Lane Cove Council May 2023 Meeting

The Lane Cove Council May 2023 Meeting will be held on Thursday, 18 May 2023.

Listed below are the agenda items for the meeting.

Have Your Say – Be Part of the Process

Residents can write to Councillors on any agenda item or issue. If you use the email address – [email protected], your email will go to all councillors.

Mayoral Minutes

Mayoral Minute – Damaging Increase in Emergency Services Levy Costs Recommendation      

Lane Cove Council has received advice that the Emergency Services Levy (ESL) payable for 2023/24 will be $1,186,681, a $224,207 (23%) increase on the 2022/23 figure of $962,474.

In addition, it appears. Councils will no longer receive a subsidy from the State Government, as has been the case in the past 3-4 years. Historically, the subsidy has been (on average) around $100,000 for Council.

Read our article here on the impact of this unexpected increase.

Mayor Zbik is recommending Lane Cove Council:

1. Write to the Treasurer, the Minister for Emergency Services, the Minister for Local Government and local State Member(s):
   • Expressing Council’s strong opposition to the NSW Government’s last-minute decision to impose an enormous Emergency Services Levy (ESL) cost increase on councils for 2023/24 by scrapping the ESL subsidy for councils and at a time after Council has publicly advertised its Operational Plan and annual budget to the community;
   • Noting that as a consequence of the unannounced 73% increase in the State Emergency Service budget and an 18% increase in the Fire and Rescue NSW budget, Council’s 3.7% rate increase to provide essential community services and infrastructure has been significantly eroded;
   • Advising that the Government’s decision may/will lead to a reduction in important local services and/or the cancellation of necessary infrastructure projects;
   • Calling on the NSW Government to take immediate action to:
     • restore the ESL subsidy in 2023/24
     • urgently introduce legislation to decouple the ESL from the rate peg to enable councils to recover the full cost
     • develop a fairer, more transparent and financially sustainable method of funding critically important emergency services in consultation with local government.
2. Write to the Chair of the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) advising that Council’s forced emergency services contribution is manifestly disproportionate to the 2023/24 rate cap, which has resulted in additional financial stress; and
3. Write to the President of LGNSW seeking the Association’s ongoing advocacy to bring about relief in the burden of Councils’ emergency services contribution.

Mayoral Minute – Requesting Meetings With New NSW State Government Ministers Recommendation    

With the change in government, Mayor Andrew Zbik has requested a meeting with some key ministers to discuss the following issues:

The Hon Penny Sharpe MLC – NSW Minister for Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Heritage

• Investigate the idea to classify urban trees in our LGA as “assets”. Thus, creating the ability to distribute funding for the purpose of urban tree renewal and maintenance.
• Incentives and policy settings to improve bushland maintenance, regeneration and upkeep of local bush walking tracks.
• Incentives and policy settings for community education to support the electrification of our built environment.
• Reform to encourage installation of solar panels on residential strata schemes.
• Incentives and policy settings to transition households away from gas as a source of energy.

The Hon Rose Jackson MLC – NSW Minister for Housing

• Provision of commercial premises to support a local convenience store in any future development by the Land and Housing Corporation located at 618-624 Mowbray Road, Lane Cove North and 25-29 Mindarie Street, Lane Cove North.
• Development of affordable housing policies.
• Incentives and policy settings to enable Council to use equity within its existing affordable housing portfolio as security to support borrowing money for the purposes of purchasing more key worker housing.
• Challenges posed by ‘Build-to-Rent’ housing schemes.

The Hon Paul Scully MLA – NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces.

• Reforms to the system and regulation of Private Certifiers in NSW.
• Future plans for the Crows Nest Metro Station site.
• Review of the St Leonards and Crows Nest 2036 Plan and the need for infrastructure provision in a coordinated manner across the Lane Cove, Willoughby and North Sydney Local Government Areas.
• Options for innovative funding and partnerships to provide new and upgraded assets and infrastructure.
• Reform to encourage the installation of solar panels on residential strata schemes.
• Incentives and policy settings to transition households away from gas as a source of energy.
• Options to assist Council with accelerating the acquisition of properties for a public park in the St Leonards South Masterplan area.

