WEBVTT 00:00:00.320 --> 00:00:02.936 Good evening everybody. It is 6:01 p.m. 00:00:02.960 --> 00:00:04.775 and I'll declare this annual meeting of 00:00:04.799 --> 00:00:06.696 the electors of the Town of Victoria 00:00:06.720 --> 00:00:09.256 Park is open. 00:00:09.280 --> 00:00:10.936 Like to begin with an acknowledgement of 00:00:10.960 --> 00:00:13.960 country 00:00:14.480 --> 00:00:16.696 I am honored to be 00:00:16.720 --> 00:00:18.856 standing on Whadjuk Noongar Country on the 00:00:18.880 --> 00:00:21.496 banks of the Swan River. 00:00:21.520 --> 00:00:24.520 00:00:27.279 --> 00:00:30.279 00:00:31.039 --> 00:00:33.656 I acknowledge the 00:00:33.680 --> 00:00:35.656 traditional custodians of this land and 00:00:35.680 --> 00:00:37.416 respect past present and emerging 00:00:37.440 --> 00:00:39.576 leaders their continuing cultural 00:00:39.600 --> 00:00:41.496 heritage beliefs and relationships with 00:00:41.520 --> 00:00:43.816 the land which continues to be important 00:00:43.840 --> 00:00:46.840 today 00:00:47.280 --> 00:00:49.576 I thank them for the 00:00:49.600 --> 00:00:51.256 contribution made to life in the Town of 00:00:51.280 --> 00:00:54.280 Victoria Park and to this region. Item 00:00:54.559 --> 00:00:57.336 two on our agenda is announcements from 00:00:57.360 --> 00:01:00.055 the presiding member. Welcome everyone 00:01:00.079 --> 00:01:02.535 to this annual meeting of electors. 00:01:02.559 --> 00:01:04.135 The annual meeting of electors is 00:01:04.159 --> 00:01:06.216 required to be held once every financial 00:01:06.240 --> 00:01:08.056 year for the purpose of discussing the 00:01:08.080 --> 00:01:10.216 annual report and any other general 00:01:10.240 --> 00:01:13.240 business. The role of the presiding 00:01:13.280 --> 00:01:15.176 person is to run the meeting in 00:01:15.200 --> 00:01:17.336 accordance with the order of proceedings 00:01:17.360 --> 00:01:19.415 and the person who is presiding is 00:01:19.439 --> 00:01:21.415 entitled to move second speak to and 00:01:21.439 --> 00:01:23.976 vote on motions in their capacity as an 00:01:24.000 --> 00:01:27.000 elector we do have a fair bit of 00:01:28.799 --> 00:01:31.095 information to provide to you but I am 00:01:31.119 --> 00:01:33.176 going to divide that up so that you 00:01:33.200 --> 00:01:36.200 don't have to hear it all at once 00:01:37.280 --> 00:01:39.656 the role of elected members of 00:01:39.680 --> 00:01:41.656 council otherwise known to most of you 00:01:41.680 --> 00:01:43.896 as the Mayor and counselors is that they 00:01:43.920 --> 00:01:46.536 may attend these electors meetings 00:01:46.560 --> 00:01:48.856 and they are able to move second speak 00:01:48.880 --> 00:01:51.095 to and vote on motions in their capacity 00:01:51.119 --> 00:01:54.119 as an elector if they choose to do so. 00:01:54.880 --> 00:01:57.336 the Town of Victoria Park has a 00:01:57.360 --> 00:01:59.816 number of staff who are in attendance 00:01:59.840 --> 00:02:01.976 and appropriate senior officers of the 00:02:02.000 --> 00:02:03.896 Town may attend these electors 00:02:03.920 --> 00:02:06.055 meetings for the purposes of providing 00:02:06.079 --> 00:02:08.295 information and assisting electors as 00:02:08.319 --> 00:02:11.319 required and then there's most of you 00:02:11.840 --> 00:02:13.816 the electors. 00:02:13.840 --> 00:02:15.976 An elector is a person who is eligible 00:02:16.000 --> 00:02:17.976 to be enrolled to vote in elections for 00:02:18.000 --> 00:02:20.136 the district. Now for those of you 00:02:20.160 --> 00:02:22.295 who've been here over the last hour for 00:02:22.319 --> 00:02:24.136 our community mingle, you would had the 00:02:24.160 --> 00:02:26.616 opportunity to speak to our council 00:02:26.640 --> 00:02:28.136 liaison officer who would have come 00:02:28.160 --> 00:02:30.696 around to take your name and your 00:02:30.720 --> 00:02:32.215 details. That's for the purpose of 00:02:32.239 --> 00:02:34.295 ascertaining if you are an elector of 00:02:34.319 --> 00:02:36.215 this district because it is only 00:02:36.239 --> 00:02:37.575 electors of the district who are 00:02:37.599 --> 00:02:39.656 entitled to vote at these 00:02:39.680 --> 00:02:42.680 proceedings. So we do require you 00:02:43.040 --> 00:02:45.336 to sign that attendance register. If you 00:02:45.360 --> 00:02:46.935 have come into the chamber and you 00:02:46.959 --> 00:02:49.495 haven't spoken to our council liaison 00:02:49.519 --> 00:02:51.896 officer, just raise your hand at an 00:02:51.920 --> 00:02:54.136 appropriate moment if you can and I'm 00:02:54.160 --> 00:02:56.056 going to send the council liaison 00:02:56.080 --> 00:02:58.215 officer around to the back of the 00:02:58.239 --> 00:03:01.016 room to grab some of your names and 00:03:01.040 --> 00:03:03.656 addresses to check them off on the 00:03:03.680 --> 00:03:06.680 list. 00:03:07.280 --> 00:03:08.616 All right, so it looks like people in 00:03:08.640 --> 00:03:10.456 the back row so we'll just get that 00:03:10.480 --> 00:03:13.480 done now as we continue through 00:03:13.519 --> 00:03:15.495 electors meetings are open to all 00:03:15.519 --> 00:03:17.256 members of the public. However, as I 00:03:17.280 --> 00:03:19.176 said, it is only electors who are able 00:03:19.200 --> 00:03:21.336 to vote. But equally, it's only electors 00:03:21.360 --> 00:03:24.295 who can move a motion, second a motion, 00:03:24.319 --> 00:03:27.096 speak to a motion, and vote on a motion. 00:03:27.120 --> 00:03:29.176 Electors may raise any motion that is 00:03:29.200 --> 00:03:31.176 related to the responsibilities and 00:03:31.200 --> 00:03:33.176 functions of local government and in 00:03:33.200 --> 00:03:35.736 particular to this local government. 00:03:35.760 --> 00:03:37.736 Each elector who is present at this 00:03:37.760 --> 00:03:40.760 meeting is entitled to one vote and it's 00:03:40.799 --> 00:03:43.256 one vote only on each matter um to be 00:03:43.280 --> 00:03:45.176 decided but there's no requirement upon 00:03:45.200 --> 00:03:46.935 you to vote. So if something comes up 00:03:46.959 --> 00:03:48.696 and you don't feel like you wish to vote 00:03:48.720 --> 00:03:50.696 on it, you don't have to. If something 00:03:50.720 --> 00:03:52.536 comes up and you do wish to vote, then 00:03:52.560 --> 00:03:55.560 you're welcome to do so. Any decisions 00:03:55.840 --> 00:03:57.816 that are made as a result of motions 00:03:57.840 --> 00:03:59.896 that are moved at tonight's meeting, 00:03:59.920 --> 00:04:02.616 they will be considered by this council 00:04:02.640 --> 00:04:05.575 at a future ordinary council meeting. 00:04:05.599 --> 00:04:07.816 Generally, we try to do that at the next 00:04:07.840 --> 00:04:10.056 council meeting after this meeting of 00:04:10.080 --> 00:04:12.056 electors. However, since the next 00:04:12.080 --> 00:04:13.575 ordinary council meeting is actually 00:04:13.599 --> 00:04:15.816 tomorrow night, we won't be considering 00:04:15.840 --> 00:04:17.976 the decisions that are made tonight at 00:04:18.000 --> 00:04:19.335 tomorrow night's ordinary council 00:04:19.359 --> 00:04:21.656 meeting because it is a requirement that 00:04:21.680 --> 00:04:23.175 all of the decisions that are made 00:04:23.199 --> 00:04:24.776 tonight are referred to the Town's 00:04:24.800 --> 00:04:26.536 administration for a report to be 00:04:26.560 --> 00:04:28.936 written in response to those motions. 00:04:28.960 --> 00:04:31.256 So, in all likelihood, um the motions 00:04:31.280 --> 00:04:33.016 that are passed, if there are any 00:04:33.040 --> 00:04:35.175 tonight, will be considered by council 00:04:35.199 --> 00:04:37.735 at the April ordinary council meeting in 00:04:37.759 --> 00:04:39.816 due course. and you'll be able to see 00:04:39.840 --> 00:04:42.376 the details of that in a separate report 00:04:42.400 --> 00:04:43.976 um which will be part of the agenda when 00:04:44.000 --> 00:04:46.216 it's released for April. 00:04:46.240 --> 00:04:48.536 I do need to cover recording of this 00:04:48.560 --> 00:04:51.496 meeting. So meetings of electors of the 00:04:51.520 --> 00:04:53.336 Town of Victoria Park held in these 00:04:53.360 --> 00:04:55.496 chambers under our policy are to be 00:04:55.520 --> 00:04:58.216 recorded and live streamed to the Town's 00:04:58.240 --> 00:05:00.296 website in accordance with regulation 00:05:00.320 --> 00:05:01.976 14I of the local government 00:05:02.000 --> 00:05:05.000 administration regulations 1996 00:05:05.280 --> 00:05:07.656 under clause 391 of the meeting 00:05:07.680 --> 00:05:10.680 procedure local law for 2019 I have 00:05:12.000 --> 00:05:13.735 authorized the administration to be able 00:05:13.759 --> 00:05:15.496 to record this meeting but I do not give 00:05:15.520 --> 00:05:17.416 permission for any other person who is 00:05:17.440 --> 00:05:19.735 present to make a recording of the 00:05:19.759 --> 00:05:21.496 proceedings of this meeting whether it 00:05:21.520 --> 00:05:24.296 is by mobile phone or any other device. 00:05:24.320 --> 00:05:26.376 So we are currently live streaming and 00:05:26.400 --> 00:05:28.536 there will be people who are watching 00:05:28.560 --> 00:05:30.615 this meeting as it happens and there 00:05:30.639 --> 00:05:32.296 will be people who will be watching the 00:05:32.320 --> 00:05:35.256 recording of this meeting later by 00:05:35.280 --> 00:05:37.576 being present at this meeting, members 00:05:37.600 --> 00:05:39.895 who are in the public gallery consent to 00:05:39.919 --> 00:05:42.536 the possibility that their image and 00:05:42.560 --> 00:05:45.256 voice may be livereamed to the public. 00:05:45.280 --> 00:05:46.936 Recordings of this meeting, as I say, 00:05:46.960 --> 00:05:48.776 are made and they are kept and made 00:05:48.800 --> 00:05:50.376 available on the Town's website 00:05:50.400 --> 00:05:51.895 following the meeting where they can be 00:05:51.919 --> 00:05:54.919 viewed at any time. The minutes that 00:05:55.280 --> 00:05:57.015 will be taken of tonight's electors 00:05:57.039 --> 00:05:59.336 meeting will record a summary of the 00:05:59.360 --> 00:06:02.056 meeting and the decisions made. It will 00:06:02.080 --> 00:06:04.536 not be a verbatim record. So I am aware 00:06:04.560 --> 00:06:06.216 that some people have asked about this 00:06:06.240 --> 00:06:08.536 in the past. Um there is no requirement 00:06:08.560 --> 00:06:10.536 under the local government act for us to 00:06:10.560 --> 00:06:12.615 make a verbatim record about everything 00:06:12.639 --> 00:06:15.576 that is said by every person present. 00:06:15.600 --> 00:06:17.336 But there will be a summary of the 00:06:17.360 --> 00:06:19.496 record made and of course the recording 00:06:19.520 --> 00:06:21.576 of the meeting which is both audio and 00:06:21.600 --> 00:06:24.455 vis video will be a complete recording 00:06:24.479 --> 00:06:26.216 of everything that is said at the 00:06:26.240 --> 00:06:27.656 meeting. 00:06:27.680 --> 00:06:30.056 So 00:06:30.080 --> 00:06:33.080 as is my role for the presiding 00:06:33.520 --> 00:06:36.520 member under the act of this meeting, 00:06:36.880 --> 00:06:38.936 I'm required to determine the procedures 00:06:38.960 --> 00:06:40.536 that will be followed. I've made a 00:06:40.560 --> 00:06:42.615 determination as to those procedures to 00:06:42.639 --> 00:06:44.936 be followed in the general business part 00:06:44.960 --> 00:06:47.960 of this meeting. those matters are 00:06:48.400 --> 00:06:50.295 set out in the agenda for tonight's 00:06:50.319 --> 00:06:52.056 meeting if you've had the opportunity to 00:06:52.080 --> 00:06:54.136 read the agenda. If you haven't, don't 00:06:54.160 --> 00:06:55.976 worry. I'll read them out when we get to 00:06:56.000 --> 00:06:57.656 general business. I'm not going to read 00:06:57.680 --> 00:06:59.976 them now because they're there's a 00:07:00.000 --> 00:07:02.056 reasonable bit of information there, but 00:07:02.080 --> 00:07:04.936 um it's very important that you have 00:07:04.960 --> 00:07:07.575 the opportunity to hear those matters 00:07:07.599 --> 00:07:10.056 and hear them roughly around the time 00:07:10.080 --> 00:07:12.536 when we'll be going to general business. 00:07:12.560 --> 00:07:15.336 But I will say a couple of things. um 00:07:15.360 --> 00:07:17.175 have determined that this meeting will 00:07:17.199 --> 00:07:18.776 be conducted in line with the Town of 00:07:18.800 --> 00:07:20.776 Victoria Park's meeting procedures local 00:07:20.800 --> 00:07:23.800 law 2019 which governs the conduct of 00:07:24.000 --> 00:07:26.295 meetings. Where the meeting procedures 00:07:26.319 --> 00:07:28.216 local law has made no particular 00:07:28.240 --> 00:07:30.295 provision the procedures are 00:07:30.319 --> 00:07:33.319 otherwise as determined by myself 00:07:33.360 --> 00:07:35.895 there will be no adverse reflections 00:07:35.919 --> 00:07:38.615 by any elector at this meeting and 00:07:38.639 --> 00:07:40.696 any elector who is addressing this 00:07:40.720 --> 00:07:43.096 meeting is to extend due courtesy and 00:07:43.120 --> 00:07:45.175 respect to the elected members, the Town 00:07:45.199 --> 00:07:47.976 of Victoria Parks employees and other 00:07:48.000 --> 00:07:49.656 members of the community who are present 00:07:49.680 --> 00:07:52.136 tonight and you will be required to 00:07:52.160 --> 00:07:54.216 comply with directions that I make as 00:07:54.240 --> 00:07:57.240 the presiding member. Should an elector 00:07:57.440 --> 00:07:59.575 reflect adversely on another person or 00:07:59.599 --> 00:08:01.336 not extend due respect to another 00:08:01.360 --> 00:08:04.360 person, I will consider ruling your 00:08:05.199 --> 00:08:07.575 question or your statement out of order. 00:08:07.599 --> 00:08:09.656 And such an elector may, if they're 00:08:09.680 --> 00:08:12.680 unable to rephrase, be asked to cease 00:08:12.720 --> 00:08:15.416 speaking and return to their seat. 00:08:15.440 --> 00:08:17.256 Questions, statements, and motions that 00:08:17.280 --> 00:08:19.256 we will come to are to be limited to 00:08:19.280 --> 00:08:21.175 matters that are within the remit of the 00:08:21.199 --> 00:08:22.936 Town of Victoria Park under the local 00:08:22.960 --> 00:08:24.855 government legislation. 00:08:24.879 --> 00:08:27.015 So, , item three on the agenda is 00:08:27.039 --> 00:08:30.039 attendance. Um and as it appears 00:08:30.080 --> 00:08:31.895 we have some members of the elected 00:08:31.919 --> 00:08:33.736 council who are sitting in the 00:08:33.760 --> 00:08:35.495 seats that are assigned to them during 00:08:35.519 --> 00:08:37.656 their normal council business. They all 00:08:37.680 --> 00:08:39.976 have name tags. They could have sat 00:08:40.000 --> 00:08:41.736 amongst you as they're also 00:08:41.760 --> 00:08:43.656 electors of the district but 00:08:43.680 --> 00:08:45.576 they've decided to make space for all of 00:08:45.600 --> 00:08:48.600 you by taking their normal seats we 00:08:48.800 --> 00:08:50.856 have a number of members of the Town's 00:08:50.880 --> 00:08:53.656 executive and staff in attendance 00:08:53.680 --> 00:08:56.680 led by the CEO Mr. Askew who sits to 00:08:57.360 --> 00:08:59.656 the left of me we also have in 00:08:59.680 --> 00:09:01.656 attendance David Doy the chief 00:09:01.680 --> 00:09:04.136 community planner. We have Allison 00:09:04.160 --> 00:09:06.536 Leicus the chief operations officer and 00:09:06.560 --> 00:09:09.495 Duncan Old who is the chief financial 00:09:09.519 --> 00:09:11.815 officer. So respectively Mr.Doy sits 00:09:11.839 --> 00:09:14.216 there, Miss Leicus and Mr. Old sit 00:09:14.240 --> 00:09:17.240 there to my right is Mr. Douglas 00:09:17.440 --> 00:09:19.016 who is the manager of governance and 00:09:19.040 --> 00:09:21.336 strategy and we have a number of members 00:09:21.360 --> 00:09:23.096 of the governance team who are here to 00:09:23.120 --> 00:09:26.120 assist the meeting. So on that basis we 00:09:26.240 --> 00:09:28.216 now come to item four which is 00:09:28.240 --> 00:09:30.056 discussion about the contents of the 00:09:30.080 --> 00:09:32.056 annual report of the Town of Victoria 00:09:32.080 --> 00:09:35.080 Park for 2024 2025. So it's this 00:09:36.480 --> 00:09:38.935 document here. um anyone who is wishing 00:09:38.959 --> 00:09:40.935 to have a copy of it, their copies are 00:09:40.959 --> 00:09:43.495 available as I understand it for you and 00:09:43.519 --> 00:09:45.736 if you want to see one later you can 00:09:45.760 --> 00:09:47.736 always ask the Town staff to get you a 00:09:47.760 --> 00:09:50.536 copy of that. So we are required to 00:09:50.560 --> 00:09:53.560 follow a fairly traditional process 00:09:53.680 --> 00:09:56.136 in order to deal with this 00:09:56.160 --> 00:09:59.096 business which is the receiving of 00:09:59.120 --> 00:10:01.656 the annual report there are four 00:10:01.680 --> 00:10:03.736 parts to this. The first is I'm required 00:10:03.760 --> 00:10:05.495 to provide a mayor's report which will 00:10:05.519 --> 00:10:08.519 just be a quick summary. Um 4.2 on the 00:10:08.640 --> 00:10:10.296 agenda is for the chief executive 00:10:10.320 --> 00:10:12.056 officer who will provide a short report 00:10:12.080 --> 00:10:14.935 to you. 4.3 is the financial statements 00:10:14.959 --> 00:10:16.856 and our auditor's report which will be 00:10:16.880 --> 00:10:19.416 provided by the chief financial officer. 00:10:19.440 --> 00:10:21.576 And then we have a very short video to 00:10:21.600 --> 00:10:23.976 show you which is highlights from our 00:10:24.000 --> 00:10:26.536 annual report. Once that's done, I'm 00:10:26.560 --> 00:10:28.296 going to be seeking a mover and a 00:10:28.320 --> 00:10:30.536 seconder for a motion to receive the 00:10:30.560 --> 00:10:33.336 annual report for 2425. 00:10:33.360 --> 00:10:36.216 And once that business is concluded, we 00:10:36.240 --> 00:10:38.375 will then move to general business at 00:10:38.399 --> 00:10:40.935 which point in time electors will be 00:10:40.959 --> 00:10:43.016 invited, if they wish to do so, to ask 00:10:43.040 --> 00:10:46.040 questions um and then make statements 00:10:46.160 --> 00:10:47.736 and then we'll move to see if there are 00:10:47.760 --> 00:10:50.375 any motions. So that's the process that 00:10:50.399 --> 00:10:52.616 we're about to follow. So we move now to 00:10:52.640 --> 00:10:55.255 item four on the agenda. 00:10:55.279 --> 00:10:57.976 And um 00:10:58.000 --> 00:11:00.935 I am going to deal with 4.1 first um 00:11:00.959 --> 00:11:03.959 which is the mayor's report. So um I do 00:11:05.519 --> 00:11:07.336 welcome everyone who is in attendance. 00:11:07.360 --> 00:11:09.976 Um do have apologies from deputy mayor 00:11:10.000 --> 00:11:12.216 Miles and Council Anderson, both of whom 00:11:12.240 --> 00:11:13.976 are on council approved leave of 00:11:14.000 --> 00:11:16.856 absence. Um in accordance with section 00:11:16.880 --> 00:11:19.736 5.27 27 of the local government act 1995 00:11:19.760 --> 00:11:21.576 and regulation 15 of the local 00:11:21.600 --> 00:11:23.976 government administration regulations. 00:11:24.000 --> 00:11:25.896 This meeting is held once every 00:11:25.920 --> 00:11:28.136 financial year. It does consider the 00:11:28.160 --> 00:11:29.896 contents of the annual report and it 00:11:29.920 --> 00:11:32.296 does then deal with other business. And 00:11:32.320 --> 00:11:33.976 I've already indicated that under the 00:11:34.000 --> 00:11:35.976 act um it is the mayor who is the 00:11:36.000 --> 00:11:38.935 presiding member at these meetings. 00:11:38.959 --> 00:11:41.656 On the 16th of December 2025, the office 00:11:41.680 --> 00:11:43.576 of the auditor general discussed the 00:11:43.600 --> 00:11:46.536 results of the external financial audit 00:11:46.560 --> 00:11:48.536 for the Town for the financial year 00:11:48.560 --> 00:11:51.560 ending 30 June 2025 with our audit risk 00:11:52.399 --> 00:11:54.456 and improvement committee and they 00:11:54.480 --> 00:11:56.216 subsequently accepted the audited 00:11:56.240 --> 00:11:57.736 financial statements and the annual 00:11:57.760 --> 00:11:59.576 report for presentation to council in 00:11:59.600 --> 00:12:02.055 due course. At special council meetings 00:12:02.079 --> 00:12:05.016 held on 3 February and 10 March 2025, 00:12:05.040 --> 00:12:07.016 council accepted the annual report and 00:12:07.040 --> 00:12:08.935 the audited financial statements which 00:12:08.959 --> 00:12:11.576 are what we present to you tonight. On 00:12:11.600 --> 00:12:13.336 behalf of council, I am pleased to 00:12:13.360 --> 00:12:14.935 present the Town of Victoria Park's 00:12:14.959 --> 00:12:16.696 annual report for the financial year 00:12:16.720 --> 00:12:19.720 ended 30 June 2025. It showcases the 00:12:20.399 --> 00:12:22.696 significant services the Town provides 00:12:22.720 --> 00:12:25.016 and the projects the Town has delivered 00:12:25.040 --> 00:12:27.016 to help make our community a dynamic 00:12:27.040 --> 00:12:29.576 place for everyone. The annual report 00:12:29.600 --> 00:12:31.576 includes the Town's audited financial 00:12:31.600 --> 00:12:33.096 statements and I am pleased that the 00:12:33.120 --> 00:12:35.336 Town has received an unqualified audit 00:12:35.360 --> 00:12:37.255 opinion from the auditor general as 00:12:37.279 --> 00:12:39.255 indeed it has done every year since the 00:12:39.279 --> 00:12:41.815 Town commenced. Um and congratulations 00:12:41.839 --> 00:12:43.736 go to the chief financial officer and 00:12:43.760 --> 00:12:46.136 the Town's team who work with him in the 00:12:46.160 --> 00:12:48.935 finance department um for preparing um 00:12:48.959 --> 00:12:51.815 all of the paperwork for our audit. I 00:12:51.839 --> 00:12:53.336 only wish to mention some of the 00:12:53.360 --> 00:12:55.976 highlights um from the financial year 00:12:56.000 --> 00:12:57.576 2425 00:12:57.600 --> 00:12:59.336 um that many of you will perhaps be 00:12:59.360 --> 00:13:01.976 familiar with. Firstly, the Edward Milan 00:13:02.000 --> 00:13:04.136 precinct redevelopment works commenced 00:13:04.160 --> 00:13:07.160 in late 2024 and early 2025 on this 00:13:07.839 --> 00:13:09.896 major project which covered the 00:13:09.920 --> 00:13:12.055 restoration of the heritage buildings 00:13:12.079 --> 00:13:15.079 and an upgrade of the park respectively. 00:13:15.600 --> 00:13:18.456 In 2025, I'm pleased that council 00:13:18.480 --> 00:13:20.856 renamed Edward Milan House and Park in 00:13:20.880 --> 00:13:23.416 honor of Elizabeth Bailey, um the woman 00:13:23.440 --> 00:13:25.656 who founded the original building as the 00:13:25.680 --> 00:13:27.495 first maternity hospital in Western 00:13:27.519 --> 00:13:29.976 Australia known as the Ratunda Maternity 00:13:30.000 --> 00:13:33.000 Hospital, which opened in 1912. 00:13:33.200 --> 00:13:35.336 And our renaming of the house and park 00:13:35.360 --> 00:13:37.096 in her honor is a fitting tribute and 00:13:37.120 --> 00:13:38.776 acknowledgement of her contributions to 00:13:38.800 --> 00:13:40.296 healthcare services in Western 00:13:40.320 --> 00:13:41.736 Australia. 00:13:41.760 --> 00:13:44.375 The Macllum Park active zone works also 00:13:44.399 --> 00:13:46.615 commenced on this significant capital 00:13:46.639 --> 00:13:49.016 project um which introduced a brand new 00:13:49.040 --> 00:13:51.416 skate plaza, bike pump track and new 00:13:51.440 --> 00:13:53.815 basketball courts. The works commenced 00:13:53.839 --> 00:13:56.456 um before 30 June 2025 but were 00:13:56.480 --> 00:13:59.480 subsequently completed after that date. 00:13:59.519 --> 00:14:02.055 Um two other significant decisions that 00:14:02.079 --> 00:14:03.976 council made that impact on something 00:14:04.000 --> 00:14:06.536 that is relevant to every householder in 00:14:06.560 --> 00:14:08.136 the Town of Victoria Park is waste 00:14:08.160 --> 00:14:10.615 management. Council entered into two 00:14:10.639 --> 00:14:12.615 significant contracts in this particular 00:14:12.639 --> 00:14:14.375 financial year that changed the nature 00:14:14.399 --> 00:14:16.856 of our waste collection services. 00:14:16.880 --> 00:14:19.336 Firstly was the contract to replace a 00:14:19.360 --> 00:14:21.736 regular bulk Verge collection for both 00:14:21.760 --> 00:14:24.055 hard waste and green waste with a new 00:14:24.079 --> 00:14:26.136 ondemand collection service known as 00:14:26.160 --> 00:14:29.096 Verge Valet. That was to commence after 00:14:29.120 --> 00:14:32.055 30 June 2025 and indeed that service has 00:14:32.079 --> 00:14:34.136 now commenced. and the other was the 00:14:34.160 --> 00:14:36.536 awarding of a contract by council for 00:14:36.560 --> 00:14:38.856 the collection of foggo services within 00:14:38.880 --> 00:14:41.336 the Town. So previously we had rolled 00:14:41.360 --> 00:14:44.360 out garden organics bins um but in 00:14:44.800 --> 00:14:47.800 approximately April 2025 council decided 00:14:47.839 --> 00:14:49.736 that we would commence foggo services 00:14:49.760 --> 00:14:52.216 and a contract was awarded um that would 00:14:52.240 --> 00:14:55.240 start later in the year. And in terms of 00:14:55.440 --> 00:14:57.576 strategic planning, council endorsed 00:14:57.600 --> 00:14:59.656 two major new planning frameworks with 00:14:59.680 --> 00:15:01.576 the Albany Highway precinct structure 00:15:01.600 --> 00:15:03.736 plan and the oat street station precinct 00:15:03.760 --> 00:15:06.456 plan. These are significant road maps 00:15:06.480 --> 00:15:08.776 forward for how we will accommodate new 00:15:08.800 --> 00:15:10.935 residential growth and of course the 00:15:10.959 --> 00:15:13.336 development of mixed use um within the 00:15:13.360 --> 00:15:15.976 Town um to meet both our residential 00:15:16.000 --> 00:15:18.216 infill targets but also to see the Town 00:15:18.240 --> 00:15:21.240 mature um as the years go by. I would 00:15:21.920 --> 00:15:23.576 like to take this opportunity to thank 00:15:23.600 --> 00:15:25.495 all those passionate members of our 00:15:25.519 --> 00:15:27.495 community who dedicate their time to 00:15:27.519 --> 00:15:29.175 improving life in our Town through 00:15:29.199 --> 00:15:31.416 participating in our various advisory 00:15:31.440 --> 00:15:33.976 and working groups and our independent 00:15:34.000 --> 00:15:36.216 audit and risk committee members. Each 00:15:36.240 --> 00:15:38.776 of them help advise and guide council in 00:15:38.800 --> 00:15:41.800 its decisions. Your contributions to our 00:15:42.160 --> 00:15:44.055 work on council and to our community at 00:15:44.079 --> 00:15:46.375 large are invaluable and we sincerely 00:15:46.399 --> 00:15:48.136 thank all of those people for their 00:15:48.160 --> 00:15:50.776 efforts. On behalf of council, I'd like 00:15:50.800 --> 00:15:53.096 to extend our thanks to the CEO, the 00:15:53.120 --> 00:15:55.815 executive, and the staff of the Town of 00:15:55.839 --> 00:15:57.495 Victoria Park for their commitment and 00:15:57.519 --> 00:15:59.255 their hard work in delivering the 00:15:59.279 --> 00:16:01.175 results that are outlined in this annual 00:16:01.199 --> 00:16:02.856 report for the benefit of all of our 00:16:02.880 --> 00:16:05.175 community. And finally, I wish to 00:16:05.199 --> 00:16:07.016 personally thank my council colleagues, 00:16:07.040 --> 00:16:09.735 both past and present um as we had some 00:16:09.759 --> 00:16:12.759 of them retire um after 30 June 2025 um 00:16:14.000 --> 00:16:15.896 for their commitment and support in 00:16:15.920 --> 00:16:17.815 providing effective representation for 00:16:17.839 --> 00:16:19.495 our community and good governance for 00:16:19.519 --> 00:16:22.216 the Town. So um thank you. That 00:16:22.240 --> 00:16:24.776 concludes um the mayor's report. I'll 00:16:24.800 --> 00:16:27.656 now um go to the chief executive officer 00:16:27.680 --> 00:16:30.680 for his report, Mr. Ascu. 00:16:31.040 --> 00:16:33.096 thank you Mayor Vernon and good 00:16:33.120 --> 00:16:34.536 evening councilors and members of our 00:16:34.560 --> 00:16:36.935 Vic Park community. It's my pleasure to 00:16:36.959 --> 00:16:39.096 present my first full year report as 00:16:39.120 --> 00:16:42.120 chief executive officer. our focus in 00:16:42.240 --> 00:16:45.016 2425 has been very much to deliver on 00:16:45.040 --> 00:16:46.776 our commitments and to strengthen our 00:16:46.800 --> 00:16:49.016 local partnerships and to continue 00:16:49.040 --> 00:16:51.495 building a thriving and connected and 00:16:51.519 --> 00:16:54.296 sustainable Vic Park. A strong, safe, 00:16:54.320 --> 00:16:56.055 and inclusive community sits at the 00:16:56.079 --> 00:16:57.735 heart of everything we do. And we've 00:16:57.759 --> 00:16:59.896 continued with several initiatives 00:16:59.920 --> 00:17:02.216 designed to empower residents and build 00:17:02.240 --> 00:17:04.616 local connections, including programs 00:17:04.640 --> 00:17:07.096 like our CCTV funding and our street 00:17:07.120 --> 00:17:09.336 meet and greet initiatives and our 00:17:09.360 --> 00:17:12.360 security incentive scheme as well. A 00:17:12.880 --> 00:17:15.256 healthy local economy is also 00:17:15.280 --> 00:17:17.256 essential for our long-term prosperity. 