Okay Councillors.
Councillors
Please rise.
Almightly God we pray for your blessing upon this Council. Help and prosper its work for the
advancement and benefit of its people. So that peace and happiness, unity and
justice may be established amongst us all. Amen. Please be seated.
Manningham City Council acknowledges that Wurundjeri people as the traditional
custodians of the land we now know as Manningham. We pay our respects to Elders,
past and present, and value the ongoing contribution to the cultural heritage of Manningham.
I welcome all members of the public here
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members of Parliament here this evening.
Manningham City Council also acknowledge the contribution made to
Manningham over the years by people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
All Council meetings are controlled by a Meetings Procedure Local Law.
I will introduce each item of business as listed in the agenda by calling it by
number and by reading the title. I will then call for a mover and seconder of a
motion on the item before opening any debate. Only Councillors are able to join
the debate on an item. Councillors may adopt the Officers recommendation in the
report or propose amendments and supplementary motions.
I draw your attention to two opportunities for you to ask questions
tonight. Verbal question time allows people who registered prior to the
meeting to ask questions but only about issues which are not on the Agenda.
Written questions are dealt with towards the end of the meeting and these can be
about any issue including items on tonight's agenda.
Item number 2: Apologies on request for leave of absence
Madam Mayor I received an apology from Council Gough for tonight's meeting.
Thank you. Item number 3: Prior notification of conflict of interest.
Madam Mayor there are no notifications of any conflict of interest.
Item number 4: Confirmation of minutes. Do I have a mover?
Councillor Zafiropoulos. Do I have a seconder? Councillor Galbally. Councillor Zafiropoulos...
Madam Mayor I move that the minutes of the ordinary meeting of
Council held on 27 June 2017 be confirmed.
Thank you. Would you like to speak to that Councillor Zafiropoulos?
- Councillor Galbally? - No, nothing from me.
Any speak against? Put that to a vote. All those in favour. Carried.
Item number 5: Verbal questions from the public.
There are no questions.
Item number 6: Presentations.
Madam mayor there are no presentations.
Item number 7:
7.1 Petition. Historical Church, 283 Springvale Road, Donvale (Mullum Mullum Ward).
Do I have a Mover?
Councillor Zafiropoulos.
Okay. Madam Mayor I move that the supplementary petition
with 89 signatures requesting Council to save the historical church and hall at 283
Springvale Road, Donvale be received and referred to the appropriate Officer for consideration.
Do I have a seconder? Councilor Chen. Councillor Zafiropoulos..
Anything to add? Councilor Chen. Any speakers against? Put that to a vote.
All those in favour. Carried.
Item 7.2: Petition. Warrandyte Bridge Development (Mullum Mullum Ward)
Do I have a mover? Councillor McLeish.
Thank you Madam Mayor. I move that the online petition with 138 supporters requesting
Council to advocate on behalf of the community to the Minister for Roads and
Road Safety for the Warrandyte bridge development be received and referred to the
appropriate Officer for consideration.
Do I have a seconder? Councillor Conlon.
- Council McLeish? - Nothing to add Madam Mayor.
Councillor Conlon? Any to speak against?
Put that to a vote. All those in favour. Carried.
Item 8: Items of Urgent Business.
Madam Mayor there are no items of urgent business.
Item 9: Planning Permit Applications.
9.1 planning application PL16/026779
at 46 to 52 Brumbys Road Warrandyte South for use
and development of land for agriculture, winery, residential hotel, liquor license
removal of vegetation and reduction of car parking requirements.
Do I have a Mover?
Councillor Galbally.
I move my Councillor Alternative Recommendation.
Do I have a Seconder?
Councillor Zafiropoulos. Councillor Galbally.
So the recommendation is that
it reads that had an application for review against Council's failure to
determine the application within the prescribed time not being lodged Council
would have issued a notice of decision to grant a permit subject to the
following conditions. Now that's all written and everyone has got a copy of
it so I won't read it all and I would just enter into my points please Madam
Mayor and fellow Councillors I am putting forward an alternative
recommendation which will exclude stage 2 of the applicant's initial proposal.
I ask that only the stage 1 be considered as viable. Stage 1 would
include the construction of all vehicle works, 40 hotel rooms, the event and
dining space, the distillery, 57 car spaces and, of course, with the
agricultural area to be completed before any works begin. By limiting this
development to only one stage the visual bulk and footprint on this side would be
considerably reduced. This reduced size and bulk of development supports the
Officer's report when it states the scale or the proposal may be larger than what
is required and building only stage 1 with a 40 bed accommodation may be more realistic.
