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From YouTube: Brimbank Council Meeting February 2021

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Recording of Brimbank City Council Meeting held on Tuesday 16 February via Zoom.

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Welcome everyone to tonight's council meeting, I'm the may council around karasik. I declare this meeting open at um 702. This meeting is being live stream on council website. Primark city council does not record the details of members of the public who we uh who viewed the live stream. An audio and video recording of the meeting will be published on council's website item one opening. Please stand for acknowledgement of country. Thank you on behalf of the brimbank city council. I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land, the barangay people and the pay.

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Our respect to elders, past present and emerging.

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Item two council commitment: I ask councillors to remain standing for the council commitment. As the council. We will act in the best interest of the brimbank community and consider the uh immediate and long-term impact of our decisions. We will make those decisions fairly and without bias. We will uphold all of our obligations under the law of victoria and council's law uh local law and will act in accordance with our code of conduct.

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Please everyone take a seat.

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um Item three apologies: there are no apologies for tonight's meeting um item four would be um declaration of conflict. Is there any um declaration of con conflict tonight? Yes, we have the uh um helen, morrissey c, ceo she's, uh declaring um conflict of interest. Thank.

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You may, in accordance with the brimbank city council, governance rules, I'm declaring a general conflict of interest for item 12.16, which I've previously disclosed to the mayor and noting is also disclosed in the relevant report. Thank you. Thank.

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You, um madam ceo.

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Item 5 designation of items as confidential. There are three items to be designated as confidential. May I have a mover of motion to the designated the item's.

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Confidential, um yes, councillor david.

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What is the confidential management.

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Is there a second of the motion?

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Yes, canceler uh borg.

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I'll say I'll second, that matamaya. Thank you. Thank you.

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um Councillor um david, would you like to speak to the motion.

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No I'm on a man.

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um Secondary which is counselor book, would you like to speak to the motion? No.

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Thank you madame thank you.

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Or would any counselors like to speak to the motion.

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I'll put motion towards all in favor: please raise your hands.

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Thank you councillors. I declare motion carried. Thank you so gonna go to item six, which is confirmation of minutes of previous meetings. May I have a mover of a motion to confirm the minutes of the previous council meetings.

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Thank you. Councillor, jasmine and ewan.

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Is there a second l of the motion?

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Thank you, counselor chong loo um councillor new one. Would you like to speak to the motion? uh Maybe councillor trunglu? Would you like to speak to the motion.

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Oh nothing about him.

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Thank you. um I put motion to uh vote all in favor. Please raise your hands.

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Thank you. Thank you. um I declare this motion to be carried.

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Item 7 condolences to there are two items of condolences: 7.1 passing of paul luchenko. May I have a mover of a motion of condolences. Madam man, thank you.

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I would like to hear that motion of condolence thank you thank.

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You councillor tacos, do I have a second or two motion? Thank you. Councillor kurt um does councillor um tacos. Move over motion would like to speak on uh to the motion.

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Yes, thank you madame on behalf of this council. It is, and on behalf of the killer, community is great sadness that we learnt of the death of paul gloshenko just prior to christmas. Over a number of years. Paul contributed enormously to the key law community and in particular to the sporting community. He served the committee of the kilo sports, the kilo gift committee and the killer football club for a combined total of 50 years.

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Aside from his committee, work, paul was well known to the council staff in his role of council liaison officer for the key law gift and for several years he has been uh the kilo football club statistician. He will be sadly missed by the killer community. We pass our condolences to his family. Thank you, madam mayor.

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Thank you, councillor, tapus would um um secondary um councillor curry like to speak to the motion.

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I'd just like to offer my condolences to the family. Thank.

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You thank you councillor um put motion to vote all in favor. Please raise your hand.

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Thank you. um I declare this motion carried. Thank you so we're going to go to 7.2, which is passing of john james parrot. May I have a move of emotion of condolences.

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Thank you, councillor. Tacos. Do I have a secondary.

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Thank you, councillor borg uh would uh move our tank uh council attackers like to talk.

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Thank you very much. uh Madam mayor, mr parrott was a resident of saint albans. He grew up riding horses in the paddocks of synorbons playing football and tennis. He never left saint auburn spending most of his professional life as a pharmacist on main road west, as well as working on his father's farm. He was a he was devoted to his father and cared for him till his last years. John was forever uh indebted to the renal gift at the royal melbourne hospital for a kidney transplant that gave him extra years.

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It provided him with great friendships. um He did not have many, but the food that he did were very cherished. um This council expresses its sincere condolences to mr parrot's extended family and his friends, and to the many who knew him as a humble local of synorbons. His kindness, his legacy, will continue forever more vale. Mr john parrott thank.

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You would second of emotion like to speak to the motion.

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Thank you madame. I would also like to pursue my condolences to the family, friends and the members of the community, and I would like to thank johnny james spirit for his wonderful kindness and contribution to the community for so over so many years.

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Thank you, councillor borg, I'll, put motion to board all in favor. Please raise your hands.

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Thank you. I declare motion carried item. Eight. We have congratulations. There are three items of congratulations. 8.1 porky's paddle for bob may have a mover of a motion of congratulations.

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The mayor I'd like to move the motion of congratulations. Thank you.

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Thank you, councillor, tacos. Do I have a secondary.

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Thank you, councillor borg would move up emotional life to speak to the motion.

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Yes, thank you, madam mayor, congratulate we'd, like to, on behalf of council, congratulate local kevin o'neill, who is who, in writing his 1970s dragster, named purple pain from sunshine to arachna beale, to raise money for bob fisher who is who was really struggling in his fight with parkinson's disease. That's almost 300 kilometers, the money raised so far, is over exceeded. What his target was around. Twenty thousand dollars will be used to assist with the cost of medication, home modifications to enable him to continue to live at home. Madame.

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That is a huge effort from a sunshine local, and we thank him for undertaking this amazing trip to support his mate. Thank you, porky, on behalf of the brimbank community. You are a legend and showed us what real mateship is about. Thank you.

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Thank you, um counselor tacos would a second of emotion like to talk uh speak to the motion.

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Thank you madame. I would also like to thank kevin o'neill for his wonderful achievements and in his efforts to fight against parkinson's disease. Congratulations.

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Thank you, um counselor book I'll, put motion towards all in favor. Please raise your hands.

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Thank you all. um I declare this motion carrot. We've got 8.2 medal of the order of australian honours. I may have a mover of the motion of congratulations.

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Do I have a mover, oh thank you. um Counselor book. um Do I have a seconder.

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Thank you, counselor david. um Does the mover have something to say to the.

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Motion I would like to move the motion that council congratulates the recipients of the medal of the order of australia whose work was recognized on australia day 2021.. Congratulations to you all!.

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Thank you. Does the second of the motion like to talk to the motion counselor david. Would you like to talk to the motion.

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Just to say a few words, madam mayor, I think it's a wonderful honor for a local to win such a prestige award, uh recognized by the services and everything else for the community.

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Thank you is any other council would like to talk to the motion.

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I'll put motion to worry to all in favor. Please raise your hands.

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Thank you. I deplete motion carried 8.3 brim bank australia day awards. May I have a mover of a motion of congratulations. Thank you, councillor borg. I.

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Would like to move that council! Congratulations um recipients of 2021, brimbing australia day awards with uncle graham uncle boots, known as uncle boots and auntie joyce cooper receiving brimbank citizen of the year award and otto riddle receiving brimbank young citizen of the year award.

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Thank you. Is there a second to the motion?

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um Yes, uh councillor tacos, I would usually go to the mover to um ask a few questions and to speak to it, but since uh victoria poor counsellor already spoke, would you like to speak to the motion, cancellations.

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Oh yeah, I would just briefly like to um express my sincere honor in participating in this day, along with my fellow councillor, colleagues, and congratulate all those uh that had received a community award. The recipients are, in my view, so worthy, and uh one thing that really touched me on the day was uncle boots, saying that this award means more to him than even an oam, because it comes from the people, our community, a truly touching and special memorable day.

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I will cherish as a councillor thank you to all the council staff for organizing this under very trying conditions as well. Thank you.

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Thank you. I put motion to vote all in favor plea. Please raise your hands.

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Thank you. I declare motion carried item nine public question time. uh Mr sicaria, I understand we have received questions from members of the public. um Mr sicario will read aloud.

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Thank you very much. Madame madame, the first question is from helen chiampa. Who asks? Can the key lord downs parts be upgraded? Our parks are bare paddocks, they need more seating, shelter and other amenities. As in most parks, our parks have barely changed in 40 years. Our parks are uninviting, people barely use them, and community spirit is low. Good parks encourage community involvement and inclusiveness so for the health and well-being of our community, please upgrade the parks in key lord downs.

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um Thank you for your question. I have been advised that since 2008 council has upgraded 111 parks across springbank and spent around 35 million transforming the park network through their continuing to implement of the brim bank, creating better parks, policy and plan. There are three suburbian parks and eight neighborhood parks and kilo downs amongst the suburban park. Green galley reservoirs recently upgraded and opened in july um 2019 when council spent 800 000 on upgrading the facilities and play equipment in the park, the upgrade also included a new toilet.

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Furthermore, three of the neighborhood parks and kilo downs have been upgraded in the last five years, including proctor crescent reserve, singer avenue, reserve and the antwerp reserve access to the other neighborhood parks are planned in coming years subject to council's annual budget process. I'm also advised that a new skate facility will be constructed in package street reserve this year. Cancel also continues to plant trees in the reserve to provide shade and cooling for visitors and continues to upgrade install circuit and share parts to encourage workability. Thank you.

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Madam mayor, the next two questions are from mr jamie ramsey. The first question is: we have seen brimbane council see community input regarding becoming a more engaged council with residents and councillors, declare that they are independent of political interference and are all about being accessible to residents. To answer residents queries.

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Why is it that some councillors refuse to respond back to residents legitimate questions concerns purely because of political considerations?.

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Thank you for your question. um Council has recently concluded consulting on the community engagement policy, and this will be the guiding document, a document for community engagement and relations moving forward. I can also confirm that counselors have their direct email addresses and mobile phone numbers published on council website. This is for community members to direct contact counselors to have legend uh legit, legitimate, sorry legitimate.

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I can't say this word, I'm so sorry, legitimate concerns and questions addressed. Many councils also have social media accounts in which people can make comment so well. This is clear. That's uh that my council is available for respectful and courteous engagement with everyone. It is also important to understand that councils may choose to end correspondence or not engage if they feel that person is being unresponsible, aggressive, misleading or is increasingly persisting or demanding.

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I also acknowledge that not everyone will like to respond or answer their receipt from counsel or counsellor, but we do try to accommodate everyone which most people understand. Thank you.

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Madam mayor, the next question from jamie ramsey is up. Estonia. Creek transformation project was declared as being a shining light on environmental rehabilitation for an area, long, neglected and lacking in green space and community facilities for recreation and exercise.

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Will council actually ensure this project is completed to a standard, so residents can make use of the walking track with families given there is no toilet water taps or shade along the.

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Thank track. um Thank you for your question. The apostolic creek project in our north sunshine has provided residents and the local community with the well-designed usable, green, open space and natural environment.

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I'm advised that melbourne water has nearly completed all works for upper stoney creek project with remaining works, including the installation of storm water, harvesting and recreation system scheduled for completion in the coming months. This system is being funded by the state government after councils successfully applied and advocated for 500 000 funding through the waterfall victoria program.

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In addition, council is planning a new pocket park at the end of kerry street, which will create a new green space for the community together and will connect directly to the stoney creek wetlands circuit path. This is being funded through 1.12 million in state government funding as a part of the local park program, which councils successfully advocate for the upper sony. Creek project continues to remain advocacy. Priority for council council will continue to identify opportunities for further funding.

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We also continue advocacy and raise the need for the project to be completed to the original intent scope with the relevant parliamentarians, officials and in titles as opportunities areas.

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Madame the next two questions are from mr richard carthu they're related, so I might ask them both together. The first question is: how much does it cost brimac city council to print the quarterly newsletter sunshine rising? The second question is: how much does it cost bring bank city council to mail out the quarterly news newsletter sunshine, rising.

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um Thank you for your question. Answer to the first one is the print cost for the most recent january, 2021 edition of sunshine, rising a4 pages um 1200 copies was 676.50 and the answer to the second one is cost of distribution of the last addition to property owners and occup occupies in the sunshine town center was 2 605, including delivery to business operators, six dollars and postage to property owners, one thousand eight hundred seventy nine dollars. Thank you.

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Madam mayor, the next two questions are from mr john heddich. The first question is about six months ago, just prior to the caretaker period, the previous council decided, based on officer recommendations to let the contract for the 60 million organs leisure center project without conducting further due diligence on the pre-covered side, master plan, all under one roof, design and sub contractor design, completion and pricing, as we as a community now work through lockdown, 3.0 testing and upcoming vaccination programs and still observe virus transmission through indoor settings, air conditioning and ventilation and other means.

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When will grim bank council begin a formal process of monthly project progress reporting through the chamber to regularly inform councillors and the community about one approved.

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Safe contract variations and others still under consideration on the saint auburn's leisure center redevelopment project, to provide better outdoor opportunities and mitigate the risk of coronavirus transmissions.

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Two, the total project and cost budget and its funders, for example, brimbang residents, 58 million victorian government, two million three listing of all contract variations and costs, four project start date and end date. Five percentage of work complete versus percentage of time elapsed, six, a monthly key issues, report describing project progress and key issues finalized and those being worked through at the time.

