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councelors and welcome I'd like to declare the

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meeting open today 19 June at 9:00am

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please note that the meeting will

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be live streamed as all our meetings are

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attendance in the gallery may be seen on

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the live stream and audio of them

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speaking may be recorded this video and

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audio of the meeting will be available

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to the public on council's website in

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perpetuity I'd like to acknowledge the

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traditional custodians of the land on

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which we meet this

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morning I'd like to pay respects to

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their Elders both past present and

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emerging and extend that respect to

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other indigenous Australians who are

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present with us

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today attendance and apologies we are a

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full house and all looking very

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suave any conflicts of interest to

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disclose

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today if there are none I'll move into

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my address

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and with that little opening music

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interlude 70 days ago when myself and my

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fellow counselors were sworn in to

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represent the people of Cairns I was asked

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to present a plaque of recognition to

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Antonio Dometrevitch the Mayor of our youth

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Council and the voice of the young

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people in our

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city now you'd think that my memory

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would centre on my own swearing in and

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the official commencement of my service

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but to be honest with you instead it

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keeps going back to that moment on the

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stage with Antonio and to the Youth of

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our city who like everyone else in Cairns

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are relying on us to make decisions that

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will help secure a bright future for

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them and that's exactly what we plan to

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do

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it's what we've promised and it's what

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we'll invest every second of our time in

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for the duration of our

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term but sometimes enabling a bright

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future setting out on that journey to

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get to something better starts with

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working together to clear a path through

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obstacles that sit directly in front of

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us I love this

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city I even have the shirt to prove

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it and while today honestly I'm sitting

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here delivering a budget largely

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inherited and not everything that I had

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hoped for I do still present it with a

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great deal of hope hope that it allows

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us to address critical challenges this

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year and in doing so empowers us to

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build from that a platform for next year

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with the new initiatives and fulfilled

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promises that will make Cairns the city we

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all wanted to

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be this is not the budget of my dreams

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it is a the business as usual budget and

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a budget that was 90% developed and

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locked in by the previous Council by the

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time we were

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elected it's a business as usual in that

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our first workshop just two days after

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being sworn in we were presented with a

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budget rate rise of

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7.9% business as usual in that spending

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has exceeded income for 6 of the

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last 12

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years business as usual in that our

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operational base has ballooned over the

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last

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three business as usual in that we are

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left with high debt and depleted cash

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reserves and finally it is business as

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usual in that all these circstances

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combined in addition to the unexpected

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Circa 30 million cost to council

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incurred by the result of cyclone Jasper

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has left little room for immediately

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implementing new initiatives for

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now positively on the 16th of March

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hands voted for

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change and our community chose to do

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things

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differently not for business as

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usual that change started with reviewing

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the budget that we inherited and working

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within the limited boundaries available

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to us to make adjustments that will

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address the fundamental needs of the

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people of Cairns and while delivering

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improvements to

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lifestyle it centered first on

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minimizing any additional pressures on

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the cost of living by making intricate

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and carefully calculated revisions to

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decrease the plan rate rise from 7.9% to

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6.7% and no small feat in the face of

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escalating costs on so many

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fronts the next 12 months we'll see

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counselors and the executive continuing

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to work hard to bring our costs under

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control by doing things differently

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because you voted for

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different despite these challenges we

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faced together there are some small

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winds and big projects that I would like

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to

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highlight there is significant

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investment through our $383 million

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Capital Works program that includes

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27.7 million for the can's water

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security stage

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one this is council's largest ever

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project and is vitally important to

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safeguard the city's drinking water into

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the next decade and to ensure a future

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of

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prosperity I would like to thank the

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state government for announcing 100 95

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million in the budget last week but

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additional funding from the federal

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government is still required to fully

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realize this project without hitting the

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back pockets of our

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community in redeveloping what we could

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of this budget we also focused on little

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big things that will make a difference

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to our communities most vulnerable and

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get us back to the basics our people

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most urgently

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need the pensioner rate subsidies have

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been expanded under the updated policy

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and this subsidy offered to the

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pensioner rate payers will be increased

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to

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$320 per year with eligibility criteria

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widened to provide cost of living relief

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to 1,200 more households than last year

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through PR rering of part eligible

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households previously the subsidy amount

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did not increase in line with rate Rises

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and the eligibility criteria required

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all right payers on the title to be

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pension card

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holders there is also the 3 million

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allocated to new foot paths up from 1

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million in last year's budget and a

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significant increase in funding to

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ensure our parks and Open Spaces live up

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to community

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expectations we've also earmarked

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355,000 for bus stop improvements and

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will invest more than 475,000 to upgrade

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lighting along roads and foot paths to

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improve

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safety it's the little things that are

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the big

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things the $669 million budget includes

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a capital Works program of 383 million

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with allocations of

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27.7 million to the can's water security

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stage 1 52 million for roads Bridges

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Street lighting drainage curban Channel

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shoulder ceiling and bus stops 53.1

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million to enhance our water Network

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32.7 million for improving our

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Wastewater Network and 20.4 million

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dedicated to community Sport and

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cultural

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projects Residential Water charges will

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increase by 13 cents per kilolitre and

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commercial water usage charges by 14

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cents per kilolitre to address the

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challenges with City parking and

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encourage the use of off street parking

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and free up on street parking Council

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will reduce the alley rate for Lake

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Street car park to $15 an hour down

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from $21 an hour capped at $10 a day a

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daily rate rise of a daily rate of $6

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will be introduced to the  Grafton

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Street Car Park like I said it's the

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little big

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things I would like to thank my fellow

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counselors for their time and input in

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preparing a budget and acknowledge the

