Minutes of Council Meeting - 13 March 2019
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PROPOSED MINUTES OF THE Council Meeting
HELD AT THE Council Chamber, Moreland Civic Centre, 90 Bell Street, Coburg
ON Wednesday 13 March 2019
The Mayor opened the meeting at 7 pm and stated the Council meeting is being held on the traditional country of the Wurundjeri people and acknowledged them as Traditional Owners. The Mayor paid her respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging, and the Elders from other communities who may be here today.
The Mayor acknowledged the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people never ceded sovereignty of their lands and have continuously cared for their country for over 60,000 years as the world's oldest living culture.
|Present |Time In |Time Out |
|Cr Natalie Abboud (Mayor) |7 pm |11.14 pm |
|Cr Mark Riley (Deputy Mayor) |7 pm |11.14 pm |
|Cr Sue Bolton |7 pm |11.14 pm |
|Cr Annalivia Carli Hannan |7 pm |11.14 pm |
|Cr Helen Davidson |7 pm |11.14 pm |
|Cr Jess Dorney |7 pm |11.14 pm |
|Cr John Kavanagh |7 pm |11.14 pm |
|Cr Ali Irfanli |7 pm |11.14 pm |
|Cr Dale Martin |7 pm |11.14 pm |
|Cr Lambros Tapinos |7 pm |11.14 pm |
|Cr Oscar Yildiz JP |7 pm |11.14 pm |
APOLOGIES:
Nil.
OFFICERS:
Chief Executive Officer – Nerina Di Lorenzo
Director Business Transformation – Sue Vujcevic
Director City Infrastructure – Grant Thorne
Acting Director City Futures – Phillip Priest
Director Community Development – Arden Joseph
Director Engagement and Partnerships – Joseph Tabacco
Executive Manager Finance – Liz Rowland
DECLARATION OF INTERESTS AND/OR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST:
Nil.
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES:
|Resolution |
|Cr Davidson moved, Cr Kavanagh seconded the minutes of the Council meeting held on 13 February 2019 be confirmed. |
|Carried |
Minutes / Reports of Special Committee:
Nil.
Petitions:
|PET2/19 Improve safety along Newlands Road, Coburg North |
|A resident tabled a petition (D19/100318) containing 224 signatures from concerned residents of Newlands Road and surrounding areas |
|requesting Council to improve the safety for everyone along Newlands Road, Coburg North. |
|Resolution |
|Cr Bolton moved, Cr Riley seconded – |
|1. Receives the petition. |
|2. Refers the petition to the Director City Futures for consideration. |
|Carried |
QUESTION TIME:
Question Time commenced at 7.10 pm.
|QT7/19 Elana McKoen - Heritage Gap Study - Amendment C174 |
|The resident asked: |
|Will an independent panel be likely to consider non-heritage concerns raised such as structural integrity and financial implications or |
|will it only consider heritage status, as the first review has done? |
|At the request of the Mayor, Acting Director City Futures, Phil Priest advised: |
|The terms of reference of the panel that is appointed may well guide that, it is up to the panel to decide what submissions they hear. It|
|is not unusual for the panel to hear evidence and submissions in regard to structural integrity, valuation evidence or submissions. The |
|panel process will enable those submissions to be heard. |
|QT8/19 Megan Mccullagh - Heritage Gap Study - Amendment C174 |
|The resident asked: |
|Is there an opportunity to seek further feedback on the responses that have been provided in the appendices and attachments to the |
|Council report? As the response provided to our property hasn’t addressed the primary reason for objection. Is there an opportunity to |
|receive feedback before it goes to panel so we have fair and full information prior to panel? |
|Will property values and rates be revalued given the impact of the Heritage Overlay on property value? |
|At the request of the Mayor, Acting Director City Futures, Phil Priest advised: |
|There will be a review of property values as a part of the annual valuation cycle conducted by the Victorian Valuer General, this is not |
|conducted by Council. |
|If there is further information you wish to provide, there is an opportunity to discuss your submissions further with Council. |
|QT9/19 George Vass - Heritage Gap Study - Amendment C174 |
|The resident asked: |
|Has Council been presented with sufficient information about the appropriateness of incorporating citations in relation to 161 Donald |
|Street (159 and 165 Donald Street) that appear to have a propensity to lead to uncertainty in planning outcomes and particularly, where |
|there has been no independent peer review of independent advice. |
|At the request of the Mayor, Acting Director City Futures, Phil Priest advised: |
|The report before Council is informed by expert heritage advice. There is sufficient advice which has been provided and research been |
|undertaken to inform the amendment. |
|Mr Priest advised that he is happy to meet with Mr Vass to receive further information between now and a panel hearing being heard. |
|Council welcome an approach to meet and discuss this issue further. |
|QT10/19 Katie Jay – Heritage Gap Study - Amendment C174 |
|The resident asked: |
|When deciding if a property is going to be or might be considered for heritage, why can’t the owner of the home simply say yes or no? Why|
|such a long process? |
|Why are property owners not given a specific list of what heritage is and exactly how it affects their property? |
|At the request of the Mayor, Acting Director City Futures, Phil Priest advised: |
|It is a long process to amend the planning scheme and put new controls into a planning scheme. Council have to follow a statutory process|
|and ensure there is consultation. Council also need to ensure that there is sufficient research to support an amendment taking place and |
|to satisfy the Minister for Planning that the amendment should proceed. It’s a long process to gather that research and evidence, go |
|through a public process, have it heard by a panel and to then have recommendations made by the panel and Council based on that process. |
|At the request of the Mayor, Acting Director City Futures, Phil Priest confirmed that will be available to discuss the Heritage Gap Study|
|with residents if required. |
|QT11/19 Melodie Potts Rosevear – Heritage Gap Study - Amendment C174 |
|The resident asked: |
|Regarding 1 Temuka Avenue, Brunswick East, there was omission of our property in the original draft report by the experts. What evidence |
|can Council provide that the error or inadvertent omission of this property from the original study was indeed an oversight? |
|What rights and process will home owners have to put forward their objections to this C174 amendment to an independent panel? |
|At the request of the Mayor, Acting Director City Futures, Phil Priest advised: |
|That the resident has already made an objection to the amendment and therefore, will be notified of the next stage in the process which |
|is the appointment of an independent panel. The resident will have the ability to raise their submissions and concerns with this panel, |
|including any submissions regarding omissions which they believe may have occurred. |
|At the request of the Mayor, Acting Director City Futures, Phil Priest confirmed that he is happy to have a conversation outside of this |
|forum to better understand the residents submission. |
|QT12/19 Chris Sourlos - Heritage Gap Study - Amendment C174 |
|The resident asked: |
|When evaluating and considering the heritage listing of a particular property, is the land size and imposed hardships of future |
|development considered? |
|At the request of the Mayor, Acting Director City Futures, Phil Priest advised: |
|Land size is not a specific test for whether something is included in a heritage overlay, however, the entirety of the land to be |
|included is a consideration. The size of the land is not a trigger as to whether something is included or not. The imposed hardship of |
|including the land within a heritage overlay is something that you may make submissions to an independent panel about and inform them of |
|your concerns. |
|At the request of the Mayor, Acting Director City Futures, Phil Priest will contact the resident to follow up on this matter. |
|QT13/19 Rod Duncan – Heritage Gap Study- Amendment C174 |
|The resident asked: |
|That Council tonight to do its utmost to ensure the retention of the last fragment of industrial heritage in the precinct being developed|
|around the East Brunswick Village project. There’s not a brick proposed to be retained within the boundaries of that site but there is a |
|little gem that remains immediately beside it. It’s a small and tall elegant structure on Elm Grove, just off Albert Street in East |
|Brunswick. I urge Council to steer all its efforts to ensure the retention of this important and delightful piece of Brunswick’s history,|
|as an integral part of its future as it undergoes dramatic change |
|QT14/19 Chris Broadhead and Damian Lauchlan – Heritage Gap Study |
|The resident asked: |
|With the position of the substation at Elm Grove, East Brunswick and the history of the site, what is Council’s position in regard to the|
|substation, which does not form part of any planning scheme documentation. |
|Questions QT13/19 and 14/19 were answered together. |
|At the request of the Mayor, Acting Director City Futures, Phil Priest advised: |
|The substation does not form part of the planning scheme amendment that is before Council tonight. It was nominated for consideration as |
|part of the heritage review and was reviewed by a heritage expert who did confirm the building is of heritage significance. |
|In the early stages of the amendment and before authorisation, planners at the Department of Environment Land and Water asked that |
|Council review all sites that were recommended in the amendment to determine whether there were any prior planning approvals issued by |
|Council and to remove any sites that are the subject of prior planning approval. It was on this basis that this substation in question |
|was then removed from the amendment. |
|On this basis, this site has been through a number of processes and decisions by Council. Firstly, the East Brunswick Village precinct |
|was rezoned and as part of this rezoning process it was not sought to protect the heritage building at that point. There has been a |
|development plan that has been approved and as part of the strategic work in formulating that development plan and going through a public|
|consultation process, the site was not sought to be retained as part of the development plan and its removal to provide for a roadway or |
|improve connection was approved as part of that process. |
|There has then been planning permits that have been issued for the East Brunswick Village development which indicate roadways or have |
|approved new roadways that necessitate the removal of the existing substation. So, on the basis of those approvals and the questions |
|being asked by the department, the building was removed from the amendment and is therefore not a part of the amendment before council |
|tonight. |
|QT15/19 Richard Fox – Heritage Gap Study |
|The resident asked: |
|What is the communication strategy with residents who are submitting objections to this study? I followed the process put in place, and |
|since the meeting I have received two communications. One was a receipt in acknowledgment of my submission which I directly asked for and|
|the other was an invitation here tonight. |
|Whilst I appreciate that impact on property value is not specifically addressed in this study, it still needs to be addressed. When will|
|this be done? |
|At the request of the Mayor, Acting Director City Futures, Phil Priest advised: |
|Apologies if you haven’t had further conservations with officers regarding this matter. The Council officers running the amendment are |
|more than happy to speak to you about your submission and explain things further. |
|In regard to the process from here on, depending on the decision tonight by Council if the amendment would proceed we would write to |
