Services Policy Committee
Agenda
1 June 2021
Notice is hereby given, in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 1993 that a Services Policy Committee meeting of ORANGE CITY COUNCIL will be held in the Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Byng Street, Orange on Tuesday, 1 June 2021.
David Waddell
Chief Executive Officer
For apologies please contact Administration on 6393 8218.
Services Policy Committee 1 June 2021
2.1 Minutes of the Spring Hill Community Committee Held 11 March 2021
3.1 Native Arboretum - Northern Distributor
1 Introduction
1.1 Declaration of pecuniary interests, significant non-pecuniary interests and less than significant non-pecuniary interests
The provisions of Chapter 14 of the Local Government Act, 1993 (the Act) regulate the way in which Councillors and designated staff of Council conduct themselves to ensure that there is no conflict between their private interests and their public role.
The Act prescribes that where a member of Council (or a Committee of Council) has a direct or indirect financial (pecuniary) interest in a matter to be considered at a meeting of the Council (or Committee), that interest must be disclosed as soon as practicable after the start of the meeting and the reasons given for declaring such interest.
As members are aware, the provisions of the Local Government Act restrict any member who has declared a pecuniary interest in any matter from participating in the discussion or voting on that matter, and requires that member to vacate the Chamber.
Council’s Code of Conduct provides that if members have a non-pecuniary conflict of interest, the nature of the conflict must be disclosed. The Code of Conduct also provides for a number of ways in which a member may manage non pecuniary conflicts of interest.
Recommendation It is recommended that Committee Members now disclose any conflicts of interest in matters under consideration by the Services Policy Committee at this meeting. |
RECORD NUMBER: 2021/1058
AUTHOR: Scott Maunder, Director Community, Recreation and Cultural Services
EXECUTIVE Summary
The Spring Hill Community Committee met on 11 March 2021. The Minutes of this meeting are tabled for the Committee's attention.
Link To Delivery/OPerational Plan
The recommendation in this report relates to the Delivery/Operational Plan strategy “1.1 Live - Engage with the community to ensure recreation opportunities and facilities meet changing needs”.
Financial Implications
Nil
Policy and Governance Implications
Nil
1 That Council acknowledge the reports presented to the Spring Hill Community Committee at its meeting held on 11 March 2021. 2 That Council determine recommendations 4.2 from the minutes of the Spring Hill Community Committee meeting of 11 March 2021. 4.2 I. That the Spring Hill Community Committee Action Plan be reviewed and updated. II. That the balance of the Spring Hill budget be allocated to the construction of a basketball half court in Alf Reid Park. 3 That the remainder of the minutes of the Spring Hill Community Committee at its meeting held on 11 March 2021 be adopted. |
further considerations
Consideration has been given to the recommendation’s impact on Council’s service delivery; image and reputation; political; environmental; health and safety; employees; stakeholders and project management; and no further implications or risks have been identified.
Attachments
2 SHCC Agenda 11 March 2021, D21/12158⇩
ORANGE CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE
Spring Hill Community Committee
HELD IN Spring Hill Community Hall, Spring Hill
ON 11 March 2021
COMMENCING AT 5.35pm
Attendance
Cr T Mileto (Chairperson), Cr S Nugent, Cr S Munro, Mrs Kerry Rains, Mr Jeffrey Nalder, Mrs Nicole Day, Mr Peter Rodgers, Miss Stephanie Huysmans, Mrs Allison Rodgers, Mrs Terri Newman, Mrs Suzanne Vials, Mr Simon Oborn, Director Community, Recreation and Cultural Services
1.1 Apologies and Leave of Absence
RESOLVED Ms N Day/Mr P Rodgers That the apologies be accepted from Mr Trevor Clark for the Spring Hill Community Committee meeting on 11 March 2021. |
Cr Mileto conducted the Acknowledgment of Country.
1.3 Declaration of pecuniary interests, significant non-pecuniary interests and less than significant non-pecuniary interests
Nil
TRIM Reference: 2021/418 |
RECOMMENDATION Ms B Mills/Ms S Vials That the presentation of the Spring Hill Recreation Ground be acknowledged. |
TRIM Reference: 2021/419 |
RECOMMENDATION Mr P Rodgers/Ms T Newman That the presentation on bike trail funding be acknowledged. |
TRIM Reference: 2021/420 |
That the bin at Alf Reid Park be replaced with a 200L. |
TRIM Reference: 2021/421 |
That the presentation on Cabonne Council Developer Contribution for footpath construction on Carcoar Street be acknowledged. |
4 General Reports
TRIM Reference: 2021/320 |
That the report on Environmental Investigation – Lot 4 DP 809208 be acknowledged. |
The Meeting Closed at 7.15pm.
