Meeting minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                    16 MAY 2024




1.        ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES

          COUNCILLORS
          Cr Frank Wilkie (Chair)
          Cr Karen Finzel
          Cr Amelia Lorentson
          Cr Jessica Phillips
          Cr Brian Stockwell
          Cr Tom Wegener
          Cr Nicola Wilson

          EXECUTIVE
          Acting Chief Executive Officer Larry Sengstock
          Director Community Services Kerri Contini
          Director Corporate Services Trent Grauf
          Director Strategy and Environment Kim Rawlings
          Acting Director Infrastructure Services Shaun Walsh
          Director Development & Regulation Richard MacGillivray

          APOLOGIES
          Nil.

2.        CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

          Council Resolution
          Moved:            Cr Amelia Lorentson
          Seconded:         Cr Brian Stockwell
          The Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting held on 18 April 2024 be received and
          confirmed.
          Carried unanimously.



3.        MAYORAL MINUTES

             1. HOUSING AVAILABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY (PLANNING AND
                OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT) ACT 2023 (HAAPOLA) AND
                CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

          Council Resolution
          Moved:      Cr Frank Wilkie
          That Council note the State Government has responded to the current housing
          challenge through the recently passed HAAPOLA Bill. However, the consequential
          amendments being proposed to the supporting Regulations, Ministerial Guidelines
          and Development Assessment Rules, have potential to circumvent and undermine
          Council’s good planning through its planning scheme that could result in
          unacceptable development outcomes for the Noosa Community.

          The HAAPOLA supporting material is currently on public consultation and it is
          recommended that Council make a formal submission raising particular concerns on
          the new State Facilitated Development (SDF) process, specifically: