MINUTES OF THE
Ordinary Council Meeting
HELD IN Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Byng Street, Orange
ON 1 October 2019
COMMENCING AT 7.00pm
Attendance
Cr R Kidd (Mayor), Cr K Duffy, Cr T Mileto, Cr S Munro, Cr S Nugent, Cr M Previtera, Cr G Taylor, Cr R Turner, Cr J Whitton
Acting Chief Executive Officer (Maunder), Acting Director Corporate and Commercial Services (Freeman), Acting Director Development Services (Hodges), Acting Director Technical Services (Davis), Manager Corporate and Community Relations, Manager Engineering Services, Manager Development Assessment, Water and Sewerage Strategic Manager.
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RESOLVED - 19/479 Cr K Duffy/Cr S Munro That the apologies be accepted from Cr S Romano (Deputy Mayor), Cr J Hamling and Cr J McRae for the Council Meeting of Orange City Council on 1 October 2019. |
Against: Nil
Absent: Cr Romano, Cr McRae, Cr Hamling
1.2 LIVESTREAMING AND RECORDING
The Mayor advised that the meeting was being livestreamed and recorded.
The Mayor conducted the Acknowledgement of Country.
1.4 Declaration of pecuniary interests, significant non-pecuniary interests and less than significant non-pecuniary interests
Cr Previtera declared a Significant Non-Pecuniary interest in Item 6.2 – Shiralee Road Land Acquisition – as his sister is the owner of the property.
Cr Taylor declared a Non-Significant Pecuniary interested in item 2.2 of the Planning and Development Committee - DA 222/2019(1) – 10 William Street, as he undertook work at the property as a contractor.
Nil
THE MAYOR DECLARED THE ORDINARY MEETING OF COUNCIL ADJOURNED FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE OPEN FORUM AT 7:05PM
OPEN FORUM
Item 4.1 – Rescission Motion - DA215/2019(1) – 36-40 Turner Crescent, Orange
Brett Stanford
Graeme Keith Scott
Item 2.2 of the Planning and Development Committee – Development Application DA 222/2019(1) – 10 William Street
Dianne Gee
3 Confirmation of Minutes of Previous Meeting
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RESOLVED - 19/480 Cr S Nugent/Cr S Munro That the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Orange City Council held on 17 September 2019 (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 17 September 2019. |
Against: Nil
Absent: Cr Romano, Cr McRae, Cr Hamling
THE MAYOR DECLARED THE ORDINARY MEETING OF COUNCIL ADJOURNED FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE POLICY COMMITTEE MEETINGS AT 7:24PM
THE MAYOR DECLARED THE ORDINARY MEETING OF COUNCIL RESUMED AT 8:22PM
4 Notices of Motion/Notices of Rescission
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TRIM Reference: 2019/1952 |
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That Council rescind the following resolution of the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of 3 September 2019.
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AMENDMENT Cr S Nugent/Cr R Turner That Council defer the rescission motion to allow discussion with the Minister to take place. |
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The amendment on being put to the meeting was carried and became the motion. For: Cr R Kidd, Cr T Mileto, Cr S Munro, Cr S Nugent, Cr M Previtera, Cr R Turner Against: Cr J Whitton, Cr K Duffy, Cr G Taylor Absent: Cr S Romano, Cr J Hamling, Cr J McRae |
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The motion on being put to the meeting was carried. |
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RESOLVED - 19/498 Cr S Nugent/Cr R Turner That Council defer the rescission motion to allow discussion with the Minister to take place. |
For: Cr R Kidd, Cr T Mileto, Cr S Munro, Cr S Nugent, Cr M Previtera, Cr R Turner, Cr K Duffy, Cr G Taylor
Against: Cr J Whitton
Absent: Cr S Romano, Cr J Hamling, Cr J McRae
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TRIM Reference: 2019/2038 |
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RESOLVED - 19/499 Cr R Kidd/Cr S Nugent That Orange City Council investigate a support program to accommodate disadvantaged persons that need to access the Aquatic Centre for health and rehabilitation purposes.
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Against: Nil
Absent: Cr S Romano, Cr J McRae, Cr J Hamling
5 General Reports
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TRIM Reference: 2019/2134 |
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RESOLVED - 19/500 Cr S Nugent/Cr K Duffy 1 That the Council Meeting scheduled for Tuesday 15 October 2019 be held on Tuesday 22 October 2019 at 7.00pm. 2 That the Council and Policy Committee meetings scheduled for Tuesday 5 November 2019 be held on Thursday 7 November 2019 commencing at 7.00 pm.
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For: Unanimous
Against: Nil
Absent: Cr S Romano, Cr J McRae, Cr J Hamling
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TRIM Reference: 2019/2039 |
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RESOLVED - 19/501 Cr S Nugent/Cr M Previtera That Council resolves Cr K Duffy and Cr R Kidd attend the National Local Roads and Transport Congress to be held in Hahndorf, South Australia on 18-20 November 2019.
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For: Unanimous
Against: Nil
Absent: Cr S Romano, Cr J McRae,
Cr J Hamling
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TRIM Reference: 2019/1890 |
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RESOLVED - 19/502 Cr R Turner/Cr S Munro 1 That Council resolve to support the proposal to enter into a new parking agreement with Orange Central Square on the basis of a three-hour patrol and that the Chief Executive Officer be authorised to negotiate the finer details of the parking agreement with the owners or Manager of Orange Central Square at 227-237 Summer Street, Orange under Section 650(6) of the Local Government Act 1993 and on the terms of this report and to implement such parking agreement so that it is at full cost recovery and satisfactory to Council. 2 That permission be granted to affix the Council Seal on all relevant documents.
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Against: Nil
Absent: Cr S Romano, Cr J McRae, Cr J Hamling
6 Closed Meeting
In accordance with the Local Government Act 1993, and the Local Government (General) Regulation 2005, in the opinion of the Chief Executive Officer, 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 Chief Executive Officer 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 - 19/503 Cr S Munro/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 Asphalt Plant Orange 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. 6.2 Shiralee Road Land Acquisition 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. |
For: Unanimous
Against: Nil
Absent: Cr Romano, Cr McRae, Cr Hamling
The Mayor declared the Ordinary Meeting of Council adjourned for the conduct of the Closed Meeting at 9:00PM
The Mayor declared the Ordinary Meeting of Council resumed at 9:10PM.
7 Resolutions from Closed Meeting
The Acting Chief Executive Officer (Maunder) read out the following resolutions made in the Closed Meeting of Council.
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TRIM Reference: 2019/1947 |
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RESOLVED - 19/504 Cr K Duffy/Cr S Munro 1 That the report by the Manager of Corporate and Community Relations be acknowledged. 2 That Council continues to support the establishment of an asphalt plant in Orange when opportunities arise. 3 That discussion take place between the Chief Executive Officer, Director Technical Services, Cr R Kidd and Cr J Whitton.
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For: Unanimous
Against: Nil
Absent: Cr S Romano, Cr J McRae, Cr J Hamling
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TRIM Reference: 2019/1699 |
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RESOLVED - 19/505 Cr S Nugent/Cr K Duffy 1 That Council acquire approximately 72 m2 of Lot 85 DP 750401 under the voluntary provisions of the Land Acquisitions (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 for road upgrade. 2 That the Chief Executive Officer be authorised to finalise the acquisition. 3 That upon acquisition, Council classify this land as Operational Land in accordance with the Local Government Act, and dedicates the road as road reserve. 4 That permission be granted for the use of the Council Seal on any document if required.
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For: Unanimous
Against: Nil
Absent: Cr S Romano, Cr J McRae, Cr J Hamling
The Meeting Closed at 9:10pm
This is Page Number 7 and the Final Page of the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Orange City Council held on 1 October 2019.