Agenda of Ordinary Meeting of Council - Monday, 25 October 2021

Report submitted to the Ordinary Meeting of Council on Monday 25 October 2021

RP-1

Reports from Staff

RP-1 PLANNING PROPOSALS - LEP18/0004 AND LEP18/0009 - GREGADOO ROAD AND TALLOWOOD CRESCENT - AMENDMENT TO LAND ZONING AND MINIMUM LOT SIZE REQUIREMENTS OF THE WAGGA WAGGA LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2010 AND AMENDMENT TO WAGGA WAGGA DEVELOPMENT CONTROL PLAN 2010

Author: Crystal Atkinson

Director: Michael Keys

Summary:

On 8 July 2019, Council resolved to support the planning proposals LEP18/0004 and LEP18/0009.

The planning proposals sought to rezone land from RU1 Primary Production to R5 Large Lot Residential and reduce the minimum lot size applicable from 2ha down to 4,000m²for land on Gregadoo Road and Tallowood Crescent, Wagga Wagga.

The planning proposals and associated amendment to the Wagga Wagga Development Control Plan 2010 were placed on public exhibition from 27 February to 11 April 2021 (inclusive) and a post exhibition report was tabled for the 10 May 2021 Council meeting. During this process, Council staff were informed that consultation notifications were not received by all affected landowners and the decision was made to defer consideration of the amendments until further consultation was undertaken.

Further exhibition occurred between 15 May and 3 October 2021 (inclusive) with additional time added to the exhibition period to seek additional information for the community.

This report provides feedback on the public consultation and submissions received.

The report recommends adoption and gazettal of the amendment to the Wagga Wagga Local Environmental Plan 2010 and adoption of the subsequent amendment to the Wagga Wagga Development Control Plan 2010.

Recommendation

That Council:

a note the results of the exhibition period for planning proposals LEP18/0004 and LEP18/0009

b support planning proposals LEP18/0004 and LEP18/0009 to amend the Wagga Wagga Local Environmental Plan 2010

c not support the extension of Tallowood Crescent to any future road and reflect this is the amendment to the Wagga Wagga Development Control Plan 2010 as identified in (f) below

d request the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment to prepare the amending instrument

e gazette the plan and notify landowners and the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment

f adopt the amendments to the Wagga Wagga Development Control Plan 2010 with the recommended amendments identified in the report and provide notification of the adoption in the local paper

Application details

Submitted proposals:

LEP18/0004 – seeks to reduce the minimum lot size of 52 and 56 Gregadoo Road from 2ha to 3,000m² (Attachment 1).

LEP18/0009 – seeks to rezone 13 and 15 Tallowood Crescent, Lake Albert from RU1 Primary Production Zone to R5 Large Lot Residential Zone. This proposal also seeks to reduce the minimum lot size requirement applicable to several lots to the south of Gregadoo Road from 2ha to 1800m², 3,500m² and 5,500m² (Attachment 2).

In consideration of the proposals received, an addendum (Attachment 3) was prepared with a recommendation to amend the minimum lot size to 4,000m².

Applicant:

LEP18/0004 – Kerry and Cynthia Podmore (owner of 56 Gregadoo Road). Salvestro Planning has been appointed by the applicant to prepare the planning proposal.

LEP18/0009 - Stephen Jay (owner of 68 Gregadoo Road, Lake Albert). MJM Consulting has been appointed by the applicant to prepare the planning proposal.

Landowners:

Various landowners provided under separate confidential cover.

Proposal

Council is in receipt of two planning proposals to amend the Wagga Wagga Local Environmental Plan 2010 (LEP) to the south of Gregadoo Road. Details of the proposals with supporting information are attached.

An assessment of the applications concluded that the planning proposals may proceed as a combined proposal and that a minimum lot size of 4000m² be applied across the precinct. The revised proposal seeks the following:

1. Rezone 11, 13 and 15 Tallowood Crescent, Lake Albert (Lot 1 DP 882899, Lot 2 DP 882889 and Lot 2 DP 1013227) from RU1 Primary Production Zone to R5 Large Lot Residential Zone as per the illustration below

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Figure 1 – Proposed Land Zoning Changes

2. Reduce the minimum lot size requirement applicable to Lots 48, 50, 52, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68 and 70 Gregadoo Road, 1- 7 Cottonwood Close 1 – 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 Tallowood Crescent (Lot 1 DP 514671, Lot 3 DP 233523, Lot 4 and Lot 5 DP 233523, Lot 1 and Lot 2 DP 715658, Lot 5 DP 775412, Lot 8 DP 859533, Lot 7 DP 775412, Lot 15 DP 866164, Lot 2 DP 539369, Lot 3 DP 540483, Lot 9 - 13 DP 886164, Lot 1 DP 1013227, Lot 2 DP 1013227, Lot 1 and Lot 2 DP 882899, Lot 1 to Lot 8 DP 866164) from 2ha to 4000m² as per the illustration below.

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Figure 2 – Proposed Minimum Lot Size Changes

The amendment will provide the opportunity for landowners in the precinct to subdivide their land in the future. It will create the opportunity for approximately 130 additional lots in the precinct.

Development Control Plan

As a result of the outcomes sought by the planning proposal, a subsequent amendment is also proposed to the Wagga Wagga Development Control Plan 2010. This will ensure that the precinct is developed in a coordinated manner and that new development integrates with its surround.

More specifically, the DCP requires the preparation of a staging plan, stormwater management plan, traffic impact assessment and the creation of buffer areas to adjoining rural zoned land to the south.

In response to feedback received during consultation, further amendments are recommended to the DCP as per the summary table included under Internal / External Consultation below. The DCP amendment proposed for adoption is provided as Attachment 4.

The DCP amendment outlines the expectations of future development and provides certainty to both the developer and landowners on what is required at development application stage.

In response to feedback received, the DCP amendment has been updated to reflect the desire for Tallowood Crescent to remain a closed street.

Concept Layout

As part of the planning proposal, the proponent has provided a concept layout (Figure 3). The concept layout was requested by Council and provided for the purposes of determining whether there are suitable options for servicing the proposed development and to indicate potential development outcomes.

The concept layout identifies potential development and staging if all landowners were to participate. This is not reliant on all landowners but indicates how staging could occur to facilitate servicing and infrastructure.

The layout can change at development application stage, this planning proposal process sets provisions in the LEP and DCP to guide development. Each development application will need to address all infrastructure requirements in detail reflective of the layout provided in the specific development application.

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Figure 3 – Concept Layout

Site and Locality

The precinct is located on the south of Gregadoo Road and is partly located within the R5 Large Lot Residential Zone and in the RU1 Primary Production Zone as shown in Figure 1. A minimum lot size requirement of 2 hectares currently applies under Clause 4.1 of the Wagga Wagga Local Environmental Plan 2010 to lots within the precinct.

Lots to the north of the precinct (north of Gregadoo Road) are in the R5 Large Lot Residential Zone and vary between approximately 1500m² and 4300m² in size. The Grange Lifestyle Village is located to the west. The land to the south is in the RU1- Primary Production Zone and land to the east is also zoned R5 Large Lot Residential.

Gateway Determination

The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment issued a Gateway Determination for the planning proposal on 30 September 2019 and a subsequent alteration was issued on 1 March 2021 subject to public exhibition. A copy of the Gateway Determination and alteration is provided as Attachment 5.

Preliminary Consultation / Public Exhibition

Three stages of consultation / public exhibition have been undertaken for this proposal since September 2018.

Preliminary Consultation:

Consultation with affected landowners was undertaken between 21 September 2018 and 19 October 2018 to seek feedback prior to finalising consideration of the applications received and reporting to Council.

During the preliminary consultation 13 responses were received with 11 being objections and 2 providing support for smaller lot sizes. Submissions received during the preliminary consultation are provided as Attachment 6.

From this preliminary consultation, a report was tabled for the 8 July 2019 Ordinary Meeting of Council recommending a combined planning proposal to change land zoning from RU1 Primary Production to R5 Large Lot Residential and the minimum lot size from 2 hectares to 4,000m² be supported and submitted to NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment for Gateway Determination.

Initial Public Exhibition:

An initial public exhibition was held from 27 February to 11 April 2021 (inclusive). During this exhibition period, one (1) submission was received objecting to the proposed changes (Attachment 7).

A report was tabled for the 10 May 2021 Ordinary Meeting of Council and at this point, Council staff were notified that not all affected landowners received notification of the exhibition and proposed amendments for this exhibition period. In response, consideration of the planning proposal was deferred to enable further consultation.

Final Public Exhibition:

A further public exhibition period was undertaken between 15 May and 3 October 2021 (inclusive) with additional time added to the exhibition period to provide adequate time for participation and engagement.

In response to initial feedback received during the final exhibition, additional information was sought from the proponent regarding infrastructure servicing. In response, the proponent provided a set of servicing plans that identified staging, road hierarchy, drainage, sewer, gas, water, and electricity. The plans are provided as Attachment 8.

During the final exhibition period 37 submissions were received (provided as Attachment 9). A submission summary table with a response is provided as Attachment 10.

The major topics and concerns with options, discussion, and recommendation is provided under Internal / External Consultation section below.

Community Workshops:

During the final exhibition period, five (5) Community Workshops were held, both online and in person. Workshop summaries are provided as Attachment 11. The workshops were generally well supported and provided an opportunity for anyone interested in the proposals to attend and learn more about their issues and concerns.