 The Hon John Graham MLC – NSW Minister for Roads

• Need for resolution of additional left turn lane at Penrose Street/Burns Bay Road intersection in Lane Cove West.
• Need for resolution (ideally traffic signals) at Northwood Road/River Rd intersection in Northwood.
• Several outstanding recommendations and action arising from the Lane Cove North traffic study in the Lane Cove North area.
• Need to co-ordinate traffic solutions in the St Leonards and Crows Nest area.
• Need for a resolution of Phase Two intersection safety improvements at the intersection of River Road and Northwood Road in Longueville
• Need to adjust right-turn signals from Epping Road into Longueville Road, Lane Cove.
• Need for shared user path network to Lane Cove Sport & Recreation Facility along River Road and Longueville Road.
• Update on Council project to commence construction of shared use path from View Street to Fig Tree Bridge. Need for further Government support to extend to Epping Road to the north and Gladesville Bridge to the south.
• Support for the implementation of the Lane Cove Bicycle Plan.

The Hon Jo Haylen MLA – NSW Minister for Transport

• Delays and deterioration in the provision of local bus services.
• Commence planning for additional bus services to connect Lane Cove Village, St Leonards Railway Station and Crows Nest Metro Station to the soon to be built Lane Cove Sport & Recreation Facility at 180 River Road, Lane Cove.
• Investigations to extend the Lane Cove ferry service to Burns Bay, Lane Cove.
• Community consultation on any future plans for Greenwich Ferry Wharf.
• Support for the implementation of the Lane Cove Bicycle Plan.

The Hon Ron Hoenig MLA – NSW Minister for Local Government.

• That Council supports the IPART review on rate pegging methodology.
• That Council supports LGNSW advocacy that merits based rezoning planning proposals initiated by landowners will no longer be able to be pursued.
• That Council calls for a proper review of development application charges to ensure cost recovery.
• That Council advocates for a cumulative fine structure and more authority to Councils to enforce planning controls/development consents for repeat offenders; and
• That Council advocates for solutions where Council can use equity within its affordable housing assets to support lending for the purposes of purchasing more key worker housing.

Notices of Motion

Notice of Motion – Hours of Work – Construction Sites Recommendation    

Councillor Merri Southwood is moving a motion to align construction hours for Lane Cove Development with construction hours in adjoining local government areas.  A commercial development (not multi-unit) is permitted in the Lane Cove local area on Saturdays until 4 pm.   Demolition work is allowed on Saturday.

Councils adjacent to Lane Cove enforce the following construction hours of work on weekends:-

North Sydney Council

• 7 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday (Construction)
• 8 am to 1 pm Saturday (Construction)
• 8 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday (Demolition)

Willoughby Council

• 7 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday (Construction)
• 8 am to 1 pm Saturday (Construction)
• 8 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday (Demolition)

Hunters Hill Council

• 7 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday
• 8 am to 1 pm Saturday

In all three LGAs, approval may be sought for out-of-hours work.

Lane Cove Council approves construction activity for longer hours on weekdays and Saturdays.

7 am to 5:30 pm          Monday to Friday        (additional 30 minutes)

7 am to 4 pm               Saturday                     (extra 4 hours)

This motion seeks to explore the possible amendment of the Council’s approved hours of construction to align with those applicable in adjacent LGAs.

Notice of Motion – Reporting of Pollution Incidents on Council’s Website and in Council Snapshot

Councillors Merri Southwood and David Roenfeldt are moving a motion which aims to better inform the community of potential or actual pollution incidents.

The notice of motion notes the following:

• Council officers responded promptly to the recent spill from the JQZ development of approximately 800 litres of diesel into Berry’s Creek. (ITC note read our article here about the diesel spill)
• It is acknowledged that community members had and continue to have concerns as to the potential health impacts and impacts on the ecosystem of the waterways and adjacent bushland of this recent spill.
• It is also acknowledged that community members wish to be more fully informed about such potential or actual pollution incidents, including the nature and cause of the incidents, the response of relevant authorities and any actions taken by these authorities subsequent to the incidents, including orders or prosecutions initiated.

Councillors Southwood and Roenfeldt are asking fellow councillors to vote on the following recommendations:

That Council:

1. Acknowledges that it is important for community members to have confidence that Council will inform them about potential or actual pollution incidents that pose a threat to the health of the community or to the environment as soon as practicable after the occurrence of such incidents;
2. Acknowledges that it is also important for the community to receive information about the response of relevant authorities to potential or actual pollution incidents and any actions taken by these authorities subsequent to the incidents, including orders made or prosecutions initiated;
3. Implements the following measures:-
   1. Provide to the community, as soon as practicable after the occurrence of potential or actual pollution incidents that may pose a threat to the health of the community or to the environment, information as to the location and nature of the incidents and any steps to be taken to minimise harm from such incidents; and
   2. Provide through the Council Snapshot information about all pollution incidents reported to Council including the location and nature of the incidents and actions taken by relevant authorities subsequent to the incident, including orders made or prosecutions initiated.

