NOTICE OF Extraordinary Council MEETING
PUBLIC AGENDA
An Extraordinary Council Meeting of City of Parramatta Council will be held in the Cloister Function Rooms, St Patrick's Cathedral on Thursday, 2 July 2020 at 6.30pm.
Note: In accordance with the Public Health (COVID-19 Restrictions on Gathering and Movement) Order (No 3) 2020 issued on 29 May 2020, members of the public will not be abe to attend the Council Meetings in person, until further notice. The public will be able to watch the meetings through the live stream video link on Council’s website.
Brett Newman
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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Extraordinary Council 2 July 2020
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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Lord Mayor Clr Bob Dwyer |
Chief Executive Officer |
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Minute Clerk
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Minute Clerk |
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Clr Phil Bradley
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Clr Lorraine Wearne |
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Clr Sameer Pandey
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Clr Andrew Wilson |
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Clr Bill Tyrrell |
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Clr Dr Patricia Prociv
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Clr Andrew Jefferies |
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Clr Pierre Esber
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Clr Benjamin Barrak |
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Clr Donna Davis
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Clr Martin Zaiter
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Clr Michelle Garrard, Deputy Lord Mayor |
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Clr Steven Issa |
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Executive Director City Engagement & Experience
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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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Press Press
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Public Gallery
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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 APOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE OF ABSENCE
6 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
8.1 FOR APPROVAL: Submission for State Significant Development Application for Powerhouse Museum........................ 8
Innovative
02 July 2020
8.1 FOR APPROVAL: Submission for State Significant Development Application for Powerhouse Museum.................................... 8
Extraordinary Council 2 July 2020 Item 8.1
ITEM NUMBER 8.1
SUBJECT FOR APPROVAL: Submission for State Significant Development Application for Powerhouse Museum
REFERENCE NCA/2/2020 - D07514607
REPORT OF Group Manager City Design
PURPOSE:
For Council to approve the submission (at Attachment 1) to the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) dated 2 June 2020 as part of the State Significant Development Application for the Powerhouse Museum at 34-54 & 30B Phillip Street and 338 Church Street, Parramatta (Submission).
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BACKGROUND
1. An application has been lodged by Infrastructure NSW as a State Significant Development with the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) seeking approval for the Powerhouse Museum.
2. The application is on public exhibition between 9 June 2020 and 7 July 2020. Council was notified on 9 June 2020 of the exhibition. Submissions are due to the DPIE on 7 July 2020. Council officers were made aware on 30 June 2020 that the DPIE extended the exhibition period to 21 July 2020. The application will be determined by the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces.
Willow Grove & St George’s Terraces
3. Council at its meeting on 9 December 2019 in part resolved to reinforce its unanimous support for the retention of Willow Grove and St George’s Terrace in any future redevelopment of those sites.
THE NEED FOR CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
4. Recognising the historical lack of investment for the arts and culture in Western Sydney, the opportunity for the Powerhouse Museum as a catalyst to begin rebalancing the social and cultural infrastructure within the Greater Sydney Area, is strongly supported. Parramatta’s culturally and linguistically diverse population will be benefitted by investment in local, accessible community facilities, arts and cultural centres, likely to also see an increased demand for jobs (2,300 jobs during construction and 3,000 ongoing), services education and recreation.
5. In 2015, Deloitte[1] found that Western Sydney represents 1 in 10 Australians yet attracts only 1% of Commonwealth arts program funding, and 5.5 % of the State’s Cultural Arts, heritage and events funding. Between 2011/12 and 2014/15 over $360 million was invested in the state’s Cultural Arts infrastructure. Approximately 6% of this was invested in Western Sydney, with the majority of this being at the Castle Hill facility of the Powerhouse Museum.
6. Deloitte demonstrated that arts spending in Western Sydney produces a significantly better return on investment on a per attendee basis: $100 invested in cultural arts institutions in Western Sydney subsidises 6.5 attendees, compared to 1.6 attendees in Eastern Sydney.
7. Parramatta’s current population, let alone the new residents who will call Parramatta home in the coming two decades (growing to 470,000 people), is significantly under-served by the available cultural facilities in 2020. Western Sydney University[2] research shows that compared with the City of Sydney LGA, Parramatta LGA has very few cultural venues and spaces, both in absolute numbers (less than 10 per cent) and per capita. While reflecting the largely suburban nature of the LGA as a whole, it also indicates the relative lack of cultural spaces in the Parramatta CBD.
