Council Meeting
18 December 2019
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Steve Christou (Mayor) |
Councillor |
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Eddy Sarkis (Deputy Mayor) |
Councillor (arrived 6:34pm) |
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Ned Attie |
Councillor |
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George Campbell |
Councillor |
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Greg Cummings |
Councillor |
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Glenn Elmore |
Councillor |
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Paul Garrard |
Councillor |
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Ola Hamed |
Councillor |
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Kun Huang |
Councillor |
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Lisa Lake |
Councillor |
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Joseph Rahme |
Councillor (arrived 6:34pm) |
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Suman Saha |
Councillor |
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Michael Zaiter |
Councillor |
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Tom Zreika |
Councillor |
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Hamish McNulty |
General Manager |
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Daniel Cavallo |
Director Environment & Planning |
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Peter Fitzgerald |
Director Works & Infrastructure |
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Richard Sheridan |
Director Finance & Governance |
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Nicole Byrn |
Acting Director Community Development |
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Serbo Matic |
Acting Director People & Performance |
Also Present:
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Charlie Ayoub |
Executive Manager Corporate Services |
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Colin McFadzean |
Legal Counsel |
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Carol Karaki |
Governance Coordinator |
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Olivia Shields |
Senior Governance Officer |
Opening Prayer
The opening prayer was read by Father Dimitri Kokkinos from Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.
The Mayor, Councillor Christou 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 past, present and emerging.”
National Anthem
At this point in the meeting the Mayor, Councillor Christou asked all of those in attendance to stand for the playing of the Australian National Anthem.
Apologies/Leave of Absence
Nil
Declarations of Pecuniary & Non Pecuniary Conflicts of Interest
Councillor Lake declared a non-pecuniary, less than significant interest in Item C12/19-343 as she has a personal friendship and political association with a resident who owns property and resides in the vicinity of the subject sites. Councillor Lake advised that her relationship with this gentleman was not so close as would cause her to put any private interests above her public duty. Therefore she remained in the Chamber for the consideration of this item.
Notice of Live Streaming of Council Meeting
The Mayor, Councillor Christou 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.
Confirmation of Minutes
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C12/19-318 Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council - 4 December 2019 |
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That Council confirm the minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 4 December 2019. |
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Min.842 |
MM12/19-16 Mayoral Minute – Cumberland City Council |
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Resolved (Christou) That Council register the trading name of ‘Cumberland City Council’ with the Australian Business Registration Service and implement the new trading name across all aspects of Council business.
The Mayoral Minute on being Put to the meeting was declared CARRIED on the casting vote of the Mayor.
A division was called, the result of the division required in accordance with Council’s Code of Meeting Practice is as follows:
Councillor(s) For the Motion: Attie, Christou, Garrard, Rahme, Sarkis, Zaiter and Zreika.
Councillor(s) Against the Motion: Campbell, Cummings, Elmore, Hamed, Huang, Lake and Saha. |
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Min.843 |
MM12/19-17 Mayoral Minute – Direct Train Services to the City |
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Resolved (Christou) That Council write to the Transport Minister, Andrew Constance, and seek clarity on whether commuters west of Bankstown, including those using Berala and Regents Park stations will have direct train services to the city when Metro City & Southwest is introduced. |
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Min.844 |
Matter of Urgency – Councillor Attie |
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Resolved (Attie/Sarkis) That in accordance with Clause 9.3(b) of the Cumberland Council Code of Meeting Practice, Standing Orders be suspended to permit the Matter of Urgency in relation to the investigation of allegations made regarding the clean up of the Duck River. |
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ADJOURNMENT
7:07pm The Mayor, Councillor Christou adjourned the Meeting during the consideration of this item.
7:11pm The Mayor, Councillor Christou resumed the Meeting and consideration of this item continued accordingly.
