Dec 11, 2024 Ordinary Council Meeting

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UH, WELCOME EVERYONE TO THIS, UH, ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING OF ARMADALE REGIONAL COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH OF DECEMBER.

UH, COULD I CALL UPON,

[1 Civic Affirmation and Acknowledgement of Country]

THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR ANDRES AND, UH, COUNCILLOR MCMICHAEL

[2 Statement in relation to live streaming of Council Meeting]

WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE TRADITIONAL CUSTODIANS OF THIS LAND AND PAY RESPECTS TO ELDERS PAST, PRESENT, AND EMERGING.

THE AMAL REGIONAL COMMUNITY PAYS TRIBUTE TO THEIR LOVE OF LAND, LOVE OF PEOPLE, AND LOVE OF CULTURE.

THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR MCMICHAEL.

I'LL CALL UPON THE GENERAL MANAGER TO MAKE A STATEMENT IN REGARD TO LIVE STREAMING.

THANKS, MR. MAYOR.

THE MEETING IS BEING AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDED AND THE RECORDINGS OF THE NON-CONFIDENTIAL PARTS OF THE MEETING WE'VE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET.

NO OTHER PERSON'S PERMITTED TO RECORD THE MEETING UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY COUNCIL TO DO SO.

AND COULD ALL MOBILE PHONES AND LAPTOPS BE SET TO SILENT, PLEASE? THANKS, MR. MAYOR.

THANKS, MR. GENERAL MANAGER COUNCILORS.

I NOTE EVERYONE IS HERE SO THERE ARE NO APOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE.

UM, I'LL ASK THE QUESTION, ALTHOUGH IT DOES GET RAISED, UH, AGAIN AT 7.1.

UH, HAVING

[4 Disclosures of Interest]

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

UH, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE FIRST,

[5.1 Minutes of Previous Meeting held 27 November 2024]

UH, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION ON THE SCREEN, BUT DO I HAVE A MOTION? THANK YOU.

COUNCILOR WITTERS.

WE HAVE A MOTION, UH, IT CAN BE SECONDED BY COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL.

COUNCILOR WITTERS, ANYTHING YOU MIGHT WANNA SAY? YEAH, JUST QUICKLY, UM, MY CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT I MENTIONED AT THE LAST MEETING.

UH, IN THE MINUTE IT SAYS NON PECUNIARY SIGNIFICANT, IT SHOULD SAY NON PECUNIARY, NON-SIGNIFICANT.

IF I DIDN'T MAKE THAT, UM, KNOWN AT THE LAST MEETING, I DO APOLOGIZE, BUT YEAH, IT SHOULD SAY NON-SIGNIFICANT IN IT.

UH, THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR REDWOOD FOR PICKING THAT UP FOR ME.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILOR WITTERS.

I'M SURE THAT THE, THE TEAM WILL CORRECT THAT.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS, UH, IN REGARDS TO THOSE MINUTES? RIGHT, THANK YOU.

HAVING NOTED, UH, COUNCILOR WITTERS, OH, SORRY.

COUNCILOR ROBINSON.

NO, IT'S JUST A COMMENT THAT I NOTICED THAT IN THE CITY OF SYDNEY, WHEN THEY RECORD THEIR MINUTES, AN AN ABSTENTION IS, UM, NOTED AS ABSTAINED, TAKEN AS A VOTE AGAINST THE MO, UH, MOTION, AND IT WOULD BE POSSIBLY MORE ACCURATE IF IN FUTURE WE CONSIDER DOING THAT AS WELL.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

I'LL, I'LL TAKE THAT, THAT AS A COMMENT.

WE CAN REVIEW THAT, WHETHER IT'S THE SYSTEM THAT RECORDS IT, BUT FOR THOSE, UH, WATCHING AT HOME, IT'S THE SAME, THE, THE SAME THING APPLIES.

IT, UH, IF SOMEBODY ABSTAINS, IT IS RECORDED AS A, AS BEING AGAINST THE MOTION, UH, HERE, BUT IT'S NOT SPELT OUT WHETHER THAT'S ACTUALLY A VOTE AGAINST OR AN ABSTENTION THAT'S LED TO THE, UM, LED TO SOMEONE BEING AGAINST THE MOTION.

I'LL JUST PAUSE FOR A MOMENT IN CASE THERE IS A TECH GLITCH.

THE SCREEN KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF.

THAT'S JUST IN HERE, SO VERIFY ONLINE.

I WILL WORK ON THAT SECOND.

SO, ALL RIGHT, SO THAT I WAS TOO LOUD ON YOUTUBE.

, THERE'S SOMETHING I THOUGHT I'D NEVER SAY ABOUT MYSELF.

UM, ALRIGHT.

UH, COUNCILORS, UH, HAVING, HAVING, UH, NOTED COUNCILOR ROBINSON'S, UH, COMMENT AS WELL, LET'S PUT THIS TO VOTE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF, UH, ACCEPTING THOSE MINUTES.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY, UH, COUNCILORS,

[7.1 Ethical Decision Making and Conflicts of Interest]

UH, AND COUNCILORS ARE BEING ASKED TO NOTE THAT REPORT.

UH, CAN I HAVE A MOVER FOR A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT? THANKS, COUNCILOR GUTTERS.

AND THE SECOND IT CAN BE COUNCILOR IMAD.

UM, ANYTHING TO SAY? COUNCILOR GUTTERS? NO.

ALRIGHT, WELL, MR. COUNCILOR IMAD? NO.

ALRIGHT, LET'S PUT IT TO A VOTE.

JUST TO NOTE THIS, UH, STANDING ITEM.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

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[7.2 Council Actions Report October 2024 - December 2024]

UM, IT'S, UH, DETAILS ARE ON PAGE SEVEN OF THE AGENDA AND PAGE 18 OF THE ATTACHMENTS.

IT, THE, UH, THE, THE REPORT DETAILS THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY COUNCIL OFFICERS TO IMPLEMENT THE COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS FOR THAT PERIOD FROM OCTOBER, UH, 2024, WHERE THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT COUNCILORS COUNCIL NOTES THE REPORT SUMMARIZING THOSE ACTIONS.

UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION EITHER TO ACCEPT THAT OR A NEW ONE? THANKS, COUNCILOR REDWOOD, I'LL TAKE THAT IS ACCEPTING THAT RECOMMENDATION.

UH, SECONDED WAS COUNCILLOR IMAD.

SO, COUNCILLOR REDWOOD, ANYTHING TO SAY? ANYTHING? COUNCILLOR IMAD? NO.

ALRIGHT, COUNCILORS, LET'S PUT THIS, UH, TO THE VOTE, UH, TO ADOPT THE COUNCIL ACTIONS REPORT.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT ONE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

COUNCIL'S ITEM 7.3

[7.3 New England Weeds Authority Update]

UM, UNLESS PEOPLE HAVE GONE INTO, AND I'M, I'M, AGAIN, SPEAKING, UH, TO THOSE WATCHING AT HOME, A SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT WAS ONLY PROVIDED A FEW DAYS AGO.

7.3 WAS A PLACEHOLDER.

I LAST THE TECH 7.4.

