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, 13 July 2020 AT 6.30pm
PRESENT
The Lord Mayor, Councillor Bob Dwyer and Councillors Benjamin Barrak, Phil Bradley, Donna Davis, Pierre Esber, Michelle Garrard (Deputy Lord Mayor), Steven Issa, Andrew Jefferies (6.32pm), Sameer Pandey, Dr Patricia Prociv, Bill Tyrrell, Andrew Wilson, Lorraine Wearne 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.
5. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
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SUBJECT: Minutes of the Council Meeting held on 9 June 2020
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That the minutes be taken as read and be accepted as a true record of the Meeting. |
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SUBJECT: Minutes of the Extraordinary Council Meeting held on 2 July 2020
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That the minutes be taken as read and be accepted as a true record of the Meeting. |
6. APOLOGIES/REQUESTS FOR LEAVE OF ABSENCE
There were no apologies or requests for leave of absence made at this meeting.
7. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
8. MATTERS OF URGENCY (if any)
There were no matters of urgency raised at this meeting.
9. Minutes of the Lord Mayor
10. Public Forum
11. Petitions
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That Items 13.1, 13.2, 15.1, 15.2 and 18.1 be moved en bloc. |
12. Rescission Motions
(a) That Council endorse the Planning Proposal at Attachment 2 for the purpose of requesting a Gateway Determination for land at 8-14 Great Western Highway, Parramatta, which seeks to amend Parramatta Local Environment Plan 2011 (PLEP 2011) by way of: i. Increasing the height of building control from 28 metres to 211 metres; ii. Amending the controls so that the FSR which is to apply to the site is composed of mapped components and bonuses as follows: a. Mapped FSR increased from 3.5:1 to 10:1 of which a minimum of 1:1 FSR must be commercial uses; b. Design Excellence bonus (15% - 1.5:1); c. High Performing Buildings bonus (5% - 0.5:1); d. Opportunity Sites bonus (3:1); e. Unlimited commercial FSR above the 1:1 requirement; and iii. Insert a site-specific provision applying maximum car parking rates per the Parramatta CBD Strategic Transport Study.
(b) That the Planning Proposal be forwarded to the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment to request a Gateway Determination be issued.
(c) That should a Gateway Determination be issued that structures the floor space ratio (FSR) and site specific clauses in an alternative way, that the Chief Executive Officer is authorised to make the necessary amendments to the Planning Proposal for the purposes of public exhibition, only where the total proposed FSR is unchanged.
(d) That should a Gateway Determination be issued, a site-specific Development Control Plan be prepared in accordance with the design principles contained within this report.
(e) That should a Gateway Determination be issued, the Chief Executive Officer be authorised to negotiate a Planning Agreement in accordance with Council’s Planning Agreements Policy.
(f) That the draft site-specific Development Control Plan and draft Planning Agreement be reported to Council for endorsement prior to being publicly exhibited concurrently with the Planning Proposal.
(g) That Council request the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment to issue Council’s Chief Executive Officer plan-making delegations for this Planning Proposal.
(h) That Council authorise the Chief Executive Officer to correct any minor anomalies of a non-policy and administrative nature that may arise during the plan-making process.
(i) Further, that Council note that the Parramatta Local Planning Panel’s advice to Council (Attachment 1) is consistent with the recommendations of this report.
DIVISION A division was called, the result being:-
AYES: Councillors Davis, Dwyer, Esber, Garrard, Issa, Jefferies, Pandey, Prociv, Tyrrell, Wearne and Zaiter
NOES: Councillors Barrak, Bradley, and Wilson |
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MOTION (Wilson/Barrak)
(a) That Council express support for the Agreed NSW Parliament Legislative Council Motion of 13 May 2020, ‘Powerhouse Museum Production of Documents: Order’.
(b) That Council officers examine and report to Councillors on keeping the site at Ultimo.
(c) Further, that a report be provided to Council on this matter in the next 60 days.
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AMENDMENT (Issa/Wearne)
That no further action be taken.
Councillor Barrak then withdrew his second to the motion.
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The amendment moved by Councillor Issa and seconded by Councillor Wearne on being put was declared CARRIED on the Lord Mayor’s casting vote.
The amendment then became the motion.
The motion moved by Councillor Issa and seconded by Councillor Wearne on being put was declared CARRIED.
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That no further action be taken. |
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PROCEDURAL MOTION
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That the meeting adjourn at 7.55pm for a short recess. |
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PROCEDURAL MOTION
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That the meeting resume. |
The meeting resumed in the Council Chambers at 8:04pm with the following Councillors in attendance: The Lord Mayor, Councillor Dwyer and Councillors Barrak, Bradley, Davis, Esber, Garrard (Deputy Lord Mayor), Issa, Jefferies, Pandey, Prociv, Tyrrell, Wilson, Wearne and Zaiter.
