NOTICE OF Council MEETING

PUBLIC AGENDA

 

An Ordinary Meeting of City of Parramatta Council will be held in the Cloister Function Rooms, St Patrick's Cathedral, 1 Marist Place, Parramatta on Monday, 9 March 2020 at 6.30pm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brett Newman

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Council                                                                                                               9 March 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


COUNCIL CHAMBERS

 

 

 

 

Lord Mayor

Clr Bob Dwyer

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Minute Clerk

 

Minute Clerk

 

 

 

Clr Phil Bradley

 

 

 

Clr Lorraine Wearne

 

 

 

 

 

Sound

 

Clr Sameer Pandey

 

 

 

Clr Andrew Wilson

 

 

Clr Paul Han

 

 

 

 

Clr Bill Tyrrell

 

 

 

Clr Dr

Patricia Prociv

 

 

 

Clr Andrew Jefferies

 

 

 

 

IT

 

Clr Pierre Esber

 

 

 

Clr Benjamin Barrak

 

 

Clr Donna Davis

 

 

 

Clr Martin Zaiter

 

 

 

Clr Michelle Garrard, Deputy Lord Mayor

 

 

Clr Steven Issa

 

 

 

Executive Director City Engagement & Experience

 

Executive Director Community Services

Executive Director City Strategy & Development

Executive Director City Assets & Operations

Executive Director Corporate Services

Director Property Development Group

 

 

    

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ITEM                                                         SUBJECT                                               PAGE NO

 

1       OPENING MEETING

2       ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE TRADITIONAL LAND OWNERS

3       WEBCASTING ANNOUNCEMENT

4       OTHER RECORDING OF MEETING ANOUNCEMENT

5       CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

Council - 24 February 2020………………………………………………………...7

6       APOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE OF ABSENCE

7       DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

8       MATTERS OF URGENCY (if any)

9       Minutes of the Lord Mayor

10     Public Forum

11     Petitions

12     Rescission Motions

12.1           RESCISSION MOTION: Minutes of the Parramatta Traffic Committee Meeting held on 23 January 2020 - Item 2001 A2 - North Rocks Road at Alkira Road, Carlingford......................................................................... 22   

13     Fair

14     Accessible

14.1           FOR NOTATION: Variations to Standards under Clause 4.6 of Parramatta LEP 2011, Auburn LEP 2010, Holroyd LEP 2013, The Hills LEP 2012, Hornsby LEP 2013 and SEPP 1........................................................ 138

15     Green

16     Welcoming

17     Thriving

17.1           FOR APPROVAL: Retail Frontage Improvement Program Endorsement of Funding Agreements............................................................................ 142

18     Innovative

18.1           FOR APPROVAL: Local Strategic Planning Statement Seeking Endorsement......................................................................................... 170

18.2           FOR APPROVAL: Land Use Planning Work Program Update..... 368

18.3           FOR APPROVAL: Post Exhibition Outcomes - Parramatta CBD Development Contributions Plan 2007 (Amendment 5)................. 378

19     Questions on Notice

19.1           QUESTION WITH NOTICE: Active Hoardings Policy.................... 434

19.2           RESPONSE TO QUESTION WITHOUT NOTICE: Construction of Guard Rail at Bettington Road, Oatlands..................................................... 435

20     Notices of Motion

21     QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

22     Closed Session

22.1           FOR APPROVAL: Tender 39/2019 - Fire Sprinkler Replacement Program, Riverside Theatres - Design and Construct Contract

This report is confidential in accordance with section 10A (2) (c) (d) of the Local Government Act 1993 as the report contains information that would, if disclosed, confer a commercial advantage on a person with whom the Council is conducting (or proposes to conduct) business; AND the report contains 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.

 

23     PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESOLUTIONS PASSED IN CLOSED SESSION

24     CONCLUSION OF MEETING


MINUTES OF THE Meeting of City of Parramatta Council HELD IN THE CLOISTER FUNCTION ROOMS, ST PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL 1 MARIST PLACE, PARRAMATTA ON Monday, 24 February 2020 AT 6.30pm

 

These are draft minutes and are subject to confirmation by Council at its next meeting. The confirmed minutes will replace this draft version on the website once confirmed.

 

PRESENT

 

The Lord Mayor, Councillor Bob Dwyer and Councillors Benjamin Barrak, Phil Bradley, Pierre Esber, Michelle Garrard (Deputy Lord Mayor), Paul Han, Steven Issa, Andrew Jefferies (6.45pm), Dr Patricia Prociv, Bill Tyrrell, Andrew Wilson, Lorraine Wearne (6.31pm) and Martin Zaiter.

 

1.      OPENING MEETING

 

The Lord Mayor, Councillor Bob Dwyer, opened the meeting at 6.30pm.

 

2.      ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE TRADITIONAL LAND OWNERS

 

The Lord Mayor, Councillor Dwyer, acknowledged the Burramattagal people of The Darug Nation as the traditional custodians of this land, and paid respect to their ancient culture and their elders past and present.

 

3.      WEBCASTING ANNOUNCEMENT

 

The Lord Mayor, Councillor Dwyer, advised that this public meeting is being recorded and streamed live on the internet. The recording will also be archived and made available on Council’s website.

 

The Lord Mayor further advised that all care will be taken to maintain privacy, however as a visitor in the public gallery, the public should be aware that their presence may be recorded.

 

4.      OTHER RECORDING OF MEETING ANOUNCEMENT

 

As per Council’s Code of Meeting Practice, the recording of the Council Meeting by the public using any device, audio or video, is only permitted with Council permission. Recording a Council Meeting without permission may result in the individual being expelled from the Meeting.

 

Note: Councillor Wearne arrived at 6.31pm following the above announcement made by the Lord Mayor.

 

5.      CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

 

 

SUBJECT:         Minutes of the Council Meeting held on 10 February 2020

 

2636

RESOLVED      (Esber/Garrard)

 

That the minutes be taken as read and be accepted as a true record of the Meeting.

 

6.      APOLOGIES/REQUESTS FOR LEAVE OF ABSENCE

 

 

SUBJECT:         Apologies/ Requests for leave of absence

 

2637

RESOLVED      (Esber/Tyrrell)

 

That the apologies received from Councillor Donna Davis and Councillor Sameer Pandey be accepted and leave of absence granted.

 

7.      DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

 

Councillor Zaiter declared a non-pecuniary but significant interest in Item 18.4 being Post Exhibition Outcomes - Planning Proposal and Draft DCP for land at 14-38 Cowper Street, 5-5A Rowell Street and 21-41 East Street, Granville as he was on the Panel of the Sydney Central City Planning Panel. He retired from the meeting during debate and voting on the matter.

 

8.      MATTERS OF URGENCY (if any)

 

There were no matters of urgency raised at this meeting.

 

9.      Minutes of the Lord Mayor

 

9.1

SUBJECT          Civic Flag Raising Ceremony Program

 

REFERENCE   F2019/03630 - D07292463

 

REPORT OF     Lord Mayor, Councillor Bob Dwyer

 

2638

RESOLVED      (Dwyer/Esber)

 

(a)     That the Civic Flag Raising Ceremony program be suspended due to the erection of hoardings in Centenary Square, and removal of the existing flagpoles, while works are carried out related to Parramatta Square and Parramatta Light Rail.

 

(b)     That Council Officers liaise with the key stakeholders involved in these ceremonies to advise them of this decision.

 

(c)     That the budget for this program be re-allocated to assist with the delivery of the Ward Family Fun Days.

 

(d)     Further, that following completion of these works and the re-installation of flagpoles, Councillors receive advice regarding the appropriateness of re-establishing this program, and that this advice include the origin of each ceremony, costs, historical attendance, and other relevant information.

 

10.    Public Forum

 

There were no public forums heard at this meeting.

 

11.    Petitions

 

There were no petitions tabled at this meeting.

 

12.    Rescission Motions

 

There were no rescission motions to consider at this meeting.

 

13.    Fair

 

13.1

SUBJECT          FOR APPROVAL: Quarterly Budget Review - December 2019

 

REFERENCE   F2019/00279 - D07233359

 

REPORT OF     Commercial Manager

 

2639

RESOLVED      (Esber/Tyrrell)

 

(a)     That Council adopt the December 2019 Quarterly Budget Review Statement and the Responsible Accounting Officer’s report on the financial position of the Council.

 

(b)     Further that Council approve the revised estimates as follows:

1.      Operating Budget surplus of $4.8m which is a reduction of ($0.9m) from September 2019 Forecast, including:

                          i.             an increase in Operating Revenue by $0.9m (predominantly related to higher than expected interest revenue);

                         ii.             an increase in Operating Expenses by ($1.9m) (predominantly related to the increase in funding required by the Brand Project);

                        iii.             a benefit in Extraordinary Items relating to Stronger Communities Funded Projects by $0.1m;

2.      An increase in Capital Revenue by $2.9m (predominantly driven by an increased forecast in s94 income);

3.      A reduction in Capital Expenditure by $26.0m (as detailed in attached December 2019 QBRS).

 

14.    Accessible

 

14.1

SUBJECT          FOR NOTATION: Minutes of the Access Advisory Committee Meeting held on 17 December 2019

 

REFERENCE   F2005/01944 - D07237168

 

REPORT OF     Community Capacity Building Officer, Community Capacity Building

 

2640

RESOLVED      (Esber/Tyrrell)

 

That Council note the minutes of the Access Advisory Committee meeting held on 17 December 2019.

 

14.2

SUBJECT          FOR APPROVAL: Minutes of the Parramatta Traffic Committee Meeting held on 23 January 2020

 

REFERENCE   F2020/00082 - D07213934

 

REPORT OF     Traffic and Transport Manager

 

2641

RESOLVED      (Tyrrell/Esber)

 

(a)     That Council note the minutes of the Parramatta Traffic Committee meeting held on 23 January 2020, as provided at Attachment 1.

