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Lane Cove Council |
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Ordinary Council |
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MINUTES |
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DATE OF MEETING:
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7 May 2007 |
LOCATION:
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Council Chambers |
TIME:
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7:03 PM |
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All minutes are subject to confirmation at a
subsequent meeting and may be amended by resolution at that meeting. |
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Lane Cove Council business papers and minutes
are available on Council’s website www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au
Councillor
I. Longbottom (Chair), Councillor R. D’Amico, Councillor K. Freedman,
Councillor W. Gaffney, Councillor J. Hassarati, Councillor T. Lawson,
Councillor A. Smith, Councillor F. Teirney and Councillor R. Tudge.
ALSO
PRESENT:
The
General Manager, Executive Manager -
Environmental Services, Executive
Manager – Open Space & Urban Services, Executive Manager – Human Services,
Executive Manager – Corporate Services and Chief Executive Secretary.
DECLARATIONS
OF INTEREST:
Nil.
The meeting
was opened with a prayer by Rev. Roger Kay.
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CONFIRMATION
OF MINUTES
OF ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING - 16 APRIL 2007 |
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RESOLVED
on the motion of Councillors Smith and Gaffney that the minutes of the Ordinary
Council meeting held on the 16 April 2007 be received. The
Mayor declared the motion carried unanimously. |
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RESOLVED on the motion of Councillors
Smith and Gaffney that
that the minutes of the Ordinary Council meeting held on the 16 April 2007 be
confirmed. The Mayor declared the motion
carried unanimously. |
Corporate
Services Division Reports
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SUBJECT: Review of Ward Boundaries - Results of
Consultation |
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A motion was moved by Councillors Hassarati and
D'Amico that Council:- 1. Receive and note the report; 2. Proceed with the proposed change to the
boundary between East Ward and Central Ward,
by moving Census Collector District 1381707 from Central Ward to East Ward; 3. Proceed
with the feedback process outlined in the report and advise the Electoral
Commissioner for |
86 Upon being put to the
Meeting, the motion was declared carried.
For the Motion were Councillors D'Amico, Gaffney,
Hassarati, Lawson, Longbottom and Smith (Total 6).
Against the Motion were Councillors
Freedman, Teirney and Tudge (Total 3).
The Foreshadowed Motion lapsed.
Open Space and Urban Services Division
Reports
Environmental
Services Division Reports
Pursuant
to section 10A(4), the public were invited to make representations to the
council meeting before any part of the meeting is closed, as to whether that
part of the meeting should be closed to consider:
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SUBJECT: Requested
Purchase of It is
recommended that the Council close so much of the meeting to the public as
provided for under Section 10A(2) (c) of the Local Government Act, 1993, on
the grounds that the report contains information that would, if disclosed,
confer a commercial advantage on a person with whom the council is conducting
(or proposes to conduct) business; it further being considered that
discussion of the matter in open meeting would be, on balance, contrary to
public interest by reason of the foregoing and the report contains discussion of the
proposed purchase of land. |
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SUBJECT: Senior Staff Contracts It is recommended
that the Council close so much of the meeting to the public as provided for
under Section 10A(2) (a) of the Local Government Act, 1993, on the grounds
that the matter will involve the discussion of personnel matters concerning a
particular individual; it further being considered that discussion of the
matter in open meeting would be, on balance, contrary to public interest by
reason of the foregoing and the report discusses contract conditions of
members of staff. |
No members
of the public made representations.
Council
moved into Closed Committee of the Whole at 7:59 pm. The public and media left
the chamber.
Closed
Committee of the Whole commenced.
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RESOLVED on the motion of
Councillors Smith and
Teirney that Council move out of Closed Council and
into open Council. The Mayor declared the motion carried
unanimously. |
Confidential Items
The following resolutions of Council
while the meeting was closed to the public were read to the meeting by the General
Manager, prior to being adopted:
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Open Space and Urban Services Division
Report No. 15 |
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SUBJECT: Requested Purchase of |
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RESOLVED on the motion of Councillors
Hassarati and D’Amico that Council:- 1. Authorise the General Manager to
write to the owners of 22 & 2. Authorise the General Manager to:- (a) Seek an independent valuation of the
land; (b) Endorse the General Manager to
commence negotiations with the owners of 22 & (c) Report back to Council prior to any
finalisation of same. |
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General Managers Report No. 10 |
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SUBJECT: Senior Staff Contracts |
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RESOLVED on the motion of Councillors Tudge and D’Amico that the information on Senior
Staff Contracts be received and noted. The Mayor declared the motion carried
unanimously. |
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Open Space and Urban Services Division Report No. 7 |
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SUBJECT: Survey
of Stormwater Drainage Network for the Lane Cove Local Government Area |
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RESOLVED on the motion
of Councillors Tudge and Smith that Council:- 1. Accept the tender submitted by AWT
Survey Pty Ltd for the Survey of Stormwater Drainage Network for the Lane
Cove Local Government Area; and 2. Authorise the General Manager to
enter into a contract with AWT Survey Pty Ltd. The Mayor declared the motion carried
unanimously. |
The meeting
closed at 8:15pm.
Confirmed
at the Ordinary Council Meeting of 21 May 2007,
at which meeting the signature herein is subscribed.
MAYOR
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MEETING FILE REF: Document2
