Apr 23, 2025 Ordinary Council Meeting

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OKAY, COUNCILORS.

UM, SO COUNCILORS, STAFF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, WELCOME TO THIS ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING OF 23RD OF MARCH.

COULD I CALL UPON,

[1 Civic Affirmation and Acknowledgement of Country]

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MCMIC AND, UH, COUNCILOR WITTERS TO PROVIDE AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY.

YEAH, JUST, UH, I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE, ACKNOWLEDGE ON BEHALF OF DALE REGIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE TRADITIONAL CUSTODIANS OF THE LAND, UM, AND PAY OUR RESPECTS TO ELDERS PAST PRESIDENT, EMERGING AND PAY TRIBUTE TO THEIR LOVE OF LAND.

LOVE OF PEOPLE.

LOVE A CULTURE.

THANK YOU, COUNCILOR WITTERS.

I'LL CALL UPON THE GENERAL

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THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

UH, THIS MEETING IS BEING AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDED AND THE RECORDINGS OF THE NON-CONFIDENTIAL PARTS OF THE MEETING WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.

NO OTHER PERSONS PERMITTED TO RECORD THE MEETING, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY COUNSEL TO DO SO.

AND CAN WE ASK THAT ALL MOBILE PHONES BE SET TO SILENT, PLEASE? THANKS, MR. MAYOR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. GENERAL MANAGER, COUNSELORS.

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UH, COUNCILORS, HAVING REVIEWED THE AGENDA DUE, ANY OF YOU NEED TO DECLARE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST? NO.

ALRIGHT.

MOVING ALONG THEN TO

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UH, COULD I HAVE A MOVER PLEASE? THANKS.

COUNCILLOR MCMICHAEL AND A SECONDER.

THANKS.

COUNCILLOR REDWOOD.

COUNCILLOR MCMICHAEL, ANYTHING TO SAY? NO.

COUNCILOR REDWOOD.

ALRIGHT, EVERYONE, UH, MR. MAYOR, I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING AS I WAS ABSENT OKAY.

ON THAT DAY.

THANKS.

COUNCILLOR WITTERS.

ALL RIGHT.

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING THOSE MINUTES.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT.

CARRIED, UH, NOTING THAT COUNCILOR WITS, UH, ABSTAINED COUNCILOR'S,

[7 Reports - General Manager's Office]

SO THIS IS A STA REPORT IS A STANDING ITEM, AND IT'S TO GUIDE COUNCILORS, UH, IN MAKING ETHICAL DECISIONS.

SO WE'RE BEING ASKED TO NOTE THAT REPORT DETAILS ARE ON PAGE FIVE OF THE AGENDA.

UH, CAN I HAVE A MOVER PLEASE? THANKS.

COUNCILOR GATS.

AND A SECOND TO THANK YOU, COUNCILOR REDWOOD.

COUNCILOR GAT HAS ANYTHING TO SAY? NO.

COUNCIL REDWOOD? NO.

RIGHT IN THAT CASE, LET'S JUST PUT IT TO THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF NOTING THAT.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT ONE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM 7.2, UH, IS IN RELATION TO THE PROPOSED DATE CHANGE FOR THE JUNE ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING.

UH, THE I IS THAT THIS WILL BE MOVED FROM WEDNESDAY, THE 25TH OF JUNE TO MONDAY, THE 30TH OF JUNE, TO ACCOMMODATE, UH, THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE AUSTRALIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION.

SO WE HAVE DETAILS ON PAGE SEVEN OF THE AGENDA.

UH, CAN I HAVE A MOVER FOR AN ITEM? THANKS, COUNCILOR TABOR.

AND A SECOND IS COUNCILOR RES.

COUNCILOR TABOR.

ANYTHING TO SAY? COUNCILOR ANDREWS? NO.

COUNCIL, DOES ANYONE ELSE WISH TO MAKE A COMMENT? UM, CAN I, YES, CERTAINLY.

COUNCIL THAT, UH, UM, ALL COUNCILS, UH, WILL BE REPRESENTED AT THE ALGA MEETING, AND IT'LL BE GOOD TO GO DOWN THERE AND IT'LL BE GREAT TO, UM, HAVE A REPORT WHEN WE COME BACK ON THE MONDAY, AND IT'LL BE TERRIFIC TO, UH, HAVE THE MEETING, UM, MOVED THROUGH THE MONDAY.

