Late Items Agenda of Council - Monday, 11 July 2022

Council 11 July 2022

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ITEM SUBJECT PAGE NO

8 Minutes of the Lord Mayor

8.1 Acknowledging Jim Stefan's Service..................................................... 3

8.2 Council's Customer Service Charter and Service Standards............ 5

8.3 Future use of Roxy Theatre..................................................................... 8

8.4 Parramatta Light Rail: Accessibility and safety concerns for the vision impaired.................................................................................................... 10

9 Public Forum

9.1 PUBLIC FORUM 1: Item 13.7 - Response to the finalisation of the Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal and changes made by the Department of Planning and Environment................................................................ 12

9.2 PUBLIC FORUM 2: Item 13.7 - Response to the finalisation of the Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal and changes made by the Department of Planning and Environment................................................................ 13

9.3 PUBLIC FORUM 3: Item 13.7 - Response to the finalisation of the Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal and changes made by the Department of Planning and Environment................................................................ 14

9.4 PUBLIC FORUM 4: FOR NOTATION ONLY Item 13.7 - Response to the finalisation of the Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal and changes made by the Department of Planning and Environment.............................. 16

9.5 PUBLIC FORUM 5: FOR NOTATION ONLY: Item 13.7 - Response to the finalisation of the Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal and changes made by the Department of Planning and Environment.............................. 17

9.6 PUBLIC FORUM 6: FOR NOTATION ONLY: Item 13.7 - Response to the finalisation of the Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal and changes made by the Department of Planning and Environment.............................. 20

Council 11 July 2022 Item 8.1

MINUTE OF THE LORD MAYOR

ITEM NUMBER 8.1

SUBJECT Acknowledging Jim Stefan's Service

REFERENCE F2022/00105 - D08605077

REPORT OF Lord Mayor, Councillor Donna Davis

CSP THEME: THRIVING

workshop/briefing date: Nil

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this Lord Mayoral Minute is to acknowledge the contributions of Jim Stefan, who stepped down from his role as Group Manager City Assets and Environment on 4 July 2022.

Recommendation

(a) That Council note Jim Stefan stepped down from his role as Group Manager City Assets and Environment on 4 July 2022, after thirty (30) years of service across various leadership roles at the City of Parramatta.

(b) Further, that Council thank Jim for his leadership and contributions to the City of Parramatta in his work over the thirty years.

BACKGROUND

1. Jim Stefan finished up in his role as Group Manager City Assets and Environment on 4 July after thirty (30) years of service across various leadership roles at the City of Parramatta.

2. During his time at Council, Jim has passionately and enthusiastically led his team in delivering the City of Parramatta’s capital projects, civil infrastructure and sustainability programs. Further to this, during his tenure he has significantly contributed to the leadership of the broader City Assets and Operations directorate by relieving as Council’s Executive Director, City Assets and Operations on multiple occasions for extended periods of time.

3. Jim’s contribution to the City of Parramatta will be sorely missed. Many of our finest pieces of infrastructure including the Parramatta River Boardwalk, West Epping Park Pavilion and Alfred Street Bridge (currently under construction) can be attributed to his leadership.

4. Jim also played a key role in overseeing the construction of the Rydalmere Operations Centre, the refurbishment of the former Parramatta Pools, the pool upgrade at Macarthur Girls High School and the construction of Centenary Square.

5. We thank Jim for his leadership and contribution to the City of Parramatta Council and wish him the best of luck for his future endeavors.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATION FOR COUNCIL

6. There are no new financial implications for Council as a result of this Lord Mayoral Minute.

Lord Mayor, Councillor Donna Davis

Attachments:

There are no attachments for this report.

REFERENCE MATERIAL

Council 11 July 2022 Item 8.2

MINUTE OF THE LORD MAYOR

ITEM NUMBER 8.2

SUBJECT Council's Customer Service Charter and Service Standards

REFERENCE F2022/00105 - D08605080

REPORT OF Lord Mayor, Councillor Donna Davis

CSP THEME: FAIR

workshop/briefing date: Nil

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this Lord Mayoral Minute is to note the review of how Council’s Customer Service Policy, Customer Service Charter and standard Service Level Agreements are communicated to the community, for the purpose of improving communication and advising the community on what actions Council takes in response to customer enquiries, service requests and complaints.

