Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of the Greater Geelong City Council held at the Council Conference and Reception Centre - City Hall on 9 June 2015, commencing at 7:00pm.
Peter and Glenys Poehland
Adrian Schonfelder
Jennifer Bantow
Cr D Lyone (Mayor)
Crs:
L Ellis
J Farrell
K Fisher
B Harwood
M Heagney
J Irvine
E Kontelj
Cr S Kontelj
Cr R Nelson
A Richards
G Miles (Chief Executive Officer)
J Brown (Acting General Manager Strategy & Performance)
P Bettess (General Manager Economic Development, Planning and Tourism)
W Tieppo (General Manager City Services)
S Sodamaco (Acting General Manager Community Services)
J McMahon (Acting General Manager Projects, Recreation and Central Geelong)
R Bourke (Governance Co-ordinator)
J Merlo (Senior Media Officer)
The Mayor declared the meeting open at 7:00pm.
Council acknowledges Wadawurrung Traditional Owners of this land and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People who are part of the Greater Geelong community today.
Crs T Ansett and R Macdonald (Leave of Absence).
Cr Farrell moved, Cr Harwood seconded -
That the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting held on 26 May 2015 be confirmed and signed.
Carried.
Cr Heagney declared an Indirect Financial Interest in the Geelong Saleyards Feasibility Study in that her family sells sheep at the Geelong Saleyards.
Cr Heagney declared an Indirect Interest by Close Association in Amendment C265 Flood Overlays in Portarlington East Corio, Newcomb and Whittington – Consideration of Panel Report and Adoption in that her parents-in-law own property adjacent to the flood overlay area.
Question Time is an opportunity for questions to be addressed to Council and while the minutes record the general content, they do not purport to be a transcript of what was said by individuals. Likewise Councillor or Officer verbal responses are in summary form only. Views expressed may not be the views of Council.
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Peter and Glenys Poehland thanked all Councillors for their attention to their earlier presentations in relation to Amendment C265 Flood Overlays with a special thank you to Cr Ellis and Peter Bettess for their in depth follow up in the matter. Their findings have supported our views and presentations that our home is above the 1 in 100 year event flooding.
Cr Ellis thanked Mr Poehland for his attendance and advised that the matter will be dealt with in Item 1.
The Mayor also thanked Mr Poehland for his attendance at the Meeting.
Adrian Schonfelder addressed Council in relation to the Geelong Saleyards:
City of Greater Geelong is one of the largest municipalities in Victoria and is wealthy as an entity. The City has a responsibility to all ratepayers and residents even if they are non urban in status. The Geelong Saleyards are an essential asset to farming communities in the City of Greater Geelong and to neighbouring Council areas, including Golden Plains and the Surfcoast. The Flinders Street Station is still used despite plans to demolish the building in previous times and the Geelong Saleyards do you concur can be modernised to create a Regional Saleyard Centre?
The Mayor responded the Geelong Saleyards report will be discussed later this evening and I am sure all Councillors have their own views on the subject.
Jennifer Bantow asked if Council has a prioritised list of assets that Council is considering to sell?
John Brown responded there is a Sale of Assets Schedule which supports the budget approved by Council last year.
* Cr S Kontelj entered the meeting room at 7:09pm
Nil.
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