Council Meeting Minutes - City Of Melbourne

CITY OF MELBOURNECouncil MeetingMinutesMeeting Number 41Tuesday 27 October 20155.30pmCouncil ChamberLevel 2Melbourne Town HallPresentLord Mayor, Robert DoyleDeputy Lord Mayor, Susan RileyCouncillor Richard FosterCouncillor Rohan LeppertCouncillor Kevin LoueyCouncillor Stephen MayneCouncillor Cathy OkeCouncillor Ken OngCouncillor Beverley Pinder-MortimerCouncillor Jackie WattsCouncillor Arron WoodConfirmed at the meeting of the Council on Tuesday 15 December 2015

Unconfirmed1.minutesCommencement of meeting and apologiesThe meeting commenced at 5.30pm.The Chair, Lord Mayor, Robert Doyle, advised that: the meeting was being recorded and the audio would be made available on the City of Melbourne websitebefore close of business tomorrow there were 10 reports from management, seven of which were confidential there were five items of General Business, one of which were confidential no apologies had been received.2.Disclosures of conflicts of interestThe Chair, Lord Mayor, Robert Doyle, advised that conflicts of interest would be disclosed as they arose.3.Confirmation of minutes of the previous meetingMoved:CrWoodThat the minutes of meeting No 40, held on Tuesday 29 September 2015, be confirmed.Seconded:Deputy Lord Mayor, Susan RileyThe motion was put and carried unanimously with the following Councillors present: The Chair, Lord Mayor,Robert Doyle, Deputy Lord Mayor, Susan Riley, Councillors Foster, Leppert, Louey, Mayne, Oke, OngPinder-Mortimer, Watts and Wood.4.Matters arising from the minutes of the previous meetingThere were no matters arising from the minutes of the previous meeting.Submissions/correspondenceThe Chair, Lord Mayor, Robert Doyle, advised that as at 3pm the following submissions been received inaccordance with the Council's Conduct of Meetings Local Law 2010:Agenda item 7.2'Notice of Motion, Cr Leppert: Equal Marriage'Sean Mulcahy (Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby)Anna Brown (Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby)Hannah SpeedSheena ColbourneTim PeppardSharon ZkingAdrian CusmanoClare GoodwinMichael CarterFern McGivneyRebecca LoveTeg an DaviesRobert Minh NguyenDomenic La RosaGary LobleyPhil BrowneAsh DaxtonChelsea AylingVanessa Blake.KarenGuy WallaceHamish JohnstonEdwina KastnerAsh NaughtonJackie NowellToniJohnsonTammy ListerPaula GerberJerry ZhangSymonie ThompsonEmilyHolly JonesBrooke HunterSamantha EdwardsKim WhiteheadAshley McCallumJessica SinclairLinda WhithamBelinda GodbyLisa ButlerAnne MJohn ZammitKevin YatesBrett WatsonWendy GaylordLuke HarrisCarmen HannakerHayley EighteenEmma KearsleyChristine WhyteJodie McConnellLuke WarburtonJim HillCouncil - Tuesday 27 October 2015Warwick Cavanagh (MOIRA)Caitlin HughesClair AnastasiRobert LathamPeter ClarkstoneKierstenMichael BarnettClaire ColemanDingGarren BreenDamien TuneEmily AttwoodAlana DearCath MorrisonMeredyth MacKinnon-LoveNick BromnellChristopher Johnstone2

UnconfirmedLucyDr Andrew SchmulowRebecca TempleDenis GibsonMaureen KecaRaji FernandoAngel SmithChristie DraperSusan NevinKelly McConvilleAlisa MelhuishJessica-Rose TurnerLiora Dafner-BeachTanya SmithJon MarcardMichael SenaAndrew RawsonPauline HarbaughKaren FulcoRoslyn CooperLauren AndersonJennine HewettSanjeev SinghTex O'RyanRichard FlemingPaulette PizzariChris ChamberlainAnn L NagorckaDaniel WhitecombeSharyn FaulknerShane WestonIsabella ChampionJason BickfordDwyane CarrollAnna RogersScott MercerCath ReesMaryellen PeppardSamala NancarrowMichael GalleAgenda item 7.4 Ciara KirbyPanos KerasiotisKim O'NeillJane MyersBrianna WayVivienne MosesDanielle PittAimee ClarkAngela HenningsenJulianne GossDr Siew SoonPhillip MaudePaul BladonDouglas GellatlyChantelle FordProf. Peter NordenBridie CavanaghIan Geoffrey LordingMatthew BillsJames HealthGraham LeitchJames DuncanRenee DeciniDenise HammillRoss FavellLeanne EatonJarrod HaberfieldKim JohnstoneDylan BourkeKatie LarsenAshvin NursingKieren NoonanGrant BevanAndriy KurtsevCaroline CodyRachell HuntColin GuntherAndrew CivitaresesKerry Lynn WorleyEllie DimitroffminutesAdam TelfordEmeallia CliftonDaniel JacobsenJohn WintleSarah MatthewsLibby LetcherPriscilla PyettChris LaxtonHelen PovallMalcolm ElmsStephen MeyerGlyn DevlinScott PayneDamien HalloranMeg CotterEko HermawanWendy SeddonLisa Di CamilloJesse ChambersMargaret Anne MappinDavid CundyBelinda LaughlinMichelle CrawfordAshleigh ThompsonTeigan O'CallaghanKerry QuintonlMichael JohnsonGarry McGhieNikita PrimeJacob LourensFilomena MedcalfKerie O'NealWayne WeeksKrysten TurnerNeil CallerSeng LimAimee SparnennKirsty BrownCohen DixAdam Kane Sargeant.BernieRaveen De SilvaKenneth FryNadine ThomsonPamela FernandoKelly HardimanPhillip WilkieYvonne JohnsonMichael ScottBrent StevensonPo NgEleanor Loughnan NewtonMarion HaydonGayle DillonLindsey RushbyJacob CarrollElizabeth PearsonJessica StylesLee-Anne Van Den BroekTodd SutherlandRobert McDonaldStuart GemmellJamie CollettiLynette PetkovFabian PorteseTessa DytRoisin A. Nic Dhonnacha-NagorckaLois CampbellDenise MclnnesDaniel John ByronKeirice FarleyLuke HerbertSimon KirschMark FitzpatrickDavid H aliiwellSharon TaylorCraigh CarnellSpeak GraovacEvan Davis'Notice of Motion, Cr Wood: City of Melbourne Clean Energy'Michael PulsfordJames ClarkIsabella MorandKara StuartAntony HoldwayKaren LargeJohn KnoxGrace Fitzgerald.Status of confidential itemsNo Councillor wanted to discuss the confidential status of the confidential items 6.4, 6.5 and 7.5.Council-Tuesday 27 October 20153

