2018-09-17 General Committee Meeting Notes

RECOMMENDATIONS ONLY – NOT THE FINAL DECISION OF COUNCIL
GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                               17 SEPTEMBER 2018


2   CONSERVATION LAND GUIDELINES
    Committee Recommendation
    Moved:           Cr Stockwell
    Seconded:        Cr Jurisevic
    That Council note the report by the Principal Environment Officer to the Planning &
    Environment Committee Meeting dated 11 September 2018 and adopt:
    A.   The Conservation Land Guideline provided at Attachment 1 to the report which
         provides a mapping methodology to support the Environment Levy Land Acquisition
         Program and Private Landholder Conservation Partnerships Programs, with minor
         changes as authorised by the CEO;
    B.   The Revolving Fund Guideline provided at Attachment 2 to the report which provides
         a framework to implement a revolving fund, with minor changes as authorised by the
         CEO;
    C.   The Private Landholder Conservation Partnerships Guideline provided at Attachment
         3 to the report to guide the Voluntary Conservation Agreement (VCA) and Land for
         Wildlife (LfW) Programs, with minor changes as authorised by the CEO; and
    D.   The Fact Sheet - Conserving Land in Noosa Shire provided at Attachment 4 to the
         report.
                                                                               Carried.


3   LGAQ ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROPOSED MOTION - ELECTRONIC GAMING
    MACHINES
    Committee Recommendation
    Moved:            Cr Wellington
    Seconded:         Cr Jackson
    That Council note the report by the Director Environment & Sustainable Development to the
    Planning & Environment Committee Meeting dated 11 September 2018 and endorse the
    submission of the following motion to the Local Government Queensland annual conference
    for consideration and debate:
    “That the Local Government Association of Queensland advocates to the Department of
    State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning to amend planning
    legislation to define electronic gaming machines as a land use and permit planning schemes
    to address both the land use as well as the social impacts of electronic gaming machines on
    communities.”
                                                                                       Carried.



4   GUMTREE DRIVE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, COOROY - LONG-TERM OPTIONS
    Motion
    Moved:           Cr Wilkie
    Seconded:        Cr Jurisevic
    That Council note the report by the Manager Asset Planning to the Services & Organisation
    Committee Meeting dated 11 September 2018 and


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