Minutes of the ordinary Council meeting - 25 September 2012

The NSW Aboriginal Affairs Department no longer has a discretionary of major
grants program. The Commonwealth department website lists one non-recurrent
program, with the majority of funding being directed towards Aboriginal health
initiative and other “soft” projects rather than infrastructure. Development of grant
applications also takes resources and any projects identified should be considered
against all other projects that the Council currently is seeking to undertake for the
community to ensure that resources are first applied to the projects where the
community gains the maximum benefit.
13 COMMITTEE REPORTS
Nil
14 QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
Noted
(Excerpt from code of meeting practice)
2.4 Questions at Council meetings
2.4.1 Questions on Notice
Questions on Notice shall be included in the order of business on the council meeting
agenda and shall be provided to the general manager by 9.00am one week prior to the
meeting for inclusion in the meeting agenda. (Local)
(Excerpt from Councillor Communication Procedure 2.3.2)
6 Response Times
c) Answers to a Question on Notice will be included in the following
Business Paper unless more than 10 working days‟ notice of the
question has been provided prior to the closing time for receipt of
questions for the Business Paper.
Questions on notice from 21 August 2012 – responses
COUNCILLOR E A GREEN F12/277, D12/6541
Q2
Where are we at with the investigations on the work required and costings
to improve the South West Rocks sports field lighting?
RESPONSE:
Council first considered a Notice of Motion at its meeting on 17 July 2012 relating
to the upgrading of lighting at Phillip Drive Sporting Complex, South West Rocks. At
that meeting, Council resolved for a report to be brought back to the next meeting
of Council in August 2012 with more detailed information regarding the likely costs
and the potential sources of funding for the work.
The matter was reported to the following Council meeting on 21 August 2012
where Council resolved to apply to identified grant funding and if successful, utilise
the grant funding together with applicable Section 94 funds, surplus capital project
funds and contributions from the user groups to undertake the work. The outcome
of the grant application will not be known for a number of months.
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