Decision details

2021/444868

Recommendation

It is recommended that the Committee note the rescheduled date for the temporary road closures for the City's COVID-19 Recovery Road Closure Program on Saturday, 12 March 2022 from 6am to 11.59pm subject to the following conditions:

(A)      The Applicant must comply with the temporary road closure conditions as stipulated in Schedule A of this agenda.

(B)      The Applicant must contact the Kings Cross PAC to discuss deployment of user pay police for the event.

(C)      The Applicant must contact the City’s Venue Management Unit to discuss the event.

(D)      The Applicant is to obtain a Road Occupancy Licence from the Transport Management Centre prior to commencement of works.

(E)      The Applicant must provide a telephone number of the supervisor responsible for the proposed event and include contact details in the notification letters to be distributed to affected stakeholders.

(F)      The Applicant must contact Sydney Buses and arrange and pay for the rerouting of bus services around the closure, the temporary relocation of bus stops and any additional staff required]

Voting Members for this Item

Advice

The Committee unanimously supported the recommendation.

Background

As part of the City's recovery plan to support communities during the pandemic, the City will be activating a series of road closure programs. This initiative is an opportunity for local businesses to extend their trade onto footpaths and outdoor settings.

At the LPCTCC meeting on 25 November 2021, the Committee endorsed the temporary road closures for the City's COVID-19 Recovery Road Closure Program at Stanley Street, Darlinghurst on Saturday 15 January 2022 from 6am to 11.59pm. Due to the pandemic and health restrictions, the event and temporary road closures was cancelled and rescheduled to the new date of Saturday 12 March 2022 from 6am to 11.59pm.