ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING

7.00pm, 25 February, 2003

Civic Centre,

Dundebar Road, Wanneroo

 


Public Question & Statement Time

 

Council allows a minimum of 15 minutes for public questions and statements at each Council meeting.  If there are not sufficient questions to fill the allocated time, the person presiding will move on to the next item.  If there are more questions than can be dealt with in the 15 minutes allotted, the person presiding will determine whether to extend question time.

 

Protocols

 

During the meeting, no member of the public may interrupt the meeting’s proceedings or enter into conversation.  Each person seeking to ask questions during public question time may address the council for a maximum of 3 minutes each.

 

Members of the public wishing to submit written questions are requested to lodge them with the Chief Executive Officer at least 30 hours prior to the start of the meeting.

 

The person presiding will control public question time and ensure that each person wishing to ask a question is given a fair and equal opportunity to do so.  A person wishing to ask a question should state his or her name and address before asking the question.  If the question relates to an item on the agenda, the item number should also be stated.

 

The following general rules apply to question and statement time:

 

·                Questions should only relate to the business of the council and should not be a statement or personal opinion.

·                Only questions relating to matters affecting Council will be considered at an ordinary meeting, and at a special meeting only questions that relate to the purpose of the meeting will be considered.  Questions may be taken on notice and responded to after the meeting.

·                Questions may not be directed at specific members of council or employees.

·                Questions & statements are not to be framed in such a way as to reflect adversely on a particular Elected Member or Officer.

·                The first priority will be given to persons who are asking questions relating to items on the current meeting agenda.

·                The second priority will be given to public statements.  Only statements regarding items on the agenda under consideration will be heard.

 

Deputations

 

The Mayor and Councillors will conduct an informal session on the same day as the meeting of the Council at the Civic Centre, Wanneroo, commencing at 6.15pm where members of the public may, by appointment, present deputations. If you wish to present a deputation please submit your request for a deputation in writing addressed to the Chief Executive Officer or fax through to Executive Services on 9405 5097. 

 

·                A time period of 15 minutes is set aside for each deputation. 

·                Deputations shall not exceed five (5) persons in number and only three (3) of those persons shall be at liberty to address the Council and to respond to questions the Mayor and Councillors may have.

 

Please ensure that mobile phones are switched off before entering the Council Chamber.  Any queries on this agenda, please contact Executive Services on 9405 5027 or 9405 5018.


Recording of Council Meetings Policy

Objective

·      To ensure that there is a process in place to outline access to the recorded proceedings of Council.

·      To emphasise that the reason for tape recording of Council Meetings is to ensure the accuracy of Council Meetings.

Statement

Recording of Proceedings

(1)          Proceedings for meetings of the Council, of electors and of the Audit Committee shall be recorded, by the City, on sound recording equipment except, in the case of meetings of the Council or the Audit Committee, where the Council or the Committee, as the case may be, closes the meeting to the public.

(2)          Notwithstanding sub clause (1), proceedings of a meeting of the Council or of the Audit Committee which is closed to the public shall be recorded where the Council or the Audit Committee, as the case requires, resolves to do so.

(3)          No member of the public is to use any electronic, visual or vocal recording device or instrument to record the proceedings of the Council or a committee without the written permission of the Council.

Access to Recorded Tapes

(4)          Members of the public may purchase a copy of the taped proceedings or alternatively listen to recorded proceedings with the supervision of a City Officer.

(5)          Elected Members may listen to a recording of the Council proceedings upon request, free of charge.  However, no transcript will be produced without the approval of the Chief Executive Officer.

(6)          Costs of providing taped proceedings to members of the public will be the cost of the tape plus staff time to make the copy of the proceedings.  The cost of supervised listening to recordings will be the cost of the staff time.  The cost of staff time will be set in the City’s schedule of fees and charges each year.

Retention of Tapes

(7)          Recordings pertaining to the proceedings of Council Meetings shall be retained in accordance with the Library Board of Western Australia Act (1951-83), General Disposal Authority for Local Government Records.  The current requirement for the retention of recorded proceedings is thirty (30) years.

Disclosure of Policy

(8)          This policy shall be printed within the agenda of all Council, Special Council, Electors and Special Electors and the Audit Committee meetings to advise the public that the proceedings of the meeting are recorded.


 

 

Notice is given that the next Ordinary Council Meeting will be held at the Civic Centre,

Dundebar Road, Wanneroo on Tuesday 25 February, 2003 commencing at 7.00pm.

 

 

 

 

C JOHNSON

Chief Executive Officer

20 February 2003

 

 

 

 

CONTENTS

 

Item  1          Attendances  1

Item  2          Apologies and Leave of Absence   1

Item  3          Public Question Time   1

Item  4          Confirmation of Minutes  1

OC01-02/03    Minutes of Ordinary Council Meeting Held on 04 February 2003  1

Item  5          Announcements by the Mayor without Discussion   1

Item  6          Questions from Elected Members  1

Item  7          Petitions  1

New Petitions Presented  1

Update on Petitions  1

PT01-02/03     Traffic Calming - Griffiths Road, Sinagra  1

PT02-02/03     Maintenance - Griffiths Road Verge, Sinagra  2

PT03-02/03     Proposed Amendment to Agreed Structure Plan No. 11 for Lot 46 Calabrese Avenue, Wanneroo  2

PT04-02/03     Change Legislation - Use of Raw Chicken Manure  2

PT05-02/03     Closure of Public Accessway - Calvert Way, Girrawheen  2

PT06-02/03     Tree Species - Brighton Estate, Butler  3

Item  8          Reports  4

Declarations of Interest by Elected Members, including the nature and extent of the interest.  Declaration of Interest forms to be completed and handed to the Chief Executive Officer. 4

Planning and Development  4

Policies & Studies  4

PD05-02/03     Submission On The Draft State Sustainability Strategy  4

Town Planning Schemes and Structure Plans  12

PD06-02/03     Review Of Cell Costs For East Wanneroo Cell 6: Madeley - Darch. 12

Development Applications  17

PD07-02/03     Retrospective Approval For A Horse Paddock– Lot 251 (305) Badgerup Road, Wanneroo  17

PD08-02/03     Parking of Commercial Vehicle Within Front Setback - Lot 218 (31) Walyunga Boulevarde, Clarkson  32

PD09-02/03     Proposed Commercial Vehicle Parking - Lot 611 (8) Ireland Court, Koondoola  39

PD10-02/03     Proposed Lake and Associated Open Space Development - Lot 9001 (2) Wallis Avenue, Clarkson  46

Delegated Authority Reports  60

PD11-02/03     Development Applications Determined by Delegated Authority in January 2003  60

PD12-02/03     Subdivision Applications Determined by Delegated Authority in January 2003  71

Economic Development  91

PD13-02/03     2Cities Internet Project – Budget Variation and Lease Extension  91

PD14-02/03     Wanneroo Tourism Committee Nominations  95

Technical Services  98

Tenders  98

TS11-02/03     Tender 03288 - The Supply and Delivery of Twenty One (21) Light Commercial and Passenger Vehicles of Varying Configurations  98

Funding and Budget  103

TS12-02/03     2002/03 National Black Spot Program – Budget Variation  103

TS13-02/03     Construction of Environmental Toilets at The Spot, Two Rocks  105

TS14-02/03     Federal Government Roads to Recovery Program – Revised Works Program   108

Other Matters  112

TS15-02/03     PT03-07/02 - Marmion Avenue/Avola Cove, Merriwa - Request for Fencing  112

Corporate Services  120

Finance  120

CS04-02/03     Warrant of Payments - For the Period to 31 January 2003  120

CS05-02/03     Financial Report for the Month Ended 31 December 2002  150

Contracts and Property  165

CS06-02/03     Management Procedure - Quotations for Materials, Services and Consultants  165

CS07-02/03     Proposed Lease Agreements - Two Rocks Pre-Primary & Blackmore Pre-Primary Schools  172

CS08-02/03     Proposed Sublease of Tamala Park - Landfill Gas and Power Pty Ltd  175

Community Development  178

Community Services  178

CD08-02/03    Community Consultation For Skate Facility In South Ward  178

Library and Leisure Services  183

CD09-02/03    Clarkson Public Library – Endorsement of Revised Plans and Project Budget  183

Ranger & Safety Services  190

CD10-02/03    Safer Citizens Quarterly Report - October To December 2002  190

Social Planning  203

CD11-02/03    January 2003 (1) - Donations, Sponsorships and the Waiver of Fees and Charges Approved Under Delegated Authority  203

Chief Executive Office  206

Mayor and Elected Members  206

CE05-02/03     Treatment Of Elected Members Records  206

General  216

CE06-02/03     Policy Amendment – Elected Members Allowances and Expenses Policy  216

CE07-02/03     Perth Urban Rail Development - Proposed At-Grade Railway Crossing Quinns Road Neerabup  225

CE08-02/03     Proposed Amendments To The Local Government Act 1995  256

CE09-02/03     Compliance Audit Return 2003  296

Item  9          Motions on Notice   332

Item  10        Urgent Business  332

Item  11        Confidential   332

CR01-02/03    Renaming Of A Portion Of Alexander Heights Reserve  332

Item  12        Date of Next Meeting   333

The next Ordinary Councillors Briefing Session has been scheduled for 6.00pm on Tuesday, 11 March 2003, to be held at the Civic Centre, Dundebar Road, Wanneroo. 333

Item  13        Closure   333

 


AGENDA

 

Item  1                Attendances

Item  2                Apologies and Leave of Absence

Item  3                Public Question Time

Item  4                Confirmation of Minutes

OC01-02/03   Minutes of Ordinary Council Meeting Held on 04 February 2003

That the minutes of the Ordinary Council Meeting held on 04 February 2003 be confirmed.

 

Item  5                Announcements by the Mayor without Discussion

Item  6                Questions from Elected Members

Item  7                Petitions

New Petitions Presented

Update on Petitions

PT01-02/03    Traffic Calming - Griffiths Road, Sinagra

Cr Newton presented a petition signed by 29 residents requesting the City to implement traffic calming on Griffiths Road, Sinagra.

 

ACTION

 

Traffic counter to be installed to collect traffic data.  Once the data collected is analysed a report will be presented for Council’s consideration. Aiming for 8 April 2003 meeting of Council.

 

PT02-02/03    Maintenance - Griffiths Road Verge, Sinagra

Cr Newton presented a petition signed by 15 residents requesting the City to clean up the verge and plant verge trees on Griffiths Road, Sinagra.

 

ACTION

 

Further investigation will be undertaken.

 

PT03-02/03    Proposed Amendment to Agreed Structure Plan No. 11 for Lot 46 Calabrese Avenue, Wanneroo

Cr Monks presented a petition signed by 56 residents objecting to the proposed amendment to the agreed Structure Plan No. 11 for 46 Calabrese Avenue, Wanneroo.

 

ACTION

 

The petition will be considered as a submission on proposed Amendment No. 11 to the Regent Waters Local Structure Plan. A number of submissions have been received during the public advertising, which will be reported to Council in due course. Whilst a number of traffic and intersection design issues are currently being assessed by Technical Services, it is anticipated that the close of advertising report will be submitted to Council for the meeting on 18 March 2003.

 

PT04-02/03    Change Legislation - Use of Raw Chicken Manure

Cr Monks presented a petition with 229 signatures requesting that Council support and ensure that the Health Regulations in relation to the use of Raw Chicken Manure through out the City of Wanneroo are adhered to and also that Council lobby the State Government Department to make changes to the State Health Act to increase the dollar value of fines when persons are in breach of the health regulations and to change regulations so that on the spot infringement notices can be issued to persons who are in breach of the Health Act.

 

ACTION

 

Letter sent to David Lloyd, Horse Council of WA, on 19 February advising that Council, through the Stable Fly Steering Committee Group, has lobbied the Department of Health regarding substantial levels of penalties under the Health Act.  The letter also advised that the City is enforcing the current regulations.

 

PT05-02/03    Closure of Public Accessway - Calvert Way, Girrawheen

Cr Hughes presented a petition signed by 60 residents of Calvert Way requesting the closure of the laneway located between Unit 15B and 17 Calvert Way.

 

ACTION

 

The City wrote to the organiser of the petition on 7 February 2003, requesting clarification as to the action that has been requested in order that the appropriate response can be considered.

 

PT06-02/03    Tree Species - Brighton Estate, Butler

Mayor Kelly presented a petition with 2 signatures requesting the City of Wanneroo to approve the continuation of planting by the Developer of tree species currently adopted within the Brighton Estate, Butler and for the City of Wanneroo to approve the particular species of trees listed for use in parks, verges and medians in future stages of the Brighton Estate, Butler.

 

ACTION

 

Petition form was meant to be sent to the developer as they are coordinating the petition and will formally present it at a future meeting of Council. No further action necessary at this stage.


Item  8                Reports

Declarations of Interest by Elected Members, including the nature and extent of the interest.  Declaration of Interest forms to be completed and handed to the Chief Executive Officer.

Cr Cvitan to declare a financial interest in Item PD06-02/03 due to being an owner of a lot within the cell.

 

Declarations of Interest by Administration

 

Chief Executive Officer Charles Johnson to declare an impartiality interest in Item PD14-02/03 due to being Chairperson and Council representative on the North Metro Community On Line Association.

Planning and Development

Policies & Studies

PD05-02/03   Submission on the Draft State Sustainability Strategy

File Ref:                                              S09/0072V01

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Level 5 Approval by ch Date 20 February 2003

Level 4 Approval by ch Date 13 February 2003

Level 3 Approval by ch Date 10 February 2003

Level 2 Approval by ch Date 10 February 2003

Level 1 Approval by Paul Watt Date 31 January 2003

Responsible Officer:                           Director, Planning and Development

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Attachments:                                       1

Author:  Paul Watt

Meeting Date:  25/2/03

Attachments:  1

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Issue

To consider a submission on the State Government’s draft State Sustainability Strategy.

Background

The Department of Premier and Cabinet has prepared a draft State Sustainability Strategy, which proposes a series of principles, visions, goals and actions to assist the State achieve a more sustainable future. 

 

The draft Strategy has been released for public comment until 28 February 2003.  A full copy of the document has been placed in the Elected Members reading room.

Detail

While many definitions of sustainability have been used in the past, the draft Strategy has defined sustainability as “meeting the needs of current and future generations through simultaneous environmental, economic and social improvement”.  The strategy emphasises the importance of integrating these factors and achieving them simultaneously.  The strategy suggests that unless all three factors are achieved, an activity cannot ultimately be considered to be sustainable.

The draft Strategy attempts to cover a wide spectrum of issues of Governmental responsibility and as such is a sizable document, covering many different areas of specialist knowledge.  The draft Strategy is based around a framework comprising eleven principles, six long term visions, each with a goal, and 42 priority action areas. 

 

The sustainability principles incorporate not only the traditional environmental aspects, but also attempt to incorporate social and economic dimensions.  The first seven principles are known as foundation principles that establish the basis of sustainability through long term economic health, equity, ecological integrity, efficiency, community, net benefit and common good.  The last four principles are process related that stress the need for integration, transparency and engagement, precaution and gradual change toward the broad vision.

 

The draft strategy then sets out a series of six visions being governance, global contributions, natural recourses, settlements, community and business, which place the principles in a more practical context.  Each vision is then presented with a goal and, in total, 42 priority areas for action and a total of some 249 action items.

 

The strategy framework is set out in Attachment 1.

Consultation

The draft strategy was developed in consultation with a range of stakeholders, through means such as a seminar series, university research case studies and background papers, invitations for written submissions and a public exhibit as part of the MuseumLink programme.

 

The draft strategy document was released for public comment in September 2002, initially until 10 January 2003, however the comment period was subsequently extended until 28 February 2003.

 

A working group from the City’s Environmental Advisory Committee provided input on the recommended responses and then endorsed, in principle, the comments raised in this report.

Comment

The draft Strategy represents a significant step for Government.  The preparation of the draft Strategy is therefore commended, as this is the first attempt to look comprehensively at the issue of sustainability on a state wide basis, across all sectors of the State Government.

 

The draft strategy compliments efforts made by the City in its Strategic Plan and other strategies such as its Local Environmental Strategy.

 

A series of comments on the draft strategy have been prepared which is recommended to form the basis of the City’s submission.  These comments are grouped together as either general comments on the strategy as a whole, or relate to a specific section.

 

General Comments:

 

1.1)      Resourcing Implications - Implementation of the strategy will require adequate and ongoing funding.  Many Government agencies in the environmental sector are already suffering from inadequate resourcing, with the provision of additional requirements likely to exacerbate this.

 

1.2)   Local Government - The strategy seems to indicate that additional responsibilities will be required of Local Government, but does not generally specify how these will be resourced.  If the State Government intends to increase Local Government responsibilities it should identify how it will provide support to achieve these actions.  Particular attention should be given to those Local Governments with an inherently smaller capacity to implement such sustainability initiatives.  The development of partnerships between the community, Local Government and the State Government could improve communication and may assist in this regard.

 

1.3)   Vague Action Statements - Many of the proposed actions are vague and non-committal.  Measurement of the level of success or implementation of these actions will therefore be difficult without specifically noted and appropriate key performance indicators.

 

1.4)   Responsible Authority - Each action item needs to have an identified responsible authority to ensure that it is carried out.

 

1.5)   Timeframes - Each action item should be allocated a timeframe for implementation.  The strategy should be reviewed regularly, reflecting on the degree of implementation of the strategy.   The strategy also needs a greater acknowledgement that this is just the start of the process where practices, processes, policies etc are constantly improved.  Achieving sustainability will require a constant effort and re-evaluation, it will not be achieved at the end of the lifespan of this strategy.  It is suggested that a new action should be included recommending that the strategy be formally reviewed and updated in 5 years.

 

1.6)   Actions Underway – The actions identified in the draft strategy as being underway should also be included in the list of action items to ensure that they are completed.  Some of these actions, such as the Environmental Protection (Swan Coastal Plain Wetlands) Policy and the Future Perth project, have been in progress for a considerable time.

 

1.7)   Summary document - The strategy is a long document which takes considerable time to digest.  The action items represent what is proposed to take place to achieve sustainability and therefore represents the most important part of the document.  While the background information provided is beneficial it is suggested that an executive summary, comprising a summary of what sustainability means, the sustainability framework and a full list of the action items with responsible agencies and timeframes, should be prepared and inserted at the beginning of the document.

 

1.8)   Integration with Federal programmes and activities - The effective implementation of the Strategy will require close co-operation with the Federal Government, with it being unclear as to how this will occur in many of the Strategies.

 

1.9)   The City strongly supports the principles and visions of sustainability as outlined in the strategy framework.

 

1.10) The City strongly supports the necessity for the State to take a strategic approach to sustainability planning by making contributions to global sustainability.

 


Specific Comments:

 

2.1)      Action 1.4 - Instead of just assisting relevant agencies to incorporate sustainability practices into their policy functions this should be required of all agencies.

 

2.2)      Action 1.7 - Other initiatives that could be included on this list include support for Greensmart which is being developed by the Housing Industry Association, developing a State Government Environmental Management System, and support for eco-efficiency and cleaner production

 

2.3)      Action 1.29 - An on-line information system can be a useful and informative tool, however an equity issue exists that such information is not uniformly accessible.  Consideration should be given to means in which to reduce this inequity.

 

2.4)      Action 1.30 - Annual sustainability awards are an excellent idea.  As there are many different facets that go towards creating sustainability it is suggested that several awards should be granted, with each focusing on one of the identified visions rather than one general award.

 

2.5)      A possible key performance indicator for overall assessment of progress towards sustainability could be the use of ecological footprint analysis, both per capita and total.

 

2.6)      Maintaining Our Biodiversity (Action Items 2.6 – 2.14) - Local Government and community groups undertake and support significant bushland restoration works throughout the State.  The development of a bushland restoration manual (similar to the Water and Rivers Commission’s existing River Restoration Manual) collating and updating existing information may enhance the capacity of these groups to undertake this work.  Active support should be given to these community groups to assist with environmental works.

 

2.7)      Maintaining Our Biodiversity (Action Items 2.6 – 2.14) - The State Weed Plan and Environmental Weed Strategy for WA should be implemented with appropriate resources allocated to it.

 

2.8)      Maintaining Our Biodiversity (Actions 2.6 – 2.14) - There are several widespread and significant plant declines occurring throughout the State (eg Wandoo, Flooded gum and Tuart), with the causes of these being unknown.  Appropriately funded research should be conducted into the causes of these declines to enable appropriate conservation measures to be implemented.

 

2.9)      Responding to Greenhouse and Climate Change (Action Items 2.15 – 2.23) - Support to assist all Local Governments to undertake Greenhouse Gas Reduction programmes should be considered.

 

2.10)    Responding to Greenhouse and Climate Change (Action Items 2.15 – 2.23) - The State Government should acknowledge that Australia should ratify the Kyoto Protocol and promote this with the Federal Government.  This position should be endorsed in Policy.  The State Government should also adopt a role in assisting and equipping Local Government and the broader community, with better information and resources to advance in unison on such initiatives. 


For example a hydrogen economy conference for Local Government and the broader community may empower the early delivery of the objectives sought by the State Government.

 

2.11)    Oil Vulnerability (including Action Item 2.24) - To assist the transition from the oil based economy, support for research into alternative fuels should be encouraged.

 

2.12)    Sustainable Agriculture (Action Items 3.1 – 3.9) - The salinity crisis will result in the loss of much biodiversity and farming land with resulting negative social and economic implications.  The scale of the problem is far too widespread and complex to expect community groups, farmers and rural shires to tackle.  The State Government needs to ensure that sustained and adequate resourcing is applied to ensure that this issue is effectively addressed.

 

2.13)    Sustainable Forestry and Plantations (Action 3.23) - Consideration should be given to the preparation of an Environmental Protection Policy or similar statutory policy to control the spread of Phytophthora cinnamomi (dieback).  This is of particular importance as it is recognised by Environment Australia as a ‘Threatening Process’ that is likely to cause extinctions.  The proposed development and implementation of rehabilitation plans for dieback affected areas should commence with the areas that have the highest identified ecological values.

 

2.14)    Sustainable Mining and Petroleum Production (Actions 3.26 – 3.31) - The extraction of minerals is inherently unsustainable and should be recognised as such.  It is agreed however, that sustainability principles can be used to make this process more socially, environmentally and economically more acceptable.

 

2.15)    Protecting Aquatic Systems (Actions 3.36 – 3.44) - The definition of aquatic is unclear, with the draft strategy appearing to focus more on land based wetlands than marine and semi-marine areas such as estuaries and coastal fringe.  In this regard it may be more appropriate to use the terminology of ‘Inland Water’ as used in the State of the Environment reports.  A whole of catchment approach to use and management should be encouraged.

 

2.16)    Protecting Aquatic Systems (Actions 3.36 – 3.44) - To complement the River Restoration Manual the Water and Rivers Commission should develop its proposed Wetland Restoration Manual.

 

2.17)    Sustainability and Settlements (Chapter 4) – Current urban growth patterns are unsustainable and this should be recognised in the strategy.  Notwithstanding this, much can be done to improve the manner in which growth and development in settlements is undertaken and a range of positive action items are set out in the draft strategy which will provide for more sustainable urban areas. 

 

A legitimate attempt is however required at the strategic level if there is to be any real move toward to sustainable urban areas.  Other supporting systems also need to be put in place to support such a planning framework, for example an economic system that provides incentives toward sustainable development and disincentives to non sustainable development. 


In addition, sustainability indicators should be prepared as part of the planning framework for developing areas to provide a mechanism for both the developer and government agencies to measure the achievement of the predetermined strategic objectives for the development.

           

            The development of the Future Perth strategy is an example of an initiative by Government that was examining a framework for progressing toward a more sustainable future for Perth.  It is therefore very disappointing that this strategy has not been finalised.

 

2.18)    Preserving Air Quality (Action Items 4.34 – 4.40) – The objectives for these action items should seek full compliance with World Health Organisation standards.

 

2.19)    Our Water Future (Action Items 4.52 – 4.58) - The second of the objectives for this section proposes that responsibility for management of groundwater supplies be extended to local government and Regional Councils.  The action proposed to achieve this objective is to ensure that local government and Regional Councils, co-ordinated by the Department of Environment Water and Catchment Protection, take more responsibility for managing groundwater, including household and municipal bores and storm water collection, through the development of Regional Groundwater Management Plans.

 

            This would place additional burdens upon local government and Regional Councils, including obtaining appropriately qualified staff to manage such requirements.  It would also perhaps remove the broader focus that is necessary in considering water supply that only state level agencies can supply.  The need for a more efficient use of available water resources is supported, including the introduction of pricing structures that reflect the true cost of water usage.

 

            Since the coming into effect of the new Rights in Water and Irrigation Act in January 2001, this City has been urging the State Government to establish a Water Resources Management Committee under that Act to deal with the Wanneroo area.  Such a committee would involve local government and community representatives, as well as having necessary state agency expertise, and would be able to proceed to prepare Regional, Sub-regional and Local Area Management Plans as proposed under the Act.  To-date, the government has not been prepared to give priority to the establishment of such a committee for this area however such an initiative would be clearly supportive of the water management objectives of the draft state Sustainability Strategy.

 

2.20)    Our Water Future (Action Items 4.52 – 4.58) - The Environmental Protection (State Groundwater) Policy should be finalised.  Similarly the Gnangara Mound Crown Land Statement of Planning Policy and the Environmental Protection (Gnangara Mound Crown Land) Policy should be updated.

 

2.21)    Sustainable Energy (Action Items 4.59 – 4.71) - Financial support should be provided for research into alternative energy sources.

 

2.22)    Sustainability and Business  (Action Items 6.1 - 6.17) - While much employment occurs in small to medium sized enterprises, the ability to address sustainability outcomes is inherently greater in larger businesses.  Support mechanisms specifically aimed at smaller businesses should be considered.

Statutory Compliance

Nil

Strategic Implications

The City’s Strategic Plan states that “the triple bottom line of cultural, economic and environmental sustainability is a core theme that unites all of our goals and strategies”.  The overall direction of the draft Sustainability Strategy is complementary with the City’s Strategic Plan.

Policy Implications

Nil

Financial Implications

Nil

Voting Requirements

Simple Majority

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Recommendation

That Council ENDORSES the comments made in the comment section of this report as its submission to the Department of the Premier and Cabinet on the draft State Sustainability Strategy.

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SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK

FOR THE STATE SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY

 

Principles for Sustainability

 

 Foundation Principles                                                                                      Process Principles

 

LONG-TERM ECONOMIC HEALTH

Sustainability recongnises the needs of current and future generations for long-term economic health, diversity and productivity of the earth.

EQUITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Sustainability recognises that an environment needs to be created where all people can express their full potential and lead productive lives and that significant gaps in sufficiency and opportunity endanger the earth.

BIODIVERSITY AND ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY

Sustainability recognises that all life has intrinsic value, is interconnected and that biodiversity and ecological integrity are part of the irreplaceable life support systems upon which the earth depends.

INTEGRATION OF THE TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE

Sustainability requires that economic, social and environmental factors be integrated by simultaneous application of these principles, seeking mutually supportive benefits with minimal trade offs.

PRECAUTION

Sustainability requires precaution, avoiding poorly understood risks of serious or irreversible damage, designing for surprise and managing for adaptation.

 

 

SETTLEMENT EFFICIENCY AND QUALITY FOR LIFE

Sustainability recognises that the earth can only adjust to a more balanced state if settlements reduce their ecological footprint (i.e. Less material and energy demands and reductions in waste), while they simultaneously improve their quality of life (health, housing, employment, community…).

COMMUNITY, REGIONS, ‘SENSE OF PLACE’ AND HERITAGE

Sustainability recognises the significance and diversity of community and regions for the management of the earth, and the critical importance of ‘sense of place’ and heritage (buildings, townscapes, landscapes and culture) in any plans for the future.

ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY AND ENGAGEMENT

Sustainability recognises that people should have access to information on sustainability issues, that institutions should have triple bottom line accountability, that regular sustainability audits of programs and policies should be conducted, and that public engagement lies at the heart of all sustainability principles.

HOPE, VISION, SYMBOLIC AND ITERATIVE CHANGE

Sustainability recognises that applying these principles as a part of a broad strategic vision for the earth can generate hope in the future, and thus it will involve symbolic change that is part of many successive steps over generations.

 

NET BENEFIT FROM DEVELOPMENT

Sustainability means that all development, and particularly development involving extraction of non-renewable resources, should strive to provide net environmental, social and economic benefit for future generations.

COMMON GOOD FROM PLANNING

Sustainability recognises that planning for the common good requires equitable distribution of public resources (like air, water and open space) so that natural carrying capacities are not exceeded and so that a shared resource is available to all.

Sustainability Visions for Western Australia

GOVERNANCE

Western Australia’s system of governance is world famous for its responsiveness to sustainability issues, effective and financially responsible in its programs, transparent and inclusive in its processes and reflects its globally significant responsibilities towards the land and its people.

GLOBAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Western Australia contributes to the solution of global sustainability issues particularly population pressures and poverty, climate change, threats to biodiversity and oil vulnerability and in so doing creates significant local opportunities for the new jobs in the rapidly growing sustainability economy.

NATURAL RESOURCES

Western Australia’s vast landscape, intricate web of biodiversity and natural resources are managed and used sustainability for the common closely involving the community in management and planning processes that are transparent and visionary.

SETTLEMENTS

Western Australia’s settlements are among the most attractive places to live in the world, constantly becoming more innovative and efficient in their use of resources and management of wastes while simultaneously being more liveable and equitable.

COMMUNITY

Western Australian communities in cities and in regions have a strong sense of place, supportive networks receptive to local needs, and through this respond uniquely to the sustainability agenda.

 

BUSINESS

Western Australian businesses, large and small, are globally innovative and responsive, leading to the resolution sustainability issues at home and abroad and achieving competitive advantage and prosperity.

Government’s Sustainability Goals

and Priority Areas for Action

GOAL 1

 

Ensure that the way we govern is driving the transition to a sustainable future

·       Sustainability assessment

·       Institutional change

·       Embracing sustainability in government agencies

·       Partnerships for action

·       Planning for sustainability

·       Sustainability in the regions

·       Indigenous communities and sustainability

·       Research and development for sustainability

·       Sustainability online information

·       Recognising sustainability excellence

GOAL 2

 

Play our part in solving the global challenge of sustainability

·       Population, development aid and environmental technology

·       Maintaining our biodiversity

·       Responding to greenhouse and climate change

·       Oil vulnerability, the gas transition and the hydrogen economy

·        

 

GOAL 3

 

Value and protect our natural environment and ensure the sustainable management of natural resources

·       Sustainable agriculture

·       Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture

·       Sustainable forests and plantation

·       Sustainable mining and petroleum production

·       Sustainable tourism

·       Protecting aquatic systems

·       Sustainable coastal and marine environments

·       Sustainable rangelands management

·        

 

GOAL 4

 

Plan and provide settlements that reduce the ecological footprint and enhance quality of life at the same time

·       Managing urban and regional growth

·       Revitalising declining centers and suburbs

·       Integrating land use and balanced transport

·       Managing freight and regional transport

·       Preserving air quality

·       Reducing and managing waste

·       Our water future

·       Sustainable energy

·       Preserving cultural heritage and landscapes and creating ‘sense of place’

·       Building sustainability

GOAL 5

 

Support communities to fully participate in achieving a sustainable future

·       Community services and development

·       Housing and sustainability

·       Sustaining healthy communities

·       Education and community awareness for sustainability

·       Sustainability through culture and the arts

·       Multiculturalism and sustainability

 

GOAL  6

 

Assist business to benefit from and contribute to sustainability

·       Training and facilitation for sustainability

·       Financial reform and economic instruments for sustainability

·       Eco0efficiency and industrial ecology

·       Industry sustainability covenants

 

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Town Planning Schemes and Structure Plans

PD06-02/03   Review of Cell Costs for East Wanneroo Cell 6: Madeley - Darch.

File Ref:                                              SP0007

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Level 4 Approval by ch Date 13 February 2003

Level 3 Approval by ch Date 11 February 2003

Level 2 Approval by ch Date 11 February 2003

Level 1 Approval by T Neale Date 31 January 2003delete

Responsible Officer:                           Director, Planning and Development

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Author:   T Neale

Meeting Date:   25/02/03.

Attachments:                                       1

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Issue

To consider a review of the cell costs for East Wanneroo Cell 6 to reflect current values being sought for areas of public open space acquisition with the cell.

Background

At its meeting on 18 December 2001 (item PD06-12/01), Council adopted the local structure plan for East Wanneroo Cell 6 and the associated infrastructure costs for the cell.  The adopted structure plan is shown as Attachment 1.

 

At its meeting on 2 July 2002 (item LR01-07/02), Council adopted the figure of $31,874,766 as the revised estimated cell costs and $6,969.05 as the infrastructure cost per lot to be applied in East Wanneroo Cell 6. 

Detail

The City administers the provision of cell works in the eight East Wanneroo cells under Part 10 of District Planning Scheme No. 2 (DPS2).  The cell works for each cell include the acquisition of land for public open space (POS) and arterial road reserves, as well as certain construction works for the arterial roads.  In respect to the urban cells, the total cost of providing the cell works is financed by all developing landowners in the cells by means of an infrastructure cost per lot (ICPL) that is payable on each new lot that is produced.  The ICPL is calculated by dividing the estimated total cost of the cell works by the estimated lot yield. The estimated lot yield used in the calculations is 9 lots per hectare.  The contributions received are used to compensate those owners who are required to set aside some part of their land for POS and arterial road reserves.

 

Clause 10.14.4 of DPS2 provides that when the City acquires land for any cell work, the land value shall be the capital amount that an unencumbered estate in fee simple of the en globo land might reasonably be expected to realise upon sale.  The valuation is to be undertaken in accordance with fair market principles and is to reflect the intended zoning of the land under the agreed structure plan for the cell.  The estimated total cost of acquiring the POS in any cell is determined by the average per hectare value of cell land, derived from a sample of the POS sites in the cell.  The valuations are carried out by qualified licensed valuers appointed by the City.

 


The average per hectare rate is incorporated into the ICPL that is adopted by Council and advertised for public comment.  In the case of Cell 6, there was no adverse comments or objection from landowners in respect to the average land value when notice of the estimated cell costs were published.

 

As the per hectare value of the POS to be acquired is a broad whole of cell average, it is acknowledged that the actual per hectare market rate of a specific POS site might be higher or lower than the average rate.

 

For this reason, when it is time to settle a claim for compensation with a landowner for a particular POS area, a site specific valuation must be obtained.  The valuation is initiated by the City, but the landowner has the right to obtain an independent valuation for the purpose of negotiation.  Usually, if there is a difference in the valuations it can be expected that a compromise will be reached.  If agreement cannot be reached, the value is to be determined by arbitration.

Consultation

DPS2 requires the any revised cell cost estimates be publicly advertised by way of a newspaper advertisement on at least two occasions, allowing a 42 day period for the lodging of objections.

Comment

Over the last 12 months, Cell 6 has been subject to considerable subdivision activity.  A trend has emerged which indicates that the average whole of cell valuation rate that is currently being used is significantly below the current en globo values that are being applied to subdivisions within the cell.  Settlement of compensation claims on the basis of the site specific valuations will result in the City not receiving sufficient funds from developers’ infrastructure contributions to meet the total of the compensation payments that it will have to make.  This shortfall would impact on Council’s ability to complete the cell works.

 

When the average values for Cell 6 were initially considered by Council in December 2001, they fell within the range of $353,000 to $410,000 per hectare, with most of the sample sites within the $360,000 to $370,000 bracket.  The figure that was included in the adopted cell estimates was $407,000 per hectare, being $370,000 plus a 10% solatium allowance to provide for cases where developers would have to cede more than the usual 10% of the area of their landholding for POS. The aggregate value of the POS (non-historic) in the cell was estimated at $12,866.532, which equated to $2,812.97 for each of the new lots to be created at the estimated lot yield for the cell.

 

In mid 2002, Lots 64, 65 and 66 Russell Road, containing 6.1517 hectares were sold as undeveloped land at the rate of $420,680 per hectare. Upon completion of the subdivision works by the developer and the provision of a 1.1000 hectare POS site, the owner has now submitted a claim for compensation at the rate of $717,800 per hectare inclusive of solatium. A separate valuation obtained by the City puts the value at a considerably lower rate, but substantially greater than the current average cell rate the City is using to estimate cell costs.

 

There are six POS sites in Cell 6 for which recent en globo land values have been undertaken. These values range from $337,672 per hectare to $717,827 per hectare. The average is $495,800 per hectare exclusive of solatium and $545,380 per hectare inclusive of solatium.


If this average is applied the aggregate value of the non-historic POS in Cell 6 becomes $17,241,152, which equates to $3,769.58 per new lot.

 

In addition to the 31.6131 hectares of non-historic POS sites within Cell 6, the City is to pay certain owners for areas of historic POS reserves that had been ceded as part of the prior rural subdivision of land in the cell.  These historic POS reserves total 14.9662 hectares.  It is considered that the revised average value rate should not be applied to the historic POS on the grounds that there is no reasonable prospect of the reserves being sold under market conditions for subdivision purposes. Therefore, the rate of $370,000 per hectare that was included in the initial adoption of the cell cost estimates is considered a reasonable market value and should be retained in this revision.  This rate equates $1,019.49 per new lot.

 

The current average value is also to be applied to the outstanding land acquisitions required for the arterial roads within the cell namely, Skeit Road, Gnangara Road and Mirrabooka Avenue. The land required for Hepburn Avenue has been acquired and is not subject to further cost review. The current average has the effect of increasing the total road acquisition cost from $5,880,692 to $7,402,121.

 

The total net costs for the cell are now estimated to be $31,068,170 and the infrastructure cost per lot is $8,234.87.

Statutory Compliance

DPS2 requires Council to review cell costs on at least an annual basis and in any event prior to the commencement of each new financial year.  When reviewing the cell costs, Council is to review the estimated lot yield for the cell and the infrastructure cost per lot having regard for the actual lots produced, the remaining cell works, any amendments to the structure plan and any other factors the Council considers relevant. These matters were considered, and incorporated in the current review where changes had occurred.

Strategic Implications

The revision of the estimated cell costs will ensure that sufficient funds are available to complete the cell works.  This is consistent with the Healthy Communities Goal of the City’s Strategic Plan, which seeks to provide and maintain infrastructure to meet the needs of our community.

Policy Implications

Nil

Financial Implications

The revision of the land acquisition estimates will set the new ICPL that will be needed to recover the estimated cost of achieving the cell works.  The revision will not impact on the City’s operational budget.

Voting Requirements

Simple Majority

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Recommendation

That Council:-

1.         ADOPTS a revised figure of $31,068,170 as the current Net Estimated Cell Costs and $8,234.87 as the current Infrastructure Cost Per Lot to be applied in East Wanneroo Cell No. 6.

2.         AUTHORISES public notification of the revised cell cost estimates for East Wanneroo Cell No. 6 in accordance with the requirements of Part 10 of District Planning Scheme No. 2.

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Development Applications

PD07-02/03   Retrospective Approval for a Horse Paddock– Lot 251 (305) Badgerup Road, Wanneroo

File Ref:                                              P34/0139V01

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Level 5 Approval by ch Date 20 February 2003

Level 4 Approval by ch Date 13 February 2003

Level 3 Approval by ch Date 10 February 2003

Level 2 Approval by ch Date 10 February 2003

Level 1 Approval by hw Date 05 February 2003

Responsible Officer:                           Director, Planning and Development

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Author:   Silvia Foti

Meeting Date:   25 February 2003

Attachments:                                       5

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Issue

To consider a retrospective approval for a horse paddock on Lot 251 (305) Badgerup Road, Wanneroo.  The paddock is located within the rear setback area of the property and objections have been received.

 

Applicant

Andrea Rose

Owner

Andrea Rose

Location

Lot 251 (305) Badgerup Road, Wanneroo

Site Area

1.0011ha

DPS 2 Zoning

Special Rural

Background

On 26 March 2002 the City received an application for a building envelope modification, horse stable and approval to keep two miniature horses on the subject property. The application was subsequently approved subject to a number of conditions.  The application was not advertised to the adjoining property owners for comment as it was not considered likely to affect any owners or occupiers in the general locality including the adjoining sites.

 

It later became apparent that this approval  did not include consideration of a grassed paddock located within the rear setback area of the property, despite the Applicant’s claim that information about the paddock was included in the horse management plan for the keeping of two miniature horses.

 

On 18 November 2002, the City informed the owners of the property of this anomaly and requested submission of a further application for consideration of the horse paddock area. The current application is the subject of this report.

Detail

The application includes a horse paddock area located along the rear western boundary of the subject property, which measures 11 metres from the western boundary, along the northern side and 15 metres from the western boundary along the southern side (refer Attachment 1 and Attachment 2). The total grassed area is approximately 1084m2. This area has been established and is reticulated.

Consultation

As the horse paddock is located within the 15 metre setback area and is immediately adjoining other properties, advertising was undertaken in accordance with Clause 6.7 of District Planning Scheme No 2. The application was advertised for a period of 21 days to the adjoining landowners for comment. At the end of the advertising period, two submissions were received and have been outlined below:

 

Comment

Administration Comment

Submission No. 1

 

·          The submitter claims that the land has been cleared since the owners of 305 Badgerup Road purchased the property.  It is likely that the vegetation was removed to accommodate the paddock that presently exists as bushland on the other side of the paddock is perfectly intact.

 

·          Objects to paddock on the basis that:

 

-         Two horses are within the paddock which is now 15 metres from the bedroom window with the attendant horse smell and noise.

 

-         Mowing of the pasture occurs weekly.

 

-         Irrigation and nutrients are placed into the soil which is not conducive to rehabilitation and general well being of native vegetation.

 

-         Noise and odour associated with the disposal of horse excrement.

 

-         Driveway is frequently bordered by horse manure and grass clippings.

 

-         The noise associated with two horses running up and down the length of the paddock (15 metres from the bedrooms).

 

-         Sprinklers servicing the paddock are activated at 6.00am every morning.

 

 

 

 

·          The removal of vegetation has rendered the area akin to a normal residential development rather than a rural setting.

 

 

·          It is more sensible to locate the paddock next to the existing stable. A normal horse requires approximately three times the acreage of a miniature horse. It would appear that the paddock next to the existing stable is appropriate.

 

·          The owners are bound by the requirements of the Special Rural Zone and should have either not bought the land or not bought the horses.

 

 

 

·          Refer to comment section

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-         Refer to comment section

 

 

 

 

-         Noted.

 

-         Refer comment section

 

 

 

 

-         Refer to Comment Section

 

 

-         Refer to Comment Section

 

 

-         Refer to Comment Section

 

 

 

 

-           Refer to Comment Section

 

 

 

 

 

·          Noted.

 

 

 

 

·          Refer to Comment Section

 

 

 

 

 

 

·          Noted.

 

 

 

 

Submission No. 2

 

·          The land was degraded not only by the free roaming horse, but also by some clearing by the owners.

 

·          The owners had also established a horse stable and sizeable dust paddock that has since been moved at the request of the City as it was outside the building envelope, although the dust paddock remains.

 

·          The land at number 305 was natural bush and up until three years ago was mostly native vegetation.

 

·          The paddock has been in place for about a year.

 

·          The result of clearing means that there is no longer any form of screening to that area.

 

·          No objection is raised to the paddock if no further clearing; hedges of native shrubs are planted and maintained to screen the paddock from the neighbouring properties; further damage to shrubs or tube plants along the fence line are replaced in order to screen off the existing dust paddock to reduce dust and smell blowing across in the prevailing winds.

 

 

 

·          Noted

 

 

 

·          Noted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

·          Refer to comment section.

 

 

 

·          Noted.

 

 

·          Noted.

 

 

 

·          Noted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The issues raised are summarised as follows:

 

1.         Clearing of vegetation in the rear paddock area

2.         Proximity of the paddock to the adjacent sites

3.         Visual Privacy – Clear view of paddock

4.         Noise – Horses, mowing, irrigation

5.         Irrigation and nutrients degrading native vegetation

6.         Odour associated with the disposal of horse excrement

7.         Manure and grass clippings along common boundary

8.         Hour of operation of sprinklers.

 

Compliance with District Planning Scheme No. 2

 

The application does not comply with the provision of the City’s District Planning Scheme in relation to setbacks. Variation is sought to Clause 3.18.3 (d) and Schedule 13 Special Rural Zone No 10 Clause 5 which states the following:

 

“no development shall take place within 25 metres of a street boundary or within 15 metres of a side or rear boundary”.

 

The objectives of the Special Rural Zone are to:

 

(a)        designate areas where rural-residential retreats can be accommodated without detriment to the environment or the rural character;

 

(b)        meet the demand for a rural lifestyle on small rural lots generally ranging from one to four hectares in size;

 

(c)        maintain and enhance the rural character and amenity of the locality.

Comment

The paddock is located outside of the building envelope and is located within 15 metres of the side and rear boundaries. While Council has discretion under Clause 4.2 of the Scheme to vary the provisions of the Scheme consideration must be given to Clause 6.7 (Public Notice) and Clause 6.8 (Matters to be considered by Council).

 

Matters that should be considered include:

 

·         the aims and provisions of the Scheme;

·         the compatibility of the use or development within its setting;

·         the likely effect of the proposal on the natural environment, whether the proposal is likely       to cause soil erosion or land degradation, and any means that are proposed to protect or to         mitigate impacts on the natural environment.

·         the preservation of the amenity of the locality;

·         whether adequate provision has been made for the landscaping of the land to which the          planning application relates and whether any trees or other vegetation on the land should be      preserved;

·         any relevant submissions received.

Aims and provisions of the Scheme

The property is zoned Special Rural and is located within Special Rural Zone No 10.  Schedule 13 of the District Planning Scheme in relation to Special Rural Zone No 10 states that the land within this zone may be used for rural/residential purposes and ancillary uses and permits the keeping of a horse.  The paddock is considered to be an ancillary land use to the rural/residential use of the property and is therefore considered to be consistent with the objectives of the Special Rural Zone.  However, issues relating to the appropriateness of the ancillary use (ie horse paddock) in its current location remains to be considered.

 

Schedule 13 for Special Rural Zone No 10 further states that ancillary land uses may be permitted on the proviso that they do not generate further significant nutrient application or involve the clearing of land (other than for building envelopes, fences, firebreaks, access and servicing). Although the Scheme does not specifically preclude ancillary land uses outside of the building envelope, the 15 metre setback should generally be complied with.

 

For any development to occur within this setback area, the Council would be required to exercise discretion under Part 4.2 of its scheme.  In exercising powers to relax requirements and standards under this provision, the Council shall in addition, pay particular regard to the effect on flora and fauna, and the character and amenity of the Special Rural Zone.  These issues will be discussed in the section below.

Effect on the Natural Environment

Land Clearing

 

The paddock will not involve any further clearing of land on the property.  However, it should be noted that the paddock area is established and that according to the submissions received, the area had previously been cleared.  Although, the issue of land clearing had previously been raised with the City, advice provided by the City’s Infrastructure Services in relation to the unauthorised clearing within that area indicated that there had been a deterioration of vegetation over the past few years, and that the clearing was likely to have been a result of removal of damaged or diseased vegetation as opposed to live healthy vegetation. The applicant has indicated that approximately six (6) dead/dying banksias that posed danger were removed for safety reasons and that the paddock in 1999 was completely denuded of low growing shrubs and low growing grasses within 2 months by a horse kept on the property. According to the applicant, revegetation of the property has been undertaken which is evident on site, particularly along the northern boundary and within the northern setback area of the property.

 

Under Clause 3.18.3 (i) of the Scheme, it states that the land should be managed in such a manner as to avoid it being laid bare of vegetation. Land shall not be cleared of vegetation except where necessary to permit the construction of buildings or where the vegetation is dead or poses a hazard to safety. The owner maintains that the vegetation removed was dead or dying and posed a hazard. The grass paddock was put in place as a result of the area having been previously laid bare through the keeping of a horse. The grass paddock and reticulation is a method used to prevent dust nuisance and is often considered as an appropriate mitigating measure to control airborne dust nuisance.

 


Clause 3.18.3 (j) of the Scheme states that a person shall not without Planning Approval of the Council remove, cut down, or damage any vegetation on land within a Special Rural Zone including street verges. An application for approval was required prior to removal of the vegetation. This requirement was not met.  If the Council considers it reasonable the Council may impose a condition requiring the planting of suitable vegetation at the cost of the applicant to revegetate the area previously laid bare. The applicant has indicated that numerous trees and shrubs have been planted on the property particularly within the northern setback which is currently devoid of vegetation.

 

Nutrient Application

 

Application of nutrient is generally not conducive to the well being of native vegetation. Where native vegetation is in its natural state, the application of irrigated water per se does not cause degradation however, it may lead to proliferation of weeds, leading to the alteration of the structure and composition of the remnant vegetation. In essence, the proliferation of weeds can “choke” other natural remnant vegetation.

 

The applicant has already installed a sprinkler system to irrigate the paddock area. The applicant contends that the grass and irrigation system were put in place to control a dust nuisance generated by the keeping of a horse on the property prior to the two miniature horses, which significantly degraded the area. The City’s Environmental Planner has indicated that the application of water is unlikely to intrude into the established vegetated area and the amount of water applied within the paddock area is unlikely to degrade the existing vegetation with the paddock area.

 

Flora and Fauna

 

As the paddock has been established the impact on the flora and fauna is difficult to ascertain. However, it is considered that over the greater Special Rural Area the removal of some trees and shrubs is considered tolerable. The property still has a relatively substantial area of natural vegetation to maintain the flora and cater for the native fauna of the area (refer Attachment 3). The impact on the character and amenity of the Special Rural Zone is considered minimal.

Compatibility and Suitability of the location of the Paddock and Amenity of the Area

The paddock is located along the rear western boundary of the property adjoining a rear battle-axe property to the west.  The paddock is therefore very visible to the property at the rear and would impose on the amenity of that property.  The amenity impact is further exacerbated by the lack of sufficient screening and the level difference between the properties.  The adjoining single residence has a north-east orientation and is located approximately 15 metres from the property boundary and approximately two (2) to three (3) metres below the grassed level of the subject property.  If approval were contemplated, appropriate planting must be implemented along the western boundary to reduce any visual impact on the adjoining property owners.

 

The Scheme permits the keeping of a horse in Special Rural Zone 10. Under the Stocking Rate Guidelines for Small Rural Holdings the stocking rate is based on one horse for every  one hectare of irrigated pasture (i.e. 1000kg Drought).  A light horse (i.e. less than 450kg) has a stocking rate of one light horse for every 0.5 hectare.  According to the National Miniature Register Inc. a miniature horse would require one third of the area required for a light horse. 


The only area available that would comply with the 15 metres setback provision is the area that is now covered by natural vegetation. Placement of the paddock area into this area is considered inappropriate, as it would result in further clearing of land and loss of vegetation.

 

The alternative location would be the dust paddock area situated in the northwestern corner of the property. This area still would not comply with the 15 metres setback requirement from the side boundaries and would reduce the area for two miniature horses well below that required under the Stocking Rate Guidelines.  However, the dust paddock area has merit as it provides compensating area for the keeping of the miniature horse/s as it would allow for substantial screening vegetation to be planted along the western and northern boundaries. It has a greater setback distance to the residence located to the north as the property is separated by an existing battleaxe driveway approximately five (5) or six (6) metres wide.

Landscaping

At present, there is screening restricting viewing into the paddock from the adjoining western property over half the length of the boundary (refer Attachment 4). This screening is located on the adjoining property. The remaining distance of 30 to 40 metres on the western boundary has little screening vegetation and viewing into the adjacent property is apparent. The applicant has indicated that she would be prepared to provide screening vegetation along the western and northern boundaries on her side of the property. Given, the subject property is about two (2) metres higher any planting/revegetation must be of a reasonable height to achieve the necessary screening. It is considered that this can be imposed as a condition to ensure screening vegetation is provided along the northern and western boundaries.

 

Firebreaks

 

Screening vegetation within Rural areas has implications in terms of the provision of firebreaks. The City’s Ranger Services Fire Manager has considered the application and considers the screening vegetation to be acceptable and will meet the firebreak requirements so long as the screening vegetation does not exceed two (2) metres in height. Further, the paddock being reticulated would also act as a firebreak to the rear boundary. Conditions can be imposed to ensure compliance with firebreak requirements along the northern boundary.

Noise, Odour, Grass Clippings and Operating Hours of Irrigation System

There are no specific noise requirements relating to animals under the Health Regulations. According to the Pollution Control Section of the DEP the regulations were not intended to be used for animal related noise occurrences. As the area is designated special rural, a level of noise associated with rural activities would be considered acceptable.  This would include the keeping of animals in a special rural environment.  Further, the noise generated by a horse or two horses would not be continuous, regular and ongoing.  It is considered that the noise impact is therefore likely to be negligible given that under the City’s Local Law a miniature horse can be kept within a residential area.

 

The issue of odour has been raised previously and assessed by the City’s Health Officers. Fly breeding and odour were not detected at the time of the inspection. The City’s Animals Local Law states that the owner is to provide a manure receptacle for the storage of manure collected daily and this will be required as a condition of any approval. The owners of the property have been spreading manure and grass clippings to improve the sandy condition of the soil.


The spreading of grass clippings is not addressed under the Scheme, however the spreading of manure is considered unacceptable and will need to cease. No evidence of horse manure was found in the paddock at the time of inspections. The existing miniature horse is a stallion and according to the Miniature Horse Association WA, stallions have a tendency to “Stud Pile” defecating on the same spot repeatedly, evidence of which was found in the dry paddock nearest the stable.

 

In relation to the operation of sprinklers the City has no requirement that stipulates when the irrigation system can be operated. Operating hours should be in accordance with the water restrictions imposed by the Water Corporation.

Conclusion

The objections raised in relation to noise associated with horses, mowing, operating hours of the irrigation system and odour are not supported. Manure is not being managed in accordance with the Local Law and will be imposed as a condition of approval and will be followed up as a Compliance issue.

 

The unauthorised clearing of healthy vegetation is difficult to ascertain. The application of nutrients particularly to Banksia may result in the decline of its condition. There is no supporting information to suggest this was the case. The decline in the health of the vegetation could be a result of a number of factors, including the effect of having a horse roam within the subject area. The owner has admitted that the removal of dead or dying banksias did occur, however the overall effect of this is considered to have a minimal effect on the overall amenity of the area and the Special Rural Zone in general.

 

The proximity of the paddock does impose on the visual amenity of the adjacent landowners and it is therefore recommended that screening vegetation be planted along the western and northern boundary. Although there is adequate screening in place to protect the privacy of the adjacent owner along the northern half of the rear boundary it is considered that additional screening vegetation be provided within this area to reduce any visual amenity impact.  It is also recommended that the paddock be setback a minimum of three (3) metres from the rear western boundary, for the provision of screening vegetation and fencing to prevent the miniature horses from the vegetated area (refer Attachment 5).

 

With screening, fencing and management measures put in place as stipulated under the Animals Local Law the paddock location with some modification is considered reasonable and would have little amenity impact. It is therefore recommended that the horse paddock be approved subject to imposition of appropriate conditions.

Statutory Compliance

The application fails to meet the requirements of Clause 3.18.3 (d) of the City of Wanneroo District Planning Scheme No.2. Clause 4.2 of the Scheme enables the Council to exercise discretion to allow variation to this provision.

Strategic Implications

Consideration of this proposal is consistent with the Healthy Communities goal of the City’s Strategic Plan, which seeks to foster an identity that promotes lifestyle choice and the provision of quality services and infrastructure.

Policy Implications

Nil.

Financial Implications

Nil.

Voting Requirements

Simple Majority

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Recommendation

That Council GRANTS RETROSPECTIVE APPROVAL to the application for a horse paddock at Lot 251 (305) Badgerup Road, Wanneroo in accordance with the plans attached to and forming part of this report and subject to the following conditions:

1.         The approved horse paddock area being limited to the area as indicated in Attachment 5.

2.         The keeping of horses within the designated horse paddock shall be undertaken in accordance with the City’s Animals Local Law 1999.

3.         The applicant shall plant saplings within 30 days of this approval and maintain thereafter native vegetation capable of growing to a height of 2.0m for the purpose of screening the paddock from the adjoining properties, in consultation with the City’s Environmental Planner, along the western and northern boundaries, as indicated on the approved plans, to the satisfaction of the Manager of Approval Services or alternatively, provide a suitable screen fence to a height of 1.8m.

4.         The applicant shall install a fence capable of restraining the horse/s from the vegetated area within the horse paddock area and surrounding any existing vegetation located within the paddock. Fencing shall be installed within 30 days of this approval to the satisfaction of the Manager of Approval Services.

5.         The area abutting all screened  vegetated areas shall be kept as a ‘low fuel buffer area’ and where possible reticulated to comply with the City’s Firebreak requirements.

6.         The owner managing dust control to ensure that the paddock is not laid bare of vegetation resulting in loose, erodible conditions.

7.         The development shall comply with the General Provisions of Special Rural Zones contained within the City of Wanneroo District Planning Scheme No.2, and in particular the provisions relating to Special Rural Zone 10, as included with this approval.

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PD08-02/03   Parking of Commercial Vehicle within Front Setback - Lot 218 (31) Walyunga Boulevarde, Clarkson

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Responsible Officer:                           Director Planning and Development

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Author:   Richard Rodic

Meeting Date:   25 February 2003

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Issue

To consider an application for parking of a commercial vehicle forward of the dwelling at the above mentioned property.

 

Applicant

Lisa Pritchard

Owner

Lee & Lisa Pritchard

Location

Lot 218 (31) Walyunga Boulevarde

Site Area

612m2

DPS 2 Zoning

Residential

Background

On 3 September 2002, Council considered an application for Parking of Commercial Vehicle within the front setback at this address and resolved to refuse the application as it was not prepared to vary its District Planning Scheme requirements.

Detail

On 3 January 2003, the City received another application requesting Council approval to vary a requirement of Clause 4.23.3 in District Planning Scheme No.2. The applicant is seeking approval to park one (1) commercial vehicle on the above-mentioned property (refer Attachment 1).

 

The vehicle in question is a White Nissan 6 Wheel Tipper and is approximately 2.9 metres in height, 2.46 metres in width and 6.8 metres in length. The applicant is seeking approval to park the commercial vehicle on the driveway forward of the building line with the Cab facing the Street.  The commercial vehicle will be contained entirely within the property (refer Attachment 2, Page 1).

Consultation

The application was advertised for a period of 21 days.  The consultation included a total of 10 properties surrounding the subject site. No objections were received during the advertising period.

Comment

The commercial vehicle is to be located within the front setback of an existing single house.


An assessment of the property has revealed that there are no other options, which would enable the applicant to locate the commercial vehicle in compliance with the City’s District Planning Scheme No. 2 requirements.  The City’s Scheme provides for a commercial vehicle to be parked in a residential zone subject to the provisions of Clause 4.23.3.  Paragraph (b) states that a person may only park a commercial vehicle on any lot referred to in this clause if:

 

“the vehicle is parked entirely on the subject lot and is located on a hard standing area which is located behind the front of the dwelling, or alternatively the vehicle is parked within a garage.”

 

Council has the discretion to vary this requirement under Clause 4.23.6, which states:

 

“The Council may in writing approve a variation to any of the requirements of subclause 4.23.3 (b) and (d) provided the Council is satisfied in the circumstances that the variation will not adversely affect the amenity of the area surrounding the subject land.  Surrounding landowners and occupants may be invited to comment on the proposed variation”.

 

The applicant has indicated that the commercial vehicle cannot be parked behind the building line or within the garage due to the height of the vehicle and physical limitation of the house.  For these reasons, the applicant is seeking a variation to Clause 4.23.3 (b) of the District Planning Scheme.

 

The subject property is diagonally opposite a T-junction and the vehicle is visible on approach from Beachport Retreat.  There are a number of small trees and shrubs on either side of the driveway within the front setback area, which provide partial screening to the commercial vehicle.  The commercial vehicle would be visible from Walyunga Boulevard and may have a visual impact on the residential amenity of the area.  Although the property is surrounded by single houses from all sides, the owners of the adjoining properties have raised no objections to the proposal during the consultation period.  The adjacent property at the corner of Walyunga Boulevard and Orchid Court has a high front screen retaining wall, which also provides some form of screening to the commercial vehicle. 

 

As part of the previous application, the applicant was requested by the City’s Compliance Officer’s to remove the commercial vehicle from the subject site and also to remove building materials that were being stored at the front of the property. The applicant has complied with the City’s requests and follow up inspections since have indicated that the applicant has not been parking the commercial vehicle at the subject property.

Statutory Compliance

The application does not comply with Clause 4.23.3 (b) of the City’s District Planning Scheme No. 2.  Notwithstanding, if the Council is satisfied that the variation is unlikely to adversely affect the amenity of the area surrounding the subject land, the Council can exercise discretion under Clause 4.23.6 and approve the variation sought.

