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Minutes Ordinary Council Meeting
Council Chambers, Gundagai
6.00pm, Tuesday 24th January, 2023
Administration Centres: 1300 459 689 |
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Minutes Ordinary Council Meeting
Council Chambers, Gundagai
6.00pm, Tuesday 24th January, 2023
Administration Centres: 1300 459 689 |
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Ordinary Council Meeting Minutes |
24 January 2023 |
MINUTES
OF Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council
Ordinary Council
Meeting
HELD AT THE Council
Chambers, Gundagai
ON Tuesday, 24 January
2023 AT 6.00pm
PRESENT: Cr Charlie Sheahan (Mayor), Cr Leigh Bowden (Deputy Mayor), Cr Les Boyd, Cr Logan Collins, Cr Trevor Glover, Cr David Graham, Cr Gil Kelly, Cr Abb McAlister, Cr Penny Nicholson
IN ATTENDANCE: Steve McGrath (Interim General Manager), Paul Woods (Interim Deputy General Manager - CCD), Matt Stubbs (Deputy General Manager - Operations), Linda Wiles (Manager Business), Mark Ellis (Manager Civil Works), Steve Lowe (Acting Manager Waste, Parks & Recreation Services), Zac Mahon (Manager Finance), Stephen Targett (Acting Manager Technical Services)
The Chairperson acknowledged the Wiradjuri people who are the Traditional Custodians of the Land at which the meeting was held and paid his respects to Elders, both past and present, of the Wiradjuri Nation and extended that respect to other Aboriginal people who were present.
Adjourn Meeting For Open Forum
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Resolution 001/2023 Moved: Cr Leigh Bowden Seconded: Cr Logan Collins Council adjourn for Open Forum. |
List of Speakers
1. Gordon Lindley – Old Mill 8.3.1
2. Mike Kingwill - Council Projects in Gundagai
3. Rosalind Wight – General Business
4. Natalie Cowled – TACC Minutes recommendations 8.1.2
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Resolution 002/2023 Moved: Cr Leigh Bowden Seconded: Cr Gil Kelly Council resume the Open Meeting. |
Nil
Nil
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5.1 Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on Tuesday 13 December 2022 |
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Resolution 003/2023 Moved: Cr David Graham Seconded: Cr Penny Nicholson The Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on Tuesday 13 December 2022 be confirmed as a true and correct record of the meeting. |
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Resolution 004/2023 Moved: Cr Leigh Bowden Seconded: Cr Logan Collins The information in the Mayoral Minute be received and noted. |
Additions made for 6.1 Mayoral Minute – Councillor Engagements:
Cr Collins
15 December 2022 - attended the Christmas Street Party ‘Party on Parker’.
17 January 2023 - attended the Council Workshop in Gundagai.
10 January 2023 - attended the BBQ retirement gathering in recognition of Des Rowe.
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Resolution 005/2023 Moved: Cr David Graham Seconded: Cr Penny Nicholson Cr Abb McAlister be appointed to Acting Deputy Mayor for Thursday 26 January 2023, to perform functions at the Gundagai Australia Day event including Citizenship Ceremony. |
Nil
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8.1.1 Draft Payment of Expenses and Provision of Facilities for Mayor and Councillors Policy |
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Resolution 006/2023 Moved: Cr David Graham Seconded: Cr Trevor Glover 1. The draft Payment of Expenses and Provision of Facilities Policy for Mayor and Councillors, attached to the report, be adopted. 2. The adopted policy be forwarded to the Office of Local Government. |
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8.1.2 The Arts Centre Cootamundra s.355 Committee Meeting Minutes |
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Resolution 007/2023 Moved: Cr Leigh Bowden Seconded: Cr Penny Nicholson The Minutes of The Arts Centre Cootamundra s.355 Committee Meeting held 17 November 2022 attached to the report, be received and noted. |
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8.1.3 Muttama CREEK REGENERATION GROUP s.355 Committee Meeting Minutes |
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Resolution 008/2023 Moved: Cr Gil Kelly Seconded: Cr Trevor Glover The Minutes of the Muttama Creek Regeneration Group s.355 Committee meeting held 17 October 2022 attached to the report, be received and noted. |