Unconfirmed5.minutesReports from CommitteeThere were no reports from Committee for consideration in the open session.6.Reports from managementThere were three reports from management for consideration in the open session.6.1Records of Assemblies of CouncillorsThe purpose of this report was to present the most recent written records of assemblies of Councillors forCouncil to note.Moved:CrWoodThat Council notes the written records of the assemblies of Councillors as detailed in Attachment 2of the report from management.Seconded: Cr OngThe motion was put and carried unanimously with the following Councillors present: The Chair, Lord Mayor,Robert Doyle, Deputy Lord Mayor, Susan Riley, Councillors Foster, Leppert, Louey, Mayne, Oke, OngPinder-Mortimer, Watts and Wood.6.2Annual Report 2014-15The purpose of this report was to have the Council consider the City of Melbourne Annual Report 2014-15 inaccordance with its obligations under section 134 of the Local Government Act 1989.Moved:Lord Mayor, Robert DoyleThat Council notes that it has considered the City of Melbourne Annual Report 2014-15 inaccordance with section 134(1) of the Local Government Act 1989.Seconded: Cr LeppertThe motion was put and carried unanimously with the following Councillors present: The Chair, Lord Mayor,Robert Doyle, Deputy Lord Mayor, Susan Riley, Councillors Foster, Leppert, Louey, Mayne, Oke, OngPinder-Mortimer, Watts and Wood.6.3Regent Management Company Pty Ltd: trading results to 30 June 2015The purpose of this report was to inform the Council of the financial performance for the year ended 30 June2015 of Regent Management Company Pty Ltd.Moved:Cr Mayne1.That Council:1.1Notes the trading results of the Regent Management Company Pty Ltd for the financialyear ended 30 June 2015.1.2Continues to support Chief Executive Officer, Ben Rimmer representing Council onthe Regent Management Company board with Greg Stevens, Manager PropertyServices, acting as the alternative Council-nominated director.1.3Requests the Chief Executive Officer to pursue reasons from the entity as to whythere should not be returns from accumulated cash reserves to the shareholders fortheir consideration and decision.Seconded: Lord Mayor, Robert DoyleCouncil - Tuesday 27 October 20154

UnconfirmedminutesThe motion was put and carried unanimously with the following Councillors present: The Chair, Lord Mayor,Robert Doyle, Deputy Lord Mayor, Susan Riley, Councillors Foster, Leppert, Louey, Mayne, Oke, OngPinder-Mortimer, Watts and Wood.7.General BusinessThere were four items of General business for consideration in the open session.7.1Proposed travel report by Lord Mayor, Robert Doyle: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)2015 CEO SummitThe purpose of this report was to seek Council's approval for the Lord Mayor to travel to Manila, Philippines forthe period 16-18 November 2015 for the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2015 CEO Summit.Moved:CrWood1.Seconded:That Council:1.1.Approves the Lord Mayor's travel to Manilla, Philippines for the APEC 2015 CEOSummit for the period 16-18 November 2015.1.2.Notes that the Lord Mayor will prepare a report to the Future Melbourne Committee orCouncil within 60 days of return from travel.Cr Pinder-MortimerThe motion was put and carried unanimously with the following Councillors present: The Chair, Lord Mayor,Robert Doyle, Deputy Lord Mayor, Susan Riley, Councillors Foster, Leppert, Louey, Mayne, Oke, OngPinder-Mortimer, Watts and Wood.7.2Moved:Notice of Motion, Cr Leppert: Equal MarriageCr Leppert1.That Council:1.1Supports the legalisation of marriage between consenting adults regardless of sex,sexuality or gender identity.1.2Calls on the Federal Government to legislate for marriage equality as soon aspracticable, and requests the Lord Mayor to write to the Prime Minister to that effect.Seconded: Lord Mayor, Robert DoyleThe motion was put and carried unanimously with the following Councillors present: The Chair, Lord Mayor,Robert Doyle, Deputy Lord Mayor, Susan Riley, Councillors Foster, Leppert, Louey, Mayne, Oke, OngPinder-Mortimer, Watts and Wood.7.3Moved:Notice of Motion, Cr Mayne: Copyright LicensingCr Mayne1.That Council requests management to:1.1Proactively seek to promptly become licensed by the Copyright Agency Ltd before1 January 2016 on the same terms as other comparable councils.1.2Fund any 2015-16 licence fee payment from the surplus.Seconded: Cr LeppertCouncil - Tuesday 27 October 20155