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Welcome councilor's officers and members

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of the gallery to tonight's council

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meeting. I'm Lisa Cooper and I have the

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privilege of being the Mayor of Knox City

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Council. Council acknowledges the

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Wurundjeri Woi Wurrang People and Bunurong

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People of the Kulin Nation as

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traditional custodians of the land.

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Today we meet on the traditional lands

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of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrang People and pay our

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respects to Elders both past and

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present.

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Our statement of commitment. The Knox

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way is characterized by service

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integrity, community participation,

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accountability, and good governance.

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Council is committed to being responsive

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to the community and advocating to other

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governments and agencies on their

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behalf.

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We recognize the importance of local

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democracy and council's responsibility

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to govern well for all in our city. Our

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history is rich and in the spirit of the

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Knox tradition, let us move and prosper.

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We're conducting tonight's meeting in a

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hybrid format as usual. However, we do

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have all counselors present in the

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chamber this evening. I'll start by

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introducing my colleagues and just ask

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you to give a bit of a wave as I call

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your name. Councilors in attendance

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tonight. Councelor Susan Pearce

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representing Taylor Ward. Councelor

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Robert Williams representing Dinsdale

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Ward. Councelor Chris Duncan

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representing Collier Ward. Councelor

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Parisa Considine representing Fryberg

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Ward. Deputy Mayor Councelor Glen

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Atwell representing Tirhatuan Ward.

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Councelor Paige Kennett representing

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Chandler Ward. And councelor Meagan Baker

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representing Dobson Ward.

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Joining us in the chamber this evening

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is our acting chief executive officer,

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Matt Kelleher. Our director of

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infrastructure, Grant Thorn, our acting

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director of city livability, Nicola

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Ward,

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our director of connected communities,

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Judy Chalkley, our acting director of

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customer and performance, Lisa Westbury.

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our chief financial officer, Yvette Lawkin,

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our manager of governance and risk,

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Andrew Dowling, and our head of

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governance, Saskia Wenheim, and also

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other members of our governance team.

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Please note this meeting is recorded and

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streamed live on our website in

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accordance with our live streaming of

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public meetings policy and so council

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does not permit additional recording of

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this meeting. Members of the gallery

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should note that you may be visible in

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the background of the live stream

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vision.

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Live streaming and recording will be

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suspended if this meeting is closed to

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the public to consider confidential

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business in accordance with section 66

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of the Local Government Act 2020.

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I remind everyone that opinions

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expressed and statements made during

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this meeting are those of the

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individuals making them and not those of

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council unless set out in a resolution

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passed by council. Council accepts no

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liability for any defamatory remarks

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made during a meeting. You are

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responsible for your own comments and

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therefore may be personally liable for

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any loss or damage they cause. I'd also

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ask everyone present to remain quiet

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when others are addressing the meeting

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and remind the gallery that this is a

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meeting of council and there is no

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opportunity for members of the gallery

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to participate in debate during the

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meeting and that questions are only

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permissible during public question time.

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So, we'll move on to the order of

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business this evening. And the first

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item on our agenda is item number one,

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apologies and requests for leaves of

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absence. This evening, we do have an

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apology from councelor Peter Lockwood.

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And councelor Lockwood has also

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requested a leave of absence effectively

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immediately until the 28th of September

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2025.

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I'd like to move a motion from the chair

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that councelor Lockwood would be granted a

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leave of absence from council for the

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period of Monday the 25th of August

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through to Sunday the 28th of September

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2025. Is there a seconder for the motion

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please? Councelor Pearce. Thank you. I

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reserve my right to speak to the motion.

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Would you like to speak to the motion

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councelor Pearce?

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No, Madame Mayor. I reserve my right.

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Thank you, would any other council

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like to speak to the motion?

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Okay, I'll now put the motion. All those

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in favor?

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The motion is carried. Thank you. Would

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any other council like to request a

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leave of absence?

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Okay. No. Thank you.  I'd also like

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to take  a moment to acknowledge

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tonight that we have a former Mayor with

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us in the gallery this evening, , Tony

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Holland. Welcome.

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So, we'll move on to item two,

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declarations of conflicts of interest.

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If there are any conflicts of interest

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to declare this evening, now is an

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opportunity to foreshadow that conflict.

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I'll also ask that you declare your

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conflict of interest in full later in

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the meeting, just immediately before the

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item is considered. Are there any such

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declarations?

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Okay, I will foreshadow that I actually

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have a declaration um this evening, a

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declaration of conflict  for item 8.1,

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minor grants program and emergency

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relief fund 2025 to 26 monthly report.

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Okay, the next item is item three,

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confirmation of minutes. Is there any

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opposition to the minutes of the council

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meeting held on Monday the 28th of July

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2025?

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Okay, there being no opposition, I can

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declare the minutes to be confirmed.

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Item four, presentations, petitions, and

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memorials.

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, there are no presentations this

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evening. We do have one petition tonight

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that will be presented by Councelor

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Pearce. Councelor Pearce, would you like

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to speak to the petition?

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Yes, please.

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I'm just going to read out the petition.

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Sure.

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Council received a petition with seven

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signatures as at the 7th of August 2025

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calling for action to help in ending

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wildlife roadkill on Wellington Road.

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Council has also received a link to an

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online petition with the same content

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which has 5,200 signatures as at the

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11th of August 2025. The petition has

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been circulated to all counselors and is

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presented tonight for noting. The lead

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petitioner is seeking action from

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council to advocate for the speed limit

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to be reduced

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during the time before dusk and dawn

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when wildlife is most active. Speed of

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50 to 60 km per hour would provide

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breaking efficiency when encountering

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wildlife.

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the installation of virtual fencing

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throughout the entire 21 km stretch of

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road. The virtual f fencing actively

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alerts animals prior to crossing the

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road as cars are approaching with it

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emitting a combination of sound and

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flashing lights as stimulus.

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Testing has seen 50% reduction in

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vehicle collisions.

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There is a currently a no safe zone for

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wildlife to cross. the use of electronic

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and solar panels BMS signage displaying

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vehicle speeds and can be re relayed

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messages to drivers of wildlife crossing

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and activity. In submitting this

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petition, the lead petitioner argues

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that there are too many incidents where

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wildlife are struck by vehicles on

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Wellington Road in incidents which are

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avoidable and wildlife should be more

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properly protected from harm.

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We also understand that the petitioners

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are still actively collecting signatures

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online and that updates to the petition

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may be yet be received. I note the

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petition does not raise does not raise

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any matters which can be considered as

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items of urgent business on tonight's

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agenda. The petition will be referred to

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the director of infrastructure who will

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provide a response to the lead

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petitioner in due course.

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Thank you, councelor Pearce. Are there

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any memorials this evening?

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No. Thank you.

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So, we'll move on to item five, reports

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by counselors. Um, I might start with

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councelor Baker. Thank you.

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Thank you. And through you, Mayor

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Cooper. It's a very brief one, quiet

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month this month.  but wanted to note

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that I attended the community engagement

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annual budget  with fellow councils

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Lockwood and Kennett on the 2nd of August

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and thank you to the community members

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who stopped by and took the time to

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share their views and ask questions for

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consideration.  and I also attended

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their KAT committee where we farewellled

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 one of our outgoing committee members

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Vicki and would like to thank Vicki for

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her dedication, input and invaluable

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feedback she provided during her term on

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KAKC and wish her all very best and I'll

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submit a report for the remainder of it.

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Thank you.

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Thank you councelor Kennett.

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Thank you through you madame Mayor. Um I

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 only wanted to mention together with

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um councelor Baker that  we had 90

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residents provide us with feedback on

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that morning with um our community

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engagement at Knox Leisure Works. So I'm

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looking forward to seeing the

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consolidation of all the feedback

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because that um consultation ended on

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Sunday. Um for this month I attended the

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transformation governance committee with

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um with the Mayor and with councelor

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Duncan. We spoke about the customer or

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our resident being at the center of

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everything that we do and the customer

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um is most important and what we are

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designing our systems around and we

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spoke about how residents prefer to

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contact council and interestingly just

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14% of our residents are calling into

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council for a first place to get

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information

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um with 46% of our residents calling

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council after visiting our website. So

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recognizing that there's still work to

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do but um collecting data  from each

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of our customer or resident contacts so

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that we can do that.  I also attended

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the early years committee  with

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councelor Considine and we spoke about

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the mobility access plan and how local

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abil mobility affects our early years

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families. We had a really great

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conversation about the length of council

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plans like this and this particular plan

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is proposed to be for 10 years. Um and

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there was um some questions about um the

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length of plan and why we choose to have

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plans for 10 years. So um I'm I'm

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certainly interested in in progressing

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that train of thought too.  I attended

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the Victorian Greenhouse Alliance

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conference on Friday the 22nd of August

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and the conference covered many topics

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such as electrification

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 tree canopy cover engagement and

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communication of these topics, doing

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more with less and the biochar project

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in Yara Rangers which takes dead trees

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and turns them into charcoal which has

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 many great benefits. I've made

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contact with Yara Rangers and I'm going

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to explore how this might be able to um

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support the work that we do here.

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Um an African proverb that I heard

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during the conference was if you need to

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go fast go alone and if you need to go

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far go together. And I think this

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proverb means a lot to us at council

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right now with our newly endorsed  

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I was going to combine two words

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together then um the budget and the plan

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um and what we're planning for in 2627

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with um the initial  consultation

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that's just closed. Um, I also visited

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the Basin Scouts with Daniela um, De

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Martino and Mary Doyle and we heard

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about all the , the great and fun

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things that , the Basin Scouts have

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been doing over the past 12 months. Um,

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I'd like to wish them well for their

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next 12 months. I attended Miller's

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Homestead for story time um, to

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celebrate Book Week. Book Week

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celebrated its 80th year this year which

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is quite phenomenal. Um and  I dressed

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up as a unicorn.

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Um  this month I've heard from  many

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residents mainly on parking and other

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traffic related items, footpaths, boxes,

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rubbish and maintenance requests and

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kindergarten enrollments which I've been

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working with officers on responses for.

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Thank you. Thank you, councelor Outbell.

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 thank you, Mayor. Um I had a very

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important engagement this morning at the

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 Roville Library where I joined. um

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book week celebrations for  preschool

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story time.  it was an absolute

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delight and privilege to join  the

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team at Roville Library. There was a sea

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of smiling faces which always  builds

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the mood and and and helps with the

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resilience um for the rest of the day.

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Um Michelle Thomas is the Roville

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Library  children's librarian. Um a

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formidable performer when it comes to

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reading  books and keeping the

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attention of young kids. Um  I read a

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book  Spiro about a hung hungry spider

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um  to a sea of young smiling and and

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inquiring children. Um it was nice to

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meet  Federica the team leader at at

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Roville Library and all the staff there

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who do a fantastic job  whether it's

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 behind the scenes or at the front

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counter um to make Roville Library the

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treasured community space that it is

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there at Stud Park. And as I learned

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today, it's the fourth busiest um

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library in the York library  network

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on a couple of  a couple of metrics.

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Um Saturday  the 23rd, I attended the

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pop-up engagement at the Roville

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Community Center. Um as council shapes

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its 2026 27 annual plan and budget. 

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was that was with  councelor Considine

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and councelor Pearce. It was a lovely

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way to spend  our morning and and

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early afternoon meeting and chatting

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with with residents. people certainly 

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didn't hold back in terms of the

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feedback for us, good and bad, and it

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was um yeah, really always a really good

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opportunity to hear what people think um

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we're doing well and where people think

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we need to do  some more work. So,

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very grateful for that feedback as we

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shape our plan for the year ahead.  a

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couple of congratulations I'd like to

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extend to the  High Place Melbourne 

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at Caribbean Park in Scoresby.  they

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scooped the pool at the recent and very

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highly regarded  Victorian

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accommodation awards for excellence. 

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the High Place was named hotel

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restaurant of the year.  they won 

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best marketing initiative as well. And a

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couple of those I think they've won back

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to back now. So  some  high high

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honors there for the high place at

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Caribbean Park. And another one 

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congratulations to Roville  Secondary

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College and the cast and crew  and

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supporting staff and volunteers for

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their remarkable performance of  We

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Will Rock You, a school production that

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had a a run of soldout shows um over the

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past week week and a bit. Um I attended

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with my family on a Saturday afternoon

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at an Osland interpreted session and

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yeah, we were completely  blown away

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by the quality of the production and the

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the friendly faces um across the school

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campus there.  there's some incredible

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incredible talent  we have locally and

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and wish everyone well  with their

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careers in the performing arts. Um 

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just quickly mentioned the 100 years of

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of scoresby footy  back on the 2nd of

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August  the sun was shining. Scoresby

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came from six goals down to win in a

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fairy tale finish and  the Scoresby

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football club  put on an incredible um

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pregame  function which was  packed

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out brought together past players,

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supporters, volunteers.  so extend my

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congratulations to President Dave Rinken

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and all of the club management team for

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putting on such a a wonderful day. So 

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busy month in Tahhatuan ward and I'll

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submit the rest  by way of report.

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Thank you Mayor.

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Thank you councelor Considine.

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Thank you madame Mayor.

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I attended the Knox multicultural

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advisory committee with councelor

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Lockwood at the Shir Swaminaran 

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temple. We discussed the climate

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response plan and the importance of

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improving communication with 

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multicultural communities. Um the temple

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temple also gave a great presentation on

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its history history and week weekly

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activities highlighting the wonderful 

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work they do in our community. I also

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attended the earlier   advisory

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committee with canceller Kenneet 

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where we had a presentation from  Ying

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and Wong  the sustainable um trans 

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transport officer. We discussed the

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mobility and access  action plan and

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received a value valuable feedback from

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members. I attended the Knox  um I

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attended the council pop-up engagement

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session  with um deputy Atwell and

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councelor Pearce um on Saturday at

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Roville Community Center. It was

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wonderful opportunity to listen to the

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community's feedback and to have some

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great conversations with local and

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residents,

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local residents, sorry. Also, Deputy

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Mayor Atwell and I had a meeting with

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the president of Knox United Cycle Club.

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 that was great. Um and additionally I

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have been meeting um I have been meeting

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with several residents and one of the

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main concerns they shared with me was 

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community safety and thank you so much.

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Thank you

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 councelor Duncan.

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 thank you Mayor Cooper. Um I was

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approached by Sabu from the Nadada in

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Knox. Um they're a religious group and

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he had a group of students that met with

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me to discuss the crime  the youth

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crime particularly in Knox. Um they're

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actually forming  part of the youthled

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parliament that's coming up later in the

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year. So they wanted some discussions

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with me about what would be the best way

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to go forward. Um not sure I'm the best

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person to be dishing out the advice, but

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some of the things that they gave me

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were really great. that some ideas that

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I'd never ever thought of and they

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they're going to come back to us in a

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future date with some really solid ideas

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of things that they can introduce to

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actually try and stem the youth crime

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that's happening like the petty crime

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like um graffiti and so forth. Um I also

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had the transformation and governance 

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committee meeting with councelor Kennett

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and  yourself Mayor. Um also the youth

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advisory committee hosted  their

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bianual

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um youth summit at Knox here.  was

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attended by about 60 young people 

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talking about different ideas for for

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Knox and and what's important to the

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youth moving forward. So I'd like to

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congratulate Beck and Mia from the Knox

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Youth Advisory Committee who hosted that

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on our behalf. Um there was some really

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great ideas and I'm sure councelor

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Williams will go into it in more detail

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as he was there as well. Um, but there

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was a presentation by the students on

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the benefits of the tram extension to

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Knox and there was a whole heap of ideas

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that came up there that we hadn't

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thought of either about  how that we

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can re-engage that space for the youth.

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Um, there was another one about sporting

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ground upgrades and if we could just

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find $200 million in the next budget,

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we'd be able to fix all of them. So, I

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thought that was that was quite

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entertaining. Um, also the community

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engagement session that was held at Knox

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Library with Councelor Williams and and

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yourself. We had a really really good

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turnout and again like councelor Kennett

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said I'm looking forward to seeing the

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consolidated ideas there for what's

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important to the residents for for our

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future.  and I also attended a

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briefing on the recent VCAT compulsory

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conference regarding 2761 Turner Road

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which is coming up  shortly which I'll

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speak in more detail to at that point

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and I will submit a report for the

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remainder.

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Thank you. Thank you councelor Williams.

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Thank you through you, Mayor. Um,

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another busy month in Dinstall. Um,

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started off with the winter warmer movie

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um which was Penguin Bloom. It was a

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movie launch um with the Knox disability

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advisory committee. So, um that was a

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great session which um was quite well

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attended  as councelor Duner mentioned

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um  attended the  youth advisory 

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committee back in um July and there's

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also one coming up  in a couple of

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days time. We were talking about the

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climate response plan and we're halfway

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through that. Um and one of the key

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things out of that and what the youth

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were saying is better transport for um

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well for everyone but definitely the

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youth are struggling to get public

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transport to um anywhere around Knox. So

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that was one of their key  things they

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brought up with us. Um as um councelor

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Duncan mentioned we attended the youth

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summit that was fantastic just to see

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councelor Duncan and I got to see behind

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the scenes them preparing and getting

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ready for that session and that was a

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great um session. the tram to Knox was

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great and I have to say I hope to see

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some of those um  students behind 

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this this particular idea. I hope to see

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them sitting behind our seats at some

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stage. The way they presented it was

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fantastic and they've definitely got the

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community at heart which is what we need

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for counselors here at Knox. So um they

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did a really good job. Hope to see them.

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Um as councelor Duncan mentioned um we

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may not be able to afford the big $200

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million spend but um great ideas that's

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for sure. So well done on such a great

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effort. So well done to Katie and the 

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youth team for for organizing that and

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for also the um youth advisory committee

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members who u made the day run well. 

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recently attended with councelor Duncan

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and yourself  Mayor the  community

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engagement around the budget at the Knox

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library. That was a great session. I

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don't remember exactly how many people

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came through but it was a a constant

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flow for a couple of hours there and

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some really great ideas up on the board.

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So I know I took some photos but I'm

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sure they'll be presented to us at some

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stage later on. um attended the

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Basewater Strikers the game day um where

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they won which was a great result. Um

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but it was good just to meet um with 

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Kyle and the team down there. Um great

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team utilizing our facilities here. Um

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as councelor mentioned just before um I

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had the opportunity to read um some

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books. I read a book um Digger Digs Down

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to um two lots of kids. So one at um

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Bazewater Library on  the Monday

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morning and then at Knox Library on the

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Wednesday. um as I put on my Facebook

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page, I reckon I was probably more

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scared than they were me reading out the

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book to them, although I can speak

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freely here at a council meeting. So, it

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was it was good fun. They all got

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engaged, but um reiterating  councelor

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Atwell's um mentioned the staff at our

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libraries are fantastic. They do a

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really good job and they just engage the

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kids and um yeah, it was it was so much

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fun actually. So, I didn't get dressed

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up, but  I know they did and um it was

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it was a really good um good function.

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So, it was good to be able to read some

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books to our kids. Um, I was lucky my 

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daughter turned 18 this last week. So,

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just want to say happy birthday to

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Ariana. We celebrated that with family

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and friends over the last couple of

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days, but um the big 18. So, um makes

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you feel a bit older when you get to

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that, that's for sure. Um and while I

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was coming out of reading the books to

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the kids at the Knox library, I bumped

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into the majong group which was just out

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the front of um the library at Westfield

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Knox.  just in the little public space

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area there. It's run by Canara House.

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Um, and Christine Pow was the lady was

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running there and I met with Christine

00:23:53.360 --> 00:23:55.976
and the team and they had tables full of

00:23:56.000 --> 00:23:57.416
people just playing mahong. It was just

00:23:57.440 --> 00:23:59.736
so great to see and she said some 1500

00:23:59.760 --> 00:24:00.856
people have come through and played

00:24:00.880 --> 00:24:03.880
mjong. So the mental health and um 

00:24:04.559 --> 00:24:06.376
the multiculturalism was her biggest

00:24:06.400 --> 00:24:08.535
thing. She said um people were learning

00:24:08.559 --> 00:24:10.456
Chinese and some were learning English

00:24:10.480 --> 00:24:12.135
um and just the swapping of ideas and

00:24:12.159 --> 00:24:13.976
things like that. So that was great. U

00:24:14.000 --> 00:24:16.296
recently met with um Knox SCES 

00:24:16.320 --> 00:24:18.535
Christian who's in charge of the um 

00:24:18.559 --> 00:24:20.775
unit over here at Knox.  they're fully

00:24:20.799 --> 00:24:23.015
volunteer service that support um road

00:24:23.039 --> 00:24:24.696
accidents and also floods and everything

00:24:24.720 --> 00:24:27.015
else throughout the year. Um and and

00:24:27.039 --> 00:24:28.456
Christian was just talking to me around

00:24:28.480 --> 00:24:31.255
funding  for 2026 and beyond um as

00:24:31.279 --> 00:24:32.696
that program finishes. And I'm catching

00:24:32.720 --> 00:24:34.856
up with Judy around that later on as

00:24:34.880 --> 00:24:37.576
well. So thank you for that. Um and I've

00:24:37.600 --> 00:24:39.096
had  a couple of residents just

00:24:39.120 --> 00:24:41.176
contact me in regards to hooning in

00:24:41.200 --> 00:24:42.535
streets and not feeling safe around

00:24:42.559 --> 00:24:44.616
knock. I think um some pretty important

00:24:44.640 --> 00:24:46.216
topics and again pass those on to the

00:24:46.240 --> 00:24:49.240
team um just around um some stuff that's

00:24:49.679 --> 00:24:52.535
going on in the area unfortunately and

00:24:52.559 --> 00:24:54.376
um obviously hearing about councelor

00:24:54.400 --> 00:24:56.616
Lockwood I just want to mention that um

00:24:56.640 --> 00:24:58.056
just important that we keep an eye out

00:24:58.080 --> 00:25:00.856
on each other and um mental health is

00:25:00.880 --> 00:25:02.856
important and it does affect everyone um

00:25:02.880 --> 00:25:04.535
won't disclose what councelor Lockwood's

00:25:04.559 --> 00:25:06.775
taking his absence of leave for but um

00:25:06.799 --> 00:25:08.216
important that we do take care of each

00:25:08.240 --> 00:25:10.535
other at the same time. So thank you.

00:25:10.559 --> 00:25:13.559
Thank you councelor Pearce.

00:25:13.919 --> 00:25:16.696
Madame Mayor through you. Taylor WS had

00:25:16.720 --> 00:25:18.616
a very busy month. On the 13th of July,

00:25:18.640 --> 00:25:20.296
I had a meeting with Roville Listby

00:25:20.320 --> 00:25:23.096
Rotary  in regards to the market at

00:25:23.120 --> 00:25:25.976
the Roville Community Center. The market

00:25:26.000 --> 00:25:28.376
has grown in in popularity over the last

00:25:28.400 --> 00:25:29.816
few months and they were having a few

00:25:29.840 --> 00:25:31.176
teething issues which we were

00:25:31.200 --> 00:25:33.736
discussing. On the 14th of August, I

00:25:33.760 --> 00:25:36.760
attended AAP at Heene Park Scout Group

00:25:36.960 --> 00:25:39.576
which was intended by Kim Wells MP and

00:25:39.600 --> 00:25:42.535
Mary Doyle MP. Um just a shout out to

00:25:42.559 --> 00:25:44.856
Mary who was quite unwell at that event.

00:25:44.880 --> 00:25:46.775
I hope she's feeling better and looking

00:25:46.799 --> 00:25:49.416
after herself. It was a great night

00:25:49.440 --> 00:25:51.015
hearing how the section's achievements

00:25:51.039 --> 00:25:52.936
and activities in particular Luke

00:25:52.960 --> 00:25:55.960
Tennyson the district joey leader on his

00:25:56.240 --> 00:25:59.240
receiving his meter surface award. This

00:25:59.279 --> 00:26:00.936
is a national honor to recognize

00:26:00.960 --> 00:26:03.576
sustainability and exceptional service.

00:26:03.600 --> 00:26:06.600
So congratulations. I'd also like to re

00:26:07.039 --> 00:26:09.736
 recognize Deb Redford who received

00:26:09.760 --> 00:26:12.135
the Cub Leader of the Year award for her

00:26:12.159 --> 00:26:14.296
dedicated service. This is a leader

00:26:14.320 --> 00:26:17.320
who's dedicated numerous years um over

00:26:17.520 --> 00:26:20.376
at least as long as my kids. So that's

00:26:20.400 --> 00:26:23.400
probably at least 15 years to the

00:26:23.520 --> 00:26:25.895
scouting movement.

