RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS FOR THE PUBLIC FORUM
HELD ON Tuesday, 11 November 2025
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Present: |
The Mayor, Councillor C Kay (Chairperson) Councillors M Devlin & J Pettett (online) (Comenarra Ward) Councillors I Balachandran (online) & B Ward (Gordon Ward) Councillors S Ngai & A Taylor (Roseville Ward) Councillor M Smith (St Ives Ward) Councillor K Wheatley (Wahroonga Ward) |
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Staff Present: |
General Manager (David Marshall) Acting Director Community (Virginia Leafe) Director Corporate (Angela Apostol) Acting Director Development & Regulation (Anne Seaton) Director Operations (Peter Lichaa) Director Strategy & Environment (Andrew Watson) Corporate Lawyer (Jamie Taylor) Manager Governance and Corporate Strategy (Christopher Jones) Governance Support Officer (Eliza Gilbank-Heim) |
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Other Staff: |
Manager Urban and Heritage Planning (Antony Fabbro) Manager Community Development (Danny Houseas) Executive Urban Planner (Rathna Rana) |
The Forum commenced at 7:00pm
The Mayor welcomed
those present and outlined the
agenda and requirements for speakers
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:
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GB Item |
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For/ Against |
Topic |
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GB.1 |
1. Janet Harwood (Spoke in person in Council Chambers) |
Against |
Minutes of the Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee Meetings Held on 4 and 18 September 2025 |
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GB.3 |
1. Janet Harwood (Spoke in person in Council Chambers) |
For |
Update to Fraud and Corruption Control Policy and Strategy |
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GB.4 |
1. Kelly Dai (Spoke in person in Council Chambers) Representing Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra and Sunshine Philharmonic Orchestra |
For |
Improve Asset Utilisation and Support the Arts in Ku-ring-gai |
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3. Paul Terracini (Spoke in person in Council Chambers) Representing Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra |
For |
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4. Daniel Bragg (Spoke in person in Council Chambers) Representing Save Marian Street Theatre |
For |
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5. Wendy Blaxland (Spoke in person in Council Chambers) Representing Marian Street ACTION |
For |
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NM.2 |
1. Jen Rufati (Spoke in person in Council Chambers) Representing St Ives Football Club |
For |
Community Access to External Automated Defibrillators Across Council Facilities “Lachy’s Heartstart Project”. |
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2. Damian Erich (Spoke in person in Council Chambers) |
For |
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Written Comments |
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NM.2 |
1. Penny Howell (Lodged written comments and did not speak to them) |
For |
Community Access to External Automated Defibrillators Across Council Facilities “Lachy’s Heartstart Project”. |
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2. Lyle Hudson (Lodged written comments and did not speak to them) Representing St Ives Football Club |
For |
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The following members of the public addressed Council on items not on the agenda:
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Name |
Topic |
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1. Natasha Sherwood (Spoke in person in Council Chambers) Representing Eastside Roseville Action Group Inc |
Council's Alternate TOD Plan & Eastside Roseville SSDs. |
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2. Janet Harwood (Spoke in person in Council Chambers) |
Ecologically Sustainable Survival Economics (ESSE) - Correcting KRG Planning for Bequest Value. |
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3. David Lloyd (Spoke in person in Council Chambers) |
Community Opposition to TOD/SSD Application for Dalcross Hospital and adjacent sites (SSD Application #85845958) |
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4. Alex Guo (Spoke in person in Council Chambers) |
The Dalcross Development. |
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Written Comments |
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1. Richard Koch (Lodged written comments and did not speak to them) Representing Killara Action for Appropriate Development Association (KAAD) |
Status of Council's alternative TOD Scheme |
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2. Julie Sun (Lodged written comments and did not speak to them) |
Alternative TOD |
The Forum closed at 7:52pm.