This will be the first and very much needed residential hotel and
on the east of Manningham and, of course, in all of Warrandyte. This hotel will
offer much needed accommodation for tourists which in turn keeps the tourists in
the area longer who will then overflow to many local restaurants, wineries,
retail shops all benefitting and supporting these other businesses.
It will boost the viability of our tourist trade which in turn creates more jobs
not only the 100 or so jobs that will be directly hiring but
as other businesses get busier they also too will be hiring more staff.
This concept of a grappa distillery is also a first not only for Manningham but
for Australia. An issue raised by objectors is how can this small vineyard
produce enough produce for a distillery of grappa. Well I asked that question
too and discovered that one acre plus of vineyard will be more than adequate as the
process that they use is one of the original method which produces a
much higher yield than making wine. I believe the uniqueness of this business
with accommodation will be a destination for tourists and visitors to Warrandyte
and not only a gateway to the Yarra Valley wineries which is where all the
traffic down Warrandyte Ringwood Road are heading to bypassing Warrandyte and
surrounding suburbs and they do not have the opportunities for local employment
other than retail and tourism which we hold dear. This is a great drawcard for
our area. Sadly I do not foresee another gold rush anytime soon so our
environment and natural open space along the Yarra corridor is worth sharing
with the rest of the community. About the concerns made by objectors. Firstly the
impact on our environment. The site at 46-52 Brumby Road is relatively cleared of
vegetation and appears to have been grazed in the past. This site has no
vegetation that is protected under statewide provision at clause 52.17
that require any permission for removal which makes it clear that this site will
have a better example of local indigenous plants and trees after the
completion of this stage 1. The planting will also offer a screen of
indigenous trees and shrubs on all its boundaries which will also
give a buffer effect to the neighbours specifically the orchid farm who is not
an objector yet is the closest neighbour. All outdoor lighting will be LED
lighting which does not have high illumination and all windows, walls, and
ceilings will be soundproofed. Environmentally I'm content that this
development will actually improve the local indigenous vegetation in the area
which has seen erosion and bad management in the past. This site at
completion will be a great example of how industry and nature work well
together. It is also in the interests of the applicant to create or recreate an
Australian natural landscape for the visiting city dwellers. By limiting
this development to a stage 1, the applicant has an opportunity to
demonstrate the effectiveness and capacity of a proposed sewer treatment
plant and also provide evidence that Brumby Road can manage any increase in
traffic of the smaller sized only stage 1 development and if in future he
considers in moving ahead with stage 2 into the future they would have to
produce evidence of how this area can sustain any growth and of course they
will be required to apply for a brand new permit.
Time.
Can I ask for extra time please?
Do I have a mover for an extension? Time Cr Conlon. The seconder?
Cr Haynes. All those in favour. Permission granted.
Thank you. And on fire safety.
CCFA has requested the applicant to assume the guidelines and restrictions
of the bushfire Management overlay although they're not in play yet. The
applicant has met the BMO requirements and has also planned a fire shelter
which will be large enough to provide a defendable shelter not only for the this
site's patrons but for any neighbour or person within reach. This indicates the
applicant's knowledge of Warrandyte and ever-present threat of bushfire. The CFA
are very supportive of this shelter which will provide a level of protection.
So I hope I have addressed my concerns to my fellow Councillors and I as far as this
development is concerned and I hope that they recognise the benefits and the
positive impact on both Manningham's economic and environmental
sustainability into the future. Thank you.
Thank you. Councillor Zafiropoulos. - Um, I'd rather not add anything.
Nothing to add. Any speakers against? Councillor McLeish.
Thank you Madam Mayor.
Whilst I appreciate the sentiments that are expressed in this particular motion
before us councillors I'm afraid I have somewhat of a somewhat of a difficulty
in even considering supporting it. And that difficulty is that I actually don't
understand it. I don't understand it because I really because of the limited
amount of time we've had to consider it because I'm being asked as a councillor
to interpret the plans that I've got before me because the plans that I've
got before me in the Council papers and all the plans that I've considered
during the life of this application considered the entire application they
didn't consider part of it I considered all of it. The community's consultation
process that we've gone through again considered the entire proposal the
community concerns have been expressed in the context of all of the entire
proposal and I can't really personally contemplate approving a part of an
application which the community hasn't had an opportunity to themselves
consider and discuss. The community's opinion may well be different with a
scaled-down proposal but we haven't had an opportunity to even consider that. The
community certain hasn't hasn't had an opportunity to consider that scale of
application. What we're being asked to do councillors is to assess 10 or 11 pages
worth of the conditional approval on a set of plans that are somewhat of a subset
of what we see in our our papers and what you've all seen in
the hope that in the last few hours you have managed to interpret all of that
and whilst I appreciate the sentiment and I appreciate that it's
well-intentioned I don't believe we can in all good faith even consider
approving this particular motion. Indeed we don't even have a report from our
Officers contemplating the extent of the proposal we have before us. So as such
Councillors my suggestion is that we don't pass this particular motion
because we're simply not well enough informed to make a considered... to form a
considered view on it and I think we would need to take a lot more advice and
to see the real plans for what a scaled-back proposal would be before we
could consider approving such a motion.
