Rural Fire Service Strategic Planning Committee
Meeting Date: Wednesday,
08 June, 2022
Location: Teams
Meeting
Time: 5.30pm
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Agenda
1. Apologies
2. Confirmation of Minutes
· Rural
Fire Service Strategic Planning Committee - 23 February 2022....................... 1
3. Reports
RF22.2........ Rural Fire Service - Future Works.................................................................. 3
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:
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That the core communication between brigades and
Fire Control Officer on operational issues be raised through the Group Officers
utilising the committee structure.
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All issues be raised through Fire Control so
that statutory matters can be resolved immediately.
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Policy matters raised can be referred to the
Strategy and Assets Committee through the General Manager so that statutory
matters can be resolved.
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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: Wednesday,
23 February 2022
Location: Teams
Meeting
Time: 6.20pm
The following members
were present:
Clr
Evan Christen – Chairperson
Clr
Matthew Norris
Clr
Liza Butler
Mr
Jonathan Hill
Mr
Chris Palmer
Mr Vic
Walker
Mr
Thomas Tait
Others Present
Mr
Gary George – Shoalhaven City Council
Ms Helen Camacho –
Shoalhaven City Council
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Apologies / Leave of Absence
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Apologies were received from Clr J
Kotlash, Clr P Ell & Mr P Keech
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Confirmation of the Minutes
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RESOLVED (Thomas Tait / Chris
Palmer)
That
the Minutes of the Rural Fire Service Strategic Planning Committee held on
Thursday 11 November 2021 be confirmed.
CARRIED
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Nil
Reports
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RF22.1 Rural Fire Service -
Future Works
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HPERM Ref: D22/37431
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There
was a broad ranging discussion on the status of unfunded capital works
projects. The Acting District Manager is preparing a 10-year Total Asset
Management Plan for the Shoalhaven stations. He is also writing a 10-year
Strategic Change Management Plan.
Rural
Fire Service advised Re Prioritising of the top three Future Projects within
the Shoalhaven Strategic Capital Expenditure Program:
1.
Tomerong Station Extension
2.
Wandandian Station Extension
3.
Broughton Vale/Berry new station.
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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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RESOLVED (By consent)
That the Rural Fire Service
Strategic Planning Committee notes the update on the status of unfunded
capital works projects.
CARRIED
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There being no further
business, the meeting concluded, the time being 6.31pm.
Clr Evan Christen
CHAIRPERSON
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RF22.2 Rural
Fire Service - Future Works
HPERM Ref: D22/183158
Department: Building
Services
Approver: Paul
Keech, Director - City Services
Attachments: 1. RFS
Future Works ⇩
Reason for Report
To review the status of the
unfunded capital works projects.
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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
All infrastructure projects funded from the NSW Rural Fire
Fighting Fund Allocation 2020-21 are complete. 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.
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