2016-12-15 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                       15 DECEMBER 2016


SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
6 DECEMBER 2016 – Crs Frank Pardon (Chair), Jess Glasgow, Tony Wellington & Frank Wilkie
Other Councillors in attendance: Crs. Ingrid Jackson and Brian Stockwell (Cr Stockwell left the
room for discussion on item 4)

1    2016-17 COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDING - COMMUNITY PROJECT
     GRANTS (ROUND TWO) - PROGRAMS
     That Council note the report by the Community Development Manager to the Services &
     Organisation Committee Meeting dated 6 December 2016 and:
     A.    Authorise the Chief Executive Officer to amend the Community Grants Policy so that
           pilot projects of up to three years become eligible for Community Project Grants
           funding;
     B.    Consider Eestablishing a new category of grants to fund zero emission initiatives as
           part of the 2017/18 budget process; and
     C.    Approve the 2016/2017 Round Two Community Projects – Programs provided in
           Attachment 1 to the report.

2    2016-17 COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDING - COMMUNITY PROJECT
     GRANTS (ROUND TWO) - EVENTS
     That Council note the report by the Community Development Manager to the Services &
     Organisation Committee Meeting dated 6 December 2016 and approve the 2016/17 Round
     Two Community Projects – Events provided in Attachment 1 to the report.

3    2016-17 COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDING - COMMUNITY PROJECT
     GRANTS (ROUND TWO) - EQUIPMENT
     That Council note the report by the Community Development Manager to the Services &
     Organisation Committee Meeting dated 6 December 2016 and approve the 2016/17 Round
     Two Community Projects – Equipment provided in Attachment 1 to the report.

4    2016-17 COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDING - COMMUNITY PROJECT
     GRANTS (ROUND TWO) - INFRASTRUCTURE
     That Council note the report by the Community Development Manager to the Services &
     Organisation Committee Meeting dated 6 December 2016 and approve the 2016/17 Round
     Two Community Projects – Infrastructure provided in Attachment 1 to the report.

5    SPORTS FIELD AUDIT
     That Council note the report by the Community Development Manager to the Services &
     Organisation Committee Meeting dated 6 December 2016 and
     A.    Note the sports field audits undertaken in the Noosa Shire;
     B.    Agree to allocate $780 from the Community Grants program to provide membership
           for 12 sports clubs to the Sports Turf Association QLD ($65 each);
     C.    Agree to allow community and sporting clubs to dispose of sports turf green waste,
           which includes excessive thatch, from their fields to Council’s approved landfill facility
           at no charge; and
     D.    Consider allocating an additional $10,000 per annum for the next three years to the
           sports field maintenance grants to fund sports field audit initiatives in the 2017/18
           budget process.

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