Minutes of Ordinary Meeting of Council

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MINUTES OF Ordinary Meeting of Council
HELD ON Tuesday, 17 June 2025

Present:	The Mayor, Councillor Christine Kay (Chairperson) Councillors M Devlin & J Pettett (Comenarra Ward) Councillors I Balachandran & B Ward (Gordon Ward) Councillors S Ngai & A Taylor (Roseville Ward) Councillor M Smith (St Ives Ward) Councillors C Spencer & K Wheatley (Wahroonga Ward)

Staff Present:	General Manager (David Marshall) Director Community (Janice Bevan) Director Corporate (Angela Apostol) Director Development & Regulation (Michael Miocic) Director Operations (Peter Lichaa) Director Strategy & Environment (Andrew Watson) Corporate Lawyer (Jamie Taylor) Manager Corporate Communications (Virginia Leafe) Manager Governance and Corporate Strategy (Christopher M Jones) Governance Support Officer (Eliza Gilbank-Heim)

Others Present:	Manager Urban and Heritage Planning (Antony Fabbro) Acting Manager Finance (Mette Kofoed)

The Meeting commenced at 7:00 PM

The Mayor offered the Acknowledgement of Country and Prayer.

Apologies

File: S02194

Nil.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

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

No Interest was declared.

DOCUMENTS CIRCULATED TO COUNCILLORS

The Mayor referred to the documents circulated in the Councillors’ papers and advised that the following matters would be dealt with at the appropriate time during the meeting:

Late Items:

MM.1 – The King’s Birthday Honours 2025 – Report by The Mayor, Councillor Kay dated 10 June 2025.

MM.2 – Vale Stuart Clark AM AFSM – a distinguished Rural Fire Service volunteer – Report by The Mayor, Councillor Kay dated 16 June 2025.

Memorandums:

A Confidential Memorandum for GB.6 Post exhibition – Draft Community Strategic Plan, Resourcing Strategy, Delivery Program and Operational Plan from the Manager of Governance and Corporate Strategy was circulated to the Mayor and Councillors on 3 June 2025.

A Confidential Memorandum for GB.12 Ku-ring-gai Draft Green Grid – Post Exhibition Report from the Director of Strategy & Environment was circulated to the Mayor and Councillors on 6 June 2025.

A Memorandum for GB.6 Post exhibition – Draft Community Strategic Plan, Resourcing Strategy, Delivery Program and Operational Plan from the Manager of Governance and Corporate Strategy was circulated to the Mayor and Councillors on 13 June 2025.

Council resolved that, in accordance with the provisions of Section 10 of the Local Government Act 1993, these documents be released to the press and public, with the exception of confidential memorandums, after a Motion moved by Councillors Taylor and Smith was CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTEs

Minutes of Ordinary Meeting of Council

File: EM00046/4

Meeting held 20 May 2025

Minutes numbered 64 to 80

Resolved:

(Moved: Councillors Wheatley/Taylor)

That Minutes numbered 64 to 80 circulated to Councillors were taken as read and confirmed as an accurate record of the proceedings of the Meeting.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

minutes from the Mayor

The King's Birthday Honours 2025

File: S14221

Vide: MM.1

I am pleased to inform you that five Ku-ring-gai citizens, through their outstanding achievements and services to the community, have been awarded 2025 King’s Birthday Honours.

We are very proud to have these dedicated and talented Australians as members of the Ku-ring-gai community.

I would like to read to you the names of these special Ku-ring-gai citizens and, on behalf of Council, congratulate them on their excellent contributions to Australian society.

Mrs Roslyn Elaine PHILIPS OAM of St Ives, for service to the community through charitable roles

Mr David Hugh ARMSTRONG AM of Gordon, for significant service to the not-for-profit sector, to the arts, and to the financial sector

Mrs Margaret Phillippa MIDDLETON OAM of Lindfield, for service to the community as a volunteer

Mr John McKenzie MIDDLETON OAM of Lindfield, for service to the community, particularly through music

Mr Ronald Bruce YORK OAM of Lindfield, for service to the community of Sydney, and to charitable organisations.