Financial Implications

Application EP18/0004 was submitted in the 2017/18 financial year and attracted an application fee of $7,500 and application LEP18/0009 was submitted in the 2018/19 financial year and attracted an application fee of $15,000 in accordance with Council’s Fees and Charges applicable at the time of application.

Policy and Legislation

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979

Wagga Wagga Local Environmental Plan 2010

Link to Strategic Plan

The Environment

Objective: We plan for the growth of the city

Outcome: We have sustainable urban development

Risk Management Issues for Council

Changes to planning provisions present risk issues for Council, including impacts of development on the environment, community, and infrastructure. The potential impacts from this development across these issues has been considered and addressed.

The planning proposal process requires consultation and engagement with affected landowners and the wider community. This has been undertaken in accordance with Council’s local provisions, regulations, and the directions from DPiE in the Gateway Determination. Feedback from the community raising concerns with earlier consultation resulted in an additional and extended period of community consultation. This has provided an opportunity for interested and affected residents and community members to make submissions and seek further information on the proposal.

Internal / External Consultation

The planning proposal has been subject to three forms of consultation.

The final consultation period occurred between 15 May and 3 October 2021 (inclusive) with additional time added to the exhibition period to seek additional information for the community and provide adequate time for participation and engagement.

An engagement page was established at https://connect.wagga.nsw.gov.au/lep18-0004. The engagement page attracted the following traffic:

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A total of 30 documents were made available on the engagement page that attracted a collective of 591 downloads.

The final exhibition period attracted 37 submissions. Copies of the submission are provided with this report and included as Attachment 9. In addition, a table summary of key issues raised in the individual submissions and a planning response is provided in Attachment 10.

To assist Councillor appreciation of key issues and concerns the following table is provided. This table outlines the major topics and concerns with options, discussion, and recommendations provided.

Tallowood Crescent

Comments / issues

§ Want no change to Tallowood Crescent.

§ No road link or pedestrian link to be provided at the end of Tallowood Crescent.

§ As a compromise, preference to have Tallowood Crescent closed off to all vehicle traffic with a public reserve walking access only between the two areas.

§ Increased traffic on Tallowood Crescent is a concern.

Options:

1. Note the comments and do nothing.

2. Completely remove Tallowood Crescent and Cottonwood Close properties from the planning proposal.

3. Make changes to the proposed DCP amendment to ensure Tallowood Crescent remains a closed road with a pedestrian access provided that also provides infrastructure connectivity.

4. Make changes to the proposed DCP amendment to ensure Tallowood Crescent remains a closed road with no pedestrian access.

5. Make changes to the proposed DCP amendment to ensure Tallowood Crescent remains a closed road with future development to consider merits of a pedestrian access or infrastructure easement connection in consultation with Riverina Water County Council and Wagga Wagga City Council to ensure infrastructure servicing requirements can be addressed.

Discussion / Recommendation:

Most residents in Tallowood Crescent have raised concerns with Tallowood Crescent being a through road. Council staff have assessed the road network and Tallowood Crescent is not required to be a through road for the purposes of potential future development.

Removal of Tallowood Crescent and Cottonwood Close from the planning proposal is not the preferred approach as consideration of planning at the precinct scale is a key outcome identified in our Local Strategic Planning Statement. In addition, there are a number of existing properties in Tallowood Crescent and Cottonwood Close that are less than 1-hectare in size significantly lower than the existing minimum lot size of 2-hectares.

It is recommended to implement Option 5 above to ensure full consideration can be given to a pedestrian / infrastructure easement option.

Consultation / Exhibition Material

Comments / issues

§ Consultation with the community and the available information has been inconsistent and ad hoc.

§ The information made available about the proposed changes on the Connect Wagga page is incomplete and does not provide all the required information.

Discussion / Recommendation:

In response to this feedback in May 2021, the exhibition period was extended to obtain additional information and make all relevant exhibition material available.

Additional documents were made available on the website in June 2021 and additional servicing / infrastructure information provided in September 2021 with a new exhibition close date set for 3 October 2021.

No recommendations are made in response to these comments.

Minimum Lot Size

Comments / issues

§ The changes to the minimum lot size would change the pattern from a mixed lot residential area to a uniform 4,000m².

§ The change does not take into consideration the diversity of lifestyle that should be provided in a large lot residential community.

§ Preference for no further subdivision in the area.

§ Bought block believing subdivision was finished.

§ Do not intend to subdivide.

Options:

1. Remove properties who do not wish to subdivide from the planning proposal and retain a 2ha minimum lot size on these properties.

2. Retain the precinct approach to changing the minimum lot size.

Discussion / Recommendation:

Changes to the minimum lot size provisions will acknowledge that there are existing lots below 1-hectare and down to approximately 4,000m² in size as well as provide opportunities for further subdivision. The change will not force landowners to subdivide to this size, however, will ensure a consistent approach to planning, particularly for infrastructure provision to ensure development and infrastructure upgrades / provision is not occurring in an ad hoc manner.

The recommendation is to implement Option 2.

Amenity / Character:

Comments / issues

§ Have concerns for the quality of life and streetscape.

§ Want diversity in subdivisions.

§ The lot size proposed does not take into consideration the diversity of lifestyle that should be provided in large lot residential communities.

§ The proposal will change the quiet area to a busy and densely populated one, impacting on rural outlook.

Discussion / Recommendation:

The lot size proposed is large enough to retain and reflect the existing rural residential character in this locality.

The Wagga Wagga Development Control Plan provides development controls for new developments that facilitate retention of the rural residential character in these locations.

No recommendations are made in response to these comments.

Infrastructure / Servicing

Comments / issues

§ Concerns for the basic infrastructure and changes to traffic.

§ Services and amenities all need upgrading for existing residents.

§ The proposal does not account for increased load on existing infrastructure.

Discussion / Recommendation:

The site has access to basic infrastructure and demonstrates options for connection to and management of infrastructure provision for potential future development. Full details of infrastructure upgrades will be identified when development outcomes are known and submitted as part of a development application.

No recommendations are made in response to these comments.

Gregadoo Road Upgrade

Comments / issues

§ No development to commence before the Gregadoo Road upgrade occurs.

§ Gregadoo Road is not ready for the increase in housing.

§ An exit directly onto Plumpton Road would alleviate some of the additional congestion on Gregadoo Road.

Options:

1. Note the comments.

2. Require changes to the DCP that require the upgrades to Gregadoo Road to be completed prior to development.

3. Enable development to proceed relying on the DA process to condition works that contribute to or directly impact on the upgrade of Gregadoo Road.

Discussion / Recommendation:

Gregadoo Road was originally designed to cater for the development potential at the time. Over time, development has occurred adding additional demand requiring Council to consider the existing road network, development potential and any required upgrades. The upgrades are being planned to meet the long-term needs taking into account Council’s strategy for growth.

The upgrades are being designed in response to traffic demand and service levels. If development occurs prior to the upgrade, the development can be conditioned to complete some of the upgrade works.

Development in this area Is required to enable a future connection point south of the proposal area to facilitate future development and connectivity to Plumpton Road further south.

As development will be staged, a suitable option is to require the developer to complete relevant upgrade works as part of the DA process if required. It is recommended to implement Option 3.

Trees

Comments / issues

§ If subdivision occurs in Tallowood Crescent, driveway spacing should only be allowed between the current trees, no trees to be removed.

§ Tallowood Crescent is renowned for its beauty with visitors taking photos of the avenue trees.

§ Council should have a policy against removal of trees.

Discussion / Recommendation:

Vegetation is protected when it is a native species. If tree removal is proposed as part of future development, this will need to be taken into consideration and further street tree planting undertaken as required.

The street trees in Tallowood Crescent and Cottonwood Close are part of the local character of this area and any impacts on that character must be accounted for and taken into consideration in any future development application.

No recommendations are made in response to these comments.

Stormwater

Comments / issues

§ Calculations are incorrect and based on assumptions.

§ Stormwater drainage is non-existent with flooding of the roads occurring.

§ Swale drains do not exist and water off the nature strip and road flows towards house foundations.

§ Consideration should be given to piped stormwater. Open drains are an eyesore and costly for Council to maintain.

§ Pipe stormwater to the Lake to help with the health and condition of the Lake.

Options:

1. Remodelling and review is undertaken at subdivision development application stage to ensure development does not impact adjoining properties.

Discussion / Recommendation:

Stormwater calculations are based on average runoff rates based on stormwater modelling standards and are in accordance with the size and form of development proposed. Calculations will be remodelled and reviewed at subdivision development application stage.

The DCP requires that new developments will need to provide further evidence and model stormwater flow which includes existing flow and manage as part of any new development proposal. New development will need to demonstrate and confirm they are not impacting on adjoining properties.

It is recommended to implement Option 1.

Water

Comments / issues

§ Riverina Water County Council have advised they have capacity in the existing network to service the potential increase in density, however, current water pressure is low.

Options:

1. Make changes to the proposed DCP amendment to ensure Tallowood Crescent remains a closed road with future development to consider merits of a pedestrian access or infrastructure easement connection in consultation with Riverina Water County Council and Wagga Wagga City Council to ensure infrastructure servicing requirements can be addressed.

Discussion / Recommendation:

Extension of the existing water main, whilst not guaranteed, may improve water pressure, however some pressure issues may be a result of internal property connections or plumbing fixtures.

Council will continue to liaise with Riverina Water County Council on the best approach.

It is recommended to implement Option 1.

