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Public Forum Agenda
18 August 2021
Public Forum
1 Public Forum Submissions Received
4.1 Public Forum Submissions Received………………………………………………………………….3.
4.1. Public Forum Submissions Received
Deputations for the Public Forum of 18 August 2021 were received and circulated to Councillors.
Mayor, Russell Fitzpatrick
Public Forum
Held on Wednesday 18 August 2021
Via Zoom – 12:00pm
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Present: Cr Russell Fitzpatrick, Mayor Cr Liz Seckold, Deputy Mayor Cr Tony Allen Cr Robyn Bain Cr Jo Dodds Cr Cathy Griff Cr Mitchell Nadin
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In Attendance: Chief Executive Officer, Mr Anthony McMahon Director, Assets and Operations, Mr Ian Macfarlane Director, Community, Environment and Planning, Dr Alice Howe Director, Business and Governance, Ms Iliada Bolton Manager, Communication and Events, Ms Emily Harrison Minute Secretary, Mrs Jackie Grant |
Statement of Commencement of Live Streaming
The Mayor made an announcement about live streaming requirements noting that:
Public Forums are recorded and live streamed to the Internet for public viewing.
The recording will be archived and made available on Council’s website www.begavalley.nsw.gov.au
Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians of Bega Valley Shire
The Mayor commenced by acknowledging, on behalf of Bega Valley Shire Council, the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters of the Shire, the people of Yuin nation, to show respect to elders past and present.
Apologies
There were no apologies.
Cr Bain departed the Public Forum at 12:15pm.
Public Forum Addresses
The following requests were heard regarding:
Item 8.1 Residential Flat Building Building (40 Units) and Strata Subdivision, Lots 1 and 2 DP 521571 - 95-97 Main Street, Merimbula
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Mr Damien Foley |
Club Sapphire (Authority Received) |
Via Zoom |
The Club has requested Mr Foley (As Club CEO) give Council a short background on the project and in particular its importance, synergies and linkages to the overall Club master planning of its land assets. |
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Mr Garrett Barry |
Club Sapphire (Authority Received) |
Via Zoom |
To provide the opportunity to have its planning consultant available, should Councillors or staff have any technical questions of the applicant. Given the requirement of a separate address, I will give a brief overview of the project in the strategic context of Merimbula and then be available for questions. |
Item 8.2 Dwelling and carport, 10 Moruya Street, Quaama
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Ms Cecile Bowers |
Self |
Via Zoom |
Personal address providing context for the development application after the 2019-20 bushfire.
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Item 8.3 Finalisation of planning proposal for certain land at Boydtown
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Comment |
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Mr Myall Stevens |
KPMG (Authority Received) |
Via Zoom |
Item 8.3 should be rejected because: • The Minister's power to allow the Planning Proposal to proceed has not been enlivened because the Planning Proposal was not a planning proposal within the meaning of s55(1) of the then EPA Act because it failed to: o Apply environmental and rural zones and associated developments to land based on its ecological significance and primary use; o Set out the criteria which has been used for applying an environmental zone; and o Set out how the presence of ecological attributes has been verified and therefore, the Planning Proposal failed to set out the justification for making amendment to the Bega Valley Local Environmental Plan 2013. |
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Mr Alex Cockerill |
WSP (Authority Received) |
Via Zoom |
As above. |
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Mr Michael Milliken |
Boydtown Pty Ltd (Authority Received) |
Via Zoom |
As above. |
Item 10.1 Submission on Snowy Mountains Special Activation Precinct Draft Master Plan
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Mr David Gallan |
Far South Coast Branch of National Parks Association (NSW) Inc. (Authority Received) |
Via Zoom |
Right now, the NSW Government has plans for a massive expansion of commercial activities in Kosciuszko National Park (KNP). The Government wants to add another 4,000 beds to the resorts, build bigger carparks and allow helicopters to fly their clients into the park. The NSW Government claims that KNP is in great condition and has plenty of capacity for further development. The reality is that these reckless plans overturn more than forty years of careful conservation management of KNP. The reason for the plans is clear- to enable an unsustainable expansion of commercial development across the park. |
Mr Myall Stevens was granted a 2 minute extension.
Mr David Gallan was granted a 2 minute extension.
The Public Forum session closed at 12:54pm.
The recording of the Public Forum is available on Council’s website:
http://webcast.begavalley.nsw.gov.au/archive.php
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