Recommendation:

(a) That Council note a review of how Council’s Customer Service Policy (the Policy), Customer Service Charter (Charter) and standard Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are communicated to the community is being undertaken by Council officers;

(b) That Council note the review of how the Policy, Charter and SLAs are communicated will include:

a. How the Policy, Charter and SLAs are currently communicated and how the communication could be improved;

b. How Council communicates the steps taken by Council following the lodgement of a Service Request;

c. Viability of Customer Service FAQs detailing Council’s standard SLAs and response times on common Service Request categories;

d. How Council’s Customer Service Dashboards and supporting SLAs data are currently communicated on Council’s website;

e. Advice on the escalation process for Service Requests and complaints, and how this is communicated; and

f. A desktop review of how peer councils in NSW communicate their Policies, Charters and SLAs.

(d) Further, that a report be brought back to Council within six months on the implementation of opportunities identified in the review, including financial implications for Council on proposed actions.

BACKGROUND

1. The City of Parramatta’s current Customer Service Policy (the Policy) was adopted in 2017 and was developed to support Council’s commitment to customer service, and to guide staff in responding to customers in a manner consistent with Council’s values, service delivery and promote a high level of customer service and community focus. The Policy is supported by Council’s Customer Service Charter (Charter) and standard Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

2. Our customers are people the City of Parramatta Council serves or interacts with on a day-to-day basis, including but not limited to:

a. Residents, clients, members of the business community, sporting and community groups

b. Future residents who will be affected by current decisions

c. Councillors, as elected representatives of the community

d. Government departments and non-government organisations

e. Visitors to the City

3. Currently, the Policy details at 3.4 ‘Our Service Procedures’ as:

Customer Requests will be handled in the following way:

- Acknowledge Request

- Respond to Request

- Inform customer of progress of the Request

- Inform customer on completion of the Request

4. The Policy also details at 3.5 ‘Our Standards of Service’ as:

In serving our customers we have set the following service standards:

- Answer 80% of your calls within 20 seconds

- Resolve 85% of your enquiries at the first point of contact

- When you visit us, we will respond to 80% of your enquiries within 5 minutes

- Respond to Social Media enquiries within 48 hours. We will strive to provide responses at the time or provide advice on how to officially lodge your enquiries with customer service

- When you write, fax or email us, we will acknowledge your correspondence within 10 business days of receipt and advise you of completion in 20 business days

- Deal with complaints as a priority, where the issue is complex, it may take up to 21 business days to resolve.

Service level standards will be set for common Customer Requests. The standards are guided by the principles of the Customer Service Charter and this Policy. We will use these standards to measure our service performance.

5. Council also reports to the community through our online Customer Service Dashboards our performance in meeting service standards and targets, and processing of customer requests against these timeframes in a number of key service areas.

6. This Lord Mayoral Minute seeks to note the review being undertaken by Council officers of how Council’s Customer Service Policy, Customer Service Charter and the standard Service Level Agreements and targets are communicated to the public, to bridge the information gap that exists between the values communicated in our existing Policy and Charter and the Customer Service Dashboard report.

7. By providing easily accessible advice and information to the public on how Council actions services requests following lodgment, standard response times for common service request types and the escalation process, Council can improve the flow of information and relationship between Council and the community.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATION FOR COUNCIL

8. The review is being undertaken within existing resources by Council’s City Engagement & Experience Directorate.

9. The report back to Council should detail any resourcing and budget implications should Council implement any opportunities identified in the review.

Lord Mayor, Councillor Donna Davis

Attachments:

There are no attachments for this report.

REFERENCE MATERIAL

Council 11 July 2022 Item 8.3

MINUTE OF THE LORD MAYOR

ITEM NUMBER 8.3

SUBJECT Future use of Roxy Theatre

REFERENCE F2022/00105 - D08604711

REPORT OF Lord Mayor, Councillor Donna Davis

CSP THEME: THRIVING

workshop/briefing date: Nil

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this Lord Mayor Minute is to advocate for the NSW Government to consider preparing a business case for the acquisition and restoration of the historic Roxy Theatre as a performance and entertainment venue.

Recommendation:

(a) That Council note that the recent NSW Budget contained no funding for work to investigate the acquisition of the Roxy Theatre by the NSW Government..

(b) That the Lord Mayor write to the Minister for the Arts, the Hon. Ben Franklin and the Minister for Heritage, The Hon. James Griffin:

i. noting that Create NSW has identified the historic Roxy Theatre as critical to plans to increase the number of performance and entertainment spaces in Greater Sydney and revive the Parramatta CBD after COVID;

ii. noting that the June NSW Budget contained no funding for the potential acquisition of the Roxy Theatre, despite funding being committed to the development of a business case for the potential acquisition of The Minerva Theatre in Kings Cross; and

iii. requesting that the NSW Government fund the development of a business case to explore the viability of purchasing and restoring the Roxy Theatre as a performance and entertainment venue.