Notice of Motion – Council Facilitation of Discussion About the Referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament Recommendation    

Councillor Merri Southwood is moving the following notice of motion to assist discussion about The Voice Referendum.

Officer Reports for Determination

Classification of Land – 14 Gay Street Recommendation

Lane Cove Council purchased a 2,801 square meter block to bolster its bushland portfolio.  The block is located at 14 Gay Street, Lane Cove North, and was purchased as part of the Council’s Bushland Expansion Program and connects to the existing Stringybark Creek Reserve.  The property includes mature trees, such as Sydney Blue Gums, Sydney Red Gums, Blackbutts, and Turpentines.  The property backs onto the Harry Howard bushwalk area – read our article here.

The land is currently in a residential zone with an Environmental Protection Layer.

At the Lane Cove Council March 2023 Meeting, councillors resolved to undertake consultation regarding Council’s intention to classify 14 Gay Street as operational land pending further investigation on its future use and management.

The operational rezoning was stated to be an interim arrangement.

Below is an extract from the Lane Cove Council’s Website Have Your Say Section:

“Council now needs to determine the future use and management of the property. The key option for consideration by Council is whether to subdivide a portion of the front of the property to partially recover the acquisition cost or to retain the whole site as open space bushland. The retention of the whole site would incur further cost to Council due to the required demolition of the existing property which is currently uninhabited.

Alternatively, the potential sub-division of the portion of the land facing Gay Street lends itself to continued residential occupation albeit on a smaller parcel that does not impact the natural bushland, whilst simultaneously delivering a contiguous strip of bushland inside the established Stringybark Creek Reserve that delivers considerable community benefit.”

The community consultation period has finished, and councillors are being asked to vote on the land classification.

A total of 54 respondents completed the online Have Your Say Survey.

The survey asked respondents two questions regarding 14 Gay Street – which were:

Question One:

Please provide any comments regarding Council’s intention to classify the recently acquired 14 Gay Street, Lane Cove, as operational land

• 44 responses supported community land
• Six responses supported active land (with all noting this should be an interim arrangement and to allow subdivision)
• Four did not clearly state their preference or were seeking further clarification

Question Two:

Please provide any comments or suggestions for the future use of the land

Written Submissions:

A total of 21 written submissions were received from individual members of the community.

• Eighteen responses supported community land
• One response supported operational land (but noted a preference to removing the property)
• Two did not clearly state their preference or were seeking further clarification

Formal written submissions were also received from the following advisory committees and community groups:

• Bushland Management Advisory Committee
• Lane Cove Bushland and Conservation Society
• Stringybark Creek Bushcare Group
• Lane Cove North Residents’ Association

During the consultation period, the Council’s Open Space Team also met on-site with the Council’s Bushland Management Advisory Committee and representatives from the Lane Cove Bushland and Conservation Society.

Notwithstanding that the overall community sentiment was to classify the land as community land, the Lane Cove Council are recommending the land be classified as operational land.  The rationale for this classification is to permit Lane Cove Council to demolish the derelict building, and LCC is of the view this can only be achieved if the land is classified as operational.

Lane Cove Council officers have recommended the following resolution:

That Council:-

1. Classify the recently acquired property 14 Gay Street, Lane Cove, Lot A DP 360196, as operational land, pursuant to s31 of the Local Government Act 1993;
2. Note that Council can reclassify the land to community land by passing a resolution following 28 days’ public notice;
3. Commit, as a minimum, to in the future reclassify the Environmental Protection Zone and 10-metre Bushland Buffer Zone to Community Land for permanent retention and management as bushland;
4. Receive a further report in relation to the suggestions made, as applicable to the northern end of the site, as depicted in the plan included in the report, and the proposed permanent classification of the land;
5. Commit to undertaking a further round of community consultation on the proposed permanent classification of the land post consideration of the further report in Part 4., and
6. Allocate $75,000 from the Capital Works Reserve to fund the immediate demolition and disposal of the existing house, hardstand areas, and any general waste on the site.

