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welcome to tonight's meeting of the Port

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Phillip City Council the City of Port

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Phillip respectfully acknowledges the

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traditional owners of this land the

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people of the Kulin Nations we pay our

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respect to their Elders past and present

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we acknowledge and uphold their

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continued relationship to this land this

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meeting is being conducted in a hybrid

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style and is streamed via council's

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webcast page and Facebook live streams

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copyrighted and cannot be altered

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reproduced or republished without the

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permission of council

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if we experience any technical

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difficulties this evening we will

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adjourn the meeting for a short time to

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resolve the issue I remind attendees

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that any member of the public addressing

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Council must extend due courtesy and

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respect to council and the processes

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under which it operates and must take

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direction from the chair whenever called

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on to do so speakers must remain

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respectful and statements or questions

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must not be defamatory offensive or

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objectionable aimed at embarrassing a

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councilor or a member of

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council staff or relate to a matter

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outside the powers of

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council the first item on tonight's

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agenda is a request to attend by

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electronic means I've been advised by

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the CEO that we have not received any

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requests from councilors to attend

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electronically for tonight's meeting I

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see all councilors are present tonight

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so we have no

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apologies on to the minutes of previous

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meetings councilors the minutes of the

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council meeting on the 1st of November

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2023 and the special council meeting of

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the 8th of November 2023 have been

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circulated are there any questions

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regarding these

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minutes if not can I have a motion to

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confirm these minutes thank you

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councelor Martin to move who would like

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to second this councelor Sirkov I'll now

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put that to the vote all those in favour

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that's carried

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unanimous next the does anyone have a

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conflict of interest in a matter being

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discussed at tonight's

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meeting no all right we're going to have

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a little change to the order of business

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tonight the CEO has requested and I have

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approved that the removal of item

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12.3 which is called Pickle Street

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Safety Improvement evaluation from

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tonight's agenda in accordance with rule

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19 of council's governance rules this

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will be considered at a future council

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meeting I will now refer to the CEO to

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offer a brief explanation for this

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change in the

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agenda through you Mayor and thank you

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for considering my request um following

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further discussions with councilors and

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some feedback back on alternative design

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options I've determined that officers

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need some further time to fully analyze

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that feedback and to have a considered

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report back to council which we'll look

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to do as early as possible in the new

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year and I understand thank you I

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understand there's some members of the

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public in attendance to speak to this

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item and possibly people listening

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online and due to late change we'll

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still allow you you're welcome to

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address the meeting if you wish to do so

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and I'll move you up to the first uh

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people to speak so out of due to the

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inconvenience next we have a

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presentation of an award the

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presentation of an award has been added

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tonight's agenda I'm proud to say that

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the middle years and youth services team

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has been presented with an award by the

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Park Towers Community Hub recognizing

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them as the outstanding Community

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collaborator I'll now ask Alison Kenwood

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the general manager of community

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well-being and inclusion to say a few

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words uh through you Mayor in April 2022

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the middle years and youth services team

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established a weekly Breakfast Club at

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the Park Towers in South Melbourne for

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families and children the goal of this

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program was to provide nutritional

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breakfasts before school and a safe

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environment to Foster Community between

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families and better access and

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familiarity to councils programs and

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services currently the programs the

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program regularly services around 20

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children per week and has been the

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catalyst for families extending their

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support systems and helping each other

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out with tasks like taking children to

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school from the success of this program

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and the relationship has built with the

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community the middle years and youth

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services team have begun adding more

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programs and focus on engaging and

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supporting youth from one of the most

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vulnerable and unders supported areas of

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our community we are very proud to

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acknowledge this award

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tonight

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?

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well done to the team that's fantastic

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and a real win for the

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community now we're going to move on to

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public question time and submissions on

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uh so we'll have public questions and

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submissions on report items under

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council's governance rules questions can

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only be asked about items on not on the

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agenda therefore if you're speaking to

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an agenda item tonight please note that

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I will not refer your questions to an

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officer for response however councilor

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maybe we should take up the question on

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your behalf when the item is

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considered as promised we'll start with

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the ones here for 12.3 tonight I call

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upon Philip Edmonds speaking to item

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12.3 please come up um can you confirm

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if there's a red light on

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if not if you can touch it

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once no there yeah that good so the

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microphone's on if you can have a seat

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please and um say your name and suburb

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for the record and you'll have three

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minutes to speak sorry I didn't hear

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the last part of your you'll have three

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minutes to speak so name suburb and

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three minutes to give your um part so my

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name is Philip Edmonds and I'm from the

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suburb of South

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Melbourne uh I wanted to endorse the

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recommendations that were made and and I

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deferred at the moment and I just wanted

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to make a few points in relation to that

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so firstly the project was all about

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safety as as the core consideration and

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notwithstanding various views that were

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expressed none have disputed the fact

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that this intersection is very

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unsafe was very unsafe before the median

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treatment and in fact in the earlier

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discussions on Council there was an

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observation that this matter had been

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going the issue had been sort of live

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for more than a decade that something

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had to be done and that I think one of

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the comments was that this is the most

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unsafe intersection in the City of Port

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Phillip the second point I wanted to

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make was just in relation to majority

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support so there's been various

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petitions in relation to this um there's

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been majority support for doing

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something only a minority expressed

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doing nothing uh there were a number of

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people though that said they wanted to

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preserve the right turn out of bridge

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onto pickles and I'll come to that so

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they support supported doing doing the

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work otherwise but wanted to maintain

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that right

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turn I then wanted to just speak in

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relation to the concerns that had been

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raised um one of them was that this

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median treatment would lead to a pro

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problematic redistribution of traffic to

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surrounding streets and the report

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indicates that that hasn't

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occurred the second was that the uh

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putting in the median strip would just

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transport the safety issue to another

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location and the report has indicated

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that that hasn't happened

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uh some people complained a few people

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complained that uh they might be

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restricted in relation to parking access

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on the beach side of bridge just close

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to pickles but that was dealt with by

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constructing a turn through to that

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parking so that parking issue was dealt

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with and then finally uh there was there

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were complaints based on inconvenience

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and and one of the main ones I think was

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this issue about maintaining a a right

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turn from bridge onto pickles but the

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report indicates that in fact if that

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were preserved as a matter of

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convenience you'd be preserving a

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maneuver which is inherently dangerous

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both to the turning vehicle and to other

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traffic on pickles because that had been

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the cause of a number of the

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accidents so the summation then is that

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in my submission the trial has been

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completely successful and that's what

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the report suggests it's dealt with the

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safety issue it's not created any new

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safy issues or transferred the safety

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issue elsewhere it has shown no material

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deleterious effects on traffic

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distribution it's simple and it's cost

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effective and also the the report

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suggests that as the trial progressed um

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the feedback during that time was mostly

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favourable and indeed the number of

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people who had been opposed uh came to

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appreciate that the safety

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benefits came to appreciate the safety

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benefits um and the very minor impact on

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travel patterns thank you Phillip that's

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been 3 minutes appreciate you coming

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down tonight um could I can I make one

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more point one sentence one sentence um

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I just wanted to also observe that the

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report recognizes council's duty to deal

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with unsafe road conditions thank you

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and explains the treatment would

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discharge that duty thank you thank you

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and now come up on Janet Dimolo uh to

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item

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12.3 hi Janet name suburb and you have

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three minutes please thanks my name is

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Janet Dimolo I live at 18 Crook Shank

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Street Port Melbourne I've lived there

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since for 20 years since

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2002 I have lived in the area since

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1988 when I bought my house the street

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was turned into a oneway

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street so the street is dissected by

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Bridge Street and the entrance is from

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only from Bridge Street you can't get in

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any other

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way so

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um because there was some accidents it

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says uh multiple

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crashes and then it says from

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2015 to 2020 there were six well that's 5

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years well I've never seen uh very many

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accidents there no more than I see at

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Liardet Street where there are traffic

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lights however I cannot get into my

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street from the north side which is down

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Pickles Street or from the  East I

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have to go around the block every time

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the only other way to get into the

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street is to drive over the medium

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strip and you can see there are plenty

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of uh time marks that show people have

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done that because if you've got a an SUV

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you can do it you can go down Pickles

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Street and do a

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U-turn which I don't think is very safe

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or you can go up ? Street and go the

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wrong way up Crook Shank Street

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otherwise you have to find your way

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around to the east side the west side of

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bridge street and turn into um King

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street that way um my my feeling is that

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the um alteration that has been made is

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very simple it's just a piece of

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concrete down the road and I think that

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it could have been much more

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imaginative at ? Street there is a

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rightand turn lane as well as two other

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lanes on both sides going north and

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south that could be done at Bridge

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Street uh the street is the same width

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so it can be

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done um I I I I you've got to pity us

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that we live in this area because we

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have so much trouble going to our

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homes and it's not fair and it it

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doesn't just impact our street we have

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traffic coming from Bridge Street down

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? East and going over Crook

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Shank Street not looking I hear yelling

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and tooting all the time especially in

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peak hour especially coming home that's

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what they're now doing to get past us

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and I'm asking the council seriously

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this is not fair thank you Janet I that

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was three minutes the buzzer but thank

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you very much for coming our next call

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upon Elizabeth Edie speaking to item

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12.3 as

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well hello Elizabeth hello I'm uh

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Elizabeth Edie from Pickles Street in Port

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Melbourne and thank you for the

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opportunity to speak yesterday I sent an

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email to councilors because of my

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concern regarding this particular issue

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and asking for it to be deferred um and

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so I'm delighted with the decision that

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has been deferred so more evaluation can

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be done um because one recognizes that

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it is an unsafe intersection nobody can

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dispute that um the solution has not

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been found in my mind it is um

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doesn't facilitate safe erress for

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pedestrians and for cyclists cyclists

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have stranded in the Middle with the

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wheel turned waiting for traffic to

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break so they can get to the other half

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um I see diminished numbers of people

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using that which was normally a very

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busy intersection um because the way

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it's been modified it is not easy to

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navigate to my mind and I have I would

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request Council and I put in my email

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that although it was noted in

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2022 that traffic lights is the ideal

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solution at that intersection to manage

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the intersection safely and to manage

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the traffic along pickle Street which

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still is going much faster than the

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regulated speed it would allow free

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access to everybody safely and I can't

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really comprehend why we find it so

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difficult if we can spend $15 million on

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a sports ground we can't look at the

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cost of making an intersection in a

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major road as safe as we can and to

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facilitate safe movement of Everybody by

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whatever means and I really appreciate

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being heard there are many other things

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I could say but I'm sure you'll have

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more time to consider but the main issue

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for me also is that there was very

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little consultation with the

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community unless you solicited

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consultation it was not offered and that

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to me is a major

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deficit thank you very much thank you

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Elizabeth

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we now go back to questions so these

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ones are not on items on the agenda

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tonight so they will be referred to an

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officer I call upon Vanessa gigliotti

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speak submitting a question to council

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hello

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Vanessa H thank you for your time name

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sub and you have three minutes thank you

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thank you um sorry I'm a bit short my

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name's Vanessa I just want to thank you

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for the opportunity to speak tonight um

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I'm a resident at B Street which is

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director director opposite um commission

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housing at 114 incom Street sta I've

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been living at this address for five

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plus years and I moved to St ca for the

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celebration of diversity sense of

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community the strong identity and the

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history of the suburb while there has

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always been crime issues at this

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commission housing including alcohol

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fielded violence drug affected fights

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domestic cases during the time we have

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lived there these issues have

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significantly increased over the last 3

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to 6 months which has resulted in

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increased fear being felt by residents

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and a need to contact police to report

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these issues at least three to four

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times weekly I'm seeking guidance on

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what Avenues are available to

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collectively improve the conditions

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we're faced with given the significant

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impact now being felt from a well-being

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perspective I fully appreciate that

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those individuals who are living in this

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commission housing are our community's

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most vulnerable and while I'm aware that

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the system doesn't perhaps support them

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as effectively as it could due to a

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number of systemic barriers We Now find

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ourselves being directly impacted by the

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unintended consequences of a system that

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isn't always set up to succeed while

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it's absolutely necessary to negate any

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risks to our most vulnerable I feel that

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in our attempt to protect those in that

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commission housing who are vulnerable we

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are ignoring another vulnerability that

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currently exists within our residents

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living in this street having spoken to a

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majority of the residents on our street

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there are many who are legitimately

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fearful to leave their house some with

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young children and circumstances where

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syringes and items used as weapons are

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regularly left in the front of our homes

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and on the road and unfortunately it has

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become the norm to attempt to avoid

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these items on a daily basis on behalf

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of the residents I'd like to ask what

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the council's strategy is to ensure

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Community safety while also ensuring

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those vulnerable in the Housing

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Commission are receiving the care they

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need our intent is to work

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collaboratively with key stakeholders

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key stakeholders including Council DHS

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which we have been doing and Vic Pole to

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identify ways to ensure we can feel safe

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in our own homes and avoid the

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temptation to accept and normalize the

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violence while m maintaining the

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community standards expected of all I'd

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also just like to acknowledge the

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challenges this presents for all

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stakeholders involved and appreciate the

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time and considering this statement

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question thank you Vanessa I'll refer to

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Alison

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Kenwood through you mayor thank you for

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your question um we acknowledge the

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concern that you've raised um uh and the

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impact on community safety so pinoo V

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Village which is at 114 incen street is

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managed by public housing uh as public

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housing by the department of family

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fairness and housing um and the property

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is designated for residents over 50 so

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we've been in contact with DF FH today

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their pran office to get an update

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information on what's happening at this

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location so they're well aware of the

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issues um and I believe they've been

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dealing regularly to be fair just to say

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they've been fantastic really sorry

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please don't interrupt let her have a

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response and um they have um confirmed

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that there's a number of um approaches

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in place to deal with the threatening

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behavior

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um which is they believe is largely due

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to two squatters that are currently in

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empty

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units so dfh have organized nightly

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patrols and daily site checks to

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mitigate some of the safety issues such

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as cleaning and securing the property

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the Departments also working with

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council's housing and homelessness team

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and Victoria police on a strategy to

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move the squatters on uh they proposed

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to rescure the property and relet to

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appropriate patrons um so that would be

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over 55 um there are some other actions

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that they're planning on um undertaking

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in the coming days um that they will be

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advising residents of and they also will

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be communicating with local residents um

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council's local law team will organize

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patrols of the street and also

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collaborate with dfh on other ways to

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improve the street amenity Council will

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also continue to work with dfh to assist

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in addressing safety and amenity issues

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more um more

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broadly thank you and now call on Warren

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Middleton subit question to

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council hi

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Warren name suburb and you have three

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minutes Warren Middleton Inman Street St

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ker East um hello Mar and councilors uh

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I recently um attended one of the uh

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popup have your sale locations on the

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corner of hotam and Inman Street on the

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9th of November um to discuss and to

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listen to information around the bike

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Lanes proposal along incom Street um I

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met sever of the council representatives

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and was informed by one that the period

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of consultation would be 7 weeks um as I

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believe this was the first popup date um

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am I right in thinking the consultation

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will run now through to the 28th of

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December is that correct do you have

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another question as well I do yes so

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after that one there's um at the same

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meeting the same um popup another

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councilor um suggest or representative

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suggested that um Council still has the

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power to if they wish to make no changes

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at all to the income indry as it is and

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leave it in its current form so no bike

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Lanes or no change of traffic conditions

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uh is that also correct thank you I'll

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ask I'll refer to David mcnish is David

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online yes three you may uh the total

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consultation period uh will run for a

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total of seven weeks this includes an

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extension of two weeks to ensure all

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residents have an opportunity to have

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their say the engagement commenced on

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the 19th of o October and will conclude

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on the 7th of December an additional 3

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weeks from now with regards to the

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second part of the question councelor

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has not made any decision on whether or

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how to proceed on the project before

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making any decision Council will

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consider all Community feedback

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including any potential changes to

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design this will occur in early

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2024 in making its decision Council will

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also consider its responsibility to

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provide a safe environment for the

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community and to address repetitive cash

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history along the corridor should be

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noted that the incumen street road

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surface is in poor condition and

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requires reheating this will require

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replacement of all the existing line

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marking which includes the existing B

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lines thank you David thank you one okay

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I call upon Steven liut submitting a

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question to council Hello

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Steven also name SE three minutes please

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thank you mayor and councilors my name

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is Steven liate I live in Inc Street

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Eastern Kilda and my topic is the same

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as Warren to do with the proposed

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adjustments of overhaul of income

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Street um achieving Optimum success in

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securing an

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Al an alteration to income and Street

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demands quality input and seamless

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operation the individual components

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which support the project to that end

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given this how do you reconcile that

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after years of attention and resourcing

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of the program such a dis respectful

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shambolic circumstances pervade around

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the essential but basic task of

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establishing good faith effective

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engagement with the community Stephen I

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understand you're here to ask a question

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if you could get to the question instead

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of expressing your opinion on things

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thank just to give

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context uh the latest examples of

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fundamental failings are provided by the

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total haphazard delivery of notices to

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Residents and businesses informing of

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the extension survey period out to the

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7th of

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December myself and others are still yet

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to receive this

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correspondence some people had it

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delivered into their mabox last

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Friday additionally there are cases of

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multiple deliveries to the same address

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one in the morning and one in the

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afternoon does the council intend to

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continue to Outsource to this company to

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waste more rate payers money that's my

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question uh another feature shortcoming

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in the rudimentary engagement with the

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community I discovered on Saturday when

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on arrival to hoam street car Street

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intersection for the 12 to2 popup

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session I realized there's no there's no

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popup in sight um I stood around

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11:00 and uh I double checked and

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there's absolutely no sign of Lu uh to

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to take on the role of this popup

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consultation I was looking forward

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particularly to speaking to David who I

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was advised had some technical

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information he could help me with so I

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made a point of going having Beed at two

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others to go to that one in

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particular uh I sub I've subsequently

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learned that the

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popup

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um I subsequently learned that the popup

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had randomly decided to set up outside

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Price Line unannounced unscheduled just

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a price line and it just happened that

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uh a neighbor had advised that they had

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conversation uh with the people at given

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the symptomatic failings in supporting

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the overall project how is the Comm

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Community to ever have faith in the

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capabilities of council to manage far

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greater challenges to ensure the best

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possible outcome for income and street

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thank you Steve thank you very much all

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right uh I'll refer to David mcnish I

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think there's uh some questions there

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and some more statements

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David thank you for your question

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through you mayor council Prov um

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provide information reach out to our

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community through a variety of channels

00:25:01.960 --> 00:25:03.960
to help them keep them informed of what

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is happening in their area and seek not

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to rely on a single Avenue for community

00:25:08.079 --> 00:25:10.359
members to become aware of projects it's

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part of the Inc and Street Safety

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project this included the initial flyer

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and a follow-up letter um following

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concerns from residents at the 1st of

00:25:18.559 --> 00:25:20.519
November 23 council meeting that some

00:25:20.599 --> 00:25:22.519
people had not received the initial

00:25:22.599 --> 00:25:25.319
correspondence in addition councilors

00:25:25.400 --> 00:25:27.759
installed 16 core fluts along the length

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incomin to inform regular users of the

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street about the engagement this was

00:25:31.839 --> 00:25:34.559
installed on the 26th of October Council

00:25:34.640 --> 00:25:36.359
have also posted on its Facebook and

00:25:36.440 --> 00:25:38.960
Instagram social media accounts um on

00:25:39.039 --> 00:25:41.960
the 23rd of October and boost this

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through social targeted social media

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campaign running from the 24th of

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October through to the 7th of

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December uh the project was also

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included in council's diversity e new

00:25:52.599 --> 00:25:56.240
letter um on the 24th of October and was

00:25:56.319 --> 00:25:58.240
emailed to have your say newslet letter

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recipients on the 25th of October

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Council has conducted four popup

00:26:02.640 --> 00:26:05.119
information sets along the Incan Street

00:26:05.200 --> 00:26:08.000
project um Inman Street area which were

00:26:08.079 --> 00:26:09.839
well attended by the community and I

00:26:09.920 --> 00:26:13.640
believe um at one of them uh Mr Lut was

00:26:13.720 --> 00:26:14.440
in

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attendance um offers I'll seek

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clarification in relation to the

00:26:18.400 --> 00:26:20.079
neighborhood engagement project prop up

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on Carlile Street and take that question

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or

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notice officers are also aware that some

00:26:25.039 --> 00:26:27.000
councilors are sought to share the

00:26:27.079 --> 00:26:28.640
project through own channels to reach a

00:26:28.720 --> 00:26:30.440
larger audience there have been a number

00:26:30.519 --> 00:26:31.759
of community members door knocking

00:26:31.839 --> 00:26:33.880
residents and L dropping along eonr to

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keep people informed with regards to the

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letter drop and delivery officers have

00:26:39.200 --> 00:26:41.039
checked with the third party distributor

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who have confirmed to council that all

00:26:43.240 --> 00:26:44.599
areas have been delivered while there

00:26:44.680 --> 00:26:46.119
may have been some double-ups they have

00:26:46.200 --> 00:26:48.240
advised that completion of the delivery

00:26:48.319 --> 00:26:50.200
to the full area on both sides had been

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completed on Sunday the 12th of November

00:26:52.839 --> 00:26:54.680
in making any decision Council will

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consider all Community feedback in their

00:26:56.599 --> 00:26:58.599
decision- making on the project and

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encourage community members to have

00:27:00.000 --> 00:27:03.519
their s with regards The Delivery Agent

00:27:03.599 --> 00:27:05.799
councilors Council uses a number of

00:27:05.880 --> 00:27:09.039
delivery services um and will continue

00:27:09.119 --> 00:27:13.480
to uh leas with um delivery agents to

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make sure that works are being done to

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an appropriate

00:27:18.680 --> 00:27:21.279
standard thank you I call upon Ann Boyds

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many question to

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council

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um hello I'm Anne Boyd from Incan Street

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East

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OFA um I would like to go through some

00:27:36.480 --> 00:27:39.799
background um to my question concerning

00:27:39.880 --> 00:27:42.720
the incom and safety Improvement

00:27:42.799 --> 00:27:45.559
project uh it seems there's been Council

00:27:45.640 --> 00:27:48.759
sub auge to keep those most affected

00:27:48.839 --> 00:27:52.359
ignorant of this plan number one a

00:27:52.440 --> 00:27:54.799
council meeting on the 18th of October

00:27:54.880 --> 00:27:58.240
was stacked with invited bicycle users

00:27:58.319 --> 00:28:00.839
many from outside of cop who applauded

00:28:00.920 --> 00:28:06.519
the full loss of um car Parks option two

00:28:06.599 --> 00:28:08.319
in the early stages of planning there

00:28:08.400 --> 00:28:11.519
was an option for no loss of car Parks

00:28:11.599 --> 00:28:13.519
but Council took it on themselves to

00:28:13.599 --> 00:28:16.920
ditch it and only include a and b car

00:28:17.000 --> 00:28:19.640
park loss options there was no

00:28:19.720 --> 00:28:22.400
consultation here or right to

00:28:22.480 --> 00:28:25.519
object three at the end of October my

00:28:25.599 --> 00:28:27.920
partner found the plan leaflet on one of

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the southern side streets which had been

