MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

The 4503 meeting of the Brisbane City Council, held at City Hall, Brisbane on Tuesday 9 August 2016 at 2pm

Prepared by: Council and Committee Liaison Office Chief Executive’s Office Office of the Lord Mayor and Chief Executive Officer

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

THE 4503 MEETING OF THE BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL, HELD AT CITY HALL, BRISBANE, ON TUESDAY 9 AUGUST 2016 Dedicated to a better Brisbane AT 2PM

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS______i PRESENT:______1 OPENING OF MEETING:______1 APOLOGY:______1 MINUTES:______1 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:______4 QUESTION TIME:______6 CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS:______18 ESTABLISHMENT AND COORDINATION COMMITTEE______18 A MAJOR AMENDMENTS TO BRISBANE CITY PLAN 2014 – BULIMBA BARRACKS MASTER PLAN_____35 B ANNUAL PROCUREMENT POLICY AND CONTRACTING PLAN 2016-17______36 PUBLIC AND ACTIVE TRANSPORT COMMITTEE______37 A COMMITTEE PRESENTATION – KEDRON BROOK BIKEWAY UPGRADE______40 B PETITION – REQUEST BUS STOP AT THE CROSSING OF TRINITY WAY AND BEAUDESERT ROAD, DREWVALE______40 INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE______42 A COMMITTEE PRESENTATION – LOGAN ENHANCEMENT PROJECT______48 B PETITION – REQUESTING THAT COUNCIL RESOLVE PARKING ISSUES IN YALE STREET, ROBERTSON_49 C PETITION - REQUESTING THE UPGRADE OF THE INTERSECTION OF CREEK ROAD, TICK STREET AND GREENMEADOW ROAD, MOUNT GRAVATT EAST/MANSFIELD______50 CITY PLANNING COMMITTEE______51 A DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION UNDER SUSTAINABLE PLANNING ACT 2009 – DEVELOPMENT PERMIT – MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE FOR HOSPITAL, HEALTH CARE SERVICES, OFFICE, FOOD AND DRINK OUTLET, SHORT TERM ACCOMMODATION, CHILD CARE CENTRE, SHOP AND MULTIPLE DWELLING – 32 MORROW STREET, TARINGA – ASPECT PROPERTY GROUP AUST PTY LTD______54 B PETITION – REQUESTING ACCESS BE PROVIDED TO AND FROM WYNNUM ROAD FOR A DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION AT 2029 WYNNUM ROAD, WYNNUM WEST (APPLICATION REFERENCE A004004085)______56 C PETITION – REQUESTING COUNCIL RESTRICT VEHICLE ACCESS TO PLAZA STREET, DIVERT TRAFFIC TOWARD WYNNUM ROAD AND MAINTAIN THE TRAFFIC OBSTACLE IN PLAZA STREET______58 ENVIRONMENT, PARKS AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE______59 A COMMITTEE PRESENTATION – WILDLIFE CORRIDORS______61 FIELD SERVICES COMMITTEE______62 A COMMITTEE PRESENTATION – FIELD SERVICES GROUP 2015-16 ACHIEVEMENTS______62 LIFESTYLE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE______65 A COMMITTEE PRESENTATION – 2016 YOUTH WEEK AND THE QUBE EFFECT 2016______66 FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE______67 A COMMITTEE PRESENTATION – LORD MAYOR’S MULTICULTURAL BUSINESS DINNER AND AWARDS 2016______68 B COMMITTEE REPORT – BANK AND INVESTMENT STATEMENT – 27 MAY 2016______69 PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS:______69

[4503 (Ordinary) Meeting – 9 August 2016] MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

THE 4503 MEETING OF THE BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL, HELD AT CITY HALL, BRISBANE, ON TUESDAY 9 AUGUST 2016 Dedicated to a better Brisbane AT 2PM

GENERAL BUSINESS:______70 QUESTIONS OF WHICH DUE NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN:______78 ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS OF WHICH DUE NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN:______80

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THE 4503 MEETING OF THE BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL, HELD AT CITY HALL, BRISBANE, ON TUESDAY 9 AUGUST 2016 Dedicated to a better Brisbane AT 2PM

PRESENT:

The Right Honourable the LORD MAYOR (Councillor Graham QUIRK) – LNP The Chairman of Council, Councillor Angela OWEN (Calamvale Ward) – LNP

LNP Councillors (and Wards) ALP Councillors (and Wards) Krista ADAMS (Holland Park) Peter CUMMING (Wynnum Manly) (The Leader of Adam ALLAN (Northgate) the Opposition) Matthew BOURKE (Jamboree) Jared CASSIDY (Deagon) (Deputy Leader of the Amanda COOPER (Bracken Ridge) Opposition) Vicki HOWARD (Central) (Deputy Chairman of Steve GRIFFITHS (Moorooka) Council) Charles STRUNK (Forest Lake) Steven HUANG (Macgregor) Shayne SUTTON (Morningside) Fiona KING (Marchant) Kim MARX (Runcorn) Queensland Greens Councillor (and Ward) Peter MATIC (Paddington) Jonathan SRI (The Gabba) Ian McKENZIE (Coorparoo) David McLACHLAN (Hamilton) Independent Councillor (and Ward) Ryan MURPHY (Doboy) Nicole JOHNSTON (Tennyson) Adrian SCHRINNER (Chandler) (Deputy Mayor) Julian SIMMONDS (Walter Taylor) Steven TOOMEY (The Gap) Andrew WINES (Enoggera) Norm WYNDHAM (McDowall)

OPENING OF MEETING:

The Chairman, Councillor Angela OWEN, opened the meeting with prayer, and then proceeded with the business set out in the Agenda.

APOLOGY: 28/2016-17 An apology was submitted on behalf of Councillor Kate RICHARDS, and she was granted leave of absence from the meeting on the motion of Councillor Kim MARX, seconded by Councillor Andrew WINES.

MINUTES: 29/2016-17 The Minutes of the 4502 meeting of Council held on 2 August 2016, copies of which had been forwarded to each Councillor, were presented, taken as read and confirmed on the motion of Councillor Kim MARX, seconded by Councillor Andrew WINES.

Chairman: Councillors, I would just like to remind you of section 173 of the City of Brisbane Act, Use of Information by Councillors, and in reference, 173(1): A person who is or has been a Councillor must not use information that was acquired as a Councillor to (a) gain directly or indirectly a financial advantage for the person or someone else, or (b) cause detriment to the Council.

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I remind all Councillors that, when you are provided with raw transcript of the Council meetings, it is raw transcript only and it is not for any public distribution. The publicly available minutes are placed on the Council website after they have been passed by this Chamber. Furthermore, I will also advise all Councillors that, in respect of section 35 of the Meetings Local Law, which relates to Committee Reports, 35(1): When an Establishment and Coordination Committee Report is presented, a motion for the adoption of the report shall be moved by the LORD MAYOR or, in the absence of the LORD MAYOR, by any member of the Establishment and Coordination Committee. This means that no other councillor is permitted to move the E&C Report. I provide that information for your clarification. Councillor SUTTON: Point of order, Madam Chair. Chairman: Point of order; Councillor SUTTON. Councillor SUTTON: Can I just get some clarification, because my understanding is that the codes from the legislation that you just read out about information obtained by Councillors, there was a specific section in the Minister’s second reading speech, which is used to interpret the legislation that explicitly precludes that clause being used from prevent political discussion and political debate. So, given that you have warned us on that, I think it is important that the second reading speech be raised. We need to put that section of the legislation in context with the second reading speech which was explicit when the Minister read the second reading speech and said that it wasn’t to be used to stifle political debate and political embarrassment caused as a result of the release of that information, is not illegal under that section of the Act. Chairman: Councillor SUTTON, if you had listened very closely to what I said, I referred to raw transcript being as such, raw transcript, and not being publicly available material until such time as those minutes are passed. Raw transcript is not permitted to be distributed to anyone. It is for the benefit of Councillors to correct any spelling or grammatical errors in their speeches. Councillors, I would now like to call on— Councillor JOHNSTON: Point of order, Madam Chairman. Chairman: Councillor JOHNSTON— Councillor JOHNSTON: Yes, Madam Chairman. Chairman: —when I am speaking—no, Councillor JOHNSTON, when I am speaking, you do not interrupt. Please resume your seat. Councillor JOHNSTON: Point of order, Madam Chairman. Chairman: Councillor JOHNSTON, please resume your seat. Councillor JOHNSTON: Point of order, Madam Chairman. Chairman: Councillor JOHNSTON, please resume your seat. I would like to call on Mr Phil Browne who will address the Chamber on a request from the Victorian Local Governance Association and the Victorian Sexuality and Gender Commissioner to include Council’s promotion of International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia in a case study. Orderly, please— Councillor JOHNSTON: Point of order, Madam Chairman. Chairman: Councillor JOHNSTON, I am speaking. Councillor JOHNSTON: Point of order, Madam Chairman. Chairman: Councillor JOHNSTON, resume your seat please. Councillor JOHNSTON: Point of order, Madam Chairman. Chairman: Councillor JOHNSTON, please resume your seat.

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Councillor JOHNSTON: Point of order, Madam Chairman. Chairman: Councillor JOHNSTON, I have given you a direction. Please— Councillor JOHNSTON: Point of order, Madam Chairman. Chairman: —resume your seat. Councillor JOHNSTON, I remind you of section 51— Councillor JOHNSTON: Point of order, Madam Chairman. Chairman: —of the Meetings Local Law, Precedence of the Chairman in this Chamber. I have asked you and given you a direction to resume your seat. Please resume— Councillor JOHNSTON: Point of order, Madam Chairman. Chairman: No, Councillor JOHNSTON, I am not upholding your point of order; resume your seat please. Councillor JOHNSTON: Point of order, Madam Chairman. Chairman: Councillor JOHNSTON, I have given you a clear direction. Resume your seat, please. Councillor JOHNSTON: Point of order, Madam Chairman. Chairman: The Chamber will continue when Councillor JOHNSTON resumes her seat. Councillor JOHNSTON: Point of order, Madam Chairman. Chairman: Councillor JOHNSTON, I have given you a direction. You need to resume your seat. Councillor JOHNSTON: Point of order, Madam Chairman. Chairman: We will continue when Councillor JOHNSTON resumes her seat. Councillor JOHNSTON: Point of order, Madam Chairman. Chairman: Councillor JOHNSTON, I have given you a direction. You need to resume your seat otherwise you are committing an act of disorder. Councillor JOHNSTON: Point of order, Madam Chairman. Chairman: No, Councillor JOHNSTON, I am not upholding your point of order because— Councillor JOHNSTON: I haven’t made one. Chairman: —I am not upholding you making a point of order because I was speaking, and under section 53(2) of the Meetings Local Law, you did not wait until I had finished speaking. Therefore I am not upholding you rising to deal with a point of order, and we have a public speaker to come in. So you can resume your seat — Councillor JOHNSTON: Madam Chairman, the Minutes will clearly show that I did rise after you finished speaking, and that I have made a valid point of order— Chairman: Councillor JOHNSTON— Councillor JOHNSTON: —under section 53 of the Meetings Local Law, and Madam Chairman, before you can rule on it, you must allow me to make it. Chairman: And Councillor JOHNSTON, you do not interrupt me to make a point of order. I gave you a direction immediately at that point to resume your seat. You are failing to comply with my direction. We have a public speaker. You could at least do the public speaker the courtesy of resuming your seat and behaving in an orderly fashion in this Chamber. Councillor JOHNSTON: Point of order, Madam Chairman. Chairman: Councillor JOHNSTON, what is your point of order? Councillor JOHNSTON: Thank you, Madam Chairman. Goodness me; I rise on a procedural issue with respect to the meeting. As we are clarifying matters that happened last week, I seek your ruling on whether voting on the same motion multiple times is allowable under the Rules of Procedure.

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Chairman: Councillor JOHNSTON, the fact that item E was voted on twice last week does not invalidate either vote. The votes were taken in exactly the same manner, and that is upheld.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:

Mr Phil Browne, Brisbane LGBTIQ Action Group – Inform Council of a request from the Victorian Local Governance Association and the Victorian Sexuality and Gender Commissioner to include Council’s promotion of International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia in a case study File number: 137/220/701/262

Chairman: I now would like to call on Mr Phil Browne who will address the Chamber on a request from the Victorian Local Governance Association and the Victorian Sexuality and Gender Commissioner to include Council’s promotion of International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia in a case study. Orderly, please show Mr Browne in, and I would appreciate Councillors showing our public speaker the courtesy of remaining seated and silent while the public speaker is in the Chamber, thank you. Welcome, Mr Browne. Please proceed; you have five minutes. Mr Phil Browne: LORD MAYOR, Madam Chair, and Councillors, today Brisbane has a further reason to be very proud. Brisbane City Council is to be recognised for their work in promoting social inclusion in an upcoming publication by the Victorian Local Governance Association in partnership with Rowena Allen, the Victorian Sexuality and Gender Commissioner, and Victorian Local Government Minister, the Hon Natalie Hutchens. The publication titled Roads, Rates, Rubbish and Rainbows will be an online and print resource to showcase best practice by local governments in promoting the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community members. Our organisation was invited to submit an article about the fantastic work by Brisbane City Council to raise awareness of International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, and how our group worked with Council to achieve the rainbow flag on City Hall plus the rainbow lights illumination of City Hall, Victoria Bridge and Brisbane’s iconic Story Bridge. Brisbane is the only council in Queensland to be included in this publication, acknowledging the leadership of this Council in supporting our LGBTI community. This exciting resource is expected to be published by the end of the year. It is a great honour that Council’s work will be showcased before Victoria, Australia and the world. Council has come a long way in recent years, and has a lot to be proud of. This recognition of Council’s work to address a serious problem and to say we value all people equally is very appropriate. Council’s work is being noticed, and this can boost tourism by promoting Brisbane as a progressive and welcoming new world city. There has been overwhelming support and praise in the media, plus Council’s past rainbow Story Bridge Facebook post, maybe Council’s most popular ever social media post, with 15,000 likes, 5,000 shares and hundreds of positive comments. LGBTI people have a higher risk of poor health and social outcomes, including suicide, compared to our heterosexual counterparts, and this results from living with prejudice and discrimination in society. This document, which our organisation presented to all Councillors, and was tabled at the 1 September 2015 Council meeting, outlines extensive university findings of these worse outcomes experienced by LGBTI people. This includes higher rates of family rejection, social isolation, homelessness, mental health conditions, drug and alcohol use, and suicide, as recognised by agencies including Beyond Blue, Headspace, Lifeline, Department of Health and Ageing, Suicide Prevention Australia, Salvation Army Suicide Prevention Program, and others.

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According to the Australian Human Rights Commission, research suggests that the rate of suicide for LGBT people is 3.5 to 14 times higher than the general population. It is never special rights to represent and validate any group within society who have such alarming outcomes. Council’s work can contribute in part toward reversing these findings by sending a message of worthiness and inclusion. Council can be proud of speaking on issues when citizens may be harmed, even when relating to other levels of government. Congratulations to Council for voting to support marriage equality. Council officially declaring that all love is equal is something every Councillor and every citizen can be very proud of. This is every bit as relevant as Council speaking out on other issues outside their control, including a Council motion and the Deputy LORD MAYOR’s petition to the State Government to reduce public transport fares, plus Council’s action on other issues including lockout laws. Brisbane’s new rainbow footpath is not only beautiful; it also sends an important message of hope to LGBTI people, and more importantly, the message of respect and inclusion to the broader community. We hope for your favourable response, LORD MAYOR QUIRK to our request that the marvellous rainbow footpath please be promoted on Council’s official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts, and your newsletter as well, would be very welcome, thank you. I also wish to advise that in 2015 the Queensland Government recognised that the evidence of greater harm warranted the establishment of a dedicated whole of government LGBTI advisory committee, and the inaugural meeting with Communities Minister, the Hon Shannon Fentiman, heads of departments and LGBTI community reps was held at Parliament House in January 2016. If any Councillor doubts that homophobia exists, I invite you to pair with a fellow Councillor of the same sex and walk around a city block holding hands. This will give you a very small taste of what LGBTI people live with every day—the looks of disapproval and disdain, angry hurtful verbal abuse, and feeling at risk of being spat on or punched in the face. Thank you very much for your time. Chairman: Thank you, Mr Browne. Councillor COOPER, would you care to respond, please.

Response by Councillor Cooper, Chairman of the Infrastructure Committee

Councillor COOPER: Thank you very much, Madam Chair, and I thank Mr Browne for coming in to speak to the Council Chamber today on behalf of your group BLAG—so the Brisbane Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Intersex and Queer Action Group —to talk about the promotion through social media of messages of social inclusion. I also understand that you have written to the LORD MAYOR I believe on 26 and 28 July this year on this matter, and you will receive a response from the LORD MAYOR in due course. As you are very well aware, Council has investigated a number of suitable spaces for the tribute to the LGBTIQ community following discussions with BLAG and the LGBTIQ as part of our commitment to an inclusive Brisbane. While there are a number of safety issues which we’ve learned a lot about together, particularly for drivers and cyclists, meant that we couldn’t accommodate a rainbow on the road, we are absolutely delighted that we have been able to facilitate working with BLAG to deliver an outcome outside the Sportsman’s Hotel. So it is now beautifully adorned with this instantly recognisable rainbow design. The installation was undertaken in the early hours of the morning of 12 July. It was inspected by members of my office, so I understand that you are very happy with the outcome, and we think it looks fantastic. There were safety issues that

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did prohibit us actually putting it on the road, so there were concerns about distracting drivers, potential for conflict between cyclists, pedestrians and drivers, and of course people taking photographs with the motif, and I understand that is becoming commonplace, which is a fantastic thing indeed. While we weren’t able to support the crossing, Councillor HOWARD has been absolutely such a passionate advocate, with whom we have worked very closely as well as her office, to identify those alternative locations, and we were very pleased with the outcome being able to be achieved. We were also absolutely thrilled that representatives of the hotel were happy to support the proposal. We have now proudly put a plaque in place next to the motif, and I understand that you worked with Council to supply the wording that has been incorporated on that. I would just like to read part of that plaque to the Chamber: The rainbow artwork is a symbol of inclusion and diversity, and a call to end prejudice and discrimination. I think that is something that all of this Chamber is very passionate about doing. The LORD MAYOR has already been publicising the motif on his Twitter, on the actual day that it was installed, as did Councillor HOWARD. She was very keen to showcase it. I understand that you have been supplied with a photo of the before and after of the footpath for your publication. We of course do a range of things to support the LGBTQI community. We promote community organisations and services. We’ve also got a collection at the New Farm Library with children’s books for diverse families. We provide funding through the suburban community festivals to the Brisbane, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Collective for the Pride Festival. I believe it receives $7,000 annually. It is, of course, Queensland’s largest gay and lesbian event attracting more than 10,000 very excited festival goers each and every year. I understand that the LORD MAYOR and Councillor HOWARD both marched in the Pride Festival parade in September last year, and a rainbow bus has been launched to operate on the Teneriffe to West End City Glider route to celebrate the 2015 Brisbane Pride Festival. We have of course also lit the Story Bridge in rainbow colours for IDAHOT on 2014, 2015 and 2016, and very sadly we lit the Story Bridge in rainbow colours in memory of the tragic attack on victims at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida in June this year—a very, very tragic event indeed. So we have lit the Story Bridge in blue, white and pink to mark the Transgender Day of Remembrance in November 2015. We have lit the Victoria Bridge in rainbow colours for IDAHOT in 2015 and 2016. We have flown the rainbow flag from City Hall for IDAHOT 2015 and 2016, and we have lit City Hall in rainbow colours for IDAHOT in 2015 and 2016. Of course, I have now requested, because I know that you are keen to get actual photos of these different events, so any future lighting of Council assets will be photographed for LGBTIQ events. So when City Hall and Victoria Bridge are lit up, we will take photographs which we will then forward on to you so you have a record of those being undertaken. I understand that the forum last week—I think that was at the Powerhouse—was chaired by Peter Black who does such a fantastic job working through Inclusive Brisbane Board, and attended by other members of the board, and of course Councillor HOWARD and senior Council staff, is an event that is a fantastic opportunity for the community to talk to Council about their issues directly. So please be assured, Mr Browne, that this Council, I believe all of us in the Chamber, are absolutely passionate about our commitment to an inclusive Brisbane, and we look forward to working with you in the future. Thank you very much for coming in. Chairman: Thank you, Councillor COOPER; thank you, Mr Browne. QUESTION TIME:

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Chairman: Councillors, are there any questions of the LORD MAYOR or a Chairman of any of the Standing Committees? Councillor ALLAN. Question 1 Councillor ALLAN: Madam Chairman, my question is to the LORD MAYOR. LORD MAYOR, your commitment to building our local economy and creating new jobs across our new world city was a highlight throughout the election. Could you please update the Chamber on the exciting new opportunities associated with hosting next year’s Brisbane Global 10s Rugby Tournament? LORD MAYOR: Thanks very much, Madam Chairman, and I thank Councillor ALLAN for the question. We as a Council have been working towards increasing the number of event opportunities in our city. We believe that any new world city, a vibrant city like Brisbane, needs to be continually on the lookout for opportunities, not only for local residents but also for providing an excuse, a reason, to visit Brisbane by people outside of our city. Certainly the Brisbane Global Rugby Tournament, the 10s Rugby, provides such an opportunity. Councillor ALLAN, it is not only going to be next February that we will see the Global 10s here but it will be in fact for the four-year period right through to 2020. We do this in a partnership with the State Government and, of course, the promoters Duco, and it will be a great opportunity for our city to be showcased in terms of the event here but also the broader coverage TV will achieve for the City of Brisbane. The tournament next year will actually be staged on 11 and 12 February. It will also be here in 2018, 2019 and 2020. So it is not just the weekend. The festivities around this event will be week-long. It will be held as I mentioned annually. The tournament will attract over 300 players from around the world; 14 of the world’s best rugby clubs will be represented—six countries represented, with 10 players per side and 18-man squads, with unlimited interchanges. That is the way in which the Global 10s Rugby Tournament will operate. Ten minutes per half, 16 hours of live rugby featuring 28 matches. It will be broadcast across Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Japan, Africa and France, as well as other major international markets. The economic benefits of this are very significant. We estimate that there will be some 335,000 visitors to our city over the four years of the tournament. That is an attendance we are expecting of 100,000 across the two days in each of the years that this tournament is being held. We are seeing official travel partners promote packages of three, four and five night stays in Brisbane, and this is what we want. We are going to see, of course, the Brisbane International tennis tournament continue in January each year, and this provides a key catalyst February event now to ensure that our city remains active and is promoted through this means. It is about an $80 to $100 million intrusion, or investment if you like, into our city and its economy over that four-year period of the games. The interesting thing, of course, is that it is not just the weekend of rugby. The squads will be here for around a full week. They will have training squads obviously in the intervening days leading up to the formal matches. So, two nights of rugby, Australia and New Zealand’s best rugby teams and players will be here, as well as the countries that I mentioned—South Africa, Samoa, France and others. Suncorp Stadium will be the venue, the best in the land. 10-a-side rugby is fast, action-packed and I am sure it will be a great addition to our city’s event calendar. Caxton Street obviously and other precincts in this city will become economic beneficiaries as people come not just for the rugby but to enjoy all of the entertainment that is provided—the restaurants, the watering holes. All of these will be beneficiaries of this great event. Of course, importantly, it will create the opportunity to fill the hotel beds around the city. People are aware that the incentives, the policies, that this Council put in place back in 2011, and the

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flow-on of four and five-star hotels that we have seen be developed in Brisbane, something that wasn’t happening prior to that incentive policy being put out there. So, Madam Chairman, another event, and may there be many more to come in to the future. Chairman: Further questions? Councillor JOHNSTON. Question 2 Councillor JOHNSTON: Yes, my question is to the LORD MAYOR. Following a petition from Graceville State School parents last year, which I strongly supported, Council refused to install a green walk icon at the intersection of Graceville Avenue and Oxley Road, Graceville. This was a mistake in my view. However, the petition response did resolve to relocate the crossing point further eastward along Graceville Avenue to increase sight lines. Almost a year has passed with no action from Council. Will you ensure this small but important safety project to support two active travel schools is urgently undertaken? LORD MAYOR: Thanks very much, Madam Chairman, and I thank Councillor JOHNSTON for the question. This Council has just brought down its budget in June. There are always a lot of projects around this city; we’ve got various Councillors from right across this Chamber that submit projects. The reality is that, in our budgets every year, we cannot accommodate every single need that is out there. So, Madam Chairman, June each year is the time when we bring that budget down. It is the time when we set out the projects for the coming financial year. So, Councillor JOHNSTON, you will just have to do what every other Councillor in this place does. No Councillor in this place gets every single thing that they want. We are limited by the resources that we can get from ratepayers. We stretch that dollar as far as we possibly can. I cannot commit to something that is outside of the budget process, and I am not going to. Once I start that, I will have 26 Councillors, rightfully, coming to me in this place seeking guarantees that I will do this and do that, and that is not the way I operate. I never have. It is not the way the budget process ought to operate either. So, Madam Chairman, I will look forward to Councillor JOHNSTON continuing to lobby in relation to this need. If it is clearly her number one need in her ward, then I trust that she will outline that explicitly in her budget proposals as they arise next year. Chairman: Further questions? Councillor WYNDHAM. Councillor interjecting. Chairman: Councillor JOHNSTON, do not call out across this Chamber. Councillor WYNDHAM has the call. Question 3 Councillor WYNDHAM: Thank you, Madam Chair; my question is to the Chairman of Environment, Parks and Sustainability Committee, Councillor McLACHLAN. Can you please outline this Administration’s ambitious commitment to the Bushland Acquisition Program, and how this important scheme contributes to keeping Brisbane on the right track as a clean, green and sustainable city? Councillor McLACHLAN: Thank you, Madam Chairman, and thank you to Councillor WYNDHAM for the question. You are right to categorise this as an ambitious commitment; it is. As part of our Bushland Acquisition Program, this Administration is committed to acquiring an extra 750 hectares over the next four years, and that is equivalent to 670 Suncorp stadiums in size. This is 10 years’ worth of acquisitions rolled into one term. It is built on the back of a program that has come a long way from its inception in 1990 under the Sallyanne Atkinson Administration. Since that time, Council has acquired and protected 3,520 hectares of land through the program. That is 3,520 hectares

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where Council has actively protected lands that are critical to the enhancement of our city’s biodiversity in the form of world-class comprehensive natural area networks. It does include securing numerous wildlife corridor linkages and habitat areas for threatened species, particularly in natural areas such as the Karawatha Forest, the Brisbane Koala Bushlands, the Tinchi Tamba Wetlands, Pooh Corner, parts of Mt Coot-tha, Toohey Forest, Belmont Hills and Chermside Hills. Karawatha Forest in particular is one example where the Bushland Acquisition Program has had critical success. From 1992, two years after the program commenced, Council started acquiring large parcels of land within the Karawatha Forest with approximately 380 hectares purchased out of a total of 900 hectares. Council’s action ensures that from Jurassic-era sandstone outcrops to ferns that predate the dinosaurs, Karawatha Forest remains one of Brisbane’s largest areas of remnant bushland. As many Councillors would be aware, Council is continuing to invest in the protection of the forest with the most recent acquisition of land adjoining Karawatha Forest occurring in 2015. Although a key purpose of the Bushland Acquisition Program is to protect biodiversity, the preserved lands deliver other valuable economic, social and health benefits to the people of Brisbane. As we know, Brisbane’s subtropical climate makes our city an ideal location for residents and visitors to enjoy an active and healthy outdoor lifestyle. All properties acquired are protected in public ownership as part of Council’s natural area estate, meaning that residents have the opportunity to visit these properties and enjoy Brisbane’s unique natural environment. Communities can enjoy a variety of recreation activities on acquired bushland properties. It includes bushwalking, horse riding, picnicking, canoeing, mountain biking. These provide excellent opportunities for residents and visitors to see native wildlife, including koalas, kangaroos and migratory birds. Contact with the natural environment is known to have significant and positive benefits on physical and emotional health and wellbeing. Benefits are particularly important for children, and acquired bushland areas are giving long- term protection so that current and future Brisbane residents are able to enjoy these spaces and the opportunities they provide. Koala habitat in particular plays a key part of the Bushland Acquisition Program, and this Administration is strongly committed to preserving and enhancing Brisbane’s koala population. We have seen just how dire the state of our koala population has become in some areas, with estimates that it has been reduced between 50% and 80% across South East Queensland. We are not only committed to building a state-of-the-art koala research centre at Lone Pine but also playing a key role in supporting Brisbane’s koala population through the program. Of the 3,250 hectares Council has secured since 1990, approximately 1,000 hectares of this land is in areas known to support high densities of koala populations. I can add that an overwhelming percentage of land identified on the forward acquisition schedule is also identified as suitable koala habitat. So these are strategic acquisitions that will help complete koala movement corridors and will help connect and consolidate the natural area estates, while helping to manage and accelerate improved habitat quality. Madam Chairman, it is important to remember that the funding for this important program comes from the residents and businesses of Brisbane who pay into the Bushland Preservation Levy as part of their rates account. So Council has allocated $120 million to the program from now until 2020, including $20.3 million in the 2016-17 financial year for acquisition and ongoing maintenance, and I continue to the continued success of this excellent program. Chairman: Further questions?

