[PPT] - General Meeting 11 October 2015 Banjup Residents Group 1 11 PowerPoint Presentation

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11 October 2015 Banjup Residents Group 1

BANJUP RESIDENTS GROUP

General Meeting

11 October 2015

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Guests today include:

Mayor Logan Howlett
Deputy Mayor Carol Reeve-Fowkes
Cllr Lee-Anne Smith

Election Candidates

Luke Bowman
Ian Whitfield
James Paxman

No lobbying on council property

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Apologies

Members

– Jemma Van Dongen – Andrew van Vugt – Dave Martin

Non-Members

– Joe Francis MLA – Cllr Steve Portelli – Cllr Yaz Mubarakai

Election Candidate

Chamonix Terblanche
Having baby

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Agenda

1. Formalities
2. DCP House
3. Council Elections
4. Planning Matters
5. Making Banjup

Better

7. Future of BRG
8. Emergency Services
9. Rates

10.Fire Control Reminder

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Formalities Colin Bramwell

President

15:02

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Confirmation of Minutes of 21 June General Meeting

Minutes posted on BRG web site

– No comments received

Motion:

– The BRG accepts the Minutes of the General Meeting held on 21 June 2015 as a true and accurate record

Vote

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Financial Position – 9 October 2015

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Acceptance of Financial Position

Motion:

– The BRG accepts the Financial Position as reported

Vote

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DCP House Helen Pavitt

15:10

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We met with DCP directors on 30 September

Have rates of ‘absconding’ increased over the

past 12 months?

What is profile of children living at DCP House?
What are risks to Banjup residents?

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DCP house is a safe normal residential home for problem children

Up to 4 children at any time

– Boys and girls

Aged from 10-17 years

– average 12-14

Length of stay up to 2 years
24/7 supervision by minimum 2 staff members

– 2 x 3 shift – House manager – ½ psychologist

Close links with Police

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Profile of children little changed since house

pened
Suffered psychological and/or physical abuse
No family to live with; not suitable for foster care
Children carefully screened prior to placement

– Fire-risk – Animal cruelty

Children encouraged to stay on property, unable

to enforce

Some children are permitted to leave the

property unsupervised

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Sometimes children abscond

Prior to 12 months ago - BRG not alerted
Now - BRG alerted if children have been missing for >24 hours
According to DCP, rate of absconding hasn’t increased in the last 12

months

Most children go missing during planned, supervised excursions:

– Local shops, schools – Youth Centre, sporting activities

Spend very little time wandering around Banjup
Typically with family or friends

– most don’t live locally – returned by police

Sometimes involved in petty crime
Instances of children being moved on

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What was result of meeting with DCP?

BRG continue to be alerted if children missing

for more than 24 hours

Clear DCP aware of and listening to concerns of

Banjup residents

Risk to other Banjup Residents is low; be vigilant
If concerned, report unknown, unaccompanied

children to:

– 9499 1084 – Phone number on BRG website

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Council Elections Colin Bramwell

15:20

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Postal votes must arrive by 16 October

Voting packs posted to electors 28 September
2 vacancies only in East Ward
6 candidates

– Luke Bowman – Chamonix Terblanche – Steve Portelli – Ian Whitfield – James Paxman – Yaz Mubarakai

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Who will represent our interests the best?

We need representatives that:

– Listen – Respect us – Discuss and explain – Can carry our case with other councillors

Make up your own minds

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Planning Matters Ian Thurston

15:30

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There are several planning matters current

Treeby as the new locality
Banjup / Jandakot boundary changes
341 Beenyup Road
Airport land clearance
Calleya structure plan
Armadale Road upgrade
Rezoning 821 Armadale Road
Perth @ 3.5 Million

– Future of north Banjup and Jandakot

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“Treeby” and Jandakot boundary not yet approved

‘Geographic Names Committee” approval

needed

Meets in December
Should be a formality
Keep you informed

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341 Beenyup is being revegetated

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1,200 cubic metres mulch 28,000 native plants

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Cockburn has dictated terms

Owner has committed to “Revegetation Plan”
2 year maintenance contract
Legal action pending

– Hearing in November – Penalties up to $250,000

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Community pressure has paid off

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Several other Banjup properties now subject to investigation by Cockburn

Banjup is an ‘environmentally sensitive area’

– No land clearance without permit

Do not operate a ‘home business’ that:

– prejudicially affects the amenity of the neighbourhood – entails employment of any person not a member of the occupier’s household – occupies an area greater than 50m x 5m – entails the presence, parking and garaging of a vehicle of more than 3.5 tonne tare weight

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Source: SPP 2.3 Jandakot Groundwater Protection Policy

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Jandakot Airport has cleared another 47 hectares

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“Precinct 6” clearance was approved by Commonwealth Department of Environment

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Clearance envisaged under Airport Master Plans 2009 and 2014

Latest approval by Minister – 17 Feb 15
8,000 jobs at airport
$420 million in wages over 20 years
All the more reason to rezone north Banjup &

Jandakot ‘Urban’

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Calleya revised structure plan will upgrade surrounding roads by end 2017

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Dual carriageway Upgrade Roundabout

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Armadale Road silliness will continue until full upgrade

Stockland paid $3.5 million for duplication and

lights at Fraser Road

– Commensurate with extra vehicles per day from Calleya – Not enough to extend to Tapper Road

Main Roads WA (state government) could not

pay extra to avoid silliness to Tapper Road

– $1.5 million

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Armadale Road upgrade will likely start by end 2016

$116 million from Commonwealth
$29 million from WA
North Lake Road flyover not yet funded

– Lobby for commitment at:

2016 federal election
2017 state election

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Cockburn has proposed this design. Main Roads WA is reviewing.

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Department of Housing applied to rezone 821 Armadale Road for ‘Urban’ use

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Land is already degraded

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Should BRG make a submission?

Calleya is precedent
Water Mound is already compromised
Department of Water has approved proposal
What would be our case?

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Perth @ 3.5 million still being evaluated

BRG proposed zoning north Banjup and

Jandakot as ‘Urban’

1,000 submissions to WAPC
Cabinet approval by mid 2016 - maybe

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How Can We Make Banjup Better? Erika Antal

15:50

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What can we do to help ourselves?

Banjup garage sale

– Front gate sale – National day 24 October

Share bush management ideas
Share fire control ideas
Identify native and exotic plants
Facilitate bulk purchases (eg Fusilade)
Garden open days
Planting day
More ideas ??

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We want to increase the native plant stock in Banjup

1,600 plants were planted on 28 June, 4 & 5 July
Species supporting Carnaby Cockatoos that have lost

feeding habitat at Jandakot Airport

Need more properties to plant more food for them

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Volunteers planted 4 burned properties

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Plant fire retardant trees near your house

Plant fruit trees near the house
Other fire retardant trees such as deciduous

trees in the possible path of the fire.

Native, mostly banksia species for bird habitat

away from the house.

Join the revegetation program to get them for

free and have volunteers to help with planting.

Plant native shrubs and ground covers to

suppress highly flammable weed species.

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Future of Banjup Residents Group Colin Bramwell

16:10

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Whom does the BRG represent?

Rural property owners in Banjup
We have lots in common with Jandakot rural

residents

Many Jandakot residents have joined BRG
And north east Banjup is joining Jandakot
Treeby is being excised from Banjup

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Should our Group represent Banjup and Jandakot rural residents?

Does Jandakot want to join us?
Do we want to represent only rural landowners?
Need “special resolution” of members

– At AGM, say

Need to change “Rules of Association”

– Formality

What shall we call ourselves?

– Jandakot and Banjup Rural Residents (JABRR) – Banjup and Jandakot Rural Residents (BAJRR)

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What shall we resolve?

Motions:

BRG members request their Committee to call for a special resolution at the next AGM with a view to extending membership of the Group to Jandakot rural residents

Vote

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Emergency Services Colin Bramwell

16:20

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DFES persisting with making Banjup ESL 1

Written to Cockburn stating intent

– Letter 11 September

Awaiting new Success Fire Station
Could be 2 years hence
Reticulated water not legislated requirement

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What is DFES argument?

DFES always attend all Banjup fires
Most fires in Banjup are house fires
Career firemen with breathing apparatus needed

to save occupants

Usually enough water on board to extinguish

house fire

Banjup getting ESL1 service at ESL3 price

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What are our counter arguments?

7 minutes to get to Banjup

– Really? Across the Freeway? – But how fast can volunteers be ‘scrambled’?

No reticulated water in Banjup

– Do house fires need lots of water?

So what? – DFES attends anyway
Do we want DFES not to attend?

– Who has the breathing apparatus?

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What shall we resolve?