00:26:25.919 --> 00:26:28.919
I'd also like to um shout to give a

00:26:28.960 --> 00:26:30.376
recognition to all the leaders in the

00:26:30.400 --> 00:26:32.936
parent committee. This is a very very

00:26:32.960 --> 00:26:35.416
fantastic group. It is the biggest in

00:26:35.440 --> 00:26:38.056
Knox and they really do work hard for

00:26:38.080 --> 00:26:40.616
their kids. On the 16th of August, I

00:26:40.640 --> 00:26:43.255
attended the Roal Hawks Football Club's

00:26:43.279 --> 00:26:46.056
sponsors lunch. This was a great

00:26:46.080 --> 00:26:49.080
opportunity to spend time understanding

00:26:49.200 --> 00:26:51.096
the the club's achievement over the past

00:26:51.120 --> 00:26:52.696
year. I'd like to commend the

00:26:52.720 --> 00:26:54.296
committee's commitment and dedication to

00:26:54.320 --> 00:26:57.320
the club. The food is always fantastic

00:26:57.360 --> 00:26:58.936
and I'd like to thank the ladies.

00:26:58.960 --> 00:27:00.696
There's no men in the kitchen. the

00:27:00.720 --> 00:27:01.976
ladies in the kitchen for their

00:27:02.000 --> 00:27:05.000
fantastic food. I always love coming

00:27:05.120 --> 00:27:07.895
there to have dinner, have lunch. In the

00:27:07.919 --> 00:27:10.376
afternoon, we had a counselor's outing

00:27:10.400 --> 00:27:13.400
um at at um Knox Bowling with our

00:27:14.000 --> 00:27:16.696
partners. It was great to catch up with

00:27:16.720 --> 00:27:18.856
the councils on a personal basis.

00:27:18.880 --> 00:27:21.496
Council Lowick, Councelor Dun  Duncan,

00:27:21.520 --> 00:27:23.176
Council Williams, Councelor Kenan,

00:27:23.200 --> 00:27:26.056
Council Councelor Considine attended.

00:27:26.080 --> 00:27:28.056
There was some very ordinary bowling by

00:27:28.080 --> 00:27:30.616
the counselors and I'd like to thank

00:27:30.640 --> 00:27:32.775
council Williams for organizing the

00:27:32.799 --> 00:27:35.799
event. On the 23rd of July, we had the

00:27:35.919 --> 00:27:37.255
Roville Community Center for the

00:27:37.279 --> 00:27:38.775
Engagement for the annual budget for

00:27:38.799 --> 00:27:41.799
2026 27. The deputy Mayor Glenn Atwell,

00:27:42.799 --> 00:27:45.655
Council Con and myself were there. It

00:27:45.679 --> 00:27:47.336
was interesting to see the K what the

00:27:47.360 --> 00:27:50.135
kids considered as the importance of

00:27:50.159 --> 00:27:52.296
what council needs to do compared to

00:27:52.320 --> 00:27:54.216
their parents. We had a lot of great

00:27:54.240 --> 00:27:56.296
pictures from the kids  which I

00:27:56.320 --> 00:27:58.775
enjoyed looking at especially the ones

00:27:58.799 --> 00:28:01.576
from counselor Kennett's daughter and

00:28:01.600 --> 00:28:04.375
from counselor at Will's sons. Lovely

00:28:04.399 --> 00:28:07.015
pictures. In addition, I've had numerous

00:28:07.039 --> 00:28:09.496
residents contact me concerning trees,

00:28:09.520 --> 00:28:11.336
footpaths, fences, and a variety of

00:28:11.360 --> 00:28:13.736
different issues which I have been in

00:28:13.760 --> 00:28:15.816
touch with them and  getting back to

00:28:15.840 --> 00:28:17.736
them once I can hopefully find a

00:28:17.760 --> 00:28:20.296
solution to their problem. Thank you.

00:28:20.320 --> 00:28:22.375
Thank you.

00:28:22.399 --> 00:28:25.399
Um so this month on the 4th of August I

00:28:25.679 --> 00:28:27.655
actually attended Radio East. We have a

00:28:27.679 --> 00:28:30.679
monthly um interview  on the program

00:28:31.440 --> 00:28:34.296
and we said farewell to Robert Arthur

00:28:34.320 --> 00:28:37.320
who um was the I guess the the pioneer

00:28:38.720 --> 00:28:41.720
of the radio connect program. And over

00:28:42.480 --> 00:28:45.176
the time that he's been there he has

00:28:45.200 --> 00:28:48.200
delivered over 500 hours of content and

00:28:48.960 --> 00:28:51.960
well over 500 interviews. So that's a

00:28:52.399 --> 00:28:54.296
fantastic achievement um from a

00:28:54.320 --> 00:28:56.696
volunteer within our community and I

00:28:56.720 --> 00:28:59.255
just want to um you know extend our

00:28:59.279 --> 00:29:01.176
heartfelt thanks to Robert for his

00:29:01.200 --> 00:29:04.200
incredible dedication over the years and

00:29:04.320 --> 00:29:06.375
his voluntary service to the community.

00:29:06.399 --> 00:29:08.616
It's really meant a lot to all of us and

00:29:08.640 --> 00:29:10.456
um and we wish him all the very best as

00:29:10.480 --> 00:29:12.296
he moves forward to focus on his health

00:29:12.320 --> 00:29:14.456
and his family.

00:29:14.480 --> 00:29:16.456
Um many councilors have mentioned that

00:29:16.480 --> 00:29:18.856
we've had the community um consultation

00:29:18.880 --> 00:29:21.655
taking place. So that's for the planning

00:29:21.679 --> 00:29:24.679
for the 2026 to 2027 annual plan and

00:29:26.080 --> 00:29:28.535
budget. And we've wanted to hear early

00:29:28.559 --> 00:29:30.535
on from the community at the very

00:29:30.559 --> 00:29:32.696
beginning of this process to help us

00:29:32.720 --> 00:29:35.096
understand what matters to our community

00:29:35.120 --> 00:29:38.120
the most. Our um my my community

00:29:39.039 --> 00:29:41.015
engagement session was held on the 16th

00:29:41.039 --> 00:29:43.895
of August at the Knox library and we had

00:29:43.919 --> 00:29:45.736
councelor Duncan and councelor Williams

00:29:45.760 --> 00:29:48.135
along with some council staff and the

00:29:48.159 --> 00:29:50.056
session provided a very valuable

00:29:50.080 --> 00:29:53.080
opportunity for um connection directly

00:29:53.360 --> 00:29:55.576
with local residents and you know

00:29:55.600 --> 00:29:57.496
basically to listen to their concerns,

00:29:57.520 --> 00:29:59.976
discuss key issues and and talk about

00:30:00.000 --> 00:30:02.056
what's affecting them. The turnout

00:30:02.080 --> 00:30:05.080
reflected a really strong um a really

00:30:05.360 --> 00:30:07.336
strong community interest. Um I think it

00:30:07.360 --> 00:30:08.535
was mentioned before that there was a

00:30:08.559 --> 00:30:11.496
very steady flow  through that three

00:30:11.520 --> 00:30:14.135
or two and a bit hours and um the

00:30:14.159 --> 00:30:16.375
conversations covered a broad range of

00:30:16.399 --> 00:30:18.375
topics which included lo local

00:30:18.399 --> 00:30:21.399
infrastructure, public amenities, 

00:30:21.440 --> 00:30:23.736
community safety and future planning. So

00:30:23.760 --> 00:30:25.736
really interesting feedback and I look

00:30:25.760 --> 00:30:28.056
forward to um having all of the feedback

00:30:28.080 --> 00:30:30.535
colleated and presented to council at a

00:30:30.559 --> 00:30:33.176
later point in time. I'd also like to

00:30:33.200 --> 00:30:35.496
take this opportunity to remind our

00:30:35.520 --> 00:30:37.655
community that the Fentry Gully Cemetery

00:30:37.679 --> 00:30:40.216
community consultation is still open.

00:30:40.240 --> 00:30:41.895
Council has launched a community

00:30:41.919 --> 00:30:44.135
consultation process to gather feedback

00:30:44.159 --> 00:30:45.576
on the proposed improvement

00:30:45.600 --> 00:30:47.976
opportunities for the cemetery. Um,

00:30:48.000 --> 00:30:51.000
we're also hosting a um a a drop-in

00:30:52.159 --> 00:30:53.816
session which is going to be taking

00:30:53.840 --> 00:30:56.216
place on Saturday the 6th of September

00:30:56.240 --> 00:30:58.775
from 11:30 through to 1:30. So, we'd

00:30:58.799 --> 00:31:01.655
love to hear from you um if if um if

00:31:01.679 --> 00:31:03.496
you'd like to provide some feedback. You

00:31:03.520 --> 00:31:05.816
can also go to our have your say page on

00:31:05.840 --> 00:31:08.135
our website to provide some feedback

00:31:08.159 --> 00:31:11.159
there. Um we have also been facilitating

00:31:12.080 --> 00:31:14.775
our youth summit. So every 2 years

00:31:14.799 --> 00:31:17.255
council hosts a youth summit for young

00:31:17.279 --> 00:31:20.279
people and we have held one already in

00:31:20.559 --> 00:31:22.375
August and there will be another one in

00:31:22.399 --> 00:31:24.936
September. And this year's youth summit

00:31:24.960 --> 00:31:27.176
will focus on how council can support

00:31:27.200 --> 00:31:29.015
young people with life skills and

00:31:29.039 --> 00:31:31.496
education, outdoor and recreation

00:31:31.520 --> 00:31:33.336
activities and communication between

00:31:33.360 --> 00:31:35.816
young people and the council. So the

00:31:35.840 --> 00:31:38.616
youth summit is divided by  into two

00:31:38.640 --> 00:31:41.336
age groups. The first age group is 12 to

00:31:41.360 --> 00:31:44.135
18 years old and they gathered um here

00:31:44.159 --> 00:31:47.015
at council on the 14th of October of

00:31:47.039 --> 00:31:49.495
August, sorry. And then the second group

00:31:49.519 --> 00:31:52.296
is 16 to 25 year olds who will get

00:31:52.320 --> 00:31:54.375
together on Thursday the 11th of

00:31:54.399 --> 00:31:56.696
September between 6:00 and 8. So I'm

00:31:56.720 --> 00:31:57.976
really looking forward to hearing the

00:31:58.000 --> 00:31:59.816
feedback from this year's youth summit,

00:31:59.840 --> 00:32:01.736
especially those insights from our young

00:32:01.760 --> 00:32:03.976
people and I look forward to supporting

00:32:04.000 --> 00:32:05.816
them better.

00:32:05.840 --> 00:32:07.816
 in closing, I would just like to

00:32:07.840 --> 00:32:09.416
remind everyone and encourage all of our

00:32:09.440 --> 00:32:12.440
residents to stay up to date with um our

00:32:12.799 --> 00:32:15.176
have your say page  with what's

00:32:15.200 --> 00:32:17.416
happening here in the municipality and

00:32:17.440 --> 00:32:19.255
at any point in time you can jump on our

00:32:19.279 --> 00:32:20.936
website and you can go to the have your

00:32:20.960 --> 00:32:22.535
say page to see what's happening and

00:32:22.559 --> 00:32:25.559
what you can provide feedback on.  I

00:32:25.679 --> 00:32:28.135
also attended the transformation

00:32:28.159 --> 00:32:30.456
governance committee the ERG session on

00:32:30.480 --> 00:32:33.480
the 15th of August and I've also had

00:32:33.679 --> 00:32:35.895
constituent inquiries relating to

00:32:35.919 --> 00:32:38.296
permits and events and actually also

00:32:38.320 --> 00:32:40.936
some hooning um incidents as well late

00:32:40.960 --> 00:32:43.336
at night. So um there's a bit of a theme

00:32:43.360 --> 00:32:46.216
happening there.  that's it from me.

00:32:46.240 --> 00:32:49.015
Thank you. So we'll move on to the next

00:32:49.039 --> 00:32:51.255
item which is um item six planning

00:32:51.279 --> 00:32:53.096
matters. We have one item on the agenda

00:32:53.120 --> 00:32:55.336
this evening. 6.1

00:32:55.360 --> 00:32:57.176
reporting of planning applications

00:32:57.200 --> 00:32:59.816
decided under delegation. Oh, sorry. I'm

00:32:59.840 --> 00:33:02.840
talking to the wrong item.

00:33:02.960 --> 00:33:05.960
We we have um 6.1 reporting of planning

00:33:06.640 --> 00:33:08.616
applications decided under delegation

00:33:08.640 --> 00:33:11.640
from the 1st of July 2025 to the 31st of

00:33:11.919 --> 00:33:14.375
July 2025. Would a counselor like to

00:33:14.399 --> 00:33:17.399
move a motion?

00:33:17.679 --> 00:33:19.655
 yeah. moved by councelor Baker and

00:33:19.679 --> 00:33:22.375
seconded by councelor Atwell. Councelor

00:33:22.399 --> 00:33:23.976
Baker, would you like to speak to the

00:33:24.000 --> 00:33:24.616
motion?

00:33:24.640 --> 00:33:26.056
Thank you, Mayor Cooper. Just briefly

00:33:26.080 --> 00:33:28.936
that there are 36 applications

00:33:28.960 --> 00:33:30.696
 decided under delegation for the

00:33:30.720 --> 00:33:32.535
month of July and the report is for

00:33:32.559 --> 00:33:33.816
noting. Thank you.

00:33:33.840 --> 00:33:36.456
Thank you, councelor Atwell.

00:33:36.480 --> 00:33:38.296
Would any other council like to speak to

00:33:38.320 --> 00:33:40.216
the motion?

00:33:40.240 --> 00:33:41.736
Oh, thank you. Okay, I'll now put the

00:33:41.760 --> 00:33:44.456
motion. All those in favor?

00:33:44.480 --> 00:33:47.255
Motion is carried. Thank you.

00:33:47.279 --> 00:33:50.279
Okay. Item 6.2, 276 W Turner Road, W

00:33:52.159 --> 00:33:54.696
Turner. Would a council like to move a

00:33:54.720 --> 00:33:57.655
motion? Councelor Duncan. Thank you.

00:33:57.679 --> 00:34:00.056
Would a council like to second the

00:34:00.080 --> 00:34:01.576
office's recommendation? Is that

00:34:01.600 --> 00:34:03.895
correct? Yes.

00:34:03.919 --> 00:34:06.216
No.

00:34:06.240 --> 00:34:08.135
Yeah. Thank you, Councelor Baker.

00:34:08.159 --> 00:34:09.655
Councelor Duncan, would you like to

00:34:09.679 --> 00:34:11.895
speak to the motion?

00:34:11.919 --> 00:34:13.736
Yes. Thank you, Mayor Cooper. Um,

00:34:13.760 --> 00:34:15.416
council, as you'd remember earlier this

00:34:15.440 --> 00:34:17.895
year, a planning application for 276

00:34:17.919 --> 00:34:20.536
Wernern Road came up to us and we

00:34:20.560 --> 00:34:23.560
actually unanimously agreed to refuse

00:34:23.679 --> 00:34:26.679
that um that application. Um, there was

00:34:27.280 --> 00:34:29.256
a compulsory conference that was held as

00:34:29.280 --> 00:34:30.936
part of that rejection through VCAD on

00:34:30.960 --> 00:34:33.655
the 31st of July and I'm happy to report

00:34:33.679 --> 00:34:36.135
that the applicant and residents and the

00:34:36.159 --> 00:34:37.736
respondent have actually reached an

00:34:37.760 --> 00:34:39.575
agreement which they are all amicable

00:34:39.599 --> 00:34:42.216
to. Um the agreement is actually

00:34:42.240 --> 00:34:44.615
detailed in the 12 pages of the

00:34:44.639 --> 00:34:46.536
recommendations for approval of that

00:34:46.560 --> 00:34:48.855
planning permit um which I won't read

00:34:48.879 --> 00:34:50.776
through to you but just to note that it

00:34:50.800 --> 00:34:52.615
resulted in an overall reduction in the

00:34:52.639 --> 00:34:54.936
number of town houses for that property

00:34:54.960 --> 00:34:57.016
 a reduction in height along the

00:34:57.040 --> 00:34:58.536
southern boundary and there was also

00:34:58.560 --> 00:35:01.016
additional conditions that were 

00:35:01.040 --> 00:35:02.776
imposed regarding landscaping and

00:35:02.800 --> 00:35:05.575
screening of overviewing windows etc. So

00:35:05.599 --> 00:35:07.815
unfortunately the residents weren't able

00:35:07.839 --> 00:35:09.976
to argue the case for closing off the

00:35:10.000 --> 00:35:11.575
access to the residential side street

00:35:11.599 --> 00:35:12.776
which was one of the things they were

00:35:12.800 --> 00:35:14.856
really keen on. Um but that was out

00:35:14.880 --> 00:35:17.016
outside the control of council and that

00:35:17.040 --> 00:35:18.696
decision was made by Vic Roads that that

00:35:18.720 --> 00:35:20.936
had to remain. But overall it's a

00:35:20.960 --> 00:35:23.896
satisfactory outcome and I'm very happy

00:35:23.920 --> 00:35:25.176
to put forward the office's

00:35:25.200 --> 00:35:27.575
recommendation  which is basically a

00:35:27.599 --> 00:35:29.815
procedural motion because we haven't set

00:35:29.839 --> 00:35:31.656
up the delegations correctly for this to

00:35:31.680 --> 00:35:33.656
be decided at the compulsory conference

00:35:33.680 --> 00:35:36.680
but the there is a conditional request

00:35:36.800 --> 00:35:38.776
for orders from VCAT that we approve

00:35:38.800 --> 00:35:41.016
this this evening. So very happy to

00:35:41.040 --> 00:35:42.856
approve that and congratulations to the

00:35:42.880 --> 00:35:45.575
residents that um put their hand up. I

00:35:45.599 --> 00:35:48.456
know it was a lot of work. Um they

00:35:48.480 --> 00:35:49.815
attended the conference and presented

00:35:49.839 --> 00:35:51.976
very very well on on their behalf and

00:35:52.000 --> 00:35:53.176
managed to get an outcome that they're

00:35:53.200 --> 00:35:54.216
very happy with. So

00:35:54.240 --> 00:35:54.696
fantastic.

00:35:54.720 --> 00:35:56.136
All good to approve this per the

00:35:56.160 --> 00:35:57.896
officer's recommendations. Thank you may

00:35:57.920 --> 00:35:59.496
thank you councelor Duncan councelor

00:35:59.520 --> 00:36:00.696
Baker.

00:36:00.720 --> 00:36:03.176
Thank you Mayor Cooper.  thank you for

00:36:03.200 --> 00:36:05.335
the update. Um there's nothing else I

00:36:05.359 --> 00:36:07.335
have to add but I'm in support of the

00:36:07.359 --> 00:36:08.936
office's recommendation as outlined in

00:36:08.960 --> 00:36:10.456
the report. So thank you.

00:36:10.480 --> 00:36:12.456
Thank you. Would any other counselor

00:36:12.480 --> 00:36:15.480
like to speak to the motion?

00:36:18.400 --> 00:36:21.335
Okay, I'll now put Would you like to

00:36:21.359 --> 00:36:23.016
exercise your right of reply? No. Okay,

00:36:23.040 --> 00:36:24.696
I'll now put the motion. All those in

00:36:24.720 --> 00:36:27.496
favor? Okay, the motion is carried.

00:36:27.520 --> 00:36:30.055
Thank you. So, item seven is public

00:36:30.079 --> 00:36:31.815
question time and this evening we

00:36:31.839 --> 00:36:34.536
haven't received any questions. Um I

00:36:34.560 --> 00:36:36.216
would just like to take this opportunity

00:36:36.240 --> 00:36:39.176
to encourage everyone to consider um

00:36:39.200 --> 00:36:41.016
contacting council through our usual

00:36:41.040 --> 00:36:43.496
channels as well as public question time

00:36:43.520 --> 00:36:45.335
including our customer service team and

00:36:45.359 --> 00:36:48.359
via our website. Um and again I

00:36:48.800 --> 00:36:50.136
encourage everyone to make the most of

00:36:50.160 --> 00:36:53.160
our have your say page as well.  we'll

00:36:53.280 --> 00:36:54.936
move on to the next item for discussion

00:36:54.960 --> 00:36:57.960
which is item 8 officers reports. Um

00:36:58.320 --> 00:37:01.320
item 8.1 is minor grants program and

00:37:01.520 --> 00:37:04.520
emergency relief fund 2025 to 2026

00:37:04.880 --> 00:37:07.880
monthly report and I do need to 

00:37:08.560 --> 00:37:10.536
declare a conflict of interest. So in

00:37:10.560 --> 00:37:12.296
accordance with the local government act

00:37:12.320 --> 00:37:15.320
2020 I Lisa Cooper declare that I have a

00:37:15.359 --> 00:37:18.359
general conflict of interest with um

00:37:18.640 --> 00:37:20.536
item 8.1

00:37:20.560 --> 00:37:22.856
 and that is the nature of my interest

00:37:22.880 --> 00:37:25.095
is that I am the network manager for

00:37:25.119 --> 00:37:27.016
community houses association of the

00:37:27.040 --> 00:37:29.736
outer eastern suburbs which encompasses

00:37:29.760 --> 00:37:32.136
31 community houses which includes

00:37:32.160 --> 00:37:34.136
Canara community house which is one of

00:37:34.160 --> 00:37:36.456
the recipients of the grant stream this

00:37:36.480 --> 00:37:38.216
evening. So, I'm going to vacate the

00:37:38.240 --> 00:37:39.815
chair and ask the deputy Mayor to come

00:37:39.839 --> 00:37:42.839
and jump in the seat. Thank you.

00:38:01.599 --> 00:38:04.136
 thank you councilors.  before

00:38:04.160 --> 00:38:06.216
calling  for a councelor to move this

00:38:06.240 --> 00:38:08.616
report, I do note that the chief

00:38:08.640 --> 00:38:10.216
executive officer withdrew this item

00:38:10.240 --> 00:38:11.815
from the council meeting agenda on the

00:38:11.839 --> 00:38:14.216
11th of August and in accordance with

00:38:14.240 --> 00:38:16.136
council's governance rules.  it's now

00:38:16.160 --> 00:38:19.016
being presented at tonight's meeting. 

00:38:19.040 --> 00:38:20.536
would a council like to move a motion

00:38:20.560 --> 00:38:23.560
for item 8.1? Councelor Pearce seconded

00:38:23.839 --> 00:38:26.055
by councelor Williams.

00:38:26.079 --> 00:38:28.216
 councelor Pearce, are you moving the

00:38:28.240 --> 00:38:29.736
 the motion?

00:38:29.760 --> 00:38:31.815
Yes, Mr. Mayor.

00:38:31.839 --> 00:38:33.416
, do you wish to speak to the motion,

00:38:33.440 --> 00:38:34.616
councelor Pearce?

00:38:34.640 --> 00:38:37.640
Yes, Mr. Mayor. Um, there continues to

00:38:37.680 --> 00:38:39.575
be a wide diversity of different groups

00:38:39.599 --> 00:38:41.496
requesting grants. Two groups in

00:38:41.520 --> 00:38:43.575
particular I like to bring to highlight

00:38:43.599 --> 00:38:46.599
are the Sunny Room knit knitts. This

00:38:46.800 --> 00:38:48.456
group provides knitted items for the

00:38:48.480 --> 00:38:51.095
disadvantaged and vulnerable. The grant

00:38:51.119 --> 00:38:53.416
is to purchase wool, which if you're a

00:38:53.440 --> 00:38:56.440
knitter, you know is quite expensive.

00:38:56.800 --> 00:38:58.856
and

00:38:58.880 --> 00:39:01.095
they will turn those turn the wool into

00:39:01.119 --> 00:39:03.095
blankets, scarves and beanies for the

00:39:03.119 --> 00:39:05.256
for the vulnerable. It provides an

00:39:05.280 --> 00:39:07.496
outlet for the nudest to socialize and

00:39:07.520 --> 00:39:10.216
also helps with their isolation. The

00:39:10.240 --> 00:39:13.095
second is the Lissa field cricket club.

00:39:13.119 --> 00:39:15.656
They received a grant for sun shade and

00:39:15.680 --> 00:39:18.296
we all know about skin cancer and the

00:39:18.320 --> 00:39:20.936
importance of having a sun shade.

00:39:20.960 --> 00:39:22.616
This shade is to provide shade for

00:39:22.640 --> 00:39:24.376
school keepers, volunteers and players

00:39:24.400 --> 00:39:27.016
during the match and at training. The

00:39:27.040 --> 00:39:29.095
grant is also used to provide dedicated

00:39:29.119 --> 00:39:30.776
kits containing a bat, ball and

00:39:30.800 --> 00:39:33.800
protective protective items and helmets

00:39:34.480 --> 00:39:36.456
for players who are disadvantaged who

00:39:36.480 --> 00:39:39.256
mightn't actually be able to afford

00:39:39.280 --> 00:39:41.656
to play cricket.

00:39:41.680 --> 00:39:44.680
So I  commend this to to my fellow

00:39:45.520 --> 00:39:47.976
councilors to approve the minor grants.