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Councillor CUMMING. Councillors, if you are going to have conversations, please take it outside. Councillor CUMMING. Question 4 Councillor CUMMING: Thanks, Madam Chair; my question is to the LORD MAYOR. At a public meeting with over 100 Tarragindi residents on 19 November 2015, your Finance Chair, Councillor ADAMS, stated her opposition to a planned 95-unit high rise development on land that is zoned sport and recreation. Will you stand alongside your Finance Chair with Tarragindi residents and oppose this high rise development in Tarragindi? LORD MAYOR: Thanks very much, Madam Chairman, and I thank Councillor CUMMING for the question. I am aware of the public meetings that were held in relation to that lawn bowls club. I am also aware of the status of that club. It is fair to say that Councillor ADAMS was faced with what was a proposal of around six storeys at that particular site. She was stating a position that she felt that that was, in terms of development in that location, too much, and she expressed that view. She was doing so as the local Councillor, and that is her absolute right to do so. There is a planning process which is set down by the State planning laws that this Council, as an entity, must go through. I am not certain at this time whether there is a formal application in, because with all of these things, sometimes there are pre-lodgement meetings, community meetings happen, and somewhere along the way an application gets lodged. So I cannot at this time confirm whether an application has been received or not. But I would say this: if and when such an application arrives, there is a proper process for assessment. Whether we are talking about the bowls club there, or whether we are talking about any site around the city, that assessment process has to be carried out by the officers of this Council and in conjunction with the State planning laws set down for all local authorities in Queensland to abide by. So Councillor ADAMS has quite clearly stated her position. She expressed the view that that was clearly an overdevelopment of that particular site. As I said earlier, she has every entitlement as a local Councillor to express a point of view in relation to it. Now, from there, it is not up to me at this time but rather it is up to the development assessment process to determine where things go from here. If that application has been lodged—and as I say, I just personally can’t confirm whether it has or has not. Councillor interjecting. LORD MAYOR: I hear an interjection that perhaps it has, and that is fine. But it will have to be assessed. Obviously that would be an impact assessment application in that vicinity. So that will provide an opportunity for people to have a period of time in which to lodge their submissions in relation to such a proposal. We then have to go through a proper planning process in terms of that site. I welcome that process. I welcome and encourage people if they have a feeling in relation to that particular proposal to lodge submissions in relation to it, as I encourage Councillors to lodge submissions in relation to any proposals in their area as well. Councillors interjecting. Chairman: Order! Further questions? Councillor KING. Question 5 Councillor KING: Thank you, Madam Chair; my question is to the Chairman of Infrastructure, Councillor COOPER. Could you please update the Chamber how this Council is tackling traffic congestion in our suburbs by reducing speeding and rat running?

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Councillor COOPER: Thank you very much, Madam Chair, and I thank Councillor KING for her question today. Of course many of us in this Chamber are well aware of the way that Council is investing in road safety through awareness and encouraging safer driver behaviour on our roads, by alerting motorists when they are speeding, and discouraging non-local traffic from using local streets as a short cut. As Councillors, I would expect we have all participated in the process, and we have now installed 55 speed warning signs at speeding hot spots around Brisbane. These solar-powered signs are placed at known speeding and rat running hot spots for at least one month at a time, allowing them to operate for long enough to positively affect driver behaviour. Since we began this program in November 2013, these 55 signs which have been stationed at 317 locations have monitored over 60 million vehicles—pretty extraordinary when you think about it. Of those vehicles, 12 million were speeding. After seeing the sign, over a third of those, or 4.7 million of these vehicles reduced their speed to below the speed limit, with the average reduction in speed for vehicles exceeding the speed limit being 9.7 kilometres per hour, and the average reduction in speed for all vehicles being 5.7 kilometres per hour. So that is something that I think we should all be very delighted to see. However, the latest round of data collected over a three-month period has indicated there has been an even higher reduction in the average speed, with the average reduction in speed for all vehicles being 6.5 kilometres per hour, which I am absolutely thrilled about, and I think most local Councillors would be very happy to see. In this year’s budget, the LORD MAYOR has continued to invest with each local Councillor receiving $30,000 to spend on this, increasing their existing signs in their chosen locations, or purchasing additional signs for their wards. I thank Councillors for their feedback. In the last financial year, 2015-16, an extra 29 new signs were purchased, and 117 new footings installed, with the existing footings already in place from the previous financial year, meaning that signs were rotated 261 times across 317 footings. In addition to this, the LORD MAYOR announced in the June budget that Council invest $3.2 million over four years to deliver up to 200 flashing LED road signs to improve safety on suburban streets, to reduce potential accidents and congestion with new high visibility flashing warning signs across the city. These warning signs will work similarly to the portable speed warning signs, with sensors that will activate the LED sign when there are approaching vehicles. Depending on the sign type, there will be a slow down message activated over the advisory speed for a bend in the road, or a pre-determined speed to warn of a conflict or intersection ahead. I am also pleased to advise that, where possible, these signs will be, like the portable speed warning signs, solar powered. So Council’s additional investment —and I would particularly like to thank the LORD MAYOR for this further investment in our road safety—will allow these locations to be prioritised based on accident history across the city, and will be installed at locations to target illegal driver behaviour such as failing to stop or give way, failing to slow down for corners, or speeding through pedestrian crossings. I ask all Councillors to work with Council officers and highlight where they believe the signs should best be placed in the streets of their wards, as well as, of course, to remind our residents to please report any illegal motorist behaviour to the Queensland Police Force, particularly of course using the hooning hotline, the 13HOON or 1346666, which is a dedicated hotline for hoons. It is through the collection of this data that police can then specifically target these locations. I know in my local area that sometimes residents become a little bit overwhelmed by this, but certainly it is something the police are very strongly advocating, and asking us to promote with our constituents to make sure that they collect as much data as possible to this behaviour, because that is how they will then allocate their resources, which of course are finite, as we are all well

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aware. These are the ways that we can assist our residents to protect them and deliver safer roads for our local constituents. Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Chairman: Further questions? Councillor CUMMING. Question 6 Councillor CUMMING: Yes, thanks, Madam Chair. My question is to the LORD MAYOR. Last week the North West News reported that Newmarket residents had lodged a formal request with the State Ombudsman to review Brisbane City Council’s planning assessment of the multimillion dollar Newmarket brickworks project over claimed perceptions of bias. Residents say the Council has lost a public submission, withheld key documents from right to information requests, and failed to end the City Plan 2014 to rectify an earlier mapping error. How can residents have faith in this Council’s ability to act in a fair and equitable manner when the State Ombudsman has been called in to act as a watchdog over the Brisbane City Council? Councillor interjecting. Chairman: Order! LORD MAYOR. LORD MAYOR: Well, Madam Chairman, I thank Councillor CUMMING for the question. The Ombudsman will carry out his work. We have in the State of Queensland an Ombudsman for that very reason, as an opportunity for citizens of our city, indeed of our State, if they are unhappy with what they see as a part of the activity of a local authority or State Government, then they have the opportunity to have that further investigated. So, that is the situation in relation to that. This particular developer undertook, as I understand it, community consultation on the development prior to lodging the application. There was community angst in relation to that development proposal. Residents were reminded that, once an application was lodged, it would be an impact assessable application, and subject to the highest level of assessment under the plan. In relation to the brickworks site, however, as I said, it is an impact assessable application. There was a mapping error; that has been remedied as part of the major amendments to the City Plan 2014 package. That mapping error included two lots in the brickworks precinct which were to be rectified as part of the next minor amendments to the Brisbane City Plan, and that is due later this month. There has been a proposal to the State Heritage List for the brickworks precinct. The brickworks precinct is locally heritage listed under Council’s City Plan 2014. It is the case that on 19 July this year a resident wrote to the CEO requesting that BCC withdraw—it wasn’t a resident, actually; it was the Ombudsman, I think it is. Councillor interjecting. LORD MAYOR: No, he is a resident; sorry, resident. I deliberately haven’t named this person. So the resident wrote to the CEO requesting that BCC withdraw from assessing the application due to an alleged bias. That particular resident was responded to. If the resident has gone to the Ombudsman to seek further inquiry in relation to Council’s processes, that is absolutely right, and if the Ombudsman comes to us, we will certainly cooperate in respect to any inquiry that they may have. We are not perfect. No organisation is. If there has been errors made, and is in this case a clear situation where there was some errors in the mapping, they will be remedied as indicated in my response. They will be remedied and that process for remedy will commence later this month. Thank you, Madam Chairman. Chairman: Further questions? Councillor HUANG.

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Question 7 Councillor HUANG: Thank you, Madam Chair. My question is to the Chairman of the Lifestyle and Community Services Committee, Councillor BOURKE. The opening of the new Sunnybank Performing Arts Centre (SunPAC) will create a host of lifestyle and leisure opportunities for Brisbane residents. Can you please inform the Chamber of the opportunities SunPAC will offer to the local community? Councillor BOURKE: Thanks very much, Madam Chairman, and I would like to thank Councillor HUANG for that fantastic question. This Administration continues to invest in Brisbane’s creative sector more than ever before, and we are continuing to invest because we want to grow the creative sector here in Brisbane. As we grow the creative sector, we will be obviously adding lifestyle and leisure opportunities right across the whole city. At the moment I know that part of Brisbane is well known for its night life and its music scene, its live music scene in the Valley, in Councillor HOWARD’s ward. But we want to add other opportunities for residents right across the city. So whether it is community groups, whether it is multicultural organisations, a whole host of different organisations that have facilities that are appropriate for them to perform and showcase the work that they do. We already have 18 community halls across this city that do provide in their communities those opportunities for those community groups, for creative members of the community, to perform their meetings, to have meetings and to make great use of those. So we have halls at Bracken Ridge in Councillor COOPER’s ward, we have a hall at Hamilton, we have one at Toombul, which is actually the oldest hall in our suite of halls at Toombul. It opened in 1891. We also have, of course, the hall up there at Sandgate, one at Upper Kedron, as well as numerous others right across the city. Additionally we have this building that we are standing in today, City Hall, which of course hosts an incredible array of different performances and events throughout the year, like today where we saw the 75th anniversary of the Clem Jones City Hall concerts. So these community halls are available for members of the community to use on an ad hoc basis. But this Administration has deliberately set about creating and building a purpose-built performing arts complex on the south side of the city to meet the need for the community down there, Councillor HUANG, in your ward in particular, where we have a large amount of multicultural organisations that are looking for opportunities to put on displays and performances from their particular cultural background. This project, known as SunPAC or the Sunnybank Performing Arts Complex, but SunPAC, as it is affectionately known, is a partnership between ourselves and of course the Sunnybank Rugby Union Club. It will be a state-of-the-art performing arts centre hosting, as I said, a range of different performances— musical, dance and other artistic talent. It is a $5 million capital investment between Council as well as a matching $5 million investment from the Sunnybank Rugby Union, and it has seen the transformation of the site down there at Sunnybank into a world class facility. There was a soft opening on 3 August that I know the LORD MAYOR was down there, and Councillor HUANG was down there, and this was the trial before we do the official opening in the coming weeks. So there was a youth orchestra from the local Taiwanese community who put on the first performance. I have heard some snippets from that performance, and it was an amazing body of work that the young individuals were able to do. Of course, this facility is going to be able to seat 300 people when it is packed out. It has a stage, all of the prop and rehearsal rooms, storage facilities; and it has its own box office. Of course, we have also provided significant underground car parking facilities. It is fully DDA compliant, which means that the whole community will be able to access and use this particular facility.

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Madam Chairman, it is going to be a great benefit to the numerous multicultural groups that we do have in this city. So much are the multicultural groups looking forward to this particular facility that we already have 10 groups that have either made bookings or are inquiring about bookings for when the facility first opens. We have an Indian classical musical group; we also have a performance of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dream Coat planned, as well as a local dance school who are looking to make use of this particular facility. Other community groups, as well as these multicultural groups, will receive significant support from Council, like organisations who use City Hall do, as a community service obligation, to make it easier for those groups to be able to use this facility. None of this could have been done without the support and hard work of the Sunnybank Rugby Union Club. I do want to take this opportunity to thank them for this work. It is the first of its kind really, when it comes to this sort of proposal, that we have been delivering in the City of Brisbane. The facility, for those Councillors who take the time to pop down to Sunnybank and have a look at it—and I have been out there during the construction—you will see a world class facility that is going to serve not just the Sunnybank community but the whole south side of Brisbane and, indeed, all residents of Brisbane, very well into the future. It is a fantastic space for multicultural groups to share their culture and their history, but indeed everyone to come together as a harmonious community here in Brisbane. Chairman: Further questions? Councillor CASSIDY. Question 8 Councillor CASSIDY: Thanks very much, Madam Chair; my question is to the LORD MAYOR. In the accounts for payment in the week ending 15 June 2016, there are a number of payments to JCDecaux, including one for $306,142 called CityCycle contribution payment quarter 22. Nothing unusual there, as Brisbane ratepayers know, they are paying through the nose for this scheme that has cost them over $15 million over eight years. But there are also two payments for $3,940 and $390 to JCDecaux marked CityCycle 50+ sunscreen. Can the LORD MAYOR please explain why ratepayers are paying over $4,000 for sunscreen to a company that has already squeezed $15 million out of the ratepayers of Brisbane? Councillor interjecting. Chairman: Councillor JOHNSTON! Order! Councillor interjecting. Chairman: Councillor SUTTON! LORD MAYOR. LORD MAYOR: Thank you very much, Madam Chairman, and I thank Councillor CASSIDY for the question. We on this side of the Chamber believe in sun safe activities— Councillor interjecting. Chairman: Councillor JOHNSTON! Councillor interjecting. LORD MAYOR: It was, it was. Chairman: Order! LORD MAYOR: But it was also very much so done in conjunction with promotion of CityCycle. The Opposition are entitled to have their bit of fun around CityCycle, but again as I have always said, CityCycle is something that was originally in the Labor Party’s transport plan 2002 to 2016. They supported it. They said from the outset that they thought it was a good thing.

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Councillor CASSIDY: Just answer the question. Chairman: Councillor CASSIDY! LORD MAYOR: But like so many projects, much like we saw with Kingsford Smith Drive, where they supported all the resumptions and then at the end of the day didn’t support the project, again CityCycle is another classic case in point. They want to test which way the wind is blowing. No firm policy positions. So it is in relation to this particular matter that Councillor CASSIDY has raised today that it was part of a promotion of CityCycle, and of course they are outside and, in this case, some sunscreen was part of that promotion. Can I just say that the cheques that were written were a damn sight smaller than what Labor Party’s policy would have been had it been implemented back in the days if Ray Smith was standing right where I am standing here today. Councillors interjecting. Chairman: Order! Order! LORD MAYOR: Those sunscreen— Councillor CASSIDY: Point of order, Madam Chair. Chairman: Order! Order! Resume your seat, Councillor CASSIDY. There is too much audible noise in this Chamber from both sides. I cannot hear the LORD MAYOR’s response. Councillor CASSIDY, did you have a point of order? Councillor CASSIDY: Yes, thank very much, Madam Chair. The question was about sunscreen for CityCycle, not Ray Smith. Councillors interjecting. Chairman: Order! The LORD MAYOR was providing context. LORD MAYOR. LORD MAYOR: Yes, thanks very much, Madam Chairman. So, again, the one thing that the Labor Party don’t like about CityCycle and don’t like about things that might promote CityCycle in this city is the fact that the patronage— Councillor interjecting. Chairman: Councillor SUTTON! Just a moment, please, LORD MAYOR. Councillor SUTTON and Councillor CASSIDY, the question has come from your side of the Chamber. If you would like to hear the response, remain silent so the LORD MAYOR can complete it. LORD MAYOR. LORD MAYOR: So, Madam Chairman, it is the fact that the patronage has been steadily increasing on CityCycle. In fact, if you go back to around 2010, the patronage in that year was around 50,000, and today it is just a touch under 400,000. It has been going up very significantly. The growth between 2014 and 2015, for that financial year, versus 2015-16, it has gone from 300,000 patrons over the year to just a touch under 400,000. That is nearly a 25% growth, a touch under 25% growth in one year. The Labor Party, whilst they do talk about it—and look, I understand them wanting to talk about it. I am not denying them their little bit of fun. But I would just say to you that this Administration is committed to it. It is another— Councillor SUTTON: Point of order, Madam Chair. Chairman: Point of order against you, LORD MAYOR. Councillor SUTTON.

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Councillor SUTTON: The LORD MAYOR was very specifically asked to explain why ratepayers are paying over $4,000 for sunscreen to a company that has already squeezed $15 million out of their pockets. Chairman: Councillor SUTTON— Councillor SUTTON: He needs to justify why he approved the payment of $4,000 for sunscreen for JCDecaux. Chairman: For the third time, Councillor SUTTON, I remind you of section 51 of the Meetings Local Law: Precedence of the Chairman. When I speak, you resume your seat and remain silent. You do not re-litigate the question in a point of order. If your point of order is relevance, you state relevance. LORD MAYOR, please continue. LORD MAYOR: Thanks very much, Madam Chairman. There is a very simple answer. The fact of the matter is that we want patronage to increase. If we can, through a low-cost means, increase the patronage, and we have demonstrated that patronage is growing annually, then why shouldn’t we? Why shouldn’t we? It is not just a case of giving away sunscreen for its own sake; it is a case of linking that with the promotion of the use of CityCycle. The more people that get on the CityCycle, it will mean savings to ratepayers along the road. That is what it is about. So the more patronage on CityCycle, the more revenue is generated. That is why we invested in this promotion. It is a bit like akin to the Labor Party saying, we think we ought to have a major company but we shouldn’t advertise the goods that that company sell. That is similar to what they are proposing here today. It was a promotion; it was designed to drive greater patronage, and patronage drives revenue returns for the CityCyle. So, Madam Chairman, in spite of supporting CityCycle initially, they now don’t want to know about CityCycle over there, and that is the reality. They want this scheme to fail. It is a scheme that is continuing to grow, and I am sure it will. Chairman: Further questions? Councillor MURPHY. Question 9 Councillor MURPHY: Thank you very much, Madam Chairman; my question is to the Chairman of the Finance Committee, Councillor ADAMS. Recently the LORD MAYOR hosted the Lord Mayor’s Multicultural Business Dinner and Awards. As you know, this event is all about celebrating the achievements of our diverse, multicultural business sector and recognising their contributions to our city. How do events such as these contribute to our economy, how do they support jobs growth, and how do they help to keep Brisbane on the right track? Councillor ADAMS: Thank you, Madam Chair, and I thank Councillor MURPHY for the question. This Administration is demonstrating they are committed to engaging with our international markets in several ways: through ABSTAR, through our Asia Cities Pacific Summit, through our business missions, and the Lord Mayor’s Multicultural Roundtable, and the ensuing business awards that we saw last week is another one of these markets that we make sure that we are there, leaders in front of Asia, to show the opportunities that we have now in Brisbane as well. We have got a Lord Mayoral Business Mission coming up in the next couple of months, but we are also trying to stay connected, and we have over the last several years to many of the countries that are on our Lord Mayor’s Roundtable as well, and keeping them engaged with the city and with our businesses overseas as well, so that we are trying to promote that economic development with the people that are based here and their connections overseas as well. The Lord Mayor’s Multicultural Roundtable plays a very important role in encouraging people to go on our trade missions as well, but also supporting entrepreneurship within our multicultural sector here, so we can make those

[4503 (Ordinary) meeting – 9 August 2016] - 17 - connections overseas. Members on the Lord Mayor’s Multicultural Roundtable include the Australian Israeli Chamber of Commerce, the Vietnamese Community in Australia, the Chinese Club of Queensland, the Singapore Business Council and many other organisations. They have a scholarship and mentoring program which is providing business training and mentoring opportunities for Brisbane residents from multicultural backgrounds specifically, and we are aiming to grow the recipient businesses and entrepreneurial skills, to enable them to start to expand their existing business in Brisbane as well. The scholarship program is delivered in collaboration with four Brisbane-based educational institutions, and several of our roundtable members actually act as mentors for the mentoring program as well. So this year we saw 26 scholarships and 13 mentoring places awarded from the roundtable, and then we had the awards dinner just 10 days ago, which was an initiative of the roundtable as well. This year we saw the event actually mark its 10th year, and was attended by more than 500 people. It was a fantastic evening, and funds raised from the evening provide financial support for that scholarship and mentoring program as well. Since 2008 we have had more than 246 business scholarships and 13 mentoring places delivered to the multicultural community in Brisbane. This event that we saw at City Hall Friday before last is acknowledging that key role that we play within the multicultural communities, or the multicultural communities play within Brisbane. As well as recognising the scholarships and the mentees on the night, there were three awards presented on the award night as well—the Nick Xynias Multicultural Young Businessperson of the Year went to Mr Bertrand Doeuk who is the director and owner of Brisbane Headache and Migraine Clinic. He is a qualified physio and headache practitioner. Bertrand’s secret to success is his unique business service and responding to a gap in the health market. So his idea was to treat headache and migraine without the use of medication. He has opened two clinics simultaneously in Spring Hill and Sunnybank, and is expanding year on year. He had a very humble beginning which he beautifully expressed on the night in his speech. Cambodian-French heritage, and obviously his determination to succeed has come from the wonderful support of his family as well. He is currently developing an app which revolutionises how he actually treats his patients. We also had the Multicultural Businessperson of the Year won by Mr Bien Peralta who is the co-founder of Dello Mano. Bien and Deborah Peralta had a vision of combining gifting and chocolate to create a unique handcraft product. I have to say, if you have ever tasted one of their luxury brownies, you know all about how good their product actually is. Their business actually grew from just one single brownie being sold at Jan Powers Markets in 2006. Today he has a manufacturing facility at Teneriffe and two Dello Mano shops. In 2011 unfortunately they did get hit by the flood, and they did have to do a lot of work. All their stock, apart from a few pallets of brownies, were destroyed. That same week an overseas order came for Dello Mano’s brownies to make it to Hollywood for Ashton Kutcher’s 40th birthday. So you can imagine a little bit of pressure on the Peralta family trying to get the brownies organised for the 40th, rebuild the business after the flood, but they have done that now and expanded their business to 20 staff with a vision for international expansion in the next couple of years. Finally we had the Multicultural Entrepreneur of the year won by Mr David Wu who is the Managing Director of ‘8 Street’, which I know very well, having been in my previous ward of Wishart, but a fantastic concept where we have a global shopping franchise, Westfield, being turned into an Asian laneways food court. So it absolutely was a fantastic night, and congratulations to the winner and the roundtable on their vision of making multicultural people feel included in our Brisbane economy.

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Chairman: Thank you, Councillor ADAMS; that concludes Question Time.

CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS:

ESTABLISHMENT AND COORDINATION COMMITTEE

The Right Honourable the LORD MAYOR (Councillor Graham QUIRK), Chairman of the Establishment and Coordination Committee, moved, seconded by the DEPUTY MAYOR (Councillor Adrian SCHRINNER), that the report of the meeting of that Committee held on 1 August 2016, be adopted.

Chairman: LORD MAYOR. LORD MAYOR: Thanks very much, Madam Chairman. Just before coming to the report itself, I would just like to report on a number of matters. Firstly, I had the opportunity to attend the 2016 Savour Australia Restaurant Catering Host Plus Awards during the course of the week. In our City of Brisbane, of course, we have around 1,073 new food licences that have come on board over the last year alone. We have around 7,500 food licensees in total. This of course is a celebration of restaurants and outlets across not only Queensland but indeed it takes in the Northern Territory as well. The EKKA of course is in full swing at the moment. Again, another pleasing set of numbers for the RNA Society. The attendances have been holding strong. They have been blessed with great weather this year, and no outbursts of sickness, which is great as well. So just congratulations to all of the team down there at the RNA. The Queensland Firebirds again celebrated a great victory, and last Saturday we were able to celebrate. The Deputy Premier joined me along with all of Brisbane in congratulating the on their success. They came through the Queen Street Mall, down Albert Street, into King George Square, where they undertook a signing ceremony. I just want to acknowledge Laura Geitz and of course the team, including Player of the Year, Romelda Aiken, and the coach, Roselee Jencke. They are a great team, a champion team, and I am sure collectively in this Chamber we congratulate them on their great success, their second grand final victory in a row. On Saturday night a number of Councillors again were able to be in attendance at the Australia Malaysia Business Council Queensland Annual Ball. Again, it is a very welcoming organisation that is setting about the task of promoting business jointly between Australia and Malaysia. We thank Shona and Kiong, and their team for all that they do. As it was said in a speech on Saturday night, it was across political lines, across levels of government, and it is good to be able to celebrate the Chambers of Commerce and business councils that are out promoting jobs for our city. The Seniors Gala Cabaret on Sunday afternoon, Kelly Higgins-Devine compered what was a great set of performances. We had 12 performances that were showcased, with 86 participants during the course of several events held during the course of the last few months. I extend the thanks again to those people that were involved in it. Firstly, the producer, Mr Chris Fennessy, but also the mentors of the seniors—Simon Gallaher, Deborah Cheetham, Jonathan Welch, Angela Toohey, Gregory Moore, Queenie van de Zandt, Christopher Horsey and Sarah Collyer. We saw some wonderful entertainment which only goes to show you are never too old to step outside of your comfort zone. There was a big crowd there, and we thank people for supporting the event. That brings me to the two items before us today. Item A is a major amendment to Brisbane City Plan 2014. This is the Bulimba Barracks Master Plan. Today we have the draft neighbourhood planning amendment to that plan, and that will include the development guidelines for the Bulimba Barracks. As this Chamber is aware, there has been significant work from the community with Council to prepare the Bulimba Barracks Master Plan.

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Following the endorsement of the master plan on 1 December last year, Council proposed a Temporary Local Planning Instrument (TLPI) and major amendment to the neighbourhood plan to ensure that the development intentions for the Bulimba Barracks was preserved and reflected in the planning scheme. At the Council meeting on 7 June, the Bulimba Barracks TLPI was adopted, and is valid for a period of 12 months. This provides the appropriate protection to ensure that any future development on this site is assessed against the requirements of the master plan. The Bulimba District Neighbourhood Plan was originally adopted by Council in May 2012, with the full support of this Chamber. At the time, the Department of Defence still intended to continue operations at the Bulimba Barracks. However, as part of the neighbourhood planning process, the neighbourhood plan recognised that there was a potential for the Department of Defence to cease operations. As such, the broad planning principles were outlined for the Bulimba Barracks precinct of the neighbourhood plan. The Bulimba Barracks Master Plan endorsed by Council in December 2015 expanded on these principles to provide fine grained, more detailed planning outcomes for the site. The Bulimba District precinct has been amended to include four sub-precincts, each with their own detailed planning outcomes for the area. The sub-precincts include: river front recreation, community heart, residential interface, residential core, and the Royal Australian Navy. The site is proposed to be re-zoned for special purposes to emerging communities to ensure that future development is looked at holistically over the site, and are accompanied by more detailed master planning work. Following Council’s endorsement of the draft amendments before us today, the submission will be sent to the State Government to undergo a second State interest review. Following that State interest review, the amendments will undergo further public consultation, allowing the community another opportunity to provide their feedback about the outcomes for this site. I am pleased to hear recently that the State Government, through Economic Development Queensland, are in negotiations with the Federal Government to purchase the site. I understand that Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) and the State have been in support of the outcomes of the master plan, and will continue to ensure the site is developed in line with the master plan and community expectations. I thank in particular Councillor Amanda COOPER and, more recently, Councillor Julian SIMMONDS for their work on this particular neighbourhood planning process. Item B is the Annual Procurement Policy and Contracting Plan. We are required to do this each year, to set out the procurement policy and contracting plan for the financial year. The vast majority of tender processes use the public interest test. This requires an assessment of who else is in the market and a demonstration that the proposed arrangement delivers value for money. However, there are occasions where a sole source arrangement is entered into. These can include one or a number of factors. Is it in the public interest? Is there a lack of available tenderers? Council is obliged to use a specific provider due to licensing issues; for example, Microsoft or Microsoft products. A multi-stage tender process has been followed, but there ends up only being one viable option. The use of the State Government panel. Innovative proposals, similar to the State Government’s market-led proposal scheme. There have been several examples in recent times where Council has been able to adopt this particular set of proposals. One example was PTV Asia Pacific Pty Limited. There was $111,000. That was for transport simulation modelling software. Because this software is owned by PVA Asia Pacific Pty Limited, additional licences cannot be purchased from any other supplier or retailer. The replacement of the Steinway piano in City Hall—this was again another sole source because many renowned artists are exclusive Steinway performers and will only perform on a Steinway piano, so again another example. The Paradise Road safety upgrade—

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Chairman: LORD MAYOR, unfortunately your time has expired.

30/2016-17 At that point, the LORD MAYOR was granted an extension of time on the motion of Deputy Mayor, Councillor Adrian SCHRINNER, seconded by Councillor Kim MARX.

Chairman: LORD MAYOR. LORD MAYOR: Thanks very much, Madam Chairman; I will only be another minute or so. The Paradise Road safety upgrade, the relocation of Energex works, another classic example where Energex of course own the asset. There are other public utilities such as Telstra, APA Gas, and there will be other circumstances where a sole source tenderer will be sourced. It is also worth noting that the number of contracts has increased significantly during this Administration. There is more work being done; that is the reality. We are at record highs in terms of infrastructure build, so that is the reality. A lot of big investments—Kingsford Smith Drive, Wynnum Road, Telegraph Road, the bikeways investment—all of these mean that there is a massive number of tenders that are out there. With those few words, I am very happy to move that report. Chairman: Further debate? Councillor CUMMING. Councillor CUMMING: Yes, thanks, Madam Chair; I refer to the E&C Report, and in relation to item A, Councillor SUTTON will be speaking on that item in some detail. In relation to item B, the Annual procurement policy and contracting plan, we are concerned about several aspects of this policy and plan. For example, on page 10, we are concerned about the lack of detail on projects such as the Brisbane Metro Subway System where the estimated value in contracts is $13 million, but the contracts are described as various consultancies. This is too vague for us to be supporting it. Our concerns are even greater in relation to the product category, temporary personnel services, which is on page 13. We are concerned about the amount of money being spent on this item. There is a sum of some $34 million for provision of Administration and trades, temporary labour hire. Then the line below that is supply of temporary professional services, labour hire, panel arrangements, some $23.3 million—a total of $57.3 million. We have had a look at last year’s plan, and the amount of expenditure then was only $33 million, so it appears to have gone up some 73%. We are basically concerned about the casualisation of the Brisbane City Council workforce. We are concerned about workers having no security of employment; we are concerned about whether a bank would give them a home loan, given the insecurity of their employment. We have had the Council lay off staff in years past. Some 350 staff was made redundant about five years ago. But we’ve also got this increasing creep of temporary, casual or contract employees being employed by the Brisbane City Council. The figures we have available are that something like 25% of the overall Council workforce could now be categorised either as temporary, casual or contract employees. We don’t support the casualisation of the Council workforce. We have also had concerns in the past, and we continue to have concerns about the way land is disposed of by the Brisbane City Council. Having looked through the plan and everything, I can’t see any policy on land disposal as being part of that. Perhaps I have missed it. I think that is something that needs to be dealt with in complete detail and a clear cut policy established to ensure that no problems arise, as have arisen in the past with that part of the disposal of assets of the Brisbane City Council. Chairman: Further debate?