Any speakers for?
Sum up Councillor.
Yeah sure err well um Councillor McLeish has pointed out that
basically what we were presented with what... the whole plan was in two stages: stage 1
and stage 2 so it was quite a simple um exercise just to be able to separate the
stage 2 portion of this design and the pages of conditional approvals are
basically there and they are the adopted recommendations that were pointed out at
the Officers report so if if you read the original Officers report that came back
to us most of those recommendations and restrictions are party to that and they
interpreted from the Officers recommendations that if it was a 40 bed
development it would be more acceptable and I did adopt a lot from that and that
is what is done so it really shouldn't be rocket science
in trying to decipher stage 1 and stage 2 because it was pretty well spelled out
in the report. I'm hoping that we we sort of get at least the 40 bed one up
because it is something that is very much in need and I think it is a
very good design and there would be very limited impact on any residents because
Brumbys Road there are only two people two other places actually front on to
Brumbys Road and that can be addressed and that's part of the recommendation
works on on that particular access point.
- Time - So I'll leave it all with you thank you
Okay. I'll put that to a vote. All those in favour. Against.
Carried... Lost sorry.
Lost. So then I'll go back to the Officer
Alternate Recommendation. I don't have to read the whole thing again?
So do I have a mover for the Officer Alternate Recommendation?
Councillor McLeish.
Madam Mayor I move that the Officer Alternate Recommendation be adopted.
Thank you. Do I have a seconder? Councillor Piccinini. Councillor MacLeish.
Thank you Madam Mayor. I think as a starting point. Madam Mayor I'd like to make the observation
that what we have at the end of Brumbys Road is a successful business in Olivigna
It's an award-winning business, it employs a lot of people, it's well
received by many in our community it's not necessarily that well received
by some of the adjoining properties but it is a successful and highly
commendable business and employer within our community
and my concerns with this particular development don't reflect upon the
proponent they reflect upon the proposal and it's the proposal that I have
concerns with. The development is a hotel of 76 rooms, residential hotel, a
distillery and grappa room for 40 people, reception and breakfast room
for 80 people plus 20 outside, two event and dining spaces for a potential
further 150 patrons, half a hectare of the 2.35 hectare site has been allocated
to a vineyard orchard and effluent dispersal area. 98 car parking spaces
provided on the site. This is a substantial development it's a very
substantial development in the rural conservation zone and that's where this
is it's in the green wedge land in our city. It's on Brumby Road and Brumbys
Road is quite an interesting little road and you look at the report and try and
understand what it is that is said about Brumby Road it's um quite a challenge.
Brumby Road is a single lane paved road no formal footpaths it meanders between
the trees. It's quite narrow. And if you've read the report you will see that
the report tells us that it is not particularly conducive to what's
proposed which is a fairly significant increase in traffic. Traffic in the form
of delivery trucks, in the form of patrons, in the form of coaches. These
things that will impact the amenity of the neighbour, of the adjoining properties,
and impact the amenity of this particular community and if you read the
conditions in the matter we just previous considered previously you would
note that it would have meant widening this road to a five metre wide road yet
we have no plans for what that would mean. We would just be accepting
that we would see this road widened to 5 metres. That's a real challenge for this
particular community and a real change to the character of this particular
precinct. Now when we look at the planning policies this is crafted under
it promotes new businesses where it does not affect
the residential and environmental amenity and I struggle to see how the
proposal we have before us achieves that. This directly affects the en vironment
the residential amenity for the properties which adjoin it for the
local community. It's too large, the report tells us this proposal is too
large to complement the landscape character or the rural living
environment that we have in this particular area of the green wedge.
It doesn't complement the purpose of the Green Wedge... the fundamental purpose of
the Green Wedge... and that is a challenge for us as a Council to consider this
particular proposition and indeed the report also tells us the proposal does
not minimize the adverse impacts on rural and scenic landscape features.
That is due to the siting, the design, the scale, the height, and the bulk of the
building. These are all significant concerns ladies and gentlemen.
Very significant concerns. The building straddles a ridge line in one of the
most sensitive locations in our community. There are significant
potential impacts upon the public realm and upon the public realm views.