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efforts of the Chief Financial Officer

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Lisa Whitten and her team the executive

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leadership team for their guidance and

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assistance in preparing today's budget I

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present the 2024/25 Cairns Regional

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Council budget to you for its adoption

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and before dealing with the

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retrospective resolutions I would like

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to offer counselors an opportunity to

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speak to the budget and ask them to

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limit their comments to 3 minutes or

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less the order of the divisional

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counselor addresses will be luck of the

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draw with names drawn out of a

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bowl in closing I think the reason my

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mind keeps drifting back to that moment

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on the stage standing next to a smiling

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and rightfully proud Antonio is

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simple as leaders we have a

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responsibility to think about how we can

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create positive change that makes for

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better lives for our people right now

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but also an added accountability for the

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future we are delivering for our young

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people the decisions we have before us

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the budget we are presenting though it

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may not be exactly what we had hoped for

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this time it is designed to offer some

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relief now some improvements to

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Lifestyle services and amenities perhaps

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equally important though it is designed

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to clear a path for a stronger future in

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Cairns with a more abundant Safe Drinking

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Water robust infrastructure and a

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happier healthy living as part of this

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Council I am pleased to roll up my

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sleeves to clear the path to that future

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thank you

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Council Pine you're the first

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up thank you mayor

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Eden  I do think  every now and then

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there may be reasons for a council not

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to support a budget either through some

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in inherent unfairness or philosophical

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problem but that's certainly not the

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case with this budget

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today  it's it's important to realize

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that a counselor can't get everything

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they want in a budget no one

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can perhaps the definition of a good

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budget is one which everyone's equally

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unhappy

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with but the questions you need to ask

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yourself when there's a rates increase

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like

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today I think there's two questions one

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is have you found efficiencies within

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the organization and we know that has

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happened and the second question is

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whether there's any gold plating going

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on  in terms of the services council's

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delivering and I'm sure that's not

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happening either in some cases it's a

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bit the opposite so in light of all that

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and  and what's actually in this

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budget how money is being spent I think

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a business as usual budget is a good

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description of it and  it's going to

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implement a nber of things that really

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need to be done they're not optional so

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 in light of that I'll be supporting

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the budget

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thank you Council

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[Music]

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Pine next we have Council

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M  thank you  mayor yes a business

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as usual budget but certainly far from

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Business asusual Financial circstances

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that we find ourselves in  and with

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respect I don't agree with the mayor's

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comments about the previous Council

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we've got three new councilors here 

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but in each of the previous budgets 

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as we go through the process  a nber

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of workshops discussions  and arriving

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at a consensus but particularly in a

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situation where we had increasing

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interest rates High CPI we know that the

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costs of labor materials for all levels

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of government in terms of projects 

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have blown out  and what we're facing

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in this budget  really  is is coming

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out of two huge cost in po that's the 

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water security stage 1 Project 472

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million and a commitment of about $218

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million in this budget and of course the

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shortfall from tropical Cyclone Jasper

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of close to as the mayor said $30

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million so with that we have to be

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prudent responsible  in our  leving

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of rates and charges that are reasonable

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but necessary  to meet the

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infrastructure and service costs

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expected by our community so that's the

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difficult financial situation that we

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find ourselves in certainly for division

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one coming out of Jasper I have $7.2

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Million worth of Road repairs  from

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whooping Creek  in the South  East

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Russell Dil alba and gber just to name

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a few because of the malgrave and

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Russell River  water system  in

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addition  three major Bridges  were

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damaged out there are graze Bridge south

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of Edmonton Lemmings Bridge  at Alber

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and of course Fisheries bridge at gsbor

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where the causeway is washed away

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there's another $1.2 million so their

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repair bills that have got to come out

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 of this budget   forsaking  

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foot paths and playgrounds and other

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things that  this essential

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infrastructure needs to be addressed in

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repairs I am pleased to see  the next

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lot of funding to complete stage one of

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the   pyramid Parklands gura 

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upgrade  formerly Kenrick Park  1.35

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million and that'll be completed

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hopefully by the end of this year with

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another $100,000 for the funding  of

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stage two which is also exciting  I'm

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pleased to see the allei park lighting

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 upgrade project commenced this

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financial year for to go over another

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two years and the new Splash Pool at the

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Gordon B  pool will also commence a

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threeyear funding this year so they the

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above ground  highlights  however

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those two cost  impost cats  that

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I've talked about  means that as a

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council we need to be really disciplined

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going forward we need to be focused and

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it's not about what is a populist want

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but it's what our community will need

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and it's a really challenging

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environment  but we really do have

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have to be  focused we have a lot of

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risk and uncertainty going forward the

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uncertainty in the resource recovery

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post the Bedminster system coming

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offline in 2026 the waste Levy and

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diversion from landfill targets set by

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state and federal governments new

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curbside contracts  and once we build

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the water treatment plan we're going to

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have to operate it at significant cost

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more so than we've ever seen before in

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terms of water supply  and we've

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already discussed the need for future

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Trunk infrastructure in the growing

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Mount Peter Corridor  and and the cost

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of that trunk infrastructure these are

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all risks let alone if we Face another

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weather event like Cyclone

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Jer so Financial sustainability  is in

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the legislation that governs us

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borrowings have to be considered in

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terms of our long-term financial

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planning that's why we have that 

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within the budget docent a disciplined

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approach Council will ensure that

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intergenerational equity which is really

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important because that's the needs and

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rights of future Generations need to be

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taken to account by our Council today

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and our our our saying and our statement

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that   we need to deliver today

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while it's planning for tomorrow is that

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future generation and having a look at

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the debt levels over our 10-year plan

