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28 November 2012 Director’s Report

To the Ordinary Council Meeting Development and Building Department

6.4 Activities of the Development Assessment and Building Certification and Health Units

TRIM REFERENCE: F2004/07830 - D03181487

MANAGER: Gina Vereker, Director

AUTHOR: Jane Doyle; Senior Administration Support Officer

SUMMARY The report includes information and statistics regarding the operations of the Development Assessment Unit and the Building Certification and Health Unit which covers the submission and determination of development, construction and subdivision applications for the month of October 2012.

RECOMMENDATION That Council receive the report on Activities of the Development Assessment and Building Certification and Health Units

Development Applications Received and Determined for October – Development Assessment Unit Type:

Number Received:

Estimated Value

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Estimated Value

$: Commercial 10 5,349,313 8 899,750 Industrial - - 3 2,083,055 Residential (Multiple Dwellings/Dual Occupancy. Alterations and Additions)

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Development Applications Received and Determined For October – Building Certification and Health Unit Type:

Number Received:

Estimated Value

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Number Determined:

Estimated Value

$: Commercial 3 440,000 3 259,000 Industrial - - - - Residential (Dwellings)

25 5,718,803 13 3,332,314

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Number Determined:

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Commercial - - - - Industrial 1 1 - - Residential 2 2 3 3 Rural - - - - Other 3 4 - - Total 6 7 3 3 Net Median Turn-around Time The net median turn-around time in working days for development applications determined during the month of October was 13 days. There were no employment generating development applications determined during the month of October.

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Other Approvals and Certificates Type:

Number Determined

October 2012:

Trees 30 Section 149 D Certificates (Building Certificates) 7 Construction Certificates 63 Complying Development Certificates 16 State Environmental Planning Policy No 1 There were no applications that relied on a SEPP 1 variation for the month of October 2012. Waiving of Development Application Fees – There has been no waiving of Development Application Fees for the previous month.

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28 November 2012 Director’s Report

To the Ordinary Council Meeting Corporate Services Department

6.5 Investment Report for October 2012

TRIM REFERENCE: F2004/06604 - D03182577

MANAGER: Stephen Naven, Chief Financial Officer

AUTHOR: Devini Susindran; Financial Accountant

SUMMARY This report details Council’s investments as at 31 October 2012.

RECOMMENDATION That Council receive the Investment Report for October 2012.

BACKGROUND

WSC’s investments are made in accordance with the Local Government Act (1993), the Local Government (General) Regulation (2005), Council’s Investment Policy, Ministerial Investment Order issued February 2011 and Division of Local Government Investment Policy Guidelines published in May 2010.

Council’s portfolio includes investments in managed funds held under the “grandfather” provisions of the current Ministers Order. The remaining investment in Blackrock Care and Maintenance Fund, continues to be wound up progressively and is expected to be liquidated by 2016.

CURRENT STATUS Managed Funds

Blackrock Care and Maintenance Fund $5.20m “grandfathered” investment allowable under the Ministers Investment Order. The gain from revaluation of $0.06m for October will be recorded in November, due to it not being available at the time of publishing the October Financial results. Outperformance was attributed to the ongoing rally in credit markets as spreads continued to rally. The fund has performed exceptionally well over the long-term, returning +11% over 1 year and over +8% over 4 years. The running yield remains elevated above 7% as at the end of October. Cash and Term Deposit Funds Cash flows in October were managed through maturities and investments in new term deposits with a net out-flow of $10.00m.

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Table 1   Movement in Cash and Term deposits Institution Term

(Approx. Months)

Interest Rate %

Maturity Investment / (Redemption)

Movement in cash on call 3.35% ($2,995,000)

Suncorp 6 5.92% Oct 2012 ($10,000,000)

Suncorp 6 5.95% Oct 2012 ($7,000,000)

ING 6 4.70% Apr 2013 $5,000,000

Bendigo Bank 12 4.60% Oct 2013 $5,000,000

TOTAL ($9,995,000)

Return on cash and term deposits for October 2012 was $0.66m. Total Funds Total net return for August 2012 was $0.75m consisted of $0.66m of interest earnings and $0.09m of unrealised capital gains on the Blackrock Care and Maintenance Fund. Table 2   Investment Portfolio by Risk Category  

Investment Class October 2012 $ ’000

YTD Return $ ’000

YTD %

Cash at Call 12,513 192 3.50

Term Deposits 133,000 2,489 5.68

Managed Funds 5,285 260 14.81

Total Investments 150,798 2,941 5.74

Year to date returns in October of 5.74% is favourable compared to benchmark BBSW YTD Bank Bill Index of 3.64% and Council guidelines of BBSW + 10 basis points. The year to date return excluding capital gains on managed funds of $0.26m is 5.22%.

Council investments are evaluated and monitored against a benchmark appropriate to the risk (Standard and Poor’s BBB Long term or above) and time horizon of the investment concerned. The target maximum limit in each category and the current spread of investments is listed in Table 3. The portfolio is currently overweight in A1 but this is a positive position due to these investments offering the best rates selected for the investment time frame.

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Table 3 – Portfolio Credit Framework Investment Category

Short Term Target Allocation

Maximum Portfolio

Allocation October 2012

Comments

A1 10.0% 65.99% A2 75.0% 27.19% A3 10.0% 2.65%

Unrated 15.0% 4.17% Includes Managed Funds

TOTAL 110% 100.0% Investment transactions and earnings during October 2012 are shown in Table 4 - Portfolio Performance.

Table 4 – Portfolio Performance  Full Year

2011-12

$m

Qtr 1 to September

2012 $m

October 2012 $m

Full Year 2012-13

$m

Movement in Assets Opening Balance 136.86 153.81 160.71 153.81

Capital Gain/(Loss) – (see below)

(0.09) 0.18 0.09 0.27

Net Cash/Investments (Withdrawals)

17.04 6.72 (10.00) (3.28)

Closing Balance 153.81 160.71 150.80 150.80

Trading Position Capital Gain/(Loss) Realised - - - - Capital Gain/(Loss) Unrealised

(0.09) 0.18 0.09 0.27

Interest Earnings 8.14 2.01 0.66 2.67 Total Return for Period 8.05 2.19 0.75 2.94

Movements in investments comprised the changes in, valuation, new investments and redemptions during October are shown in Table 5 – Changes in valuation and redemptions. Table 5    Changes in valuation, new investments and redemptions 

Type of investment

Institution $m $m

Call deposit Interest earned Income 0.05 Net movement Investment / (Redemption) (3.05) (3.00) Term deposits Ref. Table 1 Redemptions (17.00) Investments 10.00 (7.00) Managed Funds Black Rock Capital Distribution (0.00) Capital Gain /( Loss) 0.09 0.09 TOTAL (9.91)

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Interest and Investment Returns

Year to-date returns as at 31 October 2012 on council’s investment portfolio of deposit accounts, term deposits and managed funds, show a $0.64m or 27.96% favourable variance when compared to the year to-date budget to October 2012. Table 6   Annual Investment Portfolio Performance as at 31 October 2012 

Investment Source

FYR Revised Budget $ ’000

Oct YTD Budget $ ’000

Oct YTD Unrealised movement in

valuation Actual $ ’000

Oct YTD Interest

Actual $ ’000

Oct YTD Net

Actual $ ’000

Oct YTD Variation

to Budget $ ’000

A B C D=B+C E=A-D

General 4,170 1,390 156 1,623 1,779 389

Water 1,550 517 33 327 360 (157)

Sewerage 1,176 392 71 731 802 410

Total 6,896 2,299 260 2,681 2,941 642 Interest rates in the month, on term deposits ranged from 4.60% to 5.83% with the exception of Heritage Bank at 7.25% and these rates exceeded the benchmark Bank Bill Swap Rate (BBSW) for October of 3.16%.

Benchmark - Monthly Returns (Annualised)

Council’s overall investment return is compared to the BBSW Index which is a cash index and therefore determines a minimum performance level. A graph detailing the monthly return on a 12 monthly basis is as follows:

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Comparison to Neighbouring Councils

Council’s yield of 5.26% for September and 5.91% for October compare favourably to neighbouring Councils; Lake Macquarie City Council (5.30% - September) and Gosford City Council (4.24% - October). There is a one month lag in the information available for neighbouring Councils as reports for August were not available at the time of writing this report. Table 8   Portfolio Return ‐ Comparison to Neighbouring Councils 

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WSC’s investment portfolio at the end of September was $160.71m and October was $150.78m, demonstrating a strong cash position, and compares favourably with Lake Macquarie and Gosford City Councils (refer Table 9). However Council’s cash position must be viewed relative to its high debt levels (predominantly in the Water and Sewer Business) at the end of June 2012 and June 2011 amounting to $197.58m and $190.26m respectively. In comparison Gosford City Council held debts of $132.75m at 30 June 2011 and Lake Macquarie City Council held debts of $58.35m and $53.71m respectively at 30 June 2012 and 30 June 2011 respectively. Gosford City Council’s debt balance at 30 June 2012 was not available at the time of publishing this report.