|Minister for Planning and seek that he appoint an independent panel to hear all submissions. All submitters would receive an invitation |
|to advise the panel if they wish to be heard and an opportunity to present before panel. |
|The report before Council tonight has an indicative timeframe for when that might happen. A potential panel hearing will happen around |
|June, with a direction hearing before that. The communication will ramp up in terms of the process, but the offer is there to discuss the|
|resident’s particular submission and the resident may contact Council for further information at any time. |
|The resident confirmed that he would like to be put in contact with the relevant Council officers to commence those discussions. |
|QT16/19 Jeremy Mcleod – Moreland Integrated Transport Strategy |
|The resident asked: |
|Given that our current carparking numbers were based on a historical idea, before we knew about oil and the problem with climate change |
|and now that we have moved into a new century where Millennials don’t own their own cars (not all Millennials) into a century where |
|people are desperate for housing, is this now time to look at a different way to provide access to transport that doesn’t require private|
|car ownership? |
|At the request of the Mayor, Cr Kavanagh, advised: |
|The simple answer is, this Council will decide their position in about an hours’ time on whether this is the moment or not. I’d not want |
|to pre-empt a decision of Council but I think that is probably what will be decided tonight. |
|QT17/19 Nic Maclellan – Moreland Integrated Transport Strategy |
|The resident asked: |
|In the report presented, it says the existing bicycle and pedestrian strategies are superseded if Council adopts the MITS and that a |
|report will be presented to the May Council meeting, with a new ten-year program of bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure. If existing |
|Council strategies regarding pedestrians and bikes are superseded, what happens to the Brunswick Integrated Transport Strategy (BITS) |
|which was developed after years of community consultation and adopted in 2013? |
|Following consultation last June, about the bike path in John Street, residents have not had any feedback from Council about plans for |
|John Street bike path which is a crucial part of the East Brunswick shimmy. So, can it be clarified what happens to not just BITS, but |
|also the implementation plan? |
|Is Council going to have a ten-year plan for pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure without any community engagement between now and May? |
|At the request of the Mayor, Acting Director City Futures, Phil Priest advised: |
|The good news is that there is no stepping away from the BITS commitment and the funding commitment continues. In regard to community |
|engagement, in December of last year, Council resolved to hold a forum and invite key stakeholders, including the Brunswick resident’s |
|network and others. The forum would involve discussion in relation to implementation and the next steps for a work program for BITS. |
|There can also be conversations about pedestrian and bike strategies at the forum which is likely to occur late April, early May 2019. |
|At the request of Cr Bolton, Acting Director City Futures, Phil Priest further advised: |
|The John Street shimmy will be addressed as part of the BITS implementation because it is included in that implementation plan. I can |
|confirm that the plan remains and is not being lost as part of the consideration of MITS. The John Street shimmy is still included in |
|that program which will be discussed with the residents network. |
|Question Time Extension |
|The Mayor requested a motion to extend Question Time. |
|Cr Bolton moved, Cr Riley seconded - |
|That Question Time be extended until 8.10 pm. |
|Carried |
|QT18/19 Nic Dolby – Moreland Integrated Transport Strategy |
|The resident asked: |
|One of the measures outlined in this strategy is to reduce parking, for instance in new multi-dwelling developments. International |
|studies show that parking is a strong tool to reducing car use, both car ownership and car use. Is it effective that if we reduce car |
|parking in multi-dwelling developments that we will get less car ownerships and less cars driving around the areas of Moreland? |
|At the request of the Mayor, Cr Irfanli advised: |
|I’ll leave the debate for the chamber for later but just to answer your question, yes if you do reduce the amount of car parking in |
|multi-unit developments you will have less car congestion. |
|QT19/19 Mark Higginbotham - Moreland Integrated Transport Strategy |
|The resident asked: |
|I am concerned about the question of neighbourhood centres where Council want to reduce the number of spots by 20% in new developments. |
|I’m also concerned about the question of introducing parking where the neighbourhood centres are. A lot of residents bought into these |
|areas long before these things were a consideration. They also have rights and they need to be consulted in this exercise. The idea of |
|reducing cars is good in principle and it needs to done over time but also for that to happen there needs to good and adequate public |
|transport. Why is Council not doing this by exception and not by giving the developers ‘carte blanche. |
|At the request of the Mayor, Cr Irfanli advised: |
|You raise a good point, which is something which Council will debate on in a moment. How do you find the balance in providing car parking|
|for new developments and how do you find the balance in terms of reducing car congestion? I’ll leave the debate for the chamber and I |
|won’t take sides prematurely, but I think your concerns will be considered in a moment with the debate that will take place. |
|QT20/19 Meghan Street – Better Service on the Upfield Line |
|The resident asked: |
|What action is the Council taking in supporting the upgrade of the underserviced Upfield train line in the form of formal endorsement of |
|upgrading services in an adequate timeframe. |
|The Mayor advised: |
|There is a notice of motion on the agenda for tonight that relates directly to this and I feel will address this question. If you need to|
|hear an answer we can potentially bring that notice of motion forward? |
|At the request of the Mayor, Cr Bolton advised: |
|The Council has had a position on its books for many years to support the duplication of the Upfield line. I’m sure Council has raised |
|this on a number of occasions previously, but I don’t feel that that this has been strong enough. There is a motion tonight to get the |
|end of the line duplicated so there can be more trains. |
|ON3/19 Helen Kratzmann - Moreland Integrated Transport Strategy |
|The resident asked: |
|Given that the Nicholson Building was subdivided prior to 2011 and the east end of Moore Street is where most of the housing development |
|in the Nicholson Moreland neighbourhood centre has since occurred, why is the east end of Moore Street at a minimum not flagged for 2P in|
|its entirety? |
|Secondly, with respect to the parking policy, except for less cars on the road, I’m interested to know what does success look like for |
|Council and its residents, given Council’s failure to include any commitment to provide additional infringement officers in the face of |
|increased restrictions. |
|Through the Mayor, the Chief Executive Officer, Nerina Di Lorenzo advised: |
|In relation to infringement officer numbers, internally Council review employee numbers for a whole range of services. We have a current |
|proposal to increase the infringement officer numbers by two. The reason for that is recognising the demand for the service and this is |
|being worked through internally by Council. |
|At the request of the Mayor, Acting Director City Futures, Phil Priest advised: |
|The MITS recommends that in neighbourhood activity centres, parking restrictions be introduced, within the activity centre. Outside of |
|the boundary of a neighbourhood activity centre, it wouldn’t be proposed within MITS to extend parking restrictions. |
|Within major activity centres, the proposal within the MITS is to extend parking restrictions to within approximately 200 metres of the |
|major activity centre. I think the answer lies between these two things, but I need to look specifically at the details for Moore Street |
|and get back to you via an On Notice response. |
|At the request of the Mayor, Cr Riley advised: |
|This doesn’t preclude you and or the residents in that street seeking to have parking restrictions in the street. This can be done at any|
|time. |
|Usually, one side of the street is restricted first, allowing the flexibility on the other side of the street. Depending on the parking |
|pressures within the street, you can apply to have both side of the street restricted eventually. Even if it doesn’t get covered in the |
|MITS it is still possible for you to petition us and have Council officers consider this. |
|QT21/19 Angela O’Toole – Venue Hire Fee Waiver for Open Table |
|The resident asked: |
|Open Table have been sharing free community meals made from surplus food in Moreland since 2013. Will Council support Open Table with |
|free hall hire for the Senior citizens centre in Glenroy and Fawkner. |
|At the request of the Mayor, Cr Riley advised: |
|I understand we have funded Open Table for quite a few years and we also assisted you in getting incorporation. You do great work and I’m|
|happy to work with you, but I’m interested in why you didn’t apply to cover this when you did the planning for this year. We can talk |
|about that in the debate, but you did already receive $10,000 from Council this year. |
|At the request of the Mayor, Cr Bolton advised: |
|I’d like to ask the resident to explain a little bit about why you have approached the Council for this funding. |
|The resident responded: |
|In the past we have had the venue fees waived and that is what allowed our organisation to grow. We are now serving over 200 people per |
|month in four different locations in Moreland. We are trying to do more; but the hire fees are 20% of our budget annual. We are |
|struggling financially and would like to do more. Any small help Council can give us will actually allow us to feed more people and |
|service the community in a greater way. |
|QT22/19 Shannon Loughnane – Extremely Long Walk For Climate Action |
|The resident asked: |
|I’m going to be walking from my home in Coburg North to Canberra this April to protest decades of inaction on climate change. As my home |
|community of Moreland has a pretty good track record on climate action, I would love to go out on my walk with the support of Moreland |
|Council behind me and to be an ambassador for Moreland Council’s position as ready to take on strong climate action. I am asking for a |
|formal show of support from Council and I believe there is a motion to debate what that may look like, but can Moreland Council offer |
|that to me? |
|The Mayor advised: |
|This is a notice of motion which was submitted by Cr Dorney which will be debated later in the evening. |
|Cr Bolton asked: |
|Could you say when your walk starts and if you’re planning to invite people to come and give you a send-off on the walk? |
|The resident responded: |
|The walk starts on 20 April 2019. Yes, I’m planning on having a kick-off event and I would love Moreland Council’s help to organise this.|
|I would love people to join me for a leg of the walk from Coburg to Whittlesea as my first stop. |
|QT23/19 Chris Broadhead and Damian Lauchlan – Heritage Gap Study |
|The resident asked: |
|Will the Council not be considering the substation outside 2 Elm Grove in tonight’s agenda item on C174? |
|The Mayor advised: |
|Council cannot make a predetermined decision, but this will be heard as an item on the agenda later in the meeting. |
Question Time concluded at 7:56 pm.