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this should be our Focus going forward

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 but I commend today's budget  with

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those cits around those wrists thank

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you thank you councelor Muller for your

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5 3

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minutes next

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up Council

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RS thanks Mary and I usually go last

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this is a turn up this is good I

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hopefully won't go longer than 5 minutes

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but you never know you're luck in a big

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city  I do want to start off by saying

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thank you to the executive team Lisa and

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your team and all the executives and my

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colleagues  we're in a pretty

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privileged position  to be leaders of

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this community and and and every

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decision we make is utilizing other

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people's money so it's it's serious

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business  and at the end of the day we

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live in a this is a user pay system 

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and costs which I mean everyone's cost

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of living has gone up including councils

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and as Council M said including the

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state governments and the federal I mean

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everyone's costs have gone up  we've

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only got three levers  when it comes

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to how we how we pay for everything it's

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got we can either reduce the levels of

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service which that's never a good idea

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people love the way the roads look out

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there and the parks are taken care of

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our officers do a great job right down

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through the whole organization  but

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that's one lever you could do that and

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that's something we don't want to do on

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to play with  we could take on more

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debt  which is something I'll talk

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about in a second that the state

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government has kind of suggested we do

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 I don't think that's a good option

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because that money has to be paid back

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with interest at some stage by Future

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rate payers and then the third one is

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the rates we and this is what we hear

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today to deliver the rate rise now 

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last year in the for forting and that

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was forecasted in  in June in much

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better times than now  before any

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Cyclone Jasper had hit us and before 

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we we saw the the recent state budget

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but back then we thought it was going to

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be 5.3% this year is what we had

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forecasted and it came out at 6.7 so

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it's 1.4% more but when you add that up

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to the regular rate payer the median

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house rate payer and including the water

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usage and everything that's $49 a year

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it's less than a dollar a week with all

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those issues that you have highlighted

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mayor and Council Muller P have already

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talked about with with the cost of

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cyclone Jasper the damage that we might

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not recover that we have to pay for 

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and even with the state funding which

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we're really appreciative we did a great

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advocacy  work there to get the extra

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875 million from the state for the Water

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Project which is vitally important and

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that cost shouldn't be put on that

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burden shouldn't be put on to our rate

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payers because our rate payers are

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taxpayers too and  but then when I saw

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the budget come out even with that

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included and we've gone backwards we're

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the only sa4 region that has actually

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got less than the other regions the game

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we've got the least amount out of

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everyone in Queensland so that's I think

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that's 12 or 13 years in a row last year

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we got a little bit more but the last 13

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years I think 12 years in a row we are

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billions of dollars short compared to

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the other sa4 regions now the only

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reason I bring that up is  on the back

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of the state funding some people say

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well that doesn't affect your rates it

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it is a contributing factor absolutely

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and  I just think you know why this

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isn't the the rates of our dreams I

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think our our aim and our goal know

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we've all been talking over the last

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it's only been this our ninth week I

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think  that this we our goal is our a

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we don't know what the future holds and

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hopefully nothing like what we saw last

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December but that our goal is this will

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be the worst rate rise of the term  we

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do need to tighten our belt as Council M

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suggested and  we need to get on with

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business but I I'll finish off just with

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a couple

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positives  we got some rock walls

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going at Clifton Beach which we  we

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voted on a few weeks ago  the

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residents up there are really looking

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forward to that because the beach is a

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roading away  the northern beaches

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Leisure Trail that's that's something

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I'd love to see over this term of

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council we really progress to try and

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fin finish that off but the kar beach

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the triny beach that's that's in the

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next that's in this budget which is

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really exciting Ellis Beach there a

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master plan that we haven't voted on yet

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that's coming up but even without that

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we got some toilets we're putting in

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there which are very much needed

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especially the one gy Trail coming up

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and then as you've already mentioned

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your speech man the foot paaths there

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people love those little big things

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people love the foot paths we've

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increased that from $1 million to $3

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million for this year and next which is

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huge and you can always judge a society

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on how they treat their elderly and I

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love that senior citizens policy that

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was fantastic so  while this isn't the

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best news day 6.7% rate rise is the

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highest we've had in a long time  I do

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believe that with us working together

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it'll be the worst one of our term and

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 and there are legitimate reasons for

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that which I'll get into more over the

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coming weeks and months into the state

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and federal government upcoming

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elections thank you Council

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SS next we've got councelor

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Tim thank you mayor  with this being

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first budget for the new kid on the

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block or one of the New Kids on the

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Block  I'm excited to be here an

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actual fact I'm excited to be anywhere

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I'd like to thank my fellow counselors

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 for their support and guidance

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through the process it's been very

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thorough collaborative process with ever

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and focus on delivering the best

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outcomes to our community I'd like to

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thank particularly the mayor for her

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support and guidance and Leadership 

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the business of the council is massive

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it's more than potholes as I said kid on

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the Block learning the process  I'm

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here with an open mind with a student

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mind and with a passionate mind and

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passionate heart so I'm very excited to

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be here as I said  the  there are

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lots of  rules and regulations  that

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guide us from  from a budget

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perspective  one of the key

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requirements is making sure that council

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is financially sustainable  that means

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not just making decisions  for right

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now but for the future as well  the

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budget full of init initiatives that

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help  future proof  that this city

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that we love for for this city that we

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love and none more significant than the

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can's water security  strategy even

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with much welcome and appre appreciation

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and support from the state and the

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federal  government the Cairns water 

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security strategy project will requires

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investment from us  a team effort 

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we're also have to account for the

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significant recovery  cost from the 

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tropical  Cyclone Jasper event  this

