2020-12-14 General Committee Minutes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                        14 DECEMBER 2020


    2   MCU20/0090 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FOR A MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE
        FOR AN EXTENSION TO SHOP/HIRE AND STORAGE BUILDING AT JETTY 256
        GYMPIE TERRACE, NOOSAVILLE
        The following material was presented to the meeting in relation to this item:
             Manager Development Assessment – refer to Attachment 2
             Cr Stockwell – refer to Attachment 3
        Committee Recommendation
        Moved:           Cr Wilkie
        Seconded:        Cr Stockwell
        That Council note the report by the Development Planner to the Planning &
        Environment Committee meeting dated 8 December 2020 regarding Application No.
        MCU20/0090 for a Development Permit for Material Change of Use – extension to
        shop/hire and storage building, situated at Jetty 256 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, and:
        A.    Refuse the application for the following reasons:
              1.   The proposal is contrary to Overall Outcome (ad) and Performance
                   Outcomes PO22 and PO23 of the Noosaville Local Plan Code as the
                   proposal will result in increased commercial development on and adjacent
                   the Noosa River and lead to the business operating outside their lease
                   area.
              2.   The proposal is contrary to Overall Outcome (b) and Performance Outcome
                   PO2 of the Waterways Works Code as the proposal will result in an
                   increase in gross floor area and an increase to the scale and intensity of
                   commercial operations on the Noosa River.
             3.     The business already exceeds the operational capacity of the lease area,
                    as evidenced by the site’s compliance history, and increasing the enclosed
                    storage space supports the continued operation of the business at a scale
                    and intensity that is not consistent and/or compatible with the designated
                    lease area.
        B.   Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act
             2016.
        C.   Request staff to meet with the applicant to discuss temporary alternative
             solutions to storage and staff safety issues due to the COVID-19 restriction
             requirements.
                                                                        Carried unanimously.

    3   DEBT REFINANCING INVESTIGATION
        Committee Recommendation
        Moved:            Cr Stewart
        Seconded:         Cr Wegener
        That Council note the report by the Director Corporate Services to the Services &
        Organisation Committee Meeting dated 8 December 2020 and:
        A.   Agree in principle to the 20 year fixed interest refinancing of Council’s current
             total debt balance at the latest applicable QTC borrowing rate;
        B.   Agree to recapitalise the early repayment adjustment through the refinancing
             transaction to ensure cash reserves are maintained; and
        C.   Authorise the Chief Executive Officer to submit an application by 26 February
             2021 to the Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government
             and Planning seeking borrowing approval for the refinancing transaction.
                                                                     Carried unanimously.
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