2021-11-18 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                              18 NOVEMBER 2021


    During the election I had an election sign at Gympie Tce Petrol Station with the approval of the business
    owner and Mark Bain was the landlord of the property. Mr Bain also appeared in one of my videos
    circulated during the election campaign. I believe I can consider this matter impartially and in the public
    interest. Therefore, I will choose to remain in the meeting room. However, I will respect the decision of
    the meeting on whether I can remain and participate in the decision without voting regarding the Eastern
    Beaches and Noosa North Shore.

    In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Finzel provided the following
    declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter:
    I, Cr Finzel, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter as on 5 March
    2020, Mr Peter Butt who is an Executive Member of the Eastern Beaches Protection
    Association donated $1666.66 to my 2020 Election Campaign where I was one of three candidates that
    ran as a group known as 'Future Noosa' (which is no longer an entity). Although I have a declarable
    conflict of interest, I do not believe a reasonable person could have a perception of bias because I
    believe that I do not have a close personal relationship with Mr Butt and I believe I can consider this
    matter impartially and in the public interest. Therefore, I will choose to remain in the meeting room.
    However, I will respect the decision of the meeting on whether I can remain and participate in the
    decision.

    Council Resolution
    Moved:            Cr Stewart
    Seconded:         Cr Jurisevic
    That Council note the declarable conflict of interest by Cr Lorentson and determine that it is in the public
    interest that Cr Lorentson remain in the meeting room for this item, on the condition that she does not
    participate in the debate nor vote on issues regarding the private estate along the Eastern Beaches and
    Noosa North Shore, because Council believes that Cr Lorentson could provide valuable input into the
    discussion on such a significant Shire-wide matter, and therefore a reasonable person would trust that
    the final decision is made in the public interest.
                                                                                      Carried unanimously.
    Crs Lorentson and Finzel did not vote on the above motion.
    Council Resolution
    Moved:              Cr Stewart
    Seconded:           Cr Jurisevic
    That Council note the declarable conflict of interest by Cr Finzel and determine that it is in the public
    interest that Cr Finzel remain in the meeting room for this item, on the condition that she does not
    participate in the debate nor vote on issues regarding the private estate along the Eastern Beaches,
    because Council believes that Cr Finzel could provide valuable input into the discussion on such a
    significant Shire-wide matter, and therefore a reasonable person would trust that the final decision is
    made in the public interest.
                                                                                    Carried unanimously
    Crs Lorentson and Finzel did not vote on the above motion.

    Council Resolution
    Moved:              Cr Stockwell
    Seconded:           Cr Jurisevic
    That Council note the report by the Principal Strategic Planner to the General Committee
    Meeting dated 15 November 2021 and
    A.    Note the submissions received during the second round of community consultation on
          the draft Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan;
    B.    Amend the description of Figures 4 and 8 of the CHAP (as shown in Attachment 2 tracked
          changes copy) to correctly reference the ‘design event’ rather than simply the 100
          Average Recurrence Interval and amend the related footnote that appears on pages 22
          and 39 to describe the various components of the design event upon which the erosion
          and stormtide mapping were prepared.

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