Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTESTUESDAY 26 JUNE 2012(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)no more than 60 staff to be employed by the Centre;the funding and construction of up to 100 car parking bays on Dodd Street based upon amutually agreed design and construction with the Town. The design will have to meet theTown's engineering specifications. The bays are to be constructed prior to occupation ofthe new conference centre;the Speech and Hearing Centre be advised that separate approval is required from theTown, in accordance with the lease agreement and that the above conditions are likely toalso be imposed as part of the lease approval;the three Ficus trees on the southern side of the front carpark being retained.Footnote:Telethon Speech and Hearing are advised that the parking bays to be provided in Dodd Streetare for the public and not for exclusive use of the Centre."Approval of the WAPC was required as the centre is located on Metropolitan Region Scheme(MRS) Reserve for Parks and Recreation. The WAPC issued their decision on 2 August 2011,approving the application subject to the following conditions:-1. This approval relates to the plans prepared by Denney Building Design, on behalf ofTelethon Speech and Hearing dated stamped for July 2011 by the Department ofPlanning on behalf of the Western Australian Planning Commission as attached.2. The provision of road surfacing and construction of up to 100 car parking bays on DoddStreet, based on a mutually agreed design, construction and cost sharing arrangementswith the Town of Cambridge, to the satisfaction of the Western Australian PlanningCommission.3. The three ficus trees on the southern side of the front carpark are to be retained.An advice note was added as follows:-With regard to Condition 2, the Town of Cambridge advises that with reference to cost sharing,the Town will accept materials and construction costs for the carriageway between the parkingbays on either side of the road. The design will have to be to the Town's engineeringspecifications. All construction works will be completed prior to occupation of the newconference centre. The Town also advises that the parking bays to be provided in Dodd Streetare to be for the public and not for the exclusive use of the centre.DETAILS:The plan now submitted by TSH shows 58 bays on the south side of Dodd Street, arranged at90 degrees to the kerb plus a further five parallel bays on the northern side of Dodd Streetadjacent to the existing administration building. The potential for a further 38 bays in a 90degree arrangement along Dodd Street, to the east of the centre is shown, which would resultin a total of 101 bays along Dodd Street.The plan also includes an extensive landscaping proposal. The design principles behind thelandscaping are described as: creating a union between the architecture of the building and thesite with the design drawn from the use of the site by traditional landowners. The landscapingis designed to 'spill over' from the TSH site into the road reserve with raised paving connectingthe centre to the Lake Monger Reserve across Dodd Street.H:\Ceo\Gov\Council Minutes\12 MINUTES\June 2012\D Item 10 Onwards.docx 187