MINUTES OF THE
Ordinary Council Meeting
HELD IN Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Byng Street, Orange
ON 4 April 2017
COMMENCING AT 7.00pm
Attendance
Cr J Davis OAM (Mayor), Cr J Hamling (Deputy Mayor), Cr A Brown, Cr K Duffy, Cr R Gander, Cr C Gryllis, Cr N Jones, Cr S Munro, Cr R Turner
Acting General Manager, Director Corporate and Commercial Services, Director Development Services, Director Community, Recreation and Cultural Services, Manager Corporate and Community Relations, Water Treatment Manager, Works Manager, Manager Building and Environment, Senior Planner (Drum)
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RESOLVED - 17/102 Cr K Duffy/Cr S Munro That Council allow Channel 9 to record the Council Meeting.
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1.1 APOLOGIES
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RESOLVED - 17/103 Cr R Gander/Cr R Turner That the apologies be accepted from Cr R Kidd, Cr G Taylor and Cr J Whitton for the Council Meeting of Orange City Council on 4 April 2017. |
1.2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
1.3 Declaration of pecuniary interests, significant non-pecuniary interests and less than significant non-pecuniary interests
Item 2.3 – Planning and Development Committee - DA 4/2016(1) – 61B Moulder Street
Cr C Gryllis declared a pecuniary interest in item 2.3 of the Planning and Development Committee as the Architect for the applicant leases a building Cr Gryllis manages.
Cr R Turner declared a less than significant non-pecuniary interest in item 2.3 as he knows the neighbours well who are objecting to the development application.
Cr A Brown declared pecuniary interest in item 2.3 as he knows the neighbours and had had business dealings with neighbours.
Item 2.4 – Planning and Development Committee - DA 304/2016(1) – 132-142 Kite Street and 26 McNamara Street
Cr C Gryllis declared a pecuniary interest in item 2.4 of the Planning and Development Committee as while he has no involvement with this project has had previous dealings with the applicant.
Cr A Brown declared a pecuniary interest in item 2.4 of the Planning and Development Committee as he is in business dealings with the applicant.
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TRIM Reference: 2017/523 |
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RESOLVED - 17/104 Cr R Gander/Cr S Munro That the Mayoral Minute on the Centroc Board Meeting 23 February 2017 at Forbes be acknowledged.
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THE MAYOR DECLARED THE ORDINARY MEETING OF COUNCIL ADJOURNED FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE OPEN FORUM AT 7.05PM
OPEN FORUM
Mr Ian Carter - Item 2.3 - PDC - DA 61B Moulder Street, Orange
Mr Carter outlined his objection to the development.
Mr Scott Gilbank - Item 2.3 - PDC - DA 61B Moulder Street, Orange
Mr Gilbank outlined his objection to the development.
Ms Jacqueline Grant - Item 2.3 - PDC - DA 61B Moulder Street, Orange
Ms Grant outlined her objection to the development.
Ms Deborah Marr – Council Meeting – Item 5.2 – Robertson Park Toilets
Ms Marr outlined her support for the toilet co-located with the CWA Hall, to proceed.
Mr Daniel Fock - Item 2.3 - PDC - DA 61B Moulder Street, Orange
Mr Fock outlined his objections to the development.
Ms Sally Sutherland - Item 2.3 - PDC - DA 61B Moulder Street, Orange
Ms Sutherland, Architect for the development at 61B Moulder Street, sought Council’s consent for the development.
Ms Sue Bourke - Item 2.3 - PDC - DA 61B Moulder Street, Orange
Ms Bourke outlined her objections to the development.
