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Evening and welcome to our July council

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meeting. I'm councellor Brian Little and

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is my pleasure to be acting Mayor and

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chairing tonight's meeting while our

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Mayor councellor Paul Klisaris is 

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away. I acknowledge the traditional

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owners of this land the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung

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and Bunurung Peoples and recognize their

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continuing connection to the land and

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waterways. I pay my respects to their

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Elders past, present and emerging and

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extend this to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait

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Islander Peoples. So thank you everyone

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for joining us whether you're in the

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room or online.

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Before we start tonight's agenda, I want

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to acknowledge the work of our council

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arboricultural. I knew I was going to have

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problems with this one.  our arboric

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cultural team, the people with no trees,

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who last financial year planted a Monash

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record number of trees with over 3,000

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plantings. Great job. I'm pleased to

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update that the milestone tree was a

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Yarra Gum at our rewilding project on the

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former Glenvale Tennis Club in Glen

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Waverley.

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councellor know how important our tree

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canopy is and we sadly have recognized

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that our tree canopy has diminished 

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over the last probably over the last

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decade.

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 so planting new trees is not only

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important but it's also trying to

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protect what we have and it's much

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appreciated by our residents. My thanks

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go to all council staff and our

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community members who support this work.

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We do have volunteers who  pitch in

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from time to time and help. We have a

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busy agenda tonight with a number of

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planning reports to get us underway. So,

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let's get started.

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I have apologies  from councellor James

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who has just had small operation

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and the Mayor Paul Klisaris  he's away at

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the moment. Otherwise, I think we're all

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in attendance and we've got I think

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a couple of councellors online.

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Okay. councellor Paterson is online.

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Just you

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just

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not just I'm sure she would join us very

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shortly. Are there any disclosures of

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interest?

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I'm not seeing anything. So, we

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continue. 

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and I have a recommendation that the

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minutes of the past meeting, that's the

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June meeting, be taken as read and

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confirmed. Do I have a mover?

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councellor McCluskey

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second

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 councellor Little.

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We vote for acceptance of the previous

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minutes.

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That is accepted.

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Do I have any reception on reading of

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petitions, joint letters or memorials?

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No. Okay, then I will go straight to

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public question time.

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We have I believe

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five

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public questions.

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the first submitter is Gregory Stoer.

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So is Gregory in the gallery?

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If not, I am prepared to read Gregory's

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question and our answer.

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The question is very short. Would

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council consider joining the Rainbow

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Cities Network

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and he gives a URL for that thing

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there. So, the answer is this. Thank you

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for your question, Gregory. We

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appreciate your interest in the Rainbow

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Cities Network and its mission to

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promote inclusion and equality for

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LGBTIQA

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plus communities. We have reached out

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directly to Rainbow Cities Network to

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clarify the requirements and benefits of

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the network. While we acknowledge the

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value of international collaboration,

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the Rainbow Cities Network is primarily

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based in Europe and requires a financial

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contribution, annual reporting, and

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in-person attendance at an annual

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meeting in the host city. Given these

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factors and the importance of focusing

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our resources locally, we believe our

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efforts and resources are best directed

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towards supporting local initiatives

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that have a direct impact on our

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community. We remain committed to

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fostering inclusion and will instead

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continue to implement council's LGBTIQA

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plus action plan progress rainbow tick

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accredititation for council's priority

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programs and continue our involvement

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with local networks such as Pride

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Southeast Alliance which is a

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collaboration with neighboring councils.

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Now, if that will be sent to  Gregory

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by mail,

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unless he's online, I can actually hear

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our response.

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Now, the second question is from

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Xiaoming

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Ping.

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Is she  here? And please correct me if

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I've got your 

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Xiaoming

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if you could please come up and and read

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your question from the chair.

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Good evening. Is that okay? Good evening

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Deputy Mayor and councellors.  my name

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is Tina Sofos and I'll be reading on the

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question on behalf of Xiaoming Ping. My

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name is Xiaoming Ping and I live in

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Monash City. I came from China in July

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2010 as a Fallong refugee. In September

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2010,

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Chinese spies in Melbourne sent videos

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of my activities to police and my former

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employer in China. From then on, there

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was relentless harassment on my husband

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to silence me. This act is transnational

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repression by the Chinese Communist

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Party. After I was given asylum to live

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in this country, I applied for my

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husband to join me. However, he fell ill

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from the harassment, all the harassment,

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and died. Falun Gong Association Victoria

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wishes to collect signatures for a

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petition titled stop the persecution of

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Falun Gong and forced organ harvesting

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in China in Monash city. However, council

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replied, "It does not give permission

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for this activity on council land,

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including footpaths and parks. We are

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advised by many other councils that this

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activity is permitted.

