Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTESTUESDAY 26 JUNE 2012ATTACHMENTS:1. Letter from Telethon Speech and Hearing dated 15 June 20112. Landscaping Plan and Correspondence dated 11 June 2012.ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION:Moved by Cr Langer, seconded by Cr PelczarThat:-(i)the Telethon Speech and Hearing Centre be advised that:-(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)the on-street parking proposal submitted for Dodd Street is not considered toprovide sufficient parking bays to satisfy condition 2 of their development approval,granted by the WAPC on 2 August 2011;the Town will accept a revised plan which provides for an additional 15 car parkingbays. These are to be provided by adding an additional 11 parallel bays on thenorthern side of the street and reducing the width of the central raised pedestriancrossing to Lake Monger Reserve, providing for an additional 4 x 90 degree bayson the southern side;the Town accepts the offer by TSH to undertake the designs and constructionprocess for Dodd Street, subject to our approval of the design and specifications;with regard to (c) above, the Town will pay to the TSH a sum of $120,000, to meetits commitment to funding the road carriageway component of the construction;a 1.8 metre wide footpath is to be included in the works on the northern side of theverge. The Town will pay to the TSH a sum of $25,000 for the cost of the footpathconstruction;the indigenous themed landscaping proposal is accepted in principle. Detaileddesign, however, will need to ensure that necessary safety measures areaddressed such as: sight lines for vehicles entering and leaving the site, CPTEDprinciples of visibility and avoidance of trip hazards;on-going maintenance of the proposed landscaping areas that extend into the roadreserve will be the responsibility of the TSH;the Town is prepared to agree to occupation of the new buildings prior to thecompletion of the Dodd Street works, subject to mutually agreed design andspecifications and cost sharing arrangements being reached and a contract beinglet for construction;(ii)(iii)on the basis of the above amendments being made to the TSH plan, a revised plan besubmitted to the WAPC with a recommendation for approval;the TSH be advised that a separate approval is required from the Town under the termsof its lease for any works on the leased area.H:\Ceo\Gov\Council Minutes\12 MINUTES\June 2012\D Item 10 Onwards.docx 191