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Min.845 |
Matter of Urgency – Distribution of Clean up of Duck River Political Material |
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Resolved (Attie/Sarkis) That: 1. Council as a matter of urgency investigate allegations made by members of the Auburn-Lidcombe branch of the Labor party including councillors affiliated with this organisation as to the nature of public documents in the form of emails and a press conference purporting to be lobbying Council to undertake a clean up of the Duck River. 2. The investigation is to look at (however not limited to) the following; a) The alleged petition and motion that were stated to have been provided to Council. b) The depiction of before and after photographs that are not of the same area potentially misleading the public. c) The possible unauthorised use of Council property for the purposes of an organised public gathering in the form of a press conference. d) The details of the supposed grants that are being made available to Council as stated by the Federal Member for Blaxland Mr. Jason Clare. e) The nature of the meeting between Council officers and representatives of the Auburn-Lidcombe branch and outcomes. f) When and how many jet skis were removed from the Duck River as alleged occurred in response to the supposed campaign. g) Clarification of how many thousand bottles and shopping trolleys were also removed from the Duck River during this lobbied clean up schedule.
The Motion moved by Councillor Attie seconded by Councillor Sarkis on being Put was declared CARRIED on the casting vote of the Mayor.
A division was called, the result of the division required in accordance with Council’s Code of Meeting Practice is as follows:
Councillor(s) For the Motion: Attie, Christou, Garrard, Rahme, Sarkis, Zaiter and Zreika.
Councillor(s) Against the Motion: Campbell, Cummings, Elmore, Hamed, Huang, Lake and Saha. |
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Min.846 |
Resumption of Standing Orders |
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Resolved (Garrard/Rahme) That in accordance with Clause 8.2 of the Code of Meeting Practice, Council resume the normal order of business. |
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Public Forum:
Speakers on Items on the Council Meeting Agenda
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Speaker |
Item # |
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Mr Arthur Chapman |
C12/19-329 Cumberland Local Infrastructure Contributions Plan |
Lewisham |
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Mrs Julie Overton |
C12/19-334 Development of Greystanes Skate Park |
Greystanes |
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Miss Sophy Purton |
C12/19-343 Notice of Motion - Planning Proposal for 55-57 Station Street and 6 Pritchard Street East, Wentworthville |
Sydney |
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Min.847 |
Suspension of Standing Orders |
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Resolved (Sarkis/Rahme) That in accordance with Clause 8.2 of the Code of Meeting Practice, Council suspend standing orders to allow Items C12/19-329, C12/19-334 and C12/19-343 to be brought forward for consideration at this time of the Meeting. |
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That Council defer this matter for further information to be received. |
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Min.851 |
Resumption of Standing Orders |
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Resolved (Attie/Sarkis) That in accordance with Clause 8.2 of the Code of Meeting Practice, Council resume the normal order of business. |
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Min.852 |
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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 C12/19-319, C12/19-320, C12/19-322, C12/19-323, C12/19-324, C12/19-325, C12/19-330, C12/19-331, C12/19-333, C12/19-335, C12/19-336, C12/19-338, C12/19-340, C12/19-344, C12/19-345 and C12/19-346 be moved in bulk. |
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That Council receive this report. |
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That Council receive the November 2019 Investment Report. |
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C12/19-322 Adoption of Risk Management Policy - Post Exhibition |
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That Council adopt the Risk Management Policy as outlined in Attachment 1 of this report. |
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That Council:
1. Sponsor Precedent Productions Pty Limited (ABN 35 052 469 799) to deliver the Cumberland Local Business Awards 2020 and allocate $25,000 from the 2019/20 Cumberland Sponsorship Program budget. 2. Advise applicants of sponsorship allocations under the 2019/20 Cumberland Sponsorship Program and provide feedback and support to the unsuccessful applicant. |
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C12/19-325 Response to Mayoral Minute – Enhancement of Business and Employment Opportunities in Cumberland |
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That Council receive and note the information contained in this report. |
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C12/19-330 Adoption of Compliance and Enforcement Policy and Guideline - Post Exhibition |
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That Council adopt the Compliance and Enforcement Policy and Guideline. |
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C12/19-333 Response to Notice of Motion - Melita Stadium and Everley Park Works |
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That Council receive and note the contents of the report. |
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C12/19-336 Response to Notice of Motion - Naming Proposal Mona Park Sportsground 3 |
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That Council rename Mona Park Sportsground 3 to Michael John Wood Oval. |
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That Council in accordance with Clause 178 (1)(b) and Clause 178(3)(b) of the Local Government (General) Regulation 2005, decline all tenders and call fresh tenders based on different details, as the tender scope will be updated following restructured service provisions and works to be undertaken on Council’s CCTV and security infrastructure services. |
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Min.869 |
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That Council: 1. Note the information and options presented in the report. 2. Commence community consultation on option 2 in the report.