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Thank you for your question. I have been advised that, similar to other key council projects, council will receive periodic progress reports on the central albans, leisure center replacement, health and well-being hub project. The reports will include an update on the design components of the project status of construction and an update on project budget and program. Thank you.

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Don't know the next question from mr helich is surely the brim bank council, as community stewards of the land at 274 forest street idea, needs to def, decide its preferred use of its scarce public land as a public, open space, an activity center or a road reserve, and not simply accept the state government's level crossing removal authority demands and bulldozing the community out of the way to meet its objectives.

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A win, slash, win, not a win. Slash lose outcome needs to be negotiated with brewman council first making a decision on preferred use of its land.

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Why isn't brimbane council being given the opportunity to decide on the community's preferred use of council-owned public open space at 274 forest street idea, rather than simply rolling over and acquiescing to the level crossing removal authority? Land grab based on its lowest cost single single option.

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Thank you for your question. In january, to uh 2020 the state government declared fitzgerald wrote idea level crossing removal project a declared project under the major transport project, facilitation of act 2009 and the planning process for this project was transferred to the state government.

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In july 2020 the state government announced that the level crossing at fitzgerald road idea and robertson veradea park would be fast track for removal by 2023 and released information to the community on the design solution for the level crossing removals in august 2020, the minister for planning designated a project area for the project, which includes council land at 274 for a street idea. I know that council will be considering a report on deer park, rail corridor level, crossing removal project as a part of tonight's meeting.

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Madame the last two questions are from ms despina javelus. The first question is with the impact of covert 19 on our vulnerable and carers. Besides, a phone call, what specific steps has council taken to check in on these groups.

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Thank you for your question. Alongside state government council took a strong position to ensure its most vulnerable community members would be supported. Adapting programs, services and activities for people to access from their home become a priority alongside regular welfare checks and direct assistance with support such as food and mental head packages.

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The bremen community, connector program has been established and offers support to vulnerable residents impacted by covert 19.. This includes emotional, practical and social connect connections. More detailed information about the range of support has been provided, reported on to council and we are happy to send you more details, a detailed list. Thank you.

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Madam mayor, the final question again from miss despina havelas is many residents are cleaning up during coveted lockdowns. What is brimmage city council's current policy and fines for leaving rubbish or scrap metal on nature's strips.

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Thank you for your question. Council takes the matter of waste very seriously and has implemented a number of initiatives to assist residents in the disposal of their rubbish, rather than dumping on the nature strip, brimbank offices a nurture office and no charge at call hard waste collection service that can be booked online by the council website or by calling 9249-4728 after booking a pick-up resident may place the items out for collection. Sometimes items may be left out longer than required, and this can be reported to council for follow-up should resident be caught illegally.

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Dumping rubbish penalties range from an on-spot fine of three hundred thirty dollars to a press uh prosecution in the magistrate court for adver aggravated littering, which may carry a penalty of over ten thousand dollars. Thank you.

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We're going to go now to item 10 to petitions. There are two petitions to be received under the government rule 2020 at council meeting petitions may only be received and referred to the planning process of the chief executive officer for consideration councillors. That means individuals. Petitions will not be considered or discussed this evening.

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uh 10.1 development plan at 32, a green galley, wrote kilo. May I have a mover of a motion to receive their petition. Thank you. Councillor, tacos, madame.

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I'm a promotion as per office papers to receive the petition. Thank you thank.

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You and do I have a seconder thank you. Councillor borg,.

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uh Would the mover like to speak to the motion, or especially shared screen, as you said,.

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um I don't believe I speak to it, but I just accept uh the petition. Thank you.

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Okay with the second I like to speak to the motion.

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Say, mother mayor, I would like to accept the petition. Thank you. Thank.

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You I'll put motion to the boat. All in favor, please raise your hands.

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Thank you. I declared this motion carried we're going to go to 10.2 safety issues and traffic at fraser street sunshine. May I have a mover of the motion to receive the petition counselor newman. Thank you. Do I have a seconder.

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Thank you. Councillor, david with the move I like to speak to the motion councillor new one. I will wait to you to make him as their opposition. Thank you. You would the second I like to speak to the motion. Oh.

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Just to move that the um then the petition be receiving not as smart in my mayor. That's that's what I have to do. Yeah.

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Thank you. I put motion to vote all in favor. Please raise your hands.

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Thank you, so we have all the hands up. So um I declare this motion.

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um Item 11 minutes reports of delegated comedies, so there are no minister reports of delegated comedies item. 12 we've got our office of reports. There are 70 officer reports for consideration by council tonight.

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We have 12.1 report covered 19 response and recovery strategy. Progress report um with um director miss uh leno dumble. I would first like to say a few words on this report before ivy were to miss um lenovo uh brimbank solved council cover 90 response and recovery report of the period of december 2020 to january 2021 provides an update on the ongoing, crucial and important work council is continuing to to play in supporting our residents through this pandemic. Some key highlights, I would like to acknowledge and comment.

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Council offices on during this period include 801 applications through council copy, 19 financial hardship policy. Now having been received from residents with 497 approved to date, 130 new workers employed with bring bank council through the state estates, 8 million working for victoria program, developing a variety of local on the ground initiatives, including open space park and art, murals and community outreach, 329 library to your door, visits to residents, 240 females engaged in neighborhood house, school holiday programs, sorry, families, our maternal and child health staff continuing to respond and support our local newborn and parents.

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The new leisure center website, seeing over 22 000 new users and visitors, a community health and wellbeing survey being completed by over 500 residents council, providing over 177 thousand in stage 1 copy 19 community recovery grants council allocating the covet 19 business grant program to 32, successful applicants and businesses.

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Council now having successful, applied and advocated for the 103.3 million funding towards local shovel-ready projects, programs and initiatives to support health well-being and economic recovery to covert 19 pandemic staff, responding to the ongoing and involving return to work restriction across all of the council facilities and centers.

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These and other updates contained in the report or of the community sorry commendable initiatives which are continuing to assist all across municipality, which the organization and each of us councillors should be proud of. However, sorry was someone saying something.

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Okay, I'll just carry on. However, we should also take this moment to reflect on the impact covered 90 had on our community during 2020, including throughout the high of the pandemic, where brimbank continued to sadly experience high numbers of overall and active cases on a daily basis, as well as some of the most serious classes associated with local postcards, neighborhoods schools, workplaces and aged care was. This has taken significant work to engage, educated and support our community in partnership with state government, dhhs, western health and others to help drive case numbers down.

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Read this example from just last week with um so three new exposure sites, cross sunshine and taylor's legs indentified, as well as the current circuit, breaker lockdown showed just how fragile and volatile our current situation is.

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We must all continue to remain vigilant and play a part in adoring um to social distancing advice bearing a mask indoor spaces where appropriate and regular washing hands when the whole of the council copy 19 response strategy was updated by council on 6th of april 2020.

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It rightly acknowledged that brimbank remained heavily vulnerable to an ongoing and prolonged pandemic due to our communities. Pre-Existing social economic challenges: that is why council will continue to do what we can do, help keep our communities safe and why we will continue to advocate, as outlined in our 19-point action plan, for covet-19 recovery, for a dedicated health well-being and economic support package for brim bank from the federal and state government.

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Just like other regions that has experienced severe social economic shock into the past, such as geelong with the closure of ford, the latrobe valley with the closure of um hazlewood, as well as our bushfire affected communities. The ongoing impact from the pandemic will require a dedicated response packages for brim bank and will severe of the several of the initiatives contained in the action plan have now been adopted by government, including the establishment of local rapid response teams.

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I dedicate multicultural community response, increased testing and support for workers and businesses, increased investment in social and welfare support and over 103 million words, local shelter-ready projects, programs and initiatives, even more will continue to be needed. This is why, over my term, I will remain committed to ensure our community needs and priorities are the forefront of government, and on this note I would like to foreshadow the advocacy report in tonight's agenda, which will provide a few a further opportunity to discuss this issue challenges and opportunities.

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I commend this report to the chamber and look forward to working with all of you and community over my term. I hope I helped lead counsellors ongoing response to this awarding and ongoing pandemic. Now I would like to take this to uh miss langley dumble. Thank you.

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Thank you, madam mayor. This report is presented to council to consider noting the progress made towards implementation of the brinbank coronavirus response and recovery strategy for the reporting period of the 1 december 2020 to the 30th of january 2021.. Thank you.

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Thank you, miss dumble councils. Are there any question or points of clarification for director, miss leno, dummel.

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Is there a move of emotion, thank you, counselor tacos. Is there a second of the motion?

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Thank you. Councillor borg,.

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I put motion to vote all in favor. Please raise your.

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Hands. Thank you. I declared this motion carried we're going to go to um 12.2 planning activity, update and delegate decision december 2020 and january 2021 with the director, mr calvin walsh,.

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Thank you madame. The purpose of this report is to advise council of the status of planning, permit applications and trends in planning approvals in brimbank and decisions made under delegated authority in december 200, 2020 and january 2021 regarding planning, permit applications and other matters.

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The officers recommend the council notes uh the planning activity, update and delegated decisions report and the delegated planning permit decisions at attachment 1 to this report. Thank you. Madame.

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Thank you, um counselors. Are there any questions or points of clarification for um director, mr calvin walsh,.

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No thank you. um Do I have a mover of the motion. Thank you. Councillor, lancashire.

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Thank you, madam mayor. I move the officer's recommendation.

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Thank you, counselling sure. Do I have a secondary.

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Thank you, counselor kerr.

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I invite um counselor I'm lincolnshire move over motion to speak.

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Thank you, madam mayor. um Just briefly, uh the the report is always interesting. um I do note that uh the approvals uh from january 2020 at 85 million, has now gone down in january 21 to 8.7 million, which is a very substantial drop and indicates the difficulty our community is having in the development area during covert, and I think it certainly highlights the significance and importance of the work the council is doing on our covert committee and portfolio in that area.

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So we have a very large number of grants from government and those grants are extremely important in helping to lift our community and those sort of figures show the value in the contribution that is being made by other levels of government to our to our municipality. Thank you, madam man.

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Thank you, council language sure I invite councillor um second of a motion to speak to the motion, hear.

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The papers, thank you.

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um Would any other council like to speak to the motion?

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No, I put motion to vote all in favor. Please raise your hands.

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Thank you. I declared this motion carried. Thank you. We're going to go to 12.3 planning com compliance activity, update first october to 31st of october 2020, with mr calvin walsh.

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Thank you, madam mayor. The purpose of this report is to advise council of planning compliance activity for the period first of october to 31st to december 2020 officers recommend the council notes the planning compliance activity update as per the papers.

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Thank you, mr kelvin walsh. I would like to ask: are there any questions of point of clarification uh for director?

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No, um can I have a mover of the motion. Please cancel anchor shear. Thank you can. um Can I have a secondary um councillor um ewen. Thank you.

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Move the officer's recommendation, madam mayor, thank you.

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um Thank you, um council lancashire.

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I invite a second of a motion to speak that I write three seconds. You recognize killing the participants. Thank you.

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uh Would any other council like to speak to the motion, no I'll, put motion to a vote all in favor, please raise your hands.

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um Thank you all. I declare this motion carried we're going to go to 12.4 planning application, p76 2020 for for helen um street, saint auburn's with mr calvin walsh. Thank you.

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Thank you again, madame. The purpose of this report is to provide council with an assessment of the planning application, p 76-2020 for the construction of three double-story dwellings to the rear of the existing dwelling at four allen. Street surveillance against the provisions of the brimbank scam planning scheme officers recommend the council issues a notice of decision to grant the planning permit for the construction of alterations to the existing dwelling and construction of the three double-story dwellings to the rear at four helen street, subject to a number of conditions that are outlined in attachment.

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Six to this report.

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Thank you madame thank you um councillors. Are there any questions or points of clarification for director.

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No, can I have a mover of the motion. Please.

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Thank you, counselor david. Do I have a second up.

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Sorry, I can't see everyone. Do I have a seconder. Thank you. Counselor lou.

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um I invite muba to speak to the motion.

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Sorry, cancer lancashire.

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I can see counselor language. I have signed up.

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Yeah I saw that yes, counseling.

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Thank you, madam mayor. If I could um advise that, I propose an amendment to this recommendation.

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If the officers are able to place it up on the screen, I would like to move an amendment to that motion.

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Through you met at mayor, I move the recommendation that is now as an amendment. That's up on the.

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Do we have to read this out.

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I'm moving through you, madam mayor. um No, I I will speak to it.

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Okay, that's fine, then thank you.

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Do we have a second.

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Of amendment, um thank you um counselor ewan, um I in white um counseling to speak to the amendment of the motion.

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Thank you, madam mayor. Yes, certainly uh we've heard from the objectors and the applicant relating to for helen street, I had been out on site and inspected the site.

L

It was during that inspection that I noted that there are overhead power and telecom cables running to the house, which actually run across the area. That is the front yard, landscaping area and the conditions of the permit require that a a tree that would become a substantial tree be planted in that location.

L

My concern there is that those power lines would eventually result in that tree being trimmed and as such, I would like to see that the power lines and the telecom lines running to the front of the house are undergrounded so that the tree trimming doesn't need to occur in the future.

L

I also notice that other units in the area- I don't have many um or in the specific area, don't have any mature trees in the front, so I think that's fairly important to the appearance of the place, to uplift it with landscaping in that mature tree, and that this alteration will help in that regard.

