Waverley Council PO Box 9, Bondi Junction, NSW 1355 DX 12006 Bondi Junction. Telephone: 9369 8000 Fax: 9387 1820 Email: [email protected] 10 September 2013 A meeting of COUNCIL will be held at Waverley Council Chambers, Bondi Road, Bondi Junction at: 7.00PM, TUESDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2013 QUORUM: Seven Councillors APOLOGIES: E-mail the General Manager or Governance Manager Late notice by telephone or through a Councillor attending the meeting Tony Reed GENERAL MANAGER MEETING DATES FOR OCTOBER 2013 Finance, Ethics & Strategic Planning Committee 01/10/2013 Community, Housing, Environmental Services & Public Works Committee 01/10/2013 Council Meeting 15/10/2013 AGENDA 1309.1 OPENING PRAYER & ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF INDIGENOUS HERITAGE The Mayor will read the following Opening Prayer and Acknowledgment of Indigenous Heritage. “God we pray for wisdom to govern with justice and equity. That we may see clearly and speak the truth and that we work together in harmony and mutual respect. May our actions demonstrate courage and leadership so that in all our works thy will be done. Amen. Waverley Council respectfully acknowledges our indigenous heritage and recognises the ongoing Aboriginal traditional custodianship of the land which forms our Local Government area.” 1309.2 LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND APOLOGIES 1309.2.1 Leave of Absence – Cr Miriam Guttman-Jones (A03/0029) Cr Guttman-Jones has applied for leave of absence from Council for the period 21 September 2013 to 6 November 2013 inclusive. Recommendation: That Council grant leave of absence to Cr Guttman-Jones for the period 21 September 2013 to 6 November 2013 inclusive. 1309.3 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 1. ____________________________________________________________________ 2. ____________________________________________________________________ 1309.4 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES 1309.4.1 PAGE 16 Council Meeting – 20 August 2013 Recommendation: That the Minutes of the Council meeting of 20 August 2013 be received and noted, and that such Minutes be confirmed as a true record of the proceedings of that meeting. Waverley Council Meeting – Tuesday, 17 September 2013 2 1309.5 ADDRESSES TO COUNCIL BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC 1. ____________________________________________________________________ 1309.6 MAYORAL MINUTE 1309.7 OBITUARIES (A02/0017) Elisabeth Wynhausen Christine Jard The Mayor will ask Councillors for the submission of any other Obituary Notices. Recommendation: That a letter of sympathy be forwarded to the families of the deceased named above expressing the condolences of the Mayor, Councillors and staff in the bereavement they have experienced. Council will rise for a minute’s silence for the souls of people generally who have died in our Local Government area. 1309.8 QUESTIONS BY COUNCILLORS WITH NOTICE 1309.8.1 Waverley Library - Children’s Library (A05/0327) The following questions were submitted by Cr Strewe: What is happening at the Children’s library? 1. A once wonderful children’s collection is being reduced at an alarming rate, why? 2. Children’s librarians have a particular role to play in putting young readers in touch with literature/resources that will excite/engage them and encourage them to become readers in an ongoing way – so they need to know something about children’s literature. Do children’s librarians receive training about children’s literature (current and historical) on an ongoing basis and want form does this training entail? 3. The young adult section has recently been relocated to the adult section, essentially this means there is no interaction at all between the kids choosing Young Adult titles and children’s librarians who, in theory at least, can provide information and guidance about the books that are there. Why was this change made and were Councillors involved in any way? Waverley Council Meeting – Tuesday, 17 September 2013 3 4. Are these changes in any policy document anywhere? 5. Councillors were assured with the outsourcing of book buying that Waverley would still choose its own titles is this happening? 6. How up to date is the Library Policy and where can interested residents find a copy? 1309.8.2 Beach Measurements (A08/1036) The following question was submitted by Cr Strewe: Does Council have measurements for the actual width of our beaches from sea wall to the high tide mark or are the only assessments we have, (for tides not beach width), done by the Bureau of Meteorology? 1309.8.3 Policy in regard to other vehicles parking in a designated ‘motorbike only’ space (A03/2581) The following question was submitted by Cr Strewe: Small spaces on streets are in places designated motorbike only spaces. Recently a very small car parked within one of these spaces on Marine Drive and received a ticket. What is the Council policy on this considering that motorbikes can park anywhere on the street and are not limited to just these spaces? 