2023-01-19 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                                19 JANUARY 2023


5.   SUNSHINE COAST & NOOSA REGIONAL CLIMATE ACTION ROADMAP
     That Council note the report by the Project Coordinator – Climate Change Adaptation to the
     General Committee Meeting dated 16 January 2023 and:
     A.    Note the Regional Climate Action Roadmap developed in partnership with Sunshine
           Coast Council (Attachment 1); and
     B.    Note the continued advancement of climate risk management through the three priority
           themes identified by Sunshine Coast Council and Noosa Council in the Roadmap,
           namely: building climate-ready councils, empowering climate-ready communities and
           advocating for a climate-ready region.


6.   FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPORT – DECEMBER 2022
     That Council note the report by the Manager Financial Services (Acting) to the General
     Committee Meeting dated 16 January 2022 outlining December 2022 year to date financial
     performance against budget, including changes to the financial performance report with the
     inclusion of key financial sustainability indicators.




7.   ENVIRONMENT LEVY PROPOSED
     LAND PURCHASE
     That Council note the report by the Principal Environment Officer to the General Committee
     Meeting dated 16 January 2023 and authorise the CEO to:
     A.    Commence negotiations with the owners or their agent regarding purchase of the
           property as detailed in the Report;
     B.    Seek an independent valuation of the property reflecting current market price;
     C.    If purchased by Council, place a Nature Refuge over the vegetated areas of the property.
     D.    Undertake rehabilitation actions on the land including removal and/or demolition of
           unapproved structures;
     E.    Investigate resale of the property as a revolving fund following gazettal of the Nature
           Refuge; and
     F.    Investigate the opportunity of providing a public recreational space on the cleared land.



8.   CONTRACT T000055 - NOOSA PARADE
     CORRIDOR UPRGADE - FINAL BUDGET APPROVAL
     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 I own a
     property on Noosa Parade. As a result of my conflict of interest I will now leave the meeting room while
     the matter is considered and voted on.
     Cr Lorentson left the meeting.
     Council Resolution
     Moved:             Cr Wegener
     Seconded:          Cr Wilkie
     That Council note the report by the Infrastructure Planning, Delivery and Design Manager to
     the General Committee Meeting dated 16 January 2023, and:


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