Strategic Implications

Nil

Policy Implications

Nil

Financial Implications

Nil

Voting Requirements

Simple Majority

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Recommendation

That Council APPROVES the Parking of a Commercial Vehicle Within the Front Setback on Lot 218 (31) Walyunga Boulevard, Clarkson in accordance with the plans attached to and forming part of this report and subject to the following conditions:

1.             Approval is granted for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of this approval to Mr Lee Pritchard only and it is not capable of being transferred or assigned to any other person, and does not run with the land in respect to which it is granted.  A fresh application is required to be submitted to the City at least 8 weeks prior to the expiry date.

2.             The commercial vehicle shall be restricted to the 6.8 metres (length) by 2.46 metres (width) White Nissan 6 Wheel Tipper Registration Number 1ARN 358 only and used by Mr Lee Pritchard for lawful commercial purposes.

3.             The hardstand area and associated crossover shall be maintained to accommodate the commercial vehicle for the duration of the use, to the satisfaction of the Manager Approval Services.

4.             The commercial vehicle shall be parked on the driveway, wholly within the lot boundary and the vehicle parked as close as possible to the garage door to the satisfaction of the Manager Approval Services.

5.             The commercial vehicle shall not be loaded with any goods or equipment (other than a bobcat) whilst parked on the site.

6.             The commercial vehicle shall be parked strictly in accordance with the remaining requirements as specified under clause 4.23 of the City of Wanneroo District Planning Scheme No 2.

7.             The owner/occupier shall plant trees of at least 3 metres in height and other vegetation within the front setback being four metres from the street boundary, to screen the commercial vehicle from the street frontage, within thirty (30) days of the date of this approval, and thereafter maintained to the satisfaction of the Manager Approval Services.

8.             The cab of the commercial vehicle shall face Walyunga Boulevard at all times.

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PD09-02/03   Proposed Commercial Vehicle Parking - Lot 611 (8) Ireland Court, Koondoola

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Responsible Officer:                           Director, Planning and Development

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Author:   Silvia Foti

Meeting Date:   25 February 2003

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Issue

To consider an application for the parking of a commercial vehicle forward of the dwelling on Lot 611 (8) Ireland Court, Koondoola, where an objection has been received.

 

Applicant

Karamfile and Petrit Mehmedi

Owner

Karamfile and Petrit Mehmedi

Location

Lot 611 (8) Ireland Court, Koondoola

Site Area

692m2

DPS 2 Zoning

Residential

Application No

DA02/1644

Background

In November 2001 a complaint was received in relation to the unauthorised parking of a commercial vehicle on the subject property. The City’s Compliance Officers approached the owner of the vehicle and requested the vehicle be removed from the site or alternatively an application be lodged with the City. The applicant removed the vehicle from the property that year.

 

In November 2002 a further complaint was received in relation to the unauthorised parking of a commercial vehicle. The applicant has since lodged an application, seeking the Council’s approval for the parking of the commercial vehicle on the subject property.

Detail

The application proposes the parking of a commercial vehicle (registration number 7IT 561) forward of the dwelling on the driveway in front of an existing garage (refer Attachment 1 and 2). The vehicle measures 3.4 metres in height, 2.1 metres in width and 6.8 metres in length (refer Attachment 3). The vehicle is parked in a location contrary to Clause 4.23.3 (b) of DPS No. 2 and exceeds the maximum height limits of Clause 4.23.3 (d) of the Scheme.

Consultation

The proposal was advertised to surrounding landowners for a period of 21 days in accordance with Clause 6.7 of the District Planning Scheme No.2. One submission was received during this period. The submission is summarised below:


 

Comment

Administration Comment

Submitter No. 1

 

Disagrees with this proposal due to problems in the past with commercial vehicle parking. Big trucks need to warm their motors and therefore idle for some time and while its idling diesel fumes enter the house.  The area is residential not commercial and if this proposal is approved it will create a precedent for more commercial parking in the area.

 

 

Refer comment section below.

Comment

District Planning Scheme No.2 provides for commercial vehicles to be parked in a residential zone subject to the provisions of Clause 4.23.3.

 

Paragraph (b) states that a person may only park a commercial vehicle on a lot if: “the vehicle is parked entirely on the subject lot and is located on a hard standing area which is located behind the front of the dwelling, or alternatively the vehicle is parked within a garage.”

 

Paragraph (d) states that a person may only park a commercial vehicle on a lot if: “the vehicle does not exceed 3 metres in height (including the load), 2.5 metres in width, or 8 metres in length.”

 

The proposal seeks variation to both Clause 4.23.3 (b) and (d) as the vehicle is parked forward of the dwelling and exceeds three (3) metres in height. Under Clause 4.23.6 Council is given discretion to vary the requirements of subclause 4.23.3 (b) and (d) provided the Council is satisfied in the circumstances that the variation will not adversely affect the amenity of the area surrounding the subject land.

 

The applicant has indicated that the truck contributes to the livelihood of his family and that he has nowhere else to park the vehicle and feels it would be safer in his driveway.  He is unable to park the vehicle in the garage or behind the dwelling as the vehicle is too high to pass through the opening of the garage.

 

The commercial vehicle is not perceived to impact on the amenity of the area.  The vehicle is a light commercial vehicle and does not have the characteristics normally associated with noise impact such as air brakes and extended idling times.  The vehicle resembles that of a van and is started between 7.00am and 10.00am on an irregular basis. The vehicle is visible from the street as there is no screening vegetation on the lot or adjacent sites to reduce the visual appearance of the vehicle.  Notwithstanding, the vehicle is located in a quite cul-de-sac that services approximately ten (10) residential lots and would only be visible on approach up the street. The impact is therefore considered to be minimal.

 

It is considered that the application be approved subject to appropriate conditions.

Statutory Compliance

The proposal fails to meet the requirements of Clause 4.23.3 (b) and (d), however Council has discretion under Clause 4.23.6 to vary the provisions of these Clauses provided the Council is satisfied that the variations will not adversely impact on the amenity of the area.

Strategic Implications

Consideration of this proposal is consistent with the Healthy Communities goal of the City’s Strategic Plan, which seeks to foster an identity that promotes lifestyle choice and the provision of quality services and infrastructure.

Policy Implications

Nil

Financial Implications

Nil

Voting Requirements

Simple Majority

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Recommendation

That Council APPROVES the Parking of a Commercial Vehicle within the front setback of Lot 611 (8) Ireland Court, Koondoola in accordance with the plan attached to and forming part of this report and subject to the following conditions:

1.         Approval is granted to Mr Petrit Mehmedi only and is not capable of being transferred or assigned to any other person, and does not run with the land in respect to which it is granted.

2.         The commercial vehicle (6.8m x 2.1m x 3.4m) shall be restricted to the 1982 Isuzu Registration Number 7IT 561 only.

3.         The commercial vehicle shall be parked on the driveway, wholly within the lot boundary and the vehicle cabin to face Ireland Court at all times.

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PD10-02/03   Proposed Lake and Associated Open Space Development - Lot 9001 (2) Wallis Avenue, Clarkson

File Ref:                                              P08/0088V01

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Responsible Officer:                           Director, Planning and Development

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Author:   Richard Rodic

Meeting Date:   25 February 2003

Attachments:                                       4

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Issue

To consider an application for development of a lake and associated landscaping works for stage 1 of the public open space area within the Somerly Estate in Clarkson.

 

Applicant

Plan E on behalf of Urban Pacific Ltd

Owner

Urban Pacific Ltd/Landstart Joint Venture

Location

Lot 9001 (2) Wallis Avenue, Clarkson

Site Area

32.2297 hectares

DPS 2 Zoning

Urban Development

Background

On 20 December 2002, the Council considered this application and resolved that the matter be referred back to Council Administration to allow Urban Pacific to conduct a Risk Management Workshop in January to provide Elected Members with more information. The workshop was conducted by the applicant on 30 January 2003 attended by three Councillors and other Administration staff.

Detail

The application proposes a lake feature and associated landscape works within Stage 1 of the proposed public open space area within the Somerly Estate in Clarkson.  The Somerly development is located within the Clarkson South-East Structure Plan, which is situated south of the established Clarkson residential area and generally bounded by Neerabup Road to the south, Lower Keys Drive to the west, Connolly Drive to the east and an established residential area to the north.

Site

The site forms a proposed public open space area of 8,100m˛ within the first stage of an overall proposed public open space area of 19,300m˛ within the Somerly Estate.  The proposed lake within the first stage of the public open space development is 1740m˛ in surface area. (refer Attachment 1).

Proposal

The proposal comprises a centrally located constructed lake with complementary landscaping and associated facilities.  The facilities include playground equipment, street furniture, lighting, paving, bins, hike and bike trails, boardwalk and informal kick about areas. 


The applicant has indicated that a natural amphitheatre can be created utilising the contours of the land so that community activities such as carols by candlelight can be conducted around the proposed lake.

 

Native vegetation will be retained where possible, with a special area to be enhanced with further planting.

Consultation

Nil

Comment

The applicant has provided the following justifications for the proposed lake:

 

·                the lake has been designed as a component of the irrigation system to reduce iron staining of City assets and bore operation costs for the surrounding parks;

·                incorporation of water sensitive design principles (integration of the lake, irrigation and road stormwater systems) has led to the issue of a bore license for this lake by the Water & Rivers Commission;

·                providing a high level of amenity in the first park near existing Clarkson households helps Somerly assimilate with Clarkson and defines the level of quality to be applied to the development of Somerly;

·                the lake has been located adjacent to the primary access route between the Ocean Keys shopping precinct and the future train station to benefit road users;

·                the park is located within walking distance of several precincts of medium density housing.

 

The development proposal is representative of a trend by developers of new urban estates to provide high quality open space areas in order to create a ‘destination’ to attract potential land purchasers.  A major consideration for Council with this proposal is the fact that the ultimate maintenance, control and management of the recreation reserve will rest with the City.  The applicant recognizes the direct benefits of providing a high level of landscape amenity and is willing to make a financial contribution to the City to offset the higher than typical costs associated with the long term maintenance, control and management of this park.  The applicant has also offered to collaborate with the City to develop appropriate management plans and associated cost estimates for the long term management of this park.  Furthermore, the applicant has modified the concept design since the initial submission to accommodate several requests by City officers including increasing the area of open grass and reducing the surface area of the proposed lake by approximately 20 per cent.

Detailed Design

The applicant has advised that following detailed analysis of the LSP and a greater understanding of water sensitive design principles, they will not be pursuing further water bodies in the form of constructed lakes in future POS stages. The number of water bodies in the development has, therefore, been reduced from three to one and will be reflected in the overall structure plan.

 


The applicant has incorporated water sensitive design principles throughout the estate and states that the proposed infiltration swale to the west of the proposed lake (refer Attachment 2) will use stormwater runoff from the adjacent road network to replace 14% of the ground water used to irrigate parks and street trees within the POS area.  The lake will perform a compensating function by reducing the number of irrigation bores required to serve the overall public open space system.  As a result of the proposed lake being designed as an irrigation water storage structure, the applicant has claimed that the need for at least two additional bores to service future parks within the estate has been eliminated.  The applicant has advised that as a component of the irrigation system, and utilises only 2% more water than an equivalent area of turf due to evaporation. 

 

A safety audit to review design elements for compliance with relevant standards (electrical and building codes, signing, etc) will be necessary.  Public injury risk for all elements of the design (including the lake) will be managed through best practice risk management processes (e.g. AS4360 – Risk Management).  This will include detailed design of the lake and lake edge, walkways, playground equipment furniture etc.

Lake Water Quality

A detailed Lake Management Plan, including a program of monitoring aims, frequency and methods is required.  The applicant has advised that a management plan will be provided, which addresses aspects such as:

 

·                infrastructure/equipment (eg specifications, maintenance procedures);

·                water quality (eg performance criteria, fauna management, monitoring/reporting);

·                hydraulics (eg inflow/outflow, monitoring/control of imbalances);

·                safety management (eg design, construction and maintenance);

·                maintenance and costings.

 

The proposed lake will improve the quality of the irrigation water by reducing the iron staining of the water. The design of the lake will facilitate the removal of excess dissolved iron from the bore water prior to its use for irrigation.

Maintenance Costs

As discussed, the proposed lake has been designed as an irrigation water storage structure that eliminates the need for at least two additional bores to service future parks within the overall Somerly Estate.  The aeration of the ground water reduces the amount of dissolved minerals (specifically iron) resulting in minimized staining and sprinkler maintenance due to the fouling of sprinkler heads.

 

Attachment 3 indicates an indicative maintenance schedule for the development. It should be stressed that the figures are only estimates and the applicant has advised that further detail will be provided upon development of management plans and associated costs.

 

The current total maintenance and replacement costs for the proposed lake/public open space is estimated at $6.40/m˛/year and is inclusive of the lake and associated landscape works.  The average maintenance costs for an open space area of this size, which is built to the City’s normal standard is approximately$2.00/m˛/year.  The difference between the figures results from the intensive design, which will require additional servicing and maintenance, rather than just basic mowing and irrigation checks.

 

The figure of $6.40/m˛/year for lake maintenance and replacement costs was based on a total estimated cost from Attachment 3 of $64, 436.31 per year and divided by the subject POS area of 8100m˛.

 

The figure of $2.00/m˛/year for the City’s maintenance costs represents an average maintenance cost incurred by the City for an area of open space around the same size, which would be developed to a basic standard of grass, trees, reticulation, with perhaps a playground and basic furniture.

 

The figures provided are a rough estimate based on the current design and are subject to change. The purpose of the figures was to demonstrate to Council that the ongoing maintenance and asset replacement cost associated with a lake development will be two times greater than normally incurred by Council for a similar area of open space developed to Council’s current standard.

 

Without the proposed water feature, a bore may be required within each POS proposed within the Somerly development (ie up to5).  A comparison between a regular situation with bores within each POS as opposed to the proposal with a water feature has been provided by the applicant.  The comparison indicates that there is little difference in irrigation costs with the water feature model slightly cheaper overall (refer Attachment 4).

 

The applicant has advised that it is prepared to support an extended initial maintenance period for the park up to three years to ensure the establishment of all landscaping and water management practices.  A financial contribution to the City is proposed to cover the ongoing cost of maintenance.

 

Comparison of Maintenance Costs between proposed lake and Butler Lake Development

 

Based on the Figures in attachment 3, the average maintenance costs for the proposed lake public open space development for Somerly would be in the order of $37 568.00 per annum (Current total maintenance and replacement costs including GST less the average annual replacement costs). The current maintenance costs for the existing lake at Butler (based on figures received from the developer’s) is $45, 500 per annum. It should be noted that the estimated maintenance costs for the Butler lake in April 2001 (when the lake was considered by Council) were considerably higher than the actual maintenance costs today as provided by the developer’s (ie $100, 000 per annum). As the Butler lake is still in control of the developer’s it is difficult to validate the exact current maintenance costs for the lake. However based on the figures above it is clear that the ongoing maintenance costs of the Somerly lake development will be less than the Butler lake.

Local Park Versus District Context

The parkland is proposed to form the first and most significant link in the network of parks proposed throughout Somerly.  According to the applicant, the park’s location has been identified as the most appropriate in the project to give it a district level of importance that embraces the existing community.

 

The applicant is proposing to retain native vegetation where possible, with a special area designated to be enhanced with further planting. 


The area has been identified to minimise on-going maintenance costs and supplement the native environment surrounding two significant trees worthy of retention.  The City’s Technical Services have identified the trees, which are worthy of retention. The surrounds of the water feature will also be planted using native vegetation.

 

The benefit and cost of the lake at the local community level must be assessed as an amenity feature versus less usable open space (water features are typically attractive places and draw people to an area but reduces field areas for active recreation at a local level), and result in maintenance costs that exceed the City’s normal standards.  As such they are generally more suitable for a district and regional context where more people benefit from their existence.  The proposed water feature would undoubtedly attract land sales to the Somerly Estate and benefit those people within close proximity to the estate, however the benefits to the wider community are difficult to quantify.

Risk Management

The issue of safety associated with any water feature is always a major concern.  Although the applicant has indicated that the parkland and water feature have been designed in accordance with accepted industry practice, the issue of increasing public liability is of concern.  Notwithstanding it is a matter of managing risk.

 

The applicant has committed to implementing best practice risk management processes (AS4360.1999 - Risk Management) and has already held a risk management workshop regarding public personal injury risk.  The workshop was attended by design consultants and nine representatives from the City together with three elected members.  The outcomes of the workshop are summarized below:

 

51 risks were identified for assessment and evaluation, of which the following nine were highly rated:

 

·         Persons falling from retaining walls, steps & height differentials;

·         Persons falling while skateboarding/riding cycles & scooters;

·         Stones from dry creek bed being thrown;

·         Needle stick injuries from discarded syringes;

·         Persons drowning in the lake;

·         Biological/chemical hazards associated with the lake;

·         Slips, trips & falls on built structures;

·         Physical assault;

·         Sunburn.

 

It was concluded at the Risk Management Workshop that the park maintenance specifications should include general and specific controls to manage the identified risks and that control over the park and organisational accountability must be clearly defined. This will enable mitigating measure incorporated into the design and construction to reduce exposure to risk.

 

The consistent application of best practice risk management processes in conjunction with the park maintenance program will reduce the City’s exposure to public personal injury risk.


Options

Should the Council support the proposal, the following issues would need to be considered:

 

·                A Financial Model (Collaborative Planning Model) would need to be submitted and approved by the City, demonstrating the long term financial management of the project together with a commitment to contribute to the long term cost;

·                Plans and specifications outlining the detailed design of each component of the development would need to be submitted and approved by the City;

·                A detailed Lake Management Plan would be required including a program of monitoring aims, frequency, methods and performance criteria defining satisfactory water quality, the treatment of macro fauna such as introduced fish and birds and micro fauna such as mosquitoes and midges and shall provide for the preparation of periodical reports. The management plan shall also include a Lake Infrastructure Management Plan detailing maintenance procedures and associated costs for pumps, filters, aerators and other structures contributing to the water quality and balance;

·                The final design of the development would need to comply with the recommendations of the Risk Management Consultants; and

·                Standard and appropriate conditions.

Conclusion

A high quality open space area with a water feature in the form of a lake designed as an irrigation water storage structure within the context of a local park, whilst desirable from a marketing view point, is undesirable due to ongoing maintenance costs that exceed the City’s normal standards. Such an open space area is perceived as providing greater amenity benefits to a local community than a conventional turf public open space area, but these benefits need to be balanced against the ongoing higher costs associated with the maintenance of such an open space area and reduced usable outdoor recreation facilities.

 

In addition, the proposed lake may be perceived by the public as being an excessive use of water resources and therefore a non – sustainable form of development albeit, that the detailed information presented by the applicant would suggest that the proposed lake is only a slightly greater consumer of water than would be the case with a traditional turf open space area.  As indicated earlier, developers are continually looking at ways to provide a marketing advantage for their estate and enhanced landscaping (including lakes) is becoming more popular.  The City must consider whether constructed lakes in a local setting are an appropriate use of water given the scarcity of this resource.  To date, a cost comparison has only been undertaken in respect of an equivalent grassed area of POS.  However, should water usage become more restricted in future, then the City can easily change its watering regime to suit (even stop watering if necessary).  This could not be easily managed if an constructed lake is approved.

 

It is clear that the proposed lake will require substantially more ongoing maintenance costs from Council as opposed to an equivalent area of conventional turf POS.  It is also clear that, at this stage, such costs are very difficult to accurately quantify.  It is on this basis that the justification for these costs within the context of a local park and the direct benefit to the community do no substantiate the proposal.

Statutory Compliance

Nil

Strategic Implications

The provision of useable public open space corresponds with the healthy communities goal under the City’s Strategic Plan, which seeks to provide and manage infrastructure to meet the needs of our community.

Policy Implications

Nil

Financial Implications

Nil

Voting Requirements

Simple Majority

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Recommendation

That Council REFUSES the application submitted by Plan E on behalf of Urban Pacific Ltd for a lake designed as an irrigation water storage structure and associated open space development on Lot 9001 (2) Wallis Avenue, Clarkson as the long term maintenance costs associated with the facility within the context of a local park is considered unjustified and unwarranted.

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Delegated Authority Reports

PD11-02/03   Development Applications Determined by Delegated Authority in January 2003

File Ref:                                              S09/0009V01

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Level 4 Approval by ch Date 13 February 2003

Level 3 Approval by ch Date 10 February 2003

Level 2 Approval by hw Date 05 February 2003

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Responsible Officer:                           Director, Planning & Development

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Attachments:                                       1

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Issue

Development Applications determined by Planning & Development between 1 January 2003 and 31 January 2003, acting under Delegated Authority from Council.

Background

Nil

Detail

The City of Wanneroo District Planning Scheme 2 (DPS2) provides Council with development approval powers which are designed to avoid conflict between different land uses on adjoining lots.  It is also necessary to ensure the completed developments meet the required standards such as building setbacks, carparking and landscaping.  Planning approvals are not generally required for single residential houses unless they seek to vary the requirements of the Residential Design Codes (R Codes.)

 

The City of Wanneroo continues to experience very rapid growth pressures with between 80 to 130 development applications being received per month in addition to an average of 400 to 500 building license applications.

 

Council has delegated some of its responsibilities for decision making on development applications to Council Administration which enables the processing of applications within the required 60 day statutory period and within normal customer expectations.   

 

Council Administration, in assessing development proposals, attempts to extract from the relevant planning documents the key policies and requirements of Council in order to make comments and recommendations on the issues raised in the assessment of each individual development application.

 

Development applications determined by Planning & Development between 1 January 2003 and 31 January 2003, acting under Delegated Authority from Council are included in the attached Schedule 1.

Consultation

Nil

Comment

Nil

Statutory Compliance

A Delegated Authority Register was adopted by Council at its meeting on 03 September 2002 (item CE03-09/02 refers).  The decisions referred to in schedule 1 of this report are in accordance with this register.

Strategic Implications

Nil

Policy Implications

Nil

Financial Implications

Planning applications incur administration fees which are generally based on the Town Planning (Local Government Planning Fees) Regulations and have been adopted by Council in its annual budget.  The estimated cost of development for each application is listed in schedule 1.  Applications where an estimated cost has not been provided, are either applications for the exercising of discretion or for a change of use.

Voting Requirements

Simple Majority.

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Recommendation

That Council NOTES the determinations made by Planning & Development Services acting under delegated authority from Council on development applications processed between 1 January 2003 and 31 January 2003. 

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Development Applications determined for Period                                 City of Wanneroo

  WHERE (Decision_date BETWEEN 01/01/2003 00:00:00 AND 31/01/2003

Note: Est Cost not provided on applications for use only or where a flat fee is applicable

  Ram Id      Date          Owners                                                           Days               Est Cost        Decision

DA01/0760.01  16/01/2003    HOMESWEST RENTALS                                        6                     $2,000.00         Approved

                   Prop address   (21 UNITS) 43 GOLDERS WAY GIRRAWHEEN  WA   6064

                   Land            Part Lot 1435 P 11227

                   Description     GROUPED DWELLINGS - ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS

                   Applicants      AP NAUGHTIN

                   File Number

DA02/0742.01  24/01/2003    HOMESWEST VACANT                                         4                     $90,000.00       Approved

                   Prop address   SUBDIVIDED 2352N MARMION AVENUE BUTLER  WA   6036

                   Land            Lot 9013 DP 31441

                   Description     TELEPHONE EXCHANGE

                   Applicants      DONALDSON & WARN ARCHITECTS

                   File Number

DA02/0842     10/06/2002    CHRISTOPHER J WADDELL                                  149                  $10,000.00       Refused

                   Prop address   180 KAROBORUP ROAD CARABOODA  WA   6033

                   Land            Lot 5 D 69509 Vol 1723 Fol 935

                   Description     RESTAURANT & ART GALLERY

                   Applicants      CJ WADDELL

                   File Number

DA02/1040     11/07/2002    SHELAGH SMITH & PETER G SMITH                        10                    $0.00              Approved

                   Prop address   234 BENMUNI ROAD WANNEROO  WA   6065

                   Land            Lot 124 P 16667

                   Description     RURAL INDUSTRY - SEED DRYING & DISTRIBUTION

                   Applicants      S SMITH, PG SMITH

                   File Number    P34/0142V01

DA02/1407     20/09/2002    CAVERSHAM PROPERTY PTY LTD                          32                    $26,500,000.00  Approved

                   Prop address   113 KINGSWAY MADELEY  WA   6065

                   Land            Lot 14 P 6335 Vol 1172 Fol 817

                   Description     NURSING HOME AND RETIREMENT VILLAGE

                   Applicants      MGA TOWN PLANNING CONSULTANTS

                   File Number    P18/0046V01

DA02/1495     15/10/2002    RITA T PUTRINO, COSIMO S LUCA, JOSEPH LUCA    17                    $20,000.00       Approved

                   Prop address   1990 WANNEROO ROAD NEERABUP  WA   6031

                   Land            Lot 33 P 8548 Vol 1313 Fol 247

                   Description     INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE - MARKET GARDEN

                   Applicants      RT PUTRINO, CS LUCA, J LUCA

                   File Number    P23/0013V01

DA02/1509     21/10/2002    MICHAEL P TANNER & MICHELLE K TANNER           69                    $1,000.00         Approved

                   Prop address   265 BENMUNI ROAD WANNEROO  WA   6065

                   Land            Lot 134 P 17280 Vol 1868 Fol 270

                   Description     EQUESTRIAN ACTIVITY

                   Applicants      MP TANNER, MK TANNER

                   File Number    34/0187

DA02/1548     30/10/2002    ALAN W HALL & VERONICA K HALL                       51                    $120,672.00      Approved

                   Prop address   9 BALLARD FAIRWAY WANNEROO  WA   6065

                   Land            Lot 13 DP 31208 Vol 2519 Fol 463

                   Description     SINGLE HOUSE

                   Applicants      VENTURA HOMES PTY LTD

                   File Number    P34/0293


Development Applications determined for Period                                 City of Wanneroo

  WHERE (Decision_date BETWEEN 01/01/2003 00:00:00 AND 31/01/2003

Note: Est Cost not provided on applications for use only or where a flat fee is applicable

  Ram Id      Date          Owners                                                           Days               Est Cost        Decision

DA02/1607     19/11/2002    JANINE RHODES                                                 29                    $0.00              Refused

                   Prop address   7 MORGAN WAY GIRRAWHEEN  WA   6064

                   Land            Lot 277 P 10412 Vol 1367 Fol 624

                   Description     SINGLE HOUSE - PARKING OF A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE

                   Applicants      J RHODES

                   File Number    P11/0270V01

DA02/1610     20/11/2002    VALERIE EC ROMANO & GUISEPPE ROMANO           27                    $200,000.00      Approved

                   Prop address   92 OCEAN DRIVE QUINNS ROCKS  WA   6030

                   Land            Lot 137 P 7318 Vol 1237 Fol 940

                   Description     SINGLE HOUSE

                   Applicants      EC ROMANO, VEC ROMANO, G ROMANO

                   File Number    P27/0416V01

DA02/1626     25/11/2002    ELIZABETH ML PERONE & GUISEPPE E PERONE       19                    $3,000.00         Approved

                   Prop address   44A WESTGATE WAY MARANGAROO  WA   6064

                   Land            Lot 1 Vol 1950 Fol 762 S/P 22966

                   Description     GROUPED DWELLING - PATIO ADDITION

                   Applicants      EML PERONE, GE PERONE

                   File Number    P19/0282V01

DA02/1637     28/11/2002    JOHANNES VAN OOSTEN & MARY VAN OOSTEN      9                     $214,717.00      Approved

                   Prop address   14 LOUIS VISTA MADELEY  WA   6065

                   Land            Lot 136 DP 27810 Vol 2506 Fol 919

                   Description     TWO GROUPED DWELLINGS

                   Applicants      SCOTT PARK HOMES PTY LTD

                   File Number    P18/0139V01

DA02/1642     29/11/2002    JOANNE E DAHM & JORGEN K DAHM                     35                    $250,000.00      Approved

                   Prop address   30 LIGHTHOUSE PARADE MINDARIE  WA   6030

                   Land            Lot 1044 P 24094 Vol 2199 Fol 768

                   Description     SINGLE HOUSE

                   Applicants      ANTHONY TOMASSO ARCHITECT

                   File Number    P22/0334V01

DA02/1660     09/12/2002    WARREN B GARSIDE & LINDSAY A MCGREGOR       11                    $104,545.00      Approved

                   Prop address   50 PEMBURY WAY BUTLER  WA   6036

                   Land            Lot 210 DP 31249 Vol 2516 Fol 444

                   Description     SINGLE STOREY HOUSE

                   Applicants      DALE ALCOCK HOMES PTY LTD

                   File Number    P05/0256V01

DA02/1669     13/12/2002    RITA TAILOR & RAJ PANCHAL                              2                     $240,000.00      Approved

                   Prop address   4 RAINHAM AVENUE MINDARIE  WA   6030

                   Land            Lot 387 P 21953 Vol 2103 Fol 964

                   Description     TWO STOREY SINGLE HOUSE

                   Applicants      STATESMAN HOMES

                   File Number    P22/0354V01


Development Applications determined for Period                                 City of Wanneroo

  WHERE (Decision_date BETWEEN 01/01/2003 00:00:00 AND 31/01/2003

Note: Est Cost not provided on applications for use only or where a flat fee is applicable

  Ram Id      Date          Owners                                                           Days               Est Cost        Decision

DA02/1675     17/12/2002    ROBERT G SIMPSON & WENDY A SIMPSON              3                     $230,000.00      Approved

                   Prop address   11 NARRIEN LOOP HOCKING  WA   6065

                   Land            Lot 109 DP 33575 Vol 2525 Fol 766

                   Description     SINGLE HOUSE - TWO STOREY SINGLE HOUSE

                   Applicants      DANMAR HOMES

                   File Number    P13/0207V01

DA02/1679     18/12/2002    DAVID G PENINTON                                             18                    $1,716.00         Approved

                   Prop address   TALLOW ROW 9E SHALFORD WAY GIRRAWHEEN  WA   6064

                   Land            Lot 5 Vol 2522 Fol 305 S/P 42046

                   Description     GROUPED DWELLING - PATIO ADDITION

                   Applicants      QUALITY PATIOS & CARPORTS

                   File Number    P11/0064V01

DA02/1680     18/12/2002    CHRISTINE M NEWTON                                        19                    $1,716.00         Approved

                   Prop address   TALLOW ROW 9F SHALFORD WAY GIRRAWHEEN  WA   6064

                   Land            Lot 6 Vol 2522 Fol 306 S/P 42046

                   Description     GROUPED DWELLING - PATIO ADDITION

                   Applicants      QUALITY PATIOS & CARPORTS

                   File Number    P11/0064V01

DA02/1682     18/12/2002    NATASHA R MATTA & PETER J MATTA                   2                     $12,360.00       Approved

                   Prop address   39 WILDFLOWER DRIVE CARRAMAR  WA   6031

                   Land            Lot 181 P 15261 Vol 1718 Fol 823

                   Description     Rural Sheds

                   Applicants      WA SHED COMPANY

                   File Number    P07/0274V01

DA02/1684     18/12/2002    DRILLCORP PTY LTD                                           3                     $46,100.00       Approved

                   Prop address   10 LEADERSHIP WAY WANGARA  WA   6065

                   Land            Lot 228 P 22161

                   Description     FACTORY UNIT - ADDITION TO EXISITNG

                   Applicants      SOVRAN DESIGN

                   File Number    P33/0118V01

DA02/1686     20/12/2002    TERRA PROPERTY PTY LTD                                  12                    $230,000.00      Approved

                   Prop address   46 BACKSHALL PLACE WANNEROO  WA   6065

                   Land            Lot 110 DP 231298 Vol 1792 Fol 646

                   Description     CHILD CARE CENTRE

                   Applicants      K IBRAHEEM

                   File Number    P34/0063V01

DA02/1689     20/12/2002    MICHAEL LG ALDRIDGE                                       1                     $2,800.00         Approved

                   Prop address   33A DAVENTRY DRIVE ALEXANDER HEIGHTS  WA   6064

                   Land            Lot 1 Vol 2142 Fol 741 S/P 35178

                   Description     GROUPED DWELLING - GARAGE & PATIO ADDITIONS

                   Applicants      HERITAGE OUTDOOR LEISURE CENTRE

                   File Number    P01/0267V01

DA02/1691     20/12/2002    VAN T TRAN & THI D DUONG                                32                    $9,950.00         Approved

                   Prop address   49 DAYRELL ROAD NOWERGUP  WA   6032

                   Land            Lot 23 D 68383 Vol 1700 Fol 823

                   Description     INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE - MARKET GARDEN

                   Applicants      WA SHED COMPANY

                   File Number    P06/0058V01


Development Applications determined for Period                                 City of Wanneroo

  WHERE (Decision_date BETWEEN 01/01/2003 00:00:00 AND 31/01/2003

Note: Est Cost not provided on applications for use only or where a flat fee is applicable

  Ram Id      Date          Owners                                                           Days               Est Cost        Decision

DA02/1693     20/12/2002    LIONEL W BERRYMAN & PAMELA K BERRYMAN       3                     $374,327.00      Approved

                   Prop address   56 LIGHTHOUSE PARADE MINDARIE  WA   6030

                   Land            Lot 1056 D 99915 Vol 2202 Fol 990

                   Description     SINGLE HOUSE - TWO STOREY

                   Applicants      BEAUMONDE HOMES

                   File Number    P22/0438V01

DA02/1694     20/12/2002    CINZIA C LENZO & GIOVANNI P LENZO                   22                    $7,183.00         Approved

                   Prop address   91 AYLESFORD DRIVE MARANGAROO  WA   6064

                   Land            Lot 17 P 16385 Vol 1804 Fol 159

                   Description     SINGLE HOUSE - GARAGE ADDITION

                   Applicants      HIGHLINE BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS

                   File Number    P19/0218V01

DA02/1696     23/12/2002    JULIA M ANDRIJASEVICH & VICTOR MA                  22                    $116,531.00      Approved

                   Prop address   30 NARRIEN LOOP HOCKING  WA   6065

                   Land            Lot 102 DP 33575 Vol 2525 Fol 759

                   Description     SINGLE HOUSE - PATIO ADDITION

                   Applicants      J CORP

                   File Number    P13/0213V01

DA02/1697     24/12/2002    ANGELA L DUFFY & KEVIN B DUFFY                      8                     $175,599.00      Approved

                   Prop address   28 MARINERS VIEW MINDARIE  WA   6030

                   Land            Lot 1537 DP 31030 Vol 2517 Fol 016

                   Description     SINGLE storey HOUSE

                   Applicants      ACCENT ON HOMES

                   File Number    P22/0443V01

DA02/1699     24/12/2002    CHERYL A HARLOND & BRENDAN C HARLOND        14                    $8,900.00         Approved

                   Prop address   14 RADSTOCK CIRCUIT RIDGEWOOD  WA   6030

                   Land            Lot 256 P 19780 Vol 2000 Fol 496

                   Description     SINGLE HOUSE - PATIO ADDITION

                   Applicants      PERTH HOME IMPROVEMENT CENTRE

                   File Number    P28/0029V01

DA02/1703     30/12/2002    KONSTANDINOS ARAVIDIS & VACILIOUS ARAVIDIS   8                     $30,000.00       Approved

                   Prop address   20 LEE-STEERE DRIVE MARIGINIUP  WA   6065

                   Land            Lot 33 P 12887 Vol 1538 Fol 391

                   Description     SINGLE HOUSE - GAMES ROOM ADDITION

                   Applicants      K ARAVIDIS, V ARAVIDIS

                   File Number    P20/0004V01

DA02/1706     31/12/2002    BRADLEY P MORRELL                                         2                     $164,000.00      Approved

                   Prop address   46 GLENGYLE TURN QUINNS ROCKS  WA   6030

                   Land            Lot 445 DP 27516 Vol 2215 Fol 153

                   Description     SINGLE HOUSE

                   Applicants      STATESMAN HOMES

                   File Number    P27/0499V01

DA03/0002     03/01/2003    MICHAEL G DASH                                               1                     $0.00              Approved

                   Prop address   14 TRURO COURT YANCHEP  WA   6035

                   Land            Lot 48 P 11860 Vol 1456 Fol 525

                   Description     HOME BUSINESS - CATEGORY 2 - OFFICE ADMINISTRATION AND STORAGE

                   Applicants      MG DASH, S DASH

                   File Number    P36/0193V01


Development Applications determined for Period                                 City of Wanneroo

  WHERE (Decision_date BETWEEN 01/01/2003 00:00:00 AND 31/01/2003

Note: Est Cost not provided on applications for use only or where a flat fee is applicable

  Ram Id      Date          Owners                                                           Days               Est Cost        Decision

DA03/0003     06/01/2003    JOHANNA C NEWELL & RONALD D NEWELL            9                     $6,000.00         Approved

                   Prop address   99 CASUARINA WAY WANNEROO  WA   6065

                   Land            Lot 166 P 15402 Vol 1718 Fol 888

                   Description     SINGLE HOUSE - GARAGE ADDITION

                   Applicants      JC NEWELL, RD NEWELL

                   File Number    P34/0554V01

DA03/0004     06/01/2003    CRISTIAN MORARU & LIGIA M NICOLESCU              3                     $1,500.00         Approved

                   Prop address   TUART GARDENS 5/20 SHORTLAND WAY GIRRAWHEEN  WA   6064

                   Land            Lot 5 S/P 39709

                   Description     GROUPED DWELLING - PATIO ADDITION

                   Applicants      C MORARU, LM NICOLESCU

                   File Number    P11/0185V01

DA03/0005     07/01/2003    TERRANCE A TINSLEY                                         10                    $2,150.00         Approved

                   Prop address   120 JAMES SPIERS DRIVE WANNEROO  WA   6065

                   Land            Lot 134 P 22145 Vol 2113 Fol 581

                   Description     SINGLE HOUSE - RETAINING WALL ADDITION

                   Applicants      PROFESSIONAL LIMESTONE SERVICE

                   File Number    P34/0394V01

DA03/0006     07/01/2003    GERALD GOODWIN & NANCY M GOODWIN              4                     $1,000.00         Approved

                   Prop address   40 SAVONA GROVE MINDARIE  WA   6030

                   Land            Lot 2 Vol 2063 Fol 617 S/P 28765

                   Description     GROUPED DWELLING - ATRIUM ADDITION

                   Applicants      G GOODWIN, NM GOODWIN

                   File Number    P22/0072V01

DA03/0007     07/01/2003    MELANIE WRIGHT                                               13                    $3,000.00         Approved

                   Prop address   8 RAEBURN CRESCENT LANDSDALE  WA   6065

                   Land            Lot 1271 DP 29495 Vol 2219 Fol 923

                   Description     SINGLE HOUSE - RETAINING WALL ADDITION

                   Applicants      M WRIGHT

                   File Number    P17/0304V01

DA03/0009     08/01/2003    CRAIG S ASHURST                                              19                    $0.00              Approved

                   Prop address   51 BURNETT DRIVE CLARKSON  WA   6030

                   Land            Lot 31 P 22848 Vol 2145 Fol 885

                   Description     HOME BUSINESS (CATEGORY 2) - KINESIOLOGY PRACTICE

                   Applicants      CS ASHURST

                   File Number    P08/0252V01

DA03/0010     08/01/2003    SAM J FILIPPOU & STEVEN FILIPPOU                      2                     $7,491.00         Approved

                   Prop address   NURSERY 215 LANDSDALE ROAD DARCH  WA   6065

                   Land            Part Lot 62 D 19511

                   Description     CHILD CARE CENTRE - PATIO ADDITION

                   Applicants      HIGHLINE BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS

                   File Number    P09/0052V01

DA03/0011     08/01/2003    PATRICIA EINDORF & TORSTEN EINDORF               7                     $1,500.00         Approved

                   Prop address   84 MOONDYNE TRAIL GNANGARA  WA   6065

                   Land            Lot 37 P 18318 Vol 1925 Fol 082

                   Description     SINGLE HOUSE - PATIO ADDITION

                   Applicants      P EINDORF, T EINDORF

                   File Number    P12/0076V01


Development Applications determined for Period                                 City of Wanneroo

  WHERE (Decision_date BETWEEN 01/01/2003 00:00:00 AND 31/01/2003

Note: Est Cost not provided on applications for use only or where a flat fee is applicable

  Ram Id      Date          Owners                                                           Days               Est Cost        Decision

DA03/0012     10/01/2003    MATHEA H KOLKMAN                                          10                    $30,540.00       Approved

                   Prop address   9 WORLANNA MEWS QUINNS ROCKS  WA   6030

                   Land            Lot 139 P 19535 Vol 1990 Fol 230

                   Description     ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION

                   Applicants      BANNOR PTY LTD

                   File Number    P27/0476V01

DA03/0013     09/01/2003    CAREL E SPITS & SUSANNE E SPITS                       2                     $87,631.00       Approved

                   Prop address   29 HOLLINGSWORTH AVENUE KOONDOOLA  WA   6064

                   Land            Lot 556 P 11459 Vol 1429 Fol 129

                   Description     GROUPED DWELLING - RENOVATIONS & ADDITIONS

                   Applicants      ICON HOMES WA PTY LTD

                   File Number    P16/0185V01

DA03/0015     10/01/2003    GABRIEL C HEALEY                                            1                     $266,709.00      Approved

                   Prop address   20 REDBANK RISE CLARKSON  WA   6030

                   Land            Lot 550 P 19314 Vol 1973 Fol 412

                   Description     TWO GROUPED DWELLINGS

                   Applicants      PERCEPTIONS THE HOME BUILDERS

                   File Number    P08/0278V01

DA03/0016     10/01/2003    JANAK V SHAH                                                   5                     $94,565.00       Approved

                   Prop address   8 TAPALLA TURN MERRIWA  WA   6030

                   Land            Lot 1995 DP 31294 Vol 2521 Fol 734

                   Description     SINGLE STOREY HOUSE

                   Applicants      IMPRESSIONS

                   File Number    P21/0093V01

DA03/0018     10/01/2003    JOHN V PHATOUROS & NOLITA R SHEPHERD          5                     $7,000.00         Approved

                   Prop address   9 WILLESPIE DRIVE PEARSALL  WA   6065

                   Land            Lot 214 P 23905 Vol 2182 Fol 916

                   Description     SINGLE HOUSE - GARAGE ADDITION

                   Applicants      JV PHATOUROS, NR SHEPHERD

                   File Number    P25/0107V01

DA03/0019     13/01/2003    SIMONA PIRAKE                                                 5                     $3,500.00         Approved

                   Prop address   28 ROUSSET ROAD JANDABUP  WA   6065

                   Land            Lot 60 DP 25151 Vol 2503 Fol 995

                   Description     SINGLE HOUSE - PATIO ADDITION

                   Applicants      RTS PATIOS

                   File Number    P14/0018V01

DA03/0022     14/01/2003    PHILIP J CROWTHER & TANYA F HAIGH                  6                     $4,545.00         Approved

                   Prop address   JACARANDA 15/18 BUTTERICK PLACE GIRRAWHEEN  WA   6064

                   Land            Lot 15 Vol 2202 Fol 439 S/P 38772

                   Description     GROUPED DWELLING - PATIO ADDITION

                   Applicants      PEARCEY CONSTRUCTIONS

                   File Number    P11/0362V01

DA03/0025     14/01/2003    ANNE M STAMPALIA & LEONARD A STAMPALIA       6                     $5,775.00         Approved

                   Prop address   54 HAWKINS ROAD JANDABUP  WA   6065

                   Land            Lot 31 D 49541 Vol 1423 Fol 497

                   Description     SINGLE HOUSE - PATIO ADDITION

                   Applicants      AM STAMPALIA, LA STAMPALIA

                   File Number    P14/0020V01


Development Applications determined for Period                                 City of Wanneroo

  WHERE (Decision_date BETWEEN 01/01/2003 00:00:00 AND 31/01/2003

Note: Est Cost not provided on applications for use only or where a flat fee is applicable

  Ram Id      Date          Owners                                                           Days               Est Cost        Decision

DA03/0026     14/01/2003    HOMESWEST RENTALS                                        6                     $3,175.00         Approved

                   Prop address   18A PELHAM WAY GIRRAWHEEN  WA   6064

                   Land            Part Lot 1068

                   Description     GROUPED DWELLING - RENOVATIONS & ADDITIONS

                   Applicants      AP NAUGHTIN

                   File Number    P11/0361V01

DA03/0027     14/01/2003    HOMESWEST RENTALS                                        6                     $3,250.00         Approved

                   Prop address   23A ROXWELL WAY GIRRAWHEEN  WA   6064

                   Land            Part Lot 213

                   Description     GROUPED DWELLING - RENOVATIONS & ADDITIONS

                   Applicants      AP NAUGHTIN

                   File Number    P11/0360V01

DA03/0028     14/01/2003    GRAHAM J GOLDING & KAREN O GOLDING            6                     $1,200.00         Approved

                   Prop address   4 CHALMERS COURT MINDARIE  WA   6030

                   Land            Lot 316 P 16650 Vol 1825 Fol 837

                   Description     LIMESTONE RETAINING WALL

                   Applicants      GJ GOLDING, KO GOLDING

                   File Number    p22/0481v01

DA03/0029     15/01/2003    JAMES HUNTER & SARAH R HUNTER                     13                    $94,827.00       Approved

                   Prop address   54 PEMBURY WAY BUTLER  WA   6036

                   Land            Lot 208 DP 31249 Vol 2516 Fol 442

                   Description     SINGLE STOREY HOUSE

                   Applicants      HOMEBUYERS CENTRE

                   File Number    P05/0285V01

DA03/0034     17/01/2003    HOMESWEST RENTALS                                        3                     $100,000.00      Approved

                   Prop address   20A POINTER WAY GIRRAWHEEN  WA   6064

                   Land            Lot 1 S/P 23717

                   Description     RENOVATIONS AND ADDITIONS (CARPORTS)

                   Applicants      AP NAUGHTIN

                   File Number    p11/0041v01

DA03/0035     17/01/2003    HOMESWEST RENTALS                                        3                     $150,000.00      Approved

                   Prop address   26A BUNTINE WAY GIRRAWHEEN  WA   6064

                   Land            Part Lot 684

                   Description     RENOVATIONS AND ADDITIONS (CARPORTS)

                   Applicants      AP NAUGHTIN

                   File Number    p11/0379v01

DA03/0040     21/01/2003    IAN KNIGHT & TANIA L KNIGHT                             10                    $3,800.00         Approved

                   Prop address   5 SHELFORD BOULEVARD BUTLER  WA   6036

                   Land            Lot 372 DP 27675 Vol 2506 Fol 669

                   Description     SINGLE HOUSE - OUTBUILDING ADDITION

                   Applicants      I KNIGHT, TL KNIGHT

                   File Number    P05/0250V01

DA03/0042     21/01/2003    TINA SHERRIE                                                    10                    $0.00              Approved

                   Prop address   34 ALLANBI CIRCLE CARRAMAR  WA   6031

                   Land            Lot 1610 DP 30968 Vol 2517 Fol 571

                   Description     SINGLE STOREY HOUSE

                   Applicants      SCOTT PARK HOMES PTY LTD

                   File Number


Development Applications determined for Period                                 City of Wanneroo

  WHERE (Decision_date BETWEEN 01/01/2003 00:00:00 AND 31/01/2003

Note: Est Cost not provided on applications for use only or where a flat fee is applicable

  Ram Id      Date          Owners                                                           Days               Est Cost        Decision

DA03/0047     22/01/2003    ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF PERTH           4                     $8,994.00         Approved

                   Prop address   ST ANTHONYS PRIMARY SCHOOL 7 SERVITE TERRACE WANNEROO  WA   6065

                   Land            Part Lot 512 D 99780

                   Description     EDUCTIONAL ESTABLISHMENT - STORAGE SHED ADDITIONS

                   Applicants      POULTER INSTALLATIONS

                   File Number    P/0039V01

DA03/0048     22/01/2003    LEANNE T FULLARTON & PETER J FULLARTON       9                     $0.00              Approved

                   Prop address   10 MILNER STREET QUINNS ROCKS  WA   6030

                   Land            Lot 360 P 7419 Vol 1297 Fol 155

                   Description     HOME BUSINESS - CATEGORY 2 - ANNUAL RENEWAL

                   Applicants      LT FULLARTON, PJ FULLARTON

                   File Number    P27/0559V01

DA03/0050     22/01/2003    EDWARD M HARRINGTON & KATHRYN A                 2                     $2,997.00         Approved

                   Prop address   158 LAKELANDS DRIVE GNANGARA  WA   6065

                   Land            Lot 107 P 16140 Vol 1786 Fol 451

                   Description     PATIO ADDITION

                   Applicants      ERECT-A-PAT

                   File Number    P12/0077V01

DA03/0054     23/01/2003    RAELENE G HAMILTON                                        1                     $2,508.00         Approved

                   Prop address   6 GIRRAWHEEN AVENUE GIRRAWHEEN  WA   6064

                   Land            Lot 2 Vol 2072 Fol 602 S/P 29148

                   Description     STEEL PATIO ADDITION

                   Applicants      HERITAGE OUTDOOR LEISURE CENTRE

                   File Number    P11/0387V01

DA03/0055     23/01/2003    ROBERT S SQUIRES & SHIRLEY L SQUIRES             8                     $1,200.00         Approved

                   Prop address   193 PERRY ROAD PINJAR  WA   6065

                   Land            Lot 3 D 30336 Vol 220 Fol 093A

                   Description     SINGLE HOUSE - STORAGE/GARDEN SHED ADDITION

                   Applicants      W HOPKINSON

                   File Number    P26/0009V01

DA03/0061     28/01/2003    KENNETH G DUNCAN & MARY A DUNCAN               4                     $1,500.00         Approved

                   Prop address   26 TRIAN ROAD CARABOODA  WA   6033

                   Land            Lot 103 D 98640

                   Description     SINGLE HOUSE - CARPORT ADDITION

                   Applicants      KG DUNCAN

                   File Number    P03/0067V01

DA03/0062     28/01/2003    JO-ANNE M HANSEN & TIMOTHY J HANSEN             5                     $3,230.00         Approved

                   Prop address   10 ANCHORS WAY YANCHEP  WA   6035

                   Land            Lot 493 P 10473 Vol 1454 Fol 928

                   Description     SINGLE HOUSE - RETAINING WALLS

                   Applicants      JM HANSEN, TJ HANSEN

                   File Number    P36/0265V01

DA03/0064     28/01/2003    JENNIFER L ABBOTT & GRAEME K ABBOTT            4                     $8,000.00         Approved

                   Prop address   88 COLONIAL CIRCLE GNANGARA  WA   6065

                   Land            Lot 230 P 18274

                   Description     SINGLE HOUSE - SPA ADDITION

                   Applicants      GK ABBOTT

                   File Number    P12/0080V01


Development Applications determined for Period         City of Wanneroo

  WHERE (Decision_date BETWEEN 01/01/2003 00:00:00 AND 31/01/2003

Note: Est Cost not provided on applications for use only or where a flat fee is applicable

  Ram Id      Date          Owners                                                           Days               Est Cost        Decision

DA03/0073     30/01/2003    BRUNO LAMBERTI & IMMACOLATA LAMBERTI        0                     $2,000.00         Approved

                   Prop address   38 KINGSBRIDGE BOULEVARD BUTLER  WA   6036

                   Land            Lot 320 DP 27850 Vol 2503 Fol 387

                   Description     RETAINING WALL

                   Applicants      DI HILL

                   File Number

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PD12-02/03   Subdivision Applications Determined by Delegated Authority in January 2003

File Ref:                                              S09/0008

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Level 4 Approval by ch Date 13 February 2003

Level 3 Approval by ch Date 10 February 2003

Level 2 Approval by ch Date 05 February 2003

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Responsible Officer:                           Director, Planning and Development

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Author:   Chris Hewett

Meeting Date:   25 February 2003

Attachments:                                       17

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Issue

Determination of subdivision applications processed in the period between 1 and 31 January 2003 under delegated authority.

Detail

The West Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) is responsible for determining all subdivision applications within the State.  Applications for approval are lodged with the WAPC and are referred to local governments and affected public bodies for comment.  Comments are made within 42 days of receiving the application after which the Commission determines the applications.  There is a right of appeal by the applicant if aggrieved with the Commission’s decision.

 

Council has delegated to the Chief Executive Officer its functions relating to the provision of comments to the Commission on subdivision applications.  The Chief Executive Officer has in turn delegated to the Planning and Development Division this responsibility.  A Land Development Unit has been established to assist with the assessment of all applications.

 

Those applications considered to be either controversial in nature or contrary to Council policy, are referred to Council for consideration.  All other applications are dealt with in respect to the following categories.

 

SCU 1   Subdivision applications received which are generally consistent with an approved or Agreed Structure Plan (including Outline Development Plan and Development Guide Plan).

 

SCU 2   Subdivision applications previously supported, or not supported by Council and subsequently determined by the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) consistent with the Council’s recommendation.

 

SCU 3   Applications for extension of subdivisional approval issued by the WAPC which were previously supported by Council.

 

SCU 4   Applications for subdivision or amalgamation which result from conditions of development approval given by or on behalf of Council.

 

SCU 5   Applications for subdivision or amalgamation of lots which would allow the development of the land for uses permitted in the zone within which that land is situated including applications involving the excision of land for road widening, sump sites, school sites, etc.

 

SCU 6   Applications for subdivision or amalgamation of lots contrary to Council or WAPC Policy or are not generally consistent with an approved or Agreed Structure Plan.

 

The following table provides the details of the subdivision applications dealt with under delegated authority between 1 and 31 January 2003.

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Recommendation

That Council NOTE the actions taken in relation to providing comments to the Western Australian Planning Commission on subdivision applications processed under delegated authority between 1 and 31 January 2003 as listed below:

Subdivision Application Delegations

Att

WAPC No/ Received Date

Location / Owner

DPS2 Zoning

LDU Category

Advice

WAPC Advised

1

120768

25/11/02

Lot 2 (102) Pinjar Road, Sinagra

Michangelo Bonannella

Reservation – Other Regional Road / Urban Development

SCU1

Supported

Note: originally deferred 24/12/02

30/01/03

2

120809

09/12/02

Lot 11 (11) Backshall Place, Wanneroo

Jennifer J Pell

Urban Development

SCU1

Supported

16/01/03

3

120911

23/12/02

Lot 12 (2359) Marmion Avenue, Jindalee

Carine Nominees Pty Ltd

Urban Development / Commercial/Reg Reservation – Parks & Recreation

Special Zone – Additional Use

SCU6

Not Supported

Note: draft conditions provided to WAPC for information only.

20/01/03

4

120924

17/12/02

Lot 9002 (61) Key Largo Drive, Clarkson

LandCorp

Centre / Urban Development

SCU1

Supported

23/01/03

5

120969

16/12/02

Lot 1260 (8) Leigh Place, Girrawheen

Homeswest Rentals

Residential

SCU5

Supported

13/01/02

6

120973

16/12/02

Lot 63 (47) Russell Road, Madeley

A & A Scarfo

Urban Development

SCU1

Supported

23/01/03

7

120974

16/12/02

Pt Lot 1571 (71) Russell Road, Madeley

Patanal Pty Ltd

Urban Development / Reservation – Other Regional Road

Supported

24/01/03

8

120977

16/12/02

Lot 60 (50) Russell Road, Madeley

Patanal Pty Ltd

Urban Development

SCU1

Supported

23/01/03

9

120984

23/12/02

Lot 15 (40) Wyatt Road, Hocking

G & M Monte

Urban Development

SCU1

Supported

26/01/03

10

121027

23/12/02

Lot 37 (76) Evandale Road, Darch

K Butler

Reservation – Other Regional Road / Urban Development

Supported

23/01/03

11

121122

13/01/03

Lot 1650 (14) Sumner Mews, Landsdale

BE, EJ & SE Potter

Residential

SCU5

Supported

14/01/03

12

121160

16/01/03

Lot 6276 (14) Trian Road, Carabooda

R W Swinbank

General Rural

SCU5

Supported

28/01/03

13

121163

16/01/03

Lot 3 (53) Amberton Avenue, Girrawheen

Homeswest Rentals

Residential

SCU5

Supported

17/01/03

14

121211

23/01/03

Lot 1963 (1) Seagrove Boulevard, Merriwa

Tonic Holdings Pty Ltd & Synergy WA Pty Ltd

Residential

SCU5

Supported

Amalgamated

30/01/03

15

1502-02

21/01/03

Lot 101 (30) Paramount Drive, Wangara

Homer Holdings Pty Ltd

General Industrial

SCU5

Supported

30/01/03

16

120987

23/12/02

Lots 15, 17 & 209 Wyatt Road, Hocking

G & M Monte

Urban Development

SCU1

Supported

23/01/03

17

120810

9/12/02

 

Lot 13 (27) Backshall Place, Wanneroo

Central Land Management Pty Ltd

Urban Development

SCU1

Supported

14/01/03

 

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Economic Development

PD13-02/03   2Cities Internet Project – Budget Variation and Lease Extension

File Ref:                                              S25/0082V01

Responsible Officer:                           Director, Planning & Development

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Attachments:                                       Nil

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Level 5 Approval by ch Date 20 February 2003

Level 4 Approval by ch Date 13 February 2003

Level 3 Approval by ch Date 11 February 2003

Level 2 Approval by ch Date 11 February 2003

Level 1 Approval by ch Date 11 February 2003

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Issue

To consider a lease extension and budget variation to assist with the launch and operation of the 2Cities Internet project.

Background

The 2Cities project was conceived in late 1999.  In early 2001, federal grant funds were received to employ a Business Development Manager. This person was tasked with coordinating the development of the 2Cities concept, the establishment of a self-sustainable model, preparation of a business plan and the formation of the incorporated body to run the operation. This position commenced in February 2001 and ended in February 2002.

 

The incorporated body operating as a board, comprised a representative from the Cities of Wanneroo and Joondalup (both CEO’s alternating as Chairperson and Deputy Chair) Edith Cowan University, Wanneroo Business Association and Joondalup Business Association.  The composition of the board is currently the same.

 

In July 2001 the North Metro Community Online Association Incorporated was formed. A proposal was also put to the City of Wanneroo and the City of Joondalup regarding the future funding of the project.  In early 2002 the North Metro Community Online Association Inc. received funding from the City of Wanneroo, City of Joondalup and Edith Cowan University (ECU) to establish the 2Cities Internet Gateway project. Part of these funds were subsequently used to contract Internet Business Corporation (IBC) to construct the 2Cities web site. This  included the community and business aspects contained in the initial proposals put before the two councils and Edith Cowan University.

 

At its meeting dated 19 March 2002, the Council granted a 12 month lease of the Small Business Skills Centre to the North Metro Community Online Association Incorporated from 1 May 2002 for an annual rent fee of $6,000.  The lease document provided for a ‘hold over’ provision on a week-by-week basis in the event that the lessee (North Metro Community Online Association Incorporated) do not vacate the premises.

 

The initial proposal put to the City of Wanneroo indicated that the 2Cities portal would be operational by April 2002 however, after the initial Business Development Manager’s position ceased in February 2002, the project was run via part-time consultancy until May 2002. This caused the development timeline for the project to lengthen delaying the ‘go-live’ date of the project considerably.

 

Additional time delays were also placed upon the project by IBC due to redevelopment of areas within the web site that didn’t meet the initial functional specification put together by 2Cities. An interim Business Development Manager was subsequently appointed in August 2002. The position is currently being filled through a secondment arrangement with the City of Wanneroo.

 

From August 2002, the role of the business development manager has been to focus on the development of the actual website to ensure revenue streams be initiated as soon as possible. In December 2002 the 2Cities website went live.

Detail

The original cash reserves for 2Cities have been substantially expended to fund the project administration and development, including lease fee.  The revised business plan indicates that whilst the project will be successful, a cash injection of approximately $45,000 is required to cover immediate cash shortages and will provide important assistance with the product launch, which will be a key to its ongoing success.

 

The prototype software was tested in depth by the 2Cities team and has been field tested by local businesses. The range of applications available through the model allow purchasers to request quotes from local suppliers in a secure environment. The model has been customised to local business conditions and has extensive applications that can benefit a diverse range of users and their requirements.

Consultation

Stakeholders including small business overwhelmingly support the launch and continuation of the 2Cities portal as an aid for small businesses within the Wanneroo and Joondalup region. The 2Cities message has permeated the region with numerous information sessions, forum presentations, keynote addresses, training seminars, information evenings and presentations to community groups.

 

The continued effort from the Wanneroo Business Association and the Joondalup Business Association over the past three years to ready this project for launch into the small business arena have been noteworthy. The strong support indicated from the Suncity Business Association is also welcomed on the basis that there is a growing small business community within the Yanchep/Two Rocks region.

Comment

This project underpins and is directly beneficial to a number of initiatives currently underway within the City of Wanneroo. These include new employment initiatives in partnership with land developers, employment agencies and jobs skills associations working within both new and established communities in Wanneroo. The project will be a pivotal point for new employment opportunities to be publicised and for a network of people with certain skills to offer their services.

 

Discussions have been held with senior staff at the City of Joondalup, and agreement in principle reached that a contribution from both Cities would secure the future of this key strategic initiative for the north-west corridor. 


