Council Meeting
28 July 2020 |
Minutes of Ordinary Council Meeting held remotely and livestreamed on Council’s website on 28 July 2020
Meeting commenced at 6.30pm
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 John Stamolis Louise Steer Anna York Elizabeth Richardson |
Mayor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Chief Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer, Director Development and Recreation |
Cathy Edwards-Davis Melodie Whiting Daryl Jackson |
Director Infrastructure Director Corporate Chief Financial Officer |
Ian Naylor |
Manager Governance |
Katherine Paixao |
Governance Coordinator |
APOLOGIES:
Motion: (Byrne/Lockie)
THAT apologies from Councillors Iskandar, Porteous and Raciti be accepted and leave of absence granted for Councillor Porteous for the month of August 2020 due to personal reasons.
Motion Carried
For Motion: Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Passas, Stamolis and York
Against Motion: Nil
DISCLOSURES OF INTERESTS: Nil
Councillor Steer entered the meeting at 6:33pm.
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
That the Minutes of the Council Meeting held on Tuesday, 23 June 2020 be confirmed as a correct record.
Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Passas, Raciti, Stamolis, Steer and York Against Motion: Nil |
PUBLIC FORUM
The registered speakers were asked to address the meeting. The list of speakers is available on the last page of these minutes.
THAT Council Commends Council bus driver Anthony Hassett, Community Facilities Services Officer - Community Bus, for his service to Council and wish him all the best on his retirement.
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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 |
THAT the Minutes of the Local Traffic Committee Meetings held in July 2020 be received and the recommendations be adopted.
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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 |
THAT Council not join Resilient Sydney.
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Motion Lost For Motion: Crs Da Cruz, Macri and Passas Against Motion: Crs Byrne, Drury, Hesse, Kiat, Lockie, McKenna OAM, Stamolis, Steer and York
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Foreshadowed Motion (Hesse/Lockie)
THAT Council take up a membership of Resilient Sydney, being $20,000 a year for the next 4 financial years.
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Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Byrne, Drury, Hesse, Lockie, McKenna OAM, Stamolis, Steer and York Against Motion: Crs Da Cruz, Kiat, Macri and Passas
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Amendment (Kiat/Da Cruz)
THAT Council defer this item for further information.
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Motion Lost For Motion: Crs Da Cruz, Kiat and Stamolis Against Motion: Crs Byrne, Drury, Hesse, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Passas, Steer and York |
C0720(1) Item 9 Rebate on Domestic Waste Charges for Jobseeker and Jobkeeper Recipients |
THAT Council receive and note report.
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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 |
THAT Council receive and note the report.
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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 |
THAT the report be received and noted.
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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 |
THAT Council:
1. Expresses its opposition to all forms of racism and the growing anti-Asian racism that has occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic and stands in solidarity with the Asian Australian community;
2. Endorses the work done by the Asian Australian Alliance to collect information on incidents of anti-Asian racism and encourages Inner West residents to fill out the COVID-19 Coronavirus Racism Incident Report Survey; and
3. Endorses the Chinese Australian Forum’s #UnityOverFear campaign and agrees to add its logo to a Letter of Support.
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Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Stamolis, Steer and York Against Motion: Cr Passas |
Councillor Passas left the Meeting at 9:16 pm.
Councillor Passas returned to the Meeting at 9:17 pm.
THAT Council:
1. Notes that the roll out of weekly Food Organics Only (FOO) collection service to multi-unit apartments in the former Marrickville LGA will now begin in September rather than July as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic;
2. Develops a comprehensive communications plan to inform residents in the former Marrickville LGA of the roll out and availability of the new FOO service; and
3. Writes to the NSW Environment Minister noting his refusal since September 2019 to meet with interested Councils to discuss the establishment of a metropolitan-wide food recycling scheme and requesting an urgent meeting with Councils now to progress planning for the expansion of food recycling in Sydney.
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Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Stamolis, Steer and York Against Motion: Nil |
Meeting closed at 9.23pm.
Public Speakers:
Item #
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Speaker |
Suburb |
Item 4: |
Mark Skelsey Jud Agius |
Dulwich Hill Dulwich Hill |
The Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on the 28th day of July, 2020 were confirmed as a correct record on this 11th day of August, 2020.
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CHAIRPERSON