Rural Fire Service Strategic Planning Committee
Meeting Date: Wednesday, 23 February, 2022
Location: Teams Meeting
Time: 5.30pm
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Agenda
1. Apologies
2. Confirmation of Minutes
· Rural Fire Service Strategic Planning Committee - 11 November 2021..................... 1
3. Reports
RF22.1........ Rural Fire Service - Future Works.................................................................. 4
4. General Business
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Membership
Clr Evan Christen – Chairperson
Clr Serena Copley
Clr Patricia White (alternate)
Chief Executive Officer or nominee (Mr Paul Keech)
RFS Executive: Mr Jonathan Hill
RFS Staff: Mr Chris Palmer
Group 1 Area: Mr Andrew Fielding (Alternate – Mr Stuart Thaler)
Group 2 Area: Ms Jennifer Lawther (Alternate Vic Walker)
Group 3 Area: Mr Ross Smith (Alternate – Mr Thomal Tait)
Group 4 Area: Mr Dennis Stannard (Alternate – Mr Geoff Phillips)
Group 5 Area: Mr John Ashton (Alternate – Mr Steve Heggie)
Group 6 Operations Support: Mr Clayton Short (Alternate – TBA)
Primary Representative RFSA: Mr Vic Walker (Alternate – TBA)
Jervis Bay Territory: Mr Harvey More or nominee
Quorum - Five (5)
Objectives:
To advise Council on issues of a strategic and policy nature relating to the operation of the Rural Fire Services having regard to the following:
· That the core communication between brigades and Fire Control Officer on operational issues be raised through the Group Officers utilising the committee structure.
· All issues be raised through Fire Control so that statutory matters can be resolved immediately.
· Policy matters raised can be referred to the Strategy and Assets Committee through the General Manager so that statutory matters can be resolved.
· That the Strategic Planning Committee be developed as the body advising Council on Rural Fire Service policy issues
Minutes of the Rural Fire Service Strategic Planning Committee
Meeting Date: Thursday, 11 November 2021
Location: Teams Meeting
Time: 5.30pm
The following members were present:
Clr Mitchell Pakes - Chairperson
Mr Chris Palmer
Mr Andrew Fielding
Mr Stuart Thaler
Ms Jennifer Lawther
Mr Vic Walker
Mr Ross Smith
Clr Thomas Tait
Mr Dennis Stannard
Mr Geoff Phillips
Mr John Ashton
Mr Steve Heggie
Mr Clayton Short
Mr Harvey More
Others present:
Mr Gary George (Manager – Building Services)
Ms Helen Camacho – Minute Taker
Apologies / Leave of Absence |
Apologies were received from Clr Patricia White, Clr Mark Kitchener, Mr Jonathan Hill, Mr Paul Keech.
Confirmation of the Minutes |
RESOLVED (Jennifer Lawther / Chris Palmer) That the Minutes of the Rural Fire Service Strategic Planning Committee held on Thursday 13 May 2021 be confirmed. CARRIED
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Declarations of Interest |
Nil
Reports
RF21.4 Rural Fire Service - Future Works |
HPERM Ref: D21/467643 |
Recommendation (Item to be determined under delegated authority) That the Rural Fire Service Strategic Planning Committee notes the update on the status of unfunded capital works projects, and resolve to move the Tabourie Station Extension from the current project list onto the future projects list as no funding to proceed is currently identified.
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RESOLVED (Clr Pakes / Vic Walker) That the Rural Fire Service Strategic Planning Committee notes the update on the status of unfunded capital works projects and resolved to move the Tabourie Station Extension from the current project list onto the future projects list as no funding to proceed is currently identified. CARRIED
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RF21.5 Proposed Meeting Dates for 2022 |
HPERM Ref: D21/472795 |
Recommendation (Item to be determined under delegated authority) That the Committee adopt the proposed meeting dates for 2022, to be held on line, as follows: 5:30pm – Thursday 10 February 2022; 5:30pm – Thursday 12 May 2022 (to be convened if required); 5:30pm – Thursday 11 August 2022, and 5:30pm – Thursday 10 November 2022 (to be convened if required).
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RESOLVED (Clr Pakes / Chris Palmer) That the Committee adopt the proposed meeting dates for 2022, to be held on line, as follows: 5:30pm – Thursday 10 February 2022; 5:30pm – Thursday 12 May 2022 (to be convened if required); 5:30pm – Thursday 11 August 2022, and 5:30pm – Thursday 10 November 2022 (to be convened if required). CARRIED
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New Business |
Acting District Manager, Jonathan Hill asked that Chris Palmer present to the committee information regarding his plans for the development of a 10 year District Title Asset Management (TAM) Plan.
ACTION: Each group captain has been requested to submit two station priority projects to Acting District Manager by January 2022.
Further information on this matter is available on the attached email from the Acting District Manager.
There being no further business, the meeting concluded, the time being 6.12pm.
Clr Mitchell Pakes
CHAIRPERSON
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RF22.1 Rural Fire Service - Future Works
HPERM Ref: D22/37431
Department: Building Services
Approver: Paul Keech, Director - City Services
Attachments: 1. Future RFS Stations and Other Matters - February 2022 ⇩
Reason for Report
To review the status of the unfunded capital works projects.
Recommendation (Item to be determined under delegated authority) That the Rural Fire Service Strategic Planning Committee notes the update on the status of unfunded capital works projects.
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Options
1. Nil.
Background
The following projects will remain in the Shoalhaven Strategic Capital Expenditure Program:
· Tomerong Station extensions;
· Wandandian Station extensions;
· Basin View Station extensions;
· Huskisson Station extensions,
· Beaumont Station extensions; and.
· Lake Tabourie extensions.
Refer to attachment 1 – Future works
The above list was revised as at the last meeting with the addition of Lake Tabourie Station extensions.
All infrastructure projects funded from the NSW Rural Fire Fighting Fund Allocation 2020-21 are complete.
FCC CABA Storage Facility – Design & Construct $150,000
Brigade Conjola Station Seed Funding - Design $50,000
Brigade Currarong Station – Design $100,000
Subtotal Infrastructure Projects $300,000
Final claims and payments associated with these projects are in progress.
Bushfire Local Economic Relief Fund (BLER) grants have been awarded for the construction of Conjola RFS Brigade extensions and Manyana RFS Brigade new station.
Once current seed funded projects achieve a “shovel ready status’, re-evaluation of seed funding needs for unfunded projects will be undertaken.
Community Engagement
Concept plans for each station extension / refurbishment works are discussed with the relevant brigade and reviewed through regular design review meetings with RFS delegates.