00:28:30.319 --> 00:28:32.920
letter boxed we then discovered that

00:28:33.000 --> 00:28:36.039
Inman and the northern side streets that

00:28:36.119 --> 00:28:39.839
is those most adversely affected had not

00:28:39.920 --> 00:28:42.880
been leafleted it was only by chance

00:28:42.960 --> 00:28:46.359
that we first became aware of the plan

00:28:46.440 --> 00:28:49.480
not by direct Council notification this

00:28:49.559 --> 00:28:52.759
is the end of October the diagrams and

00:28:52.839 --> 00:28:55.839
photos are unclear and deceptive there

00:28:55.920 --> 00:28:58.519
is a big focus on pretty planting in the

00:28:58.599 --> 00:29:01.079
foreground on the south side of incomin

00:29:01.160 --> 00:29:03.720
street but the north side with no

00:29:03.799 --> 00:29:06.240
parking is barely visible and I'm going

00:29:06.319 --> 00:29:08.119
to ask you to get to your question

00:29:08.200 --> 00:29:10.319
please because we have a process here

00:29:10.400 --> 00:29:11.640
still got some of the three minutes

00:29:11.720 --> 00:29:13.559
please you do but it's to ask a question

00:29:13.640 --> 00:29:15.720
so even though three minutes I I need to

00:29:15.799 --> 00:29:18.960
give this background I'll be fast so

00:29:19.039 --> 00:29:21.119
those viewing them will think oh that

00:29:21.200 --> 00:29:23.880
looks nice and go for the a option we

00:29:23.960 --> 00:29:25.759
were supposed to have our say by the

00:29:25.839 --> 00:29:28.319
online survey but there is no provision

00:29:28.400 --> 00:29:31.079
to object to the loss of any parks all

00:29:31.160 --> 00:29:33.759
objections have been deliberately cut

00:29:33.839 --> 00:29:37.440
out on any planning proposal rate payers

00:29:37.519 --> 00:29:40.480
residents and businesses Services have a

00:29:40.559 --> 00:29:43.079
right if they will be adversely you need

00:29:43.160 --> 00:29:44.640
to pause while we deal with the point

00:29:44.720 --> 00:29:47.160
order I need you to pause I want my

00:29:47.240 --> 00:29:49.160
three minutes please and you have a

00:29:49.240 --> 00:29:50.599
pause the timer you will have your

00:29:50.680 --> 00:29:52.839
opportunity to finish but I need to deal

00:29:52.920 --> 00:29:54.319
with the point of order we have rules

00:29:54.400 --> 00:29:56.240
governance rules so you it's paused

00:29:56.319 --> 00:29:58.079
you're entitled to the three minutes but

00:29:58.160 --> 00:30:00.319
I've asked you to pause what is the

00:30:00.400 --> 00:30:02.039
point of order I don't like to do it but

00:30:02.119 --> 00:30:03.359
there were a number of incorrect

00:30:03.440 --> 00:30:05.680
statements i' ask that they be

00:30:05.759 --> 00:30:08.799
withdrawn you're around Council subs

00:30:08.880 --> 00:30:11.279
diffus and deliberate misleading of the

00:30:11.359 --> 00:30:14.119
community all right I do I will rule

00:30:14.200 --> 00:30:16.000
that you need to withdraw these qu these

00:30:16.079 --> 00:30:17.240
they're not part of the question they

00:30:17.319 --> 00:30:20.279
are your opinion the reason we have

00:30:20.359 --> 00:30:22.039
excuse me you have to wait till I'm done

00:30:22.119 --> 00:30:23.599
this is following the rules from the

00:30:23.680 --> 00:30:26.160
chair and the governance rules we abide

00:30:26.240 --> 00:30:28.440
by

00:30:28.519 --> 00:30:30.680
it is your opinion we are offering you

00:30:30.759 --> 00:30:32.279
the opportunity to ask a question that

00:30:32.359 --> 00:30:33.920
is why we allow and invite our community

00:30:34.000 --> 00:30:35.599
to come through it's not an item on the

00:30:35.680 --> 00:30:37.839
agenda tonight where you can submit your

00:30:37.920 --> 00:30:39.640
opinion and your thoughts about it the

00:30:39.720 --> 00:30:42.400
feedback which part do you think is my

00:30:42.480 --> 00:30:45.240
opinion he has just said that the part

00:30:45.319 --> 00:30:49.559
you like my opinion these are

00:30:53.960 --> 00:30:56.319
facts yeah and I'm going to give you a

00:30:56.400 --> 00:30:58.240
last chance okay I think it's important

00:30:58.319 --> 00:31:00.319
for us to follow the rules and I think

00:31:00.400 --> 00:31:02.359
you're taking them start that I'm going

00:31:02.440 --> 00:31:04.319
to give you one more minute but the

00:31:04.400 --> 00:31:05.759
point of this is to get to the question

00:31:05.839 --> 00:31:08.359
so I really respect that you are here to

00:31:08.440 --> 00:31:09.960
express an opinion as well as ask a

00:31:10.039 --> 00:31:11.640
question please get to the question if

00:31:11.720 --> 00:31:13.680
you don't follow the rules I'll have to

00:31:13.759 --> 00:31:15.200
um come up with the next thing I'm going

00:31:15.279 --> 00:31:16.720
to ask you to

00:31:16.799 --> 00:31:21.559
do okay well um I think a new inclusive

00:31:21.640 --> 00:31:23.440
consultation where we can formally

00:31:23.519 --> 00:31:27.599
object to any loss of parking as needed

00:31:27.680 --> 00:31:30.359
and um my question and I'll have to drop

00:31:30.440 --> 00:31:34.000
out some of this is what steps will uh

00:31:34.079 --> 00:31:36.880
you take to ensure that obors to any

00:31:36.960 --> 00:31:39.480
parking loss will be formally included

00:31:39.559 --> 00:31:41.839
in the consultation process thank you an

00:31:41.920 --> 00:31:44.240
and I'll refer to David mcnish for your

00:31:44.319 --> 00:31:46.880
answer and I I object to the way that

00:31:46.960 --> 00:31:49.720
I've been treated I'm sorry all three

00:31:49.799 --> 00:31:52.240
minutes and I gave you more time to

00:31:52.319 --> 00:31:53.839
finish but when a point of order comes

00:31:53.920 --> 00:31:54.960
up excuse me we're not going to have

00:31:55.039 --> 00:31:56.160
this exchange when a point of order

00:31:56.240 --> 00:31:58.119
comes up we pause we deal with it it's

00:31:58.200 --> 00:31:59.359
part of the governance rules if you'd

00:31:59.440 --> 00:32:01.000
like us to provide you a copy of it I'm

00:32:01.079 --> 00:32:02.079
happy to do

00:32:02.160 --> 00:32:06.200
so David are you online again still Yes

00:32:06.279 --> 00:32:08.119
through you mayor the engagement period

00:32:08.200 --> 00:32:10.160
is open for another three weeks to

00:32:10.240 --> 00:32:11.720
ensure community members can have their

00:32:11.799 --> 00:32:13.799
say on their project uh and will close

00:32:13.880 --> 00:32:16.160
on the 7th of December there are members

00:32:16.240 --> 00:32:17.680
of the community that check Council

00:32:17.759 --> 00:32:19.319
website to keep informed on what council

00:32:19.400 --> 00:32:22.240
will be discussing and upcoming

00:32:22.319 --> 00:32:24.640
meetings as for my pre response to

00:32:24.720 --> 00:32:26.640
previous questions Council seeks not to

00:32:26.720 --> 00:32:28.319
allely on single Avenue for community

00:32:28.400 --> 00:32:30.839
members to become aware of projects with

00:32:30.920 --> 00:32:32.599
regards to the information provided on

00:32:32.680 --> 00:32:34.839
the havsa website in addition to the

00:32:34.920 --> 00:32:37.799
renders and plans of the two option uh

00:32:37.880 --> 00:32:40.440
the two options have been made available

00:32:40.519 --> 00:32:43.240
in plan format the minutes from the

00:32:43.319 --> 00:32:44.759
report and council meeting where options

00:32:44.839 --> 00:32:47.599
were considered is also provided as well

00:32:47.680 --> 00:32:49.079
as a number of frequently asked

00:32:49.160 --> 00:32:50.799
questions that outline the specific

00:32:50.880 --> 00:32:52.759
impacts of each option on the street

00:32:52.839 --> 00:32:55.839
including parking impacts and crash data

00:32:55.920 --> 00:32:57.599
the survey allows Comm community members

00:32:57.680 --> 00:33:00.599
to not select any option and provides

00:33:00.680 --> 00:33:02.519
open text that will be captured in the G

00:33:02.599 --> 00:33:04.920
engagement report this provides the

00:33:05.000 --> 00:33:06.240
opportunity for community members to

00:33:06.319 --> 00:33:08.720
make their points on any Vari option or

00:33:08.799 --> 00:33:12.039
any comments on the design in addition a

00:33:12.119 --> 00:33:13.640
phone number an email address has been

00:33:13.720 --> 00:33:15.200
provided for those seeking additional

00:33:15.279 --> 00:33:17.079
information from the project team as

00:33:17.160 --> 00:33:18.680
well as the numbers for National relay

00:33:18.759 --> 00:33:22.440
services and translation or interpreting

00:33:22.519 --> 00:33:25.119
Services thank you through you may can I

00:33:25.200 --> 00:33:27.359
provide a point of clarification for D

00:33:27.440 --> 00:33:29.319
there at the start of the consultation

00:33:29.400 --> 00:33:31.039
process I do believe that you did have

00:33:31.119 --> 00:33:34.079
to choose one of the um options but in

00:33:34.160 --> 00:33:36.000
response to community feedback that has

00:33:36.079 --> 00:33:38.599
been adjusted so that you don't and you

00:33:38.680 --> 00:33:40.839
are able to provide open-ended feedback

00:33:40.920 --> 00:33:42.640
including if you have a preference for

00:33:42.720 --> 00:33:45.359
no parking loss as part of that and we

00:33:45.440 --> 00:33:48.640
will ensure that that is reported to

00:33:48.720 --> 00:33:51.680
council thank you and I'll take the

00:33:51.759 --> 00:33:53.720
opportunity to remind that under

00:33:53.799 --> 00:33:55.079
council's governance rules members of

00:33:55.160 --> 00:33:56.920
the public must extend due courtesy and

00:33:57.000 --> 00:33:58.559
respect to council and the processes

00:33:58.640 --> 00:34:00.960
under which it operates and must take

00:34:01.039 --> 00:34:02.400
direction from the chair whenever called

00:34:02.480 --> 00:34:06.079
on to do so I now call upon Katie Ryan

00:34:06.160 --> 00:34:09.360
submit a question to

00:34:12.320 --> 00:34:14.760
council good evening my name is Katie

00:34:14.840 --> 00:34:16.960
Ryan and I'm a resident of in Mitchell

00:34:17.039 --> 00:34:21.519
streets s Kilda where I've lived since

00:34:24.679 --> 00:34:28.880
2008 sorry

00:34:29.559 --> 00:34:31.119
it's okay Katie you can take a moment if

00:34:31.199 --> 00:34:33.400
you need

00:34:38.840 --> 00:34:41.559
to we were recently told without any

00:34:41.639 --> 00:34:43.480
consultation that the house at 10

00:34:43.559 --> 00:34:45.440
Mitchell Street which is currently zoned

00:34:45.519 --> 00:34:49.239
by Council as a general um at ten

00:34:49.320 --> 00:34:50.639
Mitchell Street which is currently zoned

00:34:50.719 --> 00:34:52.599
by Council as a general neighborhood

00:34:52.679 --> 00:34:55.880
residential Zone with swap from being a

00:34:55.960 --> 00:34:59.679
primarily 9 to 5 Administration office

00:34:59.760 --> 00:35:03.320
Monday to Friday which at times included

00:35:03.400 --> 00:35:07.320
AA meetings to a

00:35:07.559 --> 00:35:12.320
365247 drunk and substance sobering up

00:35:12.400 --> 00:35:15.000
facility this in many respects is the

00:35:15.079 --> 00:35:17.239
exact opposite style of operation to

00:35:17.320 --> 00:35:19.519
what has been running in this location

00:35:19.599 --> 00:35:22.360
for years several attempts for

00:35:22.440 --> 00:35:24.079
communication and understanding have

00:35:24.159 --> 00:35:26.119
been made with absolutely no response

00:35:26.199 --> 00:35:28.320
from the oper ating operators which is

00:35:28.400 --> 00:35:29.599
under

00:35:29.679 --> 00:35:33.320
Nala so my question to the council is

00:35:33.400 --> 00:35:36.119
was a permit issued by the council in

00:35:36.199 --> 00:35:39.119
order to operate a 24/7 facility in a

00:35:39.199 --> 00:35:42.960
general residential area and if not will

00:35:43.039 --> 00:35:45.199
you investigate whether a permit should

00:35:45.280 --> 00:35:46.840
be

00:35:46.920 --> 00:35:49.440
required thank you

00:35:49.519 --> 00:35:51.480
Katie are we able to answer that tonight

00:35:51.559 --> 00:35:53.480
or we going to have to take it on notice

00:35:53.559 --> 00:35:56.320
um through you mayor we um thank you for

00:35:56.400 --> 00:35:57.920
the question question sorry if your

00:35:58.000 --> 00:36:01.079
distress um we are talking to Nala and

00:36:01.159 --> 00:36:02.599
we are talking to them around their

00:36:02.679 --> 00:36:05.400
permitting and the use of the premises

00:36:05.480 --> 00:36:06.760
um but at this time we don't have any

00:36:06.840 --> 00:36:09.159
further details so we'll provide that

00:36:09.239 --> 00:36:11.599
when they're

00:36:11.679 --> 00:36:15.239
available thank you did you okay all

00:36:15.320 --> 00:36:17.119
right now we're uh I call upon Megs

00:36:17.199 --> 00:36:19.679
alstein speaking to item 9.1 friends of

00:36:19.760 --> 00:36:23.840
su kma the annual report

00:36:24.840 --> 00:36:27.440
2223 thank you mayor and council is for

00:36:27.519 --> 00:36:29.679
the opportunity to present this report

00:36:29.760 --> 00:36:33.679
to council um um I I just want to

00:36:33.760 --> 00:36:35.639
mention a few of the highlights which

00:36:35.719 --> 00:36:37.840
are included in the message at the

00:36:37.920 --> 00:36:40.239
beginning of the report and I hope that

00:36:40.320 --> 00:36:41.880
you all have the opportunity to acquaint

00:36:41.960 --> 00:36:45.480
yourself with the report in more detail

00:36:45.559 --> 00:36:48.599
um but I think one of the features

00:36:48.679 --> 00:36:51.519
that's worth mentioning is that uh there

00:36:51.599 --> 00:36:53.320
were a number of very successful public

00:36:53.400 --> 00:36:55.360
events held in the City of Port Phillip

00:36:55.440 --> 00:36:57.400
during the during the year for which the

00:36:57.480 --> 00:37:00.079
report is concerned and I think there

00:37:00.159 --> 00:37:02.719
evidence of the strong Community Support

00:37:02.800 --> 00:37:05.599
there is for this Pro council's program

00:37:05.679 --> 00:37:08.840
uh including a f a very well-run

00:37:08.920 --> 00:37:10.679
fundraising event the trivia night which

00:37:10.760 --> 00:37:13.480
is an annual event now fundraises an

00:37:13.559 --> 00:37:14.360
annual

00:37:14.440 --> 00:37:17.480
meeting um and and various other events

00:37:17.559 --> 00:37:20.119
that have well well attended and showing

00:37:20.199 --> 00:37:22.079
the support in the community for the

00:37:22.159 --> 00:37:25.840
program uh in suai there's been uh

00:37:25.920 --> 00:37:28.639
another very successful year with the

00:37:28.719 --> 00:37:30.920
council's program partner the community

00:37:31.000 --> 00:37:34.639
center of Koval Lima and um apart from

00:37:34.719 --> 00:37:36.679
the very successful scholarship program

00:37:36.760 --> 00:37:39.320
that continues and has now has over 174

00:37:39.400 --> 00:37:41.719
scholarship uh awardees who've

00:37:41.800 --> 00:37:44.199
successfully completed tertiary

00:37:44.280 --> 00:37:47.159
secondary and tertiary education um

00:37:47.239 --> 00:37:49.079
there are a number of other important

00:37:49.159 --> 00:37:51.480
programs that continues to sustain that

00:37:51.559 --> 00:37:54.400
Center including the um Information

00:37:54.480 --> 00:37:56.599
Technology social Enterprise which the

00:37:56.679 --> 00:38:00.480
Council supports largely through the uh

00:38:00.559 --> 00:38:03.679
computer equipment that is sent there

00:38:03.760 --> 00:38:05.440
the computer equipment of the council

00:38:05.519 --> 00:38:07.639
which is replenished and replaced which

00:38:07.719 --> 00:38:09.599
is shipped over their courtesy of rotary

00:38:09.679 --> 00:38:11.840
and that's been an important source of

00:38:11.920 --> 00:38:13.559
revenue for the center because they have

00:38:13.639 --> 00:38:16.400
a a business from that from the sale of

00:38:16.480 --> 00:38:18.480
those computers and they're used for

00:38:18.559 --> 00:38:20.480
training purposes as well so that's been

00:38:20.559 --> 00:38:22.719
really really successful

00:38:22.800 --> 00:38:26.760
again um and uh another successful event

00:38:26.840 --> 00:38:28.239
during the year which is a different one

00:38:28.320 --> 00:38:30.400
was that uh following an opportunity to

00:38:30.480 --> 00:38:33.880
present at a council uh event here uh

00:38:33.960 --> 00:38:37.360
our coordinator talked about um running

00:38:37.440 --> 00:38:40.400
a um training program for women in the

00:38:40.480 --> 00:38:42.480
re in the throughout the region on

00:38:42.559 --> 00:38:45.079
computers and information technology and

00:38:45.159 --> 00:38:46.880
that was very successfully conducted

00:38:46.960 --> 00:38:48.599
during the years so that was another

00:38:48.679 --> 00:38:50.039
great

00:38:50.119 --> 00:38:52.960
initiative um I think uh it's just worth

00:38:53.039 --> 00:38:54.679
mentioning that the Friendship agreement

00:38:54.760 --> 00:38:57.599
is on foot and continues into until

00:38:57.679 --> 00:38:59.719
2030 even though the funding is

00:38:59.800 --> 00:39:02.079
diminishing and as well as support of

00:39:02.159 --> 00:39:02.920
the

00:39:03.000 --> 00:39:05.360
coordinator um so we look forward to

00:39:05.440 --> 00:39:06.719
finding out more about what sort of

00:39:06.800 --> 00:39:08.840
in-kind support the council is prepared

00:39:08.920 --> 00:39:12.079
to uh provide as as it said at the time

00:39:12.159 --> 00:39:14.599
that the decision was made to reduce the

00:39:14.679 --> 00:39:17.880
funding um and I'd also like to mention

00:39:17.960 --> 00:39:19.360
that next year in

00:39:19.440 --> 00:39:22.199
2024 uh there's a tour being proposed a

00:39:22.280 --> 00:39:24.199
study tour which we have conducted in

00:39:24.280 --> 00:39:27.880
the past uh and we warmly invite

00:39:27.960 --> 00:39:29.920
councilors or any interested councilors

00:39:30.000 --> 00:39:32.719
to come to to attend it'll be focused in

00:39:32.800 --> 00:39:34.800
Su and Koval Lima but we'll also take in

00:39:34.880 --> 00:39:37.000
visits in Dilly with uh government

00:39:37.079 --> 00:39:38.840
officials and hopefully the Prime

00:39:38.920 --> 00:39:41.800
Minister and to Bello thank you that was

00:39:41.880 --> 00:39:43.840
the three minutes appreciate that Megs

00:39:43.920 --> 00:39:47.239
okay thank you very much thank you I

00:39:47.320 --> 00:39:49.639
call upon Janet Rosenberg the president

00:39:49.719 --> 00:39:51.639
of the aan street Business Association

00:39:51.719 --> 00:39:54.679
speaking to item 12.1 Ackland Street

00:39:54.760 --> 00:39:58.639
special rate and charge r for 2024 to

00:39:58.719 --> 00:40:01.239
2029 this is the intention to declare

00:40:01.320 --> 00:40:03.840
hello Janet hello thank you mayor

00:40:03.920 --> 00:40:06.039
councilors um I'm here to support the

00:40:06.119 --> 00:40:08.440
special rate renewal but firstly I'd

00:40:08.519 --> 00:40:10.159
like to thank the councilors for their

00:40:10.239 --> 00:40:12.039
support of the vacant shop program for

00:40:12.119 --> 00:40:15.039
akland Street reducing the high rate the

00:40:15.119 --> 00:40:17.000
high vacancy rate is a priority for the

00:40:17.079 --> 00:40:19.039
revitalization of the precinct so we

00:40:19.119 --> 00:40:21.480
thank you for that however we still need

00:40:21.559 --> 00:40:23.280
to do more to activate the street to

00:40:23.360 --> 00:40:25.519
complement that program which is why we

00:40:25.599 --> 00:40:28.079
need the special to continue for the

00:40:28.159 --> 00:40:30.320
past 20 years the akland street Business

00:40:30.400 --> 00:40:33.119
Association has used the special rate to

00:40:33.199 --> 00:40:35.119
promote and Market the area in addition

00:40:35.199 --> 00:40:37.639
to council it has allowed the Business

00:40:37.719 --> 00:40:39.639
Association to develop events that

00:40:39.719 --> 00:40:41.599
increase foot traffic while adding

00:40:41.679 --> 00:40:43.920
vibrancy and continual support to our

00:40:44.000 --> 00:40:46.400
businesses The Father's Day car show is

00:40:46.480 --> 00:40:48.760
a prime example we have delivered this

00:40:48.840 --> 00:40:51.280
event for 10 years now and this year it

00:40:51.360 --> 00:40:53.360
brought more than 50,000 people to the

00:40:53.440 --> 00:40:56.679
area due to Broad media coverage and our

00:40:56.760 --> 00:40:59.280
expertise of course Ackland Street was

00:40:59.360 --> 00:41:00.760
buzzing with people and all the

00:41:00.840 --> 00:41:03.519
hospitality venues were full we also

00:41:03.599 --> 00:41:05.840
sponsor the silda Blues Festival and the

00:41:05.920 --> 00:41:07.880
St Patrick's Day Festival which

00:41:07.960 --> 00:41:09.880
increased the music activations in the

00:41:09.960 --> 00:41:12.559
area both these events have grown every

00:41:12.639 --> 00:41:14.719
year and are inte integral to the

00:41:14.800 --> 00:41:18.280
diversity and multiculturalism of silda

00:41:18.360 --> 00:41:20.360
aside from these major events we offer

00:41:20.440 --> 00:41:22.159
family events such as Easter and

00:41:22.239 --> 00:41:24.199
Christmas activations with Santa Claus

00:41:24.280 --> 00:41:26.559
and a Christmas tree in the plaza to add

00:41:26.639 --> 00:41:28.840
to the festive atmosphere we also

00:41:28.920 --> 00:41:31.239
sponsor some of the annual lyen postcard

00:41:31.320 --> 00:41:34.119
Arts Awards we are active online through

00:41:34.199 --> 00:41:36.360
our website and social media platforms

00:41:36.440 --> 00:41:38.599
which are continually growing we have

00:41:38.679 --> 00:41:41.920
over 12,400 followers on Facebook alone

00:41:42.000 --> 00:41:44.119
and we actively promote all businesses

00:41:44.199 --> 00:41:47.000
in online competitions the special raid

00:41:47.079 --> 00:41:49.039
has made other activities to support

00:41:49.119 --> 00:41:51.239
Business Development possible for

00:41:51.320 --> 00:41:53.239
example the design and installation of

00:41:53.320 --> 00:41:55.280
the wayfinding penguins at the beach end

00:41:55.360 --> 00:41:56.960
of Luna Park

00:41:57.039 --> 00:41:58.599
the special rate also allows the

00:41:58.679 --> 00:42:00.719
Business Association to represent the

00:42:00.800 --> 00:42:03.800
Traders as a cohesive group giving them

00:42:03.880 --> 00:42:06.199
more influence together rather than as

00:42:06.280 --> 00:42:08.760
single Traders we can Advocate to

00:42:08.840 --> 00:42:11.159
council or police on matters that affect

00:42:11.239 --> 00:42:13.400
the area and the Traders such as

00:42:13.480 --> 00:42:16.280
lighting and safety we also provide

00:42:16.360 --> 00:42:18.079
networking for the businesses with our

00:42:18.159 --> 00:42:20.199
monthly newsletters as well as a

00:42:20.280 --> 00:42:22.119
subscriber a newsletter for the general

00:42:22.199 --> 00:42:24.519
public none of these things would be

00:42:24.599 --> 00:42:27.079
possible without the special

00:42:27.159 --> 00:42:28.639
we want to be able to ensure the

00:42:28.719 --> 00:42:30.599
activation and success of the akland

00:42:30.679 --> 00:42:33.440
Street precinct by continuing to provide

00:42:33.519 --> 00:42:35.760
coste effective and engaging events