00:17:17.280 --> 00:17:18.856 And we have supported businesses 00:17:18.880 --> 00:17:21.880 throughout or through destination 00:17:21.919 --> 00:17:24.456 marketing campaigns, networking events, 00:17:24.480 --> 00:17:26.456 training such as the curtain ignition 00:17:26.480 --> 00:17:28.456 program and also the delivery of 00:17:28.480 --> 00:17:31.096 economic development grants to allow 00:17:31.120 --> 00:17:33.576 local innovation and also to celebrate 00:17:33.600 --> 00:17:35.976 with our business community especially 00:17:36.000 --> 00:17:39.000 through our business awards gala. Um, 00:17:39.039 --> 00:17:41.176 protecting our environment continues to 00:17:41.200 --> 00:17:43.256 be the cornerstone of all Town 00:17:43.280 --> 00:17:45.576 strategies and through the leafy streets 00:17:45.600 --> 00:17:47.015 program and the urban forest 00:17:47.039 --> 00:17:49.496 initiatives, we planted over 800 street 00:17:49.520 --> 00:17:52.520 trees and 20,000 endemic plants during 00:17:53.280 --> 00:17:55.655 the year. Community planting days, 00:17:55.679 --> 00:17:57.496 partnerships with local community groups 00:17:57.520 --> 00:17:59.816 has deepened local stewardship and 00:17:59.840 --> 00:18:02.840 strengthened environmental outcomes. In 00:18:02.880 --> 00:18:05.880 2024, we also continued to invest in 00:18:06.000 --> 00:18:08.456 improving our parks, our reserves, and 00:18:08.480 --> 00:18:10.936 our local infrastructure. And upgrades 00:18:10.960 --> 00:18:13.176 included landscaping enhancements, 00:18:13.200 --> 00:18:15.816 lighting audits, and new master plans 00:18:15.840 --> 00:18:18.840 for our key open spaces. Our capital 00:18:19.280 --> 00:18:21.655 works program also delivered tangible 00:18:21.679 --> 00:18:24.056 results from the new Fletcher Park 00:18:24.080 --> 00:18:26.616 playground fence to the Fraser Park 00:18:26.640 --> 00:18:28.856 flood lighting upgrades to the 00:18:28.880 --> 00:18:30.936 resurfacing of more than 3 kilometers of 00:18:30.960 --> 00:18:33.496 our local roads. We've done drainage 00:18:33.520 --> 00:18:35.015 improvements. We've done club room 00:18:35.039 --> 00:18:36.936 upgrades. We've done streetscape 00:18:36.960 --> 00:18:39.256 enhancements and they've all contributed 00:18:39.280 --> 00:18:41.256 to a much better quality of life for 00:18:41.280 --> 00:18:43.496 residents. 00:18:43.520 --> 00:18:45.576 Making it easier and safer for people to 00:18:45.600 --> 00:18:48.216 move around Vic Park has also remained a 00:18:48.240 --> 00:18:50.775 priority. And we've completed protected 00:18:50.799 --> 00:18:53.096 bike lanes. We've delivered intersection 00:18:53.120 --> 00:18:55.496 safety upgrades and we've established 00:18:55.520 --> 00:18:57.576 our integrated transport working group 00:18:57.600 --> 00:18:59.816 to guide future investment and future 00:18:59.840 --> 00:19:02.456 planning. In addition um through 00:19:02.480 --> 00:19:05.480 advocacy we've continued to have a key 00:19:05.520 --> 00:19:07.976 role as a local government and over that 00:19:08.000 --> 00:19:10.936 the previous year we have advocated 00:19:10.960 --> 00:19:13.176 strongly for improved public realm 00:19:13.200 --> 00:19:16.056 upgrades for urban forest programs and 00:19:16.080 --> 00:19:19.080 for sustainable transport infrastructure 00:19:19.120 --> 00:19:21.576 including taking clear positions on 00:19:21.600 --> 00:19:24.456 issues such as the Berswood Moplelex and 00:19:24.480 --> 00:19:26.936 supporting the Rutland Avenue bike path 00:19:26.960 --> 00:19:28.936 and championing the restoration of the 00:19:28.960 --> 00:19:30.696 Kent Street sound pit. 00:19:30.720 --> 00:19:32.775 We've also continued our involvement in 00:19:32.799 --> 00:19:34.616 both the Southeast Corridor Council's 00:19:34.640 --> 00:19:37.640 Alliance and the Perth Inner City Group. 00:19:37.760 --> 00:19:39.736 Internally, we've focused on 00:19:39.760 --> 00:19:41.736 strengthening our capability and our 00:19:41.760 --> 00:19:44.456 culture. We've adopted a new workplace 00:19:44.480 --> 00:19:46.856 industrial agreement. We've implemented 00:19:46.880 --> 00:19:49.736 our cultural optimization strategy and 00:19:49.760 --> 00:19:51.895 we've done a full brand review which 00:19:51.919 --> 00:19:54.136 contributes to an effective and engaged 00:19:54.160 --> 00:19:56.535 organization. 00:19:56.559 --> 00:19:58.775 Looking back, the year has been one of 00:19:58.799 --> 00:20:00.535 considerable progress and we've laid 00:20:00.559 --> 00:20:03.496 down some strong foundations, but it is 00:20:03.520 --> 00:20:05.816 clear there is more to do and we will 00:20:05.840 --> 00:20:08.056 continue to focus on project delivery, 00:20:08.080 --> 00:20:10.616 on championing sustainability and on 00:20:10.640 --> 00:20:12.856 nurturing that unique character that is 00:20:12.880 --> 00:20:15.736 Vic Park. I would like to sincerely 00:20:15.760 --> 00:20:17.655 thank the mayor, the counselors, the 00:20:17.679 --> 00:20:20.456 Town's executive and our dedicated 00:20:20.480 --> 00:20:23.416 staff as well as the community for their 00:20:23.440 --> 00:20:25.496 leadership, for their support and for 00:20:25.520 --> 00:20:27.576 their contributions throughout the year. 00:20:27.600 --> 00:20:29.256 Thank you, ma'am. 00:20:29.280 --> 00:20:31.336 Thanks, Mr. CEO. I'm now going to invite 00:20:31.360 --> 00:20:33.736 the chief financial officer, Mr. Old, um 00:20:33.760 --> 00:20:36.135 to do a presentation on the financial 00:20:36.159 --> 00:20:39.159 statements and the auditor's report. 00:20:42.159 --> 00:20:44.696 Thank you, mayor. 00:20:44.720 --> 00:20:46.535 I'm pleased to present the audited 00:20:46.559 --> 00:20:48.296 financial statements as included in the 00:20:48.320 --> 00:20:50.376 annual report for the year ending 30 00:20:50.400 --> 00:20:53.400 June 2025. The financial statements and 00:20:53.520 --> 00:20:55.336 supporting notes contained with the 00:20:55.360 --> 00:20:57.096 annual report are in accordance with the 00:20:57.120 --> 00:20:58.856 relevant Australian accounting 00:20:58.880 --> 00:21:01.655 standards, the local government act 1995 00:21:01.679 --> 00:21:03.496 and associated regulations to present 00:21:03.520 --> 00:21:04.936 fairly the position of the Town of 00:21:04.960 --> 00:21:07.895 Victoria Park. As a brief summary of the 00:21:07.919 --> 00:21:09.336 financial statements, the following 00:21:09.360 --> 00:21:11.496 observations are made. Rates revenue of 00:21:11.520 --> 00:21:14.520 53.06 million was levied across $18,261 00:21:16.799 --> 00:21:18.936 ratable assessments. 00:21:18.960 --> 00:21:21.655 Overall loan principal owing reduced by 00:21:21.679 --> 00:21:24.679 $3 million from $9.4 million to $6.4 00:21:25.200 --> 00:21:27.496 million. And a large proportion of this 00:21:27.520 --> 00:21:29.736 debt relates to previous underground 00:21:29.760 --> 00:21:32.296 power projects. The only class of asset 00:21:32.320 --> 00:21:34.616 that underwent a re-evaluation this year 00:21:34.640 --> 00:21:37.096 was the drainage network. 00:21:37.120 --> 00:21:38.936 The financial statements as presented 00:21:38.960 --> 00:21:41.015 were independently audited by the office 00:21:41.039 --> 00:21:42.616 of the auditor general, a state 00:21:42.640 --> 00:21:44.856 government agency and in their opinion 00:21:44.880 --> 00:21:47.176 the annual financial report is based on 00:21:47.200 --> 00:21:49.655 proper accounts and records presents 00:21:49.679 --> 00:21:52.216 fair presents fairly in all material 00:21:52.240 --> 00:21:54.135 respects the results of the operations 00:21:54.159 --> 00:21:56.456 of the Town for the year ending 30 June 00:21:56.480 --> 00:21:58.936 2025 and its financial position at the 00:21:58.960 --> 00:22:01.256 end of that period and in accordance 00:22:01.280 --> 00:22:03.816 with the local government act 1995 and 00:22:03.840 --> 00:22:05.015 to the extent that they are not 00:22:05.039 --> 00:22:07.015 inconsistent with the the Australian 00:22:07.039 --> 00:22:09.096 accounting standards. As per the 00:22:09.120 --> 00:22:10.775 auditor's report, attention is drawn to 00:22:10.799 --> 00:22:12.616 note 30 in the financial report, which 00:22:12.640 --> 00:22:15.176 states that the amounts reported in the 00:22:15.200 --> 00:22:18.200 previously issued 30 June 2024 financial 00:22:18.400 --> 00:22:20.856 report have been restated 00:22:20.880 --> 00:22:22.696 and disclosed as comparatives in this 00:22:22.720 --> 00:22:24.856 financial report. However, the auditor's 00:22:24.880 --> 00:22:27.015 opinion is not modified in respect of 00:22:27.039 --> 00:22:30.039 this matter. Thank you. 00:22:30.400 --> 00:22:33.176 Thanks very much, Mr. Old. And now we 00:22:33.200 --> 00:22:36.200 have um a short video presentation 00:22:36.720 --> 00:22:38.616 which is the highlights from the annual 00:22:38.640 --> 00:22:40.856 reports. So I think Mr. Dunlop that's 00:22:40.880 --> 00:22:42.376 going to be presented and played 00:22:42.400 --> 00:22:44.376 shortly. Is that right? 00:22:44.400 --> 00:22:45.416 Yes, I think so. 00:22:45.440 --> 00:22:48.440 All right. Ready for that when it goes. 00:23:51.280 --> 00:23:54.280 Heat. Heat. 00:25:07.679 --> 00:25:10.679 Heat. Hey, heat. Hey, heat. 00:25:32.720 --> 00:25:35.720 Heat up here. 00:25:56.159 --> 00:25:59.159 All right. Um so um thank you to 00:25:59.360 --> 00:26:01.096 those who are involved um in putting 00:26:01.120 --> 00:26:04.120 together that compilation video. Um, 00:26:04.400 --> 00:26:07.400 so now I do have um slight departure um 00:26:08.559 --> 00:26:11.559 from what was prepared in my mayor's 00:26:11.840 --> 00:26:14.296 agenda because I do note that we do have 00:26:14.320 --> 00:26:16.616 on our list um notification that at 00:26:16.640 --> 00:26:18.296 least one person has some questions 00:26:18.320 --> 00:26:21.320 about the annual report. Um so before I 00:26:21.600 --> 00:26:23.816 move the motion for the receipt of the 00:26:23.840 --> 00:26:26.840 annual report um I will ask um apart 00:26:27.679 --> 00:26:30.056 from me receiving notification that we 00:26:30.080 --> 00:26:31.416 do have someone who wishes to ask 00:26:31.440 --> 00:26:33.895 questions about the annual report. 00:26:33.919 --> 00:26:35.496 apart from Mr. Maxwell are there any 00:26:35.520 --> 00:26:37.015 other people who have questions about 00:26:37.039 --> 00:26:40.039 the annual report that they wish to ask? 00:26:40.080 --> 00:26:42.296 Um it's not one that you have to have 00:26:42.320 --> 00:26:44.135 questions about. Um but I just wanted to 00:26:44.159 --> 00:26:46.216 gauge um how long the exercise might 00:26:46.240 --> 00:26:47.976 take. So that's all right. So, what I'm 00:26:48.000 --> 00:26:49.736 going to do is invite questions about 00:26:49.760 --> 00:26:52.056 the annual report before I call for a 00:26:52.080 --> 00:26:55.080 mover and motion. Mover and seconder um 00:26:55.120 --> 00:26:56.936 for the receipt of the annual report. 00:26:56.960 --> 00:26:58.775 So, Mr. Maxwell, looks like it's just 00:26:58.799 --> 00:27:00.376 you. If you could come forward and for 00:27:00.400 --> 00:27:01.736 everyone else who wants to come forward 00:27:01.760 --> 00:27:03.895 in due course and ask questions and make 00:27:03.919 --> 00:27:06.296 statements, the protocol um under our 00:27:06.320 --> 00:27:08.616 meeting procedures um local law is that 00:27:08.640 --> 00:27:09.976 you need to give your name and your 00:27:10.000 --> 00:27:12.135 suburb. Um so, we have those details on 00:27:12.159 --> 00:27:13.736 the record. So, Mr. Maxwell, if you 00:27:13.760 --> 00:27:15.255 could just give us your name and suburb, 00:27:15.279 --> 00:27:16.376 please, then we'll look forward to 00:27:16.400 --> 00:27:17.496 hearing your questions. 00:27:17.520 --> 00:27:19.736 Okay. Thanks, Mayor Vince Maxwell from 00:27:19.760 --> 00:27:21.255 Victoria Park. 00:27:21.279 --> 00:27:23.655 , thank you. Um, for the purposes, um, 00:27:23.679 --> 00:27:25.576 of this meeting, , I've made a 00:27:25.600 --> 00:27:27.496 determination that each elector is have 00:27:27.520 --> 00:27:30.376 four questions to ask. So, um, if you 00:27:30.400 --> 00:27:33.400 could, , deal with that limitation for 00:27:33.679 --> 00:27:36.135 your questions. Um, we'll see how we get 00:27:36.159 --> 00:27:37.655 through it. 00:27:37.679 --> 00:27:39.736 I might actually have five, but anyway, 00:27:39.760 --> 00:27:41.816 I'll just This first one is just really 00:27:41.840 --> 00:27:44.216 to do with procedural stuff because the 00:27:44.240 --> 00:27:46.135 um I just note that the council approved 00:27:46.159 --> 00:27:47.736 the annual report on the 3rd of 00:27:47.760 --> 00:27:50.456 February. Um and then again on the 3rd 00:27:50.480 --> 00:27:52.296 of March, the council approved another 00:27:52.320 --> 00:27:54.135 version of the annual report. And so I 00:27:54.159 --> 00:27:55.895 just wonder if you can explain why the 00:27:55.919 --> 00:27:58.535 annual report was approved 00:27:58.559 --> 00:28:01.096 twice and why there was no re 00:28:01.120 --> 00:28:03.416 revocation motion as is normally the 00:28:03.440 --> 00:28:06.440 case under clause 525 and regulation 10 00:28:06.960 --> 00:28:08.775 of the local government act when you 00:28:08.799 --> 00:28:11.799 change a previous decision of a council. 00:28:12.240 --> 00:28:14.456 All right. So I'm going to refer the 00:28:14.480 --> 00:28:17.176 question of um why we had a second 00:28:17.200 --> 00:28:18.856 meeting with regards to the annual 00:28:18.880 --> 00:28:21.176 report to the chief financial officer 00:28:21.200 --> 00:28:24.135 Mr. old. 00:28:24.159 --> 00:28:27.159 thank you, may so the first 00:28:28.000 --> 00:28:30.135 special council meeting held on the 3rd 00:28:30.159 --> 00:28:31.736 of February, if I recall that date 00:28:31.760 --> 00:28:34.375 correctly, had the correct annual 00:28:34.399 --> 00:28:37.399 financial report as the gender item. The 00:28:37.520 --> 00:28:40.135 annual report as a total had 00:28:40.159 --> 00:28:42.535 unfortunately had last year's annual 00:28:42.559 --> 00:28:44.535 annual financial report attached to it 00:28:44.559 --> 00:28:46.696 as an administration error. We had 00:28:46.720 --> 00:28:48.375 placed that there just for editing 00:28:48.399 --> 00:28:50.216 purposes, just to be able to compile the 00:28:50.240 --> 00:28:53.240 report. which we did for the order 00:28:53.360 --> 00:28:55.496 and risk committee the previous year. Um 00:28:55.520 --> 00:28:57.255 that was just administrative oversight 00:28:57.279 --> 00:28:59.816 to attach the correct one. So at that 00:28:59.840 --> 00:29:01.816 meeting the for the the statutory 00:29:01.840 --> 00:29:03.655 requirement to publicly advertise and 00:29:03.679 --> 00:29:05.176 set a date for the annual electors 00:29:05.200 --> 00:29:07.176 meeting was also set which is this 00:29:07.200 --> 00:29:09.336 meeting here. upon noticing that 00:29:09.360 --> 00:29:12.296 administration error um because the 00:29:12.320 --> 00:29:13.976 annual report is not being resended is 00:29:14.000 --> 00:29:15.336 being corrected. That's my understanding 00:29:15.360 --> 00:29:17.416 from a governance point of view. the 00:29:17.440 --> 00:29:19.255 correct financial report was attached to 00:29:19.279 --> 00:29:21.096 the the the text part of the annual 00:29:21.120 --> 00:29:24.120 report and um and corrected 00:29:24.320 --> 00:29:26.216 and I'll go to the manager of 00:29:26.240 --> 00:29:28.216 governance to explain that final part of 00:29:28.240 --> 00:29:29.976 your procedural question Mr. Maxwell 00:29:30.000 --> 00:29:31.816 about why there was no revocation motion 00:29:31.840 --> 00:29:34.216 Mr. Douglas 00:29:34.240 --> 00:29:36.056 we consider that the issue can be 00:29:36.080 --> 00:29:37.655 dealt with in accordance with section 00:29:37.679 --> 00:29:40.135 5.251E 251E of the local government act 00:29:40.159 --> 00:29:43.159 together with regulation 10 of the local 00:29:43.279 --> 00:29:44.936 government administration regulations 00:29:44.960 --> 00:29:47.960 1996 by council agreeing to change the 00:29:48.320 --> 00:29:51.320 decision dated 3 February 2026. 00:29:53.520 --> 00:29:55.496 So that's the procedural question Mr. 00:29:55.520 --> 00:29:57.015 Maxwell. Do you want to move to your 00:29:57.039 --> 00:29:58.936 substantive ones now? 00:29:58.960 --> 00:30:00.696 Yes. Thanks me. I'm be curious about 00:30:00.720 --> 00:30:01.816 that because it doesn't say anything 00:30:01.840 --> 00:30:03.576 like that in the regulation. But I'll go 00:30:03.600 --> 00:30:04.856 on to my second question. 00:30:04.880 --> 00:30:06.535 Well as you know Mr. Maxwell, we don't 00:30:06.559 --> 00:30:08.135 do debate when it comes to questions. 00:30:08.159 --> 00:30:10.296 So, if you can just ask if you can just 00:30:10.320 --> 00:30:12.056 if you can just ask the questions. If 00:30:12.080 --> 00:30:13.496 you want to ask a follow-up question 00:30:13.520 --> 00:30:14.936 that's related to that, you're welcome 00:30:14.960 --> 00:30:17.176 to do so. 00:30:17.200 --> 00:30:19.255 Well, see, I'm having limited questions. 00:30:19.279 --> 00:30:22.279 I bit difficult to do that, but um 00:30:23.440 --> 00:30:26.375 I'll follow that up with him later. On u 00:30:26.399 --> 00:30:29.399 page 72 of the annual report, it shows 00:30:29.840 --> 00:30:32.840 that um $11 million less was taken from 00:30:34.880 --> 00:30:37.880 the reserve accounts and $16.5 million 00:30:38.240 --> 00:30:40.856 added to the reserve accounts more um 00:30:40.880 --> 00:30:43.336 than was compared to the budget. And 00:30:43.360 --> 00:30:46.360 combining these means 27.5 million and 00:30:47.120 --> 00:30:49.416 in addition to another 5.8 million 00:30:49.440 --> 00:30:52.056 increase in cash 00:30:52.080 --> 00:30:55.015 um as shown on page 90. So there's more 00:30:55.039 --> 00:30:57.336 than 33 million added to the Town's bank 00:30:57.360 --> 00:30:59.976 accounts in just one year. So why was 00:31:00.000 --> 00:31:02.456 this substantial amount of money 00:31:02.480 --> 00:31:05.096 collected in rates? Um it's more than 00:31:05.120 --> 00:31:07.176 half the rates. Why was that not spent 00:31:07.200 --> 00:31:10.200 as per the budget? 00:31:10.799 --> 00:31:12.616 so Mr. Maxwell, I just want to get 00:31:12.640 --> 00:31:15.336 clear. You're referring to page 72. Is 00:31:15.360 --> 00:31:17.895 that right? So page 72 shows the 00:31:17.919 --> 00:31:19.895 movements in the reserve accounts over 00:31:19.919 --> 00:31:22.919 and above what was budgeted and page 90 00:31:22.960 --> 00:31:25.736 shows movements in cash on hand over and 00:31:25.760 --> 00:31:28.760 above the budget. 00:31:52.880 --> 00:31:54.456 Thank you for the clarification. I'm 00:31:54.480 --> 00:31:55.976 going to refer that question to the 00:31:56.000 --> 00:31:58.535 chief financial officer, Mr. Old. Thank 00:31:58.559 --> 00:32:01.559 you. 00:32:02.880 --> 00:32:04.775 mayor just for clarification I'm 00:32:04.799 --> 00:32:07.495 assuming referring to note 29 of the 00:32:07.519 --> 00:32:09.736 reserve accounts as opposed to page 72 00:32:09.760 --> 00:32:11.655 of the and reported we have two 00:32:11.679 --> 00:32:13.015 numberings. We got the financial report 00:32:13.039 --> 00:32:15.416 and the total report. So I assume that's 00:32:15.440 --> 00:32:17.255 that's correct. You're referring to note 00:32:17.279 --> 00:32:19.255 29. 00:32:19.279 --> 00:32:21.255 Um well I will go back to Mr. Maxwell 00:32:21.279 --> 00:32:23.816 but he did give me page 72 and he did 00:32:23.840 --> 00:32:26.616 refer to the um movement in the reserve 00:32:26.640 --> 00:32:29.640 account. Um and then page 90 for the 00:32:29.760 --> 00:32:31.736 movement in the cash account above 00:32:31.760 --> 00:32:34.135 budget. So I was trying to note that 00:32:34.159 --> 00:32:36.216 down so I could look through them. But 00:32:36.240 --> 00:32:37.736 um Mr. Maxwell, you've heard what the 00:32:37.760 --> 00:32:39.736 chief operations the chief financial 00:32:39.760 --> 00:32:41.736 officer mentioned with regards to the 00:32:41.760 --> 00:32:43.895 notes to the financial accounts. Were 00:32:43.919 --> 00:32:45.176 you referring to the notes to the 00:32:45.200 --> 00:32:45.816 financial? 00:32:45.840 --> 00:32:47.495 I was talking to the page numbers. I was 00:32:47.519 --> 00:32:49.176 talking about page numbers. 00:32:49.200 --> 00:32:52.200 It is. It is to the page numbers. So 72 00:32:52.320 --> 00:32:54.696 um you're looking at the um that's the 00:32:54.720 --> 00:32:56.696 movement in the surplus or deficit on 00:32:56.720 --> 00:32:57.895 the second part of the column that 00:32:57.919 --> 00:33:00.775 you're referring to. So um just let the 00:33:00.799 --> 00:33:03.736 CFO get to that page. Um so that's the 00:33:03.760 --> 00:33:05.895 one I'm looking at. 00:33:05.919 --> 00:33:07.736 Um and that has that 00:33:07.760 --> 00:33:09.416 just grab a copy of the annual report 00:33:09.440 --> 00:33:11.976 cuz I don't have it here and my copy is 00:33:12.000 --> 00:33:13.255 a bit small to read. So 00:33:13.279 --> 00:33:14.296 sorry. Um, 00:33:14.320 --> 00:33:15.015 someone's got one. 00:33:15.039 --> 00:33:16.616 Um, just ask the council leaison 00:33:16.640 --> 00:33:18.535 officer, do you can you access a hard 00:33:18.559 --> 00:33:20.216 copy and give that to Oh, thanks, 00:33:20.240 --> 00:33:21.015 councelor Mincson. 00:33:21.039 --> 00:33:22.056 Thank you. 00:33:22.080 --> 00:33:25.080 Um, and um, on page 90, that's actually 00:33:26.720 --> 00:33:29.720 made up of note 13 um, to the , 00:33:30.880 --> 00:33:32.936 financial statements which is called 00:33:32.960 --> 00:33:35.736 other liabilities. And so that's the one 00:33:35.760 --> 00:33:37.816 that you're wanting to refer to. Is that 00:33:37.840 --> 00:33:39.176 right, Mr. Maxwell? 00:33:39.200 --> 00:33:42.200 Hang on a second. 00:33:43.440 --> 00:33:45.655 So I'm not sure that page 90 is the one 00:33:45.679 --> 00:33:47.096 that you want because that's 00:33:47.120 --> 00:33:49.895 page 99 is the one for the cash. 00:33:49.919 --> 00:33:52.919 Right. So 99 um for the movements in 00:33:53.360 --> 00:33:56.360 cash above the budget 00:34:01.760 --> 00:34:03.416 Mr. CFO. Do you have the clarification 00:34:03.440 --> 00:34:06.440 that you need? to be honest, I think 00:34:06.640 --> 00:34:08.296 I'll take that on notice, referring to a 00:34:08.320 --> 00:34:09.976 couple of different notes. And to give a 00:34:10.000 --> 00:34:11.736 proper response, I'll have to just 00:34:11.760 --> 00:34:14.296 investigate a little bit further. 00:34:14.320 --> 00:34:15.736 All right. So, I have to take that on 00:34:15.760 --> 00:34:18.456 notice, Mr. Maxwell. 00:34:18.480 --> 00:34:21.335 What's your next question? 00:34:21.359 --> 00:34:24.359 Okay. 00:34:24.879 --> 00:34:27.176 Um 00:34:27.200 --> 00:34:29.095 last year's audit, as you mentioned, 00:34:29.119 --> 00:34:31.976 beginning was um this year's audit and 00:34:32.000 --> 00:34:35.000 previous audits were unqualified. 00:34:35.200 --> 00:34:37.335 by the auditor. Why why then did this 00:34:37.359 --> 00:34:39.416 year's auditor need to make so many 00:34:39.440 --> 00:34:42.375 changes to the already unqualified audit 00:34:42.399 --> 00:34:44.055 for the previous year? Some of those 00:34:44.079 --> 00:34:47.079 changes in excess of $4 million. 00:34:48.000 --> 00:34:51.000 Mr. Old, going to go to you. 00:34:54.320 --> 00:34:57.016 through May, I'm I'm assuming there's 00:34:57.040 --> 00:34:59.095 just reference to note 30, the 00:34:59.119 --> 00:35:00.136 correction of the error. So, I don't 00:35:00.160 --> 00:35:01.575 quite know where the $4 million come 00:35:01.599 --> 00:35:04.599 from. That was a 00:35:04.880 --> 00:35:06.536 Well, sorry, before you go any further 00:35:06.560 --> 00:35:09.496 on your answer, Mr. Old, um Mr. Maxwell, 00:35:09.520 --> 00:35:11.976 um you're referring to the matters where 00:35:12.000 --> 00:35:14.536 um there was a restatement um that 00:35:14.560 --> 00:35:17.256 resulted in the auditors those 00:35:17.280 --> 00:35:19.176 figures from the previous year were then 00:35:19.200 --> 00:35:21.016 restated, but that didn't change the 00:35:21.040 --> 00:35:22.696 auditor's opinion. Is that the matter 00:35:22.720 --> 00:35:23.896 you're referring to, or something 00:35:23.920 --> 00:35:26.616 completely different? On page 110, 00:35:26.640 --> 00:35:29.256 there's a a big column full of 00:35:29.280 --> 00:35:31.736 adjustments. The first one is $4.7 00:35:31.760 --> 00:35:34.760 million. The next one 3.5 million, the 00:35:35.040 --> 00:35:37.496 next one. So that's where the big 00:35:37.520 --> 00:35:38.216 numbers come from. 00:35:38.240 --> 00:35:40.055 Yep. So that is the correction of the 00:35:40.079 --> 00:35:42.616 error. So um Mr. Old, 00:35:42.640 --> 00:35:43.575 thank you mayor for that 00:35:43.599 --> 00:35:45.656 clarification. all of those amounts 00:35:45.680 --> 00:35:48.216 are non-cash. they relate to the Town's 00:35:48.240 --> 00:35:50.536 long-standing investment and return in 00:35:50.560 --> 00:35:53.560 Tamala Park and in the the land 00:35:53.680 --> 00:35:56.616 holdings that um are part of that. so 00:35:56.640 --> 00:35:58.456 the Town does receive a dividend has 00:35:58.480 --> 00:36:01.016 some has for some time received cash 00:36:01.040 --> 00:36:02.936 dividend for that. So that part of is 00:36:02.960 --> 00:36:05.256 part of the reserve movement. this 00:36:05.280 --> 00:36:08.216 was the valuation of our share of the 00:36:08.240 --> 00:36:11.240 lots still held for sale for this year 00:36:11.920 --> 00:36:14.920 and um the amount the opening balance 00:36:16.880 --> 00:36:18.776 of that when we did our reconciliations 00:36:18.800 --> 00:36:20.856 was incorrect from the previous year. So 00:36:20.880 --> 00:36:22.616 all those adjustments relate to that 00:36:22.640 --> 00:36:25.640 that one error. 00:36:25.760 --> 00:36:26.055 So 00:36:26.079 --> 00:36:27.256 Mr. Maxwell. 00:36:27.280 --> 00:36:29.256 Yes. So my question was more around if 00:36:29.280 --> 00:36:31.416 the audit was unqualified last year, why 00:36:31.440 --> 00:36:33.335 were the changes done this year to the 00:36:33.359 --> 00:36:35.656 previous year's audit that was 00:36:35.680 --> 00:36:38.680 supposedly all ticky boo? 00:36:39.280 --> 00:36:41.656 Mr. Old, 00:36:41.680 --> 00:36:43.335 upon finding the error, we consulted 00:36:43.359 --> 00:36:44.936 with the auditors about the best process 00:36:44.960 --> 00:36:47.335 to do that. I am not the auditor, so 00:36:47.359 --> 00:36:49.976 I cannot cannot um speak for them on 00:36:50.000 --> 00:36:51.176 whether something is qualified or 00:36:51.200 --> 00:36:53.335 unqualified. we work through the 00:36:53.359 --> 00:36:55.176 methodology of the correction of that 00:36:55.200 --> 00:36:58.200 that error. um upon finding it and um 00:36:59.119 --> 00:37:02.119 took advice from from the auditor's 00:37:02.480 --> 00:37:04.376 recommendation and also other agencies 00:37:04.400 --> 00:37:06.376 or or other advice on how we best deal 00:37:06.400 --> 00:37:08.296 with that and that's a conclusion and 00:37:08.320 --> 00:37:10.055 upon the audit they they still issued an 00:37:10.079 --> 00:37:11.656 unqualified audit. 00:37:11.680 --> 00:37:13.736 It's also my understanding Mr. Maxwell, 00:37:13.760 --> 00:37:15.416 that's a matter that the auditor general 00:37:15.440 --> 00:37:18.440 and their contracted auditors um RSM um 00:37:18.720 --> 00:37:20.376 working on the Town's audits raised with 00:37:20.400 --> 00:37:22.216 the audit risk and improvement committee 00:37:22.240 --> 00:37:23.976 and that's how it was determined should 00:37:24.000 --> 00:37:25.976 be dealt with according to the auditor. 00:37:26.000 --> 00:37:27.656 So that's why it appears in the way it 00:37:27.680 --> 00:37:30.216 does. 00:37:30.240 --> 00:37:32.055 Do you have another question? 00:37:32.079 --> 00:37:35.079 Um yes I do. Thank you. 00:37:35.760 --> 00:37:38.216 So I want to know why are the auditors 00:37:38.240 --> 00:37:40.456 audit management letters which identify 00:37:40.480 --> 00:37:42.936 weaknesses in controls and governance 00:37:42.960 --> 00:37:44.776 not published alongside the annual 00:37:44.800 --> 00:37:47.496 report so rate payers can see the full 00:37:47.520 --> 00:37:50.520 findings of the audit 00:37:52.000 --> 00:37:55.000 Mr. 00:37:56.000 --> 00:37:59.000 the audit management letters um are 00:37:59.920 --> 00:38:02.920 addressed to the mayor and the CEO. 00:38:03.520 --> 00:38:05.575 they do highlight potential control 00:38:05.599 --> 00:38:08.599 matters and because of that very um risk 00:38:09.280 --> 00:38:11.095 is my recommendation that they not made 00:38:11.119 --> 00:38:13.416 public. Um the control matters could be 00:38:13.440 --> 00:38:15.575 could be anything in the financial um 00:38:15.599 --> 00:38:17.736 sphere. So my opinion is you do not 00:38:17.760 --> 00:38:19.656 necessarily want that um published 00:38:19.680 --> 00:38:21.496 because it may lead to fraud, corruption 00:38:21.520 --> 00:38:23.736 or or some untoward activities towards 00:38:23.760 --> 00:38:25.176 the Town. It's quite a common practice 00:38:25.200 --> 00:38:27.016 for local governments to not practice 00:38:27.040 --> 00:38:28.856 that because they assess the risk of 00:38:28.880 --> 00:38:31.575 publishing versus not publishing and 00:38:31.599 --> 00:38:33.256 and as we previously talked about that's 00:38:33.280 --> 00:38:35.736 my recommendation to council. 