May 28, 2025 Ordinary Council Meeting

[1 Civic Affirmation and Acknowledgement of Country]

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WELCOME COUNCILORS, STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE, THE, THE GALLERY TO THIS ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING, THE 28TH OF MAY, 2025.

COULD I CALL UPON COUNCILOR REDWOOD TO PROVIDE A CIVIC AFFIRMATION? CERTAINLY.

UM, WE, THE COUNCILORS OF THE ARMADALE REGION DECLARE THAT WE WILL UNDERTAKE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNSELOR IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY CARRY OUT THE FUNCTIONS, POWERS, AUTHORITIES, AND DISCRETIONS VESTED IN US TO THE BEST OF OUR SKILL AND JUDGMENT.

THANK YOU, COUNCILOR REDWOOD AND, UH, COUNCILOR ANDREWS.

COULD YOU PLEASE PROVIDE AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY? WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE TRADITIONAL CUSTODIANS OF THIS LAND AND PAY OUR RESPECTS TO ELDERS PAST, PRESENT, EMERGING.

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

THANK YOU, COUNCILOR ANDREWS.

AND I'LL

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UH, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

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 ARE PERMITTED TO RECORD THE MEETING, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY COUNCIL TO DO SO.

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

THANKS, MR. GENERAL MANAGER.

UH, COUNSELORS.

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I CAN SEE EVERYONE IS HERE, WHICH IS GREAT.

UH, WHICH BRINGS ME TO ITEM FOUR, WHICH IS, UH, DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST.

SO HAVING REVIEWED THE AGENDA, UH, DO ANY COUNSELORS NEED TO DECLARE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST? ALRIGHT,

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CAN I HAVE A MOVER PLEASE? THANKS.

COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL.

SECONDED.

CAN BE COUNCILOR IMAD.

COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL.

ANYTHING TO SAY? NO.

COUNCILOR IMAD.

ALRIGHT, COUNCILLORS, LET'S PUT THAT TO A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF CONFIRMING THOSE MINUTES.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

[7 Reports - General Manager's Office ]

IT'S IN RELATION TO ETHICAL DECISION MAKING, AND IT'S THERE TO GUIDE COUNCIL AS IN MAKING SAID ETHICAL DECISIONS.

SO, COUNCIL IS BEING ASKED TO NOTE THE REPORT DETAILS ARE ON PAGE FIVE, THE AGENDA.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER PLEASE? THANKS.

COUNCILOR REDWOOD.

SECONDED.

COUNCILOR GATS, UH, ANYTHING TO SAY EITHER OF YOU? NO.

ALRIGHT, LET'S PUT THAT TO THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF NOTING THAT.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT ONE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM 7.2 IS THE COUNCIL ACTIONS REPORT, WHICH SUMMARIZES THE ACTIONS TAKEN ON RESOLUTIONS OF COUNCIL FROM OCTOBER, 2024.

AGAIN, COUNCIL IS BEING ASKED TO NOTE THE REPORT WITH DETAILS ON PAGE SEVEN OF THE AGENDA AND 24 OF THE ATTACHMENTS.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER PLEASE? THANKS.

COUNCILOR REDWOOD.

A SECONDER.

THANKS.

COUNCILOR GATS.

COUNCILOR REDWOOD, ANYTHING TO SAY ON THE ACTIONS REPORT? NO.

COUNCIL GUTTERS? NO, UH, ANY OTHER COUNCILORS HAVING REVIEWED THAT? ANYTHING TO SAY? ALRIGHT, I DECLARE THAT ONE.

UH, LET'S PUT IT TO A VOTE THEN.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, .

I DECLARE THAT ONE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

UH, ITEM 7.3 IS THE COUNCIL OF STAFF INTERACTIONS POLICY, WHICH, UH, AND THE REPORT IS ASKING COUNCIL, COUNCIL TO ENDORSE THE POLICY FOLLOWING, UH, A PERIOD OF PUBLIC EXHIBITION, NOTING THAT THERE WERE NO SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED AND NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THAT, UH, POLICY, UH, SINCE IT WAS CONSIDERED BY COUNCIL ON THE 26TH OF MARCH.

