2022-10-24 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                  24 OCTOBER 2022


G.   Contact the TNC in writing with a request to see the receipts and financials as per the Noosa
     Shire Council 'Project Acquittal Form'; and
H.   Contact the TNC to commence in writing negotiations for inclusion within the current TNC
     Alliance Funding Agreement and/or any future TNC Alliance Funding Agreements to include
     the proper disclosure of all funds spent to include but not limited to: all receipts and financials
     to align with the Noosa Shire Council acquittal guidelines/policy to accurately show who each
     supplier/contractor/receiver of funds/receipts etc., to align with all other recipients of Noosa
     Shire Council Funding without prejudice the need to request in writing the information if
     Council wishes to see it as per the current 'Project Acquittal Form'.
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 16 September 2021, Item 11, Page 24
That Council note the report by the Environmental Services Manager to the General Committee
Meeting dated 13 September 2021 and approve the Noosa River Oyster Project: Annual Report
No. 2 (provided as Attachment 1 to the report) as meeting the requirements of the Alliance &
Funding Agreement.
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 17 September 2020, Item 7, Page 16
That Council note the report by the Environmental Services Manager to the General Committee
Meeting dated 14 September 2020 and approve the Noosa River Oyster Project: Annual Report
No. 1 (provided as Attachment 1 to the report) as meeting the requirements of the Alliance &
Funding Agreement.
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 16 July 2020, Item 2, Page 7
That Council note the report by the Environmental Services Manager to the Planning &
Environment Committee meeting dated 7 July 2020 and:
A.   Approve the Project Management Plan (provided as Attachment 1 to the report) as meeting
     the requirements of the Project Implementation Plan outlined in the Alliance & Funding
     Agreement subject to Council appointing an independent scientific expert to provide a review
     of the project’s Monitoring Evaluation and Reporting Plan. The review is to include an
     assessment of the effectiveness of the methodology, project’s goals, measures, outputs and
     outcomes within the context of ecological restoration and the terms of the three-year contract,
     and recommendations (if any) for improvement to be included in the Monitoring and
     Evaluation Plan; and
B.   Note the Terms of Reference of the Noosa River Oyster Restoration Project Technical
     Advisory Group (provided as Attachment 2 to the report); and
C.   Establish a Noosa River Stakeholder Reference Group to provide strategic input, local
     knowledge and expertise into River Management initiatives, initially providing input into this
     Shellfish Restoration project and more broadly into finalisation and implementation of the
     Noosa River Plan, and
D.   Delegate to the CEO to determine the Terms of Reference and undertake a process to
     establish the Noosa River Stakeholder Reference Group together with the appropriate role
     for Councillor representation on that Group.
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 18 July 2019, Item 8, Page 18
That Council note the report by the Director, Environment & Sustainable Development Department
to the General Committee Meeting dated 15 July 2019 and:
A.   Approve the Alliance and Funding Agreement with The Nature Conservancy provided as
     Attachment 1 to the report; and
B.   Authorise the CEO to make minor amendments to finalise the document and to sign and
     execute the Alliance and Funding Agreement with The Nature Conservancy.




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