AH, IT'S COMING AS 7.4.

THAT'LL BE WHY.

THANK YOU.

UM, ALL RIGHT.

7.3 IS REDUNDANT.

UH, 7.4.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

THANKS, MR. M I'LL JUST PULL IT UP ON MY SCREEN.

ALL RIGHT.

7.4 IS, UH, JUST AROUND A PROPOSAL TO DISSOLVE THE NEW ENGLAND, UH, TABLELANDS COUNTER COUNCIL, OR THE NEW ENGLAND WEEDS AUTHORITY.

THERE'S A FAIRLY, UH, DETAILED OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION.

THERE IS ALSO A LONG AND STORIED BACKGROUND, UH, TO THIS, UH, IT PROBABLY WOULD BE FAIR TO SAY THAT THIS ITEM HERE, UH, REALLY SIGNALS A DEATH THROWS OF THAT ORGANIZATION AND A IS SEEKING TO, UH, AS, AS BEST WE CAN PROVIDE AN ELEGANT DISMOUNT, UM, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION THERE ON THE SCREEN.

BUT CAN I HA, CAN I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE? EITHER WHAT'S ON THE SCREEN OR SOMETHING DIFFERENT? CAN I SEEK A MOTION? THANKS, COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL.

AND A SECOND.

IT CAN BE COUNCILOR ROBINSON.

COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL, UH, I GUESS YOU'RE PUTTING WHAT'S ON THE SCREEN.

ARE YOU, DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK TO THAT AT ALL? UM, THE NE CCC HAS BEEN GOING FOR A LONG TIME.

UM, IT'S REGRETFUL, I THINK THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL SAID THE SAME THING.

IT'S REGRETFUL THAT THE WHOLE THING HAS COME TO BE DISSOLVED.

I THINK THAT, UM, IT'S BEEN LONG DISCUSSED HOW WE SHOULD DO THIS.

UM, UH, AND I THINK THAT, UM, THE WAY THAT WE ARE DOING IT AND SPLITTING IT IN INDIVIDUAL COUNCILS, UM, WILL BE THE BEST FOR THE REGION.

UM, WEEDS ARE A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE FOR EVERYBODY.

UM, AND I'M SORRY THAT WE CAN'T DO IT TOGETHER, BUT WE WILL BUILD PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE, UH, COUNCILS, UM, AND DO THE BEST WE CAN.

AND, UH, UH, THIS IS A GREAT OUTCOME FOR A DREADFUL SITUATION.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL.

COUNCILOR ROBINSON, DO YOU WISH TO SAY ANYTHING? YEAH, I AGREE ENTIRELY WITH COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL.

IT IS RATHER SAD THAT IT'S COME TO THIS, AND I DO HOPE THAT SOME OF THE PREVENTION WORK THAT WAS CARRIED OUT BY THE NEW ENGLAND WEESE AUTHORITY, SUCH AS THE TROPICAL SODA APPLE, WHICH COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM, IF IT GETS OUT OF HAND, WE'LL STILL BE ABLE TO BE DONE SOMEHOW OR OTHER, AND THAT WILL PROBABLY REQUIRE SOME COOPER COOPERATION.

SO LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR YES.

COUNCILOR WHITS.

WOULD YOU'D LIKE TO? YES.

SO, UH, THE WRITER OF THE, THE RECOMMENDATION, UM, POINT E CAN JESSICA, CHECKING THOSE FOUR POSITIONS MOVING ACROSS TO, UH, ARMADALE REGIONAL COUNCIL.

WELL, THEY ONLY WORK IN THE ARMADALE REGIONAL COUNCIL AREA, OR THEY CONTINUE TO COVER THE SAME AREA AS WHAT, UH, NIWA WAS DOING.

THANK YOU.

THROUGH ME TO THE GENERAL MANAGER WHO WAS THE AUTHOR OF THE REPORT.

THANK YOU.

MR. COUNCILOR GATES? OH, UH, NO.

IT'S PROPOSED, UH, AT THIS POINT THAT THOSE FOUR OFFICERS WILL WORK PURELY IN THE ARMADALE REGIONAL COUNCIL AREA.

ALRIGHT, UH, YOU HAVING COUNCIL WHITTERS? UH, COUNCILOR GUTTERS? THANKS, MR. MAYOR.

LOOK, UM, I TOO HOPE FOR A

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UM, AS PER THE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION THAT WE WERE GIVEN HERE, AND I QUOTE, THE CURRENT NIWA SITUATION CONTINUES TO REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT UNBUDGETED FINANCIAL BURDEN ON ALL THE CONSTITUENT COUNCILS.

AND IF WE READ BETWEEN THE LINES, THE NUMBERS ARE QUITE CLEARLY OUTLAID.

THERE, WE HAD BUDGETED AN ADDITIONAL $500,000.

WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF PAYMENTS SINCE, UH, SO WE'RE UP OVER A MILLION BUCKS NOW IN TERMS OF AID AND ASSISTANCE TO CLEAN THIS PLACE, TO CLEAN THIS AUTHORITY UP.

UM, IT'S ALSO FURTHER SAID IN HERE THAT, UH, IF WE ELECT TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS TODAY, THE DISSOLUTION COULD TAKE UNTIL MARCH OF 2025.

SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT ALL THAT ON THE TABLE BECAUSE, UH, THE LONGER IT TAKES TO DISSOLVE THE PREVIOUS WEEDS AUTHORITY, THE MORE THIS IS GONNA COST ALL THE COUNCILS THAT REMAIN UPON HER.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU COUNCILOR GADI.

ALRIGHT, UH, COUNCILS, I THINK THAT THAT IS A, THAT IS A FAIR SUMMATION.

THERE IS AN ONGOING COST.

I THINK THE PUBLIC AT LARGE SHOULD BE ASSURED THAT THE WEEDS ARE STILL BEING MANAGED.

UH, THE, THE CONSTITUENT COUNCILS ARE STILL FUNDING THE ORGANIZATION TO GET THERE.

THERE IS A, THERE IS A BIT OF A RUNOFF, UH, TO HAPPEN AND FURTHER DISSOLUTION OF ASSETS.

UM, ALRIGHT, LET'S, UH, GIVEN IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR ROBINSON, LET'S PUT THAT TO THE VOTE TO ACCEPT, TO ACCEPT OR REJECT THE, UH, THE RECOMMENDATION OR THE MOTION.

ACTUALLY, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

UH, THIS BRINGS US TO

[8.1 2024-25 First Quarter Budget Review ]

UH, DETAILS ARE FROM PAGE NINE OF THE AGENDA AND PAGE 49 OF THE ATTACHMENTS.

AND, UH, COUNSEL IS BEING ASKED TO, TO NOTE THE REVIEW, NOTE THE FINANCIAL POSITION, AND RESOLVE TO ADOPT, UH, AMENDMENTS IN THE BUDGET IN COURT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE QUARTERLY, UH, BUDGET REVIEW STATEMENTS.

SO EACH QUARTER WILL GET A NEW ONE THAT, UH, REQUIRES A BUDGETARY UPDATE.

THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION ON THE SCREEN, BUT, UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION, SOMEONE TO MOVE SOMETHING? THANKS.

COUNCILLOR GUTTERS SECOND.

AND COUNCILLOR REDWOOD.

COUNCILLOR GUTTERS, ARE YOU MOVING? WHAT'S, UH, ON THE SCREEN? ON THE SCREEN? THANK YOU.

UH, ANYTHING TO SAY? I, I GUESS I WILL QUICKLY JUST, UH, THANK YOU FOR, UH, THE EFFORT GOING INTO QBR ONE.

UM, FROM MY PRI PRIOR EXPERIENCE WITH ORGANIZATIONS IN Q BS, IT'S NICE TO SEE, UM, OUR, OUR QUALITY OF QBR AND UPDATES IS LEVELING OUT, WHICH MEANS THE BUSINESS IS IN MUCH BETTER SHAPE.

IT'S NOT UP AND DOWN AND BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS.

IT'S ACTUALLY STARTING TO LEVEL OUT.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THOSE INVOLVED.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILOR GA COUNCILLOR REDWOOD COUNCILLOR ROBINSON.

YEAH, AND I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

UM, ONE WAS IN RELATION TO THE BRILLIANT REGION STRATEGY WHERE THE SMART POLES AND SMART BENCHES, BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING AT, I'VE GOT A COPY OF THE BRILLIANT REGION STRATEGY IN FRONT OF ME, AND I JUST WONDERED WHERE YOU COULD POINT TO ME TO THIS EXTRA $200,000, WHICH BIT OF THE BRILLIANCE REGION STRATEGY IT WAS GOING TO BE LISTED UNDER.

CAN WE TAKE THAT ON NOTICE, PLEASE? OKAY.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL TAKE THAT ONE ON NOTICE.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILLOR ROBINSON.

AND, AND THE ONLY OTHER ONE WAS JUST MAYBE A COMMENT ABOUT THE, IF I CAN GET BACK, DIDN'T I, UM, TRY THIS WAS ON THE, UM, REFURBISHMENT OF MALCOLM STREET AND 'CAUSE WHAT I WAS THINKING OF WAS THAT, GIVEN THAT WE DO HAVE, UM, IN THE BICYCLE STRATEGY OR THE, UH, ACTIVE TRANSPORT STRATEGY, ONE OF THE RESPONSES TO MISSIONS WAS THAT PART OF THE STRATEGY WAS TO DO A DESIGN PROCESS FOR AN EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN BETWEEN MARKHAM STREET AND ON MARTIN STREET, BETWEEN BDE AND ROSDEN TO MAKE IT CYCLE FRIENDLY AND SERVE AS A POSSIBLE MODEL FOR CYCLE FRIENDLY TREATMENT FOR OTHER LOCATIONS IN ARMADALE.

AND I THINK THE SUM, THIS WAS BASED ON A SUBMISSION, AND I THINK THE SUBMISSION BASICALLY WAS TO HAVE PARKING ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF MARKHAM STREET IN THAT PARTICULAR SECTION, THEN SAY A GREEN COLOR CYCLE LANE, THEN TWO TRAVELING LANES, THEN ANOTHER BIKE LANE, AND THEN ASSUMING MORE ON STREET PARKING WAS NEEDED.

IT WOULD

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AND I THINK THAT, AND I'M JUST URGING PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT THAT POSSIBLE LAYOUT AND WHETHER IT IS FEASIBLE.

COUNCILOR ROBINSON, I WE'RE SPEAKING ABOUT THE QUARTERLY BUDGET REVIEW.

YEAH.

THIS SEEMS VERY TANGENTIAL.

WELL, YEAH, BUT IT, THERE IS $700,000 IN IT, IN IT FOR THIS BIT.

AND THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THAT IT WOULD BE ECONOMICALLY INEFFICIENT TO DO IT.

SO THAT, THAT'S WHY I'M SUGGEST SUGGESTING IT HERE RATHER THAN MAYBE IN THE ACTIVE TRANSPORT STRATEGY.

AND I WAS JUST GONNA SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS LAYOUT, THAT SUGGESTED LAYOUT MIGHT BE ATTRACTIVE AND SAFE AND IT WOULD BE FAR BETTER THAN IT IS NOW.

AND ALSO BECAUSE AS SOMEBODY WHO CYCLED FOR, AS USED MY ABUSER BIKE AS MY MAIN MEANS OF TRANSPORT FOR OVER 50 YEARS, AND I'VE ALSO WRITTEN SCIENTIFIC AND PUBLICATIONS, I'VE ANALYZED, UM, INTO STATS IN ARMADALE AND ELSEWHERE.

AND I DO KNOW THAT, UM, BIKE FACILITIES ON ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD ARE TERRIBLY, TERRIBLY DANGEROUS.

AND I THINK THE ACTIVE TRANSPORT STRATEGY SHOULD BE ENCOURAGING CYCLING, NOT DRIVING PEOPLE OFF CYCLING AS WOULD HAPPEN IF WE BUILD ON SUITABLES FACILITIES.

AND I WOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED IN PARROT STREET WHERE THERE WAS NOT A FACILITY WAS BUILT THERE AND IT WAS PROBABLY EVEN BETTER THAN A MUCH BETTER FACILITY THAN MARKHAM STREET.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE DID, THERE WAS SOME EVALUATION AND COUNCILOR ROBINSON, I I REALLY, WE WE WE WE'RE GOING VERY TANGENT.

YEAH.

I THINK POINT IS, I, I'VE GOT YOU, I'VE GOT LESS THAN A MINUTE LEFT.

AND, AND ILL SAY NO, I, I CAN PULL YOU UP IF YOU GO, IF YOU'RE GOING WAY OFF COURSE, AND I THINK WE ARE.

WELL ANYWAY, I I URGE YOU TO THINK ABOUT THAT WHEN WONDERFUL, WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT USING THE CAPITAL PROGRAM, UM, , THANK YOU COUNCILOR WITTERS, I'M AWARE OF, OF THAT.

BUT THERE'S ALSO AN, AN ACTIVE TRANSPORT STRATEGY THAT REALLY OVERLAPS WITH THIS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR POINTING OUT THAT PORT POINT OF ORDER.

I'LL TAKE IT ON BOARD.

WELL, WELL I WILL MENTION IT IN THE ACTIVE TRANSPORT STRATEGY THING.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, COUNCILORS, ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY ON THE QUARTER OF BUDGET REVIEW COUNCIL? YEAH, SO CONTINUE ON FROM I JUST SAYING THAT, UM, IT WAS INTERESTING LISTENING TO, UM, COUNCILOR ROBINSON'S REMARKS JUST AROUND THE SRV FUNDING, UH, FUNDING FOR THAT SMALL SECTION OF ROAD.

UM, JUST THINKING THAT SMALL SECTION OF ROAD HAS GOT A RAISED CROSS PEDESTRIAN CROSSING ON IT BECAUSE THERE WAS, UM, FROM MEMORY.

