More community facilities

Weak consensus: Council was united, and went for this promise. A framed marker means the member voted with that united Council. ★ made this promise.

• MemberRecordVotes in line
• Liam Gobbert ★
  Voted generally forWeak consensus
  9 of 11
  split 4 of 4

Did not vote on it: Reynolds, Goncalves, Lezer, Doshi, Ma, Ko, Patton, Pacan

• 28 JUL 2026

  Draft Community Infrastructure Plan 2026-2036Unanimous

  Carried 7–0. In line with the promise: a Yes vote.

  Why

  Approving the draft Community Infrastructure Plan 2026-2036 for consultation advances planning for community facilities.

  YREYBruce Reynolds voted Yes, in lineYGONDavid Goncalves voted Yes, in lineYLEZCatherine Lezer voted Yes, in line·DOSYGOBLiam Gobbert voted Yes, in lineYMALisa Ma voted Yes, in lineYKOViktor Ko voted Yes, in lineYPATChris Patton voted Yes, in line·PAC

  Yes (in line): Reynolds, Goncalves, Lezer, Gobbert, Ma, Ko, Patton

  Did not vote: Doshi, Pacan

• 24 FEB 2026

  Perth Bowling and Recreation Club: Lease ProposalUnanimous

  Carried 7–0. In line with the promise: a Yes vote.

  Why

  Leasing to the Perth Bowling and Recreation Club with a $300,000 co-contribution from the Community Infrastructure Reserve supports a community facility.

  YREYBruce Reynolds voted Yes, in lineYGONDavid Goncalves voted Yes, in lineYLEZCatherine Lezer voted Yes, in lineYDOSRaj Doshi voted Yes, in line·GOBYMALisa Ma voted Yes, in lineYKOViktor Ko voted Yes, in lineYPATChris Patton voted Yes, in line·PAC

  Yes (in line): Reynolds, Goncalves, Lezer, Doshi, Ma, Ko, Patton

  Did not vote: Gobbert, Pacan

• 28 MAY 2024

  2023/24 Year End Reserve Fund TransferUnanimous

  Carried 8–0. In line with the promise: a Yes vote.

  Why

  Transferring $5.0 million to the Community Infrastructure Reserve funds future community facilities.

  YREYBruce Reynolds voted Yes, in line·GONYLEZCatherine Lezer voted Yes, in lineYDOSRaj Doshi voted Yes, in lineYGOBLiam Gobbert voted Yes, in line–MAYKOViktor Ko voted Yes, in line–PAT–PAC

  Yes (in line): Reynolds, Lezer, Doshi, Gobbert, Ko and 3 former councillors

  Did not vote: Goncalves

  Not yet on Council: Ma, Patton, Pacan

• 26 APR 2023

  City of Perth Public Toilet Plan 2022-2032

  Carried 5–2. In line with the promise: a Yes vote.

  Why

  Adopting the Public Toilet Plan 2022-2032 directly advances public restrooms, which the commitment names.

  Note. The minutes record Cr Gordon as seconder, and Cr Gordon's vote as No (minutes p21).

  –REY–GONYLEZCatherine Lezer voted Yes, in line–DOSYGOBLiam Gobbert voted Yes, in line–MA·KO–PAT–PAC

  Yes (in line): Lezer, Gobbert and 3 former councillors

  No: 2 former councillors

  Did not vote: Ko

  Not yet on Council: Reynolds, Goncalves, Doshi, Ma, Patton, Pacan

• 28 FEB 2023

  Corporate Business Plan 2022/23-2025/26 Progress Report 2 and AmendmentsUnanimous

  Carried 9–0. In line with the promise: a No vote.

  Why

  Defers the retail mall public toilet and child change room to next year's Corporate Business Plan rather than starting it this year (p374). The officer had proposed dropping it; the amendment that kept it as a deferral is counted separately (p373).

  –REY–GONYLEZCatherine Lezer voted Yes, not in line–DOSYGOBLiam Gobbert voted Yes, not in line–MAYKOViktor Ko voted Yes, not in line–PAT–PAC

  Yes: Lezer, Gobbert, Ko and 6 former councillors

  Not yet on Council: Reynolds, Goncalves, Doshi, Ma, Patton, Pacan

• 28 FEB 2023

  Corporate Business Plan 2022/23-2025/26 Progress Report 2 and AmendmentsUnanimousAmendment

  Carried 9–0. In line with the promise: a Yes vote.

