City of Canning Minutes – SMRC RRRC WCF Odour Issue – 8 February 2011
4. DECLARATION OF MEMBERS’ AND OFFICERS’ INTERESTS
Declaration of Interest
Cr Elliott SRS-038-11 – Odour Register – Regional Resource Recovery Centre – Canning Vale
Nature of Interest: My daughter lives in the area affected by the odour.
CR-019-11 – Southern Metropolitan Regional Council – Restructuring Loan Guarantee
Nature of Interest: My daughter lives in the area affected by the odour.
Cr Elliott sought a ruling on his interest in these items of business on the grounds that his daughter lives in the area affected by the odour. Cr Elliott withdrew from the Council Chambers at 6.03pm.
MOVED Cr Barry, Seconded Cr Olsen, that the interest declared by Cr Elliott in items
SRS-038-11 – Odour Register – Regional Resource Recovery Centre – Canning Vale and CR-019-11 – Southern Metropolitan Regional Council – Restructuring Loan Guarantee is common to a significant number of electors or ratepayers.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
For: The Mayor, Crs Barry, Mason, Clarke, Olsen, Morgan, Daly, Dowsett, Wheaton and Boylen
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5.2 QUESTIONS TAKEN ON NOTICE DURING DEBATE FROM COUNCIL MEETING ON 18 JANUARY 2011
PD-007-11 PROPOSED PATIO ADDITION AT 8 PELLEW GARDENS (LOT 259), WILLETTON
APPLICANT: EDEN OUTDOOR LIVING
OWNER: P CHALMER AND P FOSTER
(OCM: 18.01.2011; File: 8 Pellew Gardens {Lot 259} Willetton; Lodged:
17.11.2010; Processing Days: 20; Serial: 30/25630); l:paed007/eg
From: Executive Property Assets and Economic Development ID: 86
Question: Manager Planning Services took on notice Cr Barry’s request for a copy of the consultation process and outcomes received from surrounding properties
Answer: A copy of the information requested has been forwarded to all Members.
CR-011-11 RENT REVIEW – SOUTHERN METROPOLITAN REGIONAL COUNCIL
(File: PRECH/2/18) crrpt011 (Council Meeting – 18 January 2011)
From : Executive Corporate Services
***CONFIDENTIAL TO MEMBERS ONLY****
Question: Acting Executive Corporate Services took on notice Cr Barry’s query relating to the supplementary rent outstanding and what amounts had been paid by the City.
Answer: The following amounts have been paid in relation to the SMRC Ground Lease: Base Rent $2,648,949
Supplementary Rent $674,444
Interest on Supplementary Rent $36,791
The SMRC currently has no outstanding Base and Supplementary Rent amounts.
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5.3 QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC GALLERY AT THE ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING OF 8 FEBRUARY 2011
Mr G W Gleeson,
Question 1: Mr Mayor, when will you be issuing a Press Release informing the citizens of Canning that an application to rebuild the Recycling Plant at Canning Vale was approved by the State Administrative Tribunal on the 2 December 2010?
Answer: The Mayor. I believe I gave you an answer at the last Council meeting when you asked the question.
Statement: A Press Release – Headlines. Normally you would when you have good to do in the City – I am yet to see any headlines or photos of you issuing a Press Release about this.
Answer: The Mayor. Why should this be any different?
Statement: I have a copy of this document I would like to give to you, because I will be relating a couple of questions to that document. Document was tabled and given to the Mayor.
Answer: The Mayor. I already have this document as I was at the Hearing, which I told you about 2 meetings ago.
Question 2: You obviously read it.
Answer: The Mayor. Yes, I was there.
Question 3: Have you read the SAT Order in the manner of Southern Metropolitan Regional Council and the City of Canning, I have given you a copy. Which of the 15 conditions did the City of Canning Council impose on the SMRC, given most of the conditions seem to be standard conditions?
Answer: The Mayor. There is a document if you want to look at them, you are more than welcome to come to Council and have a look at that document. We asked for 16 Conditions and we got 15, one was rejected by SAT.
Question: 4 Could you please inform me which condition was rejected?
Answer: The Mayor. I can’t recall that now. Will take that on notice and advise you of the conditions set, including the one that was rejected.
Question 5: Attached to the document is the Fire Protection Strategy document, did the City of Canning engage a Consultant to persuade and assistance to the Fire Investigators and Fire Consultants, who engaged by the SMRC to develop a Fire Strategy to the Material Recycling Facility at Canning Vale. Did your Consultant approach SMRC Consultants, Rick Hinch Associates requesting a far greater Fire Strategy be attached for that building and it was rejected? If so, why?
Answer: The Mayor. Who said that?