Jean Mitchell Lucretia Baths – Community Consultation Outcomes Recommendation  

The Lucretia Baths are located in Longueville and are heritage listed. Lane Cove Council closed the baths due to safety concerns around the structure. Lane Cove Council council asked for community feedback on whether the baths should be rebuilt at the cost of approximately $600 000 or whether the baths should be demolished.

The community feedback was that the baths should be rebuilt.

Will Lane Cove Councillors vote to spend $600 000 on rebuilding the pool, or will they decide that other community projects are more important?

As mentioned above, you can address Lane Cove Council before the meeting on 18 May 2023 and let them know your thoughts.

Read our article about the Lucretia Baths and the community consultation results here.

Bob Campbell Oval – Procurement of Consultants for Tender Documentation Recommendation

Lane Cove Council officers recommend that Taylor Brammer Pty Ltd prepare the Bob Campbell Oval landscape detail documentation and specifications to be incorporated in tender documents and that AgEnviro provide the detailed design, specification and maintenance plan for the turf field.

Draft Social Media Policy – Community Consultation Outcomes Recommendation    

Draft Media Policy – Community Consultation Outcomes Recommendation   

Draft Modern Slavery Prevention Policy – Community Consultation Outcomes Recommendation 

At the Lane Cove Council February 2023 meeting, it was resolved to consult with the community on its Draft Modern Slavery Prevention Policy.

The Policy is for preventing, detecting, and reporting modern slavery in any part of Council’s operations or supply chain within their responsibility.

Public consultation took place over a six (6) week period. No formal submissions were received.

The officer’s report recommends Lane Cove Council adopt the Draft Modern Slavery Prevention Policy.

Draft Managing Conflicts of Interests for Council-related Developments Policy Recommendation   

From time to time, New South Wales councils lodge development applications seeking consent to develop on land they own, occupy or otherwise control.  At the same time, the council could be the consent authority responsible for determining the application under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (‘EPA Act‘).   In this situation, a conflict of interest may arise.

An example of council-related development is the recent upgrades to the Longueville Sporting Club (aka the Diddy).  Lane Cove Council owns the Diddy land.

When the Diddy wanted to build a structure for their pizza oven, they submitted a development application.  The Lane Cove Council referred the developments to the Lane Cove Local Planning Panel. A report written by council officers accompanied the development application.

If a Council DA has a capital investment value over $5 million,  the development application is referred to the Sydney North Planning Panel as the consent authority.  The Canopy DA and the Lane Cove Sports and Recreational Facility DA were referred to the Sydney North Planning Panel.

On 3rd April 2023, the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Conflict of Interest) Regulation 2022 (‘Conflict of Interest Regulation‘) amending the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021 (‘EPA Reg‘) took effect.  This regulation requires councils to manage conflicts of interest about ‘council-related development applications‘ and amend Schedule 1 of the EPA Act about the community consultation period.

The minimum public exhibition period for a council-related development application is now 28 days.

A council-related DA must be accompanied by the following:

• a management strategy (i.e. a statement specifying how the council will manage any conflicts of interest that arise); or
• a statement that the commission has no management strategy for the application.

A consent authority must not determine a council-related application unless a council has adopted a conflict of interest policy and considers the procedure in determining the application.

The Department of Planning and Environment has published Guidelines for Council-related Development Application Conflict of Interest.

The Guidelines provide a sample conflict of interest policy and a sample management strategy statement, both of which councils can use as a template to prepare their documents.

The Guidelines recommend as best practice that council conflict of interest policies should also address conflicts that may occur after development consent has been granted to council-related development applications.

Lane Cove Councillors are being asked to endorse a conflict of interest policy for Lane Cove Council-related DAs where they are the consent authority.

2022/23 Budget – Third Quarter Budget Review Recommendation 

Councillor Conference Attendance Request – Climate Summit for Local Government 2023 Recommendation  

A proposal to send Councillors Kennedy and Bryla to the Climate Summit for Local Government.

Public Reporting of Councillor Briefing and Meeting Attendance Recommendation

A proposal that Lane Cove Council publish a breakdown of Councillor attendance at Ordinary Council Meetings, Extraordinary Council Meetings and Councillor Workshops on Council’s website, and the 12-month statistics be included in Council’s Annual Report.

Greener Neighbourhoods Grant Summary – Trees on Private Land Recommendation  

Lane Cove Council received a Greener Neighbourhoods Grant in mid-2022.  The Grant enabled Lane Cove Council to run community engagement workshops. The workshops were designed to identify barriers or negative perceptions Lane Cove locals may have about trees on private land.