Accordingly, it is proposed that each organisation make a contribution of $25,000 toward the launch and ongoing management of the 2Cities project.

 

In addition, agreement to permit North Metro Community Online Association Incorporated to remain in occupation of their leased area for a period up to 12 months from the current expiry date would provide significant security and assist in achieving their overall goals.  It is considered that this can be accommodated simply by Council resolution, continuing tenancy on a ‘week by week’ basis on the same terms and conditions for a period up to 12 months in accordance with Clause 5.6 of the lease.

 

As discussed, the current board of 2Cities includes the City’s Chief Executive Officer who is currently acting in the capacity as Chairperson.  Whilst this role may have been appropriate during the formation of the project, now that 2Cities is ready to launch, it is considered appropriate that Council consider nominating an elected member to replace the CEO as the City’s representative.  It is considered that such a change would be best to occur in May/June following the local government elections.  A separate report on this matter will be presented at that time.

 

Finally, it is noted that the matter of a financial contribution to 2Cities was considered by the City of Joondalup Council at its last meeting where it was resolved to make a contribution as proposed in this report.

Statutory Compliance

Nil

Strategic Implications

This initiative is consistent with Action item 3.2 and 3.3 of the City’s Strategic Plan, which seek to:

 

“Identify, support and respond to the needs of existing and new industries” and

 

“Encourage employment growth within the community”. 

 

The short and medium term benefits of this project to the micro and small business sectors of Wanneroo (inclusive of home-based businesses) are numerous. Over a period of three years, a best practice model to engage local businesses within the local economy has been developed with input from many contributing sources.

 

The City of Wanneroo can benefit from a new network of business relationships that can take full advantage of this user-friendly service.

Policy Implications

Nil

Financial Implications

There is no provision for a contribution to the 2Cities project in the Planning and Development 2002/03 budget. A budget reallocation is therefore necessary for this contribution to be made.

 

Council allocated funds of $40,000 toward Lot 118 (Tamala Park) studies, as part of a joint contribution by all of the owner Councils.  This money was to be used for further specialist work in regard to the project however, due to various delays, including the lack of progress with regard to Bush Forever negotiations with the State Government, it is very unlikely to be used in this financial year.

 

Therefore, $25,000 is available for reallocation.

Voting Requirements

Absolute Majority

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Recommendation

That Council:-

1.             Pursuant to Section 6.8(1)(b) of the Local Government Act 1995, APPROVES BY ABSOLUTE MAJORITY the expenditure of $25,000 as a contribution toward the launch and ongoing administration of the 2Cities Internet project, subject to the City of Joondalup agreeing to make an equivalent contribution.

2.             NOTES the following reallocation of funds from Planning Services Consultancy to meet the shortfall in funding for this contribution.

EXPENDITURE

Cost Code

From

To

Description

51.50.55.556.4201.0001

$25,000

 

Consultancy (Lot 118 Studies)

51.50.52.521.4401.0001

 

$25,000

Contributions

 

3.      APPROVES North Metro Community Online Association Incorporated remaining in occupation of the leased area on a week by week basis in accordance with Clause 5.6 of the current lease for a period up to 12 months.

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PD14-02/03   Wanneroo Tourism Committee Nominations

File Ref:                                              S02/0015

Responsible Officer:                           Director, Planning and Development

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Attachments:                                       Nil

Author:  Ian Martinus

Meeting Date:  25 February 2003

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Level 4 Approval by ch Date 13 February 2003

Level 3 Approval by ch Date 11 February 2003

Level 2 Approval by ch Date 11 February 2003

Level 1 Approval by ch Date 11 February 2003

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Issue

To consider suitable applicants from nominations received from the residents and relevant business operators who applied to be part of the Wanneroo Tourism Committee.

Background

At its meeting of September 24, 2002 (Report No. PD22-09/02) Council endorsed the establishment of the Wanneroo Tourism Committee with the aim of providing direction and promoting tourist development in the City of Wanneroo.

 

City membership consists of the Mayor, two elected members (Cr. Goodenough & Cr. McNamara), CEO, Director Community Development, Manager Marketing and Manager Economic Development.  The terms of reference also required up to 6 members of the community to be made up of residents and relevant business operators.

Detail

The City subsequently advertised seeking nominations for Committee members.  At the close of advertising, seven nominations had been received.

 

The nominations are as follows:

 

1.         Mr Gordon Lamb – owner/operator Yanchep Stables and President Sunset Coast Tourism Assoc.

2.         Mr Chris Waddell – Wanneroo North Rural Focus Group

3.         Mrs Tracey Roberts – Mindarie Resident

4.         Mrs Annette Heaney – Warwick Resident (previous work experience hostess on a tourist coach, University – major in Tourism Management & Public Relations, currently communications officer in Agribusiness company in Perth)

5.         Mr Paul Woodcock – owner/operator Botanic Golf Drovers Place Wanneroo

6.         Mr Adrian Snape – Wanneroo Historical Society (referred by Bill Marwick)

7.         Mr Earl Pryor – Chair Tourism Committee, Suncity Business & Technology Association

Comment

Council has recognised that there is an increasing need for a more structured and co-ordinated effort in the area of tourism within Wanneroo. The numerous new and established attractions within the area are largely under-utilised, and would increase in popularity given adequate exposure. Wanneroo has the opportunity of appealing to a tourist segment that is looking to experience new regions and new attractions.

 

The Wanneroo Tourism Committee can help provide a Wanneroo-centric strategy that can complement the initiatives of the broader region. Other groups that are increasing activity within the promotion of tourism include the Sunset Coast Tourism Association, which held a forum in late 2002 to establish awareness of the tourism product available in the region.

 

The general level of expertise found within the nominees is good, as most have been involved directly or indirectly with tourism within the region for some time. The level of input generated by the community members will be valuable in achieving a wider representation of views on this important developmental area.

 

As discussed, the Terms of Reference provide for up to 6 community representatives to participate on the Committee.  The City however, has received 7 nominations one of which is from a Warwick Resident, Mrs Annette Heaney.  As this is a City of Wanneroo Committee, it is not considered appropriate that a non City of Wanneroo resident participate in the Committee as an official member.  Notwithstanding this, Mrs Heaney appears to have reasonable knowledge and skills in the area of tourism development and given she has demonstrated an interest in participating in this Committee, it would be reasonable to invite Mrs Heaney to participate in the Committee in an ex-officio capacity.

 

All of the remaining nominees can be offered a position on the Committee as community representatives.

Statutory Compliance

Nil

Strategic Implications

The City of Wanneroo Strategic Plan promotes lifestyle choices and options, which enhance sustainability. In order to plan for a balanced environment, active development in the area of tourism will assist in the achievement of this goal.

Policy Implications

Nil

Financial Implications

Mechanisms for financial support are presently being reviewed, and will be considered as part of the 2003/2004 budget process.

Voting Requirements

Simple Majority


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Recommendation

That Council:

1.       ACCEPTS the following nominees as community representatives to the Wanneroo Tourism Committee:

a)           Mr Gordon Lamb

b)           Mr Chris Waddell

c)            Mrs Tracey Roberts

d)           Mr Paul Woodcock

e)            Mr Adrian Snape

f)            Mr Earl Pryor

2.       INVITES Mrs Annette Heaney to participate in the Wanneroo Tourism Committee in an ex-officio capacity. 

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Technical Services

Tenders

TS11-02/03    Tender 03288 - The Supply and Delivery of Twenty One (21) Light Commercial and Passenger Vehicles of Varying Configurations

File Ref:                                              C03288V01

File Name: AATender 03288   The Supply and Delivery of Twenty One  21  Light Commercial and Passenger Vehicles of Varying

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Responsible Officer:                           Director, Technical Services

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Attachments:                                       Nil

Meeting Date:  25 February 2003

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Issue

To consider the assessment of Tender 03288 – The Supply and Delivery of Twenty One (21) Light Commercial and Passenger Vehicles of Varying Configurations.

Background

At the Ordinary Council meeting of 26 November 2002, the following parts one and two of a recommendation (report CS10-11/02 refers) were endorsed:

 

“That Council:-

 

1.      AUTHORISES the “buy back” of the City’s Light Fleet in accordance with the proposal outlined in CS10-11/02;

 

2.      In accordance with Section 6.8(1) of the Local Government Act 1995, AUTHORISES by AN ABSOLUTE MAJORITY the purchase of 50 Light Fleet Vehicles in 2002/2003 at an estimated cost of $1,282,300.”

 

A number of vehicles have been purchased utilising the Department of Industry and Technology Motor Vehicle Acquisition common use contract (Contract No. 012A1994), due to the short delivery time required to meet the lease vehicle hand back timetable.  Tender 03288 was called to replace 21 vehicles whose leases expire between March 2003 and July 2003.

Detail

Tender 03288 was advertised on 22 January 2003 and closed on 6 February 2003.

 

The vehicles were categorised according to the City’s requirements and resulted in 8 specifications that were labelled A to H in the tender document.

 

The Tender Evaluation Team, comprising the Manager Building and Fleet Services, Contracts Officer and Fleet Officer, has evaluated the tenders in accordance with the following assessment criteria as detailed in the tender document.

 

·         Whole of life cost for the Vehicle inclusive of price for the Vehicle offered. 

 

Whole of life costs were established by considering the purchase price offered and the estimated resale value after 3 years or 60,000 kilometres and the running cost comprising fuel consumption, where available and servicing.  Resale values were obtained from “The Red Book” which supplies average wholesale prices based on computer aided statistical analysis of figures supplied by auction houses, dealers and field research.

 

The tender submissions received are listed below by specification category:-

 

 

Specification

Tenderer

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

Perth Auto Alliance

Grand Autos

 

 

Nuford

 

 

 

Skipper Mitsubishi/Hyundai

 

 

 

 

Metro Motors

Wanneroo Mitsubishi

 

Melville Mitsubishi

McInerney Ford

Langer Kia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phoenix Holden

 

 

 

 

 

Nu Kia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range Ford

 

 

 

 

 

Midway Ford

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Tender Evaluation Team scored each conforming tender for the supply and delivery of 21 light commercial and passenger vehicles against the established criteria and reported as follows:-

 

Specification A – One Four Cylinder Extended Cab Utility

 

The tender from Metro Motors was for a utility with a V6 engine and was therefore non-conforming.  The tender from Grand Autos for one Toyota Hilux utility was assessed as having the lowest whole of life cost.

 

Specification B – One Four Wheel Drive Extended Cab Utility

 

Wanneroo Mitsubishi tendered a single cab utility and was therefore non-conforming.  The tender from Perth Auto Alliance for one Ford Courier 4x4 utility was assessed as having the lowest whole of life cost.

 

Specification C – One Four Wheel Drive Utility

 

This specification requested a single cab 4x4 utility with a standard well body.  Only one tenderer, Melville Mitsubishi tendered this configuration.

 

Specification D – One Four Cylinder Utility

 

The tender from Metro Motors was for a utility with a V6 engine and was therefore considered non-conforming.  The tender from Grand Autos for one Toyota Hilux utility was assessed as having the lowest whole of life cost.

 

Specification E – Seven Four Cylinder Four Door Sedans or Hatches

 

Both Wanneroo Mitsubishi and Melville Mitsubishi tendered a new model, the Mitsubishi Lancer CG ES.  No resale value was available from The Red Book for the ES variant; therefore vehicles were firstly considered on the base price.  Mitsubishi were eliminated during this process.  The remaining vehicles tendered were assessed in accordance with the evaluation criteria.  This resulted in the tender from Skipper Hyundai for Hyundai Elantra 1.8 Litre having the lowest whole of life cost.

 

Specification F – One Four Wheel Drive Extended Cab Utility

 

This specification was for a four wheel drive utility to the City’s ranger vehicle configuration that includes dog cages.  The tender from Wanneroo Mitsubishi for one Mitsubishi Triton Extended Cab utility was assessed as having the lowest whole of life cost.

 

Specification G – Five Four Door Six Cylinder Sedans

 

The tender from Midway Ford for five Ford Futura sedans was assessed as having the lowest whole of life cost.

 

Specification H – Four Six Cylinder Utilities With the Option of Dedicated LPG Engine

 

The City’s Local Environmental Strategy Action Items 22 and 23 state that the City shall “investigate the potential for vehicle fuel conversion for the City’s fleet” and “purchase new vehicles on the basis of greenhouse emissions and fuel efficiency” respectively.  With this in mind the specification for the replacement of six cylinder utilities requested that a dedicated LPG engine be priced as an option.  A dedicated LPG engine is preferred to a dual fuel type engine due to its lower initial capital cost, the ability to use LPG at all times and the reduced impact on the useability of the vehicle as only one fuel needs to be carried.

 

The only six cylinder utility available at this time with a dedicated LPG option is the Ford Falcon.  When including the option of dedicated LPG the tender from Midway Ford for four Ford Falcon utilities was assessed as having the lowest whole of life costs.  The additional cost to the City for the dedicated LPG option is $953.70 per vehicle, however with the reduced cost of LPG compared to unleaded petrol this cost will be recovered over the life of the vehicle.  Although the relationship between unleaded petrol and LPG pricing changes from time to time the following table indicates the possible savings over the life of the vehicle, assuming changeover at 60,000 kilometres.

 

Vehicle

Fuel cost litre

Total fuel cost

Ford Falcon Utility Unleaded Fuel @ 11.5L/100klm

.92˘

$6,348

Ford Falcon Utility LPG @ 15L/100klm

.56˘

$5,040

 


Comment

Based on the evaluation of tenders it is recommended that the part tenders detailed in the following table be accepted:-

 

Specification

Tenderer

Qty

Vehicle

Purchase Price

A

Grand Autos

1

Toyota Hilux Extended Cab

$20,882.64

B

Perth Auto Alliance

1

Ford Courier 4x4 Extended Cab

$25,723.72

C

Melville Mitsubishi

1

Mitsubishi Triton 4x4

$23,425.00

D

Grand Autos

1

Toyota Hilux Utility

$15,711.00

E

Skipper Hyundai

7

Hyundai Elantra Sedan

$107,537.15

F

Wanneroo Mitsubishi

1

Mitsubishi Triton 4x4 Rangers

$27,470.00

G

Midway Ford

5

Ford Futura Sedan

$133,511.40

H

Midway Ford

4

Ford Falcon LPG Utility

$89,011.60

 

The tender documentation contained the following clause:

 

“The Principal will compare the prices submitted as part of this request for Tender to the contract prices of the Department of Industry and Training (DOIT) Contract No: 012A1994 for Motor Vehicle Acquisition to which, as a Local Government, the Principal is eligible to purchase under.

 

In the event that individual Vehicle prices submitted as part of this tender are in excess of the DOIT contract prices the Principal at its discretion will reject all Tenders submitted for such individual Vehicles and purchase the Vehicle under the DOIT contract.

 

The Principal reserves the right to accept part tenders for those Vehicles that are competitive to the DOIT contract or to reject part tenders for those Vehicles that are in excess of the DOIT contract as the Principal deems necessary.”

 

During the tender evaluation process the tender submissions were compared to the DOIT contract which showed an overall saving by the City of approximately $19,800 by going to public tender.  As the City still requires to purchase a further sixty vehicles by the end of November 2004 which will equate to approximately five tender advertisements.  It is therfore recommended that the remaining vehicles are purchased through the public tender process.

 

The Fleet Management Steering Committee has reviewed this report and supports the recommendations.

Statutory Compliance

Tenders have been invited and evaluated against the selection criteria in accordance with Section 3.57 of the Local Government Act and associated regulations.

Strategic Implications

The purchase of Ford Falcon utilities fitted with dedicated LPG engines meets the objectives of Action Items 22 and 23 of the City’s Local Environmental Strategy.

Policy Implications

Nil

Financial Implications

Costs associated with accepting the recommended tenders are compared to the estimated costs in the following table:-

 

Spec.

Tenderer

Vehicle

Purchase

Price

Estimated

Cost

DOIT

Contract

Price

A

Grand Autos

Toyota Hilux

$20,882.64

$19,000

$20,898.85

B

Perth Auto Alliance

Ford Courier 4x4

$25,723.72

$27,5000

$26,115.93

C

Melville Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi Triton

$23,425.00

$27,500

$23,713.91

D

Grand Autos

Toyota Hilux

$15,711.00

$21,500

$15,713.13

E

Skipper Hyundai

Hyundai Elantra

$107,537.15

$140,000

$124,631.82

F

Wanneroo Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi Triton

$27,470.00

$27,100

$27,982.52

G

Midway Ford

Ford Futura

$133,511.40

$132,000

$134,527.24

H

Midway Ford

Ford Falcon LPG Utility

$89,011.60

$94,800

$89,529.77

Totals

$443,272.51

$489,400

$463,113.17

Voting Requirements

Simple Majority

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Recommendation

That Council ACCEPTS the part tenders to Tender No 03288 from the suppliers and for the purchase prices detailed in the table below:

Specification

Tenderer

Qty

Vehicle

Purchase Price

A

Grand Autos

1

Toyota Hilux

$20,882.64

B

Perth Auto Alliance

1

Ford Courier 4x4

$25,723.72

C

Melville Mitsubishi

1

Mitsubishi Triton

$23,425.00

D

Grand Autos

1

Toyota Hilux

$15,711.00

E

Skipper Hyundai

7

Hyundai Elantra

$107,537.15

F

Wanneroo Mitsubishi

1

Mitsubishi Triton

$27,470.00

G

Midway Ford

5

Ford Futura

$133,511.40

H

Midway Ford

4

Ford Falcon LPG Utility

$89,011.60

 

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Funding and Budget

TS12-02/03    2002/03 National Black Spot Program – Budget Variation

File Ref:                                              R/0004V01

Responsible Officer:                           Director, Technical Services

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Author:   Harminder Singh

Meeting Date:   25 February 2003

Attachments:                                       Nil

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Level 5 Approval by jan Date 19 February 2003

Level 4 Approval by jan Date 13 February 2003

Level 3 Approval by jan Date 10 February 2003

Level 2 Approval by jan Date 10 February 2003

Level 1 Approval by jan Date 10 February 2003

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Issue

To consider a budget variation to reflect the approved 2002/03 National Black Spot Program.

Background

Council approved the submission of three projects for provision of funding under the 2002/2003 National Black Spot Program at its meeting on 9 April 2002 (Item TS04-04/02 refers).  Council subsequently approved these three projects in the 2002/2003 Capital Works Program.

 

This report now provides an update on the final approved projects and current financial position.

Detail

Council approved the following three projects in 2002/2003 Capital Works Budget, subject to the final approval of the projects under the National Black Spot Program by the Federal Government:-

 

Project Number

Description

Budget

3217

Franklin Road

$154,000

3218

Buckingham Drive

$50,000

3219

Lenore Rd and Ocean Reef Rd - Intersection modifications

$142,000

 

The approved budget was based on these projects being fully funded by the Federal Government.

 

Main Roads WA advised on 8 October 2002 that the Federal Department of Transport and Regional Services approved the 2002/03 National Black Spot Program which included two projects for the City. These two approved Projects are Project Number 3217 – Franklin Road and Project Number 3218 – Buckingham Drive.

 

Since Project Number 3219 – Intersection / Lenore Road & Ocean Reef Road has not been approved under the 2002/03 National Black Spot Program, it is necessary to amend the 2002/03 Capital Works Budget by deleting this project from the Capital Works Budget and adjusting the National Black Spot Program income account accordingly.

Consultation

Nil

Comment

It is appropriate to amend the 2002/03 Capital Works Budget to accurately reflect the approved projects under this program.

 

It is advised that the Lenore Road/Ocean Reef Road Intersection Modifications project has been submitted for funding consideration as part of the 2003/2004 State Black Spot Program.

Statutory Compliance

Nil

Strategic Implications

The construction of these projects under this funding program is aligned to the following City of Wanneroo Strategic Plan (2002-2005) goal and strategy:

 

“Healthy Communities

  2.6     Provide and manage infrastructure to meet the needs of our community”

Policy Implications

Nil

Financial Implications

Approved projects under the National Black Spot Program receive full funding.  Should the submission of the Lenore Road/Ocean Reef Road Intersection project for 2003/2204 State Black Spot Program be successful, then Council will need to fund one third of the project cost in accordance with the Program conditions.

Voting Requirements

Simple Majority

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Recommendation

That Council:-

1.             NOTES the deletion of Project Number 3219 – Intersection / Lenore Road & Ocean Reef Road from the 2002/2003 Capital Works Budget in accordance with the approved 2002/03 National Black Spot Program.

2.             NOTES the following budget variation to reflect the non-receipt of a $142,000 funding grant under 2002/03 National Black Spot Program:

Cost Code

From

To

Description

Project No 3219

$142,000

 

Intersection / Lenore Road & Ocean Reef Road

GL Number

51.60.72.724 1655.0001

 

$142,000

Reduction in Contribution Income – Federal Black Spot Program

 

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TS13-02/03    Construction of Environmental Toilets at The Spot, Two Rocks

File Ref:                                              S/0063V01

Responsible Officer:                           Director, Technical Services

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Attachments:                                       Nil

Author:  Harminder Singh

Meeting Date:  25 February 2003

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Level 5 Approval by jan Date 19 February 2003

Level 4 Approval by jan Date 13 February 2003

Level 3 Approval by jan Date 10 February 2003

Level 2 Approval by jan Date 10 February 2003

Level 1 Approval by jan Date 10 February 2003

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Issue

To consider a budget variation to accommodate the shortfall in funding for the construction of environmental toilets at The Spot, Two Rocks.

Background

Funds totalling $19,970 have been provided in the 2002/2003 Capital Works Budget for the construction of environmental toilets at The Spot, Two Rocks.

 

Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) granted approval for the construction of these toilets in May 2002.

Detail

Following receipt of WAPC approval, three quotations were sought from specialist suppliers of environmental toilets. The quote also called for the provision of a purpose built, prefabricated toilet enclosure. The system marketed as the Enviro Loo Disabled Double Hut was selected due to following considerations:

 

·                Price – The system is considerably cheaper than the rival systems.

·                Suitability - The system is of the dehydration/evaporation type and produces no discharge and operates without the introduction of water etc. The system is also totally passive and is well suited to areas offering considerable sunshine and moderate prevailing winds.

·                Ease of Construction - The system is modular constructed with prefabricated components with the exception of the concrete base which will be cast in situ. The information supplied by the suppliers is comprehensive.

 

The selected system comprises of two toilet units in a colour bond structure to be installed on a cast-in-situ concrete floor. This unit has been purchased at a cost of $14,700 including delivery to the City’s Works Depot.

 

Quotations were also sought at the same time from six contractors for work associated with the installation of these toilets in accordance with the suppliers “Erection Methodology”. No interest was shown by any of these contractors and after sustained efforts by City Administration, one quotation was eventually obtained from Intercity in January 2003. This contractor submitted a price of $7,920.00 for the installation work excluding contingent costs, eg., hard digging etc. In addition, a quotation is currently being sought from Landmark Engineering and Design, the new Western Australian distributor for the Environ Loo 2040 toilet facility.

Consultation

Nil

Comment

In view of the supporting documentation supplied by the supplier, the selected unit is considered to be suitable for this location. The supplier has advised that this system requires no water, power or chemicals. It is a dehydration / evaporation unit that is totally sealed and is odourless. This unit can be placed adjacent to the waterways without polluting the surrounding environment.

Statutory Compliance

Western Australian Planning Commission has granted approval for this proposed construction and the City’s Approvals Services Unit has issued the necessary approvals including Septic Tank Application Approval and a Building Licence.

 

The use of the Enviro Loo Waterless Composting Toilet Model 2040 has been approved for use in Western Australia under the Health (Treatment of Sewerage and Disposal of Effluent and Liquid Waste) Regulations 1974.

Strategic Implications

The construction of these toilets at The Spot, Two Rocks is consistent with the City’s Strategic Plan (2002-2005) and the following strategies:

 

“Environmental Sustainability 

1.4 Foster a culture of environmental awareness, ownership and action within the community and the organisation”

 

“Healthy Communities

2.6 Provide and manage infrastructure to meet the needs of our community”

Policy Implications

Nil

Financial Implications

The total estimated cost of the works is summarised below:

 

ITEM DESCRIPTION

AMOUNT

Supply and delivery of prefabricated toilet units

$14,700

Construction cost – As per quotes

$7,920

Contingency allowance for digging in rock, etc.

$3,000

Sub Total

$25,620

Administration charge at 3%

$750

Estimated Total Project Cost

$26,370

 

Funds for this project have been allocated in the City’s 2002/2003 Capital Works Budget as detailed below:

 

Project No       :          2506

Funds allocated :         $19,970

 

There is, therefore, a shortfall of $6,400 in funding for undertaking these works. On review of the projects completed in the 2002/2003 Building Capital Works Budget, it is proposed to reallocate unexpended funds from the following projects to accommodate the shortfall in funding for this project as detailed below:

 

·        Gumblossum Clubrooms – savings made on replacement of curtains

$1,200

·        Hainsworth Park Child Health Centre –replacement of floor coverings not required as a result of refurbishment works

$3,500

·        Dennis Cooley toilets – savings made on replacement of five toilet cisterns

$1,700

Voting Requirements

Simple Majority

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Recommendation

That Council:-

1.             NOTES that the proposed works for installation / construction of environmental toilets at The Spot, Two Rocks has a funding shortfall of $6,400.

2.             NOTES the following budget variation to reflect the reallocation of unexpended funds from completed capital works projects for The Spot Environmental Toilets project.

Cost Code

From

To

Description

51 60 76 770 4230 0001

$1,200

 

Gumblossum Clubrooms - curtains

51 60 76 770 4230 0001

$3,500

 

Hainsworth Park Child Health Centre – flooring coverings

51 60 76 770 4230 0001

$1,700

 

Dennis Cooley Toilets – toilet cisterns

Project Number 2506

 

$6,400

The Spot Environmental Toilets

 

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TS14-02/03    Federal Government Roads to Recovery Program – Revised Works Program

File Ref:                                              R/002VO1

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Level 4 Approval by jan Date 13 February 2003

Level 3 Approval by jan Date 10 February 2003

Level 2 Approval by jan Date 10 February 2003

Level 1 Approval by jan Date 10 February 2003

Responsible Officer:                           Director, Technical Services

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Attachment:                                        Nil

Author:  Harminder Singh

Meeting Date:  25 February 2003

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Issue

To consider a revised Federal Government Roads to Recovery Program.

Background

The Federal Government Roads to Recovery Program commenced in 2000/2001 and will continue in its current format until 2004/05. Funding allocations to the City of Wanneroo are as per the following details:-

 

2000/01                                               $318,057

2001/02                                               $636,114

2002/03                                               $424,000

2003/04                                               $636,114

2004/05                                               $530,172

TOTAL                                            $2,544,457

Detail

The guidelines for this program require the City of Wanneroo to submit a quarterly report to the Commonwealth Department of Transport and Regional Services with updates of the ‘works schedule’. Change of projects and scope of works is allowed under these guidelines.

 

Council has approved the following projects under this program:-

 

Project No

Description

Budget

Final Expenditure

Comments

1159

Caffagio Cr and Senario Dr, Wanneroo

$296,000

$295,843

Completed during 2001/02

2130

Franklin Road – Shoulder Upgrade

$359,000

$428,122

Completed during 2002/03. Scope of works increased to include additional stormwater drainage works required to the drainage system to alleviate road flooding problems encountered during road reconstruction work


 

1213

Rangeview Road Upgrade

$299,669

$319,796

Completed during 2002/03. Scope of works increased to include road widening between Picton Terrace and Landsdale Road in conjunction with road resurfacing

3103

Mirrabooka Avenue – Beach Rd to Marangaroo Dr

$180,000

 

To be undertaken during 2002/03 in conjunction with Municipal funding

3106

Quinns Rocks Streets

$244,000

$154,751

Cox Crescent upgrading works completed

 

In view of the expenditures incurred to fully complete the revised scope of works for these projects, it is now necessary to review the projects that can be undertaken under this program during 2002/2003 with the available funds. The review has been completed and presents the following scenario:-

 

Project No

Description

Original Budget

Proposed Budget

Comments

1159

Caffagio Cr and Senario Dr, Wanneroo

$296,000

$296,000

No Change  - Completed Project

2130

Franklin Road – Shoulder Upgrade

$359,000

$428,122

Increase of $69,122

Completed project

1213

Rangeview Road Upgrade

$299,669

$319,796

Increase of $20,127

Completed project

3103

Mirrabooka Avenue – Beach Rd to Marangaroo Dr

$180,000

$180,000

No Change in this proposed project

3106

Quinns Rocks Streets

$244,000

$154,751

Reduction of $89,249

Completed project (Cox Cr)

 

By adopting this proposal, the funding allocations for the projects funded under the Roads to Recovery Program will be fully aligned with the approved use of funding provided under this program.

Consultation

Nil

Comment

A review of the projects approved under the Federal Government Roads to Recovery Program was necessary to align the project costs and associated funding allocations with the approved funding under this program. It is also appropriate to amend the 2002/03 Capital Works Budget to accurately reflect the approved projects under this program.

 

The revision of project details under Roads to Recovery Program is within the guidelines governing this program.

Statutory Compliance

Nil

Strategic Implications

The construction of these projects under this program is aligned with the City of Wanneroo Strategic Plan (2002-2005) goal and strategy:

 

“Healthy Communities

2.6       Provide and manage infrastructure to meet the needs of our community

Policy Implications

Nil

Financial Implications

The approval of the projects under the revised Roads to Recovery Program does not present any additional financial liability on the City. However, budget variations are necessary to accurately reflect the approved projects under these programs.

Voting Requirements

Simple Majority

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Recommendation

That Council:-

1.         NOTES the revised funding allocations under the Federal Government Roads to Recovery Program as detailed below

Project Number

Description

Proposed Budget

Comments

1159

Caffagio Cr and Senario Dr, Wanneroo

$296,000

No Change  - Completed Project

2130

Franklin Road – Shoulder Upgrade

$428,122

Increase of $69,122

1213

Rangeview Road Upgrade

$319,796

Increase of $20,127

3103

Mirrabooka Avenue – Beach Rd to Marangaroo Dr

$180,000

No Change in this proposed project

3106

Quinns Rocks Streets

$154,751

Reduction of $89,249

 

2.         NOTES the following budget adjustment to reflect the funding allocations for the Road to Recovery Program funded projects in the 2002/03 Capital Works Budget

Cost Code

From

To

Description

Project Number 3106

$89,249

 

Quinns Rocks Streets

Project Number 2130

 

$69,122

Franklin Road – Shoulder Upgrade

Project Number 1213

 

$20,127

Rangeview Road Upgrade

 

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Other Matters

TS15-02/03    PT03-07/02 - Marmion Avenue/Avola Cove, Merriwa - Request for Fencing

File Ref:                                              R21/0006VO1

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Level 4 Approval by jan Date 13 February 2003

Level 3 Approval by jan Date 10 February 2003

Level 2 Approval by jan Date 10 February 2003

Level 1 Approval by jan Date 10 February 2003

Responsible Officer:                           Director, Technical Services

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Author:   Rob Korenhof

Attachments:                                       2

Meeting Date:  25 February 2003

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Issue

To consider the erection of fencing on the verge between Avola Cove and Marmion Avenue, Merriwa.

Background

Residents from Avola Cove, Dunmore Circuit and Wescape Rise in Merriwa presented a petition to Council at its meeting on 24 July 2001 for the closure of pathways at either end of Avola Cove and the erection of fencing on the verge between Avola Cove and Marmion Avenue, Merriwa – Petition PT03-07/01 refers).  A location plan is attached, refer to Attachment 1.

 

Following investigation a report was considered by Council at its meeting of 25 September 2001 (Report No. TS11-09/01 refers) where it was resolved through amendment as follows:

 

That Council:-

 

1.             SUPPORTS the closure of the pathways at either end of Avola Cove, Merriwa and PROVIDES an additional 19m of timberlap fencing to connect to the existing pine log fence between Avola Cove and Marmion Avenue and to upgrade street lighting at the central pathway connection as part of the Marmion Avenue dualling project.

 

2.             That Crs Steffens and Stewart and the Acting Chief Executive Officer, or his nominee, ESTABLISH a group of residents of Avola Cove to monitor the improvements and report the outcome to Council.

 

3.             ADVISE the petitioners of Council’s decision.”

 

The pathways were removed as part of the Marmion Avenue dualling works being undertaken at the time and the 19m long sections of timberlap fencing were installed to reinforce closures of the pathways at either end of Avola Cove.  Some landscape maintenance work was also undertaken.

 

The residents’ request for fencing of the total length of the Avola Cove/Marmion Avenue connection was subsequently reconsidered by City Administration during its review of projects for Draft 2002/2003 Capital Works Budget consideration by Council. 


On finalising the draft Budget, this project was not presented for final consideration due to its low priority compared with other projects.

 

Avola Cove residents arranged to meet with City Administration on 16 October 2002 to again present their case, It was their understanding that fencing was going to be actioned as part of the 2002/2003 Capital Works Budget.  The outcome of the meeting was for City Administration to reassess the request and prepare a report for Council consideration early in 2003.  This delay would enable City Administration to review its Capital Works projects and associated cost commitments.  The main issues to be addressed by City Administration were agreed as being:

 

1.             Review the current situation given the removal of the pathways and installation of the short lengths of fencing at either end has occurred on the Avola Cove/Marmion Avenue verge.

 

2.             Review statistics associated with antisocial behaviour, vandalism and crime in the immediate vicinity of Avola Cove.

 

3.             Reassess the fencing options and associated costings.

 

4.             Review the 2002/2003 Capital Works Budget and assess possible areas of savings.

 

The original version of this report was presented to Council at its meeting on 4 February 2003 and was subsequently deferred given the suggested recommendation to install a 1.2m high chain link mesh fence and upgrading of landscaping on the verge between Avola Cove and Marmion Avenue was not acceptable.  City Administration suggested this recommendation on the basis that it did not compromise passive surveillance but did assist with control of pedestrian activity.

 

Council, through deferral of the original report, charged City Administration with the task of reviewing the implications and associated cost associated with the installation of a timberlap fence the full length of the verge between Avola Cove and Marmion Avenue, with allowance for pedestrian access at the midway point of the fence alignment – further review with regard to Point 3 noted above. In addressing this matter a concept design was subsequently prepared by City Administration and detailed costings obtained.  The concept design is attached for perusal – refer to Attachment 2.

Detail

In follow up of the points noted above, City Administration reports as follows:

 

1.             The Avola Cove/Marmion Avenue verge was inspected during late October 2002 and it is advised that the landscaping adjacent to the northern cul-de-sac of Avola Cove is poor in relation to the balance of the site.  The area was considered to be reasonable in presentation with some weed growth showing through.  Routine maintenance of the area would attend to this matter. 

 


The timberlap extension, albeit reinforcing the closure of the two pathways removed as part of the Marmion Avenue dualling works, does not address that matter of pedestrian direction with clear evidence of pedestrians cutting through the landscaping rather than using the central concrete pathway access provided.  It is noted that the central concrete pathway provides access to a bus stop on Marmion Avenue.

 

The current environment allows for open/passive surveillance from the residents of Avola Cove, the pedestrian/motorists using Avola Cove and the users of Marmion Avenue.  This design philosophy is being utilised wherever possible by developers of new estates located adjacent to major arterial roads within the City, with a clear shift away from the walled approach of past developments and is based on  Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) criteria.  The Brighton Estate, off Marmion Avenue to the north of Avola Cove, is a good example of this change in design focus.

 

Street lighting at the central pathway is deemed appropriate.  It was determined at the 16 October 2002 meeting with the representatives of the Avola Cove residents that the issue related more to faulty street lighting, with advice given by City Administration that this be addressed direct with Western Power through its “Faulty Streetlight Free Call” service (Free Call No: 1800 622 008).

 

2.             In review of the antisocial behaviour, vandalism and crime statistics it is advised that the City’s records show little evidence of continual problems of this nature in the Avola Cove area.  On review of the records it is evident that these problems are more evident in the Baltimore Parade and Greyhound Drive areas to the east and south of Avola Cove respectively.  Police data that the City has on record reflected the same degree of activity that the City’s records indicated.  This in turn does not necessarily mean that instances of antisocial behaviour, vandalism and crime are not occurring in the immediate area of Avola Cove, just that they haven’t been reported. 

 

Given this scenario it is assumed that the occurrences of antisocial behaviour, vandalism and crime that the Avola Cove residents refer to are more of a nuisance value given the lack of follow up by them with the relevant authorities, such as the City’s Ranger/Safer Citizens and/or the police.  It is noted that Avola Cove and the immediate environment surroundings are of a residential nature and it is therefore reasonable to assume that the pedestrian access in this area would predominantly be of a local nature.

 

3.             Reassessments of the various options are presented as follows.

 

Option 1 - Leave as currently exists, that is pine log fencing with associated landscaping, with landscape improvement works primarily adjacent to the northern cul-de-sac of Avola Cove.  The associated cost to improve landscaping is estimated at $3,500, which includes additional shrub planting as infill, mulching, watering and associated maintenance.

 

Option 2 – In addition to Option 1 above, installation of a 1.2m high chain link mesh fence over the full length with central pedestrian access allowed for to enable access from one road to the other and the bus stop.  Care during installation (some flexibility of alignment is possible) will enable most of the existing landscaping to be retained.  The associated cost to improve landscaping, including additional shrub planting as infill, mulching, watering and associated maintenance (as per Option 1), and installation of a chain link fence is estimated to cost $5,000. 


It is advised that with the installation of the chain link fence an increase in long-term general maintenance will result due to natural wear and tear, and damage as a result of vandalism given past experience that City Operational personnel have had to deal with in regard to fencing in general. 

 

It is noted that this option was originally recommended by City Administration in its report to Council at its meeting on 4 February 2003.

 

Option 3 – Installation of a 1.8m high timberlap fence over the full length with central pedestrian access allowed for enabling access from one road to the other and the bus stop.  In the vicinity of the pedestrian accessway through the fence the fence height would need to be reduced to a minimum of 900mm for a distance of at least 3.0m either side of the access to avoid the possibility of further loitering and/or surprise confrontation problems.  It is envisaged that a greater loss on the existing landscaping would result for this type of fence construction due to the rigid nature of the fencing type proposed. 

 

It is noted that the report to Council at its meeting on 4 February 2003 quoted a fence height of 1.2m in the immediate vicinity of the pedestrian access point.  This has been reduced as it is felt that this height would still allow the ability for loitering and/or surprise confrontation, with the reduction to 900mm in height reducing this risk markedly.

 

The associated cost estimate for the installation of a timberlap fence was estimated at $8,500.  This was reviewed with estimated costs quoted as follows:

Timberlap Fencing      115 metres @ $54 per metre                           $6,210

Clearing of existing vegetation and associated disposal                    $1,500

Sub Total                                                                                             $7,710

Contigency at 5%                                                                                $   386

Sub Total                                                                                             $8,096

Administration charge at 3%                                                               $   243

TOTAL                                                                                               $8,339

It is suggested that a sum of $8,350 would be required to undertake the installation work associated with the installation of a timberlap fence as per the concept design presented in Attachment 2.  Construction savings made in the following footpath projects can cover this cost:

Project No 3174 – Hollingsworth Avenue Footpath, Koondoola      $5,350

Project No 3177 – Hastings Street Footpath, Wanneroo                   $3,000

TOTAL                                                                                                $8,350

It is advised that the estimated cost for installation of timberlap fencing does not include additional shrub planting as per Options 1 and 2, rather, the possible loss of landscaping as a result of the fence installation process.  It would however be proposed to include some replanting as part of proposed landscaping works that is shortly to commence on Marmion Avenue for which the irrigation system is already installed and mulching in preparation for planting is currently occurring.


Consultation

As previously noted in this report, consultation with the petitioners, primarily with the petition organiser group, has been undertaken, with this report presented in review of the history and direction sought from Council as to the preferred approach to resolve this long standing matter.

Comment

City Administration is in a position of endeavouring to improve community security through appropriate design techniques, in particular, utilising open and passive surveillance design to discourage antisocial behaviour, vandalism and crime.  It is advised that at this time there is a change in design focus occurring within the subdivisional land development industry, with a move away from the walled-in estate. As previously noted in this report, the Brighton Estate of Marmion Avenue to the north of Avola Cove is a good example of this change in design focus.

 

It was with the open/passive surveillance design philosophy in mind, along with the lack of supporting records relating to antisocial behaviour, vandalism and crime activity in the vicinity of Avola Cove, that City Administration supported the implementation of Option 2 at an estimated cost of $5,000 in the report presented to Council at its meeting on 4 February 2003.  In essence, this option would reflect open/passive surveillance design philosophy as well as directing pedestrians to the central pedestrian access point through use of a barrier fence concealed within the landscaping.  It was further advised that this recommendation would have an impact on future maintenance budgets as a result of normal wear and tear and damage as a result of vandalism given past experience that City Operational personnel have had to deal with in regard to fencing in general.

 

In view of the open/passive surveillance design philosophy that City Administration is endeavouring to apply to such situations Option 2 remains the City Administration’s preferred solution. This option balances both the design philosophy and the need to control pedestrian access over the length of Avola Cove adjacent to Marmion Avenue.

Statutory Compliance

Nil

Strategic Implications

The proposed upgrading work on the Avola Cove/Marmion Avenue verge is consistent with the following City of Wanneroo Strategic Plan (2002-2005) goals and strategies:

 

“Healthy Communities

2.3  Support safe and secure communities

2.6  Provide and manage infrastructure to meet the needs of our community”

Policy Implications

Nil

Financial Implications

The recommended option for upgrading of the Avola Cove/Marmion Avenue verge (Option 2 - Chain Link Fence and Upgrading of Landscaping) is estimated to cost $5,000 and funding can be sourced from the following completed footpath projects:

 

            Project No 3174 - Hollingsworth Avenue Footpath, Koondoola       $2,000

            Project No 3177 - Hastings Street Footpath, Wanneroo                    $3,000

            TOTAL                                                                                               $5,000

Voting Requirements

Absolute Majority

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Recommendation

That Council:-

1.             Pursuant to Section 6.8(1)(b) of the Local Government Act 1995, APPROVES BY ABSOLUTE MAJORITY, the expenditure of $5,000 on the installation of a 1.2m high chain link mesh fence and upgrading of landscaping on the verge between Avola Cove and Marmion Avenue, Merriwa.

2.             NOTES the following budget variations to accommodate the proposed fencing and landscaping works on the verge between Avola Cove and Marion Avenue, Merriwa.

Cost Code

From

To

Description

Project No 3173

$2,000

 

Hollingsworth Avenue Footpath, Koondoola

Project No 3177

$3,000

 

Hastings Street Footpath, Wanneroo

Project No 3120

 

$5,000

Avola Cove/Marmion Avenue Fencing and landscaping

 

3.             ADVISES the petition organiser of Council’s decision.

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Corporate Services

Finance

CS04-02/03   Warrant of Payments - For the Period to 31 January 2003

File Ref:                                              S13/0002V01

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Level 4 Approval by Bruce Perryman Date 12 February 2003

Level 3 Approval by Bruce Perryman Date 10 February 2003

Level 2 Approval by Mike Cole Date 10 February 2003

Level 1 Approval by Edward Applin Date 10 February 2003

Responsible Officer:                           Director, Corporate Services

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Attachments:                                       Nil

Author:  Edward Applin

Meeting Date:  25 February 2003

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Issue

Presentation to the Council of a list of accounts paid for the month of January 2003, including a statement as to the total amounts outstanding at the end of the month.

Background

Local Governments are required each month to prepare a list of accounts paid for that month and submit the list to the next Ordinary Meeting of the Council.

 

In addition, it must record all other outstanding accounts and include that amount with the list to be presented.  The list of accounts paid and the total of outstanding accounts must be recorded in the minutes of the Council meeting.

Detail

The following is the Summary of Accounts paid in January 2003

 

Funds

Vouchers

Amount

City of Wanneroo -

Director Corporate Services Advance Account

   Cheque Numbers 

   EFT Document Numbers

 

 

32134 - 32870

50000570 - 50000598

 

$4,598,034.12

 

City of Wanneroo – Municipal Account 

000005-000006

$4,607,710.00

City of Wanneroo – Trust Account

000003

$60.00

City of Wanneroo –    Town Planning Scheme Accounts

 

000002

 

$2,780.00

 

At the close of January 2003 outstanding creditors amounted to $906,806.00.

Consultation

Nil.

Comment

The list of cheques and the end of month total of outstanding creditors for the month of January 2003 is presented to the Council for information and recording in the minutes of the meeting, as required by the Local Government (Financial Management) regulations 1996. 

Statutory Compliance

Regulation 13(1) of the Local Government (Financial Management) Regulations 1996 requires a local government to list the accounts paid each month and total all outstanding creditors at the month end and present such information to the Council at its next Ordinary Meeting after each preparation.  A further requirement of this Section is that the prepared list must be recorded in the minutes of the Council meeting.

Strategic Implications

Nil.

Policy Implications

Nil.

Financial Implications

Nil.

Voting Requirements

Simple Majority

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Recommendation

That Council RECEIVES the list of cheques drawn for the month of January 2003, as summarised below:-.

Funds

Vouchers

Amount

City of Wanneroo -

Director Corporate Services Advance Account

   Cheque Numbers 

   EFT Document Numbers

 

 

32134-32870

50000570 - 50000598

 

$4,598,034.12

 

City of Wanneroo – Municipal Account

000005-000006

$4,607,710.00

City of Wanneroo – Trust Account

000003

$60.00

City of Wanneroo –  Town Planning Scheme Accounts

 

000002

 

$2,780.00

 


 


Warrant of Payments for the Month of January 2003

 

City of Wanneroo - Director Corporate Services Advance Account

 

Cheque

No

Cheque Date

Vendor Name

Amount

Details

32134

02-Jan-03

JOONDALUP COURT

$3,908.90

ISSUE OF SUMMONS FOR RATES DEPARTMENT

32135

02-Jan-03

RHODA GODDARD

$39.00

VOLUNTEER PAYMENT - DAY CARE CENTRES

32136

02-Jan-03

SETTLEMENTS PLUS

$237.85

RATE REFUND - G & J PLANNER

32137

02-Jan-03

KEYSTART LOANS LTD

$567.00

RATE REFUND – P/N 124814 OVERPAYMENT

32138

02-Jan-03

H WRANKMORE

$95.00

VOLUNTEER PAYMENT - COMMUNITY BUSES

32139

02-Jan-03

G ALTIERI

$87.00

VOLUNTEER PAYMENT - DAY CARE CENTRES

32140

02-Jan-03

NORTHERN SUBURBS BAILIFF

$70.62

BAILFF FEES FOR RATES DEPARTMENT

32141

02-Jan-03

R RUSSELL-BROWN

$260.00

TAI CHI LESSON FOR YANCHEP COMMUNITY CENTRE

32142

02-Jan-03

M BURNABY

$60.00

VOLUNTEER PAYMENT - DAY CARE CENTRES

32143

02-Jan-03

CONCERT & CORPORATE PRODUCTIONS

$2,103.13

JOHN WILLIAMSON IN CONCERT -7/12/02 (PIONEER DAY) - LEISURE SERVICES

32144

02-Jan-03

BARRY HUGHES

$55.00

VOLUNTEER PAYMENT - COMMUNITY BUSES

32145

02-Jan-03

6030 COMMUNITY CONNECT

$2,200.00

COMMUNITY FUNDING - OCTOBER 2002

32146

02-Jan-03

LAURA GREEN

$63.00

VOLUNTEER PAYMENT - DAY CARE CENTRES

32147

02-Jan-03

GORDON SADLER

$51.00

VOLUNTEER PAYMENT - COMMUNITY BUSES

32148

02-Jan-03

MELISSA FRANCIS

$54.20

REIMBURSEMENT - DIESEL FOR CHICZ BIX EXCURSION & SNAPSHOTS PRINTING

32149

02-Jan-03

DALE SUTHERLAND

$36.00

VOLUNTEER PAYMENT - DAY CARE CENTRES

32150

02-Jan-03

SHIRLEY CAMPBELL

$57.60

VOLUNTEER PAYMENT - COMMUNITY BUSES

32151

02-Jan-03

MICHELLE WEBSTER

$145.90

REIMBURSEMENT FOR FOOD AND EQUIPMENT - YOUNG WOMENS GROUP AND WANNEROO YOUTH CENTRE OPEN DAY

32152

02-Jan-03

ANDREW MAY

$48.00

VOLUNTEER PAYMENT - DAY CARE CENTRES

32153

02-Jan-03

JANETTE LUCKHURST

$31.00

VOLUNTEER PAYMENT - DAY CARE CENTRES

32154

02-Jan-03

SOMMERVILLE WATERS

STAGE 2A

$38,353.32

BOND REFUND - SOMERVILLE WATERS STAGE2A FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

32155

02-Jan-03

MR J & MRS T HILLARD

$101.62

RATE REFUND – P/N 143734 OVERPAYMENT BY SETTLEMENT AGENT

32156

02-Jan-03

GIRRAWHEEN KOONDOOLA SENIOR

$2,000.00

COMMUNITY FUNDING - OCTOBER 2002

32157

02-Jan-03

SHAKERS YOUTH GROUP

$990.00

COMMUNITY FUNDING - OCTOBER 2002

32158

02-Jan-03

WANNEROO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL P&C

$550.00

COMMUNITY FUNDING - OCTOBER 2002

32159

02-Jan-03

VICTOR COPICH TAXI TRUCKS

$100.00

1 X RATEPAYER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

32160

02-Jan-03

MR IP ZUVICH

$550.37

RATE REFUND – P/N 150865 OVERPAYMENT

32161

02-Jan-03

D & E HUTCHINSON

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32162

02-Jan-03

T & VC TROACA

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32163

02-Jan-03

MARIANNE I VLASKOVSKA

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32164

02-Jan-03

MELANIE WRIGHT

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32165

02-Jan-03

MK GALE & MJ MCCARTHY

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32166

02-Jan-03

MARY COLVIN

$24.00

VOLUNTEER PAYMENT - DAY CARE CENTRES

32167

02-Jan-03

WILLIAM GRAY

$30.00

VOLUNTEER PAYMENT - DAY CARE CENTRES

32168

02-Jan-03

LE HUONG GIANG

$12.00

VOLUNTEER PAYMENT - DAY CARE CENTRES

32169

02-Jan-03

MALAY SNR GROUP

$300.00

BOND REFUND –GIRRAWHENN KOONDOLA SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB 22/12/02

32170

02-Jan-03

ADVENTURE IN MARGARET RIVER

$1,136.00

ABSEILING AND CAVING INSTRUCTION FOR 15 + 3 SUPERVISORS 16/1/03  - YOUTH SERVICES

32171

02-Jan-03

AAA PRODUCTION SERVICES

$4,452.25

JOHN WILLIAMSON CONCERT 7/12/03 - WANNEROO SHOWGROUNDS

32172

02-Jan-03

BIG VALLEY CAMPSITE

$356.40

CAMPING FEES 15-17/1/03 - YOUTH SERVICES

32173

02-Jan-03

BONNEY'S WA WATERSKI PARK

$200.00

ADMISSION COST FOR 20 YOUNG PEOPLE (INCLUDES TWO HOURS OF WATERSKIING) - COMMUNITY SERVICES

32174

02-Jan-03

GLAZEWELL P/L

$3,453.28

GLASS REPAIRS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITHIN CITY

32175

02-Jan-03

GAMES WORKSHOP

$933.00

EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR WARHAMMER PROGRAM (CENTRAL WARD)

32176

02-Jan-03

STATEWIDE CORPORATION PTY LTD

$4,911.50

STAGING FOR JOHN WILLIAMSON CONCERT

32177

02-Jan-03

TRAILER PARTS PTY LTD

$617.25

SPARE PARTS FOR FLEET MAINTENANCE

32178

02-Jan-03

WANNEROO DAIRY SUPPLIES

$250.15

MILK SUPPLY FOR CITY

32179

02-Jan-03

AUSTRALIA POST

$1,191.58

POSTAGE CHARGES

32180

02-Jan-03

ALEXANDER HEIGHTS ADULT DAY CARE – P/CASH

$69.40

PETTY CASH

32181

02-Jan-03

ALEXANDER HEIGHTS - THE HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HOUSE – P/CASH

$123.30

PETTY CASH

32182

02-Jan-03

LAURIE BRACKEN

$100.00

VOLUNTEER PAYMENT - COMMUNITY BUSES

32183

02-Jan-03

CARROLL & RICHARDSON

$41.00

FLAGS FOR AUSTRALIA DAY - MARKETING

32184

02-Jan-03

FARLEY CAMPBELL

$50.00

VOLUNTEER PAYMENT - COMMUNITY BUSES

32185

02-Jan-03

COMMUNITY SERVICES - P/CASH

$210.50

PETTY CASH

32186

02-Jan-03

FINES ENFORCEMENT REGISTRY

$420.00

LODGEMENT OF 14 INFRINGEMENT RECORDS FOR RANGER SERVICES

32187

02-Jan-03

GIRRAWHEEN LIBRARY –

P/CASH

$119.10

PETTY CASH

32188

02-Jan-03

GLOUCESTER LODGE MUSEUM P/CASH

$36.85

PETTY CASH

32189

02-Jan-03

C HIRD

$95.00

VOLUNTEER PAYMENT - DAY CARE CENTRES

32190

02-Jan-03

IINET TECHNOLOGIES

$400.00

ANNUAL CHARGE FOR EXPLORER SERVICE FOR CR CVITAN - INFORMATION SERVICES

32191

02-Jan-03

K & F CONCRETE

$2,090.00

SUPPLY & MAKE GOOD RURAL CROSS OVER TO BADGERUP

32192

02-Jan-03

LEISURE & LIBRARY SERVICES – P/CASH

$150.05

PETTY CASH

32193

02-Jan-03

TELSTRA CORPORATION

$108.85

1 X RATEPAYER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

32194

02-Jan-03

WATER CORPORATION

$196.70

METER REPAIR - 234/55 ADMIRAL GR, HEATHRIDGE

SERVICE CHARGE - YOUTH CENTRE WANNEROO

32195

02-Jan-03

WESTERN POWER

$4,419.65

1 X RATEPAYER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

POWER SUPPLY FOR VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITHIN CITY

32196

02-Jan-03

H WALKER

$75.00

VOLUNTEER PAYMENT - DAY CARE CENTRES

32197

03-Jan-03

LESLEY A & DARREN J BOWEN

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32198

03-Jan-03

JOONDALUP COURT

$3,883.35

ISSUE OF SUMMONS FOR RATES DEPARTMENT

32199

06-Jan-03

JOONDALUP COURT

$2,619.95

ISSUE SUMMONS FOR RATES DEPARTMENT

32200

07-Jan-03

JOONDALUP COURT

$4,513.20

ISSUE SUMMONS FOR RATES DEPARTMENT

32201

08-Jan-03

JOONDALUP COURT

$1,657.30

ISSUE SUMMONS FOR RATES DEPARTMENT

32202

08-Jan-03

JOONDALUP KINROSS CRICKET CLUB

$300.00

BOND REFUND – 20-21/11/03

32203

08-Jan-03

WANNEROO CRICKET CLUB

$1,000.00

COMMUNITY FUNDING - OCTOBER 2002

32204

08-Jan-03

AMAZING STAGING

$2,486.00

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT / FENCING FOR JOHN WILLIAMSON CONCERT (PIONEERS DAY)

32205

08-Jan-03

SKILLPATH SEMINARS

$199.00

COACHING AND TEAMBUILDING SEMINAR ON 15/11/02 FOR CR R STEFFENS

32206

08-Jan-03

WANNEROO JOONDALUP RSL SUB BRANCH

$1,020.00

COMMUNITY FUNDING - OCTOBER 2002

32207

08-Jan-03

NORTHERN SUBURBS BAILIFF

$195.90

BAILIFF FEES FOR RATES DEPARTMENT

32208

08-Jan-03

MAS RONSON SETTLEMENTS

$164.64

REFUND - OVERPAYMENT OF REFUSE ACCOUNT -CANDLEWOOD CHILD CARE CENTRE

32209

08-Jan-03

YOUTH RALLY TEAM

$293.25

PETTY CASH

32210

08-Jan-03

NATASHA STONE - ART OF FUN

$120.00

SEEK AND SURVIVE SESSION AT WANNEROO LIBRARY

32211

08-Jan-03

SHERYL DE WET

$300.00

BOND REFUND – VARIOUS LOCATIONS

32212

08-Jan-03

AUSTRALAND HOLDINGS LTD

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32213

08-Jan-03

ABORIGINAL PLAYGROUP CASH FLOAT

$199.15

PETTY CASH

32214

08-Jan-03

ANNE GUNNER

$12.00

DOG REFUND - DECEASED

32215

08-Jan-03

HUGH GREENOCK

$25.00

REIMBURSEMENT - ANNUAL OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCE REGISTRATION

32216

08-Jan-03

ANTHONY JACKSON

$100.00

REIMBURSEMENT - BUSHFIRES INFRINGEMENT NOTICE B56716

32217

08-Jan-03

KEITH F & A GUELFI

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32218

08-Jan-03

GRACE ROWLEY

$319.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32219

08-Jan-03

ANDREW M & ELAINE M BRADLEY

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32220

08-Jan-03

ROSS M WHYTE

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32221

08-Jan-03

TERRY A DOBSON

$200.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32222

08-Jan-03

CB REES & AL WARRILOW

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32223

08-Jan-03

MJ KING & EM MCLAREN

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32224

08-Jan-03

MARGARET R BARBOUR

$225.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32225

08-Jan-03

S MCCLUSKEY & LJ SCHREIER

$220.15

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32226

08-Jan-03

LOUISE & ROBERT D HAMBLY

$148.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32227

08-Jan-03

DAVID A & KERRY L BATTISTINI

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32228

08-Jan-03

MURRY A & NATALIE A PARKER

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32229

08-Jan-03

MS SUNITA PANDEY

$323.56

RATES REFUND - P/N 174644 OVERPAYMENT

32230

08-Jan-03

KHAC TINH NGUYEN

$12.50

DOG REFUND - DECEASED

32231

08-Jan-03

LANA BRANDLI

$20.00

DOG REFUND - STERILISED

32232

08-Jan-03

MICHELE INDELICATO

$57.00

DOG REFUND - STERILISED

32233

08-Jan-03

NEIL PHILP

$57.00

DOG REFUND - STERILISED

32234

08-Jan-03

QUINNS ROCKS ENVIRONMENTAL

$1,100.00

COMMUNITY FUNDING - OCTOBER 2002

32235

08-Jan-03

CA HALL & RR MURRAY

$277.34

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32236

08-Jan-03

CONSTANCE M GRANT

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32237

08-Jan-03

SEOK CHEONG YEO

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32238

08-Jan-03

KELLY DYE

$300.00

BOND REFUND

32239

08-Jan-03

AMENA MARIEL

$300.00

BOND REFUND

32240

08-Jan-03

SALLY HENRY

$300.00

BOND REFUND

32241

08-Jan-03

BRUECHLE GILCHRIST & EVANS P/L

$1,188.00

INTERSECTION DESIGN OF SKEIT ROAD, KINGSWAY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES

32242

08-Jan-03

CHRISTMAS TREES OF WANNEROO

$85.00

CHRISTMAS TREE - MAYORS CHRISTMAS APPEAL

32243

08-Jan-03

DEPART OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

$443.00

REFUND OF UNUSED FUNDS - HOLIDAY PROGRAM GRANT (OCTOBER)

32244

08-Jan-03

GLAZEWELL P/L

$386.47

REPLACE GLASS - WINDOW AT AQUAMOTION

32245

08-Jan-03

KW INNS & K F PENNO

$754.42

REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENDITURE FOR MANAGERS OF THE QUINNS ROCK CARAVAN PARK

32246

08-Jan-03

LINCOLNE SCOTT

$2,365.00

CONSULTANCY ON BOWLING GREEN LIGHTING PROJECT # WAPT223807

SAFER CITIZENS URBAN DESIGN PROJECT

32247

08-Jan-03

PAVEMENT TECHNOLOGY LTD

$445.50

STANDBY WAITING ON TRUCK

32248

08-Jan-03

SHELL COMPANY OF

AUSTRALIA LTD

$43,517.50

FUEL FOR CITY VEHICLES

32249

08-Jan-03

TRAILER PARTS PTY LTD

$74.53

SPARE PARTS FOR FLEET MAINTENANCE

32250

08-Jan-03

UNIQCO INTERNATIONAL

$660.00

RESEARCH, SUMMARISE AND COMPILE DEPRECIATION SCHEDULE - FINANCE

32251

08-Jan-03

WANNEROO DAIRY SUPPLIES

$259.95

MILK SUPPLY FOR THE CITY

32252

08-Jan-03

AMERICAN INTER UNDERWRITERS

$10.00

PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS F/ENDING 20/12/02 AND 03/01/03

32253

08-Jan-03

AMP FLEXIBLE LIFETIME SUPER FUND

$1,615.38

PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS F/ENDING 20/12/02 AND 03/01/03

32254

08-Jan-03

CENTRELINK

$200.00

PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS F/ ENDING 20/12/02

PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS F/ENDING: 03/01/2003

32255

08-Jan-03

CITY OF WANNEROO PAYROLL A/C

$2,561.60

PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS F/ENDING 20/12/02 AND 03/01/03

