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Good evening councilors and members of

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the public. Council is conducting this

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ordinary meeting in person via video

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conferencing as well as live streaming.

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We are using both a video conferencing

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tool and live streaming software. So

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please bear with us should we encounter

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any technical difficulties. Councilors,

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during the course of the meeting, it

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would be appreciated if you could please

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ensure you remain seated so that you are

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visible in the middle of the screen and

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that you raise your hand to move and

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second items to indicate if you wish to

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speak and also to vote. Councilors,

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please give your attention to councelor

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Cagney who will lead us in the prayer and

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acknowledgement of country.

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Thank you, Madame Mayor apologies,

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my voice is average at best, but here we

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go. Almighty God, bless all who are

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engaged in the work of local government.

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Make us of one heart and mind in thy

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service and in the true welfare of the

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people we serve. We ask this through

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Christ our Lord. Amen.

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I would like to acknowledge that this

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meeting is being held on the traditional

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lands and waterways of the Dharawal People

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and also recognize the surrounding Dharawal

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and Gundungurra People and pay our respects

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to Elders past, present, those emerging

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and any who may be joining us this

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evening. Thank you.

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Thank you councelor Cagney . In accordance

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with Camden Council's code of meeting

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practice and as permitted under the

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local government act 1993,

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this meeting is being live streamed and

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recorded by council staff for minute

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taking and public access purposes. The

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recording will also be made publicly

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Councilors, we have no leave of absence.

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No audio visual.

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Councilors are is there any declarations

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of interest?

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Hm. No.

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 confirmation of minutes.

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Councilors, we have we have a

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recommendation on page 13 that the

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minutes of the ordinary council meeting

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held on the 10th of February, 2026,

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copies of which have been circulated be

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confirmed and adopted. Do I have a mover

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and second, please? Move. Councelor

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Cagney , second. Councelor Suri. Councelor

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Campbell, would you like? Councelor

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Cagney , would you like to talk to it?

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No. Thank you, Madam Mayor.

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Thank you, council. Are there any

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speakers against the motion or for the

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motion?

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Any questions? With that, I'll put the

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recommendation forward. All those in

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favor?

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Unanimous. Thank you.

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Councilors, I have one Mayoral minute this

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evening.

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 joint organization framework. On

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February 9, 2026, the Honorable Ron

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Hoing, MP, Minister for Local

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Government, wrote to all councils in New

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South Wales seeking advice on council's

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preferred arrangements under the state's

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joint organization framework. For the

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first time, councils are being asked to

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formally consider whether they wish to

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join, create, withdraw from, or retain

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membership of a joint organization.

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Camden Council has long recognized the

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value of strong regional partnerships,

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particularly through the through its

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collaboration with neighboring councils

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across the MacArthur region and greater

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Western Sydney. The MacArthur Councils

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Camden, Campbelltown and Wollondilly have

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developed a strong and productive

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partnership over many years. This

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collaboration has enabled the region to

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advocate effectively for critical

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infrastructure, services and investment

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needed to support one of the fastest

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growing regions in Australia. Through

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this collaboration, all three councils

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have benefited from strengthen

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engagement with state and federal

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governments and positioned the Macarthur

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region as a key contributor to the

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future of Western Sydney, New South

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Wales and Australia.

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Camden Council is also a member of the

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parks, an alliance of councils across

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greater Western Sydney that has worked

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closely with the New South Wales and

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Australian governments on the delivery

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of key infrastructure in support of the

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Western Sydney International Airport.

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This alliance which includes Blue

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Mountains, Camden, Campbelltown,

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Hawkesbury, Liverpool, Penrith and Wollondilly

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councils has provided a strong and

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coordinated regional voice in advocating

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for major infrastructure and economic

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development opportunities across the

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western Parkland city. The parks has

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recently been approved as an

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incorporated association under section

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358 of the local government act 1993 to

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be known as the outer western Sydney

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Alliance and Camden Council continues

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participation in this alliance will

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ensure the region remains strongly

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positioned to advocate for major

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infrastructure and investment

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opportunities to the north of our LGA.

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The MacArthur region sits in a unique

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and strategically important position

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within the broader greater Sydney and

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Illawarra economies. Located between

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Western Sydney International Airport to

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the north and Port Kembler to the south,

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Macarthur is emerging as a key economic

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corridor connecting Western Sydney with

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the Illawarra region. There is an

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opportunity to work with councils

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through the Illawarra and Shoalhaven to

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connect our region to major freight and

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logistic routes associated with Port

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Kembla and further diversity economic

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opportunities for our community.

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The existing Illawarra Shoalhaven joint

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organization is a partnership of

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councils to the south of Camden

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including Kiama, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven

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 and Wollongong with our neighbors

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Wollondilly Shire longstanding associate

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members as identified by the ISJO

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which is the Illawarra Shoalhaven joint

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organization. The functions of a joint

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organization are regional strategic

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planning including high level planning

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across the quadruple bottom line,

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intergovernmental collaboration through

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working closely with the New South Wales

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government, the Commonwealth government,

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other councils and other joint

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organizations,

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regional leadership and advocacy and

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acting as the regional voice for our

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councils and communities.

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A coordinated regional approach to the

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south will ensure that Camden continues

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to attract investment and deliver the

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infrastructure required to support its

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rapidly growing population. The next

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logical step is to explore opportunities

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to work collaboratively with ISJO and

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neighboring councils Campbelltown,

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Wingecarribee and Wollondilly with a view

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to establishing an extended joint

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organization.

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At Camden, we have seen the success of

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collaborative advocacy through our

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existing relationships with the parks

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and MacArthur councils. Key themes

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identified in our campaign, the time is

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now, including delivery of public

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transport, health services, improved

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access to education, and road

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improvements are strengthened when there

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is a regional need through continued

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engagement in the MacArthur partnership

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to participation in the outer western

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Sydney Alliance and exploring new

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opportunity presented by changes to the

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joint organization structure in New

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South Wales. Camden Council remain will

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remain well positioned to advocate

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strongly for the reason and maximize

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opportunities for our community

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councilors. Would any counselor like to

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speak to the mayor or minute?

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Are there any questions? Councilors. Oh,

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sorry. Sorry, councelor Cagney .

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Sorry, Madame Mayor just briefly,

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I just wanted to say, and I'm I

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recognize the fact that my voice may be

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offending people's ears right now, so

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I'll try and keep it brief, but I've

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seen firsthand when I had the pleasure

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of  being the mayor just what

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opportunities

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uh and what doors are open to us when we

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work as a team collaboratively with our

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neighboring councils. Um, one thing that

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stood out during that time to me was the

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fact that we are so connected. I mean,

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as a MacArthur region, we know how

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connected we are. We know that in

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Camden, if we have a serious medical

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condition, we're heading to Campbell

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Town. We know that if we want to jump on

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a train, we're either heading to

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Liverpool or we're heading to Campbell

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Town. Uh we know that if we uh you know,

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if people in Wollondilly, if they want a

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good cup of coffee or, you know,

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something nice to wear, they're coming

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to Camden. So we are extremely entwined

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and connected and I think that working

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in a silo um is of no benefit to us here

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in Camden. So um I wholeheartedly

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support this recommendation and I see

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its benefits

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um not only now but what we've done

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previously with former mayors and deputy

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mayors in the past. I'd like to strongly

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thank um Minister Honing for his

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advocacy around this and in particular

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each and every state and federal MP that

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we have in our region who has backed the

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idea of councils working collaboratively

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to the hill. So um that's all for me.

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Thank you.

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Thank you councelor Cagney. Any other

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council like to speak to it?

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Councelor Mclean did you say question or

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talk to it?

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Just a question. Sorry. Oh, I'll just

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I'll just wanted to say something

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quickly. Um I also would like to say um

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my first time as mayor, I was in the

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parks and that's when we started this um

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joining with other councils. I can just

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say it is the future we've got to go to

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um southwest south as we are macarthur

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out here. We have to start to get what

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is needed out here. So I think it's

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great and um as councelor Cagney said it

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is very good for us as a instead of

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going in there going in your own you've

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got other councils behind you fighting

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with you so it's going to be for the

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better for our council.

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Now I'll go to questions. Councelor McLean

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question.

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Um thanks Madame Mayor. Um so this this

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will essentially continue the

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um I don't want to say informal but

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nonformalized

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three party um collaboration between

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Camel Town Willy and Camden and then

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obviously there'll be the two more

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formalized

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stakeholder groups of the the parks

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alliance or the outer western Sydney

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alliance sorry and the uh and the the uh

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the JO expanded JO between the southern

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councils as well. Is that correct,

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Mr. General Manager?

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Uh, that is correct.

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Any other questions, councilors?

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With that, I'll put the recommendation

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motion forward. All those in favor?

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Unanimous. Thank you.

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Item one, draft planning proposal,

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15 Tower Court, Harrington Park.

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Recommendation is on page 33. Do I have

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a mover and second? Please

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move. Councelor Cagney second.

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Councelor Cagney , what motion do you

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have?

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Madame Mayor, I'd like to move the

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recommendation as noted um in tonight's

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business paper on page 33 and 34.

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Thank any council like to speak against

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the motion

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four.

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Any questions, councilors?

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With that, I'll put the recommendation

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forward. All those four.

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Unanimous. Motion carried.

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Item two, pre-public exhibition Camden

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Resilience Pan Plan. Motion is on page

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37. Do I have a mover and seconder?

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Move. Councelor Conell, second council

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Campbell. Councelor Campbell, your motion.

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Uh, thank you, Madame May. I'd like to

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move the motion as as recommended in

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business papers.

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Thank you. Any council like to speak

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against the motion

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for the motion? Any councelor Campbell

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for

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uh four? Yes.

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Councelor Mclean.

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Councelor Mclean.

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Um you have your support this to go on

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to obviously public exhibition. Um I was

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I was very interested to to read the uh

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the the draft plan to go on exhibition.

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So happy to support it. Um I thought it

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addressed a lot of the challenges quite

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well. Um they are diverse challenges. Um

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they are common in some ways and quite

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unique in others. So I was pleased to

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see that uh included. Um but I'll be

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very pleased to see what uh public

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submissions are also put in. Um the the

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other point I wanted to mention was I

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really liked how it flowed through quite

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I mean most of them do anyway but it

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really clearly flowed through nicely

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into the IPR docs as well. So it um

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identified how it relates to the CSP and

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um and interlinks there and ties in

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quite nicely. So um I'm very happy to

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support its uh public exhibition.

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Any

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councelor against the motion for

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councelor Quinnel?

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Uh thank you madam mayor. Just quickly,

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I just would like to thank staff for um

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outlining this plan, particularly

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um including my request motion raised

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back in October to look at the uh to

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create some designated cool zones around

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the LGA. I know

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we did have some particularly hot week.

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I think it was mid January um uh where

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those cool zones would have been good

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for this year, but that you know that

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that issue is only going to get worse

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and worse as as time progresses. So um I

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commend this plan and and hope that we

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receive lots of good feedback. Thank

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you.

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Anyone else against or for any

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questions?

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You're right to reply. Councelor

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Cornell.

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Uh, no. Thank you, madame.

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With that, I'll put the motion. All

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those in favor?

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Unanimous. Thank you. Item three,

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acceptance of grant funding, greening

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our city grant program 2026, the Camden

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Canopy Project. Recommendation is on

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page 39. Do I have a mover and second,

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please?

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Move. Councelor Rahman seconded.

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Yeah, I get that. I've been getting that

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now. I said that before. Yeah.

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Yeah. Now, Councelor Rahman and Councelor

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Campbell. Councelor Rahman, your motion

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that you're moving.

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Thank you, Madame Mayor. I recommend as

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it is.

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Any council like to speak against the

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motion

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for the motion?

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Councelor McLean for

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Uh thanks Madame Mayor. I I did have a

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question as well, but I did want to

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speak in favor of the um the motion uh

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pure the recommendation. Sorry. Um

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this is obviously vitally important. Um

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we note that it does require uh

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additional funds committed by council um

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within existing budgets. Um it's

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important to note that, but it is a

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really vital area. Um it also links

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directly to um our uh CSP which we're

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talking about in item 8 uh which is a I

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guess an underperforming what the only

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underperforming really area in that at

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the moment. Uh so I like that um it's

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it's quite uh timely that uh we're

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supporting this uh recommendation

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because it does uh help us get closer

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towards uh achieving some of those goals

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that we've set out in our um IPNR

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documents. Um I'll save the question for

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when that's timely.

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Thank you. Any other council like to

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speak against or for?

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Any questions? councilors.

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Councelor McLean.

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Um, yes. The question was uh around

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there's it's listed that there's 3,000

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uh trees to be planted uh which is

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fantastic. I'm I'm assuming it's very

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similar to the previous program that was

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initiated uh with um well not mature

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trees planted but uh not not seedlings

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done sort of teenage plants I suppose

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you might call them. Um

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but sort of 2 m tall plants I guess is

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what I'm saying. Um I is that is that

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the intent that they'll they'll be

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planted um but and maintained and and

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probably contracted out just like the uh

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the structure of the previous grant we

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uh we received

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through you Mr. general manager.

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I'll refer to this question through our

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director of community assets.

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Through you Mr. general manager. Yes,

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that's correct counselor. They would be

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advanced stock and delivered in the same

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manner.

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Any other questions, councilors?

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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You're a right or apply, councelor

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Rahman.

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All good. Thank you, madame.

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Thank you. With that, I'll put the

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motion forward. All those in favor?

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Unanimous. Thank you. Councelor

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Campbell, was that hand up? Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Item four, acceptance of grant funding,

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new bus services for Western Sydney bus

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shelter program. Council, the

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recommendation is on page 41. Do I have

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a mover and seconder for a motion in

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relation to this item? Councelor Rahman

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and second council Canel. Councelor

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Rahman, do you have a motion to this?

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Yes, Madame Mayor. I would also like to

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add um uh another line to the

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recommendation. Uh and if we can add um

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our member of parliament um

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for Lepington, Nathan Hagetti's name to

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the recommendation point too. Thank you.

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The second are you fine with that

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councelor Cornell?

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Yes. Thank you. So you'd like to

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three or four?

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Oh, they've got point four there.

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Yeah, cuz I've got it here.

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Okay. 3.3

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Yeah. Yeah. Okay.

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Would you like to speak that coun speak

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to that councelor Rahman?

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Sure. Thank you.

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I welcome this report regarding the

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acceptance of um 360,000 in grant

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funding from transport for New South

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Wales under the new bus services for

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Western Sydney and bus shelter program.

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This initiative forms part of the new

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bus services for Western Sydney program

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which will introduce improved public

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transport connections between Campbell

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Town, Narrow and Orin Park and Lepington

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with the Western Sydney International

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Airport and around Bradfield City Center

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ahead of the airport's opening in 20 um

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26. Um, as Camden continues to be one of

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the fastest growing regions in New South

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Wales, the demand of the reliability and

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accessible public transport continues to

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increase. However, one of the concerns

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often raised by the residents is the

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lack of adequate bus shelters at many

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bus stops, leaving passengers exposed to

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extreme weather conditions such as heat,

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rain, and wind. Many of the people

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relying on the services are students

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traveling to school workers committing

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to jobs, seniors attending appointments

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and our families is moving across our

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growing suburbs. This funding is

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therefore a very welcome step in

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improving public transport

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accessibility, safety and comfort for

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residents across our community. I would

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like to highlight that on 11th March

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last year, I brought forwarded a notice

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of motion to this council calling for a

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bus shelter strategy for Camden

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requesting briefing outlining the scope

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and cost associated with in install in

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installing um bus shelters across Camden

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LGA. The motion was successfully passed

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by the council recognizing the

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importance of addressing gaps in our

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local public transport infrastructure.

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It is uh promising to um now see a

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progress with the founding allocation.

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The new shelters will support key bus

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routes affecting Camden including route

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840 which is Campbell um goes to

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Campbell Town Hospital to Lepington via

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Oruran Park. Route 845 Campbell Town to

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Western Sydney International Airport via

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Oruran Park and Bradfield. route 860 um

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from Liverpool to Western Sydney airport

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uh international airport via Lepington

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and Bradfield. These routes will become

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increasingly important as Western Sydney

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develops around the new international

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airport and the Bradfield city center

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providing residents with improved

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connections to employment, education and

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essential services. The report also

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outlines that the shelter locations will

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be prioritized uh based on the factors

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such as higher passengers demand,

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proximity to continue facilities,

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committed road upgrades and long-term

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bus route planning. Importantly, this

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grant will be delivered through the New

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South Wales active transport program and

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allocated across the 2025 and 2026 and

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2026 and 2027 um financial years with no

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additional funding required from Camden

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Council. So improving public transport

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infrastructure is not only about

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mobility. It is about equity,

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accessibility and supporting a growing

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community. Providing safe and

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comfortable waiting uh spaces may seem

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like a small piece of infrastructure.

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But for residents who rely on buses

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every day, it makes a significant uh

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differences for their daily lives. I

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therefore welcome this report and the

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opportunity to continue improving

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transport infrastructure across Camden.

