2014-11-17 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                        17 NOVEMBER 2014



Previous Council Consideration

Council Resolution Ordinary Meeting 3 April 2014
NOOSA BIOSPHERE RESERVE – REVIEW OF MANAGEMENT MODEL
That Council note the report by the Noosa Biosphere Reserve Working Group to the General
Committee Meeting dated 31 March 2014 in relation to the review of the Noosa Biosphere
Reserve Management Model and:
A.   Note the community consultation that has been undertaken to date and the key issues that
     arose as part of that community consultation;
B.   Adopt the proposed Noosa Biosphere Reserve Management Model as set out in the report
     by the Noosa Biosphere Reserve Working Group for the purpose of further consultation;
C.   Seek further input from the community via a community consultation session to be held on
     15 April 2014 and also seek further feedback from the Sector Board members about their
     preferred roles within the new arrangement; and
D.   Request the Noosa Biosphere Reserve Working Group to report back to the Council once
     that further community consultation has been undertaken.

Council Resolution Ordinary Meeting 29 May 2014
NOOSA BIOSPHERE RESERVE – REVIEW OF MANAGEMENT MODEL
That Council note the report by the Noosa Biosphere Reserve Working Group to the General
Committee meeting dated 26 May 2014 in relation to the review of the Noosa Biosphere Reserve
Management Model and:
A.   Note the feedback from the community consultation;
B.   Adopt the proposed Noosa Biosphere Reserve Management Model as set out in the report
     by the Noosa Biosphere Reserve Working Group;
C.   Request the Chief Executive Officer to develop a proposed implementation plan to
     transition to the new Noosa Biosphere Reserve Management model;
D.   Authorise the Chief Executive Officer to commence implementation and transition to the
     proposed Noosa Biosphere Reserve Management Model; and
E.   In relation to the Noosa Biosphere Ltd, Council:
     1.    Wind up the Noosa Biosphere Ltd following its AGM as part of the transition to the
           new Noosa Biosphere Reserve Management model;
     2.    Request the Noosa Biosphere Ltd to focus on finalising current budgeted projects
           until that time including undertaking the Noosa Biosphere Day; and
     3.    Thank the Noosa Biosphere Ltd Board members for their contribution to the Noosa
           Biosphere Reserve.

Finance & Risk
Nil.

Consultation

External Consultation - Community & Stakeholder
The Noosa Biosphere Working Group and Councillors were consulted in the development of the
draft formal instruments for the establishment of the Noosa Biosphere Reserve trust and the
Constitution of the Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation Ltd. The draft documents were also
advertised for community comment on 29 September 2014 with three submissions received.

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