THE OPEN FORUM CONCLUDED AT 7.45PM
3 Confirmation of Minutes of Previous Meeting
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RESOLVED - 17/105 Cr J Hamling/Cr R Gander That the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Orange City Council held on 21 March 2017 (copies of which were circulated to all members) be and are hereby confirmed as a true and accurate record of the proceedings of the Council meeting held on 21 March 2017 with an amendment to the wording of a Question Taken on Notice to read “Cr Duffy requested to view a signed copy of the General Manager’s contract. The Mayor asked that it be circulated to Councillors.” |
THE MAYOR DECLARED THE ORDINARY MEETING OF COUNCIL ADJOURNED FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE POLICY COMMITTEE MEETINGS AT 7.45PM
THE MAYOR DECLARED THE ORDINARY MEETING OF COUNCIL RESUMED AT 8.22PM
4 Notices of Motion/Notices of Rescission
Nil
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TRIM Reference: 2017/575 |
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RESOLVED - 17/125 Cr J Hamling/Cr S Munro 1 That Council enter into a five year lease (with one five year option) with the Orange City Croquet Club Incorporated for part of Jaeger Reserve for $1 per annum (ex GST). 2 That permission be granted for the use of the Council Seal on necessary documents if required.
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TRIM Reference: 2017/573 |
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MOTION Cr K Duffy/Cr J Davis That this matter be deferred to a future Council Meeting. |
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AMENDMENT Cr C Gryllis/Cr R Gander 1 That Council proceed with Option 1 as listed in the report. 2 That a funding source be identified. |
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THE AMENDMENT ON BEING PUT TO THE MEETING WAS LOST THE MOTION ON BEING PUT TO THE MEETING WAS CARRIED |
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RESOLVED - 17/126 Cr K Duffy/Cr J Davis That this matter be deferred to a future Council Meeting.
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** Crs Gryllis and Jones requested that their names be recorded as having voted against this decision of Council. **
In accordance with the Local Government Act 1993, and the Local Government (General) Regulation 2005, in the opinion of the General Manager, the following business is of a kind as referred to in Section 10A(2) of the Act, and should be dealt with in a Confidential Session of the Council meeting closed to the press and public.
In response to a question from the Mayor, the General Manager advised that no written submissions had been received relating to any item listed for consideration by the Closed Meeting of Council.
The Mayor extended an invitation to any member of the public present at the meeting to make a presentation to the Council as to whether the meeting should be closed for a particular item.
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RESOLVED - 17/127 Cr R Gander/Cr C Gryllis That Council adjourn into a Closed Meeting and members of the press and public be excluded from the Closed Meeting, and access to the correspondence and reports relating to the items considered during the course of the Closed Meeting be withheld unless declassified by separate resolution. This action is taken in accordance with Section 10A(2) of the Local Government Act, 1993 as the items listed come within the following provisions: 6.1 Tender - Reference Concept Design for the Orange STP Disinfection Upgrade This item is classified CONFIDENTIAL under the provisions of Section 10A(2) of the Local Government Act 1993, which permits the meeting to be closed to the public for business relating to (c) information that would, if disclosed, confer a commercial advantage on a person with whom the Council is conducting (or proposes to conduct) business. |
** Cr Hamling left the meeting with the time being 8.45pm **
The Mayor declared the Ordinary Meeting of Council adjourned for the conduct of the Closed Meeting at 8.45pm.
The Mayor declared the Ordinary Meeting of Council resumed at 8.48pm.
7 Resolutions from Closed Meeting
The Director Corporate and Commercial Services read out the following resolutions made in the Closed Meeting of Council.
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TRIM Reference: 2017/549 |
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RESOLVED - 17/128 Cr R Gander/Cr C Gryllis 1 That Council award the contract for the Reference Concept Design for the Orange Sewage Treatment Plant Disinfection Upgrade (separable portions 1 and 2) to Hunter H2O Holdings Pty Ltd for the tendered lump sum price of $109,719 plus the $12,870 proposed for investigation into energy offsets and on-site recycling equating to a total amount of $122,589 (inc GST). 2 That permission be granted to affix the Council Seal to all relevant documents.
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Division of Voting |
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Voted For |
Cr J Davis (Mayor), Cr K Duffy, Cr R Gander, Cr C Gryllis, Cr N Jones, Cr S Munro, Cr R Turner, Cr A Brown |
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Voted Against |
Nil |
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Absent |
Cr R Kidd, Cr G Taylor, Cr J Whitton, Cr J Hamling |
The Meeting Closed at 8.49pm
This is Page Number 5 and the Final Page of the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Orange City Council held on 4 April 2017.