On behalf of Council, I congratulate all these award winners on their outstanding achievements.

Ku-ring-gai should be proud that it has so many citizens being recognised at the highest levels for their selfless dedication, commitment, and contribution to local, national and international communities.

Resolved:

(Moved: The Mayor, Councillor Kay)

A. That Council acknowledge the outstanding contribution made by these recipients of the King’s Birthday Honours 2025 to the Ku-ring-gai community and to the well-being of our society.

B. That the Mayor, on behalf of Council, write to the recipients to congratulate them.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Vale Stuart Clark AM AFSM - a distinguished Rural Fire Service volunteer

File: CY00455/13

Vide: MM.2

It is my sad duty to advise Council and our community of the passing of Stuart Clark, who gave over 50 years of voluntary service to the Rural Fire Service in Ku-ring-gai.

Stuart lost his battle with cancer recently and his death is being widely mourned not only by his immediate family, but also by the Rural Fire Service family.

Stuart Clark joined the Rural Fire Service in 1973 in the Elouera Brigade, later renamed the Westleigh Brigade, and served with them for 15 years.

In 1988 Stuart moved into the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Communications Brigade where he was made a Life Member after serving as Deputy Captain and then Captain of the Brigade.

In 2014 Stuart also joined Ku-ring-gai Brigade, where he continued to undertake firefighting duties and subsequently became a founding member of the newly formed Killara Brigade.

In recognition of his leadership, Stuart was elected as President and Deputy Captain of Killara Brigade, a rank he held while fighting the intense fires of the 2019-2020 bushfire season.

Stuart’s years of advocacy and campaigning in the community, as well as in government and professional circles, led to the Killara Brigade going from strength to strength. By 2024 the Brigade was operating with 56 members with two fire trucks.

He was also instrumental in ensuring a purpose-built fire station for the Killara Brigade was built – a first for the local area. It was my pleasure to open that station earlier this year.

For over 50 years Stuart provided outstanding leadership to the Rural Fire Service. In addition to his significant volunteer contribution as a firefighter, he also used his professional expertise to benefit the RFS.

He helped draft the Rural Fires Act 1997, advised the RFS executive team on a range of legal options and processes and trained volunteers and staff on the Incident Controller Major Incident training program

For almost a lifetime, Stuart Clark gave the Ku-ring-gai community and the RFS the most dedicated level of service. On behalf of Council, I extend my deepest sympathies to his widow Narelle, sons Richard and Andrew and the extended Clark family.

Additional comments from Councillor Devlin:

Thank you, Madam Mayor, for your heartfelt tribute.

Tonight, I rise not only as a Councillor but as a fellow firefighter and friend, to honour the extraordinary life of Samuel Stuart Clark AM AFSM, who last week lost his battle with cancer. As Dan Meijer shared with RFS Members when breaking the news: “It puts an end to considerable suffering”.

Stuart’s journey with the NSW Rural Fire Service spans more than five decades, beginning at the Elouera Brigade — now Westleigh. He later joined the Hornsby/Ku-ring-gai Communications Brigade, before eventually serving with the Ku-ring-gai Bush Fire Brigade — where I had the privilege of meeting him when I joined the Service some years later.

But Stuart was never one to sit idle. His next goal was the ‘raising’ of the Killara Rural Fire Brigade, and in that he was central. While it would be unfair to overlook the contributions of many others, it is my firm view — and the view of many — that without Stuart’s ambition, knowledge, connections, and steely focus, the raising of that Brigade would not have been achieved.

This was no ordinary accomplishment. Killara was the first new Rural Fire Brigade raised across the State for many years, and given its location on the North Shore of Sydney, was an ambitious project — very much warranted given the thousands of homes with bushland interface at risk of fire. It represents a significant investment in, and enhancement to, community safety within our LGA — and strengthened the strategic capability of the Service across the metropolitan area, as well as bolstering support for regional deployment to help the regions when in crisis. A remarkable achievement — and one, I suspect, that some still find hard to believe he accomplished given its challenges and opposition.

