MINUTES OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MeetingS
HELD ON 18 April 2023
PRESENT:
Mayor Ned Mannoun
Councillor Ammoun
Councillor Goodman (online)
Councillor Green
Councillor Harle
Councillor Macnaught
Councillor Rhodes
Hon John Ajaka, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Farooq Portelli, Acting Director Corporate Support
Ms Tina Bono, Director Community & Lifestyle
Mr Michael Zengovski, Acting Director City Futures
Mr William Attard, Acting Director Planning & Compliance
Mr Michael Oliveiro, Acting Manager Development Assessment
Ms Anna Rizos, Acting Director Customer & Business Performance
Mr Jason Breton, Acting Director Operations
Mr Luke Oste, Coordinator Strategic Planning
Mr David Galpin, General Counsel, Manager Governance, Legal and Procurement
Ms Jessica Saliba, Governance Coordinator
Mr Tim Gavan, Strategic Property Consultant
Ms Susie Najjar, Committee Officer
Ms Susan Ranieri, Coordinator
Council and Executive Services
The meeting commenced at
9.08am.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
COUNTRY
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The Acknowledgement of Country was read by Mayor Ned Mannoun
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Declarations
of Interest
The
CEO declared a non-pecuniary interest in the following item:
Item: RZ-2/2020
– Lot 6 Newbridge Road, Moorebank – EQ Riverside
Reason:
He had previously
assisted and advised in a former role and organisation.
The CEO left
the meeting for the duration of this item.
INFRASTRUCTURE
& PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING ITEM
ITEM NO: ITEM 01
FILE NO: 104504.2023
SUBJECT: Strategic
Planning - Work Programme
Mayor left at 9.20am
Mayor returned at 9.24am
RECESS
Meeting was adjourned at 9.45am to change venue
RESUMPTION OF MEETING
The meeting resumed at 35 Scott Street, Liverpool
at 10:04am.
Clr Ammoun arrived to the meeting at 10.09am
The
CEO left the meeting at 10.12am during discussion of RZ-2/2020 – Lot 6
Newbridge Road, Moorebank – EQ Riverside item, Strategic Planning –
Work Programme.
The CEO returned to the meeting at
10.14am.
Clr Goodman re-joined the meeting
online at 10:15am.
Clr Macnaught left at 10:28am and
returned at 10.29am
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COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
Motion: Moved:
Mayor Mannoun Seconded: Clr Ammoun
That the
Committee recommends:
That
Council receives and notes
this report and attached Strategic Planning Work Program.
Action
items
- Council
staff to investigate planning controls to encourage redevelopment along
Elizabeth Drive between the proposed private hospital planning proposal
site and Bigge Park.
- Coordinator
Strategic Planning to bring to the next governance committee meeting an
update on the Concrete Crushers (Site E) site.
- Coordinator
Strategic Planning to reach out to the proponent with an update on the
planning work done recently and the retail study being drafted.
- An update of
VPA’s to be brought to the next committee meeting.
- A briefing
on what is to be delivered and when under the MGTC VPA is to be
presented to the next committee meeting.
- An update be
provided on when the M7 underpass road from at Parkbridge Estate in
Middleton Grange.
- Warwick Farm
Racing Precinct Structure Plan:
a. What road heights are required for non-residential development in
relation to flood planning; and
- Council to
investigate the possibility of shelter in place as a flood strategy in
flood prone areas.
- Can Penrith
City Council and Liverpool City Council have representation on the
Western Parkland City Authority (WPCA) board?
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Item 01
– Greater Sydney Parklands – Status report on Southern Parklands
Framework Implementation of the Strategic Priorities Committee meeting was brought
forward and dealt with now.
STRATEGIC
PRIORITIES COMMITTEE MEETING ITEM
ITEM NO: ITEM 01
FILE NO: 107724.2023
SUBJECT: Greater Sydney Parklands - Status report on Southern
Parklands Framework Implementation
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
Motion: Moved:
Mayor Mannoun Seconded: Clr Rhodes
That the
Committee recommends:
1.
That Council note the status report from the Greater
Sydney Parklands representatives; and
2.
That Council thank
the presenters, Joshua French, Chief Executive, Greater Sydney Parklands and
Oriana Senese, Senior Manager Design and Strategy, Greater Sydney Parklands.
Action
items:
1.
Follow up meeting with Greater Sydney Parklands to discuss what worked
well in other council areas.
2.
Director Community & Lifestyle to facilitate site visit to
Austral.
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INFRASTRUCTURE
& PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING ITEM
ITEM
NO: ITEM 02
FILE NO: 051074.2023
SUBJECT: Development
Assessment
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
Motion: Moved:
Mayor Mannoun Seconded: Clr Ammoun
That the
Committee recommends:
That
Council receives and notes the DA presentation.
Action items:
1.
Council to explore the idea of providing staged Pre-DAs.
2. Re-visit
the granny flat levy that council charges. The contributions
for secondary dwellings have increased by $10K, making secondary dwellings
financially untenable.
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STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
COMMITTEE MEETING ITEM
Confidential Item
ITEM NO: ITEM
02
FILE NO: 105964.2023
SUBJECT: Liverpool
Civic Place Project Update
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
Motion: Moved:
Mayor Mannoun Seconded: Clr Ammoun
That the
Committee recommends:
That Council receive and note the update.
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STRATEGIC PERFORMANCE
COMMITTEE MEETING ITEM
ITEM NO: ITEM 01
FILE NO: 088868.2023
SUBJECT: Delegation
for the Chief Executive Officer
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
Motion: Moved:
Mayor Mannoun Seconded: Clr Ammoun
That the Committee recommends:
That Council:
1. Delegate to the Chief
Executive Officer Council’s functions as set out in the Instrument of
Delegation to the Chief Executive Officer in Attachment 1 of this report; and
2. Authorise the Mayor to sign
the Instrument of Delegation to the Chief Executive Officer.
Action
items:
1. Councillors
requested that they receive a briefing on our process for compulsory
acquisition.
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