News & Discussion: Adelaide City Council

[Brucetiki]

From Cr Simms Facebook page:

CITY COUNCIL UPDATE
Last night at City Council, the Team Adelaide faction:

- opposed Anne Moran’s motion to stop the Crows’ unsolicited bid for the Parklands
- dumped Clr Moran from the Council Assessment Panel (after 25 years) and Clr Phil Martin from audit committee and the CEO assessment panel
- appointed the Deputy Lord Mayor to the Central Market Authority (another paid board appointment for him)
- opposed my motion for a City of Adelaide People’s Panel to give the community more input into Council
- effectively killed the East West Bikeway

To cap it off, the meeting didn’t finish until 1.30 am as a result of Team Adelaide’s monthly meeting regime. The new appointments were made just a month after they blocked my motion for a merit based appointment process.

Our community deserves so much better than this ugly factionalism.

Hopefully more detail to come later today (InDaily?) about what was discussed about the EW Bikeway. That they can't deliver it has been a massive failing of this council.

Getting Moran off the Council Assessment Panel is surely a big win for progress right?

[SBD]

Do "Team Adelaide" and "Team not-Adelaide" align to state political parties in any way, or are they across state politics with their own arbitrary divisions?

[SRW]

Team Adelaide is mostly Liberal-aligned.

The rest are mixed. Simms is obviously a former Greens senator, and we all know Moran to be conservative-leaning.

But, of course, municipal politics in this state is supposed to be non-partisan...

[SBD]

Team Adelaide is mostly Liberal-aligned.

The rest are mixed. Simms is obviously a former Greens senator, and we all know Moran to be conservative-leaning.

But, of course, municipal politics in this state is supposed to be non-partisan...

So Team Adelaide reflects the current "will of the people" across the state, and the rest are a mix from both extremes. Thank you.

I'd guess that the ACC Team Adelaide is not aligned with http://www.teamadelaide.org.au/

[SRW]

Team Adelaide is mostly Liberal-aligned.

The rest are mixed. Simms is obviously a former Greens senator, and we all know Moran to be conservative-leaning.

But, of course, municipal politics in this state is supposed to be non-partisan...

So Team Adelaide reflects the current "will of the people" across the state, and the rest are a mix from both extremes. Thank you.

That's a bit of non sequitur.

The types of Liberals we've had in council politics have mostly been as unevolved as those in student politics. To wit, Alex Antic, and now Alex Hyde.

[ChillyPhilly]

Factionalism at council levels has caused significant issues in recent years. The land swap deal of St Clair Reserve in Woodville is a good example of the significant damage it can do.

[how good is he]

I know it may have been controversial between opposing groups but can you just elaborate on what you think was the significant damage done by the council factionalism? I think the St Clair development outcome was very good & the land swap the right decision with a big benefit to the community. But sure, if you want to make an omelette you have got to be prepared to break some eggs ie your not going to be able to keep everyone happy no matter what.

[SRW]

Something up on AdelaideNow today regarding potential sites for new aquatic centre, if someone can post.

[TorrensSA]

The details are also here https://indaily.com.au/news/local/2020/ ... ic-centre/

[SRW]

Thanks for that, I'd missed their article.

Greg Mackie's idea of an integrated development at the old Franklin bus depot is interesting. Although, with both 88 O'Connell and Market Arcade redevelopments already on the agenda, one wonders how much more the council can take on without assistance from higher levels of government and an abandonment of its rate freeze.

[Ho Really]

Something up on AdelaideNow today regarding potential sites for new aquatic centre, if someone can post.

Here it is...

Adelaide City Council discusses three potential locations for new Aquatic Centre
Celeste Villani, City Editor, The City
June 16, 2020 6:07pm

The Aquatic Centre could be rebuilt on the Riverbank, near Adelaide Oval or opposite Priceline Stadium, a new report into the venue’s future shows.

The Adelaide City Council report listed the sites – two around War Memorial Drive and the other a portion of Ellis Park near West Tce – as potentially available for the centre.

The report, which the council discussed at its meeting on Tuesday night, did not rule out rebuilding or redeveloping the centre at its current Jeffcott Tce home.