Earlier this year, it was my great honour to attend the opening of the newly built Killara Fire Station with both Council and Brigade colleagues. Madam Mayor, I know you’ll recall what a wonderful day it was for the community. What stood out most for me, however, was the moment the Commissioner himself presented Stuart with the 50-year clasp for his national Long Service Medal. A truly outstanding and well-deserved recognition.

Beyond the fireground, Stuart’s legal acumen significantly shaped the NSW RFS. While tonight’s Mayoral Minute rightly notes his contribution to the drafting of the Rural Fires Act 1997, his influence extended far beyond that. Stuart played a central role in the development of the Code of Conduct and Ethics, disciplinary procedures, Brigade constitutional reform, and the Brigade Management Handbook — now used by more than 2,200 brigades across the State.

He was often the first point of contact for legal advice — whether it be from the Commissioner or from local brigade Captains like my own, perhaps seeking clarity on how best to deal with someone like me. Stuart mentored countless volunteers and staff over the years, always generous with his knowledge and time.

He was also instrumental in the formation of the Rural Fire Service Association (the RFSA). As he would proudly remind me in our many discussions on RFSA matters, he was the only volunteer present in the room when the Association was officially formed. His legacy of advocacy, support, and representation for RFS members is deeply embedded in both the RFS and the RFSA. For that, Stuart — thank you.

Stuart’s legal expertise, of course, extended well beyond the Rural Fire Service. He spent more than 31 years at Clayton Utz, almost all of them as a Partner. He served as Managing Partner of Litigation for five years, and later as Chief Operating Officer and Managing Partner — overseeing nearly half a billion dollars’ worth of Australia’s legal market, at a time of unprecedented upheaval and intense competition.

His commitment to knowledge-sharing was equally formidable. Since 2010, Stuart served as an Honorary Professor at Macquarie University’s Law School — further testament to his dedication to mentoring the next generation of legal minds.

And you might think that would be more than enough to keep a person busy. But not Stuart.

He served as a Director of the Law Council of Australia from 2012 and was elected its President in 2016. He was also a Director and Deputy Chair of Australian War Widows NSW Limited from 2019. And following his retirement from Clayton Utz, he founded SSC Advisory to continue serving his profession and community.

In 2021, he took on another significant leadership role — as Chair of the Board of NSW Volunteer Rescue Association (VRA). Under his stewardship, the VRA underwent meaningful reform, modernisation, and renewal — becoming more effective and relevant than ever before. The lives positively impacted by his work in that role are uncountable. Again — thank you, Stuart.

In 2015, Stuart was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, for “significant service to the law, through senior roles with professional legal bodies, to strategic reform, and to the rural fire service”.

In this year’s Australia Day Honours, he was awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) for his “unwavering commitment to the NSW Rural Fire Service”.

He was also a Fellow of both the Australian Academy of Law, and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

But for me, I will always remember his big smile, his quirky laugh, his trademark red suspenders when in uniform — made completely redundant by his tactical belt — and most of all, his constant willingness to help.

I’ll never forget climbing into the back seat of a truck beside him for the first time, nor the last time I picked him up from his home after treatment last year to grab a coffee, pie and cake at East Killara. We talked about all things RFS, how I was settling into my role as Councillor, and then — true to form — he proudly gave me a personal tour of the yet-to-be-opened Killara Fire Station. He was, as they say, proud as Punch.

Until his health declined after the Station opening, Stuart would often check in with me — always asking how his “little mate Barbara” — Cr Ward — was going?

Stuart Clark: thank you for your friendship, your mentorship, your counsel, and for a legacy that will be near impossible to surpass.

To Narelle, Richard, Andrew, and the Clark family — we extend our deepest sympathies. Stuart’s legacy of service, leadership, and community spirit will continue to inspire us all.