13. Fair
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SUBJECT FOR NOTATION: National Redress Scheme
REFERENCE F2020/00136 - D07396202
REPORT OF Children & Families Manager
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That Council note the information contained within this report. |
13.2 |
SUBJECT FOR NOTATION: Investment Report for May 2020
REFERENCE F2009/00971 - D07468347
REPORT OF Tax and Treasury Accountant
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That Council note the Investment Report for May 2020. |
14. Accessible
15. Green
16. Welcoming
Note: Councillor Barrak declared a non-pecuniary and less than significant interest in Item 16.1 and left the Chamber at 8:36pm prior to consideration of the matter.
17. Thriving
Nil
18. Innovative
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SUBJECT FOR APPROVAL: City of Parramatta Council COVID-19 Recovery Plan
REFERENCE F2020/01447 - D07470915
REPORT OF Manager - Social Outcomes
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(a) That Council note the Progress Report (Attachment A) on the 23 Action Items in Council’s COVID-19 Community Resilience and Economic Relief Package (“Relief Package”), including that 8 actions have been completed,15 are ‘progressing- on track’ and none are behind schedule.
(c) That Council approve changes to 5 Actions Items in the existing Relief Package, to respond to the changing impacts of COVID-19 on the community and businesses (Attachment B), including: (i) Waiver of License and Hire Fees (F5(a)) – No immediate action be taken on a staged reintroduction of licence and hire fees for outdoor dining, food stalls, temporary premises and advertising over the next 12 months - until this issue is reconsidered by Council in September 2020; (ii) Waiver of License and Hire Fees (F5(b)) – No immediate action be taken on a staged resumption of hire fees for parks over the next 3 months with the exception of a return to ordinary fees for casual hire of venues until this issue is reconsidered by Council in September 2020; (iii) On Street Parking (F6) – Staged return to normal parking monitoring and enforcement once occupancy reaches 80% of last year’s vehicle volumes; (iv) Waiver of Rents (F7(a)(b)) – Staged reintroduction of fees for Outdoor Dining Approval holders outside of the PLR Corridor, community groups, essential services and not for profit organisations, and staged reduction of rent relief on affordable housing dwellings; (v) Supporting Development (R2) - Consolidation and update of several approved planning related initiatives and actions into one action.
(d) That Council endorse ongoing advocacy for the Shovel Ready and Acceleration Projects (R1) (Attachment C) except for Epping Town Centre and Carlingford Town Centre, noting they have the potential to generate over 20,000 short term jobs, 6,000 ongoing jobs and c.$24B of economic value.
(e) That Council endorse acceptance of an invitation from the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment to join the Accelerated Assessment Program and approve the Council putting in place a complementary program, as outlined in paragraph 9 of the Paper.
(f) That Council authorise the Lord Mayor and CEO to respond to requests for the utilisation of Council assets to support local emergency responses and essential COVID-19 related service delivery (R6).
(g) That Council prepare a plan to ensure there are available transport and parking options as people return to the CBD (R7).
(h) Further that, Council endorse the Lord Mayor to respond to a request from the University of Western Sydney for a letter of support for International Education in Parramatta (R15).
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Note: 1. Councillor Esber and Councillor Bradley left the Chamber at 9.06pm and returned at 9.08pm during consideration of this matter. 2. Councillor Wilson left the Chamber at 9.21pm and returned at 9.25pm during consideration of this matter. |
19. Notices of Motion
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.
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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 NOTATION: Legal Status Report as at 26 June 2020. (D07483921) - This report is confidential in accordance with section 10A (2) (g) of the Local Government Act 1993 as the report contains advice concerning litigation, or advice that would otherwise be privileged from production in legal proceedings on the ground of legal professional privilege.
2 FOR NOTATION: Appointment of legal consultant for the Horwood Place Car Park Compulsory Acquisition by Metro. (D07490379) - 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.
3 FOR APPROVAL: Tender 12/2020 Rydalmere Eastern River Foreshore Transformation - Stage 2 - Eric Primrose Reserve, Rydalmere. (D07379862) - 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.
4 FOR APPROVAL: Organisation Structure. (D07467400) - This report is confidential in accordance with section 10A (2) (a) of the Local Government Act 1993 as the report contains personnel matters concerning particular individuals.
5 FOR APPROVAL: Amendment to Council Report City of Parramatta Festival Proposal. (D07497740) - 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.
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Note: Councillors Davis, Garrard and Prociv were not present in the Chamber during consideration of Closed Session matters. |
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That Items 21.2, 21.3 and 21.5 be moved en bloc. |
Note: Councillors Davis, Garrard and Prociv returned to the Chamber at 10.53pm at the conclusion of consideration of Closed Session matters.
22. REPORTS OF RESOLUTIONS PASSED IN CLOSED SESSION
The Chief Executive Officer read out the resolutions for Items 21.1 to 21.5.
The meeting terminated at 10.55pm.
THIS PAGE AND THE PRECEDING 32 PAGES ARE THE MINUTES OF THE ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON MONDAY, 13 JULY 2020 AND CONFIRMED ON MONDAY, 27 JULY 2020.
Chairperson