2015-03-12 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                             12 MARCH 2015


GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

9 MARCH 2015 - Crs Bob Abbot, Sandy Bolton, Joe Jurisevic, Frank Pardon, Noel Playford
Tony Wellington and Frank Wilkie


Cr Wellington stepped down as Chair.

APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRPERSON
Committee Resolution
Moved:                 Cr Wellington
Seconded:              Cr Jurisevic
That the Planning & Organisation Committee appoint Cr Frank Wilkie as the Chair of that
Committee.
                                                                               Carried.


1    REVIEW OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE COOROY BUTTER FACTORY
     Cr Wellington declared a perceived conflict of interest in this matter (as defined in section 173
     of the Local Government Act) due to his regular attendance of the Cooroy Lower Mill Board
     Meetings in an ex-officio capacity.
     Cr Wellington believed he could consider this item impartially and in the public interest and
     therefore remained in the meeting room for debate and decision on this matter.
     That Council note the report by the Director of Community Services to the Infrastructure &
     Services Committee Meeting dated 3 March 2015 and agree to:
     A.     Adopt Option 3 as its preferred option; and enter into a Memorandum of
            Understanding (MOU) with the Cooroy Lower Mill Board to manage the operations of
            the Cooroy Butter Factory for an initial period of three years;
     B.     Include in the MOU that U3A Noosa and the Ceramic Centre of Excellence be anchor
            tenants in the Butter Factory for this period; Staff consulting with the Cooroy Lower
            Mill Board to develop a Business plan and budget to present to Council in a future
            report; and
     C      Consider as part of the 2015/16 budget process, the allocation of $80,000 to the
            Cooroy Lower Mill Board to allow them to meet start-up expenses and employ
            suitably qualified staff to support the operations of the Butter Factory. This amount to
            be reviewed annually thereafter with a view to the subsidy being reduced to $55,000
            in the third year; and
     D.C. Continue to maintain the Butter Factory and Pottery Shed buildings.



2    DECEMBER 2014 QUARTERLY BUDGET REVIEW REPORT
     That Council note the report by the Manager Financial Services to the Planning &
     Organisation Committee Meeting dated 3 March 2015 and the further report to the General
     Committee dated 9 March 2015, and approve the requested changes to the budget for the
     2014/2015 financial year as outlined in the Schedule of Proposed Budget Adjustments
     (Attachment 1) and Budget Financial Statements (Attachment 2).




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