L

Now, the as to the application- if I could just speak briefly to that, the uh the house at the front is being retained and that's often a valuable planning consideration, because what it means is the streetscape will not be affected.

L

So the three units that are proposed are at the rear of the property, but as far as the street is concerned, there will be some improved landscaping. uh The existing house will be retained.

L

The units at the back with highlight windows and other measures will ensure that there's no overlooking of adjoining properties, the the overshadowing will be minimal on adjoining properties. The roof line of the units at the back is of a hip nature, which is in accordance with the style in the area. So again the buildings, the extended buildings of the rear, will be commensurate with the style of the buildings in the area. There are certainly units opposite.

L

There are units to the west, a number of units to the west, so taking all these things into consideration, plus the fact that the the development is providing one car space greater than that required under our planning regulations.

L

For all of those reasons, I consider that I would support the application and recommend the officer's recommendation to council. Thank you. Madame.

A

Thank you, um um counselor lancia. I invite um second of emotion, counselor new and to speak to the motion to amend the motion.

M

Yeah right, um I think, there'll be a couple concerns that have been raised by residents in terms of car parking. You guys are small really it's.

A

A little bit fuzzy, that's fun.

M

I'm there are good consent, but the payment will only be granted if their conditions.

A

uh Sorry jasmine, it's quite hard to understand, like.

M

M

A

That's a little bit better. I don't know if it's gonna stay.

A

M

um Well, I have to say that you're.

M

Yeah yeah yeah, um yes, sir, I think like because they were basically like president's concerns and everything I think their uh office libraries have looked into them and addressed it and, as councilwoman has said, you know there are there's more class spaces than um required. um There needs to be conditions for the landscaping and.

A

Really, thank you. um Counselor newan.

A

I would like to invite now.

A

Our councils to speak to the motion.

A

Yes, councillor, uh brampton.

N

Thank you, man yeah. I just want to speak to that. We did hear some communities of concerns about the the density of the housing that results in some really difficult situations with the bins and also the parking and we've had some conversations around that, um I'm so sorry um and we're we're exploring some solutions to that. um I'm so sorry, my door's open, because it's so hot in my house and we we are exploring some solutions to to address the parking situation as well as the bins um and we've all had the discussion around.

N

Is our housing limit appropriate in this sort of area, and it is within the urban growth boundary and we definitely don't want some urban sprawl happening. We like to buy veggies that are grown in australia. We like to protect our farmland and also our natural environment, and so that's why we're supporting this? Well, I can think of myself why we like the idea of lots of houses on a small area because melbourne's booming, but yeah. I just want the community to know that we have really tried to work through their concerns.

N

Thank you. Man.

A

Thank you, councillor, brandon. Would anyone else like to speak to the motion? Yes, um counselor david.

C

um Thank you, madam mayor. Just I don't know if it's too late to ask a clarification from uh director walsh, um the this is what just heard now from castle orlando show in reference to the power lines, it was always my understanding that, when is, is there a powerful in front of the house uh council of london.

L

That's correct: there is a power.

C

Pole at the front of the house uh in the nation. That means we involve the left and right houses of that house in reference to underground as well. That's a huge type of thing will.

I

C

um All I know about the units when it's a thing as such the units that do go underground for power point of view, so they don't carry the wires from the front to the units at the back. They go underground, that's a mask and I think I'm right um director wash.

K

Through your metamer, the power, the pole at the front of the house only serves the um the current development. So the pole at the front of the house, only services, uh the um the the current house on the site for helen street. uh It is already a requirement um prior to council lancashire's amendment uh for the um for the servicing electrical servicing of the rear proposed rear dwellings to be underground, so that would be underground anyway, to the the dwellings behind the officers.

K

In considering the officer advice uh to counsel a language here into council about the uh the requirement to underground from the pole at the front. uh To the front dwelling would be that it is not a an unreasonable impulse on the on the proposed development that that's how they do.

C

It yeah look, it's um it's nothing wrong with the amendment. It's just mark didn't heard any anything as such at the objectives. The only thing I heard is about mainly about parking and that we spoke many times before of the briefings. We can fix problems as such and maybe we'll look into it in the near future. Madam mayor, where we can give the residents- and I think council of luke brought something up last last week- give those residents a parking pyramid and their um and their uh visitors, of course, that will avoid all this happening.

C

It happens to me. I say we haven't got time tonight, but it happens to me personally going to a funeral two weeks ago in victoria street food street, I was rushing to go there and all of a sudden I shoot through to si street. I saw two hours parking. I said: that's nice I packed I came out of the chair. She was 147 dollars. I didn't notice the small print in madame, so would I park there again? The answer is no, probably no. It's that's what it is. Yeah.

A

um With any other campaign, sorry, um thank you councillor, david. Would any other accounts like to speak to the motion.

E

For this motion to the amendment, man, not a man.

A

Amendment yes, no okay. I will put now uh motion to the vote. uh I'm putting amendment motion to the vote.

A

All in favor. Please raise your.

A

Hands, sorry, my hand is not visible.

A

So we have four all um so we're gonna know uh vote on the original motion.

A

um On accepting the motion, all in favor, please raise your hands.

A

A

Okay, we've got one two three, nine of us sorry.

A

I'm all against motion: please raise your hands.

G

Sorry was it eight.

A

C

A

I declare motion carried yeah.

A

A

We're going to go to 12.5.

A

Draft brim bank industrial design guidelines with mr calvin walsh.

K

Thank you again, madam man. The purpose of this report is for council to consider endorsing the draft green bank industrial guidelines at attachment, one for the purpose of undertaking community consultation.

K

The drought guidelines shown at attachment one provide a framework to approach the subdivision and development of identified industrial land across the municipality.

K

It is proposed the council consult the community about the draft guidelines and seek feedback from landowners and occupiers. Industry representatives, government agencies and the community in to inform the preparation of the final draft guidelines.

K

Officers recommend the council endorse the draft industrial design guidelines. Add attachment 1 to this report for consultation, as described in the report, and receives a report outlining the results of the consultation and is provided with the final draft of the of the guidelines at a future meeting. Thank you. Madame.

A

Thank you um councils. Are there any questions or points of clarification for director calvin walsh.

A

No all right do we have a um move over motion. Thank you, council lancashire. Do we have a seconder of the motion? Thank you. Councillor tarkos um would uh move off the motion, light to speak to the motion. Counselor I'll link. You.

L

Thank you, madam air, and certainly um moving the officer's recommendation. I would like to say that uh industrial design guidelines, um as proposed to um go out for community consultation, is a very important step for council. The industrial design areas are important workplaces for many people.

L

They need not be ugly and dirty, and in fact, my first job as a planner was with the city of keeler, and one of my many jobs was to go out to the slater parade industrial area of the time and try and clean that up in terms of getting people to comply with their planning permits.

L

And if I look at some of the new industrial areas, now, they're really exciting buildings well landscaped colorful, and encourage a wide array of uses in there from warehousing to other businesses and industrial.

L

The um this attracting other areas is very much an important function of a good urban design, a good industrial design policy and it this particular policy, looks at some of the old section, 173 agreements it supports renewal and appropriate industrial subdivision and development. As mentioned, it encourages a high quality design that responds to local conditions.

L

It will improve the visual appearance, amenity of industrial area for workers, visitors and the local community and encourage protection enhancement of our local biodiversity values and ecological systems, and I do note that it um we're talking about a minimum of 30 tree canopy across the industrial land, which is uh a fantastic thing to see um and to demonstrate how applicants may meet these environmental design and stormwater management objectives.

L

Again. That's a modern engineering, civil engineering innovation to cover ourselves during droughts and certainly to uh to finish up to ensure that places or objects of local heritage. Significant and aboriginal cultural heritage are appropriately considered and addressed within industrial areas. So that's quite a broad spectrum uh that will be in that policy and out for consultation. So I would certainly encourage members of those communities and the wider community to have a look at this terrific policy which will facilitate high quality development in our industrial area and promote jobs. So I would recommend it to council.

L

A

Thank you, council lancashire. I might um counsel attack or second of the motion to speak.

F

Thank you, madam mayor. um Industrial design guidelines are highly important. These guidelines of particular importance to the areas of horsham ward, which include the industrial areas in kielba, killer, east kilo park and tullamarine.

F

For a long time, the industrial precincts have been neglected and these new guidelines are important in creating a better framework in integrating them into our communities through key design guidance such as parking setbacks, lighting, fencing water sensitivity, treatment, plantings, heritage preservation.

F

I commend the report and welcome the feedback provided from our community, as it goes um as far to view and receive community submissions. Thank you.

A

Thank you, councillor tarkos. I put motion to vote all in favor. Please raise your hands.

A

Thank you I yeah. I declare this motion carried um we're going to go to 12.6 draft submission to planning for melbourne's, green wedges and agriculture land with mr calvin walsh. Thank you.

K

No thank you again, madam mayor. The purpose of this report is for council to consider the draft submission to the planning for melbourne's green ledge and agricultural land consultation paper.

K

The department of environmental land, water and planning released the consultation paper for public consultation on the 26th of november 2020 uh delp is seeking feedback on options identified in the consultation paper which seek to strengthen protection of agricultural land and guide decision-making in greenwich and peri-urban areas around melbourne officers have council officers have prepared a draft submission to the consultation paper which is attached.

K

Officers recommend the council endorse the draft submission at attachment 1 to this report and submits the attached draft submission to the department of environmental land, water and planning through the engage victoria website. Thank you, madam mayor.

A

Thank you um councils. Are there any questions or points of club clarifications for um director, mr calvin walsh?

A

No, um do I have a move out of a motion. Thank you, council lancashire. Do I have a secondary.

A

Do I have a second, I'm thinking cancel a new one. um I invite move over motion council lancashire to speak to the motion.

L

uh Thank you, madam mayor, and uh thank you to the officers who have worked hard on producing this report.

L

We have, of course, a welcome review of our green wedges by the state government, and this is our opportunity to provide feedback on that review, and the office has done a great job in terms of assessing that some of the key things, of course, with our green wedge, which is particularly um significant to us across the northern end of the municipality and near the airport, it includes agricultural lands, conservation lands, the organ pipes, national park, our largest park sydenham park, golf course.

L

So, there's quite a lot of interesting things up there, and certainly anytime you go up there, you're, probably bound to see kangaroos and wallabies, and that so looking after that area and not to mention the grasslands looking after that area is so important to this municipality and and will have in the future significant tourism potential. This proposal is involved in strengthening the legislation and to recognise the relative regional significance and productive capacity of brimbank's agricultural land.

L

There are opportunities and support for brimbank's landowners to pursue alternative, innovative and economically viable uses of agricultural land, consistent with the objectives of the green wedge areas supported by updated policies and government investment.

L

This is certainly an area that can be food producing uh in terms of melbourne's green wedges and should be protected with support for viable economic development of agricultural and alternative uses, and, as I've mentioned before, it also impacts on melbourne airport. Protecting this area for the future uses that will occur out of melbourne airport is important and should be a factor factored into the planning controls.

L

It also looks at resource implications for councils to undertake local studies and also give careful consideration to other uses which may or may not be appropriate in this area, such as schools, places of worship and those sort of things which, of course, where the airport is has special significance for us. So there are funding opportunities and support to be provided to landowners, to encourage ongoing agricultural uses that are innovative, productive and viable and to undertaken sustainability.

L

So I would certainly recommend the offices submission that's been prepared on this to council. Thank you very much. Madame.

A

Thank you counseling. I invite councillor um new and secondary of motion to speak.

M

Okay, all right everyone, um so this this review into protecting and improving our green wedges by the state government is quite welcome and, I would say you know, bring back. I think it's good for us as possible to preserve our green open spaces wherever we can- and you know also need to note that not all green wedges are the same so especially for in the same brick green wedge, which prevent does have a portion of.

M

um We have poor quality soil, you know and then sometimes the water, affordable water on sources as well, and we need to also help out the orlando landowners in that area to find alternative uses as well so and also keep in mind that there'll be no airport on extension as well. So we need to protect other weapons.

A

Thank you, councillor newand. um I will put motion to vote um yes, councillor tarkus.

F

Am I able to speak to it too? Madame? Yes, you are thank you. um This drafts, a submission prepared by our offices in europe, is vitally important in addressing the many challenges currently that we have in the brimbank green wedge. The brim bank green wedge is unique and different to any other green wedge in victoria. It has been impacted greatly by the cost of water and irrigation, and is also constrained by several melbourne airport overlays over the years as a councillor, I've heard the concerns of many of the land owners on these great green wedges.

F

It is so important that these land owners, many or who have come from market farming, families that have farmed in key law extensively over a hundred years are no longer able to continue their family tradition opportunities and support for brim banks. Landowners on on these green wedges to pursue alternative and innovative, economically viable uses of agricultural land should be consistent with the overreaching objectives, but need to be supported by updated policy and proper investment by the state government.

F

The constraints on the landowners must be addressed by this process. It is vitally important, as well as the growing constraints placed by the melbourne airport planning controls, appropriate resources and support should be provided by dwell to our council as well to our council officers, who, who are undertaking to support these green wedges much more funding and more grants need to be provided and allocated to landowners to encourage them to for ongoing agricultural uses that are innovative, productive and viable and undertaken sustainably.

F

Now more than ever, supporting food producing green wedges is integral to becoming a much more self-sufficient sustainable society and less reliance on the global economy. This cannot be achieved if food producing areas like green wedges do not have access to secure, affordable water and irrigation infrastructure.

F

State and regional investment is needed in irrigation infrastructure to support green wedge land owners. Thank you.

