City of Sydney Council Mobile Community Garden Watering Service

13/08/2018 - City of Sydney Council Mobile Community Garden Watering Service

City of Sydney Council Mobile Community Garden Watering Service 

Moved by Councillor Phelps, seconded by Councillor Vithoulkas –

It is resolved that:

(A)        Council note:

(i)          the great work of local people creating and tending to community gardens and green spaces throughout the City of Sydney;

(ii)         the ongoing support provided by Council to these projects, including horticultural advice, seeds and flora, land and grants;

(iii)        the requirement of watering facilities to ensure that plants survive and flourish in an urban environment;

(iv)       that approximately 99 per cent of the state, including the Sydney area, is considered drought affected by the NSW Department of Primary Industries (30 June 2018);

(v)         that a mobile community garden watering service is currently not provided by Council; and

(vi)       that the Council’s Parks and Open Space Management Contract is currently in the process of negotiation; and

(B)        the Chief Executive Officer be requested to:

(i)          undertake a survey with community groups across the local government area to determine the demand for a mobile community garden watering service;

(ii)         explore ways to include a mobile community garden watering service in the Council’s Parks and Open Space Management Contract; and

(iii)        report to Council the options available to include a mobile community garden watering service in the Parks and Open Space Management Contract.

The motion was lost on the following show of hands –

Ayes (4)          Councillors Chung, Forster, Phelps and Vithoulkas

Noes (6)          The Lord Mayor, Councillors Kok, Miller, Scott, Scully and Thalis.

Motion lost.

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