EXCELLENT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

COUNCIL MCMICHAEL.

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF MOVING THAT, UH, DATE.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

UH, COUNCILORS, I NOTE THAT COUNCIL ROBINSON HAS, HAS JOINED US, UH, AT 4:04 PM COUNCILORS.

ITEM 7.3 IS THE COUNCIL ACTIONS REPORT, UH, WHICH SUMMARIZES THE ACTIONS TAKEN ON RESOLUTIONS OF COUNCIL FROM OCTOBER, OR WHICH IS REALLY THE BEGINNING, UH, OF THIS TERM, OF COUNCIL COUNCILS BEING ASKED TO NOTE THE REPORT.

DETAILS OF PAGE NINE OF THE AGENDA AND PAGE 22 OF THE ATTACHMENTS.

UH, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION ON THE SCREEN.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER PLEASE? THANKS, COUNCILOR GATTS.

AND A SECOND TO THANK YOU, COUNCILOR REDWOOD.

COUNCILOR GATTS, ANYTHING TO SAY AS A REDWOOD?

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WELL, COUNCILS, IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER, LET'S PUT THIS TO THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF NOTING THE ACTIONS REPORT.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT ONE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

COUNCILS WILL

[8 Reports - Finance]

THESE ARE THE CASH AND INVESTMENT REPORTS FOR FEBRUARY AND MARCH, 2025.

UH, JUST FOR THOSE WATCHING ON THE SCREEN, THESE REPORTS, UH, PROVIDE OVER AN OVERVIEW OF THE CASH AND INVESTMENTS FOR EACH MONTH.

AND AT THE END OF MARCH, COUNCIL HELD $152 MILLION IN INVESTMENTS AND $17.6 MILLION IN CASH.

ALSO, IN THAT TWO MONTH PERIOD, UH, THERE'S BEEN IN EXCESS OF $1 MILLION OF INTEREST EARNED, WHICH IS, UH, WHICH IS A REAL POSITIVE.

SO DETAILS ARE FROM PAGE 10 OF THE AGENDA.

UH, WE ARE BEING ASKED TO NOTE THAT REPORT.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER PLEASE? THANKS, COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL.

SECONDED.

COUNCILOR IMAD.

COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL, ANYTHING TO WISH TO SAY TO THAT? UH, JUST THAT IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THE HIGH INTEREST RATES THAT WE'VE GOT AT THE MOMENT.

UH, SORRY.

AND, UH, UM, ALTHOUGH WE ARE EXPECTING, UM, A LITTLE BIT OF, UM, AS SHALL PUT IT, UM, , ENCE IS A GOOD WORD.

THANK YOU, COUNCILOR.

YEAH, THANK YOU.

COUNCILOR IMAD, ANYTHING IN RELATION TO THE INTEREST COMMENT? I'LL SAY, UM, A GOOD INTEREST RATE CUT IS GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE.

THERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT, COUNCILLORS, LET'S, UH, LET'S PUT IT TO A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF NOTING THOSE TWO REPORTS.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

WHICH BRINGS

[9 Reports - Planning and Activation]

UH, THIS IS THE, IN RELATION TO A DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION AT 24 POST WAY WHERE COUNCIL IS BEING ASKED TO DETERMINE THE DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION BECAUSE IT INVOLVES A VARIATION, UH, TO A DEVELOPMENT STANDARD UNDER OUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN OF 2012.

SO CONSENT IS BEING SOUGHT, UH, SUBJECT TO VARIOUS CONDITIONS AND DETAILS ARE FROM PAGE 24 OF THE AGENDA AND 48 OF THE ATTACHMENTS.

THERE ISN'T A RECOMMENDATION ON THE SCREEN OUTLINING ALL THE STEPS, UH, REQUIRED TO BRING THIS ABOUT.

SO, CAN I HAVE A MOVER PLEASE? THANKS.

COUNCILOR REDWOOD A SECONDER.

THANKS, COUNCILOR IMAD.

