At its meeting on Tuesday 14 March Council reconsidered the Officer report and decided the following:

1. That Council adopt the Development Control Plan (Tree Management DCP 2023) to commence on 1 April 2023.
2. That Council exhibit a new tree application fee structure based on the cost of works ($154 for works proposed less than $5000 and $243.20 for works proposed greater than $5000), as a part of the 2023/2024 Fees and Charges.
3. That Council note that staff are developing a plan to strengthen compliance activities, including activities to ensure planting of replacement trees, and seek a report back to the June 2023 meeting of Council.
4. That Council ask staff to provide the 2022 tree canopy data to the June 2023 meeting of Council.