25 May 2021
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Councillor Briefing and
Workshop Session Meeting NO. 2021(09)]
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Councillor Briefing and Workshop Session
Meeting NO. 2021(09)
25 May 2021
Report
ATTENDANCE: Members Teresa Harding (Mayor); Councillors Jacob
Madsen, Sheila Ireland, Paul Tully, Andrew Fechner, Kate Kunzelmann, Russell
Milligan and Nicole Jonic (Deputy Mayor)
APOLOGIES: Councillor Marnie Doyle
OFFICERS’
ATTENDANCE: Acting
Chief Executive Officer (Sonia Cooper), General Manager Planning and Regulatory
Services (Peter Tabulo), Waste and Circular Transformation Manager (Brett
Davey), Chief of Staff (Melissa Fitzgerald), Acting General Manager
Infrastructure and Environment (Sean Madigan), Acting General Manager Corporate
Services (Jeff Keech), Acting General Manager Coordination and Performance
(Barbara Dart), General Manager Community, Cultural and Economic Development
(Ben Pole), Manager Development Planning (Anthony Bowles), Manager Environment
and Sustainability (Kaye Cavanagh), Natural Environment and Land Manager (Phil
Smith), Team Leader (Strategic Catchment and Conservation Planning)(Tim
Shields), Deputy General Counsel (Allison Ferres-MacDonald), Solicitor (Simon
Wall), Manager Compliance (Alisha Connaughton), Acting Animal Management
Operations Manager (Haiden Taylor), Team Leader (Environment and Sustainability
Education and Awareness)(Stephani Macarthur), Development Assessment East
Manager (Tim Foote), Acting Engagement Manager (Melanie Rippon), Coordinator
Major Projects and Advocacy (Dan Heenan) and Manager Communications and
Engagement (Laura Bos)
EXTERNAL
ATTENDANCE: Dean
Wanless (Wanless Waste Management), Peter Otoole (General Manager - Wanless
Waste Management), Jim Soorley (Project Manager – working for Wanless
Waste Management) and Kylie Rolley-Cervenjak (Urbis)
DECLARATIONS OF
INTEREST IN MATTERS ON THE AGENDA
Jim Soorley declared that he is a consultant/Project Manager
for this development application, and that he is not a lobbyist for this activity.
BUSINESS
OUTSTANDING
Nil
Officers’ Reports
Deputy Mayor Nicole Jonic,
Councillor Madsen and Milligan were not present at commencement of the meeting.
1. External Briefing - Proposed Wanless Waste
and Recycling Facility (Willowbank / Ebenezer)
This is an external
presentation of a proposal by Wanless for Development Application
10674/19. This is a proposed waste facility located behind the
motorsport precinct in Willowbank / Ebenezer. Location plans are in the
attachments.
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MATTERS ARISING
Councillors queried the
community consultation process and what type of questions were asked.
Wanless to provide this information, including the consultation demographic
area to the Mayor and Councillors, along with the name of the firm who
undertook the consultation. Wanless to also provide the Mayor and
Councillors a summary of meetings held with State Members.
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Councillors also queried the time of the restrictions on
entering and leaving the site, as well as what works Wanless are planning on
undertaking to Champions Way. Wanless to provide the Mayor and
Councillors the suggested times of entering and exiting the site, as well as
figures for works for Champions Way.
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2. Natural Environment Policy
The following report concerns
development of Council’s Natural Environment Policy. An overview of the
process and policy has been provided via a presentation (Attachment 1).
The purpose of the policy is to
reinforce Council’s commitment to the natural environment by setting
out principles to support good long term and balanced decision making that
takes into consideration natural values, economic viability and social
wellbeing. It will also provide a point of organisational truth and direction
in terms of Council’s position on the Natural Environment.
The development of a policy to
date has involved extensive consultation with the local community, key
external and internal stakeholders. The process reflects best practice
approaches to local government policy development.
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Attachments
1. 1.
Presentation - Natural Environment Policy
2. 2.
Natural Environment Policy
3. 3.
Natural Environment Policy - Background Paper
4. 4.
Natural Environment Policy - Community Engagement Report
5. 5.
Draft Natural Environment Policy Discussion Paper
6. 6.
Natural Environment Policy - Summary Report
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3. ICC Environmental Offsets Policy Development
Council requires a corporate
Environmental Offsets Policy to guide assessment and decision making in
relation to the use of environmental offsets in line with both the Environment
Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and Environmental
Offsets Act 2014. A draft policy has been created (Attachment A)
which is proposed to sit alongside the Biodiversity Offsets Planning Scheme
Policy (PSP) currently in draft. These are intended to set principles
for good offset management for Council.
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Attachments
1. 1.