Council Reports:
|DCF12/19 Moreland Integrated Transport Strategy (MITS) and Parking Implementation Plan 2019 - Adoption (D19/12008) |
|The Moreland Integrated Transport Strategy (MITS) 2019 identifies that, in the face of strong population growth, Moreland’s liveability will |
|be degraded if current transport patterns continue into the future. Conversely, achieving a shift towards sustainable transport modes is |
|expected to deliver significant safety, health, amenity, efficiency and environmental benefits to improve Moreland’s liveability. |
|Following the final of three phases of consultation informing this project across July and August 2018, MITS 2019 and Parking Implementation |
|Plan (PIP) have been developed for Council consideration. Over 800 submissions were received during this last phase of consultation via an |
|online form, hard copy and email. |
|Response to consultation focused on identifying and addressing key issues. The key directions in the Draft MITS 2018 are retained in MITS |
|2019, with the following additional changes in response to community feedback: |
|• Expanding concession discounts on resident parking permits; |
|• Introducing a daily cap on paid parking; |
|• Temporarily expanding the ability to appeal decisions on parking permit eligibility; |
|• Investigating opportunity to improve night time safety and perceptions of safety, particularly for women; and |
|• Introducing new types of short-term parking permits to cater for more recently subdivided properties not eligible for visitor permits (e.g. |
|if requiring a tradesperson or removalist). |
|MITS 2019 recommends bold actions to realise Council’s mode shift objective, including: |
|• Removing minimum parking requirements for new development in Activity Centres, and introducing a maximum rate; |
|• Reducing minimum parking requirements in Neighbourhood Centres by 20 per cent; |
|• Expanding parking restrictions in Neighbourhood Centres and within approximately 200 metres of the Brunswick, Coburg and Glenroy Activity |
|Centres; |
|• Over time, re-allocating space currently used primarily for cars or car parking to support sustainable transport modes, improve streetscapes|
|and address the Urban Heat Island Effect through increased street tree planting; |
|• Conducting a 12-month trial of 30 kilometre per hour speed limits in selected areas of Moreland; and |
|• Closing selected local roads to vehicle traffic, while enhancing pedestrian and cyclist amenity and access. |
|If MITS 2019 is adopted by Council, implementation will begin in 2019-20 including a Planning Scheme Amendment to revise minimum parking |
|requirements, expansion of parking restrictions, and planning and design for capital works projects. |
|Officer Recommendation |
|That Council: |
|1. Adopts the Moreland Integrated Transport Strategy (MITS) 2019 at Attachment 1, MITS Appendix at Attachment 2 and the Parking Implementation|
|Plan at Attachment 3. |
|2. Acknowledges the existing Bicycle Strategy and Pedestrian Strategy as superseded due to adopting MITS 2019, and as a ten year program of |
|bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure will be developed for Council consideration at the May 2019 meeting. |
|3. Approves introduction of ‘2P 8 am-11 pm Monday-Friday’ parking restrictions to all currently unrestricted parking in the areas shown in |
|Attachment 4. |
|4. Authorises officers to update existing parking restrictions to ‘2P 8 am-11 pm Monday-Friday’ as required within the areas shown in |
|Attachment 4, recognising the community consultation that has occurred in the preparation of the MITS. |
|5. Adopts the revised Parking Management Policy at Attachment 5 to implement new permit types, temporarily expand the appeals process for |
|parking permit eligibility and make other policy-neutral changes, with the revised policy to come into effect on 1 July 2019. |
|6. Writes to the Minister for Planning to seek authorisation to prepare Planning Scheme Amendment C183 as shown in Attachment 6 to revise |
|minimum parking requirements and encourage improved integration of sustainable transport into new developments. |
|7. Following receipt of the Minister’s Authorisation of the Amendment, proceeds to public exhibition in accordance with section 19 of the |
|Planning and Environment Act 1987. |
|8. Provides the Director City Futures delegated authority to make changes based on any conditions imposed in Council’s resolution or the |
|Authorisation granted by the Minister for Planning, and any changes to the relevant documents to correct errors and grammatical changes. |
|9. Refers the recommended introduction of a daily cap on paid parking and expansion of concession discounts for parking permits to the Fees |
|and Charges process which forms part of the 2019/2020 budget considerations. |
|10. Writes to and thanks those who submitted feedback during the final phase of consultation. |
|Resolution |
|Cr Riley moved, Cr Dorney seconded - |
|That Council: |
|1. Adopts the Moreland Integrated Transport Strategy (MITS) 2019 at Attachment 1, MITS Appendix at Attachment 2 and the Parking Implementation|
|Plan at Attachment 3. |
|2. Acknowledges the existing Bicycle Strategy and Pedestrian Strategy as superseded due to adopting MITS 2019, and as a ten year program of |
|bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure will be developed for Council consideration at the May 2019 meeting. |
|3. Approves introduction of ‘2P 8 am-11 pm Monday-Friday’ parking restrictions to all currently unrestricted parking in the areas shown in |
|Attachment 4. |
|4. Authorises officers to update existing parking restrictions to ‘2P 8 am-11 pm Monday-Friday’ as required within the areas shown in |
|Attachment 4, recognising the community consultation that has occurred in the preparation of the MITS. |
|5. Adopts the revised Parking Management Policy at Attachment 5 to implement new permit types, temporarily expand the appeals process for |
|parking permit eligibility and make other policy-neutral changes, with the revised policy to come into effect on 1 July 2019. |
|6. Writes to the Minister for Planning to seek authorisation to prepare Planning Scheme Amendment C183 as shown in Attachment 6 to revise |
|minimum parking requirements and encourage improved integration of sustainable transport into new developments. |
|7. Following receipt of the Minister’s Authorisation of the Amendment, proceeds to public exhibition in accordance with section 19 of the |
|Planning and Environment Act 1987. |
|8. Provides the Director City Futures delegated authority to make changes based on any conditions imposed in Council’s resolution or the |
|Authorisation granted by the Minister for Planning, and any changes to the relevant documents to correct errors and grammatical changes. |
|9. Refers the recommended introduction of a daily cap on paid parking and expansion of concession discounts for parking permits to the Fees |
|and Charges process which forms part of the 2019/2020 budget considerations. |
|10. Writes to and thanks those who submitted feedback during the final phase of consultation. |
|Amendment |
|Cr Irfanli moved, Cr Yildiz seconded – |
|Insert new point 1: |
|Does not support removal of minimum car parking requirement and resolves to seek further strategic analysis of an alternative approach of a |
|reduction in the order of 50 per cent in minimum parking requirements for new developments in Activity Centres. |
|Insert new point 2: |
|Authorises the Project Manager MITS to vary the contract terms of Contract No: 655T with GTA Consultants to undertake further analysis on an |
|appropriate level for reduced minimum parking requirements and update the Parking Implementation Plan at Attachment 3 accordingly. |
|Insert new point 3: |
|Approves additional expenditure up to $75,000 for this work and notes it is expected GTA Consultants will require three months to complete |
|this work. |
|Amend point 4 (previously 1): |
|Adopts the Moreland Integrated Transport Strategy (MITS) 2019 at Attachment 1 and MITS Appendix at Attachment 2, with the following changes: |
|Amend the first dotpoint in Action 1 of the MITS 2019 Implementation Plan to state: ‘Implements the changes to the car parking requirements in|
|the Parking Implementation Plan, including reducing minimum parking requirements for new development in Activity Centres and Neighbourhood |
|Centres’; |
|Make all consequential amendments required to the MITS 2019, MITS Appendix and any other associated documents, to reflect these changes. |
|Insert new point 5: |
|Receives a future report once further work by GTA Consultants has been completed to consider endorsement of the recommended reduction in |
|minimum parking requirements in Activity Centres, adoption of the revised Parking Implementation Plan and commencement of a planning scheme |
|amendment process to implement the revised parking requirements. |
|Delete existing points 6-8 of the recommendation. |
|The amendment was put to the vote: |
|Lost |
|Cr Riley called for a division. |
|For |
|Against |
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|Cr Bolton |
|Cr Abboud |
| |
|Cr Carli Hannan |
|Cr Davidson |
| |
|Cr Irfanli |
|Cr Dorney |
| |
|Cr Tapinos |
|Cr Kavanagh |
| |
|Cr Yildiz |
|Cr Martin |
| |
| |
|Cr Riley |
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|Total For (5) |
|Total Against (6) |
| |
|Amendment |
|Cr Martin moved, Cr Bolton seconded – |
|Add a new point as follows: |
|Confirms its support for $400,000 for additional parking restrictions in 2019/2020 and authorises the Chief Executive Officer to bring forward|
|expenditure planned in 2020/2021 for additional inground sensors once high demand areas are clearly identified and understood. |
|The amendment was put to the vote: |
|Lost |
|Amendment |
|Cr Martin moved, Cr Bolton seconded – |
|Add a new point as follows: |
|Support an increase in Council’s levels of service in parking enforcement particularly in the south of the City, and develop options to |
|provide a broader spread of hours in the delivery of this service including enabling a contactable out of hours resident response to parking |
|and enforcement matters in the early morning, evening or on weekends. |
|The amendment was put to the vote: |
|Carried |
|Cr Martin called for a division. |
|For |
|Against |
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|Cr Abboud |
|Cr Irfanli |
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|Cr Bolton |
|Cr Kavanagh |
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|Cr Carli Hannan |
|Cr Yildiz |
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|Cr Davidson |
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|Cr Dorney |
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|Cr Martin |
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|Cr Riley |
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|Cr Tapinos |
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|Total For (8) |
|Total Against (3) |
| |
|Amendment |
|Cr Martin moved, Cr Abboud seconded – |
|Add a new point as follows; |
|Amend Action 5, sub-point 1 to say ‘Work together with State Government to: |
|progressively reduce speed limits to 30 kilometres/hour on all local roads south of Moreland Road to improve safety for all users, discourage |
|car use and discourage through traffic movements, starting with the southern most parts of the municipality.’ |
|Cr Irfanli moved, Cr Davidson seconded that the amendment be put. |
|Carried |
|The amendment was put to the vote: |
|Lost |
|Cr Riley called for a division. |
|For |
|Against |
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|Cr Abboud |
|Cr Carli Hannan |
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|Cr Bolton |
|Cr Davidson |
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|Cr Dorney |
|Cr Irfanli |
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|Cr Martin |
|Cr Kavanagh |
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|Cr Riley |
|Cr Tapinos |
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|Cr Yildiz |
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|Total For (5) |
|Total Against (6) |
| |
|9.04 pm During discussion of the amendment below, Cr Yildiz left the Council Chamber. |
|9.05 pm Prior to the vote on the amendment below, Cr Yildiz returned to the Council Chamber. |
|Amendment |
|Cr Martin moved, Cr Bolton seconded – |
|Add a new point as follows: |
|Amend Action 5, to add an additional sub-point saying ‘Work together with State Government to: |
|Advocate for continued reduction of speed limits on arterial roads near schools, hospitals, activity centres, transport interchanges, |
|pedestrian areas and along cycling corridors while ensuring that there is at least 10kilometres/hour difference between the arterial and |
|abutting local roads to discourage traffic using local roads.’ |
|Cr Abboud moved, Cr Kavanagh seconded that the amendment be put. |
|Carried |
|The amendment was put to the vote: |
|Carried |
|Cr Riley called for a division. |
|For |
|Against |
|Abstain |
| |
|Cr Abboud |
| |
|Cr Yildiz |
| |
|Cr Bolton |
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| |
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|Cr Carli Hannan |
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|Cr Davidson |
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|Cr Dorney |
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|Cr Irfanli |
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|Cr Kavanagh |
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|Cr Martin |
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|Cr Riley |
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|Cr Tapinos |
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|Total For (10) |
|Total Against (0) |
|Total Abstain (1) |
| |
|Amendment |
|Cr Martin moved, Cr Bolton seconded – |
|Add a new point as follows: |
|Amend Action 11 to say: |
|Provide bike parking for at least 200 bikes per annum within activity centres and buffer zones at key public locations catering for all bike |
|shapes and sizes (including family bikes, e-bikes, cargo bikes and bikes with trailers) and prepare a business case for the 2019/2020 budget |
|process for an additional $40,000 for bicycle parking. |
|The amendment was put to the vote: |
|Carried |