RECORD NUMBER: 2021/1090
AUTHOR: Scott Maunder, Director Community, Recreation and Cultural Services
EXECUTIVE Summary
At the Council meeting on 4 April 2021 the following was resolved:
RESOLVED - 21/086 Cr R Kidd/Cr J Whitton
That Council resolves:
1 That the information contained in this Mayoral Minute be acknowledged.
2 That staff determine the likely demand for future sports fields and also investigate options for use of the previous NDR Sports Precinct Site as:
a. A Native Arboretum with associated infrastructure; or
b. An Endangered Ecological Community block capable of creating biodiversity offsets such as an open White Box - Yellow Box - Blakely’s Red Gum Grassy Woodland; or
c. A Carbon Bank via intensive native plantings.
3 That a report be provided to Council detailing these findings.
This report provides Council with an update on the establishment of a Native Arboretum that is eligible for participation in the Interactive Emissions Reduction Fund.
Link To Delivery/OPerational Plan
The recommendation in this report relates to the Delivery/Operational Plan strategy “1.2 Live - Maintain and renew recreational spaces and infrastructure to encourage an active and healthy lifestyle”.
Financial Implications
Nil
Policy and Governance Implications
Nil
That Council resolves: 1 That Council develop plans and obtain detailed cost estimates for the establishment of a Native regeneration zone and walking / cycling trails on the eastern portion of the Lot 101 DP 1224248 as identified in 2019 Concept Masterplan; 2 That Council make application for participation in the Emissions Reduction Fund; and 3 That a report on the outcome be provided to Council.
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further considerations
Consideration has been given to the recommendation’s impact on Council’s service delivery; image and reputation; political; environmental; health and safety; employees; stakeholders and project management; and no further implications or risks have been identified.
SUPPORTING INFORMATION
The site is 44.4 hectares or 110 acres in size and consists of undulating land with a creek line in the centre. The land form is approximately 50% relatively flat land and 50% sloped land.
Concept designs developed for a sporting precinct in 2019 identified that the sloped section to the eastern side of the site was difficult to develop into sporting fields due to the topography and the resultant extent of earth works required and significant environmental impact. This area was flagged as a location for an unstructured native regeneration zone together with walking and cycling tracks.
The development of this concept can occur without limiting the potential for future sporting facilities on the remainder of the lot.
Need for Future Sporting Facilities
The latest available ABS statistics released show’s Orange’s population to be comprised of 28% of people aged 19 years and younger and 60.5% of people aged 44 years and younger.
Council conducted a sports needs analysis in 2018 which showed that many facilities were at capacity due to both population growth and the increase in female participation in what were once traditionally male dominated sports (soccer, football codes and cricket).
Utilising the ABS data a population growth of 10,000 people over the next decade would see an additional 2,800 children and 6,000 people under the age of 44 living in Orange.
As Orange continues to grow so do surrounding villages and town centres. Whilst people living in these centres don’t reside in Orange many are members of Orange based sporting clubs.
A number of sites have been developed to their land holding capacity including Waratahs Sports Club, Wade Park, Riawena Oval, Brendon Sturgeon Oval and Max Stewart Oval and are unable to be developed further.
The new sports precinct will address the current need however with population growth expected to increase over the next decade there will be future demand for additional facilities. It is for these reasons that Council should retain the Northern Distributor Site for future need.
Eligibility to participate in the Emissions Reduction Fund
Council has conducted an initial consideration of eligibility under the Emissions Reduction Fund.
For a project to be eligible for registration under the Emissions Reduction Fund (unless the method covering the project specifies otherwise), it must not:
· have commenced before it has been registered with the Clean Energy Regulator (the newness requirement),
· be required to be carried out by or under a Commonwealth, State or Territory law (the regulatory additionally requirement), and
· likely to be carried out under another Commonwealth, state or territory government program in the absence of registration under the Emissions Reduction Fund (the government program requirement).
Based on the completion of Interactive Emissions Reduction Fund Questionnaire Council’s project for the establishment of a Reforestation by environmental plantings (which most likely would be Box gum grassy woodland vegetation as it is the endemic community) is provisionally eligible to participate in the Emissions Reduction Fund.