COUNCILOR REDWOOD, ANYTHING YOU WISH TO SAY TO THIS? UM, YEAH, THIS IS, UH, YEAH, IT'S AN INTERESTING, UM, PIECE TO HAVE TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL BECAUSE IT'S UNUSUAL FOR US TO, TO BE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESSING AND DEVELOPMENT OF APPLICATIONS.

HOWEVER, UM, IN THIS CASE, UH, BECAUSE, UM, UH, THIS IS, UH, OUTSIDE OF THE, THE, THE CURRENT LEP, WE NEED TO DO THIS.

UM, THIS IS THE COUNCIL WITH A, A STRONG GROWTH AGENDA.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF IS, UH, TO GROW.

WE NEED SPACE TO DO IT.

UM, SO, UH, WHILST SOME PEOPLE MIGHT SEE THIS AS, UH, YOU KNOW, NOT FAVORABLE, UM, YOU KNOW, AS ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE AREAS THAT WE NEED TO, UH, UNDERTAKE IN OUR, OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS COUNSELORS AND TO PURSUE OUR GROWTH AGENDA.

SO, UM, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONSIDER THIS CAREFULLY.

THANKS, COUNCILOR REDWOOD, COUNCILOR AHMAD.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

UM, IF I COULD, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE WATCHING, AND WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THIS, IF WE CAN GET AN EXPLANATION AS TO HOW WE GOT HERE WITH THIS.

OKAY.

CERTAINLY I'LL THROUGH ME.

I'LL TRADE CHIEF OFFICER BOYCE JUST TO GIVE US A POTTED SUMMARY.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

THANKS FOR THE QUESTION, COUNSELOR.

UM, AS THE REPORT OUTLINES, THERE IS A SUBDIVISION, UM, ALREADY APPROVED, UM, OF THE BLOCK.

UM, SO THAT WAS CREATED UNDER A CONCESSIONAL CLAUSE THAT EXISTS IN THE LEP.

SO WHAT COUNCIL'S BEING ASKED TO DO AT THE MOMENT IS TO ENDORSE THE ERECTION OF A DWELLING ON A LOT THAT ALREADY EXISTS.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, COUNCILORS, DOES ANYONE ELSE WISH TO, UH, TO SAY ANYTHING? ALRIGHT, LET'S PUT THIS TO THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT ONE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM 9.2, UH, IS AROUND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LEACH FREE AREAS IN, UH, WAS BACK IN AT THE END OF 2022.

THAT COUNCIL, UH, SOUGHT TO, TO INTRODUCE LEASH FREE AREAS.

UH, WE LOOKED AT TWO SIDES.

BILL ONE, UH, COUNCIL'S BEING ASKED TO NOTE A REPORT THAT THE SECOND LEASH FREE AREA FOR GUY BE PUT ON HOLD FOR THE TIME BEING THE DETAILS OF THIS, UH, FROM PAGE 38 OF THE AGENDA.

AND

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SO, UH, CAN I HAVE A MOVE PLEASE? THANKS.

COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL AND SECONDER IS COUNCILLOR GUTTERS.

COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL, ANYTHING YOU WISH TO SAY? UM, JUST THAT THE SECOND AREA, UH, WASN'T RECOMMENDED BY THE PEOPLE IN RA AND WASN'T BEING USED.

AND SO, UM, I, IF PEOPLE DO WANT A SECOND LEASH AREA AND THEY DO RECOMMEND IT, UM, WE WILL, UM, SPEAK, SPEAK TO YOU ON GYRA.

UM, BUT AT THE MOMENT IT'S NOT BEING WANTED AND NOT BEING USED, SO THAT'S WHY, UM, UM, MOTIONS UP ON THE TABLE.

THANKS.

THANK YOU.

NOW.

ALL RIGHTY, COUNSELORS, LET'S PUT THIS TO THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT ONE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM 9.3, UH, GRIPPING ONE.

THIS IS THE, UH, PUBLIC EXHIBITION FOR DRAFT LIQUID TRADE WASTE POLICY.

UH, SO WE ARE BEING ASKED, OR COUNCIL'S BEING ASKED TO ENDORSE THE DRAFT POLICY FOR PUBLIC EX EXHIBITION FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN 28 DAYS.

AND IF SUBMISSIONS ARE RECEIVED, WE WILL RECEIVE A FURTHER REPORT.