A

Thank you, councillor, tacos. Would any other council like to speak to um to the motion?

A

Yes, counselor borg.

D

Thank you, mother, mayor, um just briefly to retaliate what counselor, lancashire and councillor tagores have said and highlighted the importance to protect melbourne's green wage and agricultural land. More specifically, the sudbury green wedge in brimbang as counselor tacos mentioned. The landowners within the sunbury green wedge need to be supported to take advantage of opportunities for suitable alternatives and uses, and alternative agricultural use should accompany any policy changes, particularly for those landowners who are significant significantly restricted by airport operations.

D

It's important to have additional planning control, such as the environmental protection overlay or vegetation protection overlay opportunities to use planning, controls to protect and secure waterways corridors, including the meribinong river, um should be fairly explored.

D

I would also like to thank the council officers for the preparation of such a a comprehensive submission. Thank you.

A

uh Would any other council like to speak to the motion?

A

Thank you. So um I put motion to vote and I'm all in favor. Please raise your hands.

A

Thank you. I declare motion carrot, we'll go to 12.7, which is approval of borrowing with director, mr shane ma.

A

I would like to invite director shane ma to present the report.

O

Thank you, madam. This report is to commence the process to undertake borrowings, as approved as part of the 2020 2020-21 budget officers will see, quotes from australian banks, and the recommendation in this report is the chief executive officer and the mayor signed the necessary documentation to take up the loan. Thank you.

A

Thank you um councils. Are there any questions or points of clarification for.

A

Thank you. Is there a move of emotion of the motion.

A

Thank you, um counselor borg. Is there a secondary?

A

Thank you councillor, lancashire.

A

I might move out of um of the motion to speak.

D

Sorry, mother mayor, I would like to move the motion as per shared screen. Thank.

A

You councillor borg, I invite secondary to speak.

L

Thank you, madam mayor, um certainly to say that there is never a better time than now to borrow with the interest rates we have.

L

This money is vital for our capital works program and council's operation, and also that I do note in the report that it's for a 10-year fixed interest rate term and to be paid back principal and amateurizing the interest over that time. That all sounds like an extremely good deal to me and well done to mr maher in in in that report. Thank you very much.

A

Thank you, counseling sherwood, any other council like to speak to the motion. um Thank you. Councillor, lou.

E

Thank you, madam mayor just so I want to briefly state that um when borrowing discounts are going to consider it lightly, uh we're buying large amount of money uh as calcasa 11 like mentioned earlier. This is the best time um to take up the loans and borrowers. So um we are the reason why we support. Is it's the right time to take up the um the borrowing? Thank you.

A

Thank you, council lou. um Would any other council like to speak um to the motion?

A

No, thank you all. I put motions for it all in favor. Please raise your hands.

A

Thank you all. I am declared this motion carried. We will go to um 12.8, which is quarterly budget report for the periods ending 31st december 2020 with the director, mr shane maher.

O

Thank you, madam mayor. um This report is the standard report presented to council quarterly.

O

This quarter of the report also includes a mid-year budget review that recognises major changes to our council's finances, including the continued impact of covert 19 and the recognition of additional grants towards our capital works program. Also included in this report is nomination of projects for the federal government, local roads and community infrastructure program. Thank you.

A

Thank you, mr shane um counselors. Are there any questions or points of clarification um for director?

A

No, um do I have a move of emotion. Thank you, councillor borg. Do I have a secondary.

A

Thank you councillor kerr.

A

I invite councillor book move off the motion to speak.

D

I would like to move the motion as per shared screen. Madame thank you. I would like to say that this is a quarterly budget report. The forecast result for the 2020 2021 financial year is an operating surplus of 6.06 million dollars, which is favorable to the annual budget by 5.17 million dollars.

D

The cash balance for the financial year ending 30th of june 2021 is forecast to be 20 28 million dollars compared to a budgeted cash balance of 16.5 million dollars, which is favorable to budget by 11.5 millions.

D

One of the highlights of the of this report is the proposed changes to the adopted 2020 2021 capital works program through the federal government, local roads and community infrastructure program. Brimbane council was unlocated, six million two hundred sixty two thousand seventy seven hundred seventy four dollars in round two, a number of brim big nominated projects, have been brought forward from from future years in council's capital works program. This report is also seeking the endorsement of the nominated projects.

D

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all the staff involved in the successful application for the local roads and community infrastructure program. I commend this report to council.

A

Thank you, councillor borg. I invite councillor kerr second out of motion to speak.

G

um I'll, just as per the shared screen, thank you.

A

Thank you councillor kerr. Would any other council like to speak to um to the motion.

A

I put motion to vote all in favor. Please raise your hands.

A

Thank you. I declare this motion carried. We're gonna go to 12.9, which is um governance report february 2021 with mr dan.

P

Hogan you, madam mayor, um the monthly governance report is a standing item within the ordinary council meeting agenda. It is a summary of recent governance activity in accordance with best practice and good governance principles written in compliance with provisions applying respectively in the local government act 1989 and the local act government act 2020. The report variously informs council of delegated decisions, outcomes of previous council resolutions and discloses information, as required under legislation in this particular month.

P

Appointments to portfolios and committees are sort and also includes an update in relation to sydney road upgrades complying with the non-previously moved by council. Thank you, madam mayor.

A

Thank you, mr dan hogan. I would like to um invite counsellors if they have any questions um or point of clarification for director to ask or to raise. No, um do I have a mover of um motion.

A

Thank you, um counselor dang. Do I have a second alpha motion of secondary. Thank you counselor.

A

I invite counsellor um dang mooba of the motion to speak.

Q

I pulled the motion and per sharepoint.

A

Thank you. Thank you councillor. Then. I invite councillor um lou seconder of motion to speak.

E

American spur paper business paper.

A

Thank you councillor.

P

Apologies for the interruption, um it's also appropriate for the governance report. um The motion to include the appointments to the committees.

O

And portfolios.

A

P

So perhaps the motion to be adopted by council could include that information.

A

So um so do I have a move up for that inclusion counsellor deng yeah the.

C

Same counselors.

A

I think yeah and counselor lou do. I have a second up for inclusion yep. Thank you. Thank you. um Would any other council like to speak to the motion?

A

No, I put motion to vote all.

P

I'm sorry to interrupt again I apologize. Perhaps um councillor brampton might have some suggestions in regards to the what needs to be taken by the minute taker in order to.

A

Okay, yep no worries, yes, counselor uh brenton.

N

I don't have the um uh portfolios in front of me, but I can jump in with the committee ones. That's all right.

P

um Yes, I think if we could proceed on that basis. Initially, yes,.

N

uh So the committee appointments that we've all agreed upon we've got the aboriginal and torres strait. Islander reconciliation action plan, consultative committee, um councillor uh rasic and borg are going to take them that spot um the brooklyn industrial precinct strategy.

N

Safety, roundtable council of david sunshine, township center partnership, councillor david from bank arts advisory committee is going to be chaired by councillor. Dang uh representatives are going to be councillor papalia and council branton collective action committee chairing chaired by virginia catholic, virginia attacker, sorry um and reps uh councillor, rasik and dang friend, bank youth council. The chair is going to be counseling you in reps um councillor papalia saint albans, township center partnership.

N

Council attack us municipal emergency emerge management committee, also, council, tacos, social justice coalition, um councillor tacos, uh with substitutes with councillor branson, brim bank disability advisory committee. The chair, uh sorry chair, will be council. Branson uh representatives will be councillor borg and councillor kerr uh heritage, advisory committee, council, lancashire, melbourne regional landfill community reference group, also, council, lancaster, uh metro, metropolitan transport forum council of lou, australian mayoral aviation councillor um council, councillor tacos from bank community fund is councillor uh dang and councilman.

N

You win brooklyn community representative committee uh is councillor branton councillor david and counting you in call the highway improvement committee is camphorasic. Metro, metropolitan, local government waste management committee is councillor lancashire.

N

I think that's all of them. Oh and they're at the um the western tourism committee, was counselor here.

A

Thank you, councillor brampton, yes, councillor, lancashire,.

N

A

Speaker, um the microphone.

P

So councillor lancashire, I believe, you're on mute. Forgive me come give me madame for interjecting.

L

uh Thank you madame. I was just offering to go through the portfolios, but I understand councillor. Brandon might have them now so I'll I'll stop there. Thank you.

A

Yes, councillor brenton.

N

um uh The portfolio brazilian brimbank uh american councillor rasik has taken that grim bank innovation um is being shared by council and you win and counselor lancashire, as well as brim bank, prosperous council and lancashire and campaign. You win a co-chairing uh brimbank people, council aboard brimbank crowd. Council occur connecting brim bank councillor trump burn bank covered 19 recovery council of tacos healthy brimbank councillor branson liverpool, brimbank councillor david sustainable, bring bank councillor, papalia, vibra brimbank, his councilor danny.

P

Madame, perhaps if I could make a suggestion that the minute taker shows on screen what we understand to currently be the motion under consideration by council. Thank.

P

P

A

Can we move it up a little bit, so everyone can see.

A

Is that the end of comedy, or do we have any uh further that yeah? Thank you.

A

If you don't mind, we can slowly move it a little bit.

P

More so madame does, though, do those names attached to those portfolios and committees, accord with the understanding, your understanding and that of council, or is there an amendment that um our minute taker should be aware of.

A

Well, I think this matches the um councillor branton um list. So, yes,.

P

Thank you um so, uh with the exception, then, of those committee appointments and the portfolio appointments, as now confirmed within the motion on screen, um the remainder of the recommendation is as per the business papers and is what is shared on screen. So thank you confirming that, madame that I think councillors are now all aware of the substantive motion that is currently under consideration that has been moved and seconded.

A

Okay, since we had a mover and a secondary, um and we added this to it, I would like to um invite any other counselors if they like to speak to the motion. I'm yes, counselor borg,.

D

This is really exciting to see the allocation of the portfolios and the internal and external committees as counselors. We are all keen to embark on these roles. I personally feel very excited to hold the people portfolio, about which I feel highly passionate. This report also refers to the brimbank community recovery grant programs.

D

This program is being rolled out in two stages stage. One round opened for applications between august and the 4th of october 2020. stage 2 round will open in early 2020 to 21..

D

It's interesting to note that 66 applications were submitted between august and october 2020, requesting a total of 700 and 3 415 dollars and 48 cents um in grant funding with 300 000 originally available through the grants program.

D

um This report this stage three assessment process is also being undertaken and it is quite a thorough process.

D

This report also includes the community sports infrastructure stimulus program round two sports and recreation victoria invited council to submit a funding application for sporting outbreak upgrades to bond thomas reserve in round two of the community sports infrastructure stimulus program after the project was not funded in round one. The bond thomas reserve application focuses on funding to deliver new multi-purpose cricket nets, um parts network, car parks and an upgrade to the oval irrigation applications close on the second of march 2021, with the outcomes expected to be advised from may 2021 onwards.

D

I am very like man, everyone else. I am very much hoping for a successful outcome. I would like to thank the staff involved in this application and all the staff who work very hard to make sure council has has shovel ready projects to take every opportunity to apply for such funding.

D

A

You councillor borg, uh would any other council like to speak to to the motion? Yes, councillor, lancia.

L

Thank you, madam air, and a very brief comment, but I think it's a very um proud moment to see the vast list of community and public committees that uh our councillors are now being able to engage with it. It's a it's, an honor and a privilege to to be involved in that and involves a lot of work from staff and other people in the community and particularly the the portfolios, which are a new innovation um coming from the last term about how the councillors can help develop policies for this municipality.

L

It's uh having experience from the last term. uh This is quite an exciting um uh and very enthusiastic, welcome and start to all of our councillors and what we're doing for the community. So thank you, madam mayor.

A

Thank you, council lancashire. um Would anyone else like to speak to the motion.

A

I put motion to vote all in favor. Please raise your hands. Thank you. I declare motion carried we're going to go to 12.10 counselor code of conduct 2021 with mr dan hogan.

P

Thank you again, madam mayor. The local government act 2020 requires council to adopt a councillor code of conduct that incorporates the standards of conduct as prescribed in the regulations within four months of the general election.

P

These prescribed standards set the behaviours of counsellors which can be enforced under the code of conduct and the protocols for both informal and formal dispute resolution proceedings. The draft code of conduct 2021 at attachment 1, was drafted by maddox lawyers and incorporates the prescribed standards of conduct and the prescribed internal arbitration processes.

P

Counsellors will be aware that they're currently operating under a code of conduct, but this new code is significantly changed due to the high level of prescribed content derived from the act and regulations whilst under normal circumstances, counsellors would sign the code within chambers. At this very same meeting, obviously we will need to make alternative arrangements. Thank you, madam mayor.

A

Thank you, uh mr hogan um cancel. Are there any questions or points of clarification for um mr hogan.

A

um Do I have a mover of emotion.

A

Thank you, um miss j papalia. um Do I have a seconder, I can't see. um Thank you. Counselor borg,.

A

I invite councillor papalia mover off the motion to speak.

R

And move the motion as per the shed screen. Thank you.

A

Thank you, councillor papalia. I invite um councillor burke seconder of motion to speak.

D

Thank you. Madame the adoption of counselor code of contact 2021 is a legal requirement. This new code of conduct incorporates the standards of conduct as prescribed and delayed in the regulations, which was part of the directions paper.

D

This prescribed standards said the behaviors of counselors, which can be enforced under the code of conduct and deep protocols for both for informal and formal dispute um resolution proceedings. This new code is significantly different to the current code.