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INVESTMENT STATEMENT In accordance with the Local Government (General) Regulation 2005, Part 9, Division 5, Clause 212, it is certified that the investments held as at 31 October 2012 have been made in accordance with the Act, the Regulations and Council's Investment Policies. CONCLUSION Council continues to allow its grandfathered managed funds to liquidate over time. The majority of investments are now held in term deposits in accordance with the provisions of the ministerial investment order. Investments continue to be conservatively managed to ensure that value is added to the fixed interest portfolio and Council will continue to re-define its long term investment strategy as the level of managed funds in the portfolio reduces.

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28 November 2012 Director’s Report

To the Ordinary Council Meeting Environment and Planning Services Department

6.6 Results of Water Quality Testing for Beaches and Lake Swimming Locations

TRIM REFERENCE: F2004/06822 - D03185491

MANAGER: Jody Hinds, Chief Ranger

AUTHOR: Jon Scorgie; Senior Environmental Health Officer

SUMMARY Reporting on the results of bacteriological tests for primary recreation water quality for the beaches in Wyong Shire and lake swimming sites in the Tuggerah Lakes catchment for the month of October 2012.

RECOMMENDATION That Council receive the report on Results of Water Quality Testing for Beaches and Lake Swimming Locations.

Primary Recreation Water Quality Monitoring Program Wyong Shire beaches are regularly monitored for swimming safety in accordance with the latest National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Guidelines for Managing Risks in Recreational Water (2008). These guidelines have superseded NHMRC (1991), however, they still allow for beaches to be awarded a star rating based upon the potential for sewage and stormwater contamination. These star ratings are awarded as detailed in the Table 1 below. Wyong Shire Council has been in partnership with the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) in implementing the “Beachwatch” program during the bathing season of summer, October through to April. Council is currently in the summer season for sampling. Although the OEH Beachwatch program becomes inactive during the winter season, Council continues to sample once a month to assess any changes in water quality. If results indicate high levels of sewage and stormwater contamination, further investigations are triggered to determine the source of its origin. Council have continued to apply Beachwatch’s acceptable indicator levels for faecal contamination “enterococci” of 200cfu/100ml and apply our results to their star rating, see Table 1 below. Additionally, Council is still required to monitor the ocean outfalls five times a month, year round. This monitoring and sampling regime is undertaken in accordance with the OEH “Environmental Protection License’s”, this sampling is carried out at ten sites around Norah Head and Wonga Point. As a part of the National Health and Medical Research Council - Guidelines for Managing Risks in Recreational Water 2008 (NHMRC 2008), OEH’s Beachwatch program required that all sites be re-evaluated to identify their potential pollution sources and the risk that they may pose to human health. Any potential pollution sources identified in the re-evaluation lead to

6.6 Results of Water Quality Testing for Beaches and Lake Swimming Locations (contd)

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management strategies being developed for each site so that risk to human health can be minimised. Advisory signs have been erected at all lake sampling sites advising “This area can be affected by Stormwater Pollution for up to 3 Days after heavy rain. Swimming during this period in NOT Recommended”. The signs have been erected to advise the public that there is a potential for poor water quality at the site due to the stormwater inundation after heavy rain. It does not mean that the water quality is poor at all times. Summary of results for October 2012 (Summer Program) For the month of October all ocean and lake beach sites achieved a star rating that is defined as being safe for swimming under the NHMRC 2008 for all samples taken. A definition of the star rating system can be seen in Table 1 below. Table 1: NHMRC Star Rating Interpretation

Star Rating Enterococci (cfu/100mL)

Interpretation

****

Good ≤ 40

NHMRC indicates site suitable for swimming

***

Fair 41 – 200 NHMRC indicates site is suitable for swimming

**

Poor 201- 500 NHMRC indicates swimming at site is not recommended.

*

Bad >500 NHMRC indicates swimming at site is not recommended.

ATTACHMENTS 1 Water Sampling Locations D02345961

Attachment 1 Water Sampling Locations

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28 November 2012 Director’s Report

To the Ordinary Council Meeting General Manager’s Unit

6.7 Outstanding Questions on Notice and Notices of Motion

TRIM REFERENCE: F2012/00026 - D03187221

MANAGER: Lesley Crawley, Manager Corporate Governance

AUTHOR: Jacquie Elvidge; Councillor Services Officer

SUMMARY Report on outstanding Questions on Notice and Notices of Motion.

RECOMMENDATION That Council receive the report on Outstanding Questions on Notice and Notices of Motion.

ATTACHMENTS 1 Table of Outstanding Questions on Notice and Notices of Motion - 28

November 2012 D03187234

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8.4

Not

ice

of M

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unity

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lig

ht o

f ot

her

high

ly

succ

essf

ul

ener

gy

purc

has

e sc

hem

es

run

by

vario

us

me

dia

outle

ts.

11/1

2

Tha

t C

ounc

il di

rect

th

e G

ener

al

Man

age

r to

pro

vid

e an

ind

ica

tive

and

co

nce

ptua

l re

port

w

hich

ou

tline

s be

nef

its,

stru

ctur

al is

sues

, re

sour

ces,

an

d

poss

ible

re

venu

es

that

m

ay

resu

lt in

the

sch

eme

beco

min

g co

st

neut

ral.

12/1

2

Tha

t C

oun

cil

req

uest

th

e

Gen

eral

M

ana

ger

to

cons

ult

with

its

C

om

mun

ity

Pre

cinc

t C

om

mitt

ees

to

eval

uate

th

e in

tere

st o

f an

y pr

opos

ed

syst

em.

8 A

ugus

t 201

2

Crs

Bes

t/Eat

on

Inve

stig

atio

ns w

ill ta

ke p

lace

and

res

pons

e w

ill b

e su

bmitt

ed to

a f

utur

e m

eetin

g of

Cou

ncil.

Att

ach

men

t 1

Tab

le o

f O

uts

tan

din

g Q

ues

tio

ns

on

No

tice

an

d N

oti

ces

of

Mo

tio

n -

28

No

vem

ber

201

2

- 27

0 -

No

D

epar

tmen

t Q

ues

tio

n A

sked

/ R

eso

luti

on

M

eeti

ng

A

sk

ed/

Co

un

cillo

r S

tatu

s

14.

Env

ironm

ent

and

Pla

nnin

g

Ser

vice

s

7.2

N

otic

e of

M

otio

n -

Dis

abi

lity

Frie

ndly

M

inia

ture

Ra

ilwa

y in

the

Nor

th o

f the

Wyo

ng

Shi

re

13/1

2

Tha

t C

oun

cil

supp

ort

in p

rinci

ple

the

N

orth

ern

Lake

s D

isab

ility

T

ouris

m

Pre

cinc

t C

om

mitt

ee in

its

ende

avou

rs

to

esta

blis

h

a di

sabi

lity

frie

ndl

y m

inia

ture

rai

lway

sys

tem

in

the

nort

h of

the

Wyo

ng S

hire

. 14

/12

T

hat

Co

unci

l re

que

st

the

G

ener

al

Man

age

r to

in

vest

igat

e

poss

ible

lo

catio

ns

for

inst

allin

g a

dis

abili

ty

frie

ndly

m

inia

ture

ra

ilway

sy

stem

in

th

e no

rth

of t

he S

hire

, as

ide

ntifi

ed b

y an

d in

con

sulta

tion

with

, th

e N

orth

ern

La

kes

Dis

abi

lity

Tou

rism

P

reci

nct

Co

mm

ittee

an

d th

e

Pio

nee

r D

airy

M

ode

l Rai

lway

Gro

up.

15/1

23

T

hat

Co

unci

l re

que

st

the

G

ener

al

Man

age

r to

pr

epar

e a

repo

rt

in

resp

ons

e to

th

e si

tes

iden

tifie

d,

outli

nin

g th

e fe

asib

ility

of e

ach

site

.

22 A

ugus

t 201

2

Crs

Vin

cent

/Wyn

n

Inve

stig

atio

ns w

ill ta

ke p

lace

and

res

pons

e w

ill b

e su

bmitt

ed to

a f

utur

e m

eetin

g of

Cou

ncil.

15.

Env

ironm

ent

and

Pla

nnin

g

Ser

vice

s

7.2

Not

ice

of M

otio

n -

Sea

Lev

el R

ise

Re

mov

al

1 T

hat

Co

unci

l ac

know

ledg

e th

at t

he

200

9

NS

W S

ea L

evel

Ris

e P

olic

y S

tate

men

t is

no

long

er N

SW

Gov

ernm

ent P

olic

y.

2 T

hat

Co

unci

l ac

know

ledg

e th

e

reco

mm

end

atio

n of

th

e N

SW

S

tate

G

over

nm

ent

to

cons

ider

an

inte

rim p

olic

y ar

ran

gem

ent

prio

r to

the

for

ma

l ad

optio

n

of s

ea le

vel r

ise

proj

ectio

ns.

3 T

hat

Cou

ncil

reso

lve

that

its

sea

lev

el r

ise

in

terim

pol

icy

cons

ist

of c

om

plia

nce

with

th

e 1%

A

EP

flo

od

leve

l an

d 5

00m

m

free

boar

d a

llow

ance

.

4 T

hat

Cou

ncil

requ

est

the

Sta

te

10 O

ctob

er 2

012

Cou

ncill

ors

Nay

na

&

Tay

lor

Inve

stig

atio

ns w

ill ta

ke p

lace

and

a r

espo

nse

will

be

subm

itted

to a

fut

ure

mee

ting

of C

ounc

il.