SO A FEW ACCIDENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THAT STRETCH OF ROAD MAYBE, UM, LATER ON IN THE, IN THE PIECE WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN, COUNCILOR ROBINSON, UM, YOU MENTIONED CAR PARKS, GREEN, GREEN BIKE LANES, AND THEN DRIVING LANES IS, MAYBE YOU CAN MENTION HOW THAT, UM, CONTINUES TO MAKE THAT SECTION ERODE A SAFE SPACE FOR ALL, UH, USERS WANT.

WE TALK ABOUT IT A BIT LATER ON.

VERY GOOD.

ALRIGHT, COUNSELORS.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? UH, SORRY.

LET'S PUT THIS MOTION OF THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

I DIDN'T VOTE.

OKAY.

THAT WAS AN ABSTAIN.

OH, I'M QUITE HAPPY TO VOTE AGAINST IT IF NECESSARY, BUT I'LL ABSTAIN FOR WELL, CAN YOU, CAN YOU JUST, SORRY, YOU'RE AB TELL ME WHAT YOU DO.

I'LL, I'LL, I'LL ABSTAIN.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, I DECLARE THAT CARRIED EIGHT ONE NOTING COUNCILOR ROBINSON ABSTAINED, WHICH, UH, IS VOTING AGAINST THE MOTION IN EFFECT.

ALL RIGHT, COUNCILORS, ITEM

[9.1 Active Transport Strategy - For Adoption (Post Public Exhibition)]

UH, THE ACTIVE TRANSPORT STRATEGY, PUTTING THIS UP FOR ADOPTION DETAILS ARE PAGE 15 OF THE AGENDA.

AND PAGE 61 OF THE ATTACHMENTS.

THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION ON THE SCREEN, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS AN ALTERNATE, UH, THERE IS A MOTION TO BE PUT.

AND SO, UH, COUNCILLOR ROBINSON, YOU'D LIKE TO MOVE? YEAH, I'LL MOVE THE ALTERNATIVE MOTION.

IF THAT, WHICH IS JUST, UM, COME, IT SHOULD COME UP ON THE SCREEN, NOT, WHICH JUST SAYS INSTEAD OF REPLACING E WITH THAT POINT THERE, WHICH IS NOTING THE INTENTION TO INCORPORATE ACTIONS IN THE STRATEGY TO COLLECT DATA ON INJURIES NEAR MISSES AND ACTIVE TRANSPORT USAGE, THAT COUNCIL CONSIDERS

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SO.

EXCELLENT.

I'LL MOVE THAT IF I CAN GET A SECONDER.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, SO THAT'S THE, THAT'S BEING MOVED.

UH, DO I HAVE A SECONDER FOR THAT MOTION? THANK YOU COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL.

ALRIGHT, SO WE NOW HAVE A, A, A MOTION, UH, ON THE TABLE.

COUNCIL ROBINSON, WOULD YOU CARE TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS IN RELATION, THE ACTIVE TRANSPORT STRATEGY AND LET'S SAY ANYTHING ON MARKHAM STREET? YEAH, WELL, I THINK WE DO NEED AN ACTIVE TRANSPORT STRATEGY.

EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT CYCLING IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH AND ACTIVE TRANSPORT IN GENERAL IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH.

PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTIVE TAKE PART IN ACTIVE TRANSPORT, LIVE LONGER, HEALTHIER LIVES.

THERE MAY BE A SMALL RISK OF INJURY IN GENERAL, BUT I MEAN, FOR EVERY POSSIBLE LIFE SHORTENING INJURY YOU FIND YOU'VE GOT 20 YEAR, 20 OR MORE YEARS, LIFE YEARS GAINED BY THE ACTIVITY.

SO YOU LESS LIKE TO HAVE A HEART AT ATTACK, A STROKE AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS.

SO IT'S IN COUNCIL'S INTEREST TO PROMOTE ACTIVE TRANSPORT.

I MEAN, THE TROUBLE COMES WHEN WE BASICALLY HAVE THINGS LIKE MARTIN STREET WHERE WE NEED TO TRY AND DO THINGS EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENCY EFFICIENTLY.

AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE DONE BY DOING A, THE PROMISED, UM, EXPERIMENT TO, TO FIND OUT WHAT, HOW, WHAT WOULD WORK THERE AND, AND JUST DO IT.

AS I SAID, IT WAS BASICALLY PARKING ON ONE SIDE, A CYCLE LANE, TWO TRAVELING LANES, ANOTHER CYCLE LANE AND THE PARKING ON THE OTHER SIDE.

INDEN EXTENDING THE NATURE STRIP SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE PARKING INDENTED IN THE NATURE STRIP.

AND THEN THE GRASS WILL, WHEN RAZIN PARKING WILL GO STRAIGHT TO THE GREEN COLORED CYCLE LANE, WHICH I THINK WILL BE MORE ATTRACTIVE, IT WILL MAKE IT SAFER FOR PEDESTRIANS BECAUSE ONE OF THE PROBLEMS, AND THAT WAS WHY THE PEDESTRIAN WAS KILLED THERE AND WHY WE HAVE A WOMBA CROSSING WAS BASICALLY BECAUSE CAR PARKING WAS OBSCURING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER.

SO THE DRIVER CAME UP AND HIT THE PEDESTRIAN BECAUSE THE PEDESTRIAN WASN'T, WASN'T SEEN.

AND THIS LAYOUT WOULD PROBABLY MAKE IT SAFER AND EASIER FOR PEDESTRIANS AND EVERYBODY USING THAT AREA.

AND IF IT WORKS, AND THAT'S THE THING, WE CAN DO AN EXPERIMENT AND FIND OUT WHAT PEOPLE THINK ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE'VE, TIME AND TIME AGAIN, WE'VE BUILT THINGS AND THEN FIND THAT THEY DON'T WORK AS WELL AS WE'D LIKE.

AND THAT JUST WASTES MONEY.

AND AS I SAY, A GOOD EXAMPLE WAS PARROT STREET WHEREBY THERE WAS QUITE A LOT OF MONEY WAS SPENT BUILDING AN OFF-ROAD CYCLEWAY.

AND CERTAINLY SOME CYCLISTS WENT THERE AND COUNTED CYCLISTS, COUNTED WHO WAS THERE.

AND ON ONE DAY IN, IN MID-MARCH YOU FOUND THAT, AND THIS IS THE ONLY TIME WE'D DONE IT BECAUSE IT WAS VOLUNTARY LABOR, THERE WAS SEVEN CYCLISTS AND EVERY SINGLE ONE WAS ON THE, WAS ON THE ROAD, NOT THE CYCLEWAY.

AND SO WHAT WE NEED TO DO, IF WE'D HAD A PRINCIPLE OF EVALUATING OFF ALL OUR FACILITIES, FINDING OUT WHAT CYCLISTS USE, WHAT THEY DON'T USE, WHERE THEY GO, THAT WOULD BE REALLY MONEY WELL SPENT.

WE'D GET A MUCH BETTER ACTIVE TRANSPORT STRATEGY IN THE LONG RUN.

AND I THINK OPTION E THAT WE ACTUALLY INCORPORATE THE ACTIONS ON COLLECTING DATA ON INJURIES NEAR MISSES, BECAUSE, EXCEPT WE DON'T HAVE THAT AT THE MOMENT.