 

(b)     That Council approve the recommendations of the Parramatta Traffic Committee meeting held on 23 January 2020 provided at Attachment 1 and in this report, noting the following financial implications for each item.

 

i.       ITEM 2001 A1 - BRIDGE STREET, EPPING – INSTALL PEDESTRIAN REFUGE ISLAND

 

         The estimated cost of the pedestrian refuge island in Bridge Street west of Rawson Street, Epping is $240,000. This project is 50 percent funded by NSW Government’s Active Transport Program.  The remaining 50 percent of the cost will be funded by Council from its Active Transport Program Fund. Council has funding for the project in the 2019/20 budget.

 

ii.      ITEM 2001 A4 - rosehill gardens racecourse - golden slipper day on 21 march 2020

 

         There is no financial implication to Council as the proposed traffic management is to be implemented by Australian Turf Club.

 

iii.     ITEM 2001 A5 - ROSEHILL GARDENS RACECOURSE - CARAVAN, CAMPING AND HOLIDAY SUPERSHOW 2020

 

         There is no financial implication to Council as the proposed traffic management is to be implemented by The Caravan Camping & Touring Industry & Manufactured Housing Industry Association of NSW Ltd.

 

(c)     That Item 2001 A2 – North Rocks Road at Alkira Road, Carlingford proposed traffic signals and median island barriers be deferred until a site visit with the Roads and Maritime Services can be organised.

 

(d)     Further, that Council note the recommendation for Item 2001 A3 – Wigram Street, Harris Park Sydney Curry Fair Street Festival has been withdrawn.

 

 

Note: A Notice of Motion of Rescission has been lodged in relation to this matter.

 

14.3

SUBJECT          FOR APPROVAL: Minutes of the Traffic Engineering Advisory Group Meeting held on 23 January 2020

 

REFERENCE   F2020/00077 - D07214031

 

REPORT OF     Traffic and Transport Manager

 

2642

RESOLVED      (Tyrrell/Bradley)

 

(a)     That Council note the minutes of the Traffic Engineering Advisory Group meeting held on 23 January 2020, provided at Attachment 1.

 

(b)     That Council approve the recommendations of the Traffic Engineering Advisory Group meeting held on 23 January 2020 provided at Attachment 1 and in this report, noting the following financial implications for each item.

 

i.        ITEM 2001 B1 - CAMPBELL STREET, PARRAMATTA - INSTALLATION OF TWO VEHICLE ACTIVATED SIGNS

 

There is no financial implication to Council as this project is 100% funded by the NSW Government.

 

ii.       ITEM 2001 B2 - VICTORIA ROAD AT WILDE AVENUE, PARRAMATTA - BUS PRIORITY INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS

 

          There is no financial implication to Council as this project is 100% funded by the NSW Government.

 

iii.      ITEM 2001 B3   - FRANCES STREET AND NORTHMEAD AVENUE, NORTHMEAD - REVIEW TRAFFIC CONDITIONS

 

No works are proposed at this stage and therefore there are no financial implications to Council.

 

iv.      ITEM 2001 B4 - EPPING 40KM/H HIGH PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY AREA

 

          There is no financial implication to Council for part 1 of the recommendation. Funding for part 2 of the recommendation is to be considered by Council during the preparation of future budgets.

 

v.       ITEM 2001 B5 - REQUESTS FOR ‘NO STOPPING’ RESTRICTIONS AT RESIDENTAL DRIVEWAYS

 

          There is no financial implication to Council as a result of this recommendation.

 

vi.      ITEM 2001 B6 - INTERSECTION OF ORCHARD ROAD, NORTH ROCKS ROAD AND LYMPTON ROAD, CARLINGFORD - REVIEW TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AT THE INTERSECTION

 

          No works are proposed at this stage and therefore there are no financial implications.

 

vii.     ITEM 2001 B7 - PROJECTS LISTS INCLUDING AN UPDATE ON PROJECTS FOR 2019/20

 

          There is no financial implication to Council as a result of this recommendation.

 

viii.    ITEM 2001 B8 -  OUTSTANDING WORKS INTRUCTIONS

 

          RMS Block Grant funds for 2019/20 have been used for these works.

 

ix.      ITEM 2001 B9 - INTERSECTION OF BULLI ROAD AND BUNGAREE   ROAD, TOONGABBIE - REQUEST FOR A ROUNDABOUT

 

          This project is listed for future funding consideration. Selection of projects (including this project) will be the subject of a report to TEAG and Council. There is no financial implication to Council at this point in time.

 

(c)       That in relation to (b)(ii) above, Item 2001 B2, the Lord Mayor write to the relevant authorities requesting that the works include appropriate replacement trees for those removed.

 

(d)      Further, that in relation to Item 2001 B4, to correct the minutes to reflect what was discussed and agreed:

 

“1.     That the information in relation to the proposed installation of ‘40km/h High Pedestrian Activity Area (HPAA)’ in Epping be received and noted and no further action be taken at this time.

 

2.      That Council investigate and focus on strategic traffic and transport issues (congestion busting) in the Epping Town Centre as speeds in excess of 40km per hour are not being achieved.

 

3.      Further, that the minutes be corrected as Councillor Tyrrell did not mention any link to Carlingford Road west of Coles supermarket in Rawson Street, Epping.”

 

15.    Green

 

Nil

 

16.    Welcoming

 

16.1

SUBJECT          FOR NOTATION: Minutes of the Riverside Advisory Board Meeting held on 28 November 2019

 

REFERENCE   F2007/00388 - D07255740

 

REPORT OF     Director Riverside Theatres

 

2643

RESOLVED      (Tyrrell/Esber)

 

That Council note the minutes of the Riverside Theatres Advisory Board Meeting held on 28 November 2019 (Attachment 1).

 

17.    Thriving

 

Nil

 

18.    Innovative

 

18.1

SUBJECT          FOR NOTATION: Minutes of the Heritage Advisory Committee Meeting held on 27 November 2019

 

REFERENCE   F2013/00235 - D07254177

 

REPORT OF     Project Officer Land Use

 

2644

RESOLVED      (Tyrrell/Esber)

 

That Council note the minutes of the Heritage Advisory Committee meeting held on 27 November 2019.

 

18.2

SUBJECT          FOR NOTATION: Investment Report for January 2020

 

REFERENCE   F2009/00971 - D07262748

 

REPORT OF     Tax and Treasury Accountant

 

2645

RESOLVED      (Tyrrell/Esber)

 

That Council note the Investment Report for January 2020.

 

18.3

SUBJECT          FOR APPROVAL: Pre-Gateway - Planning Proposal for 135 George Street and 118 Harris Street, Parramatta (Albion Hotel site)

 

REFERENCE   RZ/3/2017 - D07126376

 

REPORT OF     Project Officer-Land Use Planning

 

 

MOTION             (Issa/ Garrard)

 

That Council defer consideration of this matter to a Councillor Workshop.

 

 

AMENDMENT  (Wilson/ Barrak)

 

(a)     That Council endorse for the purposes of requesting a Gateway determination from the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, the Planning Proposal included at Attachment 1 and the addendum at Attachment 2 for land at 135 George Street and 118 Harris Street, Parramatta which seeks to increase the maximum height of buildings control from 54 metres to 166 metres and increase the floor space ratio from 4:1 to 13.5:1, subject to the following amendments:

i.        Floor space ratio (FSR) – reduction in the floor space ratio from the applicant’s proposed 13.5:1 to a mapped FSR of 10:1;

ii.       Height of Buildings – Reduction in the Height of Buildings control from the applicant’s proposed height of 166 metres to a mapped height control of 130 metres;

iii.      Minimum Commercial Provisions – inclusion of a site-specific LEP clause that requires a minimum commercial floor space area equivalent to an FSR of 1:1;

iv.      High Performing Buildings Bonus - Provision outlining an additional FSR of 0.5:1 is achievable, provided that high-performing buildings standards are met.

v.       Car parking – inclusion of a site-specific LEP clause that applies the maximum car parking rates previously endorsed by Council as part of the Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal; and

vi.      Overshadowing – inclusion of a site-specific clause that ensures that the proposed building does not cause additional overshadowing to the Experiment Farm heritage item between the hours of 10.00am and 2.00pm on 21 June consistent with the draft amendment to Clause 7.4 under the Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal.

 

(b)     That the reference design be amended by the applicant to reflect the changes in (a) above prior to the Planning Proposal being forwarded to the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment for a Gateway determination. 

 

(c)     That the Planning Proposal, as amended in accordance with resolution (a) above, be forwarded to the Department requesting a Gateway determination.

 

(d)     That a draft site-specific development control plan (DCP) be prepared and reported to Council for endorsement prior to its public exhibition.

 

(e)     That the applicant be invited to negotiate a Planning Agreement for the subject site and that delegated authority be given to the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate a Planning Agreement with the landowner in relation to the Planning Proposal on behalf of Council.  The outcome of negotiations shall be reported back to Council prior to the draft Planning Agreement being placed on public exhibition.  

 

(f)      That the Planning Proposal, draft DCP and draft Planning Agreement be exhibited concurrently.

 

(g)     That Council advises the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment that the Chief Executive Officer will be seeking to exercise the plan-making delegations for this Planning Proposal.

 

(h)     That Council grant delegated authority to the Chief Executive Officer to correct any minor anomalies to the Planning Proposal, draft DCP and draft Planning Agreement of a non-policy and administrative nature that may arise during the amendment process.

 

(i)        Further, that Council note the Local Planning Panel’s advice to Council is to defer the Planning Proposal subject to overshadowing analysis (refer Attachment 3), which has been conducted as part of the Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal and is addressed in this report.

 

 

The amendment moved by Council Wilson and seconded by Councillor Barrak on being put was declared LOST.

 

DIVISION           The result being:-

 

AYES:                Councillors Barrak, Wearne and Wilson

 

NOES:                Councillors Bradley, Dwyer, Esber, Garrard, Han, Issa, Jefferies, Prociv, Tyrrell and Zaiter

 

The motion moved by Councillor Issa and seconded by Councillor Garrard on being put was declared CARRIED.

