Decision details

Moved by Councillor Scott, seconded by Councillor Chung -

It is resolved that:

(A)      Council note:

(i)         on 9 December 2013, Councillor Scott tabled at petition signed by over 3,000 community members at a meeting of Council, calling on the City “to honour its long-standing commitment to find a suitable site and build a new public skateboard facility in the CBD, as well as investigate suitable sites in surrounding inner-city suburbs for new public skateboard facilities, including the installation of skateable moments”;

(ii)        on 9 December 2013, the motion Skateboard Facilities was passed unanimously by Council;

(iii)      on 27 April 2015, the motion Skateboard Facilities was passed by Council;

(iv)      on 23 November 2015, the motion Skateboard Facilities was passed unanimously by Council; and

(v)       in the 2017/18 Quarter Review, it was indicated that only $500k of the $7.1m budget has been spent on skate facilities in Sydney Park, with $6.6m budgeted to be spent at an undefined future time; and

(B)      all skateboard facilities identified be funded in full in the 2018/19 budget, including both the facilities planned for Sydney Park, and planned for The Crescent at Johnston’s Creek.

Note. The above motion was not carried. The resolution as follows was carried.

The motion, as adopted by Council, is as follows:

It is resolved that:

(A)      Council note:

(i)         on 9 December 2013, Councillor Scott tabled a petition signed by over 3,000 community members at a meeting of Council, calling on the City "to honour its long-standing commitment to find a suitable site and build a new public skateboard facility in the CBD, as well as investigate suitable sites in surrounding inner-city suburbs for new public skateboard facilities, including the installation of skateable moments";

(ii)        on 9 December 2013, the motion Skateboard Facilities was passed unanimously by Council;

(iii)      on 27 April 2015, the motion Skateboard Facilities was passed by Council;

(iv)      on 23 November 2015, the motion Skateboard Facilities was passed unanimously by Council;

(v)       there are four existing skate facilities within the City of Sydney Local Government Area, including Waterloo Fernside skate park; Eddie Ward Park skate bowl; Glebe Foreshore Park and Redfern Oval;

(vi)      The Crescent at Johnstons Creek skate park has been allocated funding and was due to start construction in late 2018;

(vii)     the project is delayed because the skate park is being redesigned to comply with the NSW Heritage Office and it has to be reduced in size because Roads and Maritime Services have refused consent to build some of the skate park on their land; and

(viii)    there will also be skate facilities and 'skateable moments' within the Green Square renewal area; and

(B)      where possible, all skateboard facilities identified be funded in full in the 2018/19 budget, including both the facilities planned for Sydney Park, and planned for The Crescent at Johnston’s Creek.

Carried unanimously.

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