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Council Meeting

                            

TUESDAY 9 JUNE 2020

 

6.30pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the spirit of open, accessible and transparent government, this meeting of the Inner West Council is being streamed live on Council’s website. Any part of this meeting that is held in closed session will not be recorded.


Council Meeting

9 June 2020

 

 

 

PRECIS

 

 

1          Acknowledgement of Country

 

2          Apologies

 

3          Notice of Webcasting

 

4          Disclosures of Interest (Section 451 of the Local Government Act
and Council’s Code of Conduct)
 

 

5          Moment of Quiet Contemplation

 

6          Confirmation of Minutes                                                                                          Page

Minutes of 26 May 2020 Council Meeting                                                                        4

7          Condolence Motions

 

Nil at the time of printing.

8          Mayoral Minutes

 

Nil at the time of printing.

9          Reports with Strategic Implications

 

ITEM                                                                                                                                          Page

 

C0620(2) Item 1       Public Exhibition of Draft Revised Delivery Program 18-22 and combined Draft Operational Plan 2020/21 and Budget 20/21, Draft Fees and Charges 2020/21, and Draft Updated Long Term Financial Plan 2020-30                         16

 

C0620(2) Item 2       Post Exhibition Report - Draft Inner West Local Environmental Plan 2020 and Associated DCP Amendments                                                             223

 

10        Reports for Council Decision

 

ITEM                                                                                                                                          Page

 

C0620(2) Item 3       Expression of Interest for Inner West Recovery Taskforce                 231

C0620(2) Item 4       Supporting Inner West NGOS and Charities                                       264

C0620(2) Item 5       Inner West Creative and Cultural Resilience Grants                           265

C0620(2) Item 6       Public Domain Parking Policy                                                              277

 

11        Reports for Noting

 

ITEM                                                                                                                                          Page

 

C0620(2) Item 7       Funds available for Donations by the Mayor                                       304

12        Notices of Motion

 

ITEM                                                                                                                                          Page

 

C0620(2) Item 8       Notice of Motion: Summary of NGO aquittal                                       305

 

13        Questions From Councillors

 

ITEM                                                                                                                                          Page

 

C0620(2) Item 9       Question on Notice: The use of Glyphosate by Inner West Council   306

 


Council Meeting

9 June 2020

 

 

Minutes of Ordinary Council Meeting held remotely and livestreamed on Council’s website.

 

Meeting commenced at 6.30pm

 

 

Present:

Darcy Byrne

Vittoria Raciti

Marghanita Da Cruz Mark Drury

Lucille McKenna OAM

Colin Hesse

Sam Iskandar

Tom Kiat

Pauline Lockie

Victor Macri

Julie Passas

Rochelle Porteous

John Stamolis

Louise Steer

Anna York
Michael Deegan

Elizabeth Richardson

Cathy Edwards-Davis

Melodie Whiting

Daryl Jackson

Erla Ronan

Mayor

Deputy Mayor

Councillor

Councillor

Councillor

Councillor

Councillor

Councillor

Councillor

Councillor

Councillor

Councillor

Councillor

Councillor (6.39)

Councillor

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Operating Officer, Director Development and Recreation

Director Infrastructure

Director Corporate

Chief Financial Officer

Director City Living

Ian Naylor

Manager Governance

Katherine Paixao

Governance Coordinator

 

 

APOLOGIES:     Nil

 

DISCLOSURES OF INTERESTS:    Nil

 

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

 

Motion: (Drury/Iskandar)

THAT the Minutes of the Council Meeting held on Tuesday, 12 May 2020 be confirmed as a correct record.

Motion Carried

For Motion:                 Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Iskandar, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Passas, Porteous, Raciti, Stamolis and York

Against Motion:          Nil

 

Councillor Steer entered the Meeting at 6:39 pm.

 

C0520(2) Item 17       Mayoral Minute: Restarting Local Sporting Competitions

Motion: (Byrne)

 

THAT Council:

 

1.    Acknowledges that many adults and children are keen to resume playing community sport on Council’s sporting grounds and fields;

2.    Notes the patience sporting club members have shown while they wait for a health directive that allows Council’s sports fields to reopen for community sport;

 

3.    Notes that due to the lack of open green space in the LGA, the majority of community sports clubs have to share fields and sporting grounds and that their sporting codes have traditionally been divided into summer and winter seasons. We believe that winter sports should not bear the full burden of shortened playing seasons as a result of the COVID-19 closure;

 

4.    Liaise with the NSW Office of Sport and neighbouring Councils on any proposed extension date to the winter sporting season, noting that a proposed extension will impact on other Council grounds outside of the Inner West LGA (including Canterbury Bankstown and Canada Bay);

 

5.    Be guided by an agreement between Cricket NSW, AFL (NSW), NSWRL, Football NSW, Hockey NSW & NSW Rugby Union on recommended competition dates for the 2020/21 seasons and ground changeover dates; and

 

6.    Submit a report to the 23 June Council Meeting on which sporting grounds have capacity for additional training or games given the rest the fields have had over the COVID-19 period.

 

Motion Carried

For Motion:                 Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Iskandar, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Passas, Porteous, Raciti, Stamolis, Steer and York

Against Motion:          Nil

 

C0520(2) Item 18       Mayoral Minute: Road Network Changes in Haberfield, Ashfield           and Leichhardt

Motion: (Byrne)

 

THAT Council writes to residents in Leichhardt, Lilyfield, Haberfield and Ashfield explaining Council’s total opposition to the proposed road network changes to key intersections in Haberfield, Ashfield and Leichhardt located at: City West Link, Norton Street and James Street; Dobroyd Parade and Waratah Street; City West Link, Mortley Avenue and Timbrell Drive and; Parramatta Road and Dalhousie Street:

a)    The letter should also urge residents to make a late submission in opposition to the proposal which Council will seek to submit on behalf of any resident that requests it; and

 

b)    The cost of the letter’s production, printing and distribution to be funded by the budgeted funds that have been allocated to Council’s communications department in part 7(f) (Attachment 2) of the Mayoral Minute: Actions to Address Community Concerns around COVID-19 at the Extraordinary Council Meeting on 7 April.

