2017-05-24 Special Meeting Minutes

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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