Meeting minutes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                                           12 JUNE 2023


           regarding the Environment Project Grants, MEC Grants and Environment
           Organisation Alliance Grants and:
           A. Award the Environment Project grants, Multi Year Environment Collaborative
              (MEC) grants and Alliance grants, for the initiatives recommended in
              Attachments 1 – 3 for funding totalling the amounts below:
                   i. Environment Project Grants (Attachment 1) = $24,030.00 (one year)
                   ii. MEC Grants (Attachment 2) = $261,518.20 (per year) totalling
                        $784,554.61 (over three years)
                   iii. Environment Organisation Alliance Grants (Attachment 3) = $88,900 (per
                        year) totalling $266,700.00 (over three years);
           B. Support the reallocation of $50,970 from the Environment Project grants to the
              Alliance grants for the next three financial years (2023/24, 2024/25, and
              2025/26);
           C. Authorise the CEO to enter Funding Deeds for the Environment Project grants,
              MEC grants and Alliance grants with successful organisations, as per the
              recommended funding amount; and
           D. Support the review of the Environment Grants Policy and Environment Levy
              Policy and associated guidelines by Environmental Services to identify areas for
              improvement in future grant rounds.

                                                                                  Carried Unanimously.

           Cr Stewart and Cr Finzel returned to the meeting.




    5.3.   PLANNING APPLICATIONS DECIDED BY DELEGATED AUTHORITY APRIL 2023
           (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 in
           relation to the application by Altum Properties No.9 P/L TTE, which is listed as item 17 in this
           report. I have a friendship with Leigh and Rob McCready, who are associated with the
           applicant. 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.

           In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Finzel provided the
           following declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter:
           I, Cr Finzel, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter in
           relation to the application by Altum Properties No.9 P/L TTE, which is listed as item 17 in this
           report. Leigh McCready who is associated with the applicant, was involved in a volunteer
           capacity for my 2020 election campaign with Future Noosa, which is no longer an entity. As a
           result of my conflict of interest I will now leave the meeting room while the matter is
           considered and voted on.

           Cr Finzel left the meeting.

           In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Lorentson provided the
           following declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter:
           I, Cr Lorentson, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in regards to