I greatly appreciate what this is trying to do. The problem is where it is.
It isn't the right location for this particular proposal it is far too
significant for its current location. The residential amenity for the poor
community which would be impacted by this particular development is significant.
People have bought into this area for a quiet semi rural
lifestyle... How is that going to be maintained if they are confronted with a
76 room hotel, 150 person function rooms and all of the attendant car parking,
noise, lighting, deliveries that will come with this particular proposal. I really
don't see how this is going to be done.
The traffic alone would be of very significant challenge for this
particular community let alone all of the other concerns with this particular
proposition. The report tells us that Brumbys Road exhibits the character of
a rural laneway in several areas of conflict the pavement
of this road is three and a half meters wide: about half a length of this table.
Conflict zones along the road in its current form. -Time
Are we going to see it widened?
Thank you Madam Mayor.
- Would you like an extension Councillor? - I'll only be a moment yes thank you Madam Mayor.
Councillor Haynes for an extension. Moved. Seconded by Councillor Piccinini.
Those in favour. Carried.
Thank you.
The other key element of this particular proposition Madam Mayor is that
it's being proposed under the In Conjunction test and that's a matter
where, if I have it correct, and I'll ask the Director of Planning Environment to
correct me if I make a mistake in this because it's quite technical but it's
about the opportunity to have such a development in conjunction with a rural
use such as a vineyard or orchard of some sort and you utilise that
development of the vineyard or orchard in conjunction with the physical
facility that you're building and the problem we have here of course is that
the In Conjunction test is quite a challenge we're talking about as I
understand at about thousand square metres is proposed for cultivation... 1200
square metres, I'm sorry, 1200 square metres proposed for cultivation so that
is a fairly small area it's less it's around 5% I think of the development of
the proposed site would be available because it's at 23,500 square metre proposition
so it's a pretty small area to have under agriculture and of course quite
how that relates to a 76 bed hotel and 150 person function space is, to me,
quite a challenge. I can see how it relates to the grappa distillery but
for the rest the scale of these two things really doesn't make a lot of
sense to me and whilst I appreciate that there is a great capacity for this site
in conjunction below Olivigna, that's not what we're considering. - Time
I have to consider this particular proposal in its own context and that's it. - Time
So, Ladies and gentlemen I would ask you to support the Officer Recommendation. Thank You
Thank You
- Councillor Piccinini. Anything to add? - Nothing further to add.
Any speakers against? Councillor Galbally.
Just to clarify because we've I've already had my little speech I
suppose I'll just clarify a couple of things that Councillor McLeish wasn't
aware of or asked the question is actually just over an acre of vines and
a thousand square metres of orchard and with that as I explained in my first
little speech that the distillery of grappa does not require the capacity or
the number of grapes that it is needed in wine making so it's quite so
substantial as far as a grappa distillery. Not that I'm an
expert but that's what I've been led to believe. I think I've sort of said most
of what I needed to say that and the In Conjunction test that can be
tested easily by and passed by planting before any development happens so it
would be quite reasonable to expect that over an acre of this land
when there's only five acres on the land and it's um it's quite a reasonable
scale and I suppose I'll leave it at that. Thank you.
Okay in summing up, Councillor.
Thank you Madam Mayor.
I thank the good Councillor for the correction she is indeed correct. Page two,
top of page two, it tells us the number of square meters. 4,000 square
metres for vines and a thousand square metres for the orchard. In the end I'm
not going to repeat my argument. I've made it.
It's a creditible proposal from the owner of this particular site.
I just think it's in the wrong location and it's far too substantial for this community.
It would need to be in a different place where it is further
removed from its neighbours and has a less significant impact on the local
environment and community.
Okay I'll put that to a vote.
Those in favour.
And those against.
Carried
9.2: Planning Application PL16/026654 at
1 Elizabeth Street, Doncaster East for the construction of a building providing
six dwellings (five, three-story dwellings and one, two-story dwelling). Do I have a Mover?
Councillor Haynes. I move that the Alternative Recommendation be adopted.
Do I have a Seconder? Councillor Chen. Councillor Haynes.
Thank you Madam Mayor. This application is a
major increase in the yield of what is acceptable on a single house block of
866 square metres in the in this residential zone.
Six homes are too many for it. A previous application on the site was for four and
it didn't go ahead. People think we don't care and I hear many stronger words than
those said but this report on 8.26 states that the DD08
recommends two storey. Incremental change is appropriate for development I
have to disagree strongly that six homes which are all joined together replacing
one in this area is accept is acceptable. This would set an unacceptable
precedence and could open the door to this being the new normal if considered
for approval. Parking is always an issue especially in and around this street and
with the restrictions that are not enforced and having a development with
16 bedrooms and one visitor parking would make it worse for all and place an
unnecessary burden on the existing residence. We need to consider the local
people who live around this site. Amenity for all needs to have a greater weight
when considering this development. Putting up six homes on an
866 metre block in this precinct lacks consideration for the Community.
