Decision details

(1)       The Chair welcomed those present at the meeting;

(2)       The Chair advised that, in accordance with Council Policy, the meeting would be audio recorded and live streamed on the Council’s YouTube;

(3)       The Chair drew attention to the item on the agenda front pages regarding Declarations of Interest and reminded Members that, in line with the Code of Conduct, any Declarations of Interest needed to be declared immediately prior to the item in question;

(4)       The Chair clarified matters for the registered speakers and informed members of the public that they 5 minutes for each group of speakers i.e. 5 minutes for objectors and 5 minutes for supporters. The 5 minute time limit also applied to Member Advocates.

The bell would sound after 41/2 minutes as a warning and again at 5 minutes to signify that the speaker must cease. (5) The Chair advised that a comfort break would be called after Agenda Items 5 & 6 or at 9:00pm, whichever came first.

(5)      The Chair advised that there would be a comfort break at approximately 9:00pm if the meeting were to be still underway at that time.