2022_11_17_Ordinary_Meeting_Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                              17 NOVEMBER 2022


    Council Resolution
    Moved:            Cr Stewart
    Seconded:         Cr Wilkie
    That Council note the report by the Environment Officer – Rivers & Coast to the Planning &
    Environment Committee Meeting dated 8 November 2022 on the Integrated Water Quality
    Monitoring Program; and
    1.    Investigate the feasibility of developing a citizen science water quality monitoring
          program designed to measure and manage the environmental health of the Burgess
          Creek and Cooroy/ Six Mile Creek catchments, as well as the impact of Unitywater
          wastewater discharge and outflow and SEQwater water treatment plant discharge;
    2.    Explore funding opportunities for the monitoring program such as through the Unitywater
          Community Partnerships Program.
                                                                          Carried unanimously.
    Cr Stockwell returned to the meeting.




3   DRAFT EASTERN BEACHES FORESHORE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR PUBLIC
    CONSULTATION
    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). As a result of my conflict of interest, I will
    now leave the meeting room while the matter is considered and voted on.
    Cr Finzel left the meeting.
    In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Lorentson provided the following
    declaration to the meeting of a prescribed conflict of interest in this matter:
    I, Cr Lorentson, inform the meeting that I have a prescribed conflict of interest in this matter as my
    brother, Gabriel Cerasani, owns a property at Beaches Estate, Sunrise Beach and is also a member of
    the executive committee of the Eastern Beaches Protection Association Inc. During my election
    campaign my brother helped me with my campaign, handed out voting cards and 2 of my election signs
    were outside his property on David Low Way. As a result of my conflict of interest, I will now leave the
    meeting room while the matter is considered and voted on.
    Cr Lorentson left the meeting.
    In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Wilkie provided the following
    declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter:
    I Frank Wilkie inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter, as Susan
    Francis donated $750 to my 2020 electoral campaign. Susan Francis is the partner of Barry Cotterell.
    Barry Cotterell is the president of the PBCA and the PBCA will be one of the stakeholders consulted as
    part of the Eastern Beaches Foreshore Management Plan. I believe I can make an impartial decision
    on this matter, however, I will respect the decision of the meeting on whether I can remain and participate
    in the decision.
    Council Resolution
    Moved:            Cr Wegener
    Seconded:         Cr Jurisevic
    That Council note the declarable conflict of interest by Cr Wilkie and determine that it is in the public
    interest that Cr Wilkie participates and votes on this matter because Council believes that his input is
    extremely valuable in relation to these matters and therefore a reasonable person would trust that the
    final decision is made in the public interest.

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