2019-08-12 General Committee Meeting Notes

RECOMMENDATIONS ONLY – NOT THE FINAL DECISION OF COUNCIL
GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                      12 AUGUST 2019


    Committee Recommendation
    Moved:           Cr Wellington
    Seconded:        Cr Glasgow
    That Council note the report by the Economic Development Manager to the Planning &
    Environment Committee Meeting dated 6 August 2019 and approve Council’s submission to
    the Queensland Government’s Queensland Ecotourism Trails Program - Cooloola Great
    Walk provided as Attachment 1 to the report. with the inclusion of the following additional
    items:
    A.   Item 4, new dot point to read: “Helicopters should not be used to service the Cooloola
         Great Walk as this would result in significant impacts on the amenity of the National
         Park.”;
    B.   New item to read: “The campsites should only be used for hikers experiencing the
         Cooloola Great Walk and not be used as accommodation for non-hikers.”; and
    C.   New item to read: “The National Park walking trails should remain non-exclusive and
         therefore available to those customers of the commercial operator as well as
         independent hikers not utilising the services of the commercial operator.”
    D.   New item to read: “Some camping should remain available to independent hikers not
         utilising the services of the commercial operator.”
                                                                                         Carried.

2   REVIEW OF COUNCIL MEETING LIVE STREAMING AND VIDEO OPERATIONS
    Committee Recommendation
    Moved:           Cr Pardon
    Seconded:        Cr Wellington
    That Council note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the Services & Organisation
    Committee Meeting dated 6 August 2019 and:
    A.   Continue to live stream Council’s General Committee, Ordinary and Special Council
         Meetings and continue to make the video recording of these meetings available for
         future viewing on Council’s YouTube channel;
    B.   Request the Chief Executive Officer to introduce bookmarking of the meeting videos
         (commencing from the August 2019 meetings) to make it easier for viewers to follow
         the meeting based on individual agenda items and further, that the back catalogue of
         meeting videos be progressively bookmarked as time and resources allow;
    C.   Request the Chief Executive Officer to regularly publicise the availability of live
         streaming of Council’s General Committee, Ordinary and Special Council Meetings and
         the availability of the video recordings of those meetings which are accessible on
         Council’s YouTube channel;
    D.   Continue to note that video recordings are not the final record of the meeting and that
         the meeting minutes are the official record those meetings; and
    E.   Note that at this stage, Council will not undertake live streaming of meetings other than
         the Council’s General Committee, Ordinary and Special Council Meetings for the
         reasons outlined in the report by the Chief Executive Officer.
                                                                                         Carried.

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