Meeting minutes

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                                 6 JUNE 2023


            do not believe a reasonable person could have a perception of bias considering the community
            nature of this relationship. I will choose to remain in the meeting room. However, I will respect
            the decision of the meeting on whether I can remain and participate in the decision.
            Committee Resolution
            Moved:               Cr Clare Stewart
            Seconded:            Cr Tom Wegener
            That Council note the declarable conflict of interest by Cr Stockwell and determine that it is in
            the public interest that Cr Stockwell participates and votes on this matter because Council
            believes that he does not stand to receive a personal benefit or loss in relation to this matter
            and does not have a close personal relationship with Landcare and therefore a reasonable
            person would trust that the final decision is made in the public interest.
                                                                                       Carried Unanimously.

            (Cr Stockwell did not vote on the above motion)

            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, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter as I
            have a long-standing relationship with MRCCC as a previous government employee and a long-
            term collaborator since 1994. I have in the past a small consultant contract below the limit for a
            Prescribed Conflict and prior to the declarable time frame. I was up until the last AGM Council's
            representative on the committee and in this role and played a role in facilitating and developing
            the group's revised catchment strategy. Although I have a declarable conflict of interest, I do
            not believe a reasonable person could have a perception of bias considering the community
            nature of this relationship. I will choose to remain in the meeting room. However, I will respect
            the decision of the meeting on whether I can remain and participate in the decision.

            At 9.49am both Cr Stewart and Cr Finzel notified the Chair Tom Wegener that they identified
            further Conflicts of Interest in relation to recommended funding Tourism Noosa - MEC Grant
            applications 2023-26 and their relationship with Leigh McCready who is a Board Member.

            The Motion in regards to Cr Stockwells COI and Landcare became invalid in line with the
            Procedural Motion and the report being laid on the table.

            The meeting adjourned at 9.50am.
            The meeting resumed at 10.03 am.

            Procedural Motion
            Moved:               Cr Tom Wegener
            Seconded:            Cr Brian Stockwell
            That the matter lay on the table until General Committee Meeting due the recently
            identified Conflicts of Interests.
                                                                         Carried Unanimously.

6.   REPORTS FOR NOTING BY THE COMMITTEE



     6.1.   NOOSA RIVER STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY COMMITTEE SUMMARY REPORT

            Committee Recommendation