2022-05-19 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                                        19 MAY 2022


GENERAL MEETING COMMITTEE REPORT – 16 MAY 2022


1   ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION BY NOOSA CHAMBER
    OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY INC.
    In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Finzel provided the following
    declaration to the meeting of a prescribed conflict of interest in this matter:
    I, Cr Finzel, inform the meeting that I have a prescribed conflict of interest in this matter. In March 2020,
    Ms Pamela Sweetapple who is the Secretary of the Noosa Chamber of Commerce donated $2630.33
    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). As a result of my prescribed conflict of interest, I will leave the
    meeting room while the matter is considered and voted on.
    Cr Finzel left the meeting.


    Procedural Motion
    Moved:              Cr Stewart
    Seconded:           Cr Jurisevic
    That Item be taken off the table for further debate.
                                                                                      Carried unanimously.


    Motion (from General Committee Meeting dated 16 May 2022)
    Moved:             Cr Wilkie
    Seconded:          Cr Wegener
    That Council note the report by the Project Officer, Economic Development, to the Planning &
    Environment Committee Meeting dated 10 May 2022 and approve the Noosa Chamber of
    Commerce & Industry Inc. application to the Economic Development Grants Program in the
    amount of $7,500 as follows:
    A.    $7,500 initial payment to be made to provide support to the Chamber to prepare:
          1.     Defined project plans that provide the pathway from objectives to outcomes;
          2.     KPI’s including membership and funding targets;
          3.     Removal of potential duplication with existing projects; and
          4.     An updated grant application with the above supporting information and a strong
                 focus on deliverables aligned with Pillars 2 and 5 of the Roadmap and Strategic
                 Plan; and
          5.     Grant approval to include the proper disclosure of all funds to align with all other
                 recipients of Noosa Shire Council Grant Funding at each stage
    B.    Request a report to a future Council Meeting on the assessment of the updated
          application.
                                                                     Lost unanimously.

    Motion
    Moved:              Cr Stewart
    Seconded:           Cr Wilkie
    That Council note the report by the Project Officer, Economic Development, to the Planning &
    Environment Committee Meeting dated 10 May 2022 and approve the Noosa Chamber of



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