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Councillor SIMMONDS. Councillor SIMMONDS: Thank you very much, Madam Chairman; I rise to support item A on the agenda today, the Bulimba Barracks major amendment. As the LORD MAYOR said, this covers the extensive detail for the planning outcomes for this particular site to be included into the neighbourhood plan. We know that we have a valid TLPI over this site already that binds future development, and that is in place until June-July next year. But the major amendment before us will provide much more detail and will help formalise the outcomes of the master plan into the Bulimba Districts Neighbourhood Plan, with obviously the focus being the Bulimba Barracks precinct. As the LORD MAYOR mentioned, but in a bit more detail, there are four sub-precincts to be included within the Bulimba Barracks precinct. The river front recreation sub-precinct provides that anything within this precinct includes open space and areas identified as park; promotes public access along the river front; and sports and recreation land. The community heart sub-precinct is the second one which encompasses the fabrication workshop that was identified for re-use as part of the neighbourhood plan. Within this sub-precinct, the neighbourhood centre is proposed to be located with allowable uses including community facilities and a range of non- residential uses. This residential interface sub-precinct ensures low density residential outcomes are achieved on land adjoining existing residential development, as well as ensuring additional open space is provided. Our third sub-precinct is the residential core which provides low to medium density outcomes of mostly three storeys in height. The final sub-precinct is recognising the retention of the Royal Australian Navy Headquarters. I understand from my knowledge of the process—and I am sure Councillor SUTTON will speak a little bit more on this from a local Councillor’s perspective—but there was a lot of discussion during the master planning process around housing types and height, which is a key factor for the community. So, in order to ensure future heights and housing types are consistent with those outlined in the master plan, this amendment to the neighbourhood plan will include a detailed height map for specific locations. Furthermore, each sub-precinct includes specific details on the type of housing anticipated in that area. Currently, as we have discussed in this place previously, and as Councillors know, we are currently preparing an amendment to turn the Priority Infrastructure Plan (PIP) into a compliant LGIP, a Local Government Infrastructure Plan, as per the State’s instructions. So there is no specific PIP amendment as part of this process. However, the major amendments before us today, in the detail for those Councillors who have gone through it, strongly entrenches the infrastructure expectations as part of future development of this site. The riverfront recreation sub-precinct details the requirements for providing river front land, which is identified in Council’s current PIP. Furthermore, the assessment criteria include provisions regarding the delivery of sports and recreation land between the Navy HQ and future residential development. Intersection upgrades that are identified in the process are also written into the neighbourhood plan amendments. The other issue I wanted to touch on, because it was part of our previous debate as part of the TLPI—and again I am sure Councillor SUTTON will speak on it in more detail—was her request to have a park ‘n ride facility as part of the master plan. I can confirm further to that discussion that the State have confirmed in writing that they are investigating a park ‘n ride, as it falls within their responsibility. Since our last debate, I have also personally written to the Deputy Premier to offer my support for EDQ purchasing the land, and further requesting EDQ investigate providing a park ‘n ride facility as it falls within State Government responsibilities.

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With that, Madam Chairman, I hope that the Chamber can see that the detail in this major amendments package is consistent with the previous master plan process that we have been through, the TLPI process that we have been through, and I appreciate the Chamber’s support in terms of progressing this very important amendment. Chairman: Further debate? Councillor SUTTON. Councillor SUTTON: Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you, Councillor SIMMONDS, for your contribution to the debate. It is nice to hear half a second ago that you have actually written to support the installation of a park ‘n ride facility. I would be grateful for a copy of that letter, just for my records, if you are happy to share it with me, Councillor SIMMONDS. Sorry, Madam Chair, I didn’t say that I was rising to speak on item A. Obviously this is a significant item for my local area, the Bulimba Barracks major amendment to the Bulimba District Neighbourhood Plan. It is an issue that we have been tracking for some time, both in this Chamber and in our community. I guess my issues with this—and I do support much of what is in this major amendment—and when the master plan came to this Council for debate, I had three deal breakers. The park ‘n ride was one of them. It was my hope that, by the time this major amendment came to this place for voting on, we would be in a position to actually have had it included in the master plan, in its documentation. Whilst I recognise the significant departure that the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) are now having from their own policy about no park ‘n rides within 10 kilometres of the CBD, and the significant policy departure that this Administration is having in terms of backing that facility, which I have to admit has come as some surprise to me today, I welcome that. As I have always said, I consider this park ‘n ride facility to be critical. I understand the transport planners will say there shouldn’t be park ‘n rides near public transport nodes which will make everyone walk, but this is a community that is largely a family-based community. I think what is missing in that theory is the fact that people aren’t just being lazy and getting in their cars and driving from home direct to the ferry terminal and parking; they are getting in the car along with their families and often their spouses and they are doing the drop of too before school care first, and then to day care, and then potentially to another public transport node like the Morningside train station. Then what they are doing is they are racing to the ferry terminal, desperately trying to catch the very last express CityCat service that gets them into the office by 9 a.m. I guess this is the issue. That doesn’t mean that those particular people are going to have access to the park ‘n ride facility, but it will make parking availability around those terminals just a little bit more available. I am still getting people coming into my office and saying, it was a massive mistake when the old Hornibrook site was redeveloped in the 1990s that they didn’t put a park ‘n ride facility back at the Bulimba ferry terminal. I am determined in this place to be a Councillor that doesn’t repeat the mistakes of the past. Just as everyone says—and I think it was a mistake not to put a park ‘n ride at the Bulimba ferry terminal—there needs to be a park ‘n ride at the Apollo Road ferry terminal. I can’t support this major amendment until there is such. I am very grateful about what Councillor SIMMONDS has just said. I am very grateful for the work that has been done in a broad range of things, but that is a deal breaker for me, and I hope that by the time this comes back to the Chamber, we will be in that position. I also hope, though, that we are further down the track with the Federal Government and the State Government’s negotiation about the State Government buying that land, because I think that that will assist us greatly. The other thing that I am still a little bit concerned about is the three hectare park. If there is one thing I will be forever and eternally grateful to Councillor

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COOPER for it is putting that three hectare park into the master plan. I know it is privately owned; I want it publicly owned. Councillor SIMMONDS gave us a great presentation on urban renewal Brisbane in Committee today. I noted in that presentation that, when they redeveloped the Newstead Gasworks —the 17 hectare Newstead Gasworks, the presenter said almost half of it was public open space and parkland. I am going for a quarter of the 20 hectares as public open space. If we could do it back then, under the leadership of Jim Soorley and the leadership of Trevor Reddacliff, we can do it now. Where there is a will there is a way, and that is why I am asking for this three hectares of parkland, not to be privately owned but publicly owned. I do note the provisions in there, and I am a little bit concerned about limiting the size of the oval to an Aussie Rules football field. I would hope that we would get that full three hectares, not just the size of an Aussie Rules football field in that plan. So I am a little bit nervous about that, but I am happy to have more conversations about it. I would much prefer it to be three hectares of publicly open space, in addition to the public space on the riverfront. Finally, traffic—traffic is the major issue when it comes to this master plan. It is as courtesy of the State Government’s insistence that the Council’s transport review or traffic analysis was peer reviewed. That peer review told us that Riding and Hawthorne Roads are already over capacity. My local residents were really concerned when Council said the only traffic improvement that will be required as a result of the additional 850 to 1,000 new dwellings that were going on the Bulimba Barracks, is that only one new traffic light would be required. I am grateful for the funding of that in the budget this year. But what the peer review told us is what local residents knew, that already Hawthorne and Riding Roads are over capacity; that in the study area, there are eight intersections that are already operating over capacity. So when you talk about the hundreds and hundreds of additional cars that are going to be generated by this new community, we need to shine a light on that. I need to get Councillor COOPER, the LORD MAYOR and Councillor SIMMONDS to understand that my area needs more support by incorporation of projects in the new LGIP that are coming through the budget process, that we need to look at roads like Lytton Road that is now seeing 40% traffic in the am peak leaving it and on Lytton Road alone there are four intersections that are over capacity, including the Lytton Road roundabout that is causing major traffic congestion. The timeframe for upgrading that has just been pushed out right when we are looking at a major new community coming into the area. What I am asking in this debate is for Councillor COOPER, Councillor QUIRK and Councillor SIMMONDS as the LGIP is prepared, to be looking at what else we can put in there to bring forward some of those projects that are already required. Because these roads are over capacity but that our budget isn’t able to fund at this moment because of competing demands. This area is starting to be choked in traffic. Increasingly it is taking people longer to get down Hawthorne Road from Bulimba to Wynnum Road than it is taking to get from Galloways Hill to the city. That is not because Wynnum Road is speeding up; it is because the queues on Hawthorne Road are getting longer and longer. When you talk about these hundreds of extra vehicles that are going to be added to these roads as this site redevelops, it is a massive traffic headache that this Administration needs to start looking at much more closely. I also believe that our community does need to start having a conversation about the pedestrian and cycle bridge that is being discussed since the 19th century, by the Balmoral Shire Council before the establishment of the Brisbane City Council. But these things don’t get on the agenda until people start being an advocate for it. I am being that advocate today for my local area, for Wynnum Road, Lytton Road, Hawthorne Road and Riding Road. Chairman: Councillor SUTTON, your time has expired. Further debate?

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Councillor ADAMS. Councillor ADAMS: Thank you, Madam Chair. I rise to speak on item B, the Annual Procurement Policy and Contracting Plan. What we have before us today is a one-year manual that sets out how Council will conduct its strategic procurement and contracting for the next financial year. There have been some changes to the policy that we have here before us today. It’s been amended to provide a more complete overview of our strategic approach to procurement within the policy framework itself. This is to increase understanding, especially for those outside Council, of our approach, and also to improve that market engagement, so we can get much better tenders coming to Council when the opportunity arises. We also have made amendments to reflect the incorporation of the innovative proposal program. There has been a removal of material that is no longer required by legislation to keep the document manageable and concise. There have also been some changes to exemption 6 in the document with regards to subscriptions to software which will allow a more efficient process to continue support and maintenance for existing software systems that are provided to Council on a service basis. Perhaps the most exciting change is the expansion of Council’s social enterprise procurement, something that is dear to my heart that we have worked on over the last four years within the Lifestyle portfolio, but now we are making sure that there is a very important section of our procurement policy here around our social enterprise procurement. When we are talking about social procurement, we are talking about generating positive social benefits and outcomes. So that can be directly through procurement from social enterprises, micro enterprises, community enterprises or indigenous organisations, or indirectly through leveraging commercial supply relationships. Just recently KPMG did a study to demonstrate that total direct impact of just 33 respondents in a study on social enterprises, and found that they actually provided $34.85 million to Brisbane’s economy. So that is on average about $1 million per social enterprise into the economy when we can support them through our procurement processes in Council. When you look at that indirectly, the multiplier effect can be anywhere between 2.3 to 3.3, depending on the industry. One of the other things that the KPMG study actually clearly said was when the market participants in social enterprise were surveyed. They said, “what is needed to develop the social enterprise market in Brisbane?” Their number one answer was social procurement policy. I have to say that is what we have responded to, and that is what this document contains here today. We have also got some clear strategies there and principles for strategic procurement, and that is reflected in page 2 of the plan as well. I just want to touch on some of the comments we heard from Councillor CUMMING around this document and his concerns with some of the procurement that is actually listed there in the major constructions. It very clearly says there in the document that this is the outline for the 2016-17 financial year, so this is a one-year procurement plan. It is expected, if there is various consultancy on the Metro—of course there is—because this is the year we’re doing the business case for the Metro. So of course there is going to be various consultancies that are procured during these 12 months to get our business case within this financial year. There was also the concern about the hiring of temporary staff and the worries that we had staff that doesn’t have job security and they are not going to be able to get bank loans. Our Council officers have job security. However, we are seeing one of the biggest capital spends in the next financial year, and guess what: we are going to have to hire temporary staff to deliver the projects that this Administration is going to deliver on the ground. In the last year of Labor’s Administration, they spent about $591 million on capital; last year we spent about $682 million on capital. This year, $1.02 billion on capital in

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infrastructure in Brisbane. What does that mean? We have to hire staff to deliver that. Guess what: because the capital has gone up, the staff has gone up, but ratepayers in Brisbane do not need to fund workers if we don’t need them continually. Unlike those down the other end of George Street who have just put on all the other staff that were based on fiscal management to make sure that the budget and the ratepayers are not paying more, we take the responsibility to take the staff on when we need them, and we don’t always need them, so we don’t pay for the extra staff when we don’t require them for our capital budget when we are delivering on the ground. I want to ask Councillor CUMMING, through you, Madam Chair, what services is he going to cut to keep employees that we don’t need when we finish our projects on the ground as well? This is about making sure that we manage our workers, and we are delivering for the ratepayers of Brisbane, and we are delivering that over $1 billion worth of capital investment in the next 12 months. Thank you, Madam Chair.

At that time, 3.35pm, the Deputy Chairman, Councillor Vicki HOWARD, assumed the Chair.

Deputy Chairman: Further debate? Councillor JOHNSTON. Seriatim - Clause B Councillor Nicole JOHNSTON requested that Clause B, ANNUAL PROCUREMENT POLICY AND CONTRACTING PLAN 2016-17, be taken seriatim for voting purposes.

Councillor JOHNSTON: Yes, Madam Deputy Chairman, I rise to speak on items A and B. I will just make a very few brief remarks on item A. I note that the Bulimba Barracks Master Plan is being brought forward for Council consideration, and I noted and listened with great interest to the Chairman tell us about how the significant infrastructure and parks and other matters are being enshrined within the neighbourhood plan itself. I think that is a good thing that there are going to be improvements to roads or bus stops or parks or new infrastructure. That is a good thing. That is what should be in neighbourhood plans. But what this does more starkly than anything is certainly points to the fact that that is not the same approach that this Administration has taken to the Dutton Park Fairfield Neighbourhood Plan. Councillor SIMMONDS: Point of order, Madam Chairman. Deputy Chairman: Point of order against you, Councillor JOHNSTON. Councillor SIMMONDS. Councillor SIMMONDS: Just on relevance. This item doesn’t mention the Dutton Park Fairfield Neighbourhood Plan. Deputy Chairman: Thank you, Councillor SIMMONDS. Councillor JOHNSTON. Councillor JOHNSTON: A brief comparative remark. I don’t have a KPMG report to quote from, but I was actually, if the Chairman was listening, complimenting the fact that he was including enhancements and improvements to the local plan. I just think he has a responsibility as the Chairman to do that fairly across the city. Deputy Chairman: Just to the report, thanks, Councillor JOHNSTON. Councillor JOHNSTON: With that, I will move on to item B, which is the big issue before us today. I will not be supporting the procurement plan before us today. I listened with interest to the double speak from the new Finance Chairman, Councillor ADAMS, when she described the changes to this procurement plan. There is a very, very significant shift in the terms that are used within the report.

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Whereas last year’s report specifically and often referenced sound procurement policies and sound procurement objectives, we have moved away from that language and we are now talking almost entirely, except for the opening page, about strategic contracting approaches. You might think, oh well, this is a haggling over a word or two, but there is no question that underlying this there are a number of changes that are being made that are going to further erode the transparency and oversight of contracting in this city. I have spoken on this many times in the Council Chamber, particularly when delegations come forward with respect to the amount in contracts that we should not be increasing them necessarily without the oversight of this Chamber. That remains a very strong concern of mine. Another way in which this transparency and accountability of this Chamber, as the residents’ representative, is being eroded is through the changes to this contracting policy that is before us today. There are two things particularly that I would just like to outline. As I mentioned, one of the two big changes is this use of strategic partnering, strategic contracting. It is particularly pages six and seven that I read with some interest. The change really—last time it was kind of mentioned conceptually; this time it is being realised because Council is going to pick winners essentially through the innovative policy that we implemented in this Council a while ago that I didn’t support, and of course combined with the delegations, they are contracts that will never see scrutiny in this place. We will simply be asked to endorse them without any competitive tendering process. Perhaps millions of dollars will be spent, and we won’t know—we will not know until after the contract has been entered into, and months later, very tardily, the LORD MAYOR brings up the Stores Board report for oversight in the Chamber. At that point we can’t do anything about these contracts. They are entered into. So my concern is that we are introducing language of designating strategic partners, and interestingly, that will be approved by Council’s Establishment and Coordination Committee. That is not going to come to this Chamber. That will be secret squirrel business done behind closed doors that won’t see the light of day. We won’t know if it’s their mates they’re appointing; we won’t know if it’s somebody with merit that they’re appointing. We will simply perhaps one day find out if there’s a contract and it goes through Stores Board. The other interesting thing, I think, is that we’re enshrining the innovative proposals policy into this procurement process. Increasingly Council is moving away from a competitive tendering arrangement which has been at the heart of Council’s procurement policy for many, many years towards entering into secret deals with suppliers for whatever reason. That is essentially what this policy allows. I compared the language in last year’s policy with this year’s policy, and I just would like to quote—and this is one of the paragraphs in last year’s policy that no longer appears in this year’s policy. “These procedures require that Council invite tenders on proposals for the carrying out of work or the provision of goods and services and works estimated to be worth $250,000.” There are some exemptions to that, as there always have been. But that language does not appear now in this document in any way, shape or form. So this Council is making—or this Administration, I should say, because I won’t be supporting this decision— is making a very specific determination to move away from competitive tendering towards huge new sections, calling for more strategic partners, calling for more innovative policies, which means that anybody can go and say to the LORD MAYOR, “I want you to fund my project”, and he’ll go, “Sure, no problems. We’ll whip you through E&C, and it will go”— Councillor ADAMS: Point of order, Madam Chair. Deputy Chairman: Point of order against you, Councillor JOHNSTON. Yes, Councillor ADAMS. Councillor ADAMS; This is bordering on imputing motive.

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Deputy Chairman: Thank you, Councillor ADAMS. Councillor JOHNSTON, can I bring you back to the report please. Councillor JOHNSTON: —righto, Madam Chairman. If my flavour offends Councillor ADAMS, I will quote the language in the document. It says that proposals now must not have been solicited by Council. They can essentially have been proposed by anybody, and it is really interesting that they are now squeaking over there about some scrutiny on the fact that now there can be significant contracts entered into that have not gone through a competitive tendering process. This was an issue last week. The LORD MAYOR got offended. He thought it was some attack on women, which was just stupid to say that.

At that time, 3.48pm, the Chairman, Councillor Angela OWEN, resumed the Chair.

Chairman: Councillor JOHNSTON, what was in the report last week is not what is here before us today, and I remind you to bring your remarks back to this report. Councillor JOHNSTON: I just wouldn’t want to be misunderstood in some way, Madam Chairman— Chairman: To this report. Councillor JOHNSTON: —and I am talking about the report. I want to make it very clear that my concern with this Administration is the erosion of scrutiny, the erosion of transparency, and the erosion of accountability in the contracting policy of this Council. That is the problem. We need to have competitive tendering for major projects; there is no question about that. We should be having it where we are entering into big projects, and that was a very significant oversight. I note, as did Councillor CUMMING earlier, that we are proposing this year to enter into $13 million for the Metro without any competitive tendering. We are just going to appoint consultancies. That is not on. This is a major project; it should go through this Council at every stage so there is openness, there is transparency and there is accountability in the decision making process. We will get a better outcome if we have a contest of ideas between these consulting engineers and whoever it is to find out who is best placed to deliver on this project. It is only a few years ago that the LORD MAYOR stood up and had a red hot go at the Labor Party— Chairman: Councillor JOHNSTON, what happened three years ago is not in this report. I have given you direction; you need to come back to this report. Councillor JOHNSTON: —so, Madam Chairman, the LORD MAYOR is critical when there has only been one tenderer on major projects before in this place, and the problem is that he is not prepared to hold himself to the same standard here. So I have certainly concerns about the policy itself and also about the projects that are in there. We are having public tenders on Progress Road, $14 million, but we are not having public tenders on the Brisbane Metro. It doesn’t make sense. Okay, he will stand up and say, there might be 10 projects in the $13 million, but this is a major piece of infrastructure that might bind this Administration into a $3 billion contract. Chairman: Councillor JOHNSTON, your time has expired. Councillor JOHNSTON: That is not on. Chairman: Further debate? Councillor MURPHY. Councillor MURPHY: Thank you very much, Madam Chairman. I rise to speak on item B, the contracting plan. I have to refute some of the rubbish that we have just heard from Councillor JOHNSTON about the innovative proposals policy that is featured here.

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Councillor SRI: Point of order, Madam Chair. Chairman: Point of order against you, Councillor MURPHY. Councillor SRI: I am sorry to interrupt, but I think we should just avoid using language like rubbish because it contributes to more adversarial tones. Councillors interjecting. Chairman: Order! Councillor WINES! Councillor SRI, that is not a correct point of order. You cannot just get up and say you don’t think a particular word is appropriate. When you rise on a point of order, you need to make an appropriate point of order. Councillor SRI: Point of order, Madam Chair. Chairman: Point of order, Councillor SRI. Councillor SRI: I draw your attention to an act of disorderly conduct, namely the use of what I would describe as emotive and unnecessarily provocative language with might contribute to an adversarial and unconstructive public discourse in this Chamber. Councillor interjecting. Chairman: Councillor JOHNSTON! Councillor SRI, I suggest you read through section 21: Maintenance of Good Order, in the Meetings Local Law. Councillor MURPHY can make a reflection. It is his perception of what the comments were. He was not making an adverse comment on the character of a Councillor; he was making a comment in respect of the content. Councillor MURPHY, please continue. Councillor MURPHY: Thanks very much, Madam Chairman, and peace, man! It’s recycling. I will say that— Chairman: Councillor MURPHY! Order! When you refer to Councillors on the opposite side of the Chamber, it is not ‘Peace, man’, it is as Councillor, please. Councillor MURPHY: —of course, Madam Chairman. Getting to the point, Councillor JOHNSTON talked about this plan as if it’s a surprise, but in the same breath she said we were talking about it conceptually last year, and here it is this year. The reality is that we have said that we would be bringing in an innovative proposals policy, very much taken off the State Government’s market-led proposals policy. It reflects that. We have said that we were going to do this for a long time, and now here we are actually doing it. This comes as no surprise to anyone that this policy is in place, because this policy is actually best practice, not only in councils but in State Governments and Federal Government. This is the way in which the industry of governing is actually moving. There is a very good reason for that. The reality is that not everything should go to tender. That is the reality. Not everything reaches a threshold where going out to tender is value for money for Council or is competitive for businesses that are tendering for that business to actually involve themselves in. We need to realise that whenever we put out something to tender, we actually cut out hundreds of organisations, thousands of organisations in some cases, from bidding for that work, because the standard to actually put in a tender is quite high. The last thing that we want to be doing as a Council is cutting out the small businesses from getting Council work. When we are going out there and doing small business workshops and we are helping them get involved digitally and to sell themselves in the digital world, why would we then go out and say, sorry, you actually can’t involve yourself in Council tenders because you’ve got to put together a full tender package which might cost you thousands of dollars to do, and then with no certainty of outcome.

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So it is perfect for lower value work that Council needs done, or for work that is of an innovative nature or that has proprietary intellectual property. One of the classic things that councils do is they will be approached by someone with a great idea, and then because of procurement policies that are far too rigid, they will say: that is great, but we will need to put that out to tender. They literally take the IP from someone, put it out to tender, and then the big corporations will have an ability to go in there and deliver a product that steals that IP because they have the scale and the ability to deliver that in a much more comprehensive way. So this innovative proposals policy addresses those problems with the procurement process; it takes us back to what I think is a sensible middle ground when you are talking about procurement, and there are very strong safeguards in place in this system. We have a $200,000 cap, so anything above that comes to Council as per usual. We have officers and subject matter experts within Council that assess these proposals, and there are several gates within that process that the proponent must achieve before they get to the point where the political oversight committee is actually able to sign off on that. So there are safeguards built into this system. It is very comprehensive, and this is the way in which, as I said, the industry of government is heading. That is why the State Labor Government has implemented a market-led proposals policy. We only heard in Committee just the other week that they are getting some very successful proposals as a result of it. The potential is there that they will get some roads built for free; that they will have sporting facilities built for free. This is a proposal that actually saves ratepayers; it saves taxpayers’ money, so why would we not do something that is going to save ratepayers’ money? So Councillor JOHNSTON’s criticisms are not surprising, but they are completely unfounded and we reject them entirely. Chairman: Further debate? Councillor CASSIDY. Councillor CASSIDY: Thanks very much, Madam Chair; I just rise to speak on item B briefly, the Annual Procurement Policy and Contracting Plan. We certainly have heard some rubbish in this place today. That is mostly coming from Councillor ADAMS, of course, when we are talking about— Councillor SRI: Point of order, Madam Chair. Councillors interjecting. Chairman: Order! Order! Order! Councillor SRI, you have a point of order. Councillor SRI: I would like to draw your attention to two acts of disorder: one was the disorderly choice of language employed by Councillor CASSIDY, and the second was the disorderly conduct from a number of Councillors in this Chamber who were yelling out unnecessarily. Chairman: Councillor SRI, as I have said with Councillor MURPHY’s comments, and I reflect them on to Councillor CASSIDY’s comments, they were not adverse reflections on a Councillor’s character, and it was not offensive language. It was referring to comments in this place. So the same rule is applied evenly across the board. In respect of the other instances for Councillors behaving unnecessarily, it is not specific enough. If you would care to elaborate, I can address that and deal with it if I have seen it. Sorry, Councillor CASSIDY. Councillor SRI: Sure. To answer that question, I don’t want to name names, because I think that is also unconstructive and adversarial. But I would just say that quite a few Councillors were yelling out unnecessarily, and I think if you are going to be even-handed about how you chair the Chamber, maybe that is something to be mindful of. Councillor interjecting.

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Chairman: Councillor SRI, this is a place of robust debate. There are times when Councillors on each side of the Chamber react in a way that is not disrupting or obstructing the course of the business of the Chamber. It is not appropriate for you to make comments about my chairing of the meeting, because that is an adverse reflection. Councillor CASSIDY. Councillor JOHNSTON: Point of order, Madam Chairman. Chairman: Councillor JOHNSTON. Councillor JOHNSTON: Given that you frequently warn me, I will say Councillor ADAMS, Councillor SIMMONDS and the DEPUTY MAYOR, Councillor SCHRINNER, were all loudly calling out across the Chamber, and I ask under the Standing Orders that you warn them in the same way that you warn me when I make minor interjections. If this is a robust place, I expect you to apply that fairly to everybody. Chairman: Councillor JOHNSTON, I don’t uphold your point of order. There have been a number of times when you have yelled out across this Chamber today— Councillor JOHNSTON: Just like them. Chairman: Just like you have just done this very second. Councillor JOHNSTON: Just like the DEPUTY MAYOR did. Chairman: Councillor JOHNSTON, you know section 51 states Precedence of the Chairman. If people are disrupting and obstructing the business of the Chamber, I will pull them up. Councillor CASSIDY, would you care to continue, please? Councillor CASSIDY: Thanks very much, Madam Chair. Before I get to the rubbish that Councillor ADAMS was talking about labour hire just earlier, I will start on page 10, Major Construction Projects, and the Brisbane Metro. Picking up on some of the points that the Leader of the Opposition made earlier, we have significant concerns with a number of things in this procurement plan, and the Brisbane Metro Subway Systems stage 1 and 2, various consultancies, is one of those. We have made our position very clear on this so-called Metro, and $13 million in consultancies on a project that has been panned by credible transport planners left, right and centre is not a wise spend of $13 million in our opinion. We have serious concerns with the way in which the sole sourcing contract was made for the project director, notwithstanding her qualifications and experience, of course, but that should not be used as an excuse by this Administration to be making these decisions behind closed doors. I asked about this this morning in Committee, and the DEPUTY MAYOR said that some of these consultancies had been engaged already. We are not sure who they are. We are not sure who the ones are that are yet to be engaged. We don’t know what process this Administration is going through to ensure that the $13 million is being used wisely. Who does know? This is a significant amount of money that we are spending here in the procurement policy for consultancies that we have very, very scant—in fact, no details about. I will move onto labour hire, this explosion in temporary labour hire in the procurement plan. Last year there was $33 million allocated to temporary personnel services; this year it blows out to $57,300,000—an increase of over $24 million. That is an awful lot of money in anybody’s measure. What detail are we provided to justify this expenditure? Seventeen words in the procurement policy is all the detail we are given. Make no mistake, Madam Chair: this is a $57 million casualisation of the Brisbane City Council workforce. We know there are already around 2,200 employees in this Council that are either casual, temporary or contract staff. That is around a quarter of all our employees. Councillor ADAMS can’t explain away this increase by saying it’s just because of an increase in capital. A

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quarter of our workforce is already temporary, contract, or casual. That is an extraordinary number already for any organisation, and it is about to get a whole lot higher. Since this LORD MAYOR came to Office, casual, temporary or contract staff has doubled. There is a clear trend here with the LNP. There has, of course, been a corresponding decline in the number of permanent staff employed by this Council. This is a very, very serious issue, as the Leader of the Opposition has already outlined. The security of one’s employment affects every other aspect of their life. Here we have thousands of employees in this Council that are being put under undue pressure. If you are kept on rolling temporary contracts, for years and years, this has significant flow-on effects. Providing food and shelter for your family, the basic essentials of life becomes very difficult. Trying to obtain a mortgage, as we have heard already, even trying to sign a rental contract becomes very difficult when you can’t prove tenure of employment. Councillor ADAMS said, oh well, most of our employees are all permanent. We only get these temporary ones on when we need them, and then we get rid of them when we don’t need them anymore. There are examples of employees today employed in this Council who are on their 11th rolling contract. They have been kept on tenterhooks for 11 contracts. LNP Councillors stand up in this place regularly and they praise the work of Council staff and they say you have been doing a great job here and there, but that is where the goodwill ends. When you say to them, good work, here’s a pat on the back, and here’s a short-term contract, and good luck with that, trying to get a mortgage, trying to plan for your future and your family’s future. It is shameful. We should be an employer of choice here and supporting our staff’s development. If this extra money was to be put into a program of casual conversions in this Council, we would see additional 400 or so permanent full time employees—not additional on top of what we’ve got, but we would make 400 of those employees permanent, so they’d be able to plan for their lives a lot better. That is on an average Council wage. Let’s not kid ourselves here, Madam Chair; these positions, the ones that Councillor ADAMS is talking about, are no longer just— Councillor MURPHY: Point of order, Madam Chairman. Chairman: Point of order against you, Councillor CASSIDY. Councillor MURPHY. Councillor MURPHY: This is becoming pretty irrelevant to the actual item. Chairman: Thank you— Councillor interjecting. Chairman: —Councillor SUTTON! Councillor CASSIDY, I have given you a very long bow. Can you please bring it back more specifically to the report please. Councillor CASSIDY: Thanks, Madam Chair. I am specifically talking about temporary personnel services for $34 million and temporary personnel services for $23,300,000 on page 13 for Councillor MURPHY’s information. Many of these temporary positions in Council are no longer filling a temporary hole. We are seeing Council workers on temporary contracts actually performing the ongoing core business of Council, and anyone who says otherwise is absolutely kidding themselves. This is a typically LNP approach to working people, and we should be doing much, much better as a Council. Chairman: Councillor MARX.