IF THERE ARE NO SUBMISSIONS, THEN THE POLICY WILL BE ADOPT ADOPTED.

UH, DETAILS ARE FROM PAGE 41 OF THE AGENDA AND 91 OF THE ATTACHMENTS.

THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION ON THE SCREEN, UH, TO THAT EFFECT.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER PLEASE? THANKS, COUNCILLOR ANDREWS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR REDWOOD COUNCILLOR ANDREWS.

ANYTHING TO SAY? NO? NO.

COUNCILOR REDWOOD.

ALRIGHT, WELL LET'S PUT THIS ONE TO THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT ONE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM

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SO WHAT COUNCIL'S BEING ASKED TO NOTE THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON THE 20TH OF FEBRUARY, 2025 AND ENDORSED THE UPDATED TERMS OF REFERENCE? WE HAVE DETAILS FROM PAGE 43 OF THE AGENDA AND 131 OF THE ATTACHMENTS.

UH, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION ON THE SCREEN, SO I'LL JUST CALL FOR REMOVER, PLEASE.

THANKS.

COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR WITTERS.

UM, BOTH WHOM I NOTE ARE ON THE ACCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

UH, COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL, DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK TO THIS AT ALL? UH, THANKS, MR. MAYOR.

I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THE ACCESS COMMITTEE, UH, UM, STARTING AGAIN.

UM, WE HAVE A NEW CHAIR.

UM, WE HAVE THE, UM, UM, TERMS OF REFERENCE, UM, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE AND, UH, IF ANYONE HAS ANY, UH, QUESTIONS, THEY CAN SPEAK TO US ABOUT IT.

UM, THE ACCESS COMMITTEE, UM, CAN LOOK AT ALL KINDS OF ISSUES AND, UM, WE'LL BE LOOKING, WE'LL BE SPEAKING TO, UM, VARIOUS COUNCILS AND VARIOUS GROUPS ABOUT, UM, UM, WHAT, HOW WE CAN MAKE, UM, DALE AND THE REGION, UM, MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR, FOR ALL GROUPS AND THINGS.

IT LOOKED A TERRIFIC GROUP AND, UH, YEAH, THANKS VERY MUCH.

THANKS, COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL? COUNCILOR WHITTERS.

YEAH.

UH, JUST WANNA GIVE SHOUT OUT TO THOSE IN, UH, COMMITTEE MEMBERS INVOLVED IN THE ACCESS COMMITTEE.

UM, THEY'RE VERY PROACTIVE, UH, GROUP, AND I'VE BEEN ON THAT COMMITTEE AND BEEN GOING TO IT PROBABLY FOR FOUR OR FIVE YEARS, I THINK.

UM, AND IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF BEING ON COUNCIL IS WATCHING THE EFFORT THESE GUYS PUT INTO MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE WITH ACCESS ISSUES AND, UM, THINGS LIKE THAT ARE ACTUALLY REPRESENTED AND LOOKED AFTER.

SO, AND QUICK SHOUT OUT TO THE STAFF TOO FOR, UM, THE TERMS OF REFERENCE AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S BEEN PUT INTO TO THAT.

IT WAS REALLY GOOD MEETING THAT ONE I WENT TO.

UM, AND HOPE TO SEE SOME GOOD OUTCOMES OUT OF THIS COMMITTEE IN THIS TERM.

THANKS, COUNCILOR WITTERS.

ALRIGHT, COUNCILORS, UH, ASSUMING THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S PUT THIS TO A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF NOTING THE MINUTES AND ENDORSING THE TERMS OF REFERENCE.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

UH, ITEM 10.2 IS THE A RC COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM WHERE COUNCIL IS BEING ASKED TO APPROVE THE DISTRIBUTION OF $50,000 OF GRANT FUNDING TO 20 DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS OUR REGION.

DETAILS ARE FROM PAGE 45 OF THE AGENDA.

THIS IS, UH, YOU KNOW, A, A, A GREAT THING THAT COUNCIL'S ABLE TO DO.

SO CAN I HAVE A MOVER PLEASE? THANKS, COUNCILOR IMAD AND THE SECONDER.

THANKS.

COUNCILOR ANDREWS.