|9:11 pm During discussion of the amendment below, Cr Kavanagh left the Council Chamber. |
|9:15 pm Prior to the vote on the amendment below, Cr Kavanagh returned to the Council Chamber. |
|Amendment |
|Cr Martin moved, Cr Abboud seconded – |
|Add a new point as follows: |
|Amend Action 12 to say: |
|Increase Council’s levels of investment in behaviour change programs and prepare a business case for the 2019/2020 budget process of $200,000 |
|plus 2 additional ongoing FTE in 2019/2020 |
|The amendment was put to the vote: |
|Lost |
|Amendment |
|Cr Martin moved, Cr Bolton seconded – |
|Add a new point as follows: |
|Amend Action 14 to say ‘beginning as soon as locations of highest demand for long-term parking fees are determined’. |
|The amendment was put to the vote: |
|Lost |
|Amendment |
|Cr Martin moved, Cr Abboud seconded – |
|Add a new point as follows: |
|Delegate authority to Council officers to include text in MITS regarding expansion of accessible parking bays and committing to add an |
|additional ten accessible parking bays in 2019/2020 within buffer zones and in close strategic proximity to activity centres to be reviewed by|
|officers after 12 months to determine if this should be doubled in 2020/2021. |
|The amendment was put to the vote: |
|Carried |
|Amendment |
|Cr Martin moved, Cr Kavanagh seconded – |
|That officers make all necessary changes to MITS and Parking Strategy attachments to reflect adopted amendments. |
|The amendment was put to the vote: |
|Carried |
|Amendment |
|Cr Martin moved, Cr Abboud seconded – |
|Add a new point as follows: |
|Delegate authority to Council officers to include text in MITS to commit to not installing any new roundabouts. |
|The amendment was put to the vote: |
|Carried |
|Amendment |
|Cr Martin moved, Cr Bolton seconded – |
|Add a new point as follows; |
|Ensure that as part of the development of the new 10 year Bicycle program, to be reported to the May 2019 Council meeting) there is an annual |
|allocation to progressively improve road marking/infrastructure for cyclists (and pedestrians) at existing roundabouts and work to replace the|
|most dangerous existing roundabouts with more appropriate treatments. |
|The amendment was put to the vote: |
|Carried unanimously |
|Amendment |
|Cr Bolton moved, Cr Irfanli seconded – |
|Add a new point as follows: |
|Delegate authority to Council officers to include text in MITS to investigate using the community bus to run free or cheap 10-minute shuttle |
|trips in Fawkner. |
|The amendment was put to the vote: |
|Lost |
|9.33 pm During discussion of the amendment below, Cr Carli Hannan left the Council Chamber. |
|9:34 pm During discussion of the amendment below, Cr Irfanli left the Council Chamber. |
|9:35 pm Prior to the vote on the amendment below, Cr Carli Hannan returned to the Council Chamber. |
|9:37 pm Prior to the vote on the amendment below, Cr Irfanli returned to the Council Chamber. |
|Amendment |
|Cr Martin moved, Cr Abboud seconded - |
|Include an additional point to the Council resolution as follows: |
|Conducts a community meeting in early April including representatives from the Brunswick Residents Network, Victoria Walks, Moreland Bicycle |
|Users Group and other key stakeholders. This community meeting will be advertised in local newspapers so that there can be broader |
|participation from the community to discuss the draft ten year program of bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure planned to be presented to the|
|May 2019 Council meeting. |
|The amendment was put to the vote: |
|Carried |
|Amendment |
|Cr Martin moved, Cr Kavanagh seconded – |
|Include an additional point to the Council resolution as follows: |
|Council conduct a 12 month trial of making Council’s transport data publicly available on its website in order to understand the demand for |
|this data and associated resourcing implications. The trial will include promotion of the webpage to traffic engineers and Vic Roads and key |
|community stakeholders. |
|The amendment was put to the vote: |
|Carried |
|Amendment |
|Cr Bolton moved, Cr Kavanagh seconded – |
|Amend point 8 of the Implementation Plan contained within the MITS Strategy to include the following: |
|Improved frequency and span of hours for bus services, particularly in the north of Moreland and running east-west, including that buses |
|should run from first train and tram to last train and tram in a 24 hour period. |
|Improved reliability for bus, tram and train services including supporting removal of parking if this improves public transport priority. |
|Increased frequency of night trams and trains. |
|The amendment was put to the vote: |
|Carried |
|The substantive motion below was put to the vote: |
|Resolution |
|That Council: |
|1. Adopts the Moreland Integrated Transport Strategy (MITS) 2019 at Attachment 1, MITS Appendix at Attachment 2 and the Parking Implementation|
|Plan at Attachment 3, with the following amendments: |
|a) Amend MITS Action 3 Timing to say: ‘Ongoing, beginning with two or three closures completed in 2019/20 and ten to be completed by 2022/23’.|
|b) Amend Action 5, to add an additional sub-point saying, ‘Work together with state government to: Advocate for continued reduction of speed |
|limits on arterial roads near schools, hospitals, activity centres, transport interchanges, pedestrian areas and along cycling corridors while|
|ensuring that there is at least 10km/h difference between the arterial and abutting local roads to discourage traffic using local roads.’ |
|c) Amend Action 11 to say: ‘Provide bike parking for at least 200 bikes per annum within activity centres and buffer zones at key public |
|locations catering for all bike shapes and sizes (including family bikes, e-bikes, cargo bikes and bikes with trailers)’ and prepare a |
|business case for the 2019/2020 budget process for an additional $40,000 for bicycle parking. |
|d) Amend point 8 of the Implementation Plan contained within the MITS Strategy to include the following: |
|i. Improved frequency and span of hours for bus services, particularly in the north of Moreland and running east-west, including that buses |
|should run from first train and tram to last train and tram in a 24 hour period. |
|Ii. Improved reliability for bus, tram and train services including supporting removal of parking if this improves public transport priority. |
|iii. Increased frequency of night trams and trains. |
|2. Delegate authority to Council officers to include reference to ‘climate emergency’ in the Climate Change section on page 18 and include |
|references to the climate emergency where it is deemed appropriate elsewhere in the strategy. |
|3. Delegate authority to Council officers to include text in MITS regarding expansion of accessible parking bays and committing to add an |
|additional ten accessible parking bays in 2019/2020 within buffer zones and in close strategic proximity to activity centres to be reviewed by|
|officers after 12 months to determine if this should be doubled in 2020/2021. |
|4. Delegate authority to Council officers to include text in MITS to commit to not installing any new roundabouts. |
|5. That officers make all necessary changes to MITS and Parking Strategy attachments to reflect adopted amendments. |
|6. Acknowledges the existing Bicycle Strategy and Pedestrian Strategy as superseded due to adopting MITS 2019, and as a ten year program of |
|bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure will be developed for Council consideration at the May 2019 meeting. |
|7. Ensure that as part of the development of the new 10 year Bicycle program, (to be reported to the May 2019 Council meeting) there is an |
|annual allocation to progressively improve road marking/infrastructure for cyclists (and pedestrians) at existing roundabouts and work to |
|replace the most dangerous existing roundabouts with more appropriate treatments. |
|8. Conducts a community meeting in early April including representatives from the Brunswick Residents Network, Victoria Walks, Moreland |
|Bicycle Users Group and other key stakeholders. This community meeting will be advertised in local newspapers so that there can be broader |
|participation from the community to discuss the draft ten year program of bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure planned to be presented to the|
|May 2019 Council meeting. |
|9. Approves introduction of ‘2P 8 am-11 pm Monday-Friday’ parking restrictions to all currently unrestricted parking in the areas shown in |
|Attachment 4. |
|10. Authorises officers to update existing parking restrictions to ‘2P 8 am-11 pm Monday-Friday’ as required within the areas shown in |
|Attachment 4, recognising the community consultation that has occurred in the preparation of the MITS. |
|11. Adopts the revised Parking Management Policy at Attachment 5 to implement new permit types, temporarily expand the appeals process for |
|parking permit eligibility and make other policy-neutral changes, with the revised policy to come into effect on 1 July 2019. |
|12. Support an increase in Council’s levels of service in parking enforcement particularly in the south of the City, and develop options to |
|provide a broader spread of hours in the delivery of this service including enabling a contactable out of hours resident response to parking |
|and enforcement matters in the early morning, evening or on weekends. |
|13. Writes to the Minister for Planning to seek authorisation to prepare Planning Scheme Amendment C183 as shown in Attachment 6 to revise |
|minimum parking requirements and encourage improved integration of sustainable transport into new developments. |
|14. Following receipt of the Minister’s Authorisation of the Amendment, proceeds to public exhibition in accordance with section 19 of the |
|Planning and Environment Act 1987. |
|15. Provides the Director City Futures delegated authority to make changes based on any conditions imposed in Council’s resolution or the |
|Authorisation granted by the Minister for Planning, and any changes to the relevant documents to correct errors and grammatical changes. |
|16. Refers the recommended introduction of a daily cap on paid parking and expansion of concession discounts for parking permits to the Fees |
|and Charges process which forms part of the 2019/2020 budget considerations. |
|17. Conduct a 12 month trial of making Council’s transport data publicly available on its website in order to understand the demand for this |
|data and associated resourcing implications. The trial will include promotion of the webpage to traffic engineers and Vic Roads and key |
|community stakeholders. |
|18. Writes to and thanks those who submitted feedback during the final phase of consultation. |
|Carried |
|Cr Riley called for a division. |
|For |
|Against |
|Abstain |
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|Cr Abboud |
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|Cr Tapinos |
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|Cr Bolton |
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|Cr Carli Hannan |
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|Cr Davidson |
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|Cr Dorney |
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|Cr Irfanli |
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|Cr Kavanagh |
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|Cr Martin |
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|Cr Riley |
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|Cr Yildiz |
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|Total For (10) |
|Total Against (0) |
|Total Abstain (1) |
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|Meeting Adjournment |
|Cr Abboud adjourned the meeting for a 5 minute break at 9:58 pm. |
|Meeting Resumption |
|Cr Abboud resumed the meeting at 10:04 pm with all Councillors present. |
The Mayor determined that Notice of Motion NOM11/19 would be considered as the next item of business.
|NOM11/19 Duplicate the Upfield Line campaign (D19/80038) |
|Motion |
|That Council supports the campaign to urgently bring forward the duplication of the Upfield Line. This support would include Council: |
|1. Supporting community actions to duplicate the Upfield Line by publicising the actions on Council’s social media and website. |
|2. Providing free access to a Council meeting space in Coburg, (such as the Concert Hall meeting rooms at the Coburg Civic Centre) free |
|of charge for an Upfield Transport Alliance public meeting on a night in 2019 to give a bigger public profile to the campaign. |
|3. Providing fortnightly free access to meeting spaces for the Upfield Transport Alliance for up to 30 people for generally 2-hour |
|meetings, throughout 2019. |
|4. Resolving to refer the duplication of the Upfield Line to the Council Strategic Advocacy Plan for appropriate scoping, research and |
|resourcing, including engaging with the Mayor of the City of Hume, City of Moonee Valley and the Lord Mayor of Melbourne along with other|
|potential advocacy partners to support an advocacy campaign. |
|Resolution |
|Cr Bolton moved, Cr Riley seconded - |
|That Council supports the campaign to urgently bring forward the duplication of the Upfield Line. This support would include Council: |
|1. Supporting community actions to duplicate the Upfield Line by publicising the actions on Council’s social media and website. |
|2. Providing free access to a Council meeting space in Coburg, (such as the Concert Hall meeting rooms at the Coburg Civic Centre) free |
|of charge for an Upfield Transport Alliance public meeting on a night in 2019 to give a bigger public profile to the campaign. |
|3. Providing fortnightly free access to meeting spaces for the Upfield Transport Alliance for up to 30 people for generally 2-hour |
|meetings, throughout 2019. |
|4. Resolving to refer the duplication of the Upfield Line to the Council Strategic Advocacy Plan for appropriate scoping, research and |
|resourcing, including engaging with the Mayor of the City of Hume, City of Moonee Valley and the Lord Mayor of Melbourne along with other|
|potential advocacy partners to support an advocacy campaign. |
|Carried unanimously |
The Mayor determined that Notice of Motion NOM10/19 would be considered as the next item of business.