Att

ach

men

t 1

Tab

le o

f O

uts

tan

din

g Q

ues

tio

ns

on

No

tice

an

d N

oti

ces

of

Mo

tio

n -

28

No

vem

ber

201

2

- 27

1 -

No

D

epar

tmen

t Q

ues

tio

n A

sked

/ R

eso

luti

on

M

eeti

ng

A

sk

ed/

Co

un

cillo

r S

tatu

s

Gov

ern

me

nt t

o re

fer

back

to

Cou

ncil

the

ad

opt

ed

Wyo

ng

Sh

ire

Coa

stal

Z

on

e

Man

age

me

nt P

lan

for

Co

unci

l’s r

evie

w.

5 T

hat

the

Gen

eral

M

anag

er

prov

ide

an

ur

gent

br

iefin

g to

C

ounc

il on

th

e

impl

icat

ions

of

th

e S

tate

G

over

nm

ent’s

re

cent

coa

sta

l ref

orm

s.

6 T

hat

the

Gen

eral

Ma

nage

r re

port

bac

k to

C

ounc

il on

a p

rogr

am

, co

st e

stim

ate

and

tim

efra

me

for

the

revi

ew

of

curr

ent

ado

pted

Cou

nci

l po

licie

s th

at

inco

rpor

ate

pr

ovis

ions

in

re

spec

t of

se

a le

vel

rise,

in

clu

ding

th

e

adop

ted

Wyo

ng

Shi

re

Coa

sta

l Zon

e M

ana

gem

ent

Pla

n.

7 In

ci

rcum

stan

ces

whe

re

exis

ting

G

over

nm

ent

le

gisl

atio

n or

po

licy

conf

licts

w

ith C

ounc

il’s

polic

y in

No

3 ab

ove,

the

G

ener

al M

ana

ger

ens

ure

that

the

mat

ter

is

brou

ght t

o C

ounc

il fo

r de

term

inat

ion.

8 T

hat

Cou

ncil

writ

e to

all

hol

ders

of

exis

ting

D

A’s

th

at h

ave

tim

e lim

ited

cons

ent

s d

ue

to s

ea l

evel

ris

e is

sues

and

adv

ise

of t

he

chan

ge in

Co

unc

il po

licie

s an

d in

vite

the

m

to

sub

mit

Sec

tion

96

ap

plic

atio

ns

to

rem

ove

the

time

limit

from

thei

r co

nsen

ts.

9 T

hat

Co

unci

l w

aive

al

l fe

es

asso

ciat

ed

with

any

suc

h S

ectio

n 9

6 ap

plic

atio

ns.

16.

Cor

por

ate

Ser

vice

s 7.

3

Not

ice

of M

otio

n -

Cou

ncil

Re

vie

w

the

NS

W E

lect

oral

Com

mis

sion

's

Man

age

me

nt o

f ou

r 20

12 W

yong

S

hire

Ele

ctio

ns

1 T

hat

Co

unci

l no

te

the

201

2

Wyo

ng

Loca

l G

over

nm

ent

E

lect

ion

was

m

ana

ged

, co

nduc

ted

an

d a

udi

ted

by t

he N

SW

Ele

ctor

al

Co

mm

issi

on,

cost

ing

our

rat

epa

yers

a t

ota

l of

$75

0,00

0 to

our

rat

epay

ers.

10 O

ctob

er 2

012

Cou

ncill

ors

Bes

t &

W

ebst

er

Inve

stig

atio

ns w

ill ta

ke p

lace

and

a r

espo

nse

will

be

subm

itted

to a

fut

ure

mee

ting

of C

ounc

il.

Att

ach

men

t 1

Tab

le o

f O

uts

tan

din

g Q

ues

tio

ns

on

No

tice

an

d N

oti

ces

of

Mo

tio

n -

28

No

vem

ber

201

2

- 27

2 -

No

D

epar

tmen

t Q

ues

tio

n A

sked

/ R

eso

luti

on

M

eeti

ng

A

sk

ed/

Co

un

cillo

r S

tatu

s

2 T

hat C

ounc

il co

nduc

t a r

evie

w o

f the

con

du

ct

of

the

201

2 W

yong

S

hire

E

lect

ion

by

the

NS

W E

lect

oral

Co

mm

issi

on (

NS

WE

C).

3

Tha

t C

oun

cil

incl

ude

in

the

revi

ew

the

fo

llow

ing

mat

ters

:

(a)

Iden

tific

atio

n

of

legi

slat

ive

co

nstr

aint

s an

d pr

oces

ses

whi

ch

are

barr

iers

to

enc

oura

ging

loc

al

resi

dent

s to

st

and

for

repr

esen

tatio

n

on

Wyo

ng

Cou

ncil.

(b

) T

he

“con

trac

tual

” ar

rang

em

ent

be

twee

n C

oun

cil

and

th

e

NS

WE

C

whi

ch

has

cons

tra

ine

d

the

abili

ty

for

Cou

ncil

to

mak

e ke

y de

cisi

ons

in

rega

rd

to

pre-

poll

venu

es

(eg

loca

tions

, qu

ant

ity).

(c

) Is

sues

ar

oun

d

WH

S

oblig

atio

ns

for

boot

h w

orke

rs,

liabi

litie

s an

d

resp

ons

ibili

ties.

(d

) Im

prov

ed

pro

visi

on

of

disa

ble

d

and

a

ged

a

cces

s at

po

lling

pl

aces

, pa

rtic

ular

ly

pre-

poll

boot

hs.

(e)

Fee

dbac

k re

ceiv

ed fr

om

ele

ctor

s.

(f)

Fee

dbac

k fr

om

a

sele

ctio

n of

th

ose

NS

W c

oun

cils

whi

ch o

pted

to

ma

nag

e th

eir

elec

tion

or u

sed

a

priv

ate

cont

ract

or.

(g)

Any

ot

her

ma

tters

id

entif

ied

by

Att

ach

men

t 1

Tab

le o

f O

uts

tan

din

g Q

ues

tio

ns

on

No

tice

an

d N

oti

ces

of

Mo

tio

n -

28

No

vem

ber

201

2

- 27

3 -

No

D

epar

tmen

t Q

ues

tio

n A

sked

/ R

eso

luti

on

M

eeti

ng

A

sk

ed/

Co

un

cillo

r S

tatu

s

the

Gen

eral

M

ana

ger

in

the

cour

se o

f the

ele

ctio

n pr

oces

s.

4 T

hat

Co

unci

l re

ques

t fe

edb

ack

fro

m t

hose

C

ounc

ils

who

us

ed

the

NS

W

Ele

ctor

al

Com

mis

sion

.

17.

Com

mun

ity

&

Rec

reat

ion

S

ervi

ces

7.4

N

otic

e of

Mot

ion

- W

yon

g S

kills

C

entr

e 1

Tha

t C

ounc

il ad

vise

th

e D

epar

tme

nt

of

Edu

catio

n,

Em

plo

yme

nt

and

Wor

kpla

ce

Rel

atio

ns (

DE

EW

R)

that

it

now

wis

hes

to

proc

eed

with

the

Wyo

ng

Ski

lls C

ent

re i

n

part

ners

hip

with

C

ent

ral

Coa

st

Gro

up

T

rain

ing

at

its

site

at

B

oun

ty

Clo

se

at

Tug

gera

h.

2

Tha

t C

ounc

il re

ques

t th

e D

epa

rtm

ent

of

Edu

catio

n,

Em

plo

yme

nt

and

Wor

kpla

ce

Rel

atio

ns (

DE

EW

R)

to c

onfir

m t

hat

gra

nt

fund

ing

of

som

e $2

.8

mill

ion

is

still

av

aila

ble

for

th

is p

urpo

se a

nd f

or D

EE

WR

to

ad

vise

th

e pr

oces

s a

nd/o

r cr

iteri

a

requ

ired

to a

cces

s th

ese

fun

ds

3 T

hat

Cou

ncil

deve

lop

and

sub

mit,

in

pa

rtne

rshi

p w

ith

Ce

ntra

l C

oast

G

rou

p

Tra

inin

g in

a

ccor

danc

e w

ith

DE

EW

R,

guid

elin

es

a jo

int

app

licat

ion

with

in

one

m

ont

h.

4 T

hat

Cou

ncil

auth

oris

e th

e G

ener

al

Man

age

r to

app

rove

the

jo

int

appl

icat

ion

an

d su

bm

issi

on

to

DE

EW

R,

subj

ect

to

Cou

ncil

ratif

icat

ion.

5

Tha

t C

ounc

il de

term

ine

th

at t

his

item

be

ac

tion

ed

imm

edia

tely

du

e to

its

ur

gent

na

ture

. 6

Tha

t C

ounc

il ad

vise

D

EE

WR

of

th

is

10 O

ctob

er 2

012

Cou

ncill

ors

Nay

na

&

Tro

y

Join

t le

tter

from

W

SC

an

d C

CG

T

was

se

nt

to

DE

EW

R o

n F

rida

y 1

2 O

ctob

er 2

012.

DE

EW

R h

ave

co

nfirm

ed

rece

ipt

of t

his

co

rres

pond

enc

e bu

t w

ere

un

abl

e to

pro

vide

an

y fu

rthe

r ad

vice

on

tim

ing.

