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RESOLVED
on the
motion of Councillors Tudge and Smith that the Councillor Representation for the next 12
months on Council Committees be as follows:-
1. Services and Resources
Committee
This
Committee deals with the "service" activities and day to day
management of resources of the Council, such as finance, traffic and legal
services. The full Terms of Reference for the Committee are included in
Council's Code of Meeting Practice. The Committee meets in the Committee Room
in the Civic Centre on the first and third Mondays of each month at 8.00pm. The Committee requires a
quorum of three (3) Councillors, one (1) from each ward.
Members: The Mayor — Councillor Longbottom, Ex
Officio, Councillors Gaffney, Hassarati Tierney and Tudge.
2. Planning and Building Committee
This Committee has
authority to determine development applications as lodged with Council not
dealt with under delegated authority by the General Manager. The full Terms
of Reference for the Committee are included in Council's Code of Meeting
Practice. The Committee meets in the Council Chambers on the first and third
Mondays of each month at 8.00pm.
The Committee requires a quorum of three (3) Councillors, one (1) from each
ward.
Members: The Mayor — Councillor Longbottom, Ex
Officio, Councillors D’Amico, Freedman,
Lawson and Smiths.
3. Inspection Committee
This Committee of
the whole of Council carries out site inspections where it is considered
Council should do so, with the majority of inspections being of development
application proposals. The full Terms of Reference for the Committee are
included in Council's Code of Meeting Practice. The Committee meets, unless
otherwise determined, at 8.30am
on the first Saturday of each month, in the Civic Centre carpark and then
proceeds to inspection of the matters listed on the agenda. The Committee
requires a quorum of five (5), with at least one (1) Councillor from each
ward.
Members: All
Councillors and appropriate staff as determined by the General Manager.
4. Citizenship Awards Selection Committee
This
Committee considers nominations for Council's Citizenship Awards and meets usually in November, December, February and
March each year prior to the ceremony which is currently held in May.
The Meetings are held in the Civic Centre.
Members: The Mayor – Councillor Longbottom,
Ex Officio, Councillors D'Amico, Freedman, Gaffney, Hassarati, Teirney and
Smith and appropriate staff as determined by the General Manager and any
available Councillors may also attend.
5. Publications Editorial Task Force
This Committee provides input from
a Councillor's perspective on the draft Quarterly Newsletter to the
community, which is prepared by Council staff. The Committee meets on an as
required basis in the Committee Room in the Civic Centre.
Members:
The Mayor - Councillor Longbottom, Ex Officio, Councillors Freedman, Gaffney,
Lawson, and Smith and appropriate staff as determined by the General Manager.
Other Committees Involving Council Representation
6. Bicycle Working Party
This Committee meets to consider
the provision of bicycle facilities in Lane Cove. The Committee meets in the
Committee Room in the Civic Centre every 6 - 8 weeks.
Members:
Councillors D'Amico, Hassarati and Lawson, and any available Councillors may
also attend.
7. Bushland Management Advisory Committee
This Committee provides advice to
the General Manager on bushland management within Lane Cove. The Committee
comprises three (3) Councillors, the Manager - Bushland, members of the
Community and Representatives of the Lane Cove Bushland and Conservation
Society. The Committee meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 6:00pm in the Committee Room in the
Civic Centre.
Members:
Councillors D'Amico, Teirney and Smith with Councillor Freedman as an
alternate.
8. Cameraygal Festival Committee
This Committee is the organising
committee for the Cameraygal Festival which holds office for a term of up to
four (4) years. The Committee generally meets up to seven (7) months of the
year, from November to May and meeting dates are set by the Committee. The
Committee Members of the Committee are appointed by Council.
Members: The Mayor - Councillor
Longbottom, Ex Officio and Councillor Tudge and Councillor D’Amico as
observer.
9. Centrehouse Management Committee
Centrehouse is a not-for-profit community art
and leisure centre offering leisure learning for the community, including
various courses for children to adults and facilities for hire. The
Management Committee meets monthly at Centrehouse.
Members: Councillors Freedman and
Gaffney with Councillor Lawson as Alternate.
10. Chatswood South Cemetery Committee
This
Committee meets twice a year to inspect the cemetery grounds and organise for
any maintenance work to be undertaken. The Committee comprises of the
Minister and two (2) parish members
Church representatives,
three (3) Councillors, Manager – Open Space and the Manager - Local History
and Archives as Council's Archivist.
Members: The
Mayor — Councillor Longbottom, Ex Officio and Councillors Gaffney and Teirney.