Motion Carried

For Motion:                 Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Iskandar, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Passas, Porteous, Raciti, Stamolis, Steer and York

Against Motion:          Nil

 


 

C0520(2) Item 19       Mayoral Minute: Support for the Arts and Creative Sectors

Motion: (Byrne)

 

THAT Council:

 

1.   Notes that the recently discovered additional $60 billion allocated to JobKeeper provides funding that should be made available to workers previously excluded from the scheme;

 

2.   Writes to the Prime Minister and relevant ministers asking them to broaden the JobKeeper scheme so that the freelance, casual and contract artists, journalists and other creatives, who are presently excluded from accessing the scheme will be eligible to receive the government payments;

 

3.   Convenes a regional Arts and Creatives Forum, via teleconference, that will look at how best to support independent artists and small-to- medium arts, cultural and media organisations impacted by COVID-19 within the next two weeks and:

·         Invites Chris Keely, Executive Director of Create NSW, and the Mayors of Blacktown City Council; Burwood Council; Canterbury-Bankstown Council; City of Canada Bay Council; City of Parramatta Council; City of Ryde Council; City of Sydney Council; Cumberland City Council; Fairfield City Council; Inner West Council; Liverpool City Council; Penrith City Council; Randwick City Council; Strathfield Council; Waverley Council; Woollahra Municipal Council or their representatives to take part in the Arts and Creatives Forum.

4.   Retrospectively endorses the Creative and Cultural Resilience Grants program, which offers $300,000 in new grant funding to support the Inner West’s creative and cultural sector through the impacts of COVID19; and

 

5.   Requests advice in the form of an update from the officers on how the recently announced $50 million arts packaged from the NSW Government can be of benefit to the Inner West arts sector.

 

Motion Carried

For Motion:                 Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Iskandar, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Porteous, Raciti, Stamolis, Steer and York

Against Motion:          Cr Passas

 

C0520(2) Item 20       Mayoral Minute: Inner West Drive-In Concerts

Motion: (Byrne)

 

THAT Council:

 

1.    Notes the drive-in concert that was held at the Robyn Webster Centre in Tempe Reserve last week (Attachment 1), in an innovative attempt to allow for live music performance to be undertaken safely during the current restrictions on physical distancing;

 

2.    Notes that the organisers, Drive-In Entertainment Australia (a subsidiary of Action Reaction Entertainment), have dates locked in for future concerts in NSW in July and are seeking to negotiate with local governments across the country to extend the program;

 

3.    Write to the NSW Government seeking permission and direction for how Inner West can become a hub for such events at other locations throughout the local government area; and

 

4.    Seek a meeting with the organisers to discuss the how future events can

     be held in the Inner West LGA.

 

Motion Carried

For Motion:                 Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Iskandar, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Porteous, Raciti, Stamolis, Steer and York

Against Motion:          Cr Passas

 

C0520(2) Item 21       Mayoral Minute: Virtual Town Hall Meeting Expression of Interest

Motion: (Byrne)

 

THAT:

 

1.   Council opens an Expression of Interest (EOI) for external providers to provide training to staff to enable them to deliver a three- month trial to establish teleconference capabilities to substitute for the loss of face-to-face consultation and engagement between Council and the community. The anchor point of this project would be the capability for Council to hold virtual town hall style, community meetings on plans of management, infrastructure upgrades, State Government infrastructure projects, public contributions at Council meetings and other issues of public significance;

 

2.   The EOI is promoted through all of Council’s communication channels;

 

3.   The results of the EOI be reported to the 23 June Ordinary Council meeting; and

 

4.   A report be brought back on how teleconference capabilities can be done using
      inhouse resources.

 

Motion Carried

For Motion:                 Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Iskandar, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Porteous, Raciti, Stamolis, Steer and York

Against Motion:          Cr Passas

 

C0520(2) Item 22       Mayoral Minute: Promoting Reconciliation Week

Motion: (Byrne)

 

THAT Council:

 

1.   Promotes National Reconciliation Week through all of Council’s communication channels;

 

2.   Promotes and invites residents to celebrate Reconciliation Week by watching a virtual cinema screening of the documentary film, In My Blood It Runs. The screening of the film should be promoted through all of Council’s communication channels;

 

3.   Acknowledges and reflects on Reconciliation Australia’s theme for National Reconciliation Week, which is “In this together”;

 

4.   Notes it is the 20th anniversary of the Reconciliation Walks, when tens of thousands of Australians came together to walk on bridges and roads across the nation to show their support for a more reconciled Australia in May 2000; and

 

5.  Acknowledges that today in National Sorry Day and the third anniversary of Uluru Statement.

 

Motion Carried

For Motion:                 Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Iskandar, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Passas, Porteous, Raciti, Stamolis, Steer and York

Against Motion:          Nil

 

C0520(2) Item 23       Mayoral Minute: Supporting Inner West NGOs and Charities

Motion: (Byrne)

 

THAT:

 

1.    Council immediately makes available the $250,000 which was allocated to establishing a large-scale volunteer coordination service in the Inner West at the 7 April Extraordinary Council Meeting to local NGOs and charities to be used as grants to cover operational costs incurred by these organisations as result of them providing vital services during the COVID-19 crisis;

 

2.    Council invites local NGOs, including but not limited to Addison Road Community Centre, the Exodus Foundation, Newtown Neighbourhood Centre, Inner West Neighbour Aid, Rozelle Neighbourhood Centre, St Vinnies Rozelle and the Asylum Seekers Centre, within one week to discuss how the $250,000 can be distributed to these organisations within 14 business days of this resolution; and

 

3.    A COVID-19 local NGOs grant proposal and local NGOs proposed allocations be brought to the next Council meeting for endorsement by Council.

 

Motion Carried

For Motion:                 Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Iskandar, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Porteous, Raciti, Stamolis, Steer and York

Against Motion:          Cr Passas

C0520(2) Item 24       Mayoral Minute: Callan Park Trust

Motion: (Byrne)

 

THAT Council:

 

1.   Notes the University of Sydney’s decision to vacate the heritage listed Kirkbride Buildings in Callan Park from April 30 2020;

 

2.   Writes to the NSW Government:

a)   Registering its disappointment that the they have encouraged the University to leave and have not arranged for a new tenant or use of the Kirkbride precinct.

b)   Seeking clarification about the process and timeline for attracting a new tenant for the site.

