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Council Meeting 25 February 2020 |
Minutes of Ordinary Council Meeting held on 25 February 2020 at Ashfield Service Centre
Meeting commenced at 6.30 pm
Present: |
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Darcy Byrne Marghanita Da Cruz Mark Drury Lucille McKenna OAM Colin Hesse Tom Kiat Pauline Lockie Victor Macri Julie Passas Rochelle Porteous John Stamolis Louise Steer Anna York Elizabeth Richardson |
Mayor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor (6:43pm) Councillor Councillor Councillor Chief Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer, Director Development and Recreation |
Cathy Edwards-Davis Harjeet Atwal Terri Southwell |
Director Infrastructure Senior Manager Planning Team Leader - Urban Strategy |
Ian Naylor |
Manager Governance |
Katherine Paixao |
Governance Coordinator |
APOLOGIES:
Motion: (Macri/McKenna OAM)
THAT apologies from Councillors Iskandar and Raciti be accepted, and apologies for lateness from Councillor Porteous be accepted.
Motion Carried
For Motion: Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Passas, Stamolis, Steer and York
Against Motion: Nil
DISCLOSURES OF INTERESTS:
Clr Hesse declared a non-significant, non-pecuniary interest in Item 13 - Sydney Eastern City Planning Panel Report: DA201900096 – 182-198 Victoria Road and 28-30 Faversham Street, Marrickville as he is a member of the Marrickville Bowling Club.
Motion: (Byrne/McKenna OAM)
THAT Council note the disclosure of interest.
Motion Carried
For Motion: Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Passas, Stamolis, Steer and York
Against Motion: Nil
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
THAT the Minutes of the Council Meeting held on Tuesday, 10 December 2019 and Tuesday, 11 February 2020 be confirmed as a correct record.
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Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Passas, Stamolis, Steer and York Against Motion: Nil |
Registered Speakers
Motion: (Hesse/Stamolis)
THAT Council hear all registered speakers for Item 6 Housing and Transport Strategies - Post exhibition report.
Motion Carried
For Motion: Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Passas, Stamolis, Steer and York
Against Motion: Nil
Councillor Porteous entered the Meeting at 6:43 pm.
PUBLIC FORUM
The registered speakers were asked to address the meeting. The list of speakers is available on the last page of these minutes.
Councillor McKenna OAM left the Meeting at 7:14 pm.
Councillor McKenna OAM returned to the Meeting at 7:18 pm.
THAT Council:
1. Support the Yabun Festival with a $30,000 sponsorship in 2020;
2. Receive a report regarding an annual funding process that would allow Yabun to be part of Council’s formal grant framework from 2021; and
3. Note that staff have identified funds from existing City Living budgets to provide this sponsorship for the 2020 event.
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Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Kiat, Lockie, McKenna OAM, Porteous, Steer and York Against Motion: Crs Macri, Passas and Stamolis |
Councillor Kiat left the Meeting at 7:33 pm.
Councillor Passas left the Meeting at 7:34 pm.
Councillor Kiat returned to the Meeting at 7:35 pm.
Councillor Passas returned to the Meeting at 7:42 pm.
THAT Council:
1. Notes the provision of onsite parking for staff working on WestConnex Stages 3a and 3b is totally inadequate and is having massive impacts on parking in local streets; 2. Notes that given the complexity of RMS requirements at the time, that no new RPS were sufficiently supported by residents to be established in the streets bordering King George Park when surveys were conducted in 2019; 3. Notes the $178,000 allocated from Transport for NSW (TfNSW) to fund Resident Parking Schemes (RPS) investigations in areas affected by the construction of the Rozelle Interchange and Stage 3a works near King George Park, and writes to TfNSW insisting that they undertake the investigations as a matter of urgency with the recommendations to be reported to the Local Traffic Committee meeting in April; 4. Letterboxes affected areas to notify residents how they can participate and make proposals to the TfNSW Resident Parking Scheme investigations to be funded from the TfNSW grant; 5. Continues to lobby TfNSW and the project contractor to continue to investigate other measures to mitigate the impacts of worker parking, including appropriate onsite or satellite parking provisions, carpool strategies and public transport initiatives, in the areas affected by the construction of Rozelle Interchange; 6. Designs a flyer to be made available to residents outlining how they can lodge complaints about compliance breaches on Stage 3a and 3b WestConnex construction sites and advocate to the State Government about traffic, parking and other impacts; 7. Makes the amelioration of the impacts of worker parking and traffic disruption along Lilyfield Road, due to the construction of the Rozelle Interchange, a priority; 8. Writes to the State Government demanding they make publicly available the satellite imaging technology the Government has purchased relating to WestConnex construction impacts so that residents can determine the impact of WestConnex construction on their properties; and 9. Writes to Transport NSW condemning to the removal of the pedestrian/cycling bridge connecting Lilyfield road to ANZAC bridge, which is the second busiest cycle route in Sydney, and the lack of any safe alternative route.
