2021-01-18 General Committee Meeting Minutes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                                       18 JANUARY 2021


    Amendment No. 1
    Moved:       Cr Lorentson
    Seconded:    Cr Wilkie
    That Item B be amended to read
    B.    Note the Draft Terms of Reference for the joint Noosa Shire Council and Maritime
          Safety Queensland Noosa River Stakeholder Advisory Committee and
          1      Request Maritime Safety Queensland to agree to amending the Draft Terms of
                 Reference to have the committee chaired by an independent chairperson; and
          2      Further note that the Draft Terms of Reference will be reviewed by the Noosa
                 River Stakeholder Advisory Committee at its first meeting;
    For:                Crs Lorentson and Wilkie
    Against:            Crs Jurisevic, Finzel, Stewart, Stockwell and Wegener
                                                                                                        Lost.

    Amendment No. 2
    Moved:              Cr Wilkie
    Seconded:           Cr Wegener
    That Item E be amended to read:
    E.    Authorise Councillor <insert name> Stockwell to be an observer at meetings of the
          Noosa River Stakeholder Advisory Committee.
                                                                        Lost unanimously.

    Procedural Motion
    Moved:              Cr Stockwell
    Seconded:           Cr Wilkie
    That Council note the report by the Environment Services Manager and Environment Officer
    (Rivers and Coast) to the General Committee Meeting dated 18 January 2021 and defer
    consideration of the matter to the Ordinary Meeting dated 21 January 2021 to enable
    Councillors to have further consideration of the Draft Terms of Reference.
    For:                Crs Stockwell, Wilkie, Jurisevic, Lorentson and Wegener
    Against:            Crs Finzel, Stewart
                                                                                                     Carried.


3   DRAFT COASTAL HAZARDS ADAPTATION PLAN (CHAP) FOR COMMUNITY
    CONSULTATION
    In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Lorentson provided the following
    declaration to the meeting of a prescribed conflict of interest in this matter:
    I, Cr Lorentson, inform the meeting that I have a prescribed conflict of interest in this matter as my
    brother, Gabriel Cerasani, owns a property at Beaches Estate, Sunrise Beach which is one of the
    properties identified as `at risk' under the CHAP. As a result of my conflict of interest, I will now leave
    the meeting room while the matter is considered and voted on.
    In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Stockwell provided the following
    declaration to the meeting of a prescribed conflict of interest in this matter:
    I, Cr Stockwell, inform the meeting that I have a prescribed conflict of interest in this matter as I am
    the owner of Lot 45 Noosa Lakes resort at 3 Hilton Terrace, Tewantin. The draft Coastal Hazards
    Adaptation Plan identifies that, "riverine areas including Noosaville and Tewantin will be most affected
    by periodic storm tide inundation and permanent sea level rise." p.7 and further the property is mapped

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