BACKGROUND

1. The Roxy at 65-69 George Street is a State Heritage listed item under private ownership.

2. The NSW Budget, released on 21 June 2022, contained no funding for the acquisition of the Roxy Theatre, despite it being identified by Create NSW as a potential new theatre venue and strong community advocacy for its restoration as a performance and entertainment venue. The Budget however did contain funding for a business case to consider the viability of restoring the Minerva Metro Theatre in Kings Cross.

3. In mid-2021, the Roxy and Minerva, along with the Plaza in George Street, were identified by Create NSW as critical to plans to increase the number of performance and entertainment spaces in Greater Sydney and revive the CBD after COVID.

4. In May 2022 Council approved the allocation of $136 million for the redevelopment of the Riverside Theatres – Greater Sydney’s performing arts theatre. This includes the development of detailed business case and launch of a Design Competition. The proposed redevelopment concept plan will see Riverside Theatres’ capacity more than double and include the addition of a 1,350-seat lyric theatre, refurbishment of the Riverside Playhouse, an all-new drama theatre, and a digital studio and cinema. A restored Roxy Theatre would amplify Parramatta’s ability to attract and cultivate the next generation of artists, performers and creators.

5. Parramatta’s underground Metro West Station will be located behind the Roxy Theatre, making the venue accessible to patrons throughout Sydney.

6. Restoring the Roxy as a performance and entertainment venue is critical in supplementing the performing arts in Western Sydney.

7. Council’s Cultural Strategy and Civic Link Framework Plan highlight the role of the Roxy Theatre in the city’s cultural spine connecting Parramatta CBD’s civic and commercial district with riverfront spaces and foreshore. The Civic Link design, which draws inspiration from internationally acclaimed public spaces such as the High Line in New York, celebrates Parramatta’s heritage within the corridor, including Dr Pringle’s House, Civic Arcade and the Roxy Theatre.

8. In July 2021 the City of Parramatta wrote to the then Minister for Heritage requesting that the NSW Government take steps to protect the State Heritage listed Roxy. Council advocated for the Minister to take steps within the provisions of the Heritage Act (1977) and other relevant state legislation and regulations, to prevent further deterioration of the internal and external fabric of the NSW State Heritage Listed Roxy Theatre.

9. In Council’s draft Delivery Program Operational Plan for 22/23, City Strategy is responsible for a project to ‘Advocate for the renewal of the Roxy as a live performance theatre owned by NSW government’ with a delivery date of 30/06/2023.

INANCIAL IMPLICATION FOR COUNCIL

10. There are no new financial implications for Council as a result of this Lord Mayoral Minute.

Lord Mayor, Councillor Donna Davis

Attachments:

There are no attachments for this report.

REFERENCE MATERIAL

Council 11 July 2022 Item 8.4

MINUTE OF THE LORD MAYOR

ITEM NUMBER 8.4

SUBJECT Parramatta Light Rail: Accessibility and safety concerns for the vision impaired

REFERENCE F2022/00105 - D08605104

REPORT OF Lord Mayor, Councillor Donna Davis

CSP THEME: THRIVING

workshop/briefing date: Nil

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this Lord Mayor Minute is to call on the NSW Government to urgently address safety concerns relating to the ability of vision impaired pedestrians to safely navigate the Parramatta CBD as a result of the construction of the Parramatta Light Rail.

Recommendation:

a) That Council note the concerns raised by representatives from the community, including Guide Dogs NSW/ACT, regarding safety concerns for vision impaired pedestrians as a result of the construction of the Parramatta Light Rail (PLR).

b) That Council write to the Minister for Transport and the Minister for Disability Services to call on the NSW Government to urgently address safety concerns for vision impaired pedestrians as a result of the construction of the Parramatta Light Rail.

c) Further, that Council advocate for the NSW Government to ensure that PLR Stage 2 is designed to an inclusive and accessible standard.

BACKGROUND

1. On 20 June 2022 Council was contacted by a member of the community raising serious safety concerns relating to the flush finish design and pedestrian interface of Parramatta Light Rail Stage 1 for vision impaired people. In particular, the intersection at Church Street and Macquarie Street was identified as dangerous and inaccessible for the vision impaired.