Process

Comments / issues

§ Great meeting at Lake Albert on 27 May 2021.

§ Feel like it is a money grab by landowners / developers.

§ If it goes ahead, get it done right the first time.

§ Make this proposed subdivision a benchmark for future subdivisions around Wagga Wagga.

§ Councillors were not told that most people (85%) in Tallowood Crescent and Cottonwood Close were not in favour of the development in 2018.

§ Thank Council staff for their Community Information Sessions, to be able to talk openly about our concerns and discuss possible scenarios to retain our lifestyle has been appreciated.

§ Not against development, just want it to be done with all concerns addressed.

§ The proposal involves land and we have not been spoken to by developers.

§ There has been a lack of consultation in regard to developments in the area.

§ Council is rushing this through and trying to push to a Council meeting prior to Council election caretaker mode commencing.

Discussion / Recommendation:

The full consultation outcomes have been identified in this report and all submissions have been attached.

The current Council has been involved in this proposal and have awareness of the sensitivities and demand for this development. A report will bring the issues to a decision with Council having the ability to support the proposal, support with changes, or refuse the proposal.

No recommendations are made in response to these comments.

Rates / Property Values

Comments / issues

§ For those not wishing to subdivide, what is the future of rates? Will rates be based on the number of blocks that could be achieved?

§ While developers look to maximise profits from rezoning into smaller lots, Council needs to take on board the views of existing residents who have the potential for their property values and amenity to be significantly reduced by such decisions.

Discussion / Recommendation:

Rates are determined by property values and where property values increase, rates can change. It is anticipated that property values will increase over time, the market will determine how this occurs on the ground.

The impact on property values is not a planning related consideration and cannot be considered as relevant grounds to reuse a planning proposal. The Valuer General determines land value based on ‘highest and best permitted use’ and in most cases, this is based on current zoning and planning restrictions. Land value is on land only and not the value of structures on the land.

No recommendations are made in response to these comments.

Open Space

Comments / issues

§ Want to see planning have more areas set aside for park and leisure areas.

Discussion / Recommendation:

Council’s Open Space Strategy seeks to ensure there is well located, useable, accessible, and connected open space opportunities available to the whole community. The proposed site does not trigger the need for local open space.

The open space provision in the Lake Albert Catchment is sufficient and accessible for the proposed development.

No recommendations are made in response to these comments.

Support

Comments / issues

§ Love Lake Albert and would like to build there but there is a lack of suitable land.

§ The civil infrastructure and community services and parks are all at your fingertips.

§ As a long-term resident of Lake Albert, support the proposal.

§ Our home and most of the street is around 4,000m², this size is most appropriate for residents seeking space and privacy without the responsibility of maintaining unused or not required land.

§ Growing the number of available blocks of land south of Lake Albert will provide opportunities for an increased number of families to live in a very desirable part of the city.

Discussion / Recommendation:

The support is noted.

Councillor Workshop:

A Councillor workshop on the planning proposals was held on 18 October 202. At the Workshop, Councillors were provided with a copy of all submissions received during the final exhibition period and the summary of key issues raised, discussions, and recommendations as per above table.

Mail

Media

Community Engagement

Digital

Rates notices insert

Direct mail

Letterbox drop

Council news story

Council News advert

Media releases

TV/radio advertising

One-on-one meetings

Your Say website

Community meetings

Stakeholder workshops

Drop-in sessions

Surveys and feedback forms

Social media

Email newsletters

Website

Digital advertising

TIER

Consult

Attachments

1 .	LEP18/0004 - Application to amend Wagga Wagga Local Environmental Plan 2010 - Provided under separate cover
2 .	LEP18/0009 - Application to amend Wagga Wagga Local Environmental Plan 2010 - Provided under separate cover
3 .	LEP18/0004 and LEP18/0009 - Addendum to Planning Proposal - Provided under separate cover
4 .	Amendment to Development Control Plan 2010 - Provided under separate cover
5 .	Gateway Determination & Alteration - Provided under separate cover
6 .	Preliminary Consultation Submissions - Provided under separate cover
7 .	Initial Consultation Submissions - Provided under separate cover
8 .	Additional Information - Servicing Plans - Provided under separate cover
9 .	Final Consultation Submissions - Provided under separate cover
10 .	Final Consultation Submission Summary and Response - Provided under separate cover
11 .	Community Workshop Summaries - Provided under separate cover
12 .	Landowners This matter is considered to be confidential under Section 10A(2) of the Local Government Act 1993, as it deals with: personnel matters concerning particular individuals. - Provided under separate cover

Report submitted to the Ordinary Meeting of Council on Monday 25 October 2021

RP-3

RP-3 Wagga Wagga Major Overland Flow Floodplain Study (MOFFS) & The Tarcutta, Ladysmith and Uranquinty Floodplain Study (VOFFS)

Author: Andrew Mason

Director: Warren Faulkner

Summary:

This report recommends that Council receive and adopt the Wagga Wagga Major Overland Flow Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan (MOFFS) completed by WMAWater and the Village Floodplain Risk Management Studies and Plans (VOFFS) completed by GRC Hydro and receive a further report in the future outlining an implementation plan for recommendations and outcomes reached in the studies and plans.

Recommendation

That Council:

a receive and adopt the Wagga Wagga Major Overland Flow Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan

b receive and adopt the Tarcutta, Ladysmith and Uranquinty Floodplain Risk Management Studies and Plans

c receive a further report by 31 March 2022 outlining a plan for the implementation of the recommendations and options in the studies and plans

Report

At its 22 March 2021 meeting, Council resolved to place the Wagga Wagga Major Overland Flow Floodplain Risk Management Study (MOFFS) and Plan and Village Overland Flow Floodplain Risk Management Studies (VOFFS) and Plans for the villages of Tarcutta, Ladysmith and Uranquinty on public exhibition and to receive a further report following the public exhibition and submission period:

i. addressing any submission made in respect of the proposed reports

ii. proposing adoption of the reports unless there are any recommended amendments deemed to be substantial and required a further public exhibition period

The plans were placed on public exhibition for 35 days from 1 April 2021 to 5 May 2021. No extensions of time were requested.

This report summarises feedback from the public exhibition period, the main recommendations of each report and is intended to brief and inform the Council to enable it to adopt the Studies and Plans as recommended by the Floodplain Risk Management Advisory Committee.

It should be remembered these studies comprise stages 3 to 4 in a five-stage process as outlined in the NSW Government’s Floodplain Development Manual (FDM, 2005) (DIPNR, 2007) shown following:

The following engagement activities were used during the exhibition period:

· Information in Council News, on the Council Website and to media outlets

· Public notices including notification of the information sessions

· A website with an overview of the study and plan, as well as a link to the draft report and a feedback form, and booking system for the information sessions; and

· Individual meetings with the consultant to allow residents to discuss their specific issues and concerns, and

· Information sessions on 20th and 21st of April 2021, consisting of a group meeting in Uranquinty and a series of one-on-one meetings with interested residents in each town.

Summary of MOFFS submissions received

A total of eight submissions were received for the MOFFS, all of which were read and logged by Council and WMAwater.

Feedback supported the findings of the study and was mainly centred around emphasising specific issues that community members believed should be prioritised.

Six of the submissions were about the recommendations in the report. The submissions were supportive of the recommendations and asked to reinforce that extensive consultation and community awareness were an integral part of the process going forward.

Three of the submissions were about the modelling undertaken for the report. The submissions were questioning the relevance and appropriateness of the data, these submissions have been responded to by the consultant.

Four of the submissions related to development and the lack of foresight and planning for downstream properties.

WMA Water has responded to these queries and highlighted either recommendations from this report proposed for implementation moving forward or existing Council planning controls that will assist to resolve these issues.

There were three submissions received that were issues related to hotspots and stormwater management. These issues were outside of the scope of the plans and will be investigated as localised matters rather than as part of a catchment wide investigation such as this study.

As there were no significant issues raised during public exhibition period requiring substantial changes to the document, WMAwater made minor amendments made to the final documents incorporating the contributions as a result of the public exhibition period and submitted the final project documents for the review and consideration of the Floodplain Risk Management Committee at their meeting on the 6 July 2021. The FRMAC recommended that the final MOFFS project documents be submitted to Council for adoption as recorded in the minutes of the Committee Meeting reported to Council at its 9 August 2021 meeting.

The final MOFFS project documents are attached for the information of the Council

Summary of VOFFS submissions received

Feedback supported the findings of the studies and was mainly centred around emphasising specific issues that community members believed should be prioritised.

Tarcutta:

The nine questionnaire responses from Tarcutta indicate residents’ favour structural works for flood mitigation. Five responses supported use of levee repair/increases and modifying sections of creek channel, while seven favoured improved overland flow paths. Responses proposed a number of measures for further investigation, including improved conveyance under Tarcutta Creek Bridge, raising the levee and improvement/maintenance of drainage paths within the town. These measures will be tabulated along with the options outlined in the flood study for discussion with Council. Support for non-structural measures was relatively low, with two favouring planning controls, two awareness and education and two emergency response improvements. No particular measures were proposed in regard to planning controls.

Ladysmith:

The seven questionnaire responses from Ladysmith indicate residents, on average, do not strongly favour particular types of mitigation option. The highest support by residents was for improved overland flow paths (4 responses) which corresponded with issues described (almost all responses pertained to local overland flooding). Specific measures proposed included addressing a build-up of soil on Mona Vale Road, and better real-time monitoring of flood events. These measures will be tabulated along with the options outlined in the flood study for discussion with Council.

