MINUTES OF THE Extraordinary Meeting

HELD ON 9 June 2020

 

 

PRESENT:

Mayor Wendy Waller

Councillor Ayyad

Councillor Balloot

Councillor Hadchiti

Councillor Hadid

Councillor Hagarty

Councillor Harle

Councillor Kaliyanda

Councillor Karnib

Councillor Rhodes

Councillor Shelton

Ms Kiersten Fishburn, Chief Executive Officer

Mr Tim Moore, Director City Economy and Growth / Deputy CEO

Mr George Hampouris, Acting Director City Corporate

Dr Eddie Jackson, Director City Community and Culture

Mr Peter Patterson, Director City Presentation

Mr Raj Autar, Director City Infrastructure and Environment

Mr Andrew Stevenson, Chief Strategy and Engagement Officer

Ms Tina Sangiuliano, Strategic Organisational Change Manager

Ms Julie Scott, Manager City Economy

Mr James Ng, Acting General Counsel, Manager Governance, Legal and Procurement

Mr David Maguire, Internal Ombudsman

Mr George Georgakis, Manager Council and Executive Services

Ms Maree Stewart, Coordinator Council and Executive Services (minutes)

 

 

 

OPENING                                                     6.00pm

 

STATEMENT REGARDING                     The Mayor reminded everyone that in

WEBCASTING                                           accordance with Council’s Code of Meeting

                                                                       Practice (other than the Public Forum Section),

                                                                       the meeting is being livestreamed.

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF COUNTRY,       The prayer of the Council was read by the

PRAYER OF COUNCIL AND                      Chief Executive Officer, Ms Kiersten Fishburn.

AFFIRMATION TO BE READ BY              

 

APOLOGIES

 

Nil                                                                 

Declarations of Interest          

 

Mayor Waller declared a non-pecuniary, less than significant interest in the following item:

Item EGROW 01: Business Resilience Grants

Reason: Mayor Waller knows and has associations with many local business owners.

Mayor Waller remained in the room for the duration of the item.

 

Clr Ayyad declared a non-pecuniary, less than significant interest in the following item: 

Item EGROW 01: Business Resilience Grants

Reason: Clr Ayyad knows and has associations with many local business owners.

Clr Ayyad remained in the room for the duration of the item.

 

Clr Balloot declared a non-pecuniary, less than significant interest in the following item: 

Item EGROW 01: Business Resilience Grants

Reason: Clr Balloot knows and has associations with many local business owners.

Clr Balloot remained in the room for the duration of the item.

 

Clr Hadchiti declared a non-pecuniary, less than significant interest in the following item:

Item EGROW 01: Business Resilience Grants

Reason: Clr Hadchiti knows and has associations with many local business owners.

Clr Hadchiti remained in the room for the duration of the item.

 

Clr Hadid declared a non-pecuniary, less than significant interest in the following item: 

Item EGROW 01: Business Resilience Grants

Reason: Clr Hadid knows and has associations with many local business owners.

Clr Hadid remained in the room for the duration of the item.

 

Clr Hagarty declared a non-pecuniary, less than significant interest in the following item: 

Item EGROW 01: Business Resilience Grants

Reason: Clr Hagarty knows and has associations with many local business owners.

Clr Hagarty remained in the room for the duration of the item.

 

Clr Kaliyanda  declared a non-pecuniary, less than significant interest in the following item:

Item EGROW 01: Business Resilience Grants

Reason: Clr Kaliyanda knows and has associations with many local business owners.

Clr Kaliyanda remained in the room for the duration of the item.

 

Clr Karnib declared a non-pecuniary, less than significant interest in the following item:

Item EGROW 01: Business Resilience Grants

Reason: Clr Karnib knows and has associations with many local business owners.

Clr Karnib remained in the room for the duration of the item.

 

Clr Rhodes declared a pecuniary interest in the following item: 

Item EGROW 01: Business Resilience Grants

Reason: Prior to becoming a Councillor, Clr Rhodes held the position of Secretary of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce and was also a member of Business Network International (Liverpool Chapter). Clr Rhodes recognises businesses on the list of grant applicants that are members of either one or both of these organisations.

Clr Rhodes left the room for the duration of the item.

 

Clr Shelton Declared a non-pecuniary, less than significant interest in the following item: 

Item EGROW 01: Business Resilience Grants

Reason: Clr Shelton knows and has associations with many local business owners. Additionally, Clr Shelton has business dealings with land owners in the CBD.

Clr Shelton remained in the room for the duration of the item.

PUBLIC FORUM

 

Nil

Clr Rhodes left the room at 6.07pm and did not return to the meeting.

 

City Economy and Growth Report

 

ITEM NO:       EGROW 01

FILE NO:        138716.2020

SUBJECT:     Business Resilience Grants

 

COUNCIL DECISION

 

Motion:                                  Moved: Clr Hagarty               Seconded: Clr Kaliyanda

 

That Council:

 

1.    Adopts the recommendations to provide grants to 50 businesses as outlined in the report. The recommendation is to provide grants to the value of $106,000 to 28 CBD businesses from the City Development Fund, and to provide grants to the value of $66,000 to 22 businesses in the greater Local Government Area;

 

2.    Allow those applicants that were not successful as outlined in the report and referred to as ‘Business pivot requires more development and assistance to demonstrate whether it can generate profit or support existing or new jobs’ or ‘Reasonable pivot, however, required stronger demonstration that it could generate profit or support existing or new jobs’ the opportunity to provide more information to determine whether they would be eligible;

 

3.    By application rebate land owners in the CBD (excluding Westfield & Liverpool Plaza) that were affected by mandatory restrictions an amount equal to three months of ‘City Development Fund’ levies where it can be demonstrated that a loss in rental income has occurred, providing they meet the same criteria as in the grants program. Council staff to investigate a realistic way of capping these monies be pursued and brought to the next Council meeting; and

 

4.    A communication and/or letter go out to all the business owners in Liverpool that may be eligible for any federal or state government grants, specifically referring to the following government grants:

Federal

·         Cash Flow Boost for small businesses to the value of $20,000 -$100,000;

·         Job Keeper allowance of $1,500 per employee per fortnight until September 2020; and

·         Small Business Grant of $10,000 for small business expenses.

 

State

·         $10,000 business grants.

 

The letter should also state that if a business has not received any of these grants, they should contact the Australian Taxation Office.

 

Vote for:           Mayor Waller, Clr Ayyad, Clr Balloot, Clr Hadchiti, Clr Hadid, Clr Hagarty, Clr Kaliyanda and Deputy Mayor Karnib.

Vote against:   Clr Harle and Clr Shelton.

 

Note: Clr Rhodes had left the meeting and did not take part in the discussion or the vote for the above item.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE MEETING CLOSED AT 6.41pm.

 

 

 

<Signature>

Name: Wendy Waller

Title:    Mayor

Date:    24 June 2020

I have authorised a stamp bearing my signature to be affixed to the pages of the Minutes of the Council Meeting held on  9 June 2020. I confirm that Council has adopted these Minutes as a true and accurate record of the meeting.