Town of Bassendean: Minutes
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TOWN OF BASSENDEAN
MINUTES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, 48 OLD PERTH ROAD, BASSENDEAN
ON WEDNESDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2009 AT 5.00 PM
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1.0 DECLARATION OF OPENING/ANNOUNCEMENT OF VISITORS
The Director Corporate Services declared the meeting open and welcomed all those in attendance.
2.0 ELECTION OF PRESIDING MEMBER AND DEPUTY PRESIDING MEMBER
The Committee’s Instrument of Appointment & Delegation states that the Committee shall appoint a Presiding Member and Deputy Presiding Member to conduct its business. The Presiding Member shall ensure that minutes of the proceedings are kept and that business is conducted in accordance with the Town of Bassendean Standing Orders (Local Law No 1).
As this is the first Committee meeting since the Local Government Elections held in October 2009, the positions for Presiding Member and Deputy Presiding Member must be decided.
The CEO has given the Director Corporate Services, delegated authority to conduct the election of the Presiding Member in accordance with the Local Government Act 1995 – Schedule 2.3.
The Presiding Member will then call for nominations for Deputy Presiding Member.
Nominations must be made in writing and a secret ballot will be conducted to decide the positions.
Three nominations were received in writing as follows:
- Mr Tony Watts nominated himself.
- Cr Yates nominated Ms Janelle Marr.
- Ms Sandra Wallis nominated Cr Collins.
Following a secret ballot, the Director Corporate Services advised that Cr Collins had received the most votes. Cr Collins accepted the position and was duly declared Presiding Member.
The Presiding Member called for nominations in writing for the position of Deputy Presiding Member.
One nomination was received in writing as follows:
- Cr Yates nominated Ms Janelle Marr.
As no further nominations were received, following acceptance by Ms Marr of the position, the Cr Collins announced Ms Janelle Marr duly elected Deputy Presiding Member.
The Manager Corporate Services left the Chamber, the time being 5.20pm.
2.0 ATTENDANCES, APOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Cr Collins Presiding Member, Town of Bassendean
Ms Janelle Marr Deputy Presiding Member, Community Representative
Cr Pule Town of Bassendean
Cr Yates Town of Bassendean
Ms Sandra Wallis North East Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce (until 6.20pm)
Mr Evan Briers Hawaiian Investments
Mr Peter Gardner Central Eastern Business Association (CEBA)
Officers
Mr Mike Costarella Director Corporate Services (until 5.20pm)
Mr William Barry Economic Development Officer
Mrs Cathy Muraszko Minute Secretary
Visitors
His Worship the Mayor, Cr John Gangell (Observer)
Apologies
Mr Tony Watts East Metropolitan Small Business Centre
Mr Kevin Davies EMICoL
Mr Brendan Parker Swan Districts Football Club
3.0 DEPUTATIONS
Nil
4.0 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
4.1 Minutes of the Meeting held on 12 August 2009
COMMITTEE/OFFICER RECOMMENDATION – ITEM 4.1
MOVED Cr Pule, Seconded Mr Gardner, that the minutes of the Economic Development Advisory Committee meeting held on 12 August 2009, be confirmed as a true record.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 7/0
5.0 ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE PRESIDING PERSON WITHOUT DISCUSSION
Nil
6.0 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Nil
7.0 BUSINESS DEFERRED FROM PREVIOUS MEETING
8.1 Economic Development Activities Overview
Business Networking Events
BUSINESS BREAKFAST - 21 OCT 2009
On Wednesday, 21 October the Maltese Club was host for the Town’s Business Breakfast: “The Future of Business and What you can do about it”. The presentation was provided by the Small Business Centre CEO, Tony Watts, and two of their mentors, Ian Smith and Terry Power. Swan Chamber of Commerce were partners in this event and assisted in its promotion.
The breakfast was charged at $20. 31 people attended, 25 of whom were paying. A rough tally of charges against the income indicates the event cost the Town $980. This is considered very good value and shall allow further events to be planned in the new year.