ADJOURNMENT: 31/2016-17 At that time, 4.06, it was resolved on the motion of Councillor Kim MARX, seconded by Councillor Andrew WINES, that the meeting adjourn for a period of 15 minutes, to commence only when all Councillors

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had vacated the Chamber and the doors locked.

Council stood adjourned at 4. 13pm.

UPON RESUMPTION:

At that time, 4.28pm, the Deputy Chairman, Councillor Vicki HOWARD, assumed the Chair.

Deputy Chairman: Further debate? Councillor OWEN. Councillor OWEN: Thank you, Madam Deputy Chairman. I rise to speak in support of the E&C today, and in particular the Annual Procurement Policy and Contracting Plan 2016-17. Madam Deputy Chairman, it's a disappointment that none of the ALP and Opposition Councillors are in this Chamber. Oh, the Opposition Leader has just walked in. I'm glad he's here because one of his team, Madam Deputy Chairman, made comments about casual workers. Well let's just go and put that into context, Madam Deputy Chairman. Because they've made the statement and as of Tuesday 9 August 2016—it's stated in The Courier-Mail on page 11—that the number of casual teachers in Queensland State schools has hit a 10-year high. So this is a case of gross hypocrisy. Councillors interjecting. Councillor OWEN: They say in this place that there should be a different situation to what their mates up there in George Street are doing. So, Madam Chairman, the facts speak for themselves. Madam Deputy Chairman, let's have a look at the actual document. Now I don't know what document other Councillors in this place have been reading from but there have been comments here in this place tonight that we have moved away in this Procurement Policy from, and I quote, “sound contracting principles.” Well, Madam Deputy Chairman, on the inside cover, on the contents page of this document for 2016-17, what is item number 1? It says, and I quote, “sound contracting principles.” What is the first line on page 2 of this document, “sound contracting principles.” As we go through, yes we have a strategic procurement and contracting approach but everything is based on sound contracting principles. Madam Deputy Chairman, this can be seen in each and every page of this document as it goes through. Particularly in all of the low-value procurements, which those on the opposite side of this Chamber seem to have some issue with. But, Madam Deputy Chairman, I'll go to page 22. What is there in the second-largest font of writing on page 22 but the words, “how sound contracting principles will be met.” That's exemption 1; let's look at exemption 2 on page 24. Again, what do we have? The words, “how sound contracting principles will be met.” Madam Deputy Chairman, it goes through all the facets of sound contracting principles and how sound contracting principles will be met through open an effective competition, through value for money, through the development of competitive local business and industry, through environmental protection, through ethical behaviour and fair dealing. It outlines the proposed process and the responsibilities. Madam Deputy Chairman, I'll go onto page 27. What does it specify again on page 27? “How sound contracting principles will be met.” Again on page 28, it details the many ways that sound contacting principles will be met. Again, page 29, and again page 30, and again page 32. In each of these processes, Madam Deputy Chairman, it is quite apparent in black and white that we have not moved away from sound contracting principles in any way, shape or form.

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So I don't know what documents other Councillors on the other side of this Chamber, who have made alternate statements about tonight, have been reading. Because they clearly have not done their research, they haven't done their homework and they have not thoroughly examined this document. Because if they did then they wouldn't be making such inane comments that we are moving away from sound contracting principles. Madam Deputy Chair, the procurement team in Council works extremely hard, they work extremely thoroughly and this is a document that we review once a year to ensure that the principles are continued in an appropriate way. Madam Deputy Chairman, I commend this report to the Chamber. Deputy Chairman: Further debate? LORD MAYOR: Well thanks very much, Madam Chairman. I thank all Councillors for their participation, Madam Chairman. I am grateful that the word ‘rubbish’ can be used going forward. Because before too much longer there will be a need to use that word very extensively in this Chamber, Madam Chairman.

At that time, 4.34pm, the Chairman, Councillor Angela OWEN, resumed the Chair.

Councillors interjecting. LORD MAYOR: As we deal with waste contracts into the future for this city. Councillors interjecting. LORD MAYOR: What's that? Well here we go. So, Madam Chairman, I just wanted to make reference to a couple of things. Obviously with the Brisbane Metro Subway, the $13 million outlined there on page 10, that will involve multiple contracts, Madam Chairman. We don't know entirely what those contract costs will be but they will be obviously reported on through the Contacts and Tendering process as I bring to the Chamber each and every month, Madam Chairman, the details around those contracts and tenders. But it is important that we put together a team of people that we have confidence in, number 1; and number 2, that are capable of undertaking the task. But I assure the Opposition and all Councillors here that whoever fulfils those roles, they will be people that have had extensive experience in the field. Such was the case with Maree Kovacevic, there will be, Madam Chairman, quite a number of those. So that'll be out to full market in terms of the selection, Madam Chairman, and we will be happy to report on those progressively as we go. I do also want to raise the issue of temporary personnel services, Madam Chairman. As an organisation, we need to be able to have the flexibility within our labour force, Madam Chairman, as jobs come and go, we need to be able to move the workforce in accordance with that. I think the ratepayers expect us to do things as inexpensively as we can. Madam Chairman, that requires some flexibility within the workforce. If you're going to employ everybody on a permanent basis then what happens when you do scale back? Then you've got to go through that painful process, Madam Chairman, of having to remove people from permanent roles or you just simply have an overloaded organisation. Is that really what ratepayers want from us? I don't think it is, Madam Chairman. So we've heard about contract teaching, Madam Chairman. So the public service in the State is blossoming out significantly. One would ask, what might be able to happen in terms of infrastructure build if the employee numbers hadn't expanded out in the way they had. It's certainly creating a false appearance in terms of the real health of the Queensland economy, Madam Chairman. So what we want to do here is to make sure that the organisation is fit-for- purpose and that we continue to drive as many dollars as we can into the infrastructure and service provision in this city to deliver value for money for

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ratepayers. It's not our money, we therefore need to make sure that we're getting value in terms of our spend. Madam Chairman, they were the major points, I think, today in terms of the Bulimba Barracks. Yes, well I thank Councillor SUTTON for her comments and other Councillors who have made comments. There's still a way to go in terms of that process but I, like Councillor SUTTON, I hope that this is the start of things in terms of the park-and-ride opportunities, Madam Chairman, that removes that—what in our view was a silly 10-kilometre clause; if you didn't have park-and-rides within 10 kilometres of the CBD. I could never quite work that one out. Regardless of who's in charge down in George Street, it did seem to be to be a silly arbitrary figure. So, Madam Chairman, happy to move the report. Chairman: Thank you, LORD MAYOR. I will now put item A.

Clause A put

Upon being submitted to the Chamber, the motion for the adoption of Clause A of the report was declared carried on the voices.

Thereupon, Councillors Julian SIMMONDS and Jared CASSIDY immediately rose and called for a division, which resulted in the motion being declared carried.

The voting was as follows:

AYES: 18 - The Right Honourable the LORD MAYOR, Councillor Graham QUIRK, DEPUTY MAYOR, Councillor Adrian SCHRINNER, and Councillors Krista ADAMS, Adam ALLAN, Matthew BOURKE, Amanda COOPER, Vicki HOWARD, Steven HUANG, Fiona KING, Peter MATIC, Ian McKENZIE, David McLACHLAN, Ryan MURPHY, Angela OWEN, Julian SIMMONDS, Steven TOOMEY, Andrew WINES and Norm WYNDHAM.

ABSTENTIONS: 7 - The Leader of the OPPOSITION, Councillor Peter CUMMING, and Councillors Jared CASSIDY, Steve GRIFFITHS, Charles STRUNK, Shayne SUTTON Jonathan SRI and Nicole JOHNSTON.

Chairman: I will now put item B.

Clause B put

Upon being submitted to the Chamber, the motion for the adoption of Clause B of the report was declared carried on the voices.

Thereupon, Councillors Peter CUMMING and Jared CASSIDY immediately rose and called for a division, which resulted in the motion being declared carried.

The voting was as follows:

AYES: 18 - The Right Honourable the LORD MAYOR, Councillor Graham QUIRK, DEPUTY MAYOR, Councillor Adrian SCHRINNER, and Councillors Krista ADAMS, Adam ALLAN, Matthew BOURKE, Amanda COOPER, Vicki HOWARD, Steven HUANG, Fiona KING, Peter MATIC, Ian McKENZIE, David McLACHLAN, Ryan MURPHY, Angela OWEN, Julian SIMMONDS, Steven TOOMEY, Andrew WINES and Norm WYNDHAM.

NOES: 7 - The Leader of the OPPOSITION, Councillor Peter CUMMING, and Councillors Jared CASSIDY, Steve GRIFFITHS, Charles STRUNK, Shayne SUTTON Jonathan SRI and Nicole JOHNSTON.

The report read as follows

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ATTENDANCE:

The Right Honourable, the Lord Mayor (Councillor Graham Quirk) (Chairman); Deputy Mayor (Councillor Adrian Schrinner) (Deputy Chairman); and Councillors Krista Adams, Matthew Bourke, Amanda Cooper, Peter Matic, David McLachlan, and Julian Simmonds.

A MAJOR AMENDMENTS TO BRISBANE CITY PLAN 2014 – BULIMBA BARRACKS MASTER PLAN 152/160/1218/19-02 32/2016-17

1. The Divisional Manager, City Planning and Sustainability, provided the information below.

2. At the meeting of 8 December 2015, Council resolved to amend Brisbane City Plan 2014 (the planning scheme) to include key provisions of the Bulimba Barracks Master Plan (the Master Plan) in the Bulimba District Neighbourhood Plan and to make consequential amendments (the proposed amendments).

3. By letter dated 25 January 2016 (Attachment B, submitted on file), the Minister confirmed the State interests to be addressed in the proposed amendments. The proposed amendments have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of Statutory Guideline 01/16 Making and amending local planning instruments (the Guideline) and are set out in Attachment C, submitted on file.

4. Council, with support from the Queensland Government, led a master planning exercise to further guide development of the significant riverfront site of Bulimba Barracks at Apollo Road, following the announcement by the Australian Government Department of Defence of its intention to offer part of the site for disposal.

5. Several forums were offered for the community to provide input into the development of the Master Plan. These forums included six information kiosks attended by more than 365 people, two community surveys with more than 1,175 people providing input, and two community planning team (CPT) workshops. At the CPT workshops, 29 members developed four concepts that informed the preparation of the Master Plan, and subsequently provided feedback on the Master Plan.

6. The Master Plan was made available for community comment via an online survey from 19 October 2015 to 1 November 2015 and was supported by a series of information kiosks on 22, 24 and 27 October 2015. The majority of survey respondents either supported the draft master plan or had a neutral response. The top three issues revealed in 292 written comments were: - traffic congestion in the wider Bulimba peninsula area - parking, particularly in relation to the Apollo Road Ferry Terminal - concerns about density and the associated infrastructure required.

7. Key revisions to the draft Master Plan in response to community feedback included: - relocation of the proposed Community heart precinct away from Apollo Road to reduce the visibility and perceived impacts associated with commercial activity within this new neighbourhood centre - reduction of the visual extent of five-storey buildings and consolidation of these buildings to the centre of the site around the Community heart precinct - inclusion of additional Master Plan information about Council’s broader traffic network improvements such as the Wynnum Road Corridor upgrade, along with modelling and analysis to support traffic and transport recommendations.

8. To provide ongoing statutory support to the Bulimba Barracks Master Plan, major amendments to Brisbane City Plan 2014 have been prepared (Attachment C, submitted on file). In the interim, a Temporary Local Planning Instrument (TLPI) provides statutory support to the draft Master Plan. This TLPI is due to expire on 9 June 2017.

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9. Should Council resolve to progress the proposed amendments, they will be sent to the Minister requesting a State interest review and seeking agreement to publicly consult on the proposed amendments.

10. The Divisional Manager provided the following recommendation and the Committee agreed.

11. RECOMMENDATION:

THAT COUNCIL RESOLVES AS PER THE DRAFT RESOLUTION SET OUT IN ATTACHMENT A, hereunder.

Attachment A Draft Resolution

DRAFT RESOLUTION TO AMEND BRISBANE CITY PLAN 2014 TO MAKE MAJOR AMENDMENTS TO REFLECT THE BULIMBA BARRACKS MASTER PLAN

As Council: (i) at its meeting on 8 December 2015, decided to amend Brisbane City Plan 2014 (the planning scheme) to include amendments to the Bulimba District Neighbourhood Plan to reflect the Bulimba Barracks Master Plan and to make consequential amendments (the proposed amendments) (ii) has received the Minister’s confirmation of State interests (Attachment B, submitted on file) (iii) has prepared the proposed amendments pursuant to Step 3.1 of Stage 1 of Part 2.4A.1 of Statutory Guideline 01/16 Making and amending local planning instruments (the Guideline), having complied with Step 3.2 of Stage 1 of Part 2.4A.1 of the Guideline,

then Council: (i) directs, pursuant to Step 4.1 of Stage 1 of Part 2.4A.1 of the Guideline, that the Minister be sent a copy of the proposed amendments (Attachment C, submitted on file), and the reports and statements as outlined in Step 4.1(d) of Stage 1 of Part 2.4A.1 of the Guideline and requesting: (a) a State interest review of the proposed amendments (b) the Minister’s agreement to publicly consult on the proposed amendments. ADOPTED

B ANNUAL PROCUREMENT POLICY AND CONTRACTING PLAN 2016-17 109/105/219/21 33/2016-17

12. The Chief Executive Officer provided the information below.

13. Section 190 of the City of Brisbane Regulation 2012 (the Regulation) requires that Council make and adopt a Procurement Policy for each financial year.

14. The Procurement Policy must include details of the principles, including the sound contracting principles that Council will apply in the financial year for purchasing goods and services. Council must review its procurement policy annually.

15. Section 210 of the Regulation also requires that Council make and adopt a Contracting Plan for the same financial year.

16. The Contracting Plan provides for: (a) the types of contracts that Council proposes to make in the financial year (b) the principles and strategies for performing the contracts (c) a policy about proposed delegations for the contracts (d) a market assessment method for each type of contract*

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(e) the contracts that Council considers will be significant (a significant contract) having regard to the market assessment (f) a policy about the making of a Significant Contracting Plan under section 211. *Plans for individual contracts worth $100,000 or more include a market assessment/analysis.

17. The adoption of the Contracting Plan must not be before the handing down of Council’s budget for the year in which the Contracting Plan is to apply.

18. Council officers have prepared an Annual Procurement Policy and Contracting Plan for the 2016-17 financial year (Attachment B, submitted on file). The plan sets out Council’s strategic approach to its contracting activities and also attaches: (a) Schedule A – Forward Contracting Schedule for Goods, Services and Construction (b) Schedule B – Forward Disposal Schedule (c) Schedule C – Exemptions from Council’s standard Contract Manual requirements.

19. The Chief Executive Officer provided the following recommendation and the Committee agreed.

20. RECOMMENDATION:

THAT COUNCIL RESOLVE AS PER THE DRAFT RESOLUTION SET OUT IN ATTACHMENT A, hereunder.

Attachment A Draft Resolution

DRAFT RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE ANNUAL PROCUREMENT POLICY AND CONTRACTING PLAN 2016-17

As: (i) Council has adopted the Strategic Contracting Procedures under Part 2 of Chapter 6 of the City of Brisbane Regulation 2012 (the Regulation) (ii) Council is required by section 190 of the Regulation to adopt a Procurement Policy (iii) Council is required by section 210 of the Regulation to adopt a Contracting Plan (iv) the Annual Procurement Policy and Contracting Plan 2016-17, complying with the requirements of the Regulation, has been prepared and is set out in Attachment B, submitted on file,

then Council: (i) resolves to adopt the Annual Procurement Policy and Contracting Plan 2016˗17, as set out in Attachment B, submitted on file (ii) resolves that the Annual Procurement Policy and Contracting Plan 2016-17 will apply from 9 August 2016. ADOPTED

PUBLIC AND ACTIVE TRANSPORT COMMITTEE

DEPUTY MAYOR, Councillor Adrian SCHRINNER, Chairman of the Public and Active Transport Committee, moved, seconded by Councillor Andrew WINES that the report of that Committee held on 2 August 2016, be adopted.

Chairman: DEPUTY MAYOR. DEPUTY MAYOR: Thank you, Madam Chairman. Today, we found out, or Brisbane found out, that there will be some significant traffic and public transport impacts of the new Queen's Wharf Brisbane development. While Council is certainly supportive of that development and the economic benefits that it will bring to the city and particularly the transformation of a particularly ugly section of the city, and underutilised section of the city, we do have some serious concerns about how the construction of the project will be managed. Also, how our public transport services, in particular bus services, will continue to operate.

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At the moment, many of the buses that come into the city come through Queens Wharf Road, which obviously runs off the Riverside Expressway and then up along the riverside and goes into the Queen Street busway station. This road will be closed permanently. It will be closed not just for construction but it will cease to exist. It will become part of the development site. So the hundreds of buses that use that road each day, not only for access but also for layover, will need to be re-routed along different routes. That means ultimately that there will be more buses using the Victoria Bridge. We know that buses on the Victoria Bridge are already causing a significant congestion issue. We know that is one of the key reasons we're proposing the Brisbane Metro. So it's quite obvious that the Queen's Wharf Brisbane development will further exacerbate an existing problem. Far from assisting us in solving that problem, the State is providing little or no assistance. Indeed, I would even go so far as to say hindering the process. We did, as a Council, contact the State Government and propose that Victoria Bridge should be converted into a green bridge by the end of this year. Now we have previously stated that it will become part of the Metro project, which means that it will ultimately become a green bridge for Metro. But one of the solutions that we put forward to the State Government was to bring forward that conversion to a green bridge to the end of this year to help facilitate the traffic changes that will be required through the Queen's Wharf Brisbane development. Now I remember very clearly at the last Council election that obviously our side has talked about converting Victoria Bridge to a green bridge and that's what we will do as part of Metro. We know that the Greens had a policy of shutting down the bridge to general traffic and converting it to a green bridge. There seems to be only one party missing from this equation, and that's the Australian Labor Party. This initiative, converting Victoria Bridge to a green bridge—and when I say a green bridge, to be very clear, I mean a bridge for public transport and active transport, this would be good for Brisbane and would certainly help us accommodate more trips on public transport; more active transport trips as well. But we have since been notified by the State Government that they won't allow us to close our bridge to general traffic. Which is interesting, it is our bridge, it is a Council bridge, it's not a State Government bridge. The apparent reason for this is that they are concerned about the traffic impacts it would have on the wider network and particularly their State roads. So they don't seem to be concerned about the traffic impacts of Queen's Wharf Brisbane on the wider network but they are concerned if we're promoting public and active transport by converting Victoria Bridge into a green bridge. So it beggars belief. I don't get it, I don't understand what is going on here. We know that there's a lot of politics going on inside the State Government. We've had receptive responses from many people within the State Government and we thought that they would support this idea. But, through what I believe is political interference, this good idea was knuckled on the head. So what this means, let me be very clear, is more congestion and more delays on Victoria Bridge going forward. Those delays will impact on the public transport users of our city. So the problem that we have now will be further exacerbated as a result of the State Government's lack of support for public and active transport in our city. What's more, we've also discovered that as part of the Queen's Wharf Brisbane development, there is a 450 metre stretch of the Bicentennial Bikeway along the riverfront that will be downgraded from a bikeway to a shared zone. Obviously we've invested, together with the State Government, a significant amount of money in trying to get separation between pedestrians and cyclists wherever possible. This is a project which we've rolled out along Bicentennial Bikeway. There's been a lot of money invested to make sure the cyclists have their own path and the pedestrians have a separate path. All that will change now and once again,

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the State Government appears to be showing a distinct lack of support for active transport, which is very disappointing. On the agenda today, we have a presentation on the Kedron Brook Bikeway upgrade. This project, like the Bicentennial Bikeway project, is about separation and it's about separation of pedestrians and cyclists on a very important and busy bikeway link on the northside of Brisbane. This provides an important east-west link and the number of pedestrians and cyclists on the route certainly has created a demand for separation. We all know as local Councillors that the more popular a bikeway becomes, the more complaints that we get about potential conflicts between cyclist and pedestrians. So we're dealing with this on the Kedron Brook Bikeway and there's been a multistage project which is progressively creating some separation. It's a good thing for Brisbane and a good thing for the northside of the city as well. Chairman: Councillor CASSIDY. Councillor CASSIDY: Thanks very much, Madam Chair. I'll just speak briefly on both items, A and B. The Kedron Brook Bikeway upgrade is certainly a welcome addition to the northside cycling infrastructure. As we heard in the Committee last week, once the State Government funded bikeway from the RNA to Chermside comes online in the next couple of years and intersects this bikeway at the point of the current upgrade at stage 2B, it'll certainly provide greater direct access for cyclists off-road for a big part of the journey into the city if they so choose to. Item B was a petition requesting a bus stop at the crossing of Trinity Way and Beaudesert Road, Drewvale. Councillor CUMMING and I supported this recommendation on the provision and the undertaking that the DEPUTY MAYOR gave at the Committee meeting that the referral to TransLink would not include a Council recommendation but that TransLink could have a look at this with entirely fresh eyes and come back to the petitioners so we can see if there is any way in which we can accommodate their concerns. That's the grounds on which we supported that. Chairman: Further debate? Councillor KING. Councillor KING: Thank you, Madam Chair. I rise in support of item A. I just want to clarify, Councillor CASSIDY, you said from RBH to Chermside bikeway the State Government were thinking of? He's ignoring—so I think that's the bikeway that the State Government's been promising since 2009. So I welcome that bikeway to be completed, if that's what Councillor CASSIDY was referring to. The duplication of the Kedron Brook Bikeway is one of the best assets on the north side. It's one of the most popular cycling routes, it's interesting though because I had a call from a skateboarder saying, which one do I use? I suggested with his speed and talent, he should use the cycle. Madam Chair, I was a little bit concerned when this was first brought up with the 1.5 metre grass in between the bikeways. I did bring up some concerns about that. But the guys have done a great job because it actually separates it a little bit more and it's working exceptionally well. It's great to see the little toddlers—I wish my kids were back there—using the walkway and going with their parents and they don't have to worry about the speeding bikes that go past. This is one of my family's personal favourite bikeways and it connects Enoggera Ward, Marchant Ward and Northgate Ward. I can't wait for future—sorry, and Hamilton Ward. So it really does connect the northside. So thank you very much and I look forward to further works. Chairman: Further debate? DEPUTY MAYOR? I will now put the report.

Upon being submitted to the Chamber, the motion for the adoption of the report of the Public and Active Transport Committee was declared carried on the voices.

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The report read as follows

ATTENDANCE:

The Deputy Mayor, Councillor Adrian Schrinner (Chairman), Councillor Andrew Wines (Deputy Chairman), and Councillors Jared Cassidy, Peter Cumming, Ian McKenzie and Kate Richards.

A COMMITTEE PRESENTATION – KEDRON BROOK BIKEWAY UPGRADE 34/2016-17

1. Glenn Miney, Project Delivery Manager Civil Infrastructure, City Projects Office, Brisbane Infrastructure, attended the meeting to provide an update on Kedron Brook Bikeway Upgrade. He provided the information below.

2. The Kedron Brook Bikeway on the northside of Brisbane is a major east-west cycleway linking Arana Hills to Toombul. Works have been divided into three stages to provide segregated pedestrian and cycle paths including: - Stage 1 – Uxbridge Street to Fifth Avenue - Stage 2A – Fifth Avenue to the Kedron Lions Club - Stage 2B – Kedron Lions Club to Shaw Road.

3. The bikeway upgrade works included upgrading the bikeway from a single 2.5 to 3 metre shared path to provide segregated paths, including one 2 metre-wide pedestrian path and one 3 metre-wide cycle path, separated by a 1.5 metre-wide central landscaping strip.

4. The scope of the project also included upgraded intersection treatments, way-finding signage, and path- markings and coloured surfacing.

5. The bikeway is located in a flood plain and is regularly inundated with minor creek flows. Therefore design resilience measures were incorporated, including extending the lighting column foundations by an additional one metre and using flood-resilient materials.

6. Stage 1 of the project, completed in April 2014, included duplication of the existing path of 1.8 kilometres from Uxbridge Street to Fifth Avenue.

7. Stage 2A was completed in January 2016 and included the duplication of the existing 360 metre path between Fifth Avenue and the Kedron Lions Club and installation of lighting for the completed stages 1 and 2A of the bikeway.

8. Works for stage 2B commenced in July 2016 and include duplication of the existing path between the Kedron Lions Club and Shaw Road along with lighting works. The construction is expected to be completed in 12 weeks.

9. The completion of the physically separated pedestrian and cycle facility in what is a busy recreational and commuter corridor is expected to enhance safety and amenity for all users; improve way-finding signage and path markings; and remove a current pinch point along the Kedron Brook Bikeway.

10. Following a number of questions from the Committee, the Chairman thanked Mr Miney for his informative presentation.

11. RECOMMENDATION:

THAT COUNCIL NOTE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE ABOVE REPORT. ADOPTED

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B PETITION – REQUEST BUS STOP AT THE CROSSING OF TRINITY WAY AND BEAUDESERT ROAD, DREWVALE CA16/341110 35/2016-17

12. A petition from residents, requesting a bus stop at the crossing of Trinity Way and Beaudesert Road, Drewvale, was presented to the meeting of Council held on 3 May 2016, by Councillor Vicki Howard, and received.

13. The Divisional Manager, Brisbane Transport, provided the following information.

14. A petition has been received asking Council to consider constructing a bus stop for residents of Drewvale. This will provide residents with a greater opportunity to directly commute from their suburb to work and school without having to rely on the existing hourly bus service to Woodridge Station or Browns Plains Station (located at Grand Plaza Shopping Centre). Additionally, Council has also been asked to consider altering the route 153 service, which operates in peak hour periods only.

15. Council has noted the petitioners’ concerns to construct a new bus stop and alter an existing service.

16. The petition contains 52 signatures, with the majority of the signatures coming from residents who reside in the vicinity of Trinity Way, Drewvale. Of the petitioners, 10 supported a bus stop at Trinity Way and Beaudesert Road, and altering the route 153 service; and 42 supported the proposed new bus stop.

17. Currently, the area surrounding Trinity Way is serviced by the route 153 service, which is operated by Council and the route 547 service is operated by Bus Queensland. Both services are operated under contract to TransLink. The route 153 operates as a peak hour am and pm rocket service between Drewvale and the City and route 547 operates as an hourly service Monday to Friday between Browns Plains Station and Woodridge Train Station.

18. When determining the construction of a bus stop, Council must take into consideration the safety of bus operators and passengers, as well as the pairing of stops (inbound and outbound stops).

19. An outbound stop would allow local residents to access services travelling to Browns Plains Station and beyond; but there would be significant delays and cost implications to the route 140, P141 and 150 services due to the adjustment of the route that would be required. These services would be forced into the left lane requiring then, to turn into Browns Plains Road to access Browns Plains Station. This would direct the services into an area of significant congestion, currently bypassed, and substantially increase operating costs, the running times and reliability of these high frequency services. This proposal would also result in the routes being unable to effectively service the Grand Plaza Shopping Centre – South Carpark stop.

20. An inbound stop would require residents who reside in the vicinity of Trinity Way to traverse Mt Lindsay Highway, a dedicated national highway. In addition, buses would need to re-join the highway traffic travelling at up to 80 km/h, which would be difficult and potentially unsafe for a heavy vehicle.

21. Therefore, Council cannot support the construction of an inbound and outbound stop at Trinity Way, Drewvale, due to the impact on existing services and bus users, as well as the safety of intending and on-board passengers, bus operators and other road users being compromised.

22. The rationale behind peak hour rocket services is to provide a fast commute with minimal stops to the City. For that reason, all peak hour rocket services from the southern suburbs leave the South East Busway before Mater Hill and travel via the Captain Cook Bridge. The route 153 stops at Griffith University busway station and from there passengers are able to transfer to other services travelling to the City via busway stops from Mater Hill to the Cultural Centre. There is also an opportunity for passengers to transfer to other services, travelling to major attractors such as hospitals, universities, schools and shopping centres from the Griffith University busway station. These transfers are convenient being same platform transfers with multiple service options, operating at high frequency. These services operate at a combined frequency of about one per minute during both peak and off-peak times. Therefore, Council cannot support the re-routing of the existing route 153 service.

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23. Council continues to have a major role in operating bus services in Brisbane. However, TransLink oversees all public transport delivery in Queensland and has the authority to support or initiate changes to bus services. Therefore, Council will refer the petitioners' request to TransLink for their consideration.

Consultation

24. Councillor Angela Owen, Councillor for Calamvale Ward, has been consulted and supports the recommendation.

25. The Divisional Manager recommended as follows and the Committee agreed.

26. RECOMMENDATION:

THAT THE PETITIONERS BE ADVISED THAT COUNCIL WILL REFER THEIR REQUEST TO TRANSLINK.

Attachment A Draft response

Petition Reference: CA16/341110

Thank you for your petition requesting the construction of a new bus stop at Trinity Way and Beaudesert Road, Drewvale, and the altering of the bus route 153 service.

Your petition request was investigated and considered by Council at its meeting on 9 August 2016.

While Council continues to have a major role in operating bus services in Brisbane; TransLink, an entity of the Queensland Government oversees all public transport delivery in Queensland and has the authority to support or initiate changes to bus services. Therefore, Council will refer the petitioners’ request to TransLink for their consideration.

Could you please advise the other petitioners of this decision.

Should you wish to discuss this matter further, please contact Selena Beaverson, Executive Assistant, Divisional Manager’s Office, Brisbane Transport, on 340 3888.

Thank you for taking the time to raise this matter with us. ADOPTED

INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE

Councillor Amanda COOPER, Chairman of the Infrastructure Committee, moved, seconded by Councillor Fiona KING, that the report of the meeting of that Committee held on 2 August 2016, be adopted.

Chairman: Councillor COOPER. Councillor COOPER: Thank you very much, Madam Chair. At Committee last week, we had a presentation with an update on the Queensland Government project that's a partnership with Transurban for the Logan Enhancement Project. So the project will see an upgrade between Compton Road, Wembley Road and Mount Lindesay Highway to six lanes. We talked about this extensively at Committee last week and heard that the timing of the project is to start next year and to finish in 2019.

At that time, 4.54pm, the Deputy Chairman, Councillor Vicki HOWARD, assumed the Chair.