Uranquinty:

Uranquinty had the highest number of responses of the three towns and there was a high level of engagement with a range of types of mitigation measure. From the 29 responses, there was very high support for three types of structural option (overland flow paths, levees, and modifying creek channels) with approximately 80% support for each. Many potential measures were discussed related to levee improvements, drainage upgrades and the effect of recent development in the town. There was lower support for planning controls (14%), flood awareness and education (21%) and emergency response improvements (17%). All of the proposed measures will be tabulated along with the options outlined in the flood study for discussion with Council.

As there were no significant issues raised during public exhibition period requiring substantial changes to the document, GRC Hydro made minor amendments made to the final documents incorporating the contributions as a result of the public exhibition period and submitted the final project documents for the review and consideration of the Floodplain Risk Management Committee at their meeting on the 6^th July 2021. The FRMAC recommended that the final VOFFS project documents be submitted to Council for adoption as recorded in the minutes of the Committee Meeting reported to Council at its 9 August 2021 meeting.

The final VOFFS project documents are attached for the information of the Council.

Summary of MOFFS Flood Risk Mitigation Measures

The high priority recommendations from the MOFFS report for implementation are:

· Amend Flood Plans to include Overland Flow Flood Information

· Improve Community Flood Awareness

· Adoption of Overland Flow Flood Planning Area

· Adoption of Overland Flow Flood Planning Level

· Appropriate Land Use Zoning in Future Development Areas

· Appropriate Management of areas subject to both riverine and overland flow flood risk.

· Confirm suitability of riverine flood related development controls within the overland flow PMF extent.

· Inclusion of Overland Flow flood information on Section 10.7 Planning Certificates

· Glenfield Drain and Flowerdale Lagoon improvements (further investigation)

· Incarnie Crescent stormwater line.

· Lake Albert Flood Mitigation improvements (further investigation)

Summary of VOFFS Flood Risk Mitigation Measures

The high priority recommendations from the VOFFS report for implementation are:

· Flood Planning Area and Level for each town

· Update the Wagga Wagga Local Flood Plan section for each town

· Update Flood Intelligence Cards for each town.

· Install an automatic water level recorder on Umbango Creek

· Improve Community Flood Awareness

· Maintenance for Levee Cross-drainage for Tarcutta

· Uranquinty Levee System Upgrade

· Maintenance for Levee Cross-Drainage for Uranquinty

· Sandy Creek Regular Clearing of Sedimentation

Council officers have applied for funding via the 2021/22 Floodplain Management program to undertake feasibility studies for three projects as follows:

· Lake Albert Enhanced Flow Scheme & Flood Mitigation works – Options LA01, LA02, LA03.

· Glenfield Drain and Flowerdale Lagoon improvements - Options GD01, GD02, GD03, GD05.

· Uranquinty Levee System Upgrade – Option UL01

It is expected the outcome of this grant application will be known in December 2021

Financial Implications

The risk management studies and plans recommend response, property and flood modification measures that will require funding to implement. Indicative costs for each recommendation are provided in the attached plans. Grant funding is available to assist with implementation of the plans and has been applied for in the 2021/22 round as outlined above.

The last stage of the flood planning process is the implementation plan. It is being recommended that the implementation plan be developed over the next six months and be brought back to Council for endorsement.

The MOFFS and VOFFS project budgets, expenditure and commitments to date are as follows:

Project name

Total Project Budget

Expended + Committed as at

20 September 2021

Budget Remaining/

(overspend)

Wagga Wagga Major Overland Flow Flood (MOFF) Risk Management Study and Plan

FM-0099 - (17826)

$228,940

$234,603

($5,663)

Villages Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan

FM-115 - (18640)

$198,000

$161,451

$36,549

Policy and Legislation

NSW Flood Prone Land Policy

NSW Floodplain Development Manual: the management of flood liable land April 2005

Link to Strategic Plan

Community Leadership and Collaboration

Objective: We have strong leadership

Outcome: We plan long term

Risk Management Issues for Council

The completion of these studies and plans assists Council in identifying flood liable land that can then be better managed to minimise risk via planning controls, infrastructure works and management plans.

The implementation of the recommendations and actions in the studies and plans is the next stage of the overland flow management process that will be developed over the next six months.

Internal / External Consultation

A Councillor workshop was held on 7 June 2021.

The final documents have been the subject of internal consultation and have been endorsed by the Floodplain Risk Management Committee at its meeting on 8 July 2021.

External consultation methods were undertaken for 35 days as indicated in the table below.

Mail

Media

Community Engagement

Digital

Rates notices insert

Direct mail

Letterbox drop

Council news story

Council News advert

Media releases

TV/radio advertising

One-on-one meetings

Your Say website

Community meetings

Stakeholder workshops

Drop-in sessions

Surveys and feedback forms

Social media

Email newsletters

Website

Digital advertising

TIER

Consult

Involve

Collaborate

Attachments

1.	MOFFS - Final Report 2021 - Provided under separate cover
2.	MOFFS - Final Figures 2021 - Provided under separate cover
3.	VOFFS - Final Report 2021 - Provided under separate cover
4.	VOFFS - Appendix A - Provided under separate cover
5.	VOFFS - Appendix B - Provided under separate cover
6.	VOFFS - Appendix C - Provided under separate cover

Report submitted to the Ordinary Meeting of Council on Monday 25 October 2021

RP-6

RP-6 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPORT AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2021

Author: Carolyn Rodney

General Manager: Peter Thompson

Summary:

This report is for Council to consider information presented on the 2021/22 budget and Long-Term Financial Plan, and details Council’s external investments and performance as at 30 September 2021.

Recommendation

That Council:

a approve the proposed 2021/22 budget variations for the month ended 30 September 2021 and note the balanced budget position as presented in this report

b approve the proposed budget variations to future financial years of the Long-Term Financial Plan

c note the Responsible Accounting Officer’s reports, in accordance with the Local Government (General) Regulation 2005 (Part 9 Division 3: Clause 203) that the financial position of Council is satisfactory having regard to the original estimates of income and expenditure and the recommendations made above

d note the details of the external investments as at 30 September 2021 in accordance with section 625 of the Local Government Act 1993

Report

Wagga Wagga City Council (Council) forecasts a balanced budget position as at 30 September 2021. The balanced budget position excludes the Wagga Wagga Airport estimated deficit result for the financial year, as any Airport deficit result will be sanctioned, and funded in the interim by General Purpose Revenue (via the Internal Loans Reserve). The deficit results will be accounted for as a liability in the Airport’s end of financial year statements, and paid back to General Purpose Revenue (Internal Loans Reserve) by the Airport in future financial years.

Proposed budget variations are detailed in this report for Council’s consideration and adoption.

Council has experienced a negative monthly investment performance for the month of September when compared to budget ($99,912 down on the monthly budget). This is mainly due to a negative return for the month for Councils TCorp managed fund, as well as a negative movement in the principal value of Councils Floating rate note portfolio.

Key Performance Indicators

OPERATING INCOME

Total operating income is 24% of approved budget and is trending on budget for the month of September 2021. An adjustment has been made to reflect the levy of rates that occurred at the start of the financial year. Excluding this adjustment, operating income received is 70% when compared to budget.

OPERATING EXPENSES

Total operating expenditure is 26% of approved budget so it is tracking slightly over budget at this stage of the financial year. This relates to some commitments that have been raised for the full financial year, so excluding commitments the total expenditure is 23% when compared to the approved budget.

CAPITAL INCOME

Total capital income is 11% of approved budget. It is important to note that the actual income from capital is influenced by the timing of the receipt of capital grants and contributions relating to projects. This income also includes the sale of property, plant and equipment.

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE

Total capital expenditure including commitments is 39% of approved budget (including pending projects) which is as a result of purchase orders being raised for the full contract amounts for multi-year projects. Excluding commitments, the total expenditure is 7% when compared to the approved budget.

WAGGA WAGGA CITY COUNCIL STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 1 JULY 2021 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2021
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT
	ORIGINAL BUDGET 2021/22	BUDGET ADJ 2021/22	APPROVED BUDGET 2021/22	YTD ACTUAL EXCL COMMT'S 2021/22	COMMT'S 2021/22	YTD ACTUAL + COMMT'S 2021/22	YTD % OF BUD
Revenue
Rates & Annual Charges	(73,169,576)	0	(73,169,576)	(18,013,528)	0	(18,013,528)	25%
User Charges & Fees	(25,225,528)	(222,906)	(25,447,204)	(6,166,226)	0	(6,166,226)	24%
Interest & Investment Revenue	(2,014,844)	0	(2,014,844)	(546,147)	0	(546,147)	27%
Other Revenues	(3,436,033)	(299,363)	(3,736,625)	(820,901)	0	(820,901)	22%
Operating Grants & Contributions	(12,902,235)	(1,096,242)	(13,998,477)	(2,923,160)	0	(2,923,160)	21%
Capital Grants & Contributions	(82,436,148)	(13,111,571)	(95,547,719)	(10,582,344)	0	(10,582,344)	11%
Total Revenue	(199,184,362)	(14,730,082)	(213,914,445)	(39,052,307)	0	(39,052,307)	18%

