December Ordinary Council Meeting outcomes

At the meeting, Council:

• Endorsed the schedule of Ordinary Council Meetings to be held in 2025.
• Noted that notice of any change required to the 2025 ordinary meeting schedule (date or location) be given at least six (6) days prior to the earlier of the originally scheduled or revised date.
• Noted that meetings held outside of the Council Chambers in Bright may be recorded and not livestreamed and the recordings will be made available on its website the day after the meeting.
• Awarded Contract No. 2608401 for Myrtleford Landfill Cap Construction Cell 1 and Cell 2 to Extons Pty Ltd for the lump sum price of $2,224,670 (GST exclusive).
• Approved unbudgeted expenditure of $1,375,071 to be funded from the Waste Reserve, noting that there are sufficient funds in the Waste Reserve for this expenditure.
• Delegated authority to the Chief Executive Officer to sign and seal Contract No. 2608401 at the appropriate time.
• Noted the petition titled Request to keep barriers in McCullough Street Porepunkah received at the Ordinary Council Meeting held on 26 November 2024.
• Planned to undertake strategic transport studies and strategies over the next few years to inform future structure planning processes for Porepunkah, which will further consider this request.
• Encouraged those who signed the petition to make a submission to the strategic land-use planning documents during the relevant consultation period.
• Awarded Contract No. 26011601 for Alpine Better Places Harrietville – Tronoh Dredgehole Precinct Upgrade Civil Works to Stadelmann Group Pty Ltd for the lump sum price of $478,335 (GST exclusive).
• Delegated authority to the Chief Executive Officer to sign and seal Contract No. 26011601 at the appropriate time.
• Appended to the State Purchasing Contract for Banking and Financial Services (SS-08-2020) until 30 September 2026, plus two x two year extension options, for a total estimated contract cost of $273,000 (GST free).
• Delegated authority to the Chief Executive Officer to sign documents appending to the current State Purchasing Contract for Banking and Financial Services.
• Allocated financial sponsorship to support events in Dinner Plain for the successful applicants.
• Delegated authority to the CEO to distribute residual, or unspent funds, of $15,525.
• Noted that $4,000 of the Dinner Plain budget was allocated in Round One to Dinner Plain Outdoor Cinema.
• Noted that Alpine Environmental Workshop was allocated event funding in 2023/24 - this event has been cancelled and the funds are included in the budget for 2024/25.
• Awarded Contract No. 26096 for Cyber Security Operations Centre for a three year term to PRJ Consulting Pty Ltd T/A 3columns for the lump sum price of $218,800 (GST exclusive).
• Delegated authority to the Chief Executive Officer to sign Contract No. 26096 at the appropriate time.
• Noted the Alpine Shire Municipal Emergency Management Plan, which has been assured by the Regional Emergency Management Planning Committee on 14 November 2024 for publication on Council's website.
• Received the summary of informal meetings of Councillors for November 2024.

To read the agenda and attachments, visit: https://www.alpineshire.vic.gov.au/about-us/our-council/council-meetings/council-meetings-2024 

The meeting recording can be viewed on Council's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5aXWhd-aYk