00:42:35.840 --> 00:42:38.000
which increase foot traffic to the area

00:42:38.079 --> 00:42:40.800
and are essential for its ongoing growth

00:42:40.880 --> 00:42:44.599
thank you thank you Janet I call upon

00:42:44.679 --> 00:42:46.719
David Blakeley president of the Fitzroy

00:42:46.800 --> 00:42:48.239
Street Business Association speaking to

00:42:48.320 --> 00:42:50.679
item 12.2 the Fitzroy Street special

00:42:50.760 --> 00:42:54.000
right and charge renewal for 24 to 29

00:42:54.079 --> 00:42:58.159
the intention to declare

00:43:09.199 --> 00:43:12.559
hi David hi David Blakeley um secur here

00:43:12.639 --> 00:43:14.159
for fish Street Business Association

00:43:14.239 --> 00:43:16.400
today thank you mayor um firstly

00:43:16.480 --> 00:43:17.480
congratulations mayor on your

00:43:17.559 --> 00:43:20.239
re-election and Louise on your election

00:43:20.320 --> 00:43:23.039
to um deputy and it's just good to see

00:43:23.119 --> 00:43:25.880
the other counsil happy faces so thank

00:43:25.960 --> 00:43:27.119
um

00:43:27.199 --> 00:43:29.679
for over 20 over 20 years the fishway

00:43:29.760 --> 00:43:32.079
street Business Association or formerly

00:43:32.159 --> 00:43:34.280
the Traders Association has represented

00:43:34.360 --> 00:43:38.159
the street and it's through our surveys

00:43:38.239 --> 00:43:40.639
um it's nice to see that our Traders

00:43:40.719 --> 00:43:43.320
overwhelmingly support us for another 5

00:43:43.400 --> 00:43:46.800
years um we're a committee of volunteers

00:43:46.880 --> 00:43:48.639
um passionate enthusiastic and

00:43:48.719 --> 00:43:50.280
forward-looking

00:43:50.360 --> 00:43:54.000
um who believe in Collective

00:43:54.079 --> 00:43:56.159
responsibility not just our looking to

00:43:56.239 --> 00:43:58.360
ourselves but looking to other partners

00:43:58.440 --> 00:44:01.239
be City Port Philip local trades local

00:44:01.320 --> 00:44:04.440
art bodies Etc to um further developed

00:44:04.519 --> 00:44:07.760
the street um the first Collective

00:44:07.840 --> 00:44:09.280
responsibility was probably about 3

00:44:09.360 --> 00:44:12.079
years ago when we co-funded the renew

00:44:12.159 --> 00:44:16.920
program with City Port Phillip um with a

00:44:17.000 --> 00:44:19.000
black lamb t-shirt for one of our

00:44:19.079 --> 00:44:23.239
partici um um and we furthered we've

00:44:23.320 --> 00:44:26.239
done this now we're also co-funding not

00:44:26.320 --> 00:44:27.719
co-funding so that' be a bit of a

00:44:27.800 --> 00:44:31.239
stretch um contributing to the secur

00:44:31.320 --> 00:44:33.280
festival so

00:44:33.360 --> 00:44:37.719
um we Market the street via social media

00:44:37.800 --> 00:44:39.599
we look for um opportunities and

00:44:39.679 --> 00:44:44.119
partnering with other people um um we we

00:44:44.199 --> 00:44:46.320
have regular correspondence with our

00:44:46.400 --> 00:44:49.199
Traders we share information on top of

00:44:49.280 --> 00:44:52.400
the events we have um we supported

00:44:52.480 --> 00:44:55.199
Midsummer the the midsummer Pride March

00:44:55.280 --> 00:44:57.639
from the the day it started on on F Roy

00:44:57.719 --> 00:45:01.519
stre many years ago we've recently Co

00:45:01.599 --> 00:45:04.000
with with the City of Port flip and AC

00:45:04.079 --> 00:45:06.639
Street Traders which I like working with

00:45:06.719 --> 00:45:08.960
um Thea Blues

00:45:09.039 --> 00:45:12.559
Fest um on our events we hold outselves

00:45:12.639 --> 00:45:13.920
such as Halloween

00:45:14.000 --> 00:45:15.519
Etc

00:45:15.599 --> 00:45:19.840
um on bu looking forward we hope to

00:45:19.920 --> 00:45:21.440
building building these events I'm sure

00:45:21.519 --> 00:45:23.360
some W work and we'll keep on working

00:45:23.440 --> 00:45:26.119
hard at and importantly what we have

00:45:26.199 --> 00:45:28.320
done as an association is look at the

00:45:28.400 --> 00:45:30.840
bigger picture um I truly believe our

00:45:30.920 --> 00:45:33.519
street has improved vastly in the last

00:45:33.599 --> 00:45:36.440
four years not just due to the Traders

00:45:36.519 --> 00:45:38.880
also works on the City of Port Philip

00:45:38.960 --> 00:45:44.239
and policing Etc um we we've done a

00:45:44.320 --> 00:45:46.480
we've looked at Innovation where we've

00:45:46.559 --> 00:45:49.159
tried to get the right retail mix moving

00:45:49.239 --> 00:45:52.199
forward I'm happy to say the other day

00:45:52.280 --> 00:45:54.000
colier who was their appointed agent for

00:45:54.079 --> 00:45:56.159
the street have leased a very difficult

00:45:56.239 --> 00:45:57.880
site on the streets and hopefully that's

00:45:57.960 --> 00:46:00.159
the first in a number of successes on

00:46:00.239 --> 00:46:00.800
the

00:46:00.880 --> 00:46:02.880
street

00:46:02.960 --> 00:46:06.000
and yes and other thing we've done is

00:46:06.079 --> 00:46:08.000
the last couple years as apply for

00:46:08.079 --> 00:46:09.920
Grants or help support grants for our

00:46:10.000 --> 00:46:12.880
Traders we George lar who got a one of I

00:46:12.960 --> 00:46:15.960
think it's 10 federal grants for

00:46:16.039 --> 00:46:19.800
music um local artists Etc so I

00:46:19.880 --> 00:46:21.719
hopefully today you'll support us moving

00:46:21.800 --> 00:46:25.119
forward thank you thank you last one I

00:46:25.199 --> 00:46:27.719
have here is uh I call upon Genevie

00:46:27.800 --> 00:46:30.800
Townsen speaking to item 14.1 the notice

00:46:30.880 --> 00:46:32.559
of motion from Council Crawford for your

00:46:32.639 --> 00:46:35.920
Fest hello

00:46:39.000 --> 00:46:41.159
Genevie hi everyone you have three

00:46:41.239 --> 00:46:42.960
minutes please sure my name is Genevie

00:46:43.039 --> 00:46:44.800
townend I'm representing charity artist

00:46:44.880 --> 00:46:46.599
for kids culture in the suburb of St

00:46:46.679 --> 00:46:49.159
Kilda um I'm here with AKC board member

00:46:49.239 --> 00:46:51.760
Ruth Kat as well with reference to akc's

00:46:51.840 --> 00:46:54.159
Grant application um to the City of Port

00:46:54.239 --> 00:46:57.519
Phillip for the 2024 your Fest event um

00:46:57.599 --> 00:46:59.360
I'll just provide a bit of background

00:46:59.440 --> 00:47:01.639
information uh in support of our case

00:47:01.719 --> 00:47:04.440
for funding next year's event um so your

00:47:04.519 --> 00:47:06.480
Fest is a one-day Festival that has run

00:47:06.559 --> 00:47:08.440
at Soul Green community center over the

00:47:08.519 --> 00:47:10.840
last two years with Council support um

00:47:10.920 --> 00:47:12.920
the free event centers on creativity

00:47:13.000 --> 00:47:14.840
inclusion and community and it reaches

00:47:14.920 --> 00:47:17.960
about um 500 to 750 people throughout

00:47:18.039 --> 00:47:20.360
the day um really importantly the event

00:47:20.440 --> 00:47:22.800
is co-designed by primary AED children

00:47:22.880 --> 00:47:24.519
um who live in social housing and attend

00:47:24.599 --> 00:47:26.159
the weekly Arts bus program

00:47:26.239 --> 00:47:28.480
so I'm the program manager for the Arts

00:47:28.559 --> 00:47:30.400
bus um and I'd just love to share a few

00:47:30.480 --> 00:47:32.599
quotes from kids uh who've been involved

00:47:32.679 --> 00:47:35.840
in previous events um I'll be anonymous

00:47:35.920 --> 00:47:37.960
with these but uh you can trust their

00:47:38.039 --> 00:47:40.800
age between 5 to 12 years old helping to

00:47:40.880 --> 00:47:43.440
plan your Fest made me feel proud and

00:47:43.519 --> 00:47:45.719
creative being involved with your Fest

00:47:45.800 --> 00:47:47.280
has taught me about

00:47:47.360 --> 00:47:49.280
responsibility I learned that if you use

00:47:49.360 --> 00:47:51.280
your imagination it can take you

00:47:51.360 --> 00:47:53.760
anywhere so unfortunately AKC was

00:47:53.840 --> 00:47:55.800
unsuccessful in securing a grant to Run

00:47:55.880 --> 00:47:58.119
next year's event um and someone last

00:47:58.199 --> 00:48:00.039
week at our program said is your first

00:48:00.119 --> 00:48:02.039
happening again next year um and we're

00:48:02.119 --> 00:48:04.079
here to try and um seek support so we

00:48:04.159 --> 00:48:06.440
can make sure that it can um the budget

00:48:06.519 --> 00:48:09.199
is approximately 22,000 excluding all of

00:48:09.280 --> 00:48:11.800
our planning time and and staff hours um

00:48:11.880 --> 00:48:13.599
that money really goes to pay local

00:48:13.679 --> 00:48:16.280
musicians artists um who run activities

00:48:16.360 --> 00:48:18.519
subsidize food for the community um and

00:48:18.599 --> 00:48:21.679
people go and you can't tell uh how much

00:48:21.760 --> 00:48:23.440
money is in someone's wallet because

00:48:23.519 --> 00:48:26.079
it's really an inclusive event um that

00:48:26.159 --> 00:48:27.840
the kids can be really proud of so it is

00:48:27.920 --> 00:48:29.719
for for them and their families but also

00:48:29.800 --> 00:48:33.239
for for everyone um so we are a

00:48:33.320 --> 00:48:34.840
collaborative organization we're really

00:48:34.920 --> 00:48:37.039
proud to work with schools in promoting

00:48:37.119 --> 00:48:39.360
um and co-designing the event um to have

00:48:39.440 --> 00:48:42.320
service providers such as um PCYC the

00:48:42.400 --> 00:48:44.559
Salos Upton Road coffee cart and many

00:48:44.639 --> 00:48:46.400
more uh who come and make the day

00:48:46.480 --> 00:48:48.280
possible um and we're really hoping that

00:48:48.360 --> 00:48:50.079
we can continue um from strength to

00:48:50.159 --> 00:48:51.760
strength um in the third year running

00:48:51.840 --> 00:48:53.599
and have the event again at Soul Green

00:48:53.679 --> 00:48:56.119
community center next year I'll just um

00:48:56.199 --> 00:48:57.840
share one more quote to finish off from

00:48:57.920 --> 00:49:00.039
a parent uh whose daughter comes along

00:49:00.119 --> 00:49:02.800
to our Arts bus program um at the event

00:49:02.880 --> 00:49:04.199
there were people who attended for my

00:49:04.280 --> 00:49:05.719
daughter's Primary School her first

00:49:05.800 --> 00:49:07.440
nation's youth dance group the local

00:49:07.519 --> 00:49:10.079
area the local public housing Tower and

00:49:10.159 --> 00:49:12.440
low density housing I got a chance to

00:49:12.519 --> 00:49:14.480
catch up with mob families in the area

00:49:14.559 --> 00:49:17.519
who have been in past programs Etc the

00:49:17.599 --> 00:49:20.000
event was lgbtqi friendly supported the

00:49:20.079 --> 00:49:22.000
environment with Recycling and upcycled

00:49:22.079 --> 00:49:24.079
art materials and the sausage Sizzle

00:49:24.159 --> 00:49:25.719
meant that no one went hungry if they

00:49:25.800 --> 00:49:28.239
couldn't afford to buy food um I think

00:49:28.320 --> 00:49:30.239
that's all I'll share for now but um we

00:49:30.320 --> 00:49:32.000
really hope that we can um continue the

00:49:32.079 --> 00:49:33.840
event next year with City of portfield

00:49:33.920 --> 00:49:35.440
support and we'll leave um just

00:49:35.519 --> 00:49:37.360
something on the exit if councilors want

00:49:37.440 --> 00:49:38.880
to see some photos from the event as

00:49:38.960 --> 00:49:40.719
well thanks everyone thank you we have a

00:49:40.800 --> 00:49:42.840
question here from um

00:49:42.920 --> 00:49:45.639
Clark I'm just wondering uh of the money

00:49:45.719 --> 00:49:47.119
that you're requesting from Council

00:49:47.199 --> 00:49:49.280
tonight do you you obviously get

00:49:49.360 --> 00:49:51.119
services in kind maybe from the you

00:49:51.199 --> 00:49:52.960
mentioned SOS coffee carts and things do

00:49:53.039 --> 00:49:55.920
you raise money or get any other funding

00:49:56.000 --> 00:49:57.800
yeah absolutely so um artist for kids

00:49:57.880 --> 00:49:59.480
culture is a charity it's been around

00:49:59.559 --> 00:50:03.400
since um 1994 so um I have an aquid from

00:50:03.480 --> 00:50:06.519
a previous project um so the funding

00:50:06.599 --> 00:50:09.559
that comes from City of Fort pip goes to

00:50:09.639 --> 00:50:13.440
for example um we had 1,200 to support

00:50:13.519 --> 00:50:15.679
um subsidized lunch so we'd pay the

00:50:15.760 --> 00:50:17.639
Salos they have a coffee cart that

00:50:17.719 --> 00:50:20.360
employe um supports people experiencing

00:50:20.440 --> 00:50:22.920
homelessness we pay 300 to cover for

00:50:23.000 --> 00:50:25.639
their um materials and then they can

00:50:25.719 --> 00:50:27.760
come and and provide in-kind support we

00:50:27.840 --> 00:50:29.800
subsidized like the twisties so things

00:50:29.880 --> 00:50:33.920
like um healthy snacks and um potato

00:50:34.000 --> 00:50:35.719
twisties that kind of stuff and then

00:50:35.800 --> 00:50:37.559
barbecue money as well and then a big

00:50:37.639 --> 00:50:41.119
chunk of it about 4,500 goes towards um

00:50:41.199 --> 00:50:43.159
welcome to Country so we had buang man

00:50:43.239 --> 00:50:46.159
Jaden Williams um and then basically

00:50:46.239 --> 00:50:48.559
free um performances on stage so we try

00:50:48.639 --> 00:50:50.440
and prioritize City Port Philip based

00:50:50.519 --> 00:50:53.280
artists um venue higher of Soul Green

00:50:53.360 --> 00:50:55.480
community centers nearly a thousand um

00:50:55.559 --> 00:50:57.760
stage and audio engineer first aid and

00:50:57.840 --> 00:51:00.280
toilet hire as well so um a lot of the

00:51:00.360 --> 00:51:02.480
funding for the actual planning of the

00:51:02.559 --> 00:51:04.440
event we take on and that money comes

00:51:04.519 --> 00:51:06.199
from tomorrow we have an art auction

00:51:06.280 --> 00:51:07.599
which is a big fundraiser as well as

00:51:07.679 --> 00:51:09.679
some philanthropic support so the City

00:51:09.760 --> 00:51:11.360
of Port Philip funding is really there

00:51:11.440 --> 00:51:15.400
for things expended on the day

00:51:15.480 --> 00:51:19.679
yeah thank you very much thank

00:51:23.320 --> 00:51:26.079
you I just make a note

00:51:26.159 --> 00:51:28.400
all right that is the end of our public

00:51:28.480 --> 00:51:31.639
question time so we'll move

00:51:31.719 --> 00:51:35.199
back into councelor question time

00:51:35.280 --> 00:51:36.920
councelor you have any questions that

00:51:37.000 --> 00:51:38.360
you like to raise that are not about

00:51:38.440 --> 00:51:39.800
items on the agenda

00:51:39.880 --> 00:51:42.679
tonight councelor

00:51:42.760 --> 00:51:45.360
Maron thanks mayor I was looking at a

00:51:45.440 --> 00:51:47.480
online newsletter the other day and it's

00:51:47.559 --> 00:51:48.760
this is as a result of the climate

00:51:48.840 --> 00:51:50.559
emergency action plan motion which came

00:51:50.639 --> 00:51:52.239
through at the last council meeting

00:51:52.320 --> 00:51:53.480
which seems to have generated some

00:51:53.559 --> 00:51:55.480
confusion in our communities so this

00:51:55.559 --> 00:51:57.440
article that I read is headed Council to

00:51:57.519 --> 00:51:59.960
spend 42 million on report writing about

00:52:00.039 --> 00:52:01.679
climate action about climate change

00:52:01.760 --> 00:52:04.880
instead of concrete actions now I may

00:52:04.960 --> 00:52:07.360
have misunderstood what the report uh so

00:52:07.440 --> 00:52:09.480
can I see clarification possibly from Mr

00:52:09.559 --> 00:52:11.599
T might be the best person is this

00:52:11.679 --> 00:52:14.800
statement factually correct if not can

00:52:14.880 --> 00:52:17.280
we clarify exactly how much is going to

00:52:17.360 --> 00:52:19.119
be spent on report writing as a result

00:52:19.199 --> 00:52:20.920
of the the motion that was carried two

00:52:21.000 --> 00:52:22.679
weeks ago how much is going to be spent

00:52:22.760 --> 00:52:24.320
on concrete action and what is the

00:52:24.400 --> 00:52:26.519
timeline on the time frame for the roll

00:52:26.599 --> 00:52:28.239
out of

00:52:28.320 --> 00:52:30.719
this Brian T are you able to answer that

00:52:30.800 --> 00:52:34.039
tonight um thank you may and I will um

00:52:34.119 --> 00:52:35.960
Endeavor to and I might uh need to come

00:52:36.039 --> 00:52:38.239
back with some additional uh details but

00:52:38.320 --> 00:52:43.440
I can confirm that the uh $42 million is

00:52:43.519 --> 00:52:46.960
um for uh the period of time is five

00:52:47.039 --> 00:52:48.880
years uh and the

00:52:48.960 --> 00:52:50.719
infrastructure that will be delivered

00:52:50.800 --> 00:52:55.159
over that period um uh is um has been

00:52:55.239 --> 00:52:58.239
approved by Council through a number of

00:52:58.320 --> 00:53:02.239
projects or strategies or policies um

00:53:02.320 --> 00:53:06.079
and that of that 42 million about 1.8%

00:53:06.159 --> 00:53:09.199
of it is for um investigations and

00:53:09.280 --> 00:53:12.000
reports and the vast majority of it is

00:53:12.079 --> 00:53:13.840
through is for the delivery of those

00:53:13.920 --> 00:53:17.320
other strategies including our um waste

00:53:17.400 --> 00:53:19.440
delivery strategies including um

00:53:19.519 --> 00:53:23.119
electric uh electrical ve electric sorry

00:53:23.199 --> 00:53:26.039
the electrification of our vehicle Fleet

00:53:26.119 --> 00:53:30.039
uh as well as um the um use of the light

00:53:30.119 --> 00:53:32.840
globes for our streets and other um

00:53:32.920 --> 00:53:34.760
initiatives of that nature but I can

00:53:34.840 --> 00:53:37.400
provide further comprehensive details to

00:53:37.480 --> 00:53:39.239
councilors thank you another question

00:53:39.320 --> 00:53:41.119
Council Martin and a followup question

00:53:41.199 --> 00:53:43.320
the document also says that uh the

00:53:43.400 --> 00:53:45.400
climate emergency action plan document

00:53:45.480 --> 00:53:47.119
enact and adapter virtually identical

00:53:47.199 --> 00:53:48.960
and goes on to ask whether this is

00:53:49.039 --> 00:53:51.639
perhaps not the most effective way of um

00:53:51.719 --> 00:53:52.920
Council producing

00:53:53.000 --> 00:53:55.760
information now my understanding and I

00:53:55.840 --> 00:53:57.360
may be wrong but Mr T perhaps you can

00:53:57.440 --> 00:53:59.519
correct me is that statement I've just

00:53:59.599 --> 00:54:00.920
read out correct or is it that the

00:54:01.000 --> 00:54:03.880
climate emergency action plan is simply

00:54:03.960 --> 00:54:06.679
a a amalgamation of all the various

00:54:06.760 --> 00:54:08.519
climate actions that arise out of all of

00:54:08.599 --> 00:54:12.039
council policies and that when the uh

00:54:12.119 --> 00:54:13.519
additional summary table that was

00:54:13.599 --> 00:54:14.760
carried as an amendment at the last

00:54:14.840 --> 00:54:16.280
meetings at it it'll be very clear for

00:54:16.360 --> 00:54:18.000
people to be able to interpret it so

00:54:18.079 --> 00:54:19.519
that people won't be able to make the

00:54:19.599 --> 00:54:21.000
misinterpretations that I've just

00:54:21.079 --> 00:54:23.480
alluded

00:54:24.079 --> 00:54:26.280
to

00:54:26.360 --> 00:54:28.760
uh Brian T thank you and through you uh

00:54:28.840 --> 00:54:33.400
mayor um the act and adapt strategy is a

00:54:33.480 --> 00:54:36.159
uh strategy that Council adopted uh that

00:54:36.239 --> 00:54:37.960
Council adopted in

00:54:38.039 --> 00:54:41.079
2019 um that strategy provided for a

00:54:41.159 --> 00:54:44.599
4-year review and that review um was

00:54:44.679 --> 00:54:47.960
presented to councilors uh recently um

00:54:48.039 --> 00:54:50.079
and it reviewed the actions in the act

00:54:50.159 --> 00:54:53.079
and adapt policy the climate emergency

00:54:53.159 --> 00:54:57.360
action plan was a a response to a

00:54:57.440 --> 00:55:01.320
resolution by uh Council which um

00:55:01.400 --> 00:55:05.159
declared uh the climate uh emergency and

00:55:05.239 --> 00:55:10.400
focused on uh council's response to that

00:55:10.840 --> 00:55:13.480
emergency through you mayor if I may

00:55:13.559 --> 00:55:16.199
yeah add to that so there was discussion

00:55:16.280 --> 00:55:18.199
and debate with councilors around the

00:55:18.280 --> 00:55:20.239
merits of having two documents versus

00:55:20.320 --> 00:55:22.519
one and on balance Council has decided

00:55:22.599 --> 00:55:25.679
to go with two documents

00:55:25.760 --> 00:55:27.760
um there is meant to be and we've

00:55:27.840 --> 00:55:29.239
officers have tried to ensure there's

00:55:29.320 --> 00:55:30.559
strong alignment between the two

00:55:30.639 --> 00:55:32.960
documents so they're not out of Step uh

00:55:33.039 --> 00:55:34.880
but the climate emergency action plan is

00:55:34.960 --> 00:55:37.239
structured in a way to give to to ensure

00:55:37.320 --> 00:55:40.840
that it's responding to the um Council

00:55:40.920 --> 00:55:42.840
resolution and while they're strongly

00:55:42.920 --> 00:55:46.039
aligned with um the act and adapt

00:55:46.119 --> 00:55:47.960
sustainable environmental sustainability

00:55:48.039 --> 00:55:51.880
strategy they're not complete

00:55:51.960 --> 00:55:54.039
duplicates all right any further

00:55:54.119 --> 00:55:55.599
councilor questions sorry through you

00:55:55.679 --> 00:55:58.559
man just um the further question asked

00:55:58.639 --> 00:56:02.079
by uh councelor Martin related to the

00:56:02.159 --> 00:56:04.880
content of acne adapt um which is that

00:56:04.960 --> 00:56:07.800
it does uh bring together in the one

00:56:07.880 --> 00:56:10.559
document all of council's

00:56:10.639 --> 00:56:14.920
responses um to um all of climate all of

00:56:15.000 --> 00:56:17.199
council's um steps that Council taking

00:56:17.280 --> 00:56:19.599
to adapt to climate change whether that

00:56:19.679 --> 00:56:22.960
is through vehicles through uh our

00:56:23.039 --> 00:56:25.559
assets and through our other m in which

00:56:25.639 --> 00:56:29.800
we can uh reduce our um footprint our

00:56:29.880 --> 00:56:31.079
environmental

00:56:31.159 --> 00:56:33.639
footprint thank you any further

00:56:33.719 --> 00:56:35.559
questions by councelor tonight councelor

00:56:35.639 --> 00:56:38.760
nagri thank you mayor um just to further

00:56:38.840 --> 00:56:42.360
clarify um was the $42 million outlined

00:56:42.440 --> 00:56:45.880
in the plan approved through the budget

00:56:45.960 --> 00:56:49.039
um or through the report of our previous

00:56:49.119 --> 00:56:50.320
council meeting I understand that we

00:56:50.400 --> 00:56:52.559
obviously added some additional funds

00:56:52.639 --> 00:56:56.800
for the new Wards and the um um officer

00:56:56.880 --> 00:56:58.039
but with the exception of those two

00:56:58.119 --> 00:57:00.119
items am I correct in understanding that

00:57:00.199 --> 00:57:01.519
the 42 million was approved by

00:57:01.599 --> 00:57:04.360
councilors through the budget process

00:57:04.440 --> 00:57:08.280
back June thanks see you through you may

00:57:08.360 --> 00:57:09.920
that's that's

00:57:10.000 --> 00:57:13.039
correct thank you any further questions

00:57:13.119 --> 00:57:15.920
Council um I'm Happy State this one on

