MINUTES OF THE
Ordinary Council Meeting
HELD IN Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Byng Street, Orange
ON 15 May 2018
COMMENCING AT 7.00pm
Attendance
Cr R Kidd (Mayor), Cr J McRae (Deputy Mayor), Cr K Duffy, Cr J Hamling, Cr T Mileto, Cr S Munro, Cr S Nugent, Cr M Previtera, Cr S Romano, Cr G Taylor, Cr J Whitton
General Manager, Director Corporate and Commercial Services, Director Development Services, Director Community, Recreation and Cultural Services, Director Technical Services, Manager Administration and Governance, Manager Corporate and Community Relations, Manager Financial Services, Governance Coordinator
1.1 APOLOGIES
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RESOLVED - 18/214 Cr K Duffy/Cr S Munro That the apology be accepted from Cr R Turner for the Council Meeting of Orange City Council on 15 May 2018. |
1.2 LIVESTREAMING AND RECORDING
The Mayor advised that the meeting was being livestreamed and recorded.
1.3 OPENING PRAYER
GEOFF LANGDON OF THE WEST ORANGE BAPTIST CHURCH LED THE COUNCIL IN PRAYER
1.4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
1.5 Declaration of pecuniary interests, significant non-pecuniary interests and less than significant non-pecuniary interests
Nil
Nil
THE MAYOR DECLARED THE ORDINARY MEETING OF COUNCIL ADJOURNED FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE OPEN FORUM AT 7.05PM.
OPEN FORUM
Item 5.2 – Draft Community Strategic Plan and Delivery/Operational Plan 2018/19 - 2021/22
Mr Cyril Smith
Mr Smith expressed concerns regarding water issues in relation to the Macquarie to Orange Pipeline.
Item 5.5 – Development Application DA 57/2018(1) – 45 William Maker Drive
Mr Cyril Smith
Mr Smith expressed concerns regarding the loss of trees and potential wildlife that will result from the proposed development.
Mr Ken Spooner
Mr Spooner expressed concerns regarding trees and over-development in relation to the proposed development.
THE MAYOR DECLARED THE ORDINARY MEETING OF COUNCIL RESUMED AT 7.18PM
3 Confirmation of Minutes of Previous Meeting
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RESOLVED - 18/215 Cr S Nugent/Cr S Munro That the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Orange City Council held on 1 May 2018 (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 1 May 2018, noting Cr McRae’s intent to declare a “pecuniary” interest in relation to the Item on Racing Orange. |
QUESTIONS TAKEN ON NOTICE
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Cr Duffy requested information on whether Council has received a response from Swimming NSW regarding a complaint lodged against a head coach of the City of Orange Swim Club. |
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Cr Duffy requested information on whether Council has ever wrongly accused anyone of coaching before Christmas or just after that period from the City of Orange Swim Club. |
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Cr Duffy requested a copy of the legal advice provided in regards to the Racing NSW matter. Mayor and General Manager advised that a copy would be distributed to all Councillors. |
4 Notices of Motion/Notices of Rescission
Nil
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TRIM Reference: 2018/1158 |
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RESOLVED - 18/216 Cr J Hamling/Cr S Munro 1 That the resolutions made by the Planning and Development Committee at its meeting held on 1 May 2018 be noted. 2 That the resolutions made by the Employment and Economic Development Policy Committee at its meeting held on 1 May 2018 be noted. 3 That the resolutions made by the Infrastructure Policy Committee at its meeting held on 1 May 2018 be noted. 4 That the resolutions made by the Environmental Sustainability Policy Committee at its meeting held on 1 May 2018 be noted. 5 That the resolutions made by the Finance Policy Committee at its meeting held on 1 May 2018 be noted. 6 That the resolutions made by the Services Policy Committee at its meeting held on 1 May 2018 be noted.