00:38:35.760 --> 00:38:37.656 All right. Thanks Mr. Old. It's also the 00:38:37.680 --> 00:38:39.896 case Mr. Maxwell that I inquired of this 00:38:39.920 --> 00:38:41.256 from the auditor general's 00:38:41.280 --> 00:38:43.176 representatives and they consider that 00:38:43.200 --> 00:38:45.016 their audit management letters to 00:38:45.040 --> 00:38:47.976 council are confidential. 00:38:48.000 --> 00:38:49.976 So who was that said that 00:38:50.000 --> 00:38:51.976 that was the representatives the auditor 00:38:52.000 --> 00:38:54.536 general. 00:38:54.560 --> 00:38:57.176 Now that is your four questions. Um but 00:38:57.200 --> 00:38:58.776 since no one else has indicated that 00:38:58.800 --> 00:39:00.376 they had any other questions to ask 00:39:00.400 --> 00:39:02.055 about the audit report, you said you had 00:39:02.079 --> 00:39:03.416 five questions. So, I'm happy to hear 00:39:03.440 --> 00:39:05.095 your fifth question, but then we'll be 00:39:05.119 --> 00:39:07.095 moving on cuz we have a full public 00:39:07.119 --> 00:39:08.696 gallery and I'm sure there are lots of 00:39:08.720 --> 00:39:10.296 other people according to this list who 00:39:10.320 --> 00:39:12.696 have more questions to ask. 00:39:12.720 --> 00:39:15.720 Thank you. Um, so refer to page 66 of 00:39:16.320 --> 00:39:19.095 the report titled lease reduction/ 00:39:19.119 --> 00:39:22.119 peppercorn leases and I note the 00:39:22.160 --> 00:39:24.536 organizations such as the bowling club 00:39:24.560 --> 00:39:26.856 and the hockey club for example are 00:39:26.880 --> 00:39:29.880 shown with discounted leases and I also 00:39:30.000 --> 00:39:32.296 note the absence of the black oak lease 00:39:32.320 --> 00:39:34.696 on Edward Milan land and buildings that 00:39:34.720 --> 00:39:37.176 are described by the license valuation 00:39:37.200 --> 00:39:40.200 the Town obtained in 2023 as having a 00:39:40.320 --> 00:39:43.320 value of 295,000 perom discounted by 58% 00:39:44.640 --> 00:39:47.335 to 122500. 00:39:47.359 --> 00:39:49.736 It was also noted that under the council 00:39:49.760 --> 00:39:52.376 70-year agreement with Black Oak that 00:39:52.400 --> 00:39:54.296 this lease discount will increase each 00:39:54.320 --> 00:39:56.456 year due due to the cap being 00:39:56.480 --> 00:39:58.216 substantially below the long-term 00:39:58.240 --> 00:40:00.456 inflation rate. So why isn't this 00:40:00.480 --> 00:40:03.480 discounted lease included in that table? 00:40:04.400 --> 00:40:06.136 Well, Mr. Maxwell, I'd say it a good 00:40:06.160 --> 00:40:08.136 bet, but I will go to Mr. Old for 00:40:08.160 --> 00:40:10.055 confirmation. And it's because that um 00:40:10.079 --> 00:40:12.136 that arrangement didn't commence until 00:40:12.160 --> 00:40:13.896 the works were completed because Black 00:40:13.920 --> 00:40:15.575 Oak needed to clear all the conditions 00:40:15.599 --> 00:40:17.736 before the lease would be entered into. 00:40:17.760 --> 00:40:19.256 And so that lease hadn't been entered 00:40:19.280 --> 00:40:22.280 into um as of 30 June 2025. Mr. Old, am 00:40:23.680 --> 00:40:25.176 I right about that? 00:40:25.200 --> 00:40:28.200 Mayor, I u understand that's correct. 00:40:29.440 --> 00:40:31.496 So thanks Mr. Maxwell. Um appreciate 00:40:31.520 --> 00:40:34.136 your questions in relation to the annual 00:40:34.160 --> 00:40:36.456 report. Um, as always, you're very 00:40:36.480 --> 00:40:38.296 welcome to send through questions to us 00:40:38.320 --> 00:40:41.016 about the annual report um outside of 00:40:41.040 --> 00:40:42.856 the electors meeting and you're also 00:40:42.880 --> 00:40:44.456 more than welcome to raise those at 00:40:44.480 --> 00:40:46.696 ordinary council meetings during general 00:40:46.720 --> 00:40:49.720 public question time. Thank you. So, 00:40:50.160 --> 00:40:51.736 there being no one else who's indicated 00:40:51.760 --> 00:40:53.256 that they have questions to ask about 00:40:53.280 --> 00:40:56.216 the annual report, um it now comes um to 00:40:56.240 --> 00:40:58.696 the moment where I need to seek a motion 00:40:58.720 --> 00:41:01.416 from the floor um to receive the annual 00:41:01.440 --> 00:41:04.440 report for 2024 2025. So, I'm seeking an 00:41:05.520 --> 00:41:07.496 elector to move the motion that's now on 00:41:07.520 --> 00:41:10.216 the screen that the electors receive 00:41:10.240 --> 00:41:13.240 the contents of the 2024-25 annual 00:41:13.280 --> 00:41:14.856 report and the audited financial 00:41:14.880 --> 00:41:17.016 statements as presented to the electors 00:41:17.040 --> 00:41:19.256 of the Town of Victoria Park. Is there 00:41:19.280 --> 00:41:21.496 an elector who would be prepared to move 00:41:21.520 --> 00:41:23.575 this motion? 00:41:23.599 --> 00:41:25.176 And noting that if there isn't one who 00:41:25.200 --> 00:41:26.856 willingly puts their hand up, then I'm 00:41:26.880 --> 00:41:28.536 probably going to be looking for um 00:41:28.560 --> 00:41:31.560 somebody specific to do that. So, um 00:41:32.000 --> 00:41:34.696 Peter Devo, thank you. Um that is moved. 00:41:34.720 --> 00:41:37.720 Is there a seconder please? Jerry Puit. 00:41:37.839 --> 00:41:40.839 Thank you. Seconded. Um 00:41:41.920 --> 00:41:44.216 Mr. Dero, did you wish to be heard um on 00:41:44.240 --> 00:41:46.055 the motion for the annual report? 00:41:46.079 --> 00:41:47.176 No. Thank you, Mayor. 00:41:47.200 --> 00:41:49.256 All right. Thank you. Mr. Puit, did 00:41:49.280 --> 00:41:51.095 you wish to be heard on the motion for 00:41:51.119 --> 00:41:52.295 the annual report? 00:41:52.319 --> 00:41:53.256 No, thank you. 00:41:53.280 --> 00:41:55.736 All right. Thank you. Um what I am going 00:41:55.760 --> 00:41:57.496 to do is say that once you had 00:41:57.520 --> 00:41:59.656 registered um as an elector you should 00:41:59.680 --> 00:42:02.295 have received um a red and a green 00:42:02.319 --> 00:42:05.256 voting card. Um and so these are to be 00:42:05.280 --> 00:42:08.280 used for you to indicate um whether you 00:42:08.480 --> 00:42:10.936 agree with the motion or whether you 00:42:10.960 --> 00:42:12.295 don't agree with the motion. So you're 00:42:12.319 --> 00:42:13.896 either voting for or you're voting 00:42:13.920 --> 00:42:16.856 against. Um I will ask is there anyone 00:42:16.880 --> 00:42:19.416 who wishes to oppose the motion that is 00:42:19.440 --> 00:42:21.176 now on the floor for receiving of the 00:42:21.200 --> 00:42:23.416 annual report and the audited financial 00:42:23.440 --> 00:42:25.496 statements 00:42:25.520 --> 00:42:28.136 to make an amendment. 00:42:28.160 --> 00:42:30.536 Um what sort of amendment do you propose 00:42:30.560 --> 00:42:33.560 to make Mr. Maxwell? 00:42:36.480 --> 00:42:38.856 Um, I'd like to amend the motion by 00:42:38.880 --> 00:42:41.815 adding the words 00:42:41.839 --> 00:42:44.055 and to publish the auditor's interim and 00:42:44.079 --> 00:42:46.776 final audit management letters alongside 00:42:46.800 --> 00:42:49.800 the annual report on the Town's website. 00:42:50.079 --> 00:42:51.656 Well, I'm not going to allow that 00:42:51.680 --> 00:42:53.416 amendment to be made, Mr. Maxwell, 00:42:53.440 --> 00:42:55.016 because it's not an amendment to the 00:42:55.040 --> 00:42:56.616 annual report. You're talking about 00:42:56.640 --> 00:42:58.616 other discrete standalone documents. 00:42:58.640 --> 00:43:01.640 they are not a part of the 00:43:02.560 --> 00:43:04.376 sorry if we could please just a 00:43:04.400 --> 00:43:06.055 reminder to everyone to please turn off 00:43:06.079 --> 00:43:08.136 their mobile phones. Thank you during 00:43:08.160 --> 00:43:11.160 business. Um sorry Mr. Maxwell for you 00:43:11.359 --> 00:43:13.176 being interrupted by that mobile phone 00:43:13.200 --> 00:43:16.136 ringtone. Um so I'm not going to permit 00:43:16.160 --> 00:43:17.656 that amendment to be made because it's 00:43:17.680 --> 00:43:19.416 not an amendment to the annual report or 00:43:19.440 --> 00:43:21.416 the audited financial statements. Those 00:43:21.440 --> 00:43:23.256 documents don't include the audit 00:43:23.280 --> 00:43:25.736 management letters. So um thank you. 00:43:25.760 --> 00:43:27.416 appreciate your intention, but that's 00:43:27.440 --> 00:43:28.536 not an amendment that I'm going to 00:43:28.560 --> 00:43:28.856 allow. 00:43:28.880 --> 00:43:30.856 Can I just get the governance to confirm 00:43:30.880 --> 00:43:33.880 that that 00:43:34.000 --> 00:43:36.856 your decision is or I'll move a motion 00:43:36.880 --> 00:43:38.856 of descent if you prefer? 00:43:38.880 --> 00:43:41.335 Mr. Maxwell, um I'm the presiding 00:43:41.359 --> 00:43:43.575 member. I rule on these matters, not the 00:43:43.599 --> 00:43:46.055 um manager of governance. So um I'm not 00:43:46.079 --> 00:43:48.136 allowing your amendment and there is no 00:43:48.160 --> 00:43:50.216 motion by you to descent to my ruling. 00:43:50.240 --> 00:43:52.536 That's not a provision for this meeting. 00:43:52.560 --> 00:43:54.295 Motions to descent in the rulings of the 00:43:54.319 --> 00:43:56.696 presiding member are made at meetings of 00:43:56.720 --> 00:43:59.720 council, not meetings of electors. So, 00:43:59.760 --> 00:44:01.335 didn't you say this meeting is being 00:44:01.359 --> 00:44:02.936 conducted in accordance with the meeting 00:44:02.960 --> 00:44:05.176 procedure standard local law? 00:44:05.200 --> 00:44:06.696 That is exactly right. Um 00:44:06.720 --> 00:44:08.055 and there's a provision in there for 00:44:08.079 --> 00:44:10.136 Mr. Maxwell, please don't talk over the 00:44:10.160 --> 00:44:12.295 top of me when I am speaking to you. I'm 00:44:12.319 --> 00:44:14.136 the presiding member. I told everyone at 00:44:14.160 --> 00:44:17.095 the outset um that I'm the presiding 00:44:17.119 --> 00:44:19.016 member. When I give directions, you need 00:44:19.040 --> 00:44:21.815 to listen to what I have to say. So, , 00:44:21.839 --> 00:44:23.496 there's a provision in the meeting 00:44:23.520 --> 00:44:26.055 procedures local law that says, um, the 00:44:26.079 --> 00:44:28.295 meeting procedures can apply to electors 00:44:28.319 --> 00:44:29.976 meetings, but they otherwise do not 00:44:30.000 --> 00:44:32.536 indicate how those meeting procedures 00:44:32.560 --> 00:44:35.416 apply to elected electors meetings. The 00:44:35.440 --> 00:44:37.496 provisions that are specifically in the 00:44:37.520 --> 00:44:39.256 meeting procedures about motions of 00:44:39.280 --> 00:44:40.696 disscent in the ruling the presiding 00:44:40.720 --> 00:44:43.256 member are for members to make and 00:44:43.280 --> 00:44:45.016 members is a reference to members of 00:44:45.040 --> 00:44:47.496 council, not members of the electors 00:44:47.520 --> 00:44:49.736 cohort. So those provisions in the 00:44:49.760 --> 00:44:51.575 meeting procedures local law do not 00:44:51.599 --> 00:44:53.575 apply to this meeting and I have not 00:44:53.599 --> 00:44:55.416 made a determination that they will 00:44:55.440 --> 00:44:57.736 apply. So on that basis it's not a 00:44:57.760 --> 00:44:59.176 matter for the manager of governance. 00:44:59.200 --> 00:45:00.856 I've made my ruling. That's the end of 00:45:00.880 --> 00:45:03.016 it. Mr. Maxwell, thanks very much. So 00:45:03.040 --> 00:45:06.040 I'm now going to call for um a vote um 00:45:06.079 --> 00:45:09.079 on those electors who wish to move um in 00:45:09.200 --> 00:45:12.136 favor of receiving the annual report. 00:45:12.160 --> 00:45:14.376 um if you could please just um raise by 00:45:14.400 --> 00:45:17.400 indicating your green card so that um we 00:45:17.520 --> 00:45:19.416 have enough time for the Town staff to 00:45:19.440 --> 00:45:22.440 count um those votes. Thank you. And 00:45:23.200 --> 00:45:24.856 then after that we'll go to those who 00:45:24.880 --> 00:45:27.880 are in descent. 00:45:29.680 --> 00:45:32.136 And if you just keep your cards held up 00:45:32.160 --> 00:45:35.160 until I get word from the council 00:45:35.200 --> 00:45:37.176 leazison officer that we have numbers. 00:45:37.200 --> 00:45:40.200 Thank you. 00:45:42.000 --> 00:45:45.000 Yep. All right. Um and all those who um 00:45:46.079 --> 00:45:48.456 oppose the receipt of the contents of 00:45:48.480 --> 00:45:50.936 the annual report, please raise your red 00:45:50.960 --> 00:45:53.656 card. There being no red cards 00:45:53.680 --> 00:45:55.176 raised, I'll declare that carried 00:45:55.200 --> 00:45:58.136 unanimously. Thank you. 00:45:58.160 --> 00:46:00.696 Oh, Mr. Maxwell, you heard me ask and 00:46:00.720 --> 00:46:02.616 you hadn't raised your red card and I'd 00:46:02.640 --> 00:46:05.640 already called it. So, I'm sorry. Well, 00:46:05.760 --> 00:46:08.696 I would like to make a note in the 00:46:08.720 --> 00:46:11.016 report of that that you didn't allow 00:46:11.040 --> 00:46:12.295 people to vote. 00:46:12.319 --> 00:46:14.456 Well, I called for the vote. Um, Mr. 00:46:14.480 --> 00:46:16.776 Maxwell and I and by the way, I'm not 00:46:16.800 --> 00:46:19.496 going to take repeated commentary 00:46:19.520 --> 00:46:21.575 from you or anybody else in the public 00:46:21.599 --> 00:46:22.856 gallery during the course of this 00:46:22.880 --> 00:46:24.295 meeting or we'll be here for a really 00:46:24.319 --> 00:46:26.536 long time and I don't intend for us to 00:46:26.560 --> 00:46:28.376 be here for a really long time. All 00:46:28.400 --> 00:46:30.136 right. So, thank you to those 00:46:30.160 --> 00:46:32.536 electors um for their support for the 00:46:32.560 --> 00:46:34.856 annual report for Victoria Park. So we 00:46:34.880 --> 00:46:36.616 now move to item five on the agenda 00:46:36.640 --> 00:46:38.536 which is general business. Um and we 00:46:38.560 --> 00:46:40.376 will deal with those as questions, 00:46:40.400 --> 00:46:42.856 statements and motions. Now going to 00:46:42.880 --> 00:46:45.416 read out the procedures that I have 00:46:45.440 --> 00:46:47.736 determined that will apply for 00:46:47.760 --> 00:46:49.575 questions. Electors will be offered an 00:46:49.599 --> 00:46:51.575 opportunity to ask a maximum of four 00:46:51.599 --> 00:46:54.295 questions each. Any questions that are 00:46:54.319 --> 00:46:56.696 unable to be responded to at this annual 00:46:56.720 --> 00:46:58.616 meeting of electors will be taken on 00:46:58.640 --> 00:47:01.640 notice. In this case where a question is 00:47:02.160 --> 00:47:04.136 taken on notice, a written response to 00:47:04.160 --> 00:47:06.536 the question will be provided as soon as 00:47:06.560 --> 00:47:08.936 possible and it will be included on the 00:47:08.960 --> 00:47:11.960 agenda of the next council meeting or if 00:47:12.000 --> 00:47:14.456 that is not possible the agenda for the 00:47:14.480 --> 00:47:17.256 following council meeting. In relation 00:47:17.280 --> 00:47:19.496 to statements, electors wishing to make 00:47:19.520 --> 00:47:22.055 a statement are to have a maximum of two 00:47:22.079 --> 00:47:24.696 minutes to make their statement. And 00:47:24.720 --> 00:47:26.376 that could be a statement on multiple 00:47:26.400 --> 00:47:28.295 items or it could just be a statement on 00:47:28.319 --> 00:47:30.456 one issue. 00:47:30.480 --> 00:47:32.456 And it goes without saying that there's 00:47:32.480 --> 00:47:35.176 only one statement per elector. In 00:47:35.200 --> 00:47:37.815 relation to motions, any motions are to 00:47:37.839 --> 00:47:40.376 be moved and seconded before anyone is 00:47:40.400 --> 00:47:42.696 permitted to speak. So what that will 00:47:42.720 --> 00:47:45.496 mean is that if you are moving a motion, 00:47:45.520 --> 00:47:47.416 I'll be inviting you to say the words of 00:47:47.440 --> 00:47:49.656 your motion. And once you've done that, 00:47:49.680 --> 00:47:52.055 I will then seek someone to second it. 00:47:52.079 --> 00:47:53.976 When there's a seconder, then I'll come 00:47:54.000 --> 00:47:55.656 back to the mover and invite you to 00:47:55.680 --> 00:47:57.575 speak and tell us about your motion and 00:47:57.599 --> 00:48:00.599 why you would like it to be supported. 00:48:00.640 --> 00:48:03.496 Um, a mover of a motion will have 3 00:48:03.520 --> 00:48:05.095 minutes in which to speak on their 00:48:05.119 --> 00:48:06.696 motion. So, that's when you will say 00:48:06.720 --> 00:48:08.295 what you need to say in order to 00:48:08.319 --> 00:48:10.055 persuade your fellow electors that they 00:48:10.079 --> 00:48:13.079 should vote in favor of your motion. I 00:48:13.119 --> 00:48:15.256 will then ask all the electors who are 00:48:15.280 --> 00:48:17.656 present if there is any dissent to the 00:48:17.680 --> 00:48:19.656 motion. And the reason I do that is to 00:48:19.680 --> 00:48:21.335 work out whether there will need to be 00:48:21.359 --> 00:48:24.359 some debate amongst you. If there is no 00:48:24.640 --> 00:48:26.376 disscent to the motion that has just 00:48:26.400 --> 00:48:29.016 been moved, um the motion will then be 00:48:29.040 --> 00:48:30.535 put to the vote and you'll be asked 00:48:30.559 --> 00:48:32.616 again to signal your intention with the 00:48:32.640 --> 00:48:35.095 voting cards, either voting for or a 00:48:35.119 --> 00:48:37.896 voting against with the red card. Um if 00:48:37.920 --> 00:48:39.896 there is disscent, so someone indicates 00:48:39.920 --> 00:48:41.496 that they wish to speak against the 00:48:41.520 --> 00:48:44.456 motion, there will be an opportunity for 00:48:44.480 --> 00:48:46.616 speakers in disscent and those persons 00:48:46.640 --> 00:48:48.535 will have 3 minutes in which to speak 00:48:48.559 --> 00:48:50.376 against the motion. That will be their 00:48:50.400 --> 00:48:52.295 opportunity to persuade their fellow 00:48:52.319 --> 00:48:54.376 electors why they should not support the 00:48:54.400 --> 00:48:57.016 motion that is on the table. Following 00:48:57.040 --> 00:48:58.776 the hearing of speakers against the 00:48:58.800 --> 00:49:00.856 motion, the mover of the motion will 00:49:00.880 --> 00:49:03.656 have a right of reply for up to 2 00:49:03.680 --> 00:49:05.896 minutes. So that is the opportunity for 00:49:05.920 --> 00:49:07.896 the mover of the motion to address the 00:49:07.920 --> 00:49:09.656 arguments that have just been made 00:49:09.680 --> 00:49:12.136 against their motion. So it is not an 00:49:12.160 --> 00:49:14.295 opportunity to restate all of your 00:49:14.319 --> 00:49:16.616 arguments, but it is your opportunity to 00:49:16.640 --> 00:49:18.216 have listened to what is said against 00:49:18.240 --> 00:49:20.535 your motion and tell us why those 00:49:20.559 --> 00:49:23.559 arguments are not to be followed. And 00:49:24.480 --> 00:49:26.696 following that um all of the motions 00:49:26.720 --> 00:49:28.616 will then be put to the vote and it is 00:49:28.640 --> 00:49:30.936 dealt with by a simple majority vote of 00:49:30.960 --> 00:49:33.736 the electors who are present. When it 00:49:33.760 --> 00:49:35.815 comes to voting, there is a rule about 00:49:35.839 --> 00:49:37.896 that. And voting is to be conducted by a 00:49:37.920 --> 00:49:39.896 show of hands, as indeed you have just 00:49:39.920 --> 00:49:42.920 done, so that no voters vote is secret. 00:49:43.200 --> 00:49:44.856 Meaning that each voter will be able to 00:49:44.880 --> 00:49:47.575 see the votes of the other voters. when 00:49:47.599 --> 00:49:49.815 you are directed to vote again asking 00:49:49.839 --> 00:49:52.776 you to raise your voting cards 00:49:52.800 --> 00:49:55.800 green or red um and to keep them raised 00:49:56.160 --> 00:49:57.815 um until I can indicate to you that 00:49:57.839 --> 00:49:59.335 we've been able to do a count to 00:49:59.359 --> 00:50:01.416 determine how many people have voted in 00:50:01.440 --> 00:50:03.896 each different manner noting of course 00:50:03.920 --> 00:50:05.736 that each elector present is only 00:50:05.760 --> 00:50:07.896 entitled to one vote on each matter to 00:50:07.920 --> 00:50:10.136 be decided but you do not have to vote 00:50:10.160 --> 00:50:11.815 and if you don't wish to vote you don't 00:50:11.839 --> 00:50:13.016 need to let me know that you're 00:50:13.040 --> 00:50:15.976 abstaining we don't do that is a process 00:50:16.000 --> 00:50:17.815 that we could follow but it's not one 00:50:17.839 --> 00:50:20.839 that we do in this instance. So um on 00:50:21.440 --> 00:50:23.896 that basis I'm now going to move to the 00:50:23.920 --> 00:50:26.616 first part which is questions and I do 00:50:26.640 --> 00:50:29.640 have some people who have um indicated 00:50:29.920 --> 00:50:31.976 when our council leaison officer was 00:50:32.000 --> 00:50:33.416 coming around that they do have 00:50:33.440 --> 00:50:35.896 questions um that they would wish to ask 00:50:35.920 --> 00:50:37.335 and I'm going to go through those 00:50:37.359 --> 00:50:38.856 persons in the order in which they 00:50:38.880 --> 00:50:41.416 appear on my list. When I've got to the 00:50:41.440 --> 00:50:43.656 end of the people who had indicated in 00:50:43.680 --> 00:50:45.575 advance they'd like to ask questions, 00:50:45.599 --> 00:50:47.335 I'll then open it to the floor. So, if 00:50:47.359 --> 00:50:49.335 you haven't already let us know that you 00:50:49.359 --> 00:50:50.776 would like to ask questions, don't 00:50:50.800 --> 00:50:52.216 worry, you won't miss out on an 00:50:52.240 --> 00:50:54.136 opportunity to tell us that you've got 00:50:54.160 --> 00:50:56.216 some questions to ask. And equally, you 00:50:56.240 --> 00:50:58.376 might hear some things said um in the 00:50:58.400 --> 00:51:00.696 course of question time that prompts 00:51:00.720 --> 00:51:03.016 questions from yourself um that might 00:51:03.040 --> 00:51:04.535 mean you do have things that you would 00:51:04.559 --> 00:51:07.416 like to ask about. So um starting on 00:51:07.440 --> 00:51:09.575 this list um I'll be calling the names 00:51:09.599 --> 00:51:11.256 of the people on the list asking you to 00:51:11.280 --> 00:51:14.136 come forward um to the um the center 00:51:14.160 --> 00:51:16.776 lectern um and state your full name 00:51:16.800 --> 00:51:18.696 which in this instance is only required 00:51:18.720 --> 00:51:20.776 to be first name and surname and the 00:51:20.800 --> 00:51:23.095 suburb that you live in um so that we 00:51:23.119 --> 00:51:24.856 can have that for our record. though. 00:51:24.880 --> 00:51:27.880 First on the list, Graeme First. 00:51:34.800 --> 00:51:36.295 Thank you, Mayor. Graeme first at 00:51:36.319 --> 00:51:39.095 Berswood. 00:51:39.119 --> 00:51:42.119 , my first question, under delegated 00:51:42.400 --> 00:51:45.095 authority, how much is the CEO currently 00:51:45.119 --> 00:51:47.095 author authorized to spend without 00:51:47.119 --> 00:51:48.616 referring the matter to a council for 00:51:48.640 --> 00:51:51.640 approval? 00:51:51.839 --> 00:51:53.815 That's $500,000. 00:51:53.839 --> 00:51:55.496 Thank you. 00:51:55.520 --> 00:51:57.575 During the last financial year, how many 00:51:57.599 --> 00:51:59.976 times did the CEO exercise this delegate 00:52:00.000 --> 00:52:01.575 authority for amounts in excess of 00:52:01.599 --> 00:52:04.599 $250,000? 00:52:05.839 --> 00:52:07.656 I have to refer that to the CEO. I'm not 00:52:07.680 --> 00:52:09.176 sure that he can tell you that off the 00:52:09.200 --> 00:52:10.535 top of his head. He might need to take 00:52:10.559 --> 00:52:11.416 that one on notice. 00:52:11.440 --> 00:52:13.335 I'll take it on notice, please. Mayor, 00:52:13.359 --> 00:52:14.776 we'll need to take that one on notice, 00:52:14.800 --> 00:52:16.295 Mr. First. We can get you that 00:52:16.319 --> 00:52:17.656 information, but I don't think it's 00:52:17.680 --> 00:52:19.736 available right this second. Does the 00:52:19.760 --> 00:52:21.815 Town maintain a record of each instance 00:52:21.839 --> 00:52:23.656 where the CEO uses this delegated 00:52:23.680 --> 00:52:25.335 authority, including the dollar amounts 00:52:25.359 --> 00:52:27.416 and the purpose of the expenditure? 00:52:27.440 --> 00:52:28.295 Yes, we do. 00:52:28.319 --> 00:52:31.256 Thank you. 00:52:31.280 --> 00:52:33.656 That's it. All right. Thanks, Mr. First. 00:52:33.680 --> 00:52:35.896 Um, next on the list, , now, Mr. 00:52:35.920 --> 00:52:37.575 Maxwell, you're on my list as having 00:52:37.599 --> 00:52:39.416 some questions not related to the annual 00:52:39.440 --> 00:52:41.416 report. Do you want to come up now and 00:52:41.440 --> 00:52:44.440 ask those? Yep. 00:52:50.800 --> 00:52:53.800 Vince Maxwell, Victoria Park. 00:52:54.400 --> 00:52:57.400 So, I'd like to seek an opinion from the 00:52:57.680 --> 00:52:59.976 governance officer in respect of the 00:53:00.000 --> 00:53:02.456 procedures that have been determined by 00:53:02.480 --> 00:53:04.216 the presiding member and printed in the 00:53:04.240 --> 00:53:06.856 agenda specifically in regards to the 00:53:06.880 --> 00:53:09.880 way debate on motions are handled. And I 00:53:10.400 --> 00:53:12.535 refer to item 11 on page three of the 00:53:12.559 --> 00:53:14.936 agenda. And it says that if there is any 00:53:14.960 --> 00:53:17.016 disscent, those speakers in descent are 00:53:17.040 --> 00:53:19.335 3 minutes in which to speak against the 00:53:19.359 --> 00:53:21.896 motion. In other words, no one else can 00:53:21.920 --> 00:53:23.575 speak in favor of a motion other than 00:53:23.599 --> 00:53:26.599 the mover. Um so referring to the 00:53:27.119 --> 00:53:30.055 procedure under the heading general, 00:53:30.079 --> 00:53:32.295 item two states that the meeting will be 00:53:32.319 --> 00:53:33.575 conducted in line with the Town of 00:53:33.599 --> 00:53:35.815 Victoria Park meeting procedure local 00:53:35.839 --> 00:53:37.896 law 2019. 00:53:37.920 --> 00:53:39.736 And where the meeting procedure local 00:53:39.760 --> 00:53:42.055 law makes no provision, the procedures 00:53:42.079 --> 00:53:43.656 will shall be otherwise determined by 00:53:43.680 --> 00:53:46.055 the preciding member. 00:53:46.079 --> 00:53:48.055 The pro the meeting procedure local law 00:53:48.079 --> 00:53:50.856 does make provision on how debates will 00:53:50.880 --> 00:53:53.656 be handled under clause 71. And it 00:53:53.680 --> 00:53:56.456 begins with the words that the presiding 00:53:56.480 --> 00:53:58.856 member is to call speakers in the 00:53:58.880 --> 00:54:01.335 following order. It does not say may, it 00:54:01.359 --> 00:54:04.359 says is to. So I just wonder what and 00:54:04.400 --> 00:54:07.400 that one talks about speakers for 00:54:07.440 --> 00:54:10.376 against for against and alternating 00:54:10.400 --> 00:54:12.216 in that that manner. So what is the 00:54:12.240 --> 00:54:14.376 governor's view on overriding provisions 00:54:14.400 --> 00:54:16.696 that are already contained in the local 00:54:16.720 --> 00:54:19.496 law u bearing in mind that this local 00:54:19.520 --> 00:54:22.136 law has had to be approved by the state 00:54:22.160 --> 00:54:23.256 parliament. 00:54:23.280 --> 00:54:25.976 Well Mr. Maxwell, I'm not overriding the 00:54:26.000 --> 00:54:29.000 local government um local law. Um part 00:54:29.119 --> 00:54:32.119 eight, debate substantive motions um 00:54:32.240 --> 00:54:34.616 that you refer to clause 71 that relates 00:54:34.640 --> 00:54:37.016 to members of council. So that's the 00:54:37.040 --> 00:54:38.856 elected members of council, not 00:54:38.880 --> 00:54:41.880 electors. But I will refer the matter, 00:54:42.000 --> 00:54:44.055 Mr. Maxwell, I haven't finished speaking 00:54:44.079 --> 00:54:46.055 yet. I will refer the matter to the 00:54:46.079 --> 00:54:47.896 manager of governance even though I'm 00:54:47.920 --> 00:54:49.976 not required to do so because I 00:54:50.000 --> 00:54:52.376 determine what is the procedure at this 00:54:52.400 --> 00:54:54.535 meeting. Mr. Douglas, is there anything 00:54:54.559 --> 00:54:57.559 that you wish to say about that? 00:54:58.240 --> 00:55:00.136 I'm happy to agree in this particular 00:55:00.160 --> 00:55:03.160 instance with Mayor Vernon. 00:55:03.440 --> 00:55:03.815 Um, 00:55:03.839 --> 00:55:05.416 so do you have another question, Mr. 00:55:05.440 --> 00:55:07.416 Maxwell, given that it's a four question 00:55:07.440 --> 00:55:07.815 limit? 00:55:07.839 --> 00:55:10.839 Yes, I do. So, in that um clause 71, can 00:55:10.880 --> 00:55:13.496 you tell show me where it says anything 00:55:13.520 --> 00:55:15.016 anything about member on there because 00:55:15.040 --> 00:55:17.335 it actually says speakers. 00:55:17.359 --> 00:55:20.359 So, Mr. Maxwell, clause 71 is a part of 00:55:21.200 --> 00:55:23.815 part 8, debate of substantive motions. 