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A meeting of the Bega Valley Shire Council will be held at the Council Chambers, Bega on Tuesday 8 September, 2009 at 2 pm to consider and resolve on the matters set out in the following Agenda.

Peter Tegart
General Manager

Councillors:

Cr Tony Allen (Mayor)
Cr Mike Britten (Deputy Mayor)
Cr Pat Campbell
Cr David Hede
Cr Keith Hughes
Cr Paul Pincini
Cr Adrian Sandrey
Cr Liz Seckold
Cr Graeme Wykes

 

Extraordinary Meeting

Summary

  1. Chairperson: Election

  2. Apologies

  3. Mayor 2009/10: Election

  4. Deputy Mayor 2009/10: Election

  5. Meeting Date Schedule

  6. Council Meetings: Order of Business

  7. Pecuniary Interest Returns and Declarations

  8. Standing Committees: Appointment

  9. Delegates and Representatives: Appointment

  10. Review and confirmation of Code of conduct, Code of Meeting Practice and Payment of Expenses and Provision of Facilities for Councillors procedure

Ordinary Meeting

  1. Confirmation of Minutes
    Recommendation: That the minutes of the  Ordinary meeting held on 18 August 2009, as circulated, be taken as read and confirmed.
    Attachment - Minutes 18 August 2009

  2. Apologies and requests for leave of absence
    Recommendation: That apologies from Councillors (to be named at the meeting) be accepted for their inability to attend the meeting.

  3. Declarations
    Pecuniary, Non-Pecuniary and Political Donation Disclosures to be declared and tabled.

  4. Deputations (by prior arrangement)
    There are no requests to address the Council.

  5. Petitions
    Any petitions received to be tabled.

  6. Mayoral Minutes
    There are no Mayoral Minutes.

  7. Adjournment into Standing Committees
    Recommendation : That the Ordinary meeting of the Council be adjoined for the purpose of dealing with staff reports to Standing Committees.

  8. Committee Reports

Standing Committees Meeting

Corporate Management Committee

Summary

  1. Confirmation of Minutes
    Attachment: Draft Minutes 18 August 2009
  2. Apologies
  3. Committee structure for Halls and Sportsgrounds
  4. IRIS Community Survey
  5. SEATS Membership
  6. Report on the need for a South Eastern Regional Organisation of Councils (ROC) commissioned by H Division
  7. Fourth Quarter review of the 2008/09 Operational Plan
    Attachment: Fourth Quarter Review

Community Cultural and Economic Development Committee

Summary

  1. Confirmation of Minutes
    Attachment: Draft Minutes 18 August 2009
  2. Apologies
  3. Funding extension Brighter Futures
  4. Options for a temporary library in Merimbula
  5. Twyford Hall options of future management

Finance and Infrastructure Committee

Summary

  1. Confirmation of Minutes
    Attachment: Draft Minutes 18 August 2009
  2. Apologies
  3. Independent Pricing & Regulatory Tribunal draft recommendations for Local Government Revenue
  4. Pambula Village Community Garden Inc
  5. Sapphire Aquatic Centre
  6. Variation of Funding Agreement – Bega to Yellow Pinch Pipeline
  7. Liquid Trade Waste Policy 2009
    Attachment: Policy
  8. Federal Government Regional and Local Community Infrastructure Program Funding: Progress Report
    Attachment: Progress Report

Planning and Environment Committee

Summary

  1. Confirmation of Minutes
    Attachment: Draft Minutes 18 August 2009
  2. Apologies
  3. DA No. 2008.0340: Commercial redevelopment of the Central Hotel – 90-94 Gipps Street, Bega
  4. DA No. 2009.0145: Four lot subdivision (including a public reserve) – Lot 4 DP 508232, Fairhaven Point Way, Fairhaven

Issues, Questions and Other Business relating to other reports

Ordinary Meeting

  1. Adoption of reports from Standing Committees

  2. Rescission/alteration motions
    There are no rescision/alteration motions.

  3. Notices of motion
    There are no notices of motion.

  4. Urgent business (not elsewhere included)

  5. Questions on notice

    Question 1 - Cr Pincini asked at the last Council meeting that Council ask the Rural Fire Service and National Parks for an update on the status of the hazard reduction program for the Bega Valley Shire and what it is planned for this year.