00:39:48.000 --> 00:39:49.976
In regards to the am we're doing the

00:39:50.000 --> 00:39:51.496
emergency grants together and in regards

00:39:51.520 --> 00:39:53.335
to the emergency relief, there's a

00:39:53.359 --> 00:39:55.256
number of worthy organizations have

00:39:55.280 --> 00:39:57.575
applied for an emergency grant. Two is

00:39:57.599 --> 00:39:59.736
the Eastern Emergency Relief Network

00:39:59.760 --> 00:40:01.575
where grants which to provide bedding in

00:40:01.599 --> 00:40:03.896
Manchester such as pillows, blankets,

00:40:03.920 --> 00:40:06.216
towels to disadvantaged families. What a

00:40:06.240 --> 00:40:09.095
fantastic to be able to offer them new

00:40:09.119 --> 00:40:12.119
blankets and and new items. I don't know

00:40:12.160 --> 00:40:14.456
about you, but I like to have nice new

00:40:14.480 --> 00:40:17.176
things. It's it's a nice it's nice. It

00:40:17.200 --> 00:40:20.136
brings gives you a lift.

00:40:20.160 --> 00:40:22.456
 supplying clean and fresh bedding

00:40:22.480 --> 00:40:23.976
means that the disadvantaged are able to

00:40:24.000 --> 00:40:25.656
use their limited funds for essential

00:40:25.680 --> 00:40:28.136
living expenses rather than on

00:40:28.160 --> 00:40:30.936
Manchester. The second is the feed one

00:40:30.960 --> 00:40:33.815
feed them all grant which provides over

00:40:33.839 --> 00:40:36.839
8,000 free and nutritious meals to the

00:40:37.440 --> 00:40:39.896
vulnerable residents of Knox. This

00:40:39.920 --> 00:40:41.496
ensures that vulnerable residents are

00:40:41.520 --> 00:40:44.520
able to receive a nice hot meal. Free

00:40:44.640 --> 00:40:47.640
and nutritious. Thank you.

00:40:47.680 --> 00:40:49.416
 thank you councelor Pearce. 

00:40:49.440 --> 00:40:50.936
councelor Williams is seconded. Do you

00:40:50.960 --> 00:40:51.896
wish to speak?

00:40:51.920 --> 00:40:54.216
 yes through you deputy Mayor. Um

00:40:54.240 --> 00:40:56.536
likewise um like to reiterate um what

00:40:56.560 --> 00:40:57.976
councelor Pearce has mentioned. Sting

00:40:58.000 --> 00:41:00.616
room netters. quite a great idea. Um,

00:41:00.640 --> 00:41:02.376
but I would like to focus on some other

00:41:02.400 --> 00:41:04.376
things as well that um that are in

00:41:04.400 --> 00:41:05.976
there. The sun protection um for the

00:41:06.000 --> 00:41:07.656
Listfield Creek Club. I thought it's um

00:41:07.680 --> 00:41:09.335
quite essential as we come into a very

00:41:09.359 --> 00:41:11.335
hot season, but also launching a new

00:41:11.359 --> 00:41:13.095
junior's um girls league which is

00:41:13.119 --> 00:41:16.119
important. Um the foot care kits um 100

00:41:16.640 --> 00:41:19.416
foot care kits for um  homeless first

00:41:19.440 --> 00:41:22.055
nations people, asylum seekers. Um what

00:41:22.079 --> 00:41:25.016
a great  effort there. And um it'd be

00:41:25.040 --> 00:41:26.536
remiss if I didn't mention about the

00:41:26.560 --> 00:41:28.376
connecting singers the communities part

00:41:28.400 --> 00:41:31.095
two there. Um you know again doing a

00:41:31.119 --> 00:41:32.696
great job for our community. So fully

00:41:32.720 --> 00:41:34.936
support  all of that. In regards to

00:41:34.960 --> 00:41:37.815
the emergency services fund um again no

00:41:37.839 --> 00:41:40.696
 info link with um providing  food

00:41:40.720 --> 00:41:42.936
and hygiene items um for homeless. They

00:41:42.960 --> 00:41:45.416
do a great job in our area. And  the

00:41:45.440 --> 00:41:47.976
feed one feed all um you know the

00:41:48.000 --> 00:41:50.055
funding is being sought for 8,000 free

00:41:50.079 --> 00:41:52.055
meals. I mean, that's that's an enormous

00:41:52.079 --> 00:41:54.055
number there. , and also the Salvation

00:41:54.079 --> 00:41:55.335
Army, I'd like to thank Judy and the

00:41:55.359 --> 00:41:56.616
team for doing their homework on this

00:41:56.640 --> 00:41:58.456
one just to present that back to us and

00:41:58.480 --> 00:42:01.335
ensure it's all above board. Um, and

00:42:01.359 --> 00:42:03.256
they mentioned here are 50% rise in

00:42:03.280 --> 00:42:05.095
demand. So, it just shows us what's

00:42:05.119 --> 00:42:07.095
going on in our community here. So,

00:42:07.119 --> 00:42:08.936
vitally important the services um that

00:42:08.960 --> 00:42:11.016
these guys do and and grateful that we

00:42:11.040 --> 00:42:12.856
can be part of a council that provides

00:42:12.880 --> 00:42:15.416
these funds to um those parties to be

00:42:15.440 --> 00:42:16.936
able to help. Um, I would like to

00:42:16.960 --> 00:42:18.616
mention that  the emergency relief

00:42:18.640 --> 00:42:20.376
fund um obviously we started off with

00:42:20.400 --> 00:42:22.776
about $100,000

00:42:22.800 --> 00:42:25.736
 has $22,000 left. So that's gone in a

00:42:25.760 --> 00:42:27.416
in a space of a couple of months. That's

00:42:27.440 --> 00:42:29.976
just showing the demand um that it has

00:42:30.000 --> 00:42:33.000
on um vital services for Knox, but 22

00:42:33.040 --> 00:42:35.416
grand um hopefully the the remaining of

00:42:35.440 --> 00:42:37.736
that when we if we approve it tonight um

00:42:37.760 --> 00:42:39.976
will go to some essential parties in the

00:42:40.000 --> 00:42:41.176
um future as well. So I just want to

00:42:41.200 --> 00:42:43.016
acknowledge that.

00:42:43.040 --> 00:42:45.896
Thank you, Councelor Williams.  does

00:42:45.920 --> 00:42:47.736
any other councelor wish to speak to the

00:42:47.760 --> 00:42:50.456
motion? Councelor Duncan.

00:42:50.480 --> 00:42:52.616
Um just very quickly councilors I know

00:42:52.640 --> 00:42:55.256
that our our grants are evaluated

00:42:55.280 --> 00:42:57.416
against our policy etc. I just wanted to

00:42:57.440 --> 00:43:00.136
highlight one of one of the grants that

00:43:00.160 --> 00:43:02.216
we are not approving this evening which

00:43:02.240 --> 00:43:04.456
is for the one tennis club which is for

00:43:04.480 --> 00:43:06.456
an instant hot water dispenser for the

00:43:06.480 --> 00:43:09.256
club's  kitchen. I'm not quite sure

00:43:09.280 --> 00:43:12.280
why that has been excluded if we approve

00:43:12.800 --> 00:43:15.800
things like laptops and and and  iPads

00:43:15.839 --> 00:43:18.136
and so forth. I was actually down at the

00:43:18.160 --> 00:43:20.776
club earlier in the week and the lack of

00:43:20.800 --> 00:43:22.616
hot water there is actually causing what

00:43:22.640 --> 00:43:24.616
I believe to be a safety issue with

00:43:24.640 --> 00:43:26.456
having urns that are there plugged in on

00:43:26.480 --> 00:43:28.696
extension cords, people carrying bowls

00:43:28.720 --> 00:43:30.616
of hot water around to do dishes, etc.

00:43:30.640 --> 00:43:32.616
So although I agree that we have to

00:43:32.640 --> 00:43:34.295
uphold our policy, maybe it's something

00:43:34.319 --> 00:43:35.896
that we could look at in the future of

00:43:35.920 --> 00:43:37.416
maybe lightening some of those

00:43:37.440 --> 00:43:40.055
conditions. Um so something like an

00:43:40.079 --> 00:43:41.736
instant hot water service for a club

00:43:41.760 --> 00:43:43.496
that's in one of our buildings when it

00:43:43.520 --> 00:43:46.295
fails unexpectedly that that they would

00:43:46.319 --> 00:43:47.736
be eligible for this rather than having

00:43:47.760 --> 00:43:49.095
to find the additional funds from the

00:43:49.119 --> 00:43:51.016
club directly. So just wanted to raise

00:43:51.040 --> 00:43:52.936
that. Thank you.

00:43:52.960 --> 00:43:54.536
A comment, not a question. Councelor

00:43:54.560 --> 00:43:56.295
Duncan, I assume that was a comment.

00:43:56.319 --> 00:43:58.616
Okay.  thank you. Any other counselors

00:43:58.640 --> 00:44:01.335
wish to speak on this item?

00:44:01.359 --> 00:44:04.055
No.  before I pass back to Councelor

00:44:04.079 --> 00:44:06.616
Pearce, I would just Yeah.  Councelor

00:44:06.640 --> 00:44:08.376
Williams mentioned how quickly we're

00:44:08.400 --> 00:44:11.176
allocating  the $100,000 that we've

00:44:11.200 --> 00:44:12.776
set aside for emergency food for

00:44:12.800 --> 00:44:15.256
emergency  relief. And I would yeah, I

00:44:15.280 --> 00:44:17.095
would just add to his comments that

00:44:17.119 --> 00:44:19.416
these are clearly um significant

00:44:19.440 --> 00:44:20.696
projects that are setting up some of

00:44:20.720 --> 00:44:23.176
these organizations to provide for 

00:44:23.200 --> 00:44:26.200
for time um to come. And  just in

00:44:26.720 --> 00:44:29.720
terms of the meeting that emerging need,

00:44:29.920 --> 00:44:32.856
I noticed that Knox Info link um made a

00:44:32.880 --> 00:44:34.696
comment that  demand for our services

00:44:34.720 --> 00:44:36.295
continues to rise sharply with nearly

00:44:36.319 --> 00:44:39.319
50% of clients in 2024 and 25 seeking

00:44:39.440 --> 00:44:41.815
support for the first time which I think

00:44:41.839 --> 00:44:44.839
um yeah really highlights um the the

00:44:44.880 --> 00:44:47.016
need that is out there  and is a need

00:44:47.040 --> 00:44:49.896
that we're meeting  quickly with the

00:44:49.920 --> 00:44:51.736
money that we're  providing through

00:44:51.760 --> 00:44:54.536
the emergency relief fund. today. ,

00:44:54.560 --> 00:44:56.456
councelor Pearce, if there's no other

00:44:56.480 --> 00:44:58.055
, contributions, I will hand back to

00:44:58.079 --> 00:45:01.079
you , to exercise your right of reply.

00:45:01.200 --> 00:45:03.736
I'll reserve my right. Thank you.

00:45:03.760 --> 00:45:05.496
Thank you, Councelor Pearce. I will now

00:45:05.520 --> 00:45:07.016
put the put the motion. All those in

00:45:07.040 --> 00:45:08.776
favor,

00:45:08.800 --> 00:45:11.800
, the motion is carried. , we will

00:45:11.920 --> 00:45:13.575
take a pause to retrieve the Mayor and

00:45:13.599 --> 00:45:16.599
I'll go back to my seat.

00:45:44.720 --> 00:45:47.720
Thank you, Deputy Mayor. Okay, we'll now

00:45:47.760 --> 00:45:50.760
move on to um item 8.2,

00:45:51.920 --> 00:45:54.920
the council plan progress report um

00:45:55.359 --> 00:45:58.359
quarter fourth quarter 2024 to 2025. I'm

00:45:59.359 --> 00:46:00.856
happy to move the office's

00:46:00.880 --> 00:46:03.256
recommendation. Would someone like to

00:46:03.280 --> 00:46:06.280
second that? Councelor Baker. Thank you.

00:46:12.880 --> 00:46:15.016
Okay. So I just want to um say a few

00:46:15.040 --> 00:46:17.815
words in relation to the um quarterly

00:46:17.839 --> 00:46:20.456
progress report. So this provides an

00:46:20.480 --> 00:46:23.176
overview of how we performed in the

00:46:23.200 --> 00:46:26.200
final quarter of the final year of the

00:46:26.240 --> 00:46:28.776
council plan which was from 2021 to

00:46:28.800 --> 00:46:30.536
2025.

00:46:30.560 --> 00:46:32.936
And of the 35 initiatives included in

00:46:32.960 --> 00:46:35.960
the 24 to 25 year 4 um of the council

00:46:36.400 --> 00:46:39.400
plan, 29 initiatives were completed and

00:46:40.400 --> 00:46:43.400
six initiatives are still in progress.

00:46:43.440 --> 00:46:46.295
Um progress against each um will

00:46:46.319 --> 00:46:48.376
continue until these initiatives are

00:46:48.400 --> 00:46:51.016
actually finalized. I want to take this

00:46:51.040 --> 00:46:53.095
opportunity to celebrate the enormous

00:46:53.119 --> 00:46:55.016
amount that we have achieved in this

00:46:55.040 --> 00:46:56.776
last quarter and highlight a couple of

00:46:56.800 --> 00:46:59.800
items that are in the report.

00:47:00.079 --> 00:47:02.376
 so one one item I would like to

00:47:02.400 --> 00:47:05.016
highlight is our community  transport

00:47:05.040 --> 00:47:07.256
has delivered on its goal of expanding

00:47:07.280 --> 00:47:10.055
service delivery for the Knox community

00:47:10.079 --> 00:47:12.456
with the introduction of 30 tailored

00:47:12.480 --> 00:47:15.480
winter outings and new bookings for the

00:47:15.520 --> 00:47:17.496
senior club outings have seen an

00:47:17.520 --> 00:47:19.496
increase compared to previous years. So

00:47:19.520 --> 00:47:22.456
that's fantastic. An intergenerational

00:47:22.480 --> 00:47:25.095
program involving students from Veronia

00:47:25.119 --> 00:47:27.335
Secondary College and residents of a

00:47:27.359 --> 00:47:30.295
local age care facility  was

00:47:30.319 --> 00:47:32.376
successfully completed. Participants

00:47:32.400 --> 00:47:34.856
from both groups provided overwhelming

00:47:34.880 --> 00:47:37.256
positive feedback highlighting the

00:47:37.280 --> 00:47:39.335
mutual benefits gained through shared

00:47:39.359 --> 00:47:42.359
experiences and meaningful interactions.

00:47:42.400 --> 00:47:44.456
Importantly, many participants expressed

00:47:44.480 --> 00:47:46.696
a desire to continue the relationships

00:47:46.720 --> 00:47:48.536
formed during the program, which is

00:47:48.560 --> 00:47:50.136
fantastic.

00:47:50.160 --> 00:47:53.160
Our voice of the customer program was

00:47:53.200 --> 00:47:55.575
expanded across additional services

00:47:55.599 --> 00:47:58.376
including parking compliance, street

00:47:58.400 --> 00:48:00.136
trading, and neighborhood safety and

00:48:00.160 --> 00:48:02.536
amenity. And this makes it easier for

00:48:02.560 --> 00:48:04.536
our community to provide us with

00:48:04.560 --> 00:48:07.016
valuable feedback into the services that

00:48:07.040 --> 00:48:09.656
we deliver. So overall, councilors, I'm

00:48:09.680 --> 00:48:11.095
really happy with how we've been

00:48:11.119 --> 00:48:13.416
tracking and where we're currently at

00:48:13.440 --> 00:48:15.896
and um I'm yeah, really proud of

00:48:15.920 --> 00:48:18.376
everything that's been achieved and 

00:48:18.400 --> 00:48:20.295
and hope that you are too. and and look

00:48:20.319 --> 00:48:22.376
for your support tonight with this with

00:48:22.400 --> 00:48:25.400
this report. Thank you, councelor Baker.

00:48:26.319 --> 00:48:28.136
Thank you, Mayor Coopin. I was actually

00:48:28.160 --> 00:48:30.456
going to mention about the transport 

00:48:30.480 --> 00:48:32.696
noting that in the report as well, but

00:48:32.720 --> 00:48:34.456
similarly, I'm very  supportive of

00:48:34.480 --> 00:48:37.416
this report um and certainly outlines

00:48:37.440 --> 00:48:39.656
how we've been tracking  for this

00:48:39.680 --> 00:48:41.575
quarter. So, I'm in support of it and

00:48:41.599 --> 00:48:44.295
thank you for the report. Thank you.

00:48:44.319 --> 00:48:46.216
Would any other counselor like to speak

00:48:46.240 --> 00:48:49.240
to the motion?

00:48:50.559 --> 00:48:52.535
Okay, I'll now put the motion. All those

00:48:52.559 --> 00:48:54.376
in favor,

00:48:54.400 --> 00:48:57.256
the motion is carried. Thank you. We'll

00:48:57.280 --> 00:49:00.280
move to item 8.3, Knox Connection,

00:49:00.319 --> 00:49:03.016
Access, Respect, Equality, Safety. So,

00:49:03.040 --> 00:49:06.040
the CARES strategy midterm review 2022

00:49:06.319 --> 00:49:08.216
to 2027.

00:49:08.240 --> 00:49:09.815
Would a counselor like to move the

00:49:09.839 --> 00:49:11.656
motion? Thank you, councelor Baker. The

00:49:11.680 --> 00:49:13.815
officer's recommendation.

00:49:13.839 --> 00:49:15.736
Thank you. And seconded by Councelor

00:49:15.760 --> 00:49:18.055
Atwell. Councelor Baker, would you like

00:49:18.079 --> 00:49:19.335
to speak to the motion?

00:49:19.359 --> 00:49:22.359
Thank you. Um, this is a a really 

00:49:22.880 --> 00:49:25.335
detailed report, , a strategy that

00:49:25.359 --> 00:49:27.176
outlines the critical role that council

00:49:27.200 --> 00:49:29.575
plays in continuing to build a healthy,

00:49:29.599 --> 00:49:32.376
safe, and inclusive community. , this

00:49:32.400 --> 00:49:34.776
is obviously just the midterm review of

00:49:34.800 --> 00:49:37.656
their access, connection, respect,

00:49:37.680 --> 00:49:39.416
equality, and safety. Obviously, they're

00:49:39.440 --> 00:49:42.440
not scares. Um and just noting that 96

00:49:43.359 --> 00:49:45.896
bill we're on track with 96 actions

00:49:45.920 --> 00:49:48.776
either on schedule or complete. Um and

00:49:48.800 --> 00:49:50.936
just like to note that we've got in the

00:49:50.960 --> 00:49:53.416
key highlights from these reports that

00:49:53.440 --> 00:49:56.440
include supporting carers in Knox  with

00:49:56.640 --> 00:49:59.416
17,000 own paid carers um and using and

00:49:59.440 --> 00:50:01.736
I've attended the pathway for carers

00:50:01.760 --> 00:50:04.535
walk and how bene beneficial this has

00:50:04.559 --> 00:50:07.559
been for our carers of disability or

00:50:07.760 --> 00:50:10.055
people living with disability in Knox.

00:50:10.079 --> 00:50:12.856
Um, we've also got our reconciliation

00:50:12.880 --> 00:50:15.575
plan. We've had food relief in Knox with

00:50:15.599 --> 00:50:18.599
the Outer East food share, , food hub,

00:50:19.040 --> 00:50:20.776
um, and increasing social connections

00:50:20.800 --> 00:50:23.176
with keeping it real, which piloted a

00:50:23.200 --> 00:50:25.416
free fishing program to sort increase

00:50:25.440 --> 00:50:27.896
social participation of older men living

00:50:27.920 --> 00:50:30.456
in Knox. So, , really pleased with

00:50:30.480 --> 00:50:33.095
this report. Um, and thank you for the

00:50:33.119 --> 00:50:34.856
work that's been undertaken to get it to

00:50:34.880 --> 00:50:37.256
where it is. Um, and very supportive of

00:50:37.280 --> 00:50:38.696
the work that's been undertaken. So,

00:50:38.720 --> 00:50:40.456
thank you. Thank you, Councelor Baker.

00:50:40.480 --> 00:50:41.736
Councelor Atwell.

00:50:41.760 --> 00:50:43.176
, thank you, Mayor. And I won't I

00:50:43.200 --> 00:50:45.976
won't repeat my colleague, but I I

00:50:46.000 --> 00:50:47.736
appreciated the use of the highlights

00:50:47.760 --> 00:50:49.656
and case studies in this report. I mean,

00:50:49.680 --> 00:50:52.616
it's these are big p big plans that

00:50:52.640 --> 00:50:54.856
cover a variety of of areas in council,

00:50:54.880 --> 00:50:57.335
but when it when it is reduced to some

00:50:57.359 --> 00:51:00.359
really clear  case studies of of these

00:51:00.800 --> 00:51:03.416
strategies and and and and you know,

00:51:03.440 --> 00:51:05.496
themes um translating into action that

00:51:05.520 --> 00:51:06.776
that are helping people in our

00:51:06.800 --> 00:51:08.535
community.  that really really hits

00:51:08.559 --> 00:51:11.095
home. Um and I also note that one of the

00:51:11.119 --> 00:51:12.936
actions that was noted as being behind

00:51:12.960 --> 00:51:14.616
schedule, the Knox mobility and access

00:51:14.640 --> 00:51:16.376
action plan was one that we considered I

00:51:16.400 --> 00:51:18.456
think in draft form  at our last

00:51:18.480 --> 00:51:20.856
meeting. Um so that's only a little bit

00:51:20.880 --> 00:51:22.216
little bit behind but we know it's

00:51:22.240 --> 00:51:25.240
progressing well. So almost a almost a

00:51:25.599 --> 00:51:27.815
perfect record there and and and yeah,

00:51:27.839 --> 00:51:30.055
just reading this reminds me why I stood

00:51:30.079 --> 00:51:32.376
for council and the incredible  work

00:51:32.400 --> 00:51:35.176
and contribution council can make um 

00:51:35.200 --> 00:51:37.416
in so many ways. to commend this.

00:51:37.440 --> 00:51:39.416
Thank you, councelor Howell. Would any

00:51:39.440 --> 00:51:41.176
other counselor like to speak to the

00:51:41.200 --> 00:51:44.200
motion?

00:51:45.200 --> 00:51:46.696
No.

00:51:46.720 --> 00:51:49.496
Councelor Bure. No. Okay. I'll now put

00:51:49.520 --> 00:51:51.815
the motion. All those in favor? The

00:51:51.839 --> 00:51:54.839
motion is carried. Thank you. Item 8.4,

00:51:56.000 --> 00:51:57.896
Knox Arts and Culture Committee

00:51:57.920 --> 00:52:00.920
representation from 2025 to 2027.

00:52:02.160 --> 00:52:04.055
Before I call for a mover, I will just

00:52:04.079 --> 00:52:05.976
quickly remind councilors that we may

00:52:06.000 --> 00:52:08.055
need to close the meeting if there are

00:52:08.079 --> 00:52:10.456
detailed questions or debate about the

00:52:10.480 --> 00:52:12.295
matters set out in the confidential

00:52:12.319 --> 00:52:14.776
attachment of this report. So that in

00:52:14.800 --> 00:52:17.256
mind, would a counselor like to move a

00:52:17.280 --> 00:52:19.976
motion? Thank you, councelor Atwell.

00:52:20.000 --> 00:52:23.000
The officer's recommendation. Thank you.

00:52:23.040 --> 00:52:24.696
Would a counselor like to second the

00:52:24.720 --> 00:52:27.720
motion?

00:52:29.280 --> 00:52:32.280
Yep. No, I think councelor Lockwood is

00:52:32.400 --> 00:52:33.896
on the committee. Is that correct,

00:52:33.920 --> 00:52:35.176
councelor? Yeah.

00:52:35.200 --> 00:52:37.016
Yeah. Yeah. Councelor Baker is happy to

00:52:37.040 --> 00:52:39.736
second. Thank you.

00:52:39.760 --> 00:52:40.936
Councelor Outwell, would you like to

00:52:40.960 --> 00:52:41.416
speak to that?