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Resolution 009/2023 Moved: Cr David Graham Seconded: Cr Gil Kelly 1. The Mayor, Deputy Mayor, General Manager and Responsible Accounting Officer be delegated to sign the Statements by Council and Management for the 2022 General Purpose Financial Statements and 2022 Special Purpose Financial Statements for Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council. 2. The 2022 Financial Statements be referred for audit. 3. The General Manager be authorised to issue the 2022 Financial Statements upon receipt of the auditor’s report. |
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Resolution 010/2023 Moved: Cr Logan Collins Seconded: Cr David Graham The Finance Update report, be received and noted. |
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Resolution 011/2023 Moved: Cr Trevor Glover Seconded: Cr David Graham The Restricted Cash Reconciliation report, be received and noted. |
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Resolution 012/2023 Moved: Cr David Graham Seconded: Cr Trevor Glover The report detailing Council Cash and Investments as at 31 December 2022, be received and noted. |
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8.3.1 Old Mill Gundagai Development - Funding Status and Future |
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Recommendation 1. Council withdraw from the Regional Tourism Activation Fund (RTAF). 2. Council utilise the remaining $153,457.00 allocation from the Stronger Communities Fund to masterplan the Old Mill precinct to create a shovel ready project for future funding streams. |
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Moved: Cr Abb McAlister Seconded: Cr Leigh Bowden That the report be stood over to a later meeting, until discussions can be had between the local member Steph Cooke and the Old Mill Committee. |
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Resolution 013/2023 Moved: Cr David Graham Seconded: Cr Abb McAlister That the report be stood over to a later meeting, until discussions can be had between the local member Steph Cooke and the Old Mill Committee.
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Resolution 014/2023 Moved: Cr Leigh Bowden Seconded: Cr Trevor Glover 1. The Cootamundra Youth Council Code of Conduct (attached) be endorsed. 2. The minutes the Cootamundra Youth Council meetings held 4th July, 1st August, 5th September & 5th December, attached to the report be received and noted. 3. The resignations of Wil Ellis (Cootamundra Youth Treasurer), Ellenore Clapham and Tenesha Silk be noted. |
8.4 Development, Building and Compliance
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Resolution 015/2023 Moved: Cr Gil Kelly Seconded: Cr Abb McAlister The information on Development Applications approved in December 2022, be received and noted. |
Nil
Nil
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8.7.1 Proposed Road Names for the Back Brawlin Road Subdivision Development Cootamundra |
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Resolution 016/2023 Moved: Cr Leigh Bowden Seconded: Cr Penny Nicholson 1. The report on the proposed Road Names for the Back Brawlin Road Subdivision Cootamundra be received and noted. 2. The following proposed road names for the Back Brawlin Road Subdivision Development, Cootamundra be noted: (i) Wonder View (ii) Evers Lane |
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Resolution 017/2023 Moved: Cr Abb McAlister Seconded: Cr Les Boyd The report on the Wallendbeen Bridge Detour Funding to be received and noted. |
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8.7.3 Civil Works and Technical Services Report - January 2023 |
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Resolution 018/2023 Moved: Cr Leigh Bowden Seconded: Cr David Graham That the Civil Works and Technical Services Report for the month of January 2023 be noted. |
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Resolution 019/2023 Moved: Cr Trevor Glover Seconded: Cr David Graham Council endorses acceptance of the updated deed for variation for the Fixing Country Bridges Program and Bridges Renewal Program totalling $220,000 in additional funds. |
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8.10 Waste, Parks and Recreation
Nil
9 Motion of which Notice has been Given
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Resolution 020/2023 Moved: Cr Penny Nicholson Seconded: Cr David Graham Council develops and engages, in a way forward, to progress the conditional contract existing between Council and the Dog on the Tuckerbox Developer. |
Nil
Nil
The Meeting closed at 7:19pm.
The minutes of this meeting were confirmed at the Ordinary Council Meeting held on 28 February 2023.
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CHAIRPERSON |
GENERAL MANAGER |
