Payinthi Kumangka

Moved: Cr Mark Groote

Seconded: Cr Allen Harris

That Council:

1. Having considered Item 10.1 Payinthi Kumangka receives and notes the report.

2. Having considered Item 10.1 Payinthi Kumangka, endorses in principle the draft Charter of Engagement, pending final feedback from the Kaurna Yerta Aboriginal Corporation (as presented in Attachment 1).

3. Having considered Item 10.1 Payinthi Kumangka, endorses the use of the Kaurna language phrase Payinthi Kumangka to describe the shared processes that Council may embark upon together with Kaurna people to develop a Treaty (Treaty, Makarrata or other agreement, however described), to develop and monitor the implementation of Council’s Reconciliation Action Plan/s and any other relevant processes, information sharing or decision making for matters relating to Kaurna people.

4. Directs the Chief Executive Officer (or delegate) to liaise with Kaurna Yerta Aboriginal Corporation to seek membership of a Payinthi Kumangka Steering Group whose role will be focussed upon the coordination and implementation of Payinthi Kumangka; being the shared processes and collaboration that Council may embark upon with Kaurna people.

5. Comprise its membership of the Payinthi Kumangka Steering Group to include Mayor O’Loughlin, Councillor Allen Harris, the Chief Executive Officer and one senior Council officer (at the discretion of the CEO).

6. Notes the Payinthi Kumangka Steering Group is charged with responsibility of setting its own Terms of Reference with quarterly updates to be provided to Council so as to align with milestones or achievements.

7. Seeks that the outstanding actions from Council’s Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan are completed as a matter of priority; with a progress report to Council’s November 2021 meeting showing final achievement of each action or a clear plan for completion.

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