2. On Wednesday 6 July, Council Officers met with affected residents as well as representatives from Guide Dogs NSW/Act, Transport for NSW (TfNSW) and Councillor Darley to conduct a site visit and document safety and accessibility issues. During that visit, a local resident who is significantly vision impaired, and uses a guide dog, was observed attempting to navigate the intersection. The guide dog was unable to locate the edge of the footpath/road crossing and commencement of the light rail corridor, walking directly over the warning Tactile Ground Surface Indicators and onto the light rail tracks.

3. Although the current design of PLR kerbs is in part, at-grade, and meets necessary NSW State legislation, Guide Dogs NSW/ACT contends that the flush finish footpath and road surface and arrangement of bollards and tactiles is unsafe for people who are blind or have low vision.

4. Council continues to liaise with Guide Dogs NSW/ACT, who also had comprehensive discussions with TfNSW and the City of Sydney about similar safety issues on the George Street light rail.

5. This Lord Mayor Minute proposes Council write to the Minister for Transport and the Minister for Disability Services to call on the NSW Government to urgently address safety concerns for vision impaired persons as a result of the construction of the Parramatta Light Rail.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATION FOR COUNCIL

6. There are no new financial implications for Council as a result of this Lord Mayor Minute.

Lord Mayor, Councillor Donna Davis

Attachments:

There are no attachments for this report.

REFERENCE MATERIAL

Council 11 July 2022 Item 9.1

PUBLIC FORUM

ITEM NUMBER 9.1

SUBJECT PUBLIC FORUM 1: Item 13.7 - Response to the finalisation of the Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal and changes made by the Department of Planning and Environment

REFERENCE F2022/00105 - D08602132

FROM Ross Grove

The Property Council of Australia and Business Western Sydney are pleased to provide a united voice on behalf of our collective membership.

We support the staff recommendation in tonight’s report.

The last last-minute amendments to the Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal introduced by the state government defy more than eight years of careful planning, deliberation and consultation initiated by this council.

Council’s final draft positioned the city to grow in terms of commercial floorspace and employment while blending-in strong positive design and liveability outcomes for the city.

The changes introduced by the state government are a blow to certainty and investor confidence which if left unaltered will result the flight of capital to other jurisdictions, both interstate and overseas.

Our two organisations have engaged Urbis and Think Planners to properly assess the negative economic impact of these changes in terms of lost jobs and consumer spending, and we have sought advice from them on specific planning solutions to the issues raised by our members.

We are asking the Minister for Planning to consider options to revisit the gazetted LEP amendment.

Council’s recommendation to address the challenges arising from the state government’s lastminute changes by way of a SEPP amendment is the most effective mechanism to ensure the capital flowing into the city is retained, and the shared vision for the city is able to move forward with confidence.

We also support the calls for additional funding and planning resources to be provided by the NSW Government to address the other items in this report.

Once again, the Property Council of Australia and Business Western Sydney congratulate the City of Parramatta for its vision and advocacy for the city’s future, and we look forward to working with Council to its goals for the city going forward.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CITY PLANNING & DESIGN RESPONSE

No response will be provided.

Attachments:

Council 11 July 2022 Item 9.2

PUBLIC FORUM

ITEM NUMBER 9.2

SUBJECT PUBLIC FORUM 2: Item 13.7 - Response to the finalisation of the Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal and changes made by the Department of Planning and Environment

REFERENCE F2022/00105 - D08603724

FROM Ros Searle

Dear Lord Mayor and Councillors,

I wish to lodge my objection to the proposed overturning of development controls in Parramatta and especially North Parramatta. North Parramatta and surrounds hold a vast amount of the history of not only of First Australians in terms of ancient sites but also of early colonial history.

There is much yet to be discovered for both, but what is known and recognized must be valued and indeed cherished, for present generations and future. The amenity afforded by the Parramatta River, its tributaries and adjacent parklands will be greatly diminished in the face of increasing development.

Not only will increasing building density create a hotspot for the city of Parramatta, or alternatively chasms of overshadowed living spaces, but over development will also greatly devalue current, land, houses and apartments.

I wish to add my utmost condemnation of moves by developers to subtract from the rich history of Parramatta and detract greatly from the livability of the area and its surrounds.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CITY PLANNING & DESIGN RESPONSE

No response will be provided.

