It is resolved that:
(A) Council
note that:
(i)
Council is the owner of 6 of the 7 buildings
required for the development of Town Hall Square on the corners of George, Park
and Pitt Streets;
(ii)
the remaining building to be acquired by Council
is Lot 13 in Deposited Plan 80276 (Folio Identifier 13/80276), known as 542-544
George Street, Sydney (the Property);
(iii) the
delivery of Town Hall Square is proposed to be accelerated, such that works are
to commence by 2028;
(iv) on
12 May 2025, Council resolved to commence the process of compulsory acquisition
of the Property for the reasons set out in the subject report; and
(v) the
proposed acceleration also justifies completing the process of compulsory
acquisition;
(B) Council
note that if agreement with the relevant interest-holders is unable to be
reached prior to 19 November 2025, Council will progress the compulsory
acquisition process with respect to the required interests in the Property for
the purposes of the proposed Town Hall Square, in accordance with the Land
Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 NSW (Just Terms Act);
(C) Council
endorse:
(i)
seeking and obtaining Ministerial Consent to
issue Proposed Acquisition Notices;
(ii)
issuing the Proposed Acquisition Notices;
(iii) (if
necessary) publishing an Acquisition Notice in the NSW Government Gazette; and
(iv) paying
compensation to the affected interest-holders in accordance with the heads of
compensation under the Just Terms Act;
(D) authority
be delegated to the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate, execute and
administer documentation required to acquire the interests in the Property;
(E) Council
endorse the proposed resolution 'It is resolved to classify the proposed
acquisition of 542-544 George Street, Sydney (being Folio Identifier 13/80276)
as operational land in accordance with section 31 of the Local Government Act
1993 (NSW)', be publicly notified for a period of 28 days prior to or following
the completion of the acquisition; and
(F) Council
note that a further report to inform the outcomes of public notification and
recommendation on land classification, will follow any notification period.
The motion was carried on the following show of
hands –
Ayes
(9) The Chair (the Lord Mayor),
Councillors Arkins, Ellsmore, Gannon, Kok, Maxwell, Miller, Thompson, and
Worling.
Noes
(1) Councillor Weldon.
Carried.
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