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2017-05-24 Special Meeting Minutes
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MINUTES
Special Meeting
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
commencing at 1.30pm
Council Chambers, 9 Pelican Street, Tewantin
Committee: Crs Tony Wellington (Chair), Jess Glasgow, Ingrid Jackson,
Joe Jurisevic, Frank Pardon, Brian Stockwell, Frank Wilkie
“Noosa Shire – different by nature”
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Section 2
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES 24 MAY 2017
PURPOSE OF MEETING
The purpose of the Special Meeting was to consider:
1. The potential purchase of land; and
2. The Electric Bus project.
1 ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES
COUNCILLORS
Councillor T Wellington, Mayor
Councillor I Jackson
Councillor J Jurisevic
Councillor F Pardon
Councillor B Stockwell
Councillor F Wilkie
EXECUTIVE
D Iezzi, Acting Chief Executive Officer
A Rogers, Director Community Services
M Shave, Director Corporate Services
APOLOGIES
Councillor J Glasgow
The meeting commenced at 1.31pm.
2 CLOSED SESSION
CLOSURE OF THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC
Council Resolution
Moved: Cr Stockwell
Seconded: Cr Jurisevic
That the meeting be closed to the public pursuant to section 275(1)(e) and (h) of the Local
Government Regulation 2012 for the purpose of discussing Item 1 – Potential Purchase of
Land and Item 2 - Electric Bus Project.
Carried.
RE-OPENING OF THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC
Council Resolution
Moved: Cr Jackson
Seconded: Cr Stockwell
That the meeting be re-opened to the public.
Carried.
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Section 3
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES 24 MAY 2017
1 POTENTIAL PURCHASE OF LAND
Council Resolution
Moved: Cr Stockwell
Seconded: Cr Jurisevic
That Council note the confidential report by the Director Community Services and
Principal Environment Officer to the Special Meeting dated 24 May 2017 and:
A. Authorise the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to finalise negotiations for the
purchase of the parcel of land described as Lot 115 on SP 173075 based on the
valuation received from Bugler Francis Valuers (provided at Attachment 1 to the
report);
B. If the negotiations in Item A are successful, authorise the CEO to enter into a
contract for the purchase of the property subject to the conditions of the contract
being generally as outlined in the report;
C. Agree that the land purchase is to be funded 70% from the Environment Levy
and 30% from Council’s General Reserve, and the land be dedicated as a Nature
Refuge with a conservation protection area and a mixed use zone as shown
indicatively in Figure 5 in the report; and
D. Note that the report has been determined as a confidential matter under the Local
Government Act due to the consideration of a contractual matter but that in the
interests of transparency, Council will make the report “non-confidential”
following settlement.
Carried.
2 ELECTRIC BUS PROJECT
Council Resolution
Moved: Cr Jackson
Seconded: Cr Pardon
That Council note the confidential report by the Project Manager to the Special Meeting
dated 24 May 2017 regarding the Electric Bus trial lease agreement between Noosa
Council and AHG International Pty Ltd trading as Higer Bus & Coach and Council
terminate the lease agreement due to breach of the conditions of the lease agreement
by the supplier.
Carried.
3 MEETING CLOSURE
The meeting closed at 2.16pm.
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