22 October 2021

Special Councillor Briefing and Workshop Session Meeting NO. 2021(19)]

 

 

Special CONFIDENTIAL Councillor Briefing and Workshop Session

Meeting NO. 2021(19)

 

22 October 2021

 

Report

ATTENDANCE:                        Mayor Teresa Harding; Councillors Jacob Madsen, Sheila Ireland, Paul Tully, Marnie Doyle, Andrew Fechner and Kate Kunzelmann

APOLOGIES:                            Councillor Russell Milligan and Deputy Mayor Nicole Jonic  

 

OFFICERS’ ATTENDANCE:       Acting Chief Executive Officer (Sonia Cooper) (Attendance for Item 1 and 2), Chief of Staff, Office of the Mayor (Melissa Fitzgerald), Acting General Manager Infrastructure and Environment (Sean Madigan) (via teams), General Manager (Community, Cultural and Economic Development (Ben Pole), Manager, Infrastructure Strategy (Tony Dileo), Infrastructure Strategy and Planning Manager (Mary Torres), Inland Rail Project Manager Consultant (Richard Hancock), Coordinator Major Projects and Advocacy (Dan Heenan), Chief Audit Executive (Freddy Beck) (attendance for Item 2), Acting General Manager Corporate Services (Tony Dunleavy) (attendance for Item 2)

 

EXTERNAL ATTENDANCE:       Mr Mitch Pirie, Assistant Secretary and Mr Callum Moggach Assistant Director (Inland Rail Operations, Major Transport and Infrastructure Projects, Dept of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications - DITRDC) (via teams), Ms Penny Ford, Executive Director (Transport Planning Projects – TMR), Mr Jonathon Perrett, Director (Rail Planning – TMR), Mr Neil Crawford, Director (Inland Rail, Strategic Coordination and Interface – TMR), Mr Sean Collingwood, Project Manager (Toowoomba to Brisbane Passenger Rail Strategic Business Case, Rail Planning – TMR), Mr Barry John, Projects Manager (Toowoomba to Brisbane Passenger Rail Strategic Business Case, Rail Planning – TMR), Ms Dianne Loughnan, Regional Liaison Officer (Toowoomba)(via teams) and Ms Bec Abraham, Regional Support Officer (Toowoomba) Major Transport and Infrastructure Projects Division

 

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN MATTERS ON THE AGENDA

Nil

 

 

 

 

 

1.           CONFIDENTIAL Briefing from Department of Transport and Main Roads - Update on Toowoomba to Brisbane Passenger Rail Strategic Business Case and Ipswich to Springfield Public Transport Corridor

Representatives from the Department of Transport and Main Roads presented and update on the Toowoomba to Brisbane Passenger Rail Strategic Business Case and Ipswich to Springfield Public Transport Corridor.

 

2.           Lessons Learned from CCC Investigations

Acting Chief Executive Officer (Sonia Cooper) provided an update to councillors on lessons learned from CCC investigations.

 

PROCEDURAL MOTIONS AND FORMAL MATTERS

The meeting commenced at 1.10 pm.

Councillor Marnie Doyle arrived at the meeting at 2.35 pm.

Councillor Marnie Doyle left the meeting at 3.12 pm.

The meeting closed at 3.40 pm.