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budget is a balancing act you could say

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yes in more ways than one we have to

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make sure essential services are

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maintained our key project costs are

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covered and rates are kept affordable 

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it's great to see us being able to offer

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H pension rates and what  brother

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Brett was saying there Council Brett OLS

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thank you brother right and Concession

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to significantly more people  this

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year to help those that need it most 

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so I'm pleased to see even greater

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investment in our foot paaths I look

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forward to working with  Council

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officers to get some links delivered for

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division 4 that's my area thank you and

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I want to also thank the executive

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leaders leadership team  I love your

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 passion I love your knowledge and you

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are very approachable so thank you for

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being there for us it is a team effort

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and Teamwork Makes DreamWork let's get

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it together together so I'm very happy

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with the budget thank you very much

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thank you councilor

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Tim next

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up Council

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cogin thank you mayor

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Eden I have one word for this budget

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[Music]

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responsible that re truly is the only

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word to describe it firstly before I

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begin I'd like to thank Miss Whitten and

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her team for their P for that their

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patience and the constant reworking of

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every possible scenario week after week

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after week I applaud you your patience

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is

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amazing it's not pretty and we've done

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our best to keep current projects in the

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forward budget for division 8 this is

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projects like the master plan for Baron

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Waters and Smithfield Leisure precinct

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which will they will begin to progress

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this financial year

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there's not many new items in the budget

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I too like Council SS would love to see

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the Northern Beach's Leisure Trail

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progress in this term and let's see how

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we go it's good to see The Next Step

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happening

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there it's our duty to make sound

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financial decisions that benefit the

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community and address the needs of our

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residents with that in mind we've

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carefully reviewed our spending

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priorities to strike a balance between

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providing the expected diverse range of

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services which is expected by our

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community and minimizing the burden on

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rap ratee payers this has been a

00:25:07.319 --> 00:25:10.400
difficult budget due to significant cost

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escalations most mostly due to

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inflammatory pressures a good example

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for this is the extraordinary cost

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escalation in the can's water security

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project our biggest ever project for

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this

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Council also the additional costs

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Council will incur for the short fall in

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recovery from the Cyclone event post

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Cyclone Jasper no one is more aware of

00:25:36.960 --> 00:25:37.960
these

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costly event infrastructure and the

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impacts to our residents than I we've

00:25:45.119 --> 00:25:47.039
absorbed these cost impacts to the

00:25:47.119 --> 00:25:49.000
greatest extent possible without

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compromising service levels we have a

00:25:52.359 --> 00:25:55.680
diverse community and bat above our

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average in terms of what we do with a

00:25:57.799 --> 00:26:01.000
compar ly low rate rise annual rates

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benchmarking shows we are excellent

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value for money

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still we have a strong focus on

00:26:09.119 --> 00:26:11.640
livability which is a key element of our

00:26:11.720 --> 00:26:14.200
corporate plan maintaining our service

00:26:14.279 --> 00:26:18.960
levels and expenditure also makes a

00:26:19.039 --> 00:26:20.920
significant contribution to the local

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economy almost 90% of our expenditure is

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spent local every year

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thank you to our executive team for

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controlling staff costs and the inflow

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and outflow of Staff in such difficult

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times thank you a great big thank you to

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all our Council staff for your passion

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commitment which is a source of Pride to

00:26:46.400 --> 00:26:49.839
our city and certainly to us as

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councilors in conclusion our upcoming

00:26:53.359 --> 00:26:55.440
budget reflects our commitment to

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operate within spending constraints we

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understand the challenges faced by

00:27:00.400 --> 00:27:02.960
households and we're dedicated to making

00:27:03.039 --> 00:27:05.359
responsible fiscal decisions that

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prioritize essential Services

00:27:08.000 --> 00:27:10.519
infrastructure development and fiscal

00:27:10.599 --> 00:27:13.119
sustainability we will continue to seek

00:27:13.200 --> 00:27:16.160
your feedback and support So together we

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can continue to build stronger more

00:27:19.119 --> 00:27:21.920
resilient

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Cairns thank you councilor Cogan

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[Music]

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councelor

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tickner trying to be too

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loud H it's rather an uncanny position

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we as new councilors undertake you are

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elected along with about 100 items of

00:27:43.640 --> 00:27:46.640
priority gain throughout the campaign

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you then get swung straight into forming

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a budget to deliver in 9 weeks that's

00:27:52.000 --> 00:27:55.319
when the reality hits It's uncanny but

00:27:55.400 --> 00:27:58.160
here we are and that is our role in

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reality what this does highlight is the

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critical importance of an organization

