Council Meeting

 

Held in the

Council Chamber

Nunawading Civic Centre

379 Whitehorse Road Nunawading

on

Wednesday 21 April 2021

at 6:30pm

Members:      Cr Munroe (Mayor), Cr Barker, Cr Carr (Deputy Mayor), Cr Cutts,

                      Cr Davenport, Cr Lane, Cr Liu, Cr McNeill, Cr Massoud, Cr Skilbeck,

Cr Stennett

Mr Simon McMillan

Chief Executive Officer

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Whitehorse City Council

Council Minutes                                                                                             21 April 2021

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

1          WELCOME AND APOLOGIES. 2

2          DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS. 2

3          Council Reports. 2

4          Confidential Reports. 2

4.1.         Contractual Matter

5          Close Meeting. 3

 


Whitehorse City Council

Council Minutes                                                                                             21 April 2021

 

Meeting opened at 6:30pm

Present:   Cr Munroe (Mayor), Cr Barker, Cr Carr, Cr Cutts, Cr Davenport, Cr Lane, Cr Liu, Cr McNeill, Cr Massoud, Cr Skilbeck

Officers:  S McMillan, J Green, S White, (AGMHS) T Johnson, (AGMCS) S Cann, J Russell, I Kostopoulos, I Barnes, M Portelli

1            WELCOME AND APOLOGIES 

The Mayor welcomed all.

              Apologies:

         

Cr Stennett has sought a leave of absence for tonight’s Council meeting 21 April 2021.

                  

Council Resolution

Moved by Cr McNeill, Seconded by Cr Cutts

That the apology from Cr Stennett be received and leave of absence be granted for tonight’s Council meeting 21 April 2021

  Carried Unanimously

         

2            DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

              None disclosed

3            Council Reports 

Nil

4            Confidential Reports

              4.1         Contractural matter

 

Motion

Moved by Cr Barker, Seconded by Cr Davenport

That the meeting not move into camera for consideration of this item

Lost

A Division was called.

Division

For

Cr Barker

Cr Davenport

Against

Cr Carr

Cr Cutts

Cr Lane

Cr Liu

Cr Massoud

Cr McNeill

Cr Munroe

Cr Skilbeck

On the results of the Division the motion was declared lost

Council Resolution

Moved by Cr Lane, Seconded by Cr Liu

That in accordance with Section 61 (1) and 66 (2)(a) of the Local Government Act 2020 Council resolve to go into camera and close the meeting for the consideration of this item, as the matter to be discussed is confidential information for the purposes of section 3 (1)(ii) of the Local Government Act 2020, because it is private commercial information, being information provided by a business, commercial or financial undertaking that if released, would unreasonably expose the business, commercial or financial undertaking to disadvantage.

Carried

This ground applies because the matter concerns commercial-in-confidence tender prices. Announcement of the overall contract outcomes and the successful contractor has also been embargoed until public project launch on 20 May 2021.

 

             

 

              The meeting was closed to the public at 6:41pm.

 

Council Resolution

Moved by Cr Lane, Seconded by Cr Liu

That the meeting move out of camera and be reopened to the public.

Carried Unanimously

 

 

The meeting was reopened to the public at 8:03pm.  

 

5            Close Meeting

Meeting closed at 8:03pm

Confirmed this 17th day of May 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CHAIRPERSON