All of these factors and more need to be considered and I ask that as Councillors
we have been put in our position to do all we can to help make a balanced,
informed decision and we need to care and we need to listen.
Councillors, this is an obvious over development in my view and on this
property and I ask that as Councillors we decide to refuse this development and I
ask for your support.
Thank you. Councillor Chen.
Yes Madam Mayor. Councillor Haynes have
given a lot of good, sound reasons for why the proposal should be rejected...
the development should be rejected. I just wish to add one more perhaps not
the part of the reason of the planning scheme but in terms of the community
health safety issue. As we all know that there are many international studies
that about the emissions from petrol stations that contain compounds harmful
to health and to human safety. As we all know that this property above to a
petrol station and there appears no buffer zone between this particular site
and the petrol station. That is why my main reason to reject
this particular development. Thank you
Any speakers to speak against the motion?
Councillor would you like sum up?
Thank you Madam Mayor. Just one further
thing to add that I don't think I did mention was these are considered to be
five, three-story houses all joined together and and there is no three-story
homes within the whole of that zone and within the whole of that
area so I'm just wanting to add that to my submission. Thank you.
I'll put that to a vote. All those in favour. Against. Carried.
Items 10.1: Amendment C113. Heritage Overlay Changes including Warrandyte South Hall
consideration of panel report and approval Do I have a mover?
Councillor Piccinini.
I move that the recommendation be adopted.
Seconder?
Councillor McLeish. Councillor Piccinini.
Madam Mayor, this motion seeks that we adopt
Amendment C113 to our planning scheme as recommended by the panel report date of
the 19th of June and in essence this amendment proposes that we permit the
Warrandyte South Hall to be considered for community uses while still remaining
on the Heritage Register and it also recommends that we correct about 6 or 7
anomalies and errors to properties that are on the register.
Thank you Councillor McLeish.
Thank you Madam Mayor I'm just pleased to see this particular amendment
come forward it's great to see this particular Hall is going to finally
have its long and complex planning history unraveled in a manner that will
allow us to make more effective use of a lovely historic asset so it's great to
see it coming forward.
Any speakers against?
- I would like to seek clarification, Madam Mayor please if I may. - Councillor Chen.
I would like to seek clarification from the Director of
Planning please if the Heritage overlay is to be removed from number 47 Smiths Rd
Suppose there is any further
developments on 47 what measure will be in place to protect the heritage overlay
status from number 49 Smith Rd please.
I might have to get you to repeat the numbers so you're talking about two
different sites sorry for that clarification.
Yes and 49 have a heritage overlay and 47
have heritage overlay as well and the panel decision is to remove 47 from the
Heritage overlay and my question is 47 has already been built
I mean there's two stories new building in the year 2009.
If the Heritage overlay is removed from 47 Smiths Rd in in the future if there's
any further development on that particular site what measure will be in
place to protect the Heritage overlay status on 49 Smith Rd.
Whih is the one next to which if there wasn't a recommendation so there would it would
still there would be that protection in place that stays.
Because I remember that
the Advisor Heritage Advisor recommended that that should not be removed in case
there is any further development on 47 and they were put and potential impact
on 49. I'm just a bit concerned that if we adopt the panel's decision to remove
Heritage overlay from 47 will that be an impact on 49?
It will not be an impact. Now that I clarified it will not be an impact.
Thank you. Okay I'll put that to a vote.
Those in favour. Against. Carried.
Item 10.2: Amendment C120 to the Manningham Planning Scheme. 7 Aminga Avenue,
Doncaster East. Request for Authorisation. Mover Councillor Piccinini.
Move that the recommendation be adopted.
Do I have a Seconder? Councillor McLeish. Councillor Piccinini.
Madam Mayor this motion refers to a single block of land which is located
at 7 Aminga Avenue, Doncaster East. And the motion seeks that we authorise the
Minister to prepare an amendment to our planning scheme to resolve that this block
of land is rezoned to the general residential zone and removed from the
design and development overlay which will be in keeping with the other
properties on this block on in this area.
Thank You. Councillor McLeish.
Thank you Madam Mayor. Look this is a complex one Councillors but in the end what we have
is a property on the corner it abuts three neighbouring properties and those
three properties have a particular zoning and this one doesn't. It sits
there in isolation from its three neighbouring properties and what this
seeks to do is to give it the same zoning as the properties that abut it
whilst preserving the remain the remaining blocks in that street the
zoning of the remaining blocks in the street. So it simply changes just one block.
