Meeting minutes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                               17 JUNE 2024


                A. Note the report by the Community Development Coordinator to the
                   General Committee Meeting dated 17 June 2024; and
                B. Approve Round One 2024-25 Community Project Grants – Events to the
                   value of $23,200 provided in Attachment 1 to this report, subject to
                   sufficient funds being allocated in the adopted 2024/25 Council budget.

            Carried unanimously.

            Cr Wegener returned to the meeting.


    6.10.   2024-2025 COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM - COMMUNITY PROJECT
            GRANTS (ROUND ONE) - OVERVIEW

            Committee Recommendation
            Moved:                Cr Frank Wilkie
            Seconded:             Cr Nicola Wilson
            That Council
               A. Note the report by the Community Development Coordinator to the
                   General Committee Meeting dated 17 June 2024; and
               B. Approve Round One 2024-25 Community Project Grants, subject to
                   sufficient funds to the value of $131,932.18 being allocated in the adopted
                   2024/25 Council budget.

            Carried unanimously.


    6.11.   ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE GRANTS - ENVIRONMENT PROJECT
            GRANTS (ROUND 19), CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE GRANTS (ROUND 4)

            Cr Stockwell informed the meeting that: "For the past two terms, I have declared
            a conflict of interest as a result of my long association with Noosa District
            Landcare and its unincorporated forebear. However, having now received more
            detailed legal advice, it is clear that my circumstances do not meet the definition
            of a declarable conflict of interest because the organisation is neither a close
            associate nor a related party under the Local Government Act and therefore, I
            will not be declaring any type of COI for this matter or in relation to that group
            into the future.”

            Committee Recommendation
            Moved:                Cr Brian Stockwell
            Seconded:             Cr Karen Finzel
            That Council
               A. Note the report by the Environmental Services Manager to the General
                   Committee Meeting dated 17 June 2024 regarding applications for the
                   Environment Project Grants (Round 19) and Climate Change Response
                   Grants (Round 4);
               B. Approve the recommendations to fund projects totalling the amounts
                   below:
                    i. Environment Project Grants (Attachment 1) - $13,293.00
                    ii. Climate Change Response Grants (Attachment 2) - $50,000; and