2019-07-18 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                              18 JULY 2019


3   CLIMATE EMERGENCY DECLARATION
    Committee Recommendation
    Moved:          Cr Wellington
    Seconded:       Cr Glasgow
    That Council note the report by the Director Environment and Sustainable Development,
    Carbon Reduction officer and Climate Change Adaptation Program Coordinator to the
    Planning & Environment Committee Meeting dated 9 July 2019, and
    A.   Endorse the following statement:
         “Council accepts the latest science on climate change provided in the October 2018
         report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and acknowledges that the
         Noosa Shire is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change including heat waves, more
         intense storms and sea level rise all of which is likely to adversely affect the Noosa
         natural and human environment. Council therefore declares that we are in a ‘Climate
         Emergency” which requires urgent action by all levels of government”; and
    B.   Write to the Prime Minister, the State Premier, State and Federal Opposition Leaders,
         and State and Federal Members of Parliament representing the Noosa Shire region,
         advising of Council’s declaration and requesting they also act with urgency to address
         climate change through legislated programs and policy positions, to drive action to
         reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to keep global temperatures to a maximum
         increase of 1.5 degrees Celsius.
                                                                                       Carried.




4   EVENTS POLICY - PUBLIC CONSULTATION OUTCOMES AND AMENDED POLICY FOR
    ADOPTION
    Committee Recommendation
    Moved:           Cr Stockwell
    Seconded:        Cr Glasgow
    That Council note the report by the Property Advisor to the Services & Organisation Committee
    Meeting dated 9 July 2019 and:
    A.   Adopt the final Events Policy included as Attachment 2, subject to it being amended to
         exclude wedding ceremonies;
    B.   Authorise the CEO to make any required minor amendments to the Policy prior to
         publication;
    C.   Note staff will now proceed to finalise event guidelines to support the policy;
    D.   Request the CEO to investigate options for Council’s website to inform residents of all
         upcoming road closures; and
    E.   Request the CEO to investigate options to undertake detailed community land
         management planning for the Hastings Street Precinct in accordance with the Land Act
         1994 for future Council consideration.;
    E.F. Request the CEO to investigate options for and feasibility of an environmental
         management charge to apply to attendees of tourism events, corporate events and
         events run by for-profit organisations as foreshadowed in section j) of the policy; and
    F.G. Note the table of events shown on page 6 of the Services and Organisation Committee
         Agenda dated 9 July 2019 is incorrect and should read as follows:


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