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And I would like to um acknowledge and

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thank the honorable John Graham MLC

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minister for transport for supporting

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this funding initiative as well as

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Saliki Kunal MP member for Camden Nathan

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member from Lepington and Tanya Davis

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member for Bajisk for the support in

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securing these investment for our

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community. Thank you.

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Thank you, councelor Rahman.

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Are there any speakers against the

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motion?

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Four,

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councelor Siri,

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I really welcome this grant funding

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because we've always been advocating

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about the uh infrastructure for our

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region. So, Western Sydney is

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experiencing significant population

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growth and we have been always uh uh

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advocating that uh we need um better uh

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public transport and with this growth

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comes an increasing reliance on uh

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public transport. So investment in bus

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shelters is a practical and important

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step in improving the safety, comfort

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and accessibility of our public

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transport network for residents

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including our students, older people and

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those with mobility challenges. So

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adequate shelter, lighting and seating

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at bus stops makes a real difference for

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commuters who rely on buses every day,

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particularly during extreme weather. a

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supporting fund for bus shelters will

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help create a more equitable, connected

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and commuter friendly transport system

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across Western Sydney. I really welcome

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this. Thank you.

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Thank you. Any council against the

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motion for councelor McLean?

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Thanks, Madame Mayor. Very supportive of

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this as well. And I note um that it is

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it is 100% funded, so there's no

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matching funding um required for the the

00:25:53.200 --> 00:25:56.200
$360,000 contribution. Um, I would like

00:25:58.320 --> 00:26:01.176
to note though, um, that it is, we're

00:26:01.200 --> 00:26:03.976
very thankful for it. Uh, but it's not

00:26:04.000 --> 00:26:05.336
going to replace the trains that we need

00:26:05.360 --> 00:26:07.655
as well. So, we we need to acknowledge

00:26:07.679 --> 00:26:09.816
that trains are far more efficient in a

00:26:09.840 --> 00:26:12.840
number of ways. Um, buses are fantastic.

00:26:12.960 --> 00:26:15.960
Um, but this will not be a certainly a

00:26:16.240 --> 00:26:19.240
longerterm replacement for a much needed

00:26:19.760 --> 00:26:21.976
rail solution for this uh for this

00:26:22.000 --> 00:26:24.056
region. I had a question as well, but

00:26:24.080 --> 00:26:27.080
I'll wait for that time.

00:26:27.120 --> 00:26:29.976
Anyone for or against? Any questions?

00:26:30.000 --> 00:26:32.296
Councelor McLean.

00:26:32.320 --> 00:26:35.015
Um, thanks, Madame May. The question I

00:26:35.039 --> 00:26:38.039
had was, um,

00:26:38.159 --> 00:26:40.856
I worked out quickly cuz it's an easy

00:26:40.880 --> 00:26:43.880
sum to do. Up to eight bus shelters is

00:26:44.159 --> 00:26:47.159
$45,000 each. I then had to go and check

00:26:47.200 --> 00:26:49.015
on my calculator cuz I thought I must be

00:26:49.039 --> 00:26:52.039
wrong. But why does it cost $45,000?

00:26:54.799 --> 00:26:56.696
I think we can get a lot. I know I know

00:26:56.720 --> 00:26:58.056
these things are complicated. It's not

00:26:58.080 --> 00:27:00.616
just about putting a piece of tin up. Um

00:27:00.640 --> 00:27:02.696
there's a lot of processes and things in

00:27:02.720 --> 00:27:05.720
involved, but $45,000. Can we perhaps do

00:27:07.200 --> 00:27:09.895
a little bit better than that? Because

00:27:09.919 --> 00:27:11.816
if we can, then we're not delivering

00:27:11.840 --> 00:27:14.056
seven or eight. We're delivering 9 10 11

00:27:14.080 --> 00:27:17.080
or 12. And that's really what we need.

00:27:18.880 --> 00:27:21.496
Through you, Mr. General Manager.

00:27:21.520 --> 00:27:23.655
Uh I'll ask uh director of community

00:27:23.679 --> 00:27:26.616
assets to provide some uh more detail on

00:27:26.640 --> 00:27:29.015
on that information.

00:27:29.039 --> 00:27:30.535
Through you, Mr. General Manager.

00:27:30.559 --> 00:27:32.856
Unfortunately, uh we can't do that

00:27:32.880 --> 00:27:34.775
counselor because it also needs a

00:27:34.799 --> 00:27:36.696
surrounding infrastructure to install a

00:27:36.720 --> 00:27:38.936
bus shelter, which is footpaths, pram

00:27:38.960 --> 00:27:41.255
ramps, and um ramps available so buses

00:27:41.279 --> 00:27:43.015
can set down for accessible

00:27:43.039 --> 00:27:46.039
accessibility.

00:27:46.159 --> 00:27:49.159
Fine. Councelor Mlean,

00:27:49.200 --> 00:27:52.200
your Any other questions, councilors?

00:27:52.240 --> 00:27:55.240
You're right or reply. Councelor Rahman.

00:27:55.679 --> 00:27:57.655
All good. Thank you.

00:27:57.679 --> 00:27:59.176
With that, I'll put the motion. All

00:27:59.200 --> 00:28:01.655
those in favor?

00:28:01.679 --> 00:28:04.616
Unanimous. Thank you.

00:28:04.640 --> 00:28:07.496
Item five, acceptance of grant funding

00:28:07.520 --> 00:28:10.520
weeds action program 25 to 29. Your

00:28:11.039 --> 00:28:14.039
recommendation is on page 43.

00:28:14.720 --> 00:28:17.096
Do I have a mover and seconder for a

00:28:17.120 --> 00:28:19.255
motion in relation to this item?

00:28:19.279 --> 00:28:22.135
Councelor Campbell. Council Ferreri.

00:28:22.159 --> 00:28:23.976
Councelor Campbell.

00:28:24.000 --> 00:28:27.000
Move as recommended on page 43.

00:28:27.120 --> 00:28:30.120
Mhm. Would you like to speak to it?

00:28:32.000 --> 00:28:33.416
Yeah, I've got the second. Councelor

00:28:33.440 --> 00:28:34.375
Ferreri.

00:28:34.399 --> 00:28:35.976
I do apologize. I missed that.

00:28:36.000 --> 00:28:39.000
That's fine. Um, I'd like to start by

00:28:39.840 --> 00:28:41.096
asking a question.

00:28:41.120 --> 00:28:42.616
We'll get to that later. We'll just do

00:28:42.640 --> 00:28:42.856
the

00:28:42.880 --> 00:28:45.880
No, no, this this is me talking to this.

00:28:46.000 --> 00:28:48.296
Do we actually still have a noxious

00:28:48.320 --> 00:28:51.320
weeds list these days?

00:28:51.760 --> 00:28:54.216
Through you, Mr. General Manager.

00:28:54.240 --> 00:28:56.375
I might refer this through to our

00:28:56.399 --> 00:28:58.135
director of community assets who might

00:28:58.159 --> 00:29:01.159
also seek other input. Thank you.

00:29:01.360 --> 00:29:03.255
We do, but it's actually referred to as

00:29:03.279 --> 00:29:06.056
priority leads now.

00:29:06.080 --> 00:29:08.696
Oh, Roman historian, we've changed the

00:29:08.720 --> 00:29:11.176
name because I was somewhat intrigued by

00:29:11.200 --> 00:29:14.200
what a new priority weed was

00:29:14.320 --> 00:29:17.320
and and I was wondering in that regard

00:29:17.440 --> 00:29:20.440
given that we have incredibly invasive

00:29:21.360 --> 00:29:23.976
introduced noxious weeds in things like

00:29:24.000 --> 00:29:27.000
African olives and the Seltus trees i.e.

00:29:29.120 --> 00:29:31.336
um botanical name European hackbury

00:29:31.360 --> 00:29:34.216
trees and even things like privet. I was

00:29:34.240 --> 00:29:36.856
I was just at somewhat of a loss to know

00:29:36.880 --> 00:29:38.856
which weeds we were going to actually

00:29:38.880 --> 00:29:41.816
target. But I guess in the final

00:29:41.840 --> 00:29:43.976
analysis, this is money that we didn't

00:29:44.000 --> 00:29:47.000
have and any weed that's causing damage

00:29:48.720 --> 00:29:51.015
to the natural environment is one that's

00:29:51.039 --> 00:29:52.775
worth getting zapped.

00:29:52.799 --> 00:29:55.255
Thank you. Thank you, councelor. Any

00:29:55.279 --> 00:29:56.775
council like to speak against the

00:29:56.799 --> 00:29:58.775
motion?

00:29:58.799 --> 00:30:01.576
four.

00:30:01.600 --> 00:30:04.600
Any questions, councilors?

00:30:04.799 --> 00:30:06.375
With that, I'll put the motion. All

00:30:06.399 --> 00:30:08.456
those in favor?

00:30:08.480 --> 00:30:11.480
Unanimous. Thank you.

00:30:11.679 --> 00:30:14.679
Item six, acceptance of grant funding,

00:30:15.120 --> 00:30:17.816
saving our species program, spiked rice

00:30:17.840 --> 00:30:20.375
flour. Oh, Eva, would you like to

00:30:20.399 --> 00:30:22.775
council?

00:30:22.799 --> 00:30:24.135
I was going to get cancelled cam, but

00:30:24.159 --> 00:30:26.056
I'll say it.

00:30:26.080 --> 00:30:29.080
Pima Spicata

00:30:29.279 --> 00:30:29.736
Sparta.

00:30:29.760 --> 00:30:31.496
Pomeilia Spicata. Thank you, Councelor

00:30:31.520 --> 00:30:34.520
Campbell.

00:30:35.200 --> 00:30:38.200
The recommendation is on page 45. Do I

00:30:38.320 --> 00:30:40.216
have a mover and second of a motion in

00:30:40.240 --> 00:30:41.895
relation to this item? Move. Councelor

00:30:41.919 --> 00:30:44.919
Campbell. Seconded. Councelor Cagney .

00:30:45.440 --> 00:30:46.856
Councelor Campbell. Do you have a

00:30:46.880 --> 00:30:48.936
motion? I'd like to speak to it.

00:30:48.960 --> 00:30:50.936
Yeah, I would point out that you don't

00:30:50.960 --> 00:30:53.176
actually have to use the botanical name.

00:30:53.200 --> 00:30:55.255
I just talked about Seltus trees whose

00:30:55.279 --> 00:30:57.895
botanical name is European hackbury. Um

00:30:57.919 --> 00:30:59.576
and in this instance you could madame

00:30:59.600 --> 00:31:02.135
may have just said spiked rice flour

00:31:02.159 --> 00:31:03.096
plants.

00:31:03.120 --> 00:31:03.655
Ah

00:31:03.679 --> 00:31:06.135
Pomeilius spicata has been something

00:31:06.159 --> 00:31:08.856
that I've been interested in ever since

00:31:08.880 --> 00:31:11.176
I discovered that it existed when I

00:31:11.200 --> 00:31:14.056
first got on to council.

00:31:14.080 --> 00:31:16.456
And in this local government area, we

00:31:16.480 --> 00:31:19.015
are fortunate or possibly unfortunate to

00:31:19.039 --> 00:31:22.039
have some of the best

00:31:22.320 --> 00:31:25.255
best examples of the species critically

00:31:25.279 --> 00:31:28.279
endangered as it is that still exists. I

00:31:28.720 --> 00:31:30.856
did get a bit confused on this one too,

00:31:30.880 --> 00:31:32.135
though, cuz I thought, where the hell's

00:31:32.159 --> 00:31:33.576
Parrot Reserve? I've never heard of

00:31:33.600 --> 00:31:36.216
that. But we've corrected that now to

00:31:36.240 --> 00:31:38.056
the correct name, so I do know where it

00:31:38.080 --> 00:31:41.080
is. Um, look, we we have an absolutely

00:31:42.320 --> 00:31:45.015
atrocious record in botanical plants in

00:31:45.039 --> 00:31:47.976
the last 200 odd years since European

00:31:48.000 --> 00:31:51.000
settlement of this continent of taking

00:31:51.039 --> 00:31:54.039
out both flora and fauna um of anywhere

00:31:54.480 --> 00:31:56.056
else in the world in the shortest

00:31:56.080 --> 00:31:58.056
possible time the most number of plants

00:31:58.080 --> 00:32:01.080
and indeed animal species. So, anything

00:32:01.120 --> 00:32:04.120
that we can do to enhance the diversity

00:32:04.720 --> 00:32:06.775
which existed in the environment and

00:32:06.799 --> 00:32:09.096
should continue to exist into the future

00:32:09.120 --> 00:32:11.736
is something that's worthy of support.

00:32:11.760 --> 00:32:13.895
Thank you, councelor. Are there any

00:32:13.919 --> 00:32:16.535
speakers against the motion?

00:32:16.559 --> 00:32:18.856
Four.

00:32:18.880 --> 00:32:21.336
Any questions, councilors?

00:32:21.360 --> 00:32:24.056
With that, I'll put the mo. Oh,

00:32:24.080 --> 00:32:26.296
councelor Ferrari. Question. It's a

00:32:26.320 --> 00:32:27.976
silly question, but is Spicata is that

00:32:28.000 --> 00:32:29.655
Latin?

00:32:29.679 --> 00:32:32.679
True you, Mr. General Manager.

00:32:33.039 --> 00:32:35.416
I'm I'm perhaps not qualified to answer.

00:32:35.440 --> 00:32:37.736
I would have thought yes, but I I'm not

00:32:37.760 --> 00:32:40.760
the most appropriate person to ask.

00:32:46.240 --> 00:32:47.976
Through you, Mr. General Manager?

00:32:48.000 --> 00:32:50.535
I'm assuming so. Because it's Italian.

00:32:50.559 --> 00:32:52.056
Yes, it's

00:32:52.080 --> 00:32:53.895
through you, Mr. General Manager. Yes,

00:32:53.919 --> 00:32:56.919
it does have Latin origin. Thank

00:32:58.080 --> 00:33:01.080
go and sleep tonight, I think.

00:33:01.519 --> 00:33:04.519
Thank you, councelor Ferrari.

00:33:05.519 --> 00:33:07.015
With that, I'll put the motion. All

00:33:07.039 --> 00:33:10.039
those in favor? Unanimous. Thank you.

00:33:11.519 --> 00:33:14.519
Item 7, 2026, run Camden event payment

00:33:15.600 --> 00:33:17.416
authorization.

00:33:17.440 --> 00:33:19.336
Do I have a mover and seconder for a

00:33:19.360 --> 00:33:21.096
motion in relation to this item? Move.

00:33:21.120 --> 00:33:23.096
Councelor Quinnell, second to councelor

00:33:23.120 --> 00:33:25.255
Suri.

00:33:25.279 --> 00:33:27.495
Councelor Quinnell, would you like to

00:33:27.519 --> 00:33:29.736
speak to the motion?

00:33:29.760 --> 00:33:32.456
Uh, I just raised the motion as detailed

00:33:32.480 --> 00:33:34.056
um in the business papers today. Thank

00:33:34.080 --> 00:33:35.336
you, Madame May.

00:33:35.360 --> 00:33:38.360
Thank you. Any speaker against the

00:33:39.120 --> 00:33:41.336
motion?

00:33:41.360 --> 00:33:43.416
Four.

00:33:43.440 --> 00:33:46.440
Any questions?

00:33:46.480 --> 00:33:48.216
With that, I'll put the motion forward.

00:33:48.240 --> 00:33:50.375
All those in favor?

00:33:50.399 --> 00:33:53.399
unanimous. Thank you.

00:33:53.600 --> 00:33:56.456
Item eight, delivery program performance

00:33:56.480 --> 00:33:59.480
report July to December 20, 2025.

00:34:00.720 --> 00:34:03.655
Recommendation is on page 51. Do I have

00:34:03.679 --> 00:34:05.576
a mover and second for a motion in

00:34:05.600 --> 00:34:07.495
relation to this item? Move. Councelor

00:34:07.519 --> 00:34:10.055
Cagney , seconded councelor Ferrari.

00:34:10.079 --> 00:34:11.895
Councelor Cagney , would you like to speak

00:34:11.919 --> 00:34:13.095
to the motion?

00:34:13.119 --> 00:34:14.615
Uh, thank you, Madame May. I'd just like

00:34:14.639 --> 00:34:16.936
to move as recommended in the business

00:34:16.960 --> 00:34:19.960
paper on page 51. Any speakers against

00:34:21.040 --> 00:34:24.040
the motion for

00:34:24.399 --> 00:34:26.615
councelor McLean?