00:55:23.839 --> 00:55:25.976 Motions are to be stated in writing any 00:55:26.000 --> 00:55:27.896 member who wishes to move a substantive 00:55:27.920 --> 00:55:30.055 motion or an amendment to a substantive 00:55:30.079 --> 00:55:32.856 motion. And that is a reference to an 00:55:32.880 --> 00:55:35.176 elected member and thereafter all of the 00:55:35.200 --> 00:55:37.815 provisions under part 8 relate to the 00:55:37.839 --> 00:55:40.376 conduct of debate by elected members of 00:55:40.400 --> 00:55:43.400 council, not by electors at an elector's 00:55:43.440 --> 00:55:45.496 meeting. That's why I determine the 00:55:45.520 --> 00:55:47.815 procedure because our local law, the 00:55:47.839 --> 00:55:49.575 meeting procedures local law does not 00:55:49.599 --> 00:55:52.599 have a set of provisions for electors 00:55:53.119 --> 00:55:56.119 meetings. And so it is in the act and 00:55:57.599 --> 00:55:59.976 the regulations that the presiding 00:56:00.000 --> 00:56:02.376 member of the meeting of electors 00:56:02.400 --> 00:56:04.856 determines the procedure. So I've 00:56:04.880 --> 00:56:07.016 determined that 00:56:07.040 --> 00:56:09.335 whatever in the meeting procedures local 00:56:09.359 --> 00:56:11.736 law can apply to this meeting will apply 00:56:11.760 --> 00:56:13.976 to it. And that includes things like no 00:56:14.000 --> 00:56:16.936 adverse reflection by any person present 00:56:16.960 --> 00:56:18.456 whether they're an elected member or 00:56:18.480 --> 00:56:21.335 otherwise. But it does not co-opt in all 00:56:21.359 --> 00:56:23.335 of the provisions that apply to elected 00:56:23.359 --> 00:56:26.055 member debate to apply to debate by 00:56:26.079 --> 00:56:28.295 electors at this meeting. So I've made 00:56:28.319 --> 00:56:30.856 my determination. There is no disscent 00:56:30.880 --> 00:56:32.696 against my ruling. You can either 00:56:32.720 --> 00:56:34.376 continue to ask these questions and 00:56:34.400 --> 00:56:36.456 waste your four questions on this or you 00:56:36.480 --> 00:56:37.976 can move on to something else that you 00:56:38.000 --> 00:56:40.295 had indicated earlier in the evening 00:56:40.319 --> 00:56:42.775 before we started to our council leaison 00:56:42.799 --> 00:56:44.295 officer that you wanted to ask about. 00:56:44.319 --> 00:56:47.319 It's your choice, Mr. Maxwell. 00:56:47.760 --> 00:56:50.055 Well, no, I won't ask any more 00:56:50.079 --> 00:56:52.376 questions. I see little little point if 00:56:52.400 --> 00:56:53.496 you're running the meeting in an 00:56:53.520 --> 00:56:55.095 undemocratic way like this. 00:56:55.119 --> 00:56:56.535 Well, I'm not interested in your 00:56:56.559 --> 00:56:58.936 observations, Mr. Maxwell. Um, so 00:56:58.960 --> 00:57:00.696 there's no debate. You know the rules. 00:57:00.720 --> 00:57:02.136 who come to enough of our meetings, 00:57:02.160 --> 00:57:04.376 electors and otherwise. So, thanks very 00:57:04.400 --> 00:57:05.575 much for your questions. We'll move on 00:57:05.599 --> 00:57:07.176 to the next person on the list, Kieran 00:57:07.200 --> 00:57:09.815 Sylvie. Please come forward and state 00:57:09.839 --> 00:57:12.376 your name and your suburb unless you've 00:57:12.400 --> 00:57:13.896 changed your mind and you don't wish to 00:57:13.920 --> 00:57:16.775 ask questions anymore. Um, but please 00:57:16.799 --> 00:57:19.335 don't be deterred um by people who've 00:57:19.359 --> 00:57:21.416 got particular views um about the 00:57:21.440 --> 00:57:23.416 meeting. Thanks. I look forward to 00:57:23.440 --> 00:57:26.440 hearing your questions. 00:57:26.640 --> 00:57:28.775 Mr. Maxwell, if you continue to speak 00:57:28.799 --> 00:57:30.535 out of turn from the floor to the 00:57:30.559 --> 00:57:32.535 detriment of your fellow electors, I 00:57:32.559 --> 00:57:34.936 will ask you to leave the meeting. So, 00:57:34.960 --> 00:57:37.736 I'm very sorry. Um, please proceed with 00:57:37.760 --> 00:57:38.376 your question. 00:57:38.400 --> 00:57:40.216 Um, I did put down that I just have a 00:57:40.240 --> 00:57:41.976 motion, not a question. 00:57:42.000 --> 00:57:44.376 Ah, okay. Sorry. It appears on here. Oh, 00:57:44.400 --> 00:57:46.616 I thought that was a plus for questions. 00:57:46.640 --> 00:57:48.936 So, all right. Not a problem. Thank you. 00:57:48.960 --> 00:57:51.736 Okay, that's fine. Um, now I have 00:57:51.760 --> 00:57:53.335 someone's name on the list, but it 00:57:53.359 --> 00:57:55.815 doesn't indicate how many questions are 00:57:55.839 --> 00:57:57.976 to be asked or whether it's motions or 00:57:58.000 --> 00:57:59.575 statements. So, I don't really know the 00:57:59.599 --> 00:58:01.575 answer to this, but they're on my list. 00:58:01.599 --> 00:58:03.256 Perhaps if you could indicate when I say 00:58:03.280 --> 00:58:04.775 your name whether you're wanting to ask 00:58:04.799 --> 00:58:07.496 questions. Marilyn Lindley. 00:58:07.520 --> 00:58:10.520 No, not for questions. Okay. All right. 00:58:10.559 --> 00:58:11.896 Um, were you wanting to be on the list 00:58:11.920 --> 00:58:13.656 for statement or only when we got to 00:58:13.680 --> 00:58:14.616 motions? 00:58:14.640 --> 00:58:15.176 Only motions. 00:58:15.200 --> 00:58:17.016 Only motions. All right. Excellent. 00:58:17.040 --> 00:58:19.575 That's all right. Excellent. Um, now the 00:58:19.599 --> 00:58:22.055 next person on my list, I have the 00:58:22.079 --> 00:58:24.216 number two next to it, but again, not an 00:58:24.240 --> 00:58:25.896 indication of whether it's question, 00:58:25.920 --> 00:58:28.136 statements, or motions. So, I'll do the 00:58:28.160 --> 00:58:31.160 same. , Dwayne Detroit. No, not no 00:58:32.079 --> 00:58:33.496 questions. All right, that's good. Will 00:58:33.520 --> 00:58:34.696 you motion? 00:58:34.720 --> 00:58:35.256 Nothing. 00:58:35.280 --> 00:58:38.216 No. Oh, you want to withdraw? Okay. All 00:58:38.240 --> 00:58:40.696 okay. Um, 00:58:40.720 --> 00:58:42.856 next on the list, again, not an 00:58:42.880 --> 00:58:44.535 indication as to whether it's questions, 00:58:44.559 --> 00:58:47.095 statements, or motions. James Miller. 00:58:47.119 --> 00:58:48.295 Oh, it's draw. Thank you. 00:58:48.319 --> 00:58:51.319 Oh, okay. All right. Thank you. Um, and 00:58:51.839 --> 00:58:54.839 last person on my list, Monique Field. 00:58:55.760 --> 00:58:58.760 Questions, statements, or motions? 00:58:59.359 --> 00:59:01.095 Oh, you're making a motion. Excellent. 00:59:01.119 --> 00:59:03.095 All right. Thank you. Okay. Well, that's 00:59:03.119 --> 00:59:05.176 all the names that I had listed. So, now 00:59:05.200 --> 00:59:06.856 I throw it open to the public gallery. 00:59:06.880 --> 00:59:08.376 Is there anyone who has any questions 00:59:08.400 --> 00:59:11.335 that they would wish to ask? 00:59:11.359 --> 00:59:14.136 Um, yes, please come forward. Um, a 00:59:14.160 --> 00:59:15.815 person in the back row and then we'll 00:59:15.839 --> 00:59:17.976 go. Mr. to Deborra, was that your hand I 00:59:18.000 --> 00:59:21.000 saw popping up from the side? Yep. 00:59:30.240 --> 00:59:31.016 Hello. 00:59:31.040 --> 00:59:33.095 Just state your name and suburb, please. 00:59:33.119 --> 00:59:35.976 We're only from East Victoria Park. 00:59:36.000 --> 00:59:38.376 I think we actually need your surname. 00:59:38.400 --> 00:59:38.775 Sorry. 00:59:38.799 --> 00:59:40.616 Thank you. Sorry. Just for the record. 00:59:40.640 --> 00:59:43.016 Um I don't want to presuppose and say 00:59:43.040 --> 00:59:46.040 your name for you. Thanks. Um, I was 00:59:46.400 --> 00:59:48.616 wondering if someone could explain 00:59:48.640 --> 00:59:51.256 please the Town's commemorative naming 00:59:51.280 --> 00:59:54.280 policy and it's also the dual naming 00:59:54.400 --> 00:59:57.256 process that you're going through um and 00:59:57.280 --> 00:59:59.256 what steps you're taking to ensure that 00:59:59.280 --> 01:00:01.976 there is diversity and gender equity 01:00:02.000 --> 01:00:04.456 when naming places and facilities in the 01:00:04.480 --> 01:00:06.856 future. 01:00:06.880 --> 01:00:09.256 Okay. Well, I thought Mr. Doy would be 01:00:09.280 --> 01:00:11.256 hoping he got a question. So, I'm going 01:00:11.280 --> 01:00:12.856 to go to the chief community planner, 01:00:12.880 --> 01:00:15.176 Mr. Doy. 01:00:15.200 --> 01:00:16.456 Thanks Mayor Verer. Thanks for the 01:00:16.480 --> 01:00:17.575 question. I'm always hoping for 01:00:17.599 --> 01:00:19.976 questions but that's a that's that is 01:00:20.000 --> 01:00:21.815 a tricky one in terms of the 01:00:21.839 --> 01:00:23.496 commemorative recognition policy which 01:00:23.520 --> 01:00:26.216 is a really important one and we are 01:00:26.240 --> 01:00:28.216 starting to explore what the process is 01:00:28.240 --> 01:00:30.535 for for for dual naming. and that 01:00:30.559 --> 01:00:32.376 process the specific process want to 01:00:32.400 --> 01:00:33.896 follow for dual naming is being explored 01:00:33.920 --> 01:00:36.920 with our mind advisory group. Um so that 01:00:37.280 --> 01:00:40.280 is the exact process is underway. Um we 01:00:41.280 --> 01:00:44.216 don't necessarily have any plans to um 01:00:44.240 --> 01:00:47.240 roll out dual naming across the Town um 01:00:47.359 --> 01:00:49.976 other than to say we are with Minder 01:00:50.000 --> 01:00:52.616 Advisory Group investigating Mallen Park 01:00:52.640 --> 01:00:54.136 at the moment but it is really a 01:00:54.160 --> 01:00:55.976 procedural question as to the best way 01:00:56.000 --> 01:00:58.616 to to go at the moment 01:00:58.640 --> 01:01:00.295 and I'll probably just add to that the 01:01:00.319 --> 01:01:03.016 commemorative recognition policy that we 01:01:03.040 --> 01:01:05.575 have is somewhat different to the dual 01:01:05.599 --> 01:01:07.416 naming that Mr. Doy spoke about and that 01:01:07.440 --> 01:01:09.416 you asked about. So the commemorative 01:01:09.440 --> 01:01:12.295 recognition policy allows members of the 01:01:12.319 --> 01:01:15.319 community to make applications for 01:01:15.359 --> 01:01:18.359 places to be named after individuals. 01:01:19.119 --> 01:01:22.119 And so the policy divides it up into um 01:01:23.280 --> 01:01:26.280 what would be considered to be um a 01:01:26.720 --> 01:01:29.335 small memorial versus a large memorial. 01:01:29.359 --> 01:01:31.095 So if I gave an example, a small 01:01:31.119 --> 01:01:33.416 memorial might be a bench in a park 01:01:33.440 --> 01:01:35.416 whereas a large memorial might be to 01:01:35.440 --> 01:01:37.815 name the whole park after someone. So 01:01:37.839 --> 01:01:39.496 that's the distinction. There's 01:01:39.520 --> 01:01:41.815 eligibility criteria in there. It does 01:01:41.839 --> 01:01:44.839 require um the person after whom um the 01:01:45.760 --> 01:01:47.496 memorial would be named to have 01:01:47.520 --> 01:01:49.976 connections to the Town um of some 01:01:50.000 --> 01:01:53.000 standing um and for their recognition um 01:01:53.839 --> 01:01:56.456 the eligibility increases by the size of 01:01:56.480 --> 01:01:58.216 the memorial. So if you were to ask us 01:01:58.240 --> 01:02:01.240 to rename a park after someone, the 01:02:01.359 --> 01:02:03.176 eligibility criteria is quite 01:02:03.200 --> 01:02:05.416 significant for that. Whereas actually 01:02:05.440 --> 01:02:07.575 asking the Town, could I have a plaque 01:02:07.599 --> 01:02:09.416 on a park bench or could I could we 01:02:09.440 --> 01:02:11.896 install a plaque bench um to reflect 01:02:11.920 --> 01:02:14.920 someone? Um that is a lower level touch 01:02:16.079 --> 01:02:18.136 process to make that kind of 01:02:18.160 --> 01:02:20.456 application. So I hope that sort of 01:02:20.480 --> 01:02:22.696 indicates it. Um but generally the 01:02:22.720 --> 01:02:24.856 eligibility criteria for the larger 01:02:24.880 --> 01:02:27.880 memorials is around contribution. So it 01:02:28.000 --> 01:02:29.656 does lend itself to considerable 01:02:29.680 --> 01:02:32.680 diversity. um whether it's people in um 01:02:33.119 --> 01:02:35.896 who have contributed in all walks of 01:02:35.920 --> 01:02:38.775 life. Um but at the moment I will say it 01:02:38.799 --> 01:02:41.656 being a commemorative recognition, it 01:02:41.680 --> 01:02:44.680 does require the person to be deceased 01:02:44.799 --> 01:02:46.216 before we would name something after 01:02:46.240 --> 01:02:48.696 them. So that obviously limits a bit of 01:02:48.720 --> 01:02:50.616 the scope to it, but that's the general 01:02:50.640 --> 01:02:52.456 sort of outline. I hope that helps and 01:02:52.480 --> 01:02:54.295 the details of that policy can be found 01:02:54.319 --> 01:02:55.496 on the Town's website. 01:02:55.520 --> 01:02:57.256 Could I ask just very quickly? I know 01:02:57.280 --> 01:02:59.176 that it's like a question on notice, not 01:02:59.200 --> 01:03:02.200 a right now thing. Is there a a report 01:03:02.480 --> 01:03:05.176 or like a list um that sort of breaks 01:03:05.200 --> 01:03:08.055 down the things that are named in the 01:03:08.079 --> 01:03:11.079 Town by gender? So like can we tell like 01:03:12.400 --> 01:03:15.400 is it 80% are named after men etc. 01:03:16.079 --> 01:03:18.136 Is that I'm not aware of ever having 01:03:18.160 --> 01:03:19.896 seen anything like that bearing in mind 01:03:19.920 --> 01:03:21.736 that when the Town of Victoria Park was 01:03:21.760 --> 01:03:23.335 created it came out of the city of 01:03:23.359 --> 01:03:25.416 Perth. So all of the assets that we had 01:03:25.440 --> 01:03:28.295 at that stage were inherited assets from 01:03:28.319 --> 01:03:30.376 the city and to the extent that we have 01:03:30.400 --> 01:03:33.015 any records now that tell us how some of 01:03:33.039 --> 01:03:35.095 those facilities came to be named such 01:03:35.119 --> 01:03:37.575 as parks and buildings. We have a bit 01:03:37.599 --> 01:03:39.416 and memory says to me in the past we've 01:03:39.440 --> 01:03:41.575 been able to identify some of it but we 01:03:41.599 --> 01:03:43.575 actually had encountered an issue where 01:03:43.599 --> 01:03:46.295 one place we couldn't find really good 01:03:46.319 --> 01:03:48.535 details about how it came to be named 01:03:48.559 --> 01:03:51.559 after an individual or why. Um so on 01:03:52.559 --> 01:03:54.696 that basis I certainly for example if 01:03:54.720 --> 01:03:56.535 you looked at our list of parks on the 01:03:56.559 --> 01:03:58.696 website you would see that there are 01:03:58.720 --> 01:04:01.720 very few um very few places that are 01:04:02.400 --> 01:04:05.335 named for example after females. Um 01:04:05.359 --> 01:04:07.015 there's a large number that are named 01:04:07.039 --> 01:04:10.039 after males. Um but I'm not aware of a 01:04:10.400 --> 01:04:12.055 consolidated list where you could easily 01:04:12.079 --> 01:04:13.815 go but I'm sure that's something that 01:04:13.839 --> 01:04:15.896 Mr. Doy could um give consideration to 01:04:15.920 --> 01:04:18.456 and talk to his team about. 01:04:18.480 --> 01:04:19.416 Yes. Thank you. 01:04:19.440 --> 01:04:21.015 Thank you. Thanks for your questions. 01:04:21.039 --> 01:04:23.176 That's great. Is there um Well, 01:04:23.200 --> 01:04:25.575 actually, Peter Dero, you said that you 01:04:25.599 --> 01:04:27.976 had some questions. Please come forward. 01:04:28.000 --> 01:04:30.136 You're no stranger to this process, so 01:04:30.160 --> 01:04:33.160 I'll let you do your bit. thanks, 01:04:33.440 --> 01:04:35.976 Maynon. Peter Dero, Star Street 01:04:36.000 --> 01:04:38.856 Carile. Um I've heard a lot of people 01:04:38.880 --> 01:04:40.535 say that. I've never said it myself or 01:04:40.559 --> 01:04:43.559 not for a long time. Um, I wanted to ask 01:04:44.400 --> 01:04:47.400 about um the street meet and greet 01:04:47.599 --> 01:04:50.599 program and to hear a bit more about 01:04:50.640 --> 01:04:53.640 the purpose of that program and um to 01:04:55.280 --> 01:04:58.280 know when the budget for that program 01:04:58.559 --> 01:05:01.559 ran out this year for starters. 01:05:03.280 --> 01:05:05.736 Okay. Um so I'm going to go to Mr. Doy. 01:05:05.760 --> 01:05:08.760 Um I'm hoping that he's got information 01:05:08.960 --> 01:05:11.960 to hand for you. 01:05:12.319 --> 01:05:14.456 Thanks, Mayor Vernon. I do have some 01:05:14.480 --> 01:05:15.815 information at hand because I thought 01:05:15.839 --> 01:05:18.839 that this question may come up in 01:05:19.280 --> 01:05:21.896 terms of when the actual actually 01:05:21.920 --> 01:05:23.256 I'll start with the purpose. So, the 01:05:23.280 --> 01:05:24.616 purpose of the street meet and greet 01:05:24.640 --> 01:05:27.015 program. While it sits under our safer 01:05:27.039 --> 01:05:29.815 neighborhoods program and it does 01:05:29.839 --> 01:05:31.976 provide incredible benefits in terms of 01:05:32.000 --> 01:05:33.736 creating a safer neighborhood, the the 01:05:33.760 --> 01:05:35.095 outcomes of street meet and greet are 01:05:35.119 --> 01:05:38.119 much wider than that. but it is 01:05:39.359 --> 01:05:41.896 primarily to facilitate community 01:05:41.920 --> 01:05:44.856 connection. and community connection 01:05:44.880 --> 01:05:47.880 um obviously can deliver a safety 01:05:48.480 --> 01:05:49.896 results and and and a safer 01:05:49.920 --> 01:05:51.976 neighborhood, but it gives us the 01:05:52.000 --> 01:05:55.000 potential for for physical and mental 01:05:55.680 --> 01:05:58.680 health results as well outcomes. Um 01:06:00.079 --> 01:06:03.079 we also get with the intent to try 01:06:03.520 --> 01:06:06.520 and reduce isolation allow people 01:06:06.720 --> 01:06:09.335 from different genders, backgrounds, 01:06:09.359 --> 01:06:11.976 ages to meet and form a connection. 01:06:12.000 --> 01:06:15.000 That's all really good stuff. we also 01:06:15.440 --> 01:06:17.815 the street meet greet street meet 01:06:17.839 --> 01:06:20.839 and greet program also enables people to 01:06:21.440 --> 01:06:22.936 experienc in their street to experience 01:06:22.960 --> 01:06:24.775 their street without cars and to 01:06:24.799 --> 01:06:26.936 experience a much slower environment and 01:06:26.960 --> 01:06:28.535 to engage with their their street and 01:06:28.559 --> 01:06:29.896 the public realm and there's a lot of 01:06:29.920 --> 01:06:32.920 benefits with that from um an 01:06:33.039 --> 01:06:35.256 understanding of the public realm bene 01:06:35.280 --> 01:06:37.335 pride in their public realm. So the 01:06:37.359 --> 01:06:39.095 the list goes on in terms of outcomes. 01:06:39.119 --> 01:06:41.095 So that is that's the that's the 01:06:41.119 --> 01:06:44.119 purpose. It is a highly subscribed 01:06:44.400 --> 01:06:47.095 program and so it runs out 01:06:47.119 --> 01:06:48.936 reasonably early. The exact month I'm 01:06:48.960 --> 01:06:51.960 not I'm not certain. Um but it does it 01:06:52.000 --> 01:06:53.575 does fill up really quickly. 01:06:53.599 --> 01:06:55.256 Yep. 01:06:55.280 --> 01:06:57.896 Um we can take on notice the question of 01:06:57.920 --> 01:06:59.976 when the street meet and greet program 01:07:00.000 --> 01:07:02.295 was fully subscribed in the current 01:07:02.319 --> 01:07:04.295 financial year for you. Um if that would 01:07:04.319 --> 01:07:05.575 be information that you would be 01:07:05.599 --> 01:07:07.736 interested in having. 01:07:07.760 --> 01:07:09.575 It is information that I from personal 01:07:09.599 --> 01:07:11.095 experience are aware of but I think it 01:07:11.119 --> 01:07:12.535 would be interesting to get that 01:07:12.559 --> 01:07:14.696 publicly aware that 01:07:14.720 --> 01:07:16.295 we'll take that on notice and that'll 01:07:16.319 --> 01:07:17.656 appear in the agenda for the next 01:07:17.680 --> 01:07:19.656 meeting. Your next question 01:07:19.680 --> 01:07:21.736 um next question is um has there ever 01:07:21.760 --> 01:07:24.376 been a report of the success of the 01:07:24.400 --> 01:07:27.015 program um towards making Vic Park a 01:07:27.039 --> 01:07:29.256 safer place to live. 01:07:29.280 --> 01:07:30.216 Mr. Doy, 01:07:30.240 --> 01:07:32.535 thanks Mayor Vernon. I will take that 01:07:32.559 --> 01:07:34.376 on notice. I suspect that there is some 01:07:34.400 --> 01:07:36.535 social impact reporting which covers 01:07:36.559 --> 01:07:38.376 the outcomes of street meet and greet 01:07:38.400 --> 01:07:39.815 but perhaps I'll take that on notice and 01:07:39.839 --> 01:07:40.936 we'll be able to provide a detailed 01:07:40.960 --> 01:07:42.696 answer. 01:07:42.720 --> 01:07:43.095 Thank you. 01:07:43.119 --> 01:07:44.136 Another question. 01:07:44.160 --> 01:07:47.160 Yep. Um, are there any plans to roll out 01:07:47.760 --> 01:07:50.456 the program differently in future so 01:07:50.480 --> 01:07:53.335 that a range of streets and groups might 01:07:53.359 --> 01:07:56.359 access the um, street and greek program 01:07:56.559 --> 01:07:59.095 across the whole year given you've noted 01:07:59.119 --> 01:08:02.119 that um, it usually runs out early. 01:08:04.079 --> 01:08:05.416 Mr. Doy, 01:08:05.440 --> 01:08:08.440 thanks Mayor Vernon. , yes, it's a 01:08:08.640 --> 01:08:10.295 highly successful program, something 01:08:10.319 --> 01:08:12.696 we're we're proud of. there is some 01:08:12.720 --> 01:08:13.736 thought that's occurring 01:08:13.760 --> 01:08:15.575 administratively around what the future 01:08:15.599 --> 01:08:17.016 of this program is and it'll be 01:08:17.040 --> 01:08:18.215 something that we'll talk about with 01:08:18.239 --> 01:08:20.135 counselors through the budget workshop 01:08:20.159 --> 01:08:23.159 process this year. 01:08:23.679 --> 01:08:25.096 Any further? 01:08:25.120 --> 01:08:26.775 Think you're up to number four. 01:08:26.799 --> 01:08:28.775 So I've got number four. Yay. I wasn't 01:08:28.799 --> 01:08:30.456 sure if I'd run out. That's good. 01:08:30.480 --> 01:08:33.480 Excellent. Last one. Um something that's 01:08:33.920 --> 01:08:36.376 coming up at council. Um there was 01:08:36.400 --> 01:08:39.255 mention earlier um in the reporting on 01:08:39.279 --> 01:08:42.279 the Oat Street Station precinct plan and 01:08:42.560 --> 01:08:44.456 I just um and there was talk about that 01:08:44.480 --> 01:08:46.536 in terms of partly meeting Vic Park's 01:08:46.560 --> 01:08:49.560 infill targets. Um, and I wondered if we 01:08:49.839 --> 01:08:52.839 know um what the um with that infill 01:08:54.480 --> 01:08:56.536 around the Oak Street um station 01:08:56.560 --> 01:08:58.616 precinct plan that was um put through 01:08:58.640 --> 01:09:01.640 last year, what the income potentially 01:09:01.920 --> 01:09:04.920 would come to the Town from that infill 01:09:04.960 --> 01:09:07.960 around that um precinct plan. 01:09:08.319 --> 01:09:10.775 Mr. Doy, thanks Mayor Veron. While I 01:09:10.799 --> 01:09:13.576 don't have the um 01:09:13.600 --> 01:09:16.600 ultimate potential yield, so um um 01:09:17.759 --> 01:09:19.655 dwelling increases from the Oak Street 01:09:19.679 --> 01:09:21.175 precinct structure plan if it was to be 01:09:21.199 --> 01:09:22.695 built out to its full capacity. I don't 01:09:22.719 --> 01:09:24.536 have that on hand. I could certainly 01:09:24.560 --> 01:09:27.096 take take that a notice and find out if 01:09:27.120 --> 01:09:28.856 that were to occur. That would be a 01:09:28.880 --> 01:09:31.416 substantial increase in in in dwellings 01:09:31.440 --> 01:09:33.416 and then that obviously has an impact 01:09:33.440 --> 01:09:36.440 on our on our rates revenue. Yep. 01:09:36.640 --> 01:09:38.936 And it's probably also worthwhile noting 01:09:38.960 --> 01:09:40.616 um for the benefit of those in the 01:09:40.640 --> 01:09:42.536 public gallery, the Oat Street train 01:09:42.560 --> 01:09:44.616 station has been identified by the 01:09:44.640 --> 01:09:46.775 Minister for Planning um and the 01:09:46.799 --> 01:09:47.976 Department of Planning, Lands, and 01:09:48.000 --> 01:09:50.376 Heritage as being one of the 10 named 01:09:50.400 --> 01:09:53.400 train stations for a station improvement 01:09:53.679 --> 01:09:56.536 plan um which is likely to override all 01:09:56.560 --> 01:09:58.296 of our work on the Oak Street station 01:09:58.320 --> 01:10:00.856 precinct plan. Um and we'll replace it 01:10:00.880 --> 01:10:02.616 with state government framework 01:10:02.640 --> 01:10:04.616 planning. So that could change the 01:10:04.640 --> 01:10:07.640 density of that entire area. So we can 01:10:07.840 --> 01:10:09.736 take on notice your question and provide 01:10:09.760 --> 01:10:11.976 you with the density yields potentially 01:10:12.000 --> 01:10:14.776 for what our plan says, but 01:10:14.800 --> 01:10:17.736 unfortunately um looks like we're being 01:10:17.760 --> 01:10:19.816 superseded. So we might be facing a 01:10:19.840 --> 01:10:21.816 different kind of density there than we 01:10:21.840 --> 01:10:24.135 had contemplated. Um you're happy for us 01:10:24.159 --> 01:10:26.215 to take on notice what we can tell you 01:10:26.239 --> 01:10:28.296 um about our own precinct plan? 01:10:28.320 --> 01:10:28.856 Of course. 01:10:28.880 --> 01:10:30.616 Yep. All right. So we'll take that on 01:10:30.640 --> 01:10:33.336 notice. Thank you. Thanks very much. 01:10:33.360 --> 01:10:35.016 Anyone else who's got any questions that 01:10:35.040 --> 01:10:36.616 they would like to ask? Yes, please. If 01:10:36.640 --> 01:10:37.976 you'd like to come forward, just state 01:10:38.000 --> 01:10:41.000 your name and your suburb. All 01:10:41.280 --> 01:10:44.280 careful. 01:10:45.440 --> 01:10:48.440 Thank you. 01:10:51.280 --> 01:10:52.936 The microphone's already switched on and 01:10:52.960 --> 01:10:54.776 we'll just hear your name and your and 01:10:54.800 --> 01:10:55.576 your sub. 01:10:55.600 --> 01:10:58.600 My name is Wendy Morris. Um I live in 01:11:00.239 --> 01:11:02.856 Swan Care. I've been this is my first 01:11:02.880 --> 01:11:04.536 meeting. 01:11:04.560 --> 01:11:07.560 My concern is and I hear about this. I'm 01:11:07.679 --> 01:11:09.576 involved with housing for the aged 01:11:09.600 --> 01:11:11.976 action group which is based in Victoria, 01:11:12.000 --> 01:11:13.496 but I'm a member of the National 01:11:13.520 --> 01:11:16.215 Alliance of Seniors for Housing and I've 01:11:16.239 --> 01:11:19.239 lived in precarious housing for 25 years 01:11:19.360 --> 01:11:22.056 at least. So, I'm very concerned 01:11:22.080 --> 01:11:24.376 particularly about older women at risk 01:11:24.400 --> 01:11:26.536 of homelessness, the fastest growing 01:11:26.560 --> 01:11:29.560 cohort. But what I'm hearing around 01:11:30.320 --> 01:11:32.695 and I have been for several years now 01:11:32.719 --> 01:11:35.719 is lazy government land. And I don't 01:11:36.560 --> 01:11:38.856 know whether you've heard that term, but 01:11:38.880 --> 01:11:41.016 I keep hearing it. It's not necessarily 01:11:41.040 --> 01:11:44.040 council land. It can be um state 01:11:44.400 --> 01:11:46.536 government land. It can be Commonwealth 01:11:46.560 --> 01:11:49.560 government land as well. And I wonder is 01:11:49.840 --> 01:11:52.840 there a is there any in in in the 01:11:54.400 --> 01:11:57.400 Town of Vic Park? And is it mapped? I 01:11:57.600 --> 01:12:00.600 know that um Victoria in particular has 01:12:01.440 --> 01:12:04.440 got a map of its lazy government land 01:12:04.800 --> 01:12:07.175 but I just wondered that's just that's 01:12:07.199 --> 01:12:09.896 my question basically given the housing 01:12:09.920 --> 01:12:11.175 crisis. 01:12:11.199 --> 01:12:12.856 Sure. I am going to go to the chief 01:12:12.880 --> 01:12:14.376 community planner but the short answer 01:12:14.400 --> 01:12:16.296 to your question is yes there is a 01:12:16.320 --> 01:12:18.856 number of lots of lazy state government 01:12:18.880 --> 01:12:20.456 land sitting within the Town of Victoria 01:12:20.480 --> 01:12:22.215 Park and we are very familiar with it. 01:12:22.239 --> 01:12:23.096 Mr. Doy, 01:12:23.120 --> 01:12:24.616 thanks May and you may have answered my 01:12:24.640 --> 01:12:25.816 question there because the answer is 01:12:25.840 --> 01:12:27.736 yes. There is a lot of lazy state 01:12:27.760 --> 01:12:30.456 government land and it is mapped 01:12:30.480 --> 01:12:33.480 in our intram mapap um mapping 01:12:34.000 --> 01:12:36.135 as well. So but there is there is a lot 01:12:36.159 --> 01:12:38.776 and strategically located too quite a 01:12:38.800 --> 01:12:41.800 bit around train stations. so yep 01:12:43.040 --> 01:12:44.536 the answer is yes. 01:12:44.560 --> 01:12:46.695 Thank you. Um, so we can also tell you 01:12:46.719 --> 01:12:48.776 that um, one of those pieces of land 01:12:48.800 --> 01:12:51.256 sits on the corner of Kent Street and 01:12:51.280 --> 01:12:53.256 Burwick Street um, across the road from 01:12:53.280 --> 01:12:54.936 the petrol station, which one you might 01:12:54.960 --> 01:12:56.215 be familiar with cuz it's not down the 01:12:56.239 --> 01:12:58.856 road from Bentley where you are. Um that 01:12:58.880 --> 01:13:00.856 piece of land was earmarked for a 01:13:00.880 --> 01:13:03.096 development um for the My Home project 01:13:03.120 --> 01:13:04.856 where the state government offered to 01:13:04.880 --> 01:13:07.880 provide that lazy land up for a 20-year 01:13:08.640 --> 01:13:11.256 lease um at a peppercorn for 01:13:11.280 --> 01:13:13.655 accommodation to be built for um women 01:13:13.679 --> 01:13:16.679 over 55 at risk of homelessness. Um 01:13:16.960 --> 01:13:18.616 unfortunately it appears that that 01:13:18.640 --> 01:13:20.215 development despite receiving 01:13:20.239 --> 01:13:21.816 development approval and gaining the 01:13:21.840 --> 01:13:24.296 support of council hasn't progressed. 