2018-12-20 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                              20 DECEMBER 2018


2   GAMBLING ALLIANCE REFORM GROUP
    Council Resolution
    Moved:              Cr Stockwell
    Seconded:           Cr Jurisevic
    That Council note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the Planning & Environment
    Committee Meeting dated 11 December 2018 and:
    A.    Agree to join the Alliance for Gambling Reform as Queensland’s first member Council of
          that organisation; and
    B.    Subsequently write to other Queensland local governments inviting them to join the
          Alliance for Gambling Reform if they are supportive of the recently adopted LGAQ policy
          position of defining electronic gaming machines as a land use, and thus to permit
          planning schemes to address both the land use as well as the social impacts of electronic
          gaming machines on communities.
                                                                                                     Carried.


4   2018-19 COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDING - COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANTS
    (ROUND TWO) - ENVIRONMENT
    Cr Stockwell declared a perceived conflict of interest in this matter (as defined in section 175D of the
    Local Government Act 2009) due to both his long standing (25 year) association with the Mary River
    Catchment Coordinating Committee and the fact that he has also previously subcontracted an officer of
    the organisation as part of his private consultancy business. Cr Stockwell believed that he could consider
    this item impartially and in the public interest and requested to remain in the meeting room to participate
    in the debate and vote on this matter.
    Pursuant to section 175E(4) of the Local Government Act 2009, the remaining Councillors gave
    consideration to whether the conflict was a real conflict or perceived conflict and whether Cr Stockwell
    may participate in the meeting for the debate and vote on this matter or whether he must leave the
    meeting for the debate and vote on this matter.
    Council Resolution
    Moved:              Cr Wilkie
    Seconded:           Cr Pardon
    That Councillors note the perceived conflict of interest declaration of Cr Stockwell and resolve that this
    represents a perceived conflict of interest in this matter and Cr Stockwell may remain in the meeting
    room to participate in the debate and vote on this matter.
                                                                                                      Carried.
    Cr Stockwell did not vote on the above motion.
    Council Resolution
    Moved:              Cr Wilkie
    Seconded:           Cr Stockwell
    That Council note the report by the Community Development Manager to the Services &
    Organisation Committee Meeting dated 11 December 2018 and approve the 2018/2019 Round
    Two Community Project Grants – Environment provided in Attachment 1 to the report and
    include an additional condition to the grant for Noosa & District Landcare Group Inc and Reef
    Check Foundation that requires them to communicate and coordinate where possible their
    actions with other local community natural resource management and environmental groups
    and Council to achieve integrated outcomes
                                                                                                     Carried.
    Cr Stockwell voted in favour of the motion.


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