Yes this particular amendment will potentially change the value of this
particular block of land but at least the neighbours to the South and to the
West when those as those properties develop in the zone that they are
currently in this particular property will be able to develop in exactly
the same context and the different zone will be across the street on the other
side of the road and that has been typical of Council where we try and
have zone transitions across street boundaries. It's the best place for them
because the different treatments that are available in the different
properties with that different zone actually don't impact this heavily on
each other because they have the street as a buffer. So I think this is a logical
and sensible change for this particular property and it's an isolated change. Thank you Madam Mayor.
Thank you. Any speakers against? Councillor Conlon.
Thank you Madam Mayor. Um it concerns me that this is another
path to overdevelopment potentially. We still have not resolved how we are
managing parking in these streets particularly these streets along here
we're talking about and that's just in my mind we should be delaying approval
of changes to zoning until we can sort out the parking issues which I believe
is going to be on a future agenda and I hope that is so that's mine one of my
main reasons the other one is in terms of that particular Avenue which is
actually a quarter, cul de sac, whatever, looks like, um, I believe that it should
be in keeping with the other blocks that are in that Street and it should
maintain its current zoning. Thank you.
Thank you. Sum up Councillor. Um, oh sorry.
Any speakers for? - Can I speak against?
No. Next speaker for? Okay, to sum up.
Okay Madam Mayor, in reply to
the objection this is a motion that it that that does it it it goes to a
panel hearing so there'll be an opportunity for people to, residents
to object to the proposal that the zoning be changed and this this process takes
many months as we know and the comment made that we are going to look
at in more detail our planning scheme and consider car parking etc they can
both run in tandem so in reply to those comments and it is it's a single
property which abuts two properties that are that are in a different zone so
in terms of equity and and fairness to this one property to be singled out in
this way is arguably unfair to that resident.
I'll put that to a vote
Those in favour. Against. Lost.
Item 10.3: Draft Domeney reserve Management Plan. Endorsement for Public Exhibition.
Do I have a mover? Councillor McLeish.
Thank you Madam Mayor. I'll try
and be brief. Very pleased to see this particular development this particular
management plan coming forward for public exhibition and comment it's been
some time since we we reviewed the management plan for this particular
reserve and we are considering making some investments in this particular
reserve to enhance the facilities and this is an opportune time for us as a
Council to review the strategic plan we have for the reserve, make sure we
understand its current and future uses and likely future uses and ensure that
we have consulted with our community on how we think it may develop.
We've done that already through some initial consultation as to the nature of what
the plan might contain. We've now drafted a plan we are taking that draft plan out
to the Community for further consultation and I look forward to
hearing in detail from our community about what lies within the plan. Thank you.
Thank you. Councillor Conlon.
I will second that and I just like to endorse what Councillor McLeish has said and looking
forward to hearing Community comments regarding the proposed plan. Thank you.
Okay. Any speakers against? I'll put that to a vote. All those in favour.
Carried
Item 11. Assets and Engineering 11.1: BTYC Gymnastics Indoor Stadium Pricing Review.
Do I have a mover?
Councillor Conlon.
I move that the recommendation be adopted.
Do I have a seconder? Councillor McLeish. Councillor Conlon.
Thank you Madam Mayor. I'd just like to
endorse the good report that we've had from the Officers on in this particular
case that's tried to provide a fair, equitable, consistent and transparent
process for determining the fee of the BTYC gymnastics indoor stadium and I'll
just, while it's not detailed in the report there is still significant
subsidy by way of depreciation of this building which is embedded and I'm sure
the Council in another twenty thirty years when I rebuild this site we'll
we'll have to consider but in general I just I think it's a step in the right
direction in terms of ensuring that users pay a fair rate and that the
Community subsidises at a fair rate. Thank You.
Councillor McLeish.
Thank you Madam Mayor.
I'm pleased to rise to speak to this particular matter. It's great to see
the diligent and yet difficult work of the staff of this organisation coming to
the table in this form. Working on pricing issues with our stadiums is a
very complex and difficult matter and to take stakeholders along the journey with
you and have a supported outcome is a great reflection upon the hard work of
the Officers in delivering this. I'm pleased to see this is going to be a
balanced and equitable outcome where Council sees some sees a reasonable
portion of its costs offset and the this particular organisation that's very
successful and is very capably delivering gymnastics to not only the
youth of Manningham but many other people beyond the borders of Manningham
are going to continue to be supported in the use of one of our busy facilities at
the DISC: the Donvale Indoor Sports Centre.
