HSC_100K_NEW

 

SUPPLEMENTARY

BUSINESS PAPER

(Late Item Memo – Item 12,

Mayoral Minute MM12/19)

General Meeting

 

Wednesday 11 December 2019

at 6:30PM

 

Hornsby Shire Council                                                                                           Table of Contents

Page 1

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

SUPPLEMENTARY ITEMS            

Item 12   LM14/19 Mayor's Notes - 1 November to 30 November 2019........................................ 1  

Item 14   MM12/19 Lease Arrangements for Community Preschools............................................ 4 

 

         


 

Corporate Support Division

Date of Meeting: 11/12/2019

  

 

ITEM 12

MN11/19 - Mayor's Notes from 01 November to 30 November 2019

 

 

Additional information.

 

The functions listed in the Mayor’s Notes that were published in the 11 December 2019 Business Paper remain unchanged, however, an amendment of dates applies to the last four entries.  The correct entries are included below and will be incorporated in the Minute for this Item.

______________________________

 

Note:  These are the functions that the Mayor, or his representative, has attended in addition to the normal Council Meetings, Workshops, Mayoral Interviews and other Council Committee Meetings.

Saturday 2nd November 2019 - The Mayor attended the 100 Years of Worship Service at Mount Colah Anglican Church in Mount Colah.

Sunday 3rd November 2019 – The Mayor attended Grandparents and Grandfriends Tree Planting Day at Fagan Park in Galston.

Sunday 3rd November 2019 – The Mayor attended and Officially opened the Northern Life Baptist Church in Hornsby.

Monday 4th November 2019 – The Mayor attended a Morning Tea at Kuring Gai Police Area Command with Commander, A/Superintendent Patrick Sharkey and Region Commander, North West Metropolitan Region, Assistant Commissioner Mark Jones APM at Hornsby Police Station.

Monday 4th November 2019 – The Mayor attended the Liturgical Reception and Solemn Mass of Installation of The Most Revered Anthony Randazza in the Light of Christ Centre in Waitara.

Wednesday 6th November 2019 – On behalf of the Mayor, Councillor Tilbury attended the Berowra Music Festival held at Hornsby RSL in Hornsby.

Thursday 7th November 2019 – On behalf of the Mayor, Councillor Waddell attended the Official Opening of Warrah's Banksia Leisure and Learning Facility in Dural.

Friday 8th November 2019 – On behalf of the Mayor, Councillor Waddell attended the 2019 Northern Suburbs Football Association Presidents Dinner held at the Kirribilli Club in Kirribilli.

Sunday 10th November 2019 – On behalf of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Councillor Michael Hutchence attended the Arcadian Artist Exhibition and Trail 2019 held in Arcadia.

Sunday 10th November 2019 – On behalf of the Mayor, Councillor Tilbury attended the Northern Districts Festival of Cricket held at Mark Taylor Oval in Waitara.

Monday 11th November 2019 – The Mayor attended the Hornsby RSL Sub Branch Remembrance Day Service held at Hornsby Cenotaph in Hornsby.

Friday 15th November 2019 – The Mayor attended the PCYC Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Official Bus Launch held at the PCYC in Waitara.

Friday 15th November 2019 – On behalf of the Mayor, Councillor Browne attended the Opening Night of the Exhibition of the 2018 Hornsby Shire Emerging Artist – ‘Ben Walsh’ held at Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre in Hornsby.

Friday 15th November 2019 – On behalf of the Mayor, Councillor Browne attended the Hornsby Woodworking Men’s Shed Christmas Function held at the Hornsby Woodworking Men’s Shed in Thornleigh.

Saturday 16th November 2019 – The Mayor attended the Service for the Commencement of Ministry of the Reverend Baden Stace - Rector of St Stephens Church, Normanhurst at St Stephens Church in Normanhurst.

Sunday 17th November 2019 – The Mayor attended, official opened and planted a tree at Asquith Girls High School Open Day held at Asquith Girls High School in Asquith.

Sunday 17th November 2019 – The Mayor attended the Marie Byles Anniversary hosted by Friends of Ahimsa held in Cheltenham.

