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Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council Notice of Special CLARE & GILBERT VALLEYS COUNCIL NOTICE OF SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Notice is given that a Special Meeting of the Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council will be held at the Council Chambers, 4 Gleeson Street, Clare on Monday 25 March 2013 commencing at 7.00pm. This special meeting of Council was called by Mayor Aughey in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act. Roy D Blight Chief Executive Officer 18 March 2013 AGENDA 1.0 Opening and Welcome 1.1 Present 1.2 Apologies 2.0 Business 2.1 Conduct of Public Hearing - Strategic Directions Report 2012 The public hearing is conducted, as required under Section 30 of the Development Act, to allow those people who have made submissions to be heard before Council. There is no debate or decision making at a public hearing – the purpose is to provide those people who have made submissions to present their views to Council. The Mayor would normally allow up to five (5) minutes for each presentation. Following the public consultation undertaken on the Strategic Directions Report 2012, submissions were received from: Page No Richard Wood * 1 Aileen Pelly 18 Saddleworth & District Community Association* 19 Mintaro Progress Association* 21 Regional Development Australia Yorke & Mid North 25 Petrie McCabe (represented by Masterplan)* 27 PW & GE Lamkin* 38 Vince Daly 39 Justin & Libby Brady 40 Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure 41 Mount Horrocks Historical Society Inc 43 RenewablesSA, Department for Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, 52 Resources and Energy Sandy Hansen 58 Clean Energy Council 69 Glen Acres Pty Ltd, Kym Davis* 80 Andrew Aworth 90 John Hawke* 96 Des Menz 115 Energy Australia 119 Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council 124 Those identified with an asterisk* have asked to be heard. The Administration will provide a summary of all submissions with recommendations on any proposed changes to the Strategic Directions Report, for Council consideration, to a future Council meeting. The Strategic Directions Report is then submitted to the Minister to finalise the process. Recommendation 1. That the report be received and noted. 2. That following the conduct of the Public Hearing on the Strategic Directions Report the Administration prepares a report to a future Council meeting in relation to submissions received and associated recommendations for consideration by Council. 3.0 Closure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 SADDLEWORTH PEAK BODY (Saddleworth District Community association Inc) Minutes from informal Meeting 4th December 2012 Present: D Crawford, B Coupar, S Humphrys, A Nourse, Apologies: P & R Richardson, L Talbot Absent: N Lewcock, D Gibbs, T Schmidtke, H Ritter No minutes from last meeting available therefore none were read or addressed. No treasurers report presented. Discussion on Strategic plan available at Council office for review. Points from this initial view are: Proposed housing at oval entrance. There are houses already on the market in Saddleworth that are not selling. What jobs are available locally for prospective residents. Discussion that many local workers live out of the town rather than purchase locally due to services available. Suggest that there be a buffer zone on Marrabel Road between the last house and AW Vaters to protect industrial areas being built right next to residential. On page 21 it states that Saddleworth is a Railhead for grain production in the area. How old is the material and statistics in this document? Sue spoke to Council re maintenance of vines on RSL building as their state was causing hazards from residents getting caught up and blocking clear vision while crossing the road. Response was that it was Council responsibility. Noted that Council did other vines on Belvidere Road but did not address the ones requested. Therefore Adrian did RSL & IGA but still need the final tidy up as he didn’t have a ladder at the time. Hopefully Council will address before the street Party on 15th December. Street Party plans are all going to plan with extra funding gained from Energy Australia. Committee purchased street decorations to brighten the town. Decorating started tonight. Working bee next Sunday 9th to install last of this years allocated wine barrels & plants. Denise Crawford has been watering those already done. Positive comments back from community. Also to shovel weeds from gutters as this again has not been addressed by Council. Sue to check with Council again re status of Benger Park. Council has always maintained this area which now looks over grown and dead branches hanging over fences detracting from Saddleworth’s main thoroughfare. This affects the outlook of our township. Next Newsletter Jan/Feb. Sue was finally able to complete and hand delivered the township and placed some at Manoora, Marrabel, Hotels, Roadhouse, Vaters, Library & IGA to get better coverage to our community. Positive feedback received. Need to include Roadhouse hours 7am -10pm 7 days a week. Raaj the new manager has been very proactive in encouraging visitors to stop and look around the town. Town signs need updating check with Peter Richardson as he has a list he compiled with Ivan Milde. Oval committee are applying for a grant to upgrade toilet facilities. Stobie pole repainting: A group of interested members has inspected the poles and steps are underway in progression of upgrade. 