00:52:41.440 --> 00:52:42.776
, thank you, ma'am. And yes, I would

00:52:42.800 --> 00:52:45.256
note councelor  Lockwood's  chairing

00:52:45.280 --> 00:52:46.456
of this committee, and I'm sure he would

00:52:46.480 --> 00:52:47.815
have moved this  if he was with us

00:52:47.839 --> 00:52:49.736
tonight, but I'm very happy to to do so

00:52:49.760 --> 00:52:51.176
on behalf of the committee. I am the

00:52:51.200 --> 00:52:53.416
other councelor  representative, and I

00:52:53.440 --> 00:52:54.616
hope we don't need to move into

00:52:54.640 --> 00:52:55.896
confidential business, but we are

00:52:55.920 --> 00:52:58.920
prepared to. Um  we have gone through

00:52:59.280 --> 00:53:02.280
 a process to  appoint  a total of

00:53:02.400 --> 00:53:03.976
 10 members to the arts and culture

00:53:04.000 --> 00:53:06.055
committee for a 2-year period  which

00:53:06.079 --> 00:53:09.079
will conclude in 20127. So this is 

00:53:10.319 --> 00:53:13.319
part of a resolution um to come good on

00:53:13.359 --> 00:53:15.016
 making these appointments to keep the

00:53:15.040 --> 00:53:17.176
committee running. Um people know all

00:53:17.200 --> 00:53:19.815
too well the value I see  in this in

00:53:19.839 --> 00:53:22.839
this committee and um the

00:53:23.599 --> 00:53:25.575
 representatives that we're appointing

00:53:25.599 --> 00:53:27.416
um for the next couple of years will

00:53:27.440 --> 00:53:29.656
will hopefully carry on the good work

00:53:29.680 --> 00:53:31.736
this committee and in promoting  the

00:53:31.760 --> 00:53:33.335
benefit of the arts and our and our

00:53:33.359 --> 00:53:36.359
cultural industries um  across Knox um

00:53:36.720 --> 00:53:39.575
advocating for  representation and

00:53:39.599 --> 00:53:42.055
funding when it comes to the arts and um

00:53:42.079 --> 00:53:44.456
promoting  a really diverse range of

00:53:44.480 --> 00:53:45.815
cultural activities. ities and and

00:53:45.839 --> 00:53:48.376
events and and community engagements um

00:53:48.400 --> 00:53:51.400
with the wider Knox um  resident. So,

00:53:52.079 --> 00:53:53.815
um important committee. It does some

00:53:53.839 --> 00:53:56.376
fantastic work and yes, congratulate and

00:53:56.400 --> 00:53:58.616
welcome um our new   our new

00:53:58.640 --> 00:53:59.896
committee members and look forward to

00:53:59.920 --> 00:54:01.575
working with them um over the course of

00:54:01.599 --> 00:54:02.776
the 2-year term.

00:54:02.800 --> 00:54:04.535
Thank you, councelor. Well, councelor

00:54:04.559 --> 00:54:07.016
Baker,

00:54:07.040 --> 00:54:08.776
would any other counselor like to speak

00:54:08.800 --> 00:54:11.656
to the motion?

00:54:11.680 --> 00:54:13.656
Okay, I can now put the motion. All

00:54:13.680 --> 00:54:16.680
those in favor? The motion is carried.

00:54:16.960 --> 00:54:19.960
Thank you.

00:54:21.040 --> 00:54:24.040
Okay, we'll now move on to item 8.5, Knox

00:54:24.640 --> 00:54:27.016
active aging advisory committee

00:54:27.040 --> 00:54:29.656
recruitment. Again, councilors, as the

00:54:29.680 --> 00:54:31.656
previous report was stated, I'll just

00:54:31.680 --> 00:54:33.656
remind you that we may need to close the

00:54:33.680 --> 00:54:35.335
meeting if there are any details,

00:54:35.359 --> 00:54:37.256
questions, or debate in relation to the

00:54:37.280 --> 00:54:39.815
confidential attachment. , councelor

00:54:39.839 --> 00:54:41.736
Baker, would you like to move the

00:54:41.760 --> 00:54:43.896
office's recommendation?

00:54:43.920 --> 00:54:46.216
Thank you. Is there a second? Thank you,

00:54:46.240 --> 00:54:48.776
Councelor Considine. Councelor Baker,

00:54:48.800 --> 00:54:49.976
would you like to speak?

00:54:50.000 --> 00:54:51.016
Thank you. And through you, Mayor

00:54:51.040 --> 00:54:53.736
Cooper. , this is a committee that I

00:54:53.760 --> 00:54:55.335
thoroughly enjoy and sit on with

00:54:55.359 --> 00:54:57.575
councelor Considine. Um, and these

00:54:57.599 --> 00:54:59.656
meetings are a wealth of information and

00:54:59.680 --> 00:55:01.335
enjoy hearing from our aging community

00:55:01.359 --> 00:55:03.176
on various topics relating to seniors

00:55:03.200 --> 00:55:05.976
and knocks. Um it has been a diverse

00:55:06.000 --> 00:55:07.896
group of members and I thoroughly have

00:55:07.920 --> 00:55:10.376
enjoyed it.  who have provided diverse

00:55:10.400 --> 00:55:12.136
ideas, thoughts, suggestions and

00:55:12.160 --> 00:55:14.376
questions and it's of course it's come

00:55:14.400 --> 00:55:16.776
time now similar to the previous report

00:55:16.800 --> 00:55:18.216
where we've had to go out to an

00:55:18.240 --> 00:55:20.856
expression of interest  to seek more

00:55:20.880 --> 00:55:23.176
community members. Um I would like to

00:55:23.200 --> 00:55:25.256
take the note or take the time to thank

00:55:25.280 --> 00:55:27.256
all community members who expressed

00:55:27.280 --> 00:55:30.136
their interest in this community. Um and

00:55:30.160 --> 00:55:32.216
as the report has been tabled, I would

00:55:32.240 --> 00:55:35.240
like to welcome Linda Lim who has been

00:55:35.599 --> 00:55:38.376
reappointed to the committee. Um new

00:55:38.400 --> 00:55:41.400
committee members Raymond Bed, Jennifer

00:55:41.839 --> 00:55:43.016
Dickstra, I think that's how you

00:55:43.040 --> 00:55:44.936
pronounce it, Kathy Miller, Natasha

00:55:44.960 --> 00:55:46.535
Prenst,

00:55:46.559 --> 00:55:49.559
and um there's also an additional 

00:55:50.160 --> 00:55:52.136
professional industry rep for the period

00:55:52.160 --> 00:55:55.160
of the the two period being Jill Exxon.

00:55:55.200 --> 00:55:57.815
Um so I would like to congratulate and

00:55:57.839 --> 00:55:59.976
welcome the f the applicants in the

00:56:00.000 --> 00:56:02.535
roles of the committee um for the next

00:56:02.559 --> 00:56:05.095
two years on the active aging committee.

00:56:05.119 --> 00:56:07.656
Um, I also look forward to meeting these

00:56:07.680 --> 00:56:09.815
new members at our next meeting. And I

00:56:09.839 --> 00:56:11.095
would also like to take the opportunity

00:56:11.119 --> 00:56:14.119
to thank our outgoing member Gerard Mah

00:56:14.160 --> 00:56:15.496
who has been on this committee for the

00:56:15.520 --> 00:56:17.896
past couple of years and have enjoyed

00:56:17.920 --> 00:56:19.656
his contributions,

00:56:19.680 --> 00:56:21.496
his feedback and contributions to the

00:56:21.520 --> 00:56:23.256
committee and I wish him all the best

00:56:23.280 --> 00:56:24.856
and welcome all the new committee

00:56:24.880 --> 00:56:26.456
members. Thank you.

00:56:26.480 --> 00:56:28.136
Thank you councelor Baker. Councelor

00:56:28.160 --> 00:56:29.575
Considine, would you like to speak to

00:56:29.599 --> 00:56:31.176
the motion?

00:56:31.200 --> 00:56:34.136
Thank you madame. I I resent my right.

00:56:34.160 --> 00:56:36.216
Thank you. Thank you. Would any other

00:56:36.240 --> 00:56:39.240
counselor like to speak to the motion?

00:56:40.000 --> 00:56:42.216
No. Okay. I'll now put the motion. All

00:56:42.240 --> 00:56:45.240
those in favor? The motion is carried.

00:56:45.359 --> 00:56:47.256
Thank you.

00:56:47.280 --> 00:56:49.976
So, we'll move on to item 8.6 proposed

00:56:50.000 --> 00:56:52.535
foot bath mount of mountain highway Wixs

00:56:52.559 --> 00:56:55.559
Road to Claremont Avenue in the basin.

00:56:56.319 --> 00:56:59.176
Would councelor like to move a motion.

00:56:59.200 --> 00:57:00.775
So, councelor Kennett, that's the

00:57:00.799 --> 00:57:03.496
officer's recommendation. Thank you. Do

00:57:03.520 --> 00:57:06.520
we have a second for the motion?

00:57:08.079 --> 00:57:09.896
Yep. Thank you, councelor Duncan.

00:57:09.920 --> 00:57:11.416
Councelor Kennett, would you like to

00:57:11.440 --> 00:57:14.216
speak to the motion?

00:57:14.240 --> 00:57:16.376
Thank you. Three you may. I'm going to

00:57:16.400 --> 00:57:17.976
speak fast cuz I've got lots of things

00:57:18.000 --> 00:57:20.456
to say.  the report in front of

00:57:20.480 --> 00:57:22.376
council tonight is asking council to

00:57:22.400 --> 00:57:25.256
consider consider recommendation of

00:57:25.280 --> 00:57:28.280
noting the report.

00:57:28.559 --> 00:57:30.535
It is. It's I think it's breaking up.

00:57:30.559 --> 00:57:33.559
Maybe move it a bit closer. No contin

00:57:41.440 --> 00:57:44.440
to continue the design work.

00:57:45.440 --> 00:57:47.575
No, turn it turn it off. Can we just

00:57:47.599 --> 00:57:49.335
Yeah. Can we stop the clock just for a

00:57:49.359 --> 00:57:51.416
moment, please? And just turn your

00:57:51.440 --> 00:57:54.136
microphone off maybe for 10 seconds and

00:57:54.160 --> 00:57:56.136
then and then try turning it on again

00:57:56.160 --> 00:57:58.856
and then we might have to sub it out for

00:57:58.880 --> 00:58:01.880
another one.

00:58:03.520 --> 00:58:06.520
Need some elevator music.

00:58:10.319 --> 00:58:13.319
No, it's not better. We'll swap it out.

00:58:28.000 --> 00:58:30.376
What about the one that Damian just

00:58:30.400 --> 00:58:30.936
brought over?

00:58:30.960 --> 00:58:33.496
Testing. Testing this

00:58:33.520 --> 00:58:35.976
use Glenn.

00:58:36.000 --> 00:58:39.000
Sorry everyone.

00:58:46.799 --> 00:58:48.456
Hello.

00:58:48.480 --> 00:58:51.256
Yeah. Yeah. Do you want me to drop?

00:58:51.280 --> 00:58:53.575
We can move the camera.

00:58:53.599 --> 00:58:56.599
Okay. Thank you.

00:58:57.280 --> 00:58:59.416
Thank you for all the shuffling.

00:58:59.440 --> 00:59:01.496
Yeah, not a problem.

00:59:01.520 --> 00:59:03.736
We're just moving the camera now or

00:59:03.760 --> 00:59:06.760
trying to

00:59:08.000 --> 00:59:09.896
I'll get started while the camera's

00:59:09.920 --> 00:59:12.055
camera's moving. Um the report in front

00:59:12.079 --> 00:59:14.136
of council tonight is asking for

00:59:14.160 --> 00:59:15.896
councilors to note the report and where

00:59:15.920 --> 00:59:18.616
we're up to  with the assessment of

00:59:18.640 --> 00:59:21.640
this footpath in the basin and can to

00:59:21.680 --> 00:59:24.376
continue the design work and refer the

00:59:24.400 --> 00:59:26.616
project to a future budget conversation.

00:59:26.640 --> 00:59:29.640
So my understanding is that the

00:59:30.240 --> 00:59:32.535
we're not seeking any additional funding

00:59:32.559 --> 00:59:35.559
tonight. What the work that we're doing

00:59:36.000 --> 00:59:38.616
has already been funded. So the design

00:59:38.640 --> 00:59:40.856
and scoping work has already received

00:59:40.880 --> 00:59:43.880
budget and  tonight the decision is to

00:59:44.160 --> 00:59:46.856
continue on with that piece of work and

00:59:46.880 --> 00:59:49.880
to refer the  outcome of that work to

00:59:51.119 --> 00:59:54.119
a future budget. So just on that I'd

00:59:54.319 --> 00:59:56.535
like to speak in strong support of this

00:59:56.559 --> 00:59:59.335
report and the proposed footpath. I know

00:59:59.359 --> 01:00:01.896
that it  comes with a high price tag

01:00:01.920 --> 01:00:04.920
as the  report sets out and I don't

01:00:05.680 --> 01:00:08.216
take lightly the responsibility that we

01:00:08.240 --> 01:00:11.240
all share in spending rateayers money

01:00:11.599 --> 01:00:14.456
wisely but when it is weighed against

01:00:14.480 --> 01:00:17.480
the cost against the need safety and

01:00:18.160 --> 01:00:21.160
long-term value of our community

01:00:21.280 --> 01:00:24.280
um it's an investment that we cannot

01:00:25.200 --> 01:00:28.055
afford not to make. First and foremost,

01:00:28.079 --> 01:00:30.456
this foot path is about safety. Every

01:00:30.480 --> 01:00:32.216
day, residents, young children walking

01:00:32.240 --> 01:00:33.896
to school and older residents heading to

01:00:33.920 --> 01:00:36.055
the shops and parents pushing prams are

01:00:36.079 --> 01:00:38.376
forced onto Mountain Highway in the

01:00:38.400 --> 01:00:40.775
basin because there's no safe pedestrian

01:00:40.799 --> 01:00:43.416
link. I've received emails, calls, and

01:00:43.440 --> 01:00:46.055
conversations  about the concern of

01:00:46.079 --> 01:00:49.079
this missing link in um the footpath in

01:00:49.680 --> 01:00:51.575
this area, and so too have my

01:00:51.599 --> 01:00:53.416
predecessors, councelor Dwight and

01:00:53.440 --> 01:00:55.095
councelor Mortimer, who both work

01:00:55.119 --> 01:00:57.416
towards this project, too. So, this

01:00:57.440 --> 01:00:59.815
stands as a long-term project within our

01:00:59.839 --> 01:01:02.839
city. I don't want to wait until there's

01:01:03.040 --> 01:01:04.936
a serious accident on Mountain Highway

01:01:04.960 --> 01:01:07.575
before we act. This is also about

01:01:07.599 --> 01:01:10.055
accessibility. A modern council cannot

01:01:10.079 --> 01:01:12.136
talk about inclusion and mobility while

01:01:12.160 --> 01:01:14.376
leaving our residents, people with

01:01:14.400 --> 01:01:16.376
disabilities, parents with pram,

01:01:16.400 --> 01:01:17.976
children walking to school without a

01:01:18.000 --> 01:01:20.456
safe passage. Installing this footpath

01:01:20.480 --> 01:01:23.480
is not a luxury. It's a basic right for

01:01:23.680 --> 01:01:25.575
residents to move around their community

01:01:25.599 --> 01:01:28.055
safely and independently. As for

01:01:28.079 --> 01:01:30.376
community benefit, we often talked about

01:01:30.400 --> 01:01:32.936
the encourage about encouraging active

01:01:32.960 --> 01:01:35.736
transport, walking instead of driving.

01:01:35.760 --> 01:01:38.295
This footpath does exactly that. It

01:01:38.319 --> 01:01:40.216
connects people to schools, shops,

01:01:40.240 --> 01:01:42.216
public transport, and parks. The

01:01:42.240 --> 01:01:43.976
knock-on effects are better health

01:01:44.000 --> 01:01:46.055
outcomes, reduce congestion, and lower

01:01:46.079 --> 01:01:47.976
emissions. Every councilor here knows

01:01:48.000 --> 01:01:51.000
the value of preventative investment.

01:01:51.280 --> 01:01:53.176
And yes, the upfront cost is

01:01:53.200 --> 01:01:55.176
significant, but this is an asset that

01:01:55.200 --> 01:01:57.176
will serve our community for 50 years or

01:01:57.200 --> 01:01:59.815
more. Spread over its lifetime, the

01:01:59.839 --> 01:02:02.216
annual cost is modest compared to the

01:02:02.240 --> 01:02:04.456
benefits delivered. If we look at cost

01:02:04.480 --> 01:02:06.295
in isolation, we miss the bigger

01:02:06.319 --> 01:02:08.775
picture. This footpath is not a drain on

01:02:08.799 --> 01:02:11.256
our budget. It's a durable community

01:02:11.280 --> 01:02:13.575
investment, one that our residents will

01:02:13.599 --> 01:02:15.575
thank us long after we've left these

01:02:15.599 --> 01:02:17.976
chambers. I'll also note that the foot

01:02:18.000 --> 01:02:19.815
path being discussed here links with the

01:02:19.839 --> 01:02:22.295
Eastern Transport Coalition's advocacy

01:02:22.319 --> 01:02:24.535
document, which is advocating for stake

01:02:24.559 --> 01:02:26.616
and federal funding for a shared path

01:02:26.640 --> 01:02:28.295
connecting the East Link Trail through

01:02:28.319 --> 01:02:31.095
to the very popular 1 in20 climb, which

01:02:31.119 --> 01:02:33.335
passes where this foot  proposed

01:02:33.359 --> 01:02:35.896
footpath is. and it attracts 2,000

01:02:35.920 --> 01:02:38.920
cyclists every weekend. Finally, this is

01:02:39.280 --> 01:02:41.496
an issue of fairness. Other parts of our

01:02:41.520 --> 01:02:43.335
municipality enjoy safe, connected

01:02:43.359 --> 01:02:45.656
walking routes. Why should our community

01:02:45.680 --> 01:02:48.055
in the basin be left behind? We're

01:02:48.079 --> 01:02:49.896
elected to make decisions in the best

01:02:49.920 --> 01:02:51.736
interests of our residents. Not just the

01:02:51.760 --> 01:02:53.815
cheapest decision, but the right

01:02:53.839 --> 01:02:55.815
decision. Tonight, we can demonstrate

01:02:55.839 --> 01:02:58.055
that we value safety, accessibility,

01:02:58.079 --> 01:02:59.575
fairness, and long-term community

01:02:59.599 --> 01:03:01.575
well-being. Thank you, Mayor.

01:03:01.599 --> 01:03:03.176
Thank you, Councelor Kennetth. Councelor

01:03:03.200 --> 01:03:04.775
Duncan.

01:03:04.799 --> 01:03:06.376
Um, you summed it up beautifully,

01:03:06.400 --> 01:03:08.216
councelor Kennett. Um, all I wanted to

01:03:08.240 --> 01:03:09.896
add to this is this this has been an

01:03:09.920 --> 01:03:12.055
ongoing issue for a long time. And I

01:03:12.079 --> 01:03:14.376
know, , back in the days when both

01:03:14.400 --> 01:03:16.295
councelor Williams and I used to come to

01:03:16.319 --> 01:03:18.376
council meetings when councelor Mortimer

01:03:18.400 --> 01:03:19.976
was still here, he was a huge advocate

01:03:20.000 --> 01:03:22.936
for this. Um, and it's been a long time

01:03:22.960 --> 01:03:25.095
coming. So, as you noted, it is it is

01:03:25.119 --> 01:03:27.416
extremely expensive, but for a safety

01:03:27.440 --> 01:03:30.295
thing, what what price do you put on on

01:03:30.319 --> 01:03:31.976
the safety of the kids that use it to

01:03:32.000 --> 01:03:34.856
walk to school or the some 240

01:03:34.880 --> 01:03:36.295
properties in the area that will

01:03:36.319 --> 01:03:37.896
actually benefit from a safe and

01:03:37.920 --> 01:03:40.616
accessible path to local shops? So, I am

01:03:40.640 --> 01:03:43.335
fully supportive of continuing the 

01:03:43.359 --> 01:03:46.295
design work and and as you um so

01:03:46.319 --> 01:03:47.976
eloquently put, it we're not actually

01:03:48.000 --> 01:03:49.656
looking for additional funding. this is

01:03:49.680 --> 01:03:51.256
already committed and we're just looking

01:03:51.280 --> 01:03:53.256
at progressing the design further at

01:03:53.280 --> 01:03:56.055
this stage. So, um very happy to support

01:03:56.079 --> 01:03:59.079
that. Um and essentially councelor

01:03:59.520 --> 01:04:01.176
Mortimer's legacy I guess you would call

01:04:01.200 --> 01:04:03.976
it. So, well done. Thank you.

01:04:04.000 --> 01:04:06.456
Thank you, councelor Duncan. Would any

01:04:06.480 --> 01:04:08.136
other councelor like to speak to the

01:04:08.160 --> 01:04:10.936
motion?

01:04:10.960 --> 01:04:13.335
Thank you, Councelor Pearce.

01:04:13.359 --> 01:04:15.656
Thank you, Madame Mayor. I have concerns

01:04:15.680 --> 01:04:17.815
regarding the proposal. I understand

01:04:17.839 --> 01:04:20.376
that a footpath is needed and that there

01:04:20.400 --> 01:04:22.535
are safety concerns for residents who

01:04:22.559 --> 01:04:24.696
are trying to transverse the railway the

01:04:24.720 --> 01:04:27.720
roadway get access to shops and schools.

01:04:27.760 --> 01:04:30.616
The footp path has been promised to the

01:04:30.640 --> 01:04:33.335
rate payers in the past and a co when it

01:04:33.359 --> 01:04:36.295
cost a lot less than the current

01:04:36.319 --> 01:04:39.095
construction costs. I understand it's a

01:04:39.119 --> 01:04:40.775
passion project for the previous council

01:04:40.799 --> 01:04:43.575
John Mortimer who was concerned when he

01:04:43.599 --> 01:04:45.736
was coming to council on his way to

01:04:45.760 --> 01:04:48.136
council on his bike and he watched a

01:04:48.160 --> 01:04:50.055
young mother in a stroller try to

01:04:50.079 --> 01:04:53.079
transpose to the shops avoiding the on

01:04:54.319 --> 01:04:57.015
the side of the road to avoid traffic. I

01:04:57.039 --> 01:04:58.775
understand the need for the foot for the

01:04:58.799 --> 01:05:01.496
footpath and the reasons

01:05:01.520 --> 01:05:04.055
I'm supporting the planning on that

01:05:04.079 --> 01:05:07.079
basis. I do understand that the cost is

01:05:08.000 --> 01:05:09.736
quite large

01:05:09.760 --> 01:05:12.760
being 1.5 million which is equivalent to

01:05:12.799 --> 01:05:14.936
8 to 10 footpaths

01:05:14.960 --> 01:05:17.896
costs but it has been delayed for a

01:05:17.920 --> 01:05:20.295
considerable amount of time.

01:05:20.319 --> 01:05:23.319
Um my greatest concern was the spend but

01:05:24.480 --> 01:05:26.856
if we're only approving the planning

01:05:26.880 --> 01:05:29.095
I'll hold off until I actually see how

01:05:29.119 --> 01:05:31.496
much the costings are.

01:05:31.520 --> 01:05:34.136
So I support this motion.

01:05:34.160 --> 01:05:36.775
Thank you, councelor Pearce.

01:05:36.799 --> 01:05:38.535
Would any other counselor like to speak

01:05:38.559 --> 01:05:41.176
to the motion?

01:05:41.200 --> 01:05:43.416
Councelor Outwwell. Thank you.

01:05:43.440 --> 01:05:46.136
This is going to go on your page. 

01:05:46.160 --> 01:05:48.936
thank you, Mayor. Um

01:05:48.960 --> 01:05:51.960
 I am hesitant to support um option

01:05:52.160 --> 01:05:55.015
one. And I'd say at the outset my

01:05:55.039 --> 01:05:57.256
preference, although it sounds like um

01:05:57.280 --> 01:06:00.280
it would be in the minority, would be to

01:06:00.559 --> 01:06:03.496
um proceed with option two. I mean, and

01:06:03.520 --> 01:06:06.520
I say that in recognizing the um the

01:06:06.960 --> 01:06:09.496
significance and importance of of this

01:06:09.520 --> 01:06:11.416
project and the the benefits that it

01:06:11.440 --> 01:06:12.936
would bring the community. It's

01:06:12.960 --> 01:06:15.496
certainly not lost on me that this 

01:06:15.520 --> 01:06:17.176
would provide for the first time a safe

01:06:17.200 --> 01:06:19.095
and accessible  pathway. I think it's

01:06:19.119 --> 01:06:22.055
for about 240 households into the heart

01:06:22.079 --> 01:06:25.079
of the basin. Um so I am I am I am

01:06:25.119 --> 01:06:27.656
minded  by that as I balance um a

01:06:27.680 --> 01:06:28.936
couple of other things that I'll speak

01:06:28.960 --> 01:06:31.496
to. Um, and I would just acknowledge

01:06:31.520 --> 01:06:33.656
Councelor Kennett's  advocacy and and

01:06:33.680 --> 01:06:36.136
championing championing of this um of

01:06:36.160 --> 01:06:39.160
this project project and her um yeah,

01:06:39.280 --> 01:06:40.856
her relentless support for the for the

01:06:40.880 --> 01:06:42.535
local community who have clearly spoken

01:06:42.559 --> 01:06:45.335
loudly and clearly in terms of um how

01:06:45.359 --> 01:06:48.359
desirable this this footpath is. And um

01:06:48.480 --> 01:06:50.856
my my hesitation is that option one

01:06:50.880 --> 01:06:53.095
isn't about the the desiraability or or

01:06:53.119 --> 01:06:55.095
the need for a footpath, but 

01:06:55.119 --> 01:06:58.119
referring it before we finish um the the

01:06:58.720 --> 01:07:00.936
complex design and geotechnical work.

