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Thursday 23 October 2014 - Issue 42/14

COUNCILLOR INFORMATION BULLETIN

IN THIS ISSUE

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1 COUNCILLOR HELPDESK PERFORMANCE - September 2014 ................... 4

2 PUBLIC COMPUTER RENEWAL AT THE LIBRARIES ................................... 5 3 SPORTS FIELD LIGHTING UPDATE ON PROJECT STATUS ....................... 6

4 COMMUNITY HARMONY REFERENCE GROUP ........................................... 7 5 GRANNY SMITH FESTIVAL .......................................................................... 11 6 MAYOR'S DIARY FOR THE PERIOD 8 OCTOBER TO 21 OCTOBER

2014 ............................................................................................................... 12

Councillor Information Bulletin

23 October 2014 - Issue 42/14

THURSDAY, 23 OCTOBER 2014 6.00pm 2014 Spring Garden Competition Gala

Presentation Evening Eden Gardens, 301-307 Lane Cove Road, North Ryde

Contact: Tatjana Domazet, Acting Group Manager Community Life – 9952 8056

FRIDAY, 24 OCTOBER 2014 9.00am Bike Futures Sydney Symposium

Sydney Customs House, 31 Alfred Street Circular Quay

Contact: Bicycle Network - 1800 639 634

TUESDAY, 28 OCTOBER 2014

5.30pm Workshop - SRV Community Consultation Results Civic Centre, Level 5, Room 2

Contact: Roy Newsome, Group Manager – Corporate Services – 9952 8011

6.30pm Briefing prior to Council Meeting

Civic Centre, Level 5, Room 2 NB. Working dinner during briefing

7.30pm Council Meeting

Civic Centre, Level 6, Council Chambers

THURSDAY, 30 OCTOBER 2014

6.00pm Ryde Youth Council Civic Centre, Level 5, Room 2

Contact: Michael Paine, Project Officer Youth People – 9952 8248 Chairperson: Youth Council Member

TUESDAY, 4 NOVEMBER 2014

5.00pm Planning and Environment Committee Meeting Civic Centre, Level 5, Room 2

5.00pm Works and Community Committee

Meeting Civic Centre, Level 5, Room 1

6.30pm TENTATIVE: Workshop - Department of

Planning Briefing – Herring Road Urban Activation Precinct Civic Centre, Level 5, Room 2

Contact: Meryl Bishop, Acting Group Manager, Environment and Planning – 9952 8190

7.30pm Workshop – The Future of Ryde Bowling Club Civic Centre, Level 5, Room 2

Contact: Tatjana Domazet, Acting Group Manager Community Life – 9952 8056

THURSDAY, 6 NOVEMBER 2014

4.00pm Macquarie Park Forum Civic Centre, Level 5, Room 2

Contact: John Brown, Place Manager Urban Planning – 9952 8185 Chairperson: Councillor Chung

5.00pm Centenary of ANZAC and

Commemoration of World War 1 Committee Eucalyptus Room, 1A Pope Street, Ryde

Contact: Derek McCarthy, Manager Community Capacity and Events – 9952 8384 Chairperson: Councillor Laxale

SATURDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2014

10.00am Effective Chair in Local Government - Workshop for Councillors Willoughby Council

MONDAY, 10 NOVEMBER 2014

6.00pm Sport and Recreation Advisory

Committee Civic Centre, Level 5, Room 2

Contact: Tatjana Domazet, Acting Group Manager Community Life – 9952 8056 Chairperson: Councillor Maggio

TUESDAY, 11 NOVEMBER 2014 5.30pm pm Workshop: Sister Cities / Friendship

Agreements Civic Centre, Level 5, Room 2

Contact: John Schanz, Manager Governance, Risk and Audit – 9952 8022







WEDNESDAY, 12 NOVEMBER 2014

8.00am Granny Smith Sub Committee Meeting Eastwood Women’s Rest Centre, Hillview Road, Eastwood

Contact: Derek McCarthy, Manager Community Capacity and Events – 9952 8384

5.00pm Economic Development Advisory

Committee Civic Centre, Level 5, Room 1

Contact: Nathan Pratt, Economic Development Manager – 9952 8051 Chairperson – Councillor Etmekdjian


6.00pm NSROC Board Meeting & Annual General Meeting Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council, 818 Pacific Highway, Gordon

Contact: Lesley Ridley – 9911 3660 6.30pm Status Of Women Advisory Committee

Civic Centre, Level 5, Room 2 Contact: Tatjana Domazet, Acting Group

Manager Community Life – 9952 8056 Chairperson: Councillor Pendleton


5.00pm Audit & Risk Advisory Committee Civic Centre, Level 5, Room 2

Contact: John Schanz, Service Unit Manager Risk and Audit – 9952 8022 Chairperson: Independent Member


5.00pm Planning and Environment Committee


5.00pm Works and Community Committee


6.30pm Workshop – Eastwood Shopping Centre

– Presentation from Yuhu Group Civic Centre, Level 5, Room 2


WEDESDAY, 19 NOVEMBER 2014

5.00pm Access Advisory Committee Civic Centre, Level 5, Room 2

Contact: Tatjana Domazet, Acting Group Manager Community Life – 9952 8056 Chairperson: Councilor Pendleton


6.30pm Citizenship Ceremony Civic Hall, 1 Devlin Street, Ryde



6.00pm Eastwood Events and Promotions Committee Eastwood Women’s Rest Centre, Hillview Road, Eastwood


6.00pm Bushland and Environment Committee

Civic Cente, Level 5, Room 1 Contact: Nicola Booth, Section Manager, Natural

Areas and Urban Forest – 9952 8254


5.30pm Workshop – Presentation by Holdmark - Planning Proposal Macquarie Park Civic Centre, Level 5, Room 2








1 COUNCILLOR HELPDESK PERFORMANCE - September 2014

The following information is provided to Councillors with regard to HelpDesk requests received in September 2014:

September

Number of requests received by the HelpDesk 184

Average days taken to provide responses 3.8 days

Percentage of requests completed within 5 working days 78%

It is noted that in September 2013, the HelpDesk received 104 requests. When compared to the number of requests made in September this year, this is an increase of 76%.