Statement: I have made personal contact with certain people and I have been told that is exactly what happened and it was someone that was involved in the document.
Answer: The Mayor. That is not correct.
Statement: You are saying No.
Answer: The Mayor. No, I said that was not correct what you said.
Question 6: Do you see the Material Recycling Facility as any benefit to the City of Canning community?
Answer: The Mayor. The City of Canning made a decision over 12 months ago that as at 30 June 2010, have severed that relationship with that particular organisation, because Council saw fit to withdraw because they keep wasting money.
Question 7: The question is do you see the Recycling Facility as a benefit to the City of Caning community, its either yes or no?
Answer: The Mayor. Answer is no, if we did we would not have resigned from it.
Question 8: All I want you to say is yes or no?
Answer: The Mayor. I have already told you, that Council saw fit that there is no benefit to stay with the SMRC?
Question 9: Does this Recycling Facility need a Development Approval from this Council, if yes where is the application now?
Answer: The Mayor. You have already given me this document, if you read this, the information is in that document.
Question 10: It doesn’t need a Development Approval?
Answer: The Mayor. As a former Councillor of South Perth, you told me that you understand how SAT works. SAT takes the matter over from any Council in WA once it goes to an Appeal or Hearing, this one has gone to Hearing, the Chairman of the Hearing made a decision to grant that Application with those 15 Conditions.
Question 11: So there should be any reason why that Development.
Answer: The Mayor. If it complies with the conditions, there will be no problem. I did not set the conditions, the State Administrative Tribunal set the conditions.
Statement: To me those conditions are very normal for that type of Building. Thank you Mr Mayor.
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10. TABLING OF COUNCILLORS MINUTES WITHOUT DISCUSSION
Cr Clarke
Wednesday 26 January 2011 – attended the City of Canning Australia Day function and then attended the Shelley Foreshore Australia Day function. I have been advised unofficially that they sold a record number of breakfasts and raised a record fundraising. These were donated to the Flood Appeal.
Monday 31 January 2011 – attended the Odour Committee Meeting and the Queens Park Changerooms Committee meeting.
Tuesday 1 February 2011 – attended Forum on the Willetton Child Care, Ferndale.
Thursday 3 February 2011 – attended State Neighbourhood Watch Advisory Committee at Cannington.
Monday 7 February 2011 – attended Canning Neighbourhood Watch Committee Meeting to speak on the Federal meeting of Neighbourhood Watch in Melbourne.
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13.2 EXECUTIVE – PROPERTY ASSETS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
PD-038-11 ODOUR REGISTER – REGIONAL RESOURCE RECOVERY CENTRE – CANNING VALE
(OCM: 08.02.2011; File: ECH/2/18); l:paed031/eg
From: Executive Property Assets and Economic Development ID: 69
RECOMMENDATIONS
PD-038-11
That Report PD-038-11 Odour Register – Regional Resource Recovery Centre, Canning Vale, be received.
Manager Planning Services withdrew from the Council Chambers at 7.23pm.
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(This item of business held over for consideration prior to the end of the Meeting.)
CR-019-11 SOUTHERN METROPOLITAN REGIONAL COUNCIL – RESTRUCTURING LOAN GUARANTEE
(File: ECH/2/18)crrpt019 (Council Meeting – 8 February 2011)
From: Executive Corporate Services
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15 NOTICES OF MOTION GIVEN AT THE MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION DURING THE FOLLOWING MEETING
CR-019-11 SOUTHERN METROPOLITAN REGIONAL COUNCIL – RESTRUCTURING LOAN GUARANTEE
(File: ECH/2/18)crrpt019 (Council Meeting – 8 February 2011)
From: Executive Corporate Services
***CONFIDENTIAL TO MEMBERS ONLY***
MOVED Cr Barry, Seconded Cr Mason, that the recommendation set out below, be adopted:
(a) Council borrow up to $14,050,000 repayable over term/terms not exceeding 13 years from the 1 April 2011 for the purpose of withdrawing from the SMRC lending facilities.
(b) Council’s intention to borrow be advertised in accordance with Section 6.20 of the Local Government Act 1995.
(c) The Chief Executive Officer write to the WA Treasury Corporation advising of the City’s withdrawal from the Southern Metropolitan Regional Council Lending Facilities.
(d) Should no Submissions be received at the end of the advertising period, the Mayor and the Chief Executive Officer be authorised to enter into loan agreements in accordance with (a) above.
(e) The Southern Metropolitan Regional Council and Member Council’s be advised of
(a), (b), and (c) above.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
For: The Mayor, Crs Barry, Elliott, Mason, Clarke, Olsen, Morgan, Dowsett,
Wheaton and Boylen
