Shoalhaven City Council MINUTES OF THE STRATEGY AND ASSETS COMMITTEE Meeting Date: Tuesday, 21 July 2020 Location: Council Chambers, City Administrative Centre, Bridge Road, Nowra Time: 5.00pm The following members were present: Clr John Wells - Chairperson Clr Joanna Gash Clr Amanda Findley Clr Patricia White Clr Kaye Gartner – (Remotely) Clr Nina Digiglio Clr Annette Alldrick – left at 7.00pm Clr John Levett – left at 6.23pm Clr Andrew Guile – left at 7.53pm Clr Mitchell Pakes Clr Greg Watson Clr Mark Kitchener Clr Bob Proudfoot – left at 6.55pm Mr Stephen Dunshea - Chief Executive Officer Apologies / Leave of Absence Nil Confirmation of the Minutes RESOLVED (Clr Guile / Clr White) MIN20.480 That the Minutes of the Strategy and Assets Committee held on Tuesday 09 June 2020 be confirmed. CARRIED Declarations of Interest Clr Wells – SA20.124 - Proposed Road Closure Part Tarawara Street Bomaderry – less than significant non pecuniary interest declaration – will remain in the room and will take part in discussion and vote – “his youngest granddaughter attends the Nowra Anglican College Preschool”. Minutes Confirmed Tuesday 11 August 2020 – Chairperson ................................................ Minutes of the Strategy and Assets Committee 21 July 2020 Page 2 Call Over of the Business Paper The following item were called up for debate: SA20.103, SA20.104, SA20.105, SA20.106, SA20.107, SA20.108, SA20.110, SA20.111, SA20.112, SA20.113, SA20.114, SA20.123, SA20.124, SA20.127, SA20.128, SA20.129, SA20.130 The remaining items were resolved en bloc (Clr Proudfoot/Clr White) at this time. They are marked with an asterisk (*) in these Minutes. MAYORAL MINUTES Nil DEPUTATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS SA20.104 - Notice of Motion - Southern Broadcasters - ACMA Proposal - Nowra Licence Area Plan Gavin Flanagan SA20.111 - Project Update - Elsie Young Memorial Reserve, Old Erowal Bay Travis Harpley SA20.124 - Proposed Road Closure Part Tarawara St Bomaderry Lorrae Sampson Lee Carmichael SA20.129 - Cities Power Partnership Program – New Pledges and Financial Contribution Peter McVay NOTICES OF MOTION / QUESTIONS ON NOTICE SA20.103 Notice of Motion - RMS - Princes Highway / Jervis Bay HPERM Ref: Road D20/268575 Recommendation (Item to be determined under delegated authority) That Shoalhaven City Council write to the Members for Kiama and South Coast and the Honorable Andrew Constance MP reaffirming their position adopted in December 2018 that Council strongly supports the RMS’s concept 2 which shows a grade separated interchange to exit Jervis Bay Rd onto the highway heading north. RESOLVED (Clr Proudfoot / Clr White) MIN20.481 That: 1. Council write to and seek a response from: a. Regional Development Australia, Gladys Berejiklian, Member For Willoughby, Premier; Andrew Constance, Member For Bega, Minister For Transport And Roads; Gareth Ward, Member For Kiama, Minister For Families, Communities And Disability Services; Shelley Hancock, Member For South Coast, Minister For Local Government; John Barilaro, Member For Monaro, Minister For Regional NSW, Industry And Trade; Paul Toole, Member For Bathurst, Minister For Regional Transport And Roads and Stuart Ayres, Minutes Confirmed Tuesday 11 August 2020 – Chairperson ................................................ Minutes of the Strategy and Assets Committee 21 July 2020 Page 3 Member For Penrith, Minister For Jobs, Investment, Tourism And Western Sydney, seeking their unequivocal support for the construction of a “ fly-over “ ( grade separated intersection ) at Jervis Bay Road and the Princes Highway within 2 years, and indicate the responses received to the community. b. Jodi McKay, Member For Strathfield, Leader Of The Opposition; Chris Minns, Member For Kogarah, Shadow Minister For Transport; Jenny Aitchison, Member For Maitland, Shadow Minister For Investment And Tourism and Mick Veitch, MLC, Shadow Minister For Rural Roads, seeking their unequivocal support for the construction of a “ fly-over “ at Jervis Bay Road and the Princes Highway within 2 years or following an Opposition return to government, within 2 years of that return and indicate the responses received to the community. c. Fiona Phillips, Member For Gilmore, seeking her unequivocal support for a “ fly-over “ at the Jervis Bay Road and Princes Highway intersection, and further that she makes every possible representation to the Federal Government for funding for the much needed project. 2. Shoalhaven City Council undertake an all-embracing media and community engagement programme in order to clearly articulate its firm desire to ensure that the “ fly-over “ is constructed by 2022. This programme will be rolled out “ immediately “ and repeated on a very regular basis. The concise message being that no obstacle can stop the project from happening! 