32256

08-Jan-03

CITY OF WANNEROO

$196.23

CR R STEFFENS - TRAVEL ALLOWANCE FOR DECEMBER

32257

08-Jan-03

COMMUNITY SERVICES – P/CASH

$200.00

PETTY CASH INCREASE

32258

08-Jan-03

CAFE CORPORATE

$62.70

DESCALING TABLETS FOR MARKETING

32259

08-Jan-03

STRATEGIC & EXECUTIVE SERVICES – P/CASH

$205.20

PETTY CASH

32260

08-Jan-03

MOBILE LIBRARY – P/ CASH

$102.55

PETTY CASH

32261

08-Jan-03

QUINNS ROCKS ADULT DAY CARE – PETTY CASH

$36.15

PETTY CASH

32262

08-Jan-03

RANGERS SERVICES - PETTY CASH

$299.70

PETTY CASH

32263

08-Jan-03

TELSTRA CORPORATION

$9.00

MOBILE PHONES - ACCOUNT TRANSFER

32264

08-Jan-03

WANNEROO ELECTRIC

$3,637.35

ELECTRICAL REPAIRS/ MAINTENANCE REQUIRED AT VARIOUS CITY FACILITIES

32265

08-Jan-03

WATER CORPORATION

$986.10

HOPMAN RISE, CLARKSON - METER REPAIR FEE

QUINNS ROCKS CARAVAN PARK

32266

08-Jan-03

W A LOCAL GOVT SUPERANNUATION

$234,662.60

SUPERANNUATION CONTRIBUTION DECEMBER 2002

32267

08-Jan-03

WESTERN POWER

$40,873.45

POWER SUPPLIES FOR VARIOUS CITY LOCATIONS

32268

08-Jan-03

WANNEROO TOWNSITE COMMUNITY GROUP

$500.00

BOND REFUND

32269

08-Jan-03

ZURICH CLIENT SERVICE

$470.76

PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS F/ENDING 20/12/02 PAYROLL DEDUCTION

PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS F/ENDING 3/01/03 PAYROLL DEDUCTION

32270

09-Jan-03

LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGERS AUSTRALIA

$2,900.00

2003 LGMA MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE TEAM ENTRY FEE - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

32271

09-Jan-03

FIONA BENTLEY

$1,028.61

REIMBURSMENT OF COST OF QANTAS RETURN AIR FARE PERTH/SYDNEY FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE METROPOLITAN PUBLIC LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE 27-28 FEBRUARY 2003

32272

09-Jan-03

B BELLETTE

$885.66

FORTNIGHTLY PAY PERIOD ENDING 3/01/03

32273

09-Jan-03

JOONDALUP COURT

$3,256.20

ISSUE SUMMONS FOR RATES DEPARTMENT

32274

10-Jan-03

WESTERN POWER

$102,624.00

HEPBURN AVENUE EXTENSION - STREETLIGHTING STAGE 2

32275

14-Jan-03

ROBERT EADES

$300.00

BOND REFUND - GIRRAWHEEN SENIOR CITIZENS CENTRE

32276

15-Jan-03

JOONDALUP COURT

$4,719.45

ISSUE SUMMONS FOR RATES DEPARTMENT

32277

15-Jan-03

UNDER TREASURER

$2,660.00

SINKING FUND LOAN 126 PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL

32278

15-Jan-03

BRIDGELEIGH

$14,320.00

VOLUNTEERS FUNCTIONS 11, 18 & 20 NOVEMBER 2002 - COMMUNITY SERVICES

32279

15-Jan-03

PERLEX HOLDINGS

$700.00

BUCKING MADCOW & SUMO SUITS - YOUTH SERVICES

32280

15-Jan-03

JOANNE JAMES

$450.00

1 MARQUEE & TATTOO STAFF YANCHEP NATIONAL PARK - OCTOBER 2002

32281

15-Jan-03

GARETH DIXON

$298.90

REIMBURSEMENT FOR BOOK PURCHASES AND 25TH ANNIVERSARY CAKE FOR GIRRAWHEEN LIBRARY

32282

15-Jan-03

OUTPOST 6030

$300.00

BOND REFUND - WARRADALE COMMUNITY HALL

32283

15-Jan-03

NICOLE & PAUL CORRIGAN

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32284

15-Jan-03

DEAN ANTHONY & LEAH WILLIAMS

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32285

15-Jan-03

W BEVERLAND & K M MITCHELL

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32286

15-Jan-03

BRIAN L & MARIE J DARCH

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32287

15-Jan-03

RACHAEL LEA KVESICH

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32288

15-Jan-03

DAVID WILLIAM RUCK

$287.60

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32289

15-Jan-03

J & T SKENDER

$156.43

RATE REFUND - P/N199403 PENSION REBATE

32290

15-Jan-03

KATHY STEWART

$300.00

BOND REFUND - GUMBLOSSUM COMMUNITY CENTRE 18/01/03

32291

15-Jan-03

JOSIE MICELI

$300.00

BOND REFUND - WARRADALE HALL

32292

15-Jan-03

IVANNA KELLY

$300.00

BOND REFUND - WANNEROO SENIOR CITIZENS HALL

32293

15-Jan-03

TONI BAKRESKI

$38.00

DOG REGISTRATION REFUND

32294

15-Jan-03

RODNEY RICHARDSON

$20.00

DOG REGISTRATION REFUND

32295

15-Jan-03

TAMMY PARK

$25.00

DOG REGISTRATION REFUND

32296

15-Jan-03

GLEN B DENTON & LISA A STOTT

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32297

15-Jan-03

CHERYL A & STEPHEN R BROWN

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING

32298

15-Jan-03

MARTA A & RICARDO F HENRIQUEZ

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32299

15-Jan-03

SUNITA M & SHIVENDRA K PANDEY

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32300

15-Jan-03

RAELEEN SILVER

$300.00

BOND REFUND - WARRADALE HALL

32301

15-Jan-03

BEE JAY'S DOOR SERVICE

$966.90

ST ANDREWS CLUBROOMS REPLACE ROLLERDOOR – BUILDING MAINTENANCE

32302

15-Jan-03

BT EQUIPMENT PTY LTD

$4,202.90

REPAIRS TO MUSTANG 2040 SKI - BUILDING FLEET & MAINTENANCE

32303

15-Jan-03

FEATURE TOURS

$1,855.00

TRAVEL FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION CONFERENCE 13/10/02

32304

15-Jan-03

GLAZEWELL P/L

$179.40

GLASS REPAIRS - WANNEROO RECREATION CENTRE

32305

15-Jan-03

C & E M HARMER

$100.20

NEWSPAPERS – MAYOR’S OFFICE

32306

15-Jan-03

MICHAEL DEGRAAF

$100.00

DJ WORK FOR TWO ROCKS DANCE PARTY

32307

15-Jan-03

OFFICE OF STATE REVENUE

$530.15

STAMP DUTY ON LEASE FOR WANNEROO JOONDALUP REGIONAL BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION

STAMP DUTY ON MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT FOR QUINNS ROCKS CARAVAN PARK

32308

15-Jan-03

PLANNING INSTITUTE AUSTRALIA

$40.00

ATTENDANCE OF C WILLIAMS & D WOO AT PIA RESIDENTIAL DESIGN CODES WORKSHOP ON 7/02/02

32309

15-Jan-03

SANDS & MCDOUGALL OFFICE PRODUCT

$11,047.22

STATIONERY - NOVEMBER 2002

32310

15-Jan-03

TRADE N PRINT

$1,467.72

MENU COVERS, NAME TAGS & TENT TABLE TAGS - MARKETING

32311

15-Jan-03

WANNEROO DAIRY SUPPLIES

$471.00

MILK SUPPLY FOR CITY

32312

15-Jan-03

AUSTRALIA POST

$14,249.81

POSTAGE FOR RATES DEPARTMENT

32313

15-Jan-03

AUSTRALIA POST

$8,741.62

MAIL PREPARATION FOR NOVEMBER 2002

32314

15-Jan-03

ALINTA GAS

$5,934.20

GAS USAGE AT VARIOUS CITY LOCATIONS

32315

15-Jan-03

ALEXANDER HEIGHTS ADULT DAY CARE – PETTY CASH

$49.50

PETTY CASH

32316

15-Jan-03

ALEXANDER HEIGHTS - THE HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HOUSE - PETTY CASH

$64.40

PETTY CASH

32317

15-Jan-03

ALAN BLENCOWE

$500.00

MONTHLY ALLOWANCE

32318

15-Jan-03

C C I TRAINING SERVICE

$36.57

CREDITED TWICE

32319

15-Jan-03

FRANK CVITAN

$500.00

MONTHLY ALLOWANCE

32320

15-Jan-03

COMMUNITY SERVICES PETTY CASH

$408.95

PETTY CASH

32321

15-Jan-03

DUNCAN CROSBIE PRO GOLF - MARANGAROO

$22,673.93

MARANGAROO GOLF COURSE COMMISSIONS FOR 1-31 DECEMBER 2002

32322

15-Jan-03

DUNCAN CROSBIE PRO GOLF-CARRAMAR

$24,103.12

CARRAMAR GOLF COURSE COMMISSIONS FOR DECEMBER 2002

32323

15-Jan-03

JOHNDEC ENGINEERING PLASTICS PTY LTD

$225.50

REPAIR TO FIBREGLASS SLIDE AT MONTROSE PARK

32324

15-Jan-03

DOROTHY NEWTON

$500.00

MONTHLY ALLOWANCE

32325

15-Jan-03

NORMAN DENNIS

$83.32

KEYHOLDER FOR JENOLAN WAY COMMUNITY CENTRE – DECEMBER 2002

32326

15-Jan-03

QUINNS ROCKS ADULT DAY CARE - PETTY CASH

$42.05

PETTY CASH

32327

15-Jan-03

SAM SALPIETRO

$1,125.00

MONTHLY ALLOWANCE

32328

15-Jan-03

TELSTRA CORPORATION

$20,042.55

MOBILE NET CALL & USAGE CHARGES

32329

15-Jan-03

WANNEROO ELECTRIC

$5,550.65

ELECTRICAL REPAIRS/ MAINTENANCE REQUIRED AT VARIOUS FACILITIES WITHIN THE CITY

32330

15-Jan-03

WATER CORPORATION

$733.70

WATER SUPPLY FOR NANOVICH AVENUE, GIRRAWHEEN

32331

15-Jan-03

WESTERN POWER

$25,709.70

POWER SUPPLIES FOR VARIOUS LOCATIONS

32332

15-Jan-03

WANNEROO TAVERN

$117.40

FOOD & BEVERAGE – BANKSIA GROVE ABORIGINAL WOMEN’S GROUP (PART PAYMENT)

32333

15-Jan-03

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN TREASURY CORPORATION

$15,750.00

SINKING FUND LOAN 126 SEMI ANNUAL PAYMENT OF INTEREST

32334

15-Jan-03

W A LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOC.

$10,509.10

DECEMBER 2002 MARKETFORCE ADVERTISING AND RISK MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE - B ECKHART

32335

16-Jan-03

JOONDALUP COURT

$268.00

LEGAL FEES - RATES SECTION

32336

17-Jan-03

CANCELLED

$0.00

 

32337

17-Jan-03

SURFING WESTERN AUSTRALIA SURF SCHOOL

$300.00

SURFING LESSONS EXCURSIONS 23/1/03 - YOUTH SERVICES

32338

17-Jan-03

OUTER LIMITZ

$1,153.61

WALLETS, CAPS, T-SHIRTS AND BAGS - COMMUNITY SERVICES

32339

27-Jan-03

CANCELLED

$0.00

 

32340

27-Jan-03

A CLASS LINEMARKING SERVICE

$731.50

LINEMARKING FOR VARIOUS BEACH AREAS AND HOUSE NUMBERS

32341

27-Jan-03

AAA MARQUEE HIRE

$827.53

HIRE OFMARQUEES & EQUIPMENT "CHRISTMAS IN LANDSDALE" AND THE SUMMERTIME JAZZ AT YANCHEP

32342

27-Jan-03

ACCENT DISTRIBUTION

$880.00

2 KAKADU SEATS

32343

27-Jan-03

ACCESS CAPITAL EQUIP PTY LTD

$655.60

H/DUTY BEAMS/FRAME/STEEL SHELF/SUPPORTS

32344

27-Jan-03

ACELLCOMM P/L

$66.00

REPAIR OF LGC 800W CAR KIT - WN31682

32345

27-Jan-03

ACOOLAH HATS

$292.60

KOOL AUSSIE MENS WEAR FOR STORES

32346

27-Jan-03

ACTION LOCK SERVICE

$58.80

SUPPLY OF KEYLOCKS & KEYS - VARIOUS REPAIRS

32347

27-Jan-03

ADVANCED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

$15,004.02

SUPPLY OF TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS & SIGNS FOR VARIOUS WORKSITES

32348

27-Jan-03

AGENT SALES & SERVICES PTY LTD

$650.38

CREDIT INVOICE 98468 CONTAINERS

PUMPALL CHEMICAL PUMP GREEN

25 X LPHR 15L CUBE POOL KING & 25 X 15LT CONTAINERS

32349

27-Jan-03

AIM

$55.00

WIM POWER OF LEADERSHIP COURSE 21/11/02 FOR C LAWRENCE AND J TOVEY

32350

27-Jan-03

AIR LIQUIDE WA PTY LTD

$216.31

OXYGEN ACET & MIG CYLINDERS

32351

27-Jan-03

ALINE BRICK PAVING

$20,678.90

TRAFFIC ISLANDS/BRICKPAVING FOR VARIOUS FOR OPERATIONS

32352

27-Jan-03

ALL RUBBER SURFACES

$106.10

RUBBER FOR FLEET MAINTENANCE VEHICLE REPAIRS

32353

27-Jan-03

ALLEN MOBILE PHONE SERVICES

$275.00

RECOVER HANDS-FREE FROM 1BEY263 AND INSTALL IN WN31863

32354

27-Jan-03

ALLTECH INDUSTRIES AUSTRALIA

$48.30

CAPACITOR VARIA/REPAIR & TEST PAGER

32355

27-Jan-03

ALPHAWEST 6 PTY LTD

$11,599.12

HUMMINGBIRD MAINTENANCE -INFORMATION SERVICES

32356

27-Jan-03

AMBIT INDUSTRIES

$473.12

18.5MTR OF COLORBOND FENCING - 8B NEVILLE DRIVE, WANNEROO

32357

27-Jan-03

AMCON SOLUTIONS PTY LTD

$1,188.00

CONSULTANT, PAUL SIMMONS

32358

27-Jan-03

ANITECH

$312.14

METERAGE CHARGE FOR KIP 2900 TRACING SHEETS AND BOND 2ICORE 914X50M

32359

27-Jan-03

ANTONIO'S EXLUSIVE GOURMET

$460.00

FOOD FOR XMAS BARBEQUE 13/12/02

32360

27-Jan-03

APEX

$560.00

TRUCK RENTAL PRIME MOVER

32361

27-Jan-03

APPLE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

$334.06

APPLE COMPUTER 23 DUNDEBAR ROAD

32362

27-Jan-03

ARB 4X4 ACCESSORIES

$286.35

BOW SHACKLE 4.75T/SNATCH STRAP 60MM

32363

27-Jan-03

ARTEIL WA PTY LTD

$282.70

OFFICE CHAIR - WANNEROO LIBRARY

32364

27-Jan-03

AUST AIRCONDITIONING SVCS P/L

$4,936.80

AIR CONDITION SERVICE AND REPAIRS AT VARIOUS CITY BUILDINGS

32365

27-Jan-03

AUSTRALIA POST

$5,145.82

POSTAGE FOR DECEMBER 2002

32366

27-Jan-03

AUSTRALIAN LABORATORY SERVICES PTY LTD

$264.00

AUTO OIL SAMPLE BOTTLES

32367

27-Jan-03

AUSTRALIAN TURF INDUSTRIES

$37,140.59

MAINTENANCE WORKS AT CARRAMAR & MARANGAROO GOLF COURSES

32368

27-Jan-03

AUSTRALIS GRAPHICS

$148.00

4X FESA SIGNS 2040X300MM

32369

27-Jan-03

AUTO SMART INTERNATIONAL

$267.30

ACTIVE 8 DEGREASER

32370

27-Jan-03

B & G CHAMBERS

$1,150.00

CATERING FOR VARIOUS FUNCTIONS FOR THE CITY

32371

27-Jan-03

B WESTON

$60.00

CLEANING OF HALL

32372

27-Jan-03

BABY ON A BUDGET

$445.80

FREEDOM STEPS, ELMO SOFA & CRUISER PORTA COT APPOLO CHANGE TABLE

32373

27-Jan-03

BADGE

$139,348.00

HAINSWORTH LEISURE CENTRE CONTRACT PAYMENT

32374

27-Jan-03

BANNON LAFERLA JONES AUSTRALIA

$655.05

REDUCTION OF STATIONERY COSTS 1ST POST AUDIT

32375

27-Jan-03

BAPTIST CARE

$70.50

HOME CARE SERVICES

32376

27-Jan-03

BATTERIES PLUS

$259.33

COMPUTER ACCESSORIES FOR INFORMATION SERVICES

32377

27-Jan-03

BDM LEATHER & CANVAS PTY LTD

$833.80

PVC COURIER/MAIL BAG YELLOW

32378

27-Jan-03

BDWORKS

$2,750.00

TWO ROCKS BLESSING OF THE FLEET

32379

27-Jan-03

BEAUREPAIRES

$18,671.90

FLEET REPAIRS/TYRES ETC

32380

27-Jan-03

BELAIR SMASH REPAIRS

$686.10

REPAIRS TO WN31683

32381

27-Jan-03

BELRIDGE BUS CHARTER

$88.00

BUS HIRE FO CHICZ BIZ EXCURSION FOR CLARKSON YOUTH CENTRE

32382

27-Jan-03

BGC BLOKPAVE

$1,376.32

EASI COBBLE

32383

27-Jan-03

BIG W

$490.41

TOYS FOR ABORIGINAL PLAYGROUP

32384

27-Jan-03

BLACK LIGHT PRESENTATION

$434.50

PREPARATION & PROVISION OF WORKSHOP

32385

27-Jan-03

BOOK CITY OCEAN KEYS

$518.90

BOOK PURCHASES FOR VARIOUS LIBRARIES

32386

27-Jan-03

BOOMA AUTO ELECTRICS

$88.00

1XA/C HOSE

32387

27-Jan-03

BORAL CONCRETE

$2,623.37

CARTAGE OF CONCRETE AND WAITING TIME FEES FOR VARIOUS ENGINEERING PROJECTS

32388

27-Jan-03

BOUNCE AWAY

$610.00

SUPERVISED BOUNCER

32389

27-Jan-03

BRAVO HIRE

$144.00

HIRE OF LARGE HEDGE TRIMMER FOR VARIOUS LOCATIONS

32390

27-Jan-03

BRICKWOOD HOLDINGS PTY LTD

$67,513.60

240L MGB DK GREEN FOR WASTE SERVICES

32391

27-Jan-03

BROWNBUILT METALUX INDUSTRIES

$1,439.99

PLAN CABINETS - AUTH BY GEOF WHYTE

32392

27-Jan-03

BT EQUIPMENT PTY LTD

$3,514.35

SPARE PARTS FOR FLEET MAINTENANCE

32393

27-Jan-03

BUBBLEMANIA

$365.00

COMMUNITY EVENT WORKSHOP

32394

27-Jan-03

BUDGET PORTABLES

$2,807.20

HIRE OF CHEMICAL TOILETS, LUNCHROOMS & SECURITY CONTAINERS FOR TECHNICAL SERVICES

32395

27-Jan-03

BUNNINGS LIMITED

$2,295.78

VARIOUS TOOLS, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES FOR VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITHIN THE CITY

32396

27-Jan-03

BUSINESS NEWS

$149.00

2003 WA BUSINESS NEWS SUBSCRIPTION

32397

27-Jan-03

BYWEST PTY LTD

$1,402.01

MOWER SPARE PARTS FOR FLEET MAINTENANCE

32398

27-Jan-03

C & EM HARMER

$0.00

CANCELLED

32399

27-Jan-03

C J D EQUIPMENT P/L

$109.23

OIL DIPSTICK/BOLT/BEARING

32400

27-Jan-03

C R KENNEDY & CO P/L

$1,859.00

SERVICE CONTRACT FOR SURVEY EQUIPMENT - INFORMATION SERVICES

32401

27-Jan-03

C WOOD DISTRIBUTORS

$200.70

CONFECTIONARY FOR AQUOMOTION KIOSK

32402

27-Jan-03

CABCHARGE

$613.34

COURIER SERVICES FOR WORKSHOP

32403

27-Jan-03

CADBURY SCHWEPPES

$1,190.13

DRINKS FOR AQUAMOTION KIOSK

32404

27-Jan-03

CAMERA REPAIRS MOLEY

$80.00

RECHARGABLE BATTERY PACK FOR DIGITAL CAMERA - MARKETING

32405

27-Jan-03

CAPE DEMOLITION

$36.00

BUILDING MAINTENANCE TO KINGSWAY FOOTBALL CLUB AND FERRARA PARK TOILETS

32406

27-Jan-03

CARABOODA ROLL ON INSTANT LAWN

$75.00

WINDSOR GREEN TURF - P WHITE PARKS AND GARDENS

32407

27-Jan-03

CARRAMAR RESOUCES INDUSTRIES

$2,097.62

VARIOUS TYPES OF SAND FOR VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITHIN OPERATIONS

32408

27-Jan-03

CASEWEST PTY LTD

$240.80

SPARE PARTS AND REPAIRS FOR FLEET MAINTENANCE

32409

27-Jan-03

CASTLEDEX BUSINESS SYSTEMS PTY LTD

$2,420.00

STATIONERY PRODUCTS FOR HUMAN RESOURCES

32410

27-Jan-03

CASTROL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

$117.39

AGRI GREASE PLUS

32411

27-Jan-03

CATHEDRAL OFFICE PRODUCTS

$279.40

1 X 1500X900 STD MOBILE

32412

27-Jan-03

CHADSON ENGINEERING PTY LTD

$122.93

PRODUCTS FOR AQUAMOTION POOL

32413

27-Jan-03

CHALLENGE BATTERIES WA

$52.80

VEHICLE BATTERY FOR FLEET MAINTENANCE

32414

27-Jan-03

CHEF EXCEL PTY LTD

$10,433.80

CATERING FOR VARIOUS CITY FUNCTIONS

32415

27-Jan-03

CHICKEN TREAT WANNEROO

$156.55

CHICKEN & CHIPS FOR RANGER SERVICES - HELI TANKER WATER LOCATIONS

32416

27-Jan-03

CITY BUSINESS MACHINES

$607.00

PANASONIC DMC DIGITAL CAMERA

32417

27-Jan-03

CITY OF JOONDALUP

$8,032.17

LIBRARY SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT AND HIRE OF CHERRY PICKER AND DAMAGED BOOKS

32418

27-Jan-03

CLEAN SWEEP

$12,855.53

ROAD SWEEPER HIRE FOR VARIOUS CITY OF WANNEROO LOCATIONS

32419

27-Jan-03

COASTAL SERVICES

$1,260.60

SERVICE AND REPAIRS AT THE RECYCLE DEPOT AND THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

32420

27-Jan-03

COATES

$6,140.88

HIRE OF GENERATOR, PORTABLE TOILETS, PORTA POWER, ETC. FOR VARIOUS FUNCTIONS

32421

27-Jan-03

COCA COLA AMATIL

$144.47

SOFT DRINKS - MARKETING

32422

27-Jan-03

COLES SUPERMARKETS AUST P/L

$560.23

GROCERY PURCHASES – COMMUNITY SERVICES

32423

27-Jan-03

COLES SUPERMARKETS AUST P/L

$186.72

GROCERY PURCHASES – COMMUNITY EVENTS

32424

27-Jan-03

COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL

$150.00

GIFT VOUCHERS FOR "BUSH TO BEACH" FESTIVAL

32425

27-Jan-03

COMMERCIAL SALES & SALVAGE

$481.00

16 WHITE WALL STRIPPINGS & 80 WIRE BRACKETS

32426

27-Jan-03

COMMUNIQUE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (WANGARA)

$6,150.00

NOKIA MOBILE PHONES AND ACCESSORIES - RANGER SERVICES

32427

27-Jan-03

COMMUNITY ARTS NETWORK WA INC

$2,601.50

CULTURAL PLANNING ADVICE FOR QUINNS ROCK RESIDENTIAL PLANNING STUDY

32428

27-Jan-03

COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS

$27,116.70

ADVERTISING FOR DECEMBER 2002

32429

27-Jan-03

COMPRADOR PACIFIC PTY LTD

$236.28

ORANGE SAFETY FENCING FOR G MORROW

32430

27-Jan-03

COMPUTERCORP

$7,625.28

SONY DDS 3 DATA CARTRIDGE/ TAPE

32431

27-Jan-03

CONFECTIONERY DISTRIBUTORS

$710.90

AQUA VITAL WATER FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES - M TERACI

32432

27-Jan-03

CONSOLIDATED BEARING COMPANY

$187.00

BEARING UNIT/UP208D1

32433

27-Jan-03

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AUST.

$758.98

L/H HANDLE - VEHICLE SPARE PARTS FLEET MAINTENANCE

32434

27-Jan-03

CONTEK COMMUNICATIONS

$151.80

RAISE TELECOM BOX TO FOOTPATH LEVEL CNR HOLLINGSWORTH AVENUE & BRINCKLEY CRESCENT, KOONDOOLA

32435

27-Jan-03

CONTI'S WINES

$4,092.00

WINES FOR CITY FUNCTIONS

32436

27-Jan-03

COPYMASTERS

$1,445.40

DIGITAL PRINT - CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT

32437

27-Jan-03

COURIER AUSTRALIA

$500.37

COURIER SERVICE

32438

27-Jan-03

COVENTRYS

$0.00

CARRIED OVER ONTO CHQ 32439

32439

27-Jan-03

COVENTRYS

$3,370.01

VARIOUS SPARE PARTS FOR FLEET MAINTENANCE AND DEPOT STORE

32440

27-Jan-03

COWLEY SHEETMETAL PTY LTD

$15,180.00

SUPPLY & INSTALL FAN & DUCTING TO RECYCLING PLANT IN TROMMEL

32441

27-Jan-03

CSR HUMES

$388.75

WELL LINER & PIPE DELIVERED TO BANYANDA BOULEVARD

32442

27-Jan-03

CSR WEMBLEY CEMENT

$1,942.60

SUPPLY & DELIVER CONCRETE PRODUCTS FOR VARIOUS AREAS WITHIN CITY

32443

27-Jan-03

CULLY'S RACE EQUIP

$266.90

GST NOT PAID ON CHEQUE 31720

32444

27-Jan-03

CUMMINS

$660.00

ISC ENGINE COURSE 7-9 OCT 02 FOR JAMES ANDREWS, FLEET MAINTENANCE

32445

27-Jan-03

CURTIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

$22.00

ORDER FOR CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS BOOKLET - HEALTH PROMOTION BY & FOR OLDER AUSTRALIANS

32446

27-Jan-03

CUSTOMER SERVICE COUNCIL

$0.00

CANCELLED

32447

27-Jan-03

CUTTING EDGES PTY LTD

$896.35

NUTS & BOLTS

32448

27-Jan-03

D & M LAUNDRY SERVICE

$410.08

LAUNDRY SERVICE

32449

27-Jan-03

DBS FENCING

$934.23

SUPPLY/ERECT FENCING AT VARIOUS AREAS WITHIN THE CITY

32450

27-Jan-03

DE NEEFE SIGNS PTY LTD

$10,615.33

SUPPLY VARIOUS DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TECHNICAL OPERATIONS

32451

27-Jan-03

DELL COMPUTERS PTY LTD

$35,297.90

STAFF COMPUTERS AND COMPUTER ACCESSORIES FOR INFORMATION SERVICES

32452

27-Jan-03

DELTALINE SECURITY

$7,734.37

SECURITY FOR JOHN WILLIAMS CONCERT

32453

27-Jan-03

DENSFORD PTY LTD

$72,401.69

ARITI AVENUE DETENTION BASINS & WANNEROO ROAD DRAINAGE

32454

27-Jan-03

DEPT FOR PLANNING & INFRASTRUCTURE

$43,175.00

CONTRIBUTION TO TRAVELSMART MARANGAROO 1 OF 1 FULL CONTRIBUTION – INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES

32455

27-Jan-03

DEPT OF LAND ADMINISTRATION

$58.00

DOLA SEARCHES FOR RATING SECTION

32456

27-Jan-03

DEWSONS MERRIWA

$163.80

FOOD FOR FAMILY DAY CARE PROGRAMS

32457

27-Jan-03

DIAMOND LOCK & KEY

$6,224.37

RE-KEYING AND KEY CUTTING SERVICES FOR BUILDING MAINTENANCE & DEPOT STORE

32458

27-Jan-03

DICK SMITH ELECTRONICS

$307.84

DESKJET PRINTER/CABLE

32459

27-Jan-03

DOME COFFEES AUST PTY LTD

$150.00

DOME COLUMBIAN

32460

27-Jan-03

DR C T WONG

$332.50

IMMUNISATION CLINCS FOR DECEMBER 2002

32461

27-Jan-03

DRIVE IN ELECTRICS

$2,832.10

CHECK AND REPAIR VARIOUS ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FOR BUILDING FLEET

32462

27-Jan-03

DRIVESHAFT BALANCING SERVICES

$1,254.00

REPAIR DRIVESHAFT

32463

27-Jan-03

E & M J ROSHER

$319.90

SLIDE RUBBER L/H

32464

27-Jan-03

E R S AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

$155.10

PARTS WASHER SERVICE & ENVIRONMENTAL LEVY

32465

27-Jan-03

E-SPAN SOLUTIONS

$4,466.00

ADDITIONAL DOWNLOAD FOR OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2002 & RENTAL OF MIRCOWAVE EQUIPMENT

32466

27-Jan-03

EASIFLEET MANAGEMENT

$61,345.33

EASIFLEET HIRE FOR DEMEMBER 2002

32467

27-Jan-03

EASTERN PRESS PTY LTD

$56.00

TREE OF HOPE POSTERS

32468

27-Jan-03

EDGEWATER VETERINARY HOSPITAL

$429.55

EUTHANASIA OF 27 DOGS & MEDICATION

32469

27-Jan-03

ELECTRIC STOVEMAN

$117.86

REPAIR STOVE - WANNEROO COMMUNITY CENTRE

32470

27-Jan-03

ELECTRO ACOUSTIC COMPANY PTY LTD

$1,634.60

SUPPLY AND INSTALL AM ANTENNA

32471

27-Jan-03

ELLIOTTS IRRIGATION PTY LTD

$3,346.08

RETIC ITEMS FOR D WALFORD, PARKS AND GARDENS

32472

27-Jan-03

ENVIRONMENTAL LAND CLEARING SERVICES

$7,860.87

REMOVE RUBBLE AND SPREAD MULCH AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS

32473

27-Jan-03

ENZED SERVICE CENTRE PERTH

$315.54

REPLACE HOSE/END FITTINGS

32474

27-Jan-03

EXECUTIVE PLANT HIRE

$3,814.80

DRY HIRE OF 30 TONNE MULTI FOR HESTER AVENUE - 2, 6, 9, 13, 16 & 17 DECEMBER 2002

32475

27-Jan-03

EXPO DOCUMENT COPY CENTRE

$19,602.00

COW CHRISTMAS BANNERS

32476

27-Jan-03

EYES-ON

$301.50

PRESCRIPTION SAFETY GLASSES FOR VIC BRIDGE AND B GOODWIN

32477

27-Jan-03

FAL FOOD SERVICES

$1,093.91

ASSORTED BISCUITS HOT CHIP CUPS NESCAFE AND CONFECTIONERY

32478

27-Jan-03

FESA

$87,809.80

THIRD QUARTER ASSESSMENT

32479

27-Jan-03

FOCUS PROMOTIONS

$755.00

SOUTHERN CROSS BUSH BAND PIONEERS DAY FESTIVAL

32480

27-Jan-03

FORCE EQUIPMENT SERVICE AND HIRE

$229,776.59

PAYMENT 2 CONTRACT 02278

32481

27-Jan-03

FORCORP PTY LTD

$1,463.00

REPAIR STROBE LIGHT CONTROL BO/PARTS AND LABOUR

32482

27-Jan-03

FORPARK AUSTRALIA

$45,699.23

SPARE PARTS FOR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT - TECHNICAL OPERATIONS

32483

27-Jan-03

FRICTION CONTROL

$1,912.29

OIL SEAL TAPPER ROLLER BEARINGS - BUILDING FLEET MAINTENANCE

32484

27-Jan-03

FUCHS LUBRICANTS (AUSTRALASIA) PTY LTD

$6,428.31

TITAN GEAR & TITAN UNIVERSAL

32485

27-Jan-03

FUJI XEROX AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

$2,237.40

LEASE XEROX AGREEMENT AW00096305

32486

27-Jan-03

G M & J LOMBARDI PTY LTD

$1,426.92

PHT 60 AOL8 PINTLE HOOKS AIR SPRING

32487

27-Jan-03

G P R TRUCK SALES & SERVICE

$242.00

WHEEL ALIGNMENT

32488

27-Jan-03

GABRIELS ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN

$2,090.00

ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACOUSTICS & REPORT

32489

27-Jan-03

GALVINS PLUMBING PLUS

$52.19

BRASS DR FORGED BALL VALVE

32490

27-Jan-03

GARY MARTIN

$2,000.00

CEO PERFORMANCE REVIEW

32491

27-Jan-03

GEODETIC SUPPLY & REPAIR

$165.00

HIRE OF DIALGRADE LEVEL FOR HESTER AVENUE, CLARKSON

32492

27-Jan-03

GEOFF'S TREE SERVICE

$6,477.90

TREE PRUNING, STUMP REMOVAL - VARIOUS PARKS

32493

27-Jan-03

GIBSONS & PATERSON W A PTY LTD

$40.04

FAT SKIMMER & 2 TONGS

32494

27-Jan-03

GIRRADOOLA LIONS CLUB

$80.00

TRAIN RIDES – COMMUNITY EVENTS

32495

27-Jan-03

GLOBE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

$4,396.70

SCOTTS SPORTSMASTER FERTILISER

32496

27-Jan-03

GOBZIRK

$742.40

PIONEER DAY - MICROPHONE HIRE

32497

27-Jan-03

GRACE ALSFORD

$60.00

ITALIAN DAY CHRISTMAS PARTY

32498

27-Jan-03

GRAFFITI SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA

$1,364.00

GRAFFITI REMOVAL

32499

27-Jan-03

GRAND TOYOTA DAIHATSU

$428.50

SPARE PARTS FOR FLEET MAINTENANCE

32500

27-Jan-03

GREEN & GOLD HIAB SERVICES

$563.75

PICK UP OLD FLOODLIGHTS, MOVING SLAB PAVING & BRICKS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS – OPERATION SERVICES

32501

27-Jan-03

HALLMARK EDITIONS

$176.00

SUBSCRIPTION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMAIL SERVICE

32502

27-Jan-03

HALPERN GLICK & MAUNSELL

$3,305.50

TWO ROCKS BEACH ACCESS

32503

27-Jan-03

HARCOURT EDUCATION

$104.54

BOOK PURCHASES FOR WANNEROO LIBRARY

32504

27-Jan-03

HAYS MONTROSE

$3,489.49

S ROPER WEEK ENDING 22/11, 29/11 AND 6/12/02

32505

27-Jan-03

HEALTH ON THE MOVE

$3,198.04

MANUAL HANDLING SPRAINS & STRAINS COACHING - SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 2002

32506

27-Jan-03

HEAVY AUTOMATICS

$7,544.78

OVERHAUL TRANSMISSION FLEET # 96705

32507

27-Jan-03

HEIGHTECH SAFETY SYSTEMS

$724.90

LOCKOUT JAWS /TAGS

32508

27-Jan-03

HIGHLAND GAMES ASSOC OF WA

$220.00

TUG-O-WAR EVENT ACTIVITY

32509

27-Jan-03

HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY (AUST) P/L

$3,162.51

VARIOUS FILTER TYPES

32510

27-Jan-03

HOME CHEF

$5,408.76

HOME CHEF DINNERS

32511

27-Jan-03

HOMECARE PURSUITS

$15,114.12

TEMP STAFF -CACP CLIENT SERVICES

32512

27-Jan-03

HOSEMASTERS

$801.24

VARIOUS FITTINGS FOR BUILDING FLEET MAINTENANCE

32513

27-Jan-03

HUGALL & HOILE MALAGA

$390.94

MILNE COUPLING FOR DEPOT STORE STOCK

32514

27-Jan-03

HURICAIN SPORTS GOODS

$459.80

BASKETBALL SINGLETS & WILSON BASKETBALLS #3 – YOUTH SERVICES

32515

27-Jan-03

I W D STRAPPING SALES PTY LTD

$3,125.89

STEEL STRAPPING WIRE FOR THE RECO BALING

32516

27-Jan-03

ICON OFFICE TECHNOLOGY

$2,646.71

PHOTOCOPIER METER READING CHARGES

32517

27-Jan-03

INCREDIBLE CREATURES

$495.00

INCREDIBLE CREATURES MOBILE FARM – COMMUNITY EVENT 1/12/02

32518

27-Jan-03

INFECTION CONTROL ENGINEERING

$638.66

SERVICE OF PODIATRY DRILLS – COMMUNITY SERVICES

32519

27-Jan-03

INTEGRATED WORKFORCE LIMITED

$16,357.58

CONTRACT LABOR FOR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS

32520

27-Jan-03

INTERCITY OFFICE PARTITIONING

$12,399.20

MANUFACTURE & INSTALLATIONS OF VARIOUS FITTINGS FOR BUILDING MAINTENANCE

32521

27-Jan-03

J B PRECISE ENGINEERING

$1,540.00

PARTS AND REPAIRS FOR FLEET MAINTENANCE

32522

27-Jan-03

JANE COFFEY & ASSOCIATES

$539.00

POSITION DESCRIPTION EVALUATIONS

32523

27-Jan-03

JAYLON INDUSTRIES

$205.70

SHADEKNIT FOR TECHNICAL SERVICES

32524

27-Jan-03

JMAC INDUSTRIES

$515.90

CLEANING RAGS - DEPOT STORE STOCK

32525

27-Jan-03

JOANNE JAMES

$650.00

MARQUE & 2 STAFF FOR TEMPORARY TATTOOS & FACE PAINTING AT SEAFEST EVENT

32526

27-Jan-03

JOHNDEC ENGINEERING PLASTICS PTY LTD

$488.40

REPAIR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT

32527

27-Jan-03

JOHNSON HARPER WA

$411.74

DRINK SUPPLIES

32528

27-Jan-03

JOONDALUP INDUSTRIAL HEALTH

$1,983.45

HEP B VACCINATION FOR K HEAD, H GREENOCK, J FRYER.  PRE EMPLOYMENT MEDICALS FOR P DRAY, D DONLEY.  STAFF SKIN CHECKS - VARIOUS.

32529

27-Jan-03

JOONDALUP PHOTO-DESIGN

$152.90

PHOTOGRAPHY - JOHN WILLIAMSON CONCERT

32530

27-Jan-03

K & F CONCRETE

$4,260.30

REPLACE LIMESTONE BLOCKS, RELAY PAVERS FOR TECHINCAL OPERATIONS

32531

27-Jan-03

K A ADAM & ASSOCIATES

$8,250.00

QUINNS ROCKS RESIDENTIAL PLANNING STUDY

32532

27-Jan-03

K L M CONSULTANTS

$1,690.00

REVIEW EWS TASK PROCEDURES 12 NOVEMBER 2002

32533

27-Jan-03

K MART JOONDALUP

$61.95

CHILDREN’S OUTDOOR CHAIRS & CHILDREN’S STEP FOR ABORIGINAL PLAYGROUP

32534

27-Jan-03

KEITH HARDING

$120.00

BLACKSMITH DEMONSTRATION FOR PIONEERS DAY

32535

27-Jan-03

KERBING WEST

$34,431.65

KERBING AT VARIOUS CITY LOCATIONS – AUTHORISED BY ENGINEERING WORKS

32536

27-Jan-03

KERRICK INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT

$272.80

ON/OFF SWITCH/LABOUR

32537

27-Jan-03

KITE KENETICS

$400.00

KITE DISPLAY PIONEERS DAY

32538

27-Jan-03

KNIGHT & SONS

$302.00

FOOD FOR DEPOT POUND

32539

27-Jan-03

KOSMIC SOUND & LIGHTING

$1,245.00

TURNTABLE/MIXER/HEADPHONES

32540

27-Jan-03

KOTT GUNNING

$1,653.63

PROFESSIONAL CHARGES

32541

27-Jan-03

KROON TRAINING SERVICES

$3,305.50

‘JUST A CALL AWAY’ SERIES (6 VIDEOS & CD-ROM) FOR STRATEGIC & EXECUTIVE SERVICES

32542

27-Jan-03

L & T VENABLES

$93.90

VARIOUS TOOLS, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES FOR BUILDING, FLEET MAINTENANCE

HIT BOLT CUTTER JAWS

32543

27-Jan-03

LINCOLNE SCOTT

$5,500.00

REVIEW OF FLOODLIGHTING

32544

27-Jan-03

LINK TELECOMMUNICATIONS

$361.50

FIRE SERVICES SMS ACCOUNT

32545

27-Jan-03

LM ELECTRICAL SERVICE

$23,053.80

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS FOR PHIL RENKIN RECREATION CENTRE, MARANGAROO DRIVE, MARMION AVENUE, HESTER AVENUE AND KANGAROO PAW LIGHT LOGO

32546

27-Jan-03

LULLFITZ

$61.88

ASSORTED NATIVES TUBES - CITIZENSHIP CEREMONY

32547

27-Jan-03

LYONS & PEIRCE

$9,724.00

HIRE OF CAMEL TRUCKS

32548

27-Jan-03

MACDONALD JOHNSTON ENG CO P/LTD

$11,538.88

VARIOUS SPARE PARTS FOR FLEET MAINTENANCE AND DEPOT STORE

32549

27-Jan-03

MACDOUGALL REPROGRAPHICS

$225.28

SCREENBOARD MOUNTING, REPRODESK, BOND PAPER, HOT LAMINATE A2 & BOND PAPER

32550

27-Jan-03

MAD COW ENTERTAINMENT CO.

$396.00

15/12/02 GLADIATOR DUEL HIRE WARRADALE TERRACE, LANDSDALE

32551

27-Jan-03

MALEMBE

$660.00

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT - LAKE NEERABUP FESTIVAL

32552

27-Jan-03

MARKET RESEARCH SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA

$275.00

ATTENDANCE AT MRSA WA DIVISION'S EFFECTIVE RESEARCH BUYING WORKSHOP HELD 12/06/02 PAID & CREDITED INCORRECTLY

32553

27-Jan-03

MAXWELL ROBINSON & PHELPS

$185.00

TREATMENT OF WEEDS - BUCKINGHAM DRIVE, WANNEROO

32554

27-Jan-03

MAYDAY EARTHMOVING

$15,270.20

EQUIPMENT HIRE FOR TECHNICAL SERVICES PROJECTS

32555

27-Jan-03

MAYNE LOGISTICS ARMAGUARD

$643.78

COURIER SERVICES

32556

27-Jan-03

MAYNE LOGISTICS COURIER

$252.76

COURIER SERVICES

32557

27-Jan-03

MCDONALD'S FAMILY RESTAURANT

$410.10

CATERING FOR THE BUSH FIRE FIGHTERS

32558

27-Jan-03

MCLEOD & CO

$449.35

LEERWIN CORP: OUTSTANDING RATES AND SERVICE CHARGES - 56 AMOS ROAD, WANNEROO

32559

27-Jan-03

MEMO COMMUNICATIONS

$203.50

SUPPLY OF 7.5 NICKEL CADMIUM BATTERY NT 714 3R - ENGINEERING

32560

27-Jan-03

MERCURY FIRE SAFETY

$181.50

SERVICE OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

32561

27-Jan-03

MERRIWA CHINESE RESTURANT

$293.30

CATERING AT FIRES FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES - M TERACI

32562

27-Jan-03

MESSAGES ON HOLD

$0.00

CANCELLED

32563

27-Jan-03

METAL ARTWORK CREATIONS

$144.40

NAME BADGES & MAGNETIC ATTACHMENTS FOR VARIOUS STAFF MEMBERS

32564

27-Jan-03

METTLER TOLEDO LIMITED

$748.00

OUTSIDE PARTS FOR WEIGHBRIDGE SITE

32565

27-Jan-03

MICHAEL DEGRAAF

$230.00

DJ WORK - TWO ROCKS DANCE PARTY

32566

27-Jan-03

MICHELLE'S GIFT INC

$560.00

3 FACE PAINTERS FOR CAROLS IN THE PARK

32567

27-Jan-03

MIKE GEARY SIGNS

$591.25

SUPPLY AND FIT SIGNS FOR QUINNS MINDARIE SLSC AND WARRADALE CTR

32568

27-Jan-03

MINDARIE REGIONAL COUNCIL

$63,279.10

BULK COMMERICAL, GENERAL WASTE AND SMALL ANIMAL DISPOSAL

32569

27-Jan-03

MINI EXCAVATORS PTY LTD

$1,905.75

HIRE OF EXCAVATOR AND PLANT FOR VARIOUS LOCATIONS

32570

27-Jan-03

MINI PICKERS

$759.00

INSTALL 24 BANNERS IN DUNDEBAR ROAD

32571

27-Jan-03

MIRACLE REC EQUIPMENT PTY LTD

$950.40

4 WAY ROCKER HORSES

32572

27-Jan-03

MIRCO BROS PTY LTD

$113.40

ELASTIC BANDS – ENVIRONMENTAL WASTE

32573

27-Jan-03

MIRRAMAR TECHNOLOGY

$413.44

BOOK PURCHASES FOR WANNEROO LIBRARY

32574

27-Jan-03

MIX 94.5 FM

$7,550.40

RADIO ADVERTISING "BUSH TO BEACH" FESTIVAL

32575

27-Jan-03

MORLEY MOWER CENTRE

$1,338.80

MOWER SPARE PARTS FOR FLEET MAINTENANCE AND DEPOT STORE STOCK

32576

27-Jan-03

MOTOR TRADE ASSOCIATION OF W A

$198.00

OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCE FOR ACCREDITATION FROM 01/11/02 - 31/10/03

32577

27-Jan-03

MOTORCHARGE LIMITED

$16.00

MOTORCHARGE CARDS

32578

27-Jan-03

MOTOROLA

$362.38

HIRE OF TWO-WAY RADIO FOR JOHN WILLIAMSON CONCERT

32579

27-Jan-03

MURPHYWHIPS.COM

$440.00

WHIPCRACKING DISPLAY AT PIONEERS DAY

32580

27-Jan-03

MUSTANG PRINT & COPY

$621.45

A4 COLOUR COPIES 11 TO 50/LAMINATION A4 6-20 AND B/CARDS FOR M TERACI

32581

27-Jan-03

N E C BUSINESS SOLUTIONS P/L

$66.00

PROGRAM EXTENSION 5206 TO DIAL STD

32582

27-Jan-03

NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL OF AUST

$110.61

NSCA 2003 NATIONAL SAFETY JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTION

32583

27-Jan-03

NAZZARIS HINO PARTS

$137.90

ACCELERATOR CABLE GS

32584

27-Jan-03

NEBA INTERNATIONAL COURIERS

$44.00

COURIER SERVICES

32585

27-Jan-03

NEW LIFE FURNITURE

$270.00

STORAGE CABINET

32586

27-Jan-03

NEWMART

$149.57

TEA, COFFEE, SUGAR & BAKING ITEMS FOR QUINNS DAY CENTRE

32587

27-Jan-03

NON-ORGANIC DISPOSALS

$683.10

GLASS DISPOSAL

32588

27-Jan-03

NORTHERN DISTRICTS PEST CONTROL

$1,716.00

PEST TREATMENT FOR BEES SPIDERS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS

32589

27-Jan-03

NOVUS WINDSCREEN REPAIRS

$653.95

WINDSCREEN REPAIRS FOR BUILDING FLEET MAINTENANCE

32590

27-Jan-03

NUFORD WANNEROO

$26,893.47

VEHICLE PURCHASE - REG. 1BHB240

32591

27-Jan-03

O S A GROUP

$495.00

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RENDERED

32592

27-Jan-03

ONESTEEL LTD

$134.44

GAL WELD MESH

32593

27-Jan-03

ORANGE

$5,463.34

ORANGE PAGING & OTHER CHARGES & CREDITS

32594

27-Jan-03

P & M GARAGE EQUIPMENT SUPPLIES

$409.05

REPAIRS TO GREASE & OIL LINE REELS

32595

27-Jan-03

P R AGENCIES INDUSTRIAL PTY LTD

$1,836.97

POLAROID 600 AUTOFOCUS CAMERA TWIN EXTREME GLOSS

32596

27-Jan-03

PACIFIC BRANDS APPAREL

$65.12

P/P PLEAT FRT SHORT - STORES

32597

27-Jan-03

PARAQUAD INDUSTRIES

$943.80

LOCKABLE DISPLAY CABINET

32598

27-Jan-03

PARINS

$500.00

INSURANCE EXCESS - WN28785

32599

27-Jan-03

PARK MOTOR BODY BUILDERS

$594.00

MODIFY TOW BAR TO MITSUBISHI TRUCK

32600

27-Jan-03

PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF

$2,206.60

INVESTIGATION OF LAKE JOONDALUP DRAINAGE UPGRADE OUTLETS 9 & 10 CLEANING OF WATER QUALITY MONITORING

32601

27-Jan-03

PENSINI MOTOR BODY BUILDERS

$25,370.80

REGISTRATION COST FOR TRAILER REGOS

32602

27-Jan-03

PENTON MEDIA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

$83.00

SUBSCRIPTION TO WINDOWS FOR PROFESSIONALS & EXCHANGE & OUTLOOK

32603

27-Jan-03

PERMATECH

$148.50

REPAIR TO SKATE RAMP AT CLARKSON YOUTH CENTRE

32604

27-Jan-03

PERTH EXPO HIRE

$2,388.50

HIRE

32605

27-Jan-03

PERTH HOME CARE

$1,177.50

PROVISION OF SERVICES TO HACC CLIENT

32606

27-Jan-03

PETER WOOD PTY LTD

$302.50

REPAIRS TO FENCING - P WHITE

32607

27-Jan-03

PHARMACY PLUS JOONDALUP

$19.90

PHOTO DEVELOPMENT 5/11/02-22/11/02

32608

27-Jan-03

PHIL SNAPES ACCIDENT

$2,266.73

EXCESS ON INSURANCE REPAIRS

32609

27-Jan-03

PHILIP GREY

$269.40

ASSESSMENT WORKCOVER NOISE INDUCED PERCENTAGE HEARING LOSS

32610

27-Jan-03

PHOENIX MOTORS OF WANNEROO

$26,603.10

PURCHASE OF VEHICLE WN31863

32611

27-Jan-03

PHOTOLAND

$53.65

DEVELOPMENT AND PROCESSING OF FILM FOR MARKETING

32612

27-Jan-03

PINNAROO ELECTRICAL

$400.00

LAKE NEERABUP FESTIVAL - ELECTRICAL SERVICES

32613

27-Jan-03

PIXEL PRODUCTIONS PTY LTD

$638.00

DISKEEPER 7.0 1 SERVER LICENSE

32614

27-Jan-03

PLAYQUIP

$1,144.16

VARIOUS PUZZLES - ABORIGINAL PLAYGROUP

32615

27-Jan-03

PRESTIGE ALARMS

$275.00

CHARGES FOR COMPUTER INTERFACE AND REMOVAL OF SECURITY CODE PAD

32616

27-Jan-03

PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL

$7,414.30

CREDIT INVOICE I000006219 FOR MICK SHAW AIRFARES

AIRFARES FOR JOHN WILLIAMSON, MICK SHAW & STEVE NEWTON

ACCOMMODATION FOR JOHN WILLIAMSON, MICK SHAW & STEVE NEWTON

CAR HIRE FOR STEVE NEWTON

32617

27-Jan-03

PROPERTY VALUATION & CONSULTING SERVICES

$1,870.00

VALUATION = PORTION OF LOT 64, 65 & 66 RUSSELL ROAD, MADELEY

32618

27-Jan-03

PROTECTOR SAFETY PTY LTD

$2,584.13

VARIOUS SAFETY SUPPLIES

32619

27-Jan-03

QUALCON LABORATORIES

$503.25

ASPHALT TEST HIGHCLERE NDM TESTING AND LIMESTONE

32620

27-Jan-03

QUALITY PRESS

$1,181.40

TREE OF HOPE FLYERS

32621

27-Jan-03

QUICKCOPY AUDIO SERVICES

$106.08

CASSETTE AND CD BOXES FOR WANNEROO LIBRARY

32622

27-Jan-03

R & P ENGINEERING PTY LTD

$1,422.30

BERKLEY & HIGHCLERE PROFILING FOR ASHPHALT MOB & DEMOB 18/12/02

32623

27-Jan-03

R B MARRIS

$40.00

WASH & CLEAN FIRE TRUCK

32624

27-Jan-03

RAECO

$743.05

BOOKGUARD/WALL MOUNT

32625

27-Jan-03

RALPH & BEATTIE BOSWORTH P/L

$550.00

TENDER ESTIMATE - HAINSWORTH COMM CTR

32626

27-Jan-03

RCG PTY LTD

$5,479.05

LANDFILL, FILL SAND & MIXED RUBBLE LANDFILL

32627

27-Jan-03

RED HOT PARCEL TAXI

$185.68

PARCEL DELIVERIES TO CoW

32628

27-Jan-03

REEKIE PROPERTY SERVICES

$31,304.75

CONTRACT CLEANERS FOR DECEMBER 2002

32629

27-Jan-03

REFRESH PURE WATER

$55.00

COOLER HIRE FOR CLARKSON YOUTH CENTRE

32630

27-Jan-03

RENTOKIL INITIAL PTY LTD

$1,092.85

SANITARY & NAPPY DISPOSAL CONTRACT

32631

27-Jan-03

REPCO AUTO PARTS

$762.41

RECON PRESSURE PLATE/CLUTCH PLATE/THRUST BEARING/FLYWHEEL

OVERHAUL WHEEL CYLINDERS

32632

27-Jan-03

REPCO AUTO PARTS

$235.14

DRILL-ANGLE 3/8 1700 RPM REVERS

32633

27-Jan-03

ROADS 2000 PTY LTD

$92,867.30

SUPPLY AND LAY GRANITE AND ASHALT AT VARIOUS AREAS FOR TECHINCAL SERVICES

32634

27-Jan-03

ROCLA QUARRY PRODUCTS

$5,129.01

VARIOUS SAND PRODUCTS FOR PARKS AND GARDENS

32635

27-Jan-03

ROSSOUND HIRE

$450.00

STAGE SECTIONS, RISERS & DRESS OFF BLACK SKIRT FOR CHRISTMAS CAROLS

32636

27-Jan-03

ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY AUSTRALIA

$1,152.25

EVENT SAFETY FOR PIONEERS DAY

32637

27-Jan-03

ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY W A

$179.65

VARIOUS LIFE SAVING CERTIFICATES & BADGES

32638

27-Jan-03

RUSSELL LANDSCAPING WA PTY LTD

$3,613.50

CLEAN UP VERGES REMOVAL & RELOCATION OF GRASS TREES

32639

27-Jan-03

RYCO HOSE

$125.16

MAN HYD HOSE ASSY

32640

27-Jan-03

RYDELL INDUSTRIAL BELTING CO

$5,997.58

RECLIP CUSTOMERS BELT REPAIRS AT BADGERUP SUPPLY MAINTAIN SEPARATING & SORTING MACHINE

32641

27-Jan-03

SAI GLOBAL LIMITED

$4,609.00

ANNUAL RENEWAL FEE - QUALITY CONTROL LICENCE NUMBER QEC8161 AUDIT AND TRAVEL COSTS

32642

27-Jan-03

SALMAT

$2,009.74

DISTRIBUTION SUMMARY REGIONAL

LETTERBOX DROPS FOR CHRISTMAS IN LANDSDALE

DELIVERY OF TREE OF HOPE FLYERS TO NORTHERN SUBURBS DROP 1 & DROP 2

32643

27-Jan-03

SANAX /ST ANDREWS PHARMACY

$425.46

8 FIRST AID KITS, S/SCREEN SANAX 250ML/ZINC CREAM

32644

27-Jan-03

SANDERSON ENGINEERING COMPANY

$935.00

CHAINSAW STIHL MS 260

32645

27-Jan-03

SANWEST

$188.10

RETURN ROLLERS FOR THE SANKI BF35 FOR P PRESTON

32646

27-Jan-03

SARDIS PTY LTD

$3,234.66

CARRAMAR GOLF COURSE - NEW PLC

32647

27-Jan-03

SCANIA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

$53.20

SWITCH 3-WAY

32648

27-Jan-03

SCOTT PRINT

$3,586.00

SAFER CITIZEN BROCHURES AND CHRISTMAS CARDS

32649

27-Jan-03

SCOTTS TRIMMING SERVICE

$27.50

REPAIR HARNESS

32650

27-Jan-03

SELLEYS ENGINEERING

$962.50

ALTERATION TO INCLINE ELEVATOR AT THE MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITY

32651

27-Jan-03

SHARP FINANCE

$444.09

AR205 DIGITAL COPIER

32652

27-Jan-03

SHAWMAC PTY LTD

$11,770.00

HEPBURN AVENUE, -MIRRABOOKA AVENUE TO ALEXANDER DRIVE - INTERIM ACCOUNT FOR WORKS COMPLETED TO DECEMBER 31 2002

32653

27-Jan-03

SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LTD

$115,630.74

SHELL CARD FOR THE PERIOD 23/12/02 TO 31/12/02 AND FUEL SUPPLIES FOR CITY VEHICLES

32654

27-Jan-03

SHENTON ENTERPRISES PTY LTD

$2,501.95

REPAIRS TO DOLPHIN PUMP

32655

27-Jan-03

SILVER CHAIN

$543.40

CARE AIDE

32656

27-Jan-03

SJW PODIATRY PTY LTD

$3,850.00

PODIATRY SERVICES

32657

27-Jan-03

SKIPPER TRUCKS BELMONT

$0.00

CARRIED OVER ONTO CHQ 32658

32658

27-Jan-03

SKIPPER TRUCKS BELMONT

$8,967.30

VARIOUS SPARE PARTS FOR STORES AND FLEET MAINTENANCE

32659

27-Jan-03

SOIL & ROCK ENGINEERING

$3,740.00

UNDERTAKE GEOTECHNICAL SITE SURVEY & REPORT FINDINGS - CLARKSON LIBRARY

32660

27-Jan-03

SOUTHCOTT PTY LTD

$545.82

VEHICLE SPARE PARTS FOR FLEET MAINTENANCE

32661

27-Jan-03

SPOTLIGHT STORES PTY LTD

$193.42

CRAFT SUPPLIES FOR

32662

27-Jan-03

SPUDS MARQUEE HIRE

$2,388.65

EQUIPMENT HIRE PIONEERS DAY

32663

27-Jan-03

ST ANDREWS SUPPORT SERVICES

$2,010.26

DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE

32664

27-Jan-03

ST BASILS AGED CARE SERVICES

$166.50

BROKERED FEES FOR NOVEMBER 2002

32665

27-Jan-03

ST JOHN AMBULANCE OF AUSTRALIA

$175.00

FIRST AID COVER CHRISTMAS IN LANDSDALE

32666

27-Jan-03

ST JOHN AMBULANCE OF AUSTRALIA

$404.93

FIRST AID SUPPLIES

32667

27-Jan-03

STAMPALIA CONTRACTORS

$102,828.00

VARIOUS SPARE PARTS FOR STORES AND FLEET MAINTENANCE

32668

27-Jan-03

STANHOPE HOME NURSING SVCS

$306.57

RESPITE SERVICES

32669

27-Jan-03

STATE LAW PUBLISHER

$105.35

ARCHIVED GOVERNMENT GAZETTES FINANCIAL REGUALTIONS & LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT

32670

27-Jan-03

STATE LIBRARY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

$2,266.00

BOOK PURCHASES FOR LIBRARY SERVICES

32671

27-Jan-03

STATEWIDE CLEANING SUPPLIES P/L

$3,293.91

CLEANING SUPPLIES FOR DEPOT STORES

32672

27-Jan-03

STEWART & HEATON CLOTHING CO PTY LTD

$321.12

NAME BADGES FOR RANGER SERVICES

32673

27-Jan-03

STOPMASTER BRAKES

$639.93

BRAKE LINING/RELINE BRAKE SHOE

32674

27-Jan-03

STREET TALK ENTERTAINMENT

$616.00

LANDSDALE CHRISTMAS EVENT 15/12/02

32675

27-Jan-03

SUN CITY PUBLISHING

$268.00

ONE MONTH ADVERTISING AND ADVERTISING FOR JOHN WILLIAMSON CONCERT

32676

27-Jan-03

SUNCITY NEWSAGENCY

$30.06

FROM 11/11-812

32677

27-Jan-03

SUNNY BRUSHWARE SUPPLIES

$918.50

GUTTER SEGMENTS AND SIDE BROOM REFILL COMPLETE WITH NEW HEADS

32678

27-Jan-03

SUNNY SIGN COMPANY

$671.00

VARIOUS SIGNS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT

32679

27-Jan-03

SUZIE TAYLOR

$503.10

CREATION OF GIANT SNAKES & LADDERS GAME FOR SAFER CITIZENS COMMUNITY EVENTS

32680

27-Jan-03

SWIFT MOTORSPORT

$452.67

PACE NOTE BOOKS - ACCOMMODATION AT GOOD EARTH HOTEL FOR DAVID FARNWORTH AND ASHLE FULLELOVE - YOUTH RALLY TEAM

32681

27-Jan-03

T L ENGINEERING (AUST) PTY LTD

$134.35

VALVE LABEL/RING COVER/ CONSOLE COVER SPARE PARTS FOR FLEET MAINTENANCE

32682

27-Jan-03

TALDARA

$72.60

DISPOSABLE PLASTIC APRONS

32683

27-Jan-03

TECHNICAL IRRIGATION IMPORTS

$7,026.01

3 WAY SOLENOID ACTUATOR & SHAFT O RING, LABOUR CHARGES AND SIGNALS FOR IRRIGATION

32684

27-Jan-03

TECSOUND WA P/L

$177.10

RELOCATE CASSETTE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS - D SIMMS

32685

27-Jan-03

TELETRONICS

$187.00

PARTS/EQUIPMENT/MATERIALS

32686

27-Jan-03

THE CEO BOOKSHOP

$66.00

PHOTOLANGUAGE

32687

27-Jan-03

THE ONE UP FILM ASS. (INC)

$3,000.00

THE 'LIVE' ACTIVITY VIDEO PRODUCTION

32688

27-Jan-03

THE PRINTING FACTORY

$2,329.33

BUSINESS CARDS FOR THE CITY OF WANNEROO

32689

27-Jan-03

THE SALVATION ARMY

$190.00

NEERABUP FIRE - 8/11/02 - COSTS INCURRED IN PROVIDING FOOD TO PERSONNEL INVOLVED

32690

27-Jan-03

THE TROPHY HOUSE

$132.00

CITIZENSHIP MEDALLION ENGRAVING

32691

27-Jan-03

TOLL TRANSPORT PTY LTD

$532.46

COURIER SERVICES

32692

27-Jan-03

TOTAL EDEN WATERING SYSTEMS

$16,230.30

RETICULATION SUPPLIES

32693

27-Jan-03

TOTAL TORO

$2,977.35

SPARE PARTS FOR FLEET MAINTENANCE

32694

27-Jan-03

TRANSAIR TWO WAY RADIO COMPANY`

$106.70

3 X BATTERY NI-CAD FOR 40JR

32695

27-Jan-03

TRIANGLE FILTRATION

$0.00

CANCELLED

32696

27-Jan-03

TRIPLE O PROMOTIONS

$285.00

HIRE OF VINTAGE FIRE ENGINE

32697

27-Jan-03

TURBOMASTER PUMPS

$7,328.20

SUPPLY CHEMICALS FOR BEMBRIDGE PARK STRIP - INSPECT REPORT & SERVICE

32698

27-Jan-03

TWINS CITIES FM

$110.00

MC SERVICES-CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT

32699

27-Jan-03

TWIST ENGINEERING PTY LTD

$2,145.00

DESIGN IRRIGATION SYSTEM QUINNS ROAD AND HAINSWORTH LEISURE CENTRE

32700

27-Jan-03

TYCO MOTION & CONTROL

$59.31

1511277 REPAIR KIT

32701

27-Jan-03

ULTRA PRINTING SERVICES

$3,500.00

BICENTENNIAL GRANT ALLOCATION - PRING "STORIES OF OLD WANNEROO" - MAYORS OFFICE

32702

27-Jan-03

UNIFORM FASHIONS

$2,231.00

COUNCILLOR UNIFORMS

32703

27-Jan-03

VALUER GENERAL'S OFFICE

$4,013.51

CONSULTANCY SERVICES - LAND EVALUATION GROSS RENTAL VALUATIONS FOR CORPORATE SERVICES

32704

27-Jan-03

VERITAS SOFTWARE AUSTRALIA

$379.50

BACKUP EXEC WINDOWS

32705

27-Jan-03

VIBRA INDUSTRIAL FILTRATION AUST

$76.23

FILTER AIR AF435KM (P18-2050)

32706

27-Jan-03

W A HINO SALES & SERVICE

$508.25

3000KM SERVICE - WN31891

32707

27-Jan-03

W A LIBRARY SUPPLIES

$1,036.43

VARIOUS STATIONERY SUPPLIES

32708

27-Jan-03

W A LIMESTONE CO

$73,317.17

SUPPLY LIMESTONE BITUMEN MIX FOR DEPOT STORES AND TECHINCAL OPERATIONS

32709

27-Jan-03

W A LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOC.