Ini

tial

disc

ussi

ons

with

Cou

ncil

and

CC

GT

sta

ff oc

curr

ed.

Att

ach

men

t 1

Tab

le o

f O

uts

tan

din

g Q

ues

tio

ns

on

No

tice

an

d N

oti

ces

of

Mo

tio

n -

28

No

vem

ber

201

2

- 27

4 -

No

D

epar

tmen

t Q

ues

tio

n A

sked

/ R

eso

luti

on

M

eeti

ng

A

sk

ed/

Co

un

cillo

r S

tatu

s

reso

lutio

n b

y cl

ose

of

bus

ine

ss o

n F

rida

y 12

Oct

ober

20

12.

7

Tha

t C

ounc

il d

evel

op t

o its

sat

isfa

ctio

n a

suita

ble

ag

ree

me

nt

with

C

entr

al

Co

ast

Gro

up

Tra

inin

g w

ith

reg

ards

to

th

is

initi

ativ

e.

8 T

hat

Cou

ncil

auth

oris

e

appr

opri

ate

re

sour

cing

to

und

erta

ke t

his

task

and

th

e

fund

ing

of

thes

e re

sour

ces

be

cons

ider

ed

at

the

Sep

tem

ber

bud

get r

evie

w.

18.

Env

ironm

ent

and

Pla

nnin

g

Ser

vice

s

7.1

Not

ice

of M

otio

n -

Incr

ease

Wra

ck

Col

lect

ion

from

Tug

gera

h La

kes

1 T

hat

Co

unci

l re

cog

nise

the

nee

d to

dou

ble

th

e w

rack

col

lect

ion

fro

m T

ugg

erah

Lak

es,

both

th

rou

gh

incr

ease

d w

eed

harv

este

r op

erat

ion

a

nd

by

colle

ctio

n

from

th

e

lake

fo

resh

ores

. 2

T

hat

Cou

ncil

incl

ude

in

its d

raft

budg

et f

or

201

3 –

201

4 pr

ovis

ion

for

such

inc

reas

ed

colle

ctio

n co

sts.

3

T

hat

Cou

ncil

requ

est

the

Gen

era

l M

ana

ger

to s

ubm

it a

rep

ort

to C

ounc

il o

n “g

reen

tap

e”

rest

rictio

ns

curt

ailin

g w

rack

co

llect

ion/

rem

oval

. 4

T

hat

Co

unci

l di

rect

th

e M

ayor

a

nd

the

G

ener

al

Man

ager

to

ra

ise

the

Sta

te

Gov

ern

me

nt

age

ncie

s’

“gre

en

tape

” re

stric

tions

with

the

Min

iste

r fo

r th

e C

ent

ral

Coa

st a

t th

eir

regi

ona

l fo

rum

mee

ting

on

9

Nov

em

ber

201

2

and

se

ek

Cou

ncill

ors

Tro

y &

T

aylo

r

24 O

ctob

er 2

012

Rep

ort c

urre

ntly

bei

ng

pre

pare

d.

Att

ach

men

t 1

Tab

le o

f O

uts

tan

din

g Q

ues

tio

ns

on

No

tice

an

d N

oti

ces

of

Mo

tio

n -

28

No

vem

ber

201

2

- 27

5 -

No

D

epar

tmen

t Q

ues

tio

n A

sked

/ R

eso

luti

on

M

eeti

ng

A

sk

ed/

Co

un

cillo

r S

tatu

s

exe

mpt

ion/

rela

xatio

n.

5

Tha

t C

ounc

il re

ques

t th

e G

ener

al

Man

age

r to

su

bm

it a

re

port

to

C

ounc

il on

th

e ad

equ

acy

of e

xist

ing

equi

pm

ent

to a

chie

ve

sign

ifica

nt in

crea

se in

wra

ck r

emov

al.

19.

Infr

astr

uctu

re

Man

age

me

nt

7.2

Not

ice

of M

otio

n -

Dai

ly T

raffi

c Ja

ms

Thr

ough

Wyo

ng

To

wns

hip

1

T

hat

Co

unci

l re

cog

nise

th

e

impo

rtan

ce

of

deliv

erin

g th

e

Pac

ific

Hig

hway

up

grad

e

thro

ugh

Wyo

ng,

lin

kin

g u

p

with

th

e n

ew

T

ugge

rah

Str

aig

ht

wor

ks

as

this

is

a

n ec

ono

mic

ally

vi

tal

road

co

rrid

or

prov

idin

g

busi

ness

and

job

oppo

rtu

nitie

s.

2 T

hat

Co

unci

l rec

ogni

se t

hat

havi

ng r

egar

d to

th

e S

tate

G

ove

rnm

ent

an

nua

l b

udge

tary

pr

oces

ses,

th

e ne

ed

to

no

w

faci

litat

e its

ag

reea

nce/

con

curr

ence

o

n

this

ro

ad

upgr

ade

to m

eet

the

new

bud

geta

ry c

ycle

. 3

Tha

t C

ounc

il g

ive

cert

aint

y to

the

hu

ndre

ds

of r

esid

ents

that

live

with

the

rea

l pro

spec

t of

the

Pac

ific

Hig

hway

upg

rad

e b

ypas

s be

ing

fu

nne

lled

thro

ugh

thei

r re

side

ntia

l st

reet

s,

resu

lting

in m

ajo

r lo

ss o

f am

eni

ty,

safe

ty a

nd

prop

erty

val

ues/

forc

ed r

esu

mpt

ions

. 4

Tha

t C

oun

cil

form

ally

g

ive

the

R

MS

its

su

ppor

t an

d co

ncur

renc

e fo

r th

e th

roug

h to

wn

Pac

ific

Hig

hway

up

grad

e fa

vour

ing

the

m

axim

um

pa

rkin

g op

tion

to

assi

st

loca

l bu

sine

sses

an

d fin

ally

get

this

roa

d st

arte

d.

5 T

hat

Cou

ncil

requ

est

the

Gen

era

l M

ana

ger

to p

rovi

de a

rep

ort

to C

oun

cil

in s

upp

ort

of

the

RM

S's

p

refe

rred

op

tion

alon

g th

e

exis

ting

Pac

ific

Hig

hway

co

rrid

or

that

w

as

exhi

bite

d in

No

vem

ber

201

1.

Cou

ncill

ors

Bes

t &

W

ebst

er

24 O

ctob

er 2

012

Rep

ort c

urre

ntly

bei

ng

pre

pare

d.

Att

ach

men

t 1

Tab

le o

f O

uts

tan

din

g Q

ues

tio

ns

on

No

tice

an

d N

oti

ces

of

Mo

tio

n -

28

No

vem

ber

201

2

- 27

6 -

No

D

epar

tmen

t Q

ues

tio

n A

sked

/ R

eso

luti

on

M

eeti

ng

A

sk

ed/

Co

un

cillo

r S

tatu

s

6 T

hat

Cou

ncil

not

e op

port

unity

in

the

exis

ting

P

acifi

c H

ighw

ay

corr

idor

o

ptio

n to

pr

ovid

e in

cre

me

ntal

impr

ove

men

ts t

hrou

gh

the

life

of

the

proj

ect.

20.

Env

ironm

ent

and

Pla

nnin

g

Ser

vice

s

Q34

/12

E

xte

nsio

n of

Dra

ft P

ile B

urni

ng

Pol

icy

Exh

ibiti

on

“Mr

May

or,

to a

ssis

t ou

r lo

cal

rura

l co

mm

unity

on

the

issu

e of

the

Dra

ft P

ile B

urni

ng P

olic

y no

w o

n

pub

lic d

ispl

ay,

coul

d C

ounc

il ex

tend

the

exh

ibiti

on

pe

riod

for

one

mo

nth

until

the

26

Nov

em

ber

201

2?”

Cou

ncill

or B

est

24 O

ctob

er 2

012

Res

pon

se c

urre

ntly

be

ing

pre

pare

d.

21.

Cor

por

ate

Ser

vice

s

Q35

/12

P

urch

ase

of S

ectio

ns o

f Rem

aini

ng

Und

evel

oped

Lan

d at

Wad

alb

a H

ill

“Cou

ld s

taff

ple

ase

advi

se o

f any

Sta

te o

f Fed

eral

F

undi

ng S

che

mes

that

may

be

ava

ilabl

e to

pu

rch

ase

sect

ions

of r

em

aini

ng u

nde

velo

ped

lan

d at

Wad

alb

a H

ill fo

r co

nser

vatio

n pu

rpos

es?

”

Cou

ncill

or G

reen

wa

ld

24 O

ctob

er 2

012

Res

pon

se c

urre

ntly

be

ing

pre

pare

d.

22.

