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Confirmation of Minutes
Ordinary Council Meeting - 24 July 2025
1 Petition - Petition to retain treescape on the nature strip at 27 Garling Street Lane Cove West
Council has received a petition from the resident of 27 Garling Street, Lane Cove West. The
petition calls on Council to allow the treescape that has been attached to a street tree in front of 27
Garling Street to be retained. The petition has been signed by approximately 35 persons and in
accordance with standard procedures, the petition is reported to Council.
The petition has been submitted to Council in response to Council’s request made on 30 June
2025 to resident of 27 Garling Street to remove the treescape.
2 Notice of Motion - Mayoral and Councillor Taskforce Supporting People Seeking Asylum
A motion for Lane Cove Council to join the Mayoral and Councillor Taskforce Supporting People
Seeking Asylum.
3 Silver Pond Investments Pty Ltd VPA - Variation to Canberra Avenue Scope of Works and VPA - Progress Update
To provide Council with an update on actions arising from Resolution 145 carried at the July 2025
Meeting, and in particular part 2 and 3 of the resolution.
4 Proposed Voluntary Planning Agreement for 170 Pacific Highway, Greenwich - Updated
Council has received an offer to enter into a Voluntary Planning Agreement with Realside 170 Pac
Pty Ltd (the Proponent). The offer involves a monetary contribution for ongoing maintenance of
Wadanggari Park, St Leonards. The offer would be in addition to any other applicable development
contribution payable under S7.11 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A
Act).
The property the subject to the offer is 170 Pacific Highway, Greenwich (Lot 1, DP716649). A
senior’s housing development is proposed at the site.
Senior Council staff have considered the Offer and determined there is a public benefit arising from
the Offer, including both financial benefit to Council and broader community benefit arising from the
contribution to the maintenance of Wadanggari Park.
A draft Voluntary Planning Agreement has been prepared and is now presented to Council for
consideration.
If Council agrees, the draft Planning Agreement and supporting documentation will be publicly
exhibited in accordance with statutory requirements (28 days) with the outcomes of the public
exhibition reported to Council.
5 Delegation of Authority to the General Manager
Section 380 of the Local Government Act (1993) requires Council to review its delegations and
make any changes considered appropriate within 12 months after each ordinary election.
It is recommended Council endorse the existing delegations to General Manager as per the 8
December 2022 Council resolution.
6 General Purpose Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2025 - Referral for Audit
Council is required to prepare General Purpose Financial Statements and have them referred for
audit as soon as practicable after 30 June each financial year. This report is seeking the referral of
Council’s draft General Purpose Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2025 for external
audit. The audit is due to be completed by September 2025.
It is proposed that at its meeting on 23 October 2025, Council will resolve to sign the audited
Financial Statements prior to placing them on public exhibition. A presentation of Council’s audited
Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report will be arranged for the November 2025 Council
Meeting.
The signed Financial Statements will be forwarded to the Office of Local Government on or before
the deadline date of 31 October 2025 and a further report attaching any public submissions will be
tabled at the November Council meeting.
7 Lane Cove Aquatic Centre improving access and equity
The purpose of this report is to explore potential improvements to access arrangements at the Lane
Cove Aquatic Centre (LCAC), with a particular focus on the provision of lower cost, concessions and
free access to better support community use. The report also considers extending access by
opening the outdoor pool for full days during the winter season.
The main goal is to make the most of the facility while keeping it practical, beneficial for the
community, and well-managed for risk. The recommendations focus on providing increased access
while balancing the resources and responsibilities required to maintain a safe, inclusive, and
sustainable service.
8 Community Consultation Results - Draft Code of Conduct
At the 24 July 2025 Ordinary Council meeting, Council resolved to consult with the community on
the draft Code of Conduct – Council Resolution 165/25.
The draft Code of Conduct was publicly exhibited for 2 weeks, and no written submissions have
been received.
This report recommends that Council adopt the draft Code of Conduct, as attached to this report
(AT-1).
9 Community Consultation Results - Draft Code of Meeting Practice
At the 24 July 2025 Ordinary Council meeting, Council resolved to consult with the community on
the Draft Code of Meeting Practice - Council Resolution 164/25.
The draft Code of Meeting Practice was placed on public exhibition for a period of 2 weeks and no
written submissions have been received.
This report recommends that the draft Code of Meeting Practice be adopted subject to the deletion
of Section 8.4, as attached to this report (AT-1)
10 Community Consultation Results - Proposed Changes to 2025/26 Schedule of Fees & Charges
At the June 2025 Council meeting it was resolved to exhibit changes to the Schedule of Fees &
Charges related to copies of rates notices and hire fees for the Greenwich Senior Citizens Centre.
This report recommends formal adoption of these fees following the conclusion of the 28-day
public exhibition period.
11 Delivery Program and Operational Plan - 2024/25 Fourth Quarter Review
This report outlines the 2024/25 Fourth Quarter progress towards achieving the projects and
activities listed in the adopted 2024/25 Delivery Program and Operational Plan.
It is recommended that the report be received and noted.