11. Consultation Committee — Metropolitan
Local Aboriginal
Land Council (Metro) and Lane Cove Council
Council at its meeting held 15 March 2004 resolved to
enter into an agreement with the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council
which included the establishment of a Consultation
Committee, comprising of the President of the Metro Council and the Mayor
and General Manager of Lane Cove Council. The purpose of the Committee is to
co-ordinate any issues arising from the Agreement concerning Aboriginal land,
working together to apply for funding and on joint ventures that foster
reconciliation.
Members: The Mayor - Longbottom Ex
Officio and Clr Teirney as an alternate and the General Manager.
12. Gore Hill Memorial
Cemetery Trust
The Trust is appointed by the Minister for Lands and
is responsible for the care, control
and management of Gore
Hill Cemetery
at St Leonards.
Member:
Councillor Gaffney.
13. Kindy Cove Management Advisory Committee
This Committee provides advice to the
Management of the Long Day Care Centre, from a parent and community
perspective. The Committee meets on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 7.00pm, usually at Kindy Cove.
Member: Councillor Smith.
14. Lane Cove Access Committee
This Committee was
re-established by Council resolution 2 February 2004, as an advisory Committee. The
Committee's objectives are to increase and promote general awareness of
access, mobility and safety issues in the community and more specifically for
people with disabilities and to provide advice on access to public amenities.
Members: Councillor Freedman, Councillor
Smith, appropriate Council Officers as determined by the General Manager,
five (5) representatives of organisations and five (5) community
representatives.
15. Lane Cove Airport Action Group
This community
based group was established to draw together the people of Lane Cove with
concerns regarding aircraft noise and pollution. The group is currently in
recess, meeting informally only twice a year, with the view to meeting more
often if the need arises.
Members:
Councillor Tudge and Councillor Freedman as an alternate.
16. Lane Cove Community Aid Board of Directors
Community Aid is
an incorporated association which provides direct services to the elderly,
disabled and their carers in Lane Cove. The Board meets on the 2nd Thursday
of each month at 7:30pm
at the Community Aid Centre.
Members: The Mayor - Councillor
Longbottom, Ex Officio and Councillor Smith.
17. Lane Cove Community Transport Committee
This Committee was
formed to provide a forum for discussion on the most appropriate improvements
to community transport in the Lane Cove Area and to make recommendations to
Council. The Committee meets approximately every six weeks on either a
Tuesday or Wednesday at 6:00pm
in the meeting room on the 2nd floor of the Civic Centre.
Members:
Membership comprises of representatives from the State Transit Authority,
community representatives, Council staff and a Councillor from Each Ward,
being Councillors Hassarati, Teirney and Tudge.
18. Lane Cove Cultural Advisory Committee
This Committee assists in the
formulation of cultural planning strategies and initiatives. The Committee meets in the Training Room in
the Civic Centre at 6.30pm.
The meeting dates are set by the Committee.
Members: Any Councillor who wishes
to attend, Council staff as designated by the General Manager and up to eight
(8) members drawn from the community.
19. Lane Cove Historical Society
The Society meets
on the second Tuesday of each month excepting December and January at 8:00pm in the Cove Room at Council
and provides a forum for the promotion and discussion of history in Lane
Cove. The Society also assists in the administration of Carisbrook House.
Members: The Mayor — Councillor Longbottom, Ex Officio, Councillors
Freedman and
Teirney.
20. Lane Cove
Occasional Child Care Centre
This Committee
considers management issues of the Child Care Centre. The Committee meets on
the 2nd Tuesday of each month in the Committee Room in the Civic Centre at 8.00pm.
Member: Councillor
D'Amico and Councillor Freedman.
21. Lane Cove
Retirement Units Association Ltd Board
The Association seeks to provide suitable
accommodation for aged persons capable of independent living, and manages the
land and buildings at Pottery
Gardens to this end.
Two (2) Councillors are required to be on the Board which meets on an as
required basis.
Members: Councillors
Smith and Gaffney.
22. Lane Cove River Estuary Management
Committee
This Committee
aims to provide a co-ordinated approach to estuary management, involving
Councils, State Government and the community. The Committee meets when
required, on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 5:00pm in the Training Room at the Civic Centre.
Members:
Councillors Hassarati and Teirney with Clr Lawson as an alternate and
appropriate staff as determined by the General Manager.
23. Lane Cove Social
Development Group
This Group assists
in the development and ongoing monitoring of the Social Plan. It provides a venue for community input
into assessing strategies, actions and projects to meet community needs. The Group meets quarterly – February, May,
August, November on the second Wednesday of the month in the Committee Room
of the Civic Centre at 6.00pm.
Members: Councillors Freedman, Teirney and
Tudge and Councillor D'Amico as an alternate, three (3) community
representatives and staff as determined by the General Manager.