ITC spoke about the project to the consultants working with Lane Cove Council in October 2022.

If you gave your feedback to Lane Cove Council about trees on private land – you may be interested in reading the report prepared by Lane Cove Council’s Consultants – the report is attached to this agenda item.

Relevant recommendations have been incorporated into Lane Cove Council’s Urban Forest Strategy.

This agenda item seeks Council support to apply for future grant funding to carry out events and projects to build residents’ awareness of the benefit of canopy trees on private land.

The following recommendations were made to assist in delivering more tree canopies on private land across the LGA.

1. In future tree engagement processes, develop consultation materials that include detailed data on the benefits of planting medium to large trees, including environmental, shade and habitat values. Ensure that a range of species of varying sizes are included and where possible provide specific information on their growth rates and maintenance. Explore using engagement processes such as dotmocracy panels to improve transparency and information sharing.
2. Consider developing a pilot community program to promote new native tree planting in gardens. This could focus specifically on the habitat benefits of the plant and could provide a benefit to landowners for tree survival (i.e., a small gift one year after planting).
3. Share the importance of endemic planting native trees in gardens with the wider community. This may be the development of an online portal or a physical marker on landmark trees.
4. Consider developing a pilot project that tracks habitat in garden trees. This may be a project promoted through local schools or clubs and could be designed to encourage “citizen scientists” to track and monitor native birds in local trees in their yard. Share and promote this over social media.
5. Consider offering residents free arborist visits or advice on pruning and maintenance of large gum trees. This could also provide advice on new tree planting. Council may explore state funding avenues, similar to the Greening our City grant program in order to fund this initiative in addition to their current arborist services.
6. Consider providing new homeowners with substantial habitat trees in their yards with a fact sheet on the significance of the tree, and ways to manage and maintain their tree. Consider providing free advice on pruning and maintenance.

This agenda item is before councillors as Lane Cove Council has not budgeted for an extension of this programme, so it is necessary to seek further grant funding.

Although not mentioned in Lane Cove Council’s agenda papers, some interesting articles support planting trees on private properties to help with energy efficiency and reduce air temperature.  If you are interested, ITC suggests you read:

• Potential residential tree arrangement to optimise dwelling energy efficiency
• Planting more trees could reduce premature heat-related deaths in European cities by a third – new research

Lane Cove & St Leonards Parking Study Recommendation   

The report recommends changes to parking around the Lane Cove Village and St Leonards.  Read our article here about the study.

Lane Cove Council has summarised the parking study’s key findings as follows:

• On-street parking demand in the Lane Cove Village varies from street to street and each street serves differing users.
• Opportunities to improve accessible parking in the Lane Cove Village and St Leonards
• Seniors’ parking is highly utilised in Lane Cove Village
• Car share has low use in Lane Cove Village and St Leonards
• The overall Loading Zone demand in the Lane Cove Village does not exceed the capacity

Following are some key recommendations for the Lane Cove Village and St Leonards.

• Changes to the parking restrictions on a street-by-street basis with a focus on streets that exceed 85% capacity at the time of the survey.
• Increase the accessible parking spaces in the Lane Cove Village and St Leonards.
• Implement 3-hour time restrictions for on-street accessible parking spaces in the Lane Cove Village.
• Ensure consistent seniors’ parking signage.
• Develop a Lane Cove Council LGA Electric Vehicle strategy, including consideration for on-street EV charging bays.
• Develop a Lane Cove Council LGA car share strategy

Bush Fire Risk Management Plan Recommendation 

The following statement about Lane Cove bushland is on the Lane Cove Council website:

“Almost every part of Lane Cove is within 500 metres of bushland. It can also be found on private land and land owned by other government organisations.”

The purpose of this agenda item is to advise on the implementation of the Bushfire Risk Management Plan (BFRMP). Before the NSW Bushfire Coordinating Committee can endorse a BFRMP, the plan must be available for public review for no less than eight weeks. This agenda item recommends that the draft BFRMP be on public display commencing May 2023, per NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) advice.

Background

The Bushfire Risk Management Plan for Hunters Hill, Lane Cove, Parramatta and Ryde councils was prepared by the Bushfire Management Committee in conjunction with the NSW Rural Fire Service. The plan aimed to identify the assets at risk and prioritise hazard reduction works over the coming five years. Hazard reduction works include hazard reduction burns, and manual hazard reduction works undertaken as part of the Bush Regeneration Program.