COUNCILOR IMAD.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

UM, FIRST I WANNA THANK COUNCIL STAFF FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AND, UM, HAVING ALL THE ADVERTISING AND THE VIDEOS ONLINE.

SO, UH, I HAVEN'T COMPLAINED ABOUT THE RESPONSE IN THE FIRST, UM,

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I COULD SAY THERE, I COULD SAY THERE WAS AT LEAST, UH, UH, 60% IMPROVEMENT, 80% IMPROVEMENT IN TERMS OF THE APPLICATION GOING FROM ONE OUTTA 18 TO ALMOST, UH, 18 OUT OF 40.

AND TO SEE , THE REGION REPRESENTED WITH 30% OF THE TOTAL GRANT WINNERS.

UM, SO THANK YOU.

TERRIFIC.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILOR ANDREWS NO RIGHT, COUNCILORS.

DOES ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK TO THIS COUNCILOR? MCMICHAEL? UH, LOOK, I'D LIKE TO ECHO, UM, COUNCILOR OMAN'S, UM, REMARKS, BUT ALSO LIKE TO SAY IT'S REALLY TERRIFIC TO SEE SO MANY, UH, COMMUNITY GRANTS, COMMUNITY GROUPS INVOLVED WITH THE GRANTS.

UM, WE, SORRY, WE COULDN'T, UM, HAVE EVERYBODY, UM, GET THEIR GRANTS, BUT WE DID, UM, GIVE SOME IN KIND, UM, MONEY TO IN KIND STUFF TO OTHER GROUPS.

UH, WE RECOMMENDED SOME GROUPS, UH, APPLY, UH, NEXT TIME, THE NEXT GRANT, NEXT GRANT ROUND.

UM, AND WE WERE REALLY PLEASED WITH, UH, SUCH A BROAD, UM, NUMBER OF GROUPS APPLYING.

AND IT'S, UH, REALLY EXCITING TO SEE THE, UM, HUGE RANGE OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE IN OUR REGION AND DOING SUCH A HUGE VARIETY OF, UM, FABULOUS WORK.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? WE SHOULD SPEAK TO THIS.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S PUT THIS TO THE VOTE AND RELEASE THE CASH.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT ONE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

UM, COUNCIL'S ITEM 10.3, UH, IT'S TUCKED AWAY, BUT IT'S, IT IS A SIGNIFICANT ONE.

IT'S A PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF THE INTEGRATED PLANNING AND REPORTING DOCUMENTS, UH, WHERE COUNCIL IS BEING ASKED TO ENDORSE FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION, DRAFTS OF THE DELIVERY PROGRAM, THE RESOURCING STRATEGY, THE OPERATIONAL PLAN AND BUDGET FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR, THE REVENUE POLICY, AND THE FEES AND CHARGES DETAILS FROM PAGE 48 OF THE AGENDA OF 138 OF THE ATTACHMENTS.

HAVE A MOVE PLEASE.

THANKS, COUNCILOR REDWOOD AND THE SECONDER COUNCILOR GATS, COUNCILOR REDWOOD, ANYTHING YOU'D SAY? YEAH, THANKS MR. MAYOR.

UM, I WOULDN'T LIKE TO LET THIS ONE GO PAST WITHOUT PAYING APPROPRIATE ATTENTION TO IT, UM, THAT IT DESERVES.

SO YEAH, THIS SET OF DOCUMENTS, AS YOU MENTIONED, UH, UNDER THE INTEGRATED PLANNING AND REPORTING FRAMEWORK, UM, IS REQUIRED SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF TIME AND EFFORT, UM, FROM A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.

UH, SO I RECOMMEND THE GENERAL MANAGER, HIS EXECUTIVE TEAM AND THEIR TEAMS RESPECTIVELY, AS WELL AS MY FELLOW COUNSELORS FOR ALL THE EFFORT, UM, WHICH HAS BEEN, YEAH, VERY SUBSTANTIAL, UH, INTO PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AND THE DILIGENCE REQUIRED TO, TO DO THAT.

AND OF COURSE, I ENCOURAGE ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO READ AND REVIEW THESE IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS BECAUSE EFFECTIVELY THEY BECOME THE BACKBONE OF WHAT WE SERVE YOU, UH, IN, IN WHAT WE DO IN COUNCIL.