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Australia is committed to upholding

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human rights as a signed and ratified

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member of the international covenant on

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civil and political rights. Could the

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council please review its decision

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because it is out of step with our

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government's position and also that of

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other councils in Victoria. Thank you.

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Sorry, you can stay there for  the

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part. 

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so thank you for your question, and

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I'm sorry I didn't catch your name.

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My name Tina.

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Tina. Okay. Thank you, Tina. And sharing

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your personal story.

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Council acknowledges the importance of

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human rights and the right to peaceful

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expression. Our current policies are

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silent actually on using public spaces

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for petition related purposes. You can

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apply for a permit from council if you

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have a location in mind where it can be

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considered inclusive of the views on the

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activity from neighboring businesses.

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I understand that our community laws

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team has actually reached out to you

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about this issue.

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Thank you. Thank you.

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Okay, the next question is from Andrew

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Croft. Is Andrew here?

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Okay, I will read out Andrew's question.

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Council is building sporting buildings

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and sports shelters in black metal.

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Brentwood Reserve and now the Brandon

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Park Clubhouse in brackets black roof

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may be walls end of bracket. My question

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is why when black roofs and walls when

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this increases the heat island effect in

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our communities and increases energy use

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of the buildings to keep cool. In

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addition, black metal absorbs heat much

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faster, which can result in first,

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second, and third degree burning on

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contact with a child or adult skin,

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noting that a pain from skin contact

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with hot object is typically felt around

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44.8° centigrade, and a burn occurs in 1

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second at 70°.

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Our response, thank you for your

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question, Andrew. The 3D image provided

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in the recently released project advice

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from the Brandon Park Reserve Pavilion

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project indicated a black roof and

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shadowing on the facade that gives the

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appearance of black cladding. This is

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not what was proposed for the building.

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The contractor has been asked to provide

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an accurate updated image where the

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colors are colorbond surfist for the

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roof and pale eucalypt a light green

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with painted panels in off-white and

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beige for the walls. Our ESD policy for

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council buildings and infrastructure

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adopted in 2022 and practiced for many

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years has been to select low solar

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absorbance index colors for roofing. The

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Brenwood building was completed before

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the policy was adopted and some striping

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in darker colors was introduced by the

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designer. Facade

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colors are generally selected to fade

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into the surrounding landscape.

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Again, that that letter will be sent off

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to

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Andrew.

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Next question is from Amnon Mosh. Is

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Amnon in here? Okay, I will read out his

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question. Can council explain the

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decision to spend $5 million on a

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project based on the input of only two

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residents in Atinson Street, Oakley

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between 22 2002 and 2022. Now, this is

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in the context of this is the cycle

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pathway from the um Jering Trail to the

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Scotchman's Creek Trail which goes along

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Atinson Street.

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Thank you for your question, Amnon.

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There were in fact 201

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cycling connecting project. This project

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underwent two rounds of community

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consultation and there were over 2,500

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visits to council's online community

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engagement platform specifically for

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this project. Council considered the

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project and all submissions and

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determined to proceed. The project was

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considered at council meetings on the

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22nd of February 2022, the 28th of June

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2022, the 28th of February 2023, and the

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28th of November 2023. These reports and

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details on the feedback received and

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responses are available on council's

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website.

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The last question is from James B. Do we

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have James B? No. Okay.

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James, you're you're James B.

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Is your you you asked the question in

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regard to Brad Street?

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Would you like to come and read your

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question?

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I can read it out for you if you if you

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you're happy for me to read it. Okay,

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that's fine.

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When are we getting speed humps

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installed on my street at Bradford

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Street, Mount Waverley? There are cars

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that continually speed along the street

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causing a massive safety issue.

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Response.

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Thank you for your question, James.

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You will have noticed a speed trailer in

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your street earlier this year to remind

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drivers of the speed limit and encourage

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them to slow down. A traffic survey is

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scheduled in the coming weeks and this

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will help to determine if any action or

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intervention is needed. The coordinator

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transport engineer will be in touch with

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you shortly to discuss what will occur,

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when it will occur, and the next steps

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that will be taken.

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That completes public

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question time.

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I will now go on to officer's reports.

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Excuse me. So much paper around here.

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Oh, that's wonderful.

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Okay,

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excuse me one second while I get this

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up.

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Okay,

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7.1 are town planning schedules. Can I

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have a mover?

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councellor Macauski, seconded councellor

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Lee.

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Is there any discussion?

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If not, I will put that to the vote.

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Those four,

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those against

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that is carried.

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7.2

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TPA 5692 development of a five-story

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student accommodation at 26 to 28

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Marshall Avenue, Clayton.

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Now, this

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Yes. Council Ferguson.

