2022-12-15 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                              15 DECEMBER 2022


     Council Resolution
     Moved:            Cr Stewart
     Seconded:         Cr Jurisevic
     That Council note the declarable conflict of interest by Cr Stockwell and determine that Cr Stockwell
     participates and votes on this matter because Council believes that Cr Stockwell, could not gain any
     personal or material benefit from this project grant being awarded to Cooran Community Garden
     (auspiced by NDLC) and therefore a reasonable person would trust that the final decision is made in the
     public interest.
                                                                                    Carried unanimously.
     Crs Wilkie and Stockwell did not vote on the above motion.
     Council Resolution
     Moved:             Cr Wegener
     Seconded:          Cr Stewart
     That Council note the report by the Carbon Reduction Project Officer to the Planning &
     Environment Committee Meeting dated 6 December 2022 and
     A.     Approve the Climate Change Response Grants recommendations as outlined in this
            report; and
     B.     Retain available grant funds for the next funding round scheduled to be released in early
            2023.
                                                                             Carried unanimously.


5    PLANNING APPLICATIONS DECIDED BY DELEGATED                                  AUTHORITY REPORT–
     OCTOBER 2022
     In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Lorentson provided the following
     declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter:
     I, Cr Lorentson, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in regards to Item 27 of
     the Delegated Authority report due to my personal relationship with the applicant Mark Bain and the
     Bain Family who are family friends. We have attended social events together, and our children have
     attended school together. As a result of my conflict of interest, I will leave the meeting room while the
     matter is considered and voted on.
     Cr Lorentson left the meeting.
     Council Resolution
     Moved:             Cr Wilkie
     Seconded:          Cr Stewart
     That Council note the report by the Acting Manager, Development Assessment to the Planning
     & Environment Committee Meeting dated 6 December 2022 regarding planning applications
     that have been decided by delegated authority.
                                                                         Carried unanimously.
     Cr Lorentson returned to the meeting.




Council Resolution
Moved:            Cr Stockwell
Seconded:         Cr Lorentson
That the report of the Planning & Environment Committee dated 6 December 2022 be received and
the recommendations therein be adopted except where dealt with by separate resolution.
                                                                        Carried unanimously.


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