Moved by Councillor Scott, seconded by Councillor Scully –
It is resolved that:
(A) Council
note:
(i)
residents have reported that since the
construction of the Eastern Suburbs and CBD Light Rail, traffic volumes within
Surry Hills have changed, with residents reporting increased use of “rat-runs” in laneways;
(ii)
residents report that in particular, one-way
streets in Surry Hills, such as Rainford Street, are now being heavily used as
a short cut to avoid traffic lights;
(iii) increased
volumes of traffic on narrow one-way streets such as Rainford Street pose
safety concerns to pedestrians and local residents;
(iv) a
petition of 41 Rainford Street residents, from approximately 83 per cent of the
households, requesting traffic calming measures be investigated for Rainford Street
was tabled before Council;
(v) City
staff will arrange for traffic counts in early 2022 once traffic patterns
return to normal;
(vi) the City rejected
Transport for NSW’s proposal to ban Right Turns into Bourke Street for
eastbound vehicles on Cleveland Street resulting in potential increased traffic
in Rainford Street; and
(vii) the
City is currently investigating a Continuous Footpath Treatment (CFT) at various
intersections (including Rainford Street) along Crown Street as part of streetscape
improvement projects for Crown Street; and
(B) the
Chief Executive Officer be requested to investigate traffic calming measures
for Rainford Street and report back to Councillors via the CEO Update.
Carried unanimously.
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Moved by Councillor Chung, seconded by Councillor Scully –
It is resolved that:
(A)
Council note:
(i)
Clean Waters Oceania is a NSW-based, part Indigenous-owned and at its
core, a social enterprise that distributes and manufactures an advanced water
technology that requires no piping or electrical infrastructure and utilises
solar technology to provide clean renewable drinking water. The technology to
be deployed will be the first in the world. The water technology is suitable
for a variety of applications, including:
(a) households, farms, or businesses where there is currently no water service;
(a) communities where drinking water does not meet community expectations around taste, aesthetics and trust;
(b) emergency supply and disaster preparedness during droughts, water quality events, and fire to maintain minimum supply; and
(c) reduction of plastic waste in the community;
(ii)
Clean Waters Oceania is interested in establishing a pop-up short-term
showcase demonstration site within the City of Sydney to highlight and showcase
their solution to sustainable drinking water;
(iii)
Clean Waters Oceania will share information and research of their
technology with the City of Sydney whilst trailing the technology in the Local
Government Area and/or allow the City of Sydney to conduct research of their
own on the technology. Additionally, research will be conducted by
environmental scientist Dr Jeanine Mallela. The technology and research will be
fully endorsed by the Australian National University (ANU), Macquarie
University and the MQ Incubator program;
(iv)
the City of Sydney has committed to engage with local, national and
global networks to share and develop expertise in urban sustainability as part
of the Sustainable Sydney 2030 plan;
(v)
temporary installations, like pop-up or demonstration projects to
showcase a product or service may fall within the definition of the City’s
General Event Guidelines;
(vi)
the City of Sydney has Plans of Management, which outline the
appropriate uses of particular public spaces as supported by the community, and
so uses must be consistent with these plans; and
(vii)
using some City of Sydney managed parks and public spaces may require
approvals or venue hire fees, and the proponent may be eligible to apply for
venue hire waivers. Locations like Customs House Square and Martin Place
Amphitheatre are high-traffic locations that are already approved for brand
activations and marketing, and may lend themselves well to a pop-up showcase
event; and
(B) the Chief Executive Officer be requested to write to Clean Waters Oceania to explain the process for seeking approval to use sites managed by the City of Sydney for event and brand activations, and to advise about Grants and Sponsorship opportunities available through the City to support a pop-up demonstration site to showcase the world’s first water generator powered by solar, considering a time-limited activation at appropriate locations which might include Martin Place Amphitheatre, Customs House Forecourt, Sydney Park, Hyde Park, Circular Quay and Town Hall.
Carried
unanimously.
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