$880.00

PERTH BIODIVERSITY CONTRIBUTIONS 02/03

32710

27-Jan-03

WA PAINT CITY

$1,496.30

PAINT SUPPLIES FOR GRAFITTI CAMPAIN AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE

32711

27-Jan-03

WANNEROO & DISTRICTS HISTORICAL

$3,000.00

STORIES OF OLD WANNEROO BY BILL MARWICK

32712

27-Jan-03

WANNEROO AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY

$62.91

VEHICLE DRIVE BELT FOR FLEET MAINTENANCE

32713

27-Jan-03

WANNEROO AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

$0.00

CANCELLED

32714

27-Jan-03

WANNEROO CARAVAN CENTRE

$9,281.25

METAL FABRICATION/REPAIR SERVICES TO THE CITY

32715

27-Jan-03

WANNEROO DRYCLEANERS & LAUNDRETTE

$53.00

DRYCLEANING OF FIRE SERVICES UNIFORMS

32716

27-Jan-03

WANNEROO HARDWARE

$2,780.53

VARIOUS TOOLS, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES FOR BUILDING, FLEET MAINTENANCE

32717

27-Jan-03

WANNEROO MITSUBISHI

$495.00

SIDE STEP PKG-(PAIR)

32718

27-Jan-03

WANNEROO PASTRY HOUSE

$168.00

CAKE & CATERING - CELEBRATING 25 YEARS FAMILY DAY CARE

32719

27-Jan-03

WANNEROO PLUMBING

$0.00

CARRIED OVER ONTO CHQ 32720

32720

27-Jan-03

WANNEROO PLUMBING

$9,316.42

PLUMBING MAINTENANCE REQUIRED AT VARIOUS FACILITIES WITHIN THE CITY

32721

27-Jan-03

WANNEROO TAVERN

$66.00

FOOD & BEVERAGE FOR JOHN WILLIAMSON CONCERT

32722

27-Jan-03

WANNEROO TOWING SERVICE

$913.00

TOWING SERVICE - 08/11/02-29/11/02 FOR CITY

32723

27-Jan-03

WASTE MASTER

$1,661.78

PUMP/YOKE/BRACKETS

32724

27-Jan-03

WATTS & WOODHOUSE

$12,752.85

CITIES OF WANNEROO, JOONDALUP & SWAN RECYCLING PLANT

32725

27-Jan-03

WAYNE GARDINER & ASSOCIATES

$100.00

VALUATION FEE - WANNEROO HERITAGE DAY 23/11/02

32726

27-Jan-03

WEL-QUIP

$128.70

WHEEL NUTS 05-00-66

32727

27-Jan-03

WELLINGTON SURPLUS STORES

$34.35

UNIFORM BELT FOR J BARNDON

32728

27-Jan-03

WESFARMERS C S B P

$614.08

SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE BULK

32729

27-Jan-03

WEST COAST COLLEGE OF TAFE

$121.00

DEVELOPING OFFICE SKILLS TEXTS

32730

27-Jan-03

WEST COAST RADIATORS

$789.00

RECORE RADIATOR

32731

27-Jan-03

WESTCARE INDUSTRIES

$110.66

STAFF UNIFORMS

32732

27-Jan-03

WESTERN STUDIO PRODUCTIONS

$82.50

EYE ON PERTH

32733

27-Jan-03

WESTFUEL

$94.95

FUEL - TWO STROKE 50 - 1 MIX ZOOM 50

32734

27-Jan-03

WESTON REMARKING SERVICES

$5,942.20

LINEMARKING FOR LANDSDALE SCHOOL, DUNDEBAR CARPARK AND VARIOUS OTHER LOCATIONS WITHIN CITY

32735

27-Jan-03

WESTRAC EQUIPMENT PTY LTD

$3,921.38

EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND ROAD BARRIER

32736

27-Jan-03

WESTSIDE CONCRETE CONTRACTORS

$43,788.14

CONCRETE WORKS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS - TECHINICAL OPERATIONS

32737

27-Jan-03

WHITE OAK HOME CARE SERVICES PTY LTD

$1,501.79

HOME CARE SERVICES

32738

27-Jan-03

WHITFORD CITY GLASS

$11.00

3MM SILVER CUT MIRROR

32739

27-Jan-03

WHITFORD MARQUEE & PARTY HIRE

$2,542.32

HIRE OF EQUIPMENT FOR PIONEERS DAY & JOHN WILIAMSON CONCERT

32740

27-Jan-03

WILMAC PLUMBING COMPANY

$3,575.00

SUPPLY & FIT SAFETY SHOWERS

32741

27-Jan-03

WILSONS SIGN SOLUTIONS

$440.00

ACID ETCHED BRASS PLAQUE FOR WARRADALE CENTRE

32742

27-Jan-03

WORK CLOBBER

$39.01

2 PAIRS OF DRILL SHORTS

32743

27-Jan-03

WORLDS BEST PRODUCTS P/L

$1,155.00

5 X 20L DRUMS OF SPRAYCAN PAINT REMOVER FOR GRAFFITI REMOVAL

32744

27-Jan-03

WORLDWIDE ONLINE PRINTING

$2,950.02

VARIOUS PRINTING COUNCILLOR LETTERHEADS, ENVELOPES, POSTER INVITES YOUTH SERVICES, PHOTO FULL COLOUR AND COMMUNITY PROMOTION HANDBOOK COVERS

32745

27-Jan-03

WORM AFFAIR

$422.40

RELN WORM FACTORY

32746

27-Jan-03

WORMALD FIRE SYSTEMS

$2,081.09

VARIOUS FIRE EQUIPMENT PARTS

32747

27-Jan-03

YMCA MOBILE YOUTH SERVICE

$15,796.00

SCHOOL TERM FOUR

32748

27-Jan-03

ZIPFORM

$232.45

INSTALMENTS & RATES 2002/2003 - REPRINTS FOR RATES

32749

27-Jan-03

ZURICH

$550.56

REIMBURSMENT AND INSURANCE EXCESS ON CLAIM 10827

32750

21-Jan-03

AMAZING STAGING

$5,764.00

DEPOSIT FOR JOE CAMILLERI & THE BLACK SORROWS CONCERT 01/02/03

32751

22-Jan-03

MICHAEL HAYES

$50.00

KEY HOLDER - WANNEROO ROAD BOARD MUSEUM

32752

22-Jan-03

AMAZING STAGING

$5,764.00

BALANCE FOR JOE CAMILLERI & THE BLACK SORROWS CONCERT 01/02/03

32753

22-Jan-03

FIVE STAR ASSET PTY LTD

$1,412.49

RATES REFUND – P/N 152099 DUE TO SUBDIVISION

32754

22-Jan-03

WANNEROO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

$1,375.00

SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 2002/2003 ALLOCATION

32755

22-Jan-03

CPA AUSTRALIA

$814.00

WORKSHOP REGISTRATION FOR MIKE COLE, MANAGER FINANCE

32756

22-Jan-03

TAYLOR WOODROW (AUST) PTY LTD

$17,856.22

RATES REFUND – P/N 125958 DUE TO SUBDIVISION

32757

22-Jan-03

LADYBIRD'S PLANT HIRE

$85.80

RENTAL OF INDOOR PLANTS

32758

22-Jan-03

SILVERTON LTD

$4,502.98

RATES REFUND – P/N 199829 DUE TO SUBDIVISION

32759

22-Jan-03

AUSTRALIAN ORACLE USER GROUP

$770.00

CONFERENCE 19-20 SEPT 2001

32760

22-Jan-03

JULIE PUGLIA

$15.00

DOG REGISTRATION REFUNDS

32761

22-Jan-03

MUCKY DUCK BUSH BAND

$700.00

PERFORMANCE AT AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATIONS 26/01/03

32762

22-Jan-03

J F CRUICKSHANK & D R STOW

$330.72

RATES REFUND – P/N 199850 DUE TO SUBDIVISION

32763

22-Jan-03

PEET & CO LTD

$0.00

CANCELLED

32764

22-Jan-03

SKYBASE INVESTMENTS PTY LTD

$151.69

RATES REFUND – P/N 200076 DUE TO SUBDIVISION

32765

22-Jan-03

ICHI PTY LTD

$1,494.32

RATES REFUND – P/N 199373 DUE TO SUBDIVISION

32766

22-Jan-03

SATTERLY WANNEROO PTY LTD

$1,592.66

RATES REFUND - P/N 151714 & 138327 DUE TO SUBDIVISION

32767

22-Jan-03

P & N LANDREACH PTY LTD

$323.34

RATES REFUND - P/N 200075 DUE TO SUBDIVISION

32768

22-Jan-03

CITYZONE HOLDINGS PTY LTD

$2,625.29

RATES REFUND – P/N 147325 DUE TO SUBDIVISION

32769

22-Jan-03

TINA BAZZO

$2,651.25

RATES REFUND – P/N 152865 DUE TO SUBDIVISION

32770

22-Jan-03

JAMES C & KARINA J EDWARDS

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32771

22-Jan-03

SHANE HARVEY

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32772

22-Jan-03

JAMES & THERESA J LANGTON-EVISON

$115.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32773

22-Jan-03

MARTIN A & MICHAELA R MILLER

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32774

22-Jan-03

HEATHER RUTH ROWE

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32775

22-Jan-03

ZACHARIA SEBASTIAN SMITH

$300.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32776

22-Jan-03

DENISE R & JARED L DAVIES

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32777

22-Jan-03

ROMA I & RONALD J HARLEY

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32778

22-Jan-03

LOUISE MILLER

$429.74

RATES REFUND – P/N 199306 OVERPAID

32779

22-Jan-03

MARGARET BARROW

$224.00

RATES REFUND – P/N 157745 PENSION REBATE

32780

22-Jan-03

N R & T W MITCHELL

$248.25

RATES REFUND – P/N 199594 OVERPAID

32781

22-Jan-03

CITYWIDE INVESTMENTS

$393.00

RATES REFUND – P/N 200236 OVERPAID

32782

22-Jan-03

XEINA HUDSON

$448.00

RATES REFUND PROPERTY 200044 PAID TWICE

32783

22-Jan-03

J A & P J CARR

$57.66

RATES REFUND – P/N 136344 DUE TO SUCCESSFUL OBJECTION AGAINST VALUATION

32784

22-Jan-03

GORDON SIMPSON

$94.72

RATES REFUND – P/N 136359 OVERCHARGE OF RUBBISH BIN

32785

22-Jan-03

R A ROBINSON

$3,373.85

RATES REFUND – P/N 166276 DUE TO SUCCESSFUL OBJECTION AGAINST VALUATION

32786

22-Jan-03

MR NIZICH & MS GIARDINA

$22.40

RATES REFUND – P/N 194103 OVERPAID

32787

22-Jan-03

WA BEACH BUGGY ACCOC

$300.00

BOND REFUND - WANNEROO COMMUNITY HALL

32788

22-Jan-03

WEST COAST CRICKET CLUB

$500.00

DONATION SUPPORT OF DAY/NIGHT MATCH

32789

22-Jan-03

SIMONE GAVRANICH

$50.00

DONATION SURF LIFE SAVING 2003 INTERSTATE CHALLENGE TASMANIA

32790

22-Jan-03

ALTERED STATE PTY LTD

$8,800.00

MOTORACE BOOKING FEE - LIVE 2003

32791

22-Jan-03

SMASH MANAGEMENT

$3,300.00

LASH PERFORMANCE - LIVE 2003

32792

22-Jan-03

PHILIP ANTHONY PRECHA

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32793

22-Jan-03

DANIEL JOHN GRINCERI

$268.50

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32794

22-Jan-03

ANN KAREN CLARK

$220.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32795

22-Jan-03

LEANNE NOLA PALMER

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32796

22-Jan-03

SYLVIA ROBERTS

$6.00

DOG REGISTRATION REFUND

32797

22-Jan-03

LEANNE BENGTSSON

$57.00

DOG REGISTRATION REFUND

32798

22-Jan-03

NANCY LANARIO

$6.00

DOG REGISTRATION REFUND

32799

22-Jan-03

LYNNE MARTIN

$12.00

DOG REGISTRATION REFUND

32800

22-Jan-03

CHANTAL KEANE

$20.00

DOG REGISTRATION REFUND

32801

22-Jan-03

HENRIETTA PORZIO

$57.00

DOG REGISTRATION REFUND

32802

22-Jan-03

BUDGET RENT A CAR

$112.78

TRUCK RENTAL - JODIE RIVERS

32803

22-Jan-03

BT EQUIPMENT PTY LTD

$1,454.20

HIRE OF LOAN MACHINE & DROP OFF TYRE FOR MACHINE

32804

22-Jan-03

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

$652.00

LGCSA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE FOR JANELLE TOVEY

32805

22-Jan-03

GLAZEWELL P/L

$598.58

GLASS REPAIRS - ALEXANDER HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CENTRE AND AQUAMOTION

32806

22-Jan-03

C & E M HARMER

$294.20

NEWSPAPER DELIVERY FOR CITY

32807

22-Jan-03

PCYC CAMP MORNINGTON

$550.00

DEPOSIT FOR CAMP FOR THE PERIOD 28/3/03 TO 30/3/03

32808

22-Jan-03

TWINS CITIES FM

$11,000.00

COMMUNITY FUNDING - OCTOBER 2002

32809

22-Jan-03

W J MONCRIEFF PTY LTD

$434.50

SOFTWARE FOR IT

32810

22-Jan-03

ALINTA GAS

$392.05

GAS SUPPLIES AT VARIOUS CITY LOCATIONS

32811

22-Jan-03

ALEXANDER HEIGHTS ADULT DAY CARE - PETTY CASH

$53.20

PETTY CASH

32812

22-Jan-03

ALEXANDER HEIGHTS - THE HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HOUSE - PETTY CASH

$60.35

PETTY CASH

32813

22-Jan-03

BUILDERS REGISTRATION BOARD

$9,334.50

BUILDING DISPUTE RETURNS FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2002

32814

22-Jan-03

CUSTOM SERVICE LEASING LTD

$2,945.37

CUSTOM FLEET HIRE

32815

22-Jan-03

CITY OF WANNEROO

$2,679.84

RATES - QUINNS ROCK CARAVAN PARK

32816

22-Jan-03

COMMUNITY SERVICES PETTY CASH

$195.00

PETTY CASH

32817

22-Jan-03

EASIFLEET MANAGEMENT

$61,345.33

LIGHT VEHICLE FLEET - LEASE RENTAL

32818

22-Jan-03

HOMESWEST - EAST PERTH

$6,631.28

RATES REFUND - P/N 200339 & 110770 DUE TO SUBDIVISION

32819

22-Jan-03

LEISURE & LIBRARY SERVICES PETTY CASH

$86.05

PETTY CASH

32820

22-Jan-03

OPTUS

$21.49

SERVICE CHARGES - ENVIROMENTAL WASTE SERVICES

32821

22-Jan-03

QUINNS ROCKS ADULT DAY CARE P/CASH

$45.60

PETTY CASH

32822

22-Jan-03

WANNEROO ELECTRIC

$33,871.16

ELECTRICAL REPAIRS/ MAINTENANCE REQUIRED AT VARIOUS FACILITIES WITHIN CITY

32823

22-Jan-03

WESTERN POWER

$109,589.55

POWER SUPPLIES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITHIN CITY

32824

23-Jan-03

JOONDALUP COURT

$5,804.75

ISSUE SUMMONS - RATES DEPARTMENT

32825

24-Jan-03

COMMONWEALTH BANK

$1,799.64

PURCHASE OF BANK DRAFT

32826

24-Jan-03

CENTREWEST SETTLEMENTS

$126.27

RATES REFFUND - P/N 199145 OVERPAYMENT ON PROPERTY

32827

29-Jan-03

BRUCE PERRYMAN

$424.34

RECOUP OF PRIVATE PHONE LINE/HANDSET RENTAL.

BUSINESS HOSPITALITY

32828

29-Jan-03

WALGLA

$950.00

WALGLA CONFERENCE 7 MARCH 2003 X 5

32829

29-Jan-03

LES TROIS AMIES

$240.00

PERFORMANCE AT TWILIGHT COCKTAILS FUNCTION ON 31/01/03

32830

29-Jan-03

PEET & CO LTD

$28,180.06

RATES REFUND – P/N 199713 SUBDIVISION

32831

29-Jan-03

PEET & CO LTD

$4,629.06

RATES REFUND – P/N 199950 SUBDIVISION

32832

29-Jan-03

HERITAGE OFFICER –

PETTY CASH

$79.93

PETTY CASH

32833

29-Jan-03

P & J JAMES

$529.51

RATES REFUND – P/N 200479

32834

29-Jan-03

NATALIE MISKELLY

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32835

29-Jan-03

R J COSENTINO & S WHITE

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32836

29-Jan-03

GLYNN F & LOUISE A SHERRIS

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32837

29-Jan-03

THEODORE T & JANET M ROGERS

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32838

29-Jan-03

MATTHEW R R IRONSIDE

$345.00

VEHICLE CROSSING SUBSIDY

32839

29-Jan-03

B R SEARCY, MR

$452.67

ACCOMMODATION AT GOOD EARTH HOTEL - YOUTH RALLY TEAM

32840

29-Jan-03

DYMOCKS WARWICK

$207.00

ACCESS 2000 DEVELOPERS HANDBOOK SET VOL 1 & 2

32841

29-Jan-03

GLAZEWELL P/L

$874.01

GLASS REPAIRS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITHIN CITY

32842

29-Jan-03

MAXWELL ROBINSON & PHELPS

$37,951.84

SERVICE WEED CONTROL AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS (AS PER WEED CONTRACT W00147)

32843

29-Jan-03

PIA 2003 CONGRESS

$790.00

ATTENDANCE OF R. ZAGWOCKI AT THE NATIONAL PLANNING CONGRESS 2003

32844

29-Jan-03

TRAILER PARTS PTY LTD

$238.37

SPARE PARTS FOR FLEET MAINTENANCE

32845

29-Jan-03

WANNEROO DAIRY SUPPLIES

$666.00

MILK SUPPLIES FOR CITY STAFF

32846

29-Jan-03

WANNEROO LOCAL HAVEST FARMERS

$5,000.00

DONATION FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF WANNEROO FARMERS MARKETS

32847

29-Jan-03

AQUAMOTION OFFICE PETTY CASH

$135.05

PETTY CASH

32848

29-Jan-03

AMERICAN INTER UNDERWRITERS

$7.00

PAYROLL DED: 17/01/2003

32849

29-Jan-03

ALINTA GAS

$63.45

1 X RATEPAYER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

32850

29-Jan-03

ALEXANDER HEIGHTS ADULT DAY CARE – PETTY CASH

$84.05

PETTY CASH

32851

29-Jan-03

ALEXANDER HEIGHTS - THE HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HOUSE - PETTY CASH

$86.65

PETTY CASH

32852

29-Jan-03

ABORIGINAL SENIORS GROUP PETTY CASH

$50.00

PETTY CASH

32853

29-Jan-03

AMP FLEXIBLE LIFETIME SUPER FUND

$807.69

APP NO. A3606010501 PAYROLL DED: 17/01/2003

32854

29-Jan-03

CENTRELINK

$100.00

PAYROLL DED: 17/01/2003

32855

29-Jan-03

CITY OF WANNEROO PAYROLL A/C

$1,185.80

PAYROLL DED: 17/01/2003

32856

29-Jan-03

COMMUNITY SERVICES - PETTY CASH

$478.15

PETTY CASH

32857

29-Jan-03

STRATEGIC & EXECUTIVE SERVICES - PETTY CASH

$419.15

PETTY CASH

32858

29-Jan-03

GLOUCESTER LODGE MUSEUM  - PETTY CASH

$47.25

PETTY CASH

32859

29-Jan-03

INST OF PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING (WA) INC

$1,039.50

IPWEA SEMINARS & 2003 PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING CONFERENCE 4-7 MARCH 2003

32860

29-Jan-03

INTERCITY OFFICE PARTITIONING

$40,702.20

SOFT FULL EDGING AT VARIOUS PARKS

32861

29-Jan-03

MALUA RETICULATION

$8,752.70

SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF IRRIGATION SYSTEM AT NANNATEE PARK

32862

29-Jan-03

QUINNS ROCKS ADULT DAY CARE P/CASH

$94.45

PETTY CASH

32863

29-Jan-03

TELSTRA CORPORATION

$86.45

1 X RATEPAYER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

32864

29-Jan-03

WATER CORPORATION

$813.00

INSTALLATION OF A WATER METER AT HIGHCLERE/BERKLEY

32865

29-Jan-03

WESTERN POWER

$0.00

CARRIED OVER ONTO CHQ 32866

32866

29-Jan-03

WESTERN POWER

$30,765.60

POWER SUPPLIES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITHIN CITY

32867

29-Jan-03

WANNEROO AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY (INC)

$495.00

FULL PAGE ADVERTISMENT - WANNEROO SHOW SCHEDULE BEACH TO BUSH 30 SHOW PASSES

32868

29-Jan-03

ZURICH CLIENT SERVICE

$235.38

PAYROLL DED F/ENDING 17/01/03 PLAN NUMBER: 02073765

32869

30-Jan-03

GOLDFIELDS CONTRACTORS WA PTY LTD

$437,063.74

EXT. HEPBURN/MIRRABOOKA AVENUE - PROGRESS PAYMENT NO. SIX

32870

30-Jan-03

RENAE MARTIN

$300.00

ENTERTAINMENT FOR TWIGHT COCKTAILS CIVIC FUNCTIONS

50000570

02-Jan-03

LINDA CAMPION

$304.49

INCORRECT BANK DETAILS - PAY RETURNED TO CITY BANK ACCOUNT

50000571

02-Jan-03

NICK DEL BORRELLO

$1,419.00

CONTRACT WORK FOR FLEET MAINTENANCE

50000572

07-Jan-03

WG & FE STOCKS

$45.96

IN HOME CARE SALARY

50000573

07-Jan-03

MARGARET MCMAHON

$81.76

IN HOME CARE SALARY

50000574

08-Jan-03

JOSEPHINE DUVAL

$210.74

TIMESHEET NOT RECEIVED (ADVISED NOT TO HAVE TO COMPLETE TIMESHEET)

50000575

08-Jan-03

NICK DEL BORRELLO

$2,388.65

CONTRACT WORK FOR FLEET MAINTENANCE

50000576

13-Jan-03

MICHELLE BENDER

$1,370.28

END OF FIXED TERM CONTRACT

50000577

13-Jan-03

RAYMOND CUMMINS

$88,418.66

REDUNDANCY

50000578

13-Jan-03

ROBERT BENNETT

$4,138.19

RESIGNATION

50000579

13-Jan-03

AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE - PAYG PAYMENTS

$175,812.80

REF. 642959811651070 F/ENDING 3/1/03

50000580

13-Jan-03

SHARON KABLE

$100.92

IN HOME CARE SALARY

50000581

15-Jan-03

IAN GOODENOUGH

$500.00

MONTHLY ALLOWANCE

50000582

15-Jan-03

MAUREEN GRIERSON

$500.00

MONTHLY ALLOWANCE

50000583

15-Jan-03

JUDITH HUGHES

$500.00

MONTHLY ALLOWANCE

50000584

15-Jan-03

JON KELLY

$6,000.00

MONTHLY ALLOWANCE

50000585

15-Jan-03

TERRY LOFTUS

$500.00

MONTHLY ALLOWANCE

50000586

15-Jan-03

GLYNIS MONKS

$500.00

MONTHLY ALLOWANCE

50000587

15-Jan-03

LOUISE MCNAMARA

$500.00

MONTHLY ALLOWANCE

50000588

15-Jan-03

LYNN O'GRADY

$500.00

MONTHLY ALLOWANCE

50000589

15-Jan-03

RUDI STEFFENS

$500.00

MONTHLY ALLOWANCE

50000590

15-Jan-03

JOHN STEWART

$500.00

MONTHLY ALLOWANCE

50000591

15-Jan-03

BRETT TREBY

$500.00

MONTHLY ALLOWANCE

50000592

16-Jan-03

WANNEROO DISTRICTS CRICKET CLUB INC

$44,000.00

1ST AND 2ND INSTALLMENT FOR TURF WICKET MAINT

50000593

17-Jan-03

RECYCLING CO OF WA PTY LTD

$98,671.37

BADGERUP PROCESSING FEES

50000594

24-Jan-03

MARGARIETA DI FONZO

$3,357.50

RESIGNATION: 24/01/03

50000595

24-Jan-03

FUJITSU AUSTRALIA LIMITED

$5,274.20

PAYROLL/PERSONNEL PROCESSING P/E 06/12/02

50000596

24-Jan-03

AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE - PAYG PAYMENTS

$184,556.76

PAYROLL DED: F/ENDING 17/01/2003

50000597

24-Jan-03

NICK DEL BORRELLO

$1,537.25

LABOUR & MATERIALS SUPPLIED TO WORKSHOP

50000598

28-Jan-03

CHRISTINE BENNETT

$279.33

TIMESHEET NOT AUTHORISED IN TIME FOR PAYS

 

 

FAMILY DAY CARE

$26,454.55

PAYROLL-DIRECT DEBIT

 

 

TOTAL

$4,605,854.58

 

 

 

 

 

 

LESS:   CANCELLED CHEQUES

23071

37288

INDRA GEIDANS

-1,500.00

 

18088

37104

THOMAS ZARB

-15.00

 

18973

37139

AUSTRALIAN ORACLE USER GROUP

-770.00

 

19394

37155

GREYHOUND CHRISTIAN SOCCER

-50.00

 

20268

37160

JULIE PUGLIA

-15.00

 

20277

37190

WILLIAMINA MONTGOMERY

-9.00

 

21052

37218

BARCODE TECHNIQUES

-3,168.00

 

21717

37232

ILBERY BARBLETT

-841.81

 

21936

37256

BOBBINS SEWING GROUP

-90.55

 

24620

37350

ST JOHN AMBULANCE OF AUSTRALIA

-192.50

 

31453

37594

FIGHTING ART INTERNATIONAL

-50.00

 

2484

37076

ESCON LANE PTY LTD

-1,018.60

 

2513

37078

TAYLOR WOODROW (AUST) PTY LTD

-100.00

 

 

 

SUB TOTAL

-7,820.46

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ADVANCE ACCOUNT RECOUP FOR JANUARY 2003

$4,598,034.12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LESS RECOUP FROM TOWN PLANNING SCHEME

2,780.00

 

 

 

RECOUP TOTAL

$4,595,254.12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Wanneroo Municipal Account

 

Cheque

Date

Paid To

Amount

Details

0000005

03-Feb-03

CANCELLED

$0.00

 

0000006

03-Feb-03

DIRECTOR CORPORATE SERVICES ADV ACCT

$4,595,254.12

RECOUP CHEQUE NOS: 32134 – 32870 - EFT DOCS: 50000570 - 50000598

 

 

TOTAL ADVANCED ACCOUNT RECOUP

$4,595,254.12

 

OTHERS:

30.12.02

29-Jan-03

COMMONWEALTH BANK

$6,000.00

$50.50

MAYOR’S ALLOWANCE JANUARY 2003

BANK FEES (EFT)

 

 

 

$100.00

DISHONOURED CHQ P/N 111419

 

 

 

$344.80

MASTERCARD PAYMENT OCT 02

·   Hotel Ibis, Sydney ($264.00)

·   Superbowl Restaurant, Sydney ($80.80)

 

 

 

$75.00

MASTERCARD PAYMENT OCT 02

·   Photographs – US Visit

 

 

 

$132.38

MASTERCARD PAYMENT OCT 02

·   ULI Publications USA ($131.09)

·   FX Conversion Fee ($1.31)

 

 

 

$50.00

MASTERCARD PAYMENT NOV 02

·   Wanneroo Business Association Breakfast

 

 

 

$129.30

MASTERCARD PAYMENT NOV 02

·   Mindarie Keys Hotel Restaurant ($74.10)

·   Monza Pasta & Rizott Restaurant ($55.20)

 

 

 

$128.42

MASTERCARD PAYMENT NOV 02

·   ULI-Misc. USA

 

 

 

$400.00

MASTERCARD PAYMENT NOV 02

·   Leadership Advantage Conference

 

 

 

$300.00

MASTERCARD PAYMENT NOV 02

·   Leadership Advantage Conference

 

 

 

$2,035.03

BANK TRANS FEES

 

 

 

$1,444.78

B PAY TRANS FEES

 

 

 

$1,150.61

MERCHANT FEES

 

 

 

$115.06

GST

 

 

Subtotal

$12,455.88

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL ACCOUNT FOR JANUARY 2003

$4,607,710.00

 

 


 

City of Wanneroo Trust Account

000003

22-Jan-03

CITY OF WANNEROO RANGERS

$60.00

POST MONEY ORDER WAS BANKED TO UNCLAIMED MONIES-WAS PAYMENT FOR INFRINGEMENT NOW LOCATED

TRUST ACCOUNT TOTAL FOR JANUARY 2003

$60.00

 

 

City of Wanneroo Town Planning Scheme Accounts

CITY OF WANNEROO

TOWN PLANNING SCHEME CELL 6 EAST WANNEROO DEVELOPMENT AREA

 

03-Feb-03

ADVANCE ACCOUNT

2,780.00

BRUECHLE GILCHRIST & EVANS INVOICE 1001795 FOR PROPERTY VALUATION AND CONSULTING SERVICES

TOTAL TOWN PLANNING SCHEMES BANK ACCOUNT FOR JANUARY

2,780.00

 

 

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CS05-02/03   Financial Report for the Month Ended 31 December 2002

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Level 4 Approval by Bruce Perryman Date 12 February 2003

Level 3 Approval by Bruce Perryman Date 10 February 2003

Level 2 Approval by Mike Cole Date 24 January 2003

Level 1 Approval by Mike Cole Date 24 January 2003

Responsible Officer:                           Director, Corporate Services

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Attachments:                                       2

Author:  Manager Finance

Meeting Date:  25/02/2003

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Issue

To consider the monthly financial report for the month ended 31 December 2002.

Background

Regulation 34(1)(a) of the Local Government (Financial Management) Regulations 1996 requires a financial report to be presented to Council on a monthly basis.

Detail

The financial report for the period ended 31 December 2002 has been completed and is attached (Attachment 1).

 

The report comprises an Operating Statement by Program and Nature and a Cash Flow Statement for the period ended 31 December 2002, plus a Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2002.  In addition to the above, the report includes a summary of the City’s Investment Portfolio, Rate Debtors and Sundry Debtors.

 

A separate report on the City’s Capital Expenditure is also attached (Attachment 2).

Consultation

Nil.

Comment

The report represents the first six months of operations for the City in 2002/03 or 50% of the year elapsed.

 

Operating Revenue and Expenditure

 

With the exception of Rates, which are recognised at the beginning of the year and Developer Contributions, which are recognised at year end, Operating revenues to the end of December 2002 are approximately 56% of the full year budget.  Areas contributing to the Operating revenues being ahead of budget include:

 

·         Service Charges             83%  Relates to annual Refuse Charges raised as part of rates.

·         Fees and Licences          67%  Includes Building Licences and Development Applications.

·         Interest Earnings            71%

 

Year-to-date operating expenditures are 39% of the full year budget with an increase in activity expected as the year progresses.  Major areas of expenditure are:

 

·         Employees Costs                     47%

·         Materials and Contracts          27%

·         Utilities                                   38%

·         Loss on Asset Disposals         14%

 

Capital Expenditure

 

With regard to the Capital Expenditure, expenditure and commitments compared to the Management Budget are as follows:

 

·                Capital Works Programme                    49%

·                Building Works                                     41%

·                Developer Contributions                         0%     Recognised at end of the financial year

·                Plant and Equipment Purchases            57%

·                Plant and Equipment Disposals             75%

·                Minor Building Works                          45%

·                Capital New Initiatives                         47%

 

The summary of Capital Expenditure (Attachment 2) is included and contains comments where appropriate.

Statutory Compliance

The monthly financial report for the month ended 31 December 2002 complies with Section 6.4 of the Local Government Act 1995 and Regulation 34(1)(a) of the Local Government (Financial Management) Regulations 1996.

Strategic Implications

“Goal 4 Corporate Management and Development – Committed to proper management of our financial resources.”

Policy Implications

Nil.

Financial Implications

Nil.

Voting Requirements

Simple Majority

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Recommendation

That Council NOTES the monthly financial report for the month ended 31 December 2002.

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CS06-02/03   Management Procedure - Quotations for Materials, Services and Consultants

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Level 4 Approval by Bruce Perryman Date 20 February 2003

Level 3 Approval by Bruce Perryman Date 13 February 2003

Level 2 Approval by John Paton Date 12 February 2003

Level 1 Approval by John Paton Date 12 February 2003

Responsible Officer:                           Director, Corporate Services

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Attachments:                                       1

Author:  John Paton

Meeting Date:  25 February 2003

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To consider endorsing the revised management procedure to be applied by officers when obtaining quotations for materials, services and consultants.

Background

A management procedure has been established to provide relevant officers with guidelines for a consistent approach for obtaining quotations for the supply of materials and services.  The existing procedure was established on 3 May 2000 and applies to purchases where the value is less than $50,000.

 

The City of Wanneroo has recently been requested by 2cities.com to consider utilising the new Regional Electronic Marketplace system (REM) to obtain quotations from local businesses.  In view of this, a review of the existing management procedure was implemented.

Detail

The process for purchasing goods or services valued at over $50,000 is controlled by Regulation, however the CEO has the responsibility to establish procedures to be followed for purchases under that value. 

 

The Management Procedure ‘Quotations for Materials, Services and Consultants’ has been reviewed to affect the following outcomes:

·                require purchasing officers to consider carefully their purchasing requirements and the appropriate process for obtaining best value;

·                to incorporate a requirement to list projects on the REM when calling for all quotations;

·                to provide discretion on obtaining quotations for low value purchases; and

·                to define the minimum number of quotations to be obtained

Comment

The management procedure is designed to provide officers with a clear process to follow that will ensure that the City’s purchasing is undertaken consistently, fairly and delivers good value.  Whilst the City is not in a position to provide any preferential treatment to local suppliers, it is considered appropriate to provide an opportunity for local businesses to compete openly for the available business.


 

The revised management procedure (Attachment 1) not only incorporates the use of the REM, but also clarifies responsibilities and management expectations.  It is therefore anticipated that the revised procedures will provide an improved framework, offering enhanced access to the City’s purchasing requirements for local business, whilst ensuring a consistent and equitable procurement process.

Statutory Compliance

Section 3.57 of the Local Government Act requires that “a local government is required to invite tenders before it enters into a contract of a prescribed kind under which another person is to supply goods or services.”  Part 4 of the Local Government (Functions and General) Regulations 1996 sets out the process that must be complied with in regard to tenders for the provision of goods or services where the consideration is, or is expected to be worth more than $50,000. 

 

The Regulations do not provide for the requirements for the purchase of goods or services that are worth less than $50,000, however this does not reduce the requirement for the implementation of fair and appropriate processes.

 

Part 4A of the Local Government (Functions and General) Regulations 1996 restricts the provision of regional price preferences to local governments located outside of the Metropolitan Region.

 

Section 5 of the Local Government (Financial Management) Regulations 1996 deals with the financial management duties of the CEO.  Subsection (1)(e) is relevant for the establishment of management procedures and states:

 

Efficient systems and procedures are to be established by the CEO of a local government-

(e)   to ensure proper authorization for the incurring of liabilities and the making of payments”.

Strategic Implications

This management procedure supports Council’s Strategic Plan 2002-2005 as follows:

 

“Goal 3.2 Identify, support and respond to the needs of existing and new industries;

Goal 3.3 Encourage employment growth within the community;

Goal 4.1 Review and develop policies covering governance and management of our city; and

Goal 4.3 Establish an organisation that is open, accountable and committed to customer

service.”

Policy Implications

Nil

Financial Implications

This management procedure is designed to ensure that the city’s procurement requirements are achieved in a cost effective manner.

Voting Requirements

Simple Majority

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Recommendation

That Council:-

1.            ENDORSES the action of the CEO in adopting the revised Management Procedure – Quotations for Materials, Services and Consultants dated 5 February 2003.

2.            LISTS the matter of Regional Price Preference for discussion at Policy Forum to be held on 4 March 2003.

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Quotations for Materials, Services and Consultants

 

Directorate:                       Corporate Services

Business Unit:                    Contracts & Property Services

Procedure No:                   CM/001

Effective Date:                   5 February 2003

Scheduled Review:             5 February 2005

Distribution:                      Directors, Managers and Supervisors

 

Objective

To provide guidelines for a consistent approach for obtaining quotations (under $50,000 in value) for the provision of materials, services and consultants for the City of Wanneroo.   Staff are responsible for ensuring that requests for materials, services and consultants are in accordance with budgeted operational or capital expenditure.

 

Legislation

 

Section 3.57 of the Local Government Act requires that “a local government is required to invite tenders before it enters into a contract of a prescribed kind under which another person is to supply goods or services.”  Part 4 of the Local Government (Functions and General) Regulations 1996 sets out the process that must be complied with in regard to tenders for the provision of goods or services where the consideration is, or is expected to be worth more than $50,000. 

 

It is essential to note that under Regulation 12, a Local Government cannot avoid the requirement to invite tenders by breaking the contract matter into separate contracts each with a value less than $50,000, if the desire to avoid the tender requirements is a significant reason for not dealing with the matter in a single contract.

 

The Regulations do not provide for the requirements for the purchase of goods or services that are worth less than $50,000, however this does not reduce the requirement for the implementation of fair and appropriate processes.

 

Part 4A of the Local Government (Functions and General) Regulations 1996 restricts the provision of regional price preferences to local governments located outside of the Metropolitan Region.


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1.         Statement

 

Local Government buyers are operating in an increasingly dynamic commercial environment.  These demands, combined with the general community’s expectations for higher standards and greater accountability, make consistency in process and documentation control a crucial element of Local Government purchasing.

 

This procedure will ensure that the City of Wanneroo:

1.      obtains value for money for the provision of materials, services and consultancy works by contractors and suppliers:

2.      complies with the State Supply Commission’s policy on open and effective competition; and

3.      consistently provides an opportunity for local businesses to compete openly for the City’s work.

 

As a general rule, between three and five quotations should be obtained, however it is recognised that in certain circumstances, this number may not be practical due to the nature of the service.  In these instances, the respective Unit Manager is to acknowledge in writing, justification for the process undertaken.  Otherwise, the following criteria will apply for procurement:

 

$0 to $299                   no quotations required due to the practicality and cost effectiveness of seeking prices from suppliers (note – this is subject to the requisitioner having an appropriate understanding of the market price of the goods or service).

$300 to $1,999            minimum of three verbal quotations to be obtained and recorded.

$2,000 to $29,999       minimum of three written quotations to be obtained (refer templates on Contracts Intranet site).

$30,000 to $49,999     minimum of five written quotations to be obtained (refer templates on Contracts Intranet site).

$50,000 and over        public tenders to be advertised by the Manager, Contracts & Property.

 

This procedure does not apply to materials, services and consultants that are currently on contract as a result of the public tender process (Refer Manager, Contracts).

 

Step by Step Guidelines

 

Officers responsible for purchasing must consider carefully the nature of the purchase and the most effective method of seeking competitive quotations.  Effective planning is crucial to controlling the risks and costs involved in purchasing.  The benefits of carefully considered purchasing strategies include:

 


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(a)        improved risk identification and risk management;

(b)        better value for money;

(c)        improved relationships with suppliers; and

(d)       better purchasing decisions.

 

In order to formulate purchasing strategies and identify needs, questions which may need to be addressed include:

(a)        what goods and services are purchased by the Local Government;

(b)        how much is spent on them;

(c)        who are the goods and services to be purchased from; and

(d)       how are they purchased.

 

Strategies which may be considered include:

(a)        seeking quotations/tenders for standing offer/period orders for commonly purchased items to overcome repetitive quoting; and

(b)        using the Council Purchasing Service of WAMA or whole of government contract arrangements established by the Department of Contract and Management Services (CAMS) and Department of Industry & Technology (DoIT) to purchase an extensive range of goods and services.

 

In addition, with the introduction of the ‘2cities.com’ Regional Electronic Marketplace (REM), a convenient tool exists for efficiently securing quotations from local businesses, therefore it is proposed that this system be incorporated into the City’s normal purchasing process.  Whenever quotations are sought, a request is to be registered on the REM.  As it is uncertain how many responses (if any) will be received from this system, it should be treated as additional to the normal process of identifying suitable suppliers and contacting them directly.

 

In seeking quotations, the following processes must be used:

1.                  Responsible employees to consider the nature of the purchase and determine the appropriate approach to obtaining quotations.

2.                  A specification for the required goods or service is to be developed.  The specification will vary in complexity depending on the nature and extent of the purchase.  The requirements must be detailed in a manner that is clear, concise and logical, with the intent that potential suppliers are aware of the City’s requirements.  (Templates for requesting quotations for materials, services and consultants are located on the Contracts Unit Intranet site.  The use of these templates will assist in minimising risk to the City).

3.                  Quotations are to be sought in accordance with the above criteria, including use of the REM.  Knowledge of the market is a critical factor to assist in the selection of sources of supply.


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4.                  Quotations are to be assessed on a value for money basis including cost, quality, availability etc.

5.                  If the value is under $20,000, the assessment is to be documented, approved by a Manager and kept on file by the requisitioner.

6.                  If the value is between $20,000 and $50,000, the assessment is to be documented, approved by a Director and kept on file by the requisitioner.

7.                  A purchase order is sent to the company selected/approved to supply the materials, services or consultancy.  A copy of the purchase order, assessment and quotes shall be kept on file by the requisitioner for a minimum of 12 months.

 

 

2          Responsibility for Implementation

 

Directors and Managers should ensure that whenever quotations are obtained for materials, services and consultants that the value for money principle of this procedure is applied.

 

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CS07-02/03   Proposed Lease Agreements - Two Rocks Pre-Primary & Blackmore Pre-Primary Schools

File Ref:                                              PA15/0007V01; P11/0317V01

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Level 4 Approval by Bruce Perryman Date 12 February 2003

Level 3 Approval by Bruce Perryman Date 10 February 2003

Level 2 Approval by John Paton Date 10 February 2003

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Responsible Officer:                           Director, Corporate Services

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Attachments:                                       Nil

Author:  John Paton

Meeting Date:  25 February 2003

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Issue

To consider the renewal of leases for two Pre-Primary Schools located at Lot 2 Bower Grove, Two Rocks (Two Rocks Pre-Primary) and Lot 502 Innes Place, Girrawheen (Blackmore Pre-Primary) to the Department of Education and Training.

Background

The Yanchep Pre-Primary School is located at Lot 1 Bower Grove Two Rocks and is held in fee simple by the City of Wanneroo.  This property has been leased to the Department of Education and Training since 1988.  Similarly, the Blackmore Pre-Primary School is located at Lot 502 Innes Place, Girrawheen, is held in fee simple and has been the subject of a lease since 1992.

 

The lease for the Yanchep Pre-Primary School expired on 31 December 2001.  Protracted negotiations have been undertaken between officers of the City and Department of Education, over the form of the lease and insurance issues.  These matters have now been resolved and agreement reached on all issues.  Hence, a further term of five years has been negotiated subject to the Council’s approval.

 

The lease for the Blackmore Pre-Primary School expired on 31 January 2003 and the Department has formally requested a renewal for a further term of five years on similar terms.

 

As with the previous lease agreements, the Department of Education and Training is responsible for all outgoings and operational costs and routine maintenance as specified in the City’s standard lease document.

Detail

Both facilities incorporate areas set aside for use as Child Health Centres, therefore those areas have been specifically exclude from the draft leases.

 

The proposed leases will ensure that the Department of Education and Training remains responsible for the ongoing maintenance of the facilities, insurance of the buildings and the payment of all rates, taxes and utility charges.   A recent inspection of both facilities has revealed a good standard of maintenance and as per the previous lease agreements, the Department will be contacted to ensure that appropriate repainting is undertaken as required.

 


Lease Calculations:

 

In the initial establishment of these leases, the rental paid was in accordance with the policy applied throughout the metropolitan region by the Department of Education and Training.  Subsequent lease renewals have continued on this basis, with the lease fees being increased annually by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) figure for the relevant period.

 

Under the City’s lease policy, the base fee of 1% of the estimated facility replacement cost is to be used to calculate the annual lease fee.  The following tables show a comparison between the two applied policies:

 

Two Rocks Pre-Primary

 

Building Replacement Value

$170, 764.00

1% of Value

$ 1,707.64

Proportion of Building leased

75%

Calculated Lease Fee (based upon City’s Lease Policy)

 

$1,280.73

 

Agreed Lease Fee (based upon previous agreements with CPI increase)

 

 

$1,254.44

 

 

Blackmore Pre-Primary

 

Building Replacement Value

$241,765.00

1% of Value

$ 2,417.65

Proportion of Building leased

66%

Calculated Lease Fee (based upon City’s Lease Policy)

 

$1,595.65

 

Agreed Lease Fee (based upon previous agreements with CPI increase)

 

 

$1,600.00

 

The Department of Education and Training has confirmed in writing their intention to enter into a new lease for each facility and has agreed to the ‘Agreed Lease Fee’ as detailed above.  The draft lease provides that the lease fees are to be adjusted annually in accordance with CPI movements – Perth Index as per Clause 2.4 of the City’s standard lease document.

Comment

The City of Wanneroo and the Department of Education and Training have worked together as an effective team in providing an important service to the Community.

 

There have been no issues in previous terms or in the renewal of this lease that would warrant the lease not being renewed.  All maintenance requests have been adhered to and all rental amounts have been paid.

 

City Officers recommended the endorsement of these lease agreements.

Statutory Compliance

The lease of these portions of land to the Department of Education and Training is considered exempt from Section 3.58 (Disposing of Property) of the Local Government Act under Part 6 - Regulation 30 of the “Local Government (Functions and General) Regulations 1996” which states:

 

30.       Dispositions of property to which section 3.58 of Act does not apply

            (2)        A disposition of land is an exempt disposition if –

(c)        the land is disposed of to –

(ii)        a department, agency, or instrumentality of the Crown in right of the State or the Commonwealth.

 

In view of this, the City can enter into a private treaty arrangement with the Department of Education and Training.

Strategic Implications

The leasing of these portions of land is consistent with the City’s Strategic Plan in the following area:

2.6       Provide and manage infrastructure that meets the needs of our community.

Policy Implications

The City has negotiated renewal of the 5 year leases consistent with the City’s lease policy.

Financial Implications

The leasing of these facilities to the Department of Education and Training will ensure a continued income stream to the City with minimal input of both time and/or resources being imposed on the City.

Voting Requirements

Simple Majority

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Recommendation

That Council:

1.             AUTHORISES the renewal of a 5 year lease for the period ending 31/12/2006 to the Department of Education and Training for the Two Rocks Pre-Primary School at an initial annual rental of $1,254.44, to be increased annually according to the Consumer Price Index for each succeeding year of the term; and

2.             AUTHORISES the renewal of a 5 year lease for the period ending 31/01/2008 to the Department of Education and Training for the Blackmore Pre-Primary School at an initial yearly rental of $1,600.00, to be increased annually according to the Consumer Price Index for each succeeding year of the term.

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CS08-02/03   Proposed Sublease of Tamala Park - Landfill Gas and Power Pty Ltd

File Ref:                                              PA5/0032V01

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Level 4 Approval by Bruce Perryman Date 12 February 2003

Level 3 Approval by Bruce Perryman Date 11 February 2003

Level 2 Approval by John Paton Date 11 February 2003

Level 1 Approval by John Paton Date 11 February 2003

Responsible Officer:                           Director, Corporate Services

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Attachments:                                       1

Author:  John Paton

Meeting Date:  25 February 2003

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Issue

To consider consenting to a sublease of a portion of Lot 17 Tamala Park, between the Mindarie Regional Council (MRC) and Landfill Gas and Power.

Background

Tamala Park (Pt Lot 17) is leased to the Mindarie Regional Council for the operation of a refuse disposal site and is jointly owned by:

·                City of Wanneroo                      (1/6 share)

·                City of Joondalup                      (1/6 share)

·                City of Stirling                          (1/3 share)

·                City of Perth                              (1/12 share)

·                Town of Victoria Park               (1/12 share)

·                Town of Vincent                       (1/12 share)

·                Town of Cambridge                  (1/12 share)

 

The current lease expires on 30 June 2011, with a 21 year renewal option available to be exercised by the Lessee.

 

Under the terms of the Lease, the MRC has an obligation to comply with all relevant statutory requirements, including those imposed from time to time by the Environmental Protection Act 1986.  It is a requirement of the licence issued by the Environmental Protection Authority that the landfill gas, which is produced by the Landfill operation, is to be collected and flared or used for the purpose of generating electricity by combustion of the landfill gas.

 

In order to comply with this requirement, the MRC recently tendered for suitably qualified and experienced Contractors to design, construct, operate and maintain a gas extraction facility on-site.  The CEO of the Mindarie Regional Council, in a letter dated 7 January 2003 advised:

 

“Council (MRC) is entering into a contract with Landfill Gas and Power to extract gas from the landfill in order to comply with its operating approvals.  The extracted gas will be used to generate green electricity for distribution by Western Power Corporation’s assets.  This will generate income for both Landfill Gas and Power and Council.”

 

In view of the nature of the service, the contract has been drafted in the form of a Lease and Licence Agreement.

 

Clause 5 of the Lease deals with Lessee Covenants, with subclause (e) relating specifically to Assignment:

 

“Not to assign, mortgage, charge or part with the possession of the Leased Premises or any part thereof without the prior written consent of the Lessor had and obtained which consent the Lessor may in the Lessor’s absolute discretion refuse without assigning any reason therefore…”

Detail

The Mindarie Regional Council requested Watts & Woodhouse to prepare an Agreement (Attachment 1) between the MRC and Landfill Gas and Power Pty Ltd to record the terms and conditions of their agreement.  The Lease and Licence Agreement provides that in consideration of:

(a)     the Contractor carrying out the obligations referred to in Recital E; and

(b)     the payment by the Contractor to the MRC of the Royalties and the Percentage Fees,

the MRC has agreed to grant to the Contractor:

(i)           a right to construct the Power Generation Facility on the Power Generation Facility Site and a sublease of the Power Generation Facility Site to operate the Power Generation Facility once constructed;

(ii)          the right to use the landfill gas, extracted by means of the Wellfield Facility and Flare, in the production of electricity in the Power Generation Facility;

(iii)         a licence to enter upon the Power Lines Site to enable the Contractor to erect and maintain power transmission lines and poles to convey the electricity to the State power grid beyond the Tamala Park Land.

 

Whilst the majority of the conditions relate specifically to the operation, there are a number of issues specifically of interest to the City of Wanneroo:

·                The Term of the Agreement expires on 30 June 2011, to coincide with the Head Lease;

·                The Contractor is required to apply for and obtain the necessary planning approval and building approvals from the City and works approval from the EPA;

·                Construction and operation of the Facility to be in accordance with Applicable Law.

 

Consultation

Not required for this approval.

Comment

Under the Terms of the Lease, the Mindarie Regional Council is required to obtain the approval of the Owners prior to entering into an agreement to part with any portion of their leased area.  The proposed sub-lease is considered to be appropriate and does not have any detrimental impact or detract from the responsibilities of the Mindarie Regional Council under the Head Lease (between the various owners and MRC).

 

Given that the landfill gas extraction process is required under the licence conditions, then it is appropriate to facilitate the provision of the service by agreeing to the sub-lease between the MRC and contractor, Landfill Gas and Power Pty Ltd.

 

Whilst it is apparent that the provision of this service could raise various concerns, it is considered that these will be addressed under the normal planning and building approval processes required to be undertaken under the Agreement.

Statutory Compliance

It is understood that the MRC have tendered for the service in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act.  The Contractor and MRC will be bound to comply with all relevant Statutory Requirements.

Strategic Implications

Nil

Policy Implications

Nil

Financial Implications

There are no direct financial implications associated with the sub-lease, although ultimately there is the potential that the City of Wanneroo will receive flow on benefits through the normal distribution of profits from the MRC.

Voting Requirements

Simple Majority

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Recommendation

That Council CONSENTS to the request from the Mindarie Regional Council to enter into a sub-lease with Landfill Gas and Power Pty Ltd over a portion of Lot 17 Tamala Park for a period of eight years, expiring 30 June 2011, to permit the construction and operation of a landfill gas collection facility.

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Community Development

Community Services

CD08-02/03   Community Consultation for Skate Facility in South Ward

File Ref:                                              S07/0024V01

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Level 4 Approval by Brigitte Creighton Date 12 February 2003

Level 3 Approval by Brigitte creighton Date 10 February 2003

Level 2 Approval by Brigitte creighton Date 10 February 2003

Level 1 Approval by Brigitte creighton Date 10 February 2003

Responsible Officer:                           Director, Community Development

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Author:   Garry Fisher

Meeting Date:   25/2/03

Attachments:                                       Nil

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Issue

To consider the formation of a community reference group to guide community consultation with regard to the need for a skate facility in the South Ward.

Background

The need for a skate park in Girrawheen was raised in 2001. As part of the 2001/02 budget $37,500 was allocated to build a skate facility at Hainsworth Park, Girrawheen, subsequent to the planned redevelopment of the Hainsworth Centre.

Due to the late commencement date of redevelopment of the Hainsworth Centre, Council approved the re-allocation of budget to build the skate park at Charnwood Park, Two Rocks and this was completed in October 2002.

 

 The  Hainsworth Centre Redevelopment Reference Group recommended that a skate park area be identified on site plans and included in the Development Application.

 

As part of a feasibility study for the skate facility, the Youth Development Officer has developed a Community Consultation strategy to be ratified by the Community Consultation Review Panel in mid- February 2003

 

A key factor in this process is that a Reference Group be developed for this project, in order to ensure the detailed planning for the type of facility required retains a local focus and that the local community recognises it can play a strong role in the consultation process.

Detail

Full details regarding the proposed terms of reference for the group, including membership, areas of responsibility, operating procedure and minutes are provided below:

 

Name:

South Ward Skate/BMX Facility Reference Group

Aim:

To provide comment and feedback in an advisory capacity on the proposed development of a Skate/BMX facility in the South Ward.

 

Areas of Responsibility

1. To provide input to guide the community consultation process associated with the identification of key community needs.

2. To comment on any feasibility study or concept plans prepared for a new facility.

3. To provide recommendations to Council on the results of the study

Membership

Mayor of the City of Wanneroo

South Ward Councillors

Director Community Development or their nominated representative

Director Technical Services or their nominated representative

Director Planning and Development or their nominated representative

A minimum of two young people, sought locally by the City’s Youth Development Officer (to be approved by Council).

Deputations:

The Reference Group may invite any persons or organisations to attend any meetings to discuss issues of interest

Operating Procedure

Meetings to be arranged (with at least two weeks prior notification) by an officer from the Community Development Directorate

Meetings to be chaired by a person elected by the Reference Group at the first official meeting of the group as per clause 5.12(1) of the Local Government Act

A quorum will be a simple majority

A date for the first meeting of the Reference Group to be set within four weeks of endorsement of the Reference Group and

associated Terms of Reference.

Any recommendations of the Reference Group requiring a Council decision will be presented for consideration in an official report to Council.

The Reference Group to conclude when a formal proposal or concept and report on findings is presented to Council.

Minutes

Minutes are to be taken at each meeting and will be forwarded to all members and elected representatives within seven days of the

meeting date.

 

Minutes will also be made available to

members of the public on request.

 

Delegated Authority

Nil

 

Consultation

The Reference Group will assist the City in its consultation processes, in a similar way as the Alexander Ward Skate / BMX Reference Group has guided consultation of a facility in Alexander Heights.

Comment

The importance of providing space for young people to recreate and socialise is an extremely important issue. Similarly, community participation and ownership of the development of such facilities is vital. The City’s past experience in the development of skate facilities has shown the value in establishing a reference group to consider issues, and to undertake planned community consultation as part of the process.

