I think the fist stage is to…
Better to avoid ‘the fist stage’ if you can. 😉
More seriously, I would point out that secure bike storage is a useful facility that many OCs wish they had and perhaps the use of part of the room for that purpose should be formalised, or at least not discouraged. Plenty of younger people might also be discouraged from cycling if they had to carry their bikes up a few flights of stairs.Â
If you were in the ACT, you could even call a bike rack in part of the room ‘sustainability infrastructure’ (makes low emissions transport easier) and approve this with an ordinary resolution pursuant to s.23 of the Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011.Â