Minutes Ordinary Meeting 17 Arpil 2025

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                         17 APRIL 2025




   11.3.    GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT - 14 APRIL 2025


            ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES

            COMMITTEE MEMBERS
            Cr Brian Stockwell (Chair)
            Cr Karen Finzel (via Microsoft Teams)
            Cr Amelia Lorentson
            Cr Jessica Phillips
            Cr Tom Wegener
            Cr Frank Wilkie
            Cr Nicola Wilson

            EXECUTIVE
            Chief Executive Officer Larry Sengstock
            Acting Director Corporate Services Scott Ison
            Director Development & Regulation Richard MacGillivray
            Director Strategy and Environment Kim Rawlings
            Acting Director Infrastructure Services Kyrone Dodd

            APOLOGIES
            Nil.


            COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL
            7.1. MCU24/0151 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FOR MATERIAL CHANGE
            OF USE FOR OUTDOOR SPORT & RECREATION (ROWING CLUB) AT LAKE
            MACDONALD DRIVE, LAKE MACDONALD (REFERRED FROM PLANNING
            AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE DATED 8 APRIL 2025- ITEM 7.1)
            In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Stockwell
            provided the following declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest
            in this matter:
            I, Cr Stockwell, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in
            this matter due to my previous work in Lake Macdonald for Seqwater. In 2019 as
            part of a broader consultancy project that I completed as a sole trader I undertook
            Land Asset Classification of the land owned by Seqwater around the Lake
            Macdonald Dam. This work was at a strategic level and assessed the parcel in
            question as part of the broader evaluation. The project produced land capability
            and suitability assessments for various land uses, including for recreational
            pursuits such as that proposed in the application. In 2020 as part of a broader
            consultancy project I also undertook a further assessment evaluating the suitability
            of the land around Lake Macdonald for a solar farm. Although I have a declarable
            conflict of interest, I do not believe a reasonable person could have a perception
            of bias because I have had no dealings with Seqwater in a private consultant
            capacity since that time. Therefore, I will choose to remain in the meeting room.
            However, I will respect the decision of the meeting on whether I can remain and
            participate in the decision.


            Council Resolution
            Moved:          Cr Frank Wilkie
            Seconded:       Cr Nicola Wilson