00:34:26.639 --> 00:34:29.256
Uh I'm happy to of course support the

00:34:29.280 --> 00:34:32.280
motion. Uh the report is obviously was

00:34:32.720 --> 00:34:35.335
attached to the the details in the uh in

00:34:35.359 --> 00:34:38.359
the the business paper attachments. Um

00:34:38.720 --> 00:34:40.135
like I mentioned before that there was

00:34:40.159 --> 00:34:43.016
there's really only one sort of um area

00:34:43.040 --> 00:34:45.895
that was uh needs work or needs

00:34:45.919 --> 00:34:47.095
improvement. I think it was identified

00:34:47.119 --> 00:34:48.855
as which was the tree canopy side of

00:34:48.879 --> 00:34:51.879
things. Um so I I commend staff for

00:34:53.200 --> 00:34:55.016
identifying that, applying for those

00:34:55.040 --> 00:34:58.040
grants to target that. Uh but I also

00:34:59.119 --> 00:35:00.536
note that there's there's some other

00:35:00.560 --> 00:35:03.560
really positive um highlights in there.

00:35:04.480 --> 00:35:07.480
of course noting the uh the 96%

00:35:08.320 --> 00:35:11.095
customer satisfaction rating um as well

00:35:11.119 --> 00:35:14.119
as the uh 793

00:35:15.040 --> 00:35:17.496
library initiatives um undertaken in

00:35:17.520 --> 00:35:20.520
that in that 6-month period. uh which is

00:35:20.560 --> 00:35:22.616
uh quite astounding and just shows and

00:35:22.640 --> 00:35:25.640
highlights the uh the huge uh enthusiasm

00:35:26.800 --> 00:35:29.496
and support and participation in our uh

00:35:29.520 --> 00:35:31.896
libraries and the sweetened diversity of

00:35:31.920 --> 00:35:33.736
this the diversity of types of uh

00:35:33.760 --> 00:35:35.815
projects and um activities that they

00:35:35.839 --> 00:35:38.456
undertake. So uh congratulations to

00:35:38.480 --> 00:35:41.016
everyone involved.

00:35:41.040 --> 00:35:43.095
Thank you. Any councelor against the

00:35:43.119 --> 00:35:46.119
motion? Four. Any questions counselors?

00:35:47.680 --> 00:35:50.680
your writer apply councelor Cagney. Uh

00:35:50.800 --> 00:35:53.800
just briefly just to say and to note um

00:35:54.079 --> 00:35:57.079
that our operational plan which um sits

00:35:58.800 --> 00:36:01.095
up there with some of the biggest

00:36:01.119 --> 00:36:04.119
councils in the state uh we are sitting

00:36:04.400 --> 00:36:07.400
at 80% um action on target which I think

00:36:07.599 --> 00:36:09.575
is incredible given the circumstances

00:36:09.599 --> 00:36:11.976
given the increased costs that we're

00:36:12.000 --> 00:36:15.000
seeing across the board um

00:36:15.599 --> 00:36:18.376
and that everything that you know uh

00:36:18.400 --> 00:36:21.176
needs to be focused on are monitored. Uh

00:36:21.200 --> 00:36:23.656
council staff are on top of it. So um

00:36:23.680 --> 00:36:26.376
all in all, I think it is a very

00:36:26.400 --> 00:36:29.256
pleasing um performance report and I'm

00:36:29.280 --> 00:36:30.456
happy to endorse. Thank you.

00:36:30.480 --> 00:36:31.736
Thank you. With that, I'll put the

00:36:31.760 --> 00:36:34.696
motion. All those in favor?

00:36:34.720 --> 00:36:37.095
Unanimous. Thank you. Item nine,

00:36:37.119 --> 00:36:40.119
investment monies. Recommendation is on

00:36:40.160 --> 00:36:42.536
page 52. Do I have a mover and second

00:36:42.560 --> 00:36:44.856
for a motion in relation to this matter?

00:36:44.880 --> 00:36:46.616
Move. Councelor Ferreri. Seconded.

00:36:46.640 --> 00:36:49.640
Council Cornell. Councelor Ferrari.

00:36:49.680 --> 00:36:51.095
Happy to move as recommended in the

00:36:51.119 --> 00:36:52.376
business paper. Thank you, Madam May.

00:36:52.400 --> 00:36:55.095
Thank you.

00:36:55.119 --> 00:36:56.376
You didn't want to talk to it. That's

00:36:56.400 --> 00:36:56.936
it. Yeah.

00:36:56.960 --> 00:36:57.656
No, thank you.

00:36:57.680 --> 00:37:00.296
Okay. Um, any other council like to

00:37:00.320 --> 00:37:03.320
speak for the motion? Councelor McLean.

00:37:04.560 --> 00:37:06.936
Uh, thanks, Madam May. Just to note that

00:37:06.960 --> 00:37:09.960
this is for the uh January investment

00:37:10.079 --> 00:37:13.079
funds from uh a month and a bit ago. um

00:37:14.880 --> 00:37:17.016
we we've we've continued to achieve more

00:37:17.040 --> 00:37:19.016
than half a percent above the uh the

00:37:19.040 --> 00:37:21.016
industry benchmark which was the the

00:37:21.040 --> 00:37:24.040
3.64 and we got uh well over 4%. So it's

00:37:24.880 --> 00:37:26.776
important to note that those funds are

00:37:26.800 --> 00:37:29.095
working uh definitely harder than that

00:37:29.119 --> 00:37:31.335
industry benchmark which is um important

00:37:31.359 --> 00:37:33.095
for the community to note.

00:37:33.119 --> 00:37:36.119
Thank you. Anyone against

00:37:36.160 --> 00:37:37.815
four?

00:37:37.839 --> 00:37:40.616
Any questions?

00:37:40.640 --> 00:37:41.896
You're right or reply. Councelor

00:37:41.920 --> 00:37:42.616
Ferrari.

00:37:42.640 --> 00:37:43.896
Nothing further to add. Thank you,

00:37:43.920 --> 00:37:44.216
madam.

00:37:44.240 --> 00:37:45.736
With that, I'll put the motion forward.

00:37:45.760 --> 00:37:48.055
All those in favor? Unanimous. Thank

00:37:48.079 --> 00:37:50.136
you.

00:37:50.160 --> 00:37:53.160
Item 10, provision of expense and f

00:37:53.280 --> 00:37:55.896
facility to councilors July to December

00:37:55.920 --> 00:37:57.496
25.

00:37:57.520 --> 00:38:00.456
Recommendation is on page 54. Do I have

00:38:00.480 --> 00:38:02.456
a mover and a seconder for a motion in

00:38:02.480 --> 00:38:04.856
relation to this item, please? Councelor

00:38:04.880 --> 00:38:07.656
McLean. Councelor Cagney. Second it.

00:38:07.680 --> 00:38:09.256
Councelor McLean, would you like to speak

00:38:09.280 --> 00:38:11.976
to the motion?

00:38:12.000 --> 00:38:15.000
Uh, only that the a large portion of the

00:38:16.240 --> 00:38:19.240
council of uh costs are attributed to uh

00:38:19.920 --> 00:38:22.616
conferences and seminars

00:38:22.640 --> 00:38:25.640
uh which I think we all support. Um it's

00:38:26.160 --> 00:38:28.536
important to get councilors

00:38:28.560 --> 00:38:30.296
knowledgeable and aware of what's

00:38:30.320 --> 00:38:32.216
happening in uh in the industry and

00:38:32.240 --> 00:38:34.456
across other councils so we can uh

00:38:34.480 --> 00:38:36.936
continue to improve and do a better job

00:38:36.960 --> 00:38:39.575
at at Camden. So that's a large portion

00:38:39.599 --> 00:38:41.176
of the expense. I did have a question as

00:38:41.200 --> 00:38:43.496
well, but I'll I'll wait for that time.

00:38:43.520 --> 00:38:46.216
Any speaker against the motion

00:38:46.240 --> 00:38:47.815
for

00:38:47.839 --> 00:38:50.839
any questions? Councelor questions. Any

00:38:50.880 --> 00:38:52.616
questions? Council McLean

00:38:52.640 --> 00:38:55.640
uh just was around the it was an all

00:38:56.160 --> 00:38:58.936
counselor's expense so not attributed to

00:38:58.960 --> 00:39:01.960
any of us uh for home office expenses

00:39:02.320 --> 00:39:03.976
facilities and stationary so I just

00:39:04.000 --> 00:39:07.000
wasn't sure what that was for

00:39:08.079 --> 00:39:11.016
you Mr. general manager

00:39:11.040 --> 00:39:13.095
might seek uh clarity from our director

00:39:13.119 --> 00:39:16.055
of customer and corporate strategy

00:39:16.079 --> 00:39:17.815
uh council through you general Mr.

00:39:17.839 --> 00:39:19.896
general manager. Um I believe it was for

00:39:19.920 --> 00:39:22.536
Christmas cards, uh stationary office,

00:39:22.560 --> 00:39:25.095
um supplies, um minor office supplies

00:39:25.119 --> 00:39:28.119
for some counselors.

00:39:31.760 --> 00:39:33.575
Thank you

00:39:33.599 --> 00:39:36.599
with the Oh, councelor Rahman question.

00:39:37.280 --> 00:39:38.616
Go ahead.

00:39:38.640 --> 00:39:41.640
Thank you, Madame May. Um I just um need

00:39:41.839 --> 00:39:44.216
to check few information around the home

00:39:44.240 --> 00:39:46.616
expense. Is it including the visiting

00:39:46.640 --> 00:39:49.256
card? Um attention to general manager

00:39:49.280 --> 00:39:52.280
please. Um including the business cards

00:39:52.640 --> 00:39:54.936
um under that stationary through you Mr.

00:39:54.960 --> 00:39:55.896
general manager.

00:39:55.920 --> 00:39:58.055
I'll ask again our director of customer

00:39:58.079 --> 00:40:00.616
and corporate strategy

00:40:00.640 --> 00:40:02.616
where the business cards were bundled

00:40:02.640 --> 00:40:04.136
into that expense item.

00:40:04.160 --> 00:40:05.896
I may have to take that on notice. I

00:40:05.920 --> 00:40:07.736
believe they are um but I would need to

00:40:07.760 --> 00:40:09.256
confirm.

00:40:09.280 --> 00:40:12.280
Thank you. Okay. Thank you councel. Any

00:40:12.480 --> 00:40:14.216
more questions?

00:40:14.240 --> 00:40:15.815
With that I'll put the motion forward.

00:40:15.839 --> 00:40:17.815
All those in favor,

00:40:17.839 --> 00:40:20.696
unanimous. Thank you.

00:40:20.720 --> 00:40:23.720
Item 11, statutory fire safety reporting

00:40:24.240 --> 00:40:27.240
60 65 Cordor Drive, Spring Farm.

00:40:28.160 --> 00:40:29.736
Councilors, the recommendation is on

00:40:29.760 --> 00:40:32.136
page 57. Do I have a mover and a

00:40:32.160 --> 00:40:33.976
seconder for a motion in relation to

00:40:34.000 --> 00:40:36.856
this item? Moved. Councelor Campbell,

00:40:36.880 --> 00:40:39.095
seconded. Councelor Suri can no

00:40:39.119 --> 00:40:41.256
counselor McLean. I've got I might have to

00:40:41.280 --> 00:40:44.280
swatch Sutu. You can sit there council.

00:40:44.560 --> 00:40:46.536
and he sits there. Council on McLean,

00:40:46.560 --> 00:40:49.560
would you like to talk to it?

00:40:49.839 --> 00:40:52.839
Uh only that this was a a statutory

00:40:53.119 --> 00:40:55.176
obligation that council had to respond

00:40:55.200 --> 00:40:58.200
to from a fire uh earlier this year in

00:40:59.119 --> 00:41:01.976
in Spring Farm. And um from my reading

00:41:02.000 --> 00:41:05.000
of the report and the attachments um it

00:41:05.200 --> 00:41:08.200
has been thoroughly investigated and uh

00:41:08.319 --> 00:41:10.136
for that reason I'm I'm happy to support

00:41:10.160 --> 00:41:12.376
the recommendation as stated in the

00:41:12.400 --> 00:41:15.400
business papers. Thank you. Any council

00:41:15.680 --> 00:41:18.456
like to speak against the motion

00:41:18.480 --> 00:41:21.176
for the motion?

00:41:21.200 --> 00:41:24.200
Any questions, councelors?

00:41:25.200 --> 00:41:26.696
With that, I'll put the motion forward.

00:41:26.720 --> 00:41:28.856
All those in favor?

00:41:28.880 --> 00:41:31.656
Unanimous. Thank you.

00:41:31.680 --> 00:41:34.616
Item 12, notice of motion, access to

00:41:34.640 --> 00:41:36.456
drinking water at sporting facilities

00:41:36.480 --> 00:41:39.335
and recreational spaces. Recommendation

00:41:39.359 --> 00:41:42.359
is on page 58. Councelor McLean as this is

00:41:42.880 --> 00:41:44.536
is your motion. Will you move the

00:41:44.560 --> 00:41:47.095
motion? And do I have a second?

00:41:47.119 --> 00:41:50.119
Councelor Campbell. Council McLean, would

00:41:50.240 --> 00:41:52.616
you like to speak to your motion?

00:41:52.640 --> 00:41:55.640
Um, yes, please, Madame May. The fairly

00:41:55.760 --> 00:41:58.760
simple motion. Um, notice of motion. The

00:41:58.880 --> 00:42:01.575
It is essentially to undertake uh a

00:42:01.599 --> 00:42:03.256
councilwide review of the sporting

00:42:03.280 --> 00:42:05.896
facilities and recreational spaces

00:42:05.920 --> 00:42:08.055
access to functioning and available

00:42:08.079 --> 00:42:11.079
drinking water. And if free uh access to

00:42:12.000 --> 00:42:14.136
drinking water isn't available and there

00:42:14.160 --> 00:42:16.456
is existing water supply nearby, install

00:42:16.480 --> 00:42:18.295
an appropriate spring-loaded tap bubble

00:42:18.319 --> 00:42:19.815
or water fountain at each facility

00:42:19.839 --> 00:42:22.295
within existing budgets and maintenance.

00:42:22.319 --> 00:42:25.176
Um this this came to me after a couple

00:42:25.200 --> 00:42:27.976
of uh community members um mentioned

00:42:28.000 --> 00:42:30.856
that there was some areas that didn't

00:42:30.880 --> 00:42:32.216
actually have any drinking water

00:42:32.240 --> 00:42:34.936
availability which um I was somewhat

00:42:34.960 --> 00:42:37.095
surprised about and then found out that

00:42:37.119 --> 00:42:40.119
there was um a couple more. So I I'm

00:42:41.520 --> 00:42:43.575
aware that the absolute vast majority of

00:42:43.599 --> 00:42:45.335
facilities definitely do of course uh

00:42:45.359 --> 00:42:48.359
which is which is wonderful. Uh but I

00:42:48.480 --> 00:42:50.936
would really like to ensure that uh the

00:42:50.960 --> 00:42:52.776
community for at sporting and

00:42:52.800 --> 00:42:54.295
recreational facilities definitely have

00:42:54.319 --> 00:42:56.936
access to that. Um plus of course those

00:42:56.960 --> 00:42:59.335
that are visiting them from um outside

00:42:59.359 --> 00:43:01.176
of the council also have that um

00:43:01.200 --> 00:43:04.200
available to them um when visiting. I've

00:43:04.800 --> 00:43:06.536
I've tried to really keep the motion

00:43:06.560 --> 00:43:09.560
fairly um general because I don't want

00:43:10.079 --> 00:43:13.079
to um you know create a whole additional

00:43:14.640 --> 00:43:17.640
workload or expenses. Um I I believe the

00:43:18.720 --> 00:43:20.696
vast majority of it would be able to be

00:43:20.720 --> 00:43:22.856
adop um you know taken up and integrated

00:43:22.880 --> 00:43:25.880
into existing uh maintenance and uh

00:43:26.079 --> 00:43:28.216
scheduled services and and works that

00:43:28.240 --> 00:43:31.240
are taking place uh throughout the LGA.

00:43:31.599 --> 00:43:33.095
Um

00:43:33.119 --> 00:43:35.496
so it's yeah it's it's quite a simple

00:43:35.520 --> 00:43:38.136
motion uh to to ensure that we've we've

00:43:38.160 --> 00:43:40.696
got that in place for um uh for the

00:43:40.720 --> 00:43:42.216
future of the sporting fields. It's

00:43:42.240 --> 00:43:44.776
obviously not uh new sports fields but

00:43:44.800 --> 00:43:47.016
it is uh some of those much more

00:43:47.040 --> 00:43:49.736
longerterm established um sporting

00:43:49.760 --> 00:43:52.616
fields that perhaps it wasn't installed

00:43:52.640 --> 00:43:55.016
at the start. Um I I dare say it

00:43:55.040 --> 00:43:56.696
probably was and there's been amendments

00:43:56.720 --> 00:43:58.856
and changes made and it's uh somehow

00:43:58.880 --> 00:44:01.736
been removed um in that process over the

00:44:01.760 --> 00:44:04.696
years. Um so it was yeah really just to

00:44:04.720 --> 00:44:06.776
check that and uh make sure that's

00:44:06.800 --> 00:44:09.800
available um in the future.