THE ONLY TIME I'VE COLLECTED IT FOR ABOUT 10, 15 YEARS GOING BACK, BUT WE HAVEN'T GOT ANY REASON DATA FOR THE PREVIOUS 10, 10, 15 YEARS.

AND THEN WE WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY TO GET A REVIEW OF THE PLAN WITHIN TWO YEARS.

SO I THINK THAT'S THE BEST SOLUTION FOR EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILOR ROBINSON.

COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL, YOU WERE THE SECOND OR ANYTHING TO SAY? UH, LOOK, THE ACTIVE DRAFT ACTIVE TRANSPORT STRATEGY HAS BEEN TERRIFICALLY WORKED WITH THE COMMUNITY AND, UM, THE KPYG GROUPS, UH, HAVE BEEN REALLY USEFUL IN GETTING, UH, COMMUNITY GROUPS TOGETHER AND FINDING GAPS IN THE STRATEGIES.

AND, UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, THAT HAPPENING.

THANKS.

THANK YOU COUNCILORS.

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK AROUND THE ACTIVE TRANSPORT STRATEGY? SURE.

IT COMES UP FOR ADOPTION.

ALRIGHTY.

WELL, LET'S PUT IT TO THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT ONE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

[9.2 Appointment of council nominated members for the Regional Planning Panel]

SO, UH, RECOMMENDATION IS THAT, UH, IS SIMILAR TO WHAT HAPPENED LAST TERM, THAT THE COUNCIL NOMINATE THE MAYOR AND THE DEPUTY MAYOR AS THE TWO REPRESENTATIVES, UH, TO THE REGIONAL PLANNING PANEL.

UH, WE ALSO HAVE TO NOMINATE TWO ALTERNATE MEMBERS, UH, FOR THE REGIONAL PLANNING PANEL.

SO CAN I, WE

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UM, I'VE HAD ONE COUNCIL BEING COUNCIL OF GATS, UH, NOMINATE HIMSELF AS THE ALTERNATE, BUT WHEN WE GET TO B WE'LL SEE IF THERE'S ANY OTHER COUNCILORS THAT WANT TO DO IT.

IF THERE'S ONLY ONE, THEN IT'LL BE COUNCIL GATS AND THAT PERSON, IF THERE'S, WE END UP WITH THREE, THEN WE'LL UH, PUT IT TO THE VOTE.

SO, UH, WE'LL DO THIS IN SIR.

SO COUNCILORS JUST PART A OF THIS, UH, SORRY, CAN I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION PLEASE? ALONG THE LINES OF PART A NINE POINT, SORRY, MOVER.

THANKS, COUNCILOR WITTERS SECOND AS COUNCILOR REDWOOD.

UM, JUST SEE THE TEXT'S OKAY.

WITH HOW THIS IS.

YES, WE ARE.

UM, COUNCILOR WHITTERS, DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK TO? YEAH, I'D LIKE TO MOVE A MOTION TO PASS A RECOMMENDATION AS WRITTEN, UM, VOTING AND TALKING INTERIOR ITEM ON POINTS A AND B.

UM, THIS IS ACTUALLY, UM, THIS PANEL IS ACTUALLY, I THINK, A GOOD THING.

UM, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT IT DOES, IT DECIDES ON DEVELOPMENTS, I THINK FROM MEMORY, UM, THE NEXT LEVEL UP FROM US, WE GO TO A CERTAIN LEVEL AND THEN THIS PANEL THEN WILL GO FROM A CERTAIN MONETARY LEVEL TO UP TO, I CAN'T REMEMBER THE DOLLAR VALUES.

I THINK IT MIGHT BE FROM A FAIR BIT IN IT, BUT IT'S THE NEXT STEP UP FROM US.

AND I THINK IT PROVIDES TRANSPARENCY.

SO SAY, JUST OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, UH, UH, GLEN AND THIS COUNCIL WANT SOMETHING OR HAVE SOMETHING MAJOR, THEN IT GOES TO THE NEXT, TO THIS PANEL, UM, TO SORT OF DECIDE, OR A FARMDALE REGIONAL COUNCIL WANTS, UM, OR HAS A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT COMING UP AND THIS PANEL WILL DECIDE ON IT, ON IT.

SO I THINK IT'S A REALLY GOOD IDEA.

UM, AND FORTUNATELY DON'T HAVE THE TIME, BUT IF ANY OF THE OTHER COUNSELORS WANNA PUT THEMSELVES UP FOR AN ALTERNATE, UM, MEMBER, I THINK IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN SOME NEW SKILLS IN IT.

UM, HAVING, UM, BEEN INVOLVED IN A LITTLE BIT IN MY FIRST TERM.

UM, SO YEAH, I THINK THIS IS, AND, UH, JUST A GOOD THING TO HAVE IN REGARDS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

AND ONE THING THAT GETS THAT HAS BEEN PASSED AROUND A LOT IN MY COUNCIL TERM IS TRANSPARENCY.

AND I THINK THIS PROVIDES A FAIRLY GOOD TRANSPARENT, UM, DESIGN FOR, UH, BIGGER DEVELOPMENTS.

THANKS.

COUNCILOR WHITTERS.

COUNCILOR REDWOOD.

YOU WERE A SECONDER.

I BELIEVE I WAS.

UM, YEAH, I, I I THINK I AM.

UH, THE, YEAH, THE, THE, THE, THE FUNCTION OF THE PANEL IS IMPORTANT.

UM, AS YOU SAID, COUNCILOR WHITTERS, IT'S TO MAKE DECISIONS ON, ON DEVELOPMENTS THAT, THAT ARE AT A HIGHER LEVEL OF, UM, SPEND THAN THAT THAT CAN BE MADE AT THE COUNCIL ITSELF.

AND, UH, I MUST SAY IN THE LAST TERM, I THINK THERE WERE ONLY TWO OR THREE DECISIONS THAT THE MAYOR AND I WERE INVOLVED IN, BUT THEY WERE IMPORTANT ONES, THE ONES THAT WENT THROUGH.

AND SO I AGREE THAT THERE'S A, BECAUSE IT'S A, IT'S A, A BROADER PANEL OF PEOPLE.

IT'S NOT JUST THE MAYOR AND THE DEPUTY MAYOR OF ARMADALE, UM, REGION ON THERE THAT IT, IT'S FUNCTION IS, IS A CRITICAL ONE.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILLOR REDWOOD.

AND YOU, YOU RAISE A VERY GOOD POINT FOR THOSE THAT ARE, UM, OUTSIDE OF COUNCIL AND WATCHING THIS, UH, THE MAYOR AND THE DEPUTY ARE TWO OF FIVE, UH, PEOPLE ON THAT, THAT REGIONAL PLANNING PANEL.

UM, THERE IS A CHAIR AND THE OTHERS ARE USUALLY FROM WELL OUTSIDE THE REGION, ALL THEY, AND THEY ALL HAVE SIGNIFICANT PLANNING EXPERIENCE.

