Agenda Item 7.1 Report No. 141/19Cncl 1. MEETINGS
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Agenda Item 7.1 REPORT Report No. 141/19cncl TO: ORDINARY COUNCIL - MONDAY 26 AUGUST 2019 SUBJECT: MAYOR’S REPORT 1. MEETINGS AND APPOINTMENTS 1.1 Ruth Palmer, Property Council 1.2 Alice Springs Pilot (Aviation) Academy Meeting - Sean Drabsch, CEO Department of TBI, Catherine White, Ian Kew- CEO NT Airports, Dave Batic, Scott Lovett, David Slama, Donna Digby, Colin Warnock 1.3 Mrs Robyn Lambley, Member for Araluen 1.4 Simon Duke, Acting Director Corporate and Community Services 1.5 Acting Chief Executive Officer Scott Allen 1.6 Janet Wright, Disability Advocacy Service 1.7 Charlie King, AFL and Ian McAdam, Redtails / Pinktails Right Tracks Program 1.8 Aviation Meeting with Centre for Appropriate Technology with Cr Jamie de Brenni and Acting CEO Scott Allen 1.9 Cliff Weeks, Executive Director Central Australia, Department of the Chief Minister 1.10 Michael Arcella, McArthur Recruitment 1.11 Robert Jennings, Incoming CEO Alice Springs Town Council 1.12 Colin Warnock, Training Delivery Manager, Centre for Appropriate Technology 1.13 Jason Bell and Jason Lord, Community Boxing Academy 1.14 Glenn Marshall, General Manager, Intyalheme Centre for Future Energy and Intyalheme representative Tristan Simons - Future Grid Project - Adaptive Tariffs 1.15 Amy Randell, St Philip’s College student 1.16 Jen Mahony, Department of Education and Engineers Australia 1.17 Siobhan Doogan, Policy Advisor, NT Government - Minister Gerry McCarthy 1.18 Mr R. Head, Charles Darwin University 1.19 Tina Fleming, Emergency and Risk Management Coordinator, Office of the Chief Executive, Department of Health 1.20 Litchfield CEO Daniel Fletcher 1.21 Peter Clee, Wagait Shire Council - Local Government 1.22 Mayor Judy McFarlane, Roper Gulf - CEO Recruitment 1.23 Mayor Maree Bredhauer - Mayor Litchfield 2. FUNCTIONS ATTENDED 2.1 Meeting with Board of Directors and Alice Springs Airport Management 2.2 Yirara College Naidoc Day Celebration 2.3 Gathering at Afghan Masque - Eid Adha Dinner 2019 2.4 Official opening of the Alice Springs Community Garden Building and Entry Gate 2.5 Masonic Lodge Installation Event 2.6 Reconciliation Australia Event 2.7 Return of the Variety Bash, Acacia Hill School 2.8 Chamber of Commerce Awards Evening with Award nominees from Council 2.9 Shell Rimula Wall of Fame Induction Ceremony, National Road Transport Hall of Fame 3. FUNCTIONS PARTICIPATED IN 3.1 Seniors Mayoral Morning Tea 3.2 WALGA (Western Australian Local Government Association) Perth - WALGA President Lynne Craigge 3.3 Seniors Health and Wellness Day Walk 3.4 Henley on Todd Regatta - Announcer 3.5 National Tree Planting Day - Palm Circuit and CDU Oval 3.6 National Vietnam Veterans Day and Anniversary of the 'Battle of Long Tan’ Report No. 141/19cncl 72 4. INTERVIEWS / MEDIA COMMITMENTS 4.1 ABC with Stewart Brash - Council outcomes 4.2 Media Event at new fitness stations 5. OTHER ACTIVITIES 5.1 Tour of RWMF with Cr Jimmy Cocking, Craig Revassel and Costa Georgiadis 5.2 Red Hot Arts Special Meeting and Board Meeting 5.3 Heart Foundation Walking Group 5.4 Red Hot Arts Central Australia Facilitated Strategic Planning Session 5.5 Heritage Council Meeting 5.6 Outback Way Meeting 5.7 ASTC Standing Committee Meetings 5.8 Regional Development Australia Quarterly Meeting 5.9 Oleander Park Community Meeting 5.10 Central Australia Show Society Meeting 5.11 ASTC Ordinary Council Meeting 5.12 Presentation of cheque to Variety NT for funds raised from the Santa Fun Run - General Manager Katrina Fong Lim AM 5.13 LGANT Executive Meeting 5.14 50 Plus Committee Meeting 5.15 ASTC Council Forum 5.16 NT Grants Commission Trip - Pirlangimpi (GardenPoint), Milikapiti (Snake Bay) and Litchfield Regional Council with Chair Dr David Ritchie, President Kaye Thurlow - Regional Council Representative, Meeta Ramkumar - Department Representative 5.17 Presentation to winner of the Ultra Swim Event 5.18 Araluen Cultural Precinct Community Reference Group Meeting 5.19 Ashwin Park consultation 6. CIVIC/MAYORAL RECEPTIONS 6.1 Private Citizenship Ceremony for Gaylene Rye 7. ASTC COMMITTEE MEETINGS 7.1 Youth Action Group Committee Meeting 7.2 Development Committee Meeting 7.3 Environment Advisory Committee Meeting 7.4 Public Art Advisory Committee Meeting 7.5 Regional Waste Management Facility Meeting ATTACHMENTS Attachment A - Letter to Mayor Ryan from Minister Nicole Manison dated 15 August 2019 Attachment B - Letter to Mayor Ryan from Minister Nicole Manison dated 12 July 2019 Attachment C - Nomination for Minister’s Advisory Council on Multicultural Affairs Attachment D - Letter to Mayor Ryan from Avon W. Moyle A.M Attachment E - Letter to Mayor Ryan from the Royal Flying Doctor Service RECOMMENDATION That the report be received. Damien Ryan MAYOR ATTACHMENT A DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER MINISTER FOR POLICE, FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES Parliament House GPO Box 3146 State Square Darwin NT 0801 Darwin NT 0800 Telephone: 08 8936 5547 [email protected] Facsimile: 08 8936 5609 Mr Damien Ryan President Local Government Association of the NT PO Box 2017 PARAP NT 0804 I write to acknowledge your letter dated 19 July 2019, and your request for the inclusion of ‘Heatwaves as an Identified Hazard’ in the Territory Emergency Plan. Heatwaves have been identified nationally as a significant hazard, and a National Heatwave (Time-limited) Working Group is being established to develop a set of national standards for defining heatwaves and communicating related warnings to the public. This working group will consist of representatives from all states and territories, and is being co chaired by Emergency Management Australia and the Bureau of Meteorology. The Northern Territory (NT) representative for this working group is the Northern Territory Government, Chief Health Officer, Dr Hugh Heggie. The first working group meeting is scheduled for August 2019, and it will have twelve months to report to the Australian, New Zealand Emergency Management Committee with its recommendations. The work of this national working group will inform the Territory Emergency Management Council on how best to treat Heatwave as a threat to Territorial. Government agencies will continue to monitor weather and environmental conditions and provide guidance and advice to the public Thank you for bringing the Local Government Association's concerns on this issue to my attention, and your ongoing support in keeping our communities safe. NICOLE MANISON 1 5 AUG 2019 WW NVKinCKINORTHERN TERRITORY 4§$T government ATTACHMENT B DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER TREASURER Parliament House GPO Box 3146 State Square Darwin NT 0801 Darwin NT 0800 Telephone: 08 8936 5547 [email protected] Facsimile: 08 8936 5609 Damien Ryan President Local Government Association of the Northern Territory PO Box 2017 PARAP NT 0804 Dear Mr Ryan Thank you for your correspondence of 4 March 2019, regarding the Local Government Association of the Northern Territory’s request for a stamp duty exemption for councils in the Territory. Local government councils play a vital role in delivering the high quality services that Territorians deserve and I understand the many challenges all levels of government face in the current economic environment. I am pleased to advise that councils are currently provided with a stamp duty exemption on conveyances and leases of real property in recognition that these transactions involve significant upfront expenditure by the relevant council and are generally for the long-term benefit of the broader community. Finally, there are no general exemptions available for duty on insurance, including for non-profit organisations. The obligation to duty in that regard lies with the insurer rather than the individual policy holder, notwithstanding the insurer will generally pass that cost on as a component of the premium it imposes. Thank you again for raising this issue with me. I wish you and your fellow members well for the future. Yc L NIUULt MANI5UN 12 JUL 2019 NORTHERN ATTACHMENTC LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTHERN Local Government Association TERRITORY of the Northern Territory PROCEDURES FOR LGANT REPRESENTATIVES ON COMMITTEES LGANT representatives on committees are required to provide the Association with regular reports and an annual report for its Annual General Meeting in November of each year. The Association also requires the minutes of each meeting attended to be emailed to the CEO’s Personal Assistant, [email protected]. Representatives are required to supply the Association with contact details such as mobile phone number, email address, postal address and the council they are a member of. The Association will supply information to nominees of committees, including their Terms of Reference. If a LGANT representative resigns from a committee, he/she is requested to inform the Association in writing, by letter or email, so that an alternative representative can be nominated to the committee. The Association may remove its endorsement of a representative on a committee if that representative fails to deliver regular reports or misses meetings without just cause. It would then be up to the committee to decide whether or not the representative remains on that committee if the representative is without LGANT endorsement. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY Local Government Association NOMINATION FORM of the Northern Territory MINISTER’S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL NAME: 1. Agreement to be nominated 1. _____________________________________________agree to be nominated as a (name in full)