2021-12-07 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Minutes

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                       7 DECEMBER 2021


7   LAKE DOONELLA FORESHORE MANAGEMENT PLAN
    The following material was presented to the meeting in relation to this item:
    •     Cr Stockwell - maps - refer to Attachment 1

    In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Finzel provided the following
    declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter:
    I, Cr Finzel, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter as on 5 March
    2020, Mr Peter Butt who is an Executive Member of the Eastern Beaches Protection Association
    donated $1666.66 to my 2020 Election Campaign where I was one of three candidates that ran as a
    group known as 'Future Noosa' (which is no longer an entity). Although I have a declarable conflict of
    interest, I do not believe a reasonable person could have a perception of bias because I believe that I
    do not have a close personal relationship with Mr Butt and I believe I can consider this matter
    impartially and in the public interest. Therefore, I will choose to remain in the meeting room. However,
    I will respect the decision of the meeting on whether I can remain and participate in the decision.
    Committee Resolution
    Moved:              Cr Stewart
    Seconded:           Cr Stockwell
    That Council note the declarable conflict of interest by Cr Finzel and determine that it is in the public
    interest that Cr Finzel remain in the meeting room for this item, on the condition that she does not
    participate in the debate nor vote on issues regarding the private estate along the Eastern Beaches,
    because Council believes that Cr Finzel could provide valuable input into the discussion on such a
    significant Shire-wide matter, and therefore a reasonable person would trust that the final decision is
    made in the public interest.
                                                                                   Carried unanimously.
    Cr Finzel did not vote on the above motion.


    Committee Recommendation
    Moved:              Cr Stockwell
    Seconded:           Cr Stewart
    That Planning & Environment Committee Agenda Item 7 be referred to the General
    Committee due to the significance of the issue.
                                                             Carried unanimously.




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