Infr

astr

uctu

re

Man

age

me

nt D

epar

tmen

t

8.1

N

otic

e of

Mot

ion

– N

orth

ern

Lak

es

Rug

by

Leag

ue

Spo

rt a

nd R

ecre

atio

n 44

5/1

2

Tha

t C

ounc

il n

ote

the

exis

ting

fa

cilit

ies

esta

blis

hed

by

the

Nor

ther

n

Lake

s R

ugb

y Le

ague

S

port

an

d

Rec

reat

ion

Clu

b,

at

Gum

buya

h ov

al

on

T

all

Tim

ber

s R

oad

Lak

e

Mun

mor

ah, a

re

utili

sed

by th

e br

oade

r co

mm

unity

, suc

h a

s lo

cal

sch

ool

s,

repr

ese

ntat

ive

and

co

mm

unity

gro

ups

. 44

6/1

2

Tha

t C

ounc

il no

te

the

No

rthe

rn

Lak

es

Rug

by L

eag

ue

Spo

rt a

nd R

ecr

eatio

n C

lub

ha

s re

ceiv

ed

gran

ts

in

the

ord

er

of

$80K

fro

m t

he S

tate

Gov

ernm

ent

to

build

th

e sl

ab

an

d ou

ter

shel

l fo

r a

new

C

lub

hous

e.

447/

12

T

hat

Cou

ncil

defe

r th

e

outs

tand

ing

co

ntrib

utio

ns u

ntil

an o

ccu

patio

n ce

rtifi

cate

is

issu

ed.

Cou

ncill

or V

ince

nt

and

Gre

en

wa

ld

14 N

ovem

ber

201

2

Inve

stig

atio

ns w

ill ta

ke p

lace

and

a r

espo

nse

will

be

subm

itted

to a

fut

ure

mee

ting

of C

ounc

il.

Att

ach

men

t 1

Tab

le o

f O

uts

tan

din

g Q

ues

tio

ns

on

No

tice

an

d N

oti

ces

of

Mo

tio

n -

28

No

vem

ber

201

2

- 27

7 -

No

D

epar

tmen

t Q

ues

tio

n A

sked

/ R

eso

luti

on

M

eeti

ng

A

sk

ed/

Co

un

cillo

r S

tatu

s

448/

12

T

hat

Co

unci

l, po

st c

ons

truc

tion

of t

he n

ew

Clu

bho

use,

aut

horis

e th

e M

ayor

an

d G

ener

al

Man

ager

to

ex

tend

si

mila

r ar

ran

gem

ent

s to

th

e N

orth

ern

Lake

s R

ugby

Le

agu

e S

port

and

Re

crea

tion

Clu

b

that

was

offe

red

to t

he

Our

imb

ah S

occe

r C

lub

in r

egar

d to

the

wat

er a

nd s

ewer

age

de

velo

per

ch

arge

s cu

rren

tly l

evie

d o

n th

e

new

am

eniti

es b

uild

ing.

23.

Cor

por

ate

Ser

vice

s 8.

2

Not

ice

of M

otio

n –

Lake

s F

ed

eral

F

undi

ng E

xpen

ditu

re R

epor

t 44

9/1

2

Tha

t C

ounc

il no

te

assu

ranc

es

give

n b

y st

aff

at

the

1

Nov

em

ber

201

2

Tug

gera

h

Lake

s E

stua

ry,

Coa

sta

l a

nd

Flo

odpl

ain

M

ana

gem

ent

C

om

mitt

ee

tha

t al

l pr

ojec

ts

curr

ently

be

ing

con

duct

ed

thro

ugh

Car

ing

F

or O

ur C

ount

ry F

eder

al (

CF

OC

) fu

ndin

g

are

on tr

ack.

45

0/1

2

Tha

t C

oun

cil

req

uest

an

ur

gent

co

nfir

mat

ion

repo

rt

form

ally

de

taili

ng

the

pr

ogre

ss

of

each

pr

oje

ct

aga

inst

bu

dge

t an

d co

mpl

ian

ce

with

fu

ndin

g g

uid

elin

es

and

crite

ria.

45

1/1

2

Tha

t C

ounc

il re

cog

nise

s a

nd a

ppre

ciat

es

the

rece

nt

supp

ortiv

e co

mm

ent

s by

th

e

Mem

ber

for

Dob

ell

in P

arlia

me

nt

end

orsi

ng

Co

unc

il’s

outs

tand

ing

pe

rfor

ma

nce

and

an

exa

mp

le

of

best

pr

actic

e in

en

viro

nm

ent

al

proj

ect

ma

nage

me

nt

with

re

gard

s to

th

e cu

rre

nt

lake

s pr

ojec

ts.

452/

12

T

hat C

ounc

il n

ote

the

$20m

CF

OC

fund

ing

pr

ogra

m

is

now

dr

awin

g to

a

clos

e an

d

envi

ron

me

ntal

ind

icat

ors

are

still

sho

win

g

decl

ine

(WS

C S

oE r

epor

t, 20

11).

45

3/1

2

Tha

t Cou

ncil

requ

est t

he

Gen

eral

Man

age

r to

rep

ort

on w

hat

dial

ogu

es a

nd i

nitia

tives

ar

e in

tr

ain

to

se

cure

fu

rthe

r fu

ndin

g to

co

ntin

ue

thes

e vi

tal

Lak

es

rest

orat

ion

Cou

ncill

ors

Tro

y a

nd

Tay

lor

14 N

ovem

ber

201

2

Inve

stig

atio

ns w

ill ta

ke p

lace

and

a r

espo

nse

will

be

subm

itted

to a

fut

ure

mee

ting

of C

ounc

il.

Att

ach

men

t 1

Tab

le o

f O

uts

tan

din

g Q

ues

tio

ns

on

No

tice

an

d N

oti

ces

of

Mo

tio

n -

28

No

vem

ber

201

2

- 27

8 -

No

D

epar

tmen

t Q

ues

tio

n A

sked

/ R

eso

luti

on

M

eeti

ng

A

sk

ed/

Co

un

cillo

r S

tatu

s

wor

ks.

24.

Com

mun

ity

and

R

ecre

atio

n S

ervi

ces

8.3

Not

ice

of M

otio

n –

Cou

ncil

Ad

voca

te

for

End

to S

o-ca

lled

Sci

ent

ific

Wha

ling

454/

12

T

hat

Cou

ncil

note

th

e in

crea

sing

lo

cal

empl

oym

ent

and

econ

om

ic

bene

fits

asso

ciat

ed w

ith t

he g

row

ing

ph

eno

men

a

of w

hale

wat

chin

g.

455/

12

T

hat

Cou

ncil

not

e th

at t

hese

ani

mal

s ar

e

curr

ently

m

igra

ting

dow

n

our

loca

l co

astli

ne

only

to

be

sl

aug

hte

red

in

the

A

ntar

ctic

“w

hale

sa

nctu

ary

” ab

oard

in

dust

rial f

acto

ry s

hips

. 45

6/1

2

Tha

t C

ounc

il co

nde

mn

in

the

stro

nges

t po

ssib

le t

erm

s, a

s a

n ad

voca

te o

n be

half

of

our

loca

l co

mm

unity

, th

e co

ntin

uin

g

abus

e of

in

tern

atio

nal

law

s by

th

ose

in

sist

ent

on

cont

inu

ing

so-c

alle

d sc

ient

ific

wha

ling

of e

ndan

ger

ed w

hale

s

457/

12

T

hat

Cou

ncil

lend

its

voi

ce,

as a

mat

ter

of

urge

ncy,

to

pe

ak

com

mu

nity

an

d

envi

ron

me

ntal

gr

oups

in

fo

rma

lly

cond

em

ning

th

is

pra

ctic

e vi

a

corr

esp

ond

ence

to th

e Ja

pan

ese

em

bas

sy

and

our

Sta

te a

nd

Fed

era

l M

inis

ters

for

th

e E

nviro

nm

ent.

45

8/1

2

Tha

t C

ounc

il co

ngra

tula

te t

he l

ocal

Wh

ale

D

rea

mer

s F

estiv

al

Gro

up

that

co

ndu

cts

the

hig

hly

succ

essf

ul

com

mu

nity

w

hale

aw

aren

ess

cam

paig

n kn

ow

n as

th

e

“Wha

le D

rea

mer

s F

estiv

al.”

45

9/1

2

Tha

t C

oun

cil

dire

ct t

he G

ene

ral

Ma

nage

r to

re

port

on

pr

ogre

ss

to

date

an

d

Cou

ncil’

s as

sist

ance

with

th

e 20

13

Wha

le

Dre

am

ers

Fes

tival

.

Cou

ncill

or B

est

and

Tay

lor

14 N

ovem

ber

201

2

Inve

stig

atio

ns w

ill ta

ke p

lace

and

a r

espo

nse

will

be

subm

itted

to a

fut

ure

mee

ting

of C

ounc

il.

25.

Com

mun

ity

and

R

ecre

atio

n S

ervi

ces

8.4

N

otic

e of

Mot

ion

– M

obili

ty S

coot

er

Rec

har

ge In

itia

tive

Cou

ncill

or B

est

and

Na

yna

Inve

stig

atio

ns w

ill ta

ke p

lace

and

a r

espo

nse

will

be

subm

itted

to a

fut

ure

mee

ting

of C

ounc

il.

Att

ach

men

t 1

Tab

le o

f O

uts

tan

din

g Q

ues

tio

ns

on

No

tice

an

d N

oti

ces

of

Mo

tio

n -

28

No

vem

ber

201

2

- 27

9 -

No

D

epar

tmen

t Q

ues

tio

n A

sked

/ R

eso

luti

on

M

eeti

ng

A

sk

ed/

Co

un

cillo

r S

tatu

s

460/

12

T

hat

Co

unci

l no

te

the

hug

e gr

owth

in

m

obi

lity

scoo

ter

usag

e th

at

assi

sts

our

age

ing

and

dis

able

d p

opu

latio

n.