00:44:10.560 --> 00:44:12.696
Thank you councelor. Any speakers

00:44:12.720 --> 00:44:15.256
against the motion?

00:44:15.280 --> 00:44:17.656
Councelor Rahman.

00:44:17.680 --> 00:44:20.680
Thank you Madame May. Um I appreciate um

00:44:21.760 --> 00:44:24.760
the intention behind this motion. Um

00:44:25.040 --> 00:44:28.040
councelor Mlin um

00:44:28.240 --> 00:44:30.776
this is um particularly um drinking

00:44:30.800 --> 00:44:33.176
water at sporting fields facilities and

00:44:33.200 --> 00:44:35.496
also recreational spaces. It it is

00:44:35.520 --> 00:44:38.520
certainly important for our community um

00:44:39.119 --> 00:44:40.936
and health safety and also the

00:44:40.960 --> 00:44:43.960
well-being. uh during my election I have

00:44:44.000 --> 00:44:46.776
started advocating on this matter and

00:44:46.800 --> 00:44:49.256
also repeatedly brought to council's

00:44:49.280 --> 00:44:52.280
attention um through the planning um as

00:44:53.040 --> 00:44:55.575
well as trying to find out the effective

00:44:55.599 --> 00:44:58.599
solutions a few times however before um

00:44:58.880 --> 00:45:01.496
supporting this motion um councelor Mlin

00:45:01.520 --> 00:45:02.936
I would like to better understand

00:45:02.960 --> 00:45:05.896
whether this um matter has already been

00:45:05.920 --> 00:45:08.920
raised by you with council um staff

00:45:09.520 --> 00:45:11.335
through the appropriate operational

00:45:11.359 --> 00:45:14.359
channels or whether it has been

00:45:14.640 --> 00:45:16.936
considered as a part of council's

00:45:16.960 --> 00:45:19.335
existing asset management and

00:45:19.359 --> 00:45:21.656
maintenance programs.

00:45:21.680 --> 00:45:24.680
While the objective of ensuring access

00:45:25.040 --> 00:45:28.040
to drinking water is commendable, I

00:45:28.720 --> 00:45:31.016
believe it is important that motions

00:45:31.040 --> 00:45:34.040
bought to council clearly outline

00:45:34.720 --> 00:45:36.856
identified locations,

00:45:36.880 --> 00:45:39.880
operational advice from staff

00:45:41.040 --> 00:45:43.176
and funding considerations so that

00:45:43.200 --> 00:45:46.200
council can make informed decisions.

00:45:46.720 --> 00:45:49.416
For this reason and until there is a

00:45:49.440 --> 00:45:52.440
greater clarity um on whether this issue

00:45:52.960 --> 00:45:55.176
has already been addressed through

00:45:55.200 --> 00:45:58.200
existing processes or budget planning, I

00:45:58.480 --> 00:46:01.176
am not um able to support the motion in

00:46:01.200 --> 00:46:03.656
its current form. Thank you.

00:46:03.680 --> 00:46:06.680
Thank you. Any other councelor against

00:46:07.200 --> 00:46:09.176
for the for the motion or against?

00:46:09.200 --> 00:46:10.136
Councelor Cornell

00:46:10.160 --> 00:46:11.095
against.

00:46:11.119 --> 00:46:12.295
Go ahead.

00:46:12.319 --> 00:46:14.776
Uh I guess against but also a question

00:46:14.800 --> 00:46:17.575
for councelor McClean. Um

00:46:17.599 --> 00:46:20.456
just reiterating what councelor Rahman

00:46:20.480 --> 00:46:23.480
said. Um council would you accept

00:46:23.760 --> 00:46:26.760
removing point 2 of the motion? Um

00:46:32.000 --> 00:46:34.295
and so we can

00:46:34.319 --> 00:46:36.536
cuz I know I know you do state that it

00:46:36.560 --> 00:46:39.560
it um this is to be done in existing

00:46:39.839 --> 00:46:42.216
budgets but those I'm assuming those

00:46:42.240 --> 00:46:44.536
budgets were created without the ideas

00:46:44.560 --> 00:46:47.335
of um of uh drinking water being

00:46:47.359 --> 00:46:49.496
available. So for something to do in in

00:46:49.520 --> 00:46:51.496
a budget something obviously has to come

00:46:51.520 --> 00:46:54.376
out of a budget. So I guess my question

00:46:54.400 --> 00:46:57.400
would be would you would you um would

00:46:57.599 --> 00:47:00.599
you be uh willing to remove point 2

00:47:02.560 --> 00:47:04.295
council McLean

00:47:04.319 --> 00:47:07.319
the sorry the question being to remove 2

00:47:09.520 --> 00:47:10.616
in entirety.

00:47:10.640 --> 00:47:11.736
Yes.

00:47:11.760 --> 00:47:14.760
Um I guess the you know within existing

00:47:15.280 --> 00:47:17.656
budgets is is probably no doubt you know

00:47:17.680 --> 00:47:20.295
it is it is intentionally vague. It's

00:47:20.319 --> 00:47:22.216
not putting a timeline on this financial

00:47:22.240 --> 00:47:25.240
year. Um it's really saying it well

00:47:26.000 --> 00:47:28.536
perhaps there's some budget a tiny bit

00:47:28.560 --> 00:47:30.456
left in this financial year. I haven't

00:47:30.480 --> 00:47:32.376
looked at that detail but I I don't

00:47:32.400 --> 00:47:34.055
envisionage it being done in the

00:47:34.079 --> 00:47:36.696
existing um that's why I didn't put

00:47:36.720 --> 00:47:39.720
202526 budget. It could be in next

00:47:39.839 --> 00:47:42.456
year's budget for example. So I mean I'm

00:47:42.480 --> 00:47:45.480
happy to um you know have that amended

00:47:46.560 --> 00:47:49.016
but the real intention of the motion is

00:47:49.040 --> 00:47:52.040
to ensure that you know we do have uh

00:47:52.640 --> 00:47:55.640
drinking facilities available at um at

00:47:57.520 --> 00:47:58.696
all of our sports fields and

00:47:58.720 --> 00:48:01.095
recreational facilities. Uh so I

00:48:01.119 --> 00:48:04.119
wouldn't want to um if if we just look

00:48:04.480 --> 00:48:07.480
at item one to undertake a review.

00:48:10.000 --> 00:48:12.616
Um and

00:48:12.640 --> 00:48:15.016
I'm I'm happy to provide the obviously

00:48:15.040 --> 00:48:17.335
the names of the facilities that I'm

00:48:17.359 --> 00:48:19.575
aware of. Um but I believe there's

00:48:19.599 --> 00:48:22.599
probably a couple more. Um so of course

00:48:22.640 --> 00:48:25.256
I don't know of each of the facilities

00:48:25.280 --> 00:48:27.496
because I haven't visited every single

00:48:27.520 --> 00:48:30.520
facility in the recent months. Um but

00:48:31.599 --> 00:48:33.176
yeah the intention was to certainly

00:48:33.200 --> 00:48:36.200
install uh appropriate um drinking

00:48:36.800 --> 00:48:38.856
infrastructure, free drinking water

00:48:38.880 --> 00:48:41.880
infrastructure um to these facilities.

00:48:42.480 --> 00:48:45.480
Um and I I genuinely

00:48:46.800 --> 00:48:49.800
believe our community wants that. Um and

00:48:50.480 --> 00:48:53.016
it's actually not a big ask. So I I

00:48:53.040 --> 00:48:55.416
guess I'd be I'd be very happy to you

00:48:55.440 --> 00:48:58.440
know amend the second point um to you

00:48:59.920 --> 00:49:02.535
know within the next

00:49:02.559 --> 00:49:03.976
12 months or something like that which

00:49:04.000 --> 00:49:05.656
means it crosses over budgets and gives

00:49:05.680 --> 00:49:07.176
a lot more flexibility but that was the

00:49:07.200 --> 00:49:09.176
original intention anyway. So I don't

00:49:09.200 --> 00:49:11.335
want it to go into the existing budget.

00:49:11.359 --> 00:49:14.359
But um I mean the other alternative is

00:49:14.960 --> 00:49:17.016
of course that council comes back and

00:49:17.040 --> 00:49:19.976
says you know this is going to cost a

00:49:20.000 --> 00:49:22.295
huge amount of money and resources which

00:49:22.319 --> 00:49:25.319
perhaps I wasn't aware of. Um, but I

00:49:26.720 --> 00:49:28.616
genuinely don't believe that that would

00:49:28.640 --> 00:49:31.640
be the case because there there is uh uh

00:49:33.599 --> 00:49:36.599
plumbing and underground water services

00:49:36.800 --> 00:49:38.856
to these facilities anyway. And it's

00:49:38.880 --> 00:49:41.880
really a matter of um a bit of copper

00:49:42.079 --> 00:49:45.079
work and a little bit of um you know

00:49:45.680 --> 00:49:48.680
creativity to install water facilities.

00:49:49.200 --> 00:49:52.200
uh which again I think um our community

00:49:53.839 --> 00:49:55.976
wants and and it's not really a want.

00:49:56.000 --> 00:49:59.000
It's it's a it's a basic need. Um

00:50:00.160 --> 00:50:03.160
so yeah, happy to happy to amend 2. Um

00:50:03.280 --> 00:50:05.335
but I wouldn't want to certainly remove

00:50:05.359 --> 00:50:07.575
it because

00:50:07.599 --> 00:50:10.599
uh it then has no point as a motion at

00:50:11.440 --> 00:50:12.856
all.

00:50:12.880 --> 00:50:15.496
Have we so have we added within the next

00:50:15.520 --> 00:50:17.416
12 months existing? No, we've taken out

00:50:17.440 --> 00:50:20.440
existing budgets. Could we just um read

00:50:20.480 --> 00:50:23.480
point 2 again or councelor McLean? Is that

00:50:24.480 --> 00:50:25.815
what you wanted for point 2? Can you

00:50:25.839 --> 00:50:28.839
have a look at it up there? Up in there.

00:50:36.400 --> 00:50:37.976
Um that would be totally fine.

00:50:38.000 --> 00:50:38.856
Absolutely. Yeah.

00:50:38.880 --> 00:50:41.095
Fine. Okay.

00:50:41.119 --> 00:50:43.016
Any other questions? Councilors,

00:50:43.040 --> 00:50:44.936
can I ask the second?

00:50:44.960 --> 00:50:46.456
Yes. Go ahead. favor

00:50:46.480 --> 00:50:48.696
endorse the change first and then I wish

00:50:48.720 --> 00:50:50.216
to speak please

00:50:50.240 --> 00:50:53.095
second thank you um council camp go

00:50:53.119 --> 00:50:54.535
ahead

00:50:54.559 --> 00:50:57.559
um I while it's never a concrete idea to

00:50:59.520 --> 00:51:01.656
assume anything

00:51:01.680 --> 00:51:03.896
I would have thought we'd all recognize

00:51:03.920 --> 00:51:06.616
that playing sport has it has many

00:51:06.640 --> 00:51:08.295
challenges

00:51:08.319 --> 00:51:10.295
um one of which particularly in the

00:51:10.319 --> 00:51:13.319
summertime is hydration staying hydrated

00:51:14.720 --> 00:51:16.456
um particularly ly in the summertime

00:51:16.480 --> 00:51:18.936
too. Lack of hydration can lead to heat

00:51:18.960 --> 00:51:21.575
stroke. And we've just been talking

00:51:21.599 --> 00:51:24.295
previously in this meeting about

00:51:24.319 --> 00:51:27.016
resilience and the need to provide cool

00:51:27.040 --> 00:51:30.040
spaces. So if we do have sporting fields

00:51:31.440 --> 00:51:34.440
that don't have any access to water, I

00:51:35.040 --> 00:51:37.416
would think we're being particularly

00:51:37.440 --> 00:51:40.440
negligent in not providing those. Um,

00:51:41.440 --> 00:51:43.416
and if it was in relation to children,

00:51:43.440 --> 00:51:46.216
for example, and it was my child that

00:51:46.240 --> 00:51:48.696
was um, conking out on the middle of the

00:51:48.720 --> 00:51:51.176
field because it couldn't get access to

00:51:51.200 --> 00:51:52.856
any water, I don't think I'd be very

00:51:52.880 --> 00:51:55.880
impressed with council.

00:51:58.000 --> 00:51:59.496
Um,

00:51:59.520 --> 00:52:02.136
anyone like to speak against the motion?

00:52:02.160 --> 00:52:03.896
Councelor Kagnney.

00:52:03.920 --> 00:52:05.736
Um, thank you, Madame May. I'm going to

00:52:05.760 --> 00:52:07.896
speak against the recommendation in its

00:52:07.920 --> 00:52:10.920
current format um on the proviso that I

00:52:12.400 --> 00:52:14.535
am aware in the past previously we've

00:52:14.559 --> 00:52:17.559
had um water stations um supplied to us

00:52:20.240 --> 00:52:22.136
through grant funds through Sydney water

00:52:22.160 --> 00:52:25.160
for example. So I don't think that this

00:52:25.599 --> 00:52:27.095
necessarily

00:52:27.119 --> 00:52:30.119
uh in terms of fitting into existing

00:52:30.559 --> 00:52:32.216
budgets whether it be in the next 12

00:52:32.240 --> 00:52:34.856
months or not. I I just don't see that

00:52:34.880 --> 00:52:37.095
this notice of motion

00:52:37.119 --> 00:52:39.335
uh is

00:52:39.359 --> 00:52:42.359
allowing for the possibility that in the

00:52:42.400 --> 00:52:45.176
next 24 months uh Sydney Water comes to

00:52:45.200 --> 00:52:47.176
us and says listen we've got a grant for

00:52:47.200 --> 00:52:49.016
$20,000.

00:52:49.040 --> 00:52:50.696
uh would love to put in a water drinking

00:52:50.720 --> 00:52:52.856
station somewhere uh where have you got

00:52:52.880 --> 00:52:55.880
a good location. So um I do not believe

00:52:56.160 --> 00:52:59.160
that this notice of motion um really

00:52:59.760 --> 00:53:01.335
hits the nail on the head in terms of

00:53:01.359 --> 00:53:04.136
what I believe council McLean is trying to

00:53:04.160 --> 00:53:06.616
achieve which is to have drinking water

00:53:06.640 --> 00:53:09.095
available to all of our residents and

00:53:09.119 --> 00:53:12.119
those visiting um key in key locations

00:53:12.160 --> 00:53:13.496
that don't already have those

00:53:13.520 --> 00:53:16.136
facilities. So, uh, for me, I will not

00:53:16.160 --> 00:53:18.216
be supporting this recommendation as it

00:53:18.240 --> 00:53:21.240
currently is formatted.

00:53:22.400 --> 00:53:24.136
Um,

00:53:24.160 --> 00:53:27.160
councelor Ferrari, for or against, go

00:53:27.200 --> 00:53:27.976
ahead.

00:53:28.000 --> 00:53:30.295
Thank you, Madam May. Yeah, for for me,

00:53:30.319 --> 00:53:32.456
I think more of a pressing issue around

00:53:32.480 --> 00:53:34.295
sports fields and parks would be the

00:53:34.319 --> 00:53:36.696
lack of bathrooms in certain, toilets in

00:53:36.720 --> 00:53:38.295
certain areas. You can always bring

00:53:38.319 --> 00:53:40.055
water with you, but you can't bring a

00:53:40.079 --> 00:53:42.936
toilet. And there's yeah, there's plenty

00:53:42.960 --> 00:53:45.960
there's plenty of spots. And I I've um

00:53:46.480 --> 00:53:48.136
uh I think there's one over is it called

00:53:48.160 --> 00:53:50.776
Owens? I made a I put that in the budget

00:53:50.800 --> 00:53:52.295
submissions bid that there should be a

00:53:52.319 --> 00:53:54.376
toilet there. And I I was just a

00:53:54.400 --> 00:53:56.535
question as well wondering if if it

00:53:56.559 --> 00:53:59.559
could be part of the our budget moving

00:53:59.680 --> 00:54:02.376
forward. Did did you put that as a

00:54:02.400 --> 00:54:05.400
submission that was through?

00:54:09.200 --> 00:54:12.200
No, because most of these facilities

00:54:12.400 --> 00:54:15.256
only require very very basic uh

00:54:15.280 --> 00:54:18.136
alterations. Um, one of the sites which

00:54:18.160 --> 00:54:19.736
I'm happy to talk to council officers

00:54:19.760 --> 00:54:21.976
about, the community has already made

00:54:22.000 --> 00:54:25.000
adjustments themselves. Um, so it's it's

00:54:26.720 --> 00:54:28.776
already being used and there's obviously

00:54:28.800 --> 00:54:31.800
already a need there. So I guess there's

00:54:32.319 --> 00:54:34.456
there's a very

00:54:34.480 --> 00:54:36.776
simple solution

00:54:36.800 --> 00:54:39.800
uh to have a I mean uh to to have a

00:54:40.240 --> 00:54:43.240
basic solution in place. Um and

00:54:44.000 --> 00:54:46.216
obviously I prefer drinking out of those

00:54:46.240 --> 00:54:48.055
nice water fountains which has got a

00:54:48.079 --> 00:54:50.456
little doggy bowl and a bubbler and a

00:54:50.480 --> 00:54:53.480
water bottle um solution in it as well.