    Question 2 - Cr Campbell: Asked the Group Manager Infrastructure Waste and Water the following Question on Notice: "Has the engineering consultant’s report on the Tathra Ring Road been completed and received. If not, what is the timing now for its completion? If so, what is the next step to progress the construction of the Ring Road?"

    Question 3 – Cr Campbell: Asked the Group Manager Infrastructure Waste and Water the following Question on Notice: "When is the Part 5 assessment of the Evans Park proposal for a sportsground likely to be completed? What is the next step after the assessment is completed and the likely timing thereof?"

    Question 4 – Cr Campbell: Asked the Group Manager Infrastructure Waste and Water the following Question on Notice: "Is it anticipated that the landscaping works at John Taylor Reserve, Tathra, approved in the allocation of expenditure of Federal funds (Rudd money) will be completed within the required framework, namely end September this year."

  6. Questions without notice
    (Councillor to Councillor, Councillor to staff - non-operational, maintenance or process issues).

  7. Confidential Business: Adjournment into Close Session
    In accordance with the Local Government Act 1993, and the Local Government (Meetings) Regulation 1993, in the opinion of the General manager, the following business is of a kind as referred to in Section 10A(2) of the Act, and should be dealt with in a Confidential Session of the Council meeting closed to the press and public.

    Set out below is Section 10A(2) of the Local Government Act 1993 in relation to confidential business.

    Which parts of a meeting can be closed to the public? The matters and information are the following:

    (a) personnel matters concerning particular individuals (other than councillors),
    (b) the personal hardship of any resident or ratepayer,
    (c) information that would, if disclosed, confer a commercial advantage on a person with whom the council is conducting (or proposes to conduct) business,
    (d) commercial information of a confidential nature that would, if disclosed:
      (i) prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied it, or
      (ii) confer a commercial advantage on a competitor of the council, or
      (iii) reveal a trade secret,
    (e) information that would, if disclosed, prejudice the maintenance of law,
    (f) matters affecting the security of the council, councillors, council staff or council property,
    (g) advice concerning litigation, or advice that would otherwise be privileged from production in legal proceedings on the ground of legal professional privilege,
    (h) information concerning the nature and location of a place or an item of Aboriginal significance on community land.


    Recommendation :

    1.

    That Council resolve to adjourn into Closed Session to discuss Items 4.1 and 4.2 of the Closed Session Agenda, on the basis that the report concerns:-

    • personal matters concerning particular individuals (other than councillors).
    2. That pursuant to Section 10A of the Local Government Act 1993, the press and public be excluded from the proceedings on the basis that the business to be considered is classified confidential under the provisions of Section 10A(2) of the Act as outlined above.
    3.

    That the correspondence and reports relevant to the subject business be withheld from access to the press and public as required by the Local Government Act 1993, Section 11(2).


    Confidential Items

    1. General Manager's Performance Review 2008/09
      Reason for Confidentiality
      This item is classified CONFIDENTIAL under the provisions of Section 10A(2) of the Local Government Act 1993, which permits the meeting to be closed to the public for business relating to the following:-

      10A(2)(a) personnel matters concerning particular individuals (other than councillors).

    2. Report on Senior Staff Performance
      Reason for Confidentiality
      This item is classified CONFIDENTIAL under the provisions of Section 10A(2) of the Local Government Act 1993, which permits the meeting to be closed to the public for business relating to the following:-

      10A(2)(a) personnel matters concerning particular individuals (other than councillors)

  8. Adoption of reports from Closed Session

  9. Resolutions to declassify reports considered in closed session

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