00:28:02.119 --> 00:28:04.759
like ours having a dedicated operations

00:28:04.839 --> 00:28:06.559
team who through the trials and

00:28:06.640 --> 00:28:08.839
tribulations of cyclones increased

00:28:08.920 --> 00:28:11.200
Market constraints significant city

00:28:11.279 --> 00:28:13.559
building projects and a newly elected

00:28:13.640 --> 00:28:16.640
Council can maintain the stability that

00:28:16.720 --> 00:28:18.880
is required for the benefit of our city

00:28:18.960 --> 00:28:21.559
and the rate payers of Cairns this budget

00:28:21.640 --> 00:28:23.480
may be delivered to the community by the

00:28:23.559 --> 00:28:25.720
10 of us in this chamber but what it

00:28:25.799 --> 00:28:27.559
really represents is the tireless work

00:28:27.640 --> 00:28:29.000
of every staff member in the

00:28:29.079 --> 00:28:30.960
organization and that hard work and

00:28:31.039 --> 00:28:34.200
stability of operation is very much

00:28:34.279 --> 00:28:36.119
appreciated this budget has not been

00:28:36.200 --> 00:28:38.200
easy there is no sugar coating the

00:28:38.279 --> 00:28:40.519
reality of what we are up against

00:28:40.599 --> 00:28:42.720
inflation is high material costs are

00:28:42.799 --> 00:28:45.839
high electricity prices are high we are

00:28:45.920 --> 00:28:48.279
facing labor shortages Nationwide and

00:28:48.359 --> 00:28:50.400
still recovering from the huge cost of

00:28:50.480 --> 00:28:52.680
rebuilding post Cyclone

00:28:52.759 --> 00:28:55.599
Jasper the reality that every local

00:28:55.680 --> 00:28:58.119
household will understand all too well

00:28:58.200 --> 00:29:00.000
is our cost of living is continuing to

00:29:00.079 --> 00:29:02.519
climb and the cost of doing business is

00:29:02.599 --> 00:29:05.039
no exception in this Outlook council is

00:29:05.119 --> 00:29:06.920
not immune to these Market

00:29:07.000 --> 00:29:09.880
shocks this budget represents a fiscally

00:29:09.960 --> 00:29:12.000
conservative approach to tackle the

00:29:12.079 --> 00:29:15.480
economic issues we are all up against

00:29:15.559 --> 00:29:17.359
while maintaining as minimal impact on

00:29:17.440 --> 00:29:20.000
the community as possible this budget is

00:29:20.079 --> 00:29:21.880
responsible and this budget is

00:29:21.960 --> 00:29:24.559
sustainable longterm focused on the

00:29:24.640 --> 00:29:26.519
Future Vision of our can's

00:29:26.599 --> 00:29:28.720
Community we are in inting in our most

00:29:28.799 --> 00:29:30.359
precious resource with the cann's water

00:29:30.440 --> 00:29:32.599
security project the single largest

00:29:32.680 --> 00:29:36.160
project been in council's history at 472

00:29:36.240 --> 00:29:37.920
million joint funded with all three

00:29:38.000 --> 00:29:40.000
levels of government we are further

00:29:40.079 --> 00:29:41.960
investing in the safety of our community

00:29:42.039 --> 00:29:44.160
with a $1.7 million increase to our

00:29:44.240 --> 00:29:46.519
suburban community patrols who work in

00:29:46.599 --> 00:29:48.640
conduit between the community and the

00:29:48.720 --> 00:29:51.279
police and we are delivering the largest

00:29:51.359 --> 00:29:53.599
capital investment spend in K's Regional

00:29:53.680 --> 00:29:55.240
Council history driving better

00:29:55.319 --> 00:29:57.680
infrastructure secure water supply and a

00:29:57.759 --> 00:30:00.160
better quality of Lifestyle for our

00:30:00.240 --> 00:30:02.359
residents in the division I represent

00:30:02.440 --> 00:30:04.839
division 2 we will see the much muchly

00:30:04.920 --> 00:30:07.000
anticipated pavement Rehabilitation of

00:30:07.079 --> 00:30:10.160
Mount Peter Road this financial year the

00:30:10.240 --> 00:30:13.559
$1.25 million upgrade of the assets at

00:30:13.640 --> 00:30:16.039
at Sugar Park currently underway in

00:30:16.119 --> 00:30:19.039
combination with a with a further 2.05

00:30:19.119 --> 00:30:21.519
million pinned in to upgrade the sugar

00:30:21.599 --> 00:30:23.599
World Parklands play and Adventure Park

00:30:23.680 --> 00:30:26.599
in the Fords elevating this park into a

00:30:26.680 --> 00:30:28.440
true destination facility

00:30:28.519 --> 00:30:31.119
for the local community also in the Ford

00:30:31.200 --> 00:30:33.839
capital expenditure program  is a new

00:30:33.920 --> 00:30:35.680
toilet block facility at Todd Park to

00:30:35.759 --> 00:30:37.119
allow for Better Community engagement

00:30:37.200 --> 00:30:39.160
with the park and upgrades to a nber

00:30:39.240 --> 00:30:41.720
of our local parks including one quite

00:30:41.799 --> 00:30:44.960
close to to my heart Wilmont Park in

00:30:45.039 --> 00:30:47.559
Edmonton we may be facing some tough

00:30:47.640 --> 00:30:50.039
economic headwinds in combination with a

00:30:50.119 --> 00:30:52.519
significant Ford project base but I ask

00:30:52.599 --> 00:30:54.480
the community to come with us on this

00:30:54.559 --> 00:30:56.119
journey as we navigate this

00:30:56.200 --> 00:30:58.559
unprecedented period of change

00:30:58.640 --> 00:31:00.599
the can's Community can rest assured

00:31:00.680 --> 00:31:02.920
that this budget is required and will

00:31:03.000 --> 00:31:04.960
position our city in a strong standing

00:31:05.039 --> 00:31:08.599
for the amazing future it has thank

00:31:08.680 --> 00:31:12.400
you thank you councilor

00:31:13.240 --> 00:31:17.640
tickner next councilor

00:31:18.319 --> 00:31:20.680
ziger thank you mayor like oh I'm going

00:31:20.759 --> 00:31:22.440
