2019-08-15 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                            15 AUGUST 2019


GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
12 AUGUST 2019 - Crs. Frank Wilkie (Chair), Jess Glasgow, Joe Jurisevic, Frank Pardon,
Brian Stockwell and Tony Wellington
Apology: Cr Ingrid Jackson


1    NOOSA COUNCIL SUBMISSION TO QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT’S QUEENSLAND
     ECOTOURISM TRAILS PROGRAM - COOLOOLA GREAT WALK
     Committee Recommendation
     Moved:           Cr Wellington
     Seconded:        Cr Glasgow
     That Council note the report by the Economic Development Manager to the Planning &
     Environment Committee Meeting dated 6 August 2019 and approve Council’s submission to
     the Queensland Government’s Queensland Ecotourism Trails Program - Cooloola Great Walk
     provided as Attachment 1 to the report. with the inclusion of the following additional items:
     A.   Item 4, new dot point to read: “Helicopters should not be used to service the Cooloola
          Great Walk as this would result in significant impacts on the amenity of the National
          Park.”;
     B.   New item to read: “The campsites should only be used for hikers experiencing the
          Cooloola Great Walk and not be used as accommodation for non-hikers.”; and
     C.   New item to read: “The National Park walking trails should remain non-exclusive and
          therefore available to those customers of the commercial operator as well as
          independent hikers not utilising the services of the commercial operator.”
     D.   New item to read: “Some camping should remain available to independent hikers not
          utilising the services of the commercial operator.”
                                                                                             Carried.


2    REVIEW OF COUNCIL MEETING LIVE STREAMING AND VIDEO OPERATIONS
     Committee Recommendation
     Moved:           Cr Pardon
     Seconded:        Cr Wellington
     That Council note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the Services & Organisation
     Committee Meeting dated 6 August 2019 and:
     A.   Continue to live stream Council’s General Committee, Ordinary and Special Council
          Meetings and continue to make the video recording of these meetings available for future
          viewing on Council’s YouTube channel;
     B.   Request the Chief Executive Officer to introduce bookmarking of the meeting videos
          (commencing from the August 2019 meetings) to make it easier for viewers to follow the
          meeting based on individual agenda items and further, that the back catalogue of
          meeting videos be progressively bookmarked as time and resources allow;
     C.   Request the Chief Executive Officer to regularly publicise the availability of live streaming
          of Council’s General Committee, Ordinary and Special Council Meetings and the
          availability of the video recordings of those meetings which are accessible on Council’s
          YouTube channel;
     D.   Continue to note that video recordings are not the final record of the meeting and that
          the meeting minutes are the official record those meetings; and

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