00:54:54.160 --> 00:54:57.160
The which which we all enjoy using. Um

00:54:57.599 --> 00:54:59.496
and that's obviously the the goldplated

00:54:59.520 --> 00:55:00.936
version and when there's a grant for

00:55:00.960 --> 00:55:02.696
that of course that can be um

00:55:02.720 --> 00:55:04.136
implemented and of course they're

00:55:04.160 --> 00:55:06.936
they're quite expensive. Um but

00:55:06.960 --> 00:55:09.256
initially this is really just to say

00:55:09.280 --> 00:55:12.055
well let's pop a springload of tap in

00:55:12.079 --> 00:55:14.776
there and make sure that we're actually

00:55:14.800 --> 00:55:17.800
just providing a really basic um amenity

00:55:18.880 --> 00:55:21.880
which it's it's not a want. It's it's

00:55:21.920 --> 00:55:24.920
it's a it's a basic human necessity. Um

00:55:26.160 --> 00:55:29.160
so it's a very very simple solution. At

00:55:29.839 --> 00:55:32.839
one of the sites it would be uh and well

00:55:33.599 --> 00:55:36.376
most of them I think um would be a a

00:55:36.400 --> 00:55:38.055
very very basic solution. We're not

00:55:38.079 --> 00:55:40.295
talking about amending existing u

00:55:40.319 --> 00:55:43.319
plumbing networks. Um there's all copper

00:55:44.160 --> 00:55:45.815
pipe already in the ground or on the

00:55:45.839 --> 00:55:47.575
side of the wall. It's about tapping

00:55:47.599 --> 00:55:50.599
into that, popping in a tap and allowing

00:55:50.799 --> 00:55:53.736
community to fill up their drink bottles

00:55:53.760 --> 00:55:55.736
uh so that they don't have to go to the

00:55:55.760 --> 00:55:58.760
toilet and fill it up in the sink um or

00:55:59.359 --> 00:56:01.256
bring their own water. Of course, people

00:56:01.280 --> 00:56:04.280
do that um but they shouldn't uh they

00:56:04.960 --> 00:56:07.736
they shouldn't have to. So, again, it's

00:56:07.760 --> 00:56:10.535
it's about making sure that we have

00:56:10.559 --> 00:56:12.616
those very very basic facilities in

00:56:12.640 --> 00:56:14.696
place. Um

00:56:14.720 --> 00:56:17.720
and when we do have a grant available um

00:56:18.160 --> 00:56:21.160
then yeah absolutely we should be taking

00:56:21.280 --> 00:56:23.256
that up and and I've got no doubt staff

00:56:23.280 --> 00:56:25.736
would be straight onto that within

00:56:25.760 --> 00:56:28.696
moments and uh and that will probably

00:56:28.720 --> 00:56:30.616
come to us in the coming years but for

00:56:30.640 --> 00:56:33.640
now we need drinking water um sooner

00:56:34.000 --> 00:56:37.000
than a a 24 month or 32-month grant. Um,

00:56:39.760 --> 00:56:42.456
so again, that's that's the essence of

00:56:42.480 --> 00:56:45.480
the uh the motion.

00:56:45.839 --> 00:56:48.839
Um, I'll just make a comment. Um,

00:56:49.200 --> 00:56:52.200
I'm not against having

00:56:52.480 --> 00:56:55.480
water bubblers on sports, recreational,

00:56:57.680 --> 00:57:00.616
as you all know, Ashley, myself, a lot

00:57:00.640 --> 00:57:02.856
of us are in many, many, many, many

00:57:02.880 --> 00:57:05.575
years of sport. Um, always brought our

00:57:05.599 --> 00:57:08.599
own drinking bottles. never had time at

00:57:08.640 --> 00:57:11.640
halfime or quarter time at net ball to

00:57:12.079 --> 00:57:14.775
run and fill my water bottle. Um, but as

00:57:14.799 --> 00:57:17.416
I saying, I'm not against bubblers. Um,

00:57:17.440 --> 00:57:19.176
you said they shouldn't have to bring

00:57:19.200 --> 00:57:21.416
their own water, Peter, but everybody

00:57:21.440 --> 00:57:23.815
does. Everybody does bring their own

00:57:23.839 --> 00:57:26.616
borders. Um, councelor Cagney , could you

00:57:26.640 --> 00:57:28.775
please lift that up? I was looking at

00:57:28.799 --> 00:57:31.799
that. Um, every single young person I

00:57:33.599 --> 00:57:34.775
shouldn't say that that's being

00:57:34.799 --> 00:57:37.799
prejudiced. every every every

00:57:38.160 --> 00:57:41.016
person carries one of them around. I

00:57:41.040 --> 00:57:43.815
don't know if it's a hygiene thing or if

00:57:43.839 --> 00:57:46.839
it's their special filtered water,

00:57:47.680 --> 00:57:50.680
but my grandson still doesn't leave the

00:57:51.200 --> 00:57:53.016
house with his drinking bottle. But

00:57:53.040 --> 00:57:54.856
again, I'm not against having these

00:57:54.880 --> 00:57:57.496
water facilities available to the

00:57:57.520 --> 00:58:00.520
community. I'm just a bit hesitant on

00:58:01.119 --> 00:58:03.736
how where do we need them? How many do

00:58:03.760 --> 00:58:06.760
we need? Um yes it may not cost a lot

00:58:06.799 --> 00:58:08.216
but we probably have to look into

00:58:08.240 --> 00:58:11.016
further things. Where's the water means?

00:58:11.040 --> 00:58:14.040
Um so at this stage like that I can't

00:58:14.799 --> 00:58:16.775
support it counselor but I see your

00:58:16.799 --> 00:58:19.799
point.

00:58:20.240 --> 00:58:22.936
Any other questions? You're right or

00:58:22.960 --> 00:58:25.095
apply councelor McLean.

00:58:25.119 --> 00:58:28.119
Uh thanks Madame May. Got to say I'm

00:58:28.400 --> 00:58:31.400
very surprised. Uh but nevertheless,

00:58:31.599 --> 00:58:34.599
we'll keep making sure I strongly

00:58:35.920 --> 00:58:37.575
advocate for the community's needs to

00:58:37.599 --> 00:58:39.815
make sure that they have drinking water.

00:58:39.839 --> 00:58:42.839
Um it is a basic human need and um

00:58:44.319 --> 00:58:46.055
plenty of people do take water bottles,

00:58:46.079 --> 00:58:49.079
but we just still should be providing

00:58:49.599 --> 00:58:52.599
that very very basic service. Um, and

00:58:54.720 --> 00:58:57.720
that should be across a basic principle

00:58:57.760 --> 00:59:00.760
uh in every single one of our sites. Um,

00:59:01.119 --> 00:59:04.119
so I'm happy to obviously keep uh

00:59:04.880 --> 00:59:07.880
advocating for this. Um, and and I will.

00:59:08.480 --> 00:59:11.095
Um, again, it wasn't my idea. It's been

00:59:11.119 --> 00:59:13.736
brought to me by a couple of residents.

00:59:13.760 --> 00:59:16.760
Um, like I said at the start, I was I

00:59:17.440 --> 00:59:19.016
was actually surprised when it was

00:59:19.040 --> 00:59:22.040
raised because I thought surely not. Uh,

00:59:24.240 --> 00:59:27.240
but in my uh travels, I did check and I

00:59:31.040 --> 00:59:33.095
was I was quite surprised that we didn't

00:59:33.119 --> 00:59:35.575
have that. And I guarantee you there's

00:59:35.599 --> 00:59:37.335
probably a couple more facilities as

00:59:37.359 --> 00:59:39.976
well that uh that don't. So for those

00:59:40.000 --> 00:59:43.000
reasons again I put to you that we we do

00:59:43.040 --> 00:59:44.936
need to look at this councilwide and

00:59:44.960 --> 00:59:47.416
make sure that we've got those very very

00:59:47.440 --> 00:59:50.440
basic services in place uh for our

00:59:52.000 --> 00:59:55.000
residents who deserve it.

00:59:55.680 --> 00:59:57.976
Thank you. With that I put the motion

00:59:58.000 --> 01:00:00.696
forward. All those in favor councelor

01:00:00.720 --> 01:00:03.720
Campbell, Council McLean,

01:00:04.000 --> 01:00:06.936
Councelor Suri. All those against.

01:00:06.960 --> 01:00:09.575
Councelor Rahman, councelor Cornell,

01:00:09.599 --> 01:00:11.575
councelor Ferrari,

01:00:11.599 --> 01:00:14.216
councelor

01:00:14.240 --> 01:00:17.016
Zakari, councelor Cagney , councelor

01:00:17.040 --> 01:00:19.815
Fidelli. Motion lost.

01:00:19.839 --> 01:00:22.839
Item 13, notice of motion, sporting and

01:00:23.599 --> 01:00:26.599
recreational facilities for Spring Farm.

01:00:26.799 --> 01:00:29.799
Recommendation is on page 59. Councelor

01:00:29.839 --> 01:00:31.736
McLean, as it is your motion, will you

01:00:31.760 --> 01:00:33.016
move the motion? Uh,

01:00:33.040 --> 01:00:34.696
yes, thank you. Do I have a second,

01:00:34.720 --> 01:00:37.720
please? Councelor Suri, Councelor McLean,

01:00:37.760 --> 01:00:40.760
would you like to talk to the motion?

01:00:41.760 --> 01:00:43.575
Uh, thanks, Madame May. Again, this is a

01:00:43.599 --> 01:00:46.216
really simple one. Um,

01:00:46.240 --> 01:00:49.240
we've we've been talking for some time

01:00:49.680 --> 01:00:51.736
and I believe there's wider agreement on

01:00:51.760 --> 01:00:54.760
it. Uh, that there is absolutely

01:00:56.559 --> 01:00:58.936
uh sporting, recreation, and amenity

01:00:58.960 --> 01:01:01.960
space um that needs to be developed. Um

01:01:03.520 --> 01:01:06.520
in Springfield Farm

01:01:07.040 --> 01:01:10.040
um we we have I guess strategic grants

01:01:12.640 --> 01:01:14.775
and ad hoc grants which come up from

01:01:14.799 --> 01:01:17.416
time to time. Um and we saw an example

01:01:17.440 --> 01:01:20.440
of this only the other day and and we

01:01:20.480 --> 01:01:23.256
will absolutely see more of these grants

01:01:23.280 --> 01:01:26.280
pop up. um they generally uh timely they

01:01:29.040 --> 01:01:31.016
they timely sort of pop up around uh

01:01:31.040 --> 01:01:34.040
elections for example and

01:01:35.119 --> 01:01:38.119
uh it's the the time span for these

01:01:38.400 --> 01:01:41.176
types of grants they they need to be uh

01:01:41.200 --> 01:01:44.200
grant ready are not just pie in the sky

01:01:45.119 --> 01:01:48.119
ideas. So the the opportunity here is

01:01:49.040 --> 01:01:50.616
really to undertake an interim

01:01:50.640 --> 01:01:53.016
examination um of potential sporting and

01:01:53.040 --> 01:01:55.416
recreational facilities options for

01:01:55.440 --> 01:01:57.815
spring farm and and bring that to a

01:01:57.839 --> 01:02:00.839
strategic uh workshop for counselors to

01:02:01.440 --> 01:02:03.896
discuss and analyze these for future

01:02:03.920 --> 01:02:06.055
development. So I guess the the real

01:02:06.079 --> 01:02:08.055
idea is

01:02:08.079 --> 01:02:11.079
um that we have two probably three um

01:02:13.200 --> 01:02:16.200
options which are different price uh

01:02:17.200 --> 01:02:20.200
quantums which would then be um you know

01:02:20.799 --> 01:02:23.799
if a 2 three $4 million grant comes up

01:02:24.160 --> 01:02:26.055
maybe that one would be funded. If a

01:02:26.079 --> 01:02:28.055
larger one comes up, then the larger

01:02:28.079 --> 01:02:29.496
project would be appropriate to be

01:02:29.520 --> 01:02:32.376
funded, but the idea is then they'd be

01:02:32.400 --> 01:02:35.400
ready to pop in a grant. Um, some of

01:02:35.440 --> 01:02:37.736
that in work has been done. Obviously

01:02:37.760 --> 01:02:39.976
not detailed concept designs and all of

01:02:40.000 --> 01:02:41.736
the expensive bits and pieces, but the

01:02:41.760 --> 01:02:44.295
basic concepts to be able to have it to

01:02:44.319 --> 01:02:47.016
pop into a grant uh at relatively short

01:02:47.040 --> 01:02:48.775
notice cuz these grants come up and you

01:02:48.799 --> 01:02:51.416
know you might have a number of weeks or

01:02:51.440 --> 01:02:53.815
months to put them in and if the work is

01:02:53.839 --> 01:02:56.839
already there then we're funding um that

01:02:57.920 --> 01:03:00.136
requirement which is really badly needed

01:03:00.160 --> 01:03:02.936
in Spring Farm. Um I I should note you

01:03:02.960 --> 01:03:04.696
know there are some wonderful facilities

01:03:04.720 --> 01:03:07.095
in Spring Farm. Um so it's it's

01:03:07.119 --> 01:03:09.256
important to to note that as well.

01:03:09.280 --> 01:03:10.856
There's wonderful there's been some

01:03:10.880 --> 01:03:12.775
great investment in um pedestrian

01:03:12.799 --> 01:03:15.416
crossings for example. Um there is a

01:03:15.440 --> 01:03:17.575
fantastic uh shared path and walking

01:03:17.599 --> 01:03:20.599
park network and um open area facilities

01:03:21.760 --> 01:03:24.760
and uh wonderful uh parks um for for a

01:03:26.240 --> 01:03:29.240
number of very young kids and um sort of

01:03:29.920 --> 01:03:32.775
uh and and other kids. But for teenagers

01:03:32.799 --> 01:03:34.936
and adults, the amenities certainly

01:03:34.960 --> 01:03:37.960
become uh extremely sparse. And our

01:03:38.960 --> 01:03:40.775
other areas do feature these sorts of

01:03:40.799 --> 01:03:43.416
facilities. Um whether it be sporting

01:03:43.440 --> 01:03:46.440
fields, um bike parks,

01:03:46.720 --> 01:03:49.095
um you know, a connected walking trail

01:03:49.119 --> 01:03:51.015
to into Camden through the back of the

01:03:51.039 --> 01:03:52.936
river, for example, skate parks,

01:03:52.960 --> 01:03:55.335
whatever it might be. Um, I really want

01:03:55.359 --> 01:03:58.055
to discuss that further so that we can

01:03:58.079 --> 01:04:01.079
um pen in some uh some options uh and

01:04:01.920 --> 01:04:03.896
run with them for the for the and

01:04:03.920 --> 01:04:05.496
hopefully at least one of them will get

01:04:05.520 --> 01:04:07.896
funded in the coming years.

01:04:07.920 --> 01:04:09.896
Uh so

01:04:09.920 --> 01:04:12.920
I put that uh notice of motion to you.

01:04:14.240 --> 01:04:15.896
Thank you. Any council like to speak

01:04:15.920 --> 01:04:18.856
against the notice of motion?

01:04:18.880 --> 01:04:21.496
Councelor Quinnel.

01:04:21.520 --> 01:04:23.095
Uh, thank you, Madam Mayor, and thank

01:04:23.119 --> 01:04:26.055
you, Pen Mc Council McClean, for putting

01:04:26.079 --> 01:04:28.775
this forward. Um, again, I understand

01:04:28.799 --> 01:04:31.575
the intent of what you're trying to do,

01:04:31.599 --> 01:04:34.535
and I think we're all in this room very

01:04:34.559 --> 01:04:37.559
much of the single mind that Spring Farm

01:04:37.680 --> 01:04:39.896
does need uh looking at in terms of

01:04:39.920 --> 01:04:42.920
recreational space. Um, but we are

01:04:43.599 --> 01:04:46.599
currently in the budget process for the

01:04:47.039 --> 01:04:50.039
26 27 year and beyond. Um

01:04:52.319 --> 01:04:53.656
there I know there've been a couple of

01:04:53.680 --> 01:04:55.736
suggestions through that budget process

01:04:55.760 --> 01:04:57.976
of uh improvements to Spring Farm. I

01:04:58.000 --> 01:05:01.000
know I put one in. So

01:05:01.039 --> 01:05:03.015
my suggestion is to let that play out.