Sunday 17th November 2019 – The Mayor attended the Carson Chorale, Choral Recital held in the Convent Chapel at Mount St Benedict’s School in Pennant Hills.

Thursday 21st November 2019 – The Mayor attended The Lord Mayor of Sydney’s Official Christmas Function held at Town Hall in Sydney.

Friday 22nd November 2019 – On behalf of the Mayor, Councillor Browne attended the Opening Night of the Wallarobba Outstanding Local Artist Exhibition held at Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre in Hornsby.

Monday 25th November 2019 – The Mayor attended Hornsby North Public School in Hornsby.

Thursday 28th November 2019 – The Mayor attended the Annual Dinner for Mount St Benedict College (Acknowledging the outstanding contribution and leadership Maria Pearson has made during her time as Principal, 2004-2019) held at The Epping Club in Epping.

Friday 29th November 2019 – On behalf of the Mayor, Councillor Browne attended the Wallarobba Printmakers Exhibition held at Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre in Hornsby.

Friday 29th November 2019 – On behalf of the Mayor, Councillor Browne attended the Hornsby and Kuring Gai Community College held at The Railway Hotel in Hornsby.

Saturday 30th November 2019 – The Mayor attended the 2019 Bushcare and Nursery Christmas Function held at Pennant Hills Golf Club in Beecroft.

Saturday 30th November 2019 – The Mayor attended Small Works 2019 held at Ferry Artists Gallery in Wisemans Ferry.

 

Note:  These are the functions that the Mayor, or his representative, has attended in addition to the normal Council Meetings, Workshops, Mayoral Interviews and other Council Committee Meetings.

 

 

 

 

File Reference:      F2004/07053

Document Number:     D07815618

  

 

Mayoral Minute No. MM12/19

Date of Meeting: 11/12/2019

 

14      LEASE ARRANGEMENTS FOR COMMUNITY PRESCHOOLS   

 

 

Earlier this year community preschools who are tenants in Council properties approached Council with a request that Council review their lease arrangements. 

Concerns raised by the community preschools were that their current leases have them on a transitional pathway which would see them paying market rental rates under the broad national definition of Education and Care Services (which includes Long Day Care centres) by 2021, and that as not-for-profit preschools market rental rates on this basis could jeopardise their future viability.  Community preschools have requested instead that Council freeze their rents at their current levels and does not apply the scheduled rental increases for 2020 and 2021.

In August Council agreed to meet with Community Preschools on the basis that they provided detailed financial information for each preschool in support of their concerns. Councillors were provided with an overview of this information at an informal workshop. 

In conversation with my fellow Councillors and staff it was noted that Council has already applied staged rental increases for preschools over the past three years, and preschools have expressed concerns about their continuing viability should the scheduled rental increases proceed.  A general view has emerged among Council that there is a need to ensure a balance between a reasonable market rental return and supporting the continued viability of these important community assets.

As such, I understand that Councillors are open to replacing the scheduled rental increases in 2020 and 2021 with an annual CPI increase.  This would also mean that for the option period available to community preschools beyond 2021, no market rental reviews would occur, and annual CPI increases would apply.

I am advised that in developing its 2019/20 budget, Council did not factor in community preschool rental increases that were scheduled to apply from 1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020.  Likewise, Council did not factor the future community preschool rental increases into its Long-Term Financial Plan.  Therefore, should Council support this Mayoral Minute it would not imperil any projects or programs in the 2019/20 Operational Plan or the 2019-21 Delivery Program.

 

RECOMMENDATION

THAT in respect of community preschool leases that Council has with The Jack & Jill Kindergarten; KU Galston Preschool; KU Berowra Preschool; KU Grevillea Preschool; Larool Preschool; North Epping Kindergarten; Cherrybrook Community Preschool and Norwood Community Preschool that:

1.         Council replace the scheduled rental increases in 2020 and 2021 with an annual CPI increase.

2.         For the option period beyond 2021, no market rental review take place with annual CPI increases to apply.

 

  

 

The Honourable Cr PHILIP RUDDOCK

Mayor

 

 

 

Attachments:

There are no attachments for this report.

 

File Reference:           F2016/00073

Document Number:     D07809198