Moved by Councillor Scott, seconded by
Councillor Ellsmore –
It is resolved that:
(A)
Council
note:
(i)
following
Covid and long lock-down periods, isolation and loneliness is at an all-time
high, with local community gatherings often being a great form of social
interaction and sense of community;
(ii)
Brown
Street Community Hall is a hall the City advertises as ‘suitable for small
community meetings, training courses and discussion groups’ located in Newtown;
(iii)
Brown
Street Community Hall has the capacity for 80 people and provides: tables and
chairs, a kitchenette with sink, air-conditioning, heater, carpeted floor and
instant hot water tap;
(iv)
the
City state on their website that Brown Street Community Hall is not accessible
to people with disability. The venue has none of the following:
(a)
onsite
mobility parking;
(b)
accessible
toilets;
(c)
lift;
(d)
ambulant
toilets; and
(e)
level
access entrance; and
(B) the Chief Executive Officer be requested to:
(i)
outline
the steps required to include the Brown Street Community Hall in a future
whole-of-building upgrade program to ensure full compliance with current
accessibility standards and to abide by the current heritage listing; and
(ii)
report
back to Councillors via the CEO Update on the above.
Carried unanimously.
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