2021-07-06 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Minutes

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                             6 JULY 2021


    5   MCU19/0114 PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COURT APPEAL NO 970 OF 2021 -
        APPLICATION FOR A SENIORS LIVING COMMUNITY, NEW COOROY GOLF
        CLUBHOUSE & FACILITIES, BOUNDARY REALIGNMENT & ACCESS EASEMENT
        AT 30, 114, 122 & 144 MYALL ST, COOROY
        Committee Recommendation
        Moved:              Cr Finzel
        Seconded:           Cr Stewart
        That Council note the report by the Manager Development Assessment to the Planning
        & Environment Committee Meeting dated 6 July 2021 regarding Planning & Environment
        Court Appeal 970 of 2021 and agree to defend the appeal.
                                                                     Carried unanimously.



    6   ENVIRONMENT PROJECT & ALLIANCE GRANTS
        In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Stockwell provided the
        following declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter:
        I, Cr Stockwell, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter in
        relation to the application by the Noosa District Landcare due to my long standing connection with
        the organisation as one of the inaugural members of the unincorporated group dating back to the
        1980s. Although I have a declarable conflict of interest, I do not believe a reasonable person could
        have a perception of bias considering the community nature of this relationship. Therefore, I will
        choose to remain in the meeting room. However, I will respect the decision of the meeting on
        whether I can remain and participate in the decision.
        Committee Resolution
        Moved:              Cr Stewart
        Seconded:           Cr Wegener
        That Council note the declarable conflict of interest by Cr Stockwell and determine that it is in the
        public interest that Cr Stockwell participates and votes on this matter because Council believes
        that considering the community nature of this relationship, a reasonable person would not have a
        perception of bias and would therefore trust that the final decision is made in the public interest.
                                                                                    Carried unanimously.
        (Cr Stockwell did not vote on the above motion)

        Committee Recommendation
        Moved:              Cr Stewart
        Seconded:           Cr Wegener
        That Council note the report by the Environment Services Manager to the Planning &
        Environment Committee Meeting dated 6 July 2021 and approve the Environment
        Project Grants and Environment Alliance funding recommendations for this round as
        outlined in Attachment 1 to the report.
                                                                    Carried unanimously.




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