Decision Maker: Council
Decision status: Recommendations Determined
Moved by Councillor Scott -
It is resolved that:
(A)
Council
note:
(i)
the
petition lodged with 76 signatures from local residents calling for the
prohibition of drone use, noise amplification and the limitation of noise in
Paddington Reservoir;
(ii)
the
concerns expressed by local residents regarding the increasing use of
Paddington Reservoir for private and commercial purposes including exercise
classes and photography;
(iii)
the
increase in popularity of social media platforms such as tik tok has led to
increasing use of Paddington Reservoir for the creation of social media content
often involving significant amplification of music; and
(iv)
since
March 2020 Paddington Reservoir has seen significant increase in usage by
private exercise classes moving outside to limit the spread of Covid-19, taking
up large areas of Paddington Reservoir and limiting the quiet enjoyment of this
public space;
(B)
the
Chief Executive Officer be requested to:
(i)
conduct
a noise survey for a minimum period of a month after stay at home orders have
been lifted and activity levels have returned to typical levels and report the
outcomes of this via the CEO Update;
(ii)
expedite
the Paddington Reservoir Plan of Management review and revision due to the
drastic change in the nature of use of this space, to ensure it returns to
Council with appropriate noise and use limitations to reflect resident
feedback; and
(iii)
undertake
to increase the regularity of ranger patrols to support enforcement of this
updated Plan of Management; and
(C)
the
Lord Mayor be requested to write to:
(i)
the
Federal Member for Wentworth Dave Sharma MP to seek support for Paddington
residents to reduce illegal drone activity via the Civil Aviation Safety Authority;
and
(ii)
the NSW
Member for Sydney Alex Greenwich MP to seek support for residents to have noise
and other inappropriate activities better regulated by NSW Police.
The motion lapsed
for want of a seconder.
Motion lapsed.
S129266
Report author: Erin Cashman
Publication date: 09/08/2021
Date of decision: 09/08/2021
Decided at meeting: 09/08/2021 - Council
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