  Why

  A Yes vote keeps a CBD public toilet and child change room deliverable alive rather than removing it (p373), which is in line with more public restrooms.

  What it changed. Keeps the 'Retail mall public toilet and child change room' deliverable instead of removing it from the Corporate Business Plan, deferring it into next year's plan; the Queens Gardens lighting removal stays.

  Reasons given in the minutes. Looking at what was originally in front of us, essentially what the City wanted us to do is after two quarters of a four year plan, was to give up on putting a toilet and family change room facility into the CBD. It's a four year plan, so I'll set the parameter there. I know that it gets reviewed every year but the basis is a four year corporate business plan. I've spoken at length about how much money we've taken from ratepayers to install a toilet in the CBD and a family change room. I understand it's a difficult job to find a location and to make it safe and clean, but if we don't do this in our Premier Shopping District, then what are we here for? I appreciate it's difficult, it possibly might take longer than a year. I would have preferred if the City said, "can we kick this into the next year because we're making progress", so I think if we're going to give up after two quarters on something like building a toilet, questions might arise: "what are you capable of actually delivering?" I don't want those questions to be asked. We've taken a lot of money over a number of years. I think the CFO said last week that there's something like $417,000 sitting there ready and what I found funny was you were going to do this and then you were going to put an extra $300,000 in the next budget, even though you were taking the deliverable out. So I thought that was questionable. So I think if we can just say that the City go back to the drawing board, appreciate it's not going to be done this financial year, but to take it out altogether and say, "sorry, too hard for our ratepayers" as a drawcard for families in the CBD, I think we'd be doing ourselves a disservice.

  –REY–GONYLEZCatherine Lezer voted Yes, in line–DOSYGOBLiam Gobbert voted Yes, in line–MAYKOViktor Ko voted Yes, in line–PAT–PAC

  Yes (in line): Lezer, Gobbert, Ko and 6 former councillors

  Not yet on Council: Reynolds, Goncalves, Doshi, Ma, Patton, Pacan

• 26 JUL 2022

  Corporate Business Plan 2022/23-2025/26Unanimous

  Carried 9–0. In line with the promise: a Yes vote.

  Why

  The plan as finally adopted commits the City to deliver a public toilet and child change room in the CBD retail mall precinct, so a Yes is in line (p225).

  –REY–GONYLEZCatherine Lezer voted Yes, in line–DOSYGOBLiam Gobbert voted Yes, in line–MAYKOViktor Ko voted Yes, in line–PAT–PAC

  Yes (in line): Lezer, Gobbert, Ko and 6 former councillors

  Not yet on Council: Reynolds, Goncalves, Doshi, Ma, Patton, Pacan

• 26 JUL 2022

  Corporate Business Plan 2022/23-2025/26

  Carried 8–1. In line with the promise: a Yes vote.

  Why

  Measured against the officer motion to adopt the plan as drafted, the amendment writes delivery of a public toilet and child change room in the CBD retail mall precinct into the Corporate Business Plan, so a Yes is in line (p224).

  What it changed. Adds a public toilet and child change room in the CBD mall precinct, deletes the 87-89 Pier Street premises upgrade, and adds eight property projects to the Corporate Business Plan.

  Reasons given in the minutes. As the Corporate Business Plan (CBP) is the primary tool for Elected Members to set out how the Administration will respond to the vision, aspirations, and objectives of Council, and considering the property portfolio is an area of so much potential and interest, it’s only right to include some deliverables. The draft included by the Administration at the July Agenda Briefing Session (ABS) was not sufficient due to timing, however when it comes to the property portfolio it has been rectified in consultation with the Administration following the ABS. I believe these inclusions are achievable and when we look back in a year, we will be able to show tangible progress towards better management of ratepayer assets in property management processes and systems, and structure will be placed around how we address some of our key sites sitting there ready for action. In terms of the toilet and changing room facility: we have already taxed ratepayers $300,000 in this budget: we owe it to them to at least start the process to construct this amenity as we promised. If the scope costs more given the heated construction market, Elected Members can make a call at a future milestone. But the idea that the Administration puts in a project in this year’s budget, taxes it from ratepayers, but fails to include it in this CBP: the core Council document we use to hold them to account: it doesn’t sit well with me. If we want to get away from ad-hoc, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly enquiries from Elected Members to the Administration on what they are doing and why, a strict focus on these core integrated planning documents would go a long way to restoring a normal business as usual local government process in how Elected Members can have faith in the process set forward from the City. I commend this amendment to Council for endorsement.

