Eyre Peninsula Local Government Association Board Meeting Held at Wudinna on Friday 2 December 2016 Commencing at 10.00Am
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Minutes of the Eyre Peninsula Local Government Association Board Meeting held at Wudinna on Friday 2 December 2016 commencing at 10.00am. Delegates Present: Bruce Green [Chair] President, EPLGA Roger Nield Mayor, District Council of Cleve Allan Suter Mayor, District Council of Ceduna Kym Callaghan Chairperson, District Council of Elliston Robert Starr Deputy Mayor, District Council of Franklin Harbour Dean Johnson Mayor, District Council of Kimba Julie Low Mayor, District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula Neville Starke Deputy Mayor, City of Port Lincoln Joy Hentschke CEO, District Council of Streaky Bay [Proxy] Sam Telfer Mayor, District Council of Tumby Bay Clare McLaughlin Councillor, City of Whyalla [Proxy] Eleanor Scholz Chairperson, Wudinna District Council Guests/Observers: Tony Irvine Executive Officer, EPLGA Geoffrey Moffatt CEO, District Council of Ceduna Peter Arnold CEO, District Council of Cleve Phil Cameron CEO, District Council of Elliston Chris Smith CEO, District Council of Franklin Harbour Deb Larwood CEO, District Council of Kimba Rod Pearson CEO, District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula Rob Donaldson CEO, City of Port Lincoln Trevor Smith CEO, District Council of Tumby Bay Tom Antonio Councillor, City of Whyalla Robert Schmitz Councillor, City of Whyalla Tim Breuer Councillor, City of Whyalla Andre Stuyt Economic Development Manager, City of Whyalla Ned Luscombe Deputy Mayor, Wudinna District Council Alan McGuire CEO, Wudinna District Council Aina Danis Executive Assistant, RDAWEP/EPLGA Peter Scott Economic Development Manager-Eyre, RDAWEP Brad Riddle Tourism Development Manager, RDAWEP Bob Ramsay Special Projects Manager, RDAWEP Dion Dorward CEO, RDAWEP Darren Niejalke Sustainability Manager, Archer Exploration Alex Hart Manager, DPTI Office of Local Government Wayne Lines Ombudsman South Australia Glyn Ashman Manager Water Security, SA Water Kathy Jarrett Executive Director, LGA of SA Ted Byrt Consultant, LGA of SA Steve Barnett Principal Hydrogeologist, DEWNR Diana Laube Presiding Member, EPNRM Board Jonathan Clark Regional Director, EPNRM Board 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Welcome/Apologies President, Mayor Bruce Green welcomed Board Members, Council representatives and guests. Apologies received from: Mayor Lyn Breuer Mayor Robert Stephens Eddie Hughes MP Dave Allchurch President Bruce Green sought approval from the Board to bring forward the delegations/presenters in the agenda to accommodate presenters’ travel requirements/other commitments. 1 1. DEPUTATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS 1.1 Deputations/Presentations 1.1.1 Local Government Association Review (Ted Byrt/Kathy Jarrett) As presented 1.1.1 Glyn Ashman, Manager Water Security Planning, SA Water: Water Supply and Demand Status As presented. 1.1.2 Wayne Lines, Ombudsman South Australia As presented. 1.1.3 Darren Niejalke Sustainability Manager, Archer Exploration As presented. 1.2 Minutes of Previous Meeting 531/16: Letter to Sherron MacKenzie Moved: Chairman Callaghan Seconded: Mayor Low That the Eyre Peninsula Local Government Association write a letter of thanks to Sherron MacKenzie for her contribution to the Board and the region during her tenure as Mayor of Streaky Bay. CARRIED 532/16: Confirmation of Minutes Moved: Chair Callaghan Seconded: Deputy Mayor Starke That the minutes of the Board meeting of the Eyre Peninsula Local Government Association held in Wudinna on Friday 2 September 2016, be adopted as a true and correct record of proceedings. CARRIED 533/16: Confirmation of Minutes Moved: Mayor Suter Seconded: Mayor Johnson That the minutes of the Special meeting of the Board of the Eyre Peninsula Local Government Association held on Monday 26 September 2016, be adopted as a true and correct record of proceedings. CARRIED 2. BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES Nil. Meeting adjourned for lunch at 12.35pm and reconvened at 1.05pm. Mayor Scholz did not return to the meeting. 3. GENERAL REPORTS 3.1 President’s Report – Mayor Bruce Green Exploration by Chevron in the Great Australian Bight. 3.2 Individual Council Activity Reports [2 minute summary] As presented. 3.3 Executive Officer’s Reports 2 3.3.1 Report No 1-1216: General Update 534/16: Executive Officer’s General Update Report Moved: Mayor Suter Seconded: Chairperson Callaghan 1. That the Executive Officer’s General Update report be received. 2. That in relation to GML and HML permit vehicles on Council roads, individual Councils are to advise the Executive Officer of the EPLGA whether they have adopted the EPLGA Board conditions, which were recommended to Councils as per resolution no. 524/16. 