2021-10-21 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                                  21 OCTOBER 2021


3     GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT – 18 OCTOBER 2021


ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES
COUNCILLORS
Cr Frank Wilkie (Chair)
Cr Karen Finzel
Cr Joe Jurisevic
Cr Amelia Lorentson
Cr Clare Stewart
Cr Brian Stockwell
Cr Tom Wegener

EXECUTIVE
B de Chastel, Chief Executive Officer
A Dow, Acting Director Environment & Sustainable Development
L Sengstock, Director Infrastructure Services
T Grauf, Acting Director Corporate Services

APOLOGIES
Nil

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL

1     CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE PLAN                           COMMUNITY          REFERENCE          GROUP       –
      EXPRESSION OF INTEREST OUTCOME
      In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Lorentson provided the following
      declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter:
      I, Cr Lorentson, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter as my
      brother, Gabriel Cerasani is a member of the executive committee of the Eastern Beaches Protection
      Association Inc. During my election campaign my brother helped me with my campaign, handed out
      voting cards and two of my election signs were outside his property on David Low Way. The Eastern
      Beaches Protection Association have nominated a representative to be a member of the Climate
      Change Response Plan Community Reference Group. I believe I can consider this matter impartially
      and in the public interest. Therefore, I will choose to remain in the meeting room. However, I will respect
      the decision of the meeting on whether I can remain and participate in the decision without voting
      regarding this matter.

      In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Finzel provided the following
      declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter:
      I, Cr Finzel, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter as on 5 March
      2020, Mr Peter Butt who is an Executive Member of the Eastern Beaches Protection Association
      donated $1666.66 to my 2020 Election Campaign where I was one of three candidates that ran as a
      group known as 'Future Noosa' (which is no longer an entity). The Eastern Beaches Protection
      Association have nominated a representative to be a member of the Climate Change Response Plan
      Community Reference Group. Although I have a declarable conflict of interest, I do not believe a
      reasonable person could have a perception of bias because I believe that I do not have a close personal
      relationship with Mr Butt and I believe I can consider this matter impartially and in the public interest.
      Therefore, I will choose to remain in the meeting room. However, I will respect the decision of the
      meeting on whether I can remain and participate in the decision.




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