to end up being last and everyone said

00:31:22.519 --> 00:31:24.000
everything but now look you know we're

00:31:24.079 --> 00:31:27.000
all all on the same page here and look I

00:31:27.079 --> 00:31:29.000
I am truly privilege to serve this

00:31:29.079 --> 00:31:31.519
community and Council and despite this

00:31:31.599 --> 00:31:33.519
being the ninth budget that I've been

00:31:33.599 --> 00:31:36.680
part of it doesn't get any easier and

00:31:36.759 --> 00:31:39.000
each year comes with its own challenges

00:31:39.079 --> 00:31:41.079
and current challenges as have been

00:31:41.160 --> 00:31:42.839
spoken about this morning is addressing

00:31:42.920 --> 00:31:45.359
the net debt along with post Cyclone

00:31:45.440 --> 00:31:48.039
Jasper Disaster Recovery costs while

00:31:48.119 --> 00:31:50.839
ensuring  funding for our water supply

00:31:50.920 --> 00:31:52.680
on the south is locked in so that for

00:31:52.759 --> 00:31:55.279
many years to come water supply is

00:31:55.359 --> 00:31:57.079
sufficient to serve our evergrowing

00:31:57.160 --> 00:31:59.119
population and we thank the state

00:31:59.200 --> 00:32:01.079
government for their recent addition of

00:32:01.160 --> 00:32:03.279
funding toward San's water security

00:32:03.359 --> 00:32:05.480
project bringing their contribution now

00:32:05.559 --> 00:32:08.720
to 195 million and we will continue to

00:32:08.799 --> 00:32:10.480
Advocate to the federal government to

00:32:10.559 --> 00:32:13.720
seek the same and look since CO as we're

00:32:13.799 --> 00:32:16.000
all aware globally the increase in costs

00:32:16.079 --> 00:32:19.079
supply shortages Etc have brought about

00:32:19.160 --> 00:32:21.839
many changes and we need to ensure as a

00:32:21.920 --> 00:32:24.359
council that we are fiscally responsible

00:32:24.440 --> 00:32:26.480
that our quality of service is of high

00:32:26.559 --> 00:32:29.000
standard and that necessary and new

00:32:29.079 --> 00:32:31.359
infrastructure is provided whilst

00:32:31.440 --> 00:32:34.440
ensuring value for money and financial

00:32:34.519 --> 00:32:37.680
sustainability this is no mean feat but

00:32:37.759 --> 00:32:40.319
with this said  I'm happy to share

00:32:40.400 --> 00:32:42.640
good news and also shared  by the

00:32:42.720 --> 00:32:44.240
mayor this morning and also some of my

00:32:44.319 --> 00:32:46.359
fellow counselors of course right up up

00:32:46.440 --> 00:32:48.119
there with the footpath I've been going

00:32:48.200 --> 00:32:49.720
for more money for footpath when I got

00:32:49.799 --> 00:32:52.240
three Mill coming in which is great but

00:32:52.319 --> 00:32:54.279
of course great news I got excited about

00:32:54.359 --> 00:32:56.880
the state government  those that are

00:32:56.960 --> 00:32:58.839
eligible for the state government 

00:32:58.920 --> 00:33:01.440
pensioner subsidy previously if a

00:33:01.519 --> 00:33:03.319
property was co-owned so if you had a

00:33:03.400 --> 00:33:04.880
father and son and the father was a

00:33:04.960 --> 00:33:06.720
pensioner the son was not there was no

00:33:06.799 --> 00:33:09.960
discount  but now  approved

00:33:10.039 --> 00:33:12.279
pensioners who are co-owners will be

00:33:12.359 --> 00:33:14.920
granted a concession proportionate to

00:33:15.000 --> 00:33:17.200
their ownership share of the property

00:33:17.279 --> 00:33:19.559
and even better news for spousal

00:33:19.640 --> 00:33:22.000
relationships where they will get

00:33:22.079 --> 00:33:25.000
100%  concession which I think is

00:33:25.079 --> 00:33:26.799
amazing and in these times you know

00:33:26.880 --> 00:33:29.039
every little bit help s  in the cost

00:33:29.119 --> 00:33:31.680
of living now I want to thank as we all

00:33:31.759 --> 00:33:33.960
do  Lisa Whitten and her team for the

00:33:34.039 --> 00:33:36.119
solid work that they've put in in the

00:33:36.200 --> 00:33:39.000
many budget workshops for us with flex

00:33:39.079 --> 00:33:41.039
you know being ref flexible you know

00:33:41.119 --> 00:33:43.720
with our requests and  you know

00:33:43.799 --> 00:33:45.680
working together to achieve the best

00:33:45.759 --> 00:33:47.960
possible rate in these current

00:33:48.039 --> 00:33:49.920
circstances I also want to thank the

00:33:50.000 --> 00:33:52.960
managers and their teams  because you

00:33:53.039 --> 00:33:55.000
know they were finding savings and also

00:33:55.079 --> 00:33:56.880
providing workshops to educate the

00:33:56.960 --> 00:33:59.279
counselors to to ensure true and clear

00:33:59.359 --> 00:34:02.240
details were related  in regards to

00:34:02.319 --> 00:34:05.160
their departments their projects and

00:34:05.240 --> 00:34:07.400
responsibilities but on the division 3

00:34:07.480 --> 00:34:09.519
Horizon as I said division three the

00:34:09.599 --> 00:34:12.639
place to be I am pleased to be able to

00:34:12.719 --> 00:34:14.960
announce that the 2425 year we'll see

00:34:15.039 --> 00:34:17.519
$1,000 budgeted towards the design of

00:34:17.599 --> 00:34:20.920
the Jeff Bazi youth activity space in

00:34:21.000 --> 00:34:23.360
fact tonight  we're actually having a

00:34:23.440 --> 00:34:25.400
meeting in warry at the disaster center

00:34:25.480 --> 00:34:27.199
with residents including teens

00:34:27.280 --> 00:34:28.599
especially the teens cuz we're going to

00:34:28.679 --> 00:34:31.360
be designing a new skat Park this

00:34:31.440 --> 00:34:33.840
financial Year we will also see

00:34:33.920 --> 00:34:36.079
