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Strata owners could eventually request Waverley parking enforcement under carried plan
Unconfirmed minutes record an 8-3 vote to adopt guidelines and develop an on-demand model, with officers to report on charges and minimum participation requirements before implementation.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
According to unconfirmed minutes, Waverley Council’s Finance, Operations and Community Services Committee backed a possible on-demand strata parking enforcement service for eligible owners corporations, voting 8-3 to adopt new guidelines and begin developing the model.
The recorded decision applies to eligible owners corporations across the Waverley local government area. It notes that officers will report on the fee structure and the minimum number of participating owners corporations needed for the scheme to be economically viable before it is implemented. No fee, participation threshold or implementation date was recorded.
The proposal faced an amendment from Councillor Keri Spooner, seconded by Councillor Margaret Merten, which sought to delete the clauses adopting the Strata Parking Management Guidelines and developing the enforcement model. The amendment was lost. The motion was then carried after the mover accepted an amendment to the viability-report clause.
Councillors Ludovico Fabiano, Joshua Spicer, Will Nemesh, Katherine Westwood, Dov Frazer, Michelle Stephenson, Lauren Townsend and Keri Spooner were recorded as voting for the motion. Paula Masselos, Margaret Merten and Steven Lewis were recorded as voting against it.
M Leithhead, on behalf of Strata Plan 65762, B Mouroukas and I Muldoon addressed the committee on the item. The minutes do not record the content of their submissions or how future charges would be calculated, leaving the proposed service’s cost and practical start date unresolved.
What deserves a closer look
The recorded decision establishes a development pathway for a possible service and provides for a viability report on fees and minimum participation before implementation.
The minutes record the vote and speakers' identities but do not set out the speakers' submissions, a final charging arrangement or an implementation date.
The confirmation line is dated 1 December 2026, later than the supplied source-check date of 9 November 2026. The article therefore treats the minutes as unconfirmed.
Questions for follow-up reporting
When will officers report on the scheme's viability?
What fee structure and minimum participation level will officers recommend?
Will Council ultimately implement the enforcement model after receiving the viability report?
What issues did the three speakers raise at the meeting?
What happens next
Under the recorded decision, officers are to report back to Council on the requirements for an economically viable scheme, including appropriate charges and the minimum number of participating owners corporations, before implementation.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The recorded decision adopts the Strata Parking Management Guidelines and proceeds to develop an on-demand strata parking enforcement model open to all eligible owners corporations in the Waverley local government area.
DECISION That Council: 1. Adopts the Strata Parking Management Guidelines attached to the report (Attachment 1). 2. Proceeds to develop an on-demand strata parking enforcement model, open to all eligible owners corporations in the Waverley local government area.
FC/5.3/26.11 — decision, clauses 1 and 2
Open original minutes ↗Clause 3 notes that officers will report back to Council on what is needed for the scheme to be economically viable for Council before implementation, including an appropriate fee structure and the minimum number of participating owners corporations.
3. Notes that officers will report back to Council on what is needed for the scheme to be economically viable for Council prior to implementation, including: (a) A fee structure that sets appropriate charges for the service. (b) The minimum number of participating owners corporations required. Division For the Motion: Crs Fabiano, Spicer, Nemesh, Westwood, Frazer, Stephenson, Townsend, Spooner. Against the Motion: Crs Masselos, Merten and Lewis.
FC/5.3/26.11 — decision, clause 3
Open original minutes ↗An amendment moved by Cr Spooner and seconded by Cr Merten sought to delete clauses 1 and 2. It was declared lost, and the motion was declared carried after the mover accepted an amendment to clause 3.
(b) the minimum number of participating owners corporations required. Minutes of Finance, Operations and Community Services Committee Meeting 3 November 2026 This is page 4 of the minutes of the Finance, Operations and Community Services Committee meeting held on 3 November 2026 AMENDMENT Mover: Cr Spooner Seconder: Cr Merten That: 1. Clauses 1 and 2 be deleted. 2. Clause 3 be amended to read as follows: 'Officers report back to Council on what is needed for the scheme to be economically viable for Council, including: (a) A fee structure that sets appropriate charges for the service. (b) The minimum number of participating owners corporations required.' THE AMENDMENT WAS PUT AND DECLARED LOST. THE MOVER OF THE MOTION THEN ACCEPTED AN AMENDMENT TO CLAUSE 3. THE MOTION AS AMENDED WAS THEN PUT AND DECLARED CARRIED.