19 New community noticeboard & black board is underway but limited time will not be in before Christmas. Town Map: Sue handed details collated to the newly formed Traders Group who will follow through. Once this has been completed we will then look at large maps at entrance areas/Winkler Park/ Pioneer Park etc. Community Website: This has also been handed to this group as they have a member who has time and skills in this area. Next meeting 5th February 8pm meeting room behind the Library. Adrian will advertise outline of the Peak Body and that we are seeking a Secretary. Rosie & Sue are unable to continue their roles. Meeting closed 9.40pm 20 Mintaro Progress Association Inc. PO Box 140 Mintaro South Australia 5415 Ph: 08 88439212 ABN- 59 838 572 252 25 February, 2013 Roy Blight CEO Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council 4 Gleeson Street Clare SA 5453 Development Plan Strategic Directions Review Dear Roy, On behalf of the Mintaro Progress Association I ask that Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council consider the following submission when reviewing the current Development Plan. The Association would like to express its appreciation to the council for the commitment and vision they have shown in developing the Community Plan and the Development Plan. These public documents are easily read and enable communities to understand the vision that guides the council when considering future development. Mintaro is a community of people who live in a beautiful valley surrounded by rolling hills, vine yards and farmlands with majestic river red gums growing along the waterways. These vistas surround the town and are integral to the character of Mintaro. Mintaro has changed considerably since the council decided to accept the current development plan and increase the Residential Allotments in Precincts 3 and 4 to a minimum of 1 hectare. Many vine yards and large blocks within the town have been subdivided and have been replaced by houses, 32 new dwellings have been approved by council since the declaration of the State Heritage Area. 21 This development has brought new residents and vitality to the town, the beauty of the environment and the country village characteristics have been maintained. Mintaro is a close, active community. Many residents have lived in different places and have moved to Mintaro by choice bringing a variety of skills and talents that enhance the community. The population demographic in Mintaro is that most people in the town are in their 50s and 60s. Future planning for Mintaro should make it possible for these people to stay in this community when they are unable to maintain large allotments of land. It can be anticipated that as aged people move into dwellings on smaller allotments within the town younger people will be encouraged to move into the town and create opportunities for the town to develop. This is essential for local businesses like the hotel to remain viable and for sporting clubs and community organizations to have the personnel to remain functional. It is essential for the continued development of Mintaro as a dynamic community that more people should be able to live in the town in smaller manageable allotments. The recommendation of this submission is that the residential allotments in Precincts 3 and 4 should be reduced to 0.4 hectare or smaller. It is noted that the development plan makes provision for the Residential Zone on the Western side of Mintaro to be expanded. The recommendation of this submission is that this development should not go ahead until most of the residential allotments within the town are developed and demand for land warrants further development. In the current Development Plan the four, 4 acre (1.7 hectares), allotments on the Western side of Thompson Priest Road (A376, A377, A378, A379) are zoned Rural Fringe (9). The same sized allotments on the Eastern Side of Thompson Priest Road are zoned Rural Living (8). This submission recommends that the four allotments A376 – A379 be zoned Rural Living (8). The expanded design guidelines relating to new residential development in Mintato are in need of revision and review to address the potential diversity of future residential planning while maintaining the character and integrity of the township. 22 Comments on Appendix D- Mintaro Conservation and Construction Guidelines P209 Excavation and Filling It is interesting to note the original Mintaro township buildings were constructed on natural ground contours without significant earthworks.
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