2019-07-15 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                                                      15 JULY 2019

     in the Noosa River;
C.   Agree in principle to partner with the Nature Conservancy in accordance with the Partnership
     Proposal 2019 (Attachment 1);
D.   Develop a Partnership Agreement outlining at a minimum, partnership and project
     governance arrangements, funding requirements and accountabilities, monitoring,
     evaluation and reporting requirements, and that this agreement be reported back to Council
     for endorsement; and
E.   Note that any partnership agreement would commence from 1 July 2019 and refer
     consideration of the funding to the 2019/20 budget process.
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 15 December 2016, Item 10, Page 11
That Council note the report by the Environment Officer to the General Committee Meeting dated
12 December 2016, and:
A.   Accept the Draft Resource Allocation Authority conditions proposed by the Department of
     Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries on behalf of the project partners;
B.   Authorise the development application for the project to be submitted as soon as possible to
     facilitate deployment of the oyster reef restoration units in the March to May oyster spat
     recruitment season;
C.   Authorise the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and enter into a formal agreement with
     relevant project partners, which will result in nil additional cost to Council (following payment
     of development application fees) associated with the project, following receipt of the
     development approval.
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 22 October 2015, Item 7, Page 7
That Council note the report by the Environment Officer (Rivers and Coast) to the Planning &
Organisation Committee Meeting dated 13 October 2015 and:
A.   Confirm support for the establishment of a small scale pilot oyster reef restoration project to
     build further knowledge in this area of aquatic restoration of the Noosa Estuary; and
B.   Agree to provide in kind technical support to the Thomas Foundation for the development of
     a detailed project proposal.
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 20 November 2014, Item 1, Page 3
That Council note the presentation to a Council workshop on 14 November 2014 from The Nature
Conservancy and the Thomas Foundation in relation to proposed projects to improve the
environmental outcomes for the Noosa River, and
A.   Authorise the Chief Executive Officer to write to The Nature Conservancy and the Thomas
     Foundation advising that the Council will provide support for the two initial proposed projects
     with a Council financial contribution of up to $25,000 and with Council also providing support
     for any required interface to government agencies; and
B.   Request the Chief Executive Officer to continue liaison with both The Nature Conservancy
     and the Thomas Foundation regarding possible future projects for consideration and to
     provide Council with updates as required.

Finance
The Alliance & Funding Agreement commits Council and The Nature Conservancy each to funding
of $1.2 million over three years. Council funding will be sourced from the Environment Levy.
Council’s funding commitment will be staged, and subject to the successful completion of
measurable outcomes identified in Schedule A of the Agreement.
Under the Local Government Regulation 2012,
A local government may give a grant to a community organisation only—


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