The minutes of 6th June, 2011 record the following resolutions:
Item 10 – URGENT BUSINESS
Crs Magee/Pilling
“That Officers report to Council on the awarding of the use of GESAC basketball courts. This report should include details of requests for Expressions of Interest letters offers and acceptances copies of draft contracts, and responds to the claims contained in the letter by James Cody Treasurer of the McKinnon Basketball Association of the 1st June 2011 and should also cover the capacity of the Oakleigh Warriors to honour their commitment.
2. That the report include by way of separate appendix a copy of the proposed contractual terms to Oakleigh Warriors and
Council not submit any written contract to Oakleigh Warriors until Council has considered same.
3. That this resolution be incorporated in the public minutes of this meeting, and
4. The report should include the cost of hire of like courts at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.”
AMENDMENT
Crs Hyams/Tang
In part four delete the word ‘at’ and replace with the word ‘including’.
The AMENDMENT was put and CARRIED on the casting vote of the Chairperson and on becoming the SUBSTANTIVE MOTION was again put and CARRIED unanimously.
COMMENTS
Five months later the silence is literally deafening on all aspects of GESAC. The resolution states that officers are to report to council. If this has been done, then we question why this has been done in camera and behind closed doors via a secret assembly meeting. If, on the other hand, it hasn’t been tabled anywhere, then fulfilling the requirements of such a simple request in a timely manner should in no shape or form take 5 months. Most of the requested documents should be on file. As for the comparisons, we in fact put up a post including figures for MSAC and other sporting facilities that took us no longer than 20 minutes to research and locate the relevant information.
The angst that has been occasioned by this entire stuff up is unacceptable. What is even worse is that no information has been released to the long suffering residents who are paying the bills. If officers are incapable of carrying out councillors’ resolutions within an acceptable time frame, then most reasonable people would conclude that they are either incapable of performing their duties, or engaging in a not so subtle form of obstructionism. Either way they should be replaced.
Glen Eira Debates 
November 14, 2011 at 2:23 PM
This is what happens when you let Burkie and Newton run the show. They feed you their crap when they’re good and ready. Not when you ask for it and no way before you need to make decisions.
November 14, 2011 at 2:54 PM
My reading of recent events is that the only requests for reports which are presented back in open council are those which require a formal council resolution and in a hurry – such as the increase on the gesac car parking. Or, those reports which are politically benign but also happen to require a formal council resolution. The rest, which Penhalluriack read out are probably ignored or delayed or hidden away in assembly meetings. This blog site has already told us that only 27 in camera items are announced making a lie of the intent of the Local Government Act and the mission statement of this council.
On the issue of gesac itself, I’m just dumb struck that for a project which will approach $50m that so little information is forthcoming. I don’t for one second believe this is a result of commercial in confidence. I strongly suspect that it’s more a case of ineptitude in confidence and the attempt to cover up the countless errors and mistakes made along the way. With no accounting for anything except the hollow words of Lipshutz, then doubt and suspicion have every right to become prominent. The basketball fiasco is just symptomatic of what Circus Watcher has taken to calling the patient’s terminal disease.
November 14, 2011 at 4:23 PM
Lipshutz promised a full report at next council meeting on official opening date and the basketball allocations. We will wait and see whether this is just more hot air from his emminence.
November 14, 2011 at 5:00 PM
I ask why Magee or Pilling have not publicly asked for the report. But then again I suppose that would probaby constitute staff harrasment.
November 14, 2011 at 5:21 PM
Don’t forget the rest of the bunnies! All they can do is follow orders and pretend it’s a big happy family.
November 14, 2011 at 5:17 PM
gesac a disaster. Planning a total disaster. Traffic a nightmare. Waste of money – criminal. But they’re still thinking of reappointing this bloke! Mad, mad, mad. Get rid of him now – we can’t afford him.
November 15, 2011 at 10:02 AM
Neil Pilling responds to the Age article by affirming his position to support local basketball groups. Read his blog at: http://crpilling.blogspot.com