Town of Bassendean: Minutes

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TOWN OF BASSENDEAN

MINUTES

SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING

HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, 48 OLD PERTH ROAD, BASSENDEAN

ON TUESDAY 3 MARCH 2009 AT 10.00PM

1.0 DECLARATION OF OPENING/ANNOUNCEMENT OF VISITORS

Her Worship the Mayor opened the meeting and welcomed all those in attendance.

2.0 ATTENDANCES, APOLOGIES & APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Attendance

Councillors

Her Worship the Mayor, Cr Tina Klein

Cr Anne Brinkworth

Cr Michelle Stubbs

Cr Lynda Butler

Cr John Cox

Cr Mary Elgar

Cr Sam Piantadosi

Cr Gerry Pule

Cr Don Yates

Officers

Mr Bob Jarvis, Chief Executive Officer

Mr Brian Reed, Manager Development Services

Public

No members of the public were in attendance.

3.0 PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

Nil

4.0 DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS

Nil.

5.0 REPORTS

5.1 Federal Government’s Strategic Infrastructure Funding Programme

The CEO presented Council with an outline of the proposed construction of the Civic Building, as contained in the Town Centre Area Strategy, and using the costing contained within that report, as the basis for an application to the Federal Government’s Strategic Infrastructure Funding programme.

The CEO recommended that a funding proposal be submitted that requested $16,000,000 towards that project and submitted as part of the much larger total Town Centre Redevelopment plans. Further, that the funding will be for the three storey version on the basis that the Government is unlikely to provide funding towards a project which has a major commercial component.

COUNCIL RESOLUTION – ITEM 5.1

SCM – 1/3/09 MOVED Cr Gangell, Seconded Cr Brinkworth, that Council approves the submission of an application to the Federal Government’s Strategic Infrastructure Grants programmed closing on 6 March 2009 for $16,000,000 for the major portion of the construction of a new Civic building which includes Town Hall, meeting rooms, civic faculties and office space, in line with the concept plans produced for the Town of Bassendean by Hames Sharley and as a stage of the evolving and advanced Town Centre Area Strategy.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 9/0

6.0 PUBLIC QUESTIONS & RIGHT OF REPLY

Nil.

7.0 CLOSURE

There being no further business, the Mayor declared the meeting closed at 10.04pm.