|NOM10/19 Promoting the ‘Extremely Long Walk For Climate Action’ on Council media platforms (D19/72718) |
|Motion |
|That Council: |
|1. Promotes the ‘Extremely Long Walk for Climate Action’ through various channels including library notice boards and social media. |
|2. Write to local community organisations and media outlets seeking that they cross promote the event through their marketing and |
|communication channels. |
|Resolution |
|Cr Dorney moved, Cr Martin seconded - |
|That Council: |
|1. Promotes the ‘Extremely Long Walk for Climate Action’ through various channels including library notice boards and social media. |
|2. Write to local community organisations and media outlets seeking that they cross promote the event through their marketing and |
|communication channels. |
|Carried |
|DCF13/19 Amendment C174 - Moreland Heritage Gap Study Decision Gateway 2 - Consideration of Submissions and Request for a Panel - Council|
|Action Plan Item (D19/3550) |
|Amendment C174 to the Moreland Planning Scheme proposes to apply the Heritage Overlay to 493 properties in response to recommendations |
|from the Moreland Heritage Gap Study 2017 (revised 2019). The Amendment also seeks to introduce the Moreland Heritage Exemptions |
|Incorporated Plan 2017 into the Moreland Planning Scheme and to correct errors in the heritage policy and the Heritage Overlay currently |
|in the Moreland Planning Scheme. |
|Amendment C174 was exhibited from 22 November 2018 to 25 January 2019. Thirty-five submissions were received including one petition. Key |
|themes raised in submissions included financial implications and property values; the heritage significance assessment; unfair imposition|
|on future development opportunities; and maintenance and repairs of heritage places. |
|Heritage consultants engaged by Council have reviewed all submissions received. The heritage consultants have provided advice and |
|recommendations in relation to each proposed heritage place for which a submission was received. This includes removing four properties |
|from the heritage overlay and changing the heritage grading of two properties from contributory to non-contributory. |
|This report recommends that Council adopt the changes to the Amendment discussed in this report and listed in detail at Attachment 1 and |
|requests the Minister for Planning to appoint an Independent Planning Panel to consider the Amendment and submissions. Following the |
|Panel Hearing and provision of a written report with recommendations, Council is required to determine whether to adopt the Amendment |
|with or without any changes recommended by the Panel and submit it to the Minister for approval or abandon the Amendment. |
|Officer Recommendation |
|That Council: |
|1. Notes the summary of submissions to Amendment C174 to the Moreland Planning Scheme at Attachment 1 to this report. |
|2. Endorses the response to submissions outlined in this report and included in Attachment 1 to this report, to form the basis of |
|Council’s submission to an Independent Planning Panel. |
|3. Endorses the Moreland Heritage Gaps Study 2019 as shown at Attachments 2, 3, 4 and 5 for consideration by an independent Panel. |
|4. Endorses the proposed changes to the Moreland Heritage Exemptions Incorporated Plan 2017; and other Amendment documentation at |
|Attachment 1 and discussed in Section 3 of this report. |
|5. Requests the Minister for Planning to appoint an independent Panel in accordance with Part 8 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 |
|to consider Amendment C174 and associated submissions. |
|6. Authorises the Director City Futures to make any further changes to Amendment C174 that may be required as part of Council’s |
|submission to the Panel and any changes to the relevant documents to correct errors and grammatical changes. |
|7. Notify all submitters of this resolution. |
|Resolution |
|Cr Tapinos moved, Cr Kavanagh seconded - |
|That Council: |
|1. Notes the summary of submissions to Amendment C174 to the Moreland Planning Scheme at Attachment 1 to this report. |
|2. Endorses the response to submissions outlined in this report and included in Attachment 1 to this report, to form the basis of |
|Council’s submission to an Independent Planning Panel. |
|3. Endorses the Moreland Heritage Gaps Study 2019 as shown at Attachments 2, 3, 4 and 5 for consideration by an independent Panel. |
|4. Endorses the proposed changes to the Moreland Heritage Exemptions Incorporated Plan 2017; and other Amendment documentation at |
|Attachment 1 and discussed in Section 3 of this report. |
|5. Requests the Minister for Planning to appoint an independent Panel in accordance with Part 8 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 |
|to consider Amendment C174 and associated submissions. |
|6. Authorises the Director City Futures to make any further changes to Amendment C174 that may be required as part of Council’s |
|submission to the Panel and any changes to the relevant documents to correct errors and grammatical changes. |
|7. Notify all submitters of this resolution. |
|8. Write to the land owner and permit applicant for the development of 2 Elm Grove, Brunswick East enquiring as to the opportunity to |
|explore a redesign of the planning permit application to enable the retention of the substation at Elm Grove, Brunswick East. |
|Carried unanimously |
The Mayor determined that Notice of Motion NOM5/19 would be considered as the next item of business.
|NOM5/19 Waiver of hall hire fees for Open Table’s free community lunches (D19/33290) |
|Motion |
|That Council waives hall hire fees for Open Table’s free community lunches in recognition of the importance of the free community lunches|
|to the most vulnerable members of Moreland’s community. |
|Resolution |
|Cr Bolton moved, Cr Kavanagh seconded - |
|That Council waives hall hire fees for Open Table’s free community lunches in recognition of the importance of the free community lunches|
|to the most vulnerable members of Moreland’s community. |
|Carried unanimously |
En Bloc Resolve
Cr Irfanli moved, Cr Kavanagh seconded that Council reports DCD9/19, DEP1/19, DBT4/19 and EMF8/19 as follows be resolved en bloc.
|DCD6/19 Annual and Winter Sports Facilities and Grounds Tenancy Allocations (D19/53848) |
|Council has a strong commitment to providing its community with active sport and recreation opportunities, offering a wide range of |
|sporting facilities and support to residents and visitors to the municipality. |
|Council’s Allocation and Use of Sporting Facilities, Grounds and Pavilions Policy 2016 (the Policy) provides a framework for the annual |
|and seasonal allocation of sporting grounds and pavilions to clubs through a tenancy agreement. |
|In line with the Policy, facilities are allocated to clubs with sound governance structures, open membership for men, women and juniors, |
|and a demonstrated commitment to social responsibility, including participation in club development programs. |
|Thirty four annual and seasonal tenancy applications were received from clubs and all requests can be accommodated. This report also |
|provides an update on progress of the club’s levels in junior and female participation. |
|For the first time, Council officers are pleased to advise that clubs applying for Winter/Annual tenancy will meet the Policy by |
|supporting junior development programs, registering junior teams, registering female teams with their respective Sporting Associations |
|competitions and have females on their committee. |
|Officer Recommendation |
|That Council: |
|1. Allocates sports grounds and pavilions for the 2019 annual and winter season to the nominated clubs shown in Attachment 1 to this |
|report. |
|2. Continues with the practice of allocating Tuesday night training sessions at City Oval to the West Coburg Football Club in alignment |
|with their fixtured home game, noting this will only be 6 occasions across the 2019 season. |
|3. Notes any club owing ground and pavilion fees from previous seasons, or owing any other debt to Council, as outlined in Confidential |
|Attachment 2 to this report, will be informed that no ground allocation will be granted until payment is made. |
|4. Notes clubs must provide all required documentation to Council prior to receiving an allocation of sports grounds and pavilions for |
|the 2019 annual winter season. |
|5. Authorises the Director Community Development to make any changes necessary to the allocation of facilities for the 2019 annual and |
|winter season. |
|6. Notes current junior and female participation levels at sports clubs contained within this 2019 Annual and Winter Sports Ground |
|Tenancy Allocations report. |
|Resolution |
|Cr Irfanli moved, Cr Kavanagh seconded - |
|That Council: |
|1. Allocates sports grounds and pavilions for the 2019 annual and winter season to the nominated clubs shown in Attachment 1 to this |
|report. |
|2. Continues with the practice of allocating Tuesday night training sessions at City Oval to the West Coburg Football Club in alignment |
|with their fixtured home game, noting this will only be 6 occasions across the 2019 season. |
|3. Notes any club owing ground and pavilion fees from previous seasons, or owing any other debt to Council, as outlined in Confidential |
|Attachment 2 to this report, will be informed that no ground allocation will be granted until payment is made. |
|4. Notes clubs must provide all required documentation to Council prior to receiving an allocation of sports grounds and pavilions for |
|the 2019 annual winter season. |
|5. Authorises the Director Community Development to make any changes necessary to the allocation of facilities for the 2019 annual and |
|winter season. |
|6. Notes current junior and female participation levels at sports clubs contained within this 2019 Annual and Winter Sports Ground |
|Tenancy Allocations report. |
|Carried |
|DEP1/19 Expression of Interest for the transformation of 420 Victoria Street, Brunswick site (D19/61606) |
|At the August 2018 ordinary Council meeting (DED51/18), Council resolved to initiate a transformative project to reimagine the future use|
|of the 406 Victoria Street, Brunswick site (commonly referred to as 420 Victoria Street or the Brunswick Business Incubator). |
|Part of the transformative process involves undertaking a call to market ‘Expression of Interest’ (EOI) exercise which seeks to evaluate |
|interest for establishing coworking, incubator, makerspace, acceleration and an event space on the site. |
|Underpinning the EOI process is a set of proposed objectives that include: |
|• Selecting a proponent capable of delivering the project; |
|• Selecting a proponent who will undertake building works to create an environmentally sustainable collaborative working spaces facility;|
|• Selecting a proponent with a quality business model to support entrepreneurs and enterprises; and |
|• Maximising the financial return to Council. |
|Subject to Council’s endorsement of the objectives and the associated evaluation criteria, the EOI process is anticipated to commence in |
|late March 2019. A Council report summarising the results of the EOI process will be presented to Council in mid-June 2019. |
|Officer Recommendations |
|That Council: |
|1. Authorises the commencement of an Expression of Interest process to lease the site at 406 Victoria Street, Brunswick for use of |
|buildings that are consistent with the current Crown Reservation Status, specifically economic development. |
|2. Endorses the objectives and criteria for the Expression of Interest process in table 2 in this report. |
|3. Receives a further report following the completion of the Expression of Interest process with recommendations as to the next steps. |
|Resolution |
|Cr Irfanli moved, Cr Kavanagh seconded - |
|That Council: |
|1. Authorises the commencement of an Expression of Interest process to lease the site at 406 Victoria Street, Brunswick for use of |
|buildings that are consistent with the current Crown Reservation Status, specifically economic development. |
|2. Endorses the objectives and criteria for the Expression of Interest process in table 2 in this report. |
|3. Receives a further report following the completion of the Expression of Interest process with recommendations as to the next steps. |
|Carried |
|DBT4/19 Council Action Plan 2018/2019 Performance report - Second Quarter: 1 October to 31 December 2018 - Cyclical Report (D19/69816) |
|Council Action Plan (CAP) performance reporting rates Council’s progress towards meeting the annual targets set in the 2017-2021 Council |
|Plan. |
|This second quarter (Q2) CAP report, covers the period from October to December 2018 and provides a status update on the delivery of the |
|Financial year 2018/2019 CAP items, referred to as CAP FY19 (Financial Year 2019) in this report. |
|By the end of Q2, 8 CAP items have obtained the status of ‘achieved’ and thus had completed all required actions: |
|• CAP 1 - Deliverable: C1a) Social Cohesion Plan Development; |
|• CAP 2 - Deliverable: C1b) Food System Strategy; |
|• CAP 6 - Deliverable: C2b) Oak Park construction and ongoing operations; |
|• CAP 35 - Deliverable: P1o) Medium Density Housing Review; |
|• CAP 48 - Deliverable: P4b) Florence Street Pop up park; |
|• CAP 49 - Deliverable: P4c) Urban Forest Strategy; |
|• CAP 50 - Deliverable: P4d) Greening Sydney Road; and |
|• CAP 73 - Deliverable: R5a) Service Innovation Initiative – Delivery of Business enhancement projects. |
|One CAP item has been discontinued, due to the target or action being changed: |
|• CAP 45 - Deliverable: P3c) The Coburg Initiative (TCI): Major urban regeneration project for the Coburg Activity Centre; with Progress |
|delivery of: TCI Development Cluster 2 – Hospital. |
|Two CAP items had one or more actions with a status of ‘behind target’ in Q2, which equates to 3% of the total number of CAP items as |
|follows: |
|• CAP 59 - Deliverable: P9a) Trial, education and implementation of initiatives to actively reduce waste to landfill; and |
|• CAP 62 - Deliverable: R1b) Continuous Improvement in service delivery. |
|For two CAP items, there is a requested reset to the Action, measure and/or target; as the action to deliver the CAP item has changed due|
|to external factors as follows: |
|• CAP 36 - Deliverable: P1p) Corporate Carbon Reduction Plan; and |
|• CAP 54 - Deliverable: P7b) Implement Coburg Streetscape Masterplan - Deliver streetscape upgrade projects within Coburg Activity |
|Centre. |
|Detailed results for the Q2 performance reporting are outlined in the issues section of this report. |
|Officer Recommendation |
|That Council: |
|1. Notes the Council Action Plan 2018/2019 Second Quarter Performance Report shown at Attachment 1. |