Statutory Compliance

Section 5.8 of the Local Government Act allows Council to establish committees.

 

Section 5.9 of the Local Government act allows Council to form committees comprised of council members, employees and other persons.

 

Section 5.10 of the Local Government Act requires appointment to persons on the committee

is by absolute majority of Council.

Strategic Implications

The development of a Community Consultation Strategy and the forming of a reference group is consistent with the City’s strategic plan in the following areas:

 

2.1     Achieve an understanding of our community’s needs – present and future;

2.5     Foster a community that finds strength in its diversity;

2.6     Provide and manage infrastructure to meet the needs of the community;

2.7     Provide community focussed services and lifestyle opportunities;

4.2     Create harmony and unity through open communication, participation and ownership;

4.3     Establish an organisation that is open, accountable and committed to customer service.”

Policy Implications

The Community Consultation Review Panel, in accordance with the provisions of the Draft Community Consultation and Participation Policy, will ratify the proposed community consultation strategy associated with this project.

Financial Implications

Community consultation costs associated with this project will be absorbed within the existing Youth Services and Community Development budgets. Costs for advertising, promotion and public comment will be undertaken from the Marketing budget.

Voting Requirements

Absolute Majority

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Recommendation

That Council:-

1.             ENDORSES the initiation of a Feasibility Study assessing the development of a Skate / BMX facility in the South Ward of the City of Wanneroo.

2.             APPROVES BY ABSOLUTE MAJORITY the establishment of a South Ward Skate/BMX Facility Reference Group with terms of reference as follows:

 

Name:

South Ward Skate/BMX Facility Reference Group

Aim:

To provide comment and feedback in an advisory capacity on the proposed development of a Skate/BMX facility in the South Ward.

Areas of Responsibility:

1. To provide input to guide the community consultation process associated with the identification of key community needs.

2. To comment on any feasibility study or concept plans prepared for a new facility.

3. To provide recommendations to Council on the results of the study

Deputations:

The Reference Group may invite any persons or organisations to attend any meetings to discuss issues of interest

Membership

Mayor of the City of Wanneroo

South Ward Councillors

Director Community Development or their nominated representative

Director Technical Services or their nominated representative

Director Planning and Development or their nominated representative

A minimum of two young people, sought locally by the City’s Youth Development Officer (to be approved by Council).

Operating Procedure

Meetings to be arranged (with at least two weeks prior notification) by an officer forms the Community Development

Directorate

Meetings to be chaired by a person elected by the Reference

Group at the first official meeting of the group as per clause

5.12(1) of the Local Government Act

A quorum will be a simple majority

A date for the first meeting of the Reference Group to be set within four weeks of endorsement of the Reference Group and associated Terms of Reference.

Any recommendations of the Reference Group requiring a Council decision will be presented for consideration in an official report to Council.

The Reference Group to conclude when a formal proposal or concept and report on findings is presented to Council

Minutes

Minutes are to be taken at each meeting and will be forwarded to all members and elected representatives within seven days of the meeting date.

 

Minutes will also be made available to members of the public on request

Delegated Authority

Nil

 

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Library and Leisure Services

CD09-02/03   Clarkson Public Library – Endorsement of Revised Plans and Project Budget

File Ref:                                              PA11/0003V01

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Level 3 Approval by Brigitte Creighton Date 20 February 2003

Level 2 Approval by Brigitte Creighton Date 20 February 2003

Level 1 Approval by Ian Stone Date 20 February 2003

Responsible Officer:                           Director, Community Development

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Author:   Ian Stone

Meeting Date:   25 February 2003

Attachments:                                       2

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Issue

To seek endorsement of the revised plans and the project budget for the Clarkson Public Library.

Background

At the meeting of 13 August 2002 (report CD11-08/02 refers) the following recommendations were carried:

“That Council:-

1.                  AUTHORISES the Chief Executive Officer to sign a formal agreement with LandCorp for the transfer of the ownership of the Lot 411 Key Largo Drive Clarkson with a LandCorp owned site of approximately 2,633m2 opposite the entrance to the Ocean Keys Shopping Centre on Ocean Keys Boulevard;

 

2.                  APPROVES in principle the concept plans for the Clarkson Library shown in Attachment 3;

 

3.                  NOTES the appointment of the Bollig Design Group as Architect and the appointment of WT Partnership as the Quantity Surveyor;

 

4.                  APPROVES by an ABSOLUTE MAJORITY the creation of a Clarkson Library Project Working Group comprising:

·                    the Mayor,

·                    one Councillor from the Hester Ward and one Councillor from the Coastal Ward,

·                    the Director Community Development,

·                    the Director Technical Services,

·                    the Manager Leisure and Library Services,

·                    the Coordinator Building Projects,

·                    a representative from Approval Services, and

·                    a representative from the Youth Advisory Council;

 

5.         NOMINATES BY ABSOLUTE MAJORITY Councillor Steffens and Councillor Stewart to the Clarkson Library Project Working Group;

6.         ADOPTS the Terms of Reference for the Clarkson Library Project Working Group as listed in Attachment 5;

 

7.         COMMITS $1.4M in the 2003/2004 budget to complete the project; and

 

8.         APPROVES the preparation of tender documentation and the calling of tenders for the construction of the Clarkson Library”

 

The project is now at the stage where endorsement of the revised building plan and project budget is sought.

Detail

Since the 13 August 2002 meeting of Council, considerable further work has been undertaken on the design of the building, building construction materials and the budget cost of constructing the building.

 

The most significant development has been the reorientation, at the request of LandCorp, of the building, so that the main library hall is now located on Ocean Keys Boulevard facing north and south, with the leased area facing the unnamed north south street.  The site plan is included as Attachment 1 and the building design as Attachment 2.  An artist’s impression is available for Councillors to view.

 

The new orientation and design is considered to be a significant improvement over the previous design as the library component is now much more visible on Ocean Keys Boulevard.  There are also immediate and long term cost savings due to the reduced heat load on the air conditioning plant, compared to the previous east facing exposure.

 

The land area is still the same size at 2,633m2, however the reorientation has seen the library hall component increase in size due to bringing the building envelope up to the right-of-way and the car parking behind the building.

 

The external design has been altered to reduce the amount of glass through the incorporation of brick cladding and tilt up panels.

 

It is proposed that the high microwave communications tower linking the Library with the Clarkson Youth Centre be replaced with a fibre optic cable link.  This is being proposed on both aesthetic and technical grounds.  It is considered the hight of the tower distracts from the visual appearance of the building; there is the potential to have to construct a higher tower, depending on future shopping centre development.  The optic fibre is also considered a better technical solution as it allows for greater bandwidth, removes the potential for conflict with other microwave users in this unregulated portion of the broadcast spectrum and removes problems with the microwave antenna and its alignment.

 

The Council Customer Service functions planned to be provided from the Library, including receiving payments for rates and the issuing of dog licenses, will be transacted by the Library staff from a single Library service counter rather than the previous separate Council and Library Service Counters.  This will provide ongoing operation and salary cost savings through no longer having to separately staff two service counters.  The area allocated for the Council Customer Service will be retained as a meeting area for Councillors and Council Administration staff to meet with residents.

 

The budget has been very closely analysed in conjunction with the Architect, Quantity Surveyor and their consultants and is believed to be an accurate estimate of the funds required to construct the building.

 

Administration is progressing the transfer of ownership of the original library site and this new site with LandCorp and the Department of Land Administration.

Consultation

Meetings of the Clarkson Public Library Project Working Group were held on 5 September, 6 November 2002 and 19 February 2003.  The 5 September meeting included discussions on the branding of the building and the extent of the external floor to ceiling glass walls.  The latest designs incorporate the outcome of these discussions.  The 6 November meeting included acceptance of the request from LandCorp to reorientate the building and at the 19 February meeting the revised plans and budget were endorsed with a recommendation they be submitted to Council for approval.

Comment

The detailed building design is now well advanced and the construction cost is considered to represent very good value for money, compared to the cost of other recently constructed public library buildings in Perth.  Acceptance of the plans and the budget will enable tenders to be called for acceptance at the 10 June meeting of Council.

 

The project schedule is:

 

Endorsement of revised plan and budget by Council

25 February 2003

Advertising of construction tender

3 May 2003

Council Approval of Tenderer

10 June 2003

Building completion

28 April 2004

Statutory Compliance

As previously advised in report CD11-08/02 of 13 August 2002, with regard to the land swap, the transaction is not considered to fall within the definition of a major land transaction or a major trading undertaking.

Strategic Implications

The construction of the Clarkson Library is listed in the Strategic Plan and is a project listed in the current Capital Works program.

Policy Implications

Nil

Financial Implications

An amount of $1,637,000 has been approved in the 2002/2003 Building Capital Works budget with the balance to be funded from the 2003/2004 budget.

 

The following is the project budget.

 

Item

Description

Item

Total

Construction

 

 

 

Building

Cost estimates as per WT Partnership Cost January 2003 Revision A

2,400,000

 

Sub Total Construction

 

 

$2,400,000

Fitting Out

 

 

 

Furniture and Equipment

As per detailed estimates January Option

365,500

 

 

Extra funding for the provision of fibre optic cable connection to the Clarkson Youth Centre rather than a microwave link.

40,000

 

 

External signage (Directional)

10,000

 

Sub Total Fit Out

 

 

$415,500

Project Costs

 

 

 

Professional Fees

Bollig Design Group Pty Ltd

128,178

 

 

WT Partnership

19,260

 

 

Soil & Rock Engineering

3,400

 

 

Fee contingency

10,000

 

 

 

 

 

Contingencies

Design Contingency

120,000

 

 

Public Art

25,000

 

 

Construction Contingency @ 3%

72,000

 

 

Escalation Provision @ 1%

24,000

 

 

 

 

 

Project Administration

Technical Services Fees @ 1%

32,173

 

 

Community Development @ 0.5%

16,087

 

 

 

 

 

Governance

Official Opening

5,000

 

 

 

 

 

Sub Total Project Costs

 

 

$455,098

 

 

 

 

Exclusions:

No allowance has been made for the fit out of tenancy areas including the Café.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL PROJECT ESTIMATES

 

 

$3,270,598

 

 

 

 

FUNDS SOURCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002/03

Project 1022

1,637,000

 

2003/04

Project 1022

1,633,598

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FUNDS SOURCE

 

 

$3,270,598

 

It should be noted the various contingency amounts are under the control of the City of Wanneroo Project Manager not the builder or Architect.

 

Operational costs, including staffing costs, are included in the draft 2003-2004 Operational Budget and Budget new initiatives.

Voting Requirements

Simple Majority

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Recommendation

That Council:-

1.             APPROVES the plans for the Clarkson Library shown in Attachment 2; and

2.             COMMITS $1,650,000 in the 2003/2004 budget to complete the project.

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Ranger & Safety Services

CD10-02/03   Safer Citizens Quarterly Report - October To December 2002

File Ref:                                              S07/0005V01

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Level 4 Approval by Brigitte Creighton Date 12 February 2003

Level 3 Approval by Brigitte creighton Date 10 February 2003

Level 2 Approval by Brigitte creighton Date 10 February 2003

Level 1 Approval by Brigitte creighton Date 10 February 2003

Responsible Officer:                           Director, Community Development

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Author:   Tim Hartland

Meeting Date:   25 February 2003

Attachments:                                       1

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Issue

To consider the quarterly report for the Safer Citizens Program for the months of October, November and December 2002 (Attachment 1).

Background

The previous quarterly report on Safer Citizens was compiled for the period of July, August, September 2002. The report showed that during this period the patrol operation had attended at 1262 tasked jobs across the four precincts. Requests for special patrols increased over this quarter to 146, reflecting a 50% increase on requests for this service.

Detail

There has been a continued growth in the use of Safer Citizens patrol officers, with tasked jobs up to 1834, which reflects an increase of 45% from the last quarter. Over the quarter requests for special patrols continued to be constant with 89 new special patrol requests recorded.

 

Two surveys have been recently conducted regarding the Safer Citizens program. The first is an ongoing phone survey of people who have requested special patrols and the second was a one off survey of residents that attended at a Safer Citizens community event in Yanchep. The full results of the surveys are contained within this report.

 

There were four Safer Citizens community events held over this quarter, these events were held in Butler, Hocking, Yanchep and Landsdale where Carols by Candlelight attracted about 700 people. Total expenditure for the four events was $20,306.53 attracting a combined total of approximately 2100 residents.

 

The City, as a component of the various Safer Citizens Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) projects, are currently trialling three different solar powered lights in three parks across the City of Wanneroo. Lighting has also been installed in conjunction with Western Power under the Powerwatch program. A preliminary explanation of this trial is contained within the report, as well as detail of the Powerwatch program and how it could be widely utilised by the City of Wanneroo.

 

Finally Safer Citizens staff have began planning for community education sessions for the winter period of 2003. An outline of the proposed themes, venues and target groups is contained within this report.

Comment

Statistical results from the surveys conducted demonstrate a positive response from ratepayers surveyed.  Where persons surveyed were unsure or did not answer, it was generally because they were either away at the time special patrols were conducted or they were conducted at night time.  Of some concern are the relatively low rates of satisfaction with follow up calls. 

 

To ensure that the Safer Citizens Program continues to exceed these results, Patrol Officers will continue to liaise closely with community members and provide higher levels of feedback where required.

 

The events program continues to provide safe local activities promoting the City’s services, local organisations and encouraging interaction between neighbours.

 

The implementation of the Community Education Program will be an important step forward in 2003.

Statutory Compliance

Nil

Strategic Implications

The operation of the Safer Citizens patrol service is contributing to the quality lifestyle of residents in the City of Wanneroo.  This is consistent with  objective 2.4, to support safe and secure communities.

Policy Implications

Nil

Financial Implications

The Safer Citizens program is currently operating within the parameters of the 2002/2003 financial year budget.

Voting Requirements

Simple Majority

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Recommendation

That Council RECEIVES the Safer Citizens Quarterly Report for October to December 2002.

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Safer Citizens Program

 

SPECIAL PATROL SURVEYS

 

The following feedback was actively sought by Safer Citizens through personal phone calls to people who had requested ‘special patrols’ in their area. This is a new and ongoing initiative to maximise the feedback we receive and to further enhance the service we provide.

 

In the special phone survey feedback, from 1 October 2002 until 31 December 2002 for Safer Citizens, 39 households were called.

 

                                                                        YES                NO                  UNSURE/ N/A

Were you satisfied with the service?                88%                 5%                               7%

 

Was the officer in attendance helpful? 78%                 0%                               22%

 

Did the officer keep you informed?                 58%                 17%                             25%

 

When you made the call were you satisfied

with how the officer took details of the

problem?                                                         100%               0%                               0%

 

Have you attended a Safer Citizens

community event?                                            39%                 51%                             10%

 

Of those surveyed about Safer Citizens; 90% provided positive feedback and 10% provided negative feedback.

 

Feedback has also been obtained, on a random basis, from residents who have called Safer Citizens to report a problem or ask for assistance.  The results from this survey are as follows:

                                                                        YES                NO                  UNSURE/N/A

Were you satisfied with the service?                100%               0%                               0%

 

Was the officer in attendance helpful? 60%                 0%                               40%

 

Did the officer keep you informed?                 50%                 25%                             25%

 

When you made the call were you satisfied

with how the officer took details of the

problem?                                                         100%               0%                               0%

 

Have you attended a Safer Citizens

community event?                                            40%                 60%                             0%

 

Residents were asked for comments on how they first heard about the service.

 

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They replied:

Fridge magnet.

Safer Citizens Patrol Cars in the area.

Residents association.

Friend.

Council Staff/ City of Wanneroo administration.

Alarm company.

 

 

COMMUNITY EVENT SURVEY

 

A survey of 56 people was conducted at a community event on Sunday 1 December, 2002.

 

Below is a summary of the findings.

 

Is this the first Safer Citizens Community Events you have attended?

-Yes 78%

-No 22%

 

How did you find out about this event?

Wanneroo Times 36%

From friend/ associates 22%

School newsletter 16%

Sign at park 11%

Poster at shops 9%

Word of Mouth 6%

 

Are you aware that Safer Citizens Patrol Cars are currently operating in your community?

Yes 84%

No 16%

 

Do you know how to contact the patrol service if you need it?

Yes 66%

No 34%

 

The following graphs show how the Safer Citizens service is distributed across the City of Wanneroo.  The first graph depicts the percentage of patrol contacts with community members in each precinct.  Precinct 2 was responsible for the majority of tasks with Precinct 4 second and Precincts 1 and 3 fairly even.

 

The second graph shows the areas that warrant the majority of attention from the Patrol Officers.  In this quarter, householders utilised the service 72% of the time, with businesses 18% followed by stakeholders 10%.

 


 

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GRAPHICAL RESULTS

 

Precincts

 

 

Precinct One:              Alkimos, Carabooda, Eglinton, Nowergup, Pinjar, Two Rocks,Yanchep

Precinct Two:              Ashby, Banksia Grove, Butler, Carramar, Clarkson, Jindalee, Mariginiup, Mindarie, Merriwa, Neerabup, Quinns Rocks, Ridgewood, Tamala Park,Tapping

Precinct Three:            Darch, Gnangara, Hocking, Jandabup, Landsdale, Madeley, Pearsall,

                                    Sinagra, Wangara, Wanneroo, Woodvale

Precinct Four:              Alexander Heights, Girrawheen, Koondoola, Marangaroo

 

 


 

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1          PATROL STATISTICS – OCTOBER 2002

ACTIVITY

PRECINCT ONE

PRECINCT TWO

PRECINCT THREE

PRECINCT FOUR

 

Number of contacts

Residents:

Businesses:

Stakeholders:

 

 

215

  38

  23

 

 

 

290

  56

  27

 

 

 

234

  94

  39

 

 

 

200

  56

  76

 

 

Number of attendances at Special Patrols

 

284

 

 

476

 

 

553

 

 

759

 

Special Patrols instigated

3

8

11

8

 

 

 

2          PATROL STATISTICS – NOVEMBER 2002

 

ACTIVITY

PRECINCT ONE

PRECINCT TWO

PRECINCT THREE

PRECINCT FOUR

 

Number of contacts

Residents:

Businesses:

Stakeholders:

 

 

345

  46

  29

 

 

 

284

  61

  46

 

 

 

396

  81

  22

 

 

 

219

  55

  44

 

 

Number of attendances at Special Patrols

 

361

 

 

411

 

 

558

 

 

566

 

Special Patrols instigated

8

8

10

13

 

3          PATROL STATISTICS – DECEMBER 2002

 

 

ACTIVITY

PRECINCT ONE

PRECINCT TWO

PRECINCT THREE

PRECINCT FOUR

 

Number of contacts

Residents:

Businesses:

Stakeholders:

 

 

216

  27

  32

 

 

 

317

  63

  34

 

 

 

318

159

  36

 

 

 

193

  54

  32

 

Number of attendances at Special Patrols

391

 

348

 

553

 

458

 

Special Patrols instigated

4

2

6

8


 

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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH POLICE

 

As an ongoing partnership approach between Safer Citizens and the Western Australian Police Service, the City of Wanneroo and the City of Joondalup are currently negotiating a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Joondalup Incident Management Unit. Police have been given a final and completed outline of the various facets that the Cities want contained within the report.  The City of Wanneroo and the City of Joondalup are currently awaiting on the Police who are working towards completing a final draft MOU. Further meetings are scheduled and it is hoped the MOU will be completed soon. 

 

PRECINCT MEETINGS

 

Precinct meetings have continued to be conducted throughout the City, with representation in Precincts, 1,2 and 4. Numbers have been down for Precincts 2 and 4, Precinct 1 continues to have a good representation.

 

The Team Leader and Project Officer for Safer Citizens will attend at various community groups throughout the City, commencing with the Wanneroo Ratepayers Association on January 30, 2003. Administration staff from the City will continue to endeavour to build relationships with other community groups through all Precincts.

 

Currently Leisure & Library Services are restructuring the way in which strategic planning is conducted throughout the City of Wanneroo.  Leisure & Library Services were using four precincts as per Safer Citizens and have now gone to five planning zones, representing:

 

1.             Growth in the Coastal corridor, and

2.             Differing needs in coastal areas than in land areas.

 

Safer Citizens see the addition of an extra zone as beneficial for the above reasons and, as there are now five vehicles, this would equate to one vehicle per precinct at all times.

 

The Safer Citizens Working Group will be asked to comment on the restructuring and such issues as precinct group representation and 24 hour coverage will need to be addressed.

 

COMMUNITY EVENTS

 

EVENT 3. SEAFEST

Brighton Park, Butler on Saturday 9 November 2002, 12 noon to 4 pm.

(In association with Brighton Estate)

 

Event summary:

The event ran smoothly. The decorative feather banners really set the scene. All utilities and entertainers arrived to schedule and performed effectively. The Windjammers were a little lost acoustically until the audio man mixed them adequately. Drippy Dragon was very popular with the kids and the Punky Pound Gang was a general crowd pleaser.


 

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Darren Reid and the Soul City Groove Band were a little loud and a little inappropriate for family entertainment and instead of consolidating the seated crowd, a small attrition rate was evident during their performance. A solid number of community groups wanted to become involved in the Seafest and did actively participate. Feedback was good from these groups. The Brighton Sea Hawks were particularly innovative and enthusiastic. The Quinns Rocks Bowling Club came up with the Crackerjack angle to their stall. Staff members were present for the Tree of Hope and were of assistance during the day and for dismantling the event. Estimated between 400 – 600 people in attendance.

 

Venue evaluation:

Large and beautifully landscaped lakeside site which has access to barbeques and playgrounds. The deficiency of the site is that it is fairly exposed, lacks shade (the trees will grow), lacks access to electricity and water, and has no toilet/clubroom facilities. Parking can be opened up to accommodate large numbers of people, but the newness of the map reference makes it a hard venue to locate for the general populace.

 

Budget summary:

$10,357.00      Total budget for Seafest  ($5,000 kindly donated by Satterleys)

$10,671.50      Spent ($314.50 over) NB: Big budget item caravan of toilets $1,267.90 + GST

 

 

EVENT 4. MAGICAL MAYHEM

Bembridge Park, Hocking 

Sunday 10 November 2002, 9 am to 12 noon (Working with Australand)

 

Event summary:

Things ran later than scheduled because of the time the site was opened. Corporate street signaged is now used to direct people from the major roads to the venue which solves the finding the venue problem. The entertainers SpinFX didn’t show and the invoice was reduced later to reflect this. The entertainment was very good, and the children especially enjoyed themselves with Bubblemania and the Magic Twirling Stick workshop. The Australand “departure” breakfast

was beautifully catered for by Blue Bay and Australand received a lot of kudos from piggybacking on to this City of Wanneroo event. A small crowd of approximately 400.

 

Venue evaluation:

Large oval without toilets or other facilities. South-west corner is nicely landscaped and has a lovely children’s playground. The event was sited just above this corner and the decorative feather banners struck the right chord. No water or electricity readily on-site. No shade and could be quite exposed to the wind. Parking was available on nearby streets. Access to the park was hard for large vehicles like the Coates truck delivering the chemical toilets. The park is not named on most UBDs and the East Road sign on Wanneroo Road was spray painted black which made it difficult to find the locality. The morning was fine and hot, with little breeze. Shade from the marquees was in great demand.  

 

Budget summary:

$5,357.00        Total budget for Magical Mayhem

$5,385.91        Spent ($28.91 over budget)

 

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EVENT 5. SUMMERTIME JAZZ

St Andrews Park, Yanchep 

Sunday 1 December 2002, 12 noon to 4 pm

 

Event summary:

This was a very happy event. All the food vendors, entertainers and community groups were right on schedule, which allowed us to develop the atmosphere. The Incredible Creatures man let his charges roam and we had goats eating the Wanneroo Tree of Hope, rabbits everywhere and photos of chooks on children’s heads. There was an air of great frivolity and relaxation. It was a pity that not many community groups participated. Groups were sent an initial letter and a follow up letter three weeks before the event. When distributing the fliers and posters I groups were spoken to in person and only the CWA was forthcoming. More contacts have been developed for the next event in Yanchep/Two Rocks and there is an opportunity to utilise a Community Services staff member, who is a local resident with local knowledge. A small crowd of approximately 400.

 

Venue evaluation:

St Andrews is a great venue. The large, rambling bushland area to the west of Sunningdale Road is fairly sheltered, with mature shady trees, will accommodate a large crowd and has several areas flat enough for a stage. There are public toilet facilities and a change room used by the Yanchep United Soccer Club. Thanks to the City’s Parks Coordinator allowing parking near the clubrooms

and so having less impact on the surrounding suburban streets. At the end of this event there was the least rubbish left on-site of any event so far. 

 

Budget summary:

$5,357.00        Total budget for Summertime Jazz

$5,058.09        Spent ($311.91 remaining)

 

EVENT 6. CHRISTMAS IN LANDSDALE

Warradale Park, Southmeade Drive and Warradale Terrace, Landsdale

Sunday 15 December 2002, 4 – 8pm

(In association with the Landsdale Residents Association)

 

Event summary:

This event was the most difficult to date. Many of the arrangements had to be confirmed and re-confirmed. On the day the weather was kind to us and with the assistance of additional staff members, Christmas in Landsdale fell together quite nicely. Two unpaid members of the community put in outstanding efforts. These were Ray Buscall (Junior Football Club), who organised the sausage sizzle, and Darren Dierckx, who made himself available to troubleshoot any potential problem throughout the day. A solid range of community groups participated and the entertainment was well patronized. The mounted police and static guards averted any anti-social behaviour. The large majority of people arrived as the carol singing commenced. A good crowd of 700.      

 

Venue evaluation:

A sports oval; exposed to the wind. It also had little shade to offer. Warradale Park is a vast area to fill with people and looked pretty open and barren a lot of the time. Toilet and kitchen facilities on-site.


 

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Parking inadequate and cost the City $736 to provide temporary parking for the night. The openness of the water course was a definite liability. A venue not automatically conducive to positive social activity.

 

Budget summary:

$5,357.00        Total budget for Christmas in Landsdale

$4,548.03        Spent ($808.97 remaining) 

 

Urban Design

 

The City of Wanneroo Safer Citizens and Technical Services are currently working together to ensure that the best solar lighting equipment is used by the City. As a result of approaching

various companies, the City is trialling solar lights from WA Solar Supplies, Solar Sales Pty Ltd and Ingal EPS. When all are installed a comparison will be made between the three and a performance report will be provided back to the Working Group.

 

There were numerous CPTED projects completed (or near completion) in this quarter. A solar light was installed in Ferrara Reserve.  The effectiveness of this light is currently under review and a report relating to this has been sent to Technical Services. Hainsworth Reserve will have a Solar Light installed in approximately two to four weeks in the playground area and Serpentine Gardens in Clarkson will have a solar light installed within six to eight weeks.

 

The lighting in Shamrock Park, Two Rocks is scheduled for completion at the end of January 2003 or early February due to a hold up over the Christmas period. Shamrock has had numerous works commenced on it in 2002 and is an ongoing project by the City of Wanneroo.

Powerwatch light erected by Western Power to existing power pole in Noel Court Wanneroo, lighting parkland and an entry to a P.A.W.

 

 

 

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The City of Wanneroo is currently liaising with Western Power – “PowerWatch Security Lighting” to have lighting installed by Western Power from the mains. The service offers free installation and then costs @$400-$500 per year to run on timers dusk to dawn, all repairs and servicing are inclusive.  When the City avails itself of this opportunity, operating budgets will need to reflect these costs.

 

A number of proposed projects for the 2002-2003 period are currently with City of Wanneroo Technical Services, costings and feasibility are being obtained, this will be reported to the working group on March 20, 2003.

 

Community Safety Education

 

Safety Education Sessions for 2003 will soon be commenced in the Wanneroo Community.

 

Background: In 2001 Council officers ran some free Safety Information Sessions and targeted playgroups/mothers groups and seniors. The format was the same for each. Afternoon or morning

 

tea was provided before the talk. Senior Constable Wayne Kennedy was the guest speaker and “Personal Safety” the predominant theme. The venues for the sessions included Alexander

Heights Community Centre and Wanneroo Recreation Centre. Sessions lasted for an hour and eight were planned, from October 2001 through to March 2002.

 

 

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Current Situation: The first campaign in which Safer Citizens is participating is Road Safety outside Wanneroo schools. The Police and Rangers are making a concerted effort during the first week of school for 2003 to show an increased presence and facilitate an enforcement campaign. The Police are covering speeding vehicles and the like, while the Rangers are concerned with parking infringements. As a follow up Safer Citizens will be writing a letter to the Principals of all Wanneroo schools. Enclosed will be a copy of the new “School Parking” brochure. The letter will encourage the schools to include this information in the school newsletter and also will offer a Community Safety Education session for the school community.

 

Other 2003 Community Safety Education sessions are currently being planned. and Council officers will meet with Senior Constable Colin Wonnacott of the Joondalup Crime Prevention Office to discuss the development of a strategic working partnership with Police.

 

The five themes that are recommended for development are:-

 

1. Drug Awareness    

2. Home Security        

3. Personal Safety      

4. Road Safety

5. Council Services.

 

Targeted Audience:- The target audiences sought by Safer Citizens are schools (through primary schools and on display at secondary schools), seniors (Seniors Groups, Associations, Bingo Clubs etc.) and families (through shopping centres, community centres etc.)

 

Budget: $28,000 no monies expended to date.

 

Comment: Community Safety Education sessions will be structured to be both interesting, entertaining and informative. Ideas that will be visited by Safer Citizens staff, include intergenerational work, using positive role models and mentoring systems, using the Community newspaper – tips on safety, creating a City of Wanneroo folder with safety brochures specifically for seniors, conducting a Youth Forum and using Community Artists to work with school groups on issue-based topics.

 

News Stories

 

-          Whilst on patrol, a Safer Citizens Patrol Officer was called by a female resident who had returned home to find her house alarm sounding. The house had been broken into five previous times by offenders using the public access way to enter the yard. The Patrol Officer cleared the house and helped reset the alarm.  It appeared to be a false alarm.

 

-          Whilst on patrol, a Safer Citizens Patrol Officer stopped to talk to two people riding an unregistered trail bike on the road.  Both were not wearing helmets and were causing a danger to pedestrians and other cars. This is an ongoing concern in all Precincts within the City of Wanneroo. The Patrol Officer obtained a detailed description of the riders of the motorcycle and was chastised by them when he tried to negotiate a safer alternative. Details have been passed onto police who did not have a vehicle available to attend at the time.

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-          A large party occurred where there were fights and anti social behaviour. Police were called by Safer Citizens Patrol Officers and while waiting for the Police to arrive, the Officers successfully liaised with neighbours and then with the residents of the party house.  The party was stopped without the need for police intervention. Residents praised the efforts of the Safer Citizens Patrol Officers for being in the area and ensuring that the Police were aware.

 

-          While on patrol, a City of Wanneroo Safer Citizens Patrol Officer observed an alarm going off at a private house, which had the front door wide open. The Officer investigated and found the female resident had set the alarm off and did not know how to disarm it. The Patrol Officer helped with the code.  However, it was faulty and he called the alarm company for the resident. The resident thanked the Officer for assistance and for investigating the alarm.

 

-          Whilst on patrol, a Safer Citizens Patrol Officer was flagged down by an elderly male.  Upon stopping and talking to him, the officer observed that he was holding a double barrel shotgun that was cocked open. It transpired that the elderly male had been adversely targeted by youths over a period of time and the elderly male was fed up. The Patrol Officer talked to the man at length and at the elderly man’s request, the Patrol Officer called the Police. (He did not want the Police from Two Rocks).  Joondalup IMU (Police) were called and dispatched the Police from Clarkson who headed straight to the location. A mother of one of the youths then approached the elderly man and argued with him, with this he began to load the firearm.

 

The Safer Citizens Patrol Officer was able to talk to the man and calm him causing him to cease his behaviour. Approximately 35 minutes after the initial contact, the Police attended the location and safely took the firearm from the elderly man. Police from Two Rocks, Joondalup and Clarkson have praised the Safer Citizens Officer.

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Social Planning

CD11-02/03   January 2003 (1) - Donations, Sponsorships and the Waiver of Fees and Charges Approved Under Delegated Authority

File Ref:                                              S/0078V01

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Level 4 Approval by Brigitte Creighton Date 12 February 2003

Level 3 Approval by Brigitte creighton Date 10 February 2003

Level 2 Approval by Brigitte creighton Date 10 February 2003

Level 1 Approval by Brigitte creighton Date 10 February 2003

Responsible Officer:                           Director, Community Development

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Author:   Tracey Martell

Meeting Date:   25 February 2003

Attachments:                                       Nil

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Issue

To note donations, waivers of fees and charges and sponsorship applications considered and determined by the Chief Executive Officer during the second half of January 2003, in accordance with the provisions of the Donations, Waiver of Fees and Charges and Sponsorship Policy.

Background

At its meeting on 2 July 2002, Council resolved to adopt a Donations, Sponsorship and Waiver of Fees and Charges Policy.

 

This policy delegates the consideration and determination of requests for donations, sponsorships and waiver of fees and charges under the value of $500.00 to the Chief Executive Officer.

 

A report is consequently prepared, noting delegated decisions in this area, for each Council meeting.

Detail

During the second half of January 2003 the City received 7 requests for donations and the waiver of fees and charges under $500.00.

 

Applications were received from:

 

Marangaroo Ladies Golf Club

WA Police Service – Crime Prevention and Community Support

Caring for Kids – Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation for Kids

Two Rocks Yanchep Region Environmental Group

Wanneroo Townsite Community Group

Cancer Foundation

Yanchep Two Rocks Recreation Association

Consultation

Nil

Comment

After assessment in accordance with the provisions and criteria nominated in the Donations, Sponsorship and Waiver of Fees and Charges Policy, determinations were made as listed in the recommendations of this report.

 

A complete list of original applications and assessment of each against the Policy is available in the Councillors Reading Room for further information.

Statutory Compliance

Nil

Strategic Implications

Nil

Policy Implications

This report complies with the provisions and delegations of the Donations, Sponsorship and Waiver of Fees and Charges Policy.

Financial Implications

The financial implications of this round of requests has resulted in expenditure in the Donations – Elected Members Account (51 05 05 052 4402 0001) of $978.00, which leaves the account with a balance of $9815.46.

Voting Requirements

Simple Majority

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Recommendation

That Council NOTES the delegated determination of requests received by the City in the second half of January 2003 for donations and the waiver of fees and charges, which are as follows:

Donation and Waiver Applications

Organisation

Event/Activity

Decision

Marangaroo Ladies’ Golf Club

Reimbursement of costs for replica perpetual trophy and engraving for Seniors’ Golf Day

APPROVE $34.90 being for the reimbursement of costs for replica perpetual trophy and engraving on the original trophy for the winner of the 2002 Seniors’ Golf Day

 

WA Police Service – Crime Prevention and Community Support

 

Support for the delivery of “The Stones” a play for young people aimed at crime prevention

 

APPROVE $200.00 to be made available as $50.00 credit for student attendance by each of the four State secondary schools within the City of Wanneroo

Caring for Kids – Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation for Kids

Support for purchase of medical equipment for Princess Margaret Hospital

NOT SUPPORT on this occasion due to competing donation priorities

Two Rocks Yanchep Region Environmental Group

Start up support for ongoing community education activities relating to environmental issues

 

APPROVE $300.00 to support start up costs for the group’s ongoing community education activities relating to environmental issues

Wanneroo Townsite Community Group

Australia Day Breakfast 2003 – Adjustment to waiver of fees associated with use of the Wanneroo Showgrounds for the event

APPROVE $32.00 being a further waiver of fees for use of the Wanneroo Showgrounds by the Wanneroo Townsite Community Group for the 2003 Australia Day Breakfast. (To be waived in conjunction with previously approved amount of $81.82, a total of $113.82)

Cancer Foundation

Support for Me No Hair 2003 – an annual fundraising event for cancer research and community education.

NOT SUPPORT on this occasion due to competing donation priorities

Yanchep Two Rocks Recreation Association

Waiver of fees for group’s events (x6) held at the Phil Renkin Recreation Centre in 2003

APPROVE $411.70 being a waiver of fees for use of the Phil Renkin Recreation Centre by the Yanchep Two Rocks Recreation Association for six (6) events in 2003, as per the City’s Facility Hire and Use Policy for subsidised users.

 

Total

 

7 applicants

 

$978.60

 

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Chief Executive Office

Mayor and Elected Members

CE05-02/03   Treatment Of Elected Members Records

File Ref:                                              S09/0066V01

Responsible Officer:                           Chief Executive Officer

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Author:   Daniel Simms

Meeting Date:   25/2/03

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Level 3 Approval by D. Simms Date 20 February 2003

Level 2 Approval by Y. Heath Date 20 February 2003

Level 1 Approval by Y. Heath Date 20 February 2003

Attachments:                                       1

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Issue

To review the treatment of Elected Members records as a result of the introduction of the State Records Act 2000 (and the requirement to develop a Records Management Plan) and to consider the adoption of Guidelines for the Management of Elected Members Records.

Background

Council’s current policy provides for Elected Members to decide if they wish to have mail that has been delivered to the City’s Civic Centre opened by Administration prior to being forwarded. With the introduction of the State Records Act it is believed that the current practice requires revision.

Detail

Under the State Records Act a government organisation employee includes a person who, whether or not an employee, alone or with others governs, controls or manages a government organisation.  Advice received from the Crown Solicitor’s Office confirms that Elected Members are considered employees of a local government for the purposes of the State Records Act.

 

The Manager Strategic & Executive Services and Manager Corporate Resources attended a meeting with the State Records Office of Western Australia, Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) and the Local Government Managers Australia to discuss the treatment of Elected Members Records on 13.9.02.

 

During this meeting considerable debate occurred over the lack of equity of treatment of Elected Members compared to members of the Legislative Council and Assembly who are exempt for the purposes of the Act.

 

As a result it is a legal requirement that records received by Elected Members in the course of Elected Members work for the Council must be accounted for in the development of the record-keeping plan for the City of Wanneroo.

 

Detailed in Attachment 1 is a series of Guidelines for the Management of Elected Members Records created by the State Records Office.  These guidelines deal with Elected Members correspondence as follows:

 

Correspondence addressed to Elected Members at the Council office including that marked Private, Confidential, Personal etc should be opened by designated officers, and if of continuing value, incorporated into Council’s record keeping system, before forwarding to the Elected Member. 

 

Correspondence addressed to Elected Members at their private address/ post box that is a government record and is of continuing value, should be forwarded for incorporation into Council’s record keeping system along with any response, which the Elected Member may have made.

Comment

It is suggested that whilst WALGA continues discussions with the Minister concerning the equity of treatment of records received by Elected Members and members of the Legislative Council and Assembly, there is a need for Council to put in place a system to ensure compliance with the State Records Act.

 

The proposed Guidelines prepared by the State Records Office are recommended for Council’s adoption for a trial period pending any amendments to the State Records Act as a result of negotiations being conducted by WALGA.

 

Council Administration has sought advice from the State Records Office who have in turn received advice from the Crowns Solicitor that supports the need for Council to adopt such guidelines.

Statutory Compliance

The State Records Act requires that Elected Members records be accounted for as part of the City’s Records Management Plan.

Strategic Implications

The development of a comprehensive Records Management Plan supports Council’s strategic objective of establishing an organisation that is open, accountable and committed to customer service.

Policy Implications

Nil

Financial Implications

Nil

Voting Requirements

Simple Majority

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Recommendation

That Council ADOPT the proposed Guidelines prepared by the State Records Office as detailed in Attachment 1 for a trial period pending any amendments to the State Records Act as a result of negotiations being conducted by WALGA. 

 

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General

CE06-02/03   Policy Amendment – Elected Members Allowances and Expenses Policy

File Ref:                                              676828

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Level 3 Approval by Y. Heath Date 13 February 2003

Level 2 Approval by Y. Heath Date 13 February 2003

Level 1 Approval by Y. Heath Date 13 February 2003

Responsible Officer:                           Chief Executive Officer

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Author:   Daniel Simms

Meeting Date:   18th February 2003

Attachments:                                       Nil

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Issue

To consider an amendment to the City of Wanneroo Elected Members Allowance and Expenses Policy to clarify the types of expenses Council will authorise for reimbursement to Elected Members in accordance with the Local Government Act 1995.

Background

At the Ordinary Council Meeting on 12 September 2000, Council adopted a policy titled Elected Member Allowances and Expenses. This policy was amended at the Ordinary Council Meeting on the 13 August 2002 to clarify the actual amounts of stationery that elected members are entitled to receive

 

The current policy provides the following statement in relation to travel expenses.

 

Travelling Expenses

 

All elected members shall be reimbursed for the actual cost of any travel expenses incurred as a result of attending any: -

 

·                Council meeting, including electors’ meetings;

·                Meeting of a committee of council;

·                Briefing sessions organised to brief elected members on the contents of a council agenda, or on strategic issues which council needs to be aware of for decision making purposes;

·                Attendance at an official function of council either held by council or invited through council as the official council representative,

·                Attendance at a site where the matter is on the council, committee or a portfolio briefing agenda; or

·                Portfolio briefing sessions.

 

Childcare Costs

 

The actual costs of any childcare expenses incurred by elected members when attending: -

 

·                Council meeting including electors’ meeting;

·                Meeting of a committee of council;

·                Briefing sessions organised to brief elected members on the contents of a council agenda, or on strategic issues which council needs to be aware of for decision making purposes;

·                Attendance at an official function of council either held by council or invited through council as the official council representative,

·                Attendance at a site where the matter is on the council, committee or a briefing agenda; or

 

The actual expenses incurred will be reimbursed unless travel expenses are claimed from further a field than an adjoining local government district AND the round trip claimed is more than 100km. In this case the elected member will be reimbursed the expenses of travelling between the outer boundary of an adjoining local government district and the council meeting.

 

Actual travel costs if using a private car shall be determined in accordance with the Local Government Officers’ (Western Australia) Award Rates.

Detail

Council is requested to consider a review of this policy to provide very clear guidance to the Chief Executive Officer on what kinds of expenses Council authorises the Chief Executive Officer to approve for reimbursement.

 

To assist in this clarification Council is requested to amend the section of the policy relating to Travelling Expenses and Childcare Costs to read as follows:

 

Travelling Expenses

 

All elected members shall be reimbursed for the actual cost of any travel expenses incurred as a result of attending any: -

 

·                Council meeting, including electors’ meetings;

·                Meeting of a committee of council;

·                Briefing sessions organised to brief elected members on the contents of a council agenda, or on strategic issues which council needs to be aware of for decision making purposes;

·                Attendance at an official function of council either held by council or invited through council as the official council representative,

·                Attendance at a site where the matter is on the council, committee or a Council briefing agenda; or

·                Policy Forum sessions,

·                Attendance at a Residents Group/ Association Meeting

·                Attendance at Community Meetings and Committees, which have a direct relevance to the role of a Councillor and the Council.

 

Childcare Costs

 

The actual costs of any childcare expenses incurred by elected members when attending: -

 

·                Council meeting including electors’ meeting;

·                Meeting of a committee of council;

·                Briefing sessions organised to brief elected members on the contents of a council agenda, or on strategic issues which council needs to be aware of for decision making purposes; 

·                Attendance at an official function of council either held by council or invited through council as the official council representative,

·                Attendance at a site where the matter is on the council, committee or a Council briefing agenda; or

·                Policy Forum sessions,

·                Attendance at a Residents Group/ Association Meeting

·                Attendance at Community Meetings and Committees, which have a direct relevance to the role of a Councillor and the Council.

 

The actual expenses incurred will be reimbursed unless travel expenses are claimed from further a field than an adjoining local government district AND the round trip claimed is more than 100km. In this case the elected member will be reimbursed the expenses of travelling between the outer boundary of an adjoining local government district and the council meeting.

 

Actual travel costs if using a private car shall be determined in accordance with the Local Government Officers’ (Western Australia) Award Rates.

Comment

The proposed amendment to the policy will ensure the Chief Executive Officer has a clear authorisation from Council to reimburse Elected Members claims for expenses incurred in their role as an Elected Member for the City

 

It is further recommended that clarification be provided in relation to Information Technology Consumables and With Compliments slips by amending the policy as follows:

 

Information Technology

 

Each elected member will be provided with Information Technology equipment to a standard similar to that provided to officers of the City and which will be treated as part of the City’s normal IT assets, whether leased or purchased. The City will meet all costs associated with consumables used by an Elected Member in carryout their role to a maximum value of $500 per annum.

 

Elected members who have completed at least one term of office will be offered first right of refusal to purchase the hardware in the event that the City no longer requires the equipment. 

 

Stationery to be supplied by Council:

 

Councillors  will  be provided with a maximum annual allocation of 1000 items of the following:

 

·         Business cards

·         Councillor letterhead paper and envelopes;

·         Councillor Calling Cards

·         With Compliments Slips

Statutory Compliance

Section 5.98 of the Local Government Act 1995 allows Council to determine the kinds of expenses that may be approved by Council within a prescribed range. The Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996, Regulation 32(1) provides further restrictions to the types of expenses that may be claimed by Elected Members.

 

As Section 5.98 of the Act cannot be delegated to the Chief Executive Officer to determine what claims are to be reimbursed it is important that Council authorise the Chief Executive Officer to reimburse expenses that are within the kinds of expenses adopted by Council.

 

Section 5.63 of the Local Government Act provides an exemption for Elected Members to disclose a financial interest in relations to a fee, reimbursement of an expense or an allowance under Section 5.98.

Strategic Implications

The amendment of this policy is supportive of Council’s strategic objective of ensuring that corporate processes meet the City’s statutory reporting requirements.

Policy Implications

Nil

Financial Implications

The proposed amendments to this policy are not intended to increase Council’s expenditure in this area.

Voting Requirements

Absolute Majority

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Recommendation

That Council: -

1.             ADOPT by an ABSOLUTE MAJORITY the following kinds of expenses that the Chief Executive Officer is AUTHORISED to reimburse Elected Members in accordance with Section 5.98 of the Local Government Act 1995

Travelling Expenses

 

All elected members shall be reimbursed for the actual cost of any travel expenses incurred as a result of attending any: -

 

·                Council meeting, including electors’ meetings;

·                Meeting of a committee of council;

·                Briefing sessions organised to brief elected members on the contents of a council agenda, or on strategic issues which council needs to be aware of for decision making purposes;

·                Attendance at an official function of council either held by council or invited through council as the official council representative,

·                Attendance at a site where the matter is on the council, committee or a Council briefing agenda; or

·                Policy Forum sessions,

·                Attendance at a Residents Group/ Association Meeting

·                Attendance at Community Meetings and Committees, which have a direct relevance to the role of a Councillor and the Council.

 

 

Childcare Costs

 

The actual costs of any childcare expenses incurred by elected members when attending: -

 

·                Council meeting including electors’ meeting;

·                Meeting of a committee of council;

·                Briefing sessions organised to brief elected members on the contents of a council agenda, or on strategic issues which council needs to be aware of for decision making purposes;  

·                Attendance at an official function of council either held by council or invited through council as the official council representative,

·                Attendance at a site where the matter is on the council, committee or a Council briefing agenda; or

·                Policy Forum sessions,

·                Attendance at a Residents Group/ Association Meeting

·                Attendance at Community Meetings and Committees, which have a direct relevance to the role of a Councillor and the Council.

 

The actual expenses incurred will be reimbursed unless travel expenses are claimed from further afield than an adjoining local government district and the round trip claimed is more than 100km. In this case the Elected Member will be reimbursed the expenses of travelling between the outer boundary of an adjoining local government district and the council meeting.

 

Actual travel costs if using a private car shall be determined in accordance with the Local Government Officers’ (Western Australia) Award Rates.

 

2.       ADOPT the Amended Elected Members Allowance and Expenses Policy as detailed below:


2.1     Elected Member Allowances and Expenses

Policy Owner:              Executive Services

Distribution:                 All Elected Members

Implementation:           September 2000, Reviewed 13 August 2002 Resolution No: 
CE02-08/02 Revised 25th February 2003

Scheduled Review:       August 2005

Replaces:                      Policy 2.4 Provision of Equipment and Consumables

 

 

Objective

 

To ensure that Elected Members receive remuneration and reimbursement of expenses in accordance with The Local Government Act (1995) and to ensure that they are not unduly out of pocket in carrying out their duties as elected members.

 

Statement

 

The Council recognises that in order to assist Elected Members in working effectively for the community, it is important to ensure that they are not unduly out-of-pocket in undertaking their role as elected representatives, within the guidelines prescribed by the Local Government Act 1995 and its Regulations.  The Council also recognises that in providing elected members with allowances it is important to ensure that councillors who are also candidates for re-election are not unduly advantaged over those who candidates who are not currently candidates for election.

 

With these issues in mind, Council has determined that the following allowances and reimbursements and conditions will apply to the City:

 

Mayoral Allowance

 

The Mayor shall receive an annual local government allowance of $60,000.

 

Deputy-Mayoral Allowance

 

The Deputy-Mayor shall receive an annual local government allowance of $7,500.

 

Meeting Attendance Allowance

 

The Mayor shall receive an annual meeting attendance allowance of $12,000.  All Councillors shall receive an annual meeting attendance allowance of $6,000.

 

These allowances shall be paid in lieu of meeting attendance fee and shall be fixed at the above amounts regardless of the meeting structure in place, or the number of meetings attended by a particular elected member.

 


Telecommunication Allowances

 

All elected members shall receive an annual telecommunications allowance of $2,000 to cover:-

 

·                installation of a Council supplied fax/phone in the elected member’s home;

·                all other costs associated with telecommunication expenses incurred by the member while performing the functions of an elected member.

 

Travelling Expenses

 

All elected members shall be reimbursed for the actual cost of any travel expenses incurred as a result of attending any: -

 

·                Council meeting, including electors’ meetings;

·                Meeting of a committee of council;

·                Briefing sessions organised to brief elected members on the contents of a council agenda, or on strategic issues which council needs to be aware of for decision making purposes;

·                Attendance at an official function of council either held by council or invited through council as the official council representative,

·                Attendance at a site where the matter is on the council, committee or a Council briefing agenda; or

·                Policy Forum sessions,

·                Attendance at a Residents Group/ Association Meeting

·                Attendance at Community Meetings and Committees, which have a direct relevance to the role of a Councillor and the Council.

 

Childcare Costs

 

The actual costs of any childcare expenses incurred by elected members when attending: -

 

·                Council meeting including electors’ meeting;

·                Meeting of a committee of council;

·                Briefing sessions organised to brief elected members on the contents of a council agenda, or on strategic issues which council needs to be aware of for decision making purposes;

·                Attendance at an official function of council either held by council or invited through council as the official council representative,

·                Attendance at a site where the matter is on the council, committee or a Council briefing agenda; or

·                Policy Forum sessions,

·                Attendance at a Residents Group/ Association Meeting

·                Attendance at Community Meetings and Committees, which have a direct relevance to the role of a Councillor and the Council.

 

The actual expenses incurred will be reimbursed unless travel expenses are claimed from further a field than an adjoining local government district AND the round trip claimed is more than 100km. In this case the elected member will be reimbursed the expenses of travelling between the outer boundary of an adjoining local government district and the council meeting.

 

Actual travel costs if using a private car shall be determined in accordance with the Local Government Officers’ (Western Australia) Award Rates. 

Mayoral Vehicle

 

A fully serviced and maintained council owned vehicle will be provided for the Mayor’s use to the standard of that provided to the Chief Executive Officer and to be replaced as part of the normal vehicle replacement program within the City’s light vehicle fleet.

 

Office Equipment

 

On request and at election elected members will be provided with:-

 

·                a 4 or 2 drawer filing cabinet to a maximum current cost of $250;

·                a phone/fax to a maximum current cost of $450;

·                a briefcase/satchel to a maximum current cost of $150;

·                a desk to a maximum current cost of $350; and

·                an office chair to a maximum current cost of $300.

 

Replacement items will be provided subject to the approval of the Chief Executive Officer based on working condition and budget provisions..

 

The maximum current cost of each item will be reviewed on an annual basis.

 

All items to be purchased through the City’s Purchasing Service.  An elected member may choose to have a similar item of equipment to that listed above provided that it is an item that is clearly to assist in the member’s role as an elected member, it serves to fulfil the member’s entitlement to that item of equipment and does not cost any more than the maximum cost for that item.

 

All office equipment provided to elected members remains the property of the City and must be returned when an elected member ceases to hold office.  Elected members who have completed at least one term of office will be given the first right of refusal to purchase the equipment at the current market value on cessation of his/her term.

 

Information Technology

 

Each elected member will be provided with Information Technology equipment to a standard similar to that provided to officers of the City and which will be treated as part of the City’s normal IT assets, whether leased or purchased. The City will meet all costs associated with consumables used by an Elected Member in carryout their role to a maximum value of $500 per annum.

 

Elected members who have completed at least one term of office will be offered first right of refusal to purchase the hardware in the event that the City no longer requires the equipment.  

 

This right does not extend to software installed on the PC as this is covered by a licence agreement with the City.

 


Consumables and Stationery, including Postage

 

The cost of consumables and stationery associated with the role as councillor (excluding printed stationery supplied by Council) will be reimbursed to elected members, to a maximum of $300 per annum, on the receipt of a claim and a declaration that the consumables were used in performing the functions of an elected member and were not in any way associated with campaigning for election as an elected member. Elected members may choose to purchase their own consumables and claim re-imbursement on production of receipts, or access such items through the City.  The administration will keep a total of costs incurred and notify elected members if the maximum allowance is reached.

 

Stationery to be supplied by Council:

 

Councillors  will  be provided with a maximum annual allocation of 1000 items of the following:

 

·                Business cards

·                Councillor letterhead paper and envelopes;

·                Councillor Calling Cards

·                With Compliments Slips

 

In addition Councillors will be provided with:

 

Fifty corporate Christmas Cards to be arranged through Council administration.

 

Other Expenses

 

Other expenses incurred by elected members will only be reimbursed after specific approval by Council on a case by case basis.

 

Final date For Lodging Claims

 

In order to maintain sound financial management claims for reimbursement of expenses for the previous financial year shall be lodged with the Chief Executive Officer by 15 July each year.

 

Responsibility for Implementation

Executive Services

 


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CE07-02/03         Perth Urban Rail Development - Proposed At-Grade Railway Crossing Quinns Road Neerabup

File Ref:                                              S/0062V01

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Level 4 Approval by Y. Heath Date 20 February 2003

Level 3 Approval by Charles Johnson Date 14 February 2003

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Responsible Officer:                           Chief Executive Officer

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Attachments:                                       3

Author:  Charles Johnson

Meeting Date:  25 February 2003

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Issue

To consider the Perth Urban Railway Development (PURD) Report on the proposed at-grade railway crossing Quinns Road, Neerabup.

Background

At the Council meeting held on Tuesday 30 April 2002, a number of resolutions were passed in relation to the proposed Quinns Road at-grade railway crossing. The resolutions were that Council:

 

1          ADVISES the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure that Council withdraws its support for the temporary provision of an at-grade railway crossing at Quinns Road;

 

2          REQUESTS that the State Government give urgent consideration to the provision of a grade-separated railway crossing at Quinns Road;

 

3          In the event that the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure wishes to proceed with the at-grade railway crossing, request that Senior Government Representatives attend a public meeting to be arranged for May or June 2002, so that they can justify this decision to the community;

 

4          REQUESTS that the Perth Urban Rail Development make their Report to the Strategy and Policy Railway Crossing Protection Sub-Committee which reports to the Commissioner of Main Roads, publicly available for comment; and

 

5          REQUESTS the Strategy and Policy Railway Crossing Protection Sub-Committee hold public hearings into the proposal before any decision is made on approval of an at-grade railway crossing at Quinns Road.

 

On the 30 January 2003, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure released a PURD report on the level of protection required for the Quinns Road at-grade railway crossing.  The release of the report was accompanied by a media statement advising that public comments were invited up until the 14 February 2003. Copies of the report were available for viewing at www.purd.transport.wa.gov.au.  Copies of the report have been placed the Wanneroo Libraries and each Elected Member has received one.

 

Council at it’s meeting of 4 February 2003, provided an initial response to the release of the report through the following resolutions:

 

1          ENDORSES Mayor Jon Kelly’s request to the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to extend the public consultation period on the report of the Perth Urban Rail Development Project to the at-grade railway crossing at Quinns Road Neerabup until the end of February 2003.

 

2          NOTES that Council Administration will prepare a draft response to the report of the Perth Urban Rail Development Project.

 

3          REQUESTS that Senior Government Representatives attend a public meeting in early February 2003, so that the results of the report by the Perth Urban Rail Development Project can be explained to the public.

 

4          CONFIRMS Council’s request that the Government’s Strategy and Policy Railway Crossing Protection Sub-Committee hold public hearings into the proposal before any decision is made on approval of an at-grade railway crossing at Quinns Road.

 

5(a)      AUTHORISE the Chief Executive Officer to seek legal advice in relation to the proposed At-Grade Crossing and a possible breach of the Rail Safety Act

 

5(b)      AUTHORISE the Chief Executive Officer to pursue an injunction to suspend construction of the at-grade crossing should the legal advice support this position to his satisfaction.

 

Copies of recent correspondence between Mayor Jon Kelly and the Minster for Planning are

included as Attachment 1.

Detail

Information provided to Council on the at-grade crossing indicates the following:

 

·                The railway extension from Clarkson to the storage depot at Nowergup runs on single line of 3.6 kilometres.

·                It is expected that there will be a total of 64 non-passenger crossings per day when the facility is operational.  This includes 22 movements in and out of the storage facility in the morning and 22 in the afternoon peak periods and an additional 20 movements in the remainder of the day.

·                Trains will be between 50 and 150 metres in length and will travel at a maximum speed of 60 kilometres per hour.

·                A boom-gate for the crossing will operate for approximately 60 seconds for each train movement.

·                Trains will operate between 5.00am and 10 minutes after midnight each day

·                In the main peak period between 6.30am and 7.20am it is expected that there will be one train movement every four minutes.

·                Prior to the opening of the Clarkson Station the railway crossing will be also need to be operational for trains carrying materials for the construction of the depot.

 

The railway crossing has the following main features:

·                Boom gates, flashing lights and bells

·                An advanced yellow flashing warning light system

·                Spatial provision for the construction of a grade separation, if required.

 

No separate provision has been made for cyclists or pedestrians, as it is argued that the demand has not been seen to warrant this level of operation.

 

The PURD Report on protection measures for the at-grade crossing recommends that:

 

1.                  Boom gates, flashing lights and bells, with advanced yellow flashing warning signs be provided at Quinns Road to allow for train access along the siding track to the proposed Nowergup depot as part of the project to extend the Northern Suburbs Transit System (NSTS).

 

2.                  Grade separation be provided at Quinns Road when either the NSTS passenger railway is extended north of Butler and beyond and/or the Mitchell Freeway is extended north of Quinns Road.

 

3.                  Should the railway be extended ahead of the freeway extension the railway will have two tracks and increased train operating speeds through the crossing.  This will cause consequential increase in risk thus warranting grade separation.  Spatial provision should be made now to ensure that the required grade separation could be built clear of the future freeway bridging and interchange.  If the freeway is extended ahead of the railway then grade separation should occur in the ultimate Quinns Road alignment.

 

To assist Council administration in the assessment of the PURD report, an independent review of the report by Robert Morgan Traffic Engineering and Road Safety Design was commissioned.  Mr Morgan, who is based in Melbourne, worked in conjunction with Franz Winkler - Traffic Safety Consultant based in Perth.  Mr Morgan has thirty years experience in the areas of traffic engineering, transport planning and road safety engineering and has written numerous national and state traffic and road safety guidelines and manuals.  Mr Winkler, in addition to his other traffic and road safety experience, is experienced in the safety assessment of hundreds of railway level crossings in Western Australia.

 

The review by Robert Morgan is included as Attachment 2.  The summary of his findings is as follows:

 

(a)       There is no over-riding reason why a railway level crossing should be considered an inappropriate type of device to introduce in this area.  It should thus be considered on the merits of the design details.

 

(b)        Based on assessment of risk, there are numerous other level crossings in the Perth area more worthy of grade separation than the single track rail line to the Nowergup Depot, as currently proposed.

 

(c)        The possible number of crashes at the proposed level crossing cannot be predicted from the weighted conflict value.  The design details for the level crossing will play an important part in its actual safety record.

 

(d)       The estimated queue length and queue dissipation time is close to critical values.  It is likely, as traffic will not arrive uniformly, that there will be times when the queue at the boom gates will not fully dissipate before the boom gates are reactivated at a three minute         interval. 


Further, if traffic estimates are low, or the future grade separation is delayed,       then traffic queuing in peak periods will become a problem.  Council should seek further information about traffic queues including:

 

·                what are the critical values of traffic volumes, train length and frequency, and heavy vehicle percentage which will result in the queue not dissipating?

·                what is the effect of the non-uniform arrival of traffic at the crossing?

·                has the effect of grade separation on Quinns Road been included in estimates?

·                if the queue does not dissipate how long will it be before it does (is the effect compounded by successive boom gate closures) ?

·                in the PM peak, is it possible that returning trains will queue in the depot, thereby increasing the road closure time?

