2020-12-14 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                          14 DECEMBER 2020


6   REPORTS DIRECT TO GENERAL COMMITTEE

    4    TOURISM NOOSA EXEMPTION REQUEST FOR THE PROVISION OF ALCOHOL
         FOR TEMPORARY EVENTS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

    Author     Property Manager, Clint Irwin
               Corporate Services Department

    Index      ECM/ 34.60 Licences/Permits/Registrations

    Attachments       Nil


    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
    Not applicable.

    RECOMMENDATION
    That Council note the report by the Property Manager to the General Committee Meeting
    dated 14 December 2020 and
    A.   Approve Tourism Noosa’s exemption request for the provision of alcohol at the Eat &
         Drink / Youngcare Long Lunch event and the Eat & Drink Sumptuous High Tea Soiree
         event; and
    B.   Authorise the CEO to assess both temporary event applications once each application
         is properly made and Council has received all the required information to undertake its
         assessment in accordance with Council’s normal permit application and approval
         process.


    REPORT
    The purpose of this report is to seek Council’s determination for an exemption request from
    Tourism Noosa for the provision of alcohol for two temporary events on community land
    during the COVID-19 pandemic environment.

    1.   Background
    At Council’s Special Meeting on 31 August 2020, Council considered a report regarding
    temporary event permit approvals during the COVID-19 pandemic. At that meeting Council
    resolved that Council note the report by the Property Manager to the Special Meeting dated
    31 August 2020 and:
    A.    Refuse Temporary Event permit applications for Category 1 events (greater than
          10,000 people) and Category 2 events (not fewer than 500 or more than 10,000
          people);
    B.    Agree to consider an update report regarding Category 1 and Category 2 events and
          the broader events environment at Council’s February 2021 round of meetings;
    C.    Allow Category 3 events including markets with fewer than 500 people subject to
          Council’s normal permit application assessment and approval process and the
          following additional assessment criteria:
              Satisfactory completion of a COVID Safe Event Checklist including a signed and
               displayed Statement of Compliance;
              Events to be focused towards Sunshine Coast participants only;


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