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2008-2012 ANNA ON THE COVER In 2006 we launched the DVD ‘Anna’s Story’. Her story is told through each of the themes in the 20 year Randwick City Plan. It shows how these themes establish clear directions for us to shape our City’s future. The DVD reflects how our rich history and long term vision for Randwick City make it a great place for Anna to grow up and prosper. ‘Anna’s story’ was born in 2006, effectively making Anna six years old at the time of this End of Term Report. The Report is a snap-shot of all that we have achieved during the Council term and our commitment to a bright future for Anna. Contents SECTION 1 4 Mayor’s message 5 General Managers message SECTION 2 6 Councillors 7 Comments from Mayors 8 Councillors representing the community 10 Randwick City ward boundaries 11 Council meetings and decision making SECTION 3 12 Achieving the objectives of the Randwick City Plan 18 Responsible management 19 A sense of community 23 Places for people 28 A prospering City 29 Moving around 30 Looking after our environment SECTION 4 34 The partnerships needed to achieve the objectives of the Randwick City Plan SECTION 5 36 Council awards Randwick City Council 30 Frances Street, Randwick NSW 2031 Australia www.randwick.nsw.gov.au SECTION 6 40 Four year Delivery Program Tel: 02 9399 0999 Fax: 02 9319 1510 Call centre: 1300 722 542 Email: [email protected] © Randwick City Council 2012. SECTION 1 Mayor’s General Manager’s Message Message It is with pleasure I am able to give this end With the leadership and support of our mayors and councillors, of term report by the Council of the City of we have been able to build on our excellent management Randwick. practices and sound financial position to focus on delivering high quality services and projects to our community. Over our four year term of office, greenhouse gas emissions, we worked strenuously to realise reduce waste and conserve water the community aspirations set out and energy. We installed solar With our four year delivery program inspections, and issued 16,626 Our two yearly Community in our 20 year Randwick City Plan. panels on eight Council buildings, based on the community endorsed essential fire service certificates, Satisfaction Survey shows we are developed storm water harvesting Randwick City Plan, and medium statements and letters. on target and shows ways that we As custodians working for our term strategic plans our projects can continue to improve the service and recycling projects, and gave In 2011-12 alone, our graffiti community, our focus has been to and services are the result of we provide to our community. incentives to residents wanting to management teams responded manage our resources responsibly, careful planning. Our Annual install solar hot water and solar to 2,239 requests from across the This End of Term Report develop our infrastructure, Operational Plans are our contract panels. City, which resulted in the removal foreshadows a State of the City preserve and enhance our natural with the Randwick City community. of graffiti covering 46,520 square Report which Council will publish and built environment and ensure We oversaw implementation We have fulfilled our obligations metres. in November 2012. The State of that our City is a liveable City for of new technologies with the by delivering the actions promised the City Report will detail the latest residents and visitors. migration of business systems from each year. We developed a strong culture of Census information, the results external to in-house management, community engagement through Through the global financial The Council owns and operates of the upcoming Community introduced a fully integrated tablet innovative communication and crisis, at a time when other more than $1.3 billion worth of Satisfaction Survey 2012, a state style computer system for larger consultation strategies, including local government bodies were assets, including footpaths, roads, of the environment snapshot; vehicles, developed a smart phone on-line consultations and using experiencing difficulties, we drainage, parks, buildings and and a detailed analysis of key App and built on-line community social media. Our community remained debt free as a result of equipment. performance data and trends consultation opportunities. enthusiastically supported Council’s sound fiscal management. With relative to achieving the outcomes We delivered over $111 million community events program, in the overwhelming support of We test our levels of community of the 20 year Randwick City Plan. our community, we initiated and satisfaction every two years in capital works programs during particular The Spot Food and Film funded a $34.8 million “Buildings through an independently the