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TRIM Reference: 2018/1107 |
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RESOLVED - 18/217 Cr J Hamling/Cr G Taylor That Council place the draft Community Strategic Plan, draft Delivery/Operational Plan 2018/19 – 2021/22 and draft Resourcing Strategy documents (Long Term Financial Plan, Workforce Management Plan and Asset Management Policy and Strategy) on public exhibition for a minimum of 28 days, with the inclusion of the donation request from the Orange and District Historical Society for the purchase of a device to digitise their photographic negatives. |
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TRIM Reference: 2018/1149 |
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RESOLVED - 18/218 Cr G Taylor/Cr T Mileto That this item be withdrawn at the request of the General Manager. |
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TRIM Reference: 2018/1153 |
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RESOLVED - 18/219 Cr S Nugent/Cr J McRae That the following additions to the fees and charges be adopted:
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TRIM Reference: 2018/1171 |
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RESOLVED - 18/220 Cr K Duffy/Cr J Hamling That Council consents to development application DA 57/2018(1) for Subdivision (19 lot residential) (3 stage) at Lot 3 DP 878088 - 45 William Maker Drive, Orange pursuant to the conditions of consent in the attached Notice of Approval.
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Division of Voting |
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Voted For |
Cr R Kidd (Mayor), Cr J McRae (Deputy Mayor), Cr K Duffy, Cr J Hamling, Cr T Mileto, Cr S Munro, Cr S Nugent, Cr M Previtera, Cr S Romano, Cr G Taylor, Cr J Whitton |
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Voted Against |
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Absent |
Cr R Turner |
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TRIM Reference: 2018/934 |
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Motion Cr S Romano/Cr S Munro That Council publicly exhibits, for a period of 28 days, proposals to: 1 Permit primitive camping on the southern side of Gosling Creek 2 Permit access to Spring Creek Dam for non-powered and electric boating, fishing but not camping 3 Not permit land or water based activity at Suma Park |
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AmenDMenT Cr J Whitton/Cr R Kidd That Council deal with each item separately. |
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the amendment on being put to the meeting was carried and became the motion. the motion on being put to the meeting was carried. |
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RESOLVED - 18/221 Cr J Whitton/Cr R Kidd That Council deal with each item separately. |
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In relation to Gosling Creek
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MOTION Cr J Whitton/Cr G Taylor That Council not permit primitive camping on the southern side of Gosling Creek. |
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AMENDMENT Cr K Duffy/Cr S Munro That Council defer this item for consideration at a Councillor Workshop. |
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the amendment on being put to the meeting was carried and became the motion. the motion on being put to the meeting was carried. |
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RESOLVED - 18/222 Cr K Duffy/Cr S Munro That Council defer this item for consideration at a Councillor Workshop. |
In relation to Spring Creek Dam
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RESOLVED - 18/223 Cr K Duffy/Cr M Previtera That Council defer this item for consideration at a Councillor Workshop. |
In relation to Suma Park
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RESOLVED - 18/224 Cr K Duffy/Cr M Previtera That Council defer this item for consideration at a Councillor Workshop. |
QUESTIONS TAKEN ON NOTICE
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Cr Taylor requested the bus stop on the intersection of Anson Street and Gardiner Road be assessed with regard to disability access from the roadway. |
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Cr Taylor requested watering of the Gosling Creek Playground be rescheduled to another time instead of weekend afternoons when families and children are using the facilities. |
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Cr Hamling requested that a letter be sent to the relevant Minister requesting additional Return and Earn facilities in Orange due to the popularity of the current facility in North Orange. |
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Cr Taylor requested that an investigation take place regarding the dumping of building waste material on Dane Lane behind Jack Brabham Park. |
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 - 18/225 Cr M Previtera/Cr S Nugent 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 Briefing by Orange Region Tourism 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 (d)i commercial information of a confidential nature that would, if disclosed prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied it. |
The Mayor declared the Ordinary Meeting of Council adjourned for the conduct of the Closed Meeting at 8.18pm.
The Mayor declared the Ordinary Meeting of Council resumed at 9.14pm.
7 Resolutions from Closed Meeting
There were no resolutions from the Closed Meeting as the presentation was for the information of Council only.
The Meeting Closed at 9.14PM
This is Page Number 7 and the Final Page of the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Orange City Council held on 15 May 2018.