SO, ALRIGHT, IF THERE'S NO OTHER, UM, NOTHING ELSE TO SAY FROM ANY OF THE COUNCILS, LET'S PUT, UH, POINT A TO THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT ONE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

AND COUNCIL WITTERS, YOU'RE GONNA, YOU'RE MOVED AND, UH, SECONDED.

B YEAH, JUST, UM, I SAID ENCOURAGE THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE MAYBE THE TIME TO BE THE SECOND ALTERNATE TO PUT YOUR HAND UP.

'CAUSE I THINK IT'S A GOOD EXPERIENCE.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, COUNCILORS, UM, AS I SAID, COUNCILOR GUTTERS HAS THROWN HIS HAT IN THE RING.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER COUNCILORS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN BEING ON THAT PLANNING PANEL? COUNCILOR ROBINSON.

ALRIGHT, WELL THAT'S THE TWO.

UM, SO I GUESS THAT, UH, MEANS THAT IT'LL BE COUNCILOR GUTTERS AND COUNCILOR ROBINSON, UH, THAT THE TWO ALTERNATE MEMBERS TO THE REGIONAL PLANNING PANEL.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

JUST MAKE SURE I, ARE WE OKAY OVER THERE? TECH? THANKS.

ITEM

[9.3 Public Exhibition of Concept Plans For Upgrades To The Old Court House Walkway & Courtyard]

UH, THE PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF CONCEPT PLANS FOR UPGRADES TO THE OLD COURTHOUSE, WALKWAY AND COURTYARD, UH, EFFECTIVELY OPENING

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UM, THERE ARE SOME VERY GOOD PLANS AND I SUGGEST ANYONE THAT'S INTERESTED GO AND HAVE A LOOK AT THE ATTACHMENTS, UH, FROM PAGE 361 OF THE ATTACHMENTS.

THERE'S PRETTY WELL LAID OUT, UH, DESIGN PLAN FOR WHAT'S UP THERE.

UM, SO THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION ON THE SCREEN, BUT, UH, THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS HAPPENING WITH THIS MOTION.

ONE IS THAT WE ARE PUTTING THESE, UH, THESE SEEKING TO PUT THE, UM, THE PLANS ON PUBLIC EXHIBITION AT THE SAME TIME WHERE THE COUNCIL IS SEEKING TO APPLY FOR A GRANT, WHICH IS UP TO $300,000, UH, IF SUCCESSFUL.

AND WE THEN END UP, UH, ADOPTING AND SEEKING TO GO AHEAD WITH THE, UH, THE WALKWAY THAT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $700,000.

SO WE'D HAVE A $300,000 GRANT AND WE'D BE TAPPING THE DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTION FUND FOR $400,000 TO MAKE IT SO SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'VE DONE, UH, WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE, UH, CURTIS PARK PLAYGROUND.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S AN OVERVIEW ABOUT WHAT THIS IS SEEKING TO DO.

UM, DO I HAVE A MOTION AND IF SO, WHAT IS THE MOTION? COUNCILOR REDWOOD HAPPY WITH THAT BEING THE MOTION? YEAH.

BRILLIANT.

THANK YOU.

EXCELLENT.

SORRY, THE RECOMMENDATION IS WRITTEN.

THANK YOU.

BRILLIANT.

UH, A SECONDER.

THANKS.

COUNCILOR TAYLOR.

UM, COUNCILOR REDWOOD, ANYTHING TO TO SAY IN THIS REGARD? WELL, I MEAN, THE, THE PLANS THAT WE'VE SEEN, UH, THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED ARE EXCITING AND, AND CERTAINLY WILL.

UM, IF, IF WE CAN PULL IT OFF, WE'LL MAKE THAT WHOLE AREA MUCH MORE, UM, WILL CERTAINLY ACT, ACTIVATE THAT AREA AND, AND MAKE IT A LOT MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN IT CURRENTLY IS.

UM, IT'S NOT USABLE AT THE MOMENT TO ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL LOCKED OFF AND, UH, IT JUST CREATES ANOTHER, UM, CONNECTION BETWEEN MOORE STREET AND THE MALL.

UM, WHICH, WHICH GIVES, UH, YOU KNOW, BETTER CONNECTIVITY TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE AND, AND ALL THE, ALSO THOSE WHO ARE VISITING, UM, NOTING THAT I, I GUESS OUR, OUR LOCAL COURT, WHICH IS JUST DOWN OPPOSITE THAT, UM, AREA NOW, UH, I GUESS IS ED FREQUENTED BY PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE OF ARMADALE AS WELL.

UM, SO MOVING UP INTO THE MALL AND MAKING THAT ACCESSIBLE.

SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT, A GREAT PLAN AND LET'S HOPE WE CAN BRING IT TO LIFE.

.

BRILLIANT.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILOR REDWOOD, COUNCILOR TABOR, ANYTHING TO SAY? YES, I SUPPORT, UH, COUNCILOR EDWOOD, UH, UH, COMMENTS THERE.

AND IT'S A PART OF THE CBD THAT I BELIEVE, UH, NEEDS ATTENTION.

IT'S LONG OVERDUE, SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT MOVE.

TRUE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, COUNCILORS.

ANYONE ELSE TO ADD COUNCILOR WITTERS? YEAH, I THINK THIS IS A GOOD, UH, GOOD MOVE FROM THE COUNCIL.

UM, A LITTLE WALKWAY USED TO BE THE WALK OF SHAME, NOW IT'S A CHANCE FOR IT TO BE THE WALK OF FAME.

UM, SO THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE A LOOK AT IT.

UM, I KNOW, UM, AS SOMEONE THAT USED TO FREQUENTLY AREA TO WATCH PEOPLE ON THE WALK OF SHAME, UM, FOR ENTERTAINMENT, UM, SOME BETTER ENTERTAINMENT UP THROUGH THAT LANEWAY WILL BE GOOD.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL? YEAH, LOOK, UM, THE DESI THE DESIGNS ARE TERRIFIC AND I THINK, UH, WE'VE INCORPORATED SOME OF THE PUBLIC SUGGESTIONS THAT WERE, UM, TAKEN DURING THE, UM, PUBLIC'S ABILITY TO LOOK AT THE COURTHOUSE, UM, LAST YEAR.

AND, UH, IT'S A GREAT BUILDING, UM, HERITAGE LISTED AND WE'VE INCORPORATED THOSE IDEAS AND, UH, IT'S A GREAT PLAN.

TERRIFIC.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

COUNCILOR ROBINSON.

I WAS JUST WONDERING ABOUT THE TIMING OF ALL THIS IN THE SENSE THAT THE GRANT HAS TO BE, UM, SUBMITTED BY THE 30TH OF JANUARY.

SO ARE YOU TRYING TO GET, UM, THE 28TH DAY PERIOD OF EXIT PUBLIC EXHIBITION BEFORE THE CLOSING OF THE GRANT PERIOD SO YOU CAN HAVE SOME SORT OF SEMI HALF FINALIZED DESIGN TO SUBMIT OR HOW WILL THAT WORK? THANK YOU, BUT I'LL SAY WE DEFINITELY DO NEED A, AN IMPROVED WALKWAY.