461/

12

T

hat

Cou

ncil

inve

stig

ate

the

poss

ible

pr

ovis

ion

of c

onve

nie

ntly

lo

cate

d sc

oote

r po

wer

– u

p st

atio

ns/p

oin

ts a

t ke

y lo

catio

ns

incl

udi

ng

pub

lic

build

ings

in

or

der

to

furt

her

assi

st

thes

e gr

oup

s to

ac

cess

se

rvic

es a

nd r

ecr

eatio

nal p

ursu

its.

462/

12

T

hat

Cou

ncil

seek

to

id

ent

ify

stra

tegi

c in

dust

ry p

artn

ers

to a

ssis

t an

d/or

spo

nsor

an

y su

ch

mo

bilit

y as

sist

ance

pr

ogra

m,

with

a v

iew

to it

bec

om

ing

cost

neu

tral

.

14 N

ovem

ber

201

2

26.

Bui

ldin

g a

nd D

evel

opm

ent

D

epar

tmen

t

8.5

N

otic

e of

Mot

ion

– E

rosi

on

of Y

alla

ra

Isla

nd, T

he E

ntra

nce

463/

12

T

hat

Co

unci

l no

te

with

co

ncer

n th

e

eros

ion

of Y

alla

ra I

slan

d, a

djac

ent

to T

he

E

ntra

nce

Bri

dge

, w

hich

is

ho

me

to

the

ic

onic

80

year

old

dat

e pa

lm.

464/

12

T

hat

Cou

ncil

urge

ntly

in

vest

igat

e th

e

perm

issi

bilit

y an

d fe

asib

ility

of

usin

g

Cou

ncil'

s dr

ed

ge a

nd

geo

-bag

s to

re

pair

th

e er

osio

n a

nd

prov

ide

supp

ort

to

the

da

te p

alm

. 46

5/1

2

Tha

t C

ounc

il de

leg

ate

an

d di

rect

th

e

Gen

era

l M

ana

ger

to c

arry

out

suc

h w

ork

subj

ect t

o pe

rmis

sibi

lity,

feas

ibili

ty a

nd a

t a

reas

ona

ble

cos

t (i.

e. le

ss th

an $

50,0

00).

46

6/1

2

Tha

t C

ounc

il us

e th

is

initi

al

tria

l as

a

n

opp

ortu

nity

to

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ptur

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impo

rta

nt

hydr

olo

gic

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ata

with

a v

iew

to

the

futu

re

poss

ible

us

e of

th

e

tech

no

logy

in

th

e

stab

ilisa

tion

of th

e ch

anne

l pre

cinc

t. 46

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2

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t C

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cil

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ct t

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ene

ral

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nage

r to

rep

ort

to C

ounc

il on

the

out

com

es o

f th

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rop

osal

.

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ncill

or T

ayl

or a

nd

Tro

y

14 N

ovem

ber

201

2

Inve

stig

atio

ns w

ill ta

ke p

lace

and

a r

espo

nse

will

be

subm

itted

to a

fut

ure

mee

ting

of C

ounc

il.

27.

Q

37/1

2

Era

dica

tion

of F

eral

Pes

ts

“My

ques

tion

is

dire

cte

d to

th

e m

em

bers

of

th

e C

ounc

illor

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ham

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esp

onse

cur

rent

ly b

ein

g pr

epa

red.

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ach

men

t 1

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le o

f O

uts

tan

din

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tio

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tice

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d N

oti

ces

of

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tio

n -

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vem

ber

201

2

- 28

0 -

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epar

tmen

t Q

ues

tio

n A

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sk

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un

cillo

r S

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s

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e T

ugg

era

h L

akes

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ty.

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of

the

pro

mis

es

that

yo

u m

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e at

th

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cent

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cal

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ern

me

nt

Ele

ctio

ns w

as t

o “e

radi

cate

fer

al p

ests

– R

abbi

ts,

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es,

Indi

an

M

ynas

et

c.”

and

whe

n w

ere

you

go

ing

to d

o th

is?

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pro

mis

ed

to d

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now

. W

yong

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ire i

s in

und

ated

with

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bbits

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pla

gue

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opor

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ally

ar

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d

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lly B

each

are

as.

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es c

ontin

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S

hire

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ally

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nce

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ttle

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d

as

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a bi

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are

con

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ount

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my

own

back

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d th

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y qu

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n is

whe

n ar

e yo

u go

ing

to d

eliv

er o

n yo

ur p

rom

ise

cons

ider

ing

that

you

sai

d th

at y

ou

wou

ld d

o it

NO

W?

”

14 N

ovem

ber

201

2

28.

Q

38/1

2

Lake

s b

ogge

d in

Gre

en T

ape

“May

or

Eat

on,

I

note

w

ith

grea

t fr

ustr

atio

n th

e

plet

hor

a of

gov

ern

me

nt r

equi

rem

ents

and

ap

prov

als

ne

cess

ary

(1 t

o 1

2 lis

ted

be

low

) to

car

ry o

ut t

he

m

ost

basi

c la

kes

rest

orat

ion

wor

ks t

hat

has

cost

C

ounc

il m

illio

ns

in

rate

pay

er

fund

s,

whi

le

the

ap

prov

al t

imes

and

cos

ts a

re o

ften

long

er a

nd

mor

e

expe

nsiv

e th

an th

e ac

tual

wor

ks to

be

carr

ied

out.

Mr

May

or c

oul

d yo

u p

leas

e u

pdat

e C

oun

cil o

n w

hat

initi

ativ

es a

nd a

ctio

ns y

ou h

ave

en

gage

d in

, in

yo

ur

first

50

days

as

May

or,

to a

ddre

ss t

his

gree

n ta

pe

pa

raly

sis?

(1

) A

n a

ppro

val u

nde

r P

art

VII

of t

he F

ish

erie

s M

ana

gem

ent

Act

(19

94)

to d

redg

e.

(2)

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app

rova

l un

der

Par

t V

II of

the

Fis

her

ies

Man

age

me

nt

Act

(1

994)

to

de

stro

y ve

geta

tion

(if s

eagr

asse

s ar

e in

volv

ed).

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) A

n a

ppro

val u

nde

r P

art

VII

of t

he F

ish

erie

s M

ana

gem

ent

Act

(19

94)

to r

ecla

im l

and

if th

e sp

oil

is p

lace

d on

a n

ear

by b

ank

or

with

in a

wat

erw

ay a

s fil

l.

Cou

ncill

or B

est

14 N

ovem

ber

201

2

Res

pon

se c

urre

ntly

be

ing

pre

pare

d.

Att

ach

men

t 1

Tab

le o

f O

uts

tan

din

g Q

ues

tio

ns

on

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tice

an

d N

oti

ces

of

Mo

tio

n -

28

No

vem

ber

201

2

- 28

1 -

No

D

epar

tmen

t Q

ues

tio

n A

sked

/ R

eso

luti

on

M

eeti

ng

A

sk

ed/

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un

cillo

r S

tatu

s

(4)

An

appr

oval

fro

m D

epa

rtm

ent

of

Pri

mar

y In

dust

ries

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wn

Land

s to

un

dert

ake

w

orks

on

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row

n La

nd

as

wel

l as

ot

her

requ

irem

ent

s re

latin

g to

the

pla

cem

ent

of

dred

ged

mat

eria

l.

(5)

A

licen

ce

und

er

the

Nat

ion

al

Par

ks

and

W

ildlif

e A

ct

(197

4)

to

wor

k w

ith

End

ang

ered

Eco

logi

cal

Co

mm

uni

ties

such

as

sal

t m

arsh

es.

(6

) A

lic

enc

e to

po

llute

(d

urin

g c

onst

ruct

ion)

fr

om

the

EP

A

unde

r th

e

Pro

tect

ion

of

Env

iron

men

t Ope

ratio

ns A

ct 1

997

(PO

EO

).

(7)

Con

side

ratio

n

of

spoi

l re

mov

al

and

plac

em

ent

con

tain

ing

acid

su

lpha

te

soils

un

der

th

e

Co

nta

min

ated

La

nd

Man

age

me

nt A

ct 1

997

with

pos

sibl

e c

osts

in

volv

ed in

mo

ving

sp

oil t

o th

e tip

. (8

) C

onsi

dera

tion

of

th

e ac

tivity

by

of

ficer

s fr

om

the

Pre

mie

r's

Dep

artm

ent

Offi

ce

of

Env

iron

men

t and

Her

itage

. (9

) N

otify

Roa

ds a

nd M

ariti

me

for

chan

ges

to

navi

gab

le w

ate

rs.

(10)

P

rodu

ce

a

Rev

iew

of

E

nviro

nm

enta

l F

acto

rs (

RE

F)

and

a dr

edg

ing

desi

gn t

hat

co

nsid

ers

all

of

the

abov

e.

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dre

dgin

g

desi

gn

wou

ld

also

in

corp

orat

e a

site

su

rvey

, hy

drod

yna

mic

con

sid

erat

ions

and

a

mor

phod

ynam

ic

stud

y to

un

der

stan

d

sand

mov

em

ent

s in

the

dre

dge

d ch

ann

el

or fo

r ar

eas

of s

altm

arsh

re

habi

litat

ion.