Expenses
Employee Benefits & On-Costs	49,289,314	2,467	49,291,782	11,595,912	0	11,595,912	24%
Borrowing Costs	3,211,705	0	3,211,705	580,023	0	580,023	18%
Materials & Services	35,727,106	6,327,008	42,054,113	9,449,994	3,762,015	13,212,009	31%
Depreciation & Amortisation	39,287,050	0	39,287,050	9,821,762	0	9,821,762	25%
Other Expenses	3,708,040	2,437,752	6,145,792	1,381,551	2,534	1,384,085	23%
Total Expenses	131,223,215	8,767,227	139,990,442	32,829,242	3,764,549	36,593,791	26%

Net Operating (Profit)/Loss	(67,961,147)	(5,962,856)	(73,924,002)	(6,223,065)	3,764,549	(2,458,516)

Net Operating (Profit)/Loss before Capital Grants & Contributions	14,475,001	7,148,715	21,623,716	4,359,280	3,764,549	8,123,829

Capital / Reserve Movements
Capital Expenditure - One Off Confirmed	67,205,986	30,759,291	97,965,276	9,160,046	49,384,316	58,544,362	60%
Capital Expenditure – Recurrent	18,487,675	1,058,314	19,545,989	1,757,077	2,623,007	4,380,083	22%
Capital Exp – Pending Projects	51,844,544	(11,255,454)	40,589,090	4,919	1,116	6,035	0%
Loan Repayments	8,236,502	0	8,236,502	1,434,126	0	1,434,126	17%
New Loan Borrowings	(17,678,518)	(3,750,362)	(21,428,880)	0	0	0	0%
Sale of Assets	(804,819)	(2,106,159)	(2,910,978)	(376,240)	0	(376,240)	13%
Net Movements Reserves	(20,043,173)	(8,742,774)	(28,785,946)	0	0	0	0%
Total Cap/Res Movements	107,248,197	5,962,856	113,211,053	11,979,927	52,008,438	63,988,365

	ORIGINAL BUDGET 2021/22	BUDGET ADJ 2021/22	APPROVED BUDGET 2021/22	YTD ACTUAL EXCL COMMT'S 2021/22	COMMT'S 2021/22	YTD ACTUAL + COMMT'S 2021/22	YTD % OF BUD
Net Result after Depreciation	39,287,050	0	39,287,050	5,756,862	55,772,988	61,529,850

Add back Depreciation Expense	39,287,050	0	39,287,050	9,821,762	0	9,821,762	25%

Cash Budget (Surplus) / Deficit	0	0	0	(4,064,900)	55,772,988	51,708,087

Long Term Financial Plan (Surplus) /Deficit

Description	Budget 2021/22	Budget 2022/23	Budget 2023/24	Budget 2024/25	Budget 2025/26	Budget 2026/27	Budget 2027/28	Budget 2028/29	Budget 2029/30	Budget 2030/31
Adopted Bottom Line (Surplus) / Deficit	0	860,298	1,751,328	2,469,233	3,928,332	3,831,470	3,259,284	3,494,780	3,511,108	3,930,045
Prior Adopted Bottom Line Adjustments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Revised Bottom Line (Surplus) / Deficit	0	860,298	1,751,328	2,469,233	3,928,332	3,831,470	3,259,284	3,494,780	3,511,108	3,930,045

2021/22 Revised Budget Result – (Surplus) / Deficit

$’000s

Original 2021/22 Budget Result as adopted by Council

Total Budget Variations approved to date

Budget Variations for September 2021

$0K

Proposed Revised Budget result for 30 September 2021 - (Surplus) / Deficit

$0K

The proposed Budget Variations for 30 September 2021 are listed below:

*Budget Variation*	*Amount*		*Funding Source*	*Net Impact* *(Fav)/ Unfav*
*1 – Community Leadership and Collaboration*
Asset Revaluations		$40K	Internal Loans Reserve ($40K)		Nil
Council is required, under the Australian Accounting Standards, to undertake revaluations of its assets every 3-5 years. In 2021/22 Council is undertaking a number of revaluations, including for its land and buildings portfolio. To allow Council to engage a suitably qualified valuer to undertake this work, funding of $40K is required to be brought forward from 2022/23, where the buildings revaluation was originally budgeted to be performed. Estimated Completion: 30 June 2022 Job Consolidation: 12184
*2 – Safe and Healthy Community*
Wiradjuri Trail Maintenance		$20K	Crown Lands Grant Income ($20K)		Nil
Council has been successful in securing a Crown Lands Grant for the Wiradjuri Trail Horticultural Maintenance. The maintenance works that will be undertaken by Councils Parks Staff will be for the sections of the trail near Flowerdale, Silvalite and Lloyd. Estimated Completion: 30 June 2022 Job Consolidation: 21594
Active Travel Research Project		$77K	Sydney University Contribution ($77K)		Nil
Wagga Wagga City Council is partnering with the Sydney University, the Murrumbidgee Local Health District, Transport NSW and I-Moves Australia to complete an evaluation of the Wagga Wagga Active travel project. Part of the research being undertaken requires an additional 5 electronic counters to be installed on various segments of the paths. Sydney University will be reimbursing Council the cost of these counters and partly funding the staffing costs of monitoring them. Estimated Completion: 30 June 2022 Job Consolidation: 21620
*3 – Growing Economy*
Squeeze Music Festival		$13K	Spring Jam ($8K) Youth Programming ($5K)		Nil
An offer has been made to include Wagga Wagga in the regional tour of the youth based Squeeze Music Festival organised through Chugg Entertainment for April 2022. The event is for all ages particularly targeting the demographic of 16-30 year olds and will be scheduled as a key event in Council’s FRESH festival 2022 annual program. The event will be headlined by Lime Cordiale with support from emerging Triple J artists and a local music act. Given a quarter of the City’s population is under 18 years old with a median age of 35 years this event is considered a strong fit for our community’s demography. The expected event attendance is 3,000 to 6,000 and will generate out of region visitation of approximately 30%. An appropriate venue will be negotiated with the event organiser along with DA approval. The cost to attract and support this event is $12,500 which will cover the costs associated with securing this festival for the City, venue fees and marketing. This is proposed to be funded from the remaining balance in the Spring Jam 2021/22 budget as this festival was cancelled this Spring due to COVID-19 restrictions along with youth programming funds allocated in this financial year. Job Consolidation: 21618
Airport Taxiway Project		$87K	Federal Government Contribution ($87K)		Nil
The additional budget for the Airport Taxiways project recognises the additional scope required for this project. There is no additional net expense to Council, as all of Councils costs are fully recovered from the Federal Government including a margin for project management and coordination that will generate additional revenue to contribute towards the current proposed 2021/22 Airport deficit result. Estimated Completion: 30 June 2022 Job: 47308
*4 – Community Place and Identity*
Civic Theatre Income Civic Theatre Promoters	$94K $136K		NSW Performing Arts Covid-19 Support Grant Income ($230K)		Nil
The Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre have been advised that they are eligible for the NSW Government Economic Recovery Package for NSW Venues and Promoters that have lost income due to shows being cancelled or postponed during the period from late June 2021 to the end of September 2021. The funds will be paid in the form of a grant, with Council acting as the Primary Applicant. Council will receive approximately $230K, with $136K of this being paid to Promoters and Council retaining the remaining $94K to cover the loss of income by the Civic Theatre during this period. Job Consolidation: 21591
Create NSW Grants Program Services	$100K		Create NSW State Government Grant Income ($100K)		Nil
Council has been successful in securing grant funds from the Create NSW State Government for the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery for the next 2 financial years (2021/22 $100,000 + 2022/23 $95,000). This funding will allow the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery to innovate the Gallery’s programming, build organisational capacity, and diversify audiences through exhibition project development and presentation, regional artists residency and support program and key project partnerships. Projects will support local, regional NSW, Sydney, ACT and First Nations (Wiradjuri) artists and curators. Specifically, during the 2022 calendar year the grant funds will be used for ten nominated program projects which include: Artist fees x 13 for specified exhibitions; Artist Residency stipend x 3; Curator fee x 1; and Project Support x 3. Estimated Completion: 30 June 2023 Job Consolidation: 20660
*5 – The Environment*
Old Narrandera Road Reconstruction & Sealing	$600K		Fixing Local Roads Grant Funding ($600K)		Nil
Council has recently been advised its grant application of $1,669K submitted to Transport for NSW under the Fixing Country Roads Program for the reconstruction and sealing of a 5.4km section of Old Narrandera Road was successful. Council are required to contribute additional funds of $556K to the project and it is proposed to fund this amount from the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) Round 3 Grant of $4.1M which has $1.286M currently unallocated. It is proposed to schedule the budget $600K in 2021/22 and $1,625K in 2022/23. This project is subject to approval from LRCI (January 2022) and should not be commenced until that time. In the event that this project is not approved under the LRCI program, other funding sources will be provided to Council. Estimated Completion: 28 October 2022 Job Number: 21598
				$0K

The Pending Projects list is a list of adopted Capital Works projects which have not been included in the 2021/22 Delivery Program for the following reason(s):

- Capacity and resourcing constraints

- Project description and scope not fully defined

- External funding to be determined

The following projects are now considered to meet the necessary requirements to be included in the Capital Works Delivery Program:

Capital Works Project	Prior Years	2021/22 Budget	Future Years	Total Project Budget	Comments
Oasis – Circulation Pumps Replacement (All Pools) Job Consolidation: 28121	$0	$145,000	$0	$145,000	Currently $0 delivery and $145,000 pending. Proposed $145,000 delivery and $0 pending. Estimated Completion: 30 June 2022
Civic Theatre Audio System Upgrade Job Consolidation: 19567	$0	$80,000	$0	$80,000	Currently $0 delivery and $80,000 pending. Proposed $80,000 delivery and $0 pending. Estimated Completion: 30 June 2022
Lake Albert Road Stg 3B Urban Asphalt Job Consolidation: 21003	$35,806	$2,098,585	$0	$2,134,391	Currently $0 delivery and $2,098,585 pending. Proposed $2,098,585 delivery and $0 pending. Estimated Completion: 30 June 2022

2021/22 Capital Works Summary

Capital Works	Approved Budget	Proposed Movement	Proposed Budget
One-off	$97,965,275	$2,000,585	$100,965,860
Recurrent	$19,545,988	$0	$19,545,988
Pending	$40,589,091	($2,323,585)	$38,265,506
Total Capital Works	$158,100,354	$677,000	$158,777,354

Current Restrictions

RESERVES SUMMARY
30 SEPTEMBER 2021
	CLOSING BALANCE 2020/21	ADOPTED RESERVE TRANSFERS 2021/22	BUDGET VARIATIONS APPROVED UP TO COUNCIL MEETING 27.9.2021	PROPOSED CHANGES for Council Resolution	BALANCE AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2021

Externally Restricted
Developer Contributions - Section 7.11	(27,924,028)	547,854	1,344,192		(26,031,982)
Developer Contributions - Section 7.12	462,032	(28,215)	0		433,817
Developer Contributions - Stormwater Section 64	(5,936,952)	(617,863)	110,111		(6,444,704)
Sewer Fund	(29,992,670)	3,094,449	808,499		(26,089,723)
Solid Waste	(21,429,172)	10,541,347	1,763,921		(9,123,905)
Specific Purpose Unexpended Grants & Contributions	(9,204,765)		9,204,765		0
SRV Levee Reserve	(6,439,536)		64,774		(6,374,762)
Stormwater Levy	(4,588,976)	(352,886)	493,166		(4,448,696)
Total Externally Restricted	(105,054,067)	13,184,685	13,789,427	0	(78,079,955)

Internally Restricted
Airport	0	420,584	(420,584)		0
Art Gallery	(1,709)	0	0		(1,709)
Bridge Replacement	(296,805)	0	0		(296,805)
Buildings	(1,046,797)	159,433	958		(886,405)
CBD Carparking Facilities	(498,295)	498,295	0		0
CCTV	(100,843)	18,000	12,000		(70,843)
Cemetery	(828,348)	(218,116)	0		(1,046,464)
Civic Theatre	(39,666)		5,930		(33,736)
Civil Infrastructure	(9,786,909)	2,236,679	536,968		(7,013,261)
Community Works	(171,505)	(40,429)	56,851		(155,083)
Council Election	(542,957)	403,602	0		(139,354)
Economic Development	(436,848)		367,520		(69,328)
Emergency Events Reserve	(231,184)	(50,000)	30,444		(250,740)
Employee Leave Entitlements Gen Fund	(3,798,309)		0		(3,798,309)
Environmental Conservation	(116,578)	75,000	0		(41,578)
Event Attraction	(302,414)		122,647		(179,767)
Grants Commission	(5,382,345)		5,382,345		0
Gravel Pit Restoration	(820,851)	3,333	7,980		(809,537)
Information Services	(1,052,159)	105,305	272,496		(674,358)
Insurance Variations	(50,000)		0		(50,000)
Internal Loans	(3,022,169)	1,158,394	147,981	40,000	(1,675,794)
Lake Albert Improvements	(84,423)	(21,417)	0		(105,839)
Livestock Marketing Centre	(4,447,351)	863,862	293,109		(3,290,380)
Museum Acquisitions	(39,378)	15,000	0		(24,378)
Net Zero Emissions	(375,555)	210,165	15,000		(150,390)
Oasis Reserve	(1,266,045)	764,654	114,690		(386,700)

	CLOSING BALANCE 2020/21	ADOPTED RESERVE TRANSFERS 2021/22	BUDGET VARIATIONS APPROVED UP TO COUNCIL MEETING 27.9.2021	PROPOSED CHANGES for Council Resolution	BALANCE AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2021
Parks & Recreation Projects	(942,906)	(67,410)	218,006		(792,310)
Planning Legals	(60,000)	(40,000)	0		(100,000)
Plant Replacement	(4,302,142)	21,032	1,829,093		(2,452,017)
Project Carryovers	(3,816,168)	76,000	3,740,168		0
Public Art	(177,324)	138,183	25,613		(13,528)
Sister Cities	(40,000)	(10,000)	0		(50,000)
Stormwater Drainage	(158,178)		0		(158,178)
Strategic Real Property	(800,000)		800,000		0
Subdivision Tree Planting	(486,675)	20,000	0		(466,675)
Unexpended External Loans	(2,004,486)	118,338	1,783,972		(102,177)
Workers Compensation	(190,649)		0		(190,649)
Total Internally Restricted	(47,717,970)	6,858,488	15,343,187	40,000	(25,476,295)

Total Restricted	(152,772,037)	20,043,173	29,132,614	0	(103,556,250)

Total Unrestricted	(9,818,000)	0	0	0	(9,818,000)

Total Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments	(162,590,037)	20,043,173	29,132,614	40,000	(113,374,250)

CONTRACTS REVIEW STATEMENT
1st July 2021- 30th September 2021
Contract Number	Contractor	Contract Detail & Purpose	Contract Value Inc GST	Start Date	Award Date	Budgeted Y/N
PD45445	Wagga Trucks Hino	Supply truck	$114,724.94	2/09/2021	10 weeks	Y
PD45599	Elliot's Concreting	Kerb & Gutter Works Dobney Avenue Pearson St	$169,874.94	17/08/2021	8 Weeks	Y
PD45823	Rocla Pipeline Products	Supply pipes & culverts	$223,019.37	1/09/2021	8 weeks	Y
PE18359	Datacom Systems	MS License agreement	$257,190.25	1/07/2021	36 months	Y
PE18481	Technology One	Software licence	$104,555.86	16/06/2021	52 weeks	Y
PP18851	Elliot's Concreting	Concrete works Lloyd	$122,596.10	30/09/2021	8 weeks	Y
Notes:
1. Minimum reporting level is 1% of estimated income from continuing operations or $50,000, whichever is the lesser.
2. Contracts to be listed are those entered into during the quarter and have yet to be fully performed, excluding contractors that are on Council's Preferred Supplier list.
3. Contracts for employment are not required to be included.
4. Where a contract for services etc was not included in the budget, an explanation is to be given (or reference made to an explanation in another Budget Review Statement).

CONSULTANCY & LEGAL EXPENSES BUDGET REVIEW STATEMENT
30 SEPTEMBER 2021
		Approved Changes
	BUDGET 2021/22	SEPTEMBER QTR BUDGET VARIATIONS APPROVED TO DATE	REVISED BUDGET	PROJECTED YEAR END RESULT	ACTUAL YTD

Consultancy Expenses	141,617	48,145	189,762	189,762	49,733

Legal Expenses	248,136	34,957	283,092	283,092	121,234

Investment Summary as at 30 September 2021

In accordance with Regulation 212 of the Local Government (General) Regulation 2005, details of Wagga Wagga City Council’s external investments are outlined below.