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This is of course with the aim of reducing congestion and improving safety. Council has been advised that this project will be funded by Transurban as a lessee through increased tolls on freight. But of course, requires Queensland Treasury as the asset owner to provide their support or endorsement for the project. So the project is utilising what I'm advised is known as an interactive tender process, where two tenderers similar to the State Government's GUNP project, the Gateway Upgrade North project. The tender proposals will be used to present a business case to Treasury by Transurban for the endorsement of the project. So timing wise, as I said earlier, we have been advised that the interactive tender closes late September with the business case to then go to Queensland Treasury in October for a decision. The State Labor Government's decision is due, I understand, late November 2016. So the project will involve land acquisition as well as further detailed design. Council has been providing feedback on what's proposed because, of course, it's important to understand this project impacts on our road network as well as our region's natural assets such as the beloved Karawatha Forest. So there's many Brisbane residents, including many members of this Chamber who are very passionate about Karawatha Forest. We note that as part of this project, there will be some land acquired around Compton Road for the new southerly ramps. Those will be used for the structures of the ramps as well as along the Logan Motorway. As such, Council has been extremely clear that any impacts on Council assets must be minimised and must meet Council's offset policy. This is something that I think is essential to ensure that this project—while we absolutely see the need for this project, it must not be a detrimental outcome to the ratepayers of Brisbane and to the assets of our city. So as Councillors OWEN and MARX both know very well, this project impacts on Illaweena Street where there is currently a bridge over Illaweena Street which, at 4.1 metres, does not meet current standards for truck clearance. So the State Government's project proposes to lower Illaweena Street by 1.5 metres to provide clearance of 5.5 metres for trucks due to the high number of vehicle strikes at that bridge. Councillor MARX, with her local expertise pointed out last week that Illaweena Street regularly floods. So Council has specifically asked for further flood modelling details to show how this lowering will not increase the area affected. So I understand this project proposes a footpath and a separate bike path to continue the existing one to the west as well as a fauna overpass of the motorway to facilitate fauna movement. Woogaroo Street will be significantly impacted with a new bridge constructed along the same alignment as the existing one to increase capacity of the motorway underneath. This will mean the closure of Woogaroo Street for at least six to 12 weeks and Council has raised concerns about the impact of this closure on motorists as well as, of course, the effect it will have on Council's road network. There has been an environmental reference group formed and I understand the group has submitted a number of fauna movement or mitigation measures for review as part of the tender process. Council is absolutely keen to see what the State Government's decision will be through the tender to those specific requests. As we heard last week, the proposals, we understand, include fauna overpasses and underpasses, escape fencing, poles and vegetation improvements. As we heard at Committee last week, the project means that some Council land and vegetation will be lost, which is something that we find highly undesirable. However, we have been advised, and I am very much keen to pursue, that any lost vegetation will be offset for this particular project, which should of course be at Transurban's cost. I'd particularly like to thank the officer who stepped in at the last minute to present this particular presentation because we had unfortunately an officer who

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was unwell and unable to present at the last minute. Thanks Joe, as well, for his assistance. So thank you the officers for doing that. In addition, we had two petitions that came through last week to Committee. We are always very frequently receiving petitions, so we work through every week a number of petitions. We had a petition relating to Yale Street, Robertson. This was a petition with 10 signatories, nine of those from Yale Street and one from Cosmic Street. This is a street of 15 properties. It's very close to a number of busy shopping centres as well as Macgregor State School. The road on occasion can be reduced to one lane; however, as the petition notes, motorists should be adhering to the Queensland Road Rules which of course requires motorists to leave at least three metres of clear roadway to the driver's side of the vehicle. So the traffic engineers went out and conducted a number of investigations on the site. During business hours seemed to be what was indicated was the problem. So the observation of officers was that the street was not completely parked out and there was a large amount of on-street parking opportunities. We did also investigate the issue of missed bin collections that was raised in the petition. Records indicate it was—and it was double checked yesterday—that Council had two records of calls about bins being missed. Once in 2015 and once again in May of this year. Unfortunately, officers, in reviewing the investigations, could not support the removal of on-street parking in Yale Street. But I certainly know that the local Councillor, Councillor HUANG, who I understand has been speaking with his residents—and I think he'll probably be speaking to this petition—but certainly we'd like to thank the petitioners for bringing this matter to Council's attention. I know that the local Councillor is very aware of it and has been working with residents in this matter. The item C, so this is a petition of 148 signatories requesting an upgrade to the intersection of Creek Road, Tick Street and Greenmeadow Road, Mount Gravatt East and Mansfield. As noted in the response provided by officers, the petitioners were particularly concerned with the volume of traffic—perhaps not every Councillor in this Chamber is interested but it's certainly something that residents are interested in discussing with Council. They're finding it challenging to turn out of Tick Street and Greenmeadow Road. So Creek Road's an arterial road in Council's Road Hierarchy, so it's carrying capacity of about 20,000 to 30,000 vehicles per day with Tick Street and Greenmeadow Road neighbourhood access level roads which have a carrying capacity of less than 3,000 vehicles per day. Council officers have investigated the petition. As the petition notes, Council has allocated nearly $3 million in the latest budget to upgrade this intersection. I thank the petitioners for contacting Council about this and certainly Councillor SCHRINNER for his support of this upgrade and the officers' recommendation. Thank you very much, Madam Deputy Chair. Deputy Chairman: Is there any debate? Councillor OWEN. Councillor OWEN: Thank you, Madam Deputy Chairman. I rise to speak in support of this report before the Chamber. But in particular, in reference to item A, the Logan Motorway Enhancement Project. Madam Deputy Chairman, this project is one that impacts many residents in my ward. Because it not only impacts those residents who want to go along Beaudesert Road, Mount Lindesay Highway and turn west onto the Logan Motorway to head towards the other part of my ward over in Heathwood and the small part of Forest Lake that I have over there. But it also impacts those residents that live in my area that actually utilise Illaweena Street to travel down to Logan. Madam Deputy Chairman, as part of my assessment of this, when it was initially mooted by DTMR a while ago, that they were looking at options for this particular component of the Logan Motorway and where it intersects with

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Beaudesert Road, Mount Lindesay Highway, there was actually a proposal to close off the right hand turn form Beaudesert Road onto the Logan Motorway, which would cause significant difficulties in many respects because not only would it mean that any residents that wanted to go west along the Logan Motorway would then have to go all the way down to Johnson Road, under the bridge then come back up to then join back up to the motorway but it would also cause significant traffic congestion on that Johnson Road component under the bridge. Madam Deputy Chairman, that congestion would be further exacerbated by the fact that both Beaudesert Road, Mount Lindesay Highway and the Logan Motorway are designated B-double routes. To actually get a B-double down and then under that bridge, you have multiple sets of lights. What that would create would be an absolute standstill for a lot of traffic. Now as part of the process when Transurban came and had a discussion with me, I've also had discussions with my councillor counterparts on the Logan side of my boundaries, Councillor Cherie Dalley and Councillor Laurie Smith. The three of us are all in agreement that to shut off the right hand turn from Beaudesert Road, Mount Lindesay Highway onto the Logan Motorway would choke up our entire areas and cause great difficulties for all of our residents. So this is certainly one way that working together and not having demarcation as far as city boundaries are concerned—this is a project that is going to not only benefit our residents but residents from all over the city of Logan and Brisbane and from a wider scope. Madam Deputy Chairman, it is important as well to note that with the Wembley Road, Illaweena Street intersection, particularly in the afternoons, this intersection gets very congested. The traffic banks back a significant way. I know these roads extremely well, in fact I actually learnt to drive on Wembley Road many, many years ago. That was when Wembley Road was a dirt track. That was as soon as you got past Berrinba Road, it became dirt track from back there. So I've known this area of my ward for a very long time and I've seen how over time there have been significant improvements. But that does not say that we just leave it where it is. We have to look at continuous improvement; we have to look at ways that we can manage the traffic better. I do commend Transurban on bringing this forward as a market- led proposal. Transurban have actually gone out there and undertaken significantly community consultation. They have been upfront, they have provided extensive information and they have also provided residents with significant opportunities to provide feedback as they are going through this process. Now, Madam Deputy Chairman, I know that there are significant environmental factors with Karawatha Forest, with the Parkinson Bushlands, with the Beaudesert Road Bushlands and as we go down to Glider Forest and Sergeant Dan Stiller Memorial Reserve, because it all forms part of the Karawatha-Greenbank-Flinders Peak Corridor and that all adjoins the Logan Motorway. That is all where this overpass and enhancement project is going to be taking place. So it is a significant environmental corridor. However, I must put on the record here and now that there are already a number of fauna tunnels existing underneath the Logan Motorway and they’re also under adjoining roads that filter into this whole corridor. The difficulty that we have had in previous years is that where we have large tracks of bushland in my ward, we have illegal trail biking. So whatever we do from an environmental perspective, we need to manage that with the other factors that become a problem and nuisance issue from a wider community perspective. Madam Deputy Chairman, I will also follow on from what Councillor COOPER has pointed out and quite coherently put that Council will work with the project to schedule works at a time that minimises the impacts on drivers. Madam Deputy Chairman, we already have significant road projects that are underway

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in my ward in proximity to this project that will impact on the driveability for the area. In particular, I refer to the current Paradise Road safety upgrade. The upcoming Johnson Road and Stapylton upgrade. So with those projects in the pipeline now, any changes down at the Woogaroo Street end will have an impact on all of those residents that live in that south-western corridor. So we really need to ensure that there is that clear communication channel. I have every faith in Councillor COOPER and her team to make sure that this will come about in an appropriate way. I do thank the DEPUTY MAYOR for his past stewardship over the portfolio and upgrading Stapylton Road and the LORD MAYOR when he was DEPUTY MAYOR and started off the Blunder Road deviation, because all of these projects have been set in place and are now following a continuous program rollout. This is really important, because this is improving all of those major corridors. It is a significant boom area out in that southern corridor— Councillor JOHNSTON: Point of order, Madam Deputy Chair. Deputy Chairman: Point of order against you, Councillor OWEN. Councillor JOHNSTON. Councillor JOHNSTON: Relevance, Madam Chairman. It's not in the report. You've called me up on it. Deputy Chairman: Thank you, Councillor JOHNSTON. Councillor OWEN: Madam Chairman, I refer to point 7 where it particularly references Woogaroo Street and also Stapylton Road. That's what I was talking about, Madam Deputy Chairman. That we are talking about minimising impacts on drivers and that is what this Administration is about. We have been implementing major road upgrades in that southern corridor and the south-western corridor to ensure that traffic congestion is reduced and there is better operation and more efficient servicing of those road networks. Madam Deputy Chairman, I commend this report to the Chamber. Deputy Chairman: Further debate? Councillor HUANG. Councillor HUANG: Thank you, Madam Deputy Chair. I rise to speak briefly on item B of the Infrastructure Committee report, on the petition regarding parking issues in Yale Street, Robertson. Madam Deputy Chair, Yale Street's a residential street conveniently located close to Sunnybank Plaza, Sunny Park Shopping Centre and Macgregor State School. Over the past few years, I've been approached by local residents living on and around Yale Street regarding local parking issues on different locations. I always investigate these concerns carefully. That includes sitting in traffic during peak hours to observe the traffic flow or driving past the same spot four times a day during different times of the day of course, to record the number of cars parked on the street. Although I share some of the concerns raised by the residents, I agree strongly with Council officers' view that removing on-street parking along Yale Street is going to cause more adverse effect than benefit to the local residents. I would like to thanks Council officers for their investigation into this matter and also thank Councillor COOPER and those members of the Committee who supported the recommendation. I believe it is the right outcome for the local residents and I recommend the item to the Chamber.

At that time, 5.09pm, the Chairman, Councillor Angela OWEN, resumed the Chair.

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Chairman: Further debate? Nothing further? DEPUTY MAYOR. DEPUTY MAYOR: Yes, Madam Chairman. I rise to speak on item C. which is the petition regarding the intersection upgrade on the boundary of Mount Gravatt East and Mansfield, Creek Road and Tick Street. This particular upgrade is very welcome by many residents in the local area. One of the ongoing issues with this intersection was always the difficulty in getting out at peak times for local residents; getting out of Greenmeadow Road or Tick Street. Obviously that issue has, even though it was existing in the past, has become more and more important with the establishment of an Aldi supermarket on the site. Now the Aldi supermarket has been a great project for the local area and something that local residents have welcomed and certainly come to visit. That supermarket replaces a pre-existing retail shopping centre that was there in the past. The old shopping centre was very quiet. It was not a particularly popular or well-used shopping centre. So what's essentially happened is one type of shopping centre has been replaced by an Aldi supermarket. At the time of the development application being lodged, Council investigated what infrastructure requirements would be needed for this particular site. Interestingly enough, if you build a brand new supermarket where there was previously no supermarket then it was obviously a change of use of the site. This was not a change of use, there was already a retail centre there. The Aldi applicants did provide a setback and some minor road improvements as part of their DA. But ultimately the key thing that was missing was signalisation. Because Aldi was not providing a new use on the site or an intensification of that use on the site, and in fact Aldi's gross floor area was slightly less than the previous retail gross floor area that was there, Council couldn't ask them to pay for the traffic signals in this upgrade. So obviously there's a need there—it was there before Aldi came—local residents were asking for better access in and out of this intersection. I also wanted to point out that at this section of road, there are five lanes of traffic on Creek Road. So there's two lanes in each direction plus a turning lane in the centre. At the moment, there's no safe pedestrian access across five lanes of traffic. So the traffic signals will obviously not only help motorists coming and going through this intersection but also will provide a safe pedestrian crossing as well which is important. So it's a great outcome and I thank Councillor COOPER for facilitating this project happening. Chairman: Councillor ADAMS. Councillor ADAMS: Hi, Madam Chairman. I just stand to speak on item C just briefly as well. I would like to thank Councillor SCHRINNER and Councillor COOPER for the carriage of this project which now actually is within the boundaries of the Holland Park Ward. Something that Councillor SCHRINNER has been working very hard on over the last couple of years but obviously with the redistribution, things have changed. But I do thank him for his advocacy because it is an intersection that is particularly difficult for residents within the Mount Gravatt East area of this Tick Street, Kaija, et cetera. They are literally in a cul-de-sac, there is no other way to get out except for Tick Street onto Creek Road intersection. Three lanes in each direction makes it very, very difficult to cross safely. Whether that be by car or by foot as well. So this intersection is greatly welcomed by the residents. It was one of the major issues that was brought up during the election campaign and I'm very glad that I am standing here now and being able to deliver that for the residents of the Holland Park Ward. Thank you.

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Chairman: Further debate? Nothing further? Councillor COOPER? I will now put the report.

Upon being submitted to the Chamber, the motion for the adoption of the report of the Infrastructure Committee was declared carried on the voices.

The report read as follows

ATTENDANCE:

Councillor Amanda Cooper (Chairman), Councillor Fiona King (Deputy Chairman), and Councillors Steve Griffiths, Kim Marx, Ryan Murphy and Shayne Sutton.

A COMMITTEE PRESENTATION – LOGAN ENHANCEMENT PROJECT 36/2016-17

1. Darryl Airlie, Asset Management Projects and Innovations Manager, Asset Management, Brisbane Infrastructure, attended the meeting to provide an update on the Logan Enhancement Project. He provided the information below.

2. A scope of the Logan Enhancement Project was displayed indicating some of the proposed upgrade works. The project follows the Queensland Government Upgrade of the Gateway and Logan Motorways between Compton Road, Wembley Road and Mount Lindsey Highway to six lanes. The Logan Enhancement Project is being undertaken to reduce congestion and undertake safety improvements for road users.

3. The Logan Enhancement Project will be funded by Transurban, as the Lessee, through increased tolls on freight vehicles however the proposal will require Queensland Treasury Corporation support. Through a Queensland Government market led proposal, the Department of Transport and Main Roads, as project owner, will utilise an interactive tender activity which will involve a similar process to the Gateway Upgrade North.

4. The presenter advised that tender proposals will be used to present a business case to Queensland Treasury Corporation, by Transurban, for endorsement of the Logan Enhancement Project. Due to the works being undertaken on assets and adjoining natural areas, Council will work with the Logan Enhancement Project to minimise impacts.

5. The Compton Road upgrade will include bridge widening to the inside of the existing bridge to create new south facing ramps and cycle path connectivity over Compton Road. Traffic model analysis undertaken by Transurban appears to show no significant impacts to Persse Road, Compton Road East or Acacia Road from the new southerly ramps.

6. The presenter discussed the bridge over Illaweena Street which is 4.1 metres and does not meet current standards for truck clearance. The Logan Enhancement Project proposes to lower Illaweena Street by 1.5 metres to provide sufficient clearance of 5.5 metres for trucks due to the high incidence of vehicle strikes. Council will be working with the Logan Enhancement Project to investigate methods of reducing a potential increase in flooding due to the lowering of the road. The project has proposed the inclusion of a footpath and separated bike-path through the road to continue the existing bikeways to the west. In addition, a fauna overpass west of the Logan Motorway to facilitate fauna movement is also being considered.

7. Woogaroo Street upgrades will include the construction of a new bridge along the same alignment as the existing bridge to increase capacity of the motorway underneath. The new bridge will include cycle and pedestrian paths and during the upgrade it will require the closure of Woogaroo Street for approximately 6-12 weeks. Council will work with the project to schedule works at a time that

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minimises the impact on drivers. Alternative routes via Forrest Lake Boulevard and Staplyton Road are proposed to alleviate traffic issues.

8. An Environmental Reference Group has been formed with representation from Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee, Karawatha Protection Society, Brisbane Region Environment Council, Oxley Creek Catchment Association Wildlife Preservation Society Queensland and Professor Darryl Jones, Deputy Director, Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University. The reference group has submitted a number of fauna movement and mitigation measures such as fauna overpasses, underpasses, escape fencing, poles and vegetation improvements that will be reviewed as part of the tender process. Any lost vegetation is required to be offset by the project.

9. As part of the project, it is understood that some land and vegetation will be lost however the Logan Enhancement Project and Council are committed to keeping these losses to a minimum. Any vegetation is required to be offset by the project.

10. The presenter discussed the development of an Interface Agreement between Council and Transurban to assist with managing the relationship between each party.

11. Timelines were provided which included: - interactive tender is expected to close in late September 2016 - business case to Queensland Treasury Corporation in October 2016 - Queensland Government decision on project anticipated for late November 2016 - land acquisition to commence - detailed design and construction commencement in early 2017 - project completion in late 2019.

12. Following a number of questions from the Committee, the Chairman thanked Mr Airlie for his informative presentation.

13. RECOMMENDATION:

THAT COUNCIL NOTE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE ABOVE REPORT. ADOPTED

B PETITION – REQUESTING THAT COUNCIL RESOLVE PARKING ISSUES IN YALE STREET, ROBERTSON CA16/245974 37/2016-17

14. A petition from residents, requesting that Council resolve parking problems in Yale Street, Robertson, was received during the Election Recess 2016.

15. The Branch Manager, Transport Planning and Strategy provided the following information.

16. The petition contains 10 signatures from residents within Yale Street. The petitioners are concerned that a high demand for on-street parking is causing a number of concerns, namely that on-street parking: - impedes traffic flow as drivers must take evasive action to avoid oncoming traffic - causes a safety hazard for pedestrians and residents - restricts access to properties - prevents public service providers such as street sweepers and rubbish collection from accessing the street.

17. Yale Street is a residential street featuring 15 properties. The street is located close to Sunnybank Plaza, Sunny Park Shopping Centre and MacGregor State School. However, a ‘Left In Left Out’ only arrangement at the intersection of Musgrave Road and Mains Road makes Yale Street an important connection for local traffic. Council notes that Yale Street is a straight and flat street, which provides motorists with good sight lines. A Locality Map forms Attachment A (submitted on file) to this submission.

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18. Yale Street measures 7.7 metres wide, which allows for parking on both sides of the roadway while maintaining single-lane traffic flow. Under the Queensland Road Rules, motorists are required to leave at least three metres of clear roadway to the driver’s side of their vehicle. Provided vehicles are parked legally, access is able to be maintained for large vehicles such as waste collection trucks or emergency services. Council acknowledges that traffic can be reduced to a single lane and it is appreciated that motorists may be required to pull over to allow oncoming traffic to pass. However, this is not considered undesirable in local streets and encourages a low speed environment for all road users including pedestrians.

19. To obtain a better understanding of the parking demand within Yale Street, Council has conducted multiple site visits during business hours. During these times, Council observed that the street was not fully parked out with a large amount of on-street parking opportunities available. It is expected that the parking demand may increase after business hours suggesting that a high proportion of the parking demand comes from local residents. Therefore, any parking restrictions could cause significant inconvenience to residents with limited off-street parking facilities.

20. Council notes the petitioners’ concerns about the impact of on-street parking on waste collection. Under the conditions of the current waste collection contract, the service provider is required to manually load any bins that are not able to be lifted mechanically and lodge a complaint if difficulties with the collection are experienced on a regular basis. Residents that experience missed collections can contact Council’s Contact Centre on 3403 8888 to lodge a missed bin collection and the service provider will collect the bin as soon as possible. A search of Council’s records indicates two reports of missed bin collection in Yale Street, one from 2015 and one from April 2016.

21. While Council notes that potentially abandoned vehicles can affect the amenity for local residents, parking restrictions are not considered an appropriate treatment. Council has a process to investigate vehicles that customers believe have been abandoned. Petitioners are encouraged to report potentially abandoned vehicles to Council’s Contact Centre on 3403 8888 for Council to investigate and remove abandoned vehicles.

Consultation

22. Councillor Steven Huang, Councillor for Macgregor Ward, has been consulted and supports the recommendation.

23. The Branch Manager recommended as follows and the Committee agreed, with Councillors Shayne Sutton and Steve Griffiths abstaining.

24. RECOMMENDATION:

THAT THE HEAD PETITIONER BE ADVISED THAT COUNCIL DOES NOT SUPPORT THE REMOVAL OF ON-STREET PARKING ALONG YALE STREET, ROBERTSON AT THIS TIME. COUNCIL CONSIDERS THAT ON-STREET PARKING PROMOTES A LOWER SPEED ENVIRONMENT, WHICH DELIVERS IMPORTANT SAFETY OUTCOMES FOR RESIDENTS AND USERS. ADOPTED

C PETITION - REQUESTING THE UPGRADE OF THE INTERSECTION OF CREEK ROAD, TICK STREET AND GREENMEADOW ROAD, MOUNT GRAVATT EAST/MANSFIELD CA16/84822 38/2016-17

25. A petition from residents, requesting an upgrade to the intersection of Creek Road, Tick Street and Greenmeadow Road, Mount Gravatt East/Mansfield, was presented to the Council meeting on 2 February 2016, by Councillor Krista Adams, and received.

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26. The Branch Manager, Transport Planning and Strategy, Brisbane Infrastructure provided the following information.

27. The petition contains 148 signatures. The petitioners are concerned that the volume of traffic along Creek Road makes it difficult for motorists turning out of Tick Street and Greenmeadow Road to find a safe gap.

28. This intersection provides access to an Aldi Supermarket, opened in May 2015. The petitioners indicate that the supermarket generates pedestrian traffic and that a lack of pedestrian facilities forces pedestrians to cross five lanes of traffic on Creek Road. A Locality Map forms Attachment A (submitted on file) to this submission.

29. Creek Road is an Arterial Road within Council’s Road Hierarchy Network. Arterial Roads connect major centres of the city and form important links for Brisbane’s bus and freight network. Creek Road has a posted speed limit of 70 km/h. In contrast, Tick Street and Greenmeadow Road are classified as Neighbourhood Access Roads within Brisbane’s road hierarchy. These roads allow for the movement of people and goods within and through suburbs and local streets, and are designed to carry relatively low volumes of local traffic.

30. Council’s 2016-17 Budget allocates $2.996 million to upgrade the intersection of Creek Road, Tick Street and Greenmeadow Road, Mount Gravatt East/Mansfield to improve safety for all users.

Funding

31. Funding for the upgrade of the intersection of Creek Road, Tick Street and Greenmeadow Road, Mount Gravatt East/Mansfield has been provided under Service 2.3.2.3 Projects Attacking Congestion.

Consultation

32. Councillor Adrian Schrinner, Councillor for Chandler Ward, has been consulted and supports the recommendation.

33. The Branch Manager recommended as follows and the Committee agreed unanimously.

34. RECOMMENDATION:

THAT THE HEAD PETITIONER BE ADVISED THAT COUNCIL HAS ALLOCATED $2.996 MILLION IN THE 2016-17 BUDGET TO UPGRADE THE INTERSECTION OF CREEK ROAD, TICK STREET AND GREENMEADOW ROAD, MOUNT GRAVATT EAST/MANSFIELD. ADOPTED

CITY PLANNING COMMITTEE

Councillor Julian SIMMONDS, Chairman of the City Planning Committee, moved, seconded by Councillor Vicki HOWARD, that the report of the meeting of that Committee held on 2 August 2016, be adopted.

Chairman: Councillor SIMMONDS. Councillor SIMMONDS: Thank you very much, Madam Chairman. Last week the Committee got a report on a development application for 32 Morrow Street, Taringa. It was one that I was particularly pleased to see come to the Committee and to be decided because it was the first application under the new Taringa Neighbourhood Plan. So it's great when a plan comes together, so to speak, and to see the fruition of the hard work and the hard work of the community to implement the Taringa Neighbourhood Plan to create some renewal in this district. As that's started to be achieved already through this 32 Morrow Street, Taringa DA which includes a new day hospital facility for the area as well as a whole variety of uses including food and drink outlets, short-term accommodation,

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childcare and multiple dwellings as well to help enliven the area. So I appreciated the Committee's support on that. The Committee also considered two petitions regarding access from Wynnum Road and also access around Plaza Street with the recommendations contained within the report. Chairman: Further debate? Councillor CUMMING. Seriatim - Clauses B and C Councillor Peter CUMMING requested that Clause B, PETITION – REQUESTING ACCESS BE PROVIDED TO AND FROM WYNNUM ROAD FOR A DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION AT 2029 WYNNUM ROAD, WYNNUM WEST (APPLICATION REFERENCE A004004085), and Clause C, PETITION – REQUESTING COUNCIL RESTRICT VEHICLE ACCESS TO PLAZA STREET, DIVERT TRAFFIC TOWARD WYNNUM ROAD AND MAINTAIN THE TRAFFIC OBSTACLE IN PLAZA STREET, be taken seriatim for voting purposes.

Councillor CUMMING: Yes, thanks, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I refer to items B and C, Madam Chair. These are petitions that I know the wording in the heading is slightly different, but they're actually the petitions on the same thing, same issue. That's the access to the proposed unit development behind Wynnum Plaza on Wynnum Road. The problem with this one is it's been around for some time and we had a previous petition come to the Council Chamber back on 25 August 2015. Some of the wording in that response to the petition gave residents and myself the view that in fact Council was considering access to the site from Wynnum Road and not from Alter Street and Plaza Street which are at the other end of the site. Their actual wording, as I refer to the report of 25 August 2015, the proposed access for this development is gained via a single crossover located on Wynnum Road. Now I guess it's not perfectly clear but it seems to me like they're going to have the access off Wynnum Road. So I thought, oh, this looks good, the residents will like this, so I let everyone know. Then of course there were changes to the plan, so the applicant put in a fresh plan. People thought oh hold on, where's this reference to Wynnum Road being used for access, and it's disappeared. So they all got upset again and put in petitions again. Now of course this response to the petition doesn't say anything about Wynnum Road. Look, so I'm opposed, we'll be voting against this. But as I said, I think local residents believe they have been misled on this issue and they're not happy. Chairman: Further debate? Councillor JOHNSTON. Councillor JOHNSTON: Yes, thank you, Madam Chairman. I just rise to speak briefly on item A. Madam Chairman, I won't oppose this item because obviously Taringa is an area that's earmarked for higher growth. But I have to say as somebody who drives along Moggill Road, I think this project will just be disastrous from a traffic point of view. I appreciate that the idea is that everybody's going to come on the train. But that's just not the way that this will work in practice. That is such a congested, narrow road corridor now with extremely limited access. I think construction's going to be an absolute nightmare. I hope that Council has conditioned a very comprehensive traffic management plan to ensure that one of the major arteries in Brisbane, which is already under significant pressure, is not going to be further—the traffic flows, the pedestrian safety issues. Because there's nowhere to step off the very narrow footpath there either, with cyclists. So this is a very narrow road corridor and I think that there are some really serious issues around traffic, both through the construction phase and also once it's up and running. I'll confess, I don't really know enough about what sort of outdoor space the childcare centre has but I certainly would hope that there's some outdoor space for the kids at this childcare centre. It's quite a steep block

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where that is there and I just hope these poor kids aren't going to be stuck inside all day. So I just have some concerns about the traffic impacts. I know everyone thinks it's quite innovative but I don't quite know how a hospital and a hotel are going to work together. But anyway, we'll see. Chairman: Further debate? Nothing further? Councillor SIMMONDS. Councillor SIMMONDS: Thank you very much, Madam Chairman. Thank you for the debate. Look, I acknowledge Councillor CUMMING's comments. We have corresponded on this matter previously. An error was made, a typographical error in one of the previous responses. I acknowledge that and I accept that. We have corresponded as part of that to acknowledge that already. But that doesn't change what the recommendation is before us. I accept that he is not pleased with that and will vote against it. I completely understand supporting his community in that regard. In terms of the comments from the Independent Councillor about the development. The plan is not for everyone to arrive by train. In fact, there are 196 onsite parking spaces. She's incorrect in that regard. If the Councillor was to read the material before us, particularly paragraph 9, she would see that there's significant dedications as part of this for both the roadway and the pedestrian footpath. To enhance that for both Morrow Street and Harry's Road. So her concerns are covered there. In terms of the mixed use, well it is a day surgery. They're offering treatments such as IVF and other day procedures that people need to travel for. In fact, this is going to be a great facility for those travelling from the country or other places, to be able to stay, do their couple of days of treatments and then head off. So I'm disappointed that she can't see the value in such a significant community facility. But I as the local Councillor certainly do. I will take her amateur traffic advice, having driven along the road on which it is located, for what it's worth. Thank you. Chairman: I will now put item A.

Clause A put

Upon being submitted to the Chamber, the motion for the adoption of Clause A of the report was declared carried on the voices.

Chairman: I will now put items B and C together.

Clauses B and C put

Upon being submitted to the Chamber, the motion for the adoption of Clauses B and C of the report were declared carried on the voices.

Thereupon, Councillors Peter CUMMING and Jared CASSIDY immediately rose and called for a division, which resulted in the motion being declared carried.

