2014-04-03 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                         3 APRIL 2014


1   COMMUNITY GRANTS POLICY AND PROPOSED GRANTS FRAMEWORK – FURTHER
    REPORT
    That Council note the report by the Sport and Community Development Coordinator and
    the Manager of Community Services to the Infrastructure and Services Committee Meeting
    dated 25 March 2014 and the further report to the General Committee Meeting dated 31
    March 2014 and:
    A.   Repeal the Community Grants Policy that transferred to the Noosa Council from the
         Sunshine Coast Regional Council under the Local Government (De-amalgamation
         Implementation) Regulation;
    B.   Adopt the Community Grants Policy (Attachment 1 to the General Committee report);
    C.   Adopt the proposed amended grants framework and criteria (Attachment 2 - as tabled
         at the General Committee Meeting); and
    D.   Delegate to the CEO the development of operational requirements for the application
         and distribution of community grants to ensure compliance with the adopted Policy
         and relevant legislative requirements.




2   KIN KIN QUARRY BACKGROUND
    That Council note the report by Coordinator, Development Assessment to the Planning &
    Organisation Committee dated 25 March 2014 on the Kin Kin Quarry background and:
    A.   Note that Council officers will actively monitor the quarry operations to ensure the
         conditions of the development approval are met, noting that the Department of
         Environment and Heritage Protection are the administering authority for
         environmental matters;
    B.   Write to the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection and seek their
         confirmation that the Department’s officers will actively monitor the quarry’s
         operations for compliance with the conditions of the Environmentally Relevant Activity
         Permit;
    C.   Write to the Department of Transport and Main Roads and advise them of the Council
         and community’s concerns that Kin Kin Pomona Road is not of an appropriate
         standard and design to cater for additional quarry trucks;
    D.   Note the Sunshine Coast Regional Council resolution of 19 September 2013 and
         confirm that Noosa Council will set load limits and use restrictions on its local roads
         via section 6 of Local Law Number 4 (Local Government Controlled Areas, Facilities,
         Infrastructure and Roads) 2011 should the quarry operations adversely impact on the
         safety and standard of local roads in the area; and
    E.   Authorise the Chief Executive Officer to seek legal opinion regarding Council’s ability
         to determine an annual capacity limit on the Kin Kin Quarry in light of the Noosa
         Council motion of 27th November 2003, and more specifically, Judge Dodds’
         judgement of the P&E Court in December 2010.




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