(1

1)

Use

th

e R

EF

and

pro

ject

de

sign

to

obta

in

appr

oval

s u

nder

Par

t V

of

the

EP

&A

Act

. T

his

appr

oval

w

ould

re

quir

e

appr

opri

ate

com

mu

nity

co

nsul

tatio

n. O

ther

as

pect

s fo

r co

nsi

dera

tion

wo

uld

incl

ude

the

re

leva

nt L

EP

and

DC

P.

any

SE

PP

suc

h as

S

EP

P

71

Coa

stal

P

rote

ctio

n th

at

is

app

lica

ble,

as

w

ell

as

rele

vant

m

ana

gem

ent

pl

ans

such

as

Co

unci

l's

Est

uary

Man

ag

emen

t Pla

n.

(12)

T

he F

eder

al E

nviro

nmen

tal P

rote

ctio

n a

nd

Att

ach

men

t 1

Tab

le o

f O

uts

tan

din

g Q

ues

tio

ns

on

No

tice

an

d N

oti

ces

of

Mo

tio

n -

28

No

vem

ber

201

2

- 28

2 -

No

D

epar

tmen

t Q

ues

tio

n A

sked

/ R

eso

luti

on

M

eeti

ng

A

sk

ed/

Co

un

cillo

r S

tatu

s

Bio

dive

rsity

Con

serv

atio

n A

ct (

EP

BC

) 19

99,

may

als

o c

ome

into

con

side

ratio

n if

sign

ifica

nt th

reat

ene

d sp

ecie

s ar

e in

volv

ed.”

29.

Q

39/1

2

Chr

omef

est 2

012

“M

r M

ayor

, My

fam

ily a

nd I

atte

nded

this

yea

rs’

Chr

om

efes

t, he

ld a

t The

Ent

ranc

e M

em

oria

l Par

k,

and

I wou

ld li

ke to

take

this

opp

ortu

nity

to r

eco

gnis

e th

is o

utst

andi

ng

cale

ndar

eve

nt.

It

wou

ld b

e gr

eat

ly a

ppre

ciat

ed

if yo

u co

uld

pas

s on

ou

r th

anks

to T

he E

ntra

nce

Tow

n C

entr

e M

ana

gem

ent

, the

org

anis

ing

part

ners

and

Cou

ncil’

s op

erat

ion

al a

nd

ma

nage

men

t st

aff f

or th

eir

trem

end

ous

assi

stan

ce a

nd m

ana

gem

ent

of t

his

even

t?

T

he e

vent

trul

y sh

owca

sed

Wyo

ng S

hire

in th

e be

st

poss

ible

way

to th

ousa

nds

of v

isito

rs; a

gain

, I’d

like

to

than

k al

l inv

olve

d.”

Cou

ncill

or B

est

14 N

ovem

ber

201

2

Res

pon

se c

urre

ntly

be

ing

pre

pare

d.

30.

Q

40/1

2

Dis

ord

er a

t Re

serv

e O

ppos

ite W

yon

g P

ublic

Sch

ool

“C

ould

the

Ma

nag

er o

f Saf

ety

and

Co

mpl

ian

ce

ple

ase

adv

ise

wha

t the

y ar

e do

ing

to m

onito

r an

d en

forc

e ac

tion

aga

inst

the

pers

ons

caus

ing

pub

lic

diso

rder

in th

e re

serv

e o

ppos

ite W

yong

Pub

lic

Sch

ool i

n C

utle

r D

rive,

Wat

anob

bi?

”

Cou

ncill

or G

reen

wa

ld

14 N

ovem

ber

201

2

Res

pon

se c

urre

ntly

be

ing

pre

pare

d.

31.

Q

41/1

2

Life

Lo

ng L

earn

ing

Dep

artm

ent

Fun

din

g “C

an s

taff

plea

se a

dvis

e w

hat f

undi

ng

has

bee

n re

ceiv

ed

from

the

Sta

te G

ove

rnm

ent o

ver

the

past

4

year

s w

ith r

espe

ct to

the

Life

long

Lea

rnin

g

dep

artm

ent?

”

Cou

ncill

or M

atth

ew

s

14 N

ovem

ber

201

2

Res

pon

se c

urre

ntly

be

ing

pre

pare

d.

Attachment 1 Table of Outstanding Questions on Notice and Notices of Motion - 28 November 2012

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QUESTIONS ON NOTICE AND NOTICES OF MOTION REMOVED SINCE 14 NOVEMBER 2012

Department Question on Notice / Notice of Motion Date Asked/ Councillor

Status

1 General Manager’s Unit

Q31/12 Carbon Tax Impact on Rate payers

Councillor Best

22 August 2012

A response to this question is included in this Business Paper.

2 Building and Development Department

Q33/12 EPA Pile Burning Penalties Councillor Best

24 October 2012

A response to this question is included in this Business Paper.

3 Infrastructure Management Department

Q36/12 Update on Charmhaven Walkway

Councillor Vincent

24 October 2012

A response to this question is included in this Business Paper.

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28 November 2012 Director’s Report

To the Ordinary Council Meeting Corporate Services Department

7.1 Answers to Question on Notice TRIM REFERENCE: F2004/06579 - D03179343 AUTHOR: MM

7.1 Q31/12 - Carbon Tax Impact on Rate payers The following question was asked by Councillor Best at the Ordinary Meeting on 22 August 2012 : “Mr General Manager, further to your staff report, item 4.3 of the 23 May 2012 meeting, staff highlight that the carbon tax will only directly add $26.45 per annum to the rates. The report goes on to outline “however in real terms the impact on Wyong Shire Council (WSC) cost is estimated to be much higher as materials and services purchased from external suppliers take effect during the year, for example the nature of WSC business is such that significant components of purchase costs will be significantly affected by the tax and passed on to the Wyong Shire operational cost”...”Utility, fuel and energy costs will increase by $1.9m”… “Waste management anticipated $4.4m”… “Concrete and bitumen $1.1m”… “Other indirect costs to suppliers $4.0m”. These increases represent a huge “uncompensated” increase of $11.4m to Council and the rate payers, could staff now please provide a new and updated assessment of likely budgetary impacts as a result of the carbon tax to our new 2012 council?”

The Federal Government established a carbon pricing mechanism to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide that Australia emits into the atmosphere. The carbon pricing mechanism commenced on 1 July 2012. The introduction of a carbon price in 2012-13 of $23 per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions will impact Council as a consumers of inputs directly through increased electricity and fuel costs and indirectly through increased costs of raw materials, (such as steel, bitumen, concrete and timber) and as producers of emissions through the operations of landfills. There are many variables that influence the ability to provide accurate estimates of cost increases, namely:

changes in prices of alternatives as a result of greater demand for substitutes increases being transferred to service users (through charges) pricing behaviours of suppliers and levels of market competition general changes in volumes of goods and services demanded as a result of

demographic and other growth abatement programs in receiving landfills

The following is a summary of the significant impacts of the Carbon Price on Council Operations in 2012-13.

7.1 Q31/12 - Carbon Tax Impact on Rate payers (contd)

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Electricity Prices Electricity prices are expected to rise by 10% in 2012-13. Based on current costs, this could impact Council by $0.3m for street lighting and $0.5m for ‘other electricity usage’. This was factored into Council’s 2012-13 budget and forward estimates in the Long Term Financial Strategy. Over half of the ‘other electricity usage’ category relates to Water and Sewer and these increases will be included and recouped in future IPART pricing determinations. Minimising electricity consumption will save Council money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. To encourage Councils to take up energy efficiency opportunities, the Federal Government has established a $200m Community Energy Efficiency Program to work with Councils and community organisations to implement energy efficiency upgrades and retrofits. Grants of up to $5m are available under this program. Fuel Costs The carbon price will not apply to fuel used by light vehicles and heavy on-road transport will not be covered until 2014-15. Therefore the increase in direct costs associated with automotive fuels will be negligible. Raw Material and Construction Costs The impact of the carbon price on raw materials such as steel, bitumen, concrete and timber is projected to be modest. Steel, bitumen and concrete industries are emissions intensive and trade exposed. The Government will initially provide trade exposed industries with free permits to meet their carbon price obligations. This means that there should be only very minimal pass through of carbon price impacts on these construction inputs. Treasury have factored 0.75% to 1% per cent increase in Councils’ capital outlays on building and non-building construction. The Federal Government will also continue to index its Financial Assistance Grants paid to Councils, so any increased costs that flow from the carbon price will be captured in the indexation of funding for Councils. General CPI Increase Estimates of the effect of the carbon price on CPI have been made by Commonwealth Treasury. Treasury estimate that CPI will increase by 0.7% in 2012-13 due to the carbon price. Waste Management Council may be liable for the emissions generated from new waste accepted at BWMF from 1 July 2012 (i.e. legacy waste is excluded from the carbon pricing mechanism). Due to the nature of landfill gas generation and emissions in a landfill, it is assumed that no gas is generated from new waste accepted at a landfill site in the first year. Therefore the first year that Council may pay the Federal Government for emissions is 2013-14. Based on Treasury modeling of the carbon price, if the liability materialises, the estimated financial impact for the 2013-14 year will be approx $96,000. If no actions were taken to further reduce emissions, the cost would compound each year and may be in the order of $4m by 2039.

