2016-12-12 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                             12 DECEMBER 2016


Previous Council Consideration

Ordinary Meeting, 7 May 2015, Page 12, Item 4
That Council note the report by the Executive Officer to the Planning & Organisation Committee
Meeting dated 28 April 2015 and:
A.   Agree to the revisions made to the draft funding deed between Council and the Noosa
     Biosphere Foundation Ltd as detailed in Attachment 1 to the report; and
B.   Authorise the Chief Executive Officer to amend Clause 4 – Payments to provide for the
     project funding under Clauses 4.1 B ii) and iii) to be paid after 30 June 2015 and to finalise
     the arrangements.


Ordinary Meeting, 12 March 2015, Page 10, Item 3
That Council note the report by the Executive Officer to the Planning & Organisation Committee
Meeting dated 3 March 2015 and the further report to the General Committee Meeting dated 9
March 2015 and:
A.   Agree to enter into a funding deed with the Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation Ltd as
     provided in Attachment 1 to the report to Planning & Organisation Committee dated 3
     March 2015 with the following changes:
     1.    Clause 4.1 Payments
           Amend clause 4.1 b) ii) to read “$250,000 (excluding GST) – payable to the NBRF
           Public Trust from the Environment Levy for projects that conserve and/or improve
           biodiversity in the Noosa Shire and have tangible and measurable outcomes”.
           Amend clause 4.1 b) iii) to read “$80,000 (excluding GST) – payable to the NBRF
           Public Trust for economic projects consistent with the purposes of the Trust.
     2.    Clause 6.2 Repayment of Funding
     Amend as outlined in the further report to General Committee dated 9 March 2015.
B.   Authorise the Chief Executive Officer to make minor alterations to the Deed, as may be
     necessary, and enter into a formal agreement with the Foundation;
C.   Agree in principle to a one-off contribution of $10,000 being for the establishment and initial
     operating costs of a community based incorporated association that is aligned with the
     purposes of the Noosa Biosphere Reserve Trust, subject to no membership fees being
     charged until after the second annual general meeting;
D.   Apply the exception to the requirement for tendering under Section 236(1)(b)(ii) of the Local
     Government Regulation 2012 for the occupancy of part of Council owned premises located
     on Lot 1, RP96529 at 52 Doonella Street, Tewantin as the proposed lease is to a not for
     profit community organisation; and
E.   Authorise the Chief Executive Officer to enter into negotiations with the Noosa Biosphere
     Reserve Foundation Ltd and finalise a lease for part of Council owned premises located on
     Lot 1, RP96529 at 52 Doonella Street, Tewantin, for a period of 3 years, with a 3 year
     option

Finance & Risk

The purpose of this report is to provide the Council with a copy of the NBRF annual report.
Obviously, the financial risk occurs if the NBRF does not deliver good outcomes in accordance
with the purpose of the funding. The annual report provides Council with details of that progress.


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