01:13:24.320 --> 01:13:27.096 There is however another piece of land 01:13:27.120 --> 01:13:29.175 um which is part of Miller's Crossing 01:13:29.199 --> 01:13:31.976 over in Carile. So it's just off Miller 01:13:32.000 --> 01:13:35.000 Street um roundabout next to the 01:13:35.040 --> 01:13:36.936 roundabout at Bishop's Gate Street 01:13:36.960 --> 01:13:39.896 across the road from Kulardi Park. Um 01:13:39.920 --> 01:13:41.655 there are two lots of land there um 01:13:41.679 --> 01:13:43.736 which are state government owned and 01:13:43.760 --> 01:13:45.416 development approval has been granted 01:13:45.440 --> 01:13:48.440 for a um social housing to be built 01:13:49.199 --> 01:13:52.135 there for women both women over 55 as 01:13:52.159 --> 01:13:55.016 well as women in a younger cohort. my 01:13:55.040 --> 01:13:56.695 understanding is that project is 01:13:56.719 --> 01:13:58.296 proceeding at the moment that's also 01:13:58.320 --> 01:14:00.296 with the my home project and I think 01:14:00.320 --> 01:14:01.976 they may just have secured some of their 01:14:02.000 --> 01:14:04.616 funding for the build to commence soon. 01:14:04.640 --> 01:14:07.096 um don't have all of the details, but 01:14:07.120 --> 01:14:08.376 that's a development the state 01:14:08.400 --> 01:14:09.896 government is building within the Town 01:14:09.920 --> 01:14:12.215 of Victoria Park um for the very purpose 01:14:12.239 --> 01:14:13.175 that you pointed out. 01:14:13.199 --> 01:14:15.016 Oh, thank you. I know Michelle Blakeley 01:14:15.040 --> 01:14:17.016 very well, so I know the work she does. 01:14:17.040 --> 01:14:19.896 Um just quickly um the second question 01:14:19.920 --> 01:14:22.215 is just that why did the other one not 01:14:22.239 --> 01:14:23.576 progress? 01:14:23.600 --> 01:14:25.896 Um so look, I think um the truth is 01:14:25.920 --> 01:14:27.336 that's probably more a question for 01:14:27.360 --> 01:14:29.655 Michelle. I'm understanding is that um 01:14:29.679 --> 01:14:31.976 the project relies on the component 01:14:32.000 --> 01:14:33.655 partners being the state government to 01:14:33.679 --> 01:14:36.215 offer the land, the local government to 01:14:36.239 --> 01:14:39.239 basically um permit um the development 01:14:40.159 --> 01:14:42.296 to go ahead and then the private sector 01:14:42.320 --> 01:14:43.976 comes on board with the costs for the 01:14:44.000 --> 01:14:46.936 construction and clearly some of those 01:14:46.960 --> 01:14:49.960 pieces or factors um can not necessarily 01:14:50.239 --> 01:14:52.695 go according to plan. Um and I do think 01:14:52.719 --> 01:14:54.776 that perhaps in the case of that one on 01:14:54.800 --> 01:14:56.376 the corner of Kent Street and Burwick 01:14:56.400 --> 01:14:58.376 Street, I had heard that it was around 01:14:58.400 --> 01:15:00.936 the funding um being inaccessible for 01:15:00.960 --> 01:15:03.496 the build. So, but having said that, um 01:15:03.520 --> 01:15:05.576 the my home project is the one scheduled 01:15:05.600 --> 01:15:07.816 to do the development in color. 01:15:07.840 --> 01:15:09.336 Good one. Thank you very much. 01:15:09.360 --> 01:15:11.096 Thank you. Thanks for your question. 01:15:11.120 --> 01:15:12.936 Anyone else who has any questions they 01:15:12.960 --> 01:15:15.416 would like to ask? Yes. At the back, is 01:15:15.440 --> 01:15:18.056 that Tim Young? I see. Yep. Come 01:15:18.080 --> 01:15:21.080 forward. 01:15:28.320 --> 01:15:30.776 Thank you. Tim the Young, East 01:15:30.800 --> 01:15:33.800 Victoria Park. 01:15:35.920 --> 01:15:37.016 Yep. When you're ready. 01:15:37.040 --> 01:15:38.776 Does the Town have statistics on the 01:15:38.800 --> 01:15:40.376 amount of rates being paid by residents 01:15:40.400 --> 01:15:42.456 in medium and highdensity housing versus 01:15:42.480 --> 01:15:44.536 single occupancy detached dwellings? 01:15:44.560 --> 01:15:45.976 particularly noting that the former do 01:15:46.000 --> 01:15:47.496 not have access to a large number of the 01:15:47.520 --> 01:15:49.175 Town's initiatives despite paying the 01:15:49.199 --> 01:15:52.199 same or similar rates. 01:15:53.360 --> 01:15:55.016 I have to go to the chief financial 01:15:55.040 --> 01:15:58.040 officer for that one. 01:15:58.800 --> 01:16:01.800 Um I'll have to take that on notice to 01:16:02.239 --> 01:16:04.135 see what's in the rates database how far 01:16:04.159 --> 01:16:07.159 it is it is segmented. I suspect we will 01:16:07.440 --> 01:16:09.576 but obviously I don't know that to hand 01:16:09.600 --> 01:16:12.056 right now. We probably have to take that 01:16:12.080 --> 01:16:13.576 one unnoticed for you, but the sounds of 01:16:13.600 --> 01:16:15.336 it might be a bit too hard for us to try 01:16:15.360 --> 01:16:16.856 to answer that without having any good 01:16:16.880 --> 01:16:17.816 data. 01:16:17.840 --> 01:16:19.976 I'll wait for it. Thank you very much. 01:16:20.000 --> 01:16:22.536 Thank you. Any other questions from the 01:16:22.560 --> 01:16:24.056 floor? 01:16:24.080 --> 01:16:27.080 If not, I'll yep, sorry. Back row, 01:16:27.679 --> 01:16:30.679 please come forward. 01:16:35.280 --> 01:16:37.576 , hello Clinton Nun, East Victoria 01:16:37.600 --> 01:16:40.600 Park. so my questions two 01:16:40.800 --> 01:16:42.536 questions hopefully around the Archer 01:16:42.560 --> 01:16:45.496 Mint Streetscape improvement plan. 01:16:45.520 --> 01:16:47.175 so my questions are what are the 01:16:47.199 --> 01:16:49.655 council's plans for 01:16:49.679 --> 01:16:52.376 completing dedicated bike lanes and a 01:16:52.400 --> 01:16:54.936 pedestrian crossing on Bey Avenue near 01:16:54.960 --> 01:16:57.960 the um Mint and Bey Avenue intersection 01:17:00.080 --> 01:17:02.056 as per the original designs from the 01:17:02.080 --> 01:17:05.080 improvement plan. 01:17:06.080 --> 01:17:09.080 Mr. Doy. Oh, 01:17:09.520 --> 01:17:11.816 yep. I'm going to go to Mr. Doy because 01:17:11.840 --> 01:17:13.816 he has carriage of the strategic plan, 01:17:13.840 --> 01:17:15.655 but Miss Leicas, our chief operations 01:17:15.679 --> 01:17:17.016 officer, would have carriage of roll 01:17:17.040 --> 01:17:18.695 out. So, Mr. Doy, 01:17:18.719 --> 01:17:20.135 I'll I'll provide a bit of an answer, 01:17:20.159 --> 01:17:21.816 but if I see something from the chief 01:17:21.840 --> 01:17:23.896 operating officer, I'll swing towards 01:17:23.920 --> 01:17:25.655 towards her as well. But in terms of the 01:17:25.679 --> 01:17:28.679 mint bey the intersection itself 01:17:28.960 --> 01:17:31.576 that's largely complete that was that 01:17:31.600 --> 01:17:34.215 was funded through the black spot 01:17:34.239 --> 01:17:37.239 program and completed 12 12 months 01:17:37.600 --> 01:17:39.096 ago. There may need to be some 01:17:39.120 --> 01:17:41.016 integration with future bike lanes but 01:17:41.040 --> 01:17:43.096 that inter the intersection itself is 01:17:43.120 --> 01:17:44.856 largely complete to make sure there's 01:17:44.880 --> 01:17:46.536 safer crossing for pedestrians but 01:17:46.560 --> 01:17:48.616 especially school students east park 01:17:48.640 --> 01:17:50.376 primary. 01:17:50.400 --> 01:17:52.456 All right then I'll go to Ms. Leicus in 01:17:52.480 --> 01:17:53.976 relation to the other part of it which 01:17:54.000 --> 01:17:55.896 is the bike lanes that you asked about 01:17:55.920 --> 01:17:57.976 plans for completing those. So Miss 01:17:58.000 --> 01:17:59.336 Leicus, 01:17:59.360 --> 01:18:01.896 thank you Mayor Vernon. Yes, we do have 01:18:01.920 --> 01:18:04.296 plans um and it's been put up as part of 01:18:04.320 --> 01:18:06.376 the capital project over the next two 01:18:06.400 --> 01:18:09.175 financial years to continuously deliver 01:18:09.199 --> 01:18:12.135 on that um that vision. So it's it's 01:18:12.159 --> 01:18:12.695 still going. 01:18:12.719 --> 01:18:15.655 Thank you. Um and a follow-up question 01:18:15.679 --> 01:18:18.679 is what what are the council's plans for 01:18:18.960 --> 01:18:21.416 um slowing down traffic? So for example, 01:18:21.440 --> 01:18:24.056 traffic calming measures on Bey Avenue 01:18:24.080 --> 01:18:25.736 near the East Victoria Park Primary 01:18:25.760 --> 01:18:28.760 School. 01:18:29.280 --> 01:18:32.280 Miss Leicas, 01:18:32.800 --> 01:18:35.800 thank you. Mayor Vernon, um this year we 01:18:35.920 --> 01:18:38.920 are actually looking at planning the the 01:18:40.080 --> 01:18:42.056 implementation of that traffic calming. 01:18:42.080 --> 01:18:44.376 So we'll we'll take a year to do a 01:18:44.400 --> 01:18:46.456 little bit of design work um a little 01:18:46.480 --> 01:18:48.376 bit of survey work to make sure that we 01:18:48.400 --> 01:18:50.056 understand the speeds, we understand the 01:18:50.080 --> 01:18:51.576 directions and that sort of stuff and 01:18:51.600 --> 01:18:53.816 then we'll move forward in subsequent 01:18:53.840 --> 01:18:56.840 years to to deliver that. 01:18:57.600 --> 01:18:59.976 Okay. Thank you. 01:19:00.000 --> 01:19:00.536 Thank you. 01:19:00.560 --> 01:19:01.175 Thanks. 01:19:01.199 --> 01:19:03.175 are there any other questions from 01:19:03.199 --> 01:19:05.976 anyone? No, I'm not seeing any other 01:19:06.000 --> 01:19:07.496 questions. So on that basis I'm going to 01:19:07.520 --> 01:19:10.520 go to 5.2 which is statements. Um so so 01:19:11.600 --> 01:19:13.816 far I haven't had any indication that um 01:19:13.840 --> 01:19:15.496 on my list that there was anyone who 01:19:15.520 --> 01:19:18.135 wished to make a statement. Um but um if 01:19:18.159 --> 01:19:19.976 there are any persons who wish to make a 01:19:20.000 --> 01:19:21.976 statement, now is the opportunity to do 01:19:22.000 --> 01:19:23.816 that with a limit of 2 minutes per 01:19:23.840 --> 01:19:25.896 statement. So is there anyone who wishes 01:19:25.920 --> 01:19:28.920 to come forward to make a statement? 01:19:30.239 --> 01:19:31.976 No, not seeing anybody wants to make a 01:19:32.000 --> 01:19:33.096 statement. Looks like everyone's 01:19:33.120 --> 01:19:35.016 interested in motions. So we will move 01:19:35.040 --> 01:19:38.040 to 5.3, which is motions. Um, so I do 01:19:38.800 --> 01:19:40.936 have some people on the list um that was 01:19:40.960 --> 01:19:43.416 given to me who do wish to make motions 01:19:43.440 --> 01:19:45.576 and I'm going to go through those people 01:19:45.600 --> 01:19:47.655 in the order in which they appear on 01:19:47.679 --> 01:19:50.679 this list um and call them up. So um 01:19:51.199 --> 01:19:53.336 have already indicated to you um what 01:19:53.360 --> 01:19:56.360 the process is um for motions, but don't 01:19:56.560 --> 01:19:59.016 worry um I know that I did that um some 01:19:59.040 --> 01:20:01.976 time ago, but we will remind you as we 01:20:02.000 --> 01:20:04.616 go through. So, the first person on my 01:20:04.640 --> 01:20:07.640 list to move a motion is 01:20:09.520 --> 01:20:12.520 Graeme first. 01:20:16.080 --> 01:20:19.080 Oh, actually, sorry. Um, apologies for 01:20:19.600 --> 01:20:22.600 that. Um, I do actually have, um, I see 01:20:23.040 --> 01:20:24.936 they're actually at the back here. Um, 01:20:24.960 --> 01:20:26.936 some pre-submitted, pre-registered 01:20:26.960 --> 01:20:29.096 motions that actually come before yours. 01:20:29.120 --> 01:20:32.120 So, um, apologies for that, Mr. Firstat. 01:20:32.159 --> 01:20:34.296 um we will get to you, don't worry. Um 01:20:34.320 --> 01:20:36.135 but I am going to invite these people 01:20:36.159 --> 01:20:38.056 who presubmitted theirs um to come 01:20:38.080 --> 01:20:40.536 forward and do theirs first. Um and 01:20:40.560 --> 01:20:42.695 hopefully those who presubmitted, we can 01:20:42.719 --> 01:20:44.135 get these up on the screen for you. So 01:20:44.159 --> 01:20:46.776 I'm going to um call upon Alex Wallace 01:20:46.800 --> 01:20:48.695 to please come forward. If you could 01:20:48.719 --> 01:20:50.776 just state your name. I think we've got 01:20:50.800 --> 01:20:52.296 it up there on Vic Park, but if you 01:20:52.320 --> 01:20:53.655 Victoria Park, but if you could just 01:20:53.679 --> 01:20:56.296 confirm and then I'll invite you to read 01:20:56.320 --> 01:20:58.135 out um your motion and then I'll call 01:20:58.159 --> 01:20:59.816 for a seconder. Thank you. , Alex 01:20:59.840 --> 01:21:02.840 Wallace, Victoria Park. 01:21:03.440 --> 01:21:05.576 , my motion is that council one 01:21:05.600 --> 01:21:07.496 requests the public transport authority 01:21:07.520 --> 01:21:09.655 investigate improving public transport 01:21:09.679 --> 01:21:11.016 options connecting residents and 01:21:11.040 --> 01:21:13.576 visitors with Victoria Park Station and 01:21:13.600 --> 01:21:15.736 two investigates available options 01:21:15.760 --> 01:21:17.256 likely in conjunction with the public 01:21:17.280 --> 01:21:19.256 transport authority to expand the free 01:21:19.280 --> 01:21:21.016 transit zone into hight traffic areas of 01:21:21.040 --> 01:21:24.040 the Town of Victoria Park. 01:21:24.080 --> 01:21:26.376 Thank you. Um so now going to seek is 01:21:26.400 --> 01:21:29.175 there a seconder please for this motion? 01:21:29.199 --> 01:21:32.199 so seconded Jennifer Ammons Noble. 01:21:32.880 --> 01:21:35.880 Thank you. 01:21:36.000 --> 01:21:38.215 All right. So as per the procedure I've 01:21:38.239 --> 01:21:40.616 determined you now have um a maximum of 01:21:40.640 --> 01:21:43.016 3 minutes to speak um to your motion. So 01:21:43.040 --> 01:21:44.616 look forward to hearing from you. 01:21:44.640 --> 01:21:46.456 Great. good evening everyone. My name 01:21:46.480 --> 01:21:48.695 is Alex Horus. I live on Leonard Street 01:21:48.719 --> 01:21:51.496 in Victoria Park. Um, I've been a 5-year 01:21:51.520 --> 01:21:53.256 resident of the Town, having bought my 01:21:53.280 --> 01:21:55.736 first home here 18 months ago. Um, my 01:21:55.760 --> 01:21:57.576 motion relates to exploring options for 01:21:57.600 --> 01:21:59.256 making the Town both more connected and 01:21:59.280 --> 01:22:01.096 more affordable to live in, while also 01:22:01.120 --> 01:22:02.695 providing several boons for the Town 01:22:02.719 --> 01:22:04.376 that are both financial and great for 01:22:04.400 --> 01:22:07.096 the atmosphere. , the first relates to 01:22:07.120 --> 01:22:08.776 better connecting services to Victoria 01:22:08.800 --> 01:22:11.175 Park Station. At present, if you want to 01:22:11.199 --> 01:22:12.776 make use of Victoria Park Station and 01:22:12.800 --> 01:22:15.175 you live west of Albany Highway, 01:22:15.199 --> 01:22:17.175 you're looking at up to a 15-minute 01:22:17.199 --> 01:22:19.576 walk, if not more. while we have a 01:22:19.600 --> 01:22:21.496 great bus services getting residents 01:22:21.520 --> 01:22:23.655 to the CBD or to the southern end of the 01:22:23.679 --> 01:22:25.576 Town, if you want to access other 01:22:25.600 --> 01:22:27.496 parts of the train work train network, 01:22:27.520 --> 01:22:29.576 you need to take a bus into the CBD or 01:22:29.600 --> 01:22:32.056 make the full walk to the station. Now, 01:22:32.080 --> 01:22:34.456 for me, this isn't too bad of a trick. 01:22:34.480 --> 01:22:36.695 but for my partner in a wheelchair or 01:22:36.719 --> 01:22:38.615 a young family who need to push a pram 01:22:38.639 --> 01:22:40.776 the whole way, um that can be quite the 01:22:40.800 --> 01:22:42.936 distance. Um so with the station 01:22:42.960 --> 01:22:45.960 currently modified um while the um 01:22:47.120 --> 01:22:49.576 raising of the um Armadale line was 01:22:49.600 --> 01:22:50.856 taking place now feels like a good 01:22:50.880 --> 01:22:52.296 opportunity to explore that as an 01:22:52.320 --> 01:22:55.016 option. And the second part is about the 01:22:55.040 --> 01:22:56.695 expansion of the free transit zone into 01:22:56.719 --> 01:22:58.615 the Town. Now while I would love to see 01:22:58.639 --> 01:23:00.856 the whole Town captured um I know that 01:23:00.880 --> 01:23:03.880 my that's a pretty big ask. So my 01:23:04.080 --> 01:23:06.135 suggestion would be to capture the trips 01:23:06.159 --> 01:23:08.456 that start or end at all of the train 01:23:08.480 --> 01:23:10.456 stations within Victoria Park. So that's 01:23:10.480 --> 01:23:13.175 Per Stadium through to Oat Street and 01:23:13.199 --> 01:23:15.096 then the bus stops along Albany Highway 01:23:15.120 --> 01:23:17.976 and Sheperdan Road. I suspect that might 01:23:18.000 --> 01:23:20.215 need to be some sort of possibly a cost 01:23:20.239 --> 01:23:23.239 sharing model um with the PTA. Um but by 01:23:23.840 --> 01:23:25.416 encouraging more residents and visitors 01:23:25.440 --> 01:23:27.416 onto public transport services, there's 01:23:27.440 --> 01:23:29.416 possibly some potential to save funds on 01:23:29.440 --> 01:23:31.416 road maintenance by um having less cars 01:23:31.440 --> 01:23:34.440 on the road. Um this also encourages 01:23:35.440 --> 01:23:37.416 more people to get out and about into 01:23:37.440 --> 01:23:39.655 Victoria Park. if you finish work on 01:23:39.679 --> 01:23:41.736 a random weekday night in the Perth 01:23:41.760 --> 01:23:43.816 city, you now have a free option to 01:23:43.840 --> 01:23:45.175 come and have dinner in Vic Park and 01:23:45.199 --> 01:23:47.896 then head off again as well. Um so it's 01:23:47.920 --> 01:23:50.215 great for potentially some road 01:23:50.239 --> 01:23:52.135 saving costs, great for residents in 01:23:52.159 --> 01:23:54.376 Victoria Park who will be able to save a 01:23:54.400 --> 01:23:56.056 bit more money on their transport, 01:23:56.080 --> 01:23:57.576 hopefully encourage more people onto 01:23:57.600 --> 01:24:00.215 public transport, and hopefully also 01:24:00.239 --> 01:24:02.215 quite the boon for our um local 01:24:02.239 --> 01:24:04.695 businesses as well. I think this 01:24:04.719 --> 01:24:06.376 motion is both important and has a level 01:24:06.400 --> 01:24:08.456 of practicality to it as well as the 01:24:08.480 --> 01:24:11.016 Town embarks on making further action 01:24:11.040 --> 01:24:13.175 on the cl taking further action on the 01:24:13.199 --> 01:24:14.776 climate crisis, supporting residents 01:24:14.800 --> 01:24:16.695 through the cost of living pressures and 01:24:16.719 --> 01:24:18.215 making the Town a more inclusive place 01:24:18.239 --> 01:24:21.239 to live, work and play. Thanks. 01:24:21.360 --> 01:24:23.655 Thank you. Um what I might do is get to 01:24:23.679 --> 01:24:25.736 you to just stay there for one moment. 01:24:25.760 --> 01:24:28.215 Um just going to find out now is there 01:24:28.239 --> 01:24:31.096 anyone who is opposed um to this 01:24:31.120 --> 01:24:32.695 particular motion? So in other words, 01:24:32.719 --> 01:24:34.615 anyone who's in descent because then 01:24:34.639 --> 01:24:36.215 obviously we'll move through the process 01:24:36.239 --> 01:24:39.016 of having speakers against. 01:24:39.040 --> 01:24:41.336 Not seeing any indication of disscent. 01:24:41.360 --> 01:24:43.736 So that is a good start. So I'm now 01:24:43.760 --> 01:24:45.736 then going to call upon people to vote. 01:24:45.760 --> 01:24:48.296 So if you could please um hold up your 01:24:48.320 --> 01:24:51.016 green cards if you support this motion. 01:24:51.040 --> 01:24:54.040 Um just give us a moment to count. 01:25:04.880 --> 01:25:07.256 All right. Thank you. And now anyone who 01:25:07.280 --> 01:25:09.336 is opposed to the motion, please hold up 01:25:09.360 --> 01:25:12.360 your red card. 01:25:13.280 --> 01:25:15.496 No red cards. So there being no descent, 01:25:15.520 --> 01:25:17.576 declare that carried unanimously. Thank 01:25:17.600 --> 01:25:20.600 you. All right. Thank you. Great. All 01:25:20.719 --> 01:25:23.576 right. So our first motion is off and 01:25:23.600 --> 01:25:26.456 running. All right. So, the second one 01:25:26.480 --> 01:25:28.536 that is pre-registered, I'm now going 01:25:28.560 --> 01:25:30.856 to call on Monnique Field to please come 01:25:30.880 --> 01:25:33.880 forward and we'll get your name and 01:25:34.480 --> 01:25:37.480 suburb and then we'll hear your motion. 01:25:41.840 --> 01:25:43.416 Monique Field and I live in East 01:25:43.440 --> 01:25:46.440 Victoria Park. 01:25:47.360 --> 01:25:49.655 So, I'm here tonight to represent a 01:25:49.679 --> 01:25:51.336 small group of people who formed a 01:25:51.360 --> 01:25:53.096 neighborhood watch group in East 01:25:53.120 --> 01:25:55.576 Victoria Park. And we've formed this 01:25:55.600 --> 01:25:57.336 group as a result of the fact that we're 01:25:57.360 --> 01:25:59.816 experiencing considerable antisocial 01:25:59.840 --> 01:26:02.840 behavior on a continued basis. 01:26:03.199 --> 01:26:05.655 Macheti machete attacks, opportune 01:26:05.679 --> 01:26:08.536 stealing, continued breakins, continued 01:26:08.560 --> 01:26:11.560 domestic violence. 01:26:11.920 --> 01:26:14.215 So, as a community, 01:26:14.239 --> 01:26:16.856 we would like to propose, we would like 01:26:16.880 --> 01:26:19.096 to move the motion that the council 01:26:19.120 --> 01:26:22.120 examines and advises the cost impact on 01:26:22.639 --> 01:26:25.096 rates over the next 3 years to 01:26:25.120 --> 01:26:27.896 potentially progressively introduce 01:26:27.920 --> 01:26:30.920 state operation command center cameras 01:26:31.679 --> 01:26:33.736 and that are police and network 01:26:33.760 --> 01:26:36.056 compatible with high resolution and 01:26:36.080 --> 01:26:37.816 plate recognition cameras across 01:26:37.840 --> 01:26:40.536 multiple busy locations in the Town of 01:26:40.560 --> 01:26:42.536 Vic Park 01:26:42.560 --> 01:26:44.056 that the council leases with the 01:26:44.080 --> 01:26:47.080 counterparts in other sham suitable sock 01:26:47.280 --> 01:26:50.135 solutions and sock stands for state 01:26:50.159 --> 01:26:52.536 operation command center that the 01:26:52.560 --> 01:26:55.016 council decides in principle after the 01:26:55.040 --> 01:26:57.336 investigation phase to proceed with 01:26:57.360 --> 01:27:00.360 single a single camera one-year trial as 01:27:00.719 --> 01:27:03.719 a minimum commitment to this process. 01:27:04.159 --> 01:27:06.615 The purpose of this is for safety and 01:27:06.639 --> 01:27:08.615 protection of all Victoria Park 01:27:08.639 --> 01:27:11.096 residents and businesses as well as for 01:27:11.120 --> 01:27:13.496 the greater good of all WA citizens and 01:27:13.520 --> 01:27:15.896 the many visitors that we have to the 01:27:15.920 --> 01:27:18.296 Town of Vic Park. 01:27:18.320 --> 01:27:21.016 Thank you. Um all right, I'll now seek 01:27:21.040 --> 01:27:23.655 is there a seconder for this motion? So 01:27:23.679 --> 01:27:26.056 seconded um in the front row, sorry, 01:27:26.080 --> 01:27:26.776 your name 01:27:26.800 --> 01:27:28.376 Dwayne Dwat. 01:27:28.400 --> 01:27:31.400 Dwayne Dwart. Thank you. Um so it has 01:27:32.159 --> 01:27:35.159 been seconded. So would you like to 01:27:35.199 --> 01:27:37.416 speak now to your motion? You have up to 01:27:37.440 --> 01:27:39.896 three minutes to tell us about it. 01:27:39.920 --> 01:27:41.816 So the state operation command center 01:27:41.840 --> 01:27:44.840 was established in WA in February 2024. 01:27:45.920 --> 01:27:48.920 And it's a combination of a variety of 01:27:49.679 --> 01:27:51.655 um high-profile cameras that bring 01:27:51.679 --> 01:27:54.679 together information and data regarding 01:27:54.800 --> 01:27:57.736 the community and the inappropriate 01:27:57.760 --> 01:28:00.760 behavior of some people to form a an 01:28:01.440 --> 01:28:04.440 overall picture. as a community. So from 01:28:04.480 --> 01:28:07.256 every SH there's a there's a um a 01:28:07.280 --> 01:28:09.096 variety of information that's fed into a 01:28:09.120 --> 01:28:11.816 central command center and based on that 01:28:11.840 --> 01:28:14.215 the police are able to use that 01:28:14.239 --> 01:28:17.175 information to track inappropriate 01:28:17.199 --> 01:28:19.976 behavior and continue to solve it. So as 01:28:20.000 --> 01:28:22.376 a community, we feel as though that this 01:28:22.400 --> 01:28:25.400 data is very informative and it's vital 01:28:25.520 --> 01:28:28.376 to support our community intelligence 01:28:28.400 --> 01:28:31.400 and to support the police in gathering 01:28:31.840 --> 01:28:33.896 intelligence and ultimately solving 01:28:33.920 --> 01:28:36.456 crime. 01:28:36.480 --> 01:28:38.056 So, we're aware at the moment that the 01:28:38.080 --> 01:28:40.536 Town of East Vic Park issue a rebate on 01:28:40.560 --> 01:28:43.496 camera installation and my husband and I 01:28:43.520 --> 01:28:45.096 have engaged in this and so have many of 01:28:45.120 --> 01:28:46.856 my colleagues who are here tonight. But 01:28:46.880 --> 01:28:49.096 we feel like it's not quite enough 01:28:49.120 --> 01:28:50.856 because 01:28:50.880 --> 01:28:53.736 our cameras are considerably less able 01:28:53.760 --> 01:28:56.215 than the potential for the the cameras 01:28:56.239 --> 01:28:57.496 that we're speaking about or the 01:28:57.520 --> 01:28:58.936 potential for the coverage of cameras 01:28:58.960 --> 01:29:00.936 that we're speaking about. And then 01:29:00.960 --> 01:29:03.816 police are beholden to community rate 01:29:03.840 --> 01:29:05.976 players to wait for when they're free 01:29:06.000 --> 01:29:07.655 and able to provide them with the 01:29:07.679 --> 01:29:09.496 relevant information from the cameras 01:29:09.520 --> 01:29:12.520 that are available to them. 01:29:12.639 --> 01:29:14.215 It's our understanding at the moment 01:29:14.239 --> 01:29:16.056 that there are no cameras on the main 01:29:16.080 --> 01:29:18.776 strip in Vic Park and no cameras um 01:29:18.800 --> 01:29:20.536 around in the community that provide 01:29:20.560 --> 01:29:23.496 this information and are fed centrally 01:29:23.520 --> 01:29:25.336 to 01:29:25.360 --> 01:29:28.360 support investigative procedures. 01:29:31.360 --> 01:29:33.336 So we're very aware of the impact of the 01:29:33.360 --> 01:29:35.096 cost to the rate payer. We're hoping 01:29:35.120 --> 01:29:37.976 that the SHA will potentially look at um 01:29:38.000 --> 01:29:39.576 any possible grants from the state 01:29:39.600 --> 01:29:41.576 government. 01:29:41.600 --> 01:29:44.456 We think that this technology is best 01:29:44.480 --> 01:29:46.456 practice and that has happened fairly 01:29:46.480 --> 01:29:49.480 quickly really and we would like the SH 01:29:49.920 --> 01:29:52.920 to assist our community to engage in 01:29:53.600 --> 01:29:55.896 this process to investigate and to 01:29:55.920 --> 01:29:57.655 report back and see whether this could 01:29:57.679 --> 01:29:59.976 be an effective means of ensuring 01:30:00.000 --> 01:30:02.936 that our community can become more safe. 01:30:02.960 --> 01:30:04.056 Thank you. 01:30:04.080 --> 01:30:06.215 Thank you. All right. So I'm formally 01:30:06.239 --> 01:30:08.376 going to inquire of the electors. Is 01:30:08.400 --> 01:30:11.400 there any dissent to this motion? 01:30:13.360 --> 01:30:15.496 No, not seeing any indication of 01:30:15.520 --> 01:30:18.456 dissent. Um, so I'll now put it to the 01:30:18.480 --> 01:30:20.376 vote. , all those in favor, please 01:30:20.400 --> 01:30:22.695 raise your green card. And if you please 01:30:22.719 --> 01:30:24.776 keep them raised. And yes, at the front, 01:30:24.800 --> 01:30:27.736 we'll class you Monique as having a 01:30:27.760 --> 01:30:30.760 green card. 01:30:37.280 --> 01:30:39.416 All right. Thank you. And those who are 01:30:39.440 --> 01:30:41.256 against um if you could please raise 01:30:41.280 --> 01:30:44.280 your red card, 01:30:45.120 --> 01:30:48.120 four. 01:30:49.120 --> 01:30:51.256 All right. Um so I think there were five 01:30:51.280 --> 01:30:53.336 against and all the other number were in 01:30:53.360 --> 01:30:55.096 favor. So I declare that has been 01:30:55.120 --> 01:30:57.976 carried. Thank you. 01:30:58.000 --> 01:31:00.056 All right. Thank you so much um for 01:31:00.080 --> 01:31:03.080 moving that. Um so next person um to 01:31:03.199 --> 01:31:05.175 move a motion um from the pre-registered 01:31:05.199 --> 01:31:08.199 list, Haley Caserato. 01:31:17.679 --> 01:31:19.096 And if we could just get you to state 01:31:19.120 --> 01:31:20.695 your name and suburb first and then 01:31:20.719 --> 01:31:21.816 we'll hear your motion. 01:31:21.840 --> 01:31:22.456 Great. Thanks. 01:31:22.480 --> 01:31:24.456 Good evening. Um I'm Haley Caserado from 01:31:24.480 --> 01:31:27.480 St. James. Um my motion is regarding 01:31:29.040 --> 01:31:31.896 safety of um all users of Hillview 01:31:31.920 --> 01:31:34.215 Terrace and it is that council 01:31:34.239 --> 01:31:36.135 investigates reducing the speed limit on 01:31:36.159 --> 01:31:38.936 Hillview Terrace to 50 km an hour. 01:31:38.960 --> 01:31:41.016 Investigates the reconfiguration of the 01:31:41.040 --> 01:31:42.456 intersection of Hillview Terrace 01:31:42.480 --> 01:31:44.376 Boundary Road and Jara Road to remove 01:31:44.400 --> 01:31:46.056 the lane merge point north of said 01:31:46.080 --> 01:31:48.456 intersection. Investigates the 01:31:48.480 --> 01:31:50.456 installation of additional safe 01:31:50.480 --> 01:31:52.215 pedestrian crossing points on Hillview 01:31:52.239 --> 01:31:54.215 Terrace between Boundary Road and Buick 01:31:54.239 --> 01:31:56.695 Street. investigates the installation of 01:31:56.719 --> 01:31:58.376 a staff school crossing on Hillview 01:31:58.400 --> 01:32:00.456 Terrace and investigates the 01:32:00.480 --> 01:32:02.615 installation of protected bike lanes on 01:32:02.639 --> 01:32:04.856 Hillview Terrace um via lowcost 01:32:04.880 --> 01:32:06.376 measures. 01:32:06.400 --> 01:32:09.400 Thank you. All right. Um thank you. Um 01:32:09.840 --> 01:32:12.695 so I now seek is there a second for this 01:32:12.719 --> 01:32:14.695 motion? 