2017-04-18 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   18 APRIL 2017




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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                    18 APRIL 2017

           the CMHA has submitted an application for incorporation to the Office of Fair Trading which has
           been approved.

           On January 10 members of the CMHA building sub-committee met with the Director of Community
           Services to discuss how they might go about assessing the condition of the building with a view to
           developing a project plan to undertake the necessary repairs to open the building asap.

           Following this meeting on January 11°" the CHMA building sub-committee undertook an inspection
           of the Hall to ascertain the condition of the building for themselves.

           After this inspection the building sub-committee has agreed with Council that the repairs proposed
           by Independent Building Services are necessary, and that the costs of repairs would be in excess of
           the $40,000 which the sub-committee previously believed would be needed to undertake the work.

           A further meeting with the Cooroy Memorial Hall Association Executive Committee and the Director
           of Community Services and the Libraries and Galleries Manager occurred on January 30.

           5.       Options for the future use of the Hall
           The public consultation undertaken over the past two months has found that while there are a wide
           range of opinions about what could be done with the Hall, most people in Cooroy value the Hall as
           an important part of their local history, and see it as an important memorial to those killed in WW1.
           Members of the community are also prepared to contribute to the refurbishment and ongoing
           management of the Hall. As such they want to see Council quickly resolve the status of the Hall and
           from there the Hall restored and re-opened as soon as possible. The majority also want to see the
           Hall continue to be used for community rather than commercial purposes into the future.
           The four potential options for the future use and management of the Hall identified below have been
           evaluated against this background.

           5.1.     Option 1:    Demolish the Hall
           Indicative costings to demolish the Hall are $165,000 with an unknown cost to create a Memorial
           Park.

           There is little expressed public support for demolishing the Hall and replacing it with a memorial or
           recreational Park.

           Option 1 is not recommended.

           5.2      Option 2: Council repairs and manages the Hall itself
           As the trustee of the building, Council has been clear that it will not reopen the building until the
           repairs identified in the Independent Building Services report as being essential for public safety are
           completed.
           The Independent Building Inspections report estimates the cost for Council to undertake the
           necessary maintenance works to safely reopen the Hall at between $300,000 to $400,000 and up to
           $1million to bring it up to a high standard of repair.

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