Madam Mayor, I support the recommendations in your Mayoral Minute, and ask that a copy of my remarks be included in your correspondence to the Clark family.

I thank the Chamber for its time.

Resolved:

(Moved: The Mayor, Councillor Kay)

A. That the Mayoral Minute be received and noted

B. That we stand for a minute’s silence to honour Stuart Clark

C. That the Mayor write to Stuart Clark’s family and enclose a copy of the Mayoral Minute and Councillor Devlin’s speech.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

PETITIONS

Save the Synthetic Field at Norman Griffiths Oval - Deliver what was promised

File: EM00046/5

Vide: PT.1

Petition to Ku-ring-gai Council

Principal Petitioner: Michael Wootton

For years, we’ve waited patiently while Norman Griffiths Oval sat idle. It’s time for Council to stop dragging its feet and deliver the synthetic surface our community was promised. Help us hold them to account, sign and share this petition today!

We, the undersigned members of the Ku-ring-gai community and wider sporting public, call on Ku-ring-gai Council to deliver the originally approved synthetic turf upgrade at Norman Griffiths Oval in West Pymble, as committed in previous planning and budget announcements.

We oppose any move to revert the project to a natural turf surface, particularly after extensive delays, disruptions, and the removal of the FIFA-approved contractor assigned to the job.

Our community needs reliable, safe, all-weather facilities to support grassroots sport, including junior football, community sports, and local recreation. With countless games and training sessions already lost due to field closures and weather impacts, the synthetic upgrade is not a luxury, it’s a necessity.

The synthetic surface has been promised, approved, budgeted, and partially prepared. To backtrack now is a breach of trust and a waste of public money. Council must uphold its commitment and complete the synthetic upgrade as planned.

We respectfully urge the Council to:

· Reaffirm its support for a synthetic surface at Norman Griffiths Oval

· Engage qualified contractors to complete the project

· Provide transparency about the project’s delays and next steps

(103 signatures – as at 20 May 2025)

Resolved:

(Moved: Councillors Devlin/Pettett)

That the petition be received and referred to the appropriate Officer of Council for attention.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

GENERAL BUSINESS

Arts and Culture Committee Minutes - 5 May 2025

File: S04141

Vide: GB.1

To provide Council with the minutes from the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee meeting held on 5 May 2025.

Resolved:

(Moved: Councillors Taylor/Wheatley)

That Council consider and endorse the minutes from the Arts and Culture Committee meeting held on 5 May 2025.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Ku-ring-gai Traffic Committee - Minutes of Meeting 28 May 2025

File: CY00022/17

Vide: GB.2

To consider the Minutes from the Ku-ring-gai Traffic Committee (KTC) Meeting held on 28 May 2025.

Resolved:

(Moved: Councillors Taylor/Wheatley)

A. That Council receive and note the Ku-ring-gai Traffic Committee Minutes from 28 May 2025.

B. That Council approve the recommendations of the Ku-ring-gai Traffic Committee.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Status of Women's Advisory Committee
Minutes - 6 May 2025

File: S13683

Vide: GB.3

To provide Council with the minutes from the Status of Women’s Advisory Committee meeting held on 6 May 2025.

Resolved:

(Moved: Councillors Taylor/Wheatley)

That Council endorse the minutes of the Status of Women’s Advisory Committee meeting held on 6 May 2025.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Youth Advisory Committee
Minutes - 7 May 2025

File: S04477

Vide: GB.4

To provide Council with the minutes from the Youth Advisory Committee meeting held on 7 May 2025.

Resolved:

(Moved: Councillors Taylor/Wheatley)

That Council endorse the minutes of the Youth Advisory Committee meeting held on 7 May 2025.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Mayor and Councillor Fees - 2025/26 Local Government Remuneration Tribunal Determination

File: EM00046/5

Vide: GB.7

To determine the mayoral and councillor fees for the 2025/26 financial year.

