Albury 30/1/2012 Council AGENDA notes

Adapted by me from the 87 page Council Agenda for 30 Jan 2012. The actual Agenda and its attachments are easily available to you on the Alburycity.nsw.gov.au website: Council meetings>agendas

CM 8 – MINUTES OF OTHER COMMITTEES & WORKING PARTIES

8A Minutes of the Local Traffic Committee Meeting held on Thursday 15 December 2011 at 9.58am p 14 many, many issues, eg, certain school bus stops. Includes recommendations, which will be adopted as and if the report is adopted.

CM 9 – DOCUMENTS FOR SEALING  p 31 headings only – the 'rubber stamp' job; neither councillors nor public get to read the documents being sealed.

CM 10 – OFFICERS REPORTS FOR CONSIDERATION

10A Draft East Albury Industrial Precinct Masterplan p 33

10B Draft Policy on Planning Agreements - Consideration of [NIL] Submissions [p 39] therefore adopt

10C Tender No. 11/00136 Table Top Water Supply Augmentation Stage 4 - Supply and Delivery of DICL Pipe and Fittings p 42

10D NSW Local Government Remuneration Tribunal – Fees for Mayors and Councillors p46

Albury wants fee for Deputy Mayor

10E – 10H Forthcoming Conferences – Attendance by Councillors

10I Forthcoming Conferences – Attendance by Councillors – Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) Regional Conference in Albury, with AlburyCity Directors speaking p 56

10J Contract No. 10/01249 Regional Kerbside Waste Collection Contract p 58 
lengthy discussion recommending new arrangements and charges under a 12 year contract. Weekly food and garden waste; fortnightly recyclables or landfill. [Contract for 12 years - incredible!]  See separate posts. [Hard waste matter apparently too difficult - or has it just gone away they think?]

CM 11 – OFFICERS REPORTS FOR NOTING p 81

11A NSW Department of Planning – Issues Paper of the NSW Planning System Review – December 2011 p 81 changes for NSW anticipated with approval

OPINION: Looks to me like a fairly short meeting.

During meetings the gallery is usually polite and respectful. I have only once seen unruly behaviour from us. Sometimes councillor debate is edifying; sometimes tedious; sometimes alarming. Some decisions by Council make us feel proud. Some decisions by Council leave us feeling sad and disappointed. All part of our democracy. All are free to see for themselves.

You and I can read the results of the meeting in the [draft] minutes which will be available towards the end of the week. We will not know what was said by whom - at times that can be a relief. All councillors DO vote [make the decisions]. In most cases the individuals are not recorded.