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Minute by mayor

Ordinary Meeting, 17 February 2009

Item no: M3

Subject: Springwood Town Centre Project

File no: F04400

Mayoral Minute M3: Springwood Town Centre Project

Recommendation:

  1. That given the global financial and economic difficulties being faced, Council writes to each shortlisted proponent who has lodged an expression of interest for the Springwood Town Centre project, seeking to know as a matter of priority if they intend to remain involved in the process.
  2. That the proponents' responses and any implications for the process arising from those responses be reported back to Council as soon as possible.
  3. That, if the proponents indicate an intention to continue in the process, the public consultation on the Springwood Town Centre Project include a 'poll'/referendum of community opinion in Faulconbridge, Valley Heights, Winmalee, Yellow Rock, Springwood and Warrimoo, on partnerships between Council and the private sector for the provision or improvement of public infrastructure in Springwood, including partnerships of the kind proposed by the proponents.
  4. That the process of public consultation on the Springwood Town Centre Project also include options for obtaining input on the issues referred to in 3,above, from residents outside those townships, possibly through the BMCC website.
  5. That a report to the Council on the suggested process and approach for implementing the strategies in 3. and 4. above, be provided after Councillor input.
  6. That no further action be taken on the Springwood Town Centre Project until the above matters have been actioned.

Minute by Mayor:

This current Springwood Town Centre Project was initiated at the Council meeting of 30 January 2007 where the Council considered the possibility of using public land as a catalyst to assist the further development of the Springwood Town Centre. Following on from this idea an EOI went to the market with an Expression of Interest Process/

As a result of that process Council resolved on the 11th March 2008 that three of the proponents, Coles Group, Woolworths Ltd and Jamiesons Pty Ltd, be invited to submit detailed proposals on the project.

Subsequently the summaries of the successful proposals were made public through the Council website and media releases.

At the Council meeting of 15 July 2008 a plan for proceeding with the project outlining an investigation and consultation process to detail requirements for the Town Centre and for community and civic facilities was endorsed. It was also agreed a report be presented to the Council with the results of the broad consultation by mid 2009 and that the terms of the Advisory Committee be extended for the duration of the adopted program plan.

At the Council Meeting of 11 November 2008 a further motion was heard that facilitated Councillors receiving more information on their role and the status of the project.

The current Mayoral Minute is intended to provide Council with current information on the proponent's position relative to the Springwood Town Centre Project and to provide options for public consultation around the issues in Springwood Town Centre.