2021-12-13 General Committee Meeting Minutes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                                     13 DECEMBER 2021


    Committee Recommendation
    Moved:            Cr Stewart
    Seconded:         Cr Wilkie
    That Council note the report by the Carbon Reduction Project Officer to the Planning &
    Environment Committee Meeting dated 07 December 2021 and approve the Environment
    Project Grants as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report and;
    A.    Request the CEO review the grant guidelines and eligibility and scoring criteria relating
          to the community implementation of the Climate Change Response Plan to prioritise
          projects that can demonstrate meaningful progress towards its targets through the
          reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and/or the initiation of priority adaptation actions
          identified in the plan.
                                                                            Carried unanimously.
    Meeting adjourned at 1.57pm.
    Meeting resumed at 2.17pm.

    Cr Wegener returned to the meeting.



6   LAKE DOONELLA FORESHORE MANAGEMENT PLAN
    In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Finzel provided the following
    declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter:
    I, Cr Finzel, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter as on 5 March
    2020, Mr Peter Butt who is an Executive Member of the Eastern Beaches Protection Association
    donated $1666.66 to my 2020 Election Campaign where I was one of three candidates that ran as a
    group known as 'Future Noosa' (which is no longer an entity). Although I have a declarable conflict of
    interest, I do not believe a reasonable person could have a perception of bias because I believe that I
    do not have a close personal relationship with Mr Butt and I believe I can consider this matter impartially
    and in the public interest. 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.

    In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Lorentson provided the following
    declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter:
    I, Cr Lorentson, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter as my
    brother, Gabriel Cerasani, owns a property at Beaches Estate, Sunrise and is also a member of the
    executive committee of the Eastern Beaches Protection Association Inc. During my election campaign
    my brother helped me with my campaign, handed out voting cards and 2 of my election signs were
    outside his property on David Low Way. Although I have a declarable conflict of interest and I believe I
    could consider the matter impartially and in the public interest. 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.
    Committee Resolution
    Moved:              Cr Stockwell
    Seconded:           Cr Jurisevic
    That Council note the declarable conflict of interest by Cr Finzel and determine that it is in the public
    interest that Cr Finzel remain in the meeting room for this item, on the condition that she does not
    participate in the debate nor vote on issues regarding the private estate along the Eastern Beaches,
    because Council believes that Cr Finzel could provide valuable input into the discussion and therefore
    a reasonable person would trust that the final decision is made in the public interest.
                                                                                      Carried unanimously.
    Crs Finzel and Lorentson did not vote on the above motion.



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