 

DIVISION           The result being:-

 

AYES:                Councillors Bradley, Dwyer, Esber, Garrard, Han, Issa, Jefferies, Prociv, Tyrrell, Wearne and Zaiter

 

NOES:                Councillors Barrak and Wilson

 

2646

RESOLVED      (Issa/Garrard)

 

That Council defer consideration of this matter to a Councillor Workshop.

 

DIVISION           The result being:-

 

AYES:                Councillors Bradley, Dwyer, Esber, Garrard, Han, Issa, Jefferies, Prociv, Tyrrell, Wearne and Zaiter

 

NOES:                Councillors Barrak and Wilson

 

 

Note: Councillor Jeffries arrived at 6.45pm during consideration of Item 18.3

 

Note: Councillor Zaiter declared a non-pecuniary but significant interest in Item 18.4 and retired from the meeting at 6.56pm prior to debate and voting thereon.

 

18.4

SUBJECT          FOR APPROVAL: Post Exhibition Outcomes - Planning Proposal and Draft DCP for land at 14-38 Cowper Street, 5-5A Rowell Street and 21-41 East Street, Granville

 

REFERENCE   RZ/15/2017 - D07150652

 

REPORT OF     Project Officer Land Use

 

2647

RESOLVED      (Esber/Wilson)

 

(a)     That Council note the outcomes of the public exhibition of the Planning Proposal and draft DCP for land at 14-38 Cowper Street, 5-5A Rowell Street, and 21-41 East Street, Granville.

 

(b)     That Council endorse the Planning Proposal (at Attachment 2) for land at 14-38 Cowper Street, 5-5A Rowell Street, and 21-41 East Street, Granville which seeks to amend the Parramatta Local Environmental Plan 2011 (Parramatta LEP 2011) in relation to the subject site by:

1       Increasing the maximum Height of Building control from 52m to part 92m (but only for the western portion of the land containing Building C) and retain the existing 52m for the remainder of the site;

2       Amending the Height of Building map to remove the western portion of the site from ‘Area 1’ and therefore the application of minimum site area requirements to achieve the proposed Height of Buildings;

3       Identifying the western portion of the land containing Building C as “A” on the Design Excellence map to ensure that it is subject to an appropriate design competition as per Clause 6.13 of the Parramatta LEP 2011.

 

(c)     That Council forward the Planning Proposal to the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment requesting that it be finalised and come into legal effect.

 

(d)     That Council adopt the draft site-specific DCP included at Attachment 3.

 

(e)     That Council delegate authority to the Chief Executive Officer to correct any minor anomalies of a non-policy and administrative nature that may arise during the plan-making process.

 

(f)      Further, that Council note the advice of the Local Planning Panel (provided at Attachment 1) is consistent with Council officer’s recommendation.

 

DIVISION           The result being:-

 

AYES:                Councillors Dwyer, Esber, Garrard, Han, Issa, Jefferies, Tyrrell, Wearne and Wilson

 

NOES:                Councillors Barrak, Bradley and Prociv

 

Note: Councillor Zaiter returned to the Chamber at 7.00pm after consideration of Item 18.4.

 

18.5

SUBJECT          FOR APPROVAL: Post Exhibition Outcomes - Planning Proposal for land at 108 Silverwater Road, Silverwater

 

REFERENCE   RZ/11/2018 - D07143809

 

REPORT OF     Project Officer Land Use

 

2648

RESOLVED      (Esber/Issa)

 

(a)     That Council note the outcomes of the public exhibition period in relation to the Planning Proposal for the land at 108 Silverwater Road, Silverwater.

 

(b)     That Council endorse for finalisation the Planning Proposal (at Attachment 1) for land at 108 Silverwater Road, Silverwater, which seeks to amend Schedule 1 of the Auburn Local Environment Plan 2010 (Auburn LEP 2010) to allow ‘office premises’ as an additional permitted use (limited to the existing office area of 2,100m2 only).

 

(c)     That Council authorise the Chief Executive Officer to exercise the plan-making delegations as granted by the Gateway Determination for this Planning Proposal.

 

(d)     Further, that Council authorise the Chief Executive Officer to make any minor amendments and corrections of a non-policy and administrative nature that may arise during the plan amendment process, relating to the Planning Proposal.

 

DIVISION           The result being:-

 

AYES:                Councillors Barrak, Bradley, Dwyer, Esber, Garrard, Han, Issa, Jefferies, Prociv, Tyrrell, Wearne, Wilson and Zaiter

 

NOES:                Nil

 

19.    Notices of Motion

 

19.1

SUBJECT          NOTICE OF MOTION: Parking Enforcement Sydney Olympic Park (Deferred Item)

 

REFERENCE   F2019/04433 - D07271842

 

FROM                 Councillor Wilson

 

2649

RESOLVED      (Wilson/Issa)

 

(a)     That Council prepare a report reviewing the parking enforcement activity on public roads during major events held at Sydney Olympic Park.

 

(b)     Further, that the report be presented to Council.

 

19.2

SUBJECT          NOTICE OF MOTION: Parking Enforcement During Unusual Hours (Deferred Item)

 

REFERENCE   F2019/04433 - D07271844

 

FROM                 Councillor Wilson

 

2650

RESOLVED      (Wilson/Issa)

 

(a)     That Council prepare a report with a view to increasing community acceptance of Council’s parking enforcement programs.

 

(b)     Further, that the report be presented to Council.

 

20.    QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

 

Nil

 

Note: Prior to moving into Closed Session, the Lord Mayor invited members of the public gallery to make representations as to why any item had been included in Closed Session. No member of the gallery wished to make representations.

 

21.     CLOSED SESSION

 

2651

RESOLVED      (Esber/Tyrrell)

 

That members of the press and public be excluded from the meeting of the Closed Session and access to the correspondence and reports relating to the items considered during the course of the Closed Session be withheld. This action is taken in accordance with Section 10A(s) of the Local Government Act, 1993 as the items listed come within the following provisions:-

1       FOR APPROVAL: Acquisition of 110F Model Farms Road, Winston Hills. (D07228181) - This report is confidential in accordance with section 10A (2) (d) of the Local Government Act 1993 as the report contains 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.

 

21.1

SUBJECT          FOR APPROVAL: Acquisition of 110F Model Farms Road, Winston Hills

 

REFERENCE   F2019/04434 - D07228181

 

REPORT OF     Property Services - Land Specialist

 

2652

RESOLVED      (Bradley/Barrak)

 

(a)     That Council approve the acquisition of Lot 3 DP 1003290 on the terms and conditions outlined in this report.

 

(b)     That Council classify the land as Community Land upon transfer of the land.

 

(c)     Further that Council delegate authority to the Chief Executive Officer to execute the Contract for Sale and any other associated documents in order to complete this matter.

 

 

Note: Councillor Issa left the Chamber 7.07pm and returned at 7.08pm during consideration of Item 21.1.

 

22.    REPORTS OF RESOLUTIONS PASSED IN CLOSED SESSION

 

The Chief Executive Officer declared Item 21.1 considered in Closed Session was carried.

 

23.    CONCLUSION OF MEETING

 

The meeting terminated at 7.19pm.


 

THIS PAGE AND THE PRECEDING 12 PAGES ARE THE MINUTES OF THE ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON MONDAY, 24 FEBRUARY 2020 AND CONFIRMED ON MONDAY, 9 MARCH 2020.

 

 

 

Chairperson

 

  


 

Rescission Motions

 

9 March 2020

 

12.1           RESCISSION MOTION: Minutes of the Parramatta Traffic Committee Meeting held on 23 January 2020 - Item 2001 A2 - North Rocks Road at Alkira Road, Carlingford............................................................................................................................ 22


Council 9 March 2020                                                                                                       Item 12.1

RESCISSION MOTION

ITEM NUMBER         12.1

SUBJECT                  RESCISSION MOTION: Minutes of the Parramatta Traffic Committee Meeting held on 23 January 2020 - Item 2001 A2 - North Rocks Road at Alkira Road, Carlingford

REFERENCE            F2019/04433 - D07295517

REPORT OF              Councillor Jefferies        

 

To be moved by Councillor Jefferies and seconded by Councillor Dwyer and Councillor Tyrrell as per Rescission Motion form signed and submitted on 26 February 2020 after the close of the Council Meeting.

 

 

RECOMMENDATION

(a)     That the resolution of the Council Meeting held on 24 February 2020 in relation to Item 14.2 regarding the minutes of the Parramatta Traffic Committee Meeting held on 23 January 2020 – Item 2001 A2 – North Rocks Road at Alkira Road, Carlingford, namely:

 

“(c)    That Item 2001 A2 – North Rocks Road at Alkira Road, Carlingford proposed traffic signals and median island barriers be deferred until a site visit with the Roads and Maritime Services can be organised.”

 

          be and is hereby rescinded.

 

(b)     Further, that should the above Rescission Motion be adopted, the following new Motion is proposed:

 

          “That Item 2001 A2 be adopted as per Council officer’s recommendation.”

 

 

Attachments:

1

Item 14.2 - MInutes of the Parramatta Traffic Committee Meeting held on 23 January 2020

114 Pages

 

 

 


Item 12.1 - Attachment 1

Item 14.2 - MInutes of the Parramatta Traffic Committee Meeting held on 23 January 2020

 

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9 March 2020

 

14.1           FOR NOTATION: Variations to Standards under Clause 4.6 of Parramatta LEP 2011, Auburn LEP 2010, Holroyd LEP 2013, The Hills LEP 2012, Hornsby LEP 2013 and SEPP 1.......................................................................................... 138


Council 9 March 2020                                                                                                       Item 14.1

ACCESSIBLE

ITEM NUMBER         14.1

SUBJECT                  FOR NOTATION: Variations to Standards under Clause 4.6 of Parramatta LEP 2011, Auburn LEP 2010, Holroyd LEP 2013, The Hills LEP 2012, Hornsby LEP 2013 and SEPP 1

REFERENCE            F2009/00431 - D07250445

REPORT OF              Group Manager - Development and Traffic Services       

 

PURPOSE:

 

To provide Council with information each month on development applications determined where there has been a variation in development standards under Clause 4.6 of the Local Environment Plans or State Environmental Planning Policy No.1.