Resolved:

(Moved: Councillors Taylor/Wheatley)

That effective 1 July 2025:

A. The annual councillor fee be set at $29,550; and

B. The annual mayoral fee be set at $78,480, in addition to the councillor fee.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Investment Report as at 31 May 2025

File: FY00623/7

Vide: GB.8

To present Council’s investment portfolio performance for May 2025.

Resolved:

(Moved: Councillors Taylor/Wheatley)

That:

A. The summary of investments and performance for May 2025 be received and noted.

B. The Certificate of the Responsible Accounting Officer be noted and the report adopted.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Submission on the Explanation of intended effect: Changes to deter illegal tree and vegetation clearing

File: S14545

Vide: GB.10

To approve a submission to the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) in response to the Explanation of Intended Effect: Protecting Our Trees – Changes to Deter Illegal Tree and Vegetation Clearing.

Resolved:

(Moved: Councillors Taylor/Wheatley)

A. That Council approve the draft submission to the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure’s Explanation of Intended Effect: Changes to Deter Illegal Tree and Vegetation Clearing, at Attachment A2.

B. That Council also share the submission with NSROC to assist in preparation of a separate coordinated submission.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Response to Notice of Motion - Doggy Daycare and 'Animal boarding or training establishments'

File: S14398

Vide: GB.11

For Council to consider the outcomes of investigation into the feasibility of allowing ‘animal boarding or training establishments’ within the E1 Local Centres and MU1 Mixed Use zones.

Resolved:

(Moved: Councillors Taylor/Wheatley)

It is recommended that Council does not amend the KLEP 2015 to permit ‘animal boarding and training establishments’ within the E1 Local Centre and MU1 Mixed Use zones.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

100

Ku-ring-gai Draft Green Grid - Post Exhibition Report

File: S12691

Vide: GB.12

To provide an overview of the finalised Ku-ring-gai Green Grid Strategy and seek Council’s adoption of the strategy following public exhibition.

Resolved:

(Moved: Councillors Taylor/Wheatley)

That Council adopt the Ku-ring-gai Green Grid Strategy.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

101

Acquisition of easement by Council at
43-47 Dumaresq Street Gordon

File: CY00470/12

Vide: GB.13

To create an easement in favour of Council as part of a proposed development on freehold land at 43-47 Dumaresq Street Gordon comprising Lot 1 DP 1314831.

Resolved:

(Moved: Councillors Taylor/Wheatley)

A. That Council resolves to acquire an easement over Lot 1 DP 1314831 (43-47 Dumaresq Street Gordon) for drainage purposes. The easement is to be in the form of a section 88B Instrument over that part of the freehold property depicted in Attachment A1 and at no cost to Council and subject to final survey.

B. That the General Manager or his delegate be given delegation to complete negotiations for the easement on the basis set out in this report and execute all associated documentation to give effect to the easement.

C. That all costs associated with the easement in favour of Council, including legal and survey costs and all costs associated with the new drainage works be borne by the Applicant.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

102

Draft Community Engagement Strategy incorporating Community Participation Plan

File: S14384

Vide: GB.5

To present the draft combined Community Engagement Strategy (CES) and Community Participation Plan (CPP) to Council for consideration.

MOTION:

(Moved: Councillors Taylor/Ward)

A. That Council endorse the draft combined Community Engagement Strategy and Community Participation Plan after increasing the minimum notification mailout radius for traffic management changes from 50m to 150m, and it be placed on public exhibition for 42 days.

B. That, at the end of the public exhibition, a further report be submitted to Council summarising any community feedback and changes to the draft Community Engagement Strategy and Community Participation Plan. If no submissions are received, Council adopt the draft Plan as attached to this report.

Resolved:

(Moved: Councillors Taylor/Ward)

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Councillor Wheatley left and returned to Chambers during the following discussion.

