages” signs;
2. Upon provision of a cost estimate being provided to Council, this will form part of the budget consideration for 2023-24 financial year;
3. Inform Google and any other relevant agencies and companies of the designation of local precincts as “little villages” and request they incorporate these names into online maps, making the precincts searchable online; and
4. Publish a page for each of the “little villages” on the Inner West Council website, highlighting and celebrating their significance and features, including the geographical, historical and social context of each.
Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias Against Motion: Nil
Amendment (Da Cruz/Atkins)
That the signage be provided in multiple languages (including braille) and include short stories relevant to the little villages.
Motion Lost For Motion: Crs Atkins, Da Cruz, Griffiths, Langford, Shetty and Stamolis Against Motion: Crs Byrne, D'Arienzo, Drury, Howard, Lockie, Scott, Smith, Stephens and Tsardoulias |
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That Council receive and note the report.
Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias Against Motion: Nil |
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That Council:
1. Receive and note the report;
2. Work with the Marrickville Town Hall Steering Committee to host an Open Day no later than February 2023, inviting local artists, creative organisations and entities, and organisations working in multicultural performance to tour the Hall, provide valuable feedback and ideas about possible creative uses, and learn more about Council’s plan for the venue;
3. Use this Open Day as a model for similar open days to be held at all other town halls no later than March 2023;
4. Include an Open Day at Newtown Town Hall, including an information session for LGBTQ+ organisations, as part of World Pride 2023;
5. Report to Council about progress in the activation of Town Halls in February 2023, and then bi-monthly (April, June, August, October, December 2023);
6. Immediately promote the Expression of Interest - Creative Use of Council Venues on all Council channels, including the next newsletter, on social media and other channels, by letter to all creative organisations and individuals within the Local Government Area and to all those who have applied for Council grants or engaged with the Arts Summit process; and
7. Include an update and analysis on the Expression of Interest - Creative Use of Council Venues process as part of the February 2023 Report.
Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias Against Motion: Nil
Amendment (Da Cruz) That Council investigate operating a regular "Wheelie Bag" markets in our town halls along the lines of Singapore's Luggage Market. This amendment lapsed for want of seconder. |
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That Council receive and note the report.
Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias Against Motion: Nil |
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That Council:
1. Receive and note the report; and
2. Receive a report on the roll out of the Public Spaces (Unattended Property) Act 2021 in March 2023.
Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias Against Motion: Nil |
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C1222(2) Item 15 Notice of Motion: Land and Property Register |
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That Council to provide an update as to when the Land and Property Register will be updated and published.
The Mayor ruled this motion redundant as the information has been provided in the officers comment. |
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That Council: 1. Conduct a Heritage Forum in the first half of 2023 to which key staff, councillors, community organisations and interested residents will be invited, with a view to identifying issues relating to heritage policy, management and conservation including risks to heritage in the Inner West;
2. Note that bi-monthly heritage advisory committees were well attended at Leichhardt Council;
3. Note that Planning and Local History issues relating to Heritage were presented by Officers and discussed with the community;
4. Note there are several Heritage Groups in the Inner West in Haberfield, Ashfield, Marrickville and Balmain and that a Forum in 2018 brought them together at Balmain; and
5. Note that Heritage and History is of significant interest to our community and include a regular column in our printed newsletter.
Motion Lost For Motion: Crs Atkins, Da Cruz, Langford, Lockie, Shetty and Stamolis Against Motion: Crs Byrne, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Scott, Smith, Stephens and Tsardoulias |
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C1222(2) Item 17 Notice of Motion: Gambling Harm Minimisation |
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That Council:
1. Write to the Premier of NSW and the Leader of the NSW Opposition supporting calls for a broad scale trial of cashless gaming and harm reduction payment systems for electronic gaming machines;
2. Continue to annually apply to the Office of Responsible Gambling for at least one grant a year for a harm minimisation project designed in consultation with the Inner West community;
3. Continue an annual Gambling Harm Minimisation Roundtable, open to the public, one focus of which is to develop a community education and awareness campaign in regard to gambling harm minimisation, to be co-chaired by Councillors Atkins and Lockie; and
4. Commend and publicise all pubs and clubs in the Inner West that are proudly pokies free, including – but not limited to – the Pratten Park Bowling Club, the Concordia Club, Crowbar Leichhardt, the Duke Enmore, the Annandale Hotel, the Petersham Bowling Club, Carlisle Castle Hotel and The Henson.
Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias Against Motion: Nil
Amendment (Drury/Scott)
That point 1 be amended to ‘That Council write to the Premier of NSW and the Leader of the NSW Opposition supporting calls for a broad scale trial of cashless gaming and harm reduction payment systems for electronic gaming machines.’
Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Byrne, D'Arienzo, Drury, Howard, Scott, Smith, Stephens and Tsardoulias Against Motion: Crs Atkins, Da Cruz, Griffiths, Langford, Lockie, Shetty and Stamolis
As this amendment was carried, it was incorporated into the primary motion. |
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C1222(2) Item 18 Notice
of Motion: Congratulate Boomali Aboriginal Artists |
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That Council write to the artists of Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative congratulating them on their contribution to culture in Leichhardt, the Inner West and beyond.
Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias Against Motion: Nil |
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C1222(2) Item 19 Notice of Motion: Development of Flood Plains |
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That Council:
1. Acknowledges the serious risk that flooding presents to communities in an era of changing climate;
2. Fully supports the measures already incorporated into IWC plans and strategies to protect communities in the Inner West from flooding risks, especially through the diligent application of those measures in planning decisions; and
3. Not support any planning proposal which has the effect of significantly increasing residential density in mapped flood planning areas.
The Mayor ruled point 3 of the motion out of order as it is inconsistent with the exemptions allowed in the ministerial directions and also ruled points 1 and 2 redundant as council does not need to move a motion to support the measures already incorporated into Inner West Council plans and strategies.
Procedural Motion (Da Cruz/Stamolis)
That a motion of dissent be raised regarding the Chairperson’s ruling.
Motion Lost For Motion: Crs Da Cruz, Langford and Stamolis Against Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stephens and Tsardoulias |
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C1222(2) Item 20 Notice
of Motion: Demerger Submission must reflect vote of the |
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That Council:
1. Note the resounding poll result of the Inner West community for “YES to demerge and to restore the three original Councils” which was conducted one year ago;
2. Note that NSW Government has legislated funding for council demergers;
3. Note that the original expectations for savings and an improved budget position of the merged council have not been realised;
4. Note the concerns which have been expressed by community about Councils draft submission, in particular, that Council have not produced a case for demerger;
5. Note the lack of any expert review of Councils draft submission;
6. Revise and improve its draft submission by consulting the community and local government experts in order to prepare a proper ‘demerger submission’ and transition plan to restore the three previous Councils; and
7. Revise and improve its draft submission by consulting the community and local government experts in order to prepare a proper ‘demerger submission’ and transition plan to restore the three previous Councils.
The Mayor ruled this out of order as Council has already resolved to submit the demerger business case and the motion has been enacted. |
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C1222(2) Item 21 Notice of Motion: Screening the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
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That Council: 1. Note that the FIFA Women's World Cup will be hosted by Australia and New Zealand, and is scheduled to take place from 20 July to 20 August 2023;
2. Note that while the opening game is scheduled to be held in New Zealand, the final is scheduled to be held in Sydney;
3. Note the success of the recent World Cup screening of Australia v Tunisia in Lackey Square, Summer Hill. The event brought hundreds of residents together and was economic success for local businesses; and
4. Commit to holding public screenings of Matildas games during the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in the Inner West, including at Henson Park, Leichhardt Oval, and Pratten Park, pending availability, and identify funding sources for this.
Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias Against Motion: Nil |
The Deputy Mayor, Councillor Scott left the Meeting at 8:55 pm as she declared a significant, non-pecuniary interest in Item 22 Notice of Motion: Leichhardt Tramsheds as she is the President of Sydney Secondary College P&C. The neglect of the Leichhardt Tramsheds has been of significant detriment to SSC. Any change to its use would be of benefit to the school.
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C1222(2) Item 22 Notice of Motion: Leichhardt Tramsheds Car Park |
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That:
1. Council notes that the Leichhardt Tramsheds have been in a disused state for over 50 years;
2. Council notes that while no actual progress on developing the Leichhardt Tramsheds site has been made, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the state agency, Property NSW, that owns the site and Sydney Secondary College allows the College staff to use one part of the Tramsheds as a carpark during school hours (Monday to Friday, 9am-3pm);
3. Council writes to the Planning Minister, Anthony Roberts to request that a further MOU be developed between the state agency and Inner West Council to share use of the existing carpark by operating it as a free Council carpark after hours during the week and on weekends for the benefit of local businesses;
4. If such a MOU is arranged, support local businesses with signage and other decorative wayfinding from the existing carpark to Norton Street businesses; and
5. Prior to Council undertaking any advocacy to change the current use of the carpark, they formally consult with Sydney Secondary College and the Teacher's Federation to determine their views and potential unforeseen impacts of the proposed changes.
Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias Against Motion: Nil Absent: Cr Scott |
The Deputy Mayor, Councillor Scott returned to the Meeting at 9:00 pm.
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C1222(2) Item 23 Notice of Motion: Bring Julian home; drop the charges |
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That Council:
1. Writes to the President of the United States, Joe Biden, expressing Council’s desires that President Biden:
a) show clemency by intervening in the extradition and prosecution of Mr Assange; and
b) instruct the US Attorney-General and the US Department of Justice to withdraw all charges on medical and humanitarian grounds;
2. Writes to the Prime Minister of Australia, the Right Honourable Anthony Albanese, and to Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Senator Penny Wong, requesting them to write to the President of the United States and to the US Ambassador to Australia, Ms Caroline Kennedy, expressing Australia’s concerns regarding Mr Assange’s prosecution.
Motion Lost For Motion: Crs Atkins, Da Cruz, Griffiths, Langford, Lockie, Shetty and Stamolis Against Motion: Crs Byrne, D'Arienzo, Drury, Howard, Scott, Smith, Stephens and Tsardoulias |
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C1222(2) Item 24 Notice of Motion: Cooks River Community Call for Action |
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That Council:
1. Note the Cooks River – A Community Call for Real Action letter submitted by the Cooks River Community Collective (CRCC) to Cooks River Stakeholders, including Inner West Council, seeking support and a call for action for better outcomes for the Cooks River;
2. Give in principal support to the actions and objectives proposed by the CRCC, noting the timeline for completion of 1 November 2023;
3. Note that the CRCC represents various community groups with a strong interest in the Cooks River and catchment. These groups include the River Canoe Club, Cooks River Valley Association, The Mudcrabs, Canterbury Racecourse Action Group, Wolli Creek Preservation Society, Marrickville Golf Sporting and Community Club, The Crab Walkers and Cooks River Initiative to Transform the Riverbank;
4. Host a round-table discussion with key representatives of the Cooks River Community Collective and other Cooks River stakeholders, such as the Cooks River Alliance, Sydney Water and Canterbury Bankstown Council in early 2023 to discuss how the CRCC objectives might be achieved and funded within the nominated timeframe;
5. Investigate how the CRCC actions fit into the Inner West Council’s Cooks River Corridor Masterplan, the Cooks River Alliance Strategic Plan 2022-2025 and other relevant strategies; and
6. Request a report be presented back to the next available Council meeting, following finalisation of the draft Cooks River Alliance Strategy which outlines what opportunities there are for Inner West Council to directly take steps to positively contribute to the actions requested by the CRCC.
Motion Lost For Motion: Crs Atkins, Da Cruz, Griffiths, Langford, Shetty and Stamolis Against Motion: Crs Byrne, D'Arienzo, Drury, Howard, Lockie, Scott, Smith, Stephens and Tsardoulias
Foreshadowed Motion (Byrne/Drury)
That Council request that the Cooks River Alliance submit a copy of the final strategy for consideration of Council staff and councillors.
Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias Against Motion: Nil |
Procedural Motion (Byrne/Howard)
That the meeting be adjourned for 5 minutes.
Motion Carried
For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias
Against Motion: Nil
The meeting was adjourned at 9.22pm
The meeting recommenced at 9.28pm
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C1222(2) Item 25 Notice of Motion: GreenWay Funding Guarantee |
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That Council:
1. Writes to the NSW Premier, Dominic Perrotet; the Minister for Transport David Elliot; the NSW Opposition Leader, Chris Minns and Shadow Minister for Transport, Jo Haylen, calling on them to commit to fast-track funding, to be spent in the next term of State government, to enable the construction of the current GreenWay “long term” underpass works at Old Canterbury Road, redefining the underpass as “short term” works. This would allow the underpass to be completed at the same time as other proposed short-term underpass works within the corridor;
2. Investigates options for habitat offset to compensate for any areas that are impacted by the underpass works under Old Canterbury Road; and
3. Includes bicycle speed mitigation measures along the GreenWay to ensure the path is safe for pedestrians and cyclists.
