2020-01-16 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                          16 JANUARY 2020


8    CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING RECOMMENDATIONS
13 JANUARY 2020 - Crs Frank Wilkie (Chair), Jess Glasgow, Ingrid Jackson, Joe Jurisevic
and Tony Wellington
Apologies: Cr Brian Stockwell


1    AMENDMENTS TO THE ENVIRONMENT LEVY POLICY AND PRIVATE LAND
     CONSERVATION POLICY GUIDELINE
     Council Resolution
     Moved:            Cr Jackson
     Seconded:         Cr Glasgow
     That Council note the report by the Conservation Partnerships Officer to the General
     Committee Meeting dated 13 January 2020 and
     A.   Approve amendments to the Environment Levy Policy as provided at Attachment 1;
     B.   Approve amendments to the Policy Guideline - Private Land Conservation Partnerships
          as provided at Attachment 2, with the following changes:
          1.     wording of the fifth dot point under the heading Support for Land for Wildlife to read
                 “An incentives program which may consist of other initiatives consistent with the
                 intent of the Land for Wildlife Program such as free native tubestock,
                 training/assistance with environmental weed management, equipment loans such
                 as fauna cameras, nest boxes, resource books, and open property days.” and;
          2      reinstating the details of the Binding Covenant Example (in Appendix 2) and the
                 VCA Example (in Appendix 3) and authorise the CEO to make the necessary
                 changes to the Guideline to reflect those details being retained in Appendix 2 and
                 3; and
     C.   Write to the Queensland Government Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier
          Reef, Science, and the Arts expressing support for the Nature Refuge program and
          requesting that the program be adequately resourced.
                                                                       Carried unanimously.


3    MCU19/0054 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FOR MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE FOR A
     MIXED USE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT SITUATED AT 2-18 & 20 HOFMANN DRIVE,
     NOOSAVILLE
     Council Resolution
     Moved:          Cr Glasgow
     Seconded:       Cr Wilkie
     That Council note the report by the Development Planner to the General Committee Meeting
     dated 13 January 2020 regarding Application No. MCU19/0054 for a Development Permit for
     Material Change of Use for undefined uses – Showroom, Office, Health Care Service, Indoor
     Sport and Recreation, Low Impact Industry and Food and Drink Outlet, situated at 2-18 and
     20 Hofmann Drive Noosaville and
     A.   Refuse the application for the following reasons:
          1.     The proposed development being predominantly retail, does not comply with the
                 SEQ Regional Plan’s Elements, Strategies and Outcomes relating to Goal 2 –
                 Prosper as it is contrary to:

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