3.   Call for the immediate establishment of a Callan Park Public Trust to secure the future of Callan Park and protect it in perpetuity and ensure the trust includes community representatives.

 

Motion Carried

For Motion:                 Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Iskandar, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Porteous, Raciti, Stamolis, Steer and York

Against Motion:          Cr Passas

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

8.07pm - The Mayor, Clr Byrne adjourned the meeting for a short recess.

8.12pm– The Mayor, Clr Byrne resumed the meeting.

 

C0520(2) Item 1         2019/20 Third Quarter Budget Review.

Motion: (Stamolis/Passas)

 

THAT:

 

1.    The report be deferred and that it be reviewed and resubmitted to the next Council meeting; and

 

2.    Including explaining the discrepancy between the total property capital works deferred to 2020/2021 and the items included in this category on page 20.

 

Motion Lost

For Motion:                 Crs Da Cruz, Passas, Porteous, Stamolis and Steer

Against Motion:          Crs Byrne, Drury, Hesse, Iskandar, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Raciti and York

 

Foreshadowed Motion: (Drury/York)

 

THAT the 3rd Quarter Budget Review for 2019/20 be adopted.

 

Motion Carried

For Motion:                 Crs Byrne, Drury, Hesse, Iskandar, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Porteous, Raciti, Steer and York

Against Motion:          Crs Da Cruz, Passas and Stamolis

 

C0520(2) Item 2         Planning Proposal - 1-5 Chester Street, Annandale

Motion: (Da Cruz/Hesse)

 

THAT Council:

 

1.    Support the Planning Proposal for 1-5 Chester Street Annandale and the associated site-specific Leichhardt Development Control Plan (DCP) 2013 amendment for the reasons recommended in the Council officers’ assessment report with the following amendments:

 

a)    The draft DCP be amended to require a 4 Star Building Rating for the Residential Component (including natural drying facilities;

b)    The planning proposal and DCP address the noise and privacy impacts on adjacent residential properties by amending Planning Proposal provisions:

 

              I.        In Part 2 page 16 to “Development consent must not be granted under clause (3) unless the consent authority is satisfied that the development will not result in significant adverse amenity impacts, such as noise and loss of privacy, on the surrounding neighbourhood.”; and

 

            II.        And including DCP Provisions: Section G11.10 Visual and Acoustic Privacy Objective O2 and G11.8 Student Accommodation Objective 2 and following provisions “Boarding house is to be designed to minimise and mitigate any impacts on the visual and acoustic privacy of neighbouring buildings by locating: the main entry point at the front of the  site, away from side boundary areas near adjoining properties; screen fencing, plantings, and acoustic barriers in appropriate locations; and double glazed windows where noise transmission affects neighbouring buildings.”

 

c)    The exhibition of the planning proposal  to clearly set out what is permitted in the current zoning and what will be permitted in the proposed zoning; and

 

d)    The exhibition of the planning proposal    be notified in hardcopy to surrounding properties in Chester Street (East and West), Taylor Street (south of Booth Street), Susan Street and Susan Lane, Nelson Street, Gehrig Lane, Guihen Street, Gordon and Water Streets.

 

2.    Forward the Planning Proposal to Minister for Planning and Public Spaces for a Gateway Determination in accordance with Section 3.33 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979;

 

3.    Request the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces to delegate the plan-making functions for the Planning Proposal to Council;

 

4.    Subject to receiving a favourable Gateway Determination, place the Planning Proposal and draft DCP amendment on public exhibition to meet the requirements of the Gateway Determination and Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979; and

 

5.    Receive a post exhibition report for its consideration.

 

Motion Carried

For Motion:                 Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Iskandar, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Passas, Raciti, Stamolis, Steer and York

Against Motion:          Cr Porteous

 

C0520(2) Item 3         Local Traffic Committee Meeting - May 2020

Motion: (McKenna OAM/Stamolis)

 

THAT the Minutes of the Local Traffic Committee Meetings held in May 2020 be received and the recommendations be adopted.

 

Motion Carried

For Motion:                 Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Iskandar, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Passas, Porteous, Raciti, Stamolis, Steer and York

Against Motion:          Nil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C0520(2) Item 4         State Government Response to Covid-19: Changes to Planning           Systems and Policies

Motion: (Drury/McKenna OAM)

 

THAT:

 

1.    Council receives and notes this report; and

 

2.    A further report be brought to the next council meeting on the intention of the Minister for Planning to fast track the fish markets development proposal with an assessment of the impacts on the Inner West Council area.

 

Motion Carried

For Motion:                 Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Iskandar, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Porteous, Raciti, Stamolis, Steer and York

Against Motion:          Cr Passas

 

C0520(2) Item 5         Staff Redeployment during COVID-19

Motion: (Drury/Lockie)

 

THAT Council receive and note the report.

 

Motion Carried

For Motion:                 Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Iskandar, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Passas, Porteous, Raciti, Steer and York

Against Motion:          Cr Stamolis

 

C0520(2) Item 6         Audit Office of NSW - Report on Financial Statements

Motion: (McKenna OAM/York)

 

THAT this report be received and noted.

 

Motion Carried

For Motion:                 Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Iskandar, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Passas, Porteous, Raciti, Stamolis, Steer and York

Against Motion:          Nil

 

C0520(2) Item 7         Investment Report as at 30 April 2020

Motion: (Stamolis/Da Cruz)

 

THAT:

 

  1. The report be received and noted; and

 

  1. A report of the Investment Performance chart (page 68) be prepared for the next Council meeting.

 

Motion Carried

For Motion:                 Crs Da Cruz, Hesse, Lockie, Passas, Porteous, Raciti, Stamolis and Steer

Against Motion:          Crs Byrne, Drury, Iskandar, Kiat, Macri, McKenna OAM and York

 

Foreshadowed Motion: (York/Drury)

 

THAT the report be received and noted.

 

This Foreshadowed Motion lapsed.

 

 

C0520(2) Item 8         Streets and Shared Spaces Program

Motion: (Lockie/Steer)

 

THAT this report be received and noted.

