Resolutions of the Future Melbourne Committee meeting held on Tuesday 20 September 2016
Agenda item 6.1
Ministerial Referral: TPM-2015-37, 71 to 87 City Road, Southbank
Resolved:
Due to a number of Councillors declaring conflicts of interest for Agenda Item 6.1 the quorum for the meeting (six Councillors) was lost and this agenda item will be now be dealt with by an officer under delegation.
Agenda item 6.2
Planning Permit Application: TP-2016-430, 271 Spring Street, Melbourne
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That the Future Melbourne Committee resolves that a Notice of Decision to Grant a Permit be issued subject to the conditions set out in the delegate report (refer to Attachment 4 of the report from management).
Agenda item 6.3
Planning Permit Application: TP- 2016-483, 488 – 494 La Trobe Street, West Melbourne
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That the Future Melbourne Committee defers this matter.
Agenda item 6.4
Ministerial Planning Referral TPD-2010-37/A
Collins Wharf, Victoria Harbour, Docklands
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That the Future Melbourne Committee resolves to advise the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning that it does not support the application in its current form, and requests that the Department work with the applicant to make further amendments to the proposal such that higher density development is entertained at the east of the wharf, but that the built form then steps down to the water, with buildings along the western half of the wharf better reflecting the heritage of the wharf by consisting predominantly of a horizontal lower-rise form (not dissimilar to the current Development Plan); the objective of not boxing in Victoria Harbour or dividing the water with tall architecturally similar buildings must be preserved.
Agenda item 6.5
Ministerial Referral: TPMR-2016-14 - Demolition of the existing building and construction of a multi storey mixed use development, 383 La Trobe Street, Melbourne
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That the Future Melbourne Committee resolves to advise Department of Environment, Land, Water and
Planning that the Melbourne City Council supports the application subject to the conditions outlined in the Delegate Report (Attachment 4 of the report from management).
Agenda item 6.5a
Better Apartments Draft Design Standards Submission
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That the Future Melbourne Committee endorses the City of Melbourne submission in response to the Better Apartments Draft Design Standards attached to this report.
Agenda item 6.6
Proposed change to scheduled 8 November 2016 Future Melbourne Committee meeting
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That the Future Melbourne Committee approves changing the Future Melbourne Committee meeting
date from 8 November 2016 to 15 November 2016.
Agenda item 7.1
Post travel report by Councillor Wood, C40 Workshop, London, August 2016
Resolved:
That the Future Melbourne Committee notes the report by Councillor Arron Wood on participation in the C40 Business Plan Workshop held In London between 11 and 12 August 2016.
Agenda item 7.2
Proposal to travel by Councillor Stephen Mayne, Participation in 2016 Local
Government Association of Queensland Media and Communications Forum, 18 October 2016
Resolved:
That the Future Melbourne Committee approves the proposal by Councillor Stephen Mayne to participate
in the Local Government Association of Queensland Media and Communications Forum on the Gold Coast on 18 October 2016.
Agenda item 7.3
Notice of Motion, Cr Mayne: Online donations register
Resolved:
- That the Future Melbourne Committee:
1.1Notes the advice from the state government and an external law firm that Council would be in breach of the Local Government Act if it was involved in funding a third party to host an online register of donations for the forthcoming council elections.
1.2Notes that individual councillors have indicated their willingness to voluntarily supply the donations data in the format outlined in the April 19 and August 30 resolutions to a nominated third party (The Age newspaper) without any formal involvement of council.
1.3Encourages non-councillor candidates to also disclose relevant campaign finance information in a timely manner to The Age, with the disclosure dates being October 3, October 14 and November 11 (not October 7 as mentioned in the August 30 resolution).
1.4Notes the following September 20 email to councillors from Clay Lucas of The Age outlining how the newspaper proposes to run the register:
Dear Lord Mayor, councillors and council candidates and campaign managers.
In response to this motion moved by Cr Mayne, The Age has decided it is in the public interest to offer to host a donations register for candidates for Lord Mayor and council.
As a credible publisher of public interest journalism and a trusted media outlet, we believe The Age should be endorsed by councillors tomorrow night as the agreed host for all candidates to provide donation data.
The information would be published by The Age at noon on the prescribed days below, and the information would be reproduced purely from data supplied by candidates. It would also highlight those who have declined to provide information.
Campaign donations for the purposes of the register would be classified all cash or in-kind donations over $500. It would include all self-funded donations.
The register would provide three snapshots of donations received: on October 3, October 14 and November 11. All donations disclosures for all candidates would be done simultaneously on three occasions.
The register will be made available on The Age website permanently.
I am comfortable with this email being made public as part of the decision making process.
regards,
Clay Lucas
City Editor
The Age