Presentation - ICC Environmental Offsets Policy Development
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4. Human Rights Act update
This briefing session explains
the introduction of a new mandatory human rights section in the committee
report template in Infocouncil.
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5. Biosecurity Program Overview
This briefing session will
provide an overview of the Biosecurity Program, including a summary of the
relevant legislation, strategic documents and operational priorities.
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Attachments
1. 1.
Presentation - Biosecurity Management
2. 2.
City of Ipswich Biosecurity Plan 2018-2023
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6. Sports Precinct Naming Workshop - Northern
Sportsfields, Springfield Central
Options for naming have been
previously discussed with the Council in Briefing Sessions.
For clarity, there are three
(3) functional naming opportunities for this facility:
1. Precinct-wide
name – Corporate and Gazettal
There are to be two (2) names
for the precinct – a corporate name (to be selected by Lions and
consented to by Council in accordance with the existing heads of agreement),
and a formal gazetted name for the park (to be selected by Council in
consultation with the Lions). Think Suncorp Stadium (corporate) versus
Lang Park (gazetted).
2. Corporate
Name - RESOLVED
The corporate name was
discussed in a session on the 20th of April 2021 and has been
finalised using ‘Brighton Homes’, excluding the use of the word
‘park’.
3. Gazettal
Name
As part of the development
approval, the Lions were asked to suggest gazettal names for the open space,
however Council will now make that decision.
In respect to item, 2 (above),
a commercial trading name has been selected by mutual agreement of the
Brisbane Lions and Council being ‘Brighton Homes’. The name
explicitly excluded the use of the language of ‘park’ to ensure
that ‘park’ was available for use in the gazetted name.
There are now some remaining
issues to resolve.
A. Is
there to be a single precinct wide gazetted name for the adjacent facilities
or two (2) separate names (being for 22A and 22B)? Options discussed
below
B. What
is the gazetted name for the precinct? – Options discussed below
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DISCUSSION
A discussion was held on the naming of the sports precinct
for the northern sportsfields in Springfield Central.
Councillors discussed a proposal for the following names:
Either Springfield or Springfield Central as the prefix
followed by one of the following:
Stadium
Sport Precinct
Park
Grounds
A report to be presented to the Council Ordinary Meeting
of 24 June 2021 for consideration.
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Attachments
1. 1.
Location Plan - Northern Sportsfields
2. 2.
Location Plan - Southern Sports fields and Northern Sports fields
3. 3.
Concept Plans - Northern Sports fields
4. 4.
Approved Site Plan - Northern Sports fields
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7. PRS External Committee Representation and
Purpose
This report seeks to clarify
the purpose and composition of a number of Groups that have historically been
supported by the Planning & Regulatory Services Department, namely:
· Friends of the
Cemeteries
· Ipswich Heritage
and Monuments Advisory Committee (HMAC)
· Springfield
Community Facilities Advisory Board
· Springfield Town Centre Infrastructure Advisory Board
It is considered that the
matters associated with the historical aspects of Ipswich Cemeteries can be
accommodated by the HMAC and therefore the Friend of the Cemeteries can be
discontinued.
The HMAC is supported to continue
with a slight change in responsibility.
While the Boards relating to
the development of Springfield are to be re-activated, their composition is
proposed to be administration based, with Councillors being observers.
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DISCUSSION
Councillors discussed the various external committees
outlined above and provided support for establishing the Ipswich Heritage and
Monuments Advisory Committee. It was agreed that the other options required
further discussion.
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8. Community Engagement/CRGs
This workshop will be held over
two (2) sessions to explore ways of engaging with the community and takes
into consideration existing channels, that is, Community Reference Groups
(CRGs) and Community Consultative Committees (CCCs).
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“The attachment/s to this report are confidential in
accordance with section 254J(1)(i) of the Local Government Regulation 2012.”
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DISCUSSION
Councillors were presented with the spectrum of engagement
tool, consideration of existing channels and timeframes eg Community
Reference Groups; Shape Your Ipswich, and will look to discuss options for
coming years at the next workshop on 1 June 2021.
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MATTERS ARISING
The Acting Engagement Manager to
provide councillors with the inaugural meeting date of the current community
reference groups.
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PROCEDURAL MOTIONS AND FORMAL MATTERS
The meeting commenced at 9.01 am.
Councillor Milligan arrived at
the meeting at 9.05 am.
Councillor Madsen arrived at the
meeting at 9.09 am.
Councillor
Madsen left the meeting at 10.15 am.
The
meeting adjourned at 12.22 pm.
The
meeting reconvened at 1.23 pm.
Deputy
Mayor Jonic arrived at the meeting at 1.23 pm.
The meeting closed at 3.38 pm.