Good morning everyone. Highlights from last nightโs (long) council meeting.
๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ – Proceeding to tender for construction of two additional basketball courts.
๐ ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ – Draft Landscape Masterplan endorsed (including late changes to explore multiple basketball options). Next up is a public exhibition after Christmas.
๐ถโโ๏ธ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฝ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ – Concept plan endorsed (after significant improvements since it first came out in 2020). Now off to detailed design and aim to tender 2024.
๐ณ ๐จ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ – Adoption of Ku-ring-gaiโs first version, including a target of 55% locally indigenous canopy trees in the public domain.
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฎ๐ – Unanimous request from councillors for more information from the State Government on what is being done to make Pacific Highway safer.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ – Further initiatives to help local businesses establish and participate in the tendering process.
๐ Other items including the ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฏ and the ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป were put on hold til next meeting (14 Feb 2023). While I was personally happy to vote on both last night, I understand that Decemberโs been quite hectic and we need to respect that the governing body needed more time to make an informed decision.
Good morning everyone. Highlights from last nightโs (long) council meeting.
๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ – Proceeding to tender for construction of two additional basketball courts.
๐ ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ – Draft Landscape Masterplan endorsed (including late changes to explore multiple basketball options). Next up is a public exhibition after Christmas.
๐ถโโ๏ธ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฝ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ – Concept plan endorsed (after significant improvements since it first came out in 2020). Now off to detailed design and aim to tender 2024.
๐ณ ๐จ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ – Adoption of Ku-ring-gaiโs first version, including a target of 55% locally indigenous canopy trees in the public domain.
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฎ๐ – Unanimous request from councillors for more information from the State Government on what is being done to make Pacific Highway safer.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ – Further initiatives to help local businesses establish and participate in the tendering process.
๐ Other items including the ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฏ and the ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป were put on hold til next meeting (14 Feb 2023). While I was personally happy to vote on both last night, I understand that Decemberโs been quite hectic and we need to respect that the governing body needed more time to make an informed decision.