MARKETS SUNDOWNER 26 NOV 2009
The next event planned is as an introduction – launch of the Old Perth Road Markets.
Precise arrangements are still being planned. It is currently envisaged to hold it at a Café on OPR on Thursday, from 6.00pm through to 8.00pm. The general public will be welcomed to meet the OPR Committee and find out more about what is being planned for the markets.
The EDO has held discussions with Community News who have shown great support for the markets concept. They have agreed to take photographs of the Committee and write a brief article to promote the sundowner.
ACTIVITIES IN 2010
As previously promoted, the SDFC will host the first Business Breakfast in 2010. This is titled “Football Means Business” and Brendan Parker, CEO will outline the planned activities and games being hosted by the Club at Steel Blue Oval with a view to engaging local traders and community and creating greater vitality in the town centre.
Further events will be scheduled in partnership with CEBA and Swan Chamber of Commerce. Graffiti in the Industrial precinct may be a subject for one of these events.
Old Perth Road Markets
The Committee has been established. Members are:
Ms Sue Chalcraft, Bassendean Fabric and Craft
Ms Vania McGowan, Hedgehogs Café
Mr Andrew Meumann, Pharmacy 51
Ms Joanna Kay, Tomorrows Memories
Ms Vicki Cowan, Tomorrows Memories
Ms Rebekah Spedding, Bassendean Book Exchange
Ms Liane Bennetts, Community Representative
Mr Gareth Glanville, Community Representative
Ms Marlis Grosseholz, Community Representative
Ms Viv Dillon, Community Representative
Cr Kara Collins, KLC Inc / Councillor
Cr John Gangell, Councillor
Cr Gerry Pule, Councillor
The Committee have met 3 times to date, one of those being as a workshop to have open discussion about the look and feel of the concept.
Current arrangements include:
Day: Last Saturday of the month
Time: 10am – 3pm
Location: OPR between Guildford Rd and Wilson Street
Launch date: Sat 27th February 2010.
The group are investigating costs of stalls, traffic management, insurance, signage, power requirements, parking, and associated events to run concurrently.
EMRC Activities
REGIONAL TOURISM STRATEGY WORKSHOPS
In preparation of a new Regional Tourism Strategy, the EMRC are hosting two one day workshops. This process will re-establish the foundations for Tourism in the Eastern Region. It will examine the current levels of infrastructure, marketing and financial and in-kind support from member Councils for Tourism.
The EDO is the nominated representative for the Town of Bassendean on these workshops.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS GROUP (EDOG)
The last meeting was held on 27 August. Amongst the items being progressed are:
- Preparing a business case for the roll out of the National Broadband Network in the Eastern Region.
- Lobbying State government about the Sewerage Infill programme for Bayswater, Bassendean, Swan and Belmont.
- Industrial Area Regional Tours
The second Industrial Tour took place on Friday 30 October. The EDO provided a verbal report of the outcomes of this tour as follows:
This tour is the second of 3 tours planned. It covered the Airport and the commercial developments surrounding the airport and Kwinana. The purpose was to make all EDOs and CEOs more familiar with activities beyond their own areas.
The next EDOG meeting will be 24 November.
Business Associations
The EDO has maintained a close relationship with the 2 main business associations in our region: Swan Chamber of Commerce and Central Eastern Business Association.
Of note the EDO attended the Swan Chamber of Commerce Premiers Luncheon.
On the 9 September, the EDO along with the Mayor attended a very well supported luncheon at Midland Railway Workshop. Billed as a meet and greet the Chamber was very effective in presenting the many issues for which the local economy is held back and lobbying the Premier to revisit the area and see first hand the difficulties currently burdening the industrial and commercial sector.
85 Old Perth Road – Old Squash Court Site
Council, at its meeting 27 October, supported a recommendation to initiate the sale of the land by Public Tender. The sale documents will be prepared with a business plan that will be strongly influenced by the Town Centre Area Strategy (TCAS) and the design and sustainability guidelines that they espouse. Great hopes and expectations are linked to the future development of this site that it will serve as a catalyst and benchmark for future development on Old Perth Road.
