Shoalhaven City Council

Rural Fire Service Strategic Planning Committee

Meeting Date: Thursday, 10 September, 2020 Location: Teams meeting Time: 5.30pm

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Agenda

1. Apologies 2. Confirmation of Minutes • Rural Fire Service Strategic Planning Committee - 14 May 2020 ...... 1 3. Reports RF20.4 Rural Fire Service - Future Works ...... 3 4. General Business

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Membership Clr Mitchell Pakes – Chairperson Clr Patricia White Clr Mark Kitchener Chief Executive Officer or nominee (Mr Paul Keech) Mr Mark Williams Mr Chris Palmer Ms Jennifer Lawther (Alternate TBA) Mr Andrew Fielding (Alternate – Mr Bob Johnston) Mr Vic Walker (Alternate – Ms Jacqui Cox) Mr Martin Gaffey (Alternate – Mr Ron Rollinson) Mr Paul Gleeson (Alternate – Mr Geoff Phillips) Mr John Ashton (Alternate – TBA) Mr Bill Bean (Alternate – TBA) Mr Chris Baseler or nominee

Quorum - Five (5)

Objectives: To advise Council on issues of a strategic and policy nature relating to the operation of the Rural Fire Services having regard to the following: • That the core communication between brigades and Fire Control Officer on operational issues be raised through the Group Officers utilising the committee structure. • All issues be raised through Fire Control so that statutory matters can be resolved immediately. • Policy matters raised can be referred to the Strategy and Assets Committee through the General Manager so that statutory matters can be resolved. • That the Strategic Planning Committee be developed as the body advising Council on Rural Fire Service policy issues

Shoalhaven City Council

MINUTES OF THE RURAL FIRE SERVICE STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE

Meeting Date: Thursday, 14 May 2020 Location: Zoom Meeting Time: 5.30pm

The following members were present:

Clr Mitchell Pakes - Chairperson Clr Mark Kitchener Mr Mark Williams Mr Chris Palmer Mr Andrew Fielding Mr Stuart Thaler Ms Jennifer Lawther Mr Martin Gaffey Mr Ross Smith Mr Paul Gleeson Mr Geoff Phillips Mr Steve Heggie Mr Vic Walker Mr Paul Lyddiard Mr Paul Keech - Director Assets and Works

Apologies / Leave of Absence

Apologies were received from Councillors P White, J Gash, and Messrs J Ashton & B Bean.

Confirmation of the Minutes RESOLVED (Vic Walker / Mark Williams) That the Minutes of the Rural Fire Service Strategic Planning Committee held on Wednesday 26 February 2020 be confirmed. CARRIED

Declarations of Interest Nil.

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REPORTS

RF20.3 Rural Fire Service - Future Works HPERM Ref: D20/165523 Clr Pakes, Mark Williams and Marc Donnelly had met and discussed the current projects and their ranking in the future works list. Significant funding opportunities were expected soon and it was imperative that RFS projects are “shovel ready” to be eligible for this funding. Councillor Pakes intended to lobby Council for funding to get the RFS projects “shovel ready”. Mark Williams noted that the projects on this list should be ranked as follows: (i) Currarong Station extension (ii) Conjola Station extension; (iii) Manyana Station; (iv) Station alterations; (v) Wandandian Station extension; followed by the remaining projects. It was noted that: • It had been previously agreed that funds would not be spent on the or stations but rather on the new station for the combined brigade; • Concerns were also raised with respect to the District training station as it was in a poor state of repair and that the District should try to secure SMS funds for the state-of-the-art Training, Logistics and SMSS Facility, and • There was an expectation that funds donated by the community would be used for local capital works on RFS stations. The recommendation was amended to provided for reprioritised list of capital works.

Recommendation (Item to be determined under delegated authority) That the Rural Fire Service Strategic Planning Committee notes the update on the status of unfunded capital works projects.

RESOLVED (Mark Williams / Chris Palmer) That the Rural Fire Service Strategic Planning Committee notes the update on the status of unfunded capital works projects. CARRIED

There being no further business, the meeting concluded, the time being 6.15pm.

Clr Mitchell Pakes CHAIRPERSON

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RF20.4 Rural Fire Service - Future Works

HPERM Ref: D20/380837

Approver: Paul Keech, Director - City Services

Attachments: 1. Revised Priorities - Future Capital Works ⇩

Reason for Report To review the revised list and the status of un-funded capital works projects.

Recommendation (Item to be determined under delegated authority) That the Rural Fire Service Strategic Planning Committee notes the revised list and the

status of unfunded capital works projects.

Options Nil

Background RF20.4 The following unfunded projects will remain in the Shoalhaven Strategic Capital Expenditure Program: • Currarong Station; • Conjola Station; • Manyana Station; • Tomerong Station; • Wandandian Station • Station; • Training/Logistics/SMSS Facility (TLSF); • Huskisson Station, and • Beaumont Station.

Refer to attachment for details. Community Engagement Concept plans for each station extension / refurbishment works are discussed with the relevant brigade.

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Attachment 1

- RF20.4