SO, UM, THANK YOU AND WELL DONE.

THANK YOU COUNCILOR GUTTERS.

THANK YOU.

DO ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK? COUNCILOR ROBINSON? THESE ARE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO LOOK AND READ THROUGH THEM AND SEE IF THEY MEET THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE COUNCIL OVER THE NEXT THREE AND A HALF YEARS AND MAKE A SUBMISSION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

THANK YOU.

THANKS COUNCILOR ROBINSON.

ALRIGHT, COUNCIL, DOES ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SAY ANYTHING BEFORE WE GO TO A VOTE? THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR REPLACING THESE DOCUMENTS ON PUBLIC EXHIBITION.

THANKS.

I DECLARE THAT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

[11 Reports - Assets and Services']

SO THE ITEM IS SEEKING TO EXTEND THE CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT, UH, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REMEDIATION PLANS, UH, OF THAT GAS WORKS OFFSITE AREA BEYOND THE TENDER THRESHOLD OF $250,000.

THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION ON THE SCREEN WITH DETAILS FROM PAGE 55 OF THE AGENDA AND 537 OF THE ATTACHMENTS.

CAN I HAVE A, UH, A MOVER PLEASE? THANKS.

COUNCILOR REDWOOD, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL.

COUNCILOR REDWOOD, ANYTHING THERE YOU WISH TO SAY? UH, ONLY THAT, UH, THIS IS AN ONGOING AND COMPLEX ISSUE THAT, UM, WE AS A COUNCIL HAVE ACQUIRED, UM, DUE TO, UH, WHAT WAS FORMALLY ON THIS PARTICULAR SITE AND, AND THE RELATED AREAS AROUND IT.

AND SO WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO GO AHEAD AND, AND, AND CONTINUE THE CLEANUP PROCESS AND, UH, ENGAGE THE APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL TO BE ABLE TO DO SO.

SO IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT DON'T REALLY

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TERRIFIC.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILOR REDWOOD.

COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL.

JUST TAKE AGAIN MY FELLOW COUNCIL'S REMARKS.

IT'S AN ONGOING PROCESS.

UM, VERY FEW OF US WERE START, WERE HERE WHEN IT STARTED AND, UH, BEHAVES US ALL TO, UM, LOOK AT EVERYTHING WHEN WE, UM, WHEN WE START A PROJECT.

EXCELLENT.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, COUNSELORS.

UM, LET'S PUT THIS TO THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN, IN FAVOR.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT ONE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM 11.2 IS THE KEMPSEY ROAD STATUS REPORT, WHICH IS A RE REGULAR REPORT, UH, PROVIDING US WITH AN UPDATE, UH, ON THE PROJECT.

AND COUNCIL IS BEING ASKED TO NOTE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THE REPORT.

UH, THE DETAILS, UH, FROM PAGE 59 OF THE AGENDA, UH, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION ON THE SCREEN ABOUT NOTING THAT REPORT.

COULD I HAVE A MOVE AT PLEASE? THANKS.

COUNCILOR ANDREWS SECOND TO COUNCILOR IMAD.

COUNCILOR ANDREWS.

ANYTHING TO SAY? COUNCILOR IMAD.

OKEY-DOKE.

LET'S PUT THIS TO A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF NOTING.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT ONE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

COUNCILORS, WE NOW COME TO THE COMMITTEE REPORTS.

UH, WE HAVE THREE.

SO THE FIRST ONE IS

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SO THE MINUTES ARE FROM THE 1ST OF APRIL, 2025.

COULD I HAVE A MOVE PLEASE? THANKS COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL.

AND THE SECOND, UH, THANKS COUNCILOR REDWOOD.

UM, COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL, DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK TO ANY OF THIS? UM, NO.

IT'S JUST A TERRIFIC NOTE.

THE BIG CHILL IS COMING UP AND, UM, WE'VE GOT A FEW SIGNS INCLUDING, UM, THE KISS AND DROP ZONE, UM, AT, UH, DRUMMOND MEMORIAL, UM, PUBLIC SCHOOL, WHICH, UM, HOPEFULLY WILL ALLEVIATE SOME PARKING ISSUES, UM, FOR THE SCHOOL.