00:57:16.000 --> 00:57:18.119
notice uh this in relation to in our

00:57:18.199 --> 00:57:20.039
backyard I was just wondering if

00:57:20.119 --> 00:57:22.239
officers could advise how many of the

00:57:22.320 --> 00:57:25.559
170 new community housing units um um

00:57:25.639 --> 00:57:27.119
promised to be leveraged through

00:57:27.199 --> 00:57:29.360
underutilized Council assets um Council

00:57:29.440 --> 00:57:31.599
has delivered to date um and how many of

00:57:31.679 --> 00:57:33.239
the 170 community housing units that

00:57:33.320 --> 00:57:34.159
were going to be delivered through

00:57:34.239 --> 00:57:35.280
Partnerships with other community

00:57:35.360 --> 00:57:39.039
organizations have been delivered to

00:57:39.119 --> 00:57:41.880
date Alison kenin through you mayor I'll

00:57:41.960 --> 00:57:43.440
take that on

00:57:43.519 --> 00:57:47.360
notice thank you any further

00:57:47.440 --> 00:57:49.199
questions if not we'll move on with the

00:57:49.280 --> 00:57:51.400
sealing schedule councilors we have no

00:57:51.480 --> 00:57:53.920
items for sealing on tonight's agenda

00:57:54.000 --> 00:57:55.400
we'll move on to petion itions and Joint

00:57:55.480 --> 00:57:57.800
letters councils we have one petition

00:57:57.880 --> 00:58:01.079
response on tonight's agenda this is 7.1

00:58:01.159 --> 00:58:02.679
petition response Fisherman's Ben

00:58:02.760 --> 00:58:05.400
Gymnastics Club also known as

00:58:05.480 --> 00:58:07.840
fbgc seeking urgent funding for

00:58:07.920 --> 00:58:10.519
long-term facility do councilors have

00:58:10.599 --> 00:58:12.239
any questions of the officers in regards

00:58:12.320 --> 00:58:14.480
to this

00:58:14.559 --> 00:58:17.280
item I might ask a question or

00:58:17.360 --> 00:58:21.800
two uh with in the proposal to if we

00:58:21.880 --> 00:58:24.159
would to support going to a feasibility

00:58:24.239 --> 00:58:25.639
study

00:58:25.719 --> 00:58:28.559
could this also include looking a little

00:58:28.639 --> 00:58:31.760
bit outside the box or actually vertical

00:58:31.840 --> 00:58:33.480
in the fact that we have Fisherman's B

00:58:33.559 --> 00:58:34.880
coming online with a lot of vertical

00:58:34.960 --> 00:58:38.679
towers and the ability to insert a level

00:58:38.760 --> 00:58:40.840
of something other than residential or a

00:58:40.920 --> 00:58:43.119
grocery store maybe perhaps a gymnastics

00:58:43.199 --> 00:58:44.679
facility would that be something that we

00:58:44.760 --> 00:58:47.679
could explore in this feasibility

00:58:47.760 --> 00:58:50.840
study through you mayor yes Dana PR on

00:58:50.920 --> 00:58:54.360
line thank you um through you mayor um

00:58:54.440 --> 00:58:55.760
that is is definitely something that we

00:58:55.840 --> 00:58:58.639
can include in the feasibility study

00:58:58.719 --> 00:59:01.519
thank you any further questions of the

00:59:01.599 --> 00:59:05.039
officers uh councelor Pearl thanks can

00:59:05.119 --> 00:59:07.480
we get some details on what the

00:59:07.559 --> 00:59:12.639
$120,000 um estimate is composed of

00:59:12.719 --> 00:59:16.480
Dana through you mayor um most of it is

00:59:16.559 --> 00:59:20.800
um a resourced wage and there is some um

00:59:20.880 --> 00:59:23.079
consultant fees in there as well to do

00:59:23.159 --> 00:59:27.039
some uh background work and some

00:59:27.119 --> 00:59:29.679
mapping thanks M May in a quick followup

00:59:29.760 --> 00:59:31.960
when will the report be provided and

00:59:32.039 --> 00:59:34.239
will it be provided

00:59:34.320 --> 00:59:36.719
Council through you mayor um the

00:59:36.800 --> 00:59:39.039
timeline on the project is eight months

00:59:39.119 --> 00:59:42.039
um which will start as soon as um

00:59:42.119 --> 00:59:44.239
funding is approved and a resource has

00:59:44.320 --> 00:59:46.639
been secured and it will come back to

00:59:46.719 --> 00:59:49.039
council

00:59:49.119 --> 00:59:51.760
yes thank you any further questions

00:59:51.840 --> 00:59:54.119
Council Nagi um just in relation to the

00:59:54.199 --> 00:59:56.280
funding is it ordinary for Council to

00:59:56.360 --> 00:59:58.760
self-fund this stage of the planning

00:59:58.840 --> 01:00:01.119
process given that we're looking to

01:00:01.199 --> 01:00:02.599
obviously partner and receive funding

01:00:02.679 --> 01:00:04.280
from the Victorian government in the

01:00:04.360 --> 01:00:07.360
actual delivery of the project overall

01:00:07.440 --> 01:00:11.599
Dana uh through you mayor um I would

01:00:11.679 --> 01:00:13.159
need to take that one on

01:00:13.239 --> 01:00:17.960
notice see you through May yes um

01:00:18.039 --> 01:00:20.400
depending on the circumstances I think

01:00:20.480 --> 01:00:22.599
in this particular case um in terms of

01:00:22.679 --> 01:00:25.039
Fisherman's Bend why we've had

01:00:25.119 --> 01:00:27.960
discussions with the task force around

01:00:28.039 --> 01:00:30.880
um the fisherman's Ben Gymnastics Club

01:00:30.960 --> 01:00:33.760
and its needs um it's not quite

01:00:33.840 --> 01:00:37.239
currently figuring in uh any planning

01:00:37.320 --> 01:00:39.239
and for us to have a case to include

01:00:39.320 --> 01:00:41.280
that in the future and to advocate for

01:00:41.360 --> 01:00:43.159
it we need to get some more information

01:00:43.239 --> 01:00:45.360
I believe which will require some

01:00:45.440 --> 01:00:48.000
officer time to be invested in

01:00:48.079 --> 01:00:51.199
it thank you any further questions

01:00:51.280 --> 01:00:52.320
councelor

01:00:52.400 --> 01:00:54.719
sakov um thank you mayor I just want to

01:00:54.800 --> 01:00:57.079
clarify for the um those who might be

01:00:57.159 --> 01:00:59.480
listening to this meeting tonight um it

01:00:59.559 --> 01:01:01.280
does mention in the uh body of the

01:01:01.360 --> 01:01:03.639
motion if an additional

01:01:03.719 --> 01:01:06.239
$200,000 I just want to confirm that uh

01:01:06.320 --> 01:01:09.519
is Council committed to um uh when we

01:01:09.599 --> 01:01:11.320
vote on this uh motion tonight if it is

01:01:11.400 --> 01:01:14.239
voted up are we committed to

01:01:14.320 --> 01:01:17.119
$200,000 uh or is do does that go come

01:01:17.199 --> 01:01:20.119
back to council for further uh approval

01:01:20.199 --> 01:01:22.800
depending on the outcome of this motion

01:01:22.880 --> 01:01:26.159
thank you CEO to you may I think that's

01:01:26.239 --> 01:01:27.559
referenced in the report to give an

01:01:27.639 --> 01:01:29.960
indication of the likely expenditure if

01:01:30.039 --> 01:01:31.760
we do go past the next stage and what

01:01:31.840 --> 01:01:33.320
would be required to get to a business

01:01:33.400 --> 01:01:36.079
case in More Design um so we're being

01:01:36.159 --> 01:01:37.920
transparent about that in the report

01:01:38.000 --> 01:01:39.159
there is no commitment to that

01:01:39.239 --> 01:01:40.679
expenditure what you're signing off one

01:01:40.760 --> 01:01:43.079
tonight would be the the next stage and

01:01:43.159 --> 01:01:46.719
120,000 I think it was from memory um

01:01:46.800 --> 01:01:48.079
but there would be a report to council

01:01:48.159 --> 01:01:49.400
and Council make a decision about

01:01:49.480 --> 01:01:50.760
whether it would go further forward with

01:01:50.840 --> 01:01:52.519
that or

01:01:52.599 --> 01:01:54.960
not thank you councelors we have an

01:01:55.039 --> 01:01:56.719
officer's recommendation I'd like to

01:01:56.800 --> 01:01:59.119
move this do we have a seconder councel

01:01:59.199 --> 01:02:02.760
pear to move a second sorry all right

01:02:02.840 --> 01:02:05.599
I'll speak to it uh this is a fantastic

01:02:05.679 --> 01:02:08.880
Community organization surrounded around

01:02:08.960 --> 01:02:10.679
the idea of gymnastics but it brings

01:02:10.760 --> 01:02:12.480
many people through its doors throughout

01:02:12.559 --> 01:02:16.480
the week not just the uh rout the

01:02:16.559 --> 01:02:18.360
regular classes but also with the

01:02:18.440 --> 01:02:20.679
specialist classes the scouts just

01:02:20.760 --> 01:02:22.480
recently had an event there they're

01:02:22.559 --> 01:02:24.519
looking to diversify reaching into our

01:02:24.599 --> 01:02:27.880
older person's Community uh it is a

01:02:27.960 --> 01:02:30.800
fundamental way for young children to

01:02:30.880 --> 01:02:32.920
develop but they give back so much this

01:02:33.000 --> 01:02:35.519
is a model organization I think the fact

01:02:35.599 --> 01:02:37.360
that they've gone through so many moves

01:02:37.440 --> 01:02:39.400
in the last few years have been very

01:02:39.480 --> 01:02:40.800
difficult and they've managed and it's

01:02:40.880 --> 01:02:42.000
very impressive to see that they've

01:02:42.079 --> 01:02:44.880
managed and the idea that they want to

01:02:44.960 --> 01:02:47.039
secure their future and be able to plan

01:02:47.119 --> 01:02:48.960
around it who could blame them that's a

01:02:49.039 --> 01:02:50.960
fantastic organization we want to keep

01:02:51.039 --> 01:02:53.079
in our area and the ability to support

01:02:53.159 --> 01:02:54.480
them we're not quite sure how we would

01:02:54.559 --> 01:02:56.840
do it but this feasibility study is the

01:02:56.920 --> 01:02:58.159
opportunity that we have tonight

01:02:58.239 --> 01:03:00.960
councilors to to help them know what

01:03:01.039 --> 01:03:02.920
their options are we don't know the

01:03:03.000 --> 01:03:05.880
answer yet but it's very important that

01:03:05.960 --> 01:03:08.719
we start looking councelor

01:03:08.800 --> 01:03:11.559
Pearl uh thanks may I just also note

01:03:11.639 --> 01:03:14.039
there's a spelling mistakes that the

01:03:14.119 --> 01:03:16.400
fisherman's B Gymnastics Club is spilled

01:03:16.480 --> 01:03:17.480
with an

01:03:17.559 --> 01:03:21.039
m not M end or B Fisherman's Bend is

01:03:21.119 --> 01:03:23.320
spelled that way they spell their club

01:03:23.400 --> 01:03:25.840
name with an m in which I've never

01:03:25.920 --> 01:03:28.079
actually asked them why they do

01:03:28.159 --> 01:03:32.880
that but one day I will very true all

01:03:32.960 --> 01:03:35.960
right councilors this is the most um

01:03:36.039 --> 01:03:38.559
disadvantaged in some respects Club in

01:03:38.639 --> 01:03:41.119
our municipality that provides the most

01:03:41.199 --> 01:03:43.480
benefit uh I can't think of a sporting

01:03:43.559 --> 01:03:45.519
club in our municipality that has the

01:03:45.599 --> 01:03:48.440
rental capaCity or repayment capaCity of

01:03:48.519 --> 01:03:51.039
a couple

01:03:52.960 --> 01:03:55.639
hundred, how you cut

01:03:55.719 --> 01:03:59.440
off is it not going back

01:04:00.679 --> 01:04:03.480
on cheek cheek boom there go Council

01:04:03.559 --> 01:04:05.960
Crawford never misses an opportunity

01:04:06.039 --> 01:04:10.760
yeah get stuck into me anyway um just

01:04:10.840 --> 01:04:15.079
warm me out for Sunday uh

01:04:15.400 --> 01:04:18.639
so uh there's no other club I can see or

01:04:18.719 --> 01:04:20.679
think of in the municipality that has

01:04:20.760 --> 01:04:23.800
that sort of capaCity uh the community

01:04:23.880 --> 01:04:26.679
benefit they provide is substantial the

01:04:26.760 --> 01:04:28.639
value they provide their members goes

01:04:28.719 --> 01:04:32.320
well beyond their doors and this is a

01:04:32.400 --> 01:04:34.920
good first step in starting to work out

01:04:35.000 --> 01:04:38.159
a long-term future for them but we also

01:04:38.239 --> 01:04:40.440
understand that it can't be this club by

01:04:40.519 --> 01:04:42.800
itself so i' would encourage officers to

01:04:42.880 --> 01:04:45.000
make sure that we don't just necessarily

01:04:45.079 --> 01:04:47.599
focus on this one club that we find as

01:04:47.679 --> 01:04:50.239
many partners as we possibly can can

01:04:50.320 --> 01:04:53.320
including diving or other forms of sport

01:04:53.400 --> 01:04:56.800
that we can partner with to um make the

01:04:56.880 --> 01:04:59.159
funding base for this project as wide as

01:04:59.239 --> 01:05:01.000
possible plus I think this is

01:05:01.079 --> 01:05:03.519
potentially the Catalyst for a

01:05:03.599 --> 01:05:05.719
substantial Redevelopment of the much

01:05:05.800 --> 01:05:08.360
overdue Fisherman's Ben Community Center

01:05:08.440 --> 01:05:10.400
uh and potentially reclaiming some of

01:05:10.480 --> 01:05:13.679
the road or Environ on that site uh to

01:05:13.760 --> 01:05:15.960
create a wonderful Community Hub which

01:05:16.039 --> 01:05:17.800
is desperately needed for that into the

01:05:17.880 --> 01:05:20.039
municipality so councilors hope you

01:05:20.119 --> 01:05:22.400
support the motion here this evening uh

01:05:22.480 --> 01:05:24.320
and I would encourage you over the eight

01:05:24.400 --> 01:05:25.880
months of this report that's being

01:05:25.960 --> 01:05:28.000
written that you pop down and have a

01:05:28.079 --> 01:05:30.480
look at their temporary premises in um

01:05:30.559 --> 01:05:31.599
in Port

01:05:31.679 --> 01:05:34.079
Melbourne thank you Council Mar Martin

01:05:34.159 --> 01:05:35.719
to speak to it fully endorse everything

01:05:35.800 --> 01:05:37.480
that councelor Pearl has said when

01:05:37.559 --> 01:05:38.960
councilor Pearl talked about it being

01:05:39.039 --> 01:05:42.119
the best um Recreational facility

01:05:42.199 --> 01:05:43.480
provider in all Port melbour I'm the

01:05:43.559 --> 01:05:44.880
secretary of another local sporting club

01:05:44.960 --> 01:05:46.199
there and we're very proud of what we do

01:05:46.280 --> 01:05:48.039
but I can tell you that the fisherman's

01:05:48.119 --> 01:05:50.239
Ben Gymnastics Club has been around a

01:05:50.320 --> 01:05:51.599
lot longer than the group I've involved

01:05:51.679 --> 01:05:54.679
with and has supported not 10 not

01:05:54.760 --> 01:05:56.360
hundreds but thousands of families over

01:05:56.440 --> 01:05:57.760
the 22 years that I've been involved

01:05:57.840 --> 01:05:58.920
with them and they were going for nearly

01:05:59.000 --> 01:06:01.000
10 years before I first became involved

01:06:01.079 --> 01:06:03.199
I've seen it firstand not just the

01:06:03.280 --> 01:06:04.639
amazing things they do with looking

01:06:04.719 --> 01:06:06.079
after young People's Health and teaching

01:06:06.159 --> 01:06:09.079
them skills but the effect on their

01:06:09.159 --> 01:06:10.800
mental and Social Development as well

01:06:10.880 --> 01:06:12.519
and the fact that they bring members

01:06:12.599 --> 01:06:13.960
various diverse members of the community

01:06:14.039 --> 01:06:15.039
together and they bring families

01:06:15.119 --> 01:06:16.360
together as well so it's not just the

01:06:16.440 --> 01:06:18.519
fact that they provide a range of

01:06:18.599 --> 01:06:19.840
opportunities for kids to develop their

01:06:19.920 --> 01:06:21.960
gymnastics skills but they're a

01:06:22.039 --> 01:06:24.639
fantastic Community glue and unite our

01:06:24.719 --> 01:06:26.840
community we support a whole range of

01:06:26.920 --> 01:06:28.559
other sporting clubs in in in the great

01:06:28.639 --> 01:06:31.039
City of Port Philip and it's it's great

01:06:31.119 --> 01:06:32.800
that we do that we've done our best to

01:06:32.880 --> 01:06:34.960
support this club this investment and it

01:06:35.039 --> 01:06:36.480
sounds a lot of money in the short term

01:06:36.559 --> 01:06:39.360
but if we're able to um get government

01:06:39.440 --> 01:06:41.440
support or minderoo Foundation support

01:06:41.519 --> 01:06:43.320
or whatever if we can broker something

01:06:43.400 --> 01:06:45.960
so that we can keep these thousand plus

01:06:46.039 --> 01:06:48.480
families every year involved um we'll be

01:06:48.559 --> 01:06:50.320
doing a huge service to not just the

01:06:50.400 --> 01:06:51.920
young people of Port Philip and port

01:06:52.000 --> 01:06:53.239
meler in particular but also their

01:06:53.320 --> 01:06:54.960
families as well I think this is an

01:06:55.039 --> 01:06:56.840
amazing opportunity for us to make a

01:06:56.920 --> 01:06:58.599
huge investment in the future of the

01:06:58.679 --> 01:07:00.760
young people in Port Phillip thank you

01:07:00.840 --> 01:07:02.079
any other councilors want to speak to

01:07:02.159 --> 01:07:04.360
the item if not we'll take that to the

01:07:04.440 --> 01:07:07.079
vote all those in favour that's carried

01:07:07.159 --> 01:07:09.960
unanimous thank

01:07:10.440 --> 01:07:13.880
you I propose a five minute break they

01:07:13.960 --> 01:07:17.639
need to swap out the mics as well so um

01:07:17.719 --> 01:07:19.199
we'll come back at

01:07:19.280 --> 01:07:22.840
7:50 yep thank

01:07:22.920 --> 01:07:25.920
you

01:07:27.360 --> 01:07:28.719
all right we're going to move on to the

01:07:28.800 --> 01:07:31.440
presentation of reports the first one up

01:07:31.519 --> 01:07:32.679
is

01:07:32.760 --> 01:07:36.000
8.1 this is the 100th Edition I was

01:07:36.079 --> 01:07:37.559
going to bring some confetti but then I

01:07:37.639 --> 01:07:38.599
thought people get mad at me for

01:07:38.679 --> 01:07:40.639
cleaning it up

01:07:40.719 --> 01:07:44.480
later so CEO report issue 100 are there

01:07:44.559 --> 01:07:45.639
any questions of the officers in

01:07:45.719 --> 01:07:47.840
relation to this

01:07:47.920 --> 01:07:51.280
report no if not is there a councilor

01:07:51.360 --> 01:07:53.440
would like to move this councelor Martin

01:07:53.519 --> 01:07:55.440
and coun counc Clark sorry councelor

01:07:55.519 --> 01:07:58.000
Clark just second it councelor

01:07:58.079 --> 01:08:00.559
Martin well congratulations to you on

01:08:00.639 --> 01:08:02.440
having the 100 I know it's not your

01:08:02.519 --> 01:08:04.599
100th report but it is the 100th report

01:08:04.679 --> 01:08:06.920
and as a broken record I'll say yet

01:08:07.000 --> 01:08:08.360
again it's one of the most informative

01:08:08.440 --> 01:08:10.639
things that I read in in our Council

01:08:10.719 --> 01:08:11.760
going to highlight just a couple of

01:08:11.840 --> 01:08:14.599
things very very briefly $1.7 million of

01:08:14.679 --> 01:08:16.439
federal money for ster Creek storm water

01:08:16.520 --> 01:08:18.039
harvesting how great is

01:08:18.119 --> 01:08:21.199
that sharing a $1.35 million grant for

01:08:21.279 --> 01:08:23.119
planning and roll out of EV charging

01:08:23.199 --> 01:08:24.760
stations on power poles in the City of

01:08:24.840 --> 01:08:26.880
Port Philip

01:08:26.960 --> 01:08:29.039
brilliant I note that we had reckling

01:08:29.119 --> 01:08:31.439
playing their grand finals at Northport

01:08:31.520 --> 01:08:33.600
oval these are people who are

01:08:33.680 --> 01:08:35.199
underprivileged come from the wrong side

01:08:35.279 --> 01:08:37.600
of the tracks They may in Alcoholics

01:08:37.680 --> 01:08:39.680
Anonymous or whatever very disadvantaged

01:08:39.760 --> 01:08:40.880
members of our community it's a great

01:08:40.960 --> 01:08:42.159
opportunity for them to get involved in

01:08:42.239 --> 01:08:44.479
sport and I'm pleased to report that one

01:08:44.560 --> 01:08:45.720
of the grand finals Was Won by Port

01:08:45.800 --> 01:08:48.880
Melbourne even though I was the Umpire

01:08:48.960 --> 01:08:51.960
um the there's a photo of our

01:08:52.039 --> 01:08:54.439
environmental leaders I know 52 people

01:08:54.520 --> 01:08:55.760
have graduated through our environmental

01:08:55.840 --> 01:08:57.520
leaders program so far with another 14

01:08:57.600 --> 01:09:00.239
about to join them um there's a picture

01:09:00.319 --> 01:09:01.720
of the echocenter rebuilding program

01:09:01.800 --> 01:09:02.960
some of us were lucky enough to go on a

01:09:03.039 --> 01:09:05.600
tour there and the echo Center is so

01:09:05.680 --> 01:09:07.000
echo-friendly when it's open it's going

01:09:07.079 --> 01:09:08.479
to be magnificent then last but not

01:09:08.560 --> 01:09:11.039
least on our concerning note and we're

01:09:11.119 --> 01:09:12.600
talking about it later in our quarterly

01:09:12.680 --> 01:09:15.239
budget update we only have 70k in our

01:09:15.319 --> 01:09:18.399
proposed Financial Surplus for the for

01:09:18.479 --> 01:09:21.079
the financial which is a concern but see

01:09:21.159 --> 01:09:22.439
I thank you for such an informative

01:09:22.520 --> 01:09:24.039
report and if you haven't read line of

01:09:24.119 --> 01:09:27.159
it everybody I commend the document to

01:09:27.239 --> 01:09:29.359
you thank you councelor clerk would you

01:09:29.439 --> 01:09:32.479
like to speak to it only to say that um

01:09:32.560 --> 01:09:35.079
I don't have as much time as Peter man

01:09:35.159 --> 01:09:37.359
to read um the CEO's report every uh

01:09:37.439 --> 01:09:40.039
quarter but I appreciate his summary and

01:09:40.119 --> 01:09:44.039
I um sure it is very good document thank

01:09:44.119 --> 01:09:45.920
you I'm going to ask a clarifying

01:09:46.000 --> 01:09:47.680
question from what's on the screen here

01:09:47.760 --> 01:09:49.319
because I know it says at the top it's

01:09:49.399 --> 01:09:52.399
issue 100 but below it says issue 99 is

01:09:52.479 --> 01:09:54.640
that just a typo

01:09:54.720 --> 01:09:56.920
okay great if you can fix that please

01:09:57.000 --> 01:09:58.640
any other councilors want to speak to

01:09:58.720 --> 01:10:00.319
this

01:10:00.399 --> 01:10:02.119
item if

01:10:02.199 --> 01:10:06.239
not let's go to the vote all those in

01:10:06.319 --> 01:10:09.319
favour that's unanimous thank

01:10:09.399 --> 01:10:13.079
you on to 9.1 the friend of su calina

01:10:13.159 --> 01:10:15.239
annual report

01:10:15.319 --> 01:10:17.239
2223 councilors do you have any

01:10:17.319 --> 01:10:18.640
questions of the officers in relation to

01:10:18.720 --> 01:10:20.920
this

01:10:21.159 --> 01:10:23.279
report no all right who would like to

01:10:23.359 --> 01:10:25.720
move this councelor bter and who would

01:10:25.800 --> 01:10:26.840
like to Second

01:10:26.920 --> 01:10:29.199
it councelor Crawford thank you

01:10:29.279 --> 01:10:30.880
councelor bter would you like to speak

01:10:30.960 --> 01:10:34.159
to it thank you mayor yeah look this is

01:10:34.239 --> 01:10:38.199
um uh obviously another uh fantastic um

01:10:38.279 --> 01:10:41.920
report from um a fantastic group uh

01:10:42.000 --> 01:10:45.000
obviously um I encourage everyone to

01:10:45.079 --> 01:10:46.760
have a look through it and see uh the

01:10:46.840 --> 01:10:49.279
amazing work that they do year in and

01:10:49.359 --> 01:10:53.840
year out um and uh I am uh quite

01:10:53.920 --> 01:10:55.479
interested in having a discussion around

01:10:55.560 --> 01:10:58.319
the you know potentially um doing the

01:10:58.399 --> 01:11:01.560
study tour and learning more uh about um

01:11:01.640 --> 01:11:03.920
our uh our special partnership with sui

01:11:04.000 --> 01:11:07.399
Koval Lima and um yeah I just uh I I

01:11:07.479 --> 01:11:09.760
encourage councilors to have a good look