$250,000 spent on the design of the

00:34:36.159 --> 00:34:38.159
White Rock Community Center because

00:34:38.239 --> 00:34:39.679
we've already had the discussions with

00:34:39.760 --> 00:34:41.320
the community leaders and you know this

00:34:41.400 --> 00:34:44.719
has been going on you know this project

00:34:44.800 --> 00:34:47.440
 has been on the board since  when I

00:34:47.519 --> 00:34:49.960
became a counselor 2015 for White Rock

00:34:50.039 --> 00:34:52.599
and 2016 for Jeff berseri Park

00:34:52.679 --> 00:34:55.280
respectively  but look construction is

00:34:55.360 --> 00:34:57.320
earmarked  in the capital budget for

00:34:57.400 --> 00:34:59.920
the Rock Center in the 25 26 years so

00:35:00.000 --> 00:35:03.880
I'm pretty pped about that and  look

00:35:03.960 --> 00:35:05.840
I'm committed to seeing both both

00:35:05.920 --> 00:35:08.159
projects through to fruition and whilst

00:35:08.239 --> 00:35:10.239
this takes a while I know that the

00:35:10.320 --> 00:35:13.960
results will be amazing thank

00:35:14.280 --> 00:35:18.000
you thank you councilor

00:35:19.199 --> 00:35:22.599
ziger councelor

00:35:26.440 --> 00:35:30.079
Middleton not not

00:35:30.159 --> 00:35:33.000
last when I entered office in April as a

00:35:33.079 --> 00:35:35.119
new counselor it was made clear to me

00:35:35.199 --> 00:35:36.760
that presenting a budget that was

00:35:36.840 --> 00:35:39.239
fiscally sensible well considered and

00:35:39.320 --> 00:35:41.800
delivered on time was a can's Regional

00:35:41.880 --> 00:35:44.360
Council priority I want to recognize

00:35:44.440 --> 00:35:45.679
that a lot of the heavy lifting had

00:35:45.760 --> 00:35:47.119
already been done by the previous

00:35:47.199 --> 00:35:50.000
Council and thank them for that we have

00:35:50.079 --> 00:35:52.079
achieved this budget with the exper

00:35:52.159 --> 00:35:54.639
guidance of our finance team led by Miss

00:35:54.719 --> 00:35:58.480
Lisa wit thank you for your undying

00:35:58.559 --> 00:36:00.760
patience through the nerous workshops

00:36:00.840 --> 00:36:02.480
and briefings presented by the

00:36:02.559 --> 00:36:04.280
leadership teams of all the different

00:36:04.360 --> 00:36:06.679
sectors within Council I have truly come

00:36:06.760 --> 00:36:09.079
to understand the extent of services and

00:36:09.159 --> 00:36:11.239
operations that are delivered at the

00:36:11.320 --> 00:36:13.760
high level that our community expects

00:36:13.840 --> 00:36:16.840
and rightly so the increasing cost to

00:36:16.920 --> 00:36:18.719
deliver for Cairns led to a careful

00:36:18.800 --> 00:36:21.639
consideration and prioritizing so we can

00:36:21.719 --> 00:36:24.159
move maintain a financial sustainable

00:36:24.239 --> 00:36:26.400
Council that's continuing to move

00:36:26.480 --> 00:36:29.199
forward and support local jobs small

00:36:29.280 --> 00:36:31.960
businesses and the vulnerable like our

00:36:32.039 --> 00:36:34.920
pensioners as councilor Zer mentioned

00:36:35.000 --> 00:36:36.960
add to this Council Cairns Regional

00:36:37.039 --> 00:36:38.559
Council is about to undertake the

00:36:38.639 --> 00:36:40.360
biggest Capital Works program in our

00:36:40.440 --> 00:36:42.559
history the water treatment plant that

00:36:42.639 --> 00:36:45.119
would give our community water security

00:36:45.199 --> 00:36:47.000
we as a council have to be Forward

00:36:47.079 --> 00:36:49.079
Thinking to ensure we can have the funds

00:36:49.159 --> 00:36:51.000
to operate the plant there's no use

00:36:51.079 --> 00:36:53.159
building something we can't afford to

00:36:53.239 --> 00:36:56.880
use Division Seven our division is an

00:36:56.960 --> 00:36:59.559
established area full of amazing assets

00:36:59.639 --> 00:37:02.519
Parks sporting facilities the tanks the

00:37:02.599 --> 00:37:04.599
botanical gardens the arrow walking

00:37:04.679 --> 00:37:07.159
tracks just to name a few which is why I

00:37:07.239 --> 00:37:09.760
love it so this B budget for our

00:37:09.840 --> 00:37:12.280
division is about business as usual

00:37:12.360 --> 00:37:16.039
essential work maintenance of drains who

00:37:16.119 --> 00:37:17.480
knew we had so

00:37:17.559 --> 00:37:20.239
many the curb and channeling Parks

00:37:20.320 --> 00:37:22.519
maintenance and upgrades new Pavements

00:37:22.599 --> 00:37:24.559
and such we will continue to progress

00:37:24.639 --> 00:37:27.599
our active transport system to connect

00:37:27.679 --> 00:37:29.639
 throughout our community we have

00:37:29.719 --> 00:37:31.960
tripled the foot path allocation and I

00:37:32.039 --> 00:37:34.320
look forward to working with officers to

00:37:34.400 --> 00:37:36.320
get some wins for division

00:37:36.400 --> 00:37:39.840
7 this is a budget that focus on our

00:37:39.920 --> 00:37:42.239
existing assets with some great plans on

00:37:42.320 --> 00:37:45.000
the horizons for the banga Gardens red

00:37:45.079 --> 00:37:47.639
arrow walking Track local fa sporting

00:37:47.719 --> 00:37:50.639
facilities and the tanks all focused on

00:37:50.719 --> 00:37:53.360
enriching the livability of our area

00:37:53.440 --> 00:37:55.519
finally I want to thank the exceptional

00:37:55.599 --> 00:37:58.039
team at the Cairns Regional Council from

00:37:58.119 --> 00:38:00.360
the leadership team to those out in the

00:38:00.440 --> 00:38:02.280
field together they create the

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incredible City we are blessed to live