 

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

That the report be received and noted.

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

1.      During the reporting period, 14 January 2020 to 11 February 2020, there were no (0) Development Applications determined where there was a variation to a development standard under Clause 4.6.

 

2.      Under Clause 4.6 of the relevant Local Environmental Plan (LEP) applying to the local government area of the City of Parramatta, development consent may be granted for development even though the development would contravene a development standard such as a height and/or floor space ratio standard contained within an LEP.

 

3.      State Environmental Planning Policy No 1 (SEPP 1) contains similar provisions to Clause 4.6 and allows development to be approved even though it may not comply with a development standard in a state planning instrument, such as another SEPP.

 

4.      A report is presented to Council each month on any development consent issued where the development does not comply with a development standard.  This report follows the reporting requirements prescribed in Planning Circular PS08-014 issued by the then NSW Department of Planning.

 

5.      Controls within Development Control Plans (DCP) are not development standards as a DCP is not an “environmental planning instrument”.

 

ISSUES/OPTIONS/CONSEQUENCE

 

6.      There are no issues/options/consequence for Council associated with this report.

 

CONSULTATION & TIMING

 

7.      There are no consultation and timing considerations for Council associated with this report.

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR COUNCIL

 

8.         There are no financial implications for Council associated with this report.

 

 

Mark Leotta

Group Manager Development and Traffic Services

 

Alistair Cochrane

Acting Chief Financial Officer

 

Jennifer Concato

Executive Director City Strategy and Development

 

 

Attachments:

 

 

REFERENCE MATERIAL    


 

Thriving

 

9 March 2020

 

17.1           FOR APPROVAL: Retail Frontage Improvement Program Endorsement of Funding Agreements..................................................................................................... 142


Council 9 March 2020                                                                                                       Item 17.1

THRIVING

ITEM NUMBER         17.1

SUBJECT                  FOR APPROVAL: Retail Frontage Improvement Program Endorsement of Funding Agreements

REFERENCE            F2016/00137 - D07266493

REPORT OF              Project Officer - Local Business Liaison        

 

PURPOSE:

 

To provide an update on the Retail Frontage Improvement Program, including its expansion to cover the CBD and neighbourhood centres across the LGA. To seek delegation for the CEO to enter into individual Funding Agreements with recommended applicants.

 

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

(a)     That Council notes that in the 2019/2020 DPOP the Retail Frontage Improvement Program was expanded to cover the whole CBD and neighbourhood centres across the LGA.

 

(b)     That Council approve a Retail Frontage Improvement Program grant to Queensland Arcade (181 Church Street, Parramatta) for the purpose of repainting and refurbishing the exterior of the building up to a total value of $20,000.

 

(c)     Further, that Council delegate authority to the Chief Executive Officer to enter into a Funding Agreement with the applicant so that funding amount, timeline, development approval and other conditions can be finalised as outlined in this report.

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

1.      The Retail Frontage Improvement Program (RFIP) is a grant program that seeks to incentivise commercial property owners and tenants within the Parramatta Local Government Area to improve the visual appearance and quality of their building façades, shopfronts and awnings.

 

2.      Successful applicants are eligible to receive a grant of up to 30% of the total costs of upgrade works, to a maximum dollar value of $20,000 (excl. GST).

 

3.      Retail Frontage Improvement Program grants are not disbursed by Council until satisfactory completion of the nominated improvement works within a nominated timeframe, as identified in the individual Funding Agreement.

 

FUNDING APPLICATIONS

 

4.      On 24 September 2019, City of Parramatta received an application for funding under the Retail Frontage Improvement Program.  The application was assessed by Council officers in Place Services and Development and Traffic Services, including Council’s Heritage Advisor. The Application is summarised below and the application form is provided at Attachment 1.

 

5.      Officers determined that the application met the overall vision of the program as outlined in the Retail Frontage Improvement Program documentation (refer to Attachment 2).

 

Address

Proposed Works

CoP Contribution

Queensland Arcade

181 Church Street, Parramatta

Repainting the total external of the building. Refurbishing the front of the building includes awning and building drainage works.

Up to $20,000.00

 

CONSULTATION & TIMING

 

6.      Council Officers have communicated directly with the Queensland Arcade Strata Manager for information regarding the Retail Frontage Improvement Program.

 

7.      Council will capture before and after photos during these works and these will be utilised to provide updated marketing collateral for the program. Following the updated collateral, there will be a promotional campaign to raise awareness of the program. This will be accompanied by a new online form through Council’s website to improve the efficiency of preparing and assessing applications.

 

8.      Council Officers continue to work with businesses and owners in the CBD and neighbourhood centres to promote the program.

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATION FOR COUNCIL

 

9.      The Retail Frontage Improvement Program is funded at $100,000 in the Delivery Program and Operational Plan for 2019/2020.

 

10.    In approving the grant application recommended in this report, Council will be funding a maximum of $20,000 for improvement works at Queensland Arcade in the 2019/2020 financial year.

 

11.    It is recommended that Council delegate to the Chief Executive Officer to enter into individual Funding Agreements with the applicant recommended in this report so that funding amounts, timelines, development approvals and other conditions can be finalised.

 

12.    Based on feedback from businesses during consultation, additional applications for funding under the Retail Frontage Improvement Program are anticipated to be received in coming months. These will be reported to Council once they have been received.

 

 

 

 

 

Mirjana Babamovski-Kovacevic

Project Officer - Local Business Liaison

 

Bruce Mills

Group Manager Place Services

 

Alistair Cochrane

Acting Chief Financial Officer

 

Wayne Carter

Executive Director City Assets & Operations

 

Brett Newman

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Attachments:

1

Queensland Arcade Retail Frontage Improvement Program Application

14 Pages

 

2

Retail Frontage Improvement Program Terms & Conditions and Application Form

9 Pages

 

 

 

REFERENCE MATERIAL

 


Item 17.1 - Attachment 1

Queensland Arcade Retail Frontage Improvement Program Application

 

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9 March 2020

 

18.1           FOR APPROVAL: Local Strategic Planning Statement Seeking Endorsement     170

 

18.2           FOR APPROVAL: Land Use Planning Work Program Update.............. 368

 

18.3           FOR APPROVAL: Post Exhibition Outcomes - Parramatta CBD Development Contributions Plan 2007 (Amendment 5)................................................... 378


Council 9 March 2020                                                                                                       Item 18.1

INNOVATIVE

ITEM NUMBER         18.1

SUBJECT                  FOR APPROVAL: Local Strategic Planning Statement Seeking Endorsement

REFERENCE            F2018/01790 - D07150762

REPORT OF              Snr Project Officer Land Use

PREVIOUS ITEMS             18.1 - Draft Local Strategic Planning Statement, Draft Local Housing Strategy and Draft Community Infrastructure Strategy - Seeking endorsement for Public Exhibition - Council - 09 Sep 2019 6.30pm       

 

PURPOSE:

 

To report on the feedback received from the exhibition of the Draft Local Strategic Planning Statement, to explain the changes and recommend its endorsement.

 

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

(a)     That Council approve the final Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS) at Attachment 1 noting the following associated key principles:

·        Focus employment growth in the Parramatta Metropolitan Centre (Parramatta CBD) and Strategic Centres of Epping and Sydney Olympic Park and Westmead Innovation Precinct.

·        Housing growth is focused in identified Growth Precincts.

·        Preserve and enhance the low-scale character and identity of suburban City of Parramatta suburbs outside of the GPOP area.

·        Stage housing release consistent with infrastructure delivery.

·        Housing diversity underpins any future changes to planning controls.

·        The majority of employment lands are protected to ensure no net loss of jobs or employment land.

·        Neighbourhoods, places and development are well-balanced, connected and sustainable.

·        Protection of the environment, including providing for sustainable development.

(b)     Further, that Council forward the approved LSPS to the Greater Sydney Commission (GSC) to seek its support in writing for the statement in accordance with section 3.9(3A) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, and following receipt of this support, Council delegate authority to the CEO to finalise the LSPS (including to make any minor amendments as requested by the GSC) and then publish it on the NSW planning portal.

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

1.      Revisions to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act) introduced a new Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS) framework for councils. A LSPS sets out the long-term vision for land use planning in a Council’s local government area (LGA) and responds to broader priorities identified in the District Plans – in the City of Parramatta’s case, the Central City District Plan (March 2018). The LSPS also integrates with a Council’s Community Strategic Plan. The figure below shows the linkages to both State Government and the City of Parramatta’s plans.

 Figure Relationship of LSPS with government and Council plans

 

2.      Council prepared a draft LSPS which was exhibited last year simultaneously with the draft Local Housing Strategy (LHS) and draft Community Infrastructure Strategy (CIS). The draft LSPS also appended the Draft Employment Lands Strategy - Review and Update (August 2019) (ELS Review and Update).

3.      The LHS, CIS and revised ELS Review and Update* are scheduled to be reported to Council in the coming weeks given the detail contained within these strategies and the implications of changes made to the LSPS as a result of feedback from the GSC received through its Assurance Program.

*Note: The ELS Review and Update has been detached as an Appendix to the LSPS based on the advice of the GSC through the Assurance Program. This will be reported separately at a later date.

4.      The GSC’s Assurance Program ensures a Council’s LSPS is aligned with its applicable Region Plan and District Plan. The Assurance Program requires each Council’s LSPS Project Team to discuss their LSPS’s progress and place-specific matters with the GSC and relevant State government agencies at key milestones. Under section 3.9(3A) of the EP&A Act, a Council in the Greater Sydney Region must not make its LSPS unless the GSC has advised the Council in writing that it supports the statement as being consistent with the applicable regional and district plans – hence the purpose of the GSC’s Assurance Program.