01:05:03.039 --> 01:05:05.095
Let's see what the what can be put into

01:05:05.119 --> 01:05:07.335
the existing budget what the all the

01:05:07.359 --> 01:05:08.775
options are from the from all the

01:05:08.799 --> 01:05:11.736
counselors. Um and perhaps then after

01:05:11.760 --> 01:05:14.376
that budget process, we can we can uh

01:05:14.400 --> 01:05:17.095
you know staff can outline a um

01:05:17.119 --> 01:05:18.936
strategic

01:05:18.960 --> 01:05:21.015
uh vision or workshop that contains all

01:05:21.039 --> 01:05:22.616
the options that have that have been put

01:05:22.640 --> 01:05:24.456
on the table. So sorry I won't be able

01:05:24.480 --> 01:05:27.015
to support this motion today but we have

01:05:27.039 --> 01:05:28.616
that budget process where when we can

01:05:28.640 --> 01:05:30.295
come back in a couple of months time

01:05:30.319 --> 01:05:31.736
thank you madame may

01:05:31.760 --> 01:05:34.696
any council like to speak for

01:05:34.720 --> 01:05:37.095
against councelor Ferrari.

01:05:37.119 --> 01:05:38.376
Thank you madame mayor. Yeah, I'm in

01:05:38.400 --> 01:05:40.616
agreement with uh councelor Quinnell. I

01:05:40.640 --> 01:05:43.640
I I don't think um this is the we all

01:05:43.760 --> 01:05:46.456
agree Spring Farm needs a sporting field

01:05:46.480 --> 01:05:49.480
and wreck facilities there. Um I myself

01:05:50.720 --> 01:05:53.720
I put I put a bid for this very item uh

01:05:53.920 --> 01:05:55.896
in the submission bids late last year

01:05:55.920 --> 01:05:58.920
for a sports field at Spring Farm. So

01:05:59.119 --> 01:06:00.696
much like councelor Quinn, I want to see

01:06:00.720 --> 01:06:03.720
that play out. I think if we we use

01:06:04.559 --> 01:06:07.559
notices of motions for such ambitious

01:06:07.839 --> 01:06:10.535
things like it all really has to fit

01:06:10.559 --> 01:06:12.535
into our budget and I hope it can and if

01:06:12.559 --> 01:06:15.559
it doesn't then then we revisit it then

01:06:16.400 --> 01:06:19.400
any other councelor for against

01:06:20.960 --> 01:06:23.960
any questions councelor Cagney.

01:06:24.000 --> 01:06:27.000
Uh thank you madame mayor.

01:06:27.280 --> 01:06:29.176
This is a question that may need to be

01:06:29.200 --> 01:06:32.200
taken on notice. Um, but I have a sneaky

01:06:32.799 --> 01:06:35.176
suspicion our uh director of planning

01:06:35.200 --> 01:06:38.200
may already have the answer that um I'm

01:06:38.319 --> 01:06:39.656
technically looking at right now, but

01:06:39.680 --> 01:06:40.775
I'm going to ask it as a question

01:06:40.799 --> 01:06:43.799
anyway. Are there playing fields

01:06:44.640 --> 01:06:47.015
currently located on the spring farm

01:06:47.039 --> 01:06:50.039
master plan? Um, and I'll acknowledge

01:06:50.799 --> 01:06:53.095
that I'm currently looking at figure S21

01:06:53.119 --> 01:06:55.976
of the Spring Farm master plan.

01:06:56.000 --> 01:06:59.000
um where there are playing fields

01:06:59.359 --> 01:07:02.359
on a map.

01:07:04.720 --> 01:07:06.216
I'll direct

01:07:06.240 --> 01:07:07.335
you, Mr. General Manager.

01:07:07.359 --> 01:07:08.535
Thank you. I'll direct this through to

01:07:08.559 --> 01:07:11.176
our uh director planning environment and

01:07:11.200 --> 01:07:13.496
may require input from others if if

01:07:13.520 --> 01:07:15.656
appropriate. Thank you.

01:07:15.680 --> 01:07:18.295
Um through Mr. General Manager, um

01:07:18.319 --> 01:07:19.736
councel, I don't have the Springf Farm

01:07:19.760 --> 01:07:21.815
master plan open, but there's certainly

01:07:21.839 --> 01:07:24.696
playing fields um planned for for Spring

01:07:24.720 --> 01:07:27.656
Farm. Um they have been in the um with

01:07:27.680 --> 01:07:30.680
the spring farm plans um since I guess

01:07:30.880 --> 01:07:32.856
since spring farm was reszoned for

01:07:32.880 --> 01:07:35.880
development.

01:07:38.319 --> 01:07:39.815
Councelor Cagney, you're right with

01:07:39.839 --> 01:07:42.839
that. Yeah. Any other councilors for or

01:07:43.520 --> 01:07:45.976
against? Any other questions? You're

01:07:46.000 --> 01:07:48.616
right or reply. Councelor McLean.

01:07:48.640 --> 01:07:51.640
Uh thanks Madame Mayor. Um they have

01:07:51.839 --> 01:07:54.839
been in the master plan for a long time.

01:07:54.880 --> 01:07:57.815
uh um the sporting fields that is uh not

01:07:57.839 --> 01:08:00.295
not the other ideas.

01:08:00.319 --> 01:08:02.216
The

01:08:02.240 --> 01:08:05.240
the issue is

01:08:05.599 --> 01:08:08.376
we don't have the funds to develop it

01:08:08.400 --> 01:08:10.775
unless we make very significant

01:08:10.799 --> 01:08:12.295
amendments

01:08:12.319 --> 01:08:15.176
to other areas. Um,

01:08:15.200 --> 01:08:18.200
so I I cannot see how we're going to be

01:08:19.759 --> 01:08:22.759
putting additional contributions and uh

01:08:23.679 --> 01:08:26.456
additional funds, reallocation of funds

01:08:26.480 --> 01:08:28.695
into such a project.

01:08:28.719 --> 01:08:31.496
Um we we therefore

01:08:31.520 --> 01:08:34.295
must look at options so that we've got

01:08:34.319 --> 01:08:37.175
some projects in the back pocket so to

01:08:37.199 --> 01:08:38.936
speak for when these opportunities come

01:08:38.960 --> 01:08:41.960
by because the opportunities will 100%

01:08:43.359 --> 01:08:45.976
be upon us uh over the over the coming

01:08:46.000 --> 01:08:48.936
years. We're then able to go well this

01:08:48.960 --> 01:08:50.856
is not funded that's not funded. you

01:08:50.880 --> 01:08:53.016
know, the northern areas which are

01:08:53.040 --> 01:08:56.040
obviously um attracting uh those

01:08:57.359 --> 01:08:59.175
contributions at the moment are going to

01:08:59.199 --> 01:09:02.056
be funded, but

01:09:02.080 --> 01:09:03.655
poor Old Spring Farm is going to

01:09:03.679 --> 01:09:06.679
continue to miss out. And I don't feel

01:09:07.199 --> 01:09:10.199
that that's fair. uh when all of these

01:09:10.880 --> 01:09:13.735
funds are being spent elsewhere, which

01:09:13.759 --> 01:09:16.759
they have to be, of course, um we have

01:09:17.600 --> 01:09:19.976
an opportunity to look things look at

01:09:20.000 --> 01:09:21.976
things differently for Spring Farm and

01:09:22.000 --> 01:09:25.000
make sure they have uh some access to

01:09:25.359 --> 01:09:26.856
some of those amenities. They're not

01:09:26.880 --> 01:09:28.215
going to get all of them and and I

01:09:28.239 --> 01:09:30.135
wouldn't dare promise that either, but

01:09:30.159 --> 01:09:31.496
it's about having those options

01:09:31.520 --> 01:09:34.376
available for when we get that couple of

01:09:34.400 --> 01:09:37.096
million dollar grant. Um perhaps it's

01:09:37.120 --> 01:09:39.335
even a co-contribution. I don't know. I

01:09:39.359 --> 01:09:42.056
can't predict the future. But when we

01:09:42.080 --> 01:09:44.616
have that organized in a way that says

01:09:44.640 --> 01:09:47.640
we've got option A, B, and C, um it

01:09:48.640 --> 01:09:51.640
it'll sit on on the on the shelf for

01:09:52.159 --> 01:09:53.896
probably a year or two, but when the

01:09:53.920 --> 01:09:56.616
time is right, that's when something

01:09:56.640 --> 01:09:58.215
like that can quickly spring into

01:09:58.239 --> 01:10:00.776
action. And I I just see it as a

01:10:00.800 --> 01:10:03.800
strategic opportunity for uh to to

01:10:04.239 --> 01:10:06.856
deliver this because it it hasn't been

01:10:06.880 --> 01:10:09.880
delivered in any other way so far. Uh I

01:10:10.000 --> 01:10:12.376
can't see it happening uh in the short

01:10:12.400 --> 01:10:15.400
term definitely and this would really

01:10:15.679 --> 01:10:18.679
help us getting one step uh of the way

01:10:19.760 --> 01:10:22.760
there and when that opportunity comes

01:10:22.800 --> 01:10:25.416
knocking um we'll be able to quickly

01:10:25.440 --> 01:10:28.215
roll it out. So again, it was quite

01:10:28.239 --> 01:10:30.695
simple. Um,

01:10:30.719 --> 01:10:32.695
and

01:10:32.719 --> 01:10:35.719
the the key point is uh

01:10:36.640 --> 01:10:38.536
accepting this motion doesn't mean that

01:10:38.560 --> 01:10:40.616
we're not having the budget discussion.

01:10:40.640 --> 01:10:43.416
Uh it's not it's not one or the other.

01:10:43.440 --> 01:10:46.135
Um I just remind councilors that if if

01:10:46.159 --> 01:10:48.536
you support Spring Farm,

01:10:48.560 --> 01:10:51.560
um you can support a budget process and

01:10:51.840 --> 01:10:53.736
budget bids and you can also support

01:10:53.760 --> 01:10:56.760
this motion. Thank you.

01:10:58.400 --> 01:10:59.816
Thank you. With that, I'll put the

01:10:59.840 --> 01:11:02.215
motion. All those in favor. Councelor

01:11:02.239 --> 01:11:05.096
Campbell, Council McLean, Councelor Siri,

01:11:05.120 --> 01:11:07.736
all those against. Councelor Rahman,

01:11:07.760 --> 01:11:10.215
Councelor Quinnell, Councelor Far

01:11:10.239 --> 01:11:12.616
Ferrari, Councelor Sakari, Councelor

01:11:12.640 --> 01:11:15.640
Cagney , Councelor Fidelli. Motion lost.

01:11:17.280 --> 01:11:20.280
Item 14, notice of motion, road safety

01:11:20.560 --> 01:11:23.096
in Orum Park.

01:11:23.120 --> 01:11:25.816
Recommendation is on page 60. Councelor

01:11:25.840 --> 01:11:27.655
Siri, as this is your notice of motion,

01:11:27.679 --> 01:11:29.416
would you like to move it? And a second,

01:11:29.440 --> 01:11:31.096
please. Councelor Campbell. Councelor

01:11:31.120 --> 01:11:32.456
Siri, would you like to talk to your

01:11:32.480 --> 01:11:34.135
motion?

01:11:34.159 --> 01:11:37.159
Thank you, Madame Mayor. Uh, I rise to

01:11:37.360 --> 01:11:39.816
move this notice of motion regarding

01:11:39.840 --> 01:11:42.776
speeding and road safety in Orin Park,

01:11:42.800 --> 01:11:45.800
an issue that many residents have raised

01:11:46.159 --> 01:11:49.159
with genuine concern. Orin Park is one

01:11:50.000 --> 01:11:52.536
of the fastest growing communities in

01:11:52.560 --> 01:11:55.560
our local government area. With that

01:11:55.679 --> 01:11:58.679
growth has come vibrant neighborhoods,

01:11:59.280 --> 01:12:02.280
new schools, parks filled with children,

01:12:02.800 --> 01:12:05.016
busy shopping precincts, and increasing

01:12:05.040 --> 01:12:07.336
number of families choosing to call this

01:12:07.360 --> 01:12:10.215
area home. It's a wonderful reflection

01:12:10.239 --> 01:12:12.135
of the growth and opportunity in our

01:12:12.159 --> 01:12:15.159
region. However, with growth also comes

01:12:15.280 --> 01:12:16.776
responsibility,

01:12:16.800 --> 01:12:19.096
particularly when it comes to ensuring

01:12:19.120 --> 01:12:21.976
that our roads remain safe for everyone

01:12:22.000 --> 01:12:25.000
who uses them. In recent months, many

01:12:25.199 --> 01:12:27.256
residents have shared their concerns

01:12:27.280 --> 01:12:30.135
about speeding in and around residential

01:12:30.159 --> 01:12:33.159
streets, near schools, parks, and local

01:12:33.600 --> 01:12:36.135
shopping areas. These are places where

01:12:36.159 --> 01:12:38.776
families walk, where children ride bikes

01:12:38.800 --> 01:12:40.776
and scooters, and where pedestrians

01:12:40.800 --> 01:12:43.736
expect to feel safe crossing the road.

01:12:43.760 --> 01:12:46.056
Even a small increase in vehicle speed

01:12:46.080 --> 01:12:48.536
can significantly increase the risk and

01:12:48.560 --> 01:12:51.560
severity of accidents. This motion is

01:12:51.840 --> 01:12:53.655
about being proactive and listening to

01:12:53.679 --> 01:12:56.056
our community. Road safety is a shared

01:12:56.080 --> 01:12:58.776
responsibility. Council already works

01:12:58.800 --> 01:13:01.096
closely with NSW Police and Transport

01:13:01.120 --> 01:13:03.175
for New South Wales to monitor traffic

01:13:03.199 --> 01:13:05.016
data, crash history, and community

01:13:05.040 --> 01:13:07.576
feedback. These agencies play an

01:13:07.600 --> 01:13:10.215
important role in enforcing speed limits

01:13:10.239 --> 01:13:13.239
and ensuring compliance across our road

01:13:13.440 --> 01:13:16.296
network. What this motion seeks to do is

01:13:16.320 --> 01:13:18.695
build on that existing collaboration.

01:13:18.719 --> 01:13:21.336
Firstly, it formally acknowledges the

01:13:21.360 --> 01:13:23.816
concerns being raised by our community.

01:13:23.840 --> 01:13:26.536
When residents take the time to speak up

01:13:26.560 --> 01:13:28.936
about safety issues, it's important that

01:13:28.960 --> 01:13:31.256
we demonstrate we are listening.

01:13:31.280 --> 01:13:34.280
Secondly, the motion recognizes the work

01:13:34.400 --> 01:13:36.776
already being undertaken by council and

01:13:36.800 --> 01:13:39.655
our state partners in monitoring traffic

01:13:39.679 --> 01:13:42.376
conditions. Datadriven decision making

01:13:42.400 --> 01:13:44.456
is essential when it comes to road

01:13:44.480 --> 01:13:47.480
safety. Thirdly, the motion proposes

01:13:48.080 --> 01:13:50.296
that council write to transport for New

01:13:50.320 --> 01:13:52.776
South Wales to seek advice on the

01:13:52.800 --> 01:13:55.175
suitability of fixed or mobile speed

01:13:55.199 --> 01:13:58.199
cameras in Orin Park where appropriate.

01:13:58.719 --> 01:14:01.175
Evidence consistently shows that speed

01:14:01.199 --> 01:14:03.655
enforcement tools, including cameras,

01:14:03.679 --> 01:14:06.215
can significantly influence driver

01:14:06.239 --> 01:14:08.936
behavior. When drivers know that speed

01:14:08.960 --> 01:14:11.016
limits are being actively monitored,

01:14:11.040 --> 01:14:13.976
compliance increases and risk discre

01:14:14.000 --> 01:14:17.000
decreases. Importantly, this motion does

01:14:17.120 --> 01:14:19.655
not predetermine outcomes. It simply

01:14:19.679 --> 01:14:22.536
asks the relevant authority to provide

01:14:22.560 --> 01:14:25.175
expert advice so that we can understand

01:14:25.199 --> 01:14:27.736
what measures may be suitable for a

01:14:27.760 --> 01:14:30.456
community. Finally, the motion calls for

01:14:30.480 --> 01:14:32.616
a report on current and planned speed

01:14:32.640 --> 01:14:35.256
management initiatives in Orin Park,

01:14:35.280 --> 01:14:37.336
particularly in areas with high

01:14:37.360 --> 01:14:39.736
pedestrian activity. This will help

01:14:39.760 --> 01:14:42.056
ensure that counselors and the community

01:14:42.080 --> 01:14:44.536
have a clear understanding of what

01:14:44.560 --> 01:14:47.336
measures are already in place and what

01:14:47.360 --> 01:14:49.896
further improvements may be considered

01:14:49.920 --> 01:14:52.776
as the suburb continues to grow. Road

01:14:52.800 --> 01:14:55.016
safety is not just a transport issue.

01:14:55.040 --> 01:14:57.175
It's a community well-being issue.

01:14:57.199 --> 01:14:59.816
Behind every statistic, there is a

01:14:59.840 --> 01:15:02.840
person, a family, a neighborhood.