 

Motion Carried

For Motion:                 Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Iskandar, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Passas, Porteous, Raciti, Stamolis, Steer and York

Against Motion:          Nil

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

9.12pm - The Mayor, Clr Byrne adjourned the meeting for a short recess.

9.15pm– The Mayor, Clr Byrne resumed the meeting.

 

C0520(2) Item 9         Notice of Motion: Finance Directorate

Motion: (Stamolis/Passas)

 

THAT:

 

1.    Councillors to receive a briefing on the Inner West Council organisational structure and to assess creating a Finance Directorate in the organisational structure; before the end of June 2020; and

 

2.    The revised Council Staff Organisational Structure be brought to the next Council meeting.

 

Motion Lost

For Motion:                 Crs Da Cruz, Hesse, Lockie, Passas, Porteous, Stamolis and Steer

Against Motion:          Crs Byrne, Drury, Iskandar, Kiat, Macri, McKenna OAM, Raciti and York

 

C0520(2) Item 10       Notice of Motion: Council notification

Motion: (Passas/Stamolis)

 

THAT Council to take steps to set up notification in newspapers.

 

Motion Lost

For Motion:                 Crs Passas, Raciti and Stamolis

Against Motion:          Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Iskandar, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Porteous, Steer and York

 

 

 

 

Foreshadowed Motion (Porteous/Byrne)

 

THAT a report be brought to Council which pulls together the information from surveys that Council currently holds regarding how residents and local businesses seek out and access information about Council, including notifications about new planning proposals, consultations on new policies, plans of management etc, Council events and council news. That the report also consider the option of conducting a survey of local residents and businesses on their preferred accessing of Council information.

 

Motion Carried

For Motion:                 Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Iskandar, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Passas, Porteous, Raciti, Stamolis, Steer and York

Against Motion:          Nil

 

C0520(2) Item 11       Notice of Motion: Process for Development and Public Exhibition    
       of Draft Council Policies and Plans of Management

Motion: (Porteous/Stamolis)

 

THAT proposals for the development of new or amended Council policies/plans of management are brought to Council at the beginning of the process.

 

Motion Carried

For Motion:                 Crs Da Cruz, Hesse, Kiat, Lockie, Passas, Porteous, Raciti, Stamolis and Steer

Against Motion:          Crs Byrne, Drury, Iskandar, Macri, McKenna OAM and York

 

 

Motion: (Porteous/Stamolis)

 

THAT draft policies/plans of management are brought to Council before going on public exhibition. 

 

Motion Carried

For Motion:                 Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Iskandar, Kiat, Lockie, McKenna OAM, Passas, Porteous, Raciti, Stamolis, Steer and York

Against Motion:          Cr Macri

 

C0520(2) Item 12       Notice of Motion: Letter sign-off accountability

Motion: (Passas/Macri)

 

THAT Council to review its sign-off for its official correspondence with residents to ensure that full accountability and professionalism of Inner West Council is maintained.

 

Motion Lost

For Motion:                 Crs Da Cruz, Lockie, Macri, Passas, Porteous, Raciti and Stamolis

Against Motion:          Crs Byrne, Drury, Hesse, Iskandar, Kiat, McKenna OAM, Steer and York

 

 

 

C0520(2) Item 13       Notice of Motion: Open Letter to Councillors regarding TfNSW            proposed changes to road network in Leichhardt, Haberfield and         Ashfield

Motion: (Porteous/Lockie)

 

THAT:

 

  1. Council receive and note this Open Letter from residents;

 

  1. Council take the actions as requested by residents and as outlined in this Open Letter;

 

  1. The Mayor write to the Minister for Transport requesting that Inner West Council be urgently provided with all the traffic data and traffic modelling which have been used in the development of these road network change proposals and have been requested by Council staff on a number of occasions;

 

  1. Should the traffic data and traffic modelling requested by Council staff not
    be forthcoming within 3 weeks that council initiate a GIPA process to
    obtain this information;

 

  1. Council recognises and thanks local residents for their excellent advocacy and campaigning work that has been undertaken to ensure as many residents as possible were able to make submissions; and

 

  1. Council to include information on this issue on its website and update it as needed.

 

Motion Carried

For Motion:                 Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Iskandar, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Passas, Porteous, Raciti, Stamolis, Steer and York

Against Motion:          Nil

 

Confidential Session

 

Motion: (Byrne/Drury)

 

THAT Council enter into Confidential session.

 

Motion Carried

For Motion:                 Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Iskandar, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Passas, Porteous, Raciti, Stamolis, Steer and York

Against Motion:          Nil

 

 

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:

 

C0520(2) Item 15 1-5 Chester Street, Annandale – Voluntary Planning Agreement (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.

 

C0520(2) Item 16 Verbal report on Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Performance (Section 10A(2)(a) of the Local Government Act 1993) as it contains personnel matters concerning particular individuals (other than councillors)

Reports with Confidential Information

 

C0520(2) Item 15       1-5 Chester Street, Annandale – Voluntary Planning Agreement

Motion: (Drury/Kiat)

 

THAT the proposed Voluntary Planning Agreement for 1-5 Chester Street, Annandale be:

 

1.    Endorsed in principle, subject to Corvas Pty Ltd (the proponent):

 

a)    Stratum dedication of through site link;

 

b)    Works in kind and embellishment for though site link; and

 

c)    Monetary contribution of $95,000.

 

2.    Placed on public exhibition for a minimum of 28 days;

 

3.    Reported back to Council after public exhibition; and

 

4.    The monetary contribution component of the VPA be dedicated to the Affordable Housing Fund in accordance with Council's Affordable Housing Policy.

 

Motion Carried

For Motion:                 Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Iskandar, Kiat, Lockie, McKenna OAM, Stamolis, Steer and York

Against Motion:          Crs Macri, Passas, Porteous and Raciti

 

 

C0520(2) Item 16       Verbal report on Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Performance

 

This was a verbal report.

