Ordinary Council Meeting - 10th July 2007

AGENDA SUMMARY

12. MINUTES OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
12.1 CITY OF GOSNELLS HERITAGE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE MEETING – 7 JUNE 2007
12.2 CITY OF GOSNELLS ROADWISE
COMMITTEE MEETING – 6 JUNE 2007

13. REPORTS
13.1 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT
13.2 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
13.3 CORPORATE SERVICES.
13.3.1 RATING - VALUATION BASE.
13.4 INFRASTRUCTURE
13.4.1 TENDER 12/2007
- SKID STEER LOADER HIRE WITH OPERATOR
13.5 PLANNING AND SUSTAINABILITY
13.5.1 PROPOSED INITIATION OF AMENDMENT
NO. 77 TO TOWN PLANNING SCHEME NO. 6
– REZONING OF LOTS 4184 AND 4185 ALBANY HIGHWAY, BECKENHAM
TO PUBLIC PURPOSES RESERVE AND SPECIAL USE ZONE
13.5.2 FINAL ADOPTION OF MODIFICATION
TO THE SOUTHERN RIVER PRECINCT 5 OUTLINE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
– PROPOSED REMOVAL OF DESIGNATIONS “RESIDENTIAL
DENSITY GREATER THAN R20” AND “LOCAL CENTRE”
13.5.3 PROPOSED REVISED DETAILED AREA PLAN
– LOTS 1, 3, 4, 14, 23 AND 90 NICHOLSON ROAD, CANNING VALE
13.5.4 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION
– FAST FOOD OUTLET (NOODLE BAR) – SHOP 1, 271 (LOT 101) AMHERST ROAD, CANNING VALE.
13.5.5 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION
– ILLUMINATED PYLON SIGN – 19 (LOT 100) WILLIAM STREET, BECKENHAM
13.5.6 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION
- REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF REFUSED DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION
- STORAGE OF VEHICLES 1915 (LOT 24) ALBANY HIGHWAY, MADDINGTON
13.5.7 PROPOSED CLOSURE OF BONEWOOD COURT, BECKENHAM
13.5.8 SWITCH YOUR THINKING
– REVISED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENCE AGREEMENT
13.6 GOVERNANCE.
13.6.1 NEGLECTED BUILDING
– 6 (LOT 21) THE CRESCENT MADDINGTON
13.6.2 NEGLECTED BUILDING
– 108 (LOT 135) WESTON STREET, MADDINGTON
13.6.3 ILLUMINATED STREET NAME SIGN
- WARTON ROAD AND RANFORD ROAD CANNING VALE
13.6.4 AUSTRALIAN BUILDING CODES BOARD
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
- SURFERS PARADISE 23 TO 26 SEPTEMBER 2007

as posted here on COG website (opens a pdf)

Ordinary Local Government Elections

Local Government elections are held every two years to elect half the compliment of Councillors who represent the local community. The next ordinary Local Government election will be held Saturday 20 October 2007.

As posted on the COG home page here

10 minute meeting ...

Tonight was the Special Budget Meeting at the City of Gosnells, I attended with my daughter, and I am sad to say that we were the only public members in attendance.

Most people only interactive with the council on two basic levels, rubbish removal and paying of rates, and tonights meetings is when the budget is approved, and when the rate increase is announced and implemented, and yes it was announced that the rate increase would be 6%.

As this was my first budget meeting I was amazed that unlike any other council meeting, it did not start with a prayer, which when you think about it, for us as rate payers we could of done with a prayer on this night.

The only apparent problem with tonights meeting was that one of the 16 staff recommendations needed an amendment approved before they could proceed, which was promptly dealt with, and then voting was able to start on the staff recommendations, which all passed without debate.

The meeting opened at 7:30pm and the Mayor was pleased to announced the close of the meeting at 7:40pm, no questions or statements were presented by the public.

I got the feeling that if myself and my daughter were not present the meeting probably would of only taken 5 minutes, well done councilors and yes, well done staff, but wait till the ratepayers get their bills, and then the customer service people will take the blunt of the ratepayers anger, but then again the rate rise was needed...

Personally I would like to know what I'm getting for the rise, living in an established area, I guess nothing, but then again at least my bin gets emptied ...