2020-07-16 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                               16 JULY 2020


3   MAYORAL MINUTES
    1      PURCHASE OF 24 COOROY NOOSA ROAD, TEWANTIN – LOT 375 SP151415
           (FORMER TEWANTIN TAFE SITE)
           Council Resolution
           Moved:            Cr Stewart
           That Council note the Mayoral Minute provided to the Ordinary Meeting dated 16 July
           2020, and:
           A.   Instruct the CEO to discontinue negotiations with the Queensland Government
                regarding the purchase of the former Tewantin TAFE site located at 24 Cooroy
                Noosa Road, Tewantin;
           B.   Agree to instead adopt an advocacy role for potential suitable end users (e.g.
                lessees or purchasers), with these likely to be from the education or training
                sectors; and
           C.   Request the Chief Executive Officer to write to the Department of Employment,
                Small Business and Training and the State Member for Noosa, Sandy Bolton,
                thanking them for their assistance in this matter to date and:
                      Advise of Council’s decision not to proceed with purchase negotiations but
                       to instead advocate for a suitable user to be found to activate the site;
                      Reaffirm Council’s desire to see the site activated at the earliest opportunity;
                      Provide details of approaches to Council from potential end uses to date; and
                      Offer Council’s ongoing assistance to facilitate the activation of the site.
                                                                              Carried unanimously.

4   PETITIONS

    1      PETITION: REQUEST TO MAKE CARRUTHERS COURT PARK, COOROY A LEASH
           FREE DOG EXERCISE AREA
           Council Resolution
           Moved:            Cr Lorentson
           Seconded:         Cr Wilkie
           That the petition tabled by Cr Lorentson requesting that Council make Carruthers Court
           Park, Cooroy a leash free dog exercise area be received and referred to the Chief
           Executive Officer to determine appropriate action.
                                                                            Carried unanimously.

5   NOTIFIED MOTIONS

    Nil.

6   PRESENTATIONS

    Nil.

7   DEPUTATIONS

    Nil.


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