2020-12-14 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                          14 DECEMBER 2020


        Add value to destination visitation
        DJ to provide entertainment

    3. COVID-19 Event Reference Group Application Assessment
    On 25 November 2020, Council’s COVID -19 Event Reference Group considered Tourism
    Noosa’s exemption request for two temporary event applications in accordance with the
    assessment criteria noted in Item C of the Special Meeting resolution (noted above).
    The Reference Group considers both events to be of low risk and have no objection to either
    event proceeding with alcohol given both temporary event applications satisfactorily address
    the assessment criteria noted in Item C of the Special Meeting resolution.

    4. Temporary Event Permit Application approval process
    Council’s approval of an alcohol exemption request does not constitute a temporary event
    permit approval. Once Council has received all the required information (a properly made
    application) it will undertake its assessment process in accordance with Council’s normal
    permit application and approval process.

    Previous Council Consideration
    Special Meeting Minutes, 31 August 2020, Item 1, Page 2
    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;
              No provision of alcohol (not licensed) unless the applicant has sought an
               exemption from Council and the exemption has been formally considered by
               Council;
              Consideration of the potential for the event to attract larger attendance numbers
               than forecast;
              Events that have capacity to implement controlled seating and allocated areas
               will be preferred to those with uncontrolled movement of people, i.e. attendees
               intermingling onsite; and
              Current health advice from the State.
    D.   Approve the establishment of the COVID-19 Event Reference Group as outlined in the
         report whose role will include but not be limited to:
         1.    Reviewing and making decisions regarding event application requests;
         2.    Reviewing Category 3 Event Decision Making Framework Assessment Criteria
               as outlined in the report;
         3.    Developing a risk-based decision making framework to guide future event
               approvals within the COVID-19 environment which will consider public health and
               economic impact factors;

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