SO, DETAILS FROM PAGE EIGHT OF THE AGENDA AND 55 OF THE ATTACHMENTS.

UH, CAN I HAVE A MOVER PROMOTION FOR THIS? THANKS, COUNCILOR ANDREWS AND SAYING TO COUNCILOR IMAD.

UH, COUNCILOR ANDREWS, ANYTHING TO SAY? NO.

COUNCILOR IMED.

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ENDORSING THAT POLICY.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT ONE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM 7.4 IS THE MEETING CYCLE FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2025 AND THE CHRISTMAS CLOSURE, UH, WHERE COUNCILORS BEING ASKED TO ADOPT A MEETING SCHEDULE, UH, THROUGH TO DECEMBER AND ENDORSE A SHUTDOWN FROM, UH, 23RD OF DECEMBER, 2025 TO THE 12TH OF JANUARY, 2026.

I NOTE THERE IS A TYPO UP THERE.

UH, IT SAYS FROM 23RD OF DECEMBER 24.

SO WE'VE HAD ALL OF THIS YEAR OFF, BUT THAT WILL BE THE TYPO.

DETAILS ARE FROM PAGE 11, UH, FROM PAGE 11 OF THE AGENDA.

COULD I CALL FOR A MOVER, PLEASE? THANKS, COUNCILOR TABOR AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL.

COUNCILOR TABOR, ANYTHING TO SAY? COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL? UH, NO.

JUST USEFUL TO, UM, FOR THE COMMUNITY TO, UH, KNOW WHEN WE ARE MEETING AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO THEIR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU.

I NOTE JUST

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ALRIGHT, COUNCIL, LET'S PUT THIS TO THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM

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UH, DETAILS ARE ON PAGE 14 OF THE AGENDA AND COUNCIL IS BEING ASKED TO NOTE A REPORT AS DUE IN THERE.

THERE'S A BIT OF JUICE IN THERE, BUT, UH, COULD I HAVE A MOVER PLEASE? THANKS.

COUNCILOR REDWOOD.

SECONDED BY COUNCILOR IMAD.

COUNCILOR REDWOOD, ANYTHING TO SAY THERE? COUNCILOR IMAD.

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF NOTING THE REPORT.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT ONE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM 8.2 IS THE THIRD QUARTER BUDGET REVIEW.

UH, SO IT PROVIDES TRANSPARENCY ON BUDGETED PERFORMANCES OF EACH OF THE THREE COUNCIL FUNDS, ALONG WITH A CONSOLIDATED RESULT.

UH, COUNCIL IS BEING ASKED TO NOTE THE UPDATED POSITION AND ADOPT THE AMENDMENTS IN THE 20 24 25 BUDGET WITH DETAILS FROM PAGE 21 OF THE AGENDA AND PAGE 62 OF THE ATTACHMENTS.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER PLEASE? THANK YOU.

COUNCILOR ROBINSON, THE SECONDER, COUNCILLOR IMAD, COUNCILLOR ROBINSON.

OH, JUST BRIEFLY.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE WE'VE GOT A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN THE FIGURES AND JUST TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO THE, UM, INQUIRY INTO FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF COUNCILS AND SOME OF THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS LIKE, UM, PUTTING A DIFFERENT ROLE FOR THE DEPRECIATION, WHICH WILL MAYBE HAVE SOME VERY INTERESTING RESULTS WHEN WE ACTUALLY GET OUR AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS NEXT YEAR.

TERRIFIC.

THANKS, COUNCILOR ROBINSON.

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, NOTING THAT REPORT.

THANK YOU.

I'D DECLARE THAT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY .

UH, ITEM 9.1

[9 Reports - Planning and Activation ]

SO, DETAILS FROM PAGE 27 OF THE AGENDA.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER? THANKS.

COUNCILOR REDWOOD AND THE SECONDER CAN BE COUNCILOR GATS, COUNCILOR REDWOOD, ANYTHING TO SAY? NO, THANKS MR. MAYOR.