01:07:00.960 --> 01:07:03.335
Refer it in full for construction to the

01:07:03.359 --> 01:07:04.936
capital works program. And that is my

01:07:04.960 --> 01:07:07.960
hesitation. Um um this is not a typical

01:07:08.640 --> 01:07:11.640
footpath at the cost of $1.5 million. 

01:07:12.000 --> 01:07:13.815
this is not just pouring concrete onto a

01:07:13.839 --> 01:07:16.535
verge.  this is um rebuilding a

01:07:16.559 --> 01:07:17.815
hillside that includes private

01:07:17.839 --> 01:07:19.976
properties. Um

01:07:20.000 --> 01:07:23.000
 this is 500 m of retaining walls.

01:07:23.039 --> 01:07:24.936
It's comprehensive geotechnical

01:07:24.960 --> 01:07:27.095
investigations. It's regrading steep

01:07:27.119 --> 01:07:29.656
driveways and modifications to 22

01:07:29.680 --> 01:07:31.496
private properties for which we have 

01:07:31.520 --> 01:07:33.496
currently have no consent  or

01:07:33.520 --> 01:07:36.520
authority. So um these are not

01:07:36.799 --> 01:07:39.095
theoretical risk because the first  

01:07:39.119 --> 01:07:42.119
geotechnical investigators um  walked

01:07:42.319 --> 01:07:43.656
away from the job because of the

01:07:43.680 --> 01:07:46.680
difficulty. Um so I think there is there

01:07:46.799 --> 01:07:49.736
is risk here. Um this is a complex

01:07:49.760 --> 01:07:51.896
project that is  far beyond the sort

01:07:51.920 --> 01:07:53.656
of typical footpath that we would

01:07:53.680 --> 01:07:56.680
consider  here at Knox. Um

01:07:57.920 --> 01:08:00.696
um I'm I'm I'm balancing the opportunity

01:08:00.720 --> 01:08:02.696
cost as other councilors have mentioned.

01:08:02.720 --> 01:08:05.256
um funding this single project would

01:08:05.280 --> 01:08:07.416
would delay according to the report 3

01:08:07.440 --> 01:08:09.256
years of other high priority footpath

01:08:09.280 --> 01:08:12.280
links. Um so one foot path in the basin

01:08:12.319 --> 01:08:14.696
means three more years um for the rest

01:08:14.720 --> 01:08:16.936
of the community and those on that list.

01:08:16.960 --> 01:08:18.856
 and that is also a consideration that

01:08:18.880 --> 01:08:20.856
weighs heavily on my mind.  then

01:08:20.880 --> 01:08:23.880
there's also the cost itself. Um um I

01:08:23.920 --> 01:08:26.056
read in the report the $ 1.5 million

01:08:26.080 --> 01:08:28.135
figure is very much an an estimate at

01:08:28.159 --> 01:08:30.536
the moment.  I think it's an educated

01:08:30.560 --> 01:08:31.976
guess at best. I'm not sure we've

01:08:32.000 --> 01:08:33.496
undertaken

01:08:33.520 --> 01:08:35.976
um other than the perhaps part of the in

01:08:36.000 --> 01:08:37.735
part the previous stage of this but we

01:08:37.759 --> 01:08:40.056
haven't undertaken a project of of this

01:08:40.080 --> 01:08:43.080
type or length um  before. So um my my

01:08:44.319 --> 01:08:46.135
concern is that by committing this to

01:08:46.159 --> 01:08:48.856
the future  capital works program now

01:08:48.880 --> 01:08:50.456
before we get a stronger and firmer

01:08:50.480 --> 01:08:51.655
sense of the cost and get that

01:08:51.679 --> 01:08:53.815
information back is that the cost may

01:08:53.839 --> 01:08:56.616
rise um and we have already referred to

01:08:56.640 --> 01:08:59.640
the capital works program. Um

01:09:00.000 --> 01:09:01.896
um so

01:09:01.920 --> 01:09:03.815
yeah, I think committing to construction

01:09:03.839 --> 01:09:05.655
now in the absence of certainty

01:09:05.679 --> 01:09:07.496
regarding the cost is is something of a

01:09:07.520 --> 01:09:10.295
of a leap of faith. Um

01:09:10.319 --> 01:09:13.175
so yeah, the decision I arrived at was

01:09:13.199 --> 01:09:15.175
that I I'm struggling to support options

01:09:15.199 --> 01:09:16.936
one or three. Option one is recommended

01:09:16.960 --> 01:09:18.856
tonight, which moves us forward without

01:09:18.880 --> 01:09:21.416
that clarity.  nor can I support

01:09:21.440 --> 01:09:22.775
options four or five, which would

01:09:22.799 --> 01:09:24.616
effectively abandon the project and let

01:09:24.640 --> 01:09:26.135
down the residents who have engaged with

01:09:26.159 --> 01:09:29.159
council in good faith for so long. So um

01:09:29.920 --> 01:09:32.920
um I thought um option two was was the

01:09:34.000 --> 01:09:35.416
responsible option here tonight which

01:09:35.440 --> 01:09:37.655
was go and finish that detailed design

01:09:37.679 --> 01:09:38.936
address those really technical

01:09:38.960 --> 01:09:41.655
geotechnical issues  engage with the

01:09:41.679 --> 01:09:44.679
land owners  about consent and and

01:09:44.719 --> 01:09:46.376
access to their properties to build the

01:09:46.400 --> 01:09:48.536
thing  understand the cost in more

01:09:48.560 --> 01:09:50.616
detail and then present a further report

01:09:50.640 --> 01:09:53.496
to council about um about proceeding.

01:09:53.520 --> 01:09:55.256
Council you're you're over time now.

01:09:55.280 --> 01:09:56.536
Would you like to ask?

01:09:56.560 --> 01:09:58.536
Yes, please. Yes, please. M

01:09:58.560 --> 01:10:01.096
um moved by councelor Atwell, seconded

01:10:01.120 --> 01:10:03.736
by councelor Baker.

01:10:03.760 --> 01:10:05.655
Oh, sorry. Moved by councelor Baker,

01:10:05.679 --> 01:10:08.215
seconded by councelor Duncan. All those

01:10:08.239 --> 01:10:10.936
in favor? Motion is carried. Thank you.

01:10:10.960 --> 01:10:13.960
Thank you. I won't I won't go much. Um,

01:10:14.159 --> 01:10:15.896
option two I thought I think is the

01:10:15.920 --> 01:10:18.056
status quo which was um keep the project

01:10:18.080 --> 01:10:20.056
alive  respect the community

01:10:20.080 --> 01:10:22.376
expectation and avoid tonight to

01:10:22.400 --> 01:10:24.056
committing to something of an open-ended

01:10:24.080 --> 01:10:27.080
financial   um project risk. So I

01:10:27.840 --> 01:10:29.896
strongly back the project in principle u

01:10:29.920 --> 01:10:31.576
but I don't believe it's necessary

01:10:31.600 --> 01:10:34.600
tonight to go the full way um  in

01:10:34.640 --> 01:10:36.376
terms of what option one is proposing.

01:10:36.400 --> 01:10:39.016
Um I think option two offers a middle

01:10:39.040 --> 01:10:40.536
ground. It gives us the time and

01:10:40.560 --> 01:10:43.016
certainty  and information needed at

01:10:43.040 --> 01:10:45.256
that next step um to make  make the

01:10:45.280 --> 01:10:47.016
right decision. And as I've said

01:10:47.040 --> 01:10:48.695
tonight, it's a it's it's an important

01:10:48.719 --> 01:10:50.215
project, one that I absolutely support

01:10:50.239 --> 01:10:51.816
in principle, but I just want to

01:10:51.840 --> 01:10:53.336
understand the cost and that risk a

01:10:53.360 --> 01:10:55.016
little bit more before fully committing.

01:10:55.040 --> 01:10:55.816
Thank you.

01:10:55.840 --> 01:10:58.296
Thank you, Councelor. Um I'll just take

01:10:58.320 --> 01:11:01.320
the opportunity to thank you for that um

01:11:01.600 --> 01:11:04.056
you know, detailed explanation of your

01:11:04.080 --> 01:11:05.816
your position there because I actually

01:11:05.840 --> 01:11:08.536
support the same position. Um, I would

01:11:08.560 --> 01:11:10.695
like that checkpoint back to council

01:11:10.719 --> 01:11:12.456
before we refer it to the budget.

01:11:12.480 --> 01:11:14.695
Likewise, I think that this is a

01:11:14.719 --> 01:11:17.719
extremely um important um project that

01:11:18.640 --> 01:11:21.336
should be considered and put forward by

01:11:21.360 --> 01:11:23.736
council. But for me, it seems prudent

01:11:23.760 --> 01:11:26.760
that we would have that checkpoint after

01:11:27.280 --> 01:11:29.416
all of that preliminary work has been

01:11:29.440 --> 01:11:30.936
finalized and that community

01:11:30.960 --> 01:11:33.096
consultation with the private residences

01:11:33.120 --> 01:11:36.120
and things like that. So, um I would be

01:11:36.560 --> 01:11:39.016
more inclined to support option two if

01:11:39.040 --> 01:11:41.175
if that would be something that could be

01:11:41.199 --> 01:11:44.199
foreshadowed in the event that um this

01:11:44.320 --> 01:11:46.776
motion is lost as well. Would any other

01:11:46.800 --> 01:11:49.175
counselor like to speak?

01:11:49.199 --> 01:11:50.616
Yes.

01:11:50.640 --> 01:11:53.016
Um thank you and through you Mayor. Just

01:11:53.040 --> 01:11:55.976
a quick question um coun with councelor

01:11:56.000 --> 01:11:58.536
Atwell's option. I'm just wondering if

01:11:58.560 --> 01:12:01.016
we don't refer this to the budget and we

01:12:01.040 --> 01:12:04.040
spend the money on the consultation and

01:12:04.159 --> 01:12:06.135
and the design and find out that it's

01:12:06.159 --> 01:12:08.376
really really expensive, how much

01:12:08.400 --> 01:12:10.376
further down the track is it going to

01:12:10.400 --> 01:12:12.056
take to be funded in there? My

01:12:12.080 --> 01:12:14.296
understanding is if we were to commit

01:12:14.320 --> 01:12:17.320
this to the budget for the forcoming 3

01:12:17.360 --> 01:12:20.056
years, if the design came back and it

01:12:20.080 --> 01:12:22.296
was outside the realms of possibility,

01:12:22.320 --> 01:12:23.816
we could remove it from the budget. And

01:12:23.840 --> 01:12:25.416
I'm just wondering how long it would

01:12:25.440 --> 01:12:27.496
take to put back into the budget if we

01:12:27.520 --> 01:12:30.376
don't go with option one this evening.

01:12:30.400 --> 01:12:32.456
Can I refer that question to yourself

01:12:32.480 --> 01:12:35.175
director Thorne?

01:12:35.199 --> 01:12:38.199
 through you may um possibly a little

01:12:39.199 --> 01:12:40.776
bit difficult to answer that question

01:12:40.800 --> 01:12:42.856
just to I suppose explain the difference

01:12:42.880 --> 01:12:45.880
between option one and option two. Um

01:12:46.159 --> 01:12:49.159
option one continues with the design and

01:12:49.440 --> 01:12:52.440
then would put a project in the capital

01:12:52.719 --> 01:12:54.456
works program to the value of that

01:12:54.480 --> 01:12:57.416
design um as indicated in the report

01:12:57.440 --> 01:13:00.440
most likely in the 2728 year and then

01:13:00.560 --> 01:13:02.296
when council come round to considering

01:13:02.320 --> 01:13:04.856
the budget for 2728 and considering the

01:13:04.880 --> 01:13:07.655
projects council could decide to leave

01:13:07.679 --> 01:13:10.679
the project in the um program or to

01:13:10.800 --> 01:13:13.576
remove the project um from the program

01:13:13.600 --> 01:13:15.496
at that point in

01:13:15.520 --> 01:13:18.215
Option two does the same thing in the

01:13:18.239 --> 01:13:20.296
sense that it completes the design but

01:13:20.320 --> 01:13:22.936
it would bring a report to council um

01:13:22.960 --> 01:13:24.936
before it would then be put in the the

01:13:24.960 --> 01:13:27.960
program. So option two potentially, you

01:13:28.320 --> 01:13:29.976
know, a report would be presented to

01:13:30.000 --> 01:13:33.000
council later  this financial year and

01:13:33.280 --> 01:13:35.416
it could say the project costs, you

01:13:35.440 --> 01:13:37.816
know, hypothetically $1 million or $1.5

01:13:37.840 --> 01:13:40.616
million or $2 million and council could

01:13:40.640 --> 01:13:42.936
decide at that point, do you put it in

01:13:42.960 --> 01:13:45.496
the capital program for consideration or

01:13:45.520 --> 01:13:47.736
do you not put it in the program for

01:13:47.760 --> 01:13:50.215
consideration? If you do put in the

01:13:50.239 --> 01:13:51.896
program for consideration, again, when

01:13:51.920 --> 01:13:53.175
you come around to considering that

01:13:53.199 --> 01:13:55.336
annual budget, you'd again decide

01:13:55.360 --> 01:13:57.416
whether you leave the project in the

01:13:57.440 --> 01:14:00.440
program or you take it out. If you do

01:14:00.719 --> 01:14:03.336
decide to take the project out or not to

01:14:03.360 --> 01:14:05.256
put it in, when it would actually come

01:14:05.280 --> 01:14:07.816
back to council, um I can't actually

01:14:07.840 --> 01:14:09.576
answer that. It would be again

01:14:09.600 --> 01:14:11.175
potentially a project that might be put

01:14:11.199 --> 01:14:14.199
up each annual cycle. um that you know

01:14:14.800 --> 01:14:17.416
in reality every year that goes by the

01:14:17.440 --> 01:14:19.336
project would potentially creep up in

01:14:19.360 --> 01:14:22.360
price.

01:14:23.679 --> 01:14:24.215
Thank you.

01:14:24.239 --> 01:14:26.776
That that's it. Okay. Thank you. Would

01:14:26.800 --> 01:14:28.695
um councelor Baker and then councelor

01:14:28.719 --> 01:14:31.655
Williams. Thank you Mayor Cooper. Um I

01:14:31.679 --> 01:14:34.536
have similar views to councelor Atwell

01:14:34.560 --> 01:14:37.336
um and with his sentiments. I would like

01:14:37.360 --> 01:14:39.976
to see option two. Um I'm not saying

01:14:40.000 --> 01:14:42.695
that this is not a necessity that we

01:14:42.719 --> 01:14:44.056
should not look into. I'm totally

01:14:44.080 --> 01:14:46.376
supportive of getting more information.

01:14:46.400 --> 01:14:48.536
Um and considering this in future

01:14:48.560 --> 01:14:51.560
budgets um when you look at the cost and

01:14:51.600 --> 01:14:54.600
it does um as outlined on page 250, how

01:14:56.000 --> 01:14:58.695
does that impact and equal to um other

01:14:58.719 --> 01:15:01.719
like  areas? Um so if you know I would

01:15:04.719 --> 01:15:07.719
be more prone to be supporting to get

01:15:08.000 --> 01:15:10.695
more information. Um I understand that

01:15:10.719 --> 01:15:12.936
community expectation and what their

01:15:12.960 --> 01:15:15.336
wishes are with this and I totally am

01:15:15.360 --> 01:15:17.896
acknowledging that  but I would also

01:15:17.920 --> 01:15:20.536
like further information um in relation

01:15:20.560 --> 01:15:23.560
to this um this  report. Thank you.

01:15:24.960 --> 01:15:26.776
Thank you councelor Baker. Councelor

01:15:26.800 --> 01:15:28.536
Williams.

01:15:28.560 --> 01:15:30.536
Thank you through you may um yeah very

01:15:30.560 --> 01:15:32.296
look very difficult one um between

01:15:32.320 --> 01:15:35.320
option one and option two

01:15:35.600 --> 01:15:38.600
um I I'm mindful that is there really

01:15:39.120 --> 01:15:40.616
and I guess probably a question is there

01:15:40.640 --> 01:15:42.215
really any big difference between option

01:15:42.239 --> 01:15:44.456
one and option two is probably my first

01:15:44.480 --> 01:15:46.056
question apart from that we're just

01:15:46.080 --> 01:15:47.576
going to delay it a little bit but I'm

01:15:47.600 --> 01:15:49.096
assuming we can still delay it if we go

01:15:49.120 --> 01:15:51.096
with option one and comes back at 2 mil

01:15:51.120 --> 01:15:53.896
we can still postpone that on to so I'm

01:15:53.920 --> 01:15:56.920
just wondering if there's really any

01:15:57.920 --> 01:15:59.256
big difference between the two. I

01:15:59.280 --> 01:16:00.616
understand completely what councel or

01:16:00.640 --> 01:16:02.296
outwell mentioned there and I think it's

01:16:02.320 --> 01:16:04.936
um prudent that we need to be looking at

01:16:04.960 --> 01:16:06.456
the money we're spending this rateayers

01:16:06.480 --> 01:16:09.096
money um but also mindful of the human

01:16:09.120 --> 01:16:11.736
cost of things and um I know 

01:16:11.760 --> 01:16:14.056
councelor Mortimmore when he was um

01:16:14.080 --> 01:16:16.616
sitting here  and as councelor Duncan

01:16:16.640 --> 01:16:17.736
mentioned we were sitting out in that

01:16:17.760 --> 01:16:20.135
gallery and it was brought up many times

01:16:20.159 --> 01:16:21.976
um

01:16:22.000 --> 01:16:23.736
of the the risk and the concern and I

01:16:23.760 --> 01:16:25.976
and I'm listening to councelor Kennett um

01:16:26.000 --> 01:16:28.296
in that that there's been a dangerous

01:16:28.320 --> 01:16:29.896
couple of occasions and I know councelor

01:16:29.920 --> 01:16:31.816
Mortimmore came across one of those at

01:16:31.840 --> 01:16:33.896
one stage. I don't want to see a cost of

01:16:33.920 --> 01:16:36.135
a human life against a potentially a

01:16:36.159 --> 01:16:39.159
budget item but um I I I probably just

01:16:40.080 --> 01:16:41.496
need to seek some clarity on option one

01:16:41.520 --> 01:16:43.496
and option two is what is the main

01:16:43.520 --> 01:16:44.776
difference that we're feeling here and

01:16:44.800 --> 01:16:46.776
then so we can make a correct decision.

01:16:46.800 --> 01:16:49.800
Yeah, thank you. Um I'll probably just

01:16:50.400 --> 01:16:52.056
extend on that question before you

01:16:52.080 --> 01:16:53.736
address that question, Director Thorne.

01:16:53.760 --> 01:16:56.760
And that is um I think part of that part

01:16:57.840 --> 01:17:00.776
of that is also um community expectation

01:17:00.800 --> 01:17:03.096
in in terms of if option one goes ahead

01:17:03.120 --> 01:17:05.175
and option two and what the community

01:17:05.199 --> 01:17:07.416
expectation would be from each of those

01:17:07.440 --> 01:17:10.440
as well.

01:17:10.800 --> 01:17:13.336
Um three year Mayor

01:17:13.360 --> 01:17:16.360
option two provides a coun a report back

01:17:16.960 --> 01:17:19.336
to council before it be put in the

01:17:19.360 --> 01:17:21.816
capital works program. That report back

01:17:21.840 --> 01:17:24.376
to council would cover a whole variety

01:17:24.400 --> 01:17:26.536
of things including the cost but

01:17:26.560 --> 01:17:27.976
including potentially some of the

01:17:28.000 --> 01:17:30.536
technical difficulties and and the

01:17:30.560 --> 01:17:32.616
landowner consent issues.

01:17:32.640 --> 01:17:34.936
Yeah. Um you know it could well be there

01:17:34.960 --> 01:17:37.576
are 22 properties that front where this

01:17:37.600 --> 01:17:40.536
footpath is. It could be one or many

01:17:40.560 --> 01:17:43.560
residents who say no you cannot modify

01:17:44.000 --> 01:17:46.056
my property or there might be some you

01:17:46.080 --> 01:17:48.536
can modify it with these conditions. So

01:17:48.560 --> 01:17:50.215
a report back to council would allow us

01:17:50.239 --> 01:17:53.239
to cover all the issues cost technical

01:17:54.159 --> 01:17:56.056
 difficulties potential land owner

01:17:56.080 --> 01:17:58.456
issues before council decides to put it

01:17:58.480 --> 01:17:59.496
in the um

01:17:59.520 --> 01:17:59.976
capital

01:18:00.000 --> 01:18:02.456
the capital program. But both option one

01:18:02.480 --> 01:18:04.056
and two even if it ends up in the

01:18:04.080 --> 01:18:06.616
capital program um allows council at the

01:18:06.640 --> 01:18:08.776
annual budget cycle to consider whether

01:18:08.800 --> 01:18:11.096
you do fund it or not fund it. So they

01:18:11.120 --> 01:18:14.120
are similar in that way. Um in regards

01:18:14.239 --> 01:18:15.816
to community expectation there has been

01:18:15.840 --> 01:18:18.536
a long um as been explained tonight a

01:18:18.560 --> 01:18:21.016
long um you know community desire for

01:18:21.040 --> 01:18:24.040
this project. Um there is a um a degree

01:18:25.040 --> 01:18:28.040
of um you know current pedestrian

01:18:28.080 --> 01:18:30.215
activity along you know the gravel track

01:18:30.239 --> 01:18:32.215
that's there. You know if there was a

01:18:32.239 --> 01:18:34.135
constructed footpath there would no

01:18:34.159 --> 01:18:36.936
doubt be more activity. Um how much more

01:18:36.960 --> 01:18:39.416
is hard to know. Um but there is

01:18:39.440 --> 01:18:41.896
definitely a community expectation and

01:18:41.920 --> 01:18:44.135
desire for the footpath to be built.

01:18:44.159 --> 01:18:47.159
And can I ask one more question? Um

01:18:47.920 --> 01:18:50.376
providing that if if option two were to

01:18:50.400 --> 01:18:53.400
go ahead that additional checkpoint back

01:18:54.000 --> 01:18:57.000
to council um would that would that slow

01:18:57.600 --> 01:19:00.056
down the progress of this particular

01:19:00.080 --> 01:19:03.080
project sub you know substantially?

01:19:05.040 --> 01:19:08.040
Um it it would most likely not slow it

01:19:08.960 --> 01:19:11.175
down in any way in the sense of option

01:19:11.199 --> 01:19:13.655
one is considering you know referring it

01:19:13.679 --> 01:19:15.175
as part of the budget discussions for

01:19:15.199 --> 01:19:16.695
2728.

01:19:16.719 --> 01:19:18.695
Um option two would have a report come

01:19:18.719 --> 01:19:21.175
back to council this financial year. So

01:19:21.199 --> 01:19:24.056
it's within the 25 26 and you'd then be

01:19:24.080 --> 01:19:26.056
across I suppose the breadth of the

01:19:26.080 --> 01:19:27.655
issues that might come up as part of

01:19:27.679 --> 01:19:30.679
finalizing the design. Um and if those

01:19:31.920 --> 01:19:33.416
you know the funding and those issues

01:19:33.440 --> 01:19:36.440
were um you know not um stopping the

01:19:37.280 --> 01:19:39.175
project again it would most likely be

01:19:39.199 --> 01:19:41.736
referred to the 27 28. So timing for

01:19:41.760 --> 01:19:43.976
construction would most likely be the

01:19:44.000 --> 01:19:45.256
same under one and two.

01:19:45.280 --> 01:19:45.576
Yeah.

01:19:45.600 --> 01:19:47.576
Um but two provides that extra report to

01:19:47.600 --> 01:19:48.936
council to cover the full breadth of

01:19:48.960 --> 01:19:49.576
issues.

01:19:49.600 --> 01:19:51.736
Okay. Thank you councelor Williams. Did

01:19:51.760 --> 01:19:53.976
you have another question?

01:19:54.000 --> 01:19:55.496
No I think I think my question was

01:19:55.520 --> 01:19:56.856
probably answered with that. Thank you,

01:19:56.880 --> 01:19:58.376
Grant, for for your answer on that. And

01:19:58.400 --> 01:19:59.976
I

01:20:00.000 --> 01:20:02.456
I I still come down to I I think as much

01:20:02.480 --> 01:20:04.536
I can't if you've got a question.

01:20:04.560 --> 01:20:05.576
I was probably following through with

01:20:05.600 --> 01:20:06.776
the rest of my

01:20:06.800 --> 01:20:08.536
Oh, yeah. Okay.

