MINUTES OF THE
Infrastructure Policy Committee
HELD IN Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Byng Street, Orange
ON 6 September 2016
COMMENCING AT 8.00pm
Attendance
Cr G Taylor (Chairperson), Cr J Davis OAM (Mayor), Cr J Hamling (Deputy Mayor), Cr A Brown, Cr K Duffy, Cr R Gander, Cr C Gryllis, Cr R Kidd, Cr S Munro, Cr R Turner, Cr J Whitton
General Manager, Director Corporate and Commercial Services, Director Development Services, Director Community, Recreation and Cultural Services, Acting Director Technical Services (Gardiner), Manager Administration and Governance, Manager Corporate and Community Relations, Manager Financial Services, Operations Manager, Communications Officer, Assistant Works Manager
APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE
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RESOLVED - 16/370 Cr C Gryllis/Cr J Davis That the apology be accepted from Cr N Jones for the Infrastructure Policy Committee of Orange City Council on 6 September 2016. |
1.1 DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTERESTS, SIGNIFICANT NON-PECUNIARY INTERESTS AND LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT NON-PECUNIARY INTERESTS
Nil
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TRIM Reference: 2016/1852 |
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RESOLVED - 16/371 Cr C Gryllis/Cr R Turner That the recommendations made by the City of Orange Traffic Committee at its meeting held on 9 August 2016 be adopted, with exception to item 3.7 – McNamara Street modifications, and that this item be considered in conjunction with a future report to include the McNamara Street parklet.
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3 General Reports
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TRIM Reference: 2016/1954 |
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RESOLVED - 16/372 Cr C Gryllis/Cr K Duffy That the information provided in the report on Current Works be acknowledged.
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TRIM Reference: 2016/1857 |
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RESOLVED - 16/373 Cr R Kidd/Cr S Munro That Council endorse the recommendation from the recent meeting of Council representatives of the Canobolas Zone on the Rural Fire Fighting Fund funding arrangements and endorse the following actions: 1 The zone member councils write to the relevant Ministers and the Rural Fire Service requesting: a That future rises be limited to the rate cap and the cost of emergency services be included in the IPART consideration of rate rises for Local Government b Clarification be provided on the standard to which the RFS is heading with regard to facilities, equipment and training and how this compares to the standard of fire cover which was the previous ambition c The implementation of the new higher costs be deferred one year to effectively take the increases through the Integrated Planning and Reporting processes given that councils budgets are already in place d Feedback on concerns that councils from those zones which have been historically proactive in lifting facilities, equipment and training will be financially penalised for being proactive with a risk of subsidising less historically proactive zones given the new formula for apportioning council contributions contained within the changes 2 The zone member councils write to LGNSW and LGNSW local representatives expressing concerns as above and seeking feedback on whether protections for significant rises were provided for in negotiations between RFS and LGNSW. A copy of correspondence from RFS citing negotiation and agreement between RFS/LGNSW to be provided with such letters 3 That Centroc be requested to support member councils on this matter.
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TRIM Reference: 2016/1901 |
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RESOLVED - 16/374 Cr R Kidd/Cr S Munro That $2,000,000 be allocated from Sewer Fund restricted assets for construction of a sewerage effluent transfer pipeline from Spring Hill to Orange.
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The Meeting Closed at 8.25 PM.