Contact:

Name: Councillors HelpDesk

Contact No: 9952 8200



2 PUBLIC COMPUTER RENEWAL AT THE LIBRARIES

Our community will soon benefit from up to date computers available for use at all City of Ryde libraries. Public access computers at all five library locations will be replaced during November. Enhancements include larger monitors for improved accessibility, installation of the latest software on new hardware and boosted performance with faster processing speeds.

The library team has planned for service disruptions to public computer users to be as brief as possible, with computer down time in each location likely to last one to two days. Other locations will remain operational while each library’s fleet of public computers is upgraded, allowing locals to have the option of using another library location where needed. Our community will be notified of this upgrade via signage in each location, the library ‘What’s On’, website, and computer booking system, to help them plan their computer use accordingly.

The project delivers on Council’s commitment to create publicly available spaces that offer access to communication technologies within the City of Connections. Once completed, our community will be able to research school assignments, search and apply for employment, and investigate their family history using the latest in web browser based technology, making it easier for our community to support their lifelong learning goals.

Contact:

Name: Tatjana Domazet

Position: Acting Group Manager - Community Life




3 SPORTS FIELD LIGHTING UPDATE ON PROJECT STATUS

The construction of sports field lighting at Waterloo Park has been completed with testing and commissioning to occur this week. Should these tests be successful, the lighting will be operational from first week of November. The Macquarie Dragons Football Club intends to commence utilising the infrastructure from this date for their midweek summer soccer activities.

Council staff will be lodging a Development Application for the upgrade of lighting on Ryde Upper Oval. This will upgrade the lighting to the relevant Australian Standards for sporting activities. The Application will outline an increase in the number of poles from three (3) to four (4) and a change in the location of these poles. This is necessary to achieve a design that will be compliant with the relevant Australian Standards for lighting uniformity and lux levels for sports training. The submission of a Development Application will allow for any heritage issues associated with the park to be considered through the assessment process.

The Development Application for the Morrison Bay Park lighting proposal is currently undergoing the assessment process by a planning consultancy independent from Council. Due to the number of submissions received during the public exhibition period, following the receipt of the report from the external consultant, the proposal will come before Council’s Environment and Planning Committee for consideration.

Contact:






4 COMMUNITY HARMONY REFERENCE GROUP

The quarterly meeting of the Community Harmony Reference Group was held on Thursday, 25 September 2014.

The primary role of the Community Harmony Reference Group is to:

Provide advice to Council to ensure that Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) residents in the City of Ryde are able to participate actively in all aspects of community and civic life and that Council recognises and values the diversity of the community.

The minutes of the last Community Harmony Reference Group are ATTACHED for Councillors’ information.

Contact:




1 Community Harmony Reference Group Minutes - 25 September 2014


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5 GRANNY SMITH FESTIVAL

This year’s Granny Smith Festival at Eastwood attracted an estimated 90,000 festival-goers, with no major incidents on the day. Participation levels of the community at the festival, with 40 parade entries, almost 60 acts across six stages and 280 market stalls was extremely pleasing. This year’s event was again well supported from the commercial sector with the following sponsors: Aussie Apples, Macquarie Centre, Northern District Times, Better Homes Realty, Landmark Hotel, TVB, Hope FM, Vision China Times, Tracy Yap Realty, Bupa, Ryde Eastwood Leagues, Sydney Markets, Ayam Food, 2RRR and Event Cinemas. Ryde Youth Council reintroduced ‘The Core’ youth zone, hosted by the Ryde Youth Council in Glen Reserve and the adjoining car park at this year’s event. This proved a great success and gave the youth a space of their own. Council’s stall provided information to residents on Council services. This year Council introduced a large community blackboard where people wrote messages about Ryde, with over 500 people contributing to this project. The Granny Smith Festival, which was recognised as one of the top five events to attend worldwide by National Geographic, again showed why it is one of Sydney’s biggest and best festivals. Congratulations must go to the many dedicated and committed staff across the organisation that made this event the success that it is. Next year’s event is planned for Saturday, 17 October and will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Granny Smith Festival. Go to www.facebook.com/grannysmithfestival for Festival highlights. For further information on the Festival contact Derek McCarthy, Manager Community Capacity and Events on 9952 8384.

Contact:






6 MAYOR'S DIARY FOR THE PERIOD 8 OCTOBER TO 21 OCTOBER 2014

ATTACHED is the Mayor’s Diary containing a list of events and functions attended by the Mayor for the period between 8 October and 21 October 2014.

Contact:

Name: Linda Smith

Position: EA to the Mayor and Councillors


1 Mayor’s Diary for the period 8 October to 21 October 2014


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