Summary of Ordinary Council Meeting

Published on 17 June 2022

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The June Ordinary Council Meeting of Snowy Monaro Regional Council was held Thursday 16 June 2022 in Cooma. In the interests of transparency, Council is providing a summary of the outcome to media outlets and community groups. The live webcast is also available on Council’s website as a recording to view when suits.

Please note that an Extraordinary Meeting of Council will be held next week on Thursday 23 June 2022 to discuss the results of the Integrated Planning and Reporting public exhibition and components of the upcoming Resourcing Strategy.

Public Forum

There were four speakers for the public forum. Members of the Snowy Monaro Youth Council provided an update on their activities and priorities, Hydro1 Heritage Museum Committee requested a letter of support for their funding request, Monaro Rail Trail thanks and update, and Southern Tablelands 4WD Club discussing Bundarra Road.

At the meeting, the following items were passed by exception (i.e. before the meeting):

  • 7.2 – minutes of Closed Session of the Ordinary Council Meeting held on 19 May 2022

 

  • 9.1.2 - Adoption of Snowy Monaro Regional Trails Masterplan and the Feasibility Assessment of Lake Jindabyne Trail Experience           
    • That Council:
      • A. Adopt the Snowy Monaro Regional Trails Masterplan
      • B. Adopt the Feasibility Assessment of the Lake Jindabyne ‘Around the Lake’ Trail Experience 

         

  • 9.3.1 Road Naming Proposal - Rosamond Place for new road in 17 lot subdivision
    • That Council endorse the name Rosamond Place to go to the Geographical Names Board for pre-approval and be publicly advertised for a period of 28 days.

 

  • 9.3.2 Road Naming - Biilmann Close for new road proposed in 13 lot subdivision
    • That Council endorse the name Biilmann Close to go to the Geographical Names Board for pre-approval and be publicly advertised for a period of 28 days.

       

  • 9.4.1 Organisational Performance Report May 2022     
    • That Council vary the 2021-2022 Operational Plan as follows:
  1. Amend action 10.1.3.2 - Coordinate the delivery of improvement opportunities identified through business excellence self-assessments to improve Council’s delivery of services, to change the word “Co-ordinate” to “Commence”.
  2. Defer action 10.1.3.4 - Commence Service Review Framework: Develop and implement a framework for effectively reviewing Council’s services to the 2022-2023 Operational Plan.
  3. Defer action 10.1.3.4 Commence Service Review Framework: Develop and implement a framework for effectively reviewing Council’s services to the 2022-2023 Operational Plan.

 

  • 9.4.3. Post Exhibition Report - Community Strategic Plan 2042  
    • That Council:
      1. Adopt the Community Strategic Plan 2042 with the following amendments:
  • 9.4.4 Code of Meeting Practice          
    • That Council adopt the Code of Meeting Practice.

       

  • 9.4.6 Resolution Action Sheet Update
    • That Council receive the resolution update for the period ending May 2022.
  1. Amend the first strategic objective under ‘our economy’ to read ‘Have increased work opportunities available enhanced by innovation’,
  2. Amend the strategy under objective 2.1 to read: ‘Ensure important agricultural and forestry land is identified, and continues to be used for agricultural and forestry production’,
  3. Include Snowy Hydro Limited, Thredbo Pty Ltd and Vail Resorts as ‘partners’ in the strategy: ‘Improve the value generated from tourism’ under objective 2.1,
  4. Amend objective 3.1 to include educational establishments as a partner in each strategy,
  5. Amend the second dot point in the ‘our environment’ strategic outcomes to read: ‘Have in place land use controls that protect the natural environment including visual and scenic values’,
  6. Change the measure under our environment to read: ‘Increase in hectares of available refuge area for identified NSW threatened species’ and the target to read >5%
  1. Notify persons who made submission of Council’s decision.