term of this Council, with Festival, Coogee New Years Eve The achievements of this Council for our Community” program to managed telephone survey and major upgrades to community fireworks and Coogee Carols. over the last four years are the facilities, sports fields, roads, the result of efforts by staff and bring 65 community buildings up use the results to help set the We introduced better practices Coastal Walkway, footpaths and councillors. I would like to thank to the standards expected by our priorities for our annual operational to Council’s administration and environmental improvements. the staff for their hard work and community. plans. The results of these staff management. By transferring dedication and the councillors and surveys show increasing levels of During the term we repaired Council’s major business systems We developed medium term mayors for their vision, leadership community satisfaction with our 1253 potholes, resurfaced 35.8 to in-house management, we strategic plans and long term and commitment to our City and our performance as a Council. kilometres of roads and built and improved performance and resourcing strategies to support residents. the City Plan and undertook Our high standards of service maintained 34.8 kilometres of reduced costs. In 2012 we consultations and drafting of a new to our community have been footpaths. created a GIS and Online Services Department to develop innovative Randwick Local Environment Plan recognised by over 50 awards and Our internal processes are robust ways for our customers to access (LEP). commendations by professional and we work towards meeting bodies and government agencies information and submit requests. We started work to upgrade our promised service levels. For in addition to six awards to Heffron Park, a 44 hectare major example during the Council term, To build leaderships skills of individual outstanding staff. regional sporting and recreational the Development Assessment local government staff, we reserve; commenced the planning The achievements by Council team processed development developed and facilitated the to transform Chifley Reserve from reflect the team effort by my fellow applications at an average of 32 inaugural Corporate Leadership a former tip site to a regional councillors and the commitment, days, well below the target of 40 Cup, we entered a team in the sporting facility; and built eight new hard work and energy of my days. We received 144,452 service Local Government Management children’s playgrounds. Mayoral predecessors in this term, requests, varying from waste Challenge each year and we Councillor Matson, Councillor services to animal problems. became the first NSW Council Through careful stewardship to participate in the Aon Hewitt Procopiadis and Councillor Notley- Our compliance team carried we cared for our magnificent Employer of Choice Survey. Smith. out 4,455 inspections on food beaches and precious open The award-winning All Stops premises, responded to 5,172 spaces and parklands. We initiated to Randwick provided training environmental health and building and developed environmental programs for all staff on their related customer requests, programs that minimise our corporate and legal obligations. undertook 8,130 building 4 RANDWICK CITY COUNCIL END OF TERM RePORT 2008-12 5 SECTION 2 Comments from each Council Mayor COUNCILLORS The elected councillors represent our community and communicate information on Council issues, policy and decisions. During the 2008-12 Council term the roles of Mayor and Deputy Mayor were undertaken by a number of different councillors. Year Mayor Deputy Mayor CR MURRay MATSON CR JOHN PROCOPIadIS CR BRUCE NOTLEY-SMITH 2011-12 Cr Scott Nash Cr Bradley Hughes 2010-11 Cr Murray Matson Cr Kiel Smith COUNCILLOR MURRay MATSON COUNCILLOR BRUCE NOTLEY-SMITH 2009-10 Cr John Procopiadis Cr Robert Belleli MayOR 2010-11 MAYOR 2008- 09 Some key achievements during Councillor Murray Some key achievements during Councillor Bruce Notley- 2008-09 Cr Bruce Notley-Smith Cr Margaret Woodsmith Matson’s term as Mayor of Randwick City included Smith’s time as Mayor of Randwick City Council included lobbying for light rail in our City, working towards the 150th Anniversary celebrations, commissioning improving the Malabar beach water quality, the the history book Randwick and holding the Shadow extension of the 3-Council Ecological Footprint project, Community Cabinet Meeting at the Randwick Town reduction and offset of greenhouse gases, the success Hall. The Randwick City Recreations Needs Study was of the Lexington Place busking competition and the undertaken and we volunteered to be included in the first Maroubra beach urban design study. Emissions Trading Scheme in Australia. The community SMS service was introduced, Grant