Motion Lost For Motion: Crs Atkins, Da Cruz, Griffiths, Langford, Shetty and Stamolis Against Motion: Crs Byrne, D'Arienzo, Drury, Howard, Lockie, Scott, Smith, Stephens and Tsardoulias |
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C1222(2) Item 26 Notice
of Motion: Livingstone Road Cycle Way upgrades and |
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That Council:
1. Make urgent safety upgrades and improvements to the Livingstone Road Cycle Way (Local Route 3) as identified by Council staff and representatives of Bike Marrickville and the Inner West Bicycle Coalition;
2. Investigates funding options to pay for the completion of
important upgrades and safety improvements to the Livingstone Road Cycle Way (Local Route 3) that cannot be funded out of the
existing operational budget; and 3. Reports back to Council by 1 March 2023 about the funding and timing of the proposed upgrades.
Motion Lost For Motion: Crs Atkins, Da Cruz, Griffiths, Langford, Lockie, Shetty and Stamolis Against Motion: Crs Byrne, D'Arienzo, Drury, Howard, Scott, Smith, Stephens and Tsardoulias
Foreshadowed Motion (Howard/Byrne)
That Council:
1. Undertake and table a review of the Livingstone Road Cycle Way at the Local Traffic Committee that responds to concerns that have been raised by Bike Marrickville, the Inner West Bicycle Coalition, and residents, and ensure the review details learnings from the project and lists possible areas for improvement;
2. In the meantime, undertake any minor works identified by staff to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety, including improvements to signage and line markings; and
3. Include as part of the review costs associated with any future potential improvement works, including options for funding sources.
Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias Against Motion: Nil |
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C1222(2) Item 27 Notice
of Motion: Exclusion from the Low Rise Housing Diversity |
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That Council:
1. Notes that the NSW Government Complying Development SEPP, including the Low-Rise Housing Diversity Code, is increasingly resulting in the construction of new development projects that do not integrate with the Inner West's historic streetscapes, demolish existing character homes and have other negative planning impacts;
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Notes that interim heritage orders,
heritage conservation areas and the listing of individual heritage items are
needed to switch off this code. These are significant and unfunded activities
for Council to undertake; 3. Requests that by March 2023, Council staff prepare a report outlining:
a) Statistics by ward on all Complying Development Certificates approved under the Complying Development SEPPs, including the Low Rise Housing Diversity Code, showing the number of times they have been used for the demolition of existing homes to build new homes in the local government area since 2018;
b)
Intensity mapping or similar to
highlight geographic areas of concern and concentration where the Complying
Development SEPP has been used; and c) Options for the Council to seek an exemption from the Complying Development SEPP in relation to the demolition of existing homes or building of new homes, or to otherwise limit the unwanted legacies of Complying Development.
4. Write to the NSW Premier, Dominic Perrotet; the Minister for Planning and Homes, Anthony Roberts; the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, James Griffin; the NSW State Opposition Leader, Chris Minns and Shadow Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Paul Scully asking them to commit to exclude the Inner West Council local government area from the provisions of the Low-Rise Housing Diversity Code, State Environmental Planning Policies (SEPP).
Motion Lost For Motion: Crs Atkins, Da Cruz, Langford, Lockie, Shetty and Stamolis Against Motion: Crs Byrne, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Scott, Smith, Stephens and Tsardoulias
Foreshadowed Motion (D’Arienzo/Drury)
That Council receive a report outlining the uptake of new dwellings and the areas in the Inner West Local Government Area that permits fast tracked complying development under the Low-Rise Housing Diversity Code and the State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008 (Codes SEPP).
Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias Against Motion: Nil |
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C1222(2) Item 28 Notice of Motion: Natural area restoration opportunity |
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That Council Investigate the best way to restore and develop a natural area in the triangle of land at Marrickville Golf Course, located between Chadwick Avenue and Alfred Street, Marrickville, uphill of Tee 17. This site has great potential for rewilding with native plants, a bushtucker garden, creation of wildlife habitat and restorative landscaping to create pathways and places to sit for quiet contemplation.
Motion Lost For Motion: Crs Atkins, Da Cruz, Griffiths, Langford, Lockie, Shetty and Stamolis Against Motion: Crs Byrne, D'Arienzo, Drury, Howard, Scott, Smith, Stephens and Tsardoulias
Foreshadowed Motion (Byrne/Howard)
That the Mayor and General Manager meet with Marrickville Golf Club to discuss the implementation of environmental and other components of the Marrickville Golf Course Master Plan with the outcomes of the meeting to be reported to a subsequent Council meeting.
Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias Against Motion: Nil
Amendment (Griffiths/Stamolis)
That Clr Langford be involved in the meeting with the Mayor and General Manager.
Motion Lost For Motion: Crs Atkins, Da Cruz, Griffiths, Langford, Lockie, Shetty and Stamolis Against Motion: Crs Byrne, D'Arienzo, Drury, Howard, Scott, Smith, Stephens and Tsardoulias
Amendment (Langford/Shetty)
That all Marrickville Ward councillors be included in the meeting.
Motion Lost For Motion: Crs Atkins, Da Cruz, Griffiths, Langford, Lockie, Shetty and Stamolis Against Motion: Crs Byrne, D'Arienzo, Drury, Howard, Scott, Smith, Stephens and Tsardoulias |
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C1222(2) Item 29 Notice of Motion: Cooks River federal election funding promise |
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That Council write to Prime Minister, Hon Anthony Albanese, Federal Minister, Hon Tony Burke MP, Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, Minister for the Environment and Water and the Hon Penny Sharpe MLC, Shadow Minister for the Environment to seek a meeting about the Urban Rivers and Catchments Program funding which allocated $10 million dollars to regenerating the Cooks River and to ask when this funding will be available and how Council can apply.
Motion Lost For Motion: Crs Atkins, Da Cruz, Griffiths, Langford, Lockie, Shetty and Stamolis Against Motion: Crs Byrne, D'Arienzo, Drury, Howard, Scott, Smith, Stephens and Tsardoulias
Foreshadowed Motion (Byrne/Drury) That Council:
1. Note that Federal Labor was the only party to make an election funding commitment for the rehabilitation of the Cooks River; and
2. Note that Council has written to Minister Plibersek seeking her collaboration on the rehabilitation of the Cooks River.
Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Byrne, D'Arienzo, Drury, Howard, Scott, Smith, Stephens and Tsardoulias Against Motion: Crs Atkins, Da Cruz, Griffiths, Langford, Lockie, Shetty and Stamolis |
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C1222(2) Item 30 Notice
of Motion: Cooks River Alliance Strategic Plan 2022 - |
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That Council: 1. Give in-principal support to the Cooks River Alliance Strategic Plan 2022 – 2025 (final draft); and 2. Begin to seek to identify funds and resources to support the Strategic Plan to meet the key objectives. (NB: Not all objectives in the plan have funding and resources assigned). Motion Lost For Motion: Crs Atkins, Da Cruz, Griffiths, Langford, Shetty and Stamolis Against Motion: Crs Byrne, D'Arienzo, Drury, Howard, Lockie, Scott, Smith, Stephens and Tsardoulias
Foreshadowed Motion (Byrne/Drury)
That the final Cooks River Alliance Strategic Plan 2022 – 2025 be submitted to Council.
Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias Against Motion: Cr Da Cruz |
Procedural Motion (Drury/Scott)
That Council enter into Confidential session.
Motion Carried
For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias
Against Motion: Nil
Confidential Session
That in accordance with Section 10A(1) of the Local Government Act 1993, the following matters be considered in Closed Session of Council for the reasons provided:
C1222(2) Item 31 Update on Acquisition of Investment Properties (Section 10A(2)(c) of the Local Government Act 1993) that would, if disclosed, confer a commercial advantage on a person with whom the council is conducting (or proposes to conduct) business and (Section 10A(2)(d)(ii) of the Local Government Act 1993) that would, if disclosed confer a commercial advantage on a competitor of the council.
C1222(2) Item 32 Summer Hill Reuse Centre – Update (Section 10A(2)(c) of the Local Government Act 1993) that would, if disclosed, confer a commercial advantage on a person with whom the council is conducting (or proposes to conduct) business.
C1222(2) Item 33 Potential Expansion of In- House Resource Recovery Collection Services (Section 10A(2)(c) of the Local Government Act 1993) that would, if disclosed, confer a commercial advantage on a person with whom the council is conducting (or proposes to conduct) business and (Section 10A(2)(d)(ii) of the Local Government Act 1993) that would, if disclosed confer a commercial advantage on a competitor of the council.
C1222(2) Item 34 Food and Garden Organics - Earlier Commencement Date (Section 10A(2)(d)(ii) of the Local Government Act 1993) that would, if disclosed confer a commercial advantage on a competitor of the council.
