2018-06-27 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA   27 JUNE 2018




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SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                                   27 JUNE 2018

    Dated:

    Parties:

           Noosa Shire Council ABN 97 969 214 121 of Level 3, 9 Pelican Street,
           Tewantin in the State of Queensland
                                                                                   (Council )
           Noosa Parks Association Incorporated ABN 18 870 049 909 of
           Environment Centre, 5 Wallace Drive, Wallace Park Noosaville in the State of
           Queensland
                                                                               (Association)
    Background:
   A.      At the initiative of the Association, Council-has’ facilitated negotiations that have
           resulted in a Memorandum of Understanding between the State, Council, the
           Association and HQ Plantations (HQP),outlining an intent to acquire harvest rights
           held by HQP and to convert approximately 2,400 ha ofdand currently within,the Yurol
           and Ringtail State Forest areas to protected area tenure under the Nature
           Conservation Act 1992 (QId) (NCA).
   B.      The relevant State Forest Land is»made up of approximately 1,492 ha of plantation
           licence area (HQP Licence Area) under the Forestry Act 1995 in favour of HQP and
           approximately 910 ha of non-plantation licence State Forest Timber Reserve.
   C.      The operative arrangements for transition of the lands,to protected tenure are set out
           in a Deed of Funding to which the State, Council and the NPA are signatories.
    Dz.    As this intention is consistent with Councils Corporate Plan goals and the
           Association’s vision and aims, both parties to this Deed have agreed to make
           financial contributions to the Project.
   E.      The Association and Council have each offered to make a financial Project
           Contribution to the State Department of Environment & Science (the Department)
           of one third of the Acquisition Costs associated with acquiring the harvest rights held
           under the HQP Licence over,the HQP Licence Area within these State Forests. The
           Association has indicated it requires assistance from Council to fund its share of the
           Project Contribution and is prepared to repay the amount to Council over a period of
           5 years in accordance with this Deed.
   F.      The specific arrangements for the transition of the land tenure and funding
           obligations are contained in the State Funding Deed to which the Association and
           Council are signatories.
   G.      The Association has further offered to make a financial contribution to Council over a
           period of five years once the Council becomes trustee of the Conservation Park with
           such contribution to be used for the cost of rehabilitation of parts of the HQP Licence
           Area upon its transition to protected area tenure under Council's control as trustee.
   H.      The parties now enter into this Deed in order to record the terms of the funding
           arrangements between the Association and Council.

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