Attachments:

Council 11 July 2022 Item 9.3

PUBLIC FORUM

ITEM NUMBER 9.3

SUBJECT PUBLIC FORUM 3: Item 13.7 - Response to the finalisation of the Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal and changes made by the Department of Planning and Environment

REFERENCE F2022/00105 - D08604411

FROM Suzette Meade – Secretary North Parramatta Residents ActionGroup Inc.

Dear Lord Mayor and Councillors,

NPRAG strongly supports Recommendation (d) regarding a dedicated planning study for North Parramatta. NPRAG notes the importance placed by the Department of Planning on the requirement for further consideration to be given “to the Light Rail, transitions, solar access, lower building heights and FSR along the river…the adjoining HCA and heritage attributes generally, community concerns, amenity and character”.

NPRAG seeks opportunities for input into the Council review of planning provisions within the planning investigation areas, as referred to on p.15. Item 30 of the Council report of 11 July.

NPRAG asserts its role as a key stakeholder in any planning exercise for North Parramatta and expects the Council to respect that role by ensuring that NPRAG is directly involved in the associated public participation process and ongoing planning program.

NPRAG strongly believes that until the Study is complete there should be a moratorium on further site-specific planning proposals and development applications which involve works other than small-scale private residential and commercial projects in North Parramatta [defined roughly as the area bounded by the river on the south and west, Church Street -Isabella Street on the north, and Brickfield-Elizabeth Streets on the east].

With regard to the Phillip Street Block, NPRAG awaits the outcome of the Council’s request for a SEPP and reserves its right to comment at the appropriate time in the preparation of that SEPP.

NPRAG records its strong concern and dis-satisfaction with the apparent late decision by the Council to extend the time available for public submissions on the subject Report to Council to Monday 11 July. Given that the report was not available on line until Friday 8th July, the public effectively had 2 days to read and respond to the 125 page document. That makes a mockery of Council’s public consultation policy and is to be condemned as a miscarriage of natural justice. In such circumstances, NPRAG requests the Council to extend for at least two weeks the deadline for public submissions, and to defer dealing with the subject report until all such submissions have been received and addressed.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CITY PLANNING & DESIGN RESPONSE

No response will be provided.

Attachments:

Council 11 July 2022 Item 9.5

PUBLIC FORUM

ITEM NUMBER 9.5

SUBJECT PUBLIC FORUM 5: FOR NOTATION ONLY: Item 13.7 - Response to the finalisation of the Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal and changes made by the Department of Planning and Environment

REFERENCE F2022/00105 - D08604422

FROM Yana Taylor

Dear Lord Mayor and Councillors,

While I cannot be present to speak I would like the following statement to be distributed to Councillors.

Statement in support for the Dept of Planning and Environment changes to final Parramatta CBD plan from resident of Parramatta Ward.

When notified in May of the finalisation of the Parramatta CBD planning proposal, the work of the Department of Planning NSW seemed sensible. It was also the result of rounds of consultation, that did include people who live in the LGA who presented well-informed arguments. It struck me then that those arguments from people with lived experience of the localities impacted by the CBD development plan to create a liveable, attractive and distinctive city were to some degree understood in the amendments to the earlier CBD proposal. NSW Planning Department’s amendments are conservative, not radical.

It is distressing that vested interests with significant administrative resources, lobbying access & behind-closed-doors influence whose dominant goals are to pursue unlimited development and profit making, seek to have well-considered decisions overturned where it doesn’t suit them. It will both give the impression that council divisions/decisive staff groupings are unduly sympathetic to these corporate interests. Influential industry lobby groups and building developers cannot be allowed to believe they can repeatedly overturn proposed regulations that don’t suit them.

Already the guidelines for development in this LGA are very supportive of their interests. It is not the responsibility of an LGA to make up for the difficulties with builders/developers’ business models in the current climate.

With the multiple cases of appalling faults in tall buildings there is widespread lack of public trust in building developers. If the amendments by NSW planning are rescinded under pressure from developer lobby groups it could well tar the Council’s planning processes with the same brush.

The example of capture of the Wollongong Council’s planning processes loom large in the public memory. The scrutiny that followed that Council’s failure pointed to how important it is that corruption need not only occur but that it is equally important that it is not perceived to be the case by the public.

The amenity and distinctiveness of the district need to be protected. Not for nostalgia’s sake but to give the district a chance of being an attractive place people wish to live and work in, especially in the places that contain conservation areas and heritage items.

The constellation of cultural and economic settings has changed since the major plans for the development in Parramatta were proposed. These shifts overtake claims by Council administration of planning. These changes are longer term changes. So the major justifications for not embracing the amendments by the Dept of Planning and Environment in the finalisation of the CBD plans no longer apply. Here are 8 factors that have changed in these settings.