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in thank

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you thank you Council Middleton

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councilor valie I just so you know I'm

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pulling open the piece of paper it

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really is you thank you  look I have

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to concur with  Council M's comments

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in regards to the previous Council

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considering 70% of us sat on that

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previous Council including the current

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mayor so that's something  that we

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shouldn't

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forget 

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absolutely it's safe to say the past six

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months have been incredibly challenging

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for our community however during this

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time the the true heart and spirit of

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our community has shun so brightly we've

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been tested in every conceivable way but

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through resilience solidarity and

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determination we've continued to

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persevere we are all here committed to

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navigating this these difficult times

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together and ensuring that we make the

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best decisions for the well-being and

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future of our community as counselors we

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are acutely aware that our residents are

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feeling the financial pressures of the

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times we are currently living through

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Council operations are too subject to

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the same pressures so it's certainly not

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an easy feat to deliver a budget that

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ticks all the boxes however today I

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think we're pretty close and for me

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personally I'm very happy to see that we

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have 6 million allocated for the foot

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path between Ryan we park and freshwater

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Christian College allocated in the

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10-year plan so happy with that one and

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3.4 million for the Reddit sporty

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Precinct in the next three Financial

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years so today is a good day for

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division 6 residents I'd like to close

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by thanking the wonderful officers we

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are surrounded by some of Kansas's best

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Australia's best and  I'm forever

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grateful particularly for you miss

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beautiful Lisa Whitten thank you for

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everything you and your team really

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appreciate it  let's get

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going indeed let's get going thank you

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councelor Valerie that concludes the

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divisional Council addresses and we will

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move into agenda items as

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listed so I item one national

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competition policy implementation for

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the 2425 Financial year moved councelor

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Muller seconded Council

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Zer all those in

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favor carried unanimously thank

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you item two debt policy moved councilor

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Valle seconded councelor Middleton all

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those in

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favor carried unanimously thank you

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item

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three procurement policy

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20242 M councelor cogin seconder

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councelor

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tickner all those in

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favor thank

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you item

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four adoption of fees and charges for

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the 2425 Financial year moved councelor

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SS seconded councelor Pine thank you all

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those in

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favor carried

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unanimously item five Amendment schedule

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two of subordinate local law nber 12

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parking

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2016 moved councelor Al seconded

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councelor Tim all those in

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favor carried with councelor tickner

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abstaining  against sorry it's more

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accurate item

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six adoption of differential rate

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General rates for the 2425 Financial

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year moved councelor tickner

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seconded councelor Muller all those in

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favor carried

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unanimously item seven adoption of the

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2425 annual implementation plan for

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Holloway Beach Rock wall stage 2 a moved

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councelor cogin thank you and councel

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old seconded all those in

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favor carried unanimously thank

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you item eight holloways beach rock wall

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stage two special charge 63-2 d10

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d01 moved councelor Cogan seconded

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councelor SS all those in

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favor carried unanimously

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item nine adoption of the Blue Water

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special charge annual implementation

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plan 2425 moved councel cogin second

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councelor SS all those in

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favor carried unanimously thank

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you hope you don't get a sore arm

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Council goland we've got another one

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item 10 blue water canal special

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charge moved councelor SS seconded

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councelor cogin all those in favor

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carried

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unanimously item

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11 adoption of surage utility charge for

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the 2425 Financial year moved councelor

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ziger thank you and seconded councelor

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Tim all those in

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favor carried

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unanimously item 12 adoption of water

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utility charge for the 2425 Financial

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year moved councelor Pine seconded

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councelor Val thank you all those in

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favor carried

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unanimously item 13 adoption of Waste

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Management utility charges for the 2425

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Financial year moved councelor Muller

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thank you  seconded councelor

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Middleton all those in

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favor carried

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unanimously item 14 adoption of overdue

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interest on rates and charges for the

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2425 Financial year moved councelor

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Middleton seconded councelor Val thank

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you all those in

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favor carried

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unanimously item 15 adoption of Levy and

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payment of rates and charges for the

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2425 Financial year moved counselor Tim

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thank you seconded counselor tickner all

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those in

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favor all those in favor sorry carried

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unanimously thank you

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16 adoption of rates pension and

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concessions for the 2425 Financial year

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moved counselor Zer seconded counselor

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Pine all those in

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favor carried

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unanimously item 17 adoption of rates

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financial hardship policy for the 2425

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Financial year moved councelor valy

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thank you and seconded councelor tickner

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all those in

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favor carried

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unanimously item 18 statement of

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estimated financial position moved

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councelor Middleton thank you and

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seconded councelor Muller all those in

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favor carried

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unanimously and lastly but not least

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adoption of the

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budget embargo till today moved

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councelor Muller and seconded councelor

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ziger all those in favor carried

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unanimously thank you councilors thank

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you for your addresses today I know

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you've put your heart and soul into that

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and I can see the commitment to the

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community so thank you very much that

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closes our special budget meeting today