 

 

Meeting closed at 12.00am


Council Meeting

9 June 2020

 

Item No:         C0620(2) Item 1

Subject:         Public Exhibition of Draft Revised Delivery Program 18-22 and combined Draft Operational Plan 2020/21 and Budget 20/21, Draft Fees and Charges 2020/21, and Draft Updated Long Term Financial Plan 2020-30            

Prepared By:      Daryl Jackson - Chief Financial Officer 

Authorised By:  Melodie Whiting - Director Corporate

 

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

THAT Council:

 

1.   Endorse the drafts of the Revised Delivery Program 2018-22 and combined Draft Operational Plan 2020/21 and Budget 2020/21, Draft Fees and Charges 2020/21, Draft Updated Long-Term Financial Plan 2020-30 for public exhibition for a minimum of 28 days; and

 

2.   Continue to develop a consistent Inner West Council rating structure by July 2021, as required by the NSW Government.

 

 

 

DISCUSSION

This report seeks Council’s approval to publicly exhibit the following Integrated Planning and Reporting documents as required under the Local Government Act 1993 and Local Government (General) Regulation 2005:

 

·    Draft Revised Delivery Program 18/22 and combined Draft Operational Plan 2020/21 and Budget 20/21 (Attachment 1) and Draft Fees and Charges 20/21 (Attachment 2);

 

·    Draft updated Long Term Financial Plan 2020-30 (part of the Inner West Council Resourcing Strategy, adopted 2018) (Attachment 3); and

 

These documents must be adopted by Council on or before 31 July 2020. The prior deadline for these documents to be adopted was the 30 June 2020 but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Minister for Local Government made modifications to the statutory requirements as outlined in Circular 20-12/ 17 April 2020/ A696830.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Capital Works Program Highlights

Recreation & Aquatics

$12.4 million to deliver new Ashfield Aquatic Centre

$3.6 million upgrade of Dawn Fraser Baths

$40.6 million to deliver new shared pathways and cycleways across the Inner West

$1.1 million new skate park in Leichhardt Park

Infrastructure

$26 million to replace and upgrade local roads

$ 9.2 million to renew footpaths

$1.3 million to retrofit Council buildings with solar power generation and energy efficient lighting

Public Domain Improvements

$11.6 million to deliver the Parramatta Road Urban Improvement Program

$10.7 million to upgrade Town Centres

Community Buildings

$3.7 million to upgrade Haberfield Library

$2.3million to upgrade Marrickville Town Hall

$1 million to upgrade St Peters Town Hall

 

Council is required to place the draft Revised Delivery Program and combined Draft Operational Plan and Budget, draft Fees and Charges, and draft Long-Term Financial Plan on public exhibition for at least 28 days before Council can adopt the documents. It is proposed to exhibit the draft documents as soon as possible to enable timely consideration of all feedback prior to adoption.

 

The exhibition process will be undertaken in accordance with Council’s Community Engagement Framework and appropriate legislation, including hard copies available in all service centres and online submissions invited via Your Say Inner West.

 

 

 

ATTACHMENTS

1.

Draft Revised Delivery Program 2018-22 and combined Draft Operational Plan 2020/21 and Budget 2020/21

2.

Draft Fees and Charges 2020/21

3.

Draft Long Term Financial Plan 2020-30

4.

Fees & Charges Amendments

  


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Item No:         C0620(2) Item 2

Subject:         Post Exhibition Report - Draft Inner West Local Environmental Plan 2020 and Associated DCP Amendments           

Prepared By:      Denise Benger - Senior Strategic Planner 

Authorised By:  Elizabeth Richardson - Chief Operating Officer, Director Development & Recreation

 

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

THAT Council:

 

1.   Endorse the draft Inner West Local Environmental Plan 2020 (LEP 2020) as exhibited with minor amendments outlined in Attachment 1 and as amended to correct administrative errors identified when mapping Schedule 5 Environmental Heritage; and

 

2.   Adopt the exhibited amendments in relation to the removal of the notification chapters from the following Development Control Plans (DCPs):

 

a.   Marrickville DCP 2011;

 

b.   Leichhardt DCP 2013 as well as the deletion of Clause C25(c) (car share); and

 

c.   Comprehensive Inner West DCP 2016 for Ashbury, Ashfield, Croydon, Croydon Park, Haberfield, Hurlstone Park and Summer Hill (Ashfield DCP).

 

3.   Adopt the rest of the exhibited amendments to the DCPs, with the exception of changes that relate to the Moore Street Industrial Precinct in Leichhardt DCP 2013, and align the date the amended DCPs come into force with the finalisation of the Inner West Local Environmental Plan 2020 by the Department of Planning Industry and Environment.

 

 

DISCUSSION

The draft Inner West Local Environmental Plan 2020 (LEP 2020) and associated Development Control Plan (DCP) amendments were exhibited from 16 March to 24 April 2020. A total of 178 submissions were received from individuals, organisations and government agencies. Council officers comments in relation to the submissions received is shown as Attachment 3. A summary of the submissions received during the exhibition period are provided in the Engagement Outcomes Report available here: https://yoursay.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/harmonising-planning-across-the-inner-west

 

As a result of the feedback received during the exhibition period, it is recommended that amendments are made to the draft LEP 2020 including:

 

·    Moore Street, Leichhardt Industrial Precinct, expanded upon below;

·    Corrections to property details of Schedule 5 Environmental Heritage;

·    Minor changes to the wording of the local provision and land use tables restricting business and office uses in the IN2 Light Industrial and B7 Business Park zone; and

·    Other matters raised in the submissions were out of scope of this project and will be considered in Phase 2 of the Inner West LEP/DCP process such as site specific rezonings.

 

 

 

Moore Street, Leichhardt Industrial Precinct

Approximately 57% of all submissions related to the proposed rezoning of the Moore Street Industrial Precinct from IN2 Light Industry under Leichhardt LEP 2013 to IN1 General under LEP 2020.

 

A key principle of the Phase 1 of the LEP 2020 project is to provide a consistent approach to the application of zones across the LGA. Given that ‘general industries’ were already permissible under the current planning controls, it was considered that the best fit zone for this precinct would be IN1 General Industrial zone under LEP 2020. This was consistent with the exhibited draft Employment and Retail Lands Strategy (EARLS).

