Minutes - Meeting No. 137

Thursday 9th February 2012

Held at Hornsby Council

Pacific Highway, Hornsby

The meeting commenced at6.15pm

Councillor Nick Berman, Mayor,Hornsby Council, extended a welcome.

The Chair gave an acknowledgement of Country

QUORUM

The Chairman referred to Article 13.i) of the Constitution that provides:

A quorum at a meeting of the Organisation shall consist of a number being half of the number of Councils plus one.

Member Councils of NSROC include:

Hornsby, Hunter’s Hill, Ku-ring-gai, Lane Cove, North Sydney, Ryde, Willoughby

Councils represented on the evening included:

Hornsby, Hunter’s Hill, Ku-ring-gai, Lane Cove, North Sydney, Ryde,Willoughby. Accordingly, a quorum was present.

ATTENDANCE

Clr N Berman / Hornsby Council (Chair)
Mr S Phillips / General Manager, Hornsby Council
Clr R Quinn / Hunter’s Hill Council
Mr B Smith / General Manager, Hunter’s Hill Council
Clr I Cross / Ku-ring-gai Council
Mr J McKee / General Manager, Ku-ring-gai Council
Clr S Forrest / Lane Cove Council (Alt)
Clr S Bennison / Lane Cove Council (Alt)
Mr P Brown / General Manager, Lane Cove Council
Clr G McCaffery / North Sydney Council
Clr S Barbour / North Sydney Council
Ms P Holloway / General Manager, North Sydney Council
Clr S Yedelian OAM / City of Ryde (arrived 6.35)
Mr J Neish / General Manager, City of Ryde (arrived 6.35)
Clr T Fogarty / Willoughby Council (Alt)
Clr B Thompson / Willoughby Council
Ms M Smith / Willoughby Council
Ms C James / NSROC Executive Director
Ms L Ridley / NSROC Executive Assistant

GUESTS

Mr Alan Cadogan / URBANAC
  1. APOLOGIES

Clr R Browne / Hornsby Council
Clr S Hoopmann / Hunter’s Hill Council
Clr W Gaffney / Lane Cove Council
Clr P Palmer / Lane Cove Council
Clr J Anderson / Ku-ring-gai Council
Clr C Szatow / Ku-ring-gai Council
Clr A Etmekdjian / City of Ryde
Clr P Reilly / Willoughby Council
Mr N Tobin / General Manager, Willoughby Council
Mr S Head / Willoughby Council

915/12RESOLUTION

MOVED / Clr S Barbour / SECONDED / Clr T Fogarty / CARRIED
That the apologies be received and noted.

2.CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

Matters Arising:

Item 8.1 Neighbouring Council Accord

  • This matter needs to be progressed.

916/12RESOLUTION

MOVED / Clr S Bennison / SECONDED / Clr S Barbour / CARRIED
That the Board:
Confirms that the Minutes of Meeting No. 136 10th November 2011, copies of which were circulated to all parties and member Councils, are an accurate record of the proceedings of the meeting.

3.NSROC REGIONAL PRIORITIES

917/12RESOLUTION

MOVED / Clr S Bennison / SECONDED / Clr B Thompson / CARRIED
That the Board;
  1. Receive and note the report; and
  2. Gives ‘in principle’ support to the Draft NSROC Regional Priorities document, subject to further refinement by the General Managers in regard to the issues raised; and
  3. Noted that the release of the final document would be prior to the next Board Meeting in May.

4.DESTINATION 2036 DRAFT ACTION PLAN – NSROC draft submission

Discussion on;

  • The numbers of reports being called for that have already been produced.
  • Need to add a further paragraph advising of the historic work already undertaken

918/12RESOLUTION

MOVED / Clr T Fogarty / SECONDED / Clr I Cross / CARRIED
That the Board:
  1. Receives andNotes the report, and
  2. note the release of the joint ACELG/ NSROC Comparative Analysis of ROCs in NSW and WA report; and
  3. Endorse the draft submission to the NSW Division of Local Government on the Destination 2036 Draft Action Plan.

5.NSROC SUBMISSION TO PLANNING REVIEW

General discussion on;

  • Need for the integrity of the original principles not to be compromised or eroded.
  • Time and resources required by Councils – Government should maintain plan for 10 years in line with Council plans.

919/12RESOLUTION

MOVED / Clr G McCaffery / SECONDED / Clr R Quinn / CARRIED
That the Board:
  1. receive and note the report; and
  2. Endorse the draft NSROC submission to the NSW Planning Review Discussion Paper subject to the amendments raised.

6.LGA ANNUAL CONFERENCE – NSROC Submission on Reforms

Discussion on;

  • Need for the Conference to move to a new model, similar to the ALGA format, and be issues based.
  • Problems associated with maintaining a voting quorum, and solutions needed to overcome this.

920/12RESOLUTION

MOVED / Clr G McCaffery / SECONDED / Clr T Fogarty / CARRIED
That the Board:
  1. Receive and note the report; and
  2. Endorses the draft NSROC submission to the LGA on the LGA Annual Conference.
  3. Refer the Lane Cove Council correspondence to GMAC.

7.WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT AGEING CONSULTATION – NSROC Initial Submission

921/12RESOLUTION

MOVED / Clr G McCaffery / SECONDED / Clr S Forrest / CARRIED
That the Board:
  1. Receive and notes the report; and
  2. Note the interim NSROC submission to the Whole of Government Ageing Strategy.

8.DLG REVIEW OF THE MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT – NSROC submission

922/12RESOLUTION

MOVED / Clr S Barbour / SECONDED / Clr I Cross / CARRIED
That the Board:
  1. Receive andNotes the Report; and
  2. Note the NSROC submission to the Model Code of Conduct review.

9.NSROC STRUCTURE AND NEW RESOURCING

Action:

  • CJ to provide a background rationale to delegates so they may explain fully to their Council the need for this appointment.

923/12RESOLUTION

MOVED / Clr G McCaffery / SECONDED / Clr B Thompson / CARRIED
That the Board:
  1. Receive andNotes the Report; and
  2. Endorse the recruitment of a Senior Project Manager for NSROC (2 years) subject to the financing schedule as recommended by the General Managers Advisor Committee (GMAC)

10.UPDATES

10.1 Superannuation Issues

924/12RESOLUTION

MOVED / Clr R Quinn / SECONDED / Clr S Forrest / CARRIED
That the Board:
Receives andNotes the Report

10.2 NSW Transport Masterplan Consultation and M2/F3 Interconnector Research Paper.

925/12RESOLUTION

MOVED / Clr S Barbour / SECONDED / Clr S Bennison / CARRIED
That the Board:
Receives andNotes the Report

11.EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT – Activities since 10th November 2011

926/12RESOLUTION

MOVED / Clr T Fogarty / SECONDED / Clr S Yedelian / CARRIED
That the Board:
Receives and notes the Report

12. GENERAL BUSINESS

Discussion covered the following;

12.1 Contributions to the ALGA Constitutional Recognition Campaign

12.2 LEP Changes – need to re exhibit?

12.3 Regulation of Brothels

13.HOST COUNCIL

927/12Delegates expressed appreciation to Hornsby Council for their generous hospitality in hosting the 137th Ordinary Meeting of NSROC.

The meeting concluded 8.40 pm

The next meetings:
Next Meeting No. 138
THURSDAY 10TH MAY 2012
ATUNTER’S HILL COUNCIL
COMMENCING AT 6.00 PM

Minutes of Ordinary Meeting No 137 held 9TH February 2012.

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