 

EXHIBITION PERIOD

 

5.      The draft LSPS together with the draft LHS and draft CIS (‘the strategies’) as well as the Employment Lands Strategy Review and Update (which was appended to the LSPS) were simultaneously exhibited for a 6 week period from 30 September 2019 to 11 November 2019. During this time, the community, including residents, businesses, workers, visitors, interest groups, non-government and not-for-profit organisations, the development industry and applicants, State Government authorities and others, were able to comment on the draft strategies.

Consultation mechanisms

6.      A number of consultation mechanisms were utilised to extend the reach of the strategies. These included media releases, public advertisements, social media posts, a letter mail out, email newsletters and drop-in sessions. Throughout the duration of the exhibition period, a range of options were provided for the community to return feedback on the draft strategies, which are detailed in the Community Engagement Report at Attachment 2.

7.      Furthermore, the Executive Director City Strategy and Development accepted invitations to make presentations to members of the Property Council of Australia and the Committee for Sydney. The LSPS Project Team also informally presented to Council’s Access Committee.

Community feedback on the LSPS

Submissions

8.      Community feedback received via submissions on the draft LSPS (including the ELS Review and Update) and LHS is detailed in Section 4 of the Engagement Outcomes Report (LSPS & LHS) provided at Attachment 2. A total of 90 submissions were received. In summary:

a.   The key themes raised from residents and interest groups/ not-for-profit organisations were around the following:

i. Concern around the doubling of the City’s population and its impact on infrastructure, local character and amenity, and the need to provide housing diversity.

ii. The need to stage growth with infrastructure delivery.

iii. The need to protect low-density areas, and protect tree coverage as well as protect land for employment.

iv. Concern around developers having too much influence over where and how housing is located.

b.   The key points raised from the development industry, applicants and investors were around the following:

i. The desire to accelerate renewal and/or land use change for their respective precinct/site or requests for site-specific planning proposals to be fast-tracked outside recommended LHS sequencing.

ii. Requests to review and/or amend planning controls relating to specific sites.

iii. The assertion that certain sites or precincts containing Employment Lands are underperforming and that alternative land uses should be considered despite Council’s Employment Lands Strategy (2016) (ELS) and ELS Review and Update (2019).

c.   The key points raised from the State Government authorities were around the following:

i. The need for the LSPS to align with the actions of the District Plan and have a line of sight to other state level strategies and plans.

ii. The need to sequence housing growth in line with infrastructure delivery as well as ensure the LSPS has flexibility to accommodate for the final recommendations of the Place-based Infrastructure Compact for GPOP.

iii. Reinforcing the importance of integrated transport and land use planning to achieve a sustainable, liveable and productive city.

d.   Key points raised by adjoining Councils (City of Ryde and The Hills) include the following:

i. support for the Affordable Housing Contribution Scheme (City of Ryde);

ii. for the opportunity to work with Council on planning for Melrose Park Growth Precinct (City of Ryde);

iii. support for the planning principle that infrastructure planning occurs before growth (City of Ryde); and

iv. support for mass transit link notations in the LSPS Structure Plan between Norwest and Parramatta as well as active transport networks (The Hills).

9.      Refer to Appendix 2 in Attachment 2 for detailed responses to each submission received.

Community Survey

10.    Community feedback was also received via a community survey. A total of 495 survey responses were received on the draft LSPS (including the ELS Review and Update) and LHS which is detailed in Section 4.3 of the Engagement Outcomes Report (LSPS & LHS) provided at Attachment 2. In summary the key themes raised were around the following:

a.   Respondents supporting the need for the staging of growth so that it does not happen all at once.

b.   Respondents supporting more low-rise development was seen as important for housing diversity.

c.   Affordable rental housing was seen as important.

d.   Protecting employment lands for jobs.

e.   Protecting and increasing tree canopy was seen as important.

11.    Other matters or themes were also raised. For further details, refer to Section 4.3 in Attachment 2.

Conclusion

12.    The feedback received resulted in amendments to the LSPS. Broadly, the changes were around the following:

a.   Restructuring of the document so that the strategic context is clearer with some new content which strengthens the City’s role within Greater Sydney.

b.   Allocating timeframes to the actions.

c.   Strengthening the housing diversity precinct criteria.

d.   Clarifying actions where there was ambiguity.

e.   Improving figure legibility.

f.    Clarifying terminology.

N.B. Attachment 2 provides more detail on the changes made to the LSPS.

13.    For further details on the feedback received during the exhibition period, refer to Sections 4 and 5 in the Engagement Outcomes Report provided at Attachment 2.

 

RELEASE OF THE GPOP DRAFT PLACE-BASED INFRASTRUCTURE COMPACT

 

14.    Shortly before the conclusion of the exhibition period for the draft LSPS on 11 November 2019, the GSC commenced exhibition of a draft Place-based Infrastructure Compact Pilot (PIC) for the Greater Parramatta to Olympic Peninsula (GPOP) area. The draft PIC was exhibited from 7 November 2019 to 18 December 2019. A Council report on Council’s submission on the draft PIC was considered by Council at its 16 December 2019 Council meeting (Item 18.2). The endorsed submission was subsequently forwarded to the GSC.

15.    Given the public exhibition of the draft PIC, amendments were required to the draft LSPS by way of small reference notes to ensure that all future growth largely aligns with infrastructure delivery consistent with the PIC for GPOP. The PIC is also now clearly referenced in the ‘Introduction’ section to the LSPS. Council officers have retained the inclusion of Camellia as a Growth Precinct in the LSPS, but have also included relevant notations that this is subject to the Government’s final position in response to the GSC’s draft PIC.

 

LSPS ASSURANCE FRAMEWORK

 

16.    Since early November 2019, Council staff have been working with the GSC and the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) as part of the LSPS’s Assurance Program, which is run by the GSC. As discussed previously in this report, it is a statutory requirement for the GSC to advise Council in writing that it supports the LSPS as being consistent with the applicable regional and district plans before Council can make their LSPS. The GSC’s Assurance Program has been set up to facilitate this process.

17.    The GSC requested through the Assurance Program a number of changes to the draft LSPS to ensure a direct line of sight to the District Plan. The principal changes relate to:

a.   strategic context – improving the narrative around the role of Greater Parramatta and GPOP in the Greater Sydney metropolitan area. This included the need to reference the GPOP PIC, which had since been exhibited by the GSC.

b.   dwelling forecasts – these needed to be spread over a wider time frame to more accurately reflect annual housing delivery rates. In summary, this resulted in a change to the 20 year (2016-2036) total additional dwellings figure from 102,410 dwellings down to 87,900 dwellings, which is still 3,925 dwellings over target (being 83,975 dwellings). The difference between the original exhibited draft figure of 102,410 dwellings and the revised figure of 87,900 dwellings, being 14,510 dwellings, would still be delivered, but in a longer timeframe (beyond 2036). This will be clarified further in the LHS.

c.   references to strategies not yet endorsed by DPIE – small reference notes were inserted within the document explaining the requirement for DPIE approval of the ELS, ELS Review and Update and LHS, consistent with relevant section 9.1 Ministerial Directions. Furthermore, the ELS Review and Update was detached as an Appendix from the LSPS to create a stand-alone document. These strategies will be addressed separately in a follow-up Council report.

d.   correctly reflecting endorsed Government policy – revised wording to be consistent with endorsed Government policy (eg. affordable housing contribution rates, use of Government owned land, infrastructure commitments, etc.).

e.   minor technical amendments – amending figures for improved legibility and other technical edits.

18.    On Council’s endorsement of the LSPS (recommendation (a) of this Report) and consistent with the GSC Assurance Program tied to the making of the LSPS, the next Assurance milestone is to immediately forward the endorsed LSPS to the GSC for final review. Following submission to the GSC, its Assurance Panel will consider the endorsed LSPS and decide whether to issue its ‘Letter of Support’ as per the requirement in section 3.9(3A) of the EP&A Act. Council’s LSPS cannot come into effect without the GSC’s ‘Letter of Support’. Under Clause 11A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment (Savings, Transitional and Other Provisions) Regulation 2017, this first LSPS is required to be made by Council before 31 March 2020.   

19.    As part of the Assurance framework, the GSC has advised Council to detach the ELS Review and Update (August 2019) - which was exhibited as the Appendix to the Draft LSPS – and create it as a stand-alone document. To that end, it has been detached from the LSPS and will be given a cover page, ‘Background’ and ‘Next Steps’ sections and will be reported separately to a later Council meeting together with the LHS and CIS.

20.    Furthermore, because the timeframe between Council’s endorsement of the LSPS and its deadline for submission to the GSC for finalisation is so short, a separate Council report on the LSPS’s supporting strategies – the LHS, ELS Review and Update and CIS - will follow in the short term.

 

MONITORING / IMPLEMENTING THE LSPS

 

Monitoring / implementing the LSPS

21.    Councils are required to establish monitoring and reporting for their respective LSPSs. Therefore, the Actions within the LSPS will be incorporated into Council’s Pulse online reporting tool so that the progression of each action can be tracked and be reported on. In addition, Council’s Pathway system will be augmented to better manage the tracking of housing growth.

 

REVIEWING THE LSPS

 

22.    The EP&A Act establishes that LSPSs must be reviewed every seven years at a minimum. But Councils can review and update their LEP more regularly than this if required. Because the City is growing at such a rapid rate, it is intended that the LSPS be comprehensively reviewed every four (4) to five (5) years. In between comprehensive reviews, the LSPS may have more frequent out-of-cycle reviews. These will be interim reviews limited in their scope. They will be informed by either a: (1) a new local strategy prepared by Council; or (2) a plan prepared by the DPIE or the GSC. The first out-of-cycle review is anticipated in 2021 when the GSC are expected to have finalised the GPOP PIC (and DPIE have endorsed the LHS, ELS and ELS Review and Update).