3. The points 1 to 3 above need to stand beside the notice of motion moved by Clr John Wells in February, 2018, which has given the then RMS an opportunity to consider it’s options as well as having put our politicians on notice. 4. Council seek a letter of support from SEATS for the grade separated interchange at Jervis Bay Road 5. Council support the petition prepared by Vincentia matters by distribution in Councils admin offices, library and Holiday haven Tourist parks for signatures 6. Council write to the VRRA, the Basin Villages Forum, Huskisson Woollamia Community Voice as well as all known community organisations advising them of the Council resolution and request their support for the petition. 7. Council note that the option as pictured below is the preferred option of the Vincentia Matters. CARRIED Minutes Confirmed Tuesday 11 August 2020 – Chairperson ................................................ Minutes of the Strategy and Assets Committee 21 July 2020 Page 4 SA20.104 Notice of Motion - Southern Broadcasters - ACMA HPERM Ref: Proposal - Nowra Licence Area Plan D20/273767 Recommendation (Item to be determined under delegated authority) That Council supports an appeal by the Southern Broadcasters to the ACMA proposal to vary the Nowra licence area plan. Note: Clr Watson left the meeting 5.59pm RESOLVED (Clr Gash / Clr White) MIN20.482 That Council supports an appeal by the Southern Broadcasters to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) proposal to vary the Nowra licence area plan. CARRIED SA20.105 Notice of Motion - L'Etape Australia 2020 - Tour de HPERM Ref: France D20/300728 Recommendation (Item to be determined under delegated authority) That the Chief Executive Officer prepare a report on the scope and cost of road repair and rehabilitation works required to minimise risk and deliver an acceptable standard of road surface to enable L’Etape Australia 2020 to undertake the Shoalhaven leg of the Tour. RESOLVED (Clr Wells / Clr Pakes) MIN20.483 That the Chief Executive Officer prepare a report on the scope and cost of road repair and rehabilitation works required to minimise risk and deliver an acceptable standard of road surface to enable L’Etape Australia 2020 to undertake the Shoalhaven leg of the Tour. CARRIED SA20.106 Notice of Motion - Berry Riding Club - Loan Request HPERM Ref: D20/300733 Recommendation That Berry Riding Club be granted a loan in the amount of $25,000 to enable the Club to acquire jumps for the Eventing Course being developed at the Berry Equestrian Centre of Excellence. RECOMMENDATION (Clr Wells / Clr White) That Berry Riding Club be granted a loan in the amount of $25,000 to enable the Club to acquire jumps for the Eventing Course being developed at the Berry Equestrian Centre of Excellence. CARRIED Minutes Confirmed Tuesday 11 August 2020 – Chairperson ................................................ Minutes of the Strategy and Assets Committee 21 July 2020 Page 5 SA20.107 Notice of Motion - Support for Local Shoalhaven HPERM Ref: Businesses D20/319336 Recommendation (Item to be determined under delegated authority) That Council 1. Acknowledge the hard work by all businesses in the Shoalhaven as they navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic. 2. Encourage local Shoalhaven businesses to apply for any government assistance if eligible. 3. Continue to support local Shoalhaven businesses through its COVID-19 relief package. 4. Acknowledge the work already undertaken by Council’s tourism department encouraging visitors back to our region. 5. Condemn the Shoalhaven Greens for openly encouraging its members to boycott local Shoalhaven businesses (See Attachments). 6. Request the Mayor, as the most senior member of the Shoalhaven Greens on Shoalhaven City Council, apologise on behalf of the Greens for any offence to local Shoalhaven businesses. Note: Clr Watson returned to the meeting at 6.06pm MOTION (Clr Pakes / Clr White) That Council: 1. Acknowledge the hard work by all businesses in the Shoalhaven as they navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic. 2. Encourage local Shoalhaven businesses to apply for any government assistance if eligible. 3. Continue to support local Shoalhaven businesses through its COVID-19 relief package. 4. Acknowledge the work already undertaken by Council’s tourism department encouraging visitors back to our region. 5. Condemn the Shoalhaven Greens for openly encouraging its members to boycott local Shoalhaven businesses (See Attachments). 6. Request that a member of the Shoalhaven Greens, apologise on behalf of the Greens for any offence to local Shoalhaven businesses. Clr Guile raised a Point of Order against Clr Levett regarding comments he made about the CEO’s actions in allowing the attachments to the