FC/5.3/26.11 — amendment and declared outcomes
Open original minutes ↗The division lists eight councillors for the motion — Fabiano, Spicer, Nemesh, Westwood, Frazer, Stephenson, Townsend and Spooner — and three against — Masselos, Merten and Lewis.
(b) The minimum number of participating owners corporations required. Division For the Motion: Crs Fabiano, Spicer, Nemesh, Westwood, Frazer, Stephenson, Townsend, Spooner. Against the Motion: Crs Masselos, Merten and Lewis.
FC/5.3/26.11 — division
Open original minutes ↗The minutes record that M Leithhead, on behalf of Strata Plan 65762, B Mouroukas and I Muldoon addressed the meeting.
M Leithhead (on behalf of Strata Plan 65762), B Mouroukas and I Muldoon addressed the meeting. 6. Urgent Business There was no urgent business. Minutes of Finance, Operations and Community Services Committee Meeting 3 November 2026 This is page 5 of the minutes of the Finance, Operations and Community Services Committee meeting held on 3 November 2026 THE MEETING CLOSED AT 7.45 PM.
FC/5.3/26.11 — public speakers
Open original minutes ↗The public-address list identifies M Leithhead, on behalf of Strata Plan 65762, B Mouroukas and I Muldoon as speakers on FC/5.3/26.11, Strata Parking Enforcement Framework — Exhibition Outcome.
1. Apologies Apologies were received from Cr Dominic Wy Kanak. 2. Declarations of Interest The Chair called for declarations of interest and none were received. 3. Addresses by Members of the Public 3.1 M Leithhead (on behalf of Strata Plan 65762) – FC/5.3/26.11 – Strata Parking Enforcement Framework - Exhibition Outcome. 3.2 B Mouroukas – FC/5.3/26.11 – Strata Parking Enforcement Framework - Exhibition Outcome. 3.3 I Muldoon – FC/5.3/26.11 – Strata Parking Enforcement Framework - Exhibition Outcome.
Addresses by Members of the Public, items 3.1–3.3
Open original minutes ↗The meeting heading identifies the Finance, Operations and Community Services Committee meeting as held on 3 November 2026.
This is page 1 of the minutes of the Finance, Operations and Community Services Committee meeting held on 3 November 2026 MINUTES OF THE FINANCE, OPERATIONS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING HELD AT THE BOOT FACTORY, SPRING STREET, BONDI JUNCTION ON TUESDAY, 3 NOVEMBER 2026 Present: Councillor Ludovico Fabiano (Chair) Waverley Ward Councillor Steven Lewis (Mayor) Hunter Ward Councillor Dov Frazer Hunter Ward Councillor Paula Masselos Lawson Ward Councillor Margaret Merten Bondi Ward Councillor Will Nemesh Hunter Ward Councillor Joshua Spicer Waverley Ward Councillor Keri Spooner Waverley Ward Councillor Michelle Stephenson Bondi Ward Councillor
Meeting heading
Open original minutes ↗The signed-and-confirmed line bears the date 1 December 2026.
............................................................. SIGNED AND CONFIRMED CHAIR 1 DECEMBER 2026
Confirmation line
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from the unconfirmed minutes of Waverley Council’s Finance, Operations and Community Services Committee meeting held on 3 November 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- The unconfirmed committee minutes record adoption of the Strata Parking Management Guidelines.
- The recorded decision supports development of an on-demand enforcement model open to eligible owners corporations in the Waverley local government area.
- The decision notes that officers will report on charges and the minimum number of participating owners corporations before implementation.
- The motion was recorded as carried after an amendment seeking to remove the service-development clauses was lost.
- The recorded division was eight councillors for and three against.
- Three speakers addressed the committee on the item, including a representative of Strata Plan 65762.
Why it matters
- Eligible owners corporations in Waverley may eventually be able to request council-supported strata parking enforcement, but the recorded decision calls for officers to report on its fees and participation requirements before implementation.