Thank you. Any speakers against?
Put that to a vote. All those in favour. Carried.
Item 11.2: 2016-2017 Capital Works Program.
End of June Status Report. Do I have a mover? Councillor Conlon.
I move that the recommendation be adopted.
Do I have a seconder? Councillor Piccinini.
Councillor Conlon.
Thank you Madam Mayor. I'd just like to point out that the good
great work that the Capital Works Department, our Assets and Engineering
through the Leigh Harrison is achieving their budget and I'm proceeding along
the lines of what was approved in our budget in terms of Capital Expenditure
and I'd like to encourage all the Council Officers and workers for their
great work in getting these important Capital Works done and in a
timely manner and on budget. Thank You.
Councillor Piccinini. - Nothing further to add.
Any speakers against? Put that to a vote. All those in favour. Against. Carried.
I'd like to remind the people in the gallery that we will be clearing the
questions box shortly. Please submit any questions you may have in the
next few minutes. I would also stress that I will deal with a maximum of two
questions per person. If you have more than two questions please submit these
additional questions in writing to the Council through normal channels.
Community Services. Item 12.1 headspace Outreach Program in Manningham.
Mover? Councillor Piccinini.
I move that the recommendation be adopted.
Do I have a seconder? Councillor Zafiropoulos. Councillor Piccinini.
Madam Mayor. headspace, as you know, is the National
Youth Mental Health Foundation providing early intervention mental health
services to our youth. That is people aged between 12 and 25. For young people
in Manningham their local headspace facility is based in Hawthorn which is
a long way away. The proposed MoU which is attached to our
Council papers is between the Council. It's also and Access Health and
Community which is the provider of headspace for our area, and the YMCA in Manningham.
This is an exciting new development for Manningham and our youth.
The funds raised at the Mayoral ball, together with the raffle will fund the
headspace outreach service in Manningham for a period of 12 months. Our youth
won't have to travel by bus into Hawthorn and many of the youth that do
attend headspace don't tell their parents that they're attending so it
makes it even more easier for them to use this facility. What this will also
do is it will provide an opportunity for our youth services the YMCA Youth
Services to build connections and referral pathways with headspace
which will enhance that service. It's a great initiative and we see that in the
MoU the intention is that if that the outreach service will continue beyond
the 12 months following an evaluation and it's a much needed service in this
area and I encourage everyone to buy a ticket to the raffle, and
the Ball yes of which the Mayor has many many raffle tickets to sell.
This sounds very much like an ad.
Councillor Zafiropoulos.
I think Council Piccinini covered just about everything I'd like to say. This
is a common-sense initiative and it's a very cost-effective one. It will not cost
Council any money at all and it has the capacity if the demand increases is
we understand that we will be able to then apply to Commonwealth agencies to
sustain the program beyond the 12 months that we'll be able to raise funds
through the Ball and some of the raffle activities. It's rather
interesting again once again we find that the city of Manningham is deprived
from a number of services and here is another example. People have to travel
outside of Manningham to be able to get their clinical mental health services so
this is a good initiative it's a good collaboration between the three agencies
the YMCA and the Council and I endorse it.
Thank you. Any speakers against? I'll put
that to a vote. All those in favour. Carried.
Item 14: Chief Executive Officer. 14.1 2017 Local Government Community
satisfaction survey results. Mover. Councillor Zafiropoulos.
Yes I'd like to move the Recommendation.
Thank you. Do I have a Seconder? Council Chen. Councillor Zafiropoulos.
Madam Mayor this is the 20th year that this local government
community satisfaction survey has been conducted and I can report with some
pride that our Council has done well. We scored a score of 67 which is two points
better than last year. We've done well in five of the indicators but we have not
done well in relation to two of them. I'll expand a little bit on this.
Importantly, the areas that need attention and we have taken care of
those areas in I think in our Council Plan, our consultation and engagement,
community satisfaction and council decisions and sealed
local roads all those three issues we have recognized as needing further
attention and further improvement and our plan, I think will cater for those.
I would like to point out that the areas that we appear to it not have done
very well and in particular community consultation worries me a little bit because we
dropped from last year about four points. Community consultation is very important
for a Council to ensure that we engage and listen to our community and it
worries me a little bit that we have dropped a significant
number of points in relation to that issue. It's vitally important for Council
to be to build trust and community confidence and our decision-making has
to appear to be transparent and accountable and on the basis of the
survey it seems that we have some room for improvement.
Any speakers against? Sorry, Councillor Chen.
Nothing further to add, Madam Mayor.
Any speakers against?
I'll put that to a vote. Those in favour. Carried.