 

It is noted that EARLS is yet to be endorsed by Council and therefore it is recommended that the zoning and land uses in the precinct are retained as near as possible to the existing situation. The draft LEP 2020 at Attachment 1 has been amended to retain the zoning of the Moore Street industrial precinct as IN2 Light Industrial and to permit freight transport facilities, general industries, resource recovery facilities, sewage treatment plants, timber yards and vehicle body repair workshops as additional permitted uses on this land; thereby replicating the existing permitted uses on this land as closely as possible under the existing Leichhardt LEP 2013.

 

DCP Amendments

The DCP amendments (due to the size of the attachment, it can be accessed using the following link http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/develop/planning-controls/development-control-plans-dcp) are to align the current DCPs with the consolidated Inner West LEP 2020. The changes mostly relate to document references, but also propose to delete notification requirements as these have been replaced by Council's new Community Engagement Framework and delete Clause C25(c) of Leichhardt DCP 2013 in relation to car sharing. It is proposed to retain the amendments as exhibited.

 

Council Interest

Attachment 2 of the report outlines the nature of Council’s interest in the LEP 2020. Council owns 4 parcels of land within the area of land likely to be affected by rezoning under LEP 2020. The land is utilised for public purposes and no change in use of this land is anticipated as a result of LEP 2020.

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

Milestone 5 of the accelerated LEP funding agreement with the State Government requires submission of the approved planning proposal to be sent to Department of Planning Industry and Environment by 30 June 2020.

 

Attachment 1 has been published separately in the Attachments Document on Council’s Website https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/about/the-council/council-meetings/current-council-meetings

 

 

 

ATTACHMENTS

1.

Draft Inner West Local Environmental Plan 2020 - Written Instrument with Post Exhibition Changes – (Published separately)

2.

Statement of Council interest for Council Owned land

3.

Officer Comments in relation to Submissions

  


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Item No:         C0620(2) Item 3

Subject:         Expression of Interest for Inner West Recovery Taskforce           

Prepared By:      Billy Cotsis - Economic Development Team Leader  

Authorised By:  Michael Deegan - Chief Executive Officer

 

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

THAT:

 

1.       Council determine a minimum of five individuals who will be invited to sit on the Taskforce Committee based on the applications received from the EOI process;

 

2.       Council notify successful and unsuccessful applicants of the EOI process;

 

3.       Council adopt the Taskforce’s Terms of Reference; and

 

4.       The first meeting of the Taskforce to be held no later than 1 July 2020.

 

 

DISCUSSION

At the Council meeting held on 12 May 2020, it was determined that Council establishes the Inner West Recovery Taskforce (IWRT), to be chaired by the Mayor, Clr. Darcy Byrne, to plan and coordinate the economic recovery of the Inner West as well as maximise the local effect and delivery of State and Federal relief and stimulus measures. Terms of reference were also noted, which are included at Attachment 2 for Council to adopt.

 

Accordingly, an Expression of Interest for people interested in participating as members on the IWRT was opened and promoted through all of Council’s communication channels. Council received 48 submissions via the ‘Your Say Inner West’ (YSIW) platform. The list of individuals is at Attachment 1 to assist Councillors with making their determination.

 

TASKFORCE MEMBERSHIP

 

Council adopted a membership of seven members, including the Mayor as Chairperson, a representative of the Inner West Business Inc. and local business leaders from a variety of sectors. Council may decide to add additional persons. Mr. Mark Chapman will represent the Inner West Business Inc. Members of the IWRT should have experiences and skillsets beyond their own business interests, industries and suburbs; and should include a mix of economic sectors, gender balance as well as diversity in geographical locations in the LGA.

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

Nil.

 

 

ATTACHMENTS

1.

Inner West Recovery Taskforce - Applicants from Expression of Interest Process

2.

Terms of Reference

  


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Inner West Recovery Taskforce

 

Terms of Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TERMS OF REFERENCE

 

1. Background

 

·    The Australian economy was already under significant pressure due to the drought, bushfires, a struggling retail sector and low growth figures in Q1 & Q2 this financial year. Annual growth for Australia has hovered at the 2% mark for consecutive years.

 

·    Small businesses are under duress as they do not have the margins of large stores.

 

·    The Inner West has approximately 20,000 businesses, with 14,600 having a physical presence in the Inner West Local Government Area (LGA).

 

·    Covid-19 pandemic impacts every business in the LGA.

 

·    Significant impacts are on the service sector, population serving and tourist/visitor destinations such as Newtown, Enmore and Balmain.

 

·    Chambers and Associations represented by Inner West Business Inc as an umbrella group.

 

·    Nationally, the GDP change from 2019 Q4 to 2020 Q2 is -16%, while job change is 1.5 million (2.9 million without job keeper)

 

2. Purpose of the Taskforce

 

To plan and coordinate the economic recovery (reset) of the Inner West as well as maximise the local effect and delivery of State and Federal relief and stimulus measures;

 

3. Terms and activities

 

The Taskforce will examine the issues and outcomes of the COVID-19 impact on local businesses and identify the opportunities to help reset the local economy over a period of 18 months.

 

The Taskforce will provide a road map to recovery based on advice, support and information supplied from Council staff, government agencies and other key stakeholders. Actions can be reported and revised on a weekly basis as part of a business recovery/reset plan.

 

Members are to liaise with their respective industries to cascade relevant information and concerns.

 

The Taskforce should also identify the key risks to small businesses should COVID-19 or similar pandemics occur again in the future.

 

The Taskforce will consult with relevant Government departments such as the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources on how they can assist the recovery of the Inner West economy.

 

By the end of the 18-month period of the taskforce, a report will be furnished on lessons learned and a resilience plan for possible future crises shall be drafted.

 

Business of each meeting shall adhere to the agenda approved by the CEO. Members are invited to submit agenda items if necessary.

 

Decisions made by the taskforce are not binding on Council.

 

4. Membership

 

This should be between seven and nine permanent members. The Mayor will be the taskforce chair.

 

It is recommended that members should include some or all of the following:

 

·    CEO

·    Chair of the IWB

·    A representative of the four shopping malls located in the LGA (Marrickville Metro, Ashfield Mall, Leichhardt Marketplace, Norton Street Plaza)

·    A representative of the liquor industry (Liquor Accords or Brewers Association)

·    Night-time economy

·    Creative Arts

·    Large employer/s and/or a head office

·    State Government (Premier’s Department, Treasury, Health or Industry)

·    Economics and commerce professor/academic, University of Sydney

Council will be permitted to invite observers from select staff/professionals. Other observers can be invited to a meeting based on need or advice on specific subject matter ie finance sector.

