2018-06-27 Special Meeting Minutes

SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES                                                          27 JUNE 2018


        D.   Subject to Treasury approval under the Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements
             Act & Regulations, agree to enter into a Deed of Funding with the Noosa Parks
             Association for a deferred payment arrangement to reimburse Council the sum of
             $625,000 payable by the Noosa Parks Association Inc. in five annual payments of
             $125,000 commencing 12 months after the signing of the State Funding Deed;
        E.   Note the proposed further contribution by the Noosa Parks Association towards
             Council’s costs for the rehabilitation of the pine harvest areas as provided in the
             Council/Noosa Parks Association Deed of Funding, noting that the amounts may
             vary by mutual agreement in the event of Council or others obtaining funding from
             other sources for appropriate works to rehabilitate the pine harvest areas;
        F.   Authorise the CEO to make any minor amendments as may be required to finalise
             the Deeds of Funding; and
        G.   Appoint the CEO as Council’s Transition Committee member and the Director of
             Environment & Planning as the CEO’s proxy.
                                                                                        Carried.




    2   NOOSA COUNCIL’S RESPONSE TO QUEENSLAND’S DIRECTION PAPER ON
        WASTE
        Council Resolution
        Moved:           Cr Jurisevic
        Seconded:        Cr Glasgow
        That Council note the report by the Director Community Services to the Special Meeting
        dated 26 June 2018 and:
        A.   Provide in principle support to the Queensland Government’s plan to introduce a
             landfill levy from January 2019 and the development of a new resource recovery,
             recycling and waste management strategy for Queensland; and
        B.   Agree to the submission of Noosa Council’s response to the Directions Paper
             (provided at Attachment 2 to the report) and authorise the CEO to amend the
             submission to include:
             1.     Further consideration of the impacts of potential illegal dumping as a result
                    of the introduction of the waste levy;
             2.     Supporting financial assistance from proposed levy funds for remote and
                    indigenous councils;
             3.     Referencing Council’s Zero Emissions Strategy in relation to transporting
                    waste to regional facilities to facilitate waste to energy as opposed to more
                    localised solutions; and
             4.     Any other minor amendments as required.
                                                                                        Carried.




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