 

CONCLUSION

 

23.    The attached LSPS being recommended for Council approval is being considered ahead of the LHS, ELS Review and Update and CIS owing to the short statutory timeframe for the making of the LSPS (refer to paragraph 18 above). Incorporating feedback from the GSC on the LSPS as a part of its Assurance Program has also assisted Council staff in making amendments to the Draft LHS and Draft ELS Review and Update, so as to ensure these strategies are properly synthesized, consistent with the LSPS and drafted effectively so as to improve their likelihood of being endorsed by DPIE in accordance with relevant section 9.1 Ministerial Directions.

24.    Community and GSC feedback has resulted in the draft LSPS being updated.

25.    A Council report on the LHS, ELS Review and Update and CIS will be provided at a later Council meeting.

26.    The actions within the LSPS will be incorporated into Council’s Pulse online reporting tool so that progression on each action can be regularly reported on.

27.    The LSPS (and LHS, ELS and CIS) will be reviewed comprehensively every 4 to 5 years.

 

NEXT STEPS

 

28.    Should Council approve the attached LSPS then the next steps are to:

a.   send the LSPS to the GSC for endorsement consistent with the LSPS Assurance process and statutory requirements.

b.   Publish it on the NSW Planning Portal once the GSC Assurance is received.

c.   Send the final LSPS to DPIE for its information and records.

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATION FOR COUNCIL

 

29.    Council is required by the Accelerated LEP Framework Review Funding Agreement to complete the six phases of the LEP Framework Review within set milestone dates to be able to receive the remaining component of $2.5 million to finance the remaining parts of the Review. On the assumption Council endorses the LSPS, Council is on schedule to claim its fourth round of funding (of $625,000) given the Harmonisation Planning Proposal has been submitted for a Gateway determination.

 

Jacky Wilkes

Senior Project Officer Land Use Planning

 

Janelle Scully

Team Leader Land Use Planning

 

Roy Laria

Land Use Planning Manager

 

David Birds

Group Manager City Planning

 

Alistair Cochrane

Acting Chief Financial Officer

 

Jennifer Concato

Executive Director City Strategy and Development

 

Brett Newman

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Attachments:

1

Local Strategic Planning Statement 2036

88 Pages

 

2

Community Engagement Report

 

 

 

 

REFERENCE MATERIAL

 


Item 18.1 - Attachment 1

Local Strategic Planning Statement 2036

 

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Community Engagement Report

 

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Council 9 March 2020                                                                                                       Item 18.2

INNOVATIVE

ITEM NUMBER         18.2

SUBJECT                  FOR APPROVAL: Land Use Planning Work Program Update

REFERENCE            F2018/00155 - D07027671

REPORT OF              Project Officer       

 

PURPOSE:

 

The purpose of this report is to provide an update on Council’s Land Use Planning Team’s strategic projects, Planning Proposals and Planning Agreements.

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

(a)     That Council note this report.

 

(b)     Further, that future work program updates are provided to Councillors within the first quarter of every calendar year by way of a briefing note.

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

1.      On 26 September 2016 Council resolved that periodic reports be provided to Council on the Land Use Planning team’s work program including status updates on all strategic projects, Planning Proposals and Planning Agreements. The resolution requested these updates be provided to Council in April, August and November each year.

 

2.      Council considered the most recent update report on 29 April 2019, at which point Council resolved that the update report be provided on a bi-annual basis in June and December each year, with the next update to be reported in December 2019.

 

3.      Due to the volume of higher priority reports prepared by the Land Use Planning team during late 2019 and early 2020, the preparation of this update report has been delayed until March 2020.

 

4.      Council officers recommend that future update reports are provided as an annual briefing note, due to the following considerations:

·        The Land Use Planning team reports to Council at key milestones for projects, keeping Council and the community appraised of the progress of policy projects and matters relating to site-specific Planning Proposals. For example, Council considered 40 matters from the Land Use Planning team during the period of July-December 2019.

·        Planning Proposals that Council has endorsed and submitted to the Department of Planning Industry and Environment (DPIE) are available to the public to view at the DPIE’s Local Environmental Plan (LEP) tracker website.

 

5.      This report provides a summary across the following categories of planning projects:

 

(1)     Policy review projects

a.   Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal

b.   Planning Harmonisation Project

c.   Other Projects

(2)     Precinct planning

(3)     Heritage planning

(4)     Site-specific Planning Proposals

(5)     Planning Agreements.

 

POLICY REVIEW PROJECTS: (a) PARRAMATTA CBD PLANNING PROPOSAL

 

6.      The Land Use Planning team prepared the Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal (CBD PP) in response to the NSW Government and Council’s direction to grow Parramatta as Sydney’s Central CBD. On 11 April 2016, Council endorsed the draft CBD PP, which was subsequently sent to the DPIE requesting a Gateway Determination to enable public exhibition.

 

7.      The DPIE issued a Gateway Determination to Council on 13 December 2018 to allow the CBD PP to proceed subject to 34 conditions. A number of these conditions required additional information and/or supporting evidence in relation to certain matters to be provided prior to any public exhibition of the CBD PP. A significant body of work to address conditions was undertaken during 2019, with Council resolving on 25 November 2019 to progress the updated CBD PP to public authority consultation and public exhibition.

 

8.      The public authority consultation is currently being carried out, and, following its completion, the updated CBD PP will be forwarded to the DPIE to seek their approval to place the CBD PP on public exhibition (which is required under the conditions of the Gateway Determination). Once the DPIE approves, Council will be able to progress to formally place the CBD PP on public exhibition.

 

POLICY REVIEW PROJECTS: (b) PLANNING HARMONISATION PROJECTS

 

9.      With regards to harmonising the planning controls and policies that now apply in the City of Parramatta, key work that has progressed since the last update report includes:

·        Preparation of a Planning Proposal to consolidate the Local Environmental Plans (LEPs) currently applying in the Local Government Area (LGA). At its meeting of 11 November 2019, Council resolved to endorse the Planning Proposal, subject to some amendments. The Planning Proposal has been updated in accordance with the Council resolution and was submitted to the DPIE on 13 December 2019 with a request for a Gateway Determination.

·        The Planning Proposal is supported by various reports including a Consultation Report that outlines the feedback received on the Land Use Planning Discussion Paper, which has helped inform the proposals for the draft LEP, and a Technical Paper, which provided a dual occupancy constraints analysis.

·        Council officers have continued preparation of a new development contributions plan for areas outside of the Parramatta City Centre. This work has been informed by the preparation of a new infrastructure works schedule. It is anticipated that the draft contributions plan will be reported to Council in the coming months to seek approval for public exhibition.

·        Council officers have also commenced work on a new Draft Development Control Plan (DCP) for the City of Parramatta Local Government Area (LGA), which will harmonise the multiple DCPs that currently apply. It is intended that the new Draft DCP will be reported to Council later in the year seeking a resolution to place it on public exhibition.

 

POLICY REVIEW PROJECTS: (c) OTHER PROJECTS

 

10.    Other key policy projects that have progressed since the previous update report include the following:

 

·        Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS) and Local Housing Strategy (LHS): The Draft Local Strategic Planning Statement and Draft Local Housing Strategy were exhibited concurrently for six weeks in October-November 2019 in conjunction with the Draft Community Infrastructure Strategy. The post-exhibition report on the LSPS is on this Council meeting agenda. The LHS will be reported to Council within the next couple of months.

 

·        Submission on the Local Character Overlays Discussion Paper: Council officers prepared a policy submission to the DPIE on this matter. The submission was endorsed by Council at its meeting on 13 May 2019.

 

·        Submission on the Draft Place-based Infrastructure Compact (PIC) for Greater Parramatta to Olympic Peninsula (GPOP): Council officers prepared a major submission to the Greater Sydney Commission (GSC) on this matter. The submission was endorsed by Council at its meeting on 16 December 2019 and forwarded to the GSC.

 

·        LEP Housekeeping Amendments: Following its consideration of the post-exhibition report for this matter, Council endorsed Housekeeping Amendment No. 3 for Parramatta LEP 2011 on 11 June 2019. In January 2020, the amendment was signed by the then-Acting Chief Executive Officer and forwarded to the DPIE for their review prior to notification. Council officers are working with the DPIE to finalise the amendment.

 

PRECINCT PLANNING

 

11.    Table 1 below summarises the status of precincts that Council is progressing. Some of the precincts are being dealt with in partnership with Government Agencies such as the DPIE, whilst others are led by Council.

 

Table 1: Precincts and status

Precinct

Status

Camellia

(State Government initiated)

 

The Greater Sydney Commission’s (GSC) draft Place-based Infrastructure Compact (PIC) raised uncertainty about the future of Camellia due to the high infrastructure cost of the precinct. As noted previously in this report, Council has made a submission on the draft PIC opposing the GSC’s position on Camellia. Any detailed planning within this precinct will be contingent upon the finalisation of the PIC.

Carlingford

(Landowner initiated with Council progressing structure plan)

Council continues to process several Planning Proposals within the broader Carlingford area. Key considerations for these Planning Proposals include traffic, solar access, privacy, and employment floor-space. Council is also progressing a structure planning process for precincts along the Parramatta Light Rail (PLR) Stage 1 corridor from Rosehill to Carlingford. A report on the draft structure plan will be reported to Council in the coming months.

Carter Street

(State Government initiated)

 

Council provided a submission to the DPIE in response to the exhibition of the revised draft Carter Street Master Plan in October 2018. Council received a letter from the DPIE in October 2019 stating that the DPIE is undertaking a further post-exhibition review of the draft controls. Following this correspondence, the DPIE has advised that this review has yet to be completed.

