Special Council Meeting - 26 May 2026 6:00 PM

Topics

• Council approves confidential Dorrien Gardens sponsorship deal
  Council backed a confidential sponsorship agreement tied to a local sports facility and earmarked the City’s share for public open space spending.
  It affects council revenue, reserve funding and the management of a community sporting asset.

Decisions

• Confidential sponsorship agreement approved
  Council approved the terms of the Dorrien Gardens sponsorship under Confidential Attachment 1.
  This affects how the City manages sponsorship arrangements for a local sporting facility and how related income is allocated.
• Sponsorship revenue directed to reserve account
  Council approved that the City’s portion of the sponsorship fee be placed in the Public Open Space Reserve account.
  This determines where the funding is held and supports public open space-related spending.
• Naming-rights income cap noted
  Council noted that under the existing lease with Perth Soccer Club Inc, the City’s share of naming-rights sponsorship is capped at $10,000 per annum, including GST and indexed by CPI.
  This limits the amount of sponsorship revenue the City can receive from the arrangement each year.

Discussion

• Closed meeting to discuss confidential attachment
  Council resolved to go behind closed doors to consider Item 5.1 due to the confidential attachment, then resumed the open meeting afterwards.
  The commercial terms were discussed privately, so only the final decision and limited summary are public.
• Dorrien Gardens sponsorship and naming rights
  The meeting centred on a sponsorship agreement linked to Dorrien Gardens, with the City’s financial share and lease cap recorded in the decision.
  This relates to a local sports venue and the City’s ongoing management of its naming-rights income.

Impacts

• A local facility sponsorship arrangement was approved.
• The City’s share of sponsorship income will be directed to the Public Open Space Reserve.
• Annual City revenue from the naming-rights component remains capped at $10,000 (including GST, indexed by CPI).

Places

• Dorrien Gardens (facility)
  Subject of the sponsorship and naming-rights decision.
• Public Open Space Reserve (reserve account)
  Receives the City’s portion of the sponsorship fee.

Next

• Implement the approved sponsorship terms
  After the Council decision on 26 May 2026
• Credit the City’s share of sponsorship fees to the Public Open Space Reserve
  Ongoing, as payments are received
• Apply the lease-based annual cap and CPI indexation to the City’s naming-rights share
  Ongoing under the existing lease

Extract

MINUTES 26 May 2026 Special Council Meeting Table of Contents 1 Declaration of Opening / Acknowledgement of Country .................................................................... 3 2 Apologies / Members on Leave of Absence ........................................................................................ 3 3 (A) Public Question Time and Receiving of Public Statements ........................................................ 3 4 Declarations of Interest ......................................................................................................................... 3 5 Chief Executive Officer ....................................................................................