Extraordinary Council Meeting 20 February 2024

Minutes of Extraordinary Council Meeting held on 20 February 2024 at
Ashfield Service Centre

Meeting commenced at 6:01pm

Present:
Darcy Byrne Chloe Smith Liz Atkins Marghanita Da Cruz Jessica D’Arienzo Mark Drury Dylan Griffiths Mathew Howard Justine Langford Philippa Scott John Stamolis Timothy Stephens Zoi Tsardoulias Simone Plummer	Mayor Deputy Mayor Councillor (attended via audio-visual link) Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor (attended via audio-visual link) Councillor Councillor Councillor (attended via audio-visual link) Councillor (attended via audio-visual link) Director Planning
Ryann Midei	Director Infrastructure
Ruth Callaghan Kelly Loveridge Beau-Jane De Costa Matthew Pearce Helen Bradley Erin White	Director Community Director Corporate Senior Manager Governance and Risk General Counsel Resource Recovery Planning Manager Acting Senior Manager Operations
George Georgakis Darcie Huisman	Administration Manager Business Paper Officer

APOLOGIES AND REQUEST FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION:    

Motion: (Byrne/Smith)

That apologies from Councillors Lockie and Shetty be accepted.

Motion Carried

For Motion:                 Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Scott, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias

Against Motion:          Nil

Motion: (Howard/Smith)

That Council accept Councillors Atkins, Langford and Tsardoulias’ request to attend tonight’s Council meeting via audio-visual link due to personal reasons and Councillor Stephens’ request to attend via audio-visual link due to work commitments.

Motion Carried

For Motion:                 Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Scott, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias

Against Motion:          Nil

DISCLOSURES OF INTERESTS:

Nil

C0224(2) Item 1  FOGO (Food Recycling) Update - February 2024

Motion: (Howard/Da Cruz)

That Council receive and note the report.

Motion Carried

For Motion:                 Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Scott, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias

Against Motion:          Nil

C0224(2) Item 2  Notice of Motion: More Support for Food Recycling in the Inner West

Motion: (Byrne/Howard)

1. That Council note that the new food recycling service has resulted in 5900 tonnes of organic material being converted to compost, instead of being dumped at landfill, which has resulted in a reduction of approximately 12,358 tonnes of carbon (Co2) emissions.

2. That Council provide a new opt-in weekly red bin collection service for households that wish to access it. This service is to be provided on the following terms:

a)   households are able to register for the service once and then receive the collection on an ongoing basis;

b)   no fee is to be charged for the service for a period of 2 years with the necessity of the service to be reviewed in 2026; and

c)   commencement of the new service is to be as soon as possible.

3. That Council authorise funding for the service to be drawn from Council’s waste reserve, with authority delegated to the General Manager to enter into any necessary contract with an external provider, to ensure expedited commencement of the service.

4. That Council receive a report to the March 2024 Ordinary meeting on the commencement of the opt-in weekly red bin service and the outcome of any procurement process.

5. That the 12-month implementation review of the FOGO service resolved by Council at its November 2023 meeting include an evaluation of the opt-in weekly bin service, including its level of uptake, its cost and any issues encountered.

Motion Carried

For Motion:                 Crs Atkins, Byrne, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Scott, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias

Against Motion:          Cr Da Cruz

Amendment (Atkins/Da Cruz)

In Paragraph 2b:

a) delete “2 years” and replace with “6 months”; and

b) delete “2026” and replace with “August 2024”.

Motion Lost

For Motion:                 Crs Atkins, Da Cruz, Griffiths and Langford

Against Motion:          Crs Byrne, D'Arienzo, Drury, Howard, Scott, Smith, Stamolis, Stephens and Tsardoulias

Amendment (Atkins/Da Cruz)

Add an additional point to read as follows:

That Waste Busters direct outreach and education to those households which have opted in to the weekly red bin collection with a view to moving them back to fortnightly service as soon as possible.

Motion Lost

For Motion:                 Crs Atkins, Da Cruz, Griffiths, Langford and Stamolis

Against Motion:          Crs Byrne, D'Arienzo, Drury, Howard, Scott, Smith, Stephens and Tsardoulias

Meeting closed at  6:32pm.

The Minutes of the Extraordinary Meeting of Council held on the 20^th February, 2024 were confirmed as a correct record on this 5^th day of March 2024.