2020-10-12 General Committee Minutes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                                  12 OCTOBER 2020


        Committee Recommendation
        Moved:              Cr Wegener
        Seconded:           Cr Lorentson
        That Council note the report by the Coordinator Planning to the Planning &
        Environment Committee Meeting dated 6 October 2020 regarding Application No.
        MCU20/0027 for a Development Permit for Material Change of Use - Commercial
        Business - Type 2 (Medical) involving Building Work associated with the relocation of
        a building within a Heritage Character Area and Development Permit for Reconfiguring
        a Lot (4 lots into 2) situated at 45 and 47A Maple Street and 9 Myall Street Cooroy and
        request a further report to be presented to the Ordinary Meeting dated 15 October 2020
        with an alternative motion for approval.
        For:           Crs Finzel, Stewart, Lorentson and Wegener
        Against:       Crs Jurisevic, Stockwell and Wilkie
                                                                                                Carried.



    2   2020-21 COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM FUNDING - COMMUNITY PROJECT
        GRANT – EQUIPMENT
        In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Wilkie provided the
        following declaration to the meeting of a prescribed conflict of interest in this matter:
        I, Cr Wilkie, inform the meeting that I have a prescribed conflict of interest in this matter in
        relation to the application by Noosa Arts Theatre Inc as I am the President of that Association.
        As a result of my conflict of interest, I will now leave the meeting room while the matter is
        considered and voted on.

        Committee Resolution
        Moved:              Cr Wegener
        Seconded:           Cr Jurisevic
        That Cr Finzel be appointed as Acting Chairperson of the meeting for this item in the absence
        of the Chair.
                                                                               Carried unanimously.
        (Crs Stewart, Stockwell and Lorentson did not vote on the above motion)

        In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Stewart provided the
        following declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter:
        I, Cr Stewart, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter in
        relation to the application by the Sunshine Coast Sports Aviators as one of the Club members,
        David Cookman, donated $500 on 17 March 2020 to my 2020 election campaign and also put
        up corflutes for me during this campaign. Mr Cookman, is not the applicant for the grant nor is
        the grant being issued to him. As such, there does not appear to be any personal benefit
        accruing to Mr Cookman as a result of the grant to the community organisation. He is simply a
        member of a community organisation that is receiving a grant from Council. Mr Cookman is not
        a current committee member, although he has been a committee member in the past. I
        understand that he is a life member of the community group. Although I have a declarable
        conflict of interest, I do not believe a reasonable person could have a perception of bias because
        I believe Mr Cookman does not stand to receive a personal benefit or loss in relation to this
        application. 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.




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