Epping

(Council initiated in response to State Government rezoning in 2014)

The projects coming out of the Epping Planning Review process (particularly from two key Council meetings held 9 July and 26 November 2018) involve a suite of 10-12 projects that fall across policy development and implementation, advocacy, asset delivery and infrastructure planning and delivery. Recent projects that have been reported to Council include reclassification of laneways between Beecroft Road and Rawson Street (11 June 2019 - Item 12.1), three Planning Proposals seeking Gateway Determination from the DPIE to resolve interface issues of development with heritage conservation areas (8 October 2019 - Items 18.5 & 18.6 and 10 February 2020 – Item 18.5), and a Planning Proposal to “switch off” Clause 4.6 for certain types of development in the Epping Town Centre (13 May 2019 – Item 15.2). Also, on 4 November 2019, the Sydney Central City Planning Panel determined that the Austino Planning Proposal (2-18 Epping Road, 2-4 Forest Grove and 725 Blaxland Road, Epping) should not proceed to Gateway.

Granville / Parramatta Road (Council implementing State Government strategy)

The Parramatta Road Corridor Urban Transformation Strategy (PRCUTS) was released on 9 November 2016, and gives Council two implementation options. The first is to pursue a comprehensive Planning Proposal to implement the Strategy and the alternative is to allow landowners to lodge their own site-specific Planning Proposals which would be assessed to determine if they comply with PRCUTS before they could commence. A critical issue that must be resolved if changes to planning controls are to proceed is the requirement for a detailed traffic and transport assessment to be completed for the precinct.

Council resolved on 9 April 2018 to enter into the Terms of Reference with the DPIE and Cumberland Council to progress the precinct-wide traffic and transport study. The study is being undertaken and the assessment of any Planning Proposal in the Parramatta Road Corridor must have regard to the completion of this study. It is anticipated that the precinct-wide traffic and transport study will be finalised by mid-2020.

Melrose Park

(Council progressing in response to landowner requests)

Northern Precinct: A report on the revised Melrose Park North Planning Proposal was considered by Council on 12 August 2019. Council resolved to submit the Planning Proposal to the DPIE for endorsement to proceed to public exhibition. The revised proposal was submitted to the DPIE on 3 September 2019 and is still under assessment.  Council officers are continuing to work with the applicant on the site-specific DCP and Planning Agreement, which are anticipated to be considered by Council in the coming months.

Southern Precinct: The draft Melrose Park Southern Structure Plan was publicly exhibited in August/September 2019. The exhibition outcomes were reported to Council on 16 December 2019, and Council adopted the revised Plan.

Transport Management Accessibility Plan (TMAP): The TMAP was finalised in November 2018 and endorsed for the purposes of public exhibition by Council in August 2019. The TMAP will be a supporting document to the revised Melrose Park North Planning Proposal, site-specific DCP and Planning Agreement when these are publicly exhibited, and will also be used as a supporting document for any proposal exhibited in the Southern precinct.

Other Matters: Council officers are continuing to liaise with relevant stakeholders regarding other aspects of the precinct’s development, including the education facilities, utilities and other supporting infrastructure such as open space and community facilities.

Parramatta North (State Government initiated)

In November 2018, the NSW Government announced that the University of Sydney had partnered with the NSW Government to establish a second campus as part of a leading international health, education and research precinct in Parramatta/Westmead. University of Sydney are negotiating with Infrastructure NSW (previously UrbanGrowth NSW) on an outcome in the Cumberland Precinct.

Rosehill

(Council progressing in response to landowner requests)

As noted previously in the status report on Carlingford, a structure planning process is currently progressing within this precinct and a draft structure plan for Rosehill and the precincts north along the Parramatta Light Rail (PLR) Stage 1 corridor to Carlingford will be reported to Council in the coming months.

Rydalmere

(Council initiated)

As noted previously in the status report on Carlingford, a structure planning process is currently progressing within this precinct and a draft structure plan for Rydalmere and the other precincts along the Parramatta Light Rail (PLR) Stage 1 corridor to Carlingford will be reported to Council in the coming months. In addition to this targeted transport corridor strategy, Council officers have commenced an economic analysis of the broader Rydalmere employment precinct that will further inform future land uses.

Sydney Olympic Park

(State Government initiated)

The Sydney Olympic Park Master Plan 2030 was approved by the NSW Planning Minister on 29 August 2018. Council officers will continue to work with the Place Management NSW Board (under which the former Sydney Olympic Park Authority has been incorporated) to deliver the vision of the Master Plan in providing for housing, employment, open space, improved public amenity and local infrastructure funding.        

Telopea

(State Government initiated)

Telopea was rezoned on 19 December 2018 by the DPIE.  Council Officers regularly meet with Officers from Land and Housing Corporation (LAHC) to progress the finalisation of the Draft DCP and updated Development Contributions Framework. It is expected that a Draft DCP will be reported to Council in the coming months. The contributions plan preparation process may also involve a Planning Agreement between Council and LAHC.

On 12 December 2019 LAHC announced the project delivery partners for their land holdings in Telopea are Frasers Property and Hume Community Housing. Council officers met with LAHC and the project delivery partners on 30 January to discuss project and next steps. A Councillor briefing will be organised in the near future once the redevelopment program is confirmed.

Wentworth Point

(Council progressing in response to landowner requests)

Council will continue to progress the proposed amendments to planning controls at 3 Burroway Road (Block H) and 14-16 Hill Road. Council will consider a report on Block H at an upcoming meeting.14-16 Hill Road is currently with the DPIE for Gateway.

Westmead

(State Government initiated)

In 2017 the Westmead Alliance commenced preparing the Draft Westmead Innovation District Masterplan. Its purpose is to plan for the growth of Westmead by encouraging private investment, identifying required infrastructure, addressing transport challenges, and working with government agencies to realise the vision for Westmead as a world-leading innovation district. The masterplan process paused in 2019, pending the outcome of the future University campus planning and the completion of a traffic and transport study by the DPIE. It has nevertheless influenced the State Government to include a metro station at Westmead as part of the proposed Sydney Metro West route. It has also influenced the State Government to enter into negotiations with the University of Sydney for a full-scale university campus at the Cumberland Precinct.

 

HERITAGE PLANNING

 

12.    The Heritage Advisory Committee (HAC) continues to meet, with the most recent meeting held on 27 November 2019. A report on the outcome of the HAC’s November meeting was reported to the Council at its meeting of 24 February 2020.

 

13.    At its meeting of 25 November 2019, Council endorsed three grants from Council’s Local Heritage Fund.

 

SITE-SPECIFIC PLANNING PROPOSALS

 

14.    The number of Planning Proposals lodged with Council has increased dramatically in recent years, with a particular spike in activity during 2014-2018.

 

15.    Council officers note that new Planning Proposal activity has recently slowed in comparison to the 2014-2018 peak period. Ten Planning Proposals were lodged with Council during 2019, which is less than any year since 2013. At the time of writing this report, no Planning Proposals had been lodged with Council in 2020.

 

16.    At the time of writing this report, Council officers were actively managing 66 Planning Proposals. Table 2 outlines key statistics relating to Planning Proposals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 2: Key statistics - Planning Proposal activity 

SUMMARY STATISTICS

Inside CBD

Outside CBD

Total

Total Planning Proposals at time of writing report

34

32

66

-     Initial assessment not yet reported to Council

(11)

(13)

 

-     Initial assessment reported to Council

(14)

(17)

-     Reported back to Council post-exhibition

(9)

(2)

CHANGE SINCE LAST UPDATE REPORT

Inside CBD

Outside CBD

Total

New Planning Proposals lodged with Council since last update report (April 2019)

6

2

8

Initial assessment reported to Council since last update report (April 2019)

2

7

9

Reported back to Council post-exhibition since last update report (April 2019)

9

5

14

 

Policy Impacts on Site-Specific Planning Proposals – Council Resolution, Local Strategic Planning Statement and Local Housing Strategy

 

17.    At its meeting of 10 December 2018, Council resolved:

 

“That Council not progress with new site specific planning proposals that are seeking an increase in residential density in areas outside of the Parramatta CBD during 2019 until work on both Council’s new Local Strategic Planning Statement and Local Housing Strategy is completed.”

 

18.    Council has written to the DPIE and the Minister for Planning seeking support for this approach but did not receive a response regarding this matter.

 

19.    Two Planning Proposals were lodged with Council in 2019 seeking residential uplift in areas outside the Parramatta CBD. One of these Planning Proposals was withdrawn shortly after lodgment. In keeping with Council’s resolution cited above, the other Planning Proposal (93 Bridge Road, Westmead) has not been progressed ahead of the LSPS / LHS.

 

20.    The period for the application of the resolution has now expired. Council officers consider that it is not necessary to extend the application of this resolution at this point in time, given the following:

 

·        the Draft LSPS and Draft LHS were exhibited last year and a report on the Draft LSPS is on this Council meeting agenda with a report on the Draft LHS to be prepared within the next couple of months;

 

·        the DPIE has advised Council officers that notwithstanding that Council’s LSPS is still  in draft form,  it has been exhibited and it is good practice for a Draft LSPS to be considered when assessing any site-specific Planning Proposal prior to them coming into effect.  In this regard, Council’s LSPS is an important strategic document that will be used to shape the City’s future planning controls and infrastructure contributions plans. As such, Proposals to change planning controls from proponents will be tested against the LSPS.

 

 

 

 

 

PLANNING AGREEMENTS

 

21.    Council’s Land Use Planning Team is currently managing 58 Planning Agreements, which are grouped into three categories in Table 3 below.

 

Table 3: Planning Agreements – status and number

STATUS

NUMBER

Matter yet to be reported to Council with a recommendation

24

Accepted in principle/subject to exhibition or finalisation of legal drafting

15

Executed and requiring ongoing management and/or monitoring

19

Total

58

 

CONSULTATION & TIMING

 

22.    Due to the ongoing impacts of the 2016 council boundary changes, the number of precincts undergoing planning processes, and high levels of development interest across the City of Parramatta, the workload for the Land Use Planning team will likely remain at a very high level for at least the next three years.

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

 

23.    This report provides an update to Council on the Land Use Planning team’s work program; as such, there is no direct financial implication as a result of this report.