01:11:09.840 --> 01:11:12.359
at this uh great work that this group

01:11:12.439 --> 01:11:14.840
can do in partnership with Council and

01:11:14.920 --> 01:11:16.720
um the the massive difference that we

01:11:16.800 --> 01:11:17.800
can

01:11:17.880 --> 01:11:21.279
make thank you Council

01:11:21.359 --> 01:11:23.800
Crawford uh I mean this is only second

01:11:23.880 --> 01:11:26.079
to the amazing work that the friends of

01:11:26.159 --> 01:11:29.000
sui do um it's such a well presented and

01:11:29.079 --> 01:11:31.159
easyto read report and I thank you for

01:11:31.239 --> 01:11:33.640
that so it's um one of those ones that

01:11:33.720 --> 01:11:35.520
kind of captures your attention and just

01:11:35.600 --> 01:11:38.279
takes you through but um obviously the

01:11:38.359 --> 01:11:40.439
the main priority of this report and the

01:11:40.520 --> 01:11:43.079
great work that you do is the incredible

01:11:43.159 --> 01:11:45.600
Outreach that the center does but also

01:11:45.680 --> 01:11:47.840
delivers opportunities future

01:11:47.920 --> 01:11:49.439
opportunities for members of that

01:11:49.520 --> 01:11:51.239
community and the one that really struck

01:11:51.319 --> 01:11:54.840
me this year is um how the donated uh uh

01:11:54.920 --> 01:11:56.880
computers were used to train municipal

01:11:56.960 --> 01:11:59.880
government employees I just you know you

01:11:59.960 --> 01:12:02.119
just don't realize how much we do have

01:12:02.199 --> 01:12:03.760
and those ones really that one really

01:12:03.840 --> 01:12:05.840
hit home so um thank you again for the

01:12:05.920 --> 01:12:08.600
great work you do and um I I commend

01:12:08.680 --> 01:12:10.039
this report to the rest of the

01:12:10.119 --> 01:12:11.760
councilors thank you any other

01:12:11.840 --> 01:12:14.199
councilors want to speak to the item

01:12:14.279 --> 01:12:16.000
I'll quickly add I know that when we

01:12:16.079 --> 01:12:18.800
wound back the funding over the stage

01:12:18.880 --> 01:12:20.640
process that made it extra hard and I

01:12:20.720 --> 01:12:23.640
think it's important that uh we work

01:12:23.720 --> 01:12:26.720
with you again to ensure that this

01:12:26.800 --> 01:12:29.199
community in Port Phillip that supports

01:12:29.279 --> 01:12:31.960
the organization over in suai can can

01:12:32.039 --> 01:12:34.399
still Thrive so thank you very

01:12:34.479 --> 01:12:37.039
much let's take that to the vote all

01:12:37.119 --> 01:12:39.720
those in favour that's carried unanimous

01:12:39.800 --> 01:12:42.000
thank

01:12:43.760 --> 01:12:46.840
you all right now we have 9.2 this is a

01:12:46.920 --> 01:12:50.800
community grants program 2023 to 24

01:12:50.880 --> 01:12:52.840
recommendations I would like to remind

01:12:52.920 --> 01:12:55.000
all C councelors that the the attachment

01:12:55.079 --> 01:12:57.279
is

01:12:58.279 --> 01:13:00.479
confidential and we have an officer's

01:13:00.560 --> 01:13:02.880
Rec that'll be on the

01:13:02.960 --> 01:13:04.600
screen thank

01:13:04.680 --> 01:13:06.520
you all right there was an email

01:13:06.600 --> 01:13:09.680
circulated if you need that councilors

01:13:09.760 --> 01:13:12.199
all right so the change I'll read out as

01:13:12.279 --> 01:13:13.560
to item

01:13:13.640 --> 01:13:16.319
3.3 so it now reads endorses

01:13:16.399 --> 01:13:19.800
reallocation of residual 35,1 151

01:13:19.880 --> 01:13:22.319
funding from the community grants 23 to

01:13:22.399 --> 01:13:24.960
24 program for potential allocation

01:13:25.039 --> 01:13:27.319
under the quick response grants program

01:13:27.399 --> 01:13:29.960
deleting the items underneath it

01:13:30.039 --> 01:13:32.960
anything else to scroll down is at the

01:13:33.039 --> 01:13:35.239
end sorry that's the only change to it

01:13:35.319 --> 01:13:38.039
thank you all right are

01:13:38.119 --> 01:13:40.520
there so I'll go to questions first and

01:13:40.600 --> 01:13:42.800
then we'll have someone move that okay

01:13:42.880 --> 01:13:44.560
are any questions of the officers in

01:13:44.640 --> 01:13:47.279
relation to the

01:13:47.680 --> 01:13:50.720
item any questions if not I'm looking

01:13:50.800 --> 01:13:52.399
for someone to move this or something

01:13:52.479 --> 01:13:54.079
else

01:13:54.159 --> 01:13:56.279
councelor Crawford to move it who would

01:13:56.359 --> 01:13:59.640
like to Second it I'll second it

01:13:59.720 --> 01:14:02.720
councelor Crawford so I was uh one of

01:14:02.800 --> 01:14:04.680
the councelor representatives on on this

01:14:04.760 --> 01:14:08.239
committee as was councelor Bond um and

01:14:08.319 --> 01:14:10.840
uh there were uh and there's three other

01:14:10.920 --> 01:14:13.960
members on um the community panel that

01:14:14.039 --> 01:14:15.800
make the assessments it's a lot of work

01:14:15.880 --> 01:14:20.079
a lot of reading and a lot of um deep

01:14:20.159 --> 01:14:22.359
understanding of the huge number of

01:14:22.439 --> 01:14:25.159
volunteer based or focused um

01:14:25.239 --> 01:14:27.359
organizations within the municipality

01:14:27.439 --> 01:14:29.840
that do great work um and it ranges

01:14:29.920 --> 01:14:33.000
everything from s of sports programs to

01:14:33.079 --> 01:14:38.920
quilting programs to um covers food food

01:14:39.000 --> 01:14:42.600
um Gardens to Arts programs to it's it's

01:14:42.680 --> 01:14:45.399
a real range of how we um help support

01:14:45.479 --> 01:14:47.239
the community um and a lot of it's about

01:14:47.319 --> 01:14:48.960
social connection and and building and

01:14:49.039 --> 01:14:51.359
strengthening Community um and and

01:14:51.439 --> 01:14:53.359
helping some of the most vulnerable so

01:14:53.439 --> 01:14:54.760
there's sort of you know such a wide

01:14:54.840 --> 01:14:58.239
range of kind of projects that we um

01:14:58.319 --> 01:15:00.479
over the years and this year have have

01:15:00.560 --> 01:15:02.439
looked to support so um thank you to all

01:15:02.520 --> 01:15:04.439
the panel members uh I hope council is

01:15:04.520 --> 01:15:05.800
you support this because there's some

01:15:05.880 --> 01:15:07.800
really worthwhile organizations doing

01:15:07.880 --> 01:15:11.359
great things with some really great

01:15:12.640 --> 01:15:15.399
programs thank you I'd like to speak to

01:15:15.479 --> 01:15:17.199
the reason why the change has come from

01:15:17.279 --> 01:15:19.039
the officers and I welcome the officers

01:15:19.119 --> 01:15:22.199
to correct any statements that I make um

01:15:22.279 --> 01:15:25.079
I believe that the correct budget Al

01:15:25.159 --> 01:15:27.800
budget allocation process wasn't

01:15:27.880 --> 01:15:29.319
followed in this

01:15:29.399 --> 01:15:31.520
situation where it's been proposed for

01:15:31.600 --> 01:15:35.119
$20,000 for the heat pack development uh

01:15:35.199 --> 01:15:38.560
that is a very worthwh worthwhile cause

01:15:38.640 --> 01:15:40.119
but at this point that didn't go through

01:15:40.199 --> 01:15:42.119
the panel so the idea would be that it's

01:15:42.199 --> 01:15:43.720
going to roll into the quick response

01:15:43.800 --> 01:15:48.359
Grant panel which has a monthly um panel

01:15:48.439 --> 01:15:50.239
process and so there the opportunity is

01:15:50.319 --> 01:15:51.680
still there and we welcome the port

01:15:51.760 --> 01:15:55.039
Philip community group to um apply to

01:15:55.119 --> 01:15:58.479
that as it has merits to the the project

01:15:58.560 --> 01:16:00.000
we know that it's very important for the

01:16:00.079 --> 01:16:01.319
extreme heat that we're expecting this

01:16:01.399 --> 01:16:03.119
summer is there anything you'd like to

01:16:03.199 --> 01:16:06.000
further out to that uh through May

01:16:06.079 --> 01:16:10.399
apologies councilors um for the the

01:16:10.479 --> 01:16:12.680
error in process I think the the team

01:16:12.760 --> 01:16:16.399
were well intentioned um but this should

01:16:16.479 --> 01:16:18.199
have if this was to be a recommendation

01:16:18.279 --> 01:16:19.840
it should have come as a recommendation

01:16:19.920 --> 01:16:22.640
from the panel um and this is the way

01:16:22.720 --> 01:16:25.079
for us to to address that so apologies I

01:16:25.159 --> 01:16:26.479
do think the officers were doing it very

01:16:26.560 --> 01:16:28.079
well meaning um but unfortunately we

01:16:28.159 --> 01:16:29.640
didn't follow the correct

01:16:29.720 --> 01:16:33.039
process thank you uh although we can't

01:16:33.119 --> 01:16:34.399
say what the items that are being

01:16:34.479 --> 01:16:36.479
supported tonight are we know that they

01:16:36.560 --> 01:16:38.479
range throughout our whole municipality

01:16:38.560 --> 01:16:39.560
across many different types of

01:16:39.640 --> 01:16:41.000
organizations this is such an

01:16:41.079 --> 01:16:43.840
opportunity to uh support the good work

01:16:43.920 --> 01:16:46.439
being done in our community uh it's

01:16:46.520 --> 01:16:49.119
great to see that there's now 35,000 is

01:16:49.199 --> 01:16:51.479
that the right amount going into the

01:16:51.560 --> 01:16:53.199
quick response grants because that's

01:16:53.279 --> 01:16:55.239
another opportunity for our community to

01:16:55.319 --> 01:16:57.359
demonstrate what they're doing and where

01:16:57.439 --> 01:16:59.319
they need the assistance so I'll will be

01:16:59.399 --> 01:17:00.479
supporting this tonight are there any

01:17:00.560 --> 01:17:01.680
other councilors want to speak to this

01:17:01.760 --> 01:17:03.960
councel

01:17:04.039 --> 01:17:06.560
Martin Council pear picked me up a

01:17:06.640 --> 01:17:07.680
couple of you and I accidentally read

01:17:07.760 --> 01:17:09.239
out the names of one of the uh Grant

01:17:09.319 --> 01:17:10.640
recipients will be very careful not to

01:17:10.720 --> 01:17:12.079
do that and get into trouble so thank

01:17:12.159 --> 01:17:14.479
you councelor Pearl councelor Bond and

01:17:14.560 --> 01:17:16.439
councelor Crawford you must have had a

01:17:16.520 --> 01:17:18.319
tiring but very very exciting time going

01:17:18.399 --> 01:17:19.399
through those applications because they

01:17:19.479 --> 01:17:22.760
look absolutely brilliant um thank you

01:17:22.840 --> 01:17:23.560
uh

01:17:23.640 --> 01:17:25.800
CEO and mayor for explaining why we made

01:17:25.880 --> 01:17:28.119
that alteration I'll be taking back to

01:17:28.199 --> 01:17:29.479
OPAC how I know we're very very

01:17:29.560 --> 01:17:30.960
concerned with issues relating to heat

01:17:31.039 --> 01:17:33.239
stress with the elderly um the fact that

01:17:33.319 --> 01:17:34.479
there may be an opportunity for them to

01:17:34.560 --> 01:17:35.680
work with groups like The Port Philip

01:17:35.760 --> 01:17:38.199
community group to express their um

01:17:38.279 --> 01:17:40.479
advice as to how best um Community

01:17:40.560 --> 01:17:41.439
groups out there might be able to

01:17:41.520 --> 01:17:42.560
support some of our older people in

01:17:42.640 --> 01:17:44.640
terms of heat so that issue won't be

01:17:44.720 --> 01:17:46.319
lost it'll I'm sure it be picked up by

01:17:46.399 --> 01:17:47.680
one of our community groups and OPAC

01:17:47.760 --> 01:17:48.960
will be willing to provide advice as

01:17:49.039 --> 01:17:51.279
well but what when this list is made

01:17:51.359 --> 01:17:52.760
public you'll be blown away by some of

01:17:52.840 --> 01:17:54.479
the amazing programs that the wonderful

01:17:54.560 --> 01:17:57.039
Volunteers in the City of Port Philip

01:17:57.119 --> 01:18:02.600
do thank you councelor Bond um I won't

01:18:02.680 --> 01:18:04.439
say too much other than to say that one

01:18:04.520 --> 01:18:05.840
of the things that surprised me with

01:18:05.920 --> 01:18:07.680
this was the lack of applications from

01:18:07.760 --> 01:18:08.960
sporting

01:18:09.039 --> 01:18:11.199
groups that we're amongst these I'm not

01:18:11.279 --> 01:18:13.279
giving away who's being a recipient but

01:18:13.359 --> 01:18:16.279
there were none in either group from

01:18:16.359 --> 01:18:17.840
from any sporting club in our

01:18:17.920 --> 01:18:19.760
municipality which is unusual so I'm

01:18:19.840 --> 01:18:22.000
just wondering if we could note for

01:18:22.079 --> 01:18:24.000
future reference if we could contact our

01:18:24.079 --> 01:18:27.000
sporting clubs and ensure that they are

01:18:27.079 --> 01:18:29.000
aware that these these grants are

01:18:29.079 --> 01:18:30.600
available cuz I'm I'm sure that they

01:18:30.680 --> 01:18:33.960
will have needs um maybe they're too

01:18:34.039 --> 01:18:36.279
busy running their clubs to to to put in

01:18:36.359 --> 01:18:37.600
Grant applications but it would

01:18:37.680 --> 01:18:39.720
certainly I'd feel better if I knew that

01:18:39.800 --> 01:18:41.319
they were aware and chose not to put in

01:18:41.399 --> 01:18:43.079
applications and to find out that they

01:18:43.159 --> 01:18:45.359
just had no idea that these things were

01:18:45.439 --> 01:18:46.600
were here so it's something we should

01:18:46.680 --> 01:18:49.399
look at for for future rounds of of

01:18:49.479 --> 01:18:52.239
community grants thank you any other

01:18:52.319 --> 01:18:56.359
Council speak speaking into this item

01:18:56.600 --> 01:18:59.199
cagi yeah I think the grants that we've

01:18:59.279 --> 01:19:01.399
put forward are fantastic I won't name

01:19:01.479 --> 01:19:02.520
any of the recipients but there's

01:19:02.600 --> 01:19:04.479
certainly some really excellent um

01:19:04.560 --> 01:19:06.279
recipients in this list and number of

01:19:06.359 --> 01:19:07.479
really excellent

01:19:07.560 --> 01:19:09.840
programs it's a bit of a strange process

01:19:09.920 --> 01:19:11.920
we've gone through with this residual

01:19:12.000 --> 01:19:14.560
35,000

01:19:14.640 --> 01:19:17.319
and I have to reflect upon the

01:19:17.399 --> 01:19:19.119
conversation we've had about the

01:19:19.199 --> 01:19:20.920
potential to spend the 20,000 some other

01:19:21.000 --> 01:19:23.039
time but I'd certainly would like say

01:19:23.119 --> 01:19:24.880
has continue to look at ways to support

01:19:24.960 --> 01:19:27.720
people as they experience um more hot

01:19:27.800 --> 01:19:30.079
weather events and I hope I can find a

01:19:30.159 --> 01:19:32.079
way to make sure that all of us on

01:19:32.159 --> 01:19:34.039
Council do that and we actually look at

01:19:34.119 --> 01:19:36.800
spending some money on that at some

01:19:36.880 --> 01:19:39.079
point Thank you any other councelor

01:19:39.159 --> 01:19:41.680
speaking to the item if not let's go to

01:19:41.760 --> 01:19:44.520
the vote all those in favour that's

01:19:44.600 --> 01:19:46.720
carried unanimous thank

01:19:46.800 --> 01:19:49.720
you on to 12.1 this is the akland street

01:19:49.800 --> 01:19:52.000
special rate and charge renewal for 24

01:19:52.079 --> 01:19:55.359
to 29 the intention to declare

01:19:55.439 --> 01:19:56.640
councilors do you have any questions of

01:19:56.720 --> 01:19:59.920
the officers in relation to the

01:20:00.680 --> 01:20:02.800
report no all right who would like to

01:20:02.880 --> 01:20:04.800
move this councelor Bond who would like

01:20:04.880 --> 01:20:07.359
to Second it councelor sakov

01:20:07.439 --> 01:20:11.439
sorry okay counc Bond go ahead um I'll

01:20:11.520 --> 01:20:13.199
speak to both a street and Fitzroy

01:20:13.279 --> 01:20:15.800
street at the same go

01:20:15.880 --> 01:20:19.439
um I know we've had a number of new

01:20:19.520 --> 01:20:21.359
business associations come along in the

01:20:21.439 --> 01:20:23.920
last 12 months um with Carlile Street

01:20:24.000 --> 01:20:26.479
who have got their own special rate uh

01:20:26.560 --> 01:20:27.920
South Melbourne who have a Business

01:20:28.000 --> 01:20:29.680
Association but they haven't struck a

01:20:29.760 --> 01:20:33.279
special rate as yet um these two groups

01:20:33.359 --> 01:20:35.439
here AK Street and fit chy Street have

01:20:35.520 --> 01:20:38.920
been running um successfully for my

01:20:39.000 --> 01:20:40.560
entire time on Council and probably long

01:20:40.640 --> 01:20:42.560
before I was here I think this is

01:20:42.640 --> 01:20:45.079
probably the fourth time or fifth time

01:20:45.159 --> 01:20:48.039
these special rat have been renewed and

01:20:48.119 --> 01:20:50.199
then that only happens because they you

01:20:50.279 --> 01:20:52.000
have people on the Committees of these

01:20:52.079 --> 01:20:54.680
particular groups groups who who look

01:20:54.760 --> 01:20:56.399
after the streets and make sure they get

01:20:56.479 --> 01:20:59.720
value for money for these rates and and

01:20:59.800 --> 01:21:03.239
make sure um that they they're taking

01:21:03.319 --> 01:21:04.800
time out from trying to run their own

01:21:04.880 --> 01:21:07.520
business on these streets to to look

01:21:07.600 --> 01:21:10.399
after the greater combined interest of

01:21:10.479 --> 01:21:11.680
the street and I just want to pay

01:21:11.760 --> 01:21:14.560
tribute to both David Blackley and Janet

01:21:14.640 --> 01:21:18.000
Rosenberg for the time and effort they

01:21:18.079 --> 01:21:20.600
put in and both your committees the

01:21:20.680 --> 01:21:22.239
efforts you put in you don't get paid

01:21:22.319 --> 01:21:24.640
for these rolls there often very

01:21:24.720 --> 01:21:27.720
thankful thankless tasks I know that

01:21:27.800 --> 01:21:29.399
both of you put in many hours and I

01:21:29.479 --> 01:21:31.479
think I know that both of you sometimes

01:21:31.560 --> 01:21:33.119
get criticized by the community for the

01:21:33.199 --> 01:21:36.560
efforts you put in um rather unfairly

01:21:36.640 --> 01:21:38.159
from people who I don't think appreciate

01:21:38.239 --> 01:21:39.680
that you're doing this as well as trying

01:21:39.760 --> 01:21:43.279
to run businesses in your own spare time

01:21:43.359 --> 01:21:45.840
um and you put in many many many hours

01:21:45.920 --> 01:21:47.880
of work so you know we thank you as a

01:21:47.960 --> 01:21:49.479
council and I know the rest of your

01:21:49.560 --> 01:21:52.359
Traders thank the two of you um and I

01:21:52.439 --> 01:21:54.760
know know the overwhelming majority of

01:21:54.840 --> 01:21:56.560
the community appreciate everything you

01:21:56.640 --> 01:22:00.640
do to promote and activate and in your

01:22:00.720 --> 01:22:03.640
sure your streets are well represented

01:22:03.720 --> 01:22:08.640
um respectively um in not just to us as

01:22:08.720 --> 01:22:10.279
a council but also to the state

01:22:10.359 --> 01:22:11.640
government also to the federal

01:22:11.720 --> 01:22:14.319
government also to to the residents that

01:22:14.399 --> 01:22:15.640
I know you have to deal with from time

01:22:15.720 --> 01:22:17.319
to time as well as try and keep I don't

01:22:17.399 --> 01:22:19.680
know 150 or 200 Traders happy between

01:22:19.760 --> 01:22:24.520
the two of you um with or Beach you have

01:22:24.600 --> 01:22:26.680
um in these special rates um it is a

01:22:26.760 --> 01:22:28.279
very thankless task I just want to thank

01:22:28.359 --> 01:22:29.920
you on behalf of the the City of Port

01:22:30.000 --> 01:22:31.479
Philip we really really appreciate the

01:22:31.560 --> 01:22:32.680
time and effort and all that that you

01:22:32.760 --> 01:22:34.960
guys put into this so congratulations to

01:22:35.039 --> 01:22:38.359
you both you're

01:22:38.920 --> 01:22:42.640
here all right Council sov to add in

01:22:42.720 --> 01:22:44.520
yeah thank you um yeah it's quite

01:22:44.600 --> 01:22:49.079
impressive um that the um that people

01:22:49.159 --> 01:22:51.880
like Janet and um David putting so much

01:22:51.960 --> 01:22:54.079
effort into to the Traders associations

01:22:54.159 --> 01:22:57.520
that groups that they do run um to quote

01:22:57.600 --> 01:23:00.720
from Council uh uh notes Here is that uh

01:23:00.800 --> 01:23:03.439
we've got in Fitzroy Street 2117

01:23:03.520 --> 01:23:06.640
properties and in eckan Street 296 so

01:23:06.720 --> 01:23:08.399
that's a lot of uh businesses to deal

01:23:08.479 --> 01:23:11.439
with and getting them all on board to

01:23:11.520 --> 01:23:14.279
appreciate that um when we do when when

01:23:14.359 --> 01:23:15.640
you all do come together and you pay

01:23:15.720 --> 01:23:17.640
those special rates that you can hold so

01:23:17.720 --> 01:23:20.279
many Wonder wonderful events and I

01:23:20.359 --> 01:23:22.079
recall one of those wonderful events as

01:23:22.159 --> 01:23:24.800
being the Father's Day car show event

01:23:24.880 --> 01:23:26.800
where you've got cars from one end of

01:23:26.880 --> 01:23:28.359
Ackland street right down to the other

01:23:28.439 --> 01:23:32.600
and then we um going all around Luna

01:23:32.680 --> 01:23:35.439
Park and uh that brings uh lots and lots

01:23:35.520 --> 01:23:37.960
of people families family

01:23:38.039 --> 01:23:41.119
inclusive um and cars of all styles and

01:23:41.199 --> 01:23:44.640
vintages which is really exciting um so

01:23:44.720 --> 01:23:46.920
um I hope that these type of events will

01:23:47.000 --> 01:23:49.359
continue continue and will grow to bring

01:23:49.439 --> 01:23:52.359
more other events to these um High stre

01:23:52.439 --> 01:23:55.720
streets so um and I hope that all the

01:23:55.800 --> 01:23:58.520
other businesses also appreciate what's

01:23:58.600 --> 01:24:02.640
going on and come on board and um be a

01:24:02.720 --> 01:24:04.479
part of where they want that those

01:24:04.560 --> 01:24:06.680
special rates spent so that they can

01:24:06.760 --> 01:24:11.119
also enjoy and benefit from the up

01:24:11.199 --> 01:24:13.840
economic uplift by what this brings

01:24:13.920 --> 01:24:15.159
thank

01:24:15.239 --> 01:24:17.760
you thank you

01:24:17.840 --> 01:24:20.399
canag I'd like to add to the chorus of

01:24:20.479 --> 01:24:23.960
um praise for and David and the two

01:24:24.039 --> 01:24:26.479
associations um it's not an easy time to

01:24:26.560 --> 01:24:28.680
work on a High Street and we've had a

01:24:28.760 --> 01:24:31.439
lot of economic changes of late that um

01:24:31.520 --> 01:24:34.399
can make it very difficult at times to

01:24:34.479 --> 01:24:38.560
um have high streets that Thrive and um

01:24:38.640 --> 01:24:40.079
I think it's particularly difficult also

01:24:40.159 --> 01:24:43.279
to note that um akland and Fitzroy are

01:24:43.359 --> 01:24:45.640
not just local streets there streets

01:24:45.720 --> 01:24:47.159
that are significant to all of Melbourne

01:24:47.239 --> 01:24:48.920
to all of Victoria to all of Australia I

01:24:49.000 --> 01:24:50.800
would say there probably only a couple

01:24:50.880 --> 01:24:52.720
other streets in Melbourne that are

01:24:52.800 --> 01:24:56.239
known so widely maybe chapel and Ligon

01:24:56.319 --> 01:24:58.359
um and there are a lot of armchair

01:24:58.439 --> 01:25:00.720
critics a lot of people who don't put

01:25:00.800 --> 01:25:02.760
