2021-06-16 Special Meeting Minutes

SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES                                                               16 JUNE 2021


           D.    Request the Chief Executive Officer to report back to the next round of Council
                 meetings regarding the process to develop a new partnership funding agreement
                 with Tourism Noosa which will commence on 1 July 2022 following the expiry of
                 the current agreement on 30 June 2022 recognising Tourism Noosa's important
                 role in undertaking tourism marketing for the Noosa region.
           E.    Note that a review of Council’s inaugural budget engagement process will be
                 undertaken and reported back to a future Council meeting.



           Amendment No. 1
           Moved:            Cr Stockwell
           Seconded:         Cr Wegener
           That item E be renumbered to F and a new item E be added to read:
           E.    To address the concerns raised in regard to the inadequate funding of climate
                 action, request the CEO bring forward suggestions to Budget Review 2 as to no or
                 low additional cost options to accelerate the implementation of the following actions
                 in the Draft Climate Change Response Plan:
                 i.     Action 2.1 - Transition Council to 100% renewable energy by the end of the
                        financial year e.g. through the negotiation of a Power Purchasing Agreement
                        in association with other local governments, institutions and businesses;
                 ii.    Action 4.2 - Transition Council fleet to net zero-emissions by the end of the
                        financial year through efficiency savings to fund internal offsets charges as
                        a standard overhead for all projects;
                 iii.   Action 5.1 - Develop an urban greening program for streets and public
                        spaces to increase carbon drawdown and reduce urban heating and how
                        implementation could be funded through an alternative revenue source.
                                                                             Carried unanimously.


           Amendment No. 2
           Moved:            Cr Lorentson
           Seconded:         Cr Wilkie
           That an additional item G be added to read:
           G.    Note that the Council reviews its rates and charges on an annual basis and that
                 Council is also committed to its ongoing community engagement process as part
                 of the development of its annual budget.
                                                                             Carried unanimously.



The meeting adjourned at 11.06am.


The meeting resumed at 11.11am.




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