Ordinary council meeting, 21 March 2022 — Council Record

Ordinary council meeting

21 March 2022

19 agenda items · 13 motions · 3 closed-session items

Minutes Agenda

Page numbers beside each item are pages of this document, and each opens it there.

Present: Cr Kev Poulton · Cr Graeme Simpfendorfer · Cr Kat Bennett · Cr Libby Hall · Cr Ron Mildren · Cr Olga Quilty
Officers in attendance: Ms D Mudra, Acting Chief Executive Officer · Ms K Davies, Acting Director City Growth, Engagement and People · Ms S Hogg, Director Community Development · Ms N Klein, Director Finance and Systems · Mr L Schultz, Director Planning and Infrastructure
Venue: the Council Chamber at 104 Hovell St, Wodonga as minuted
Opened: 6pm, closed 8.10pm

Agenda

1 Calling to order No items recorded

2 Statement of acknowledgment No items recorded

3 Apologies and requests for leave of absence No items recorded

4 Declaration under Acts, Regulations, Codes, or Local Laws No items recorded

5 Declaration by councillors of any conflict of interest No items recorded

6 Confirmation of minutes from previous meeting 1 item · 1 motion

What council decided

Carried · Moved by Cr Kat Bennett

7 Delegates reports No items recorded

8 Reports for determination 4 items · 7 motions

8.1 Priority projects 2021/2022 update pp. 6–11

3 motions considered

Outcome not recorded · Carried · Outcome not recorded
8.2 Councillor Briefing Policy pp. 12–18

Lost · Moved by Cr Olga Quilty
8.3 Advocacy plan pp. 33–37

2 motions considered

Lost · Carried
8.4 CEO Employment and Remuneration Advisory Committee p. 68

Carried · Moved by Cr Ron Mildren

9 Reports for noting No items recorded

10 Reports for information 7 items

10.1 Finance Report for February 2022 pp. 70–79
10.2 Planning Report February 2022 pp. 80–81
10.3 Building Report pp. 82–84
10.4 Competitive Services Report for February 2022 pp. 85–87
10.5 Two Cities One Community Action Plan 21/22 update pp. 88–89
10.6 Record of councillor meetings pp. 99–101
10.7 Decisions register pp. 102–109

11 Notices of motion 1 item · 1 motion

11.1 Junction Place pp. 110–111

Carried · Moved by Cr Graeme Simpfendorfer

12 Petitions 1 item · 1 motion

12.1 Petition - Waves opening hours pp. 112–113

Carried · Moved by Cr Kat Bennett

13 Council seal No items recorded

14 General business No items recorded

15 Urgent business No items recorded

16 Question time No items recorded

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17 Confidential business 4 items · 1 motion

What council decided

Carried · Moved by Cr Kat Bennett
17.1 Confirmation of the minutes from the previous confidential meeting p. 119

Considered in closed session — ground cited: section 3(1)(h) (Confidential meeting information)
17.2 Proposed Logic land purchase p. 120

Considered in closed session — ground cited: section 3(1)(g) (Private commercial information)
17.3 Logic land sales - revised land pricing schedule p. 121

Considered in closed session — ground cited: section 3(1)(a) (Council business information)

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18 Confidential urgent business 1 item · 2 motions

What council decided

2 motions considered

Carried · Carried

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Meeting closed 8.10pm. Minutes

About this record

Publisher: Wodonga Council
Provenance: Capture and evidence record
Read from: Minutes as published, 123 pages
Record: Automatically parsed from the published minutes

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