Institution	Rating	Closing Balance Invested 31/08/2021 $	Closing Balance Invested 30/09/2021 $	September EOM Current Yield %	September EOM % of Portfolio	Investment Date	Maturity Date	Term (mths)
*Short Term Deposits*
NAB	AA-	1,000,000	0	0.00%	0.00%	14/09/2020	14/09/2021	12
*Total Short Term Deposits*		1,000,000	0	0.00%	0.00%
*At Call Accounts*
NAB	AA-	301,258	442,734	0.10%	0.26%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rabobank	A+	31,774	0	0.01%	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A
CBA	AA-	2,929,668	869,446	0.10%	0.51%	N/A	N/A	N/A
CBA	AA-	26,618,863	20,121,257	0.15%	11.78%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Macquarie Bank	A+	9,026,366	9,029,333	0.40%	5.29%	N/A	N/A	N/A
*Total At Call Accounts*		38,907,928	30,462,771	0.22%	17.83%
*Medium Term Deposits*
RaboBank	A+	1,000,000	1,000,000	3.16%	0.59%	5/06/2017	6/06/2022	60
AMP	BBB	2,000,000	2,000,000	0.95%	1.17%	30/11/2020	30/05/2022	18
Westpac	AA-	3,000,000	3,000,000	1.11%	1.76%	10/03/2017	10/03/2022	60
Auswide	BBB	2,000,000	2,000,000	0.85%	1.17%	6/10/2020	6/10/2022	24
BOQ	BBB+	2,000,000	2,000,000	3.35%	1.17%	3/01/2018	4/01/2022	48
BOQ	BBB+	1,000,000	1,000,000	3.50%	0.59%	1/06/2018	1/06/2022	48
Westpac	AA-	2,000,000	2,000,000	1.32%	1.17%	28/06/2021	29/06/2026	60
BOQ	BBB+	3,000,000	3,000,000	3.25%	1.76%	28/08/2018	29/08/2022	48
P&N Bank	BBB	1,000,000	1,000,000	3.10%	0.59%	16/10/2018	18/10/2021	36
Westpac	AA-	2,000,000	2,000,000	3.05%	1.17%	13/11/2018	15/11/2021	36
P&N Bank	BBB	1,000,000	1,000,000	3.30%	0.59%	20/11/2018	21/11/2022	48
NAB	AA-	2,000,000	2,000,000	3.01%	1.17%	30/11/2018	30/11/2021	36
Bendigo-Adelaide	BBB+	1,000,000	1,000,000	3.25%	0.59%	30/11/2018	30/11/2022	48
Newcastle Permanent	BBB	2,000,000	2,000,000	3.05%	1.17%	8/02/2019	8/02/2022	36
Newcastle Permanent	BBB	2,000,000	2,000,000	2.70%	1.17%	23/04/2019	26/04/2022	36
BoQ	BBB+	1,000,000	1,000,000	2.40%	0.59%	22/05/2019	23/05/2022	36
BoQ	BBB+	1,000,000	1,000,000	2.15%	0.59%	8/07/2019	10/07/2023	48
Auswide	BBB	1,000,000	1,000,000	1.95%	0.59%	12/08/2019	12/08/2022	36
Judo Bank	BBB-	1,000,000	1,000,000	1.90%	0.59%	10/09/2019	9/09/2022	36
Auswide	BBB	1,000,000	1,000,000	1.72%	0.59%	3/10/2019	4/10/2022	36
ICBC	A	2,000,000	2,000,000	2.03%	1.17%	6/11/2019	6/11/2024	60
ICBC	A	2,000,000	2,000,000	1.83%	1.17%	28/11/2019	28/11/2024	60
Judo Bank	BBB-	1,000,000	1,000,000	2.20%	0.59%	5/12/2019	3/12/2021	24
ICBC	A	1,000,000	1,000,000	1.75%	0.59%	6/01/2020	8/01/2024	48
BOQ	BBB+	1,000,000	1,000,000	2.00%	0.59%	28/02/2020	28/02/2025	60
ING Bank	A	2,000,000	2,000,000	1.50%	1.17%	2/03/2020	2/03/2022	24
Macquarie Bank	A+	2,000,000	2,000,000	1.40%	1.17%	9/03/2020	9/03/2022	24
Police Credit Union	NR	1,000,000	1,000,000	2.20%	0.59%	1/04/2020	1/04/2025	60
ICBC	A	1,000,000	1,000,000	1.85%	0.59%	29/05/2020	29/05/2025	60
ICBC	A	1,000,000	1,000,000	1.86%	0.59%	1/06/2020	2/06/2025	60
ICBC	A	2,000,000	2,000,000	1.75%	1.17%	25/06/2020	25/06/2025	60
ICBC	A	2,000,000	2,000,000	1.75%	1.17%	25/06/2020	25/06/2025	60
Institution	Rating	Closing Balance Invested 31/08/2021 $	Closing Balance Invested 30/09/2021 $	September EOM Current Yield %	September EOM % of Portfolio	Investment Date	Maturity Date	Term (mths)
ICBC	A	2,000,000	2,000,000	1.60%	1.17%	29/06/2020	28/06/2024	48
ICBC	A	3,000,000	3,000,000	1.25%	1.76%	30/06/2020	30/06/2022	24
ICBC	A	2,000,000	2,000,000	1.42%	1.17%	7/07/2020	8/07/2024	48
ICBC	A	2,000,000	2,000,000	1.50%	1.17%	17/08/2020	18/08/2025	60
BoQ	BBB+	1,000,000	1,000,000	1.25%	0.59%	7/09/2020	8/09/2025	60
BoQ	BBB+	2,000,000	2,000,000	1.25%	1.17%	14/09/2020	15/09/2025	60
NAB	AA-	0	1,000,000	0.60%	0.59%	14/09/2021	14/09/2023	24
AMP	BBB	1,000,000	1,000,000	0.95%	0.59%	26/11/2020	25/05/2022	18
AMP	BBB	2,000,000	2,000,000	0.95%	1.17%	7/12/2020	6/06/2022	18
ICBC	A	1,000,000	1,000,000	1.20%	0.59%	7/12/2020	8/12/2025	60
Warwick CU	NR	1,000,000	1,000,000	0.75%	0.59%	29/01/2021	30/01/2023	24
NAB	AA-	2,000,000	2,000,000	0.95%	1.17%	29/01/2021	29/01/2026	60
NAB	AA-	1,000,000	1,000,000	1.08%	0.59%	22/02/2021	20/02/2026	60
NAB	AA-	2,000,000	2,000,000	1.25%	1.17%	3/03/2021	2/03/2026	60
Summerland CU	NR	1,000,000	1,000,000	0.75%	0.59%	29/04/2021	28/04/2023	24
NAB	AA-	2,000,000	2,000,000	1.40%	1.17%	21/06/2021	19/06/2026	60
NAB	AA-	2,000,000	2,000,000	0.65%	1.17%	25/06/2021	26/06/2023	24
Westpac	AA-	2,000,000	2,000,000	1.32%	1.17%	25/06/2021	25/06/2026	60
ICBC	A	1,000,000	1,000,000	1.32%	0.59%	25/08/2021	25/08/2026	60
NAB	AA-	2,000,000	2,000,000	0.65%	1.17%	31/08/2021	31/08/2023	24
*Total Medium Term Deposits*		82,000,000	83,000,000	1.76%	48.58%
*Floating Rate Notes - Senior Debt*
Bendigo-Adelaide	BBB+	506,662	506,469	BBSW + 105	0.30%	25/01/2018	25/01/2023	60
Newcastle Permanent	BBB	1,522,619	1,523,547	BBSW + 140	0.89%	6/02/2018	6/02/2023	60
UBS	A+	2,026,348	2,020,826	BBSW + 90	1.18%	8/03/2018	8/03/2023	60
AMP	BBB	1,503,913	0	0.00%	0.00%	10/09/2018	10/09/2021	36
CBA	AA-	3,074,379	3,069,972	BBSW + 113	1.80%	11/01/2019	11/01/2024	60
Westpac	AA-	3,079,878	3,074,179	BBSW + 114	1.80%	24/01/2019	24/04/2024	63
ANZ	AA-	2,558,482	2,554,745	BBSW + 110	1.50%	8/02/2019	8/02/2024	60
NAB	AA-	2,043,690	2,040,634	BBSW + 104	1.19%	26/02/2019	26/02/2024	60
Bank of China Australia	A	1,515,504	1,514,956	BBSW + 100	0.89%	17/04/2019	17/10/2022	42
Westpac	AA-	2,552,109	2,545,437	BBSW + 88	1.49%	16/05/2019	16/08/2024	63
Suncorp-Metway	A+	1,267,381	1,267,095	BBSW + 78	0.74%	30/07/2019	30/07/2024	60
ANZ	AA-	2,034,946	2,030,134	BBSW + 77	1.19%	29/08/2019	29/08/2024	60
HSBC	AA-	2,542,376	2,536,427	BBSW + 83	1.48%	27/09/2019	27/09/2024	60
Bank Australia	BBB	1,514,653	1,510,656	BBSW + 90	0.88%	2/12/2019	2/12/2022	36
ANZ	AA-	1,526,952	1,523,914	BBSW + 76	0.89%	16/01/2020	16/01/2025	60
NAB	AA-	2,037,845	2,032,432	BBSW + 77	1.19%	21/01/2020	21/01/2025	60
Newcastle Permanent	BBB	1,124,571	1,123,967	BBSW + 112	0.66%	4/02/2020	4/02/2025	60
Macquarie Bank	A+	2,029,270	2,028,114	BBSW + 84	1.19%	12/02/2020	12/02/2025	60
BOQ Covered	AAA	564,242	563,637	BBSW + 107	0.33%	14/05/2020	14/05/2025	60
UBS	A+	950,759	950,545	BBSW + 105	0.56%	21/05/2020	21/11/2022	30
Credit Suisse	A+	1,320,392	1,320,038	BBSW + 115	0.77%	26/05/2020	26/05/2023	36
UBS	A+	1,528,137	1,525,334	BBSW + 87	0.89%	30/07/2020	30/07/2025	60
Bank of China Australia	A	1,513,642	1,513,277	BBSW + 78	0.89%	27/10/2020	27/10/2023	36
*Total Floating Rate Notes - Senior Debt*		40,338,750	38,776,335		22.70%
Institution	Rating	Closing Balance Invested 31/08/2021 $	Closing Balance Invested 30/09/2021 $	September EOM Current Yield %	September EOM % of Portfolio	Investment Date	Maturity Date	Term (mths)
*Fixed Rate Bonds*
ING Covered	AAA	752,029	743,376	1.10%	0.44%	19/08/2021	19/08/2026	60
Northern Territory Treasury	AA-	3,000,000	3,000,000	1.00%	1.76%	24/08/2021	16/12/2024	40
Northern Territory Treasury	AA-	3,000,000	3,000,000	1.50%	1.76%	24/08/2021	15/12/2026	64
Northern Territory Treasury	AA-	2,000,000	2,000,000	1.50%	1.17%	6/08/2021	15/12/2026	64
Northern Territory Treasury	AA-	1,000,000	1,000,000	1.50%	0.59%	14/07/2021	15/12/2026	65
Northern Territory Treasury	AA-	2,000,000	2,000,000	1.30%	1.17%	29/04/2021	15/06/2026	61
Northern Territory Treasury	AA-	2,000,000	2,000,000	1.00%	1.17%	30/11/2020	15/12/2025	60
Northern Territory Treasury	AA-	1,000,000	1,000,000	1.00%	0.59%	20/11/2020	15/12/2025	61
Northern Territory Treasury	AA-	2,000,000	2,000,000	1.00%	1.17%	21/10/2020	15/12/2025	62
*Total Fixed Rate Bonds*		16,752,029	16,743,376	1.22%	9.80%
*Managed Funds*
NSW Tcorp	NR	1,894,221	1,855,549	-2.04%	1.09%	17/03/2014	1/09/2026	149
*Total Managed Funds*		1,894,221	1,855,549	-2.04%	1.09%
TOTAL CASH ASSETS, CASH EQUIVALENTS & INVESTMENTS		180,892,929	170,838,031		100.00%
LESS: RIVERINA REGIONAL LIBRARY (RRL) CASH AT BANK		4,135,720	3,792,471
TOTAL WWCC CASH ASSETS, CASH EQUIVALENTS & INVESTMENTS		176,757,209	167,045,560

Council’s investment portfolio is dominated by Term Deposits, equating to approximately 48% of the portfolio across a broad range of counterparties. Cash equates to 18%, with Floating Rate Notes (FRNs) around 23%, fixed rate bonds around 10% and growth funds around 1% of the portfolio.

