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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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 – 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 – 25 February 2020
At tonight’s meeting, I had a ‘win-win’ for artists and event at ‘Sculpture by the Sea’ funding, which I’ve set out in my note on the related Special Council Meeting two days later. I was also able to ensure tonight’s “SxS” item was taken out of ‘confidential discussion’, given its importance to the community, who […]
Ordinary Council Meeting – 24 Sept 2019
At this month’s Council meeting I had three key objectives – and failed at 3 out of 3: To encourage “good design” as a preferred solution to planning issues To avoid potential bias and increase accuracy in public consultations To find the right balance of “public good and individual rights” Design Solutions I believe strongly […]
Ordinary Council Meeting – 26 February 2019
Another packed Council meeting – but sadly one that ended with what I consider to be an ongoing issue with the culture at Cottesloe, singling-out one Councillor with targetted restrictions that seem undemocratic, when other solutions do exist. I spoke of my strong concerns about this cultural and democratic issue at the meeting, despite some […]