01:32:14.719 --> 01:32:16.936 Um Peter Dero, you got your hand up 01:32:16.960 --> 01:32:19.960 first for that one? All right. So you 01:32:20.000 --> 01:32:21.736 have a seconder. Um you have up to three 01:32:21.760 --> 01:32:23.336 minutes if you'd like to speak to your 01:32:23.360 --> 01:32:25.655 motion. Thank you. Um, I live on 01:32:25.679 --> 01:32:27.496 Hillview Terrace, so I know firsthand 01:32:27.520 --> 01:32:29.655 that it can be a dangerous road. I'm 01:32:29.679 --> 01:32:31.416 here tonight to ask for a series of 01:32:31.440 --> 01:32:33.096 improvements to make it a better fit for 01:32:33.120 --> 01:32:35.256 our community. It's a road within a 01:32:35.280 --> 01:32:37.175 builtup area, which is usually a default 01:32:37.199 --> 01:32:39.496 50 km/h, but it's currently posted as a 01:32:39.520 --> 01:32:42.456 60 kmh road. This discrepancy will 01:32:42.480 --> 01:32:43.896 become more noticeable when the limits 01:32:43.920 --> 01:32:45.655 on adjoining streets are lowered to 40 01:32:45.679 --> 01:32:47.496 km an hour. Thanks to the fantastic 01:32:47.520 --> 01:32:49.736 Perth Inner City Group's 40 km on local 01:32:49.760 --> 01:32:51.896 streets initiative, 01:32:51.920 --> 01:32:53.736 data shows that vehicles regularly 01:32:53.760 --> 01:32:56.135 exceed the speed limit here, drivers 01:32:56.159 --> 01:32:57.576 frequently speed to get ahead at the 01:32:57.600 --> 01:32:59.336 merge point from Jerro Road right before 01:32:59.360 --> 01:33:00.856 reaching Higgins Park, which is a 01:33:00.880 --> 01:33:02.456 situation that could be remedied by 01:33:02.480 --> 01:33:04.936 removing this merge point. Higgins Park 01:33:04.960 --> 01:33:06.695 is particularly busy during football 01:33:06.719 --> 01:33:08.536 season, and the potential for park users 01:33:08.560 --> 01:33:10.376 to be involved in an incident is a real 01:33:10.400 --> 01:33:11.976 risk that can be reduced with slower 01:33:12.000 --> 01:33:14.215 speeds and friendlier architecture. 01:33:14.239 --> 01:33:15.976 There has already been a fatal accident 01:33:16.000 --> 01:33:17.576 on this stretch of road a few years ago 01:33:17.600 --> 01:33:19.655 due to speed as well as countless near 01:33:19.679 --> 01:33:21.496 misses. 01:33:21.520 --> 01:33:23.496 This road also impacts our community by 01:33:23.520 --> 01:33:25.736 forming a barrier to active transport. 01:33:25.760 --> 01:33:27.416 It cuts through the Milan Primary School 01:33:27.440 --> 01:33:29.336 catchment zone and anecdotally is a 01:33:29.360 --> 01:33:30.936 major feature in parents choosing to 01:33:30.960 --> 01:33:32.376 drive their kids to school instead of 01:33:32.400 --> 01:33:34.856 walking, riding, or rolling. Making the 01:33:34.880 --> 01:33:36.296 streets safer to cross would help 01:33:36.320 --> 01:33:37.896 families make the choice to make active 01:33:37.920 --> 01:33:40.296 transport part of their school routine. 01:33:40.320 --> 01:33:41.976 Presently, for example, there is only 01:33:42.000 --> 01:33:43.896 one refuge island suitable for bikes in 01:33:43.920 --> 01:33:46.296 the 1 km between Boundary Road and Buick 01:33:46.320 --> 01:33:48.376 Street, and its location on a busy shark 01:33:48.400 --> 01:33:50.135 corner makes it quite scary for kids to 01:33:50.159 --> 01:33:52.456 use. Adding additional crossings and 01:33:52.480 --> 01:33:53.976 potentially a staff crossing would be 01:33:54.000 --> 01:33:55.976 really helpful. 01:33:56.000 --> 01:33:57.576 We know that wider streets implicitly 01:33:57.600 --> 01:33:59.496 encourage higher speeds, whilst visually 01:33:59.520 --> 01:34:01.096 narrowing them can encourage drivers to 01:34:01.120 --> 01:34:03.576 go slower. The Town's skinny streets 01:34:03.600 --> 01:34:05.096 program is fantastic, and it would be 01:34:05.120 --> 01:34:06.376 wonderful to see similar thinking 01:34:06.400 --> 01:34:09.016 applied in this instance, too. Protected 01:34:09.040 --> 01:34:10.615 bike lanes would be very welcome here, 01:34:10.639 --> 01:34:12.135 particularly given that it's a numbered 01:34:12.159 --> 01:34:13.736 bike route that links Oat Street Station 01:34:13.760 --> 01:34:16.135 with Curtain Uni. Studies show that 01:34:16.159 --> 01:34:17.576 protected bike lanes reduce road 01:34:17.600 --> 01:34:19.256 accidents for all road users whilst 01:34:19.280 --> 01:34:21.256 encouraging mode shifts and all of the 01:34:21.280 --> 01:34:22.695 community health and environmental 01:34:22.719 --> 01:34:25.096 benefits that entails. Thank you. I hope 01:34:25.120 --> 01:34:26.215 the community would support this 01:34:26.239 --> 01:34:27.896 proposal. 01:34:27.920 --> 01:34:30.536 Um, thank you. So, I'm now going to ask, 01:34:30.560 --> 01:34:32.936 is there dissent to this that will 01:34:32.960 --> 01:34:35.960 require us to go to a debate? 01:34:36.800 --> 01:34:38.695 All right, I'm not seeing anyone um who 01:34:38.719 --> 01:34:40.776 wishes to take that view. Um so on that 01:34:40.800 --> 01:34:42.615 basis, I'm going to put it to the vote. 01:34:42.639 --> 01:34:44.936 So all those in favor, please raise your 01:34:44.960 --> 01:34:47.960 green card. 01:35:00.080 --> 01:35:02.056 And all those who are against, please 01:35:02.080 --> 01:35:04.695 raise your red card. 01:35:04.719 --> 01:35:07.016 Noting there's one red card. So we have 01:35:07.040 --> 01:35:09.256 one against and all the remainder were 01:35:09.280 --> 01:35:11.096 four. So I declare that has been 01:35:11.120 --> 01:35:13.496 carried. So thank you for bringing that 01:35:13.520 --> 01:35:15.576 forward. 01:35:15.600 --> 01:35:18.536 And I do have a second motion as well. 01:35:18.560 --> 01:35:21.096 Yep. I'm popping over to the next page 01:35:21.120 --> 01:35:24.120 cuz um that's quite far away. So it's 01:35:24.880 --> 01:35:27.175 going to upload. There you go. In a 01:35:27.199 --> 01:35:28.615 moment. Oh, sorry. It looks like the 01:35:28.639 --> 01:35:30.536 first part of the sentence has been cut 01:35:30.560 --> 01:35:33.560 off, but um it does read that council 01:35:33.600 --> 01:35:35.896 investigates a framework for implica 01:35:35.920 --> 01:35:38.776 implementing a school streets program 01:35:38.800 --> 01:35:40.695 and coordinates and so the rest of that 01:35:40.719 --> 01:35:42.776 is visible. All right. So if you would 01:35:42.800 --> 01:35:44.615 like to read your second motion and then 01:35:44.639 --> 01:35:46.296 I'll seek a seconder. 01:35:46.320 --> 01:35:48.376 Yep. So my motion is that councils 01:35:48.400 --> 01:35:50.376 investigate the implementation of a 01:35:50.400 --> 01:35:52.536 school streets program via the closure 01:35:52.560 --> 01:35:54.695 of suitable streets adjacent to schools. 01:35:54.719 --> 01:35:57.096 Sorry, that's not sign. and coordinates 01:35:57.120 --> 01:35:58.856 with local schools to invite expressions 01:35:58.880 --> 01:36:01.880 of interest for a trial. 01:36:02.880 --> 01:36:04.856 All right. Um 01:36:04.880 --> 01:36:06.615 I'm just seeing is it going to refresh 01:36:06.639 --> 01:36:08.695 and be a bit more visible? I think it's 01:36:08.719 --> 01:36:11.016 I think the computer's trying to do it 01:36:11.040 --> 01:36:14.040 now. There you go. Um is that that 01:36:14.880 --> 01:36:16.215 correct? What's up there now? 01:36:16.239 --> 01:36:17.175 yes. 01:36:17.199 --> 01:36:19.576 Yes. All right. Thank you. Is there a 01:36:19.600 --> 01:36:22.600 seconder for this motion? 01:36:25.199 --> 01:36:27.496 Alex Wallace at the back. Thank you. Um, 01:36:27.520 --> 01:36:30.215 it's been seconded. Thank you. All 01:36:30.239 --> 01:36:31.896 right. Would you like to speak now to 01:36:31.920 --> 01:36:33.416 this motion? Thank you. 01:36:33.440 --> 01:36:35.496 Um, okay. Transforming streets around 01:36:35.520 --> 01:36:37.416 schools into pedestrianized zones is one 01:36:37.440 --> 01:36:39.175 of the most effective lowcost ways to 01:36:39.199 --> 01:36:40.936 improve child safety, well-being, and 01:36:40.960 --> 01:36:43.175 urban livability. It's increasingly 01:36:43.199 --> 01:36:44.615 being implemented in cities around the 01:36:44.639 --> 01:36:46.376 world to reduce traffic danger, noise, 01:36:46.400 --> 01:36:48.856 and pollution exposure to children. The 01:36:48.880 --> 01:36:50.536 public space can then be repurposed for 01:36:50.560 --> 01:36:51.655 the good of the community with 01:36:51.679 --> 01:36:53.896 additional greenery or other amenities. 01:36:53.920 --> 01:36:55.576 This can reduce the urban heat island 01:36:55.600 --> 01:36:57.175 and contribute to climate resilience 01:36:57.199 --> 01:36:58.856 whilst also making it safer and easier 01:36:58.880 --> 01:37:00.296 for families to integrate active 01:37:00.320 --> 01:37:03.016 transport into their daily routines. 01:37:03.040 --> 01:37:04.695 Studies show that kids who use active 01:37:04.719 --> 01:37:06.215 transport have better learning outcomes 01:37:06.239 --> 01:37:07.896 at school, are less likely to be car 01:37:07.920 --> 01:37:09.655 dependent as adults, and will even carry 01:37:09.679 --> 01:37:12.056 that into future generations. 01:37:12.080 --> 01:37:13.655 We also know that reducing the number of 01:37:13.679 --> 01:37:15.175 vehicles on the road makes life easier 01:37:15.199 --> 01:37:16.695 for people who don't have the choice not 01:37:16.719 --> 01:37:19.655 to drive or be driven around. Our kids 01:37:19.679 --> 01:37:21.016 these days have less freedom to get 01:37:21.040 --> 01:37:23.496 around than previous generations did. I 01:37:23.520 --> 01:37:24.856 walked or rode to school almost every 01:37:24.880 --> 01:37:26.376 day as a child and so did most of my 01:37:26.400 --> 01:37:28.056 friends. But these days, kids are much 01:37:28.080 --> 01:37:29.496 more likely to be driven everywhere by 01:37:29.520 --> 01:37:31.175 their parents. Ironically, in part 01:37:31.199 --> 01:37:32.536 because it's becoming too dangerous for 01:37:32.560 --> 01:37:35.175 them on our roads due to all the cars. 01:37:35.199 --> 01:37:36.695 Reclaiming a little bit of public space 01:37:36.719 --> 01:37:38.376 for kids around their schools is one way 01:37:38.400 --> 01:37:39.976 that we can work to foster independence 01:37:40.000 --> 01:37:41.896 and resilience and to give families more 01:37:41.920 --> 01:37:43.416 choices. 01:37:43.440 --> 01:37:44.776 school streets would be a great addition 01:37:44.800 --> 01:37:46.536 to our community and I hope that we can 01:37:46.560 --> 01:37:48.056 give our local schools the opportunity 01:37:48.080 --> 01:37:51.080 to experience their benefits. 01:37:52.000 --> 01:37:54.296 Thank you. All right. Um so I'm formally 01:37:54.320 --> 01:37:57.175 going to ask is there dissent um to this 01:37:57.199 --> 01:37:58.776 motion on the basis there'll be a 01:37:58.800 --> 01:38:01.336 speaker against it. 01:38:01.360 --> 01:38:03.496 No, not seeing any indication. So I'm 01:38:03.520 --> 01:38:05.175 going to put it to the vote. All those 01:38:05.199 --> 01:38:08.199 in favor please raise your green card. 01:38:22.080 --> 01:38:24.776 And um all those who are against, please 01:38:24.800 --> 01:38:27.800 raise your red card. 01:38:29.199 --> 01:38:32.199 We have one against. Um and so the other 01:38:32.400 --> 01:38:35.095 majority um means that has been carried. 01:38:35.119 --> 01:38:35.816 Thank you. 01:38:35.840 --> 01:38:36.135 Thank you. 01:38:36.159 --> 01:38:38.936 Um thanks so much for those two motions. 01:38:38.960 --> 01:38:41.960 Um, next on my list, Peter Dero. 01:38:59.040 --> 01:39:00.776 When you're ready. 01:39:00.800 --> 01:39:03.800 Thanks, May Vernon. Um, I hope this is 01:39:04.080 --> 01:39:06.456 what's up there cuz I scribbled it down 01:39:06.480 --> 01:39:08.776 um after I'd emailed it, but um probably 01:39:08.800 --> 01:39:10.215 will be. Oh, there you go. We're having 01:39:10.239 --> 01:39:11.736 the same problem, but the glitch has 01:39:11.760 --> 01:39:13.336 corrected itself just now. 01:39:13.360 --> 01:39:16.296 So, the motion um is that council 01:39:16.320 --> 01:39:18.056 increase the street meet and greet 01:39:18.080 --> 01:39:21.080 budget for the 2026 2027 budget to 01:39:21.840 --> 01:39:23.976 enable it to be able to better respond 01:39:24.000 --> 01:39:27.000 to the community demand for this highly 01:39:27.199 --> 01:39:30.199 successful program. 01:39:34.960 --> 01:39:37.416 We'll just get the dates changed um 01:39:37.440 --> 01:39:40.440 because what you read out was 2627 01:39:40.560 --> 01:39:41.736 which is of course the coming budget 01:39:41.760 --> 01:39:44.760 year and that one says 2526. So um no 01:39:44.880 --> 01:39:46.456 good trying to increase it if the year 01:39:46.480 --> 01:39:47.976 has already passed by. I'm sure you'll 01:39:48.000 --> 01:39:48.856 agree. So 01:39:48.880 --> 01:39:50.376 I should have done that that when I was 01:39:50.400 --> 01:39:51.655 still on council, 01:39:51.679 --> 01:39:54.679 right? Maybe so. Yes. Um all right. Um 01:39:55.840 --> 01:39:58.456 so that's been changed now. So is there 01:39:58.480 --> 01:40:00.936 a seconder for this motion? Yep. 01:40:00.960 --> 01:40:02.936 Jerry Puit 01:40:02.960 --> 01:40:05.960 um is seconded. 01:40:06.239 --> 01:40:08.376 All right. Um if you'd like to speak to 01:40:08.400 --> 01:40:10.456 your motion now, you have up to three 01:40:10.480 --> 01:40:13.175 minutes. 01:40:13.199 --> 01:40:16.199 thanks May Vernon. Um so um as I 01:40:17.199 --> 01:40:19.016 asked a few questions earlier about the 01:40:19.040 --> 01:40:21.496 street meet and greet program um 01:40:21.520 --> 01:40:23.736 which as we heard has been very 01:40:23.760 --> 01:40:26.215 successful and that has been documented 01:40:26.239 --> 01:40:28.135 to some extent obviously in our 01:40:28.159 --> 01:40:31.095 community um safety and community spirit 01:40:31.119 --> 01:40:33.736 in the Town of Victoria Park is very 01:40:33.760 --> 01:40:36.760 important and so I think um the budget 01:40:37.199 --> 01:40:40.199 for the um street greet and meet program 01:40:41.920 --> 01:40:44.615 it's quite a tongue twister that one um 01:40:44.639 --> 01:40:47.095 should be increased so that um there's 01:40:47.119 --> 01:40:49.496 sufficient money across the year to 01:40:49.520 --> 01:40:51.576 respond to the community interest in 01:40:51.600 --> 01:40:54.456 that program. I think we know that um 01:40:54.480 --> 01:40:57.256 vibrant public spaces are a great 01:40:57.280 --> 01:40:59.736 practical way to increase safety across 01:40:59.760 --> 01:41:02.536 the Town and I think we have many good 01:41:02.560 --> 01:41:04.695 examples of that across the Town as 01:41:04.719 --> 01:41:07.655 well. And the one that I guess I would 01:41:07.679 --> 01:41:10.679 quote most recently is um I'm so excited 01:41:11.840 --> 01:41:14.776 to see Long Park um along the train 01:41:14.800 --> 01:41:17.800 line. Um I see all the time when I go 01:41:18.000 --> 01:41:21.000 home from the gym. um families skate 01:41:23.760 --> 01:41:25.576 people walking their dogs, families with 01:41:25.600 --> 01:41:27.976 their kids skating often then walking 01:41:28.000 --> 01:41:31.000 back to their houses with their um 01:41:31.760 --> 01:41:34.760 skates and 01:41:34.880 --> 01:41:36.695 bikes and kids bikes and things on their 01:41:36.719 --> 01:41:38.615 shoulders. going back to their local 01:41:38.639 --> 01:41:40.856 community. Um, and I feel like that 01:41:40.880 --> 01:41:43.175 whole area along the railway line has 01:41:43.199 --> 01:41:46.056 become a much more safe, vibrant place 01:41:46.080 --> 01:41:48.776 because of the quality work um, that's 01:41:48.800 --> 01:41:50.856 been done by the Town in really lovely 01:41:50.880 --> 01:41:52.695 collaboration with the state government 01:41:52.719 --> 01:41:55.016 in this instance to make a really 01:41:55.040 --> 01:41:58.040 vibrant area that is safer but also um, 01:41:58.239 --> 01:42:00.615 a really community spirited area. And 01:42:00.639 --> 01:42:03.095 you see both people coming from the 01:42:03.119 --> 01:42:05.736 local streets, the re the nearby houses, 01:42:05.760 --> 01:42:08.615 as well as people u walking or even um 01:42:08.639 --> 01:42:11.639 dare I say it driving to this popular 01:42:11.679 --> 01:42:14.679 spot. So um just yeah, wanted to um 01:42:15.280 --> 01:42:17.336 encourage that idea of the street meet 01:42:17.360 --> 01:42:19.736 and greet as a way to encourage that 01:42:19.760 --> 01:42:22.296 vibrant um Town of Vick Park spirit that 01:42:22.320 --> 01:42:24.056 makes it safer for everyone because 01:42:24.080 --> 01:42:26.215 everyone knows each other and everyone 01:42:26.239 --> 01:42:28.536 cares for each other. and I hope my 01:42:28.560 --> 01:42:31.175 fellow electors will um support me in 01:42:31.199 --> 01:42:33.976 that motion. Thank you. 01:42:34.000 --> 01:42:35.896 All right. Thank you. So I'll formally 01:42:35.920 --> 01:42:37.976 ask is there any disscent meaning a 01:42:38.000 --> 01:42:39.496 speaker will be speaking against? So 01:42:39.520 --> 01:42:41.336 there is an indication of disscent. So 01:42:41.360 --> 01:42:44.360 if I could ask um questions 01:42:47.280 --> 01:42:49.416 I asked for indications of disscent. So 01:42:49.440 --> 01:42:51.336 Mr. Maxwell, are you in descent? because 01:42:51.360 --> 01:42:54.215 I'm hearing um outside commentary from 01:42:54.239 --> 01:42:55.896 other persons in the gallery that that's 01:42:55.920 --> 01:42:57.336 not the purpose of you raising your 01:42:57.360 --> 01:42:59.576 hand. So, is it disscent or is it 01:42:59.600 --> 01:43:00.615 something extra 01:43:00.639 --> 01:43:01.576 question? 01:43:01.600 --> 01:43:03.336 All right. Um if you could please come 01:43:03.360 --> 01:43:05.576 forward and I'll just ask Mr. Dero to 01:43:05.600 --> 01:43:07.496 step aside. 01:43:07.520 --> 01:43:09.416 I'll just 01:43:09.440 --> 01:43:10.776 Is it a clarification about 01:43:10.800 --> 01:43:13.175 I just wanted to know what the 01:43:13.199 --> 01:43:15.016 approximately what the current budget is 01:43:15.040 --> 01:43:16.856 for this program talking about 01:43:16.880 --> 01:43:18.056 increasing the budget. I don't know what 01:43:18.080 --> 01:43:18.695 it is. 01:43:18.719 --> 01:43:21.719 All right. Refer that to Mr. Doy. 01:43:24.239 --> 01:43:26.215 Thanks, Mayor Vernon, and thanks for the 01:43:26.239 --> 01:43:27.896 question. , at the moment, the current 01:43:27.920 --> 01:43:29.655 budget for street meet and greet is 01:43:29.679 --> 01:43:32.679 $15,000 annually. 01:43:35.360 --> 01:43:37.816 All right. So, I'll ask is there any 01:43:37.840 --> 01:43:40.215 dissent um to this for a speaker 01:43:40.239 --> 01:43:42.936 against? No, there being no indication 01:43:42.960 --> 01:43:44.536 of a descent. So, we'll put it to the 01:43:44.560 --> 01:43:46.776 vote on that basis. So, all those in 01:43:46.800 --> 01:43:49.800 favor, please raise your green card. 01:44:03.280 --> 01:44:04.936 two. 01:44:04.960 --> 01:44:07.960 Everybody else has 01:44:11.760 --> 01:44:13.736 I have two counters on either side to 01:44:13.760 --> 01:44:16.760 make sure that we get it right. 01:44:20.960 --> 01:44:21.896 Thank you. 01:44:21.920 --> 01:44:24.376 Thank you. Um those against, please re 01:44:24.400 --> 01:44:27.400 raise your red card. 01:44:29.600 --> 01:44:31.736 I don't see any red cards raised. Is 01:44:31.760 --> 01:44:34.760 that correct with the counters? 01:44:35.040 --> 01:44:37.016 Yep. I'm not seeing any red cards 01:44:37.040 --> 01:44:39.095 raised. So there being no one against, I 01:44:39.119 --> 01:44:41.336 declare that carried unanimously. 01:44:41.360 --> 01:44:43.896 Thank you. next on the list, 01:44:43.920 --> 01:44:46.456 understand you have two motions 01:44:46.480 --> 01:44:49.480 presubmitted. Bry Witten. 01:45:01.440 --> 01:45:04.440 Um, I move that the council commissions 01:45:05.679 --> 01:45:07.896 a safety assessment for the 01:45:07.920 --> 01:45:10.376 intersection of Mint and Swansea Street. 01:45:10.400 --> 01:45:12.296 Um, a safety assessment for the 01:45:12.320 --> 01:45:14.056 intersection of Dane Street South and 01:45:14.080 --> 01:45:16.695 Hubert Street. and a safety assessment 01:45:16.719 --> 01:45:19.496 for a pedestrian crossing outside Bailey 01:45:19.520 --> 01:45:22.456 Hill, 01:45:22.480 --> 01:45:24.215 please. Right, we're just getting that 01:45:24.239 --> 01:45:27.239 there. It's come up on the screen now. 01:45:32.480 --> 01:45:34.856 All right. Um, so I'll call. Is there a 01:45:34.880 --> 01:45:37.655 seconder for this motion? Um, it's a bit 01:45:37.679 --> 01:45:40.679 of a tie of hands up the back there. Um, 01:45:40.719 --> 01:45:42.936 but there is someone sitting behind 01:45:42.960 --> 01:45:45.336 Peter Devo with a check shirt on. 01:45:45.360 --> 01:45:46.135 Andrew War. 01:45:46.159 --> 01:45:48.856 Andrew. All right. Thank you. 01:45:48.880 --> 01:45:50.695 Um, 01:45:50.719 --> 01:45:53.095 you I think just beat beat just beat the 01:45:53.119 --> 01:45:56.119 other two out by a nanocond there. 01:45:59.040 --> 01:46:00.615 All right. If you would like to speak 01:46:00.639 --> 01:46:03.639 now um to your motion, Bry. Um, so 01:46:03.679 --> 01:46:06.215 starting with Mint and Swansy Street. So 01:46:06.239 --> 01:46:09.239 as you come up Min Street from 01:46:09.520 --> 01:46:11.016 Sheperdon Road heading towards Albany 01:46:11.040 --> 01:46:14.040 Highway, you turn left onto Swansea 01:46:14.400 --> 01:46:16.135 Street, there is the Horizon Church on 01:46:16.159 --> 01:46:19.159 the corner. Um and what I find as a 01:46:19.440 --> 01:46:21.576 resident of Swansea Street is as you 01:46:21.600 --> 01:46:23.256 come up the hill, particularly if you 01:46:23.280 --> 01:46:26.280 are not in a ginormous car, um there is 01:46:28.320 --> 01:46:29.576 an enormous amount of parking, 01:46:29.600 --> 01:46:30.856 particularly on a Sunday when the church 01:46:30.880 --> 01:46:33.816 is busy. Um, so a lot of people swing 01:46:33.840 --> 01:46:36.056 wide to go around all of those parked 01:46:36.080 --> 01:46:38.456 cars and because you were coming up a 01:46:38.480 --> 01:46:41.480 hill, you can't see if there are cars 01:46:41.520 --> 01:46:44.456 coming down. Um, and I have had an 01:46:44.480 --> 01:46:46.536 enormous amount of near misses from 01:46:46.560 --> 01:46:48.615 people who have just rather than waiting 01:46:48.639 --> 01:46:50.615 to see if it's safe, who've just swung 01:46:50.639 --> 01:46:52.376 wide. Um, I'm surprised that there 01:46:52.400 --> 01:46:54.936 aren't more accidents there. Um, so the 01:46:54.960 --> 01:46:57.496 yeah, the street parking in that first 01:46:57.520 --> 01:47:00.520 little block um just inhibits um being 01:47:00.719 --> 01:47:02.456 able to see um whether or not 01:47:02.480 --> 01:47:05.175 something's coming. Um for the Dane 01:47:05.199 --> 01:47:07.496 Street South and Hubert Street, um there 01:47:07.520 --> 01:47:10.376 is a a nice hill there with an 01:47:10.400 --> 01:47:13.175 intersection at the top. Um again, 01:47:13.199 --> 01:47:14.856 particularly at Twilight, it can get a 01:47:14.880 --> 01:47:17.880 little bit difficult to see um if there 01:47:18.159 --> 01:47:21.159 are cars waiting. Um and then generally 01:47:21.280 --> 01:47:22.776 as people come up over the hill they 01:47:22.800 --> 01:47:25.256 fang it down the other side and 01:47:25.280 --> 01:47:28.056 people are just going really fast and as 01:47:28.080 --> 01:47:30.695 a pedestrian again have had quite a few 01:47:30.719 --> 01:47:33.416 near misses um particularly down the 01:47:33.440 --> 01:47:36.440 bottom end of of Dane Street um 01:47:37.679 --> 01:47:39.976 closer to Albany Highway. The cars there 01:47:40.000 --> 01:47:41.816 get really chaotic. There are people 01:47:41.840 --> 01:47:43.816 trying to do illegal U-turns at the top 01:47:43.840 --> 01:47:46.215 of the hill. Um trying to get in and out 01:47:46.239 --> 01:47:49.239 of um Ice Works Lane um and getting into 01:47:49.360 --> 01:47:51.576 Terminus Lane. There are just yeah it's 01:47:51.600 --> 01:47:53.896 a lot of cars and it's really busy and 01:47:53.920 --> 01:47:56.920 people drive very badly. Um and then for 01:47:57.119 --> 01:47:59.976 Bailey Hill, which um is a beautiful and 01:48:00.000 --> 01:48:03.000 so exciting development, um it as there 01:48:03.199 --> 01:48:05.175 is increased foot traffic of people 01:48:05.199 --> 01:48:07.736 walking their dogs or using um the 01:48:07.760 --> 01:48:10.376 beautiful park and its facilities, um 01:48:10.400 --> 01:48:12.215 people come down that stretch of Albany 01:48:12.239 --> 01:48:15.016 Highway really quickly and there is sort 01:48:15.040 --> 01:48:17.016 of limited safe places to cross. So it 01:48:17.040 --> 01:48:18.215 would be really nice if there was a 01:48:18.239 --> 01:48:19.976 crosswalk in there. 01:48:20.000 --> 01:48:22.376 All right. So can I just um clarify with 01:48:22.400 --> 01:48:24.376 you so we have this on the record. So, 01:48:24.400 --> 01:48:26.456 the third point, you're talking about 01:48:26.480 --> 01:48:28.215 the pedestrian crossing on Albany 01:48:28.239 --> 01:48:30.695 Highway um just out the front of the 01:48:30.719 --> 01:48:32.456 park. So, yeah, we'll just I think we'll 01:48:32.480 --> 01:48:33.976 add in Albany Highway. 01:48:34.000 --> 01:48:35.175 Oh, yes. Um sorry, 01:48:35.199 --> 01:48:37.976 just just to make it clear because um 01:48:38.000 --> 01:48:41.000 Bailey Hill isn't um a formal name that 01:48:41.119 --> 01:48:43.256 we use, but it's the pedestrian crossing 01:48:43.280 --> 01:48:45.496 on Albany Highway um adjacent to 01:48:45.520 --> 01:48:47.496 Elizabeth Bailey Park. So, that's where 01:48:47.520 --> 01:48:49.336 we'll be looking at that for. So, we've 01:48:49.360 --> 01:48:52.360 got that. Thank you. All right. Um so um 01:48:52.960 --> 01:48:55.016 it's been seconded. So I'm now going to 01:48:55.040 --> 01:48:57.896 ask um is there any disscent as in 01:48:57.920 --> 01:48:59.736 speakers who wish to speak against 01:48:59.760 --> 01:49:02.760 because that will um take that course. 01:49:03.440 --> 01:49:05.016 Note there being no indication of a 01:49:05.040 --> 01:49:06.536 speaker against now going to put it to 01:49:06.560 --> 01:49:08.536 the vote. So all those in favor please 01:49:08.560 --> 01:49:11.560 raise your green card. 01:49:27.440 --> 01:49:28.776 Thank you. 01:49:28.800 --> 01:49:31.336 Thank you. And all those um who are 01:49:31.360 --> 01:49:34.360 against, please raise your red card. 01:49:36.320 --> 01:49:38.856 There being no red cards raised, I 01:49:38.880 --> 01:49:41.256 declare that is carried unanimously. 01:49:41.280 --> 01:49:43.336 Thank you. All right. And your second 01:49:43.360 --> 01:49:45.976 motion? um that the council install a 01:49:46.000 --> 01:49:48.376 cocky trough at Sheper and Road Reserve 01:49:48.400 --> 01:49:50.936 to provide a reliable water source for 01:49:50.960 --> 01:49:53.016 the black cockatos and other native 01:49:53.040 --> 01:49:56.040 wildlife. 01:50:02.800 --> 01:50:04.296 All right. So, this is the one that's on 01:50:04.320 --> 01:50:06.135 the corner of Oat Street and Sheperdan 01:50:06.159 --> 01:50:07.336 Road. Is that right? Is that the one 01:50:07.360 --> 01:50:07.976 you're talking about? 01:50:08.000 --> 01:50:09.016 so, it's the bottom end of the 01:50:09.040 --> 01:50:12.040 culde-sac of Sheperdan Road. Um it is 01:50:13.520 --> 01:50:16.520 right next to Sheperdan and um the road 01:50:17.440 --> 01:50:20.056 that Aqualife is on. Is that 01:50:20.080 --> 01:50:21.175 Somerset Street? 01:50:21.199 --> 01:50:22.456 Yeah. So it's kind of So 01:50:22.480 --> 01:50:23.816 you're talking about the little apron of 01:50:23.840 --> 01:50:25.896 land that has some trees on it and the 01:50:25.920 --> 01:50:28.215 really big um high voltage power lines. 01:50:28.239 --> 01:50:31.239 No, across the street. Um so 01:50:31.600 --> 01:50:33.655 I know the one you mean now, right? So 01:50:33.679 --> 01:50:36.296 there's a teeny tiny little playground. 01:50:36.320 --> 01:50:37.655 Um yeah. 01:50:37.679 --> 01:50:40.135 Yeah. Okay. All right. Excellent. We've 01:50:40.159 --> 01:50:42.776 got that one. Um, and I think that is up 01:50:42.800 --> 01:50:45.800 on the the board now. All right. So, I'm 01:50:45.920 --> 01:50:47.976 seeking a seconder for this motion. 01:50:48.000 --> 01:50:51.000 Okay. 01:50:53.280 --> 01:50:55.496 Brooke fouls in the corner faster than 01:50:55.520 --> 01:50:58.520 anyone else. 01:51:03.199 --> 01:51:05.095 I think that was an armto-air um 01:51:05.119 --> 01:51:07.576 Guinness Book of World Records there um 01:51:07.600 --> 01:51:10.056 for speed. So, I'm now going to formally 01:51:10.080 --> 01:51:11.976 ask, is there any disscent to this 01:51:12.000 --> 01:51:15.000 motion? 01:51:15.040 --> 01:51:17.496 No. There being no disscent, we'll go to 01:51:17.520 --> 01:51:19.655 the vote. All those in favor, please 01:51:19.679 --> 01:51:22.679 raise your green cards. 01:51:32.159 --> 01:51:35.159 22. 01:51:40.800 --> 01:51:42.296 All right. Thank you. And all those 01:51:42.320 --> 01:51:45.320 against red cards to be raised. 