|2. Endorses resetting of action/targets for the following Council Action Plan items – CAPs 36 and 54, as documented in this report; |
|noting the details of the original status are contained in this Council Action Plan 2018-2019 Performance Report Q2: 1 October – 31 |
|December 2018. |
|Resolution |
|Cr Irfanli moved, Cr Kavanagh seconded - |
|That Council: |
|1. Notes the Council Action Plan 2018/2019 Second Quarter Performance Report shown at Attachment 1. |
|2. Endorses resetting of action/targets for the following Council Action Plan items – CAPs 36 and 54, as documented in this report; |
|noting the details of the original status are contained in this Council Action Plan 2018-2019 Performance Report Q2: 1 October – 31 |
|December 2018. |
|Carried |
|EMF8/19 Financial management report for the period ended 31 January 2019 - cyclical report (D19/73710) |
|This report presents the Financial Management Report for the financial year to date (YTD) period ending 31 January 2019. |
|Council has developed and implemented a financial strategy of generating small surpluses to reinvest in much needed infrastructure |
|projects. |
|The YTD Income Statement shows that Council is $6.8 million better than the revised forecast. This comprises overall revenues having |
|ended $2.0 million better than forecast and overall expenditures having ended $4.8 million better than forecast. |
|Council has spent $39.0 million in capital expenditure which is $14.0 million more than forecast. This is an increase compared to the |
|same time last year (YTD January 2018) when the actual spend was $25.8 million. The overspend is primarily due to the unbudgeted purchase|
|of properties totalling $19.2 million. |
|Officer Recommendation |
|That Council notes the Financial Management Report for the period ended 31 January 2019 at Attachment 1 to this report. |
|Resolution |
|Cr Irfanli moved, Cr Kavanagh seconded - |
|That Council notes the Financial Management Report for the period ended 31 January 2019 at Attachment 1 to this report. |
|Carried |
|DCD3/19 Moreland Gender Equality Commitment - Adoption (D19/66546) |
|This report seeks Council’s adoption of the Moreland Gender Equality Commitment. |
|With unprecedented community engagement and energy around this issue, the Moreland Gender Equality Commitment is designed to ensure |
|Council promotes, progresses and models gender equality. It aims to guarantee Council’s actions and services are inclusive, culturally |
|safe and culturally respectful for all gender and cultural identities, in line with Council’s organisational values and the Moreland |
|Human Rights Policy 2016-2026. |
|The Moreland Gender Equality Commitment provides a set of guiding principles, Council commitments to gender equality, |
|community-recommended outcomes, and a plan for implementation. Implementation will include convening a Gender Equality Working Group, |
|development of a bi-annual Action Plan and annual monitoring and reporting to Council as part of the Human Rights Policy. |
|The Moreland Gender Equality Commitment positions Council to take a pro-active approach in protecting and promoting gender equality in |
|the Moreland community through collaboration across Council portfolios or units and partnerships with external organisations and the |
|community. |
|Officer Recommendation |
|That Council: |
|1. Adopts the Moreland Gender Equality Commitment at Attachment 1. |
|2. Notes the public consultation summary report at Attachment 2. |
|Resolution |
|Cr Davidson moved, Cr Abboud seconded - |
|1. Adopts the Moreland Gender Equality Commitment at Attachment 1 with an amendment to Commitment 2 titled ‘All genders can access public|
|space, sports and recreation and feel safe’ with the second last dot point changed to read: |
|‘creating and maintaining community spaces that are equitable, safe and accessible for all our community, including by advocating for |
|more frequent night time public transport.’ |
|2. Notes the public consultation summary report at Attachment 2. |
|Carried |
|Time Extension |
|Cr Kavanagh moved, Cr Martin seconded that the Council meeting be extended by 30 minutes. |
|Carried |
The Mayor determined that Notice of Motion NOM8/19 would be considered as the next item of business.
|NOM8/19 Waiver of Fees For Ability Fest 2019 (D19/72599) |
|Motion |
|That Council resolves to waive all fees associated with the 2019 Ability Fest. These include Temporary Road Closure Permit fee of $300, |
|Place of Public Entertainment Occupancy Permit (POPE)/Safety Audit fee of $2,512.45 and Council’s Event Permit fee of $1,044. |
|Resolution |
|Cr Kavanagh moved, Cr Abboud seconded - |
|That Council resolves to waive all fees associated with the 2019 Ability Fest. These include Temporary Road Closure Permit fee of $300, |
|Place of Public Entertainment Occupancy Permit (POPE)/Safety Audit fee of $2,512.45 and Council’s Event Permit fee of $1,044. |
|Carried unanimously |
|DCD4/19 Library Services Strategy 2019 - Council Action Plan Item (D19/54909) |
|Moreland’s public libraries are vibrant hubs of learning, connection and creativity enhancing the wellbeing of our community. Library |
|users may attend events and training at the library, bring children to early literacy, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and |
|Mathematics) or school holiday programs, use the library computers, printing, scanning or free WiFi, download e-books, stream movies or |
|music or listen to e-audio books from the library, attend social scrabble clubs or craft circles with other creative people or use the |
|library as a venue for their own community programs – or just borrow a book. Moreland’s library service changes lives by offering the |
|community a free place to learn, create, connect and belong. |
|The draft Library Services Strategy 2019 (Strategy) is an action planning document which sets the future direction for Moreland’s |
|libraries. Extensive community consultation was undertaken to inform the Strategy. The consultation process involved library users and |
|non-users, community members, Moreland Libraries Advisory Committee (MorLAC), library and Council staff and community groups via surveys,|
|focus groups, workshops and “listen at the library” drop in sessions. Valuable feedback was received during this process, providing |
|insight into the current library experience and future expectations. |
|The Strategy has been created to deliver on the Connected Communities Council Action Plan Item Cd1. Priority directions identified in the|
|Strategy are; service transformation, community connection, library buildings and spaces, community stories and targeting priority |
|population groups. |
|The Strategy was released for community consultation from 13 December 2018-13 February 2019. Feedback received during the community |
|consultation period supported these priority directions and the Strategy is now being presented for adoption. |
|Officer Recommendation |
|That Council adopts the Library Services Strategy 2019, at Attachment 1 to this report. |
|Resolution |
|Cr Martin moved, Cr Abboud seconded - |
|That Council adopts the Library Services Strategy 2019, at Attachment 1 to this report. |
|Carried |
|DCD5/19 Kids on the Avenue (KOTA) and the Avenue Maternal and Child Health Centre – lease of premises - Council Action Plan Item |
|(D19/65517) |
|Kids on the Avenue Children’s Centre Inc. (KOTA) and one of Council’s Maternal and Child Health Centres (M&CH) both operate from leased |
|premises at 22-38 The Avenue, Coburg. The property is owned by the Department of Education and Training (DET). |
|Council and KOTA both had a lease for their respective parts of the Centre with Kangan TAFE, who had management and control of the |
|property until 2015. Since that time Council and KOTA have been in discussion with representatives of the Department of Education and |
|Training regarding options to secure the existing Centre for the continued provision of early years services and access to one or both |
|parcels of adjacent vacant land, to enable the potential expansion of services at this site to meet increasing demand for early years |
|services in the coming years. |
|Following representations from Council and KOTA in 2016, the Minister gave approval to enter a long-lease over the existing early years |
|Centre in the form of a head lease to Council and an associated sub lease from Council to KOTA. Since then Council officers and |
|representatives of KOTA have worked with DET to develop lease terms over the existing Centre and sought inclusion of one or both parcels |
|of vacant land within the proposed head lease. Council were advised on 11 October 2018 that the Minister for Education had approved the |
|granting of a lease to Council for the premises for 21 years, with a 10 year further term. DET have not agreed to include either parcel |
|of vacant land this at this time and have informed Council that both parcels will be leased on a short-term basis for the next 2 years to|
|the Level Crossing Removal Project. |
|This report seeks authorisation for the Chief Executive Officer to enter into a head lease with the Department of Education and Training |
|for the land and buildings situated at 22-28 The Avenue, and a sub-lease with KOTA for their part of the Centre and to seek to expand the|
|lease area to include one or both parcels of adjacent vacant land, to enable an expansion of services at the Avenue site to meet the need|
|for early years services in central Coburg in the coming years. The key terms and conditions of the proposed head lease and sub lease to |
|KOTA are outlined in confidential Attachment 1. |
|Officer Recommendation |
|That Council: |
|1. Authorises the Chief Executive Officer to enter a head lease with the Department of Education and Training for the land and buildings |
|situated at 22-28 The Avenue, Coburg and a sub-lease with Kids on the Avenue Children’s Centre Inc. for their part of the Centre as |
|outlined in the key terms and conditions contained in confidential Attachment 1. |
|2. Seeks to expand the lease area to include one or both parcels of adjacent vacant land, to enable an expansion of services at the |
|Avenue site to meet the need for early years services in central Coburg in the coming years. |
|3. Includes the property in its management and building maintenance schedules. |
|Resolution |
|Cr Kavanagh moved, Cr Riley seconded - |
|That Council: |
|1. Authorises the Chief Executive Officer to enter a head lease with the Department of Education and Training for the land and buildings |
|situated at 22-28 The Avenue, Coburg and a sub-lease with Kids on the Avenue Children’s Centre Inc. for their part of the Centre as |
|outlined in the key terms and conditions contained in confidential Attachment 1. |
|2. Seeks to expand the lease area to include one or both parcels of adjacent vacant land, to enable an expansion of services at the |
|Avenue site to meet the need for early years services in central Coburg in the coming years. |
|3. Includes the property in its management and building maintenance schedules. |
|Carried |
|DCF14/19 Properties without specific height guidance - Proposed planning scheme amendment (D19/47949) |
|The Municipal Strategic Statement (MSS) sets out a clear growth hierarchy where the most significant change is expected to be |
|accommodated in a mid-rise format in Council’s three activity centres Brunswick, Coburg and Glenroy. The extent of areas for growth |
|within Neighbourhood Activity Centres have been more recently identified in the Moreland Planning Scheme (the Scheme). The height and |
|built form guidance for these centres is established through overlays and through the application of zones. |
|Outside of the designated activity centres, there are properties across the municipality in a Commercial 1 Zone (C1Z) and Mixed Use Zone |
|(MUZ) that do not have additional development controls. |
|This report provides an overview of the work undertaken to examine the 12 precincts of C1Z and MUZ land that do not have specific height |
|limits prescribed in the Scheme. |
|Council resolved (GB34/17 Planning Zones) to investigate these properties, and further resolved in December 2017 (DED108/17 Planning |
|Zones – Properties without specific height guidance) to receive a report that recommends appropriate built form guidance for these sites.|
| |
|At the December 2018 Council meeting (DCF2/18 Properties without specific height guidance) Council resolved to receive a further report |
|that identifies properties that may warrant the introduction of a site specific built form overlay. |
|This report recommends Council seeks the authorisation from the Minister for Planning to prepare and exhibit an amendment to the Scheme |
|to apply a Design and Development Overlay to all 12 of the identified precincts. |
|This overlay would provide guidance to applicants, Council Officers and the community on what the acceptable building height is for each |
|precinct. The overlay also provides guidance for side, rear and front setbacks, as well as a range of additional detailed design |
|requirements. |
|Officer Recommendation |
|That Council: |
|1. Writes to the Minister for Planning to seek authorisation to prepare a planning scheme amendment that applies built form controls to |
|all 12 precincts listed in the Explanatory Report at Attachment 3, through the introduction of Schedule 27 to the Design and Development |
|Overlay at Attachment 2. |
|2. Following receipt of the Minister’s authorisation of the amendment, proceeds to public exhibition in accordance with Section 19 of the|
|Planning and Environment Act 1987. |
|3. Authorises the Director City Futures to prepare the amendment and make changes based on: any conditions imposed in Council’s |
|resolution or the authorisation granted by the Minister for Planning; and any changes to the relevant documents to correct errors and |
|grammatical changes. |
|Resolution |
|Cr Yildiz moved, Cr Bolton seconded - |
|That Council: |
|1. Writes to the Minister for Planning to seek authorisation to prepare a planning scheme amendment that applies built form controls to |
|all 12 precincts listed in the Explanatory Report at Attachment 3, through the introduction of Schedule 27 to the Design and Development |
|Overlay at Attachment 2. |
|2. Following receipt of the Minister’s authorisation of the amendment, proceeds to public exhibition in accordance with Section 19 of the|
|Planning and Environment Act 1987. |
|3. Authorises the Director City Futures to prepare the amendment and make changes based on: any conditions imposed in Council’s |
|resolution or the authorisation granted by the Minister for Planning; and any changes to the relevant documents to correct errors and |
|grammatical changes. |
|Carried |
