2014-06-17 Infrastructure and Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   17 JUNE 2014




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INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                      17 JUNE 2014

  STRATEGIC POLICY - MEMORIALS AND PLAQUES

      e  Plaques on a bench, wall or similar feature/item of furniture, established in memory of any
         person, organisation or event; and
      e¢ Restoration of an existing feature undertaken to commemorate a person/s, organisation, event
         or place in a way that contributes to the enhancement of the cultural, social, environmental and
         economic significance of the area in which they are located.
  Any alterations to, or replacement of, an existing memorial must also comply with this policy.
  This policy does not apply to:
      e  the naming of parks, roads, bridges, or community facilities;
      ¢  signage, advertising or sponsorships covered by other council policies; or
      ¢  roadside fatality memorials and plaques

  POLICY STATEMENT
  The Sunshine Coast Regional Council recognises the importance of memorials in celebrating our
  region’s history, culture, environment, people, organisations and events.
  Accordingly, council is committed to:
      ¢  maintaining and enhancing an awareness and appreciation of our diversity, culture, environment,
         heritage and creativity as expressed in memorials created within our region;
      ¢  appropriately commemorating and honouring people and organisations who have contributed
         significantly to our community or commemorating significant events and places;
      e  effectively managing public enquiries, requests and offers of gifts in relation to memorials;
      e  ensuring that the physical condition of memorials is monitored and maintained;
      e  fostering partnerships across council to ensure an integrated organisational approach to the
         construction of memorials in the region; and
      e  fostering partnerships in the community to ensure memorials commemorating the significant
         contribution of individual/s, events and places are respected.

  GUIDING PRINCIPLES
  Council is committed to:
      ¢  applying a uniform, equitable and transparent process to assess all proposals for memorials;
      «  ensuring the subject or theme of the proposed memorial must demonstrate significance in
         relation to the specific site’ chosen for the memorial,
      e  ensuring the subject or theme of the proposed memorial reflects the values of the communities of
         interest; and
      «  ensuring the proposed memorial is sensitive to the local environment.
  Requirements for memorials
      e  design, construction and installation of any memorial on land owned or managed by council will
         require council approval;
      e  all costs associated with establishing, fabricating, installing and maintaining a memorial (but not
         plaques) will be met by the proponent of the memorial project for a period of 15 years, at which
         time a review of the condition and significance of the memorial will be undertaken by council
         officers and relevant councillors;
      e  all costs associated with establishing, fabricating, and installing a plaque will be met by the
         proponent of the plaque. The maintenance program will be determined in a negotiated agreement
         between the proponent and council officers. On the 15™ year, a review of the significance of the

  ' The Burra Charter (the Australian International Charter for the Conservation of Monuments and Sites [ICOMOS])
  states that the significance of a place is embodied in:
    its fabnc and its setting
    other evidence of its history
    its association with the community
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