1309.9 QUESTIONS BY COUNCILLORS TO THE MAYOR WITHOUT NOTICE Note from the General Manager: In accordance with Council’s adopted procedures, each Councillor may ask the Mayor one question without notice. Councillors are requested to submit their question in writing to the Mayor at the time the question is asked. 1. ____________________________________________________________________ 1309.10 PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED 1. The Australian Local Government Year Book – 2013. 2. Government News – August / September 2013 – Volume 33 Issue 4. Recommendation: That Council receive and note the following publication received from public bodies: Waverley Council Meeting – Tuesday, 17 September 2013 4 1309.11 NOTICES OF MOTION SUBMITTED BY COUNCILLORS Note from the General Manager: Council should note that for the purposes of budgetary control and planning, any Notices of Motion received and endorsed by Council, will be assessed for budgetary implications. If they cannot be achieved within existing allocations they will be referred to the Finance, Ethics & Strategic Planning Committee for its consideration of budget implications, in conjunction with the budget estimates or at a quarterly review of the budget. The report to Council about progress in achieving Council’s Motions will also highlight whether budget issues are involved. 1309.11.1 PAGE 36 Community Engagement Strategy for Waste (A08/1210) The following Notice of Motion was submitted by Cr Burrill: That the Community Engagement Strategy for Waste that was endorsed at the Finance, Ethics & Strategic Planning Committee meeting on 6 August 2013, and which is yet to be implemented, be refined as set out in the attachment to this Motion. BACKGROUND A report came to the Finance, Ethics & Strategic Planning Committee meeting of 6 August 2013 setting out a proposal for a Community Engagement Strategy for Waste Education. The Committee endorsed this strategy under its delegated authority. In discussion with staff I have been informed that the strategy is as yet to be implemented. Accordingly, there is an opportunity to refine and clarify the broad concepts as advocated by this strategy. The proposed changes do not alter the direction and outcomes of the strategy but rather will provide the community with clarification and greater understanding of the outputs which underpin the strategy. 1309.11.2 Boot Factory - Independent Heritage Engineer Assessment (A08/1326) The following Notice of Motion was submitted by Crs Masselos, Strewe and Wakefield: That Council allow an independent heritage engineer access to the interior and exterior of Boot Factory to make a separate assessment of its condition. The General Manager to ensure all reasonable standards and practices are adhered to. BACKGROUND Concerned residents have raised significant funds to engage a heritage engineer to view the Boot Factory and make an assessment of its condition. Allowing an independent heritage engineer access might allay fears that the decision to demolish is purely a decision to facilitate sale of the site to a developer. Or it might allay the fears of imminent collapse and allow for suitable refurbishment. Waverley Council Meeting – Tuesday, 17 September 2013 5 1309.11.3 Pilot program of recording and documenting the migration experiences of post war Jewish immigrants and their descendents (A03/0336-24) The following Notice of Motion was submitted by Cr Guttman-Jones and Goltsman: That Waverley Council, together with the Waverley library begin the following process: 1. Investigate a pilot program of recording and documenting the migration experiences of post war Jewish immigrants and their descendents who initially settled in Waverley after their arrival in Sydney. 2. If this pilot proves to be successful, Waverley should then begin the same process for other post war groups which initially settled in Waverley and continues to do so. BACKGROUND 17% of Waverley residents are Jewish. This concentration of Jews is higher than any other LGA in NSW. The largest influx of Jewish immigrants arrived in Sydney in the period after World War II, in the years between 1946 and 1961, the vast majority being Holocaust survivors. Between 1946 and 1954 over 17,000 Jews arrived from Europe and Shanghai. A further 10,000 had arrived by 1961, with a significant number coming after the Hungarian uprising of 1956. In the 70’s and 80’s when the USSR opened the gates Waverley then saw a surge of Russian Jewish immigrants and Russian is now the second most common language spoken in Waverley. The majority of post war Jewish immigrants initially settled in the Waverley LGA. As with all immigrant groups from Europe, these migrants had a lot of adjustments to make but over time contributed greatly to the LGA and they are an integral part of Waverley’s history in the changing mosaic of our local government area. Because of the ageing of these immigrants and their descendents, it is important that this period of the history of Waverley be recorded in their own words so that their experiences are not lost and for it to be officially recognised as part of Waverley’s history. Waverley Library is now the home for the Jewish genealogical society.