Ordinary Meeting of Council - 17 Feb 2026 7:00 PM

Topics

• Roseville parking petition may trigger weekend restriction changes
  Business and property owners want weekend parking restrictions extended on Hill Street and the top end of Lord Street.
  Could change parking availability for shoppers, residents and commuters in a busy local precinct.
• Ku-ring-gai adopts new dual occupancy controls
  Council has adopted amended DCP controls for dual occupancies after exhibition.
  The new rules will shape development options, design standards and assessment outcomes for homeowners and developers.
• Public EV charging rollout approved
  Council approved a batch of public kerbside EV chargers and signalled broader support for more stations.
  The decision affects where new charging infrastructure may appear and how commercial terms are negotiated with providers.

Decisions

• Australia Day Honours and local award recipients recognised
  Council acknowledged 2026 Australia Day Honours recipients connected to Ku-ring-gai and congratulated local citizen award winners, with the Mayor to write to recipients on behalf of Council.
  Celebrates residents and community groups receiving public recognition.
• March Public Forum rescheduled
  Council moved the March 2026 Public Forum to Wednesday 11 March 2026 to allow Councillors to attend a significant civic event.
  Changes the date residents should note for public participation at Council.
• Mayor endorsed for mental health and wellbeing roundtable
  Council endorsed the Mayor to co-chair a community mental health and wellbeing roundtable with Sydney North Health Network to support the Jewish community and help guide PHN funding.
  May affect local mental health support coordination and community engagement.
• Roseville parking petition received
  Council received and referred a petition seeking extended parking restrictions on Hill Street and the top end of Lord Street in Roseville, plus a loading zone and other local improvements.
  Could lead to parking rule changes affecting shoppers, residents and commuters in Roseville.
• Heritage Housekeeping Planning Proposal adopted
  Council adopted the Heritage Housekeeping Planning Proposal to correct five local heritage listings and maps in Turramurra and Wahroonga, and authorised finalisation steps.
  Updates heritage records and maps affecting property and planning controls in those suburbs.
• Dual occupancy development controls adopted
  Council adopted new dual occupancy controls in the Ku-ring-gai Development Control Plan and associated consistency amendments, to take effect once notified.
  Changes planning rules for dual occupancies across Ku-ring-gai.
• Public EV charging projects approved
  Council approved a set of on-street EV chargers for installation subject to assessments and commercial terms, and agreed in principle to further public EV charging stations subject to consultation.
  Supports new EV charging infrastructure in public streets and road reserves.
• Audit, Risk & Improvement Committee member appointed
  Council appointed Applicant 37 as the external independent member of the Audit, Risk & Improvement Committee for four years from 2 March 2026, subject to screening.
  Strengthens oversight of Council governance and risk management.
• NSW Government strategic planning submissions deferred
  Council deferred consideration of three draft submissions to an Extraordinary Meeting so councillors could review them properly and provide community awareness before a formal position is adopted.
  Delays Council’s response to state planning documents that may affect future local planning settings.

Discussion

• Confidential legal matter
  Council entered closed meeting to consider a confidential legal issue and later returned to open council after a business without notice motion.
  Affects legal proceedings but public details were not released.
• Ministerial response on audio-visual attendance
  Council received and noted the Minister for Local Government’s response about limits on councillor attendance by audio-visual link under the new Model Code of Meeting Practice.
  Relevant to how Council meetings may be run and accessed.
• Project Status Report placed on website
  Council received the October to December 2025 Project Status Report and agreed it should be published on Council’s website.
  Improves public access to project progress information.

Impacts

• Roseville parking rules may be reviewed if the petition is progressed by officers.
• Dual occupancy planning controls now have an updated framework for development applications.
• New EV charging sites may be installed after assessments, consultation and commercial agreements.
• The March Public Forum date has changed to 11 March 2026.
• Heritage mapping and listing corrections affect planning controls in Turramurra and Wahroonga.
• Council’s governance arrangements are strengthened by the new independent ARIC appointment.

Places

• Roseville (suburb)
  Parking petition affecting Hill Street, Lord Street and the shopping precinct.
• Hill Street (street)
  Location of the parking petition in Roseville.
• Lord Street (street)
  Top end of Lord Street included in the parking petition.
• Turramurra (suburb)
  Heritage housekeeping planning proposal corrects local heritage listings and maps.
• Wahroonga (suburb)
  Heritage housekeeping planning proposal corrects local heritage listings and maps.
• Ku-ring-gai (local government area)
  Area covered by the dual occupancy controls and EV charging program.

Next

• Mayor to write to Australia Day Honours and citizen award recipients
  After the meeting
• Reschedule the March 2026 Public Forum to 11 March 2026 at 7:00 pm
  March 2026
• Convene the mental health and wellbeing roundtable with Sydney North Health Network
  Early March 2026
• Refer the Roseville parking petition to the appropriate Council officer
  Immediately
• Notify submitters and finalise the Heritage Housekeeping Planning Proposal
  Following resolution
• Notify and implement the adopted dual occupancy DCP amendments
  Upon website notification
• Progress EV charger approvals, assessments and commercial negotiations
  Ongoing after approvals
• Call an Extraordinary Meeting to consider the NSW Government strategic planning submissions
  Before 27 February 2026
• Report on action plan implementation quarterly for the confidential legal matter
  Quarterly

Extract

Minute KU-RING-GAI COUNCIL -OMC-Mins-2026/044855 /1 MINUTES OF ORDINARY MEETING OF COUNCIL HELD ON TUESDAY, 17 FEBRUARY 2026 Present: The Mayor, Councillor Christine Kay (Chairperson) Councillors M Devlin & J Pettett (Comenarra Ward) Councillors I Balachandran & B Ward (Gordon Ward) Councillors S Ngai & A Taylor (Roseville Ward) Councillor M Smith (St Ives Ward) Councillor C Spencer (Wahroonga Ward) Staff Present: Acting General Manager (Andrew Watson) Acting Director Community (Michelle Swan-Beardmore) Director Corporate (Angela Apostol) Director Development & Regulation (Michael Miocic) Director Operations (Peter Lichaa) Corporate Lawyer (Jamie Taylor) Acting Manager Corporate Communicati...