2019-07-15 General Committee Meeting Notes

RECOMMENDATIONS ONLY – NOT THE FINAL DECISION OF COUNCIL
GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                         15 JULY 2019


7    LGAQ ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROPOSED CO-SPONSORED MOTION – SUPPORT
     FOR THE “ULURU STATEMENT FROM THE HEART”
     Committee Recommendation
     Moved:            Cr Stockwell
     Seconded:         Cr Wilkie
     That Council note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the General Committee Meeting
     dated 15 July 2019 and co-sponsor, with Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council, the following
     motion to the Local Government Association Queensland annual conference for
     consideration and debate:
     “That the Local Government Association of Queensland recognises the Uluru Statement from
     the Heart and:
     1.    Hears and supports the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ call for the
           establishment of a First Nation’s Voice to be enshrined in the Constitution and for a
           referendum on this matter;
     2.    Looks forward to working with our constituents, other levels of governments and all
           Australians to take this next step towards reconciliation; and
     3.    Requests that the Australian Local Government Association consider expressing
           similar support for the Uluru Statement from the Heart.”
                                                                                Carried.


8    ALLIANCE AND FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOOSA COUNCIL AND THE
     NATURE CONSERVANCY
     Committee Recommendation
     Moved:            Cr Glasgow
     Seconded:         Cr Pardon
     That Council note the report by the Director, Environment & Sustainable Development
     Department to the General Committee Meeting dated 15 July 2019 and:
     A.    Approve the Alliance and Funding Agreement with The Nature Conservancy provided
           as Attachment 1 to the report; and
     B.    Authorise the CEO to make minor amendments to finalise the document and to sign
           and execute the Alliance and Funding Agreement with The Nature Conservancy.
                                                                                   Carried.

Cr Jackson left the meeting.

Cr Glasgow left the meeting.




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