Motions:

The BRG requests its Committee to …

Vote

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Rates Ian Thurston

16:35

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This recommendation was adopted by Cockburn Council on 11 June

“The proposed rate in the dollar is 7.074¢ of GRV value. The increase is 3.5% for

the average property after allowing

for the waste management service charge and the community surveillance levy to be added into general rates.”

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We said on 21 June that rates will rise overall by 8%, not 3.5%

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INCREASES IN RESIDENTIAL RATES 2015/16

(ImpRes) Improved Residential Yield $ millions Year on year increase Number

f

Properties Rate per property Year on year increase 2014/15 from Rating Statement 32.26 $ Rubbish 15.80 $ Cosafe 2.36 $ Total 2014/15 rates 50.41 $ 36,313 1,388 $ Total 2015/16 rates 55.42 $ 7.9% 37,099 1,494 $ 7.6%

Source: Cockburn adopted budget June 2015

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Cockburn went into denial

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Date Event April 2015 Objects & Reasons published – 3.5% average rise 11 June BRG queried 3.5% rise with Cockburn 11 June Council adopts rates with 3.5% increase and rubbish roll up 21 June BRG meeting shows rates rises much more than 3.5% 25 June BRG provides detailed modelling to Cockburn and requests promised meeting 8 July BRG makes FOI request for “All Documents” 30 July Rates notices delivered 31 July Cockburn provides “explanation” of 3.5% rise 3 August FOI documents released – 2 x PowerPoint presentations 13 August BRG deputation to Cockburn Council 28 August Independent audit begins

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Audit revealed average rise was not 3.5%

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Three-quarters

f all rates bills

increased by more than 3.5%

<3.5% 27% <7.0% 40% <10% 17% >10% 16%

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So, what happened?

Finance Director would not acknowledge there

could have been a mistake

– Went on “stress leave” – (Back at work now)

Audit revealed a spreadsheet error

– (spreadsheet not in FOI documents)

Over-estimated waste budget by $1.33 million
CEO claims they would have found it eventually

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Cockburn will refund 14,761 ratepayers $1.36 million - about 400 in Banjup

Enabled under Local Government Act as a

“concession”

– You will see the word in the letter of explanation – Cockburn has conceded they made an error

Already paid in full

– Fill in on-line form to get refund

Paid in instalments

– Deducted from your next payment due

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Average Banjup property has GRV of $25,000

Rates last year $1576
This year $1769
Increase 12%
Should have been a 3.5% increase at $1631
Overcharge $138
Cockburn keep $25 “materiality”
Refund $113

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Banjup’s rate increases will now be about 5%

Source – City of Cockburn

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459 properties 58 pensioners 51 seniors

NOW

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Can it happen again?

Hopefully not
Cockburn will get external auditors to check

calculations

– This will cost $20,000 annually

Also, better information for councillors

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What else happened?

BRG demonstrated persistence pays
BRG said we are pleased with the
utcome
Councillors applauded BRG efforts
Council wrote to BRG acknowledging our

contribution

– See web site for text

BUT …

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Cockburn officers’ report was offensive

“The purpose of its deputation was to present

what it purported to be a miscalculation of the rating calculation” – Officer’s report to September meeting

“Purported” means to “represent FALSELY”
We said we found it offensive to be so described
“Mr Thurston criticised the officer’s report which

used the word “purported” …, claiming that the word has an offensive meaning” – Minutes of September

meeting

– No retraction

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Support of BRG members was terrific

Continued expressions of support made it all

worthwhile

Many, many emails of thanks from members
Any questions?

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What shall we resolve?

Motions:

a. The BRG welcomes Cockburn’s refund of rates

ver-payments

b. The BRG requests the Mayor and councillors to encourage council officers to listen more to ratepayers and their concerns

Vote

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Fire Control Reminder Colin Bramwell

16:55

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New Fire Control Order requires action in October and November

Fire permits required 1 October to 30 November

– 3 people at a bonfire – Rangers DO HAVE discretion – Appeal if you want

Firebreak period from 1 November to 15 April
No dead vegetation around habitable buildings

to radius of 3 metres

– No firewood stacked against the house!

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And finally … Colin Bramwell

17:00

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Is there any other business?

1. -
2. -
3. -
4. -

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Next Meeting - AGM

Sunday 7 February ??
Volunteers for Committee

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Thank you for your time and your contributions

Stay and talk
Have a warm / cool drink