Amendment (Zaiter/Saha) That Council: 1. Note the information and options presented in the report. 2. Commence community consultation regarding the following two combination of options, noting these options would require IPART approval: i) Option 1: 5 year transition with the application of a minimum rate and Option 5: Increase in the rate cap over 5 years by $10m. ii) Option 1: 5 year transition with the application of a minimum rate and Option 3: Harmonisation of rates over 5 years. 3. Advocate to the Minister for Local Government in relation to this matter, and organise a deputation to the Ministers Office along with other Council’s in the same position as Cumberland. 4. Ensure the consultation is available in various languages.
The Amendment moved by Councillor Zaiter seconded by Councillor Saha on being Put was declared CARRIED on the voices.
The Amendment moved by Councillor Zaiter seconded by Councillor Saha then became the motion.
The motion moved by Councillor Zaiter seconded by Councillor Saha on being Put was declared CARRIED to become the resolution of Council (as shown in the amendment). A division was called, the result of the division required in accordance with Council’s Code of Meeting Practice is as follows:
Councillor(s) For the Motion: Attie, Campbell, Christou, Cummings, Garrard, Elmore, Hamed, Huang, Lake, Rahme, Saha, Sarkis, Zaiter and Zreika.
Councillor(s) Against the Motion: Nil |
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C12/19-322 Adoption of Risk Management Policy - Post Exhibition |
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This item was dealt with earlier in the meeting. |
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C12/19-323 Adoption of Draft Long Day Care Centre Fees and Charges - Post Exhibition |
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This item was dealt with earlier in the meeting. |
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C12/19-324 Cumberland Sponsorship Program 2019/20 |
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This item was dealt with earlier in the meeting. |
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C12/19-325 Response to Mayoral Minute – Enhancement of Business and Employment Opportunities in Cumberland |
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This item was dealt with earlier in the meeting. |
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C12/19-329 Cumberland Local Infrastructure Contributions Plan |
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This item was dealt with earlier in the meeting. |
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C12/19-330 Adoption of Compliance and Enforcement Policy and Guideline - Post Exhibition |
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This item was dealt with earlier in the meeting. |
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C12/19-331 Submission on the Draft Place-Based Infrastructure Compact for the Greater Parramatta to Olympic Peninsula Area |
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This item was dealt with earlier in the meeting. |
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C12/19-333 Response to Notice of Motion - Melita Stadium and Everley Park Works |
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This item was dealt with earlier in the meeting. |
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C12/19-334 Development of Greystanes Skate Park |
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This item was dealt with earlier in the meeting. |
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C12/19-335 Response to Matter of Urgency - Dumping of Trolleys from Pemulwuy Shopping Centre |
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This item was dealt with earlier in the meeting. |
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C12/19-336 Response to Notice of Motion - Naming Proposal Mona Park Sportsground 3 |
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This item was dealt with earlier in the meeting. |
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That Council: 1. Undertake an Expression of Interest (EOI) process to identify potential future uses for the Oriole Park Baseball Club Building 2. Undertake an inspection of the facility. |
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C12/19-338 Cumberland Traffic Committee - Minutes of Electronic Meeting held on 28 November 2019 |
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This item was dealt with earlier in the meeting. |
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That Council Officers consider and provide a report on planning for a centralised major off-street public carpark(s) in the Wentworthville Town Centre to accommodate all-day commuter parking and timed retail/commercial parking.
