Council Meeting - 23 Jun 2025 6:30 PM

Key decisions

• Funding reallocated for The Entrance play area softfall
  Council allocated $300,000 for works at The Entrance play area softfall, funded by reallocating money from several other capital projects including parks, car park, water monitoring and aquatic infrastructure projects.
  Users of The Entrance play area may see safety or renewal works proceed sooner, while some other planned projects may be delayed or reduced.
• Emergency power works funded at Lake Haven Recreation Centre
  Council allocated $94,000 to start emergency power supply works at Lake Haven Recreation Centre, funded from capital renewal budgets for Toowoon Bay Holiday Park and Terrigal Tennis Courts.
  Lake Haven Recreation Centre users may benefit from improved service resilience during outages.
• Night-Time Economy Action Plan adopted
  Council adopted the draft Central Coast Night-Time Economy Action Plan 2025-2027 following recommendation from the Economic Development Committee.
  This may shape support for evening trade, events and hospitality activity across the Central Coast.
• Air show operator selection process to begin
  Council resolved to start a process as soon as possible to select a suitable air show operator. An amendment seeking deferral pending a clearer management plan was lost.
  Residents may see future planning for an air show event proceed, with possible impacts on events, tourism and local amenity.
• Local Strategic Planning Statement consultation involvement set
  Council directed the Chief Executive Officer to allocate planning staff to meet with interested ward councillors by 30 July 2025 about how they want to be involved in community consultation to develop the draft Local Strategic Planning Statement.
  Residents can expect further consultation on the future planning direction for their areas later in 2025.
• Open Coast Coastal Management Program to go on exhibition
  Council approved public exhibition of the draft Open Coast Coastal Management Program for at least 42 days, directed faster formation of coastal-related sub-committees, and requested a councillor workshop on the Coastal Management Act 2016 and NSW Coastal Management Framework.
  Coastal residents and users will have an opportunity to comment on how erosion, hazards and coastal management are handled.
• Land acquisition approved for Davistown Road Saratoga upgrades
  Council approved acquisition of parts of several lots for road widening to enable road, pathway and drainage upgrades on Davistown Road, Saratoga, including authority to negotiate purchase and, if needed, pursue compulsory acquisition under the Just Terms Act.
  Saratoga residents may see progress toward improved road, drainage and shared access infrastructure.
• Multiple items deferred to 22 July 2025
  Council deferred parts of the Environment and Planning Committee agenda and the Infrastructure and Assets Committee agenda, including backflow prevention, building near water and sewer assets, public toilet strategy, Tuggerawong shared pathway update, Winney Bay safety barriers, asbestos policy, MacMasters Beach coastal protection matters and draft flood risk management policy.
  Decisions on several service, infrastructure and policy matters were postponed, delaying final outcomes for affected communities.

Important topics

• Community Land Plan of Management 2025 brought back for consideration
  The item was lifted from the table and considered during the meeting, but the extracted text does not clearly show the final resolution details.
  Community land management remains a significant issue because it affects public land use and protections.
• Confidential session notice
  Council resolved by exception the notice of intention to deal with matters in confidential session.
  Some later business included confidential material, limiting what was decided in open session.
• Conflict of interest on backflow policy item
  Deputy Mayor Eaton disclosed a significant pecuniary interest in the W&S Backflow Prevention Policy item because he owns property affected by the policy and indicated he would leave for that matter.
  This signals that the backflow policy could directly affect property owners, though the item itself was later deferred.

Resident impacts

• The Entrance play area works received immediate funding support.
• Lake Haven Recreation Centre will begin emergency power supply works.
• Residents will be able to comment on the draft Open Coast Coastal Management Program during public exhibition.
• Future community consultation is being prepared for the Local Strategic Planning Statement.
• Road, pathway and drainage upgrades on Davistown Road in Saratoga moved forward through land acquisition approval.
• Several infrastructure and policy decisions were delayed until the 22 July 2025 Council meeting.

Places affected

• The Entrance (suburb/locality)
  Play area softfall works funded; Walter and Edith Denniss Park toilet strategy also mentioned in deferred material.
• Lake Haven Recreation Centre, Lake Haven (facility)
  Emergency power supply works funded.
• Davistown Road, Saratoga (road/locality)
  Land acquisition approved for road widening, pathway and drainage upgrades.
• Winney Bay (coastal area)
  Safety barrier proposal was deferred to a later meeting.
• Captain Cook Lookout (lookout)
  Referenced in the deferred Winney Bay cliff-edge safety barrier item.
• MacMasters Beach (suburb/beach)
  Temporary coastal protection works matter deferred.
• Tuggerawong (locality)
  Shared pathway project update noted in deferred infrastructure business.
• Central Coast (region)
  Night-Time Economy Action Plan and broader planning and coastal policy decisions apply region-wide.

Next steps

• Publicly exhibit the draft Open Coast Coastal Management Program
  For at least 42 calendar days
• Planning staff to meet with interested ward councillors about LSPS consultation involvement
  By 30 July 2025
• Begin process to select a suitable air show operator
  As soon as possible
• Negotiate purchase of land needed for Davistown Road Saratoga upgrades, with compulsory acquisition if required
  Following the resolution and within statutory negotiation periods
• Bring deferred infrastructure, coastal, asbestos, flood policy and public toilet matters back to Council
  Ordinary Council meeting on 22 July 2025

Extracted minutes text

- 1 - Central Coast Council Ordinary Council Meeting Held in the Council Chambers 2 Hely Street, Wyong 23 June 2025 MINUTES Present Mayor Lawrie McKinna Deputy Mayor Doug Eaton OAM Councillor Margot Castles Councillor Helen Crowley Councillor Kyla Daniels Councillor Corinne Lamont (remotely) Councillor Kyle MacGregor Councillor John McNamara Councillor Trent McWaide Councillor John Mouland (remotely) Councillor Belinda Neal Councillor Jane Smith Councillor Rachel Stanton Councillor Sharon Walsh Councillor Jared Wright In Attendance David Farmer Chief Executive Officer Boris Bolgoff Director Infrastructure Services Luke Nicholls Director Environment and Planning Jamie Loader Director Water a...