|DCF15/19 Proposed Plastic Wise Policy - Council Action Plan item (D19/59774) |
|Single-use plastic is used on average for less than 12 minutes and then discarded, polluting land, waterways and the marine environment. |
|Globally it accounts for 50% of marine pollution (European Commission 2016), with plastic bags, bottles and balloons among the most |
|harmful pollutants threatening marine wildlife (CSIRO 2016). |
|Council is committed to reducing the environmental impact of single-use plastic across Council events and events on Council land, as well|
|as in Council facilities and services, through promoting sustainable alternatives and practices. |
|The Council Action Plan (CAP) 2018/19 included an action to develop a Council wide ‘Plastic Wise’ Policy by March 2019, as part of the |
|broader deliverable to ‘become a Plastic Wise’ Council by banning all disposable plastic items at Council festivals and events (CAP 60). |
|The Plastic Wise policy will apply to any event requiring Council approval, including but not limited to event permits, hire agreements, |
|leases, contracts and seasonal or annual tenancy agreements. Sporting facilities, clubs and aquatic and leisure facilities operating on |
|Council land will be permitted to sell bottled drinks. The policy will also apply to Council facilities. |
|Once the policy is endorsed, the policy will be implemented progressively across Council. The immediate focus will be on events managed |
|by Council, including civic events, events managed by Council’s Arts and Culture Unit, and single-plastic use across Council’s Citizen |
|Service Centres. |
|Council facilities and Council Units will progress implementation of the Policy in line with updates to permit conditions, hire |
|agreements and lease and contract renewals. Event organisers, stallholders and community members will continue to be supported in their |
|transition to single-use plastic free events through the provision of information to promote sustainable alternatives to single-use |
|plastic. |
|Officer Recommendation |
|That Council adopts the Plastic Wise Policy at Attachment 1. |
|Deferred |
|Cr Riley moved, Cr Abboud seconded - |
|That the debate on this matter be deferred until the Council meeting of 10 April 2019, to provide Councillors with more time to review |
|the circulated information. |
|Carried |
|DCF16/19 Rezoning of land subdivided from the Brunswick Terminal Station to acknowledge transfer to Council ownership - Amendment |
|(D19/51045) |
|An Amendment to the Moreland Planning Scheme has been requested by the landowner of 46 King Street, Brunswick East. The Amendment will |
|rezone 3 small parcels of land that have been subdivided and transferred to Council ownership for open space. The land to be rezoned |
|currently forms part of the Merri Creek shared path network and Sumner Park and is identified at Attachment 1. This Amendment will ensure|
|ongoing protection of the land for use as open space and reflect the Council ownership of the land. |
|The land parcels were formerly part of the Brunswick Terminal Station at 46 King Street, Brunswick East and were negotiated by Council |
|officers to be transferred to Council as part of the planning process to facilitate the upgrade of the terminal station. In accordance |
|with a planning permit issued by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), the land was subdivided, and three parcels |
|adjoining the Merri Creek and shared pathway were excised and vested in Council. |
|The three parcels of land vested in Council total an area of approximately 897 square metres and contribute to the Merri Creek environs |
|and shared path network. The current zoning of these parcels is Special Use Zone – Schedule 3 (Brunswick Terminal Station). Under this |
|zone, the land is subject to provisions associated with the Brunswick Terminal site. |
|It is proposed to rezone these parcels to Public Park and Recreation Zone. This zone is consistent with the zoning of the adjoining land |
|and balance of the site owned by Council (which fronts Merri Creek and the shared path network), and acknowledges Council’s ownership of |
|the land. |
|A streamlined Amendment process is appropriate as the rezoning removes a now redundant zone, formalises the protection of the land for |
|ongoing use as open space, reflects the Council ownership of the land and gives effect to provisions that have already been considered |
|and decided through an alternative consultative process (the Planning Permit). |
|Officer Recommendation |
|That Council: |
|1. Requests the Minister for Planning to prepare and approve Amendment C177 in accordance with section 20A of the Planning and |
|Environment Act 1987 to rezone three parcels of land formerly part of 46 King Street, Brunswick East and shown in Attachment 1, from |
|Special Use Zone – Schedule 3 (Brunswick Terminal Station) to Public Park and Recreation Zone. |
|2. Provides the Director City Futures delegated authority to make any changes based on: any conditions imposed in Council’s resolution or|
|as directed by the Minister for Planning; and any changes to the relevant documents to correct errors. |
|Resolution |
|Cr Irfanli moved, Cr Kavanagh seconded - |
|That Council: |
|1. Requests the Minister for Planning to prepare and approve Amendment C177 in accordance with section 20A of the Planning and |
|Environment Act 1987 to rezone three parcels of land formerly part of 46 King Street, Brunswick East and shown in Attachment 1, from |
|Special Use Zone – Schedule 3 (Brunswick Terminal Station) to Public Park and Recreation Zone. |
|2. Provides the Director City Futures delegated authority to make any changes based on: any conditions imposed in Council’s resolution or|
|as directed by the Minister for Planning; and any changes to the relevant documents to correct errors. |
|Carried |
|EMF6/19 Discontinuance and Sale of Right of Way Adjoining 8 Newman Street, Brunswick (D19/62283) |
|On 17 April 2018, the owner of 8 Newman Street, Brunswick, contacted Council expressing an interest in acquiring a narrow section of the |
|Right of Way (ROW) enclosed along the side of their property shown at Attachment 1 to this report. |
|The road was created in 1905 on Volume 2053 Folio 503 on Title Plan TP935252U. The ROW measures 1.52 metres in width and 18.34 metres in |
|length, measuring approximately 27.88 square meters in total. The ROW does not run the entire length of the property at 8 Newman Street, |
|Brunswick. |
|This enclosed 1.52 metre wide section of ROW is not required for road purposes and is not used as a road, Council’s oldest records show |
|the road has not been used from as early as 1951. |
|On 14 November 2018 (DCS55/18), Council resolved to commence the procedures to discontinue the enclosed narrow section of Right of Way |
|(ROW) and sell the land in accordance with section 206 and clause 3 of Schedule 10 of the Local Government Act 1989. |
|As part of the statutory process, public notice of the proposal was given. No objections were received. |
|The proposed sale of the former ROW to the owner of 8 Newman Street, Brunswick will provide income of $15,950 to Council. This amount has|
|been agreed upon by the applicant and a letter of offer has been signed by the applicant for the purchase pending a Council decision. |
|This transaction would result in the removal of the road status for the enclosed narrow length of ROW to the side of 8 Newman Street, |
|Brunswick. |
|The purpose of this report is to recommend the discontinuance of the road status and sale of the land from the former road, to the |
|adjoining owner(s) of 8 Newman Street, Brunswick. |
|Officer Recommendation |
|That Council: |
|1. Approves the discontinuance and sale of the road enclosed within the side of 8 Newman Street, Brunswick, as shown at Attachment 1 to |
|this report, by private treaty to the property owners of 8 Newman Street, Brunswick in accordance with section 206 and clause 3 of |
|Schedule 10 of the Local Government Act 1989 and Council’s Rights of Way Associated Policies 2011 and the Rights of Way Strategy. |
|2. Notes that no objections were received, and internal and external referrals provided no objections, to the proposed discontinuance and|
|sale of the road enclosed within the side of 8 Newman Street, Brunswick as shown at Attachment 1 to this report and determines the road |
|within the side of 8 Newman Street, Brunswick, is not reasonably required as a road for public use. |
|3. Authorises the Executive Manager Finance to do all things necessary to affect the discontinuance and sale of the section of road |
|enclosed within the side of 8 Newman Street, Brunswick to the adjoining property owner. |
|4. Publishes notice of this decision in the Victoria Government Gazette. |
|5. Updates the Register of Public Roads in accordance with section 19 of the Road Management Act 2004, following the discontinuance being|
|published in the Victoria Government Gazette, without a further report to Council. |
|Resolution |
|Cr Irfanli moved, Cr Riley seconded - |
|That Council: |
|1. Approves the discontinuance and sale of the road enclosed within the side of 8 Newman Street, Brunswick, as shown at Attachment 1 to |
|this report, by private treaty to the property owners of 8 Newman Street, Brunswick in accordance with section 206 and clause 3 of |
|Schedule 10 of the Local Government Act 1989 and Council’s Rights of Way Associated Policies 2011 and the Rights of Way Strategy. |
|2. Notes that no objections were received, and internal and external referrals provided no objections, to the proposed discontinuance and|
|sale of the road enclosed within the side of 8 Newman Street, Brunswick as shown at Attachment 1 to this report and determines the road |
|within the side of 8 Newman Street, Brunswick, is not reasonably required as a road for public use. |
|3. Authorises the Executive Manager Finance to do all things necessary to affect the discontinuance and sale of the section of road |
|enclosed within the side of 8 Newman Street, Brunswick to the adjoining property owner. |
|4. Publishes notice of this decision in the Victoria Government Gazette. |
|5. Updates the Register of Public Roads in accordance with section 19 of the Road Management Act 2004, following the discontinuance being|
|published in the Victoria Government Gazette, without a further report to Council. |
|Carried |
|Cr Bolton abstained from voting. |
|EMF7/19 Proposed Right of Way Discontinuance and Sale adjoining 3/51, 53 and 55 Brunswick Road, Brunswick East (D19/26013) |
|On 17 November 2017, the owner of 3/51 Brunswick Road, Brunswick East contacted Council expressing an interest in acquiring a section of |
|the Right of Way (ROW) occupied at the rear of their property shown at Attachment 1 to this report. |
|The ROW is occupied by 3 properties - 3/51, 53 and 55 Brunswick Road, Brunswick East. The owner of 53 Brunswick Road has also expressed |
|an interest in purchasing. |
|The road was created in 1877, located on Volume 961 Folio 133 on Title Plan TP940704F. The entire ROW measures approximately 3 metres in |
|width and 42 metres in length, measuring approximately 129.14 square metres in total. |
|This enclosed section of ROW is not required for road purposes and is not used as a road, Council records show the road has been enclosed|
|and not been used from as early as 1951. |
|The proposed sale of the former ROW to the owner of 3/51 Brunswick Road, Brunswick East would provide income of $12,595 inclusive of GST |
|to Council. This amount has been agreed upon by the applicant for the purchase, pending a Council decision. The purchase price has not |
|yet been agreed upon with the owners of 53 Brunswick Road, Brunswick East. This transaction would result in the removal of the road |
|status for the ROW along the rear of 3/51, 53 and 55 Brunswick Road, Brunswick East and the ownership of the former road, will be vested |
|in Council, if not sold to abutting owners. |
|The purpose of this report is to recommend the commencement of the statutory process under the Local Government Act 1989, to discontinue |
|the road of the occupied land, and sell the land from the former road to the owners of 3/51 and 53 Brunswick Road, Brunswick East. |
|Officer Recommendation |
|That Council, in accordance with sections 206, 207A, 223 and 82A and clause 3 of Schedule 10 of the Local Government Act 1989: |
|1. Determines that the enclosed 129.14 square metre section of road, (shown in blue at Attachment 1 to this report) currently occupied by|
|the property boundaries of 3/51, 53 and 55 Brunswick Road, Brunswick East, is not reasonably required as a road for public use. |
|2. Commences the procedures to discontinue and sell the 129.14 square metre section of road, to the owners of 3/51, 53 and 55 Brunswick |
|Road, Brunswick East. |
|3. Gives public notice of the proposed discontinuance in the Moreland and Northern Leader newspapers and on Council’s website and invites|
|written submissions. The notice will state that if discontinued, Council proposes to sell the land from the road to the owners of 3/51 |
|Brunswick Road, the owner of 53 Brunswick Road and the owner of 55 Brunswick Road, Brunswick East, in accordance with Council’s Rights of|
|Way Associated Policies 2011 and the Rights of Way Strategy. |
|4. Appoints Councillor __________________ as Chair, and Councillors ____________, ______________, and _________________ to a Committee to|
|hear any submitters requesting to be heard in support of their written submission. |
|5. Notes the Hearing of Submissions Committee meeting will to be held on a date and time to be set, at the Moreland Civic Centre, 90 Bell|
|Street, Coburg. |
|6. Following the consultation process, receives a report outlining any submissions received in relation to the proposed discontinuance |
|and sale, with a recommendation whether to proceed. |
|10.41 pm During discussion of EMF7/19, Cr Yildiz left the Council Chamber. |
|Resolution |
|Cr Riley moved, Cr Irfanli seconded - |
|That Council: |
|Notes further information provided by officers that the former Brunswick Council discontinued the road and resolved to transfer the land |
|to the abutting owners in August 1986. The road discontinuance was publicised in the Victorian Government Gazette on 27 August 1986, |
|however, the transfers were never completed, and the land remains vested in Council. |
|Determines to sell the enclosed 129.14 square metre section of former road, (shown in blue at Attachment 1 to this report) contained in |
|title Volume 961 Folio 133 currently occupied by the property boundaries of 3/51, 53 and 55 Brunswick Road, Brunswick East to the |
|abutting owners. |
|Carried |
10:43 pm During discussion of DBT5/19, Cr Yildiz returned to the Council Chamber.