14.2: Advisory Committee Policy
Do I have a mover? Councillor Chen.
Madam Mayor, I move that the recommendation be adopted.
Thank you. And seconder? Councillor piccinini. Councillor Chen.
Madam Mayor, Council established advisory committees under the Local Government Act to
provide advice to Council special committees and delegated staff. This
policy would provide consistent framework for the
establishment operation and review of the Advisory Committees. Community
representatives are to be appointed for three years and for a maximum of three terms,
totalling nine years. I know that the
policy makes reference to Equal Opportunity Act 2010. The
purpose of the Act is to strengthen Discrimination Act in Victoria until
they encourage the identification, elimination of discrimination
and provide equality. Thank you.
Anything to add? Councillor Piccinini.
No Madam Mayor.
Okay I'll put that to a vote.
All those in favour. Against. Carried.
14.3: Review Risk Management Strategy and Risk Management Policy 2017
Do I have a mover? Councilor McLeish.
Madam Mayor I move that the
recommendation be adopted.
Seconder. Do I have a seconder? Councillor Zafiropoulos.
Councillor McLeish.
Thank you Madam Mayor I'm pleased to advise Madam Mayor that
this particular strategy and policy have both been considered by the Audit
Committee and supported wholeheartedly by the independent members of the Audit
Committee. I'm pleased to see that the growing maturity and capability of our
organisation in risk management is is being reflected in the embedded
consideration of risk by the executive and wider organisation and the
development and implementation of better tools to assist them with that and the
review of this policy reflects that growing maturity so it's great to see
this particular matter coming forward.
Council Zafiropoulos anything to add?
Yes I'd like to point out that risk management has become very important to
all organisations if they wish to ensure that their operations they run a way
that anticipates the risk and here at Manningham we have a management strategy
that is that has got three distinct levels. One is one of the levels is
system control but, management control rather, the second one is compliance
monitoring and the third one is an independent review by the Audit
Committee that I also belong like Councillor McLeish and I'm very happy
that the way we manage risk at Manningham is very wise and
anticipates possible problems.
Okay. Any speakers against? Put that to a vote.
Those in favour. Carried.
14.4: Strategic Risk Register Report to Council. Six
month period ending a 30th of June 2017. Do I have a mover? Councillor McLeish.
Thank you Madam Mayor. I move the recommendation be adopted.
Do I have a seconder? Councillor Haynes. Councillor McLeish.
Thank you Madam Mayor. The risk register is also being reviewed it's a six-month
review of the risk register and reports to Council about that review. The review
is in the context of the revised risk management strategy and policy which
we've just discussed and the whole point of this is having our key strategic
risks identified so that they are documented, recorded and then directly
contemplated by the organisation as they manage the business. If you don't
contemplate the risk of doing something you may not actually invest in the many
in the treatment plan which will mitigate that risk. It's important for an
organisation to contemplate these risks and ensure that they have treatment
plans that are adequate to the significance of the risk. In this
particular register it has been again considered by the audit committee and
it received a wholehearted support of the independent and Council members of
that committee.
Thank you. Council Hyanes.
Just to add that I'm
really grateful that we've got Officers and strategic risk people that
put all this together. It's something that doesn't warm my heart well as
sitting down to those types of meetings but it's been very good to see that it's
it's always happening and that these reports are essential to the running of
this Council and and I ask that we receive that report.
Thank you. Any speakers against? Put that to a vote. Those in favour. Carried.
14.5: Record of Assembly of Councillors. Do I have a mover?
Councillor Conlon.
I move that the recomendation be adopted.
Seconder. Councillor Piccinini.
Councillor Conlon.
Yeah, why not?
What a joy it is to meet every Tuesday night with you guys. Thank you very much.
Councillor Piccinini. Any speakers against. - I would love to but no
I'll put that to a vote.
All those in favour. Wonderfully passed.
14.6 Documents for Sealing.
Do I have a mover.
Yes I would like to move. - Councillor Galbally.
Yes I'd like to move that the Recommendation be adopted with the addition of a following
agreement consent agreement to build over an easement section 173 of the
planning environment act 1987 Council and X. Makris and A. Makris and A. Pangalos
6 Soderland Drive, Doncaster.
Do I have a seconder? Councillor Piccinini.
Councillor Galbally. Anything to add Councillor? - Nothing to add.
Okay. Any speakers against?
All those in favour. Carried.
Item 15: Urgent Business
Madam Mayorthere are no items of urgent business.
Item 16: Written Questions from the public
There no questions.
Item 17: Councillor's Question Time.
Any questions councillors?
Item 17: Confidential Reports. There are none.
That being said the meeting is closed. Thank you.
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