A division was called, the result of the division required in accordance with Council’s Code of Meeting Practice is as follows:
Councillor(s) For the Motion: Attie, Campbell, Christou, Cummings, Garrard, Elmore, Hamed, Huang, Lake, Saha, Sarkis, Zaiter and Zreika. Councillor(s) Against the Motion: Rahme. |
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That Council Officers consider and provide a report detailing indicative traffic management options that could be adopted to discourage east-west through traffic on streets south of Pritchard St East Wentworthville (namely McKern, Perry and Bennett Streets) once the full by-pass option is implemented. |
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C12/19-343 Notice of Motion - Planning Proposal for 55-57 Station Street and 6 Pritchard Street East, Wentworthville |
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This item was dealt with earlier in the meeting. |
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C12/19-344 Tender Evaluation Report - Security Services |
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This item was dealt with earlier in the meeting. |
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C12/19-345 Tender Evaluation Report - Neil Street Merrylands - Road and Drainage Works |
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This item was dealt with earlier in the meeting. |
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C12/19-346 Tender Evaluation Report - Granville Park Community Sports Pavilion - Construction |
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This item was dealt with earlier in the meeting. |
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Min.879 |
Closed Session |
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Resolved (Hamed/Rahme) At this stage of the meeting being 9:01pm, the Mayor advised that in accordance with Section 10a of the Local Government Act 1993 the meeting would move into Closed Session, with the members of the press and public excluded from the closed session and access to the correspondence and reports relating to the items considered during the course of the closed session being withheld. This action was taken as the items listed were within the following provisions under Section 10a of the Local Government Act:- (2) The matters and information are the following: (c) information that would, if disclosed, confer a commercial advantage on a person with whom the council is conducting (or proposes to conduct) business. |
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Min.880 |
Open Session |
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Resolved (Hamed/Rahme) Council returned to Open Session at 9:23pm to resolve the below Confidential Item:
C12/19-347 Cumberland Council Administration Building |
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That Council: 1. Endorse the Granville commuter carpark site as the preferred location for a new Cumberland Council Administration Building. 2. Amend the 2019/2020 Capital Works Program and reallocate a budget of $200,000 at the Quarter 2 Budget Review to engage external consultants to undertake preliminary conceptual built form design, costings and revised feasibility assessment of the Granville commuter carpark site. 3. Authorise the withdrawal of $200,000 from Internal Property Reserve. 4. Undertake an Expression of Interest process with potential developers to gauge their interest in partnering with Council for the delivery of the site to achieve the desired development outcomes. Foreshadowed Motion (Campbell/Hamed) That Council investigate the feasibility of incorporating the carpark and bus area on the other side of Mary St into the proposed development of the administration building at Granville as an alternative to acquiring the seven residential properties; and ascertain the willingness of the seven residential property owners to sell at market prices; and that a report on these findings be brought back to Council. Foreshadowed Motion (Elmore/Saha) That Council: 1. Endorse 16 Memorial Ave Merrylands site as the preferred location for a new Cumberland Council Administration Building. 2. Amend the 2019/2020 Capital Works Program and reallocate a budget of $200,000 at the Quarter 2 Budget Review to engage external consultants to undertake preliminary conceptual built form design, costings and revised feasibility assessment of the Granville commuter carpark site. 3. Authorise the withdrawal of $200,000 from Internal Property Reserve. 4. Undertake an Expression of Interest process with potential developers to gauge their interest in partnering with Council for the delivery of the site to achieve the desired development outcomes. The Motion moved by Councillor Rahme seconded by Councillor Zaiter on being Put was declared CARRIED on the casting vote of the Mayor.
A division was called, the result of the division required in accordance with Council’s Code of Meeting Practice is as follows:
Councillor(s) For the Motion: Attie, Christou, Garrard, Rahme, Sarkis, Zaiter and Zreika. Councillor(s) Against the Motion: Campbell, Cummings, Elmore, Hamed, Huang, Lake and Saha. |
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The Mayor, Councillor Christou closed the meeting at 9:25pm.
