2018-02-15 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                    15 FEBRUARY 2018


GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
12 FEBRUARY 2018 – Crs. Frank Wilkie (Chair), Jess Glasgow, Ingrid Jackson,
Joe Jurisevic, Frank Pardon, Brian Stockwell and Tony Wellington

1   NOOSA BIOSPHERE RESERVE FOUNDATION 2016/17 ANNUAL REPORT & 2017/18
    SIX MONTHLY UPDATE
    That Council note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the Planning & Environment
    Committee Meeting dated 6 February 2018 and note the reports received from the Noosa
    Biosphere Reserve Foundation including the 2016/17 Annual Report, Audited Financial
    Statement and the 2017/18 Six Monthly Progress Report.

2   REQUEST TO PURCHASE THE COOROORA MASONIC TEMPLE
    That Council note the report by the Director Community Services to the Services and
    Organisation Committee Meeting dated 6 February 2018 regarding the request from the
    Noosa Museum for Council to contribute funding to assist in the purchase the Cooroora
    Masonic Temple and:
    A.   Advise the Noosa Museum that Council does not support their request for Council to
         gift $225,000 (or any amount of funds) from the Heritage Levy to purchase the
         Cooroora Masonic Temple;
    B.   Resolve not to purchase the Cooroora Masonic Temple;
    C.   Encourage the Museum to progress the implementation of the recommendations of the
         2017 Strategic Review; and
    D.   Give consideration in the 2018/19 budget process to funding a photographic study and
         developing a 3D virtual tour of the Cooroora Masonic Temple to ensure the visual
         preservation of, and improved public access to the unique aspects of the building
         subject to the owner’s consent.

3   AWARD OF TENDER 1718T054                   -   LICENCE      FOR     REUSABLE        GOODS
    RECYCLING AND SALES FACILITY
    That Council note the report by the Manager Waste and Environmental Health to the Services
    and Organisation Committee Meeting dated 6 February 2018 regarding a new licence for
    operation of the Reusable Goods Recycling and Sales Facility at the Resource Recovery
    Facility, Eumundi Road, Doonan and:
    A.   Award a licence for a period of 7 years (plus three licence extensions of one year each
         at Council’s discretion) to Resource Recovery Australia;
    B.   The licence commencement date to be prior to 1 July 2018 as determined by the CEO;
    C.   Authorise the CEO to extend the current licence for Noosa Community Training Centre
         to operate the site until a transfer of licence to Resource Recovery Australia can be
         smoothly achieved;
    D.   Offer to purchase the existing Noosa Surf Club building and the small storage shed on
         site from Noosa Community Training Centre for an agreed market valuation;
    E.   Acknowledge Require an the undertaking from the successful tenderer in accordance
         with their proposal to offer employment to existing Briteside staff where staff meet the
         relevant employment criteria;
    F.   Request the CEO to explore ways in which Council can support Noosa Community
         Training Centre to deliver their local training programs in the absence of revenue from
         the Briteside Tip Shop and report back to Council.


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