Council Meeting

 6 February 2019

 

Minutes of the Council Meeting 6 February 2019

Meeting commenced at 6:30 p.m.

Present:

Greg Cummings (Mayor)

Councillor

Glenn Elmore (Deputy Mayor)

Councillor

Ned Attie

Councillor

George Campbell

Councillor

Steve Christou

Councillor

Paul Garrard

Councillor

Ross Grove

Councillor

Ola Hamed

Councillor

Kun Huang

Councillor

Lisa Lake

Councillor

Suman Saha

Councillor

Eddy Sarkis

Councillor (arrived 6:33pm)

Michael Zaiter

Councillor

Hamish McNulty

General Manager

Melissa Attia

Director People & Performance

Daniel Cavallo

Director Environment & Planning

Brooke Endycott

Director Community Development

Brendan Govers

Acting Director Works & Infrastructure

Richard Sheridan

Director Finance & Governance

 

Also Present:

Charlie Ayoub

Group Manager Corporate & Customer

Carol Karaki

Governance Coordinator

Laith Jammal

Governance Administration Officer

Opening Prayer 

The opening prayer was read by Father Peter Blayney from Guildford Catholic Church.

Acknowledgement of Country

The Mayor, Councillor Cummings, opened the Meeting with the following Acknowledgement of Country:

 

“I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of this land – the Darug People, and pay my respects to their elders both past and present.”


 

National Anthem

At this point in the meeting the Mayor, Councillor Cummings, asked all of those in attendance to stand for the playing of the Australian National Anthem.

Notice of Live Streaming of Council Meeting

The General Manager, Hamish McNulty advised that the Council meeting was being streamed live on Council's website and members of the public must ensure their speech to the Council is respectful and use appropriate language.

Min.406        Apologies/Leave of Absence

Resolved (Attie/Sarkis)

That Councillor Rahme and Councillor Zreika be granted Leave of Absence for this Council Meeting.

Declarations of Pecuniary & Non Pecuniary Conflicts of Interest

There were no declarations of interest.

Confirmation of Minutes

Min.407

C02/19-1 Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council - 19 December 2018

Resolved  (Attie/Campbell)

 

That Council confirm the minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 19 December 2018.

 

Min.408

Items by Exception

Resolved  (Sarkis/Saha)

At this time of the meeting, all items on the agenda not called for discussion were moved collectively, as shown:

 

That item numbers C02/19-2, C02/19-3, C02/19-4, C02/19-5, C02/19-8 and C02/19-9 be moved in bulk.

 

Min. 409

C02/19-2 Legal Register January 2019

Resolved  (Sarkis/Saha)

That Council receive this report.

  


 

Min. 410

C02/19-3 Investment Report - December 2018

Resolved  (Sarkis/Saha)

That Council receive the December 2018 Investment Report. 

 

Min. 411

C02/19-4 Bi-Annual Report on Councillor Expenses and Facilities

Resolved  (Sarkis/Saha)

That Council:

1.  Receive and note the information contained in this report; and

2.  Place a copy of the Councillor Expenses and Facilities Expenditure included under Attachment 1 of this report on Council’s website in accordance with clause 15.2 of the Councillor Expenses and Facilities Policy.

 

Min. 412

C02/19-5 Adoption of Fraud and Corruption Control Policy - Post Exhibition

Resolved  (Sarkis/Saha)

That Council adopt the Fraud and Corruption Control Policy as outlined in Attachment 1 of this report.

 

Min. 413

C02/19-8 42 Killeen Street, Auburn

Resolved  (Sarkis/Saha)

That Council:

1.     Authorise the General Manager to negotiate the acquisition of the property at 42 Killeen Street, Auburn in accordance with valuation advice and execute all documents associated with the purchase.

2.     Reallocate sufficient funds from the Section 94 Public Domain Fund of the Auburn Development Contribution Plan 2007 to acquire the property at 42 Killeen Street, Auburn.

3.     Give public notice of its intention to classify the land known as Lot 34 DP 6713 as Community Land in accordance with the provisions of Section 34 of the Local Government Act 1993 and complete if no adverse submissions are received.

4.     Allocate funds from the Section 94 Public Domain Fund of the Auburn Development Contribution Plan 2007 for the demolition and re-vegetation of the property following its acquisition.

 

 

Min.414

C02/19-9 Eric Crescent, Lidcombe Lot 3 and Lot 22

Resolved  (Sarkis/Saha)

That Council:

1.      Authorise the General Manager to negotiate and execute documentation associated with the sale of Council land in Eric Crescent, Lidcombe known as Lot 22 DP 219238 in accordance with valuation advice and in conjunction with L J Usher Pty Limited, the owner of the adjoining Lot 3 DP 555190.

 

2.      Share the proceeds of sale and all costs incurred with the owner of Lot 3 DP 555190 in accordance with each Lot’s area.

 

Min.415

C02/19-6 Adoption of Construction Bonds Management Policy - Post Exhibition

Resolved (Lake/Attie)

That Council adopt the Construction Bonds Management Policy as outlined in Attachment 1 of this report subject to the following:

1.     Amend point 3 on page 3 of the Policy to add the words “in the general area in which the bonds were collected”.

2.     That a further report be provided to Council which outlines the unclaimed bond sums received from each suburb.

 

 

Min.416

C02/19-7 Adoption of Cumberland Library Strategy - Post Exhibition

 

Resolved  (Lake/Attie)

That Council adopt the Draft Cumberland Library Strategy 2018 - 2021 included under Attachment 1 of this report.

       

 

C02/19-8 42 Killeen Street, Auburn

This item was dealt with earlier in the meeting

 

 

C02/19-9 Eric Crescent, Lidcombe Lot 3 and Lot 22

This item was dealt with earlier in the meeting


 

Min. 417

Matter of Urgency – Condition of Local Government Area

 

Resolved  (Garrard/Grove)

 

 

That in accordance with Clause 2.7(3)(b) of the Cumberland Council Code of Meeting Practice, Standing Orders be suspended to permit the Matter of Urgency in relation to the Condition of the Local Government Area.

 

 

Min. 418

Matter of Urgency - Condition of Local Government Area

Resolved  (Garrard/Grove)

That the General Manager provide a report to Council in relation to the unkept condition of the Local Government Area with respect to parks, footpaths, verges, etc.

 

 

 

The Mayor, Councillor Cummings closed the meeting at 7:25pm.

 

 

 

 

Chairperson___________________  General Manager____________________