Procedural Motion (Howard/Scott)
That Council move back into the Open Session of the Council Meeting.
Motion Carried
For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias
Against Motion: Nil
resolutions passed during closed session
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C1222(2) Item 31 Update on Acquisition of Investment Properties |
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That Council receive and note the report.
Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias Against Motion: Nil |
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That Council defer this item to the February 2023 Ordinary Council meeting.
Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias Against Motion: Nil
Amendment (Da Cruz) That Council:
1. Approves further discussions with other interested parties who did not provide a submission to the EOI, and have subsequently contacted Council, to occupy any remaining space for the purpose of repair, reuse and recycling;
2. Investigate providing an E-Waste collection point - this may be through the Bower or Village Project;
3. Note the significant contribution of centres such as at Summer Hill to the Circular Economy and that we write to the federal and state Environment Ministers inviting them to share the cost to council on a 33/33/33 on an ongoing basis; and
4. Develop research partnerships including with the Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence at UTS.
This motion lapsed for want of seconder. |
Procedural Motion (Scott/Howard)
That the meeting be extended until 11.10 minutes.
Motion Carried
For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias
Against Motion: Nil
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C1222(2) Item 33 Potential
Expansion of In- House Resource Recovery Collection |
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That Council:
1. Support tendering for a single collection contract across the Local Government Area commencing 3 April 2024 as per the following nominated contract collection services for each area:
a) North Service Area (Leichhardt) – Recycling; b) West Service Area (Ashfield) - Garbage, Recycling, Green Waste; and c) South Service Area (Marrickville) - Recycling
2. Endorse the extension of the existing Cleanaway collection contract for the West Service Area from 16 December 2023 to 31 March 2024, through an existing option in the contract;
3. Resolves pursuant to section 55(3)(i) of the Local Government Act 1993 to: a) extend the United Resource Management (URM) Contract for the North Service Area from 1 July 2023 to 31 March 2024; and
b) run a select Request for Tender (RFT) with Council’s existing recycling collection contractors URM and Cleanaway for the South Service Area from 1 July 2023 to 31 March 2024,
without the calling of open tenders as it considers that a
satisfactory result
i. the cost and uncertainly of running two RFT’s for 9 month contract periods is contrary to usual practice for waste collection contracts;
ii.
URM and Cleanaway have previously won
competitive tender processes and have been undertaking waste collection
services for council since 1 July 2016 and 16 December 2018 respectively; and iii. desire to run a tender for a single waste collection contract (for nominated waste and recycling collection services) across the Local Government Area commencing 3 April 2024.
Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias Against Motion: Nil
Amendment (Da Cruz)
That Council develop bin identification and communication including the App and Online which aligns with Disposal, Australian Package Labelling Standards and this be consistent across our kerbside, street, parks, community centres, libraries, swimming pools, internally including events and service centre waste collection.
This amendment lapsed for want of seconder. |
Procedural Motion (Scott/Atkins)
That the meeting be extended until 11.15pm.
Motion Carried
For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias
Against Motion: Nil
Procedural Motion (Byrne/Lockie)
That the meeting be extended until 11.20pm.
Motion Carried
For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias
Against Motion: Nil
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C1222(2) Item 34 Food and Garden Organics - Earlier Commencement Date |
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That Council:
1. Delegate the General Manager authority to enter into the Deed of Variation to Inner West Council’s current contract with Veolia, and any minor amendments to that Deed, to ensure the commencement of Council’s Food and Garden Organics service in 2023; and
2. Be advised on the execution of deed and the matter be reported back to the next available Council meeting.
Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias Against Motion: Nil
Amendment (Da Cruz) 1. That Council: 2. 1. Write to the relevant State and Federal Ministers to look at the issue of diverting Fibre-based materials, such as bamboo, timber or cardboard packaging and cutlery, paper towels and serviettes as well as Compostable or biodegradable plastic products or bags from the landfill and composting streams. Noting that businesses are switching to these products under NSW State Regulation; and
2. Inform the community through our newsletter of the issue of disposal of these items and encourage the use of reusable cuttlery, crockery and glassware.
The Mayor ruled this amendment out of order as it does not relate to the motion. |
Meeting closed at 11.16pm.
Public Speakers:
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Item #
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Speaker |
Suburb |
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Item 6: |
Jimmy Tang |
Earlwood |
Unconfirmed minutes of the Extraordinary Council meeting held on 13 December 2022.