2023-01-19 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                           19 JANUARY 2023


5.    NOTIFIED MOTIONS

      Nil




6.    PRESENTATIONS

      Nil.




7.    DEPUTATIONS

      Nil.




11.   PUBLIC QUESTION TIME


      1.     MAXINE & SPENCER HITCHEN
             Question 1:
             I would like to ask Noosa Council on behalf of my generation, our Community & almost
             now 75,000 people who have signed my petition, would Noosa Council still be prepared
             "to enter into discussions with the Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (Q) about a
             land swap & if so can you please contact them on our behalf asking for a meeting to
             allow our voices to be heard.
             Response provided by Leo Jensen, Acting Director Environment & Sustainable
             Development
             Council staff have previously contacted Uniting Care regarding a possible land swap.
             Uniting Care have advised Council that it is not practical given the significant investment
             into the current design and approvals, the lack of vegetation free land available, and the
             existing church congregation who are an important component of the precinct and who
             would be unfairly disrupted if they had to relocate.
             Question 2
             We would like the Uniting Church in Australia Property trust (Q) to provide evidence of
             how they can meet these conditions & keep our Community safe in a catastrophic Fire
             like the Fires in 2019 & 2020?
             Response provided by Leo Jensen, Acting Director Environment & Sustainable
             Development
             Thank you for your question, the concerns raised are noted. Council is willing to contact
             Uniting Care seeking a further response to your question. Please note that the
             application for landscaping for lot 6 and lot 9 have not been lodged with Council to
             date. This is not a breach of the conditions, with the landscaping works required to be
             approved and undertaken prior to the commencement of the use. In terms of your
             concern that the developer may be unable to satisfy the ratio of planting on the site, this
             will be addressed at the time of the Operational Works application for landscaping.
             Timing of future lodgement is unknown.



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