     

  • 12.1 Answers to Questions with Notice received for period ending May 2022

 

  • 13.1 Legal Actions and Potential Claims Against SMRC as at 31 May 2022

     

  • 13.2 Tender Recommendation Report Bombala and Delegate Water Treatment Plants Design and Construction – authorisation with CEO

Discussed at the meeting were the following items:

  • 7.1 – minutes of Ordinary Council Meeting held on 19 May 2022 – PASSED

     

  • Statement and apology made by Deputy Mayor, Cr Higgins on comments at previous meeting.

 

  • 9.11 Donations and Sponsorship Program 2022 – PASSED            
    • That Council determine the submissions to be approved for its donations and sponsorship program.
  • 9.1.3 Donations and Sponsorship 2022 Application Score Summary
    • The discussion went into committee. 
    • Council then passed the recommendations of A & B (Higgins, Summers and Last against) 
    • That Council:
      1. Receive the collated scores to inform allocation of funds to applications in the 2022 Donations and Sponsorship program provided in a separate report at this meeting.
      2. Award donations and sponsorship to the applications that achieve the highest collective scores in order as ranked within the budget set out in the policy.

         

  • 9.2.1 Monthly Funds Management Report – May 2022
    • AMENDED – point C (all in favour except Cr Stewart and Cr Last)
      • That Council:
        1. Receive the report indicating Council’s cash and investments position as at 31 May 2022;
        2. Receive the certificate of the Responsible Accounting Officer; and
        3. A report to be provide to Council at the July Council meeting in relation to detailed costings for the Bombala showground caretaker’s cottage, prior to proceeding further.

           

  • 9.3.3 Bundarra Road – Update – PASSED WITH AMENDMENT
    • That Council receive and note the update on Bundarra Road.

       

  • 9.4.2 Post Exhibition Report - Draft Section 7.12 Local Infrastructure Contributions Plan and Draft Voluntary Planning Agreement and Land Dedication Policy –
    AMENDED to add F – PASSED (Cr Last against)
    • That Council:
  1. Adopt the Snowy Monaro Section 7.12 Local Infrastructure Contributions Plan (Attachment 1) in accordance with Clause 214(1)(b) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021
  2. Publish a public notice of its decision on Council’s website within 28 days of this resolution, in accordance with Clause 214(2) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021
  3. Publish a notice which outlines Council’s intention to repeal existing contributions plans, in accordance with Clause 215(3) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021
  4. Adopt the Snowy Monaro Voluntary Planning Agreement and Land Dedication Policy
  5. Notify persons who made a submission of Council’s decision.
  6. That the Jindabyne Library be added to the project to be funded from Jindabyne Developer Contributions

 

  • 9.4.5 Monthly Budget Review Statement (MBRS) to 31 May 2022
    PASSED – (against Crs Last and Frolich)
    • That the Budget Review Statement for the month ended 31 May 2022 be received and the variations noted therein be approved.

       

  • 10.1 Notice of Motion: Support for Jindabyne
    PASSED UNANIMOUS – (Cr Last left the meeting, Cr Castellari online dropped out)
    • That Council
  1. Actively seek out and apply for available grant opportunities, such as the NSW Community Building Partnership Grant, or other suitable community infrastructure grants for the purpose of installing additional street lighting in Jindabyne township and streets
  2. Work with government at both State and Federal level to find available options for better transport solutions for Jindabyne. Examples include, but are not limited to; additional taxi licences, community/government funded buses, lobbying to ride-share companies like Uber to include Jindabyne as a service area
  3. Work with Snowy Mountains Liquor Accord to gain further advice on what else council can do to assist the community from a local government level

 

  • 12.2 Environmental Development Applications – Amended by Cr Beer
    PASSED UNANIMOUS – (Cr Last left the meeting, Cr Castellari online dropped out)
    • That the information in the report be noted.
    • Added by Cr Beer:

      Council gives a thank you to staff, noting:

      • Over the last 3-4 yrs there has been an increase in applications lodged
      • Future applicants will have to provide a higher level of detail

 

Thanks to the councillors and council employees present today, and to those community members who joined in online.

Next monthly Ordinary Meeting of Snowy Monaro Regional Council:

When: Thursday 21 July 2022

Where: Jindabyne at the Memorial Hall commencing at 1pm.

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