01:15:02.880 --> 01:15:04.936
Preventative action is always better

01:15:04.960 --> 01:15:07.576
than reacting after a tragedy has

01:15:07.600 --> 01:15:10.600
occurred. We all know as a council, we

01:15:11.280 --> 01:15:13.256
have a responsibility to advocate for

01:15:13.280 --> 01:15:15.896
safer streets and to work constructively

01:15:15.920 --> 01:15:18.215
with our state partners to achieve that

01:15:18.239 --> 01:15:21.239
outcome. By raising this matter now, we

01:15:21.280 --> 01:15:23.976
are taking a proactive step to ensure

01:15:24.000 --> 01:15:26.616
that Orin Park remains not only a

01:15:26.640 --> 01:15:29.640
thriving suburb, but a safe one. I

01:15:30.320 --> 01:15:32.296
commend this motion to the chamber and

01:15:32.320 --> 01:15:34.215
thank my fellow counselors for their

01:15:34.239 --> 01:15:36.695
support in prioritizing the safety of

01:15:36.719 --> 01:15:39.496
our community and now I seek their

01:15:39.520 --> 01:15:42.520
support to this motion. Thank you.

01:15:43.040 --> 01:15:45.736
Thank you, councelor Suri. Are there any

01:15:45.760 --> 01:15:48.296
speakers against the motion?

01:15:48.320 --> 01:15:51.016
Councelor Rahman.

01:15:51.040 --> 01:15:53.336
Thank you, Madame Mayor.

01:15:53.360 --> 01:15:56.360
Road safety is an important issue for

01:15:56.400 --> 01:15:58.776
all of us, particularly

01:15:58.800 --> 01:16:01.800
in fast growing excess like Oruran Park

01:16:02.000 --> 01:16:03.896
where we have increasingly traffic

01:16:03.920 --> 01:16:06.376
volumes, young families at schools and

01:16:06.400 --> 01:16:08.616
busy community. However, I'm unable to

01:16:08.640 --> 01:16:11.640
support this motion in its current form.

01:16:12.640 --> 01:16:15.175
Camden Council already has established

01:16:15.199 --> 01:16:17.256
process through the local transport

01:16:17.280 --> 01:16:20.280
forum which serves as the uh appropriate

01:16:21.600 --> 01:16:23.496
forum for discussing road safety

01:16:23.520 --> 01:16:25.736
matters. I represent the forum along

01:16:25.760 --> 01:16:28.760
with councelor Suri. We had our March

01:16:29.679 --> 01:16:32.679
meeting last week. Does this means that

01:16:32.880 --> 01:16:35.880
we don't discuss or did not discuss

01:16:36.560 --> 01:16:39.560
about this issue in that meeting?

01:16:40.400 --> 01:16:42.695
This is not the case.

01:16:42.719 --> 01:16:45.256
This committee regularly brings together

01:16:45.280 --> 01:16:47.256
council staff transport for New South

01:16:47.280 --> 01:16:50.280
Wales New South Wales police member for

01:16:50.400 --> 01:16:52.456
parliaments and bus operators

01:16:52.480 --> 01:16:54.856
representatives where traffic data crash

01:16:54.880 --> 01:16:57.576
history and community

01:16:57.600 --> 01:17:00.600
all concerns are reviewed with care and

01:17:01.679 --> 01:17:04.536
addressed collaborately.

01:17:04.560 --> 01:17:07.560
Not only that, the decision we make as a

01:17:08.640 --> 01:17:10.776
team whole.

01:17:10.800 --> 01:17:13.336
Through this process, spreading concerns

01:17:13.360 --> 01:17:16.360
and road safety issues are already being

01:17:16.560 --> 01:17:19.336
monitored and appropriate. Actions are

01:17:19.360 --> 01:17:21.416
considered based on evidence and

01:17:21.440 --> 01:17:23.496
professional advice. New South Police

01:17:23.520 --> 01:17:26.215
also play a role in enforcement and

01:17:26.239 --> 01:17:28.616
respond to speeding concerns as part of

01:17:28.640 --> 01:17:31.416
their operational responsibilities. In

01:17:31.440 --> 01:17:34.215
addition, council is already actively

01:17:34.239 --> 01:17:36.296
working on road safety initiatives

01:17:36.320 --> 01:17:39.016
across the LGA, including identifying

01:17:39.040 --> 01:17:42.040
areas of concern and implementing safety

01:17:42.239 --> 01:17:44.776
improvements where required. Even we

01:17:44.800 --> 01:17:47.256
include the program for schools. We have

01:17:47.280 --> 01:17:49.816
dedicated aligned team who are

01:17:49.840 --> 01:17:52.215
tirelessly advocating on road safety

01:17:52.239 --> 01:17:54.536
around the school roads as well as

01:17:54.560 --> 01:17:57.016
through the PNC departments. I would

01:17:57.040 --> 01:17:59.175
also note that council has recently

01:17:59.199 --> 01:18:02.199
appointed an additional ranger which

01:18:02.320 --> 01:18:04.456
further status council capacity to

01:18:04.480 --> 01:18:07.096
respond to compliance and community

01:18:07.120 --> 01:18:09.096
safety matters across our growing

01:18:09.120 --> 01:18:12.120
region. For these reasons, I believe the

01:18:12.320 --> 01:18:14.536
existing structures and process already

01:18:14.560 --> 01:18:17.175
in place particularly the local traffic

01:18:17.199 --> 01:18:19.336
forum and collaboration of New South

01:18:19.360 --> 01:18:22.215
Police and transport for New South Wales

01:18:22.239 --> 01:18:25.016
are appropriate. they're following the

01:18:25.040 --> 01:18:27.016
appropriate mechanism to address road

01:18:27.040 --> 01:18:29.416
safety concerns. Therefore, while I

01:18:29.440 --> 01:18:31.175
acknowledge the importance of the road

01:18:31.199 --> 01:18:33.896
safety in Orurin Park and across the

01:18:33.920 --> 01:18:36.695
Camden LGA, I'm unable to support this

01:18:36.719 --> 01:18:39.719
motion as the matter is already being

01:18:39.760 --> 01:18:41.976
addressed through established council

01:18:42.000 --> 01:18:44.776
process. These issues are regularly

01:18:44.800 --> 01:18:46.776
considered through the local transport

01:18:46.800 --> 01:18:49.496
forum where council works

01:18:49.520 --> 01:18:51.896
collaboratively with all involved

01:18:51.920 --> 01:18:53.976
stakeholders including New South Wales

01:18:54.000 --> 01:18:56.376
police and transport for New South Wales

01:18:56.400 --> 01:18:58.536
to review road safety concerns, traffic

01:18:58.560 --> 01:19:01.016
data and community feedback. any further

01:19:01.040 --> 01:19:04.040
concerns can continue to be raised and

01:19:04.080 --> 01:19:06.616
discussed to that this um appropriate

01:19:06.640 --> 01:19:09.336
forum where all relevant agencies and

01:19:09.360 --> 01:19:12.360
stakeholders are present to assess and

01:19:12.719 --> 01:19:14.776
take action within their respective

01:19:14.800 --> 01:19:17.800
responsibilities. Thank you.

01:19:17.920 --> 01:19:19.736
Thank you councelor. Any other council

01:19:19.760 --> 01:19:22.056
like to speak for the recommendate for

01:19:22.080 --> 01:19:25.080
the notice of motion? Councelor McLean.

01:19:25.360 --> 01:19:27.496
Uh thanks madame mayor. I'm I'm always

01:19:27.520 --> 01:19:29.496
happy to support it. It's we're noting,

01:19:29.520 --> 01:19:32.520
acknowledging, and um asking for advice

01:19:33.600 --> 01:19:36.600
uh further advice. Uh I I know we do

01:19:36.800 --> 01:19:39.096
have existing processes, but to receive

01:19:39.120 --> 01:19:42.120
a report um and to note and acknowledge

01:19:42.320 --> 01:19:45.320
is um I I'm I'm always going to support

01:19:45.440 --> 01:19:47.576
that. Uh it's it's critical we do that

01:19:47.600 --> 01:19:50.600
for the community. Um I do note

01:19:52.320 --> 01:19:54.776
across New South Wales today's I was

01:19:54.800 --> 01:19:57.800
only looking at it for my my other work.

01:19:57.920 --> 01:20:00.920
Um, we continue to have an increasing

01:20:02.480 --> 01:20:05.336
road fatality and injury hospitalization

01:20:05.360 --> 01:20:08.360
rates across our road networks. And

01:20:08.960 --> 01:20:10.856
there's obviously plenty of incidences

01:20:10.880 --> 01:20:13.880
in uh this area as well. 65 deaths so

01:20:14.960 --> 01:20:17.960
far. That's one for every day this year.

01:20:18.400 --> 01:20:21.400
And it keeps going up. uh so it is an

01:20:22.880 --> 01:20:25.880
absolute critical issue that we uh

01:20:28.080 --> 01:20:30.135
continue to give this more and more

01:20:30.159 --> 01:20:33.159
focus. I know it's not a a uh number one

01:20:34.640 --> 01:20:36.856
uh focus and priority of of council.

01:20:36.880 --> 01:20:39.416
It's it is predominantly more a state

01:20:39.440 --> 01:20:42.440
government um issue and federal, but

01:20:42.960 --> 01:20:45.416
council can still play a role in

01:20:45.440 --> 01:20:47.816
hopefully um you know if if something

01:20:47.840 --> 01:20:50.296
like this was to uncover something and

01:20:50.320 --> 01:20:52.456
introduce something and it saves one

01:20:52.480 --> 01:20:55.480
life, one injury, uh I'm obviously not

01:20:56.719 --> 01:20:58.616
ever going to hesitate in not uh not

01:20:58.640 --> 01:21:01.016
supporting it. So with that, I'm I'm

01:21:01.040 --> 01:21:04.040
happy to uh to support it.

01:21:04.239 --> 01:21:06.376
Thank you. Any councelor against the

01:21:06.400 --> 01:21:09.175
notice of motion? Four.

01:21:09.199 --> 01:21:11.896
Councelor Campbell. Four.

01:21:11.920 --> 01:21:14.920
I um attended Sunday week ago um a

01:21:17.040 --> 01:21:20.040
meeting in McCall Park at South Camden

01:21:20.880 --> 01:21:23.880
which had a quite amazing number of

01:21:24.080 --> 01:21:27.080
local residents at it. Um they were

01:21:27.360 --> 01:21:30.360
there protesting lack of action along

01:21:32.880 --> 01:21:35.416
three intersections on Remembrance

01:21:35.440 --> 01:21:37.016
Drive.

01:21:37.040 --> 01:21:39.416
Um

01:21:39.440 --> 01:21:41.175
we're all probably aware that there was

01:21:41.199 --> 01:21:43.256
a fatac fatal accident at the corner of

01:21:43.280 --> 01:21:45.416
Wire Lane and Remembrance Drive some

01:21:45.440 --> 01:21:48.440
time ago when a doctor um from Wandilly

01:21:48.719 --> 01:21:51.416
lost his life. At the time, the

01:21:51.440 --> 01:21:54.440
independent member for um Wandilly

01:21:55.760 --> 01:21:58.615
mentioned, asked me actually how many

01:21:58.639 --> 01:22:00.856
years ago she and I had stood on that

01:22:00.880 --> 01:22:03.655
same corner advocating for something to

01:22:03.679 --> 01:22:05.576
be done from both Camden's point of view

01:22:05.600 --> 01:22:08.600
and Wendilly's point of view um when a

01:22:09.199 --> 01:22:11.976
cyclist was nearly killed at that

01:22:12.000 --> 01:22:14.056
corner. And I understand there's been

01:22:14.080 --> 01:22:16.056
another death there, too. And I couldn't

01:22:16.080 --> 01:22:18.615
help wondering whether what the traffic

01:22:18.639 --> 01:22:20.856
forum aka used to be known as the

01:22:20.880 --> 01:22:22.296
traffic committee had actually done

01:22:22.320 --> 01:22:25.016
about that in all the years that um that

01:22:25.040 --> 01:22:27.496
that had been an issue and still is. Now

01:22:27.520 --> 01:22:29.736
my understanding is that there are local

01:22:29.760 --> 01:22:32.760
MPs or their representatives, police,

01:22:32.800 --> 01:22:34.936
bus company representatives, counselors

01:22:34.960 --> 01:22:37.655
and council traffic engineers on what

01:22:37.679 --> 01:22:40.056
used to be called the traffic committee.

01:22:40.080 --> 01:22:42.695
And I understood that they investigated

01:22:42.719 --> 01:22:45.416
and made specific recommendations to

01:22:45.440 --> 01:22:47.976
council on what they thought ought to

01:22:48.000 --> 01:22:51.000
happen on specific spots or roads that

01:22:52.159 --> 01:22:54.376
were referred to them. I might have had

01:22:54.400 --> 01:22:56.056
that wrong, but I don't think I did

01:22:56.080 --> 01:22:58.135
because I've seen council actually jack

01:22:58.159 --> 01:23:00.056
up on accepting the minutes of the

01:23:00.080 --> 01:23:02.056
traffic committee because they thought

01:23:02.080 --> 01:23:04.536
that th that group of expert people

01:23:04.560 --> 01:23:07.496
hadn't adequately um assessed or had

01:23:07.520 --> 01:23:09.736
knowledge of the the point that they

01:23:09.760 --> 01:23:11.256
were or the area that they were

01:23:11.280 --> 01:23:14.280
supposedly dress addressing

01:23:14.560 --> 01:23:16.695
bit closer to home to Orin Park. I don't

01:23:16.719 --> 01:23:19.655
live in Orurin Park. Um, I used to

01:23:19.679 --> 01:23:22.056
travel along the road and I forget its

01:23:22.080 --> 01:23:25.080
name, sorry, from um, Camden Valley Way

01:23:25.199 --> 01:23:27.736
down here to the council chambers. I

01:23:27.760 --> 01:23:30.215
stopped doing that for the simple reason

01:23:30.239 --> 01:23:33.239
that I made a judgment that coming down

01:23:33.520 --> 01:23:36.056
that road was basically taking my life

01:23:36.080 --> 01:23:39.080
into my own hands because the speed and

01:23:39.840 --> 01:23:42.296
the riding on your bumper bar and then

01:23:42.320 --> 01:23:44.135
the getting annoyed and pipping the horn

01:23:44.159 --> 01:23:46.296
if you were doing the speed limit and

01:23:46.320 --> 01:23:49.016
going past you and then cutting in front

01:23:49.040 --> 01:23:52.040
of you in the most atrocious, rude and

01:23:52.159 --> 01:23:54.936
dangerous and ill-advised manner led me

01:23:54.960 --> 01:23:57.256
to start coming in via the northern than

01:23:57.280 --> 01:23:58.936
road

01:23:58.960 --> 01:24:01.336
not that much better but you can't get

01:24:01.360 --> 01:24:03.976
quite the same runup so the cars don't

01:24:04.000 --> 01:24:06.296
go quite as fast

01:24:06.320 --> 01:24:09.320
um I'm also aware that twice in coming

01:24:09.920 --> 01:24:12.296
here to this council chamber I've

01:24:12.320 --> 01:24:13.976
encountered

01:24:14.000 --> 01:24:16.776
typically young males um often on

01:24:16.800 --> 01:24:19.800
motorized scooters and and um bikes

01:24:20.320 --> 01:24:23.320
sorry about that but motorized bikes and

01:24:23.760 --> 01:24:26.695
indeed in one instance in cars who were

01:24:26.719 --> 01:24:29.175
here in the very precinct of the council

01:24:29.199 --> 01:24:31.736
chambers doing rather stupid and

01:24:31.760 --> 01:24:34.615
nefarious things on the road. I'm also

01:24:34.639 --> 01:24:36.536
aware from people who've reported to me

01:24:36.560 --> 01:24:38.856
that there was an incident here with 70

01:24:38.880 --> 01:24:41.880
plus young males on the road where local

01:24:43.280 --> 01:24:46.280
police attended but

01:24:46.639 --> 01:24:49.256
didn't basically manage to control the

01:24:49.280 --> 01:24:51.416
situation and backed off probably for

01:24:51.440 --> 01:24:54.135
their own safety and left the young

01:24:54.159 --> 01:24:56.215
people to do what they were doing on the

01:24:56.239 --> 01:24:58.536
streets, donuts and and what have you on

01:24:58.560 --> 01:25:01.560
the streets. So in those circumstances,

01:25:02.239 --> 01:25:04.536
I think we take every opportunity that

01:25:04.560 --> 01:25:07.560
we possibly can with every authority

01:25:08.080 --> 01:25:11.080
that we possibly can, examining

01:25:11.120 --> 01:25:13.896
everything that we possibly can to see

01:25:13.920 --> 01:25:16.920
if we can control I know how long it is.