NO, THIS IS, UH, REALLY CRUCIAL, UH, ELEMENT OF, OF WHAT THIS COUNCIL'S PUT TOGETHER, UM, TO BE ABLE TO ENABLE OUR REGION AND OUR COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HARNESS, UH, THE NEW ENGLAND RENEWABLE ENERGY ZONE THAT'S BEEN FOIST UPON US.

UM, AND, UH, SO I THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, A SENSIBLE MOVE AND, UH, AND ONE THAT WILL BE A VERY RESPONSIBLE ONE OF THIS COUNCIL, UH, FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

THANK YOU COUNCILOR REDWOOD COUNCILLOR GUTTERS.

THANK YOU.

UH, ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK THIS COUNCILOR WITTERS? UH, JUST A QUESTION MAYBE TO, UH, ONE OF THE CHIEF OFFICERS OR THE GENERAL MANAGER WILL FUND, UH, FROM THIS BE ABLE TO FUND A FUTURE PUMP TRACK .

OKAY.

YOU, MR. GENERAL MANAGER.

UH, THAT KIND OF INFRASTRUCTURE IS WHAT THIS FUND WOULD ENVISAGE.

THANKS.

COUNCILOR WITTERS, UM, REFLECTING THE VOICE OF THE, THE COMMUNITY THERE.

COUNCILOR MCMIC.

YEAH, LOOK, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT I THINK GOVERNMENT, THIS IS A GREAT RESOLUTION.

UM, AND THAT ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT IT IS THAT WE CAN LOOK AT THE GOVERNANCE AND THE STRUCTURE OF IT AND GET, UH, SO WE CAN GET THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED AND, UM, GET GREAT IDEAS LIKE THE PUMP TRACK.

UM, LATER ON.

LATER ON.

THANKS.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, COUNCIL, UH, COUNCIL ROBINSON? NO, I WAS ALSO GOING TO, GOING TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE INTERESTING WAY THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY GONNA BE ABLE TO GET MORE INTEREST FROM THIS FUND AND MAKE BETTER USE OF IT.

SO THERE WILL BE MORE COMMUNITY BENEFITS IF THE SCHOOL'S AHEAD.

THANK YOU.

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

ALL THOSE IN, IN FAVOR.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM

[10 Reports - Corporate and Community]

DETAILS FROM PAGE 31 OF THE AGENDA AND 74 OF THE ATTACHMENTS

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I HAVE A MOVER FOR A MOTION, PLEASE.

THANKS, COUNCILLOR MCMICHAEL.

AND SECOND TO COUNCILLOR REDWOOD, COUNCILLOR MCMICHAEL, ANYTHING TO SAY? UH, JUST, UM, THANKS TO THE ERIC, UM, FOR THE LOOK AT OUR HS POLICIES AND ALL THEIR VARIOUS USEFUL THINGS LIKE THAT.

THANKS.

TERRIFIC.

THANK YOU COUNCILOR REDWOOD.

OKAY, COUNCILORS, UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ENDORSING OR NOTING THOSE MINUTES? THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT ONE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM 10.2, THE DRAFT RECONCILIATION ACTION PLAN.

UH, THIS, UH, THIS WAS CIRCULATED TO MEMBERS OF THE ABORIGINAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN JULY, 2024, AND THE DRAFT IS NOW BEING PUT BEFORE COUNCIL FOR ENDORSEMENT TO PLACE IT ON PUBLIC EXHIBITION FOR A PERIOD OF NO LESS THAN 28 DAYS.

WE HAVE DETAILS ON PAGE 33 OF THE AGENDA AND 83 OF THE ATTACHMENTS.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER PLEASE TO PLACE THAT ON? THANKS, COUNCILOR WITTERS.

AND SECOND, IT CAN BE COUNCILOR REDWOOD.

COUNCILOR WITTERS.

ANYTHING TO SAY THERE? UM, NO, IT'S, OH, YES, ACTUALLY, UH, IT'S GOOD TO SEE, UM, THIS GOING OUT FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION.

