{"id":7866,"date":"2020-08-26T11:04:41","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T11:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=7866"},"modified":"2020-08-26T11:04:41","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T11:04:41","slug":"ordinary-council-meeting-tuesday-25-august-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/08\/26\/ordinary-council-meeting-tuesday-25-august-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Ordinary Council Meeting Tuesday 25 August 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following is a summary of resolutions from the Ordinary Council meeting of Tuesday 25 August\u00a02020. NB: it is not a full record of resolutions, please see the\u00a0Council Meeting Minutes<\/a>\u00a0and\/or\u00a0webcast archive<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n

Lord Mayoral Minutes<\/h2>\n

A Lord Mayoral Minute received support after it called on the NSW Government to commit to building the state\u2019s vital transport infrastructure in NSW. The Minute also congratulated Novocastrian Cory Wright and ex-Novocastrian Steve Murphy on their respective elections as the NSW and Federal Secretary of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, and committed to seeking their input into protecting and strengthening manufacturing and supporting Newcastle manufacturing workers through the COVID recovery and transition to a net-zero carbon economy.
\nA second Lord Mayoral Minute to ask the Public Accountability Committee to establish a consistent geography and classification across all NSW Government funding sources that enables equitable access for all LGAs was supported. The minute also called for the creation of a Gateway City classification to recognise that LGAs like Newcastle and Wollongong are major regional economic centres that sit between a metropolitan and regional classification.<\/p>\n

Ordinary business<\/h2>\n

King Street, Stockton – Marine Rescue Land Only Lease<\/strong>
\nCouncil resolved to enter into a 21-year Land Only Lease with Marine Rescue NSW to allow them to construct a new operations centre on the Stockton site.
\nTabling of pecuniary interest returns – 1 May to 31 July 2020<\/strong>
\nCouncil noted the tabling of pecuniary interest returns received from designated persons between 1 May and 31 July 2020 in accordance with the City of Newcastle\u2019s Code of Conduct for Staff.
\nPublic exhibition of the Draft Section 7.12 Newcastle Local Infrastructure Contributions Plan 2019 (Update August 2020)<\/strong>
\nCouncil voted to place the draft Section 7.12 Newcastle Local Infrastructure Contributions Plan 2019 (Update August 2020) on public exhibition for 28 days.
\nVariations to Development Standards 32<\/strong>
\nCouncil received the report on development variations approved between January 2020 and July 2020.
\nEmergency egress for high-rise occupants with a disability<\/strong>
\nCouncil voted to write to the Council of Australian Governments\u2019 Building Ministers\u2019 Forum, the Australian Building Codes Board and the NSW Minister representing the State on the Council of Australian Governments\u2019 Building Ministers’ Forum to seek support for the creation of provisions that improve emergency egress for people with a disability, particularly with respect to emergency egress from high-rise buildings.
\nCouncil will also write to the NSW Building Commissioner to seek support for the creation of formal administrative arrangements that marry in with the Commonwealth\u2019s disability discrimination provisions, and investigate amending City of Newcastle\u2019s Development Control Plans \/ Planning Guidelines to include consideration of emergency egress from high-rise buildings for people with disabilities.
\nYoung Road, Lambton \u2013 intersection realignment and pedestrian refuge at Durham Road and intersection realignment at Wallarah Road<\/strong>
\nCouncil voted to approve the realignment of the intersection of Durham Road at Young Road Lambton.
\nAdoption of Asset Management Policy 2020<\/strong>
\nCouncil voted to adopt the revised Asset Management Policy.
\nPublic exhibition of Draft Strategic Sports Plan<\/strong>
\nCouncil resolved to place the draft Strategic Sports Plan on public exhibition for 42 days and requested that a report on submissions received be brought back to the Council following the public exhibition.
\nAuthorisation for signing of the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2020<\/strong>
\nCouncil noted that the preparation of City of Newcastle\u2019s Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2020 is underway and upon completion they will be referred to the NSW Audit Office. Council voted to authorise the Lord Mayor, a Councillor, the Chief Executive Officer and the responsible Accounting Officer to sign the Statements by Councillors and Management at the conclusion of the external audit.
\nInvestment and borrowing policy annual review<\/strong>
\nCouncil voted to adopt the updated Investment and Borrowing Policy.
\nExecutive monthly performance report<\/strong>
\nCouncil received the Executive Monthly Performance Report for July 2020.
\nAppointment of Deputy Lord Mayor<\/strong>
\nCouncil reappointed Cr Declan Clausen as Deputy Lord Mayor for the period 13 September 2020 until the day before the next ordinary election.
\nTransfer of Civic Hotel liquor licence<\/strong>
\nCouncil voted to endorse running an Expression of Interest for the transfer of the former Civic Hotel liquor licence. The Chief Executive Officer or his delegate was granted authority to execute all relevant documentation to enact the transfer to a successful proponent for an amount that meets or exceeds the current valuation of the licence. The proceeds will be transferred to City of Newcastle\u2019s \u2018Works Program: Specific Projects\u2019 internally restricted reserves.<\/p>\n

Notices of Motion<\/h2>\n

Newcastle Inner City Bypass<\/strong>
\nA notice of motion to engage with the University of Newcastle and Hunter New England Health, and write to various NSW Government Ministers and the Member for Wallsend, seeking to include a rapid transport connection between John Hunter Hospital and the University of Newcastle on the Newcastle Inner City Bypass, was supported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Following is a summary of resolutions from the Ordinary Council meeting of Tuesday 25 August\u00a02020. NB: it is not a full record of resolutions, please see the\u00a0Council Meeting Minutes\u00a0and\/or\u00a0webcast archive\u00a0for more information. Lord Mayoral Minutes A Lord Mayoral Minute received support after it called on the NSW Government to commit to building the state\u2019s vital … Continue reading “Ordinary Council Meeting Tuesday 25 August 2020”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7866\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}