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Council’s investment portfolio is well diversified in complying assets across the entire credit spectrum. It is also well diversified from a rating perspective. Credit quality is diversified and is predominately invested amongst the investment grade Authorised Deposit-Taking Institutions (ADIs) (being BBB- or higher), with a smaller allocation to unrated ADIs.

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All investments are within the defined Policy limits, as outlined in the Rating Allocation chart below:

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Investment Portfolio Balance

Council’s investment portfolio balance has decreased significantly from the previous month’s balance, down from $176.8M to $167.0M. This is a result of several large contract payments being made during the month.

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Monthly Investment Movements

Redemptions/Sales – Council redeemed the following investment security during September 2021:

Institution and Type	Amount	Investment Term	Interest Rate	Comments
AMP Bank (BBB) Floating Rate Note	$1.5M	3 years	BBSW + 108bps	This floating rate note was redeemed on maturity.

Institution and Type

Amount

Investment

Term

Interest

Rate

Comments

AMP Bank (BBB) Floating Rate Note

$1.5M

3 years

BBSW + 108bps

This floating rate note was redeemed on maturity.

New Investments – Council did not purchase any new investment securities during September 2021.

Rollovers – Council rolled over the following investment security during September 2021:

Institution and Type

Amount

Investment

Term

Interest

Rate

Comments

NAB Bank (AA-) Term Deposit

$1M

5 years

0.60%

This term deposit was a 1‑year investment earning 0.75% and was rolled at maturity into a new 2-year term deposit at 0.60% - with the next best rate being 0.59%.

Monthly Investment Performance

Interest/growth/capital gains/(losses) for the month totalled $50,127, which compares unfavourably with the budget for the period of $150,039 - underperforming budget for the month by $99,912.

Council’s underperformance to budget for September was a result of Council’s TCorp Long Term Growth fund experiencing a negative return for the month of September, returning -2.04% (or -$38,672) for the month as domestic and international shares returned -1.85% and -4.76% respectively for the month. It is important to note that this is a long term investment and will experience individual months of negative returns, however over the long term will return a high rate of return.

Council’s Floating rate note portfolio also experienced a negative movement in the principal value of these investments, down -0.20% (or -$75,834) as at 30 September 2021, as trading margins widened.

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In comparison to the AusBond Bank Bill Index* of 0.00% (annualised), Council’s investment portfolio returned 0.96% (annualised) for the month of September. Cash and At‑Call accounts returned 0.24% (annualised) for the month. These funds are utilised for daily cash flow management and need to be available to meet operating and contractual payments as they fall due.

Over the past year, Councils investment portfolio has returned 1.56%, outperforming the AusBond Bank Bill index by 1.52%.

* The AusBond Bank Bill Index is the leading benchmark for the Australian fixed income market. It is interpolated from the RBA Cash rate, 1 month and 3-month Bank Bill Swap rates.

Report by Responsible Accounting Officer

I hereby certify that all of the above investments have been made in accordance with the provision of Section 625 of the Local Government Act 1993 and the regulations there under, and in accordance with the Investments Policy adopted by Council on 15 June 2020.

Carolyn Rodney

Responsible Accounting Officer

Policy and Legislation

Budget variations are reported in accordance with Council’s POL 052 Budget Policy.

Investments are reported in accordance with Council’s POL 075 Investment Policy.

Local Government Act 1993

Section 625 - How may councils invest?

Local Government (General) Regulation 2005

Section 212 - Reports on council investments

Link to Strategic Plan

Community Leadership and Collaboration

Objective: We have strong leadership

Outcome: We are accountable and transparent

Risk Management Issues for Council

This report is a control mechanism that assists in addressing the following potential risks to Council:

· Loss of investment income or capital resulting from ongoing management of investments, especially during difficult economic times

· Failure to demonstrate to the community that its funds are being expended in an efficient and effective manner

Internal / External Consultation

All relevant areas within the Council have consulted with the Finance Division in relation to the budget variations listed in this report.

The Finance Division has consulted with relevant external parties to confirm Council’s investment portfolio balances.

Attachments

1 ⇩.

Capital Works Program 2021.22 to 2031.32

Estimated Value of Construction Works	$635,799
Project Management	$25,000
Contingency (10%)	$63,000
Total Project Budget Required	$723,799

Reserve Name	30 June 2021 Balance	30 June 2020 Balance	Increase/ (Decrease) from prior year*
Employees Leave Entitlement	$3.798M	$3.781M	$0.018M
Civil Infrastructure	$9.787M	$5.911M	$3.876M
Grant Commission	$5.382M	$5.489M	($0.107M)
Internal Loans	$3.022M	$1.672M	$1.350M
Livestock Marketing Centre	$4.447M	$5.652M	($1.205M)
Unexpended External Loans	$2.004M	$1.284M	$0.720M

Item	Description
Location	Lake Albert Precinct
Timing	Commencing 4:30pm and concluding at 10pm
Event precincts	Apex Park, Bosley Park and the open spaces around Lake Albert
Programming	· Four community areas around Lake Albert with food, buskers and entertainment · Licensed area at Apex Park to include food and music · VIP ticketed area at Bosley Park to include a DJ and food offerings · 9:30pm fireworks on the water at Lake Albert
Sponsorship	Colab Creative will seek financial assistance from sponsors to assist in the delivery of the event: One major sponsor up to the value of $15,000, complimented by four additional sponsors valued at $5,000 each.
Event Budget	The total event budget is estimated at $111,000 which includes Council’s contribution of $54,000 (excluding GST). A detailed budget is attached to this report.
Council Sponsorship	Council’s sponsorship of $54,000 will go towards: · Fireworks - $35,000 · Traffic Management – $3,000 · Toilets – $3,500 · COVID- 19 safe event delivery $8,784 · Events Management Fees - $3,716
Council Recognition	In recognition of this sponsorship Council will receive the naming rights to the fireworks.
Council Requirements	Council staff will assist the event organiser with event facilitation, site preparation and event promotion, which will form part of the event sponsorship agreement.

1 .	Light the Lake Event Budget This matter is considered to be confidential under Section 10A(2) of the Local Government Act 1993, as it deals with: commercial information of a confidential nature that would, if disclosed, reveal a trade secret. - Provided under separate cover
2.	Light the Lake Event Management Plan - Provided under separate cover
3.	Light the Lake Marketing Plan - Provided under separate cover
4.	Light the Lake Risk Assessment Management - Provided under separate cover
5.	Light the Lake Covid Safety Plan - Provided under separate cover
6.	Light the Lake NYE EOI Submission - Provided under separate cover
7.	Light the Lake Sponsorship Form - Provided under separate cover
8⇩.	Light the Lake - Auspice confirmation
9 .	Walsec Industries Limited Financial Report This matter is considered to be confidential under Section 10A(2) of the Local Government Act 1993, as it deals with: commercial information of a confidential nature that would, if disclosed, reveal a trade secret. - Provided under separate cover
10⇩.	Email WDF - Walsec Industries
11.	Auspice Letter of Support - Provided under separate cover

Section 356 Budget Summary
Previously advised unallocated balance of 2021/22 Section 356 fee waiver financial assistance budget	$11,142.44
1) St Vincent de Paul Society (NSW)	($1,725.00)
2) Combined Riders of Wagga Wagga	($270.00)
Subtotal Fee Waivers included in this report – proposed to be funded from the Section 356 Budget	($1,995.00)
Balance of Section 356 fee waiver financial assistance budget for the remainder of the 2021/22 Financial Year	$9,147.44

1.	2020/21 Draft Annual Financial Statements - Provided under separate cover
2.	2020/21 General Purpose Financial Statements - Statement by Councillors and Management - Provided under separate cover
3.	2020/21 Special Purpose Financial Statements - Statement by Councillors and Management - Provided under separate cover

1 ⇩.	St Vincent de Paul Society - Section 356 Request
2 ⇩.	Combined Riders of Wagga Wagga - Section 356 Request

1.	Active Resolution Register - October 2021 - Provided under separate cover
2.	Active Notice of Motions - October 2021 - Provided under separate cover
3⇩.	Completed Resolutions - October 2021 - Provided under separate cover

1.	ARIC Annual Report 2020-21 - Provided under separate cover
2 ⇩.	Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee Meeting Minutes 7 October 2021