 

5. Frequency of meetings

 

The Taskforce will meet weekly via Zoom for the initial period and may be varied at the discretion of the Chair.

 

6. Secretariat

 

Council will provide secretariat support for the taskforce. This will include any required administrative functions.

 

7. Voting

 

By simple majority vote, the chair has the casting vote. If the Mayor is unable to attend, he shall delegate a representative to attend in his place

 

8. Budget

 

There is no budget allocated at this time.

 

Consideration will be given as to how Council and State resources, assets can assist with the recovery.


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Item No:         C0620(2) Item 4

Subject:         Supporting Inner West NGOS and Charities           

Prepared By:      Simon Watts - Social and Cultural Planning Manager  

Authorised By:  Erla Ronan - Director City Living

 

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

THAT Council approve a COVID impact funding contribution of $25,000 each to the following major partner organisations: Addison Road Community Centre, Asylum Seekers Centre, Exodus Foundation, Headspace Ashfield, Inner West Neighbour Aid, Leichhardt Women’s Health Centre, Marrickville Youth Resource Centre, Newtown Neighbourhood Centre, Rozelle Neighbourhood Centre, and St Vincent de Paul Society Inner West.

 

 

DISCUSSION

Significant engagement at the front line of social service provision to vulnerable communities and visits to services by officers suggest that there is a broad COVID impact in vulnerable communities. This includes working with people who are isolated and requiring support, including older people, refugees, international students, and asylum seekers. The organisations recommended for funding are major partners of Council and all have a significant positive impact in the Inner West. They are key Council collaborators in meeting the needs of vulnerable people and have key roles to play in managing future needs and supporting recovery post COVID in the Inner West.

 

Addison Road Community Centre, Asylum Seekers Centre, Exodus Foundation, Inner West Neighbour Aid, Newtown Neighbourhood Centre, Rozelle Neighbourhood Centre, and St Vincent de Paul Society Inner West have all borne additional costs associated with provision of food security, ensuring health care and preventative testing for vulnerable communities including boarding house residents and volunteering coordination and support. Headspace Ashfield, Leichhardt Women’s Health Centre, and Marrickville Youth Resource Centre have also had additional demands during this time for mental health support, drug and alcohol support and safety support among women, children and young people, including from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and those from diverse backgrounds. 

 

Council convened a meeting with these organisations on 1 June 2020 and followed up those who could not attend. The clear consensus is that the funding pool of $250,000 should be divided equally among these organisations.

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

Funding will be redirected in 2019/20 from the City Living Budget for this purpose. If approved, these funds will be provided under a new funding agreement with each organisation and will be subject to the usual funding acquittal process.

 

 

 

ATTACHMENTS

Nil.


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9 June 2020

 

Item No:         C0620(2) Item 5

Subject:         Inner West Creative and Cultural Resilience Grants            

Prepared By:      Naomi Bower - Cultural Planning & Policy Leader  

Authorised By:  Erla Ronan - Director City Living

 

 

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

THAT Council endorse the recommendations for $300,000 of Inner West Creative and Cultural Resilience Grants for funding and note an additional $55,084 has been allocated to the grant funding from unexpended City Living events and programs budgets enabling a total of 44 projects to be funded.

 

 

DISCUSSION

Council’s Creative and Cultural Resilience Grant Guidelines were published on Council’s website and the grant round closed on 17 May 2020, for projects to be delivered between July 2020 and 31 December 2020.

·      Artist and Creative Practitioner Grants for creative development, new work and adaptation projects for creatives (up to $5,000). 176 applications received.

·      Creative Spaces Grants to support survival and resilience in local creative spaces (up to $20,000). 60 applications received.

·      Expert panels comprising Council staff and creative sector representatives assessed and recommend:

26 projects totaling $125,084 for the Artist and Creative Practitioner

18 projects totaling $230,000 for the Creative Spaces

Refer to Attachments 1 and 2 for recommendations.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

$300,000 for Creative and Cultural Resilience Grants was reallocated from existing 2019/20 Events and Living Arts Budgets and $55,084 from unallocated 2020/21 funding from the City Living Budget.

 

 

ATTACHMENTS

1.

2020 Inner West Creative and Cultural Resilience Grants - Creative Spaces Category

2.

2020 Inner West Creative and Cultural Resilience Grants - Artist and Creative Practitioner Category

  


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Item No:         C0620(2) Item 6

Subject:         Public Domain Parking Policy           

Prepared By:      George Tsaprounis - Coordinator – Traffic and Parking Services and Manod Wickramasinghe - Traffic and Transport Planning Manager 

Authorised By:  Cathy Edwards-Davis - Director Infrastructure

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

THAT:

 

1.   The Public Domain Parking Policy (Attachment 1) be adopted and become effective from 1 July 2020;

 

2.   Council rescind existing parking policies including: Ashfield Council - Resident Parking Permit Scheme, 2014; Leichhardt Council - Resident Parking Scheme, 2007; Leichhardt Council - Angle Parking Policy, 2010; Marrickville Council - Angle Parking in Residential Streets Policy, 1999; Marrickville Council - various policies & protocols on Resident Parking Scheme; and Ashfield Council – Supporting Car Share Parking Policy 2015; Leichhardt Council – Car Share Policy 2008; Marrickville Council – Car Share Policy 2014; and

 

3.   The proposed harmonised fees and charges be supported in principle and be considered through the annual budget review process for 2021/2022.

 

DISCUSSION

The harmonisation of the three former Council parking policies has been undertaken to provide a consistent approach to the management of parking across the LGA. The proposed Policy (Attachment 1) complements the objectives of the Integrated Transport Strategy with the promotion of public transport usage, encouragement of alternative forms of active transport such as walking and cycling and encouraging a reduction in the dependency on private car ownership and use. The Policy aims to better manage excessive demand and balance competing needs through parking schemes and other parking controls.

