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A snapshot from the City of Whyalla ordinary meeting on Monday, June 17, 2019.
PUBLIC QUESTION TIME: Questions were received and answered from the Whyalla Residents and Ratepayers Association and resident Alan Hall.
YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Zoe Ritchie gave an update of YAC activities.
CORPORATE
Public consultation: One hour was assigned for the public to make submissions and ask questions on the Draft 2019-2020 Annual Business Plan and Budget. There were no submissions or questions received from the public.
CORPORATE
Submissions on the Draft 2019-2020 Annual Business Plan and Budget: Elected members were presented with an update of the feedback received from the public consultation process. Council has received 21 official submissions in writing along with questions from the public consultation meeting held on Wednesday, June 5. A common thread in the feedback was objections to the proposed 4% rate rise and the practice of spray sealing roads. Submissions will continue to be received until June 25, 2019. A recommendation that Council consider the feedback to date was carried unanimously.
CITY GROWTH
Community Grants: Three applications were received for community grants in the final round for the financial year of 2018-19. A recommendation was made that the Rotary Club of Whyalla be granted $5000 for a 2019 Science & Engineering Challenge; the Whyalla Bowling Club be granted $3932.50 for seating and the Whyalla Players be granted $5000 for its production of Beauty and the Beast. This was carried unanimously.
PRESENTATIONS
GFG Alliance: A presentation on GFG Alliance developments was received from Mr Theuns Victor, Executive Managing Director of Liberty Primary Steel.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Ageing and Disability Advisory Group: A recommendation that a report from the group's meeting, held on Wednesday May 8, be received and the recommendations from the meeting be adopted was carried unanimously.
NOTICES OF MOTION
None
QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
None
MOTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
None
QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
New jetty: Elected members put forward questions on the planning and construction process of the new structure. These were answered by CEO Chris Cowley. It was undertaken that this information would be released to the public in the form of a press release and information distribution as soon as possible.
This a brief summary of the business conducted at the meeting. The exact minutes of the meeting will be available in the near future on the council website.