103

Post Exhibition - Draft Community Strategic Plan, Resourcing Strategy, Delivery Program and Operational Plan

File: S14767

Vide: GB.6

To adopt the Community Strategic Plan 2035, Resourcing Strategy 2025-2035, Delivery Program 2025-2029 and Operational Plan 2025-2026, incorporating the Budget, Capital Works Program, Statement of Revenue Policy and Fees and Charges for 2025-2026.

MOTION:

(Moved: Councillors Balachandran/Ngai)

That Council:

A. Subject to part B, adopts the Community Strategic Plan 2035, Resourcing Strategy 2025-2035 comprising Long Term Financial Plan, Asset Management Strategy and Workforce Management Strategy, DP&OP, incorporating the budget, capital works program, statement of revenue and fees and charges for 2025– 2026 with recommended amendments discussed in this report

B. Change the Scenarios for a special rates variation to be as per the following table:

C. That Council adopts the rates structure as presented in this report.

D. Subject to part B, commence comprehensive community engagement on the rate rise options described in the Long Term Financial Plan, and include an action to reflect this in the DP&OP.

E. That Council writes to all residents and groups that made submissions in relation to the draft Community Strategic Plan, draft Resourcing Strategy, draft Delivery Program and Operational Plan and advise them of the outcomes of Council’s consideration.

Resolved:

(Moved: Councillors Balachandran/Ngai)

That Council:

B. Change the Scenarios for a special rates variation to be as per the following table:

C. That Council adopts the rates structure as presented in this report.

D. Subject to part B, commence comprehensive community engagement on the rate rise options described in the Long Term Financial Plan, and include an action to reflect this in the DP&OP.

For the Resolution: The Mayor, Councillor Kay, Councillors Balachandran, Devlin, Ngai, Smith, Taylor, Ward and Wheatley

Against the Resolution: Councillors Pettett and Spencer

CARRIED

104

DCP housekeeping amendment Environmental Sensitivity and sustainability towards Net Zero

File: CY00441/13

Vide: GB.9

To have Council consider an update on Environmental Controls for Council’s Development Control Plan.

Resolved:

(Moved: Councillors Balachandran/Wheatley)

A. That Council note the findings presented in this Report and endorse the continued investigation into Development Control Plan sustainability provisions to be included in the update of controls for the TOD and LMR building typologies.

B. That a report be brought back to Council to consider amendments to the Ku-ring-gai Development Control Plan prior to public exhibition.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Motions of which due Notice has been given

Councillor Ngai left and returned to Chambers during the following discussion.

105

Improve asset utilisation and support the arts in
Ku-ring-gai

File: S02211

Vide: NM.1

Notice of Motion from Councillors Balachandran and Wheatley dated 30 May 2025

The draft Community Strategic Plan 2035 – Our Ku-ring-gai: Growing Together identifies community infrastructure as a vital community asset and commits Council to providing, upgrading, and maintaining facilities that meet the needs of residents.

Council’s community facility utilisation rate is currently less than 30%. Given financial limitations for capital expenditure and time taken to build new facilities, it is imperative that Council actively seek low-cost, high-return opportunities to improve utilisation of existing assets.

The Arts and Culture Committee have identified the need for venues as the major concern for Ku-ring-gai. Arts organisations such as Pymble Players have left the area and sought support in neighbouring councils. Some groups, such as Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra, cannot find venues when they need them. Yet others, such as MSTYP, cannot afford rehearsal space and are at risk of shutting down.

The Inner West Council has addressed a similar issue with asset utilisation and a need in the creative sector. They have invested $800,000 on upgrading seven town halls with sound systems, audio-visual equipment, performance and recording studios to be used across all the venues. These have been provided free of charge as spaces for live performance, rehearsal, and exhibition. “Rather than sitting empty for much of the time, our town halls will be filled with music, dance, theatre and film.”

A targeted facilities review is required to identify low-cost, high-impact upgrades, such as lighting, AV, acoustic improvements, or other improvements to increase utilisation at selected venues. This review can identify potential “quick wins” to increase utilisation rates.

