Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of the Greater Geelong City Council held at the Council Conference and Reception Centre in City Hall, 57 Little Malop Street, Geelong on 24 April 2018, commencing at 7:00pm.
Snjez Jalanski
Councillors:
B Harwood (Mayor)
S Asher
K Grzybek
E Kontelj
S Mansfield
J Mason
P Murnane
P Murrihy
R Nelson
T Sullivan
B Luxford (Acting Chief Executive Officer)
J Van Slageren (Acting Director Planning and Development)
T Ellis (Acting Director Investment and Attraction)
G Wilson-Browne (Director City Services)
L Quinn (Director Community Life)
P Anderson (Director Finance & Strategy)
A Keen (Executive Manager People and Organisation Development)
R Leonard (Executive Manager Governance & Legal Services)
The Chair declared the meeting open at 7:00pm.
Council acknowledged Wadawurrung Traditional Owners of this land and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People who are part of the Greater Geelong community today.
Councillor A Aitken.
Councillor Mason moved, Councillor Nelson seconded –
That Leave of Absence be granted to Councillor Trent Sullivan from 11 June to 11 July 2018 inclusive.
Carried.
Councillor Grzybek moved, Councillor Mason seconded -
That the Minutes of the Special Meeting held on 13 March 2018 be confirmed.
Carried.
Councillor Asher moved, Councillor Kontelj seconded -
That the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting held on 27 March 2018 be confirmed.
Carried.
Councillor Sullivan moved, Councillor Nelson seconded -
That the Minutes of the Special Meeting held on 17 April 2018 be confirmed.
Carried.
Nil.
Snjez Jalanski asked questions in relation to the road surface on Corio Street:
On Thursday 29 September, 2016 a sunny day at approximately 10 am, I was walking along Corio Street to do some shopping when I had a serious fall, attributed to the sunken and cracked brick pavement leading to the entrance of Westfield, near the Target Dock and Emerald Place. I was assisted by passersby, a Target employee and a security guard from Westfield who commented that “I am not the first person to trip and fall on this pavement”.
As a result of my injuries from this fall, on 10 August 2017 I had to have a revised left knee replacement and a femoral rod inserted in my thigh to take over the function of the posterior crucial ligament which was ruptured by the fall. The operation has not been as successful as anticipated, as I have continual inflammation in my left knee, a permanent limp which has caused trochanteric hip bursitis and ongoing pain, poor mobility, anxiety and depression. I cannot undertake paid work nor volunteer for any work or even walk my dog, as a consequence of the ongoing medical issues related to the fall. I do not receive a disability pension and have had no compensation paid for these injuries attributed to the fall.
I have written to the City of Geelong and the Council’s response on 23 January, 2017 is that Council would not consider compensation unless the City is at fault. The Risk Management Services believe that the relevant area was assessed to be below intervention levels specified in the Municipal Road Management Plan and that it has been reasonably maintained and managed.
I have noticed that since my fall there has been some works undertaken in resurfacing the brick pavement with bitumen and within 1 metre from where I fell. Please refer to photos attached in the word document. Even though the Council’s MRMP stipulates this road falls below the intervention level there must have been some perceived hazard or risk for the Council to undertake resurfacing.
Are there any other Council policies outside the MRMP which would dictate for this work to be undertaken and under what circumstances?
Will the Council never repair a problem with the pavement unless it is dictated by the Municipal Road Management Plan regardless of how many people may trip, fall and seriously injurer themselves, as a result of this uneven, undulating, cracked brick pavement? I want the Council to repair or replace this road surface so that no one else trips, falls or is injured. I plan to continually advocate for this change and make the Geelong community aware of this problem.
Guy Wilson-Browne, Director City Services, responded that the City was aware of the issue and as the questions are related to an ongoing liability claim will be referred to our Risk Management Department for a written response.
Nil.
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