Other Business
Submission for Macaulay Refresh
· Simon has circulated questions / answers from the CoM.
· Submissions due next Tuesday.
· Action: David to prepare first draft and circulate to the group for feedback.
· Peter Cassidy and Nikki will be putting in personal submissions on behalf of Bruce Street. Key focus of their submissions will be existing controls vs. FAR (Floor Area Ratio).
· Sheila expressed concern in relation to the removal of hazardous material at the lofts on Little Hardiman Street about 10 days ago (asbestos removal was undertaken, hidden behind blocked windows with a miniscule sign at the doorway off Bent Street).
· Rohan confirmed that this issue is everywhere (the Minister and Council re-zoned the area to address this). Council relies on the community to report if builders are not adhering to requirements/conditions associated with the safe removal of hazardous materials. Rohan happy to communicate with council officers and ask them to send enforcement officer to inspect sites if this continues/happens again.
Records Management
· Tony has circulated a draft plan (to Fran and Therese) on records management. This is particularly important as we move to digital storage vs. hard/paper records.
· This document will act as a ‘single source’ of truth and will detail how different record types (i.e. sensitive/private/public) are managed and who is responsible for them.
· Going forward any hardcopy record not electronically available must be scanned or photographed and uploaded to “kenassocinc@gmail.com” for storage in the KA Google Drive account.
· Benefits: Records will be captured in a manner that supports decision making and meets accountability and governance requirements; will be stored securely, cost-effectively and disposed of in a timely manner; will be protected for legal and historical reasons; will ensure we maintain continuity and ‘corporate memory’. It is also a Consumer Affairs Victoria requirement.
· Proposing to have a quick catch-up next week and then distribute for further comment.
Council Elections
· Rohan excused himself for the rest of the meeting.
· It was agreed that we would prepare and send a questionnaire to candidates (10-15 questions) covering some of the biggest/pressing issues facing Kensington and how they propose to address them.
· Potential topics/questions include:
o How will you manage over-development to ensure it will be addressed in a holistic and co-ordinated way?
o What will you do to ensure the infrastructure is appropriate to meet the updated population/new suburb? What mechanisms will be put in place to ensure we can track this?
o How do you interpret building height – preferred maximum vs. absolute maximum?
o How will developer contributions be allocated amongst the community? How will you ensure they remain in Kensington?
o Issues around traffic noise and air quality;
o Public/Social housing;
o Recycling;
o What will you do to ensure funding is secured for the Moonee Ponds Creek Draft Opportunities Plan?
Other
· AGM (All) – Ellen will be invited as a guest speaker at the beginning of the meeting (10 minutes for presentation + 10 minutes for questions). Newsletter to be sent which only addresses the AGM (short and to the point).
· Environmental Infrastructure for Growing Populations (Simon) – An inquiry is being held by The Victorian Legislative Assembly Environment and Planning Committee into the current and future arrangements to secure environmental infrastructure, particularly parks and open space for a growing population in Melbourne and across regional centres. Examples of environmental infrastructure include parks and open space, sporting fields, forest and bushland, wildlife corridors and waterways.
· Closing date is 28th of September. John and Simon to draft response.
· Kensington Women’s Pace Garden (Sheila) – Kensington Neighbourhood House (“KNH”) is hosting a Zoom meeting on the 3rd of October (10:30am to 12:00pm). It has been advertised in the spring edition of the FlemKen News and on the KNH website. The objective of the meeting is to consider the past and future of the Garden in light of the CoM’s Urban Forest Strategy.
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