That the report be received.
Carried 6–1. The dissenting councillor supported receipt but preferred it occur after consideration.
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Ordinary Council Meeting
Thursday 28 August 2026 · Civic Hall · 6.00 pm
Agenda overview
A considered programme of local decisions
- Opening and acknowledgement
- Confirmation of previous minutes
- Public question time
- Presentation of the Foreshore seating trial
- Capital works update
- Temporary signage replacement programme
- Confidential business, if required
The decision pathway
Before reaching Council, the seating report passed through the Officer Working Note, the Internal Working Group, the Working Group Reference Group and the Reference Group’s informal pre-meeting. Each body confirmed the next body was the appropriate body.
- 18 FebruaryOfficer identifies a need for a discussion about whether seating constitutes infrastructure.
- 4 MarchInfrastructure Classification Working Group refers the definition of “seat” to Governance.
- 29 AprilGovernance confirms a seat is ordinarily something sat upon, subject to use and context.
- 16 JuneCommunity Reference Group supports consultation on the preferred direction of facing.
- 24 JulyCouncil receives the consultation report and requests a report about receiving it.
- 28 AugustFinal report presented after successful projector connection.
Public question time
Questions must relate to Shire business, be asked respectfully and preferably not begin with “Why has nobody…”, unless that is genuinely the question.
Previous meeting minutes
The minutes of 24 July 2026 record that Council received the report on the community garden composting trial, noted the need for a modestly larger sign at the southern entrance, and carried the motion following a clarification of the word “modest”.
Presentation of the Foreshore seating trial
| Time | Record |
|---|---|
| 6.00 pm | Meeting opened. Councillor’s laptop connected to projector; no image displayed. |
| 6.11 pm | HDMI cable replaced. No image displayed. |
| 6.24 pm | Meeting paused while an alternative cable was located. |
| 6.41 pm | Laptop restarted. Projector displayed desktop background only. |
| 7.03 pm | IT support contacted. |
| 7.19 pm | Councillor advised the presentation was “mostly verbal anyway”. |
| 7.47 pm | Presentation successfully projected. |
| 7.49 pm | Meeting resumed. |
Resolution: That Council notes the presentation was received, notwithstanding its limited visibility during the initial two hours.
Prepare an implementation readiness note.
Assigned to Infrastructure, subject to confirmation that the note itself does not trigger a project.
Awaiting preliminary commencement.
The responsible officer is currently acting in a role whose delegations do not include commencing preliminary matters.