·                what operating options are proposed to ensure that delays to road traffic are kept within acceptable limits?

 

(e)        If properly designed and located, the advance yellow flashing warning signs, the street     lighting, the median islands and the double barrier lines will assist in providing a high    level of safety at the level crossing.

 

(f)        The design for the level crossing needs to be road safety audited.  Several aspects of the design need to be changed to avoid safety problems with the operation of the level            crossing:

 

·                    The advance yellow flashing warning signs are to be located approximately 80m in advance of the stop line.  This is the minimum distance to warn of a hazard in a 60 or 70 km/h zone.  It is too close and the signs should be located 120m to 180m in advance.

·                    The street lighting poles should not be a roadside hazard: frangible style poles should be used

·                    The intersections of the quarry access and the depot access should be provided with appropriate levels of lighting.

·                    The design for the end of the duplication of Hester Avenue needs to be modified, so that eastbound traffic has formed into one lane (i.e. the end of the merge taper) at least 250 m west of the level crossing stop line.

·                    The sight distance for the depot access road needs to be checked, to ensure the level crossing equipment and signs do not obstruct it.  If necessary, the access road may need to be relocated away from the level crossing.

·                    Westbound traffic past the depot access and quarry access roads needs to be kept to one lane and right turning space needs to be marked as a separate lane.

·                    Eastbound, a separate left turn lane is required into the depot access, to avoid rear end collisions just after the level crossing.

·                    Keep Clear markings should be provided at the quarry and depot access intersections.

·                    The signing scheme for the crossing design needs to be reviewed to remove excessive and ineffective signs.

 


(g)       The proposal to reduce the speed limit through the level crossing from its current 80 km/h appears to have no sound engineering basis.  Without ongoing, frequent and obvious enforcement it is unlikely to lead to lower traffic speeds, as it will be inconsistent with the          road’s environment.  Consequently it is unlikely to have any effect on the level of safety            at the crossing.

 

In addition to the review by Robert Morgan a copy of a submission on the PURD report has been received from Mr Peter Roddy.  Mr Roddy is a retired Locomotive Operating Superintendent of Westrail.  At the end of his submission, which is included as (Attachment 3) he advised that:

 

“I have had considerable experience with level crossings and attendance at Coroners Courts associated with fatalities, I strongly oppose this proposition of having a level crossing instead of a grade separation at Quinns Road”.

Comment

Administration’s comments on the PURD report and related issues are addressed under the following headings:

 

1.             Community Consultation;

2.             Technical matters related to the PURD report;

3.             Legal advice received under privilege from Kott Gunning;

4.             Coroner’s findings on deaths at railway crossings;

5.             The growth of the corridor and demand for railway extension;

6.             The at-grade crossing as a cost saving measure.

 

1          Community Consultation

 

It is noted that the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure has only allowed for a two week consultation period on the report.  This is considered to be totally inadequate.  Given the nature of the issue being dealt with, and the very strong level of public concern, the consultation period should last until at least to the end of February 2003. 

 

The government should also arrange a public meeting on the report as it contains a number of technical formulas, which should be fully explained to the public. The recommendations being made need to be understood before the public can make submissions on the proposal.

 

It is understood from the public statements made by the Minister for Planning, that she has been unwilling to extend the consultation period on the report.  She did, however, give some commitment in a 6PR radio interview (7 February 2003), that she was prepared to have a public meeting on this matter.  Council has offered to provide a venue for the meeting however, no date has been provided by the Minister for such a meeting. Reference is made to the correspondence with the Minster for Planning contained in attachment 1.

 

It is noted that the Minister for Planning intends to submit the report to the Railway Crossing Protection Committee for endorsement following the public comment period.  There is no information on whether a report will be prepared on the public comments received.

 

It is apparent from the Minister’s letter (Attachment 1) that she is not prepared to allow the Railway Crossing Protection Committee to hold public hearings into the proposal before any decision is made.

 

The level of public concern about this issue cannot be ignored. In excess of 3,500 people have expressed their concerns to the Government in submitting petitions to council.  The State Government has prided itself on its public consultation processes.  In April 2002 it released a guideline on consulting citizens.  The two week consultation period flies in the face of this public consultation policy. 

 

As noted in Mayor Jon Kelly’s letter to the Minister on the 6 February 2003, the PURD report was drafted in June 2002.  There is no excuse for the Government not releasing the report at that time and allowing for a substantial consultation process to occur, given the level of concern in the community. 

 

2          Technical matters related to the PURD report

 

The review of the PURD report by Robert Morgan discusses a number of issues related to the development of an at-grade crossing at Quinns Road.  Comments are made by Council Administration on the following issues:

 

Level of Safety

 

The Morgan review argues that the proposed at-grade railway crossing should be treated on its merits rather that under any present formulator.

 

The measures of risk used by PURD are discussed and it is noted that there are some 22 level crossings with a greater degree of risk than the Quinns Road crossing.  The criteria used in the PURD Report indicates that grade separation should occur when the weighted conflict value is greater than 20 million in the Perth metropolitan area, and 2 million in the rural areas.  In the case of Quinns Road the weighted conflict value has been estimated at 12.35 million, which is short of the 20 million-warrant mark. 

 

An important qualification is that the criteria are “a tool, aimed at the effective allocation of limited sources. There is no absolute reason for adopting such values… It is an indication of possible risk”.  Mr Morgan goes on to say, “that it is not possible to indicate the likely level of safety at proposed level crossings, in terms of predicting crashes”.

 

It can be argued that the PURD report conclusion which justifies the use of an at-grade crossing on the basis of the weighted conflict criteria and current policies is flawed because it does not adequately assess the individual performance of the rail crossing proposed.

 

The argument that there are already 22 existing level crossings with higher conflict value is no justification for not building a grade separated crossing.  There is in-fact, no other at-grade crossings being built in the Perth Metropolitan Area as part of the NSTS project.  In Council Administrations view the Government should be adopting a best practice approach rather than cost minimization. Cost minimization relies on an arbitrary set of criteria, unrelated to the individual design circumstances of the railway crossing. 

           


Sun Glare

 

The problem of sun glare is acknowledged in the PURD report due to the east/west alignment of Quinns Road.  An advanced yellow flashing warning is proposed as a means of dealing with this problem. 

 

The Morgan review has confirmed the potential hazard from sun glare.  He advises, “Certainly, this is a potential problem for this level crossing, as it is with many sections of east-west road in the area.  The use of advance yellow flashing warning signs should reduce the possibility of drivers not being aware of the activated crossing.  In addition, the level crossing will have boom gates as well as red flashing lights”.

 

Despite these comments there is still considerable doubt about how effective they will be.  One issue that has not been addressed is the potential for accidents to occur as drivers may have difficulty seeing cars stopped in a traffic queue at the rail crossing.

 

Traffic Queues

 

The Morgan review advises that there could be a significant problem with the traffic queuing on Quinns Road.  Based on the figures provided he has found that “the estimated queue length and queue dissipation time is close to critical values”.  This means that motorists may not be able to get across the railway line in one queue interval.

 

The Morgan review has found that if traffic estimates are low or the future grade separation is delayed then traffic queuing in peak periods will become a problem.  One can imagine that there will be a higher level of driver frustration, which could in itself lead to a greater risk of accidents as drivers try to beat the queues.  Council has been advised to seek additional information about the traffic queuing problems.

 

As noted later in the report, Wanneroo is the second fastest growing City in Australia and the Brighton Project in nearby Butler is the fastest growing in Australia.  Growth expectations and traffic generation are already acknowledged to be outstripping short-term population estimates.  It is therefore very possible that traffic volumes by 2006, will be in excess of that predicted in the PURD model.  On this basis alone there is a very strong case for grade separation of the railway.

 

Railway Crossing Design Issues

 

The Morgan review highlighted a number of potential safety problems with the proposed design of the at-grade crossing.  These include:

 

·                Location of the Eastbound Merge to One Lane

·                Depot Intersection Location

·                Depot and Quarry Intersection Layout

·                Over-signing

 

Although these comments do not in themselves argue against the at-grade crossing, they indicate that there are significant problems that are associated with the current design, which need to be dealt with. 

           

Speed Limit on the Road

 

The Morgan review also questions the rationale for the proposed reduction of traffic speeds from 80 to 70 km per hour.  It is noted that without ongoing, frequent and obvious enforcement it is unlikely to lead to lower traffic speeds as it will be inconsistent with the roads environment.  Consequently, it is unlikely to have any effect on the level of safety on the crossing.  

 

Noise from Railway Crossings Bells

 

An issue that has not been raised in the PURD report and which is becoming a concern to nearby residents is the noise impact of an at-grade crossing.  The noise impact of railway crossing bells will be significant especially as they operate from 5.00am to after midnight each day. 

 

Initial advice from Council’s Environmental Services Section indicates that depending on wind conditions residents within 500 metres of the crossing could be significantly impacted and others at a greater distance would be aware of the increased sound levels.  This problem is made worse by the topography of the area, which slopes east to west with the housing west of the railway crossing. 

 

Based on the advice provided it could be assumed that the 200 houses within 500 metres of the rail crossing will have their amenity significantly impacted on through the operation of the at-grade crossing.

 

3          Legal advice received under privilege from Kott Gunning

 

A Council resolution at the meeting held on 4 February 2003, authorized the Chief Executive Officer to seek legal advice in relation to the proposed at-grade crossing for a possible breach of the Rail Safety Act.  Should the legal advice support this position then the CEO was also authorised to pursue an injunction to suspend the construction of the at-grade crossing.

 

Council’s lawyers Kott Gunning and Association were commissioned to provide this advice, which has been forwarded to Council under legal privilege.

 

In summary their advice is that they do not consider that a breach of the Rail Safety Act 1998 has been demonstrated. They do however make the obvious connection that road bridges or underpasses are safer than level crossings. 

 

4          Coroner’s findings on deaths at railway crossings

 

It is important that an assessment of the safety issues related to at-grade railway crossings are not solely based on technical criteria. They need to be based on the human impact of accidents that are known to occur at railway crossings. 

 

A publication on the Main Roads Western Australia (MRWA) Web Site on Road Safety at Railway Crossings is particularly relevant:

 

              “In the past 10 years 1,251 crashes at railway crossings on public roads in Western Australia have killed 31 people and injured another 460 at a cost to the community of nearly $40 million.

 

          Despite these figures, motorists, cyclists and pedestrians continue to disregard their own safety and jeopardise the lives of others by their illegal actions at railway crossings.

          Motorists queue on crossings and become trapped when boom gates lower, drive across railway lines while the boom gates and signals are active, and do U-turns on railway crossings.

 

          Pedestrians and cyclists ignore signs and signals, bypass gates, mazes and fences and cross railway crossings while the boom gates are down and a train is approaching.

 

          All road users need to remember that modern electric passenger trains operating in the metropolitan area have a fast, smooth and quiet approach.  It is extremely dangerous to attempt to cross a railway crossing while the signals are operating.”

 

The Draft MRWA Report “Warrants for Grade-Separation of Railway Crossings (1997)” examines the issues relating to the need for grade separation of railway crossings.  It includes a recommendation that:

 

“New crossings on electrified railways in the Perth Metropolitan Area be grade separated”.

 

In the case of fatal accidents at railway crossings the WA Coroner has had occasion to comment on the value of grade separation, most notably following a death at the Queens Park level crossing in 1992. 

 

The Coroner Mr DA McCann SM remarked as follows:

 

            “It is self evident that had a separated grade crossing been provided at Queens Park Railway Station, this death would not have occurred”.

 

            “It appears that it is a matter of history and economy that grade crossing exist. I  note that grade crossings  were constructed on the new Perth to Joondalup Railway line.  No doubt the presence of the Mitchell Freeway adjacent to the railway line was a factor in that decision and no doubt the additional cost of such crossings was absorbed in the overall construction costs”

 

            “While I am conscious of the need for Westrail to make its services attractive to customers, including access to railway stations, I make the following recommendations in light of the evidence at this Inquest:

 

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3.      That in the planning for any new rail system, such as the discussed   Fremantle to Mandurah line, only separated grade crossings be           provided”.

 

It is also worth noting that the submission by Mr Roddy (Attachment 3) highlighted the safety issues at railway crossings based on his experience attending Coroners inquiries.

 

5          The growth of the corridor and demand for railway extension

 

The Government’s proposal for an at-grade railway crossing at Quinns Road, even if temporary, lacks an understanding of the current growth rate of the corridor. 

 

Wanneroo is the second fastest growing city in Australia and with an annual growth rate of over 5.4% (compared to the State average of over 1.3%).  The Brighton Project located to the north of the Quinns Road is the fastest selling residential project in Australia.  In total some 8500 lots will be created at an unprecedented rate of more that 1000 per year.  Combined with other projects in the locality including Jindalee, Clarkson, Merriwa and Quinns there is expected to be a significant increase in traffic and the need for public transport provisions.

 

A report by the Department of Planning and Infrastructure 2002 clearly states that a railway station at Butler (Brighton) will be justified by 2006.  The location of the proposed railway station is only a few hundred metres from the proposed railway depot. The Minister for Planning’s personal estimate given on 6PR is that the railway station will be needed between 2008/2010.  Based on our understanding of current growth rates the station will be needed by 2006 in less than three years time.

 

6          The at-grade crossing as a cost saving measure

 

It would appear that the whole basis of the Governments argument is that the at-grade railway crossing will defer the expenditure of $8-10 million for 3-6 years.  It has been acknowledged that there will be a need to construct a grade separation when the passenger line is extended and it seems to be a very short-term solution that exposes the public to unnecessary risk. 

 

The additional costs expenditure of $8-10 million should be balanced against the addition costs associated with re engineering works at a later date and the costs to the community of a serious accident at the railway crossing.  Based on Main Roads WA (MRWA) figures the costs to the community of 31 people killed and 460 injured has been nearly $40 million.  By building the grade separation now the Government could avoid this cost as well as the human tragedy through a serious accident.

Conclusion

Based on the review of the contents of the PURD Report into the proposed temporary Quinns Road at-grade crossing, Council cannot be reassured that it is an acceptable solution.  Council should strongly push for a grade separated crossing immediately. 

 

Council should not accept the proposition that weighted conflict measures or criteria of risk can be used to justify a decision not to immediately construct grade separated railway crossings.  The fact that there are 22 other at-grade crossings with higher measures of risk is irrelevant.  The Government should be setting a best practice standard for all new crossings, based on grade separation in all heavily populated areas of the metropolitan.

 

The independent review of the PURD report shows there are serious issues with the at-grade crossing; most important of these are queuing times and sun glare.  Design changes can hep resolve some other issues but the fact remains that there will be a risk to traffic and pedestrians using Quinns Road.

 

A point that has been overlooked is the noise impacts of the at-grade crossing.  A significant number of nearby residents will have their amenities impacted through operation of the warning bells at all times of the day and night.

 

It is evident that the Government’s major reason for an at-grade crossing is for short-term cost savings.  These savings will disappear if there is a serous accident and the community costs are counted. 

 

The rapid growth of the area means that the railway to Butler (Brighton) could need to be developed within three years.  At that point the railway crossing will need to be grade separated.  It makes no sense to incur additional costs by delaying the construction of this facility especially when it has the ability to avoid risks to human life.

Statutory Compliance

Nil

Strategic Implications

If Council were to support the proposal then it would be against the Healthy Communities objective of the Strategic Plan, which is to support and encourage the delivery of a safe and effective transport network.

Policy Implications

Nil

Financial Implications

There are currently no budgetary or financial implications proposed on the City as a result of the proposed works.

Voting Requirements

Simple Majority

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Recommendation

That Council: -

1.             SUBMITS the Council Administration Report on the Perth Urban Rail Development Project Proposal for the Rail Crossing at Quinns Road to the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure as Council’s submission on the proposal.

2.             CONFIRMS its previous advice to the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure that Council does not support the provision of an at-grade railway crossing at Quinns Road.

3.             AGAIN REQUESTS the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to extend the public consultation period on the proposed at-grade railway crossing on Quinns Road and to fulfil the promise made on commercial radio on the 7 February 2003 to hold a public meeting on the proposal.

4.             CONFIRMS Council’s request that the Strategy and Policy Railway Crossing Protection Sub-Committee hold public hearings into the proposal before any decision is made on approval of an at-grade railway crossing at Quinns Road.

5.             CONFIRMS its request that the State Government construct a grade separated railway crossing at Quinns Road without delay. This request is based on Council’s and the communities safety concerns with the proposed at-grade crossing and the need for the early construction of a grade separated crossing as part of the railway extension to Butler.

6.             ASK the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to work with Council to advance the construction of a railway station at Butler in response to the rapid growth of the corridor and the need for improved public transport access.  

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ATTACHMENT 2

 
 

 

 


REVIEW OF PURD REPORT

 

Perth Urban Rail Development Project

Northern Suburbs Transit System

Joondalup to Butler Extension

 

RAIL CROSSING AT QUINNS ROAD

Report No: 5650-350-001 Rev 3

 

FEBRUARY 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLIENT:

 

City of Wanneroo

Locked Bag 1

Wanneroo  WA  6946

 

 

 

 

Robert Morgan                         ABN  23 411 362 688

Traffic Engineering & Road Safety

24 PARK ROAD, SURREY HILLS, VIC., 3127, AUSTRALIA

Tel:(03) 9888 8786   Fax:(03) 9888 8980   Email: roadsafe@vicnet.net.au    (541rep)


 

CONTENTS

 

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1.         INTRODUCTION                                                                                                        1

 

            1.1       Background to This Review                                                                               1

            1.2       Review Personnel                                                                                              1

            1.3       Description of the Site and the Project                                                               1

 

 

2.         SUITABILITY OF A LEVEL CROSSING                                                                 2

 

            2.1       General Considerations                                                                                                  2

            2.2       Measures of Risk                                                                                               3

 

 

3.         TRAFFIC QUEUES                                                                                                     4

 

 

4.         RAILWAY LEVEL CROSSING DESIGN ISSUES                                                    5

 

            4.1       Good Design Features                                                                                        5

            4.2       Potential Safety Problems                                                                                  6

 

 

5.         SPEED LIMIT ON THE ROAD                                                                                  8

 

 

6.         SUMMARY OF FINDINGS                                                                                        8

 

 

 


INTRODUCTION

 

1.1       Background to This Review

 

The Western Australian Government Railways, through PURD, the Perth Urban Rail Development, has released for public comment a report on the proposed rail crossing at Quinns Road, Nowergup.  The PURD report recommends that, until passenger services are extended north of Clarkson, the railway should cross Quinns Road by way of a level crossing.

 

The City of Wanneroo has sought this review of the PURD report in order to assess the accuracy and suitability of the report’s findings and recommendations.

 

A number of documents have been examined as part of this review, including the PURD report and design plans for the level crossing, prepared by PURD’s consultants, GHD.  This review not only assesses the PURD report, but also provides comment on the design for the level crossing and on some community issues about the level crossing..

 

1.2       Review Personnel

 

This review of the PURD report has been prepared for the City of Wanneroo.  It has been prepared by Robert Morgan, traffic engineering and road safety consultant based in Melbourne, in conjunction with Franz Winkler, traffic safety consultant based in Perth.  Mr Morgan has thirty years experience in the areas of traffic engineering, transport planning and road safety engineering and has written numerous national and state traffic and road safety guidelines and manuals.  Mr Winkler, in addition to his other traffic and road safety experience, is experienced in the safety assessment of hundreds of railway level crossings in Western Australia.

 

1.3       Description of the Site and the Project

 

The proposed railway level crossing is located approximately 900 m west of Wanneroo Road and 350 m east of Hidden Valley Retreat (road name).  Quinns Road currently continues west from Hidden Valley Retreat as Hester Avenue.  Hester Avenue is currently being duplicated.  It will taper into Quinns Road, which will remain a two way, single carriageway road.

 

The ongoing extension of the Northern Suburbs Transit System includes, as a stage of development, the provision of a single track rail line from the proposed Clarkson Railway Station, northwards to the Nowergup Depot, located north of Quinns Road.  This single track will cross Quinns Road at the proposed railway level crossing until either:

 

·                the passenger rail service is extended to the north and two tracks are provided, or

·                the Mitchell Freeway is extended to Hester Avenue or beyond.

 

As the freeway and road system in the area are developed, it has been planned that Hester Avenue would be extended eastward from the intersection of Hidden Valley Retreat on a new alignment, through to Wanneroo Road.  This new alignment would be north of and approximately parallel to Quinns Road.  However, it is currently unclear if this will eventuate or whether the existing alignment of Quinns Road will be used as the connection to Wanneroo Road.  Accordingly, the option for constructing future bridges over the railway on the existing alignment of Quinns Road is being retained: the proposed level crossing is to be built on a deviation, approximately 45 m south of the existing alignment of Quinns Road.

 

Quinns Road in the vicinity of the proposed level crossing is currently signposted with an 80 km/h speed limit.  It has a down grade from east to west of 2.7% to 3.4%.


2          SUITABILITY OF A LEVEL CROSSING

 

2.1       General Considerations

 

An issue of considerable concern and interest is the suitability of a railway level crossing on Quinns Road.  Before reviewing the PURD report and plans, some of the concerns and comments are addressed.  These include::

 

It will create a new level crossing and thus introduce a site of potential risk or crashes where none currently exists.

 

Policies and warrants for grade separated railway crossings are usually aimed at the effective allocation of limited resources.  There is no bottomless pit of money to spend on road safety or on all the urban infrastructure that communities may desire.  Should money be spent on a rail overpass here or elsewhere? On a rail overpass or on duplicating a road elsewhere?  On a rail overpass or an additional school?  Policies and warrants are designed to help with these decisions.  Policies and warrants can also express community desires and expectations: traffic signals are warranted at busy intersections, because the community has certain expectations about safety and mobility and is willing to pay for them.

 

The new railway level crossing will certainly introduce a point of traffic conflict where none currently exists.  But is this not also true about the major intersections in the new nearby suburbs?  Many of these intersections did not exist before urban development occurred.  But as a community we accept that these intersections are a necessary adjunct to urban development.  We also accept that a roundabout or a set of traffic signals is an appropriate way of resolving the new conflicts, even though experience tells us it is likely that there will be more crashes than if the intersections were fully grade separated interchanges.  We do this almost without thinking about it.  But when we think about it, one reason is obvious: the normal intersections are much cheaper and the level of risk is acceptable.

 

Consequently, the more important issue with the proposed railway level crossing is: will it operate with an acceptable level of safety?

 

There are no other level crossings in the area and people will not expect it.

 

Presumably, this means that people will consequently not cope with the level crossing and will have a higher rate of crashes.  Through the use of standard treatments (such as standard layouts for signs and signals at level crossings) which are used commonly on the road network, road users are generally provided with devices which they know how to respond to, even in circumstances they do not normally encounter.

 

Once the level crossing is introduced it will become a common feature in the area.  Also, it is highly likely that most drivers in the area will have encountered a level crossing elsewhere.  The crossing is proposed to have advance warning signs, together with advance flashing lights activated by the use of the crossing by trains.  Consequently, even if a driver has driver not encountered a level crossing before, he or she will certainly be made aware of what driving response is required.  Further, these local drivers travel elsewhere and encounter new road features (e.g. trams in Melbourne or mini roundabouts in Fremantle) without crashing.

 

The creation of a new level crossing will not, of itself, create an unexpected hazard.  However, it is important that the detailed design of the level crossing contains no unexpected safety hazards.  This can be achieved by using a suitably qualified design team and by having the design road safety audited.  Design aspects are discussed in Section 4 of this review.

 


Sun glare will create a hazard for westbound drivers in the late afternoon

 

Certainly, this is a potential problem for this level crossing, as it is with many sections of east-west road in the area.  The use of advance yellow flashing warning signs should reduce the possibility of drivers not being aware of the activated crossing.  In addition, the level crossing will have boom gates as well as red flashing lights.

 

Finding:

 

There is no over-riding reason why a railway level crossing should be considered an inappropriate type of device to introduce in this area.  It should thus be considered on the merits of the design details.

 

2.2       Measures of Risk

 

A significant aspect of the PURD report is the consideration of the ‘weighted conflict’ value to be applied to the proposed level crossing.  As stated in Section 3.2 of the PURD report,  

 

“The weighted conflict indicates the level of potential hazard at a railway crossing, and is determined by the following formula:

 

Cwb       =          Vt  x  Nt  x  Vv  x  AADT / 3600

 

where:  Cwb       =          Weighted conflict (‘Number of vehicles’)

                Vt         =          Maximum train speed (km/h)

            Nt         =          Average number of trains per week (‘Number of trains’)

            Vv        =          85th percentile speed of vehicles approaching the crossing (km/h)

            AADT  =          Annual average daily traffic (‘Number of vehicles per day’)”

 

PURD expects that the level crossing will be replaced by a grade separated crossing (bridge) by 2006.  Consequently their calculations focus on the ‘worst case’ rail and road traffic volumes reached in that year.

 

The maximum train speed will be 60 km/h

The number of trains will be 32 each way on weekdays and half that on weekends = 384

The 85th percentile road speed is 85 km/h

The number of vehicles per day is 22,700 vpd

 

Based on these numbers, the weight conflict has been calculated as 12.35 million.

 

The PURD report then makes the point that there are twelve other railway level crossings in the Perth metropolitan area which already have weighted conflict values greater than this figure and a further ten which already have weighted conflict values greater than a simulated Quinns Road value for 2001.

 

The point being made is that there are already some 22 level crossings with a greater degree of risk than the level crossing in Quinns Road when it opens, and even when traffic volumes increase rapidly in the Quinns Road area, there will still be twelve such other sites.

 

This in fact could be a conservative estimate (i.e. there could be more other sites with a higher risk value), given that traffic volumes may increase at other sites by 2006, thereby increasing their risk values.

 

In addition, the actual risk at Quinns Road could be relatively less, as it is being designed and constructed as a new site, with relatively few design impediments (although see Section 4 below). 


So there is the opportunity to design a crossing with a high degree of safety.  By comparison, some of the other 22 level crossings are in locations with site problems, such as nearby busy intersections.

 

Finding:

 

Based on assessment of risk, there are numerous other level crossings in the Perth area more worthy of grade separation than the single track rail line to the Nowergup Depot, as currently proposed.

 

A 1997 report prepared for Main Roads WA recommended that grade separation of railway level crossings should be considered when the weighted conflict value is greater than 20 million in the Perth metropolitan area and 2 million in rural areas.  We understand that this is used as an informal guide for prioritising possible grade separation projects.  It can be seen that Quinns Road, with a weighted conflict value of 12.35 million by 2006 falls well short of the informal 20 million warrant.  It should also be remembered that such warrants are simply a tool, aimed at the effective allocation of limited resources.  There is no absolute reason for adopting such values.  If the weighted conflict value at any site is, say, 20 million, this does not mean that the number of road/rail crashes will be at a particular level.  It is an indication of possible risk.  However, it is more likely that details of the design of the crossing and its approaches contribute as much to the safety of a level crossing as does the speed and volume of trains and road traffic.  Consequently, it is not possible to indicate the likely level of safety at the proposed level crossing, in terms of predicted crashes.

 

Finding:

 

The possible number of crashes at the proposed level crossing cannot be predicted from the weighted conflict value.  The design details for the level crossing will play an important part in its actual safety record.

 

3.         TRAFFIC QUEUES

 

The PURD report discusses queuing of traffic on Quinns Road when the boom gates are down.  The graph in Appendix 15 shows the boom gates being activated every three to four minutes between 7 am and 7.30 am.  With a three minute interval the graph shows the queue only just clearing before the booms are re-activated.  At Section 2.4 a Main Roads WA analysis is quoted:

 

“Using a 1 minute boom closure, and 3 minute clear time between boom closures, and Quinns Road as a two lane road, gives a maximum queue length of 22 vehicles, or 190 metres.  This queue will take 1 minute 45 seconds to clear, and so traffic will be flowing again by the time the boom gate is lowered again after 3 minutes.”

 

Although a 50 km/h ‘long’ train is expected to result in a road closure time of only 52 seconds (Appendix 3 of the PURD report), there appears to be no allowance for clearance time, after the train crosses and before the booms commence opening.  So Main Roads’ assumption of a 60 second road closure is appropriate.

 

When the road is closed for 60 seconds in 2006, Main Roads expects that 22 vehicles will be stopped in the peak direction, resulting in a queue length of 190 m. Quinns Road has 19% heavy vehicles.  If that is translated to, say, 10% heavy vehicles in the commuter peak hour, then Main Roads estimate of the queue length (190 m) is appropriate.

 

However, the dissipation of the queue when the booms are raised appears to be a critical factor.  By Main Roads’ calculation, it will take 1 minute 45 seconds to dissipate the queue, then there will be only 15 seconds before the booms are reactivated.  Given that traffic does not always arrive uniformly, there will be times when the queue is longer than 22 vehicles, and times when there are more trucks than 10%.  In this case, as heavy vehicles move more slowly, the queue will take longer to dissipate.  Also, more vehicles will arrive and join the queue behind the truck(s). 


If this happens when the trains are at 3 minute intervals in the peak period, it can be expected that the queue will not fully dissipate before the booms are reactivated.  I.e. there will be some motorists who will be at the tail of the queue who will have to stop again at the level crossing.  Remember also that the queue length predictions are based on transport model estimates of future traffic growth.  If these are out by 10% or if the level crossing remains in place for, say, another 2 years, or more trains are scheduled, then it is quite possible that the 15 seconds ‘free’ time estimated by Main Roads could be fully absorbed by queued traffic.

 

Finding:

 

The estimated queue length and queue dissipation time is close to critical values.  It is likely, as traffic will not arrive uniformly, that there will be times when the queue at the boom gates will not fully dissipate before the boom gates are reactivated at a three minute interval.  Further, if traffic estimates are low, or the future grade separation is delayed, then traffic queuing in peak periods will become a problem.  Council should seek further information about traffic queues including:

 

·                what are the critical values of traffic volumes, train length and frequency, and heavy vehicle percentage which will result in the queue not dissipating?

·                what is the effect of the non-uniform arrival of traffic at the crossing?

·                has the effect of grade on Quinns Road been included in estimates?

·                if the queue does not dissipate how long will it be before it does (is the effect compounded by successive boom gate closures) ?

·                in the PM peak, is it possible that returning trains will queue in the depot, thereby increasing the road closure time?

·                what operating options are proposed to ensure that delays to road traffic are kept within acceptable limits?

 

4.         RAILWAY LEVEL CROSSING DESIGN ISSUES

 

The GHD plans show the proposed deviation of Quinns Road, east from where the current duplication of Hester Avenue finishes near Hidden Valley Retreat.  The scale on some plans is incorrect.

 

4.1       Good Design Features

 

The plans show the following good design features:

 

Advance Yellow Flashing Warning Signs

 

These will give a high standard of warning to drivers about the activation of the boom gates at the level crossing.  They will also help counteract the effects of east and west sun glare. Nonetheless we make the following notes of caution about these signs:

 

They are to be located approximately 80 m in advance of the stop line.  This is the minimum distance to warn of a hazard in a 60 or 70 km/h zone.  It is too close and the signs should be located 120 m to 180 m in advance (also see Section 5 of this review).

 

Street Lighting

 

It is proposed to continue the street lighting from the Hester Avenue duplication eastward to about 110 m east of the quarry access.  Consequently, the likely queuing area will be lit, as will the immediate environs of the crossing.  Nonetheless, we make the following notes of caution about the lighting:

 

·                The lighting poles should not be a roadside hazard: frangible style poles should be used

·                The intersections of the quarry access and the depot access should be provided with appropriate levels of lighting.

 

Islands at the Level Crossing

 

Median islands are being provided on both approaches to the level crossing.  This will help identify the position of the crossing and contain vehicle speeds.

 

Double Barrier Lines

 

Double barrier lines will be marked from the end of the duplication of Hester Avenue through to west of the quarry access road.  This will ban overtaking through the entire length of the crossing and approaches, including the queuing areas.

 

In addition, the sight distance to the crossing appears to be adequate, both vertically and horizontally.

 

Finding:

 

If properly designed and located, the advance yellow flashing warning signs, the street lighting, the median islands and the double barrier lines will assist in providing a high level of safety at the level crossing.

 

4.2       Potential Safety Problems

 

As well as the dot points in Section 4.1 above, the following safety matters need to be rectified in the design:

 

Location of the Eastbound Merge to One Lane

 

The duplication of Hester Avenue ends east of Hidden Valley Retreat.  Eastbound traffic must merge into one lane.  It is important that queuing from the level crossing does not extend back to the merging area.  Otherwise crashes will occur where drivers concentrate on merging at the same time as they are expected to see and stop for the tail of the queue.

 

The GHD plan (03-C-13-0050) shows the median nose for the duplication 155 m west of the level crossing stop line.  The point at which traffic could still be in two lines is a further 30 m further west, i.e. 185 m west of the crossing.  Main Roads WA estimates the maximum queue length to be 190 m, but as discussed in Section 3 above, the actual queues could be greater.  Consequently, the design will result in braking in the merge area.  The following recommendation is made:

 

·                The design needs to be modified, so that eastbound traffic has formed into one lane (i.e. the end of the merge taper) at least 250 m west of the level crossing stop line. 

 

Depot Intersection Location

 

The depot intersection is located approximately 80 m east of the level crossing on the north side of Quinns Road.  Due to the deviation of Quinns Road, it is on the inside of a horizontal curve.  It is possible that the boom gate equipment and the signs at the level crossing may obstruct sight lines between eastbound traffic and drivers exiting from the depot access road (the plans do not show the location of the boom gate equipment). The following recommendation is made:

 

·                The sight distance for the depot access road needs to be checked, to ensure the level crossing equipment and signs do not obstruct it.  If necessary, the access road may need to be relocated away from the level crossing.

 


Depot and Quarry Intersection Layout

 

The depot access road has been provided with a widened right turn area for westbound traffic.  Consequently, the westbound roadway flares to two lanes wide within the queuing area for the level crossing.  This will lead to some drivers attempting (or being forced by traffic conditions) to form two lanes, which will then have to merge back into one lane for the crossing.  At best, this design creates needless nuisance for drivers.  At worst there will be crashes.  Through traffic needs to be kept to one lane, by line marking.  Space for turning traffic needs to be marked separately.  In addition, eastbound traffic turning left into the depot access should be provided with a separate left turn lane, to avoid rear end collisions.  The intersection is immediately after the crossing and drivers will not be refocussed on the road ahead, having just negotiated the crossing. Further, Keep Clear markings would assist the safe operation of the intersections.  The following recommendations are made:

 

·                Westbound traffic past the depot access and quarry access roads needs to be kept to one lane and right turning space needs to be marked as a separate lane.

·                Eastbound, a separate left turn lane is required into the depot, to avoid rear end collisions.

·                Keep Clear markings should be provided at the intersections.

 

Over-signing

 

The design plan shows excessive signing, including end divided road, truck warning, intersection warning and road narrows.  These all distract from the railway level crossing.  A thorough review of the signing is required, so that only the important messages are conveyed.  For example the road narrows warning is superfluous if westbound through traffic is kept to one lane.  Also, warning of trucks in advance of the crossing (eastbound) is likely to be ineffective, as drivers will have forgotten about trucks after focussing on the crossing. The following recommendation is made:

 

·                The signing scheme for the crossing design needs to be reviewed to remove excessive and ineffective signs.

 

Finding:

 

The dot pointed items in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 need to be changed in the design to avoid safety problems with the operation of the level crossing.  The design also needs to be road safety audited.

 

5.         SPEED LIMIT ON THE ROAD

 

Quinns Road in the vicinity of the proposed level crossing is currently signposted with an 80 km/h speed limit.  The GHD plans show this being reduced to 70 km/h  It would be easy to believe, from the above discussion of weighted conflict values, that the reduction in speed limit will result in greater safety at the level crossing. 

 

However, this is not necessarily the case.  While lower traffic speeds may indeed result in fewer crashes on any road, a change of speed limit does not automatically result in a change in traffic speeds.  For speed limits to be effective, they must be credible in the eyes of drivers.  Drivers must see a reason for a speed limit and believe it is appropriate.  Artificially lowering a speed limit to a level inconsistent with the road’s environment will not reduce speeds or improve safety.

 

On the section of Quinns Road through the railway level crossing, there is no roadside frontage development.  Even though it is close to the urban development, the environment immediately adjacent to the road between Wanneroo Road and Hidden Valley Retreat is rural.  A speed limit of 70 km/h is inconsistent with this environment and is thus unlikely to be adhered to, unless there is ongoing, frequent and obvious enforcement.  And for what purpose? 


It would appear that the primary purpose in reducing the speed limit is to make the level crossing ‘appear to be safe’, as part of the process of gaining community acceptance.  For example, reducing the speed limit might suggest that the weighted conflict value is only 10 million instead of 12.35 million.

 

There appears to be no sound reason for reducing the speed limit.  The alignment of the road through the crossing will be to a high standard.  Sight distance will be adequate.  Advance warning flashing lights and street lighting are to be incorporated.

 

Finding:

 

The proposal to reduce the speed limit through the level crossing from its current 80 km/h appears to have no sound engineering basis.  Without ongoing, frequent and obvious enforcement it is unlikely to lead to lower traffic speeds as it will be inconsistent with the road’s environment.  Consequently it is unlikely to have any effect on the level of safety at the crossing.

 

 

6.         SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

 

(a)        There is no over-riding reason why a railway level crossing should be considered an inappropriate type of device to introduce in this area.  It should thus be considered on the merits of the design details.

 

(b)        Based on assessment of risk, there are numerous other level crossings in the Perth area more worthy of grade separation than the single track rail line to the Nowergup Depot, as currently proposed.

 

(c)        The possible number of crashes at the proposed level crossing cannot be predicted from the weighted conflict value.  The design details for the level crossing will play an important part in its actual safety record.

 

(d)       The estimated queue length and queue dissipation time is close to critical values.  It is likely, as traffic will not arrive uniformly, that there will be times when the queue at the boom gates will not fully dissipate before the boom gates are reactivated at a three minute interval.  Further, if traffic estimates are low, or the future grade separation is delayed, then traffic queuing in peak periods will become a problem.  Council should seek further information about traffic queues including:

 

·           what are the critical values of traffic volumes, train length and frequency, and heavy vehicle percentage which will result in the queue not dissipating?

·           what is the effect of the non-uniform arrival of traffic at the crossing?

·           has the effect of grade on Quinns Road been included in estimates?

·           if the queue does not dissipate how long will it be before it does (is the effect compounded by successive boom gate closures) ?

·           in the PM peak, is it possible that returning trains will queue in the depot, thereby increasing the road closure time?

·           what operating options are proposed to ensure that delays to road traffic are kept within acceptable limits?

 

(e)        If properly designed and located, the advance yellow flashing warning signs, the street lighting, the median islands and the double barrier lines will assist in providing a high level of safety at the level crossing.

 

(f)        The design for the level crossing needs to be road safety audited.  Several aspects of the design need to be changed to avoid safety problems with the operation of the level crossing: 

 

·           The advance yellow flashing warning signs are to be located approximately 80 m in advance of the stop line.  This is the minimum distance to warn of a hazard in a 60 or 70 km/h zone.  It is too close and the signs should be located 120 m to 180 m in advance.

·           The street lighting poles should not be a roadside hazard: frangible style poles should be used

·           The intersections of the quarry access and the depot access should be provided with appropriate levels of lighting.

·           The design for the end of the duplication of Hester Avenue needs to be modified, so that eastbound traffic has formed into one lane (i.e. the end of the merge taper) at least 250 m west of the level crossing stop line.

·           The sight distance for the depot access road needs to be checked, to ensure the level crossing equipment and signs do not obstruct it.  If necessary, the access road may need to be relocated away from the level crossing.

·           Westbound traffic past the depot access and quarry access roads needs to be kept to one lane and right turning space needs to be marked as a separate lane.

·           Eastbound, a separate left turn lane is required into the depot access, to avoid rear end collisions just after the level crossing.

·           Keep Clear markings should be provided at the quarry and depot access intersections.

·           The signing scheme for the crossing design needs to be reviewed to remove excessive and ineffective signs.

 

(g)        The proposal to reduce the speed limit through the level crossing from its current 80 km/h appears to have no sound engineering basis.  Without ongoing, frequent and obvious enforcement it is unlikely to lead to lower traffic speeds as it will be inconsistent with the road’s environment.  Consequently it is unlikely to have any effect on the level of safety at the crossing. 

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CE08-02/03         Proposed Amendments to the Local Government Act 1995

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Level 3 Approval by Y. Heath Date 20 February 2003

Level 2 Approval by Y. Heath Date 20 February 2003

Level 1 Approval by Y. Heath Date 20 February 2003

Responsible Officer:                           Chief Executive Officer

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Author:   Daniel Simms

Meeting Date:   4 February 2003

Attachments:                                       2

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Issue

To consider the amendments to the Local Government Act 1995 proposed by the Department of Local Government & Regional Development.

Background

Since 1999 the Department of Local Government has been consulting with local governments concerning the proposed review of the Local Government Act. Consultation with local governments in relation to this review concluded in the main in 2000. The proposed amendments to the Act reflect the changes requested during this period and as a result do not reflect many of the changes requested by local government in the last 12 – 18 months.

Detail

Detailed as Attachment 1 is a summary of the proposed changes prepared by the Department of Local Government & Regional Development.

 

Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) has received considerable feedback from local government over the proposed amendments and have highlighted local government concern over the following proposed amendments.

 

1.       Changing the method of electing a mayor/president when elected at large – Section 2.13

 

Concerns have been raised about a loss of elector entitlements if a council moves to change the method of electing a mayor/president from one elected by the people to one elected by council.

 

Consequently, a new process is proposed which is to be followed when such a change is sought.  This process will involve the following:

 

·                If council agrees to progress such a change, it must seek feedback from the community on the proposal for a period of 6 weeks.

·                The council is then to reconsider the proposal in light of the feedback received.

·                If council resolves to proceed, a referendum is to be held.

·                The Local Government Advisory Board is to set the question for the referendum and identify the arguments for change or retention of the status quo.

·                The Western Australian Electoral Commission is to conduct the referendum.

·                The result of the referendum will bind council.


·                Should the referendum support change, implementation of the new method shall take place at the next election for the mayor/president (unless preparation for an election for the mayor/president has already commenced, in which case the election should occur and the appointed person should serve their term).

·                Referendums on this matter cannot be held more than once every 4 years.

 

Comment

Not supported

The manner in which this amendment is framed will make it highly unlikely a proposal will be successful to change from a community elected (at large) to a Council elected.

 

Administration Comment

 

It is believed that the amendment as proposed by the Department of Local Government and Regional Development is suitable as it does provide for consultation with the community prior to any decision being made.

 

2.       Matters that local governments cannot make local laws about – New Section Part 3

 

Local laws are being created that provide the power for local government to take actions on land which is not local government property when these actions are not included in Schedules 3.1 and 3.2.  This is an unintended outcome.

 

It is proposed to include a new section in Part 3 of the Act which prevents local governments from creating local laws that would otherwise allow a local government to control things on land which is not local government property when these things are not included in Schedules 3.1 and 3.2.

 

Comment

Not supported

Local Government should have the right to determine these issues for good government in the area.

 

Administration Comment

 

Council has already experienced problems with the state government preventing Council from adopting local laws that are in the public interest including the clauses in the City’s Private Property Local Law.

 

3.       Entitlement to be an Occupier of Rateable Property – Section 4.32

 

It is proposed that section 4.32(3) should include a further requirement for a person to establish that they are a bona fide occupier.  It is proposed that the person needs to have a minimum amount of rental paid per annum.  This would need to be set in regulations and the amount shall be $5000.

 

Comments

Not supported (strongly)

 

This is the most commented on proposal of all comments received. There is strong disagreement due to the universal nature of the proposal and no recognition is taken of the impact on rural areas.. The eligibility of an occupier needs to be dependent on a period of their tenancy agreement. In some Local Governments this could have a significant impact on the number of electors eligible to vote, which may mean a change in the structure of the Council.

 

4.       Extension of provisions to allow all electors to vote in a poll held in relation to a recommended amalgamation of 2 or more local government districts – Schedule 2.1 Clause 8 (3)

 

An amendment to this schedule is required so that, if a poll of electors is requested and held on a recommended amalgamation, electors in all districts, or parts of districts affected by the proposal, are able to vote in the poll and not just those electors in the district that called for a poll.

 

However, if the proposal involves the amalgamation of a whole district with a part of another district (or parts of more than one district), the amendment is to limit the ability to call for a poll to the electors of the whole district.  That is, electors from parts of districts are not able to call for a poll.

 

In addition, where a poll is conducted, a separate poll for each district (or part district) is to be held.

 

Comment

Not supported

There is a need to hold further discussions with Local Government on this proposal as it has not been subject to previous consultation.

 

5.       Appointment of an independent person to conduct polls in relation to local government boundary changes – Schedule 2.1 Clause 9

 

An amendment is required to ensure greater impartiality and independence in the conduct of polls in relation to proposals to change local government boundaries.  This will be achieved with the removal of the power for local governments to conduct the polls.

 

It is proposed to amend schedule 2.1 of the Act by replacing Clause 9 (b) (ii) with provisions that preclude a person who is an employee or a council member of the affected local government from running the poll.  In addition, provisions should state that this person is to be the WA Electoral Commissioner or a person approved by the Electoral Commissioner following nomination from the council.

 

Also, it is proposed that a provision be added that prevents a local government affected by a poll proposal to undertake any paid advertising of the case for or against the proposal.  This limit would apply from the date of the Minister issuing directions under clause 9 (b) of Schedule 2.1 and until the completion of the poll.  “Advertising” would need to cover any paid use of the media and the undertaking of any printing and dissemination (to others) of papers on the matter.  Exclusions to this would be press releases and any unpaid interviews. 


Also, the local governments should not be limited from reproducing copies of the material prepared by the Advisory Board and relevant documents relating to the conduct of the poll.

 

Comment

Not supported

It is considered unnecessary for the person to be independent of each Council and will add significant cost burden to the proposal.

 

There is also the question of why the use of an independent person is limited as this destroys competition.

 

6.       New provision to indicate responsibility for paying the cost of polls conducted in relation to recommended amalgamations – Schedule 2.1 Clause 9 (b) (ii)

 

To clarify who is responsible for paying the cost of polls held in relation to a proposal to amalgamate two or more local government districts, it is proposed to include an additional provision in clause 9 of schedule 2.1.

 

The amendment should require the State Government to pay for polls when the boundary change proposal is initiated by the State.  Where the poll has been initiated locally, either from individual petitioners or from the local government from which the request for the poll originated, the relevant local government is to pay for each poll on the matter – even if electors that vote in a poll are electors in another local government district.

 

Comment

Not supported

 

7.       Acceptance or rejection of a recommended amalgamation following a poll of electors – Schedule 2.1 Clause 10 (2)

 

To reflect the changes made elsewhere to the polling provisions of Schedule 2.1 it will be necessary to amend clause 10 (2).

 

The amendment is to clarify that the Minister is only bound to reject the proposal if 50% of all electors across all of the polled districts vote and a majority oppose change.

 

Comments

Not supported

 

8.       Review of local government names, wards and representations – Schedule 2.2 (6)

 

It is proposed that it is appropriate for local governments, whether or not they have wards, to conduct a periodic review of their electoral representation arrangements.

 

This will require amendment to clause 6 of Schedule 2.2 of the Act.

 

The title of the clause will need to be amended to read “Local government to review electoral representation periodically”.

 

In addition, a new subclause will need to be introduced.  This subclause will need to require local governments without wards to assess whether their district needs to be divided into wards and, if so, what the boundaries of the wards should be and what the number of offices of council member should be for each ward.

 

The current requirement that not more that 8 years is to elapse between successive reviews by local governments is to apply to local governments without wards.

 

Comment

Not supported

 

There is strong suggestion that this amendment will be used to introduce one vote one value in wards to the exclusion of the other criteria.

 

9.       Advisory Board may accept or reject recommendation – Schedule 2.2

Clause 10 (3)

 

The Advisory Board is able to reject a review of wards if, and only if, a proposal for change is made but the review does not correctly take into account the prescribed matters in clause 8.

 

It is proposed to extend this power to enable the Advisory Board to reject a local government’s review which proposes to maintain the status quo if, in the Board’s opinion, it does not correctly take into account the prescribed matters.

 

An amendment is also required to provide the Advisory Board with the option of requesting local governments to undertake a further review of wards or internal representative structures within the 8 years required for periodic review.  A local government is to comply with such a request.  This will provide the Advisory Board with the power to ensure representational structures remain relevant.

 

Comment

Not supported

 

10.     Further clarification of the process about how mayors, presidents, deputy

mayors and deputy presidents are elected by the council – Schedule 2.3

 

It is necessary to further define how mayors, presidents, deputy mayors and deputy presidents are elected by the council.

 

The Schedule is to be amended to insert provisions which:

·                Provide the power to make regulations in relation to this type of election.

·                Allow for nominations to be made prior to the meeting at which the election will occur.

·                Require that the time for close of nominations is to be announced at the meeting when the election is to occur.  The close of nominations cannot occur for at least 10 minutes following the announcement of the closing time.

·                Require the election to be on a first past the post basis.

·                Require the election to use formal ballot papers which contain the names of the candidates.

·                Require all ballot papers to be preserved in accordance with the electoral provisions of Part 4 of the Act.

·                Allow for people who are aggrieved by the electoral process to have access to a Court of Disputed Returns.

·                Require the Returning Officer to declare the result and the votes cast for the candidates.

 

Comment

Not supported (strongly)

This is unnecessary introduction of more complexity to the election process to solve maybe one issue at one Council.

 

 

In addition to these changes Administration would like to identify to the Department of Local Government & Regional Development the following requested changes to the Act.

 

1.       Section 6.26 (2) (g) of the Local Government Act refers to the land use being exclusively for charitable purposes. This clause requires amendment so that local governments can easily and consistently interpret it. It further requires amendment to ensure equity in local government rating across all sectors of the community and legislative consistency.

 

Council may recall the Director Corporate Services briefing Council on this matter with reference to the City of Mandurah determination of the RAAFA village within its district as being rateable and the subsequent objection raised by RAAFA.

 

It is considered appropriate that all land used for charitable purposes should be deemed rateable and then individual local governments can then decide if they wish to then offer a subsidy in this regard through a donation to the group.

 

It is further noted that in the position paper presented to the WALGA North Meeting on the 28th October 2002 (Attachment 2) highlighted that Acts of Parliament, or any other arrangements that have any approved special rating arrangements for certain private property, shall have no bearing on assessment arrangements for the Emergency Services Levy (ESL).

 

If the ESL is to be applied to all properties then in order to ensure consistency in rateability across government, Section 6.26 of the Local Government Act should be reviewed to reflect the ESL arrangements.

 

2.       Section 6.28 of the Local Government Act states:

 

     “6.28 (1) The Minister is to –

 

(a)     determine the method of valuation of land to be used by a local government as the basis for a rate; and

 

(b)     publish a notice of the determination in the Government Gazette.”

 

It is considered that the Minister should not have to approve applications from local government to change the basis of rates for individual properties. This action is a waste of resources and is not consistent with the principle of “autonomy” assigned to the new Local Government Act. The action in itself is inconsistent with other sections of the Act, for example the Act does not require the Minister’s approval to apportion the rates burden between the unimproved (rural) and gross rental valuation (urban) sectors of the municipality. As a result it is recommended that the clause be deleted.

 

3.       Section 5.98 of the Local Government Act provides for the setting of a Mayoral Allowance by a local government within a prescribed range. It is suggested that this section of Act should be amended to provide for a Committee appointed under the Act (similar to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal) to determine the actual allowances, expenses and support services for a popular elected Mayor depending on the local governments individual circumstances.

 

4.       Section 5.98 of the Local Government Act allows provides for the reimbursement of prescribed expenses incurred by an Elected Member in performing their role. This Section further allows by way of regulations certain expenses to paid as an annual allowance. It is suggested that consideration be given to provide for a prescribed annual allowance for travel expenses incurred by Elected Members in the performance of their role which an elected member has the choice of selecting instead of the current method.

Comment

It is believed appropriate that Council support the view taken by the Western Australian Local Government Association on the proposed amendments to the Local Government Act together with the additional comments made by Administration..

Statutory Compliance

Nil

Strategic Implications

The Local Government Act is the corner stone of corporate governance for local government and many of the suggested amendments should assist local government in the provision of good governance to the community.

Policy Implications

Nil

Financial Implications

Nil

Voting Requirements

Simple Majority

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Recommendation

That Council ENDORSE the position taken by the Western Australian Local Government Association including the additional comments made in this report by Administration concerning the proposed amendments to the Local Government Act 1995 for submission to the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development.

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Review of Local Government Act 1995

Proposed Amendments

 

 

 

1.       Local Public Notice - Section 1.7

 

An amendment to this section is needed to provide greater flexibility for local governments when giving public notice.

 

It is proposed to amend the section so that instead of a local government being required to advertise a notice in a newspaper circulating throughout the district, it has the ability to choose another method of giving notice that may be more effective.

 

Accordingly, section 1 (a) needs to be amended to give local governments the option of disseminating information to residents and ratepayers outside of publication in a newspaper. The amendment is to ensure that the council is required to make a decision to use another method. The decision can apply for the one occasion, or for future occasions that local notice is required.

 

2.       Decisions by special majority - Section 1.10 

 

It has been decided that a special majority of council will no longer be required for any decisions made by a council. A requirement for an absolute majority will replace the circumstances where the Act presently requires a special majority decision.

 

This will require the deletion of section 1.10. In addition, references to special majority in 2.11 (2), 3.12 (4), 4.20 (4) and 4.61 (2) are to be replaced with a requirement for an absolute majority instead.

 

3.       Changing the method of electing a mayor/president when elected at large – Section 2.13

 

Concerns have been raised about a loss of elector entitlements if a council moves to change the method of electing a mayor/president from one elected by the people to one elected by council.

 

Consequently, a new process is proposed which is to be followed when such a change is sought.  This process will involve the following:

 

·                If council agrees to progress such a change, it must seek feedback from the community on the proposal for a period of 6 weeks.

·                The council is then to reconsider the proposal in light of the feedback received.

·                If council resolves to proceed, a referendum is to be held.

·                The Local Government Advisory Board is to set the question for the referendum and identify the arguments for change or retention of the status quo.

·                The Western Australian Electoral Commission is to conduct the referendum.

·                The result of the referendum will bind council.

·                Should the referendum support change, implementation of the new method shall take place at the next election for the mayor/president (unless preparation for an election for the mayor/president has already commenced, in which case the election should occur and the appointed person should serve their term).

·                Referendums on this matter cannot be held more than once every 4 years.

 

4.       Ability for directly elected Mayors and Presidents to vote for the deputy mayor or deputy president – Section 2.15

 

An amendment is required to clarify that all of the elected members of council (not just councillors) are able to cast a vote for the election of the deputy mayor or deputy president.

 

5.       Disqualification because of membership of another council – Section 2.23

 

A loophole is to be removed to prevent the present situation where it is possible for a councillor in local government A to stand for election in local government B and, if successful, fax his or her resignation to the CEO of local government A after the poll result is known in local government B but before it is formally declared. 

 

An amendment is to be made to clarify that if a current member of one council nominates for election with another local government, that member needs to resign from office prior to submitting their nomination with the other local government unless his or her current term is to expire.

 

6.       Council’s reasons for refusing leave of absence to be recorded in the minutes – Section 2.25

 

To improve the transparency of decision making by councils, this section is to be amended so that if a council refuses to grant leave of absence to an elected member, the reasons for refusing to do so must be included in the minutes.

 

This will require the introduction of a new clause in section 2.25 to require such information in these circumstances.

 

7.       Abolition of Ministerial approval for absence of members from council meetings – Section 2.25

 

To provide greater autonomy for local governments, an amendment will be made to remove the requirement for Ministerial approval of leave of absence. However, to avoid a council allowing a member to stay on leave for an inappropriate period of time, a provision is to be introduced such that a member will lose their membership on council if they do not attend an ordinary meeting within a six month period.

 

This will require the deletion of section 2.25 subsection (2). This is to be replaced with the provision that a member will be disqualified from continuing his or her membership on council if they do not attend an ordinary meeting within a period of six consecutive months.

 

8.       Amendment to the number of meetings a member can be absent from without being disqualified - Section 2.25

 

An amendment is to be made to the number of meetings that an elected member, without leave of absence, can fail to attend without being disqualified.

 

It is intended to amend section 2.25 (4) so that a member is disqualified if they are absent throughout 4 consecutive ordinary meetings.

 

9.       Clarification of the process following the serving of a notice of disqualification on an elected member - Sections 2.27 & 2.32

 

An amendment is required to resolve an inconsistency where a member can be served a notice of disqualification under section 2.27 yet is able, under section 2.32, to refuse to accept that they are disqualified. In some cases, persons who were not qualified to be members, have been able to remain in their position for a lengthy period of time.

 

It is proposed to amend section 2.27 so that where a member is served a notice by his or her CEO informing the member that he or she is disqualified but the member does not accept he or she is disqualified, the member has 14 days in which to satisfy the CEO that he or she should not be disqualified.  If the member is unable to satisfy the CEO within 14 days he or she is deemed to be disqualified.  However, the member should then have a further 28 days to refer the matter to the courts for a declaration as to whether or not the member is disqualified.

 

10.     Introduction of an alternative oath or affirmation of allegiance and declaration – Section 2.29

 

It is proposed that newly elected members be given an alternative oath or affirmation of allegiance and declaration that removes reference to the reigning sovereign.  This would be to the Commonwealth and people of Australia.

 

This will require an amendment to section 2.29 to indicate that an alternative oath or affirmation of allegiance and an alternative declaration is possible.  In addition, it would need to be made clear that such an oath is not in contravention of the Criminal Code.

 

11.     New power to allow an elected member to withdraw a notice of resignation from the office of councillor, mayor or president, deputy mayor or deputy president – Section 2.31

 

There have been occasions where elected members have resigned from their office in the heat of the moment. It is proposed to introduce a ‘cooling off’ period which will allow an elected member to retract their resignation if they wish to.

 

Specifically, a new clause is to be added to section 2.31 to give an elected member the power to retract their resignation up until 5pm on the next working day after the resignation notice was initially delivered to the CEO. The amendment is to require the retraction to be in writing, signed, dated and delivered to the CEO.

 


12.     Term of appointment of commissioners to be consistent throughout the
Act – Sections 2.6 and 2.37

 

At present there are a number of provisions which regulate the maximum term for the appointment of a commissioner. Depending on which section, the maximum period is either 1 or 2 years. Experience has demonstrated that the appointment of commissioners for a 2 year period is often warranted.

 

To make the 2 year maximum period consistent throughout the Act the following sections will need amendment.

 

Section 2.6 (4) to be amended to include a statement along the lines of “for a period of no more than 2 years”.

 

Section 2.37 (6) to be amended so that the day fixed for an election can be up to 2 years from the time the offices of council are declared vacant.

 

Section 2.37A (3) to be amended so that the day fixed for an election can be up to 2 years from the time the Governor appoints the commissioner.

 

13.     Matters that local governments cannot make local laws about – New Section Part 3

 

Local laws are being created that provide the power for local government to take actions on land which is not local government property when these actions are not included in Schedules 3.1 and 3.2.  This is an unintended outcome.

 

It is proposed to include a new section in Part 3 of the Act which prevents local governments from creating local laws that would otherwise allow a local government to control things on land which is not local government property when these things are not included in Schedules 3.1 and 3.2. 

 

14.     Amendments to clarify intent – Section 3.12

 

It has been apparent that some local governments have had difficulty with the interpretation of some of the local law provisions in the Act.

 

Section 3.12 needs to be amended so that it is clear that it applies to the creation of new local laws and to the amendment and repeal of existing local laws.

 

15.     Removal of the requirement for the purpose and effect of the proposed local law to be read aloud - Section 3.12

 

It is proposed that the current requirement for the presiding member to read aloud the purpose and effect of a proposed local law be removed. This is to be replaced with the tabling of a summary of the purpose and effect instead.

 

This will require amendment to section 3.12 (2) so that it provides for a summary of the purpose and effect of the proposed local law to be tabled.

 


16.     Advertising of proposal to enact a local law – Section 3.12

 

To reduce the cost of the local law making procedure, an amendment to the advertising requirements is to be made.

 

The present requirement for Statewide public notice to be given once the local law has been published in the Government Gazette, is to be replaced with a requirement for local public notice to be given instead.

 

This will require an amendment to section 3.12 (6).

 

17.     Reducing the advertising requirements for the review of local laws – Section 3.16

 

The advertising requirements for a review of a local law are quite onerous, particularly when compared to the requirements for the creation of a new law.  It has therefore been decided to reduce the timeframe for public comment to bring it into line with the requirements for creating a new local law.  In addition, the requirement to give notice of the outcome of a review will no longer be required.

 

This will require an amendment to section 3.16 (2) © to reduce the 12 week period to 6 weeks.  In addition, section 3.16 (5) is to be deleted.

