2021-11-18 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                     18 NOVEMBER 2021


    ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
          Land Rehabilitation
    20.   A vegetation protection covenant must be registered against the titles of both properties
          over the proposed covenant area identified on the approved plans of development
          pursuant to Section 97A of the Land Title Act 1994. The covenant document and a
          survey plan must be submitted to Council for endorsement prior to lodgement with the
          relevant titles authority for registration of title. The covenant document must:
          a.    Incorporate the requirements of this Decision Notice;
          b.    Include Noosa Council as Covenantee; and
          c.    Reference Queensland Land Title Registry Standard Terms Document No.
                715597513.
          Works within Protected Land
    21.   The following works must be undertaken within the covenant area in accordance with
          the Revegetation Concept Plan, prepared by 28 South Environment and dated 2
          November 2021 prior to the submission of the sealing of the survey plan:
          a.    Control of pest plants as listed in Planning Scheme Policy 2 Landscaping and
                Council’s Biosecurity Plan 2020 pest plants listed in Schedule 1 part 3, Schedule
                2 and Non-scheduled invasive species; and
          b.    Removal of any structures, debris or materials foreign to a natural environment.
          c.    Rehabilitation and restoration, to achieve the equivalent floristic composition of a
                similar undisturbed regional ecosystem.
          d.    The planting of canopy species with local provenance in Regional Ecosystem
                12.3.14a, including threatened Eucalyptus conglomerata. The trees must be
                planted at a ratio of 1 tree per every 10m2.
          Fencing to Protected Land
    22.   A permanent fence must be constructed along the entire length of the eastern alignment
          of the covenant area to restrict access by stock in to the covenant area.
    23.   The fence must include A5 sized signage with the wording “Vegetation Protection Area
          – No domestic animals” every 15m, durable, weather resistant and be visually
          complementary to the natural environment.


9   FREE WEEKEND BUS TRIAL
    That Council note the report by the Special Projects Coordinator to the General Committee
    Meeting dated 15 November 2021, and
    A.    Subject to TransLink agreement, approve the use of Free Weekend Bus travel on
          TransLink services 626,627,628,629 and 632 between 24 January 2022 and 30 June
          2023;
    B.    Delegate CEO to negotiate with TransLink on the trial specifics and include the inequity
          of current delivery of free buses to the remainder of the shire – 630, 631 and 620;
    C.    Note that an evaluation report will be presented to Council prior to conclusion of the 18-
          month trial period for consideration of continuing the trial;
    D.    Fund the cost of the free weekend bus trial for the period January 2021 to June 2022
          from the Sustainable Transport Levy reserves and include the funding at Budget Review
          2 (BR2); and

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