UM, HAVING SAT ON A FEW, UM, RECONCILIATION ACTION PLAN, UM, COMMITTEES TO TRY AND GET THESE THINGS DONE, IT'S A BIT OF A PROCESS, BUT, UM, IT'S A GOOD STEP FORWARD FOR THIS COUNCIL AND FOR THIS REGION.

UM, SO THOSE IN THE PUBLIC THAT WANNA HAVE A LOOK AT IT CAN AND GIVE THEIR THOUGHTS ON IT, UM, IT NEEDS TO BE ENDORSED BY, I THINK IT'S RECONCILIATION AUSTRALIA TO COME BACK.

SO IT'S NOT A COUNCIL THING, IT'S A RECONCILIATION AUSTRALIA SORT OF THING.

AND WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER WITH THEM, SO UTILIZE THE ABILITY TO PUT IN YOUR THOUGHTS ON IT.

YEP.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILOR WITTERS.

COUNCILOR REDWOOD.

UH, THANKS MR. MAYOR.

YEAH, I, UM, I ECHO THOSE WORDS AND, UM, OF COUNCILOR WITTERS AND, YOU KNOW, CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT THIS TOGETHER.

I KNOW IT'S LONG OVERDUE.

I THINK IT'S A LONG TIME WAITING.

MANY COUNCILS AROUND THE COUNTRY HAVE, HAVE DONE THIS, UM, MANY OF THEM QUITE SOME TIME AGO.

SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE THIS COME TO THE FORE.

AND, UH, AS COUNCILOR WHITTER SAID, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HAVING A LOOK, IT'D BE WORTH, UM, SEEING WHAT, WHAT IT INCLUDES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

UH, ALRIGHT, COUNCILORS, IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER, UH, COMMENTS, LET'S PUT THIS TO THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF PUTTING THIS ON DOCUMENT ON PUBLIC EXHIBITION.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT ONE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

COUNCILORS, WE

[11 Reports - Assets and Services]

THE FIRST ONE IS THE, UH, STATUS REPORT, 11.1, UH, WHICH IS A REGULAR REPORT PROVIDING UPDATES ON THAT KEMPSEY ARMADALE ROAD RESTORATION PROJECT.

AND COUNCIL ARE BEING ASKED TO NOTE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN IT, UH, DETAILS ON PAGE 36 OF THE AGENDA.

AND FROM PAGE 95 OF THE ATTACHMENTS, CAN I HAVE A MOVER TO GET A MOTION UNDERWAY? THANKS, COUNCILOR REDWOOD AND A SECONDER.

THANKS COUNCILOR.

UH, ROBINSON.

COUNCILOR REDWOOD, ANYTHING TO SAY ON THIS? OH, AGAIN, UH, UH, WELL DONE TO THE, UH, TEAM THAT MANAGED THIS VERY COMPLEX PROJECT.

UM, CERTAINLY, UH, ONE THAT REQUIRES A HUGE AMOUNT OF EFFORT AND, UH, ATTENTION AND, UH, SO IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THESE UPDATES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

UH, COUNCILOR ROBINSON.

ONLY ONE INTERESTING POINT, WHICH IS 4.3 IN THE, IS THE, UM, THIS OVEN MOUNTAIN.

THERE'S CRITICAL STATE INFRASTRUCTURE RELATING TO THIS ROAD.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT AND THAT'S WORTH NOTING.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF NOTING OF THE REPORT.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM 11.2 IS THE FIRST LATE ITEMS AGENDA ITEM, UH, THAT WE'VE HAD SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL.

UH, SO THAT'S A BIT OF A TREAT.

UH, AND THIS RE FIRST OF THE, IT'S THE KEMPSEY ROAD, UH, AS WELL.

IT'S A SUPPLEMENTARY AGENDA ITEM.

AND THE REPORT IS SEEKING AN ENDORSEMENT TO EXEMPT COUNCIL FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO UNDER UNDERTAKE A PUBLIC TENDER FOR SPECIFIC CONTRACTORS IN RELATION TO THE KEMPSEY ROAD PROJECT.

