Nominations open: Kalamunda Design Review Panel

Nominations close 5pm, Monday 7 November 2022

The City of Kalamunda is seeking community nominations for the Kalamunda Design Review Panel (DRP).

The role of the DRP is to provide independent, formal, technical and professional advice and recommendations to: i. Proponents and local government officers on the design quality of proposals; ii. To decision makers (State and local governments, Development Assessment Panels, the State Administrative Tribunal) on eligible development applications or other proposals; iii. To local government, where requested, on strategies, policies, master plans, precinct plans, local development plans, structure plans, activity centre plans, local planning schemes and amendments or other matters.

The DRP will be established comprising up to five (5) community representatives and/or technical experts who in the opinion of the City have the relevant knowledge, experience, or expertise to give fair, reasoned, and non-biased advice on matters referred to the DRP.

The City is seeking interest from interested persons with contemporary experience in the following professional areas:

• Architecture
• Landscape architecture
• Urban Design
• Heritage and urban conservation
• Sustainability and environmental design
• Services engineering
• Accessibility
• Transport planning
• Planning
• Public art
• Civil and/or structural engineering

Expressions of Interest for DRP members should include a brief professional profile addressing the following selection criteria: a) Appropriate qualifications and demonstrated expertise in architectural design, landscape architecture or urban design, or other professional area if required; b) Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team; c) Demonstrated expertise in design review, design critique or the provision of strategic advice on design quality issues; d) Knowledge or understanding of the State’s Planning Framework, relevant City policies and development controls and design issues in the local area; e) Skills and experience in analysis and application of local planning strategies and policies; f) Ability to analyse, evaluate and offer objective and constructive feedback on complex design quality issues in design review, for evaluation of complex development applications and on strategic planning matters; and g) Good written and verbal communication to ensure that advice provided to proponents is clear and concise. The term of office for any member of the DRP shall be for a period of five (5) years. Members can apply for reappointment at the end of this period

Funding and Remuneration

The City’s operational budget allocates funds for engaging members of the DRP. Members of the DRP will be remunerated on the basis of an hourly sitting fee for attendance at the scheduled meetings, up to a maximum of three (3) hours, or for a longer period as resolved by the DRP and agreed by the Director of Development Services. In addition, the member can claim up to one (1) hour outside of the meeting for review of any item scheduled to be presented to the DRP. The sitting fee shall be determined by the Council and is to be reviewed in conjunction with the annual review of the City’s Schedule of Fees and Charges. If the Chair of the DRP is required to appear on the City’s behalf as an expert witness at the State Administrative Tribunal or assist in the presentation of the City’s recommendation to a Development Assessment Panel the member is to be paid at the rate adopted in the City’s Schedule of Fees and Charges. The Chair of the DRP shall be paid an additional hour (at the hourly rate) to compensate for their additional responsibilities that includes writing the recommendation of the DRP, and the review and endorsement of the draft DRP minutes

More information, terms of reference and nomination forms can be found in the Document Library or obtained:

• In person: City of Kalamunda Administration Office,
  2 Railway Road, Kalamunda
• by phone: (08) 9257 9999

Nominations close 5pm, Monday 7 November 2022