their back into it who have a lot of

01:25:02.840 --> 01:25:04.880
opinions a lot of cheap and free

01:25:04.960 --> 01:25:06.680
opinions that they dispense at at

01:25:06.760 --> 01:25:09.720
nauseum about both streets and the thing

01:25:09.800 --> 01:25:12.039
I can say about Janet and David and the

01:25:12.119 --> 01:25:15.359
associations is they um they're putting

01:25:15.439 --> 01:25:16.680
their money with their mouth is they're

01:25:16.760 --> 01:25:18.800
putting their time their heart their

01:25:18.880 --> 01:25:21.800
energy where their um their mouth is and

01:25:21.880 --> 01:25:24.359
delivering great results um the farest

01:25:24.439 --> 01:25:25.720
street car show is certainly one of them

01:25:25.800 --> 01:25:27.000
but there are a number of incredible

01:25:27.079 --> 01:25:29.359
events and initiatives on both streets

01:25:29.439 --> 01:25:31.680
and I'm so proud to say that they

01:25:31.760 --> 01:25:33.399
traders in my award and that they're

01:25:33.479 --> 01:25:35.399
Trader associations um I think probably

01:25:35.479 --> 01:25:37.680
the best in our in our City although I

01:25:37.760 --> 01:25:40.119
will say Carl and claran and B stre are

01:25:40.199 --> 01:25:41.920
doing some good work but I think akan

01:25:42.000 --> 01:25:44.359
and Fitzroy are

01:25:44.439 --> 01:25:46.960
um really are the the gold standard in

01:25:47.039 --> 01:25:49.000
terms of Traders associations and I

01:25:49.079 --> 01:25:51.159
think they can go back to their Traders

01:25:51.239 --> 01:25:53.159
with great confidence and say that they

01:25:53.239 --> 01:25:55.079
deliver a really beneficial product

01:25:55.159 --> 01:25:56.760
having those special rates and having

01:25:56.840 --> 01:25:58.920
those Traders associations and all the

01:25:59.000 --> 01:26:02.680
various programs um I I have no doubt

01:26:02.760 --> 01:26:03.880
that with all the efforts that they are

01:26:03.960 --> 01:26:06.199
putting in that we will have um many

01:26:06.279 --> 01:26:07.399
more positive results we're already

01:26:07.479 --> 01:26:08.600
seeing a number and I think we'll

01:26:08.680 --> 01:26:10.800
continue to say that and I can't can't

01:26:10.880 --> 01:26:13.760
applaud them enough so thanks

01:26:13.840 --> 01:26:15.920
guys thank you who would like to speak

01:26:16.000 --> 01:26:19.560
to it next all good I know we're taking

01:26:19.640 --> 01:26:21.119
the opportunity to speak to both of them

01:26:21.199 --> 01:26:24.399
so uh I know that you all both streets

01:26:24.479 --> 01:26:26.600
really appreciate the people paying into

01:26:26.680 --> 01:26:28.560
this rate you don't take it for granted

01:26:28.640 --> 01:26:30.600
and you make that money stretch and go

01:26:30.680 --> 01:26:32.439
as far as you can so I really appreciate

01:26:32.520 --> 01:26:34.960
as well like everybody else said the

01:26:35.039 --> 01:26:37.119
work you do and I think it's great that

01:26:37.199 --> 01:26:39.680
you are focus on your individual streets

01:26:39.760 --> 01:26:41.560
but you also work really well together

01:26:41.640 --> 01:26:43.960
looking after the suburb of St Kilda and

01:26:44.039 --> 01:26:45.800
the whole municipality really appreciate

01:26:45.880 --> 01:26:48.600
that all right are we ready to go to the

01:26:48.680 --> 01:26:51.279
vote this is for akland Street first uh

01:26:51.359 --> 01:26:53.079
all those in favour

01:26:53.159 --> 01:26:55.119
that's carried unanimous we'll move

01:26:55.199 --> 01:26:58.560
straight into 12.2 which is the Fitzroy

01:26:58.640 --> 01:27:00.399
Street special rate in charge renewal

01:27:00.479 --> 01:27:01.159
for

01:27:01.239 --> 01:27:04.920
2429 intention to declare councel nagre

01:27:05.000 --> 01:27:06.600
to move this who would like to Second it

01:27:06.680 --> 01:27:09.560
councelor Bond all right councilor nagu

01:27:09.640 --> 01:27:11.960
would you like to speak to it I think we

01:27:12.039 --> 01:27:13.760
have yes so unless anybody else wants to

01:27:13.840 --> 01:27:15.359
speak to it let's go to the vote all

01:27:15.439 --> 01:27:18.039
those in favour that's carried unanimous

01:27:18.119 --> 01:27:20.319
thank

01:27:21.119 --> 01:27:24.159
you all right 12.3 has been removed as

01:27:24.239 --> 01:27:25.479
already discussed that would have been

01:27:25.560 --> 01:27:27.279
the pickle Street safety Improvement

01:27:27.359 --> 01:27:29.399
evaluation the explanation if people are

01:27:29.479 --> 01:27:30.760
joining us late was at the beginning of

01:27:30.840 --> 01:27:33.479
the meeting that we are going to defer

01:27:33.560 --> 01:27:37.520
it to a future meeting on to 12.4 the

01:27:37.600 --> 01:27:40.239
cultural Development Fund or CDF this is

01:27:40.319 --> 01:27:41.840
the festivals and events funding

01:27:41.920 --> 01:27:43.520
recommendations again I'll remind

01:27:43.600 --> 01:27:46.399
councilors that the attachment is

01:27:46.479 --> 01:27:48.760
confidential of course all of these um

01:27:48.840 --> 01:27:50.800
just let you know that all the grants

01:27:50.880 --> 01:27:52.239
will be published on the website later

01:27:52.319 --> 01:27:54.600
on is just until we are able to inform

01:27:54.680 --> 01:27:57.279
who was successful and who wasn't

01:27:57.359 --> 01:27:59.760
so all right any questions of the

01:27:59.840 --> 01:28:01.640
officers in relation to this

01:28:01.720 --> 01:28:03.680
item if not I'm looking for someone to

01:28:03.760 --> 01:28:04.960
move

01:28:05.039 --> 01:28:07.279
this counc nag who would like to Second

01:28:07.359 --> 01:28:10.840
it councelor Bond thank you can

01:28:10.920 --> 01:28:13.159
Nagi oh just to say another great list

01:28:13.239 --> 01:28:16.000
of Grants it's unfortunate I can't call

01:28:16.079 --> 01:28:17.319
them out by name I look forward to

01:28:17.399 --> 01:28:19.279
attending many of them over the next 12

01:28:19.359 --> 01:28:22.840
months excellent cancer Bond

01:28:22.920 --> 01:28:25.399
counc Crawford I was lucky enough to be

01:28:25.479 --> 01:28:27.840
on this um committee uh and can I just

01:28:27.920 --> 01:28:30.760
say not that the standard is always not

01:28:30.840 --> 01:28:32.760
high but this year's standard was

01:28:32.840 --> 01:28:35.720
exceptional so to all the successful

01:28:35.800 --> 01:28:38.079
applicants um congratulations and there

01:28:38.159 --> 01:28:40.720
will be a lot of really worthy um

01:28:40.800 --> 01:28:42.960
projects that will miss out because we

01:28:43.039 --> 01:28:44.800
had less money but also that just the

01:28:44.880 --> 01:28:47.640
standard was so High um so I just want

01:28:47.720 --> 01:28:50.079
to encourage you to keep applying um it

01:28:50.159 --> 01:28:52.159
is quite mind-blowing to see the amount

01:28:52.239 --> 01:28:55.279
of talent we have in our

01:28:55.359 --> 01:28:57.800
community thank you anybody else like to

01:28:57.880 --> 01:28:59.039
speak to the

01:28:59.119 --> 01:29:02.199
item all right let's go to the vote all

01:29:02.279 --> 01:29:05.159
those in favour that's carried unanimous

01:29:05.239 --> 01:29:07.399
thank

01:29:07.640 --> 01:29:10.560
you so next is the

01:29:10.640 --> 01:29:13.680
12.5 it's Grant night but all right so

01:29:13.760 --> 01:29:16.279
it's 12.5 is cultural Development Fund

01:29:16.359 --> 01:29:20.159
also CDF this is a project Grant 2024

01:29:20.239 --> 01:29:22.479
recommendations also a comp iial

01:29:22.560 --> 01:29:24.439
attachment who would like to move oh

01:29:24.520 --> 01:29:25.960
sorry questions of the officers in

01:29:26.039 --> 01:29:27.399
relation to the

01:29:27.479 --> 01:29:30.640
report no who would like to move this

01:29:30.720 --> 01:29:32.439
Council nagri thank you for the quick

01:29:32.520 --> 01:29:34.399
hand who would like to Second it Council

01:29:34.479 --> 01:29:38.399
sakov thank you counc nagri NOP counc

01:29:38.479 --> 01:29:40.720
sov any other councilors want to speak

01:29:40.800 --> 01:29:42.960
to the item NOP rolling through them

01:29:43.039 --> 01:29:45.880
let's go to the vote all those in favour

01:29:45.960 --> 01:29:48.680
carried unanimous thank

01:29:48.760 --> 01:29:52.000
you only a couple more to go on to 13.1

01:29:52.079 --> 01:29:54.199
this is the financial update for quarter

01:29:54.279 --> 01:29:55.720
first quarter

01:29:55.800 --> 01:29:59.560
2023 to 2024 the financial

01:29:59.640 --> 01:30:01.479
review councilors do you have any

01:30:01.560 --> 01:30:03.000
questions of the officers in relation to

01:30:03.079 --> 01:30:05.960
this item councilor

01:30:06.039 --> 01:30:08.199
Pearl uh with any adjustments in the

01:30:08.279 --> 01:30:10.279
capital uh sorry Capital Works portfolio

01:30:10.359 --> 01:30:12.479
what is the forecast Surplus for the end

01:30:12.560 --> 01:30:14.880
of the financial year based on what we

01:30:14.960 --> 01:30:16.840
know

01:30:16.920 --> 01:30:19.239
currently Peter L are you able to answer

01:30:19.319 --> 01:30:20.239
that

01:30:20.319 --> 01:30:23.760
tonight um through May um the current

01:30:23.840 --> 01:30:25.880
forecast is at

01:30:25.960 --> 01:30:27.800
$71,000

01:30:27.880 --> 01:30:30.439
cashus I guess what I'm asking is with

01:30:30.520 --> 01:30:32.439
any adjustments that haven't been made

01:30:32.520 --> 01:30:33.800
particularly in relation to Capital

01:30:33.880 --> 01:30:36.479
Works what's your um

01:30:36.560 --> 01:30:39.479
more or based on those movements what

01:30:39.560 --> 01:30:41.000
will happen to the cash Surplus in the

01:30:41.079 --> 01:30:43.479
next six

01:30:43.560 --> 01:30:48.159
months he's can take it yeah Peter where

01:30:48.239 --> 01:30:50.880
see you through you man um I guess in

01:30:50.960 --> 01:30:55.039
many ways our Capital spend is linked to

01:30:55.119 --> 01:30:58.479
um where there's un um under spends

01:30:58.560 --> 01:31:01.199
would go into reserves and carry for the

01:31:01.279 --> 01:31:03.960
next year um where it's over spend and

01:31:04.039 --> 01:31:05.680
we have to find money for it at this

01:31:05.760 --> 01:31:09.800
stage is quite um um we haven't got we

01:31:09.880 --> 01:31:12.279
haven't done an assessment in such a way

01:31:12.359 --> 01:31:16.600
that we determine how much is over

01:31:16.680 --> 01:31:22.520
under yet see you uh three you may so

01:31:22.600 --> 01:31:23.840
I think the First Fundamental point is

01:31:23.920 --> 01:31:25.600
if we're deferring expenditure it

01:31:25.680 --> 01:31:27.840
doesn't impact the Surplus because it's

01:31:27.920 --> 01:31:29.720
going into reserves and be used for

01:31:29.800 --> 01:31:31.199
future capital

01:31:31.279 --> 01:31:34.720
expenditure um I do suspect based on we

01:31:34.800 --> 01:31:36.439
we have a monthly executive governance

01:31:36.520 --> 01:31:38.159
group meeting which includes reviewing

01:31:38.239 --> 01:31:39.239
how we're going with that Capital

01:31:39.319 --> 01:31:41.039
program and financially as well as

01:31:41.119 --> 01:31:43.399
delivery wise I do suspect there'll be

01:31:43.479 --> 01:31:45.520
some further deferrals coming through as

01:31:45.600 --> 01:31:46.960
part of the midyear budget review based

01:31:47.039 --> 01:31:48.800
on the latest information I reviewed

01:31:48.880 --> 01:31:50.920
today um but at this stage they want to

01:31:51.000 --> 01:31:53.239
have it major impact on the Surplus cuz

01:31:53.319 --> 01:31:54.520
most of that money will be needed in

01:31:54.600 --> 01:31:56.439
future years for those projects

01:31:56.520 --> 01:31:58.640
anyway and if I ask one more question

01:31:58.720 --> 01:32:00.640
how how much it risk what's the

01:32:00.720 --> 01:32:02.800
confidence of that Surplus estimate and

01:32:02.880 --> 01:32:04.239
is the risk to the upside or the

01:32:04.319 --> 01:32:06.520
downside over the next six

01:32:06.600 --> 01:32:12.439
months p through you may um it it is my

01:32:12.520 --> 01:32:16.239
view that um there's a quite a risk at

01:32:16.319 --> 01:32:18.880
the moment with the inflation at um that

01:32:18.960 --> 01:32:19.640
we're

01:32:19.720 --> 01:32:22.239
experiencing um having said that we do

01:32:22.319 --> 01:32:25.159
have some um

01:32:25.239 --> 01:32:28.880
inflation um money set aside during

01:32:28.960 --> 01:32:32.560
budgets to to counter this um yeah given

01:32:32.640 --> 01:32:35.840
the situation as is with the contracts

01:32:35.920 --> 01:32:38.560
and um tenders that's taking place

01:32:38.640 --> 01:32:41.640
recently we've seen much more increases

01:32:41.720 --> 01:32:44.760
to what we've seen we

01:32:44.840 --> 01:32:48.640
expected see you three M I'm not saying

01:32:48.720 --> 01:32:52.119
as much um upside as we poti had last

01:32:52.199 --> 01:32:54.199
year in terms of we had a windfall gain

01:32:54.279 --> 01:32:55.520
I guess really around some of the

01:32:55.600 --> 01:32:57.720
parking Reven on the bounce back that

01:32:57.800 --> 01:33:00.239
has stabilized a fair bit so I'm not

01:33:00.319 --> 01:33:01.600
expecting to

01:33:01.680 --> 01:33:04.880
see um potentially the the upside that

01:33:04.960 --> 01:33:06.680
we had last year in that space there is

01:33:06.760 --> 01:33:08.840
a big assumption in there

01:33:08.920 --> 01:33:12.239
around um the Commonwealth and how how

01:33:12.319 --> 01:33:15.640
it deals with um our service delivery in

01:33:15.720 --> 01:33:18.000
aged care and that is having a major

01:33:18.079 --> 01:33:19.880
impact on the forecast Surplus at the

01:33:19.960 --> 01:33:21.520
moment so there is a more favourable

01:33:21.600 --> 01:33:24.960
treatment of that from the state sorry

01:33:25.039 --> 01:33:26.680
from the Commonwealth that that could

01:33:26.760 --> 01:33:29.119
have some impact would probably go into

01:33:29.199 --> 01:33:30.720
for instance depending on council's

01:33:30.800 --> 01:33:33.479
final decision um change costs

01:33:33.560 --> 01:33:35.319
associated with the age care reforms for

01:33:35.399 --> 01:33:37.439
instance as well but so there is still

01:33:37.520 --> 01:33:39.520
some potential for movement but it is

01:33:39.600 --> 01:33:42.239
looking much more stable and less upside

01:33:42.319 --> 01:33:44.119
than than last

01:33:44.199 --> 01:33:46.479
year thank you any further questions

01:33:46.560 --> 01:33:49.800
coun n um most people probably won't

01:33:49.880 --> 01:33:52.279
read the full report support out in the

01:33:52.359 --> 01:33:54.399
community um and I guess my kind of

01:33:54.479 --> 01:33:56.479
takeaways were doing pretty good but

01:33:56.560 --> 01:33:57.640
we're definitely a little bit tighter

01:33:57.720 --> 01:33:59.680
than we were would that be an accurate

01:33:59.760 --> 01:34:02.960
kind of short summary of where we're at

01:34:03.039 --> 01:34:05.439
financially

01:34:05.520 --> 01:34:08.399
yes thank you any further

01:34:08.479 --> 01:34:10.479
questions if not I'm looking for someone

01:34:10.560 --> 01:34:12.399
to move this or something else Council

01:34:12.479 --> 01:34:15.039
Nagi and Council Martin de

01:34:15.119 --> 01:34:17.119
second thank you Council n are you

01:34:17.199 --> 01:34:20.800
speaking to it thank you mayor um this

01:34:20.880 --> 01:34:22.319
is one of those like I told you so

01:34:22.399 --> 01:34:24.920
moments um I was not very supportive

01:34:25.000 --> 01:34:29.439
when we um looked at reducing the um the

01:34:29.520 --> 01:34:30.319
amount that we were going to take with

01:34:30.399 --> 01:34:33.479
the rate cap a few months ago and I was

01:34:33.560 --> 01:34:35.079
pessimistic and expected that things

01:34:35.159 --> 01:34:36.760
might tighten and that seems to have

01:34:36.840 --> 01:34:38.800
been the case and certainly would like

01:34:38.880 --> 01:34:41.359
to have had that additional money now um

01:34:41.439 --> 01:34:43.159
I certainly haven't had a resident yet

01:34:43.239 --> 01:34:46.119
um contact me to thank me or even know

01:34:46.199 --> 01:34:48.520
that their rate Bill had gone down um

01:34:48.600 --> 01:34:50.840
I'm not maybe i'llbe we'll have to keep

01:34:50.920 --> 01:34:52.560
waiting we see

01:34:52.640 --> 01:34:54.479
um but I mean I think the the takeaway

01:34:54.560 --> 01:34:55.920
here and the takeaway that I continually

01:34:56.000 --> 01:34:57.279
take from these reports is that we're in

01:34:57.359 --> 01:34:58.720
a really tight environment and we need

01:34:58.800 --> 01:35:01.079
to manage our money the best we can and

01:35:01.159 --> 01:35:03.680
we need to not um you know forego

01:35:03.760 --> 01:35:06.000
Revenue when we can um within reason

01:35:06.079 --> 01:35:09.000
obviously but um on balance um yeah I

01:35:09.079 --> 01:35:10.800
continue to look at this with a little

01:35:10.880 --> 01:35:13.119
bit of trepidation CU yeah things are

01:35:13.199 --> 01:35:14.560
tightening

01:35:14.640 --> 01:35:17.159
slightly thank you councelor

01:35:17.239 --> 01:35:19.640
Martin well thank you to Peter and his

01:35:19.720 --> 01:35:21.640
team for producing yet again another

01:35:21.720 --> 01:35:24.439
very thorough courtly budget review the

01:35:24.520 --> 01:35:26.239
news is not quite as good as we would

01:35:26.319 --> 01:35:28.520
have liked and I Echo Council ai's

01:35:28.600 --> 01:35:30.720
comments that some of us uh a few months

01:35:30.800 --> 01:35:32.159
ago was suggesting that perhaps we might

01:35:32.239 --> 01:35:34.239
need a little bit more income and

01:35:34.319 --> 01:35:37.239
hopefully

01:35:37.319 --> 01:35:40.399
um possibly councelor Bond but very hard

01:35:40.479 --> 01:35:43.760
to cut um let's let's hope we can end

01:35:43.840 --> 01:35:46.039
the year still in the black I note that

01:35:46.119 --> 01:35:48.359
uh the age care reforms have made a

01:35:48.439 --> 01:35:50.840
significant difference to the forecast

01:35:50.920 --> 01:35:51.880
um

01:35:51.960 --> 01:35:55.479
if the federal government is uh

01:35:55.560 --> 01:35:56.880
reasonable in the way that it handles

01:35:56.960 --> 01:35:58.840
that money um I'm told that we may have

01:35:58.920 --> 01:35:59.920
to repace the money to the federal

01:36:00.000 --> 01:36:02.159
government I would be very keen to see

01:36:02.239 --> 01:36:04.159
if the if that money has been in age

01:36:04.239 --> 01:36:05.840
care that we find a way to to keep it in

01:36:05.920 --> 01:36:08.760
Age Care perhap in uh supporting even

01:36:08.840 --> 01:36:10.680
further the transition to the new model

01:36:10.760 --> 01:36:12.960
that we agreed to at the last council

01:36:13.039 --> 01:36:14.399
meeting but we'll wait and see what

01:36:14.479 --> 01:36:16.199
happens with the federal money I note

01:36:16.279 --> 01:36:17.800
that there's a small item at the bottom

01:36:17.880 --> 01:36:19.840
there where we're supporting another one

01:36:19.920 --> 01:36:21.880
of our amazing local Community groups

01:36:21.960 --> 01:36:24.720
the port Melbourne Tennis Club who have

01:36:24.800 --> 01:36:26.079
produced a couple of very very good

01:36:26.159 --> 01:36:27.279
Young tennis players over the years

01:36:27.359 --> 01:36:28.880
who've got some fantastic relationship

01:36:28.960 --> 01:36:31.520
with the local school um and you'll see

01:36:31.600 --> 01:36:33.600
lots of kids from APC Port melbour

01:36:33.680 --> 01:36:35.479
primary school and there till dark every

01:36:35.560 --> 01:36:38.199
night um hitting the tennis balls around

01:36:38.279 --> 01:36:40.119
fantastic group they're looking at

01:36:40.199 --> 01:36:41.960
providing most of the bulk of the money

01:36:42.039 --> 01:36:43.439
for resurfacing their Court we're

01:36:43.520 --> 01:36:44.920
providing a small amount towards the

01:36:45.000 --> 01:36:46.600
resurfacing so they're doing the bulk of

01:36:46.680 --> 01:36:47.720
the work so I think it's fantastic

01:36:47.800 --> 01:36:49.319
they're able to support yet another

01:36:49.399 --> 01:36:51.840
great local community group and

01:36:51.920 --> 01:36:55.520
if this uh motion is adopted as well as

01:36:55.600 --> 01:36:58.239
um noting that we've agreed to

01:36:58.319 --> 01:37:00.560
the mildly disappointing news that we've

01:37:00.640 --> 01:37:01.880
heard tonight at least we're going to

01:37:01.960 --> 01:37:03.600
make the smiles on the faces of the

01:37:03.680 --> 01:37:04.640
children at the Port Melbourne Tennis

01:37:04.720 --> 01:37:06.159
Club a little

01:37:06.239 --> 01:37:08.239
brighter thank you any other councilors

01:37:08.319 --> 01:37:10.159
want to speak to the

01:37:10.239 --> 01:37:12.920
item is that a hand up councel

01:37:13.000 --> 01:37:15.439
Pearl thanks very much Madame May the

01:37:15.520 --> 01:37:17.920
the this budget's concerning and we

01:37:18.000 --> 01:37:21.439
should be alerted by it and we need to

01:37:21.520 --> 01:37:24.039
be very diligent with our spending over

01:37:24.119 --> 01:37:26.039
the next 6 months in particular that we

01:37:26.119 --> 01:37:28.319
don't see a ciling in our budget

01:37:28.399 --> 01:37:30.479
situation it's much easier to fix these

01:37:30.560 --> 01:37:32.399
issues now than fix them in a year or

01:37:32.479 --> 01:37:37.640
two down the track um it's um these

01:37:37.720 --> 01:37:38.920
issues haven't been caused by the

01:37:39.000 --> 01:37:41.159
revenue side it's been caused by the

01:37:41.239 --> 01:37:43.199
expense side of the budget and there's

01:37:43.279 --> 01:37:45.039
substantial pressures in our economy at

01:37:45.119 --> 01:37:47.439
the moment we all get that our federal

01:37:47.520 --> 01:37:49.359
government has been spending substantial

01:37:49.439 --> 01:37:51.760
amounts of money for a long period of

01:37:51.840 --> 01:37:53.880
time that's caused a substantial amount

01:37:53.960 --> 01:37:56.199
of inflation in our economy and our

01:37:56.279 --> 01:37:58.640
state government is spending enormous

01:37:58.720 --> 01:38:01.359
amounts of money on some much needed

01:38:01.439 --> 01:38:03.560
infrastructure projects and some not so

01:38:03.640 --> 01:38:05.239
much needed infrastructure projects

01:38:05.319 --> 01:38:07.840
which are causing substantial wage

01:38:07.920 --> 01:38:10.720
increases and project incre increases

01:38:10.800 --> 01:38:12.399
across the whole economy but

01:38:12.479 --> 01:38:14.079
particularly Civil Works road

01:38:14.159 --> 01:38:16.520
infrastructure construction at the local

01:38:16.600 --> 01:38:18.720
government level it's very very

01:38:18.800 --> 01:38:21.479
difficult for us to handle um and it's

01:38:21.560 --> 01:38:22.840
going to become more challenging it's

01:38:22.920 --> 01:38:24.279
not going to be solved in the next six

01:38:24.359 --> 01:38:26.600
months or 12 months it's going to be

01:38:26.680 --> 01:38:28.479
years I suspect so we have to be very

01:38:28.560 --> 01:38:31.520
careful with that um it's a cost based

01:38:31.600 --> 01:38:33.399
issue the revenue based issue obviously

01:38:33.479 --> 01:38:36.239
was paid for uh out of last year's much

