2017-01-19 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                               19 JANUARY 2017


6   DRAFT STATE PLANNING POLICY
    Council Resolution
    Moved:              Cr Stockwell
    Seconded:           Cr Glasgow
    That Council note the report by the Planning Scheme Project Manager to the General
    Committee Meeting dated 16 January 2017 and authorise the Chief Executive Officer to
    make a submission to the State Government on the draft State Planning Policy dated
    November 2016, that:
    A.    Offers general support to the broad policy initiatives contained in the revised State
          Planning Policy; and
    B.    Seeks a re-write of the introduction to the State Interest – Development and
          Construction to offer clearer support to the long-established planning principle of a
          defined hierarchy of business centres.
    C.    Seeks to provide greater clarity around the State Planning Policy on Agriculture to
          ensure the policy protects sustainable agriculture in the right location, not simply
          protect all forms of agriculture on agricultural land, nor promote “hard to locate intensive
          agricultural land uses” regardless of their impacts, by amending State Interest –
          Agriculture clause (4) to read:
          (4)    Growth in agricultural production and a strong agriculture industry is facilitated
                 by:
                 (a)    Promoting sustainable agriculture and identifying appropriate locations for
                        hard to locate intensive agricultural land uses, such as intensive animal
                        industries, aquaculture, and intensive horticulture.
                 (b) to (f) unchanged
                 (g)    Considering the value and suitability of land for current or potential
                        agricultural uses when making land use decisions, to ensure rural tourism
                        and other economic values are not diminished by inadequate planning
                        controls on agricultural land uses that have the potential to degrade
                        environmental, natural resource and community values.
                                                                                                    Carried.

7   DISCOVERY GROUP REQUEST FOR A NEW PUBLIC/COMMERCIAL JETTY AT
    ELANDA POINT EDUCATION AND ADVENTURE PARK
    Cr Pardon declared a perceived conflict of interest in this matter (as defined in section 173 of the Local
    Government Act 2009) as he had made initial inquiries about purchasing the site adjoining the
    proposed jetty but did not proceed any further with that approach. Cr Pardon advised that he has no
    current or future personal interests in the site. Cr Pardon believed he could consider this item
    impartially and in the public interest and therefore remained in the meeting room for the debate and
    decision on this matter.
    Council Resolution
    Moved:              Cr Glasgow
    Seconded:           Cr Jackson
    That Council note the report by the Property Advisor to the General Committee Meeting dated
    16 January 2017 and refuse the Discovery Group’s request for Council to be the applicant
    for construction of a new public/commercial jetty at the Elanda Point Education and
    Adventure Park, and note that other State agencies may be more appropriate as the
    applicant.
                                                                                       Carried.
    Cr Pardon voted in favour of the motion.


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