Council Decided

A Mayoral Minute was delivered by Mayor Corrigan paying tribute to local resident Diana (Diane) Wachman, who passed away in early September.

Council considered a report on the various communication and advertising channels being utilised to inform and engage the community on Council-related matters.

In October 2019 the Federal Minister for the Environment commissioned an independent review of the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust, which manages significant landholdings in Mosman.

On Friday 3 July Council was notified of newly gazetted legislative changes affecting the administration and operation of Local Planning Panels.

Council recently exhibited its (draft) revised MOSPLAN 2018-2021 Delivery Program and 2020-2021 Operational Plan, Budget and Fees and Charges.

Council received and noted a report regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and endorsed actions taken to date including measures to protect the well-being and health of staff and the community, the closing, cancelling or suspending of facilities, services and programs, cancelling or postponing of events, and changes to Council Meeting arrangements.

Council received and noted a report regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and endorsed actions taken to date in closing, cancelling or suspending facilities, services and programs, cancelling or postponing events and granting fee and rent relief to Council’s commercial lease and approval holders.

The Chair of Mosman Council’s Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee, Mrs Louise Scambler, presented her first report on the operation of the Committee since being elected to the position of Chair in November 2018.

Council agreed to donate $10,000 for bushfire relief and recovery from its Emergency Services Levy Account to support the nation’s recovery from the overwhelming crisis in recent months.

Mayor Corrigan presented a Mayoral Minute recognising Mosman Council’s recent success at the 2019 National Parking Industry Awards. Council was the winner of the ‘Excellence in Technology and Innovation – On Street’ Award for its VPermit initiative implemented for residential, foreshore and visitor parking permits in 2018 and 2019.