D

A

Thank you, councillor borg. Would any other council like to speak to the motion all right, um I put motion to vote all in favor. Please raise your hand.

A

Thank you. I declare motion carried uh we're gonna go to um strategic advocacy and engagement report, update, which is 12.1 august from august 2020 to february 2021.

A

um I am a new elected mayor and a councillor, so I've been here since november, but council has been doing some great stuff. So I've got a few points here.

A

um The strategic advocacy and engagement report of the period of august 2020 to february 2021 provides an update on council's ongoing work to advocate, engage and secure outcomes in good faith for the brimbank community.

A

Some key initiatives that have been pursued over this period have included council launching its 19-point action plan for covet response and recovery august 2020 um council.

A

um Sorry, yep council rising uh realizing its draft 2050, leading with vision, strategy august 2020 uh bring bank key projects, including cinema park, being contained in the launch of the northwest city, deal priorities paper august 2020 bring bank and mountains stop the soil campaign, helping to so far to prevent ravenholm from receiving contaminate a contaminated soil from the pesticide tunnel project, brim bank hosting a federal and state budget forum in december, with special guests, wait noon uh noonan uh from uh vomeda and emma king from bcoss since being elected as a mayor of brim bank in november 2020.

A

I'm particularly delighted to have continued leading council's advocacy approach and to have engaged and overseen some of the key following initiatives: 500 000 grand announced prime minister for community safety, natalie hatchins mp for cctv in sunshine, um welcoming 2020 state budget funding, including 16.8 million for two intersection upgrades along the melton highway corridor in brimbank, funding for organ pipes and brim bank park, brimbank identified as a priority lga for the state's big uh social housing-built and organ orange story, door program over 2.2 million for two new pocket parks, kerry, street sunshine and leslie street central bus commencing.

A

Regular engagement with local state and federal parliamentarians to build support and understand for our advocacy priorities consistent with the transforming brimbank agenda and the 19-point covet action plan. I am delighted to re report that council now has successfully advocated and secured over 103.3 million in direct outcome for our community and was this is a significant and welcome amount.

A

There is no doubt that council and our community will need even more in the lead up to the state and federal budgets, as our residents continue to resp respond recover and rebuild from ongoing and involving coven 19 pandemic.

A

That is why this report seeks council's support to write to the state and federal treasures referring our community's ongoing need for investment around supporting health, wellbeing, socio-economic job and local business support in responses to covert this includes the 10 billion airport railing by the sunshine priority prison, which now takes on even greater importance for brim bank and our region's economic recovery, and is why council is continuing to engage and advocate to govern, to government around the need for an optimal design outcome by bring bank that unlocks the environment, economic and job potential.

A

For all across our hall, municipality council's advocacy for investment and upgrade for colder freeway corridor, as outlined in the 19 point, action plan seeks to maintain the momentum from the federal government's 50 million commitment in 2019 by seeking even further funding for both federal and state government for this vital infrastructure project for brimbank and the growth growing west.

A

In this regard, I would also like to take this opportunity to foreshadow a notice of motion in intent to move at the march council meeting in relation to council advocacy on the calder freeway.

A

The report also contains the number of motion which council will be seeking to lodge for consideration and debate at the proposed australian local government association, national general assembly in june 2021 around the key issue of copied 19 jobs and jobs and skills the need to extend job keeper and job seeker, climate change and environment, as well as a social and affordable business issues. The report uh also provides councils opportunity to continue its advocacy around the proposed western inlet freight terminal, whilst council is supportive in principle of the project and its associated benefits of the region.

A

Council is also very mindful of the potential noise amenity and design implications it may have on our community. I commend this very comprehensive report to the chamber and look forward to working with all of my council colleagues, council offices, parliamentarians and our community to continue advocating over my term now. I would like to invite mr dan hogan to speak on strategic advocacy and engagement report update. Thank you.

P

Thank you, madam mayor. As printed within the business papers, the purpose of this report is to receive an update on strategic advocacy and engagement, endorse notices of motion for submission to the australian local government association, endorse action related to the proposed western intermodal freight terminal. Thank you, madam mayor.

A

Thank you, mr hogan um councillors. Are there any questions or points of clarification for director hogan.

A

No is there a mover of a motion?

A

Thank you, councillor tarkos. Is there a seconder? Thank you councillor lancashire. I invite um councillor tarko smoover of the motion to speak.

F

uh Thank you, madam mayor, having been on the advocacy portfolio for the last few years. It's something I've been really passionate about, and it's really great to see um some investment coming across to our seven schools. The mar project funding towards the western rail plan, money to redevelop, sunshine law, courts and justice precinct the much needed upgrades for the melton highway and sunshine avenue intersections, getting fixed up and funding towards um upgrading organ pipes and bring bank park.

F

I never thought I'd see the day we get some funding for those great parks, but that's great news, but there is still a lot more funding needed to achieve our transformation.

F

Bring bank advocacy agenda, I'd like to see a bit more fairness in our advocacy around investment in the contamination task force, completion of the upper stony creek rehabilitation project so in in essence, what I'm saying is that more investment needs to be done in environmental equity in our community, because we we need to make it clear to the government that we are not a destination for victoria's um waste and rubbish. We are a community in transformation.

F

We want positive investment, but we also want rehabilitation, and we have shown that we can rehabilitate uh landfills um if you look at taylor's creek. That's an example: uh our community deserves these kinds of projects as well. So I hope in your role in advocacy, which I'm sure you'll do a fantastic job and with the covert um investment as well, that we can transform our community into something that we can all be proud of. Thank you.

A

Thank you, um councillor, tacos. That is great. We're looking forward to transfer transforming green bank together. um um I invite councillor lancashire, second of the mo off motion to speak.

L

Thank you, madam mayor, and I would certainly like to reiterate the comments um made by councillor tacos to here that we've received as a council over 100 million dollars in grants and subsidies is quite an incredible feat um and congratulations to the councillors, the mayor and uh and the enormous hard work of the staff that has gone into all of those submissions uh that is fantastic for our communities. So a very simple statement, but well done everyone. Thank you.

A

Thank you councillor lancashire. Would any other council like to speak to the motion?

A

Thank you, councillor branton. Yes, thank.

N

You man, I just wanted to quickly, say that we have identified there's quite a few gaps in the types of people and age groups and things that were engaged with uh that that work um and it's a conversation that we're having on going to try to work out. How do we engage more with the people who don't typically engage.

A

Thank you. Thank you, council branton. uh Would any other council like to speak to the motion? Yes, cancel a new one.

M

Yeah I like to say you know it's. It's super important that bring bank continues to advocate for more funding, in addition to that, in addition to funding making sure that we advocate for outcomes, concept benefit our community in terms of like you know, if we're building about an airport, making sure we're employing people locally, making sure that the environment is protected as well so like. I would like to commend the council and the council staff and, let's, let's keep putting bremberg on the agenda.

A

Thank you, counselor newan. um Anyone else.

A

um I would like to put motion to vote all in favor. Please raise your hands. Thank you. I declare motion carried so I'll. Go 12.12 community engagement policy with miss leno dumble. Thank you. Leno.

J

Thank you, madam mayor. This report presents council with an overview of the submissions received on the draft community engagement policy and for council to consider the adoption of the final draft community engagement policy at attachment one.

J

Following council's endorsement at the ordinary council meeting on the 15th of december 2020, the draft policy was released for community and stakeholder consultation for a period of four weeks from the 21st of december to the 17th of january 2021..

J

The local government act 2020 requires council to adopt a community engagement policy on or before the 1st of march 2021.. Thank you.

A

Thank you. um Thank you, um mr lindell dumbledore. um I would like to ask councillors. Are there any questions or points of clarifications.

A

Yes, I'm counselling, ewen.

M

Look at that now. I'm sorry, I'm aware that you know the contributing process was a bit. um It there's a timeline due and everything but like in the future like when's. The next review for this um community engagement policy.

J

uh Thank you, um councilman wing through the chair. The policy proposes that it is reviewed every two years counsellor. Thank you.

A

Thank you, councillor, newan. um Are there any more questions or points of clarification?

A

No, um do I have a moti? um Is there a move of a motion?

A

Thank you, counselor borg. Is there a seconder?

A

Is there a second one? Thank you. Council, uh papalia.

A

I might cancel a board mover of the motion to speak.

D

Thank you madame air. First of all, I would like to move the motion as per sk shared screen.

D

Thank you. Councillor burke,.

A

D

Invited sorry, I was going to um to continue to speak to it.

I

Yeah, that's fine yeah.

D

All right, um brimbank city council is committed to genuine and best practice community engagement, to enable me meaningful and inclusive opportunities for community to be involved and informed decision making processes.

D

Community consultation about the draft policy was conducted from the 21st of december to the 17th of january.

D

The feedback received through the community showed strong support for a policy that demonstrates guidance towards genuine engagement and best practices to encourage community participation and involvement in council's decision making.

D

A limitation of this consultation was that it was mainly done through a digital mechanisms or platforms due to the covet 19 restrictions, considering the demographics in brimbank and the fact that a significant number of people are not digital literate.

D

Many members of the community have missed out on this consultation, however, camzoon is taking this into account and is committed to diversify community consultations to cater for everyone, including people of non-english-speaking background, as well as those who cannot who are not digital literate. I commend this report to come soon.

D

A

You councillor burke, I invite councillor papalia a secondary of motion to speak. Thank.

R

You and just a second uh what councilor borg has said in relation to the diversity in our community um and making sure that we can um engage all of our community in our decision making. It is obviously one of the most important things about all projects and and different things that we've put forward so hoping to be able to expand that reach over the next four years.

A

Thanks, thank you, um councillor. Papalia. Would any other council like to speak to the motion? Yes, cancer, lancashire.

L

uh Thank you, madam mayor. We certainly understand that there was a state government imperative to uh get this engagement policy prepared within a tight timeline.

L

It certainly, I think, put the the staff under a lot of pressure to process this and communicate with the public over the christmas break and to get feedback on. This was a very difficult task and also at a time when there's no actual print media being circulated within brimbank, as would have normally probably been part of such a consultation process, so very difficult job for the staff well done, and uh thank you very much.

A

Thank you, council language, chair, I've seen councillor david, stand up.

A

C

Thank you, madam may I just um eager those words that said by all the other sporting councillors.

C

Look, I think we live in a modern life in a way of uh um quick fix um on today's um perhaps happening with senior citizens and and hundreds of commun communities that we've have in our city, madam mayor um in years gone by. They used to have what we call hard copies, sent to them home to film and sent back to council. Today.

C

It's all online some of those communities, especially now with probably 19 they they suffer in silence as they say, because they don't know where to door, knock, that's what it is, and then you look at some experts at today's technologies and such they're, even demanding offices demanding even the ceo and others to have meetings or perhaps asking the counselors to perhaps don't don't support the office report.

C

I think this is this has to stop somehow and we have to try and bring even stephen's travel lines and, as I said, a lot of communities are suffering and the reason behind it. They haven't got anybody to help them as such. Thank you.

A

Thank you councillor david um councillor. Branton, did you want us to.

N

Yep, thank you man. I just want to quickly say. Like everyone's probably guessed, I got a little confused to the motion I spoke previously at 12.11. I meant to say that to 12.12 about missing some people in the.

A

Community. Thank you. Thank you against brampton. Anyone else wants to speak to yes, um councillor tacos. Thank you.

F

uh Madame um I just wanted to say that it was the response that received was 27. Submissions out of such a large municipality is so disappointing, but I understand that we are under constraints uh with time, but uh this is what underpins our whole council is. The way we engage with our community is fundamental to everything we do so the integrity, accountability, responsiveness are the key principles that should underpin everything we do, and we should consider co-designing that with our community as well, because they have knowledge, they are leaders as well.

F

So working with them uh to to promote engagement is is fundamental. We need more community panels. We need more consultative committees, working groups and advisory groups to ensure that the community is invested in engagement and how we shape our community. Youth councils are a great start. Mentoring programs for women have proven to be very successful here in our council, as well as alumni leadership programs. The strengthening of those programs will only improve the skills of our community.

F

Only recently, I had a community group from a different culture say: why can't we be involved in the service where we call out vulnerable community members in our language? Why can't we be trained up to do something like that? I I did send the request through, but we need more programs where we can genuinely engage with especially people going through covert and who may need support or who might be trying to organize aged care packages. This is another area where our community is really suffering a lot.

F

Having that person at the end of uh you know, the council is the first place that people genuinely call to get support, um having people um on call that can provide that support is vitally important. So I commend this report. um Even though we didn't get a great response, I look forward to it going out more extensively the next time. Thank you. Madame.

A

Thank you, I'm councillor, tacos. Would any other council like to speak to the motion?

A

No, um let's put motion to vote all in favor, please raise your hands.

A

Thank you. I declared this motion carried we're going to go to 12 point 13 cent, auburn's leisure center development naming process with mr dan.

P

P

Thank you, madam mayor. uh After a four-week community consultation period during august, 2020 council received 314 submissions to name council's upcoming redeveloped saint auburn's leisure center facility, a community committee shortlisted 256, unique names and shortlisted four for the consideration of council at ordinary council meeting 15 september 2020 council resolved brimbank aquatic and wellness center, as the official proposed name for the redeveloped saint albans leisure center facility council is now required by geographic names victoria, to undertake a community engagement process to receive any objections to the proposed name.