7.1 Q31/12 - Carbon Tax Impact on Rate payers (contd)

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In the 2012-13 budget the Domestic Waste Management Charge has increased due to the introduction of a carbon price. The same pricing methodology was incorporated into all other waste services using a pro-rata method. Council will continue to minimise impacts of the carbon price by continuing its current programs to reduce and recycle waste, capture landfill gases and investigate alternative methods to manage wastes in an environmentally acceptable manner. A second power generator has been added to BWMF’s gas collection system which will further reduce the level of carbon emissions from legacy waste. It should be noted however, that gas collection from legacy waste can not be used to offset emissions from post-legacy waste therefore would not reduce Council’s potential future carbon liability. The reduction of organic waste entering BWMF will also assist in reducing Council’s carbon emissions. These organics largely include food, paper, cardboard and garden waste and stem from the domestic and commercial and industrial waste streams. The development of a carbon management strategy for the site will assist in targeting these materials for diversion from landfill. Impact on Ratepayer In setting the 2012-13 rate peg amount IPART included a 0.4% allowance for the impact of the carbon price. The 0.4% was based on Commonwealth Treasury estimates on the impact of the carbon price. In setting the 0.4%, IPART sought to strike a balance between ensuring Councils can meet the increased costs of delivering services and ensuring that Councils share efficiency gains, with ratepayers, for example from energy efficiency programs or investing in renewable energy sources. IPART use the Local Government Cost Index (LGCI) that is similar to CPI to measure changes in prices for a typical Council. It measures the change in price of a fixed 'basket' of goods and services that are purchased by Councils over a given period, relative to the price of that same basket from a base period. There are 26 components of the index. When calculating the 2013-14 rate peg limit, IPART will look at the actual cost increases that Councils have incurred and set a rate peg adjustment accordingly. Council’s can respond to the introduction of the carbon price in a variety of ways, including:

absorbing higher costs through operational savings and service reviews increasing user pays charges for services raising waste management charges to reflect the higher cost of landfill and related

operations increasing energy efficiency and investing in renewable energy sources, possibly with

assistance from the Federal Government

Council will continue to review and change some of our practices and systems to reduce the impact of the carbon price.

ATTACHMENTS Nil.

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28 November 2012 Director’s Report

To the Ordinary Council Meeting Development and Building Department

7.2 Answers to Question on Notice TRIM REFERENCE: F2012/00027 - D03178877 AUTHOR: DL

7.2 Q33/12 - EPA Pile Burning Penalties The following question was asked by Councillor Best at the Ordinary Meeting on 24 October 2012 :

“Mr Mayor, could you confirm if the EP&A, under the protection of the Environment Operations (clean air) Regulations 2010, only have the right to issue pile burning permits, could staff look into this and what affect it may have, if any, on Council’s Draft Pile Burning Policy?”.

At this point only the EPA may grant an approval to permit burning where otherwise prohibited. This is because Council is currently listed in Part 1 of Schedule 8 of the Regulation to the Protection of the Environment Operations Regulation. As part of the process to facilitate responsible pile burning in rural areas of the Shire, WSC would need to request the Air Policy Unit in OEH to change its listing and this would need to be gazetted before it took effect. This formed Recommendation 4 of the Council report on 8 August 2012, which became part of the Council resolution. The Wyong Bush Fire Management Committee is aware of the process and has endorsed Council's approach. Investigations have been undertaken with the relevant EPA (Environment Protection Authority) officers in Sydney and Newcastle to determine if it has a policy or procedure to assist in obtaining approval under Section 13 of the Regulation. The following advice was received from the Manager of the EPA Newcastle Office.

“1 There is no set policy or procedure, landowner would write in. If necessary the EPA would then need to write back for further details, maps etc of the proposal. The EPA may choose to inspect the pile before granting approval.

2 There are no resources allocated to this task and any application would be

processed as resources were available. Pile burn approvals are not considered a high priority.

3 Generally, the answer would be NOT to approve. The exception is in very

specific cases where ecological objectives are being achieved e.g. burning to regenerate rare orchids on the Busways site at Charmhaven.

4 There is no fee to the EPA.”

ATTACHMENTS Nil.

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28 November 2012 Director’s Report

To the Ordinary Council Meeting Infrastructure Management Department

7.3 Answers to Question on Notice TRIM REFERENCE: F2008/02625 - D03173977 AUTHOR: AP

7.3 Q36/12 - Update on Charmhaven Walkway The following question was asked by Councillor Doug Vincent at the Ordinary Meeting on 24 October 2012:

“Could staff please advise and update on the pedestrian crossing, ramp, slow bars, bench and ends for the Charmhaven walkway at Moala Parade, Charmhaven”.

In April 2010, Council resolved to sell two parcels of surplus residential land located between Moala Parade and Charmhaven Avenue, Charmhaven subject to the creation of a pedestrian walkway along the western boundary. The formation of the walkway was in direct response to community concerns over the resulting loss of access between the two roads, via a bushland track. In 2011, following the sale and subsequent construction of two dwellings on the allotments, a section of concrete footpath was completed within the walkway. At the completion of the concrete pathway, which aligns with property boundaries, users could then walk along the flat well grassed road verge towards their destination. At the Moala Parade end of the walkway there exists a flat section of road verge followed by a steep drop-off to the road pavement below. This was formed due to the cut into the embankment at the time of original road and subdivision construction. Prior to construction of the walkway those wanting to cross Moala Parade had the choice of taking the shortest route via navigating down the steep embankment or otherwise walking along the verge a short distance to an established vehicle crossing or an alternative location with less grade. At the time of construction of the pathway, options for extension of the pathway down the embankment to the Moala Parade road pavement were considered. It was determined at the time that it would be feasible to construct a ramp which would meet current pedestrian standards given the slope of the embankment. Given the identified hazard associated with Council having now formalised a walkway leading directly to the embankment, a section of ‘pool fence’ was installed at the top of the embankment to direct users to turn in either direction down the roadside verge when exiting the walkway. Following further community representation on the matter and a detailed survey of the location, an opportunity for the construction of a pedestrian ramp compliant with pedestrian standards was developed. The key aspects of the design is an approximately 8 metre extension to the existing concrete footpath westward, maintain the existing fencing, construct a concrete ramp at 12.5% grade with an underlying stormwater drain or pipe, install barriers to slow down bikes/skateboards prior to crossing the road, and the removal of shrubs to improve sight distances. These relatively minor works are considered to represent the conclusion of this walkway project and are proposed to be completed in 2012/2013 as part of Council’s footpath program.

7.3 Q36/12 - Update on Charmhaven Walkway (contd)

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There is no current proposal to install a pedestrian refuge or seating on Moala Parade. It is noted that the road is of insufficient width to accommodate a design standards compliant structure. In addition the location is not considered to be a priority relative to others with significantly higher pedestrian numbers, traffic speed, and volumes. There has been no commitment to residents to construct a pedestrian refuge on Moala Parade or bench seats at this location.

ATTACHMENTS 1 Moala Parade Final Sketch D031839452 Moala Parade Charmhaven - Works on Laneway D03185768

Attachment 1 Moala Parade Final Sketch

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Attachment 2 Moala Parade Charmhaven - Works on Laneway

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28 November 2012

To the Ordinary Council Meeting Councillor

8.1 Notice of Motion - Comprehensive Review of Tree DCP, Chapter 14

TRIM REFERENCE: F2005/02982 - D03193542

AUTHORS: Greg Best; Councillor

Lloyd Taylor; Councillor

Councillors Best and Taylor have given notice that at the Ordinary Council Meeting to be held on 28 November 2012 they will move the following Motion:

“1 That Council note the numerous reports of damage to public and private property arising from inappropriate species growing in near proximity to structures.

2 That Council note the statistics for tree applications for 2012; 85% - 397

approved/ 62 refused (Councillor Business Update November 2012). 3 That Council direct the General Manager to undertake a comprehensive review

of the Tree DCP (Chapter 14) which includes the following:

a minimisation of risk to life and property while having regard to streamlining the application process.

b the cost to the community and Council of processing tree

removal applications. c increasing the number of species included in the exempt

development category (i.e. removal without consent) having regard to the statistical data of approved applications for 2012.

4 That Council receive a report as a priority, which indicates the review process

and the likely timeframes.”

RESOURCES Current staff resources within the Policy and Land Use Section of the Sustainability Unit are fully committed in the short to medium term. Staff are fully committed preparing for and managing the public exhibition and community engagement for draft WLEP 2012, Draft Settlement Strategy and draft DCP 2012. In addition, other projects are at critical stages, including, but not limited to, Precinct 7A (consideration of submissions and report), Wyong Employment Zone (public exhibition) and Craigie Avenue Employment Zone (public exhibition). A further review of Chapter 14 has not been programmed in the short to medium term should Council resolve to support this Notice of Motion and additional resources will be required. Alternatively, a resource currently allocated to existing projects would need to be reallocated affecting the delivery of those projects. Considerable time and staff resources would also need to be allocated from within the Development Assessment Unit in order to adequately address the requirements of the review.