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I haven't quite got there. Give me a

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second. I'll be there in a minute. All

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right. Um,

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just a note that the developer here has

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taken this to VCAT on the basis that we

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have failed to determine the application

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in the 60-day statutory time note. But

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this motion needs to establish council's

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position on this matter. The officer

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recommendation is for refusal on the

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basis of neighborhood character,

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building height and bulk, insufficient

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car parking, poor internal immunity and

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impact on adjacent properties. Do I have

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a mover? councellor Fergus, councellor

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second. councellor Little, do I have any

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discussion?

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Apparently not. Okay.  I will put that

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to the vote. Those four,

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those against that is carried.

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7.3 TPA 56893 building of works to the

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Branden Park shopping center.

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So works at Brandon Park include an

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additional supermarket and resise car

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parking. The officer recommendation is

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for approval with conditions. Do I have

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a mover? councellor Lee

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and councellor McCluskkey. Any

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discussion? councellor Lee.

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Thank you, Deputy Mayor. Um, I'm really

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strongly supportive of this project 

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proposed works to revitalize Brandon

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Park Shopping Center or Home Co. as its

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recent rebrand. On Friday, I had the

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opportunity to meet with the center

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management as well as the construction

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manager and had the privilege of wearing

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a hard hat and a high vest  vest to

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actually explore the construction zone

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inside. So, I saw  firsthand brand new

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tiles being clawed, chemists moving,

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they're getting a relocation of the food

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court,  a brand new bathroom and

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family room being fitted as well. So,

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this is a really overdue upgrades that J

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Ward residents have been um really

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wanting for. And I know that  over the

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last few years importantly that some

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members of the community have expressed

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 concerns over the potential high-rise

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development on top of Brandon Park. And

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I want to assure the residents that the

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center management has made it very clear

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to me that they have absolutely no

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interest in  residential projects.

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Homeco do not have any residential

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projects across Australia and they are

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squarely focused on  strengthening the

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retail and community offering within

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Brandon Park. So I hope residents find

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um some sort of comfort in that and it

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was really fantastic to see the works 

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firsthand and this  proposal in front

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of us will see a brand new Woolworths 

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opening probably perhaps  until the

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end of next year. And I'm not sure if I

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can steal the thunder, but management

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has also shared that they might be also

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welcoming a 247 gym in the site as well

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once all the constructions are complete.

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So, not only are we getting a real local

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gem where um it's accessible and  a

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trusted place for locals to shop every

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day, whether it is for groceries or

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banking or for gym. Um it will be a

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really adored place. And um speaking of

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social connection,  I also want to

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celebrate the 17th year anniversary that

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Home Co or Brandon Park Shopping Center

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morning walking group recently

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celebrated. So congratulations to the

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community group and I really welcome the

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project and look forward to welcoming um

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the rejuvenator center. Thank you.

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Thank you, councellor Lee. Is there any

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further discussion on this item? If not,

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I will put that to the vote. Those four

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those against that is carried

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7.1.4

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is

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TPA 54854.

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It's a sevenstory student accommodation

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at 75 BA Avenue and 1959 to 1963

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Dandelion Road. So this is a student

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accommodation um over four blocks, seven

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stories providing 228 independent

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student rooms and a ground floor

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convenience store or cafe. The office of

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recommendation is approval with

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conditions. Do I have a mover?

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councellor McCluskey second.

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Okay.  councellor Little.

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Any discussion?

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If not, I will put that directly to the

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vote. Those four

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those against that is carried

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7.1.5 TPA 43406A

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820 to 8:30 Fry Gully Road and this

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extension of time this is a very large

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development of 54 dwellings and a

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four-story apartment building

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construction is well underway this is to

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provide a 2-year extension do I have a

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mover

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council McCluskey

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a seconder

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councellor Lee, do I have any discussion?

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councellor Lee.

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Thank you, Deputy Mayor. Um, I want to

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take this opportunity to publicly

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address the matter of  82830 Fentry

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Golly Road, Will Wheelers Hill, which is

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widely known as incomplete construction

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site within me. But what is less known

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is that 13 town houses of the rear of

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the site have been complete some from

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some years ago and have been issued with

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certificates of occupancy and five of

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those 13 townhouses are currently

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occupied. The residents of these five

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town houses have recently contacted me

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to raise serious concerns regarding

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safety and amenity. These five

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households have in effect been living

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within a stalled construction zone for

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many years. The development received its

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original permit 10 years ago in 2015.

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And while parts have been delivered

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where the occupants are occupying, the

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site largely remains um  seized for

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some time. And the site has changed

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ownership multiple times and residents

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have unfortunately experienced 

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repeated trespasses recently  once in

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January and again in May. And these are

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all known to the police as well as um

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some communication challenges with the

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owners corporation. These are serious

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matters affect um is this relevant to

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this item?

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Yes.

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Yes.

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In what way? This is for a 2-year

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extension.

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Yes. I I will get to that point.

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Okay.

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Thank you.

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Um, these are serious matters affecting

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people's sense of safety, dignity, and

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well-being. And I want to place on

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record my deep concern and support for

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these residents who have shown immense

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patience through years of uncertainty.

