2015-07-21 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                      21 JULY 2015



Property and Facilities
13                       PROPOSED TENURE RENEWALS - COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                              Property and Facilities Manager, Clint Irwin
                                    Corporate Services Department

Index                               ECM/ 46.01 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT / Leases

Attachment                          1.    Expired Community Tenure Agreements- to 31 December 2015


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Property and Facilities Manager to the Planning &
Organisation Committee Meeting dated 21 July 2015 and:
A.                       Authorise the CEO to enter into tenure renewal negotiations with all community
                         organisations outlined in Attachment 1 to the report in accordance with the Community
                         Purpose Land and Infrastructure Tenure Policy; and
B.                       Apply the exception to the requirement for tendering of the leases under Section 236 (1) (b)
                         (ii) of the Local Government Regulation 2012 as the leases are to community
                         organisations.




REPORT
Noosa Council currently administers 80 tenure arrangements across the Noosa Shire area. As of
31 December 2015, 28 of those tenure agreements will have expired (see Attachment 1). The
backlog was created as a result of a former Interim Tenure Policy (subsequently repealed by
Noosa Council) which largely prevented Council from entering into new lease agreements.

Consequently, this report proposes that these tenure agreements are to be renewed in
accordance with the Community Purpose Land and Infrastructure Tenure Policy which was
endorsed by Council at the Ordinary Meeting on 12 March 2015.

Under Section 236 (1)(b)(ii) of the Local Government Regulation 2012, Council is not required to
tender for the leasing of the properties as the purpose of the lease renewals are to community
organisations. The requirement of this exception is that a relevant Council resolution is first
obtained.




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