Meeting minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                          26 OCTOBER 2023


                     Seconded : Cr Clare Stewart
                     That the petition with 2400 signatories submitted by Bailey Atley objecting to the
                     Noosa River Catchment Management Plan be received and referred to the Chief
                     Executive Officer to determine appropriate action.
                     Carried unanimously.

5.            NOTIFIED MOTIONS

              Nil.


6.            PRESENTATIONS

              Nil.


7.            DEPUTATIONS



      7.1.           DEBRA WALZ
                     TOPIC: ABACUS PROJECT



11.           PUBLIC QUESTION TIME



      11.1.          NICK COOKE

                     Question 1.
                     I made a deputation to council at the Ordinary Meeting dated Thursday 21st
                     September 2023 highlighting numerous issues with the council’s community
                     consultation and processes regarding the Pomona Placemaking Study, calling
                     for it to be suspended until the issues could be reviewed and remedied. Can
                     council confirm or deny that they have since investigated the issues made
                     known to them at this deputation?

                     Response by Kerri Contini, Director Community Services
                     Council acknowledges Mr Cooke's ongoing interest in the Pomona Place
                     Project. Your interest is shared by the Pomona community as shown through
                     the high level of engagement through the first phase of the Place project. The
                     Pomona Place Project is a pilot project working in collaboration with our
                     community to develop a holistic vision and plan for the future of Pomona. The
                     location of Pomona was selected for the pilot given the strong community
                     connection within Pomona residents, the high level of positive relationships
                     between community organisations and importantly the interest expressed from
                     Pomona residents in being selected as the pilot site.
                     As it is a pilot, Council's Place team are continually taking on board feedback
                     regarding the pilot and adapting the program to meet community and Council
                     needs. This is an important part of a pilot process and as such any feedback
                     provided by yourself and other community members has been genuinely
                     considered and modifications to the program have been made. The learnings