Alongside this - to leverage underutilised council assets and inject support for local arts and creative groups - Council can develop a pilot program offering free access to Council facilities to the arts and creative sectors. The program can be developed in collaboration with the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee including usage guidelines, eligibility criteria, levels of support, and the evaluation framework. The pilot can prioritise bookings that minimise impact on regular, paid bookings to maximise facility use without adversely impacting Council’s revenue. An evaluation is required to assess its impact on facility use, creative output, and creative sector engagement, and opportunities to improve utilisation in the longer term.

This initiative provides a practical opportunity to trial increased access, address a critical need in the arts and creative sectors, and improve the use of existing community assets. Council can help cultivate a vibrant, inclusive, and creative Ku-ring-gai.

MOTION:

(Moved: Councillors Balachandran/Wheatley)

That Council:

A. Undertake a targeted review of selected community facilities to identify low-cost upgrades that support increased utilisation, with recommendations by November 2025 to inform the FY26/27 budget process.

B. Develop and implement a 12-month pilot program to increase facility utilisation and support the arts and creative sectors in Ku-ring-gai:

a) Designed in collaboration with all relevant Council Committees and reported to Council including potential financial impacts at the November 2025 Council Meeting.

b) To implement the pilot program from January 2026.

c) To evaluate the pilot after 12 months.

C. Incorporate learnings into the Cultural Facilities Review

Resolved:

(Moved: Councillors Balachandran/Wheatley)

That Council:

B. Develop and implement a 12-month pilot program to increase facility utilisation and support the arts and creative sectors in Ku-ring-gai:

a) Designed in collaboration with all relevant Council Committees and reported to Council including potential financial impacts at the November 2025 Council Meeting.

b) To implement the pilot program from January 2026.

c) To evaluate the pilot after 12 months.

C. Incorporate learnings into the Cultural Facilities Review

For the Resolution: The Mayor, Councillor Kay, Councillors Balachandran, Devlin, Ngai, Smith, Taylor, Ward and Wheatley

Against the Resolution: Councillors Pettett and Spencer

CARRIED

106

Sydney North Planning Panel

File: CY00844/2

Vide: NM.2

Notice of Motion from Councillors Taylor and Devlin dated 30 May 2025

That Council review its nomination of membership of North Sydney Planning Panel.

MOTION:

(Moved: Councillors Devlin/Taylor)

A. That the existing appointments to SNPP be revoked to permit fresh appointments from the pool of currently elected Councillors.

B. That Council appoint the following Councillors as Council’s nominees to the SNPP: Councillors Smith & Taylor, and the following Councillors as the alternates: Councillors Wheatley & Balachandran, all for a period of 2 years.

C. Each pair of Councillors will attend alternate SNPP meetings. If a Councillor is unavailable, a Councillor from the other pair may attend the meeting.

D. That the appointment of new nominees and alternates be subject to completion of probity checks in accordance with the Operating Procedures.

Resolved:

(Moved: Councillors Devlin/Taylor)

A. That the existing appointments to SNPP be revoked to permit fresh appointments from the pool of currently elected Councillors.

C. Each pair of Councillors will attend alternate SNPP meetings. If a Councillor is unavailable, a Councillor from the other pair may attend the meeting.

D. That the appointment of new nominees and alternates be subject to completion of probity checks in accordance with the Operating Procedures.

For the Resolution: The Mayor, Councillor Kay, Councillors Balachandran, Devlin, Smith, Taylor, Ward and Wheatley

Against the Resolution: Councillors Ngai, Pettett and Spencer

CARRIED

BUSINESS WITHOUT NOTICE – SUBJECT TO CLAUSE 9.3 OF code of meeting practice

Nil.

QUESTIONS WITH NOTICE

Nil.

Inspections– SETTING OF TIME, DATE AND RENDEZVOUS

Nil.

The Meeting closed at 8:27pm.

The Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 17 June 2025 (Pages 1 - 19) were confirmed as a full and accurate record of proceedings on <Insert confirmation date …>.

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General Manager Mayor / Chairperson