The voting was as follows:

AYES: 17 - DEPUTY MAYOR, Councillor Adrian SCHRINNER, and Councillors Krista ADAMS, Adam ALLAN, Matthew BOURKE, Amanda COOPER, Vicki HOWARD, Steven HUANG, Fiona KING, Peter MATIC, Ian McKENZIE, David McLACHLAN, Ryan MURPHY, Angela OWEN, Julian SIMMONDS, Steven TOOMEY, Andrew WINES, Norm WYNDHAM.

NOES: 6 - The Leader of the OPPOSITION, Councillor Peter CUMMING, and Councillors Jared CASSIDY, Steve GRIFFITHS, Charles STRUNK, Shayne SUTTON, and Nicole JOHNSTON.

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The report read as follows

ATTENDANCE:

Councillor Julian Simmonds (Chairman), Councillor Vicki Howard (Deputy Chairman), and Councillors Adam Allan, Angela Owen, Jonathan Sri and Shayne Sutton.

A DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION UNDER SUSTAINABLE PLANNING ACT 2009 – DEVELOPMENT PERMIT – MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE FOR HOSPITAL, HEALTH CARE SERVICES, OFFICE, FOOD AND DRINK OUTLET, SHORT TERM ACCOMMODATION, CHILD CARE CENTRE, SHOP AND MULTIPLE DWELLING – 32 MORROW STREET, TARINGA – ASPECT PROPERTY GROUP AUST PTY LTD A004288149 39/2016-17

1. The Team Manager, Development Assessment City West, Development Assessment, City Planning and Sustainability, reports that a development application was submitted on 22 December 2015 by Adams and Sparkes Town Planning on behalf of Westside Private Pty Ltd. The application was properly made on 23 December 2015.

Development aspects: Material change of use – Development permit General description of proposal: Hospital, health care services, office, food and drink outlet, short term accommodation (63 rooms), child care centre, shop and multiple dwelling (seven units) Land in the ownership of: Aspect Property Group Aust Pty Ltd Address of the site: 32 Morrow Street, Taringa Described as: Lots 1 and 2 on RP54864 and Lot 36 on SP159242 Containing an area of: 3,008 m²

2. This impact-assessable application is over land currently included in the District centre (corridor) zone under Brisbane City Plan 2014 (City Plan) and is also within the Taringa gateway precinct of the Taringa neighbourhood plan. The Taringa neighbourhood plan came into effect on 19 February 2016. The zoning of the site following the adoption of the Taringa neighbourhood plan was changed from Medium density residential to District centre (corridor).

3. The proposal is for a 12-storey mixed-use development comprising of 12,868 m² and includes the following uses: - a food and drink outlet – 144 m2 - four retail tenancies on level 1 (shop) – 305 m2 - hospital use (day surgery) – 1,739 m² - health care services (x-ray, dental, pathology) – 989 m² - consulting suites (offices) – 2,722 m² - child care centre – 1,528 m2 - 63 short term accommodation rooms - seven multiple dwellings.

4. The subject site has been vacant for more than 10 years.

5. The proposal at 12 storeys is compliant with the acceptable outcome under the Taringa gateway precinct of the Taringa neighbourhood plan.

6. The land adjoining the site to the west is occupied by a church hall. The site adjoins the Brisbane City and Ipswich Railway Line and the Taringa Railway Station to the south. On the opposite side of Morrow Street and Harrys Road are a mixture of multiple dwellings, commercial and retail tenancies, the Taringa 7 Day Medical Practice and a detached house which is on the local heritage register.

7. The proposed hospital use is a day surgery for colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures with a gross floor area of 1,739 m². The hospital does not include an emergency department. The hospital is small

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scale, tailored to specific procedures and is not anticipated to impact on the function of established hospitals in the area.

8. The proposed development provides for 196 on-site parking spaces plus two van spaces serving the eight uses proposed for the site. The car parks are contained within a four-level basement facility. The proposed development provides compliant parking in accordance with the provisions of the Transport, Access, Parking and Servicing Planning Scheme Policy. A minimum parking provision rate applies to the multiple dwelling, short term accommodation and hospital uses. The proposal provides for the minimum required parking spaces for these uses. The basement provides for 61 bicycle parking spaces and end-of-trip facilities including showers, amenities and lockers.

9. The proposal provides land dedications which will improve road carriageway widths for safe vehicle movement and provide enhanced pedestrian footpaths along Morrow Street and Harrys Road to deliver high-quality, safe, pedestrian access to the Taringa Railway Station. A truncation on the corner of Harrys Road and Morrow Street is to be provided to improve vehicle passage and sightlines.

10. The proposal was subject to impact assessment. The public notification required in accordance with the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 was carried out between 6 April and 30 April 2016.

11. The proposed development received 10 submissions, nine being properly made. Eight submissions indicated support and two objected to the proposed development.

12. The application was referred to the Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning (DILGP – SARA) as a concurrence agency for the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) for development neighbouring State transport infrastructure, a Railway and Public Passenger Transport Corridor identified in Schedule 7, Table 3, Items 14 and 15A, of the Sustainable Planning Regulation 2009. DILGP – SARA provided a referral agency response on 5 May 2016 and an amended response on 5 July 2016 supporting the proposal, subject to conditions.

13. The Councillor for Walter Taylor Ward, Councillor Julian Simmonds, supports the proposed development.

14. The Team Manager advises that relevant reports have been obtained to address the assessment criteria and decision process prescribed by the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 appropriately justifying the proposal and outlining reasonable and relevant conditions of the approval.

15. It is recommended that the application be approved, subject to the approved plans and conditions included in the attached Development Approval Package submitted on file and marked Attachment A. The Committee agreed, with Councillor Jonathan Sri abstaining.

16. RECOMMENDATION:

(i) That it be and is hereby resolved that whereas––

a) A properly made development application was made on 23 December 2015 to the Council pursuant to section 260 of the Sustainable Planning Act 2009, as follows:

Development aspects: Material change of use – Development permit General description of Hospital, health care services, office, food and proposal: drink outlet, short term accommodation (63 rooms), child care centre, shop and multiple dwelling (seven units) Land in the ownership of: Aspect Property Group Aust Pty Ltd Address of the site: 32 Morrow Street Taringa Described as: Lots 1 and 2 on RP54864 and Lot 36 on SP159242 Containing an area of: 3,008 m²

b) The Council is required to assess the application pursuant to Chapter 6, Part 5, Division 3 of the Sustainable Planning Act 2009, and decide the application under section 324 of the Act.

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The Council––

c) Upon consideration of the application and those matters set forth in sections 314 and 324 of the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 relevant to the application considers that: 1. the site is within the Urban Footprint of the South East Queensland Regional Plan 2009-2031, and the use is consistent with an Urban Activity 2. the proposal would not create any adverse impacts on the local traffic network 3. the proposal will not create adverse amenity impacts on the surrounding area 4. the development can be accommodated within the existing essential infrastructure networks.

d) Accordingly considers that where reasonable and relevant conditions imposed on the development, it would be appropriate that the proposed development be approved on the subject land

e) Considers that a Brisbane City Council Infrastructure Charges Notice should be issued for the development pursuant to the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 and Brisbane Adopted Infrastructure Charges Resolution (No. 5) 2015, for the transport, community purposes and stormwater trunk infrastructure networks.

(ii) Whereas the Council determines as in (i) hereof, THE COUNCIL APPROVES THE DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION referred to above and subject to the conditions in the attached Development Approval Package and directs that: a) the applicant be advised of the decision b) Queensland Urban Utilities be advised of the decision c) the submitters be advised of the decision d) the Councillor for Walter Taylor Ward, Councillor Julian Simmonds, be advised of the decision. ADOPTED

B PETITION – REQUESTING ACCESS BE PROVIDED TO AND FROM WYNNUM ROAD FOR A DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION AT 2029 WYNNUM ROAD, WYNNUM WEST (APPLICATION REFERENCE A004004085) CA16/349724 40/2016-17

17. A petition requesting that access be provided to and from Wynnum Road for a development application at 2029 Wynnum Road, Wynnum West (application reference A004004085), was presented to the meeting of Council held on 3 May 2016, by Councillor Peter Cumming, and received.

18. The Divisional Manager, City Planning and Sustainability, supplied the following information.

19. The petition contains 90 signatures.

20. An application for multiple dwellings (203 units) and a subdivision (two into eight lots) over six stages was received by Council on 17 November 2014. The application was subject to impact assessment and public notification was carried out from 20 July 2015 to 21 August 2015. There were 19 submissions received; of which 12 submissions were properly made under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 (SPA).

21. The applicant made a change to the proposal for the application on 4 January 2016. Therefore, the assessment process restarted at the acknowledgement notice stage as required by SPA. The proposal was changed to multiple dwellings (203 units) and a subdivision (two into three lots including a park and new road) over five stages.

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22. The development is currently being assessed against the requirements of Brisbane City Plan 2014 (City Plan) and in accordance with the provisions of SPA. The subject site is included in the Emerging community zone and is located in the Wynnum Road precinct of the Wynnum-Manly neighbourhood plan (neighbourhood plan) in City Plan.

23. The access for the development is currently proposed to be via an extension of Alter Street through the site. This will connect Plaza Street and Sorrento Street and is consistent with the structure planning in the neighbourhood plan.

24. As the application assessment period was restarted, the application was re-advertised as required under SPA. Public notification was carried out from 7 April 2016 to 29 April 2016. There were 36 submissions received; of which 23 submissions were properly made under SPA. A total of 55 submissions were received during both public notification periods; of which 35 were properly made under SPA. All concerns raised in the submissions received will be considered in the assessment of the application.

Consultation

25. Councillor Peter Cumming, Councillor for Wynnum Manly Ward, was consulted on 29 June 2016 and does not support the recommendation.

Motion

26. During consideration of the petition, Councillor Jonathan Sri moved a motion to allow Councillor Peter Cumming to speak in relation to the petition.

27. After debate, the Chairman put the vote to the Committee and it was declared lost, with Councillors Jonathan Sri and Shayne Sutton voting in favour.

28. The Divisional Manager recommended as follows and the Committee agreed, with Councillor Shayne Sutton dissenting.

29. RECOMMENDATION:

THAT THE INFORMATION IN THE SUBMISSION BE NOTED AND THE DRAFT RESPONSE, hereunder, BE SENT TO THE HEAD PETITIONER.

Attachment A DRAFT RESPONSE

Petition Reference: CA16/349724

Thank you for your petition requesting for access to be provided to and from Wynnum Road, rather than Alter Street and Plaza Street for the development application for 2029 Wynnum Road, Wynnum West (application reference A004004085).

Your petition was considered by Council at the meeting of 9 August 2016 and I can provide you with the following information.

This development application is currently being assessed by Council officers against the requirements of Brisbane City Plan 2014 and in accordance with the provisions of the Sustainable Planning Act 2009.

Although this petition was received outside of the notification period, I can assure you the concerns raised in this petition will be taken into consideration during the assessment of this application.

Details of the development application can be viewed via Council’s website at www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/pdonline and searching the application reference number A004004085.

Should you wish to discuss this matter further, please contact Ms Suvela Tieken, Team Manager, Development Assessment Planning Services East, City Planning and Sustainability, on (07) 3403 8888.

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Thank you for raising this matter. ADOPTED

C PETITION – REQUESTING COUNCIL RESTRICT VEHICLE ACCESS TO PLAZA STREET, DIVERT TRAFFIC TOWARD WYNNUM ROAD AND MAINTAIN THE TRAFFIC OBSTACLE IN PLAZA STREET CA16/353433 41/2016-17

30. A petition requesting Council restrict vehicle access to Plaza Street, divert traffic toward Wynnum Road and maintain the traffic obstacle in Plaza Street, was presented to the meeting of Council held on 10 May 2016, by Councillor Peter Cumming, and received.

31. The Divisional Manager, City Planning and Sustainability, supplied the following information.

32. The petition contains six signatures.

33. An application for multiple dwellings (203 units) and a subdivision (two into eight lots) over six stages was received by Council on 17 November 2014. The application was subject to impact assessment and public notification was carried out from 20 July 2015 to 21 August 2015. There were 19 submissions received; of which 12 submissions were properly made under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 (SPA).

34. The applicant made a change to the proposal for the application on 4 January 2016. Therefore, the assessment process restarted at the acknowledgement notice stage as required by SPA. The proposal was changed to multiple dwellings (203 units) and a subdivision (two into three lots including a park and new road) over five stages.

35. The development is currently being assessed against the requirements of Brisbane City Plan 2014 (City Plan) and in accordance with the provisions of SPA. The subject site is included in the Emerging community zone and is located in the Wynnum Road precinct of the Wynnum-Manly neighbourhood plan (neighbourhood plan) in City Plan.

36. The access for the development is currently proposed to be via an extension of Alter Street through the site. This will connect Plaza Street and Sorrento Street and is consistent with the structure planning in the neighbourhood plan.

37. As the application assessment period was restarted, the application was re-advertised as required under SPA. Public notification was carried out from 7 April 2016 to 29 April 2016. There were 36 submissions received; of which 23 submissions were properly made under SPA. A total of 55 submissions were received during both public notification periods; of which 35 were properly made under SPA. All concerns raised in the submissions received will be considered in the assessment of the application.

38. A complaint was received by Council on 8 March 2016 regarding the traffic obstacle in Plaza Street. The resident was concerned the obstacle was beginning to become a hazard. This complaint was investigated by Council’s Asset Services branch, on 14 March 2016. Following an investigation and consultation with Council’s Traffic Planning and Strategy branch, it was recommended that the traffic island be removed and replaced with line marking.

39. The traffic obstacle in Plaza Street has now been removed and the line marking completed.

Consultation

40. Councillor Peter Cumming, Councillor for Wynnum Manly Ward, was consulted on 27 June 2016 and does not support the recommendation.

41. The Divisional Manager recommended as follows and the Committee agreed, with Councillors Jonathan Sri and Shayne Sutton dissenting.

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42. RECOMMENDATION:

THAT THE INFORMATION IN THIS SUBMISSION BE NOTED AND THE DRAFT RESPONSE, hereunder, BE SENT TO THE HEAD PETITIONER.

Attachment A DRAFT RESPONSE

Petition Reference: CA16/353433

Thank you for your petition relating to the development application at 2029 Wynnum Road, Wynnum West (application reference A004004085) and requesting that access to the site be provided from Wynnum Road, rather than Alter Street and Plaza Street and that the traffic obstacle in Plaza Street be properly maintained.

Your petition was considered by Council at the meeting of 9 August 2016 and I can provide you with the following information.

This development application is currently being assessed by Council officers against the requirements of Brisbane City Plan 2014 and in accordance with the provisions of the Sustainable Planning Act 2009.

Although this petition was received outside of the notification period, I can assure you the concerns raised in this petition will be taken into consideration during the assessment of this application.

Details of the development application can be viewed via Council’s website at www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/pdonline and searching the application reference number A004004085.

Should you wish to discuss this matter further, please contact Ms Suvela Tieken, Team Manager, Development Assessment Planning Services East, City Planning and Sustainability on (07) 3403 8888.

I can advise that the traffic obstacle in Plaza Street has been removed following an investigation by Council and has been replaced with line marking.

Thank you for raising this matter. ADOPTED

ENVIRONMENT, PARKS AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE

Councillor David McLACHLAN, Chairman of the Environment, Parks and Sustainability Committee, moved, seconded by Councillor Norm WYNDHAM, that the report of the meeting of that Committee held on 2 August 2016, be adopted.

Chairman: Councillor McLACHLAN. Councillor McLACHLAN: Thank you, Madam Chairman. Before I move to the items before us in the Committee report today, I'd just like to report to the Chamber on another environment trophy for the cabinet; the 2016 Government Stewardship Award presented to the Council for its Community Conservation Partnerships Program from the Healthy Waterways Awards. This was about four weeks ago and took out this quite handsome award. We competed against other finalists from across South East Queensland and recognises the different levels of government and their projects or initiatives that aim to protect and improve waterway health. So this is a great award. In particular what we received this award for was the fantastic Community Conservation Partnerships Program which empowers over 5,000 volunteers to dedicate an enormous amount of time— it's been calculated at 248,000 hours of on-ground work to help improve local waterways, wetlands and bushlands and the health of the region generally. So weed removal, revegetation, bank

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stabilisation, rubbish removal, broader community education on national environment impacts. Providing great avenues for community participation. We also provide, Madam Chairman, $0.5 million shared across 62 projects to assist members of that program, the Community Conservation Partnerships Program, with their on-ground rehabilitation efforts in Brisbane waterways and bushland area. So, Madam Chairman, yet another example of our commitment to keeping Brisbane clean, green and sustainable. We don't go in it for the awards but it's great when that work is recognised. Madam Chairman, before us we have a report on what was presented to the Committee last week on wildlife corridors. We've had a bit about that today, in fact, in relation to other reports. In particular the Infrastructure report and Councillor COOPER talking about environmental corridors. In fact, one of the examples that was given by the officer making the presentation last week was about the Karawatha Forest and the bridge over Compton Road, which Councillor HUANG pointed out has become a tourist attraction. There are visitors who come from overseas; I'm going to presume this is from Taiwan is it? Councillors interjecting. Councillor McLACHLAN: Oh, from the Asia-Pacific region, Councillor HUANG informs me, there is interest in tourists coming specifically to the great south of Brisbane to have a look at this specific project. To see what we're doing to provide wildlife corridors from our conservation areas. Bearing in mind that Karawatha Forest is 900 hectares and growing, it is a great example of what we're able to achieve with wildlife corridors. I was pleased to hear Councillor COOPER talking about the Logan Enhancement Project and the offsets that will be undertaken, we trust, in relation to that particular project. Because that is in this sensitive area that you were talking about earlier, Madam Chair. This highly sensitive environmental area and the requirement, the necessity to provide these all-important corridors for wildlife as our city grows, as our roads grow to meet demand, it's also important that we provide these bridges, underpasses, overpasses, corridors for wildlife. It's why, Madam Chairman, I'm particularly concerned in this respect that a road project on the northside of the city, that the State is undertaking. The State is saying that it will exempt itself from the offsets that we would ordinarily oblige them to undertake for the work that they're undertaking on the Gateway Upgrade North Project. This is a shock. This is a shock to me, Madam Chairman, that the State regards itself as exempt from the requirements to provide for offsets. They're ploughing through that project through something like 12 acres of— hectares of Council land and path land and the offset requirement that would ordinarily—they would ordinarily be obliged to pay would be in the order of millions of dollars, millions of dollars, to provide for the offsets. Now the State is saying that regardless of tenure and TMR, its contractors, agents and servants are not bound to comply with the Local Government Act 2009, the City of Brisbane Act 2010 and any local laws made under the legislation, including Natural Assets Local Law (NALL). Therefore TMR will not be paying BCC environmental offsets under the NALL for the GUN project or any other TMR project. So I’m—as the Chair responsible for Environment, Parks and Sustainability, I’m not only most displeased, I’m quite shocked to hear that the State won't come to the party in terms of paying for those offsets. That means that a significant potential corridor for wildlife will be destroyed and not be replaced in the context of this project if the State follows through on its current suggestion, its current response to us that they won't be paying these offsets. So, Madam Chairman, the report points to the good things that can be achieved with wildlife corridors. It's important that all levels of government remain committed to that cause. I would implore those Councillors sitting opposite who represent the ALP to get—be in contact with their State colleagues to implore them not to eschew their responsibility in this regard. That they held us in our

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ongoing commitment to providing for the environment, providing for wildlife corridors, providing for the biodiversity of our city and it would be a great shame if the State sets a very poor example in this regard. Thank you, Madam Chairman. Chairman: Further debate? Nothing further, Councillor McLACHLAN? I will now put the report.

Upon being submitted to the Chamber by the Chairman, the motion for the adoption of the report of the Environment, Parks and Sustainability Committee was declared carried on the voices.

The report read as follows

ATTENDANCE:

Councillor David McLachlan (Chairman), Councillor Norm Wyndham (Deputy Chairman), and Councillors Steve Griffiths, Steven Huang, Nicole Johnston and Andrew Wines.

A COMMITTEE PRESENTATION – WILDLIFE CORRIDORS 42/2016-17

1. Susan Dymock, Senior Program Officer – Bushland Acquisition, Natural Environment, Water and Sustainability, City Planning and Sustainability, attended the meeting to provide an update on wildlife corridors. She provided the information below.

2. It is important that wildlife is able move through the landscape to access food and shelter, to breed and to migrate. Barriers to movement can have a significant impact on wildlife populations. This is a particularly important issue for species such as koalas, which are a highly mobile species that need to travel large distances in order to survive.

3. Roads can fragment habitat and impede wildlife movement by isolating populations and increasing the rate of wildlife mortality. The movement of animals across roads can also cause a safety threat to motorists. Natural Environment, Water and Sustainability has carried out mapping of road kills of high priority species to identify hot spots across Brisbane. A heat map of Brisbane was displayed to illustrate the locations of road kill hot spots across the city.

4. Wildlife movement solutions facilitate the safe movement of wildlife across the landscape. They can include infrastructure which helps wildlife move safely across roads between habitat areas, such as overpasses and land bridges, rope ladders, glider poles and underpasses. It can also include things which physically prevent fauna from accessing roads, such as exclusion fencing.

5. A recent study conducted by Griffith University tracked koalas that were within proximity to roads. This research proved that the koalas were using crossing structures not long after they had been installed. Some of the most well-known pieces of infrastructure are the Compton Road and Hamilton Road land bridges which have significantly reduced road kill.

6. Council delivers wildlife movement solutions at a variety of locations including new roads and road upgrades, new developments, wildlife road mortality hot spots and in response to customers’ concerns. Council also supports the Animal Ambulance which is run by the RSPCA.

7. The Bushland Acquisition Program is an important part of protecting a consolidated and connected biodiversity network. Council has acquired 3,520 hectares, including the protection of more than 1,000 hectares of high quality koala habitat. An additional 750 hectares of land is to be purchased by 2020 to further preserve and enhance Brisbane’s biodiversity network.

8. Following a number of questions from the Committee, the Chairman thanked Ms Dymock for her informative presentation.

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9. RECOMMENDATION:

THAT COUNCIL NOTE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE ABOVE REPORT. ADOPTED

FIELD SERVICES COMMITTEE

Councillor Peter MATIC, Chairman of the Field Services Committee, moved, seconded by Councillor Steven TOOMEY, that the report of that Committee held on 2 August 2016, be adopted.

Chairman: Councillor MATIC. Councillor MATIC: Thank you, Madam Chairman. The—there's one item, and that is the Committee presentation, which was an overview of the Field Services Group achievements for 2015-16. I would like to thank the officers for the presentation and it's amazing to see the amount of work undertaken by the branch, and that's just in one financial year. I really do have to acknowledge the work that they do. I want to acknowledge Councillor McLACHLAN as well, as the Chair for Field Services Group in that last—in that previous financial year. This branch really is about the doing, Madam Chairman. There were several examples that were provided with—in regards to the work Urban Amenities does, the work that our regions do as well, Madam Chairman, in Asset Services, but also in the area of waste collection. Stepping on from where Councillor McLACHLAN was just talking about with Healthy Waterways, the Asset Services branch undertaking a significant amount of work with the officers in environment as well. But in the day-to-day activities of the stewardship of the Healthy Waterways program, Madam Chairman, across our city and across our wards, the Habitat Brisbane, all of the work that's done with the various environmental groups, it just goes on and on and it just—it really goes to the core of the delivery of this organisation what really people think about when they think about Brisbane City Council. So it was certainly a most informative presentation. I thank the officers for their work and for their ongoing work year-on-year as they continue to deliver a number of the important deliverables for this Administration and the LORD MAYOR in this term ahead, such as the resurfacing program, Madam Chairman. $360 million is a record spend across the four-year term to deliver those 2,000 streets across our city. In the area of footpaths, making sure that we continue a record investment in that space as well. On top of the work that goes on top of that, that councillors do through their footpath and park trust accounts to undertake various park improvements and footpath improvements across the ward. The work is just ongoing, but certainly the commitment and the passion is there by the officers and want to really thank them for the work they do every single day. Chairman: Further debate. Nothing further, Councillor MATIC? I will now put the report.

Upon being submitted to the Chamber, the motion for the adoption of the report of the Field Services Committee was declared carried on the voices.

The report read as follows

ATTENDANCE:

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Councillor Peter Matic (Chairman), Councillor Kim Marx (Deputy Chairman), and Councillors Nicole Johnston, Ian McKenzie, Charles Strunk and Steven Toomey.

A COMMITTEE PRESENTATION – FIELD SERVICES GROUP 2015-16 ACHIEVEMENTS 43/2016-17

1. Tim Wright, Manager, Asset Services, Field Services Group, Brisbane Infrastructure, attended the meeting to provide an update on the Field Services Group 2015-16 Achievements. He provided the information below.

2. Key events and overall achievements of the Field Services Group from July 2015 to June 2016 included the lowest number lost time injuries ever recorded, 488 roads delivered as part of the Smoother Suburban Streets Program, successful completion of all Lord Mayor Deliverables (Shorncliffe Pier, Rochedale Transfer Station), successful pilot of the Contract Management Risk Assessment tool, and a 93.07% completion of performance leadership conversations.

3. Achievements and awards of the Asset Services Branch included completion of the Lord Mayor Deliverable Shorncliffe Pier, receipt of a Brisbane Infrastructure Award for the Story Bridge Safety Enhancement Project, a Lord Mayor’s Award for the Community Conservation Partnerships Program, completion of the Old Windsor Quarry rehabilitation, and the opening of the Karawatha Forest Discovery Centre.

4. Other achievements and awards of the Asset Services Branch included the upgrade of the Riverstage green room, a Healthy Waterways Stewardship Queensland Government Award for the upgrade of the Simpson Falls and JC Slaughter Falls barbecue facilities and bushland, the delivery of 55 playground upgrades and 18 new playgrounds, the treatment of 15,000 hectares of land through the aerial mosquito spraying program, the completion of 17 hazard reduction burns and response to 24 wildfires, the cleaning of Council barbecues 110,328 times, and cutting 79,981 hectares of grass in parks and along roads.

5. Key events of the Operational Services Branch included the delivery of the Contract Management Risk Assessment tool, the commencement of Continuous Improvement Training for all Field Services Group employees, the establishment of a Capability and Competency Training Unit in December 2015, and completion of a Triple Certification Surveillance Audit of the Field Services Group in May 2016. A customer satisfaction survey produced good results from almost all teams, returning a satisfaction rating over the 70% target.

6. Achievements of the Operational Services Branch included the saving of $4.5 million by Contract and Risk Management Services through effective contract management and procurement, the implementation of a $1.1 million technology and process based improvement project by the Business Improvement Team, the coordination of 372 training sessions for the Field Services Group by the Capability and Competency Team, and the Safety Team assisted branches to reduce lost time injuries by 24%, from 20 LTIs at June 2015 to 16 at June 2016. 7. The key events and overall achievements of the Urban Amenities Branch included the successful completion of the Urban Amenities Branch Wellness Day, a 45% SAP error rate improvement, graffiti data was used to prosecute 119 offenders, and 240 street signs were supplied and installed for Council as part of a the Streets of Remembrance project.

8. Regional Operations achievements of the Urban Amenities Branch included the removal of 64,963 graffiti tags (11,000 more than the previous year), approximately 60,000 sandbags were made, more than 135,027 stormwater gully cleansing services were conducted, 67,854 tree tasks were completed, more than 49,000 parks services were completed, and 26,002 roadside horticultural services were performed.

9. Maintenance Services achievements of the Urban Amenities Branch included the servicing and cleaning of 7,300 bus stops, the removal of 6,384 tonnes of waste from public roads, the completion of approximately 87,640 treatments for mosquitos and servicing over 2,311 saltmarsh sites, and the pressure washing of Brisbane’s major malls 113 times.

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10. The overall achievements of Waste and Resource Recovery Services included the completion of over 30 million wheelie bin services, the collection of over 89,645 tonnes of recycling, the processing of over 883,000 vehicles through four transfer stations, approximately 50,000 visitors to the Geebung and Acacia Ridge tip shops, and the production of over 32,600 megawatts of energy at the Rochedale Renewable Energy Facility.

11. Waste and Resource Recovery Services undertook key waste minimisation education events including Household Hazardous Waste events, Compost Workshops, Green Heart Fairs, Community Connect Roadshows, National Organics Week, National Recycling Week – Recreate event, Parks Alive, QLD Education Resource Expo, EKKA Recycling Quiz, Garage Sale Trail, Lego League Trash Trek, Recycling Art Competition, and the Recycle Expo Display and Workshop.

12. Awards received by Waste and Resource Recovery Services from July 2015 to June 2016 included: - National Winner – Keep Australia Beautiful – Dame Phyllis Frost Litter Prevention Award - Winner – MobileMuster – Top Collector Overall - Winner – Keep Queensland Beautiful – Sustainable Cities Award - Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo – Innovation Award – Brisbane Bin and Recycling App - Lord Mayor Commendation - ‘Innovation’ – Encouraging recycling through the Recreate Twilight Market and Paper Fashion Show - ‘Environmental Achievement’ – Delivering four Resource Recovery Centres and reducing waste to landfill - Brisbane Infrastructure Commendation - Individual Commendation – Courage to make a difference category - Passion for Brisbane - Commendation – Recreate Twilight Market and Paper Fashion Show - Development of the Recycling Art Competition

13. Achievements of Fleet Services included a reduction in absenteeism from 4.17% to 2.87%, 100% utilisation of SAP and Click Mobile, an increase in productivity of 24%, a reduction in SAP error rate from 121 to 3 instances per week, an increase of staff engagement from 38% to 70%, and zero lost time injuries for the past 16 months. Zero lost time injuries is quite significant given the type of work undertaken by Fleet Services.

14. Other achievements of Fleet Services included performing 935 vehicle services, 5,100 field services and repairs, 361 smash repairs, 1,711 workshop repairs, 2,534 minor and major plant services and repairs, and completion of 10,641 jobs.

15. Achievements of the Construction Branch included the Alderley and Graceville Suburban Centre Improvement Projects, the New World City Lighting Project, the LED lighting upgrade on Victoria Bridge, the landfill remediation program, and other delivered program works.

16. Other achievements of the Construction Branch included construction of 50,000 square metres of concrete footpath, in excess of 30 kilometres of kerb and channel work, 12,000 square metres of concrete bikeway, maintenance of over 920 traffic signals, completion of the Wi-Fi capability rollout within the inner city, and the completion of over 18,000 building maintenance jobs.

17. Achievements of Asphalt and Aggregates included lodging the Bracalba Quarry Extractive Boundary development application, increasing the use of recycled crushed glass in asphalt, delivery of the largest trial of EME Structural Asphalt Pavement in Queensland, and conducting bitumen safety audits in partnership with Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.

