RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS FOR THE PUBLIC FORUM
HELD ON Tuesday, 12 November 2024
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Present: |
The Mayor, Councillor C Kay (Chairperson) Councillors M Devlin & J Pettett (Comenarra Ward) Councillors I Balachandran & B Ward (Gordon Ward) Councillors S Ngai & A Taylor (Roseville Ward) Councillor K Wheatley (Wahroonga Ward) |
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Staff Present: |
General Manager (David Marshall) Director Community (Janice Bevan) Director Corporate (Angela Apostol)
Director Development & Regulation (Michael Miocic) Director Operations (Peter Lichaa) Acting Director Strategy & Environment (Jacob Sife) Corporate Lawyer (Jamie Taylor) Manager Corporate Communications (Virginia Leafe) Manager Governance and Corporate Strategy (Christopher Jones) Governance Support Officer (Eliza Gilbank-Heim) |
The Forum commenced at 6.01pm
The Mayor welcomed
those present and outlined the
agenda and requirements for speakers
The Mayor offered the Acknowledgement of Country
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.
Nil.
The following members of the public addressed Council on items on the agenda:
Items
on the Agenda:
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GB Item |
Name |
For/ Against |
Topic |
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GB.1 |
1. Jan Harwood (Spoke in person in Council Chambers) |
Against |
Minutes of the Audit, Risk & Improvement Committee Meetings held on 12 and 19 September 2024. |
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GB.8 |
1. Jan Harwood (Spoke in person in Council Chambers) |
Against |
2024-2025 Budget Review – 1st Quarter ended September 2024. |
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GB.12 |
1. Gerald Liew (Spoke in person in Council Chambers) |
Against |
Proposed redevelopment of St. Ives Shopping Village involving adjoining Council land and road reserve. |
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2. Michael Clayden (Spoke in person in Council Chambers) |
For |
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3. David Johnson (Spoke in person in Council Chambers) |
Against |
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4. Matthew Anthony Johnson (Spoke in person in Council Chambers) |
Against |
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5. Christiane Berlioz (Spoke in person in Council Chambers) |
Against |
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6. Isaac Bain (Spoke in person in Council Chambers) |
Against |
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7. Tony Marcocci (Spoke in person in Council Chambers) |
For |
The following members of the public addressed Council on items not on the agenda:
General Business:
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Name |
Topic |
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1. Jo Karolis (Spoke in person in Council Chambers) Representing Ku-ring-gai Housing Group |
Ku-ring-gai Community Conversation held 3 September 2024 and resultant formation of the Ku-ring-gai Housing Group. |
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2. Jenny Ross (Spoke in person in Council Chambers) Representing Ku-ring-gai Housing Group |
Towards a constructive community led solution to Kur-ing-gai’s affordable housing needs. |
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3. Jan Harwood (Spoke in person in Council Chambers) |
Monitoring Australia's ecological survival - how Ku-ring-gai can take the lead. |
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4. Michael Clayden (Spoke in person in Council Chambers) |
Rethinking heritage and housing. |
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5. Malcolm Cocks (Spoke in person in Council Chambers) |
Transport Oriented Development options from last council meeting. |
The Forum closed at 6:52pm.