2022-03-17 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                                          17 MARCH 2022


8.    CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS



1     PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT – 8 MARCH 2022

ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES

COUNCILLORS
Cr Brian Stockwell (Chair)
Cr Karen Finzel
Cr Tom Wegener
Cr Clare Stewart

Cr Amelia Lorentson (non-Committee Councillor)
Cr Frank Wilkie (non-Committee Councillor)

EXECUTIVE
S Waters, Acting Chief Executive Officer
L Jensen, Acting Director Environment and Sustainable Development
L Sengstock, Director Infrastructure Services (Reports 1-3)

APOLOGIES
Nil

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL

1     MCU15/0109.04 - MINOR CHANGE TO DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL FOR MULTIPLE
      HOUSING –TYPE 4 – CONVENTIONAL (39 UNITS) AT 75 RESORT DRIVE, NOOSA
      HEADS
      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 Constructions. I have a personal 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.
      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 Constructions. Leigh McCready who is associated with the applicant was involved
      in a volunteer capacity with my 2020 election campaign where I was one of three candidates that ran as
      a group known as '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.
      In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Stockwell provided the following
      declaration to the meeting of a prescribed 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 Altum Constructions. On 24 February 2020 I sought a review by the Independent
      Council Election Observer (ICEO) as to the public claims of the Future Noosa Team, of which Leigh
      McCready was publicly identified as a Campaign Manager. Leigh McCready is associated with the
      applicant. Although I have a declarable conflict of interest, I do not believe a reasonable person could
      have a perception of bias because the ICEO review was an advisory service, not a statutory process,
      and my queries at that time were in the public interest and neither I nor Ms McCready stood to personally


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