2018-12-20 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                   20 DECEMBER 2018


3   NOOSA FISHING FUTURES - A SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES DIRECTIONS PAPER
    That Council note the report by the Environmental Services Manager to the Planning &
    Environment Committee Meeting dated 11 December 2018, and:
    A.   Agree to the preparation of a Noosa Fishing Futures research-based directions paper,
         with the primary objective of long term sustainable fisheries management of the Noosa
         River, estuaries and beaches;
    B.   Refer the funding of the Noosa Fishing Futures research-based directions paper to
         Budget Review 3; and
    C.   Request the Chief Executive Officer to seek quotations from suitably qualified
         consultants in accordance with Council's procurement policy and appoint a consultant
         following the assessment of those quotations and further, request the Chief Executive
         Officer to report the outcome of that procurement process to a future Council meeting



5   NOOSA FM LEASE AT THE J
    That Council note the report by the Community Facilities Manager to the Services &
    Organisation Committee Meeting dated 11 December 2018 and agree to:
    A.   Extinguish the current Noosa FM lease at The J and replace it with a new 2 year lease
         (based on Council’s standard lease terms and conditions) with the option of further three
         x 1-year terms at Council’s discretion and an annual rental of $6,000 pa (plus CPI
         increases);
    B.   Apply the exception to the requirement for the tendering of the lease under Section 236
         (1) (b) (ii) of the Local Government Regulation 2012, as the lease is to a community
         organisation;
    C.   Consider any financial implications of this new lease arrangement in BR3, and
    D.   Reconsider Council’s position of providing both a rental subsidy and a Community
         Alliance grant to Noosa FM, when Noosa FM’s 3-year Community Alliance funding
         comes up for renewal in the 2019/20 community grants round.



6   PROPOSAL FOR LIVE VIDEO STREAMING OF COUNCIL MEETINGS
    That Council note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the Services & Organisation
    Committee Meeting dated 11 December 2018 and:
    A.   Agree to live video stream Council Ordinary Meetings and meetings of the General
         Committee using technology identified in option 3 of the report by the Chief Executive
         Officer, namely one fixed high definition camera and three omnidirectional microphones
         at an approximate cost of $2,100 with that funding to be incorporated into Budget Review
         3;
    B.   Agree to make such recordings available on Council’s website for future viewing in
         addition to being live streamed;
    C.   Note that such recordings are not the final record of the meeting and that the meeting
         minutes are the official record of the meeting;
    D.   Approve the recording of these meetings pursuant to section 38 of Council’s Standing
         Orders and request the Chairpersons of those meetings to announce at the beginning of
         each meeting that such recording is occurring;



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