 

The policy was put on public exhibition and Council received 597 submissions. The submissions raised concerns with an annual permit process, replacing fulltime visitor permits with one-day visitor permits and wanting the former policies to stay unchanged. The concerns raised in the submissions relate to how the specific former council policies operated and staff will provided advice and guidance to assist residents with the introduction of the new Policy. The introduction of the new Policy is important to ensure a consistent approach to the management of parking across the LGA and to avoid confusion by having three different parking practices across the LGA. The new policy will reduce the administration costs associated with three different parking permit schemes and move to an annual process which is considered best practice. A copy of the engagement outcomes report can be found via the below link:

https://yoursay.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/public-domain-parking-policy-draft

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

The attached Policy does not address the harmonisation of parking permit fees and these will be considered during development of the 2021/22 Fees and Charges. Proposed fee structure is provided in Attachment 2.


 

 

ATTACHMENTS

1.

Public Domain Parking Policy

2.

Proposed fee structure

  


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


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Item No:         C0620(2) Item 7

Subject:         Funds available for Donations by the Mayor           

Prepared By:      Ian Naylor - Manager Civic Governance  

Authorised By:  Melodie Whiting - Director Corporate

 

 

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

THAT the Report be received and noted.

 

 

DISCUSSION

Council has requested a report on the funds available to the Mayor to make donations without Council endorsement.

 

The adopted budget of the Office of the Mayor has discretionary funds of $43,000 (after excluding salaries, councillor fees and entitlements under the adopted expenses and facilities policy). As part of this $43,000, there is an allocation of $15,295 for donations, Mayoral functions and events. Only $7,910 has been spent this financial year.

 

Council adopted a financial delegation to the Mayor in 2018 “to authorise expenditure within the adopted budget for the Office of the Mayor not exceeding $20,000, and only with the concurrence of the General Manager for an amount over $10,000.

 

 

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Nil.  


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9 June 2020

 

Item No:         C0620(2) Item 8

Subject:         Notice of Motion: Summary of NGO aquittal           

From:             Councillor Julie Passas   

 

 

Motion:

 

THAT Council be provided with a summary of the acquittal of $250,000 grant funding to NGO’s resolved by Council at its Meeting on 7 April and 26 May 2020.

 

 

 

Officer’s Comments:

 

Comment from Social and Cultural Planning Manager:

The grants are to be paid for the six months up to the end of the calendar year, 2020. Acquittals will be provided subsequently’.

 

 

ATTACHMENTS

Nil.  


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9 June 2020

 

Item No:         C0620(2) Item 9

Subject:         Question on Notice: The use of Glyphosate by Inner West Council           

From:             Councillor Rochelle Porteous  

 

 

 

Comment by the Chief Executive Officer:

 

Answers to all questions will be provided at an Ordinary Council meeting in August 2020.

 

Question

 

1.   In what form are records kept on the use of glyphosate to control weeks on IWC lands?

 

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2.   Who is responsible for checking these records and how often are they checked?

 

 

Question

 

 

3.   What oversight occurs to ensure the accuracy of these records?

 

Question

 

 

4.   What is the procedure where a breach of relevant policies occurs?

 

Question

 

 

5.   From the records kept by IWC, how often has glyphosate been used on IWC lands in the last 6 months?

 

 

Question

 

 

6.   Please provide details of each use of glyphosate for December and January by IWC.

 

 

Question

 

7.   The IWC Pesticide Notification Plan only requires one of the following notification methods to be used to notify the use of glyphosate:

·    Signs

·    Notice within a local community newspaper

·    Letters

·    Phone contact and/or Fax/email

·    Letterbox drops and/or door knocking

·    Inner West Council's web page

 

As part of the record keeping procedures, are records kept on the notification methods used for each use of glyphosate?

 

Question

 

8.   According to the IWC Pesticide Notification Plan council staff are not required to inform the public that they are spraying glyphosate locally if the application is

Spraying of glyphosate using a hand spray bottle, wand, or spray lance

 

As part of the record keeping procedures, are records kept where glyphosate has been used and the public has not been informed?

 

 

Question

 

9.   Feb 26 2019 Council adopted as part of the adoption of the Weed Management Policy to go out on exhibition the following:

Council engage a consultant to review existing herbicide use and make recommendations on improved risk mitigation as outlined in the report

a)   Has Council engaged a consultant to do this work? If not why not?

Question

 

b)   Assuming council has engaged this consultant, what recommendations has the consultant brought to council to improve risk mitigation?

 

Question

 

10. May 28 2019 Council as part of the adoption of the Weed Management Policy, the following was adopted:

Only use glyphosate as a matter of last resort where other methods cannot be applied and spot control of persistent weeds that resist other treatments occur.

a)   What decision-making process do council staff undertake to ensure Glyphosate is only used as a last resort?

 

Question

 

b)   Where is it clearly outlined in the current policies that glyphosate must only be used as a last resort?

 

 

 

Question

 

11. May 28 2019 also adopted was the following:

Any use of glyphosate must be done in a way that avoids it running off into stormwater drains and our waterways.

a)   What steps are council staff taking to ensure that when glyphosate is used, it is not running off into stormwater, drains and our waterways?

Question

b)   Where is this wording for this found in the current policies?

 

Question

 

c)   Have there been any breaches regarding this directive from council in the last 6 months?

Question

 

12. In Leichhardt Council most weed control was undertaken by non-chemical means with use of steam weeding, snipping the weeds and hand weeding. Glyphosate was only used for spot control of weeds where all other methods were not effective. It was reported at the February 2019 council meeting that the Leichhardt Council weed management contract would end in September 2019.

Question

 

a)   Has the Leichhardt Council contract with most of the weed control being undertaken by non-chemical means been renewed with the same frequency of non-chemical weed removal and assurances regarding glyphosate only being used as a last resort?

Question

 

b)   Has the use of glyphosate increased in the Leichhardt Council area since September 2019? If it has please provide details.

Question

c)   Has the use of glyphosate increased in the Inner West Council area over the last 12 months? If it has please provide details.

Question

 

 

13. The General Secretary of the United Services Union, the industrial body representing Council’s staff, wrote to Councillors in May last year to notify Council that the USU has recently engaged with Safework NSW to further discuss the potential risks of Glyphosate to their workers. What work has the CEO done to follow up with the USU on this matter and to implement any worker safety recommendations?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Nil.