18. Achievements of Asphalt and Aggregates included the resurfacing of 364 of 488 resurfaced streets across Brisbane, the completion of 18,877 square metres of footpaths at 162 locations, completion of 86,207 pothole repairs, completion of improvements at Eagle Farm Depot such as barrier fencing, vegetation screening and dust suppression, production of 501,000 tonnes of asphalt, the reuse of over 80,000 tonnes of recycled asphalt. Asphalt and Aggregates were also environmental incident free, and achieved their lowest lost time injuries on record.

19. Following a number of questions from the Committee, the Chairman thanked Mr Wright for his informative presentation.

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20. RECOMMENDATION:

THAT COUNCIL NOTE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE ABOVE REPORT. ADOPTED

LIFESTYLE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE

Councillor Matthew BOURKE, Chairman of the Lifestyle and Community Services Committee, moved, seconded by Councillor Steven HUANG, that the report of that Committee held on 2 August 2016, be adopted.

Chairman: Councillor BOURKE. Councillor BOURKE: Thanks very much, Madam Chairman. Madam Chairman, just before I turn to the formal report, I just want to touch on two topics that relate to my portfolio. I had the pleasure on Sunday evening of joining Councillor HOWARD down in the Fortitude Valley at the launch of the Story City app. This is an exciting project that has been funded through one of our innovation awards back in 2014 under Councillor ADAMS, when she was the Chair for Lifestyle in this place. A young Brisbane resident came up with this concept and idea of telling stories using an app, but by moving around the city to unlock parts of the story. It sounds a little bit familiar, Pokémon GO, Madam Chairman, but way ahead of the ball when it comes to these sorts of technologies, so the team led by—ably by Emily Craven has been working on improving and adding to this collection of Street Reads as it was known back then. It's now known as the Story City app. It covers three cities: Adelaide, the Gold Coast and Brisbane. There are 20 stories all up. It has engaged over 200 artists between the people who are writing the content, the illustrators as well as music that is set to some of the stories. The idea and object is that you actually move through the city following a certain path, a bit like one of those adventure novels that you might have read. I remember reading adventure novels when I was much younger and deciding on what course of action you take depends where your next location is that you have to make your way to. Obviously, the story evolves and changes depending on those choices that you make. It has employed 40 local artists here in Brisbane and, as I said, 200 across the country. It is going to go from strength to strength, I can tell. There was a great crowd down there the other night, Councillor HOWARD, and it was a fantastic launch. So I would encourage councillors to download it from your App Store or your Android device store. I don’t do Android, Madam Chairman, so download it from the App Store. It's free. It is a unique thing that started in Brisbane and is going to provide great opportunities for kids and parents and everyone to get out to enjoy reading, to find and discover their city and also to take advantage of this innovative idea that has been delivered through Brisbane City Council's grants to one of our local residents. So congratulations to Emily and to everyone who has been involved in that project. It's a fantastic story about how this Council is fostering and supporting those cutting edge innovation ideas in this city. Madam Chairman, the other thing—so going a bit all over the place here, Madam Chairman, because I’m going to talk about Seniors Week next week, and then I’m going to touch on the Committee report, which is about Youth Week. But, anyway, Madam Chairman, Seniors Week is next week from the 13 to 21 August and, of course, we saw last Sunday the LORD MAYOR's Gala Cabaret here in City Hall. It was a fantastic range of performances, Madam Chairman, by some of our older members in our community, but next week there is a range of concerts across the city, Madam Chairman. So on Monday there's a performance out at the Carina Leagues Club. On Tuesday we have a performance in here at Kangaroo Point, Madam Chairman, and we then go out to Wynnum, Madam

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Chairman, on Wednesday and then we go back down to the Powerhouse on Thursday for another performance. Then we have two performances out at Kedron Wavell in Councillor KING's ward, Madam Chairman, on Friday to cap off Seniors Week. So I'd encourage councillors to let your local residents know. The information is available on Council's website. They can contact Council's call centre on 3403 8888, Madam Chairman. I encourage everyone to get along to one of those wonderful events supporting Seniors Week and acknowledging the great contribution that seniors have made to our city and continue to make to our city, Madam Chairman, in the years to come. Turning then to the formal report, and as I said, I’m going from Seniors Week to Youth Week, Madam Chairman. We had a Committee report last week in our Committee meeting on the 2016 Youth Week as well as The QUBE Effect, Madam Chairman. So the 2016 Youth Week obviously is a range of events and programs that are put on by this Council to engage and support and help develop young people in our communities. So we had a range of activities from—down at VISINK to performances to our chill out program, Madam Chairman. There were over 53 different activities across the city engaging 1,200 participants as part of Youth Week. Of course, the pinnacle of that was the QUBE Effect, which is a fantastic initiative of this Council. We had Francesca in here talking to us about the People’s Choice Award that she won for her performance. We had the virtual reality goggles in the Committee presentation last week, Madam Chairman, and we had Mr Lincoln Savage, who is another protégé of VISINK along to walk us through the use of those devices. We could see the performances from Francesca for ourselves. It's an innovative idea, capturing those performances from multiple different angles, to be able to put together a video clip that captures the performance in a 360 degree frame, Madam Chairman. Obviously, that's going from strength-to- strength. So over 6,000 votes in the People's Choice Awards and, of course, the entries went from some 30-odd up over 100 in one year. So the first year we ran the program we had only 34 or 35 applications and then last year we had over 100 with 126 people putting in submissions as part of The QUBE Effect. So I want to thank everyone who's involved with Youth Week, Madam Chairman. It is a tremendous body of work that we're able to put on, both with the Council officers, but also, Madam Chairman, with the externals. So we rely on individuals who work in this space at a range of different organisations to help build the program of work that—the program of activities that we have. So I just want to publicly acknowledge and thank all of those individuals, Madam Chairman, and I commend the Committee report to the Council Chamber. Chairman: Further debate. Nothing further, Councillor BOURKE? I will now put the report.

Upon being submitted to the Chamber by the Chairman, the motion for the adoption of the report of the Lifestyle and Community Services Committee was declared carried on the voices.

The report read as follows

ATTENDANCE:

Councillor Matthew Bourke (Chairman), Councillor Steven Huang (Deputy Chairman), and Councillors Jared Cassidy, Fiona King, Kate Richards and Jonathan Sri.

A COMMITTEE PRESENTATION – 2016 YOUTH WEEK AND THE QUBE EFFECT 2016 44/2016-17

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1. Miriam Kent, Branch Manager, Connected Communities, Brisbane Lifestyle, attended the meeting to provide an update on 2016 Youth Week and The QUBE Effect 2016. She provided the information below.

2. Activities held during 2016 Youth Week were aligned to Council’s Youth Strategy 2014-2019 themes. One hundred and four events and activities were held throughout Brisbane. More than 300 young people were involved in planning and more than 12,000 young people participated in Youth Week activities. Council-supported community events included the HYPE Youth Festival, 4077 Inala Youth Event, Walk In Our Shoes, Future Fest and Friday Night Light.

3. Council events were delivered in libraries, parks and facilities. Visible Ink held 12 events during 2016 Youth Week which were attended by more than 350 young people, including 180 new visitors who attended the open day event. Twenty-four alumni of the Lord Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council (LMYAC) participated in an afternoon of activities run by Visible Ink. The Chillout Program is one of Brisbane's most popular active and healthy programs, with a variety of free and low-cost recreation activities held during school holidays for young people between 10–17 years. It delivered 53 activities during Youth Week which attracted more than 1,200 participants.

4. The QUBE Effect was 2016 Youth Week’s signature event. It aligns with targets of the Creative Brisbane Creative Economy 2013-22 strategy, including an attractive and exciting city life, a skilled and talented workforce, and collaborative partnerships. In 2016 there were 126 applications to participate in The QUBE Effect, compared to 35 applications in 2015. The competition was conducted during two free live events on 9 and 17 April 2016. Twenty-four acts each performed a 20-minute set to a live audience and recorded a 360-degree video clip inside the QUBE. Sixty-four musicians participated and more than 4,000 people attended the two live events. More than 50 volunteers were referred from Visible Ink.

5. Thirteen prizes were awarded to The QUBE Effect participants. Francesca de Valence received $4,000 for winning the People’s Choice Award. MKO Sun was awarded the Best Original Song and Omegachild won the Best New Talent category. Both bands received a prize of $1,000. Additional prizes were donated by the music industry, including mentorships, subscriptions and paid performances.

6. The QUBE Effect received 543,310 impressions on Facebook and Twitter throughout the social media campaign. There was a 1.5% engagement rate with posts on Council’s Facebook page (the Council average is 1%) and more than 6,100 votes were cast for the People’s Choice Award. Videos of the event were posted on Council’s Facebook page and YouTube and received more than 16,000 views.

7. Youth Week is an opportunity to work with some of Brisbane’s existing and emerging young entrepreneurs. The details of a number of young people involved during 2016 Youth Week were provided. Examples were shown of the positive feedback Council received regarding 2016 Youth Week. The comments came from a range of people including a QUBE Effect participant, a LMYAC student, a skate workshop participant, and the parent of an attendee.

8. Following a number of questions from the Committee, the Chairman thanked Ms Kent for her informative presentation.

9. RECOMMENDATION:

THAT COUNCIL NOTE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE ABOVE REPORT. ADOPTED

FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Councillor Krista ADAMS, Chairman of the Finance and Economic Development Committee, moved, seconded by Councillor Ryan MURPHY, that the report of that Committee held on 2 August 2016, be adopted.

Chairman: Councillor ADAMS.

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Councillor ADAMS: Thank you, Madam Chair. Our Committee report last week was on the LORD MAYOR's Multicultural Round Table Business Awards, which I've spoken about today in question time. It was a great night. As we said, over 500 people joined us. It was wonderful to celebrate those young entrepreneurs and business people in our multicultural groups across Brisbane and recognise the work that they do in making Brisbane a New World City. I will leave the rest to the Chamber. Thank you. Chairman: Further debate? Nothing further, Councillor ADAMS? I will now move the report.

Upon being submitted to the Chamber, the motion for the adoption of the Finance and Economic Development Committee was declared carried on the voices.

The report read as follows

ATTENDANCE:

Councillor Krista Adams (Chairman); Councillor Ryan Murphy (Deputy Chairman); and Councillors Peter Cumming, Charles Strunk, Steven Toomey and Norm Wyndham.

A COMMITTEE PRESENTATION – LORD MAYOR’S MULTICULTURAL BUSINESS DINNER AND AWARDS 2016 45/2016-17

1. Nicole Andronicus, International Relations and Multicultural Affairs Manager, Lord Mayor’s Administration Office, Office of the Lord Mayor and the Chief Executive Officer, attended the meeting to provide an update on the Lord Mayor’s Multicultural Business Dinner and Awards 2016. She provided the information below.

2. This year marked the 10th year of the Lord Mayor’s Multicultural Business Dinner and Awards. The event was attended by more than 500 people.

3. Funds raised from the evening provide financial support for the Lord Mayor’s Multicultural Business Scholarship and Mentoring Program. Since 2008, more than 246 business scholarships and 13 mentoring places have been delivered to the multicultural community in Brisbane. The event is vital to acknowledging the key role which multicultural communities play in Brisbane.

4. The Lord Mayor’s Multicultural Business Dinner and Awards is a key initiative of the Lord Mayor’s Multicultural Round Table (LMMRT). The LMMRT plays an important role in encouraging and supporting entrepreneurship within Brisbane’s multicultural sector. The LMMRT has 25 members including the Australian Israeli Chamber of Commerce, Vietnamese Community in Australia, Chinese Club of Queensland, and the Singapore Business Council

5. The Lord Mayor's Multicultural Business Scholarships and Mentoring Program provides business training and mentoring opportunities for Brisbane residents from multicultural backgrounds. The program aims to grow recipients’ business and entrepreneurial skills and enable them to start or expand their existing business. The scholarship program is delivered in collaboration with four Brisbane based educational institutions. Several LMMRT members act as mentors for the mentoring program.

6. To be eligible for the 2016 scholarship program, applicants needed to be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, be from a multicultural background with at least one natural parent born in a country other than Australia, live in the Brisbane City Council local government area, and preferably speak a language other than English.

7. This year 26 scholarships and 13 mentoring places were awarded. Three multicultural business awards were also announced.

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8. The Nick Xynias Multicultural Young Business Person of the Year was awarded to Mr Bertrand Doeuk who is the Director and Owner of Brisbane Headache and Migraine Clinic. What makes Bertrand’s case compelling is his personal story and his family’s journey to Brisbane. Bertrand is a qualified physiotherapist and headache practitioner and his secret to success is his unique business service responding to a gap in the health market. In 2014 Bertrand established Brisbane’s first headache and migraine clinic to treat chronic headache and migraine sufferers without the use of medication, opening two clinics simultaneously in Spring Hill and Sunnybank. The treatment process is simple, effective and extremely rapid, giving people back their quality of life. With Cambodian/French heritage and humble beginnings, Bertrand’s drive and determination have been the foundation of his success. Bertrand is currently developing an app which will revolutionise how he treats his patients.

9. The Multicultural Business Person of the Year was awarded to Mr Bien Peralta who is the cofounder of Dello Mano. Bien and Deborah Peralta had a vision of combining gifting and chocolate to create a unique handcrafted product. The business grew from one single luxury brownie being sold at the Jan Power’s Farmers Market in 2006 to today having a manufacturing facility at Teneriffe with two Dello Mano shops. In 2011, the Dello Mano manufacturing facility was flooded and all stock apart from a few pallets of brownies were destroyed. That same week Dello Mano’s brownies made it to Hollywood with celebrity actor Ashton Kutcher placing an order for his 40th birthday party. Dello Mano rebuilt the business following the floods to now employ twenty staff with a vision for international expansion.

10. The Multicultural Entrepreneur of the Year was awarded to Mr David Wu who is Managing Director of ‘8 Street’. David has converted an area of the global shopping franchise ‘Westfield’ into an Asian laneway food court. David imported two 40 feet containers of traditional building materials to realise his vision. With 16 food operators, a bar and a supermarket, he has successfully created ‘8 Street’. David’s intuitive approach will realise his vision for the future growth of ‘8 Street’ by replicating the business model throughout Australia and overseas with his second site already in final negotiations on the Gold Coast.

11. The Chairman thanked Ms Andronicus for her informative update.

12. RECOMMENDATION:

THAT COUNCIL NOTE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE ABOVE REPORT. ADOPTED

B COMMITTEE REPORT – BANK AND INVESTMENT STATEMENT – 27 MAY 2016 134/695/317/3-03 46/2016-17

13. Paul Oberle, Chief Financial Officer, provided a monthly summary of Council’s petty cash, bank account and cash investment position as at 27 May 2016.

14. During the May period, total Council funds held by banks and investment institutions (per general ledger) increased by $25.2 million to $521.4 million excluding trusts (Ref:1.4). The net increase is due to the effect of receipts during peak rates cycle, offset by repayment of working capital borrowings.

15. Council funds as at 27 May 2016 held by banks and investment institutions (per statements) totalled $522.2 million (Ref:2.4+3.1). The variance relates to timing differences between transactions recorded in the general ledger and those reflected in the bank statements.

16. Unreconciled bank receipts and payments relate to reconciliation variances at the end of the period. The majority of these transactions have since been reconciled.

17. Surplus funds are invested daily with approved counterparties.

18. The report is now presented to Council for noting.

19. RECOMMENDATION:

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THAT COUNCIL NOTE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE ABOVE REPORT. ADOPTED

PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS:

Chairman: Councillors, are there any petitions? Councillor HOWARD. Councillor HOWARD: Yes, Madam Chairman. I have a petition in regard to pedestrian safety on Abbotsford Road, Bowen Hills. Chairman: Councillor ADAMS. Councillor ADAMS: Thank you, Madam Chair. I have a petition requesting a playground in Bayliss Street, Holland Park. Chairman: Any further petitions? Councillor WINES, can I have a motion for receipt of the petitions, please. Councillor WINES: Madam Chairman—no. Go on. Councillor JOHNSTON: Thank you, sorry. Chairman: Councillor JOHNSTON. Councillor JOHNSTON: Sorry. Yes. Thank you, Madam Chairman. I apologise. I’m tabling a petition regarding opposition to a development to knock down a heritage place at 11 Querrin Street, Yeronga. Chairman: Councillor WINES, may I have a motion for receipt of the petitions, please.

47/2016-17 It was resolved on the motion of Councillor Andrew WINES, seconded by Councillor Steve GRIFFITHS, that the petitions as presented be received and referred to the Committee concerned for consideration and report.

The petitions were summarised as follows:

File No. Councillor Topic CA16/637236 Krista Adams Requesting that Council install a playground in Balis Street Park, Holland Park West CA16/648564 Vicki Howard Requesting improved pedestrian safety on Abbotsford Road, Bowen Hills CA16/657604 Nicole Johnston Objecting to development application number A004393354 for 11 Querrin Street, Yeronga

GENERAL BUSINESS:

Chairman: Councillors, are there any statements required as a result of the Councillor Conduct Review Panel order? There being no—there being no Councillors rising to their feet, Councillors, are there any matters of general business? Councillor HUANG. Councillor HUANG: Thank you, Madam Chair. It is with great pleasure for me to rise to this Chamber tonight to talk about the newly completed Sunnybank Performing Arts Centre, also known as SunPAC. Madam Chair, SunPAC is a significant social infrastructure delivered by the Quirk Administration to the southside residents. It is a $10 million project that Council works in equal partnership with the Sunnybank Rugby Union Club, both contributing $5 million each to ensure the

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facility's success as the first performing arts centre of this kind outside of central Brisbane. Last Wednesday night I had the privilege of representing the LORD MAYOR in attending one of the very first performances by Jungli Youth Orchestra at SunPAC as part of its soft opening. Jungli Youth Orchestra is one of the world's leading youth orchestras that has been invited by the Queensland Performing Arts Complex (QPAC) to be part of Prodigy Collective performances in South East Queensland to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Queensland Youth Symphony. The performance was planned to start at 6pm, but when I arrived at SunPAC at 5.30pm, the pre-function foyer was already packed with community members who couldn't wait to experience firsthand the new performing arts centre. We had a full house on the night. In fact, even before the performance started, there were still inquiries for tickets. The performance has been a great success; both the orchestra and the venue have been highly praised by the community—the members' performance, performers—as well as representatives from QPAC. Judging by any standard, SunPAC is a world class theatre. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the chairman of Sunnybank Rugby Union, Mr Peter Carroll, and his board for their support and Les Riley, chairman of the SunPAC board and all members of the board for their stewardship towards the operation of the new centre. I'm sure it will be the new social and cultural hub for the SunPAC community and I would like to invite all councillors to visit SunPAC at some stage for a cultural feast, performed by the vibrant southside community. Chairman: Further debate? Councillor CASSIDY. Councillor CASSIDY: Thanks very much, Madam Chair. I rise to speak on two local matters that've happened in the—that have happened in the Deagon Ward over the last couple of weeks. The first of those is the Pennies by the Sea Festival and the other is the Einbunpin Festival, both happening in the Einbunpin Lagoon Parklands. The 2016 Pennies By The Sea Festival was the fourth annual in its current format and was first started very humbly a couple of years ago as a simple penny stack out the front of the old Sandgate Post Office. For those who are here who are not familiar with a penny stack, it's a manoeuvre that was originally performed by military units who rode penny-farthings in the late 1800s to display their skills and formation. A stack is very difficult to manoeuvre as the front wheel of a typical penny-farthing is around 55 inches or so. They have no stands or brakes for that matter. The stack involves participants lining up in the saddle, supporting each other's penny-farthing, left hand over right. This year's stack had 27 pennies take part down in Sandgate. Now, the popularity of this event has grown over the past couple of years to now incorporate many different events as part of the whole day, including the penny stack as I mentioned. Some of the other events are a race at the Criterion Track in Nundah, which started the day, that's a fast race, followed by a ride down to Sandgate. The Tricycle Connoisseurs have their very own high tea at Bramble Place Café, which is very popular in its own right as a cyclist stop in Sandgate. Other events include a turtle race and a tweed ride. So the turtle race is the complete opposite of the fast race that happens in the morning at Nundah. So the winner of the turtle race is the rider who can cover a set distance, around 20 metres, in the slowest possible time. Riding a penny-farthing is very difficult at high speed, but it's much harder to do so at a very low speed. I'd like to congratulate president of the Brisbane Historic Bicycle Club, Aaron Wray, for winning both categories; a very skilful rider indeed, Madam Chair. Now, the tweed ride is not a ride up to the Tweed. It's a ride from the heart of Sandgate to the end of Brighton's foreshore, with riders dressing in their very best tweed outfits. It's a spectacle that stops pedestrians and vehicles alike in

[4503 (Ordinary) meeting – 9 August 2016] - 72 - their tracks to watch these historic bikes ride along our foreshore and it's great to have them there. These penny-farthings have made their way over to other parts of Brisbane, as I see, to Morningside, to the other side of the river, Madam Chair, and they’ve also—I don’t think they rode over the Gateway, Councillor SUTTON. I’m not sure though. But they've also, for the past couple of nights, been racing in the main arena at the Ekka. While the motocross has been going on, the penny- farthings have been racing around the outside track there as well. So the annual Pennies by the Sea event is a great local event. I’m very proud to support this as the Councillor for Deagon Ward, alongside my State colleague, Stirling Hinchliffe. I'd like to congratulate, as I’ve mentioned earlier, Aaron, but also Andrew and Brett for their hard work in pulling this event together. Brett Richardson is nearing a very big milestone of his own, having just recently built his 90th penny-farthing at the Brackenridge TAFE and is racing towards building his 100th penny-farthing very soon. So it's little wonder the event is getting bigger and better every year. Moving on to the Einbunpin Festival—the 25th Annual Einbunpin Festival. This was my first year as chairperson of the festival following in the footsteps of my predecessor, Councillor Victoria NEWTON, and I know every festival chairperson is, of course, biased, but I am confident in saying that the Einbunpin Festival is the best suburban festival in Brisbane. I do note that there is another suburban festival on the same day, well, there was on the same day this year, the Morningside Festival. I did try and prise from the LORD MAYOR whether he thought the Einbunpin Festival was better than the Morningside Festival, but he certainly thought the Einbunpin Festival might have been bigger, but he wouldn’t comment on whether he thought it was better than the Morningside Festival. Each festival chair also says theirs is the best, the best one ever. I'll leave that to others to judge. Like the Olympics, I'll leave that to others to judge, but the 2016 festival is certainly a cracking one. We had fantastic weather, if nothing else, on that day. We had over 160 stall sites, four stages packed full of local entertainers and the festival arena, where we had a packed schedule of free activities for kids, big and small. The children's area, which ran all day, we had the support of the Sandgate Library staff there and I'd like to thank them for being part of the festival once again. The festival was first celebrated in 1991 after the then recently elected councillor at the time, Denise Herbert, got together with a group of locals and decided to establish an annual festival to celebrate everything that is good and great about our local community. It was great to spend some time with Denise at the festival to reminiscence over some of the changes that have occurred over the last 25 years. While it has certainly grown and changed a bit, one thing that hasn't changed is how well it celebrates our local community, all the community groups and businesses and how it brings local people together. I would like to thank the LORD MAYOR for attending the official opening with me on Sunday 31 July and for continuing to provide funding for the festival through Council's festival funding. Putting such a massive event together wouldn't be possible without the support of a great group of volunteers and sponsors. Some of those sponsors include McDonald's Brackenridge, Northside Family Law, ANZ Mobile Lending in Sandgate, State Member Stirling Hinchliffe, Federal Member Wayne Swan, Kuhn Corp Press and Packaging, and the Sandgate Guide to name a couple. I would like to also thank our entertainment coordinator, Beth Wild, who herself is a local businessperson and she put countless hours into delivering the four stage areas we had on the day. Others on the committee, the organising committee, who hardly missed a meeting and put in an awful lot of time as well over the past months, Mary Avalon, Matilda Kelly and Jen and Walter. Of course, many, many others who volunteered over the last couple of months and also on the festival weekend.

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Sandbag, the Sandgate and Brackenridge Action Group, auspiced our festival. I would like to thank them for that work they continue to do. Another local community group, Artrageous, which has come on for the first time this year as a community based art centre to oversee our Magic Canvas competition in Bridge Gallery, which had a fantastic number of local, budding artists participate in that. We have something new each and every year at the festival and it's a really—that's a real tribute to the dynamic community that I represent and certainly appreciate Council and community support for making this event possible. Thank you. Chairman: Further general business? Councillor JOHNSTON. Councillor JOHNSTON: Yes, Madam Chairman. I rise to speak on two local matters, the Olympics and also the Graceville Suburban Centre Improvement Project (SCIP). This will be the last time I speak on the Graceville SCIP. Firstly, however, good news. I am delighted to announce today that a Sherwood State School student, a local Corinda resident, won a gold medal at the Olympics, Charlotte Caslick, who is part of the women's sevens. She was a former Sherwood Arrow and expert athlete when she was at primary school. Our community is very proud of her, so I'll just pass on the congratulations of our local community to Charlie and her family on such a wonderful achievement. I'd like to speak on the Graceville SCIP as well and I think the best way to do this is simply to use the words of others. I’m going to read an article that was published in Living in the Shires and I hope every Councillor listens to it, because what I know about how this SCIP has been handled by Councillor COOPER and Councillor SIMMONDS is that serious damage has been caused to the LNP and to this Council in our local community because of their actions. I have seen the letters by my residents to the CEO to Councillor SIMMONDS and they do not reflect well on either the LNP or this Council. But this article sums it up and I’m going to use the words of the author from Living in the Shires. “Brisbane City Council, please treat your ratepayers with some respect. The Graceville SCIP has landed. It is now complete. And on Sunday 17 July, we had the not-so-grand opening. Not that I knew that beforehand. In my capacity as the editor of the local community magazine Living in The Shires, I went down to Bank Road to capture the thronging crowds with my camera. I had my voice recorder in my pocket. Maybe I would do a vox-pop and post people’s cheerful comments about what a triumph the SCIP was. “I have to say, though, as I got ready to leave the house, I did wonder about the timing. It was a busy weekend. The St Joseph’s fete was on and the Regional Flavours festival was drawing the crowds in the city. The SCIP seemed to have appeared to have been organised in haste, as well. Peter Maniatis from Superior Fruit told me that he had only found out on the Thursday before. I only knew it was on because the local councillor Nicole JOHNSTON had sent out a newsletter to residents to let them know. She, apparently, was only told two weeks beforehand and was advised by Councillor SIMMONDS that she wouldn't be involved. “Council would be talking directly to the traders. That seemed to be patchy at best. I investigated Brisbane City Council’s SCIP website and found a teeny tiny sentence there about it, but that was all. No notifications in local newspapers or BCC newsletters. Just a tip, Brisbane City Council: in our community school fetes are a big deal and we all like to support them. I still set out regardless. There was the cutting of the ribbon to be done. Presumably, our LORD MAYOR Graham Quirk would make the time to come and do that, and make a bit of a speech. “Or maybe Councillor Julian SIMMONDS would do the honours, because he is, after all, the Chairman for City Planning, or Nicole Johnston as our local representative would be there. Maybe Russell Anderson and Deb Mostert, the

[4503 (Ordinary) meeting – 9 August 2016] - 74 - two artists responsible for the art installations, would be on hand to explain their work. I was told there would be music and food. I assumed there would be much celebration, a bit of hoop-la, a community united and enjoying an afternoon of Brisbane winter sunshine together. Well, Brisbane City Council, you let down your residents badly. “At kick-off time there was hardly anyone about. After 30 minutes or so people arrived, milled around, wondering what was going on. On the street, neighbours met neighbours. What is supposed to be happening? Is anything happening? Will there be speeches? Residents in this area contributed the $3 million cost for this beautification project. The shopkeepers directly contributed a significant proportion, as well. Both groups deserve to be treated with some respect. Yes, we had a whinge about the parking, and rightly so. “It took a big community push to get the Council to listen to our concerns, and it still isn’t perfect; although, a compromise, of sorts, has been achieved. But is that a good reason to shun us? Maybe our elected councillor Nicole JOHNSTON doesn’t toe the line as you would like her to. Is that why we got the cold shoulder? I think it is worth reminding Brisbane City Council that its employees are paid by us to provide our everyday amenities. We don’t care if our councillor is a member of the ALP, the LNP, the Greens, or is an independent. “What we do care about is when we have concerns about our day-to-day issues, when services which we pay for aren’t being provided, when a footpath is cracked and dangerous, or the buses aren’t running on time. We voted for Nicole Johnston to do this job for us. In fact, 12,572 of us voted for her. Clearly, we rather like the way she works hard for us in Tennyson. We like the way she is available when we call her and email her. We like the way she tells it like it is. What we don’t like is BCC’s ridiculous planning laws that are cutting a swathe through our heritage areas. “We don’t like the over-the-top development of apartment buildings with no infrastructure to support the increased population and road traffic. We don’t like it when our concerns about parking in the new SCIP go unheeded. Party politics has no place in our councils. Streetscapes should be above politics. Brisbane City Council: your hastily cobbled-together street party was insulting to our community and to our elected councillor.” Now, Madam Chairman, I have multiple letters from residents expressing the same sentiment that have been sent to Councillor SIMMONDS and to the CEO. I feel that—and I think that, you know, Councillor SIMMONDS is over there grinning and smiling. I don’t think they realise the damage that they have done by failing to listen at the beginning of the year, when I indicated there were problems, and then this slap in the face exercise a few weeks ago in our local area. It was disgraceful, it was appalling and our community understands very, very well that they pay the highest rates in this city and yet they are treated with contempt by the people who are in charge. Now, these are the words of residents of my areas. I can tell you, but they will not vote for the LNP whilst ever they treat our community with disrespect. You know, one day, I hope you will get the message that actually delivering for these people is the way to deal with the situation. Not to do this, not to ignore them. I’ve had a shopkeeper who has had a 95 year business, the oldest business in Graceville who wasn't even told by Council that the SCIP launch was on. Now, let me be clear. He paid. He got the bill before he was told about the SCIP launch and he wasn't even told it was on. He got my flyer in the mailbox a week beforehand and that's how he found out about it. Now, that's not good enough. That is not good enough. I think that Councillor SIMMONDS grinning and yawning and I think that that's appalling. My residents like to come to Council. They like to read the transcript and they understand what is going on here. I'm going to finish with a few comments from the Trader. This was to Councillor SIMMONDS directly. The letter was to Councillor SIMMONDS, “it

