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<div class="moz-forward-container"> Dear all,<br>
<br>
Many of you may of recently received an email from City of Yarra
(CoY) concerning proposed Rushall Reserve shared path, which you
may of believed was another progress update leading on from
September 2017:<br>
<br>
Rushall Reserve Update (September 2017)<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/news/2017/09/20/rushall-reserve-update"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/news/2017/09/20/rushall-reserve-update</a><br>
<br>
Instead, the email directed people to read the CoY agenda for
Tuesday 24 April 2018. When reading Item 11.2 (pages 11-18) of the
41 page agenda, the officers recommendations are to <u>abandon</u>
the project due to increased costs and/or exposure to risk.<br>
<br>
Read first document hosted here - Agenda for Council Meeting on 24
April 2018:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/events/2018/04/24/council-meeting-24-april-2018"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/events/2018/04/24/council-meeting-24-april-2018</a><br>
<b><br>
</b><b>What you can do next:</b><br>
<br>
If you read the CoY Agenda for 24 April 2018, you'll read passing
the council budget (11.1) comes before Rushall Reserve (11.2),
which may make it difficult for people to ask questions during the
Public Question Time at this CoY meeting. <br>
<br>
<b>We ask thay you immediately contact Yarra Council</b> with your
concerns and questions about Rushall Reserve by email (<a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:info@yarracity.vic.gov.au" moz-do-not-send="true">info@yarracity.vic.gov.au</a>),
phone or request a meeting with your local councillor:<br>
<ul>
<li>Mayor Cr Daniel Nguyen: 9205 5055 or 0427 493 509, e: <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:Mayor@yarracity.vic.gov.au"
moz-do-not-send="true">Mayor@yarracity.vic.gov.au</a></li>
<li>Cr Mike McEvoy: 9205 5055 or 0428 449 193, e: <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:Mike.McEvoy@yarracity.vic.gov.au"
moz-do-not-send="true">Mike.McEvoy@yarracity.vic.gov.au</a><br>
</li>
<li>Cr Amanda Stone: 9205 5055 or 0429 358 170, e: <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:Amanda.Stone@yarracity.vic.gov.au"
moz-do-not-send="true">Amanda.Stone@yarracity.vic.gov.au</a>.</li>
<li>Cr Misha Coleman: 9205 5055 or 0428 509 943, e: <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:Misha.Coleman@yarracity.vic.gov.au"
moz-do-not-send="true">Misha.Coleman@yarracity.vic.gov.au</a></li>
<li>Cr Danae Bosler: 9205 5055 or 0419 782 247, e: <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:Danae.Bosler@yarracity.vic.gov.au"
moz-do-not-send="true">Danae.Bosler@yarracity.vic.gov.au</a></li>
<li>Cr James Searle: 9205 5055 or 0427 121 310, e: <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:James.Searle@yarracity.vic.gov.au"
moz-do-not-send="true">James.Searle@yarracity.vic.gov.au</a></li>
<li>Cr Mi-Lin Chen Yi Mei: 9205 5055 or 0427 150 407, e: <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:Milin.Chenyimei@yarracity.vic.gov.au"
moz-do-not-send="true">Milin.Chenyimei@yarracity.vic.gov.au</a>
</li>
<li>Cr Stephen Jolly: 9205 5055 or 0437 856 713, e: <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:Stephen.Jolly@yarracity.vic.gov.au"
moz-do-not-send="true">Stephen.Jolly@yarracity.vic.gov.au</a></li>
<li>Cr Jackie Fristacky: 9205 5055, 0412 597 794, e: <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:Jackie.Fristacky@yarracity.vic.gov.au"
moz-do-not-send="true">Jackie.Fristacky@yarracity.vic.gov.au</a>.<br>
</li>
</ul>
<p><b><br>
</b></p>
<p><b>These are questions that must be asked to City of Yarra:</b><br>
<br>
1. Has City of Yarra researched for alternative funding? (State
Government, Active Transport Victoria, other municipal councils)
<br>
<br>
2. Would the increased development activity in that particular
section of North Fitzroy assist to awarding funding from future
developer contributions to service that community growth and
requirement for accessibility options?<br>
<br>
3. Existing quotes for construction tripled in three years and
then nearly doubled again in three months - why are Metro Trains
Melbourne (MTM) massively jacking up the costs?<br>
<br>
4. Have other councils been notified of potential project
cancellation as Merri Creek Trail is important to Moreland,
Darebin and Melbourne,<br>
<br>
5. Why is MTM/Victrack not picking up signalling costs as part
of land access negotiation? <br>
<br>
6. This project has previously been carried over in several
budgets and should be done again, like most major infrastructure
projects. (Bargoonga Nganjin North Fitzroy Library, Collingwood
Town Hall refurbishments)<br>
<br>
7. Rushall Reserve is a main component of Yarra Councils Bike
Strategy Refresh - what contingencies has Director Planning and
Place Making made for any alterations?<br>
<br>
8. Project cancellation puts Yarra council processes and local
councils in general into a bad light, as how can residents
participate in any future consultations in good faith when prior
council administration gutted local capital works budget
(reference to 2016 when $22m was moved from developers
contributions/open space) <br>
<br>
9. Legal arguments about minimum path width can be applied to
numerous existing legacy shared paths that were contructed prior
to AustRoads specifications - many Victorian councils are
already are exposed daily to this risk.<br>
<br>
10. Cancelling a project with an already exhaustive consultation
process suggests Yarra Council has no will to complete it in the
future, lacks political will and shows disrespect for the huge
contributions made by local residents during long consultation
timelines, regardless whether they are for or against the
project.<br>
<br>
11. As the proposed plans projected costs now exceed $900K,
should alternatives such as reconfiguring the Rushall Station
underpass now be reconsidered? (refer to question 1)</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p><u>Thank you and please forward this email to anyone you know
who would be concerned or affected </u><br>
</p>
<br>
<p><br>
</p>
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