A contemporary replacement facility would boost visitations numbers up by 40 per cent, up from 715,000 to more than 1.3 million people per year, the report said.

• SITES FOR NEW AQUATIC CENTRE
  
  POTENTIALLY AVAILABLE
  
  1. The current Adelaide Aquatic Centre site in Park 2 (Papipadinyilla)
  
  2. Park 24 (Tambawodli) is on the eastern side of the railway tracks, opposite ETSA Park (netball) and Santos Stadium (athletics)
  
  3. Park 26 (Tarndanya Womma) includes Adelaide Oval and the adjacent tennis and health club facilities.
  
  ADDITIONAL SITES OF INTEREST
  
  4. Park 1 - North Adelaide Golf Course Par 3 / Riverbank
  
  NOW UNAVAILABLE
  
  5. North Terrace as part of the leisure and entertainment precinct
  
  6. North Terrace as part of the New Royal Adelaide Hospital
  
  7. North Terrace at the old Royal Adelaide Hospital site once it is vacated.
  
  *Source: Adelaide City Council.

Adelaide City Council Lord Mayor Sandy Verschoor told The City the locations were “starters” and there was still lots to discuss about the centre’s future.

She wanted the council to look into redeveloping the corner of Barton Tce West and Prospect Rd for the centre.

“We need to make sure any new facility caters for an increased demand from current users and caters for their wellbeing needs,” Ms Verschoor said.

“It also needs to cater for the demand profile we think we are going to have, particularly if we create a new facility.”

The report listed four new redevelopment options, which could cost between $16 million and $61 million, varying in size, capacity and amenities.

The report said the most expensive option would be 24,600sqm in area and have both indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a spa, sauna, large gym and creche.

The report said the development would attract at least one million visitations a year and the centre would operate at a $1 million surplus.

The cheapest scenario would be an upgrade of the current centre, costing up to $21 million.

However, its facilities and economic sustainability would still be “very poor”.

Ms Verschoor said she welcomed discussion about a centre with an indoor and outdoor pool offering.

“I love the idea of having an outdoor pool, particularly in a parklands setting,” Ms Verschoor said,

“I think that is something we should look to.”

At the meeting, most councillors appeared in support of a $61 million redevelopment of the Aquatic Centre and hoped State and Federal Governments, as well as neighbouring councils, would contribute to funding the centre.

Cr Robert Simms said he wanted to see “something of really high quality” built at the site that the community would support.

Incoming councillor Greg Mackie suggested the council look at the old Franklin St bus depot for the centre’s home because it would be “centrally located” and well serviced by public transport.

However, Cr Jessy Khera warned the council should “not rush into planning and designing the facility” in the wake of the economic impacts of COVID-19.

In April, the economic fallout from COVID-19 forced the Crows to shelve plans for a $65 million plan to knock down the centre and rebuild a new training and community complex at the site.

Adelaide Crows chairman Rob Chapman said the club could revisit plans in a couple of years.

The centre remains closed after shutting on March 19 because of the pandemic.



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[Nathan]

What sounds like an Onion article, ACC has green lighted a “drivers month” to encourage people to drive into the city — instead of every other city that is investing in public and active transport. Door prizes for parking, allowing cars to use bus lanes, and happy-go-lucky marketing campaigns. What a backwards, idiotic, direction this council is going.


https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-12/ ... s/12549148

[ChillyPhilly]

What sounds like an Onion article, ACC has green lighted a “drivers month” to encourage people to drive into the city — instead of every other city that is investing in public and active transport. Door prizes for parking, allowing cars to use bus lanes, and happy-go-lucky marketing campaigns. What a backwards, idiotic, direction this council is going.


https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-12/ ... s/12549148

This is disgusting and the ACC should be rightfully lambasted.

[Joelmark]

If only all of these conservative councillors would spend even a fraction of their time promoting say the tram extension to North Adelaide instead of car use, imagine where Adelaide could be. I challenge them all to have a coffee on say West Terrace or Morphett Street and then one Peel Street or Topham Mall, and reiterate their love of cars with a straight face.

[Ben]

It’s just one month. I don’t see an issue with trying to get people into the city who wouldn’t normally come in. Perhaps they might like what they find if it’s been some time since their last visit.