In 2010 Council went through the motions of a ‘review’ on its planning scheme. The councillors who partook in this ‘review’ and remain on council are: Lipshutz, Hyams, Esakoff, Pilling, Magee and Lobo. They resolved to pass the ‘action plan’ that is pictured below (from the minutes of August 2010).
We urge readers to note the following:
- Items highlighted in YELLOW have not been completed or even attempted as far as we know
- Time frames (ie the ‘when’ sections) mean absolutely nothing.
- All initiatives to be done ‘internally’ – very few reported on!
Thus, these images stand as a damning indictment of these councillors and administration. A repeat of this sham must not be allowed to happen with the current ‘review’.
Glen Eira Debates 
March 31, 2016 at 12:53 PM
MSS circa 1999. Says it all.
March 31, 2016 at 4:27 PM
Reading some of the stuff here on vcat decisions I remember that some policies had expired in 2007 and not updated yet council tried to argue on the basis that they were still in existence. Someone should have told the poor bloke showing up for council that the bastards forgot what they had put down to do in the 2010 planning scheme review like review to update existing policy frameworks. Hopeless beyond words and great oversight by councillors.
March 31, 2016 at 5:20 PM
Someone should have also suggested that the “poor bloke showing up”, who was either a Council paid planning officer or external consultant, that acceptable performance assessments typically assume an ability to read relevant policies, particularly the dates included in planning scheme sidebars.
April 1, 2016 at 1:37 PM
Totally agree with comments having been to VCAT recently. The person employed to represent the Council has no support to argue the case because the Glen Eira Council hasn’t put any rules in place for the developer to adhere to or for VCAT to refer to. It’s a sham. An absolute waste of time and money. The review is an opportunity to stop the rot! Please take the time to have your say.