3. That the Eyre Peninsula Local Government Association Board endorses the actions of the Executive Officer in relation to the power and communications outages that were recently experienced by the region. CARRIED 3.3.2 Report No. 02-1216: Meeting Actions Report 535/16: Meeting Actions Report Moved: Deputy Mayor Starke Seconded: Mayor Telfer That the Eyre Peninsula Local Government Association Board notes the Meeting Actions Report. CARRIED 3.4 Local Government Association of SA (Kathy Jarrett) As presented. 3.5 Office of State/ Local Government Relations (OLG) (Alex Hart) As presented. 3.6 Regional Development Australia Whyalla & Eyre Peninsula (Dion Dorward/Peter Scott/Brad Riddle) As presented. 536/16: Eyre Peninsula Caravan and Camping Options Strategy Moved: Mayor Low Seconded: Mayor Suter That the Eyre Peninsula Local Government Association Board endorses the Eyre Peninsula Caravan and Camping Options Strategy and seek funding of the amount of $40,000 from member councils with an additional $10,000 sought from external partners including the South Australian Tourism Commission, the Outback Communities Authority, and the Department of Water and Natural Resources. CARRIED 537/16: Eyre Peninsula Coastal Access and Offroad Vehicle Strategy Moved: Mayor Johnson Seconded: Mayor Nield That the Eyre Peninsula Local Government Association Board endorses the Eyre Peninsula Coastal Access and Offroad Vehicle Strategy and that members present the strategy and seek formal adoption from their individual councils at the next available opportunity. CARRIED 3.7 Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board [Diana Laube, Presiding Member/Jonathan Clarke, Regional Manager] As presented. 3.8 Other Reports/Minutes 3.8.1 South Australian Regional Organisation of Councils – Minutes/Key Outcomes Summary of the Committee meetings held on 28 September 2016 As tabled. 3 4 COMMITTEES 4.1 CEO’s Committee Actions/notes for the CEO’s Committee to be sent out by Tony Irvine and the Mayors/Chairs copied into the email. 4.2 Engineering & Works Committee Minutes for the Engineering & Works Committee to be sent out by Tony Irvine and the Mayors/Chairs copied into the email. 4.3 Eyre Peninsula Mineral and Energy Resources Community Development Taskforce Minutes dated 5 August 2016 538/16: EP Mineral and Energy Resources Community Development Taskforce Minutes Moved: Chairperson Callaghan Seconded: Deputy Mayor Starke That the EP Mineral and Energy Resources Community Development Taskforce minutes dated 7 October 2016 be noted. CARRIED 5. FINANCE REPORTS 5.1 Balance Sheet as of 16 November 2016/Budget Comparison Report as of 16 November 2016. 539/16: Outreach Program Moved: Mayor Suter Seconded: Deputy Mayor Starke That the Eyre Peninsula Local Government Association Board investigates the future of the Outreach Program as a matter of urgency. CARRIED Receipt of Finance Reports 540/16: EPLGA Income & Expense Statement Moved: Mayor Low Seconded: Mayor Telfer That the Eyre Peninsula Local Government Association Board receives the Balance Sheet as of 16 November 2016 and the Budget Comparison Report as of 16 November 2016. CARRIED 6 PETITIONS Nil. 7. GENERAL BUSINESS – Motions on Notice & Without and Questions 7.1 From the floor – Motions on Notice and Without and Questions 541/16: Centralisation of Government Organisations – TAFE SA Campus Closures in Rural SA Moved: Mayor Johnson Seconded: Deputy Mayor Luscombe That the Eyre Peninsula Local Government Association Board seeks support through the South Australian Regional Organisation of Councils and the Local Government association of South Australia to lobby against the centralisation of Government Organisations and in particular TAFE SA campus closures in Rural SA. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 4 542/16: Code of Conduct Breaches Moved: Mayor Telfer Seconded: Chairperson Callaghan That the Eyre Peninsula Local Government Association Board investigates options for escalation of the consequences of ongoing code of conduct breaches through the Local Government Association of South Australia and Office of Local Government. CARRIED 8. CORRESPONDENCE 8.1 Correspondence for Decision 1-1216: Alan McGuire, CEO, Wudinna District Council: Request for the issue of the power outage on Eyre Peninsula be raised as an agenda item. 2-1216: Jack Snelling MP, Minister for Health: Response to EPLGA’s query on open tender for supply of pharmaceutical service on the Eyre Peninsula. 3-1216: Hon Stephen Mullighan MP: Response to Peter Treloar MP, Member for Flinders regarding funding for shoulder sealing on the Tod Highway. 8.2 Incoming & Outgoing Correspondence 543/16: Incoming/Outgoing Correspondence Moved: Mayor Johnson Seconded: Mayor Telfer That all incoming and outgoing correspondence listed in the agenda be noted. CARRIED 9 FUTURE MEETINGS 544/16: Next Meeting Moved: Mayor Telfer Seconded: Mayor Suter That the next meeting of the Eyre Peninsula Local Government Association Board will be held on Monday 27 February 2017 at the Coffin Bay Sporting Club, starting with light lunch at 12.00pm and the meeting to commence at 12.30pm. CARRIED Conference Location Rotation 2017 Lower EP 2018 Port Lincoln 2019 Kimba 2020 Wudinna 2021 Cowell 2022 Cleve 2023 Streaky Bay 2024 Elliston Meeting closed at 3.18pm. __________________________________ ___________________ President Date 5 .