Meeting minutes

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                                6 JUNE 2023


           That Planning & Environment Committee Agenda Item 5.1 be referred to the General
           Committee due to the significance of the issue.
                                                                    Carried Unanimously.



    5.2.   CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE GRANTS - ROUND 3 - 2023/24

           In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Tom Wegener provided
           the following declaration to the meeting of a prescribed conflict of interest in this matter:
           I, Cr Wegener, inform the meeting that I have a prescribed conflict of interest in this matter in
           relation to the application by Permaculture Noosa as I am the President of this Association. As
           a result of my conflict of interest, I will now leave the meeting room while the matter is considered
           and voted on.

           Cr Tom Wegener left the meeting


           Committee Resolution
           Moved:               Cr Clare Stewart
           Seconded:            Cr Brian Stockwell
           That Cr Finzel be appointed as Acting Chairperson of the meeting for this item due to the
           conflict of interest declaration by Cr Tom Wegner.
                                                                                 Carried Unanimously.
           Cr Finzel assumed the Chair.


           Committee Recommendation
           Moved:        Cr Brian Stockwell
           Seconded: Cr Clare Stewart
           That Council note the report by the Carbon Reduction Project Officer to the Planning
           & Environment Committee Meeting dated 6 June 2023 regarding the Climate Change
           Response Grants, and:
              A. Award grant funding for the various initiatives totalling the following amounts:
                     1. Climate Change Project Grants $59,836 (outlined in Attachment 1);
              B. Authorise the CEO to enter Funding Deeds for the Climate Change Project
                  grants.
                                                                            Carried Unanimously.

           Cr Tom rejoined the meeting and resumed the Chair.


    5.3.   ENVIRONMENT GRANTS - ENVIRONMENT PROJECT GRANTS (ROUND 18),
           MULTI-YEAR ENVIRONMENT COLLABORATIVE (MEC) GRANTS (ROUND 2:
           2023-2026) AND ENVIRONMENT ORGANISATION ALLIANCE GRANTS (2023-
           2026)

           In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Stockwell provided the
           following declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter:

           I, Cr Stockwell, also inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter
           in relation to the application by the Noosa District Landcare due to my long standing connection
           with the organisation as one of the inaugural members of the unincorporated group dating back
           to the 1980s and a current ordinary member. Although I have a declarable conflict of interest, I