Consultation (albeit limited) on the new Dutch Inn Playground, street tree species changes, next steps for ‘North Cott Primary Car Park’, and further moves toward securing Sculpture by the Sea for Cottesloe. New Dutch Inn Playground Following 2019’s ‘Public Open Space Strategy‘, a new expanded playground at Dutch Inn was given first priority, with the […]
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Ordinary Council Meeting – 25 August 2020
Initial design steps for Anderson Pavilion’s replacement, Shark Barrier back this summer, and further steps toward ‘The Cove’ surf break path upgrade. And, al fresco plans approved surrounding the Cottesloe Beach Hotel. Anderson Pavilion (Football Oval, Harvey Field) Whilst the need for an upgrade of Anderson Pavilion has been clear for while, this project was […]
Ordinary Council Meeting – 28 July 2020
Foreshore ‘Car Park One’ ‘short term bays’ reduced, several petitions received, a new Privacy Policy – and an Acknowledgement of Country. Car Park One Council approved a Masterplan (the guiding concept for the Car Park One upgrade) in 2019, based on the extensive community consultation occuring throughout 2019. Tonight, Council’s approval was sought on the […]
Special Council Meeting – 7 July 2020
Our 7th Special Council Meeting for the year (compared to only 5 Ordinary Meetings so far) – this one to pass the 2020-21 Budget for Town of Cottesloe. The Budget was passed, and follows three earlier workshops, involving Councillors and relevant Administration, each focussing on different areas of the Budget (eg Rate-setting, Capital Works and […]
Ordinary Council Meeting – 23 June 2020
Cottesloe’s experienced ‘Art Panel’ wiped out in one fell swoop – and a move away from supporting the artists who are the ‘heart‘ of Sculpture by the Sea. Plus, one first real step toward Reconciliation, albeit not an entirely inclusive one. A range of other items were addressed at the last Cottesloe Council meeting for […]
Ordinary Council Meeting – 26 May 2020
It was a 3:1 scorecard against ‘best case’ Council decisions this month (in my view). More on that below. However, May’s Cottesloe Council Meeting also marked an important moment in the combined government response to institutional child abuse. National Redress Scheme Council voted unanimously to participate with the WA Government in the National Redress Scheme […]
Special Council Meetings – 2 and 4 May 2020 (and 12 May)
Two Special Council Meetings over the weekend – to select a new CEO after final interviews, and to progress the Foreshore detailed design and “minor” works. New CEO This process is still in motion, however on Saturday, Council met to appoint its preferred candidate as our new CEO from final interviews. Negotiations on salary and […]
Ordinary Council Meeting – 28 April 2020
Tonight’s meeting took place back in the War Memorial Hall with social distancing in place – making it easier for the public and media to attend, which they were not being offered the chance to do online. Whilst it is debatable whether residents would prefer to have to attend in person in current times (rather […]
Ordinary Council Meeting – 24 March 2020
This was Council’s first Ordinary meeting under public health restrictions. It took place in the larger War Memorial Hall, to allow Councillors to be a suitable distance apart. It was a small agenda, which didn’t (despite the urgently called Special Council Meeting one week before) contain any items relating to the public health crisis. The […]
Special Council Meeting – 17 March 2020 (COVID-19)
Tonight’s Special Council Meeting was called on a day’s notice to address COVID-19 issues, a few days after the pandemic was formally declared. At this “SCM”, the Town’s first response to COVID-19 was a recommendation to delegate to the CEO all power to “make any lawful decision” deal with the health crisis. Such a delegation […]