• The proposed increase in population by 2036 has not kept up with the academic
   projections from UNSW and are not likely to do so over the next decade. [the
   shortfall is about 1-2000 per year since the predictions were made pre-covid]**

• Vacancy rates have increased in the current over-provision of high-density
   properties with thousands of still-empty units and offices across greater Sydney.
   Office market growth has reversed in contrast to the claim statement of need in the
   original CBD proposal with the decrease in employees and the self-employed
   commuting to work in office buildings

• The continuing economic instability and recurring waves of the pandemic – Covid
19, for e.g. continued shift of younger people and families out of LGA to secure
housing out lower cost

• The large downturn of international travel,

• Significant downturn in migration and downturn in OS investment

• The contraction in university research and education and its increased expense
[with several universities in the district this is of serious concern] have reduced
demand for overseas student accommodation as well.

• The signs of dwindling popularity accompanying the increases in controversy over
   local development plans, for e.g the withdrawal of 2 sets of entities previously
   interested in investing the Fleet St heritage area and rapidly growing concerns with
   the urban heat effects due to loss of canopy [Parramatta LGA is 6th worse in
   greater Sydney]

• Abandonment and delays in several large transport infrastructure.

The changes from the Department of Planning and Environment to the CBD should be incorporated and adopted. Especially excising Parramatta North from the extension of the unlimited height policies of the CBD plans due to it potential to continue to trash the distinctive environment of the built environment via overshadowing, building an excessively tall built ‘gully’ along Church St section of the Light Rail [which is also poised to be concentrated heat sink]. This mammoth construction is in total contradiction with the two parallel conservation areas immediately adjacent. These areas require genuine consideration, not be hamstrung by legalistic interpretations of development guidelines. Sections 1 and 2 listed below address building codes that would adversely impact on development north of Victoria Rd. While serious studies are welcome too often research studies are excuses for delaying decisions. Keeping the current height guidelines does give clear decisive guidelines for investment – so if the Council asserts these principles as the foundation there can be certainty for investment. But doesn’t cater for the persistent lobbying by developers and current owners.

Linking support for community infrastructure should not be linked to any ‘reward’ via height increasing incentives. The LGA expects provision of community infrastructure. It is now a usual not an unusual community expectation.

The minimal and moderate proposed changes 1-6 of the CBD plan should be adopted.

1. Opportunity Sites – the Opportunity Sites control which allowed for a bonus 3:1
FSR for certain sites has been removed.

2. Unlimited Commercial Premises FSR – the unlimited commercial premises FSR
control in certain parts of the B4 Mixed Use zone has been removed.

3. Unlimited Office Premises FSR – the unlimited office premises FSR control in the
B3 Commercial Core zone has been removed.

4. Community Infrastructure Principles – the community infrastructure principles
provision has been removed (and base/incentive height/FSR maps merged
accordingly).

5. North Parramatta – the area north of the river has been removed from the
proposal and will retain its existing controls at this stage. A further review of this
area will be required.

6. Phillip Street Block – the street block bound by the river, Charles, Phillip and
Smith Streets has been removed from the proposal and will retain its existing
controls.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CITY PLANNING & DESIGN RESPONSE

No response has been provided.

Attachments:

Council 11 July 2022 Item 9.6

PUBLIC FORUM

ITEM NUMBER 9.6

SUBJECT PUBLIC FORUM 6: FOR NOTATION ONLY: Item 13.7 - Response to the finalisation of the Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal and changes made by the Department of Planning and Environment

REFERENCE F2022/00105 - D08604464

FROM Jeanette Brokman

Dear Lord Mayor and Councillors,

I have previously made detailed submissions in response to the proposed uplift for the CBD; specifically in relation to the absence of the completion of council's new Flood Study, which given Climate Change should have been completed prior to council's final decision about its Planning Proposal.

I have today been alerted by a post on NPRAG's albeit I have only just seen the FB post; i.e. that the proposal is being reconsidered by council after representations were made by vested interest groups.

I was not notified about this despite having lodged previous submissions. This includes my previous representations to Councillors.

Within the time allowed, I am unable to provide feedback to the detailed report, other than to express my concerns about the absence of due process. In response, I urge council to postpone the item to allow proper consideration and feedback by the public.

Thank you for considering this matter.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CITY PLANNING & DESIGN RESPONSE

No response has been provided.

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