Moved by Councillor Scott, seconded by
Councillor Ellsmore –
It is resolved that:
(A)
Council
note:
(i)
D/2022/1360
is a Development Application currently on exhibition that seeks to install an
automated public toilet at 5110 Erskineville Road, Erskineville;
(ii)
the
Erskineville community have been calling for these amenities as a necessity for
a long time, as there are no accessible toilets in the central village of
Erskineville;
(iii)
families,
residents and visitors that frequent this area of shops and parks require such
amenities to be made available;
(iv)
the
current proposed location is problematic and numerous submissions from
residents objecting its placement have been received by the City;
(v)
the
planned location interferes with an important pedestrian walkway travelling in
front of the main shops of the central Erskineville village;
(vi)
the
toilet’s proposed location also obstructs the view and access to the shops
behind it, subsequently impacting their business;
(vii)
of
these obstructed shops, there is a long-standing and family-run laundry
business owned by a Vietnamese refugee who, with his family, has worked
tirelessly to develop their successful local business;
(viii)
the
current location does not consider pedestrian needs or the welfare of local
businesses;
(ix)
in
2021, D/2021/1087 sought for the same placement of the toilets and was rejected
for the same reasons as it is opposed now;
(x)
alternative
locations suggested by residents include the nearby parks or opening the
Erskineville Town Hall bathrooms to the public; and
(xi)
the
Erskineville Station Upgrade currently under construction includes family
accessible, and male and female ambulant toilets;
(xii)
that
D/2022/1360 will be determined by the City of Sydney Local Planning Panel; and
(xiii)
that
the community has made numerous objections to D/2022/1360; and
(B)
the
Chief Executive Officer be requested to:
(i)
investigate
alternative locations for an automated public toilet in the central
Erskineville Village area; and
(ii)
update
Council via the CEO Update on alternative location for an automated public
toilet in the central Erskineville Village area.
The motion was lost on the following show of
hands –
Ayes (3) Councillors
Ellsmore, Scott and Weldon
Noes (7) The Chair (the Lord Mayor), Councillors
Chan, Davis, Gannon, Jarret*, Kok and Scully.
*Note – Councillor
Jarrett abstained from voting on this matter. Pursuant to the provisions of
clause 10.4 of the Code of Meeting Practice, Councillor Jarrett is taken to
have voted against the motion.
Motion lost.
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