ALWAYS A GOOD THING.

THANKS.

OKAY, THANK YOU COUNCILOR REDWOOD.

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF NOTING AND ENDORSING.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM 13.2 IS THE RELATION TO THE SPORTS COUNCIL AND THEIR MINUTES OF THE 20TH OF MARCH, 2025.

UH, THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE MINUTES BE NOTED, UH, AND THAT ALSO THE COUNCIL ENDORSES THE COMMITTEE'S DECISION TO APPROVE A GRANT APPLICATION AND NOTES THE CHANGES OF THE SPORTS COUNCIL'S PRIORITY LIST.

UH, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION ON THE SCREEN.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER? THANKS, COUNCILOR ANDREWS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR REDWOOD.

COUNCILOR ENDRES.

ANY, DO YOU WISH TO EXPAND ON ANYTHING? NO, NOTHING TO SAY.

COUNCILOR REDWOOD, RIGHT.

COUNCILLORS.

LET'S PUT THIS, THIS TO THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT ONE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

UH, ITEM 13.3, IT JUST MINUTES FROM, UH, THE KEY PILLAR WORKING GROUPS.

SO TWO GROUPS, THE FUTURE REGION, THE GROWING REGION HELD MEETINGS IN MARCH.

UH, AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT COUNCIL NOTE THE MINUTES.

WE HAVE DETAILS ON PAGE 71 OF THE AGENDA AND 678 OF THE ATTACHMENTS.

UM, CAN I HAVE A MOVER PLEASE? THANKS.

COUNCILOR GUTTERS AND SECRETARY COUNCILOR REDWOOD COUNCILOR GUTTERS.

I NOTE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ELECTED AS CHAIR OF BOTH OF THOSE GROUPS.

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WISH TO SAY? THANK YOU FOR NOTING THAT MR. MAYOR.

UM, LET ME, UH, LET ME JUST BE BRIEF IN SAYING, UM, FOR BOTH OF THESE GROUPS AT THE MOMENT, UH, THE FUTURE AND THE GROWING GROUP.

SO THE GROWING GROUP, UH, COUNCILOR REDWOOD AND MYSELF ARE IN THAT GROUP AS COUNCILORS, AS WELL AS, UH, A DEDICATED, UH, SENIOR STAFF AND THEN ON THE FUTURE GROUP COUNCILOR KAY ANDREWS AND MYSELF, UH, AS WELL AS DEDICATED STAFF.

SO, AS I SAID, UM, REASONABLY ADMINISTRATIVE IN TERMS OF GETTING SET UP AT THE MOMENT, UH, IN TERMS OF REFERENCE, AS YOU'LL NOTE, THERE HAVE BEEN FORMED AND OUR NEAR TERM MEETINGS ARE ACTUALLY BRINGING SOME SUBJECT MA MATTER EXPERTS FROM STAFF IN TO LOOK AT SOME OF OUR RELATED TOPICS AND, UH, AND TAKE THINGS FORWARD FROM THERE.

SO, UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO THE, TO THE JOURNEY WITH THE OTHER COUNCILORS.

THANK YOU COUNCILOR GUTTERS.

COUNCIL, DOES ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK TO? OH, THAT WAS NERVOUS.

UH, ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK? YOU'RE A SECOND COUNCILOR.

REDWOOD? NO, UM, COUNCILORS I WILL NOTE.

AND ALSO FOR THOSE, UH, WATCHING THAT ON TUESDAY NEXT WEEK, SO THE 29TH OF APRIL, THERE IS A, A COMMUNITY ROUND TABLE WHERE WE HAVE GONE OUT, UH, BY VARIOUS CHANNELS TO SEEK, UH, INTEREST FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT MIGHT JUST FEED SOME TOPICS INTO THESE, UH, THESE ROUND TABLES.

SO THAT WILL BE IN THE TOWN HALL FROM 4:00 PM

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ANYWAY, BACK TO THE MATTER AT HAND.

UH, SO IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S PUT THIS TO THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF NOTING THOSE MINUTES.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT ONE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

THEN ITEM

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UH, THERE IS A RE IT'S A RESPONSE TO QUE A QUESTION FROM ON NOTICE FROM COUNCILOR ROBINSON.

