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 commencing at 6:00pm.
Angela Mangan
Councillors:
S Asher (Mayor)
A Aitken
K Grzybek
B Harwood
S Mansfield
J Mason
B Moloney
P Murrihy
R Nelson
T Sullivan
M Cutter ( Chief Executive Officer)
G Smith (Director Planning, Design and Development)
R Leonard (Director Governance, Strategy and Performance)
The Mayor declared the meeting open at 6:00pm.
Council acknowledges Wadawurrung Traditional Owners of this land and pays its respects to all Elders past and present and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People who are part of the Greater Geelong community today.
Councillor E Kontelj.
Nil.
Councillor Sullivan moved, Councillor Grzybek seconded -
That the Minutes of the Council Meeting held on 2 February 2021 be confirmed.
Carried.
Nil.
The following questions were submitted prior to the Council meeting from Tegan (Wetlands Armstrong Creek), John Verikios (Better Bike Connections), Terry Fahey (Dogs – Ocean Grove Beach), Monica Winston (Climate Change Response Plan). As they were not in attendance at the Meeting, responses addressing their concerns have been provided via email.
Angela Mangan asked the following questions in relation to a proposed Geelong West Development:
I would like to ask how Council is planning to deal with the increased traffic congestion problem along Pakington Street Geelong West, which is already at gridlock at certain times, if approval is given to development of medium-high density apartments in the area?
I refer to the twin tower 13 level development proposal in Gordon Avenue as an example, and would like to know what consideration has been given to, and how Council would address the problems of increased traffic traveling along Pakington Street if this twin tower development proceeds?
Related to this, how will Council prevent the residential, and often narrow side streets, running off Pakington Street from becoming "rat run" alternatives as traffic gridlock worsens - as there was evidence of this occurring during January when traffic came to a standstill on Pakington?
Gareth Smith (Director Planning Design and Development) responded:
Thank you for your questions, Angela.
With regards to the current application for Gordon Avenue, traffic generation and issues are considered as part of the review of the Planning Permit application. The applicant has submitted a traffic study which will be reviewed by Council’s Traffic Engineers. In order for a permit to be considered, all proposed developments must provide a plan to minimise traffic generation and demonstrate that generated traffic will not cause unreasonable delay on the local road network. Issues raised by objectors, such as those in your question, are also considered as part of the review.
The Urban Design Framework, currently being developed for Gordon Avenue and the northern part of Pakington Street, will investigate current traffic issues and the potential traffic impacts of the proposed future development of these precincts. However, the actual development of these precincts will be defined by planning applications received over the next 30 years. During this time, improvements to local public transport, walking and cycling facilities and services are required, all of which will help reduce reliance on private cars for local trips.
Nil.
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