Late Items Agenda of Council - Monday, 27 February 2023

Council 27 February 2023 Item 13.3A

REPORTS TO COUNCIL - FOR COUNCIL DECISION

ITEM NUMBER 13.3A

SUBJECT LATE REPORT : Post Exhibition - Finalisation of the Riverside Theatre Planning Proposal following consideration of submissions received during the Public Exhibition Period

REFERENCE F2022/00105 - D08872657

REPORT OF Senior Project Officer

CSP THEME: Innovative

workshop/briefing date: 22 Feb 2023

PURPOSE:

To advise Council of the following:

· The advice of the Local Planning Panel following their consideration of the post exhibition report (Item 5.1) at the 15 February 2023 meeting on the Riverside Theatre Planning Proposal.

RECOMMENDATION

The Local Planning Panel (LPP) advice is consistent with Council Officers’ recommendation within Item 13.3 of the 27 February 2023 Council Business Paper relating to the outcome of the public exhibition of the Riverside Theatre Planning Proposal.

Recommendation (c) from Item 13.3 has been updated to reflect the LPP’s advice:

a) That Council note that a total number of 31 submissions were made in response to the public exhibition of the Planning Proposal which are summarised at Attachment 1.

b) That Council approve the Planning Proposal at Attachment 2 for the purposes of it being forwarded to the Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) for finalisation.

c) That Council note the LPP advice relating to the outcome of the public exhibition of the Planning Proposal from its meeting of 15 February 2023 that supported Council Officers’ recommendation contained in (a), (b) and (d).

d) 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 finalisation process, relating to the Planning Proposal.

DISCUSSION

1. On 15 February 2023, the LPP considered a report (Item 5.1) on the public exhibition outcomes for the Planning Proposal for land at 353A-353C Church Street and part of 351 Church Street, Parramatta (the Riverside Theatre Site). The LPP report is Attachment 6 to the Council Report in the Business Paper from 27 February 2023.

2. As the Business Paper was finalised before the LPP meeting was held, Council Officers were not able to attach the LPP advice to the Council Report (Item 13.3) within the Business Paper from 27 February 2023.

3. The Minutes from the 15 February 2023 Meeting of the LPP on Item 5.1 are at Attachment 1 of this report.

4. The LPP supported the Council Officer recommendations. Council Officers have updated the recommendation as above to reflect the LPP’s advice.

5. It is recommended Council endorse the Planning Proposal to forward it to the Department of Planning and Environment for finalisation.

Joyce Jiang

Senior Project Officer

Sonia Jacenko

Team Leader Strategic Land Use Planning

Robert Cologna

Group Manager, Strategic Land Use Planning

John Angilley

Chief Financial and Information Officer

Jennifer Concato

Executive Director City Planning and Design

Bryan Hynes

Acting Chief Executive Officer

Attachments:

1 ⇩

Local Planning Panel Meeting Minute - 15 Feb 2023

2 Pages

REFERENCE MATERIAL

Council 27 February 2023 Item 14.1

NOTICE OF MOTION

ITEM NUMBER 14.1

SUBJECT NOTICE OF MOTION: WestInvest Funding

REFERENCE F2022/00105 - D08868685

FROM Councillor Georinga Valjak

MOTION

(a) That Council acknowledges the continued investment and support by the State Government in awarding $170 million from the WestInvest Community round and $29.7 million from the Local Government round to City of Parramatta which will be delivered regardless of the State election outcome.

(b) That Council note that the Westinvest funding follows over $4 billion invested by the State government over the past 12 years in infrastructure investment.

(c) That Council brings back a report to Council on the impact of the $199.7 million WestInvest funding to City of Parramatta.

(d) Further, that Council thanks all staff for their work in submitting high calibre business cases that contributed to the successful projects being awarded – this is an outstanding achievement for City of Parramatta Council which will be able to deliver these transformational projects across our LGA for our Community.

BACKGROUND

1. More than 680 applications worth $7.9 billion were received for the $1.6 billion WestInvest Community Project Grants – Competitive Round.

2. Applicants were advised on a rolling basis split into four geographical areas in Western Sydney grouped as follows:

· North – Blacktown, The Hills, Hawkesbury

· Central – Parramatta, Cumberland, Canterbury Bankstown, Burwood, Strathfield, Fairfield

· West – Penrith, Blue Mountains

· South – Campbeltown, Wollondilly, Camden, Liverpool

3. City of Parramatta were successful in securing the following projects to a total of $170 million in the Competitive Round. The community projects announced via the competitive round are as follows:

· Strengthening the Heart of Play - $8,700,000

· Carter Street Precinct Community Centre Cold Shell Fit-Out - $6,127,000

· Parramatta CBD to Sydney CBD Cycleway - $10,696,366

· Riverside Theatres Redevelopment - $40,000,000

· Western Parramatta River and CBD Precinct Connections - $26,098,272

· Eastern Parramatta River and CBD Precinct Connections - $9,034,530

· North Granville Community Open Space Upgrade - $5,643,102

· Lake Parramatta Swimming Area Upgrade Stage 2 - $971,300

· Don Moore Multi-Purpose Community Hub - $20,627,918

· Epping Town Centre: Oxford Street Urban Amenity & Reinvigoration Project - $5,393,625

· Finlaysons Creek Regional Cycleway - $9,784,009

· Duck River Nature Trail - $26,941,047

4. Projects announced in first round of WestInvest Local Government projects a total of $29.7 million include:

- Doyle Ground sports facility improvements Stage 1 North Parramatta $8,317,000

- Active Youth are Healthy Youth Dundas$1,500,000

- Let's play @ Kilpack! Carlingford $1,409,890

- Somerville Park Improvement Project Eastwood Epping $4,570,103

- West Epping Park Dog Off-Leash Area Epping $354,725

- Max Ruddock Reserve Amenities Modernisation with Viewing Platform Winston Hills $3,843,184

- Sue Savage Reserve Multigenerational Recreational Facilities Toongabbie $3,650,370

5. Refurbish Rydalmere Bowling Club into a New Multi-Purpose Community Facility Rydalmere $ 5,530,193.15

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CITY STRATEGY RESPONSE

A report back to Council on the impacts of the grant funding can be prepared with existing staff resources, within an estimated timeframe of 3 months.

