2020-07-16 Special Meeting Minutes

SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES                                                                       16 JULY 2020


PURPOSE OF MEETING
The purpose of the Special Meeting was to consider:
    Noosa Plan 2020 – Presented for Adoption and Implementation Following Ministerial
     Approval
    Noosa Plan 2020 - Infrastructure Charges Resolution for New Planning Scheme
    Noosa Plan 2020 - Fees & Charges 2020-21 for The New Planning Scheme


1    ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES
     COUNCILLORS
     Councillor C Stewart, Mayor
     Councillor K Finzel
     Councillor J Jurisevic
     Councillor A Lorentson
     Councillor B Stockwell
     Councillor T Wegener
     Councillor F Wilkie

     EXECUTIVE
     B de Chastel, Chief Executive Officer
     K Rawlings, Director Environment & Sustainable Development

     APOLOGIES
     Nil.

     The meeting commenced at 10.00am.


2    REPORTS

     1      NOOSA PLAN 2020 – PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION
            FOLLOWING MINISTERIAL APPROVAL
            Cr Stewart declared a perceived conflict of interest in this matter (as defined in section 175D of
            the Local Government Act 2009) due to the fact that Youngcare (a not-for-profit community
            organisation of which Cr Stewart is a director) made a submission on the draft Noosa planning
            scheme in relation to a parcel of land at 32 Viewland Drive, Noosa Heads. As Council is not
            reviewing the submissions made as part of the earlier process, nor examining individual parcels
            of land within the context of the entire planning scheme and, given that the adoption of a
            planning scheme is an item of “ordinary business” under the Local Government Act, Cr Stewart
            believed that she could consider this item impartially and in the public interest and requested to
            remain in the meeting room to participate in the debate and vote on this matter.

            Cr Wilkie assumed the Chair of the meeting for the purpose of considering the conflict of interest
            declarations.

            Cr Lorentson declared a perceived conflict of interest in this matter (as defined in section 175D
            of the Local Government Act 2009) due to the fact that she made a number of submissions on
            the draft Noosa planning scheme in relation to the issue of short term accommodation. As
            Council is not reviewing the submissions made as part of the earlier process, nor examining
            individual parcels of land within the context of the entire planning scheme and, given that the
            adoption of a planning scheme is an item of “ordinary business” under the Local Government
            Act, Cr Lorentson believed that she could consider this item impartially and in the public interest
            and requested to remain in the meeting room to participate in the debate and vote on this matter.


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