01:20:08.560 --> 01:20:10.215
Um,

01:20:10.239 --> 01:20:12.776
sorry, now I've lost track. Um, thank

01:20:12.800 --> 01:20:14.376
you Grant for for the answer on that

01:20:14.400 --> 01:20:17.400
one. So, I guess listening to things I

01:20:18.800 --> 01:20:20.695
I'm pretty supportive of option one, but

01:20:20.719 --> 01:20:23.719
I think option two presents us the um

01:20:24.800 --> 01:20:26.215
the opportunity to make sure we've got

01:20:26.239 --> 01:20:27.896
land owners consent. And I think for me,

01:20:27.920 --> 01:20:29.976
that's probably what what has done it to

01:20:30.000 --> 01:20:32.296
to go to option two. It's purely just to

01:20:32.320 --> 01:20:33.736
make sure we've got land owners consent

01:20:33.760 --> 01:20:35.655
and we've actually got the full approval

01:20:35.679 --> 01:20:37.175
of the community wanting to do it. I'm

01:20:37.199 --> 01:20:38.296
pretty confident they're all going to

01:20:38.320 --> 01:20:40.215
say yes anyway, to be honest, cuz you

01:20:40.239 --> 01:20:42.376
have a look at it. I think 97% of the

01:20:42.400 --> 01:20:44.456
respondents said they wanted um up to

01:20:44.480 --> 01:20:47.336
stage two. So I think that would be the

01:20:47.360 --> 01:20:48.776
only reason I'm going to go to option

01:20:48.800 --> 01:20:51.096
two um based on the decision so far is

01:20:51.120 --> 01:20:52.296
just purely to make sure that we're

01:20:52.320 --> 01:20:53.496
ticking all the boxes and we're doing

01:20:53.520 --> 01:20:54.776
the right things.

01:20:54.800 --> 01:20:56.856
Thank you. Would any other counselor

01:20:56.880 --> 01:20:59.880
like to speak to the motion?

01:21:02.880 --> 01:21:04.536
No.

01:21:04.560 --> 01:21:07.175
Okay. Um,

01:21:07.199 --> 01:21:08.536
councelor Duncan, you asked a question,

01:21:08.560 --> 01:21:11.256
but you haven't spoken to the motion.

01:21:11.280 --> 01:21:14.215
Um, I don't remember.

01:21:14.239 --> 01:21:17.239
I definitely

01:21:18.560 --> 01:21:21.560
Okay. Yeah, you did. Sorry. Um,

01:21:22.159 --> 01:21:23.416
councelor Kennett, would you like to

01:21:23.440 --> 01:21:26.440
exercise your right of reply?

01:21:28.320 --> 01:21:30.135
Thank you through you, Madame May. I

01:21:30.159 --> 01:21:32.776
appreciate the debate tonight and I um

01:21:32.800 --> 01:21:35.800
it's not lost on me the the the cost and

01:21:35.840 --> 01:21:38.840
the complexity of this project. Um but

01:21:39.840 --> 01:21:41.976
I'd like counselors to consider the

01:21:42.000 --> 01:21:44.776
community expectation that has been set.

01:21:44.800 --> 01:21:47.256
 the amount of time that this project

01:21:47.280 --> 01:21:50.056
has been on and off the list and on and

01:21:50.080 --> 01:21:53.080
off the community's agenda in the basin.

01:21:54.080 --> 01:21:56.215
Um, as director Thorne mentioned,

01:21:56.239 --> 01:21:58.056
there's a goat track, an existing goat

01:21:58.080 --> 01:22:00.376
track there that is well utilized

01:22:00.400 --> 01:22:03.400
already. So, this um proposal of a

01:22:04.880 --> 01:22:07.416
constructed path is providing safe

01:22:07.440 --> 01:22:10.296
egress for for our pedestrians in our

01:22:10.320 --> 01:22:13.320
local area rather than them  being

01:22:13.440 --> 01:22:15.416
diverted on and off mountain highway

01:22:15.440 --> 01:22:18.135
around trees and other obstacles.

01:22:18.159 --> 01:22:20.376
Um, I'd also probably just point out

01:22:20.400 --> 01:22:23.175
that in summary, um, this project has

01:22:23.199 --> 01:22:25.256
historically been the highest ranked and

01:22:25.280 --> 01:22:27.655
worthy project in council's capital

01:22:27.679 --> 01:22:30.679
works program under new foot paths. Um,

01:22:31.360 --> 01:22:33.655
that's speaks volumes as to the

01:22:33.679 --> 01:22:36.679
importance of this project. Um, I look

01:22:37.199 --> 01:22:39.896
for my councelor's support in in this

01:22:39.920 --> 01:22:42.536
project and this report. Thank you.

01:22:42.560 --> 01:22:45.016
Thank you. So, I'll now put the motion.

01:22:45.040 --> 01:22:48.040
All those in favor?

01:22:48.639 --> 01:22:51.416
All those opposed?

01:22:51.440 --> 01:22:53.896
The motion is lost.

01:22:53.920 --> 01:22:56.920
Um, council Well, you foreshadowed an

01:22:57.600 --> 01:22:59.576
option two.

01:22:59.600 --> 01:23:01.175
Um,

01:23:01.199 --> 01:23:02.936
sorry.

01:23:02.960 --> 01:23:05.960
, would you like to move option two?

01:23:13.600 --> 01:23:15.896
Can I extend the opportunity of

01:23:15.920 --> 01:23:18.376
councelor Kennett to move the alternate?

01:23:18.400 --> 01:23:21.400
Certainly, you can. Yes.

01:23:21.920 --> 01:23:23.736
So, we have some wording that's already

01:23:23.760 --> 01:23:26.456
been drafted. If you'd like to review 

01:23:26.480 --> 01:23:28.215
the wording, it's going to go up on the

01:23:28.239 --> 01:23:31.239
screen.

01:23:39.440 --> 01:23:42.440
So, we're going to pop the um

01:23:44.320 --> 01:23:47.320
the  the new wording up on the screen.

01:23:47.360 --> 01:23:50.360
Director Thorne, if I could just um run

01:23:51.280 --> 01:23:53.175
this wording past you if there's

01:23:53.199 --> 01:23:56.199
anything that you think should be

01:23:56.239 --> 01:23:59.239
um added or edited in any way.

01:24:23.520 --> 01:24:25.496
 through you Mayor whether there

01:24:25.520 --> 01:24:28.520
should be inclusion of the land owner

01:24:29.120 --> 01:24:31.016
um

01:24:31.040 --> 01:24:34.040
engagement was the best way to

01:24:43.360 --> 01:24:45.336
Perhaps point one could  include a

01:24:45.360 --> 01:24:47.175
reference to not just challenges and

01:24:47.199 --> 01:24:48.856
complexities but opportunities and

01:24:48.880 --> 01:24:51.256
benefits as well or something that just

01:24:51.280 --> 01:24:54.280
balances that a little more evenly.

01:24:56.000 --> 01:24:59.000
Okay. So highlights the opportunities

01:24:59.280 --> 01:25:02.280
and challenges is that for for point

01:25:02.400 --> 01:25:04.296
number one the opportunities and

01:25:04.320 --> 01:25:06.215
challenges

01:25:06.239 --> 01:25:09.239
opportun so benefits or opportunities

01:25:10.800 --> 01:25:13.496
opportunities and benefits. Is that what

01:25:13.520 --> 01:25:16.376
you're saying? And benefits

01:25:16.400 --> 01:25:19.400
along with challenges and complexities.

01:25:21.440 --> 01:25:23.736
Yes.

01:25:23.760 --> 01:25:26.760
Okay. So, um, councelor Kennett, would

01:25:27.360 --> 01:25:30.360
you like to move that motion as it is?

01:25:31.600 --> 01:25:34.600
Um, I'd like a date entered into at

01:25:35.040 --> 01:25:37.496
point 2. I'm not comfortable with a

01:25:37.520 --> 01:25:39.736
further report being presented to a

01:25:39.760 --> 01:25:41.096
future council meeting.

01:25:41.120 --> 01:25:41.896
Yeah.

01:25:41.920 --> 01:25:44.920
On its own.

01:25:47.199 --> 01:25:48.856
Yeah. Can I can I

01:25:48.880 --> 01:25:51.416
So, can we could I potentially ask

01:25:51.440 --> 01:25:53.416
Director Thorne what would be a

01:25:53.440 --> 01:25:55.096
realistic

01:25:55.120 --> 01:25:57.016
date

01:25:57.040 --> 01:25:59.256
for that report to come back?

01:25:59.280 --> 01:26:01.896
Um, if we could include I'll say

01:26:01.920 --> 01:26:03.976
reference to within this financial year.

01:26:04.000 --> 01:26:06.296
Yes. Yeah.

01:26:06.320 --> 01:26:09.320
Council Cannon happy with that? Yep.

01:26:12.719 --> 01:26:15.175
Okay. So as written, are you happy to

01:26:15.199 --> 01:26:17.096
move

01:26:17.120 --> 01:26:18.536
the motion which is on the screen

01:26:18.560 --> 01:26:21.560
councelor Kennett when it's completed?

01:26:22.480 --> 01:26:24.215
Yes,

01:26:24.239 --> 01:26:26.615
you are happy to move that seconded by

01:26:26.639 --> 01:26:28.615
councelor Atwell. Thank you councelor

01:26:28.639 --> 01:26:30.296
Kennett. Would you like to speak to the

01:26:30.320 --> 01:26:32.856
alternate? Thank you through you, Madame

01:26:32.880 --> 01:26:35.336
Mayor. I'm obviously sad and

01:26:35.360 --> 01:26:37.896
disappointed that the the um the

01:26:37.920 --> 01:26:40.856
original um recommendation has been

01:26:40.880 --> 01:26:43.880
lost, but  not all is lost. We with

01:26:45.440 --> 01:26:48.440
this  amended motion, we still have

01:26:48.639 --> 01:26:50.615
the opportunity to consider the

01:26:50.639 --> 01:26:53.016
construction of this full path. This

01:26:53.040 --> 01:26:56.040
will return a report back to council for

01:26:56.480 --> 01:26:58.376
further consideration.

01:26:58.400 --> 01:27:01.400
Um, and I do like that it will highlight

01:27:01.760 --> 01:27:03.496
the opportunities and benefits along

01:27:03.520 --> 01:27:05.256
with the challenges and complexities

01:27:05.280 --> 01:27:07.336
because I think we all accept that the

01:27:07.360 --> 01:27:10.360
the footpath is a a valuable um project

01:27:12.239 --> 01:27:15.239
to be considered and having some balance

01:27:15.280 --> 01:27:18.056
there is really important to be um

01:27:18.080 --> 01:27:20.135
outlined in the report. So, I thank

01:27:20.159 --> 01:27:23.159
Councelor Atwell's um

01:27:23.840 --> 01:27:26.840
 input into wording  the alternate.

01:27:29.040 --> 01:27:31.576
I also am happy to receive a report back

01:27:31.600 --> 01:27:33.655
this financial year. Thank you.

01:27:33.679 --> 01:27:35.816
Fantastic. Thank you, councelor Atwell.

01:27:35.840 --> 01:27:37.416
I reserve my right, Madame May. Thank

01:27:37.440 --> 01:27:37.896
you.

01:27:37.920 --> 01:27:39.736
Thank you. Would any other count Yeah.

01:27:39.760 --> 01:27:40.776
Thank you, Councelor.

01:27:40.800 --> 01:27:42.215
Thank you, Mayor Cooper, and thank you,

01:27:42.239 --> 01:27:44.376
Councelor Kennett,  for putting this

01:27:44.400 --> 01:27:46.536
up. I'm supportive of it. Um I think

01:27:46.560 --> 01:27:48.215
it's imperative that we get the full

01:27:48.239 --> 01:27:50.615
information. Um and it's still able to

01:27:50.639 --> 01:27:53.576
be considered at a future budget. Um but

01:27:53.600 --> 01:27:55.736
I think it's the the standout one for me

01:27:55.760 --> 01:27:57.655
is that outcomes for land owner

01:27:57.679 --> 01:28:00.296
engagement. So I think that's very 

01:28:00.320 --> 01:28:01.576
important that we seek that

01:28:01.600 --> 01:28:03.655
understanding um along with the other

01:28:03.679 --> 01:28:04.615
points that have been there and I'm

01:28:04.639 --> 01:28:05.816
supportive of this. Thank you.

01:28:05.840 --> 01:28:07.416
Thank you councelor Baker. Councelor

01:28:07.440 --> 01:28:10.440
Pearce. Madame Mayor, I note that this

01:28:11.760 --> 01:28:14.760
is basically an amendment on the run

01:28:15.199 --> 01:28:17.016
which we've been accused of numerous

01:28:17.040 --> 01:28:20.040
times of doing. I have concerns on that

01:28:20.400 --> 01:28:22.056
basis.

01:28:22.080 --> 01:28:24.776
Um while it is

01:28:24.800 --> 01:28:27.800
while it is has been done like we are

01:28:28.320 --> 01:28:30.856
doing what we were told we we shouldn't

01:28:30.880 --> 01:28:33.880
do is amendments on the run.

01:28:34.880 --> 01:28:36.615
Is that a question or are you just

01:28:36.639 --> 01:28:39.175
providing some feedback? Okay, thank

01:28:39.199 --> 01:28:41.816
you. I would probably just say that um

01:28:41.840 --> 01:28:43.736
there are several options that are noted

01:28:43.760 --> 01:28:46.536
in the report and this aligns with

01:28:46.560 --> 01:28:48.776
option two in that report with just a

01:28:48.800 --> 01:28:51.096
few tweaks to the wording in terms of

01:28:51.120 --> 01:28:53.175
opportunities and benefits and that

01:28:53.199 --> 01:28:56.199
financial year um component being added

01:28:56.239 --> 01:28:59.239
into um the option two. So I don't think

01:29:00.159 --> 01:29:02.615
that anything has structurally changed

01:29:02.639 --> 01:29:05.639
um in terms of option two. Would any

01:29:06.000 --> 01:29:07.496
other counselor like to speak to the

01:29:07.520 --> 01:29:08.776
motion? Councelor Atwell,

01:29:08.800 --> 01:29:11.576
just a question. Mayor, um

01:29:11.600 --> 01:29:13.655
 I just wondered whether point two

01:29:13.679 --> 01:29:15.816
should make reference to option two just

01:29:15.840 --> 01:29:18.135
in terms of dovetailing on from

01:29:18.159 --> 01:29:18.536
y

01:29:18.560 --> 01:29:20.056
the recommendation that was in the

01:29:20.080 --> 01:29:22.536
agenda papers just

01:29:22.560 --> 01:29:25.016
so councelor um you're the second. So if

01:29:25.040 --> 01:29:26.936
the mover is happy with that, we can

01:29:26.960 --> 01:29:28.296
perhaps at the beginning of point two,

01:29:28.320 --> 01:29:30.376
it could say, you know, as in in line

01:29:30.400 --> 01:29:33.016
with the second option or I mean that

01:29:33.040 --> 01:29:35.256
this picks up the

01:29:35.280 --> 01:29:37.016
of option two. I think it's important to

01:29:37.040 --> 01:29:39.175
to make that reference explicitly in the

01:29:39.199 --> 01:29:42.135
um in this recommendation.

01:29:42.159 --> 01:29:43.096
Okay.

01:29:43.120 --> 01:29:46.120
Just confirm with governance one moment.

01:30:57.120 --> 01:31:00.120
Okay. So, that's up on the screen now.

01:31:00.639 --> 01:31:02.376
The mover and the second are happy with

01:31:02.400 --> 01:31:04.936
that amendment. Yep. And director

01:31:04.960 --> 01:31:07.736
Thorne. Yeah. You think? Yep. Okay. So,

01:31:07.760 --> 01:31:10.296
we're all happy um in terms of that

01:31:10.320 --> 01:31:11.896
adjustment.

01:31:11.920 --> 01:31:13.655
Councelor Atwell, you'd like to speak to

01:31:13.679 --> 01:31:14.135
the motion?

01:31:14.159 --> 01:31:16.215
Thank you, ma'am. Um I think that's

01:31:16.239 --> 01:31:18.695
Yeah. And I I mean I I I wouldn't

01:31:18.719 --> 01:31:20.376
necessarily I wouldn't agree that this

01:31:20.400 --> 01:31:21.976
is policy on the run because I think as

01:31:22.000 --> 01:31:23.736
we've although perhaps that was a prompt

01:31:23.760 --> 01:31:25.896
to improve the um the recommendation

01:31:25.920 --> 01:31:27.736
here because it picks up on what was the

01:31:27.760 --> 01:31:30.615
status quo before um this report this

01:31:30.639 --> 01:31:33.256
evening. Option two was um was where we

01:31:33.280 --> 01:31:34.936
were in terms of progressing through

01:31:34.960 --> 01:31:36.776
this project. So it's as much policy on

01:31:36.800 --> 01:31:38.695
the run as it was  the status quo

01:31:38.719 --> 01:31:41.016
before this evening. So, um I think this

01:31:41.040 --> 01:31:43.896
is a I think this is a a a credible and

01:31:43.920 --> 01:31:45.576
pragmatic way forward. And again, I

01:31:45.600 --> 01:31:48.135
commend  the work and and advocacy of

01:31:48.159 --> 01:31:50.376
councelor Kennett. And  as I said at

01:31:50.400 --> 01:31:51.896
the beginning of mine, this this wasn't

01:31:51.920 --> 01:31:54.920
a conversation for me tonight about um

01:31:55.120 --> 01:31:57.175
the need or the or the benefit of of

01:31:57.199 --> 01:31:59.736
this new pathway that has been proven,

01:31:59.760 --> 01:32:02.760
long proven um and and residents  in

01:32:02.880 --> 01:32:04.615
the basin have made that clear time and

01:32:04.639 --> 01:32:06.776
time again. So, I'm a supporter of it.

01:32:06.800 --> 01:32:08.776
But I think it's important that we we

01:32:08.800 --> 01:32:10.456
just put that stage gate in to come back

01:32:10.480 --> 01:32:12.615
with this further report. I won't delay

01:32:12.639 --> 01:32:14.695
the time in any way. It's not delaying

01:32:14.719 --> 01:32:17.719
it at all.  but I think this is um

01:32:17.840 --> 01:32:19.896
this is  a good way forward. Will give

01:32:19.920 --> 01:32:22.135
us  as much information  as we need

01:32:22.159 --> 01:32:24.776
to make  the best possible decision 

01:32:24.800 --> 01:32:26.296
by the end of the next financial year.

01:32:26.320 --> 01:32:27.496
So not too far away.

01:32:27.520 --> 01:32:29.096
Thank you. So, there's just been a a

01:32:29.120 --> 01:32:32.120
grammar um a grammar error there that's

01:32:32.719 --> 01:32:35.416
been adjusted from will to two. Are the

01:32:35.440 --> 01:32:37.175
mover and second happy with that

01:32:37.199 --> 01:32:40.135
adjustment?  yes, both parties are.

01:32:40.159 --> 01:32:42.215
Thank you. Would any other counselor

01:32:42.239 --> 01:32:43.736
like to speak to the motion? Councelor

01:32:43.760 --> 01:32:45.336
Duncan?

01:32:45.360 --> 01:32:48.360
Um councelor Well, thank you for letting

01:32:48.480 --> 01:32:50.936
councelor Kennett move this motion. Um,

01:32:50.960 --> 01:32:53.960
I'm I'm supportive of it, although a

01:32:54.080 --> 01:32:56.056
little disappointed that it's it appears

01:32:56.080 --> 01:32:57.655
that we're just kicking the can down the

01:32:57.679 --> 01:32:59.496
road. I don't see much of a difference

01:32:59.520 --> 01:33:01.736
between option one and option two. At

01:33:01.760 --> 01:33:03.576
least with option one, we were actually

01:33:03.600 --> 01:33:05.336
committing to looking at it in our

01:33:05.360 --> 01:33:07.496
forward budget. Whereas this option,

01:33:07.520 --> 01:33:09.096
we're still doing exactly the same

01:33:09.120 --> 01:33:11.576
design, but we then are going to

01:33:11.600 --> 01:33:13.336
potentially get a report at the end of

01:33:13.360 --> 01:33:15.655
this financial year and then have to

01:33:15.679 --> 01:33:16.936
work out how we're going to slot

01:33:16.960 --> 01:33:19.416
potentially more than $1.5 million into

01:33:19.440 --> 01:33:21.976
our budget at the last minute. Also

01:33:22.000 --> 01:33:24.215
agree that that as you said, changing

01:33:24.239 --> 01:33:25.976
changing recommendations on the fly is

01:33:26.000 --> 01:33:28.135
always difficult. I do appreciate that.

01:33:28.159 --> 01:33:30.135
Number two was the general sentiment

01:33:30.159 --> 01:33:32.776
before we got in here. Um, I'm

01:33:32.800 --> 01:33:34.776
absolutely supportive of it, but I'm

01:33:34.800 --> 01:33:36.376
somewhat disappointed that it would have

01:33:36.400 --> 01:33:37.896
been much easier just to go with option

01:33:37.920 --> 01:33:39.736
one and then remove it from the budget

01:33:39.760 --> 01:33:41.816
in the future rather than now having to

01:33:41.840 --> 01:33:43.976
slot it back in there. Just wondering

01:33:44.000 --> 01:33:46.296
what kind of u message that sends to the

01:33:46.320 --> 01:33:47.736
residents that we're just kicking this

01:33:47.760 --> 01:33:49.416
project down the road and will it ever

01:33:49.440 --> 01:33:51.896
happen? Who knows?

01:33:51.920 --> 01:33:54.856
Okay. Thank you, Councelor Duncan. Would

01:33:54.880 --> 01:33:56.615
any other counselor like to speak to the

01:33:56.639 --> 01:33:58.376
motion?

01:33:58.400 --> 01:34:00.776
Um, I'll take the opportunity just to to

01:34:00.800 --> 01:34:03.496
say a few words. I'm I really appreciate

01:34:03.520 --> 01:34:05.416
actually that this option has been

01:34:05.440 --> 01:34:08.215
supported by the ward counselor because

01:34:08.239 --> 01:34:10.456
um I think it's really prudent that as a

01:34:10.480 --> 01:34:13.480
counselor um group we consider the

01:34:14.000 --> 01:34:16.135
community feedback and the full cost

01:34:16.159 --> 01:34:19.096
after all of that work is done. I'm

01:34:19.120 --> 01:34:22.120
hearing general support around the table

01:34:22.159 --> 01:34:24.695
for this project. I don't think that

01:34:24.719 --> 01:34:27.175
anybody needs to feel disappointed. I

01:34:27.199 --> 01:34:28.936
don't think that this project is going

01:34:28.960 --> 01:34:31.496
to be jeopardized in any way. We've

01:34:31.520 --> 01:34:33.096
already heard that it's not going to

01:34:33.120 --> 01:34:34.856
slow down the process to have this

01:34:34.880 --> 01:34:37.336
checkpoint. So, I'm really really

01:34:37.360 --> 01:34:39.976
comfortable from um you know, from a

01:34:40.000 --> 01:34:42.776
council perspective, but also from  a

01:34:42.800 --> 01:34:44.936
community perspective in terms of

01:34:44.960 --> 01:34:47.655
expectations that that we are fulfilling

01:34:47.679 --> 01:34:49.736
those expectations and that we are also

01:34:49.760 --> 01:34:52.056
doing our due diligence. So, thank you.

01:34:52.080 --> 01:34:54.376
I really do appreciate that. Um,

01:34:54.400 --> 01:34:55.896
councelor Kennett, would you like to

01:34:55.920 --> 01:34:58.456
exercise your right of reply? No. Okay.

01:34:58.480 --> 01:35:00.215
I'll now put the motion. All those in

01:35:00.239 --> 01:35:01.736
favor?

01:35:01.760 --> 01:35:03.736
The motion is carried unanimously. Thank

01:35:03.760 --> 01:35:05.496
you.

01:35:05.520 --> 01:35:07.655
So, I'll now move on to item nine,

01:35:07.679 --> 01:35:09.736
supplementary items, of which there are

01:35:09.760 --> 01:35:12.760
none. Item 10, notices of motion. So,

01:35:13.520 --> 01:35:16.520
we've got item 10.1, notice of motion

01:35:16.800 --> 01:35:19.800
183, improving pedestrian safety near

01:35:20.159 --> 01:35:23.159
Hatter and the Hair Cafe in Bazewater.

01:35:23.199 --> 01:35:25.336
Um, this notice of motion is from

01:35:25.360 --> 01:35:27.096
councelor Williams. So, councelor

01:35:27.120 --> 01:35:28.536
Williams, you would like to move the

01:35:28.560 --> 01:35:31.016
notice of motion. Is there a second for

01:35:31.040 --> 01:35:34.040
the notice of motion? Um, councelor

01:35:34.719 --> 01:35:37.016
Councelor Pearce. Thank you. Councelor

01:35:37.040 --> 01:35:38.536
Williams, would you like to speak to the

01:35:38.560 --> 01:35:40.776
notice of motion? Thank you.

