2022-08-18 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                         18 AUGUST 2022


-    Specialist or unique skill sets of advantage

•    The current composition of the Destination Management Plan Project Control group is:
     o     Clare Stewart (Chair)            Mayor, Noosa Council
     o     Amelia Lorentson                 Councillor, Noosa Council
     o     Brian Stockwell                  Councillor, Noosa Council
     o     Scott Waters                     CEO, Noosa Council
     o     Kim Rawlings                     Director – ESD, Noosa Council
     o     Max Webberley                    Chairman, Tourism Noosa
     o     Stewart Moore                    CEO and Founder, Earthcheck
The Panel considered the mix of skills, experience and knowledge and recommends the appointment
of the three external community individuals based on skills, experience, understanding of the DMP
process. It was considered these 3 individuals would add great value and complement the existing
members of the PCG.
Establishment of an External Stakeholder Advisory Group
•    Given the high calibre of nominations, it is recommended that the establishment of the DMP
     Community Panel, an action point in Stage 3 of the process, is brought forward to be made up
     of the remaining twenty-six nominees who could form the core component (but not entire)
     group.
•    The role of this group will be to act as critical “external friends” to Council (the external
     equivalent of the internal Advisory Group) providing independent feedback and participating in
     important milestones in the program as a prelude to the engagement of the wider local and
     business community.
•    Noting there will be wider community engagement and a range of engagement and stakeholder
     opportunities for the broader community and other interest groups and stakeholders.
Previous Council Consideration
The Destination Management Plan process was considered by Councillors at the following
workshops and meetings:
•    Councillor Workshop Briefing                   Thursday 24 March 2022
•    General Meeting                                Monday 18 July 2022
•    Ordinary Meeting                               Thursday 21 July 2022
Finance
The Destination Management Plan process is consistent with the annual operational budget
allocated to the Economic Development branch of Council to manage the process:
FY 21/22      -      $100,000 + GST
FY 22/23      -      $50,000 + GST
Risks & Opportunities
Probity
An independent third-party assessment of Council’s evaluation process, minutes of the moderated
meeting and final selection of candidates was deemed necessary by both the Moderator
(Procurement) and Council’s Governance Manager.
Local Buys Senior Probity Specialist was selected by Council’s Governance Manager to undertake
the independent assessment which was found the following;

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