FINANCIAL AND RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS

1. If Council resolves to approve this Notice of Motion in accordance with the proposed resolution, the financial impact on the budget is set out in the table below.

	FY 22/23	FY 23/24	FY 24/25	FY 25/26
Operating Result
External Costs
Internal Costs
Depreciation
Other
Total Operating Result	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Funding Source

CAPEX
CAPEX
External
Internal
Other
Total CAPEX	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Funding Source

Georgina Valjak

Councillor

Nicole Carnegie

Director City Strategy

John Angilley

Chief Financial and Information Officer

Bryan Hynes

Acting Chief Executive Officer

Attachments:

There are no attachments for this report.

Council 27 February 2023 Item 14.2

NOTICE OF MOTION

ITEM NUMBER 14.2

SUBJECT NOTICE OF MOTION: Accelerated Infrastructure Funding

REFERENCE F2022/00105 - D08868775

FROM Councillor Georinga Valjak

MOTION

(a) That Council acknowledges the continued investment and support by the State Government in awarding six projects through the Accelerated Infrastructure Fund (AIF) – Round 3 at $27.54 million to the City of Parramatta Council.

(b) That Council brings back a report to Council on the impact of the $27.54 million AIF funding to City of Parramatta.

(c) Further, that Council thanks staff for their work in submitting high calibre business cases that contributed to the successful projects being awarded – this is an outstanding achievement for Council.

BACKGROUND

1. City of Parramatta had secured $29.72 million in the Local Government Round, $170 million in the WestInvest Community round and have now been awarded an additional $27.54 million taking the investment by the State Government to over $227 million to date.

2. The Department received an overwhelming number of applications (92) for the $300 million allocated for the AIF round of the program. All applications received were rigorously assessed against the program criteria through a multi-stage process that involved an independent technical consultant and the Department’s strategic review panel.

3. In relation to City of Parramatta Council’s specific applications the following project/s have been successful in receiving funding – total of $27.54 million

Project	Project Cost ($M’s)	Agency Investment ($M’s)	AIF3 ($M’s)
Connecting Granville	1.00	0.34	0.66
FS Garside Park Upgrade	21.48	16.48	5.00
Epping Town Centre (East Upgrades)	2.10	0.55	1.55
Carter Street Bridges & Cycleway	14.67	6.55	8.11
Parramatta CBD Southern Precinct Upgrades	5.00	2.20	2.80
Granville Town Centre	13.02	3.60	9.42

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CITY STRATEGY RESPONSE

1. A report back to Council on the impacts of the grant funding can be prepared with existing staff resources, within an estimated timeframe of 3 months.

FINANCIAL AND RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS

2. If Council resolves to approve this Notice of Motion in accordance with the proposed resolution, the financial impact on the budget is set out in the table below.

	FY 22/23	FY 23/24	FY 24/25	FY 25/26
Operating Result
External Costs
Internal Costs
Depreciation
Other
Total Operating Result	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Funding Source

CAPEX
CAPEX
External
Internal
Other
Total CAPEX	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Funding Source

Georgina Valjak

Councillor

Nicole Carnegie

Director City Strategy

John Angilley

Chief Financial and Information Officer

Bryan Hynes

Acting Chief Executive Officer

Attachments:

There are no attachments for this report.

Council 27 February 2023 Item 15.1

QUESTIONS WITH NOTICE

ITEM NUMBER 15.1

SUBJECT Questions Taken on Notice - 13 February 2023 Council Meeting

REFERENCE F2022/00105 - D08869828

REPORT OF Governance Manager

QUESTIONS TAKEN ON NOTICE FROM THE COUNCIL MEETING OF 12 DECEMBER 2022

Item	Subject	Councillor	Question
13.8	Administration of the City of Parramatta September 2024 Local Government Elections	Esber	By September this year, Council has to submit to the NSW Electoral Commission Council’s new boundaries. Will Council be able to make a submission of where the pre-poll would be?
13.8	Administration of the City of Parramatta September 2024 Local Government Elections	Bradley	Could staff provide the details to the cost estimate given by the NSW Electoral Commission?
13.8	Administration of the City of Parramatta September 2024 Local Government Elections	Bradley	It is possible to argue for a one-week pre-poll and rather than two weeks pre-poll. What saving could Council make through a one-week pre-poll?
13.8	Administration of the City of Parramatta September 2024 Local Government Elections	Bradley	Where would the pre-poll locations be and the polling places on election day?
16.1	Legal Status Report as at 25 December 2022	Darley	Could officers get back to Council on what cases Council is allowed to report publicly and the format it would be in?

BACKGROUND

1. Paragraph 9.23 of Council’s Code of Meeting Practice states:

“Where a councillor or council employee to whom a question is put is unable to respond to the question at the meeting at which it is put, they may take it on notice and report the response to the next meeting of the Council.”

STAFF RESPONSE

Item 13.8 - Administration of the City of Parramatta September 2024 Local Government Elections

During discussion on Item 13.8 - Administration of the City of Parramatta September 2024 Local Government Elections, Councillor Esber asked the following question:

By September this year, Council has to submit to the NSW Electoral Commission Council’s new boundaries. Will Council be able to make a submission of where the pre-poll would be?