01:38:36.319 --> 01:38:39.079
higher Surplus amount so fear not that

01:38:39.159 --> 01:38:41.479
um that's been covered uh this is an

01:38:41.560 --> 01:38:43.199
expense issue and we have to manage our

01:38:43.279 --> 01:38:45.960
expenses very very carefully I don't

01:38:46.039 --> 01:38:47.279
think by the sounds of that we're

01:38:47.359 --> 01:38:50.279
getting uh any windfall games or bet you

01:38:50.359 --> 01:38:53.479
get a um balance sheet transfer through

01:38:53.560 --> 01:38:56.680
capital accounts on Capital deferrals

01:38:56.760 --> 01:38:59.920
but you also usually get some p&l relief

01:39:00.000 --> 01:39:03.760
also in terms of um reduced staff time

01:39:03.840 --> 01:39:05.760
Etc it doesn't sound like from what I'm

01:39:05.840 --> 01:39:07.920
hearing we're going to get that and uh

01:39:08.000 --> 01:39:09.439
we're probably on more of a negative

01:39:09.520 --> 01:39:11.920
watch and to have an $80,000 Surplus

01:39:12.000 --> 01:39:14.880
buffer into the last you know where are

01:39:14.960 --> 01:39:19.600
we November is far too fine for a budget

01:39:19.680 --> 01:39:22.279
this size we need to manage our expenses

01:39:22.359 --> 01:39:24.560
extraordinarily closely and no more

01:39:24.640 --> 01:39:27.039
additional um spending outside the

01:39:27.119 --> 01:39:29.960
existing budget Arrangement um we we uh

01:39:30.039 --> 01:39:32.399
we know what our revenue is very

01:39:32.479 --> 01:39:35.600
accurately uh we don't you know have

01:39:35.680 --> 01:39:37.720
full control over the expenses

01:39:37.800 --> 01:39:40.239
Management in some degree but we we do

01:39:40.319 --> 01:39:41.479
to a large degree and we have to

01:39:41.560 --> 01:39:43.079
exercise that particularly in the next 6

01:39:43.159 --> 01:39:45.399
months to make sure we don't um find

01:39:45.479 --> 01:39:47.199
ourselves in a deficit situation because

01:39:47.279 --> 01:39:50.199
that's a a a worst case scenario so

01:39:50.279 --> 01:39:52.039
Financial dis over the next 6 months

01:39:52.119 --> 01:39:54.439
councilors is is of critical importance

01:39:54.520 --> 01:39:56.760
or bet we're facing very significant

01:39:56.840 --> 01:39:59.800
headwinds outside of our

01:39:59.880 --> 01:40:01.880
control thank you any other councelor

01:40:01.960 --> 01:40:04.199
speaking to the item if not let's go to

01:40:04.279 --> 01:40:05.800
the vote all those in FA oh you want to

01:40:05.880 --> 01:40:09.119
close sorry councelor would like to

01:40:09.199 --> 01:40:11.000
close a number of interesting things

01:40:11.079 --> 01:40:12.239
said there but I think the key thing

01:40:12.319 --> 01:40:14.960
here is we did see this coming um we've

01:40:15.039 --> 01:40:16.520
been in this operating environment for a

01:40:16.600 --> 01:40:19.319
while and so I know when I looked at the

01:40:19.399 --> 01:40:22.600
budget I was certainly Keen to see um us

01:40:22.680 --> 01:40:23.960
make sure that we had that Revenue

01:40:24.039 --> 01:40:26.159
buffer we didn't propose it wasn't like

01:40:26.239 --> 01:40:28.119
we cut spending and cut a few things

01:40:28.199 --> 01:40:31.119
from the um sorry cut revenue and then

01:40:31.199 --> 01:40:32.479
cut a few things from the spending site

01:40:32.560 --> 01:40:35.199
we didn't do that um and you know we

01:40:35.279 --> 01:40:37.159
find ourselves only a few months later

01:40:37.239 --> 01:40:39.279
in a tighter environment um without that

01:40:39.359 --> 01:40:42.359
Revenue buffer um and that was a choice

01:40:42.439 --> 01:40:43.840
that we made a choice that we may have

01:40:43.920 --> 01:40:45.319
to live with and a choice that may you

01:40:45.399 --> 01:40:47.840
know not go so well if that razor thin

01:40:47.920 --> 01:40:50.159
Surplus does disappear um but it's a

01:40:50.239 --> 01:40:52.079
choice that we made and choice that we

01:40:52.159 --> 01:40:53.439
made knowing all the economic

01:40:53.520 --> 01:40:54.840
environment um I don't think it's

01:40:54.920 --> 01:40:57.560
changed dramatically from from June um I

01:40:57.640 --> 01:40:59.039
certainly haven't seen anything to that

01:40:59.119 --> 01:41:01.159
effect but maybe I'm reading the wrong

01:41:01.239 --> 01:41:03.880
part of the the business

01:41:03.960 --> 01:41:06.359
section thank you let's go to the vote

01:41:06.439 --> 01:41:07.640
all those in

01:41:07.720 --> 01:41:12.359
favour that's carried unanimous thank

01:41:13.039 --> 01:41:16.520
you now we're on to 13.2 this is the

01:41:16.600 --> 01:41:19.199
project management Services panel the

01:41:19.279 --> 01:41:21.600
com the attachment is also conf

01:41:21.680 --> 01:41:25.239
itial just so you know uh councelors do

01:41:25.319 --> 01:41:26.319
you have any questions of the officers

01:41:26.399 --> 01:41:29.119
in relation to the item councelor Clark

01:41:29.199 --> 01:41:31.319
uh thank you madam mayor uh I just

01:41:31.399 --> 01:41:34.319
wanted to it is in the paper but I just

01:41:34.399 --> 01:41:38.199
want to re-clarify perhaps that the use

01:41:38.279 --> 01:41:40.560
of the Consultants uh is going to be

01:41:40.640 --> 01:41:43.000
funded out of salary vacancies I think

01:41:43.079 --> 01:41:46.760
is what I've read and do we envisage

01:41:46.840 --> 01:41:48.720
often Consultants charge more than I

01:41:48.800 --> 01:41:51.039
guess uh employees do we envisage is

01:41:51.119 --> 01:41:53.520
putting any upward pressure on the

01:41:53.600 --> 01:41:55.239
projects and the budgets we've allocated

01:41:55.319 --> 01:41:56.399
to these

01:41:56.479 --> 01:41:59.600
projects thank you Lan Johnson uh

01:41:59.680 --> 01:42:01.479
through mayor councelor Clark you're

01:42:01.560 --> 01:42:03.760
correct uh so the intent is that these

01:42:03.840 --> 01:42:06.079
project services that uh these project

01:42:06.159 --> 01:42:07.439
services that are procured through the

01:42:07.520 --> 01:42:09.520
Consultants on the recommended panel are

01:42:09.600 --> 01:42:13.119
funded through uh vacancies and salaries

01:42:13.199 --> 01:42:15.199
um in the event that specialized

01:42:15.279 --> 01:42:17.880
services are required say an individual

01:42:17.960 --> 01:42:19.760
project it would be funded through the

01:42:19.840 --> 01:42:21.439
project budget and subject to an

01:42:21.520 --> 01:42:22.720
individual assessment through the

01:42:22.800 --> 01:42:25.439
business case process so for example uh

01:42:25.520 --> 01:42:27.760
if a project required specialized

01:42:27.840 --> 01:42:30.920
expertise in something like um Heritage

01:42:31.000 --> 01:42:33.800
projects or soil contamination or things

01:42:33.880 --> 01:42:36.720
like that it would be uh stipulated be

01:42:36.800 --> 01:42:38.520
part of the project budget assessed

01:42:38.600 --> 01:42:39.760
through the business case and then

01:42:39.840 --> 01:42:41.159
funding allocated so there's no

01:42:41.239 --> 01:42:44.159
additional funding uh being allocated uh

01:42:44.239 --> 01:42:46.359
to to operate this panel would be all

01:42:46.439 --> 01:42:48.560
through existing allocations either for

01:42:48.640 --> 01:42:51.479
salaries and wages uh or for projects

01:42:51.560 --> 01:42:54.279
when it comes to productivity um that's

01:42:54.359 --> 01:42:56.600
going to depend on the projects the cost

01:42:56.680 --> 01:42:58.800
uh Etc we've had a very competitive

01:42:58.880 --> 01:43:00.199
response to the project management

01:43:00.279 --> 01:43:02.159
Services panel there's multiple

01:43:02.239 --> 01:43:03.640
providers that are recommended to be on

01:43:03.720 --> 01:43:06.319
the panel so cancel can utilize that

01:43:06.399 --> 01:43:08.520
panel arrangement to ensure we get best

01:43:08.600 --> 01:43:10.760
value thank

01:43:10.840 --> 01:43:13.920
you thank you any further questions uh

01:43:14.000 --> 01:43:15.920
councelor

01:43:16.000 --> 01:43:20.000
sov thank you I'm just um just wondering

01:43:20.079 --> 01:43:23.479
how to fr phrase this question um so we

01:43:23.560 --> 01:43:27.279
we've got a we've got a group

01:43:27.359 --> 01:43:29.880
of

01:43:29.960 --> 01:43:33.479
um businesses who will then be um

01:43:33.560 --> 01:43:36.079
engaged with delivering

01:43:36.159 --> 01:43:38.800
projects so does that mean that since

01:43:38.880 --> 01:43:42.399
we've chosen this panel are they um on a

01:43:42.479 --> 01:43:43.880
some kind of retainer so that they're

01:43:43.960 --> 01:43:46.680
always available for when we need

01:43:46.760 --> 01:43:50.840
them Lo and Johnson through May uh no

01:43:50.920 --> 01:43:52.439
under the panel arrangement we don't

01:43:52.520 --> 01:43:56.159
have to use any uh so um this is totally

01:43:56.239 --> 01:43:57.840
at council's discretion so that we can

01:43:57.920 --> 01:44:00.199
utilize the panel if we need it uh for

01:44:00.279 --> 01:44:02.560
example if we've got vacancies or uh

01:44:02.640 --> 01:44:04.800
staff turnover in our project delivery

01:44:04.880 --> 01:44:06.680
uh space which has been a challenge for

01:44:06.760 --> 01:44:09.000
us over the last few years uh or if we

01:44:09.079 --> 01:44:10.359
need to provide those specialist

01:44:10.439 --> 01:44:12.039
services so there's no retainer there's

01:44:12.119 --> 01:44:14.600
no minimum spend nothing like that uh

01:44:14.680 --> 01:44:17.359
it's all at uh council's use and

01:44:17.439 --> 01:44:19.880
discretion but CEO might add to that see

01:44:19.960 --> 01:44:22.000
you yes so the benefit of the panel in

01:44:22.079 --> 01:44:23.199
this kind of arrangement with no

01:44:23.279 --> 01:44:24.960
guaranteed work is more around that

01:44:25.039 --> 01:44:27.520
we've prev vetted these suppliers so the

01:44:27.600 --> 01:44:28.760
suppliers have all been through an

01:44:28.840 --> 01:44:31.439
assessment process to be determined to

01:44:31.520 --> 01:44:36.159
be able to meet our needs um and also um

01:44:36.239 --> 01:44:39.479
to get clarity around rates and to make

01:44:39.560 --> 01:44:41.920
our procurement processes more efficient

01:44:42.000 --> 01:44:44.119
so um we still have to go through a

01:44:44.199 --> 01:44:46.680
quoting process but we'll be able to do

01:44:46.760 --> 01:44:48.600
that in a much more truncated way than

01:44:48.680 --> 01:44:51.000
if we were trying to go to the market on

01:44:51.079 --> 01:44:54.319
Project by project for those

01:44:54.399 --> 01:44:56.479
resources thank you any further

01:44:56.560 --> 01:44:58.439
questions if not I'm looking for an

01:44:58.520 --> 01:45:00.159
office or for councelor to move this or

01:45:00.239 --> 01:45:02.279
something move this or something else

01:45:02.359 --> 01:45:03.520
yep

01:45:03.600 --> 01:45:06.439
sirakov and who would like to Second

01:45:06.520 --> 01:45:10.479
it Council Martin thank you Council

01:45:10.560 --> 01:45:13.560
sakov um I'm just really happy with the

01:45:13.640 --> 01:45:15.479
council's council officers have gone

01:45:15.560 --> 01:45:17.720
through this process to find a panel so

01:45:17.800 --> 01:45:20.960
we can have a um a uh an efficient

01:45:21.039 --> 01:45:23.560
process of getting projects delivered

01:45:23.640 --> 01:45:26.000
thank you thank you councelor

01:45:26.079 --> 01:45:28.600
Martin thank you to Lan Johnson and his

01:45:28.680 --> 01:45:31.119
team for doing all the due diligence

01:45:31.199 --> 01:45:32.680
and

01:45:32.760 --> 01:45:34.880
um arranging our staff in a way that's

01:45:34.960 --> 01:45:36.239
not going to impact in a negative way on

01:45:36.319 --> 01:45:38.359
our budget which is just as

01:45:38.439 --> 01:45:40.720
well thank you any other councilors

01:45:40.800 --> 01:45:43.159
speaking to the item if not let's go to

01:45:43.239 --> 01:45:45.479
the vote all those in favour that's

01:45:45.560 --> 01:45:47.399
carried unanimous thank

01:45:47.479 --> 01:45:51.039
you all right 13.3 this is the Council

01:45:51.119 --> 01:45:53.359
and planning committee meeting timetable

01:45:53.439 --> 01:45:54.640
for

01:45:54.720 --> 01:45:56.399
2024 councilors do you have any

01:45:56.479 --> 01:45:57.720
questions of the officers in relation to

01:45:57.800 --> 01:45:59.039
the

01:45:59.119 --> 01:46:00.760
report

01:46:00.840 --> 01:46:04.359
no let you catch

01:46:06.800 --> 01:46:10.359
up any questions no who would like to

01:46:10.439 --> 01:46:12.840
move this or something else or councelor

01:46:12.920 --> 01:46:14.840
Martin and who would like to Second it

01:46:14.920 --> 01:46:16.800
I'll second it thank you councelor

01:46:16.880 --> 01:46:19.319
Martin would you like to speak to it

01:46:19.399 --> 01:46:20.560
thank you to the governor's team for

01:46:20.640 --> 01:46:21.960
putting together the timetable and I

01:46:22.039 --> 01:46:23.279
know they've taken into account the

01:46:23.359 --> 01:46:25.319
views of uh and needs of some of our

01:46:25.399 --> 01:46:27.079
councilors there are couple of onee

01:46:27.159 --> 01:46:28.920
breaks particularly are those councilors

01:46:29.000 --> 01:46:31.279
who have families to have at least one

01:46:31.359 --> 01:46:33.319
week perhaps with not entering the

01:46:33.399 --> 01:46:35.199
council chamber and I just note that in

01:46:35.279 --> 01:46:37.199
moving this motion I'm almost playing

01:46:37.279 --> 01:46:38.920
God because there's no guarantee that

01:46:39.000 --> 01:46:40.199
I'll be sitting here for the meetings in

01:46:40.279 --> 01:46:41.920
November December next year so I might

01:46:42.000 --> 01:46:43.199
be locking nine other people into

01:46:43.279 --> 01:46:44.840
something but hope that don't mind if I

01:46:44.920 --> 01:46:48.520
get it wrong very good we do our best uh

01:46:48.600 --> 01:46:50.680
I'll add that yes it is really really

01:46:50.760 --> 01:46:52.800
helpful to try to arrange around some of

01:46:52.880 --> 01:46:55.199
those school breaks but this gives the

01:46:55.279 --> 01:46:57.960
opportunity for the people to plan a

01:46:58.039 --> 01:46:59.680
regular attendees to know when you will

01:46:59.760 --> 01:47:02.199
be seeing you but also we'll have that

01:47:02.279 --> 01:47:05.079
content up that people can plan around

01:47:05.159 --> 01:47:06.399
so thank you to the team for working

01:47:06.479 --> 01:47:08.319
around some of our suggestions I think

01:47:08.399 --> 01:47:10.560
we've landed in a good way anybody else

01:47:10.640 --> 01:47:13.479
speaking to that CC Nagi just to note

01:47:13.560 --> 01:47:15.159
I'm disappointed that I may be the only

01:47:15.239 --> 01:47:17.119
Port Philip councilor to never sit in a

01:47:17.199 --> 01:47:19.000
council meeting in either Port Melbourne

01:47:19.079 --> 01:47:22.039
or South Melbourne but um hopefully um

01:47:22.119 --> 01:47:23.840
with the works in both of those places

01:47:23.920 --> 01:47:25.720
um completed other councils will get

01:47:25.800 --> 01:47:29.600
that pleasure in the future good

01:47:29.680 --> 01:47:32.039
point anybody else adding otherwise

01:47:32.119 --> 01:47:34.880
we'll go to the vote all those in favour

01:47:34.960 --> 01:47:37.319
carried unanimous thank

01:47:37.399 --> 01:47:39.840
you all right last item in the

01:47:39.920 --> 01:47:42.800
presentation reports is the 13.4 status

01:47:42.880 --> 01:47:45.279
of council decisions and questions taken

01:47:45.359 --> 01:47:47.520
on notice recorded by Council from the

01:47:47.600 --> 01:47:50.720
1st of July to the 30th of September Jo

01:47:50.800 --> 01:47:52.920
23 are there any questions of officers

01:47:53.000 --> 01:47:54.600
in relation to the

01:47:54.680 --> 01:47:56.279
report

01:47:56.359 --> 01:47:59.399
no uh who would like to move

01:47:59.479 --> 01:48:01.800
this Council Crawford thank you who

01:48:01.880 --> 01:48:04.560
would like to Second it Council Martin

01:48:04.640 --> 01:48:07.119
thank you Council Crawford you speak to

01:48:07.199 --> 01:48:11.479
it councelor Martin no uh I'll add I

01:48:11.560 --> 01:48:13.720
think this is a really good document to

01:48:13.800 --> 01:48:16.159
refer to because there are questions

01:48:16.239 --> 01:48:17.560
that you might not have heard the answer

01:48:17.640 --> 01:48:20.199
at the time they're there as well as

01:48:20.279 --> 01:48:22.720
decisions that we have made vital for

01:48:22.800 --> 01:48:25.439
transparency and for our governance all

01:48:25.520 --> 01:48:27.680
right let's take that to the vote all

01:48:27.760 --> 01:48:28.680
those in

01:48:28.760 --> 01:48:31.319
favour carried unanimous thank

01:48:31.399 --> 01:48:33.079
you all right that's the end of the

01:48:33.159 --> 01:48:34.560
presentation of reports but councilors

01:48:34.640 --> 01:48:36.640
we have one notice of motion tonight

01:48:36.720 --> 01:48:39.359
this is item 14.1 it's a motion raised

01:48:39.439 --> 01:48:41.359
by councelor Louise Crawford in relation

01:48:41.439 --> 01:48:46.720
to your fest with R in that councel

01:48:46.800 --> 01:48:48.560
Crawford would you like I assume you'd

01:48:48.640 --> 01:48:50.439
like to move this motion as it's written

01:48:50.520 --> 01:48:52.399
yes and do I have a secondary for this

01:48:52.479 --> 01:48:54.239
counc Nagi thank

01:48:54.319 --> 01:48:57.199
you councel

01:48:57.279 --> 01:48:59.760
Crawford let's see I think it's let me

01:48:59.840 --> 01:49:01.239
ask if anybody has a question first I

01:49:01.319 --> 01:49:02.680
think that helps in the order a bit

01:49:02.760 --> 01:49:04.640
better does anybody have a question in

01:49:04.720 --> 01:49:06.680
relation to the item counc

01:49:06.760 --> 01:49:09.520
Bond um someone have to let us know what

01:49:09.600 --> 01:49:11.079
funding this

01:49:11.159 --> 01:49:13.880
organization received in total last year

01:49:13.960 --> 01:49:15.279
from

01:49:15.359 --> 01:49:18.560
Council who am I referring to uh Lauren

01:49:18.640 --> 01:49:22.119
are you available to answer that

01:49:27.399 --> 01:49:29.279
sorry through you mayor I don't have

01:49:29.359 --> 01:49:31.079
that information I assumed the

01:49:31.159 --> 01:49:33.600
application this year was for $115,000

01:49:33.680 --> 01:49:36.199
so my guess would be it would have been

01:49:36.279 --> 01:49:38.319
similarish over the last two years I'll

01:49:38.399 --> 01:49:40.479
see if I've got anyone online that can

01:49:40.560 --> 01:49:41.920
look that

01:49:42.000 --> 01:49:44.039
up

01:49:44.119 --> 01:49:46.960
um or

01:49:47.039 --> 01:49:49.640
10 according to um members of the

01:49:49.720 --> 01:49:52.560
organization ation it was $10,000 last

01:49:52.640 --> 01:49:55.640
year thank you any further questions

01:49:55.720 --> 01:49:59.439
councelor Bond um sorry $10,000 a year

01:49:59.520 --> 01:50:01.840
before and that's the total amount is

01:50:01.920 --> 01:50:04.079
$10,000 each year for the last two years

01:50:04.159 --> 01:50:05.159
all

01:50:05.239 --> 01:50:08.039
right can I seek an adjournment and show

01:50:08.119 --> 01:50:09.239
you

01:50:09.319 --> 01:50:12.600
something sure all right uh we will take

01:50:12.680 --> 01:50:15.760
a 5 minute

01:50:17.119 --> 01:50:20.760
break online thank you all right thank

01:50:20.840 --> 01:50:23.600
you for taking another Comfort

01:50:23.680 --> 01:50:26.680
Break

01:50:27.600 --> 01:50:30.079
um okay all councilors are back in the

01:50:30.159 --> 01:50:32.760
room thank

01:50:34.279 --> 01:50:38.880
you all right we were at

01:50:38.960 --> 01:50:40.800
questions councilors do you have any

01:50:40.880 --> 01:50:44.359
questions in relation to the

01:50:45.039 --> 01:50:47.199
item

01:50:47.279 --> 01:50:49.119
CI just wanted to check that we've

01:50:49.199 --> 01:50:50.560
clarified everything I didn't get

01:50:50.640 --> 01:50:52.159
feedback from that little adjournment I

01:50:52.239 --> 01:50:53.880
assume everything has been sorted and

01:50:53.960 --> 01:50:54.800
that we're doing everything in

01:50:54.880 --> 01:50:56.920
accordance with the governance rules and

01:50:57.000 --> 01:50:58.119
everything

01:50:58.199 --> 01:51:01.199
else

01:51:06.119 --> 01:51:08.640
yes uh thank you all right so back to

01:51:08.720 --> 01:51:11.920
questions anybody else have any other

01:51:12.000 --> 01:51:15.720
questions do you have a question

01:51:17.680 --> 01:51:22.079
procedure excuse me um

01:51:22.159 --> 01:51:26.079
um any further questions Council sov um

01:51:26.159 --> 01:51:28.359
yeah yes thank you mayor

01:51:28.439 --> 01:51:32.039
um so we normally uh follow a

01:51:32.119 --> 01:51:35.079
process when uh anybody applies for

01:51:35.159 --> 01:51:37.479
Grants under whatever different scheme

01:51:37.560 --> 01:51:40.880
it's under and I'm just wondering um are

01:51:40.960 --> 01:51:43.119
we stepping outside of that

01:51:43.199 --> 01:51:46.039
process by some

01:51:46.119 --> 01:51:48.680
by you know putting forward this motion

01:51:48.760 --> 01:51:51.479
for a grant when other people also have

01:51:51.560 --> 01:51:54.359
to follow that same

01:51:54.439 --> 01:51:56.399
process Lauren would you like to answer

01:51:56.479 --> 01:51:58.520
that or should we have a more through

01:51:58.600 --> 01:52:01.199
you mayor we have um offic a

01:52:01.279 --> 01:52:03.279
recommendation available in the cultural

01:52:03.359 --> 01:52:06.359
development festival and event stream um

01:52:06.439 --> 01:52:08.520
so there is money that remains

01:52:08.600 --> 01:52:13.000
unallocated in that stream um this um

01:52:13.079 --> 01:52:15.399
program would have best fit the cultural

01:52:15.479 --> 01:52:19.159
Development Fund programs stream um so

01:52:19.239 --> 01:52:22.399
you correct isn't a mechanism generally

01:52:22.479 --> 01:52:26.199
under that scheme to to support um

01:52:26.279 --> 01:52:29.560
additional or or officer recommended

01:52:29.640 --> 01:52:32.960
applicants um however as there is money

01:52:33.039 --> 01:52:35.399
remaining in the overall um stream this

01:52:35.479 --> 01:52:37.239
was the best way to have this discussed

01:52:37.319 --> 01:52:38.880
there was a feeling that the applicant

01:52:38.960 --> 01:52:41.319
had regrettably applied to the wrong

01:52:41.399 --> 01:52:43.479
stream and had been ruled out of

01:52:43.560 --> 01:52:47.560
contention because of that oh I guess um

01:52:47.640 --> 01:52:50.079
part of that process I guess it's um

01:52:50.159 --> 01:52:52.880
people when they apply they're really

01:52:52.960 --> 01:52:55.640
competing against other people who who

01:52:55.720 --> 01:52:57.840
also want grants and they're all worthy

01:52:57.920 --> 01:53:02.199
grants um but I'm just wondering then um

01:53:02.279 --> 01:53:04.199
when you do your ranking who will

01:53:04.279 --> 01:53:07.319
receive a grant or not um is this taking

01:53:07.399 --> 01:53:09.840
it outside of that process of the

01:53:09.920 --> 01:53:12.359
criteria and where they would rank and

01:53:12.439 --> 01:53:14.399
how do we know that since they weren't

01:53:14.479 --> 01:53:16.680
actually a part of that process where

01:53:16.760 --> 01:53:18.439