 

18.     Disposal of vehicles – Section 3.27

 

To reduce the costs associated with the holding of impounded vehicles, it is proposed to give local governments the flexibility to declare that an abandoned vehicle is a ‘wreck’.  If vehicles are declared to be wrecks, a local government is able to dispose of such vehicles without the need to impound them.

 

The Act will require amendment to provide local government with the power to declare a vehicle a wreck and to dispose of a vehicle immediately if it wishes when such a declaration is made.

 

The Act or regulations shall define a wreck as a vehicle, which in the opinion of a local government, has no means by which the owner can be identified, has an estimated value of $500 or less, appears to be unroadworthy and is otherwise not operational and used as transport.

 

19.     Readvertising closure of thoroughfares to vehicles – Section 3.50

 

To improve the efficiency of local government operations, it is proposed that the period of closure of a thoroughfare to vehicles may be unlimited.

 

This requires the deletion of section 3.50 (3) so that the current 4 year limit is removed.

 

20.     Closing certain thoroughfares to vehicles – Section 3.50

 

To correct an inconsistency with this section, an amendment is proposed to replace the existing wording of section 3.50(7) with the following:

 

“Despite subsection (1), a local government may close a thoroughfare to the passage of vehicles for a period not exceeding 4 weeks, without giving local public notice, to the extent that the closure may be required in circumstances in which it may be impracticable to give local public notice before closing the thoroughfare.”

 

21.     Relaxation of the requirement for local governments to obtain the market valuation of property every 6 months when selling by private treaty – Section 3.58 (4) (c)

 

An amendment is proposed to reduce the costs associated with selling land by private treaty. This will particularly benefit local governments in country areas involved in the subdivision and sale of land in circumstances where the value of land changes slowly and the blocks of land are sold over a number of years.

 

Section 3.58 (4) (c) is to be amended so that the requirement for a market valuation to have been carried out not more than 6 months before the proposed disposition, is replaced with a requirement for the local government to be satisfied that the market valuation of the property to be disposed, reflects the value of that land once an initial valuation has been obtained.

 

In addition, the amendment is to ensure that council is to make the decision to not obtain a new valuation and that this decision cannot be delegated.

 

22.     Removal of requirement to give public notice of dispositions of property prior to the local government agreeing to the disposition – Section 3.58

 

To improve the efficiency and effectiveness by which local government disposes of its property, it is proposed to remove the requirement for local governments to give public notice of proposed dispositions prior to it agreeing to dispose of such property.  This will be particularly useful for dispositions which involve the leasing of property, or the sale of land in a subdivision.

 

The removal of the requirement to give public notice will be replaced by the local government being required to include details of the disposition in the minutes of the first meeting after the disposition transaction is completed.  Details will be those presently required by section 3.58 (4).

 

23.     Establishment agreement for a regional local government – Section 3.64(e)

 

An amendment to section 3.64(e) is proposed to require the establishment agreement to also specify a two year tenure for the position of chairman and deputy chairman.

 

24.     Prohibiting a person from being a member and an employee of a regional local government – Section 3.66

 

To improve transparency of the affairs of the regional local governments and to safeguard the interest of the public, it is proposed that a person will no longer be able to be a member and an employee of the same regional government.

 

This will require an amendment to section 3.66 (3) (a) so that sections 2.26 and 2.32 (e) apply to regional local governments.

 

25.     Day on which elections are held – Part 4

 

The Act needs to clarify that a local government election (ordinary or extraordinary) is not to be held on the same day as a Commonwealth or State election.

 

26.     Allowing offices of council member to remain vacant – Section 4.17

 

To minimise cost for councils with no wards it is proposed to extend the circumstances for avoiding extraordinary elections.  This will require an amendment to the effect that there is no requirement to hold an extraordinary election in a council with no wards if a councillor resigns at any time following an election.  However, this provision will only apply as long as 80% of council member positions are filled.  If the resignation means that less that 80% of council member positions are filled, the council will need to conduct an extraordinary election for all vacant positions in accordance with the existing provisions within the Act.

 

27.     Provisions for elections and referendums – Section 4.20

 

At present the Act requires a local government to provide the Electoral Commissioner with 80 days notice if it wants the Commissioner to conduct an election or referendum for it.

 

Occasionally, during the 80 day period, a local government is required or decides to conduct an additional election or a referendum concurrent with the initial election.

 

If the Electoral Commissioner has already agreed to conduct the initial election, it is proposed that the requirement for the local government to provide the Commissioner with 80 days notice to hold a subsequent poll becomes discretionary for the Commissioner, provided that all of the other statutory processes can be complied with.

 

28.     Appointment of Returning Officer  - Section 4.20

 

To improve the efficiency of the local government election process, an amendment is to be made to allow for the appointment of a person as the returning officer, other than the CEO, to continue for more than one election.

 

This will require amendment of section 4.20 so that it includes an additional provision stating that the appointment (by absolute majority) of a person under section 4.20(2) or 4.20(4) can be made for more than one election should the person being appointed so agree. 

 

The new provision is to require council’s decision to state how long the appointment is to be made for. It will also require council to make another decision if the appointed person subsequently decided not to provide the service and the initial council decision could not be implemented.

 

29.     Entitlement to be an Occupier of Rateable Property – Section 4.32

 

It is proposed that section 4.32(3) should include a further requirement for a person to establish that they are a bona fide occupier. 


It is proposed that the person needs to have a minimum amount of rental paid per annum.  This would need to be set in regulations and the amount shall be $5000.

 

30.     Expiry of eligibility to be on the electoral roll – Section 4.33

 

When a council is suspended, ordinary elections are suspended which means that a non-resident occupier can remain on the electoral roll for a longer period than was intended when these provisions were initially drafted.

 

Section 4.33 (2) will require amendment so that the reference to ordinary elections is to ordinary elections that would normally have taken place had the council not been suspended.

 

31.     Enrolment Eligibility – Section 4.35

 

An amendment to correct a drafting error is required.

 

Section 4.35 (6) is to be amended so that the reference to subsection (1) is changed to subsection (2).

 

32.     Updating of electoral roll – Section 4.37

 

Operational experience has demonstrated that in many districts the present requirement to prepare a new electoral roll only 50 days after the previous election is too short.

 

An amendment to section 4.37 (3) (a) is to be made to extend the period to 100 days. This will still be subject to the Electoral Commissioner being satisfied that the roll is suitable.

 

33.     Section 4.43 (4) – Regulations for the correction of rolls

 

It is proposed that regulations be made to provide for additional requirements as to how such corrections and certifications be made.  The Electoral Commission is concerned that if those regulations are to require certain ‘procedures’ to be followed then the head of power referring to only “application” may not be sufficient.  If this is the case, then it is proposed that the word “procedures” be included in 4.43 (4). 

 

34.     Eligibility to be a candidate – Section 4.48

 

To provide greater clarity as to whether a person should be able to nominate for a local government election, consideration is being given to whether or not the Act should be amended so that a person cannot be a candidate unless he or she is actually on the printed electoral roll prior to the close of nominations.

 

Also, it is proposed to amend section 4.48 to clarify that a person’s eligibility to be a candidate at the time of nomination is limited to the capacity in which he or she is enrolled as an elector.  This will prevent persons from changing their eligibility (such as from company nominee to occupier) during the period of nomination.

 


35.     Bringing forward the close of nominations for local government elections – Section 4.49

 

An amendment to this section is proposed to reduce the costs of conducting elections and to allow for greater time for the Electoral Commission to prepare and send out postal election packages.

 

Section 4.49 (a) is to be amended to bring forward the close of nomination day by 7 days to the 37th day before election day.  This will reduce the nomination period to 7 days.

 

Minor adjustments may also need to be made to the final date for the preparation of the roll to ensure that completed rolls are available prior to the close of nominations.  Consequential minor amendments may also need to be made to the date for the close of enrolments to ensure adequate time to prepare the roll.  Further consideration will be given to these matters following consultation with relevant parties.

 

36.     Clarification about the information to be included on election material – Section 4.87

 

An amendment is required to clarify the details required to be included on election material.

 

Section 4.87 (1) is to be reworded to clarify that the names and addresses of both the authorising person and printer are required on electoral material.

 

37.     Section 4.51 – Rejection of nomination on grounds of only being a company nominee.

 

A number of situations have arisen where nominations for elections have been accepted by returning officers where the person is only a company nominee.  Section 2.19 (2) of the Act states that whilst such a person can be an elector they are not entitled to be a council member.

 

It is proposed that section 4.51 should have a specific provision giving the returning officer the power to reject such a nomination.  It would appear appropriate to include this particular qualification matter as this information is known to the returning officer from the details submitted in applications to be an elector.  It is acknowledged that there are various other entitlement matters that need to be met to hold office, however, those details are not readily available to returning officers for checking.

 

38.     Voting by the presiding member – Section 5.21 (3)

 

It is proposed that where a vote is tied the chair should be required to use a casting vote to clearly determine whether the motion is passed or defeated.

 


39.     Requirement to advertise the value of the salary package of the Chief Executive Officer and senior employees – Section 5.36 & 5.37

 

To bring the recruitment process for senior local government employees into line with normal executive recruiting practice, an amendment is proposed in relation to the information that is required to be included in the advertisement for the vacant position.

 

At present, sections 5.36 (4) & 5.37 (3) require the salary and the total value of all remuneration and benefits payable to be included in the advertisement.  Both of these sections are to be amended so that only the total value of the package (which could be within a range) is advertised.

 

40.     Delegation of the power to amend Chief Executive Officer’s employment contracts – Section 5.36

 

For the purpose of accountability, the Act is to be amended to ensure that the power to amend a Chief Executive Officer’s contract cannot be delegated.

 

To achieve this, it is proposed to amend section 5.36 (2) (b) to require an absolute majority of council to be satisfied with the provisions of the proposed employment contract.

 

41.     Arrangement for employees acting in a senior employee’s position – Section 5.39

 

The Act is worded in such a way that a person cannot act in the position of another senior employee unless the person has a contract.  This is overly onerous, particularly in circumstances where an employee is acting in a position while a person is on leave, or when a person is filling a position on a temporary basis when a position becomes vacant.

 

To overcome this issue “acting” arrangements for up to 12 months should be excluded from the definition of employment.  This would mean that a proposal to appoint a person in an acting arrangement in a position designated as senior would not need to be put to council for its acceptance or rejection of the proposal.  However, the council should have the ability to accept or reject a proposal that a person act as the Chief Executive Officer.

 

Section 5.39 (2) should be amended so that a contract is not required for a member of staff who acts in a position within a 12 month time period.  Also the section should be amended so that a contract is not required for people who are not currently staff of the local government when they are to be employed as a member of staff for less that 3 months.

 

 

42.     Delegation of the responsibility to accept the annual report – Section 5.54

 

To reflect the original intention of the Act, an amendment is to be made to ensure that the responsibility of the council to accept the annual report cannot be delegated.

 

This will require an amendment to section 5.54 (1) to require the acceptance of the report to be made by an absolute majority of council.

 

43.     Various amendments to the sections relating to the plan of principal activities

 

Amendments are proposed to the local government forward planning provisions to ensure that the plans developed are consistent with community desires and that there is flexibility for local governments to prepare plans that meet corporate needs.

 

This will require the following amendments:

 

Sections 5.52, 5.56, 5.57 and 5.58 are to be deleted.

Any reference in the Act (or regulations) to principal activity plans is to be removed.

A statement is to be included in section 2.7 to require councils to plan for the future.  The procedures for the making and the content of such plans shall be as prescribed in regulations.

 

44.     Definition of when a person has a financial interest – Section 5.60A

 

To clarify the scenario as to when an elected member or employee has a financial interest it is proposed that the definition contained in this section be broadened.

 

Section 5.60A should be amended so that when determining whether a person has an interest, it is necessary to consider whether there was a reasonable expectation of financial gain or loss resulting from either the way the matter might be dealt with by the council or committee, and the way that the matter might be dealt with by the elected member or employee.  At present the requirement is limited to the way the local government would deal with the matter.

 

45.     Closely associated interests – Section 5.62

 

The use of “nominal value” to determine the value of shares is considered to be an outdated method.  The actual or market value may be more appropriate in some cases.

 

This will require amendment to section 5.62 (d) (ii) and 5.62 (d) (ii) (II) to remove the term “nominal” and provide a regulation making power to specify what the type and value should be (i.e. market value or nominal value).

 

   Also, the Inquiry into the City of Cockburn recommended that the term “closely associated” in section 5.62 be widened to include a person for whom legal services (and other services), are being provided by an elected member.  Whilst it is accepted that such relationships may be problematic it would be preferable to add a further category of prescribed (in regulations) relationships rather than add a further specific matters to the Act.

 

46.     Allowing members disclosing interests to participate in meetings – Section 5.69

 

The Act should be amended to clarify that the Minister’s approval can cover more than one meeting.

 


47.     Public inspection of a person’s rate record – Section 5.94 (m) and 5.95

 

To respect the privacy of individuals, it is proposed that the legislation be amended to allow a person to keep private their contact details if another person wishes to access the rate record of a property owned by that person.

 

To achieve this, section 5.95 will need amendment to allow a ratepayer to request that their local government keep their identity confidential in circumstances where another person views the rate record.  The local government must comply with such a request if the Electoral Commissioner has previously agreed to that person’s address being removed from the electoral roll as per section 51B of the Electoral Act 1907.  If the Electoral Commissioner’s agreement has not been obtained, the elector’s address should remain on the local government roll.  The information excluded from the local government roll should be the same as that excluded from the State roll.

 

48.     Bringing forward the date for the adoption of annual budget – Section 6.2

 

To provide local governments with greater flexibility with their budget management activities, it is proposed to allow local governments to adopt their budget from 1 June each year.

 

Accordingly, this will require an amendment to section 6.2 to change the date from July 1 to June 1.  Other consequential amendments may be necessary.

 

49.     Transferring funds from a trust fund into the municipal fund – Section 6.9

 

To provide for flexibility in the manner in which a local government manages its finances, it is proposed to amend section 6.9.

 

Section 6.9 (4) is to be amended so that, after 10 years, a local government “may transfer”, not “is to transfer”, funds from the trust fund into the municipal fund.

 

50.     Removing the requirement for local governments to seek the approval of the Treasurer when investing – Section 6.14

 

To improve the efficiency of local governments when wishing to invest their own funds, it is proposed that the requirement to obtain the Treasurer’s approval is to be deleted following discussions with the Department of Treasury and Finance.  Local governments will continue to be subject to the prudential provisions of the Trustees Act.

 

This requires the removal of the words “on the advice and recommendation of the Treasurer” from section 6.14 (1) (b).

 

51.     Power to borrow – Section 6.20

 

Local governments are presently required to advertise refinancing of loans.

 

It is proposed to delete this but requires council to resolve that the refinancing will be of benefit to the local government.

 

In addition, the power to refinance cannot be delegated to ensure council makes this decision.

 

52.     Removing the requirement for local governments to seek the approval of the Treasurer when borrowing – Section 6.21

 

To improve the efficiency of local governments when wishing to borrow, it is proposed that the requirement to obtain the Treasurer’s approval be removed.

 

53.     Borrowing made by regional local governments – Section 6.21 & Functions and General Regulations

 

The provisions of regulation 24H and 24I were introduced into the Local Government (Functions and General) Regulations 1996, rather than the Act as their implementation was a matter of urgency.  These regulations provide the opportunity for local governments to give security for borrowings made by a regional local government.  At the time these regulations were introduced, it was agreed with Treasury Corporation that the key principles of these regulations should be included in the Act.

 

Accordingly, it is proposed that the provisions be removed from the regulations and placed into the main body of the Act so that the same intent is achieved.  This will then allow for the deletion of regulations 24H and 24I.  In addition, any further views of the Treasury Corporation to refine these provisions will need to be incorporated.

 

54.     Minimum payment – Section 6.35

 

To clarify the intended meaning of this section the wording of 6.35 (6) requires amendment to ensure that the minimum rating principles are applied separately to properties in the GRV area, the UV area or any other differential rating category in a particular local government.

 

55.     Accrual of interest on the costs of proceedings to recover unpaid rates – Section 6.51

 

The Act allows for the cost of proceedings to recoup overdue rates, to become a charge on the property for which the rates are in arrears.  To correct an anomaly in the Act, an amendment is proposed so that interest can be applied to these costs if their payment is overdue.

 

It is proposed to amend section 6.51 (1) so that it provides the power to impose a rate of interest on the cost of proceedings, defined in section 6.43, that remain unpaid after this cost becomes due and payable.

 

56.     Application of monies paid for rates and service charges – Section 6.62

 

At present there is no legal right to apply monies to outstanding court costs when a ratepayer indicates that money being sent to the local government is to pay rates.  An amendment is proposed to correct this anomaly.

 

Section 6.62 is to be amended to include “cost of proceedings, as defined in section 6.43”.

 

57.     Revestment of land to the Crown to be free of encumbrances – Section 6.74

 

Crown Solicitor’s advice has recommended this section be amended so that land transferred to the Crown for non-payment of rates is free of encumbrances.

 

An amendment is required to section 6.74 to enable land to be revested in the Crown free of “mortgages, leases, tenancies, encumbrances, charges and reservations of every kind”.

 

58.     Audit Committee – Part 7

 

New provisions about Audit Committees are to be inserted into the Act to ensure that council members maintain an involvement in the audit process.  The Act should require each local government to establish an audit committee which will be open to the public.

 

·                Membership of the committee may range from 3 elected members to full council.  It may be a separate committee or it may be an adjunct to any other committee of council.

·                Audit Committees can comprise only elected members and members of the community if the council so resolves (not council staff).

·                Elected members are to comprise a majority of the Committee.

·                The Chief Executive Officer of the local government or his/her nominee cannot be a member but may be an advisor to the committee.

 

The roles and responsibilities of the Audit Committee are to be as follows:

 

·                Determining the process of selecting the Auditor.

·                Recommending to Council on the appointment of the Auditor.

·                Managing the audit process from the council’s prospective.

·                Meeting with the auditor at least once each year to discuss the process and/or the outcomes of the audit.

·                Monitoring the administration’s actions on, and responses to, any significant matters raised by the Auditor in the report referred to in section 7.9 of the Act and the management report.

·                Submitting a copy of the audit contract to the Department of Local Government and Regional Development each time a new contract is entered into or the contract is amended.

·                Presenting an Annual Report on the audit function to the Council and the Department of Local Government and Regional Development.

·                Considering the completed Statutory Compliance Return and monitoring the administration’s corrective action on matters of non-compliance.

 

In addition to the Report on the Accounts and the Annual Financial Report required by section 7.9 of the Act, the Act should require the Auditors of each local government to submit a further report on any issues which have been identified in their processes as needing to be addressed.

 

This second report, to be termed the “Management Report”, is to be submitted to the CEO of the respective local government.  The CEO is to be obliged to advise the Audit Committee on the action he or she has taken with regard to the Management Report.

 

The Audit Committee must advise the Council regarding its level of satisfaction with the CEO’s response to the Management Report.  The Council is to inform the public at the annual electors meeting of the content of the Management Report and Council’s actions with regards to the issues raised.

 

It may be preferable to place the details of these requirements in regulations.

 

59.     Establishing a Disciplinary Tribunal for Council Members – New provision Part 8

 

It is proposed to include a new provision which will provide for the establishment and operation of a tribunal to deal with matters of a disciplinary nature where a council member has not complied with a code of conduct or other relevant laws.

 

It is proposed that this tribunal be appointed by the Minister with the power to initiate disciplinary measures.  It is proposed that such measures would include the temporary suspension of council members and other appropriate sanctions.

 

Further consideration will be given to the incorporation of these provisions in the State Administrative Tribunal legislation in due course.

 

60.     Persons found committing breach of Act to give name – Section 9.11

 

When dealing with infringement notices through the fines enforcement agency, it is desirable to have the individual’s date of birth for the successful recovery of outstanding penalties.

 

The ability to request the date of birth from a person committing an offence should be added to Section 9.11.

 

61.     Content of a proposal to the Minister – Schedule 2.1 Clause 2 (2)

 

It would be advantageous if written justification for a district boundary change was provided by a proponent regardless of who submits the proposal.  This would enable the Local Government Advisory Board to determine if the proposal is frivolous or otherwise not in the interests of good government.

 

Consequently, an additional criteria is to be included in clause 2 (2).  This is to require a proposal to include a statement identifying the rationale behind the proposal.

 

62.     Dealing with proposals – Schedule 2.1 Clause 3

 

An amendment is proposed to this clause to enhance the efficiency of the Local Government Advisory Board if petitioners change their minds.

 


It is proposed to amend the Schedule so that the Board has the power to recommend that the Minister reject a proposal if the proposal is no longer supported by sufficient numbers of petitioners (ie, where petitioners indicate in writing their desire to withdraw their support).

 

63.     Extension of provisions to allow all electors to vote in a poll held in relation to a recommended amalgamation of 2 or more local government districts – Schedule 2.1 Clause 8 (3)

 

An amendment to this schedule is required so that, if a poll of electors is requested and held on a recommended amalgamation, electors in all districts, or parts of districts affected by the proposal, are able to vote in the poll and not just those electors in the district that called for a poll.

 

However, if the proposal involves the amalgamation of a whole district with a part of another district (or parts of more than one district), the amendment is to limit the ability to call for a poll to the electors of the whole district.  That is, electors from parts of districts are not able to call for a poll.

 

In addition, where a poll is conducted, a separate poll for each district (or part district) is to be held.

 

64.     Appointment of an independent person to conduct polls in relation to local government boundary changes – Schedule 2.1 Clause 9

 

An amendment is required to ensure greater impartiality and independence in the conduct of polls in relation to proposals to change local government boundaries.  This will be achieved with the removal of the power for local governments to conduct the polls.

 

It is proposed to amend schedule 2.1 of the Act by replacing Clause 9 (b) (ii) with provisions that preclude a person who is an employee or a council member of the affected local government from running the poll.  In addition, provisions should state that this person is to be the WA Electoral Commissioner or a person approved by the Electoral Commissioner following nomination from the council.

 

Also, it is proposed that a provision be added that prevents a local government affected by a poll proposal to undertake any paid advertising of the case for or against the proposal.  This limit would apply from the date of the Minister issuing directions under clause 9 (b) of Schedule 2.1 and until the completion of the poll.  “Advertising” would need to cover any paid use of the media and the undertaking of any printing and dissemination (to others) of papers on the matter.  Exclusions to this would be press releases and any unpaid interviews.  Also,  the local governments, should not be limited from reproducing copies of the material prepared by the Advisory Board and relevant documents relating to the conduct of the poll.

 


65.     New provision to indicate responsibility for paying the cost of polls conducted in relation to recommended amalgamations – Schedule 2.1 Clause 9 (b) (ii)

 

To clarify who is responsible for paying the cost of polls held in relation to a proposal to amalgamate two or more local government districts, it is proposed to include an additional provision in clause 9 of schedule 2.1.

 

The amendment should require the State Government to pay for polls when the boundary change proposal is initiated by the State.  Where the poll has been initiated locally, either from individual petitioners or from the local government from which the request for the poll originated, the relevant local government is to pay for each poll on the matter – even if electors that vote in a poll are electors in another local government district.

 

66.     Acceptance or rejection of a recommended amalgamation following a poll of electors – Schedule 2.1 Clause 10 (2)

 

To reflect the changes made elsewhere to the polling provisions of Schedule 2.1 it will be necessary to amend clause 10 (2).

 

The amendment is to clarify that the Minister is only bound to reject the proposal if 50% of all electors across all of the polled districts vote and a majority oppose change.

 

67.     Reduction in the guarantee of employment for council staff following a boundary change or amalgamation – Schedule 2.1 Clause 11 (4)

 

To improve the efficiency and effectiveness of newly created local governments, amendments to the provisions relating to employees are to be made.

 

The period referred to in clause 11 (4) (b) is to be reduced from two years to one.

 

68.     Review of local government names, wards and representations – Schedule 2.2 (6)

 

It is proposed that it is appropriate for local governments, whether or not they have wards, to conduct a periodic review of their electoral representation arrangements.

 

This will require amendment to clause 6 of Schedule 2.2 of the Act.

 

The title of the clause will need to be amended to read “Local government to review electoral representation periodically”.

 

In addition, a new subclause will need to be introduced.  This subclause will need to require local governments without wards to assess whether their district needs to be divided into wards and, if so, what the boundaries of the wards should be and what the number of offices of council member should be for each ward.

 

The current requirement that not more that 8 years is to elapse between successive reviews by local governments is to apply to local governments without wards.

 


69.     Advisory Board may accept or reject recommendation – Schedule 2.2

Clause 10 (3)

 

The Advisory Board is able to reject a review of wards if, and only if, a proposal for change is made but the review does not correctly take into account the prescribed matters in
clause 8.

 

It is proposed to extend this power to enable the Advisory Board to reject a local government’s review which proposes to maintain the status quo if, in the Board’s opinion, it does not correctly take into account the prescribed matters.

 

An amendment is also required to provide the Advisory Board with the option of requesting local governments to undertake a further review of wards or internal representative structures within the 8 years required for periodic review.  A local government is to comply with such a request.  This will provide the Advisory Board with the power to ensure representational structures remain relevant.

 

70.     Further clarification of the process about how mayors, presidents, deputy

mayors and deputy presidents are elected by the council – Schedule 2.3

 

It is necessary to further define how mayors, presidents, deputy mayors and deputy presidents are elected by the council.

 

The Schedule is to be amended to insert provisions which:

·                Provide the power to make regulations in relation to this type of election.

·                Allow for nominations to be made prior to the meeting at which the election will occur.

·                Require that the time for close of nominations is to be announced at the meeting when the election is to occur.  The close of nominations cannot occur for at least 10 minutes following the announcement of the closing time.

·                Require the election to be on a first past the post basis.

·                Require the election to use formal ballot papers which contain the names of the candidates.

·                Require all ballot papers to be preserved in accordance with the electoral provisions of Part 4 of the Act.

·                Allow for people who are aggrieved by the electoral process to have access to a Court of Disputed Returns.

·                Require the Returning Officer to declare the result and the votes cast for the candidates.

 

71.     New power to allow an elected member to be a commissioner – Schedule 2.4

 

It is proposed that, at the Minister’s discretion, a person can be a commissioner at the same time they are an elected member.

 

This will require an amendment to Schedule 2.4 (1) to include a provision allowing for such an occurrence.

 

72.     Disqualification of a member of the Local Government Advisory Board – Schedule 2.5 (7) (7)

 

An amendment is required to minimise the potential for members of the Advisory Board to have a conflict of interest.

 

Clause (7) of Schedule 2.5 should be amended to disqualify a member of the Advisory Board from acting where the matter being considered is a matter relating to a local government in which the member is an elector.

 

73.     New power to allow a local government to issue a notice for the removal of bees from private property – Schedule 3.1

 

To ensure that the local governments have appropriate power in relation to bee keeping in their districts, the power to issue a notice to a person, requesting the removal of bees from private property is to be included in this Schedule.

 

Schedule 3.1 is to be amended by inserting the following provision; “The removal of bees if the keeping of bees breaches a local law of the local government”.

 

74.     New power to allow a local government to issue a notice to repair a boundary fence – Schedule 3.1

 

To ensure that local governments have appropriate power in relation to the standard of boundary fences in their districts, the power to issue a notice requesting that a boundary fence be repaired is to be included in this Schedule.

 

A new provision is to be inserted in Schedule 3.1 to give local governments the power to issue a notice to an owner or occupier requesting that a boundary fence be repaired.  It can only issue such a notice if there is a contravention of a local law on the matter.

 

75.     New power to allow local government to issue a notice to limit or stop nuisance lighting – Schedule 3.1

 

To ensure that local governments have the appropriate power in relation to nuisance caused by artificial or reflective light, the power to issue a notice in relation to this matter is to be included in this Schedule.

 

A new provision is to be inserted into Schedule 3.1 to give local governments the power to issue a notice to an owner or occupier requiring steps to limit or stop any reflective or artificial light illuminating adjoining land where it creates a nuisance.  It can only issue such a notice if there is a contravention of a local law on the matter.

 

76.     New power to allow a local government to carry out works on private thoroughfares – Schedule 3.2

 

A new provision is to be inserted into Schedule 3.2 to provide local government with the ability to carry out works on private thoroughfares to provide for the safe use of the thoroughfare by vehicles and pedestrians and to ensure the thoroughfare is not a hazard.

 

Another new provision is proposed to allow local governments to carry out maintenance works and works in relation to access and safety.  Local governments should be able to undertake such construction and obstruction works and legislation should provide the ability to recover costs from owners of the land.

 

77.     Transitional provisions – Schedule 9.3

 

Doubts exist about the current validity of a Governor’s Order made under section 190(8) of the Local Government Act 1960 which extended the area of a local government’s district so that the powers of a local law may be applied to that extended area.

 

Legislation needs to be made to validate the continuation of powers for local laws to operate in areas outside district boundaries (eg for bathing, boating etc).

 

78.     Amendments in relation to the Land Administration Act 1997 – various sections

 

There are a number of instances where the Act refers to the Land Act 1933 instead of the Land Administration Act 1997.

 

Amendments are required to the following sections: 3.52, 3.54, 9.41, 9.48, 9.69 and schedule 9.3 (clause 37) to correct this.

 

79.     Consequential amendments arising from the change in name of the Western Australian Municipal Association (WAMA) to the Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) – various sections

 

There are a number of instances where amendments will need to be made as a consequence of the above name change.  These are as follows:

 

Section 1.4

Delete – “WAMA” means the Western Australian Municipal Association constituted under section 9.58.  Replace with “WALGA means the Western Australian Local Government Association”.

 

Sections 5.49 (2), (4) and (6)

Delete WAMA replace with WALGA

 

Section 9.58 (1)

Delete “Western Australian Municipal Association” and replace with “Western Australian Local Government Association”.

 

Schedule 2.5 (2) (b), (4) (1) and (11) (2) (b)

Delete WAMA and replace with WALGA.

 

Schedule 8.1 (1) (1) (b); (1) (1) (c); (1) (3); and (2)

Delete WAMA replace with WALGA.

 

Consequential changes to other Acts will also need to be made.

 


80.     Consequential amendments arising from the creation of the Western Australian Local Government Association – Section 9.58

 

The Western Australian Local Government Association is to be a single association organisation.

 

As such, the reference to the Country Shire Councils’ Association of Western Australia, the Country Urban Councils’ Association and the Local Government Association of Western Australia are to be removed from section 9.58 (1) of the Act in line with advice from WALGA.  Consequential changes to other Acts will also need to be considered.

 

81.     Consequential amendments arising from the change of name of the Institute for Municipal Management WA Division Inc. to the Local Government Managers Australia WA Division – various sections

 

There are a number of instances where amendments will need to be made as a consequence of the above name change.  In Schedule 2.5 (2) (c); (4) (2); and (11) (2) (c), delete Institute of Municipal Management WA Division Inc. and replace with Local Government Managers Australia WA Division.

 

Consequential changes to other Acts will also need to be considered.

 

82.     New provisions about confidential information

 

A separate provision is needed which deals with confidential information.  This should allow local governments to keep certain resolutions resulting from in camera discussions confidential until the matter has been resolved.

 

The matters which can be kept confidential should be specified in regulations.

 

There will be some things that the local governments shall keep confidential, such as those people who want their address to be silent on the electoral roll, while there will be other things that local governments may keep confidential (such as the price they are prepared to pay at auction for a bid).

 

Resolutions should not remain confidential indefinitely but be identified in council minutes as soon as either settlement on land takes place or when a good or service is purchased.

 

An amendment is required to give local governments the power to keep commercially sensitive information confidential when preparing a business plan (section 3.59).

 

A separate provision is needed to allow local governments to keep commercially sensitive information confidential during any negotiations. Such a decision should be made by a resolution of council which cannot be delegated.

 

 

 

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1.         REPORTS FROM MEMBER COUNCILS

 

1.1   Position Paper on Emergency Services Levy (ESL) – Collection By Local Government

 

Input to this report was provided by: Rod Constantine, Deputy CEO City of Stirling, Bruce Perryman, Director Corporate Services, City of Wanneroo, Alexander Scott, Manager Financial Services, Challys Thorburn and Karen Bowers, Rating Team Members and Peter Dunn, Special Projects Officer, City of Joondalup.

 

IN BRIEF

 

-               Consultation through WALGA indicated that local governments should not act as collection agents for the State and FESA for the Emergency Services Levy (ESL);

-               In June 2002 the State government announced that local government would collect the ESL commencing from July 2003;

-               A Manual of Operating Procedures has been prepared and sets out the processes and requirements to which local government must comply;

-               The proposed procedures are complicated, bureaucratic, will be time consuming and costly to administer and confusing to the ratepayers.

-               Collection of the ESL is not core local government business and the proposed

-               collection process is not supported.

 

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

WALGA North Zone Committee at its meeting on 26 September 2002 resolved to have the joint administrations of the Cities of Joondalup, Stirling and Wanneroo prepare a Position Paper for presentation to the State Government expressing the Zone’s opposition to the current ESL proposal. 

 

The meeting further resolved that a Special Meeting of the WALGA North Zone be called so that the Zone’s position can be presented to WALGA’s representatives on the ESL Implementation Committee (Cr. Ian Mickle and CEO Ricky Burges).

 

 

DETAIL

 

This Position Paper, therefore, sets out the concerns of the WALGA North Zone under the following three broad areas: 

 

·                the introduction of an ESL to replace existing FESA funding arrangements;

 

·                the use of local governments as collection agencies for substantial State Government enterprises; and

 

·                the administrative arrangements, should the Government proceed with its proposed legislation to introduce the ESL and have it collected by local governments.

 

1              The Emergency Services Levy

 

The members of WALGA North Zone accept that the current system of funding FESA is inappropriate and that the replacement of these current arrangements with an Emergency Services Levy (ESL) represents a fairer and more equitable method of funding Emergency Services within Western Australia.  The North Zone supports various aspects of the proposed replacement arrangements, most particularly the following: -

 

·                that the ESL will be property based and levied on the basis of broad classification aligned to the type of FESA services available to the property (as opposed to fire risk based); and

 

·                Acts of Parliament, or any other arrangements that have any approved special rating arrangements for certain private property, shall have no bearing on assessment arrangements for the ESL (Local Government would seek a review of section 6.26 of the LGA 1995 to ensure consistency in rateability across government).

 

2              Local Governments to Collect

 

The emergency services to be funded by the ESL and administered by FESA cover the full spectrum.  These services will require annual funding initially in the order of $140 million.  Hence, FESA is a significant State Government enterprise and as such, it should be responsible for the collection of its own funding. 

 

There is no precedent in Western Australia for local government to be the collection agency for funding the operations of a significant State Government enterprise.  All other substantial State Government agencies either collect their own revenue or rely on other State Government agencies.  Traditionally, State Government has collected its own funding in such instances.  The logistics of modifying a variety of local government software, training staff in 142 local governments across the State and coordinating the collections and associated remittances and returns from each, cannot be compared with the effort required in establishing a single rating system to be administered by FESA.  Alternatively, the modification of one system such as that of the Water Authority, Western Power, Alinta Gas or State Revenue must be more cost effective.

 

Openness, Accountability and Responsibility

 

In terms of accountability, FESA will remain remote from those who contribute to its funding.  It is untenable that a government committed to openness and accountability will allow FESA to establish its budget and raise its revenue requirement without exposure to those that must pay for the service.  To rely on the argument that local government, as an industry, has the most comprehensive rating coverage is a nonsense.  Not one local government has a coverage that comes close to that of the larger State government enterprises.

 

Equally unfair is the fact that FESA (the service recipient) will determine the level of costs to be recouped by the local governments (the service provider).  In other words, local governments are being compelled to provide a service to FESA, but have no say in the charge to be levied for such service.  Instead the terms and conditions of the entire process are to be dictated by FESA.  This is a truly unique situation !!!

 

Cost Reimbursement or Local Government Subsidisation?

 

There are real concerns within local government that the direct costs of providing the collection service will not be fully reimbursed by FESA let alone the indirect costs.

 

A prime example of these direct costs is that the Cities of Wanneroo, Joondalup and Cockburn will be using the ProClaim software for billing purposes in 2003/2004.  Modifications to the system have been specified by FESA in conjunction with staff from the three local governments.  Recently the supplier has provided a quote to modify the ProClaim software as required, at a cost of $57,000.  Their quote is based on the modifications being incorporated in release 9. 

 

It is expected that this release will be made available to the City of Cockburn as they are a new client intending to “go live” on 1 July 2003.  The City of Wanneroo is currently using version 8 of the software and the City of Joondalup has yet to migrate to that version.   Consequently, only one of the three users will have ESL capability unless FESA or the State force the Cities of Wanneroo and Joondalup to move to the latest version of the software.  City of Wanneroo staff have estimated costs associated with such a move to be approximately $30,000.  It is expected that the migration costs for the City of Joondalup would be similar. 

 

Indirect Costs

 

Already, FESA staff have arranged and held meetings with local authorities to detail their requirements for collection of the ESL.  Local government staff and management have committed large amounts of time in considering proposals and reporting to their respective Councils and WALGA has committed resources to the project.  Will the “establishment fee” and “administration fee” address the costs associated with these inputs and ensure full reimbursement of costs incurred to local governments?  It is most reasonable at this time to ask - by how much is local government expected to subsidise FESA in absorbing the costs of collecting the ESL? 

 

3              Future Costs

 

In the future, local governments will invariably have to up grade their rating software to take advantage of improvements to processes and systems and to meet changing legislative and accounting demands.  With the imposition of the requirement to collect the ESL, local governments will be limited in their choice of software and be subject to higher costs for software with additional functionality.  There has been no indication that FESA would be willing to meet any or part of the future rating software upgrade costs.  This needs to be addressed and some commitment given to sharing such costs.

 

4              A Cooperative Partnership?

 

The way in which the ESL has been imposed on local government is nothing short of “bullying” by the State.  The collective local government’s rating systems are being “hijacked”.  The proposed ESL collection process is a bureaucratic nightmare.  It demonstrates a complete lack of appreciation of the complexities of local government rating, would be confusing to the public and would impose unnecessary demands on local governments. 

 

A handful of local government practitioners cannot be deemed representative of local government in the State.  The Cities of Joondalup, Stirling and Wanneroo represent a large proportion of the metropolitan population – none have been represented on any of the formal committees or sub-committees established to guide the implementation of the ESL and determine acceptable arrangements.

 

While much has been talked about the cooperative partnerships that are to be formed between the various levels of government, the way in which it is currently proposed to impose the collection of the ESL on local government is a disgrace that does nothing to engender good faith and trust that is needed to form partnerships. 

 

It appears that any constructive comment offered by local government to date has simply been dismissed.

 

The North Metropolitan Zone of WALGA expresses its strongest opposition to the proposal to have local governments collect the ESL and the way in which the State Government is imposing this unnecessary overhead on local government without the courtesy of “front end” negotiations. 

 

5              The Proposed Arrangements

 

Assuming that the collection of the ESL by local governments in Western Australia is a ‘fait accompli’, the North Zone Cities request that the Minister for Emergency Services considers a simpler model developed by the City of Stirling.  This model has the advantage of less complexity and allows local government to collect the ESL with limited conflict between it and existing rating arrangements.

 

 

FESA Levies – Alternative Collection Proposal

 

The essential elements of the proposed alternative collection proposal are set out hereunder:

 

The alternative model is devised to achieve the outcome of delivering FESA with the revenue that it requires from the application of a consistent Rate over all properties.  The model is simple in construct and will use the existing rating system but in contrast to the FESA model, will require only minimum alteration to existing rating systems.

 

The main requirement that the FESA levy should be shown as a separate line item and the typical data that could be represented is as follows:

 

FESA

ESL Class

FESA land use Classification

Property Value

GRV

FESA Minimum Rate

FESA

Maximum Rate

FESA Rate in the $ GRV

Amount Billed and DUE

 

1

 

Residential

 

$12,000

 

$30

 

$175

 

0.01275

 

$153

 

The model essentially suggests that after calculating and billing the FESA levy as a separate line item on rate notices, that amount is then simply added to the rate amount levied by a local government and treated in all respects as part of rates due.

 

The process is disarmingly simple but would work.  It would eliminate all of the duplication and separate reconciliation reporting, education and explanation processes with the public and all of the same issues plus the administrative work and cost overhead incurred for Local Governments and FESA.

 

The model targets the three prime canons of taxation systems, being:

 

·                Ease of comprehension

 

·                Ease of collection (with minimum administration and complexity)

 

·                Cheap to collect.

 

The proposed FESA model, in comparison, fails on all three grounds.

 

Essential Elements of the Proposed Alternative Model

 

1.  Valuations

 

The Valuer General would advise valuations in the current manner and frequency but would add ESL classifications and Land Use codes. Data would be provided for additional properties now exempt from Local Government Rating.

 

2.  FESA Rate in $

 

FESA advises Local Governments the amount that it requires as a rate in the $ of rateable value.  It would be preferred that a formula conversion could be applied to the GRV rate dividing it by 20 for use on Unimproved Values (otherwise referred to as the “assessed value”) where a local government uses Unimproved Values for all or part of its rating.

 

3.  Total Rate

 

Local Governments add the FESA rate to the rate that is applied by the Local Government.

 

4.  Local Governments Advise FESA:

 

a)            the amount that is collectable on behalf of FESA at Rate Billing at start of year;

 

b)            the amounts that are collected from Interims at 3 monthly intervals;

 

c)             the revised total amounts levied on account of General and interim levies at end of each three months.

 

5.  Payment Schedule

 

Local Governments Pay to FESA:

 

a)            At 1 October  - 25% of the amount levied at State of Year

 

b)            At 1 January  - 50% of the total FESA billings for year to date less amounts already paid to FESA.

 

c)             At 1 April – 75% of the total FESA billings for year to date less amounts already paid to FESA.

 

d)            At 30 June – 100% of the total FESA billings for year to the end of the previous monthly reconciliation (normally 31 May) less amounts already paid to FESA.

 

e)            NB Following 30 June balancing each YR any further adjustment to be added to or deducted from the FESA remittance due 1 October.

 

6.  Less Work – Minimal Complications

 

Under this arrangement no further reconciliations of separate processing is needed.  Local Government simply does a mathematical calculation of the amount of the new rates that are FESA levies and advises this as a separate line item on the Rate Notice

 

7.  Local Government takes responsibility for:

 

a)            All collections

 

b)            All bad debts

 

c)             All pensioner entitlement assessments and registrations

 

d)            All pensioner rebate transactions

 

e)            All account billing

 

f)              Provision of billing reports to FESA

 

8.  FESA Pays for:

 

a)            Valuations for non-rateable property that will be subjected to FESA levies.

 

b)            (Or allows the Local Govt  to deduct ) a proportion of fees as follows:

 

i)              3.00%  (3.5% in year 1 ) of  FESA levies for bankcard /transaction fees ( adjustable on merchant fee adjustments) to provide a 1.5% net fee for Local Govt for Administration and Risk

 

ii)             The amount of any audit report and any reports other than quarterly reconciliation and remittance reports

 

iii)            Any separate audit required by FESA

 

iv)            Any computer and information system changes to provide the calculation algorithms for FESA rate billing with minimum, maximum GRV rating; display line items for rate notices; enabling calculations that use Unimproved Valuations

 

v)             Any separate publicity material and additional postage or distribution of specifically FESA material

 

9.  Publicity

 

                a)            FESA to do start up publicity

 

b)            FESA to pay additional publicity materials and distribution – other than what can be advised with Rate Notices

 

Advantages of Proposed Alternative Model

6              Advantages to FESA

 

·                Guaranteed cash flow at nominated dates

·                Reduction in Administrative Costs

·                No concerns or accounting for outstanding debts

·                No need to decide interest rates, administration fees or deal with any issues relating to outstanding accounts.

·                Reduces audit processes (and therefore cost) necessary to verify procedures and payment/non payment status of accounts.

·                No legal challenges to the rate.

·                Reduced likelihood of complications in the event of a legal challenge to the legal basis of the rate.

 

7              Advantages to Local Governments

 

·                Less administration overhead.

·                Eliminates need to make major alterations to rate billing and land information and GIS systems.

·                No limitation of choice in selecting Accounting & GIS systems that are able to accommodate FESA specific requirements.

·                Less staff training, less workflow.

·                Continuation of choice in matters such as method and hierarchy of allocation of payments.

·                Removal of complexity of explanation.

·                Ability to incorporate debt for the purpose of interim rating.

·                Ability to incorporate debt for the purposes of Discounts and Administration fees.

·                Reduces likelihood of complicated reconciliation, reporting and auditing processes.

·                No differentiation of amounts due in collection processes.

·                Removes potential for conflict over differing allocation, interest rate and outstanding debt issues.

·                Removes potential conflict and public confusion where local governments use phase in valuations and FESA rates are calculated on normal valuations.

·                Non-dependence on timing of State Government in setting and sending rate accounts.  ie under the current scheme conditions may arise where the State has not advised local government of requirements at the time that Local Governments are ready to send accounts.

·                No legal complication or delays for whole of Local Government Rating if the FESA rate is subject of a legal challenge.

 

8              Advantage to Development Industry and REIWA

 

·                Less to understand and explain when rate enquiries are made and on land transfers.

·                The likely elimination of separate trust arrangements and accounting where there is just one, rather than two creditors involved.

 

9              Advantages to the General Public

 

·                One clear advice on Rate notice of the FESA levy – thereafter one consolidated debt with conditions for payment and debt issues the same as for normal Local Government rating.

·                Ease of understanding in conveyancing and enquiry.

·                No Differentiation of pensioner components of accounts.

·                Less total tax costs to the public in consequence of less system complexity and administration.

 

 

Manual of Operating Procedures

 

The North Metropolitan Zone of WALGA has examined the contents of the Manual of Operating Procedures and has numerous concerns with the proposed collection process.  Comment and detail of these concerns are as follows:

 

1.  The collection of the ESL by local government is inconsistent:

 

The emergency services levy as described in the manual of operating procedures is inconsistent with the methods and processes of collecting general rates.  Properties normally considered non-rateable for the purpose of land rates and local government services are to be rateable for the purpose of ESL. 

 

For example:

·                Certain properties may be exempt from general rates but will be charged for the ESL.  The processes to be applied are considered to be inconsistent; create additional procedural and systems requirement changes and will result in confusion to the ratepayer.

·                Different penalty interest rates will apply to the outstanding ESL and general rates.

·                Local government does not have control over the ESL penalty interest rates but is answerable to the ratepayer for fees and charges issued on the rates notice.  Penalty interest rates are established at the discretion of the relevant local government, and the local government has no control over the ESL penalty interest rate.

·                Generally the lodgement of a “rebate claim” or “deferred claim” results in adjustments being made to pensioner / senior entitlements.  FESA has indicated that it will rely on these claims to assess monies due and payable directly from the state government. FESA will therefore take the full payment form BOTH local government AND state government.

·                The revaluation of properties for ESL and general rates is inconsistent. A separate annual revaluation is required for all properties for FESA purposes but not for general rates purposes. Revaluations applied to general rates are implemented every three years.

·                The treatment of increases in property values during the year is inconsistent. Local government interim rating of general rates. Changes to property values after 1 July each year will not result in additional ESL being paid. 

·                FESA will rate local government directly and local government will not issue itself rates notice for its properties.  FESA will retain / manage separate property records to undertake the rating of local government.  This process is inconsistent with the collection of the ESL from other ratepayers, adds to confusion relating to the costs incurred by local government for its properties and raises questions of accountability and openness in government.

·                Local governments will be required to collect the ESL on some State owned commercial properties such as the WAGR, but not on other state owned properties.

 

2.  The collection of the ESL by local government is inequitable:

 

The collection of the ESL by local government is inequitable to local government and to the community at large. Examples of this include:

 

Local government must remit payment to FESA on a monthly basis whilst FESA will remit the processing costs to local government annually.  This is inequitable in that local government incurs the costs of undertaking these processes for a whole year before receiving any payment for this service. 

 

Whilst the local government may theoretically invest the ESL funds it receives from ratepayers, the amount of interest received is likely to be negligible particularly when it is only able to invest for the period of holding such funds, being less than one month.

 

Local government is to be charged a late payment interest fee but the State Government does not incur a similar penalty for the late remittance of the annual administration fee.

 

Local government is able to defray its costs of obtaining valuations with other users of the valuation data and FESA will not contribute to these costs.  This is inequitable.  As a user of the valuation information, FESA should contribute to the cost of its provision.  Currently local government and Water Corporation share the costs incurred for receiving valuations from the Valuer General’s Office.

 

Changes to property values after 1 July each year will not result in additional ESL being paid. This is inequitable with the construct of paying ESL commensurate with the value of the property.

 

3.  The collection of the ESL by local government is inefficient and leads to duplication of administrative,     non-value adding processes.

 

The collection of the ESL by local government duplicates processes undertaken as part of complying with the Rates and Charges (Rates and Deferments) Act 1992.  This duplication is inefficient in the overall collection of funding for FESA.  Examples of this include:

 

Local government and FESA will establish three different administrative processes to collect the FESA levy. The duplication of processes include the collection of monies by local government from the community, FESA processes to collect from local government, FESA processes to collect deferred balances from State Revenue, and FESA to collect deferred interest from State Revenue.

 

Local government is required to lodge and have audited an annual “deferment claim” for general rates in order to comply with the Rates and Charges (Rates and Deferments) Act 1992.  A separate claim is required to be lodged and audited for the ESL charges.  This process is inefficient, expensive to undertake and duplicates current processes.  A single claim process should be applied.

 

Generally the lodgement of a “rebate claim” or “deferred claim” results in adjustments to be made to pensioner / senior entitlements.  An additional claims process for both the ESL and general rates introduces additional complexity.  FESA has indicated that it will rely on these claims to assess monies due and payable directly from the state government.  Who will undertake or be reimbursed for any investigations or adjustments to be undertaken at a future point in time?

 

4.  Local government will not be fully and fairly compensated for costs incurred in collecting the ESL:

 

The full costs to local government of collecting the ESL will not be reimbursed and local government will be disadvantaged. The current estimated reimbursement to local government indicates that local government will bear the substantial burden of collecting the ESL and will not be fully reimbursed for undertaking processes UNRELATED to the business of local government.

 

The proposal suggests that local governments will receive approximately $2.50 income per property for collection of the ESL.  FESA has further advised that a limited pool of funds will be available to recompense local government for the costs of collection.  Preliminary indications are that the actual fees per property will be less than the mooted $2.50.  Preliminary indications are that the fee of $2.50 per property will be insufficient to cover the additional costs incurred by local government.

 

The reimbursement charge proposed is at a flat charge and does not recognise the comparative costs of maintaining alternative systems and processes which differ between local governments.

 

The collection of the ESL by local government will result in additional systems development, process changes, ongoing administration costs and ongoing maintenance costs.  Administrative, collection and reporting requirements related to the ESL will require additional resources.  Payments for monies collected are to be remitted on a monthly basis and the additional accounting requirements are quite onerous.  The requirement to pursue tardy payers will also increase the operational burden.

 

As indicated by the discussion document dated November 2001 the initial commencing fee and proposed recurrent fee are based on the number of properties within the local governments boundaries.  It has been advised that the funding supplied to local government will not exceed the $2.25m.  However, the number of properties within the City of Wanneroo has risen by 3,000.  The funding to Wanneroo will therefore fall short by $8,750 within the first year. 

 

FESA have acknowledged that in the first two years all local governments will receive a large number of queries and complaints from the ratepayers.  However, FESA have not promised or indicated they will provide any compensation to ensure local government will be adequately compensated or reimbursed the cost incurred with the introduction of the ESL. 

 

5.  Reporting requirements are excessive and cannot be provided in the formats required:

 

The reporting requirements are burdensome with local government expected to complete statistical FESA reports.  Local government property systems are based on land information and are not accounting packages.  However, local government will be required to report on previous years details as well as current year data.  This will require local governments to do manual reporting as well as system reporting.  The statistics required on category and property use are onerous with rebate and deferment claim reporting too detailed.

 

The information requirements appear to provide little if any value to local government or FESA unless a future clandestine agenda is being promoted but not being discussed.

 

6.  Ratepayers are adversely impacted by an overly complex and cumbersome system

 

The changes necessary to enable the collection of the ESL are complex and it is expected that ratepayers will not have a clear understanding of these changes or the impact of them in both the transitional and in future years.  Local government will bear the responsibility and cost burden of undertaking, explaining and managing these complex changes.

 

In the first year local government as well as insurance companies will be raising charges for FESA funding.  It is expected that ratepayers will not clearly understand the significance of the reduced rate in the dollar.  They will only see that their insurance premiums have not reduced whilst local governments are charging.  The insurance industry should be required to refund all monies to their customers for all contributions made to FESA after the 1 July 2002 or not introduce the ESL until the following year.  Ratepayers will see the ESL as a local government charge and will make a significant number of complaints against the local government.

 

Ratepayers will have difficulty understanding rate notices with the excessive amount of detail now required to be placed on the rate notice.  All unimproved properties will now have to show unimproved valuation as well as gross rental valuation, two charge rates for the rate in the dollar and two charge rates for interest applicable.

 

7.  Openness & Accountability

 

Local government is expected to be open and accountable.  The collection of the ESL by local government without local government having ANY say in the amounts collected, interest rates applied, amounts to be reimbursed, means that local government CANNOT DEMONSTRATE OPEN AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT.

 

Local government will be faced with having to explain State Government decisions and the budgets of unrelated government agencies to its ratepayers without having an input into those processes.

 

8.  Local government will be required to maintain and reconcile different property valuations for ESL on an annual basis and will need to undertake an annual reconciliation for ESL property values:

 

Local governments will be required to undertake excessive checking of valuations annually with the annual FESA roll as local governments get a triennial roll for gross rental values.  The annual roll and the gross rental valuation roll will not be the same and will cause local governments again excessive amounts of administrative work without adequate compensation.

 

Property valuations that change during the year due to property alteration or improvement are subject to interim rates, but new valuations will not apply to the ESL as it is based on 1 July values.

 

A separate annual revaluation is required for all properties for FESA purposes but not for general rates purposes.

 

9.  The prescribed ESL processes introduces complexities that limit opportunities for local government to apply different rating processes

 

The Local Government Act (1995) allows for property values to be phased in over three years.  The ESL does not allow for the phasing in of values.  The proposed ESL introduces unnecessary complexities which limits the ability of local governments to implement phasing in of valuations.

 

SUMMARY

 

The imposition by State Government on local government to be its collection agency for the new Emergency Services Levy is inequitable and inconsistent with the traditional role of local government as a service provider to its community.  The ESL is not core local government business. 

 

Major concerns with the process are:

 

·                The apparent lack of understanding by FESA in dealing with large numbers of the public when collecting rates or levies;

 

·                Local government will not be adequately compensated to collect the levy, but will be forced to utilise part of its own funds to subsidise costs thereby reducing its capacity to fulfill its responsibilities to the community.

 

·                The proposed ESL system is overly complex and limits the choices available to local governments.

 

In summary, the Cities of the WALGA North Metropolitan Zone:

 

Support:

 

·                The replacement of the current system of funding for provision of Emergency Services in the State with a property based ESL;

 

·                Consistency of ratability of all property across government;

 

·                Development of partnerships between various levels of government based fairness, responsibility, equity and trust

 

Object Most Strongly To:

 

·                The dictatorial, bullying and dismissive approach taken by the State Government through FESA, in its imposition on local government, to collect the ESL.

 

·                Expansion by the State Government of the role of local government to be a collection agency for a significant Sate Government enterprise.

 

·                The unique situation whereby the service recipient determines the fee/cost reimbursement that will be paid to the service provider, without consultation with the service provider on costs.

 

·                The likelihood that local government will have to subsidise a service not necessarily wanted, at the expense of providing its core services.

 

·                The proposed imposition of an unnecessarily complicated, expensive and bureaucratic collection process which places adverse limitations on local government rating systems.

 

·                Disregard of the need to develop a partnership in a cooperative manner, which will achieve a cost effective, fair and equitable process and establish an environment of trust from which to progress possible future partnerships.

 

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

That:

 

1.             The WALGA representatives on the FESA ESL Implementation Committee progress this Position Paper to that committee for appropriate consideration.

 

2.             The alternative process detailed in the Position Paper be evaluated by FESA with the intent that it be introduced in preference to that currently proposed.

 

3.             WALGA reinforce with the State Government representatives on the Implementation Committee the need to have a collection system which is fair, reasonable and equitable to all partners.

 

4.             WALGA distributes, for information, a copy of the Position Paper to the 142 Local Governments required to collect the ESL under the current proposal.

 

5.             WALGA reaffirm to the State government and opposition parties that Local Government objects to and is not a de facto collection agency for significant State Government enterprises.

 

2.             DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF NEXT MEETING

 

REMINDER

 

That the next meeting of the North Metropolitan Zone be held on Thursday 28 November 2002 at the City of Joondalup.

 

3.             CLOSURE

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CE09-02/03   Compliance Audit Return 2003

File Ref:                                              S09/0094V01

Responsible Officer:                           Chief Executive Officer

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Author:   Daniel Simms

Meeting Date:   25 February 2003

Attachments:                                       Nil

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Level 3 Approval by Y. Heath Date 20 February 2003

Level 2 Approval by D. Simms Date 20 February 2003

Level 1 Approval by Y. Heath Date 20 February 2003

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Issue

Consideration and adoption of the City of Wanneroo Compliance Audit Return for the period between 01 January to the 31 December 2002.

Background

Each local government is to carry out an annual compliance audit against the requirements included in the Compliance Audit Return. 

 

For the period 2001, Council adopted the Compliance Return with minor qualifications at its Ordinary Council Meeting on 26 February 2002.

Detail

Detailed in the Officers Recommendation is the completed Local Government Compliance Audit Return for 2002.

 

This year, three areas of non-compliance were identified in the Audit and are explained below:

 

Tenders for Providing Goods or Services:-

 

1.         Subject to Functions and General Regulation 11(2) tenders were invited before the local government entered into contracts for the supply of goods or services, where the consideration under the contract was, or was expected to be, worth more than $50 000.

 

Council approved the appointment of Gilbert Rose Consulting for a total of $248,311 at its meeting held on 02 July 2002.  Tenders were not called for this service as the major road project was taken over by the City from a developer and the consultant was already commissioned and employed on the project.  This case is unique and every endeavour was made to reduce non-compliance.

 

2.         All tenders received were:

 

·                    not opened, examined or assessed until after the time nominated for closure of tenders;

·                    opened by one or more employees of the local government or a person authorised by the CEO.

 

On occasions, tenders have accidentally been opened by Records staff whilst opening bulk mail.  

 

This is only in the instance of a tender that has been mailed to Council.  In each instance, the tenders have immediately been handed to contract staff for insertion in the tender box.

 

3.         The Annual Financial Report was submitted to the Department of Local Government and Regional Development within 30 days of the receipt by the CEO of the Auditor’s Report.

 

            The City was 17 days late in submitting the Audited Financial Statements to the Department of Local Government and Regional Development.  This will be addressed in the future by formulating procedures that will ensure this oversight does not re-occur.  The Department of Local Government and Regional Development have acknowledged the receipt of the Annual Financial Report in writing.

Comment

All items of non-compliance were identified by the City’s Administration during the compliance year and systems instituted accordingly to address issues of non-compliance.

Statutory Compliance

The Local Government (Audit) Amendment Regulations 1999, Regulation15 states:

 

“14      (3)        A compliance audit return is to be-

 

                        (a)        presented to the council at a meeting of the council;

 

                        (b)        adopted by the council; and

 

                        (c)        recorded in the minutes of the meeting at which it is adopted.”

 

Regulation 15 further requires that the Compliance Return together with a copy of the relevant section of the minutes are to be provided to the Executive Director by 31 March next, following the period to which the return relates.

Strategic Implications

A strategy under the Strategic Goal – Corporate Management and Development is a strategy pertaining to establishing an organisation that is open, accountable and committed to customer service.

 

The Annual Compliance Return is a useful tool in assessing how well Council addresses its legal obligations under the Local Government Act 1995.

Policy Implications

Nil

Financial Implications

Nil

Voting Requirements

Simple Majority

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Recommendation

That Council  ADOPT the Local Government Compliance Audit Return for the period 01 January 2002 to the 31 December 2002 as follows:
































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Item  9                Motions on Notice

See Confidential Item

Item  10           Urgent Business

Nil

Item  11           Confidential

CR01-02/03   Renaming Of A Portion Of Alexander Heights Reserve

File Ref:                                              PR01/0002V01

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Level 3 Approval by Y. Heath Date 17 February 2003

Level 2 Approval by Y. Heath Date 17 February 2003

Level 1 Approval by Y. Heath Date 17 February 2003

Responsible Officer:                           Cr Treby

Disclosure of Interest:                         Nil

Author:  Cr Treby

Meeting Date:  25/2/2003

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Recommendation

THAT Council move into a Confidential Session to discuss this item under the terms of the Local Government Act 1995 Section 5.23(2), as follows:

·         (h) such other matters as may be prescribed.

 

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Item  12           Date of Next Meeting

The next Ordinary Councillors Briefing Session has been scheduled for 6.00pm on Tuesday, 11 March 2003, to be held at the Civic Centre, Dundebar Road, Wanneroo.

Item  13           Closure