  –REY–GONNLEZCatherine Lezer voted No, not in line–DOSYGOBLiam Gobbert voted Yes, in line–MAYKOViktor Ko voted Yes, in line–PAT–PAC

  Yes (in line): Gobbert, Ko and 6 former councillors

  No: Lezer

  Not yet on Council: Reynolds, Goncalves, Doshi, Ma, Patton, Pacan

• 28 JUN 2022

  Notice of Motion: Councillor Brent Fleeton: Scheme Amendment dealing with 'Community Centre' Land UseMember’s motion

  Carried 4–4 on the presiding member's casting vote. In line with the promise: a No vote.

  Why

  Asks the CEO for a report to initiate scheme amendments moving community centre and facility uses from P (18 instances across CPS2, LPS26 and TPS4) to C (contemplated), so the City could refuse them on land use grounds. The stated trigger was the James Street drop-in centre proposal. It would make such facilities harder to establish, so a No is in line (2022-06-28 OCM Minutes pp459, 461, 463; carried on the casting vote).

  –REY–GONNLEZCatherine Lezer voted No, in line–DOSNGOBLiam Gobbert voted No, in line–MAYKOViktor Ko voted Yes, not in line–PAT–PAC

  Yes: Ko and 3 former councillors

  No (in line): Lezer, Gobbert and 2 former councillors

  Not yet on Council: Reynolds, Goncalves, Doshi, Ma, Patton, Pacan

• 31 AUG 2021

  Perth City Deal Contribution RequestUnanimous

  Carried 9–0. In line with the promise: a Yes vote.

  Why

  Commits $25 million in principle towards an aquatic facility at the WACA that must be available for public use (p81).

  –REY–GONYLEZCatherine Lezer voted Yes, in line–DOSYGOBLiam Gobbert voted Yes, in line–MAYKOViktor Ko voted Yes, in line–PAT–PAC

  Yes (in line): Lezer, Gobbert, Ko and 6 former councillors

  Not yet on Council: Reynolds, Goncalves, Doshi, Ma, Patton, Pacan

• 6 JUL 2021

  Business Plan: Aquatic Facility at the WACAUnanimous

  Carried 8–0. In line with the promise: a No vote.

  Why

  Resolves not to enter the major trading undertaking for the WACA aquatic facility and not to advertise its business plan, so a Yes declines a community pool; Point 4 only asks for a business case for another (pp102, 109).

  Note. The officer report put the City's lifecycle subsidy for the facility at $120.3 million, about $3 million a year (p106). On 31 August 2021 Council committed $25 million in principle to an aquatic facility at the WACA through the Perth City Deal (OCM 21/08-216, p81).

  –REY–GONYLEZCatherine Lezer voted Yes, not in line–DOSYGOBLiam Gobbert voted Yes, not in line–MA·KO–PAT–PAC

  Yes: Lezer, Gobbert and 6 former councillors

  Did not vote: Ko

  Not yet on Council: Reynolds, Goncalves, Doshi, Ma, Patton, Pacan

• 30 MAR 2021

  WACA Business Plan

  Carried 8–1. In line with the promise: a Yes vote.

  Why

  Authorises a business plan and a $200,000 budget increase to progress a City aquatic facility at the WACA redevelopment, advancing a community facility beyond a bare report request (p35).

  –REY–GONYLEZCatherine Lezer voted Yes, in line–DOSYGOBLiam Gobbert voted Yes, in line–MAYKOViktor Ko voted Yes, in line–PAT–PAC

  Yes (in line): Lezer, Gobbert, Ko and 5 former councillors

  No: 1 former councillor

  Not yet on Council: Reynolds, Goncalves, Doshi, Ma, Patton, Pacan