Council Meeting
6 February 2019
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.
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 |
That Council confirm the minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 19 December 2018.
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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 |
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That Council receive this report. |
Min. 410 |
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That Council receive the December 2018 Investment Report. |
Min. 411 |
C02/19-4 Bi-Annual Report on Councillor Expenses and Facilities |
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 |
That Council adopt the Fraud and Corruption Control Policy as outlined in Attachment 1 of this report. |
Min. 413 |
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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.
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Min.415 |
C02/19-6 Adoption of Construction Bonds Management Policy - Post Exhibition |
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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.
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C02/19-8 42 Killeen Street, Auburn |
This item was dealt with earlier in the meeting |
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C02/19-9 Eric Crescent, Lidcombe Lot 3 and Lot 22 |
This item was dealt with earlier in the meeting |
Min. 417 |
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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.
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Min. 418 |
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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____________________