2017-10-16 General Committee Meeting Notes

RECOMMENDATIONS ONLY – NOT THE FINAL DECISION OF COUNCIL
GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                     16 OCTOBER 2017


    Amendment No. 2
    Moved:            Cr Wilkie
    Seconded:         Cr Stockwell
    That the time period in item C i) of the motion be changed from 7 days to 24 hrs.
                                                                                             Lost.

    Committee Recommendation
    Moved:            Cr Wellington
    Seconded:         Cr Pardon
    That Council note the report by the Governance Advisor to the Services & Organisation
    Committee Meeting dated 10 October 2017 and:
    A.   Repeal Council’s current Local Law Making Process and adopt the updated Local Law
         Making Process (as provided at Attachment 1);
    B.   Propose to make the proposed Administration and Other Local Laws (Amendment)
         Local Law (No. 1) 2017 (as provided at Attachment 2);
    C.   Propose to make the proposed Administration and Other Subordinate Local Laws
         (Amendment) Subordinate Local Law (No. 1) 2017 (as provided at Attachment 3); with
         the following further amendments:
         i.     For Subordinate Local Law No. 1 (Administration) 2015 Sch 10 (Installation of
                advertising devices) include ‘For Lease’ signs within clause (d) and amend the
                proposed clause (d)(v) to provide that all signs that relate to the sale/lease of a
                property including sold/leased signs may only be displayed for 7 days following
                the sale settlement or the signing of the lease;
         ii.    For Subordinate Local Law No. 2 (Animal Management) 2015 and Subordinate
                Local Law No. 3 (Community and Environmental Management) 2015, update the
                proposed amended definition of ‘urban area’ to reflect the following – “Urban
                area” means the area within the “urban footprint” as that expression is defined in
                the South East Queensland Regional Plan 2017 (“the SEQ Regional Plan”) and
                more precisely defined in the maps that accompany the SEQ Regional Plan,
                including the maps titled SEQ Regional Plan 2017 Regulatory Map SEQ RP1
                and SEQ Regional Plan 2017 Regulatory Map SEQ RP 4.
    D.   Note that Council will comply with the procedures prescribed under section 15 of the
         Local Government Regulation 2012 to review the possible anti-competitive provisions
         in the proposed amending local laws;
    E.   Note that Council will consult with the public about the proposed amending local laws
         for at least 21 days and comply with the requirements of the public consultation process
         as outlined in the local law making process;
    F.   Authorise the CEO to make any minor formatting amendments to the proposed
         amending local laws (if required) prior to the public consultation.
                                                                                          Carried.




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