24. Lane Cove Sports Committee
This Committee was
formed in 1978 to investigate and make recommendations to Council on matters
relating to sport and sporting facilities within Lane Cove. The Committee
comprises the Mayor as an ex-officio member of the Committee, Councillors and
delegates of sporting clubs within Lane Cove. The Committee meets
bi-annually, usually March and September, at 7:00pm in the Staff Amenities room at Council.
Members: The Mayor
– Councillor Longbottom, Ex Officio, Councillors Hassarati, Lawson, Teirney
and Tudge and appropriate staff as determined by the General Manager.
25. Local History Publications
Committee
The Committee
members consist of the Manager - Library Services, the Manager - Local
History and Archives, at least one (1) Councillor and appropriate experts
selected according to subject matter. The Committee helps to plan the
publication of papers relevant to the history and development of areas as
defined by the Local History Collection. The Committee meets on an as
required basis at the Lane Cove Library.
Members:
The Mayor – Councillor Longbottom, Ex Officio with Clr Tudge as an alternate
and appropriate staff as determined by the General Manager.
26. Marjorie Propsting Memorial Library
Working Party
This Committee reports to, and
liaises with, Council on matters affecting Library services at the Marjorie
Propsting Memorial Library. The Committee comprises of the Manager - Library
Services, one (1) member from Greenwich Library staff, three (3) members of
the Greenwich Community Association, one (1) Representative of the Greenwich
Kindergarten, one
(1) member of the Greenwich Public School P&C Association and one (1)
East Ward Councillor. Meets six monthly in the Library at Greenwich.
Member: Councillor Lawson.
27. Metro Pool Board
Metro
Pool is made up of seven (7) Councils which self insure against Public
Liability claims and purchase excess layers of insurance. The Board comprises
of the General Managers and elected members of each member Council and has the
responsibility of ratifying decisions made by the Management Committee and
ensuring the ongoing viability of Metro Pool. The Board meets annually for
its Annual General Meeting.
Member: The Mayor - Councillor
Longbottom.
28. Metropolitan Public
Libraries Association
This is an Association of Library Managers
from the Greater Sydney Metropolitan Area. The Association was established to
ensure resource sharing programs, and for exchanging ideas. The Committee
meets on a quarterly basis at alternate venues.
Member: Councillor Gaffney and the Manager – Library Services.
29. Northern Suburbs
Regional Organisation of Councils - (NSROC)
NSROC is a voluntary group of
seven (7) Northern Sydney Councils which exist to further the interests of
its members and the communities they represent. The NSROC office is currently
located at Lane Cove Council. NSROC's long term vision is for sustainable and
involved communities having access to services and facilities which fulfil
their needs. The member Councils achieve this through optimising resource
sharing opportunities, effective and focused lobbying and integrated regional
planning. Council is entitled to two (2) voting Councillors and the
organisation meets on the 1st Thursday of every 3rd month at 7:00pm at a rotating venue.
Members: The Mayor – Councillor
Longbottom with Councillor Smith as an alternate and Councillor Tudge with
Councillor Freedman as his alternate.
Any Councillor is welcome to attend this committee meeting.
30. Sustainability Advisory Committee
This
Committee assists Council in the formulation, prioritisation and
implementation of strategies and initiatives to achieve sustainability as
primarily set out in the Sustainability Action Plan. The committee meets five
times a year.
Members: Councillors Freedman,
Teirney and Tudge with Councillor Lawson as alternate.
31. Shell Consultative Committee
This Committee is convened by
Shell Australia and Council's Representatives include the Mayor, East Ward
Councillors and the Manager - Urban Design and Assets. The Committee meets
two to three times a year.
Members: The Mayor - Councillor Longbottom, Ex
Officio, Councillors D'Amico, Lawson and Tudge.
32. Shorelink Committee
This
Committee manages the Shorelink Library Network and was established in 1983.
The Committee comprises five (5) Councillors; one (1) from Lane Cove, Manly,
Mosman, North Sydney and Willoughby Councils and the Chief Librarian from
each of the Councils. This Committee meets five (5) times a year, at 6:00pm, and rotates its venues
between Councils.
Members: Councillor Gaffney with
Councillor Teirney as an alternate.
33. Sister City Work
Group
Council has over the years
established a number of relationships with other Councils with the purpose of promoting friendship and co-operation
and exchanging information. These relationships include: a Sister City
Relationship with Rigo in Papua New Guinea; a Friendship with Greenwich
Council in Woolwich, London; a Sister City relationship with Hennersdorf
Council in Austria; a Friendship with Asante Akin' North District Assembly in
Ghana, West Africa and a Sister City relationship with Gunnedah Shire
Council, NSW. This Work Group has not met formally for many years and would
be on an as required basis when notified by the General Manager.
Members: The Mayor – Councillor
Longbottom, Ex Officio, Councillors D'Amico, Freedman, Hassarati, Lawson and
Tudge.