01:35:40.800 --> 01:35:43.256
Thank you. through you may um I guess

01:35:43.280 --> 01:35:45.016
this is also on behalf of um councelor

01:35:45.040 --> 01:35:46.536
Lockwood so I would like to to mention

01:35:46.560 --> 01:35:48.135
that I've um had consultation with

01:35:48.159 --> 01:35:50.856
councelor Lockwood it is in his ward um

01:35:50.880 --> 01:35:53.016
but the issue was raised um to myself by

01:35:53.040 --> 01:35:55.016
a couple of residents that that were

01:35:55.040 --> 01:35:57.416
thinking that was in mine so um with

01:35:57.440 --> 01:35:59.655
thanks to councelor Lockwood um

01:35:59.679 --> 01:36:01.976
obviously in this it's um just noting

01:36:02.000 --> 01:36:03.416
that scoresby roads obviously an

01:36:03.440 --> 01:36:06.440
arterial road um and DTP or department

01:36:06.880 --> 01:36:09.336
of transport and planning manages this

01:36:09.360 --> 01:36:11.816
um and that  me that you can write to

01:36:11.840 --> 01:36:13.416
the Minister for the Roads and Road

01:36:13.440 --> 01:36:15.976
Safety,  Melissa Horn,  the member

01:36:16.000 --> 01:36:17.576
for Bazewater, Jackson Taylor, and the

01:36:17.600 --> 01:36:19.175
Secretary of the Department of Transport

01:36:19.199 --> 01:36:21.096
and Planning. Um obviously to

01:36:21.120 --> 01:36:23.256
acknowledge the concern um around

01:36:23.280 --> 01:36:25.416
pedestrian safety around the Hatter and

01:36:25.440 --> 01:36:27.576
the Hair Cafe in Bazewater. U request

01:36:27.600 --> 01:36:29.736
that the DTP gives us  urgent

01:36:29.760 --> 01:36:31.336
consideration to an installation of

01:36:31.360 --> 01:36:33.416
formal pedestrian cross  crossing at

01:36:33.440 --> 01:36:35.816
this location.  seeks confirmation on

01:36:35.840 --> 01:36:37.416
the time frame um for a future

01:36:37.440 --> 01:36:39.576
assessment um and consideration on the

01:36:39.600 --> 01:36:42.056
site and also request that DTP 

01:36:42.080 --> 01:36:44.776
consider interim safety improvements. Um

01:36:44.800 --> 01:36:46.456
as we all know it's quite a busy road.

01:36:46.480 --> 01:36:48.135
Um there has been a lot of near misses.

01:36:48.159 --> 01:36:49.736
As an emergency services volunteer

01:36:49.760 --> 01:36:52.695
myself, I know  we've been to many

01:36:52.719 --> 01:36:55.719
incidents  out the front of that um

01:36:55.760 --> 01:36:57.256
unfortunately the head on there which is

01:36:57.280 --> 01:36:59.175
a very popular and a very nice cafe to

01:36:59.199 --> 01:37:02.199
visit. Um and I think the the point of

01:37:03.360 --> 01:37:05.095
the motion here today is that we can't

01:37:05.119 --> 01:37:07.256
wait for the first fatality to happen at

01:37:07.280 --> 01:37:09.816
this location.  it's time for us to

01:37:09.840 --> 01:37:11.816
take some action and um respectfully

01:37:11.840 --> 01:37:14.840
advocate to um the local  sorry the um

01:37:15.520 --> 01:37:17.736
state government um in regards to

01:37:17.760 --> 01:37:20.296
improving um and so that they actually

01:37:20.320 --> 01:37:21.896
hear our concerns. So I think we're just

01:37:21.920 --> 01:37:23.576
raising  concerns that our residents

01:37:23.600 --> 01:37:25.976
have raised and just um passing those up

01:37:26.000 --> 01:37:28.215
the line  to those that can make the

01:37:28.239 --> 01:37:30.215
decisions for this particular site. But

01:37:30.239 --> 01:37:32.776
noting it is a dangerous site and um I

01:37:32.800 --> 01:37:34.536
don't want to be sitting here saying um

01:37:34.560 --> 01:37:36.936
told you so. I hope we can um get this

01:37:36.960 --> 01:37:38.856
sorted before that happens. Um as I said

01:37:38.880 --> 01:37:40.296
as an emergency services volunteer

01:37:40.320 --> 01:37:43.320
myself um I have responded to incidents

01:37:44.159 --> 01:37:46.536
 along that stretch of road. I've also

01:37:46.560 --> 01:37:49.175
um on that road quite a few times every

01:37:49.199 --> 01:37:51.175
day and there's been near misses just

01:37:51.199 --> 01:37:52.536
with myself driving down the road and

01:37:52.560 --> 01:37:55.560
I've seen plenty of kids and and older

01:37:55.679 --> 01:37:58.679
um adults crossing the road and um yeah

01:37:58.960 --> 01:38:00.376
it's quite a dangerous road that needs

01:38:00.400 --> 01:38:01.655
some attention.

01:38:01.679 --> 01:38:03.976
Thank you councelor Williams councelor

01:38:04.000 --> 01:38:05.256
Pearce.

01:38:05.280 --> 01:38:07.336
Thank you Madame Mayor. Unfortunately

01:38:07.360 --> 01:38:10.135
this is an accident waiting to happen.

01:38:10.159 --> 01:38:11.896
There's no producer in crossing and

01:38:11.920 --> 01:38:13.496
there's no parking on that side of the

01:38:13.520 --> 01:38:15.576
street. So people wanting to visit the

01:38:15.600 --> 01:38:17.976
cafe and any of the shops on that side

01:38:18.000 --> 01:38:20.456
have to cross a busy road dodging

01:38:20.480 --> 01:38:23.480
dodging cars to the other side. The cafe

01:38:23.520 --> 01:38:25.655
has a wide clientele and growing in

01:38:25.679 --> 01:38:28.296
popularity which has been hampered by no

01:38:28.320 --> 01:38:29.976
crossing.

01:38:30.000 --> 01:38:32.135
The parking parking is available at

01:38:32.159 --> 01:38:34.936
Beswood Pub or as council Lockwood would

01:38:34.960 --> 01:38:37.655
have said Basy Pub

01:38:37.679 --> 01:38:39.896
which is opposite the shops. The problem

01:38:39.920 --> 01:38:42.776
is there's no disability access or for

01:38:42.800 --> 01:38:44.536
families with preempts to access the

01:38:44.560 --> 01:38:47.560
cafe and the shops. Having a safe way to

01:38:48.480 --> 01:38:50.856
cross the road and to gain access may

01:38:50.880 --> 01:38:53.880
hamper the cafe and the shops. In Knox,

01:38:54.480 --> 01:38:57.336
we like to promote business and this is

01:38:57.360 --> 01:39:00.296
one way that we can help this business

01:39:00.320 --> 01:39:03.095
grow through requesting a pedestrian

01:39:03.119 --> 01:39:05.576
crossing. I suggest my fellow councilors

01:39:05.600 --> 01:39:07.416
to support this motion. Thank you,

01:39:07.440 --> 01:39:09.576
Madame May. Thank you, councelor Pearce.

01:39:09.600 --> 01:39:11.336
Would any other counselor like to speak

01:39:11.360 --> 01:39:14.360
to the motion?

01:39:17.600 --> 01:39:19.976
No.

01:39:20.000 --> 01:39:23.000
No. Okay. I will ask um councelor

01:39:23.760 --> 01:39:25.175
Williams if you would like to exercise

01:39:25.199 --> 01:39:28.199
your right of reply. No. Okay. I'll now

01:39:28.480 --> 01:39:31.480
put the motion. All those in favor?

01:39:31.600 --> 01:39:33.416
Motion is carried unanimously. Thank

01:39:33.440 --> 01:39:36.440
you. Item 10.2, Two, notice of motion

01:39:37.280 --> 01:39:40.056
184, crime rate and and community

01:39:40.080 --> 01:39:42.776
safety. , councelor Atwell, you would

01:39:42.800 --> 01:39:44.856
like to move your notice of motion. Do

01:39:44.880 --> 01:39:47.336
we have a second? Thank you, Councelor

01:39:47.360 --> 01:39:49.095
Baker. Councelor Atwell, would you like

01:39:49.119 --> 01:39:50.456
to speak to the notice of motion?

01:39:50.480 --> 01:39:53.095
, yes, please. , thank you, Mayor.

01:39:53.119 --> 01:39:55.416
 we've got a bit of a a problem with

01:39:55.440 --> 01:39:57.416
with crime in Knox and and I'm I'm

01:39:57.440 --> 01:39:59.016
moving this notice of motion tonight

01:39:59.040 --> 01:40:01.896
because  the residents and people of

01:40:01.920 --> 01:40:04.135
our community that I've been speaking to

01:40:04.159 --> 01:40:06.456
 telling me that they're increasingly

01:40:06.480 --> 01:40:08.456
 feeling unsafe and are worried about

01:40:08.480 --> 01:40:10.776
 rising crime in in the municipality.

01:40:10.800 --> 01:40:13.655
Um, community safety is one of the the

01:40:13.679 --> 01:40:16.615
top issues that residents um have raised

01:40:16.639 --> 01:40:19.175
with me over the past  12 to 18 months

01:40:19.199 --> 01:40:21.976
and  I think if it matters to our

01:40:22.000 --> 01:40:23.496
residents then it should matter to

01:40:23.520 --> 01:40:26.520
council. Um on this issue the facts um

01:40:26.639 --> 01:40:28.536
do somewhat speak for themselves.

01:40:28.560 --> 01:40:30.135
According to the Crime Statistics

01:40:30.159 --> 01:40:32.456
Agency, , crimes committed by children

01:40:32.480 --> 01:40:34.296
in Knox more than doubled in the past

01:40:34.320 --> 01:40:37.320
year from 441 to 99 incidents, and

01:40:38.480 --> 01:40:39.655
that's the highest level since

01:40:39.679 --> 01:40:42.679
electronic records began in 1993.

01:40:42.800 --> 01:40:44.615
Of course, we're not alone in meeting

01:40:44.639 --> 01:40:46.376
this challenge. Across Victoria, youth

01:40:46.400 --> 01:40:48.536
crime has surged to its highest levels

01:40:48.560 --> 01:40:51.560
in more than 30 years. Overall in Knox,

01:40:51.920 --> 01:40:54.456
there were 8 thou 8,523

01:40:54.480 --> 01:40:56.215
criminal incidents in the year ending

01:40:56.239 --> 01:40:59.239
March 2025, which is up 16.4% compared

01:41:00.320 --> 01:41:03.256
to the previous year.  now, we could

01:41:03.280 --> 01:41:04.936
spend the night talking about crime

01:41:04.960 --> 01:41:07.736
statistics. Um but this matter of course

01:41:07.760 --> 01:41:10.536
isn't just about numbers. Um these

01:41:10.560 --> 01:41:11.896
crimes are happening in our

01:41:11.920 --> 01:41:14.135
neighborhoods,  in our major shopping

01:41:14.159 --> 01:41:15.736
centers, and at our local shopping

01:41:15.760 --> 01:41:18.296
strips.  families woken up in the

01:41:18.320 --> 01:41:21.320
night, cars stolen, antisocial behavior

01:41:21.360 --> 01:41:23.976
and increasing aggression.  people

01:41:24.000 --> 01:41:27.000
have been left feeling unsafe.  our

01:41:27.199 --> 01:41:29.256
community is feeling the impact. Um

01:41:29.280 --> 01:41:31.736
people tell me  they no longer feel as

01:41:31.760 --> 01:41:33.896
safe doing the things they always have.

01:41:33.920 --> 01:41:35.816
 parents worry about their kids

01:41:35.840 --> 01:41:37.976
getting home safely. Older residents

01:41:38.000 --> 01:41:39.976
tell me they  feel vulnerable in their

01:41:40.000 --> 01:41:43.000
own homes.  at a council level, we've

01:41:43.199 --> 01:41:45.016
been picking up this shift in set

01:41:45.040 --> 01:41:47.256
sentiment. um through our community

01:41:47.280 --> 01:41:49.256
engagement surveys where perceptions of

01:41:49.280 --> 01:41:51.736
safety across our community are in

01:41:51.760 --> 01:41:54.695
decline.  the deputy commissioner of

01:41:54.719 --> 01:41:56.536
regional policing, Bob Hill, said just a

01:41:56.560 --> 01:41:58.615
few months ago, "The overall crime rates

01:41:58.639 --> 01:42:00.936
in Victoria are totally unacceptable. As

01:42:00.960 --> 01:42:02.856
a society, we simply cannot tolerate

01:42:02.880 --> 01:42:04.695
this level of offending. The time has

01:42:04.719 --> 01:42:06.296
come for Victorians to feel safe in

01:42:06.320 --> 01:42:08.615
their homes again." And he is right. We

01:42:08.639 --> 01:42:10.456
cannot simply say this is someone else's

01:42:10.480 --> 01:42:12.615
problem. council can and must play its

01:42:12.639 --> 01:42:14.215
role in supporting the efforts of our

01:42:14.239 --> 01:42:16.856
dedicated and hardworking local police.

01:42:16.880 --> 01:42:19.256
 as the notice of motion outlines, our

01:42:19.280 --> 01:42:20.776
 our health and well-being plan

01:42:20.800 --> 01:42:23.800
commits us to being a strong voice  

01:42:23.840 --> 01:42:26.135
for safety in our community.  we must

01:42:26.159 --> 01:42:27.816
listen to our residents, work closely

01:42:27.840 --> 01:42:29.655
with the police and ensure that our

01:42:29.679 --> 01:42:31.336
community knows this council stands with

01:42:31.360 --> 01:42:33.256
them when it comes to reducing crime.

01:42:33.280 --> 01:42:34.695
And that's exactly what I hope this

01:42:34.719 --> 01:42:37.719
notice of motion um will start to do. It

01:42:38.320 --> 01:42:39.736
recognizes the reality of what's

01:42:39.760 --> 01:42:41.095
happening in our suburbs and on our

01:42:41.119 --> 01:42:43.095
streets. It expresses our strong support

01:42:43.119 --> 01:42:44.695
for the work of Victoria Police at a

01:42:44.719 --> 01:42:46.615
local level. And I think the crux of

01:42:46.639 --> 01:42:49.639
this is  in  point 4  Mayor where

01:42:50.480 --> 01:42:52.695
it recognizes and endorses  the

01:42:52.719 --> 01:42:54.536
proactive work of Victoria Police's

01:42:54.560 --> 01:42:56.936
Eastern Region Division 2  who are in

01:42:56.960 --> 01:42:58.776
the process of establishing a new local

01:42:58.800 --> 01:43:00.615
safety committee  that will bring

01:43:00.639 --> 01:43:02.856
together counselors, council officers,

01:43:02.880 --> 01:43:05.416
community agencies and police  to

01:43:05.440 --> 01:43:07.175
share relevant information, respond to

01:43:07.199 --> 01:43:09.416
emerging issues and plan and coordinate

01:43:09.440 --> 01:43:11.496
crime prevention  and and community

01:43:11.520 --> 01:43:14.520
safety initiatives across Knox. Um and

01:43:14.560 --> 01:43:17.560
and point um  the point six which is a

01:43:18.159 --> 01:43:20.135
bit further down  I think which is a

01:43:20.159 --> 01:43:22.376
really important one for our community

01:43:22.400 --> 01:43:24.456
 is about how do we build a mechanism

01:43:24.480 --> 01:43:27.175
and and and officers  might seek to

01:43:27.199 --> 01:43:29.496
consider the best possible process that

01:43:29.520 --> 01:43:32.520
allows um our residents to  a simple

01:43:33.280 --> 01:43:34.856
and accessible way to report what

01:43:34.880 --> 01:43:36.056
they're seeing and hearing in their

01:43:36.080 --> 01:43:38.135
streets. report their concerns and make

01:43:38.159 --> 01:43:39.896
sure those concerns from our residents

01:43:39.920 --> 01:43:42.215
go straight to the table  where police

01:43:42.239 --> 01:43:43.736
counselors and agencies are coming

01:43:43.760 --> 01:43:45.416
together  to talk about these

01:43:45.440 --> 01:43:47.816
problems. We're of course not trying to

01:43:47.840 --> 01:43:49.336
be the police, but we're backing them

01:43:49.360 --> 01:43:50.856
and giving our community a stronger

01:43:50.880 --> 01:43:53.256
voice in that conversation.  I believe

01:43:53.280 --> 01:43:55.095
the our residents want us to take action

01:43:55.119 --> 01:43:57.256
on this. They want us to stand with and

01:43:57.280 --> 01:43:59.256
support our police. Above all, they want

01:43:59.280 --> 01:44:01.016
to feel safe in their own homes and when

01:44:01.040 --> 01:44:03.175
they're out and about in our suburbs. 

01:44:03.199 --> 01:44:05.175
this notice of motion is just one step,

01:44:05.199 --> 01:44:07.416
but I think it's a vital one in ensuring

01:44:07.440 --> 01:44:09.655
our residents voices are heard and that

01:44:09.679 --> 01:44:11.576
side by side with police  we

01:44:11.600 --> 01:44:13.736
prioritize the safety of our community.

01:44:13.760 --> 01:44:14.936
Thank you.

01:44:14.960 --> 01:44:16.536
Thank you very much, Councelor Atwell.

01:44:16.560 --> 01:44:18.376
Councelor Baker.

01:44:18.400 --> 01:44:20.296
Thank you, Mayor Cooper. Um don't know

01:44:20.320 --> 01:44:21.896
if I can add any more to what's already

01:44:21.920 --> 01:44:24.376
been explained.  thank you councelor

01:44:24.400 --> 01:44:26.615
Atwell and I will be in support of this

01:44:26.639 --> 01:44:28.215
not motion. Thank you.

01:44:28.239 --> 01:44:29.816
Thank you councelor Baker. Would any

01:44:29.840 --> 01:44:31.336
other counselor like to speak to the

01:44:31.360 --> 01:44:33.816
motion? Councelor Williams, thank you.

01:44:33.840 --> 01:44:36.536
Thank you through you, Mayor. Um,

01:44:36.560 --> 01:44:38.296
fully across this and I and I think it's

01:44:38.320 --> 01:44:40.215
very important especially seeing what is

01:44:40.239 --> 01:44:42.296
going on in in no. So, congratulations,

01:44:42.320 --> 01:44:44.296
Chancellor, while I'm bringing this up.

01:44:44.320 --> 01:44:46.856
Um, but I don't know if it's an

01:44:46.880 --> 01:44:48.856
alternative or or seeking some support

01:44:48.880 --> 01:44:51.880
for it, but um we're hearing from the

01:44:52.080 --> 01:44:53.016
community and that's definitely

01:44:53.040 --> 01:44:54.776
something that that we've all heard

01:44:54.800 --> 01:44:56.376
around crime and what's going on in our

01:44:56.400 --> 01:44:58.536
local areas. We've had I know in my area

01:44:58.560 --> 01:45:01.560
some um incidents recently um that um

01:45:02.080 --> 01:45:03.976
need some attention.

01:45:04.000 --> 01:45:07.000
Rep five and six we're we're being um a

01:45:08.159 --> 01:45:10.135
little bit vague in terms of expressing

01:45:10.159 --> 01:45:12.296
our support.

01:45:12.320 --> 01:45:13.976
I I don't know if I'm seeking an

01:45:14.000 --> 01:45:16.056
alternative and and council not sure

01:45:16.080 --> 01:45:17.976
your support on it but can we commit to

01:45:18.000 --> 01:45:20.296
something here? um can we commit to

01:45:20.320 --> 01:45:22.056
council strong support for engaging

01:45:22.080 --> 01:45:25.080
rather than  expressing um council

01:45:25.360 --> 01:45:28.360
support and can we be part of rather

01:45:28.400 --> 01:45:31.400
than consider the process um to the Knox

01:45:31.679 --> 01:45:33.576
community with a straightforward I I

01:45:33.600 --> 01:45:35.736
just want to see some action um and some

01:45:35.760 --> 01:45:37.416
actionable items out of this. I guess

01:45:37.440 --> 01:45:39.655
I'm just asking for let's sorry

01:45:39.679 --> 01:45:41.576
yeah can I direct that question rather

01:45:41.600 --> 01:45:43.896
than to the councelor just at this stage

01:45:43.920 --> 01:45:46.856
to our director um director chley

01:45:46.880 --> 01:45:49.736
because um my thinking is that this is

01:45:49.760 --> 01:45:51.896
policeled so I'm not sure how much we

01:45:51.920 --> 01:45:54.135
can impose on that process but I'll I'll

01:45:54.159 --> 01:45:57.159
hand over to yourself director chalkley

01:45:57.840 --> 01:46:00.456
thank you through you madam may um yes

01:46:00.480 --> 01:46:03.336
um to be clear this is not um a no

01:46:03.360 --> 01:46:05.256
advisory committee this is committee

01:46:05.280 --> 01:46:07.655
that's been set up by the police and

01:46:07.679 --> 01:46:09.256
we're engaging. They've asked us to

01:46:09.280 --> 01:46:12.280
engage with them. They do want um

01:46:12.480 --> 01:46:14.615
counselors on the committee. Um they've

01:46:14.639 --> 01:46:16.135
been they've said they've run this

01:46:16.159 --> 01:46:18.456
through a few different um LGAs and

01:46:18.480 --> 01:46:21.480
that's what's been really um  what's

01:46:22.080 --> 01:46:23.655
been really supportive as they've done

01:46:23.679 --> 01:46:26.679
their committees. Um in regards to um

01:46:27.280 --> 01:46:29.175
you know I mean you can change the words

01:46:29.199 --> 01:46:31.175
but it is their committee. We will that

01:46:31.199 --> 01:46:32.856
we'll be helping them to facilitate it

01:46:32.880 --> 01:46:34.376
but it will be them that's running it

01:46:34.400 --> 01:46:36.936
not us. Um so when we put a process

01:46:36.960 --> 01:46:39.896
together around um providing the

01:46:39.920 --> 01:46:41.816
communication to the committee around

01:46:41.840 --> 01:46:44.056
what we're hearing from our community um

01:46:44.080 --> 01:46:46.056
we'll be looking to find a process where

01:46:46.080 --> 01:46:48.296
we can gather it all together and then

01:46:48.320 --> 01:46:51.016
hand it over to potentially the councils

01:46:51.040 --> 01:46:52.936
or council officers to present at that

01:46:52.960 --> 01:46:54.456
committee that this is what we're

01:46:54.480 --> 01:46:56.376
hearing from the community. So we do

01:46:56.400 --> 01:46:58.615
need to be careful because it's not our

01:46:58.639 --> 01:47:00.776
committee, it's actually the police. Um

01:47:00.800 --> 01:47:03.336
so Vic Paul will be managing this. um

01:47:03.360 --> 01:47:05.175
they approached us to run it. They're

01:47:05.199 --> 01:47:08.199
very um committed to it um and they feel

01:47:08.480 --> 01:47:10.376
that this has worked in other LGAs and

01:47:10.400 --> 01:47:12.456
that this will be really supportive to

01:47:12.480 --> 01:47:15.256
work in this one as well.

01:47:15.280 --> 01:47:17.736
I'm just going to refer back to council

01:47:17.760 --> 01:47:19.256
Williams first before your question

01:47:19.280 --> 01:47:19.655
council.

01:47:19.679 --> 01:47:21.736
Thank you. So u through your may just so

01:47:21.760 --> 01:47:24.695
based on that um rather than express our

01:47:24.719 --> 01:47:26.856
strong support can we not just change

01:47:26.880 --> 01:47:28.936
that part of it too that we commit to to

01:47:28.960 --> 01:47:31.416
doing that as part of our action here?

01:47:31.440 --> 01:47:33.016
Sorry, councelor.

01:47:33.040 --> 01:47:34.056
Yeah,

01:47:34.080 --> 01:47:35.816
I've I've got an idea that might pick up

01:47:35.840 --> 01:47:37.256
on what I think council Williams is

01:47:37.280 --> 01:47:38.536
getting at. So perhaps instead of

01:47:38.560 --> 01:47:41.560
express um it could be that  perhaps

01:47:42.639 --> 01:47:45.576
um council could write a letter to the

01:47:45.600 --> 01:47:48.296
police to indicate the strong support 

01:47:48.320 --> 01:47:49.896
from council for this initiative and

01:47:49.920 --> 01:47:51.416
perhaps in a letter that's co-signed by

01:47:51.440 --> 01:47:53.496
all counselors or on behalf of the

01:47:53.520 --> 01:47:55.416
entire council group. So just wonder

01:47:55.440 --> 01:47:57.416
whether in instead of expressing

01:47:57.440 --> 01:47:59.655
generally we actually create an actual

01:47:59.679 --> 01:48:01.736
item that would would on behalf of all

01:48:01.760 --> 01:48:04.536
counselors if they choose to to cosign

01:48:04.560 --> 01:48:06.615
 that we're all united in this and can

01:48:06.639 --> 01:48:08.615
write to police and um support what

01:48:08.639 --> 01:48:10.456
they're doing.

01:48:10.480 --> 01:48:12.856
Thank you for that suggestion council at

01:48:12.880 --> 01:48:14.695
Council Williams does that pick up on

01:48:14.719 --> 01:48:15.256
your point?