they would have ranked we we really

01:53:18.520 --> 01:53:20.079
don't know is it would have been correct

01:53:20.159 --> 01:53:21.520
that we really don't know where they'd

01:53:21.600 --> 01:53:25.119
rank because we we didn't have the two

01:53:25.199 --> 01:53:26.920
um off our two councilors who were part

01:53:27.000 --> 01:53:29.399
of that whole process through you mayor

01:53:29.479 --> 01:53:32.000
correct uh well this this um applicant

01:53:32.079 --> 01:53:35.760
was um assessed and ranked by the um

01:53:35.840 --> 01:53:38.159
other committee so the love my place

01:53:38.239 --> 01:53:39.640
committee which there was a council

01:53:39.720 --> 01:53:42.640
representative of and um that committee

01:53:42.720 --> 01:53:44.920
felt that the event was of High Caliber

01:53:45.000 --> 01:53:46.840
and worthy of support however it didn't

01:53:46.920 --> 01:53:48.960
align with the specific criteria of that

01:53:49.039 --> 01:53:51.640
stream so it was that councilor from

01:53:51.720 --> 01:53:53.239
that committee along with another

01:53:53.319 --> 01:53:54.800
councilor who asked us to look at

01:53:54.880 --> 01:53:57.319
options um where we may still be able to

01:53:57.399 --> 01:54:00.079
fund so it's a it's a yes and a no it

01:54:00.159 --> 01:54:01.800
wasn't assessed against the other

01:54:01.880 --> 01:54:05.199
applications in the program's CDF stream

01:54:05.279 --> 01:54:06.960
but it was assessed by councilor and a

01:54:07.039 --> 01:54:09.560
committee in the love my place stream

01:54:09.640 --> 01:54:12.920
see you I through you mayor yes it's

01:54:13.000 --> 01:54:14.439
correct that it it won't be coming

01:54:14.520 --> 01:54:17.760
through the normal assessment process

01:54:17.840 --> 01:54:20.439
but a notice ofation by counc to

01:54:20.520 --> 01:54:26.159
consider a request is a legitimate and

01:54:26.239 --> 01:54:30.760
um often used uh mechanism to have these

01:54:30.840 --> 01:54:34.000
kind of things considered by

01:54:34.079 --> 01:54:36.840
Council and with this some applicant for

01:54:36.920 --> 01:54:39.479
this uh to be funded in some way also be

01:54:39.560 --> 01:54:43.119
able to apply for the quick response

01:54:43.199 --> 01:54:46.000
grants um through you mayor um the

01:54:46.079 --> 01:54:48.319
community grants program isn't under my

01:54:48.399 --> 01:54:50.279
remit so I'm not familiar

01:54:50.359 --> 01:54:52.680
with that criteria um I would need to

01:54:52.760 --> 01:54:55.439
seek further advice on that uh generally

01:54:55.520 --> 01:54:57.920
Arts programs um do not come under the

01:54:58.000 --> 01:54:59.680
Community grants program which is where

01:54:59.760 --> 01:55:03.039
the quick response grants

01:55:03.119 --> 01:55:06.520
are and through you may um the funding

01:55:06.600 --> 01:55:08.000
available on the quick response grants

01:55:08.079 --> 01:55:10.680
is actually very small per Grant so I

01:55:10.760 --> 01:55:11.479
think it's

01:55:11.560 --> 01:55:15.319
$2,000 um that's

01:55:17.640 --> 01:55:20.239
correct if there's no further questions

01:55:20.319 --> 01:55:22.760
we'll speak to the item all right

01:55:22.840 --> 01:55:23.640
councelor

01:55:23.720 --> 01:55:25.960
Crawford so I acknowledge some of the

01:55:26.039 --> 01:55:28.239
other fellow councilors concerns um I'm

01:55:28.319 --> 01:55:30.560
bringing this notice of

01:55:30.640 --> 01:55:34.239
motion uh for a number of reasons um we

01:55:34.319 --> 01:55:36.600
did look at the criteria around some of

01:55:36.680 --> 01:55:38.479
these and I think that sometimes in the

01:55:38.560 --> 01:55:40.560
implementation of new criteria things

01:55:40.640 --> 01:55:46.920
can um come to light um I know the value

01:55:47.000 --> 01:55:50.439
of what your firstest brings to our

01:55:50.520 --> 01:55:52.159
South Melbourne

01:55:52.239 --> 01:55:56.520
Community um and our young people uh I

01:55:56.600 --> 01:55:58.720
sound old saying that but the the Youth

01:55:58.800 --> 01:56:00.560
of our um

01:56:00.640 --> 01:56:04.199
municipality uh so I felt that there was

01:56:04.279 --> 01:56:06.760
um a project of Merit that we should

01:56:06.840 --> 01:56:11.159
bring um is it a little out of the

01:56:11.239 --> 01:56:12.760
process well it's a just a different

01:56:12.840 --> 01:56:15.119
process and um part of the challeng is

01:56:15.199 --> 01:56:16.960
we did you know we've cut funding and

01:56:17.039 --> 01:56:18.239
we've done a whole lot of things and

01:56:18.319 --> 01:56:19.680
there's been adjustments so I'm bring

01:56:19.760 --> 01:56:21.880
this because this is a very worthy

01:56:21.960 --> 01:56:24.600
project that needs that our community

01:56:24.680 --> 01:56:26.560
really values so let me talk to you

01:56:26.640 --> 01:56:29.000
about what your first brings when I was

01:56:29.079 --> 01:56:31.840
a kid if I had any opportunity as an

01:56:31.920 --> 01:56:34.880
Arts Focus not even Arts just a kid to

01:56:34.960 --> 01:56:38.239
help design and create a festival in my

01:56:38.319 --> 01:56:41.039
local community that was free and

01:56:41.119 --> 01:56:44.000
everyone could participate in and make

01:56:44.079 --> 01:56:47.239
it cool and develop leadership skills

01:56:47.319 --> 01:56:51.039
organizing skills um be listen to um

01:56:51.119 --> 01:56:54.119
help build community in my local area um

01:56:54.199 --> 01:56:57.640
help bring belonging help bringing Joy

01:56:57.720 --> 01:57:00.319
uh laughter

01:57:00.399 --> 01:57:03.680
um you know if that was possible I don't

01:57:03.760 --> 01:57:05.800
think we can underestimate where these

01:57:05.880 --> 01:57:09.319
things lead to uh and help develop you

01:57:09.399 --> 01:57:12.199
know that next generation of smart

01:57:12.279 --> 01:57:16.920
wonderful um kids that go on to do be

01:57:17.000 --> 01:57:18.760
great community members and I think this

01:57:18.840 --> 01:57:21.439
is where it starts Arts um the Arts is

01:57:21.520 --> 01:57:22.960
so much more than even if you're not

01:57:23.039 --> 01:57:24.439
going to go on and be a professional

01:57:24.520 --> 01:57:27.880
arti um actor or creative in any way but

01:57:27.960 --> 01:57:29.680
giving you the confidence and being part

01:57:29.760 --> 01:57:32.600
of something um and in this particular

01:57:32.680 --> 01:57:34.600
cohort um opportunity that perhaps

01:57:34.680 --> 01:57:36.560
wouldn't get elsewhere and I think that

01:57:36.640 --> 01:57:38.600
is a really worthwhile spend of our 15

01:57:38.680 --> 01:57:40.680
grand so I was happy to bring this

01:57:40.760 --> 01:57:42.960
notice of motion to support this going

01:57:43.039 --> 01:57:45.039
on in our community because we know it's

01:57:45.119 --> 01:57:46.800
successful we know it's successful

01:57:46.880 --> 01:57:48.960
Beyond um just in the City of Port

01:57:49.039 --> 01:57:51.359
Philip and I would urge my councilors a

01:57:51.439 --> 01:57:53.800
little out of the ordinary sure but

01:57:53.880 --> 01:57:55.560
that's what we're here for here to do is

01:57:55.640 --> 01:57:58.640
to respond to community need um and help

01:57:58.720 --> 01:58:00.439
support communities so I would just urge

01:58:00.520 --> 01:58:02.960
you to support this ple this

01:58:03.039 --> 01:58:05.560
motion thank you councel nag like to

01:58:05.640 --> 01:58:08.079
speak to it yeah the comments of

01:58:08.159 --> 01:58:10.359
councilor Crawford this is a really

01:58:10.439 --> 01:58:13.279
excellent um Festival it has a really

01:58:13.359 --> 01:58:15.159
incredible Community benefit I had the

01:58:15.239 --> 01:58:16.600
pleasure of going along on behalf of the

01:58:16.680 --> 01:58:18.119
mayor back in I think it was March was

01:58:18.199 --> 01:58:20.439
one of the first events I went too um

01:58:20.520 --> 01:58:21.880
and the place was just bursting at the

01:58:21.960 --> 01:58:23.840
SCS with a bunch of really happy kids

01:58:23.920 --> 01:58:26.119
and families um participating in a

01:58:26.199 --> 01:58:27.680
really b in a bunch of really exciting

01:58:27.760 --> 01:58:30.119
and definitely engaging Arts projects

01:58:30.199 --> 01:58:31.399
there was a bunch of performances there

01:58:31.479 --> 01:58:33.319
was a sausage Sizzle um people were

01:58:33.399 --> 01:58:34.640
having a really great day and it was

01:58:34.720 --> 01:58:36.439
activating Soul green in a way that it

01:58:36.520 --> 01:58:38.239
doesn't get activated I think probably

01:58:38.319 --> 01:58:39.880
at any other point in the year it's

01:58:39.960 --> 01:58:41.439
probably the best thing we've done in

01:58:41.520 --> 01:58:45.439
that space um this year I'd say um

01:58:45.520 --> 01:58:47.000
unfortunately we have times where things

01:58:47.079 --> 01:58:48.239
don't quite line up with all our

01:58:48.319 --> 01:58:51.479
guidelines um uh I was part of the

01:58:51.560 --> 01:58:53.680
committee and that was assessing this as

01:58:53.760 --> 01:58:55.399
part of L my place it didn't clearly

01:58:55.479 --> 01:58:57.399
didn't meet the criteria there I don't

01:58:57.479 --> 01:58:59.079
think I'm breaking any confidenti on the

01:58:59.159 --> 01:59:00.760
committee by saying that and so it was

01:59:00.840 --> 01:59:03.279
felt that um it would be appropriate to

01:59:03.359 --> 01:59:04.680
put it forward and see it as a way that

01:59:04.760 --> 01:59:06.439
we could get it into the correct stream

01:59:06.520 --> 01:59:09.479
and assess in that context um so we had

01:59:09.560 --> 01:59:11.159
some conversations I had conversations

01:59:11.239 --> 01:59:13.720
with councilor cord who was on the other

01:59:13.800 --> 01:59:15.720
stream in the cultural development and

01:59:15.800 --> 01:59:17.600
work with officers and they agreed that

01:59:17.680 --> 01:59:19.840
it did meet the criteria But ultimately

01:59:19.920 --> 01:59:23.319
was just in the wrong um bucket um and

01:59:23.399 --> 01:59:24.880
the the best course of action was to

01:59:24.960 --> 01:59:27.399
remedy that through a notice of motion

01:59:27.479 --> 01:59:29.039
um we get accused of a lot of

01:59:29.119 --> 01:59:30.840
bureaucracy at a council level at times

01:59:30.920 --> 01:59:34.439
and I think um it's best to um when you

01:59:34.520 --> 01:59:36.279
see a problem that can be fixed simply

01:59:36.359 --> 01:59:38.399
through simply moving a motion at a

01:59:38.479 --> 01:59:39.880
meeting and moving it to the correct

01:59:39.960 --> 01:59:41.920
bucket that just take that opportunity

01:59:42.000 --> 01:59:43.960
and do it and that's why I'm hoping

01:59:44.039 --> 01:59:46.119
councils will agree to do tonight um I

01:59:46.199 --> 01:59:47.800
really encourage you we don't want to

01:59:47.880 --> 01:59:49.920
have to um have have this event not go

01:59:50.000 --> 01:59:52.359
ahead next year cuz we got too bogged

01:59:52.439 --> 01:59:53.920
down in which bucket they'd applied for

01:59:54.000 --> 01:59:56.119
instead let's just get it funded and

01:59:56.199 --> 01:59:59.600
work with um offices in the community

01:59:59.680 --> 02:00:02.239
offline um after tonight to find ways to

02:00:02.319 --> 02:00:04.720
make sure that we do better um

02:00:04.800 --> 02:00:06.239
articulate our guidelines to the

02:00:06.319 --> 02:00:07.680
community in future and make sure that

02:00:07.760 --> 02:00:10.199
our guidelines clearly articulate who

02:00:10.279 --> 02:00:12.880
should apply where and the like um yeah

02:00:12.960 --> 02:00:13.840
thank

02:00:13.920 --> 02:00:16.319
you thank you any other councilors

02:00:16.399 --> 02:00:18.720
councelor Martin firsty thank you

02:00:18.800 --> 02:00:20.119
councilor Crawford for bring this to our

02:00:20.199 --> 02:00:21.680
attention Council Nagi thank you for

02:00:21.760 --> 02:00:23.720
your comments it appears that this is a

02:00:23.800 --> 02:00:25.439
very very worthy application but

02:00:25.520 --> 02:00:26.560
unfortunately through some

02:00:26.640 --> 02:00:27.960
administrative error it's ended up in

02:00:28.039 --> 02:00:30.479
the wrong bucket our councilors on the

02:00:30.560 --> 02:00:31.880
panel have said just told us they

02:00:31.960 --> 02:00:33.159
believe it would have been it's a very

02:00:33.239 --> 02:00:36.239
very worthy application um but

02:00:36.319 --> 02:00:37.720
unfortunately they were unable to fund

02:00:37.800 --> 02:00:38.840
it through the particular program

02:00:38.920 --> 02:00:40.079
they're working with given that it

02:00:40.159 --> 02:00:41.520
didn't meet the guidelines it does meet

02:00:41.600 --> 02:00:43.239
the guidelines of one another of our

02:00:43.319 --> 02:00:45.560
funds there is money left in the bucket

02:00:45.640 --> 02:00:47.319
so therefore there I don't see there's

02:00:47.399 --> 02:00:49.560
anything underhand or

02:00:49.640 --> 02:00:51.479
illogical in allowing them to access

02:00:51.560 --> 02:00:52.520
funding that's available they're not

02:00:52.600 --> 02:00:54.159
taking funding that would have gone to

02:00:54.239 --> 02:00:57.359
some would have gone to anyone else for

02:00:57.439 --> 02:00:59.079
those who aren't familiar with artist

02:00:59.159 --> 02:01:00.960
kids culture they've been around for

02:01:01.039 --> 02:01:02.359
nearly 30 years and I've been involved

02:01:02.439 --> 02:01:04.720
with them for probably 25 of those years

02:01:04.800 --> 02:01:06.640
they are a wonderful group in the way

02:01:06.720 --> 02:01:08.199
that they're able to Source money yes

02:01:08.279 --> 02:01:09.720
they Source money from our Council have

02:01:09.800 --> 02:01:11.680
done for many years they Source money

02:01:11.760 --> 02:01:13.760
from all sorts of other places as well

02:01:13.840 --> 02:01:16.119
they organize their own fundraisers and

02:01:16.199 --> 02:01:18.039
they provide some wonderful wonderful

02:01:18.119 --> 02:01:20.640
Services some of the less privileged of

02:01:20.720 --> 02:01:22.039
the young people not just in

02:01:22.119 --> 02:01:23.760
Metropolitan mbour but also in rural

02:01:23.840 --> 02:01:26.199
Victoria as well if any of you ever been

02:01:26.279 --> 02:01:28.039
down to um Park Towers you might have

02:01:28.119 --> 02:01:29.399
send their art bus there and they're

02:01:29.479 --> 02:01:31.279
there providing programs for the young

02:01:31.359 --> 02:01:33.079
people down at Park Towers on a regular

02:01:33.159 --> 02:01:35.159
basis as they are in some of the other

02:01:35.239 --> 02:01:37.760
housing Estates around Melbourne and in

02:01:37.840 --> 02:01:40.960
the country as well I know that not only

02:01:41.039 --> 02:01:42.520
do they provide some wonderful Arts

02:01:42.600 --> 02:01:44.039
programs like the one that we're talking

02:01:44.119 --> 02:01:45.319
about here but just to give you an idea

02:01:45.399 --> 02:01:46.720
about what this organization is like

02:01:46.800 --> 02:01:48.359
they also support underprivileged kids

02:01:48.439 --> 02:01:50.720
for a whole range range of things so as

02:01:50.800 --> 02:01:52.399
a school principal I was fortunate

02:01:52.479 --> 02:01:53.600
enough to be able to work with with the

02:01:53.680 --> 02:01:55.600
artist for kids culture and they were

02:01:55.680 --> 02:01:57.319
able to provide funding that enabled

02:01:57.399 --> 02:01:59.760
children to go on school camps to

02:01:59.840 --> 02:02:01.560
provide sports uniforms as well as

02:02:01.640 --> 02:02:03.119
supporting them in arts programs through

02:02:03.199 --> 02:02:06.840
the school so they're not um a one-off

02:02:06.920 --> 02:02:08.319
group turning up here asking for money

02:02:08.399 --> 02:02:10.520
for something U that we don't know about

02:02:10.600 --> 02:02:12.119
they've got a very very proven track

02:02:12.199 --> 02:02:13.720
record they've delivered this program

02:02:13.800 --> 02:02:15.840
successfully not just in Port Philip but

02:02:15.920 --> 02:02:17.479
in other areas as well very successfully

02:02:17.560 --> 02:02:19.279
in the past they're not trying to get

02:02:19.359 --> 02:02:20.920
money through the back door they're here

02:02:21.000 --> 02:02:22.399
because of an administrative error that

02:02:22.479 --> 02:02:23.640
got their application into the wrong

02:02:23.720 --> 02:02:27.239
bucket and 1,500 of our young people

02:02:27.319 --> 02:02:28.239
most of them who would be quite

02:02:28.319 --> 02:02:29.720
underprivileged are going to have a

02:02:29.800 --> 02:02:31.920
marvelous marvelous experience in the

02:02:32.000 --> 02:02:35.600
Arts they can grow as people to to to

02:02:35.680 --> 02:02:38.000
grow not just with their art skills but

02:02:38.079 --> 02:02:39.439
also grow with their communication

02:02:39.520 --> 02:02:41.279
skills improve their mental health with

02:02:41.359 --> 02:02:42.920
a wonderful day at Soul green so i' be

02:02:43.000 --> 02:02:45.920
very very disappointed if we reject this

02:02:46.000 --> 02:02:48.880
if this motion come to us cold um had

02:02:48.960 --> 02:02:50.239
hadn't gone through any other processes

02:02:50.319 --> 02:02:51.439
then I think perhaps these are some

02:02:51.520 --> 02:02:52.520
people trying to get money through the

02:02:52.600 --> 02:02:54.239
back door and I appreciate some councils

02:02:54.319 --> 02:02:55.479
are concerned that we might be stepping

02:02:55.560 --> 02:02:57.720
outside due process I think given that

02:02:57.800 --> 02:02:59.000
they've tried to do everything the right

02:02:59.079 --> 02:03:01.800
way um they're not trying to get U

02:03:01.880 --> 02:03:03.239
funding through the back door they

02:03:03.319 --> 02:03:06.199
simply claim this they're simply trying

02:03:06.279 --> 02:03:08.640
to seek funding for an excellent program

02:03:08.720 --> 02:03:09.840
that through an administrative error

02:03:09.920 --> 02:03:11.159
they AR able to get in their first

02:03:11.239 --> 02:03:12.880
application so

02:03:12.960 --> 02:03:15.640
I totally encourage you all to support

02:03:15.720 --> 02:03:17.800
this application and this

02:03:17.880 --> 02:03:19.359
motion

02:03:19.439 --> 02:03:21.600
thank you I'll add that it is very

02:03:21.680 --> 02:03:22.760
disappointing that this didn't go

02:03:22.840 --> 02:03:24.880
through a different process and to the

02:03:24.960 --> 02:03:27.279
fact that we've made this a big ordeal

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tonight I think we should be very proud

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to support this event I've been to it

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and I thought it was fantastic um this

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is a fantastic opportunity to support

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this um this organization to put on an

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event that many people come to it was a

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huge success for the Northern Area up in

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Soul green area South Melbourne um I

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think they do a great job putting in

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little Flyers and pamphlets to the local

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Kinders preschools schools primary

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schools and the attendance was you just

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kept seeing people that you know from

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various places and saying oh it's

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fantastic how'd you hear about this and

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that really got the community to come

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out Uh I knowe that they're having an

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art auction on the 16th of November did

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I REM miss it tomorrow tomorrow night

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they're having an art auction it's an

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organization that really um does what

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they can through ART to help the

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children so I'll be proudly supporting

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this tonight uh just to clarify the

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quick response grants is $2,000 for

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organizations and up to $500 for

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individuals just since that was brought

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up

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tonight does anybody else want to speak

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to the item

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tonight if not councelor Crawford do you

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want to close no let's go to the vote

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all those in favour one two three four

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five all those against 1 two 3 four all

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right that passes a requested division

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yes all right all those in

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favour uh Crawford Baxter Martin

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consolo can't write fast enough and nagu

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all those

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against uh Bond

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sirakov Pearl and Clark that's

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carried all right thank

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you on to reports by councilor delegates

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councilors do you have any reports from

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councilor's

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delegates no we'll move on to urgent

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business councils do you have any items

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of urgent

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business no on to confidential matters

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councelors we have no confidential

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reports listed on the

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agenda there being no further business I

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declare the meeting

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closed thank you very

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much