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Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Passas, Porteous, Stamolis, Steer and York Against Motion: Nil |
THAT:
1. Council thanks and congratulates the dedicated team of more than 30 Council staff lead by Council’s Chief Operating Officer and Director Development and Recreation, Elizabeth Richardson, Chief Information Officer, Harin Perera, and Project Manager, Steve Johnson, who worked tirelessly to deliver this state-of-the-art technology to the Inner West; and
2. A Councillor briefing and demonstration on the Property and Rating system be held and a report be provided on the implementation of the system.
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Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Passas, Porteous, Stamolis, Steer and York Against Motion: Nil |
Suspension of Standing Orders
Motion: (Porteous/Hesse)
THAT Council bring forward Items 6, 7, 10 and 14 which had registered speak to be dealt with at this time.
Motion Carried
For Motion: Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Hesse, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Porteous, Stamolis, Steer and York
Against Motion: Crs Drury and Passas
Councillor Hesse left the Meeting at 8:38 pm.
Councillor Hesse returned to the Meeting at 8:44 pm.
THAT:
1. Endorse the draft Voluntary Planning Agreement Policy with the following amendment: a) The policy be amended ensure that VPAs seek to implement with Council’s Affordable Housing Policy and Housing Strategy to obtain 15% of total gross floor area of major planning agreements (including any development larger than 20 units) to be transferred to Council as Affordable Housing units. This should be made clear in the following sections of the Policy: Objectives (s 3), Principles (s 6), Types of contributions and benefits (s 11), and in the Guidelines/Procedures (Part C).
2. Rescind the Voluntary Planning Agreement policies of the former Leichhardt and Marrickville councils;
3. Noting the support of Council for establishing an Affordable Housing fund, that an audit be conducted in relation specifically to cash contributions received under VPAs for the purpose of affordable housing, for the past ten years (including constituent Councils), in order that these funds be allocated to the Affordable Housing fund when it is established.
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Motion Lost For Motion: Crs Da Cruz, Hesse, Kiat, Porteous, Stamolis and Steer Against Motion: Crs Byrne, Drury, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Passas and York
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Amendment (Drury/McKenna OAM)
THAT point 1 be replaced with “the policy be amended to seek to implement the Council’s Affordable Housing Policy and Housing Strategy to obtain 15% of total gross floor area of major planning agreements (including any development larger than 20 units) to be transferred to Council as Affordable Housing units.”
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Motion Lost For Motion: Crs Byrne, Drury, Lockie, McKenna OAM, Stamolis and York Against Motion: Crs Da Cruz, Hesse, Kiat, Macri, Passas, Porteous and Steer
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Foreshadowed Motion: (Macri/Passas)
THAT Council:
1. Endorse the draft Voluntary Planning Agreement Policy provided in Attachment 1; and
2. Rescind the Voluntary Planning Agreement policies of the former Leichhardt and Marrickville councils.
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Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Byrne, Drury, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Passas and York Against Motion: Crs Da Cruz, Hesse, Kiat, Porteous, Stamolis and Steer |
Councillor Passas left the Meeting at 9:23 pm.
ADJOURNMENT
9.23pm - The Mayor, Clr Byrne adjourned the meeting for a short recess.
9.26pm– The Mayor, Clr Byrne resumed the meeting.
Councillor Porteous left the Meeting at 09:30 pm.
ADJOURNMENT
9.30pm - The Mayor, Clr Byrne adjourned the meeting for a short recess.
9.37pm– The Mayor, Clr Byrne resumed the meeting.
Confidential Session
The Mayor, Councillor Byrne, asked the Chief Executive Officer if any representations had been received from the public on any of the items Council will be discussing in Closed Session as per the Agenda.