The TCAS recommends that development on this site should feature commercial/retail activity on the street level and residential accommodation in two to three floors above. The site should provide parking on site (at rear).
Discussion took place that the development of this site plus allowing a right turn off Guildford Road into Old Perth Road will have a positive effect on the Town Centre. Cr Yates advised that the Local Planning Policy is due to come back to Council at the end of November and includes possible solutions to this problem.
Cr Pule further suggested the Town offer some renewable energy strategies as an incentive to potential developers of this site, and will provide further information to the EDO on this matter.
Survey of Town Centre and Industry Precinct
At the last meeting the Committee resolved that this item be deferred to the November EDAC meeting to give the Committee the opportunity to look at both submissions received to date, and also to allow the EDO to see if there is alternative companies that could conduct the survey.
The revised report was attached to the Agenda.
COMMITTEE/OFFICER RECOMMENDATION – ITEM 8.1
EDAC – 1/11/09 MOVED Ms Wallis, Seconded Mr Briers, that the Economic Development Officer’s Report be received
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 7/0
8.2 Survey Of Town Centre and Industry Precinct
APPLICATION
The purpose of this report is to seek Council support to survey all businesses in the Town Centre and all businesses in Tonkin Business Park.
Discussion took place and it was agreed to include the Ashfield business area in this survey.
It was further agreed that Councillors be made aware via email, of the questions included in the survey.
Further discussion ensued and it was agreed that the EDO negotiate further with Quick Ideas with a view to breaking up the payment schedule, into additional stages such as 20% on commencement, followed by 60% and finally the remainder on completion.
A minor amendment was made to the Officer Recommendation to correct the name of the survey company to Quick Ideas and to include the Ashfield businesses, as highlighted in bold below.
COMMITTEE/OFFICER RECOMMENDATION – ITEM 8.2
EDAC – 2/11/09 MOVED Cr Pule, Seconded Ms Wallis, that the Economic Development Advisory Committee endorses the appointment of Quick Ideas to survey all businesses on Old Perth Road and adjacent streets, the main industrial precinct of Bassendean and businesses in Ashfield, in accordance with the Project Plan and quotation.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 7/0
9.0 MOTIONS OF WHICH PREVIOUS NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN
Nil
Ms Wallis left the Chamber, the time being 6.20pm and did not return.
The Presiding Member took this opportunity to go around the table for general business.
It was agreed to change the meeting schedule to quarterly – February, April, August and November.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION – ITEM 9.0(a)
EDAC – 3/10/09 MOVED Cr Collins, Seconded Cr Pule, that the meeting schedule for the EDAC be set with four meetings per year at 5.00pm on a Wednesday to be advised, in the following months.
February
April
August
November
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 6/0
Following discussion it was further agreed that the Committee convene a workshop to discuss their goals and perspectives. Refreshments to be provided.
COMMITTEE RECOMEMDATION – ITEM 9.0(b)
EDAC – 4/10/09 MOVED Cr Collins, Seconded Cr Yates that a workshop to discuss goals and perspectives of the EDAC be convened on Wednesday 9 December, 2009 from 5.00pm – 7.00pm with refreshments provided.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 6/0
Cr Yates made reference to the various maps provided to both Council and Committees and suggested that larger maps be provided.
Cr Pule complimented CEBA for their recent meeting at the City of Bayswater where Dr Penny Flett was the keynote speaker. He suggested a similar function should be held in the Town and the EDO undertook to liaise with Mr Gardner on this matter.
10.0 ANNOUNCEMENTS OF NOTICES OF MOTION FOR THE NEXT MEETING
11.0 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS
12.0 CLOSURE
The next meeting is to be held in February, commencing at 5.00pm (date to be advised) – to be confirmed by Council.
There being no further business, the Presiding Member declared the meeting closed, the time being 6.30pm.