P

Any valid objections received must subsequently be considered by council in order to reject or endorse the name for final submission to geographic names, victoria. For the purpose of legal confirmation, the officer's recommendation reflects the necessary due process.

L

P

The naming of the redevelopment so norbert's leisure facility. Thank you madame thank.

A

You um councillors are there any questions or points of clarification uh for director hogan.

A

Yes, cancer, tacos.

F

Sorry, my question to director uh dan hogan is: how will this be assessed once it goes out to a 45-day consultation? If there's objections um uh director hogan.

P

Through the chair, thank you for the question council tarkos. um A report will return to council on the 20th of april 2021, which will list the valid objections received uh officers comments against that for the deliberation of council, so it will return to council.

A

Thank you, um sorry. Anyone else!

A

um No, I am. Is there a mover of the motion?

A

Thank you council. um Thank you, councillor, papalian. uh Is there a secondary?

A

Thank you councillor kerr.

A

I might counselor uh babalia mover of the motion to speak.

R

I move the motion as per the shed screen. Thank you.

A

Thank you, councillor papalia. I invite councillor kerr second out of motion to speak.

G

We'll also move the motion as per the shared screen. Thank you. Thank.

A

You uh would any other council like to speak to the motion.

A

No, I put motion to vote all in favor. Please raise your hands.

A

Thank you. I declare this motion carried we'll go to twelve point. Fourteen green galley reserve north and press uh pre enhancement plan implement implementation february 2021 update with mr neil whiteside.

S

uh Thank you. Madam mayor. At the ordering council meeting on the 21st of july, 2020 council considered a report on the outcomes of the community consultation on the draft green galley reserve northern precinct enhancement plan and was presented a final draft enhancement plan for consideration for approval council resolved to adopt the final draft enhancement plan and subsequently allocated funds as part of the 2021 annual budget to commence implementation.

S

The purpose of this report is for council to receive an update on the implementation of the green gallery reserve northern precinct enhancement plan. Thank you, madam mayor.

A

Thank you, um mr nail. Whiteside um councillors. Are there any questions or points of clarification for um director? Yes, councillor brampton.

N

Thank you mayor um thanks for putting this together. Neil uh I've got a question about the there's. A native grassland offset that's required, there's a parcel of grassland, that's being destroyed for the creation of um the sports grounds. I just wanted to know it said in it that a ministerial exemption is required because only one appropriate offset was found in the area. Why would a ministerial exemption be required if there's just one grassland available for offset.

S

So, just based on the local government act uh council of brampton uh there is a requirement to normally public the tender works over the certain threshold being 200 000. So in a normal situation, you would tend to that, but if there's only one available supplier in this case one offset site, then it's not possible to do that. Therefore, we need to understand. Well, we need to apply for a ministerial exemption from the minister for local government. Thank you.

N

So does it as in usually it would be tender to private land.

S

So if there were multiple sites that could actually provide the offset sites, we would then go to a normal tender process, but given that's not possible, based on the work undertaken by our ecology consultant, only one site's identified for the offset. So therefore, uh council is required to seek a ministerial exemption.

N

Okay, I was just worried that it might be a size thing that it was a strange thing where we weren't going to get as much grassland yeah thanks.

A

Thank you, councillor, brunton. um Are there any other questions or points of clarification.

A

No um is there a mover of a motion.

A

Thank you, counselor newman. Is there a second up?

A

Thank you, council links here. um I invite councillor newan mover of the motion to speak.

M

um I would like to leave the notion as to office with.

A

Patients, thank you councillor newton. I might cancel lincia secondar of motion to speak.

L

Thank you, madam mayor. uh Yes, this is certainly a fantastic uh project for our community of the uh oval pavilion car parking and landscaping that will occur in that area. um A lot of work has been done by our staff on that, and thank you for that work.

L

We are moving into the design consultant being appointed as part of that process. That's my understanding and it will be very exciting. I think, for the community and for councillors to see this yet another great facility added to this municipality, which will serve in particular our sporting community and give some confidence, hopefully to our uh younger generation, in particular, in getting back into sport after covert um by council, showing uh its progress in um pushing ahead with this project. Thank you very much.

A

Thank you, counseling. um Would any other counselor like to speak to the motion.

A

um Yes, counselor david.

C

Thank you, madam mayor. Yes, as council of language, I said what an exciting type of area would be green galley um every every year. That's not so much the last two or three years, but migration and different migrants.

C

Today, we've got different communities, they're, calling sports sport at all times any sport indeed, and I think in due course we're going to see a beautiful type of stadium there and a number of other type of facilities there for sport lovers and and and of course, people and sport um supporters to see and uh congratulations to to neil and his uh team uh for coming up with this report before us tonight.

C

I think it's a wonderful initiative. Yeah well done.

A

Thank you. Would any other council like to speak um to the motion?

A

Okay, I put motion to vote all in favor. Please raise your hands.

A

Thank you. I declare this motion carried we're going to go to 12.15 draft submission to infrastructure victorious draft 30-year infrastructure strategy with mr neil are waiting.

S

uh Thank you. Madam mayor infrastructure. Victoria has released its draft 30-year infrastructure strategy and have invited all victorians to have their say. The community consultation period closes on the 26th of february this year, council officers have drafted a submission in line with relevant council policies and strategies, providing a response to the draft strategy, recommendations and initiatives.

S

The purpose of this report is for council to consider approval of the draft submission to infrastructure, victoria's draft 30-year infrastructure strategy, which is an attachment one to the report. Thank you, madam mayor.

A

Thank you, mr neil whiteside um councils. Are there any questions or points of clarification for um director.

A

No um okay is there a mover of a motion.

A

Thank you, counselor dan. Is there a seconder.

A

Is there a um thank you counselor david? I invite counselor um then move her off the motion to speak.

Q

I wish to move the motion at uh per the share screens. Thank you.

A

Thank you councillor dan. I invite councillor david seconder off motion to speak. um Can you your sound thank.

C

You I'm okay, I'm done.

A

Thank you, council david. uh Would any other council like to speak to the motion? No, I put motion to vote all in favor. Please raise your hands.

A

Thank you. I declare motion carrot, so we're going to go to motion 12.6 contract number, 21, 2911 provision of landfill services with mr nell whiteside. Yes, um um go to helen morrissey, chief executive, yes,.

B

Thank you, madam marion councillors, I'm as per my statement at the commencement of this evening's meeting. I declare a general conflict of interest in accordance with the brim bank governance rules and request that the host remove me from the council meeting for the duration of the item. Thank you.

A

um Thank you, my ceo, so she's. um I just would like to.

A

I'd like to seek some advice on this one: can I have that for a second? Can you disconnect me.

A

C

Madam here you're mute.

A

I'm sorry about that. I didn't realize I just said we're going to 12.16 contract number 21 2911 provision of landfill services with mr neil whiteside.

S

uh Thank you, madam mayor, at the ordinary council meeting on the 25th of june 2019 council resolved to advise the metropolitan waste and resource recovery group that it will participate in its collective procurement process. On behalf of participating councils for landfill services, the metropolitan waste and resource recovery group conducted a tender process for landfill services in 2020, given that the current landfill services contracts are due to conclude on the 30th of march this year.

S

The purpose of this report is to present to council the outcomes of the tender evaluation for contract number 21 2911 provision of landfill services and seek council's consideration to award the contract. Thank you, madam mayor.

A

Thank you, mr neil whiteside.

A

I would like to ask um yes, um council anxiou.

L

Oh sorry, madam mayor, I might have jumped in a little soon.

A

L

I thought there was an amended recommendation being drafted in relation to this item and if so, I would like to move that if that could be put up on the screen. Please.

I

A

A

A

And yes, cancer language. Would you like to.

L

um Yes, um just if I could clarify madam mayor is that, in accordance with the discussions that have occurred,.

E

A

S

I sorry maybe maddie mayor if I can provide some clarity um against lancaster. um There are a couple of options. There are option to obviously amend uh the uh the well not amend, essentially put a motion that could be an amended version of the officer recommendation. Alternatively, I understand there was um some consideration possible deferral of this item so counseling, I'm not sure which uh approach the council would like to take and what you'd like to move at this stage.

A

I'm yes, langster.

L

Thank you madame um in that case, I would like to move an amended motion that this matter be deferred uh for uh uh future consideration. Thank you.

A

Thank you, canceling. Do we have a second after that motion? Yes, cancel our lou.

E

I'll second, that motion.

A

Thank you councillor.

A

I um invite councillor moover of the motion to speak to that mother.

C

May we can't debate.

I

C

The fair he has to be pushed to the board. Now, please, okay, just one second.

A

Okay, so I'll put um amended motion to the vote. All in favor, please raise your hands.

A

I declared this motion carried, so we will defer this until further notice. Thank you.

A

We're going to go now to 12.17 deer park, rail corridor level, crossing removal projects february 2021 update with mr neil whiteside.

A

And if we haven't already, we can bring. I think um mr c uh missio back in.

S

Okay, madam mayor I'll, proceed introducing given that the ceo is back at the meeting. uh So thank you at the ordinary council meeting on the 15th of september last year, an update on the deer park, rail corridor level, crossing removal projects was presented to council and council resolved to write to the minister for transport infrastructure, seeking a response to a number of issues relating to the level crossing removal projects.

S

Council also resolved to receive a further update upon a receipt of a response from the state government council received a response from the level cruising level crossing removal projects team uh in late january this year and further correspondence was also received from the minister for planning in early uh february this month in relation to the level crossing removal projects, both at fitzgerald road and ardeer and robertson's road in deer park.

S

The purpose of this report is to provide council a further update on the deer park, rail corridor level, crossing removal projects, including the receipt of correspondence from the level crossing removal projects, team and the minister for planning, and consider further ad advocacy to the state government on a number of issues of concern. Thank you, madam mayor.

A

um Thank you, mr neil whiteside um counselors. Are there any questions or points of clarification for um director.

A

Okay, um is there a mover off a motion? Thank you, councillor, tacos. Is there a second.

F

I met me. I just wanted to say that um I would like to move the officer recommendation, but with the following additions, which will be shown on the shared screen. If that's possible,.

F

Thank you madame. So my additions to the the officer recommendation are highlighted in rent and in capitalized. Writing I'm happy to read them out that the community preference is to retain the council land for use as public open space. Not a road reserve that further publishing of design options, including details of all analysis and evaluation, completed for all design options and that community consultation about them. In the event the land is compulsory acquired before further community consultation occurs, council will seek and in the end uh there are.

F

I won't go through them all mad at me because, uh but it is highlighted on the screen as those major issues that the community felt was impacted by this um project. Thank you.

A

Thank you, counselor.

A

A

So was that yes, cancer, david.

C

uh Madame era, I thought we discussed that last time at a briefing meeting where we're told by our director that the contract has been taken, and I like what I heard by from council progress, but I mentioned the word. The horse has balded last time and I think we had that repeated the game, and if the content has been taken, it's a state government. We cannot stop the state government.

C

The only thing we can do now is to try and make sure you we we get that bridge up as soon as possible, but only the government can take over the maintenance of it, because the maintenance, if they come back to council it'd, be tremendous very, very expensive to maintain it. So if we can manage to do that through our directors and and our officers to try and work with the government to give us that attitude, it'd be a win-win situation for us and that's one, the rest of it.

C

um The residents wanted that level crossing up and gone yesterday. It's about time, they've been suffering for a long time.

C

um I I think I think we have to try and get as much as possible, even from the land point of view, the compulsory acquisition- uh maybe we can try and get a few more dollars from them, and if we can do that, I think that's what we can do for the city. That's that's my opinion.

A

um I'm um councillor david just to clarify you second of the motion.

E

A

Have you we haven't had anyone second in motion, so just because.

C

I'll share that, okay, just to.

A

Clarify that all right, thank you. I'm councillors uh david. um I invite councillor tacos smoover of the motion to speak. Do you have anything.

F

Yeah, madame I'm not disagreeing with anything that counselor david is saying, because I support the officer recommendation. What I'm doing is just building into it. Some of the um I guess, the the whole process as um councillor david said, was a fatal complete in that we don't have any say yet our community will still be impacted and what is raised in those red uh capitals are the concerns that the community has, which are quite valid, that if we can negotiate for something better, uh we you know and and also have this uh project undertaken.

F

I think that's a win-win for our community and I'm not um against the project at all. This is just to enhance what the officer recommendation is. Thank you thank.

A

You councillor tarkos. um I might cancel out david second of a motion to speak.

C

Oh mother, mayor, I I have said what I wanted to say.

C

um Yes, as I said, I support what council of thomas just said, but I I think the only thing we can do is to try and and and get a good group and and more or less um get this government to understand that we're losing a very valuable land and open space, and indeed we have to have some impact given to us, and the only thing we can have back, I think, is a few more dollars and maybe the maintenance which, in my opinion, would be the most uh important thing for the city.

A

Yeah, thank you councillor david. um Would any other council like to speak to the motion? Yes, councillor, brampton. Thank you.

N

Mayor I want to thank director whiteside for giving me a lot of extra information and talking through um all of this, in a special briefing we've had previously, because a lot of councillors did show a lot of concern, for this is going to severely impact a green, open space that we have.

N

That includes some um a low quality grassland, but grassland on the left, but still I'm serving a niche, and I think a lot of us are really disappointed that so quickly we're going to be losing a green open space that is very valued um by the locals, and we're really disappointed that the um the feedback and the questions that uh that the greater authorities um have received came a bit late.