01:51:45.840 --> 01:51:48.840 I see none. There being no descent, 01:51:49.760 --> 01:51:51.655 declare that carried unanimously. So, 01:51:51.679 --> 01:51:54.679 thank you um for both of those. Um if 01:51:55.679 --> 01:51:57.416 there was another motion, it wasn't 01:51:57.440 --> 01:51:59.896 presubmitted, but if that if that's it, 01:51:59.920 --> 01:52:02.615 um we'll go on. Um thank you. Appreciate 01:52:02.639 --> 01:52:05.639 that indeed. Um and next presubmitted 01:52:05.760 --> 01:52:08.760 motions, Tim Young, please come forward. 01:52:19.199 --> 01:52:21.655 No, it's okay. Don't worry about it. All 01:52:21.679 --> 01:52:24.679 right. Um, if I just get you to state 01:52:24.800 --> 01:52:26.615 your name and suburb and then we'll 01:52:26.639 --> 01:52:28.135 start to hear your motions. 01:52:28.159 --> 01:52:29.896 , still Timothy Young and still in 01:52:29.920 --> 01:52:32.376 East Trey Park. 01:52:32.400 --> 01:52:33.816 Excellent. All right, let's hear your 01:52:33.840 --> 01:52:35.816 first motion. I think it's just come up 01:52:35.840 --> 01:52:37.896 on the up on the screen now. 01:52:37.920 --> 01:52:39.816 Thank you. , I motioned that council 01:52:39.840 --> 01:52:41.575 develops an extreme heat plan that 01:52:41.599 --> 01:52:43.336 includes actionable options to support 01:52:43.360 --> 01:52:44.936 residents during periods of excessive 01:52:44.960 --> 01:52:47.095 heat, including opening the library on 01:52:47.119 --> 01:52:49.336 Sundays during heat waves, heat waves, 01:52:49.360 --> 01:52:51.736 sorry. providing free access to aqua 01:52:51.760 --> 01:52:53.256 life during heat waves and ensuring 01:52:53.280 --> 01:52:56.280 24-hour access to public restrooms, to 01:52:56.560 --> 01:52:58.615 amend the definition of a heat wave to 01:52:58.639 --> 01:53:00.376 incorporate humidity as a factor in 01:53:00.400 --> 01:53:01.736 recognition of increasing humidity 01:53:01.760 --> 01:53:03.256 levels in Perth as a direct result of 01:53:03.280 --> 01:53:05.016 climate change. And to investigate 01:53:05.040 --> 01:53:06.615 options for supporting households in 01:53:06.639 --> 01:53:08.296 creating climate safe rooms, including 01:53:08.320 --> 01:53:09.976 potential funding mechanisms, rebates, 01:53:10.000 --> 01:53:11.496 or partnerships to assist residents in 01:53:11.520 --> 01:53:14.520 retrofitting their homes. 01:53:14.800 --> 01:53:17.800 All right. Um, thank you. Um, can I seek 01:53:17.840 --> 01:53:20.840 a seconder for this motion, please? Um, 01:53:21.599 --> 01:53:24.536 Alex Wallace, you got there first. Um, 01:53:24.560 --> 01:53:27.560 all right. Um, you're welcome to please, 01:53:27.599 --> 01:53:29.575 um, speak to your motion. You have up to 01:53:29.599 --> 01:53:31.175 3 minutes. 01:53:31.199 --> 01:53:33.336 So, extreme heat poses a significant and 01:53:33.360 --> 01:53:34.695 growing risk to the health and wellbeing 01:53:34.719 --> 01:53:36.456 of the Town of Victoria Park residents, 01:53:36.480 --> 01:53:37.816 particularly vulnerable members of the 01:53:37.840 --> 01:53:39.095 community, such as the elderly, 01:53:39.119 --> 01:53:40.536 children, and those without access to 01:53:40.560 --> 01:53:43.175 air conditioning. Um, I would also note 01:53:43.199 --> 01:53:45.816 that as climate change continues to 01:53:45.840 --> 01:53:47.655 intensify the frequency and severity of 01:53:47.679 --> 01:53:49.175 heat waves in Perth, the Town of 01:53:49.199 --> 01:53:50.615 Victoria Park currently lacks a 01:53:50.639 --> 01:53:52.695 dedicated extreme heat plan to guide its 01:53:52.719 --> 01:53:55.256 response to these kinds of events. 01:53:55.280 --> 01:53:56.856 This is made particularly troubling 01:53:56.880 --> 01:53:58.856 because the traditional definition of a 01:53:58.880 --> 01:54:00.695 heat wave based solely on temperature 01:54:00.719 --> 01:54:02.376 over the course of 3 days does not 01:54:02.400 --> 01:54:03.816 account for humidity, which is 01:54:03.840 --> 01:54:05.976 increasingly relevant in Perth's climate 01:54:06.000 --> 01:54:08.776 as it evolves due to climate change. 01:54:08.800 --> 01:54:10.056 for those of you who don't know, 01:54:10.080 --> 01:54:12.296 currently the BOM only records dry bulb 01:54:12.320 --> 01:54:13.896 temperature for three consecutive days 01:54:13.920 --> 01:54:15.655 with respective to heat wave definitions 01:54:15.679 --> 01:54:17.016 and dry bulb temperature does not 01:54:17.040 --> 01:54:18.936 include the ability for the human body 01:54:18.960 --> 01:54:21.016 to dissipate heat via sweating, which is 01:54:21.040 --> 01:54:22.776 the only method that we have available 01:54:22.800 --> 01:54:24.776 to us biologically. 01:54:24.800 --> 01:54:26.536 Um a comprehensive plan with practical 01:54:26.560 --> 01:54:27.976 and accessible measures is needed to 01:54:28.000 --> 01:54:29.496 ensure the Town is prepared to protect 01:54:29.520 --> 01:54:31.175 its residents during these extreme heat 01:54:31.199 --> 01:54:34.199 events. 01:54:34.719 --> 01:54:37.719 All right. Thank you. So I formally ask 01:54:37.840 --> 01:54:40.056 um is there any disscent as in a speaker 01:54:40.080 --> 01:54:43.080 against um this motion? 01:54:44.639 --> 01:54:46.936 No, not seeing any speaker against. So 01:54:46.960 --> 01:54:48.376 on that basis, I'm going to put it to 01:54:48.400 --> 01:54:50.215 the vote. All those in favor, please 01:54:50.239 --> 01:54:52.135 raise your green cards. 01:54:52.159 --> 01:54:53.575 Got to bring mine. 01:54:53.599 --> 01:54:54.776 That's all right. We'll make sure you're 01:54:54.800 --> 01:54:57.800 counted at the front. 01:55:08.560 --> 01:55:10.856 Thank you. Um, now those who are 01:55:10.880 --> 01:55:13.880 against, please raise your red cards. 01:55:18.480 --> 01:55:20.296 All right. So, that's three people 01:55:20.320 --> 01:55:23.256 against and the majority um were in 01:55:23.280 --> 01:55:25.256 favor. So, I declare that carried. Thank 01:55:25.280 --> 01:55:28.280 you. Um, your next motion. Thank you. 01:55:39.599 --> 01:55:42.599 Aha. 01:55:42.639 --> 01:55:44.856 A motion that council investigates the 01:55:44.880 --> 01:55:46.536 current standards of repair and upkeep 01:55:46.560 --> 01:55:48.056 of commercial alleyways and lanes 01:55:48.080 --> 01:55:49.256 throughout the Town with particular 01:55:49.280 --> 01:55:51.175 attention to Iceber Lane and Terminus 01:55:51.199 --> 01:55:53.416 Lane. develops a framework of incentives 01:55:53.440 --> 01:55:55.256 and/or enforcement mechanisms to compel 01:55:55.280 --> 01:55:56.936 commercial land owners to maintain their 01:55:56.960 --> 01:55:58.536 properties to an acceptable standard of 01:55:58.560 --> 01:56:00.936 repair and upkeep and to investigate 01:56:00.960 --> 01:56:02.776 options for improving the amenity and 01:56:02.800 --> 01:56:04.296 accessibility of the Town's alleyways 01:56:04.320 --> 01:56:05.896 and lanes for the benefit of businesses 01:56:05.920 --> 01:56:08.920 and the broader community. 01:56:09.360 --> 01:56:11.736 All right, thank you. Um, seeking a 01:56:11.760 --> 01:56:14.760 seconder for this motion. , Bri Witten 01:56:16.159 --> 01:56:18.856 seconded. Thank you. All right. if you'd 01:56:18.880 --> 01:56:21.880 like to speak to this motion. Thank you. 01:56:22.159 --> 01:56:24.695 So, I think we can all agree that the 01:56:24.719 --> 01:56:26.215 alleyways and lanes of the Town of 01:56:26.239 --> 01:56:28.215 Victoria Park are in rapidly declining 01:56:28.239 --> 01:56:30.536 state with many commercial land owners 01:56:30.560 --> 01:56:32.456 failing to maintain acceptable standards 01:56:32.480 --> 01:56:35.256 of repair and upkeep. This has led a lot 01:56:35.280 --> 01:56:37.256 of our local businesses, local business 01:56:37.280 --> 01:56:39.416 owners, specifically small business 01:56:39.440 --> 01:56:42.056 owners to contend with dilapidated 01:56:42.080 --> 01:56:44.456 structures that leak and flood during 01:56:44.480 --> 01:56:46.615 any kind of wet weather. often have 01:56:46.639 --> 01:56:49.256 inaccessible entries um and are 01:56:49.280 --> 01:56:51.336 regularly visually un unappealing 01:56:51.360 --> 01:56:54.360 surroundings to their business. The 01:56:54.560 --> 01:56:56.456 absence of any apparent incentive or 01:56:56.480 --> 01:56:57.896 enforcement mechanism to compel 01:56:57.920 --> 01:56:59.575 commercial land owners to maintain their 01:56:59.599 --> 01:57:01.575 properties to an acceptable standard is 01:57:01.599 --> 01:57:03.336 particularly evident in Iceberg's Lane 01:57:03.360 --> 01:57:05.336 and Terminus Lane as well as numerous 01:57:05.360 --> 01:57:06.856 other lanes throughout and alleyways 01:57:06.880 --> 01:57:08.695 throughout the Town. This decline 01:57:08.719 --> 01:57:10.135 reflects poorly on the Town's 01:57:10.159 --> 01:57:12.215 streetscape and places an unfair burden 01:57:12.239 --> 01:57:13.896 on the businesses that rely on these 01:57:13.920 --> 01:57:16.536 spaces. 01:57:16.560 --> 01:57:18.776 All right. Thank you. Um, so I'm going 01:57:18.800 --> 01:57:21.175 to ask is there dissent to this 01:57:21.199 --> 01:57:23.416 particular motion as in seeking a 01:57:23.440 --> 01:57:25.976 speaker? 01:57:26.000 --> 01:57:28.056 No, not seeing any indication of any 01:57:28.080 --> 01:57:29.896 descent. So on that basis, I'll put the 01:57:29.920 --> 01:57:32.056 motion to the vote. All those in favor, 01:57:32.080 --> 01:57:35.080 please raise your green cards. 01:57:50.960 --> 01:57:53.175 and noting that you're in support of 01:57:53.199 --> 01:57:56.199 that, Kim. 01:57:56.719 --> 01:57:58.695 All right. Thank you. those who are 01:57:58.719 --> 01:58:01.719 against, please red raise your red card. 01:58:05.119 --> 01:58:07.816 No one has raised their red card. So 01:58:07.840 --> 01:58:09.896 there being no against, I declare that 01:58:09.920 --> 01:58:12.920 carried unanimously. Thank you. Um your 01:58:13.280 --> 01:58:16.280 final motion 01:58:43.119 --> 01:58:44.776 I motion that the council investigates 01:58:44.800 --> 01:58:46.056 the standard of living conditions 01:58:46.080 --> 01:58:47.736 experienced by the students residing 01:58:47.760 --> 01:58:49.336 within the Town of Victoria Park, 01:58:49.360 --> 01:58:51.256 including issues of overcrowding, access 01:58:51.280 --> 01:58:52.936 to air conditioning, and other essential 01:58:52.960 --> 01:58:55.575 amenities. investigates what powers and 01:58:55.599 --> 01:58:57.256 mechanisms are available to the Town to 01:58:57.280 --> 01:58:59.095 set and enforce a minimum standard of 01:58:59.119 --> 01:59:01.336 habitability in student housing and to 01:59:01.360 --> 01:59:03.175 request a report on the feasibility of 01:59:03.199 --> 01:59:04.856 partnering with curtain university and 01:59:04.880 --> 01:59:06.776 relevant state agencies to improve 01:59:06.800 --> 01:59:08.215 housing standards and support for the 01:59:08.239 --> 01:59:09.416 well-being of students that are living 01:59:09.440 --> 01:59:11.496 within the Town. 01:59:11.520 --> 01:59:13.575 All right. Thank you. Before I seek a 01:59:13.599 --> 01:59:16.135 second, can I seek some clarification 01:59:16.159 --> 01:59:18.536 from you? Um 01:59:18.560 --> 01:59:20.695 part of my assumption is you mean 01:59:20.719 --> 01:59:23.095 students who are living independently 01:59:23.119 --> 01:59:25.095 rather than all the many students in the 01:59:25.119 --> 01:59:27.976 Town who live with their parents. Um are 01:59:28.000 --> 01:59:29.896 you wanting us to investigate their 01:59:29.920 --> 01:59:32.056 living conditions or only those students 01:59:32.080 --> 01:59:34.695 of a certain age who might be say for 01:59:34.719 --> 01:59:37.496 example um university students living 01:59:37.520 --> 01:59:38.376 independently? 01:59:38.400 --> 01:59:40.056 I think that the independent living 01:59:40.080 --> 01:59:41.896 students are probably the the priority. 01:59:41.920 --> 01:59:44.135 although I would say that if we saw 01:59:44.159 --> 01:59:45.655 how many were living with parents versus 01:59:45.679 --> 01:59:46.936 how many aren't that might also be a 01:59:46.960 --> 01:59:48.135 valuable piece of information to the 01:59:48.159 --> 01:59:49.655 study. 01:59:49.679 --> 01:59:51.816 All right. So only because in fairness 01:59:51.840 --> 01:59:53.256 to the Town staff they will have to 01:59:53.280 --> 01:59:54.936 write a report that responds to our 01:59:54.960 --> 01:59:57.095 capacity to do something like this. So I 01:59:57.119 --> 01:59:59.336 think it would be helpful for them if we 01:59:59.360 --> 02:00:02.360 can um have you um define that first 02:00:02.560 --> 02:00:04.615 part about experience by students 02:00:04.639 --> 02:00:07.256 residing independently within the Town. 02:00:07.280 --> 02:00:09.336 So add the word independently after 02:00:09.360 --> 02:00:10.856 residing 02:00:10.880 --> 02:00:13.655 in and then I think that guides the 02:00:13.679 --> 02:00:15.016 other two points. You be happy with 02:00:15.040 --> 02:00:15.256 that? 02:00:15.280 --> 02:00:15.976 I agree. 02:00:16.000 --> 02:00:18.456 All right. So um if we've we've got that 02:00:18.480 --> 02:00:20.215 that's added in. I think that will be 02:00:20.239 --> 02:00:22.456 helpful. All right. So now I'm going to 02:00:22.480 --> 02:00:24.296 seek is there a seconder for this 02:00:24.320 --> 02:00:26.695 motion? Seconded. Kieran Sylvie. Thank 02:00:26.719 --> 02:00:29.719 you. All right. Um if you'd like to now 02:00:29.760 --> 02:00:32.615 speak to your motion. Thank you. So, the 02:00:32.639 --> 02:00:35.095 Town of Victoria Park is a home to a 02:00:35.119 --> 02:00:36.776 significant student population, 02:00:36.800 --> 02:00:38.215 particularly those attending Curtain 02:00:38.239 --> 02:00:40.056 University, which sits within the Town's 02:00:40.080 --> 02:00:42.776 borders. Um, I've spoken to a lot of 02:00:42.800 --> 02:00:44.376 people on this topic, and I've had a lot 02:00:44.400 --> 02:00:46.856 of people come to me to speak on this 02:00:46.880 --> 02:00:48.856 topic. , and in canvasing the issue, 02:00:48.880 --> 02:00:50.536 I've received so many reports of 02:00:50.560 --> 02:00:51.896 students that are living in severely 02:00:51.920 --> 02:00:53.655 overcrowded conditions with as many as 02:00:53.679 --> 02:00:56.135 seven people sharing a single dwelling. 02:00:56.159 --> 02:00:57.976 These people often have no access to 02:00:58.000 --> 02:00:59.655 basic amenities such as air conditioning 02:00:59.679 --> 02:01:02.679 of any kind. Um some also reporting 02:01:02.719 --> 02:01:04.456 windows that simply do not open, a 02:01:04.480 --> 02:01:07.095 complete lack of air flow um and as a as 02:01:07.119 --> 02:01:10.119 such the inability to sleep and also 02:01:10.159 --> 02:01:12.456 to perform well in their studies which 02:01:12.480 --> 02:01:14.215 is what I think we all want them to be 02:01:14.239 --> 02:01:16.615 able to do. Students represent a really 02:01:16.639 --> 02:01:18.296 valuable and often transient population 02:01:18.320 --> 02:01:20.135 who may be unaware of their rights or 02:01:20.159 --> 02:01:22.056 are often reluctant to advocate for 02:01:22.080 --> 02:01:23.896 themselves making incumbent on the Town 02:01:23.920 --> 02:01:26.920 to investigate and act on their behalf. 02:01:28.960 --> 02:01:31.960 All right. Thank you. Um so um I will 02:01:34.080 --> 02:01:37.080 ask is there any dissent to this motion? 02:01:39.760 --> 02:01:41.655 No, not seeking anyone who wishes to 02:01:41.679 --> 02:01:43.175 speak against. So I'll put it to the 02:01:43.199 --> 02:01:45.496 vote. Um those who are in favor, please 02:01:45.520 --> 02:01:48.520 raise your green cards. 02:01:49.920 --> 02:01:51.416 And noting we have another one at the 02:01:51.440 --> 02:01:54.440 front. 02:02:14.000 --> 02:02:15.976 All right. Thank you. And those who are 02:02:16.000 --> 02:02:19.000 against, please raise your red card. 02:02:22.000 --> 02:02:24.776 We have two against. So the majority 02:02:24.800 --> 02:02:27.575 were in favor. So declare that carried. 02:02:27.599 --> 02:02:30.599 Thank you. Oh, sorry. Three. Um, sorry, 02:02:30.719 --> 02:02:32.776 Mr. Zamut. You may need to bring it out 02:02:32.800 --> 02:02:34.615 because you're completely hidden by the 02:02:34.639 --> 02:02:37.639 person in front of you. Thank you. 02:02:39.199 --> 02:02:41.256 Just a matter of sticking it out past 02:02:41.280 --> 02:02:44.135 the person's head will do. Thank you. 02:02:44.159 --> 02:02:45.976 All right. Um, so that's been carried. 02:02:46.000 --> 02:02:48.056 So, thank you. Thank you for those three 02:02:48.080 --> 02:02:48.615 motions. 02:02:48.639 --> 02:02:50.135 Thank you. Um, I did have a fourth 02:02:50.159 --> 02:02:51.575 motion if it would be okay. I didn't 02:02:51.599 --> 02:02:52.856 submit it earlier cuz I thought we were 02:02:52.880 --> 02:02:54.215 only allowed three, but since you have 02:02:54.239 --> 02:02:55.416 set the limit at four, I would like to 02:02:55.440 --> 02:02:56.536 take full advantage of that tape, 02:02:56.560 --> 02:02:57.336 please. 02:02:57.360 --> 02:03:00.135 Um, I don't believe I set any No, I 02:03:00.159 --> 02:03:03.016 didn't set a limit on motions. I've 02:03:03.040 --> 02:03:04.456 never sought to do a limit on motion. 02:03:04.480 --> 02:03:05.976 That's a dangerous thing to let me know. 02:03:06.000 --> 02:03:08.776 It's for questions. Um, because you 02:03:08.800 --> 02:03:10.056 know, people if they want to bring 02:03:10.080 --> 02:03:12.215 motions, they want to bring motions. But 02:03:12.239 --> 02:03:14.376 given that you're already up and I I do 02:03:14.400 --> 02:03:15.816 have some other people on the list 02:03:15.840 --> 02:03:17.896 who've got some motions, but we we've 02:03:17.920 --> 02:03:19.095 certainly got time to get through them 02:03:19.119 --> 02:03:20.615 and noting that some people took their 02:03:20.639 --> 02:03:22.695 names off my list. But if you've got 02:03:22.719 --> 02:03:25.175 another one and you have it ready, um 02:03:25.199 --> 02:03:26.776 it's only a question of how long it 02:03:26.800 --> 02:03:28.615 takes our minute secretary to be able to 02:03:28.639 --> 02:03:30.135 type it. I will read it slowly be 02:03:30.159 --> 02:03:33.159 displayed. Thank you. 02:03:33.840 --> 02:03:36.840 I motioned that the council 02:03:38.239 --> 02:03:40.376 implement pedestrian priority 02:03:40.400 --> 02:03:43.400 infrastructure treatments 02:03:43.440 --> 02:03:45.976 at the following locations. 02:03:46.000 --> 02:03:48.456 We might need to get you to slow at that 02:03:48.480 --> 02:03:51.256 point because that's um 02:03:51.280 --> 02:03:53.976 that's a good tongue twister, isn't it? 02:03:54.000 --> 02:03:56.376 Pedestrian priority 02:03:56.400 --> 02:03:58.056 infrastructure treatments. structures 02:03:58.080 --> 02:04:01.080 treatments in FRA. Structure treatments 02:04:07.679 --> 02:04:09.655 and you said in the following locations 02:04:09.679 --> 02:04:12.679 in the following locations. 02:04:15.440 --> 02:04:16.695 All right. When you were ready for the 02:04:16.719 --> 02:04:19.719 loc first loc 02:04:19.760 --> 02:04:22.760 at critical entry points around primary 02:04:23.440 --> 02:04:26.440 and secondary schools on every side of 02:04:27.199 --> 02:04:30.199 the school parcel. 02:04:39.920 --> 02:04:42.615 I can repeat that if you wish. 02:04:42.639 --> 02:04:45.639 at critical entry points around primary 02:04:45.679 --> 02:04:48.679 and secondary schools on every side of 02:04:49.040 --> 02:04:52.040 the school parcel. 02:04:57.599 --> 02:05:00.599 Point number two, within activity 02:05:00.800 --> 02:05:03.655 centers, 02:05:03.679 --> 02:05:06.679 at every 100 m along key parts 02:05:08.719 --> 02:05:11.719 of Albany Highway. 02:05:20.400 --> 02:05:23.256 And point number three, along higher 02:05:23.280 --> 02:05:25.736 order roads 02:05:25.760 --> 02:05:28.760 to provide at least one safe pedestrian 02:05:29.119 --> 02:05:30.615 priority 02:05:30.639 --> 02:05:33.639 midblock crossing, 02:05:36.719 --> 02:05:39.719 including but not limited to 02:05:47.840 --> 02:05:50.615 Burick Street. 02:05:50.639 --> 02:05:52.856 Kent Street, 02:05:52.880 --> 02:05:54.936 Archer Street, 02:05:54.960 --> 02:05:57.960 and Mint Street. 02:05:58.880 --> 02:06:01.336 Do you want to repeat that last one? 02:06:01.360 --> 02:06:04.360 along higher order roads to provide at 02:06:04.880 --> 02:06:07.880 least one safe pedestrian priority 02:06:08.960 --> 02:06:11.960 midblock crossing. 02:07:06.639 --> 02:07:07.976 We think we have it. 02:07:08.000 --> 02:07:09.575 You've done very well and I tend my 02:07:09.599 --> 02:07:10.215 apologies. 02:07:10.239 --> 02:07:12.215 That's all right. Um, we're going to Was 02:07:12.239 --> 02:07:13.575 there Was there another point? 02:07:13.599 --> 02:07:14.055 No. 02:07:14.079 --> 02:07:16.776 Oh, okay. Good. Um, we're about to bring 02:07:16.800 --> 02:07:19.800 that up on the screen now. 02:07:36.000 --> 02:07:38.695 Nailed it. 02:07:38.719 --> 02:07:41.336 Very swift reading there. All right. Um, 02:07:41.360 --> 02:07:44.360 that's good, but not limited to Yep. All 02:07:44.800 --> 02:07:47.016 right. Is there a seconder for this 02:07:47.040 --> 02:07:49.095 motion? 02:07:49.119 --> 02:07:52.119 Haley Caserato. Thank you. 02:08:03.280 --> 02:08:04.615 All right. If you'd like to speak to 02:08:04.639 --> 02:08:06.456 this motion. Thank you. So, I'm sure we 02:08:06.480 --> 02:08:08.215 were all very excited in August last 02:08:08.239 --> 02:08:10.215 year when Main Roads Australia or West 02:08:10.239 --> 02:08:11.896 Australia, sorry, revised their 02:08:11.920 --> 02:08:13.655 application and technical guidelines for 02:08:13.679 --> 02:08:16.679 pedestrian crossing facilities or D4254 02:08:18.079 --> 02:08:20.055 590607. 02:08:20.079 --> 02:08:21.896 Um the reason that I bring this up is 02:08:21.920 --> 02:08:23.816 that under the new guidelines we are 02:08:23.840 --> 02:08:26.615 able to revise how we've determine 02:08:26.639 --> 02:08:28.856 where and when we can put pedestrian 02:08:28.880 --> 02:08:31.016 priorities especially the increased 02:08:31.040 --> 02:08:32.536 frequency of which you can put zebra 02:08:32.560 --> 02:08:34.776 crossings or wombback crossings down on 02:08:34.800 --> 02:08:36.695 high access roads. So I would like to 02:08:36.719 --> 02:08:38.776 advocate for the Town to pursue an 02:08:38.800 --> 02:08:40.615 aggressive strategy on implementing some 02:08:40.639 --> 02:08:43.639 of these strategies in the motion. Um 02:08:44.960 --> 02:08:47.960 and I think this is a really 02:08:48.239 --> 02:08:49.336 important opportunity for the Town of 02:08:49.360 --> 02:08:51.416 Victoria Park to make positive revisions 02:08:51.440 --> 02:08:52.615 to use these positive revisions, 02:08:52.639 --> 02:08:54.055 sorry, to make our road safer for the 02:08:54.079 --> 02:08:56.856 whole community. Keep it nice and short. 02:08:56.880 --> 02:08:59.655 All right. Um thank you. Um so is there 02:08:59.679 --> 02:09:02.679 any dissent to this proposal? Yep. So we 02:09:03.199 --> 02:09:06.199 have an indication um of dissent. Um so 02:09:06.480 --> 02:09:08.695 on that basis, I'm going to ask you if 02:09:08.719 --> 02:09:11.655 you could vacate the chair. Um, and I'm 02:09:11.679 --> 02:09:14.376 going to ask um if Monique Field would 02:09:14.400 --> 02:09:16.296 like to come forward and speak against 02:09:16.320 --> 02:09:19.320 this motion. 02:09:22.719 --> 02:09:25.016 So, as a teacher of 39 years, just about 02:09:25.040 --> 02:09:26.695 to retire, I just thought I'd put that 02:09:26.719 --> 02:09:28.776 in there before we went too far. We live 02:09:28.800 --> 02:09:30.376 in Pinedale Street right opposite 02:09:30.400 --> 02:09:33.400 Milan's Milan Primary School and I don't 02:09:34.400 --> 02:09:36.296 think that on every single parcel of 02:09:36.320 --> 02:09:39.320 that school they need a crossing. We are 02:09:39.679 --> 02:09:42.679 terrorized by parents on a daily basis 02:09:42.800 --> 02:09:45.575 with abuse, with parking across our 02:09:45.599 --> 02:09:48.599 driveway, with parking on our verge, 02:09:48.719 --> 02:09:51.575 with screaming over our fence when we 02:09:51.599 --> 02:09:54.215 ask them not to block our verge and we 02:09:54.239 --> 02:09:57.239 want to create more hazards. 02:09:57.599 --> 02:10:00.376 Definitely not in my book. Children can 02:10:00.400 --> 02:10:03.016 walk from one side of the school. They 02:10:03.040 --> 02:10:05.976 can have one crossing. What about 02:10:06.000 --> 02:10:08.135 consultation with residents for a start? 02:10:08.159 --> 02:10:10.135 We also paid a million dollars for our 02:10:10.159 --> 02:10:11.655 house 02:10:11.679 --> 02:10:14.055 and it is continually compromised by 02:10:14.079 --> 02:10:17.079 poor behavior, by poor implementation of 02:10:17.440 --> 02:10:19.575 parking rules 02:10:19.599 --> 02:10:22.055 and everything that is associated with 02:10:22.079 --> 02:10:24.456 that. 02:10:24.480 --> 02:10:26.215 And I know that I've got two or three 02:10:26.239 --> 02:10:28.456 other people in my row who are 02:10:28.480 --> 02:10:31.016 experiencing the exact same thing as my 02:10:31.040 --> 02:10:33.736 husband and I are. 02:10:33.760 --> 02:10:34.776 Thank you. 02:10:34.800 --> 02:10:37.800 All right. Um, thank you. Um, are there 02:10:38.000 --> 02:10:41.000 any other speakers against? 02:10:42.079 --> 02:10:44.135 No. In that case, I'll invite Tim Young 02:10:44.159 --> 02:10:45.896 to come back and give the right of 02:10:45.920 --> 02:10:48.920 reply to what we just heard. 02:10:49.920 --> 02:10:51.976 , thank you. And, um, I am deeply 02:10:52.000 --> 02:10:54.296 empathetic, um, of people who do live 02:10:54.320 --> 02:10:56.055 around the school. Um, as an educator 02:10:56.079 --> 02:10:58.536 myself, I also have to deal with, , 02:10:58.560 --> 02:11:00.536 aggravated parents who make their, , 02:11:00.560 --> 02:11:02.615 their opinions very loud and clear to 02:11:02.639 --> 02:11:04.055 you when they don't like something, and 02:11:04.079 --> 02:11:05.496 it can be incredibly frustrating. 02:11:05.520 --> 02:11:07.496 However, I don't think that the addition 02:11:07.520 --> 02:11:10.456 of pedestrian priority crossings will 02:11:10.480 --> 02:11:13.256 change in any way, shape, or form the 02:11:13.280 --> 02:11:15.016 amount of people who are attempting to 02:11:15.040 --> 02:11:16.936 park in that area. Um what it does 02:11:16.960 --> 02:11:19.256 provide is a safe place for students to 02:11:19.280 --> 02:11:21.016 cross the road. and also just a 02:11:21.040 --> 02:11:23.336 reminder for cars to maybe slow down and 02:11:23.360 --> 02:11:25.496 keep an eye out on those students. 02:11:25.520 --> 02:11:27.575 it's a visual reminder. It is also a 02:11:27.599 --> 02:11:29.816 legal requirement for cars to give way 02:11:29.840 --> 02:11:31.175 to students who are crossing at that 02:11:31.199 --> 02:11:33.655 point which does also provide them 02:11:33.679 --> 02:11:36.215 some legal protections and safety should 02:11:36.239 --> 02:11:38.536 the very very unfortunate instance of an 02:11:38.560 --> 02:11:41.496 accident occur. 02:11:41.520 --> 02:11:43.976 All right. Um thank you um for that. All 02:11:44.000 --> 02:11:45.896 right. We'll now put this to the vote. 02:11:45.920 --> 02:11:48.615 Um so all those um who are in favor of 02:11:48.639 --> 02:11:50.536 the motion please raise their green 02:11:50.560 --> 02:11:53.560 card. 02:12:10.239 --> 02:12:12.536 and thank you and those who are 02:12:12.560 --> 02:12:15.560 against please raise a red card. So, we 02:12:16.079 --> 02:12:19.079 have 1, two, three, four, five, six, 02:12:20.320 --> 02:12:23.320 seven, eight, nine, 10. 02:12:24.079 --> 02:12:26.296 All right. Might have to call for the 02:12:26.320 --> 02:12:28.296 numbers. Um, could just get those with 02:12:28.320 --> 02:12:30.695 the red cards to pop them up again. So, 02:12:30.719 --> 02:12:33.719 clear. 2. 02:12:35.840 --> 02:12:38.840 I get 11 against, but I had recorded 15 02:12:39.199 --> 02:12:40.936 for. Is that the number that you had? 02:12:40.960 --> 02:12:42.856 So, there were 15 in favor and 11 02:12:42.880 --> 02:12:45.416 against. So I declare that is carried. 02:12:45.440 --> 02:12:48.440 Thank you. Um all right. Um thank you 02:12:49.520 --> 02:12:52.520 for that. So that was the last of um 02:12:52.560 --> 02:12:55.256 your motions Tim. Thank you. So now 02:12:55.280 --> 02:12:58.280 going back to um the list um of people 02:12:58.320 --> 02:13:01.320 who informed um the council um liaison 02:13:01.599 --> 02:13:03.736 officer tonight that they have a motion 02:13:03.760 --> 02:13:06.760 starting with Graeme first at apologize. 02:13:06.800 --> 02:13:08.615 It was a long time since I called your 02:13:08.639 --> 02:13:11.256 name and then there was a whole pile of 02:13:11.280 --> 02:13:13.256 pre-registered motions sitting there. 02:13:13.280 --> 02:13:14.296 Accept it. 02:13:14.320 --> 02:13:16.135 Sorry about that. Thank you. 02:13:16.159 --> 02:13:17.336 Mine's a very quick one. It's 02:13:17.360 --> 02:13:18.936 administrative so it won't take long. 02:13:18.960 --> 02:13:21.175 And if we could just get you to go a 02:13:21.199 --> 02:13:22.776 little slow with the reading out so our 02:13:22.800 --> 02:13:25.655 minute secretary can capture it. Thanks. 