UH, DETAILS ARE FROM PAGE THREE OF THAT SUPPLEMENTARY AGENDA.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER PLEASE? THANKS.

COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL AND A SECONDER.

THANKS.

COUNCILOR REDWOOD.

COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL, ANYTHING TO SAY? UH, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE, UM, UH, KEEP THIS TENDER.

UM, IT'S, AS MY COUNCIL, I MENTIONED AS MY FELLOW COUNCIL, I MENTIONED EARLIER, IT'S A VERY COMPLEX PROJECT AND THERE'S NO WAY THAT WE WANT TO, UM, MAKE IT STOP OR STORE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

AND, UM, THESE TENDERS

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THANKS.

THANK YOU COUNCILLOR REDWOOD, UH, TO ECHO, UH, COUNCILMAN MICHAEL'S WORDS, UM, AND, AND, AND FURTHER, UM, YES, IT, IT SEEMS LIKE THE MOST SENSIBLE OPTION TO, TO GO DOWN THIS PATHWAY AND, UH, PUT, PUT THE RESPONSIBILITY INTO THE GENERAL MANAGER'S HANDS TO BE ABLE TO EXTEND THIS, THIS CONTRACT.

UM, IT'S BEEN EXPLAINED TO US THAT BY REMOVING THE CURRENT CONTRACTOR AND THEN GOING OUT AND DEMOBILIZING REBIL, ALL THAT'S GONNA DO IS DELAY THE PROJECT, WHICH IS ALREADY, UM, VERY COMPLEX AND TAKING QUITE A LONG TIME.

SO, YEAH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, COUNSELORS, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER, UH, POINTS OF DISCUSSION, LET'S PUT THIS TO THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT ONE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

UH, THERE WERE NO NOTICES OF MOTION, WHICH TAKES

[13 Committee Reports]

AND, UH, ITEM 13.1 IS KEY PILLAR WORKING GROUP MINUTES FROM FEBRUARY, 2025 FOR THE FUTURE REGION KEY PILLAR WORKING GROUP.

UM, THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THESE MINUTES BE NOTED WITH DETAILS FROM PAGE 40 OF THE AGENDA AND 102 OF THE ATTACHMENTS.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER IN MAYBE COUNCILOR GATS AND A SECONDER? THANKS.

COUNCILLOR REDWOOD COUNCILLOR GATS.

UH, JUST WANNA GIVE US AN OVERVIEW.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

JUST, UH, A BRIEF SUMMARY 'CAUSE IT'S QUITE, UH, WELL, UM, LAID OUT THERE IN THE AGENDA AND THE PAPERS, BUT, UH, THE FUTURE GROUP, I GUESS WE'RE STILL GETTING OUR FEET UNDER THE DESK.

UH, AND THE PURPOSE AT THE MOMENT IS TO, UM, HAVE AS MANY, UH, SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS ATTEND OUR MEETINGS, UH, FROM WITHIN COUNCIL SO THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND CURRENT STATUS OF PROJECTS AND THEN, UH, TAKE THINGS FORWARD FROM THERE.

SO, AS I SAID, STILL SETTING UP.

THANK YOU.

UM, ALRIGHT.

COUNCILOR REDWOOD, YOU WERE THE SECONDER.

THANK YOU.

NOTE THAT .

THANKS MR. MAYOR.

UM, YEAH, UH, NOTED ON WHAT COUNCILOR GUTTERS HAS REPORTED ON THE FUTURE GROUP.

AND JUST TO, UM, LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT THE, UH, LIVABLE REGION GROUP, UM, HAS STARTED MEETING AND HAS ANOTHER MEETING THIS VERY WEEK.

AND SO THE NEXT, UH, THE NEXT OCM THERE SHOULD BE A, AN UPDATE REPORT OF THE MINUTES FROM THE LIVABLE GROUP.

GREAT, THANK YOU COUNCILOR REDWOOD.