N

You know late late january, early february is a bit late for us to be comfortable with it, but we're really determined now to try to get the best outcomes um in terms of landscaping. That's definitely not going to be. um We don't want to see garden beds. We would like to see a rehabilitation of some grassland um and appropriate trees for that, and it gives us an opportunity to link up a lot more bike paths.

N

There's some parts that are going well we're advocating for some cars that will join up that section with deer park uh station which currently there's no shared paths at all there. So you can't do that so there's some some upsides and we're going to keep fighting for the best outcome we can get. Thank you. Man.

A

Thank you, councillor, branson. uh Would any other council like to speak to the motion?

A

um Thank you. Yes, counselor dan.

Q

Yeah. Thank you mayor. um I understand that there are some impact that caused the community concerns like the green space, but I think the safety of the community is the first priority that we need to think of um and also the council officers have done, a lot of work with the government um and what the amendment motion of the council of tacos have. Some good points uh support her amendment motion.

Q

A

All I want to say thank you. Thank you. Thank you, um counselor dang.

A

Anyone else wants to speak. Yes, um counselor new one.

M

Yeah, I think, yeah. Obviously it's super important that we, you know, prioritize the safety of our residents, and that includes the removal of these other crossings, but, like actually like, I think most of the councils are like I'm super disappointed about where you know we're losing a bit of open space and it's impacting our king's faces, and I think if the state government is running out of fi, I think the least we could do as council is to advocate to make sure we are, you know, truly compensated and it's just as a rhinoplasty.

M

You know with the remaining like green species that have life to look after them in case. Something like this happens again, making sure that community is like very properly consulted and.

I

A

Councillor newman anyone else, just that wants to speak to them.

A

Okay, no um we're gonna put um I just want to clarify. Was this a minute motion.

A

Because I you didn't mention, you just said you wanted to add a few things.

C

It was just yes, okay,.

A

Just wanted to clarify that as well, because the counselor dan mentioned um uh we can now go to boat. um I put motion to all of to vote all in favor. Please raise your hands. Sorry. What are we voting for the amendment or the no.

N

We don't have an amendment.

A

That was just addition, I believe.

A

All in favor, please raise your hands. Thank you. I declare this motion carried.

A

So now we're going to go to item 13 notice of motion. There are six notices of motion for consideration.

A

Counselors uh remind you that the notice of motion must be moved as printed in the papers and only if seconded can an amendment be moved, so I've got 13.1 parks and playgrounds. I'm councillor.

A

A

Counselor kerr, would you like to.

G

Yes, um so currently in bring bank, there are no fully gated kids playgrounds. I ask that we include the following items in the review of councils, creating better parks plan, additional all abilities, playgrounds across bringbank. These need to be fully fenced and the equipment safe for children of all abilities.

G

We have an obligation to the community to support families and children with a disability.

G

I would like to see fully functional and enclosed playgrounds in every ward, even though I was elected for taylor's ward, I see that there's a gap in this space in all wards in bring bank, and it is really important for families with kids with disabilities to have the ability to take their child to a park locally, and at this stage they cannot.

G

I would like to also see the inclusion of outdoor exercise equipment for the aging population. It's important that residents have access to outdoor facilities like bocce courts or functional parks and meeting points in the community.

G

I would also like to see the inclusion to include shaded walking paths and playground areas.

G

I would also like to see you know some parks that I can distinguish in my ward, for example, odessa avenue reserve which happens to lie between killer down secondary college and killer views primary school. That park is virtually not used by anyone in the community, and I would like to see parks of that nature revitalized for the community.

G

Thank you thank.

A

You, council, okay, is there a second of the motion? um Yes, cancer lancia.

L

Yes, madame second motion. Thank you.

A

Thank you. um Yes, counselor new one.

M

ah Thank you madame. I would like to make an amendment to add something. To answer cares magnesium motion um if we could transition or, if not like I'd just like to add to part d, um to include reviewing the option on increasing the focus on sun protection measures um between shade sites and shaded walking paths just making it more um just provide more sun protection options. So you can suppose resolution.

A

Thank you counselor, so we're gonna, I'm going to vote now for amendment motion. um All in favor. Please um raise your hands.

I

A

Just going to ask any other counselor if they would I'm so sorry if they would like to speak to um to amended motion or to the motion, yes, counselor.

E

Second, the second and second, the camera.

A

C

To say the amendment.

A

Thank you. um Anyone else wants to speak to it.

A

Yes, council language here.

L

um Just as a a general comment that, uh in speaking to it that when I first got on council, it was a policy that ran back through the administrators to remove fencing from parks and sporting areas.

L

I always didn't agree with that. At the time I thought there is places where you should have fencing um for, and this is a particularly uh noteworthy reason for doing so. You obviously have fencing around areas where you can run dogs free as well. um Some sporting facilities um are well served if they can be fenced and charged for entry.

L

So there's a variety of reasons for doing all of these things, and I think council occurs uh uh motion with the amendment of uh council and uh um is well targeted. So uh thank you to both of you for uh pushing this amendment um and this notice of motion. Thank you. Thank.

A

You again councillor you, you wanted to say something.

D

Thank you, madam mayor. I also would like to echo com the uh my previous counselor's comments, um parks and playgrounds play a significant role in health and well-being. It is always important to look for better ways to maximize the use of these facilities, where it is whether it is increasing access to outdoor exercise, equipment or other sporting infrastructure, or increasing the focus on shaded walking paths. The additional of all abilities, playgrounds across brimbank is also welcomed.

D

It is important to continue to make sure that children with special needs have the resources to play and to join in the fun. I do support this motion.

A

Thank you, canceler book. Would anyone else like to speak to this motion? Yes,.

F

For the amended motion and the original motion moved by council occur, I think this is something that a lot of parents have had continuous anxiety about where they are not able to take their children to playgrounds that may be surrounded by water or other risks.

F

It does not make it easy for parents and there's not a lot of choices as well. So um the other thing that I wanted to add is that there are groups that are looking to collaborate with with with council, like for our play equipment uh for all ability type, um uh you know playgrounds, so this is a great opportunity for our community to become a leader in uh inclusive parks. I commend uh council occur for this great um idea and it will help so many uh families. Thank you.

A

Thank you, councilor tacos. um Does anyone else es council same?

A

um Can you unmute a mute.

C

Just to clarify this is not an amendment I think counseling you added to the support. Is that what it is? Oh, yes, so we haven't got an amendment. We've got the original um motion put forward. By can.

A

I ask um to share to the screen what was actually yes, please.

C

That's beautiful! That's that's another! To to the report. There yeah yeah today to the motion put forward by council, okay. uh Yes, I I like to support all that as well. Madam mayor and down west we've got one small little pocket that they they've got sporting equipment in, and uh you want to see not not only young, kids and teenagers using it, but it you know growing up people as well they're using the equipment there, which is that's fantastic, see it's good for people to maneuver around and walkers, especially walkers.

C

They stop to yeah and just doing a bit of exercise. It'd be an extremely good thing to do, and I support that extremely good yeah.

A

Thank you councillor david. um Does. Anyone else wants to speak to the.

A

Amendment motion or to the motion: okay, we're going to take the motion to vote. First we're going to take a minute motion um to vote um all in favor. Please um raise your hands.

A

Thank you. I declare amended motion um the clear um the carrot uh we have to vote on the motion. So um can everyone please vote on the motion? I'm all in favor, please raise your hands.

A

Thank you. I declared this motion carried. Thank you and we're going to go to 13.2 compliance at epa look uh licensed sites. um This would be councillor tacos. Thank you. Councillor, tacos.

F

Thank you madame. um I would like to move my the motion as per the shared screen, I'm not going to read through it madame, but it's uh basically outlined there in those three points.

A

Thank you, councillor, tacos. Is there a second of the motion? Yes, cancel a new one, you second, that um can you uh put your yes? Yes, thanks, second dimension. Thank you. um I am invite counselor tacos mover of motion to speak.

F

Thank you, madam mayor. uh Over the a number of weeks and months now, the community members have raised the issue of noise and smell, impacting their lives across brim brimbank, whether it's unbearable odor from the ongoing fire at caliber landfill, putrid smell associated with the processing of animals and animal products in brooklyn odor from putressable waste being protest, processed or noised from industry. There is often one name that keeps appearing in the advice I receive about the issue. The site is operating under an epa license.

F

I ask: how is it that the epa licensed sites can continue to have such an ongoing detrimental impact on the daily lives of our residents? How is it that monitoring, controls and compliance measures of our state's environmental protection authority can be failing to protect our community? How is it that, after repeated calls to action, the only response seems to be inaction counsellors, it's time that the epa take a robust look at all their licenses sites in our city.

F

Council is it's time the epa take responsibility for their legislative role, and that is to protect our community. It's time for the epa to rebuild confidence with our community by doing their job in protecting the environment and our residents as a priority. Therefore, I commend this notice of motion to you.

F

I commend this call for an audit of all epa licensed sites to you and, as part of this, I call on the epa to engage in a meaningful way with our community to hear their concerns to understand the impacts and to act on those concerns as they are charged to do councillors. I ask you to support this notice of motion. Thank you.

A

Thank you, councillor tarkos, I'm right, counselor, um newan seconder of motion to speak.

M

Thank you, madam now I speak and support accounts and versus nurse emotion, and I thank her for raising this important issue in chamber like I haven't been a counselor for one, but I don't know it's a very important issue in our community, like I've been contacted by so many residents who are concerned about the early issues, especially associated with the asparagus factory inside north people, reporting like health and safety issues such as like taking out asthma.

M

They have air at their house over the windows, even like the workers and every like residents have been regularly reporting, but still like so many people are frustrated. The apparent lack of action by the epa- and I know it's like kind of frustrating, because you know investigations- are time consuming complex but like it does little to alleviate like the the angst that the community is experiencing and over the recent weeks, it's not just asking regulating sunshine, north lesbian, other science and broombank as well.

M

Regarding voice and erdogan like the landfills and, oh, you know: alvin kelvin, like the meat factory processing in brooklyn like and the license and the regulation.

M

It sits with the epa not with the council, but regardless of this, so the community is looking for us, as representatives and councillors, to advocate, on their behalf, to call for real action and holding you know copies accountable to resolve this. Like ongoing, like I doesn't issue all the other stuff now since so, and it just appears, like you know, their current epa, their actions doesn't keep you working. So thank you, cancer tapas for calling for more strategic and regressive preachers and epa, and you know, odors. It grows everywhere. There's no borders to this.

M

You know, and you know, I also support the call for our neighboring cities and also different department in this important advocacy effort. So ethan has a powers and it's time to get its act together, being more comprehensive and revisedly responding to the concerns of our impact community. I support council on cancer practices motion and I urge other counselors to do the same.

A

Thank you, councillor, newen. Would any other counsellor like to speak to the motion.

A

No okay, we put motioned votes all in favor, please yeah raise your hands.

A

Thank you. I declare this motion carried.

A

I'm gonna go 13.3 river valley, walkway, uh pedestrian bridge uh councillor lou.

E

Thank you. Madame mayor, um I moved the uh walkway pedestrian duty in north sunshine as first share screen.

A

Thank you councillor. Is there a second of the.

I

F

Madame I'd like to add uh just one point as well to councillor lou's a notice of motion. Thank you that council officers prepare an estimate, cost analysis for the ongoing maintenance of the bridge.

A

Thank you, counselor tacos,.

A

I was asking, is there is a second aftermotion? Yes, yes, councillor david!

A

Thank you. um I like.

C

Yes, I just say a second.

A

Yeah, thank you councillor david. um Would any other councils like to speak um to the motion.

C

Yes, I I would madame right what the counselor, who brought forward is something that we bought before us going back maybe 20 years ago. um Muni valley um wasn't doesn't agree somehow and we want them to come on board. Someone has to speak to them, because this is going to shorten the distance between us and them. It's it's. You know you go around the um roads and um you know it. It's it's a lot shorter.

C

If we just make a bridge across the road, maybe down the south road or it's many many many ways, we cannot have access to uh volcanic street one of those streets across the road. um I think it makes sense and we should sort of approach muni valley again to see if we can bring him on board and do something which would be well worth it for both uh broadcasters for municipalities.

C

I think it's a great uh political motion and I support it.

A

Sorry about that, I had my kid coming this way um I just have to. um We have to go back and get um counselor tacos to move amendment again because uh councillor david, um you amended before he seconded so I'm sorry for and that will just shortly have to go back to that councillor. Tacos.

F

That uh the prepare that council prepare an estimate, cost analysis report for the ongoing maintenance of the bridge.

A

Thank you, councillor tacos one. Second,.

C

Again, mother mary is not an amendment, is another type of wording on to that um yeah. uh If, if council of law accepts that yeah yeah, I think that's okay,.

A

Do I have a secondar for her amendment? Please.

C

I don't, I don't think it's an amendment mother, mayor.

A

I I think it was amendment.

C

A

C

It's not that it's an added on to their approach on to the knowledge of martian.

A

um It was amendment because it was um watched. um Yes,.

I

A

So um do I have a seconder?

A

Thank you council lancashire. um I invite.

A

I'm I might um cancel up tacos to speak to the motion. If she's got anything else to say.

F

To it, I I don't really want to add anything further than what uh councillor david and councillor lou has said uh and fully support that this um request uh for the bridge to to be finalized, so that our community benefits from it. Thank you.

A

Thank you, councillor tarkos, um yes, councillor.

E

I have to say something so relating to the emotional momentum.