34. Sydney Airport Community Forum
(SACF)
The Federal Government established
SACF in July 1996 as part of its commitment to addressing the noise impacts
from Sydney Airport in consultation with affected
residents. SACF is the main body for consultation on the Sydney Airport Long
Term Operating Plan. The Forum includes representatives from the Community,
Councils, Industry and State and Federal Parliaments. The Forum meets at
least quarterly, usually during business hours, in the Department of
Transport and Regional Services Offices in Phillip Street, Sydney.
Members: The
Mayor — Councillor Longbottom, Ex Officio with Councillor Freedman as an alternate.
35. Central Ward Traffic Consultative Forum
This Working Party meets on
average every two months to consider traffic issues in Central Ward and to
provide advice to Council on those matters. Representation is made up of
residents from Central Ward. Central Ward Councillors serve on the Working
Party.
Members: The three (3) Central
Ward Councillors - Councillors Freedman, Hassarati and Smith and the Manager
- Traffic.
36. East Ward Traffic Consultative Forum
This Working Party meets on average
every two months to consider traffic issues in East Ward and to provide
advice to Council on those matters. Representation is made up of residents
from East Ward. East Ward Councillors serve on the Working Party.
Members: The three (3) East Ward Councillors —
Councillors D’Amico, Lawson and Tudge, and the Manager - Traffic.
37. Lane Cove West Traffic Consultative Forum
This Working Party meets on
average every two months to consider traffic issues in West Ward and to
provide advice to Council on those matters. Representation is made up of
residents from West Ward. West Ward Councillors serve on the Working Party.
Members: The
three (3) West Ward Councillors — The Mayor — Councillor Longbottom, Ex Officio, Councillors Teirney and Gaffney,
and the Manager - Traffic.
38. Lane Cove North Traffic Consultative Forum
This Working
Party meets on average every two months to consider traffic issues in North Ward and to provide advice to Council on
those matters. Representation is made up of residents from North Ward. North
Ward Councillors serve on the Working Party.
Members: The Mayor — Councillor Longbottom, Ex
Officio, Councillors Freedman, Gaffney, Hassarati, Teirney and
the Manager — Traffic.
39. Willoughby/Ryde/Hunters
Hill/Lane Cove District Bushfire Committee
This Committee was established to
meet the requirements of the Rural Fires Act in minimising the impact of
bushfires on the community. Its functions include approving priorities and
locations for hazard reduction works. Representatives are from the four (4)
Councils, National Parks and Wildlife Service, NSW Police Service, TollAust
and NSW Fire Brigades. The Committee meets during the day on a quarterly
basis at the NSW Fire Brigades Regional Office in Artarmon.
Members: The
Mayor — Councillor Longbottom, Ex Officio with Clr Lawson as an alternate and staff as determined by the General Manager.
40. Library Fit-out Committee
This Committee was formed in 2005
to assist with oversighting the fit-out of the Lane Cove Library and to
ensure that the Council and community are kept informed as to progress. The
meeting dates are set by the Committee.
Members: Councillors Lawson,
Gaffney and Freedman, Three (3) community representatives and appropriate
staff as determines by the General Manager.
41. Waterbrook Development Community Liaison Committee
Council
as part of its development consent resolved that the developer establish a
community liaison committee, consisting of developer representatives as
necessary, three community representatives, an elected member of Council and
an appointed Council staff representative, to facilitate information flow to
the community regarding the development progress, issues and complaint that
arise and solutions and remedies initiated.
Members: Councillor Lawson with Councillor D’ Amico
as an alternate.
42. Golf Course Advisory Committee
Council as part of its draft Charter for the Golf Course resolved to
establish a Golf Course Advisory Committee to include two members of the Lane
Cove Country Club, (a Board
member and a Club Captain) nominated by the Club, Council Users being a
senior representative of the organisation that holds the management rights
for the pro shop, the golf professional for the Course as employed by the
organisation that holds the Management Rights, three Councillors, one from
each Ward plus Alternates appointed by a formal resolution of Council each
year.
Members: Councillors Lawson, D’Amico
and Gaffney
43. Councillor Peer Review Group
Council adopted as part of its
Code of Conduct a Peer Review Group to assist in promoting the Code’s
behavioural ideals and monitor council’s overall progress in achieving these
ideals and provide feedback if necessary.
Members: Councillors Smith and Lawson.
44. Duntroon Avenue
Community Liaison Committee
Council
as part of its development consent resolved that the developer establish a
community liaison committee, to facilitate information flow to the community
regarding the development progress, issues and complaint that arise and
solutions and remedies initiated.
Members: Councillors Lawson and Tudge.
The Mayor declared
the motion carried unanimously.
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