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is with regret I feel compelled to write to you regarding the Graceville SCIP. Whilst any large municipal project will ruffle feathers, basically the final straw was today when I read Councillor Nicole JOHNSTON's letterbox drop regarding the Graceville SCIP party next Sunday. The Regal was an active participant in the steering committee and also in regular touch with the entire SCIP team in relation to design and construction. “We endured the noise, the dirt, the loss of trade, the construction faults. We sadly waved goodbye to two other traders. The end result appears to be a biased decision to exclude us from any opportunity to promote our vibrant and unique business to the Graceville community.” It's—as a—here's another bit. “As a lifelong conservative voter, it disturbs me in this day and age that under an LNP led Council that a Chairman Mao form of democracy is utilised to extract cofounding payments from businesses that receive no public works whatsoever and then ignored when Council wants to go into self-promotion mode.” That's from one of the traders. Now, this is from another Community Reference Group (CRG) member, a local parent, “the communication issue around the parking spaces and the perceived arrogance from BCC about genuine community concerns left me feeling as though our voices weren't being heard and not really considered until the local community banded together to say enough is enough. Sure, we had a PowerPoint presentation to SCIP members at our community evening sessions. Yes, we were told the car spaces would be modified. Did we have proper consultation about the reduced size of these car spaces and their impacts? No. A lesson learned here for BCC. I’m not sure if you’ve received feedback from Graceville residents. However, I would like to make you aware of the disappointment felt by many in our catchment involved in the Graceville SCIP and the subsequent completion ceremony. It would have been nice to celebrate the completion of this project with some of the local business and children who contributed to the SCIP program and embraced what I hope is a truly successful project for the Graceville community. The only challenge is you can't celebrate something if you don’t know about it. I’m sorry, Colin, but it appears Brisbane City Council hasn't communicated as well as you would expect.” Now, I just think this Council should be ashamed of the way that it has gone about this project. It's had every opportunity to do the right thing. Chairman: Councillor JOHNSTON, your time has expired. Further general business? Councillor CUMMING. Councillor CUMMING: Yes. Thanks, Madam Chairman. Madam Chairman, I'll be brief, but I would like to speak about the Public and Active Transport Committee, Madam Chair. I have been increasingly concerned about the conduct of this Committee, because occasionally Councillor SCHRINNER turns up a bit late for the—for the Committee meetings, but the worst effort is from the Deputy Chair, Councillor WINES. I think he's averaged, I reckon, about 10 minutes late since the last election and this has meant that we've had myself and Councillor CASSIDY ready to start the meeting, Councillor McKENZIE and—sorry—Councillor RICHARDS, sorry— Councillor KING: A point of order, Madam Chair. Councillor CUMMING: —have both been very keen to go and— Chairman: Just a moment, please, Councillor CASSIDY. A point of order against you. Councillor KING. Councillor KING: Councillor CUMMING is misleading the Chamber. He is regularly, when I was in committees with him, 15 minutes, 20 minutes late for his committee meetings. Chairman: Just—

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Councillors interjecting. Chairman: Order, order. Order. Councillor CUMMING: So we— Chairman: Order. Councillor CUMMING, just wait, please. Councillor CUMMING: Sorry. My apologies. Chairman: Let me rule on the point of order. Councillor KING, your reflection of Councillor CUMMING in other committees is not his topic. He's stated his topic of what he's talking about tonight, which is the Public and Active Transport Committee. Councillor CUMMING: It's also not accurate too, Madam Chair. Chairman: Councillor CUMMING— Councillor CUMMING: Anyway— Chairman: —section 51, I haven’t finished. Councillor CUMMING: Sorry. Sorry, Madam Chair. Chairman: Councillor KING, I don’t uphold your point of order. If you wish to make further statements, you can make them in general business yourself. Councillor CUMMING: So, Madam Chairman, we've been left in a situation a few times where Councillor McKENZIE actually started the meeting and I encouraged him to do so, because I didn’t want us to sit round and eventually we're joined by Councillor SCHRINNER and Councillor WINES. But I—having had a look at the rules, it's actually not correct that he open the meetings and it's got to be the chair or the deputy chair. So—but anyhow, look, the gossip column in The Courier-Mail took some interest in the issue and they looked like they might report something about it. Then the last week was the worst case where the meeting opened just after 9 o'clock. Councillor SCHRINNER was there. Councillor WINES arrived at 9.19 a.m. and the meeting closed at 9.20 a.m. So it was just very lucky timing by Councillor WINES. Otherwise, he would have missed it altogether. But I’m very glad to say that this week they were very diligent. They were very diligent. They were both there. They arrived right on time. Right on 9 o'clock and just before the bell rang and we got the meeting underway and it went all very well. So I’m just hoping that in future that will continue, that will continue. Because otherwise Councillor WINES is treating the responsible position of being a deputy chair of a committee with real contempt. He's acting in a very arrogant manner. It's, like, you know, doesn’t matter to him when he turns up or whether he's there or not. I don’t think that's the right attitude to take and I’m sure the LORD MAYOR wouldn’t be happy with that attitude either. Chairman: Further debate? Councillor SRI. Councillor SRI: Thanks, Madam Chair. Just rising to speak briefly about the participatory budgeting system which we're implementing in The Gabba Ward, and I thought I would share some insights and, I guess, it's kind of an interesting new system we're trialling here. I wanted to let other Councillors know about it, because I hope it's something that down the track other wards will adopt. So we all have our wards footpath budget that we councillors allocate as we see fit throughout our electorate and what we're trialling this year in The Gabba Ward is to give every resident a direct vote in how that money is spent and prioritised. So basically the system we've adopted is to have a series of public workshops and face-to-face meetings where residents talk about what changes they’d like to see in the area, what their priorities are, suggest ideas, talk through the role of public space, et cetera, et cetera and then out of those public meetings, a whole

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bunch of suggestions and workshop solutions have come forward. Then the second stage has been this online voting system which we've set up. So if everyone's interested, you can check it out at jonathansri.com and just click on the link in the menu bar that says community voting. Basically, it's not just a question of purely giving everyone a direct vote. It's residents suggest projects, they share ideas online or face-to-face about which projects are most important. They can upvote and downvote and give comments. Then we ask the Council Asset Services team to cost the projects which are considered the most valued by the community. Out of those costed projects, every resident of The Gabba Ward gets a direct vote on which projects will actually get the money allocated in this financial year. So it has been quite useful, because it means that rather than the really vocal minority, who always make the same request for infrastructure dominating the conversation, residents who wouldn’t normally engage much with Council have been encouraged to make their own suggestions and to see what other people like. It's been really positive, because it's meant that solutions which I don’t think would otherwise have come to the fore or to the—to my attention have sort of worked their way up through the system. So it's only just started today. The online system has only just started today. But over the next few weeks, we'll be seeing people make suggestions and vote. I'll keep you updated on it, because I think it's a really—it's a novel approach to democracy, which solves some of those problems which we as councillors have where we're one Council and we've got 30,000 residents and we don’t have time to talk to them all. Obviously doing the whole thing online is not a solution, because we don’t want to leave out older residents or residents who might not have access to the internet or might not be aware of how the system works. But we've been doing a bit of door knocking as well to reach those people and all in all, the system has done, I think, a pretty good job of getting—engaging people in a way that our traditional approaches to allocating those discretionary budgets don’t. So, yes, I just thought I'd put it out there. Again, check out jonathansri.com and click the participatory—the community voting link, if you want to see how it's functioning. It's still in the early stages. It's still a trial, but I think it could be a positive and I look forward to sharing more experiences about that in the future. Chairman: Further general business? Councillor STRUNK. Councillor STRUNK: Thanks. Thank you, Madam Chair. It gives me great pleasure to rise to speak about a terrific and important event that was held by the Vietnamese community last Saturday night. Vietnamese chapter president, Dr Cuong Bui and his committee were raising much needed funds for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the UNHCR. The dinner at the Acacia Ridge Hotel was attended by over 300 people who came together to help increase the more than $53,000 that had already been raised by the Vietnamese community prior to the evening. The overall goal is $100,000. Now, I don’t know what has been publicly released as to what money they raised on the night, but I have a sneaking suspicion it will get them very close to their overall goal. The motivation behind the project was to pay back the UNHCR for their huge assistance given to the Vietnamese refugees from 1975 through to 1992, when more than two million Vietnamese refugees fled political persecution after the Vietnam War. Other dignitaries who attended were the UNHCR board member, Paul Reid; UNHCR special representative, Carina Hoang; Federal Member for Oxley, our old friend, Milton Dick; and the highlight of the evening was a very heartfelt rendering account from a former refugee, Phong Nyugen. I want to publicly thank Dr Bui and his committee and the Vietnamese community for undertaking the project that will help continue the great work of the UNHCR on behalf of refugees.

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As we all know, for over 65 years, the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees as undertaken this role in protecting the rights and wellbeing of refugees all over the world. Milton and myself, as local representatives, couldn’t be more proud of the Vietnamese community who have a proud tradition of fundraising and support of disaster relief and other great causes. The fundraising for the UNHCR is just one more example of how the Vietnamese community carers for others at a time of need. Thank you. Chairman: Further general business? Councillor SUTTON. Councillor SUTTON: Yes, Madam Chair. Just very quickly: I wanted to read into the record an excerpt out of the Minister's second reading speech when introducing the City of Brisbane Bill 2010. This is with regards to the clauses in the Act relating to the misuse of information. So this is to quote from the Minister's second reading speech which, as we all know, is used to interpret the legislation and any of the other subsequent regulations or local laws it sets up. So it says, “the bill retains provisions and serious penalties relating to the misuse of information to cause detriment to the Council. Detriment here is not about political embarrassment or disagreements between councillors. Neither is it about matters that are and should be in the public domain. It is right that there is such public debate”—sorry—“it is right that there is public debate about the positives and negatives of Council's projects, plans and policies. This is in the public interest and this will not trigger the misuse of information provisions”. Madam Chair, given we started today's meeting with a warning about the misuse of information provisions, I thought it was important to place on the public record the content of the Minister's second reading speech, which deliberately sets out to make clear that those provisions are not about political embarrassment or disagreements between councillors. All of us should be aware of that. Chairman: Further general business? There being nothing further, I declare the meeting closed.

QUESTIONS OF WHICH DUE NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN: (Questions of which due notice has been given are printed as supplied and are not edited)

Submitted by Councillor Steve Griffiths (received on 4 August 2016)

Q1. How many cats were euthenised by Council in 2015/16?

Q2. How many dogs were euthenised by Council in 2015/16?

Q3. How many feral cats were caught by Council in 2015/16?

Q4. How many feral cats were euthenised in 2015/16?

Q5. How many feral/wild dogs were caught by Council 2015/16?

Q6. How many feral/wild dogs were euthenised in 2015/16?

Q7. How much did the Carindale Green Heart City Fair cost in the 2015/16 financial year?

Q8. How much did the Chermside Green Heart City Fair cost in the 2015/16 financial year?

Q9. Please list what sites will be restored for recreation in the 2016/17 year?

Q10. Which shopping precincts will receive the free Wi-Fi to Suburban Centres during 2017/18?

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Q11. In the 2015/16 Financial Year what was the total staffing budget for the Lord Mayor’s personal/political office excluding the Lord Mayor’s salary.

Q12. In the 2015/16 Financial year what was the total staffing budget for the Leader of the Oppositions office, excluding the Leader of the Opposition’s salary.

Q13. In the 2015/16 Financial year what was the total operational budget for the Lord Mayor’s personal/political office, excluding the Lord Mayor’s salary and staff salaries.

Q14. In the 2015/16 Financial year, what was the total operational budget for the Leader of the Oppositions office, excluding the Leader of the Opposition’s salary and staff salaries

Q15. In the 2015/1 6 Financial year what was the total staffing budget for the Deputy Mayor’s Office, excluding the Deputy Mayor’s salary and the salaries of the Ward Office PA and RSO.

Q16. In the 2015/16 Financial year what was the total operational budget for the Deputy Mayor’s office, excluding staff salaries, ward office budget, the Deputy Mayor’s salary and the salaries of the Ward Office PA and RSO.

Q17. In the 2015/16 Financial year what was the total staffing budget for the Chairman for Field Services Committee excluding the Chairman’s salary and the salaries of the Ward Office PA and RSO.

Q18. In the 2015/16 Financial year what was the total staffing budget for the Shadow chairman for Field Services Committee excluding the Chairman’s salary and the salaries of the Ward Office PA and RSO.

Q19. In the 2015/16 Financial year what was the total staffing budget for the Chairman of Environment, Parks and Sustainability Committee excluding the Chairman’s salary and the salaries of the Ward Office PA and RSO.

Q20. In the 2015/16 Financial year what was the total staffing budget for the Shadow Chairman of Environment, Parks and Sustainability Committee excluding the Chairman’s salary and the salaries of the Ward Office PA and RSO.

Q21. In the 2015/16 Financial year what was the total staffing budget for the Chairman of Brisbane Lifestyle Committee excluding the Chairman’s salary and the salaries of the Ward Office PA and RSO.

Q22. In the 2015/16 Financial year what was the total staffing budget for the Shadow Chairman of Brisbane Lifestyle Committee excluding the Chairman’s salary and the salaries of the Ward Office PA and RSO.

Q23. In the 2015/16 Financial year what was the total staffing budget for the Chairman of Finance and Economic Development Committee excluding the Chairman’s salary and the salaries of the Ward Office PA and RSO.

Q24. In the 2015/16 Financial year what was the total staffing budget for the Shadow Chairman of Finance and Economic Development Committee excluding the Chairman’s salary and the salaries of the Ward Office PA and RSO.

Q25. In the 2015/16 Financial year what was the total staffing budget for the Chairman of Public and Active Transport Committee excluding the Chairman’s salary and the salaries of the Ward Office PA and RSO.

Q26. In the 2015/16 Financial year what was the total staffing budget for the Shadow Chairman of Public and Active Transport Committee excluding the Chairman’s salary and the salaries of the Ward Office PA and RSO.

Q27. In the 2015/16 Financial year what was the total staffing budget for the Chairman of Neighbourhood Planning & Development Assessment/City Planning excluding the Chairman’s salary and the salaries of the Ward Office PA and RSO.

Q28. In the 2015/16 Financial year what was the total staffing budget for the Shadow Chairman of Neighbourhood Planning & Development Assessment/City Planning excluding the Chairman’s salary and the salaries of the Ward Office PA and RSO.

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Q29. Please list the amounts of rates and charges budgeted to be collected in the following Wards in the 2016/2017 financial year:

Bracken Ridge Ward Calamvale Ward Central Ward Chandler Ward Coorparoo Ward Deagon Ward Doboy Ward Enoggera Ward Forest Lake Ward Hamilton Ward Holland Park Ward Jamboree Ward McDowall Ward Macgregor Ward Marchant Ward Moorooka Ward Morningside Ward Northgate Ward Paddington Ward Pullenvale Ward Runcorn Ward Tennyson Ward The Gabba Ward The Gap Ward Walter Taylor Ward Wynnum Manly Ward

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS OF WHICH DUE NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN: (Answers to questions of which due notice has been given are printed as supplied and are not edited)

Submitted by Councillor Nicole Johnston (from meeting on 2 August 2016)

Q1. How many rubbish bins were removed from bus stops in 2015-16 and not replaced?

A1. Zero.

Please note: At present, Council is undertaking a large bus stop upgrade program to ensure that Brisbane’s bus stops are compliant with our Disability Discrimination Act obligations. As part of this program a number of independent contractors are relocating some bins to meet compliance. There are a number of contractors performing this work and there may be some instances where a bin may temporarily be removed and not reinstated immediately. Any concerns with regard to bins not being replaced in a timely matter should be reported to Council.

Q2. How many rubbish bins were removed from bus stops and replaced in 2015-16?

A2. 46.

Q3. How many new rubbish bins were installed at bus stops in 2015-16 where there had been none previously?

A3. 12

Submitted by Councillor Nicole Johnston (from meeting on 2 August 2016)

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Q1. What is the total number of dwellings approved by Brisbane City Council in the following years:

1. 2012 2. 2013 3. 2014 4. 2015 5. 2016 to June 30.

A1. The information requested is not immediately available and would take an unacceptable amount of time to review and collate. Retrieval and collation of the material will cause an unacceptable increase in the workload or delay in the performance of normal day to day services of Council officers.

Councillors can obtain this information by undertaking a detailed review of PD Online.

Q2. What was the total amount spent by Brisbane City Council on the launch event / party for the St Lucia Suburban Centre Improvement Project?

Q3. What was the total amount spent by Brisbane City Council on the launch event / party for the Alderley Suburban Centre Improvement Project?

Q4. What was the total amount spent by Brisbane City Council on the launch event / party for the Kenmore Suburban Centre Improvement Project?

Q5. What was the total amount spent by Brisbane City Council on the launch event / party for the Graceville Suburban Centre Improvement Project?

A2 to A5 Alderley $35,371.20 Cannon Hill $10,916.12 Graceville $11,661.03 Kenmore $18,633.62 St. Lucia $14,724.11

Q6. Please provide a list of projects and their value for the 2016-17 Budget allocation under service programme 4.5.3.1 sports fields and hard courts?

A6. Wests Mitchelton Rugby League Football Club - 90,000 Powenyenna Oval - 45,000 Turf aeration (various sites) - 300,000 Turf audits (various sites) - 154,000 Wests Rugby - 321,000

Submitted by Councillor Steve Griffiths (from meeting on 2 August 2016)

Q1. Please provide the monthly breakdown of Call Centre calls answered within 20 seconds by “a person” in the 2015/16 year in both numerical and percentage terms: ** Note: Graph at budget info sessions indicated Call Centre did not meet their KPI in four of these months: October, November, January and May – or a 3rd of the year.

Month Number Percentage July August September October November December January February March April May

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Month Number Percentage June

A1. The notation to this question is incorrect in that the Call Centre did meet the KPI in November and January as shown below.

Month Answered in 20 seconds Answered in 20 seconds % July 71820 89.67% August 61282 80.10% September 66387 90.65% October 63544 79.13% November 64993 81.33% December 58459 91.11% January 63242 89.36% February 67146 82.69% March 68946 88.86% April 62627 82.64% May 61298 77.54% June 68108 91.32%

Q2. Please advise full membership details of the Lord Mayor’s Infrastructure Council.

A2. There is no ‘Lord Mayor’s Infrastructure Council’. Council does however have a Brisbane Infrastructure Council – a non-renumerated group of individuals representing a range of leading infrastructure delivery organisations and government agencies.

Q3. In the 2015-16 Financial year how much was spent on the following under Budget Service 6.4.2.2 Queen Street Mall Activation and Marketing:

Queen Street Mall branding and marketing CBD Marketing Activation of the Malls The Christmas in the City Campaign The Easter program City Sounds program

A3. Queen Street Mall branding and marketing/CBD Marketing $372,000 Activation of the Malls: The Christmas in the City Campaign $1,400,000 The Easter program $47,000 City Sounds program $240,000 Other activation activities $100,000

Q4. How many organisations are currently on Council’s Community Facilities Waiting List?

A4. 228

Note: This figure includes a number of organisations that may presently be leasing Council sites and have a desire to relocate. It should also be noted that a number of projects being undertaken by Council this term to provide additional space for community purposes including at Seven Hills, St. Lucia and Rochedale.

Q5. Please provide the total revenue Council received from Entertainment Event permits for events where the total patronage is between 2001 – 10,000 over the duration of the event in the 2016/16 financial year?

A5. Note: In consideration of the previously answered question on notice on this topic for the 2015/16 financial year, it is assumed this question relates to the 2016/17 financial year.

$10,505.25

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Q6. How many Entertainment Event permits were issued for events where the total patronage is between 2001 – 10,000 over the duration of the event in the 2016/16 financial year?

A6. Note: In consideration of the previously answered question on notice on this topic for the 2015/16 financial year, it is assumed this question relates to the 2016/17 financial year.

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Q7. Please provide the total revenue Council received from Entertainment Event permits for events where the total patronage exceeded 10,000 over the duration of the event in the 2016/16 financial year?

A7. Note: In consideration of the previously answered question on notice on this topic for the 2015/16 financial year, it is assumed this question relates to the 2016/17 financial year.

$7,241.60

Q8. How many Entertainment Event permits were issued for events where the total patronage exceeded 10,000 over the duration of the event in the 2016/16 financial year?

A8. Note: In consideration of the previously answered question on notice on this topic for the 2015/16 financial year, it is assumed this question relates to the 2016/17 financial year.

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Q9. Please provide the breakdown of funding for the following multicultural festivals:

2016/17 2015/16 African Festival Brisbane Chinese Cultural Festival Brisbane Chinese Festival Brisbane French Festival Brisbane Irish Festival/St Patrick’s Day Parade Brisbane Lunar New Year Multicultural Festival Brisbane Thai Festival Buddha’s Birthday Carole Park Multicultural Day Chanukah in the City Deepavali Eidfest Eritrean Community Multicultural Festival Festitalia Filipino Barrio Fiesta Brisbane India Day Fair Indian Bazaar International Tartan Day Italian Week (New Farm Park) Korean Festival Day Many Stories, One Australia Milton Community Festival Parkinson Multicultural and Dragon Boat Festival Multicultural Taste of the World Festival Nowruz Persian New Year Festival Paniyiri Queensland Taiwanese Festival Serbian Cultural Festival South Pacific Islander Christmas Celebrations Sri Lankan Vesak Festival Sunnybank Hills State School Multi-Fest Taiwanese Moon Festival Taiwanese Mother’s Day Celebration Scandinavian Festival

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2016/17 2015/16 Three Saints Festival Brisbane United Nations Day (Indooroopilly) Vietnamese Children’s Moon Festival Vietnamese New Year Festival World Refugee Day Community Festival (Create Welcome Week) Zillmere Multicultural Festival

Total:

A9. 2016/17 2015/16 African Festival $5,000 $5,000 Brisbane Chinese Cultural Festival $7,000 $7,000 Brisbane Chinese Festival $5,000 $5,000 Brisbane French Festival $12,150 $13,500 Brisbane Irish Festival/St Patrick’s Day Parade $15,000 $15,000 Brisbane Lunar New Year Multicultural Festival $5,000 $5,000 Brisbane Thai Festival $8,000 $8,000 Buddha’s Birthday $30,000 $30,000 Carole Park Multicultural Day $2,000 $2,000 Chanukah in the City $8,100 $9,000 Deepavali $12,150 $13,500 Eidfest $12,000 $12,000 Eritrean Community Multicultural Festival $6,000 $6,000 Festitalia $30,000 $30,000 Filipino Barrio Fiesta Brisbane $5,000 $5,000 India Day Fair $7,000 Not funded Indian Bazaar $15,000 $15,000 International Tartan Day $8,100 $9,000 Italian Week (New Farm Park) $20,000 $20,000 Korean Festival Day $5,000 $5,000 Many Stories, One Australia $5,000 $5,000 Milton Community Festival $5,670 $6,300 Parkinson Multicultural and Dragon Boat Festival $12,150 $13,500 Multicultural Taste of the World Festival $10,000 $10,000 Nowruz Persian New Year Festival $12,900 $12,900 Paniyiri $30,000 $30,000 Queensland Taiwanese Festival $5,000 $5,000 Serbian Cultural Festival $5,000 $5,000 South Pacific Islander Christmas Celebrations $5,000 $5,000 Sri Lankan Vesak Festival $5,000 $5,000 Sunnybank Hills State School Multi-Fest $6,000 $6,000 Taiwanese Moon Festival $5,000 $5,000 Taiwanese Mother’s Day Celebration $5,000 $8,000 Scandinavian Festival $4,000 $4,000 Three Saints Festival Brisbane $2,430 $2,700 United Nations Day (Indooroopilly) $6,000 $6,000 Vietnamese Children’s Moon Festival $6,909 $6,909 Vietnamese New Year Festival $12,000 $12,000 World Refugee Day Community Festival (Create Welcome Week) $64,800 $72,000 Zillmere Multicultural Festival $20,000 $20,000

Total: $445,359 $455,309

Q10. Please provide the breakdown of funding for the following suburban community festivals and events:

2016/17 2015/16 2 High Festival 4MBS Festival of Classics

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2016/17 2015/16 Mt Gravatt Show Acacia Ridge Party in the Park Royal Queensland Art Society Biennial Ashgrove Carols by Candlelight BABI Wave Youth Festival Backyard Bonanza Bardon Community Carols Brisbane Billycart Championships Brisbane Cabaret Festival Brisbane Cheese Festival Brisbane International Jazz Festival Brisbane Kite Festival Brisbane Pride Festival Brisbane Organic Growers Fair Brisbane Sings Brookfield Christmas Calamvale Carnival Carols on the Range Caxton Street Seafood and Wine Festival Centenary Community Christmas Carols Centenary Rocks Festival Keperra Christmas Christmas in Sandgate Christmas Party in The Grove Colourise Festival Creative 3 Darra Street Festival Einbunpin Festival End of the Line Festival Fair on the Green Ferny Grove Festival Goldicott Opera under the Stars Grass Roots Music Festival Halloween on Blackwood Street Hands of Hope (Christmas 4 Kids) History Alive – A Journey Through Time Indigo Fair Mandalay Jacaranda Festival Lanham Park May Fair Moorooka Family Fun Day (Formerly Moorooka Festival) Morningside Festival Mo vies in the Park Murarrie Neighbour Day Music by the Sea Festival Manly Harbour Village Halloween Street Party National Archaeology Week – Toowong Cemetery Nundah Village Festival Opera in the Gardens Out of the Box (biennial festival) Parkinson Neighbourhood Festival Peaks to Points (biennial festival) Queensland Deaf Festival Queensland Poetry Festival Racecourse Road Winter Lights Festival Rainbow Festival Rotary Christmas (Jamboree) Sandgate Bluewater Festival Sandgate Writers Festival Sherwood Community Festival

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2016/17 2015/16 Spring Hill Fair Teneriffe Festival Toowong Hands and Hearts Fair Wakerley Rotary Christmas Carols Wilston Winter Market Fair Wynnum Manly Jazz Festival Inc Wynnum Illuminations Festival West End Block Festival West End Film Festival Xmas Twilight Market and Movie Night

Total:

A10.

2016/17 2015/16 2 High Festival $10,000 $10,000 4MBS Festival of Classics $10,000 $10,000 Mt Gravatt Show $15,000 $15,000 Acacia Ridge Party in the Park $9,619 $9,619 Royal Queensland Art Society Biennial $5,000 $5,000 Ashgrove Carols by Candlelight $5,000 $5,000 BABI Wave Youth Festival $5,000 $5,000 Backyard Bonanza $31,000 $31,000 Bardon Community Carols $5,000 $5,000 Brisbane Billycart Championships $15,000 $15,000 Brisbane Cabaret Festival $10,000 $10,000 Brisbane Cheese Festival $10,000 $10,000 Brisbane International Jazz Festival $6,000 $6,000 Brisbane Kite Festival $5,670 $6,300 Brisbane Pride Festival $7,000 $7,000 Brisbane Organic Growers Fair $5,000 $5,000 Brisbane Sings $14,500 $14,500 Brookfield Christmas $5,000 $5,000 Calamvale Carnival $10,000 $10,000 Carols on the Range $5,000 $5,000 Caxton Street Seafood and Wine Festival $7,000 $7,000 Centenary Community Christmas Carols $5,000 $5,000 Centenary Rocks Festival $10,000 $7,000 Keperra Christmas $5,000 $5,000 Christmas in Sandgate $5,000 $5,000 Christmas Party in The Grove $4,050 $4,500 Colourise Festival $7,000 $7,000 Creative 3 $10,000 $10,000 Darra Street Festival $7,000 $7,000 Einbunpin Festival $12,000 $12,000 End of the Line Festival $7,500 $7,500 Fair on the Green $5,000 $5,000 Ferny Grove Festival $7,000 $7,000 Goldicott Opera under the Stars $2,430 $2,700 Grass Roots Music Festival $6,000 $6,000 Halloween on Blackwood Street $3,000 $3,000 Hands of Hope (Christmas 4 Kids) $5,000 $5,000 History Alive – A Journey Through Time $5,000 $5,000 Indigo Fair $5,000 $5,000 Mandalay Jacaranda Festival $3,000 $3,000 Lanham Park May Fair $10,000 $10,000 Moorooka Family Fun Day (Formerly Moorooka Festival) $10,000 $10,000

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2016/17 2015/16 Morningside Festival $10,000 $10,000 Mo vies in the Park $5,000 n/a Murarrie Neighbour Day $5,000 $5,000 Music by the Sea Festival $9,720 $10,800 Manly Harbour Village Halloween Street Party $8,100 $9,000 National Archaeology Week – Toowong Cemetery $5,000 $5,000 Nundah Village Festival $6,000 $6,000 Opera in the Gardens $6,000 $6,000 Out of the Box (biennial festival) $25,000 $25,000 Parkinson Neighbourhood Festival $7,603 $7,603 Peaks to Points (biennial festival) $37,000 $37,000 Queensland Deaf Festival $2,500 $2,500 Queensland Poetry Festival $6,000 $6,000 Racecourse Road Winter Lights Festival $16,000 $16,000 Rainbow Festival $5,000 $5,000 Rotary Christmas (Jamboree) $5,000 $5,000 Sandgate Bluewater Festival $18,195 $18,195 Sandgate Writers Festival $5,000 $5,000 Sherwood Community Festival $18,500 $18,500 Spring Hill Fair $10,000 $10,000 Teneriffe Festival $24,300 $27,000 Toowong Hands and Hearts Fair $2,500 $2,500 Wakerley Rotary Christmas Carols $5,670 $6,300 Wilston Winter Market Fair $5,000 $5,000 Wynnum Manly Jazz Festival Inc $10,000 $10,000 Wynnum Illuminations Festival $10,000 $10,000 West End Block Festival $5,000 $5,000 West End Film Festival $8,100 $9,000 Xmas Twilight Market and Movie Night $5,000 $5,000

Total: $615,957 $615,517

Q11. How much funding has been allocated for the Lake Parklands new fountain in the Forest Lake Ward?

A11. Funding for the planning and design of the new fountain at Forest Lake will be provided from this year’s budget. This planning and design work will inform the cost of construction in future financial years subject to Council’s standard procurement and tendering processes.

Q12. What is the projected year of completion for the new fountain in the Lake Parklands at Forest Lake?

A12. 2019.

RISING OF COUNCIL: 6.15pm.

PRESENTED: and CONFIRMED

CHAIRMAN

Council officers in attendance:

James Withers (Senior Council and Committee Officer)

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Shivaji Solao (Council and Committee Officer) Billy Peers (Personal Support Officer to the Lord Mayor and Council Orderly)

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