8. Council’s adopted Culture and Our City – A Cultural Plan for Parramatta’s CBD 2017 – 2022 identifies support for the Powerhouse Museum coming to Parramatta and welcomes the State Government’s commitment to building a truly iconic museum on the Parramatta riverbank.
THE PROPOSAL
9. The application seeks approval for the construction and delivery of the new Powerhouse Parramatta (a contemporary museum focused on science and innovation), including the following:
· site preparation works; · demolition of existing buildings including the Riverbank Carpark, and two local heritage items, ‘Willow Grove’ and ‘St George’s Terraces’; · construction of Parramatta Powerhouse with 7 major presentation spaces, collaboration spaces supported with residential accommodation, education and community spaces, film studio, commercial kitchen for research and product development, research and archive library and a mix of retail spaces; · construction and establishment of the public domain within the site; and · operation and use of Powerhouse Parramatta including use of the public domain provided on the site to support programs and functions.
10. The Powerhouse Museum was the subject of a two stage international design competition with the detailed design being considered at Stage 2 of the competition process. The winning design by Moreau Kusunoki (France) and Genton (Australia) was announced in December 2019 by the Competition Jury.
ASSESSMENT
11. This report provides a summary of key issues identified as part of the Council Officer assessment of the application. A more detailed assessment is included in the draft submission provided at Attachment 1.
12. The opportunity for the Powerhouse Museum to contribute to the realisation of an exceptional, world-class cultural and arts facility that nurtures a thriving social and cultural precinct for the City of Parramatta, is a once-in-a-generation opportunity. The transformation and renewal of this key site at the head of the Parramatta River and the northern anchor of Parramatta’s Civic Link, commands a design that is second to none and which imparts an outstanding legacy on the site and for the City.
13. The aspirations and commitment of the NSW Government to strive for a world-class museum and cultural facility demonstrated through the International Design Competition held during 2019 is acknowledged. While the proposed scheme has many positive elements that will deliver a successful museum there remain a number of key outstanding issues requiring resolution.
14. There are opportunities to improve the current design to ensure the museum development also commands an unequivocal response in the way that it considers the holistic nature of the site’s unique heritage, archaeological significance and its public domain. The submission at Attachment 1 requests that Council work collaboratively with the NSW State Government and the Design Integrity Panel to further refine the proposed museum design.
15. Council’s Heritage Advisory Committee (Committee) held an Extraordinary Committee meeting on 18 June 2020 to consider the proposal given it proposes demolition of two heritage items. The Committee has raised concerns with the development and considers that Willow Grove and St George’s Terraces should be retained. Full details of the matters raised by the Committee can be viewed at Attachment 2 which contains the draft minutes of the Meeting. In accordance with normal practice these minutes will be included in a report to a future Ordinary Meeting of Council for Council endorsement but they have been provided to Council in this report in draft form for Council’s consideration.
16. Following review by numerous technical specialists and the Committee the assessment of the application identified the following key matters:
STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION
17. The following stakeholder consultation has been undertaken in relation to this matter:
Councillor Consultation 18. The following is a summary of the Councillor consultation that has been undertaken in relation to this matter:
CONCLUSION
19. This report provides Council the opportunity to consider a submission to the DPIE on the EIS dated 2 June 2020 as part of the State Significant Development Application for the Powerhouse Museum at 34-54 & 30B Phillip Street and 338 Church Street, Parramatta. The draft Submission supports the proposed relocation of the Powerhouse Museum to Parramatta, requests greater collaboration in the design of the scheme and to work with the NSW Government on the matters in the Submission.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATION FOR COUNCIL
20. There are no direct financial implications for Council in making this submission.
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Kelly van der Zanden
Group Manager City Design
Jennifer Concato
Executive Director City Planning and Design
Brett Newman
Chief Executive Officer
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Submission on Powerhouse Museum to DPIE |
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Council's Heritage Advisory Committee draft meeting minutes |
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REFERENCE MATERIAL
[1] Deloitte, Building Western Sydney’s Cultural Arts Economy – a key to Sydney’s success, 2015
[2] Western Sydney University has been engaged by City of Parramatta to develop a 20-year Cultural Infrastructure Strategy. Presented here are high levels findings from the initial research report which is unpublished and confidential.