THESE MINUTES ARE DRAFT UNTIL CONFIRMED AT
THE NEXT MONTHLY MEETING OF THIS COUNCIL AND/OR COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF Works Committee Meeting of the
Council of the City of Randwick HELD ON
Tuesday, 2 December 2014 AT 6:11pm
Present:
The Mayor, Councillor T Seng (Central Ward)
Central Ward - Councillors
A Andrews & G Stevenson
East Ward - Councillors
T Bowen, M Matson &
B
Roberts (Chairperson)
North Ward - Councillors
K Neilson, L Shurey & K Smith
South Ward - Councillors R
Belleli & N D’Souza (Deputy Chairperson)
West
Ward - Councillors G Moore, S Nash
& H Stavrinos
Officers present:
General Manager Mr
R Brownlee
Director City Services Mr
J Frangoples
Director City Planning Ms S Truuvert
Director Governance & Financial
Services Mr J Smith
Senior Administrative Coordinator Ms
J Hartshorn
Communications Manager Mr
J Hay
The Meeting was adjourned at 6.11pm and was resumed at 7.56pm
with the Mayor, Cr Seng in the Chair.
Apologies/Granting of Leave of Absences
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An apology
was received from Cr Garcia.
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RESOLVED: (Bowen/Stavrinos)
that the apology received from Cr Garcia be accepted and leave of absence
from the meeting be granted.
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Confirmation of the Minutes
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Confirmation of the Minutes of the Works Committee Meeting held on
Tuesday 11 November 2014
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WO44/14
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RESOLUTION: (Stavrinos/Shurey)
that the Minutes of the Works Committee Meeting
held on Tuesday 11 November 2014 (copies of which were circulated to all
Councillors) be and are hereby confirmed as a correct record of the
proceedings of that meeting.
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Declarations of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests
Address of Council by Members of the Public
Prior to
consideration of the Agenda by the Committee, deputations were received in
respect of the following matters:
W38/14 Marjorie Crescent, Maroubra - Resident petition
reporting a footpath construction
Against Jane Hall
For Lorraine Saunders
RESOLVED: (PROCEDURAL MOTION) (Nash/Stavrinos) that the matter that was subject to addresses by the public be
dealt with as the first items of business.
The Meeting was adjourned at 8.20pm and was resumed at 9.49pm
with Cr Roberts in the Chair.
Urgent Business
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UB9/14 Cr Murray Matson –
Inappropriate lopping of Council trees by contractors
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WO45/14
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RESOLUTION: (Matson/Andrews) that:
a) the General Manager obtain legal advice on
the option of recovering, from the relevant authority, the loss to the
Council assets of excessively trimmed and lopped trees by contractors in
recent weeks.
b) the General Manager advises on positions that
Council can take to lobby the Government for increased auditing and policing
of the conduct of these contractors.
c) Council use publicity to ask our residents to
contact the Council with photos of the trees that they consider to have been
mutilated.
d) a selected number of trees be
tagged with adequate signage drawing attention to the issue and including a
contact number for Ausgrid.
MOTION: (Matson/Andrews) CARRIED – SEE
RESOLUTION.
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Works Reports
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W36/14 Works Report -
Tree Removal - Adjacent 26 Eastern Avenue, Kensington (F2004/07359)
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WO46/14
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RESOLUTION:
(Andrews/Moore) that the western-most
Council owned Ficus ‘Hillii’ (Hill’s Weeping fig) growing adjacent to
26 Eastern Avenue, Kensington, be removed and replaced with two advanced Waterhousia
floribunda (Weeping Lilly Pillys) – as nominated in Council’s Street Tree
Masterplan.
MOTION: (Andrews/Moore) CARRIED - SEE
RESOLUTION.
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W37/14 Works Report -
Malabar Beach Stormwater Outlet - Consideration of removal of stormwater pipe
to improve visual amenity (F2004/08208)
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WO47/14
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RESOLUTION:
(Moore/Stavrinos) that Council proceed with
Option 1 to bury the existing stormwater pipe under a rock armoured and
vegetated rock berm.
MOTION: (Moore/Stavrinos) CARRIED -
SEE RESOLUTION.
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W38/14 Works Report -
Marjorie Crescent, Maroubra - Resident petition reporting a footpath
construction (F2004/07382)
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WO48/14
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RESOLUTION: (Matson/Shurey) that this matter be deferred for an onsite meeting between
Councillors and Council officers to determine the configuration of the
proposed footpath to preserve the maximum number of trees and to assess which
side of the street the footpath should be constructed.
MOTION: (Nash/Stavrinos) that:
a) Council proceed with the footpath in Marjorie
Crescent on the Western side.
b)
the residents of both Marjorie Crescent and Eastmore Place to be advised accordingly.
c)
Council plant trees immediately after
completion of the works to replace the lost trees.
AMENDMENT:
(Matson/Shurey) CARRIED AND BECAME THE MOTION.
MOTION: (Matson/Shurey) CARRIED - SEE
RESOLUTION.
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Closed Session
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W39/14 Confidential - DRLC 12 Month Operations Report
(F2008/00064)
This matter is considered to be confidential under Section 10A(2)
(d) Of the Local Government Act, as it deals with commercial information of a
confidential nature that would, if disclosed (i) prejudice the commercial
position of the person who supplied it; or (ii) confer a commercial advantage
on a competitor of the Council; or (iii) reveal a trade secret.
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WO49/14
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RESOLUTION: (Andrews/Stavrinos) that
the report be received and noted.
MOTION: (Andrews/Stavrinos) CARRIED -
SEE RESOLUTION.
Cr Stevenson requested that his name be
recorded as voting against the above resolution.
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Notice of
Rescission Motions
Nil.
The meeting closed at 10.06pm.
The minutes
of this meeting were confirmed at the Works Committee Meeting of the Council of
the City of Randwick held on Tuesday, 10 February 2015.
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CHAIRPERSON