ALRIGHT, COUNCILLORS, UH, LET'S PUT THIS TO A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF NOTING THE MINUTES.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT ONE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

UH, WHICH BRINGS US TO ITEM 13.2, THE TRAFFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE, UH, THEIR MINUTES FROM THE MEETING HELD ON THE 6TH OF MAY, 2025.

THERE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT MINUTES BE NOTED, AND, UH, ALSO A NUMBER OF SPECIFIC ACTIONS, UH, AS WELL.

SO CAN I CALL FOR A MOVE PLEASE? THANKS, COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL AND A SECONDER.

THANKS.

COUNCIL AT REDWOOD.

COUNCILOR MCMICHAEL.

UH, JUST, DO YOU JUST WANNA GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF THAT, THAT MEETING? SORRY.

UH, YES.

SO, UM, THE BIG JEWEL WAS, UM, FABULOUS.

UM, AND THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT.

UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE INVOLVED IN IT.

UM, WE HAVE GOT A COUPLE OF EVENTS COMING UP, THE MENTAL HEALTH FUNDRAISING RUN, WHICH SHOULD BE TERRIFIC.

UM, WE WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH, UH, VARIOUS GROUPS, UM, INCLUDING TRANSPORT FOR NEW SOUTH WALES.

SO WE'VE ASKED THEM FOR A NUMBER OF THINGS, SIGNS, UM, BRIDGES AND THINGS, UH, THEY ARE GETTING BACK TO US.

UM, WE'LL PROBABLY MAKE END UP MAKING A BRIDGE POLICY, UM, AND THINGS.

SO, UH, UH, SO, UM, THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL FOR, FOR THE COUNCIL.

SO YEAH, THANKS.

THANK YOU COUNCILLOR REDWOOD, ANYTHING TO, TO ADD? ALRIGHT, COUNSELORS, LET'S PUT THIS TO A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN, IN FAVOR.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

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

SO THANK YOU.

UH, COULD I PLEASE HAVE,

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COUNCILLOR IMAD.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF MOVING INTO CLOSED.

THANK YOU.

I DECLARE THAT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

COUNCILLORS WELCOME BACK INTO THE, UH, OPEN SESSION, UH, OF, OF THE, THE MEETING AND I'LL ASK THE GENERAL MANAGER TO READ OUT THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE CLOSED SESSION.

UH, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

THREE ITEMS IN CLOSED SESSION.

ITEM 15.1, THE NEW ENGLAND WEEDS AUTHORITY UPDATE REPORT THAT WAS RESOLVED BY COUNCIL.

THE COUNCIL NOTES THE UPDATE ON

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ITEM 15.2, MR. MAYOR, THE SUMMARIZED HOMESTEAD ACCESS RATE UPGRADE, TENDER RECOMMENDATION RESOLVED BY COUNCIL THAT THEY ENDORSE THE ENGAGEMENT OF RC CIVIL AS A PREFERRED TENDERER TO A CONTRACT VALUE OF $322,000 AND $322,914 GST EXCLUSIVE AND B, DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO THE GENERAL MANAGER TO APPROVE ANY POTENTIAL VARIATION TO THE UPPER LIMIT OF THE ALLOCATED BUDGET OF $730,000.

AND ITEM 15.3, A TRAILER REPLACEMENT QUAD AXLE LOW LOADER RESOLVED BY COUNCIL THAT APPROVED THE EXPENDITURE FOR A REPLACEMENT OF ONE QUAD AXLE.

LOW LOADER ASSET DUE TO HAVING REACHED ITS SERVICEABLE AGE, AGREED TO THE DISPOSAL OF THE REPLACE PLANT ASSET THROUGH EITHER TRADE IN OR AUCTION AT A COMBINED CHANGE OVER COST OF $274,700 WITH THE FOLLOWING, WITH THE FOLLOWING APPROXIMATE VALUE FOR THE DISPOSED ASSET THAT BEING A 2008 BRENTWOOD LOW LOAD WITH A TRADE IN VALUE OFFERED AT 85,000 BUCKS.

THANKS MR. MAYOR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. GENERAL MANAGER.

UH, SO THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS.

I DECLARE THE MEETING CLOSED AT 4:25 PM OH.