BRILLIANT.

THANK YOU CHIEF OFFICER BOYCE.

UH, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

YES, THAT'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

UM, COUNCILOR ROBINSON, THE IDEA IS TO INCORPORATE ANY FEEDBACK IN TIME TO SUBMIT THAT GRANT APPLICATION.

SO WHAT, WHEN DO YOU PLAN TO HAVE THE CLOSING DATE THEN? BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS IF IT'S A EARLY CLOSING DATE WITH NOT, NOT LONG AFTER CHRISTMAS, BEFORE, YOU'VE GOT TO PUT IN YOUR SUBMISSION THROUGH YOU, MR. MAYOR.

UH, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WE'LL GET IT UP ON PUBLIC EXHIBITION.

SO IT'LL JUST BE A, A FUNCTION OF HOW QUICKLY WE CAN GET IT UP.

UM, SO IF IT'S IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, IT'LL BE 28 DAYS FROM THEN.

THANK YOU.

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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT ONE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND FINGERS CROSSED FOR THE GRANT APPLICATION.

ALRIGHT, COUNCILORS, UM, ITEM 10.1,

[10.1 Tabling of Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest ]

UM, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION THAT COUNCIL NOTE THESE, UH, DISCLOSURES, UH, THE, FOR THE HOST WATCHING AT HOME DETAILS, PAGE 29 OF THE AGENDA AND 369 OF THE ATTACHMENTS.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER OR SOMETHING? PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILOR REDWOOD AND A SECONDER.

THANKS.

COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL.

COUNCILOR REDWOOD, ANYTHING TO SAY? COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL, JUST FOR THE PUBLIC PLEASE.

UM, STATUTORY DOCUMENTS THAT WE ALL HAVE TO DO.

UM, UH, EVERYONE HAS TO DO THEM AND, UH, EVERYONE CAN LOOK AT THEM.

CHEERS.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, UH, COUNSELORS, LET'S PUT IT TO A VOTE.

OH, SORRY.

COUNCILOR IMAD.

MR. MAYOR, I NOTE THAT I DID NOT FILL OUT THE INCOME FROM COUNCIL, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT WITH THAT .

WHAT WE MIGHT DO IS, UH, FORGOT ABOUT IT.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

UM, I THINK MANY OF US HAVE GONE BEFORE HAVE DONE THE SAME THING.

UH, WE CAN GET YOU TO UPDATE THAT, UH, PRIOR TO THE NEXT MEETING, SO THANK YOU.

WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL NOTE THAT, BUT GET IT UPDATED.

ALRIGHT, COUNCILORS, UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT ONE CARRIED, CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

[10.2 Public Exhibition of Integrated Planning and Reporting - Draft Community Plan 2025-2034]

SO, UH, COUNCILS, AS YOU'RE YOU'RE AWARE, THE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN OUT, UH, IN THE COMMUNITY JUST UPDATING THE 10 YEAR COMMUNITY PLAN, UH, JUST WITH THIS NEW TERM OF COUNCIL.

UH, SO THEY'RE SEEKING AN ENDORSEMENT TO PUT THIS ON PUBLIC EXHIBITION, UH, THROUGH UNTIL, UM, WELL FROM TOMORROW THROUGH UNTIL THE 7TH OF FEBRUARY.

AND THEN A FURTHER REPORT WILL, WILL COME PROBABLY TO THE FEBRUARY MEETING, JUST ABOUT THAT, UH, 10 YEAR COMMUNITY PLAN AND WHERE, WHERE, WHERE WE'RE AT, AND ANY UPDATES THERE.

SO THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION.

UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION? THANKS, COUNCILOR ROBINSON.

UH, YOU'RE WILL YOU, YOU'LL BE MOVING WHAT'S ON THE SCREEN? I'M MOVING AS RECOMMEND.

THANK YOU.

AND A SECONDER.

THANKS.

COUNCILOR GATTIS.

COUNCILOR ROBINSON.

WELL, I DO BELIEVE THIS IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT AND I ALSO BELIEVE, AT LEAST IN THIS CASE, THAT THE SUBMISSIONS WILL RUN UNTIL THE 7TH OF DECEMBER, WHICH IS GOOD.

AND I DO HOPE THAT LOTS AND LOTS OF PEOPLE WILL GO THROUGH THE PLAN AND LET US KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT AND WHAT CHANGES WE NEED TO MAKE.

'CAUSE I THINK THERE STILL ARE SOME CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE MADE.

AND I ALSO HOPE THAT ONCE WE'VE GOT ALL THE SUBMISSIONS IN, MAYBE COUNCIL CAN HAVE A WORKSHOP ON IT SO THAT WE CAN GET THE PLAN THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS AND DESERVES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALL RIGHT.

UM, JUST BRIEFLY, COUNCILOR GUTTERS, JUST BRIEFLY, MR. MAYOR, JUST, UM, COUNCILOR ROBINSON, SLIDE AMENDMENT THERE.

UM, SO, UH, PUBLIC EXHIBITION GOES THROUGH UNTIL THE 7TH OF FEBRUARY.

YOU MENTIONED SEVENTH OF, FOR THOSE ONLINE, YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME AFTER YOU'VE DONE YOUR, YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AND PUTTING IT ALL AWAY TO GET THESE SUBMISSIONS IN .

YOU DIDN'T SAY WHAT YEAR DID YOU DISTRACTED ME.

ALRIGHT, COUNCIL, HAS ANYONE ELSE WISH TO, TO SAY ANYTHING BEFORE THIS GOES ON? PUBLIC EXHIBITION? ALRIGHT, LET'S PUT IT TO A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

[10.3 Minutes of the Audit Risk and Improvement Committee meeting of 18 November 2024]

SO COUNCILS BEING ASKED TO NOTE THE, UH, THE, OH, IT'S ALL IN THE ONE.

WE'VE GOT TWO POINTS THERE.

UM, COUNCIL'S BEING ASKED TO NOTE THE MINUTES OF THE ERIC MEETING HELD ON THE 18TH OF NOVEMBER.

UH, THAT IS A RECOMMENDATION.

DO I HAVE A MOVER? THANKS COUNCILOR GUTTERS.

AND A SECOND TO THANK YOU.

COUNCILOR REDWOOD.

COUNCILOR GUTTERS.

ANYTHING TO SAY THERE? COUNCILOR REDWOOD? ALL GOOD, THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT.

THINK WE ALL APPRECIATE THE WORK THE ERIC DO.

ALRIGHT, COUNCILORS, LET'S PUT THIS TO A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT ONE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

[10.4 Integrated Planning and Reporting - Delivery Program 2022 -2026 and Operational Plan 2023-2024 Progress Report - January to June 2024]

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UH, AND OPERATIONAL PROGRAM.

SO THE DETAILS OF THIS ARE FROM PAGE 37 OF THE AGENDA AND 505 OF THE ATTACHMENTS.