|DBT5/19 Governance Report - March 2019 - Cyclical Report (D19/59830) |
|The Governance Report has been developed as a monthly standing report to Council to provide a single reporting mechanism for a range of |
|statutory compliance, transparency and governance matters. |
|The Governance Report – March 2019 includes: |
|• Reports from Committee to Council; |
|• Assemblies of Councillors records; |
|• A proposed motion and nominations for Councillors to attend, the Australian Local Government Association National General Assembly in June|
|2019; and |
|• Response to an On Notice item taken at the February 2019 Council meeting. |
|This report recommends that Council notes the Reports from Committee to Council and Records of Assemblies of Councillors and endorses the |
|motion to be submitted to the Australian Local Government Association National General Assembly. |
|The report also seeks Council approval of interstate travel for nominated Councillor representatives at the Australian Local Governments |
|Association National General Assembly. |
|Officer Recommendation |
|That Council: |
|1. Notes the reports from Committees to Council at Attachment 1 to this report. |
|2. Notes the Records of Assemblies of Councillors held between 1 January and 31 January 2019 at Attachment 2 to this report. |
|3. Endorses the motion in relation to Climate Emergency at Attachment 3 to this report, for submission to the 2019 National General Assembly|
|of Local Government. |
|4. Approves interstate travel for Cr_________________, Cr________________ and Cr________________ to represent Council at the 2019 National |
|General Assembly of Local Government in Canberra from 16 to 19 June 2019, noting the travel, accommodation and registration expenses will be|
|met from the Mayor and Councillor Support budget. |
|5. Notes the response to a question taken On Notice during question time at the February 2019 Council meeting. |
|Resolution |
|Cr Martin moved, Cr Abboud seconded - |
|1. Notes the reports from Committees to Council at Attachment 1 to this report. |
|2. Notes the Records of Assemblies of Councillors held between 1 January and 31 January 2019 at Attachment 2 to this report. |
|3. Endorses the motion in relation to Climate Emergency at Attachment 3 to this report, for submission to the 2019 National General Assembly|
|of Local Government. |
|4. Approves interstate travel for Cr Martin, Cr Dorney, Cr Abboud and Cr Irfanli to represent Council at the 2019 National General Assembly |
|of Local Government in Canberra from 16 to 19 June 2019, noting the travel, accommodation and registration expenses will be met from the |
|Mayor and Councillor Support budget. |
|5. Notes the response to a question taken On Notice during question time at the February 2019 Council meeting. |
|Amendment |
|Cr Bolton moved, Cr Yildiz seconded – |
|That Council: |
|1. Notes the reports from Committees to Council at Attachment 1 to this report. |
|2. Notes the Records of Assemblies of Councillors held between 1 January and 31 January 2019 at Attachment 2 to this report. |
|3. Endorses the motion in relation to Climate Emergency at Attachment 3 to this report, for submission to the 2019 National General Assembly|
|of Local Government. |
|4. Approves interstate travel for Cr Abboud and Cr Martin to represent Council at the 2019 National General Assembly of Local Government in |
|Canberra from 16 to 19 June 2019, noting the travel, accommodation and registration expenses will be met from the Mayor and Councillor |
|Support budget. |
|5. Notes the response to a question taken On Notice during question time at the February 2019 Council meeting. |
|Cr Kavanagh moved that the amendment be put. |
|Carried |
|The amendment was put to the vote: |
|Lost |
|Cr Yildiz called for a division. |
|For |
|Against |
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|Cr Bolton |
|Cr Abboud |
| |
|Cr Yildiz |
|Cr Carli Hannan |
| |
| |
|Cr Davidson |
| |
| |
|Cr Dorney |
| |
| |
|Cr Irfanli |
| |
| |
|Cr Kavanagh |
| |
| |
|Cr Martin |
| |
| |
|Cr Riley |
| |
| |
|Cr Tapinos |
| |
|Total For (2) |
|Total Against (9) |
| |
|Amendment |
|Cr Bolton moved |
|That point 4 of the motion include the words ‘that all travel be by train’. |
|The amendment lapsed for want of a seconder |
|The substantive motion was put to the vote: |
|Carried |
Notices of Motion:
The Mayor determined that Notice of Motion NOM7/19 would be considered as the next item of business.
|NOM7/19 Reserve Masterplan Construction Progress Transparency (D19/71491) |
|Motion |
|That Council: |
|1. Receives a report on providing more transparency for residents, sports and community clubs on the progress of the rollout of |
|masterplans for reserves in Moreland. The report should reference: |
|a) Making up to date progress available online of masterplan construction, including features such as a progress bar. |
|b) Directly providing an annual letter and email update to the sporting or community clubs which are tenants of each reserve as to the |
|progress of their reserve masterplan. |
|Resolution |
|Cr Irfanli moved, Cr Abboud seconded - |
|That Council: |
|1. Receives a report on providing more transparency for residents, sports and community clubs on the progress of the rollout of |
|masterplans for reserves in Moreland. The report should reference: |
|a) Making up to date progress available online of masterplan construction, including features such as a progress bar. |
|b) Directly providing an annual letter and email update to the sporting or community clubs which are tenants of each reserve as to the |
|progress of their reserve masterplan. |
|Carried |
|NOM6/19 Litter and marine pollution mitigation (D19/71362) |
|Motion |
|That Council: |
|1. Notes the current work underway as part of the Waste and Litter Strategy, on developing an action plan to deal with gross pollutants |
|and plastic pollution from stormwater within Moreland. |
|2. As part of this work, a future Council report should detail design options to retrofit metal plates or concrete stamps on footpaths |
|and drains in activity centres and local neighbourhood activity centres as a priority. The work should also articulate community |
|consultation and implementation options, litter hot spots, costs and timeframes for broader city implementation. |
|3. Writes to all car yards, motor vehicle rental agencies and car washing facilities within the Coburg, Brunswick and Glenroy Activity |
|Centres, informing them of the requirement to ensure compliance with the conditions of any planning permit regulating the car washing |
|activities on the site and of the requirement for a Trade Waste Agreement from Yarra Valley Water to dispose of waste water to protect |
|our waterways. |
|Resolution |
|Cr Martin moved, Cr Abboud seconded - |
|That Council: |
|1. Notes the current work underway as part of the Waste and Litter Strategy, on developing an action plan to deal with gross pollutants |
|and plastic pollution from stormwater within Moreland. |
|2. As part of this work, a future Council report should detail design options to retrofit metal plates or concrete stamps on footpaths |
|and drains in activity centres and local neighbourhood activity centres as a priority. The work should also articulate community |
|consultation and implementation options, litter hot spots, costs and timeframes for broader city implementation. |
|3. Writes to all car yards, motor vehicle rental agencies and car washing facilities within the Coburg, Brunswick and Glenroy Activity |
|Centres, informing them of the requirement to ensure compliance with the conditions of any planning permit regulating the car washing |
|activities on the site and of the requirement for a Trade Waste Agreement from Yarra Valley Water to dispose of waste water to protect |
|our waterways. |
|Carried |
|NOM9/19 Waiver of hall hire fees for Anatolian Cultural Centre (D19/72699) |
|Withdrawn |
|This Notice of Motion was withdrawn at the request of Cr Bolton. |
Notice of Rescission:
Nil.
Foreshadowed Items:
Nil.
URGENT BUSINESS REPORTS:
Nil
|Confidential Business |
|Resolution |
|Cr Riley moved, Cr Martin seconded - |
|In accordance with section 89(2) of the Local Government Act 1989 this Council meeting be closed to the public to consider these Council |
|reports: |
|( DCF17/19 Moreland Affordable Housing Ltd (D19/48651) because it relates to proposed developments. |
|( EMF9/19 Proposed Acquisition of Property in Brunswick (D19/57621) because it relates to any other matter which the Council or special |
|committee considers would prejudice the Council or any person. |
|( DBT6/19 Security Services Contract (D19/65087) because it relates to contractual matters. |
|( EMF10/19 Proposed Purchase of Land (D19/66630) because it relates to any other matter which the Council or special committee considers |
|would prejudice the Council or any person. |
|Carried |
The meeting closed to the public at 11.02 pm.
|Opening the Meeting to the public |
|Resolution |
|Cr Riley moved, Cr Kavanagh seconded that the Council meeting be opened to the public. |
|Carried |
The Council meeting was opened to the public at 11.14 pm.
The meeting closed at 11.14 pm.
Confirmed
Cr Natalie Abboud
MAYOR
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