Cr Rhonda Hoban (Mayor) |
Cr John Ainsworth |
Cr Martin Ballangarry OAM |
Cr Brian Finlayson |
Cr Paula Flack |
Cr Kim MacDonald |
Cr Bob Morrison |
Cr Anne Smyth |
Cr Elaine South |
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ALSO PRESENT
Michael Coulter (General Manager) |
Scott Norman (AGM Corporate Services) |
Paul Gallagher (AGM Engineering Services) |
Monika Schuhmacher (Minute Secretary) |
PRAYER
Pastor Paul Richardson from the Seventh Day Adventist Church offered a prayer on behalf of the Nambucca Minister's Association.
DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST
Councillor K MacDonald declared a non-pecuniary less significant conflict of interest in Item 11.1 Tender T030/2014 Mowing and Slashing Rural Roadsides under the Local Government Act as one of the tenderers is a distant relation of Cr MacDonald’s and his wife is also an ex-coworker of Cr MacDonald’s.
Councillor BJ Finlayson declared a pecuniary interest in Item 5.6 Notice of Motion - Hughes Creek, Macksville - Plan of Management under the Local Government Act as Cr Finlayson has a business interest in the pre-school adjacent to Hughes Creek. Cr Finlayson left the meeting for this item.
NOTICE OF MOTION - CR Hoban
NOTICE OF MOTION - CR BALLANGARRY OAM
NOTICE OF MOTION - CR MORRISON
NOTICE OF MOTION - CR Flack
NOTICE OF MOTION - CR Hoban
NOTICE OF MOTION - CR Ainsworth – LATE
Cr Finlayson left the meeting at 5.39 pm and returned after the conclusion of the item at 5.41 pm.
ASKING OF QUESTIONS WITH NOTICE
There are no Questions with Notice.
QUESTIONS FOR CLOSED MEETING WHERE DUE NOTICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED
There are no Question for Closed Meeting where due Notice has been received.
General Manager Report
415/14 RESOLVED: (Ainsworth/Flack)
That the list of outstanding actions and reports be noted and received for information by Council. |
ITEM 9.2 SF1894 280814 Update - Vegetation Mapping and Koala Habitat Study |
416/14 RESOLVED: (Flack/South)
That this item be deferred to the next Council meeting on 11 September 2014. |
ITEM 9.3 DA2013/129 280814 DA2013/129 Proposed Two(2) Lot Subdivision Lot 8 DP1031509 - 125 Ocean View Drive, Valla Beach |
1 That Council engage a geotechnical firm specialising in coastal and riverine processes to review the geotechnical study.
2 The matter be reported back to Council for determination in September 2014.
For the motion: Councillors Ballangarry, Flack and Smyth (Total 3) Against the motion: Councillors Hoban Morrison, Finlayson, Ainsworth, MacDonald and South (Total 6) The motion is LOST.
Motion: (Finlayson/Ainsworth)
That Council accept the geotechnical report which has been received and that the application be approved subject to the conditions listed in the business paper.
Amendment: (Flack/Ballangarry)
That this matter be deferred to Council’s next meeting on 11 September 2014 so that those who made submissions are advised of the date of the meeting when Council will determine the application.
For the amendment: Councillors Ballangarry, Smyth, Flack, MacDonald and South (Total 5) Against the amendment: Councillors Hoban, Morrison, Finlayson and Ainsworth (Total 4)
Note: Councillors Ainsworth, Morrison and Hoban requested that their votes be recorded as against the amendment because it was previously made clear that the application would be approved subject to a satisfactory geotechnical report.
The amendment was carried and it became the motion and it was:
Motion: (Flack/Ballangarry)
That this matter be deferred to Council’s next meeting on 11 September 2014 so that those who made submissions are advised of the date of the meeting when Council will determine the application.
For the motion: Councillors Ballangarry, Flack and Smyth (Total 3) Against the motion: Councillors Hoban, Morrison, Finlayson, Ainsworth, MacDonald and South (Total 6) The motion was LOST.
Motion: (Ainsworth/Morrison)
That Council accept the geotechnical report which has been received and that the application be approved subject to the conditions listed in the business paper.
Amendment: (Flack/Ballangarry)
That Council accept the geotechnical report which has been received and that the application be approved subject to the conditions listed in the business paper with the exception that condition no 17 be amended to a height of 5.0 metres and that condition no 8 be amended by the addition of a requirement for appropriately sized nesting boxes where any native species found are relocated.
For the amendment: Councillors Ballangarry, Flack and Smyth (Total 3) Against the amendment: Councillors Hoban, Morrison, Finlayson, Ainsworth, MacDonald and South (Total 6) The amendment is LOST.
Amendment: (Flack/Smyth)
That Council accept the geotechnical report which has been received and that the application be approved subject to the conditions listed in the business paper with the exception that condition no 8 be amended by the addition of a requirement for appropriately sized nesting boxes where any native species found are relocated.
For the amendment: Councillors Hoban, South, Ballangarry, Flack, Smyth, MacDonald (Total 6) Against the amendment: Councillors Morrison, Ainsworth and Finlayson (Total 3)
The amendment was carried and it becomes the motion and it is:
Motion: (Flack/Smyth)
That Council accept the geotechnical report which has been received and that the application be approved subject to the conditions listed in the business paper with the exception that condition no 8 be amended by the addition of a requirement for appropriately sized nesting boxes where any native species found are relocated.
For the motion: Councillors Morrison, Finlayson, Ainsworth, MacDonald, South, Hoban (Total 6) Against the motion: Councillors Ballangarry, Flack, Smyth (Total 3)
417/14 Resolved: (Flack/Smyth)
That Council accept the geotechnical report which has been received and that the application be approved subject to the conditions listed in the business paper with the exception that condition no 8 be amended by the addition of a requirement for appropriately sized nesting boxes where any native species found are relocated.
Note: Cr Flack requested her vote be recorded against the resolution because she believes the geotechnical report should be peer reviewed and those who made submissions should have been advised of this Council meeting being the meeting which would determine the application |
Assistant General Manager Corporate Services Report
ITEM 10.2 SF339 280814 Unkya Reserve Committee of Management - Minutes of Annual General Meeting - 17 July 2013 |
420/14 RESOLVED: (MacDonald/Morrison)
That this item be deferred. |
421/14 RESOLVED: (Smyth/Ainsworth)
That the schedule of dates for public Council meetings be noted and received for information by Council. |
ITEM 10.5 SF312 280814 Gordon Park Rainforest Committee of Management - Annual General Meeting - 14 August 2014 - Minutes |
423/14 RESOLVED: (Morrison/Ainsworth)
That Council endorse the minutes of the Committee of Management of the Gordon Park Rainforest Annual General Meeting which was held on 14 August 2014 and that Council thank the outgoing Committee for their work in 2011/2012.
424/14 Resolved: (Morrison/Ainsworth)
That a letter be sent to the State Minister for the Environment and copies sent to our Local and Federal Members of Parliament attaching a copy of these minutes and pointing out the destruction caused by the flying fox colony and its effects on the rainforest, the environment, the residents and the effects on our tourism. |
Assistant General Manager Engineering Services Report
CLOSURE
There being no further business the Mayor then closed the meeting the time being 7.40 pm.
Confirmed and signed by the Mayor on 11 September 2014.
CR RHONDA HOBAN
MAYOR
(CHAIRPERSON)