Meeting minutes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                                           12 JUNE 2023


                2. the disturbance of the habitat of a species listed under the Nature
                   Conservation or Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Acts;
                3. an extension of an approval that was made under a Superseded Planning
                   Scheme and/or where there is a resolution of Council to amend the Planning
                   Scheme in a way that is relevant to the approval;
                4. to the removal or substantial alteration to a structure or place of heritage
                   significance identified in Council's Planning Scheme or in an adopted study of
                   Council; and
                5. a development where Council has a direct or indirect interest as a result of its
                   involvement in previous or proposed land dealings.

                                                                                  Carried Unanimously.

5.   ITEMS REFERRED FROM COMMITTEES



     5.1.   TENDER CONSIDERATION PLAN - COMMUNITY BATTERY
            (REFERRED FROM P&E 6 JUNE 2023)

            Committee Recommendation
            Moved:              Cr Brian Stockwell
            Seconded:           Cr Karen Finzel
            That Council note the report by the Carbon Reduction Project Officer for Tender
            Consideration Plan - Community Battery to the Services and Organisation
            Committee dated 6 June 2023 and:
               A. Resolve to prepare a Tender Consideration Plan, substantially in accordance
                   with the draft plan in Attachment 1 for the procurement of the supply,
                   installation and operation of a Community Battery, under section 230 of the
                   Local Government Regulation 2012 and;
               B. Delegate authority to the Chief Executive Officer to:
                       i. Prepare and adopt the Tender Consideration plan;
                       ii. Approve the negotiation and enter into contracts, within the Chief
                            Executive Officer’s financial delegation, in order to achieve the
                            objectives of the Tender Consideration Plan.
                                                                              Carried Unanimously


     5.2.   ENVIRONMENT GRANTS - ENVIRONMENT PROJECT GRANTS (ROUND 18),
            MULTI-YEAR ENVIRONMENT COLLABORATIVE (MEC) GRANTS (ROUND 2:
            2023-2026) AND ENVIRONMENT ORGANISATION ALLIANCE GRANTS (2023-
            2026)
            (REFERRED FROM P&E 6 JUNE 2023)

            In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Stewart provided the
            following declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter:
            I, Cr Stewart, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter as
            Leigh McCready, a Director of Tourism Noosa is a personal friend. As a result of my conflict of
            interest I will now leave the meeting room while the matter is considered and voted on.

            Cr Stewart left the meeting room

            In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Finzel provided the