Meeting opened at 7:04 pm
Present:
As per attendance book (Approx 70 residents)Apologies: Ros Spence, Judith Latham, Josie Crisara
Minutes of last meeting accepted as a true record. Moved: Vivien Miles, seconded: Darryl Canny
Correspondence: OUT
· Copy of letter sent to Minister Donellan re Re Mickleham Rd sent to Ros Spence MP on 1/11/17
· Copy of letter sent to Minister Donellan Re Mickleham Rd sent to 8 Ward Councillors
· Copy of letter sent to Minister Donellan Re Mickleham Rd sent to Hume leader
· Letter re various Greenvale issues sent to Mayor & Councillors on 15/11/17
· Copy of letter sent to Mayor & councillors emailed to the 8 ward councilors
· Copy of letter sent to Mayor & councilors put on Greenvale community facebook
Correspondence IN
· 1/11/17 From Ros Spence MP indicating support & follow up re our letter to Minister Donellan
· From Cr Naim Kurt email indicating support to our letter to Minister Donnellan Re Mickleham Rd
· From Hume Council (5/1/18) in response our letter re various Mickleham Rd issues basically saying
o 1, Re speed hump Greenvale drive, will adjust
o 2, New residential developments zonings. are not a council issue
o 3, Visibility 50K sign in Drummond St, will attend to
o 4, Grass nature strips in new estates, Council will mow if they have to.
o 5, Mickleham Rd duplication, is a Vic roads state Government issue
o 6, Kirkham drive , Somerton Rd Intersection. Council has been onto Vic roads to adjust timing. Problem may improve when Somerton rd. duplicated
Correspondence, Moved, seconded & carried
President’s report: The president deferred his report to make time for our important speakers
Treasurer’s report:
The treasurer reported on the groups finances. Moved, seconded & carried
Mayor
Geoff Porter addressed meeting:
·
There were many questions
directed at the Mayor which he answered,
and are summarized as follows.· The frustrations that the residents are having with infrastructure, including roads and schools are a frustration for the council as well.
· Every week the council is approaching the State Government on these issues.
· Other councils have managed to get funding but they are in marginal seats. Greenvale does not receive funding as it is a safe Labor seat.
· Issues presented to the Mayor included:
o 25 minutes to get out of the Providence estate when school traffic is around. Cars do U-turns at roundabout and lights so they can get into Aitken from the left side.
o One exit out of Providence and Greenvale Garden estates. Fire hazard?
o The surf park at the airport will add additional traffic to the area.
o VicRoads need to look at the signalling times for the traffic lights. Not synchronized.
· Mayor Porter will provide information on the activities that other councils have undertaken to get action.
· Mayor suggested we needed to discover where on the Vic Roads list Mickleham, Somerton and Craigieburn roads are.
Greenvale
West Proposed Subdivision presentation
A presentation on Greenvale West proposed
subdivision was made by Jayrd Collins --Senior Development officer for Brookfield Residential
Properties· Greenvale West was initially part of the development plan for Greenvale 10 years ago. Greenvale Gardens, Providence and Maples were also part of that development plan.
· Greenvale West,( which backed onto Greenvale Gardens and extends to Moonee Ponds creek to the west, Dunhelen Land to the North, and Somerton Road to the South,) was approved in principle 10 years ago. The current State Government have rescinded that deal.
· Brookfield are trying to resurrect the plan.
· Jayrd mentioned that the promised infrastructure for Greenvale is, therefore, not forthcoming as the population does not warrant it.
· Brookfield is planning to resurrect the Precinct Structure Planning (PSP).
· Currently this area is deemed Green Belt and it is illegal to build houses on it. The wooden fence at the back of Greenvale Gardens is the Urban Growth Boundary.
· More information is available on http://www.brookfieldresidential.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Greenvale-2-Page-Flyer.pdf http://www.brookfieldresidential.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Greenvale-Summary-Report.pdf
· Despite the map on these sites, Jaryd said Brookfield’s development would not commence against Greenvale Gardens’ boundary, but at the Somerton Road frontage due to drainage requirements. The road network will integrate with the Greenvale Gardens street network
· If successful, the anticipated time for the developers to start issuing land is 3 to 5 years.
GRA has indicated it is opposed to any further development till our infrastructure is Updated.
Councillors report
· Cr. Joseph Haweil mentioned to get change, there is a need to bombard the state Government with the issues of Mickleham Road and the Secondary College.
· The council has spent $400k per year on installing indented parking for narrow streets. Write to the councellor with the name of the narrow street to get inclusion into the program.
Sub-committees
· After a lot of resident discussion on ways to get some action from the State government, Sub-committes were created for the Mickleham Road duplication and the Secondary School. The President will call a special meeting of these subcommittees ASAP
General Business: Nil
Meeting closed at 9:00 pm Next Meeting 26th April 2018