 

Sarah Baker

Project Officer - Land Use Planning

 

Jonathon Carle

Land Use Planning Manager

 

Michael Rogers

Land Use Planning Manager

 

Roy Laria

Land Use Planning Manager

 

David Birds

Group Manager City Planning

 

Alistair Cochrane

Acting Chief Financial Officer

 

Jennifer Concato

Executive Director - City Strategy and Development

 

Brett Newman

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Attachments:

There are no attachments for this report.

 

REFERENCE MATERIAL

 


Council 9 March 2020                                                                                                       Item 18.3

INNOVATIVE

ITEM NUMBER         18.3

SUBJECT                  FOR APPROVAL: Post Exhibition Outcomes - Parramatta CBD Development Contributions Plan 2007 (Amendment 5)

REFERENCE            F2008/03205 - D07271755

REPORT OF              Senior Project Officer Land Use Planning

PREVIOUS ITEMS             18.3 - FOR APPROVAL: Public Exhibition - Parramatta CBD Development Contributions Plan 2007 Amendment - Council - 25 Nov 2019 6.30pm       

 

PURPOSE:

 

To seek Council’s endorsement to adopt draft Parramatta CBD Development Contributions Plan 2007 (Amendment 5) following public exhibition. The amendment includes provisions principally to exempt certain development by or on behalf of Council identified in the Plan from the need to pay a contribution under the Plan.

 

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

(a)     That Council adopt the Parramatta CBD Development Contributions Plan 2007 (Amendment No. 5), at Attachment 1 subject to a minor amendment outlined in the report.

 

(b)     Further, that a copy of the adopted Parramatta CBD Development Contributions Plan 2007 (Amendment No. 5) be forwarded to the Minister for Planning as required by the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

 

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

1.      Council at its meeting held on 25 November 2019 resolved the following:

 

(a)     That Council endorse the draft Parramatta CBD Development Contributions Plan 2007 (Amendment No. 5), at Attachment 1 for public exhibition for a minimum period of 28 days and note that a report on the outcome of the exhibition will be provided to Council.

 

(b)     That Council authorise the Chief Executive Officer to make non-policy and/or administrative changes to the draft Parramatta CBD Development Contributions Plan 2007 (Amendment No. 5), if needed prior to the Plan being placed on public exhibition.

 

(c)     Further, that a report come back to Council on the financial implications of projects that Council is a partner to, including the Aquatic Centre.

 

2.      The amendment principally seeks to exempt development identified in the Plan undertaken by or on behalf of Council from the need to pay a contribution.

 

3.      The Council is undertaking a significant capital works program in the Parramatta CBD including the new aquatic and leisure centre and the City’s new civic, cultural and community building at 5 Parramatta Square.

 

4.      The current Parramatta City Centre Development Contribution Plan does not exempt Council works identified in the Plan from the need to pay a contribution. Where a contribution is required, the Plan calculates the contribution based on three percent of a project’s total development cost. This has financial implications for Council where these costs are required to be factored into the delivery of these projects.

 

5.      Under the provisions of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (the Act), consent authorities can choose not to impose a contribution. Notwithstanding these provisions, the amendment to the Plan will provide certainty and transparency for any such exemptions. The exhibited amendments recommended for Council adoption would only exempt Council projects that are identified in the Plan.

 

6.      The draft amendment also includes minor administrative changes to streamline and restructure the Plan to make it easier to read and use by Council officers and applicants.

 

PUBLIC EXHIBITION

 

7.      The draft Plan was publicly exhibited for a period of 30 days from 11 December 2019 to 31 January 2020. The exhibition period excluded the Christmas and New Year period between 20 December 2019 and 10 January 2020.

 

8.      No submissions were received in response to the exhibition.

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATION FOR COUNCIL

 

9.      In consideration of this matter at its meeting on 25 November 2019, Council also requested for a report outlining the financial implications of projects that Council is a partner to, including the new Parramatta Aquatic and Leisure Centre.

 

10.    The civic infrastructure projects identified in the Plan’s work program (Attachment 1) are needed to support the growth and development of the Parramatta CBD. Under the exhibited draft amendment, Council projects listed in the Plan’s works program, including the Parramatta new aquatic and leisure centre, will be exempted from the need to pay a development contribution. The exemption will apply to the full project cost, including any portion to be funded by the State Government.

 

11.    In effect, the exhibited draft exemption removes the need for Council (including any partners) to pay the contribution to itself for projects it delivers that are listed in the Plan’s works program.

 

12.    Under the exhibited amendment, Council projects not listed in the Plan’s work program are not automatically exempted from the need to pay a contribution. To provide clarity and consistency, it is proposed to make a minor amendment to Section 1.3 of the draft Plan (as exhibited) to apply the proposed exemption to all Council works, including works identified in the Plan’s work program. It is considered that this post-exhibition amendment does not need to be re-exhibited as it is a minor change, it is broadly consistent with the intent of the draft amendment already exhibited, and no submissions were received during the exhibition. It is also consistent with legislation that says a consent authority “may” impose a contribution, and a consent authority therefore has discretion not to impose a contribution.

 

13.    It is also noted that under the Crown development provisions of the Act, a consent authority cannot impose a condition of consent on development applications made by or on behalf of the Crown except with the approval of the applicant or Minister. In effect, when granting consent to Crown development, Council cannot include a condition in the consent requiring a development contribution in accordance with the Plan unless the applicant or the Minister agrees to the condition being imposed. These provisions of the Act prevail over any council’s development contributions plan.

 

CONCLUSION

 

14.    It is recommended that Council adopt the Parramatta CBD Development Contributions Plan 2007 (Amendment No. 5) subject to the minor amendment outlined in the report. The amendment has undergone the required public consultation in accordance with the provisions of the Act. The amendment will come into effect after a notice is placed in the local newspaper. A copy will also be forwarded to the Minister for Planning as required by the Act.

 

 

Julio De Assuncao

Senior Project Officer Land Use Planning

 

Jonathon Carle

Land Use Planning Manager

 

David Birds

Group Manager, City Planning

 

Alistair Cochrane

Acting Chief Financial Officer

 

Jennifer Concato

Executive Director City Strategy & Development

 

Brett Newman

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Attachments:

1

Parramatta CBD Development Contributions Plan 2007

52 Pages

 

 

 

REFERENCE MATERIAL

 


Item 18.3 - Attachment 1

Parramatta CBD Development Contributions Plan 2007

 

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Questions on Notice

 

9 March 2020

 

19.1           QUESTION WITH NOTICE: Active Hoardings Policy............................. 434

 

19.2           RESPONSE TO QUESTION WITHOUT NOTICE: Construction of Guard Rail at Bettington Road, Oatlands........................................................................... 435


Council 9 March 2020                                                                                                       Item 19.1

ITEM NUMBER         19.1

SUBJECT                  QUESTION WITH NOTICE: Active Hoardings Policy

REFERENCE            F2007/01865 - D07278706

FROM                          Councillor Prociv        

 

 

QUESTION

What is Council currently doing, or what are Council’s Policies and future plans, to activate construction hoardings in order to minimise the visual impact of bare walls of hoardings facing the public domain as the City undergoes accelerated development?

 

 

STAFF RESPONSE

 

1.      Council’s Hoarding and Tower Crane Policy strongly encourages the provision of public art, graphics and images on hoardings as an opportunity for a developer to promote their development and show its contribution to the growth and vibrancy of the City. At present, artistic treatment or activation of hoardings must be limited to messages that relate to the development, the partners in the project, or the planned benefit to the development of the City of Parramatta. Council officers work with individual applicants and provides artwork guidelines, examples and advice on brand style. Council officers also provide approval to proceed with artwork designs. The current policy provides that any public art, graphics and images on hoardings is at the discretion of the applicant.

 

2.      Council officers are undertaking a review of Council’s Hoarding and Tower Crane Policy with a view to incorporate similar outcomes to the City of Sydney Council policy.  It is anticipated the review will be complete by the second quarter of 2020 with any proposed changes to Council’s current Policy to be brought to the Chamber for consideration.

 

 

 

Councillor Patricia Prociv

Councillor

 

 

Attachments:

There are no attachments for this report.

 


Council 9 March 2020                                                                                                       Item 19.2

ITEM NUMBER         19.2

SUBJECT                  RESPONSE TO QUESTION WITHOUT NOTICE: Construction of Guard Rail at Bettington Road, Oatlands

REFERENCE            F2019/04433 - D07300097

FROM                          Councillor Barrak        

 

 

QUESTION

Councillors have received correspondence from a local resident who resides in the vicinity of Bettington Road, Oatlands where the recent accident occurred resulting in the tragic loss of young lives and extreme pain for the families and our community at large.

 

What arrangements are being by made by Council for the construction of a guard rail along Bettington Road, Oatlands?

 

 

 

STAFF RESPONSE

 

1.      Following a question without notice received at the Council Meeting held on 24 February 2020 Monday night’s meeting, Councillors are advised on the details of the section of guard rail constructed in Bettington Road, south of York Street.

 

2.      Council's Traffic and Transport staff obtained specialist external advice on the type and design of the guard rail to be installed. Council's Capital Works team have now engaged a specialist constructor to complete the works. Works commenced on 26 February 2020 and are expected to be completed within one week.

 

3.      A total length of 98 metres of steel guard rail including collapsible end sections will be installed. Other systems including wire rope safety barriers and RMS urban pedestrian fencing designs were considered as alternatives, however the safest and most suitable barrier system for this location has been specified by Council’s traffic and transport experts, and is supported by Council’s civil liability engineers.

 

4.      Council’s cleansing staff have been in frequent contact with friends of the family regarding materials left at the site by mourners and well-wishers. Quite a lot of material has been removed in consultation. The construction works will not interfere with the remaining flowers and tributes left at the site. Council officers spoke with the family about the installation of a guard rail at the site.

 

5.      Notification letters have also been issued to stakeholders and the local community and a response will be provided to the local resident regarding this matter.

 

 

 

Councillor Benjamin Barrak

Councillor

 

 

Attachments: