ORANGE CITY COUNCIL

 

MINUTES OF THE

Environmental Sustainability Policy Committee

HELD IN Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Byng Street, Orange

ON 1 October 2019

COMMENCING AT 8.00pm

 1      Introduction

Attendance

Cr M Previtera (Chairperson), Cr R Kidd (Mayor), Cr K Duffy , Cr T Mileto, Cr S Munro, Cr S Nugent, 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.

 

APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE

 

RESOLVED - 19/490                                                                               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 Environmental Sustainability Policy Committee of Orange City Council on 1 October 2019.

For: Unanimous

Against: Nil

Absent: Cr Romano, Cr McRae, Cr Hamling

 

1.1     DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTERESTS, SIGNIFICANT NON-PECUNIARY INTERESTS AND LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT NON-PECUNIARY INTERESTS

Nil

2       Committee Minutes

2.1     Minutes of the Parks, Trees and Waterways Community Committee held on 21 August 2019

TRIM Reference:        2019/1931

RESOLVED - 19/491                                                                               Cr R Kidd/Cr S Nugent

1        That Council acknowledge the reports presented to the Parks, Trees and Waterways Community Committee at its meeting held on 21 August 2019.

2        That Council resolve recommendations 3.1 and 4.1 and note 4.2 from the minutes of the Parks, Trees and Waterways Community Committee meeting of 21 August 2019.

          3.1     Resignation of Matthew Chisholm

                   1        That the Parks, Trees and Waterways Community Committee accept the resignation of Matthew Chisholm.

          4.1     Parks, Trees and Waterways Community Committee Action Plan

                   1        That the Parks, Trees and Waterways Community Committee Action Plan be reviewed and priorities determined.

          4.2     City Entrance Sign Concept

                   1       That the Committee does not support the current design.

                            (Whilst the Parks, Trees and Waterways Committee acknowledge the uniqueness of the design, the Community Committee does not support the current design, as there are varying opinions on the colour and busyness of the concept and purpose of the sign ie “Welcome to Orange”, in a location at the intersection of the Mitchell Highway and Northern Distributor Road.)

                   2       That the Parks, Trees and Waterways Community Committee acknowledged that the style of sign produced could be used at locations such as the Visitor Information Centre.

3        That the remainder of the minutes of the Parks, Trees and Waterways Community Committee at its meeting held on 21 August 2019 be adopted.

4        That a Workshop be held with Councillors to review the design concept and provide feedback to staff.

 

For: Unanimous

Against: Nil

Absent: Cr Romano, Cr McRae, Cr Hamling

 

The Meeting Closed at 8:02PM