2022-05-16 General Committee Meeting Minutes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                                           16 MAY 2022


2    NOOSA THREATENED FAUNA SPECIES RECOVERY ROAD MAP
     Committee Recommendation
     Moved:            Cr Jurisevic
     Seconded:         Cr Lorentson
     That Council note the report by the Fauna Management Project Officer to the Planning &
     Environment Committee Meeting dated 10 May 2022 regarding the Draft Fauna Threatened
     Species Road Map developed by the Fauna Management Project Officer and note that
     A.    The Road Map will be subject to an ongoing consultation program prior to finalisation;
     B.    Deliverables of the Road Map will be subject to future funding requests under Council’s
           commitment to ‘significant implementation’ of the Noosa Environment Strategy by
           2023.
                                                                            Carried unanimously.


SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE

3    3D HAZARD MAPPING TOOL – APPOINTMENT OF SIMTABLE™
     Committee Recommendation
     Moved:            Cr Wilkie
     Seconded:         Cr Stockwell
     That Council note the report by the Disaster Management Officer to the Services and
     Organisation Committee Meeting dated 10 May 2022 and agree to enter into a medium
     sized* contractual arrangement with Simtable™ for the provision of a 3D hazard simulation
     tool for a trial period of two (2) years, in accordance with section 235 (a) of the Local
     Government Regulation 2012. At the end of the 2 year trial, officers will assess the merits of
     the 3D Hazard Mapping Tool in supporting disaster management activities and whether to
     continue using it long term. Funding of ongoing costs will then be considered through future
     budget processes to determine whether general revenue, grants or other funding is applied.
     *medium sized contractual arrangements are valued between $15,000 and $200,000, exc. GST
                                                                                  Carried unanimously.

The meeting adjourned at 11.24am.
The meeting resumed at 11.32am.


6.   REPORTS DIRECT TO GENERAL COMMITTEE


4    NOOSA DRIVE PATHWAY PROJECT REFERENCE GROUP - APPOINTMENT OF
     COUNCILLORS TO REFERENCE GROUP
     Committee Recommendation
     Moved:            Cr Stockwell
     Seconded:         Cr Stewart
     That Council note the report by the Infrastructure Planning, Design and Delivery Manager to
     the General Committee Meeting dated 16 May 2022 regarding the establishment of the
     Noosa Drive Pathway Project Reference Group and appoint Councillor Wilkie as Chair and
     Councillor Lorentson as a member of the Group.
                                                                          Carried unanimously.

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