CCC Meeting 2025-11-10

Clarence City Council Chambers, Bligh Street, 6pm

1. Acknowledgement of Country
2. Apologies
   • Cr Hulme (Leave of Absence)
3. Declarations of Interests
4. Omnibus Items

   1. Confirmation of Minutes
   2. Mayor's Communication
   3. Council Workshops
   4. Tabling of Petitions
   5. Reports from Outside Bodies
      • Reports from Single and Joint Authorities
      • Reports from Council and Special Committees and Other Representative Bodies
        • Audit Panel – Chairperson's Report
        • Cultural Creative Advisory Committee – 2025-09-26
   6. Weekly Briefing Reports
5. Public Question Time
   1. On Notice (nil)
   2. Previously Taken On Notice
      • Joanne Marsh: Parking – Kangaroo Bay

        • Q: Now that cricket has resumed at Kangaroo Bay some spectators are ignoring the “No Standing” signs installed by Council on the Kangaroo Bay Drive boundary fence and obstructing the public footpath. If the footpath is totally obstructed could Council please remind the community about who is responsible for enforcement of this safety issue?
        • A: Council’s city ranger team has been in contact with Clarence District Cricket Club and has now been provided with the timetable for this season’s games at Kangaroo Bay Oval. City rangers will actively patrol the Kangaroo Bay Oval area on game days to ensure footpaths are not blocked. Council will also write to the Club to reinforce parking restrictions and requirements and request that the Club pass that message onto club members.
   3. Without Notice
6. Deputations are not listed in the Agenda, largely because they arise as a result of items on it
7. Planning Authority Matters
   1. 12 River Street, Bellerive – Two multiple dwellings (One existing and one new): Recommended for Approval
8. Reports of Officers
   1. Asset Management
      1. Little Howrah Beach Master Plan (2025) for adoption
      2. South Arm Highway Upgrade – Pass Road to Oakdowns Parade concept plans

         • This is the Rokeby/South Arm Road section through Rokeby to the roundabout that services Oakdowns and the Police Academy, which is currently largely one lane in each direction, with occasional turning lanes. The intent is to expand to two lanes in 2027, with future plans to upgrade through to the Acton Road intersection on the outskirts of Lauderdale. The Acton Road intersection itself is slated for upgrade early next year.
      3. Rokeby Park & Ride facility concept plans

         • ~200 parking spaces and a bicycle storage facility off Tollard Drive, new bus stops on Pass Road and the South Arm Highway
   2. Governance
      1. Community Grants and Cultural and Creative Grants ($66,380.80)
      2. Local Government Amendment (Targeted Reform) Bill 2025 Exposure Draft

         • The big, bad misconduct amendment.
9. Motions on Notice
   1. Cr James – Shared pathway, Rosny College to Kangaroo Bay Drive

      That Council seeks an officer’s report on the feasibility of a hard surface shared pathway adjacent to Clarence Cricket Club Oval from Rosny College to connect to the bitumen pathway near the lights on the corner of Kangaroo Drive and Rosny Hill Road, Rosny Park.
10. Councillors' Question Time
    1. Answers to Previous Questions Without Notice
    2. Questions Without Notice
11. Closed Meeting
    1. Applications for leave of absence