CITY OF STIRLING
MINUTES
COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING
08 SEPTEMBER 1998


ITEM SUBJECT / LOCATION / NAME PAGE

COMMUNITY SERVICES

CS1 SPONSORSHIP OF FEDERATION FUND APPLICATION 1

* - Indicates Separate Attachments submitted with Agenda.

# - Item requiring special Council attention.

MINUTES OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE HELD IN THE PARMELIA ROOM, CIVIC PLACE, STIRLING ON TUESDAY 08 SEPTEMBER 1998 AT 3.05PM.

Present:

Chairman

Mayor D C Vallelonga JP

 

Members

Councillors D Boothman (Deputy for Councillor Copley JP), R J Daniel, J M Camilleri OAM JP, E S Martin and W M Stewart

 

Observers

Councillors B R Ham, G Italiano and R M Willox JP

 

Staff

Acting Chief Executive Officer - R A Constantine, , Acting Executive Manager Community Development - S Johnson, Manager Leisure Services - F Strutt, and Administration Officer - C Evans

 

Public

5

 

Press

0

In the absence of the Chairman, the Acting Chief Executive Officer called for nominations. Councillor Vallelonga was nominated to chair the meeting and as there were no further nominations Councillor Vallelonga assumed the Chair.

APOLOGIES

Councillor J Copley (Leave of Absence granted Council 1/9/98).

DECLARATION OF FINANCIAL INTEREST

Councillor Stewart declared a financial interest in Item CS1.

MINUTES

Moved Councillor Martin, seconded Councillor Camilleri

That the Minutes of the Meeting of 11 August 1998 be confirmed, and signed by the Chairman as a true and correct record of proceedings.

The motion was put and declared CARRIED.

ITEMS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

Nil.

COMMUNITY SERVICES

THE FOLLOWING ITEM WAS SUBMITTED AS A LATE ITEM.

Item CS1 was considered following Item LS9.

Councillor Stewart declared a Financial Interest in Item CS1 as he is a member of the Stirling Federal Grants Committee and a member of Eoin Cameron's Campaign Committee. Accordingly he left the meeting at 4.04pm and did not take part in the discussion and vote on the matter.

CS1 SPONSORSHIP OF FEDERATION FUND APPLICATION

REPORT Acting Executive Manager Community Development - 8 September 1998

Moved Councillor Martin, seconded Councillor Boothman that

RECOMMENDATION TO COMMITTEE

That Council SPONSOR an application for funding to the Federation Community Projects Program on behalf of the Northern Suburbs Reconciliation Group.

REPORT PURPOSE

To consider the Northern Suburbs Reconciliation Group's request to sponsor an oral history project for the City.

BACKGROUND

The Northern Suburbs Reconciliation Group has approached the City requesting its support with regard to an application for funding under the Federation Community Projects Program. The group is applying to this Program to obtain funds to develop a range of public information materials based on oral histories of Aboriginal families in the Northern Suburbs area. The group will be collecting this information under its own auspices and would like to produce this information for use by the City and other agencies (e.g school groups, local community groups etc) to celebrate the history and present culture of Aboriginal people throughout the Stirling area.

Federation Community Projects Program

The Federation Community Projects Program, run in the City's area through the member for Stirling, Eoin Cameron MP, provides access to funds for such groups to direct towards projects that will celebrate the Centenary of Federation. Applications must be sponsored by an incorporated body and it is advised the local authorities are desirable sponsors. The application must be submitted by the City on behalf of the applicant group on or before the 23 October 1998 and successful applicants will be notified by March 1999. Mr Cameron's office has confirmed that an application from the City for this type of project would be welcomed.

Contribution

Should the City resolve to support the application it will be required to ensure that funds received are administered appropriately. The City will ensure that this happens, through a Planning Projects Officer. In kind support for this role will be documented in the application.

LEISURE SERVICES