Meeting minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                      17 AUGUST 2023




    8.4.    GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT - 14 AUGUST 2023


            ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES

            COMMITTEE MEMBERS
            Councillor Frank Wilkie (Chair)
            Councillor Karen Finzel
            Councillor Joe Jurisevic
            Councillor Amelia Lorentson
            Councillor Clare Stewart
            Councillor Brian Stockwell
            Councillor Tom Wegener

            EXECUTIVE
            Acting Chief Executive Officer, Larry Sengstock
            Director Strategy and Environment, Kim Rawlings
            Director Development & Regulation, Richard MacGillivray
            Acting Director Infrastructure Services, Shaun Walsh
            Director Corporate Services, Trent Grauf

            APOLOGIES
            Nil.

            COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL

            5.1. EASTERN BEACHES FORESHORE RESERVES MANAGEMENT PLAN
            - COMMUNITY CONSULTATION OVERVIEW AND PROPOSED CHANGES
                  (Referred from Planning and Environment Committee dated 8 August
            2023 - Item 5.1)

            In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Wilkie
            provided the following declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of
            interest in this matter:
            I, Cr Wilkie, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this
            matter as in early 2020, I received an electoral donation of $750 from Peregian
            resident Susan Francis. Susan Francis is the partner of Peregian resident Barry
            Cotterell. Mr Cotterell is the president of the Peregian Beach Community
            Association (PBCA). The PBCA has provided feedback on the Eastern Beaches
            Foreshore Reserves Management Plan. The Office of the Independent Assessor
            and legal advice has indicated the Eastern Beaches Foreshore Reserves
            Management Plan is not Ordinary Council business because it relates to a specific
            geographical area and that links to groups who have made submission to it ought
            to be declared. Although I nor the PBCA, which is a volunteer community group,
            stand to gain personally or materially through moving this motion, I make this
            declaration out of "an abundance of caution" and commitment to transparency. I
            believe I can make an impartial decision in the public interest in this matter and l
            therefore 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.
            Council Resolution
            Moved:        Cr Joe Jurisevic
            Seconded: Cr Tom Wegener
            That Council note the declarable conflict of interest by Cr Wilkie and determine
            that Cr Wilkie participates and votes on this matter because Council believes that