This BFRMP aims to reduce the risk of adverse impacts of bushfires on life, property, infrastructure and environmental, economic, cultural, agricultural and community assets. The objectives of this BFRMP are to:

Objective 1: Reduce the number of human-induced bushfire ignitions and their potential to cause damage to life, property, infrastructure and environmental, economic, cultural, agricultural and community assets.

Objective 2: Manage fuel to reduce the rate of spread, intensity and impact of bushfires on life and assets while minimising damage to environmental and cultural values.

Objective 3: Increase the community’s resilience to bushfires by improving its preparedness, response and recovery.

Objective 4: Provide advice and strategies to plan, prepare and implement activities to effectively contain fires with the potential to cause damage to life, property, infrastructure and environmental, economic, cultural, agricultural and community assets.

This agenda item recommends that the draft BFRMP be on public display commencing May 2023, per NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) advice.

Community Assistance Grants to Community Groups 2023-2024 Recommendation   

This Report discusses the 2023/2024 Community Assistance Grant application process and recommends various grants to local community groups.

Under Section 356 of the Local Government Act 1993, Council may grant Financial Assistance to Community Organisations.

Each year Lane Cove Council calls for applications for financial assistance from community groups based in the Lane Cove Local Government Area (LGA) or those whose contribution addresses the identified needs of people within the LGA.

The 2023/2024 draft budget includes a provision of $521,000 for Financial Assistance to Community Groups. Lane Cove Council received 20 applications requesting funds of $601,628.

The total amount of the Financial Assistance Grants Program recommended in this Report is $499.897.85.

Other than for Sydney Community Services and Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios, the maximum funding is limited to $10,000.  The average funding requested in 2023/2024 was approximately $6,500.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council:

1. Consider Community Assistance Grants and the Cultural Venue Performance Hire Subsidy Funds to Community Groups for 2023-2024;
2. Give public notice of the proposed funding in accordance with the consultation strategy outlined in this report and, subject to no objections being received, grant the funds; and
3. Host the Community Assistance Grants presentation ceremony in August 2023.

Proposed Voluntary Planning Agreement for Area 16 and 17 – St Leonards South Precinct Recommendation

Altis Bulky Retail Pty Ltd proposes to develop Areas 16 and 17 (11-19 Holdsworth Avenue and 12-20 Berry Road, St Leonards) comprising two (2) multi-story residential flat buildings containing 180 apartments and underground parking.

Subject to the Developer obtaining development consent, and in addition to the S7.11 Developer Contributions to fund precinct-wide community infrastructure, the development at Areas 16 and 17 will deliver the following in accordance with Specifications associated with the St Leonards South Precinct:-

1. Dedication in perpetuity to Council of a stratum parcel of land in Area 16, identified as 11 Holdsworth Avenue, St Leonards, being a stratum lot limited in depth to allow for basement parking below the road and formerly part of Lot 10 Section 2 in DP 7259 and constructed as part of a 15m wide pedestrian and bicycle link connecting Berry Road and Holdsworth Avenue embellished in accordance with the “Specifications for Public Open Space in the St Leonards South Precinct”;
2. Dedication in perpetuity to Council of a parcel of land in Area 17, limited in height and depth (which may be a Strata Lot), comprising of a multi-purpose (childcare centre and community hall) facility of 600 square metres and an outdoor play space of 450 square metres with direct connection between these spaces, provided in accordance with the “Specifications for Community Facilities in the St Leonards South Precinct”;
3. Dedication in perpetuity to Council of 1 affordable housing dwelling in Area 17 where each dwelling shall comprise an internal area of at least 70 sqm (plus basement storage) and one car space, in accordance with the “Specifications for Affordable Housing in the St Leonards South Precinct”.

Lane Cove Council officers are recommending that LCC enter into a Voluntary Planning Agreement with Altis Bulky Retail Pty Ltd in respect of the development of Areas 16 and 17 (11-19 Holdsworth Avenue and 12-20 Berry Road) at the St Leonards South Precinct.

Officer Reports for Information

Delivery Program and Operational Plan – 2022/23 Third Quarter Review Recommendation

The Third Quarter Review of the 2022/23 Delivery Program and Operational Plan provide an overview of all Council’s activities.

Council Snapshot April 2023 Recommendation

Lane Cove Council publishes a monthly snapshot, which sets out what has been happening over the month, from development applications, parking fines, waste and landfill reduction reports, and reports on upcoming footpath maintenance.