01:25:17.120 --> 01:25:20.120
Um see if we can control this rather

01:25:21.040 --> 01:25:23.576
dangerous and not only to the people

01:25:23.600 --> 01:25:25.736
involved but also to other innocent

01:25:25.760 --> 01:25:28.615
bystanders. Um, and in that rest

01:25:28.639 --> 01:25:30.376
instance, you look at the accident that

01:25:30.400 --> 01:25:32.776
occurred on the Elizabeth MacArthur

01:25:32.800 --> 01:25:34.936
Bridge where two

01:25:34.960 --> 01:25:36.856
two women who were just going out

01:25:36.880 --> 01:25:39.256
shopping for um an outfit for a wedding

01:25:39.280 --> 01:25:41.655
lost their lives with through the

01:25:41.679 --> 01:25:44.376
actions of someone else. I think we take

01:25:44.400 --> 01:25:47.400
every means that we possibly can to see

01:25:48.480 --> 01:25:51.336
if we can address these problems and

01:25:51.360 --> 01:25:54.360
they exist in our community in Orin Park

01:25:54.480 --> 01:25:55.896
um in the other areas that I've

01:25:55.920 --> 01:25:57.736
mentioned and I think we would be very

01:25:57.760 --> 01:25:59.336
foolish. There's nothing in here that's

01:25:59.360 --> 01:26:01.175
going to cost us anything very much

01:26:01.199 --> 01:26:04.056
other than a couple of letters um and if

01:26:04.080 --> 01:26:06.456
it's necessary I'll provide the $1.75

01:26:06.480 --> 01:26:09.480
for the stamps myself.

01:26:10.239 --> 01:26:12.856
Thank you councelor. Any councelor

01:26:12.880 --> 01:26:15.880
against the motion? Councelor Cagney.

01:26:16.159 --> 01:26:19.159
Uh thank you, Madame May.

01:26:19.760 --> 01:26:22.760
Uh firstly, I'd like to just begin by um

01:26:22.880 --> 01:26:25.416
acknowledging the fact that I have

01:26:25.440 --> 01:26:28.440
absolutely no doubt in my mind that the

01:26:28.560 --> 01:26:31.560
local traffic forum uh would be taking

01:26:32.320 --> 01:26:35.320
fatalities that uh occur within our

01:26:36.000 --> 01:26:37.896
local government area and beyond

01:26:37.920 --> 01:26:40.376
extremely seriously.

01:26:40.400 --> 01:26:42.936
uh and also acknowledge the fact that um

01:26:42.960 --> 01:26:45.960
unfortunately road safety issues uh uh

01:26:46.960 --> 01:26:48.856
extend far beyond just Orin Park.

01:26:48.880 --> 01:26:51.736
Therefore, uh I believe that this would

01:26:51.760 --> 01:26:53.816
have been far better suited to be

01:26:53.840 --> 01:26:56.456
referred um and specific locations

01:26:56.480 --> 01:26:59.480
perhaps to the forum. Thank you.

01:27:02.000 --> 01:27:04.296
Any other counselor for the motion?

01:27:04.320 --> 01:27:06.296
Against.

01:27:06.320 --> 01:27:08.376
Any questions councilors? Councelor

01:27:08.400 --> 01:27:09.816
Cornell.

01:27:09.840 --> 01:27:11.816
Thank you, Madame May. Um, my question

01:27:11.840 --> 01:27:13.336
is

01:27:13.360 --> 01:27:15.576
one, how often does the local transport

01:27:15.600 --> 01:27:18.600
forum meet and what counselors and

01:27:18.800 --> 01:27:21.576
council staff are invited to that forum?

01:27:21.600 --> 01:27:24.056
To you, Mr. J manager?

01:27:24.080 --> 01:27:25.976
Uh, I'll ask our director of community

01:27:26.000 --> 01:27:29.000
assets to provide input on this. Yeah,

01:27:29.440 --> 01:27:31.736
the scheduled time frame is every two

01:27:31.760 --> 01:27:34.760
months they that the the committee meet

01:27:34.800 --> 01:27:36.456
and

01:27:36.480 --> 01:27:39.480
they do do um electronic

01:27:39.760 --> 01:27:42.456
um referrals as well. So they can do

01:27:42.480 --> 01:27:45.480
things in between meeting dates.

01:27:47.920 --> 01:27:49.576
Sorry,

01:27:49.600 --> 01:27:52.600
what council staff or what counselors?

01:27:52.880 --> 01:27:55.256
The counselors that are in attendance is

01:27:55.280 --> 01:27:58.280
councelor Suri and councelor Rahman. And

01:27:58.880 --> 01:28:01.880
council staff are our traffic engineers.

01:28:02.080 --> 01:28:03.736
There are three traffic engineers that

01:28:03.760 --> 01:28:06.760
attend and the manager of traffic and um

01:28:07.600 --> 01:28:10.135
he's also available there and I do

01:28:10.159 --> 01:28:13.159
attend on the odd occasion.

01:28:16.560 --> 01:28:19.560
Any other questions counselors?

01:28:20.159 --> 01:28:23.159
Your writer apply counselor. Sorry.

01:28:24.560 --> 01:28:27.175
Thank you, Madame Mayor. Firstly, thank

01:28:27.199 --> 01:28:29.416
you to councelor McClean and councelor

01:28:29.440 --> 01:28:31.416
Campbell for your support to such a

01:28:31.440 --> 01:28:34.440
vital motion on road safety.

01:28:34.480 --> 01:28:37.480
Uh I I have councelor Raman asked me

01:28:37.840 --> 01:28:40.840
some questions and I am going to address

01:28:41.679 --> 01:28:43.016
them.

01:28:43.040 --> 01:28:46.040
Um so yes I am on the local traffic

01:28:46.960 --> 01:28:49.960
forum and uh councelor Alisar Hamman is

01:28:51.040 --> 01:28:54.040
also there and yes we I did discuss

01:28:55.280 --> 01:28:58.280
about road safety in order park in the

01:28:58.480 --> 01:29:00.936
local traffic forum and that's exactly

01:29:00.960 --> 01:29:03.960
what I'm requesting here as well asking

01:29:04.320 --> 01:29:07.320
for a report on the current and planned

01:29:08.159 --> 01:29:11.016
speed management initiatives in park

01:29:11.040 --> 01:29:12.936
particularly in areas with high

01:29:12.960 --> 01:29:15.960
pedestrian activity and writing to

01:29:16.320 --> 01:29:18.695
transport for New South Wales to find

01:29:18.719 --> 01:29:21.719
out what are the possible options um and

01:29:22.639 --> 01:29:25.175
look into it for suitability of fixed or

01:29:25.199 --> 01:29:27.655
mobile speed cameras or any other

01:29:27.679 --> 01:29:30.215
initiatives which can help us address

01:29:30.239 --> 01:29:33.239
this concern. I also want to make a u a

01:29:34.239 --> 01:29:36.695
mention that previously also I have

01:29:36.719 --> 01:29:38.776
presented motions advocating for

01:29:38.800 --> 01:29:41.736
community safety particularly one where

01:29:41.760 --> 01:29:44.760
I presented a motion for safety cameras

01:29:44.800 --> 01:29:47.800
in public facilities and uh some

01:29:48.320 --> 01:29:51.096
counselors especially councelor Alisman

01:29:51.120 --> 01:29:53.655
had particularly opposed it saying that

01:29:53.679 --> 01:29:56.215
she will not like her child to be there

01:29:56.239 --> 01:29:59.239
in in public facilities with safety

01:29:59.440 --> 01:30:01.496
cameras. your point of order. Councelor

01:30:01.520 --> 01:30:01.976
Cadney,

01:30:02.000 --> 01:30:03.816
I'd like to raise a point of order. I

01:30:03.840 --> 01:30:05.416
don't think it's appropriate that a

01:30:05.440 --> 01:30:07.416
counselor try and quote another

01:30:07.440 --> 01:30:09.096
counselor from a previous meeting. Thank

01:30:09.120 --> 01:30:10.135
you.

01:30:10.159 --> 01:30:13.159
Um, yeah, correct. Best not to do that,

01:30:13.600 --> 01:30:14.456
councelor.

01:30:14.480 --> 01:30:16.536
Yeah, point noted. Thank you, Padameir.

01:30:16.560 --> 01:30:19.256
And this is important in this one that

01:30:19.280 --> 01:30:22.280
all the coun that opposing motion in the

01:30:23.440 --> 01:30:26.215
council chamber and then when the

01:30:26.239 --> 01:30:29.239
initiatives happen then going and

01:30:29.360 --> 01:30:32.056
telling the public that some counselors

01:30:32.080 --> 01:30:34.056
I'm not naming anyone is very happy

01:30:34.080 --> 01:30:37.080
about the cameras in public facilities

01:30:37.280 --> 01:30:39.496
which she was very which they were very

01:30:39.520 --> 01:30:42.520
against it. So in one point they are

01:30:42.800 --> 01:30:45.736
against something and in the next one

01:30:45.760 --> 01:30:48.376
those counselors not naming anyone go

01:30:48.400 --> 01:30:50.856
and praise the same initiative which I'm

01:30:50.880 --> 01:30:53.576
asking for. So same thing I'm asking for

01:30:53.600 --> 01:30:55.736
road safety in Orin Park which is very

01:30:55.760 --> 01:30:58.135
important. It might not be important for

01:30:58.159 --> 01:31:00.376
whatever reasons but I think it's a very

01:31:00.400 --> 01:31:02.615
important in this present scenario. We

01:31:02.639 --> 01:31:05.096
are seeing so many fatal accidents. they

01:31:05.120 --> 01:31:08.120
really affect me and I want and my

01:31:08.239 --> 01:31:09.736
community has come to me and that is

01:31:09.760 --> 01:31:12.296
what I'm here for addressing the

01:31:12.320 --> 01:31:14.215
bringing the community concerns to the

01:31:14.239 --> 01:31:16.536
council and I'm bringing exactly that

01:31:16.560 --> 01:31:19.496
and and that's that's what I would like

01:31:19.520 --> 01:31:22.520
to say thank you thank you with that I

01:31:22.800 --> 01:31:25.016
put the motion forward all those in all

01:31:25.040 --> 01:31:28.040
those in favor councelor Campbell

01:31:28.320 --> 01:31:31.320
council McLean councelor Suri councelor

01:31:31.679 --> 01:31:34.679
Fidelli all those Against councelor

01:31:34.719 --> 01:31:36.695
Rahman, councelor Cornell, councelor

01:31:36.719 --> 01:31:39.336
Ferreri, councelor Sakara, councelor

01:31:39.360 --> 01:31:42.360
Cagney . Motion lost.

01:31:44.080 --> 01:31:46.615
C. Item 15, closure of the meeting to

01:31:46.639 --> 01:31:49.016
the public. Councilor, the

01:31:49.040 --> 01:31:51.096
recommendation is on page 61 is that

01:31:51.120 --> 01:31:53.096
council close the meeting to the media

01:31:53.120 --> 01:31:55.336
and public for the reasons outlined in

01:31:55.360 --> 01:31:57.976
the report. If members of the public

01:31:58.000 --> 01:31:59.655
would like to speak as to whether the

01:31:59.679 --> 01:32:01.576
meeting should be closed, they need to

01:32:01.600 --> 01:32:03.816
have made an application to speak.

01:32:03.840 --> 01:32:06.296
Applications have been received. I will

01:32:06.320 --> 01:32:08.376
now ask for a mover and a seconder for a

01:32:08.400 --> 01:32:09.976
motion for point two of the

01:32:10.000 --> 01:32:12.376
recommendation only that we close the

01:32:12.400 --> 01:32:14.056
meeting to the media and public to

01:32:14.080 --> 01:32:15.896
discuss reports dealing with commercial

01:32:15.920 --> 01:32:17.256
matters in accordance with the

01:32:17.280 --> 01:32:20.280
provisions of section 10 A2C and 10

01:32:20.560 --> 01:32:22.296
A2D.1

01:32:22.320 --> 01:32:25.320
of the Local Government Act 1993. Do I

01:32:25.520 --> 01:32:27.416
have a mover and seconder? Please move.

01:32:27.440 --> 01:32:29.096
Councelor Cagney, second it councelor

01:32:29.120 --> 01:32:31.175
Zurich. Councelor Cagney , would you like

01:32:31.199 --> 01:32:32.376
to speak to the motion?

01:32:32.400 --> 01:32:34.056
Uh, I'd just like to acknowledge that

01:32:34.080 --> 01:32:36.056
this will be farewell. Um, and thank you

01:32:36.080 --> 01:32:38.296
for sticking it out to the bitter end.

01:32:38.320 --> 01:32:40.536
Um, and given there are no objections,

01:32:40.560 --> 01:32:42.615
I'm happy to close or to recommend that

01:32:42.639 --> 01:32:44.296
we close the meeting given the

01:32:44.320 --> 01:32:46.056
commercial nature of what will

01:32:46.080 --> 01:32:46.695
transpire.

01:32:46.719 --> 01:32:48.135
Thank you. Are there any councils

01:32:48.159 --> 01:32:50.456
against the motion

01:32:50.480 --> 01:32:53.175
for the motion? Are there any questions?

01:32:53.199 --> 01:32:54.776
With that, I'll put the motion that we

01:32:54.800 --> 01:32:56.296
close the meeting to the media and

01:32:56.320 --> 01:32:59.320
public. All those in favor?

01:32:59.360 --> 01:33:02.360
Unanimous. Carried.

01:33:04.000 --> 01:33:05.816
Ladies and gentlemen, I will now ask you

01:33:05.840 --> 01:33:08.296
to please vacate the chamber. We will

01:33:08.320 --> 01:33:11.096
now temporarily suspend live streaming.

01:33:11.120 --> 01:33:13.096
Once decisions have been made, we will

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reopen the chamber, continue the live

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stream, and announce what has been

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passed. Thank you.

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Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen.

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Three reports were discussed in the

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closed session and council passed the

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following motions items CC1 proposed

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dedication of land leington that

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council.1 resolve to accept the

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dedication of the property as described

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in the report pursuant to section 377 1H

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of the local government act 1993.

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Point two, authorize the execution of

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the deed of agreement and all necessary

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documents relating to the transfer of

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the property to be executed under

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delegated authority. Three, classify the

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land as operational land under section

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31 of the local government act 1993.

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Four, place the proposed operational

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land classification of land on public

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exhibition for a period of not less than

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28 days upon acceptance. If no

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submissions are received against the

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proposed classification, resolve to

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classify the land with effect from the

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day after the close of the public

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exhibition and if submissions are

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received against the proposed

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classification, receive a f further

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report following the exhibition period.

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Item CC2, compulsory acquisition of land

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Lepington, that council compulsory

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acquire part of the property as

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described in the report pursuant to

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section 377

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1H of the land of the local government

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act 1993.

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Make an application to the Minister for

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Local Government through the Office of

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Local Government Pursuant to section

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1872 of the Local Government Act 1993

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for approval to acquire the land by

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compulsory process by the issue of

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proposed acquisition notice to the

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owners of the property. Make an

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application to the governor through the

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office of local government under section

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19 of the land acquisition just terms

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compensation

01:35:15.760 --> 01:35:18.760
act 1991 for the approval to acquire the

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land by compulsory process by the

01:35:20.960 --> 01:35:23.576
publication of an acquisition notice of

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the New South Wales government Gazette

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authorize the general manager or their

01:35:27.840 --> 01:35:29.896
delegate to finalize and execute all

01:35:29.920 --> 01:35:31.496
relevant documents relating to the

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acquisition of the land.

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Item CC3,

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compulsory acquisition of land

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Lepington, that council compulsorily

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acquire the parts of the properties as

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described in the report pursuant to the

01:35:46.320 --> 01:35:48.776
section 3771H

01:35:48.800 --> 01:35:51.800
of the Local Government Act 1993.

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Make an application to the Minister for

01:35:53.760 --> 01:35:55.336
Local Government through the Office of

01:35:55.360 --> 01:35:57.976
Local Government Pursuant to section

01:35:58.000 --> 01:36:01.000
1872 of the Local Government Act 1993

01:36:01.840 --> 01:36:03.816
for approval to acquire the land by

01:36:03.840 --> 01:36:05.816
compulsory process by the issue of

01:36:05.840 --> 01:36:08.376
proposed acquisition notices to the

01:36:08.400 --> 01:36:10.776
owners of the property. Make an

01:36:10.800 --> 01:36:12.296
application to the governor through the

01:36:12.320 --> 01:36:14.695
office of local government under section

01:36:14.719 --> 01:36:17.256
19 of the land acquisition just terms

01:36:17.280 --> 01:36:20.280
compensation act 1991 for approval to

01:36:20.880 --> 01:36:22.856
acquire the land by compulsory process

01:36:22.880 --> 01:36:25.416
by the publication of an acquisition

01:36:25.440 --> 01:36:27.336
notice in the New South Wales government

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gazette. Authorize the general manager

01:36:30.239 --> 01:36:32.215
or their delegate to finalize and

01:36:32.239 --> 01:36:34.776
execute all relevant documents relating

01:36:34.800 --> 01:36:37.736
to the acquisition of the land.

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Thank you councilors. That concludes our

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meeting for tonight.