RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS FOR THE PUBLIC FORUM

HELD ON Tuesday, 9 April 2024

 

Present:

The Mayor, Councillor S Ngai (Chairperson)

Councillor G Taylor (Comenarra Ward)

Councillors B Ward & S Lennon (Gordon Ward)

Councillor A Taylor (Roseville Ward)

Councillors C Kay & M Smith (St Ives Ward)

 

 

Staff Present:

Acting General Manager (David Marshall)

Director Community (Janice Bevan)

Acting Director Corporate (Angela Apostol)

Director Corporate (David Marshall)

Director Development & Regulation (Michael Miocic)

Acting Director Operations (Peter Lichaa)

Director Strategy & Environment (Andrew Watson)

Corporate Lawyer (Jamie Taylor)

Manager Corporate Communications (Virginia Leafe)

Manager Governance and Corporate Strategy (Christopher Jones)

Governance Support Officer (Nicole Kratochvil)

Jennie Keato (Manager People & Culture)

Geoffrey Douglas (Group Lead Major Projects)

 

The Forum commenced at 7.02pm

 

 

The Mayor welcomed those present and outlined the
agenda and requirements for speakers

 

 

The Mayor offered the Acknowledgement of Country and Prayer

 

 

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

 

The Mayor adverted to the necessity for Councillors and staff to declare a Pecuniary Interest/Conflict of Interest in any item on the Business Paper.

 

 

Address the Council

                   

The following members of the public addressed Council on items on the agenda:

 

GB Item

Name

For/ Against

Topic

GB.6

1.      Ms Jan Harwood
(Spoke in person in Chambers)

Against

OLG Guidelines: Risk Management and Internal Audit for Local Government in NSW - Status Update

GB.7

1.      Ms Jan Harwood
(Spoke in person in Chambers)

Against

Resourcing Strategy 2024-2034, Delivery Program 2022-2026 and Operational Plan 2024-2025

NM.3 and NM.4

1.    Mr Massimiliano Tani  (NM.3)                                     (Lodged a written submission and didn’t speak to it)

For

NM.3 - Pennant Avenue Gordon - Former Gordon Bowling Club Site/      

NM.4 - Former Gordon Bowling Club (4 Pennant Avenue, Gordon)

2.    Mr Jeff Mansfield (NM.3 and NM.4)
(Lodged a written submission and spoke to it)

For

3.    Mr Martin Naef  (NM.3 and NM.4)                                                  (Lodged a written submission and didn’t speak to it)

For

4.    Mr Timothy Coomes (NM.3 and NM.4)                                                 
(Lodged a written submission and spoke to it)

For

5.    Mrs Jill Coomes (NM.3 and NM.4)                                                                                               (Lodged a written submission and didn’t speak to it)

For

6.    Mr Alex Beeston (NM.3 and NM.4)                                                                                                    (Lodged a written submission and didn’t speak to it)

For

7.    Ms Zheng Yan Zhou (NM.3 and NM.4)                                                                                              (Lodged a written submission and didn’t speak to it)

For

8.    Mr Andrew Gunst (NM.3 and NM.4)                                                 
(Lodged a written submission and didn’t speak to it)

For

9.    Mrs Tania Naef (NM.3 and NM.4)                                                 
(Spoke in person in Chambers)

For

10.   Mr Ivo Porfiri (NM.4)                                                        (Lodged a written submission and didn’t speak to it)

For

NM.5

1.    Mr Michael Clayden
(Lodged a written submission and spoke to it)

Against

Low and Mid-Rise SEPP Community Forums

NM.6

1.    Mrs Ruba Haddad                   
(Spoke in person in Chambers)

For

Preserving Open Space at Former Roseville Chase Bowling Club Site for Future Generations

2.    Ms Sarah Rouhan
(Spoke in person in Chambers)

For

3.    Ms Monica Salvitti                
(Spoke in person in Chambers)

For

4.    Mr Alan Roy Barwick              
(Spoke in person in Chambers)

For

5.    Mrs Helen Barwick                 
 (Spoke in person in Chambers)

For

6.    Mrs Holly Cope                  
(Spoke in person in Chambers)

For

7.    Mrs Natalia Henry                        
(Spoke in person in Chambers)

For

8.    Mr Martin Naef
(Lodged a written submission and didn’t speak to it)

For

9.    Mrs Edwina Hill
(Lodged a written submission and didn’t speak to it)

For

10.  Mrs Vera Keshishian          
(Spoke in person in Chambers)

For

11.  Hugo and Jennifer Walker
(Lodged a written submission and didn’t speak to it)

Against

12.   Mr David Garrick
(Lodged a written submission and didn’t speak to it)

For

13.   Ms Gail Lee Knox
(Lodged a written submission and didn’t speak to it)

For

                       


 

The following members of the public addressed Council on items not on the agenda:

 

Name

Topic

1.      Ms Jan Harwood
(Spoke in person in Chambers)

Local Government National Interest - New Audit & Risk for rare urban biodiversity in the Age of Environmental Breakdown

2.    Mr Michael Clayden
(Lodged a written submission and spoke to it)

Framework for a Regenerative and Thriving Kuringgai

 

The Forum closed at 7:59PM