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And while council's powers are limited

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in enforcing size security or private

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estate or compelling private developers

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to continue developing as that's largely

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marketdriven, I do want to acknowledge

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the the um struggles that residents are

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feeling and um that is why on balance I

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will be supporting this permit extension

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tonight. Rejecting this extension would

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risk greater complications and delay if

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it led to more  or need for a new

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permit. I want to assure the residents

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that I'm working closely with council

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officers to assist as best as we can and

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understand there have already been

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multiple  inspections by officers and

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they have facilitated communication with

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the owners corporation as well. And so

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as a councellor I remain committed to

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advocating for the residents already

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living on site and ensuring their

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concerns are not forgotten. Thank you.

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Thank you councel lady. Is there any

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further discussion on this item?

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If not I will put it to the vote those

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four.

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Those against that is carried.

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7.1.6 Six TVA 56841

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32 Clifford Street Glenn Waverley the

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removal of two trees in a VPO.

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The officer recommendation is for a

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refusal. Do I have any mover councellor

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Fergus? Do I have a seconder? I will

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second that myself. Do I have any

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discussion?

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If not, I will put that directly to the

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vote. Those four

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those those against

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that is carried

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7.17

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46 Davy Avenue extension of time

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um

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excuse me sorry a second.

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Yeah. Okay. This motion is to provide a

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fourth extension of time for works on

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the existing dwelling at 46 Davy Street.

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Do I have a mover?

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I need somebody to move this. Council

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McCluskey, seconded by Council Little.

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Do I have any discussion?

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If not, I'll put that directly to the

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vote. Those four.

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Those against, that is carried.

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That takes us to

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community services.

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7.2.1 2.1 is the supply and delivery of

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prepared meals. This is in response to a

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tender for the supply and delivery of

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prepared meals

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 which is being offered to light and

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easy. Do I have a mover?

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councellor Little

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seconder council McCluskey. Do I have

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any discussion?

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No. I put that to the vote. Those four

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those against that is carried.

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7.2.2

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Mayor and councellor task force

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supporting people seeking asylum

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membership.  this motion is to reduce

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our level of membership from executive

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to ordinary.

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Um and various reasons for that.  do I

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do I have a mover?

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Well, I'm happy to move that. Can I have

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a second? Council Cameron Little.

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Any discussion?

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If not, I'll put that to the vote.

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Those four.

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Those against that is carried.

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7.3 corporate services.

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7.3.1 is a review of the appointment and

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authorization under the Planning

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Environment Act 1987.

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That is moved by councellor McCuskkey,

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seconded by councellor Little.

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Do I have any discussion?

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No. I put that to the vote. Those four,

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those against. That is carried.

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7.3.2

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7.3.2 informal meeting of councellor

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records. Do I have a mover? councellor

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Fergus. Seconded by councellor Little.

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Any discussion? I'll put that to the

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vote. Those four, those against. That is

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carried.

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There are no city services. 7.5

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executive.

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7.5.1 theater technician services. This

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is a tender to clear systems proprietary

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limited for a theater technician.

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Do I have a mover? councellor Fergus,

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seconded by councellor Little. Any com

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any discussion

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not I put that to the vote those four

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those against that is carried

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notices of motion

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that's next all right so this is

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council's discretionary expenditure fund

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application there are three

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 items on here do I have a mover

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council makusky seconded by councellor

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little any discussion put it to the vote

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there's four those against that is

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carried

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I think that's it is it okay

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do I have any notices of sorry do I have

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any urgent business I don't think so

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do

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yeah do I have any personal explanations

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questions.

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No.

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Do I have any councellor reports?

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councellor Little.

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Thank you, Mayor. Just a quick one. Um a

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resident Michaela who was a previous

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council here reached out to me and asked

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me to extend her thanks to Peter um our

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um lovely

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director over here um who has done a

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really great job on Somerset Avenue

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which was um a series unfortunate events

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has had a bunch of development happen um

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and Peter's done a really great job of

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organizing regular services out there

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and helping facilitate the residents to

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actually live in the street. So um from

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her thank you.

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Do I have any other councellor reports?

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Not nothing online. Okay. Um in that

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case we need to move now into

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confidential business.

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Having reviewed and considered the

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certificate in relation to the matter

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list of business and being satisfied

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that it is appropriate and necessary to

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consider this matter in a closed

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meeting, we resolve to close the meeting

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to the public in accordance with section

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662A of the local government act 2020

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for the reasons by in the do I I have a

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move council mcclusky second by councel

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little we vote to go into confidential

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business

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that is carried

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unfortunately Now we are moving into

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confidential business. We need to clear

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the clear the chamber.

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Thank you for your attendance. Um we

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will be going back into open council at

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the meeting but there is nothing further

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on the agenda.