AND COUNCIL IS BEING ASKED TO NOTE THE RESPONSES.

COULD I HAVE A MOVER PLEASE? THANKS, COUNCILOR ROBINSON.

AND A SECONDER.

THANKS.

COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL.

COUNCILOR ROBINSON, DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK TO YOUR QUESTION AND THE RESPONSE? NO, THA THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE PUBLIC IS KEPT INFORMED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON AND THIS IS ONE WAY OF DOING IT.

SO I HOPE PEOPLE WILL INDULGE ME AND LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW ABOUT ALL THESE THINGS.

THANK YOU.

TERRIFIC.

THANK YOU COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL.

OKAY, COUNCILORS, LET'S UH, PUT THIS TO A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

COUNCIL IS THAT, UH, BRINGS US TO THE END OF THE OPEN SESSION OF THE MEETING.

CAN I PLEASE HAVE A

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SO MOVE BY COUNCILOR REDWOOD.

SECONDED.

COUNCILOR IMAD.

UH, ALRIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF MOVING INTO CLOSED.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

I, UH, WELCOME COUNCILORS BACK INTO THE OPEN SESSION.

I WILL ASK THE GENERAL MANAGER TO READ OUT THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE CLOSED SESSION.

UH, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

THREE ITEMS IN CLOSED SESSION.

FIRST OF ALL, UH, PROVISION OF WET AND DRY HIRE RESOLVED BY COUNCIL THAT IT INCLUDES STRIPE CIVIL ON THE PLANT HIRE PANEL RFTA 2024 SLASH 24, UH, UNDER THE SAME TERMS AS BRYON CIVIL PROPRIETARY LIMITED.

AND B, AUTHORIZED A GENERAL MANAGER TO PERMIT AN ACQUIRING ENTITY THAT HAS PURCHASED A COMPANY ON THE PLANT HIRE PANEL TO BE INCLUDED ON THE PANEL, PROVIDED THAT THEY SATISFY THE ORIGINAL PANEL TENDER CRITERIA AND AGREE TO OPERATE UNDER THE ORIGINAL TERMS OF THE ACQUIRED ENTITY.

ITEM NUMBER TWO, PAST THAT, YEAH, A ROAD WIDENING OF ROCKDALE ROAD APPRO, UH, RESOLVED BY COUNCIL THAT THEY APPROVED THE ACQUISITIONS OF 1,370 SQUARE METERS FROM LOT SEVEN DP 7 5 1 4 5 5 ALSO KNOWN AS 4 4 3 9 RA ROAD AND 921 SQUARE METERS FROM LOT ONE OF DP 7 5 1 4 5 5.

ALSO KNOWN AS 4 0 8 8 ROCKVALE ROAD TO BE CONFIRMED BY INDENT SURVEY AND A ROAD OF $15,000 PER HECTARE FOR THE PURPOSES OF ROAD WIDE INTO FACILITATE THE UPGRADE OF ROCKWELL ROAD AND B, AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO SIGN AND SEAL ALL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE LAND ACQUISITION.

AND ITEM NUMBER THREE, MR. MAYOR RELATES TO WATER CART REPLACEMENT AND IT WAS RESOLVED BY COUNCIL.

THAT COUNCIL APPROVED THE EXPEND FOR REPLACEMENT OF TWO UDCW 400 TRUCKS WITH WATER CARTS FITTED AT A COMBINED COST OF $663,856 38 CENTS FROM JT FOSSI DUE TO THEIR SERVICEABLE AGE.

AND B, AGREE TO THE DISPOSAL OF THE REPLACE PLANT ASSETS THROUGH EITHER TRADE IN OR AUCTION AT A COMBINED CHANGEOVER COST OF $528,856 38 CENTS WITH THE FOLLOWING APPROXIMATE VALUE FOR EACH ASSET.

A 2008 MITSUBISHI TRUCK WITH A TRADE-IN VALUE OFFERED AT $55,000 AND A 2012 MITSUBISHI TRUCK WITH A TRADE-IN VALUE OFFERED AT $80,000.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. GENERAL MANAGER.

WELL COUNSELORS, THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER BUSINESS.

I DECLARE THE MEETING CLOSED AT 4 31.