2020-10-15 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                      15 OCTOBER 2020


5   1920T149 MOWING AND WEED CONTROL SERVICES – TENDER ACCEPTANCE
    That Council note the report by the Civil Operations Manager to the General Committee
    Meeting dated 12 October 2020 and:
    A.   Award tender 1920T149 Separable Portion A Mowing Services to APG Group Pty Ltd;
    B.   Award tender 1920T149 Separable Portion B Weed Control Services to Nature Zone
         Landscaping & Property Maintenance Pty Ltd; and
    C.   Award the contracts for an initial term of two (2) years, with an option to extend for
         three (3) terms of up to twelve (12) months each. The options to extend will be at
         Council’s own discretion and subject to the contractor’s ability to meet the requirements
         under the contract.
    D.   Request staff advise the successful applicants that future decisions regarding
         exercising the option to extend will be reliant on contractors being able to demonstrate
         alignment with Council’s policy of achieving zero net emissions by 2026.



7   OUTCOMES OF COMMUNITY BUDGET CONSULTATION
    That Council note the report by the Director Corporate Services to the General Committee
    Meeting dated 12 October 2020 and:
    A.   Note the outcomes of the community budget consultation undertaken between 7–27
         September 2020, provided as Attachment 1 to the report;
    B.   Note that Council will consider the priorities identified in the feedback when undertaking
         future 2020-21 budget reviews; and
    C.   Note the community’s preference for online community budget engagement process
         for future budgets and request staff to report back to a future Council meeting with
         options.



8   FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPORT – SEPTEMBER 2020
    That Council note the report by the Manager Financial Services to the General Committee
    Meeting dated 12 October 2020 outlining September 2020 year to date financial performance
    against budget, including performance against key financial sustainability indicators.




9   UPDATE ON SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT FLIGHT PATH ISSUES
    That Council note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the General Committee Meeting
    dated 12 October 2020 and
    A.   Note the update by the Chief Executive Officer in relation to the flight path issue for the
         Sunshine Coast airport;
    B.   Authorise the CEO to make representations to Airservices Australia regarding the
         terms of reference for the proposed post-implementation review to ensure that the
         process is fair, robust and allows genuine opportunities for the community to influence
         the outcome of the post implementation review; and
    C.   Provide funding of $5,000 to the Flight Path Forum Inc community organisation to
         support the commissioning of an independent study to identify alternative flight paths
         that can be considered as part of the post-implementation review.


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