Ordinary minutes, 14 December 2023

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                 14 DECEMBER 2023


             Cr Brian Stockwell

             EXECUTIVE
             Acting Chief Executive Officer Larry Sengstock
             Director Development & Regulation Richard MacGillivray
             Director Strategy & Environment Kim Rawlings

             APOLOGIES
             Nil.

             COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL

             5.1. POMONA PLACE PILOT - COMMUNITY CONSULTATION REPORT AND
             NEXT STEPS
             That Council note the report by the Principal Strategic Planner to the Planning &
             Environment Committee Meeting dated 5 December 2023 regarding the Pomona
             Place Pilot community engagement outcomes and next steps and:
             A. Endorse the Pomona Place Plan Engagement Summary Report 2023 as
             attached to this report;
             B. Make this engagement summary report available to the public via Your Say
             webpage;
             C. Note the proposed next steps and timing for the preparation of the Pomona
             Place Plan in 2024.


             6.1. PLANNING APPLICATIONS DECIDED BY DELEGATED AUTHORITY
             OCTOBER 2023
             That Council note the report by the Acting Manager, Development Assessment
             to the Planning & Environment Committee Meeting dated 5 December 2023
             regarding planning applications that have been decided by delegated authority.


             6.2. ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY MONITORING REPORT - YEAR 4 (1 JULY
             2022 - 30 JUNE 2023)
             That Council note the report by the Principal Environment Officer - Policy and
             Planning (Land) to the Planning & Environment Committee Meeting dated 5
             December 2023 regarding the Environment Strategy Monitoring Report - Year 4
             (1 July 2022 - 30 June 2023) and:
             A. Note that the Environment Strategy Monitoring Report - Year 4 (1 July 2022 -
             30 June 2023) provides an update of Council's progress towards the 12 targets
             and strategies nominated in the Environment Strategy for each theme between
             the baseline data and data collected between 2019/20FY to 2022/23FY (where
             available);
             B. Note that the Environment Strategy Monitoring Report - Year 4 (1 July 2022 -
             30 June 2023) provides an update of Council's progress of the 42 actions outlined
             in the Implementation Plan for the 2022/23FY. These actions are made up of four
             (4) enabling actions that deliver outcomes across all four themes of the
             Environment Strategy, and 38 actions that are specific to each of the four themes:
             1) Biodiversity; 2) Waterways, wetlands & coasts; 3) Sustainable living; and 4)
             Climate change resilience and adaptation;
             C. Note that the Environment Strategy Monitoring Report - Year 4 (1 July 2022 -
             30 June 2023) provides recommendations which will be considered as part of the
             review of the Environment Strategy and the preparation of the new
             Implementation Plan to be completed by Environmental Services and presented
             to Council in the 2024/25FY; and
             D. Authorise the CEO to make minor amendments prior to publication.