25 July 2023

Councillor Briefing and Workshop Session Meeting NO. 2023(18)]

Councillor Briefing and Workshop Session Meeting NO. 2023(18)

25 July 2023

Report

COUNCILLORS’ ATTENDANCE: Mayor Teresa Harding; Councillors Jacob Madsen, Sheila Ireland (via audio-link), Paul Tully, Marnie Doyle (via audio-link), Andrew Fechner, Kate Kunzelmann, Deputy Mayor Russell Milligan and Nicole Jonic (via audio-link)

COUNCILLOR’S APOLOGIES: Nil

OFFICERS’ ATTENDANCE:                   Chief Executive Officer (Sonia Cooper), General Manager Environment and Sustainability (Kaye Cavanagh), General Manager Corporate Services (Matt Smith), General Manager Planning and Regulatory Services (Brett Davey) (via audio-link), Acting General Manager Asset and Infrastructure Services (Graeme Martin), General Manager Community, Cultural and Economic Development (Ben Pole), Resource Recovery Manager (David McAlister), Manager Compliance (Alisha Connaughton), Animal Management and Biosecurity Manager (Haiden Taylor), Project Officer (Compliance) (Louise Lillingstone), Resource Recovery Operations Coordinator (Doug Hughes), Chief of Staff – Office of the Mayor (Melissa Fitzgerald), Infrastructure Strategy and Planning Manager (Mary Torres), Team Lead – Transport and Traffic (Berto Santana), Manager Infrastructure Strategy (Tony Dileo), Principal Transport Planner (Jessica Cartlidge) and Resource Recovery Operations Coordinator (Doug Hughes)

EXTERNAL ATTENDANCE:                   ATC Williams – Principal Engineer (Scott McDonald), Engineering Consultancy Firm (ARUP) Project Manager (Brett Linnane) and Engineering Consultancy Firm (ARUP) Senior Transport Planner (Franziska Korte)

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN MATTERS ON THE AGENDA

Nil

Officers’ Reports

1.           Southern Resource Recovery Centre Concept design

ATC Williams (ATCW) has been engaged by Ipswich City Council (ICC) to provide a conceptual design of a new Southern Resource Recovery Centre (RRC) and Animal Management facility. 

A new RRC is required to service the Southern suburbs of Ipswich, which are expected to experience significant population growth.

Additionally, Ipswich Waste Services partnered with Compliance Branch to develop a design for a new Animal Management facility co-located on the site.

The attached presentation, will discuss the initial concept design layout, including the 3D visualisation of the proposed facilities, and discuss next steps.

“The attachment/s to this report are confidential in accordance with section 254J(3)(g) of the Local Government Regulation 2012.”

MATTERS ARISING:

Councillors in attendance noted and raised questions on the Southern Resource Recovery Centre proposed site location and potential first draft concept design. 

Councillors queried traffic modelling and reiterated the importance of community consultation on elements of the design.

2.           iGO Transport Strategy Major Review – COUNCILLOR WORKING GROUP 2

This is a report concerning the second of three (3) Councillor workshops for the City of Ipswich Transport Plan (iGO) major review project, covering the topic of vision, objectives and indicators.

MATTERS ARISING:

Councillors in attendance noted and raised questions in relation to the update presented on the iGO Transport Strategy Major Review.

Attachments

1.    iGO Major Review Councillor Briefing Note - August 2022 ⇨

2.    iGO Major Review Engagement Outcomes Report - Part A Opportunities and Challenges ⇨

3.    Presentation - iGO Review ⇨

PROCEDURAL MOTIONS AND FORMAL MATTERS

The meeting commenced at 2.04 pm.

Councillor Jonic joined the meeting via audio-link at 2.33 pm.

Councillor Doyle joined the meeting via audio-link at 2.41 pm.

Councillor Ireland and Councillor Jonic left the meeting at 3.00 pm.

Mayor Harding left the meeting at 3.06 pm.

Mayor Harding returned to the meeting at 3.14 pm.

Councillor Madsen left the meeting at 3.44 pm.

The meeting closed at 4.00 pm.