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WODEN VALLEY COMMUNITY COUNCIL

EXECUTIVE MEETING

Wednesday 5 November 2003, 7.30 p.m.

 Hellenic Club, Woden

MINUTES

Present: David Menzel (Chair), Mike Reddy, Barry Raison, John Pola, Bill O’Brien, John Kain,

Apologies: Warwick Pearson, Dolores Holmes

Invited guests:

Betsy Gallagher, WCS; Ros Jackson, Chair of WCS Board; Rod Baxter, ACTPLA.

David welcomed the invited guests.

• Minutes of the 1 October 2003 public meeting were read and accepted. David Menzel / Mike Reddy.

• Woden Community Service

The Chair advised that the WCS reps were present to seek WVCC’s views on possible ways of commemorating the 35 years of service milestone which WCS will attain in 2004. Observed that WCS is a surprisingly large operation, with 170 staff and 700 clients per week (excluding child care), 1500-1800 including child care clients. Turnover was around $6 million pa – ‘the glue’ of the Woden community.

Proposed celebration would be in late April or early May and would help raise WCS’s profile and involve all stakeholders. Possible venues discussed:-

• Phillip Oval;
• Lyons Primary School Oval
• Edison Park
• Woden Town Square.

Mike noted that WVCC had limited resources to assist with the exercise and observed that public liability cover for such an event could be $5k - $10k.; Barry suggested that the WCS event could be combined with the launch of the new Woden police station in 2004. Rod noted that Canberra Urban Parks could be involved; Woden Town Square was a public space; celebration could also involve the Woden public library.

• Draft Woden Town Centre Master Plan: Follow-through

Rod reported that ACTPLA was now at the stage where it was confident it could proceed with developing the final plan and that he envisaged this being undertaken over the summer holiday break, December-January. The issues raised in the draft consultation process will be reviewed as part of that process. David thanked Rod for his efgferts and attendeance at the meeting.

• Deed of Grant / Public Liability

It was agreed that the committee now proceed to wrap up the necessary documentation to secure the necessary public liability cover in accordance with the modified government package presented to us late in 2003.

• WVCC committee housekeeping: Focus of executive meetings

Mike expressed concern that executive meetings should not involve outside guests as it compromised the committee’s ability to attend to its important administrative affairs such as the deed of grant / public liability issue.

• Speed Limit Signs – Hindmarsh Drive, Phillip

Mike drew attention to inconsistencies and abrupt alterations in 60 km/h and 80km/h speed limit zone signs; while the committee agreed that Mike approach Urban Services to rectify the problem, later inspection revealed that the problem has already been rectified. Barry raised the case for altering the speed limit on the northern part of Melrose Drive to 60km/h to make it consistent with the 60km/h limits on Hindmarsh Drive.

Meeting closed at approximately 2150.