2016-10-20 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

RECOMMENDATIONS ONLY – NOT THE FINAL DECISION OF COUNCIL
GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                        17 OCTOBER 2016


    C.   Have this consultation identify:
         1.     a clear use or purpose for the land on which the Hall is located;
         2.     the local community’s ability to contribute to the repair, maintenance and
                management of the Hall;
         3.     potential adaptive re-uses for the Hall;
         4.     the possibility of replacing the Hall with a memorial or recreational park;
         5.     the financial implications and risks of each of these options;
         6.     potential funding options for the chosen course of action.
    D.   Authorise the CEO to enter into negotiations for a thirty year lease to the Cooroy RSL
         Services and Citizens Memorial Club Inc. over part of Lot 1 on Crown Plan C56038 to
         enable the Cooroy RSL to continue its current operations.

    Amendment
    Moved:            Cr Jackson
    Seconded:         Cr Wilkie
    That an additional Item E. be added to read as follows:
    E.   Authorise the CEO at the same time, to take steps to report on pathways to
         overcome constraints arising from the DOGIT and the Noosa Plan placed on future
         use of the land and the Hall.
                                                                                              Lost.

    Committee Recommendation
    Moved:            Cr Pardon
    Seconded:         Cr Stockwell
    That Council note the report by the Director Community Services to the General Committee
    Meeting dated 17 October 2016 and:
    A.     Agree to accept trusteeship of the Deed of Grant in Trust (DOGIT) for Lot 1 on
           Crown Plan C56038 on which sits the Cooroy Memorial Hall (the Hall) and the
           Cooroy RSL Services and Citizens Memorial Club;
    B.     Request the CEO to undertake consultation with the Cooroy community and the
           Department of Mines and Natural Resources about possible future uses and
           management of the Cooroy Memorial Hall and then report back to Council;
    C.     Have this consultation identify:
         1.     a clear use or purpose for the land on which the Hall is located;
         2.     the local community’s ability to contribute to the repair, maintenance and
                management of the Hall;
         3.     potential adaptive re-uses for the Hall;
         4.     the possibility of replacing the Hall with a memorial or recreational park;
         5.     the financial implications and risks of each of these options;
         6.     potential funding options for the chosen course of action.

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