12 Review of traffic management concerns in the St Leonards Precinct
A Notice of Motion considered and adopted at the April 2025 Council meeting regarding several
traffic matters required a report to be presented no later than the August 2025 meeting of Council,
outlining the following:
1. the outcome of meetings with Transport for NSW (TfNSW) and the Department of
Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) and with the St Leonards Crows Nest
Working Group,
2. actions that have been taken by Council to address the traffic concerns outlined in the
April 2025 Notice of Motion,
3. recommended further actions that can be undertaken by Council in its own right to
address these traffic concerns,
4. recommended actions that will require approval(s) or consent(s) from other authorities
and the processes involved in seeking such approval(s) or consent(s), and proposed
engagement strategies with residents of the precinct in relation to proposed changes
to address the concerns detailed in 1 above and in relation to construction traffic
management plans for future development of the sites in the precinct.
This report provides an update on the above items.
13 Traffic Committee - July 2025
Agenda Items were as follows:
1. Traffic Committee Meeting Confirmation of Minutes – 20 May 2025
2. Bay Street, Greenwich – Request for No Parking Authorised Vehicles Excepted
3. River Road, Northwood – Updated Concept Plan for Shared User Path
4. Dorritt Street, Lane Cove -Updated Detailed Design for Raised Pedestrian Crossing
5. Regulatory Signposting and Line marking
6. Lane Cove Rotary Fair 2025 – TMP and TCP
7. Lane Cove Fun Run – 14 September 2025
8. Fleming Street, Northwood -Parking and Traffic Concerns
9. 138 Burns Bay Road, Lane Cove – Driveway Sightline Issues
10. 21 Arabella Street, Longueville – Driveway Sightline issue
11. Parking Concern – Joseph Street at First Avenue, Lane Cove
12. Parking Concern – Marsh Place (Caravan Parking) at Joseph Street
13. Bus Zone – Longueville Road, Lane CoveThe purpose of this report is to advise the outcome of the Public Exhibition of the St Leonards
South (SLS) Precinct Section 7.11 Development Contributions Plan.
14 Implementation of a Food Organics Service
• The NSW Government has mandated that local councils provide all households that have
an existing residual (garbage) waste collection service with a food organics collection and
recycling service by 1 July 2030. Food organics must be collected on a weekly basis.
• In July 2024 Council resolved to give the highest priority to researching and implementing a
Council-wide food collection service, and in March 2025 endorsed the commencement of
discussions with existing contractors for the implementation of a food organics collection
service to take advantage of the capacity currently available.
• Legal advice notes that changes to collection services and bin roll-out can be done as
variations to the contract, with any extensions to this contract to be pursued under the
extenuating circumstances exemption s 55(3)(i) of the Local Government Act 1993 (LG
Act). Council can accept the existing option for Food Organics processing under our current
processing contract for residual wastes, while changes to current organics processing
services could be pursued under the extenuating circumstances exemption s 55(3)(i) of the
LG Act.
• Council staff have secured pricing for two service options for Council to consider for a new
food organics collection and recycling service, these include:
o FOGO - a combined food organics and garden organics (FOGO) collection service,
where the existing fortnightly green bin is repurposed to a weekly mixed food and
garden waste collection service; or
o FO - introducing a new food organics (FO) collection service with a fifth bin for food
organics collected weekly and maintaining the existing fortnightly garden organics
(GO) collection service.
• The recommended approach is for Council to provide a new weekly food organics (FO)
collection and recycling service, and to maintain residents existing collection services of
weekly residual (garbage) waste, fortnightly garden organics and recycling collections.
• This approach provides better emissions outcomes and protects the current garden waste
recycling service that has very low contamination levels, cheaper processing rates and
produces quality end-products that have proven and reliable markets.
15 Kerbside EV Chargers
On 9 July 2025, the NSW Government announced funding of $2.8 million to install 549 EV
charging ports across 22 Local Government Areas (LGAs).
One of the five recipients of funding, Plus ES, has obtained approval for 2 proposed charge points
in the Lane Cove LGA. These additional charge points will increase the number of on-street EV
charge points in Lane Cove from 15 to 17, and the total number of charge points from 38 to 40.
Council is currently working with Plus ES to finalise site arrangements and will conduct community
consultation on the 2 proposed sites, as well as a number of sites which will serve as alternates
should they be required. The results of the consultation will be brought back to Council via the
Traffic Committee for final approval.
16 Tender for the Lease and Operation of the Early Childhood Education and Care
Service at 13-19 Canberra Ave, St Leonards
Council called for tenders in accordance with Council’s Tender and Quotation Procedure for the
provision of lease and operation of the Early Childhood Education and Care Service at 13-19
Canberra Ave, St Leonards. This report provides details on the tender process conducted and
recommends that the sole tender received from Gowrie NSW be accepted.
A Confidential Memorandum has been circulated separately to Councillors detailing the prices
submitted, how each of the weighted criteria was assessed, and a Tender Evaluation Report
signed by the Tender Evaluation Panel (TEP).
17 Community Consultation Results - Draft Events Management Policy
This report provides feedback on the exhibition of Council’s Policy Review - Events Management
Policy and recommends it be formally adopted.
18 Council Snapshot July 2025
Attached for the information of Councillors is a review of Council’s recent activities.
This Snapshot report provides a summary of the operations of each Division within Council for July
2025 at AT-1.
Included at AT-2 is Council’s Resolution Tracker showing the progress of Council’s resolutions.