I

E

Madam mayor, the uh in transforming and connecting bring bank uh a proposal and commitments was of constructing the walkway bridge across maminong river by the third party in sunshine north at no cost to bring back city council, the bridge itself, enhanced connectivities of green bank and accessibility of to the meridano river by trail on the other side, with the bridge crossing both boundary bring bank and memorandum valley, city council, and it also falls on park victoria.

E

There are some discrepancies as to who would take ownership of the bridge and its ongoing maintenance without actual ownership of the bridge. The planning application, the bridge development cannot proceed, leaving our residents at a disadvantaged position until it's resolved.

E

Madam mayor councillor, the brits promote connectivity's health and well-being and encourage lessons to walk and cycle and as an alternative motor transport council. This motion is to address current issues and community concern and it projects an estimated cost for ongoing mates in the aim of delivering a fable result resolution for greenback community council. I seek your support for this motion uh in benefit of our community.

E

A

You you, um council, uh councillor, lou. um Would anyone else like to um speak to the motion? Yes, cancel, anxiety.

L

uh Thank you, madam mayor. Yes, I seconded the motion and happy to support uh councillor lew's notice of motion and thank you for that and the uh addition by council of tarkos uh this. This is not a cost to council.

L

However, access between the municipalities across the maribyrnong river um and the ability to extend walking trails is all the things council. Lou is suggesting it's a healthy thing to do it's in an area of isolation, it's very much a win-win for the community um right from its very proposal to uh to now pushing to see that this happens is what um a good piece of advocacy for us to do. So, uh thank you to uh those pushing for this. um It's a good thing. Thank you, madam mayor.

A

Thank you councillor. Would anyone else like to speak.

A

With emotion, no okay, uh we're gonna, put motion to vote um all in favor. Please raise your hands.

A

Beautiful uh we've got this motion carried. Thank you.

A

Councillors I wish to lodge three notices of motion at this meeting. I know that, under the section 2711 of the brim bank governance rules that I must now vacate the chair and that the deputy me will now assume the chair for the duration of the items. Thank you councillor newan. um You are now chair of this meeting.

M

Thank you madame, so the next there's a notion is um notification. 13.4 taylor's wrote, upgrade um counselors. Are there any questions or points of qualification for this cancellation.

I

A

I

A

Okay, um okay, I have a yes, I do have a taylor's road upgrade um it's a piece. uh Can we have a.

A

Screenshot, it's paid shed screen.

A

So it's just a right to member of parliament to the han marilyn carus member to correct so um natalie hutchins member for sydney behind victoria. uh Sorry.

M

A

um Yes, I I I'm moving my emotion right now. Sorry, I'm so excited about it. So, as I said, as per um shared screen.

M

Yeah um is there a secondary dimension after care? Okay, so I invite cancer right to speak. Innovation.

A

Okay, um all right, let me just um oh. I think that the uh this part of taylor's road, unlike the other side of the taylor's road, is an urgent need of upgrade the section of taylor's road between kings, road and watervale. Boulevard is urgent need of upgrade, as I said, because we don't have um dublins it's congestion of traffic, um especially um well off and off. The peak. um Closing delays for the communities in brimbank council should support this proposed uh decision in order to reduce congestion and improve traffic flow along the taylor's road.

M

Okay, thank you valentine, um so, council cam. Would you like.

A

To I just want to add that I'm registering the funding um upgrade to fellows road between king's road uh and what available about so everyone knows that. That's actually that's part of it, which is not a big part. Thank.

M

You for the clarification counselor isaac. um I now invite cancer kirk to speak for the nation.

G

Look, I'm really glad that madam mayor has brought up this motion, because this is an issue- that's very dear to my heart, having driven this road day in day out for 10 years, and I've been lobbying and advocating for the you know: expansion of this road for the last five years. It's a bottleneck, it's dangerous! It's substandard!

G

You know the west is continuously neglected when it comes to these large projects, and I fully support lobbying state government for the funding to have this project taken off. I mean we definitely need it. I've seen multiple accidents at this site.

G

I'm not sure how many more lives need to be lost in this section of the road and how many countless hours people need to sit in traffic. We've got developments going all the way through caroline springs up to daneside and plumpton, and you know the road just can't take the amount of usage it's getting at the moment. So I wholeheartedly support this motion and hope that we can work together to get this underway.

G

Thank you so much thank.

M

You council care um councillors. I would just like to know it's nearly 10 p.m. So, in accordance with the river governance falls, we we must vote to continue the meeting. So may I have a move out of a motion to extend the meeting time for 30 minutes. uh Council care. uh Do we have a second dog um counselor granted? Okay, uh we all vote to move the motion.

M

Yes, okay, that carries okay. So um would any leona council like to speak for the motion uh council lancashire.

L

uh Thank you um acting mayor, um yes, I certainly would like to support this motion uh this. This is a um I understand the vic roads road, so it's not something that councils having to pay for it's something that um we're advocating vic roads to fix up and unfortunately, when you've been around. As long as I have there's quite a story that goes back relating to why this stuff up happened.

L

The story is that the city engineer at the time allowed the road to be narrowed on the basis that he didn't believe. Melbourne would grow beyond that point and simply didn't need the extra road with to allow it now.

L

Look I uh that alleged um a disaster that occurred in terms of why this road wasn't simply provided in the form that it should have been provided, is, I suppose, an indictment and something we could all learn from about. Looking to the future about looking to make sure that we do allow for the future growth in all the things we do um and uh in terms of this look it's, I believe an engineering solution is possible and I certainly support the advocating for it and that silly decision of the city engineer many many years ago.

L

Let's do what we can to try and correct that problem, because melbourne has grown well beyond that point, it's a bottleneck that needs to be fixed. So uh thank you, um mayor for uh raising that notice of motion and and support council occur.

L

I know you've suffered through that and down the decades, what a disaster that can be made if you make the wrong decision it's up to us like we have seen often uh we're working hard to fix these problems up. Thank you.

M

Thank you, councilman does any uh want to speak against the nation.

M

Okay, let's, let's, let's put the most to the very all right, okay, but please raise your hand.

M

Okay, um that's the growing fruits that that motion carries okay. Moving on to the next uh no simulation. The title of this motion is 13.5 belton highway uh councils: oh yeah, please transfer yeah, all right counselors! Are there any questions or points of qualification for this no solution.

M

I would like to move.

N

M

Okay, thank you councillor. uh That's it um is there a second year of this notion? Okay, thank you. Bye, council, lancashire. Okay, uh I invite councillor razzie to speak for animation.

A

um Thank you um councillor um newman. um I just uh would like to write to her natalie hutchins, npa and department of transport requiring the construction of the traffic light and signalized pedestrian crossing uh the intersection of melton highway and the sandpaper drive in taylor's lakes uh and uh number two beautiful beautification of bring bank council part of the melton highway. um I think this is very important because it's very um dangerous intersection models trouble uh at 80 kilometer per hour.

A

Therefore, putting drivers who use sandpaper drive at risk when using this uh section of road residents have raised serious safety concerns we're turning off onto the melton highway from sandpaper drive in telus lakes. This proposal will request funding from the state government to rectify this issue. Thank you.

L

Thank you acting mayor. um Look I'm happy to support this uh motion it um again, uh as mentioned in the previous one. It's a vic rhodes road and uh this is not a cost for council vic. Roads will be undertaking the analysis of that dangerous and difficult intersection and will make a determination over the issue of traffic lights and I think that's something we could certainly put to them to consider on the second part of the beautification of the melton highway.

L

It certainly um is a major access way through the north of our municipality from the west to the east, onto the calder freeway. uh It's going to take in the future an enormous amount of traffic and growing traffic. As we see the suburbs to the west of brimbank um and hillside um grow.

L

So this is certainly a road that we should be looking at um improving in terms of the visual appearance, tree planting and other traffic measures, so both of these things um are very well worthwhile moves for our northern end of the municipality and for traffic and access. So again, thank you for the mayor for raising this matter. um Thank you.

M

Thank you, council lancashire. Are there any counselors who would like to speak for the motion uh against okay? I put this motion today, always in favor. Please raise your hand.

M

That motion carries okay. Now we're on to the final nursing motion. The title of this version is called um 3.6 kelvin park site. Can you please share this stream? Thank you, okay. Counselors. Are there any questions or points of clarification for this notification.

M

Okay, so the counselor, the council would like to use the notion cancer, pencil, roger.

A

um I moved the motion about the calder park site, as was per um shared screen, which is right to calder park. Raceway pty ltd, as owners of the calder park site outlining community concerns regarding the current general condition of the raceway grounds and surrounding land at any potential legacy. Issues associated with the site, construction and use requesting a meeting to discuss the general site condition.

A

The recent serrated tussock um tumbleweeds event that recent grass fires on the site, current site management and any uh future plans request a site management plan, in particular to address community uh concerns of the site conditions to address the presence of noxious weed and to outline the site. Maintenance and management regime requests a fire management plan to address risk of fire on the site and uh may uh migrate.

A

Any impact right uh risk on neighboring properties, including conservation of larger fire break to um to separate residential properties from the land undertake mayor, meaningful and comprehensive engagement with um adjoining and neighbor uh neighboring residents on the matters outlining about uh writing, minister for energy, environment and climate change, um the horn lily uh the ambrosia and the acting chief executive officer of the environment uh protection authority, mr tim eaton, requesting an urgent investigation into calder park. In particular.

A

Identification of any legacy issues associated with the original construction and opportunity to the raceway be a risk assessment to the site in relation to any issues identified through the requested urgent investigation c, a management plan to address and.

A

Might get any in the uh interfaith legacy issues associated with original construction and operation off the side uh right to the minister for agriculture, mr mary and tom thomas mp, highlighting the ongoing issue of serrated tacit in greenbank from sites such as calder park, bring to the minister's attention. The impact on the community and environment requests that the department of agriculture seeks improved noxious weed control on private land by private land or land owners through the uh catchment and lane protection act.

A

uh 1994 uh right to fire uh rescue victoria western um district, requesting consideration on requiring a large fire break along the calder park. Boundary adjusting the neighbor uh neighboring residential area that that respect representative of fire resorts victoria western district meet with the neighboring residents to discuss their concerns, uh provides copies of the letters to the members of the sydney the natalie hutchins for information.

A

And um that is per report.

M

Thank you. Thank you. Isaac um is there a second of the motion.

M

Thank you, council care. I invite cancer isaac to sleep.

A

um I would like to say that community near the calder park site have raised this concern with me regarding the poor condition on the side. uh This includes not only the racetrack um component, but also the open, paddocks um residents are concerned about the apparent deterioration of the racetrack building and what that may mean for the safety of the racetrack site.

A

They are also concerned about the white condition of the site and what appears to be a lack of maintenance to the side. uh Early in december of last year, residents were in the inundated with the tumbleweeds that uh appears to have come from the colder park site early in january, a fast-moving grass fire, terrified residents and burned fences along the boundary of the site. I went there and I have seen it and it's a not very nice scene. Our people were very scared and they've been asking for something to be done for years.

A

So um that's why I'm trying to move this motion and to ask really for help for those residents.

M

Look at that email. I now invite counselor care. Second, the motion to speak.

G

um I definitely have to echo the mayor's comments in relation to a lot of inquiries that I've been receiving also from local residents in the area. Being a council for taylor's ward, um I guess aesthetically, the the racetrack um doesn't look the best. um The last time I remember it being used was in the 90s when I went to the guns and roses concert. So I think that that precinct has the ability to become something amazing for the community, and um you know I do support the fact that um we need to look at.

G

You know ways of improving um that area and also, um I guess, there's a lot of hazards with fire that we've experienced this year. So yeah, I'm happy to second this one.

M

Thank you, council care. Are there any other counselors who like to speak fluent? That's uh like this yeah.

L

Thank you acting mayor. um uh Thank you, madam mayor, for raising this uh notice of motion on this important issue and- and I agree with councillor kerr, that uh as a taylor's ward councillor, um this is quite a serious issue um as as a planner for the city of kiela many years ago, I I was aware that um there had been tires placed there in those filled areas, and goodness knows I hate to think what else might have been placed amongst the tyres.

L

It may be a ticking time bomb for us in terms of what is going to happen in that area in the future or what could happen.

L

Certainly, we were all shocked by the fires that occurred through that area and the lack of fire breaks that had occurred.

L

A wet season summer season had overwhelmed the normal processing of cutting back grasses in those areas, so we didn't seem to have processes right to deal with a wetter summer and extra growth, so there's much to be followed up and- and I think that's encompassed in um in the uh in the motion you put forward. So I would certainly support it and just to say that um when I was younger I was never allowed to go to guns and roses and other concerts in that area by my parents, but other than that. uh Well done.

L

M

Thank you, council. Thank you are any counselors who want to speak against the russian all right. I put this version to very always in favor. Please raise your hand.

M

That motion carries well. Thank you man. You are now the chair of the.

A

You know this week. Thank you all. I really appreciate support, as I always said that people got voted us in and we are here for people, so we had a really good outcome tonight for our community, with all of the motions and everything that we voted on.

A

um um Thank you, um deputy mayor, um jasmine newan,.

A

um We're going to item 14, which is a notice of motion decision, and there are no decision, motions and we're going to go to item 15, urgent businesses. um I would ask ceo if there is any urgent businesses.

B

No matter mayor.

A

A

I'll go now to um item 16, which is confidential businesses. There is no confidential businesses. um Thank you all for attending and for your interest in tonight's meeting. I declare this meeting closed at 10 past 10 10 10.

A

I struck host to stop recording of this.

A