12 November 2024

Councillor Briefing and Workshop Session Meeting NO. 2024(12)]

 

 

Councillor Briefing and Workshop Session Meeting NO. 2024(12)

 

12 November 2024

 

Report

COUNCILLORS’ ATTENDANCE:

Mayor Teresa Harding; Councillors Pye Augustine, Deputy Mayor Nicole Jonic, Paul Tully, Marnie Doyle, Andrew Antoniolli, David Martin and Jim Madden

COUNCILLOR’S APOLOGIES:

Nil

 

OFFICERS’ ATTENDANCE:

 

Chief Executive Officer (Sonia Cooper), General Manager Community, Cultural and Economic Development (Ben Pole), General Manager Corporate Services (Matt Smith), General Manager Environment and Sustainability (Kaye Cavanagh), General Manager Planning and Regulatory Services (Brett Davey), Chief of Staff – Office of the Mayor (Melissa Fitzgerald), Economic Development Manager (Dan Heenan), Acting Manager Strategy and Performance (Haiden Taylor), Manager Compliance (Alisha Connaughton) and Corporate Governance Manager (Shasha Ingbritsen)

 

EXTERNAL ATTENDANCE:

 

Council of Mayors (SEQ) – Chief Executive Officer (Scott Smith) and Blight Rayner Architecture (Michael Rayner and Ashneel Maharaj)

 

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN MATTERS ON THE AGENDA

 

Nil

 

Officers’ Reports

 

1.                    Council of Mayors (SEQ) Update

Council of Mayors (SEQ) is a regional advocacy group representing the interests of the councils in South East Queensland. Mr Scott Smith, Chief Executive Officer, will provide an update on key decisions, challenges and achievements in recent months.

 

MATTERS ARISING:

 

Councillors in attendance noted and raised questions in relation to the quarterly update presented by the Council of Mayors (SEQ) Chief Executive Officer.

 

 

2.           North Ipswich Sport and Entertainment Precinct - Stage 1 Western Grandstand Update

This is a report providing an update on the concept design and due diligence for the North Ipswich Sport and Entertainment Precinct Stage 1 Western Grandstand. This report also presents additional optional design elements for discussion with Mayor Harding and Councillors.

 

MATTERS ARISING:

 

Councillors in attendance noted and raised questions in relation to the update on the North Ipswich Sport and Entertainment Precinct – Stage 1 Western Grandstand.

 

 

3.           Strategic Priorities

This forms part of the regular strategic priorities workshops for the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Councillors to meet with the CEO and ELT to discuss strategic priorities, opportunities, challenges and risks.

This workshop will focus on a number of key topics raised for further discussion during the 2024-2025 Annual Plan and Budget Build process including:

Services / Service Catalogue – Update on the approach to reviewing current services and service categories including reviewing the current service offerings and identifying any potential efficiency and cost saving opportunities that may exist.

 

MATTERS ARISING:

 

Councillors in attendance noted and discussed strategic priorities, opportunities challenges and risks.

 

 

4.           Parking Infringement Policy and Review Process

Council regulates parking for safety and accessibility for all members of the community. Reviews of parking infringements are considered services the Council’s Complaints Management Team offers to the community.

 

MATTERS ARISING:

 

Councillors in attendance noted and discussed the information presented on the Parking Infringement and Review Process.

 

Action: 

 

General Manager Planning and Regulatory Services to obtain any feedback from councillors regarding the review process and provide a report to the Regulatory Advisory Committee for further discussion.

 

Attachments

1.       Presentation - Issuing and Review of Parking Infringements

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5.           Investigations Policy

Verbal report on Investigations Policy.

 

 

PROCEDURAL MOTIONS AND FORMAL MATTERS

The meeting commenced at 9.02 am.

Deputy Mayor Nicole Jonic arrived at the meeting at 9.05 am.

Councillor Marnie Doyle left the meeting at 9.09 am.

Councillor Marnie Doyle returned to the meeting at 9.15 am.

 

Councillor Jacob Madsen arrived at the meeting at 9.25 am.

 

Councillor Jacob Madsen left the meeting at 9.26 am.

 

Councillor Madsen returned to the meeting at 9.35 am.

 

The meeting adjourned at 10.50 am.

 

The meeting reconvened at 11.13 am with all councillors in attendance except for Councillor Jacob Madsen.

 

Councillor Jacob Madsen returned to the meeting at 11.16 am.

The meeting closed at 12.36 pm.