IT'S EFFECTIVELY, AND THIS IS IN THE ATTACHMENTS, YOU'LL SEE IT, IT'S EFFECTIVELY A STATUS REPORT, UH, ON THE, UH, THE COUNCIL'S OPERATION PLAN AND WITH, YOU KNOW, A BIT OF A, A TRAFFIC LIGHT SYSTEM, UH, AS TO HOW FAR WE'VE PROGRESSED THROUGH EACH OF THOSE ITEMS. SO THE REPORT, UH, REALLY IS JUST FOR THE FINANCIAL, WELL, IT'S A PROGRESS REPORT, UH, FROM APRIL TO JUNE.

UH, IS THAT QUARTERLY ONE THERE? SO, UH, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE NOTE THAT REPORT.

AND SO DO I HAVE A MOTION? THANKS ROBINSON.

YOU MOVING WHAT'S ON THE SCREEN? YEAH, NO, I JUST WANT TO ASK A QUESTION AS WELL.

SURE.

WHICH WAS BASICALLY IN RELATION TO A SUPPLY BEING ENGAGED, PROVIDE A BASE MAP FOR MODIFICATION AND UPDATES FOR THE CBD CREEK LANDS AND THEN EXPANDED TO UNI, PINE FOREST, POSSIBLY NUMERIC DAM.

AND I WAS JUST WONDERING WHERE THAT WAS AT.

'CAUSE IT SORT OF SUGGESTED IT WAS FINISHED AND THEN IT OBVIOUSLY WASN'T FINISHED.

OR MAYBE THE MAP WAS FINISHED AND THE WALKING TOURS AND THE VISIT DAMO WEBSITE WEREN'T FINISHED.

SO JUST WONDERED WHERE THAT WAS QUITE AT.

'CAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE AN EXCITING PROJECT.

SHOULD WE HAVE A, SHOULD WE GET A MOTION GOING FIRST AND THEN ASK THAT QUESTION YOU GONNA TAKE ANYWAYS, , BUT MOVE IT FIRST THEN? YEAH, LET'S MOVE IT FIRST.

DO WE HAVE A SECONDER? THANKS COUNCILOR.

UH, REDWOOD.

SO WE'RE NOTING THAT, SO GIVEN THAT YOU MOVED THAT COUNCILOR ROBINSON THAT NEEDS YOU UNFORTUNATELY SAID, I'LL ASK YOU A QUESTION.

I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO ANSWER FOR THAT, SO I'LL THROW IT MAYBE TO, UH, WE CAN TOUCH ON NOTICE AND COME BACK TO CASE.

TAKE THAT ON NOTICE.

YOU'VE GOT THAT RECORDED DETAIL.

OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

COUNCILOR ROBINSON, DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY, UH, SPECIFIC QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS IN RELATION TO THE STATUS REPORT? NO.

THANKS MR. MAYOR.

ALRIGHTY.

LET'S PUT THAT TO THE VOTE THEN.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF NOTING THE STATUS REPORT.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT ONE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

RIGHT.

ANOTHER GOOD NEWS STORY ITEM 10.5.

THIS

[10.5 Armidale Regional Councils Community Small & Support Grants Allocation of Funds 2024-2025]

SO, UH, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION, UH, AROUND THIS, WHICH WAS HOW THE COUNCIL, UH, APPROVED THE DISTRIBUTION OF $50,000, UM, THAT, THAT WAS BUDGETED FOR THESE PARTICULAR GRANTS.

I NOTE THAT THERE WAS A TOTAL OF $67,000 OF, UH, APPLICATIONS AND I, I THANK THE, THE, THE COMMITTEE THAT MADE THESE DECISIONS.

UM, BUT IT IS, I DO WANT TO NOTE AS WELL THAT, YOU KNOW, A REALLY VALUABLE AND VALID PART OF COUNCIL'S OPERATION IS TO, UM, IS TO, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE THE SPARK FOR, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY TO BE ACTIVATED AND, AND THESE GRANTS GO SOME WAY TOWARDS THAT.

SO THAT'S A GREAT THING.

THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION ON THE SCREEN.

DO I HAVE, DO I HAVE A MOTION? THANKS COUNCILOR TABOR.

AND A SECOND IT CAN BE COUNCILOR IMAD.

COUNCILLOR TABOR, DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK TO THIS AT ALL? UH, JUST TO SAY THAT I THINK THESE GRANTS ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE, I SUPPOSE, IMPORTANT AS TIME GOES ON.

I KNOW A LOT OF THESE GROUPS HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING OVER THE LAST TWO OR THREE YEARS, SO IT'S CERTAINLY A, A GREAT THING THAT A COUNCIL'S DOING.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILOR IMAD.

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

UM, I'D LIKE TO NOTE A POINT THAT, UM, BEING ON THE PANEL THERE WAS, UH, I NOTED THAT THERE WAS ONLY ONE PARTICULAR APPLICATION OUT OF ARMIDALE.

UM, AND THAT BEING FROM RA, SO OUT OF THE, I THINK 20 ODD, THERE WAS ONLY ONE.

SO I'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE ALL THOSE COMMUNITY AND CHARITIES OUT THERE TO, TO GET ENGAGED AND PUT AN APPLICATION.

'CAUSE IT'S A WONDERFUL PROGRAM.

$50,000 IS A LOT OF MONEY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL? UH, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT, UM, OF THE GROUPS THAT, UM, DID, DID, UH, APPLY, UM, SEVERAL APPLIED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND WE DID, WE DID TRY OUR BEST TO, UM, GI GIVE, UM, E EVERYONE, UM, SOME MONEY.

AND, UM, SO I THOUGHT, UM, IT WAS, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE ALL THE GROUPS APPLYING AND, UM, YEAH, AND, AND, UM, WE, WE ALSO TRIED, UM, WITH SOME GROUPS RATHER THAN GIVING THEM MONEY, UM, GIVING THEM IN KIND SUPPORT, UM, THAT, THAT COUNCIL COULD DO.

SO, UM, SO EVEN THOUGH SOME DIDN'T GET ACTUAL MONEY, THEY GOT IN CAN SUPPORT.

SO IT WAS GREAT.

SO, UM, UM, GREAT TO SEE THEM APPLYING, BUT LIKE COUNCILOR ED SAID, UM, YEAH, IT'D BE GOOD TO SEE, UM,

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THANKS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, ALRIGHT COUNSELORS, IF THERE IS NOTHING, UH, FURTHER TO THIS, LET'S, UH, PUT IT TO THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT ONE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM,

[11.1 Kempsey to Armidale Road Restoration Project (K2A) - Status Report for November 2024 Period]

THIS IS A, A STANDARD REPORT.

THERE'S, UH, THAT WE ARE RECEIVING EVERY MONTH.

I NOTE THAT WE, UH, HAD A COUNCIL MEETING ONLY TWO WEEKS AGO, UM, WITH A FAIR BIT OF INFORMATION JUST REGARDING THIS, UH, KEMPSEY ARMADALE ROAD RESTORATION PROJECT.

UM, DO I HAVE A MOTION THAT WE NOTE THAT REPORT? THANK YOU.

COUNCILLOR REDWOOD SECONDER.

THANKS.

COUNCILOR WITTERS.

UM, COUNCILOR REDWOOD.

NO, NOTHING TO SAME.