1 June 2021

Councillor Briefing and Workshop Session Meeting NO. 2021(10)]

 

 

Councillor Briefing and Workshop Session Meeting NO. 2021(10)

 

1 June 2021

 

Report

ATTENDANCE:                                     Members Mayor Teresa Harding; Councillors Jacob Madsen, Sheila Ireland, Paul Tully, Andrew Fechner, Marnie Doyle, Kate Kunzelmann, Deputy Mayor Nicole Jonic and Russell Milligan

APOLOGIES:                                        Nil

OFFICERS’ ATTENDANCE:                    Acting Chief Executive Officer (Sonia Cooper), General Manager Planning and Regulatory Services (Peter Tabulo), Acting General Manager Coordination and Performance (Barbara Dart), Acting General Manager Infrastructure and Environment (Sean Madigan), Chief of Staff (Melissa Fitzgerald), Procurement Manager (Richard White), Acting Animal Management Operations Manager (Haiden Taylor), Manager Compliance (Alisha Connaughton), Manager Communications and Engagement (Laura Bos), Acting Engagement Manager (Melanie Rippon), Waste and Circular Economy Transformation Manager (Brett Davey), Resource Recovery Manager (David McAlister) and Manager Environment and Sustainability (Kaye Cavanagh)

 

EXTERNAL ATTENDANCE:                   Ruth Coulson (Urban Utilities – Chief Financial Officer), Beverley Morton (Urban Utilities – Shareholder and Strategic Stakeholder Manager) and Paul Miley (Urban Utilities – Program Manager - Tariff Reform)

 

 

Councillors Sheila Ireland and Jacob Madsen were not in attendance at the commencement of the meeting.

 

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN MATTERS ON THE AGENDA

Nil

 

BUSINESS OUTSTANDING

Nil

 

 

Officers’ Reports

 

1.           Simpler Pricing Briefing by Queensland Urban Utilites

Queensland Urban Utilities to present a briefing on work on simpler billing.

 

MATTERS ARISING:

 

Urban Utilities to provide the Mayor and Councillors with the amount of the percentage and dollar increases for non-residential customers, as well as the locations of where the increases are occurring across the city.

 

 

Councillor Russell Milligan left the meeting at 9.15 am.

Deputy Mayor Nicole Jonic left the meeting at 10.13 am.

 

 

Councillors Milligan, Ireland and Madsen, and Deputy Mayor Jonic were not present for

Item 2

2.           16062 Ipswich City Council Animal Management Centre New Contract

This briefing session will provide an overview of the procurement process and recommended supplier for a new contractual arrangement required for the Ipswich City Council Animal Management Centre.  The management of the Animal Management Centre is outsourced, the current contract is due to expire on
30 September 2021, there are no available options to extend.  In accordance with the Local Government Regulation (Qld) 2012 Council must invite written tenders prior to entering a new large-sized contractual arrangement for provision of management services for the Ipswich City Council Animal Management Centre.

 

“The attachment/s to this report are confidential in accordance with section 275(1)(g) of the Local Government Regulation 2012.”

 

 

Councillors Milligan, Madsen, Ireland and Deputy Mayor Jonic were not present at the commencement of Item 3

3.           Community Engagement/CRGs

This is the second of two (2) workshops 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). The first workshop was held on 25 May 2021.

 

“The attachment/s to this report are confidential in accordance with section 275(1)(i) of the Local Government Regulation 2012.”

 

Deputy Mayor Nicole Jonic returned to the meeting at 11.04 am.

Councillor Paul Tully left the meeting at 11.50 am.

Councillor Russell Milligan returned to the meeting at 12.23 pm.

Councillors Ireland and Madsen arrived at the meeting at 1.53 pm.

Councillor Ireland left the meeting at 2.37 pm.

 

 

4.           Workshop Discussion - Waste and Circular Economy Directive and Resource Recovery Strategy

The purpose of this session is to cover a range of waste and resource recovery issues related to provide an opportunity to provide additional information to the Council and an opportunity for open discussion of options and potential solutions to several strategic issues.

 

 

PROCEDURAL MOTIONS AND FORMAL MATTERS

The meeting commenced at 9.10 am.

 

The meeting adjourned at 12.33 pm.

 

The meeting reconvened at 1.53 pm.

 

The meeting closed at 3.43 pm.