The Chief Executive Officer replied that no representations had been received to talk to the items in Closed Session.
The Mayor, Councillor Byrne, asked if there were any members of the public gallery who would like to speak on the reasons Council proposes to consider the items in Closed Session.
There were none.
Members of the Public were asked to leave the Chamber.
Motion: (Byrne/McKenna OAM)
THAT Council enter into Confidential session.
Motion Carried
For Motion: Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Stamolis, Steer and York
Against Motion: Nil
Absent: Crs Passas and Porteous
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:
C0220(2) Item 29 - Licence of Leichhardt Oval to Sydney Football Club Pty Ltd (Section (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.
C0220(2) Item 30 Sydney Gateway Project - Property Acquisition Section 10A(2)(d)(i) of the Local Government Act 1993) that would, if disclosed prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied it.
C0220(2) Item 31 Recycling Processing Services Section 10A(2)(d)(i) of the Local Government Act 1993) that would, if disclosed prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied it.
Motion: (Byrne/Passas)
THAT Council move back into the Open Session of the Council Meeting.
Motion Carried
For Motion: Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Passas, Porteous, Stamolis, Steer and York
Against Motion: Nil
Reports with Confidential Information
Councillor Passas returned to the Meeting at 9:39 pm.
Councillor Porteous returned to the Meeting at 9:41 pm.
C0220(2) Item 6 Housing and Transport Strategies - Post exhibition report |
Motion: (Da Cruz/Kiat)
THAT Council defer the item and to allow councillors to receive a briefing on the Housing/Transport/Economic-Retail-Employment Strategies.
Foreshadowed Motion: (Drury)
1. Adopt the draft Integrated Transport Study and Strategy (Attachments 1 and 2);
2. Adopt draft Inner West Local Housing Strategy subject to the amendments below; and 3. Seek endorsement from the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment for the strategies.
AMENDMENTS TO LOCAL HOUSING STRATEGY: Dulwich Hill a) Amend the wording in Key Constraints section of Table 25 on Page 30 under Dulwich Hill Station Neighbourhoods to include the wording “Biodiversity corridor Marrickville LEP 2011”. b) Insert a map identifying the Greenway and Biodiversity Corridor in Section 6.2. c) Include wording “Lands within the biodiversity corridor in Marrickville LEP 2011 and the Greenway” in Constraints Analysis section of Section 6.2.1. d) Delete the following wording “provides an opportunity for redevelopment” in the last paragraph under the Dulwich Hill section in page 36. e) Amend figure 49 on page 145 to correctly reflect the zoning fronting Grove Street, Dulwich Hill. f) Delete any references to funding associated with the Greenway in the strategy. g) Delete any references to focusing development between Dulwich Hill Train Station and Dulwich Grove Light Rail Station. h) Delete examples in Action 3B of Principle 4 in Section 5.2. Carrington Road i) Delete any references which prohibit residential development in the Carrington Road precinct. j) Amend last paragraph in Section 6.2.3 on page 112 under the Carrington Road, Marrickville section to state “As such, Carrington Road is identified as significantly constrained. Council should continue to work with the landowners to manage these lands into the future.”
Affordable Housing k) Add any missing performance indicators for affordable housing from the Affordable Housing Policy. l) Recognise the existence and potential of housing co-operatives.
Amendment (Hesse)
THAT point I and J be deleted of the foreshadowed motion.
Amendment (Kiat)
THAT Council adopt draft Inner West Local Housing Strategy (Attachment 3) subject to the following amendments:
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Meeting closed at 10.11pm
The following Items will be considered at the Extraordinary Council Meeting on 3 March 2020; Item 6, 8, 9 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28.
Public Speakers:
Item #
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Speaker |
Suburb |
Item 6: |
Dominic Hunt Jo Blackman Mark Skelsey Guy Rob Anthony Massera David Collins-White |
Sydney (Mirvac) Dulwich Hill Dulwich Hill Lewisham Ashfield Croydon |
Item 7: |
John Haralambides |
Marrickville |
Item 10: |
David Collins-White |
Croydon |
Item 14: |
Graeme Kerr Anthony Johnsen |
Ashfield Marrickville |
The Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on the 25th day of February, 2020 were confirmed as a correct record on this 10th day of March, 2020.
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CHAIRPERSON