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Councillor Briefing and Workshop Session — 2022-09-06
1. Bi-monthly Strategic Priorities
1. Bi-monthly Strategic Priorities
This will be a regular bi-monthly strategic priority meeting for the CEO, Mayor and Councillors to meet and discuss a range of strategic matters including opportunities and risks. An agenda will be emailed to the attendees before the meeting and uploaded to LGHub.
MATTERS ARISING:
Councillors discussed progress towards the community vision for 2041 and the implementation of strategic initiatives and catalyst projects in i-Future.
Councillors noted the progress made and the opportunities and risks that exist and are emerging.
Councillors noted that these sessions will occur every two months in parallel with the budget development process for the coming financial year.
Councillors raised questions and requests for further information for action by officers.
2 New Item (Committees) - Ipswich Alcohol and Other Drugs Residential Rehabilitation and Withdrawal Service
2. Ipswich Alcohol and Other Drugs Residential Rehabilitation and Withdrawal Service
Verbal report regarding Ipswich Alcohol and other Drugs Residential Rehabilitation and Withdrawal Service.
MATTERS ARISING:
Councillors in attendance noted and discussed the information presented by the West Moreton Hospital and Health Service.
Council was asked to assist in identifying any suitable Council owned land for the service to operate.
Councillor Sheila Ireland was not present for the commencement of Item 3.
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2. Presentation on level crossings by Inland Rail to Council Workshop
3. Presentation on level crossings by Inland Rail to Council Workshop
This is a report concerning the Inland Rail project. The latest design prepared for the Inland Rail project in the Ipswich region includes two (2) level crossings. Ipswich City Council Chief Executive Officer invited Inland Rail CEO, Rebecca Pickering to discuss level crossings with the Mayor, Councillors and relevant officers at a Council workshop. Ms Pickering and other Inland Rail personnel will present the process used to select level crossings and the design work undertaken at the two (2) locations.
“The attachment/s to this report are confidential in accordance with section 254(J)(i) of the Local Government Regulation 2012.”
MATTERS ARISING:
Councillors in attendance noted and discussed the information presented by Inland Rail. Councillors reiterated their significant safety and amenity concerns with any level crossings being implemented. Inland Rail will continue to engage with Ipswich City Council and the Mayor and Councillors on the project developments.
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3. Council's Partnerships with Ipswich Region Chamber of Commerce and Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce
4. Council's Partnerships with Ipswich Region Chamber of Commerce and Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce
At the September 2021 Economic and Industry Development Committee meeting, it was resolved that the Partnership Agreements between the Region’s Chambers and Council be brought to a councillor workshop for consideration in the drafting stage.
The draft agreements are attached, which are based on discussions with the Executive of each of the Chambers and renews the partnerships with the same inclusions and fees as the 2021-2022 partnership agreements.
MATTERS ARISING:
Councillors in attendance noted the information presented by the Chambers of Commerce.
Deputy Mayor Jacob Madsen was not present for Item 5.
Mentions: Ipswich · Springfield
4. Draft Natural Environment Strategy
5. Draft Natural Environment Strategy
The purpose of the briefing is to outline the draft Natural Environment Strategy and gain feedback before undertaking final external stakeholder engagement. The presentation in Attachment 1 provides a snapshot of the progress to date.
Development of the strategy follows consultation with key internal and external stakeholders. In May 2022 a workshop was undertaken with Mayor and Councillors on the strategy scope and priority objectives. This informed development of the strategy.
The strategy’s theme, “ Our Natural Ipswich – connected, protected and resilient landscapes” , encapsulates council’s overarching focus. The strategy defines six strategic priorities:
· Waterways and wetland health improvement
· Biodiversity and threatened species recovery
· Aboriginal cultural heritage and cultural landscape values recognition
· Urban biodiversity enhancement
· Rural biodiversity enhancement
· Sustainable nature-based recreation
The six (6) strategic priorities were identified through a review of stakeholder feedback on council corporate documents (i.e. iFuture, Natural Environment Policy), latest and best practice environmental management and environmental legislation requirements. The priorities were refined through stakeholder and elected member consultation and further research.
Key objectives, strategic targets and best approaches have then been identified for each priority.
To achieve strategic integration, high priority areas have been identified along with their common focus and intended outcomes. This was developed through consideration of geographic values and overlaying strategic priorities or ‘heat mapping’. This output can be seen in table 1.
Aligned with this integrated strategic framework, a suite of natural environment projects will be developed and updated annually for planning and budget consideration.
Council’s natural environment strategic framework outlines where we are going, how we will get there and how we will know when we get there.
MATTERS ARISING:
Councillors in attendance noted the presentation on the Draft Natural Environment Strategy. Councillors provided feedback in relation to the draft strategy for action by officers.
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5. Resource Recovery - Waste Services Update
6. Resource Recovery - Waste Services Update
The Resource Recovery Section (Ipswich Waste Services) has a significant number of projects and activities underway, the attached presentation will discuss a wide range of these, as well as the annual results for 2021-2022.
The briefing will cover the following areas of operations: Ipswich Waste Services Overview, Resource Recovery Infrastructure, New fleet status, Day of service / week of service changes, Somerset recycling rollout, FOGO (DES Funding), CoMSEQ PMO and the Sub-Regional Alliance – Material Recovery Facility (MRF).
Note: This item was postponed and will be presented at a future Councillor Briefing Session.
Councillors Nicole Jonic, Sheila Ireland, Deputy Mayor Jacob Madsen and Mayor Teresa Harding were not present for Item 7.
Mentions: Ipswich
7. Resilient Homes Fund priority listing with Ipswich Integrated Catchment Plan criteria applied
7. Resilient Homes Fund priority listing with Ipswich Integrated Catchment Plan criteria applied
Briefing to run through the listings and implications with limited funding.
MATTERS ARISING:
Manager Environment and Sustainability to continue consultation and work with the Queensland Reconstruction Authority.
PROCEDURAL MOTIONS AND FORMAL MATTERS
The meeting commenced at 9.07 am.
Councillor Russell Milligan arrived at the meeting at 9.14am.
Councillor Nicole Jonic arrived at the meeting (via audio link) at 10.04 am.
The meeting adjourned at 10.04 am.
The meeting reconvened at 10.21 am with all councillors in attendance except for Councillor Ireland.
Mayor Teresa Harding left the meeting 10.55 am.
Mayor Teresa Harding returned to the meeting at 11.12 am.
The meeting adjourned at 11.56 am.
The meeting reconvened at 1.06 pm with all councillors in attendance except for Deputy Mayor Madsen.
Councillor Sheila Ireland joined the meeting 1.32 pm.
The meeting adjourned at 2.47 pm.
The meeting reconvened at 4.13 pm with all councillors in attendance except for Councillors Jonic, Ireland, Deputy Mayor Madsen and Mayor Harding.
The meeting closed at 5.06 pm.
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Source: Ipswich City Council meeting minutes (CC BY 4.0).