2022_11_17_Ordinary_Meeting_Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                             17 NOVEMBER 2022


          18.    Any construction and post construction activity must not to impact on the condition
                 of the waterway and is to be conducted so as not to breach the Environmental
                 Protection Act EPA (1994) and the Environmental Protection (Water) Policy 2009.
          19.    Certification by a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland that states that
                 the jetty extension and pontoons are constructed in accordance with best practice
                 methods and are structurally sound must be submitted to Council. This certification
                 must be submitted to Council within three (3) months of the completion of the
                 works. A final inspection and approval of the structure by Council’s Inspector is
                 also required. Please contact Council’s Planning Assessment Section to arrange
                 the inspection.
          20.    After completion, the proposed works must be maintained in a sound state of repair
                 in accordance with the approved plans.
          21.    All necessary State government approvals relating to this development must be
                 obtained prior to any works commencing on the site.
          Environment
          22.    To ensure the safety of persons accessing the approved works and to prevent
                 environmental harm, a safety audit of the on-site fuel storage tanks, bowsers and
                 associate pipework, valves, vents and systems shall be conducted by a suitably
                 qualified professional and submitted to Council for approval prior to the use of the
                 new works (pontoon/jetty extensions). The audit shall demonstrate that the fuel
                 systems are in a safe and serviceable condition or, where necessary, identify repair
                 and rectification requirements to meet the relevant Australian Standards and
                 industry best practice environmental management. Any repair works must be
                 completed, with certification submitted by the auditor to Council, prior to the use of
                 the new works (pontoon/jetty extensions).
    B.    Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016.
    REASONS TO JUSTIFY THE DECISION DESPITE THE CONFLICT WITH THE PLANNING
    SCHEME:
    Find the following matters relevant to the assessment and sufficient reason to approve the
    application:
    1.    Although there is a proposed net increase of pontoons which increases site cover within
          the lease area, the proposal:
          a.     will ensure the vessels are moored wholly within the existing lease area of the
                 marine facility; and
          b.     maintains the character of the site as a marine facility which is compatible with
                 surrounding marine activities.


2   INTEGRATED WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM
    In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Stockwell provided the following
    declaration to the meeting of a prescribed conflict of interest in this matter:
    I, Cr Stockwell, declare that I have a prescribed conflict of interest in the matter as follows: Seqwater
    was a major client of my sole trader business (t/a Watershed Australia). Between 2016 and 2020, I
    undertook: catchment planning; land capability and suitability assessments for source protection,
    recreation, grazing, infrastructure, environmental offsets and solar farms; environmental and natural
    resource evaluation, and 'Expert Witness' services in a court case, for the entity. This involved contracts
    to the value of $232,266. This work has covered the vast majority of the Seqwater estate throughout
    South East Queensland including the Seqwater Lake Macdonald estate, where the water treatment plant
    is located. As a result of my conflict of interest I will now leave the meeting room while the matter is
    considered and voted on.
    Cr Stockwell left the meeting.

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