01:48:15.280 --> 01:48:16.776
Perfectly said. I'm just thinking maybe

01:48:16.800 --> 01:48:18.056
we change the wording to express

01:48:18.080 --> 01:48:20.615
council's commitment to engaging with

01:48:20.639 --> 01:48:22.376
and participating in the local committee

01:48:22.400 --> 01:48:25.400
by writing to the police. um some

01:48:26.159 --> 01:48:29.159
wording around that.

01:48:32.400 --> 01:48:34.296
We'll just have some governance advice

01:48:34.320 --> 01:48:36.215
in relation to wording and we'll circle

01:48:36.239 --> 01:48:39.239
back. Thank you.

01:48:52.639 --> 01:48:54.215
Okay. So, we're putting some wording up

01:48:54.239 --> 01:48:56.215
on the screen and I'll just check in

01:48:56.239 --> 01:48:58.376
with the mover in the second in relation

01:48:58.400 --> 01:49:01.400
to the wording of.5.

01:49:09.119 --> 01:49:10.776
Yep. And councelor Bakery, you're the

01:49:10.800 --> 01:49:12.056
secondary. You're happy with that as

01:49:12.080 --> 01:49:14.056
well. Terrific. That picks up on your

01:49:14.080 --> 01:49:17.080
point, council. Terrific. Thank you.

01:49:17.199 --> 01:49:18.936
Would any other counselor like to speak

01:49:18.960 --> 01:49:20.695
to the notice of motion? Thank you,

01:49:20.719 --> 01:49:23.719
councelor Considine. L council, please.

01:49:24.000 --> 01:49:26.215
Thank you, Madame May. I just want to

01:49:26.239 --> 01:49:28.856
say I do support this motion and I do

01:49:28.880 --> 01:49:31.736
believe it's important to  note the

01:49:31.760 --> 01:49:34.760
rise in crime and the need for action.

01:49:34.960 --> 01:49:36.296
Thank you so much and thank you for

01:49:36.320 --> 01:49:37.976
bringing it on to table. Thank you.

01:49:38.000 --> 01:49:39.976
Thank you, Council Count. Council

01:49:40.000 --> 01:49:41.736
Pearce.

01:49:41.760 --> 01:49:43.816
Madame May, I do support this motion,

01:49:43.840 --> 01:49:45.576
but I'm much happy that there's actually

01:49:45.600 --> 01:49:48.600
an action. That's what I was missing. I

01:49:48.800 --> 01:49:51.800
wanted to actually see us do something

01:49:51.840 --> 01:49:53.816
rather than acknowledge. Look, it's

01:49:53.840 --> 01:49:55.576
great we're going to acknowledge, but we

01:49:55.600 --> 01:49:58.215
need to do something to to promote this.

01:49:58.239 --> 01:50:00.536
So, I'm very supportive of the motion.

01:50:00.560 --> 01:50:02.776
Terrific. Thank you. Would any other

01:50:02.800 --> 01:50:05.800
counselor like to speak to the motion?

01:50:06.480 --> 01:50:09.256
Council Kennett. Thank you. Thank you for

01:50:09.280 --> 01:50:11.095
you, Madame Mayor. I'd probably like to

01:50:11.119 --> 01:50:13.736
add that  back in June, councelor

01:50:13.760 --> 01:50:16.296
Atwell and I attended the Knox policing

01:50:16.320 --> 01:50:18.456
forum at the state basketball center and

01:50:18.480 --> 01:50:20.695
the key concerns that we heard from Knox

01:50:20.719 --> 01:50:23.496
and with police were safety in public

01:50:23.520 --> 01:50:26.520
places, possessions safety, road safety,

01:50:27.119 --> 01:50:29.816
alcohol use, cyber crime and family

01:50:29.840 --> 01:50:32.840
violence. The top areas um of priority

01:50:33.360 --> 01:50:36.056
for police um as discussed during that

01:50:36.080 --> 01:50:39.080
forum was youth network offending 

01:50:39.360 --> 01:50:41.896
road safety assaults, antisocial

01:50:41.920 --> 01:50:44.920
behavior um and other  operations that

01:50:45.840 --> 01:50:48.456
the police were running. We did have a

01:50:48.480 --> 01:50:50.376
number of actions that councelor Atwell

01:50:50.400 --> 01:50:53.256
and I took away. , one of them was

01:50:53.280 --> 01:50:55.416
that we were interested in a community

01:50:55.440 --> 01:50:58.296
safety committee being um pulled

01:50:58.320 --> 01:51:01.320
together and I think um this speaks to

01:51:01.760 --> 01:51:04.760
that um and with um councelor Atwell's

01:51:06.159 --> 01:51:08.456
um notice of motion I think we've met

01:51:08.480 --> 01:51:11.480
that action item really well um and

01:51:12.000 --> 01:51:15.000
committing to supporting um Victoria

01:51:15.360 --> 01:51:18.360
Police in providing um

01:51:19.600 --> 01:51:22.296
an opportunity for

01:51:22.320 --> 01:51:25.320
that committee to um to bring items up

01:51:27.360 --> 01:51:30.360
in a in a fashion that can be addressed

01:51:30.800 --> 01:51:33.576
 cohesively among all of us. So, I'm

01:51:33.600 --> 01:51:35.095
very supportive.

01:51:35.119 --> 01:51:35.416
Thank you.

01:51:35.440 --> 01:51:36.215
Thank you.

01:51:36.239 --> 01:51:37.416
Thank you.

01:51:37.440 --> 01:51:39.256
Um would any other counselor like to

01:51:39.280 --> 01:51:40.776
speak to the motion that hasn't already

01:51:40.800 --> 01:51:42.776
spoken?

01:51:42.800 --> 01:51:44.856
I'll just add that I too am really

01:51:44.880 --> 01:51:47.880
supportive of this notice of motion. Um,

01:51:48.000 --> 01:51:49.976
thank you so much councelor Atwell for

01:51:50.000 --> 01:51:52.215
raising this. I think that every single

01:51:52.239 --> 01:51:54.536
member of our community has concerns at

01:51:54.560 --> 01:51:56.056
this point in time around those key

01:51:56.080 --> 01:51:57.816
issues that councelor Kennett just

01:51:57.840 --> 01:52:00.840
mentioned and  I certainly know from a

01:52:01.199 --> 01:52:02.936
counselor perspective that every single

01:52:02.960 --> 01:52:05.175
counselor in this term of council has

01:52:05.199 --> 01:52:08.199
mentioned reports of crime and safety um

01:52:08.480 --> 01:52:10.615
over the past what are we almost 10

01:52:10.639 --> 01:52:13.416
months that we've been here in this new

01:52:13.440 --> 01:52:16.135
term. So, um, this is really encouraging

01:52:16.159 --> 01:52:18.695
to see. Um, I'm really excited about,

01:52:18.719 --> 01:52:21.095
um, this this new local safety committee

01:52:21.119 --> 01:52:22.936
that's being led by the police. That's a

01:52:22.960 --> 01:52:24.776
fantastic initiative on behalf of the

01:52:24.800 --> 01:52:27.496
police and I'm really grateful that we

01:52:27.520 --> 01:52:29.416
will have a seat at that table. So,

01:52:29.440 --> 01:52:32.296
that's fantastic to hear as well. Um,

01:52:32.320 --> 01:52:33.736
councelor Atwell, would you like to

01:52:33.760 --> 01:52:35.575
exercise your right of reply?

01:52:35.599 --> 01:52:37.416
Thank you, Mayor. , just briefly and

01:52:37.440 --> 01:52:39.736
and appreciate the the conversation and

01:52:39.760 --> 01:52:41.736
and debate that's led to an improved

01:52:41.760 --> 01:52:43.816
notice motion. That's us working 

01:52:43.840 --> 01:52:45.095
really well together. And thank you

01:52:45.119 --> 01:52:46.936
councelor Kennett for reminding me of the

01:52:46.960 --> 01:52:48.936
community safety forum because that was

01:52:48.960 --> 01:52:51.175
a very moving exercise where victims of

01:52:51.199 --> 01:52:53.336
crime in our local community  quite

01:52:53.360 --> 01:52:55.575
bravely stood and told their stories 

01:52:55.599 --> 01:52:57.976
not only to the police but to other 

01:52:58.000 --> 01:53:00.135
residents and that was um quite moving

01:53:00.159 --> 01:53:02.135
and sticks in my mind as being the seed

01:53:02.159 --> 01:53:05.159
of um some of this thinking and um and

01:53:05.679 --> 01:53:07.575
councelor Kennan and I have had lots of

01:53:07.599 --> 01:53:09.496
conversations about this and I think we

01:53:09.520 --> 01:53:11.816
both agree that this is best led by the

01:53:11.840 --> 01:53:14.536
police um and supported by the council.

01:53:14.560 --> 01:53:16.695
not the other way around. Um, in terms

01:53:16.719 --> 01:53:19.016
of the action  that this notice of

01:53:19.040 --> 01:53:21.655
motion takes, I mean, it's a very 

01:53:21.679 --> 01:53:23.496
simple action. It's a signal that

01:53:23.520 --> 01:53:25.416
council stands with our community and

01:53:25.440 --> 01:53:27.256
the police in saying enough is enough

01:53:27.280 --> 01:53:29.175
when it comes to crime. , that's the

01:53:29.199 --> 01:53:30.776
action of the notice of motion and I

01:53:30.800 --> 01:53:33.800
think it's um crystal clear  and  I

01:53:34.000 --> 01:53:36.296
look forward to  taking  this

01:53:36.320 --> 01:53:38.296
conversation and development back to our

01:53:38.320 --> 01:53:39.496
community. Thank you.

01:53:39.520 --> 01:53:41.816
Fantastic. I'll now put the motion. All

01:53:41.840 --> 01:53:43.816
those in favor?

01:53:43.840 --> 01:53:45.736
The motion is carried unanimously. Thank

01:53:45.760 --> 01:53:48.760
you. We'll now move to item 10.3, notice

01:53:49.280 --> 01:53:50.936
of motion

01:53:50.960 --> 01:53:53.960
185, Christmas decorations. Councelor

01:53:54.159 --> 01:53:55.736
Williams, you would like to move your

01:53:55.760 --> 01:53:58.456
notice of motion. Do we have a seconder?

01:53:58.480 --> 01:54:01.016
Thank you, Councelor Pearce. Councelor

01:54:01.040 --> 01:54:02.296
Williams, would you like to speak to

01:54:02.320 --> 01:54:03.416
your motion?

01:54:03.440 --> 01:54:05.336
Thank you. Through you, may um bringing

01:54:05.360 --> 01:54:07.256
this back to the table from our um

01:54:07.280 --> 01:54:09.016
discussion at last month's council

01:54:09.040 --> 01:54:11.175
meeting. Um so listening to fellow

01:54:11.199 --> 01:54:12.695
counselors and the feedback that was

01:54:12.719 --> 01:54:14.776
given to me at that particular point in

01:54:14.800 --> 01:54:17.016
time  and also then further listening

01:54:17.040 --> 01:54:20.040
to um residents feedback that's been

01:54:20.080 --> 01:54:21.896
given to me over um since that last

01:54:21.920 --> 01:54:24.920
meeting.  this option  of the notice

01:54:25.040 --> 01:54:27.816
of motion draws on the hard work that um

01:54:27.840 --> 01:54:30.536
Matt and the team have done  so far

01:54:30.560 --> 01:54:33.560
and not adding to that workflow but just

01:54:34.159 --> 01:54:36.135
providing um a different option out of

01:54:36.159 --> 01:54:39.159
that workflow. um through that um that

01:54:39.280 --> 01:54:41.976
now covers our Knox major, large and

01:54:42.000 --> 01:54:44.135
medium activity areas whereas um the

01:54:44.159 --> 01:54:47.159
previous one was only um a smaller area.

01:54:47.440 --> 01:54:50.440
 it now captures the maximum cost of

01:54:50.719 --> 01:54:53.719
15,000 excluding GST which was a concern

01:54:53.840 --> 01:54:56.056
raised um by fellow counselors at the

01:54:56.080 --> 01:54:58.376
last meeting. Um that was an open-ended

01:54:58.400 --> 01:55:01.095
um budget.  and it also explores a

01:55:01.119 --> 01:55:03.175
more cost-effective option for a

01:55:03.199 --> 01:55:05.016
contractor to be able to supply, install

01:55:05.040 --> 01:55:07.655
and remove the red bows. um meeting with

01:55:07.679 --> 01:55:10.615
the council's procurement policy. Um I

01:55:10.639 --> 01:55:12.695
note that was um a point of contention

01:55:12.719 --> 01:55:15.095
last time.  and then it also brings it

01:55:15.119 --> 01:55:16.776
back to council to advise the next steps

01:55:16.800 --> 01:55:19.575
to deliver um this program for December

01:55:19.599 --> 01:55:21.896
2025. Um would like to note that

01:55:21.920 --> 01:55:23.896
obviously time is running out. Christmas

01:55:23.920 --> 01:55:26.135
um isn't far away now. We're um at the

01:55:26.159 --> 01:55:28.615
end of August already and um by the time

01:55:28.639 --> 01:55:30.776
this gets brought back up to the midmon

01:55:30.800 --> 01:55:32.456
meeting in September. So, I've made a

01:55:32.480 --> 01:55:35.016
specific date for midmon of September.

01:55:35.040 --> 01:55:37.496
Um, we're going to have to um make some

01:55:37.520 --> 01:55:39.655
action at that particular meeting to

01:55:39.679 --> 01:55:41.496
make a call. Um, as I mentioned, don't

01:55:41.520 --> 01:55:42.776
want to make anyone do any extra hard

01:55:42.800 --> 01:55:44.856
work. It's pretty much simplified the

01:55:44.880 --> 01:55:47.880
hard work that was put in already. Um,

01:55:48.080 --> 01:55:50.296
and , just to reiterate that it's a

01:55:50.320 --> 01:55:51.976
pilot program only at this stage and

01:55:52.000 --> 01:55:54.135
just something to get started in Knox.

01:55:54.159 --> 01:55:57.016
Um, but that this now covers a wider

01:55:57.040 --> 01:56:00.040
space of areas. Um and I believe um

01:56:00.320 --> 01:56:01.655
through discussions with Matt and the

01:56:01.679 --> 01:56:03.896
team um we'll have plenty of those

01:56:03.920 --> 01:56:06.920
around Knox. So um excited about what um

01:56:07.199 --> 01:56:08.536
Matt and the team will bring back to us

01:56:08.560 --> 01:56:11.560
as part of this report. Um and I hope my

01:56:11.599 --> 01:56:14.599
fellow colleagues um also approve the

01:56:14.639 --> 01:56:17.175
Christmas decorations for this year.

01:56:17.199 --> 01:56:19.575
Okay. Um just to be clear, we are um

01:56:19.599 --> 01:56:21.736
this is approving a report to come back

01:56:21.760 --> 01:56:24.536
to council. Yep.  councelor Pearce,

01:56:24.560 --> 01:56:26.776
would you like to speak to the motion?

01:56:26.800 --> 01:56:29.416
Yes, I would, Madame Mayor. Christmas is

01:56:29.440 --> 01:56:31.256
the one celebration that brings together

01:56:31.280 --> 01:56:34.280
residents in good cheer and hope.

01:56:34.560 --> 01:56:36.296
Decorations are part of the celebration.

01:56:36.320 --> 01:56:38.695
It's a way of indicating the community

01:56:38.719 --> 01:56:41.655
that it's time to celebrate.

01:56:41.679 --> 01:56:43.416
Christmas is once a year when people

01:56:43.440 --> 01:56:45.655
have a little are a little nicer to each

01:56:45.679 --> 01:56:48.296
other.

01:56:48.320 --> 01:56:50.296
Sorry, I'm just turning over. We

01:56:50.320 --> 01:56:52.695
celebrate all different holidays in Knox.

01:56:52.719 --> 01:56:55.719
Sorry Day, Pride, Diwali, Ramadan as

01:56:56.080 --> 01:56:58.856
well as across a many multicultural

01:56:58.880 --> 01:57:01.736
areas. I don't see why celebrating

01:57:01.760 --> 01:57:04.695
Christmas is any different. Christmas is

01:57:04.719 --> 01:57:07.016
an important celebration and not

01:57:07.040 --> 01:57:10.040
celebrating this holiday um by council

01:57:10.480 --> 01:57:13.016
by not recognizing the po importance it

01:57:13.040 --> 01:57:15.736
is to our rate payers, it's not fair on

01:57:15.760 --> 01:57:18.760
them. Over 80% of our residents

01:57:18.880 --> 01:57:21.095
celebrate Christmas. So ignoring the

01:57:21.119 --> 01:57:23.336
celebration,

01:57:23.360 --> 01:57:26.135
we're ignoring what's important to them.

01:57:26.159 --> 01:57:27.816
The costs we're being asked in this

01:57:27.840 --> 01:57:30.135
motion is not material.

01:57:30.159 --> 01:57:31.575
Considering the cost of some of the

01:57:31.599 --> 01:57:34.296
items we've approved tonight, I

01:57:34.320 --> 01:57:36.056
encourage my fellow councils to look to

01:57:36.080 --> 01:57:38.936
their Christmas spirit and support this

01:57:38.960 --> 01:57:41.960
motion. Thank you, Madame May. Thank

01:57:42.159 --> 01:57:43.976
you. Would any other counselor like to

01:57:44.000 --> 01:57:46.776
speak to the motion?

01:57:46.800 --> 01:57:48.376
You can ask a question. Councelor

01:57:48.400 --> 01:57:51.400
Duncan. Um just to be clear, this is

01:57:51.679 --> 01:57:53.416
just for a report that we've already

01:57:53.440 --> 01:57:55.496
received to come back with some tighter

01:57:55.520 --> 01:57:57.496
options in it per the discussions that

01:57:57.520 --> 01:57:59.095
we had at the last. We're not committing

01:57:59.119 --> 01:58:00.135
to spending the money.

01:58:00.159 --> 01:58:01.976
No decision is being made this evening

01:58:02.000 --> 01:58:05.000
in relation to whether this report goes

01:58:05.199 --> 01:58:07.256
ahead or not. This is calling for the

01:58:07.280 --> 01:58:09.175
report to come to the next council

01:58:09.199 --> 01:58:10.456
meeting. Just wanted to clarify that.

01:58:10.480 --> 01:58:11.655
Yes. Thank you.

01:58:11.679 --> 01:58:13.496
Would any other councilor like to speak

01:58:13.520 --> 01:58:15.816
to the motion?

01:58:15.840 --> 01:58:17.256
Councelor Atwell. Thank you.

01:58:17.280 --> 01:58:19.016
 thank you Mayor. I was I was pretty

01:58:19.040 --> 01:58:20.296
convinced I'd support this after

01:58:20.320 --> 01:58:22.856
councelor Williams  introduction and

01:58:22.880 --> 01:58:25.880
and now I'm not so sure because um if it

01:58:26.560 --> 01:58:28.135
is about the report coming back to

01:58:28.159 --> 01:58:30.615
council. Um I'm absolutely supportive

01:58:30.639 --> 01:58:32.215
and I appreciate councelor Williams

01:58:32.239 --> 01:58:35.239
taking  the time to  incorporate the

01:58:35.920 --> 01:58:37.496
discussion from the last meeting and and

01:58:37.520 --> 01:58:40.456
bring it back. Um um I'm I'm I'm

01:58:40.480 --> 01:58:42.695
resisting the temptation to address 

01:58:42.719 --> 01:58:45.175
claims about celebrating Christmas and

01:58:45.199 --> 01:58:47.175
and being void of Christmas cheer. I

01:58:47.199 --> 01:58:49.336
feel like we're talking about a report

01:58:49.360 --> 01:58:51.416
coming back to the next  midmon

01:58:51.440 --> 01:58:53.016
council meeting and that's a report I'd

01:58:53.040 --> 01:58:55.175
like to see because it addresses 

01:58:55.199 --> 01:58:57.336
would address some of the concerns 

01:58:57.360 --> 01:59:00.296
that I've raised. So, um, thank you for

01:59:00.320 --> 01:59:02.936
that question of of clarification, ,

01:59:02.960 --> 01:59:04.296
councelor Duncan. And I think on

01:59:04.320 --> 01:59:07.256
balance, um, I'm I'm happy to I'm happy

01:59:07.280 --> 01:59:09.575
to support this and I look forward to

01:59:09.599 --> 01:59:11.896
the conversation at our next midmon

01:59:11.920 --> 01:59:14.135
meeting. And, um, I'll keep a very, ,

01:59:14.159 --> 01:59:17.159
open mind, , regarding , the the

01:59:17.440 --> 01:59:19.575
details and the questions, , that have

01:59:19.599 --> 01:59:21.336
been, , set out here and look forward

01:59:21.360 --> 01:59:23.896
to the the next conversation. Thank you.

01:59:23.920 --> 01:59:25.816
Thank you. Would any other counselor

01:59:25.840 --> 01:59:28.376
like to speak to the motion?

01:59:28.400 --> 01:59:30.695
Thank you, councelor Baker. Thank you

01:59:30.719 --> 01:59:32.776
and thank you for the clarity. 

01:59:32.800 --> 01:59:35.800
councelor Duncan, I guess,  I will

01:59:36.159 --> 01:59:38.215
support the report coming back to

01:59:38.239 --> 01:59:41.239
council. Um and we'll  consider that

01:59:42.560 --> 01:59:44.936
when it comes. I guess I am a little bit

01:59:44.960 --> 01:59:47.016
 disappointed in the sense that 

01:59:47.040 --> 01:59:49.095
there is no grant opportunity included

01:59:49.119 --> 01:59:51.496
in this consideration as well for the

01:59:51.520 --> 01:59:53.336
report. Um I would have liked to have

01:59:53.360 --> 01:59:55.816
seen that possibility  in there as

01:59:55.840 --> 01:59:58.376
well.  but for the intent of a report

01:59:58.400 --> 02:00:00.056
coming for consideration, I'll support

02:00:00.080 --> 02:00:01.736
this tonight. Thank you.

02:00:01.760 --> 02:00:03.736
Thank you.

02:00:03.760 --> 02:00:05.416
Would any other counselor like to speak

02:00:05.440 --> 02:00:07.736
to the motion?

02:00:07.760 --> 02:00:09.496
No. Thank you. Councelor Williams, would

02:00:09.520 --> 02:00:11.016
you like to exercise your right of

02:00:11.040 --> 02:00:12.296
reply?

02:00:12.320 --> 02:00:14.695
I I would. Thank you, May. Um yeah,

02:00:14.719 --> 02:00:16.456
look, as discussed, it is just bringing

02:00:16.480 --> 02:00:19.480
a report back to um council um councelor

02:00:20.159 --> 02:00:23.159
Baker. Um I felt I gave sufficient time

02:00:23.199 --> 02:00:24.776
with this motion to ask any of those

02:00:24.800 --> 02:00:26.056
questions but if you do have further

02:00:26.080 --> 02:00:29.080
questions or a um grant um I would love

02:00:29.679 --> 02:00:31.736
to hear um your feedback on that um

02:00:31.760 --> 02:00:34.376
through that but um yeah it's presenting

02:00:34.400 --> 02:00:37.400
this report back um so that um we can

02:00:37.599 --> 02:00:40.056
make a decision at the midmon meeting

02:00:40.080 --> 02:00:42.456
and hopefully the information we get is

02:00:42.480 --> 02:00:44.376
supportive of what we'd like to do here

02:00:44.400 --> 02:00:45.896
at Knox.

02:00:45.920 --> 02:00:47.736
Thank you. I'll now put the motion. All

02:00:47.760 --> 02:00:49.976
those in favor?

02:00:50.000 --> 02:00:51.816
The motion is carried unanimously. Thank

02:00:51.840 --> 02:00:54.840
you.

02:00:55.520 --> 02:00:57.896
Okay. So, we will now move on to item

02:00:57.920 --> 02:01:00.135
11, urgent business. Does any counselor

02:01:00.159 --> 02:01:02.056
wish to raise a matter of urgent

02:01:02.080 --> 02:01:05.080
business?

02:01:05.119 --> 02:01:07.976
No. Thank you. Item 12, questions

02:01:08.000 --> 02:01:09.816
through the chair. Does any counselor

02:01:09.840 --> 02:01:11.655
wish to raise a question through the

02:01:11.679 --> 02:01:13.416
chair?

02:01:13.440 --> 02:01:16.376
No. Thank you.

02:01:16.400 --> 02:01:19.336
Item 13, confidential items. There are

02:01:19.360 --> 02:01:22.360
no confidential items this evening. So

02:01:22.400 --> 02:01:24.376
that now brings us to the conclusion of

02:01:24.400 --> 02:01:27.400
this evening's meeting.  thank you to

02:01:27.440 --> 02:01:29.095
all of our members in the gallery this

02:01:29.119 --> 02:01:30.936
evening for joining us and thank you to

02:01:30.960 --> 02:01:33.575
members online for joining us and I wish

02:01:33.599 --> 02:01:36.599
everybody a good night.