02:13:25.679 --> 02:13:28.456 That the 02:13:28.480 --> 02:13:29.976 Sorry, we we seem to have lost the 02:13:30.000 --> 02:13:31.736 microphone. You able to bring it back? 02:13:31.760 --> 02:13:34.760 That the electors request council 02:13:43.679 --> 02:13:46.376 to consider reducing the CEO's delegate 02:13:46.400 --> 02:13:49.400 authority 02:14:01.760 --> 02:14:04.760 to $250,000. 02:14:07.440 --> 02:14:10.440 per individual expenditure. 02:14:17.119 --> 02:14:19.175 Is that the sum total of it? All right. 02:14:19.199 --> 02:14:22.199 Yep. Okay. Thank you. 02:14:23.599 --> 02:14:23.816 We'll 02:14:23.840 --> 02:14:25.336 just see if we can get that brought up 02:14:25.360 --> 02:14:27.416 on the screen before I call for a 02:14:27.440 --> 02:14:30.440 second. 02:14:40.400 --> 02:14:43.400 All 02:14:52.000 --> 02:14:53.816 right. I think it's just be coming up on 02:14:53.840 --> 02:14:56.055 the screen in one second. There it is. 02:14:56.079 --> 02:14:58.296 All right. Is there a seconder for this 02:14:58.320 --> 02:15:01.320 motion, please? Um, yes. If I could just 02:15:01.440 --> 02:15:02.376 get your name, please. 02:15:02.400 --> 02:15:05.400 Terry Mchuan. All right. N C E O W N 02:15:08.880 --> 02:15:11.496 Victoria Park. 02:15:11.520 --> 02:15:12.936 All right. Thank you. It's been 02:15:12.960 --> 02:15:14.776 seconded. If you would like to speak to 02:15:14.800 --> 02:15:16.856 your motion, you have up to 3 minutes. 02:15:16.880 --> 02:15:18.695 Large expenditures have significant 02:15:18.719 --> 02:15:21.416 financial implications for rate payers. 02:15:21.440 --> 02:15:23.336 Decisions involving amounts above 02:15:23.360 --> 02:15:24.936 $250,000 02:15:24.960 --> 02:15:26.615 should be reviewed and approved by 02:15:26.639 --> 02:15:29.095 elected representatives who are directly 02:15:29.119 --> 02:15:31.575 accountable to the community. 02:15:31.599 --> 02:15:34.599 Prior to 202021, 02:15:34.639 --> 02:15:36.856 the CEO authorized expenditure on a 02:15:36.880 --> 02:15:38.615 private development on Berswood 02:15:38.639 --> 02:15:41.575 Peninsula. The Town's own estimate was 02:15:41.599 --> 02:15:44.376 that this expenditure amounted to $300 02:15:44.400 --> 02:15:47.400 $300,000 per year. Yet council was not 02:15:47.840 --> 02:15:50.840 made of that aware of that for two for 02:15:51.199 --> 02:15:54.055 two years. This decision was 02:15:54.079 --> 02:15:55.736 questionable as it committed public 02:15:55.760 --> 02:15:57.416 funds to a private estate without 02:15:57.440 --> 02:16:00.215 council approval. By the time council 02:16:00.239 --> 02:16:01.736 became aware, it was effectively 02:16:01.760 --> 02:16:03.976 impossible to to back out of the 02:16:04.000 --> 02:16:05.896 commitment as the work had already been 02:16:05.920 --> 02:16:08.920 going on for 2 years. This example 02:16:09.440 --> 02:16:11.175 illustrates how delegated authority can 02:16:11.199 --> 02:16:12.936 undermine proper governance and expose 02:16:12.960 --> 02:16:15.960 rate payers to unnecessary risk. 02:16:16.159 --> 02:16:17.976 High delegation limits create the 02:16:18.000 --> 02:16:19.496 potential for extravagant and poorly 02:16:19.520 --> 02:16:21.736 scrutinized spending without council or 02:16:21.760 --> 02:16:23.655 community awareness. 02:16:23.679 --> 02:16:25.976 Reducing the delegation limit ensures 02:16:26.000 --> 02:16:27.896 that responsibility of major financial 02:16:27.920 --> 02:16:30.135 decisions rests with the elected council 02:16:30.159 --> 02:16:31.816 who are expected to act in the best 02:16:31.840 --> 02:16:34.840 interests of the community. 02:16:36.960 --> 02:16:39.960 All right. Um thank you. So I'll ask is 02:16:40.080 --> 02:16:42.936 there anyone who wishes to speak against 02:16:42.960 --> 02:16:45.960 this particular motion? Brian Whitten if 02:16:46.080 --> 02:16:47.816 you'd like to come forward. Um please 02:16:47.840 --> 02:16:50.840 get you into the speaker spot. 02:16:56.559 --> 02:16:59.335 Hello. Um, it's mostly that I can 02:16:59.359 --> 02:17:00.856 appreciate that there are probably other 02:17:00.880 --> 02:17:03.016 measures that you can put in place, but 02:17:03.040 --> 02:17:06.040 the amount of 02:17:06.080 --> 02:17:08.375 like contracts or things that you would 02:17:08.399 --> 02:17:11.176 the the undue burden that this would 02:17:11.200 --> 02:17:14.200 place on administration offices would be 02:17:14.319 --> 02:17:16.856 astronomical. Um the I don't imagine 02:17:16.880 --> 02:17:18.695 that there is 02:17:18.719 --> 02:17:19.976 sorry worth my brain to catch up with 02:17:20.000 --> 02:17:21.256 the rest of me wasn't mentally prepared 02:17:21.280 --> 02:17:24.280 for this. Um yeah the amount of work 02:17:24.800 --> 02:17:27.800 that it would create to for the amount 02:17:28.479 --> 02:17:31.479 of those contracts or purchases um to 02:17:33.599 --> 02:17:35.655 have it go back and forth. If you want 02:17:35.679 --> 02:17:37.655 to talk about government waste it would 02:17:37.679 --> 02:17:40.216 be on administration for those sorts of 02:17:40.240 --> 02:17:43.240 purchases. Um yeah, it it'd create an 02:17:44.559 --> 02:17:46.856 enormous backlog. It would take an 02:17:46.880 --> 02:17:49.575 unholy amount of time. Um and it would 02:17:49.599 --> 02:17:51.016 get in the way of other good governance 02:17:51.040 --> 02:17:52.295 where you could just put other measures 02:17:52.319 --> 02:17:54.936 in place. 02:17:54.960 --> 02:17:57.575 All right. Thank you. Um is there anyone 02:17:57.599 --> 02:18:00.375 else who wants to speak against this 02:18:00.399 --> 02:18:03.399 particular motion? 02:18:03.439 --> 02:18:05.655 No. On that basis, go back to you Mr. 02:18:05.679 --> 02:18:07.896 Fat. Do you want to close the debate um 02:18:07.920 --> 02:18:09.976 and address by way of right or reply 02:18:10.000 --> 02:18:12.695 what's just been said? 02:18:12.719 --> 02:18:14.455 This motion is not about questioning the 02:18:14.479 --> 02:18:16.375 CEO. It's about ensuring the rate payers 02:18:16.399 --> 02:18:18.136 funds are managed with proper oversight 02:18:18.160 --> 02:18:20.216 and accountability. We've seen that 02:18:20.240 --> 02:18:22.856 prior to 2021, the CEO authorized 02:18:22.880 --> 02:18:25.880 expenditure up to $300,000 per year on a 02:18:26.000 --> 02:18:27.335 private development of Berswood 02:18:27.359 --> 02:18:29.495 Peninsula and council were not aware of 02:18:29.519 --> 02:18:31.816 this for two years. By the time that 02:18:31.840 --> 02:18:33.415 this matter came to council, the 02:18:33.439 --> 02:18:34.776 commitment was already entrenched, 02:18:34.800 --> 02:18:37.415 leaving little room for oversight or 02:18:37.439 --> 02:18:39.655 course of correction. This example 02:18:39.679 --> 02:18:41.736 highlights the risk of high delegated 02:18:41.760 --> 02:18:43.736 authority. Large expenditures should not 02:18:43.760 --> 02:18:46.535 be reviewed and approved by the elected 02:18:46.559 --> 02:18:48.216 sorry. This should be reviewed and 02:18:48.240 --> 02:18:49.976 approved by the elected council who are 02:18:50.000 --> 02:18:51.976 directly accountable to the community. 02:18:52.000 --> 02:18:54.056 Reducing the CEO's delegated authority 02:18:54.080 --> 02:18:56.856 limit to $250,000 is a practical, 02:18:56.880 --> 02:18:59.655 reasonable, and responsible step. It ma 02:18:59.679 --> 02:19:01.335 it ensures that major financial 02:19:01.359 --> 02:19:03.816 decisions cannot be made without proper 02:19:03.840 --> 02:19:06.295 scrutiny, improves transparency and 02:19:06.319 --> 02:19:07.976 restores public confidence in the way 02:19:08.000 --> 02:19:11.000 rate funding funds are managed. 02:19:12.880 --> 02:19:15.415 Thanks very much. Um so now we're going 02:19:15.439 --> 02:19:17.736 to put it to the vote. Um all those who 02:19:17.760 --> 02:19:20.295 are in favor of this motion, please 02:19:20.319 --> 02:19:23.319 raise your green cards. 02:19:35.120 --> 02:19:38.120 All right. Thank you. And those who are 02:19:38.160 --> 02:19:40.936 against the motion, please raise your 02:19:40.960 --> 02:19:43.960 green card your your red cards. Let's 02:19:44.319 --> 02:19:47.319 get to that time of the night. 91. 02:19:53.840 --> 02:19:56.840 All right. I count 11 in favor and 11 02:19:56.880 --> 02:19:59.880 against. So on that basis um the motion 02:20:00.800 --> 02:20:03.800 is lost. 02:20:05.120 --> 02:20:06.856 Um did you have another motion? 02:20:06.880 --> 02:20:07.816 No, that's it. Thank you. 02:20:07.840 --> 02:20:09.496 All right. Okay. Thank you. Thanks for 02:20:09.520 --> 02:20:12.520 your motion. Um 02:20:13.040 --> 02:20:16.040 right on the next um person with a 02:20:16.080 --> 02:20:19.080 motion on the list, Kieran Sylvie. 02:20:24.160 --> 02:20:26.295 Hello Kieran Sylvie East is Victoria 02:20:26.319 --> 02:20:29.319 Park. 02:20:33.920 --> 02:20:35.496 Whenever you're ready, we'll hear your 02:20:35.520 --> 02:20:38.520 motion. Um, my motion is to one, the CEO 02:20:40.560 --> 02:20:43.560 to bring a report to council 02:20:45.040 --> 02:20:47.576 investigating the use of existing Town 02:20:47.600 --> 02:20:50.600 facilities. 02:20:51.439 --> 02:20:54.439 the repurposing of underutilized Town 02:20:54.960 --> 02:20:57.960 space 02:20:58.080 --> 02:21:01.080 or the creation of new facilities 02:21:04.000 --> 02:21:06.295 to offer a space for live music 02:21:06.319 --> 02:21:08.776 performances. 02:21:08.800 --> 02:21:11.016 Might get you to reread that especially 02:21:11.040 --> 02:21:12.616 given you said that that was the first 02:21:12.640 --> 02:21:14.455 part. Um just want to be able to make 02:21:14.479 --> 02:21:16.616 sure the minute secretary can get that. 02:21:16.640 --> 02:21:19.256 Um, so would you could I get you to read 02:21:19.280 --> 02:21:21.256 through that again? Um, please so we can 02:21:21.280 --> 02:21:22.616 double check what we've got. 02:21:22.640 --> 02:21:24.375 The CEO 02:21:24.399 --> 02:21:27.399 to bring a report to council 02:21:28.000 --> 02:21:29.656 investigating 02:21:29.680 --> 02:21:32.680 the use of existing Town facilities. 02:21:34.319 --> 02:21:37.319 The repurposing of underutilized Town 02:21:37.680 --> 02:21:39.335 space 02:21:39.359 --> 02:21:42.359 or the creation of new facilities to 02:21:42.560 --> 02:21:44.455 offer a space for live music 02:21:44.479 --> 02:21:47.479 performances. 02:23:13.680 --> 02:23:16.680 All right. Um, next part. Um, two, 02:23:17.280 --> 02:23:20.280 investigation of available options 02:23:22.479 --> 02:23:25.479 to fund insurance costs 02:23:25.520 --> 02:23:27.816 for this space 02:23:27.840 --> 02:23:30.216 to make sure live music is accessible 02:23:30.240 --> 02:23:33.240 and affordable for all. 02:23:38.880 --> 02:23:39.736 One more time. Yeah, 02:23:39.760 --> 02:23:42.216 one more time. Investigation of 02:23:42.240 --> 02:23:45.240 available options to fund insurance 02:23:45.439 --> 02:23:48.439 costs for this space to make sure live 02:23:49.200 --> 02:23:51.496 music is accessible and affordable for 02:23:51.520 --> 02:23:54.520 all. 02:24:35.120 --> 02:24:37.496 Yep. Carry on if there's more. 02:24:37.520 --> 02:24:38.216 That's it. 02:24:38.240 --> 02:24:39.976 That's it. That's it. Excellent. All 02:24:40.000 --> 02:24:42.696 right. Well, I think we may have that. 02:24:42.720 --> 02:24:45.720 Um and we'll just um if we can give it a 02:24:45.920 --> 02:24:47.816 moment to be able to bring it up onto 02:24:47.840 --> 02:24:50.216 the screen before I seek a seconder and 02:24:50.240 --> 02:24:51.415 to make sure that we captured 02:24:51.439 --> 02:24:54.439 everything. 02:25:21.040 --> 02:25:24.040 Um, So, 02:25:24.160 --> 02:25:27.016 probably need to tidy up the the grammar 02:25:27.040 --> 02:25:28.856 a little bit. So, if you can go to the 02:25:28.880 --> 02:25:30.616 word in the first line where it says use 02:25:30.640 --> 02:25:33.640 of existing, delete the word of um and 02:25:34.399 --> 02:25:37.016 delete the word apostrophe for Town. So, 02:25:37.040 --> 02:25:39.256 it just reads the use of existing Town 02:25:39.280 --> 02:25:42.280 facilities plural 02:25:42.479 --> 02:25:45.479 or the repurposing of underutilized 02:25:45.760 --> 02:25:48.136 with a D 02:25:48.160 --> 02:25:51.160 Town spaces. So you'd be deleting of 02:25:51.200 --> 02:25:54.056 between underutilize and Town and 02:25:54.080 --> 02:25:57.080 deleting the apostrophe after Town 02:25:57.920 --> 02:26:00.295 and adding an apost adding an s onto the 02:26:00.319 --> 02:26:03.319 end of spaces. 02:26:20.479 --> 02:26:22.056 And then there's a little bit of change 02:26:22.080 --> 02:26:24.136 needs to be made to point two. So it 02:26:24.160 --> 02:26:26.056 says investigation of available options 02:26:26.080 --> 02:26:28.936 to fund insurance costs for I think you 02:26:28.960 --> 02:26:30.696 said these spaces 02:26:30.720 --> 02:26:33.016 um these spaces to make sure live music 02:26:33.040 --> 02:26:35.976 is accessible and affordable for all. So 02:26:36.000 --> 02:26:39.000 we just tidy that up a little bit. 02:26:46.240 --> 02:26:48.455 While we just do that, um, sorry, Jerry 02:26:48.479 --> 02:26:49.896 Puit, did you have a question? 02:26:49.920 --> 02:26:51.256 Um, another, 02:26:51.280 --> 02:26:52.616 you can't see it. 02:26:52.640 --> 02:26:55.176 Live music at the end of one. 02:26:55.200 --> 02:26:57.335 It says the live music. 02:26:57.359 --> 02:26:59.576 Oh, yes. Offer spaces for live music 02:26:59.600 --> 02:27:01.256 performances. Yep. So, we just need to 02:27:01.280 --> 02:27:03.656 delete the the Yep. We can take care of 02:27:03.680 --> 02:27:05.256 that. 02:27:05.280 --> 02:27:08.280 Thank you. Well spotted. 02:27:32.800 --> 02:27:35.415 Yep, that looks like that's all done. 02:27:35.439 --> 02:27:38.439 All right. Okay. So, is there a seconder 02:27:38.880 --> 02:27:40.536 for this motion? 02:27:40.560 --> 02:27:43.176 Brian Whitten. Thank you. All right. If 02:27:43.200 --> 02:27:45.096 you'd like to speak to your motion, you 02:27:45.120 --> 02:27:46.295 have up to three minutes. 02:27:46.319 --> 02:27:48.616 Okay. Um, hello. My name is Kieran 02:27:48.640 --> 02:27:50.696 Sylvie. I live in Westminster Street in 02:27:50.720 --> 02:27:52.696 East Victoria Park. Um, and I've lived 02:27:52.720 --> 02:27:54.375 there for most of my life after coming 02:27:54.399 --> 02:27:56.776 down from Geraldton. Um, I'm a young 02:27:56.800 --> 02:27:58.375 leader for the Town and an 02:27:58.399 --> 02:28:00.295 intersectional advocate. One of those 02:28:00.319 --> 02:28:03.096 sections being live and local music. 02:28:03.120 --> 02:28:05.496 Perth has a very vibrant local music 02:28:05.520 --> 02:28:08.375 scene and that's made almost cornered 02:28:08.399 --> 02:28:11.096 into performing into solely the CBD and 02:28:11.120 --> 02:28:13.096 at bars that aren't accessible for all 02:28:13.120 --> 02:28:15.576 or frankly cannot always afford to pay 02:28:15.600 --> 02:28:18.216 artists a good fee due to insurance and 02:28:18.240 --> 02:28:20.536 other costs needed for this. Insurance 02:28:20.560 --> 02:28:22.616 for live music can make venues decide 02:28:22.640 --> 02:28:24.936 against hosting musicians, not always as 02:28:24.960 --> 02:28:26.936 a choice that is wanted to be made, but 02:28:26.960 --> 02:28:28.616 a choice that is made for traders to 02:28:28.640 --> 02:28:31.016 keep their businesses alive. There are 02:28:31.040 --> 02:28:33.256 currently no venues that are known and 02:28:33.280 --> 02:28:35.656 serve as third places solely for live 02:28:35.680 --> 02:28:38.536 music in our Town. Um, and to not take 02:28:38.560 --> 02:28:40.856 advantage of our amazing community and 02:28:40.880 --> 02:28:43.576 our amazing location to give opportunity 02:28:43.600 --> 02:28:46.056 for musicians to play and our residents 02:28:46.080 --> 02:28:47.896 as well as people visiting the Town to 02:28:47.920 --> 02:28:50.136 be able to have live music closer and 02:28:50.160 --> 02:28:51.656 more accessible to us would be a 02:28:51.680 --> 02:28:53.976 mistake. 02:28:54.000 --> 02:28:56.616 All right. Um, thank you. So, I'm going 02:28:56.640 --> 02:28:58.856 to ask is there any dissent to this 02:28:58.880 --> 02:29:00.536 motion? a speaker who would wish to 02:29:00.560 --> 02:29:03.560 speak against. 02:29:04.000 --> 02:29:05.816 Not seeing any speaker against, so I'm 02:29:05.840 --> 02:29:07.415 going to put it to the vote. Those who 02:29:07.439 --> 02:29:09.576 are in favor, please raise your green 02:29:09.600 --> 02:29:12.600 cards. Keep those up. 02:29:36.000 --> 02:29:37.896 Thank you. And those who are against, 02:29:37.920 --> 02:29:40.920 please raise your red cards. 02:29:42.960 --> 02:29:45.960 I see one against. so the majority 02:29:46.080 --> 02:29:48.295 were in favor, so declare that is 02:29:48.319 --> 02:29:49.896 carried. Thank you. 02:29:49.920 --> 02:29:51.415 Um did you have another motion? That was 02:29:51.439 --> 02:29:53.496 it. All right. Thank you. Thanks for um 02:29:53.520 --> 02:29:56.520 putting forward that motion. Um so next 02:29:56.960 --> 02:29:59.960 on the list, Marilyn Lindley. 02:30:00.479 --> 02:30:02.616 No, you can withdraw. Okay. All right. 02:30:02.640 --> 02:30:05.640 Thank you. Um there was nobody else left 02:30:06.240 --> 02:30:08.375 um on my list. Is there anyone in the 02:30:08.399 --> 02:30:09.896 public gallery who wishes to move a 02:30:09.920 --> 02:30:11.496 motion? Mr. Maxwell, please come 02:30:11.520 --> 02:30:14.520 forward. 02:30:18.319 --> 02:30:19.976 Thanks, Mayor. I forgot to put it on the 02:30:20.000 --> 02:30:23.000 list. Vince Maxwell Vic Park. 02:30:24.160 --> 02:30:27.160 So the motion reads 02:30:27.359 --> 02:30:30.359 that the electors request council 02:30:30.800 --> 02:30:33.800 to reaffirm its commitment to 02:30:34.240 --> 02:30:37.240 transparency and good governance 02:30:38.720 --> 02:30:41.720 by making publicly available. 02:30:42.640 --> 02:30:43.976 I'm just going to slow you down a 02:30:44.000 --> 02:30:45.576 moment, Mr. Maxwell, so the minute 02:30:45.600 --> 02:30:48.136 secretary can keep up. I thought 02:30:48.160 --> 02:30:51.160 he's doing shorthand. 02:31:11.840 --> 02:31:12.856 want to reread it. 02:31:12.880 --> 02:31:15.736 No, please continue. 02:31:15.760 --> 02:31:17.576 Um, so where do you get up to? Publicly 02:31:17.600 --> 02:31:20.600 available the external auditors 02:31:21.280 --> 02:31:24.280 audit management letters. 02:31:40.080 --> 02:31:43.080 Yep. for the past two financial years. 02:32:04.479 --> 02:32:06.856 and and by publishing future audit 02:32:06.880 --> 02:32:09.496 management letters alongside the Town's 02:32:09.520 --> 02:32:12.520 annual report. 02:32:17.760 --> 02:32:20.295 Was it? 02:32:20.319 --> 02:32:23.319 You missed that bit. 02:32:26.240 --> 02:32:28.136 Um, so for the past two financial years 02:32:28.160 --> 02:32:30.455 and by publishing future audit 02:32:30.479 --> 02:32:33.479 management letters alongside the Town's 02:32:33.520 --> 02:32:36.520 annual report 02:32:48.800 --> 02:32:50.295 and there's one more line and that 02:32:50.319 --> 02:32:53.319 council report annually 02:33:03.040 --> 02:33:06.040 on progress in addressing any issues 02:33:07.280 --> 02:33:10.280 identified by the auditor. 02:33:36.479 --> 02:33:37.736 Just double check. Was there any 02:33:37.760 --> 02:33:39.256 anything further in the wording of that, 02:33:39.280 --> 02:33:41.496 Mr. Maxwell? It's not up yet. We're just 02:33:41.520 --> 02:33:44.136 just double checking that. 02:33:44.160 --> 02:33:46.936 Is there a part two to it or that's just 02:33:46.960 --> 02:33:49.960 it? Yep. Okay. 02:34:36.319 --> 02:34:36.936 topics. 02:34:36.960 --> 02:34:38.696 All right, that's just about to come up 02:34:38.720 --> 02:34:40.936 on the screen, but I think we have it. 02:34:40.960 --> 02:34:42.216 But we'll just get you to have a look at 02:34:42.240 --> 02:34:45.240 it, Mr. Maxwell, when it pops up. 02:34:47.920 --> 02:34:50.920 There you go. 02:35:04.880 --> 02:35:07.335 This the last line is issues rather than 02:35:07.359 --> 02:35:10.295 just singular. But just put an s on the 02:35:10.319 --> 02:35:12.616 end of issue would be good. 02:35:12.640 --> 02:35:15.640 Yep, we can do that. 02:35:28.560 --> 02:35:31.560 Yep. Jerry Puit, you have a question 02:35:32.080 --> 02:35:33.816 or you've got something to point out? 02:35:33.840 --> 02:35:35.576 Yeah. It should be identified rather 02:35:35.600 --> 02:35:37.415 than identified in that last line. 02:35:37.439 --> 02:35:39.816 Yes. Any issues plural identified by the 02:35:39.840 --> 02:35:41.176 auditor? 02:35:41.200 --> 02:35:43.976 Yep. And while we're at it, alongside is 02:35:44.000 --> 02:35:47.000 one word. 02:36:10.479 --> 02:36:13.479 All right. I think it's 02:36:14.000 --> 02:36:16.936 just about to update now. Yep. There you 02:36:16.960 --> 02:36:19.960 go. It's updated. Um, happy with that, 02:36:20.399 --> 02:36:22.136 Mr. Maxwell. 02:36:22.160 --> 02:36:22.936 Yep. Looks good. 02:36:22.960 --> 02:36:25.256 Yep. All right. Um, can I seek a second, 02:36:25.280 --> 02:36:28.216 please, for this motion? Um, Sam Zamut, 02:36:28.240 --> 02:36:30.696 thank you. 02:36:30.720 --> 02:36:32.936 All right. Mr. Maxwell, if you'd like to 02:36:32.960 --> 02:36:34.696 um speak to your motion, you have up to 02:36:34.720 --> 02:36:36.536 three minutes. 02:36:36.560 --> 02:36:39.560 Um, thank you. So the annual audit 02:36:39.920 --> 02:36:42.920 report includes the auditor's opinion on 02:36:43.200 --> 02:36:46.200 the financial statements but it does not 02:36:46.399 --> 02:36:48.696 include the auditor's audit management 02:36:48.720 --> 02:36:50.776 letters which contain the detailed 02:36:50.800 --> 02:36:53.256 findings about weaknesses in internal 02:36:53.280 --> 02:36:55.736 controls and governance. 02:36:55.760 --> 02:36:58.760 The published auditor's opinion is only 02:36:58.880 --> 02:37:00.856 three pages long. Yet there are a 02:37:00.880 --> 02:37:03.880 further nine pages of audit findings 02:37:04.080 --> 02:37:07.016 that rate payers are not allowed to see. 02:37:07.040 --> 02:37:10.040 So prior to 2024, these letters were 02:37:10.399 --> 02:37:12.776 publicly available and it is only it's 02:37:12.800 --> 02:37:14.616 only in recent years that the Town has 02:37:14.640 --> 02:37:17.640 chosen to keep them hidden. In 2024, the 02:37:18.880 --> 02:37:21.656 auditors reported a significant issue 02:37:21.680 --> 02:37:24.216 involving the repeated overriding of 02:37:24.240 --> 02:37:27.240 procurement controls on 992 occasions 02:37:28.399 --> 02:37:31.399 totaling $10.9 million. 02:37:32.160 --> 02:37:34.776 The Town's responses to questions from 02:37:34.800 --> 02:37:36.616 the community indicate that this 02:37:36.640 --> 02:37:39.576 practice may still be occurring. 02:37:39.600 --> 02:37:41.736 If the Town is confident in its 02:37:41.760 --> 02:37:43.896 financial management, there should be no 02:37:43.920 --> 02:37:45.496 reason that these letters cannot be 02:37:45.520 --> 02:37:48.375 published. This motion simply asks 02:37:48.399 --> 02:37:50.616 council to reaffirm its commitment to 02:37:50.640 --> 02:37:53.335 transparency and allow rateayers to see 02:37:53.359 --> 02:37:56.136 the full audit findings. 02:37:56.160 --> 02:37:58.216 In the auditor's own words in the letter 02:37:58.240 --> 02:38:00.375 that's in the actual annual report, and 02:38:00.399 --> 02:38:03.256 I'll quote, "The risk of not detecting a 02:38:03.280 --> 02:38:05.335 material misstatement resulting from 02:38:05.359 --> 02:38:08.359 fraud is higher than one from one 02:38:08.800 --> 02:38:11.176 resulting from error, as fraud may 02:38:11.200 --> 02:38:14.200 involve collusion, forgery, intentional 02:38:14.479 --> 02:38:16.856 omissions, misrepresentation, 02:38:16.880 --> 02:38:19.880 or the override of internal control. 02:38:20.640 --> 02:38:22.696 So these are matters that are covered in 02:38:22.720 --> 02:38:25.016 the management's letter and not in the 02:38:25.040 --> 02:38:28.040 report that's in the annual um report. 02:38:28.560 --> 02:38:30.936 So this motion as I said is simply 02:38:30.960 --> 02:38:32.856 asking council to reaffirm its 02:38:32.880 --> 02:38:35.335 commitment to transparency and allow 02:38:35.359 --> 02:38:37.415 rate payers to see the full audit 02:38:37.439 --> 02:38:39.816 findings. 02:38:39.840 --> 02:38:41.016 Thank you. 02:38:41.040 --> 02:38:43.736 Thanks Mr. Maxwell. Um is there anyone 02:38:43.760 --> 02:38:46.760 who wishes to speak against this motion? 02:38:48.560 --> 02:38:50.295 Nope. There aren't speakers who wish to 02:38:50.319 --> 02:38:51.816 speak against, so I'll put it to the 02:38:51.840 --> 02:38:53.736 vote. All those who are in favor of the 02:38:53.760 --> 02:38:56.455 motion, please um vote with your green 02:38:56.479 --> 02:38:59.479 card. 02:39:07.840 --> 02:39:10.840 with your red cards. 02:39:12.880 --> 02:39:15.880 Five, 02:39:19.359 --> 02:39:22.359 six, 10. 02:39:25.760 --> 02:39:28.760 Just get um confirmation. I'd recorded 02:39:28.800 --> 02:39:31.736 six votes in favor and 10 votes against, 02:39:31.760 --> 02:39:33.576 but my counters may have different 02:39:33.600 --> 02:39:34.856 numbers. 02:39:34.880 --> 02:39:37.576 You had seven. Okay. So, seven votes in 02:39:37.600 --> 02:39:39.576 favor and 10 votes against. So, I 02:39:39.600 --> 02:39:42.536 declare that is lost. Um, is there 02:39:42.560 --> 02:39:44.616 anyone else who has a motion that they 02:39:44.640 --> 02:39:47.096 wish to bring forward? 02:39:47.120 --> 02:39:50.120 No. There being no other motions, um, 02:39:50.160 --> 02:39:53.096 that, , concludes um, the business of 02:39:53.120 --> 02:39:56.056 this meeting of the electors. As I had 02:39:56.080 --> 02:39:58.616 mentioned at the outset, um a report 02:39:58.640 --> 02:40:00.856 will be presented to council at likely 02:40:00.880 --> 02:40:02.856 the next ordinary council meeting in 02:40:02.880 --> 02:40:05.656 April of this year which addresses the 02:40:05.680 --> 02:40:08.295 administration's response to the many 02:40:08.319 --> 02:40:11.319 motions that were passed tonight um and 02:40:11.600 --> 02:40:13.976 set out a pathway forward for council to 02:40:14.000 --> 02:40:16.295 consider and subsequently vote on. So, 02:40:16.319 --> 02:40:17.736 what that does mean, I would encourage 02:40:17.760 --> 02:40:20.216 those who moved a motion um and whose 02:40:20.240 --> 02:40:23.016 motion was passed um you get another 02:40:23.040 --> 02:40:25.415 opportunity to come to an ordinary 02:40:25.439 --> 02:40:27.335 council meeting when you see that report 02:40:27.359 --> 02:40:29.976 that addresses your motion and suggests 02:40:30.000 --> 02:40:31.976 what council should do. There's a chance 02:40:32.000 --> 02:40:34.375 for you to come and ask questions about 02:40:34.399 --> 02:40:36.936 it, make statements about it, email um 02:40:36.960 --> 02:40:38.776 your elected members and tell them what 02:40:38.800 --> 02:40:40.616 you'd like to see happen, particularly 02:40:40.640 --> 02:40:42.856 if the administration's response is not 02:40:42.880 --> 02:40:45.496 what you were hoping for um to see. And 02:40:45.520 --> 02:40:47.335 there's still an opportunity then for 02:40:47.359 --> 02:40:49.335 you to basically make persuasive 02:40:49.359 --> 02:40:51.576 argument to elected members that they 02:40:51.600 --> 02:40:53.176 should be following through on the 02:40:53.200 --> 02:40:55.096 motions that you have raised 02:40:55.120 --> 02:40:57.176 irrespective perhaps of some of the 02:40:57.200 --> 02:40:59.256 advice from the administration. But 02:40:59.280 --> 02:41:01.176 those are further opportunities for you 02:41:01.200 --> 02:41:04.056 to engage with this process um going 02:41:04.080 --> 02:41:07.080 forward. So on that basis um can I say 02:41:07.280 --> 02:41:09.256 thank you very much to everyone um who 02:41:09.280 --> 02:41:11.256 came along all of the electors. there 02:41:11.280 --> 02:41:13.736 were a a great number of motions that 02:41:13.760 --> 02:41:16.056 were various and interesting each and 02:41:16.080 --> 02:41:18.056 every one of them. Um so thank you so 02:41:18.080 --> 02:41:20.375 much. Um I think that's been um a really 02:41:20.399 --> 02:41:23.016 well worth while exercise and hopefully 02:41:23.040 --> 02:41:24.295 for those of you who joined us 02:41:24.319 --> 02:41:26.455 beforehand for the community mingle, you 02:41:26.479 --> 02:41:28.136 enjoyed the opportunity to meet some of 02:41:28.160 --> 02:41:29.816 your fellow electors, meet some of your 02:41:29.840 --> 02:41:31.816 elected members of council, have a chat 02:41:31.840 --> 02:41:34.136 to some of the Town staff. Um and we 02:41:34.160 --> 02:41:36.375 look forward to seeing um you perhaps 02:41:36.399 --> 02:41:38.616 participating in future council meetings 02:41:38.640 --> 02:41:40.616 or coming to next year's annual meeting 02:41:40.640 --> 02:41:42.696 of electors. So thank you so much and 02:41:42.720 --> 02:41:44.375 thank you to those who joined us on live 02:41:44.399 --> 02:41:45.816 streaming u and were watching the 02:41:45.840 --> 02:41:47.576 proceedings. Um to the Town's 02:41:47.600 --> 02:41:49.736 administration um thank you very much um 02:41:49.760 --> 02:41:51.976 for helping me to facilitate 02:41:52.000 --> 02:41:54.136 tonight's meeting of lectures electors. 02:41:54.160 --> 02:41:57.160 Um and at 8:43 p.m. we are adjourned. 02:41:58.080 --> 02:42:01.080 Thank you.