2021-08-16 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                        16 AUGUST 2021


As Council would be aware, funding for the CHAP process has been provided by the State
government via the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ). Most coastal councils
in Queensland are or have been working through similar processes. There are timeframes
associated with the completion of the CHAP process under the funding arrangements. The CEO and
staff have been able to negotiate an extension of that time until 30 November 2021.

The CHAP Roundtable has held 4 meetings to date with a further meeting scheduled under the
Charter for 20 August 2021. Membership of the CHAP Roundtable comprises:
    Mayor – Noosa Council (Chairperson)
    Deputy Mayor – Noosa Council
    Representative from the Eastern Beaches Protection Association
    Representative from the Hastings Street Association
    Representative from the Noosa North Shore Residents Association
    Representative from the Noosaville Business Association
    Representative from the Peregian Family & Friends Association
    Representative from the Peregian Beach Community Association
    Representative from the Eastern Beaches Bushcare Collaborative

The CHAP Roundtable is also supported by Council staff.

This report is not intended to provide an analysis of submissions or issues raised during the
community consultation process or the additional feedback through the Roundtable process. That
will occur as part of a future report to Council outlining in detail, the process to date, the issues raised
and identifying proposed changes to the draft CHAP as a result of the consultation process. That
future report will also potentially identify that further consultation may be required as a result of
proposed changes to the draft CHAP.

4.    Councillor Conflicts of Interest

As Councillors would be aware, a number of conflicts of interest have been declared in this matter
previously when the issue was considered in January 2021. With submissions / representations
being made by members of the public, it is also possible that other conflict of interest issues are
arising.

Providing this report at this time provides the Councillors with an opportunity to declare and manage
their conflict of interest provisions through this Council meeting and have those matters settled
before the detailed report examining the draft CHAP comes before Council for consideration at a
future meeting.

As always, my advice to Council is that there is nothing wrong with conflicts of interest arising. As
members of the community, it is inevitable that conflicts of interest do arise for Councillors. The key
is to declare and manage them appropriately.

Previous Council Consideration
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 21 January 2021, Item 3, Page 7
That Council note the report by the Principal Strategic Planner and Program Coordinator Climate
Change Adaptation to the General Committee Meeting dated 18 January 2021 and
A.    Approve the draft Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan and supporting information for the purpose
      of community consultation, as provided in Attachments 1 - 4;
B.    Approve the Community Engagement and Communications Plan, as provided in Attachment
      5; and




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