NOTICE OF Council
MEETING
PUBLIC AGENDA A
An Ordinary Meeting of City of Parramatta Council will
be held in PHIVE (COUNCIL CHAMBER) COUNCIL CHAMBER AT 5 PARRAMATTA
SQUARE, PARRAMATTA on Monday, 9 October 2023 at 6:30PM.
Gail Connolly PSM
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
TABLE OF CONTENTS
15 Questions with Notice
15.1 Parramatta
Light Rail Accessibility and Safety Concerns for People with Visual Impairment........................................ 3
15.2 Protection
from Extreme Heat............ 5
15.3 Questions
Taken on Notice at the 25 September 2023 Council Meeting....... 6
After the
conclusion of the Council Meeting, and if time permits, Councillors will be
provided an opportunity to ask questions of staff.
Council 9
October 2023 Item
15.1
ITEM NUMBER 15.1
SUBJECT Parramatta
Light Rail Accessibility and Safety Concerns for People with Visual Impairment
REFERENCE F2022/03176 - D09141406
REPORT OF Councillor
question with notice:
On 11 July 2022, Council resolved
to advocate for the NSW Government to ensure that PLR Stage 2 is designed to an
inclusive and accessible standard, acknowledging people with a guide dog are
unable to safety navigate along Church Street following the installation of
Parramatta Light Rail.
Can you please provide an update
on what has happened since this resolution, including measures to mitigate the
safety issues?
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CITY PLANNING AND
DESIGN RESPONSE
1. Council initiatives to identify measures to mitigate these safety
issues to date, has included meeting on a number of occasions with
representatives of Guide Dogs Australia and a member of the community who has
been impacted by the change of pavement in Church Street. Council officers have
also met Transport for NSW (TNSW) representatives on site at Macquarie St and
Church St to observe the issues regarding accessibility and safety concerns for
people with visual impairment.
2. TNSW has indicated that Church St was designed as a rail and
pedestrian environment and construction certified by the Independent Certifier.
TNSW has indicated that the design and construction is compliant with
accessibility standards, and that the certified design cannot be changed to
provide a traditional kerb and gutter arrangement.
3. Notwithstanding, based on the joint meeting of TNSW and Council,
placement of markings on intersection bollards was trialled at the cost of
TNSW. However, these markings have faded.
4. In discussion with Guide Dogs Australia, Council has sought
agreement from TNSW and the rail operator for an alternative solution, by
placing reflective tape on the existing bollards (per the below diagram) as a
measure to help with locating the street crossings for those with limited
vision. Council officers are pursuing this outcome, which will require
monitoring to assess the effectiveness of the measure.
Attachments:
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Council 9
October 2023 Item
15.2
ITEM NUMBER 15.2
SUBJECT Protection
from Extreme Heat
REFERENCE F2022/03176 - D09150370
REPORT OF Councillor
QUESTION WITH NOTICE
Given the recent official Bureau
of Meteorology’s declaration of an El Niño event affecting
Australia and the arising extreme heat events that are expected to be exacerbated
by climate change, what measures is Council planning to advise the public to
take to mitigate related serious health impacts, and to adapt to such extreme
heat conditions?
A/Executive
Director City Assets and Operations response:
1. The City of Parramatta will continue to promote
swimming during the warmer months at both Lake Parramatta and our two aquatic
centres. Council will prepare social media and community news posts on dealing
with heat waves, including cooling of homes and seeking refuge in
air-conditioned locations such as libraries, especially for those most
vulnerable.
2. There is further planning work being led by
WSROC’s Greater Sydney Heat Taskforce program, funded through the joint
Australian Government–NSW Government National Partnership Agreement on
Disaster Risk Reduction. WSROC will develop a Heatwave Management Guide to
support western Sydney councils to plan for extreme heat, identifying barriers,
and areas where greater support is needed from other levels of government.
Council will utilise these resources as required.
Attachments:
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Council 9
October 2023 Item
15.3
ITEM NUMBER 15.3
SUBJECT Questions
Taken on Notice at the 25 September 2023 Council Meeting
REFERENCE F2022/03176 - D09154394
REPORT OF Council Secretariat & Policy Officer
QUESTIONS
WITH NOTICE
Clr Bradley asked a question on Item 12.1 relating to the Minutes of the
Ordinary Council Meeting on 11 September 2023.
· Is it possible to have a briefing about the update for
the review of the Regulatory Enforcement Policy to reduce non-compliance?
Executive
Director Finance and Information response
A
draft of the Regulatory Enforcement Policy is being finalised for inclusion on
the agenda for the Policy Review Committee meeting held on 25 October 2023.
Deputy Lord Mayor, Clr Prociv asked a question on
item 12.1 Recognition of Country Signage in Parks and
Reserves.
· Can the CEO review and update the major entry points in
the table in Attachment 2 of the report?
Acting Executive Director City Assets and Operations response
The Manager for Parks and Open Spaces and the Manager for
Place Services have liaised relative to the request for the review of the Recognition
of Country Signage in Parks and Reserves and will seek and provide updates via
the Ward Briefings to enable Councillor input.
Clr Davis asked a question on Item 16.1 Tender ITT 17/2023 Provision of Cleaning Services for Council Assets
· Can an audit be provided of the current
cleaning contractor in particular the current contractor for 126 Church St and
the treatment of the waste.
Executive Director Property and
Place response
ServiceFM cleaners collect
general waste and recycling waste from Council tenanted levels at
126 Church Street, Parramatta.
Uncontaminated waste is
segregated into different bags when collecting from each level. This waste is
taken down to the basement where the general waste is placed into the red lidded
bins. These plastic bags are identified as general waste as they are tied up
when removing from the waste bins. Recycling waste bags are left untied to
identify as recycling and emptied into the yellow lidded bins.
Marina Cavar
Council Secretariat & Policy Officer
Gail Connolly
Chief Executive Officer
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