PRESENT

 

Cr Rhonda Hoban (Mayor)

Cr John Ainsworth

Cr Martin Ballangarry OAM

Cr Brian Finlayson

Cr Susan Jenvey

Cr David Jones

Cr Janine Reed

Cr John Wilson

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

Michael Coulter (General Manager)

Scott Norman (AGM Corporate Services)

Paul Gallagher (AGM Engineering Services)

Monika Schuhmacher (Minute Secretary)

 

 

APOLOGIES

 

Cr Anne Smyth

 

 

DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST

 

There were no disclosures of interest.

 

 

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES - Ordinary Council Meeting 13 April 2017

 

206/17 RESOLVED:        (Reed/Finlayson)

 

That the minutes of the Ordinary Council Meeting of 13 April 2017 be confirmed.

 

 

 

NOTICE OF MOTION - CR Reed

 

ITEM 5.1      SF2303              270417      Notice of Motion - Operational Land held by Council

207/17 RESOLVED:        (Reed/Jones)

 

That a report be prepared to advise Councillors on operational land held by Council as well as Council’s community land and public community land under the control of Council; and that such report includes Council’s industrial land for sale but excludes pump stations, sewage treatment plants and drainage reserves.

 

  

 

PUBLIC FORUM

 

That the following delegations be heard:

 

i)       Mr Kevin Williams provided Council with an overview of projects currently undertaken by Arts Mid North Coast.

 

 

 

ASKING OF QUESTIONS WITH NOTICE

 

There were no questions with Notice.

 

QUESTIONS FOR CLOSED MEETING WHERE DUE NOTICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED

 

There were no questions for Closed Meeting where due notice has been received.

 

 

 

208/17 Resolved:        (Reed/Jenvey)

 

That Items 11.1 and 9.4 be brought forward as there is an interested party for Item 11.1 and a staff member for Item 9.4 in the Gallery.

 

 

 

ITEM 11.1    SF1208              270417      Proposed Renaming of Kelseys Bridge to Days Bridge

209/17 RESOLVED:        (Reed/Ainsworth)

 

That Council advertise to advise the community of its intention to rename Kelseys Bridge to Days Bridge in accordance with the original pre 1980 Rural Bridge Index for a period of 21 days and replace the bridge name signage, amend the Asset Register for Bridges, GIS and Authority reference accordingly.

 

 

 

ITEM 9.4      SF265                270417      Review of Donations Policy

210/17 RESOLVED:        (Ainsworth/Wilson)

 

That Councillors provide any comments on the reviewed policy within 14 days, after which time it will be reported back to Council, for adoption, with any comments/submissions taken into consideration.

 

211/17 Resolved:        (Hoban/Jenvey)

 

That Council approve an additional $1500 to Nambucca Community Arts Centre.

 

 

 

General Manager Report

 

ITEM 9.1      SF959                270417      Outstanding Actions and Reports

212/17 RESOLVED:        (Ainsworth/Ballangarry)

 

That the list of outstanding actions and reports be noted and received for information by Council.

 

 

 

ITEM 9.2      DA2017/028        270417      Developer Servicing Charges for Existing Residential Lots Which Have Been Levied a Single Water & Sewerage Access Charge as Part of an Existing Holding

213/17 RESOLVED:        (Ainsworth/Wilson)

 

That this item be deferred.

 

 

 

ITEM 9.3      SF2327              270417      Minutes of the Library Strategic Plan Committee meeting 11 April 2017

214/17 RESOLVED:        (Ainsworth/Reed)

 

That the information be noted.

 

 

Item 9.4 was dealt with earlier in this meeting.

 

 

ITEM 9.5      SF2293              270417      Development Applications greater than 12 months or where submissions received -  to 20 April 2017

215/17 RESOLVED:        (Ainsworth/Wilson)

 

That the information be noted by Council.

 

 

Assistant General Manager Corporate Services Report

 

ITEM 10.1    SF251                270417      Schedule of Council Public Meetings 2017

216/17 RESOLVED:        (Ainsworth/Reed)

 

That the schedule of dates for public Council meetings in 2017 be noted and received for information by Council.

 

 

 

ITEM 10.2    SF968                270417      Nambucca Valley Netball Assoc Committee of Management - Minutes of Annual General Meeting - 8 November 2016

217/17 RESOLVED:        (Ainsworth/Jenvey)

 

That Council endorse the Minutes of the Committee of Management for the Nambucca Valley Netball Association’s Annual General Meeting held on 8 November 2016 and thank the outgoing Committee for their work during the past twelve months.

 

 

Assistant General Manager Engineering Services Report

 

Item 11.1 was dealt with earlier in this meeting.

 

 

ITEM 11.2    SF1031              270417      Habitat Heroes Program

218/17 RESOLVED:        (Reed/Wilson)

 

That Council receive and note the report.

 

    

CLOSURE

 

There being no further business the Mayor then closed the meeting the time being 6.23 pm. 

Confirmed and signed by the Mayor on 25 May 2017.

 

 

CR RHONDA HOBAN

MAYOR

(CHAIRPERSON)