2017-04-18 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                        18 APRIL 2017


REPORTS DIRECT TO GENERAL COMMITTEE


5                        FUTURE USES AND             MANAGEMENT           ARRANGEMENTS         FOR    THE    COOROY
                         MEMORIAL HALL
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                               Director Community Services, Alan (Fox) Rogers
                                     Community Services Department

Index                                ECM/Subject/ 69.02 Community Services Section

Attachments                          1.    Report on proposed maintenance and upgrades works prepared by
                                           the Cooroy Memorial Hall Association
                                     2.    A programme for maintenance and upgrades works at the Cooroy
                                           Memorial Hall prepared by the Cooroy Memorial Hall Association 10
                                           April 2017
                                     3.    A draft business plan for the future operations of the Cooroy
                                           Memorial Hall prepared by the Cooroy Memorial Hall Association (60
                                           page report provided separately to this agenda)

                                     4.    Cooroy Memorial Hall Association Certificate of Incorporation
                                     5.    Future Use and Management of the Cooroy Memorial Hall – Report
                                           on the outcomes of Noosa Council’s consultation with the local
                                           community


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Director Community Services to the General Committee
Meeting dated 18 April 2017 and agree to:
A.                       Enter into an agreement to lease the Cooroy Memorial Hall to the Cooroy Memorial Hall
                         Association Inc (the CMHA) for the purpose of the Association undertaking the schedule of
                         maintenance and upgrade works as per Attachment 1;
B.                       Enter into a five year lease (with the terms and conditions of the lease being similar to other
                         community hall lease arrangements) for the CMHA to manage and operate the Cooroy
                         Memorial Hall, subject to the CMHA satisfactorily completing the schedule of maintenance
                         and upgrade works as per Attachment 1and producing a final business plan; and
C.                       Allocate up to $192,000 from Heritage Levy funds towards the Cooroy Hall maintenance
                         and upgrade works on the proviso that the CMHA match these funds dollar for dollar either
                         in cash or via grants, donations of goods or the provision of in kind services.



REPORT
Background

At the Ordinary Meeting dated 20 October 2016, Council agreed to accept trusteeship of the
Deed of Grant in Trust (DOGIT) for Lot 1 on Crown Plan C56038 on which sits the Cooroy
Memorial Hall and the Cooroy RSL Services and Citizens Memorial Club.

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